Hurley High School - Log Yearbook (Hurley, WI)

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'lefffr fl! 1 for it was in their ship that Pfc. Hanson had accidentally leaned against the bomb release button and blew up the Washington fish market while they were flying over New York City. lt iust happened that three sailors who were from Hurley were passing by the market when the catastrophe happened and they were showered with everything from oysters to cod fish, they were petty officers Gulan, Baron and Nasi. They had a hard time convincing ensign Barto to let them back on ship. We should also feel proud, for buck privates Bertagnoli, Richards, Zandi and Sorvari were among the new recruits who accidently shelled their north barracks in Fort Smelling during heavy field artillery practice. Richards and Bertagnoli give all their credit to the home national guard unit for their superior marksmanship, for they blew up 3 of the five barracks. Then there's the time buck private Mclntire charged the dummy during bayonet practice, without the aid of his glasses, and stabbed Sgt. St. Catherine, right in the .... presence of Capt. Grosso. Remember when Lt. Peterson and his crew, F. Trier, J. Bednar, and K. Nelson took off in their tank and tried to make it to Miami Beach for a two weeks vocation? They got their vacation, behind bars. We can't forget the time privates J. Orso, Kuula, Salo, and Frezell began their acrobatic exhibition on the very top of the Eiffel Tower while they were on their Paris leave. Frezell had taken it quite badly when he was given his walking papers from the Air Force after smashing his 7th fighter plane. He swears he did every- thing Mr. Forte's pre-flight book said to do. Another similar experience was the time Staff Sergeant Rantanen took a ride on the hands of the Big Ben while he was stationed in london. The English people got quite a kick out of seeing him go round and round on the giant minute hand. He iust got word that he was a father of triplets. Cpl. Matueswick is happily at work behind his typewriter under the strict super- vision of Capt. Debus. From behind bars you can hear the happy cackles of buck private J. Kasper. No he's not locked up, he works in the intelligence corps and the important and secretive reports must be kept behind bars and so should Kasper, for he's a valuable man and can't be spared. lfooled you, eh?l Of all people who are trying to beat the draft, it's G. Bloomquist, who is happily married and ls the father of twins. The recruiting officer, Master Sgt. J- Sell, however has Bloomquist in mind and is scheming a way to snag the father. We're all sorry to hear that Squinty Dahl couldn't make it, and as a result has to work in a war plant. He says he doesn't mind it 'so much thoughg and after checking into the matter, we found that 85 'Vs of the workers are females. Leave it to Squinty. Oh, look at the time. We better put these flles away and close up the office. Yep, it sure is surprising how well our seniors have made out in so short a time from graduation. l hear that the girls might become drafted. l'm sure the war depart- ment will excuse the girls from Iron County and let them go their own way, away from the armed forces, they hope. lf' .,, 1, 5 J 4, ',Ti,lbxg H71-fi us, J g ,D 'Q A ' '?' -T I if - if-' HL-

