Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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Class of ’35 t ❖ ❖ : | I Zunick in England where they were doing a brother and sister act. “Yes, and another brother and sister who have made good,” broke in J. P„ “are Lilly and Marshall Barnes. Their new dance, a cross between a rumba and a tango, is all the rage.” It appeared that all brothers and sisters were successful, for, as Elizabeth reminded them. “Jack and Pat, the well-loved stage and screen comedians were the Fitzgerald brothers. Another screen success was Helen Funk, who indorsed a new face-power by Bertha Aitken. The powder was guaranteed not to come off. Helen’s hair-dresser was Ann Zanot, and her maid Amy Ruth Bennett. “To get back to my trip,” said Frank, “I found Siam a dictatorship under Billy Griswold. Billy was in conference with Greg Brett, the munitions king, so I didn't get to see him. While traveling in Egypt Frank had found that Henry Bork was selling snow-plows to the natives and Elvira Dela Rosa was running an ice-cream parlor. Morley Long- more was there building another pyramid as a publicity stunt to advertise Hume's Bakery Products and Haymore’s Chain Dairies, joint-companies. Lucille Hume, and Lucille Haymore were there to supervise the work. Here J. P. added that there was a Haymore dairy near the Bar Ten being run by Fred Genung. “Remember Evelyn Chapman? said Elizabeth. “She is President of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs.” Elizabeth also mentioned that she had seen Mary Bethune in Chicago. Mary was Johnny McKay s secretary. Johnnie was mayor of Chicago, having gained that position through the aid of a ghost writer, Donald Wagner. “Speaking of mayors, said J. P„ “John Toci is mayor of Chino.” He added that Vernon Powell was going to run against J. P. in the next election, because he believed he had a corner on the women’s votes. Pat Tomlinson was busy electioneering for Vernon, and she was to be his secretary if he won the election. “Did you hear that Veda Blumenaucr was selected ‘Miss New York.’ in a recent beauty contest? asked Elizabeth. Another well-known New Yorker was Henry Bisjack, a regular playboy. Elizabeth Curry was choir-mistress of the “Little Church Around the Corner.” Mary Helen Morgan, according to Elizabeth, was a night club hostess in Brooklyn. “Remember Delbert Parker?” asked J. P„ he was so fascinated with Mr. Bast’s methods of teaching he has followed in his footsteps and is teaching Chemistry at P. H. S. Others who had taken to teaching were Willmirth and Norma Johnson, who were conducting cooking classes to advertise a new electric mixer, invented by Alberta Turner. A silence fell on the group and the guests gazed into the camp-fire thinking of the “good old days back when. BARBARA MAXWELL AND EVELYN CHAPMAN ’35. I V VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V • Page Twenty-two

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Broadcasting Company, and that he had recently invented a device known as the “Auto- matic Translator which had made it possible for one to listen to foreign programs with ease. She said that she was accompanied during her broadcasts by an orchestra con- ducted by an internationally known leader, Val Despain, who at one time had been a leading musician in the P. H. S. orchestra. Since television had at last come into its own Barbara Maxwell, a well knowti dancer, had presented several of her own creations during broadcasts that were sponsored by the “Gano Gum Company.” Paula had be- come so tired of chewing she had invented a self-chewing gum that had met with great success. Barbara’s costumes were designed by Mary Belle Human, who also designed clothes for the Baker and Bybee Dress Shop,” the shop run by Vivian and Jessie. An- other feature according to Elizabeth was the weekly broadcast by the well-known col- umnist, Valter Viper, better known as Scotty Atkins. Here Johnnie Terrin broke in to say that Scotty also wrote a column for the New York Times” and that it was illustrated by George Cruickshank, an outstanding car- toonist. Too. the paper was edited by Cora Elizabeth Jett, the only successful woman editor of the age; and the printing was in charge of Pete Groves, who had received his start along that line by printing the cards for the announcements for the class of 35. When J. P. was asked to tell what had happened to those classmates who had stayed in Arizona he said that, as everyone knew, Leonard Sexton was the governor of Arizona. Another home town boy who had made good was Harold Thomas. Harold was teaching the boys at Chino the finer points about football. Or course, you all remember Edward Rush,” said J. P., “well, he recently won the Nobel prize for scientific advancement by the discovery of a new electric-ray. Eleanor Herbst had changed from a nursing career to the field of electricity. Donald Goodwin was coach at Stanford, and Turley, the basketball star, was teaching the Africans how to play ice-hockey. “Aileen Warren,” said J. P., “was realizing both of her ambitions when I last saw her. She was medicine-man for a large Indian tribe, and was collecting Indian jewelry at the same time. Speaking of doctors,” said John Blair, “the last time I was ill I went to see a chiropractor, who turned out to be Nina Belle Tenney; she is making large profits through utilizing her athletic ability in that way.” He added that the publishers of his last poems were also publishing a book “How to Make Farming Pay,” written by Ivan Hatch, a retired farmer who spends his time experimenting with crops. Then the guests turned their queries to Frank Schiel. During his travels he had seen many former classmates. While in Sweden he had visited with Helena Gronlund, American ambassador to that country; he had also run across Ruth Whitten who was using the water power of Sweden to produce electricity. He had met Mary and Joe

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Class of ’35