EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, November
10, 1955 Vol. C762
LOCAL
NEWS
OKTOBERFEST CLOSES – BIG HIT
East Farewell- The first East
Farewell celebration of Oktoberfest closed with a tremendous fireworks display
over Lake Charles . The two week festival was growing a little
long in the tooth towards the end but was, by all accounts, a huge
success. Final tallies have not been
released yet but it is expected that more than 10,000 people visited the
fairgrounds over the two week period.
The fairgrounds were open from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM every day which made
for a long festival. It is estimated
that more than 5,000 gallons of beer were consumed and over 3,000 bratwursts
were finished off.
There
was some concern expressed from the Iron Works management that there was a
substantial drop in attendance and production.
It seems that many of the shifts were calling in late or not arriving at
all and the management was understandably concerned. “We can’t have this, the workers are being
distracted by this social affair and we are feeling it by obvious lack of
production,” said floor manager, Joe Doyle.
It was announced shortly after the Oktoberfest
closing that next years event will be shortened to only one week or maybe even
a weekend. Whatever comes from the
evaluation this years Oktoberfest will be a story that will be told for some
time.
SPORTS
COUGARS WIN ONE AGAINST TOUGH HAWKS
East Farewell- The Cougars were able to grab a win against an
extremely tough Southport Hawks team on Saturday, 14-7. The Cougars were coming
off two loses in two weeks and needed to get back on track. “We were hurting
form the Central game and the Fort Lee game was fun but it was a lose in the
end,” said Couch Burcowitz, “and this was just the tough, hard fought win we
needed to give the boys their confidence back.”
The game was a
rough and tumble affair with neither team able to score in the first half. In
the second half the Cougars were able to push their way down for a score with hard
running by “Tank” Brown. He carried the team down to the seven with ten
consecutive runs and was able to push the ball across, carrying three Hawks for
the last seven yard run. The Hawks answered on the next series with a long pass
that gained forty yards with a ten yard run after the catch by Hawk wide end,
Frank Halligan. The Hawks were able to score with the help of a penalty called
against Cougars for offsides. That moved the ball to the five and quarterback,
Joe Marco, to run around the end and score. The game came down to ball control
and the Cougars won the control game. They were able to hold on to the ball for
9 of the 12 minutes in the fourth quarter. They were able to score the winning
touchdown by changing up their game plan a bit, a quick down and out to “Merc”
McMaster sealed the win with only 30 seconds left. Once again Charlie Cox was
perfect from the point after department.
The season is
just past the halfway point and the Cougars are still in contention but trail
the Central Bears, who lead the league. Next week the Cougars play the Corning
Devils for the second time this season in the previous game the Cougars won but
the Devils have been on a upswing lately having won every game but one since
they lost to the Cougars. The game will be played Saturday at 1:30 PM on Regional
High Field.
NATIONAL NEWS
MOLOTOV OBJECTS – SARNOFF SHOWS NEW RECORD –
FRANK IS HOT
Big Four
meeting In Geneva - Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov unequivocally rejects
western proposals for German reunification and for security of Europe in such harsh
terms as to render barren all further efforts at an authentic compromise during
the remaining life of the Big Four conference... Later, having suspended their efforts to
reunify Germany ,
the three Foreign Ministers turn their debate with Molotov to another quest for
disarmament.
Gen. David
Sarnoff ;
chairman of the board of Radio Corp of American (RCA)
demonstrates a 50-cent phonograph that could be the answer to radio jamming
behind the Iron Curtain. He said it is the answer to the need he felt for a
device which could bring a message without being subject either to radio
jamming or a source of electricity and which was prices so “millions could be
delivered gratis.” The little machine,
said Sarnoff, is unbreakable and could be dropped by air behind the Iron or
Bamboo Curtain. “It is so simply designed that it could be assembled and
separated by the simplest people.”
Frank Sinatra is now one of the hottest
items in show business today. “I’m in demand – fortunately yes,
citing “From Here to Eternity” as the turning point. All of these wonderful
roles came together –“Guys and Dolls” “The Tender Trap,” “Golden Arm” and I
have got five planned ahead, including two for my own company - a pretty even
spit between straight parts and musicals. I still want to play clubs, meet the
people.” About television, Sinatra says,
“I don’t know - three or four special things a year, probably like “Our Town.”
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