North Andover High School - Knight Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Filetti’s Pool Parlor, and has enlarged it immensely. Clif Milne has acquired “The North Andover Taxi,” and has a reputation for splashing elderly ladies on rainy days. Archie Cousins is running a dog farm and taking violin lessons on the side. Tom Crabtree has taken over the chicken factory on Green Street. Fred Messina has gone back to Italy to develop further improvements on his various inventions. Fred always said that he could work best on his home grounds. Horace Hebb, “The Flying Dutchman,” is the champion wrestler of Essex County, and is managing an acre and a half farm on the side. Clayton Crotch and Ben Hollins are photographing artistic models in their studio. They put Plouf out of business. Lloyd Bauchman and David Pickles are still in the navy. They signed up for ten years by mistake. By the way, Lloyd got his curls cut. Can you imagine that! Bill McEvoy is apprenticing under Mr. Lee to become a baseball coach. A1 Knuepfer is Faculty Manager at Johnson. Dave Manahan is going to the University of Maine. Jackie Canty has a job in the Puritan. He stood in front of it for so long they decided to give him a job there, so he wouldn’t be cold in winter. Carl Schofield and Eddie Bardsley have only five minutes to go to finish their grand finale of their new musical masterpiece. Roger Smith is now asking the questions on “Information Please.” He answered all the questions when he was on the board of experts, and the people asked that he be removed because they weren’t getting any new encyclopedias. Gene Bohn- wagner is running the farm down on Innis Street. Henry Enaire is employed up at the North Andover Airdrome, and Ed Cunningham is a pilot on one of the big transports. Hazel Wood is a hostess on a transport. She is using her knowl¬ edge of pre-flight to good advantage. I just finished that last sentence when Stewart pulled sixteen pennies out of his pocket and threw them into the air. John told him he shouldn’t do that because it bothers the people around him. As George was busily picking them up, I continued my story. Claire Doran runs a dress shop on Essex Street, and Bobbie Hutton models her new dresses. Rita Malek is now a registered nurse. Lois Valpey teaches Junior Social Science at Johnson, and Betty Morton teaches English there. Betty has a very good reputation as a wonderful disciplinarian. Helen Turner and Lorraine “Flo” Lewis are nurses at the children’s hospital in Boston. Flo is also happily married. Mary Werenchuk and Lil Balavich are modeling bath¬ ing suits in New York. In the off season they are secretaries for big business men on Wall Street. Jeannette Rea is still down on the farm. She also poses for Drene Shampoo Ads because of her beautiful blond hair. Shirley White is a torch singer at the Latin Quarter. Dot McDowell is appearing in Earl Carrol’s Vanities of 1955 as a tap dancer. June Chamberlin is a hairdresser, and runs the shop at the corner of First and Main Street. Mary Driscoll is a chemist in a hospital in Boston. I remember how Miss Chapman always used to rema rk how smart Mary was in Chemistry. Fay Vincent and Helen Calder are working in Kresge’s five and ten. Charlotte Lewis is still down on the farm—just a home town girl! Betty Holdsworth is still residing at 219 Sutton Street. Ethel Raitt is working in the Osgood, and Betty Riedel has an office job at Davis and Furber. 26

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THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL We had just recovered from the excitement of the Prom, our first formal dance, when we were released from school for two short months to prepare for the coming responsibility of being seniors. This was it! The year we had been waiting for! Our last year together, and it passed so quickly because of the innumerable things we, as seniors, had to do. Bill, Jack and Rainy were re-elected as usual, and then we gave the custom¬ ary dance honoring the new freshmen. It was now that such revered phrases as, “Joe Kemp” and “Huba Huba” were used to give that uniqueness to our Turkey Town Talk. At this point I must caution the reader never, never to use those two sacred phrases in such a manner as to mar their present meanings. Around March picture proofs started changing hands and we busily prepared the year book. The third week of the month found the pupils all dressed up in their Sunday best because the group pictures were going to be taken. The Physics