4/21/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 21, 1955   Vol. C759

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LOCAL NEWS

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ANOTHER UFO SIGHTED OVER LAKE CHARLES

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East Farewell- Late Monday night many citizens of East Farewell experienced an extra terrestrial phenomenon for the second time in five years.  There was a reported UFO sighting over Lake Charles starting at 9:47 PM.  Numerous members of the community witnessed a “large, glowing, round disc” that appeared to hover over Lake Charles for about one minute, drop down to water level without quite touching the water then streak away at “an incredible speed.”   This is the second sighting of a UFO in the area. The last was in July of 1952.  That sighting was never explained and it appears this most recent one was either the same visitors or a similar object.  The Air Force was notified along with the National Guard and of course, all the local police forces. 

            “It was amazing!  This big, white light just hovered over the lake and then shot away like it was getting chased by a junkyard dog!” exclaimed excited town resident, Bernie James.  Many others were on the shore of Lake Charles and witnessed the object.  “Wow!  I saw the one last time, but this one was much bigger and brighter.  It seemed faster, too,” said Mrs. Mallard, local owner of a boarding house on Lake Shore Drive, “My daughter, Natalie, was on the front porch and she was the first to point it out.”

            Normally the Air Force would investigate claims of UFO sightings but it has made a statement that it will allow local agencies to do the preliminary investigations. Tom Connelly, Town Council President, will be the point man on the local investigation.  “We will be looking into this and we will try to get statements from anyone who saw the object.  It was a pretty fascinating and scary event to happen around here in a long time, well at least since 1952 when it seems we were also visited.  I guess they like it here.  I’m not surprised, we are the Destination Station,” he said with a smile.  

Artists’ rendition of UFO Sighting

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BASEBALL BEGINS NEXT WEEK

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East Farewell- It is with great anticipation that the town awaits the beginning of another baseball season.  This year is exceptional because the Travelers will no longer be homeless.  The team will begin the season next week in their brand new ball park, Travelers Field.  The park was completed last month and will be dedicated next week before the opening game on Saturday.  After much debate, lights were added so night games could be played.  Many in town felt the lights would spoil the pristine, rustic feel of the lakefront.  Others supported the lighting citing the other parks in the league and the idea that night baseball is a generally accepted notion across the country.

            This year the Travelers have high hopes of capturing another league championship.  Their last one was in 1952 but this year they have a very strong base returning including the towns favorite slugger, Johnny Cloos, along with the double-play maestros, Dunham, Archibald and Watson.  The pitching staff is also full of returning power, Alfred, Nagy and Lane.  This year manager Sam Fowler is counting on the experience and team unity to bring home the championship.

            Next week the Travelers will host Corning in a debut matchup.  Corning is also picked to finish at the top of the league so the game has great written all over it.  The game starts at 1:30.  The festivities begin at 12:00.  Gates will open at 11:00 to allow fans to take a look around at the new park.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE SHOWS OFF NUKE-SHIP, TALKS TO THE REDS AND THANKS SALK

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President Eisenhower unveils plans to send a new atomic-powered merchant ship around the globe in a dramatic demonstration of America’s determination to win “a just and lasting peace.” The new vessel, the President said, will travel thousands of miles without refueling and “will demonstrate to people everywhere this peacetime use of atomic energy, harnessed for the improvement of human living.”

President Eisenhower plainly states that the United States will gladly talk with Red China about “anything that doesn’t affect the Chinese Nationalists” in order to ease world tensions.

At the White House - Dr. Jonas Salk (40), discoverer of the polio vaccine, meets President Eisenhower but it was the President who thanked him. “When I think of the thousands and thousands of parents, and grandparents who are hereafter to be spared so much anxiety and grief, I have no words to express adequately my thanks,” said the President to Dr. Salk.

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4/14/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 14, 1955   Vol. C759

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LOCAL NEWS

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EASTER PARADE & EGG HUNT BIG HIT

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East Farewell- The annual Easter Parade and Egg Hunt took place in East Farewell last week.  As has been the case for the last ten years, both were a huge success.  The parade started at the east end of Main Street and proceeded across town to end up at Lakefront Plaza where the always popular egg hunt took place.  This year there were over fifty participants, well over last years thirty-eight.  It seems there is a baby boom going on in East Farewell. 

