Ellet High School - Elletian Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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CLASS PR The dawn was Just breaking on the mornmg of October 3rd 1964 The a1r around me was damp and the fog was just begtnnlng to ltft As I looked toward the space Shlp I notlced the words DGSIIHGIIOH Moon could be dlstrngutshed even ln the dull grey of the mornlng It was still early but I could see the people commg up the srde of the htll and yes 1t mlght even be the last trme they would ever walk on earth agam lust one hour to go and we would be on our way lf only everythrng comes off all rrght I must not get nervous Ive got to be calm My crew of Graduates of 52 were all here and tenston was h1gh No one spoke above a whlsper Ierry MCGIHHIS stenographer for the trlp was checklng all passengers Only the clxck cllck of her typewrlter broke the sttllness Suddenly a group of people loomed 1n the drstance sort A large srgn could be seen and on 1t the words Happy Landrngs Ah 1t was a farewell band' Walda Shanaberger of the Elletaxre Band Club was leadtng the musrc and Dorothy Dudxch famous accordronlst played us her farewell song So Long Its Been Good to Know You The stralns of that song followed us mto our space shrp Flnally everyone was 1n the shtp but me I turned around for one last look and the sound of screechlng brakes caught my attentlon Turmng qulckly I notlced a long black car had stopped only a few feet away from the shlp I noticed then that rt was Szokes Llmousxne SGTVICG Ioe hlmself Jumped out of the car and opened the door for his passenger To my surprlse I saw that It was Dora Damel co worker w1th me on thls tnp to the moon How could I have forgotten her? Hurrtedly she lumped aboard Once agam I took one last look hopmg nothlng more would slow up our leavmg The only person now VlSlble anywhere around was Peggy Bates who I had to re1ect from takmg thls fllght because her mentallty wasnt hxgh enough It was really too bad that I couldnt let her come, but she probably would never make the tr1p anyway The poor thlng was crymg her httle heart out PHECY On enterlng the shrp I looked at the urgent faces tn front of me Everyone was wa1t1ng expectantly for the takeoff Lowell Wolfe our Electronic Engtneer notlfred me that all was ready But frrst one last check on the crew and passengers Both drlvers Charlotte Ferguson and Shrrley Kemp of the Hell Dnvers Assocratton were rn thetr desrgnated seats Nancy St1mpfel world Speed Typist handed me her typed 11st of the mem bers aboard Glanctng down the 11st I wordlessly checked off the names Iack Mmor famous teacher Donna Cramer and Iean Olson co owners of the Cramer Olson Llfe Saver Company lack Van Doren multl m1ll1ona1re who made th1s trtp possrble by back xng the venture famous professor Dtck Zaveson who Wlth hrs keen mmd deslgned the shtp Monte Post and Glen Taylor proprtetors of Postaylor prcture shows Ioyce Terjung teacher of Iournalrsm at Ellet Hrgh School Dale Hartong world known hot rod racer Margaret Weakland Presldent of the Skyscraper had to dlspense w1th my checkrng and get the ship under way Nervously I watched the seconds IlCk away and ordered all to fasten therr safety belts Everyone was formlng the seconds wordlessly as I counted off 5 4 3 2 1 Dora and I pushed the take off lever A great roarmg deafened any sound and then all was black Awakenmg from my deep blackout I nottced Shrrley I..e1b our Spaceshtp Hostess helprng our marrled passengers Mary Morgan Starr Donna Prltt Werner and Susan Fltgor H111 After a few mmutes everyone had come to and we were on our way Steppmg for ward to go to the front of the shlp I trlpped over Brad Osborn ptanlst for the Dlngy Keys Quartet sleeprng as soundly as a baby Tlme flew fast and before long we were to reach our destrnatlon I could see everyone was keeplng themselves busy so that they wouldnt thrnk about the approachlng danger Merle Hardman who owns her own Sewmg Shop was talk1ng wlth Romona Reagan and Mary Baer After observmg the surround 1ngs of the shrp I sat back and walted for what was to come rn the next few hours I I ' ' A I - ' - - ' 1 , I 1 .. ,, 5 As they came closer I noticed it was a band of some C1ub. Noticing that time was quiCklY fumliflg O'-lf I U 1 I - 1, . , , . , I V I , , I . I I H I 1 I I I 1 I D . . I I 1 I I l , ,