Parsons High School - Panther Yearbook (Parsons, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1959 volume:

DEDICATION Our hearts overflowing with love, gratitude, and admiration, we, the graduating class of 1959, have chosen to honor, in a very special way, those devoted parents upon whom we have depended so completely for guidance and understanding throughout the blos- soming years of our lives. With a spirit of sincere humility intermingled with the joyful pride of achievement, as your sons and daughters our senior class is indeed privileged to ded- icate this 1959 PANTHER to you, Mom and Dad. CONTENTS CONTENTS AND FOREWORD W ADMINISTRATION 9 SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES W FRESHMEN « W JUNIOR HIGH ® ATHLETICS ORGANIZATIONS FAVORITES FOREWORD We. the Annual Staff, are happy to present to you this 1958-50 PAN- THER. 9 We hope it will help you to re- call many happy memories of school days at Parsons High School. YEARBOOK STAFF Editor; _________ AMANDA LAMBERT Assistant Editors; LOUISE NESTOR KATHLEEN MYERS STAFF MEMBERS: Earl Carr, Joe Roy, Jane Wilson, Linda Holler, Peggy Lough, Janet Johnson, Dewey Fazenbaker, Lyle Vanscoy, Lara Sue Williams, Kathy Wilfong, Joan Black, Linda Poling, Sharon Parsons, Betty Sue Arbogast, Sarah Jennings, De- lores Hinkle, Rita Miller, Wilma Moore, Wanda Loughry, Rond a Minear, Patty Knotts, Advisor; MRS. BURNS. Gilbert Henry, David Schrecongost, Phyllis Warner, Jimmy McClain. Bernard Martin, Carol Carr, Done 11 Ridgeway, Allen Lewis, Brenda Arm- strong. (From left to right) Del Roy Hamer James Michael Stelman Harper, Superintendent of Schools John Yeager, President Rosalie Wilhelm, Secretary Clyde King John Campbell HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL College professor, assistant school superintendent, teacher, fire chief, con- struction supervisor, civic leader - such is the versatile career of Mr. Earl Cor- coran, the principal of Parsons High School. Mr. Corcoran, a graduate of Parsons High School, received his A. B. Degree from Shepherd College and his M. A. Degree from West Virginia University. Spanning 34 years, Mr. Corcoran's teaching career began in 1925 when he be- came a teacher in the Tucker County school system. From 1941-1945, he was assistant superintendent of schools in Tucker County and taught one summer term at Shepherd College. Being selected from all the teachers in Tucker County in 1957, Mr. Corcoran was named Tucker County's Teacher of the Year. Mr. Corcoran married Violet Kelley in 1930. They have one son. Gary, who is attending West Virginia University. MISS BRIGHT History and Science Gardening, Reading MR. HENRY Shop and Math Hunting, Fishing MRS. KEE English and Family Living Sewing, Coins MR. RYAN Music Director Basketball, Records MR. SHAFFER Biology and Social Studies Antiques MRS. BENNETT Home Economics Reading MR. PARSONS History and Driver Ed. Hunting, Fishing MRS. RIGHT MRS. RENNIX Commerce Commerce Hunting, Gardening, Baskets Travel MRS. RIGHTMIRE English Swimming, Sewing MISS WILLIAMS English and W. Va. History Reading MRS. ENGLISH Math Flower Gardening, Grandchildren MISS LIPSCOMB Geography and Science Gardening MRS. HARRIS Science and Chemistry Gardening, Ceramics MR. GUTSHALL Coach Hunting, Fishing MRS. HAMBY Math and W. Va. History Sewing, Entering Contests MISS BOYER English 12 and Latin Reading t A y t MRS. JEAN BURNS Class Sponsor English, Journalism Oil Painting, Fishing ROBERT FELTON Class Sponsor HARRY EARL CARR Sonn, Class President NHS-SC President v Ambition: Pro Sports JANET MARIE JOHNSON Jam- Class Vice President Tri-Hi-Y - NHS Ambition: Registered Nurse GEORGE ALLEN LEWIS «©p Class Secretary NHS - Echo Staff Ambition; Coach BERNARD MARTIN Bemie Class Treasurer All Letter - Echo Staff Ambition: Coach J EVELYN LOUISE NESTOR Wez Valedictorian Class Reporter NHS - FBLA Ambition: Commercial Worker KATHLEEN ANNA MYERS Salutatorian |JHS - FBLA Ambition: Secretary AMANDA LEE LAMBERT Mandy SC Representative NHS - Tri-Hi-Y LEON FAY CARR Lecy ZETTA JEAN CARR Pet JAMES DALE McCLAIN ”J. D. SC Representative SC Representative SC Representative Driver Education - SC Ambition; Mechanic NHS - SC Ambition; Secretary All Letter - FFA Ambition; Coach ROSE MARIE ADKINS Posey Shorthand - Family Living Ambition: Secretary BETTY SUE ARBOGAST