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In memory of Arles Hale (1925-2015) "And so this graduating class of 1944 closes its high school books forever and goes out into a world of uncertainty -- a class with an abiding faith that peace will return and with peace our place in the shaping of the future of a great country will be there for us--a faith in a great land." from the valedictory address given by Ovel Withers, Jr., a member of the RSHS graduating class of 1944. See also: Obituary: Arles Hale, 89, Russell County, KY (1925-2015) By a Russell Countian My friend Arles Hale was a member of the 1944 graduating class of the old Russell Springs High School and played guard on the 1943-1944 Green Devils basketball team that went 18-0 in the regular season. At just under six feet two inches tall, he was tied for third as the tallest boy in school. Eleven games into that incredible season, he led the team in scoring and he finished the campaign that year with 314 points. Near the end of the school year, Frances Hammond described Arles thus in the school newspaper: "[He] has light brown hair and a little 'cow-lick' at the crown of his head which is constantly sticking 'straight up.' He has smiling blue eyes, and is the friendliest of people. He was No. 55 on the famous basketball team called the Green Devils of R.S.H.S. and was also co-captain. He is one of the most outstanding students in agriculture and is a member of F.F.A. "His favorite passtime is 'that special date' with the president of the Junior class." Commencement exercises for the Class of '44 were held on the evening of Friday, May 5th at the then-new First Baptist Church building in Russell Springs. Arles participated in the ceremony, but by that time he already had joined the Marines and soon thereafter he went on active duty. Shortly after his discharge in the latter part of 1945, he and his forever sweetheart, Mildred Winfrey, the Junior class president mentioned above, were married in Columbia, where she attended Lindsey Wilson Junior College. The maid of honor was Mildred's high school classmate Mary Louise Selby. Leo Garner, another RSHS class of '44 alum, served as best man. The other attendants were their friend Nila Jean Richards and Arles' sister Alene. With Arles' passing, only one or two of the twenty members of the RSHS graduating class of 1944 survive. This story was posted on 2015-09-10 21:03:12
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