Searsport High School - Windjammer Yearbook (Searsport, ME)

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H NDJAMMF ALUMNI D 'HV DOH I ICUL to vvrIt on leo a ce vve ave so I portunlty td get out and explore tn state l-lcvvevcr l mIgb say tbat tlwe clImatf and ne c are lere nt lrom tbe state ot lXfldII'1Q lbe Qountry sIde IS llat and lovv beIng only one oot above s a level rralung us very susceptlole to floods lbe clImate IS generally vvarm fvltb very lIIgn bumlolty usrI ns cfnlr pet I uno products a UISIH prcl Irdf In ut r Gl I s ore oIl crI v I Iar n ere arr a so man o orocesslng Jno cncmIcal plants ar appr K rrate y Q00 es vv rl s vvt b IS a at u ctlon plus be I2 ne ol e ports In the L nItel tates ne All If s I5 Jo ares and at pr u a o unoervvay tofvard m long t a perman L Insta atlon r rea Ion n I nout tb was s nc It vv ollI rs club and svvlmmlng poo ollarlng plenty ol oll outy fun barles enIoys tus vvorlc and vve are proud to be a part ol tlwe StrategIc Alf Command ano vve nnglwly recommend tne AIr Force to any boy OVQlVlLl1IFIl4IV1Q about iS?VVlC7 Career ongratulatIons o vvbat l l4novv vvIll be anotber successful eclItIon ol tlwe Wxnd Iammer Very truly yours Clwarles 84 Carolyn Clark Dear MISS Grlndle l-lere s a bnet summary ot my experlences sInce graduatlng from Searsport l-luglw l spent llve years ID tbe tl S Alf orce durIng W rld War -lvvo l tlefv a tyur l ty I u n a I c In B s a rvvar e If lranspvrtQ1mmand lrom 1lIt3rnIa tnraugb P Was afvard C tne AIr Nl d I Itn I Qae Leaf Clusters and t e DIstInguIsIed Flymg Cross After mI Itary s VI I o y ar vv tde l:lyIng llger AIr Llne l om CdlIlOVlWIl tb tn Qvrlent t I b ca 5SS'DLljl cl vv w nw fyutua lwsurance ompany as up cIal lpeores r 1 IVC pa Ln s e Ine car ave o s c od In LDISIV12, vvasavvlnnerortb l3resIdentsClub Avvard st y ar arr a yearly mem er o Natlonal Lead rs and l-lall Nl Indn Qlubs a dyearlyr cIpI 'Itoltne Nah nalC1ualIty Avvard In LIte Llndervvrltmg have been marrled sInce U43 and have tbree Ine sons, ages TO 7 and l years Smcerely Franle Kneeland Dons Gnnclle 56 l E W I . , R '19 S, C A , n 1, ' l tind It a bIt cl ll' l 'e tlne , 4 sta' l L .I sin f tm , Ittla op- ' J ' , 'K t . 2 , , gr fral outlay ol tlwe lanl f v 'ry dIl- , - ' ' , ' A , I ' I 7? , I 4 -l ' . , I . l I .I, KV ' ' ' . . ' F lnd t ally tln g 'Q t' r t'y 'nucb I 0 A I X ' P NO I CII, IIS IN, I V, 4 ,WI rug.. lor FTTISSIDVES I: tb: So t Vptrc FI I -Q4 LO A -md ICUUS IVV VIL! IIMII L gy .Incl lt: X. ds FI vv C-,vfls lor tne A 1, be st't' IU tb, Lln ted States and tlne I ' J ' C' A I -I oltln X' lung Is b:fc.,rrIng a cry me Ellllc affair I 3' laml' tl Ing. lb D 5 l y il! 'Z-3 WI' S lf 'I I 'I' ll A Zr ce, l tliff ne e Itn Q ' lvlfe J e JI It 'l mIl f lrdrn H A A V I1 A I' I A - lxle Q wan Iicg ' gre t3 rIst In DVC In by -477 I I, of me In K If tra' I J TIT- o ' th. largest s a- IIII III? Ijya I I I Llff I I L, ' l ,Q S ' C ' C Q X .I 'ewt t' ' In II fx I7 IS G IO I I Cr M I-an Na I A lt. lbIs I' my lit t'I H r eer ' QI L I' LJ ,AV , I , f I l-l lc gan t,I jfwly uc isnt l I , ss- Lb l esent nf:getIatI ns are I n I I , ' A I a ' I ent Q . . , Z ' I L be l II . All aa fee et af tea my , ' . . Q .t ' If t ef, I uve bave a bm Itilul ,L ' , ,' , . , n . e 3. ' I Q f ne ce I Q f l, . . I .. , ' , l N' W . . . V , X I, Q I I - 4 . . . I

