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

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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

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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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I, Theodosia Tavenner, will auhurn hair to anyone who wants to he called Red, for the rest of his life. I will my loclcer No. 55 to anyone who wants to pay 25 cents for a loclcer without a lcey and wants to he pushed clear through to the 'hall every time anyone opens the door from the assemialy. ' l, Don Arthur, will my ahility to take other fellows, girls out without any trowhle to Allen Duckworth: my place in looolclceeping to anyone who can ftalce Miss Toohyis remarlcs with a smile: and my place on the haslcethall bench to Gene Ballinger, who lilies to see Barlcer play. l, Diclc Fischer, hereby will my ahility to carry a poclcet full of niclcels for the colce and candy machines to Bill Lightle: and my niclcname of nlVluncien to Bill Whitaker. I, Roscoe Johnson, will my will to resist the women to -the loashful Junior High hoys :and my hlue eyes to Millicent Courtney: and my curling iron to Mr. Cummins. l, Marigene Weaver, will my regular ahility to he late to anyone who thinlcs he can slcip 10th periods: and my seat to some Freshman who can stand to he pestered 'loy Jacks and Braifthwaite. l. Jim Beckley, of sound mind and body, do herehy will my curly hair to Fats, Gorman: and my ability to run the 220 to George Hurst so he can get to school on time: and my love to Annetta. I, Wilma Manor, will my place in Home Management to anyone who thinlcs she can get along with Miss Baker: my aloility to get hy with chewing -gum to Garda Day: and my place in the shower room to anyone who will talce showers. I, Jack Howell, will my seat in the assembly to anyone who thinks he can put up with Dale Schmidt: and my ability not to get marlcs to Laddie Jones. l, Patricia Ann Miller, will my ahiiity to get caught chewing .gum to Joan Horn: I also will my seat to some unfortunate Freshman who desires to sit behind Barbara McKinney and in front of Roy Bailey. I, James Leach, will my gas ration hook to George iHurst, Jr.: also my ulittle old womann to anyone who lilies to get the llirst degree. l, Priscilla Ancil, will my ahility to tallc and get hy with it to anyone who thinlcs they can do it too: and my typewriter to my sister Deloris. l, Mildred Berry, will my ability to throw erasers without getting caught QBOWJ of the time, to Phyllis Colyer: and my ciyics hoolc to Barbara Nelson. I, Bill Maynard, will my hoolcs to Deacon Ballinger-so the Democrats can use them for the fifth term,-1: and to .lack Colescott my alloility to let people uAloneH: and to Pat Colescott I will my typewriter. - l. Charlotte Fanning, will my lolue eyes to Bill Greenlee: my pencils fwhich are hisi to Donnie Cummins: all my shorthand hooks to Barbara McKinney: and will not wish my Adv. 'Civics 'hook on anyone. l, Marjorie Troxell, hereby will my ability to get marlcs to Joan Horn: my seat in the assemioly to any unlucky Freshman who can stand the enyironmen-t: and my hashfulness to Patty Lewis. l, Alfred Vvehh, will my asseminly seat to a studious Freshman with a de- sire to pass in all his suhiects. You have my sympathy as to the Junior High students who think my deslc resembles a waste haslcet. l, Betty Rose Swisher, will my ahility 'to he ill during final exams to anyone who thinks he can do it: and my ahility to chew gum in any class hut Mr. Hengstlefs fyou hetter not try iti, to Joe Taylor. I, the undersigned, being of sound mind and hody, will the 'future sad- saclcs, the right to the pursuit of life, liherty and happiness, if it can he found in G. C. H. S.: and my memihership in the H. Pfs to anyone who thinlcs he won't get it anyway. Becky Robinson. All persons having heen left anything hy the Seniors of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-five, please call for them at the High School building on the first day of June, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-five. Page Seventeen