Rich Valley High School - Lasso Yearbook (Saltville, VA)

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SENIOR DIRECTORY John Ckockktt Andfrson — Crotk —Box 156, Chatham Mill, N ' irgiiiia. Hobby: Reading; books. Ambition: Radio career. F.F.A., i, 4; Roiind-Vf Staff, 4; Class Secretart ,I ; F. F. A. Basketball Feam, 4. Roberi ' McM.vllion Anderson — Ch ' uk —C ' hatham Hill, X ' irginia. Hobby: Hunting- Atnbitinn: To be a farmer. F.F.A., i, 3, 4, 5; Library, 4. C Ri. I’resion Brickev, Jr. — C. P. Hobb . Horseback riding;. Ambition: To own a horse stable. 4-H Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Beta Club, 2, 3, 4; Library Club, 3, 4; 4-II Club A’ice President, 4; Basketball, 4; Class Reporter, I. Joseph Wii.li.xm Buch. n. n — Pelf —B road ford, N ' irginia. Hobby: Seeing; g;ood movies. Ambition: To make a better citizen. Class Wee President, 2; Class Treas¬ urer, 2; Beta Club, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer, 3, 4; Football Manag;er, 4; Basketball, 4; RouriJ-Vp Staff (Sports Editor), 4; L.tsso Staff (Assistant Business Manager), 4 - J. CK Pr.vtt ( mpbei,l — Bahe —Chatham Hill, ’irginia. Hobby: Sleeping. Ambition: I ' o be a farmer. Foot¬ ball, 2, 3, 4; F.F.A., 3, 4; Class President, 3; Round- i ' p Staff, 3; F.F.A. Basketball Feam, 3, 4. Cecil Holmes C.areer — Ceeil —(Hiatham Hill, ’irginia. flobby; Collecting old money. Ambition; To be a mechanic. F.F.A., 3, 4. ( ' l.vrence Villi. m Frye — S’u.-amp Molly — Route i, Saltville, drginia. Hobby; Hunting. Ambition: State policeman. F.F.A., 3, 4. Dewey Hileon Frye, Jr.— Gee —Route i, Saltville, Vir¬ ginia. Hobby: Reading books. Ambition: To have a itiilitarv career. F.F ' .A., 3, 4; F.F.A. Basketball Team, 4 - II.AROLD F.ugene Chllespie — Crip —(’hatham Hill, ' ir- ginia. Hobby: Fishing. Ambition: Fo become an airplane pilot. 4-H Club, i, 2; F.F.A., r, 2, 3, 4, Freasurer, 4; F ' ootball, 3, 4. Albert Hughes Gillespie — Ruben —Route i, Saltville, Virginia. Hobby: Hunting and fishing. Ambition; Fo go to college. Library Club, 3, 4; Football, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4. PiiiL.tNDER Henderson Grifeiets — Phil —Saltville, ’ir- ginia. Hobby: M’orking on torn-up motors. Ambi¬ tion: Fo be a mechanic. Fransferred from Fanners- ville Junior High. F.F.A., i; Football, 3; Rnund-l ' p Staff, 4; F.F.A. Basketball Feam, 4. Gordon F)’-:i.mus H.agy — Tolsy —North Holston, ’ir- ginia. Hobby: Hunting. Ambition: Fo be a farmer. F.F.A., I, 2, 3, 4; 4-H Club, 2; Basketball, 4; Sentinel, t. J.VMES ( R,ER Kestner — Kfs —Box 176, Saltville, ’ir- ginia. Hobby: Collecting foreign coins. Ambition: Radio career. Football, 4; Basketball, 4; F.F.A., 3, 4; F.F.A. Basketball Team, 4. Fhom.as FIdwari) Mash — ' Pom —Broailford, ' irginia. Hobby: Hunting. Ambition: To become an electrical engineer. F.A..