Bland High School - Echo Yearbook (Bland, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1958 volume:

1958 Ok PUBLISHED BY THE SENIORS OF BLAND HIGH SCHOOL BLAND, VIRGINIA Mr. Victor R. Gilly Mr. Claude Stowers Mr. R. R. Reynolds Mr. R. D. Davis Miss Mary Greever Mrs. Helen Hardy Miss Virginia Brown Mrs. Annie Dunn Mrs. Eliza Gordon FACULTY Mrs. Elizabeth Newberry Mrs. J. T. Dunn, Jr. Mrs. Rosa Bird Mrs. Evelyn Catherman Mary Mae Conley Assistant Business Manager Helen P. Hardy Annual Sponsor David Tate Business Manager T. Sally Mallory Editor THE ECHO STAFF Miss Mary Greever IN APPRECIATION Service is one thing, a lovable personality an- other—the two combined are what we, with deep gratitude and humble respect, honor as we dedicate the 1958 Echo to Miss Mary Greever. Senior Honor Students BARBARA ELIZA- BETH WRIGHT Bobbie JANE TEMPLE CHANDLER Jane LOIS GAY DILLOW Louie ALMA LOUISE GUSLER Alma Class Officers President-Don Compton, Vice President-Mary Ann Miller, Secretary-Treasurer-Lois Dillow, Reporter-Sally Mallory, Sponsor-Miss Mary Greever. 6 MARTHA BYRNES PENLEY Bymsie J w‘h L MARY ANN MILLER Piller PAUL MITCHELL RAMSEY Paul DANIAL McMEL- LIN RICHARDSON Pancho ELEANOR LOUISE HAMBLIN Eleanor DAVID LEE STRADER Butch JACKIE ANN THOMPSON Candy SALLY CAROLYN MALLORY Sally ESTEL LOUIS HAMBLIN Speaker JAMES CALVIN MELVIN Jimmy SENIORS ’58 LINDA LOU FANNING Linda JANIE FRANCIS CHEWNINC Whacker HARRY THOMAS McGUIRE Tom LUKE STEVEN LAMBERT Boo BLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PO Box 416 Bland VA 24315 JOHN WALTER KIDD Johnny JAMES LEE DAL- TON Horse KENNETH RAY BREEDLOVE Kenny WILLIAM GORDON PAULEY Gabe ROBERT EUGENE NEWBERRY Gene Mary Ann Miller President S. C. A. Margaret Buchanan Vice-President Margaret Miller Secretary SCA Council Martha Penley David Tate Treasurer Reporter 11 BEST DRESSED Diana Sifford Paul Ramsey Eleanor Hamblin MOST TALENTED Joyce Six Tommy McGuire 12 mtm MOST DIGNIFIED Linda Fanning Lewis Hamblin MOST POPULAR Sally Mallory Don Compton MOST DEPENDABLE Jane Chandler L. S. Lambert MOST TALKATIVE Jackie Ann Thompson Jimmy Blankenship 14 J5 JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President.......... Vice-President . . . Secretary-Treasurer Reporter........... Sponsor............. . . . Helen Munsey . . . Gerald Fanning . . . Clinton Nelson Margaret Buchanan .......R. D. Davis Margaret Buchanan Elmer Chewning Martha Chewning Carol Compton Phyllis Corder Kathryn DeHart Eileen Dillow Gerald Fanning Ronnie Fanning Judy Francis Bobby Cross Wanda Cusler Jack Hall Danny King Geraldine Lambert Barry McPeak Russel Meadows Margaret Miller Helen Munsey John Wayne Mustard Clinton Nelson Stevie Newberry Emmett Robertson Bill Stafford Sandra Stowers Linda Strouse Dorothy Tickle Larry Spangler Linda Walker Elizabeth Wimmer Roy Wiley Johnny Wolfe Nancy Wright Edwin Beamer Kelsie Garlic Larry Tickle SOPHOMORE OFFICERS President--Wanda Burton Vice President--Jean Penley Secretary and