Montvale High School - Echo Yearbook (Montvale, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1946 volume:

Published by The enior Glass of MONTVALE HIGH SCHOOL 4 The ECHO FOREWORD The past cannot be changed but the future is yet to come. In the shaping of that future many times we shall return to our high school days and in returning what could serve as a more accurate record than this, our own yearbook. We have prepared the 19 4 6 Echo with the hope that through the years it shall keep alive the memory of the days that we have spent here. Here is your book. Read it, and if it brings you pleas¬ ure, we who have written it shall not have written in vain. The EUIU 5 The School 6 The ECHO - - deem it a high privilege to honor one whom we love and ad¬ mire. Ever willing to sacrifice her time she has striven to de¬ velop in us high standards of honesty and sportsmanship. For her loyalty to us she will long be remembered and her influence shall be lasting. We, therefore proudly dedicate the 1946 Echo to M iss Elsie Wright. ANNUAL STAFF Co-Editors . Business Manager . Assistant Business Manager Venture Editor . Snapshot Editor . Circulation Manager . Junior Representatives . Sponsors . . Jack Lantz, Walter Johnson . irginia Biggs . Marvin Carter . Lucille Heck . Billy Stallard . Jack Burkholder Betty Ann W ood, Courtney Hatcher, Betty Frances Saunders . Miss Parker, Miss Thierry The ECHO 7 ‘ ' Dedication HONOR For his pleasantness, for his will¬ ing service to the community as well as the Student Body, we honor Mr. K. E. Coffman. 8 The ECHO Cjfor the Teacher The ECHO 9 The faculty MISS WRIGHT Social Studies MR. H. D. McKEE Principal-Chemistry MRS. MARGARET GARRETT English MR. COFFMAN Agriculture MISS WOODING Librarian MISS ALBRIGHT Math MISS PARKER History-Science MISS THIERRY Home Economics MRS. McKEE Seventh Grade MRS. HUDDLESTON Sixth Grade MISS ALPHIN Fifth Grade MRS. JAMES BUFORD Fourth Grade MISS WALLACE Fourth Grade MISS HUFF Third Grade MISS SAUNDERS Second-Third Grade 10 The ECHO The (glasses V’.._ UZ 4 A-ZSJO The ECHO 11 Senior Offi cers JACK BURKHOLDER—President Jack, with his recording brain, his like¬ able wit and his ambitions, shall have success for he has proven himself cap¬ able. JACK LANTZ—Vice-President For his pleasant personality, his en¬ gaging grin, his carrot top and his love for basketball, Jack shall long be remembered. NANCY WHITWORTH—Secretary Capable, studious, quiet and always pleasant—that ' s our Nancy. BILLY STALLARD—Treasurer His continuous smile and joking man¬ ner have been a cheerful influence on us. Bus driving proves difficult at times, but Bill always gets them in. The ECHO pernors VIRGINIA BIGGS— This tall basketball star has devoted much of her time to the publication of our yearbook, and well deserves the best of everything. With her sunny disposi¬ tion and charming personality—how could we forget Pott ? LILLIAN CARTER— Lillian, who is a person of ability, is willing to help others at all times. She is capable, considerate and enjoys life. This dark haired Senior shall be remem¬ bered as one of our star soft ball play¬ ers. MARVIN CARTER— Possessed with a love for talking, he always finds an answer for every ques¬ tion asked. His interest in forestry and agriculture will probably make him a leader in that field. LOUISE CREASY— Blonde, carefree, easy going Louise. With her attractiveness and personality, she has gathered a host of friends at Montvale High. JUNE FIZER— With her willingness to help others, June ' s pleasing nature has made her a likeable student. She desired to become a beautician and we know she is cap¬ able of doing so. ELIZABETH FOGLE— A tall, neat