Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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Pape 22 SENIOR EDITION Hoopsters Win 18, Lose 7, During Season Eighteen wins and seven defeats—no Big 12 trophy—no trip to Champaign—but one of the fightingest teams Coach Haussler has ever turned out—that’s the 1939-’40 basketball squad. The Chinks were really in stride in the first four games, winning by wide margins. They were picked by many as the team to go places, after walloping Morton, Farmington, Spalding, and Woodruff. Soon after, they acted as host to the Streator Bulldogs, against whom they were seemingly as helpless as minnows on the Sahara, and managed to garner only 26 points to the Bulldogs' 46. Win From Abingdon Still a little groggy and stunned over the Bulldogs’ beating, the Chinks managed to subdue the Knox County quintet, Abingdon, by a 26-20 count. Then on December 22, Pekin traveled to Morton. After a two gain slouch, it was Honorary Captain Rob Cannon who came to life in time to collect 19 points. One week later the Hoosiers of South Bend, Indiana, invaded the Pekin gym and displayed a brand of basketball that should have been played on James field. The Hoosiers were held scoreless the entire first half, but had the score tied 13 all in the third stanza. Bob Cannon danced the vets in the final 10 seconds to cinch the game. Drop To Manual On the night of January 3. the Pekin aggregation traveled to the Peoria Armory to oppose a good-big team. Manual was the leagueleading team at that time, with two victories and no defeats. Outstanding player of this tussle was captain-elect Roy Athey. Athey sank buckets from any place on the court. Pekin, however, was nosed out in the last few seconds by a 28-26 count. Trounce Spalding 57-20 The following Tuesday, Spalding High traveled to Pekin to try to even the count, but failed with a 57-20 defeat against them. After a three day rest, the Hausslermen traveled to Canton to bring back the plow-share that had been in Canton since the preceding season. The Pekin midgets trounced them 39-30. On Tuesday, January 16, the Chinks made their third attempt for conference honors when they entertained Peoria Central. There, for the first time in the season, against a conference rival, Pekin nabbed a narrow lead and managed to have it when the final gun sounded, Pekin 36-Central 29. Try Rig 12 Competition The hoopsters then traveled to Lincoln for their second attempt at a Big 12 victory. There Switzer put on a one-man scoring spree in the final canto, but fell two markers short, Pekin, 28-Lincoln, 30. With Ricci's 16 points and some splendid team work, it took the Peklnites nothing flat to show Danville how they felt that night. The Reds took an early lead and kept it, winning 37-20. On the next Tuesday, Pekin was host to the Canton Plowboys—a real game! The score was tied 10 times or more and no one was sure of a winner until Tomliano-vich of Canton dropped a bucket with 10 seconds left to play, Pekin, 28-Canton, 31. The Chinks next lost a heartbreaking decision to Manual by a 22-17 count, but in traveling to Streator, they were geared at top speed and brought home a 30-27 decision. CHINK FIVE IA SES GRADS (Con’t from I . 20, col. 2) nobody even got sick! Either ask Bob Cannon or read Talent magazine for details about a night spent by the boys” in a hotel. The team will remember ‘Spud for d.... near wrecking the big job on the Tremont road. Plenty can be said, but let’s just bid the goers out so long, and the next year’s boys—goodluck. Let’s keep Pekin among the champs! Central Evens Count The hoopsters next opposed Woodruff High, with Ricci carrying off high point honors with 18 markers. Making it a gam© apiece, Peoria Central trounced Pekin on the home floor on the night of February 16. Ricci Crowned Scoring Champ The Lincoln-Pekin game, however, was to decide who would take first place in the Big 12 individual scoring contest. Schwei-kert was in first place with 90 