Swatara High School - Yearbook (Oberlin, PA)

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Swatara Township High School-THE SWATARA SWATTER 9 '31KV?9i9N momlwgv Senior Glass fP'ropl1ecy 'C AFE! Gee, what luck! I thought surely I'd crash and break my neck when that control wire broke! Well anyway, I made a safe landing and should get a mechanic to repair that broken control wire. I set foot for Cleveland Qwhich was only a short distance awayj and searched for a mechanic. It wasn't long until I noticed a large sign above the main entrance of a large garage, bearing this inscription, Black and Vukmanic, Aero and Auto Repair Shop. I entered and turning to my left saw a tall lanky fellow with greasy overalls and greasy face, leaning on the fender of a Ford car while repairing the fan belt and some worn out spark plugs. After watching him for some time I asked him for information concerning the whereabouts of the airplane mechanic. He slowly lifted his head and turning his face toward me replied, You'll find him right around the ffff , here he stopped and with outstretched hands came running to greet me. 'LWell. blow me down, where did you come from, huh? Sure enough it was James Black in person and still as iovial as before. Why, I just thought I'd drop in and give you some M, here I was interrupted by a shrill voice, Hello, John, don't you recognize your old friend, Monsieur Vukmanic? I surely do, Frank, I replied, and say, by the way, would you mind repairing my airplane in a hurry, you'll find it about a quarter mile south of Cleveland in a corniieldf' And with a cheerful expression and smile upon his face he replied, You bet your boots I will, john, you know I'd do anything for you, and away he went to 6x it. After a brief conversation with james, I told him I had better see a doctor about my wrist which seemed to me might be dislocated. Don't go to any doctor around here, interrupted james, take my advice and go to the hospital and you'll ffff you'll ffff see some more of your former classmates. I immediately bade James farewell and started toward the hospital which was just a few blocks away. After entering the hospital I marched briskly through the hallway when suddenly I was tapped on the shoulder, by someone from the rear, whom Cafter turning aroundj I recognized as Marlin Keim. Why, John, he said, what happened to you, why are you so pale, are you hurt? Oh, no, Marlin, I just came in to see some of our former classmates. So that's it, eh, well you wait here and I'll call them. I seated myself on the bench in the hallway and waited. But no sooner had I seated myself when I heard footsteps rapidly but quietly moving down the hall, and glancing up, I immediately recognized the three approaching nurses as Linda' bell Walborn, jesstena Wise and Martha Greenawalt. They were plainly but neatly dressed in snowy white dresses. I iumped up and with a cheerful smile greeted them heartily. Shake, John, old boy, Martha hailed me cheerfully, How are you? And with these words she grasped my right hand and proceeded with her familiar trusty handshake. Whats the matter with him? said jesstena in surprise, why his ffff take him to the dressing rooml His wrist is broken, and the next moment they were all crowded around me bandaging my wrist. Of course I felt a little uneasy at first but I soon recovered and became accustomed to my new sur- roundings. You girls are really well trained and kindfhearted nurses, and I wish to say that I wouldn't mind coming here a little oftenerf' Isn't he the same old john, said Lindabell, 'galways flattering and praising the girls. Our conversation continued until they gave me some information about Casper Peterman, then bidding farewell, I decided to pay him a short visit. I strolled down West Federal Street in a delightful mood while relating some of the joyous events I had so far encountered. At last, almost unexpectedly, I reached my destination-Casper Peterman Clothing Store. I slowly entered the store and looked right and left but I could see no one. While waiting for someone to apf pear, I heard a small child begin to cry and at the same time a deep toned voice began singing- Rock afbyefbaby -Sleep my child-etc. This voice seemed familiar and I immediately went to the rear of the store to investif gate. To my surprise I saw a fat, chubby man with two small children Ceach of whom was smearing licorice over his facej sitting on a soap box behind the counter. This young man proved to be Casper and after seeing me he could not hesitate to run out and greet me. 'AYou darling 'Ruth,' 'Adelinef and what not, come let me hold you in my arms, and so he did. After relating my experiences to him, I was surprised when he said he knew the whereabouts of one more of the members of our class, Harry Stazewski. Aw, I thought you were going to say, me a faint voice from the other side of the storeroom softly whispered, surely you know me John. I was more than surprised when I turned about and noticed Eva Schlafman, now a tall, fair and beau' tiful brunette serving as clerk and stenographer in Casper's store, staring at me in such a manner that my knees began to shake and practically give way from under me. Gee, you've surely changed a lot, I at last remarked, why the last time I saw you, you were so small, and now ffff well ffff there's quite some difference. We conf tinued our conversation and suddenly Casper said, Come on, john, let's go and see Harry. So we started out at a rapid pace, We barely left the store when a loud shrill voice was heard from the second story of the clothing store. Casfper! come here this instant. Sure enough there was Agnes standing in the doorway with a rolling pin in her hand, Casfper! Did you hear, come here this instantino arguments and hurry the children are crying! Casper looked at me in a downfhearted fashion and told me he was sorry he had to leave so soon and then marching back toward the store said, Yes, darling, I'm coming. I then called on Harry, even though Casper couldn't come along and we discussed bygone events among ourselves. Harry also informed me that he was president of I..yter's Ice Cream Industry, and I was happy to learn that he was successful in his life's work. Say, john, suggested Harry, how would you like to go to the Dome theater in Youngstown with me and see Melvin Davidson and Catherine Shultz on the stage in their latest role, 'Romeo and Juliet' You see Melvin sent me two tickets yesterday telling me to come to see him if possible. I did not hesitate to reply, Sure, I'll go, and I think if we start now we'll be there in time for tonight's performance. So we left immediately for Youngstown. ylktsibfai msoeaxg-Q99

