William J. Kight, Sr. (above) was born January 5, 1925. He attended Calhoun County High School, and he kindly gave me pages from his 1939 Calhounian with the photos of my dad, the late Gordon Gail Keith, who was a senior when Bill was a freshman. Bill then lent me the entire book to scan and post here. He passed away in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 14, 2003, and his family gave me the yearbook to keep.

Each page is linked below. For speedier loading, I converted the text pages from graphic reproductions to plain text.

My mother is in this book as well as my dad. Ruth Douglas (the late Ruth Douglas Keith Boggs) was a freshman along with Bill Kight. My dad's younger sister, the late Audrey Keith, is on the junior class page. I also have some cousins on both my mom's and dad's side among these students, but haven't attempted to identify them all. I would be very happy to hear from anyone who's related, or if you find someone you know in these pages. E-mail me, Rhonda Keith, at [email protected]. I have another web page with a bit of history about some of my Calhoun County relatives: http://www.geocities.com/rondaria, and at the bottom of this page there's a link to my family tree.

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HOW TO VIEW THE PHOTOS

Photos will appear in two different ways when you click on the underlined link:

• Some photos open within this Web site, and the pictures may appear very large at first, then go back to a screen-size photo. Then, depending on your browser, a little box with arrows may appear in the lower right corner of the photo after a few seconds. If you click on that box, you will get a larger image.
• Some photos are at www.flickr.com/photos/cchs1939. You can order prints from Flickr.
• If you click on links to many of the photos, you may get a message saying that you've temporarily exceeded the quota for downloading (or viewing) pictures on this site. Just wait a while, and you'll be able to continue. This is a free Yahoo site and the server has its limits.

I am not able to supply any images other than those already posted, but you are welcome to copy or print any photos you find here, or order prints of the photos in the attached album from Yahoo.

I don't know on what system the senior photos were arranged; it's not alphabetical, so here I have listed all those names in the order they appear on each page, and listed the names as the type on the photo pages is hard to read. Names of students in the other classes are listed in a separate page.

I included the title page to show the style. The black and white pages all have the same border you see on The Calhounian cover page, but on the other pages I have cropped the border. Unfortunately there wasn't enough space on the server to include reproductions of all the ads.

The Calhounian Title Page
Ex Libris William Kight
Calhoun County High School Entry Gate
Calhoun County High School Front View
Dedication to Dr. Waitman T. Willey Dye
In Memoriam Lowell G. Hall, March 14, 1920 - July 24, 1937
The Calhounian Staff Photo
The Calhounian Staff Names

*My mother, Ruth Douglas, took math from Mr. Stump, and wrote the following poem about his class. She remembers that he was amused, and copied it on the blackboard.

When the day dawns dark and dreary
And you're feeling bleak and weary
And you're up in Mr. Stump's room
You'll be sure you've met your doom.
For he never stops nor tarries
To bawl out Tom, Dick, and Harry,
And if he should find you shirking
He'll scream, "Could I find you working!"
And I get so tired of sitting
While my Math 9 I am getting.
If I had a bit of spunk
I would ignore him and flunk!

SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS
President ... Mary Hathaway
Vice-President ... Mildred Strader
Secretary ... Harold Hamilton
Treasurer ... Dolly Conley
Class Motto: Success is sweet; but the secret of success is work.
Class Flower: White Carnation
Class Colors: Green and White

Junior Class Photo (My dad's sister, Audrey Keith, is bottom row, far right.)
Junior Class Names
Junior Class History
Junior Class Play: Just the Girl for Jimmy

Sophomore Class Photo
Sophomore Class Names (The Sophomore class history was missing. If anyone has a copy, I'd be happy to add it here.)

Freshman Class Photo (My mom, Ruth Douglas, is first in the eighth row; Bill Kight is third row, far right.)
Freshman Class Names
Freshman Class History

FOOTBALL

The Football Team, Marshall-Holbert
Frank Marshall, Back
M. T. Hamrick, Coach
Robert Prim, Assistant Coach
Eugene Bennett, Back
Elmer Phillips, Tackle
Gordon Keith, Tackle (my dad, "Flash" Gordon, number 41)
Doyle Elliott, Back
Harold "Mug" Stump, Back
Junior Holbert, Manager

The Football Team, Gibson-Sampson
Leon "Hoot" Gibson
Avis Holpp
George Saurborne
Orman Ewing
Raymond Ewing
Glen Farrar
Bill Busch
Clyde Sampson

Denzil Gunn, Games, and Band
The Season's Record

BASKETBALL

Basketball Team, Gibson-Stewart
Leon Gibson
Orman Ewing
Raymond Ewing
Eugene Bennett
Junior Owens
Don Stewart

Basketball Record
Class Basketball Tournament

Band Photo and S. Byrl Ross
History of the C. H. S. Band
History of the Calhoun Clarion
Future Farmers of America Photo
Future Farmers of America Text, Officers & Members
Glee Club and Dance Orchestra Photos
Glee Club and Dance Band Text

CCHS Alumni (My aunt, Irene Douglas, is listed.)

