Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1952 volume:

IT’S C H S.. BOVS (Tune: Hail West Virginia. Music by Earl Miller ’15 and Ed. McWhorther ' 16) By permission of the copyright owner, the Alumni Association of West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. bo m ' s ... - sS aU , ourr ' 7have 0 strWen to ' ars ° 0f °NU Ra ' U ° ade VhTpS °° r e ' eVe nh S ' S b °° k ' v° o- e ° a nd endsW P - ing r°o9 Scbo o , 0f b ae p son ' ond things here, 0 o easantm vhe per may reco P WeS anew . hope this v o ame ° ? J aduaVes. of Crewe 9 rr 7 ’ AND LET US WORK FOR ALL OUR MIGHT Page LET ' S GIVE A RAH I FOR C. H. S., BOYS - Foreword 2 AND LET US WORK WITH ALL OUR MIGHT - Table of Contents 3 OTHERS MAY LIKE BLACK AND CRIMSON, BUT FOR US IT’S BLUE AND WHITE. - Familiar Scenes 4 LET ALL OUR TROUBLES BE FORGOTTEN 6 LET OUR SCHOOL SPIRIT RULE The Railroader Staff 8 The Trailblazer 9 Library Club Activities 10 F.H.A. Members Show the Right Spirit 11 AND WE’LL JOIN AND GIVE OUR LOYAL EFFORTS Ace of Clubs 12 P-E-P 13 The Best Picture of Our Best Glee Club 14 4 -H Ciubs 13 FOR THE GOOD OF OUR OLE SCHOOL The Faculty Works As One 16 Out of Class 18 IT ' S C. H. S. BOYS, IT ' S C. H. S. , GIRLS 19 It ' s C. H. S., Boys Truly Characterizes The Class of 1952 20 It ' s C. H. S., Girls Stands for Only Six in the Class of ' 52 22 The Class of ' 52 in Review 23 Our Memories -- of Junior Senior 24 of Four Full Years of Activities 24 of Senior Trips 25 The Junior Class Chooses Wisely 26 Junior Class History 28 This Is the Last Eleven-Year Class 30 THE PRIDE OF EVERYONE THAT ' S HERE Class Superlatives 32 Monogram Club 33 COME ON, YE YOUNG LADS, This is Crewe ' s First Eighth Grade 1 34 Ye Young Lads of Seventh and Sixth Grades 36 Midget Railroaders Enjoyed a Good Season 37 COME ON YE OLD GRADS Our Sponsors Include Many Old Grads 38 FOR DEAR OLE C. H. S. WE ' LL CHEER. RAHI RAH! Cheerleaders 39 THERE IS A TIME BOYS Football 40 TO MAKE A BIG NOISE Boys ' Basketball 42 Girls ' Basketball 44 The Railroaders on the Diamond 46 For Our Girls Are Winners in Softball 48 NO MATTER WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY Not Suitable, Said Some, of the Playground Setting Chosen for May Day 49 The Parade of Festivals 50 Crewe ' s Dances 51 FOR THERE ' S ENOUGH TO CHEER At Valentine Celebrations 52 THE GANG ' S ALL HERE Supplement SO HAIL TO C. H. S. , ALL HAIL! Supplement 3 Others May like Slack And Crimson, Sut For Us, It’s Slue And White. Page Sponsors PERK ' S ESSO SERVICE STATION CREWE HOSIERY COMPANY, INC. THESE CHANGES GREETED US IN SEPTEMBER A bicycle rack had been installed vw iiwn! Division Superintendent Reid left us to join the State De- J xf partment of Education. WH ■iHKMi The old building had become a primary building exclusively, with the second grades taking over all three rooms on the second floor. ajotuv 01 p safe -m mmm i Geoig e Seventh Grade Safety Patrol boys organized to watch over the younger children. Page Sponsors CREWE MACHINE AND WELDING COMPANY ping v 1 students v ne the FITZGERALD CLEANERS The P.T.A. swings and teeter-totters were installed after Christmas. Let All Our Troubles Be forgotten ui e any time they are together Page Sponsors VERSER-CHAPPELL COMPANY CREWE SERVICE STATION Mary I e „, yLees «ou bles aU in her Ann and Genevia h ' 0p ”‘ ih � ™ny,,T,”T i8am 3an ’ troubles ar = r or g°Uen at Crir s Page Sponsor CRITTENDEN ' S DRUG STORE P3 Spring rains kept phys. ed. classes in, and caused the ice cream g truck to sink fender-deep in mud. First period study suggest one way of keeping out of trouble in the 1 Library. Seniors hope to remember Eng. IV lessons long enough to pass this troublesome exam. Just enough snow for a good snowballs spells trouble for window panes. I - f W .. .. , i (iSr LET OUR SCHOOL SPIRIT RULE THE RAILROADER STAFF ENDEAVORS TO PORTRAY THE SPIRIT OF CREWE HIGH SCHOOL SITTING: Ann Jennings, Photographer ; Bobby Atkinson, Treasurer ; Jeff Davis, Editor ; Barbara Benedict, Circulation Manager; Nancy Anderson, Assistant Advertising Manager; Henry Holt Crittenden, Associate Editor ; John Young Nichol¬ son, Photographer ; Johnson Willis, Associate Editor. STANDING: Ruth Bryan Robertson, Photographer ; Miss Fitzgerald and Mrs. Hagberg, Advisers. NOT SHOWN: Buddy Fisher, Advertising Manager. This year, we, as members of The Railroader Staff, have endeavored to put into pictures our school song. Through these pictures we hope to bring back to you in later years the memories of our school days at C. H. S. This volume of The Railroader is not just one or two person ' s work but the combined efforts of every member of the Staff and its advisers, Mrs. Hagberg and Miss Fitzgerald, whose un¬ tiring efforts we shall never forget. Wewouldgive special credit to Photographer Francis Reid who took a great many of the