‘ ., 2, 3, 4, 5; Football, 4, 5; Basketball, 5; Library Club, 5; F.F.. . President, 5. Haskell Lee Mc. i.lister— lltukell —Route i, Saltville, ' irginia. Hobb : Collecting and working jig-saw puzzles. -Ambition: Fo become an electrician. F.F.A., 3, 4; Library ( ' lub, 3, 4. Herberi Curtis Mc. i.lister — Herb —Route i, Saltville, drginia. Hobby: Working with electric equipment and supplies. Ambition: Fo be an electrician. F.F.A., I, 2, 3, 4, 5, Treasurer, 4; Football, 4, 5. Donald ( ' lieton McCready — Don or Mortimer —Route I, Saltville, ’irginia. Hobby: Woodwork and collect¬ ing puzzles. Ambition: ' Fo be a pilot. Basketball, 3, 4; F.F..A., 2, 3, 4; F.F..A. Basketball Feam, 2, 3, 4. Willis Ch.enn Moore— ll ' illis —Chatham Hill, ' ir- ginia. Hobby: Hunting and fishing. Ambition: To be a mechanical engineer. F.F.A., i, 2, 3, 4. Samuel CJordon Myers— Stun —(diatham Hill, ' ir- ginia. Hobby: Sports, . mbition: To be a coach. Round-Cp Staff, 3, 4; Assistant Editor, 3, Editor, 4; Football, I, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 4; Basketball, i, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 4; Class President, i, 2, 3, 4; Outstanding Senior. Bobby CL il Necessary — Ses or Hobby —.‘ sberrys, A ' ir- ginia. Hobby: Sports. Ambition; To be a coach. Fransferred from Fannersville Junior High. Beta ( lub, 4; F.F.. ., 4; Roiind-Vp Staff, 4; Football, 3, 4. .Merle St. nley Osborne— Osborne —Route i, Saltville, X ' irginia. Hobby: Hunting. Ambition: Fo be a mechanic. F.F..‘ ., i, 2, 3, 4. Roberi FIl.more Peni.and — Bobby —Asherrys, A’irginia. Hobbv: Hunting. Ambition: do be a mechanic. Fransferred from Tannersville Junior High. Football, 3, 4; Round-l p Staff, 4; F.F.. ., 4. Baxter Surber — Surb —North Holston, ' irginia. Hobby: Plating pool and bowling. Ambition: I ' o be success¬ ful and happy in life. Transferred from Emerson High. F.F.. ., 2; ( lass Vice President, 2; Library Club Reporter, 4; Assistant Editor of the I-ASSO, 4; Basketball, 4. C ' h.xrles Edw.xrd Vermillion— llorsic —North Holston, ' irginia. Hobby: ( ' ollecting dimes. Ambition: To be the President. Basketball, 4; F.F..- ., 2, 3, 4; F.F.A. Basketball Team, 3, 4; F.F..- . ' Brack Feam, 3. Loyd . lven Ward — Windy —McCreadt, ' irginia. Hobbt : Fishing, . mhition: Fo be a civil engineer. Football, 2, 3, 4, Captain, 4; the L.VSSO Editor, 4; Bas¬ ketball, 3, 4; Round-L ' p Staff, Head Mineographist, 4; ( ' lass ’ice President, 4; Outstanding Senior. -nl 1 1, ■■1 IE i '

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HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS W’c ' , tlu- St-nior Class of cntcreil Rlih ’alli.- lli h School on ScprcmhcT 7, I (44. h illed with anticiiiation and enthusiasm for the beginning of our high school career, w e, the eight -nine freshmen, assembled in the anditorinm. ( )ur new principal, M r, A. P. Iwwicki, who was entering Rich X ' alley for the first time, assigned ns to our homerooms, W’e were di ided into two sections. A to II ' in Section A with Mr, h.ugene ()rr as sponsor, and the remainder of the students w as jdaced in Section H w ith Mrs. .A. P. Lecicki as sponsor. W ' e soon became adjusted to our schedules and began to enjoN our high schoid work. ()ne of the highlights of the tear was the crowning of Nellie Mc( iiiire as ipieen of 1 ill-; La.sso. ( )ur sophomore year began minus thirty who had fallen by the wayside. Our sponsors w ere M iss Helen khdiihan, w ho had forty-fne of us, am I .M iss (Jlenna I )el)ord, who had the remaining ten. ‘ began to participate in carious clubs nainelt : Phe Heta, F.l ' .A., h ' .II.A. and Music Club. .Also, many of our members became members of the basketball and football sc]uads. During this year we realized the importance of our high school education. W hen the hell rang on September ( , IO47, we, as