Calipatria High School - Hornet Yearbook (Calipatria, CA)

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N760 D07 At 2:38 A. M., Saturday, February 3, 1951, there was a great deal of confusion going on around the high school. Reason: The Seniors were leaving for Big Bear! There were blankets, suitcases, flashlights, food, people, and cars all in a big array of disorder. At the time of departure, we were short one person, Doris Jean. That is one young lady who almost got lefty finally, though, we started at 2:38 and she was along l In the lead was Mrs. McClain's pickup carrying four people, behind her was Joe Panosh with six people, then came Clarence Keele's car and seven passengers, then the H'ubert's Studebaker with six, and finally, Moe, brought up the rear with six. We had a marvelous trip, stopped in Banning for a breakfast that took two hours in serving, then at Redlands for gas. After that we proceeded up the mountain. For a while we began to wonder whether or not we would ever get thereg but we ,finally saw a sign proclaiming Andrew's Lodge and we knew we made it!! At the Lodge we had four cabins. The girls, with the largest, havng a living room with fireplace, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and bath. CThis was the :Cabin where we kept the food so naturally it was popularly Upon arrival we inspected the pla.ce, grabbed our beds ffirst come, first serv- edl and took off in different directions. Only for some odd reason we all appeared back at the cabin around twelve o'clock. After lunch, some card games started and some of us went to Moon- ridge. There we saw something new to us, a snow plane. We all returned for dinner but then, being Saturday Night, we went in different directions again-some to the dance and some to the show. It was this night that Dwight Lamb had a fight with the back-end of a truck. fThought he was biggern' the truck, but found out he wasn't!J Those of us who went to the show got home around twelve and fogund our chaperones still playing Canasta. They had been playing from lunch until dinner, Cthen of course they quit long enough to eat turke-yl and af- ter that they played all night, I think. Sunday morning a few of us got the urge to arise early - 'bout six A. M. If you were sleeping in one particular room of the girls' cabin you got up or suffocated! After a brealdast of bacon, eggs, grapefruit, toast, milk or coffee, several Ditchers went to the ski tow. We were all glad when Freddie Singh went places 'cause all the time he was there we had to listen to Bo-naparte's Retreat, played full blast on Doris Jean's record player! Sunday night we went to the show and saw the comedy Born Yester- day . After the show we returned to our cabins, swiped ham, bread, mustard, and coffeeg took all this food to one- of the boys' cabins Where we ate our loot and played poker. Finally after we were chased out of there, we 'went back to our own cabin, started another poker game, and played poker there until two A M. Mrs. Panosh chased us from there, so we again. went to one of the boys' cabins, tip-toed in and kept o-n playing.

