Daviess County High School - Echoes Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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1947 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY captarn He came over to us and cordrally rnvrted us to come aboard hrs shrp and look thlngs over Margaret declrned wrth thanks but I accepted the ofler most eagerly As the boat sarled early next mornrng for Indra and other porrts east I declded to take passage on rt, for Indra nad always been my land o dreams and here was the opportunrty to make them come true Early dawn and we were ready to sarl As I got on board I saw two more of my former classmates Wade Muncy and Thurman Dawson, who were on their way to take part rn the Olympic games By thrs trme we were well out at sea and as rt was my first ocean voyage, I was beglnnrng to feel rts effects Hastrly excusrng myself I made a dash for my state room but as I turned down the corrrdor I bumped rnto someone wrth a tr ay of glasses He lent forth a tor rent of angry w or ds, then he looked up Why Bobby Potts, what on earth are you dorng l'ere ' He gave a sheepxsh gr rn and remarked somethrng about hrs dutres and at once I understood Fmally I found my room and feelrng l1ke I drd when once rn my rash youth I had been coaxed on a merry go round I threw myself on the bed and closed my eyes Sud denly my nerves tlghtened and my pulse qurckened Someone was movrng about the room wrth the stealth of a cat Then I sat uprrght and would have screamed out rn horror had not a hand thrust rtself across my mouth Ifor there I saw a woman search rng through my trunk and prrvate boxes as though the artrcle she sought were a mat ter of lrfe or death Indlgnatron surely lent me strength for I wrenched myself loose and turned to confront the rntr uders But the words farled to come Were my eyes de cervrng me? For the occupants of the room were Colleen Lyle and Lors Mrdkrff Thrnk rng rt to be a practrcal 1oke I asked what rt was all about Wrthout stopprng from her work Lors replled that she and Colleen had formed the Lyle and Mrdkrff Prlvate De tectrve Agency and that at present they were workrng for the Presrdent of the Unrt ed States Randall Storm It seemed that someone had stolen hrs safety razors and was tryrng to smuggle them over to Russra Hrs august mayesty had been so overcome by the audacrty of the act that he had refused to use any others except hrs own Con sequently he had not shaven for days and was so ashamed of hrs appearance he would not be seen rn publrc Affarrs were rn an awful state' We arrrved rn Lrverpool England at the txme scheduled and as the boat drd not sarl untrl the next day I decrded to go slght seelng Whrle gazrng rn a shop wrndow I was startled by a newsboy callmg, Extra' Extra' All about the famous Merrcan' I bought a paper and tl e headlrres that greeted my eyes were these, Young Amerr can Accomplrshed the Impo srble Perry Trclenor Alone Scales Dangerous Clrfl' of Mount Qurck descent I folded the paper wrth a look of satrsfactron on my face for Memorles came crowdrng back thrck and fast and I was so lost rn them I drd not notrce where my steps had taken me All of a sudden I awoke to the realrzatron that I was lost How could I get back? Suddenly someone touched me on the shoulder and a vorce demanded Jean Barrd what are you dorng here It was Mary Natron I told her my tale of woe and she offered to act as a guide As we strolled back to the prer Mary told me that she and Mrldred Oost had the Ford agency rn that crty and had made enough money to buy one for therr own personal use Just then I notrced a large lrmousme rollrng by and rn rt were Mabel Hardy Helen Wrlkms, Lors Wmstead and Mary Julrette Hurter How come I asked Oh, they re rn the chorus of our leadrng Mrdnrght Frolrcs here, Mary answered We had now reached the boat and after thankrng my companron for the trouble she had taken I went to my room to get thmgs rn readrness for the next day After a nrght of rest I was awakened by the tossrng to and fro of the shrp A storm at sea my wor st fears had at last been realrzed Dressrng as qurckly as possrble I hastened to the lrbr ary where the noble captarn was tr yrng to assure the others who had gathered there that we were rn no rmmedrate danger At thrs moment who should come bound rng rnto the room but Gabe Mattrngly He called Charlle asrde and rn subdued whls pers mformed hrm that he had rust recerved an S O S call from a stranded vessel and rf help were not sent rmmedrately, all would perrsh Full speed ahead was the order grven It came too late, for by the trme we reached the place there were no srgns of anythrng, except one poor person bravely strugglrng agarnst the waves A boat was lowered and when he was brought on deck I stared rn astonrshment for the res cued person was Drckre Drllman No wonder he was the sole survlvor, for besrdes be mg an expert swrmmer, he was lrght headed enough to keep hrmself above the water for an rndefinrte length of trme We then proceeded on our wav and rn due trme cast anchor at a small Spanrsh port Sparn' How that word thrrlled me for at once I had vrslons of dark harred senorrtas therr toreado lovers and the prtrless vrlllans We landed at the right trme rt seemed for there was to be a bullfight there that day I decrded to go see tnrs rnhuman sport Seated rn my box I gazed rdly around untrl my eyes rested on a g oup of grrls Surely I was mrstaken but no-for there all huddled together were Dora Nell Schenk Clara Smrth and Patty Sampley w 1th Kay Roemer leadlng the group But what was therr brg rdea, and why were they decorated out lrke carnlval queens As rf by mental telegraphy my questron were answered for I heard Kay say Now one two three go Rah Pah' Rah Rah Rah' Rah Rah' Rah Rah Rah' Rah Rah' Rah Rah Rah' Kenneth' Kenneth' Kenneth' And rnto the arena walked Kenneth Shelton, as rf he were Lord Hlgh Executroner of all he surveyed That was the last I remember I must have farnted for when I came to J. soft I . . . 