Betts Tri-Hi-Y - Majorette Ambition; Secretary DARL E. ARBOGAST Geezer Yearbook Staff - Mechanical Drawing Ambition: Artist BRENDA CATHERINE ARMSTRONG Bren Tri-Hi-Y - Majorette Ambition; Secretary JUDITH ANN BUCHANAN Rainbow - FBLA Ambition-. Secretary THOMAS BUCHANAN Meatball”- Hi-Y - All Letter Ambition; Football Coach EARL BOHON Curley Vo-Ag. - Commerce Ambition; Armed Services LOWELL EDWARD BOTT Botts Football - Study Hall Ambition; S ate Policeman i) DAVID FREDRICK BURNS Dave FFA - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Jet Pilot CAROL LUCILLE CARR Lucy Yearbook Staff - Band Ambition . Airline Stewardess LANNIE PAUL CROSS Shark” Driver Education - Band Ambition: Forester ALLEN DALE CROSTEN Brute Commerce - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Civil Engineer DORMAN EDWARD CARR Nob Commerce Ambition: Engineer ROBERT LYNN CASSIDY Pete- Commerce - Driver Ed. Ambition; Electrician SHIRLEY ANNE CORBITT Cricket Home Economics - FBLA Ambition . Teacher CHARLES WENDEL CROSS Chuck Commerce Ambition: Electronic Engineer CK i 8 P O h + uC Kk. GILBERT MICHAEL HENRY Gib • ' 1 Football - Hi-Y l 1 0 Ambition; Medical Technician % 4 v GARY FRANKLIN HERSHMAN Humphrey FFA - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Forester BARBARA LEA HALLER Bobby Lea’ Yearbook Staff - Driver Education Ambition: Secretary SHIRLEY GRACE HARDY Shirl Echo Staff - NHS Ambition: Elementary Teacher NORMA JEAN DAVIS Normie 4-H - Commerce Ambition; Telephone Operator rCARp] tf STEWART FERGUSON Stewart Header - Tri-Hi-Y on: Housewife 1 A.. 2 'luEP % LINDA SUE HOLLER Lin Echo Staff - Yearbook Staff Ambition . Registered Nurse DELORES ANN HINKLE Dorc Tri-Hi-Y - Yearbook Staff Ambition: Beautician RONALD DALE JAMES Spider- All Letter - Echo Staff Ambition: Armed Forces SARAH JANE JENNINGS Sarrie Tri-Hi-Y - Yearbook Staff Ambition: Housewife ARD RAY KALAR Eddie Commerce - Shop Ambition: Mechanic PATRICIA ANN KNOTTS Peppy” Driver Education - Yearbook Staff Ambition: Airline Stewardess DONNA PARSONS LAWRENCE Commerce - Majorette : Secretary LOUGH Peggy Staff ecretary WANDA JEAN LOUGHRY Yearbook Staff - FBLA Ambition; Secretary BETTY LOU LOWTHER Betts” Library - Commerce Ambition; Housewife ALETHA ANN MARTIN ’•Oxygen” Driver Education - Library Staff Ambition: Housewife THOMAS WILLARD MAYHEW ’’Tomater” Driver Education Ambition: Engineer MARGARET BISHOFF McBEE Margie” Band - Mixed Chorus Ambition: Housewife MABEL JUANITA METZ Library Staff - Driver Education Ambition: Housewife BURL MASON Possom” FFA - Driver Education Ambition: Farmer DONALD LEE LYCLITER Don- Football - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Forester RITA CAROL MILLER Cookie NHS - Home Economics Ambition: Housewife DONALD LEE MINEAR Don FFA - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Engineer WILMA CAROL MOORE Willie FBLA - NHS Ambition: Secretary ROBERT LEE OLDAKER ’ Bob Echo Staff - Yearbook Staff Ambition: Mechanic DAVID RAY OWENS Dave JFA - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Farmer RONDA LOU MINEAR Ronnie Yearbook Staff - NHS Ambition: Scientist TOn 6aY MYERS Shining r}' 1 Ambition: Gas Company Worker J AjfKLIN GAY NESTOR Frank A YFA --VO-Ag. Ambition: Construction Worker SHARON ROSA MAE PARSONS Bob Band - Tri-Hi-Y Ambition: Nurse SANDRA CHARLENE PENNINGTON Sandy Homecoming Maid of Honor Ambition: Housewife JERRY ALLEN PIFER Sam FFA - Vo-Ag. Ambition . Mechanical Engineer DONALD JOSEPH PLUM Joe FFA - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Mechanic J V AM' A LINDA LEE POLING Mopey Tri-Hi-Y - Yearbook Staff Ambition: FBI RUTH DONELL RIDGWAY Donnie Tri-Hi-Y - Majorette Ambition: Secretary JOSEPH ALLEN ROY Joe- Echo Staff - All Letter Ambition: Armed Forces MAURICE PHILIP SCHILANSKY Teaberi Hi-Y - All Letter Ambition: Business Administration GEORGE ALFRED SHUPP Vo-Ag. Ambition: Construction Worker DAVID HARVEY SCHRECONGOST Harvey Echo Staff - Yearbook Staff Ambition: Pro Basketball f DELPH1A ELLEN SNIDER Dave FBLA - Library Ambition: Secretary LOUISE SEMONES SHERMAN Office - Tri-Hi-Y Ambition: Housewife P I PHYLLIS ANN WARNER Philie Tri-Hi-Y - Yearbook Staff Ambition: FBI SANDRA EVANS WARNER Sandy Mixed Chorus - Double Sextet Ambition: Housewife PATTY JO SNYDER Pat Yearbook Staff - Home Ec. II Ambition: Airline Stewardess DAVID SWISHER