Oakfield High School - Acorn Yearbook (Oakfield, ME)

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Wzll They Belzefve Me? What w1ll I do? What w1ll I do? They w1ll all blame me' I know they Wllll How can they help but blame me ' I must thmk' If only I could puzzle It out How w1ll I Shlft the blame? No I must not thlnk of that The truth would come out 1n the end and Id be condemned because I l1ed If he hadn t been my uncle I wouldn t have taken care of h1m But I had to And now he IS dead and maybe I m a murderer' Oh no oh no I mustn t th1nk of thatll But he was gomg to beat me agam' Who w1ll beheve me though? He had come through the door lettmg 1n the brxght sunhght fox an lnstant ln my eyes and on the d1rty floor and a corner of the dmgy table whlch was cluttered wlth d1rty dlSh9S and stale food He staggered ox er to the wood box and put h1s b1g knarled hand on It to steady hlmself H1s ha1r was a bushy black mop and he had three days g10Wth of beard on that hateful half crazed blank lookmg face The sunhght gleamed through places ln the filthy cuxtamless wmdow and fell on h1m h1s form caus1ng a monstel l1ke shadow to appear on the floor The red brown cord uloy pants he had on were smudgcd Wlth grease and dllt and one h1p pocket was shghtly torn The sleeves of the checked shlrt were lolled to the elbows and the collal was twlsted and grlmy He smelled of l1quor and sweat The body of thls monster turned slowly and he saw me At first he seemed puzzled and then a hght of recognltlon came 1nto h1s eyes The knarled hand shd mto the wood bon and I saw h1m clutch a stlck of wood Instmct told me what was comlng Every thmg seemed to say run run run' But I froze on the spot' I couldnt move I couldnt speak I wanted to scream but no sound would come' As he hfted the stlck of wood from the wood box h1s blg body lurched forward He trlppedl That blg sluggl h body went bang mg to the floor the head smashmg agamst the huge 1ound stone that was used as a door stop Terror grlpped at my hea1t' The blood went rushmg to my bI'211Il and for an 3g'OlI1Z 1ng lnstant I felt I was gomg to be SlCk It seemed as lf someone else were l1ft1ng the head to see 1f It was smashed wh1le I watched at a dlstance But no It was me I moved h1m Blood was spurtmg and gushmg from h1s temple l1ke water from a fountam I knew he was dead' Now screams plerced the a1r' It was I screamlng I must tell someone They must all understand that he trlpped and that I dldn t push h1m But lf he hadn t seen me It wouldn t have happened That s why I m1ght be a murderer' Maybe I startled h1m I kl10W they wlll thmk It was I that I d1d some th1ng Oh dear God 1n Heaven please help me Don t let them thlnk I dld 1t ' I d1dn t do 1t' Dont let them hurt me Please dear God help me' M Bowen 59 Detentzon Here I sxt on detentlon wlth but a few mm utes to go I am glad It lb only mmutes lnstead of an 6 6 6 G hour or so had ten hours of detentlon as you w1ll probably know have stayed for about two weeks and st1ll have a few m1nutes to go were caught smokmg 1n the basement of the school told h1m we dldn t do It but the teacher we dldn t fool were told to report to the offxce when the old school clock struck three I sat there about ten m1nutes and thought w1ll I ever go free So hsten all you smokers Who want to go to school Do your smokmg on the way But never durmg school Nelson Morton 09 A guy from the south was statloned at an Army base 1n Alaska When asked 1f he hked the north he repl1ed When I have to look south to see northern hghts Im too far north In a small town everyone knows what everyone else IS domg but they read the paper to Gnd out who got caught at It . , . . . ' . ' v h . . . .' . - . sau I . . ' ' u , u n , I . . , ' , ' 1 , 1 ' 1 1 ' . 1 . . ' 1 1 V . . . . . , , - . ' .. . , , - 1 , . . . . , 1 - . , 9 1 -' . . , Q 1 . , . ' 1 1 v . ' I , . . . . ' 1 ' 1 y . V . .1 . . - . 1 W 7 ' . . . - - W Q q . . . . Y s 1 I N .1 . We . . , . 1 1 ' . ' 1 A 1 , W - 1 1 1 ' 4 - ' - 9 9 ' 1 1 ' 1 . , 7 ' ' 1 1 1 , - . . . U. - y u - . ' S, ' - . I . . Q N ' y ' . f . 1 - - D ' ' ' as 1 - 1 ' v . ' I 0 1 - Y - . 77 ' 1 .Q . . . ' ' 1 1 1 ' . I

