EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, June
18, 1953 Vol. C236
LOCAL NEWS
FUN PIER’S
LIMITED REOPENING BIG SUCCESS
East Farewell- The much awaited reopening of the completely
rebuilt Fun Pier was greeted with cheers, smiles and many happy faces last
week. The reopening was limited to four rides, the renovated Midway and the
absolutely stunning Lakeview Plaza. The
rest of the pier, many more rides and an expanded Lake Walk are slated to
reopen before the Fourth of July. The
rides opened were the famous carousel, the new and taller Ferris wheel and the
ever popular Tilt-A Whirl. A Roller Coaster, Bumper Cars, a host of Kidde rides
and a Fun House are on the list to be opened by the Fourth.
“This is just wonderful, they did a terrific
job and it really looks great,” said Mrs. Mallard,
local resident and boarding house owner, “We were all hoping to have it opened
by Memorial Day but this is just fine. There was so much work to be done and
all the men did a knock-out job getting this much up this soon. I am very
pleased.”
There was a huge crowd
on the Pier on Saturday night and after a brief opening ceremony in the evening
Tom Conally, Town Council President, cut a ribbon with his usual bravado and
announced the Pier open. The Pier was almost completely destroyed last year in
a September storm and there was quite a bit of concern about its future. Sam Lendel was the financial muscle and main
community booster behind the project. He
was on site almost every day overseeing the details and making on the fly
changes and improvements as warranted. His input was welcome because of his
knowledge of the history of the Pier and his extensive building background.
Lendel has built several other building in town and is a highly respected
member of the community.
“Once we get the
restaurants and shops open and finish the rest of the rides this place is going
to be the best amusement park in the state. People will be flocking to visit
and the townspeople have already shown they love it,” said Lendel at the base
of the Ferris wheel. The lights were bright and smells of popcorn and fried
onions drifted through the air. The folks of East Farewell have another great
attraction to brag about.
The
new Ferris wheel and historic Carousel
SPORTS
TRAVELERS
SQUEEK BY ANGLERS
Riverview- The Travelers were able to get by the Riverview
Anglers, 3-2 on Saturday. The game was not a gem, not even a defensive battle,
it was a win for the Travelers and they need every win they can get. The game started off slow with both teams
going scoreless in the first five innings. There were hits but no runs. The
Travelers were able to get three singles and a couple of walks while the
Anglers able to sprinkle four hits throughout the early innings.
The first
action came in the sixth when Arty Archibald doubled off Angler starter, Jim
Fagan. Then Billy Sweet was able to advance him to third with a sac-fly.
Pitcher, Billy Green struck out but leadoff batter, Ralph Francis hit a line
shot down the first base line scoring Archibald. Dale Dunham was up next and
hit a blast off the fence that was a clean triple and scored Francis. Bobby
Watson struck out to end the inning. The
Anglers were not able to get on track until the eighth when “Big” Bob Brunner
blasted a two run homer off Green. That was all the Fishermen could muster that
afternoon. Johnnie Cloos broke the tie
in the ninth with a solo homer and that was enough to seal the win for the
Travelers.
“It wasn’t
pretty but it was a win,” Cloos said after the game. The Travelers stay on the
road for the next two weeks. They visit Cedar Creek next week and Youngstown
the following week.
NATIONAL NEWS
COMMIES HIT HARD – PRISIONERS
RELEASED IN KOREA – IKE SENDS ENVOY TO TALK TO RHEE – RIOTS IN EAST BERLIN
Korea - Fresh Chinese assault
battalions hit each side of the weakened allied east-central Korean front in an
evident continuation of the biggest Communist offensive in two years.
Some 25,000 anti-Communist prisoners of
war are released by South Korean government. American guards tried to prevent
the breakout. A statement said there was evidence of collusion between the
escaping prisoners and their South Korean guards. President Rhee of the
Republic of Korea, bitter over allied armistice plans that would leave his torn
country divided, ordered the prison gates opened during the night.
The 46,380 anti-Communist prisoners
were the key to a Korean truce. Delegates argued for months on their
disposition. The allies refused to force them to go back to Communism. Many of
them said they would die rather than return. Rhee and his South Korean
followers wanted them turned loose as civilians in South Korea. 6,000 were
known to have fled.
The Eisenhower administration says it
is sending a special emissary to Korea to try to impress on South Korean
President Rhee the grave dangers which the President and Secretary of State
Dulles see his course of conduct. The U.S. believes that the Reds seriously
want a truce in Korea, but there’s concern about how to meet Red demands for a
guarantee that South Korea will observe the truce.
Riot in East Germany - A steel-shod
Russian armored division smashes bloody anti-Communist strike riots in East
Berlin, killing at least 18 and wounding 119 East Germans.
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