Dave Vo-Ag. - Mechanical Drawing Ambition: Armed Forces CAROLYN JONES TIDD Carol- Office - Echo Staff Ambition: Beautician PAUL WAMSLEY Lappin All Letter - Commerce Ambition: Armed Forces THELMA MAE WILLIAMS Thelmie NHS - Tri-HI-Y Ambition: Secretary EUNICE JANE WILSON Tri-Hi-Y - Yearbook Staff Ambition: Commercial Worker KATHIE ELAINE WILFONG Bob Tri-Hi-Y - Office Ambition: Receptionist LARA SUE WILLIAMS Twirp Tri-Hi-Y - NHS Ambition: Career Girl SAMMY WHITE Sam FFA - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Farmer DONOVAN VEON WILES Don Hi-Y Ambition; forest Ranger An 5f' GERALD W. WOLFE FFA - Vo-Ag. Ambition: Farmer PATRICIA JEAN YOUNG Pat- Cheerleader - Mixed Chorus Ambition; Medical Secretary President..............SONNY CARR Vice President - - - JANET JOHNSON Secretary ------- - ALLEN LEWIS Treasurer............BERNARD MARTIN Reporter.......................LOUISE NESTOR Historian-------DEWEY FAZENBAKER Student Council - ----ZETTA CARR Representatives------------------LEON CARR AMANDA LAMBERT J. D. McCLAIN Sponsors...............MRS. BURNS MR. FELTON SENIOR FAVORITES JANET JOHNSON and DARL ARBOGAST HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1959 We, the class of 1959, first entered the doors of PHS as 128 freshmen who elected as our officers: Roger Lydick, President; Kenny Bickerton, Vice President; Amanda Lambert. Secretary; Betty Sue Arbogast, Treasurer; and Mrs. Jean Burns and Mr. Robert Felton, Sponsors. Carolyn Stewart and Donna Parsons were selected cheerleaders by the student body. The colors chosen, after several changes, were black and white; the class flower was to be the pink carnation. The motto to be the class guide was Ever Forward - Never Backward! Our goal for the coming four years was to make enough money to take a class trip in our senior year. Our projects to make money consisted of movies, plays, and parties. The plays presented were Crazy Comebacks and Bar- gains in Haircuts. Our pride and joy this year was Sonny Carr, who became a letter - man in football and basketball. Kenny Bickerton won second place in the finals of the Junior Talent Contest. Only 112 sophomores returned in the fall of 1956. Officers this year were: Sonny Carr, President, replacing Roger Lydick who had moved to Florida; Allen Lewis was Vice President; Janet Johnson, Secretary; and Bernard Martin was Treasurer. Our cheer- leaders were the same as our freshman year cheerleaders. The class again sponsored a movie, Hot Rod and presented the Veterans Day program. The big event for the class was the Sadie Hawkins Day party. Selling letters also proved to be profitable. Our junior year began with 99 members. As sometimes happens, we had an ail male cabinet. Our President and Treasurer were retained from the sophomore year. The new Vice President was Joe Roy, and Secretary, Allen Lewis. Carolyn Stewart was chosen as the junior cheerleader, but was replaced later by Patty Young when Carolyn became Mrs. Lynn Ferguson. Several honors were received by juniors this year. Amanda Lambert and Dewey Fazenbaker represented PHS at Know Your State Government Day; Kay Baker won the spelling contest as she had done in her sophomore year; Amanda Lambert, Janet Johnson, and Kay Baker were the first PHS students to ever attend Girls' State . The five juniors chosen by the faculty to the National Honor Society were: Sonny Carr, Amanda Lambert, Louise Nestor, Kathleen Myers, and Kay Baker. Our junior year was a busy one. We sponsored a very successful pro- gram, Shower of Stars ; sold Christmas cards; had charge of the pop , candy, and ice cream stands; and greatly enjoyed presenting the Junior-Senior Banquet in May. With the banquet theme Kismet , the auditorium became an Arabian desert with shieks, camels, palm trees, flying carpets, genies, oases, and pyramids. Finally the last and most exciting year of our PHS days was here. Although Cupid's arrows had struck several of our girls, we had an enrollment of 87 seniors in the fall of 1958. Our senior cabinet was the same as in the junior year with the exception of Jan- et Johnson, who became the new Vice President; Louise Nestor, the new Reporter; and Dewey Fazenbaker, Historian. The main activity for our senior year was making money, with our byword being, sell. Sell, SELL! !! And sell we did. We sold every- thing from jewelry to stationery, and had fun doing it. A Ridge-Runner's Day was also held by the seniors. WASHINGTON, HERE WE COME!!! The Senior Trip, which we had worked for during the four years, had finally come to be a reality. For all these happy memories and many more, we will always be indebted to Parsons High School. