Marion High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Marion, VA)

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Makes Speech on Projected Programs Boosts Election Campaign of Incumbent U.S. Representative Emerging victoriously from the race for Coun¬ ty Clerk of the Court, was Jimmy Warren. On October 22nd, Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz and Congressman William C. Wampler were guests in Marion at the Chamber of Commerce Town and Country Banquet. The banquet, which was held in the school cafeteria, was followed by a rally in the auditorium. In addition to the re- election of Congressman Wampler, an antiquated Blue Law, which prohibited the Sunday sale of such basic items as toilet paper, was abolished. Incumbent Congressman Bill Wampler gets a hearty salute from Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz after the Town and Country Banquet and speeches. This voting machine shows the choice given to Smyth County residents. Question: Shall the provisions of § 18.1 363.1 of the Code of Vir¬ ginia (commonly known as the Sunday Closing Law) be effective in Smyth County? YES NO I Local grocery stores were allowed to open, but the sale of certain items was prohibited. T ? ? ft h ' » U £ b fl t •£ i £ £ 5 } Kf Tj Idl 1 n •- •„ 2 £ s f § Items in this Section I NOT FOR SALEW on SUNDAY t y x 26

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In class, Pam Gelb sneaks a few minutes for a much-needed nap. Art students Bill Veselik, Donna Ewald and Beth Bauman are hard at work sketching unwary subjects. Lazy fall days bring these two unsuspecting people out of the building and into the grass. The fall biology field trip gave Advanced Biology student, Stuart Hutton and Mrs. Potter a chance to get out of the classroom.

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( I I Piano accompaniment for Godspell” was provided by Judy Sturgill with help from Tammy Cregger. Godspell Presented For Thanksgiving Unforeseen pleasure arrived with Thanksgiving. School activities proceeded as usual but an extra treat came over the weekend. The Gam¬ ma Delta Tri-Hi-Y and Boy’s Hi-Y co-sponsored an assembly in which the Rev. Dan Straw of Glade Spring delivered a message to the students. Following this, the chorus performed a medley of songs from Godspell.” By Sunday afternoon, before we were to return to school, a cushiony 16 in¬ ches of snow had fallen. Vacation was extended a week, leaving only nine school days before Christmas. Long rehearsals paid off when the student body gave the chorus rave reviews for their per¬ formance. Lonely yellow buses, nearly covered and blocked by a scraper’s work, were forgotten by students for a week.