Dan River High School - Archway Yearbook (Ringgold, VA)

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She KRCHWAY {yt and still supplies milk for the cafeteria. Wendell Williams is now the Agricultural Teacher, Joy Turner teaches Physical Education, Jerrine Brown teaches Spanish and Mathematics, Audrey Walker is the librarian and Landon Gravely and Nelson Clark are still driving buses! Anxious voices were heard so I went over to find Melvin Vernon, now a comedian at the Strand Theatre in New York, entertaining a group with his inimitable southern drawl. Different ones inquired about old school mates that were absent. Dorothy Orrell is a missionary in China; Evy- erett Daniel, Charles Layne and Elton Richardson are in service, and Gaston Gleaton has gone home to Georgia. (“Could it be for one of these Georgia peaches?”) Seeing three boys laughing, I walked over to find Baxter Keesee and Harry Shelton telling about their store at Keeling where James Bohan- non takes care of branch stores. Fay Walton is an actress in California, and Lois Walters is a model in New York. Rebecca East is a dietician in a Chicago hospital where Aubrey Slayton is a doctor, but Charlotte Jones, Elsie Barber and Frances Allen’s dreams have come true as they are happily married. Much to my surprise, Nancy Walton, Louise Wiles, Margaret Owen, Margie Rowland and Ruth Slaughter have governmental positions in Washington. Irene Moore is happily married to a farmer near Ring- gold. Scott McNeely is also living on a farm near the railroad, and has a gay time raising chickens. Adelle Ro berts and Gertrude Booth own a “Driye-Inn” in Texas where things are big, and wide (and handsome!). Noticing a conversation between four boys getting rather loud, I went over to find Howard Haymes and Martin Ingram arguing with John Bennett'and Cody Chaney that running a store is much easier than farm- ing. I didn’t take either side, but walked over to see seven girls that were talking. Earlene Dance and Mildred Hughes told of their ice cream parlor; Frances Ingram butted in by telling of her experience as a Home Economics teacher: Eunice Clardy said that she was satisfied in being a stenographer; Goldie Haley said nothing but we knew that she was a department manager at Belks’ now. Josephine Hankins spoke up and said she’d take housekeeping anytime. Margaret Dawson just flashed a diamond and said that she was just waiting for the question. I was asked how I liked my job. My reply was “Fine, as I’ve always liked to sing and even like it better having my all-girls orchestra to back me, especially when two of my old classmates, Ruby Milam and Patsy Gravely play in it.” The glorious reunion continued till the wee small hours, finally breaking up; as each departed they expressed their joy at living again in the land of happy memories. Sara Mylum Page Twenty-nine F]

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Y SO ky i f a (Uf foaalvenrgaz | eet eee le yp “s e SS Sy She ARCHWAY ‘vs Class Prophecy A Reunion Party was being given for the Class of 1947 and everyone was excited over meeting old friends again, and to know what had be- fallen them, and what they were now doing after several years’ ab- sence from our Alma Mater. Mrs. Chandler and Mr. Stough, our Senior Sponsors were hostess and host for the party. Mrs. Chandler is keeping house, while Mr. Stough is still preaching and teaching in his churches. As I entered the room, Elna Bigger was seated at the piano softly playing, while walking hand in hand were Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Lewis, nee’ Nancy Hodnett. Stepping out for a moment for fresh air, having come from a stuffy ballroom, I saw a rather reckless driver coming into the driveway. I recognized Shirley Davis at once, now a cab driver, and Mary Smith who was trying to recuperate from a broken heart. As we returned to the room, we recognized a rather mannish figure who was imitating Bing Crosby, and I realized that it was Ra- leigh Burgess, Jr. A mourn was heard and out cold was Mary Smith! Ruth Milam, now a nurse, rushed out to help her. She came to, and joined a group huddled in a corner. Wondering what was happening, I walked over to find Joseph Arnold and William Conner, now comedians at last, as the center of attraction. No more needed to be said as I knew what was going on. My eyes were caught by a couple sitting rather close together. When I walked up Carolyn Evans and Jack Blankenship replied that they were making future plans. Both are still attending college. The band began to play and each group broke up and started dancing. Within a short time the floor was taken by Eunice Motley, now a dancing teacher and Malcolm Hall, her partner, the owner of a dancing school. As they con- tinued a red-head crosses the room. “Yes, Pauline Dalton is in the shoe business now.” The band plays on and as I pass three boys, I hear baseball being mentioned. I stop to say “Hello” when I recognize Thomas Guill, Billy Motley and Charles Batterman, now with the Brooklyn “Dodgers”. Two girls passed by with an unusual hair-do. Mary Helen Dodson and Polly Morris are beauty specialists in Richmond, and they have competition as George Blackstock runs a “Beauty Shoppe.” Carroll Brown enters the room and as he passes by Agnes Dodd and Mamie Dickerson remarks, “He’s much too good looking to still be single and teaching school.” Agnes and Mamie have settled down as old maids after extensive travel about the Americas. I rushed off to greet Ruby Hall who is late. Her only explanation was that having four chil- dren to put to bed delayed her a little. Eleanor Gosney has settled down to secretarial work. (Watch those good-looking bosses, Eleanor!) Lo- rena Lindsey is a famous artist in New York and Nancy Ann Jones is a telephone operator. I was amazed to know that so many old students were still connected with Dan River. Everette Clark, Jr. is a proprietor of Ringgold Dairy Page Twenty-eight i

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CAROLYN EVANS Most Popular EVERETT CLARK Most Athletic REBECCA EAST Best All-Around Class Queen JOSEPH ARNOLD Funniest ELEANOR GOSNEY Most Likely To Succeed THOMAS GUILL Biggest Flirt MELVIN VERNON Most Popular RUBY HALL Most Athletic JACK BLANKENSHIP Best All-Around NANCY HODNETT Funniest CARROLL BROWN Most Likely To Succeed Best Looking JOY TURNER Biggest Flirt wo- OR SE ll