Blacksburg High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Blacksburg, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 144 of the 1948 volume:

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Martha Brown, Betty Logs Prma, Sylvia Nolan, Evelyn Simons, Ihth Noonkestor, Annette rhrellfeld, Harriet Farriar, Mary Wythe Porter, Mary ..l1zobo+h ruylor, Janis Dickerson, Norma .Toon Akers, Cherlsio Coldwell, Betty .To Davis Standinrf Mrs Howard, Frank Oliver, Lois Lmkous, Fay Robin on, Ellen Shaver, Ins Hutchison, Betty Sholor, William Bush, Barbara Dickerson, Harold Janes, Ann Tilson, George Barnes, Dorothy Heavener, Alleno Slusher, hzab th Nolen, Josephine Wright, June Maile, Anne Eoff, Mrs Frye JDITOR Harriet Furrier BUSINBS .ANACVR Mary Jythe Porter STAFF siory Elizub sth Taylor, Dorothy Cralg, Dorothy Heavener ART SHJITOR Evelyn Simons BIOGRAPHY STAFF Shirley McCoy, Betty Jo Davis, Norma .Teen Akers, T ois Linkous U? FVBVTW First rev Miss Mary Helen Cf llwell, Miss Lomse Alloyg Second row Mrs C V ate, Mrs Donn Roseborry, Mr J' A Fottor N s Polly Shuvor, 1 rs V Th rd row: Ars 4 L J' mos, .r F lnompson, Mrs. J' L Jones, Miss Ora Cessady, 'Ir J Q, Love, Mrs 7. F. Deierhoi, Miss Graco Haynes, Fourth rows Mrs. D U Livermore, Mrs L. O Deemer, Mrs A E Shan non, Miss Mae Kipps, Mrs D rn Frorer, Mrs V C Linkous, 11130 A J Howard, Mr. M F Spann, Mr Jlm Sparks ---.- r '2 xxx. V ,f -3 V 'l . A , I ,J 1 f- M, N xl! S-A . ' L I . Z , T - . v ri ,- I I 1: ' O ' S I -A , . - G I ' I A ' 9 o 'Hs . 8 N of ' 0 0 0 o 1 . a 0 0 0 A I 0 ' ' if Ja n no n Q 0 o o I 0 'Y r : v K 1 ' x ' O O l 0 Q 0 0 A Q O 0 0 D ' : 3 LJ SPONSORS:' Mrs. A. W. Howard, Mrs. J. 3. Frye u X 1 1 E - O N 4, 'A I I VXA X. D -J P Q : u .1 5 -:Y . 3 ' 1 n e ' . ' ' 0 o 0 U Hi s ' YG. , J, ,, , Frysg 1 'U Q 2-Ye 0 5 1 lf' S Q c 'I l 0 7 .' 1 1 A.. 9 , . ' Q r . Q n '- Q n X 0 'U a ' 0 0 s if ' Q . LU, pq -1 .l , 0 , , V L 0 'I 0 0 o '- a - 1 I it ' mf , ,L fb-K X1 Xfd E Q XI HARDLD JHi53 ERNJSl.TWTJT1H 'A little nonsense now and 'Men of few words are the then is relished by the best best men n Of me Actlviti e Activities A. A , treasured 141, president nf Senior Class 141 Key Club 141, presi dent 141 faotbell 12,5,41, baseball 12,3,41, basket bBl7 12,5,41 Tuttle Tale 12,3,41 LOIb L1N10Uo 'Silence 15 more musical hen any son ' Activl ies 141, Home ACODJEICS Club , A A reasurer of Hznstory IV clssslslj DANA CODY 'As merry as the dey long W Activities A A 151, Beta Club 13 Hone ?conamics Club 15 1 historlan 141, social chairmen of History IV class, cast of Senior sk intramural b sketball 141 F 13' r sident D4ARD MABRY 'Be good for something, n not merely gead.' Act1v1ties F 1, , Ao Ao 5,4 SHIRLJY MCCOY 'Never hump e teer on yaur eutiful eyelashes. Activlt es Commercial Club 131 Tettle Tale junior ISSUB 131, Pow wow eteff141, Beta Club 13 41, vice president 141 Home fEconomics Club 141 reporter 141 president History IV class 141 A A 131, D A R. P1lpr1m 141 Vila.. LIANOD 'A light heart lives a lorg life ' Activities Commercial Club 141, Home Economics Club 141 A A 1 2,0 , Hi Y 3 TUX LAIIE 'The blush is beautiful but inconverient W Act iv 113 :Les secretary 131, Glee Club 12 A A 12,:5,41,v1-- ginie Girls' State 131, Tuttle-JI'ale junior issue , Pew Wow stefff up VI RGB TA ICMAHAN 'Snell, but smart W Activities Library Club 141 .- f A ' F. . A- '-T, p 2 151. ' ' . ' vice- g . . 1 g 01. ' 1 1 , S .. S f 4 eh Q 1 - Comnercia1MClub secretary ?. 5 A. 1 21. f Beta Club 13,455 Tri4Y 15h c4n'..csnt 4,,,,, .1 lm is 3 YH 1 Y l o be . ' ' . r4J' A 1,-..