            The parade featured the Regional High School Band as well as many floats that were decorated with spring themes and the different churches in the area each had a group or float to celebrate.  There was also a gathering from the Woman’s Club who walked and showed off their Easter Hats.  They were a very beautiful and extravagant as they paraded gaily down Main Street.  Many of them stopped along the way to chat with folks along the route.  The entire parade was a fairly casual affair.  This spring event has always had the air of celebration and a bit of spring fever.  This year the weather cooperated by delivering a beautiful, warm sunny day.  The Regional High School Band started playing at First Avenue with the national anthem and played continuously through the entire route, all the way to Lakefront Plaza.   Their selections included; When the Saints Come Marching In, Amazing Grace/Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Alexander’s Rag Time Jam and of course, Easter Bonnet.  Along with all the other participants and floats the marchers also included the Egg Hunt children.  While some were still too small to walk the length of the parade and were pushed in strollers by their parents, all were able to complete the route and reach Lakefront Plaza for the main event.

            The Egg Hunt was a laugh filled bit of chaos that had children running all over the main lawn of the Plaza collecting all of the 300 eggs hidden for the occasion.  The eggs were donated by Livingston’s Food Market and were colored by the participants and older members of the local Boy and Girl Scout Troops.  The children hunted for about fifteen minutes and picked the area clean.  All 300 eggs were accounted for.  The winner with a total of 15 eggs was Jimmy Clair.  The second place went to Betty Ann Bentley with 13 eggs and third place was a tie between Frankie O’Hara and Kathy Mitchell with ten eggs each.  The prizes were gift certificates to any store in town and were in values of $10 for first, $5 for second and $3 for third. That is quite a haul for eight to ten year olds.

            The Easter Parade and Egg Hunt has been an East Farewell tradition for ten years.  First held when the town was merely a whistle stop on the Keystone Railroad, the parade has grown every year in both size, length and participation.  All the merchants have embraced the idea and supported the event enthusiastically.  While it hasn’t yet reached the status of a New York City Parade it comes closer every year.  

Regional High School Band marches during the Easter Parade

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SPORTS

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COUGARS FINISH SEASON WITH A WIN AND A CHAMPIONSHIP

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East Farewell- The Cougars finished off their 1955 season by beating the Slate Mountain Miners, 38-36.  The team had already sealed a League Championship last week but Coach Wilson did a fine job to prepare the team and avoid a let down due to a virtually meaningless game.  As it turned out the Miners came to play, the game was anything but meaningless to them.  The Miners have suffered a through a difficult season winning only 4 games.  They were beset with injuries from the beginning of the season and were only able to field sophomores and juniors and lacked the court leadership the older, more experienced players bring.

            The game was played fairly close throughout with the Miners throwing up a very strong defense and an impressive full court press that stymied the Cougars in the first half.  The only offense the Cougars could muster was some very sharp outside shooting by the guards, Green and Welch.  They were able to hit an outstanding 8 for 9 from the outside.  The first half ended with the Cougars up by four, 18-14.  The Cougars figured out the press in the second half and were able to take advantage of their superior height and experience to control the second half.  The Miners made a run in the last three minutes and were able to close their deficit to 2 but it was too little too late as time ran out as Welch put on a dribbling display to close out the last twenty seconds.  The Cougars walked away with a 38-36 victory and the league championship.  This is the second championship for the team in five years.  The previous winner, the 1952 squad, has a surprisingly close relation to this year’s squad.  Four players on this years team; Timmy Green, Joey Welch, Bobby Fox and Wilson Watson have brothers that played on the ’52 team.

            “Maybe it runs in the families, I don’t know,” laughed Coach Wilson, “I gotta love this group, they played like their older brothers and sometimes they were even better.  This was a great team and I look forward to next year.”

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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EINSTEIN DIES – SALK WANT VACCINE PERFECT- DUMONT INTRODUCES ELECTRONICAM

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Passing - Dr. Albert Einstein (76) father of the atomic bomb and television. Even after death, the mind and body of the great genius of the 20 th Century were dedicated to science.  He died at Princeton Hospital of a rupture in the main artery of the body. He also suffered from a severe, long-standing gall bladder ailment.

