Gorham Fayette High School - Eagle Hi Life Yearbook (Fayette, OH)

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FACULTY SCHOOL BOARD BUS DRIVERS OFFICE

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had a very interesting conversation which was terminated only when we pulled up in front of a hotel. As I walked up to the desk I saw a man sitting in one of the chairs eye-ing me very strangely. While I was register ing for my room this man came over and asked me my name. I told him who I was and he explained that he was MYRLE HINESMAN, and that he was in Omaha on business. The next morning when 1 was checking out the clerk asked me to step into the manager’s office. I couldn’t imagine what I had done but when I saw MISS SHIRLEY BARNES, Mgr., on the door, I knew that my name had been seen on the register. I went in and had a long talk with Shirley. She told me that JAMES AUNGST and NEVA CAMRON were both working in a big hospital in San Diego. She also told me that JANE FORD and FRANCES ROBIN SON were army nurses in Alaska. After getting to the airport I found that I had just missed my plane. Having nothing to do until time for the next plane, I went into a lunchroom and ordered lunch. The place was pretty crowded and I sat at the counter by two other men, whom I didn’t notice at first, but on the second look I saw that they were LA RUE WALDFOGELand BERNARD THOMPSON. I got into a con versation with them and they told me they were leaders in the Cooperative Farmers League of America, an organization which they started. At this precise moment the loud speaker blared forth that the plane for Denver would leave in five minutes. Tak ing a hurried leave of LaRue and Bernard, I grasped my hat and coat and dashed out on to the runway. On boarding the plane I discovered that I was a few minutes early, so I went forward to talk to the hostess. Never suspecting that she might be someone I knew, I asked her if she knew at what time we would arrive in Denver. When she turn ed around to answer my question I saw to my surprise it was DOROTHY AXFORD We had no more than said hello when the other passengers began to come aboard. Dorothy promised to come back and talk to me as soon as she could find time. With this I sat down and turned my attention to the other passengers. The first to enter was a tall, dignified gentleman who looked strangely familiar. Upon closer inspection I discovered that it was MR. RICH, my former high school prin cipal—bless his soul. I immediately went back and plunked myself in the seat beside him. After I introduced myself, for he did not recognize me—I don’t understand why he didn’t for I spent enough time in his of fice for us to become well acquainted—we fell to talking and I learned that he was now head chemist at the big DuPont laboratories. We had just settled down to an enjoyable conversation when we were interrupted by a large portly gentleman in a naval uniform. He introduced himself as WILLIAM ED WARD MOHR II—Bill to you. Of course we hadall recognized William and immedi atcly fell to talking. William informed us that he was now a Vice Admiral in the Navy. William had obtained his commission in a strange way. It seems that while attending a class on battle maneuvers Wil liam fell asleep. Upon arising from his deep slumber he had waved his arms about, knocking the mod' el ships used in maneuvers into a position which would have won the battle. The officer in charge of the class thought that William had figured out the position for these ships and immediately recommend' ed him for a promotion. We were all very glad to hear of William’s good luck, and as we were all congratulating him a tall man moved up to the seat be-hind us. Not one of us recognized him until he introduced himself, for who would ever think that JUNIOR LANTZ would live to be 6 feet, 1 inch tall. Junior, always being of an inventive nature, had invented a machine to stretch short people. He was now president of a large company that sold these machines all over the world. The pilot informed us that we should tighten our safety belts, for we had to make a forced landing because of a bursted fuel line. On landing we found that GLORIA LONG and her husband were isolated at this emergency airport. Imagine that! After quick repairs we were on our way. In about an hour the pilot informed us we were coming into the Denver aii port. The door was opened and the steps were rolled up, to our surprise JOHN K1NKA1D was the man rolling up the steps. John obtained this position because of his great mathematical ability I walked in for a cup of coffee and a stately man came up to me. I didn’t recognize him at first, but on further looking it was VERL BALLMER, a peace envoy to Germany. We had a chat and he told me that RAY TAYLOR and IRIS KUNKLE were making tours together trying to find the owner of a $5,000,000 gold nugget. A speaker announced the coming of the next plane to leave for San Francisco in two minutes. I grabbed my coat, bid good bye to Verl and hurried to the plane. In about three hours we were in San Francisco. I got out and started in a taxi for downtown and to my surprise I saw MARDINE SUTTON riding in a state car, for she was the first woman governor of California. Not yet over the shock of meeting all of my old friends I arrived home. I rang the doorbell and guess who opened the door—my mother! Lewis Garling James Whaley Bob Zellers

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