markers, and Ricci was in third with 80. (The second place man had 89, but his schedule was finished). Ricci sank 20 points in this game and some splendid defense work held Schweikert to 9 points. The Hausslermen won by a wide margin. With the schedule completed, Haussler started drilling his team for the tournaments. Pekin traveled to the regional finals and for the third time trounced Woodruff by a 32-22 decision. Traveling to Peoria for the Sectional Tournament, Pekin opposed Manual, and after two over-times returned home to store away the equipment until the fall of ’40. Seniors Give Up Cherished Possessions To Unfortunates p Hobart We, the graduating seniors, looking into the future, and seeing the needs of the lower class-men, do hereby will and bequeath these, our most cherished possessions, to them: I, Howard Fuller, do bequeath m.v seat on the South Pekin bus to my kid brother. Bob. I, Dave Hammer, give my knack of getting along with guys, gals, ’n teachers, to Warren Einstein Venters. I, Forest Hughes, will my heartrending bass voice to Noel “Caruso Francisco. I, Douglas Neal Lott, give my nose for news to Jack Featherbrain Hackler. I, Edward “Goldielocks Olilin-gor, will my beautiful big blue eyes to Bruno Rometti. I, Rill OIhtIc, leave my new invention. a cork that goes mama instead of pop, to the American Distillery. I, Jack “Glamour Pants” Gay, will my beautiful physique, including my muscle, to John Houston. I, George Yedel, will my ability to sell basketball tickets to Mr. Grigsby. I, Don Guy, will all my goldfish to Barney Webber, provided he chew's them before he swallows them. I. Rettie Jean Ainsworth, will my twinkle toes to Browne. After giving, or selling, our most beloved possessions, we do hereby hope to remain in the memories of the students and faculty of PCHS as the most promising class ever to leave the mighty portals of this venerable and honorable educational edifice, and hereby sign and seal our last will and testimony on this 24th day of May in the year of our Lord. 1940. Signed: The Class of 1940 Witnesses: II Duce, Benito Mussolini Gunga Din Pie Eyed Piper Thespians Present Play (Can't from I . 17, col. 4) played by Dale Smith, and Lord Foxcroft, enacted by Fritz Jnestings . Other members of the cast included Mary Alice Conkel as the Countess, Rcrnico Sanders as Lady Constance, and Jim Johnson as Lord Denbeigh, and a large number of supporting roles. Elaborate Elizabethan costumes and the pageantry of the period made the vesper play an outstanding one. Present Pageant in June On June 5 and 6 at 8:00 P. M. the Commencement Pageant, The History of Pekin. will be presented for the last time. Pekin's history is told in vers© form by the Spirit of the Past to youth. The first part or the pageant represents the pioneer period of Pekin, the second part, development of Pekin during the middle of the nineteenth century, and the third part depicts industrial, or twentieth century growth .

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SENIOR EDITION Page 21 Baseball Team To Lose Many Senior Star Players Lewis Predicts Favorable Completion of Season Play Ball ! ! Strike one ! ! You’re Out ! ! These familiar yells are being heard for the last time in high school baseball for nine of .lim Lewis' sluggers. The men Jim will lose have been valuable members of the team, some for two or three years. “Gykos” Ricci, last season’s batting champ, was a strong contender for the crown this year. Rlc has earned two letters in baseball, and this season was elected co-captain. Bob Roby, a veteran two-season catcher, has made It plenty tough for a man trying to steal home. One reason for Bob’s success is his ability to get along with his hurlers. Roby might easily be called the “spark plug” of the team. Next on our list are the Bong brothers, Jess and “Rich. Jess can do anything” on the team from pitching to keeping score. Jess is the other co-captain of the team. too. Rich” is at present doing a splendid job as third