9/8/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 8, 1955   Vol. C766

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LOCAL NEWS

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10^TH ANNUAL MUSIC, ART AND COUNTRY FAIR HUGE HIT

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East Farewell- The 10^th Annual Music, Art and Country Fair took place over the Labor Day weekend.  By all accounts it was a tremendous success.  The Fair started officially on Thursday night with the now traditional Main Street Stroll where almost every person in town donned a sweater or light jacket, a smile and a mouthful of conversation and strolled up and down Main Street and Lakeshore Drive, warmly greeting each other and stopping for snacks along the way at the local eateries.  The crisp, late summer air was perfect for the casual event and the local restaurants had an informal competition trying to outdo each other with favorite local dishes.  The general consensus was that it was a tie and the real winners were the townsfolk who were the unofficial judges.  Some of the favorites were a spicy chicken wing sampler from the Lost Oasis and a dry-rubbed rib dish offered by Ben’s On Main.  The stroll went on until well after dark and the stores and restaurants stayed open for the duration.

            Friday saw the influx of vacationers coming in to celebrate the holiday.  The campground filled up early and may towns folk had out of town friends and relatives camping on their own lawns and backyards.  Traffic on Main Street was actually backed up from noon until almost five o’clock.  The traffic did clear up for the evening events down at Lake Fountains Park.  The Park hosted a standing room only crowd to hear music by several different musical groups and a fireworks display.  The bands styles ranged through swing, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues, do-wop and even some of that new sound- rock and roll.  Leading off the evening was that new sound, a sort of rhythm and blues, country combination that they are calling rock and roll.  The group was a local bunch of youngsters calling themselves “The All Stars” They were very earnest and seemed to have lots of fun.  Local favorite, Jerry Tabor’s Swing Band followed playing his very popular hits like “Under the Silver Moon” and “Once In A While” Next up was country and western star Charlie Green, who sang his hit, “Crying Again.” Things started to heat up as a great jazz set was played by Gus Sloan and his quintet which led into a no holds barred rhythm and blues set by Big Roy and the Magnificents.  Finishing up the night was the mellow do-wop sound of the Crescendos.  A little bit of everything for everyone.  The park stayed full from the opening All-Stars all the way to the last note of the Crescendos lullaby, “Good Night”

            Saturday saw the early morning livestock auction and show.  Ever since this event was moved to 8:00 AM Saturday it seems to have gained popularity.  For the last four years the event has been packed.  Spectators as well as bidders make up the crowd who squeeze into the staging area for a look at the beautiful horses, bulls, cows and pigs.  While an actual auction took place, most of the people were there to look at the magnificent animals.  After the auction the crowd moved over to the Fair Grounds where Town Council President, Tom Conally cut the ribbon at the gate to open the fair.  The rest of the day the fair held most everyone attention.  Many local artists and craftsmen showed off and sold their works.  Local landscape artist Wagner Strump showed exhibited his latest works along with woodworker Angela Boyle.  Local artist Monica Shippensport also exhibited her sculptures.  The midway was a popular area all day where the local restaurants again served up their famous wares.  Saturday ended with a concert by the High School Band and repeat performances by Jerry Tabor, Gus Sloan, Charlie Green, Big Roy and the Crescendos. 

            Sunday was baseball day in East Farewell and the Travelers did not disappoint the fans.  They came back to life and won a convincing game 5-1 over arch rivals Corning and closing in on the league championship.  See the article in the Sports section for more details.  The fair still drew many people but the game was sold out. 

            Monday saw the last day of the fair and the crowds did not wane.  The grounds were packed for a third day even though there was the third annual Lake Charles Boat Race taking place on the lake.  The race was won by local sailor, Max Rolls.  His 15 foot sailboat won the race by at least three lengths. The race is unique in that all the entries must be hand built and only boats that are stored on the lake are eligible.  Monday ended with another fireworks display.

East Farewell Country Fair 1955

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BACK ON TRACK - CLOSING IN ON TITLE

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EAST FAREWELL- The game on Saturday was originally scheduled to be played in Corning but due to a Corning local conflict the game was moved to East Farewell, much to the delight of the Travelers.  The Travelers have enjoyed an at home winning ratio of 3 to 1.  The team did not disappoint the home town crowd who had some misgivings because the team had lost three out of the last four games and was in jeopardy of losing first place. The game on Saturday was as close to a must win as they have played all season.

            The Travelers started fast with a two run blast by Johnny Cloos in the second.  Pitcher, Danny Lane pitched a very tight game striking out four in the first two innings.  He went on the strike out a total of eight and except for one run in the sixth, a long home run by Coring star Russ Dawson.  The Traveler’s offense also came alive in the fifth and eighth when a show of good baseball execution brought runs in.  In the fifth a single by Arty Archibald was followed by a sacrifice bunt by Billy Sweet, moving Archibald to second.  A short, flair single by Ralph Francis put runners on the corners.  The speedy Francis was able to advance to third while Archibald scored on a long sacrifice fly by Dale Dunham.  A single by Watson scored Archibald.  Cloos flied out to end the inning.  In the eighth back to back doubles by Watson and Cloos scored the final run.

            The win all but locked the Travelers in first place and lined up to win the league title for the third time in five years.  Only wins by Corning and Slate Mountain and losses by the Travelers in the last three games could change the standings.  The next Travelers game will be Sunday against Riverview.

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East Farewell- With school opening next week, it can only mean that Cougars football is on the way.  Coach Burcowitz says this year’s squad, while young and untested, is “very smart and ready to learn.”  The team this year is made up of mostly juniors and sophomores.  The only returning senior this year is kicker Charlie Cox.  The first game is scheduled for September 16^th at the High School Field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE WANTS LONGER SCHOOL - MARILYN MONROE PLANE? – ICE MISSILES POSSIBLE

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President Eisenhower advocates lengthening regular high school and college courses to perhaps five years in this “complicated age. He also suggested that older folks are being required to retire from their jobs too early in life, which could explain the presidents personal popularity has slipped to 73% from 79%.

Marilyn Monroe plane? An aviation magazine says there’s a plane with a new fuselage design - like Marilyn Monroe - also called a coke bottle shape. Fred Hamlin, publisher of Aero Digest says the new fuselage design is “one of the major aerodynamic breakthroughs in the last decade.” First plane to use the design was the Grumman F9 Tiger, a carrier-based jet fighter.

A meteoriticist declares that a “shrewd opponent” could wage an ice cube test war against this country with intercontinental projectiles made of ice. The object of the ice missile would be to determine effectiveness of range for the missile of the more deadly variety.

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