Burns Union High School - Bard Yearbook (Burns, OR)

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Hlzaaphecy, 1953 One day in the summer of 1970, I, Sandra Smith, was sitting in my rocking chair on the front porch. of my secluded' dude ranch, when who should I see coming down the road but my old chum since school days, Barbara Stewart. She had made her fortune as a career woman and had now come back to visit her old home town and to attend the lectures given by the world famous philosopher Marc Anderson on Why a Dog Has Fleas . Traveling with Marc is his press agent and old classmate Melvin Nygaard. ' She joined me on the porch and we began exchanging gossip. On her way over she ran into Senator Scott Maitland and his secretary, Phyllis Gentry. Scott is promot- ing a vigorous campaign to change the national flag from Stars and Stripes to Scotch Plaid. We chuckled as we recalled by gone memories of our old fued back in '53 on the Scotch Plaid theme. Do you know what happened to some of our other classmates Z asked Barbara. Guess what , I explained, jerry Harris married a school teacher yesterday, it seems to run in the family. Speaking of being married what happened to Dauna Field and Ladora Rhea? Barbara asked. I then replied, They are neighbors, still living here in Burns. just then a black convertible came to a screeching stop. We immediately recog- nized the occupants of this sleek vehicle as Carl Wilke, Jack Miller, and Eugene Francis. We soon learned that they were co-owners' of a burlesque theater in Prine- ville. The star of their show was Evelyn Laughlin now known as Lula Belle Laughlin. They did not stay long as they had to meet Karl Jacobs the proud owner of the Hurdy-Gurdy Girdle Factbryf' While sauntering back to the porch Barbara asked me what happened to Billie Rae Ap-pling. I told her that she was an old maid, but still looking for her ideal. Barbara's interest in this bit of news stimulated our love for the latest gossip

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I, Marc Anderson, will my 3,000 page dictionary to Bill Tolliver, knowing he will use it. I have no further need for it as I have memorized the contents. I, lack Miller, take pleasure in leaving Burns High, just barely leaving. I, Barbara Stewart, will my changeable disposition to Norma Morris, hoping to add variety to her quiet one. I, jerry Weeks, will Sally to no one, I'm having a hard time keeping her. I, Ed Porten, leave the girls of Burns High, as bad as I hate to. I, Larraine Lambert, will not leave Roger. I, Wally Comegys, will my jalopy to the student body. One minor detail, it doesn't run. I, Carolyn Long, will my ability to get people mixed up during Ll basketball game to Mildred Basey. I, Eugene Francis, leave nothing. I never had anything. I, Dan Davidson, will my ability in Chemistry back to Little Bob Williams. It's all I have and that isn't much. I, Robert Sawyer, will my ability as an artist to Anita Cobb. Please censor your Master Pieces or reform. I, Frank Dunn, take my football honors with me. I, Sally Jennings, will my ability to ask intelligent questions to Kay Dalton. Don't let me down. I, Benny Gibson, leave my car to Stacey and Sue. They don't enjoy a chaperone. I, Sandra Smith, will my Ipana smile to Delores Gross. Use more of it than I' did. I, Wes Basey, will my Romeo ways to Vernon jorgenson. Keep the home fires burning. I, Joanna Westif all, will not leave my letters from jay to' anyone. Although tattered and torn they are still readable. I, Melvin Nygard, will my clarinet to Carol I-laugan. Let s keep it in the family. I, Mary Brophy, will my ability to skip school to Arleto Osborn. Manage it better than I did as I got caught too many times. I, Dauna Field and Ladora Rhea, will our ability to get a man to Sonja Carlson and Janice Thompson. Get to work girls.

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and soon I was relating to her all the latest antics of the dear old class, of ,53. Wally Comegys and Edward Porten, she said, have been very successful in their Miladies Fashion Shop and they have for a model Lorraine Lambert. Do you remember that promise Carolyn Long made to her boyfriend way back in '53 that' she wouldn't marry him until he became a corporal , Barbara asked me. No,,' I cried, what happened. Nothing, said Barbara, She is still waiting. Frank Dunn I told her is playing professional football and Eldon Hart is staying home and raising pigs for the footballs. JoAnna Westfall has become quite a famous torch singer. Her theme song is 'just a Sailorls Sweetheart' Oh, Barbara replied, And doesnlt Weslie Bougart Bassey just give you thrills in his latest movief, He sure does. Isn't it remarkable how the members of our class have progress- ed I remarked. Did you hear the latest about Frank Layola, Barb said, He has just been appointed Ambassador to Spain. After I had agreed how wonderful this was she asked me if I knew what had happened to Mary Brophey. I told her that she and Weston Write now run a very exclusive motorcycle club in the now booming town of Drewsey. Speaking of Drewseyf' Barbara said, Did you know that Darlene Newell is now married to the mayorf' No I didn't know that but even back in High School she always had a Lot of interest in Drewseyf' Now Benny Gibson and jim Shepherd together own the Roaring Springs.