Baker Junior High School - Rocket Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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THE BAKER ROCKET . PAGES FHA VALENTINE FUR I-XL By Martha Smith Friday the 13th wasn't such an unlucky day after all! Maybe the teacher caught you chewing gum and made you stick it on the tip of your nose, but surely your bad luck vanished when you stepped into the gayly decorated gym. Everything turned into a drearnl The gym was decorated with red and white crepe paper, and paper hearts with a cupid outlined on each heart. ln the center oi the gym was a small decorated platform with red poles on which dangled red and white crepe paper. Everyone who attended had a simply wonderful time. Thanks and honors ot making this dance a success go to our dependable F.l-LA. It you went you probably saw Iohn Cambell and Peggy Laudan, Palooka Frey and Gayle Sullivan, Bob McFarland and Ianis Stubbs, and Iay Arnette and Sara Rockwell having a wonderful time. lf you didn't see these couples, maybe you were noticing Donna Thompson and Larry Fitzgerald, Kathryn Giddens and George Franz, Iodie Mag- ness and Don Renner, Kitty Doles and Clyde Boling, Barbara Blom- quist and Kenneth Ross, and lean Haynie and Lester Kitchens. The most exciting moment to all ot us, of course, was the announc- ing ot the three sweethearts. From the seventh grade nominees were the first to walk down the middle of the gym. These were Ioy Wolf, Mary Sue Schwartz, Scarlet Frazier, Nelda Hayes, Ioyce Huitte, Linda Brockman and Mariella Mier. The eighth grade candidates, which were Shirley Meiske, lean Haynie, Bettye McGee, Iudy Lawson, Ioella Evans, and Carol Iorner. The ninth grade candidates were Francis Senkel, Mary McGuire, Liz Barron, Sandy Wade, Barbara Norwood, Iudy Tyson, and Melba Allman. Out of these Mary Schwartz was given title of seventh grade sweetheart, Ioella Evans, eighth grade sweetheart and Liz Barron, ninth grade sweetheart. Looking lntn the Future By Sandra Wade Mirror, mirror gaze and see, what the future holds for me. Swami sees all, knows all cmd we perceive in the not distant tuture Sarah Rockwell, a prima ballerina with the Ballet Russe, and Iudy Tyson, Mary McGuire, and Bobetta Clayton, Interior dec- orators, CGloriiied paperhangersl. Peering deeper into the depths of time we find Linds Willoughby head astronomer at Mount Palo- mar Observatory, star gazing. Larry Fitzgerald, the boy with the green thumbl a horticulturist. Who would ever imagine petite Barbara Norwood having the gumption to remove an appendix. Robert Mersiorsky, a business tycoon. Sandra Wade another Schiaparellig Henry Peck, the mad scientist, creating a Franken- stein monster, Frances Fisk an old maid school teacher. Greg Martin, one of our more ambitious students, is going to be a brick- layer. This concludes our little visit into the realm ot the future. Remember any crystal ball gaz- ing or palm reading you need see Swami Tyson and Swami Wade, 3rd floor, Iournalism Dept. Ramsey's Austin Nursery Allangals l'!3:dW3l'9 AVE B GROCERY S425 Guadalupe Street arle y ' ' Trees. Shrubs, In Landscaping 5322 Burnt Road WMN Au Naghbon T E51-ablgshed l875 Tel. 5,1704 TELEPHONE 5-0522 4405 Avo. B Phono 53-392I 'ill C' E3 L El ' 0 .. QMUSIC COMPANY 217 West 6th -Acnoss rnou me Posr orrlcr Phone 3-3539 H. H. ADKINS GROCERY AND MARKET 720l N. Lamar B 8tM PLUMBING CO. REASONABLE PRICES 622l Dallas Highway Phone 5-B784 Nite and Sun. 53-I795 A f'6'.4fs'i'E u Bellotte Humble Service l90l GUADALUPE Phone 2-0978 Austin Q . . Anza Sim 1333 , Er- nf. IUMIER - IWEDSNO Mli!ltLi - FDMZS UECCEQTION - i?l'tllNClS- lil CJNIIGYAS?- ' t