pictures before he left for the Service. And to Kay Crittenden, 1951 Railroader Editor, we are especially grateful—for the creditsaccruing from her book, as well as the many excellent pictures she herself took for us. And now as this school year ends, we bid farewell to the many true, staunch friends we have made here. In the years to come may we leisurely review good times and happy days of 1951 -52 through this edition of our Railroader. Editor 8 ©nttlblazer 1951-1952 CREWE HIGH SCHOOL Crewe, Virginia Special Edition AT THE TYPEWRITERS: Freddie Stables; Jeff Davis, Sports Editor. STANDING: Mrs. Hutcherson, Adviser; Bobby Pratt; John Young Nicholson, Associate Editor and Beta President; Johnson Willis, Associate Editor; Ruth Bryan Robertson, Editor-in-Chief and Beta Secretary-Treasurer; Nancy Anderson, Sports Editor; Greta Young, Club Reporter; Ann Jennings, Trash Can Editor. NOT SHOWN: Buddy Fisher, Circulation Manager and Beta-Vice President STAFF REVIEWS BETA CLUB HISTORY IN CREWE HIGH The Crewe Beta Club, organized by Mr. Harwood in 1945, received its charter January 23, 1946. The Club started with fourteen members under the sponsorship of Miss Mary Janet Smith. The next year with Mrs. Lucille Hod- nett as their sponsor, the sixteen Beta Club members presented a special pro¬ gram for assembly and sent ten delegates to the State Beta Convention. In 1948, the Beta Club had increased in number to twenty-one. That year Mrs. Hutcherson became its sponsor. The members prepared boxes for school chil¬ dren in war devastated countries, gave an assembly program, and again sent dele¬ gates to the State Convention. Similar activities were engaged in during the 1949 term. A Queen of Hearts program high-lighted the 1950 activities. The major activity of 1951 and 1952 has been to publish The Trailblazer, the Crewe High School newspaper. In 1951, the Club gave a mimeoscope to the Business Education Department, for use in mimeographing the paper. Although the membership of the Club is small this year due partly to the de¬ crease in enrollment in high school and the small Senior Class, the boys outnumber the girls for the first time in the history of the Club in Crewe High. The Beta Club hopes to become a banner member of National Beta this year and have it’s picture in the Journal. Both S.I.P.A. and Beta Conventions are being held at the same time, so it will be nec¬ essary for members to choose according to their interest. IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN COVERAGE AND FORM OF CURRENT TRAILBLAZER C.H.S. students approve the new one- page (front and back) Trailblazer being published each Friday as news coverage has been better and more up-to-the- minute. In previous years, The Trailblazer consisted of several pages, published every other Friday, for which the students paid five cents. In September, 1951, in keeping with suggestions received at S.I.P.A. , The T railblazer took the new form and arrange¬ ments were made whereby the cost of paper could be paid for out of Activity Fees and each student in the eighth grade and high school given a copy. Page Sponsor - THE CREWE CHRONICLE 9 ULllliill.UllJBLAiUM AROUND THE TABLE CLOCKWISE, STARTING IN FRONT; Ann Jennings, Carolyn Crannis, Christine Roop, Nancy Anderson, Greta Young, Henry Crittenden, Barbara Benedict. STANDING: Ruth Bryan Robertson, Dickie Calhoun, Bobby Pratt, and Dickie Page. Library Club Activities CLUB OFFICERS Barbara Benedict Ann Jennings Nancy Anderson Franklin Martin President . Vice-President Secretary. Treasurer. Franklin Martin, our faithful treasurer counts money for library pins. Miss Fitzgerald ' s first duty in the morn ing is fixing the newspaper. Faculty drinks punch while looking at new books. A few of Mrs. Bass ' s third graders who won the Book Week prize. Dickie clowns as members prepare for teachers ' tea. Page Sponsor THE NATIONAL BANK OF CREWE Elementary grades exhibit Book Week displays. FIRST ROW: Miss SimpKins, Sponsor; Evelyn Chumney, Reporter ; Christine Roop, Vice-President; Greta Young, President; Shirley Nunnally, Secretary ; Genevia Roop, Treasurer. SECOND ROW; Barbara Benedict, Majorie Reid, Carolyn Crannis, ElaineMoore, Carolyn Smith, Rebecca Lail, Betty Adams. THIRD ROW: AnnFathbruckner, Mae Leonard, Elsie Hilton, Lavonia Yeatts, Betty Culliton. F. H. A. Members Show The Right Spirit Any Home Economics student is eligible to become a member of the Crewe Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America. Their colors, RED and WHITE, are a symbol of youth and home life. The club ' s motto, Toward New Horizons, expresses the purpose of the organization—to better themselves and their families and friends in the future. The red rose, the organization ' s flower, stands for vibrant, glowing health. The Crewe Chapter is a member of the Longwood