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1947 SENIOR CLASS PROPHFCY By JEAN Bunn HERE IS an old saying that runs thus If on the first day of May a young lady will arise early and go to an old abandoned well she will behold rn lt her future Thinking this would be quite a lark I determined to see whether or not there was any truth rn the theory But, to be quite frank, my main obrect was to satisfy that peculiar characteristic attached to everything Qexcept members of the masculine sexj curiosity Accordingly, 5 00 a m , May 1st found me trudging my way through a freshly plowed field which was none the better for the heavy dew that had fallen the night before By the time I reached the well I was thoroughly disgusted with rt, myself and the world Jean Band 1n general Then, to add to my grievances, there was a heavy covering to be removed, which after much strenuous exercise I suc ceeded rn doing I then turned my attention to the water itself At first I could discern nothing but the blue of the sky above, till splash' Somethmg hit the water and the waves closed over it At first I thought rt to be a rock or something I had pushed rn but no it ' was coming to the surface and good gracious where had all those people come from? Look' Look' There she comes, cried someone excitedly She? Who I asked rn bewrlderment Why the famous high diver, Margaret Grrflin of course My mind was clear now So this was the famous Florida resort, and once more I was to behold the countenance of a former schoolmate As she emerged from the water the crowd parted like the Red Sea, that its 1d0I might pass through What yuh say there, Baird? In spite of her sudden rise to publicity she was stil' the sarre Margaret I started to explam but she cut me short by suggesting that the crowd wouldn t appreciate our conversation and if Id wart rn the hotel lobby till she changed her costume for one more suitable to the occasion We d have tea and talk over old times The hotel was a luxurlous place and as I had noticed several persons of promr nence passing rn and out I decided to look over the registry to see rf any of my old classmates were among 1he regl tered On my Way to the desk I noticed some young men grouped about what looked to me like a flower stall By approaching closer however I found it to be a telephone booth and its operator Wilma Murphy Her companions were Jrmm, Watts Tommy Bell Jimmy Pfister and Leroy Crowe What s it all about? I demanded As soon as our greetmgs had been exchanged Tommy explained that the four of them had formed a quartet Jimmy Vlfatts it seemed was the individual star or the quartet, and as his services were so much rn demand elsewhere he commanded three fourths of the money taken rn By this time Margaret had arrived on the scene and as she was hungry as usual we departed rn search of the tea room Here we found a table away from the school days I offered her my warmest congratulations for her success but she only grinned modestlx and replied Oh, you haven t heard anything yet Helen Best s got a French duke all roped in and the happy event comes off next month and Sharon Chapman has set a world record for dancing Went two weeks without stopping Strrman Am brose and his wife the former Julia Smith are in town He lS manager of the A P store here Anne Hart Robey is singing with the Metropolitan Opera Betty Graham rs here attending the races with her husband who is riding horses for Robert Temple ho has made millions from his race horses But what is the news of Owensboro? Henry Anderson IS now prmcrpal of D C H S and Anna Rose Magan is his secretary Melba Ambrose teaches geometry Harry Brumley teaches agriculture and Jim Ambrose took Miss Fr nch s place when she retired L K Burcham is work ing in his father ln law s night club up on Highway 60 Dorothy Belle Houston is cigarette gul at the same night club Dan Chfton Wrlhovte is captain of the police force James Jones IS a radio announcer over station WMW which is opened and operated by J W Mitchell who married Margie Wrggrnton M G Barnett owns a large garage on Fourth street Roy Murdock rs working for P A Kirk who is the father of hrs wife, the former Pauline Kirk Mr and Mrs Kelly Grst the former Margie Horn have charge of the Public Library Clara Zelma Daniel rs manager of the S S Kresge 5 and 10 cent store But Shannon Cowgell what became of her? I asked Margaret s smile faded and over her face there crept such a look of sorrow that I thought perhaps I d sard the wrong thing She turned and without speaking silently pointed to a nearby table where two grrls were lunchmg Instantly I recog nrzed them as Shannon 'ind Carolyn Gordon but for once Shannon was srlent I was astounded, for this was the first time I d ex er known such a thing- to happen Vlhat s wrong? I wanted tr, know Dumb ' my companion responded Dumb as a door knob I always knew if she d1dn't let up some day she d los her voice and surely enough she did Carolyn s act ing as her private secretary and martvred companion ' She looked the Dart, too My attention was attracted to the main entrance of the room for who should be standing there but Charlie Carter and he was clad in the uniform of a naval . A gc ,.