Valley High School - Vall Ee Hi Yearbook (Fairview, IL)

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CLASS PROPHECV It all happened so quickly; here I was standing in the spotlight in front oi a i V audience, the main charact on the famous show, This is Your Strife”! The first guest is Eleanor Ball, the celebrated author and biographer of the new book Hahny on the Hill . The next person to greet me is Ruth Anderson, who with her famous husband is raising a new line of Herefot with blond tails called Ruthiefords . Appearing next is Ed Burkhead, better known as Tennessee Eddy , the latest Hillbilly crooner, and his publicity agent Bill Cannon, who, in his spare time is bouncer at the Duck Club. The last familiar face on the show was Jim Ford who recently broke the light barrier. When asked, upon return, for a description of his journey answered. I don't know, it was too dark to see. Another great surprise came after the show when 1 was guest of honor at a party, where I met the rest of my old classmates. I was surprised when Dale Anderson appeared. He recently became the proud father of red-haired quin- tuplets. Helen Higgs, the famous journalist, is working on her latest scoop, the accident of the week. It seems David Hollister, the talented magician is present, however, his assistant in his famous buzz saw act, Rosemary Hollis was unable to attend. It seems the saw slipped. Shirley Tracey is now a private eye, ear, nose, and throat. In this way she covers more territory. Beverly Pauli is in business with Lily Dache. Beverly makes the wigs to go under Lily's hats. Dorothy Elliott, just recovered from a broken arm caused by overestimating her strength while bending a pretzel. It took Dr. Stanley Etter three twists and two turns to get her back to normal. He's now up for nomination to receive the PULLitzer prize. Chella Madge Dunbar is manager of a new puppet show called Mutt and the Madge-Masters. This show features live puppets; she has them on the string. Fred Ehrenhart is a prosperous combination minister-undertaker. This business does quite well as his motto is Two services for the Price of one. His grave-digging assistant is Richard Hahn whose motto is “Happy go Icky. Naomi Barker is now teaching Shorthand at the newly completed Valley High School. One of her prize pupils is Larry Barkley who as principle of the school, is working on a new system of post-graduate work. Glen Cluts, now a dancing instructor arrived with the stars of his latest premier. They are Ronald Cozad, specializing in tap dancing, and John Craver, famous ballet dancer. Carol Dallefeld is now running an adoption agency. Furnishing the diapers for her home are Dorrance Doubet and Terry Douglass, who own and operate the ”Doug-a-Dou Diaper Service. Carrying on the family tradition is Harold Smith, who is a Fuller Brush Salesman. His favorite products have the Wood handles. Neva Vollmar, piano virtuoso is currently touring the country with her brother George. Barbara Myers is a lady life-guard at Pizmo Beach. Recently she saved Gary Shellcrosslee who was diving for snails. Mildred Crumbley is now a public speaker, currently talking on TV Fashions. James Shover is starring in the latest movie hit Brain Mutiny depicting the life of a famous surgeon. Sonia Martin, a folk-dance instructor for Aurthur Hurry, has specialized in the Scottish. Just remarried for the seventh time is Sue Ryden. Her new husband is Tommy Mansville, Jr. Carol Folkenroth, back on the farm is now supplying butter for Toast of the Town . Her butter doesn’t just lay on the bread, it spreads itself. While talking to Phyllis Hagaman. I learned she still had iron deficiency, and needing exercise, her docto recommended that she dig her own iron. Compliments of - BROWN SONS GROCERY - Avon. Illinois

