Bellefontaine High School - Chant Yearbook (Bellefontaine, OH)

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lgrolakecg Confinue The very first person I met in sunny California was Janet Beatty. She moved there soon after graduation to pursue a dual career. She is employed as chief artist in the Walt Disney studio, while on the side she is a model for Daisy Duck. In Sugar Ray Robinson's Hollywood restaurant, the featured dancer was Della Breaston, with her own version of the Slick Chick . Mary Cox has become a friend to young wives all over the country. From her office in Los Angeles, she operates the Cox Correspondence Cooking Clinic. Many are the households that are happier because of Mary. In his latest appearance at the Hollywood Bowl, Ike Billy May Kauffman introduced Jancie Lee, a then unknown vocalist, who has become the toast of Hollywood's cosmopolitan set. In North Hollywood, I dropped in ffrom a helicopter, on Kay McBride and Jerry who have built their new dream house in the c ouds, suspended from a weather balloon. On the corner of Hollywood and Vine, the busiest spot in the world, stands Paul floverj Watkins' new super-duper drug store. Behind the counter demonstrating women's cosmet- tics, I found none other than Paul himself. In Beverly Hills, I met Janice Shepherd, Joyce Smith, and June Walker, who are conducting sight seeing tours of movie stars' homes in Janice's red conver- tible. Dan Schultz also lives there and is making money with his moving concern- cats. When asked how he made the cats,do the work, he replied, I use a whip. I arrived in Pasadena the day of the Rose Bowl game and found another old classmate, Bob Hill, selling popcorn, while Andy waited on the sidelines with the money bags. Journeying on up the California coast, I came to San Francisco, and saw a familiar figure on the Golden Gate Bridge. It was Shirley Duff, who has been painting it for ten years now. She has really kept the manufacturers of water- color brushes in business. The headlines of a California paper proclaimed our old friend Bill Ritter president of the Society for Prevention of Crueltg to Dogs. Bill has lent his famous name and face to -the society for its mem ership certificate. Under a picture of the president, this caption appears: If your dog is bitter 'cause he looks like a shmoe, let him look at Ritter, he's no Marilyn Monroe. It's dog- dom's greatest morale builder. On the sports pa e, I noticed a picture of Ronnie Brown and his champion Cleveland Browns. On tie same page was an item con- cerning Shirley Kemper, the women's 100 yard dash champion of the 1960 Olympics I see that Babe Yoe has broken another record. This time she swam the English Channel in 3 hours. As spring arrived, I thought more and more about returning to the North. Much as I hated to leave the sunny outh, I picked a glood boxcar and eft. Passing through Nevada I spied Geor e Metz cracking t e whip on the mule train. Going through Indiana, I received Sie news that Johnny Thomas was last seen on the 150th lap on the Indianapolis 500. The other cars were 50 laps behind. And now I was on m way home. Arriving in Bellefontaine, I was met by George Wren in his jet bus, and I toured the city in style. This was indeed a privi ege as the buses usually run only between Bellefontaine and Indian Lake. Martha Buchenroth and Alfred have settled down to raise Cox's army. Martha has opened a business college in her home, where she and Miss Oglesbee teach students interested in office practice. Joe Carpenter has been promoted to a partner in the Tanger appliance firm. He recently erected a new home complete with a 200-inch television set and an aerial 400 feet high. He has this large set so he and the children can watch their celebrity wife and mother on her wild west show . Finding we had developed engine trouble, George called Herholtz and Reames Towing Service. Shirley and Ed make a specialty of pulling cars out of cornfields. After an expert repair job was done on the bus, we were on our way once again. At the Bellefontaine Country Club, Jim Kaiser is the golf pro. He is now support- ing his old golf teacher, Mr. Konshack, on the money he won by beating the golf champion---Pat Carey. My last stop was good ole B. H. S. , a place none of us have ever forgotten. There I ended my travels. And now good-bye till 1973, when I'll once again tour the country and check up on the members of the Class of '53, Then, I hope they have steam-heated boxcars. 19

