Wellsboro Area High School - Nessmuk Yearbook (Wellsboro, PA)

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26 - student life Curious customers from around Tioga County converged upon East Avenue this October to witness the grand opening of the new A8tP and Ames stores. Construction began a year before, but unexpected soil conditions created delays and put off the expected opening for Christmas shopping the previous year. One of the largest shopping complexes in the area, investors were anticipating a build- up in population between Mansfield and Wellsboro and a trend toward a more urban setting for the county. Shoppers who are concerned with comparison buying and a wide variety of selection are pleased to see such a wide selection of items, ranging from groceries to auto parts. TI-IE RUSH WAS O -i Frank Dunham the boy on the wagon proudly rode past the site of Dunham s grocery when he was only five years old 1 m ?nu 'X-vm... -5395: 4..,,,,m Ames, a major chain store, was a new concept for the citizens of Wellsboro However, these businesses are just the be- ginning of a chain of new stores to be opened in Wellsboro. In the center itself, plans are already being put into action for several other types of stores. These new en- terprises open up many job opportunities and bring in out-of-town customers for the previously established businesses. F ii ll Q titii 'kitii 4 6 In 1917 the members of the ju- nior and senior classes of Charleston High School wore class pins rather than rings. S unmmnunnq Ames' employee Steve Lytle was one of many students who helped prepare for the store's grand opening

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The girls' basketball team tried to beat inflation with a penny guess and bake sale. The football team purchased a new popcorn machine to raise money. student life - 25 NEY - THE LACK OF IT One can do nothing today without money. New York City discovered how use- ful money was when they discovered that they were close to bankruptcy. Some said default is the only way outg others said New York should pay its debts. Although Presi- dent Ford opposed helping the city, the Fed- eral Government saved New York with a compromise plan. But students have to save themselves. This year everyone pays their own debts, although some owe more than others. The Lettermenls Club owes Garrison's Men's Store two-hundred dollars from last year's jackets. The Lettermen have been sell- ing food at bakesales downtown and at school. The Band, who had to raise 15,000 dollars, has also been bombarding consumers downtown and at school. They diligently sold calendars, sponges, and trees. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Band had a Tag Day . Members stood in front of stores ask- ing for donationsg they raised one-thousand dollars in two days. This year the National Honor Society got into money-raising. Last summer at the Laurel Festival honor stu- dents sold soft drinks around town. At the beginning of school they put on a candy bar drive, selling over four-hundred fifty dollars worth of chocolate. With this money they are supporting an orphan over seas, helping the poor at Christmas, and planning a trip in the spring. So it seems that all clubs are either selling, working, or campaigning for the one thing that can keep them from de- fault-money. f3biw 1 In August, 1889, the I : New York City debt to- I 4 talled 395,000,000 1

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student life - 27 I S sn N!! Q!! if The A8zP created job opportunltles for many but Tom Spencer one of the strenuous aspects of the Job ww .W-se 3 Cashler Chrxs Mltchell checked out an ltem for customer Bette Fuller at Ames Department Store and Paul Murphy found that stocklng shelves was Brlon Johnson took advantage of the convem ence of the second Zlppy Market ln Wellsboro A' '-, . ,n My .H .M V :f f ' x Rx ' , x is . ! .Q 5. tx v K ,A r 3 'us Q s 4 ' L 5 4' Q .4 ,.-- r Q M Q wwf - i S' Q Y ,fix it 2 A , X . i ,. 3 we pgs HP' 5 ff Q 3 ' L 1' i Q I F zu . ,Q My E s A ei2+ff75?.sufq -' ' f ' 7 15, s tif' f a g? A A t.... ,L I V GLW W A f 5 . . if I My l . V --wa' ,- wwf : , 5 , ,- , W .5 5 1. ,X A - , K 1 K i K L ,, .'e' X ex. ez' 'M-..,, M