Smithville High School - Fabrica Yearbook (Smithville, OH)

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U. CLASS COLORS Maroon and White CLASS FLOWER Yellow Rose CLASS MOTTO We build the ladder by which we rise twenty-seven

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CL SS PPIUPHECY tells us that it is Virginia Holderman, now pro- prietor of the concessions at the Cleveland Stadium. Every one agrees the eats are much better there now. Following her come two more figures identified as Dr. Jean 'Shisler and Head Nurse Ruth Zook. Jean and Ruth now run the Smithville clinic. Their motto is If we can't cure you, nobody can. Edna Showalter and Barbara Parsons are discovered walking toward us now, We find that they now are owners of a beauty shoppe in the heart of downtown Smithville. Two more figures clamiber down from the space ship and in due time they are identified as Jim Troyer and Lester Conrad. Jim now is head of Troyer Bros. Mfg. Co. 'They specialize in atomic potatoe slicers and graders, and jet powered conveyors. Lester, a leading farmer in the community was the first to try out his atomic slicer. The Potatoes grew so big two were a truckload. However, the conveyor was not so successful as it ignited Lester's strawstack while they were threshing Two more figures Walk toward us now, one play- fully pokes the other in the ribs. We are almost deafened by the earsplitting shriek that follows. Who else can that be but Patsy Dietrick? Pat is now a famous interior decorator. Right now she says, I'd like to decorate my interior with one of Bishop's good hamburgers. It now is quite late and it is decided to go into the spacious building for refreshments. As we turn toward the building we can see its massive outlines by the light of the full earth which. by the way, is somewhat brighter than the full moon. A little to our right we see a figure walking backwards from the building. We stop to watch and wonder a minute when suddenly 'he topples backward into a small crater that we hadn't noticed. We of course run over to help the poor fellow out of his predicament and who should it ibe but Tom Burkholder. Tom, we discover, is the famous architect who design- ed the station building. When asked about his strange actions, Tom explains, I was just stepping back to admire my work. After a hearty laugh we proceed to the build- ing. Once inside, Bill informs us that we can take off our space suits as there are oxygen generators set up in the walls to supply us with an atmosphere similar to that of the earth. Once rid of these bulky contrivances, we discover several mem-bers that we have overlooked in the excite- ment outside. Among these are Irene Zimmerly and Lois Conrad. Irene and Lois have quite an unusual occupation for two young ladies, namely, that of woman detectives. I guess we just like to live dangerously , says Lois modestly. Alice Schrock is just back from the Belgian Congo, someone tells us, and sure enough over on a corner talking to the professional skater and Roller Derby Champion, Twila Wiles and Smith- ville High's new Latin, Literature, and Speech teacher, Phyllis Ramseyer, is Alice with a coat of tan that anyone would envy. We are soon in- formed that Alice 'has been doing missionary work in the Congo for quite some time. If it can give you a 'coat of tan like that , says someone behind us I'm for it ! You can't get that brown working in a green house , says Jean Hartzler, who ought to know because she is now manager of the Yoder's Greenhouse. With Jean is the only Cowgirl in the class of 51 , Ella Mae Beck. Ella Mae left Moser's Drug Store and went west soon after graduation. She now owns the finest Dude Ranch in Arizona. We like to spend our vacations at Ella Mae's ranch. That just goes to show what good luck and success will do for a person. There is a message coming over the ultra- short-wave radio now. It is a greeting from Brigadier General, Don Holderman. Don was not a-ble to be with us in person 'because of pressing military matters. Suddenly from a darkened corridor comes the mournful strains of Frankie and Johnny . Every- one is startled, and two or three head for the out- of doors forgetting that space suits are necessary on the Moon. Someone snaps on a light to reveal Don Sheets. Don is now a hillbilly radio and recording artist. Don admits, however, that he only goes in for the money and fun he gets out of it. We finally persuade him to stop, however, and those who have gone out without their space suits are brought back and revived. We are again just one big happy family. At a call from the dining hall, there is a mild stampede for the refreshments which consist mainly of food. During the meal Bill brings the portable transmitting and receiving set into the room. 'After a bit of fidgeting and twidling with the dials, contact is made with the home of Mrs. Alta Murray, our former sponsor. Mrs. Murray, we are sorry to say, was incapacitated when an irresistable force in the form of her new Atomic 888 Oldsmobile met up with an immovable object: namely, the corner of the Wayne Co. National Bank. You have to watch these atomic errgines. Mrs. Murray, we learn, retired some time ago from teaching and doesn't have much to do except just horse around . Personally, we think this is a master understatement 'because she is quite active in everything that comes along, and helps direct the Community Theater besides. But our grand time is cut short by the realiza- tion that we must be getting 'back to Earth and once more take up our humdrum existence as 'tearthlings . So we don our space suits, bid a farewell to Bill, board our ships, and head for home. Taking a fond, last look at our fading, lunar satelite, each one of us makes a secret vow to return as soon as possible. Marilyn Murray, Ruth Zook Don Sheets, Bill Miller twenty-six

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