person with a lovely smile. Liz will be remembered by her long finger¬ nails and good grades. The ECHO Seniors RUTH GRAY— A good manager, that ' s Ruth, of the basketball team and of other jobs. She ' s an efficient person as well as a thorough¬ ly liked one. HUBERT GROSS— Well groomed, neat, and a quiet sort of person, Hubert has initiative when he wants to use it. May the best be his in the field he chooses. CAROLYN HAMM— Her capabilify as a leader and her willingness to help others will take her far in the world. She has proved her helpful ness to us all. She ' s always gay. JAMES HARTBERGER— Although James never has much to say he is always cooperative in anything he is asked to do. His interest and leader¬ ship in Agriculture have proved his abil¬ ity. LUCILLE HECK— Although she comes in a small pack¬ age her wit and athletic ability always make her nice to have around. The stars indicate a bright future for her. WALTER JOHNSON— Tall, lean and lanky, Walter always interrupts the serious moments with a witty remark. He has devoted much of his time to flying which has proven very successful. 14 The ECHO Seniors OLA KIRKWOOD— Ola, with her quiet, easy going manner is well liked by all. We feel that she will go to heights with this and her will¬ ingness to help others. PHYLLIS MARSHALL— Phyllis, jolly talkative and giggly has won a place in everyone ' s heart—-espec¬ ially Hubert ' s. Her serious moments at the needed time make her a best all around senior. CHRISTINE McGUIRE— Our athletic senior who has a hard time keeping the 5th period Physical Ed. girls straight. Her happy attitude toward life will keep her from getting gray. MYRTLE MILLER— Small, dark with a captivating person¬ ality, Myrtle has proven herself a most cooperative student. Her many friends will remember her as a pleasant friend. NORMAN OVERSTREET— Norman ' s love for motorcycles, base¬ ball and a certain lass in Bedford fills his time to capacity. MARY PATTERSON— Our tall, attractive brunette, whose pleasing air makes her very popular. She is perhaps not too serious over the lit¬ tle things in life but really ambitious enough to go far in her chosen field. The ECHO 15 Seniors ERNEST POLLARD— Our black curly haired Senior who is always willing to assist in any activity. He will be remembered for his depend¬ ability. PAUL ROUDABUSK— A little on the talkative side he al¬ ways takes time out for flying and sports. Thanks to his broken arm the girls are more willing to assist. Smoothe flying, Jr. GENEVIEVE SMITH— Genevieve is very quiet, but when ask¬ ed to do something is always ready and willing. She plans to be a secretary and we know she will make a very efficient one. GERALDINE THORNTON— Although she hasn ' t been with us long, Jerry has become a favorite among us Seniors. We feel that her quiet, digni¬ fied manner, her sincerity and her abil¬ ity to make top grades will be an asset to a very successful future. VIRGINIA UPDIKE— Virginia is one of the quiet girls of our class who is mostly interested in do¬ mestic affairs. Through her knowledge of Home Ec. we feel she will succeed in this. MILDRED WHEELER— We know Mildred is interested in be¬ ing a nurse and we feel sure that her rather quiet, unassuming manner will be a great help to her in her work. Good Luck! 16 The ECHO Class History September 7, 1942 was a big day for the class of ’46. That day we began— with 64 members. We chose as our motto “I think, but dare not speak”, and it was typical of our year as we were typical rats. Class officers included: President, Dorothy Wheeler; Vice-president, Bobby Parker; Secretary and Treas¬ urer, Jackie Thomas; Sponsors, Miss Ruff, Miss Wingfield, Miss