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Volume XXVIII Pittl!burg, Kansas, January 29, 1943 No. 15 And What's More 8y Helen Bendetto Nine Members PHS Service Flag March of Dimes Coulter and • PAUL BOYD LEWIS BRECKS Game To Be Feb.9 Tevis Lead in. Make Quill-Scroll RAYMOND BROOKS Scholastic Ability HARVEY BRUMSKILL Soldi~rs Will Play JUNIOR BRYAN P&W Contest Important Factor JqHN, BUESS City Teachers In order to clear up one point, it GEORGE BUFFINGTON Stand Ahead, by Nine membel's of the Boost.er should bo stated that the VictOlY PAUL BURKE "March of Dimes" or the cele­ Numerous Votes; Corps is an organization entirely staff were selected to join' Quill and brlltion of the Presidents Birthday, Scroll, an international honorary BUFORD BUTLER voluntary and democratic in char­ EDGAR BOBB Election Next Week society for high school journalists. CECIL BULTER will be held on Feb. 9, with the actor. By taking the physical fit­ BOB BOOTH Kenny Coulter and Virginia Te­ They are Helen Robins, Rosalie WESLEY BUTLF.R annual 'basketball game between ness program, you do not automat­ ED BOOTH JdjURRAY, CABLE vis are leading in the race for P ically become a member of the corp, Williamson, Vit'ginia Tevis, Wandn the faculty of PHS and some other &W annual king and queen acc­ but it supplies you with one ot the Shelburn, Budlly Baer, Maryella team. ording to latest count Wednesday baslc,requirements for memborship Begando, Helen Bendetto, John Paul In formgl' ~'ears the game was morning. in the general and five specialized Hudson, and Elizabeth Oldham. 'Keys Of Kingdom' And 'Berlin ,played' between lll'nothel' ,8chool's The votes for King are Kenny " divisions. The purpose of the In order to be eligible, a student faculty, but this year tbe game will Coulter, 1220, Clail' Gillin, 110, and Victory Corps is briefly to aid must rank in the upper third of his Dia1Y' Lead Popular Book Lists be played between the glidel' school ~.'-'------Bruce Paxton, 260. directly in the war effort. dass, he must have done superior "The Keys of Kint,>'dom;" by A. students of McFarland flying Votes for Queen are Virginia If you can meet the requ!l',ements work in writing, editing, 01' buisness J. Cronin, leads the fiction list for Kansas Club Has Truth or school and the faculty 'of Pittsburg Tevis,' 1206, Mary Nell Clark, 900, join at once- This opportunity to management, and he must be rec­ the sixth consecutive montb, ,prom­ City Schools. As usual the preli­ Mary Craig, 260, June Scott, 386, be of service to your country mer­ ommended by the supervisor or by ising' to tie the records attained by Consequences Program minary game will be between the Mary Lou Kincsh, 106. its your consideration-Mr. Marion the committee governing, the paper. those two popular favorites "For Roosevelt and Lalteside Junior Each annual sold counts 15 or Tohe Kansas Club met Tuesday Nation wa,s all set to argue with The candidates were also graded Whom The Bells Tolls" and "Gone High School teams. 20 votes according to the price of Miss Anna Fintel on the superior­ on the amount·of material published With The Wind." 'ffio'rnlng at activity lperiod in Mrs. The proceeds will be split iifty the annual. ity of sea division over the land in each issues of the 'Paper, nature This book is in the library with poi'a Pertersons' room. fifty between the China Relief fund Instead of the usual panels, there division (That's what being in the of woi'k performed by news, \:iusi­ the other following books: "Sara­ Louise Allen had charge of the and the Infantile Parayalis funds. will be action pictures of the clubs ness, or art _de~rtment, positions Marines did for him.) -but this tqgn Trunk," third on tbe favorite progrnm which was on the order The expression, "March of Dimes" and different organization of the aruging was subdued when he found on staff and length of tim~ on each reading list, wlitten by Edna Fer­ means that the admission for nil school. - of a "Truth 01' Consequences" that ,he and Miss Fintel would pOf'tion, and advisor's comments Iber, "Windswept," fourth on the will be one dime. ' Most of the literary work ':I!lS on ~andidates qualifications as list­ program share the direction of the two list, by Mary EII~n Chase and "How Two former students, Ray Lance been finished. The year book is go. ed obove divisions jointly -He can probably Green Wits My Valley," seventh, Each menbel' of the club ,v:rote and Bill Waltz, will refere the ing to have a ,padded back. Samples of the students best agree with Mr. J.M. Collie who has by Richard Llewellyn. a consequences on a piece of paper game. V ••• .".... charge of community 'service and work will be sent to the executive wbich in turn was given to a stu­ "Windswept" and "Wild Is The Mr. Doran Woods, chairman of production The table tennis secretary of the society, MI'. Ed· dent who acted out what the 'paper River" is not in the library. the committee, stated, "I think that Hutchinson Teaches Math demonstration last Friday set fol'­ ward Nell, to be approved,. said. th George Story's opponent as John Initiation fees of two dollars a "Berlin Diary," by William L. tills will be the biggest and best Clas~~s as 'Substitute Shirer, shows no signs of giving up William Benefield had to sing yeal' since we have started these ny Badway.