Honaker High School - Torch Yearbook (Honaker, VA)

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UPWARD OiWARD A Drama in Four Acts ACT I Place: Honaker High School Time: 1944-45 106 Freshmen enter Honaker High Bewilderedl Picnic at Jessee ' s Cave Indigestion! Farewell Party to a classmate joining the army — weeping! ACT II Place: Honaker High School Time: 1945-46 Advanced in rank More Work! Field Day won by H. H. S Muscles! “Little River picnic Gluttons! Candy Store opened Sweet Tooth! ACT III Place: Honaker High School Time: 1946-47 Gymnasium remodeled into largest in Southwest Va. — More Athletics? Electric Score Board installed Accuracy? Juniors treat Seniors with a picnic More eating! Seniors beaten by Juniors in March of Dimes — Jingle, Jangle, Jingle. American History “No Sleep ! ACT IV Place: Honaker High School Time: 1947-48 53 Seniors begin last mile of journey Happy Days! Gymnasium painted and new lights installed.... Proud! School Paper published Gossip! Class of individual guidance established — Plan Career! Christmas Party Lots of Fun! Seniors guessing about Junior entertainment— “Suspense ! Juniors remain true to tradition in envy of Seniors — Good time at Senior Banquet “Jealousy ! GRADAUATION DAY HOORAY!

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1948 CLASS WILL We, the Seniors of Honaker High School, Russell County, State of Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, and hereby revoke all wills and codicils by us at any time heretofore made. To Mr. Baldwin our Principal, Miss Fuller our sponsor, and other faculty members, who have borne with us in all our hours of trials and tribulations, we leave our deepest gratitude, and best wishes for the many years left before them that they might keep dear old H. H. S. the same old familiar place To the Juniors we leave the honorary place that we are now leaving, and best wishes that they may make Honaker High School a better place. Our personal wislies are that their last days will be as happy as ours. Virginia Ball wills her slim figure to Delphia McNulty. Wayne Ball wills his position on the basketball team to Eddie Matney. Frank Brown wills his ability to be a pest and nuisance to Joe Hubbard. Dorothy Campbell bequeaths her natural beauty to Peggy Jackson. G. E. Compton bequeaths his shorthand ability to all lazy boys. Mary Chambers gives her height to Dorothy Mullins. Marie Christian wills her blonde hair to Eula Hubbard. Hasel Crabtree wills his interest in Sophomore girls to some lucky boy. Harold Crabtree gives his ability to carry on meetings to all juniors. Powell Deel wills his army rank to Harry Wilson. Harriet Dye leaves her position as Secretary of the Senior Class to some unlucky Junior. Zeola Foleno gives her long hair to Miss Brown. Helen Grace wills her freckles to Ruth Brown. Truladane Hale wills her position as Editor-in-Chief of the Annual to some poor sucker. Margaret Harris wills her giggles to all sour faced girls. Georgia Fuller wills her position as captain of the basketball team to Sylvia Bartee. Carl Hess bequeaths his favor with Mr. Robinson to Virgil Brewster. Raymond Hess wills his harmonica to Kenneth Sword. Mary Francis Hess gives her perfect figure to Jean Ann Baldwin. Ethel Mae Hess leaves her boy friends to Dorothy Steele. Lou Hess leaves her good grades to Janice Counts. Mahala Hess wills her inattentiveness in class to Betty Miller. Alma Honaker gives her short black hair to Gertrude Plaster. Jean Hughes wills her dignified appearance to Ruth Corns. Billie Honaker wills her shortness to all Juniors who are tall. Emma Jackson leaves her chubbiness to Mildred Ann Ball. Jo Marion Jackson wills her affection for Georgia Fuller to Claude Mason. Ruth Jackson gives her favor with the teachers to those who need it. J. C. Jessee bequeaths his artistic ability to Sue Runyon. Billy Joe Johnson wills his nickname “Goat” to Mr. Couch. Katy Lou Miller leaves her diamond to some lucky junior. Vera Mullins wills her flirting ability to Faye Compton. Nadyne Musick wills her position as Treasurer of the Senior Class to the wealthiest Junior. Carl Newberry wants to give his black curly hair to Jack Johnson. Myrtle Peck wills her cooperative spirit to Mary Ruth Musick. Goldie Peck, after finishing with her beautiful teeth, wills them to Mrs. Miller, if and when she netds them. Florence Robinette gives her timidity to Edna Brown. Mattie Sharp wills her slow easy manner to Joan Stinson. Anna Pearl Smith wills her typing ability to Bob Mason. Brady Smith wills his good looks and popularity to any one who needs them. Eula Starnes wills her basketball points to Carol Honaker. Mike Steele gives his false teeth to all toothless Juniors. Leona Sutherland leaves her curly hair and vacant seat to Ruth Sutherland. Betty Taylor leaves her laziness and forgetfulness to Mae Stump. Garland Taylor bequeaths his anxiety about student government to Manley Miller. Lawrence Taylor leaves his basketball suit to Bill Gillispie. Giles Musick wills his privilege of coming from Cleveland High to Honaker High, to J. B. Combs. Hewlitt Wilson wills his dimples to James Clark. Madeline White wills her long black hair to Miss Hart. Doris Wright gives her attentiveness in class to Joy Jackson. Joan Wysor leaves her position as P. T. A. Queen to Willie Sue Starnes. Billie Jo Yates wills her characteristic twist to Willie Kate Combs. In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal this the twenty-fifth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. Eula Starnes 15 J -