Juniors, were joined by elecen students from 1 annerstille making our class emadlinent fifty. ‘ were delighted to hace Mr. h ' . M. Ifcersole, our beloced Math teacher, as onr sponsor. were eery |ileased that Jolene Parks, a member of our class, was aw arded first place in the Peautt khintest and Melba Rogers, another Junior, won second honors, ’e ga ' e the Seniors the annual bampiet in Ma . Sam .Myers, our class president, w as assistant editor of the Rohii l-Up. our school paper. ()ur Junior tear as one of the happiest and most profitable tears we had experienced. 1 his year fifty of us, twent -fice girls and twent -five boys, returned as Seniors. W’e were glad to have Airs. AI. .M. Lewis, our sponsor. I his year .Alven Ward and Sam Alters tvere cajitains of both the basketball and football teams. W e, in cooperation tvith the Juniors, are editing a school pajier. We are greatly disap|iointed at not being able to receive our class rings until .April. AW- have enjoyed our high school career and tve approach the end of it tvith sadness because of the parting. AW- are luond to have been a part of the Rich A’allet High School. h ' i.RN I P)l R ()l ' 11 istonan

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SENIOR DIRECTORY I.II.MAN ' Bernice liE.WERS— linnut ' —limadtord, ’ir- i;inia. llohb : Bowlinj;. Ambition: I ' o be a nurse. I ' ransferred from l ' anners ille Junior llifi:li. F.II.. ., 4; 4-II ( ' lub, 3, 4; Rouiul-L ' p Staff ' l ' pist, 4. U ' and.v Louise Ifowi.iNO— ll ' undii —C’batharn Hill, ' ir- ginia. Hobb ' : (’oilectinjj; buttons. Ambition: I ' o be a good nurse. F.Il.A., 2, 3. rii.VRi.oriE (Ienev.v Burcess — ( ' harlnttr —Saitville, ' ir- ginia. Hobbu: Sports. Ambition: I ' o be a stenog¬ rapher. F.Il.A., 2, 3, 4; Round-l’p Staff, 4; Beta Club, 3, 4; Basketball, 2; F.Il.A. ' ice President, 4. F ' erne Ci,. ui)lNE Burnoi’ — I ' l ' rrK —( ' hatham Hill, ' ir- ginia. Hobby: Reading and cooking. Ambition: I ' o be a teacher. Music (duly 2; Beta Club, 2, 3, 4; Out¬ standing Senior. C’arr.x M.xrg.vree C ' .m.i, — (. ' .urra —Route 1, Saitville, ' ir- ginia. Hobby: Collecting pictures of radio stars. Am¬ bition: Fo be a nurse. F.H.A., i. OoROTiiv N.vo.mi (’.mron — Red —C’hatbam Hill, ' ir- ginia. Hobby: Reading. Ambition: I ' o be a secre- tar . F.Il.A., 2, 4; ( ' lass Secretar , 2. Jeanette ( ' arson DeBusk — Piuji y —Route i, Saitville, X ' irginia. Hobby: Sewing. Ambition: Fo be a teacher. Class Freasurer, i ; 4-H Club, i, 2, 3, ' ice President, i, Secretary, 2, President, 3 ; I.ibrarv Club, Club, 2, 4, ’ice President, 4; Class Reporter, 3, 4; Round-l ' p Staff (Assistant Social Kditor), 4; F.Il.A., 4; Lasso Staff (Class Editor), 4; Outstanding Senior. (il.ADVS Mae Frve — (Gladys —Box 93, Saitville, ' ir- ginia. Hobbv: Sports. Ambition: W’ork in an ofhee. F.H.A., 2. Mf.i.ba (’ii.ai)ean Frve — Mully —Route 1, Saitville, ’ir- ginia. Hobby: Collecting old postal stamps. Amlri- tion: I ' o become a bookkeeper. F.Il.A., 2; I.ibrarv Club, I, 4, President, 4; Round-l ' p Staff I ' ypist, 4. Madeline Harris — ronttr —Broadford, Cirginia. Hob¬ by: Collecting movie star’s pictures. Ambition: To be a teacher, ( ' lass Freasurer, 3 ; Basketball, 2, 3 ; 4-H Club, I, 2, 3, Secretary and Freasurer, 2, Secretarv, 3; F.Il.A., 4; Roiind-L ' p Staff, 4; I.ibrarv