-The name is Badway mem1ber are due at the time candid­ "My Gal Sal", Maxine Tims walk­ Former principal 'Of PHS, Mr. J. ates are accepted for membership first 'place among non-fiction favor­ games," way'--but the name is still Bad­ ed lIround the room without shoes \ L. Hutchinson is now substituting This fee entitles the candidate mem­ ites. way'-nothing determined to his on, while 'Freda Wri'ght l'ecited a \:.ioach Frank "Arkie" HofImm. in Roosevelt Junior High School. bership in the society, a gold pin, The other favorite non-fiction a~t­ character you understand, but the poem. Different students gave and Couch Fritz Snodgrass are until the board of education is able and subscription to the Quill and books which are in the scbool lib­ name is still Badway. nusery rhymes, Romina Ute1"melon ing as Mr, Woods assistants. to secure a permanent teacher. Scroll magazine for one year. rary are as follows: "Inside Latin The song, "I'm Dreaming of' u plVpOSed to the S'ponsor, Mrs. Next week more will be ,given Two teachers were -elected to The local chaptel' was started America," by John Gcnther; "Rev­ White Christmas," was a little out- Dora peterson. Mary Belle Burger about the probable line·up of the succced Mr, Ison, but neitb~r could in IlHS in 1926 and is known as eille In Washi,ngton," by MlUrgaret mded or at least out of seasonfor led devotions. facUlty and soldiers. be released from his contract. the William Allian White Chapter. Leech; "Out Of The Nill'ht," by Jan the dance Friday. ---After the V ••• - music conducting devices were ad V •.• - ,nltin and "Young Man Of Carnuas," justed Friday, the dance ran smoo­ Staff Member Takes by T. R. Ybarra. thly.--If this were a gossip Final Plunge-Marriage The fiction and non-fictio~ books 'Haw 1 Met Her General MacArthur Celebrates Mr. and Mrs: ·C. P. Standlee an­ colunm I could print some mighty listed above are the current library "One day in ({pumc speaking' class nounce the marriage of their juicy items about a certuin Churl~s favolites from the public libraries at Pittsburg's teachers college, a 62nd Birthday In Australia Samples. daughter, Dorothy, to Willard Bla­ of twenty-six cities. Miss Ruth Jean Scott gave a speech Last Tuesday ~ne of the greatest ',method of attack. He' decided he From all indications, Robert St. sor, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. V ••• - Blasor, Thrusd'lly night at the home and I though't she was the most a. American generals thllt ever lived would try to hold the city of Maru­ ~ see~. John's book," From the Land of of, Rev. A. B. Miller. D'on't carve your inilinls on the Ural;tivo girl 'had eyer Of celebi'llted his 63nd birthday some. ila. However his army was unable Silent 'People," ;l1s pulite - popu1al' Dorothy Is advertisement man. desks and walls. This is no hall course, she's my wife now,"-ass!lrtcd where in the line of duty in the_ to hold back the oncoming JflJIlan­ with PHS students•.•. Pat Clem:­ agel' of _The Booster. , of fame. Mr. Doran Woods, library teacher, Southwest Pacific theater oC war. ·ese,His next plan waS' to holdi open en's, head came,off the othel' day .• wh,en asked,how he met his wife. General MacArthur was born a corridor so that his troops could but it was only in a ,picture . I\Ir. )Voods came from his home Jan. 26, 1881, in Little Rock Ark. retrea,t into Battaan. His troops Elizabeth Oldha.m blushes when ask­ town In West Virginia to Pittsburg He graduated from, West Point ,in did more than hold open this ed to repeat a certain phrase of a Our Home Cor his junior year in college. 1903, breaking a scholarsbip record gap, they made it so MacArthur certain sang..... The persOlllalities Rebecca McCann's "Cheerful Cherub" SIlYS: that was set 26 years 'previous. hur could take enough cows 'Utid of the week are Bruce Paxton and The first time !\II'. Woods had "Among the ads in magazines • It was on the day, of Pearl Har­ gonts into Bataan with him to .make June Scott; both candidates in the a datc with Huth Jean was at her bor thut this great American gen­ his meat supply last him a while. I'oyality CO'Iltest .. .. the printing, Where.lives a quaint and happy race, home on her Twenty-first birthdayl. For a period of filur months the department bas a few new additions Their problems solved by soap or soup, eral proved his value to the Amer­ "I took her 'to a littte plnce to ican Army. General MacArthur United States armed forces 'togeth­ to the staff .... incidentally they are A smile on every simple face." eat and then to a movie. If I had had been chief-of-stall' l•• cvious­ er with' the bl'ave Phillipine sold­ of the fairer sex. . .. known it was her birthday, I would­ Iy, but had rctired from the line of iers stood off the Jwpanese invader ... It seems that quite a few Actually, homelife today often involves scowls of anxiet.y n't havo taken her," ~aughed, Mr. duty. A short time later he was from Bataan. In ,the closing day girls will swim for the first time instead of smiles, and is seldom perfected by soap or soup, Woods. as a result of the physical fitness bot~ employed by the Phillipine govern­ of the battle of Batuan the chief. much as of them help. Perhaps for the first time in his­ ACter finishing his junior year, program ... the chorus and or­ ment to train 10,000'men and off­ of-staff and the command'er-in­ tory, children and parents alike are facing similar problems in he went back to West Virginia and chestra are working on the "Vic­ icers each year for a }leriod of ten chief of the United States Army finished his other t,~o yeurs 011 coll­ tory Varities," a comical show to years. Howevel' in the fifth year ordered General M\l\cArthur to lea_ ege. be presented March 18, on an en­ of his program 'the Japanese gov. ve, as soon as possible for the con­ tirely patriotic scale ... Shirley "Then I had 'to como back to see ernment pulled the sneak tdck at tinent of Austmlia to carryon the Williams is quite warm these days how everything (Huth) was," said Petlrl Harbor. Immediately he was battle agninst the Ja'pallese. in her red flannels so she tell>! Mr. Woods. recommissioned in the army of the So during one of the. dark clos­ the girls in first aid. It, is her In' June 1927, !\Ir Woods married United States as a full ple1\ ,great deal Tuesday by driving ahead toward ... June Fl'eeman's nickname is stick in the mIJuth is WOJ1h'two upon the United States \Navy at fulfillment of ,his vow to "win 01' "The Blueblood" as she is not yet on the seat. Pearl Hm'bor he hall to change his die." convinced that her blood vessels contain red boold ..