Grantsville High School - Arch Yearbook (Grantsville, MD)

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-G'G'lI'CI'G'CI'-G 6-K'G'G'lI'4I'G'G'fl'G-4!'G'G-iI'G'G'G'Z!'Q-CK-C!'CI'G-CK-G'CPG-G'G'fI'G'il'G-G-G-Cl'G'G'G'G'G'G-G'G'G'G-G-G4-G'G'G'G'G-G-fl-G-C!'G'C!'G'G'i!-G'G'G-G-Cl-G-G-G-G Cl-3-GK! During my three-day visit with Harold and their elaborate home we really npainted the town.n play at the theater featured NThe Stars of Tomorrow inside and the usher showed us to our seats. The was playing some jazz. The drummer was none other Julie in The stage U We went orchestra than Paul Clark, who received his training in the Grantsville High School Band. The curtain opened and the spotlight was focused on a beautiful dancer in a black satin costume. We think it ----- yes, it is Shirley Kiester. We went backstage after the show. Shirley and Paul told us they have been travelling together and their next appearance was booked for Maryland Theater in Cumberland. Bim Walker and Harry Leckemby were patiently waiting for Shirley. Which will she choose to- n g . As we were leaving the theatre I noticed a girl sweetly smiling at me, whom I did not recognize at first. I looked again and found to my amazement it was Roberta Bailey. we noticed there was a gentleman standing by her side. After talking with her, I learned that she married shortly after graduation and now has four charming little girls. Evelyn Durr was babysitting for her. Roberta invited us over to her little bungalow on the outskirts of town. We saw an Oldsmobile with Maryland license plates sitting out front. What a surprise! Don Wengerd had come to spend the weekend with them. I left Ohio, crossed Lake Erie, and went sightseeing in Canada I planned that one of the highlights of my trip would be my visit with Dick Bender and Shirley Kamp I at tended their lovely wedding several years ago and have kept in touch with them since Whlle they were high school sweet hearts they visited Ontario, Canada and found it to be an en chanting and romantic spot Dick has bu1lt a successful pro fesslon and there they have built the home of their dreams Evening was drawing nigh as I approached the Hotel Nia gara After paying the taxi driver I spoke to the bell hop who was taking my luggage He looked up with a friendly grin why of all thlngs' Gene Swauger After I entered the hotel lobby I was admirlng a beautiful painting of Niagara Falls In the corner it read, nArtist, Gene Swauger N Gra hopper told me that in his spare time he has gone on with his hobby I remember the pictures he drew of the teachers in school Gene called my attention to Kathryn Resh, the desk clerk, who is also secretary to the hotel manager As we chatted she told me she has not decided who will be the lucky guy, Don Ryland or Bob Coberly Kass agreed to have dinner with me that night in the beautiful ball room at the hotel Next day I continued my trip to Detroit by way of the Greyhound Bus All oads to Detroit were lined with signs UCome to the Showlng of the New 1956 Atomic Powered Chev let' Designed by Snyder Perhaps the designer is a relative of Henry After inquiring, to my amazements, I found the great designer to be Henry Snyder, my classmate from Grants ville 7 . , . - 1 . I Q Q . - 1 I .- . - - 0 ,. , o , 0 0 . l I 0 U I C 0 . 7' . p ro- ll I O O q Q . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. .l.,,.x.l.1.l.l.l.L. . .l.,,.3,.l,.1.L. 1. . . 4. .3 btw. 4.3, .,.1.L.L.l.l.2.1.g,.t.vL.pg.L.,,.5',.t.g.,,.L.,,.i.I.y.L.g 3, 1 2

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4400 3 Q m ? 0 v 93 9 P-9 M M O L I G80644404664066044G46GQ4444444444464G44646444444M4GHGGGGHGHGKHGGGKGGQGGRGG While reading the sports page of the Detroit Post Ga- zette I saw that Richard Yommer of the Pittsburgh Pirates is leading Babe Ruth's record by seven days after hitting a Ngrand-slamn to make 42 home runs for the season, thus far. Their next game was scheduled with the Cincinnati Reds. I immdeiately planned to take the train to the game since Cin- cinnati and Pittsburgh were tied for first place in the Na- tional League. As the Reds took the field and the first Pi- rate batter stepped in, the crowd stood and cheered. The teenage bobby-soxers' Fan Club swooned for it was our Usuper athletic,H Rich. The speaker blared, HThis is Wesley Durst giving you the play-by-play description of today's game.H What a sur- prise! I never dreamed Wes would be a radio announcer. The speaker continued, nB1ackwell winds up for the pitch. It's wild for ball one with Beachy making a sensa- tional catch.n I consulted my program to find out who this catcher was. Well, it's Carl, Doris Duckworth's old sweet- heart' The game tied 7 7 I wanted to take the Capital Air Lines next day so dur ing the evening I took in the Cincinnatti Hillbilly Jamboree All of the great stars were there, Ernest Tubb, Red Folley, and Eddie Arnold was introducing a new star Look' Our school mate, Mary Durst singing, 'I'm Going to Haul Off and Love You One More Time The show was really terrific The next morning as I boarded the plane the air line hostess greeted me with a winning smile It was Martha Mil ler I noticed her waving good bye to Vernon Hetrick, the boy she talked about so much in high school As I entered the fair grounds to the Farm Show I caught sight of Jimmie Winebrener, who told me he was one of the chief judges Jimmie suggested that we drive down town to the Hwilda Kay Beauty Nook Business was booming t the neat and at tractive little shop We stopped for a visit and soon learn ed that double wedding is planned for June Their fiances, Clyde and Hayward, are stationed at Indiantown Gap We drove Kay and Wilda over to the barracks, they called my attention to a captain giving orders to his battallion He resembled Carl Butler, our one and only basketball star from G H S Just then General Cross yelled, 'Hey, Buzz, take a break H Why, the General was our favorite English teacher at Grantsville, Jamie Cross My next stop was in Johnstown where the Preston Twins have their bowling alley Owen is married to Helen Trimble Oscar 1S still having all the girls chasing after him The pin boys were kept busy serving the many customers during the evening The Navy war Memorial in his Prince Band was presenting a concert at the Johnstown The curtain opened and, there, all diked out Albert Tux stood Robert Railey, who is now di favorite back at G H S which was his Meyersdale was my next stop Who should meet me at the bus terminal but Mr and Mrs Ernest Ross and their cute little brown eyed twins Rheta's engagement was announced befor our graduation and they told me they were married the -a cm-cz-Qc 'F 4' 'F 'UD'UVWD x zz xv mzxxv-L11 xmxzzxzxz ntzm 0 ' 0 . I Q . 0 0 - . , . M H 9' 0 I 2 . . E9 Q 3 . 0 ' I Z . ' L 1 Q . M - .11 H - I Z a ' . L 5: O ' ' I I 3 6 O I Q -A : s . , e . , .. A ' 1 Q Z . . 2 Z . 3 Z rector. They opened the program playing HNational Emblem,n I . 3 M . . I - . Z gf x,L.l.1.,. I. .l.l.l.l.l.x,.l.x.1.l.1.y.l.l.j,.L.1,.1.1. . .t.x.l. . yL.l,.L.Q.z.L ..... ' . . qlqd.l.j,.,,.1.l.,,.l.y.l.,,.E. . -. X ...... -.3-jf-pl,-1.5. '. . N. . .Ut