Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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The Megunticook 19 WHAT TO DO IN AN AIR RAID ' In black and White, I now present to you my opinion of what to do in case of an air raid. In the iirst place, why take pre- caution? If Hitler dropped some eggs on us they would be rotten any- way. Secondly, when a red light is flashed, turn on all of your hundred watt lights so the enemy won't get lost in the fog. Third, go out and wave your hand. Maybe it is someone you know or wish to make his acquaintance. Fourth, wave a fiashlight in the air, to let them know you are there. If in a baker shop, grab a pie or cake. If a bomb falls, pick it up to see what it is made of. Maybe you will learn something. If an incendiary bomb lands in your attic, go up and put a hundred pound force of water on it to make it burn more. Then you can collect your fire insurance. If a high explosive bomb drops, stand up and take it like a man. Do you want to go through life think- ing you are a coward, or do you want to go through life. Period. If in a gas attack, don't put on a gas mask. You don't want to be shut up in an old stuffy piece of canvas. Also jump into a crater hole to hide. When evacuating public build- ings, always remember the rule of sexes. Men first, women and chil- dren last. After all, was not Adam the HI'St person on earth? If a person needs first aid, don't give it to him. It is much easier to bury him than waste bandages. We must save for defense. If a bomb hits you, don't go to pieces, lie still and you won't be no- ticed. If you are spending a quiet even- ing with your girl, don't kiss her. Maybe you will kiss her mother or father. That would be worse than a direct hit. Those are a few major duties dur- ing an air raid or black out. Follow these few simple rules and I will guarantee a successful blackout for years to come. WILLIAM DAUCETT, '43 -CHS- DAYBREAK The moon shone through the clouds shedding an eerie light over the forest. The stars, what could be seen of them, were twinkling bright- ly. The branches of the giant trees shut out the light so completely, that in some places, nothing could be seen. The whole forest was silent but for a night owl who, now and then, gave vent to his emotionsby a weird, Whoo! Whool, and a few other night animals who moved cautiously about as if afraid of wak- ing those who slept. Soon the light of the moon wan- ed and the stars disappeared. The owl ceased hooting and prepared for his sleep while the sun shone. At Hrst there was only a faint glow over the distant mountains, then very slowly the sun ascended into the sky, turning it from the grey of dawn into a cloudless blue for the day. The forest creatures awoke and started moving about in search of something to eat. A new day was here. MABEL HERRICK, '43 -CHS- DEATH O'er meadow, o'er stream the fair haired knight Is riding on charger grey, He's being led by the guiding light To a land so far away. In splendor he takes this last long ride In armor that brillian-tly gleams. No servants are there close by his side, It is all as in a dream. His charger climbs a fiowered trail Their halts before a stair. The bold knight doffs his heavy mail And murmurs a sacred prayer. He climbs until within his sight A valley of gold he sees He takes a breath, out goes the light He's gone to eternal peace. ROBERT BRIDGES

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18 The Megunticook WHAT NEXT? Radio certainly has changed the world. Could you find anyone, about thirty years ago, who would stand up in front of millions of people and say: Are you suffering from wash day blues? Then get Pamsie Wamsie Washing Soap with the hustle-bustle suds, that gets clothes eight to ten shades whiter than any other brand of leading wash-day soaps. Don't be a fool. Get it today. I can't imagine any man keeping a straight face when he reads this propaganda. Think of a married man reading: Have you beautiful fingernails -long and tapering? Have you beautiful eyebrows? If not then rush to the nearest drugstore and ask for 'Heavenly Bliss' Make-up Kit. This is only one phase of it. The quiz programs take the cake. The quiz master starts off with a ques- tion such as Who is president of the United States? A contestant promptly replies, Oh, I know that-Roo-Rooses- Roosevelt is right and here's a ten dollar bill, and now for your final question, who was chief of the Wampang tribe of Indians in the year 1555? Gosh, I don't know-. That's a shame. You lose the twenty dollars. Next contestant- And on goes the quiz program, far, far into the night. ESTHER PEASE, '44 -ons- THE CLASS OF '44 Al-most three full years we've been here At dear old 'Camden High, But we're still climbing up the ladder, And our one last ye-ar is nigh. Happiness, joy, and freedom Hourished, In the classes gone before, But little .did they dream That their future would go to war. So, step aside, you of '43, And we will take our stand To serve our last year faithfully, To travel, hand in hand. EVELYN SMALL, '44 DEATH WAS SWALLOWED UP Of course she loved him! Who Wouldn't? Look who he was. Ever since he had saved her life in the spring of that year when the terrible floods had made the rivers divert their courses to malicious de- struction, she had adored him. Now he was sentenced to die. But for what? His life had been devoted to the people whom he called his friends. It was all a misunderstand- ing, his innocence must be proved, but unless the Governor pardoned him he was doomed! Again, he thought-it was he who had found her and led her safely back to the camp that day, one sum- mer, when she had become lost deep in the woods of Belmont, their Summer Home. He was indeed her friend, perhaps more-. She sat quietly, staring moodily, waiting patiently for the word that she knew inevitably must come, the word of his death. She looked up, half expecting to hear the shot, but-what was this? Coming across the field was her A father, the governor, and in front of him-L i! I! Jim I she shrieked. Jim leaped forward covering her face with loving kisses, as she held him closely in her arms. I just couldn't do it, darling, the governor said weakly. Then looking at Jim, His pleading eyes, his spirited mien - perhaps We have wronged him. Jim barked and wafrged his tail. PHILIP WENTWORTH, '44 -CHS- SUCCESS Off in the distance, a light seems to pene- trate the darkness of the world, It brightens as it travels mile by mile In peaceful countryg over jungle wild It conquers over evil acts, and While It brightens, life has ended its Great Trial. ROBERT BRIDGES -CHS- Polly: It's raining cats and dogs outside. Sarah: Yes, I know. I just step- ped into a poodle.