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A Cggarette I am a wh1te round paper cyllnder open at both ends and filled wlth brown tobacco sometlmes I have a fiberous filtel on one end to make my smoke mllder I newer thought my l1fe would be any dxf ferent from any other clgerettes llfe untll I met and was lntervlewed by an N B C news reporter Flrst of all what IS your name and how old are you? the reporter Sald Would you be so kmd as to tell me the hfe story of one of your comrades? the reporter 1nqu1red polltely Certa1nly I rephed graclously F11 st of all we are put 1nto packages twenty ln each pack and shlpped to the stoles around the natlon sold to dlfferent people who burn us up and dlscard us l1ke a worn out t1re Just one more question sald the re porter What happens to you aftel you are thrown away? P soon turn mto dust 1n the hot sunsh1ne Thanks he sald I was Just wonder 1ng Wlth that he threw my solled burned body mto the gutter I Dyer 61 To The Teacher To wllte a poem I never could But to please my teacher I suppose I should So what I put on thls paper here Is just to please my teacher deal After thlllklllg about It fo1 ONQI an hour I suddenlv reallze It s out of my power A poem she wants a poem sne ll get And thls IS one shell neve1 forget I hope that you won t feel too blue Cause I wrote thl poem Teacher just for you J Dwyer 60 What Happened to a Washzng Machme My llfe began 1n a great blg washlng machme factoly I was put together by many people but at last I got my last pamt Job and was sent to an enormous department store Thousands of people came 1nto the sto1e but none of them seemed to be mterested ln me They admlred the new automatlc ma ch1nes w1th all the fancy gadgets and such I was beglnnlng to be wol rled that I would nex er be bought At last a young newly marr1ed couple came m The young lady was very pxetty and at once I wlshed that they would buy me bhe walked up to me looked at me and seemed very pleased I felt so proud that I almost started danclng but of course I dlflll t because lt mlght haxe caused a coll1s1on A great b1g washlng machme l1ke me danc mg across the floor' The lady started talkmg to her husband I held my breath all th1s t1me but I was 1n for a Slgh of rel1ef for the man reached ln to hls pocket and gave the salesman the money to pay for me They dellvered me to the house on the next day It was a small Whlte house wlth flowers growmg IH front I lox ed lt from the hrst Then wash day came The lovely lady put the clothes mto my b1g fat stomach whlch began to churn as soon as the button was plQSS6d Thls was the happlest moment of my hfe' Now I am old and decreplt but I and my gray halred mlstress have spent many happy years together I expect to go to the Junk 5 ard tomorrow but I haxe made lxfe happlel ior a sweet llttle lady M Brown 61 FAILURE Four years of college the glrl graduate slghed and whom has lt got me' T E THOMAS EVINRUDE MOTORS Oakfield Malne Telephone 44 3 Y . - . - - Y I . , . . 7 n f I . . .. Y u ' , , ' . . Y! , ' -. . v ar ' . aa ' as - ' u - , . . ' ' ' , . . . ' . HQ 7 ' 1 ' 1 1 . , . . Y ' ' Y . . - . ,, , , . . V ,, . . ,, U . H . - . V . . . .- ' 1 . an , ' . H . I I'9t01'fQd, WG fall 2 aft ill the will and now, and he seemed to approve of me too. ' n 1 Q , o Sl Y, ' ll ' - , ' 7 7 ' ' 77 a ' 7 . I Y . . . . x.. ' . ' 7 I I. r i . 0 Y ' f x - ' l ' , . . , K . J ' Y A 1 Y . Y Y , ' lf' 9 . Q 5 v 9 ' I4 ,Y ' Y Y ' 44 . ' 'YY . . , . , -

