Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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21 That night, as the minutes ticked away, the U.Si.. Coast Guard picked up a distress message relayed by a Liberian freighter on the InieiTiatioiial Distress Frequency of 500 KG. Its contents explained the missing hourly report and darkened the hopes of distraught ship- mates. It cracked out of the lonely and stormy night . , . AircraR observed to cra:h in flames off: my port bow, followed by a series of explosions. Piceeding to recover possible survivors. There was little need f,or transmission of a second message, for those who live by the air and sea secretly acknowledged during their lonely vigil thajt Gcd had taken the crew of Easy Able Eight unto Himself. Yet, true to tradition, EA-8 ' s companion crews and planes commenced a gruelling search, accompanied by surface units. During the nexft three days hundreds of thousands of square miles of the raging Atlantic were criss-cr|0S3ed in a fruitless search — but there can be no crossing of the bar when some put out to sea. E. D. ANDERSON, Form 4L. My Dog I have a dog named Chummy A pure-bred mongrel he He likes to have a nice warm bath But how he hates the sea! At sound of postman ' s bicycle He rushes to the door. But is it as a friend or foe? Well, listen to his roar ! He ' s learnt to sit and beg for treats And how to shake my hand; But why he shouldn ' t chase the cars He cannot understand ! The paper boy will not come near When Chummy ' s on the run; But otherwise he ' s very good, I think he ' s lots of fun. R. BARTLETT, Form 41;.

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20 Forbes lit two flares while the rest started firing. The bullets found their targets but bounced harmlessly off the armour-like backs of thetse monsters. oeveral were shot through the eyes and were obviously killed instantaneously but the others ignored them and oame steadily on while from the sea more and more hastened to the attack. The men went on firing until the first claws clutched their weapons. Several days later the empty boat was found drifting, by a fishing boat which towed it to Lakiskima Retjta, On the island the giant crabs feastted and celebrated until midnight on the tweaity first of July when they slipped one by one ir. ' to the sea to remain there for the next eleven months. J. GILLAN, Form 4L. Easy Able Eight Suddenly, a brilliant orange light rent the blackness of the nighf,, pushing its way through the rain and low-hanging clouds over a lone expanse of a desolate part of the Atlantic. Seconds later, it mush- roomed onto a fiery commet as it plummeted seaward in a horrifying, but graceful arc, and was terminated in a series of thunderous ex- plosions, accompanied by a spectacular, but gruesome finale. So end- ed the noble career of Easy Able Eight , together with her proud crew of eleven valiant Navy men. Less than four hours earlier there had been these fine men receiv- ing their final preflight briefing . . now death, Po itipn reports were to be made once hourly following take-off. All radar contacts were to be investigated by homing in and descending tp sufficiently low alti- tude to facilitatte lighting up the target with Easy Abel Eight ' s many-million candle power searchlight;. Name, liationality, type, course and s peed were to be reported. All of this in the blackness pf the Atlantic night hundreds of miles from base, and in spite of tho weather — a routine flight for the well trained crew of Easy Able Eight . But something happened on the night of 22nd. October First evidence of the tragedy that had already occurred, was foretold in the missing position report at the end of the fourth hour, but nobody was anxious — for many of there rep oiits are delayed by more important! dutie s on board the aircraft, others arrive late because of the necessity to relay the report via a distant land stativon.

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It ' s a ' Lucky Boy ' for Summer Lucky Boy Shirts are always a boy ' s clioice and a must for motlier too, because of their long wear, easy care qualities White Short sleeved drip-dry Shirts 18 6 White Long sleeved drip-dry Shirts 27 6 White short sleeved broadcloth Shirts 15 . ALSO: Sports Shirts in stripes, checks, plaids, two tones 16 6 and 18 6 Gibbons Company Queen Street Hamilton