Philipsburg Osceola Area High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Philipsburg, PA)

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'JL flau, Jlalifvfzy, We, the class of 1942, entered Philipsburg High School in 1938. Our acti- vities that year consisted of parties and assembly programs. Our class officers were: President ...,. .. ,... Preston Peightal Vice President ,.,,.. ,....... W arren Moore Secretary .......,. ,4., J oseph Fitzgibbon Treasurer .,....,.. ..... ,..,., ...,.,.,... .,...,.,... D o n ald Stine In the fall of 1939 we entered Senior High, proud to call ourselves Soph- omores. Our participation in sports was very prominent in the success of the various teams of the school. Having many students of dramatic ability in this class, we presented our first play entitled Aunt Tillie Goes To Town , directed by Mrs. Marcia Westpfahl. The officers for our Sophomore year were: President .,.,.,.,, , ,.,.,. Helen Claire Mattern Vice President . ..... Joseph Fitzgibbon Secretary ,.,., ..... Bernice Morgan Treasurer ...,. .....,,..,.,...,....,.. ,...... ...... ...., .... .,....,, H e I e n B ezilla In 1940 we became happy Juniors. This year was very important for we received our class rings and pins, which we are proud to own and display. Our boys proved to be great in football, baseball, basketball, and wrestling. Ora- tions were delivered by six members of our class in assembly at the annual D. A. R. Oratorical Contest March 28. As our play for this year we presented Headed for Eden , directed by Miss Marie George. The following classmates were elected as our officers for the Junior year: President ,,... .,.... Joseph Fitzgibbon Vice President . , , ...,.. Helen Bezilla Secretary ,.,..,,... ..,.,. M ary Lou Frank Treasurer . ,.,.,., ,....., ,....,..... ,.........., ,.,.,. ,... H a r r i et Hewitt The fall of 1941 marked the beginning of a very busy year, for we were then dignified Seniors. The highlights of this memorable year were our trip to Wash- ington in February and the Junior-Senior Prom. As our last participation in dra- matics, we presented the play, June Mad , directed by Miss Marie George. Graduation exercises on June 4 climaxed the history of the class of 1942. Our officers for the Senior year were: President . . Preston Peightal Vice President ..,.. .... R ichard Knepp Secretary .,......... ..... J ohn Richards Treasurer .,., ...,. E rnest Black ' Twenty-nine

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SENIORS ZAVALYDRIGA, THEODORE FRANCIS Ted General Archery 2, 3, 4. President, Arch- ery Club. Ambition: Airplane pilot. Ted, our favorite cheerleader was, When he's around t h i n g s always buzz. KASSAB, ERNEST ANTHONY E. K. College Prep. Clubs: Football, 3 yrs, Basketball, 3 yrs., Football 2, 3, 4, Basketball 2, 3, 4. Ambition: Aircraft weld- ing engineer. Ernie is a lady killer, The girls all think he is a diller. ZIFF, ALBERT Al College Prep. Clubs: Nature, Debating, Automo- bile. D. A. R. Oratorical Contest. Ambition: College graduate. Albert has quite a scholastic grade, For all his work he will be repaid. RODGERS, HAROLD R0ge General Clubs: Rifle, Sport First Aid. Sec- retary, Rifle Club. Football 'l, 2, 3, 4. Ambition: Movie Director. Harold is tall and always neat, Renee he thinks is awful sweet. BIGELOW, WILLIAM CHARLES Bill General Clubs: Dancing 2, 3, Automobile 4. Ambition: Florist. Bill has blonde, wavy hair, And he will always take a dare. Sl'llNlMEL, NILE Junior General Clubs: Nature,, Dancing. Ambi- tion: Clerk. Nile is a tall, curly headed boy, To some girl he will bring ioy. 942 IN MEMORIAM ROBERT CARL RICHARDS Upon the scroll of memory whereon is written the names of those whom Philipsburg High School delights to honor, we now engrave the name of Carl Richards. Death is always an occasion of sorrow when it takes from us a young person of promise. None can predict the contribution he would have made to community life but there is a certainty that he was endowed with native ability that warranted the prediction that he would have had a successful career. ln his death by drowning on July 2, 1941, our class suffered a loss still deeply felt. The remembrance of him will become a lasting memorial. Twenty-eight

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' 61441 Ffwllhfflf Miss Miller, teacher at Philipsburg High School for the past fifteen years had at last attained her ambition-she was going on a summer vacation tour through North America. On June 6, l952, a farewell banquet was held in honor of Miss Miller at the Snazzy Hotel owned by Ernie Black and managed by Jack Eaton. There were many celebrities present, among them were: Bill Hrenka, Mayor of Philipsburg, Dick Hughes, Chief of Police, John Barnes, Presi- dent of the Chamber of Commerce, Bob Matson, announcer for the Phil- ipsburg broadcasting station, PHS, and Joe Fitzgibbon, the local football coach. The toastmaster, Albert Ziff, called on each for a speech.. A delicious banquet was served and then the guests bade Miss Miller goodbye. At last she was on her way! Her first important stop was at Wash- she was greeted by Senator of '42, accompanied by his