McComb High School - Momento Yearbook (McComb, OH)

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Senior Class Prophecy It was a lovely spring day in April, 1966. Everyone who tuned in their television sets to the McComb Broadcasting System, could see a well-dressed, striking woman of about thirty-five approach the master of ceremonies of this new quiz program, Empress for a Week. She was the first contestant for that day. The master of ceremonies, Ted Martin, having asked her the usual questions which take place on that type of pro- gram, found that the name of the woman was Mrs. Marilyn Washburn, that she was married to a famous Marine General, and that they had three little boys, Jimmy, Chuckie, and Herbie. Now , said Ted, If you can answer this question, you will become this week's Empresslw He asked the question. The audience was silent. Then Marilyn spoke. She gave the right answer. There was a burst of applause, and having finally gotten the audience quieted, Ted said, Well, you've just won our jackpot. What is it you want most to do during the next week? Well, answered Marilyn, It's been fifteen years since I graduated from high school. I think I would like to find out what's become of all the friends with whom I graduated. And Ted, you were in my graduating class, so why don't you come too? I think that would be great,', said Ted. About ten minutes after the program went off the air, the phone rang and it turned out to be Gene Hardin. Gene had heard the program and offered to provide the transportation. It seems that after Gene had graduated, he began working on a new type of atomic plane. He called it the Flying Fliver. It was so success- ful, that Gene decided to go into mass production. He maintains that no family should be without a Flying F liver. Then Ted's wife stepped in and offered to take care of Marilyn's children. She said, They'll make wonderful companions for our children, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Tex. So, the three went on their way. Thanks to Gene's Flying Fliver, it took them only about seven minutes to reach New York. Upon reaching New York, they hailed a taxi. The driver turned out to be none other than Richard Had- dox. They immediately asked him how he came to be driving a taxi. Well,', said Richard, I had so much fun when I was in high school taking all the girls wherever they wanted to go, that I decided to make a career of it. So, I came to New York and started the 4'Lady in Distress Taxi Service. That's wonderful, said Marilyn, but maybe you could tell us where to find Bill Joseph. We heard he was in New York. n0f course, said Richard, I,ll take you there. A few minutes later, they were walking through a door which said Bill Joseph, Criminal Lawyer in big bold letters. They were stopped by an efficient-looking red-headed secretary. Why it's Margaret Wilsonln they exclaimed simultaneously. A few minutes and a few questions later, it was disclosed that Margaret had gone to the University of McComb for two years following her graduation. She was studying to be a chiropractor, but she soon tired of that, so she put into practice everything that Mr. Martens had taught her, and became Billis private secretary. You can see Bill now, but he may be in a pretty depressed mood. You see, the girl with whom he is in love, Doll-faced Sadie , is on trial for the poisoning of her sixth husband. Bill is all wrapped up in trying to acquit herf, said Margaret. So they went into the office to see Bill. You can imagine their surprise when they saw with him, Joyce Dishong, head of the detective agency which was working for him. ,Joyce was taking it easy, while her five children looked for clues concerning the Doll-Faced Sadiei' case. After bidding their goodbyes, the three were again on their way. While still in New York, they found Doris Newcomer. She was now writing television scripts for the comedian Milton Berle. Resuming their journey, they found Doris Leader in Chicago. It seems that Doris, after graduating, sent for Charles Atlas' muscle building course and it did wonders for her. She is now the world's champion lady wrestler. She spends her spare time teaching the various holds to her twins, Cornelius and Ethelberta. Marilyn, Ted, and Gene soon took off again. This time to Texas, where they found Phillip Saldana. Phillip now owned one of the largest cattle ranches in the West. After a long chat with Phillip, our heroes and heroine decided to see what they could find in California.

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Richard Haddox wills his position as head chauffer of the cheerleaders and all their friends to James Campbell, if Jim promises to get a trailer for his sconter to carry them all. .lohn Haley wills his love for hillbilly music to Bonita Crouse so she can enjoy the finer things in music. Gene Hardin wills all his Atlas equipment to Freddie Metz. Remember, Fred, if you don't get any results after faithful use for one month, send it back. Bill Joseph wills his fast driving ability to ,lo Ellen Shoop providing she never breaks Bill's speed record. Burleigh Leader wills his knowledge of Math. to all of next year's seniors so none of them will have to struggle through those nine weeks of Math. Ted Martin wills his athletic ability to Leroy Butler so he can go as far in sports as Ted did. Wayne Matthes wills his deep bass voice to Dickie Bush so he will be able to sing a bass solo for contest next year. Herbert McMaster wills those few overweight pounds of his to Alvin Shoop so he can crash through that football line next fall. ,lim Miller wills his practice of coming to school late to Sharon Wilkinson if she promises not to break his record. ' Ted Moorehead wills his high voice to Richard Snavely so he can sing 'lThe Indian Love Calli' to Naomi. Jim Peterman wills his height to Deanie Washburn so Deanie won't have to look up at the girls. Jim Rader wills his farm knowledge to Mabel Finley so she can carry on an intelligent conversation with Chuck. fThat is when they're in the mood to converse.j Phillip Saldana wills his keen sense of humor to next year's speech class so they can have some laughs when things get dull. Justin Wilson wills his shy, quiet manner around girls to Bud Gary. We the Senior Class of 1951, declaring ourselves to be of sound mind, do set our seal as this our last will and testament. . A Signed: The Senior Class of 1951 Witnesses: Lynn Farthing Doris Newcomer Grace Newell Compliments of Harry M. Ward, Bryan, Ohio