Federation. Page Sponsors E. A. COLE and COMPANY - W. W. JENNINGS Hi. ■ ' ' AND WE’LL JOIN AND GIVE OUR LOVAL EFFORTS Ace Of Clubs Ace girls became members at a candle lighting service. Page Sponsor SUPERIOR SUPPLY CO. ’ I L I V Page Sponsors J.R.FISHER AND SON E.P.BASS AND SON The Pep Club is a social club which helps to sponsor school sports. It handles the concessions at footbal I games and endeavors to promote school spirit and good sports¬ manship throughout the entire school. MISS WINN Sponsor CLUB OFFICER S President.Ruth Bryan Robertson Vice-President .... Barbara Benedict Secretary.Ann Jennings Treasurer.Nancy Anderson Daisy Mae Wilson, Quarterback Shell, Washerwoman Spain, 9681275 Hawks, Minnenaha Clay, Baby Snooks Lunsford, Nature- girl Shorn. FIRST ROW: Nancy Anderson, Shirley Nunnally, Barbara Benedict, Ruth Bryan Robertson, Ann Jennings, Jean Shortt. SECOND ROW: Joyce Brunk, Carolyn Crannis, Ann Hawks, Pat Shell, Betty Jean Spain THIRD ROW: Helen Kee Wilson, Mary Lee Wilson, Jackie Clay, Nancy Lunsford. FIRST ROW: Joyce Brcrk; Carolyn Smith; Carolyn Crannis; Nancy Lunsford; Barbara Metcalf; Genevia Roop, Ann Jennings; Shirley Nunnally, Secretary ; Nancy Anderson, President; Barbara Benedict, Treasurer ; Marjorie Reid; Irene Leis, Betty Adams, Miss Johns, Director . SECOND ROW: Betty Culliton, Christine Roop, Ann Fathbruckner, Ann Hawks, Jean Shortt, Elaine Moore, Helen Kee Wilson, Walton Umholtz, Richard Calhoun, Tom Tunstall, Carl Mason Clark, Mary Ann Brightwell, Mae Leonard, Betty Jackson. THIRD ROW: Pat Shell, Greta Young, Jackie Transue, Lavonia Yeatts, Elsie Jenkins, Jackie Clay, Mary Lee Wilson, Riley Bridgeman, Henry Crittenden, Dickie Page, Johnson Willis, Neale Allen, Ruth Bryan Robertson, Elsie Hilton. FOURTH ROW: George Ogburn, Bob Murphy, Will Ponton Stone, Bobby Lynch. The Best Picture Of Our Best Glee Club! Ever since the first group picture of Crewe ' s Glee Club was made in 1947, the photographer has sought to get a good picture of the Club. Whether the singers in this picture were more photo¬ genic, or the photographer more skilled, is a matter of conjecture. At any rate, this large, handsome group looks good and sounds good, too. Part of the improvement is due to the fact that Crewe and Burkeville each have more time for music; Miss Johns spends three days of each week in Crewe and two in Burkeville. The Club meets as a regular class with the members receiving grades, and being asked to present an excuse for any absence. To those who qualify, one-half credit will be given. This makes the work of the Club much more interesting and purposeful . The type of music studied has also changed since the first Glee Club was organized in 1944. Arrangements by such famous Band and Glee Club leaders as Fred Waring forma large part of the music studied. The December P. T. A. meeting was made more enjoyable by several numbers sung by the Glee Club. The Christmas Concert this year was excellent, though the size of the audience was a keen disappointment to the Club. Old Man Winter brought out one of his worst performances in competition. It is hoped that the spring concert will not be hampered by the forces of nature. The Glee Club itself is hard at work on its part of the performance. Page Sponsor JONES and COMPANY General Insurance J.M. Jones J . M. Jones, Jr. FIFTH GRADE BOYS FIRST ROW; Gary Blass, Claude Lunsford, Delma Rockwell, Roland Coleman, Steve Slaw, Ronnie Milton. SECOND ROW: B. C. Wrlkerson, Sammy Jarrell, Danny Eggleston, StuartDrinkwater, Wal¬ ter Addleman, Jesse Fulghum, Jimmie Foote. FIFTH GRADE GIRLS FIRST ROW: Doris Bates, Thelma Morgan, Nancy Lou Schaubach, Rosalind Long, Rosalie Long, Nancy Lee Martin, Mary Ann Honaker SECOND ROW: Elizabeth Jackson, Mary Lou McCormick, Hedwig La pa, Lou Bell Adams, Gloria Strum, Nancy Lee Williamson, Shirley Knott. THIRD ROW: Peggy Jones, Joan Clay, Hazel Lowe, Nancy Johnson, Anna Rybezak, Shirley Snead, Mary Lynch. Ronnie Milton and his project SIXTH GRADE BOYS FIRST ROW: Bobby Cook, Franklin Widgins, Eugene St. Clair, Ches¬ ter Prather, Tommy Musselman, JohnMabenStokes. SECOND ROW: Marvin Stables, John Culliton, Lester McCormick, Bruce Dunn, Larry Puryear, Joe Meadows, Ray Yeatts. SIXTH GRADE GIRLS FIRST ROW: Jane Trump, Nancy Boisseau, Fanny Cassada, Kayhill Johnson, Jean Austin, Merilee Ogburn, Marian Williamson, Julia Lee Dobbins. SECOND ROW: Betty Lunsford, Carol Kincheloe, Mary Lee Waters, Jane Colley Wright, Betty Lou Roop, Brenda Wilson, Patsy Hutcherson, Thelma Stables. THIRD ROW: Dianne Dalton, Mary Echols, Patricia Willis, Nancy Hundley, Lelia Mayton, Violet Abernathy, Charlotte William¬ son, Brenda Preston, Betty Dugger, Sandra West. Leslie on his tractor SOUTHSIDE 4-H FIRST ROW: Jackie Allen, Billy Thompson, Leslie Beatty. SECOND ROW: George Allen, Betty Culliton, Barbara Jones, Reabel