Central Aroostook High School - Arostookan Yearbook (Mars Hill, ME)

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boys plcked It up r1ght there When they went to chow he compl 11ned about the food They w ent on a hlK9 and he complamed about h1s feet and how the cold wet 1am chllled h1m and of course how he hated the sergeant Fhey got so sxck ot he 1r1ng, h1m beei th It they Just dX01d9Cl h1m EY en hls ouddx d1sl1ked h1m That s the way It went all th1 ough tr 11n1ng,, and even 1fter they were sh1pped to korea IH the e IFIX summer of 51 They had fought hud for 1 l1ttle less than four months when the Chmese put on f1 blg d11xe and drovo them so11th back 1cross the 28th p ll allel and down the road to Seoul Th lt s v here we are now trudgm f down that dusty Korean road walk lng w1th the tlred men w ho h'1x fought 1n the heat and the cold to protect our homes from the Com munlst amfressors gan to d11ft down from the north It drew closer and close1 The Chmese wele openmg up 1ll 1lonf the l1ne The men who were w 1lk1ng, 1long the 1oad began to run fo1 cover when a machme gun opened up ught on top of a l1ttle hlll near bv Two of them never had 1 chance to lun before they were shot down Yes they 1ll 1 1 except one and that w 18 Mamas Boy who qulckly real17ed that thex couldn t go on unt1l that mathme un was knocked out So up the h1ll he went flrst th1s Wu 1nd then th 1t untll he reached a place beh1nd 1 1ock where he could see the gun and the men beh1nd It He ralsed up and tossed a grenade 111tO the hole and knocked out the gun easlly But lust as he was turnlng, 1I'0Lll'ld to come down a smper shot h1m 1n the back and he pltched headlong down over the mountam s1de at the feet of hxs men They Just looked It one another ln a p1t1ful way and sald Mavbe he was a Mama s Box 1n some respects but he certa1nly proved he was '1 man when the ch1ps were down Arnold Jones 54 TRAPPED Buzz swallowed the last blt of cof fee F1 one gulp and hurrled out 1nto the stleet Halllng -1 t1Xl he gave the drnel the 1ddress llitl hopped 1n Hls d1te w IS T01 elght sh 1rp 1nd he WL 1lreadv ten mlnutes l1te 'lhls was 1 date Jan and he had been lookmg T01 wald to and he couldnt let thmgs hold h1m up thls t1me W h1lc he w1s W 11t1n5, tol J1n tm f1n1sh dressmg she h1d 1 ch 11106 tm thmk thmgs over f1 l1ttle As soon 1s the next sh1pment c1me through J111 1nd he could be m 11r1ed but he s1m plx couldut let her suspect 1nyth1ng or thlngs would be all oft between them Pretty soon Jan came 1n look mg as be'1ut1ful as she always d1d 1nd '1 sharp knlfe w ent through h1s healt She slmply mustn t fmd out When they lett the house buza h1d mg them but as t1me passed he man aged to shrug OH the feeling, and thlngs seemed to be gomg tme H 1nd J IH t1lked ot thelr w eddlng plans and the houses they had been lookmt, lt for the past two or three weeks A couple of tlmes he notlced the two men It the nefct table w 1tch1ng, them 1nd once he even 1I'I'll2'1I1PCl they were talklng 1bout them but agaln he d1s mlssed It from his mmd As they left the restaurant the men lt the next t 1ble left also and w 1lked 1 sholt d1QtdHC6 beh1nd them When Bum left Jan that nlght he had 1 funnv feelmg he would never see her 1ga1n Walklng along the sldewalk toward home he kept thlllklllg of the thmgs thev h 1d planned together and by the txme he reached h1s apartment bu1ld mg hls feet felt l1ke lead Hls kes was even hard to get out of h1s pocket tomght for some reason When he d1d fmally stoop to unlock h1s door he felt somethmg hard press agamst h1s back and a volce S3161 OK bud lets U0 Thls 1s the end of the l1ne for you and the rest of you1 gang We ve found all the . . . , . . .ly Y V 2. 