-W.- , I i ' H l . . . ,, . . . Y . i . . . , u' 7 ' - KK , 79 ' ' ll Y! ' ' cc ' - 'l l .19 ' . n I Y I - - ,, . . . U . . , . . , . . , ' . .S I . i -V . 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1947 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY hand was st1ok1ng my head and a famllxar yolce was Saylllg, Does It feel better n w, J ean Ma1tha Kelly' For Plke s Peak, what are you dolng heme Oh you see I got so tlred of our dances at home I decldcd to come over here for a few polnters In return for the1r trouble I teach these dusky dames the rules and regulatlons of basketball and the art of golf I don t have a chance to get lonesome, for Pobert Taylor, Jr has opened a conservatory of musxc here and teaches em how to play ex 61 Vthmg from l-ands to the ukelele The other members of my palty now arrlved and as I was blddmg Martha an aifecflonatl farewell shm whxspered, If you value your health and complex on stay awav from Afrlca Kathryn Puph Ellzabeth McDan1el, Edna McPherson, and Carol Rlce got together on the notxon that these mldmght blondes should be taught the fun damental rules and hygmene So they took It upon themselves to act as mstructors and set forth yuth the entlre stock of Fuller brushes Imagme the effects of the1r efforts n those marble blocks YVe had been at sea for only a few hours when there was a great commotlon caused by one of the ladles on deck She vowed that she had heard unearthly shrxeks come from a secluded spot on the shlp The place lndlcated was searched and when several boxes had been removed there fully exposed to the glare of the sun and many accusmg eyes were Rose Ward Mary Rose Freels Jacquelyn Feaster, Mary Domer muth Wanda Carter and Loulse Strobel The guilty were brought forth and an ex planatlon was demanded Rose spoke for the whole group She sald they had all grown weary of poundlng a typewrxter and had declded to take somethlng besides dlctatlon for a change It was J acquelyn who had suggested that they hlde themselves on board and see how long they could go vuthout bemg dxscovered All had gone well txll a mouse made lts appearance Then Maly and Wanda had rumed everythmg 'Stand st1ll' Make no attempt to get away or the whole shxp wlll be blo to plecesl I whlrled around and the speaker could have easlly passed as Captam Kldd Plratesl My heart froze xuthm me My glance passed qulckly over the small group of evll cruel faces t1ll lt rested on that of the captam I notlced a r1ng on hxs finger and forgettlng all danger I stepped forward to examlne It Yes I was ught It was l1k9IYIVOWH D C H S 4'7 r1ng Zan Stuart you lmposslble human What wlll you think of next? He gave a low m1rthless laugh and sald I m not known by that name any more To the world Im the Fealless and I m t1ymg to forget my own trouble by uorly ln other people Yea' Cap n let s be gomg Thls IS a poor crowd to plck from anyway Rav Muffett another ldeal bov had stepped from the stxalght and narlow path Edwin Bratcher Wlthout a word Zan turned and walked aw av muttexmg to hlmself I called Ray aslde and asked h1m the cause of Zan s melancholy spxrlt Why haven t you heard? He fell hot and heavy for Annette the French prlma donna fformer Alma Mlllerl but she spurned hlm and bloke hls' heart The llttle group soon left Our next stop vsas I enlce Italy We moved on toward a nlace where a crowd had gathered about a canoe What was the Idea of a canoe ln thls of all places? I soon learned the reason though for seated 1n It were Fletcher Haynes and Beverly Hall Howdy, Jean Sald Beverly Want to take a rlde ID our Yellow Tax1 ' to any part of the clty to any of the hotels and all for tvso blts The change was oulcklv made and wlth a few 1ap1d strokes of the paddle the C10VNd vs as soon left far behmd The boys then slowed doun and began to talk Have vou seen Gene Wlllxams or Dan M1lle1 'V They run a restfwulant here Wallace Johnson IS here wlth hxs better half on e1r honeymoon After leavlng Vemce our next stop was Indla By thls tlme I was gettmg home slck After reglsterlng at the hotel I went stralght to my room threw myself across the bed and broke 1nto a yuld storm of tears Oh If I could see only one of the old bunch I sobbed The telephone started r1ng 1ng I got up to answer lt and a fam1l1ar NOICQ came fl om the other end of the wlre I that you, Jean ' MIDHIC Lee J ones and here I was crvmg myself slck to see v Well dry your eyes powder your nose and come on down I ll walt for you ln th ad1ng room tbl flew to do her bxddmg and 1n a few minutes we were laughlng and chattlng to ge er ' Dld you hear about Rose I ocher s unhappy fate? asked Mm hv no T ll me about It Well ' she began, It seems that Rose wh1le tourlng Persxa took a notlon to through one of the1r secret temples and ln smte of all warnmgs proceeded to go alone She never came out and It IS rumol ed that the hlgh prxests are holdxng her as one of th 1mmortal gods ' 'But why 1mmortal I Wanted to kn w t SBecause she's the first bobbed han' gn-l they ever saw They can t seem to und s an It fContmued on page 351 , K , ' . . . . 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