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An Expenence In The Old Creaky School House Last Monday nlght was the same as ex ery other nlght except I forgot to brlng my books home from school so at elgllt thlrty I went to Mr Lord s house to see lf I could use the key to get lnto the school bulldlng In a few mlnutes I had the key and was at the school house door I unlocked It and went ln I was dlgglng through my locker as I always have to when I heard a shrleklng and terrlfylng scream My blood lan cold I stood stlll fol a moment then qulckly declded to leave at once I dld but then I changed my mlnd and went back to the bulldlllg I was standlng ln the hall when It came agaln Just as before Thls tlme I thought my blood w as golng to run out lnstead of freezlng Some lnslde fOlC6 made me go to the base ment I trled the llght swltch but the llghts dldnt come on I mowed acloss the loom Wlth caut1on feellng Wlth my hands and feet so as not to trlp over anythlng Flnally I reached the other slde of the room It seemed to take houls to get thele b9f016 had I notlced the creaks and gloans but I HOtlCGd them now At the top of the stalrs I opened the door and went across the landlng I dldllt know what I was l00klllg' fol so I dldnt lnow lf I wanted lt aftel I found lt Ohhlll There It was agaln that horrlble sound I searched exerv room on the second H001 It seemed as lf thele were fifty rooms I went through on my hands and knees to duck the cobwebs Once mole I heard the same SCI eam It was oxer mv head I remembered I passed a dOOl I went back to lt opened lt and started up the stalrs It vas darker than any of the otllel 1O0Il'lS I had enough of thls so I went back the same way I had come Tuesday mornlng I went to school and told the lanltor He went to the top floor and ellmbed the old cleaky tallcase A mlnute passed and he eame down and stood beslde me He held an old blaek dead cat ln hlS al ms Tuesday nlght I declded to go baek I went through the same thlng as the nlght befole but lt was mueh ljUlLtLl l went to thc top floor and went up the old stalls Thmgs WQI en t so qulet now I stepped on somethlng that let out a mangled ery some odd looklnl, thlng flew ol er my head and I tllpped ovel an old board that had torn loose I felt my heart beatlng fastel and faster The elles of the poor lnjured anlmal kept rlnglng ln my eals I feared my flashllght was broken not to mentlon my poor old toes When I flnally got my llght to work thlngs had settled down agaln I flashed the llght IH flont of the stalrcase There I dlscoveled a nest w hlch contalned three cats about four weeks old In the Cornels were bats I dldn t waste any tlme gettlng out of therel I don t thlnk I d want bats ln my halr' P Sherman 09 God He IS greatel than all men great and small That lt teaches hlS Chlldl en not to do W10I1g' Th1S love guldes each moment that they not fa To sln wlckedness all 1dOlS and despall That they mlght show loxe and abundant klndlless Always knowlng that he C3188 and wlll vest Thelrs hearts Wlth falth and glace each burden to beal Who IS thls one so genel ous and fall Who would HQV01 deny oul most humble need But oul earnest and heartfelt pl ayel heed' It lS God up ln heaven who does C310 M Brown 59 COMING UP Mr Ralney frapplng on deskl Order please' Sleepy XOICC from back row Hamburger wlth onlons for me ' f 1 . , ' . . A' . . , . . I . I . f . v l ' y , .' v , f, I ' . ' - v ' - l . - 1' 1 . ' . y' A I . 9 . . . . I 1 ' ' x 1 . ' . I ' ' J . Z 7 . . D , . - - Q . 7' 7 . ' ' 7. , 4 1 y , , o l 4 , , I started to ascend the back stairs. Never With love so warm, deep and all-strong ,' , ' ' 7 ' ' ' Q - ' 1 4 ' . . y , , , , . ll 1 , . ' 9 , ' v ' 1 7 5 7 '! 1 X ' . 7 '- l s 1 v . , ' I -V l 1 Q I . I , ' . ' . ' V v S . A 1 l . L P 1 i I . . . . . H ' 1 - - v I 1 !! Y ' ' . ' r . 1 ' . U I Q . ' x . I. ,Y I . , ,