Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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CLASS PROPHESY As I look 1nto the crystal ball I can see what the future holds for the V1ctory class of 1951 Dim the l1ghts and draw the curta1ns We must have complete s1lence Sh h h a p1cture 15 formlng It's quite blurred Ah h' It's COmlng closer closer closer Now I see lt The year 1971 Can lt be? It 15' None other than our own handsome ROY TODD wearing a wh1te un1form rubber gloves a llttle wh1te cap and a mask over h1s mouth CNo lt 1sn't Hallowe'en J Doctor Todd 15 bein assisted b NANCY JO TIPPER, who 15 serving her apprentlce sh1p at the Good Samar tan Hospita They are operat1ng on CHARLES RADCLIFF who worked so hard at D'ANSELMI'S MOTOR COMPANY that he suffered a breakdown The studlous looklng g1rl standing there mak1ng tests 15 none other than FRANCES EINDLEY I never knew that she was a med1cal technolog1st MARTHA BATES RUTH CLAYTON CATHERINE CIRULLO and PEGGY EVANS are the women 1n wh1te Ch1ef supervlsors are KATHLEEN MCINNES and KATHERINE KARNIS Of course Mrs Radcllff KMARY MANCINAJ 15 by h1s s1de constantly I see that FAIRE MARIE COMPTON st1ll has that dreamy vo1ce Now she uses lt to tell her llttle g1rl fa1ry tales wh1le CHARLIE S1tS dreamy eyed l1sten1ng Charlie and PETE PERRI both are successful englneers They went to the HUFFORD School of Eng1neer1ng you remember JAMES Seems he lnherlted a lot of money and set up a school of his own 1deas some of the near baldheaded professors are DALE CAIN JOSEPH DE FAZIO JAMES FERRANDO HERBERT FRASHUER 1S the Dean H1s pr1vate secretary is none other than LOUISE HANNAH The picture swltches to the far country of Ind1a There 15 the 'Wolves Clu OLIVER HUFFMAN proprietor In Ind1a they have more than one w1fe Some of the faces in thelr harems are SALLY JO FLOYD JORETTA HAMILTON FRENCHALENE HOWELL and PHYLLIS JENKINS Other members of the club are CHARLES LEESON TONY KARAKTOZIS CLIFFORD KEARNS ROBERT HALL and ROBERT HARDMAN RETTA NUTTER a m1SSl0DarY has been try1ng to reform them but to no avail That's why they left the Unlted States CHARLES WILKES who 15 world famous 3V13t0I w1ll br1ng them back COm1ng over the a1r waves we hear the famous comedlan BRUNO VIZZARI w1th h1s protege CARROLL PHILLIPS As a famous torch slnger we hear NINA ROSE ZINN'S sultry vo1ce s1ng1ng the nHot Rod Race ' Her sponsors are the LOPEZ BROTHERS who own a local dr1ve 1n Also on the same plane are two other V I P 's They are ROSE MARIE MAZZA and BARBARA INSANI who although famous duo p1an1sts are Stlll Uncla1med Treasures ' The crystal 15 pla1ner s1nce we're back 1n the states but lt 15 a sad s1ght 1n deed' I see the HAHPTONSTALL Morgue's hearse golng toward Sard1s Other undertakers are BILL NICHOLS CHARLES MORRISON and MARION THARPE Walt they're go1ng to AL McQUAID'S house Seems that Al thought he knew all of the pr1ncipals of being an electr1c1an but he stuck h1s f1nger 1n a socket and electrocuted h1mself There stands h1s bereaved w1dow the former MARTHA TATE Now I see a great mass of people Let me th1nk why there's PETE TTDMAS carry1ng a shoe sh1ne k1t He 15 a member of the nShoe Sh1ne Un1on W Other members are CARL TENDA JOE SECRETO HARRY PUKEY AND JACK MALONE JOE SPATAFORE and VIRGINIA KNIGHT are now d1rect1ng a chorus l1ne Some other cutles are JEAN JOHNSON MARY JO MARTIN PEGGY NORMAN RUTH ANN ASHCRAFT BETTY ABRAHAM and FRANCES AUDIA Next to appear 15 a w1stful looklng couple Yes 1t's PATTY MILLER and WAYNE HAGGERTY They Just went 1n to BETTY MARK'S Jewelry store to look at r1ngs ANN GOUUD and CLARA JUNE GREENE are superv1s1ng a nursery I see l1ttle BOBBY LEE MOORE Jr staylng there wh1le h1s mother and dad went to a basketball game BOB 15 now coach at V1ctory and Bobby's mother 15 the former WJACKIE' WILSON JOE TENDA JOE MANCINA and HARRY STOUT are now play1ng professional ball Tenda plays basketball and Manc1na 15 g1v1ng lessons to an Anderson lad who 15 BROOKS ANDERSON'S son Brooks was an outstand1ng left handed pltcher ROBERT LEWIS MOORE lS one of today's top artlsts He has a stud1o all his own 1n the new bu1ld1ng owned by DONALD PLIVELICH H1s recept1on1stS are MARY INGRAM and MARGIE HYRE The custodlan lS DICK BRAMER CARL MAXWELL 15 the new p0llCe ch1ef Another c1ty pol1ceman 15 PATRICK MESSENGER who was rewarded recently by Mayor GAIL ALLEN and State Governor JAMES DAVISSON for sav1ng the Jewels of MARY ELLEN PULICE who marr1ed multi m1ll1ona1re DAVID RIFFLE DICK RITTER a learned draftsman drew up the plans for the Riffle mans1on wh1le GENE BAILEY d1d the landscap1ng A small vlllage 15 beg1nn1ng to appear 1n the crystal ball It is the tiny commun1ty of North V1ew Why there are several people that were w1th the class of '51 BILL KUHAR 15 the grocery clerk there 1n the Friendly Cred1t Store JOHN BANKS is the barber wh1le ROY SAYRE tries to flll the vacancy in the dentist's office left by former dentist CHARLES MORRISON Doctor Charles is now on a CIUlSe around the world Roy has never had any pract1ce and here comes h1s f1ISt patient Why 1t's EIMA THOMPSON Elma alwavs was a brave q1rl 1n H1oh School so 1f she can't take lt . . 