EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, April 28, 19 55
Vol. C760
LOCAL NEWS
SPRING COMES TO
EAST FAREWELL
East Farewell- Spring has sprung in East Farewell. The past week has been unseasonably warm and
the mild temperatures has not only brought out the buds on the tress and
flowers around the town, it has also brought out the strollers, bicycles and
walkers taking advantage of the newly repaved walkways around Lake
Charles. The town is hoping for a banner
summer season this year. The past year
saw a huge increase in applications for building permits for lakefront properties
and many new homes and rentals have been completed since last year.
The walkways
around the east end of the lake offer a wonderful break for anyone who wants to
take in the beautiful scenery and the breezes off the lake. The entire pathway system runs a little over
two miles and runs between the newly renovated Lakefront Fun Pier and the ever
popular Lakefront Plaza. The main
attraction of the walk is a new set of fountains placed at the foot of Lake Shore Drive
The whole town is
anticipating the opening of the Fun Pier on Memorial Day weekend, the
unofficial start of the summer season.
The Pier underwent extensive renovations and rebuilding after the devastating
tornado damage from 1952. The pier has
been open but only partially repaired while the owner, Sam Lendel, worked on
new plans and searched for a new, larger, Ferris Wheel. He was able to locate the one he wanted over
the winter and had it shipped in from Italy Holiday weekend as the grand reopening.
At the other
end of the walk is the Lakefront Plaza.
Anchored by the Lost Oasis Restaurant and bar, many galleries and craft
shops have sprung up around the previously neglected part of town. Many in town are referring to it as the “New
Bohemia” East Farewell has always had a reputation as a cultural center and
this new area has only reinforced that reputation. The Arts Festival in August, formally the
County Fair, is another event that puts East Farewell in the local spotlight as
an art and cultural Mecca
The forecast
for the next week is for continued warmer weather with sunny days and mild
nights; it looks like a beautiful spring in East Farewell.
Lakefront
Plaza on Lake Charles
SPORTS
TRAVELERS OPEN NEW PARK WITH A
WIN
East Farewell- The beloved Travelers opened the 1955 season in
their brand new ball park with a win over arch rival Slate Mountain
The Travelers
have not had a home field for over five seasons since the old stadium burned
down in 1950. “This is a beautiful
place,” said an awe struck fan, Bernie, as he looked around the field before the
beginning of the game. Everyone in
attendance held similar views. The field
is a welcome addition to the lakefront and sits just off edge so when there are
long homeruns there will be people trolling the lake for souvenirs. A small boat rental business has already set
up shop at the main dock near Lake
Shore Drive
The game itself
belonged to the home team. The Travelers
led off the first inning with a three run blast by fan favorite, Johnny
Cloos. In a fitting way to open his
season, Cloos hit a one strike, three ball green light that was the first ball
to leave the yard. The offense didn’t
stop there. Back to back home runs in
the sixth by Arty Archibald and Billy Sweet added to the festivities. The scoring was topped off by a two run
double in the eighth by right fielder Ralph Francis. Slate
Mountain
This was a
great start for the Travelers; early reports have picked them to finish at the
top of the league this season. Most of
the team is back this year, besides Cloos, Archibald, Sweet and Francis, pitchers
Joe Nagy, Joe Alfred and “Mean Richie” Lane are returning. Since 1950 the Travelers have won two league
championships, 1950 & 1952. If they
win this year, and the season is still very young, they will be the only team
in the league to have finished in the top three spots for the first half of the
decade. With the new ballpark open, the
Travelers seem to be in a very strong position to challenge to league
attendance record. That record has been
traditionally held by Corning
Opening Day at Travelers Park
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE
SAILS NUKE SHIP & THANKS SALK– CHOU AFTER FORMOSA – MUSIC NEWS
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.”
Dr. Jonas Salk (40), discoverer of the
polio vaccine, meets President Eisenhower but it was the President who thanked
him. “When I think of the thousands and thousands of parents, and grandparents
who are hereafter to be spared so much anxiety and grief, I have no words to
express adequately my thanks,” said the President to Dr. Salk.
Red China’s Chou En-Lai says Peking will not give up the “sovereign right for
liberate” Formosa even though it wants direct negotiations with the United
States to ease tension in the area.
Music News - Stan Kenton
will
helm a summer CBS-TV show beginning
July 7. Look for “Music ‘55” which replaces Ray Milland for the season. Columbia Records cuts the price of single
78rpm records to 89 cents. “The shellac business is still there” according to Columbia Boston Providence
Young and Foolish - Jo Stafford, Love Among
the Young - Rosemary Clooney. The label
just signed Detroit Springfield , MO.
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