• 'Til next week in the same space, we sign off.. P.H.S. Swimming,Pool V ••• - Numb'er of Students Attending Party Is 223 adjusting to a rapidly changing world. The cl'ying need of all of us is for emotional support and stllbility; and the person Two hundred and twenty-three who;cannot find security in his home never finds it in tho students attended the all school party, sponsord by the Student world today. Courage, high hopes, skills and fine relationships Council last Friday. are born at home--and here these instincts must be natured Although the number dal1lCing to help society. Because parents supposedly have had 'more ex­ was comparatively small, the game perience, it is their responsibility to make the home a setting room was thronged. Sehuffle board -a steady point of reference where children of all ages may seemed to gain a new high in pop­ integrate their wide variety of experiences into a meaningful ularity as the floor game was never whole. Some one has said that, "Parents provide life's continu­ lacking for players. ity from year to year." 'Difficulty was encountel'ed when The day of the dictator is past, in the home as well as the a fuse burned out in the record world. Today's children pay less {lttention to what we suy playing machine. Using the regu­ than to what we do. We are becoming aware of the fact that, lar amplifying devices used to de­ love and cooperation do not come through mere preaching, but scribe play by play moves on the through experiences in -living-first in oUr own families and basketball court, the operato 's then in the outside world. Democracy mURt beg;n at home alld solved the situation and it worked today, as always, the homes rule the world. 10 well that It was decided to us I All parents should take pride in the response of our fght· the same apparatus for futul'e ing youth all over the world today, and resolve that our homes dances. will more and more beiome havens where youth may use wise­ The £it;tsburg High School swimming pool is now being used by the so· "All committees tunctioned well ly and fully the richer potentialities of today so that tomorrow phomores, juniors, and seniors of Mr. Fritz Snodgrass's and Miss Helen Lan. arid we were pleased with the out­ may be safe. Life must have a purpose, regardless of any dis· yon's physical education classes. E\'ery boy who is taking this physical fit- come of the party," commented appointments or unpleasant deteurs that may come to us. and , ness program and who becomes a soldier will undoubtedly have to cros I Mr. Ellaworth ,Briggs, Student home Is the place to tind that purpose: some body of water in ordell to see B,ctive t\ghting. Therefore knowing how Council lpontOr, to swim well is essential for anyone in our armed forces, Mrs, Rees H, Hushes - ., PAGB TWO THE BOOSTER Jllnuary 29, 1943 Real Commandos Cupid A Slug Don't Whimper Rides Imagine having to buy gym A Pug clothes and lose out on a library Again period. Why do we have to tul{e Deal' Miss Cupid, an hour of gym or red Cl'OSS My girl friend and I are having And A Mug work every day for this victory a lot of trouble. She is very sweet BEEF STEAK COBENA program? but she thinl(s I am wrong in my "My ideal gil'1 is DEllnnu Durbin Do you know a girl by nnme of Many juniors and senior8 reasoning on a few subject~. I have been guilty of making re­ but don't tell Doris," explained Cobena'i No, then I will 19ive by ------' think if she would look at the 'Prob. Keith Askiils, senior. ~'cu some hints and see if yOll can marks similar to these about lem from my side of view sh.e would Jeep and Peep l-Iis ambition is to be a mclio guess who it is. I the new semester gym classes for everyone, understand. • ' -It is supposed to be a: secret but have engineer and at the 'present time Hel' nmbition is to be a stenogrll}l' you heard that DELMAR CEASAR and The only students who are justified in When I go out and accidently he i3 a radio operutol' for KOAM. pher but she is going steady with A~TA ~AE MILLER were seen coming out arguing on the subject are those who are, meet l\ few girls, I think it is my Keith favorite sport is football Dole Steward, '42 so theil' lllisrht of the Jewelry shop and obr guess is he physically unfit for taking, strenuous exer­ duty to see thut they get home. cises. Others should be only tno happy to g~t and he is on the be a change in ,her career. bought a diamond ring, But us soon as she finds out 1 PHS team. He "My Iavorite expression iR 'I take part in the program because it is the the third degrce. Just because we V ••• - patriotic 'duty of every student to do so. likes beef steal~ don't get it' and usually I don't" · .. -We received some paper dolls in the nre going steady, I don't think this medium rare with Her hobby iR 1'011_ ' Booster .box with a note attached to them. Boys, the stronger we are before we enter is necessary. the service, the better we can aid our COUll­ , fr nch fl'ies on cr' skating and she You can't guess who cut them. Yes, BOB . Sho threatens to quit me if I . tho side. collets pitchers of l3ARBERO, Come now, BOB, let's not t\.y if we get in actual fighting. don't rcIOl'm, I think !lhe should And to you girls, if you are all in good \ His likes are every size. Her fa- crawl. His excuse was probable for his lit­ trust me m~re than she does, she health, our country will be much Rtl'Ollgel' Collies, s how s, vorite song is,"Take tle 'sister if he had one. The truth is it was should Imow that I think more of and gil'ls and in his pastime he Me" with Tommy for a boy sitting at his library table, as a whole. her than all the girls I pick up and Whenever you students are out on the likes to work on fords, His l1ick­ Dorsey and his orchestra. V flirt with put togeuther. field or in the gymnasium really working name is Tanglefoot. My favorite food used to be pork , .. -Could a certain good looking sophie be up a sweat and about ready to drop, jURt I cnn't see thut u little flirting Keith snid. "My most serious ond beans, but I've