Crestline High School - Fortyniner Yearbook (Crestline, OH)

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that I had not seen the Admiral yet so I started in search of his cabin. On doing so I found his private secretary, Harriet Dickinson sitting on his lap taking routine dictation. I could see the Admiral did not want to be disturbed so I took my leave. On dock again I saw Harry Rornbke taking pictures of some Waves. In the language of the photographer, he was bury v ith cheese cakes. On closer examination I noticed these Waves to be some of my old classmates. They were Pat Meyers, Mary Erni, Norma Fisher, Pat Gerberich, Norma Pinyerd, Virginia West, and Marjorie Straka. Next morning I went to the airport to get my tickets for Ohio. Here I met Donald Walters, now president of the United Airlines and Catherine Young, his secretary. As I boarded my plane I met Isabelle Moore and Rosemary Schill, who were stewardess and Jack Brown and Daniel Barber, the pilots. As my journey home started, I noticed Ruth Poth sitting next to me. She was now a member of Congress. She told me that Daryl Ros ton was in Washington D.C. acting as secretary to the President. When I reached Crestline, I decided to visit dear old Crestline High. Here I found Vincent Christini, now the principal; Gertrude Long, physical education instructor; Bernard Newcome, shop teacher; Louise Yachiner, civics, teacher, Nancy Trainor, A. A. A. Instructor, and Carol Niswander, home economics teacher. I walked into Mr. DeWalt ' s English room and found Richard DeWalt now teaching English. All around the room wer pictures of antique automoniles dating back to the Stanley Steamer. I was told there was a pro football team in Crestline, so I inquired further and learned that Earl Smith was coaching the team, and that Wiley and Napoleon ' Morton were his star players. Their greatest desire was to beat Bucyrus. There were just a few of my classmates left so I continued my 25

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that caught my eye was Janet Plummer ' s school for models. Upon further inspection I found some of her students to be Louise Newcome, modeling her own designs; Marianne Yakubek, modeling evening gowns; and Jeannine G-resmer, modeling fur coats. Next door I found Marion Harner, Hollywood ' s famous beautician. Among her assistants I found Eddie Stump, manicurist; and Charles Blum, mud-pack specialist. I had seen most of the business section by now, so I decided to look in on some home life. The first home I noticed was that of James Klopf enstein c I remembered when he had been in school he wanted to be an interior decorator. As I entered his home I found him hanging drapes for his wife. This is all the farther he had ever gotten with decorating. In the next home I found Norma Cook doing her daily washings consisting of a large number of tiny gar- ments. I could see how far Norma had gotten with her ambitions. I asked Norma if she knew of a good hotel where I could get a room for the night. She suggested the Kilroy Slept Here hotel, owned by Doyle Eckert. Since Doyle had been one of my old classmates, I decided to spend the night at his hotel. Next morning I started on my last tour of Hollywood, after which I would be on my way back to Ohio. During the day I was to tour the Ship of ' 49 named after our graduating class and under the command of Admiral David McBride, one of my old classmates. As I reached the docks, a large navy band was there to greet me. I saw Dick Miller still playing trombone in the second rank. As I boarded the ship I found Eddie McCaffery busily scrubbing deck and Jim Ryan taking his usual afternoon nap in the crow ' s nest. As I started for the galley I caught a delightful whif of something baking. When I reached my destination I found Almelio Salvati and Jim Johnson, cover- ed with flour, making lady fingers for the admiral. This reminded me 24

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tour by walking around the business section of town, I saw Ronald Fullenlove, who had taken over Levy ' s; Rosemary Moyer had taken over Moyer ' s Used Car Lot, adding quite a few collections herself; Josephine Tornichio now owned the greenhouse raising daises,, Donald Mitchell had his own garage, repairing kiddie-cars. Bill Flaherty was now Doc Flaherty with quite a hobby of collecting pretty nurses, Glenn Smith has his own Chicken Hatchery raisinr blonde, brunette, and red-haired chicks. George Lacey was still walking the beat, to Washington Avenue. On the corner of the Crest Durg Store stood George Sherbondy selling peanuts. Well, I had at last se n all my old classmates of ' 49. How glad I was to see everyone happy and with a life long ambition. Our days in dear old C.H.S. were well spent. Signed : 26