Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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BRYANT WADE Camera 1,2,3, 4 President; Mirror Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; Student Council 4; Junior Play. DOROTHY Joy WOLFF Sunshine 1,2,3; Debate 4; Annual Staff 4; Chorus 2,3,4. JAMES Moe WAROT Jr. Hi-Y 1,2; Senior Hi-Y 3,4; STEVE Sonny YAROS Football 1,2,3 honorable mention, 4 Co-captain All-Conference 1st Team; Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Track 2; Baseball 2,3,4; Jr. Hi-Y 1,2; Sr. Hi-Y 3,4 Chaplain; Lettermans Club 4 Vice President; Annual Staff 4; Junior Play; Senior Play. 26

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CHARLES Charlie SMITH Football 1,2, 3 ,4 Co-Captain Honor- able Mention; Basketball 1,2; Track 1,2; Baseball 3,4; Jr. Hi-Y 1,2 Pres- ident; Sr. Hi-Y 3,4 President; Let- termans 4; Camera Club 3; Mirror Staff 3,4 Co-Editor; Student Coun- cil 1,4 President; Prom King. JERRY STANDLEY Horace Mann 1,2; Basketball 4; Speech 4. DONALD Smitty SMITH Football 1,2 Co-Captain, 3,4 Hon- orable Mention; Basketball 1,2; Jr. Hi-Y l,2;Lettermans 4; Band 1,2,3, 4; Junior Play; Senior Play. DANIEL Dan STOLTZ Jr. Hi-Y 1,2; Sr. Hi-Y 3,4. ROBERT Bob SMITH Jr. Hi-Y 1,2; Sr. Hi-Y. GLORIA Glo” SULLIVAN G.A.A. 1,2, 3, 4; F.H.A.2,3; Camera 4; Annual Staff 4; Chorus 3,4. 25

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VACATION TIME IN ’63 Vacation time is here again; and, after due consideration we have decided to take a trip to our nation ' s capital and see if we might be able to look up some of out old classmates while sightseeing. Upon boarding our bus furnished, of course, by Birk ' s Busy Bus Business, the first person we see is the wealthy Texas oil man, Ken Byerly. He called our attention to our driver whom we discovered to be another of our classmates, Dan Stoltz. Consulting our guide book, we discover that one of the main points of interest on our trip is Tony Es- sick ' s cow farm, which we have been going past for two hours now. Quite a large farm! Reaching the half-way point of our trip, we refuel at Griffin ' s Greasy Garage oper- ated by Carl Griffin and attended by Charles Kitchell. Then we stop for a snack at Don ' n Shirl’s Restaurant owned by Don Conrad and Shirley Jenkins. Once inside, we are waited on by two sociable girls (Anita Good and Shirley Kros) who serve us our delicious meal. After reaching our destination, Washington, D.C., we hurry to the beautiful Reveal Hotel, owned by Barbara Reveal. The porter, Les Nelson, takes our luggage and directs us to the receptionist, Florence Lowell, who in turn, cordially directs us to our room. Ready for an evening of excitement, we jump into a taxi from (Delores) Sager s Cab Company and settle back for a peaceful ride. But it isn ' t peaceful long, for we are startled by a resounding crash. As we rush to the scene of the accident, one of Ams- baugh ' s Ambulances, driven by Rich Herzog, screeches to a halt, narrowly missing the police car drawn up at the curb. From the officer, who turns out to be none other than Art Kaiser, we learn the details of the accident. It seems that after completing Russ Houchin ' s Drivers Training Course, Bryant Wade had just wrecked his car. (Small won- der) After this harrowing experience, we calmed down enough to look in on Violet Craig at her Curio Shop to say hello. She also told us to be sure to stop in to see Midgett’s Auto Races, owned and operated by Dick Midge tt, another of the Merrillville Alumni. After promising to, we then hurry on to the Treasury Building where we have an ap- pointment with some of our friends who are now cabinet members. We are greeted by the new Secretary of the Treasury, Nancy Clark, who calls over the Secretary of State, Judy High, and the incoming Secretary of Agriculture, Don DeVries. They get together and offer us tickets to the Inaugural Ball, to be held the next evening. We accept with pleasure and arrange to meet there on the following night. Then changing to our best evening clothes, we prepared for an evening at the most exclusive night spot in Washington- -the one and only King’s Kastle, owned by Shirley King. We enter and are seated by the headwaiter, Bob Smith. While waiting for the floor show, we turn our attention to the audience around us. Seated at one table, we find the former Beverly Pruiett and her husband , the former Lucricia McDade and her husband, and likewise, Frances Marselak and Sandy Frazure. At last the lights dim and the spot light shines on the M. C., Fred Jack Benny Rigby, who introduces the first act, a duet composed of those singers, Judy Nearing and none other than Frank Halfman. The applause from this number has barely died, when the chorus line composed of Mary Ann Olejneczak, Doris Polomchak and Barbara Miller file onto the stage. After listening to the smooth rhythm of the duet and watching the diverting talents of the dancers, we were highly entertained by a rising young comic familiar to most of us, Jerry Blaze. Looks like he’s on his way up. The last act is a fast-moving acrobatic number lead by Betty Bodamer. Also in the troupe are June Riddle, James Warot, and James Adler. They were very entertaining. 27