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played with Buckhannon We ordered our holidays began M went around holding We elected Joe came vice presldent Sayre's Studio rrngs October 1950 and they arrived just before the Christmas Paul Hess was in charge of orderlng the rings All the seniors out their hands so the1r under classmen could see them Manc1na president again for the second year James Hufford be Gloria Menendez secretary and Herbert Frashuer treasurer was ready to take sen1or pictures Miss Eura Gray was in charge of making out the schedules Soon the students were bringing their pictures to school to show everyone Many passed out billfold pictures to their fellow classmen The Senior Council 15 composed of the class officers and the presidents of the senior homerooms Miss Candace Davls was 1n charge of the Christmas play 'What Do You Know About Christmas?' in which the senior cast explained the seven symbols of Christmas The varsity had a pretty good season winnlng the Section 6 and Region 2 tourna ments The stars of the team were Paul Wayne Haggerty Joe Mancina, Frankie 'Conky Giaquinta Joe Tenda Robert Lee Moore and Harry Stout Joe Mancina and Wayne Haggerty were the co capta1ns The team went to the second game in the state tour naments and were defeated by Beckley who won the state championship There are eight married g1rls 1n our class They are Ruth Ann Alton Ashcraft Delores Caldwell O'Field Peggy Haller Norman Joanne Huger Rebrook Sara Lane Wilson Dorothy Gray Fincham Delores McNemar Sh1pplet and Sue Ann Kidd The Natlonal Honor Soc1ety 1n1t1ated s1xteen sen1ors 1nto its society December 20 They are Sara Lane Wllson Peggy Haller Norman Loulse Hanna Barbara Insani Bett Abraham Mary Jo Martln Bernlce Dye Jack1e W1lson Lilia Bibbee Frances Find ey Emol1ne Bonnett Frenchalene Howell Ruth Lawrence Gloria Mememdez Gloria Wallace and Carroll Ph1ll1ps Nancy Jo Tlpper was chosen November's Girl of the Month by the Clarksburg's Wome Women's Club The Kiwan1s Club selects a boy of every month from Victory High School They chose Joe Manc1na in October James Hufford in November Herbert Frashuer in December, Robert Lee Moore in January Robert Lewis Moore rn February and Pete Perri in March Two more will be chosen before the end of the year Jack1e Wllson Rose Mar1e Mazza and Herbert Frashuer were chosen to represent Victory March 27 1951 for the c1ty's Student Government Day Jackle acted as Fire Capta1n Rose Marle as Street Superlntendent while Herbert took over the City Clerk's b o Two seniors 1n the journal1sm class Clara June Greene and Pe gy Evans were honored by be1ng accepted as members of the International Quill an Scroll Mrs Llllie Morgan was in charge of the Senior Play Ramsgcklg lgn a mystery play It was g1ven May ll 1951 Now at last graduatlon is at hand It is May 28 1951 a day all the students will remember forever AUTOGRAP I .I I ' .I'. . . I I . I I I I I I I I ' l U a n, . I I I . I I , . ' ..I ' 'I'. I I I I I I I -I I 'I' I I I . I . I , . .' : . - I .' ' , 3 . l.. I I 9 I I I

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they'll have to shut the business down The cobbler is FRANK GIAQUINTA He always had a strong arm EUGENE HITCHJOCK 13 the barber and he is lending money to CHARLES HIBBS who at one t1me was a successful oil magnate in the heart of the west but now has gone bankrupt BOB BATES lS on a frelght train 'hoboing' around to see more of the world Speaklng of tralns TONY KARAKIOZIS is the ch1ef engineer on one of the large B and O dlesels Tony always l1ked to blow a whistle LILA BIBBEE who obtalned her vast knowledge and library training from Miss Van Horn is now work1ng ln the L1brary of Con ress in Washington She's trying to find a good book for the HONORABLE SENATOR LOUI MIRROTTO to browse through Senator M1rrotto got ln trouble the other day for trying to out talk the Speaker of the House FRANK SECRETO is able to take care of himself these days H isn't the marrying Speaklng of blondes EMALINE BONNETT is keeping books for her home budget and lt always comes out even BETTY MONTGOMERY has profited by the loss of her husband H left her a beauti ful mansion on route 50 He also left her all of the bills to pay JOHN MOATS is still in the United States Army helping Uncle Sam keep world peace Sometlmes he entertalns the boys alon w1th some other barber shop quartet members Croonlng w1th hlm are ROBERT ORR JAM S ROGERS and JACK ROGERS CARL 'BLUBBER' TENDA 15 the ambassador to No Man's Land He speaks three dif ferent languages Everyth1ng has gotten hazy now and nevermore will the future be revealed AUTCG AP . e type so he gave the blonde who thought it was leap year the slip. I . e - ' R H S