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20 The Megunticook CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL JUKE BOX 1. Four Buddies dedicated to Kelly,, Daucett, Young, and Bridges. 2. Don't Get Around Much Any- more -Rockland since gas ra- tioning. 3. Mister Five by Five -Gilbert Leonard. 4. Massachusetts - Jack Mc- Keen. 5. Tuxedo Junction -Hope. 6. We'll Meet Again - Mr. Richards. 7. I've Heard That Song Before -Arthur Grinnell's Swing- sters. 8. Polly, Put the Kettle On - Frank Knight. 9. Sleepy Lagoon - Elmer Leonard. 10. Under a Strawberry Moon - Bill and June. 11. Sophisticated Lady - Mar- garet Thomas. 12. One O'clock Jump - 5th period. 13. Why Don't You Do Right'? - Miss Keating. 14. Georgia on My Mind -Con- nie and Barbara Gallagher. 15. Playmates -Wadsworth and Dailey. 16. Babyface -Bev. Grover. 17. The Lady in Red-Ellie Lou Leighton. 18. Nightingale -Mary Lou Me- servey. 19. Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here -Slopguts. 20. Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf -fWillis Spearh. 21. Anchors Aweigh - Libby, Norton, and Daucett. 22. Five Feet Two and Eyes of Blue -Jack Williams. SIDNEY McKEEN, '44 -C HS- Goldie: What is your idea of borrowing trouble? Gloria: Letting the neighbors use your telephone. HMURDERS OF THE RU-MOR It was ten o'clock. The town clock over on the Baptist church was striking ten, the streets were becoming nearly empty except for some who were returning from the local theater or engaging in some last minute shopping. Such was the case for Mrs. U. Tellum as she head- ed for old Mr. B1ack's grocery store, known to all as the Black Market. Mr. Black was in the store, getting ready to close for the night just be- fore Mrs. Tellum entered. He was busy putting a bottle of catsup back on the shelf. He reached up to de- posit the catsup on the shelf when his foot slipped and Mr. Black fell to the hard floor. The catsup broke all over the side of the shelf, most of it dropping on Mr. Black's fore- head. The fall rendered the old storekeeper unconscious and it was at this moment that the tovvn's best gossip, Mrs. U. Tellum, made her entrance. She opened her big mouth to tell Mr. Black that she needed a dozen eggs, when she spied him ly- ing there with the red liquid cover- ing his head. Mrs. Tellum screamed an ejaculation of fright and sur- prise and rushed out of the store and out to the street. Down the street she ran, howling as she Went. Soon she met Mrs. Spreadthenews, who was coming from the weekly mee'ing of the Ladies' Aid and Soc- ial Welfare Association. Oh, my dear Mrs. Spreadthe- news, panted the first lady. Mr. Black has been shot-I was just down to his store to get a dozen eggs and I found him lying there bleeding. Oh, it was terrible! I'm hunting for a policeman now, so I'lI have to hurry along. Oh, just a sec- ond, my dear, do you still have that recipe for upsidedown cake? I simply must have it. The L. A. and S. W. A. meets at my house next Wednesday. But really, I must be going along before Mr. Black dies. Mrs. Tellum went running down the street in her quest for the law, while Mrs. Millicent Spreadthenews