There's not enough space here to show images of all the advertising pages, so I'm just linking to the one ad that had a photo.

INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS

Dr. A. G. Gilreath
R. J. Knotts
Lloyd Wright
Harold Proudfoot
Louis Reed
J. A. Jackson
Scott Duffield
Louis E. Ayers
Holly Nester
Glendon Yoak
P. P. Gunn
R. P. Mollohan
I. N. Stump
Harlan B. Hogue
Harvey Stout
Bee Hopkins
Richard Marshall
Dr. H. C. Toephfer
C. A. Jarvis
Bernard Hays
E. L. Hays
Dr. J. A. Morford
Ivan Umstead
W. O. Umstead
Harry Stevens
Bernard Marshall
Sam Hall
W. L. Hall
Lewis Smith
Otto Howes
Harley Downs
Oral C. Hathaway

• American Legion Hall, Victor Hamilton Post No. 82, Grantsville
• Jarvis Furniture Store, "See Our Kroehler Living Room Suites," Grantsville
• Blue Willow Service Station, Orma - Rt. 16 - Minnora, "The station that values friendship above financial gain, and believes that honest effort will bring more happiness than super-selling. To The Graduating Class: If you accomplish more tomorrow than you did today, you are sure to succeed. Successfully Yours, D. V. Arnold."
• Bridge Filling Station, Inc., Lyle S. Ayers, Owner. Grantsville, "Buy at the Esso Sign"
• Calhoun County Bank, Grantsville, President, C. A. Jarvis, Vice Pres., R. M. Marshall, Vice Pres., Tell McDonald, Cashier, Fred McCoy
• Mountain Chevrolet Sales, Parts, Accessories, Good Used Cars, Grantsville
• Calhoun Super-Service, Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Zephyr
• Casto and Harris Printers and Binders, Election, School and Office Supplies, Spencer, Telephone 110
• South Side Lunch Room, "The Students Meeting Place"
• Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc.
• Hoover Brothers, Inc.
• I. C. P. School Gift Service
• La Raine Beauty Shoppe, Fingerwaving, Manicures, Permanent Waving
• Wiant and Barr Store, Everything in Ready-to-Wear
• Grantsville Lumber Company, "Your Home Should Come First"
• Milton Bradley Co.
• Monongalhela System, "The approved Better Sight lamp bears this tag," "Use Scientifically Designed I. E. S. Lamps in Your Home, Better Light for Better Sight"
• Ottice Brannon Dry Goods & Groceries, Minnora
• Smith Food Market, "We Deliver," John B. Smith, Prop.
• Josten's, Treasure-Craft Jewelers and Stationers, Main Office and Factory, Owatonna, Minn., Division Manager, Claude R. Linger, Burnsville, W. Va.
• Bastian Bros. Co., Manufacturing Jewelers and Stationers, Rochester, N. Y., "Write for Catalouge [sic] of Emblems for High School Clubs," Robert E. Kelley, District Manager, P. O. Box 1851, Richmond Va.
• Strader's, 5c & 10c, 25c to $1.00, "A Better Place to Buy," Grantsville, Harrisville, Glenville
• Stump Funeral Home, Ambulance Service, Grantsville
• Thompson Drug Store
• Stumps Service Station and Western Auto Store, Penn-Zip, "More Power for the Hills"
• Rainbow Hotel
• The Calhoun Chronicle, "Calhoun's Leading Newspaper," Grantsville
• White Beauty Shop
• The Francis Hardware, "Hardwearing Hardware," Philco Radios, Magic Chef Ranges, Speed Queen Washers, Grantsville
• The Kanawha, "Motion Pictures Are Your Best Entertainment," Otho Gainer, Ralph Morris (Note: Bill Kight pencilled in here "Mr. Cook")

MY FAMILY TREE

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