EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, January
26, 1956 Vol. C552
LOCAL
NEWS
SNOW SCULPTURES FESTIVAL VERY
COOL
East Farewell – The second annual Snow Sculpture Festival was a
very cool success last week. Artists from both in town and surrounding towns
descended on the Lakefront Plaza on Thursday and worked overnight and into
Friday piling, shaping, digging and patting huge mounds of snow into some of
the most attractive and attention grabbing sculptures ever seen anywhere. A 10
foot high “SNOW” by local artist, Monica Shippensport centered the display with
whimsical giant rabbits, Ice Kings and a beautiful Ice Queen bust surrounding
it. Assorted smaller sculptures were interspersed along the paths that were
laid out for visitors and judges to walk along. There were cats and dogs, big
crows and a very fierce mountain lion. Very lovely sculptures of beloved lake
residents ‘Big Charlie’ the legendary giant bass that lives in the lake and has
eluded every angler but one and is still living in the lake and the mysterious
and proven to be fictitious ‘Nellie’ the Loch Ness type serpent dreamed up by
Region High Seniors and said to be also living in the lake.
The artists
went to work early Thursday using a variety of tools. Each was given a space
and each was responsible for bringing his own snow. Some enterprising artist
had snow delivered from outside of town. Bernie Talbot was one of the snow
importers. His sculpture was the beautiful bust of a snow queen that was
inspired by his girlfriend. Quite the compliment. “I wanted to use fresh snow,”
said Talbot, “because it is so much easier to work with and you can shape it
better.”
On Friday night
the Plaza was opened to the public and was lit by strings of lights that had
been reused from the street decorations used for the Christmas displays. The
small lights added just the right ambiance and were not too bright as to melt
the snow. Folks thoroughly enjoyed the Friday evening show. The crowds were
back on Saturday and the weather was perfect. The bright winter sun made the 30
degree temperatures very bearable and the restaurants serving hot chocolate,
coffee and hot sandwiches made it a perfect day. The evening was open to more
public appreciation and an impromptu band party with a live performance by
Jerry Tabor and his Swing Band. They usually play at the Lost Oasis on Saturday
night and the festival gave them a great opportunity to play outside on the
Plaza . The outdoor heaters kept the whole area comfortable. Sunday brought the
judges who went about their duty with an impressive air of importance. For the
most part the judging was not very serious. Everyone one won something. The
grand prize, a dinner for two at Charles Wentz’s Lost Oasis Restaurant, was
awarded to Shippensport’s SNOW sculpture. The only reason was that the judges
liked it and her. The general public was divided and while the giant rabbit,
Talbot’s Snow Queen and the Snow King were all hits lots of folks loved ‘Big
Charlie’ and Nellie for their home town nature. The restaurant prize was to
honor Wentz who had the original idea for the festival last year.
1956 Snow
Sculptures on the Plaza
SPORTS
WILDCATS NIP COUGARS 47-46
Riverview- The revenge was sweet for the Wildcats on Friday
night when they avenged their tough loss just two weeks ago to the Cougars. The
game was a tight contest that see-sawed back and forth throughout with neither
team able to put more than a five point difference between them. It came down
to the final minute, even after Cougars center, Wilson Watson, had fouled out
with three minutes left.
The Cougars
tried to play a fast paced game with lots of running and quick shooting in an
effort to keep the generally more staid Wildcats off guard. The wildcats were
thrown off initially but regained their poise after a time out early in the
first period. Cougar’s guards, Timmy Green and Fergal Conner, were the Cougars
driving force in the speed up game and made a valiant effort that came up just
one point short in the end. Together they scored 36 (18 apiece) of the teams 46
total. The Wildcats were able to match the Cougar’s fury with hot shots of
their own. Center, Arnold Matthews, and guard, Frank Sellers, were able to
dominate the center and low post and score 30 of the Wildcats 49 points. More
importantly they were able to force Watson to extend his zone and make some unwise
fouls.
The game was
tied at the end of the first half at 22. The lead had shifted an amazing 15
times in the first half. The second half was no different; the lead went back
and forth with neither team able to take command. Then with three minutes left
Watson fouled Matthews for his fifth, the Cougars were ahead by three at the
time and they had their work cut out for them. Backup center, Don Tasker came
in and did a respectable job but Matthews and Sellers were in a groove and were
able to score four with the last basket falling with 15 seconds left. The
Cougars tried a long in bounds but Green’s inbound pass was a little short and
Tasker could not come up with the last second shot.
“This was a
tough loss,” said Coach Wilson after the game, “Those kids played a great game
and we matched them at every turn. They were just a little better this time. We
will get them next time. We need to make some adjustments to counter that
inside duo. They played as well as I have ever seen them. They are really
getting into the game.”
The next time
the Cougars meet the Wildcats it will be the end of the season. The matchup
should be a good one. The Cougars face the Fort Lee Captains next week for the
first time this season at home. The game is Friday afternoon in the Regional
High Gym at 4:30PM.
NATIONAL NEWS
SALK GETS MEDAL & PRAISE – IKE TALKS
ABOUT THE ECONOMY & NIXON – YOGI MAKES BIG BUCKS – GRACE WILL NOT WORK –
DUMONT 55 & 25
Dr. Jonas E. Salk receives a gold medal from a grateful nation and praise from President Eisenhower for his
“great achievement” in developing a vaccine against polio.
President Eisenhower tells Congress the United States has “reached the threshold of a
400-billion dollar economy and prosperity is likely to stay. To strengthen the
government’s hand in guiding the national economy, the President recommended
that Congress restore the power to control installment buying by setting minimum
down payments and maximum pay-off periods. The President urged this as a
stand-by measure, to be used only when the economic situation demands it and
under proper administrative safeguards.
President Eisenhower, disposing of
several widely accepted political rumors, scratches the notion that he will ask
Chief Justice Warrant to replace Richard Nixon on the republican ticket.
New York Yankee catcher Larry (Yogi) Berra celebrates his seventh wedding anniversary by signing his 1956
contract, which he calls for the highest salary ever paid a catcher in major
league baseball. The figure tops the $42,500 for which catcher Roy Campanella
of the Dodgers signed this week.
Prince Rainier III of Monaco says in a
press conference, he wouldn’t want his wife to work. “It won’t be necessary for
her to work. She thinks I am right that she should end her film career” said
the Prince.
WABD-TV Channel 5 (New York) - the
station’s namesake - Allen B. Dumont celebrates his 55th birthday
this week. Soon his Allen B. Dumont Laboratories will celebrate 25 years. They were the first to develop a commercially practical
cathode ray tube, back in 1932.
