Chittenango High School 1942 Yearbook (Chittenango, NY) - Full Access

THE PALLADI PAGE THIRTEL probiPm!l. that w P rou lcln't find an answpr· f r in High School. Ella. I wondPr if shP knows all Uw am<wpr·~ now that !'hP'~ bt>l'n t aching it for a f1•w ypar!'. I Jpampd that the fortu- natt> groom had just J't>Ct'ntly publil;hpd a scholarly and c mpn•lwn!<I\'P book on lab r· prob- lt>rns. HP must han• u;;Ni hi!< Prstor·> nolPs as mal!•r.:J.I for l!lls boo.k .. bpcaus~ Tr. . paw.'~ i~ adopting it a!< a tPxt in hi~ History la..'!st>s. lr. pawn lhmks lhrs rs th rdpal Hrstor) Book. aft r all. why ~houldn' hP. hP dictal!'d it l u!l. Aftpr my talk with Han•py I pick!'d UJ> Ow J>!IP!'r l r·pad lh npws. omp insli!lcl promplPd Ill<' to turn to thP SJ><•r·t pagr. (maybt• it was tlw funn.ips). Tht> sp rls hPadh~ dtodan•d Vktor·y fur Middlt•btu·y'!l bm<Pball (pam. tJach Jakl' BPllmgpr had turnl'd lhP PI - ,·iou!<ly dt•ft•alt•d lt>am into a \'il'lorioug onP. J. 0. always was disturot>d ab ut th~ uasp- ball s1·on•s at 1idd1Pbtu·y. 'Wt• an· glad to st't> that h has doni.' such Cine work smcp hP hal! bt•Pn lhc•rP. Aftpr· I finishPCI rPuding th" comics. I took a str·oll to lhl' dining car. n ntpring._ I found onP t•rnply l'hair·. OJJJlu.·itf' a gt>nliPrnan. Wt•ll. I was ratlwr hungry. so I ask.Pd htm if it wa~< all right for mP to !>it tlwn•. liP shook his h!'ad and stood up laymg hrs book on llw tab!!'. 1 notiel'(! th!' till . "Womt n and Thpir Effpcts on Wur·." T.hPn. I lookPt.l at tilt> man and it wa>< Bob Ganll!'y. Bob und I had quilt> a rhat about hrnl~t>IC. lit• rs now on•• of thl' I'XPrulin•s of a nut housl' Pluntt•r·s Ppanuts. Ht•'s hapJ>IIy mar..-rl'd und has fr\'P lrtliP whatnots. . . . Gurng back into my Iilli I' tompartuwnt. I nolict•d familiur· • cPn!'s outsidE' llw wmclow. \Vt• wt>rt> :larting to pull into Sclwn1 l'lady. Tlw tmin !<lopppd for 20 .minuli'S. so I lhf?ught I would walk around llw station. Wlwn I got on thl' platform I sprpd a r·l'd hat wrth ' ' tall. blundt•, and pr·t>lly g-irl. Ht•r· r't •a tur·t•l' wt•r·p fan.iliar· and ;~un• l'nJugh it was Frant't>!! Wagont•r. lw was e;oinl{ tu go l~> hn·ag, to nof't'l lwr husbund. who H< an lmpor·tanl ·nan in tlw nwat packing busllli'!'<S. slw told him ~hi' pn•ft>rrt•d to do his typing for· hun. Jltaylw :-:lw is sk!•ptil·al of br·urwltt• >'l'l'l'l·larit•s. Oh. th 1'1' gol's tht• tr·, in. wt•ll it won't b!' long bl'fOr!' I'll bt' hom!'. Tlw train pullt'd in at th• m•w station an i I got off. bag and bagg.1ge - I JUSt hap- J>PnNI to think. I hadn't win•d honw to han• my p'\n•nt:. mppt nw. As I cho·l'kl'd my hags Pt tlw station unci star·tpd th<' li:tll' juun to my llOm<', I c~!'­ ti'C'll'd tlw !<<>Und uf an UJJJH'na<•hing hay cart and llw faint ltrnl' uf "l Dr!'nnl of J anm \Vrth tlw Light BnJwn Hair·." Turning I diw·o,·t •r,•d norw ollH'I' :han Don O'DPII. straw hat :mel ..,.,.rything. ma~tpr·in~ two hm'!