Dr. Jonas Salk comes to Pittsburgh with a vow to work for 100% effectiveness of the antipolio vaccine which bears his name. “The report at Ann Arbor indicates the vaccine is 80 to 90% effective,” said Dr. Salk on his arrival from Detroit.  “Now, we will try to perfect it.”

A Gallup Poll indicates 4 to 1 that adults across the nation do not think it is a good idea for teenagers to go steady and say that it would be better if they dated different boys and girls. 

DuMont announces an “entirely new concept of network television” with its Electronicam” a dual - purpose television and motion picture camera. Dr. Allen B. DuMont describes it, saying Electronicam “delivers live television pictures of quality identical with that of current TV standards and simultaneously provides a movie film of quality equal to that of motion picture film. Its high quality supersedes all currently used methods for recording programs from the faces of cathode ray tubes.” The current method to record a live show for play later is to use kinescope - which is inferior.

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4/7/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 7, 1955   Vol. C761

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LOCAL NEWS

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RAILROAD WEIGHS IN ON HIGHWAY DEBATE

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East Farewell- The mighty Keystone Railroad has weighed in on the Interstate Highway interchange issue.  According to Keystone spokesman, Allen Leman, the railway will officially ask the Highway Commission to approve the East Farewell interchange.  The Commission has been wavering on the issue and has not made a final decision.  At last report they were leaning towards not approving the exit.  The railroad’s announcement came as a bit of a surprise to many.  It had been rumored the railroad was lobbying to have the commission to bypass East Farewell in order to keep its “monopoly” on the town.  Some have suggested that the railroad’s pro-interchange decision was, in part, to squelch that rumor.  Leman scoffed at that suggestion. “If we indeed had any “monopoly” over the town, which we don’t, why would we go to the trouble of saying anything at all,” said Leman during the announcement interview, “we have no reservations about letting the Highway Commission place an interchange at East Farewell.  In fact, we will specifically ask the Commission to place an interchange there. East Farewell is a booming town with the Iron Works and the huge tourism industry that has developed there.  We have no control over the commerce of the town and although the Keystone Railroad was instrumental in East Farewell’s founding and development, there is no intent to control the town in any way what-so-ever.”   

            The Highway Commission’s spokesman, Dan Galway, said the Commission will take the request under consideration and respond at the next meeting.  The next Commission meeting is scheduled for June 1^st.  The main reason the Commission is not leaning toward placing the exit to East Farewell is in the initial planning there was to be an exit approximately every 26 miles.  East Farewell would fall in the middle of the exit scheme if it was instituted today, falling between Slate Mountain and Fort Lee.  East Farewell’s Town Council has been lobbying for the interchange since the project was announced several years ago.  “How can you travel across the state and not stop in East Farewell?” asked Council President, Tom Conally when asked for his position on the exit.  The general feeling in town is with an exit on the Interstate, East Farewell would only continue to grow and attract more tourists and industry.

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SPORTS

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COUGARS CLINCH TITLE IN A NAILBITER

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East Farewell- The 1955 Cougars locked the league championship with a 50-47 win over the Southport Hawks on Friday.  The game was a battle down to the last ten seconds when senior Timmy Green hit an outside bomb, was fouled and made the free throw.  If the team wins its last game next week it will end with a 12-4 record, one of the best in school history.  Playing the Slate Mountain Miners for the second time, the Cougars hope to repeat their earlier victory where they handled the Miners easily, 38-32. 

