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

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consisted of a battleship, two destroyers, four cruisers, an aircraft carrier, and four transports that had been turned into instru- ment shops. The blast was scheduled for August fourteenth, one week away. Inten- sive security precautions were being taken because a new type of bomb was being tested for the Hrst time. The morning of the tenth of August came. The blast was four days away. jim Marks, who had been put in charge of the evacuation of the natives, went ashore near Tiku with an interpreter to talk to the natives about their evacuation. The chief of the tribe was waiting to meet him in full regalia. He was a huge, happy looking man and greeted jim cordially. Jim noted with approval the neat, comfortable look- ing village and the happy faces of the is- landers. He left a twinge of regret at hav- ing to make them leave their home, but he told himself that was the only thing to do, He took a deep breath and began, Honorable Chief ...... They nearly took my scalp, Admiral. At first they didn't believe me, but when they saw that I was serious, they really blew their topsfl Did you tell them that we would build them a new village? asked the Admiral. Yes sir, but they don't want to go any- where! From then on the natives were the number one headache of Operation Upsy- Daisy. Every possible method of persuading them was tried. They couldn't be bribed, and when we tried to scare them out with a show of force, they just hid in the forest. Gifts, promises, pleas, threats, nothing was accomplished. All the installations for the bomb and other equipment were finished but everything else was at an absolute standstill waiting for the islanders to leave. Then, suddenly, on the following morn- ing the natives announced that they would leave. No one knew what had made them decide to leave, but the entire Heet heaved a collective sigh of relief and resumed pre- paration for the blast. The natives were apparently as good as their Word, and with much activity the vil- lage was moved to an island a short dis- tance away. B-Day dawned sparkling clear. Every- thing was in readiness. Radar was tracking down planes which were to take samplings of the clouds, the hundreds of instruments were manned and ready. Special cameras, test bomb shelters, test animals, radio equip- ment, all was waiting. Dark goggles were distributed to those viewing the blast di- rectly, and everyone settled down to wait. At minus twenty minutes timing relays took control out of human hands. Aboard the flagship, Admiral Hoskins and Senator Chaisen waited as the count- down droned on. Really gonna be a big one, eh Admiral?,' Yes sir, the biggest ever set off. . . . Minus 1 minute. Goggles were pulled down, helmets adjusted. The instru- ments hummed busily to themselves. Minus 3Oseconds.Minus20...10...9...8 . 2 . . . 1 . . . Nothing happened. Aboard the ships pandemonium broke loose. Sweating technicians checked every inch of wiring in the detonator. Scientists cursed as the precious film in their auto- matic cameras ran on, photographing only the glistening coral lagoons of the islands and the deep turquoise sky beyond. Com- muniques burned the air between Washing- ton and the fleet. Half an hour later a launch full of vol- unteer technicians arrived at the island on which the bomb had been set. They crept towards the tower, expecting to be blown into eternity at any moment . . . and found a native happily sawing the last of the hundreds of wires that connected the bomb with the ship. The natives went back to their village. The Navy went home. 7

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