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President, JANET BARR Vice President, KRISTINA KOCHENDERFER Secretary, JEAN NESTOR Treasurer, SANDRA HEDRICK Sponsors, MRS. KEE AND MR. SHAFFER SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS President. PAUL PENNINGTON Vice President, MELVIN OASTER Secretary, JUDY JONES Treasurer, PAULETTA KING Sponsors, MRS. RIGHTMIRE AND MR. PARSONS FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS President, RUTH OURS Vice President, DAVID ORR Secretary, GARY BARR Treasurer, WARREN SPESSERT Sponsors, MISS BOYER AND MRS. RANDOLPH Allender, Meredith Arraentrout, Elizabeth Ashby, Dale Auvil, Vonda Auvil, Wanda Ball, Bobby . Barr, Janet Bates, Richard Black, Joan Bohon, Peggy Bright, Ellen Bums, Delvin Bums, Eldon Cale, Anna Mae Carr, Benny Carr, Clinton Carr, Pearl Carr, Timmy Close, Alex Combs, Phyllis Cross, Karen Cross, Robert Davis, Katherine Dotson, James Du mire, Raymond Evans, Gloria Evans, Phares Evick, William Gray, Wanda Hedrick, Chester Hedrick, Sandra Helmick, Roy Henline, Irvin Jones, Wayne Judy, Wilma Kee, John Kidwell, Dick Knotts, David Knotts, Linda Kochenderfer, Kristina Lambert, Herbert Long, Virginia Loughry, Bonnie Loughry, Lawrence Mason, Martha McDaniel, Annabelle McDonald, Jack Miller, Donna Moore, Lowell Moore, Vonda Morrison, Jerry Mullenex, Sarah Nester, Jean Nestor, David Nestor, Judith Nestor, Sue Nestor, Vancine Omdoff, Lila Pennington, Eugene Phillips, Mary Alice Phillips, Sue Poling, Dona Pratt, Patricia Price, Clifford Puffenbarger, Shirley Rightmire, Jo Ann Rosier, Elmer Rosier, Stearl Roy, Patty Sampson, Franklin Schoonover, Dennis Shahan, Yvonne Sheets, David Sherman, Philip Shrout, Ray Shupp, Roger Simmons, Creig Simmons, Maurice Simmons, Ruth Smith, Frances Snider, Lucy Snider, Sue Stone, Judith Strawderman, Carol Sturms, Billy Sturm, Jerry Sturm, Larry Summerfield, Carl Turner, Joe Turner, Robert Vance, Keith Vanscoy, Lyle Vest, Virginia Whetzel, Evea Whetzel, Sheldon Shomo, Lucille Junior Class Favorites SANDRA HEDRICK DICK KIDWELL Alkire, Daris Arbogast, Albert Armstrong, Lou Auvil, Dale Barlow, Joann Bailey, Brenda Baxter, Virginia Bott, Loring Buchanan, Donna Burns, Theodore Cassidy, Jeanie Canfield, Carol Canfield, Elmer Canfield, Mary Carr, Keith Carr, Mary Carr, Melvin Cassidy, Naomia Collette, Sharon Crawford, Dorothy Cross, Johnny Crosten, Diana Crosten, Sandra Cunningham, Gloria Dumire, Betty Evans. Brenda Evans, Ellen Evans, June Eye, Jerrel Ferguson, Amy Fitzwater, Carol Friend, Eugene Gaither, Marlene Gerasco, Judy Goss, Danny Goss, Sandra Hardy, Thomas Haddix, Maycel Hardy, James Harper, Eldon Hebb, Kenneth Hedrick, Virginia Hinkle, Donald Hovatter, David Hovatter, Linda Irons, Janet Jennings, Arlene Jones, Deloris Jones, Judy Johnson. Sharon Kerr, Richard Kalar, Stephen Kee, Frances King, Pauletta Kimbleton, Rose Knotts, Morris Kresge. Peggy Lantz, Richard Lawrence, Keith Lambert, Donna Lambert, Lorren Lewis, James Loughry, Linda Lowther, Carol Sue Lycliter, Patricia McCrum, Deloris Mason, Alice Myers, Walter Miller, Kurt Miner, Charles Moore, Billy Moore, Carolyn Mullenex, Ralph Oaster, Melvin Parsons, Jared Parsons, Jerry Persons, Marshall Pennington. Barbara Pennington, Clifford Pennington, Frank Pennington, Lana Pennington, Paul Pennington, Sharon Pifer, Janet Plum, Jack Plum, John Plum, Mary Poling, Edward Poling, Sharon Price, Larry Ratliff, Amber Rizer, John Schrecongost, Steve Shaffer, Juanita Sheets, Steve Sherman, Linda Shupp, Carl Simmons, Lelia Simmons, Lillian Spessert, Rosalita Sturms, Eleanor Sturms, Martha Turner, Joseph Warner, Nancy Watring, Paul Williams, Yvonne Woods, Janet Woods, John freshmen Dumire, Mary Elliott, Geneva Evans, Buster Evans, Donnie Evans, Robert Fridley, Lana Friend, Terry Frymyer, Rosetta Fulton, Elva Gaither, Donna Goff, Jerry Gower, Marie Hardy, Delmos Hebb, Twyla Heckler, Darrell Heckler, Margaret Helmick, Donald Helmick, Junior Hile, Terry Hinkle Larry Archer, Harriet Auvil, Edward