Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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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

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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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' The Megunticook 21 went in the opposite direction to tell her deaf friend, Agatha Rumor, about the shooting. She knocked on Mrs. Rumor's door, and the deaf lady appeared in a pink lace night- gown. I really can't stop a minute, Agatha dear, but Mrs. Tellum just told me that Mr. Black, the old man who owns the corner grocery has just been shot. She didn't find out who did it, but I've an inkling that it was one of those young Manners boys. They always were hoodlums, and that youngest one, Badd, had been in jail lots of times before. In spite of her ear trumpet, Mrs. Rumor heard only half what her friend had said. Well, I must be getting home now, nice to have seen you, Agatha, and do come over some evening, said the visitor. Yes, it is a nice evening, re- sponded Agatha Rumor. When Mrs. Spreadthenews had left, Mrs. Rumor went to the tele- phone and dialed her daughter, Miss Repeta Rumor, who was wait- ing in a beauty shop to have her hair set. Repeta answered the phone. Hello, Yes, this is Repeta Rumor, -Who?-Oh, it's you, Ma. What did you say? Badld Manners shot old Mr. Black? O. K. Thank you for the news, Ma. See you soon. - Repeta went to her seat to have her hair fixed, and told the late news to Miss Snoop Scoop, the re- porter's girl friend. Then Miss Scoop hurried down to meet her boy friend as they had a date for a dance out in the country. Did you hear the latest, Char- ley? queried Snoop of her fiance. Badd Manners shot Mr. Black, the storekeeper and stole all of his money, and is now on his way out of the city. Charley received the news with enthusiasm as he had had no news for that day. Just a second, dear, Charley said. I'll call the oflice, wait right here. The reporter went into the nearby drugstore and phoned his boss, the night editor. The editor answered. Hullo. Yeah, this is me.-Huh? Not so fast, let's get this straight. Yeah - yeah - yeah. O. K. 1'll read it back just to make sure. 'Badd Manners entered the store of Mr. Black tonight and killed him, rifled the safe, and made a complete getaway into the country! Kid, this is going to get you a promotion. It's strictly front page stuff. With this the editor hung up and went to the composing room. Joe, he bellowed, put this in for a front page headline-Storekeeper shot by Manners in daring holdup raid. Put in that the funeral is Sunday. By this time a cop had rescued Black, and everything was again under control. Before leaving his store, however, he remembered that he was going to have an ad in the daily paper. He called the Night City Editor and the busy newspaper- man answered again. Hello, yeah this is the Night City Editor. Who? WHO? Mr. Black, the storekeeper? Don't try to kid me, mister, and he hung up. Great was the surprise of Mr. Black when he opened his morning newspaper and saw the account of his death. He threw up his arms, blinked several times, and fainted dead away, falling 'against the cat- sup shelf and breaking another bottle. Mrs. Tellum was just enter- ing the store to get further details of the murder, when she saw Mr. Black still lying there prostrate on the floor. She screamed and went running out of the store, leaving the door banging behind her ...... Here we go again! SIDNEY MCKEEN, '44 -CHS- Audrey: Why do they call a car a 'she'? Leslie: Oh! I don't know unless it's because they cause so much trouble when you least expect it.