EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, November
17, 1955 Vol. C763
LOCAL NEWS
EARLY FIRST SNOW
OF THE SEASON COVERS TOWN
East Farewell – Winter came early to East Farewell last week
when a cold front rolled through and dumped almost 2’’ of snow on the town.
East Farewell is used to snow and the yearly average is 5”, so this was only a
little more than a dusting and did not cause any real problems in the town’s
ability to keep moving. The only surprise was to early arrival of the snow.
Usually the first snow does not arrive until after the first of December. Most
folks in town were excited about the fresh snow. Some walked around greeting
each other while others cleared the way. Some of the children had a snowball
fight and others broke out their sleds and tried their luck on the hills on
golf course.
The timing was
fortuitous with the closing of Oktoberfest last week and the Thanksgiving
Parade scheduled for next week the snow is merely another bit of excitement for
the town. The storm was a fast moving clipper that came in Wednesday afternoon
and was gone by Thursday noon. “Barely enough to even be called a storm,”
lamented Mrs. Mallard,
local boarding house owner, “we cleared it off the front steps and the sidewalk
even before it was finished and that was that.”
Most of the
folks in town had the same opinion and the town barely missed a beat. The only problems
were with the local restaurants were they were still placing tables out in the
evening for al fresco dining. “It was a bit of an inconvenience, not being able
to get our local round table group outside, but they just moved inside and went
right on arguing,” said Lost Oasis
owner, Charles Wenz, “The round table is a group of guys and gals that meet here
every Wednesday night to discuss local events, and other world shattering
topics. They always have a great time, they never come to any kind of a
consensus or general agreement but they seem to have a lot of fun and they
laugh a lot. I always look forward to their ‘discussions’, they are always very
sure of themselves.”
First snow in
East Farewell
SPORTS
COUGARS CONTROL DEVILS, WIN 14-0
East Farewell – The snow had no effect on the game Saturday. By
the time the game started most of the snow was gone, the field had been cleared
of any remaining snow and the stands were clear and dry. The Devils came into
town hoping to avenge their loss earlier in the season and they had a winning
streak under their belts with their last loss being against the Cougars earlier
in the season. The Cougars were coming off a hard fought win last week against
Southport. Cougar coach Burcowitz was a little concerned about the Cougars. “We
had a slow week at practice, I think the boys were hurting from the Hawks game.
That was a tough win, I was proud of them but we really paid a price for that
win. Most of the boys had one ding or another. And the Devils came in here with
something to prove. I’m glad we played as well as we did.”
The Cougars
came out slow but the defense was strong and they contained the explosive
Devils offense and kept them off the board but there were some close calls. The
Devils were able to drive down to 20 but were stifled by a smothering all out
rush that caused Devils QB, Sam Gephardt, to fumble and the Cougars were able
to recover. It was Gephardt’s first fumble of the season. The Devils ended the
first half on the Cougar 25 but the field goal attempt fell short. The Cougars
were unable to score in the first half but they did move the ball but they weren’t
able to put any significant drives together.
The second half
was different. The Cougars came out on fire and Cox drove the kickoff down to
Devils end zone, forcing a touchback and making them start on their own 20. The
Cougars defense held strong and forced a Devils punt. The Cougars offense
finally got into gear and QB, Jimmy O’Conner went to the air. He completed his
first four passes the fourth to wide receiver, Mitch “Merc” McMaster who
streaked 15 yards for the game’s first score.
The defense held tough and in the fourth quarter the O’Conner/McMaster
connection came together again for a 40 yard score. Charlie Cox added the extra
points and the final score was 14-0 in favor of the Cougars. For the Cougars it
was the second had fought win in two weeks and put them in strong contention
for the league crown. Next week is the Cougars Homecoming and they will host
the Sun City Eagles. The game will be played on Saturday and will begin at
1:30PM. There will be bonfire fire on Friday night and there will be the
Homecoming Dance on Saturday night. All the festivities will be kicked off on
Thursday with the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Don’t miss it!
NATIONAL NEWS
RUSSIA WANTS CO-EXISTENCE – BUT EXPLODES
BIGGEST BOMB TODATE – INDIA TO STAY NETURAL – NEW KEYBOARD TESTED – SHEMP DIES
Nikita Khrushchev declares before a
cheering Indian audience, that Russia will not beg for coexistence, but would
fight for it.
The Atomic Energy Commission reports
the Russians have set off their greatest nuclear explosion to date. It is
described as in the range of millions of tons of TNT.
Prime Minister Nehru gives notice to his Russian guests - Premier Bulganin and Communist Party Boss Khrushchev not to
expect their visit to swing India into the Communist bloc. The country will
stay neutral.
The government announces that a new
typewriter keyboard is being tested that “could revolutionize” the present
typewriter keyboard, unchanged in 83 years. The basis is a “simplified
keyboard” developed by August Dvorak of the University of Washington, who
claims it can boost output of the average typist up to 35%. The principle is to
put letters used most frequently closest to the fingers which normally do the most
work. All vowels would be on the second or “home” of keys, for example.
Shemp Howard, beloved
third member of “The Three Stooges.” Mr. Howardand a
friend, Robert Silverberg had attended the fights at the Los Angeles Olympic
Auditorium and were en route home when the comedian was stricken with a heart
attack. He was 60. The trio recently celebrated their 40th
year in show business. They just signed a new contract
with Columbia studios - their 23rd annual
contract with the studio, for eight
more shorts. Brother Jerome (Curly) died in 1952.
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