11/26/1953

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 26, 1953   Vol. C440

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LOCAL NEWS

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EAST FAREWELL GETS READY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

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East Farewell – The holiday season is beginning with lights, lots of wreaths and plenty of festive decorations in store windows. The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place today on Main street and promises to be even bigger and better than years before. The parade is the traditional kickoff to the holiday season in East Farewell but this year decorators got an early start by putting up the street decorations early this week. Main Street and Lake Shore Drive have snappy strands of artificial garland with a wreath in the center draping the streets every ten yards or so. The garland is lighted and the wreaths have tasteful red and green lights around them.  The decorations this year were fabricated locally and the seniors in the regional high school made it a class project to put them up with help from the Streets Department.

            The town is preparing for the holiday weekend that sees a huge influx of visitors to watch the parade, shop and dine. East Farewell is truly a Destination Station around this time of year. The restaurants stay open a little later in the evening and the convenience of Main Street and Lake Shore Drive shopping have many visitors staying after the parade for the entire weekend. While the parade brings Santa to town, all the visitors bring lots of good cheer and good money to town. The folks of East Farewell love it.

Main Street decked out for the holidays

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SPORTS

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COUGARS LOOK GOOD IN PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT

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Corning – The Cougars basketball unofficially started last Saturday and Sunday as they played in a Holiday Tournament in Coring. They made a respectable showing, coming in third behind two very strong and experienced teams. The tournament was won by Capital City, last year’s State Champs. Corning came in second with all five of their starters returning and the Cougars played a tough defense and a surprisingly fluid offense as they came within three points of defeating Corning. Capital City showed why they were the state champs by winning every game they played and beating Corning in the finals, 68-52.

            The Cougars season begins December 2^nd against Corning. Coach Wilson said that although the Cougars lost to Corning in the tournament they will be ready to play on the 2^nd. “These kids are going to be ready when the Devils come to town. We were actually lucky to be able to play them in the tournament. We got a chance to see how they play. We are going to do a little studying and change up some matchups to make things a little more in our favor. We’ll be ready for them.” 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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TRUMAN DEFENDS MOVE ON DEXTER WHITE – HOOVER FUMES – MYSTERY ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

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Harry S. Truman says he knew of disloyalty charges against the late Harry Dexter White, but decided to retain him in the government service in order not to endanger an FBI investigation. The former President was speaking to a nationwide radio and TV audience to “answer all questions” in the White case controversy. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover swears that former President Truman’s promotion of Harry Dexter White to the International Monetary Fund, hampered FBI surveillance of the alleged Soviet spy.

Mystery on the Vienna Orient Express - The wife of a Belgian show producer is hurled from the speeding train by a man who then pulled the emergency cord and fled into the countryside. Police say they found bloodstains in her train compartment, indicating there had been a desperate struggle between the woman and her mystery assailant. The woman was critically injured.

Entertainment news -

Milton Berle says he’ll marry Ruth Cosgrove in December. She’s done publicity and public relations on both coasts.

Marlon Brando is getting $150,000 to star in the upcoming “Waterfront.”

People from the world of Country music gather in Nashville to salute WSM’s ‘Grand Ole Opry” on its 28th anniversary. More than 300 hillbilly disk jockeys were feted.

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11/19/1953

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 19, 1953   Vol. C439

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LOCAL NEWS

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IT’S A DOG DAY AFTERNOON IN EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell – The dogs took over Lake Shore Drive on Saturday and they proudly marched or were led to the Lakeview Plaza by their owners and their caretakers as most sported funny, clever, sporty or cute costumes. Many were owned by local residents but quite a few were from the local animal shelter and were looking for homes. The event was sponsored by The East Farewell Animal Protection Society and was quite the hit with locals and even drew some folks from out of town. Dubbed the “Annual East Farewell Top Dog Show” the parade started in front of the East Farewell News building and proceeded west on Lake Shore Drive to the Lakeview Plaza where there was a small but fun impromptu Dog Show where locals were able to show off their beloved pets in their outrageous costumes doing a variety of tricks and clever feats of catch and run.

