“One More Fish Story” | Grandma’s Stories

Jun 19th “One More Fish Story”

“SHARK!” “SHARK!” May 1964

When you hear people calling out – “SHARK!” “SHARK!” and, you are on the beach area, of the “Atlantic Ocean” you sure do get up, in a hurry, and start looking for where this “SHARK” might be? The first thing that comes to mind is, “I sure don’t want to be ‘dinner’ for a “SHARK” tonight!

On this picture – “Tom and Donald Aldrich” have the look of a big disappointment, they are no longer as excited, as now the “HAMMERHEAD SHARK” is being hung from the Pier, as those men just above us, on the “PIER” are still working as if this is their security job, they have a most important duty or job, in that, those ropes must hold, and if not the case, then, with all of these people and many more spectators, all will be wanting to do more inspecting and getting a closer look from above us, as in a spectacular situation like this, everyone around this beach area, now have questions as to how, the shark will be taken care of , what will be the final disposal?

We also have pictures, since we first heard the call of “SHARK” taking pictures while the “Shark” still in the “OCEAN” also and including most of the “fight” that the shark really had to put up, and a really good fight, just to live, if at all possible, it was a fight till the death, and all of us, that were on the beach, immediately got up from where we were just taking in as much of the “Sunshine” but, with all the commotion going on, in and out of the water, just too many spectators now with their cameras in hand, standing around and taking pictures of everything and any thing going on – as this is a once in a “LIFE TIME” experience for most people, so WHO ever was in charge of this situation, just had to put an end to this event, which was causing too large of a crowd, they NOW, had to put the shark out of its misery! D.V.