Diman Vocational High School - Artisan Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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CLASS PROPHECY On June 'l, 1960, we were discharged from the Fugi Air Force Base in Hong Kong, China. Tom Teves and I decided to use our flight pay instead of having the U.S. Air Force supply us with the transportation to the States. In this way we could tour half the world on our way home. We were sorry that we had to leave Ray Michaud and Matt Drewniak behind, but they had another year to serve. Bidding farewell to them, we drew our flight pay and were on our way. The Navy was kind enough to give us a ride on the U.S.S. Hank to Tokyo, Japan. While en route, we were given our seasick pills by Pharmacist Mate, Jim Giblin. Then to add surprise to surprise, we learned that Seaman Ken Cookson was also aboard. When we reached Tokyo we were greeted by Lt. John L. Rogers of the U.S. Marines, Commandant of the Serviceman's Club. As we chatted away like magpies, John managed to tell us of an American baseball team touring Japan, and the starting pitcher of the team was Big Bob Coulombe, whose pitching record for the Milwaukee Braves was tops in the Na- tional League. Tom decided that he needed a shave and a haircut at the Army Ex- change. Guess who wrapped the towel around his neck? None other than Richie Biello. We talked over old times as he stood on a stool cutting Tom's hair. He told us that Vince Campbell was a foreign correspondent to Japan. He also said that Jere Duffy was doing a great iob broadcasting for Radio Free Europe. It was suggested that we go to the Sung Lo Air Force Base to get a hop to Hawaii. The suggestion was the best piece of advice we had been given. Before we knew it we were on board and the pilot, Dave DeNadal, quickly had us 10,000 feet above the ground and headed for the paradise island of Hawaii. The overnight accommodations on the plane were sumptuous and comfortable. Thus, we were very fresh in the morn- ing when we started our short tour of the Island. We went to Dave's favorite restaurant, the Hamel Lunch Box, owned and operated by Al Hamel. Jim Greenwood, Mr. America, who was vacationing in Honolulu, dropped in while we were finishing our coffee. Jim told us about Alex Bond who owned and managed a fieet of fishing boats and advised us to see Alex who was planning a trip to the States and maybe we would be lucky enough to get a leisurely cruise home. As fortune would have it, Alex was heading to- ward Frisco and was only too happy to have us on board. We also learned that Alex had taken on a partner in the business, Ken Legaulty and they were a fine pair to run that business. While en route to Frisco, we contacted Don Hamel on the short wave radio and our conversations were long and we were brought up to date on all events. We had a wonderful trip and were happy to see San Francisco Bay. After Bond's boat was moored at Fisherman's Wharf, we hailed a taxi to get us to the center of the city. Needless to say the hackie was Al Bento who brought us to a friend of ours, Tom Clarke, the super salesman for Pontes' Clothiers. We were fitted for our first civilian suit which was a welcome change. While the tailor, Walt Bigos, was altering our suits, we realized that we were famished. We found a nice little restaurant on Main Street and went in. While we were eating, the chef stepped out to visit the customers to make sure that everything was satisfactory. We almost dropped! He was none other than our own Foster Thompson. After hearty greetings, Foster brought us up to date with the news of Dimanites who were living in California. He told us about Ron Talbot's attendance at college in California and his working part time in the restaurant. John Wheadon and Francis Harrington owned an Orange Grove in Southern California and were very prosperous. Bob Boissonneault and Ron White were logging and lumbering the Redwood trees of Northern California. The real surprise came when Foster told us about George Faris having a five year contract with the Los Angeles Rams. lt, indeed, was a pleasant reunion and we sadly departed. We returned to pick up our suits, said our goodbyes, headed for the station, and boarded a train that was headed for Texas. After being comfortably seated and en- ioying the view, we were asked to present our tickets. The conductor, none other than 38