EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, September
13, 1956 Vol. C675
LOCAL
NEWS
SUMMER IS OVER – IT IS BACK TO
SCHOOL
East Farewell – The summer of ’56 might be in the books but
there is still a lot of activity going on in town. The successful Fair of ’56 topped
off a wonderful summer full of great events like the sailboat race, the very
exciting first annual Reese Cup Golf Tournament, The Barb-B-Que Cookoff and of
course the Hot Dog eating Contest. The music and the midway were still fresh in
the minds of all the East Farewell school students as the doors opened on all
the regional schools last Monday. Areas schools began their 1956-57 school year
with traditional fanfare. The High School was opened with a flag raising
ceremony attended by all students and faculty. Principal Owen Prescott gave a
brief welcome speech and addressed the student body with words of encouragement
and support. Once again this year’s senior class is the largest ever at 173, up
by 16 from last year, and the entire student body in all the areas schools has
grown by 45. The increase enrollment is
a reflection of the increased population in town and the surrounding area. This
trend will continue for the foreseeable future as the town continues to grow
and more people move here thanks to the increase opportunities at the Iron
Works, the mighty Keystone Railroad and new businesses opening in town.
Principal
Prescott addresses High School students
SPORTS
TRAVELERS COME HOME WITH A WIN
East Farewell – The Travelers came home after their long road
trip to a jubilant crowd and did not disappoint them as they easily put away
the Erie Eagles 6-2. The fans started cheering before the first pitch and
didn’t stop until after Joey Alfred threw the third strike for the third out in
the ninth. The Travelers started out with two hits in the first but could not
score. They were stymied by Eagles pitcher Rick Getty for the first two
innings. They got hits in both innings but failed to capitalize. It wasn’t
until the third inning that Travelers were able to get on the board. It was the
bottom of the order that started the scoring with Archibald doubling and Sweet
knocking him in then Alfred helped himself by singling followed by Dunham looping
on to center letting Alfred get to third. Watson singled driving in Alfred and
the Johnny Cloos came up with two men on. Getty took Cloos deep in the count
and tried to sneak a high fastball by Cloos with a 3-2 count and Cloos kept his
eye on the ball and his hands on the bat and drove his first ball out of Travelers
Field this month. The score stood at 5-0 until the seventh when the Eagles
started to make a move and were able to tag Alfred for two runs. Finally in the
eighth Joey Brown slugged a solo homer to seal the game. The Travelers looked
sharp on defense turning two double plays and no errors and Alfred was able to
strike out six.
The Travelers
are in second place in the league standings and need to win every remaining
game while Slate Mountain and CGW will have to each lose at least one game for
the Travelers to move up into first. They have a chance next week when the
Slate Mountain Miners with their ace Tony ‘Michael’ Angelo come to town. The
game begins at 1:30 at Travelers Field.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE IN DES MOINES – STEVENSON ACCUSES – LOTS
OF MUSIC NEWS
Some 225,000 turn out in Des Moines to
give President and Mrs. Eisenhower a welcome. The President’s motorcade passed
through the city en route from the National Field days plowing contest.
In Maryland - Adlai Stevenson accuses
President Eisenhower of telling the public “only half the facts” about world
peace prospects and of avoiding mention of “ominous tensions” in the Middle
East and Africa.
President Nasser rejects as a “declaration of war” the western Big Three’s latest proposal for operating the Suez
Canal. “No aggressor will leave Egypt alive,” said the feisty leader.
Meanwhile, the Soviet Union accuses Britain and France of preparing to “seize
the Suez Canal by an act of aggression against Egypt.” A shift in western policy rules out force in
favor of an economic squeeze against Egyptian demands for absolute rule over
Suez Canal traffic. But later, Secretary of State Dulles says there will be no
Suez
Boycott sought.
Robin Seymour of WKMH radio in Detroit (1310 on your
AM dial) recently took a stand against playing
Presley records on his show following the singer’s controversial appearance on
Milton Berle’s NBC TV show. During the Berle appearance, Presley disturbed
adult viewers - and instantly became a martyr in the eyes of his teen age following
what was called by some, his “strip-tease” behavior. But, after receiving 500
letters from teens who threatened to boycott his show. Seymour responded in an
open letter which appeared on the front page of a local newspaper, “Teen Life.”
In it, he explained that now that Presley was keeping his gyrations under wraps
appearance on Steve Allen’s show and last week’s Ed Sullivan show) he is now
persona gratis once again.
Douglas (Jocko) Henderson of WOV New
York is helping combat juvenile delinquency via “five extra commandments” for
members of his “1280 rocket Fan Club.” The commandments cover regular
attendance at school, helping around the house etc.
WITH (1230 on your AM dial) in
Baltimore, says it will pay for play - legally. For about $15 - you can buy 15
spins of your new record with such DJ’s as Buddy Deane, Joel Chaseman, Gil
Kridel and Tony Donald. Of course, if your record cliques, it could be added to
the WITH playlist!
Big D Jamboree,” in Dallas adds Jerry
Reed to its anniversary performance slated for September 22 when Johnny Cash
heads up the show. Look for Carl Perkins the following week.
Frank Sinatra blames Mitch Miller of Columbia Records for the tailspin in his career a few years ago.
Sinatra complained that Miller forced inferior songs on him and that his career
went into eclipse until he switched to Capitol Records. Sinatra recorded his
criticism in a telegram to a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing into the
television industry. Sinatra said he enjoyed a freedom of selection of material
“A freedom which I may modestly say resulted in a modicum of success for me.
Suddenly Mr. Miller; by design or coincidence, began to present many, many
inferior songs, all curiously bearing BMI music.” Mitch Miller responded,
saying “It’s a hell of a way to run a hearing when they accept telegrams as
evidence.” “If they want to examine the record, they will find that under my
aegis at Columbia, Frank Sinatra recorded 95% or more ASCAP songs and 5% or
less BMI. It is a matter of record.” Miller also replied that Sinatra should
not blame music for his decline, but rather his own hectic love life at the time.
Sinatra’s marriage to Ava Gardner was breaking up when he switched record
labels in 1953.
In more subcommittee testifying, music
artist Billy Rose, hit hard by the new BMI music being played on pop music
stations, particularly rock ‘n’ roll. He told of his travels this summer in
Communist countries where he heard Soviet orchestras playing songs that he had
not heard on the air for a long time rather than the be-bop and rock ‘n’ roll.
“In other words, our best musical talents seemed to be having an easier time
crashing through the Iron Curtain than through the electronic curtain which the
broadcasting companies have set up through there three-way control of the
airwaves, the outfits which publish music and the companies which make
phonograph records.”
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