Rucker. With the coming of the sophomore year came a feeling of self-satisfac¬ tion, sometimes termed a superiority complex. We thoroughly enjoyed rat day that year—we were now typical Sophomores. This year we were deter¬ mined “To make the best better.” Officers of our 42 members were; President Jack Burkholder; Vice-president, Jack Lantz; Secretary, Ruth Gray; Treasurer, Jimmy Redfield. Our sponsor, Miss Wright, ended our year with a picnic at Buford ' s Spring. Our enrollment declined to 34 members in our Junior year. In Septem¬ ber we elected Jack Burkholder as our President with Hubert Gross as Vice-pres¬ ident. Walter Johnson was Secretary, and Lucille Heck was Treasurer. Miss Wright was our Sponsor. Our motto was “Not at the top, but still climbing.” The year was a pleasant one bringing many social activities. Several members of the class gave parties at their homes. We had a class picnic at Lakeside; and we honored the Seniors with a formal banquet in May. Our Senior year has been all too short for us to do the many things we planned. Members of our class were active on the boys and girls basketball teams—we chose an Echo staff and produced our yearbook—we produced our Senior play “Don ' t Keep Him Waiting.” Social life was in abundance this year, first a St. Patrick’s Day party with the Juniors; Miss Wright entertained us with a picnic at Buford’s Springs; another outing at Lakeside; we were honored by the Juniors with a formal ban¬ quet. Jack Burkholder was again elected our President for the third year. Other officer were: Jack Lantz, Vice-president; Nancy Whitworth, Secretary; Billy Stallar reasurer. Miss Wright was our Sponsor. The ECHO 17 Seniors SCHOOL DAYS Now we are Seniors, and it’s nearing time to part, I’m sure no Senior will leave without a memory in his heart, Before we think of things to be, Let me tell you our history. We started as Freshmen and what a show! How we made it we’ll never know, Next year we were Sophomores, And war on our hands, Some of our boys in very strange lands. W ' e became Juniors, The time drawing near, Getting closer to our Senior year. Today we are Seniors, A cheetful bunch to see. Some future teachers and helpers to be, Let’s not forget the teachers, Who helped us struggle through, We say to you dear teachers, To each a hearty, thank you! So we, the Seniors, say our good-by, To schoolmates and friends of Montvale Hi, Adieu alma mata, May you ever stand, Helping others with your willing hand. Virginia Biggs cJCJUs ■ m% TTlZUc The ECHO Juniors A ' A President . Vice-President . Secretary and Treasurer Reporter . Sponsor . . Margaret Key Betty Frances Saunders . Courtney Hatcher . Duanne Davidson . Miss Margaret Parker O Willie Conner Tom Cook Otis Curd Bobby Custer Guy Dooley James Franklin Charles Gross Courtney Hatcher Harrison Holland Ronald Seabolt Kathleen Aldridge Betty Allen Lorene Bowles Nancy Brown Duanne Davidson Gladys Fitzgerald Gena Foster Jane Gibbs Alary Anne Gray Ruth Holdren Elsie Hawley Mary Alice Hutchens Margaret Key Evelyn Lam Mary Louise Parfitt Betty Frances Saunders Evelyn Trembly Betty Ann Wood The ECHO 19 President . Vice-President Secretary . Treasurer . Sponsor . . John Burch ... Kenneth Holdren .. Mary Jane Lantz . Marvin Miller Mrs. R. G. Garrett Ernest Bobbit John Burch Ben Coleman Ray Dillard Bill Hawkins, Jr. Kenneth Holdren David Huddleston Norman Johnson James King W illiam Otey McCabe Edward McGuire Hugh McMillian Marvin Miller Joe Stratton James Dean Byrdie Aldridge Agnes Bowles Betty Cook Edna Dooley Alberta Hawley Patricia Inge Claudine Lancaster Mary Jane Lantz Anne Lowe Anne Lumsden Anne Louise Noell Elizabeth