EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, March 5, 1953 Vol. C221
LOCAL NEWS
NEW IDEA TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES
East Farewell- The idea that Phil Alessie, the local florist, presented to the Town Council was farfetched at best. He suggested that East Farewell host a mid-winter flower show to break the bleak, dreary cold of the season and bring some bright, sunny happiness to town. Surprisingly, the Council loved the idea and immediately put it on the event schedule. The obvious question was, where will anybody find plants blooming in the middle of winter? Greenhouses were the answer. Mr. Alessie has contacted a number of his fellow florists from all over the area and state with the challenge. The response was phenomenal. Over 100 florists have contacted him and have signed up to show forced bloom flowers and exotic plants in the 1st Annual East Farewell Flower Show to take place March 7th thru March 14th in the Town Hall basement.
“This is a very exciting and novel idea,” said Town Council President, Tom Connelly, “The town will love to come out and see beautiful flowers and plants. This is a wonderful way to beat the winter blues, have some fun and get some great ideas for the spring.”
“I can’t wait; I am really tired of all the snow and wet weather we have been having lately. It is winter, but even the snow lovers will appreciate some color and fresh smells right about now’” said Mrs. Mallard, a local boarding house owner and prominent East Fareweller.
The exhibitors will have an open invitation to use their creativity and artist ability to make their own arrangements. There were discussions early on about making it a competition but that was voted down by the council. “We just want to have fun and let these exhibitors do their own thing,” said Connelly.
If the show is a hit, and by all the excitement that has already been generated it seems like it can’t miss, the Council plans to make this an annual event. There is talk of making a suggestion to the Mighty Keystone Railroad to establish a special train excursion from the bigger cities. Who wouldn’t love to get a little taste of spring in the middle of winter?
SPORTS
COUGARS LOOK TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH CENTRAL BEARS
East Farewell- After two tough losses in the past two weeks to the Southport Hawks and Slate Mountain Miners, the Cougars are looking to get back on track with Central Bears on Friday in the school gym. The losing streak is unfamiliar to the team who had showed great poise in the early part of the season. Now the season has moved to the midway point and the Cougars have seen every other team in the league at least once. There is a lot of anticipation for the second half of the season and eve talk of a league championship. That type of talk is irritating to Coach Wilson and he makes it clear to anyone who brings it up that the team is young and they need to play every game. “We can’t have these boys getting big headed. It will just take their minds off the job at hand, which is to win tonight, “Wilson said at the beginning of the Slate Mountain game. It seems the boys were a bit distracted that night as they went down in defeat, 34-35, on a last second, half court buzzer beater thrown up by Slate Mountain’s Billy Grahmn.
The game was in the Cougars hands for most of the game. Seniors, center Bill Donahue and point guard Ted Fitzgerald took command and it looked like an easy win for the Cougars. They led 32 to 25 with only four minutes to play. That is when the Miners came alive and rattled off eight straight points to take the lead 33-30 with thirty seconds left. Donahue took a beautiful backhanded pass from Fitzgerald to retake the lead and an apparent win, 34-33. With only seven seconds on the clock Grahmn took the inbounds pass and dribbled to half court and let loose a bomb. As time expired the ball bounced straight up off the back of the rim and dropped through for the win. The Slate Mountain fans exploded as the cougars stood on the court dumfounded. “That was a tough loss,” said Wilson after the game. An understatement at its best.
The Cougars game on Friday begins at 5:00PM.
NATIONAL NEWS
STALIN DIES – RUSSIA MORNS - IKE HONORS MARINE - WARNER BROTHERS DO 3-D
The Soviet press appeals for unity after the death of Premier Stalin. The regime of Georgi Malenkov is acting swiftly to assure security after shift of power. “Intensity of Grief” - Moscow radio begins relaying a description of the funeral of Joseph Stalin, broadcast from the Hall of Columns on Red Square, where Stalin’s body has been lying in state. In Moscow - The body of Joseph Stalin is laid beside Lenon as the communist world morns the death of the premier. Premier Georgi Malenkov hints in a peace plea, that he would view favorably a meeting with President Eisenhower.
In a Gallup poll, few believe that Stalin’s death has improved the chances for world peace.
President Eisenhower awards his first Medal of Honor. This one went to Cpl Duane E. Dewey, who flung himself on an enemy hand grenade and smothered its explosion in Korea. Making the presentation, President Eisenhower told the Marine: “You must have a body of steel.”
Warner Brothers is offering a new sound system, which the studio says is the result of nearly 30 years’ of research. “House of Wax” will be the first picture to introduce “WarnerPhonic Sound.” The system is formed by a series of sound tracks in addition to the original basic sound track which accompanies a picture. The Paramount Theater in New York City where “House of Wax” will be presented in a world premiere April 10 is installing some 25 special speakers to achieve the best possible value from the expanded sound system. Also, “House of Wax” is a 3D movie, so this premiere should be one-of-a-kind.
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