Treasurer--Rita Tickle Reporter--Donna Sue Hall Song Leaders--Sandy Muncy and Linda Pauley Allen Newberry Ward Pauley, Jr. Douglas Morehead Cecil Nelson Thurman Miller Sammy Hardy John Dale Melvin Duane Davis Orville DeHart Junior Stafford Mary Ann Chandler Lois Tickle Betty Sue Newberry Beverly King Dennis Spangler Annabelle Lambert Janivieve Miller Olen Sexton Ottie Mae McCoy Jean Hoge Penley Tommy Parker Patty Walker Janet Wright Eugene Mustard Norma Leigh Dillow Mary Ann Sarver George Lambert Donna Sue Hall Donald Thompson Wanda Gene Burton Janet Faulkner Donald Strouth Phyllis Strock Rita Tickle Edgar Wimmer Martha Wiley Bonnie Patterson Bobby Shannon Dolly Walker Pearl Sarver Tommy Pauley Linda Jo Pauley Richard Wyrick Gwendolyn Ross Curtis Sexton Sandra Muncy Roger Stanley Joann Tickle EIGHTH GRADE OFFICERS President--------George Kegley Vice-President— Betty Waddle Secretary----Barbara Meadows Treasurer- - Ella Jean Faulkner Reporter — Tommy Blankenship Sponsor ------ Helen Hardy Jean Ashworth Harold Blakenship Dewey Bogle Allan Buchanan Donald Chandler Marilyn Corder Tony Collins Robert Compton Janie Conley Eunice Davis Raymond Davis David Dillow Joyce Dillow Richard Dillow Vernon Drummond James Fanning Jerry Farlow Ella Jean Faulkner Leon Hamblin George Kegley Butch” King Fay Lambert Janice Lambert Ralph Lambert Brenda Martin Barbara Meadows Billy Melvin Sylvia Melvin Jean Miller Bernice Morehead Linda Morehead James Hoge Morehead Randolph Morris Robert Muncy Frances Mustard EIGHTH GRADE Bubby Nicewander Elaine Patton Josephine Pauley David Shockley Brenda Sifford Mary Lee Six i Franklin Stanley Nancy Thompson Robert Tibbs Beth Tickle I Elinor Tickle Richard Tickle Kenneth Underwood Betty Waddle James Waddle Richard Wimmer Dan French Jerry Wright Mickey Wright Harvey Wyrick Eliza Gordon Helen Hardy SEVENTH GRADE George Bird Virgie Blankenship Charlotte Caldwell Roger Collins Carl Dalton Junior Davis Phyllis Davis Richard Goins Rita Goins Judy Harmon Richard Havens Jimmy King Joanne Kirby Cecil Lambert Ella Mae Melvin Virginia Miller Delores Moss Joyce Newberry Harvey Pauley Alvin Perkinson, Jr. Randall Lynn Richardson Eugene Thompson Roger Thompson Ray Waddle Marie Groseclose FIFTH GRADE TOP ROW, L. to R.: Paul Agee, Parkey Astin, Diane Bohara, Judy Bird, Jane Blankenship, Nancy Caldwell, David Chandler, Dayne Childress, Elaine Davis. SECOND ROW: Doris Dillow, Douglas Dillow, Marie Dillow, Raymond Dillow, Jackie Dunn, Mike Farmer, David Goins, Helen Goins, Robert Hall, Ronnie Hall. THIRD ROW: Jane Harden, Thresa Johnston, Dickie Kidd, Martha King, Tommy King, Freida Martin, Johnny Meadows, Eugene Nelson, Brenda Pauley, Mike Repass. FOURTH ROW: Geraldine Short, Lenora Sink, Leon Sink, John Nye Tickle, Sharon Townley, Donald Underwood, Frank Wimmer, Pauletta Woody, Marjorie Blankenship. SIXTH GRADE TOP ROW, L. to R.: Luther Blankenship, Joyce Burton, Mary Lee Burton, Judith Cash, Claudine Chandler, Wayne Childress, Nancy