Trafford High School - Reflector Yearbook (Trafford, PA)

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enior 6655 Hop ec? Bob Kopnitsky, who worked for Lloydis, now works for himself. He found Lloyd's secret way to plant Black Orchids so they fired him. Wayne and Eleanor Uhrrecht Holsinger now own their own theatre, with Raymond Watterson the star of the ballet, Swan Lake, and those four dainty ballet dancers, David Paul, Lee McBride, Melvin Vuic, and Eddie Too- check. Earl Bowden, who played for Mr. Shankis orchestra, now has his own orchestra, in which Harry Iames, Tommy Dorsey, Vaughn Monroe, and Sammy Kaye are some of his players and singers. Wilbert Gavalancia kept up with the Pirates so well that Rosey Rosewell asked him to take over his job to broadcast the games. Rosey is now retired. Eddie Gercone has wooed many women but married none. He has written a book on 20 ways to keep your marriage a successf, Marie Klimovich and Ioe Petrina will com- promise and go into a joint baking business. Wayne Koepka, who always sets such a fine example of promptness, has opened an alarm clock business and is becoming very wealthy. Butch Scanlon and Bernice Twardowski have married and settled down on a horse ranch in Texas. Their next door neighbors are Barbara Holsinger Hall and husband, Ralph. Sam Vecchio has grown an inch and is play- ing for the Steelers. Allison Stanley has replaced his 1937 Stan- ley Steamer with a 1938 model. Don Richardson is operating a school giving lessons in Ten Easy Ways to make your hair bright, shining and curly. Gerby Vuic has taken over teaching English in the place of Miss Bierer. Frank Kerin and Lorena Matulia are play- ing with the Duquesne Tamboritzans, which can be heard on station WLOA, very Monday thru Friday. Russell Stafford is now known as the great- est drummer in the country. .7!Le ,Senior 0,914 arify 19 O!! The Senior Popularity Poll conducted by the Tomahawk in which both the high school and the junior high school took part, showed the following results: BEST ATHLETE Gloria Grande Wayne Koepka MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Joann Zigarovich Wayne Holsinger MOST POPULAR Gloria Grande Wayne Holsinger NICEST TEETH Ioann Zigarovich David Paul NICEST HAIR Gloria Grande Sammy Vecchio

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enior ZKIILZS5 M010 ec? Dick Aglietti has built the largest airplane factory in the United States and Betty Harvey is his favorite stewardess. Willa Boyd and Lucille Culliver are teaching Home Ec in Indiana, Pa. Their favorite song is the one and only So Tired. Frank Pascoe, known for his famous farm yard calls, can be located on his 300 acre farm in Levelgreen. He can tell you anything from raising 'to killing animals. Helen Hauth is secretary for her brother who is a naval officer in California. Mickey Ptantovich startedanurses' training at Trafford General Hospital shortly after gradu- ation and has worked herself up to Head Nurse. The Yankee Clipper, piloted by Thecla Mur- ray and Dorcas Reed has landed in New York Harbor. It is filled with celebrities, including the songstress Mrs. Luffe, the former LaVerne Edge, trailed by Lee McBride the demon radio re- porter. Dolores Faulk has taken over Iimmieis Mar- ket, now called Dolores, Cash and Carry. As a result of her great business venture she lives in a stately mansion on Station Street. Dolores Palesky, a famous dress designer, has been seen recently at Trafford,s most well- known night spot, owned and operated by Steve Zigarovich. Mr. Zigarovich's featured blues singers are none other than Margaret Mertz and Evelyn Burnett. Gloria Grande, Mae Snyder, and Ioan Mc- Munn have their claim to fame as Westinghouse basketball stars, and are coached by Phyllis Traficante, graduate of Slippery Rock. The new co-owners of Murphyfs are Lois Crandall and Irene Banasic. Charles Marker, the attorney-at-law, finally married his little Bunny rabbit. Since Mr. Faulk got hold of all the senior chemists and taught them lessons on how to blow your school up in two easy lessonsf' Eugene Surmacz ran him out on 'SHOW 'to blow your school and teachers up in it in one easy lessonf, Joe and Peggy Lytle Stark, who are now living at East McKeesport, where Ioe coaches football at the high school, are still arguing over that tiny unimportant spat Trafford had with them in '48. David Clarkson now owns his own fish market which is called I catch lem, you eat iem. Leo Gorman who is now 6 ft, 7, averages 50 points a game and is still courting his tall mate, Ioan, 5 ft, 2, Dashkewitz. Q Joann Zigarovich worked for Mr. Mikan and she still does, but she is so good at his work, that he now gives her a brand new convertible Pontiac each year as a small gift of appreciation. Harry and Ann Capets Mahr raised their four children, who are now a quartette called the 'Kfour Ziggetty Boomsf, They are coached by illustrious Bill Varsafsky, the world,s most famous Barber Shop Quartette Singer, who is assisted by another All-American, Paul Artman. Tom Babeo and Ioan McMunn took over Bandyys studio, and now have a modern studio there, where they paint hand-painted portraits, free to all the Brides and Grooms of the Senior class of 1949. They charge 100 dollars to the class of 1950 and 200 dollars to the class of 51. Eleanor Mayhan Minkle and husband Bill are now living a life of leisure in Florida. Betty Harvey is now a famous model and is making a million dollars a month. She is assisted by that famous model, Wanda Stankiewicz. Pauline Horanic Morocco and Rico are now living in California with three children, where Rico is retired.

