EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
5, 1957 Vol. C649
LOCAL
NEWS
NEW CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BEDECK
TOWN
East Farewell - Christmastime in East Farewell would not be
complete without a Christmas light display along Main Street. Traditionally,
the Street has been crossed with lines of lights reaching from the intersection
of Lake Shore drive to the town square. This would make for a very festive
scene all along the main block of Main Street. This year the lights have been
upgraded and raised higher to better accommodate truck traffic along Main
Street as well as reach over top the trolley lines. Also, multicolored lights
have replaced the single white light which makes for a spectacular tunnel
affect down the street.
“I think this
new display is just wonderful,” said Lost
Oasis owner, Charles Wence, “many people have come into the Oasis and
commented on how beautiful the new display is and how the whole effect on the
Street brings out a real Christmas spirit in them.”
The display was
designed by local electric firm, Watson Electric Company. Many volunteers from
the senior high school class along with the fire department combined to get the
display up and running last week. In spite of the very cold (20°) daytime
temperatures the crews worked tirelessly and completed the job with great
efficiency. While the tasks called for caution and oversight from professionals
the students had great fun and there was a true camaraderie between the
professional workers and the student workforce. The display consists of 115
parallel lines running across the street, each line is on a separate circuit so
if one line were to short out or burn out the other lines which stay lit. This
novel wiring scheme was designed by master electrician Ralph Watson, owner of
Watson Electric. “It wasn’t all that difficult to figure out the wiring but
with such a great number of individual circuits it became more of a strand
placement problem so the whole display would look great and not have wires
hanging all over the place,” said Watson after the initial lighting on Sunday
night.
The lighting
display is truly a magnificent backdrop for a wonderful Christmas spirit that
has embraced East Farewell. Townspeople are strolling down Main Street in the
evening and since the sun has been setting early, around 4:30, and the stores
have remained open later many people are enjoying the brisk evenings and
getting their Christmas shopping done at the same time.
New Christmas
lights on Main Street
SPORTS
COUGARS END SEASON WITH A WIN
East Farewell- The Cougars ended their season with a win over
the Southport Hawks, 31-21. The season ended with the Cougars winning five,
losing three and tying one. The record was much better than anyone thought the
team would achieve at the beginning of the season. Most observers thought the Cougars
would be experiencing a rebuilding year after losing some of their greatest players
to graduation. The young team proved that it was certainly not in a rebuilding
mindset and came to play every game. Senior quarterback, Bill Dolan was helped
greatly by the very strong running of sophomores, fullback Robbie Blackman and
running back Joey Neil. Halfback Billy Riley another senior also contributed to
a surprisingly strong running game that carried the Cougars to their victories.
Kicker Dave Galloway (Jr) was also instrumental in several of the Cougars wins
and set a field goal record for a 41 yard field goal he booted through in the
homecoming game against Sun City. Dolan’s passing game improved as the season
went on as wide receiver Max O’Hara (So) and tight end Richie McGee (Sr) both
help Dolan out of some tight spots.
The Southport
Hawks have struggled in the last three games with injuries to their main
running back and several offense of lineman. Having dropped their last two
games they were hoping to end the season on a high note but that was not to be.
The Cougars, coming off a wild and wacky tie with the Fort Lee Captains last
week were loose and in a great frame of mind when they took the field. Galloway
kicked off and what may have been the longest kickoff of the season he forced
Hawks return man, Joe Flagler, to field the ball at the Hawks 10 yard line.
Flagler could have let the ball go and hope that it rolled into the end zone
for a touchback but he didn’t and he was tackled at the 18. The Hawks line
troubles were evident from the very start. The Cougar’s defense led by Daniel
Green consistently overwhelmed the Hawks, forcing Hawks quarterback, Richie
Wilson, to force several quick passes and valiantly tries to run for positive
yardage. The Hawks were only able to move down the field twice in the first
half, once in each quarter but they were able to score on both drives and go
into halftime down only 21-14. The Cougars scored their three scores in the
first quarter with runs by Blackman and Reilly and a Dolan to McGee screen pass
at the end of the first quarter. The second half started with the Cougars
taking the opening kickoff and driving down to the Hawks 15 yard line where
Dolan dropped a beautiful pass into the arms of wide receiver Max O’Hara in the
end of the end zone. After that both teams settled into a defensive battle
neither one being able to come close to the opponent’s 10 yard line. It wasn’t
until the fourth quarter that the Cougars were able to drive down to the Hawks
5 yard line and with almost half the quarter left Galloway kicked a field goal
for the final score. The Hawks attempted to mount several more assaults on the Cougars
goal line but all fell short and the score ended 31 – 21 in favor of the Cougars.
Football season
in East Farewell has come to an end once again and that can only mean one
thing, it is time for Cougars basketball! The basketball season will start next
week with an opening game against the Central Bears. The game will be played in
the Regional High Gymnasium on Friday night starting at 7:30.
NATIONAL NEWS
SPACE NEWS – COMMIES BOAST AND WARN - B-8
BOMBER CRASHES
A
new effort by the US to fire a baby moon into orbit,
possibly this month, is speeding ahead at full strength. The Defense Department
dispatches a preliminary report to President Eisenhower on the successful
launch of the Vanguard Satellite. An Air Force Thor missile is
launched at Cape Canaveral, but the Defense
Department later reports the 1,500-mile missile landed short if its
target.
A Soviet scientist boasts that
Russia had made only two attempts to launch earth
satellites and both succeeded. Another Russian expert blames the US failure on
"disregard for theoretical research"
The Soviet Union
says it is sending notes to all UN members warning that, "The danger of
nuclear war has greatly increased".
A
B-
8 jet bomber crashes shortly after taking off from Spokane's Fairchild
Air Force Base. A mushroom cloud of smoke had many wondering if the plane was
carrying nuclear weapons. 8 crewmembers died.
Many, many
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contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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