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PAGE 4 THE BAKER ROCKET HEHU SMITH By Jinx Williams There aren't many people as easy going as Bebo Smith and here's why. Bebo loves spinach and candy, but when one has ten cows, three cats, and three dogs for pets, he's considered different. Bebo's hobby is talking and his ambition is to grow up. His favorite song is Till l Waltz Again With You. When asked with whom he would like to waltz, he replied, No girls! He is fond of Mr. McLemore, Ierry Lewis, and AGM. Please don't stop to wonder how he can pos- sibly be a baseball player at an agricultural institution, but he's gonna try. Since he's just 12, he's too young to enter college, and since he's only 5'2 he's too short to play baseball, but anybody with light brown hair and blue eyes doesn't need height or age to be popular. Bebo is very popular, and really a good kid. Nit: Why did the little moron cut her fingers off? Wit: Because she wanted to write short-hand. Uwe sezzsgzifffsffvvvvvvvv L A u D A N AD-VER-TIS-ER PHONE 5-0I33 Posters - Decals - Car Cards Point-OF-Purchase Displays - .Sbciefy - Eighth Grade Personality By Frances Fisk Friendly - l'll say! Sparkle is what Iudy Lawson has plenty of! She's a pleasant, helpful girl filled with smiles for everyone. Cute as a button! is how everyone describes Iudy. Her shining black hair and laughable blue eyes set off a smiling face. She measures a neat 5'21f2 in height and weighs ll5 lbs. Iudy was born in Austin on September 29, 1938 and attended Rosedale before coming to Baker. She is a Student Council representative and belongs to the Austeens and F.H.A. Iudy tops the song Tell Me Your Mine, the singer Ioni Iames, and movie stars Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner on her list of favorites. Mr. Collins and speech seem important in the way of school. Playing basketball . . . eating fried chicken . . . and drinking cokes with Mike Hornsby fO.A.O.I is lots of fun. Iudy numbers horse-back riding first among her hobbies. Iust ask Iudy about her thought of tomorrow and she'll give you this unexpected answer. You couldn't pay me to be an old maid! Next to Mike, she thinks Baker's tops. A wonderful personality makes Iudy so nice to know. 'One and Only. IKE TAYLUH By Linda Willoughby About 15 years ago that big white bird Iknown best as the storkl, dropped a bouncing baby boy Cbest described as Ike Tay- lor.I on October 7th, l937, in Beaumont, Texas. Now Ike is half-way grown. He is 5'll , has blue eyes, blond hair, and weighs l35 pounds. His height and weight could be ex- plained by the fact that Mr. Tay- lor's favorite food is hamburgers. I-lis most liked color is blue, top sport on his list is baseball, and of course along with all these must go Mr. Pine and Science. Although Ike says he has no favorite gal friend, everybody knows he thinks Gayle Sullivan is just too nice for words. lke has only been in Baker for 3 years but he says he must admit it's been the best three years of his life. Let's all thank the stork for bringing such a swell person to us. Tstevlslon SALES AND SERVICE CHRISTY CO., INC. 2910 GUADALUPE Austin, Texas Phone 6-5333 Music - Records - Instruments RADIOS 8: TELEVISION J. R. REED MUSIC CO. 805 Congress

