12/26/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Friday, December 26, 1952   Vol. C128

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LOCAL NEWS

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CHRISTMAS IN EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell- Christmas was celebrated in East Farewell and the rest of the world yesterday and this paper postponed publication to allow the staff and crew to be with their families on the holiday.  The town was decorated with wonderful lights, ribbons and bows throughout the town.  The centerpiece was the beautiful Christmas tree that was placed in the center of town square.  It is a 20’ Douglas fir that has been decorated by the local Boy Scout Troop with decorations donated by local merchants.  With the late snow on December 21^st.the square was transformed into a winter wonderland.  The lights and bows made for a dazzling display at night.  The Nativity scene set up in front of St. John’s Church was also a highlight of the town’s decorations.  Along with the town sponsored decorations most of the merchants decorated their store fronts and front windows.  The town was certainly dressed up for the holiday.

            The townspeople also got into the spirit by turning out for the Main Sstroll on December 23^rd.  It was a spectacular success.  Main Street and Lake Shore Drive were full a folks strolling down the streets and conversing with each other.  Carolers gathered around the tree to sing carols and many passing folk joined in the gaiety. Many of the merchants stayed open late and the shops offered a warm respite and a chance to do any last minute shopping that was needed.  The restaurants and bars did an extremely brisk business offering food and drink for the strollers.  This was the third time the stroll was held and each year it becomes more popular.  “I just love this,” said Mrs. Mallard while strolling down Lake Shore drive with her daughter, Natalie, “the beautiful lights with all the shops lit up and all the people out and about, it is truly the most wonderful time of the year.” 

            On behalf of the owners and staff The East Farewell News wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the warmest holiday blessings.

Carolers in the Town Square

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SPORTS

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BASKETBALL GAME POSTPONE DUE TO HOLIDAY

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Corning- The basketball game scheduled between the East Farewell Cougars and the Corning Devils was postponed because the game was inadvertently scheduled for Christmas Eve.  “No one wants to play a game on Christmas Eve let alone go to one,” said Coach Wilson, “I spoke with Coach Barnes and he was of the same mind.  We will play after the holidays, there will be no problem working them into the schedule.” 

            The game has not been rescheduled yet but will be announced at the next game.  The next game will be against the Riverview Wildcats on January 7^th in Riverview.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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POLITICANS SPEND 6 MILLION ON CAMPAGIANS

HANK WILLIAMS DIES

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Investigating Senators say that Radio and Television political campaigns cost $6 million in the 1952 election campaign.  Involved in the survey were expenditures on behalf of candidates for President, Vice-President and both Houses of Congress. The survey showed that Republicans spent 3,457,734 for radio and TV, compared with $2,673,576 by Democrats.

President-elect Eisenhower names three men to serve in $15,000-a-year jobs in the Justice Department under Herb Brownwell Jr., who will be the Attorney General in the new administration. Warren Olney will head the criminal division.  The other two are Warren Burger and J. Lee Rankin.

Dies - Hank Williams - singer and composer “The King of Hillbillies” - dies in his automobile in Oak Hill, Virginia. The singer’s chauffeur said he became alarmed when he was unable to awaken Williams, who had been sleeping in a bed in the rear seat of the car. Williams was dead on arrival at the hospital.  Cause of death was not disclosed.  Williams had left Knoxville for Canton, Ohio where the singer was scheduled to make a New Year’s Day appearance.  Williams penned and sang the top-selling hit “Jambalaya,” also “Cold Cold Heart,” “Wedding Bells.” “Mansion on the Hill,” and “Move It Over.” Although he lived in Montgomery, Alabama, he was still employed by radio station KWKH in Shreveport, LA at the time of his death.  He was also under contract to MGM Recording Co and MGM Pictures. He was married to Miss Billie Jones on October 19th on the stage of the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans. He had been divorced earlier this year by Mrs. Audra Mae Williams of Nashville.

12/18/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 18, 1952   Vol. C125

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LOCAL NEWS

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EAST FAREWELL WINTER SOCIAL IS A BIG HIT

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East Farewell- The annual East Farewell Winter Social was held on Saturday and was a resounding success.  The social was held in the Town Hall basement that had been decked out to resemble Paris, France.  A 20 foot mock up of the Eiffel Tower was placed outside the entrance and was decorated with over 500 lights.  Replicas of the Arc de Triumph, the Louvre and the Champs Elysees were all part of the fabulous decorations inside.  The room was lined with sidewalk cafes and there was Can-Can Review that did four spectacular shows.  Dance music was supplied by the Dean Sullivan’s Swing Band.  The band featured vocalist Carla Livingstone.  The party was catered by the Lost Oasis Bar & Restaurant.  The menu was an assorted buffet of roast beef and turkey sandwiches, a tossed salad and, of course, French Fries.  The dessert table was filled with pastries, cookies and candies.  