Allen, Beckie Powell. NOT SHOWN: Emily Norton, Richard Stables, Kinsey Win go, Billy Dixon, Lois Norton, Billy Foote, Molly Ann Foote SEVENTH GRADE CLUB FIRST ROW: Elizabeth Johnson, Barbara Bass, Carolyn Oliver, Diana Gayle Fisher, Norman D. Flowers, Lewis Bridgforth, Walter Toone, Julian Jenkins, Raymond Brobst. SECOND ROW: Shirley Price, Harold Bennett, Mozelle Frazier, Kay Poole, Lillie Bell King, Dorothy Hilton, Norman Emerson, Bar¬ bara Cook, Warriner Verser, Billy Holmes, Billy Chumney, Charlie Camp. CREWE KO-OP STORE INC. Page Sponsors CLAY ' S MARKET For the Good of Our Ole School THE FACUITV WORKS AS ONE CLARENCE M. BUSSINGER B.S. andM.A., Wytheville High School, William and Mary, Columbia University. County Superintendent. STUART M. BEVILLE A.B. andM.A., Blackstone High School, Duke Univer¬ sity. Principal, History. G. PHILIP CHEATHAM B.S., Crewe High School, Hampden-Sydney. Mathematics. MARY R. CHEATHAM B.A., Farmville High School, Colby College, Wa- terville, Maine. English. THELMA C. COLEMAN Crewe High School, Farm¬ ville Conservatory of Music, William and Mary. Piano. LUCY E. FITZGERALD A.B., Crewe High School, William and Mary. Library . ROBERT J. GOLUBIC A.B., East Pittsburgh, (Pa.) High School, Randolph Macon College. History and Government. GERALDINE F. HAGBERG B.S., Kane (Pa.) High School, S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. Business Education. IZELL H. HUTCHERSON B.S., Blackstone High School, Longwood. Languages. LUCY PAGE JOHNS B.S.M., Amelia High School, Woman ' s College, U.N.C. Music. HENRY B. MICKS B.S., Orange High School, Virginia Polytechnic Insti¬ tute. Industrial Arts. LOUISE P. SIMPKINS B.S., Christiansburg High School, Madison. Home Economics. LUCY TYLER THRIFT B.S., Syringa High School, Longwood. Science. R. TUCKER WINN B.S., Midway High School, Longwood. Science. Go bvC al Bev Simon Legree Cheatham demonstrates how to administer justice. Cheatham « a cup of Mr. Micks escorts Bill out as Miss Simpkins invites him in Miss Johns and Miss Fitzgerald examine records. Platter party or music appreciation, which? ogs long .lubbing- leaves he )it of nig ' vdviset Miss Thrift mixes a mean brew 5=35 SETS- V f • ’! S x I H. S. GIRLS. IT’S C. H. S. BOVS, IT’S C. Biology students dissect frogs Mr. Micks points out action. typists Ch ' m “ ' ' y Ub ■ to. ' Boys say Plane Geometry is their best class. Eighth Grade girls enjoy cooking, 1 J 11 f J IT’S C.H.S. BOVS.” THE CLASS From an enrollment of forty-six as Freshmen, the Class of 1952 has lost more than half that number. Other schools and theServices have accounted for the majority of these losses. RILEY BRIDGEMAN BILL FAHRBACH TRULY CHARACTERIZES OF 1952 This is the smallest Senior class to graduate from Crewe High in many a year. The class believes whole¬ heartedly that good things come in small packages, and what they lack in numbers, they have in quality. MONROE McCORMICK BOBBY SPENCER GEORGE OGBURN J|§s JOHN YOUNG NICHOLSON MEADE THOMAS BIBBY WILSON 21 FRED STABLES IT’S C H S. GIRLS,” Stands for Only Six in the Class of ’52 REVIEW THE CLASS OF ’52 IN OUR MEMORIES OF JUNIOR SENIOR Include a toast by Joanne Franklin; A Medley by the Senior girls; Greetings by Doormen Bob Murphy and Johnson Willis; Welcome by Class President, Jeff Davis; and Music by Tubby Walthall and his Stardusters. OF FOUR FULL YEARS OF ACTIVITIES NEALE ROY ALLEN Neale Stockton, Ill.: Beginner ' s Band I; Freshmen Chorus I; Mixed Chorus 2; School Band 2. Crewe; Glee Club 3; County Band 3; Basketball 3, 4; Baseball 3. BOBBIE WARRINER ATKINSON Bobbie Railroader Staff 4; Trailblazer Typist 4. THOMAS RILEY BRIDGEMAN Riley Glee Club 3,4; Trailblazer Typist 4; Phys. Ed. Capt. 4 MARY ANN BRIGHTWELL Mary Ann Glee Club 2,3,4; Softball 1 , 2 ; Ace of Clubs 2,3; Secretary 4; Junior Play. LAURA ELOISE CLINGENPEEL Ella Band 1 , 2 ; Basketball 1,2,3,41 P e P Club 2 ; Glee Club 1,2,3; Softball 1 ; Junior Play. PERCY GRAHAM COLE Percy Midget Football 3; Varsity Football 4, Co-Captain 5; Trailblazer Typist 5. RAYMOND SCOTT DAVIS, JR. Jeff MidgetFootball2; Varsity Football 3,4; Basketball 2,3,4; Baseball 3, 4; Glee Club 2; Band 1,2; Trailblazer Staff 2, 3,4; Railroader Associate- Editor3, Editor 4; Beta Club 3,4; Class President 1,3, Vice-President 2; Junior Play. WILLIAM ANDREW FAHRBACH Poochie l Ail r V l 1 ► x JB Midget Football 2, Varsity Football 3,4; Baseball 2,3,4; Class Treas¬ urer 4; Junior Play; Trailblazer Typist 4. JOHN ROBERT FISHER Buddy Basketball 2,3,4; Baseball 3,4; Beta Club 3, Vice-President4; Rail¬ roader Staff 4; Trailblazer Staff 4; Junior Play. EARL MONROE MC CORMICK Monroe Midget Football 1,2,3; Varsity Football 4; Baseball 4. Page Sponsor W K L V 1490 on Your Dial Blackstone, Virginia 24 OF SENIOR TRIPS Include a crowded bus enroute to Tri-County Career Day in Victoria and a hot, sunny