-.1 :4 A. D4 :J , D ' ,, , l 'VI . , O I 1 : it, , i 3 ' A 3 of S n 0 BERNICJ MOORQTMAD Patience and gentlaness are virtue ' Activities Cast of Seninr sPit 1413 Home WCJRJDICB Club 15,41 ELIZABMSI HOLE!! There 'a can 'ln my heart for every joy ' Actwities Dramatics Llxb 15,41, Tat 116 .11 'C 1311 2 41, Free Club 12,5,41, tracm 141, basnetball 141 FRANK QQIVER 'Good at tight, but better V P103 Abtivitibi Baseball 12,5,41, captain 141g basketball 12,5,41, football 12,5,41, captain 141, track 15,41, president of Ae Ae 141, Dramatic Club 13,41, Yey Club 141, Tattle Tale 12,5,41, Police force DRILA 11074315 'Though she be but little, she is flerce Activ'ties Commercial Club 15,41, pro gran chairman 141, A A 1e1 Tattle Tale 141 VIAYIXT1 MYERC5 'Small but strong Activities A A 1:5,41, bas'atbal1 121, intramural basket ball 13 41 ntramural softball 15,41 SYDTIA NOLJI RUTH NOQUJSSTER 'Sudden qnd quick ot temper Art is power. but kind and gentle of heart.' Activities Aotlvities Baskdtbull 15 41, A A 12 5,41, Dramatic Cluo 141, Tat 141 , track 15,41 GRID QVSRHOIBER Her wit makes others w1tty,' Astivitiei Basketball nanaper 12,3,41. Tattle Tale 12,5,41, business s att 121, business manager 15,41, Glee Club 12,5,41 Band 141, Draxmatics Club 15, 41 cast of 'Almost ighteen' 15 , c st of 'Star Bound' 141, Hi Y 15,41, treasurer 151, vice president 1413 Beta Club 15,41, president 141, Science Club 141, leaders Club 151 Commercial 'lub 15,41, Beta Club 141, advertising committee of qenior ear tory IV claas 141, Tattle Tale 13,41, Pow Wow staff 141, costume committee of 'The Uainted Mass' 1413 Ae IL: 4 MICHAEL PEHTNER 'A,man of hope and forward 100k1U8 Hinds' Activitiel Glee Club 151, Band 131, Hi Y president 1515 Dra matic Club 12,51, cast of 'A Night in an Inn' 121 'A christmas Carihl' 131, 'The Far Distant Shore 15 crews of Almost Eighteen 121 'Tha Far Distant eh Shore' 1:51, A A 1a,z1, Tattle-Tale 151 J 1 1 0 . ' W m Q . v ' , - .. I 1 g ' .I x u Q s Q . u ' ' . ' 1 . . ' q g I' 3 ! 3 i -. rd' .. ' .. , . .A -' J e , . ' Q. b l Q ' ' 0 . . ' 0 -nu' :f??L'. ,'1l.D,.'JI' S B 1 L51 Q ' - . ' -.-1 L. I 1 Q. 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A I was d ix n t1r lpl D elle a veek ago, l saw a sign over the 1 ox o a U fork S P ll rm nt, readlrg a follows ' Do te Def o oh I e m we fry ' we help vou eat en u LO ity r I topped ard went Imaglne my anavem nt w cn say ml oll cla smate, lary Wythe look un all tv JLG P Q n UI B ty Shelo 1 nal 1 a New Tersey, sne also has a little son Lomcd Btn, Evelyn Simmons always uma xx: work for the F B I she got her chance the, caug bor plng td 'n b bootlegging industry and now sho is the Janltress Since Sydney Smith could not leave dear old B H S , Mr Fetter hired him as the janitor and an extra duty was to yell at the visiting pitchers during the baseball games Earnest Jennelle is in his own business now none other than the owner of the A a P in the town of Blacksburg We find that Nancy Pall had so manv p cposals and divorces that she went to Califorria to ee 1f she owl fxnd a perfect husband Virginia McMahan marrxed one of the Hypes boys, and now they have a hill billy show over WDUV It may seem strange, but Ellen Shaver is now operating an oyster plant in New Jersey Grace Overholser is now owner of the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond, where she saw the cute elevator boy we also find that she only hires tall, dark and handsome boys Betty Jo Davis never found a husband, so she went to Salt Lake City, in Utah, to start hunting all over again Charlsie Caldwell never settles in one placeg she is a traveling salesman for Raleigh Products. Gerald Bishop now operates a fur farm on the Price's Fork Road. What kind of furs? Striped kitten fur, of course. Lois Linkous is now a successful secretary for Silvey's Motor Company on Main Street in Blacksburg. Bernard Brotherton ls now in Boston -- no, not playing base- ball for the Boston Red Sox, but the water-boy. Martha Brown is presiding over the Convention for Crippled Basketball Players. Joe B. Dent was elected President of the Tall Tale Club for the 25th straight year. - 0. I 1 ' X . ' 1 ' - 1 Li-. A. . uf 3.4. 