John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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been able to save. Yet other weeks nothing had been added. Iim and Maria were like two young children then, but they never allowed their dream to stop them from buying any- thing that was needed. It took many we-eks and many years before they were able to see that their dream was slowly coming into effect: in fact. it was five and one-hall years later when lim told Maria that she should prepare hers-elf for their trip to Austria. Iim could remember those prepara- tions now and also the day when he went to make reservations. Maria was all aglow. Although she had planned what she was going to do. she planned it all over again. The weeks flew by until the day arrived for Iim and Maria to leave simple quarters. Iim could remember vividly the good- byes that were exchanged as though they were never coming back. If they had only known. Their trip was very pleasant, but Maria had to rest quite a bit because she was excited and her heart con- dition could spoil their joumey. How- ever, once their long awaited day arrived and they set foot on Austrian soil, Maria meant to have a good time 1. I f W ' r f' bi 9 gf. LW' I H -9- - t D? there. no matter what Iim said. Maria's family and friends greeted both of them just as Iim's folks had greeted Maria. Her family had never expected to see either of them again. lim en- joyed watching Maria's face as she talked excitedly about everything. She was so happy to be among her peo- ple. For two weeks it seemed as though they were just dreaming. They would take long walks along the country- side and talk of her childhood and life in Austria. Although Iim had heard most of it before. he didn't mind hear- ing it again. But soon the time came when they had to say good-bye to everyone. Their hearts felt heavy at the thought of saying good-bye, for it seemed as though they had just arrived. Maria had been excited: too excited at this reunion. As she was kissing her mother. she fainted. lim quickly brought her inside the house and gently placed her on the bed. Everyone was rushing around the room trying to revive her. lim bent down, horror stricken at the face of his wife. It was a ghastly white. He straightened himself and said in a low quivering tone. It's too late. She's dead! Maria had overtaxed her heart and it had stopped. As jim sat there in the darkened room. he lifted his weary head and saw the ray of light that had peeped through. They had planned th-e trip. and, in a way had planned her death. She now lay buried in Austria where she had been born and brought up. Maybe she wanted it that way, but perhaps she didn't. He rose from his chair and knew that some day this wound would heal. but he would always have memories of her and their short life together. ll

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Skorf- olive alalainefm SELMA GERMAN THE SHADES were drawn. From a tear in one of them, a thin speck of light crossed the small room. Iim sat motionless in the darkened room, hunched over the table, his hands pressed hard at his temples. lust two months before, he had sat on that same chair, beaming with happiness at the fact that he had finally saved enough money to take Maria and him- self back to Maria's native land, Aus- tria, for a vacation. Iim could remem- ber the look on her face when he told her that their dream was turning into a reality. Her eyes sparkled with ioy as she tried unsuccessfully to hold back the tears that began trickling down her cheek. A broad grin came over her face at the thought of seeing her family and friends again after so many years. She put her arms around Iim's neck and kissed him for being such a wonderful husband to her. Although she deeply loved the United States and cherished her newly acquired American citizenship, she longed to go back to visit Austria. During the war, lim and Maria had met in Europe. lim, at the time, was weary of all the blood that he had seen shed on the battlefields and of the tragic scenes that wars must in- evitably bring. When he was shipped to Austria, Maria and Iim met, fell 10 V , ,im .I em 2 32? , t,,..,- -:g . N 55 f- Ze . 3 N hifi? : 1' 5 4 1--.e 3:55 -, 4' ff 3.3.3 1 t 35,3 ...salt I I 'VI ,Q-ifgiffif .-lil V257 lrfixw J IIT I v w X. N .jr t:-x ' s i I itciniz-'? .,.x,:e., -X. I in love, and married. Maria came from a small village that was not even on the map. She knew what it was like to be ill and miserable because she suffered from a heart ailment. After peace was declared, Maria had to remain in Austria until lim was able to send for her. They knew it wouldn't be too long before she would be able to come to the United States. He had resumed his old iob. Finally the day came when he was to meet his bride at the station. Evansville may not seem a big town or a nice town to some people, but when Maria stepped down from the train, she knew she would love this place, for it would their home. She had heard a lot about this country. Now that she was here. she knew that this would be the happiest day in her life. Maria was heartily welcomed by Iim's family, and the high spot of the day occurred when lim showed her the apartment where they would live. It did not matter any way to Maria that it was not the best. A few months later, lim got the idea of saving some money each week so that some day in the future, Maria could see her village again. At the end of every week they would count their savings. Some weeks they were surprised by how much they had

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6Ll 96U'lilfl,6l. of fAe mee THOMAS FU CALLI GARGANTUA IS the name of the largest fish ever caught by man. How was he caught? Well, it all started on a Sunday moming in Iune, way back in 1912. Captain Charles Thompson of Miami, Florida, and two other men were on his auxiliary sloop, the Samoa, which was lying at anchor of Knight's Key. Suddenly they saw a shadow below the surface of the water, which appeared and disappeared with the shitting of the waves. The three men decided to investigate. Armed with harpoons and a high powered rifle, they set out in a lifeboat equipped with a motor. As they drew near, the shadow proved to be a spotted mass unlike anything they had ever seen. It started to move, apparent- ly sensing their presence. lust in time the captain hurled harpoon after har- poon into the gigantic mass. Captain Charley sent two hun- dred shots into it but with almost no effect. So he poised with a knife. ready to cut the line at the first indication 12 of a downward plunge. Later it was revealed that the fish must have been thrown to the surface by a volcanic eruption on the ocean floor, and its diving apparatus put out of commis- sion. In any case, it towed the lifeboat around for thirty-nine hours before the men maneuvered it back to Samoa. Even then, when the catch was lashed to the side of the Yacht, it flipped its tail and shattered the propeller. Professor I. S. Warmbeth of Smith- sonian Institute went to work 'examin- ing the huge carcass. Careful measure- ments revealed the monster to be forty- five feet long, and believe it or not, it w-eighed thirty thousand pounds. This was without a doubt an almost legend- ary fish in which the characteristics of the whale and shark were combined. Well, that goes to prove you can never tell what you'll find at the end of your line.