Lowpoint Washburn High School - Quill Yearbook (Washburn, IL)

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434' 'f Q7 Q7 UTOPIA Being employed by the Atomic Magic Carpet Company in Molecules U S A I had the opportunity of seeking my Senior Classmates After thinking it over I decided to have my first stop at Heaven I thought certainly I would find a few of the fifteen inside the Pearly Gates Upon arriving at the Gates I was greeted by my old high school prmci pal Mr W E Herbster waving a beautiful silver sceptre I told him I was mterested in knowing the whereabouts of the Senior Class that graduates in one thousand nine hundred forty seven He told me a guide would take me through Heaven on my Magic Carpet Mr Herbster rang a golden bell and who should answer h1s command but a man with black hair beautiful silver wings and halo He was to my surprise Melvin Winkler who told me that he had gained Heaven because he studied so hard in high school While chatting with Melvin I asked him 1f he knew where any more of our classmates were Yes, he knew that Rachel Ann Thompson lived in Angel Town, Heaven I told him to take me there but first I needed air under my Carpet Upon stopping at a filling statlon I found that jack Telfer was the attendant He didn t have a dot of dust on his fllmy wings He told me he was operating a filling station back in U S A Where he had 1nflated many tires and one morning had awakened and found himself sald we would soon reach Angel Town where Rachel lives on the corner of Peace ard Happiness I stepped up and knocked Rachel came to the door with tears 1n her eyes saying she was the only one just a little sad in Heaven and only because baby Johnnie had golden locks instead of her dreamed of black tresses She invited me in for sweet cakes and tea and as we sat talking a knock on the door was heard and who should be there but Audrey Nurse, the visiting nurse of An g l Town makmg her daily rounds to see that everyone was happy' She said she couldn t stay long as she had several other calls to make and she told me it would be worth my time to v1s1t Doris Laible who was living on the Pelz Pot O Gold Farms I thanked her and she magically disappeared Noticmg e time by my hour glass I knew I must be sailing onward Having arrived at the next town of Fairiesville I noticed a large parade being led by an admiral in a Chariot waving his white gloved hand Instantly I knew xt was jerry Ireland I told Melvin I must see him so we flew low and the parade came to Rainbow End we stopped I told jerry I would like to talk over old times so he suggested dinner at the new restaurant Star Dust Inn, where Wesley Held was the featured s1nger Ithought that a fine suggest1on,and Melvin took us over on the Magic Carpet We ordered dinner of White Cloud Souffle but I was anxiously awaiting amidst the playing of the harps and sang the beautiful and imma :tal A Perfect Day From the applause that arose from our table, Wesley knew W T H S was represented there He greeted us and told us of his singing with Sammy Kays Orchestra in the U S.A and that one night a swing and sway number carried him straight into Heaven. I x f I -A I rf ' V! , . . ' . . . , a . . . . in Heaven helping the Fairies with their Chariots. I bade jack farewell, and Melvin l . a q . q 1 . . . . S as o ,Q . ll Il

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We were surprxsed to learn that two of our other classmates Irma Dell Schwartz and Eldon Smder were present 1n the audlence We 1nv1ted them to our table and learned that Eldon was m Nautxcal Heaven termed the Navy a was sa1l1ng peacefully through fleecy clouds everyday ln contact wlth h1s work that of trymg to locate the Shootmg Star In her quiet manner Irma Dell told us that through her arduous labors m Commercial Classes at W T H S she was rewarded w1th a wonderful Job Heaven It was that of be1ng a prwate secretary to Elmont Ollver now a famous Ladder Buxlder to Heaven and one of the rlchest celestial bemgs Irma Dell sald that she was now takmg d1ctat1on at the rate of 350 words a rrunute 'beheve lt or not In the course of our conversatlon jerry mformed us of hls great suc cess 1n dlrectmg h1s large sail boats over the f1lmy surface Glancmg at my hour glass I knew It was t1me for me to leave thls charnung foursome and fmd a place to stay for the mght I hurned back to my Maglc Carpet and Melvm suggested a hotel across the street named Eternal Rest Haven I was about to reg1ster m this hotel when glanczng up at the room clerk whom d1d I recognize but the theatrlcal Duane Haney He began tellmg me that he was sent to Heaven by mlstake and he d1dn t know what was gomg to hapnen h1m He told me he was makmg good as a movlc extra m Hollywood U S A but then someone became Jealous and ordered hun to leave the good Earth He sa1d that few people realize It but all those leavmg Hollywood surely deserve Heaven The mght was very beautlful havmg regxstered Ideczded to walk out onto the hotel veranda and slt and remuusce and stop to real1ze how wonderful thls tr1p had been and how much xt had meant to me just then someone tactfully pardoned her presence on the veranda and now I was meetlng our own Paulme Re1ger Paullne had been hangmg out the moon and stars and damtly arrangmg dzllgent and falthful study of U S H1story 111 V1 T H S ln 194-7' Now xt was time to retlre I went to my room and I kneavi had had much luck that day m fmdmg ten of my former chassmates and I hoped to fmd he remamlng f1ve ux themornmg I arose early and got on my Maglc Way telung Melvm I must have new pa1r of wings Mme were gettmg too heavy wxth the fly ng sxlver and gold dust 1n the air He took me to Sweet justxce Heaven telling me the largest stores m Heaven are m that clty He also told me that best store was The Golden Hour where I would be able to have a beautxful palr made ln a short t1me Upon arr1vmg I was greeted at the door by a beautlful lady I took the second look and who should It be but Betty Ann Peabody, now an adv1sor beautxful and permanent wmgs She sald she had always set her alms hlgh but was surprlsed when she reahzed the goal was won I also learned that Elmont Ollver was m the store havlng a busmess conference wlth the Angels Betty told me to walt for hun 1f I would care to see h1m I had no sooner sald yes than Elrnont now a large man, came strollmg out of the mner offlce carrymg golden cane studded wlth glunmermg dlamonds He told me he had trxed hard on Earth , thereby gamlng entrance and riches m Heaven Havlng bade mont and Betty farewell I journeyed onward v1a the Mllky Way Route t e Pot O Gold Farms I was enjoyxng the r1de when I not1ced someone cormng to wards us on another carpet and as he salled by I recogmzed hun as Wallace K1zer I told Melvln to reverse the Carpet so -.ve could talk wlth Wallace He I n 1 ----I ll il nd . . , . . , o Cl a Il . . D ' ' . . . ., ' ' in . . . U . ' ll n 91 u 4 n . . . . . , . . o o CC I if . . . . , O . n Q I q A . . . . .1 . , ' I is Q n I6 'li n . . . , . . I . . ' . . , . , . white lilies on the veranda. She said that her heavenly merits were gained by . . . 2 H . . . L Q A t . . . . . . , ' .. . a n ll o 9' u n . 4 u , L 1 . . 0 . , I . - u e n HB , . II - . v 1. I ' . ' on . . . . 1 U . a . . . . , . 1 a o . n ll ll O . . . Q . D . a . . . . . . u M . . . . . , El- ' . . 4 . 0 th V . . . . . . - z . , , 4 . s ' . K ,