Compton, Jan Corder, Billy Dale (no photo), Frederick Gabbart, Ava Gre n. SECOND ROW: Bobby Hancock, Mack Hancock, David Harden, Gene Byrd Harmon, Cicero Havens, Estel Havens, Judith Havens, Eleanor King, Garrett Lambert, Juanita Lambert, Margaret Lambert. THIRD ROW: Phyllis Lambert, Trula Lambert, Mary Newberry, Paulette Pauley, Pauline Pauley, Ronal Pauley, Dotty Penley, Jack Perkinson, Samuel Richardson, James Robertson, Janet Sarver. FOURTH ROW: Tommy Shannon, Landon Six, Bonnie Stilner, Doris Thompson, Harold Thompson, Roger Tickle, Sue Tickle, Eddie Townley, Frank Warden, Darrell TOP ROW, L. to R.: Billy Ball, Johnny Brunk, David Blankenship (no photo), Carl Cash, Jr., Sue Chandler, Billy Clemons, Ted Compton, John Wayne Davis. SECOND ROW: Linda Davis, Carol Jean Dillow, Mike Dillow, Tommy Dunn, Bobby Eaton, Josephine Hagy, Stanley Hancock, Linda Harmon, Ronnie Johnston. THIRD ROW: Beth Kidd, Sue King, Tommy King, Joyce Lambert, Jerry Martin, Linda Meadows, Paul Newberry, Martha Pauley, Gregory Puckett. FOURTH ROW: Pat Repass, Johnny Smith, Johnny Taylor (no photo), Bill Tickle, Darrell Underwood, Roger Warden, Patsy Wimmer, Carol Jean Wright, Georgie Mustard. FOURTH GRADE TOP ROW, L. to R.: Jackie Agee, Jean Brown, Betty Brunk, Carolyn Cash, Bobby Chandler, Junior Cury, Donnie Ray Dalton, Gerald Davis, Teddy Davis, Zaredo Dillow. SECOND ROW: Jeffery Dunn, Swanson Evans (no photo), Mary Elizabeth Green, Luther Hagy, Roger Hagy, Richard Hall, Jane Havens, Judy Kidd, Lucy Kidd, Ronny King. THIRD ROW: Elizabeth Lambert, Larry Lane, Margie Nelson (no photo), Christine Newberry, John Price Newberry, Stephen Newberry, Tony Newberry, David Patterson, Connie Repass, Kathryn Repass, Dale Reynolds. FOURTH ROW: Donadyne Richardson, Virgle Six, Carolyn Smith, Joyce Tickle, Martha Tumblin, Nancy Underwood, Kathryn Waddle, Teresa Waddle, Malinda Warden, Mike Wimmer, Virginia Stafford. FIRST GRADE TOP ROW, L. to R.: C. Baker, C. Billips, G. Brunk, M. Blankenship, V. Blankenship, H. Burton, M. Caldwell, Jr., N. Chandler. SECOND ROW: B. Clemens, D. Clemens (no photo), D. Compton, W. Croy, A. Curry (no photo) C. Dillow, J. Dunn, C. Goins (no photo). THIRD ROW: J. Goins, P. Green, L. Grouse, B. Hagy, E. King, R. Lam- bert, L. Martin, G. Millirons, A. Munsey. FOURTH ROW: G. Munsey, R. Newberry, G. Pauley, R. Robertson D. Simons (no photo), G. Tickle, Q. Tumblin, B. Wimmer, E. Billips. SECOND GRADE TOP ROW, L. to R.: B. Agee, C. Baker, P. Ball, K. Blankenship, C. Davis, Jr., G. Davis, G. Dillow. SECOND ROW: B. Dunn, J. Eaton, D. Farmer, G. Hancock, J. King, P. King (no photo), N. Millirons. THIRD ROW: J. Patterson, D. Pauley, K. Pauley, M. Pauley, S. Pauley (no photo), M. Penley, L. Pennington. FOURTH ROW: S. Richardson, R. Saunders (no photo), D. Shockley, J. Six, J. Tickle, S. Townley, K. Waddell, M. Stuart. LIFE AROUND SCHOOL FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA Secretary Barbara Wright Treasurer Eileen Dillow