Wilmot Union High School - Panther Yearbook (Wilmot, WI)

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lunch soon and we could wait if we wished to. At 1:23 Mr. Jacobs returned and asked us into this office. He was more than willing to give us all the help he could. He told us that as far as the robbery was concerned there wasn't much to tell. He was able to give us more clues and a few names of people that we might look up. There had been graduation exercises that night and the main speaker, Mr. Kaiser, a professor from the University of Wisconsin, was leaving the building at the time the robber entered, at least as near as he could figure out. Jo looked at me and said, That's one way of getting into the building without being noticed. She'd sure put her thumb on a fact there. Mr. Jacobs handed me a card with the saying, Why walk around half dead when we can bury you for only S49.50. As I took the card I noticed the name of a funeral home on it. Worrells, The Last Stop. This figured. We made one last stop before heading back to headquarters. This was at the station lab. I gave the technician Miss Pat Kaskin the card and told her to get the finger prints from it and any other evidence she could find out that might be of some help. Back at headquarters I asked Lieutenant Schilz if anyone had checked at the school. He said, Yes, and it sure was a clever robbery. No evidence what- soeverf' He told Jo and I both to go home and sleep on the subject and if anything turned up he'd let us know. On my way home I stopped at a new bakery by the name of Wendys Goody Shop, that had been built just recently by, Schick's Construction Company and the interior had been decorated by a famous woman by the name of Beverly Raschf' The place had been there only a month and all ready it was known nation-wide. I did my best to relax that night by watching the Braves game and then a murder mystery, The Braves won, naturally. With Ed Skora for their manager how could they go wrong. At 8:02 I checked into the office the next day and Liuetenant Schilz said nothing had turned up. Then I met Jo on the corner of 56th street. I told her I had a hunch, just a hunch, but it was worth following. It was 9:15 when we walked past a bar at the corner of 22nd and Holsten avenue. I told Jo that I had heard that a group of gangsters could be found at the place and as long as we were in the neighborhood we might just as well kill two birds with one stone. The owners name was, Mousy Mueller and as I approached him he looked around quickly giving me the impression that he was look- ing for someone. I also noticed as I talked to him he was a little fidgedy. This whole place looked like a fake to me and I had a hunch about the place, just a hunch. I went back to headquarters and asked the up 7 Lieutenant if it would be possible to have a couple of plain clothesmen case the joint. He agreed and then called Sandra Meehan and Elaine Brady into his office and then turned them over to me. I gave them the facts, just he facts, straight facts. They shook their heads and left. They knew what I wanted and they Weren't going to waste any time in getting it. At 10:15 the office boy brought in the lab report and the morning newspaper. The Rosell Gazette, edited by my close friend Rosella Schafff' She'd covered a lot of my stories since I became a Ser- geant. Glancing at the paper the headline caught my attention, WEAVER INCITES RIOTY' I was about to read on a little further when Jo came back with some coffee. I asked her if she had heard any- thing about the riot and she said that Miss Wea- ver had caused the riot by getting people all en- thused about women running for President. 'fYou know how it is, Sergeant Dicklin. The men can't see it and the women are fighting for the privilege. Just one constant riot. Just as I began laughing the door burst open and Sandra and Elaine came in. They had the facts all right, just the facts, straight facts, nothing but the facts. What they knew Was enough to con- vict anyone. They had discovered that Mousy Mueller was carrying on illegal gambling and that he was using the bar as a cover up. They also knew that he was wanted in two states for the same crime. During the time they had been there they had noticed a fel- low come up and talk to Mueller in a low voice and as he left they heard Mueller say, Nice work, Chas. This guy was behind the whole works. He was the brains of the gang and Douglas Mathews was the play-boy. One more thing Sergeant. Yes, what is it? If you're wondering why Miss Judy Kleeb didn't tell any more and seemed anxious to tell what she knew it's because she was being blackmailed by a guy by the name of 'Dave Faerberf The cops are on their way to pick him up now. I told Sandra and Elaine they had done a good job and it might possibly get them a promotion. This was the story just as it happened. In a moment the results of the trial. Trial was held in the Municipal Court of said County at the county courthou-se, on the 5th day of May, 1967, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon. The judge presiding the court was Agnes Kracmer, with Joan Glade as the lawyer for the defendant and Dick Timmer the attorney for prosecution. The jury consisted of: Sandra Davis-A famous New York model. Wayne Larsen-A dentist from California. Ralph Kerkman-A noted pilot for T.W.A. Dick Bruenning-A National President of the Y.M.C.A. His opinion is that the younger gener- ation is going to the dogs. Page Twenty-six

