Willamstad Times
By: Delaney
12 Year Old Boy Found On Mysterious Islandl
Interview with 12 year old Phillip
Interview With Phillip....
WT: Where you on the island by your self the whole time?
Phillip: No I had a cat named Stew Cat and a friend, his name was Timothy
WT: How old was Timothy
Phillip: He never really said his age he said he was too old and that he was around his 60's and 70's.
WT: What happend to Timothy? Why is'ent he with you now?
Phillip: Well there was a big storm on the island and Timothy was trying to save me so he got on top of me. After the big storm Timothy had cuts all over his body. I tried to save him but it was too late. I made a grave for him and I buried him.
WT: What was Timothy to you?
Phillip: He was a friend..... He cared for me and helped me since I am blind. He made me feel like I could do any thing.
WT: How long were you on that island?
Phillip: 5 month's
WT: How did you get on that island?
Phillip: I was on the SS Hato.... We had just been torpedoed by the Germans...... I was in a boat with my mom we were being lowered into the ocean when I was hit in the Head by another boat.... I don't know what happened after that I remember waking up a few hours later on a raft with a black man ( Timothy ). We were on that raft for 4 days... Timothy then spotted an island. We were then on the Island for 5 months until I was found. ( August 20, 19542)
WT: Do you know why the Germans torpedoed your boat?
Phillip: Because then Germans and Curaco were at war.
WT: How old are you?
Phillip: 12
WT: What are you going to do with stew cat?
Phillip: I am going to keep him
WT: Ok Phillip Final question.
How is it being blind?
Phillip: At first I hated it but now I think that its not as bad, I dont like it but I dont really hate it.
Timothy's Obituary...
Update on World War 2....
1.There was a massive German air raid on Stalingrad.
2. The naval battle of the Eastern Solomons; the USS Enterprise is badly damaged and the Japanese lose one light carrier, the Ryujo.
The Weather info for the week!
Thursday we are going to have a high of 84 and a low of 71.
Friday we are having a high of 86 and a low 72.
Saturday we are going to have a high of 87 and a low of 73.
Sunday we are going to have a high of 86 and a low of 74.
Monday we are having a high of 87 and a low of 74.
Tuesday we are going to have a high of 88 and a low of 75.
Wedsday we are going to have a high of 88 and a low of 75.
and finally Thursday we are going to have a high of 88 and a low of 75.