base-man. Gene .Adkins, South Pekin hurl-er. Is alternating between going up in the air for Wallace and keeping down on earth for lx win. At present, he is doing both jobs well. He’s won four baseball games for the Chinks. Bob Gaspei-is a second bagger who can always be depended on to lay the wood on the old horsehide. Bob has had three seasons of experience and comes in mighty handy for every game. Vince Oilman has been a Lew is-er for three seasons, too. and is: famous for his ability to come j through” when he is needed. Another threat to any long fly j ball hitter is Bob Cannon when he is prowling the center field. | Bob has earned two letters in baseball. All these boys are packing their duds to leave the diamond this year, either via the graduation route or because of ineligibility. But they leave their chores In very capable hands, namely. Bowlby, Fitzanko, Jones, Stallings, and Andreoni. Thinlies Establish New Records In Successful Season Establishing an enviable record, the proteges of Coaches Wallace and Adams have completed another successful track year with the exception of the Big Twelve meet, to be held tomorrow. The first meet of the season was at Lincoln, where the Chinks came out on the small end of a 66 %-4score. Pinkston, YonBoeck-man, and Rhoades were high point men for the day. donating a total of 27 points to Pekin's cause. Defeat Over .Manual Burning with indignation at their first defeat, the Celestials traveled to Peoria where they walloped Manual to the top-sided tune of 75 1 6 to 37 5 6. Going next to the Bradford Relays, the Pekin team surprised everyone, themselves included, by amassing twenty-five points to tie the Plow boys from Canton for fourth place. However, when Canton came to Pekin they handed the Chinks speed merchants a 59-54 defeat by copping firsts in eight out of twelve events. Squeeze Out Central Immediately after recovering from tho Canton assault, the boys from the Celestial City romped over Peoria again. There they defeated Central 58-55. and by vir- tue of the win, gained possession of the firechief’s hat which had been in Central’s trophy case since 1936. The meet was another thriller. with the outcome undecided, until Von Bocckmnn anchored tie-relay team to victory and the decisive five points. He shared high point honors with Bill Pinkston, who established a new Pekin-Cen-; tral record for the half-mile, going the distance in 2:10.3. Grab Fifth at Lincoln Relays The Chinks next traveled to Lincoln where they participated in the Lincoln Relays. Although the Celestials copped fifth place with 2 7Ai points, the only event in which a first was won was the low hurdle shuttle. Adkins, Athey. YonRots’kman, and Farischon were running mates in this event. The next meet was the district, in which the Pekinians again made an excellent showing when they tied Lewistown with 19 points. Jim VonBoeckman dashed the 220 in 23.5 seconds, wiping out the all-school record of 23.6 seconds raked up by Jim Black in 1930. The relay team also established a new all-school record, with a time of 1:35.5 seconds. By making such an excellent showing, the relay team along with Von- Stellar Net and Golfmen Finish Busy '40 Schedule Hr | Kotv: IS. T.vlrr. E. OlilliiK -r: Bottom Kow: K. Hrefgar, IS. Jarolw, ■. Rfccl. With six wins and three defeats. Coach Pop” Jenkins ami his stick swingers are doing all right for themselves. To date, the boys have registered wins over Peoria Central. Lincoln, and two from both Manual and Woodruff. This year for the first time, the golf team played matches in groups of three and two. Playing in a three-way match at Lincoln, it won over both Manual and Lincoln. but lost to Bloomington, i The boys claim their Bloomington opponent was probably the toughest they’ve encountered this season. High scorers this year are Ric-ci, Ohlinger, and Lunini. The runner-up is Berardi. The Chinks are. at present, two games short of completing their schedule. These games will probably be their