Club, 2, 4; Music Club, i, 2. ( ' ii,.viA Je.vn Henderson — llrndnson —Box 155, Sait¬ ville, ( ' irginia. Hobby: Collecting movie star ' s pic¬ tures. Ambition: Fo be an artist. F.Il.A., 2; I.ibrarv CKib, 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3; 4-H Club, 3, 4, Reporter, 4; Round-l ' p Staff I ' ypist, 4; Cheerleader, 4. Mary Ruth Loutiien —Mary A ' nias —Chatham Hill, Cirginia. Hobby: Plaving basketball. Ambition: I ' o be a secretary. F.IL.A., 1; Basketball, i, 2, 3, 4, ( ' o- Captain, 4. Doris Maxine Mai.oved — Fri z —Chatham Hill, Vir¬ ginia. Hobby: Writing poetrv. Ambition: I ' o be¬ come a secretary, ( ' lass Secretarv, 1 ; ( ' lass Freas¬ urer, 2; F.IL.A., I, 2, 3, Freasurer, 4; I.ibrarv ( ' lub Secretary, i; Lasso Staff (Business Manager), 4; Round-l ' p Staff I ' v pist, 4. Nei.i.ie ( ' ecu. Mc ' (il;ire — Scllir —North Holston, ' ir- ginia. Hobbv : ( ' ollecting pictures. .Amliition : I ' o be a stenographer. F.IL.A., 2, 4; Round-l ' p Staff I ' v pist, 4 - Rita June Neal — Junr —.Asberrvs, Virginia. Hobbv: Reading. .Ambition: I ' o major in music. I ' ransferred from Fannersville Junior High. Beta Club, 3, 4, Vice President, 4; Round-L ' p Staff, 4; ( ' lass Secretarv and Freasurer, 4. Doris June Olinoer — Dons —Broadford, Virginia. Hobbv : Plaving basketball. .Ambition: I ' o be a nurse. F.IL.V., 2, 4 ' ; Basketball, i, 2, 4. Helen Joi.ene Parks — Jo —Chatham Hill, Virginia. Hobbv : ( ' ollecting boy frieiuls. .Ambition: I ' o follow a business career. 1 . 11 ..A., 4; Beta ( ' lub, 3, 4; 4-H ( ' lub, 3, 4, President, 4; Library Club, 4; L.VSSO Staff (Club Editor), 4: Round-l ' p Staff (Circulation Mana- Rcr), 4. Mary P.visy Pr.vii — Patsy —( ' hatham Hill, Virginia. Hobbv : Sewing. .Ambition: lobe a teacher. 1 . 11 ..A., 2, 3, 4, Program ( ' hairman, 4. Rum Henderson Rorrins — Ruth —Fannersville, A ' ir- ginia. Hol ' bv: Plaving the violin and collecting pic¬ ture post cards. .Ambition: Fo be a secretarv ' . Frans- ferred from T ' aimersville Junior High. F.IL.A., 3. Mei.r.v Rogers — liohhy —Route i, Saitville, Virginia. Hobbv: Collecting vases. .Ambition: I ' o be a nurse. F.IL.A., I, 2, 3, 4, Reporter, 4; 4-H ( ' lub, i, 2, 3, 4, Secretarv and Freasurer, 4; L.vsso Staff (Sports Editor), 4; Round-l ' p Staff, 3, 4; Sports Editor, 4; Basketball, i, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain, 4; ( ' heerleader, 4. Peggy Ne.vl Smiiii — Pn —( ' hatham Hill, A’irginia. Iloblw: ( ' ollecting stam|is. .Ambition: I ' o be a secre¬ tarv. Round-l ' p Staff d ' v pist, 4. I.IDDIE Bernelle Surrer — A ' i ' ll —Box 71, Saitville, ( ' ir- ginia. Hobbv : Bowling. .Ambition: To be a teacher. I ' ransferred from I azewell High. 1 . 11 ..A., 2. Loret ' t.v Je.vnette Sl:rrer — Net —Box 71, Saitville, A ' ir- ginia. Hol ' bv : Sports. .Ambition: Fo be a secretary. I ' ransferred from I ' azevvell High. F.IL.A., 2; Basket¬ ball, 3, 4; Round-l ' p Staff ' I ' ypist, 4. Dorothy I.ee Spence — Dot —Chatham Hill, Virginia. Hobbv: Music. .Ambition: Fo become a teacher. IMF.A., 2, 3, 4; Round-l ' p Staff ' I ' ypist, 2. l-iiilY ' I ' liRESSA Faylor — Hetty —Broadford, A’irginia. Hobby: Crocheting. .Ambition: I ' o be a Home Eco¬ nomics teacher. I ' ransferred from Fannersville Junior High. F.IL.A., 3, 4, Presivlent, 4; Beta ( ' lub, 3, 4, Secretary, 4. 15 jis