Senior Day at U. Va, BARBARA FAY METCALF Pat Library Club 1 , 2 ; Softball 2,4; Basketball 4; F.H.A. 2 ; Ace of Clubs 3, President 4; Glee Club 3,4; Junior Play; Trailblazer Typist 4. JOHN YOUNG NICHOLSON John Young Beta Club 3,4; Trai l blazer Staff 3,4; Railroader Staff 4; Basketball 3,4; Football 4; Junior Play. GEORGE EDWIN OGBURN George Midget Football I; Varsity Football 5; Basketball 4,3; Glee Club 1,2, 3,4,5; Trailblazer Typist 5; Junior Play. MARJORIE CHRISTINE REID Maggie Band 1 ,2, 3; Glee Club 2, 3,4; F.H.A. 3,4; Softball 2,3,4; Basketball 4; Cheerleader 4; Ace of Clubs 4. RUTH BRYAN ROBERTSON Ruthie Band 1,2,3; Glee Club 3,4; Beta Club 3, Secretary-Treasurer 4; Pep Club 2,3, President 4; Trail blazer Editor 4; Library Club 3,4; Rail ¬ r oader Staff 3,4; Junior Play. FREDERICK MORING STABLES Freddie” Class President 4; Boys ' State Representative 3; Basketball 4. ROBERT CARROLL SPENCER Bobbie Baseball 3,4; Trailblazer Typist 4. RICHARD MEADE THOMAS, JR. Kidder Midget Football 2; Varsity Football 3,4; Basketball 2,3,4; Baseball 2,3,4; Class Officer 1 ,2, 3,4; Phys. Ed. Capt. 3; Trailblazer Typist 4; Junior Play; Monogram Club 4. THOMAS LAVELLE WILSON Bibby Midget Football 1,2; Varsity Football 3; Co-Captain 4; Basketball 1, 2,3,4; Baseball 1 , 2 , 3,4; Monogram Club 3,4; Junior Play; Class Sec¬ retary 4; Phys. Ed. Capt. I; Trailblazer Typist 4. HELEN KEE WILSON Kee Basketball 2,3,4; Softball 1,2; Glee Club [,2,3,4; Junior Play; Pep Club 3,4; Trailblazer Typist 4. Page Sponsors J.R. CARSON, Nottoway B M DRUG COMPANY 25 The Junior Class Chooses Wisely ITS CLASS OFFICERS (Boys, outnumbering the girls two to one, know who can be depended upon to do the work expected of Juniors. Right nice and convenient, too, having the Dramatics Coach as Adviser .) S ' MN W Shirley Nunnally, Secretary-Treasurer ; Barbara Benedict, Vice-President; Nancy Anderson, President; Mrs. Cheatham, Adviser. ITS COLORS.Green and Gold ITS FLOWER.Yellow Rose ITS MOTTO. To look up and not down. To look forward and not back. To look out and not in, and To lend a hand. AND ITS CLASS PLAY Maude Landfield . Elizabeth Peckwood . Rev. Straitbac . Peggy Landfield . Nora. Bob Ludlow. Chet Ames .... Fred Landfield. Jinks Jackson . Ted Romer .... Dee Da I ton .... THE UNINVITED JESTER Cast of Characters .Carolyn Crannis .Nancy Anderson .Billy Inge . Barbara Benedict .Greta Young .Johnson Willis .Bob Murphy .Richard Calhoun . Ann Jennings . Dickie Page .Shirley Nunnally Putting up scenery is one job in which even George Ogburn needs a stepladder. Other Dramatics students, Stables, Stone and Tunstall, lend a hand. I By Jove, if it wasn ' t for your gray hair, Sir! Page Sponsors BRADSHAW MOTOR COMPANY THE COMMODORE a ge d Let ' s make it unanimous, chicken! Let us get married, too.” JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY Max Bryant $ -i Sidney Bridgforth Marlene Bryant Nancy Anderson Barbara Benedict Bobby Cassada Evelyn Chumney In the fall of 1942 the atom bomb had not been perfected, and the hydrogen bomb was not off the drawing boards. But an even greater catastrophe had befallen Crewe School. The class of 1953 entered the first grade. As we pushed through the second, and so on to the seventh we will never forget the kind assistance and co-operation our teachers gave us. Reading, ' Riting, and ' Rithmetic were taught us thoroughly although some of us may have forgotten a few parts of it. In 1949 we planned to make our usual invasion of High School but our offense was considerably hampered by the arrival of a new principal. Our teachers Mrs. Yates and Miss Coleman withstood our attack admirably and even succeeded in turning some of our energy into more constructive channels. Norman Cook Carolyn Crannis Billy Inge Richard Calhoun Doris Cary Ann Jennings Bobby Lynch Franklin Martin Bob Murphy C. W. Spencer Will Stone With the arrival of our Sophomore year came anew teacher also. Miss Thrift. She took over the task of training our errant behavior as Miss Coleman felt she lacked courage to face us another year. Now as we start on our third year as Juniors we start with our fourth teacher, Mrs. Cheatham. During the short time we have been in school this year our classmates have occupied most of the positions on the football team and the clubs we have here in school. We have had our magazine sales campaign and have raised the money for our Banquet and Dance. The Junior play was presented on December 14, 1951 at the Crewe High Auditorium. The Junior and Senior classes traveled to Victoria this year where the annual Career Day was held. Manyrepresentatives were there from many colleges as well as the Armed Forces, and we all feel sure that these contacts helped us greatly in planning our vocations. During the rest of this year and all of the next we will try to uphold our school