Orange Nell Pollard Peggy Stallard Jerline Witt 20 The ECHO Cjfreshmen President . Jimmy Luck Vice-President . Elsie Graham Secretary . Louise Hooper 7 reasurer . Norvell Lumsden Reporter .. Homer Richards Sponsors . Miss Betty Albright, Mr. K. E. Coffman Class Colors—Blue and Gold Raymond Brown Woodrow Giles Junior Gross Jack Holdren Muriel King Jimmy Luck Norvell Lumsden Douglas McAllister Ernest Orange Jimmy Parker Homer Richards Malcolm Stone Eugene Smith Jimmy Whitworth Don Fuqua Eugene 1 Iamilton Margie Bowles Faye Bowyer Louise Burnette Elizabeth Callahan Annie Mae Carter Maebellc Carter Sarah Carter Thelma Clark Jennie Lee Dooley Mildred Dooley Phyllis Early Shelby Falls Phyllis Farrell Elsie Graham Billie Jean Hamm Juanita Hogan Louise Hooper Lois Hutchens Evelyn Karnes Vera Lam Norma Jean Letchford Anne Mattox Catherine Mattox Geraldine Nester Gladys Overstreet Irene Overstreet Lettie Overstreet Rhoda Overstreet Janie Thomas Betty Jean Vaughan Odelle Witt Mary Overstreet r The ECHO Seventh Cjrade Mrs. Hugh D. McKee—Sponsor Mildred Allen Mavia Andrews Virginia Belle Ayers Lillie Mae Ayers Madeline Bower Rachel Brown Junior Bussy Willie Carter Ralph Curd Eva Dooley Mildred Dooley Mamie Draper Dollie Mae Falls Frank Farrell Mary Sue Forgie Glenwood Franklin Ester Giles Xolie Giles Nancy Grey Ellen Gross Charles Goethe Junior Hawkins Nellie Holdren Alary Miller Edward Morgan Luther P. Pugh Joe Raudabush Nancy Sanderson Robert Trout Donald Walden El wood W heeler The ECHO 22 Cjfifth and ( T)ixth (grades Ella Mae Alldredge Florence Biggs Sally Anne Brown Billy Jean Davidson Barbara Foster Jeanette Franklin Floise Grant Joan Gray Dorothy Hartberger Shirley Hutchens Irene Anderson Marie Anderson Nora Lee Beck Rebecca Brown Omalee Curd Iva Forgie Gloria Gross Fannie Gross Collen Hartberger Evelyn Heck Lois 1 lutchens 6th Grade—Mrs. Hope D. Huddleston Anna Mae Looney Nancy Luck Shirley Nester Helen Orange Margie Orange Margaret Parker Myrtle Roop Mable Annie Thomas Ruby Thomas Odell Biggs Griffin Bohen Robert Bowyer Bobby Conner Harry Dolley, Jr. Darden Early Joy Fitzgerald Billy Cross Eugene Cross Everette Hamilton Paul Hammond Maynard Hartberger Fred King Elbert Lantz Ronald Lawrence Ebra Markham Samuel Moore Loyd Orange John W hitworth 5th Grade—Miss Ruth Alphin Nellie Hutchens Ruby Jones Mary Karnes Elsie Lam Ruth Morgan Nellie K. Nester Sybil Vaughan Carlotta W illiamson Billy Baker Wyatt Bramlett Ray Brown Clarence Callahan Billy Conner Charlie Dooley Don Dooley Edward Dooley Fred Dooley John I. Dooley Luther Draper Bobby Garrett John R. Gray Freman Hamm Jack Maxfield Gray Markham Donald McAfee Earl Orange Earl Orange James Tyler Garland Pollard Elmer Pugh Frank W ood The ECHO 23 EhCere and There 1 I 24 The ECHO cl After (Classes The ECHO 25 ‘Boys Basketball Team Captain . Jack Lantz Coach . Mr. McKee Manager . Jack Burkholder FORWARDS CENTER GUARDS Harrison Holland John Burch Marvin Carter Jack Lantz Guy Dooley Paul Raudabush Charles Gross Billy Stallard Malcolm Stone SUBSTITUTES Kenneth Holdren David Huddleston Walter Johnson Ernest Pollard 26 The ECHO Qirls Basketball Team Captain Coach ... Manager . Lucille Heck Miss Elsie right . Ruth Gray FORWARDS GUARDS Virginia Biggs Lucille Heck Nancy Brown Nell Pollard June Fizer Lorene Bowles SUBSTITUTES Peggy Stallard Mary Jane Lantz Ann Lumsden Carolyn Hamm Betty Cook Mildred Wheeler The ECHO 27 U ' Don t Keep Him Waiting’’ CHARACTERS Jeff Ramble . Jack Lantz Tootles (Jeff ' s younger sister) . Carolyn Hamm Betty (Jeff ' s older sister) . Virginia Biggs Owen (Jeff’s father) . Jack Burkholder Selina (Jeff ' s aunt) . Lucille Heck Jinny (a pal next door) . Louise