Adviser Mrs. Gordon President Mary Ann Miller Vice President Margret Miller Secretary of the Mountain Empire Helen Munsey Chaplain Martha Penley Song Leader Margret Buchanan Reporter Donna Sue Hall 26 FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA President Advisor Vice President David Strader Mr. Ralph R. Clinton Nelson Reynolds Secretary Russell Meadows Treasurer David Tate Reporter Elmer Chewning Sentinel Allen Newberry 27 Hill Billy Weddin Paw Belsnickle--------- Maw Belsnickle----------- Ceelie Belsnickle — Bonnie Mae Belsnickle Juney Lou Belsnickle - Four Belsnickle-------- Five Belsnickle ------- Six Belsnickle--------- Obeey Upschlager - - • ----L. S. Lambert - - Jackie Thompson ---------Lois Dillow ------Sally Mallory ----Mary Ann Miller - - Etta Mae Patterson ------Jane Chandler ----------Joyce Six Bobby Gene Newberry Chiz Upschlager Ronald Maxwell Lucy Maxwell- - Cousin Zeke — The Reverend The Cousins Bobby Carl Newberry — Tommy McGuire - - - Martha Penley --------Johnny Kidd Jimmy Blankenship Diana Sifford Don Compton Paul Ramsey Janie Chewning 28 FRENCH CLASS MUSIC CLASS GRADE SCHOOL CHORAL GROUP MISS BLAND COUNTY ’57 HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN KING AND QUEEN PRINCE AND „ PRINCESS GIRLS’ BASKETBALL BOYS’ BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS Score-keeper--Nancy Wright, Time keeper--Sandra Stowers, and Coach--Mr. Victor R. Gilly. 34 BOYS SOFTBALL GIRLS SOFTBALL Jk W xV MMI JHPMB wmmm HIGHLIGHTS OF ’58 Future Scientists 2nd 3 b Chevrolet Fashions Mr. McCoy, a New Faculty Member Jb-'Q_______ Vi Co Let 2! Martha,7 Senior Party Trip to Charlottesville : Familiar Scene Girls' Runner-up Trophy Our Big WrecF January 29, 1957 Flood 36 The Exclusive Business School Extends Con cutuJ.cuU.orL4 To The gAaJuatuip CUu Executive Secretarial Fully Accredited Accountancy and Secretarial (all branches) Business Administration Stenographic Complete Business Auxiliary Subjects Junior Accounting Electric Typewriters Machine Accounting Taxation (Prentice Hall) Calculating Machines McLains for the better positions 4th, 6th 7th Floors Elevator Service Federal Street Coal and Coke Building Phone 7-8208 Bluefield, W, Va. BLAND BOOSTERS WYTHEVILLE BOOSTERS Mrs. Claude Stowers Mr. Mrs. E. M. Hoge Bland Barber Shop Dr. G. B. Kegley Mr. G. R. Repass Mr. J. 0. Morehead Miss Mary Hagler Mrs. B. M. Wright H. G. Richardson G. C. Havens Thompson Brothers Wytheville Motor Co. Lee-Hi Auto Parts Guy Bruce Wytheville Lumber Co. Owen's and Owen's Cato's Family Store Budget Shop Dee’s Cut Rate The Southwest Virginia Enterprise Moore and Company Pope's Compliments ACKNOWLEDGMENT: of We the staff, pause to express a word of THE BLAND MESSENGER appreciation to all those who gave assistance James B. Muncy Family in the publication of this annual. Bland Virginia THE STAFF GOODYKOONTZ REXALL DRUG STORE Bland and South Streets Phone DA 5-7121 Bluefield West Virginia ?exatt STUCKMAN TIRE SERVICE 314 Bluefield