Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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l' Q 42551 , . 'milf 'R 6. ILLOHMET - - - 1945 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY iContinued From Page 173 On the main thoroughfare a man, later identified as Gene Lruck, was down. on his hands and knees, with a spy glass, sniffing along, trying to track down his wife, Virgie Fisher, who had deserted her husband, live kids, and a sink full of dirty dishes. Gene is working in the capacity of private detective in the agency Keep Under Kover, and he is always available to track down a woman, On every lamp post up and down the main street there were posters with pictures of Jack McCurrie, the great professional baseball player, who is known as The Knock- the-Socks-Off-'Em-Kid. It wasn't stated on the posters, 'but all of Jack's friends know that he has just returned from a rest which he had to take as a result of being editor of the 1945 Illohmet yearbook. A tall, pompous looking man was seen entering the RMP HOLE MOTEL. Upon further scrutiny, he was recognized 'to be Jim-my Woods, who is the owner of this motel. Although Charles Cummins, the great financier, holds a mortgage of S10 on this hole, Jimmy still has hopes, in years to come, of paying on the indebtedness. In this rate hole is where we spent a very unpleasant n1ht. Ullhe rats were -so big that we dlidn't have a chance.J , At the Yum Yum Cafe, where delicious breakfasts are served by the charming brown-eyed owner, Charlene Sowders, we learned that Nlaomi Speckman is now teach- ing math in a, small rural school. She has revised a math book, which she believes is much easier for her students than the one she 'used when she took math. Back in the thriving metropolitan of Metropolis, Paul Wittig has become a me- chanic for You Wreck 'Em On the Road, or We Wreck 'Em In Ofur Shop garage. On the Love Lorn Beach of the Ohio River, above the din of clattering voices, can be heard the chant, Get 'Elm While 'Dhey're Hot. After struggling through the crowd, you will find that Bob Pansing is the Voice, calling his wares-hot dogs. Verna Ridenhower Adkins has accepted a position teaching Physical Education at MCLHS. In her classes are enrolled many children of former classmates of Verna. Also in this same institution of learning can be found Lois Evelyn Eckenberg, who is employed as secretary to the principal of lVEC1HS, who is, naturally, Charles White. Any day of the week, including Sunday, Don Owens can be found in front of the Gurgle Gurgle 1 avern, playing on his three-string guitar, Any Shines Today? Don is a very good bootblack, and he is looking forward to buying another stringi for his guitar, because he likes very much to serenade the ladies, so take your shoe shine bus- iness to Dong he will appreciate it. Almost every night if you care to look, you can see a small light in the back yard of the Moorman residence. If you are curious enough to look further, you can see Roy holding the lantern while his Mother chops the wood. In the Woodworking class, he failed to learn the technique of chopping wood: but that is the one and only talent that Roy lacks.

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY We, Betty Cagle and 'Betty Taylor, having completed our nurses training, and serv- ing in the Naval Nurses Corps, are now on duty at the new You Bring 'Eimg We Kill 'Em Hospital in California, the best yet to be found. Since work is becomling harder and harder to get out of, we decided to take a vacation. At the station while waiting for the train, we were rudely jostled by someone, and upon hastily turning around, we were confronted by none other than Wayne Baccus, who said he was on his way to Mermet where he owned' the great night club, Red Hot Riding Hood. He told us that the co-owner, Carolynn Rouse, was also featured clarinetist with Jesse Jones' Orchestra, whose theme song is Ofh! I Love That Man. Jesse told u-s that the club's dancing cuties are: Juanita Walter, Louella Slankard, Mary Smith an-d Wanda Lee James, who have introduced the new dance sensation, Shake 'Em Down. Upon boarding the train, our tickets were snatched from our hands by whom we immediately decided to be John Buddenbaum, who said he had been with the company four years. At Reno, we disembarked to take a look around, and our eyes were confronted with a sign over a boarding house, which