Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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A PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF '38 A GLIMPSE INTO THE YEAR I9S6 It is May 13 195 » on the famous streets of Duncan , Arizona, which is next to Ne- ' York in population. All around we see dras- tic changes of the once quiet and peaceful streets of the fair Dun- can of 1938. Walking the paved sidewalks of Duncan, we behold in amazement our friends of 20 years ago, Mary Ellen Holliman and Eleanor Br- own. Let's hear what they have to sayt M.E. My dcj.r Eleanori How good it is to see you again! Can you toll me any nows? Where's Norma Tipton nowadays? El. My goodness, MaryI You're behind times. Haven’t you heard of Europe's Tipton Orchestra? Norma's the head of that.They travel all over Europe giving programs at only the best pla- ces. M.E. Not really! Say, that reminds me! Did you read that wonder- ful article in the Dunc n Chronicle about.Willie Mae? El. No, I didn’t. What about it? M.E The whole front page was full of it! It said she was the be .utiful nurse who s-ved Africa's President from yellov; fe- ver. El. A heroine! And we know her. By the way, you spoke of the Dunc-.n Ghroniclo. Did you know th-t Billy Johnson is its ch- ief reporter -nd photographer? M.E. Billy Johnson? El. Yes, he -nd June run a Hotel in Duncan. They have four of the sweetest children you ever saw. M.E. Jell, well. Good for them. I always knew th-t couple would do some good in this world. Say, I vjust thought I recei- ved a pamphlet yestord..y from the Home Economics Institu- tion in Los Angeles, California, and guess whom the principal of it was? El. I couldn't guess in a year. M.E. Ramola Lunt! Can you imaginci And she's still . Lunt. You know, she always 3-aid she'd never marry until she had reach- ed the last rung on the ladder of Success. El. Yes, I remember. And did you know th..t Albertis is Holly- wood's most famous director? M.E. You don’t say! Vinita Foster is on the road to fane as the successor of Claudette Colbert. El. You remember Phil Nations and Max Galof (M.E. nods) Well thoy- rc joint owners of -II the property in the Duncan valley. M„E. AH of the property? El. Well, all except wh..t they don't own. M.E. Have you heard about Gerald Axton? He’s the bird who flow from Dunc..n to Mexico City in one of those new—fangled uore- pLanos. El. Gerald .n ,vi-tor? Do .r me, I never would have bcliovod it. Oh, spo-king of Mexico City. Did you know that Manuel Rueda is the President of Mexico? M.E. No? No wonder Mexico has changed so muoh lately. Do you re- alize there are quite a number of Presidents from the Senior Class? El. What do you mean? M.E. Well, Sam Stephons is up this year for President. El. President? M.E. Yes, President of the Peace Society in Duncan.

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£1. M.E EU H.E . EU H.E. El. H.E. EU „EU M.E. El. M.E. El. H.E. El. H • E . El. H.E. And. Roy Trewitt is the President of Agriculture over all the 3C oamps. Also , Earl Philpott is head of the Livestock Exhibition for the World’s Fair. Yes, and George Moyers has the honor of being president of the Moyers, Roebuck, and Company. He bought Qld Man Sears out. And our dead old Duncan High! They say Preston Akers is a second kind- hearted Townsend. You mean he is the principal of Duncan High? Myi My. And Mack Ward is the athletic Coach at Harvard. How about Santee’s music pupils? Surely some of them have made a mark in musici . , I should say sol Why every night I enduro Elizabeth Akers lullaby s over the radio. And Bobby Cochran ia a world famous opera leader in Paris. , , , , ... That's rightl Viola and LaVordc each have three lovely children, vio- labis tho head-lady of the largest department clothing store in Ariz- ona. And LaVerde does all the bossing of her husband’s immense garage. Does the bossing? Good for herl Jack Gentry is one of the World’s Ten Millionaires. He got his start by investing his first dime m the oia wells of Mexico. Dean Chapman is the Lieutenant of the 3 Duncan 3C camps. 3D3C. well. Say, my new Merrill car was made by the Merrill’s Car Manufact- ures. That means Elmo makes cars. How nicci And don’t think Freestone’s Dramatics class of 38 hasn t pUccd. Vor- cy travels all over the world, even to Africa, giving programs of read- ings. And Mavis is an actress on Broadway. Broadway? Why not Hollywood? She hates motion-pictures. . And Elr.o Lunti Goodness, don’t forget his famous legthening toothpaste. Lengthening toothpaste! . . . Yes All you need to do is use the toothpaste each morning and night, in regular toothp ste fashion, and he claims it will add one inch every One inch? Then one would be 18 feet te.ll at tho age of 18 years? Does Joe still follow his athletic career? Yes, he’s guard on the National Basketball Team. Between games he ta- lks ’thccs l.cxic-.n lingo on the ra-a-dio And Waldon owns all the forms and ranches in the Gila valley. He s dis- covered a way of keeping . constant eight foot flow of water in the Gila River,. ’ V■ e, , And Margaret partanen is hooded for World's Champion in sk .ting in the Another Sonja Heniei Say, I’m tired out, thinking of all those glamor- ous sen-iors. Let's go into Big Foot’s Joint here. Big Foot's! You mean Adrian Boyd’s? Yes Haven’t you ever been there? It s grand! I surely will enj Fit. Just a minute. I want to ’phone to someone. Where can I find a ’phono? 'Pi£L , . Ruthic’s Telephone Service has one at every corner. Here s °no. Ruthic’s Telephone Service? How nice for R»th Burtchcr. well, let s the end