Fairfield Community High School - Reflector Yearbook (Fairfield, IL)

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, -W W, 'THE REFLECTOR WWW CLASS PROPHECY OF 1941 . To-night, June 16, 1956, we, the class of 1941, are gathered together in the exclusive Fountain Lounge of the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, to celebrate the fifteenth year of our graduation from the Fair- field Community High School. We are the guests of Jack Vertrees, mayor of New Orleans, and now known as Jackson Wesley Vertrees. Jack changed his name to Jackson for political reasons soon -after his ml-gration to Louisi- ana and his marriage to the daughter of an oil refinery worker in Baton Rouge. All of our former classmates have consented to do their bit of enter- taining this eveningg however, just a few are needed since the evening is so short. We are proud to have the fore-most dance band of the nation with us 'tonigxht, and that is none other than the band of L. Burnell Flats Harper. Loy and John Husselton, the nation's number one trumpet players, are now appearing nightly in an engagement at the Roosevelt Hotel. After the number by the orchestra we shall be entertained by the world-famous torch singer, Miss Venita Murphy. She will sing an old favo- rite song of 1941 called Wasn't That Just Like Love? These were the opening words of toastmaster Red Davis. ,At the close of her song we colud hear above the deafen- ing- -applause, the clapping of Owen Nunn, who is now a prize- fight promoter in New York. His next fight will feature the champion ,Russell Wes Wilson in the 20th defense of his title. Even his applause stops when a very strikingly attired lady entered. It is none other than our old friend Helen Jean Spriggs. She is now appearing in the Zeickleg Follies of this year. As we looked we saw she was escorted by Robert Hill, the famous baritone appearing with the orchestra we heard earlier in the evening. , The majority of the class flew here in their airplanes. Eva Ann Musgraves and Darrell Obrecht -made the longest flight since they came from Australia and New Zealand respectively. Eva Ann is the most highly recognized authority on overcoming the difficulties of life in the South Seas. Recently she has written two books of great popularity concerning the lives of American men and women in the far East. Darrel is Eva's rep- resentative of Goo Goo Gossip Gum' Company in New-Zealand. The shortest trips here were flown by four native sons of Barnhill Township. Thomas Puckett, a certified puhlic accountant, came over from Tyler, Texas, early in the afternoon with his wife, who' incidentally is a native of that city, al- though she did attend school in Fairfield. Eldon Simpson is in charge of the large Depluto Auto Plane Company Sales Department with headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. James Wilson, with a residence in Atlanta, now teaches in Georgia Tech. Edwin Vaughan of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, heads a government- project to.drain and clean up the Everglades. He is fitting it upvto raise. the largest and the wateriest watermelons in the entire world. To fertilize it, he is using a combination of snake oil and parrot teeth, which I am sure will cause melons to grow and ripen within two weeks after they are planted. Even ,thougih we are much more dignified than when we were as seniors in old F. C. H. S.,,we still heave the urge to goggle at people as they enter The worst of all our old class, I'm sure you will agree, is Doris Waln. She was sitting at the center table with her husband, Joe Brown, and little son Joe E. Brown, Jr. Joe E., Jr. is in the movies now, following in the footsteps of his namesake, Joe E. Brown, the comedian. But no wonder they goggled: just look who is sitting at the next table. It is Ruby Goodall and her hus- band. They own a chain of restaurants all the way from San Francisco to New York. You remember of course, they made millions in the big Fairfield oil boom back in '42. U Another local boy who has done quite well is Leland Clutter. He is in the movies now. He has changed his name to Cutea Gabella. Of course you know his ideal is Judy Garland, but it is rumored that his heart belongs