Wallace High School - Wahischola Yearbook (Wallace, WV)

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fl t'g:::a?Sg -Es. - s gg , . as ' Mm' 9 4 A .s is :Li 7 - , v, , ..fSa se:..T-J lb 5 ' , T ' ff 'g In 1973, we Jumped into our old Ford to visit the X , 5 Q J Wallace graduates of '54. We became low on gas and W, 2 glwgi so we stopped at a filling-station and to our awful x , KEN? ,. -2- ere. e s sa e na y got hitched to f B...,.,.,-Q,,l,,,,r Eleanor Davis and they had a family. We had to be ' -5 v- getting along because we had to find a hotel to 'Bo-!,Q,3,,.,,, f sleep in. We'saw thensign of a hotel and it read: Q '- - Glenda Smith s Hotel , a place where we could at 2 at ,FA Q least get some sleep. As we approached the desk 3? o-,5 NN If we found Belva Colburn as the hotel clerk. The us Vi, wg next day we were driving through the country and 91' gy' we came to a herd of cattle: as we slowed down to - pass we saw Raymond Bragg milking an old cow in the middle of the herd. Driving on, we soon arrived X ' f at the home of Ball State Teachers College in , W Muncie. We stopped to get direction and we found Mllnvv'-1 5, ' Du:n:hA:hcg:ft and Jim Heldreth still trying to ,,.,,4 ge e r p oma s at the college. We heard that Mary Ellen Shrader was directing a 'mens glee club , A ' . at the college too. At least there would be glee le- we f if not a club. As we chugged along toward our dee- 'fp 1 MIMJW gination we came to a railroad track and we saw m ce a hobo jumping off a passing train. As ' gi H we entered Clarksburg we read a sign saying, 'Anna 6 Q ,. Hayhurst's Beauty Shop , poodle cuts our specialty. 2 Across the street from the shop was Mildred Carpenters ', I nursery where she cares for her ancestry. On down ' the street we came to a halt and entered a law office. fwnwdul We was much surprised to find that the blonde, private secretary was none other that Janice Underwood. Out App? on the street again we were overwhelmed by the pass- , ing of a sleek blue Cadillac convertible' And who 'e '5'A ! was in it but Joan and Dearl and little Dearl Jr. a neat 11f.f,1e bungalow with 'Jack Wolfe written on the name plate Of course we knew that Zeretha as e as 7721.7 wr' was residing there also. Going on we noticed a A f circus whichlwas in progress and the first tent was S- , the 'Fat Man s , upon walking inside we discovered Y' R fl ud to our utter suprise Allen Fleming said to wel h 9 A 5 Q. fbrg about TCO lbs. As we were walklng on down the m1d-wg! ' , - fwe heard a man shouting, Come see the bearded ladle ' 4 who sings and danoes. As we came closer we discovered f - . ' ' John Holt was doing the shouting We bought tickets and went inside We saw the fat woman sin ing and 'Qj'NApproaching the residential section we all noticed --I dancing which 1ne1den1,a11y was Jeanie. Susdenly Qlluu ,, someone gave a shrill scream and we looked into the . whim- WWRY' bearded face of Glenna Pigott, who had lost her ' 8' Ndnuhw beard. We left the circus and stopped in at Bob s Greasy Spoon where we found George Shaw as the chef l ,n gb 9 Nrpf 1 NJN- If X 'f- and Richard Hurst as the sole waiter. From there , J ' , :sf we started on our homeward journey and were very '12 E A X , , . . . I' W I surprised to find how the '54 Seniors had succeeded A , x - f . 1, - I ei' pg -7 ff , , 9 ' 3' -.' 'JW wer e I W df fl - fl s fxx J A , 4 3 f ..., ,if 322 55, J, . 5 . Qs A ' - , sag ,peg . A ATE I --,Ll -Ay.-L1 il- an . ' Qnvnafkn-I WV