read: Broken-Hearted Widows' Home, proprie- toress and chief occupant, Elureta Kersey. From Reno to Kansas City we took a plane, whose pilot was William Kennedy, and whose stewardess was Mary Rodgers. Bill told us that not long ago he had the pleasure and, opportunity of taking our President, Jim 'Forenian, to Elngland. f A neon sign, BE'TT'Y'S' BElAU'T'Y BA1TH, caught our glance, and upon going in- side, surprisingly enoughly, we found Mary Day having 'her face lifted. Farther up the avenue was MA1LlN'S MILLION DOLLAR FASHION SHOP, owned by Pauline Malin. Allene Kersey was modeling the clothes that Pauline designs. O'n a newsstand in a prominent place was The Snipipy Snapp fread-while-you- shave-newspaperj edited by George Minor. On the front page there was an ad Fly From Kansas City to St. Louis in 'Little Eva,' the Helicopter fwhich incidentally, is owned and piloted? by Irene Holt.J It was rather exciting, and a little frightening, to know that we would be able to take a trip with our former MECHS classmate at the controls. At the factory to which Irene took us to see where the Devil Hopper, brother to Little Eva, the Helicopter, Billie Jean Rsogers was serving in the capacity of private secretary to the Office Manager. Outside the factory window, a circus parade passed, with Charles Chuck Tiny Owens, leading the parade, having become the World's smallest man., as a result of an overdose of Crunchie Crunc-hie Reducing Tablets, prescribed by Dr. Adele Wilfred, Phd. On the marquee of the Little Moron Theater in St. Louis, managed by Kenneth Girtman, lights spelled out the names of Dan Rush and Mary Jo Huckleberry, featured on Huck, the Duck, Don't Give a Quack program. Having begun their careers only a short time ago, they are still going strong. l'Continued On Page 181

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SENIOR CLASS WILL I, Wayne Baccus, in sane and sober mind will my seat in English IV to anyone who wants it. We, Betty Taylor and Betty Cagle, do 'bequeath to the Stenog II Class our ability to hit the threshold of the Stenog room just as the bell rings. fProvi-ding we aren't here to do it ourselves.J As of Article IV, Section XII, I, Charles Cummins, do hereby will my position in the Chemistry lab. as chief experimenter, also mly equipment for causing large window rattling explosions and my notes on research work carried on with hydrogen iilled balloons to Carl Stoker. I, Mary Day, will my ability of argumentation in American History to Leonard Mol- ler and my greatness of stumbling ability of Will Shakes plots to Mary Helen Johnson. I, Lois Evelyn Ekzkenberg, in sane and sober mind do hereby will to T'helm-a West- erman, one half my love for Miss Munalg the other half I'll take with me. I, Jimmy Foreman, after due contemplation, will my seat in Physics and my very good standing with Tripp to Bill Swenson. Mlay he fill these as reverently as I have. I, Virgie Fisher, in somewhat bedazzled mind, do in presence of witnesses, will to Wanda Turner, my blank mind and report card-it is as blank as my mind, and to Sue Fisher, my ability to be good in the assembly. I, Kenneth Girtman will my loving position in Mr. Harshba.rger's heart to Herbert Lynn. May he cherish this for the remainder of his high school days. I, Irene Holt, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to say exactly opposite to what I mean, and my position in Stenography II to Joanne Dean. I I, Mary Jo Huckleberry, do hereby will and bequeath to Evvelyn Kidd my cuds' of chewing gum in the assembly under one provision, that she inherits my pew next year. I, Wanda Lee James, do hereby will and bequeath to the Jolly Junior Class, my ability to get to be in the senior class for two years, and may they have the privilege of carrying only two subjects the whole first year as I did. I, Jesse Jones do will my 5X8 h. p. brain to Bob Ridenhower, my cutting tool in machine shop to George Cotton Steel and last but not least my ability to argue with Harshbarger to Herbert Ace Austin. I, Allene Kersey, with sane and sober mind will my snappy comeback to Helen Agnes Kidd. I, Eureta Kersey, in my usual state of mind, do bequeath and will to my sister, Maxine, the ability to talk in class, once in awhile. I, Pauline Malin, ln a somewhat bewildered state of mind, will to Mildred Paisley my ability to carry' books home fand not study them.J ' fContinued On Page 201