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PROPHECY Manager of the Cleveland Indians, Joe Baylor, steered his team to a seat in the World’s Series. Much talked about “Moon” Hiner was leaving for Mars, we lost track of him 15,000 miles out and haven’t seen or heard of him since. The W. V. U. Mountaineers entered our picture; being very lucky to have on their team Ronald Gladden, who broke all scoring records in West Virginia. Succeeding Waiter Jett as county agent of Pocahontas County we find George Moore. George made a name for himself when he discovered the way for killing C rab grass. Bob Vance and “Bunny’’ Turner went to the Everglades five years ago in search of a new kind of Lizard, they are still there, at least we hope they are. Deloris Snyder is making her income by giving her permanents in Virginia. She is wearing a wig now after experimenting on herself. Jane McLaughlin is a Professor at the New York University, teaching the Art of Friendship. Rollin’ in the money is Marg Vint, who runs the Gamblin’Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holding the World’s Record for the fastest flight around the world in Elenor Wymer. Elenor made her flight in a Helicopter. Do rene Simmons was on atrip to Berlin and got on a “big spree. She accident- ally “staggered” over the boundary line into East Berlin and was shot down instant- ly by Communist Police. We find Betty Young touring the Eastern United States. She won this tour as a prize from winning the County Fair Pie Contest. It wasn’t hard for the Judges to make their decision for Betty’s was the only pie entered for competition. Wilma Riley’s ability to cook has landed her a job as well as many boys. She working as Home Economist for the Monogahela Power Company. Donna Brubaker is living the life of a movie star. She has starred in many vies, her latest one being “Hogs and Horses, Who Could Eat the Most. Donna s private secretary, Nancy Judy, is holding Donna and her weight down since her three marriages. Many stars are after Nancy for their secretary, but she has decided to stay with her old classmate. After inventing the new hair dye--Stay Red, Jean Gum has more money than she ows how to use. After being bitten by a Cobra Snake, and still being alive, Connie Wilfong decided her life’s ambition was to trap snakes. As a member of the U.S.O. Club, Shirley Peck is now overseas entertaining and singing for the G.I.’s. Phyllis Myers is still clinging to her native state as director of the State Insane Department. Sailing off the shores of Africa is Patty Nottingham, the first woman Admiral of the United States Navy. Mary Ann Cassell now has a good job picking pine seeds for the Forestr De- partment. Mary Ann is well suited for this job because she needs no ladder. The first-class housewife, Nancy Nicely, is busy taking care of 24 children. She thinks they come “Cheaper By The Dozen.’ Barbara Blackhurst was electrocuted several years ago while trying out Electric Milkers on the Gum Dairy Farm. While serving as reporter for the Boston Newsletter Barbara Nottingham was given an assignment to find out about a certain Major Operation. After rushing into the Operating room, she got her nose cut off. She always was good for having her nose in other people’s business. Barbara Taylor went crazy several years ago trying to invent a way to sleep with her eyes open to help future Sociology students. Rachel McCutcheon is now a very successful Doctor in the Big Town ot Stony Bottom, where she doctors anything from “Toads to Elephants.” As the lights grew dim and the last picture faded, we gave a sigh of relief and joy. This was followed by a silent prayer of hope that the 29 boys and 26 girls of the class of 1954 might in a small way live up to the revelations of that glittering Magic Ball.
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We, the prophets of ’54, cannot give a true report of what each person will do in life, but we shall attempt to predict their future. What we saw in the crystal ball might not be true, but you may depend on it, for this magic sphere has for centuries predicted progress and failure. As our classmates, friends, and guests danced around the Crystal Ball on May 21, 1954, the glitter and brightness wafted the class into another world--a world of the future, we were privileged to behold our classmates twenty years hence. It was nine months ago, but we remembered it as if it were yesterday how we hurried from the room and grabbed up bits of paper on which we wrote the mystic ball’s revelations. We found Bill Orndorff as Commodore of the Pittsburgh Fleet on the Great Lakes. Gary McPherson was still looking for a coaching position, and, by the way, a wife too. Good Luck, “Snaz” ! ! The ball showed John Harris inspecting timber for the Mower Lumber Company under the supervision of Chester Kinney. We saw “Pete” Hamrick a missionary in Malaya. As a pastime “Pete” was looking for our ancestors, the “apes.” After Kirk Kerr failed his entrance exams to West Point he decided to settle on the Kerr Ranch near Arbovale, West Virginia, and raise sheep. George Pritchard was having a hard time. After three trips to Cleveland, he still couldn’t persuade a certain Redhead to come to Dunmore and raise Angus. George took the easy way out and joined the Foreign Legion. After many attempts John Beard was still trying to fill the shoes of Caruso. His last pair of shoes wore out four years ago. Leonard Beverage had invented a new way to process hides. He became rich and bought out the Pocahontas Tannery. The only trace we could find of “Cider” Chestnut was that he had died of some new disease. It was a happy death though with Patsy Hall by his bedside. Patsy married three days after “Cider’s” death, and has been married four times since. Howard, like all the rest of the Collins, joined the F.B.I. He had only been with the F.B.I. for a month when he was sent out to haul in the bootlegger Charles Sheets. Howard and Charles both made history when Howard discovered Charles’ 20,000 gallon still on Back Mountain. The largest Body and Fender Repair Shop East of the Mississippi was being run by Frank Nelson, who had to do something because of his frequent wrecks. Gilbert Rexrode, driving his hot-rod “Lizzy” at the speed of 397.45 miles per hour, broke the speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats. If you would like to have your face lifted, just see Alfred Sutton. After going to a Beautician School Alfred set up shop on Fifth Avenue of New York. There is not much chance that Alfred Ervin will lose the title of Light Wei Champion of the world. He won this title in his first match and after twenty rn matches he still holds it. We saw Jennings Wright as the inventor of the new Chlorophyll Jiffy Diaper- double your money back if the diapers leak, stain, or tear. Betty Simmons is busy “wrighting” that these are the best diapers on the market. The ball showed us Dr. Elbert Whanger,who is noted for his very painless way of extracting false teeth. President Warren Slavens was riding in triumph throughout the U.S. with First Lady Doris Snyder at his side. Keith Dickenson went bad right after graduation. It has been reported lately that he is a Communist spy in Siberia. Dr. Robert Neighbors and Nurse Phyllis Greathouse working side by side dis- covered a new vaccine for polio. Bill Galford, the world’s famed jockey, won the Kentucky Derby for the second year in succession, riding the famous horse, “Fle-Bite.” Jake Galford and his company of mountain climbers failed to reach the peak of Mt. Everest on their fourth attempt. After taking lessons from Ralph Lowe for a year, Forrest Grogg is “Back In the Saddle Again” strummin’ on the Ole’ Banjo. We saw Don Yates acting as Toastmaster on W.K.A.Y.--T.V. Co-starring Don was the old time favorite Jane Russell.
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