The idea was presented and approved by the Town Council only two weeks ago and the entire event was put together by the Shelter staff in only two weeks. The staff is made up of mostly volunteers, but the driving force at the shelter is Miss Alice Winslow who has headed the shelter for five years. Miss Winslow has been arranging adoptions for many of the animals in the shelter. The shelter is not limited to dogs; there are cats and every now and then other species. Miss Winslow is quick to point out that no animal is ever put down or refused entry. The shelter runs on the generous funding of philanthropist Herman B. Leventhal from the Leventhal Optical fortune. Local contributions also makeup a sizable chunk of the operating budget and Miss Winslow is a tireless fundraiser.  

The Top Dog award this year went to “Willy” an eleven year old beagle mix that sported a hot dog costume. Willy is well known in town and there may have been some favoritism in the judging. The judges were not only half the staff from the shelter but also four local owners of businesses in town, businesses that Willy would visit regularly on his daily walk. There was a lot of fun taking place on the judges stand and Miss Winslow was trying to get as many of her charges adopted, the dogs were all interacting , mostly peacefully, and the crowd just loved it. The Annual East Farewell Top Dog Show looks like it may have found a home.

Top Dog- Willy and runners up Bugle and Teddy

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SPORTS

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COUGARS BASKETBALL GETTING READY TO START

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East Farewell – As the football season recedes into history the basketballs are bouncing on the hardwood floor in the Regional High Gym. Coach Wilson is looking for to another good year for the team. He did lose center Bill Donahue and guard Ted Fitzgerald to graduation but they have been replaced in the lineup by two juniors, Dan Davis at center and Wendell Jones in the guard position. Jones is new to the school this year. He arrived from Philadelphia at the end of last year and was not eligible until this year. Davis was on the squad last year and played behind Donahue so he is expected to step right into the position.

            The other half of the all-star backcourt, Jimmy Welch, will be leading the team as captain this year and both forwards, Green and O’Donnell are back. The bench is still fairly deep with Fox, McKean and Cox all back, a year older and a year more experienced.  The team will play its first game December 2^nd against the Corning Devils at home, 4:15PM.

            “We are looking and feeling good this year. We have some very experienced players coming back like Jimmy, Greeny and Billy O. They will really make this a great season. Oh yea, and this new kid, Jones, he looks really good and he is working with Jimmy already and I think he is going to be really good,” said Coach Wilson during an informal workout on Wednesday.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE TO CLEAN OUT THE COMMIES IN DC – MRS. BATISTA VISITS MAMMIE – HI-FI SYSTEMS TAKE OFF – US MAIL GETTING BETTER – HITS THIS WEEK

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President Eisenhower says he hopes his administration’s cleanup in Washington will eliminate the Communist-in-government issue from next year’s political campaign.

Martha de Batista pays a visit to the First Lady in Washington. She’s the wife of President Fulgencio Batista of Cuba. They compared notes of their children over tea.

Trends in records - The new Hi-Fi systems - of which there are about 2 million in consumer hands - are changing the way people are listening, especially classical music. In the older 78rpm days, an artist or orchestra sold a record on basis of the performer’s name alone. Hi-Fi is killing that. Today, says an expert, it is quality of performance and care in recording that count.

A government inventor has invented a machine that reads an address on a letter, figures out the zone number and then drops the envelope in the proper bag.

Pop music this week -

RAGS TO RICHES - Tony Bennett

EBB TIDE - Frank Chacksfield & Orch.