            “This is just a wonderful event, all the lights, the music and dancers, the scenery and, oh, the food was great!” gushed Natalie Mallard.  She was attending with decorated Korean veteran Bill Burger. Other attendees were Town Council President Tom Conally and his wife, Brenda, Bernie Talent and Sue Arnold who had recently announced their engagement. “Most of the town seemed to be in attendance and a swell time was had by all!” laughed Talent. 

The dance floor was full for every selection and there was even a group participation in the last Can-Can show. The crowd stayed for the entire party which lasted until after 1:00 in the morning.  The Winter Social has been the premier winter social event of the town since 1947. The evening was a magical blend of music, dance, food and fun.

East Farewell Winter Social December 13, 1952

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SPORTS

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GUARDS FITZGERALD AND WELCH LEAD COUGARS TO FIRST WIN

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East Farewell- The Cougars opened their basketball season on Saturday with a win over the Central Bears, 58-53. The game was controlled by the Cougar backcourt of Ted Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch who combined for 28 of the Cougars total.  More importantly, they displayed a great command of the floor and directed the other team members like they had played together for many years.  In reality, this is only the second season that the two have played together.  “We did work together over the summer,” Welch said after the game, “we worked on our communication and some signals, but Ted has such a great understanding of the game, I mean he really knows the floor.”

            The Cougars jumped out to a 10-2 lead quickly with almost perfect outside shooting by the two guards.  Fitzgerald and Welch hit five of their first six shots and the games tempo was set.  With a dizzying display of ball handling and smart passing the two continually confounded the Bears defense.  It wasn’t until the second half that the Bears were able the claw their way back to tie the Cougars at 40.  The lead see-sawed back and forth for most of the third quarter but at never got beyond four points.  With five minutes left in the fourth quarter the Cougar’s forwards, Billy O’Donnell and Gene Green, really took charge and scored ten straight points and put the game away.

            “This was a great win.  We needed to start off strong and start to build some confidence.  This is a long season and these boys are really committed to improving over last season,” said Coach Wilson after the game.  The Cougars are looking to improve over their 9-7 record from last season.  Next weeks game is against the Corning Devils in Corning on Wednesday at 4:30.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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MONROE SPEAKS TO GRAND JURY

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Los Angeles-Taking the stand under oath in Los Angeles, actress Marilyn Monroe denies knowing two men who are later convicted on charges of sending come-on letters in efforts to sell lewd photographs purportedly made of Miss Monroe, of unlawfully using Miss Monroe’s name “for the purpose of selling nude and indecent pictures represented to have been posed by Marilyn Monroe.”

The pretty actress examined some of the prosecution evidence including handwritten letters supposedly written and signed by her. One of them read in part - “A short time ago, two friends of mine and myself got together and took some pictures in almost every pose imaginable ... I feel that these pictures ... are worth more than the price I have found ordinary pictures are selling for.” The actress said her true name is Norma Jean Dougherty and that she took her professional name when she was signed by the studio in 1946.

20th Century-Fox proposes a double feature of movies and color television in its theaters as a way to lure fans out of their living rooms and back to the box office.  The television portion would feature Broadway hit plays, sports events and special productions. The system would use a new system of color television known as the Eidophor (Greek for image bearer). The system, developed by Swiss scientists, uses the field of sequential color wheel developed by the Columbia Broadcasting System for its version of domestic color-TV. The studio says the production of the Eidophor projection machines is under way and should be available for use in about 18 months.

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12/11/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 11, 1952   Vol. C124

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LOCAL NEWS

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NEW DESIGN FOR LAKE FRONT PIER ANNOUNCED

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East Farewell- Sam Lendel announced an ambitious plan to repair and rebuild the Lake Front Fun Pier that was severely damaged in the September storm.  The pier was 85% destroyed by the hurricane that tore through the town September 23^rd.   “We are planning a bigger and better Pier, but plan to keep the carousel and Ferris wheel because they are the most popular attractions.  This is an extensive rebuild.  We will be adding shops and a Midway to really add to the family fun experience,” said Lendel at a press conference held in one of the pier’s remaining structures.  “This should revitalize the lake front area.  After the storm there wasn’t much left but now, with this project, we will see building all around the area.”

