Hellertown High School - Reflector Yearbook (Hellertown, PA)

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escgee ecfor ,1 The Class Prophecy The class of '44 decided that immediately after graduation it would board a train for a trip to Hollywood, California. Our journey began as most do, and nothing extraordinary happened until we made our first stop at Washing- ton, D. C. Elizabeth Sabo, in her characteristic manner, wandered too far and missed the train. When we arrived at historic Richmond, Va., Given Leidich was so entranced by the chant of the tobacco auctioneers that he decided to remain. A few hours later we were exploring the vast caverns of Mammoth Cave, Ky. We left the cave without Frank Rayan, who had evidently become con- fused with his directions. A few hundred miles later, while crossing the Missis- sippi, Louis Kukoda leaned a bit too far out of the window and disappeared. We rushed to the window just in time to see him frantically paddling for shore. Without giving him a futher thought, we hurried on to suffer our greatest mis- fortune at Colorado Springs. Here, our practical joker, E. j. Dugan, uncoupled the last Pullman car containing sixteen members of our class. Eventually we reached sunny California - - it was raining. None of us realized that few would return. TEN YEARS LATER The rest of this tale will be told by two weary travellers of the road, namely, Marie Nagy and Betty Weierbach. 'lr 1' f Il' i' On june 6, 1954, we slowly plodded up to Mr. Brown's home in Heller- town. Here we learned that Arlene Reinert is married to the mayor and lives in a white mansion on Fifth Avenue, a new section of town. Lucy Mataitis, RN., is in the employ of one of the town's new doctors. Her consideration for others has made her a well-liked person in the locality. After a lengthy con- versation with our former class adviser, he told us that Ruth Mease is now managing the Bingen Department Store. The high school girls' basketball team has won the championship for five successive years under the coaching of Charlotte Brown, athletic directress. Dorothy Kilian, school nurse, has raised health standards considerably and attendance is now at its highest peak. Roy Bauder is the new director of the Allentown-Bethlehem Airport and is frequently seen flying overhead in his heliocopter. Evelyn Pluck is employed as his private secretary and often accompanies him on his flights. We were surprised to hear that Elizabeth Sabo and james Pearson are two of Pennsyl- vania's representatives to Congress. These two are outstanding members of the Lower House. We thanked Mr. Brown and explained to him that we were going to retrace the journey the class had made to Hollywood ten years ago. just before we left, we invested our last nickel in a copy of the New York Times and read that joseph Beyer has just returned from Moscow, where he had impressed millions with his interpretations of Shakespeares julius Caesar . Mr. Beyers forthcoming marriage to his leading lady of last geqgon will be his third. The following week we arrived at john Hopkins Hospital, where Kqrl Werkheiser has become one of the outstanding surgeons of the country. Mar- guerite Smoyer is the hospital's directress of nursing. Both Karl and Marguerite have advanced rapidly in the short space of ten years. ln Richmond, we met Given Leidich in a tobacco warehouse, auctioning fine tobacco in his familiar chant.

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Tb Q cgiejiec fo - -L , , ,, , .....i,....,L............ To Betty Mindler, Betty King gives her opportunity to take care of the Navy from now on. Ruth Stair inherits Catherine Sterner's title most business like girl . Don't run yourselves ragged, girls. Esther Bernhardt's interest in aviation is given to Blake Heffner. Hope Your dreams come true. lulia Stapinsky receives Eleanor Wetzel's love for study. Give your brains a rest, girls. loseph Beyer bequeaths his enormous vocabulary to Iere Long. Hope you enjoy your alphabet soup. To Leon Werkheiser, Harry Frey leaves his seat in Loafer's Paradise. He hopes there is a seat left to sit on. Martin Hallowell's wolfing ability is left to all the boys in the lunior Class, or to anyone else that is interested in it. Don't rush, boys, there is plenty for all. Lee Wenne-r is endowed Frank Bayan's title best dressed boy . Harold Litz receives Edward Staffieri's former iob on the coal truck. We hope that if you go to the coal regions, you won't keep the girls out as late as Edward did. Hoy Bauder gives his flying ability to Charles Wernett. Keep 'em flying. Shirley Hetrick is willed Helen Duh's willingness to help others. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Howard Ganssle's job at the Modern Silk Mill is given to Stanley Kresge. Marion Bealer and Violet Petrovich get Betty Hader's temper. Control your- selves, girls. Pearl Dull receives Marguerite Smoyer's corresponding ability. Have pity on the poor mailman. David Barnett and Ruth Vogel give their books to Virginia Tapajcik. Chrystal Chuck is willed Albert Mease's running ability. lt will be useful to you on Sadie Hawkins Day. Edward Mease bequeaths his country mansion to Bertha Leith. Marie Nagy gladly gives her forgetfulness to Apoline Special. Aren't you glad your head is fastened? Rachel Leith and Irene Breish are endowed Arlene Beinert's shoe stamps. Walking is very healthful. lrene Miller bequeaths her pleasing smile to Nina ludd. Smile and the world smiles with you. To Kathryn Bayan, lane Diehl leaves her neat penmanship. ln Witness Whereof, We have set our hand and signature this Second Day of Iune, in the year nineteen hundred and forty-four. THE CLASS OF 1944. Attest: Catherine Steiner Esther Bernhardt

