Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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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”

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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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Page 24 SENIOR EDITION 'Odd Jobs'n Such Stuff'Occupying Time of '40 Graduates Of course. It was quite a come down for the former 35th president of the United States, but the Rt. Hon. Diaries (J- Ridge Williams was happy as he hung the new burlap curtains, and straightened the soap box furniture about his modernistic little shanty. He was all in a dither, and no wonder—that night he was going to fling a party that would be the 'iocial event of the season. He wanted the work to be done before the guests (Invited and otherwise) arrived. Had he forgotten anything, he wondered? He still had to set a rat-trap or two for his blood enemies. Don Guy, Beezok Vedel, and Don Lauterlmcli, who might try to break up the party. But nevertheless, the refreshments were ready and safely hidden— the punch was made according to ‘‘Punch’’ Alikins’ latest recipe. Charlie had plastered an old Pekinois over a squashed mosquito's final resting place, when the door splintered into a million pieces. When the dust had settled, in staggered Rill Richards, Dick Roll, and Harry Zimmerman, respectively, the president, vice-president, and secretary of the Garbage Collectors’ Union, Local 546835. They had merely been practicing their latest party-crashing method, and were astonished, no end, that a mob scene had not resulted. They had no sooner hit “Pidge” over the head with a tooth-pick (which incidentally put him out for the rest of the evening), when the guests began to arrive. First to appear was Leonard Rrueckner, handy man and electrician at Alcatraz, then Guy Ricci, the undertaker, and Rrowning Jacobs, who had gone to the dogs (now county dog catcher). Escorting them were a few of the local old maids, namely, Jeanm Khrliardt, l e Seggerman, and ’Ig glo Wilson; and right on their heels came several of the more respectable guests of the evening: meaning the Principal of P.C.H.S.. IS n Jones; Senator Rlaine Muggs Raah; Secretary of State, J. It. Dlopenbrock; and Edward Ohlinger, who had recently discovered the southwest pole. As they sat down to a peaceful game of pinochle, played with Old-Maid cards, the first bloodcurdling scream of the evening pierced the air. But it was a case of mistaken identity, for the screams were not screams, but a night club blues singer, Frances Hancock, practicing her scales. During the uproar. Harriett Zimmerman sent the whole party-searching for Casanova Cannon who had disappeared. Later (much. much), he was discovered with ears attentively jammed against the radio, as he listened to the Hammer-Clammer Broadcast, Pekin at Broadway. 'Flash! It is rumored that Car) Swacky Switzer, poet-and-mad-artist-wlnner of the modernistic deluxe painting of 1960, returns to Pekin's Boo Beauty Salon, and Mayme Aquc, for his manicures and facials. Romance? Splash! .Miss Mary Catharine Sehallcr was chosen Miss America for 1955. to-day. Smash! Spud” Grossweller, Olympic tiddlewink champ, announced to-day that he had accepted a post as manager of fight-champ, Shamrock Oberle. Trash! Talent scouts have awarded glamour-boy Jack (Jay a contract as understudy to WPA actors' matinee idol. Rob Gasper, at five bucks a week. Clash! Swede” Olson and Jim were put under a $.2500 bond for disturbing the peace, when authorities caught them fighting a duel under the old sycamore in Central Park, at dawn. Dash! Society debutante. Phyllis Hill, is still hot on Eldon Tides’ trail, although Leap Year has come and gone again. Rash! Officer Jim Schwartz, made a thrilling one-handed capture to-day when he foiled the desperadoes Don Wilcox and Jim Callahan, in an attempt to break into the Federal Reserve Rank. When held for questioning, the two confessed that they were trying to enter the bank to remove a package of chewing gum left at the cashier’s window, when they tried to