Sabattus High School - Yearbook (Sabattus, ME)

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REFUGEE N Jane Walker, an English girl in the group of refugees being taken to America, felt a wave of sadness go over her as she looked back at England in the distance. Even tho the last two years had been full of bombing, Jane remembered the many happy days she had known before the war began. She had lived in a happy home her Mother, Father and an broke out, John left home left the Walkers received been killed when his boat Walker feel so badly that for him f with older brother, John. As soon as war to join the Navy. Not long after he a telegram telling them that John had was tornedoed. This made Mr. and Mrs. they went to church every day to pray One day while they were attending church a bomb struck the building and killed both of them Jane was so terrified at first when she he rd about the death of her parents that she wanted to die too but some friends tried to cheer her up and at last ner suaded her to go to America Jane was so anxious to see America that it seemed as though it took years to cross the ocean, but at last the long awaited day came and as she looked at the Statue of Liberty she knew that she would be safe if not happy here in America a few days after her arrival in New York City Jane was sent to live with a family in Brooklyn, New York Of course she was very much excited about starting school, but she was rather dis appointed after her first day because the children had snubbed her After a few weeks of school, Jane was so discouraged that she wished she was back in England with her friends, despite the terrible bombings One day Jane recei ed a letter from a friend back in Wngland It made her so happy that she began to sing as she walked to school She did not notice George White, the president of her class, until he was walking beside her and saying NGosh, you are swell singer, how about singing at the Bond Rally next weekon Jane had heard about the Bond Rally, but of course never expected to be ask d to do anything for it Now that she w s being asked do som thing she was so glad that she said 'v sn before she could help hers lf The big night came and of course Jan was v ry knew that if she didn't sing well the girls from th to th stage and he rd the Am r can tr t sh would sing v ll which she some she ran back st ge right into sh had thought h d brought her for having been much that Tane nervous h school would r she kn finished h r broth r who too all th luck this vening people cheering did After she the arms of her was dead Then to th high school gang came to h r and aoologiz d so Le n to h Th v all want d to b friends so forgave them all P M O Q . V . 8 , , 9 ' - C n' . , I Q ! T D ' A W u u t A I Q 0 , C O Q., . . -J 0 r 0 , .- a , . Tl 9 ' ' , f L ,' to 9 ' . . ' e , . G . t ' T , e e , . S e L 4 1 0 A I 9 - have the time of their lives making fun of her. As she walked on- e fp, lea H J .e i ' . y c ' Ile , eiv m e ne , ' , ' . . ' H e C3 , fi . . 1 1 Q ' Q , D . Q . 1 . - , , V 6 J , Q ' .-. e ' e ' e V,e er. e e e A ' - , Q , 1 . , O 0

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THE WELCOMED GUEST Tim's morale was at low ebb,and he was very sad and unhappy. All of the boys in his company were trying to cheer him up, but none cf them was succeeding. This went on for over a week until one day Tim went to mail-call and received a letter from a young lady whose name was Claire Kenney, He opened the letter and it started off with the statement that she had seen his picture in the paper and was very anxious to get acquainted with him She hoped he'd answer her letter and that they would be faithful pen pals This letter changed Tlm's attitude entirely His face brightened, a broad smile spread frem ear to ear and his morale started on the upgrade immediately He felt grand Just to thlnk that some girl liked his picture and wanted to write to him showed his letter to all of his chums, then he sat down and an swered lt immediately This correspondence contlnued between them for eight months until one day Tim's commanding officer called h1m to his office and told him he was granting him a seven day furlough Tim was very happy The first thing he thought of was to locate Claire but he decided to surprise her by not letting her know he was coming home Tim left camp that night, June 29, l9Lh H had a very long and tiresome trip and was very glad to get home He started to Cla1re's house the next day As he was going up the street, he noticed a pleasant llttle whlte bungalow surrounded by Elm and Maple trees with a big yard of well trimmed grass and a very beau tiful V shaped flower garden, whose fragrance perfumed all the air This made Tim feel very happy As he glanced up after a little day dreaming, he noticed the number W2l5W underneath the little silver doorbell This was Claire's house! While he was walking up the path, Claire looked out of the window and notlced this tall, dark and handsome soldler She wondered who it could bo because she had moved there only a short time before and hardly kn w ary one 1n the nelghborhood There was one servlce star in the wlndow which repres nted her brother Bob Suddenly she thought of her pen pal, Tim, with whom she had been corre pondlng for elght month Timhwarmly and lnvited hlm in and talked about his family as well as rs At eleven thirty P My Tim left just in time to get hls bus to New Haven When he arrived home t one thlrty A M his family were walting up for h1m and were very happy when he told them about Claire Whlle his pxrents were t lking to h1m he was in a daze dreaming about Clzire and his future He didn't know 1 word they were saylng, but after a f w minutes he lifted hls he d and Sdld, WLeUs go to bed, I'm terribly tired because I haven't really slept well for three nights We can talk about things to morrow N Tim's seven day furlough passed all too quickly Soon he had to start the general routine of the army llfe, but now the army llfe wasn't too disagreeable, for there were his thoughts of Claire and letters from her to relieve the monotony and form the nucleus around which day dreams are built A C I O 4 . . . . He . O . I , I ' 0 9 3 C . e I O Q I . O . f ' . 0 4 C D. J A , G 'L- : Q ' . . , C . J- .1 S . '. 1 S and as yet had never seen. She rushed to open the door, greeted ' 'L e . I 1 . ' ' 0 ' 5 G . o 0 o . 5. 3. I g, lr ? ' ' L . G I H . G ,. I .2 c L - , . 1. - X ' 3 , ' Q II