1 . ' v I I ' u I 1 K - ky i - I 3 ' . 2 2 f ' - f F - ' 2 2 ' . , r V '. . I . Y . , l g - - A 1 2 2s ' f . 2 2 2s ' 2 , . 1 , ' S 2 ' U' ' . 2 . ' 'S 2 , V ' , c A c 1 V ' ' , , x' Z ' ' T , 1 , , K . .S . ' 1 I 7 D 1 v 1 I V ' I ' I 1 f , - 1 2s 2 f ' 2 1 9 ' ' su a 1 ' I ' ' ' 1' 1 A s . - f f s 1 Q 2 2 ' 2 , I . . rx C n A n C11 . , .1 . - f 1 . . 2 ' 2 V L c 1. L 2 - 2 1 Y A- , ' ' , ' ,. K. Z7 - S A1 1 1 ' tl. 2 t V' v c , f-. ' ' w v ' '1 . , , -- . . . . ' A A ' , , ,D . . . I C X' . . c c. L ' .YL , 2 2 2 2 s f ' I . L A.. , , l U A' Y K, x ' as' A11' tm hh' f' ' ' 1 ' 2 nc m f - ' 3 9 9 30,1119 Sun We be a funny feellng someone was watch- es ' ' A ' C - c Y 1 A ' ' . .t ' . ' . V C ' T , . 2 2 ll, . . T ' .4 .. e ' ' '2 T 2 , . . . - - , - . , K C C A . ' . ' - J' i O . , .H 2 . . Y n n v ' x ., 2 A C r 7 . ' . j 2 '211 2 . - 2 - ., I V2 1 cc I I ,V p u n . . . , .- ,, I v I Y n oc l , 1 A K 'f J .I up L. 0 Y ' ' , 7 A Q A I C , , 1 , c c 1 c , . . 2j 2 2 R . . - . - - L A c ' ' Y w 1 s 1 u , y 0 5 2 I L V . 1. 4 h . . W A n n L I n 2. , 1 . ., 2 y 1 ' J- I p C I . . . V c r . V' 7 - n sk a . . 'T' f - . 1 ,v . . A, c - 1 fy y 1 1 t . ' , , ' 1' ct . 2 - - . . . V . U . v , Q , D A k lk . ' c K X , c. 1, Ck 1 KK ' 7 ' ' , ,, . . , K., . .2 . 1 y 1 ' ' 1

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Enghsh sh1p Although we Won that battle and captu1ed a cargo of gold bullion my leg was completely shat tered and my days at sea were over Yet I have b.11lt a house 1n the coun try that w1ll be a monument to me I also have founded a fo1 tune that w1ll go on for generat1ons The beauty of all th1s 1S the fact that the gold 15 la1d 1n a spot where no one W1ll fll'1Cl t If any one fmds lt let l'11I11 not take any more than h1s share or he shall suffer my eternal dlspleasure up on h1s soul Captaln Ebeneze1 Mart1n I shall flnd that gold tomght sa1d Judd As he trlps over a doo1 he shouts Ive found It Ive found t Outs1de the skles cry 1n protest and the ra1n pounds a v1olent tatoo agamst the wmdow of the old man 1on The turmng of the fl ont door knob IQ not hea1d Outs1de the roar of the storm IS heard far and Wlde So 1n tent IS Judd Wayne on h1S dev1l1sh task that he does not hea1 the sound of footsteps overhead or the creakmg of the cellar sta11s unt1l a vo1ce says Good eycmng COUSIH Chrls Ma1t1n what are you domg. he1e Im lookmg for the gold also and I am gomg to get It I ll k1ll y ou fnst says Judd The two men battle desperately for a few m1nutes each know 1ng that It IS a flght to the f1111Sl1 Judd hlts Chrls on the head sex eral t1mes AT last Judd lands a heayy blow on h1s opponent s head wlth a heavy shox el At last he IS forced to stop h1s VICIOL1 hammermg He IS phy slcally unable to contmue as h1s w1nd 1S all gone He leaves Ch11s and stalts dlggllig a hole to bully h1m 1n As Judd IS br1ng1ng h1s v1ct1m 1nto the hole he str1kes somethmg Much to h1s amazement he dxscovers a coffm dated 1r82 1865 