EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, February
19, 1953 Vol. C219
LOCAL NEWS
NEW TRANSPORT
SYSTEM PRESENTED
East Farewell- The Town Council presented the much awaited
proposal for the new transit system at this week’s town meeting. President, Tom
Conally, enthusiastically showed off the presentation before a packed
house. The Mighty Keystone Railroad was
a major contributor and resource for the project. Members of the board of MKR were on the
planning board and in attendance. The
EFTA (East Farewell Transit Administration) will run the new system which will
initially consist of a 15 mile loop trolley system that will have 14 stops and
a Grand Depot. The loop will run through downtown, out Lake Shore Drive and
around Lake Charles returning to the Grand Depot which will be constructed near
the Iron Works but is planned to be highly visible from the center of town.
Construction is
scheduled to begin in the spring. Final preparations such as obtaining the last
land easements and specific track locations will be concluded in the interim
time. The Iron Works will be supplying
the tracks and the Budd Company of Philadelphia will be supplying the
cars. Each station will be designed with
its own individual identity, reflecting the neighborhood it is placed. A
running contest for design suggestions has been a very popular topic around
town for the last year. The finalists will be presented next month. Construction on the stations will begin
shortly thereafter.
Conally’s
presentation showed many beautiful artist renderings of the Depot, some
stations and the cars in motion along with a high-tech, lighted display of the
route. “We are all very excited about this project. This will add a new
dimension to East Farewell, making it more inviting to our summer guests and
also make the downtown and industrial area more accessible to all,” said
Conally with pointer in hand.
The project has
been in the planning stage for several years and has gone through several
refinements but in general has met with a high degree of positive anticipation
by the town. The first ride is a highly talked about event around town and it
has been rumored that there is a quite sizable betting pool around when the
first ride will be. That is the question.
Artist
depiction of Grand Depot
SPORTS
COUGARS DEMOTE THE CAPTAINS
East Farewell- The Cougars defeated the Fort Lee Captains
convincingly on Friday, 46-38. The game
was not as close as the final score indicates; the Cougars completely dominated
the game from the first tip to the final buzzer. Ted Fitzgerald, senior guard, took the first tip
from center Bill Donahue and raced in to score a layup only 7 seconds into the
game and the Cougars never looked back.
Donahue controlled the center, scoring a season high 22 points, grabbing
15 rebounds and assisting 5 times. The
backcourt of Fitzgerald and junior guard, Jimmy Welch ran a beautiful game, controlling
tempo and intensity like two pros.
Combined they scored 18, 10 for Fitzgerald and 8 for Welch. The
forwards, Billy O’Donnell (4) and Gene Green (2) contributed by steady defense
and smart offense.
“These kids
looked very good tonight. They are really starting to come together as a team.
I was impressed with the play of Fitz and Welch, they were in sync
tonight. We will have to see how they do
against some of the tougher teams in this league before we start anointing
them, though,” said Coach Wilson after the game.
The Captains
did not play a poor game; they were frustrated by the loss of their star
player, Joe Arnold, to the flu. They
were able to make a run at the end of the game when the Cougars had subs in but
all told they just were not up to the Cougars this game. High scorer for the
Captains was Bob West with 14. Other scorers were Sam Smith (10), Donny
Callahan (8) and Terry Duffy (6)
The Cougars go
on the road for the next two weeks, facing Southport and Slate Mountain away.
Both games start at 4:30 in their respective gyms.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE
WARNS OF COMMIE ARM BUILDUP – NJ MOM BAKES $1,500.00
President Eisenhower warns that Russia
is “steadily” building up its armed might; including atomic weapons and that
the United States consequently faces a costly, five-year arms buildup
Harry Truman sells the rights to his
memoirs to Life Magazine for $600,000.
A Midwest blizzard stretching from the
Rockies to the Great Lakes kills 9.
Mrs. Marge Moretti of Maplewood, NJ
says she’ll get back her cash of $1,500 - cash and bonds that were accidentally
baked in her oven. She was amazed to watch Treasury experts get to fork,
slicing through the charred remnants with a fine knife and noting burned
numbers and portraits indicating denominations of bills
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.
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