cunceled that CLOUD'S intel'est in the sophomore class'f think of those Japs and Hitlerites, This rea­ on' my 'part shouldl make any diff· accident wns when I mct Doris for the duration and now I'll settle V soning alone ought to be enough to make erence between us {IS I don't meun Parker," for humburgers and french fries ·.. - Is this getting seriously? BONNIJil you say to yourself, "We must keep work­ anything by it. V",. - ," r.emarked Colleen Nelson, Did CROUCH and BOB TENNANT are seen ev­ ing hard in this physical fitness program My p,roblem is trying ,to convince GOOCH you guess het'? ereywhere together. because each one of us may see action in her thut I um true to l\f!r. To be a nut house caretakel' is V bringing victory to the Allies." Sincerly, the great ambition of Gooch. ,., - We can't get this affair straightened V MI'. Truth As you all know, Bob Lorenzen iR out amol}g BETTY PUMMILL, FRANK "It Can't Happen To Me" Deur MI'. Truth, that cute 5 foot 11 inch sophie with BRESNICK and BOB CARPENTER. Who Do you really feel in your heart size 19 shoe. likes who '! Give us more information about Hey! you sixteen and seventeen year olds, that you are doing that poor girl His pastime is making model ail" it. It sounds like some good gossip. Yes, I mean you! right? If you do maybe the sit­ planeR and working geometl'y prob. What V ...... - I guess you all know by now that Should the war last two years, you will untion should be reversed. Let her lems which is his favoite subject. BETTY EVANS and DEAN ROGERS were be the ones who take the places of the pres­ flirt around awhile and permit boys Bob said, "My most serious ac­ married last Sunday. Good luck, kids. ent eighteen and nineteen year olds. Are to tuke ·her home. Would you sit by cident was when I got four ribs A you taking advantage of the opportunities calmly while such things were go­ broken in a car crash." V · .. - Everyone is asking POLLY BEAUC­ that are right at hand for you, and the fact ~ Ina Marie White is his number ing on in front of your eyes. Day CHAMP if she is going steady with PAT that you know what is to come '! The boys s~lOuld one gal and he can usually be seen \ You are very selfish. You CLEMENS, At the first of the week she didn't who are now eighteen or nineteen do not be proud 'to have such a gir.lfriend. with Dan Scifers and Don Broome. have a chance to prepare themselves for the know for sure. If she 'is, she had better keep She should quit you if you insist His favol'ite expression is "Hello by jobs they may have wished to do if they Ignorant" so don't feel ignorant an eye on SHIRLEY PIERCE, as he thinks on flirting with every Susie ond she is' very cute. had had time to think and prepare them­ just 'caffile he calls you that. Little Lulu Sal. No girl should put up with V selves for the part tliey are to play in this this when she is going steady. "My most embarassing moment war. was when I got kicked out of Miss · .. - JIMMY BERTONE and AUDREY This problem fits quite a few ANN ELLIS seem to hit it off swell together. You have time to choose the branch of boys and if the shoe fits, weal' it. Hatton's room," exclaimed Bob. service you wish to enter and also what par­ V ••• :- They had quite a time at the school dance. ticular field in this service you are best fit­ Sincerly, V Miss Cupid Teacher: "What was the tnw­ .. - Saturday night you should have seen ted for. If you are not prepared for ~lY­ er of Babel?" thing in particular, you may make al;range­ P,S. If anyone has a problem the look on ROSALIE WILLIAMSON'S and you would like answered write to Bl'illiant studcnt: "Wasn't trat REX THOMPSON'S faces when they came ments to study and learn something which I GET MY MAN' interests you. Miss Cupid for a solution put your where Solomon kept his 800 inside the dance together and came face to ,/ Yes, you guys may be saying, "I'm too letter in the Booster Box. wives ?" Last week we left Lulu trying face with BOB BARBERO and "yours truly." young," but don't kid yourself. to get rid of the axlegrease on her They still wont tell what happened. V hands bef.ore the handsomrt stranger V "A Date With Veronica Lake??" approached. ' · •. - We here that DORIS COOK would like· More School Parties? Hi Stuff, . Oh mercy, he's coming straight to have a date with BILL STAPLES. This is "Why don't we have -..) ~~.., I guess you're kind of surprised to hear from me. It's not very often toward me and just look at that a hint, BILL. But in case people don't know more all school parties'r' fr·'~. \ i"'~ I'W I write letters, but this is just a little hint to the wise. far·a·way look in his eyes. I'll it he has dates with GUS GRANT from St. ask man'y PHS'ians. Then le') :~ l...g' r I heal' you are taking Minnie Lou to the big shing dig at the County edge over toward the table and Mary's planned in the future.-.They haven't why don't you give sugges- s.,:~6 ~l,-:;v Club next Saturday night, She is some dish. wi'pe my hands on the undeer·side done so badly in the past, either. tions ~~ t~ different kinds ft,~\~·~\ You know I took Minnie Lou to the Christmas dance and she looked of the table cloth where it won't V of pal ties • ~ ~ l~. wonderful··that is all except that Veronica Lalie hair do. I'm still bee so noticable. Well no wonder · .. - The almost impossible has happened! Many students do not :z I "~t . trying to figure out what that green stuff was on her eyes. he had a fal·-a·way look in his SHIRLEY DOWLING and GENE RICH­ dance and would like to (.. \ I wunt to tell you I never knew a girl with so much junk. I had eyes. He was looking at that blon­ ARDS are not going steady anymore. This take their best girls to "" , lipstick, combs, handerchiefs and everything else in my pockets. de behind me all the time! I'll just is going to give all of you boys a chance something they too could You know every boy wants to go with u popular girl. One that every­ walk by and drop my shoe. you've been waiting for. participate