Fort Branch High School - Key Yearbook (Fort Branch, IN)

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? , fass Cgvroplzccy 0 '47 As I walked up the steps to the old Alma Mater who should open the door but JOHN ROBERT HACKER. Immediately I wondered if Bob had succeeded Mr. Baker as the principal of the great high school, but after conversing with him for a few minutes he enlightened me on the subject. It seems that Bob 's main occupation is farming while he devotes a little time to an Owensville girl. Yes, kids, he finally decided to settle down and save wear and tear on the Plymouth. As we continued to saunter down the hall, I bumped into another classmate, RALPH FRANKLIN GENTRY, JR. Bud told me that he was preparing to run for president in a few years, but in the meantime was hunting for a brunette who was not a Hboogey-woogey-ite. Leaving Buddy, we went down the still dark and dismal stairs into the old gym. Upon entering this beautifully decorated gym, my heart turned ha flip-flop. There was something so familiar about it and that song that the orchestra is beating out-where had I heard it before? ? Suddenly it dawned on me that these are the same decorations we had used for the J unior-Senior Reception in 1946, and the Victory March was the theme song of our orchestra. What a perfect setting for our 10th class reunion. I was startled to hear a voice behind me. When I turned around, I thought I recognized the face, but still no one in the class had been so handsome. Suddenly I realized that it was BOB JACKSON. Bob told me that he was now an actor in Hollywood, under the name of Robert Powers. He also told me that another classmate had gone west too. MARY ALLENE MASON is playing opposite Roy Rogers in her be- loved cowboy movies. Suddenly something hit me on the head. When I glanced up at the ceiling, I saw that it was just BENN Y McINTYRE trying to fasten the crepe paper back. Later I learned that Benny had succeeded Mr. Mc- Intire as janitor of the one and only school. Just then the orchestra struck up another number. It sure was grand to see so many of our old classmates all together. There was RUTH- ANN FAIRCHILD at the piano. Although the outstanding music teacher of the state, she chose to return to F.B.H.S. to teach. And there 's the former SANDRA LOU DOUGLAS. Having had me as her first partner, she is now playing the bells with her husband, Yehudi, the famous violinist. They have a small son named Doug so maybe she isn't playing second fiddle to the fiddle. The music is interrupted by JACK PIKE. Jack has made the Navy

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We took off with soaring hopes for a super year. Four members bailed out: Alice Ann Purcell, Hugh Mounts, Lillian Hickrod and Cecil Hurt. The crew was increased by twonew fliers, Janie Meredith and Bob Yeager. Our Junior year flew past with the following crew: PILOT-SANDRA DOUGLAS, CO-PILOT-RUTHANN FAIRCHILD 5 BOMBARDIERF-BOB YEAGER5 1 RADIO-MAN-BOB JACKSON. - Our instructors for '45'46 were Mrs. Brown and Mr. Weaver. Abe Dilbeck and Mary Allene Mason were our Oompah candidates while we chose Faye Hasselbrinck and Sandra Douglas for our B.B. Atten- dants. This year we received our class rings which we considered the prettiest ever worn around F.B.H.S. We also received our green and white sweaters in time for the Invitational Tourney. My, were we Proud! ! This year we celebrated with a Christmas party a11d named our team i11 the class tourney, Bubo's Bobcats. Having had great success with our Class Play, we splurged by having a super reception. We cruised through our Senior year with full steam ahead. Those who fell overboard were Anna Lou Kelly and Janie Meredith. lVe welcomed Jack Pike back from the Navy. The officers of our ship were: CAPTAIN-J ACK PIKE 5 CO-CAPTAIN -BOB HACKER, N AVI GATOR-BOB J ACKSON 5 TORPEDO-MAN-DAVIG HILL 3 RADIO-MAN-BOB PHILLIPS. Our supervisors were Mrs. Brown and Mr. Baker. Our Oompah candi- dates were Janie Meredith and Bob Jackson. Faye Hasselbrinck was the basketball queen with Sandra Douglas and Loretta Weber as at- tendants Our final year was started off with a chili supper and a hayride. Br - - This year fairly tlew--Class Play, Annual, etc., and we found we were really busy. Our team this year was called The Green Hornets and the other teams really felt our sting. We hate to say goodbye to the old school but each is anxious to see what awaits us after gradua- tion. So, so long.

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his career. I accidentally heard that Jack has a girl in every port but no special girl in any port. Jack is announcing that the trio will now render I'm Only Ninetten. After a minute I realized I had belonged to that so I found my way to the stage. There I found J ESSIE ROBIN- SON and IRIS ANSLINGER. These two girls had been leading much the same type of lives. Iris is on the Hit Parade , while Jessie is featured on Waltz Time. After finishing our number we three re- returned to our seats to discussiold times. V KENNY PAUL DODDS, who has his own orchestra at the Stork Club, is our next soloist. We came to the conclusion that the 1947 Senior class certainly had talent that got places. ELMA DORSAM is the head cook at the Stork Club and is very' famous for her Southern Biscuits which she learned to make in Home Ec. at F.B.H.S. I noticed that the lights were dimming and the music was very soft. Out on the stage steps our school-day crooner, ABE DILBECK. While listening to his arrangement of Stardust , I learned that he is co- starring with Iris on the Hit Parade. So tune in every Saturday night at 8:00 and listen to the famous students of F.B.H.S. My attention was suddenly diverted from the stage by a group of voices at the table next to me. There I found ELOISE BUCK, NORMA SOLLMAN and GEORGIAN N GRAPER. Norma is a famous hair stylist while Eloise is alworld known designer. Eloise told me they were soon leaving for Hollywood to work at a studio. Sure seems that Ft. Branch 's population is decreasing while Hollywood's is increasing. As for Georgiann, she is the world's champion typist. She now occupies her spare time by writing 11ew speed test books, and when completed, they will be presented to her beloved old institution. Actually the school is getting some different speed tests! ! . When I turned around there stood CHARLES MCREYNOLDS and DAVE HILL. Charles told me that he had married that little blonde We tried to find out about in our Senior days, and recently was crowned Wheat King of Gibson County. Dave is the editor of the Evansville Courier, now a democrat paper. I thought that paper had a familiar twang to it! ! 4 The drum section aroused our interests and as we looked to see who was doing such a good job on THE MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS I saw that it was the former FAYE HASSELBRINCK. Wonder if Faye uses those same sticks on Bill Jr.? Swinging the bass drum stick was the former MONA POOLE, now the wife of Indiana's governor. Seems that Mona has gotten to be quite a prominent social lady. Playing the clarinet was YVON NE WILHITE, who is now an air hostess on the HTWIGS TWITTERH of which BOB PHILLIPS is the