Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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Prophecy It is 1963, in the merry month of May; the scene is Berlin, and what a Berlin it is! It’s now the proud owner of a newspaper, a radio station, two theaters, various drug stores and confectioneries, and many other general improvements. I, as editor-in-chief of the daily paper, the Gazette, am certainly proud of the way Berlin has grown and thrived. New buildings have sprung up. Brother Daniel Garlone’s funeral home, which owes much of its success to the touching epitaphs of Miss Jean Raymond, is located on Main Street. Next, are the main offices of the oil tycoon, Ralph Simeone, who supplies the state of Connecticut with oil to keep it warm all winter. In his absence on business trips, it is his able secretary, Irene Gacek, who carries on. Our radio station is run by Edward Wroblewski with Alyce Cameron singing all the commercials (probably her best known work is her stirring rendition of the Kornichuk Krispy-Kernel Candy Company song), and Alfred Roy doing the news commentating. A great step forward has been the formation of a cooperative by a group of local businessmen with Allen Austin running a chain of grocery stores, Donald Munson and Raymond Stange growing the produce, and Robert Johnson taking care of the trucking part of it. Our fire department has grown into one of the best in the state with George Skene and Norman Hutchinson as co-fire chiefs. Fred Buxton is now the owner of a tremendous used car concern (and they say he started business with only a Model A Ford, too! ) Our new high school, a gift from the generous Barbara Hall, has just been completed, due to the efforts of those two contractors, Paul Zigmont and Steve Paskiewicz. Edwin Kriwacki has been appointed Dean of Girls, Lois White, head of the Home Economics Depart- ment, and Eleanor Saravalli, head of the Commercial Department. Naturally, John Pipkin has charge of the bus transportation for the students. The school’s first assembly will have as its guest speaker Miss Irene Haman, the great culinary expert, who will speak on the subject of different methods of preparing pigs’ knuckles. Lillian Bighinatti and Kathleen Cooney are now the proud owners of a smart dress shop, and the delicate craftsmanship of the dresses is due to the head seamstress, Ann Horbal. James Holigan and his men’s clothing store are responsible for the newest fad in men’s suits — casual corduroys, mauve or twilight teal. Although the town has no general hospital, there are many Berlin girls, Irene Slimsky, Ruth Peer, Katherine Hoppe, and Nancy France — who hold impor- tant nursing positions in hospitals all over the country. Many former Berlinites are now famous authors. The best known are R. Patrick Dennehy, whose book Free Thinking for the Irish” has caused so many

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II IRENE SLIMSKEY Slim” Miss You.” Dramatic Club, 4; Motif Club, 4. Ambition: Nurse. Ray” Curley Top.” Geology Club, 2; Archery Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 4; Beacon Reporter, 4; Traffic Squad, 4; Sea Scouts, 4. Ambition: Mechanical Engineer. »• V ROBERT SWANSON Pip” Solitude.” Camera Club, 1; Intramural Basketball, 2. Ambition: Aviator. Palette Club, 3; Literary Club, 3; Student Director, 4; Book League Club Chairman, 4; Mo- tif Club Treasurer, 4; Senior Ball Committee, 4; Freshman Reception Committee, 4; Plan- ning Committee, 4; Punkin” Party Committee, 4. Ambition: Private Secretary. NORMA ULKUS Norm” All The Things You Are.” Class Secretary, 1; Class Treas- urer, 2, 3; Music Club, 2; Stu- dent Council, 3; Honor Roll, 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 4; Motif Club, 4; Chairman of Christmas Card Sale, 4. Ambition: C. P. A. LOIS WHITE Lo” Between You and Me.” Music Club, 1; Dramatic Club, 2; Motif Club, 4; Honor Roll, 1, 4. Ambition: Stenographer. EDWARD WROBLEWSKI i. Eddy” ’tpilbmdyj Knows the Trouble C ‘ Tve Seen.” Camera Club, 1; Palette Club, 1; Intramural Basketball, 1; Music Club, 1, 2; Beacon Staff, 3. Ambition: Navy. PAUL ZIGMONT Contractor” Good Night, Ladies. Camera Club, 1; Honor Roil, 1, 2, 4; Palette Club, 1. Ambition: Successful business man.

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controversies, Dorothy Lowell, whose The Insane and How I Act” has helped many people, and Phyllis Doolittle, who is now resting from the strenuous task of compiling a new encyclopedia. And many Berlinites are famous in other fields, too; Miss Eunice Powers, the Clare Boothe Luce of Berlin, whose latest phrase — AW-Balony has won her fame in Washington; Doris Pavano, whose unfailing devotion to the Navy has caused her picture to be put on the wrapper of every package of Joe Edelson’s Salt Water Taffy; Gloria Silluzio, who acts as tutor to all prospective Ballet Russe members, and Elaine Johnson, whose wonderful char- acter acting in The Grass Is Green” has won her renown. Every Saturday night the residents of Berlin enjoy a stage show at the theater which is owned and operated by Robert Swanson with Margaret Hackett as ticket taker. The master of ceremonies is jovial John O’Brien. This Saturday’s special attraction is Ray Patterson and there will be a special moving picture featuring Lois Norton as Gene Autry’s leading lady in a thrilling western. After the theatre performance is over many people go on to Roger Ailing’s night club where Olga Della Bernardo is hat check girl. Ann Ruscyzk is the novelty dancer and Harold Reynolds and his featured pianist, Phyllis Reeve, entertain the patrons. Every day, along Berlin’s Main Street one may see many of the most notable townspeople — Boss” Masselle, who has several sewage contracts to give” to the lowest bidder, and his secretary, Rose Tarro, walking beside him taking notes; Louise Notaro, noted clubwoman, active in all local affairs, going into Lena Mari- no’s beauty shop; and Irene Corr hunting for news for the society page of the Gazette. One can also see the mayor, Robert Orcutt, who has a brilliant political career ahead of him; Merwin Edelson standing on a street corner, selling his high- quality throat soothing syrup, and Reverend Elizabeth Dean making a few calls on her parishioners. Early in the morning one can see nurse Elsie Pentore taking the children to Norma Ulkus’ Day Nursery where they are taught elocution by Gilda Alberti and singing lessons by Grace. Lewis. Berlinites are nationally famous, too, with pictures of Evelyn Garlone, the smiles” girl, appearing on billboards all over the country; and many posters announcing Francis Deming’s coming concert in which he does some marveous solo work with the Boston Symphony. And there goes a telegraph boy with a message which chief telegraph operator Florence Brusich just received from Marjorie Cooney telling of her arrival in New York from her long awaited trip around the world. Yes, Berlin has changed, but its inhabitants are still the same light-hearted fellows who all graduated from school back in 1943. GRETCHEN RELYEA