Ball, Delores Barlow, David Barr, Gary Barr, Thomas Bates, Nancy Bender, Charlotte Bennett, Nancy Black, David Bolinger, Virginia Bonner, Sandra Carr, Rose Carr, Sue Ann Collette, Raeanna Copeland, Sharon Crawford, Dorothy Cunningham, Raymond Davis, Sharon Delaney, Suda Irvin, Darlene Jones, Leon Jones, William Kalar, Kay Knecht, Karen Linn, Sharon Long, Benjamin Lough, Carol McCrum, Karen McDonald, Sonny Mason, Katherine Miller, Clyde Miller, Joy Minear, William, Jr. Mullenex, Denzil Murphy, Robert Murphy, Roger Nestor, Betty Nestor, Sharon Nine, Junior Orr, David Ours, Ruth Parsons, Lara Jane Parsons, Roger Parsons, Sharon Pennington, Delbert Phillips, Bobby Allen Phillips, Charles Phillips, Roger Pitchford, Joyce Poling, Charles Poling, Clark Poling, William Powers, Charles Price, Janet Propst, Martha Puffenbarger, Richard Roberts, Lucille Roy, Harold Roy, Hoy Shahan, Sharon Shahan, Vernon Sherman, David Shupp, Robert Small, Patricia Smith, Beverly Spessert, Douglas Spessert, Warren Stewart, Charles Stone, Freddy Swartz, Donald Swisher, Nina Varner, Shirley Vest, Danny Warner, John Watring, Dale Waybright, Calvin Wiles, Martha Wilson, Kay CLASS FAVORITES FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES DAVID ORR LANA FRIDLEY FRANCES KEE ELDON HARPER CLASS OF ’63 STANDING, top picture, left to right: Mrs. Hamby, James Waybright, Billy Poling, Roger Collett, Robert Moore, Lawrence Ends, Thomas Flynn, Gary L. Martin, Benny Foster, Mickey Shupp, Howard Lambert, Gary Martin, Keith Jones. SEATED, left to right; Karen Calvert, Barbara Moore, Linda Close. Margaret Schrader, Judy Day, Lavina Pennington, Dorothy Cassidy, Virginia Pennington, Sharon Snyder, Ronda Riller, Rita Pennington. STANDING, bottom picture, left to right; Miss Williams, Robert Williams, Harold Phillips. Jerry Carr, Joann Parsons, Barbara Angel, Ann Ridgeway, Joyce Heckler. Tony Lambert, Joe Hebb, Junior Canfield, James Amie, Danny Lipscomb. SEATED, left to right; Rebecca Crosten, Susan McClure, Connie Gaither, Dorothy Hardy, Lovetta Bohon. John Harper, Alfred Hershman, Joe Kalar, Craig Sherman, Sandra Syrian, Mary Louise George, Linda Hardy. Photos not available; James Burton Digman, Danny Lipscomb, Erma Jean Lantz, Julia Wingfield. CLASS OF ’64 STANDING, top picture, left to right; Miss Bright, Joe Halfin, Bruce Simmons, James Lambert, Susan Sherman, Rebecca Miller, Elnor Hardy, Karen Phillips, Helen Phillips, Willard Nestor, Jeff Felton, Robert Cooper. SEATED, left to right; Rebecca Minear, Elizabeth Harner, Susan Sheets, Shirley Lycliter, Luanna Bohon, Barbara Bark- ley, Patricia Shupp, Patricia Harris, Johnny Knotts, Orval Wamsley, Steve Long. STANDING, bottom picture, left to right; Miss Lipscomb, Terry Phillips, Billy Lawrence, Melvin Lowther, Kenneth Knotts, Ernest Carr, Jimmy Parsons, Nancy Shupp, Teddy Moore, Scotty Wilfong, Philip Fankhouser, James Norris Baker, Robert Harris. SEATED, left to right; Martha Hedrick, Carol Davis, Elaine Hamner, Sharon Metz, Glenda Kalar, Dorothy Knicely, Nancy Hapney, Rebecca Ridgeway. Kitty Hamrick, Barbara Gutshall. Photos not available; Janet Cross, Janet Digman, Donna Hile, Olivia Kisamore, Theodore Moore, Thomas Nestor, Irma Roach. COACH NEIL GUTSHALL SCHEDULE PARSONS OPPONENTS 13 . University High 0 . Keyser 13 . Kingwood 14 . Terra Alta 25 . Webster Springs 7 . Shinnston 7 . Weston 25 . Mountaineer 13 . Philippi 13 . Doddridge 1958 PANTHER FOOTBALL SQUAD FIRST ROW, from left to right: J. D. McClain. M. Schilansky, J. Roy, S. Carr, A. Lewis, B. Martin, L. Bott, P. Wamsley; SECOND ROW; R. Simmons, manager, J. Lewis, R. James, D. Lycliter, T. Buchanan, G. Henry, J. Parsons, D. Kidwell, D. Schoonover, Coach Gutshall; THIRD ROW: J. Woods, R. Knotts, A. Shupp, D. Alkire, B. Shupp, D. On, E. Harper, W. Jones, B. Evick. ALLEN LEWIS JOE ROY BERNARD MARTIN Right Tackle Quarterback Left End 4 Year Letterman 3 Year Letterman 3 Year Letterman PLAYERS SENIOR (Left to right) Roy, Carr. Coach Neil Gutshall. Lewis, and Martin. Sonny Carr, Halfback Captain, Tri-Valley Conference 4 Year Letterman. JAMES D. McCLAIN Right End 2 Year Letterman THOMAS BUCHANAN Left Guard 2 Year Letterman DON LYCLITtR Tackle-Guard 1 Year Letterman RONALD JAMES End-Tackle 1 Year Letterman PAUL WAMSLEY Halfback 1 Year Letterman LOWELL BOTT Center 2 Year Letterman GILBERT