class had one swell time with that shocking machine while Mr. Saunders tottered on a high ladder trying to get them in focus. In this busy month we also voted almost unanimously for a Prom. In April “Girl Shy,” a play, was proudly presented by our stage-minded group, who were ably coached by Miss Donlan. The carefree happiness of this April was shattered by the unexpected announcement of the death of our beloved President Roosevelt. Our seniors now started leaving us for the armed forces. Tom Crabtree, Ben Hollins, Ed Cunningham, Lloyd Bauchman, Dave Pickles and Archie Cousins were among the first to leave us. Jack Sullivan and Arnold Wilcox left us in May. Even with these losses we managed to prepare for grad¬ uation. With tear-filled eyes we waved goodby to Johnson, turned around and faced the rapidly changing future with stern hearts and high ambitions. Fred R. Messina CLASS PROPHECY I WAS just closing the store “Bill’s Apothecary Shop” on the night of June 15, 1955, when in walked John Wood and George Tardiff, co-owners of the Tardiff Wood Bobbin Shop. As it was late and business was dull, we got talking and suddenly remembered that it was just ten years ago tonight that we men graduated. The boys asked me if I knew where some of our old class¬ mates were. Of course, I knew where all of them were, because I received all the gossip in the store. I was about to begin my story when a big noise barged in, and of course there was Stewart Wilson, the low pressure salesman. Stewart was selling reversible roller skates for backward children. With his gift of gab, if you want to call it a gift, he can sell anything. After things quieted down, I started my story again. It went something like this. LeRoy Gabriel Marland is a news commentator, advertising his own products on the radio. He owns a concern which manufactures pool room accessories and his new theme song is “One Cue Ball.” Arnold Wilcox has taken over 25

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THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Rita Connors has a job in Hainsworth’s Insurance Office. Pat Walsh is now Pat Batts. Ruth Adams took over Mrs. Richards’ job as Mr. Hayes’ private secretary. Bette Lewis is editing her own paper, “Bette’s Bugle.’’ John Pitman is its business manager. Mary Rivet and Irene Costello are nurses at the Law¬ rence General. Margaret Dill is an actress on Broadway in New York. Shirley Britton and Shirley Driscoll have ta ken over “The Den,” and have changed its name to “The Beauty Shop,” a very appropriate name, I should say. Therese Enaire is a waitress over at the Puritan. Shirley Bauchman is a stenographer in Boston and so is Phyllis Brown. Anna Greenwood is a drum majorette in the WAC band. Jackie McGuire is a pianist in the “All Girl Orchestra.” That takes in about all the class. Certainly the class of 1945 has made an impression on the world, and a de¬ pression on Johnson. However, the school has improved remarkably since we left. The cafeteria, believe it or not, has very good ice cubes now! The gym doesn’t have to be abandoned every time it rains. Little improvements here and there are constantly improving the school. Our class has achieved colossal prominence in this ever-busy post-war world. Respectfully submitted, William A. Finneran CLASS WILL Any resemblance to persons living or dead in this will to the coming Senior Class is not accidental. First of all, Jack Sullivan leaves his football captainship to Nickie Evangelos and John Wilkinson. He also leaves his tactics with women, but you two are A-l already anyway. Our thrill, thrill boy, Arnold Wilcox, leaves his poetry reading and love for English to Bill Driscoll and everyone else who can read it as well as Arnold. Our reckless, bubbling Senior Jumping Jack, Helen Turner, leaves her un¬ ending vitality to Kay Roche. Carl Schofield is leaving that adding machine he carries between his shoul¬ ders to Warren Chadwick and Arthur Drummond. Can you use it, boys? Pat Walsh wills her gracefulness and ability to hook a man to Martha Glidden. Roger Smith, nicknamed Encyclopedia Rog, leaves his outstanding ability to learn to Carmelo Mangano and Warren Finn. But Roger still has plenty left. Margaret Dill leaves her license and rules for driving “In Three Easy Les¬ sons” to Elsie Miller. Margaret also leaves her car for practice, Elsie. Eddie Bardsley’s talent for composing music and extra talent for beating the bass drum in the band is left to Gardner Cook. Howie Doherty will hold the bass drum. 27