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CVM. MA!! We, the graduating class of the Trafford High School, for the year 1949, being of sound mind and good judgment, do hereby make, execute, publish and declare this our last will and testa- ment, in manner following, and do individually and collectively, any and all former promises made without due deliberation or careful consid- eration. First, To Our Parents, who have made school life possible, we bequeath our life-long love and devotion. VVe realize that it has not always been an easy matter to keep us in school. Our parents. have denied themselves pleasures and often necessities of life in order that we might have educational advantages. We bequeath to our beloved parents our most sincere thanks for their timely assistance in times of trouble and distress, even though they did not always have the correct solutions to the problems in math. Second, To Our Faithful Teachers, we bequeath our heartfelt thanks for their patient guiding hands even though they were laid on a trifle heavy at times. No doubt, there have been times when they felt the results were not worth the effort and sometimes they may have even suspi- cioned that certain members of the class would never be able to make their grades. We owe much of our educational progress to their untir- ing efforts. Perhaps we have often been thought- less and careless, but in the years to come we will appreciate their efforts more and more. Third, To Our Kind Hearted Principal, we be- queath also our many thanks for his keen fore- sight and strength that enabled him to keep us close to the line even though we were wilfull and contrary at times. We bequeath him the plea- sure of guiding other classes safely through the school course to honorable graduation. Fourth, To The Honorable School Board, we be- queath best wishes and praise. They have given unstintingly of their time and judgment, and we honor them for their wisdom and splendid man- agement of the school affairs and trust they will feel that their efforts have not been all in vain. And individually we make the following re- quests: I, Richard Aglietti leave my ability to get up so early in the morning to Jean Capets. I, Paul Artman, leave my sarcastic laugh to Wanda Lenart. I, Tom Babeo, leave my craze for arguing to Ralph Watts. I, Irene Banasik, leave my alleged fear of boys to Annamae Nabuda. I, Earl Bowden, leave my forwardness with the girls to Clyde Minnis. I, Leo Gorman, leave my height to Jimmy Delia. I, Eleanor Mayhan, leave my scholastic pro- ficiency to Bertha Lawrence. I, David Paul, otherwise known as Side- burns Paolav leave my unshaven face to Baby Face Siegelf, I, Joe Petrina, leave my thriving bakery to Bobby Mikan. I, Helen Hauth, leave my quietness to Mr. Faulk. I, Bill Minkle, leave my chronic ailments to Florence Sanders. I, Mildred Bantovich, leave to put my swing on Frank Kerinis back porch. I, Bill, Nature Boyv Varsafsky, leave for the woods. I, Mae Snyder, leave my tight fitting basket- ball uniform to Angie Canillo. A I, Harry Mahr, leave my sandwich to Nor- man Mcindoe for next year. I, Wayne Holsinger, leave my baby face to Donald Mendicina. I, Pauline Horanic, leave to chase Rico.