HENRY Left Tackle 2 Year Letterman MAURICE SCHILANSKY Fullback 2 Year Letterman ALFRED SHUPP Guard-Tackle 1 Year Letterman BASKETBALL •58 PARSONS PANTHERS 59 The Panther basketball squad went to the State Tournament at Morgantown in 1958 and came home with the beautiful Sportsmanship Trophy. Gutshall’s boys were also very successful in the 1958-59 season. PANTHER BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1958-1959 ROSS SIMMONS - Manager LOWELL BOTT - Manager SONNY CARR • BERNARD MARTIN • ALLEN LEWIS • JOE ROY • DAVID SCHRECONGOST • j. d. mcclain • GILBERT HENRY MAURICE SCHILANSKY JACK MCDONALD DENNY SCHOONOVER HERBERT LAMBERT BILL EVICK JOHN PLUM RAY SHROUT DARIS ALKIRE EDDIE POLING JERREL EYE MELVIN OASTER MARSHALL PARSONS NEIL GUTSHALL - Coach Dec. 9 - Bayard Dec. 16 - Philippi Dec. 26-27 - Holiday Tournament, Elkins Jan. 5 - T. Valley Jan. 9 - Southern High of Oakland Jan. 13 - Elkins Jan. 16 - Moun'neer Jan. 20 - Beiington Jan. 23 - Elkins Jan. 27 - Univ. Hi Jan. 28 - King wood Jan. 30 - Southern High of Oakland Feb. 3 - Moun'neer Feb. 10 - Beiington Feb. 13 - T. Valley Feb. 16 - Bayard Feb. 17 - Univ. Hi Feb. 20 - Philippi Feb. 27 - Kingwood • denotes letter winners 58 TOURNAMENT TROPHIES STARTING FIVE LEWIS SCHRECONGOST COACH GUTSHALL MARTIN This Page Is Sponsored By PARSONS QUODA CLUB ROY CARR HENRY SCHILANSKY VARSITY (1 to r) Aletha Martin Diane Crosten Joan Black Ruth Ours JUNIOR HIGH SQUAD V. Shahan S. McDonald M. Shupp B. Poling G. Martin D. Barlow F. Stone B. Phillips T. Phillips B. Simmons S. Wilfong D. Hardy R.yCooper D. Orr C. Stewan H. Lambert J. Parsons R. Murphy D. Sherman R. Moore C. Phillips J. Parsons P. Fankhauser G. Martin B. Foster C. Miller Auvil CHEERLEADERS JR, VARSITY (1 to r) Susan Sherman Ronda Filler Barbara Angel Barbara Gutshall STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT Sonny Carr VICE PRESIDENT Janet Barr SECRETARY -TREASURER Amanda Lambert NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY PRESIDENT Sonny Carr VICE PRESIDENT Amanda Lambert SECRETARY-TREASURER Louise Nestor REPORTER Kathleen Myers FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA PRESIDENT Louise Nestor VICE PRESIDENT Frances Smith SECRETARY Kathleen Myers TREASURER Shirley Corbitt REPORTER Sandra Hedrick Hl-Y President GILBERT HENRY Vice President CREIG SIMMONS Secretary and Treasurer KURT MILLER Chaplain ROBERT CROSS Sergeant at Arms JOHNNY CROSS TRI-HI-Y President JANE WILSON Vice President KRISTINA KOCHENDERFER Secretary JANET JOHNSON Treasurer BRENDA ARMSTRONG Chaplain JO RIGHTMIRE Reporter LINDA POLING Sergeant at Arms BETTY SUE ARBOGAST KEY CLUB President CREIG SIMMONS Vice President DALE ASHBY Secretary LYLE VANSCOY Treasurer PAUL PENNINGTON Chaplain ROBERT CROSS FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA President J. D. McCLAIN Vice President DON MINEAR Secretary ELMER ROSIER Treasurer DAVID BURNS Reporter ELDON HARPER Sentinel FRANKLIN NESTOR Parliamentarian DAVID NESTOR PANTHER 4-H President PAUL PENNINGTON Vice President AMY FERGUSON Secretary JOAN BLACK Treasurer SHARON LINN Reporter ROGER SHUPP Song Leader LILLIAN SIMMONS Recreation Leader GILBERT HENRY PANTHER CUBS President BARBARA GUTSHALL Vice President JAMES N. BAKER Secretary KITTY HAMRICK Treasurer BRUCE SIMMONS Game Leader JAMES LAMBERT Song Leader BETTY HARNER Boone to Select Yearbook Queen Candidates for Yearbook Linda Holler Janet Johnson Donell Ridgway Seniors Capture 26 Coveted Honors };{? EX(HAV'’ ' - ‘ ln_ Thelma William? Carol Carr Six Candidate for Title I irst Oueei r who he will ch sc the person in Pat Boone, singer idol, who has aj se the girl to be hoi een of the ’69 Pa the first time the 1 will have a queen rill know who the q til the yearbook c Kathleen Myers various clubs of Topping the ularity Con� - ’ the senior honors. An six honors, and Sonny the coveted Sandra Pen luniors )onna t In- An� PB.jj t SPONSOR HEARS FROM PAT BOONE January 12, 1959 Mrs. Robert Burns Parsons High School Parsons, West Virginia Dear Mrs. Burns: You people should be very proud of your pretty West Virginia girls. ■ to make as I’d like to call them all winners. You make the rules and here is my SJ choice. As Queen—? ? ? I’d like to congratulate all of the candidates and wish them all the luck and success in the future. Yours sincerely. Pat Boone The Junior C udents listed, le onor roll in nu eeks. Donna Jea Dphomore who led ic honor roll for eeks. again tops er 38 honor point ? Earl Corcoran, Donna Jean, who rom eight o’clock tch day, has a full even subjects. They sh 10, biology, Mixc •and, Latin I, A typing I. Students, making 30 r more, aro Creig S lass of 1900. 