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CLASS WILL We the members of the Senior Class of 55 being of sound mind and body, do hereby will the following to the students and faculty of Valley High. I. DALE ANDERSON, do will my ability to get along with a red headed girl to anyone who can. I. RUTH ANDERSON, do will my adopted brother to Joe He Brown. I. ELEANOR BALL, do will my constantly flaring temper in P.E. to Mrs. Rasmussen because I know she en- joys it. I. NAOMI BARKER, do will my many good times with David Mason to Ruth Ann Rice. I. LARRY BARKLEY, do will my ability to go with Abingdon girls to Harold Roe. I. EDWARD BURKHEAD. do will my favorite seat in the balcony to Donna Mooney. I. WILLIAM CANNON, do will my full-back position on the football squad to Vyrl Butler. I, GLEN CLUTS, do will my ability to go out with girls to Lionel Bauman. I. RONALD COZAD. do will my school books to anyone who will have them. I. JOHN CRAVER. do will my ability to go steady with a Abingdon girl to Bill Robinson. I. MILDRED CRUMBLEY. do will my ability to play Ping Pong to Alice Richmond. I. CAROL DALLEFELD, do will my ability to go steady for three years to Marsha Melton. I. DORRANCE DOUBET. do will my ability to play hard ball to Virgil Williamson. I. TERRY DOUGLASS, do will my place next to Sharon Deushane in the band to Johnny Ray. I. CHELLA MADGE DUNBAR, do will my ability to get American History even though I despise it. to Jerry Lafferty. I. FRED EHRENHART. do will my driver's license to Rudy Kay Moshier. I. DOROTHY ELLIOTT, do will my giggle to Pat Thurman. I. STANLEY ETTER. do will my quiet nature to Lionel Bauman. I, CAROL FOLKENROTH. do will my slight build to Sharon Deushane. I, JIM FORD, do will my tree climbing ability to Creel White. I, PHYLLIS HAGAMAN. do will my ability to shift from low to reverse when driving to Mrs. Locke. I. RICHARD HAHN, do will my nickname Icky to Johnny Ray. I. HELEN HIGGS, do will my chair in shorthand class to Esther Keefauver. I. ROSEMARY HOLLIS, do will my long hair to Alberta Wagner. I, DAVID HOLLISTER, do will my late hours to Freddy Nesbit. I. ROBERTA JAGGARD, do will my two weeks of Shorthand to anyone who thinks they can stand it. I, OWEN JONES, do will my crew cut to Bill Stockman. I. JANET LATIMER, do will my remaining typing paper to John Lafferty so he won't have to secure his in a dishonest manner. I. JOHN LIVINGSTON, do will my chess playing ability to Gary Lawson. I. ROGER LUMAN. do will my ability to take Plane Geometry in Mr. Wood's class while he's teaching Advanced Algebra to Max Latimer. I. SONIA KAY MARTIN, do will my driver's license and the third DuMar brother to Sue Schulthes. I. DAVID MASON, do will my dark complexion to Jerry Lafferty. I. ROSE ELLEN McMAHON. do will my ability to go steady to Alice Breckenridge. I. DICK McMAHON. do will a new grading system to Mr. Wine. I. CAROLYN McDONNOUGH. do will my cheerleading ability to Punky Shy. I. ALFRED MOREY, do will my banged-up fender to Harold Roe. I, BARBARA MYERS, do will my ability to stall time between classes to anyone who gets there on time. I. LARRY MYERS, do will my typing ability to Ray Kinser. I. BEVERLY PAULL. do will my ability to keep out of trouble to Earle Brown. I. ALICE RAY. do will my ability to be good in Study Hall to Margaret Hagaman. I. LEROY ROBERTS, do will my stool in Plane Geometry to anyone who wants it. I, MARY SUE RYDEN. do will my hidden talent to anyone who can find it. I. TERRY SCOTT, do will my feminine acquaintances in Canton to anyone who wants to make the trip. I. GARY SHELLCROSSLEE. do will my ability to fumble, stumble, and fall to Armin Blout. I, JAMES LEE SHOVER. do will my ability to grow a mustache to Lionel Bauman. I, RONNIE SIMPSON, do will all the left-over parts of my Ford to Darold Kempster so he can build a real good car. I. HAROLD SMITH, do will my ability to study in Study Hall to Armin Blout. I. WANDA TINDER, do will my natural curly hair to Punky Shy. I. SHIRLEY TRACEY, do will my ability to play volleyball to Virginia Graham. I. ARKIE UTSINGER. do will my dragon-wagon pick-up to Robert