Jefferson Township High School - Criterion Yearbook (New Paris, OH)

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lT'S A GREAT LIFE Presented by Senior Class April Zl-ZZ You liked the Wilsons, because their life was even more complicated than yours could ever be, for they might have been the people down the block or around the cor- ner. There was hen-pecked Mr. Wilson, ruled by the unbending hand of his wife and sister-in-law, inte rested in dramatics, and influenced by the beautiful Theresa Gant, the outstanding community actress. And Tommy Wilson, who, with his pal Ted Stokes, sympathizes heartily with his Dad's position. And Mary Wilson, under the domination of her aunt and mother, not to mention her chum Marie, Marie's secret sweetheart, Wilbert Wiggns, and the local wrestler, Muscles O'Rourke. But that isn't all, for a full evening of fun unfolded when Mrs. Wilson and Aunt Gertrude decided to have Mary take Wilbert Wiggns to the local club dance, which broke her date with her es- cort for the evening. But Tommy, Ted, and Mr. Wilson, unknown to one another, had arranged dates for her, While in the meantime, Miss Alstead Billings had come to interview Mary for a position of secretary, and Mary had to prove she needed the position ve ry badly. But when Tommy learned that his father had arranged Mary's date with Chuck, and Mary panned off Wilbe rt on Marie, the situation really became complicated. Tommy and Ted finally hit the plan of having Tommy impersonate a woxnan to attend the dance with Muscles , so that he wouldn't become angry. Sit- uation piled upon situation, until the outcome was almost unbelievable. But everyone agreed, lt Was A Great Life. Tommy Wilson. . . Ted Stokes .......... Mr. Charles Wilson. . Mrs. Elouise Wilson. Miss Gertrude Harris Mary Wilson ........ Marie George ....... Wilbert Wiggns ...... Miss Alstead Billings Theresa Gant ........ Muscles O'Rourke. Directors........... CAST Jim Clark Bud Stegall Bob Copenhefer La Verne Diggs Joan Melody Dorothy Thompson June Keller Bill Markley Lola Harshman Peggy Zurwell .Tim Juday Miss Lois Kemp Miss Pam Rette rbush We Seniors wish to thank these teachers for helping us produce a most successful performance. l Z4

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY ln May, 1969, we, the Detective Agency of Moore and Wesler, were hired by a for- mer member of the Class of 1949 to find out the occupations and whereabouts of his old classmates. This is what we found. The enormously wealthy Mr. Virgil Petry called us to his office in the Empire State Building in New York City and told us to spare no expense in our search, as he had millions. It seems he made all his money by inventing a sure-fire grower for bald heads, but he's completely bald, it didn't work on him. Our first clue took us to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There, by careful investigation, we found to our surprise that Berneice Martin was a strip tease dancer at the HotSy- Totsy Night C1ub. She told us to contact Laverne Diggs, who was with the Barnum and Bailey Circus at Cleveland, Ohio, because she knew the whereabouts of several old classmates. The next day we went to Cleveland. We found that Laverne, now Mrs. Paul DeBoo, was the featured tight-rope performer with the circus. She greeted us very cordially and gave us many leads in our search. We left Cleveland and started south by automobile for Columbus, Ohio. Upon reaching Columbus we stopped at a place called Bob's Beannery, and who do you suppose was manager of the place? Why, our old friend Bob Bottoms, of course, although, you would never recognize him, as he only weighed three hundred and twenty pounds. He fed us wonderful food and told us where to find Jim Clark. We went to a large church and to our amazement we were greeted by Reverend Clark. His fingers were covered with diamonds, it seems the collection plate pays well. He invited us to be his guests overnight. At his home we were met by his cha rxning wife, the former Marilyn Mann, who was also covered with jewels. They took us to the prize fight that night. As the gong sounded, there, attired in purple trunks, and coming out fighting was another classmate, Bill Markleyg known in the fight ring as Muscles Markley. Continuing our search the next day, we stopped at Dayton. Muscles had told us we would find Howard Ford there. Upon inquiry, we found that the huge, pink mar- ble Dimple Doll factory was owned by Howard. He always did like to fool around dolls. On we journeyed to our old home town of New Paris. There we found several of the Class of 49 . Our first stop was at the new school building. We found that the superintendent was none other than Jane Keller. She had married Myron Arnett and was the proud mother of twelve children. So you can see why New Paris finally got a new school building. June urged us to stay for the program that was to be given in the auditorium. To our great enjoyment, it was Jolly Juday and His Trained Fleas. Jim was touring the midwest with his flea circus. We went backstage after the show and Jim told us he was happily married and that his wife raised dogs to keep him well supplied with fleas. Going to the main section of town we found it great- ly changed. The main industry being the manufacturing of bubble gum, under the supervision of Dorothy Thompson Eales. She surely could demonstrate her product. We inquired about Charles Andy and were sent to the midget race track at Richmond, Indiana. The re we found old Charley in his Offenhouser, going round and round the track. He was almost as large as his car. He said he raced in the summer and sold Fuller Brushes in the winter. We wished him luck and continued on our way to Chi- cago, Illinois. 26