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FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, June 2, 19 55
Vol. C759
LOCAL NEWS
MEMORIAL DAY RACE
AROUND THE LAKE A BIG SUCCESS
The race is all in fun
but before the start of the race there is a meaningful memorial service at the
Fountains by the Lake remembering those who
served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. The list of names was read by Col. Walter
Daly (US Army retired) and taps was played by Billy Watson, a senior at Regional
High School. A new memorial is planned
and should be finished by next year. The
memorial will have all the names of the fallen townspeople in all the
conflicts; World War I, World War II and the Korean Conflict. The Town Council approved the project, the
design was approved and construction is set for after the summer season.
The race started as
groups of 10 were sent off at two minutes intervals. The “shotgun start” was developed as the
participants numbers grew. The race
rules were adjusted when the “unofficial” racers started appearing in
1953. Rumor has it that first race
crasher was Richie Simmons who somehow missed the start and tried to join the
race in progress. The next year more
people joined the race in progress and some had decorated their cycles. This year people made a bit of a side
competition, competing for the most outlandish contraption on the track. This year’s unofficial winner, by general
consensus a cycle that was made up like an old-time high-wheeler with
saddlebags and a dog with goggles inside.
A wonderful time was had by all.
Skipper
along for the ride
SPORTS
TRAVELERS WIN AGAIN
Corning-
The Travelers won a third game in their seven game road trip as they beat
Corning 6-3 on Saturday. The road trip
is a bit of a flashback to previous seasons when all the teams’ games were on
the road. When the new park opened this
year the Travelers enjoyed the luxury of having a home field again. They have been extremely successful at home,
winning five of their first six games.
Going back on the road, they have been equally successful, winning their
first three.
Travelers’ pitcher, Joe Alfred,
pitched a fine game except for the two run third inning and was able to
strikeout an impressive 10 batters. The
infield was able to turn two double plays and didn’t commit any errors. The offense came to life in the sixth inning
when Johnny Cloos hit his tenth home run after Dunham and Watson both
singled. Archibald doubled in the
seventh and was driven in by Billy Sweet.
Francis and Dale reached on a pair of walks and both scored on a triple
by Anthony Dimero. That was the end the
Travelers scoring but it was more than enough to seal the win.
The next game for the Travelers will
be at Cedar Creek on Saturday. The game
starts at 1:30.
NATIONAL NEWS
STRIKES AT FORD - 200,000 POLIO
VACCINES DISTRIBUTED - SEGREGATION RULING
Some Ford employees are striking as
negotiations continue. Walkouts or picketing were reported at Ford plants in
Cleveland, Buffalo, Chicago and Cincinnati and Livonia in suburban Detroit as a
midnight strike deadline
passed with negotiators still trying to avert a general strike. Later, The CIO
says it has settled with Ford, with workers getting a guaranteed wage plan. The
plan calls for the company to establish a $55 million fund during a three-year
contract period to finance payments to workers idled from their jobs, supplementing
state unemployment compensation benefits
The U.S. Public Health service clears
200,000 c.c.s of Salk polio vaccine for use in the nationwide immunization
campaign. President Eisenhower predicts
that all first and second grade children will have Salk vaccine inoculations in
60 days.
The Supreme Court hands to local
officials and to local Federal courts the historic and delicate talks of ending
all racial segregation in public schools “as soon as practicable.” Georgia Atty. Gen. Eugene Cook, asserting
that the tribunal “neither gave a formula for integration nor established
machinery for enforcement” joins Gov. Marvin Griffin in open defiance of the
U.S. Supreme Court school segregation ruling.
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