EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, October
6, 1955 Vol. C769
LOCAL
NEWS
CIRCUS IS BACK IN TOWN
East Farewell – The world famous “Greatest Show on Earth” rolled
into town late Saturday night. They set their huge, three ringed big top on the
Fairgrounds, as they have for the last three years. The animal pens were
located by the siding used for “parking” the train cars that carries this
incredibly complicated and superbly organized operation around the country. The
Mighty Keystone Railroad rents the siding to the circus so they have a safe
place for their cars, now numbering 15 take up a lot of space and their safety
is of the utmost importance to the circus management.
The opening and
the now traditional parade down Main Street took place Sunday and it was
spectacular. The parade was led by Ringmaster Dwight Bigalowe followed by a
menagerie of clowns in tiny cars, sequined trapeze artists, loin tamers who
were followed by cages of fierce, wild animals, more clowns and finally the elephants.
The crowds love the elephants. The parade made its way down Main Street turned
on Lake Shore Drive headed around the lake and back up to the Fairgrounds. Just
like the Pied Piper, townspeople followed in behind and made their way right
into the Big Top for the first show. The Midway was also opened and was crowed
from the start. The circus will run all week with two shows a day, in the
afternoon and evening, and matinees on Saturday and Sunday. The Midway is open from 10:00AM to 11:00PM
every day. The shows have been sold out and the Midway has been packed. The
weather has been very helpful with warm days and mild nights. Once again the
circus has been a great highlight for the town in the early fall.
The Elephants
parade down Lake Shore Drive
SPORTS
COUGARS TAME WILDCATS
Riverview – The Cougars traveled to Riverview to meet the
Wildcats in a much anticipated defensive clash after last year’s grueling
battle where the Cougars came up short 21-22.
This year the Cougars were determined to make a statement. They did make
a statement but it wasn’t a roar, it was a strong show of defense that was
punctuated with a fine, albeit sporadic, offense in a 14-7 win. The Wildcats
played a strong game but were not able to get past the stringent Cougars
defense. They were able to get one score after a long, time consuming drive
that ended in a short pass over the middle to tight end Jerry Wilkins.
The Cougars
were able to score in the first quarter with a long pass to Mitch “Mercury”
McMaster for a forty yard score followed by a Cox extra point. That was the
only real offense in the first half for the Cougars as both teams went back and
forth between the twenties. Just when it looked like one team was getting some
momentum the other team would shut them down and take over. Finally in the
fourth quarter the Cougars took control and marched down the field ending in a
five yard end run by halfback, Billy Reilly for the go ahead score. Charlie Cox
sealed the win with his continued record setting extra point score. He now
holds the league record for 33 extra points in a row, not only a school record
but now a league record.
The Cougars are
home next week as they meet the Corning Devils. The game begins at 4:00 on the
High School field.
NATIONAL NEWS
JAMES DEAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH
– TITO WANTS COEXISTENCE – SURGEON GENERAL CONFRIMS POLIO VACCINE WORKS
Actor James Dean (24)
is killed in a head-on collision in Cholame,
California - 19 miles east of Paso Robles. He was on his way to road races in Salinas
from Hollywood. His mechanic, Rolph Wuetherich, who was also in the Porsche
Spyder - suffered a fractured jaw, fractured hip and cuts over his body. He’s
described as being in “moderately serious condition.” A physician says the
actor died from a broken neck, numerous broken bones and lacerations all over
his body. Dean just finished completing the movie “Giant.” Elizabeth Taylor, who
co-stars with Dean in “Giant” said, “I can’t believe it. I’m just stunned.”
Unmarried, James Dean leaves his father - Winton Dean - a dental technician.
James Deans crashed car James Dean
Yugoslav President Tito is said to be
holding out against a second Russian effort to persuade Yugoslavia to accept a
role of passive coexistence, or Austrian-type of neutrality in world affairs.
Tito rejected an initial attempt to lure this Communist nation into a quick return
of the Moscow-led camp. Tito was reported to have declared his country wants to
play a leading part in uniting nations, which are opposed to dividing the world
into two ideological groupings.
Surgeon-General Leonard Scheele
announces that the government has confirmed the safety of all Salk polio
vaccine, but there was no immediate indication of when the stalled immunization
program would be resumed.
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