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Zak Q . . cgt ec for ..- . .. M- , .. . . .c . We hopped a freight for Kentucky, where we revisited Mammoth Cave in the hope of finding Frank Bayan. We did. As a guide fcr the past ten years, he has become quite familiar with the endless cavems. We left this beautiful Blue Grass State as stowaways on a tugboat headed for Kansas City. Here we finally located the home of Louis Kukoda, who has become a successful carpenter, repairing steamboats. lncidentally, he fre- quently falls from the boats and has become accustomed to swimming the Mis- sissippi. Curious to know what had happened to those sixteen members of our class stranded in Colorado Springs, we traveled to that city. ln the center of the town we saw the first familiar landmark-the Glovas-Ganssle Filling Station. The boys were so busy that they found little time to talk to us. They did, how- ever, direct us to the editor of the Colorado Springs Daily, Gordon Eegley. Starting as a newsboy years ago in Hellertown, he now employs a staff of 65. He told us that Charles Marish is employed at the local foundry lifting 300 pound sacks of rivets. Charlie spends many quiet evenings at home playing solitaire and is the one and only bachelor of our class. lean Ulrich produces the toast of the nation in her modern bakery. She directed us to the newly constructed pre-flight school established by world famous aviatrix, Esther Bern- hardt, and her noted friend, Doris Weida. Both women have broken several speed records. Efficiency expert at the school, Benjamin Buch has saved its owners thousands of dollars with his excellent budgeting. At the General Hos- pital, Dr. Esther Savidgefs surgical skill has made her one of the foremost physicians in the country. Eleanor Wetzel, head nurse at the hospital. has raised its standards to the second highest in the country. At the city university, Doris Helms is the instructor of the botanical department. She has recently published a sensational book entitled, The Flowers and Soil, Harbingers of Spring . Secretary to the university's dean is Agnes Guro. He finds her a valuable assistant. We spent the night at the local tourist home operated by Leia ludd, who is happily married and enjoys both home and husband. Mar- garet Krupa, her neighbor, is the proud owner of a huge mansion bequeathed her by a distant relative. Susan Schneider is operating an exclusive jewelry store, specializing in diamonds. She caters to some of the most famous people in the world. On the outskirts of Colorado Springs, we were impressed by the magnitude of the gold-mining operations engineered by Edward Staffieri. VV ith a last look at this breath-taking spectacle, we forged on to sunny California. We ar- rived - - it was still raining. Our attention was first attracted to the huge film studios of E. I. Dugan, where the production of the picture Men Against the Sky is in full progress. It is based on the book of the same name by David Barnett, who is critically watching the filming of this mighty epic with Marion Beilly, his private secre- tary. , Ready with plaster cast and bandage, Nurse Ruth Vogel is always on hand to attend to accidents on the set. The production co-stars lrene Gozzard and Martin Hallowell, who invited us to watch the shooting of a daring stunt flying scene performed by Martin's stand-in, Charles Geyer. We arrived just in time to hear Helen Duh, Geyer's private nurse, begging him to be careful. A short time later Miss Duh was dextrously attending to Geyer's new injuries. lrene Miller and Gloria Borocky, who have the enormous task of contending with the overwhelming amount of fanmail that pours in for Martin and Irene, told us that Charlie never fails to get hurt.