in, The game room is fine for one likes, but not one that is in love with everyone she sees or with Her I am in front of his table V, off~es · .. - Did you see the disgusted look on some dances, but don't you think a party at the guys who have the most at school. • al1d my shoe wont come off I guess which all could dance would be more fun '! Boy, Minnie can really flash those lashes. I didn't get to see her after I shouldn't have bought them three MARY ADELE WOODBURY'S and KEN­ Say a folk dance-,,'ith the Virginia Reel, the first dance. Oh! well just thought maybe you wouldn't want to spend sizes too smull, I'll just .give a NY COULTER'S faces Friday at the dance. the evening by yourself. square dancing and so forth? Maybe not little kick and see ,vhat happens. First she disappeared and he looked 15 I See you later, many know how to dance that way, but Oh, deal'. It hit him right under the minutes for her, Finally he gave up and be­ half the fun is learning! Joe chin. Well that's one way to make gan dancing with MAE TEAL. MARY How about some suggestions? The more him look at the stars. My goodness ideas, the more parties. Remember that's tto~ Is Back In • • • • • • • • ADELE came in about that time and "woe o here we are over in this dark cor­ be him" and then his troubles began. what the Booster box is for. • • l1er. I think I'll go through his poc­ V NewsAgain • SWAPS V Having Dunaway with the car, • • ~ets and see If I can fil1d out his To the Printing Class, Otto and the WAAC started to name. Mercy me, here's a sawed off GOOD walk. They came to cross Rhodes •He bid• his• gil'!•goodnight• • • * cannonbanl, Ah- here's a sawed off R We wish to express our appreciation for neUl' the Hudson river.. There Th color left his cheeks, ification card. Why he's Small Sam the help you have given us in putting out E they saw the niehmiller, Smith, It stayed upon his coat lapel the Smuggler, note for his going the Booster the first semester, Both of us A and his friends the Brewer Ad· For siX' or seven weeks, around chruch socials and smugg­ have made mistakes but it would be/impos­ • lil1g out the refreshmel1Its. Oh my D Stout man who was worth at least The Echo sible for either to function without the ams. The .l\tiller was a Short lll'Oodness the ladies of the "4B's" I other. We hope to continue this friendship a Million, and an old friend of Hastead, Kansas club art! offering $50 l'eward for N and have a better paper next semester. Otto'~. As they approached, the V ... - his captm11 dead 01' alive. CQll a cop The Journalism Class. l\lilIeman, Who was quite a Fish· The Sophomore bo)'s Pop. G er, sturted to Holler to Otto. Ot· nt GlIl'nett high What will Lulu do with $50? AND NOW TOMORROW to walked to the Edge of the schol, Gamett, Kans., a Read all about it in next week's by THE :BOOSTER river, \ presented their vet's- ~ .. Booster. Published by the journalism a~ printing clasRes Rachel Field "W'hy don't you Parker and ion of a "fashion- V. Looking back over the first twenty-five of the Pittsburg Senior High School. fish with us? I've caught two show." The boys pa- 1(.,' years of her life, Emily Blair realizes that 192~ stru~· raded across ~he Entered as second class matter, October 4, Bass. One gave me both a How 1 Met Her there has been some queer kind of pattern ,..,. I ... ~ at the post office of Pittsburg, Kansas, under act of gle and Bath, but he was vorth stage dressed in "I met her at Moline, Kans. wher.. behind it. Some trace remains of every': .- slacks and dresses, --.,,-~~- Congress, March 3, 1879. it." we 'both were to teach." u,sserted thing-each house or tree or postbox recalls Advertising rates 25 cents per column inch; 20 "Willey mind?" said Otto, V ... - Mr. John Porter, Commercial teach­ anew "Here he kissed me, here we met by cents by contract. pointing to the beer baron. The other day upon the stair chance, here I stumbled crying past that er. "He's been .. a.. Humble man I met a man who had no hail'. fence post"-yet she can never be again as since his Butler and Cook have He had n hair again today, Mr. Porter was at a social gnter­ she was in the past. left him for defense work." Humm, he must be bald. ing fOI' the teachers and met Miss And so Emily recalls her story-and un­ "Wright away, I Seymour W/j­ Paola High school reporter Margaret Price, home economic usual one. The irreconcilable mingling of men than I can stand anYMore." Paola Kansas

/ TBJlI 1IOO8TD' January 29, )948 " 'AUB TURD wood Work CllUl8e8 Still , ' ~;;:!=;;;P·.' R. S. Working on Book Shelves Meat Eaters Wi!l Have , Bookshelves for the east end ot Don Gutteridge, St. Louis 'Brown's To C'Ut Down On Their Eating, the library are 'still being cons­ tructed by Mr.lIarlan Price's wood­ or~er' The United St4tl!e the greatest will be able to buy 10 pounds every work 'classes. Second Baseman And F Dragon meat-producl.ng nntldll in the world1. wee~. I.f this family has a son ~n the , SevElral of the poys in the Indus­ hal • ehortBge of meat. Sometime serVice, during the same' period 'he trial arts classes have about com­ ~Ione me~t. Cager, Tells 'of Baseball Experiences after Jan. 1, each 'person in the wl1l eat six pounds of pleted their semeste,r .projects. , , United States wll}! be rationed to This faot demonstrates how military Some of these projects are center ~IBaS8ball Ii pounds of meat a week.Even demands upset the meat picture. tables, end :tables, arm chair tables , To A Major League Plaver Is Strictly Business then Americans will be eating The armed service 'and lease-Ien'd ' and magazine racks. , And Jhere Is ~ore Work Involved Than Play"-GU.tteridge .m~ meat than the citizen's of official mMe a ch~e of the kinds V, any other country in the world. of meat that stand up under storage By Buddy Baer the SEK league, but w!lre defeat­ gulng out to iIlhe field ,t 1'1:00 Incidentally, German~ receive 12& and long shiping. '11he armed service PROBLEM OF THE WEEK "The familial' words 