EH, CUMPARI - Julius LaRosa

YOU YOU YOU - Ames Brothers

VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford

ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET - Stan Freberg

RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay) – Teresa Brewer

ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople) - Four Lads

MANY TIMES - Eddie Fisher

THE STORY OF THREE LOVES [The Eighteenth Variation]- Jerry Murad

OH! - Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra

I SEE THE MOON - Mariners

YOU ALONE (Solo Tu) - Perry Como

I LOVE PARIS - Les Baxter & Orchestra

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11/12/1953

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 12, 1953   Vol. C438

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LOCAL NEWS

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ARMISTICE DAY HONORED IN EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell – There was a ceremony held at the newly refurbished War Memorial yesterday honoring all the veterans that fought for the country.  The High School Marching Band played several numbers by the Memorial. Flowers were place at the memorial by grade school students from the second and third grades. A list of the soldiers from town who gave the ultimate sacrifice was read by Tom Conally, Town Council President, and there was a moment of silence observed. The ceremony concluded with a twenty-one gun salute and a moving solo rendition of Taps by senior student bugler, Rory Tasker.  

            All 21 surviving Korean War vets as well as 39 WWII vets and 1 WWI vet were on hand to take part in the ceremony. The four sons who never returned from the Korean War were solemnly remembered: Frank Norris, Billy Doyle, David Washington and Ricky Reynolds had their names engraved on the Memorial and their families were presented with special bouquets from the Town Council and the all the people in town. The names of all of the fallen are immortalized on the memorial and each Armistice Day they are honored by a grateful community.

Rory Tasker plays Taps at Memorial

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN AS McKAY SHINES

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East Farewell – Young Joe McKay was sterling in an exciting win on Saturday, 24-21. The Cougars were able to win their last game of the season and end their season with a respectable 5-3 season. This game was extra satisfying because it was over their arch-rival, the Slate Mountain Miners. The rivalry goes back to the twenties when both towns were just developing and their schools had just been established. The schools have played each other every year since 1925 except for 1945. The record stands at close at 14 wins for the Cougars and 13 for the Miners.

            The game started badly for the Cougars with a kickoff return by Miners, George Dingle. After they kicked the extra point the score was 7-0 and only two minutes had elapsed. But the Cougars were not to be defeated in front of their hometown crowd. They took the next kickoff and McKay drove the team down the field like he had been playing for years.  They drove down to the Miner’s seven but were held there and Charlie Cox had to kick a field goal. The drive set the tone for the Cougars, though, they continued to play like a well oiled machine and the game went back and forth between the two teams. The half ended with the score 14-10 Miners. Scoring for the Cougars was tight end Shamus McKean and both scores for the Miners were by Dingle. In the second half both teams battled up and down the field but the third quarter was scoreless, not until the halfway through the fourth quarter did the Miners score again with a center plunge by fullback, Gerald Hines. Then, with only two minutes left, McKay started a drive on his own 35 and with a brilliant display of short passes, runs and a very impressive display of pose and grit he took the team down to the Miner’s five. Then with what has to be one of the seasons best plays called by Coach Burkowitz, McKay dropped back and looked over the middle, looking for Walker crossing. Walker was covered but McKean was running the same route but deeper in the end zone. McKay faked to Walker and then tossed a floater to a wide open McKean for the score. Cox kicked the extra point as the game ended.

            “Joey was just terrific today, I was very proud of him as well as the rest of the team. They just went out a played a great game, the best game of the season. It was very exciting and I just can’t say enough about that team and that young kid, McKay,” said Burkowitz after the game.

            Even though the Cougars did not repeat as league champs this year they did better than most people expected. They were able to win some very exciting games and their losses were hard fought. Quarterback Sam Jones is expected to return next year as a senior but he may have some competition from the young but talented Joey McKay.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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WAGNER ELECTED MAYOR OF NYC – NBC TRANSMITS COLOR TV – SANDERS SUES GABOR - MOVIES THIS WEEK

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Robert Wagner (D) is elected as mayor of New York City. Another Democrat, Robert Meyner, gets the nod as governor by votes in New Jersey. Both positions are currently being held by Republicans.

