EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, July
5, 1956 Vol. C575
LOCAL
NEWS
BIGGEST FIREWORKS DISPLAY EVER
TO LIGHT UP EAST FAREWELL
East Farewell- The biggest and best fireworks display will be
put on by the Fireworks International Company assisted by the East
Farewell Fire Company this weekend. The outside company was brought in by
the Town Council at considerable cost in hopes of increasing the attendance and
to quell safety concerns that arose over the spectacular blow up two years ago.
Last years event was subdued and poorly attended partially due to cloudy
weather but also a great concern for safety of the event. Town Council
President, Tom Conally, said the new direction of the event was discussed at
length in several meetings. The outside contracting of the fireworks display
was almost unanimously endorsed and the expense was not a major concern.
Council shopped for several available fireworks contractors and decided that
Fireworks International was the best for the town.
“This is going
to be great! Fireworks International has a long history of putting on public
displays. They have done big cities like Cleveland and Pittsburgh but they also
have worked with many smaller towns across the country,” said Mr. Conally when
asked about the event.
The town has
been advertising the event for over a month and has spent money on advertising
outside town to bring back out-of-towners who abandoned the event after the
blow up. A special
‘Restaurant Row’ has been set up for all the local restaurants to sell
their wares before the show. Other vendors are also expected to set up booths
and create a small midway along the edge of the Lakefront Plaza where the event
will be held. The fireworks will be sent up over the lake and are planned to
begin at 8:10PM. Sundown is 7:54PM. Many townsfolk are looking forward to the
return of the event. It was one of the most popular before the incredible blow
up in 1953 when the entire inventory of fireworks were accidentally ignited by
a wayward spark from one of the flares being used to set off the fireworks. At
the time Fire Department was in charge of the display and after the
investigation determined that the department workers did not have enough
training in fireworks ignition even though they all had been certified by the
state. “The industry has become much more complicated and more dangerous. It
has become much smarter for municipalities to hire professional firms like ours
to handle their displays. Not only are our displays usually bigger and better,
they relieve themselves of a lot of the safety and insurance obligations. We
love to put on the shows and we know how to do it. This show will be
magnificent,” said Fireworks International owner and president, Geraldo Massi.
The town has
been buzzing about the pending event and many people have been quietly staking
their claim to an area on the Plaza to insure they have a good view. “There
really isn’t going to be a bad viewing spot,” Said Police Chief Harry
Hennessey, “We are hoping everyone comes and enjoys themselves. There is no
reason to pre-pick a spot. There is lots of space for all. We will make sure
everyone has a place to sit and watch.”
SPORTS
TRAVELERS RIVET STEELERS
East Farewell – The Travelers stayed
on track with a convincing win over the Johnstown Steelers, 7-3 last week at
home. This was the first visit to the Travelers home field for the Steelers and
they were a little slow in getting started. Traveler’s pitcher, Joe Nagy, was
in fine form pitching five scoreless innings and not letting the Steelers on
base until the fourth. The Travelers, on the other hand, got off to a blazing
start tagging Steelers pitcher, rookie Gabe Doran, for two runs in the first. slugger,
Johnny Cloos added to his league leading homerun total by smacking a Doran
fastball out of the park on his first bat and his first time facing Doran.
Cloos’s ninth homer of the season drove in Dunham who had singled earlier. The
Travelers were able to score again in the fourth with Archibald and Sweet
hitting singles and Francis driving them in with a triple. In the fifth Watson and
Dimero walked and Brown doubled to drive them both in. Finally the in the ninth
Joey Brown knocked in a final run against reliever, Frank Franklin. The
Steelers were able to get on the scoreboard in the fifth with a two run drive
by Johnstown slugger, Walt Brenner and once again in the eighth with a triple
by Tommy Culp driven in by a clean sharp single by Ricky Sanchez.
The
Travelers continue their home stand with a special Saturday game before the
fireworks display. The game begins later, at 2:30PM, at the Field. The crowd
will then be invited to move to the Lakefront Plaza to watch the display.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE WILL RUN AGAIN – KHRUSHCHEV INSULTS ALL
– BASEBALL NEWS – WOOD GIVES TEENAGE ADVICE – SULLIVAN BOOKS ELVIS
President Eisenhower tells Congress chiefs that he will run again. Vice-President Nixon returns from his whirlwind round-the-world tour of America’s free allies from Formosa to Spain and says his availability for renomination as President Eisenhower’s running mate is “unchanged.’
After vodka flows - Nikita Khrushchev insults almost everybody within earshot at a recent Moscow party. One report said that Khrushchev said at one point he liked President Eisenhower but disliked the men around him. One moment saw Premier Bulganin tell Khrushchev to “shut up.”
Out of 260 players - Stan (The Man) Musial of the St Louis Cardinals is named player of the decade in a poll conducted by the Sporting News, the national baseball weekly. He was followed by Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees and Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox. Bob Feller, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, finished fourth. Others in order are: Robin Roberts - Philadelphia Philies pitcher (fifth place) Yogi Berra - Yankees catcher Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers third baseman Roy Campanella – Dodgers Catcher Johnny Mize - former first baseman for both New York clubs Hal Newhouse - Detroit Tigers pitcher. Also in Sporting News, Ted Williams reaches the 1500 runs-batted-in milestone in his career. Finally, in the All Star game - The National League best the American League 7-3, despite home runs by Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle.
Natalie Wood is perhaps Hollywood’s outstanding teenager and she has some tips for you girls… “I think most girls start wearing make-up, especially lipstick before they need – 12 is early enough. But as soon as one girl in a class comes to school with her lips painted then the whole class follows.” Natalie says it’s easier to plaster make-up on then to look natural. Take your time. As far as lipstick, “learn to put it on with a brush.”
Ed Sullivan signs Elvis Presley for three shows. The three engagements will pay a total of $50,000. Several weeks ago, Presley appeared on Steve Allen’s competing Sunday night program. Presley became the center of controversy after his appearance last month on Milton Berle’s NBC show. The use of bodily contortions in projecting his tunes was considered to be bad taste by many. But his Steve Allen appearance was placid. Mr. Sullivan said he had received thousands of letters from teens across the country asking him to have the singer on his show. Elvis Presley will make his first Sullivan appearance September 9 and the two others about eight-week intervals.
Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