sec- taken to lunch at the Blue Plaza. head waitress was Marie Bush. recognized them at once. They who were now happily married. it was train time. the naval acad- who is teaching the campus and Teacher at the the office, Miss were secretaries ington. As she stepped from the train Harry Townsend, a member of the class Jretary, Sylvia Spitler. Miss Miller was To her surprise, she discovered that the A couple rushed up to greet her. She were Jim Herrington and Alice Richards, Time passed all too quickly, and again Next stop, Annapolis! While viewing O emy, Miss Miller met Dick Knepp, now a navy captain naval tactics to the midshipmen. Dick took her around again she met an old friend, Don Stine, Physical Eld. Academy. When asked to sign the Visitor's Book in Miller discovered that Betty Johnston and Alma Stark U to the head of the school. Again she had to rush off-this time by plane. Away she zoomed down to Savannah, Georgia. On the plane she discovered that Helen Claire Mattern and Isabelle Beach were the.Air Hostesses, and the pilot was Vince Johnson. At 50VGI'll'1G1l1 MISS Millet' took a taxi to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was formerly Lois Hessong. The Johnsons told Miss Miller .there was a pleasant surprise in store for her and so there was. That night she was taken to a famous night club, The Swan Club. Upon entering she dis- covered that the surprise was in the form of several Philipsburgers who were now a part of the famous girls' Swan Band: namely, Jean Hazel- ton, pianist, Lois Walton, trombonist, Kathleen Young, clarinet player, Helen Bezilla, violinist, Dottie Erickson, coronet player, and Marion. Hag- yard, drummer. After a very happy visit she departed for Miami, Fla. the grounds of Before looking around the city, Miss Miller decided to visit a beauty shop. She entered The Glamour Shop and was greeted pleasantly as an old friend by the owners, Catherine Hastings and Helen Harper. After having a shampoo, a finger wave, etc., Miss Miller went on a shopping spree. She entered a smart little dress shop, Simps.on's, .owned by Marian Copeland, now Mrs. Simpson. Marian asked Miss Miller to attend a style show with her that afternoon. Among those who modeled were: Gail Butterworth, Katheryn Lindsay, Vivian Matson, and Dorothy Trella. After a visit of a few weeks in Miami she boarded a boat bound for New Orleans. Miss Miller was requested to sit at Captain Alphonse Luciano's table. Entertainment on the boat was provided by a floor show featuring the Rhythm Sisters, Bernice Kester, Pauline Antolik, Mar- garet Kardolly, and Alzene Lucas. Also featured was the world-famous comedian, H. Motter, and the marvelously trained dancing Trixettes. Some of the members were: Jean Sleigh, Betty Fauth, lrene Cieslar, and Clara Jane Smeal. Miss Miller had pleasant visits with all of her old students. What an exciting time she had at her next stop, the Painted Desert and Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Miss Miller stayed at a dude ranch, The Double Stone, owned by Ronald and Stanley Stone. The professional nurse on the ranch was Betty Muir. On a trip to the Can- yon she met Lelia Thompson, now a teacher of Latin at Sweet Briar School in the South, who was also on a vacation. Time marched on and soon she had to move on. How thrilling to be at last in the great and glamorous city of Holly- wood. Here she met Gerald Shimmel and Bill Schram, now famous movie directors. While Bill was showing Miss Miller the sets of the movie he was shooting, she met Milly Lindsay, a famous roller skating star, and the famous Academy Award winner, Eleanor Jones. Eleanor introduced her to Emily Ferguson, Pulitzer Prize winner, who had writ- ten the book called Stardust . Miss Ferguson's secretary was an old classmate, Elaine Albert. Miss Jones told Miss Miller that she would not part with her old schoolmate and present maid, Mary Louise Delige, for ove nor money. Miss Delige's interest was centered on the famous bar-' itone, Gerald Ammons. After an exciting week in Hollywood, Miss Miller departed for the city of divorces. When she arrived in Reno, she attended a session in court and met Bob Carmack, now a divorce lawyer and the iudge, Nick Gianopulos. While talkin to Nick, she discovered that Mary Lou Frank was a fam- ous woman Tawyer in the city of Reno. On the way to Salt Lake City, she passed a huge gas station which was owned by Harold Hamer. She visited the historical spots of the city with Mrs. Beezer O'Neill, the former Eleanor Rowles. Finally, on she went to Chicago. Thirty Here she was met at the airport by Jean Houser, now secretary to Lee Hugg, President of the Waukeegan Tire Company. With Jean was Rella Bainey, buyer for a leading Chicago department store. Rella intro- duced Miss Miller to a farmer pupil, Neal Baney, who is a renowned surgeon. She also met Kathryn Parkes, Pat Nicholas, Josephine Mencer and Lucille Stine, all nurses at the East Side Hospital, Chicago. Preston Peightal greeted Miss Miller as she walked down the hospital corridor. He informed her that he was head chemist in the East Side Hospital. Pres , a baseball addict, informed Miss Miller that