Judd begms 1mmed1ately to uncover the coffm W1th h1s p1Ck He then loosens the l1d and puts lt creak1ng hmges An odo1 penetrates h1s nostrlls and about h1m seems to st1r as one IS burstlng past h1m upon 1ts suddenly the a1r 1f some But It seems to be h1s lmaglnatlon so he goes about h1s gruesome wo1k Then suddenly there IQ a t1emen lous crash of thunder as 1f the heav ns we1e screamlng Th1s IS follow ed by a flash of hghtnmg that 1l 1um1nates the whole count1ys1de The mound caves ln and Judd fmds h1m self bu11ed up to the neck Judd sc1eams for hours but 1n yam H1s houts arc flnally heard and the pohce are called He IS freed afte1 xbout four hours He shouts the gold the gold and then drops dead The body of Chrls Mart1n was not 1n slght but there were tracks leadln-T thlough the Wall The sto1m has ended and the stlange tra1l leads to the ocean There were a hund1ed t1acks whe1e they had carr1ed the gold 1Ht0 the ocean To where no one knows C Sylyester 53 MAMA S BOY It was the fall of 1901 A long llne of U N troops mal ched IH slngle f1le down a muddv Korean road Wlth the1r muddy unlforms thev all had the look of beaten S0ld191S and the beards on the11 faces VS618 streaked wlth d1rt For some of them there V916 no beards because they were too y oung to have one Stlll wet be h1nd the ears the sergeant sald That was the way wlth thlq boy H1s name doesnt matter but well call h1m Joe That s what they called h1m when he was drafted but they soon changed It to Mama s Boy Mostly because he was so homes1ck when he flrst got to camp He had ney er been wav from home b6fO1Q IH h1s llfe except to sleep w1th a frlend one n1ght and then he got so homes1ck he had to go home 1n the mlddle of the n1ght Well the flrst n1ght at camp It C61 ta1nly showed up When they 1Ll1I16d out the llghts he began to cr, and he crled rlght through untll mormng and of cou1 se the othe1 . Q L 4 ' 1 1 . . , A , - L K - 1 . Q 1 ' - I . . - A V A . . . - , c 1 . 1 Y . 1 . 1 . .V 1 - I v' . 4 Y . 1 1 . - Y 0 . I . . 1. . 5 1 - r . . l v , 4' . . . . . 7 . . 1 . 1 1 I , 5 .1 ' V1 I 1 , . , A . ' , aa as - . 1 c 1 . , H , 1 1 . , , ' 1 I ' n n u .Y I x 1 an ' ' 1: - 1 v ' 9 1 L., 1 y. I , ac 1 - 1 1 v 9 1 i as - ' , - . ' 1 x 1 K v . . , 1 . V. v - I h ' c s - 1 ' ' 1 , 1. . Y , , a . 1 . 4 . 1 . , L , ' . f 9 1 K' . L 751, L . N . . ,, 5 . . . 7 , - u - L . 1 I H , ' ' ' 1 V ' 7' v ' 1 , , . , n cc s ' I ' , ' ' ' 1 s. ' ' rr sc 5 ' 7 1 ' , ' 4 ,, . 1 v 1 , . 1 v . v. . v ' v 7 a 1 . . . . . Y v H - . 1,1 W . ' ' v - - ar ' 1 , , , 1 1 . ' , Y v , v H . . . 1 L 1 1. 1 . 1 9 ' Y V , , 9 1 . , . . . . ,Y . , v Y . b . W' . U , - - - - , ' 66 9 H Y 1 . 1 - . . A . N1 . . 1 . . . 7 1 1 1' a 1 v 1 V, . . 7. I 1 1 r. 1 , , 1 . Y . ,. , . . - , , 1 1 . . . I . 1 . . 1 1 , . . A Y 4 . Y . l 1 . 1 . . . Q . I v 1 1 1 l ' b1 1 4' v . . . . . . I . , 1