'play ball' ed in the first round at the state in the morning and warming up ounces a week, want large puantles of cu~d don't have their significant mean~ tournament by a team from Quin_ until about 2:80. Then th'!y would Brltanl ,.. may meat; therefO're, civilian consumers Thinking that high school stu- irig to a baseball player, becau~e tel', Kilns. Don suid that lthe stnrt the game at 3 :00 and would / have 16 ounc- should not apect that type of meat dents are a little lacks in I'cading there is more work Involved than gUllIe was lJlayed at eight in the usunlly finish sometime around el a week. ltal. The GovCiI1llment wants large quan- 'their newsp8'per, we picked a top- play," said I)on ~utteridge, gradu­ morning and ,that the, Pittsburg' .6 :00 in the afternoon. A baRelJall ians get alo~ tities of pork, somewhat less of ic from this source. Considerable ate of PHS and' second baseman for boys were just a little too sleepy. season consists of six weeks With 4 ouncel ' . ,,~ beef, still less of lamb and mutton. has' been written 11Ccently\ about the St. Louis Browns, in an inter­ The Quintel' cagers must have training in the spring and then a week. Amer- ,~-::'l"~,~ Poultry is left for civilrzan use, the North African situation. It view with a Booster reporter last -been used to getting up eadY. five and a half months cf actual leans will still ,~""~ ~ Food experts h'!:Ye risen to meet seemed fitting to, have the prob- Sunday. Anywaly the Pittsburgers won league play. Dul'ing the, winter be the ,best fed • •'t.;:;-. :;~. tIl? nee~ for meat that can be lem based 'qn this region. "Baseball to a major lcague play- the consolation bracket and wer~ months Don works with the per­ ~he ~ .:__ '':-''.•' -.:::0- shIpped. In small. space. pehyratlon question is as ,follows: er is strickly business," he con- oStill considcred the 'best team in sonnel department at thl! J.O,W. world. -j.. .:;,\~I ...-- . ,has a b~g place In wa'rtlme eating. What is "Tunis"? tlnued. the tournament. "Baseball players have a high­ T.he civi1ian"~" The boned dehydrllited meat of four Tommy Ferguson-FIsl) I gueSll. GuUeridJ{e asserted that comp- Don was also a Hi-Y officer er type character now thnn they supplY' of meat sheep can' ·be packed ~nto a ~ tAl Is that what you mean? etition is so great In the major for four Y,ca.l'S und was. junior did a lumber of years alto be­ h 18 ~ already gal10n tins. Unpacked, It looks hke Marjorie Fadler-A place in Af- leagues that n player must always class president. cause most of the payers have hud been reduced. The butcher in your Food expetts have reason 1\;0 meet rica. (She was close wasn't she 1) bear down In order to keep in the The first baseball team thllt n collcge education and are also neighbO'l'enood cannot buy as much the lIleeds for meat that can . be Cilleen Miohie-I don't know; running. Only an exceptionally Don played with was the Kansas IIcquainted with some other tytlC meat as before. Until the rationing shipped in small ~ spa<:,e. ~ehl)'rat,lOn Why don't you look it up in thc good player stays in the big leagu('s qt,y Southern Flying' Cr'ows. of work," continued Gutterldge. machinery has been worked out, ,has a big place 1D wartIme ea,tl~~ dictionary. (She is ,a comic fnn, more .than tcn years because there However, his baseball careel' Don expects to be in the armed patriotic Americans are '!lsked to plu~ tobacco. The BrItIsh no doubt.) is always somebody younger and really started whim he was with service at least by this time next restrict v·oluntarily their use of hou.sewife soaks it in water and Mary Jane Taylor-There are better 'coming' into the game. the Joplin Miners in the Westel'l1 yenl' provided conditions I'emains mellit to 2& pounds Q' wcek. finds that six OUinces are ·enough to two different kinds. Association, After he was re- the same. He hos been thinking When meat is rationed at 2 1h feed four people. The taste is not M.olly Marge Wilson-'A City leased' from Joplin, he 'got on of enlisting ,in the athletic de­ Founds a week, a family of four affected. in Af'l'ica. (Another smart pel'­ with the Lincoln, Neb., team, a partment of the Army 01' Navy. son.) farm of the St, Louis Cardinald. When asked how the war would Virginia Sanden-A hot ·dish. From there he went to Houston. affect lbMebal1 next season, the Georgj,ll Masterson,.-I never Texas and played in the Texas St. Louis Brown's second Backel' ,heard of it. League. Then he went to 'Colum­ replied, "The war will cUl'tnil Of course Tunis is the. capitnl bus, Ohio, atid played in the, baseball to a certain extent, but of Tunisia, country i.n North Af­ American Association League. In there will still be basebal. Ath­ rica. It is the center of hard fight­ the last part of the 86' season, letics have played a big part in ing at the pl'e,sent time. he got his chance with the Card­ keeping up spi, it on the "bome ipals. Don played liS a reguhu' V ••• --- fl'ont and basebal1 is an excellent third baseman for this club until mOl'll1 builder." Due'rkson Tells of 1940. I "If a fellow wants to be a good The year before last Don was ba~eball ,player, he must have the Industrial Experiences farmed out to Sacramento, Calif, ability, ambition, a good.. dispo­ "'Dhere is a great demand for­ There he played third base for sition and he must know how to dmftsmfn who can make pictorial the Sacramento Solons, nnd did take care of himself physically," views, including shooing, from shop very well that season, cnding up the former star Dralton basketeer bluepIints," said Mr. George Duerk­ with a .308 batting avel'8ge, b~ asserted. sen 'in a letter to Mr. Fred Lamp­ sides leading the lengue in stol- A couple of Don's important ton, ~HS ,mechanical drawing in­ en bases. ' 'hobb~~s areretaking moving pic­ structer. Last year Don had a ver/ l!UC- tures and deep sea fishing. Hc MIl'. Duerksen was r'ormerly, the cessful season with the St.' Louis took moving pictures of almost mechanical drawing teacher of PHS Browns. ,He finished the ~eason every ball park in' the Nntiol1nl Von graduated. from PHS in' 1980~ but he is now employed in, the de­ with a .225 betting mark which 'League and also some of 'all-star He was a very 'good basket partment of Production Illustrating pla'ced . him in about the middle games when he was with the ball play~r, making the SEK all­ in an airplane factory at Wichita. of the ~merican League batting Cardinals. star tehm and also beiy!