toughest. One is with Bloomington and the other, the Big 12 matches at Urbana. The “turf boys were defeated on their home court for the first time in two years, when they locked horns with Spalding High of Peoria on May 3. Wins Peoria Central—ilia to M Lincoln—10 to 2 Manual—8 to -I and 8 to 4 Woodruff-—7 to 5 ami to aw Losses Peoria Central—1M to ‘2 la Bloomington—8 to 4 Spalding—10 to 2 As for the 1940 racquet-wield-ers. they have managed so far. to break even, winning five matches, and dropping as many. The Chinks were off to a bad start when they were defeated in their first three attempts, all shutouts. Coming to life like the South Pekin tornado. the racqueteers rebounded to catch Peoria Woodruff on the short end of a 4-2 defeat. Jacobs, Secgar, and Tyler won their singles matches, while Jacobs and Seegar teamed to command the doubles. The Canton Plowboys made the Boeckman, and Pinkston, who placed first in the 4 40 with 54 flat, was eligible to enter the state meet at Champaign. All in all. it’s been a good year for the Pekin Thinlies and the prospects for next season are en-cou raging. loss column read 4” when they trounced the Walkerites on their home court, but as hosts to Spalding Institute of Peoria, Pekin chalked up another win, by a 4- 1 count. Again it was Jacobs, Seegar and Tyler who displayed championship tennis. The Chinks next traveled to Peoria to participate in the District Tournament, and shared second place honors with Peoria Manual. May 6. Peoria Manual defeated Pekin on its own court, 4-3. Sec-gar and Tyler won singles, and Jacobs and Seegar were victorious in the doubles. Claiming their first 1940 shutout on May 8, when all the boys turned In top-notch performances, the Pekinites nudged Spalding 5- 0. The boys rebounded from Spalding. and never stopped until they evened the previous setback by Canton, with the identical 5-1 score. Pekin then registered their second shutout by defeating Woodruff. 6-0. Coach Walker is well pleased with the team’s performances this season, and is looking forward to more success next year, when all the boys will be back except Captain Jacobs. PEKIN FOOTBALL LINEt'P (Cont. from page 20, col. 4) Jack Gay! (need we say more! Perhaps you can’t feature it. but Gus Lancaster actually played Feets ball once, and so did Bill “Willy Scarcliff, and Carl XI-tro Farischon! These all did heir share. Y'ou recall the touchdown Jerry Mahoney made last year, and boy, how it counted! Lately of the National Guard is Charles Lewis, and Swede Olson got a sunburn saving lives at Dear Ole Mineral Springs”! Sleepy Dalclier, Doede Johnson, Cliff Kellogg, and Bob Edmonds have displayed some fine prowess, and so have Johnny l ie| onbrock and Bob Meinen, both Career Boys in the Movies! Last we come to three boys who have done O. K. in everything around here— Carl Petri, Guy Ricci, and Bob ’an non. These have been the parading pig-skin-ers, and it won’t be long until that ole Eleven will be out under the new lights, again throwing Pekin’ 'into the line of champions!

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SENIOR EDITION Page 23 DR. R. A. SEIBEL EYE. EAR. NOSE, and THROAT GLASSES FITTED StSH COURT STREET Bob Gasper: Puppy love has sent many boys to the dogs.” TOP-NOTCH BREAD IT’S A REAL LOAF A E BAKERY Pekin, Illinois COHEN FURNITURE CO. 424 Court Street PEKIN, ILLINOIS WEYRICH HARDWARE PAINTS and HARDWARE SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS Phone 282 330 Court St. —Compliments of— Electrical-Maintenance Company It. V. SCHWARTZ 701 Margaret St. Ph. 743-M THE American National Bank PEKIN, ILLINOIS Member Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Henry Birkenbusch Son THE PEKIN JEWELERS Repairing a Specialty 420 Court St. TAZEWELL CANDY CO. Wholesale Candy Jobbers LET’S ALL BOOST PEKIN 348 Margaret Street Phone 470 B. and F. Cafe Confectionery We are always glad to serve you. PEKIN THEATRE BLDG. SHERMAN’S FRESH-MADE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES - LUNCHES Box I.unrhen for Partlei and Picnic ! CURB SERVICE BOO Coart BOS-J Princess Candy Kitchen HOME MADE CANDIES—ICE CREAM— LIGHT LUNCHES 402 COURT S 'lOME LUSH by DROOL DROOLETTE The shocking disturbance at the last matinee dance was decidedly not a strip tease, but “Barney” Callahan using his shirt tail as a dance program. H—S In a recently copyrighted pocket dictionary, edited by those two great philosophers L. .1. Brueckner and Jerry Mahoney, a blotter was described as something you spend tiim looking for while the ink dries.” H—S Miss Williams asked Kennie Line to punctuate this sentence: There goes a pretty girl.” Kennie replied, “I’d just make a dash after her.” H—S Doctor George Lighter: Did you hold a mirror to her face to see if she was still breathing? Yes,” replied the patient. What did she do? Gasp ami readied for her powder puff.” H—S An illustrated drawing of what occupys a senior co-ed’s mind from 8:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. L COMPLIMENTS OF Ed. F. LAMPITT SONS CONTRACTORS H—S Browning Jacobs: “Oh darling, my love for you lias been stimulated to the utmost. Will you marry me?” Dawn Pabst: No, but I’ll always admire you for your choice.” H—S Here’s to the teachers Long may they live: In fact just as long As the assignments they give. H—S The Students get all the fun The Pekinois gets all the fame The Printer gets all the money And the Staff gets all the blame. H—S The Setting—Miss Cofer's History Class. The question— What is the era of Good Feeling?” Barney Webber: The Whiskey Rebellion, of course!” Miss Borgclt: Dean, what is the difference between, ‘I chew gum.’ and 1 have chewed gum’? Dean McNaughton: “A trip to the waste-paper basket.” H—S After arguing for several days I with Punch Adkins about the! Greeks having a disarmament program, Miss li ckctt finally said in disgust. Well, Gene, what in the world makes you think the Greeks did have a disarmament program?” “Well,” replied Gene. “what about Venus?” H—S A Psalm in Chemistry 1. Mr. Walker Is my teacher; I shall not fail. 2. lie maketli me to stand up and produce the goods; He lead-eth me Into the depths of Chemistry. 3. He restoreth my knowledge; He leadeth me into the paths of Kruh, Carlton, and Carpenter’s law for Chemistry’s sake— 4. Yea, though I walk through the depths of Chemistry, I fear no evil, for Mr. Walker is with me; thy pencil and thy grade lx ok, they comfort me. 5. Thou prepares! a test before me in the presence of my classmates. Thy filleth thy grade lH ok with zeros, my anger run-net It over. «. Surely, goodness and mercy will help me through the days of my Chemistry or 1 shall dwell in Chemistry I ab. forever. H—S Little Star Cleaners 103 N. 5TH ST. One block north of Court Street Phone 350 We Call and Deliver Pekin’s Most Beautiful Home NOELS 420 Walnut Street OUR SHOES ARE FITTED BY X-RAY B. H. SHOE STORE 320 Court Street Pekin, 111. W. J. EDEN’S PEKIN SHOE STORE for SHOES THAT SATISFY SPECIAL PRICES TO GRADUATES! R. A. KONISEK 5io court st. PHOTOGRAPHER phone oo« WE HAVE THE VERY LATEST LIGHTING OUTFIT MADE KODAK FINISHING FRAMING Jewelry of Distinction at Moderate Prices Russell McClintick IN STYLE SHOP Life's just too, too sweet, remarked the woman with diabetes. PEKIN FLORAL CO. Pekin’s Bonded Telegraph Florist PHONE 108 STUDENTS You Get Quality at a Savings at the J. C. PENNY CO PEKIN. ILLINOIS Schantz Greenhouses Flowers For All Occasions TELEGRAPH FLOWERS PHONE 495 SAVE AT CARPS Pekin's Livewire Department Store GOLDIES BEAUTY SHOP PEKIN THEATRE BUILDING Phone 609-J PERMANENTS . . $2.00 and up MACHINELESS WAVES . $5.00 YVETTE’S Pekin’s Finest Women’s Store BIGGER and BETTER SANDWICH SHOP Genuine Tenderloins Bar B Q Hamburgers All Kinds of Soft Drinks 8th and Willow Phone 979-J HACKLER BROTHERS DRUGS 335-401-408 Court Street Two Stores Phones 250-198 LET US DO YOUR SCHOOL PRINTING LOHNES PRINT SHOP Times Bldg. Phone 557 BEST WISHES to Class of 1940 N. REULING CO. The Store of Satisfaction”