Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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BIG FOUR - Britain's Selwyn Lloyd, left, pushes Russia's Andrei Gromyko FIRE INSPECTION - Thomas Davies, township commissioner, watches while closer to France's Maurice de Murville and U. S. Secretary of State Christian fire inspectors check extinguishers. Inspections of schools and public build- Herter into Big Four picture at conference. ings are results of the burning of a Chicago school. ' can River and connects east Allentown with the business district. ln sports Robert Steckel's Zephyrs won the Lehigh Valley basketball championship. ln sharp contrast are Casey Sten- gel's Yankees. lt is the first time since l94O they dropped to the bottom of the league. The first Publications Dinner took place at the Village Inn for the stati members of THE OWL and THE WHITEHALL. Sarae Eberhardt won second prize in a state essay contest concerning the Constitution ofthe United States. To balance the budget politicians adopted a tax every- thing policy including food and clothing. 191. STARS AND STRIPES - United States has its four services represented in the IRON HORSE DOOMED - Famous passenger train The Black colorguard of the Armed Forces Parade in Allentown. Diamond makes its last run after sixty-three years of service. 13

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pionship by defeating Emmaus Hornets, second- half champs, 52-50, in a thrilling game in Bethlehem's Memorial Hall. WORLD MOURNS - Representatives ot practically all the nations of the world at- tended John Foster Dulles' funeral in Arlington National Cemetery where he was buried with tull military honors. 79 , S ,466 71 ' trend is toward less camouflage of the tem- inine torm. Sacks are definitely out. Does everyone remember the marathon dances? Of greater importance this year was the appearance ofthe hula-hoop. The very young and old alike adopted the craze as it swept the nation. Hi-ti was supplemented by stereophonic sound and teenagers made songs like Kookie popular. Songs like Two Young Brothers and The Battle of New Orleans were songs of war which overshadowed west- ern ballads. Awards were presented by the entertain- ment industry for outstanding performances. The Oscar awards for the motion picture in- dustry went to David Niven and Susan Hay- ward, the Emmy award in television was given to Fred Astaire. Arthur Godtrey's illness dealt a blow to per- tormers as he underwent cancer surgery. CORNERSTONE - The Rev, Carroll Fritze lays the cornerstone forthe new portion of St. Jol1n's Lutheran Church, Fullerton. MLN