and prepare ourselves for college or any work which we plan to do. Tootie Sydnor Tom Tunstall Johnson Willis Francis Reid Christine Roop Ryland Yeatts Greta Young THIS IS THE LAST II -VEAR CLASS STANDING: Miss Thrift and Mrs. Hutcherson, Advisers; Joyce Brunk, Reporter. SEATED: John Warren ' , Secretary- Treasurer; Clark Redford, Vice-President; Henry Holt Critt¬ enden, President. THE CLASS OF 1954 Betty Jean Adams Joyce Austin Leslie Beatty Clyde Boger Thomas Brenan Joyce Brunk Elizabeth Campbell Carl Mason Clark Jackie Clay Henry Holt Crittenden Betty Culliton Kathleen Dalton David Daulton Frankie Dooley Ann Fathbruckner Ann Hawkes Elsie Mae Hilton Walter Hundley Betty Jackson Bob Jones Rebecca Lai I Irene Leis Mae Leonard Robert Lewis Nancy Lunsford Virginia McCormick Ernest Martin Elaine Moore Clark Redford Gene via Roop Barbara Rutledge Patsy Shell Jean Shortt Carolyn Smith Betty Jean Spain Ike Strumb Shirley Toone Jackie Transue John Trump Wal ton Umholtz John Warren Mary Lee Wilson Lavonia Yeatts Lynwood Yeatts Not shown; Chandler Carter 31 THE PRIDE OF EVERVONE THAT’S HERE JOHN YOUNG NICHOLSON Valedictorian Most Likely to Succeed JEFF DAVIS Salutatorian RUTH BRYAN ROBERTSON Honor Student BUDDY FISHER Honor Student POOCHIE FAHRBACH Best All ' Round Personalit FREDDIE STABLES Honor Student Best Looking Senior Boy j Page Sponsors v B AND M SERVICE COMPANY SCHAUBACH SERVICENTER j ' ‘Mw A--, ELOISE CLINGENP.EEL Best Looking Senior Girl ' WEARERS OF THE C” For Participation Prior to this Year COUNTERCLOCKWISE: Bibby Wilson. Percy Cole, Bobby Lynch, Max Bryant, Clark Redford, Norman Cook, Franklin Martin, For Participation in 1951-52 COUNTERCLOCKWISE: Bob Murphy, George Ogburn, Freddie Stables, Poochie Fahrbach, Buddy Fisher, Jeff Davis, Jim Clem¬ ents, James Glover, Neale Allen. Page Sponsor WILSON ' S 5 and 10c STORE 33 COME ON, VE VOUNG LAOS, Shirley Adams V ' - 1 CREWE’S FIRST EIGHTH GRADE! That ' s right! We are not trying to be funny! It is true that in the past some have been referred to as eighth graders, but in reality they were Freshmen in High School . Early last spring, the Nottoway County School Board voted to adopt the long- debated 12-year school plan . This plan had been talked about in the Crewe P .T . A. meetings for several years, but the announcement of the adoption came as a blow to these students who had expected to be full-fledged Freshmen in the 1951-52 term. Some were happy, some were sad; and all were curious to know just how the new system would work. Work seems to be the key-word in the program. Each Eighth Grade student takes English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, and during the sixth period alternates in Glee Club, Library Science, Home Economics and Shop. (The girls really enjoy the time spent in Shop class.) The Eighth Grade reports to two homerooms: the girls to Miss Simpkins in Room 316, and the boys to Mr. Cheatham, in Room 305. This, then, is a famous class, the Class of ' 56—the first class in the history of Crewe High to receive twelve years of preparation in school. THIS IS Pat Bare Evelyn Bl ankenship Ann Page Bol ick Anne Calhoun Lois Cooke Ann Dobbins Marian Davis Doris Evans Mary Frances Ford I I Irma Holt Elsie Jenkins Frances Lunsford Nancy Moore Pauline Reid Anita St. Cl ai r Carol Short Bonnie Smith Mary Agnes Toone Al ice Tunstal I Shirley Turnage Betty Jack Wilkerson Junie Adams Elmer Lee Arrington Cecil Barlow Paul Bishop Frankie Boyd Earl Boyle Thomas Carrington Jim Clements Robert Clingenpeel Tommie Cole Curtis Flynn James Flynn James Glover Charles Hammer Mike Irvin Ernest McCormick Billy Preston Wayne Pul ley Sherwood Robertson Richard Stables Thomas Totty Ronnie Vernon George Webb Bill Wilson Not shown; Johnny Rice Jerry Van Slyke I VE VOUNG LAOS OF SEVENTH GRADE must now wait an additional y ear before becoming a part of the High School FIRST ROW: Bobby Pierson, Walter Toone, Thomas Jenkins, Lewis Bridgforth, Walter Dilmuth, Julian Jenkins, Norman Flowers, Jimmie May, Curtis McCormick, Wayne Barlow, Jerry Cochran. SECOND ROW; Elizabeth Johnson, Carolyn Klocke, Eleanor Mason, Barbara Cook, Reba Rice, Diana Gayle Fisher, Becky Powell, Carolyn Oliver, Barbara Bass, Charlie Camp, Billy Holmes. THIRD ROW: Nannie Parrish, Bertha Cook, Dorothy Hilton, Jennie Marshal Stokes, Mozelle Frazier, Rosa Lee Echols, Shirley Price, Nancy Puryear, Lillie Bell King, Kaye Poole, Dottie Bullock, Sydnor Hayden. FOURTH ROW: Douglas Chumney, Billy Chumney, Warriner Verser, Mrs. C, E. Robertson, Raymond Brobst, Norman Emerson, David Harrell, George Arrington, Harold Bennett. acquired new rooms on the first floor and their own entrance. FIRST ROW; Tommy Musselman, Alvin Crannis, Joe Meadows, Sterling Horner, Bobby Camp, Bruce Dunn, Phillip Austin, Billy Firesheets, John Maben Stokes, Charles Hooper. SECOND