Ave. Phone 7-9417 Recapping Vulcanizing Bluefield, W. Virginia S. S. KRESGE CO. Bluefield W. Virginia THE THORNTON COMPANY Bluefield W. Virginia Wearing Apparel of Distinction BLUEFIELD RETREAD B. F. Goodrich Tires Batteries 1030 Bland Street Bluefield, W. Virginia Tel. DA 5-6124 VIRGINIA CANDY SUPPLY COMPANY Bluefield W. Virginia BAILEY LUMBER COMPANY Building Headquarters 8 Eight Big Plants 8 Bluefield, W. Va. Gilbert, W. Va. Mullens, W. Va. Wytheville, Va. Matoaka, W. Va. Grundy, Va. War, W. Va. Low Gap, N. C. Graduates, Continue your education by enrolling in BLUEFIELD COLLEGE A fully accredited junior college near your home. Write for a catalogue and visit A Campus Where Christ is Pre-Eminent Complete steel warehouse service, designers, fabricators, and erectors Established 1915 Bluefield Virginia BLUEFIELD HARDWARE Bluefield, W. Virginia Dealers in Admiral deluxe radios Completely enclosed cabinet Colors molded clear through Large oval Hi-Fi speaker Precision Vernier Tuning The Friendly Bank” THE FLAT TOP NATIONAL BANK Member FDIC Bluefield West Virginia KIDD CHEVROLET, AND I.H.C. FARMING MACHINERY SALES SERVICE Bland 27 years in business Virginia PULASKI WATCH REPAIR Compl iments of 139 W. Main Street Pulaski Virginia LANDIS AUTO PARTS COMPANY Samuel Corder, Manager David Corder, Assistant Manager F. F. Corder, Watchmaker 143 West Main Street Pulaski Virginia Compliments of JACKSON-PRESTON EQUIPMENT COMPANY Compliments PULASKI LAUNDRY DRY CLEANERS Dublin Virginia Pulaski Virginia Picture Framing, Film Finishing, Records BOICE TIRE TREAD Wm ' GREEAR STUDIO m Phone CA 8-2621 Bluefield Ave. at Spruce Street Bluefield West Virginia Phone DA 7-5191 Wytheville Virginia General Tires Your quality recapper for over 22 years.” WYTHE TIRE REBUILDING Armstrong and Amoco Tires Guaranteed Recapping OLD DOMINION COURT 195 East Lee Highway Phone CA 8-3861 Wytheville Virginia Bland Virginia Compliments of NEWBERRY BROTHERS MU 8-2332 Bland, Virginia DUNN MOTORS, FORD SALES SERVICE Telephones: MU 8-2582 - Nite Wrecker, MU 8-2502 Bland, Virginia Compliments of BASTIAN MOTORS BANK OF BLAND COUNTY DeSoto-Plymouth International Truck Dealers Capital and Surplus, $178,000 and Service Member of F.D.I.C. Bastian, Virginia Bland Virginia Tel. MU 8-2494 Compliments of BLESSING BROTHERS Tel. MU 8-2493 Bastian Virginia Compliments of WALKER’S GROCERY Mechanicsburg Virginia Compliments of BASTIAN SPORTSWEAR INC., T«l. MU 8-2491 Bastian Virginia WYTHEVILLE FLORAL COMPANY Flowers of Distinction 820 Tazewell Street Phone CApitol 8-4661 Wytheville Virginia BETTERWAY LAUNDRY CORP. Modern Dry Cleaning Phone CA 8-3176 Wytheville Virginia MICK or MACK Phones: WYTHE COUNTY NATIONAL BANK Market CA 8-2129 - Grocery CA 8-2128 of Wytheville, Virginia P. 0. Box 282 Member F.D.I.C. Wytheville Virginia FIRST NATIONAL FARMERS BANK of Wytheville, Virginia Member F.D.I.C. Phone CA 8-2131 POOLE AUTO SALES R. K. Poole, Owner THE JEWEL BOX, INC. Phone 432 130 W. Main