cash a check for $.15 earlier in the day. Although authorities—’ At this point the earthen floor began to tremble and heave! In another second a five-foot circle of earth removed itself, and up through the cavity left by the disappearing earth, climbed the section foreman and ditch digge , (Jus l,anca.st ‘r. Dramatic was his entrance—with his little pick’n shovel! This w-as indeed a night of surprises! During the pandemonium caused by- Gus' entrance Forest Hughes had gone outside to fetch in the ice cream. Peace had no sooner settled on the group than the second blood-curdling scream of the evening raised many a little hair which wasn't there anymore. Forest reappeared, dragging Jerry Mahoney, prominent local banker, by the collar. Jerry hail promised all the little Mahoneys ice cream cones, and had appropriated the ice cream just as lie did the bank's funds. Through the door filed the ten little Mahoneys led l»y young Peter. Next in line was Michael, then Danny, Molly, Maureen, Kathleen, Mary, and Patrick. I want my ice cream, papa! But dear, it's their ice cream, explained Jerry, so you can’t have any—.” “We’re going to have some ice cream anyhow, Papa!” The well-bred Mahoneys then tore into the guests. Just as day dawned, Pidgi regained consciousness just In time to sis the last of the little Mahoneys chase tin last guest through the door. His party was over, no doubt! Oomphormation about Clothes and Stuff! Just a few notes on what’s jaunty about town . . . Things to look into: mint prints, those cool mint-green and white-sprigged creations for afternoon: airway stripes.” frocks with he-witchery; silk jersey dresses that refuse to crush or wrinkle, and look swell-elegant; collapsible umbrellas with the telescoping handle so you can carry your bumbershoot in your purse if you want to; washable gabardine two-piecers that tub as easily as a hanky and fit like a second skin. Your prom dress should be long —just showing your tiptoes, and swirl yards 'n yards of skirt. The gypsy motif is smart now, and who knows? Maybe you can wear hot pink or canary yellow. Try ’em on ennyhoo. Let’s get away from all those ice-cream taffetas of blue and white and baby-pink— they're old stuff. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES Geo. W. Rohrs and Associates Wraps for formal summer nights (and you must have one) are all simple, being usually white pique, quilted silk, or candlewick-ing. Brushed wool is something different in the wrap line. too. with three-quarter sleeves, in such lush colors as cerise chartreuse, poker chip red. and electric blue. In our price range this year, good-looking evening sandals are something we wish you'd try to find. Outside of going to Chicago or St. Louis, we’ve covered the territory pretty thoroughly—and all we wanted was Just one insignificant little pair of flat-heeled gold leather sandals. Evidently the breed has died out! Well, all ye faithful followers of fashion, the time has come (the walrus said) to bid you a fond farewell—Anyhow. I'se all pooed out—Goobye! COMPLIMENTS OF Great States Theatres PEKIN --- - EMPIRE “The Store for Students” SCHIPPER BLOCK CO. Meinders Photo Studio QUALITY PHOTOS MODERATE PRICES Over .'145 Court St, Phone 74-M MENS AND WOMENS MAID-RITE CLOTHES SANDWICH SHOP DRY GOODS Different Special Kerry Day MRS. Kl BY DOBKN Jt SON BOB Fifth and Margaret St. TENNIS RACKETS™ ALL AT SALE PRICES! BALLS—12c - 24c - 35c SOFTBALLS — MITTS — BATS — BASEBALL SHOES CAPS OENF. LOHXE8 {% ■ I R I IT Pi ci? ok u Central Book and Toy Store BOYS AND GIRLS! COMPLIMENTS Of Huy or rent your munical instrument in rekin at price and term to unit our convenience. We guarantee every instrument we sell. Come down, let’ talk it over. SOLDWEDEL DAIRY EHRLICHER BROTHERS MUSIC STORE PRODUCTS S. T. GLASFORD, M. D. ICE CREAM, MILK and Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat BUTTER Office, 404 Elizabeth St. Pekin. Illinois PRE-SEASON SALE! Tennis Rackets — Golf Balls — Fishing Tackle USE OUR LAYAWAY PLAN NOW SAVE THE DIFFERENCE AT THE P Ht J. P. J. SPORTS SHOP 1 Pete Petri 631 Court St. Phone 491 Jerry Zuckweller