Thursday, November 13, 2014

11/10/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS


Thursday, November 10, 1955   Vol. C762


LOCAL NEWS


OKTOBERFEST CLOSES – BIG HIT


East Farewell- The first East Farewell celebration of Oktoberfest closed with a tremendous fireworks display over Lake Charles.  The two week festival was growing a little long in the tooth towards the end but was, by all accounts, a huge success.  Final tallies have not been released yet but it is expected that more than 10,000 people visited the fairgrounds over the two week period.  The fairgrounds were open from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM every day which made for a long festival.  It is estimated that more than 5,000 gallons of beer were consumed and over 3,000 bratwursts were finished off. 
            There was some concern expressed from the Iron Works management that there was a substantial drop in attendance and production.  It seems that many of the shifts were calling in late or not arriving at all and the management was understandably concerned.  “We can’t have this, the workers are being distracted by this social affair and we are feeling it by obvious lack of production,” said floor manager, Joe Doyle. 
             It was announced shortly after the Oktoberfest closing that next years event will be shortened to only one week or maybe even a weekend.  Whatever comes from the evaluation this years Oktoberfest will be a story that will be told for some time.


SPORTS


COUGARS WIN ONE AGAINST TOUGH HAWKS


East Farewell- The Cougars were able to grab a win against an extremely tough Southport Hawks team on Saturday, 14-7. The Cougars were coming off two loses in two weeks and needed to get back on track. “We were hurting form the Central game and the Fort Lee game was fun but it was a lose in the end,” said Couch Burcowitz, “and this was just the tough, hard fought win we needed to give the boys their confidence back.”
            The game was a rough and tumble affair with neither team able to score in the first half. In the second half the Cougars were able to push their way down for a score with hard running by “Tank” Brown. He carried the team down to the seven with ten consecutive runs and was able to push the ball across, carrying three Hawks for the last seven yard run. The Hawks answered on the next series with a long pass that gained forty yards with a ten yard run after the catch by Hawk wide end, Frank Halligan. The Hawks were able to score with the help of a penalty called against Cougars for offsides. That moved the ball to the five and quarterback, Joe Marco, to run around the end and score. The game came down to ball control and the Cougars won the control game. They were able to hold on to the ball for 9 of the 12 minutes in the fourth quarter. They were able to score the winning touchdown by changing up their game plan a bit, a quick down and out to “Merc” McMaster sealed the win with only 30 seconds left. Once again Charlie Cox was perfect from the point after department.
            The season is just past the halfway point and the Cougars are still in contention but trail the Central Bears, who lead the league. Next week the Cougars play the Corning Devils for the second time this season in the previous game the Cougars won but the Devils have been on a upswing lately having won every game but one since they lost to the Cougars. The game will be played Saturday at 1:30PM on Regional High Field.


 NATIONAL NEWS


MOLOTOV OBJECTS – SARNOFF SHOWS NEW RECORD  – FRANK IS HOT


Big Four meeting In Geneva - Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov unequivocally rejects western proposals for German reunification and for security of Europe in such harsh terms as to render barren all further efforts at an authentic compromise during the remaining life of the Big Four conference...  Later, having suspended their efforts to reunify Germany, the three Foreign Ministers turn their debate with Molotov to another quest for disarmament.

Gen. David Sarnoff ; chairman of the board of Radio Corp of American (RCA) demonstrates a 50-cent phonograph that could be the answer to radio jamming behind the Iron Curtain. He said it is the answer to the need he felt for a device which could bring a message without being subject either to radio jamming or a source of electricity and which was prices so “millions could be delivered gratis.”  The little machine, said Sarnoff, is unbreakable and could be dropped by air behind the Iron or Bamboo Curtain. “It is so simply designed that it could be assembled and separated by the simplest people.”

Frank Sinatra is now one of the hottest items in show business today. “I’m in demand – fortunately yes, citing “From Here to Eternity” as the turning point. All of these wonderful roles came together –“Guys and Dolls” “The Tender Trap,” “Golden Arm” and I have got five planned ahead, including two for my own company - a pretty even spit between straight parts and musicals. I still want to play clubs, meet the people.”  About television, Sinatra says, “I don’t know - three or four special things a year, probably like “Our Town.”




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