It is the year 2000. After a sight-seeing cruise into space, we returned to earth. As we had been away 42 years, we often wondered what had happened to our classmates from County High back in 1958, when it was a small school of 800. Our latest information is that it has grown to an enrollment of 2,000 students.
Our space ship just landed at the modern Anthoston space port. Our fleet had no sooner touched the runway when we were hailed by the pilot. It was our old classmate, Ralph Wallace. He is now the proud father of quadruplets. We were nearly run down by an over-zealous taxi cab driver. When we shouted our protest, we were told to shut up and get in. The driver proved to be one of our finest citizens, Glenn Kellen. He took us to the country estate at Niagara of the celebrated movie star, Miss Bernadine ??dd, whose real name is Glenda Wilson. She is currently starring in the popular academy award winning movie, Earth Monsters. Her butler and husband, James "Whitey" Reynolds answered the door.
Later that afternoon we were going to visit the old home place in the quite little village of Robards. Much to our surprise, it is now a large metropolis. The County Court House is now located there.
Just then we were pulled over by a car load of state policemen, out popped five boys in blue. They were Glenn Royster, Roger Bowling, Harold Brantley, Rufus Eblen and Joe Paul Doom. Officer Brantley repeated again and again in his quiet low voice, "I just want the facts." As it happened, they were looking for a stolen car which looked almost like ours. We finally arrived at the mansion of Dale Sights, the famed Metropolitan Opera Star. His agent, Wyatt "Pasho" Newman, was in jail on a bigamy charge. It seems that he married three wives. His first wife, a certain sophomore girl, pressed charges. Dale went to see Judge Jackie McCauley but was unable to raise bail. We left this happy scene and went to Joe's Inn which was operated by Joe Hatfield. Sitting at a table was Jackie Caudill and Jo Carolyn Rayburn. About this time, "Rolling Pin" Nasbitt came in swinging. But it ended as a happy reunion of former classmates. We then saw the former Betty Ann Carter and Lola Lindsey with their respective familie's pass. At another table Brenda Ross and Tom Ferguson were talking with Jimmy Hicks about their latest venture--Moon real estate.
As we started across the street we were almost run down by Dexter Lewis in his antique 1957 Ford. In the back seat was Junior, yelling "Go faster, Daddy". We jumped back, scared to death , and Louie Don Adams came around the corner in his beautiful car with the top smashed in. He said he was running from Linda.
Standing on the corner of First and Water streets were Susie Bruce, Minie Billings and Leslie Young, singing their usual sad song. Every now and then they would hear a nickle or dime drop into their can and they would fuss over it.
Farther up First we saw Joe Croft and Joyce Burris. They were coming out of a movie. A little way up the street we heard giggling. You can guess who it was: JoEtta Hancock, Joan Griffin and Martha Crafton (The Giggle Girls).

They are now singing on Hillside Hoedown. They are still singing the same song "Looking for Someone to Love". We decided we needed a coke and went in Myrna's Malt Emporium, the owner being Myrna Haire. The waiter, Paul Drury, waited on us. After our coke we went into the Baby Shop and ran into Judy Cannon. She is now Mrs. Frederick Ellis.
We went into George's Repaired Satellite Store. George Nelson, owner, and Reggie Staples, manager, quickly greeted us. Wanda Van Cleave and Carolyn Russell were trying to buy two used staellites. They wanted to go mooning (honeymooning).
We decided to drive to Baskett and spend our first night back in the extremely famous Reed Resort Hotel, owned and operated by Joyce Todd and Mary Gaines. We saw Cecilia Beck and Talbert Strange both in bathing suits, gulping down sodas.
They invited us out to the patio to see the show being performed by the "Rhythm Makers", Donald and Ronald Wilkerson, the main attractions. They had a very special guest, the famed opera singer Madame Lawanna Ginger. After her songs there were two more special guests Ruth Duncan and Regina Givens who did a hula dance. There was a terrible comotion, and we went to see what it was. Bobby Perdue and Marion Nunn were arguing over who would escort Annetta McGill home. (Still giving boys trouble, Annetta?) It was broken up by the world's strongest man "Jelly Belly" Bradley. Jerry asked that we join him for a coke. At the counter it seems the waitress, Pat Wiseman was having trouble. Linda Sullivan was excited and doing the "Charleston". Bonnie Thomason and Wayne Adkins were all terribly embarassed, since they were her guests. They encouraged her to leave. We were just going up to our room when we ran into Senators John Hardin and Kenny Foster. They talked a minute and then left us. Tired after this long day, bed was a welcome sight, and we quickly retired. The people in the next room were really "living it up". We went over and asked them to quiet down and who but Jerry Royster informed us that he was just elected as "Garbage Collector" for the large city of Geneva. He wanted us to stay for the party. We consented. Linda Littlepage, Rayburn Lawrence and Morris Pinkston were singing "All I Have To Do Is Dream", accompanied by Nellie Miller, now Mrs. Rayburn Lawrence. She was talking to the fire chief and her assistant, Patty King and Judy Harwood, who told us about a recent fire at the library. They said Elizabeth Weaver the librarian, and Emma Glunt, a customer were frightened. We were going out on the terrace and ran into Jack Sandefur and his wife, Ann Slaughter. They said that their maid, Sue West had deserted them and eloped with Dares Wint.
About 12 o'clock in popped Billy Thompson and his band. Ronald Peters and others were in the band. Judy Overfield was their singer. Everyone started dancing. Elsie Burns, Ann Bishop, Louise Brelsford, and Betty Brown were all there with their husbands. Someone elbowed me and asked me to dance...it was Pat Bentley.
Well, it was 2:00 A.M. and we decided to hit the hay. We had just gotten in bed and heard a commotion.
It was Helen Denton and Lindy Butler just getting in from work..