            Everyone in town expressed appreciation and excitement about the project.  The Lake Front Fun Pier has been a summer attraction on the lake since 1948 and with this new project Lendel is planning to keep the shops open year round.  “This could be a huge boom to the town traffic during the winter,” proposed Charles Wentz, ”the town has always sort of shut down during the deep winter, but with this we could see people wintering here, skating on the lake and browsing through the town.  This is very exciting.”

            The plan outlined by Wentz calls for a completely new substructure of the pier with an expansion to the east and out into Lake Charles by about 75 yards.  The town council has approved the expansion and Lendel says he has secured enough financing to complete the project.  Construction will begin shortly in spite of the extreme conditions.  “We have lined up excellent contractors who have assured us the weather will not present any problems,” Lendel said.  Since the lake front is off main street and surprisingly off Lake Shore Drive, traffic is not expected to be impacted during construction.  The work is slated to be completed by Memorial Day 1953.

The Lake Front Fun Pier Carousel & Ferris Wheel July, 1952

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN TITLE OUTRIGHT

 BASKETBALL STARTS TOMORROW

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East Farewell-The Cougars locked up sole possession of the League Title on Saturday with a hard fought win over the Southport Hawks.  The final score was 21-10.  The field was cleared off from last weeks surprise snowstorm and the field resembled a big snow fort with piles of snow rimming the field so high that the first row of seats was empty because the view was blocked.  The conditions did not dissuade the fans, though.  The stands were full and the hot coco, coffee and cider was plentiful.  The game was played in with a festival feel and was enjoyed by all.

            Originally it was thought this would be a Cougars easy victory but the Hawks came to play.  Until the last eight minutes the game was close, 14-10 and the Hawks would threaten every procession.  It wasn’t until quarterback Billy O’Conner pitched a ball to Joey Fox who race 60 yards for a touchdown did the Cougars take final command.  Both sides played tough defense and the Hawks star defensive rusher, Jimmy Gates, had a standout day embarrassing the Cougars line by taking down O’Conner four times.

            All the Hawks defensive prowess was not enough to stop the Cougars offense.  In the second quarter O’Conner tossed a short out pass to Phil Flynn who ran 35 yards to the five yard line.  It was then up to Johnny “Moose” Boyle to punch it in for the score. The Hawks came right back with a score with less than one minute left in the first half.  The score came after a time consuming 64 yard drive highlighted by a 12 yard run and the final seven yard end run by halfback, Clyde Haffenfose.  The Cougars came out in the second half and scored on their second possession.  Another batch bruising runs by Boyle highlighted the drive and he scored on a center plunge from the two yard line.  The Hawks were held scoreless in the third quarter but got down inside the 20 twice.  The Cougars were able to block one field goal attempt and take over on downs the second time.  In the fourth quarter it was the hawks turn to control the pace and they did so quite effectively but were only able to score a field goal by kicker “Little Jimmy” Corson, whose 5’4”, 125 lbs frame belies his kicking ability.  He drilled a 30 yard shot straight through the uprights much to the amazement of most of the Cougar line.  The Hawks continued to threaten until 8:01 left in the fourth when O’Conner pitched out to Fox and the game was sealed.  Kicker Charlie Cox was perfect on the day and set a school record for point after kicks at sixteen.  It was hoped that injured halfback, Jimmy O’Conner would play but Coach Burcowitz decided that he was not ready. “Jimmy is a tough kid but I couldn’t play him today.  I was not completely confident that he had recovered and couldn’t take that chance, he’ll be back next year stronger and better than ever.”

            This win gives the Cougars sole possession the League championship with a record of 7-1.  This is the second year in a row that the team has either won or tied for the League championship.  The whole town is very proud of their Cougars.

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East Farewell-The Cougars basketball team opens its season on Friday against the Central Bears. The game begins at 7:30 in the gymnasium.  Bill Donahue, Ted Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch will lead the team as they hope to improve on their 9 and 7 record from last year. “We have a strong core with returning players like Billy, Ted and Jimmy (Donahue, Fitzgerald and Welch) and some much needed help under the basket with Billy O and Greeny (Billy O’Donnell and Gene Green).  I think this crew is going to really turn some heads,” said Coach Wilson at a practice last week.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE RETURNS FROM KOREA MEETS MACARTHUR.  TRUMAN FUMES

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New York - President-elect Eisenhower returns from Korea confident that a solution to the war can be “speeded up” if the United States uses deeds instead of words to “induce” the communists to want peace.”  - President-elect Eisenhower met with his “old and respected commander, Gen MacArthur in a conference they hope will “bear fruit” in settling the Korean War. It was the first meeting in six years for the pair.

