Newport High School - Live Wire Yearbook (Newport, ME)

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THE LIVE WIRE and was wlthln a few feet of the ground when he yelled Ouch' my thumb What happened CIIFISQ lnqulred Jlmmle Oh I guess lt s nothlng rephed Chrls as he Jumped to the ground and examlned hls thumb It was plerced by a spllnter wh1ch he removed w1th conslderable pam Jlmmle expressed hls thanks Well are you fellows comxng or not? asked Chrls lnsolently Be rlght wlth you answered Jlmmle lm anxlous to see the pony too The Norton farm was a short dls tance from the field and they soon reached lt Mr Norton was a kmd man and let the boys rlde the pony whlch he had recently bought The boys took turns rldlng the little pony Soon they returned Chrls and Carl went to the pump fora drlnk whlle Jlmmle took the pony to the barn As he was about to enter the barn door the pony gave a leap and broke loose from hls grlp runnlng for the other end of the barn As he passed the beam where the alrplanes were lylng Jlmmle saw somethlng Whlte on the floor Just as the pony s sharp llttle hoofs crushed It ID the mlddle Jlmmle ran to the spot and plcklng up the remalns he found that It was hls own plane Burstlng lnto tears he looked up to see Carl who dld not seem a blt sorry That thlng wasn t any good any way he leered Jlmml6 was so angry at thls that he grabbed Carl s plane and crushed lt to blts ID hls fingers Carl gave a roar and sprang at Jlmmle But the smaller boy was too quxck for hrm and leaplng aslde he ran for the pump Chrls who had heard the argument saw Carl over taklng Jlmmle and as they neared the pump he stuck out hrs foot and Carl plunged head over heels lnto the wa terlng trough Falrly bubbllng Wlth rage Carl scrambled out of the trough and struck at Chrls but h1s arm was caught ln a larger one Looklng around he saw Mr Norton That wlll do Carl warned Mr Norton ln calm tones I heard the whole argument and you deserved a good duckmg Now beat It home and plCk on boys your slze Carl lost no tlme but turned back to makea partmg remark You Just walt all of you my father Wlll buy me test next Saturday and there s a Hve dollar prlze too Don t mmd hlm Jlmmle sald Chrls You take my plane and I ll help you fix It up so lt Wlll beat any plane he gets Gee thanks Chrls rephed Jlmmle But what are you golng to do? Oh don t worry about me I won t bother to get another one and then my httle brother can have a new palr of shoes Besldes father and mother say I shouldn t be maklng such thlngs at my age anyway bay Chrls' remarked Mr Norton I reckon I can help you there You see I have some seed to be cut and I d pay a fellow llke you to do It Gee thats swell of you Mr Norton returned Chrls Now Ill -1 L 20 J 1- 14 ' ' ,, . . . . it . 1 ,, I a . v ' , . , - ff ' 7 ' 77 ' . . . Y ! . . , In . ' , , , I 4 . YY ' ' fl - - as H . ' ,, ' ' v s 1 . . ,, , . , H , 7? . ' ' 1 . 1. ' ' ' ' sv ' . 4, . n I Q I I I Y ' alrplanes were lald on a beam and the a blgger plane and I will Win the con- 7 . ' ' 77 Q u , . ,, , . . . . ,, . , , l 9 . ' no 7 , . . . 79 . . . U ' H l 7 9 1 . - - as - 9 7! I I If 7 . , . , . 7 . . . . y ' ' ' 77 ICN ' 7? ' , . . u . - J - H 0 77 , , ,, . . . ' ' 77 , - at 9 i 1 ' ' ' ' 77 ' li 7 . , .