For the first time, NBC transmits the first color telecast from New York to the west coast via a 4000-mile closed circuit. General David Sarnoff, chairman of the boards of RCA and NBC also announces that his engineers have achieved magnetic recordings of TV programs both in black and white and in color. The transmissions showed how color TV’s could receive black and white broadcasts as well. Transmitted was a bouquet of flowers in all of their color majesty. Next, Nanette Fabre and dancers from the “hit parade” show. The demonstration was shown to 1000 in Burbank.

In Cleveland, Mrs. Blanche Braden upon hearing a blast in the cellar suddenly saw a ball of flame appear to tell her “get the kids out.” “I couldn’t tell what it was but it came toward me and my husband’s voice came out.” Her husband, Edwin Braden was trying to start the furnace with kerosene or gasoline. He stumbled into the living room, setting it on fire; then stumbled into the back yard. A neighbor beat out flames in his clothing, but the father of three perished.

Actor George Sanders sues Zsa Zsa Gabor for divorce... After 8 months, singer Peggy Lee (32) is granted a divorce from Actor Brad Dexter (35).

At the movies this week–

The Joe Louis Story - Paul Stewart, Hilda Simms

How To Marry A Millionaire – Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall

Mogambo - Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly

So Big - Jane Wyman, Sterling Hayden, Nancy Olsen

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11/5/1953

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 5, 1953   Vol. C437

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LOCAL NEWS

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SPOOKY HALLOWEEN PRANK SCARES EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell – Four pranksters created quite a sensation on Halloween night. Fred Zingel, David Gettinsom, Howard Engle and Natalie Mallard were able to sneak into the town cemetery and rig up an ingeniously elaborate bit of theatrics that scared and delighted a huge number of townsfolk and brought the police down investigate the scene. While no one was harmed the four were brought before the authorities on charges of public disturbance and risking a catastrophe.  They were released on their own recognition and sent home after the hoax was revealed.

            It started about 8:00PM on Halloween night. The night was crisp and clear and many children and young people were out trick or treating through town. There were also many people in town strolling on Lake Shore Drive enjoying the late fall air. As people were walking by the cemetery a slow cloud of vapor arose from behind some of the large tombstones. Then some eerie, spooky music started and through the mist came only what can be described as goblins dancing around the graveyard. Then when the music ended the goblins vanished and the mist dissipated.  Then about five minutes later it started all over again. It took a few presentations before people even started to notice but after a young couple saw it they alerted others and a crowd began to grow. When the crowd had reached about thirty people the goblins became a little scarier and it seemed like their numbers were increasing. The crowd was suddenly startled by a deep moaning voice calling to members of the crowd by name and telling them to beware of the spirits that surround them. This was disconcerting to the crowd to say the least and people became uneasy. The police were called and the first officer to arrive played right into the show, attempting to grab one of the goblins and waving as if he went right through the spirit.  By this time the crowd included little children and their parents as well as many teenagers and young adults. The show just continued on until more members of the police force showed up and closed everything down about 11:00. The pranksters were rounded up and taken to the police station.

            When asked to describe the setup Zingel and Engle started to explain, “We were looking to have a little fun and so we came up with this Fight Night idea,” said Zingel, “Howard was able to get a whole bunch of dry ice from the ice house and David rigged up his phonograph and a big speaker he “borrowed” to a couple of car batteries and he got a hold of a microphone. Natalie did all the makeup and we grabbed some big mirrors that the Fun Pier had thrown out. We got a bunch of flashlights and just went to town. Officer Joe was in on it, it was great!”

            While most people were startled a lot were amused and some were even scared they police felt that without any harm done and one of their own slightly involved no law had been broken. Most of the townsfolk didn’t seem to mind the show and some even thought it might make a good event to hold on Halloween Eve or on so called “Mischief Night”. The thinking being that it would occupy the youngsters and keep them doing their own mischievous acts that are sometime quite destructive. 