34 points ;WTCT- tta King '81, 34, Jo Ann tightmire ’60. 31; David ibeets ’60, 31; Joan Black ’60, U; Robert Cross ’60 31. Other PHS students making he required 18 points or mere, 18 to 30 points), by class are: SENIORS Kathleen Myers, Carol Carr, .ouise Nestor, Amanda Lam art, Peggy Lough, Sonny arr. Phyllis Warner, Jane Wilson, Thomas Buchanan. Wilma Moore, Donell Ridgway, Lara Sue Williams, Linda Holl- TITT f, ar of the E. U. B. Yoi ship. Thelma Williams ed by the Home Eco partment of PHS a inee. Thelma is a Editor Business Manager Feature Editor | mSr Armstrong, n, Gloria Cun- (Continued on Page 2) set along ,y; Pine Island, and Wk others. While at Fort i Exchange Editor they visited the winter of Thomas Edison. (Continued on Page Sports Co-Editors Circulation Manager Typists PARSONS HIGH SCHO Proof Readers Photographers Adviser Year Subscription $1.00 Printed by McClain Printing Company, Parson� , W. Va. STAFF Shirley Hardy Amanda Lambert — —--- Peggy Lough Jane Wilsor ____________Wanda Gray Bernard Martin. Joe Roy Ronald James David Schrecongost. Bob Oldaker, Jane Wilson Amanda Lambert, Dewey Fazenbaker Judy Nestor, Wayne Jone Jean H. Burns This Page Is Sponsored by A FRIEND’ 04937661 OFFICE STAFF LIBRARY STAFF I ALL LETTER CLUB V ' ML. w v , � PARSONS HIGH SCHOOL BAND __o_____ YEARBOOK QUEEN FATHER TIME VS. THE ’59 GRADS We, the senior class of '59, will soon be leaving the familiar halls of Parsons High School going out into the world to seek fame and fortune. Some of us will climb the ladder of success, while some of us may not. However, no matter where we go or what we do, our lives will be different after graduation. We are all curious to know what the future holds for us, so let's quickly turn the pages of time and glance into the year 1969 and watch the seniors as they parade by. Rose Marie Adkins is assistant manager of the Clover Farm where her husband Kenny is manager. Betty Sue Arbogast. who is Mrs. Woodie Roy, is living in Hambleton where her husband has taken her father's job as truant officer. Dari Arbogast is in Hollywood, where he is a cartoon artist for Walt Disney. Brenda Armstrong has married the manager of Sturms and Armstrong Construction Company. Johnny Ball stars in the Red Skeleton Show on TV. Earl Bohon has become the new undertaker for Parsons. He says that business is dead. Lowell Bott is a surgical doctor for the President of the United States. Judy Buchanan is private secretary for Sal Mineo. Thomas Buchanan and Vancine are making arrangements for the eleventh member of their football team. David Burns runs his own dairy farm at Bull Run. Carol Carr has her own studio up Pheasant Run where Carl is her photographer. Dorman Carr is now married to Dorothy Crawford, and they are living in Hendricks. Sonny Carr heads the coaching staff at West Virginia University, and his wife Sandra is his assistant. Leon Carr drives a school bus for Tucker County. Zetta Jean Carr has taken Mrs. Bennett's place as Home Economics teacher at PHS. Shirley Corbitt manages the Twin Springs Resort Hotel. Robert Cassidy has taken Hopalong Cassidy's place on TV. Charles Cross plays professional baseball for the Milwaukee Braves. Lannic Cross sells Nationwide Insurance and is giving his father some rough competition. Allen Crosten has become rich from winning all of the Hot Rod races. Norma Jean Davis is still trying to catch up with the Air Force so they will give her back a certain airman. Donnie Ends is head mechanic at Lambert's Chevrolet garage although he still drives a Ford. Dewey Fazenbaker plays the guitar for Elvis Presley. Carol Ferguson is still happily married; she now has five little boys. Barbara Haller is working in Washington as secretary to the President. Shirley Hardy manages Barb's Drug Store which now covers one block in Parsons. Gibby Henry is head instructor at Arthur Murray's dance studio where his wife Jo is his assistant. Gary Hershman has been elected chief of police in Parsons. Linda Holler