Creasy Chester (a friend of Jeff’s) . Walter Johnson Sally Lou (a Georgian charmer) . Mary Patterson Minerva (friend of Sally Lou) . Phyllis Marshall David Vance, in love with Bettv . Marvin Carter Amos Atkins, Betty’s future boss . Hubert Gross O ' Tootle, taxi driver . Paul Raudabush 28 The ECHO juiture farmers of -America President . Vice-President. Secretary . Treasurer . Watchdog . Advisor . Courtney Hatcher . James Hartberger . Marvin Carter .. Harrison Holland Norman Overstreet . Mr. Coffman James Franklin Ronald Seabolt Jack Lantz Ernest Bobbitt Junior Gross Bill Hawkins David Huddleston James King Edward McGuire Jack Holdren Jimmy W hitworth Richard Aldridge Raymond Brown Charles Carter James Dean Fred Dooley Woodrow Giles Muriel King Jimmy Luck Norvell Lumsden Abner Orange Jimmy Parker Edgar Smith Malcolm Stone Elmer Wooldridge The ECHO 29 Beauty (Contestants o)quad 30 The ECHO HhConogram (Tilth Virginia Biggs Lorene Bowles Nancy Brown John Burch Jack Burkholder Marvin Carter Guy Dooiey June Fizer Ruth Gray Lucille Heck Harrison Holland Jack Lantz Mary Jane Lantz Nell Pollard Paul Raudabush Carolyn Hamm The ECHO 51 The (Ejlate Most Popular . Most Outstanding . Most Athletic . Most Capable . Most Dignified . Most Studious . Biggest Flirt . Best Personality . Neatest . Biggest Pest . Most likely to succeed Laziest . Wittest . Best Looking . Best All Around . .KENNETH HOLDREN JACK BURKHOLDER GUY DOOLEY . JACK BURKHOLDER BILL HAWKINS . JACK BURKHOLDER .MARVIN CARTER . JACK LANTZ . CHARLES GROSS . .MARVIN CARTER . JACK BURKHOLDER .MARVIN MILLER . NORMAN JOHNSON . .CHARLES GROSS . JACK BURKHOLDER .. MARY PATTERSON ... BETTY SAUNDERS . LUCILLE HECK .... BETTY SAUNDERS NANCY WHITWORTH .... BETTY. SAUNDERS . CAROLYN HAMM . ANNE LUMSDEN .. MARY PATTERSON . LUCILLE HECK .... BETTY SAUNDERS . JANE GIBBS . LUCILLE HECK .. MARY PATTERSON .... BETTY SAUNDERS The ECHO Prophecies for 11)56 Mary Patterson and Virginia Biggs—have just established a lonely hearts club—What for? Jack Burkholder and Geraldine Thornton—are recovering from the nervous breakdown that they had here at school. Jack still thinks he is president of the class. Jack Lantz—is the new Republican candidate for the governor of Virginia. Marvin Carter—has just been awarded a metal at V. P. I. for his new method of putting out forest fires—a bucket of water. Genevieve Smith—is a blonde secretary who is doing well with the Thaxton Furniture Co. James Hartberger and Ernest Pollard—now country gentlemen, are writing a book on How To Farm. Virginia Updike—a graduate nurse, is now spending her second honeymoon at Miami Beach, Florida. Paul Roudabush—the local veternarian, is now very much in demand among the old ladies with the lap dogs. Lillian Carter, Ruth Gray and Elizabeth Fogle—are now the proud owners of B. Forman and Co. of Roanoke, Va. June Fizer and Lucille Heck—have just opened a beauty salon in Bedford—three trips make you look like Betty Grable or Boris Karlofh Mildred Wheeler—with her chemistry background is now a successful trained nurse. Carolyn Hamm—is the new assistant principal at Montvale and is the instructress of English. Louise Creasy—the other blonde bombshell has just been made head secretary of the N. and W. railroad. Norman Overstreet—who still has luck , is the leading farmer of Bedford County. Walter Johnsqn—with his aeronautical engineering has become the manager of the American Airlines. Myrtle Miller—is doing very well at the Du Pont paint plant after several years of successful ad¬ vancements. Billy Stallard—is still grinning at everyone as they get on his new Greyhound bus every morning. Christine McGuire—has a job along