-ll'!< and a hay wagon. tr·ying to makp slow pr·ogr'!'!< down thl' road . "(.;pt 0\'1'1' , laurlt'. lwn• t'<'llll'S Dt>rtha." Don ~nng out. Th!'n h<> pull<'d lh<' hor~Ps .o a gallant gtup and IHislwd hi>' gu·aw hat from hi:. f'Yt'S and ask d Ill<' if I wantl'd a lift. "It i~ against my n•ligiun to ' '" this but ft>r u dnnH' I will . Wt>ll. what'cha waltrng for·. dimb up." \VI'II. lw did hPlp 1111' aflt'l' my :-:hOC'S llt'3l'ly ( :• II off. "Wlwrl' arl' you going. girJip~". lw continut'd. ' 'I'm surprist•d that you hadn't rt>cognizt•d llW. but P!'rhaps my Nl'w Yor·k c·lollws that JPan Jo'ai'I'PII l't'IPctPd for mP ha\'P changt•d my upp · runct•." "Oh. WPil. I !'lwan. if it ain't Et>lty t •ding. \Vhal'l'ha doing hl'rl'~" "Vi!<iling. Ila\'e you l't't'n anything •Jf Kat1• Gn•gg?" "Wf'll. it'!< likt' lhi.. lw's dyed lwr hair r<'d and bought a nl'w cor!! t and bustlP and i~ a singPr and dane"' ' at th " lub Lucy" lo!'al!'d t Boyd's Park. Hi. loll(•h," Don t·l·hof'd at a pas:.ing rig. " What's that?" "G!'P, girlit•. y u surP can n~k a lot of QUPslions but since you a!!k!'d I'll tPII you. Thal'H Ilt•rm. Uw Gr·isswonn. run,; tilt' lo ·at ft•d mill. Hl'rm and Naoma CarpPnll'r· do a big busin . :.. ~~n·ry one!' rn a whiiP, lh••y ha\·t a husking bN•. us old Cuntwrs. all turn out and han• a r·ipping good tinw." As WP c·aml' to thl' fi\·1' curnl'r·s Don wus all in a dithpr, thl' rrason b ing a rar was c·oming full spt•Pd alwad. firHt on on,• sidt'. '\nd thl'n on thl' otlwr. Finally it ollid!'d into a tPIPphunP poiP. WI' nrslwd to tlw l"ar· and J>UilPd out AriPn!' Purdy. hP !'xplain d thut :olw wa:.; taking a rid!'· ht•r· fin•l r·idP, al nt•. tw said that shP didn't ha\'P any lr ubiP in star·Ung it but !lhP just couldn't slop it. Aftt•r· tltl' tow truck cam<' WI' ;~tarlPd to rlimb ba k into thl' wagon. but I nolicl'd that the trul'k wa..'l b!'ing drwl'n by John aymik-I just had to talk to him so. h ga\'P m!' a ridt up slrP!'l in his Iilli!' "twuc-k." liP told nP that hP wa, a contlrmPd bacht>lor, acting r!'al J>roud of thP fuel- But still hP wish!'d •hat lu• had nt•r·n• nough to ask Jani P amp fur· a dat.•. I could still SPI' that hr chpr·i~h •d llw th ught of ha\•ing Janie!' Cor· his wife. faybe rl's b!'cam•<> slw n<'wr· ga\'1' any guy a tumbh•. Ht> told m that Janie was SPCr!'- tary to Art Vrnct•nt. who was I'Ptl'ntly PI!'ClPd may r· of hilt!'nango. Janie i giving dr·i\·- ing and piano ll'sson on llw sid!'. aft r oCfit hours. I told John lh only thing for him to do was to take I ssons in tusic. On our way to my hous . I ask d him about J an Austin. H told m that sh and U;;car· wer·l' happily marr-i d and li\'ing on th old hom st ad. With Oscar's taking can~ ot llu• outside work and Jt>an's managing lht• hous thry ha\' quitP an I'Stablishm nt, w !'ay nothing of a happy flock of towc•y·hl'adt'd bl>ys. I told John that I hop d I would s him again b fore I Jpft and I would try to play the part of cupid in that liltlt> affair·. 