Orion High School - Charger Yearbook (Orion, IL)

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The next day I was roused at 11:00 A. M. by the ringing of my telephone. Guess who? I was shocked to discover that the voice on the other end of the wire belonged to Charles Serres. Chuck just flew in from the VVest where he had been visiting George King, who is quite a wrangler out that way and better known in those parts as Saddle llags King. I asked Chuck to have dinner with me that evening. That evening l met l'Chuck down town and drove him to a very fashionable night club named -Ion Brodd's Easy Dollar Nite Club. Our congenial host was also a former Orion grad. and together we three talked of Chuck's trip. It seems that Chuck flew himself over the countryside in a lf Drive Itw plane from a 'IU Drive It Airlines for which jean Lindgren is a competent secretary. On his way to New York f'Chuck said he saw several blimps Hoating around with Burma Shave, signs painted on the sides, This was undoubtedly the work of Duane Sassen who is affiliated with this large firm. jon told us that Marilyn Hogren was working for him as a cigarette girl. We didn't get to see her as it was after eleven then and Marilyn can't be out after that time. Jon had three other of our former classmates in his employ. The floor show was com- prised of two features. The First was johnson and johnson, jugglers. Ronald johnson is the second johnson on this team and VVillard johnson the first. The highlight of the evening featured Aleene McI.eese as arialist. After the show these three joined us and we talked about old times at Orion lligh. .Xleene said that she had read that Hill Lindquist. after a year with the Chicago Iiears and the Quad-City Illackhawks. had decided to run his father's drugstore in Orion. After a very profitable and enjoyable evening, I returned home tired but happy. I went to bed thinking of my house guest that was arriving tomorrow and how I should en- tertain such a celebrity. ZS 5 My house guest was Rodney .'Xnderson. Rodney is now the new sensational singing star over C.I3.S. His professional name is Rod .-Xnders. Rodls sponsor is Vaseline Hair Tonic for which my good friend, lildon Vyhiteside, is a model. Nobody is aware of this, but VVhitey,' uses my sardine oil for his patent leather shine. Rod told me that just the other day a flash interrupted his program that told about Doris Dusenberry capturing the notorious Pick Pocket Pete . She is a policewoman in Chicago. Rod also gave me information as to the last two people in our class of '5O. It seems that Sylvia Tomlinson is on the program following Rod's. She works for a bird seed company that has a program of singing canaries. Sylvia's job is to give the birds inspiration. Betty Kauzlarich was the only one unaccounted for and Rod told me that he had read in the Orion Times. which he has forwarded to him, that Kauz chucked all her men to work as a crane operator in the ore pits in Minnesota. VVith the names and addresses of the graduating class of 1950, I set about to plan a reunion of all forty-three. According to my plans, our next reunion is scheduled to take place in june of '65 on the island of Sandu.

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Dick told me about Gordon Wakey whom he sees every morning on his way to work. Gordon is now persuing the paying profession of yodeling organ grinder in Central Park. Dick has just recently written an article about Gordon for the Reader's Digest which was published under the title of The Most Unforgettable Character l've Ever Met. Dick also told me about Marilyn Swanson who was pole-vault champ of the 1960 Olympics at Sweden. Swanny', piled up enough points with this and other events to place the U. S. second. Dick said that he sometimes runs into Barbara McLean who is now starred as johns Uther Wife in the day time serial. He saw her just recently at a dinner in honor of VVayne Kindelsperger, head scientist in the construction of the G-bomb. At this dinner, entertainment was provided by another celebrity and former Orion graduate, Shirley Peterson. Shirley is with Billy Rose's show featured with her trained Seals, Betty Robinson was among the screen stars at the event. Betty is a female Van john- son and currently starred in the Fading Rosef, soon to be seen at your local theater. lVhen l reached home in the late afternoon, l had a phone call from jackie Brown who runs the Tuity Fruity Eat Shoppe in Orion. She suggested a class reunion for this summer since she knew the whereabouts of a number of our classmates, as many of them had settled in and around Orion. Myron Naugle, for one, is the owner of Mad Man Myron's Lfsed Car Lot in Orion. Nearby Dick Nelson has a home shop where he paints monograms on pajamas while you wait. Paul -Xnderson has found his fortune as auctioneer at the Rock lsland Mule Barn. Paul is undoubtedly making up for all the ime he spent in silence in O.C.H.S. just outside of Orion, jackie told me, is the 'fSmooth as Glass skating rink, owned and operated by Bob Hill. After a rather unfortunate accident with his '65 Ply- mouth he has resolved that it is safer to move on skates. , liverett Swanson, it seems, has turned from farming to something a little lighter. lle is now in the full time job as president of a large firm near Moline which is manufacturing shoe laces. jackie told me that Elaine Seabloom comes into her Shoppe every noon. Blaine is quite a little businesswoman as foreman in a coverall factory in the now flourish- ing metropolis of Orion. Near her factory, Ardis Carlson has a large home complete with playgrounds where she cares for the children of the women factory workers. Ardiey' owes laer thriving business to Elaine and coveralls. Evidently jim Dahl didn't get away from home. His hog-raising farm has been converted into a chicken ranch where he spends all his time in raising wingless chickens. Near Orion you will find a former athlete of O.C.ll.S.. Carl Lee Larson. He is head engineer in the construction ofa huge new toll bridge over Camp Creek, a favorite camping spot of the Boy Scouts. ' v

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May we always he lovzil. s class poem How dean' to our hearts are the scenes of our school days, Xlhen fond recollections present them to View-f The teachers, the elzissniziles, the hooks that we studied. ,Xnd every loved spot that Olll' early youth knew. The four years we spent there, to Klux' 1950 , , Were filled to the brim with zletivities galore-e The gznnes. the music, the bus rides with laughter, The studies, the lJZL1'flCS'El dozen o r more. 'lin the teziehers go thanks :ind due zippreeizitiong lo the lower elassmen. our hope for sueeessg To Orion High, the deserved ' praise and honor For giving us seniors none hut the best. Those days are departed. the days of our high school, ,Xnd so to the future our thoughts do now Hy. Y tezidfzist, and faithful To the hcst .Xlnia Mat erlour dear Orion High. -lliriznn Anderson