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THE SWATARA SWATTER-Swatam Township High School fqpwnumm zvmmnagv Senior Glass fllrophecy We journeyed to Youngstown in Harry's Rolls Royce roadster and while passing through Akron I sug- gested that we visit a barber so that we might look our best when we meet Melvin and Catherine. A good idea, john, I'll park here and we'll do just as you say. We walked along the crowded sidewalk looking for a barber shop when suddenly we saw a tall redfheaded fellow with a broad smile on his face coming down the sidewalk toward us. 'iWhy that's Tom Eitnier, said Harry. Why hello, Tom. Sure enough it was Tom and when I asked him what he was doing in that outfit he cheerfully replied, Why, I'm captain of a United States war vessel. Really? replied Harry, and where are you going in such a hurry? Well, I'm going to see how my iirst and second mates are making out. Of course we didn't understand what he meant and asked him to explain. Well you see ,' Thomas slowly went on, Francis Moore is second mate, and best prize tighter on our crusier, while Krieder Douglas our first mate is his trainer and promoter. Right now Moore is lighting the heavy weight champion of the S. S. Saratoga cruiser for the naval heavy weight title. Another thing that might interest you is Pennod Dunlap's success as minister on our cruiser, but who at this time is serving as the radio announcer for the fight. This information was interesting and we likewise told Tom of our experiences. Sorry, replied Thomas after a brief conversation, that you can't come with me, so I'd better be going. Well, so long. And away he went with a rapid pace while we again moved along to locate a barber. While Harry and I were discussing Tom and our sailor friends we came upon a large barber shop and after entering to our great surprise recognized the barber as George Lock, who greeted us heartily. Turning about in my surprise, I saw a beauty parlor on the other side of the shop in which two more of our former classmates were employed as beauty specialists namely, Mabel Wingert and Gladys Henning. What does this mean replied I, surely -ff- Here being nearly speechless, Mabel calmly remarked, I don't know what you want to say, john, but George and I went into partnership and he's running the barber shop while I, with Gladys' assistance, am running the beauty parlor. We then exchanged information concerning other members of our class. Gladys told us that Viola Ricker was a nurse in one of the foremost hospitals at Washington. She likewise told us that Robert Metzler had received an A. B. degree from Penn State College and that Elmira Yeager was teaching French and English at the University of Maryland. We were all in a happy delightful mood while relating our experiences but we were all astonished when the door flew open and George Hall came in, asking us if we wanted to buy any Fuller tooth brushes, tooth paste, combs, etc. We felt sorry for George and after inquiring concerning his success he laiughingly replied, 'kMy success in this business is ffff well, I'm a millionaire ffff and the only reason why I still work is because I like to be a salesman and am doing it as a hobby. We listened with great interest as George continued. About a month ago I was over in Paris visiting George Snoke who is also a millionaire. He lives in a mansion along the Seine River. Here curiosity over took me and I replied, George a millionaire! What do you mean? Why it simply means this, john, George continued, George Snoke played the stock market in New York and acquired a fortune. Cf course, Snokie then decided to settle down and share his wealth with Erma Freeland, and so he did. We were silent for a moment when Mabel Wingert said Tell us some more, George, and he continued. While over in Europe I journeyed through Germany, England, and a few other countries and met some more of our friends. Here George briefly told us about Elizabeth Kapp and Eva Wigand who were stenographers for President Hindenburg. He also gave us information on Irvin Eshenour and George Sheaffer, who were successful partners in the great Endicott Shoe Manufacturing Company of England. The discussions conf tinued until Harry made a suggestion that all go with us to see Melvin and Kate on the stage. The entire group responded to the suggestion, but while we were passing by a news stand my eyes fell upon these head' lines on a newspaper, Search for missing air mail pilot. I bought a newspaper and read the article. 'iGreat Scott! Look at this! Frank Vukmanic had started a nation wide search for me and thinks that I have met with foul play because I didn't return when I told him I would. ffff Well I'm sorry I can't go with you, I must go back to 'Puggyl and stop this useless search. In my hurry to return to Frank Vukmanic, I forgot my purse, having left it in Harry's roadster. just my luck, now I can't ride back to Frank, I'll have to walk. So I hurried along the street with the intentions of getting a hop. Hello, john! Could you direct me to the Railroad Station? Who can that be, I thought, and going a little closer was overjoyed to see that the speaker was Mary Edwards. She told me about her success on the screen and stated that she was on her way to Hollywood to appear as the leading lady in Ramon Navarro's next picture. I was pleased with the news, and after telling me she had to go as her train would leave within ten minutes I told here that if she wanted me to, I'd be delighted to take her in my airplane as I would pass by Hollywood on my way home. Oh Boy, Mary cheerfully replied, Will I go? and we hurried to Cleveland, and after a brief visit at 'Puggy's' took leave to Hollywood in my airplane. While on our way she told me about Meade Aungst who, she said, was owner of a large confectionery store in Pittsburgh. Meanwhile, Mary was constantly playing and fooling with the controls until she finally broke the aileron and rudder and wire controls causing the plane to fall. Helpl somebody save mel Oh, John, don't you think we're going to kill ourselves? yelled Mary in a very frightened manner. By this time. we were getting closer and closer to earth and all the time traveling faster ffff faster ffff Ouch! My head. Where am I? In a hospital? No. Cause there's my own bureau. Why, I'm in my own room and on the floor at that. Only a dream but what a revelation! I'm glad my schoolmates succeeded even if only in a dream. JOHN SCI-IENFELT oballcsomz ltcfbcnil V490