Westport High School - Brownie Yearbook (Westport, MA)

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20 i Be BOR OWING EE CLASS PROPHECY It was ten years after graduation, and I had a day off from my duties as Superintendent of Nurses at Union Hospital. It had been a tiresome day, and I was anxious to spend some time at the beach. As I boarded the Horse- neck Bus, I spotted an old classmate of mine, Wanda Pietrzyk. She was now a private secretary in Boston and was home to get married to her boss. I asked her if she had seen any of our classmates, and she said she had seen Arline Wordell in Boston work- ing in one of the leading department stores as a designer. She had mar- ried and was getting along very well in her career and home life. We decided to go to the beach to- gether to renew old memories. As we traveled up Pleasant Street we saw a sign advertising BrERTHA’s BEAUTY Partor, Wanda said she had been in there the previous day to have her hair set and that Bertha was verv satis- fied with her career. She said she had recently received a letter from Ethel sennett, who was still in Washington D. C. She had been living there ever since her marriage in June, 1946, and she had given up her stenographic position to spend more time at home. When we turned up Sanford Road the engine of the bus started to falter. We kept going but we were finally forced to stop, and luckily it happened to be in front of a service station owned and operated by Harvey Wes- cott and Jimmy Swainamer. In a short time they had it in running order and we were again on our way. We were so busy talking that we failed to notice that the bus had pulled to a stop to pick up some passengers. Louise Healy and her family got on the bus. She was going to visit her husband in the Army, stationed in Louisiana. She was going to make the trip by airplane, As we were riding up Main Road, we saw a new building in construction. It was to be a new high school. Louise told us that the engineers who had made the plans were none other than Edmie Bibeau and Alan Manchester. After finish- ing college with degrees they went in- to business together. Both had mar- ried and were living in Westport. Edmie was married to his high school sweetheart. It was only a mile from the West- port Airport to the beach so we got off at the airport to see Louise off, An airplane was landing so we stopped to watch. Who should step out but the famous world correspond- ent, Muriel Silvia. She was just back from Russia. The pilot of the plane was Russell Hart. He was running a private line from Westport to Eur- ope. Muriel told us that both Alethea and Ethelyn Tripp were working to- gether in a Boston school as physical education teachers. They had gone to school together and secured very good positions after graduation. The salty air made us hungry so we looked around for a restaurant and spotted one on the edge of the field. Upon reaching it we were very much surprised to find that Hilda Orr was working there as a waitress. She told us that Fred Webb and Viola Wilson had been in a few days before. They were happily married and Fred was working as postmaster in Westport. Viola told Hilda that Harvey and Carlton Bolton had visited them and Carlton was working as an account- ant ina Fall River Bank. Harvey was still in the Navy and was now a chief petty officer, After we had eaten we decided we should start on our way to beach. When we got about half way we were exhausted, and were looking around

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PREP eOW NILE 19 AACS eerie 7, ars fae JUNIOR CLASS First row, left to right—Myrtle Wood; Priscilla Perry; Kathryn Perry; Albert Lees; Leona Sequeira; Rita Massey; Muriel Collins. Second row, left to right—Marguerite St. Martin; Leonora Rezendes; Adelaide Costa; Agnes Oliveira; Betsy Acheson; Alice Tripp; Gertrude Feio; Ruth Hebert; Beverly Souza. Third row, left to right—Allen French; Walter Pietrzyk; Gerald Souza; Quentin Sanford; David Smith; Walter Grundy; Richard Gifford; Charles Hasson; Ulysses Souza; Russell Whalon. CLASS SONG Tune: Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean Verse: You have given us faith and courage, Oh, Westport, our fond Alma Mater, l'o meet all care and strife. You have sheltered us over the years, 7 Chorus: You’ve cherished our hopes and our And now we must leave you tonight, ventures, But our mem’ries will ever be bright ; You’ve helped us to conquer our fears, And you'll live in our hearts forever, You’ve prepared us to go into battle, Alma Mater, our guiding light. To trod o’er the pathways of life, Rosalina Cabral

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lee BROWNIE 21 for a place to rest, when a car stopped and Alfred Martel got out to speak to us. He had closed his barber shop for the day and was also going to the beach. He asked us if we wanted a ride and we were glad to accept. In answer to our questions, Alfred told us that Frank Carreiro was still in the army. He enlisted right after graduation and decided to stay in the service because he had done well in it. He also told us that Robert Bor- den had just opened his law office in the next block to his barber shop. He had been working in another law of- fice, but he decided to start his own practice. By this time, we had arrived at the beach so we left Alfred. We took a short walk up the beach before going for a swim. We saw someone paint- ing at the further end of the beach, so we thought we’d like to see who she was. We were both very much aston- ished to find out that it was none oth- er than Virginia Crapo. She was paint- ing a very picturesque scene of the ocean. She had just returned from a vacation at Marjorie Webb’s, and was trying to get caught up on her work. She said Marjorie was work- ing in a certain canteen, entertaining servicemen. She enjoyed her job very much and had recently been married. Leaving Virginia, we continued on our walk. We heard someone calling for help. Alston Potter, who was lifeguard at the beach, swam out to the rescue. He saved the man and we recognized him as Tommy Earle. Since he was unconscious, a doctor was rushed to the scene to revive him. The doctor turned out to be Ernest Tripp. When Tommy came to he told us that he had been on his daily fishing trip when his boat sprang a leak. Ernest and Tommy said they hadn’t seen some of their classmates for some time, and they suggested that we have a class reunion. We immed- iately started to make plans and tried to contact a number of them. We called Lucy Perry, who was living in the suburbs of Westport, and she sug- gested that we meet at the Sunny View Dance Hall, featuring Charlie Costa and his orchestra. It was getting late so we hurried home, We had supper at E,vie’s house. Promptly at 8:30, we were at the dance hall ready for an enjoyable evening. As we entered the curtains were open- ing and out stepped Rita Pelletier. She sang “I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair.” Immediately our thoughts turned on- Donald Brood- er. We turned around and who should be coming toward us but Lt. Don- ald Brooder and Jean. He told us some of his exciting experiences in the army. He said he wished he were out of the service, but that look in his eyes told us he was joking. The commotion had ceased and we were wondering who came in, but we didn’t wait long before we saw it was Rosalina Cabral. She showed us the book she had just finished writing and gave us a copy to read. She told us she was an English teacher at West- port High School. The curtains were closed and the show was over so with Rosalina we decided to go back stage to see Rita. Rita was delighted to see us. Her dreams of singing with an orchestra had finally come true. We recalled our days as students of Westport High School, our class plays, dances, senior prom, class day, and graduation. As the time was passing rapidly and Evelyn had to report at the hospital early in the morning, we decided to go home. A very happy day was over, sadly we bade each other farewell and start- ed on our way once more. Evelyn Christopher Rita Pelletier Wanda Pietrsyk