Riverton High School - Memories Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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CLASS OFFICERS President...................................Eugene Johnson Vice-President....................... James Allen Brouhgton Secretary ........................................ John Tipton Treasurer................................. Evelyn Stone Petty Reporter.......................................... Mary Hodges Class Motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Class Colors: Red, White and Blue. Class Flowers: Red and White Roses, and Blue Iris. 3.

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THE CALL TO SERVICE By Juanita Ray. August 3, 1943, our class of twelve boys and fourteen girls entered dear old Riverton for our twelfth year. Being seniors thrilled us, though we had a sad feeling knowing the end was drawing near, and we knew the war would separate us to all parts of the world. Our star ball player and all around good sport, Nolen Parker, was drafted into the army in October, 1942, and is now station- ed at Amarillo Field, Texas. Second was W. E. (Wee) Holder who volunteered for the Ma- rines December 14, 1942, and is now stationed at Elliott Field, California. We began the second semester with a heavy heart, for the two empty seats that could never be filled, and we all knew that before the end of the semester there would be many other seats left empty for a more important job. J. D. (Fuzzy) Harris joined the Navy March 4, 1943, and is stationed at Bainbridge, Maryland. Fuzzy may be “pint size” but he’s an all around good fellow. Tom Boyd Cornelison, another of our ball players and always a good sport, is now in the Army Air Corps at Keesler Field, Mississippi. Haden Winkles volunteered for the Navy April 13, 1943, and is now stationed at Pensacola, Fla. We regret that an out- standing student like Haden could not finish out the term. John Tipton, our only Hurricane boy, joined the Navy and left April 21, 1943. He was one or our most outstanding stu- dents and we are all proud of him. This leaves seven boys of which three, Lawson (Red) Rod- gers, Elbert Cobb and Richard Patterson were deferred to finish school May 14, 1943. But feeling it their duty to join the other boys they asked the draft board to send them now; they will leave April 28, 1943. Eugene Johnson, our class president, and valedictorian will enter service May 14, 1943. Rayford Usery has already been examined and is expecting his call to limited service soon, where we’re sure he can do an outstanding job. James Allen Broughton and William (Cootie) Cope are sev- enteen, but they are going to enlist soon. This leaves twelve girls, but we are fighting too, with a grim- mer determination than ever to win our battle behind the lines. So we say to our beloved classmates and other Riverton boys, “we are backing you up one hundred per cent.”