Hellertown High School - Reflector Yearbook (Hellertown, PA)

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.....,,...- ..... -t Q, ecfoz Cn the set we also met Lt. Commander Edward Mease, who was on special leave to advise the director on the technical points of the scenes at sea. A newcomer to Hollywood is Catharine Schellhase, who has arrived here after a nation-wide tour to make her first picture. Her musical ability has carried her to the concert halls of the world. Another of the private nurses on the set is lane Diehl, winner of Congressional honors for gallant service in the post- war reconstruction period. Publicity manager and press agent, Harry Frey, and his assistant, Catherine Sterner, are invaluable to the E. l. Dugan Film Studios. Miroslaw Pasternak's amazing new technique of producing a three- dimensional effect on film, has made pictures more realistic than ever before. Hair stylist, Ann Vuksta, and make-up artist, Helen Mindock, have used their magical touch to transform many a homely creature into a vision of loveliness. Martha Skibo, costume designer and creator of the famed Martha gown, is another member of this huge staff. She and Puera Kohler, who specialize in fabric design and color combinations, have made Hollywood the fashion center of the world. Both women have been voted among the ten best-dressed women in the country . The studio is also producing a musical-comedy, The Corn Grows Wild , which features the Ward Richards -Betty Shiffer dance team. This pair, which is thrilling the entire nation with its matchless rhythm, will perform the most intricate dance steps ever imagined. Kenneth Rice, Hollywood's comedian, will be at his best when he sings his latest hit, Don't Sit Under the Rainspout With Anyone Else But Me. Drip, in his own unique manner. Famous swing king Rodney Nickum's rollicking renditions of red-hot rhythm are certain to make the musical a success. On another set, Ruth Richards and Betty Hader are rapidly rising to star- dom. Both girls have established themselves as character actresses and will play leading roles in a forthcoming picture. A bit confused with all the complications of this large studio, we walked into the director's office and were pleasantly surprised to find Margaret Skrilecz. She has directed many Academy Award winning pictures and Men Against the Sky is headed for the same distinction. On our way from the studio, we met Mary Soldo, filmland's star news reporter and columnist. Mary told us the most confidential gossip about the latest in Hollywood. Fred Panasiuk is a cab driver in Los Angeles. That evening we dropped in at William Zimpfer and Richard Yob's exclu- sive night club, The Black Panther . We we-re warmly welcomed by Gladys Zimpher, who has been the club's hostess ever since its opening. The Panthers entertainment is said to be the best in the country. ln the Blue Room, Albert Mease's orchestra features Naomi Peiffer in some of the most original arrangements of the blues. Art Reiss' tive band in the Torrid Room delivers some of the most solid music since Harry lamesp a great deal of Art's success can be attributed to his accordionist, Dorothy Unangst. The whole nation is trying to copy the remarkable style of his two vocalists, Loretta Frey and Betty King, but no other voices have blended so beautifully as theirs. And so, having accounted for everyone of the class of '44, we returned here to tell this tale to you. Transcribed by: Marie Nagy Betty Weierbach loseph Beyer

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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.

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Most Comical Girl .... . . . Dorothy Unanqst e cgge ec for CLASS BALLCT Prettiest Girl ...... Handsomest Boy .... Most Popular Girl . . . Most Popular Boy .... ldeal Girl .... Ideal Boy ....... Best Dressed Girl .... Best Dressed Boy ....... Most Business Like Girl . . . Most Business Like Boy . . . Most Athletic Girl ..... Most Athletic Boy . . . Most Most Most Most Most Most Most Comical Boy .... Musical Girl . . . Musical Boy .... Talkative Girl . . . Talkative Boy . . . Serious Girl . . . Serious Boy . . . Sleepiest Girl . .. Sleepiest Boy . . . Tallest Girl .. . Tallest Boy . . . Smallest Girl .... Smallest Boy . . . Youngest Girl . . . Youngest Boy ........ Most Romantic Couple . . , . Irene Gozzard . . . Martin Hallowell . . . . . . Betty Shifter . . . Ward Richards . . . . Charlotte Brown . . . Wa1'd Richards . . . Martha Skibo . . . Frank Rayan . . . Catherine Sterner . . . lames Pearson . . . . . . Charlotte Brown . . . . Miroslaw Pasternak . . . . . . . Ward Richards . . . . Catharine Schellhase . . . . . . . Rodney Niclcum . . . . Betty Shifter . . . Edward Dugan . . . . Doris Helms . . . loseph Beyer . .... Betty King . . . . Kenneth Rice . . . . . . Lucy Mataitis Martin Hallowell . . . . Naomi Peitfer . . . . Given Leidich . . . Esther Savidqe . . ............... David Barnett David Barnett and Marion Reilly