Barker. I. SHIRLEY VAN TINE, do will my mischievous ways to Glenda Dick. I. NEVA VOLLMAR. do will my ability to have Esther Keefauver get me in trouble to Sharon Deushane. I. GENE WATKINS, do will my ability to play horseshoes to anyone who wants it. I. DEAN WATTERS, do will my empty bottles to Jim Cook. I. EVELYN WIDGER. do will my ability to carry books home to Virgil Williamson. I. MARILYN WILLIAMSON, do will my quiet months in a cast to Shirley Myers. I. GILBERT WOLFORD, do will a 1937 Ford to Harold Roe. I. MARLENE WOOD, do will my athletic ability to Punky Shy. I, KAY YOUNG, do will my ability to work advanced Algebra to Jack Tourtillott. To Mr. Pauli, we leave our empty candy wrappers, broken pop bottles and the chewed gum that is always stuck on the floors. To the underclassmen we leave the souvenirs and gaiety of our class trips. To Mr. Wood, the faculty, and the school, we leave our mutilated books and the memories of the class of 55 . Compliments of -LUPER SUNDBURG-Avon. Illinois

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Roberta Jaggard it now working as an elevator operator in Conlon's Garage. Her favorite passenger it Larry Myert who it a but driver for Valley. John Livingston has just won a British Chess Tournament at Churchill Downt. Clote runner-up was David Mason who was unable to participate in the last game due to a mishap in the fog. An all-girl Volley-ball team, trained by Rose Ellen McMahon, has recently gone to the Olympics where they received twenty-eighth place and a green plaid ribbon. Dick McMahon has invented a new grading system to be used in commerical subjects. His secret; Don’t take the test. Red McDonnough is making a killing with her latest invention; an adjustable ladder for short peeping toms. Larry Rench is a ski instructor at Fun Valley, Idaho. He has made a fortune since discovering snow that doesn't melt. Ronnie Simpson just won a bronco-busting contest in Tucson. Ronnie always did like to horse around. Dizzy Ray is traveling with the Tingling Brother’s Circus. She has risentto the top of the ladder by en- tering the tight-rop-walking profession. LeRoy Roberts is now traveling with the famous Robe Rotters basketball team. His current shooting aver- age is . 005! Arkie Utsinger is working as a soda jerk at Gene Watkins Delicatessen. Gene prefers potato salad but Arkie just can’t get away from sweet things. Alfred Morey is a test driver for Suicide Motors. He recently returned from Daytana Beach where he tested the Nause-8. Owen Jones is leading a Safari to Africa. He hopes to get some agricultural tips to bring back to his farm which he calls ’’Skokian . Janet Latimer has just returned from Paris where she was showing some of her latest fashions; this year stressing the flat-footed look. Her latest design features shoes without soles. Dean Watters runs a showgoat on Spoon River called the Muddy Marie”. Starring in one of his pro- ductions is Wanda Tinder, who does the can-can on water skies. Terry Scott is operating a roulette wheel in Lost Vegas; he-always was the type that got around. Just returned from Mexico City is matador. Gib Wolford, who brought back a senorita for a souvenir. Two of my old friends Marilyn Williamson and Evelyn Widger, decided to organize a Dixieland Band. They’re now playing in New Orleans and may perform for the president sometime in the near future. Kay Young is experimenting with 3D glasses. They bring the picture back to its regular dimensions. Marlene Wood blows the whistle in a Coney Island Peanut Wagon. She always did like to toot around. Was I surprised to discover that Roger Luman is a department store Santa Clause at Macys' during the holiday season! He spends the rest of the year keeping his beard in trim. As my evening ends, I am honored to have appeared on What's My Strife , and am happy to have seen once more the graduating class of '55. Compliments of-C. B. VARNOLD-Excavation and tiling-Maquon. Illinois