Warrenton High School - Warrior Yearbook (Warrenton, OR)

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Imew that there was only one person it could belong too So after the game we rushed to the dressing room to greet William Erwin Hayes Jr.. Of course he was glad to see us(as we can't imigine any one who wouldn't be) but as usual he didn't express his joy. Bill was doing good in his business and becoming famous by teaching the jumping boans to play football. That night Bill, Dale and I went out to celebrate and had a joyous reunion. The next day we again started on our way feoling terrible, because we were loaving. When we stopped in Los Angoles to buy a new hat for Dale, we noticed a large crowd gathered ground a booth in the center of tho store. This we could not understand as people would storm angerily up to the booth and soon aftebwards would walk calmly away apparently satisfied. Being curious as to what soothed their spirits so quickly we went over to find out. There stood Velma Jean Kerr another of our classmatos of 'l.9. Sho was taking cnre of the complaint. department, the job that was most apvropriate for her as she has had a lot of experience at it. Welma had not 1s yet married, Of course the chances had been numerous but she always gave some excuse as she enjoyed having no attachments. As the line of people was getting rather long and angry waiting, we decided it would be best to leave. Driving on we noticed a soldier standing by his jeep,

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that Shirley had been tho same way in her school days. At first Shirley soomed rather angry with us but being good natured she soon saw the humor in it and we all enjoyed a good laugh togaher. Shirley was now Mrs. Jack Irvin and was very happy.in her little bungalow whit her twin daughbers and adorable little boy. We spent the next two days visiting with Shirley because as usual she had a lot to tell us. We drove to Mexico and in one of the large cities found ourselves caught in a traffic jam, since thore was nothing else to do other than follow the crowd we found ourselves forced beyond the city limits. We finally stopped outside a huge stadium, ic decided to make the best of it, so after purchasing tickets, we wont in to enjoy what we thought was to be one of the famous bull fights. After getting settled in our scats we turned our attention to the center of the stadium and thore before our eyes was the strangest sight we had ever witnossod. Twenty two Mixiean jumping beans were preparing to play a game of football. As we gazed in wonder upon this strange sight wo saw the coach saunter out to give last minute instru- ctions. Suddenly Dalo yelled, Look, that walk! Where have I seen it before? Sure enough the walk did look familiar, it was not a stagger or a strut, in fact it uas nundefinable, but we both

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waving frantically for us to stop. The jeep merely had a flat tire but 1t scomed he was driving an important officer to Fort Ord and it was imperative that he got there immediately. Being very patrotic we of course were glad to oblige. However we were unprevared for the shock we received for the officer was none other than our old friond Koy Duncan, We never dreamed that he would somo day be a major in the United States Army. We reached Fort Ord all too soon and our visit with Roy came to an abrupt end, however, he promised to keep us posted on his whereabouts, Dale being a gambler at heart, then decidet that we must go to Reno. I left Dale outside of 2 gambling casino and walked off to do some shopping,promising to meet him later that afternoon. At nine-thirty that night I was still waiting impatiently in the hotel lobby for Dale when two men came in the door loudly relating a baseball game between—yces—Warrenton and Westport. I looked up and there was Dale talking with our ex-baiseball pitcher, John McDermott. John was now a wealthy play boy. He had been interested in a certain beautiful blonde debutanto for the past two weeks and had just discovered that she had a very jealous husband. Dale found him boating all the roulette wheels and he had just finished cleaning out the card games just because he was feeling blue. He immediately brightened up and decided there were still hundreds of beautiful girls who would appreciate him even if this one didn't,