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NEW PORT HIGH SCHOOL when he was halled by volces Hey Chr1s' Let us look at your new plane w1ll you? L00klUg up Chris saw Carl Getchell a schoolmate and llttle Jlmmy Randolph cllmbmg the nearby fence Each had an alrplane ln hls hand and came runnlng up to the spot where Chrls stood Gee that s a swell one remarked llttle Jlmmle I wlsh I could make one as good Say let s have a race exclalmed Carl We ll start from thls blg rock over here Jlmmle you go first then Chrls and I ll go last ' O K by e returned Chr1s How about you Jlmmle? Sure I m game but mme won t fly then stepped on the blg rock and pro ceeded to wmd hls alrplane The llttle plane started wlth a Jerk and rocked by llght wlnds It made a sharp bank to the rlght and landed softly among the llmbs of a lofty pme Jlmmle d1d not try to retrleve It but stepped aslde for Chrls to make h1s trlal Chrls had already wound hls plane and lost no tlme ID launchlng lt It took to the axr llke a blrd and after a graceful llttle flight It landed some dxstance down the field Jlmmle was overjoyed at the fllght and Jumped up and down excltedly But IH hls ex cltement he happened to hlt Carl s el bow and a crack of wood was neard Now look what you ve done you clumsy llttle runt you ve broken the tall of my plane roared Carl Then stepplng toward Jlmmle he gave hlm a hard wallop on the ear If you were my SIZC I d glve you a good tan nlng added Carl angrlly Yes and 1f I were your SIZE Id knock your block off you blg bully I dldn t mean to break your plane plled Jlmmle wlth tears ln hls eyes There now you fellows don t get mad over nothmg remarked Chrls I m sure Jlmmle dldn t break your plane on purpose Carl Look' You can bend that plece rlght back mto place but Jlmmle you should be more careful Now why don t you fellows shake? Well all rlght sand Carl reluct ant y shake lf vou WI Jlmmle Put her there Carl rephed Jlmmle 1n a brlghter tone I guess I was a blt clumsy and we ll see whlch IS the best sug gested Chrls Carl dld so and to the surprlse of both boys hls plane landed lightly on the grass about sxx feet behlnd Chrls plane If It hadn t been for the broken tall mme would have made the best fllght of the three wouldn t1t'? asked Carl rather relleved at the perform ance of hls plane Sure lt would have answered Chrls You can glue that tall and then your plane wlll beat mme easily Come on fellows let s go over to Mr Norton s farm and see his new pony suggested Jlmmle But first one of you fellows wlll have to get my plane I can t cllmb up there Aw never mmd It now growled Carl You can get It later I ll get It for you Jlmmle I can cllmb the tree I guess said Chrls and he started to chmb the tall pme He managed to get the plane down -r L 19 1 4- - - I u H ' - 9 A . , - , , ' : . ,, . . . . , 7 I ,H re- 7 7 ' . . . ,, , ' ! 7 . . . . ,, . . ,,, . . . , 1 I . , . . 64 1 77 ' ' - 9 7 . . . ,, . . . ' I l 77 7 45 7 77 ' 77 7 V I cc 7 - ' as ' yy ' ' 9 1 ' . , , l . I'll . ll, ' 7 7 ' ' 77 , . . . . m , '. , , ' ., . . ,, . . . . ., ff 7 ' 7 ' 77 7 ! ' as far as yours and Carl's. Jimmle Well, go ahead, Carl: wlnd her up - 7 ,77 - . . . 7 j . , . 'I 1 1 . . . ., . - . 1 . I fl I ' 7 Q a . ', ' - ' 7 ' 77 . 9 ' , - y . . . . H . Y . ,, N 7 7 . . . . ., . , . . . . . . . ,, . . . ,, , 1 1 . . . - , . . . , ,, . . ,, - , , , . if 7 , 9 ' 77 7 7 ' - I y as ' ' 77 7 7 7 ' 77 if ' 77 , . . . . . . . ,,, . . . g 7 Y .. . ,, . . ' 9 7 . , . . . 5 ' . . ,, .

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NEVN PORT HIGH SCHOOL show that Carl Getchell how to bulld alrplanes And Chrls dld just that Wlth the money he earned from Mr Norton he was able to buy maternal and bulld a beautlful Shlp Jlmmle helped all he could and the next Saturday found them at a field on the other end of Brownvllle wlth thelr planes ready for the blg contest A large crowd was gathered there and among the fore most spectators was Mr Norton Fllghts were made and the Judges finally narrowed the contest down to Carl and Chrls In truth Carl had a very good looklng plane for hls father was r1ch and he had bought excellent materlal C1lI'lS came first Slowly he wound up the propeller of h1s alrplane Sud denly there was a snap The elastlc had broken Chrls heart sank He had no other elastlc Well IH that case I suppose I wln eh? sneered Carl Not on your llfe you don t The volce was Jlmmle s and he stood ln front of Chrls an elastlc dangllng from hls rlght hand Take thlS elas t1c Chrls he sald wlth a grln and show this bully how a plane should Y Chrls was overjoyed How could he thank Jlmmle? Now he must w1n And sure enough he dld w1n a three out of three test He was over whelmed wlth congratulatxons But the greatest of all was from Mr Norton for he made Chrlsa present of the llttle pony on hls farm After all lt dld pay to be kmd V Smlth 38 SNOOKS f5MMY Brown had been lookmg for a job all day She turned away wlth a slgh from the large stone house to whlch she had Just ap plled for a Job as nursemald I ry once more then I ll go home she sald to herself At the next house as she stood on the steps and rang the doorbell she could hear screams of anger from a chlld Well they have one child here anyway she sald A ew mlnutes later a tlred looklng woman appeared at the door and after a short explanatlon Emmy was hlred Thls chlld IS too much for me sald the mother At that moment a yellow halred llttle glrl came runnmg ln and grabbed her mother s dress and pulled unt1l It gave at the seams and began rlpplng down the back Emmy wasn t so sure she wanted thls Job but It was betterthan none She stepped lnto the hall and before she could remove her coat the llttle glrlcame up to her and sald My names Snooks andI want some candy Yes take her down town and get her some the mother replled After an hour s struggle w1th the chlld to get her to wear a coat they got started I don t llkc you an I Just hate black ha1r That s too bad Yea too bad for you cause when I get mad I m aw ful' At thls the chlld got behlnd Iummy and began to push her laughlng and shoutlng v + 1 21 1 J- ' 77 . l Y ' v 7 . . . K - . . . H , I . llt - 7 ,Y . . . ' ' . . 7 . , . ' v . H . - v 77 ' . . . , . f .. . . ' 1 ' ' u 1 7 L I . . H . . 1 . - . . . H . v I ' , . 7 f ' , 1 1 46 - ' v . , y 9 77 1 1 1 . . , I ll ' Y 77 ' , . . . . , . . 1 . . . 1 . . H f 1 1 . . H . , . ' . ' ' 77' ' ' ' H as 1 Q 1 ' ' as .. v H H ,, . ' . . . , . I 7 ' . . ' s , . . - . - M y , 1 , , . . H . ' if 1 as v , . sl v , . v 9 , , Q 7 V .77 ' . . , . , . . . , ,