St. Authorized Agency for Cadillac, Wytheville Virginia Oldsmobile and GMC Trucks CA 8-5014 Complete Replacement Parts Repair Service “Your Friendly Credit Jeweler” Wytheville, Virginia Compliments of Compliments of PINNACLE RESTAURANT BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH WHIS-WHIS T-V Channel 6 Bluefield W. Vo. Bluefield W. Vo. Compl iments of COMBINED INSURANCE CO. of AMERICA EAST RIVER GRILL 1339 Bland Street Across from the Greyhound Bus Terminal Bluefield W. Va. Phone DA 7-7712 Bluefield W. Vo. We are always glad to serve you.” BLUEFIELD MONUMENT COMPANY Save today for security tomorrow Manufacturing Plant and Display Yard THE COMMERCIAL BANK Located in the heart of Bluefield West Virginia BLUEFIELD, VIRGINIA SINCE 1922 Member F.D.I.C. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLUEFIELD OPTICAL CENTER R Dispensers Bluefield West Virginia R. E. Barnett, Manager 3% Paid on Savings Accounts 528 Federal St. Bluefield West Virginia BLUEFIELD FLORAL COMPANY : i Royal Typewriters, Portable Typewriters Phone DAvenport 7-6194, 7-6195 THE TYPEWRITER SHOP Bluefield Sanitarium Clinic Building Bluefield West Virginia Bluefield West Virginia Compliments of BLUE CROSS-BLUE SHIELD APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY Commercial Bank Building Bluefield W. Va. THE LEATHERWOOD COMPANY Grade A Dairy Products From Bland County Dairy Farms 100 Farm Refrigerated Tanks Compliments of CLOVER CREAMERY COMPANY, INC. Wytheville, Roanoke, Radford Compliments to the 1958 Graduating Class of Bland High School WYTHEVILLE BLOCK COMPANY Your best supplies of cinder and concrete blocks Wytheville Virginia Compliments of WYVE Wytheville Virginia Compliments of HOBERT N. GRUBB INC. Distributors and Wholesales Electrical goods Plumbing, Heating and Mill supplies Wytheville Virginia Compliments of WYTHEVILLE VANCE COMPANY CA 8-2167 Wytheville Virginia VIRGINIA PARTS COMPANY Whol esole Automotive Parts Accessories NAPA Jobber Phone CA 8-2123 Wytheville Virginia MOTOR SUPPLY COMPANY Wholesale Automotive Parts Phone CA 8-3135 Wytheville Virginia PLESS FURNITURE COMPANY Southwest Virginia’s Leading Furniture Source Wytheville - Fries - Galax - Pulaski BIG WALKER LOOKOUT Pioneer Dining Room — Gift Shop — Tower Bland Virginia R. P. JOHNSON, SONS Distributors General Machinery New — Rebuilt — Used Phone CA 8-2136 Wyfheville Virginia WYTHE FARM BUREAU COOP., INC. Quality Larro Life Guard Feeds—Seeds Fertilizer — Farm Supplies Phone CApitol 8-2521 Wyfheville Virginia KINSER-MILLER HARDWARE CO. Serving You Since 1926 Phone CA 8-3146 Wyfheville Virginia BLAND FUNERAL HOME 24 hour Ambulance Service Phone MUrray 8-2961 Bland Virginia See a Good Movie Tonight at PARK DRIVE-IN THEATRE Pearisburg Virginia Greetings from HORNEY BROS. LAND AUCTION CO., INC. J. A. Watson, General Manager Wytheville, Virginia PORTERFI ELD-MI NNICK White Ambulance Phone CA 8-2141 Wytheville Virginia ■it Miss ECHO OF 1957-58 Margaret Buchanan 48