Walker High School - Banner Yearbook (Liberty, ME)

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Smith began to ltasan the lugs that held the bulkhead door. He continued this process very cau- tiously watching closely for the leaking of water under pressure. As not much water came through above the level of the water in the control room released the door as he did so that the water in the torpedo room he completely announcing was no higher The men waded in o the tor pedo roon, silent and grit, for they knev that presently ore of then must climb into one of he tubes and be shot to the su face and that he migrt not be alive when he got tnere Firstmate Smith checked the tube then turning t the n ne s id I won't ask for volurteer, cause you all know what is going o happen ' he turned and started to crawl into the tube saying, nl'll go s I'm he officer in command HJust a minute sir cried h chief engineer, 'Just because Vou're the officer in charge you're not throving away your life for us H Stoutly the rest of the men bacled hitcomb up Uwe never disc eyed our orders before, but we are oing to thi time Befor urtner areur n+ could take place, Seems: errors stepped forward v1+r several pieces of match in his FSDQ Nhhy don't we draw lo s,' ne said 'Then whoever fets +he shortest niece 1 l go T e men all greed to this ard eaci drew a p ece of na cr Mitn a smile Rolf Putm n spoke guess it's me go + sro t es pi ce N vo s were spoken as Putnam clirbed into the tube The breech Wa closed end locled The first mate walked slowly to the cort ols d pulled a lever lhe 1 pr ssure began to climb slowly Ju t as he x s about to press the rel a e button that vas +o send Putnam to the surface a faint tanning was heard on the snell 'ith a shout Smith leaped across the rooms seizing a hammer he tapped the wallg came an answering tap, and the men knew that they were to be saved without the possible sac- rifice of the life of one of their number. Hastily the men pulled Putnam out of the tube 'vhat's wrong9' he asked 'L1sten,' they cried He heard the tapping, and knew tn t he would not have to start on vhat might be his last Jour ney Just yet lklkvkvkllvk WHY THE ROSE HAS THORNS Walter Hart Du ing the day when our fore iathers lived in caves the rose vas corsidered the most beauti ful flower In fact, the people nearly worshiped the rose be cause it was so large and beau tiful, and in time of war they believed t at +1e rose helped to protect +hem Nany years ago two TTlbeSof people inhabited this continent One tribe was peace loving, but the other was war like ard all the time fighting Durirg one summer two small bands, one from each trite were figlting in a region ow known s +he Appa .LCII an camping on two mountain tops di rently vere seoar ted by a deep green valley flouina noiselessly through it iountains iney were opposi+e each other and vith a beautiful river The war materials xere, of course, stones, clubs and anything else Wi1lC b men ach morning at the first rays of tne bancs of this re utif l r ver rd fought at inter tnrou nout tie day On the Qi of the peace loving tr be oe L tiful roses grew, but the o her s de w s completely barren very crude lhey used they could to kill other li ht these tribes net , r ' - . . , ' f- - ' ' 7 1,' 1 .. i , -. ' . x - - 0 0 s, . 1 4' xl . 4- Q v J ' ' S ' ' . . Q ,K . . , 1 ' 1.1 L 1 . 4, - - . ' 1 .J N av o . . . 4, 1. ' A ' K, -w f- .L If 4- ' p , r ' , . . I - ' V I . .L , . . .. . 1 - gy -1 . - , o me a , , 1 ' 5 1 be- . . . 1 Y L L' -' t I f- Of- ' ' 0 . ' V,-I A ' P - - . , at ta ' I . . n . - . A U J. . . . H . t . . , - S . ,- . . - . . 1- 1 1- -- ' '- ' .. li ,,, 1 . . N ,, U 1 g l Mr' 3- J 1 . . f- . . Q i i.. 1 J - 1 1-j' ' 1 - - . , 1 N 4 A 0 L . vf . , . , V v - - V . , . gr ' V 0 ' . ' D 4 'J ' x. L - yy .ru - ,. . , - - - . . . 3 4. ' Q me u A . - , L - N ,- . - Il' , 1 1. . ' 1 an .lu .. . ' I - - . . lx: M L v f .4 - 1 . . 4. . ' fl 'E E. U - 1 I, Q : . .., , rn, ' It 1.49 :L..- xg r , . , . , .- .. . , . . 1 C, .1 1 ,J , .. ' v. ' . H ' L vu' 1. ' . in ,, A V A ,,. 1 L f a i .- i' ' 1 f 3 a o , . an 4. -. . . . , 1 ' x, Ln 'J F ' r- il -' ' 1 v V fl ' s Q , I C, -l L , . I s t .ne l r - . 1 t e .N o f rd a W ' N ' ' f'l 1 fl Y , . ,. r, . . .. o , ' - L . . , , . . -2 .Q i - . tr' - - ' 1 . I' . J-I 1 . 1 , rm - ' - an - . - 3 I' Q 1, e 'i . -' L. 0:1 T 7 1 , 5 ,Q S .. . 1 l 73 . V515 .-v ' .-.' - - w . 9 S .. U' o 5 .Ll . 1 -J . C 'J f' 'H ' a- l ' ' '1 1 v ... it ' . . W . I + 1. 4 'O V ' - ' .g .. .4 , . ni - Cx l - .

