EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
29, 1955 Vol. C548
LOCAL
NEWS
1955: EAST FAREWELL THE YEAR
IN REVIEW
East Farewell- As 1955 draws to a
close we will take a look back on a wonderful year in East Farewell. There were
many highlights, a couple of sad events and many great traditions continued.
Last January saw a new Public Arts exhibition with the huge snow sculptures on
Lakefront Plaza. The Valentine’s Day Dance has become a much loved and
anticipated yearly event and did not disappoint this year. One of the biggest
public events was the opening of the Public Transit System. The Highway
Commission has still not settled the highway exit issue which has been on again
off again and is currently off. On the cultural side, the East Farewell
Playhouse enjoyed its fourth immensely successful season in 1955. The Robert
Tent designed golf course opened this year and has been drawing celebrities and
world famous golfers since its debut.
The Easter Parade was another success. Strange sightings over Lake
Charles in the early summer caused quite a stir. The 5th annual “Race
Around the Lake” was a real crowd pleaser all around the Lake. The Fourth of
July was a blast. The “informal” sailboat race on the lake will almost
certainly become a tradition as will the hot-dog eating contest. The 10th
Annual Music, Art and Country Fair was everything everyone expected and the Remote Radio Broadcast put the town
in a national spotlight for an evening. Was all the fuss about Lake Charles’
own “Nessie” just Big Charlie? The Circus came back to town. Oktoberfest ran a
bit long but no one complained. Who can forget the beloved Travelers clinching
another championship, the third in five years. Is anyone saying dynasty? One of
the biggest events of the year was the Thanksgiving Day Parade which gets
bigger and better every year. The parade brought Santa and the snow has fallen
on East Farewell. We at the East Farewell News thank all our readers for their
continued support throughout the entire year and look forward to serving you
next year and for many years in the future.
SPORTS
COUGARS SCRATCH WILDCATS
East Farewell – The Cougars were able to scratch out a solid win
against a tough Riverview squad on Friday. The team worked together and was
able to put their first notch in the win column with a 48-40 margin. It was a
refreshing performance when compared to the mediocre performances in the
previous outings. Center, Wilson Watson, picked up where he left off last week
and took command of the center and scored a game high 22 points. He also was
able to sweep the boards with 9 rebounds and even showed his teamwork skills by
assisting in 8 points. “Willie was very good tonight,” said Coach Wilson, “I
think he is starting to come into his own. You just wait and see, this kid is
going to be good.”
The Cougars
took command early with a quick 10-4 lead and went on to end the first half
leading 26-22. The Wildcats were only able to pull ahead once in the first half
went they slipped by lagging Cougars, 18-15, with four minutes left in the
first. The Cougars perked up and scored the next 7 points to regain the lead.
The Cougar backcourt of Green and Conner showed some sparks and showed they
were beginning to understand game control. The forwards, O’Hare and Reilly
contributed a total of 16 points, 8 each, and were able to contain the Wildcats
offense.
The Wildcats
did not roll over. They played an extremely strong game and their lead scorer,
Hal Vogel, led the Wildcats with 20 but that was not enough to stop the
suddenly hot Cougars. The Wildcats noted defense seemed off during the game and
the team did not help themselves by committing 12 turnovers, a team and season
high. “We couldn’t get on track tonight,” said Wildcat coach, Frank Gold, “we
need to get back to basics. This wasn’t the team that usually shows up, we are
much better than this. Those guys played a great game, I was very surprised.
They caught us off guard and we couldn’t recover. It was a good win for them.”
The Cougars host
the 3rd Annual Winter Tournament next week and stay at home the
following week when they host the Slate Mountain Canaries. The 3rd
Annual Winter Tournament starts Friday at 3:05PM in the school gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE & MAMMIE HAVE AN OLD FASHIONED
CHRISTMAS – POPE PIUS XII SENDS PEACE MESSAGE – AT THE MOVIES
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower spend
their first old-fashioned family Christmas in the White House. The President
started the day playing Santa for his grandchildren and ended it with a turkey
dinner in the newly decorated State Dining Room.
In his annual Christmas message - Pope
Pius Xii proposes a ban on all nuclear tests and an international agreement on
disarmament to save the world from a man-made catastrophe.
At the movies -
The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell -
Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy
Artists and Models - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes -
Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain
The Desperate Hours - Humphrey Bogart
I Died A Thousand Times - Jack Palance, Shelley Winters
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