Planning coming up in 2010

(Logo from the 50th year reunion held in 2005)

Now that the New Year will soon be with us, we are reminding all class members that the Planning Committee will be launching some sessions in the near future. We will announce the Day, Place and time within the month of January. If you have any changes in addresses, or if you know of any changes in Class members addresses, e-mail address or change in telephone numbers, please send them in. e-mail all changes to: charbett@comcast.net

If you would like to be on the Class of 55 Planning committee for the 55th. get-together, please let us know!

1909 Facts sent in by Karen Jackson

1909 Ford Model R

Show this to your children, grandchildren and friends
THE YEAR 1909
This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1909. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :
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The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles
of paved roads..
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year ..
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME .
Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard. '
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write
(Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE ! U.S.A.!
Plus one more sad thought; 95 percent of the taxes we have now did not exist in 1909
I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself. From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND

See you all in the Summer of 2010 for the 55th Class get-together!

Let's Think ahead...

It will soon be 2010 and into the year of the Class of 55's 55th get-together. It's time for us to think ahead and get a few things going.

It has been called to our attention that many of you classmates have changed addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. With that in mind, we are asking each of you to please let the committee know if you have changes in any of these areas.

We will soon be contacting each class member with up dates in the planning and we will be needing all new addresses etc. You can help us get a jump start by submitting all changes to the committee at: Class of 55, 7 Kayla Drive, Montesano, WA 98563. or, send in all your information to: charbett@comcast.net

Thanks in advance for helping us out by getting in your information early!!!

A car from our era...1955

1956 Ford Skyliner (Glasstop) We restored this car in 1988 from an original car that came from the Indian reservation here on Vancouver Island. It is full power with all options.

1956 Meteor Crown Victoria We restored this car in 1990 and drove it to Ocean Shores Washington for its first drive. It is full power with all accessories except "air".

Robert Buchholz, (Louise Fox Buchholz husband) sent in some photos of some beautifully restored cars of our era. Here is a beauty...a 1955 Merc Sun Valley with full "skylight" and that long Conteniental Kit chrome wrapped spare tire...oh those were the days!

Class of "55" member mentioned in Vidette

In the "Flashback" section of the local paper "The Vidette"...a Class of "55" member is mentioned in the Pages of the Past...

50 years ago...Sept. 17, 1959...

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sandberg took their daughter, Winifred, to Tacoma on Sunday to take the train for New York on the first step of her journey to Nepal, where she will serve three years as a medical missionary at Kathmandu, in charge of the laboratory at the United Mission Hospital, which is in an old palace. From New York, Winifred will go by ship to Bombay, then by train to northern India, and probably fly on to Kathmandu.

Three Class of 55 attend the class of 56 mini-reunion

Marlene Case Cedell, Charlie Crass and Maxine Fulmer Vogt

The Class of 56 held a reunion picnic at Friends landing on Friday. Since some of the class of 55 have married or were siblings or friends of the Class of 56 members, three class of 55 were in attendance.

Those who attended were: Maxine Fulmer Vogt, Charlie Crass and Marlene Case Cedell.

It was great to be invited to the event and also great to see all in attendance. The Class of 56 had 29 class members or guests in attendance.

Thanks Class of 56 for including some of the class of 55 at your event!

Submitted photo of 50th reunion held in 2005

We are looking forward to the 55th Reunion to be held in the summer of 2010. The Class planning committee will meet sometime after January to decide the location and time for the 55th class reunion. If you would like to be on the Class planning committee, please let us know and we will let you know when and where the first meeting will take place. You may contact the class at: charbett@comcast.net and let us know of your interest.

Start sending in your suggestions for the 55th Class reunion and let us know if you prefer a single evening event or a Friday evening event, a Saturday evening Dinner or a Sunday afternoon picnic.

Remember, you can make your comments by clicking "comment" at the bottom of this post and send in your info.

Thanks!