2/12/1953

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February, 12, 1953   Vol. C218

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LOCAL NEWS

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VALENTINE’S DAY SOCIAL SET FOR SATURDAY

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East Farewell- The Valentine’s Day Social is set for Saturday night in the Town Hall basement.  The music will be provided by the Gus Templeton Orchestra and the food will be prepared by several different restaurants and cafes.  The dance will start at 7:00 and run until midnight.  This will be the fourth Valentine’s Day Social the town has held.  Every year the event gets bigger and better.  This year the decorations are being coordinated by Mrs. Mallard, who runs the boarding house on Lake Shore Drive.  “I have some wonderful, exciting ideas for this social.  I have been gathering a lot of the leftovers from the flower shop and think I am going to be able to present a hint of spring in the middle of winter.  That should be just beautiful.”

            The Gus Templeton Orchestra is a local favorite and has played on the circuit that includes New York and Philadelphia.  Their music ranges from traditional to jazz and swing.  Bandleader, Gus Templeton, is a local product; he grew up on Lake Shore Drive and attended Regional High School.  After serving in the Army in Europe, he returned to the States but not to East Farewell.  He played with many famous bands including a short stint with the Benny Goodman Swing Band in 1949.  The orchestra has a full complement of brass and woodwinds.  Two drummers add a special highlight to Gus’s repertoire.   

            The Social has always been a popular event that breaks up the winter doldrums and brings folks out for a little fun and community togetherness.  Along with the sponsored treats it has become a tradition for people to bring homemade sweet treats.  An informal contest is held every year to vote for the beat treat.  Last year’s winner was Peggy O’Malley with her Super Double Chocolate Cake.  This year it is anyone’s guess as to what will be on the dessert table.

Valentine’s Day Dance last year

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TAME THE WILDCATS   46-38

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East Farewell- For the second time this season the Cougars clawed out a victory over the Riverview Wildcats, 46-38.  The Cougars were able to control the inside with a big game by center Bill Donahue.  He was able to score 16 points, grab 20 rebounds and assist with 12 scores.  “Bill was on fire tonight,” said Coach Wilson, “he was scoring pretty much at will by the end of the game.  The game was a lot closer than the final score makes it look.  Those guys were very good, but they didn’t have an answer for Billy tonight.”

            The backcourt of Ted Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch proved once again they were one of the best combinations in the league.  Together they managed the game and scored 24 points collectively (Fitzgerald with 14 and Welch with 10) and consistently pressured the Wildcats at the half court line.  The Wildcats backcourt of Mario Puzzi and Dominick D’Vinci were impressive putting in 10 of their first 11 shots and ending up with a combined 26 points (12 for Puzzi and 14 for D’Vinci).  That was not enough to overcome the Cougars tough defense and impressive offense that has improved every week.  Other scorers for the Wildcats were Joe Gentile with 6, Angelo Fina with 4 and Silvo Rocco with 2.  The other Cougars to score were Gene Greene with 4 and Billy O’Donnell with 2.

            The Cougars are 4-1 on the season and are in first place in the league.  The next game will be Friday night against the Fort Lee Captains in Fort Lee.  The game will begin at 7:00 in the Fort Lee High Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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PA SUPREME COURT RULES ON WAR INSURANCE- ROSENBURGS SEE KIDS

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 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that the fighting in Korea, legally or constitutionally, is not war. The ruling effects insurance policies with war risk clauses which call for no payments in the event of war connected death during a period of officially declared war.

Doomed atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg spend more than two hours with their two children in the death house at Sing Sing prison in Ossining, NY. The two are Michael (9) and Robert (5).   A federal judge sets the execution date for the Rosenbergs for March 9. Rosenberg (36) and his wife (36) were spared death on the original execution date of January 14 so they could appeal to the White House for clemency.  President Eisenhower turned them down last week. They are the first American civilians ever condemned to die for wartime espionage.

Trend in music - Record labels are backing off from making “cover” songs. The major labels no longer believe it economical to cover since there is little percentage in “second money” on any hit song. The top version makes the most money and the rest are left with crumbs. The music/recording industry is going gangbusters these days.