Sumner High School - Sumarian Yearbook (Sumner, IL)

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PROPHECY - It was a beautiful spring day, but Doris Jones and I, both being teachers, were cooped up in our ritzy Sth Avenue Apartment in New York grading semester exams. It didn't seem possible that Doris and I had been out of college for six years. Suddenly we were interrupted by the door bell. Our French maid hurried to answer it. dh opening the door she found Don Scaggs, professor of !Science. Since Pro- fessor Scaegs lived in the city, we often visited toget- her. However this time he had come on business, not pleasure. He told us a new Nflying saucers had been in- vented and ask us if we would be interested in testing the new gadget. We inforged him that we would think it over and let him know our decision soon. After discussing our problem with many of our friends, we decided to go through with the adventure:.,ffter'all, we hxi only our lives to lose. Vie telephdmfl Don immediately told him that we would test the nsaucer.N The next morning we were awakened by a great commo- tion outside. Ve dressed quickly then opened the door to see what was rein? on.- Cutside there were report- ers by the dozens. Ve slammed the door, but not before two of them had a chance to crowd into the apartment, They began to rapidly buzz off questions about the flight.

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We were surprised to find that one knew us quite well, After a close look at him, we recognized him as Gene Lancaster. As a senior, Gene had started a beard and after these nany years, it finally developed into a real beard, Gene told us that he had his camera man outside, As he opened the door to let his camera men in, he pushed the other reporter out the door, - We learned that the camera man was Bob Pinkstaff, After they got our story of the flight and our pictures, we bepan to question them, Gene, we found, had married Pat McDonald and had e family. However, Bob had never settled downg he liked women too well. We finally had to explain that Doris and I had a luncheon date with some of the Whig shotsn connected with the Hsauocr,n The boys took the cue and left, To allow time for the necessary arrangements, Doris and I planned to make the trip in a week. The following morning the newspapers were filled with the story of the WLATEST kOCKET INVENTION.H In the after- noon We received a lon? d stance telephone call from Pat Inyart, a special fricnd of U?ois'H Wat said she was coming to New York, so whefd stop by ezu see us, we were glad to learn of her coming because neither Doris nor I had seen her since Wszhool days.N Since we were to leave very soon, Doris and I decided