1.1 I. -eh V 7- D 1' , , A -, . . . , - .' J. 1. .' I, H - 1 CC I -LLOYFQCT'-.lS ., 1.4133 Fiilfuu. .J .I 3 A S . -' f. me mat' 'LS --- vf' slfc 'e f ' emi , , ,,. ..-.. f- ---- 9 -..U..-- v, -,.U-lnl ., v ,, ,,: , ,1 , ' . my 3 1 s or a eased, , S , .. . ' ' - , T Q . f- . ' v lnQ . - . .1 9 ' I-174 .5 'T 1- - .A.'.. ' Ds A -I : - . J 1 - ' I Porter, beh.nd the ccunner. We had a long chat, and I neclded to 1, ' .La-snates. Pere is what I have fo ld aut: . . -, W u .B . et , r 5 .-er ed .ad llves -n ,ft L N 1 .M -. xl 31:71 ' ' . . w F' I t.P ii' 1 . - , . tg , ,. , , . . u 7 ' -lu sq. -L3l' -1 4. 41.5.3 v V O C Q O C I -- - I T . l . y 'I' . . . , ., . ... ,. s . o L a.l O . C . ' , 4 - no - 'Y 8 . Y O I . O O I WE LEUM ATF TT-HS CECTICN JJ XIX! XIX QX,X TO THE HL, 01 1923 28 'QQ - ff 5 ' t , fqb Q Gif XXX ' ' told me th t th y h d pled KH? surprise lor me I could not in glne what it w s I was very curious to know wh t th surprise v s for I Seldom go to the movies I must say that I did g t the surprise of my life when the moving picture beg n The scene open d wlth comedy nd the star comedians were Margie McCoy nd Carmel Brown elly told me that Mar ieind Carmel had been conedlans on st ge for several years, but now they re com dy stars in th movies esides, could you im gina then in th moviesvn t this mom nt Willi m cam up nd aid, nBcssie, I m off for the afternoon buppese,Rach 1, yom na I go for stroll ln the park and t lk of old times 0 fe thre st rt d out for troll as we p ss l the front door I noticed a bubble fountain The w ter looked so refreshing that I could not resist the temptation of taking a drink Xe continued thr ught t e park, which w s just few steps from the hotel The cenery was beautiful Rachel nd William seemed tc be well cqulint f in in our conv rs tion R chel inquired whether eith r of us had h rd nyehinv of Sus n Cutherell of Lol Robinson since they left school I told them of seeing Susan in New York Conservatory torch ing music She had graduated t he head of her cl ss in classical lusic at the New York Conserv tory I had not heard anything from Lol Wcbin on for years, but H1111 m s id, NI met her anl her husb nd ln ltlantic City while he w s there cn his v cation l st sumaer Lola h d m rried t ntl ntlc City er husb nd is 1 retired millionalre They H v :nderful time nd verything one could wish N H H lo will you be here, Bessie9n William inquired 'If you tay for a week you will get to see Hubert Smith and Fred Olinger They are coming here next Monday to make bids and draw up a contract for the dlluminating engineering job in th park and for the hotel They re successful contractiug alluminating engineers of New York They have combined capital and are now amassing a great fortune due their engineering experience obtained at V P I N 'Aran t those beautiful flowers in that flower bed! It ta es great skill in floristry eo produce such wonderful flowers with pleas ing colors such as those, doesn't 1t, William? That reminds me of Gor don McDonald and his agricultural erperiences, have you heard of him latelyvn I asked nNo,H William replied Rachel said, 'Let me see why Gordon McDonald I remember see ing a pumpkin which weighed two hundred and thirty eight pounds