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HUIUSPOUS waters. A winding road, follow- ing the western edge of the lake makes one of the most beautiful drives in this section of the county To the north you will see farmsteads and in the background Old Hogback, and Frye Fountain, with its tall straight timber standing out against the blue sky To the East, lies a broad green valley, dotted rere and there with farm houses, pas tures, woodland, and fields f waving grain Down this valley Georges River vinds its way thru the towns f ontville Sears mont, Appleton, and on to the ocean the south, a long range of hills, known as Appleton Ridge, stretches along in th hazy dis tance On this side also, nes tled arong the nearer hills, lies a mill pond, known Steven's Pond On a clear day this pond looks like a great sheet of silver Directly at the foot of the mountain tucked away among the green trees is +36 l ol Liberty pt your the white steeple of The canning factory, and the old taniery a the larges buildinvs little town, wnile on ittle town left rises a cinr h the s+ores e some f t11S both sides of the street are the reat, at tractive houses of the villagers Georges Riyer runs Quiet J thru tre middle of the town e buzz of a sawm ll can be heard ard maybe at the same fime a cloud of s1oke will b een ris ing from the stack of the can ning factory In tn urner bait of tris illage stlnds Walker high School, a large brick building, ore oi the finest f its size in the state lhe best time to get a pic turesoue view fror He at sunset, when all he coirtry 9 side is calm and still. When you see the red sun sinking be- hind the blue hills painting with brilliant colors the motion less clouds, and the clear, still waters of the lake, you will realize that nature has given abundantly of her beauties to the little town of Li 910694 W4 SUBMERGED e suorarine NSea Hawkn rested on her side, two hundred feet below the surface of San Diego Bay For two days she had rested there, while ocean tides swayed her back nd forth, burying her deeper in the bottom of the ocean Inside the Sea Hawk all was quiet A sirgle emergency light burned in the control room, wrere a foot of wa ei added to the niserr of the seven surviv ors of the wreck These seven men, fir t mate, Robert Smith chiel engineer, Roy Uhitcomb and sea en, fayrond Fenmore, William Reed, Rolf Dutnam, mlter Brown, ard Harold Jones, were discussing their chances ol getting out of the lreck alive 'It's plain to see,' said one then,'that the searching narti s can't find us, and as the radio room s flooded we dor't stand ch o a crdnce H l a hour passed while the ren set absorbed N1 h their own thoigrts At last Jackson rose ard said, 'I think if we can reach the torpedo room Je coild shoo+n he paused and falterec a l ttle 'one of us could be shot through the tordedo tube ihe men rose wearily to their feet and waded up to the bulk head trat separated the control room and the tornedo room I . . I Q 1 ' 1 I - 1 L ' 1.,,..,4. ..- 4' Ubx. -1 'J Q I U U U 's Q 1 ' J- L . . . X . . n xr. Q L ,A , .. . , , O Th I . . . ' 1 I A . . . 'v L O L. . - , H - 9 ' . . . . c . 1 . l . I a - . l xi -,L To ' ' ' . . D , . D . A V '- O o .L . I 4 L : . il 'I ' ' J 1 n as Q L R I ' ' 4- . , + - -L .L 4 U 5 I u 0 ii 1- Y. '- . ., . u M . y A ' S ' 4 ' a . . , . , . 3 . . A g 1 - . - Q , I ,, 7 U II . f 11. r L ,gs ' n . H . . . Q . U 4. I -' 1 .L . w .,. - 1.-. C Q ' 5 1, - P . . . 4, - y .J J - - -Y. I 4. .: . L. ' 4 .L O N .A , 4- Q . . V Q , . . . - u -O of 1' Q ' of . . , . . a -. 1 , , Q ' it - Q - -L Q A. - . . , .L , 0 . 1 ' .L ' ' 1 . ,p - , Q Lf 11111 L- 1. -C . ' F1 I . lh A Tv lg 0 1 . 4... - f13.....n. .Tl . , q . 4- . L - - J .4 1 ' ' U A . f' e s 1 - --1 ,l Q f . I J , I - F A 'V . 3 . . I - 0 k 9 11-J A 5 - A 1 , V y . - - A . . ,, 1 v , 2 -' U --, P T' Y ' u ,J , 1 ..- . . , . - Il u U U - -L O A .L . U 0 r., . . J. ... - rn , A ' ' g .. 4' ' - 4- V T ' , Q I lfstaci is 1 . L ti 1 - . l a. 4 1 , . .

