Hayes Center High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Hayes Center, NE)

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Prophecy I got so tired of sitting on a cloud and playing my harp day after day. I had played every song I could think of, even 'Open the Door Richard. So I asked permission from Saint Peter to visit my old high school friends. I started to earth and before I knew it I was in Hayes Center. W! how that town has changed. The bank now covers one whole block. I had just started up main street when I was accosted by a dirty, ragged bum. I recog- nised Iarly Richards. He had lost all of his money at Culbertson when there was a fake gold rush back in IQO. New nom of his friends would help him, due tc his mrriage to a fan dancer back in 1955. Ilhen I was about tc enter the drug store I noticed a sign on a near-by tent--'Have Your Future Told and See Old Solomon, the Trained Owl. lly curiosity got the better of me and I entered the tent. Imagine my surprise to see hrcella Palic making her living by crystal gazing. She has her pet owl with her, who sits on her head and helps her read the crystal ball-- she claims she has made a fortune at her profession. As it was getting near lunch time I went into one of the cafes and saw a man sitting there, who looked very familiar. It was Jack Schuman, he is one of the guys most in de- mand in Hollywood, as a director and modern Romeo. From the looks of things,i.t appears that Jack's quiet days are over. Ncticing a hand bill for a girls' baseball game in the afternoon and having never seen one I decided to go. After finding my seat in the huge stadium, which Hayes Cen- ter had built, I noticed the line-up and of all people Charles Petersen was the manager. His star pitcher is Donnm Strcp and has she ever got curves to her pitching. V As I was just departing from the stadium I saw a man completely surrounded by girls Ae I got closer I recognized him as Carl K.1.ttle,who has taken the place of Frank Sinatra. The girls really swoon when he sings. I passed by an air-conditioned theater and as it was about 100 in the shade I decided te go in. The main star was, you guessed it, Bryce Fcrnoff, the hammiest, ham actor en stage and scree. The big movie producers say Bryce is so valuable, they have to give him three meals a day, a park bench to sleep cn, and a ticket to the movies so he can see his idol of the screen, Louise Mchhtt, who has taken the place of lhrjorie Maine. I bought a mwspaper and turning to the society column I found that Charlotte Snoke was suing her Sth husband, the great-grandson of Clark Gable for divorce. He had the habit of eating crackers in bed. In the very same paper I was reading some very wise answers to the love-lorn. The name at the conclusion was a very familiar one--Corrinne Burkert. She seems to know all d' the answers, guess that her experience in high school must have been a big help to her. Seeing a mw building which I had never noticed before I decided to investigate. Norma Curran greeted me at the door and told me that she was ruxming a very successful school for girls. In this school girls learn hcw to treat their boy friends. It seems she always treated llarvln pretty badly, and he finally got fed up and left so she is still mold mid. Norma told me that Joyce and Jerry Anderjaska are now multivmillionaires and living in a swanlcy pint-house in Florida. They recently had qulntuplets and the large business houses are paying huge sums to use their names in their advertisements. I watched a mn walking down the street, bent over until his head almost touched the ground. 0f all people it turmd out to be Dale Fagerstone, he said that he was a scien- tist, and had recently counted the grains of sami in the Great Sale Lake, which accounted for his humped position. He says that he owes all of his scientific lmowledge to his for- mer chemistry teacher, the Honorable Joseph Hansal.

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Hearing a big commotion down the street, I went to see what was going on. Lylas Hud- son was being crowned Number One Headache of the Navy. It seems she is still trying to find somevway to get her husband out of the navy. Roberts Keefer has gone places, with men that is, since she acquired her technique of luring men away from other women. She is now on the loose. It seems that she hasn't been getting so many dates lately tho. She is thinking of changing her teohinque. Observing a nice cafe and as I am always hungry I went in. There sat Bonnie Jean Richter at the piano playing boogie-vwoogie, just as fast as she could. There's still one way she hasn't changed tho, she is still a man hater. All except for one man that is. Leura Nitsch has divorced Bob to mrry her rich merchant in New York. She says she's going back to Bob tho because Janie French has dubs on all the millionaires in New York. Janie always did attract men. She hasn't changed a bit. I was doing s ome window shopping when a large car rolled up to the curb and stopped. Who do you think stepped out--Dean Hansen! I He said he had just married Rita Hayworth about a year ago. It seems that none of the girls in Palisade would have him so just to show them he stole Rita away from Ala. His motto: 'If Ala Khan so can I.. Just as I was passing by a grocery store someone came hurrying out, and nearly knocked me down. It was Verda Richter. She said that she and Ronald Loomis has liked belnb mar- ried so well in the Senior play that they decided to try it in real life. Q12 by the way Ronald is new head man over a bunch. of street cleaners. It was a hard sweep up but he finally made it. Arlis Wilson is now a champion lady wrestler. People say she is really good at drain- ing the life out of a person. I walked on up the street and noticed a large neon sign, Pete's Den' overs. modern establishment. I thought this must be quite a place so I walked on inside. I saw Ruth Peterson puffing on a big cigar. She was the owner of this night-club, which featureda famous show from hollywood. Loretta Kolbet was outstanding in a Hula dance. I noticed Doris Nelms and Joe sitting at one of the tables. She said that they werent mrried yet and that she believed in long engagements. ly! how a person does change their mind, Spike Jones' orchestra was playing here and I really enjoyed watching Rodger Gigax playing the washboard. When I saw Mr. Hanzal at one of the tables with a camera, I de- cided to see what he was doing, He said that he was one of those guys called a news-houd He decided that was the occupation for him since he always was getting the scoop when he taught school. He told me that since Mrs. Counce had lost so much weight, and her figure is so-so, she started taking dancing lessons, and is one of the most exciting and famous of all ballet dancers. Ur. Hansel also told me that Miss Ehler is soliciting for funds to build a home for orphan dogs. Her big old dog, Rover, due to her good feeding passed away and she has erected a beautiful tombstone over his grave. She makes a daily visit b his grave to place fresh sunflowers on it. It seems that lirs. Chambers was giving the Studebaker Auto Company so much business by bragging on them that the president of the firm came out to see her. lt was love at first sight. Now she has all the Studebakers she wants. lb. Rhoades has changed from teaching to politics. Be is now trying to pass a bill for higher wages for teachers and better roads for western Nebraska. llr. Hanley is now a guide in the Black Hills. He guarantees no snow to kids on Sneak day. He said that he was going to attempt to hire Bryce, Whitey and Rodger to operate a taxi line, as they have had considerable experience in getting taxis through snow drifts, in fact they claim to be experts. I hope that they are careful as I wouldn't be where I am now if I hadn't been learning to drive.