EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, December
29, 1955 Vol. C763
LOCAL NEWS
1955: EAST
FAREWELL THE YEAR IN REVIEW
East Farewell- As 1955
draws to a close we will take a look back on a wonderful year in East Farewell.
There were many highlights, a couple of sad events and many great traditions
continued. Last January saw a new Public Arts exhibition with the huge snow
sculptures on Lakefront Plaza. The Valentine’s Day Dance has become a much
loved and anticipated yearly event and did not disappoint this year. One of the
biggest public events was the opening of the Public Transit
System. The Highway Commission has still not settled the highway exit
issue which has been on again off again and is currently off. On the cultural
side, the East Farewell Playhouse enjoyed its fourth immensely successful
season in 1955. The Robert Tent designed golf course opened this year and has
been drawing celebrities and world famous golfers since its debut. The Easter Parade was another success.
Strange sightings over Lake Charles in the early summer caused quite a stir.
The 5th annual “Race Around the Lake” was a real crowd pleaser all
around the Lake. The Fourth of July was a blast. The “informal” sailboat race
on the lake will almost certainly become a tradition as will the hot-dog eating
contest. The 10th Annual Music, Art and Country Fair was everything
everyone expected and the Remote Radio
Broadcast put the town in a national spotlight for an evening. Was all
the fuss about Lake Charles’ own “Nessie” just Big Charlie? The Circus came
back to town. Oktoberfest ran a bit long but no one complained. Who can forget
the beloved Travelers clinching another championship, the third in five years.
Is anyone saying dynasty? One of the biggest events of the year was the
Thanksgiving Day Parade which gets bigger and better every year. The parade
brought Santa and the snow has fallen on East Farewell. We at the East Farewell
News thank all our readers for their continued support throughout the entire
year and look forward to serving you next year and for many years in the
future.
SPORTS
COUGARS SCRATCH WILDCATS
East Farewell – The Cougars were able to scratch out a solid win
against a tough Riverview squad on Friday. The team worked together and was
able to put their first notch in the win column with a 48-40 margin. It was a
refreshing performance when compared to the mediocre performances in the
previous outings. Center, Wilson Watson, picked up where he left off last week
and took command of the center and scored a game high 22 points. He also was
able to sweep the boards with 9 rebounds and even showed his teamwork skills by
assisting in 8 points. “Willie was very good tonight,” said Coach Wilson, “I
think he is starting to come into his own. You just wait and see, this kid is
going to be good.”
The Cougars
took command early with a quick 10-4 lead and went on to end the first half
leading 26-22. The Wildcats were only able to pull ahead once in the first half
went they slipped by lagging Cougars, 18-15, with four minutes left in the
first. The Cougars perked up and scored the next 7 points to regain the lead.
The Cougar backcourt of Green and Conner showed some sparks and showed they
were beginning to understand game control. The forwards, O’Hare and Reilly
contributed a total of 16 points, 8 each, and were able to contain the Wildcats
offense.
The Wildcats
did not roll over. They played an extremely strong game and their lead scorer,
Hal Vogel, led the Wildcats with 20 but that was not enough to stop the
suddenly hot Cougars. The Wildcats noted defense seemed off during the game and
the team did not help themselves by committing 12 turnovers, a team and season
high. “We couldn’t get on track tonight,” said Wildcat coach, Frank Gold, “we
need to get back to basics. This wasn’t the team that usually shows up, we are
much better than this. Those guys played a great game, I was very surprised.
They caught us off guard and we couldn’t recover. It was a good win for them.”
The Cougars host
the 3rd Annual Winter Tournament next week and stay at home the
following week when they host the Slate Mountain Canaries. The 3rd Annual Winter Tournament starts at 3:05PM
in the school gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE & MAMMIE HAVE AN OLD
FASHIONED CHRISTMAS – POPE PIUS XII SENDS PEACE MESSAGE – AT THE MOVIES
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower spend
their first old-fashioned family Christmas in the White House. The President
started the day playing Santa for his grandchildren and ended it with a turkey
dinner in the newly decorated State Dining Room.
In his annual Christmas message - Pope
Pius Xii proposes a ban on all nuclear tests and an international agreement on
disarmament to save the world from a man-made catastrophe.
At the movies -
The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell - Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy
Artists and Models - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes - Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain
The Desperate Hours - Humphrey Bogart
I Died A Thousand Times - Jack Palance, Shelley Winters
No comments:
Post a Comment