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PAGE 6 THE BAKER ROCKET Football Aspirfuits By Rufus Burke and Jimmy Woody There are seven boys from Baker that will furnish a good part of the McCallum football team next year. They are Clyde Boling, lohn Fowler, Palooka Frey, Don Keeling, lohnny Ken- nedy, Eddie Kincaid, and lrvin Rawls. lack Secord plans to par- ticipate in tall training. Don Keeling and Irvin Rawls are making a plug tor first string honors. The rest of the boys will furnish McCallum a good sec- ond squad. These boys have been practic- ing for thirty days from 2:30 unti 5:30 with the rest ot the McCallum hopefuls at Austin High School. McCallum will be in the AAA league and will play with the following opponents: Travis, Tem- ple, Bryan, Corsicana, and Pales- tine. A fairly tough bunch to beat. The coach tor the Atearn will be Forrest Kline, the former line coach at Austin High. While our own coach, Mr. Munson, will be coach of the B team. McCallum is bound to have a good team with all Baker's '52 players as well as some ex- Bakerites who lettered at Austin High last year. They are Will and Wess Wyman, lim Shurtlitt, loe Rosentritt, lohnny Brougher, lohn Shaffer, and W. H. White. Now students, said Miss Mc- Dade who was trying to boost the sale ot class photographs, lust think how you will enjoy looking at the photographs when you grow up. As you look, you'll say to yourself there's Lucille, she's a nurse, there's Gene Shannon, he's a judge, and- And there's teacher, she's dead, came a voice from back of the room. the PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS Highest Quality-Liberal Portions FAIR PRICES 6:30 A.M. to 8:30 P.M. 808 CONGRESS THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO, of Texas Paints, Varnlshas, Lacquers, Leads, Oils, Enamals, Brushes and Painters' Specialties 2928 GUADALUPE ST. AUSTIN, TEXAS Charlie Zimmermann TEXACO PRODUCTS The Best Friend Your Car Cam Hwvd' Phone 7-3563 30l6 Guadalupe QP! .SUOFL5 p8l':f0lfl6LAfy DUNNA PEEH Do you ever pass by the big gym atter school and see a girl with one of the cutest poodle-s you ever saw keep making the basketball go into the basket. lf you do you will probably recog- nize her as Donna Peck. Donna was born on October 24, l938, in Austin, Texas. She has lived in Austin ever since. Donna is 5'2 and weighs :::::::::::::::::::::::: about ll2 pounds. She has blue , Television 82 Appliance eyes and brown lwlr' Hazlewood Texaco Service center Domus favorites are food, 530, N' Lama, . fried chicken, song, Till l Waltz Siromberg-Carlson Raytheon Zenith Again With YQUIII Color, green, AUSHN TEXAS 5237 N- Lim-if 53-4928 teacher, Mr. Sallee, movie star, ':::: :: :::::::::::::::: Gene Kelley, subject, gym, singer, ro-0-'vi--1-0--'Do-0-W Nat King Cole. l need not tell i 'mg you that lrvin Rawls is her boy- i Hyde Park Pharmacy i 5HAW'5 JEWEI-ERS triend, which makes her favorite S onues elrrs AND suNnAEs A t' t lk' t h' b ' ! Let Us Fill Your Prescriptions i H7 congress Ave' CI lng O Im or elng . 40l7 Guadalupe i 3911-I YEAR ' 1 Q . ln the future Donna pans to ' -0 become a secretary or an Interior - ---ev-:::.-,:::::::: - Decorator- MAliSl'lAl.l.'S DeLaney's Texaco .DOHHOI like-S G11 SPOITS, CSSPS- Hoaslss AND Tovs Service S'l:aii0l1 CICIUY f00'fbCI1U Gnd She C4111 l0lf1Y American FlverTrains each and every one sprightly. 2924 euaaampe Phone 2-1445 590, ,,,,,,,,Rd, phone 53.4549 That is why she was chosen .-:::::.-ees: -ee -:::::::: Sports Personality this month. Whities Fried Chicken Fon eooo Foon Best Fried Chicken in Austin Phono 5-M33 6ll4 N. Lamar The Joe Cockrell Co. Printing - Office Supplies I6l6 Lavaca St. Phone 7-4467 Northwest Cleaners 6I05 Burnet Rd. Austin Phone 5-5942 ' Just Good Dru Cleaning FAMILY LAUNDRY SERVICE