at the Wor1d's Pair in Philadelphia, two years ago A huge poster bear ing box car words was above it 'The World's Largest Hot House Pump lin, Grown by the skilled Hot House Agriculturalist, Mr Gordon McDonald1N 'I knew that he would make good.and do somethirg great in e world, said William Just as his moment it began to grow dark and cloudy 'I'believe we are going to have a storm,nRachel said. Just then a drop of water fell on my face and I jumped and was startled toiiind myself lying on the window 3111 in the light shower of rain that had come up while I was nodding In my window. BESbIE NUTTER '28 They - a e 1 S 5' I s P ns. fnf' A- . 1 , L w , - Q Q -3 ',, ' I . c 1 'N IW S A a . x -'- Q ' I C15 A ' Q . - w 4 U . Q , n, , g ,, 1, M t A -P the ' Gt' I e u ' a le ' o . B' I ' 1 -I e , g . .c a .e a ' ' a. . i , ' 1 e ' 1, a d y Q ' A G . V' fe a 1 a s . 1 a e' ' 1 . f a A 1' - x x A ' L Fl! . e gc ' 'Q a X' 2 . H I , 1 S - ' . Q ' . 1' 1 - 2 a F - ed with every spot in the park. Soon old class days were brought up 26-i LJ fl g C A 1 h ' ss ea 3 ' g 2 ' a f H H . I A i X X ' .N Q A o L.. 1 1. C e I Q I ' e ' X . ' 1 N n , - R ' 2 11 2 '- I af a f f a ' 1 . 1 a , . H I Q .xx . j A A '. , Ge . R I Q U Q L -' x . 9 ga c Q wc f ' .1 2 c f . I . 'I h AIG' A 5' X A , L Q ' S 7 I 1 A I . x . 3 c e e, -f C V Q A o a - . 1 . ' 'I ' . . to O I O 1 ' k . . ' l 1 Q ' ' r I . ' at u it 1 - 1 . 1 1 0 . 1 c ' . X . 1 th ' H 4 5 D O I efffzie IW Y ur J m Evans is a man Ol lelsu e F ed Ollnger graduated from V P I and is now an asslstant county agent in Patrick County Mary Lee Dobblns Know Mrs, C E Rlchardj attended M8dlSOH Colle e She is now married, has two children, and lives lr Black burg Charlsle D1Val KMrs H P C Vandenbur is mar ried and now llves in Blacksburg hlnnme Crawford lMrs Slusserl is Doctor Kyle's as slstant he e in Blacksburg She is married and has one chlld Mary Heavener attended V P I and Radford, gradua ting at Radford She now lives in Blacksburg Gordon McDonald now works at the Central Lumber Com pany in Radford Joe Keister attended V P and is now dead Marjorie McCoy lMr William Talbyb went to Stuart Circle Hospital in Rlchmond and is now 1 nurse in Roanoke. She is married and has one chlld Margaret Dowdy fMrs A D Davisj is married, has two children, and now llv s 1U Bla 1 burv Loulse Camper C CQ B ettel lS a graduate of Che 1 s in Norfolk, Va ficer at Fort Bennlrg, Geo g Margaret Slnsser lmrs C M Webby is m1PPlCd and has two childrfn She lives iU1Black burc Ru sell Ollver married .nd lived 1n WlQChCStCP He graduated from V P I , taking hls B S nd M S there He has worked on hls Ph D at Iowa State and at V P I and lS now ln Washlngton complctlng the requirement J.mes Buchanan graduated from V P I and moved to Burkom' Garden, Vlrglnia He was at one time prlnclpal of Bu kos' Garden High School and is new in charge of wgricultur I crools and veterans' progr m 1n Tazewell County H s m rlled and has two children Kelly herd gr duated from V P I and 1 now the head of the Ie Cr am DiVlSlOn of Swift and Company, New Orleans TOulSl na He 13 married and has two chll dren Bessie Nutter fMrs P H B rkerl graduated from P I and got rer ter' d glee at Columbia Un ver sity She now lmves at 215 Plno Street in M rtlnsxll and teaches in the hlgh scnool at M rtinsvllle Sne lS married nawrenee Frlth w s in tne Army for nineteen years and brc.me a Raster Sergfant H is now alrector od th letic t high school n Atlanta, Georgia, is m rlf and has two c'lldren A'len Star r t dded Lynchbtrg College and ale UH1VOPSlEY He lS adrector o rellglous ac+'v1tLe nd 'W fe . 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