Milo High School - Breeze Yearbook (Milo, ME)

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16 THE BREEZE proved it by going to school all by him- self. This was the day Bobby was proud. Before Mom realized it Bobby was in high school, then entering college. He got his diploma at twenty-one. One night back home Mom was listen- ing to the radio and a news broadcast came over it announcing about the Korean war. She knew in her heart what this meant. Bobby would soon have to go in the service, and she would certainly not try to hold him back if he wanted to join to help fight for his country. Sure' enough the next morning she re- ceived word from her son that he had joined the marines. After a short time in the service he was sent to Korea. From then on Mom worried constantly. Bobby wasther only son. She prayed every night that he would come home safely. Bobby had been gone about two years when he was missing in action. Mom kept saying My son is safe in God's eyes if not in my own. Bobby was missing about a year when Mom received word he died heroically in action. Yes, Mom was sad but she realized that if it weren't her son, it might have been millions of other sons. He did die heriocally. She said another prayer for him leaving him to rest in peace by the Heavenly Throne. Edna Clark A MEAL AT A QUICK LUNCH COUNTER I'm sure that everyone at some time has stopped to get a meal at a quick lunch counter. lt often happens that during a day of shopping it suddenly dawns on you that you're hungry. So, gathering up your numerous bundles and boxes, you enter a department or five and ten cent store. At noon it often seems that all the seats are full, so you decide to wait until someone gets up. You lay your boxes on the floor by your feet, lean your shopping bags against a counter, get everything settled for a ten minute wait, and a group of three or four people leave. Grabbing up your packages, you make a wild dash for a seat, only to find that someone else got there before you. Finally you get a seat. By this time, the various fragrances and aromas have started your stomach complaining by a series of long audible groans, and your mouth waters spasmodically as each fresh whiff of food greets you. Several waitresses dash back and forth in front of you, intent on going in every direction but toward you. While you're waiting in the hope of getting your order right away, you watch each tray of food coming in your direc- tion, with a possessive stare. The bust- ling waitresses, the wonderful eclairs, the clatter of dishes and hurrying of peo- ple, all lend a particular atmosphere to your meal. Charlene Kelley

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THE BREEZE 15 that you can go about your business in an easy carefree manner and not look or feel awkward when doing it. there are many others. Of course one of the learning to what your family life is like you should be able to teach yourself good manners, for as everyone knows, they are very important if you intend to succeed. Having good manners is most important parts of our live correctly. No matter Marlene Trickey AN IMPORTANT DECISION The dusk of evening was on us as we were all lying around on the damp, cold ground: waiting, hoping, and praying for a miracle to happen. There were twenty of us American soldiers in Korea, just at the point of being ambushed by Koreans from all sides. What were we to do? Everyone of us wanted to get out of that impossible place alive. Should we wait there for them to close in on us, one by one? That decision would be impossible for us, fc-r we twenty men didn't have enough ammunition for four groups of enemies. We didn't know if there would be six or sixty men in each of their groups. While we were going to find c-ut, it seemed like hours before something hap- pened. All of a sudden a heavy fog fell on us. It was as if God had heard our prayers and answered them, which he did. We had to hurry to get out before the fog lifted. We headed in the direction where the rest of our troops were. We had to crawl on our stomachs most of the way trying to hurry but yet holding back at the same time. The nearer we ap- proached. the louder the sound of guns were. Were they Americans or Koreans, we wondered, but we had to take the chance of going through. The rest of our troops were meeting us half way, thank our Lord for that. Escaping from there was like coming back from the dead. Laura Robichaud BLIND DATES Small, tall, skinny or fat-it could be any of those. That is the chance you are taking on a blind date, but on the other hand the date might be a very shapely blonde. In the following I will try to tell you the pros and cons of blind dates. Now if your date happens to be ugly you have already had a bad start: also the possibility of her being overweight arises. If she is overweight you would be embarrassed to take her anywhere in public. Of course the other extreme is just as bad. Bad manners should be watched by both, the girl and boy, very closely. They make things so unpleasant. Now for a loc-k on the bright side of the picture. Good looks help a grcat deal but are not essential for a good time. A good personality is most important for a boy and girl to have a good time. If you and your date can dance well it is a great asset. Since you have seen both sides of the picture let's draw a conclusion. If you are lucky you can have a good time. In many instances things have turned c-ut well, but the chance is too big for me to take. How about you? Arthur Hamlin MY MOM HAS A SON Bobby was a cute little fellow when he was born. He had dark hair and blue cyes. Then as the years passed he grew to be a son a mother could always be proud of. Mom certainly was proud of him too. Then Bobby was five, old enough to go to school. He was a big boy now and

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POETRY THANK YOU MOTHER NATURE To Mother Nature I am so very grateful, For the many things she gives to me. I wish to thank her for the good she provides for me, Which helps me to grow healthy and strong. I wish to thank her for the trees from which lumber came, And from which my home was built. I wish to thank her for the air I breathe, And for the sun which shines so brightly through my window pane. I wish to thank her for the Helds of beautiful flowers, And for the rivers, lakes, and streams, which sparkle in the sun. I wish to thank her for the water I drink, And for the many opportunities she gives to me. Fo sum it all up in a few words. I would like to say, Thank You, Mother Nature. Isabelle Newman THE FIRST SNOW STORM IN THE FALL Oh! What a beautiful, beautiful sight, The trees and field all covered white. Snowflakes still falling clown, Quickly covering all the ground. In the distance we hear a duck's call Then we hear the echoes fall, Far off we see them in the sky, As far, far off they all Hy. And over the snow covered ground Creeps the night without a sound, The moon shines down on this pretty sight, Of the snow covered trccs and fields at night. There are joyful times at Hallowe'en XV ith its happy or spooky scenes, But the most joyful time of them all Is the very first snow storm in the fall! Edna Clark KATAHDIN Tall, majestic, high and grand, Mighty Katahdin makes her stand. Wildlife wander the full year 'roundg Over her quaint and ancient ground. It is said by our elders, who should know it seems, That this mountain receives old S0l's first beams. When rising in the morn and settling at night, He shines first and Hnal on this fair sight. Many trout inhabit her beautiful streams And deer in her forests prevail beyond our wild- est dreams. When looking northward and into the blue, This mammoth will pleasantly come into your view. VVayne Artus ' SNOWF LAKES Softly, silently, came the snow Down from the sky one night. Its patterns on the barren trees The streetlights were the floodlights As the snow came fluttering by. The ground was their ground to lie on, And they had for a roof, the sky. But soon they stopped, and the sky was clear, No more came the fluttering snow. But they left their mark as they always do, A blanket so white and so cold. Glenda Cowing A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU VVhen the evening shadows gather After all my work is through I can't keep my eyes from straying To a photograph of you. There it sits upon my bookcase, just the way you looked that day. It seems it was but yesterday i When I first heard you say VVords of love that made me happy And made my dreams comc truc, But tonight I am alonc with just A photograph of You. Morton Hamlin