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heloln we need to cony 1Ct you ln your room Buzy leaned llstlessly agalnst the wall You can put your gun 'lway mlstel thls IS one coke yy ho knows when he s washed up lm ready Leah Shaw 03 JUST A POEM Vvfltlllg' poems IS easy So some people sly I wlsh some lllsplratlon Would come to me that yy av I just wllte down lny old thlng And hope that some w O1LlS rhyme Vcly IOIILIII ite IOI me though I seem to be ClO1Df., tllle I St1L1Qf 'l8d many yeals Ill y lln To get the llght effect And let It go by hecklll Mary Broad 54 SCHOOL It IS a lonff load flom beglnnlng, to end And thele ale many way s yye haye to mend We ale taught El1gl1Sh Hlstory and Math As we pl Ogl ess up thls long path Vle 1HCk OU1 blalns and look up wolds And 196111 about the lles lnd blrds At the end of oul school days We 2'13dl1dt6 wlth mended ways Maltha m7hlt9 Q IS IT AGE THAT COUNTS? A boy Walked up to the man S1tt11I0' at the table and sald I would llke to become a refflstered voter The man looked at the boy He took ln the unlfolm and the purple healt IH one glance He also saw the Voung looklng face How old are you? The boy' 2llISVyQ19d Nlneteen Kld he man sald you knoyy that you cant vote untll you ale twenty one yfears old Belng a qulet lad he dld not all QWGI what was ln hls heart and on hls mlnd but lust walked away The boy felt llke screamlng Why yy hy Why '7 But lt was not the man s fault so he sald nothlng Oy er and oyer ln hls mlnd went the same thoughts I fought for my country MV buddy Who was clghteen gaye hls llfe for It y et they wlll not let me vote He was R1Sh1Hg he could lust for f1V9 short mlnutes talk to the Presldent of the Unlted States He merely wanted to ask hlm lf he thought It yy as falr Maybe he would be told that he was not old enough to know yery much about polltlcs Is he old enough to know about wal 'V He knows a lot mole about llfe and death 'lt the age of lllneteen than some people Wlll People say that these boy s can walt two more years for the rlght to yote Why should they VV?l1t7 The ordlnary person wlll ney er glye to a country as Ih1S boy has glven ln one day alone He has ey ely rlght to y ote for h1S rul ers The only thlng yy hlch stops hlm IS a layy that states that one must be twenty one y eals of age to be a yoter I haye called thls pelson a boy I thlnk he desely es the name of man In y ears he IS a boy ln llfe ex pellence he IS a man Wlnnlfled Benson 53 TALKING ROOMS Dld you ever stop to wonder Whlle passlng bv the way If the rooms of A C I could speak What they would haye to sav Each room would haye a stoly nlspeclally of lts owfn May be thls IS how they d sound If they WSIS all made known The Freshman s story would be gay Qulte lntelestlng to heal And not qulte used to thlS new llfe And brand new Fleshman yeal a - Y 7' Y ' Y 66 ' ,!! ' 64 , , ! a ' , , ' N Y ' Y 7 - Y! H ' ss uv C V tv L , . - . Q -Y -H 41 H , ,, , V ' ' ' A y A L K n A n C 4 v ' I xl I' ' ' r v- r L y . - 9 . ' . V,,, . . ,6 Y Y 7 7 ! 7 93 L 7 7 - - , H .. 7 7 ' 7 v ' uf ., 7 . . R . A v , , 3 4 y Y .,, nf kc ' . - n a v, . , u . 1 ' . ' v . . . , , , X , f . U v . . I K, ,. . K. . l ' ' ' . 1 ' y Q , v .4 aw '1 K . l., , - 1 . . ri, 1' L s ' ., l - - , ever know. but no, I guess Ill just grlye up , ' . I .K c v 4 ' f f V . 7 - D y L I .1 . Y - N V. ' . Y 7 1 v I v ' , 1 Q 1 vv I x ' ' ' 7' , CJ ! ' 1 v 1, v - 1 1 1 4 y v yk v v V . ' . . , , , . ,. 3 . . , , ' ' 7' ' ' ' . . - 4 - 9 . 1 y 1- - v 9 . 7 y I. . ' ' I ' . ' ' . 7 , . . . . 7 , . .1-,T ! 4 A s , ' 1 7 Y L. 1 , V , ' :fu l ' ll ' ' ' . r L-..... . . . . , ' 7 . 1 4 v ' ef 7 7 . . T, . . . D ' ' cc ' - - , K 9 - 7 I. 7 . , ' as Y , Y 3 ' . ' ' . . ' 9, , v , ' Q f . v l , ,. . . ' cc 7 , as - - V - . U . . , ' , u ' as .f ' 7 9 ' ' 7 4 4.