Honaker High School - Torch Yearbook (Honaker, VA)

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CLASS WILL We, the Seniors of Honaker High School, Class of ’49, Russell County, State of Virginia, being in 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 our Principal, Mr. Baldwin; Miss Fuller and Miss Gent, our co-sponsots; and all the other loyal faculty members, we leave our highest appreciation for their untiring efforts administered in our behalf. Mildred Bail wills her affection for Miss Mary Sue Fuller to her future students. Fay Bostic leaves his bus driving job to Bob Strickland. Kenneth Boyd gives his position as Class President to Harry Wilson. Virgal Brewster bequeaths his great dancing abilities to Miss Willie Kate Combs. Ruth Brown leaves her ability “to baby sit” for Mr. Strickland to Nancy Albert. To Mary Sue Johnson, Marie Childress wills her position as “Miss Senior.” Lorene Coleman gives her place as Hi-Y President to Peggy Lou Ekau. Delphia Combs wills her seat in speech class to some bright Junior. Shirley Cooke wills his mathematic ability to Winfred Hess. To Betty Jo Musick, Ruth Corns wills her big laugh and crazy jokes. Janice Counts leaves her enjoyment of the Glee Club to Doug- las Jamison. Betty Lou Deel beciueaths her ability to be a clown to Miss Margaret Brown. Helen Jean Dye wills her seat in Shorthand Class to Mary Sue Keene. Archie Fleti.her leaves his front seat in Miss Fuller’s classes to Bob Mason. To Jack Johnson, Rosco Foleno wills his technique in keep- ing his hair combed. Bill Gillespie bequeaths his tenor voice to James Clark. Jimmy Harris wills his ability in Shorthand Class to some Lucky Junior. Harmon Hess leaves some of his grades to some dumb Junior. To Harry Wilson, Billy Honaker gives his ability to keep his hair combed. Joan Honaker wills her naturally curly hair to Jean Ann Baldwin. Eula Hubbard bequeaths her long black hair to Patty Paris. James Hubbard leaves his luck for getting through high school to Gene Waddell. Joy Jackson wills her slim figure to her beloved teacher, Mrs. Miller. To Sue Runyon, Margaret Jackson wills her quiet disposition. In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-eight. Billy Martin leaves his red hair to any Junior who gets theirs pulled out by Mrs. Miller in American History Class. To Buddy Gent, Claude Mason wills his fondness for the Freshmen girls. Eddie Matney wills his muscles to Mr. Strickland who is in desperate need of them. Manley Miller leaves his will power to keep training in bas- ketball to all leftover players. Betty Miller wills her height to Billy Ashbrooke. Mary Belle Miller wills her shorthand ability to any Junior who might need it. To Mildred Van Dyke, Vivian Miller wills her typing ability. Dorothy Mullins bequeaths her friendliness to Fay Ashebrooke. Mary Ruth Musick leaves her proposing ability and affec- tionate love for Mr. Strickland to her shadow, Doris Crab- tree. Phillis Musick wills her dignity to Peggy Jackson. Peggy Palmer leaves her blue eyes to Geanette Crabtree. Vina Delphia Price leaves her position as Feature Editor to Mary Rose Wilson. Elizabeth Ray wills her figure to all slim Juniors. Beulah Robinette bequeaths her big mouth to Geneva Dye. Jacqueline Smith wills her attention in Home Ec. to Delphia McNulty. Sue Starnes wills her fondness for Garden Creek Boys to Ethel Fletcher. Dorothy Steele wills everything she has but her man to Bobby Miller. Evelyn Steele wills her ability to cooperate with the teacher to those who need it. Melba Steele wills her flirting ability to Joan Wyatt. Mae Stump leaves her Beta Club membership to Doris Crab- tree. Clyde Taylor leaves his bashfulness to Carl Henry Hart. Roberta Taylor leaves her seat in Home Ec. Class to Mil- dred Boyd. Joe White wills his reputation in High School to Bob Mason. Louise Welch bequeaths her bashfulness to Jo Ann Newberry. Corena Whited wills her long legs and loud mouth to some short, shy Junior. Jean Wilson wills her title, “Laziest” to Leon Owens, who rightfully deserves the bequest. Glenn Whitt wills his height to Don Honaker. and affixed our seal this the tenth day of December in the tL

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CLASS HISTORY Some retrospection on the part of a Senior Class arouses much interest, for in the passing of eleven years many events have taken place. In order to com- pile a history of the graduating class of ’49 it is necessary for us to look back to the year 1937, when seventy-five six-year-olds started their first day of school. We were all well scrubbed and very, very excited, if not a little scared. But as the years passed we soon realized that this was just like a second home. Our teachers were like mothers, kind, patient, gentle and ever-ready to tend our hurts. Instead of just a few brothers and sisters there was a room full, with whom we lived, worked and played each day. Upon entering high school as Freshmen, we were almost as excited as the first day of school, for very few of us knew much about high school. At first, we felt as though the Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors were better than we. but we soon found that we were all working toward the same goal and we were an integral part of the high school. We held our Freshmen Picnic at Jessee’s Cave, where we had a very good time and more food than we could eat. It rained as we were coming back but that did not dampen our spirits. Fond memories, all of them!!! When we enterd school the following year as Sophomores, we realized we had advanced still another step. Our annual class picnic was held at a very nice spot on Little River. We were furnished transportation by one of the school buses, and this marked another memorable event in our lives. As Juniors we began to feel more important. The main event in our Junior year was the Junior-Senior Picnic, held at the Douglas Memorial. We held true to tradition and defeated the Seniors in the March of Dimes Contest- Juniors always top the ladder in money collections. WHY NOT? You can guess. Now as Seniors only fifteen are enrolled who started in the first grade, and only fifty-two of the one hundred and two Freshmen have reached the final mile of the way. We are very proud to have reached our goal, but at the same time we are sad, for indeed our classmates are as true brothers and sisters by now, and it will seem as though we are breaking up one big happy family. However, time marches on and aonther Senior Class will take our places, as we leave the stage of high school action and take our places in the world. “In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain. Either you already reach a higher point today or you exercise your strength in order to climb higher tomorrow.” Suf. Starnes 1 8 ia-

