Honaker High School - Torch Yearbook (Honaker, VA)

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Honaker High Class Prophecy By iNIiLDRED Ball, Mary Sue Johnson, Patta ' Parris) One cool sjiring night in 19G5 as I was taking a plane tri]i to Hawaii, I had a strange and exciting experience. When I turned on the plane’s television set I saw Jack Hess, one ot the nation’s foremost histori-iiis, who had collected data concerning each member of the Honaker High School senior class ot 1950, and Brittain Turn er, a promising Movie director of HollvAVOod, who had made pictures of the individual classmates busy in their chosen profession. Together they had worked out tlie most interesting program on television I have ever witnessed. First I saw Glen Jackson, who introduced tile program and made a very brilliant speech concerning the participating members. As I sat there wondering who would be the first to apjiear on the screen, I saw Marion Lee Akers going about lier duties as manager of the H onaker Beauty Shoppe. Jean Ann Baldwin wf s as br ' autiful as ever in a red morning dress, as she was busy making biscuits for iicr husband, Garcl, in their little cottage at Garden Creek. Mildred Ann Ball was displaying her latest painting of .lack Smith in the N.ational Art Gal- lery. Don Barnhart, owner of the Kregar iMining Co. was busy giving his men their orders for the day. John Artrip, a traveling salesman for the Fuller Brush Conpiany, was demonstrating his brushes to Freda I.ockhart, who is now a housewife at Richlands, Va. IMildred Boyd, much taller and thinner with a distinct old maid air was teaching English at Honaker High School. Myrtle Brown with that well remembered smile was on roller skates as she gave curb service at a restaurant at Skeggs. Va. The next person to flash on the screen was L5oris Call, who was down on her knees telling Charlie iVIunsey that she thought when a couple had dated for eighteen years, it was time to get married. Professor Bill Counts, having gained an almost unheliei ' ahle stature w;is expounding “Campus Conduct” to the seniors of Emory and Henry College. Doris Crabtree, a popular Broadway dancer, was driving her new Buick up Big A Mountain to visit her parents after her sixth visit to Reno. J. B. Crabtree looked on proudly as Sonny Faye Dye, Virginia Health Inspector posted a notice saying that his restaurant “The Crabapjile” was a Grade A restaurant. Geanette Crabtree, in a crisp nurses uniform wais helping Dr. Bob Hillman of tbe Lebanon General Hosjiital perform an ojieration on our beloved teacher. Miss iSIary Sue Fuller. Kenenth Dye was standing in front of a new Chevrolet car he invented that could go around a curve on two wheels. Bob Deel was disjilaying pole cat bides which by a new process of tanning looked very much like expensive Mink. Mona Dye was busy wdtb routine work in tbe office of her emjiloyer. Dr. Kyle Wells, the most famous dentist in Southwest Virginia. Lloyd Dye, owner ot the Swords Creek Mining Co. Avas having a private conference with his secretary, Oma Gay Dye. Ihe next person to be seen on the screen was Irion Honaker, who was demonstrating a new k’ of hair tonic on Gene Dye, whose head was so slick and shiny that the glare hurt my eyes. D r was securing a patent for her new tyjie of freckle cream, guaranteed to remove fr ' es . ' ernight. ’ (Continued on next page) — 15 —

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r 950 T orch Class History (Continued from preceding page) ACT IV Place Honaker Higli School Time: September i9-i9-May 1950 Characters: Fifty-seven Seniors Sponsor: Miss Mary Sue Fuller Class Officers: President, Llovd White Secretary, Geneva Whited Treasurer, Howard Fletcher Aid four opened in September 19 19 with fifty-seven players each hopeful and happy to have a view of the summit then in the not too distant future. In spite of gleeful occasions such as The Harvest Festival, Selection of Commencement announcements and cards, Class banquet and party, publication of the Torch, Class Play presentation and many other activities, there was much arduous studying ' to he done. Some of the characters enjoved that too and were always happy but others became unhajipy at the thought of class preparation even though they recognized its impor- tance in the completion of the drama. “Move on, Father Time, Our Plaif is finished.” “The Cl. ss of ’50” — 14 - -

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1950 Torch Class Prophecy (Continued from preceding page) Elmer Fuller, employed by the A P at Grundy, was stocking the shelves and smiling above dark rimmed glasses at a buxom school teacher. Howard Fletcher and his wife, lildred Van Dyke, were cleaning the yard around their new stucco farm house at Little River. Roberta Gent, swimming instructor at V. I. College, was having a talk with the board of direc- tors about having a new swimming pool installed. Then I saw a handsome man writing a letter and looking very miserable. It was Carl Henry Hart writing to Beatrice Fairfax, asking her what to do when you have ten girl friends and there are only seven short days in a w ' eek. Jimmy Hurt had gone into the hold-up business. He was making a new kind of suspenders. James Honaker w ' as interviewing a contestant on his radio program “It Pay.s to be Ignorant.” The next scene was in a lawyver’s office. The lawyer was none other than Jack Johnson and his client was Miss Lorene Musick. Clifford Jessee was trying in vain to teach his young son to ne% ' er trust a woman. I.ula Jackson was in Washington, D. C. obtaining a patent for her new medicine, called “.Tackson’s Little Worm Pills.” Betty Jackson w ' as a saleslady for the “Superform Girdle Co.” Then there was that plucky little Nellie Jackson, trim in a crisp uniform going about her duties as a gracious hostess on one of the modern American Airlines planes. Peggy .Jackson was entering a bathing beauty contest in Florida to be judged by Mr. Dallas Starnes. I was very surprised to see Mary Sue .Johnson and Geneva Whited lying fast asleep in a cotton field in Alabama. Thev had chosen many occupations for a living, but had finally decided on cotton picking. In the distance I saw a night club “The Star”on big A Mountain, featuring Virginia Simms as the feather dancer who had great ability to entertain the customers. Betty M.artin was in her well furnished kitchen having a quiet supper with her husband, Polk Fields. Their four children were patiently waiting in the back yard for their turn to eat. Much to my surjjrise, there was Betty Jo Musick, working as personal secretary to Jimmy Durante. Kyle sillier was being awarded a silver cup for breaking the world record as a running cham- pion. M llbur Miller was welcoming a new member into his I.onely Hearts Club. The new member was none other than Mary Rose Wilson. Patty Parris and her husband, Ray Mason, were boarding the train at Penn Station, enroute to their old town of Honaker to begin a revival. Leon Owens was standing in front of “OldGlory” as he was being inaugurated as Republican President of the United States. Jo Ann Newberry appeared tlien, driving down Fifth Avenue at Honaker searching for her husband. Bill Combs. Mary Peck was an efficient little housewife at her new home at Raven, Virginia. Henry Price was smiling happily as he was working at his new job, fitting hosiery for ;ach lady customer. Lloyd White was jjroudly trying to get someone to allow him to give them an injection of h. ' s new serum which was supposed to produce knowledge overnight. ( Continued on next page ) —16