ROW: Nancy Hundley, Bobby Vanarsdall, Patsy Hutcherson, Jane Colley Wright, Mildred Blankenship, Kayhill Johnson, Larry Puryear, Mary Lee Waters, Merrilee Ogburn, Nancy Boisseau. THIRD ROW: Patsy LePert, Chester Prather, Christine Cook, Violet Abernathy, Frances Ann LaNeave, Diane Dalton, Marian Williamson, Bobby Cook, Carol Kincheloe, Thelma Stables, Julia Dobbins, Fanny Lee Cassada. FOURTH ROW: Eugene Michael, Morris King, Charlotte Williamson, Bucky Perkinson. FIFTH ROW: Lester McCormick, John Culliton, Betty Lou Roop, Franklin W id gins, Marvin Stables, Jerry Hines. SIXTH ROW; Ralph Bates, Brenda Preston, Jane Trump, Betty Lunsford, Eugene St. Claire, Barbara Hulin, Robert Shires, Clarence Rice. Wayne Anderson. SEVENTH ROW; Patricia Willis, Sandra Vest, Betty Dugger, J. C. Shelton, Jimmy Leonard. EIGHTH ROW: Warriner Atkinson, Jean Austin, Leila Mayton, Brenda Wilson. NINTH ROW: Janie Suit, Mary Echols, Taylor Elliott, Ray Yeatts. THE SIXTH GRADERS SEASON 1951 Record Oct. 1 Crewe 13 Kenbridge 6 Oct. 8 Crewe 0 Blackstone 14 Oct. 15 Crewe 13 Lawrencevi 1 le 0 Oct. 22 Crewe 6 Kenbridge 0 Oct. 29 Crewe 0 Blackstone 26 FRONT ROW; Bill Wilson, Paul Bishop, Junie Adams, Billy Preston, Bruce Dunn, Jimmy May, Sydnor Hayden, Tommy Jenkins, Cecil Barlow. SECOND ROW: Lewis Bridgeforth, Bobby Pierson, Bobby Vanarsdall, Thomas Carrington, Joe Meadows, AlvinCrannis, Ernest McCormick. TOP ROW: Robert Shires, James Boyd, Ray Yeatts, Preston Nunnally, Norman D. Flowers. COACHES; John Hunter Staples, Joe Wilkinson. Page Sponsors W. L. WILLIS ' SONS W. S. KINCHELOE CO. COME ON VE OLD GRADS Just as these engines furnish Crewe ' s chief industry with its power, so the parents and old grads ofCrewe High School, with their unfai ling interest and backing, make possible many worthwhile projects such as THE RAILROADER. The student body salutes merchants and friends of Crewe High. Our Sponsors Include Many Old Grads B and M Drug Company Page 25 Fitzgerald Cleaners Page 5 B and M Service Company 32 Jennings and Son, C.L. 39 BaIfour Company, L.G. GS Jennings, W.W. 11 Bank of Crewe 49 Johnson ' s Market 48 Barrow Grocery Co. 47 Jones and Co. 14 Bass and Son, E. P. 13 Kincheloe, W.S. 37 Bradshaw Mofor Co. 27 Klocke Motor Co. 41 Carson, J. R. 25 Longbottom ' s Jewelers GS City Fuel Co. 41 National Bank of Crewe, The 10 Clay ' s Market 15 Nehi Boftling Co. GS Cole and Co., E.A. 11 Newby and Co., W. E. 51 Commodore, The 27 Oakley and Averetf Depf. Store 42 Crewe Builders ' Supply Co. 45 Perk ' s Esso Service Station 4 Crewe Chronicle, The 9 Rock Castle Floral Co. GS Crewe General Contracting Co. 45 Schaubach Servi center 32 Crewe Hosiery Co., Inc. 4 Shelton Motor Co. 50 Crewe Ko-op Store, Inc. 15 Slaw ' s 52 Crewe Laundry and Dry Cleaners 40 Superior Supply Co. 12 Crewe Machine and Welding Co. 5 Verser-Chappel 1 Co. 6 Crewe Service Station 6 W K L V 24 Crewe Theater 44 W S V S 46 Crittendens ' Drug Store 7 Willis ' Sons, W.L. 37 Farmers ' Hardware and Supply Co., Inc . 52 Wilson ' s 5 and 10c Store 33 Fisher and Son, J. R. 13 For Dear Ole C. H. S. We’ll Cheer, Rah! Rah! Jean Shortt, Barbara Benedict, Helen Kee Wilson, Marjorie Reid, Carolyn Crannis, Mary Lee Wilson, Ann Jennings Pa e Sponsor C . L . JENNi NGS and SON THERE IS A TIME, BOVS. Guard: Stone, Manager. MISSING FROM PICTURE: Sidney Bridgforth, Manager, Meade Thomas Jasualties--Bobby Lynch ind C. W. Spencer, Percy Cole Jim Clements Norman Cook Page Sponsor REWE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING Bibby Wilson Tom Tunstall-Dickie Page FIRST ROW: Clements, Back; Bryant, Tackle; Co-Captains Wilson (Back), Spencer (Back), Cole (End); Cook, Back; Redford, Tackle. SECOND ROW: Murphy, End; Davis, End; Martin, Guard; Fahrbach Guard; Thomas, Back; Willis, Center; Lynch, Center. THIRD ROW: Sydnor, Center; Nic holson, Tackle; Crittenden, Tackle; McCormick, Back; Tunstall, Back; Boyd, End; Ogburn, Guard. FOURTH ROW: Yeatts, End; Page, Back; Clark, Tootie Martin-C James Glover Jeff Davis Johnson Willis Henry Crittenden-Monroe McCormick Coach Golubic 1951-52 Record on the Gridiron Sept. 21 Crewe 0 Appomattox 26 28 Crewe 14 Lawrencevi 1 le 0 Oct 5 Crewe 20 Randolph-Henry 0 19 Crewe 6 Farmvi 1 le 39 26 Crewe 12 Chase City 0 Nov. 5 Crewe 0 Victoria 19 9 Crewe 33 Kenbridge 6 16 Crewe 12 Blackstone 13 ,1 ■ v Mr ' iAz-. _ Frankie Boyd-Carl Clark-Tootie Sydnor-John Y. Nicholson Lynwood Yeatts George Ogburn Page Sponsors CITY FUEL COMPANY KLOCKE MOTOR COMPANY L.rewe Crewe Crewe Crewe Crewe Crewe Crewe FIRST ROW: Meade Thomas, Tom Tunstall, Neale Allen. SECOND ROW: Buddy Fisher, Jeff Davis, Johnson Willis. THIRD ROW: Bibby Wilson, Bob Murphy, Freddie Stables. NOT SHOWN: George Ogbum, Clark Redford. Freddie Neale Johnson Billy Inge, Henry Crittenden, Carl Clark Dickie Page, Richard Calhoun. Meade OUR GIRLS ' 1951 - ' 52 FIRST ROW: Reid, Benedict, Shorn, Yeatts. SECOND ROW: Metcalf, Lunsford, M. L. Wilson, Clay, H. K. Wilson, Clingenpeel, Transue, Smith. Page Sponsor CREWE THEATER Coach Beville advises his Beauties . 