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lT'S POSSIBLE Ah yes, these are imminent years both to the armed forces and the United States as a whole since the senior class of '51 emerged into the business world, or should I say the military world. The nation's great threat of a lll world war put most of the boys into the armed forces and it wasn't long before the army thought it was a mistake to have accepted the draftees of lron County. It seems they've been a little too eager in proving what kind of men they are and in doing so they've made several drastic blunders and mistakes. The quiet little town of Hurley, Wisconsin, which is nestled among the pines of the north woods, has the proud honor of having a record exceeded by no other village, town, city or State in the whole country. The record is that 997, of all the men pushed into service from Iron County have one or more blunders per man. This hasn't been equaled in all history except in the Spanish American War when Mr. Forte and Mr. Hoffman blew up the Maine- l.et's glance through these official files and comment on some of our boys' blunders. l suppose you all remember this incident for it made all the headlines. lt was radio technician Frank O'Berto, he was a whiz in electronics while even in school, who ordered Lt. Helinski and lt. Kirby to drop their load of bombs. Ac- cording to their orders they were to bomb a northern section of Korea, but by some slight error of the navigator, staff sergeant Anthony Vita, they missed Korea and blew a section of Ireland right off the map. Staff sergeant Vita swears he added llR2 to the tangent of the circle while he was mapping out the flight course. Buck private .lohn Cornelius Meade was up in arms when he heard of this catastrophe to his native land. He later forgave Lt. Helinski after a portion of Scotland was given over to Ireland. Do you recall when this same private Meade captured ten communists without the aid of a single weapon? He used his singing taIents' on them and that's enough to make anyone give up. Then there's the time cor- porals Swee and J. Trier were found rushing the U. Nations troops with a large mass of north Koreans on both sides of them. Their glasses had been shattered by an explosion and they were under the impression they were with their own buddies. Cpl. Swee had been talking to a Chinese communist for 45 minutes thinking it was his buddy, private luppino. The topic was duck hunting. The whole country is still wondering how Lt- Com. Darin and his crew, made up of l petty officers Dary, 2 Sybeldon, 3 Ebli, and 3 Barnabo, managed to get their submarine in the Holland Tunnel while they were exploring New York's harbor. Darin fell in love with subs after playing the part of an officers in a school play. incidentally shot-gun Ebli has been promoted to the deck canon. lt Com. Darin had to dock 3rd class petty officer Mallick because he kept making a nuisance of of himself by being shot out of the torpedo tube. We'Il all remember the heroic deeds of lst class petty officer Samardich who single-handedly saved E. Brach, G. Tuma, and B. Stanczak from a torpedoed ship. The story goes that trigger-happy Levra had torpedoed the ship while he was en- ioying a cruise on lt. Com. Darin's sub. Big herculean George Samardich grabbed Tuma, Brach and Stanczak from the debris and tugged them three miles to shore. Modest, quiet spoken Samardich gives all the glory to the energy he obtains from Duke Chiapusio's cooking. l.t. Helinski and Kirby have nothing over Flight Commander Trembath and co- pilot Thomas, both extraordinary math and physics students while in hiah school,

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LI TERA T URE TO MISS FRACE We know what you mean by your every glance, Your stern look, doubt look, and smile, per chance. Your assignments are hard, we crack under the strain, But the smiles that you give us are worth all the pain. lut then when a stern look breaks out on your face We know we've been talking, or are out ot place. When the doubt .look comes up like a cloud We know that ot us you are not very proud. So if the work on us you must keep piling, l have one more thing to say and that is KEEP SMILING G. I. WE SENIORS Almost a hundred we total in all, While some are short and others tall, Some are smart, and others not, But not a dumbell in the toll We graduate in '5ll And through these years we've had our lun. The classes we liked best of all Are those we spent in the study hallg We love our teachers, yes we dog Forte, Frace and dear Miss Schuh. And Mr. Orsoni, we're sorry too, For all those tricks we've played on you. So remember, and -don't forget, Whenever you want the best, Our Senior Class beats all the rest. And now that all is said and done, Three cheers for the class of '5l. M. G. 6th PERIOD STUDY HALL The room is silent, no sound is heard. For Mr. Hoffman has given the word. t'le's asked us to please be nice, He never has to ask us twice. But now a minute of the period is past, We knew the silence couldn't lost. Shut up Rodger, or l'll pound bumps on your head. Poor Rodger, l think' should have stayed in bed. Now Mr. H walks down the aisle, Some faces look up, some even smile. But others l fear have stretched themselves out and are sleeping, and in very good position for o clout. Now out of the back comes a roar and a rumble, Interpreted it is Mr. Hoffman's mumble, Irving move down six seats or more ly now Mr. Hoffman is getting pretty sore. Why can't we be quiet? Why can't we have peace? lt's only Mr. Hoftman's talking Which never does cease. G. R.