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Mop ec? I'm so excited about my trip that I can hardly wait to tell you all about it! I've been so many places and seen so many of my old classmates and the wonderful part of the whole trip was that it didn't cost me one red cent. While most classes would have their prophet see the sights from a jet- mobile or a rocket ship, the Class of '53 laid plans on their graduation day to send me on my tour in 1963 in that elegant vehicle, the boxcar! In New York I saw Janice Arthur, who is capitalizing on her tantalizing blond locks by serving as a model for You Name It Shampoo. You must have seen her on your T. V. set, washing her hair. Don Austin has thrown his last newspaper. He has finally given up his paper route to fulfill his lifelong ambition of press inker at the New York Times. And while glancing through the Times, I saw an article concerning an old school pal, Barbara Baldwin. It seems she is credited with winning the war sin le-headed. She donated strands of hair to make bomb sights and is hailed fir and wide as a national heroine. The John R. Strayer sailed into New York harbor the morning I arrived. On board was Nancy Kuenzli, who is in charge of planning menus or the entire U. S. Navy. Captain Strayer considers it a great honor that she makes his boat her headquarters. Out for an evening's entertainment, I was siurprised to find Marilyn Fisher as the new weight guesser at Coney Is an . Virginia Houchin and Aunt Grace are putting the McMillen Publishing Company out of business by publishin their own Latin books, entitled ll Gaul is Divided into Three Parts , while Sqiaron Johnson is revising Webster's dictionary, for use in winnin the national spelling contest. On the fashion front, we find that Dolores Cira has bought Hattie Carnegie's famous New Youk salon to aid in her breath taking designs. Out of admiration for her former teacher, Miss Oglesbee, she sent one of her creations which ordinarily would cost 35135. It was an orange sailor with saffron satin bows and green jewels, atop which sat a live canary in a cage. Dolores has been called the most imaginative designer of this era. A silent partner in the corporation is Ruthann Lautenbach, who is breeding the color-blind canaries which are used in Dolores's fabulous creations. On my way out of New York I noticed a lot of excitement around Madison Sea-uare Garden, and upon inquiring among my fellow travelers, I found that al the cheers were for Ronnie George, who has put Goose Tatum out of business. Looking closer, I had a glimpse of June Burns in the bleachers singing Sweet Georgia Brown , I was on my way once again. Picking up a newspaper on the way I found that some of our classmates have become famous in Europe. Don Detrick has been hailed as a master desi ner of a classy sports car. He calls his new car the Tiger Eight . It gives ZE miles per gallon on gas, and costs only Sl, OOO. One of the winning features is the jet engine. Each home needs at least one of these daring new cars. Sandy McMullen is now in Italy, well on her way to find out how to straighten the Leaning Tower of Pisa . Scientists from all over the world are speculating as to the outcome of her efforts. A special bulletin from the United States Army Air Force states that Barbara Pickering has been awarded a life membership. This honor was con- ferred on her after she was elected Sweetheart of the 664th A. C. and W. for 10 consecutive years. My next stop was Detroit, Michigan. Learning that George Elliott was chief mechanic at one of the Willow Run factories, I went to see him, but upon arriving I found that he was welding the trunk shut on a hot rod, and accident- ally we ded himself in, but John Lindeman was trying to get him out. Jerry Sparks is now manufacturing the most reliable car on the road. What makes it so reliable? It's horse-drawn, of course. A free accessory is a bag of oats. A huge hot-rod shop in the middle of town caught my eye. I was surprised to find that Suzie Webster and her better half are co-owners. In Lansing I found that Richard Swackhamer and Virginia Weldon have just taken the grand prize in the Tal.kathon . For the uninformed, the Talka- thon is a contest to find the most talkative man and woman in the United States. Those two always did have a lot to say. I took to my boxcar again and headed for California. I don't mind telling you that the northern winter from the top of a boxcar isn't too pleasant. 18

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MR, CHARLES C, HOOP MR, P, Q, FREEMAN Superintendent of Schools High School Principal .xdclminidfrafion an MR, PAUL WATKINS Assistant Principal oarcl of glclucafion Mrs. F. R, Mowry, Dr, Fred G, Wood, Presidentg Mr. Joe E, Jones, Clerk: Mr. Ray D, Messner, and Mrs, Harold D, Mustaine, Vice President. 20