the domestic line—I ' ve heard! Ola Kirkwood—is planning to build a new, modern, up-to-date, combined grocery-department store due to the rapid growth of Penicks. Nancy Whitworth—now owns the biggest chain of cafes in the United States. Phyllis Marshall and Hubert Gross—are still enjoying their life together and will continue to do so until death do they part. Hubert III is in the second grade at Montvale. WALTER JOHNSON MARY PATTERSON BILLY STALLARD The ECHO S.) Class ‘Will We wish to dispose of severe! of our belongings, and impose upon the finder the trust to carry out our wishes. To the juniors we leave the task of doing everything we left undone. Incidentally we didn ' t leave much undone. To the Sophomores we leave our desire to be the outstanding and smartest class in high school. We leave our good looks to the Freshmen. They need them. Our brains would be of no use to them. They have some of their own. To the faculty we leave the job of running the high school without our valuable aid and help; and without the inspiration we gave them in their work. Jack Burkholder wants Hugh Jackson McMillian to acquire his studious habits. Hubert Gross and Phyllis Marshall leave to Norma Jean Letchford and Malcolm Stone their place as the current Romeo and Juliet of M. H. S. Marvin Carter wishes to hand down the position of assistant Fire Warden to Harrison Holland. James Hartberger, retiring vice-president of the F. F. A., requests that James King be his successor. Walter Johnson entrusts his long legs to Ben Coleman. Jack Lantz gives his captaincy of fhe basketball team to Guy Dooley. To John Burch, Ernest Pollard leaves his sister, Nell. In hopes that he will use it, Paul Roudabush wants Courtney Hatcher to have his ability to follow the girls. Billy Stallard transfers his pleasant smile to James Franklin. To Kenneth Holdren, Norman Overstreet submits his love for arguing. Virginia Biggs bequeaths her beauliful blue eyes to her favorite boy friend.-? Louise Creasy sends an airmail package to Gena Foster, inclosing her smile. Lillian Carter bestows her pretty dark hair and eyes to Margaret Key. Ruth Gray offers to Nancy Brown her good grades in Chemistry. Lucille Heck wills her happy-go-lucky ways to Betty Allen. To Betty Ann Wood is left the long fingernails of Elizabeth Fogle. June Fizer passes on to Anne Lumsden her position on the basketball team of next year. Carolyn Hamm hands over her position of helping in the office fo Betty Frances Saunders. To Mary Alice Hutchens, Ola Kirkwood leaves the privilege of managing the school store at lunch period. In parting Mary Louise Parfitt has the honor of receiving Myrtle Miller ' s way of winning friends. As the last gong rings Christine McGuire wishes Duanne Davidson to become as good a baseball player as she was. Mary Patterson slips a note into the hand of Claudine Lancaster leaving her southern drawl. Since we know he needs them, Joe Stratton is receiving Geraldine Thornton ' s good grades in Geometry. Nancy Whitworth transmits her friendly, quiet attitude to Juanita Hogan. Genevieve Smith leaves her special seat on Campbell ' s bus to Peggy Stallard. Virgin a Updike hands over her job of counting lunch tickets next year to Evelyn Lam. Mildred Wheeler wills her sudden outburts in Government class to Tom Cook. We hope that this will may come into the hand of some honest person. Perhaps some next years ' Freshman may find this will before he becomes defiled by associating with the more experienced upper classmen. In witness whereof, we, the class of 1946, as testators have set our solemn hand and seal on this, the 31st day of May of the year 1946. The Senior Class.