 Goblins in the graveyard

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SPORTS

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COUGARS LOSE – JONES HURT

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Central – The Cougars lost to a strong Central Bears team on Saturday, 21-14, and they lost their junior quarterback. Sam Jones. Jones was hurt on the second play from scrimmage in the third quarter. He was sandwiched between two Bear rushers and his ankle was broken, inadvertently, by one of the huge feet making the tackle. Jones was taken off the field with the help of several teammates and taken to a local hospital. His ankle was set and he was released but he is out for the rest of the season. Sophomore backup, Joe McKay took his place and did an admirable job for the rest of the game. He was able to drive the team down the field in the fourth quarter but the Bear’s defense was too much for the young replacement and he was unable to get the tying score.

            The game started out very well for the Cougars. They were able to score on their first drive and hold the Bears on to a three and out on the Bears’ first procession. Then things started to change. The Bear’s defense stiffened up and held the Cougars to only 20 yards rushing for the rest of the half. Luckily for the Cougars the air game was still working and Jones was able to put together a passing offense that ended with a 20 yard down and out to wide receiver Dave Walker for a score. Unfortunately, the Bears offense also kicked into gear in the second half and they were able to score twice on rushes from the five and seven. The second half started tied and then Jones went down. The Bears were able to hold the Cougars on the set of down and come back with a strong drive that ended at the Cougars 27. The game see-sawed back and forth until the three minutes into the fourth when Bears halfback Orisio Talmage broke through the Cougar’s line and ran for a thirty yard TD. McKay tried to rally the team but the Bears defense was too strong.

            “It was tough to lose Sammy and he is going to be OK but that really was hard on us. Joey has had only limited experience and I think he was just great under the circumstances,” said Coach Burcowitz after the game, “We only have a couple of games left in the season and I think Joey will do just fine. He will get some practice in next week and I think he get better as he becomes more comfortable in the starting role.”

            The coach was mistaken when he said they had “‘a couple” of games left, actually there is only one game left on the schedule, next week at home against arch-rival Slate Mountain Miners. The game starts at 1:30 on the Regional High Field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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GHOSTLY FACE ON TV IN NY - PATTON TO GET STAMP – HUSSEIN SAYS NO COMPROMISE – LAND LIKES 3-D – MUSIC HITS THIS WEEK

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A family in Blue Point, NY is grateful - a ghostly face of singer Francy Lane (of the Morey Amsterdam show) - kept appearing on the screen, even when the television was shut off! The kids tried to watch cartoons one morning, but complained to mom that the lady was staring back at them and that they were scared. An engineer for Zenith radio, which made the set says the phenomenon “was wholly unknown in TV electronics.” He said that it as “not plausible” that the image was burned into the tube from another program. The face disappeared after two days.

The U.S. Post Office announces it will issue a new 3-cent stamp in honor of General George S. Patton. The stamp will bear the likeness of the two-gun general who became the scourge of the Nazi panzers in a drive across France and Germany. The stamp goes on sale November 11 at Ft Knox.

18-year-old ruler King Hussein of Jordan declares his country would continue to champion a policy of no compromise with Israel by the Arab States. He said Jordan’s policy is “no peace with Israel,” and “No solution to this problem is possible if it does not fulfill Arab aims.”

Dr Edwin Land, the man whose invention of the first sheet of polarizing material made 3-D films possible, believes 3-D movies are here to stay and are not just a fad. The movies themselves will become bigger and better. “There have been complaints about the glasses not fitting. About eyestrain, about the quality of the film stories...The glasses available now are nothing like the first

ones you used a few months ago. The lenses are much larger, they fit better, and we will go on improving them.”

Pop music this week - “St. George and The Dragonet” – Stan Freberg, “Rags To Riches” – Tony Bennett, “Ebb Tide” – Frank Chacksfield, “Eh, Cumpari” – Julius LaRosa, “Many Times” - Eddie Fisher, “A Dear John Letter” – Jean Shepard/Ferlin Husky

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