St Thomas More High School - Utopian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

 - Class of 1953

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14 fortune on the adventurous story, even if it turned out to be only a native superstition. He was sailing with over two hundred and seventy- Iive people, cameras of all types and descrip- tionsg various trinkets and gadgets, which he knew would win the friendship of the natives, many guns and more than enough ammunition. As usual with Paxton, everything went off as smooth as silk. At two oiclock sailing time, the ship gingerly made her way out of the dock, and by nightfall was well out on the vast expanse of the Pacific . Ocean. if - ' Africa was a long way off, but 9 gf the weather was good, and the ship 'si made splendid time on its long 4 voyage. A certain tension pre- j 41, vailed upon everyone. Even the i T sturdy seamen felt it in spite of the 1 4 fact that they are used to most I. - everything on the seag everyone, that is, except Harold T. Paxton, knew this was the prelude to his greatest picture, and from past experiences was almost afraid to anticipate what was going to happen. Finally after three weeks of sailing, the goal was in sight. It was only then that he told his crew the story that inspired this journey. There was only one species of a pre- historic ape left in the world. It was over eighty feet tall. He was worshipped out of fear by the natives and ruled the part of the jungle in which he lived. No white man had ever seen him because the natives had built a huge wall which completely encircled their villageg a wall that looked so big that it seemed anxious to block out the sun. No one knew how the wall had been built, but it stood there-an unbelievable sight to anyone who had seen it. As they proceeded from ship to shore, fear and uncertainty clouded the minds of all, but they had faith in Harold Paxton, believing that performing the impossible was his forte. They arrived just in time to witness an incredible sight. A young girl, bedecked in flowers, was THE CHELSEA REVIEW . BY PAUL DONAHIE, '53 being carried outside the gate. She was bound to a small platform, and then all returned to the village. Then the gate was closed and the drums began to sound, calling the monster-lord of the jungle. All was silent, except for the pounding of the drums and the screams of the forlorn girl. Then a terrible roar was heard. The ape approached the altarg he was every bit of eighty feet tall, possibly even taller. With one huge hand he grabbed the girl and carried her back to the jungle. The ape-king accepted his sacrifice as the natives behind the wall sighed their relief and bewailed their cowardice. The next day the party left the village in search of Tiny, as he was nicked-named by the party because of his tremendous size. They were heavily armed with this country's latest weapons of self-defense. The trail was not hard to follow, for he had laid waste to all that he came into contact with. This was his realm, he could travel with swift certainty. It was strange and forbidden even to the natives. After spending a weary night in the jungle, travel was resumed early in the morning, and soon the ape's lair was discovered. They arrived before he had awakened, and proceeded to lay traps and to set up the cameras. Paxton was overwhelmed with joy. This would be his greatest triumph. Finally Tiny stirred and came out to look for some food. The traps went like a Fourth of July celebration magnified a hundred times. But when the smoke cleared away, the ape was still standing, injured serious- ly, but not enough to knock him down. He was infuriated. He staggered toward them, his red eyes gleaming like burning coals. The entire company proceeded to Ere at him, but it did not faze the ape. On he came. The natives and crew began to race back to the village with the wounded ape in hot pursuit. The unlucky ones, caught by the ape, were slaughtered like ants under a disinterested heel. Upon reaching the village, the lucky survivors rapidly and desperately sought shelter and protection. Now ..79