            The Southport game was a true thriller.  The tip-off even had drama when both centers collided and the ball fell untouched to the floor, bounced twice before Cougar center, Michael Watson, swatted the ball to stunned guard, Joey Welch.  Welch turned and in the confusion, shot the ball from almost half court and made the first basket to set the stage for a wild game.  Things never settled down, each team scored on every transition through the first quarter.  In the second quarter defense took over and both teams only scored four points.  Halftime score stood at 24-24.  The second half see-sawed back and forth with offensive Cougar highlights from Watson and forward Tom O’Hare. The two complimented each other with what can only be described as mental telepathy by anticipating the open spot on the floor, passing to it and the other magically appearing for the reception and score.  As the third quarter came to a close the Hawks had a 4 point lead, the largest of the game, but on the last play of the quarter Welch uncorked another bomb and brought the lead down to 2.  The Cougars then went on a four point scoring run to turn the score around again as the Watson-O’Hare crew took center stage.  In a beautiful display of teamwork the two traded passes, give and goes and high, setup passes that was a treat to watch.  Even with the superior Cougar offense the Hawks would not die.  They stayed with the Cougars and even took back the lead with less the 2 minutes left.  The final minute was frantic as the Cougars had to break a stifling press to even the score.  Time was ticking down; the score was tied when Miner guard, Joe Black, missed a very tough shot from the corner.  He was double-teamed by the Cougars because he had been sharp all night, scoring 20 Hawk points.  The ball rattled around and bounced out allowing Watson to grab the rebound and pass out to Green.  Green dribbled out of harms way and across the line with 15 seconds left.  He dribbled down to the corner but did not pick up his dribble.  Looking to pass, Green saw a smothering defense put up by Hawks. He then dribbled back out to the top of the foul lane, turned and uncorked a long bomb with only 10 seconds left.  The ball swished through.  The Cougars were up by 2.  On the shot Green was fouled by Black and was awarded one shot.  He made the shot, putting the Cougars up by three with 3 seconds left.  The Cougars pressed the inbounds and the Hawks were unable to get a reasonable shot off as the game ended.

            Regardless of the outcome of the game next week the Cougars have captured their second title in four years.  This years team showed they had a complete team by having leaders inside with Watson and O’Hare and outside with Green and Welch.  Balanced on offense and tenacious on defense this team showed very little weakness in any area.  “This has to be one of the most balanced and talented teams I have ever coached,” said Coach Wilson after the game, “I am very proud of these kids.  They worked as a team all season and just kept getting better.  By the end of the season you could see they were communicating by intuition.  They just knew what their teammates were going to do and worked together as a team.  It was a beautiful thing to watch.”

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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POLIO VACCINE WORKS REPORT PROCLAIMS - NAVY HAS FLYING SAUCER

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Long awaited report - The world is told that its hope for finding an effective weapon against crippling polio has been realized. The Salk triple anti-polio vaccine, administered last year to 40,000 children in 44 states, has protected a large percentage of the vaccinated children against the paralytic effects of the three types of polio virus.

Dr. Jonas E. Salk will receive no royalties from sales of the polio vaccine on which he worked long and tirelessly. His work was a contribution to humanity financed entirely with the funds of the National Polio Foundation. The mass test alone cost $10 million and the foundation has contracted to spend an additional $3-$9 million on inoculation doses for children this summer. Dr. Jonas E. Salk who says development of his polio vaccine came as “no surprise,” said his own children were among the first to receive inoculations soon after he began his first tests on human beings - in May of 1953.

Wow! - The Navy discloses successful experimental flights by a weird looking contraption called a “flying platform” which ascends vertical and hovers in the air

.  The pilot stands in the center of the platform, which looks like a round dining room table. To steer the machine, he merely leans in the direction he wants to go.

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3/31/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 31, 1955   Vol. C760

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LOCAL NEWS

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GOLF CLUB CLUBHOUSE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC

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East Farewell – The brand new Reese Farm Links clubhouse, styled in the American Gothic architecture style, was opened for display and inspection by the public over the weekend. The Reese Farm Links is only the “working title” for the new course being built by GC builders. They have yet to formally name the links so the Reese name has been used to define the project. The Reese family originally owned the land where the links are being built and ran a farm and store for over 100 years until Earnest Reese died in 1953. Earnest’s children did not care to keep working the land and sold to GC builders for a large sum of money. The total amount was never disclosed but it was large enough for the three remaining children to live comfortably for the remainder of their lives. Originally, they were going to stay in the farmhouse and try to keep the store running but once construction started and the store needed major renovation and electrical upgrades Joseph decided to sell the rest of the property to GC and move on.

            The new clubhouse was designed by the local architecture firm McCoy and Green and GC built it. It is a wonderful throwback with absolutely up to date amenities from air conditioning and zoned heating to lighting that is “mode adjustable” according to Frank McCoy. “This is more than a dimmer,” says McCoy, “it is an entire system of lighting adjustment throughout the room and actually has a positive effect on your attitude.”

            Once you walk through the welcoming lobby area the dining room unfolds with the bar area to the right. There is plenty of space and both areas are comfortably furnished with dark wood but lots of window space. The entire floor is a very inviting and very well laid out. The seating has been set at 75 but it could easily hold 100. The sheer beauty of the floor can only be appreciated by being there and if the turn out at the opening was any indication, most folks in town will be there.