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E W DJAMMER ALUMNI Dear Miss Grlndle Thank you lor your note and request for information concerning my work l wsh that It were posslble for me to answer your ouestrons as to the lull meaning ol lnsurance but It IS obvious that space would not per mlt any such lengthy discussion l am currently employed by the Marne Bonding Casualty Company with the tltle of Vice president My work IS In both the Bonding and lnsurance Field Brrelly the Bondrng Field covers the Issuance ol bonds to guarantee performance ol an rndlvldual or company upon a con tract or obligation the person company bonded falls to complete Its con tract then the bo dung company IS oblr gated to do so lhs dlllers from the lnsurance Field oemnlty by one party to another ln the event that an accident or lortultous event takes place The theory of lnsurance IS that the many by poolrng therr premiums permit the few who suller loss to recover their loss as evaluated by the amount ol rn surance that they carry An lnsurance company rs merely the go between rn this transaction, collecting and holdlng the premiums lor the many and paying the losses to the few ln re reading your letter t IS not trrely clear to me just what information you need perhaps you desire somethnng more personal such as the following As stated above l am presently a Vice President of the Marne Bondung and Casualty Company havnng taken this po sltron rn January ol this year l was form erly For many years associated with the Travelers lnsurance Company of l-lartlord Connecticut serving as a Superintendent an their Mortgage l.oan Division and later as a Field Supervrsor In their Bonding Depart ment and more recently as an Assrstant Manager ID their Casualty and Bond Field For live years during World War Il l served with the United States Arr Force and cur rently hold the rank of Colonel In the Active Reserve l wish you every success rn your Year Book undertaking IF further lnlormatron as required kindly let me know and l wall be be happy to be ol whatever assustance posssble Very truly yours George M Frame Mr and Mrs Alphonzo Wagner Sr ol Jackson Avenue have receuved word that their son Alphonzo Wagner Jr who rs at the U S Arr Force Base at l.ake Charles l.a has been promoted to Major Mayor Wagner rs a graduate ol Searsport l-llgh School l-le recerved hrs wings as a pilot at Craig Field Alabama rn 1943 During World War ll he flew rn the South Pacrhc and completed 192 mlssrons s s l-le was awarded the Dlstrngulshed Flyrng Cross and the Arr Medal with three Qak Leal Clusters He arrived rn Korea In September 1950 and jorned the 18th Fighter Wang rn July1951 18 T H l N . . . 4 I X U b ' ' , If or ' , ' ' I H . , .- , t i , . I A which is merely the guaranteeing ol in- , , 4 b I 4 I . - . . , ' s y' , en' P-3a', P-47', ana F-51's

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THE WNDJAMM R LITERARY FIRE PREVENTION The observance of Fire preventlon Week comes on the week contaunnng one of the greatest fnre catastrophe that ever hap pened In thus nation This was the Chicago Conflagratuon of1871 Whether this was caused by Mrs Q Leary s cow klcklng over the lantern or by spontaneous combustion was never known Cn Sunday Qctober 8 1871 a fire began and remalned burnlng for three days It burned over three and one half square mules of land Q50 llves were lost and almost 100 000 people homeless destroying everything IH Its path Damages to property valued at about 175 000 000 dollars Qctober 9 1911 was the IDDOVGEIOI1 about by a suggestion from the flre Marsh alls Assoclatlon of North America to re mind the people about the great Chicago disaster Twenty two states corresponded Immediately to the suggest1on of the flre Marshalls Association Today over 10 000 cltles and towns take part ID flre prevention week Civic organizations fire department committees raduo and the press all are active rn tryung to prevent fires ln Los Angeles they have organized the Fire Preventmon, Junror firemen movement Through this movement they enlust the ard of school children to help fund fare hazards The chlldren funding the most hazards receive Junuor Flreman tltles up to chief ln four years these children found 387 000 hazards In homes IF one out of every ten of the hazzards had turned Into a flre the loss would have been approximately 7 000 000 dollars Fire Prevention means the savung of lives property and natural resources from d struction, by needless flres l IS hard realize that over 10000 llves are lost annually and that there IS an economic waste of several bllllons of dollars by needless flres caused through our careless ness It IS up to you and l to co operate with the CIVIC organizations and other fure prevention groups This IS the only way that we can reduce the loss of llves and money All there IS for us to do IS to obey the fare preven tion laws Make It a family project and check your of no possible causes of spontaneous com bustlon check wlrlng for defects clean up all unnecessary combustible substances such as waste paper and rags Make sure of good ventllatlon where nt IS necessary Inspect carefully heating and cooking ap pllances Be exceeding careful of all out door fires making sure they are thoroughly out when you leave them and above all do not be a careless smoker If you follow these and a few other simple flre preventlon laws you may save a life this llfe may be your own or the llves of your loved ones So lets all get together and make this the greatest fare prevention week that there has ever been only dont stop wlth thus week we must prevent flres every week of our llves Janet Rogers 55 23 l E . , , . , 4 . Q- ' . , . . . . t t . to f ' 1 I 1 ' ' I , . , I I . . I of fire prevention week. This was brought home TQDAV for me hazards make Sum . . f . . - I l I - f , . A ' ' V f I . I . I A f T I f . g . I , , , , , , I , . . . I ' l I