President Truman defends the foreign policies of his seven years in the White House and declares they have produced “a situation in which it should be clear to the Soviet leaders that they cannot gain their objectives by the use of force.”

Addressing the Freedoms Foundation, President-elect Eisenhower said this week if American is to be strong “We must be strong first in our spiritual convictions.” “And those convictions must be those that appeal to men.” “If we are going to win this fight, we are going to have to go back to the fundamentals. If we can be strong enough to sell ourselves this idea at home, we can win this ideological war.”

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12/4/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 4, 1952   Vol. C123

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LOCAL NEWS

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SURPRISE SNOWSTORM BLANKETS REGION

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East Farewell- An unexpected snow storm Saturday shut down businesses and postponed the football game.  Traffic was at a standstill and even the mighty Keystone Railroad experienced substantial delays.  The weather forecasters all thought the storm would pass to the south but it seems to have had a mind of its own, altered its course and slammed into East Farewell and the surrounding counties.  It is estimated that 15 inches of snow fell over a 24 hour period.  The town has foul weather plans for snow removal and emergencies, this storm came so quickly and unexpectedly that the officials were caught playing catch up.  It wasn’t until Monday that the roads were passable but schools were cancelled for Monday.  Business owners were digging out but everyone was in high spirits.  The surprise actually extended the Thanksgiving holiday for many. The huge influx of job seekers and parade fans were able to enjoy East Farewell for a few more days.  Many went down to Lake Charles in hopes of ice skating but the lake was not sufficiently frozen to allow skating.   Police Chief Watson had to dispatch a patrol car to make sure no one attempted to go on the thin ice. 

                “This is so beautiful.  The first snow of the season is always lovely but this was so unexpected and so heavy it was just fantastic,” laughed Natalie Mallard, local resident, “Most of these people are just having fun and enjoying the beauty.  There isn’t much else you can do.” 

                While all the regional schools were closed, the students were mostly helping with the clean up at their homes or, for some industrious youths, shoveling around town for spending money.  A number of snowball fights could be observed or participated in throughout the day, all in fun.  Businesses were able to open late on Monday and the streets were cleared by midday.  Most of the snow removed from the streets was dumped in Lake Charles which made the removal go much faster.  All that was left by Tuesday night was to stroll down

Lake Shore Drive

, enjoy the scenery maybe stop by the Lost Oasis for a bite or a drink.

Snowstorm on

Main Street

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SPORTS

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FOOTBALL GAME POSTPONED.  BASKETBALL STARTS.

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East Farewell- The last football game of the season was postponed due to the paralyzing snowstorm that enveloped the region over the weekend.  The game will be played this Saturday, December 6th at 1:30 on the Regional High Field.  The Cougars will play for the sole ownership of the League Title against the Southport Hawks who are 4 and 3 on the season.  Coach Burcowitz hinted that injured running back Joey Fox may be available to play.  “We are keeping all options open.  I won’t play Joey unless we are sure he is 100%.”

            The High School basketball team will open their season on Friday night, December 12^th at 7:30 in the High School gym.  The team will be led by returning players; Bill Donahue and Ted Fitzgerald, both seniors and junior Jimmy Welch.  The team hopes to improve on its 9 and 6 record from last year.  Sophomores Billy O’Donnell and Gene Green will round out the starting lineup. 

            “We are looking forward to a great season and the fantastic support from the students and community that we have always had,” said Coach Wilson during a late afternoon practice last week.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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COMMIES BAN SALES.  IKE VISITS KOREA

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Just in time for Christmas shopping – The Communists ban sales in East Berlin to West Berliners and will confiscate any West Berlin goods that East Germans bring back with them.

After a three-day tour of Korea, President-elect Eisenhower flies to Guam. He left a promise with allied armies in Korea that “much will be done” to improve their position

President-elect Eisenhower, on board the USS Helena (en route to Hawaii from Guam) will rendezvous with Secretary of State designate John Foster Dulles at Wake Island. They’ll hold a series of conferences to mold the administration’s policy toward Korea and the entire Far East.  

May have a Korea solution? In New York, Gen. Douglas MacArthur tells reporters “There is a clear and definite solution to the Korean conflict” but didn’t disclose any specifics. “Our President-elect has gone there to search of an honorable end to so tragic a slaughter and all Americans join in prayer that he may safely pass through the hazards involved and accomplish his self-appointed task with vision and wisdom.”

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