            The links themselves are planned to open in the spring. The course was designed by legendary designer, Robert Trent Jones and championship golfer Bobby Jones has added input to the design. The course is truly a top level course at is expected to be one of the premier course in the country when it opens.

New East Farewell Links Clubhouse

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SPORTS

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COUGARS OUTCLAW WILDCATS 48-47

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East Farewell – The Cougars moved closer to the league title with a hard fought win over the Riverview Wildcats, 48-47. The Cats were also in the running for the league championship but fell out of the race with the loss.  The Cougars won two out of three of their previous meetings but every game was close, all within three points. The win puts the Cougars in sole position of first place in the league and they would seal the championship with a win over Southport next week.

            The game was played at a championship level with both teams looking to solidify their standing. The Cougars had the edge from the start, though, scoring the first ten points. It looked like it was going to be a blow out but the Wildcats came roaring back after a timeout and scored twelve points to the Cougars four. Cougar center, Michael Watson, was matched up with Wildcats center, Gerald Conwell, who led the league in points and is known for his aggressive play. Watson was able to keep Conwell to ten points and only nine rebounds while collecting fourteen points and fifteen rebounds. After the first point runs the game settled into a back and forth battle where any miscue could have caused a disaster. Both teams played surprisingly foul free for most of the game. There were no foul-outs and until the last seven minutes there was no one with more than three fouls.

            The backcourt also played a strong game with Green and Welch showing why they are considered one of the best backcourt teams in the league. They were able to break the now famous Wildcat press and ran a very respectable game scoring 24 point together (12 and 12) and adding 14 assists (8 for Green, 6 for Welch). The final two minutes climaxed the exciting game.

The score was tied at 44 with the Wildcats in charge. The Wildcats senior guard, Dick Farmer, took a sharp pass from Diamond and drove in for a score. The Cougars came back and forward, Tommy O’Hare worked the ball into Watson who faked left and went right on Conwell, scored and drew a foul. Watson made the free throw and the Wildcats came down with Diamond leading the drive. He tried to go inside to Conwell but Welch got in the way and knocked the ball loose. Cougar forward, Bill Reilly grabbed the ball and tried to pass it out to Green. But he got tangled up with Wildcat, Jones and was called for a foul. This sent Jones to the line and he scored putting the Wildcats out in front 47-44 with 1:20 left.  The Cougars took a page from an earlier game with a long inbounds pass to a streaking Green who put in a layup and took only 3 seconds off the clock. In a surprising defensive move the Cougars set up a press and the Wildcats had to call a timeout to discuss it. When they came back the Cougars changed up their press and were able cause a turnover by stifling Diamond with a smothering double team, Welch picked up the errant ball and tossed in a 10 footer for a score, bring the score to 47-46 Wildcats. The Wildcats were able to get the ball down court but forwards, O’Hare and Reilly stood tall, O’Hare tipping the shot and Reilly grabbing the ball mid-air then tossing it to Welch who had anticipated the play and was already down court beyond Diamond. Welch got the pass with 10 seconds on the clock but he stumbled and started to fall out of bounds. At the last moment he swatted the ball to a trailing Green who grabbed the ball on a bounce, took one dribble set up at 15 feet and let go a high, arcing shot that swished through the net with 1 second left.

The win puts the Cougars in the lead for the league crown. A win next week would seal the championship for the Cougars. It would be the second title in four years for the Cougars, a fine accomplishment. Next week game starts at 6:00PM in the regional High Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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CHURCHILL STEPS DOWN – IKE SALUTES CHURCHILL

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Crowd looks on - Choking back tears, Winston Churchill walks out of 10 Downing Street for the final time. He look for a moment as if he were going to speak but then he blinked his tear-swollen eyes and slowly raised a long brown cigar to his trembling lips.

At this regular call at Buckingham Palace and under the weight of his 80 years, Sir Winston Churchill steps down as Britain’s Prime Minister, still flashing his victory sign. In his audience with Queen Elizabeth II, she offered him “Dukedom” but he refused. He had been a “House of Commons man” for almost 50 years, he pointed out.

President Eisenhower tells Sir Winston Churchill indirectly that, “the free world yet has much to gain” form “your great experience, you great wisdom and your great courage.”

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