They sing at the Eat Shop and are known very well as the "Sad Tones". By the way, Aaron Kloke is their business manager (we known why they are the "Sad Tones" now).
At breakfast the next morning we ran into the mayor, Honorable Claude McDonald, who is now married to Ella Connell. He asked us to come to his home for dinner and we accepted. We were greeted at the door by his butler, Lester Ward. There were other important guests there: Patty Coley, County Coroner; Gloria Christian, County Court Clerk; and James Haas, Dog Catcher. After dinner we all went into the study and Joretta Duncan, Tax Assessor, informed the Countess Elizabeth Nelson Jones II and her husband, Thomas Dixon, that they were deliquent on their last five year's taxes. We asked to be excused and left. We then drove to Reed to Doug Smithhart's Beauty Shoppe for a "super-duper-deluxe" hair cut. Jerry Springer was loafing there also. We saw Linda Cox and her 13 children pass. Jimmy Williams came in and talked a while. He is laid off (permanently) from work.
We left the barber shop and went to the Lewis Johnson Museum at Hebbardsville, where Dr. Stephen Tolbert was giving advice to the "Love Lorn". Some of his students were: Linda Sights, Glenda Sparks, Judy Walters, and Jackie Sutton. They were all "Love Lorn". We saw some painting on display. One was by Alice Bingimer, and one was by Charles Staples and another by Cynthia Crenshaw. James Cooper and David Chaney were looking very much pleased with themselves as they purchased a picture. Jerry Bryant purchased the last picture and asked Ralph Bridges what he thought of them. The guide, Donald Aimet, asked us if we would like to see some of the works and we said "Yes". We saw James Ashley and Earl Brown moving one of the statues and guard Norman Edwards wanted to know what was going on. "How about that, trying to steal it from under our noses." "I'll take care of this", called Glen Duckworth, the museum policeman. It turned out the boys just wanted to borrow it for the afternoon.
We left the museum and caught the subway from Hebbardsville to Spottsville and saw David Evans working in his lawn. Robert Waddle got on the bus with his wife, Pat McCormick and their children. They were going to the theatre to see a theatrical production, in which Ruby Nobles was the leading star. Ole Shep was the name. We decided to take it in also. The ticket girl was Ima McMullin and Nancy Hatfield was an usher. We saw Dolores Hodge and her husband, Harold Hargis, still up to his old tricks. He was thrown out because of throwing popcorn. He had company though. Charles Litton, Jimmy Ligon, Linda Gunnels, and Scott Nunis were caught popping bubble gum. Their hearts were broken because they didn't get to see the second feature which starred Jerry Postlewaite, the name being The Thing.
As we left the theatre, we caught a glimpse of an ambulance driven by Ann "Suicide" Simpson, zooming to the rescue of General Thomas V. Garrard, who had just failed an attempt to land his jet on top of the flag pole at the court house. Nurse Eunice Tooley was searching...

(Sorry folks, that's the way it ends in the school paper.)