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

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CLASS OF 1944 .hisepii Riciiarci Cum Ann Atkinson llmn P,ml,m Virginia E' Slim, iWcKinney Vice presirlvnt Sm-r,,mry K 'I'H,m,m., President f ig Q9 . if 2,1- , X L x Q 54' W. NS., 4, 2 15 , if 4 ., ...., ....',,.. Kia. :1'2:z-2:5522-:I Ji. . Bflly V. SIICPPHFLI George R. VVCH1 iyinrtim Genre Vvnilcr Louis Gosser Slurlvnt Council Llolmsfm I A ' '95 --,- i Paul Reese Alice Virginia Hari flcmgl. Hmfwlfl fN1m.yim,,. Slppll. Naomi Rulim Karnes David Eugene Jeffrey ze 5. 2 -. y.,.::-A 342 . E -Eg, ,..,. . .,.,r2:,. I -'ii . .fi Darrell F. Baiciwin Doris Irene Hurst Page Eighteen Ninrinn Patricia .IUIICS Norman Vvaiier Berry me? :I ,. :a.1is-a,.g::, ,.w,:, Q fi L f 5' wr' Q 1 i xg ,g .:5:.. .2 'e TQ ad' Q I 3E 4 S, 2 ,A Levi Fanning, ir. 5 1 -. ,t :f ..:2- f i.. sv. Q A 5 ,, ,.,. .,.,..... . . Q 5 4 w i v 4 K .irillfl Raimi-rl Souliiworlii Shufcmt Council Q Q , f Bcity .Io Coicscoil llll ::,, . .,,.,5 z ig 5 , M 4. 6 z w XXX :ss Hr Q .wi X SN .. XX Gerxrge Francis Lugnr Doris Arlene Young 6 ,V 'V .,,., I , Q ' V 'i' .. 'f' ' f A. i,,,. ., Dorotiiy Mine Hoppes Freciericic Dale Vviison

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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

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CLASS OF 1944 ::.::.:..,. . V....... . zzz . :' -- E' :':':: g .:.: . A...A., ,.,, G 2 Doris Marie Yvwls Bernard B. Etmcricti Ntacct Eveiyn Bussert PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF 1945 Time: 1954. Place: Gas 'City High School. HE. other evening after schoot t received a visit visit from one of my otd ctassmates, Betty Cotescott. She said she had a ditticutt time 'finding me ioecause she never thought that I woutd he teaching at ne same schoot which 1 attended tor 'twetve yearsas a student. I was overjoyed to 'find that Betty IS rivate secretary to 'President 'Roosevelt tYes, 1ts stitt Frantciei. We had onty tattced for a ew minutes hen we hegan discussing the present whereabouts of the memioers of the ctass of ,44. npaut and Virginia Reese are living in 'Gas City and t have tive ot their chitdren in my various music asses. You see, their chitdren 'have the same interests that their parents have. tpaut writes soings and . . . S . tugs them with his own hand over our tocat radio station. Joe McKinney, our Freshman an enior 'ass president. is the owner of the station. Virginia Slater is 'his private secretary. After the war ended ettv Shenpard and 'Cora Ann Atkinson had a targe douhte Navat wedding. 'Betty now tives in Gas City nd has thirteen children. Cora Ann and her hustoand tive in Ftorida now. 'Fred Vvitson is a famous ewspaper putJtisher,With hranch ottices att over the Worid and his main ottice is here in Gas City. Levi 'anning is a crooner over Joe,s hroadcasting station. He,s considering signing a contract with MGM under ie name of Frankie Fanatra. Mariam Jones tiinatty married and now runs a hatgeshop which speciatizes 1 'her famous cakes. Thev sett tor S10 to S50 apiece. Jean Barton runs an advertising atgengy afnd taices neciat pride in writing 'the advertising for Mariam s catces. George Hatitietd tives just outsi e o town in cave. Everyone says he went mad atter 'his fourteenth marriage. Hvvett, Betty, that's ahout ati I can think ot. How many do you icnow ahout? As Betty was never one to make hastv decisions, she thought a moment he-tore she answered: Waiter iosser is now a weatthy ptayhoy in Vvashington. Every year he gives the dehutantes the rush ot ieir tives. He and John Southworth are seen together quite otten. .iohnny is now a nrofessionat amfhter. Every year he visits Europe to entarge his hantcrott. Dorothy Hoopes and 'Doris Marie Young re missionaries in Japan now. itgs a tough iota. hut they were such swett kids that they are doing it att itrfht. Martha Johnson has founded severat targe hospitals att over the countrv and she is now in jhina doing research work. 'On mv Way from Vvashington. I stopnefi in phitarietphia for a 'few days. White there, I attended the symphony concert and heard Gene iiett'rey's Symphonic 'Orchestra ntay one f Cvene's compositions. I see George Vvehh every two or three years in Washington. He titced the Armv o wett that he decided to stay in- hels now a Maior with duties which carry 'him att over the wortd. Jarrett 'Baldwin is now ptaving in New Yortc in Hamtet.H Darreits one ot the woridys tinest Shatcespearean ctors. Last season he ptaved the it-fading rote in Doris Artene Younffs hest-setter. Francis Lurfar is 'ow in Paris. Has touring Europe as hurtesque icing. He wrote home that the other day he met Macet iussert, who is studving art in Paris. Norman Berry is atso in Europe. Normarfs traveting in Russia and ecturing in att the uimportant cities. As 'Bettv tett she 'gave me a gift ot some iovety cotogne. A ta Barber Shop a ta Saturday Night, which vas created hy Naomi Karnes in her iarge cosmetic tahoratories. I commented on her tovety suit and Betty said that she bought it at Doris Hvrsfs exctusive dress hop in New Yortc. When we parted we were quite sure that our ciass was reatty a ctass to he proud ot. MARYJANE STEELE. Page Nineteen