Gas City High School - Epoch Yearbook (Gas City, IN)

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Maurice 'Rhoday andlpaui Turner, former ciassmates, have been caiied to the armed forces this year. They were especially active in athletics. Maurice and Paul were memioers of the win- ning sectional baskethaii team of 1944. 1 MAURICE E. RHODAY PAUL E. TURNER CLASS PROPHECY May 22, 1960. Just fifteen years ago we were graduated. Rememioer? Our class, 1945, was graduated into a worid at war, hut now the wortd is at peace, and ati the ctass have begun their iifeys work. Do you know where they are? Weil, iet me teti you. Herhei McClure and Charlotte Fanning are married and own the targest chain of dairies in this country. HJim,' Beckley, our High Schoot ucasanovan has ioecome a great comedian and can he heard every Sunday night on the 'Forever Yours!! program. 'Roscoe Johnson is now a rotier skating exhihitionist and 'holds the National Championship. Mildred Berry is working on the Vogue staff and is quite a fashion cri-tic. Joan McKee has taken Eveiyn's place on the Hour of Charm, and is wideiy known for her compositions and arrangement of music. Dick Fischer is now head of the international Airways of America. Paul Turner is now tiving in Gas City and is Athletic Director of the Owens Iliinois. Marjorie Troxeii and Maurigq Rhoday are married and in San Diego, Catifornia. Ntaurice iiked the Navy so weti, he remained in service after the war. Jack Howeii is setting helicopters and has a iarge corporation in Chicago. Patty Miiier, foiiowing graduation, 'hecome a iaasterioiogist. She has done marvelous work, in curing infantile paraiysis. Marjorie Hogston received quite a shock which caused 'her to grow a foot taller, and is now a glamorous Powers modei. Marigene Weaver, now ioetter known as Madame Fifi, has a very exctusive dress shop in New York 'City and is known for her exquisite fashion designs. Betty Rose Swisher is singing at the Metropoiitan Opera House. Attred Vvehh, indianags best Senator, entered a new 'hiii in COHQTCSS-' 'SHOW 'to get Roosevelt out of ofiicef, Jim Leach now has traveled ati over the United States and Europe with a ioaiiet troop. Last year he and his 'troop gave a command performance before the King of England. Johnnie O'Brien, is a Boogie Woogie music director and composer, and is reaiiy a solid senderf, Don Draper, present Dean of Harvard University, is planning to make the University co-educational. Mildred Vvhyiiorew, is a famous surreaiist artist. Some of her paintings are hanging in the Paris Art Museum. Page Fifteen

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Page Fourteen DOROTHY ANN WHEELER Dottie Variety Show '45g Giee 'Club '45, ,44, ,455 Navy Day Program ,442 Junior Class Piay ,445 Senior Ciass Play ,445 G. A. A. 544, '45, May Day Program '42, Country '42, ,45, Liitmrary '41, ,42. RICHARD LOSTUTTER Di6k Band ,42, '45, ,44, ,452 Orchestra ,45, ,44, ,451 Junior 'Ciass Play ,44: intramural Basketball '45, '44, '45g Track '42, ,451 Latin Ciuio '45. MARY MILDRED WHYBREW Mid', 4-H 'Club President '42g Pan Amer- ican Day '44, Senior Class Piay '44, Epoch Staff 45. MARIGENE WEAVER Gin Glee Club '41, '42: G. A. A. ,45, '44, Senior Play '44, Band '41, CLASS OF 1945 2 WILLIAM MAYNARD Frankie Baseball '41, ,42, '45, '44, '45, Basketball '42, ,45, '44, '45g Cross '44, '45, Traci: ,423 PRISCILLA ANCIL PriSsy Variety SIIOW ,452 Giee Club '45, '44, ,452 Navy Day Program ,443 Junior Class Piay ,443 Band '42, ,453 G. A. A. Ciutm Y44, '45'g May Day Program '42.

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John Atkinson is catcher for -the St. Louis Cardinals. Dick Nelson is Sinatra the second, everyone just swoons at his HIIII be Sueing You. Wilma Manor has an antique shop, which contains many rare and beautiful objects. Richard Lostutter, became a Iion 'tamer for Barnum 5' Bailey Circus, and enchants the Iions by his weird and magical playing oi his clarinet. Bill Maynard, the coach of G. C. H. S., married -the daughter of a home- town merchant. Don Arthur has become an X-ray technician. IReaIIy an inside job.i Dorothy Vvheeler and Priscilla Ancil are sponsoring youth canteens aII over the country. Ralph Barton is an explorer and discovered the Iost treasurer of the Incas. Mabel Atkinson is an actress, famous for her character impersonations. Teddy Tavenner is now a star of the big top. She is the only trapeze artist in the world who can make 'live somersaults in one jump. And by the way, did you know you were reading the writings of a ghost. Yes, I was eaten by the Cannibals on the Isle of Matie-Matie in the spring of 1050. .-REBECCA ROBINSON. THE WILL OF THE 1945 CLASS K I, Richard Lostutter, will my seat in the assembly to Hilackieu Lewark so that she also may be pestered by Don Cummins and Gene .Iacks as I was, and so that she may have her paper spoiled by Kenny, Colyer every time he moves: and my peach-colored gym trunks 'to whoever swiped them. I, Mildred Vvhybrew, will .Ioan iI'Iorn my ability to get Commercial Arithmetic: inyl Sbility to pass in Advanced Civics to anyone who dislikes it as much as 1 . I, Herbel McClure, will my seat in the assembly to any Freshman who admires -Patty Colesco-tt: and my Iittle black note book to some Sophomore or .Iunior who likes to go to Van Buren or Muncie. I, John 0'Brien, will my ability to get good grades in aII my subjects to my IittIe brother who really needs it. I aIso will my seat in the assembly 'to anyone who can put up with Ballinger and Vvages for a whole year. I, Marjorie 'I'Io'gston, will my ability to talk and get marks to George Hurst: my assembly seat to anyone who thinks he can put up with Knapp and Dodson: and my ability to take I5 per cent showers to anybody who can talk back to the teacher. I, .Ioan Patricia 'IVIcKee, will my assembly seat as a future listening post to the teachers who can't hear very well While standing at the desk in the front of the roomy and my seeming affections for Mr. Mccubbins to Miss Baker. I, .Iohn Atkinson, will my seat to anyone who likes a cold dinner because a -teacher can't say row tive: also aII my girls but one to Dave Cummins so he can keep track of them: and my carys ability to get out of town without a tlat to George I Iurst. I, Dick Nelson, will my ability to play baseball to Gene Ballinger, my habit o-I coming in late to my kid sister to keep the Nelson name on paper. I, 'Donald Draper, will my seat in the assembly to any good-looking eighth grade girl who -thinks she can stand .Iack Colescott: and my ability to get broken fingers, arms and knuckles to Allen Duckworth. I, Ralph Barton, will my ability to go through half of my Senior year with only two books, to those little seventh graders who are always getting an arm- Ioad of 'Books knocked from their hands in the hall. I, Dorothy Wheeler, do 'hereby will my locker in the cloakroom to some Freshman girl who can keep it full of odds and ends: and to all the Freshmen I wiII my Iiking for basketball. I, Mabel Atkinson, will my ability to get to bed early at night to Hazel Slater, my ability to get my bookkeeping to George Hurst: and to some Junior I will my new, but interesting, Civics book. N Page Sixteen