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Show ilfinii 8IIS LEAVE 1 "F WE Marshall and Guymon, Bingham High School Boys Who Enlisted j Last Spring:, Now Enroute to France Both Boys Were Well Known and Well Liked by All Joined the Marines Last April Given a Rousing Sendoff by Students and Teachers. (By . S. C.) On Tuesday, the twenty-fourth day 'ii of April, nineteen seventeen, two of A the most popular of the students of the Bingham High School enlisted in the United States marine corps. They . were Vernon Guymon, known as 'Red,' and George E. Marshall, known as "Skinny." Last, Tuesday word Tas received from them Baying that they were leaving for France. Marshall at the time was writing a letter to one of his school chums, telling her that they were packed and ready to leave. Marshall, who is a non-commissioned officer, remarked suddenly that the telephone from headquarters said that they were to assemble, and be ready to leave at once, and that from now on that all communications must be addressed ad-dressed to him or "Red" thusly, "The American 'Expeditionary Forces," in, care of the New York post office. I This news was not unexpected by their intimate friends, as for the past two or three weeks their letters said that they were on the last stage of their training, and were expecting to lesve ft. a moment's notice. Guymon lived in Bingham for three "'Vl yea's r-lo" to his leaving for the ma-r, ma-r, rines; he has four brother and four s'rtcrr living in this state. Lester, his older brother, being in the army and is serving in the infantry. He graduated with the class of nineteen PBvptitppn of the iBineham 'High School. He received his diploma after havfng attf-nded the hiph school only three years, but being very bright t.4.i a hard worker he was able n car-jf car-jf ry the required number of credits of Sr;;work and graduated near to the head of his class. Guymoii wss a member of the Wrurham Hii?h School's first basketball team and last year In the face of opposition composed of players play-ers of long experience, he won the honor hon-or of being TOnpham's best guard: no one in a game last year ever endeavored endeav-ored to "'ay as hard to win a game as he did. Marshall is not a native of Bingham. 4 although he went to the 'High School ' I" lact year, eomng here in the earlv . - fall from Ttunert. Idaho. (He staved ' with the .Wilson brothers for a while, who by the way are in the U S.-ermy stationed at Carrtp Greene. Charlotte, . N. C, and then he and Guymon "batched" togother until they joined the marines in April of last yonr. Marshall was nopolar among a wide circle of friend'?, his nickname "Skinny" "Skin-ny" is derived from the way he is built, tall and slim. "Skinny" was the basketball center last year, and played a good game for Bingham. iHe was the associate editor of the year bonk and ws alo a member of the student bodv council with Guvmon. The dav that the boys left the town the school was called in special assembly, assem-bly, and the principal gave a rousing talk eulogizing' the patriotism of the boys and praising them for their action ac-tion In loinlng the marines at such a time, when they enlisted for the protection pro-tection of our flag and for the defense of that which we the American people hold dear next to life, viz., liberty and the pursuit of our happiness. iMrs. Jnez Todd King, the besj loved teacher in the history of the high school, and who had taught the boys that year, and had also taught Guy mon for the last three vears. gave a wonderfully eloquent address, telling of the splendid wort that the two boys had done during the year past. She remarked that the faculty could rest assured t?;at t'-ey vere not making mak-ing a mistake in advancing Hie boy'.i credHs. a we. t'i? custom throughout through-out the U. S last year. 'Lewis Gai-diner. who had taught the bovs Unci's)) and debating, prafsed them In highest trnis. After his talk felllnsr of the ftuff they were made of. r.nd also of the real patriotism that they were sholng thre was not a . member of the High School student body that did not feel the same way. They knew, or rather felt, the great sacrifice tiiat the boys were making, when thev Mt their schooling and Joined in the fight for the freedom and the democracy of the world. After the members of the faculty had expressed their opinions of the matter the boys were each called upon tn make a few remarks, but their hearts were too full to say anything, they said that the feelings of the students stu-dents and of the faculty, expresfed through the talks, were such that they would always remember, and that they would do their best to help make I a reputation in the marines, as true representatives of their High School and of their town. They were accompanied accom-panied to the station and were cheer id 'Hion their entraining by the entire -'int. body. Th boys, alter leaving Bingham. vrp .-iMfnncd r.t Mare Island California, Califor-nia, for a fhort time: they were then tr;in"'fcrred through Texas to Quantl-co, Quantl-co, Virginia, where they were up until the time thpt they left fur France. The I'tineham High School Is well represented in the marines, the army and the navy of Uncle Sam. Those members of the High School student body who are now assisting Uncle Sam are: Lieut. Bert M. Fitzgerald, aviatioa David Geffen, navy. Vernon M. Guymon, marines. Gporge K. Marshall, marines. iFlmer G. iKden, navy. Robert A. Wilson, field artillery. Thomas Wilson, field artillery. Clyde Tibbies, field artillery. These boys are splendid representatives representa-tives of the community, every citizen of the town should be proud of the fact that our town, the largest copper producing camp In the world, Is represented repre-sented in Uncle Sam's service bv such stalwart specimens nf manhood. Why ; not write them a letter once In a wlillo. Anvone wishing to do so mnv get hold of their addresses bv nnply-Ing nnply-Ing at this office or culling up SM. |