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MELTON HUFFMAN Nickname ........ Mortimer Famous 'Saying ...... Hey, guy! Usually Found ...... With Pansy. Will . .His way with Mr. Cook to'Doris Kemp. ROSE MARIE KEELE Nickname ......... Woodle Famous Saying . . . Oh, pi-diddle hopper Usually Found ...... With La Rae Will . . Driving ability to Carmen Sparks RALPH MOREHEAD Nickname ......... Ralpnie Famous Saying .... Really brilliant! Usually Found . . . In Chino's town car. Will . . His straight A's in Chemistry to Raymond Downs. DUANE. HOWLAND Nickname ........ Milkweed Famous Saying ....... l reckon. Usually Found ..... Playing poker Will . . Poker chips to Ernestine Janes. JOHANN MAERKI Nickname .......... Jon Famous Saying ........ Huh? Ususally Found .... Working in yards Will . . . his Bookkeeping grades to Bobby Gow. CHARLES MCLAURY Nickname ......... Charlie Famous Saying . . Why didya do that for? Will . . . His Vacations from school to Kenneth Cunningham. JACK MERRILL Nickname ........ Jackie Lee Famous Saying . . . That's no lie. Elmer Usually Found . . . In Teach's ice-box. Will .... His charming ways to Paul McDowell. HASKELL NICKELL ' Nickname .......... Hack Famous Saying . . What the H-, Mate! Usually Found .... Sleeping in class. Will ,... Football jersey to Romaldo Medina. JOE PANOSH Nickname .......... Joey Famous Saying ...... Aw, quit. Usually Found . . . Running errands for teachers. Will . . His flat-top hair cuts to Harry George. JANET POND Nickname ........ . . . Red Famous Saying ..... Oh, Grace! Ususally Found .... With Raymond. Will . . Singing in chorus to Lexie Allen. ARMIDA SINGH Nickname ......... Army Famous Saying ....... Gol-lee! Usually Found . . . At the Calipat Show. Will . . Her baby talk to Janice Smith. ARTHUR COX Nickname ......... Hercules Famous' Saying ...... Gee whiz! Usually Found ....... In school. Will . . Tumbling ability to Dalton Reid. JOHN COX Nickname .......... None Famous Saying .... . . . . Uh T' Usually Found . . Working on model air- planes. Will . . . Carrying pop cases to Lewis Coombs. ELSIE CROCKETT Nickname ......... Crickett Famous Saying ...... Naturally Ususally Found . . . . Gadding around. Will . . The time spent on reading maga- zines to Le Roy Taylor. EDWARD DICKERSON Nickname ........ Edwardo Famous Saying ..... It wasn't easy! Usually Found ...... You guess? Will .... His serious ways to Clinton Swanger. GENE SON ES Nickname ........ Hy-Gene Famous Saying ...... So what?? Ususally Found ..... Popping off. Will . '. His witty remarks and jokes to Wanda Sexton. JIM SPAR-KS Nickname .......... None Famous Saying ...... Get away. Ususally Found ..... Ditching Girls. Will . . . His dislike for girls to Billy Currier. PAUL DUMBRIQUE Nickname ........ Dumbrig Famous 'Saying ........ VVhy? Usually Found .... Talking to Josie. Will . . His place in Boys' Commission to W-ayne White. RICHARD THURMAN Nickname ......... Pee-Wee Famous Saying ..... I'11 be darn! Usually Found . . With Shirley Bullard, somewhere. Will . . His marvelous physique to Charles Hicks.

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Ditch Day Continued - - About three, we woke all the sleepers there and finally they all decided to play. Two bright little girls, Elsie and Rose Marie, decided to stay up all night, and sure dealt misery to the poor devils who tried to sleep. Thanks to them, Monday morning WE arose early. Those who were smart, and locked their doors, arose late. We left Big Bear Monday, shortly after we had lunch. The procession came down the mountain in the cars and order in which we went up, but after we stopped in Redlands for gas, everyone scattered and found their own way home. Around six o'clock Monday, a Weary and sleepy bunch of Seniors drove into -Calipat after enjoying three glorious days in Big Bear which will remain forever in our memories. A-xx-1 PROPlIfCY In 1962, as I was returning to this country from a brief six-year jaunt in the Orient, where I had been visiting my friend, Freddie the Great , who had attained world-wide fame as a. crystal ball maniufacturer with his friend, Wesley Taylor, I stopped at San Francisco. While I was there I took a turn around town, and found to my great surprise, Duane fSkinnyJ Howland was proprietor of a large gambling Casino, the How- lan' House . After being ushered inside by hostess, Elsie Crockett, I saw to my great surprise the M. C. was none other than Gene Sones, the Comedian, of the Year . The floor show consisted of a couple of organ numbers by Doris Less- lcy, and an acre-batic act with Dwight Lamb and Elsie Burns. The big attraction of the entertainment, however, was a dance by the famed En- chantress of Hindustanf or Armida Singh as she is better known to us. After her performance ,she came to my tableg and, while we talked of old times, she told me that Haskell Nickell had become famous as the manu- facturer of permanent waves for men, and on-e of his best customers was none other than Melchor Abubo, Television's Greatest Wrestler. About this time, there entered the Casino a very dainty -woman, dripp- ing with mink and diamonds, I was very astonished when I saw it was Teruko Kido, the owner of Kido Sr Kido, Used Car Agency . The secret of her success lay in the fact that Ray White, her head mechanic, was so cross-eyed he was able to change old jalopies like Oldsmobiles, into larger Oldsmobiles. Her head bookkeeper was Johann Maerki.