8-28-1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, August 28, 1952   Vol. C109

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LOCAL NEWS

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KEYSTONE RAILROAD HONORS EAST FAREWELL

“Destination Station” Award Given to Town

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East Farewell- The coveted “Destination Station” Award was given by the mighty Keystone Railroad to East Farewell for being the “place to arrive” on the entire railroad system.  The Keystone Railroad has the second largest system of rails on the entire East Coast.  The award is given out each summer to the station that has the largest increase in rider destination over the first six months of the year.  With the amazing increase in summer cottage sales and rentals along with the huge increase in day and overnight trippers East Farewell has seen its’ summer population  swell to almost double its winter numbers. 

            The award, in its 6^th year, was originally awarded to towns on the New Jersey shore and it was thought that the “mountain towns” would never be able to compete for the award.  While East Farewell is not technically a “mountain town” (it is actually located in the Pleasant Valley) it was placed in that category by the railroad when the ratings began in 1946.  “I don’t really care if they call us a mountain town or a valley town, this award is one more acknowledgement that we are a wonderful, thriving, fun-loving town and people are making it their destination of choice,” said Town Council President Tom Conally.  
          “The numbers may be what they base this award on but the real reason for the numbers being so high is the all the nice attractions that this town offers.  We have the best lake in the region, the shops, the restaurants and now that the Arts Festival has decided to locate here over the Labor Day Week, we offer some fantastic summer entertainment.  Who wouldn’t want to spend time here?” Natalie Mallard, local resident, said as she was strolling down Main Street.
           The award, which is a plaque, will be presented to the Council during the Labor Day celebrations and will be hung in the station.

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS WIN TWO IN MOUNTAIN VIEW

Final M.V. Game Today

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Mountain View-The Travelers were once again dominant on the field as they handily beat the Mountain View Explorers on both ends of a double header yesterday.  The first game was a 7-2 beauty as Johnny Cloos continued his mastery over opposing pitching, slugging two home runs and driving in five of the Travelers seven runs.

            The T’s jumped out to an early lead in the second as Cloos connected on a fastball and drove in Dale Dunham and Bobby Watson, both had singled.  Tony Dimero hit what was probably the seasons longest single in the fourth when he drove a curveball deep into left field but stumbled rounding first and had to scramble back to first from half way down the baseline.  The running faux-paux had no impact because the next batter, Joey Brown, hit almost the same pitch into almost the same place.  Brown’s running was perfect as he got to third.  Billy Sweet sacrificed to get Brown home.

            Johnny Cloos smashed his second homerun in the eighth. Dale Dunham was at second, giving Cloos his fourth and fifth RBI for the first game.  He currently leads the league in RBIs and homeruns.  The fans just love to see this young man play.

            The Explorers faired better in the second game, but not enough to win.  They dropped the second game 1-0.  Perhaps it was the superb pitching on either sides, or perhaps the nearly 100 degree temperatures reached in the late afternoon.  Both teams looked tired and the offense was almost non-existent as the afternoon dragged on.  Joey Alfred pitched a gem for the Travelers allowing only three hits, two walks and no runs in his nine innings.  On the other side, Explorers ace Joe “Freight” Trane allowed only four hits, unfortunately for him one was a home run by Artie Archibald.  Trane looked unhittable for seven innings, striking out twelve batters.  It was in the eighth that the heat may have gotten to him and he let up three of his four hits including the HR to Archibald.

            The two teams face off once more today a 1:00 in Mountain View Park.  Joe Nagy goes against Bill Rowland. 

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NATIONAL NEWS

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TRUMAN TO NOTIFY EISENHOWER ON INTELLIGENCE FINDINGS

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               President Truman says the Defense department had notified Gen Eisenhower a week or more ago he would receive a regular summary of government intelligence reports, but Gen. Omar Bradley says Eisenhower had not been so notified.

        Gen Eisenhower rejects an invitation from President Truman for a White House briefing, saying it would only create confusion in the public mind. Eisenhower said – “It is my duty to remain free to analyze publicly the policies and acts of the present administration.”

         King Faisal II, 17-year-old monarch of Iraq, attends lunch with President Truman at the White House.

         Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser says someone tied to kill him by sabotaging two speedboats he had entered in races on Lake Tahoe. “I’m sure it was an attempt on my life, one of the most diabolical things I’ve ever seen,” Kaiser said. “Definitely this is murderous.” His mechanics discovered a main drive shaft on the Hot Metal boat had been hacksawed halfway through and the carburetor blower had been stuffed with rags, nuts and bolts.  “Either sabotage could have killed somebody,” Kaiser said. The sawed shaft would have ripped boat and driver to shreds and the stuffed blower on the Gold Cup boat and the gasoline poured into the run-about would have made fire almost certain.”

         Dwight D. Eisenhower makes his first major campaign address to the nation over television and radio from Philadelphia’s Convention Hall Sept. 4.