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To their surprise, they found Lynn Farthing and Jimmy Petertnan. They had built the small news- paper, the San Diego Herald, into one of the largest selling newspapers in the West. Then, they flew to Denver, Colorado, and found Jimmy Miller. He was the head of a new hospital there which specialized in corns. Jim is convinced that the only real cure for corns is the amputation of the toes. '1hereupon, fearing for their toes, the three left. Looking for Bill Donaldson, they soon found him in Miami, Florida. It seems that for a while after he graduated, Bill farmed a place which was left to him by his Great Uncle Moe. But Bill, being a carefree person, sold the farm. He, Elmer Courtright, and Wayne Matthes bought a small schooner, and fishing equip- ment. As a result, they now own their own fish factory. The next stop was a small town in Georgia. They found Jim Rader and Justin Wilson in a large orchard full of beautiful girls who were picking the fruit from the trees. After being questioned as to why they were in Georgia, Jim replied, A canning factory in Ohio sent us here to find some choice peaches for themf' And,', Justin added, we liked these Georgia peaches so well that we decided to stayf' After a long talk about old times, Marilyn, Ted, and Gene resumed their journey. Marilyn said, I won- der what happened to Zoe Ann Stafford?,' After searching high and low, they found her in Independence, Missouri. lt seems that a piano player named Harry sent out so many letters to music critics, that he needed a secretary to help him, and Zoe Ann got the job. Once Marilyn and Annie started talking, it was all Ted and Gene could do to tear her away. But, eventually tney did, and they continued their journey. They found Grace Newell on a lovely little farm in North Dakota. Soon after she graduated she mar- ried, settled down and began raising a family. She, her husband, and three children made a picture of perfect wedded bliss. Grace told them that she had heard that a wave of square dancing had swept over Cincinnati, Ohio. So they decided to look into it. Sure enough, they found what they had expected. It seems that Peggy Hanes, Mary Cunningham, and John Haley had seen a new ballet performance in the Cincinnati Ballet Theatre. They decided that it was about time that these people learned what a real dance was like, so they opened a school for square dancing. They taught everyone with whom they came in contact how to square dance. Now it was like a fever with the people. Marilyn, Ted, and Gene decided to leave before the square dancing bug bit them too. Resuming their journey, they stopped in Columbus in search of Herbert McMaster. They had quite a tough time finding him because he had changed his name slightly. Yes, he was now uThe Mystical Hubertf, greatest magician in the world. Let's go,', muttered Gene, before he makes us vanish! So they proceeded to find Ted Moorehead. It wasn't hard to find him because everyone followed his works every day. He was a successful cartoonist. Most famous of his characters is 'fRick Racy, Private F.ye.,7 Continuing their journey, they found that they had only three more to track down. One of them, Bur- leigh Leader, was discovered to be a famous designer of Fifth Avenue in New York. So off they went to Fifth Avenue. And were they surprised! It seems that Burleigh didn't approve of the way in which women dressed these days, so he began designing clothes for them. He also changed his name to Pierre.,' Women come from all over the world to buy his clothes. From a lovely visit with Burleigh, they learned that the two remaining members of the class, Joan Shar- ninghouse and Leita Buckmaster, who had been life-long friends, had gone to work for Uncle Sam. Yes, they were stationed in Texas as WAF personnel. Leita maintains the rank of Lt. General, and Joan is one star behind her, but advancing rapidly. After several hours of talk, Ted, Gene, and Marilyn returned to the Fliver and made preparations to return home. It certainly was wonderful to have seen all my classmates, and l am glad they're getting along so well, sighed Marilyn happily as Ted handed her a sandwich and made certain she was comfortable before going up front with Gene. The last thing she remembered as she dozed off was Gene's voice saying, Ted, check these maps and reports for cross-winds. We'll correct our drift and should be home in about four hoursf, Bogen Sleepily, Marilyn mumbled, I wonder how my kids are . . . today . . . 1,11 . . . making . . That is all, for, you see, . . . Marilyn slept.