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One morning as they m,t.the peace-loving tribe was Uclng led by a young boy about ten years old He was a lugged little chap and carrled a var 11 e 1D strument whlch was nearly as heavy as hlmself H walked stralght to the bank of the rlv er and after settlng down h1s weapon he spoke ln a man 1156 vo1ce to the leader of hls oppo nents, WOh please worthy chal lengers, let us cease flgdtlng for ever Je know we are out numbered, but 1f you attempt to cross the rlver we shall flght to the last man H at these words the OppOS11g leader became angry and ordered h s men across the rlver The brave llttle leader fought wlth all h1s mlgHt and even succeeded ln fllllng the great glant who led the other slde, but at last all h1S war r1ors vere slaln and the llttle fellow stood alone lDOW1Hg of course he could not hold out agalnst these cowardly beasts he ran and h1d 1n the rose bushes The mad savages shortly overtoox 11m and brutally kllled the gallant llttle fellow studl d and flgured, +rf1ng to llnd a method to 1 prove the rose so that small anlmals posslbly people would be pro tected from thelr enemles last, she found a solu+1on she sald she would put great snarp thorrs all over the tems of the rose plant, although lt ouldn't beautlfy the rose, lt would be a protectlon From th Jlnter to EMIS very dav the rose has had thorns As the years have passed, the thorns have grown smaller but Iother Dature stlll keeps them there, so that she could use them lf recessary Iklklkvkik U WHY A COURSE nv Coomwo FOR BOYS WOULD BE HELPFUL 'any boys would flnd a course ln COOK1HS useful to them they won't always be helpless For lnstance, lf boys 1n a fami ly would exert enough energy to prepare thelr own meals occa slonally lt would stop all thls sllly quarrellng Wlth thelr slsters about the meal not belng ready Perhaps the glrls could leave the kltcben once 1n a whlle ln care of thelr brothers and the bread wouldn't be burned when they care back horeover, lf the boys had to l1ve alone for awhlle they wouldn't feed on flapgacks and canned beans n1ne tenths of the tlme Even tWlS a boy 1S helpless Plcture a boy trylng to open a can of beans He thlHKS for about f1ve mlnutes before he decldes how the can opener works Then h beglns to open the can Before he 1S half flnlsned he cuts hls flnge Then he beglns maklng excuses to hlmself such as, Wwell, lf those women folks had stayed around and prepared the meals as they should have, I flnger It comes to a pretty pass when the boys, who should be out Uaklng heroes of them selve have to prepare thelr own meals I don't know what thls world 1S COmlHg to, nyway lien he slaps the beans lnto a dlsr o heat and slts down and lets the flre go out Flnally h1s Mother or hls slster comes home What to hot argument how, thls lS Just tlme for slster to offer a sdggestlon she brlngs up the subgect of a course ln COOKlHg for her b other You should see the lool on hls face' But perhaps he flnally agrees that a course 1D COOklHg would be helpful , 1 o , . ,, . iv - IL .. ,L . ILL ' ' . S ' SO . i L - - . ' ' O 0 I 1 U 5 1 , A - A - A - . . . . ' ' 0 l 0 I ' T- L . . 0 J ' ' . ' 1 1, ' O 5 . . . i .L 1 1 14 Q - . . . 7 . . c r . - . . - 1 I 0 I ' 'I ' ' 1 Q n Q - L- o O . 3 1- - . . H . . , , l 4 0 4 e O ' r ' . - . , . L 0 rp . A v 1 . Y ' ' . Q 1 A L ' . , . K vw- ' 1 .l ' 1: 1 7-I . All that wlnter mother nature wouldn't have thlg Cut on my S A 1 U I J. . . ' A . . M 1 ..l A 4. A L . 'D . K I. S , , Y J ' .L . ' 'K . L Q J 4. a m ' L ' ' . J 4' a 6 n ' . 'I 5 - A Tl , 1 1 3 : X t ' ' l Yi ' V O ' . ' rat v' ' ' 5 ' Ll - M .L - ' . ? A 6 '- N o .7 f - , . . . . . -A I - L - .L L.. 4 . ' . . . ' 1 tv, ,1 . . Pk . Qr. ll 4. . Q r . - . Q .L A J. . , ' ' ' 9