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f--CI ., 1 x .W wi N 5, fm :QW , x W- H I' A as H.. Jw- g 1' X M H-nl . A: , A rg ,. f ' gi 'VF'-irh gf 1' ' ek, s 9 ilvs llifvs-Sv Us I l I if A ' x v f Il 'www 1 ,. v. Y . ' lf' :JI A ' it My' v- if I W Illustration by MR. GERARD McCAULEY AROLD T. PAXTON turned in his swivel chair and glanced proudly about his im- maculate office. He could afford to be proud, for Harold T. Paxton was the most famous, the richest, and the most successful producer of technical motion pictures in Holly- wood. Actually he was the first to make films of darkest Africa, the first to go to the wild Brazilian jungles, the first to invade the wild waste lands of Australia. His last and most spectacular picture enthralled millions of people as he transported them to the moon while they sat in their theatre seats. Paxton and adventure were synonymous words to the cinema public. .lust now Paxton's office was a mad scramble. 78.. People were rushing in and out all morning, for Paxton today was to set out on his most fabulous of all motion picture jaunts. A friend of his, Robert A. Talmadge, who was a Wall Street millionaire, and who, as a hobby, hunted big game on the African and Asian Continents, had told Paxton of an old native superstition about a huge ape, living in the depths of the jungle where no white man had ever set foot. So convincing and exciting was Talmadgeis story, that Paxton,s interest was fired to a pitch. His keen mind foresaw a film that would thrill a public condemned to a humdrum ollice and factory existence. Paxton was ready to gamble his entire . THE CHELSEA REVIEW



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the crew numbered less than a hundred and twenty-five, less than half of the original num- ber. When the ape reached the village wall, he began pounding it with his fantastically pow- erful arms. The huge wall began to quiver and shake as he battered ong and finally, with one great eHort, he blasted through a section of the wall. As he entered the village, he laid waste to all and everything he encountered. His destruction caused fire to break out in the village and spread. A swift wind swept it throughout the jungle countryside, which became a blazing inferno. What the ape did not destroy, the fire did. As far as the eye could see, fire raged on. Soon the ape fell, shaking the whole world it seemed. He rolled over once and then lay still. The ninth wonder of the animal world lay dead as the tires roared on to spread death, pain, and destruction. Harold Paxton and the survivors of the company managed to get back to the ship, which was anchored safely in the harbor. There they waited until the fires burned themselves out. When they returned, only ashes and ruins were in evidence. Not a living body could be found, and the dead were charred beyond recognition. But not only lives were lost. The cameras and all the film on which the entire ad- venture was recorded, were burned so completely that not a trace of film evidence remained. There was nothing left to do but to return home. It was the first time Paxton had ever returned home from any of his adventurous treks empty handed, without the fulfillment of a spectacular story plus the conclusive proof of it on film. Now he had only his incredible story of the strange adventure. But how many would believe it? Nobody did! Nor would you- unless you had been Harold T. Paxton. Yet, even he, years later, broken and frustrated, as he babbled almost senselessly about his incredu- lous adventure--even he wondered and doubted and died, the final victim of an ape the world still refused to believe ever existed. MERMAIII IINE fContinued from page 731 hands grabbed the plunger box and pulled the plunger upward slowly, deliberately, deftly. Then he pushed it downward with a quick move- ment of his wrist. 5 Q Q The landing was a success, Admiral. The beaches were cleared. Guess you were right about those frogmenf' Yes, but one thing puzzles me. What's that, sir? This dispatch I got from the Captain of the Stedman. It reads: 6Kwajalein Atoll taken. Courtesy of Mermaid 0ne.' Can't make it out. Maybe it was supposed to be one mermaid. You know, some sort of pep talk for the boys. What does it matter, anyhow? Yeah, the Admiral took out a cigar, as he spoke, lighted it, and began to puff indus- triously, we got the beach. What diference does it make? 80.. l WAS THERE fContinued from page 771 Watching the massed display of twenty thousand parading servicemen, I could not help wonder if America would always remain as strong as she is today. Hardly had the thought presented itself to my mind when I recalled that my question had already been answered by the President-to-be on the eve of his election. He said: America is great, because America is -good. And if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great! It is the foremost duty of all thinking American citizens who believe in an Omnipotent God, Who directs the afairs of men, no matter what their religious beliefs may be, to pray that the good God of us all will bless abundantly the President of the United States, that He will give him the wisdom to make the right decisions so that we, and all mankind, will benefit to the end that peace and the right kind of bloodless prosperity will be restored to the world as the result of the constructive leadership of our Country in world affairs. . THE CHELSEA REVIEW

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