has completed nurse's training and is head nurse at the Tucker County Hospital. Deloris Hinkle is married to a certain Ray; I know it isn't a Sun Ray. Ronnie James has been elected Mayor of Parsons. Sarah Jennings is happily married and living in Germany where her husband, Bill Turner, is stationed. Janet Johnson is married to Jim Barr, and they are raising a lot of little handlebars. Eddie Kalar has taken over Pat Boone's show on television. Patty Knotts is a special assistant to Rock Hudson. Amanda Lambert has taken Del Roy Hamer’s place as attorney-at-law, and she is having a lot of cases. Donna Lawrence is still happily married and is living in California with her husband Jack. Allen Lewis is married to the former Lara Sue Williams and is coaching his own little basketball team. Peggy Lough has just completed the movie, Gentlemen Prefer Red Heads. Wanda Loughry has been selected for the F.B.I. in Washington. Betty Lowther is married for the fourth time and living in Hollywood. Don Lycliter is a lifeguard at Miami Beach, Florida. J. D. McClain has just become the light heavyweight champion of the world. Burl Mason recently was elected President of the U.S. Aletha Martin has become a movie star and was recently seen in the movie ’The Cute Blond. Bernard Martin is married to the former Jane Wilson, and they are raising a lot of little Martins. Thomas Mayhew now manages the Thomas Joy Land Show. Juanita Metz is running a rest home for old maids. Rita Miller operates a beauty shop next door to her husband's barber shop. Donald Minear works on farm research for the Dept, of Agriculture. Ronda Minear has been chosen Miss West Virginia for 1969. Wilma Moore teaches Driver's Education at PHS, where she is trying to put Mr. Parsons out of com- mission. Gay Myers is chief cook on the QUEEN MARY oceanliner. Kathleen Myers has been elected to the House of Representatives in Washington. Louise Nestor is a commercial teacher at Davis and Elkins college. Franklin Nestor runs a Poultry Farm on Bull Run. Bob Oldaker has become a scientist and is employed by the Porterwood University. David Owens has been elected as head of the Department of Agriculture in West Virginia. Sharon Parsons is running a rest home for young, attractive bachelors. Sandra Pennington is in the Carr” business. It looks like she is doing pretty well. Jerry Pifer has just completed a new book; it is called Shakedown at Limestone. Joe Plum has just become the first man to reach the moon. The only trouble is that he doesn't want to come back. Linda Poling is starring in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen. Donell Ridgway is in the farming business, and she is raising a lot of little Porks. Joe Roy plays professional football, but his main interest is his wife Linda. Maurice Schilansky has just made a recording for RCA; the name of it is I'm a Slowpoke. Alfred Shupp is President of the Mackeyville University. David Schrecongost is now appearing in the movie Harvey ; but there's just one thing wrong - his ears aren't long enough. Deiphia Snider is happily married and is living in New York. Patty Snyder is private secretary for Elvis Presley; she is really making things Rock and Roll. M David Swisher manages Quality Hill Restaurant. Louise Sherman is still happily married, and her husband is a general in the U.S. Army. Carol Tidd is living in Europe with her husband. Paul Wamsley is still looking for a certain little Penny. Phyllis Warner is the proud mother of the famous Knotts quintuplets. Sandra Warner is living in Oklahoma with her husband Jack. Sammy White has taken the place of George Gobel on television. Donovan Wiles is president of Ford Motors and is driving a '69 Chevrolet. Kathie Wilfong is modeling sweaters at Sack's Fifth Avenue in New York City. Lara Sue Williams is blissfully singing cradle hymns to the little Lewises. The fifth member of their basketball team has just made his appearance into the big world. Thelma Williams is the wife of the president of Miles Incorporated. Jane Wilson, now living with Bernard on his wild life farm, is kept busy looking after their little shorties. Gerald Wolfe is starring in a Hollywood production of the Wolf Man. Patty Young now works for Revlon; she is advertising LOVE-PAT. 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