EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, January
20, 1955 Vol. C499
LOCAL NEWS
HOCKEY &
FIGURE SKATING ON THE LAKE
East Farewell – The recent freezing temperatures have had at
least one warm experience come forth, Lake Charles has frozen over for about 90
percent of its surface. The cold has been so deep and so long that the lake has
become strong enough to support skaters, hockey players and even ice fishermen.
A large section of the lake right at the Lake Front Plaza has been the scene of
many skating displays and even some hockey games. The ice fishermen have moved to more secluded
areas but their huts, lit by small open flame heaters light up the nights as if
they were floating in the middle of the lake.
The figure
skaters have been plentiful at all times of day and the skill ranges from
beginner to extremely accomplished, graceful and talented. It seems the largest crowds are in the
afternoons once school lets out and into the evenings after dinner. The evening
skating has become so popular that the town has installed floodlights to
illuminate the area around the Plaza so folks could enjoy the fun well into the
night.
On an
exceptionally smooth part of the ice sheet, removed for the skating area a
hockey rink has been setup and exciting pickup games have been played all
through the week. Most of the players are high school boys but some older
players have been seen on occasion. There was even an “old-man’s” game
organized Sunday where older players (apparently, anyone older than a high
school senior) played full hour long games. Five games were played and there
were as many players as spectators. It
was rumored that absenteeism at the Iron Works on Monday reached an all time
high and lots of sore workers throughout the rest of the week.
The frigid
weather is expected to last for the next week, at least and the lake is
expected to stay frozen for several weeks baring some unexpected warm up. This
is the first time in four years that the lake has frozen solid enough to
support activity to the extent it has now. People are enjoying the new real
estate on the lake.
Skaters
on Lake Charles
SPORTS
COUGARS LOSE TO WILDCATS
Riverview – The Cougars
lost to the Wildcats 45-48 last week. The game was as close as a game could be;
score wise, with the biggest lead, 3, at the very end of the game. In a back
and forth game the lead changed hands an incredible 32 times. Neither team was
able to gain control of the game and every trip down the court was an exciting
trip. The Wildcats finally went ahead to stay with only 35 seconds left as
senior guard, Dick Farmer hit a foul shot and then the Wildcats were able to
stop the Cougars on their attempt and convert with a long outside shot by
junior, George Diamond.
This was the second loss in a row for the Cougars and
while the season is still fairly young Coach Wilson was concerned, “We have to
start playing together more, we are still learning to be a team. These kids
have a lot of heart and loads of talent but they have to start working together
more. They were showing signs of it earlier but now we seem to have slipped
back to each boy playing his own game. I am going to have to change that.”
Even though the team has been together for a couple of
years seniors, Michael Watson (center) and Timmy Green (point guard) are
starting for the first time this year. Last year’s stars, Wendell Young and Dan
Davis both moved away and Watson and Green filled the spots. Joey Welch is a
junior and has played on the team for three years but his brother, Jimmy was
the starter for the last two years. This year’s team has lots of practice and
second team experience but little court game experience. They have shown that
they can be brilliant but they are still suffer from inconsistency from game to
game.
The loss puts the Cougars 3-2 on the season but they come
home next week where they have yet to lose this season. The game begins at
4:00PM in the gymnasium on Wednesday.
NATIONAL NEWS
LODON FOG SCARES THOUSANDS – U.S.
POLLS FAVORS STATEHOOD FOR ALASKA & HAWAII – FREED ROCKS NY – NIXON PUMPS
GAS
London Fog thick and falling down - A
thick belt of darkness wrapped itself around this city, mystifying and
frightening thousands and people - even driving birds to roost. It lasted only
about 10 minutes, but women could be heard screaming in the streets while other
people fell to their knees on the sidewalks and prayed. One man shouted, “The
end of the world is coming.” A spokesman
for the air Ministry’s Meteorological Office said nothing in his experienced
has equaled it and the fog was caused by an accumulation of London smoke under
an extremely thick layer of cloud.
Gallup Poll - 82% favor statehood for
Alaska:
Favor - 82%
Oppose - 9%
No Opinion - 9%
Recently in another Gallup Poll - 78%
favored statehood for Hawaii.
Alan Freed of WINS mc’s his first
concert in New York - at the St Nicholas Arena. The turnout for Freed’s bash,
advertised over his 1010WINS radio show, was way over capacity with the cops
having to hold out the crowds after an estimated 7,500 jammed into the arena,
which holds 6,000. The audience contributed to the din of the music with a
shattering repertoire of whistles, hoots and mitt-pounding. Talent included Joe
Turner, Fats Domino, The Clovers, The Moonglows, The Harptones, The Drifters,
Ella Johnson and Red Prysock. With Alan Freed getting a lot of
attention in New York, more white DJs are getting into the R&B groove.
Freed says he doesn’t play white covers of r&b songs because his audience
quickly detects the lack of authenticity in the cover slices. Freed believes that pop artists will have to
come up with original material in the R&B genre. Top pop artists such as
Perry Como, Tony Bennett and Georgia Gibbs are not doing R&B numbers.
Decked in a gas station aide’s uniform,
Vice-President Richard Nixon wipes windshields and fills tanks in freezing
weather at a local Washington service station for the benefit of March of Dimes
polio campaign.
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