Palo Verde Union High School - Echo Yearbook (Blythe, CA)

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CLASS WILL Edalyn Anne Ewell leaves her experience as a rumble seat rider to her many friends who always manage to grab a front seat. Tommy Leslie Freeman leaves a single peck on the cheek to any girl who can take Pat Browne ' s place, Louis Callegos leaves his baseball mitt to E. O. Maltby in the hopes that he, too, will be able to catch and hold his women. Mary Anne Griffiths says farewell to Scholarship Society and Miss Martin, and leaves them to the mercy of next year ' s nimble-brains. Bob Cuptill leaves his bottle of iron glue to the next Student Body President, that he may use it to hold the school together. Iris Adele Hemphill and Bob White leave their memories of giggling in a Ford to the next possessor of said car. Leonard Hickey leaves his curly locks to Bud Mahoney who has hopes of a fine head of hair some day. Ralph Hoover, noted for his love affairs, leaves a single lock of his beautiful hair to Ailene Clark. Margaret Hudson bestows the ability to be a retiring soul to Emma Jo Schutten. Wanda Irby leaves her ability for keeping a secret to Eva jo Ivey. Elmore Jones won ' t leave his ability, but leaves his job as bus driver to Robert Gibson. Beryl Lyies and Stanley Bennett simply and solely leave their title of the Perfect Couple which has been unattained by any juniors. Mercedes Mahoney leaves the job of editing next year ' s annual to anyone else who wants a worn-out disposition and a good case of shattered nerves. Bob McDonald leaves his Casanova complex to J. W. Thomas. Faye McMichel leaves her love- ' em-and-leave- ' em complex to Murel- dean Kirk. Leia Moss leaves Herman Seeley at the mercy of those scheming junior girls. Lamoin Moon Mullin leaves his bicycle to Margie Young who has yet to learn the technique of staying on it. Ignacio Navarro leaves his ability to sleep through all his classes, to Leon Corones. Mary Rodriguez leaves her sunny disposition to Ruth Salvatierra. Opal Sain leaves her sophistication and eyelashes to Leota Gillaspie. To future yell leaders, Edna Saxton leaves her pep, vitality, and agility in order that they may reach an all-time high in school spirit. James Schmit leaves his knowledge of Physics to Tommy Toleman. Elinor Simson leaves her brains to her sister Dorothy, to be sure they will not fall into less capable hands. Galen Van Dyke leaves his ability to expel hot air in tremendous gusts to Ro= er Neathery. Virginia Velasco leaves her ability to make all the G.A.A. teams to Enriquita Rodriguez. John Wallace leaves his ability to chase chicks to Willie Martin. Unduly scribbled and witnessed this year of 1942. Signed, CLASS OF ' 42. w

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SENIOR ' To whomsoever is nosey enough to look: V e, the sole fragments of the once proud Senior Class of 1942, Palo Verde High School, BIythe, California, being of unsound mental facilities and physical weakness and acting under the menace of threatening teachers and frightened students, who fear we will return again next year, and being desirous of disposing of our unworldly goods as a revenge to those who have laughed, teased and taunted us, we do hereby present in writing our first will and testa- ment. With undue meditation and no consideration, we bequeath and junk all of our worn possessions in the following manner: We appoint the Junior Class to act as executioner and give them the responsibilit y of cutting us off from unjust debts and trumped-up demerits. To the unglamorous faculty, after four trying years with us, we leave a bottle of hair dye for grey hairs caused by minnows now whales, emerging into life ' s swirling waters. To Mr. Hornaday is left the job of watching over next year ' s scallawags. The Junior Class inherits the sun that rises each a.m. as a reminder that they too, must be up and doing to be good Seniors. To the termites we leave the job of gnawing on P.V. ' s wooden parts in hoce that it will get a face lifting. The moon is left to some sophomore to hang out each night for nocturnal visitors to Black Rock. Bud Lane Spurgeon Benson leaves his manly physique to Ralph Saxton. Jane Bird leaves her wisdomly silence to Leanora Dekens. Clyde Bowen wills his trombone to Car! Wilson, whom he feels will carry on for him in no uncertain terms. Betty Brandin leaves her songbird warble to Margie Miller. Class president John Belfiles Byrd leaves to the next class prexy his book, Frosh and How to Make Them Behave. Clen Cledmote Caldwell leaves his package of Hollywood curlers to Keith Rice with instructions for daily use. Bobby Campbell leaves Roberta, but he doesn ' t want to. Billie Cansler leaves her snake hips to Joyce Stumpf. Bert Clark takes everything with him. Dee Clary leaves a portion of his successful way with women, to be divided among Harold Pfost, Ceorge Crubbs, and Thomas Farrage. We leave the Nicotine Squad to fend for itself. A. C. Fulkerson gets Pee Wee Conners ' pamphlet on growing pains. Janice Davidson wi ' ls her gleaming locks to Mary De Meyer. Maurice Davison leaves her ability to criticize to one, Betty Brown. Mary Dekens wills her child-like complexion to Ruby June Haffey. She hopes she will treat it right for she would hate terribly for it to be covered with freckles. P.S. Mercolized Wax costs $1.00 a jar. John De Meyer leaves Phillip to worry the teachers with more of the De Meyer generation. Floyd Lee Dunagan leaves his nickname Slug to any Sophomore who is worthy of this sacred monicker. I

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It was the year 1960, and my co-worker and I were sent back to the old home town of BIythe, to take the census. After arriving in this prosperous city, and seeing the many old familiar sights, we started our work. The first home that we visited was a beauti- ful mansion built near the river. Imagine our surprise when we learned that it was the winter home of the famous movie star, Mary Dekens. While talking over old times she told us that all of her beautiful clothes had been designed by Leonard Hickey of Hollywood, and that Betty Brandin was a showgirl, model- ing cowboy boots at Earl Carroll ' s. Mary also told us that Faye had become a champion knitter and was a graying spinster. Our next visit took us to a wild and woolly western cattle ranch. When we were seated in the low-ceilinged living room, the owner and his wife entered. They were Bob White and I ris Hemphill who had been married for sixteen years and were now the proud parents of a set of quadruplets, all boys. Bob told us that Stanley Bennett and Louis Callegos were his top cowhands and that Mercedes Mahoney had become the fastest cow milker in three counties and now owned a dairy f .rm of her own. Iris told us that Bob Campbell had become a great scientist and that he had begun an excavation that would reach China in thirty more years. The next home we visited was that of Jim Schmit, who had married Jane Bird. Talking to Jim we learned that he was the owner of the Cafe de Paree where Eleanor Simson was the star dancer. He also told us that Medford Conner, now a prize fighter, was celebrating his victory over Joe Louis, heavy-weight. Medford ' s pal, Floyd Dunagan, after losing his Bull Durham factory (the profits went up in smoke) had joined the Foreign Legion. On the next street we ran into that play-boy millionaire Moon Mullin who is now doubling for Clark Cable. He took us to his elaborate apartment and showed us the letter he recently received from Bud Benson who is now teaching kindergarten in a little school deep in the heart of the Ozarks. While we were having tea with Moon , Tommy Freeman dropped in and told us about his job of singing over the Children ' s Bed Time Hour . His sponsor we learned, was Ignacio Navarro, owner of the Better Baby Foods. Entering the business section, we went into the office of Edalyn Ewell, a specialist, who was made famous for her operation on Elmore Jones, whose gizzard she removed in one stroke. When Edalyn ' s nurse entered she proved to be Leia Moss who we later learned is the i ( I c L A S S