Union High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Union, OR)

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THE BOBCAT Paqe 15 makers. Norma Wiglesworth is attending and continually glancing at—third finder left hand! In an immaculate kitchen of a heaven-touched apartment Jerry Gambill is trying out a new recipe which serves two. Lloyd Edvalson. who is Secretary Wickard’s first hand man in Union County, has taken time out from his farming to help increase the farm production of eggs and butter. Government Review! Forward—March! Crowds of civilians cheer and wave the red. white and blue as the infantry marches by in review. General Marshall salutes. Hat's off! Here comes the calvary, and Frank Orton rides by at the head of I he ninth division. Company—Halt! Every girl’s heart skips a beat, and every man stands straighten West Point is on parade! Decked in full uniform with spotless white gloves we find our classmates Harold Hall and Robert Dodds, as overhead Dell Hoyt is soaring in a Thunderbolt P-47 for the American Air Corps. The Army band strikes up The Marine Hymn.” Tell it to the Marines. That’s right—and here's Guy Vaughn to tell it to. Progressing up the sides of the V we find ourselves at the ultimate goal— the top of the V”—Victory! The “Withycombe Special” publishes an extra, devoting sixteen columns on the peace plans, compiled by the National Economic Relations Board, whose chairman, an internationally known arbitrator, is Bill Gale. Glancing on the sports page, we notice that Wayne Kornegay has been selected as All American halfback and will play in the Rose Bowl game with the Oregon State Beavers. Screeching headlines on the front page echo into every American home, summoning the thirty Seniors of the famous class of ’42 to their class reunion, in the fair city of Union.

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THE BOBCAT Paqe 14 Senior Class Prophecy “V FOR VICTORY!” Graduation—Seniors—Caps and gowns. The band strikes the key note of Pomp and Chivalry, lights are lowered and heads turn. Thirty Seniors with anxious hearts solemnly march to the goal of four years ambition. The usual ceremony—and thirty Seniors rise—step down the three steps from the platform to the floor, dot, dot, dot, dash ... — ”V for Victory.” 1942—and America is engaged in war—at the point of the V” willfully striding to the top—for Victory and Freedom! Eyes upon the “V”, the thirty Seniors start into the future. In the distance we faintly hear the familiar strains of Beethoven’s Symphony, (adopted by the “V for Victory” campaign) played by the Philadelphia Symphonic Orchestra, under the direction of the guest conductor Allan White. At the outmost tip of the baton in the grandeur left sweep for the crescendo is Lucille Hutchinson, nationally known music critic, who is rapidly taking notes for the music reviews of the late editions. Far off in the l)u Pont Laboratory behind the experimental tubes and chemical apparatus Bob Pike and Wilburn Aston have just completed a formula which produces a new synthetic rubber, estimated to be capable of matching the strength of Superman. Outside the laboratory door a pack of newspaper men stand impatiently waiting, with cameras and flash bulbs, for the appearance of the two newly discovered scientists. But, wait! Preceding all of the other reporters and closest to the door is Earnest Bates, or better known to the public by his pen name from his daily internationally read columns as “Pluto.” He is ready to scoop the story for the “Withy-combe Special”, a daily newspaper designed especially to simplify jokes and run an additional page of funnies, guaranteed circulation of six billion, edited by our ingenious classmate Carolyn Withycombe, ably assisted by Eleanor Richards, who spends her spare time holding her record as the World’s best Majorette. Donald Nelson has recently employed two new secretaries, Barbara Gallc and Betty Counsell, his left and right-hand men, and now production has increased one-hundred per cent. Behind the drawing specifications and blue prints at Boeing Aircraft, Jerry Bateman is just completing plans for a B-20, and as an avocation draws daily comic strips for the “Withycombe Special.” Young Americans learning the fundamentals of subtraction are under the very able supervision of Betty Spiker and Laura Morrison. Freida Posey is especially busy with her Civilian Defense jobs, and also is conducting Red Cross Classes; and speaking of Red Cross, Rosemary Turner, a trained nurse, is working under the emblem in the Kodiak Base at Alaska. Hurrah for the Three Musketeers promoting good will. Nancy Cosner is an exchange student at Guatemala, while her friend, Georgia McMillan is busy mastering the Spanish language for her missionary service. Betty Smith is working as a foreign service interpreter in Honduras. On duty at the Airplane Detector Station are Lucille Keys and Georgene Ham, who are very busy learning the technique from the instructor. Mary Lindsay has just signed a contract with the U. S. O. to be a hostess at the Pacific Coast Training Stations. The government program is well under way. and Jeanne McMillan is conducting special nutrition classes concerning substitutes for sugar, to American home-

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THE BOBCAT Paqe 16 Wills and Bequeaths LUCILLE HUTCHINSON-A box of aspirins and a handful of rocks to next year’s Student Body President. A DELBERT HOYT-My English books to A. C. Murrie. LLOYD EDVALSON—My bashfulness to Homer Collins. HAROLD HALL—My Social Ec. lxx ks to Robert Kohler. BARBARA GALLE—My position as Drum Majorette to “Dickie Wells. EARNEST BATES—My parking space in the lumber yard to Charles Meade. BOB PIKE—“Kayak” to Mr. Grew. MARY LINDSAY—My ability to gain Guy Vaughn to Ann-Ara Ward. ROSEMARY TURNER—My most charming freckles to Irene Wilson. LUCILLE KEYS—My ability to smile or grin through everything to Maxine Brown. NANCY COSNER—All Mrs. Trull's scrapbooks, charts etc. to Muriel Cline. -e yJERRY GAM BILL—My perfect attendance record to La Faye Cline. ALLAN WHITE—My ping pong ability to Johnny Wortman. GEORGIA McMILLAN—My graceful curves to Dorothy McGrath. JEAN McMILLAN—My height and brown eyes to Gloria Lay. BETTY SPIKER—Next year’s pep contest poster to anyone who can draw a fish. I can’t. WAYNE KORN EG AY—My new football shoes to Carol in hopes that she can find someone to fill them. LAURA MORRISON—My ability to get my typing budgets in on time to George Thomas. CAROLYN WITHYCOMBE—My title of “Math class pencil sharpener to anyone who wants it. ELEANOR RICHARDS—My value to the senior English class as official door closer to anyone who wishes to strengthen his prestige. BILL GALE—My naturally curly, white hair to Robert Scarbrough. GEORGENE HARN-My gab to Margaret McCauley. NORMA WIGLESWORTH—My freckles to Ann Stein. BETTY SMITH—My candy and pop selling day to anyone good natured enough to carry on. FREIDA POSEY—My bookkeeping to anyone who can afford the headache pills. JERRY BATEMAN—My paint brushes to Rusty” Dawson. GUY VAUGHN—My musicianship to anyone who can master the piano. I’m learning. BETTY COUNSELL—My noon study halls. Am. Observers, battered baton and worn-out saddles to Ann Stein. BOB DODDS—My romantic tactics to Bobby Crooke. WILBURN ASTON—My blonde features to “Swede” Johansen. FRANK ORTON—My ability as a farmer to Robert Kohler.