Montvale High School - Echo Yearbook (Montvale, VA)

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Class Prophecy We were lucky to have been signed on for this trip - the first attempt at colonization on the moon. We three enthu¬ siastic representatives of the newspaper world armed with camera, notebook, and noses for news had cautiously approached Headquarter’s Aerospace that January morning in 1972 located in Ou La La. JOHNNY, sports news caster and coach at Virginia Tech, was, of course, interested in the sports program on this new planet and in promoting match basketball games between Earth and the Moon. FAYE wanted to explore the possibilities for extablishing a chain of beauty parlors designed for Moon Maidens and Madames; the third passenger, BETTY, a member of the FBI since the completion of her course in Investigation of People and Crirninals, was sure this was just the place for practicing her profession. To the utter astonishment of the three, the familiar voice of their old senior sponsor, ORRIN SYLVESTER RHUDY, boomed a greeting. All aboard, my fellow travelers, Professor Rhudy called over the huge amplifier, (now tuned to bass), and if you follow the direction indicated by this earth finding detectometer, you ' ll be able to spy on all the rest of your classmates of MHS Earth ’62. Gee, look, there’s - DOROTHY GRAY in Long Neck, Louisiana, attending a world-wide stretching school hoping to secure some of that much needed height. And yes, that is SALLY FELLERS with her same old quick stepping style, teach¬ ing the ’72 version of the twist to Hollywood starlets. That slim, trim little figure can be no other than PATRICIA AND¬ ERSON now secretary of t he Mickey Mouse Clubs of America. Wait a minute, guess who ' s being interviewed right now? RONNIE PENDLETON has taken the place of Witt Chamberlain playing basketball for the professional Philadelphia War¬ riors. He is recruiting rookies now, and he surely sounds enthusiastic. As Ronnie’s voice died away who should appear but our own brunette beauty, CATHERINE GARRETT! She had lately taken Hollywood by storm with her program of Parodies on Robert Burns’ - To a Squash Bug’ being the most hilarious. The program following this, featured VIRGINIA KING advertising her great business, The Purina Dog Chow, from which she has grossed a cool million. Our mighty moon craft hovered over the vicinity of Montvale hoping to catch a glimpse of more of our old classmates. Sure enough, there was a tremendous sign at the entrance to the Goose Creek Valley; Montvale, Korn Kapital of the US - managed by BERNARD ALPHIN, our old president, from the rich acres which he owns in the valley. Just across the broad eight lane highway is the 100, 000 acre ranch of JOHNNY THOMAS. His specialty is kine and swine. Just over the ridge there, is MARIE PARKER’S Plastic Comb Company with which she is making millions. Her assistant, cousin JUDITH, is on the job every day while Marie is absent quite often. The sun was now glinting on a bright object which proved to be SHIRLEY OVERSTREET’S pretty red hair. There she was, trying to hide from the old men whom she is nursing at the Elks Home (Shirley is still easily frightened when she misses a question). Oops, I thought I couldn’t be mistaken! There was SHIRLEY BROWN (Mrs. Cecil Witt) going into the office of Drs. Catchem and Curem located on Bridge Street in Bedford. There also stepping along as briskly as in the good old days, was FRANCES WOOD. She has changed her name to Stanley, but she still hopes for the lead in the new production Moth¬ er of the Five Little Hollywoods’. Next, coming in loud and clear over our radio spacivision was Billy Barnett’s Band, whose latest trumpet player is no other than our own COOPER. We have heard that George was making a good living for wife Linda. Well, what is that speck just around Quarterwood Road? Oh, it’s MARGARET BOOTHE in her Model A still urging people to build fall out shelters. All that light down there, is Luck ' s Service Center, and yes, there’s SUE WILLIAMSON. We suppose she’s trying to persuade husband Lynwood to let her try her hand at working in the restaurant which he now manages. Right on up the road at Villamont is PHILIP DOOLEY in his own establishment, which provides settling ser¬ vice - for a charge of ten dollars. He helps people reach agreements. This is quite a new wrinkle, but Philip D. is equal to the task. Twirling the detector, we focus on the Pull and Haul Barber Shop between Irving and Colonial Fort - CHRYSTA- LENE SHEPHERD hauls in the customers and her husband Don pulls their hair out. A nice set-up! Down Thaxton way, we recognize landmarks that speak of pioneer days - DAVID HAWKINS, Conservation Specialist, has become a leal 20th century Davy Crockett. Slightly northeastward from this forest primeval of Dave’s is the shack which houses LINDA STEV¬ ENS COOPER and her five. She keeps busy picking up after her brood while George is away touring with his trumpet. That’s about all. Oh, no, there’s the most devoted ' 62 senior of all - DIANE MARTIN - she ' s making the fabulous salary of five dollars per week keeping house for former Coach Mathews, who is now writing a book, RULES FOR AMATEUR COACHES. The great block-long building on old East Main Street belongs to the gray haired pharmacist, JAMES MAT¬ TOX. Jimmy’s business was skyrocketed because of the private prescriptions he concocts for Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor in Hollywood. His shipping force numbers forty clerks. Now that we have spied on all our pals, we mentally bid them a long farewell, settle down and begin thinking of our new venture - that is if we get to the moon. Commander Rhudy has just heard a great cackling. He may want to return to earth and check his hen house. BETTY MCDANIEL FAYE PINION JOHNNY MORGAN

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MRS. HAMM Sponsor STEVEN COX President CECIL CONNOR Vice President JOYCE CARTER Secretary MARY MOORMAN Treasurer ELLA SUE COFFMAN Reporter BRENDA DIVERS Reporter TOMMY OBENCHAIN Parliamentarian Raymond Aliff Cordelia Booth Betty Boothe John Carroll David Custer Delores Dooley Eleanor Dooley Nancy Dooley Shirley Dooley Richard Giles Charlotte Gross Doris Hamilton