EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, January
13, 1955 Vol. C498
LOCAL
NEWS
NEW YEAR STARTS WITH LOTS OF
PLANS ON THE TABLE
East Farewell – The New Year started with a lot of new plans on
the table for town. The much anticipated
Public Transit System will be
opening this year and there are lots of events scheduled for the year. Starting
with the Valentine’s Day Social, the Bike Race around the Lake, the Playhouse
is expecting another banner year with a full slate of plays to present, the
Fourth of July celebration, an expanded Music, Art and Country Fair, the Circus
has promised to come back to town in the fall, the famous Thanksgiving Day
Parade and the year end Snow Festival are all on the agenda for this year.
All the activities
along with a new season for the Travelers make 1955 a year to look forward to.
Most folks in town are optimistic and
excited about the upcoming year. An informal poll by this paper
asking people what they are hoping for in the coming year elicited some unusual
ideas. When asked what she was looking forward to most, local Sue Logan said,
“I am really looking forward to the new public transit system to open. I have
to walk almost two miles to get to work. I can ride my bike but not when it
rains, I can’t wait for that to open.”
“I’m looking
forward to the new season at the Playhouse,” replied Natalie Mallard when asked
for her opinion, “I can’t wait to try out for some leading roles. I was in
every show last year and there was even some out of town talent scouts in the
audience. I think they will be back to see me again.”
“I am just
excited about this year, all the events and all the great people,” said Lost Oasis owner, Charles
Wentz, “We like to set up outside when the weather is nice and the
events during the summer and into the fall all make this one of the best places
to live in the country. I mean it. It is the best!”
It looks like
everyone is anticipating a great year in East Farewell.
East Farewell
welcomes 1955
SPORTS
COUGARS BACK IN ACTION BUT CAN’T SING WITH
THE CANARIES
East Farewell – The Cougars got back
into league action after the very successful Holiday tournament, in which they
placed third, and took on a surprisingly improved Slate Mountain team on
Tuesday. They lost in a heartbreaker, 33-34. The Canaries were not even
expected to place in the top five of the league this year has surprised
everyone so far this year and are riding an undefeated run this season. They
have a new center, Billy Davenport, who towers over everyone on the court at
6’3” except for Cougars center, Michael Watson who pushes 6’2”. The
Davenport-Watson battle was the story of this game. While Davenport had the
height senior star Watson had the experience and the game knowledge to make up
for the shorter stature. Both played exceptional games each with double figures
in both scoring and rebounds (22-13 for Davenport and 18-15 for Watson) and
both played the whole game each ending with only four fouls. The game went back
and forth with both teams showing spurts of brilliance but also plays that were
marked by mistakes. The first half ended in a tie 12-12, with both sides
seeming to be feeling out the other side. The second half was a little
different with each team making runs with the Canaries jumping out to a 5 point
lead and then the Cougars coming back with an eight straight point run. The
game came down to the last minute with the Cougars ahead by one. The ball was
batted out of bounds by Canaries guard, Lou Diamond, but on the inbounds play
Diamond slipped in front of Cougars guard, Joey Welch, stole the ball and made
a spectacular pass to Davenport under the basket who grabbed the ball, faked
left and went right on Watson and was able to lay it in as time expired for the
win.
“Those
kids came out of nowhere. We were caught by surprised by their improved play. I
won’t lie to you, we were caught by surprise and it took us the whole first
half to get a handle on their new game. That Davenport kid is going to be
really good, he already is very good but he could be great. Lucky for us
Michael was able to play with him and I think Michael’s experience really
showed, but that last move, man, that was college level,” said Coach Wilson
after the game.
The
Cougars meet the Riverview Wildcats next week for the second time this year.
The Cougars won the first meeting by two and the Wildcats will be looking for
revenge. The game is next Wednesday in Riverview beginning at 4:30PM.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE WANTS MORE RESERVES – PFIZER PATENTS
TETRACYCLINE – MARILYN STARTS HER OWN COMPANY – GRANNY HIDES UNDER FLOOR FOR 53
DAYS
President Eisenhower asks Congress to adopt the Pentagon’s 5 million-man reserve plan to make the U.S. ready for the “ever present threat” of aggression.
Charles Pfizer & Co. announces it has received a patent for the drug antibiotic drug tetracycline.
The “new and different” Marilyn Monroe is revealed. For one, she has just formed her own corporation - “Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc.” She says she wants to “broaden her scope” and do new things - “I want to help produce such things as television and all kinds of other things.” Marilyn said she talked to Joe DiMaggio, her former husband by telephone over the holidays. “We’re good friends” she said. She also said she has no contract with 20th-Century-Fox. Marilyn wasn’t happy with several of her recent pictures. She named “River of No Return’ and “No Business Like Show Business.”
20th -Century Fox says indeed, they still own Marilyn Monroe. “Marilyn Monroe has a firm contract with 20th- Century-Fox for her exclusive services until Aug. 8, 1958” said a spokesperson.
A 60-year-old woman lived 53 days in an
18-inch crevice between the floors of a Lincoln, Nebraska nursing home, eating
peanut butter, raisins, salad dressing and mustard because she was afraid to go
to a mental hospital.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
