EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, March 24, 19 55
Vol. C759
LOCAL NEWS
COMMISSION SAYS
HIGHWAY BYPASS IS ON AGAIN
East Farewell- The Highway commission announced Monday that
there would be no exit placed for East Farewell on the new “super” highway. The on again-off again battle for the exit
ramp took an off again slant when newly appointed commissioner, George Lamont,
announced an exit would no longer be placed at or near East Farewell. The reason for the removal was said to be
funding. There is also speculation that the
overwhelming presence of the mighty Keystone railroad in town may have
contributed to the decision. It is
rumored that there is great animosity and rivalry between the Commission and
the railroad. Competition between the
rail industries and the upstart automotive industry has been an unspoken battle
that has been going on for years. Once
the President announced the plan to build the interstate highway system in 1952
the railroad industry has made a not too subtle public relations push to show
the positive side of the industry, including the merits of the commuter and
leisure travel. The Highway Commission
has consistently awarded other smaller communities the purported benefits of
having an on-off ramp to the “super” highway.
The benefits would be more auto traffic and increased economic vitality
that will apparently come from the higher traffic. Since East Farewell enjoys a very high
profile on the Keystone Railroad map and many of its executives have chosen it
as their vacation retreat, it is rumored that the Highway Commission purposely
chose to bypass East Farewell and make to town less accessible from the
highway.
The so-called
“superhighway” is an idea embraced by the President and Congress to link the
country with a network of limited access highway that is designed for high
speed automotive travel. Inspiration for
this network is said to have come from Eisenhower’s infatuation with the
Autobahn he saw in Germany during the war and his realization of the need for
an alternative method to rail system to transport troops and equipment across
the country in the case of war.
Implementation of the plan has been slow and politically charged. The Highway Commission is made up of mostly
politically connected individuals that may or may not have a personal agenda. It remains to be seen whether this plan will
work.
East Farewell does
enjoy a special place on the Keystone Railroad map and it is generally
considered that the lack of an exit on the highway will not impact the town one
way or the other. Many townsfolk have
gone so far as to oppose the exit at town meetings. The Iron Works in town also enjoys a close
relationship with the railroad. It
supplied the railroad with an estimated fifty percent of the rails that built
the countrywide rail system.
Artist
impression of the East Farewell Station
SPORTS
COUGARS TROUNCE FORT LEE
CAPTAINS 49-36
Fort Lee- Cougars coach Wilson described the game against the
Fort Lee Captains as the Cougars “best game of the season.” It was a resounding win over a vastly
improved opponent who last year was only able to win two games all season. This season the Fort Lee Captains were tied
for the league championship. The
turnaround is generally attributed to two things, twin brothers Al and William
Scotch. They moved to Fort Lee with
their family last year and were immediately recruited by Captains coach Red
Snyder. They both tower over most of the
other players, standing 6’6” both boys have an understanding of the game that
is not usually found at this age (17).
How did the Cougars
manage to overcome this formidable challenge?
Teamwork. By utilizing a ball
control offensive with patient pass-oriented plays and a smothering
double-team, high energy defense the Cougars were able to dominate the
game. The brothers were still effective,
scoring 24 of the teams 36 points, but they could not keep up with what turned
out to look like a 2 on 5 game. The
swarming Cougars seemed to be everywhere and pestered the twins relentlessly.
“Greeny, Welch and Bobby
Fox were incredible,” said Coach Wilson, “their energy and endurance was
amazing. They were really up for this
game. Fergal Connor really came into his
own during this game; he really rose to the occasion defending those big boys,
who were great, by the way. My boys
really showed why they are leading the league tonight. The Captains are a great team but tonight we
were the better team.”
If the Cougars win next
week they win seal the league championship.
This will be the first championship since 1952 when older brothers of
Timmy Green and Joey Welch (Gene and Jimmy) were playing.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE WANTS ATOMIC
SHIPS-CHURCHILL SAYS GOODBYE- RUSKIE MALENKOV OUT
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.”
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.”
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
It has been 11 days since ex- Premier
Malenkov
was last seen at a public function in
Moscow. Seems Tass is keeping mum on the
subject. Meantime the hydrogen bomb
emerges as the real reason for the conflict between the Soviet leaders and the
downfall of former Premier Georgi Malenkov. The future of the deposed Premier looks
dimmer than ever as Russian experts read a violent attack on Malenkov’s
ideology published in the latest issue of Komunist, the theoretical magazine of
the central committee of the Communist Party.
The DuMont network has been gradually
curtailing their airtime the last few months. Next week, it will be down to six
hours per week.