¥ named He said that many of the crafts­ list. He was in 146 games, got on the state honor roll. This honor Don also has a collection of a ,men in the machine and ''Production 157 hits out of 616 times at bat­ roll consisted of the 15 best basket­ number of- large baseball snap­ shQps are not fully equipped to scored 90 runs, himself' and bat­ ball players in the state of Kansas. shots on the walls of ,his base- read blueprints. This necessitates ted in 49 others. Don played nee­ ment. the conversion of the bluepIint in­ Don and Ray Mueller, iron man ond base fOl' the Browns, 'unrl it catcher with Sacramento in the Gutteridge is married and has to an isometric d1'8wing tbat can was discoverEld that he played a a son who is four months 'oIti, be interpreted ,by the worker. Paaific -Coast League last year and much better game at !lccond than who was also selected on' th~ honor Don likes to referee basketball Mr. Duerksen is also teacing n he did at his old position of third roll for basketball, were co,captains games because it keeps him in class of ladies in blueprint reading. br.se. While with the Cards and of the Purple Dragons in their condition and it enables him to This is a night-school class, and he garded as one of the fastest mon meet many' of his fans. He is go­ claims it is very interesting. How­ last yeal' in PHS. in the major leagues. Playing under the direction of ing to referee the Columbus ;tame Dl'Rwn (0" O/flre o( \1'01' 111("""'011011 ever ,he complains that the ladies The Browns placed thil'rl in the ~ach'Charly here next Tuesday, and he will are 40 years and over. Morgan, now K. S. Amel'ican League last year, that T. C. football coach, GutteriClg,e, also be the official in' St; Mury's "He would say that," said Mr. being the highest they have fin­ game here on Feb. 19., All Etymologists Do Npt Agree Mueller, and Ralph Russell, in­ !sherl, since..1922. This season Con­ Lampton. im~truc.ter Don hopes to continue in base­ dustIiallarts in Lakeside. nie Mack and .Toe Cronin have On Interpretations Of Names V ••• - made up a ~good portion of the ball as long as possible and when John Hudson: (ihanding Buddy picked the Browns to win the Although the study of names is WHO'S LISTENING 29-30 season. he does have to retire from play­ Baer a nickel) "Have you seen league. ing he still wants to have some­ fascinating, it cann'01;' be cal1ed an You never know, do you? , "I attri·bute a good ,portion of the new nickel with Lindberg' on In telling about the life of n exact science as all etymologists do The other day.one of the teach- my suc!less as a basebal1 player thing to do with the game in the it?" bal3eball playler .and about the way of managing 01' coaching. n~ agree in the interpretation ~f ers, Miss X, went into one of the today to Coach Morgan," said Buddy Baer: (looking ~t- the team, Don said that the entire all names. taverns which is l11n by a m'an Gutteri~ge. ':He gave me my start In conclusion, Don said, '''About coin) "I don't see Lindy on it 'I" St. Louis squad consisted of 25 the best thing I can say about . and his wife who ha'ppens to be in sports and also gave ,me a good payers, a manager, two coaches Many of the names now m eom!- friends of hers'. She sat down and John Hudson: ('Well, I gues.; ho idea of competition." baseball in connection with my­ mon use have been handed down for t Ik d did b't' t t t must have hopped off.'" .lind a trainer:. An average day . n e an la a leo ea, 110 In 1930 the Purple self is that the game has been 80 long 01' have been derIved from k ' tl t t'h' f th cagers won for a team meml:ler consisted of ' nowmg la IS was one 0 e and is Ply livelihood. ' two or more languages that the rcal 'b '1 I ha ... out .. oys oca n b - s. source and meanmg IS not always In came some of the gang, A, Dept. Stores are Troubled ly interpreted. Band C, and ,a few others. Not Sweetie But then what is so important as knowing, Miss ,X wus nnywhere By War"Changes in Fa'shions' Cruncl,I-Crunch-Crunch! Aren" • the meaning ones own personality around, A started telling B, "you "Fashions-nce being changed dUI! , these canday bal'll good? ihas .given it. Ones name means ,~o sure can fool those teachers up to war conditions," asserted Mrs. Did you know that the cafeleria The Pause That you and your friends, and all the at school. Why, they don't know L. W. Goldberg, of the ~eader, Girl Reserves Have' sells approximately 650 candy bars others around you, what you your what you've been doing." when she was asked how the war Person'dlity Program a week or enoug,h to equal one candy Refreshes self have made it mean. B answered, "Well, I wouldn't had affected her as a department bar each student? J If, to friends, you and your name be too sure of that." store owner. Girl Reserve groups had a Snickers and Hersheys seem to "Personality" program last week. are accepted, and thoughto f as a "Awe! I know. I was absent Dresses are minus many frills be the mos't popular bars. One girl soood up and the rest of Botefuhrs "swell perS'on" or such then pay no two day and they didn't even such as pockets, long sleeves, zip­ V ... - 'the g,roup ~mmellded and cit· Ever~thing Musical attention to its meaning. know why-I just: told _them a pers, pleats, and full skirts. Sweat­ icized her. However, no Olle read Don't stay away more than an New Records - Supplies Just keep your chums' in,terpret- ~tory-for. awhile I didn't think er are being made with no 'POckets the comments except the one to