1 Some action in the Buckingham game. Helen Kee Wilson, Mary Lee Wilson, Eloise Clingenpeel, Jean Shortt, Barbara Benedict, Marjorie Reid, Lavonia Yeatts, Jackie Clay. I r Lavonia and Marjorie, Forwards Jan. 4 8 1 1 15 18 21 29 Feb. 1 5 8 12 15 19 22 25 1951-52 RECORD Crewe 8 Crewe 21 Crewe 22 Crewe 23 Crewe 18 Crewe 17 Crewe 14 Crewe 16 Crewe 15 Crewe 22 Crewe 22 Crewe 13 Crewe 30 Crewe 19 Crewe 16 Victoria Burkevi I le Lawrencevi I le Amelia Randolph-Henry Amelia Blackstone Emporia Farmvi I le Buckingham Farmvi I le Randolph-Henry Burkevi lie Victoria Blackstone Eloise and Jean, Guards Substitutes: Carolyn Smith, Nancy Lunsford, Jackie Transue, Barbara Metcalf. Page Sponsor CREWE BUILDERS ' SUPPLY CO. CREWE GENERAL CONTRACTING CO. 1951 SCHEDULE The Railroader Crewe 1 Crewe 7 Crewe 4 Crewe 1 Crewe 7 Crewe 10 C rewe 4 Crewe 1 Crewe 3 Crewe 12 C rewe 0 Crewe 9 Crewe 8 Crewe 9 Page Sponsor Amel ia Randolph-Henry Lawrencevi lie Blacksfone Burkevil le Kenbridge Farmville Lawrencevi I le Farmvi I le Marshal I Kenbridge Burkevi I le Amel ia Blackstone WSVS-WSV n The Diamond Tootie Martin Bob Murphy I SS Tunstall, RF Jennings, lB Maben, C Crittenden, CF Benedict, COACH Winn, SCORER Totty, LF Rutledge, P Spencer, 3B Weatherford, 2B Cole. 1st Baseman Maben Shortstop Tunstall FOR OUR GIRLS ARE WINNERS IN SOFTBALL 1951 SOFTBALL RECORD Crewe 7 Burkevi lie 2 Crewe 18 Amelia 13 Crewe 7 Burkevi lie 15 Crewe 7 Blackstone 6 Crewe 12 Blacksfone 13 Crewe 33 Kenbridge 6 Crewe 28 Amel ia 15 Crewe 10 Kenbridge 3 Page Sponsor JOHNSON ' S MARKET No Matter What The Not suitable, said some of the playground setting chosen for May Grade School boys, under the di¬ rection of Mr. Golubic, clear away trash as the first step in preparation. Tiny participants are assisted across the creek for practice Page Sponsor BANK OF CREWE Chtldred get sand in their shoes at re¬ hearsal. High School boys bring in equipment Proof that is was not only suitable but lovely for The Parade of Festivals can be seen in this scene from the Tom Thumb Wedding. FESTIVALS ON PARADE Nottoway County 1951 Queen Mozel le Carter . Harry Watson . Myrtle Sivley Sandra Rutter Joan Franklin Elaine Moore Scotty Poole Kay Johnson Maxey Ragland Trainbearer Flower Girls Page Sponsor 1ELTON MOTOR COMPANY Kaiser-Frazer-Henry J. International Trucks — run 1 Crewe’s Dances Pickaninny Dance (Grades I Rose Dance (Grades 4, 5) Tobacco Leaf Dance C.H.S Valentine Ball C.H.S. Maypole Dance (Grades 6, ; Page Sponsor W. E. NEWBY and CO jfl SF MF- $ 1 V ■mum r i raan-f. mg 9 ti FOR THERE ' S ENOUGH TO CHEER KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS PROGRAM 1952 COURT .Meade Thomas .Buddy Fisher ..Jeff Davis .Poochie Fahrbach .Bob Murphy .Freddie Stables .Clark Redford , . . . . Henry Crittenden .James Glover .Johnson Willis . Sandra Elliott, F. L. Wilson , . Bobby Bradshaw, Kay Johnson George Ogburn, Nancy Anderson . Bobby Lynch, Carolyn Crannis C. W. Spencer, Nancy Lunsford Barbara Metcalf . Ann Hawks. Jean Shortt. Mary Lee Wilson . . . , Mary Frances Ford Helen Kee Wilson . . Mary Ann Brightwell. Ruth Bryan Robertson Shirley Nunnally ... Barbara Benedict . . . Crownbearers .... Second Grade Sweethearts Golden Anniversary Couple Newlyweds. High School Sweethearts Page Sponsor FARMERS ' HARDWARE AND SUPPLY CO., INC. Blackstone SLAW ' S - Blackstone Sophomores celebrate Valentine Day with a dance at the Center. THE GANG’S ALL HERE! C.H.S. Captures Field Day Events For Third Straight Vear Max plunges in FIRST: George eases in LAST while John Warren gets ready to take off. . . AI ice Tunstall is out in front and Virginia McCormick brings up the rear. . . Blackstone ' s cow is the hit of the afternoon and Burkeville winds the only perfect May Pole in three years! last Days Mrs. Cheatham seems to have heard this one beforel Behind the scenes at Jr.-Sr. Did someone say this was an Eighth Grade party? Yes, here are a few! Gasman Ogburn gives directions for The Happy Journey to Camden. ■ A Paul Junes ' 1 after graduation; notice the patch in the bottom picture. Crewe ' s delegation poses Page Sponsor ROCK CASTLE FLORAL COMPANY Plymouth-owner Micks disgusted with Pontiac ' s performance. If every Typing Class could only be like this— Lettermen honored by Kiwanis Club. Coach Bus Male of U. Va. addresses athletes. Winn ' s Winless Wonders of 1952! 1952 Diamond-edition of The Railroaders. at S . I. P . A. Awards Banquet. Hot-rod Anderson survives driver ' s test. SO HAIL TO C.H.S., ALL HAIL! FIRST ROW: Neale Allen, Buddy Fisher, Jeff Davis. BALFOUR AND BABE RUTH AWARDS WINNER; Bobbie Atkinson. 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