"In the late 50's (56-59) one of the favorite pranks of campers was to steal the bell clapper. It was very frustrating to deans to ring the morning bell and have nothing happen when he pulled the rope. These pictures were taken in 1959. The first two were in broad daylight. I think one of the two culprits in the top picture was my niece Claudia Price. (Pop Smith is looking on on the right picture.) The picture on the left was taken at night with infrared film. The flash was covered with a filter that stopped all visible light, but emitted infrared light. After they stole the clapper, I had them pose with the prize.Preparing for 1960, we decided we had enough of this prank and had the clapper welded so it could not be removed. One group of campers did wrap it with burlap that muffled the sound. (Dad didn't identify the women holding the clapper. I recognize Debbie Rush's older sister Raye Linda Rush in the scarf and Charlotte Schroeder next to her.)
"Realizing the potential for problems we also opted for caution is another way. When the dam was built, we put in a drain pipe with the thought if we ever wanted to drain the lake, we could just open this valve. I had dreams about waking up some morning and the lake would be gone. So, we also welded the valve so campers couldn't open it."
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Raye Linda Rush
That is Charlotte Schroeder
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