hour at a time; someone may call Band - Orchestra_ Instruments atlons fore most in their minds and It was gomg to work, but h." fi- , or necks. Even in the better line tor you, thers nally believed me. I'm telling you of dresses. they are coming witnout whom they were written. Most of Pianos- Radios -Textbooks o '. ._ . they are a cinch." hem in order to consel've on 'ma­ the girls were told they could he' Open every evening Followm~ IS a hst 'Of names WIth The 'other boy turned around to. terial. friendly. their meamngs and languages they the teacher and said, "What do There is a shortage of wool ma­ V ••• ..,.... were l!eriv~ from. Next week an- you think, Miss X'r" Senior gals have all the glamour, EAT AT terials imd cotoon fabrics are hard "l'New and used furniture, stoves other list WIll be ,published. A is still ducking when .he sees to get because of the shol·tage of Junior gals have baits, Chl..oe & Johnnie rugs, refrigeraoors at prices Peggy. '(Greek) a pearl; precious; Miss X around. labor in the factories. Sophomore gals "have well known that are sure to-please lines, beautiful. V "The new victory slacks are 50 Cafe' ·Pittsburg Auction House Dorothy: (Greek) Gift of God. Freslhmen babes "liave all the T'hey were riding along II beau­ eallal! because they save on lllatc­ 209 N. Broadway Phone 980 dates. The 'Pointer 106 West Fifth Norma: (Latin) a rule, model, tiful highway. She WM drivinG', dnl by coming without cuffs," ,re­ I 8rd.door South of Cozy TheQtre. , Ann: (Hebrew) Grace; gracious; and sud'denly sbc espied repuir marked Mrs. Goldberg. men clfmbing the telegraph pnles, Hose shortage is caused by the I merciful. "Why, Merlin, just look at those need for silk to make parachuw8 Co:ntmerc~ Raymond: (Teuoonic) Wise pro­ Sboe Pittsburg Market men," Velma eJrelaimed. '''Do they and powder bags. They are also Rembrandt tection; quiet; peaceful; strong , Shop think I never drove a car before?" using denier which is a' fine grade and Grocery man. Chas. O. Tht;ls, P.-op. Stu,diO' of - rayon. , 'i, Faney Meats and Groeerles Stanley: (Slavonic) Glory of the We think 'that Harry Bcar is­ 106 W. 4th. Phone 808 2002-4 N. Bdwy,.:..:(}ify camp or st4te. A Gentleman and a Scholar. "Visit the Sandra Shop too" Pho.728. 511 N. Bdw¥. Phone 297 We Deliver Rex: '(Latin) King. = = J~k: (Hebrew) The Lord's !de~ il'8Ce. P~T INSURAN&E . Louisl (French f.orm of Lewiph BECK & HILL ;J:~,"~a& (Saxon) safe guard of the p pIe; MARKET "Shoes For Tl\e .Entire Family' - ON IT •••• ~, For tbat Noon Time illustrious .warrior. 511 North ,Broactway Before you J1~t gall (' ~II $>--.--_...... _-----. Frl'sh meats of kinds tank, IIlId the Iberl'! e&Jl' it to pay 10m j yw lker, Refre, hment· Ellsworth Exclusive distributors for , walld g agllnlt the Ul'ht. Undertakin~ Blrd's E~e Fr~ Foods ,HARRY'S CAFE Ord r FINE FOODS Phone 11 808 N. Bdwy, a..mpany 412 N. 'B~wY-tthoDe 2811 -,··...itan I Bowllnr StaDdlnp Purple Quintet Olr. .Or.an,z'n. J (Secoad Round) 'Pittsburg Crew Team. _. W·.L In Gym ~'as.es Pen Pushers 2, 0 lio Meet Parsons " Averaging. between 50 and no Wcillops Ft. Scott All Stars 20 N' stutlenb a eIMB, sophomore, junior, Slickers 20 and lenlor girls al e altel'hatlng gym "Y" Pm Setters 02 Vikings.... Tonight. with a standard first aid course; 'Tigers 51·~2 Flash,ettes I, O~ thereby corilillying with the' phy~i­ Smokey Joe's 02 DlSle Shoup. May . cal fitness program. . " Gillin Takes High Tomorrow's Genl. Aid Team Mates In The program for girls is divided Teams Alle,. ~ into four dlvl3iona-apparatus, a­ Scoring Honors With 23 "Y" Pin Setters vs Slickers 8-4 The Purple Dragons have about eight more games on' their WJnnlnl Sixth Victory I ~oulter Smoky Joe's vs Pen Pusbel'll . 6-6 ~urrent quatics, sports and garnes, and gym- Po'ints, Second Tonight the Pittsbure' Purple basketball schedule. With five victories out of five nasties. All Stars vs Flashetoos 7-8 games tucked under their belts the Purple Crew shoutd With Clail' GlI1en ~nd' ~enny high school Dra« ..;. ,Jan. 22, 1941J V •• ·.- Patten 1 1 .1\00 Harry 8 1 IHutton 7 2 2 Penick (10) Ranes (20)£g ft f Mr. Broc~: "Did I ever tell you Ratt o 2 .000 Wright 1 0 1WIlliams 8 0 1 Medlin 0 0 OHan1!fl 1 2 2 what' a flight I got on my wedd­ ing day 1" Patrick o 2 .000 navis 8 0 oCrowe . 0 0 0 Cann 0 0 OStuckey 2 0 0' Hull 1 0 8Huffman O'~ 0 Mr. Cromer: "Tut, tut, man, you Bertone'. ,I 0 lRb. Bals 0 0 0 ; Intramural Box Score_ Tustin 0 0 8T. Evans" 2 2 0 ,shOUld not speak of your wife that Juuary 21, 1948 Baer 5 10 Graham 2 0 19pencer . 1 0 0 ~y." Mk~Y;NELL ~ (;Juniors) Penick 1 0 OWallack 0 4 2 v ..• ...,.,. Kenn)'Ooulter Curr1 (14 fg ft tFreeto (24) fg ft Totalo8 . 9 1 STotals 15 8 1\ 'Kennett· I 0 4 9:)\1 edAl 10 PJ,ula eq 1,uoa for. CtARK' \ Brumbaugh 0 0 2Parks 6 1 2 Fre~to (27)~ftfNeic:b(l8) frfU They won't liite. FOR· INes~h Kyriae 3 1 OC. D1avts 1 0 1 Doone (14) Feely, (IS) PaJlks 6 0 1 t 1 ,P~rple\ SUtterfield 1 1 8UmphenOurr 0 0' 2 C. Davis' 1 0 OM'urry 1...00 ',_' , & White P & W Carpenter' 0 0 OK~m 2'1 0 Urban 2 0 2Freeto 8 8.8 ,HIJItto 2 0 '28tOl'y 6'i 2 I 'King . Jlutto 0 0 1 Boone 2 0 2Feely 8 0 2 Uomph-oW' 0 0 IBurcb o 0 ia Mary Cral, QUEEN ClU'lIOn 0 0 0 Evans 0 0 OHolman' l' 0 0 Freeto 2 1\ 1 RI. Da88 1\ 0 1Grlsham 0 0 0 Totals 11' 1\'1\ Totale' 8,62 for / Murray 000 Curr1(20) fr ft fSpark(l.) ftrfU Totals 6 2 7 Totals 10 4 9 -'I Sutterfield 4 llKIff 2 1'1 Purple a WhIte Bertmldno (17) Strkklllld (12) Totall 70 8Totals 5 1 2 Urban 8 8 2Sparkl . 100 Qu n" Jg ft f - fgJf...'f Kyriu '0 0 OHlte 210 Matson 20'4SnUth 02 8 Redree6ek (SO)Walker (12) '. Brumbaugh 1 0 OSlpl...... 001 Eva \2 0 IShonk 0 1 1 Hedeecock a 0 OJonea S 1 2 ~ Tennant 002 Martin 1 0 4Plowman 0 0 0, Huftman " "0 8Foote 0 0 0 Wl1Ilaml' 101 Nettell 1 1 8Hoffman 1 0 2 C.Ji:vanl 4 2 OWa11ller 1 1 1 Totale 8 • 8TotaJa I 6 Bellamy o 0 lDavis 0 2 1 Hull 0 0 lSeymour 0 0 0 4 s Paril 201 IHpghea • 0 lAnderaon 0 2 0

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