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CLASS PROPHECY The story you are about to hear is fictitious, the names have remained the same to reveal the lives and futures of all concerned. My name is Sergeant Dicklin. It was May 30, 1967, and the clock was just about to strike 7:45 when Lieutenant Schilz called me down to the office. He had a big case for me to solve, and he wanted it done quickly. It was 7:50 when I arrived at the office where I met my partner Sergeant Jo Poschf' Lieuten- ant Schilz gave me the facts and the nearest thing he could figure out was that someone had something against the school. The only clues the Lieutenant could give me were that the initials of the guilty person were D. M. I began following my only clue and my first stop was at a popular Tea Room next to the school. I asked for the owner and was soon introduced to a man by the name of Mr. Ed Satterstenf' I gave him the reason for my being there and started ques- tioning him. I didn't learn much, the only thing he could say was that only one person had seen the crime and that I could find her at the Burlington hospital. This wasn't much help, but it was at least another fact to consider. I began at once to follow this clue, with my partner close at my heels. My next stop was Burlington Memorial hospital where I met Miss Judy Kleeb just coming out of surgery, swinging a wicked looking knife. She lead me and my partner, Jo, to her office and immediate- ly began giving me the facts. She had inside in- formation from someone but I couldn't lay my finger on just who. V The first point of interest I found out was that Roger Allen and Dutch Haase were in the Big time now. I wasnt sure of their reason for this but the nearest clue was that their giggling act was paralizing thousands. They were using previous experience-English 4. Judy went on to say in a friendly manner that she knew of a floor-walker at a big department store by the name of Ed Zima. He had been using the experience he got in training for track while in high school to get around quick and if any- body could help he could. Maybe there had been more than just one witness after all. Someone was holding back the facts and I wanted them all. It was 10:22 when I arrived on the spot and it took little time to find my suspect. Before I could catch my breath I was standing in a small room, namely the boiler room. Just as Ed began talking the door flew open and in walked a guy by the name of Irv Partenheimerf' I later found out that he was the janitor and his favorite job was sitting in the boiler room. Mr. Zima began talking in a hurried fashion and I had little chance to catch the facts, just the facts, straight facts. He had noticed a woman com- ing down the street at the time the crime had been committed. The one strange thing about the whole affair was that she was being followed by five little girls that looked just like her. He saw them get into a car and then heard a man shouting, Hey, Miss Schwartz, which was her maiden name. It was 11:22 when Jo and I started on our way out. We had wasted another hour without getting any information. Jo and I stopped for lunch at a place called Clever Suz. We learned the proprietor's last name was Rausch and she was featuring i'Franz's Hot Shots for entertainment along with a side show of Can-Can Dancers that was put on by t'Jones and Smith, Incf' As the show started the first thing that attracted my attention was a sign that was carried on to the stage saying, If You Can-Can, We Can-Can. n As we left I asked Jo if she thought it was worth the trouble to look up Miss Schwartz. Her answer was, No harm in trying, only thing we've got to go on. I agreed. Miss Schwartz lived in the better part of town, about seven minutes away from 'tClever Suz. It was 12:56 when a girl of about eight opened the door. I asked for Miss Schwartz. The girl looked at me rather skeptically and called, Mom- my. This brought a woman in her middle twenties to the door. I gave her the f'acts and she answered the questions the best she could. She had been on the block when the school was robbed all right. But she hadn't seen much. Jo glanced at me rather strangely and I knew what she meant. We both headed for the door. Oh, wait! I did notice one thing, said Miss Schwartz. Yes Mam, What ? 'tThere was 'a truck parked in front of the school with a 'Jacobs Trucking Company' sign on it, but there was nothing phony looking about it to me. Thanks Mam, I said, and left. Outside Jo asked, Well, what now Sergeant '? This was a question I couldn,t answer. We weren't getting very far but there was nothing to lose in going to see Mr. Jacobs. We found out from Darold Callow the owner of the gas station, that Jacobs ran a trucking company located on the outskirts of town. It was 1:15 when we arrived at a large trucking company where Miss Hauri the secretary greeted us. She told us that Mr. Jacobs would be back from Page Twenty-five

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Diane Lois-Mother of the Year with eight ing to Mueller to get the necessary funds she needed lovely children. to establish the Kennison Home for the Crippled. Barbara Loth-A great scientist. fThere are After the facts were given HLYHH DeBeH,7, Very few things that Barb doesnyt know-l Court Reporter read back everything that had been Muriel Shannon-More widely known as Miss Said and 3 verdict Was Soon Passed' Wlsconsm' Charles and Dewey Mathews, Dave Faerber, and Jo and I sat in on the trial and the facts were Dick Mueller were all set free for having such an given--just the facts. There was only one slip-up- outstanding record during their four years at Wil- Wilma Kennisonf' She had been renting the build- mot high school from the year 1954 to 1957. UTOGRAPH