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CLASS PROPHECY One evening, in the montli of October, 1959, I ghinced through my mail and found a small envelope postmarked Honaker, Virginia. I hurriedly opened the envelope and much to my certain surprise and pleasure I found an invitation to attend a ‘Homecoming” for the Class of ’49, sponsored by Miss Mary Sue Fuller, our Senior Teacher in 1949. 1 was very e.xcited about the meeting with my old classmates, many of whom I had not seen since ’49. The date for the event was October 25th, and wheri I enrered the living room of the Home Ec. Cottage that evening the atmosphere was familiar. There was Miss Fuller to receive us and she seemed very happy to see us and was just as sweet as ever. I shall endeavor to tell you who read these pages about all those persons who were in attendance. Harmon Hess, the President of Emory and Henry College, was outstanding in appearance and manner. Janice Counts, the famous doctor, located at Johns Hop- kins Hospital was there and she could talk of nothing ex- cept her many successful operations. Sue Starnes was practicing to become a model and I was told she had hopes of securing a position with the Power’s Modeling Agency in New York City. A very happy aeroplane hostess, Dorothy Mullins, said she was employed by the American Airlines. Helen Jean Dye (Mrs. Bobby Keene) was then the mother of two bouncing baby boys. Archie Fletcher, yet as big a pest as ever, was a very suc- cessful business man in Drill, Virginia. One of the residents of the home town, Mrs. Joann Honaker, had made Harry very happ y by presenting him with lovely twin girls. Virgil Brewster was teaching Agriculture at “Dear Ol’ Honaker Hi.” He believed he was doing the job as well as Mr. Busic did in his days. The Nursing Profession was well represented by Mary Ruth Musick, Head Nurse at the Clinch Valley Clinic in Rich- lands; Rutli Brown, Sunervisor of Nurses at the University Hospital in Charlottesville; and Joy Jackson, who was teach- ing Home Nursing to the High School students in Russell County. Betty Miller was very successful as the new Junior history teacher at Honaker. Mrs. Bill Moore, the former Dorothy Steele, was living hap- pily in a little cottage in Swords Creek, Virginia. Frank Sinatra’s place on the “Hit Parade” had been taken by none other than Bdl Gillespie. James Hubbard said he had achieved his high ambition as a pilot in the Navy Air Corps. Richlands High School had a new Home Ec. teacher, Beulah Robinette. Margaret Jackson had become the owner of one of the largest beauty salons in New York City. The Garden Greek High School students were very proud of their hand.some basketball coach, Eddie Matney. Fay Bostic owned a thriving coal mine at Swords Greek, Va., and had continued to practice the art of questioning. The overweight ladies in Honaker had no cause to worry be- cause a reducing school was being operated by Elizabeth Ray. Jean Wilson was co-owner and efficient secretary to the Dry Gleaning Firm of Johnson and Wilson in Roanoke, Va. Manley Miller was tall and handsome in his uniform for he was a General in the Army and had married the daughter of the Secretary of War. Maior Joe White was even more handsome in uniform than he was in 49, when he and all the girls thought he was so “cute.” Eula Hubbard was planning to celebrate her tenth wedding anniversary in December of that year ’59. Mary Belle Miller said she had no trouble managing her hus- band, Toby Jackson, for all she had to do was to reach for the rolling pin. Ruth Gorns was secretary to the Swords Greek Mining Cor- poration. Evelyn Steele was complaining about the difficult time she always had securing a “baby sitter” to look after her five children, A very industrious taxi business was owned by Bill Martin in Grundy, Virginia. Slnrley Gooke, Billie Honaker, Roscoe Foloneo, and Glyde Taylor were owners of four of the largest farms in South- west, Virginia. Marie Ghildress was coaching basketball at Tazewell High. These three happy housewives — Peggy Palmer, Vivian Miller, and Louise Welch, insisted that they would rather be home- makers than career women. Glaude Mason was home on a furlough from the Army and said he wanted to make it his career. An art student studying in Ghicago was the talented Vina Price. Delphia Gombs was an efficient secretary in Bristol, Tennessee. Betty Deel was employed in Detroit as a Private Public Speech Teacher. A day nursery for all the children in Drill whose mothers work away from home was operated by Lorene Goleman. Mildred Ball was teaching on Big A Mountain, having suc- ceeded her sister. Roberta Taylor and Ruth Taylor were still employed by Mr. Ben Penny of the Five and Ten Gent Store in our town. Gorena Whited was a switchboard operator working in Japan. Jimmy Harris was a successful salesman for the Fuller Brush Gompany. Jacqueline Smith was teaching school at Pine Greek, Virginia, having succeeded her mother. Glen Whitt was principal at Richlands High, a school of two thousand enrollment. Mae Stump, the talented piano teacher at Lebanon High, was loved by all her pupils. Melba Steele was a happy housewife in Richlands, Virginia. Of all the people present. His Excellency, Governor Kenneth Boyd, was probably the most distinguished. After all the gaiety of the Homecoming it was indeed diSicult for me to return the following morning to my arduous du- ties as private secretary to His Excellency, the then, present Governor Boyd of Virginia. PHYLLIS MUSIGK 20 } -