several Philipsburg boys were playing maior league ball in Detroit soon. She packed her clothes and resumed her trip. Arriving in Detroit, she rested and then went to the ball game. On the Detroit Tigers team she found Steve Blasko, Jesse Fenton, and Bill Boyle. In the press box she saw Murray Darke, radio commentator. Looking around she noticed some other familiar faces among the spec- tators. Among them were: Anna Mae Latz, supervisor of nurses at a Detroit hospital, Bob Long, owner of the Detroit News, a large news- paper, Harriett Hewitt, U. S. woman's tennis champion. After the game Miss Miller met Frances Kyler, who had become a well-known dress de- signer. When she returned to her hotel she found Lee Perna and Ernest Oelbermann who had iust returned from a tour of South America. They told Miss Miller about some of the things they had seen on their trip. Warren Moore was now U. S. Ambassador to Brazil, his secretary was Alice Snyder and his assistant was Ted Zavalydriga. These two told Miss Miller that Charles Lukach owned a large coffee plantation in Bra- zil. As Miss Miller left the hotel, she recognized the hotel cashier as Edmund Shimmel. On went Miss Miller to Toronto, Canada. Here she met a group of Americans who were touring Canada. Among this group were: June Yingling, Howard Twoey, Mary Sustrick, Oscar Schnarrs, Loris Ralston, and Beverly Bannon. These former students were now school teachers and were spending their vacation on a tour in Canada. Upon entering a souvenir shop she met Pauline Gallo and Betty Corrigan who were both now happily married to RAF pilots. At last she boarded a boat for Niagara Falls. While viewing the falls she met Anna Mae Vail and her new husband Jess Price. After a short stop here she resumed her iourney to New York City. As she entered the Yorkshire Hotel, she recognized the bell hops as Jack Sawtelle and Paul Runk. The manager of the hotel, Jim Muir, was also familiar to her. When her breakfast was served, she discovered the waitress was Gladys Smith. Occupying the suite next to her was Clifford Smith, famous sax player. Penny gave her a pass to Radio City. Here she met many friends. There was Charles Poorman, now a radio comedian, Lemoin Dixon, singer on the Melody Ranch program, Gordon Twist and Jim Twist, vocalist duet, Bernice Morgan, o leading fashion commentator and Mary Petroff, head of the Children's hour pro- gram. She met Quenton Bock, a leading newspaper photographer, Dor- othy B.each, society columnist on the New York Sun, Marlene Graftius, an artust's model, and Gerald Bock, personnel manager of a large de- partment stovre. Bob Laird sold Miss Miller an insurance policy. After a few exhausting weeks in New York, Miss Miller decided to go to Boston. ln Boston she met Ted Demchak, owner of the Boston Cannery Com- pany and his secretary, Edna Beals. As she went on a tour through the rannery, some of the workers she met were Mary Helen Healey, Jim Hoover, Jeanne Hussiere, Gerald Parka, and Leroy Stine. She entered a restaurant to try some famous Boston baked beans and found the pro- prietor to be Allaryna Crain. While eating she was greeted by Mary Henry, social secretary to Maude Price, a leader of Boston social life. At the Boston Research Laboratory, she met John Richards, now famous for his experiments with cancer. She went to see a play which was being previewed in Boston. Among the cast she found Margaret Sheck and Marshall Shaw. Back stage she discovered Ted Perks and Charles Mills, electricians, Gloria Phillips, make-up artist, and Leona Husler, costume designer. The owner of the theatre was Fred Johnson, while the producer of the play was Bill Tate. Traveling on to Philadelphia, Miss Miller met Geraldine Martin, Eleanor Yarger,.and Bernice Shaw who were all secretaries to big busi- ness men. While window shopping, Miss Miller discovered Loretta Almond and Frances Milliron were proprietors of a smart dress shop. On a busy corner she met Albert Ayers, now a policeman. He told Miss Miller that Albert Johnson was now a D. A. As her throat felt dry, Miss Miller entered a drug store for a coke. Smiling at her from behind the soda fountain was Sam Hyde. Among the busy waitresses, Miss Miller discovered Dora Kephart, Loretta Kyler, and Dorothy Hessong. The time had come for her to return home, so before she boarded her train she stopped to buy a corsage at Bill Bigelow's Flower Shop. As she was boarding the train she met Geraldine Williams and Gladys Mor- gan stepping off the train. They were on their way to New York. As the train traveled on, Miss Miller began to read the paper. To her sur- prise she discovered that Juanita Fleck had been picked Queen of the Citrus Fruits in Miami. Later she entered the dining car and met Anna Blasko and Grace Damey who told her they were on their way to a Wholesaler's convention in Pittsburgh. As Miss Miller stepped from the train she noticed several men boarding the train which was bound for Pittsburgh. They were Ernie Kassab, Emerson Goss, Nile Shimmel and Harold Rodgers. At last her trip was over and she was back home where she was sur- rounded once again by familiar people and faces.