1oth r· was sur·pritwd to S!'l' mt•. Aflt>r I saw all or th npighbors, I w nt up to look the town O\'!'t'. As mmal. Ril' s was full of p opl Tlw tall man with lh High Hal was Art Vin<'Pnl. John told nw that he was mayor· now. In his spar·<' liml'. h!' tak s hi wif . 1ariP Dani I . nding in On<' of his many ice tnt ks. "AbbiP" knits jackPls for her l'll.bbit family. om - one told Ill<' that llwn' Wl'l'l' 56 last WI.' k but lhl.'y couldn't bn sur·e about the xact numb<>r now. I also lward that Betty llayt•s. who always wantl'd to bP a nurst>. had a 110m!' for ron\'ult•st•t•nts tn llw form_,. ,. " lar·Mac." I d!•cidl'd to dr·op in th r!' whit I was hl'rP und found. much lu my surpns!', that Fr·!'d Ryan is slablishl'd thpr·e as an inll'r'nl.'. HI' sppnds hrs lrnw maktng l'y!'s at tlw prptly nur·st•s. On day I dt•cidt•d to \' isit lh old Alma. 1\tatt>r, and S!'l' if things wpr running as smoothly as wht•n ~" w!'n~ then• tn 19-12. Inslrn<'l cal'l"il'd Ill!' to th s nior· room wh r· I tound Bar·bara MPrTrtt taktng lhl' plac•• of Mi~s Barn•·s. Bar·bara always was thp shining star· of tlw languugt> clas.·!'s. I thought I would g l a. n w hair· do, so I w!'nl up to lh!' npw b auty shop. Ahd of all !lungs, I found. a man. ot uny man but this orw was Ray as . I askpd him what on f'arth hP was dutnl;' llert•. It told 1111' that lw was running it. I askl'd him h w Jw l'\'1'1' b!'l·amt• tntl'rf'St!'d Ill rl. "You :>t•e. I wa in a bl'aut} ontPst as a mod I for bl'autiful PYP lashPS and <'YP brows. I won~ Th!' prizt• was this bPauty ~hop. What mor could onp ask," h ontinul'd. "I sit ht'l'l' all day lung and watch llw womPH pa..~s by." Tlw dark huin•d la!'s that was working tlwr t' mindl'd m of Lucy ostanzo. I won- dt•n•d what sh!' was doing and Kayo told m . . 'Tiw onl>: thing that th1• shop lal'kt•d wa..'! som on!' to tt>ll th custom rs thP town go!<!<rp, :.o I hr,r••d Lucy. It Jll 'O\ 'I' d to bt• a prl'tty good in\'PSlnwnt. So in ordpr· to Bll\'P mun!'Y, I matTrl'd h r." , , "~~rt." I ~.tamn~l'l't'~· ".~ha about harll'.,; '!" Lucy I ok d at h ,. husband with IO\'ing 1) !'S. huck, sht satd, com!'s rn once rn a whrlP for a frng r wavp but \'Pr sine!' llw managt•r of thP shoe stor" ff'll and brok th big ladd r h had b en' employt>d thPr But I gm• ·s "Chuck" do •:m' t mind, hP alway::~ did admlr wom n's I g , ' Aft r I anng th b auty hop, I b gan to think what a r velation and plea ure tt had b n to s all my former eta mat s and to find out what they were all doing A my \'acalion come to a clo e I say farewell to them all with b t wls.he tor their contlnu d happlne , '