EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, January
24, 1957 Vol. C604
LOCAL
NEWS
FIRE AND ICE
East Farewell – One of East Farewell’s premier lake front homes
went up in flames on Monday. The beautiful log cabin style home of Herbert
Hancock from Philadelphia was completely gutted by fire on Monday night.
Luckily the home was empty at the time. The fire was reported at 7:30 AM by a
local paperboy who was delivering papers in the area. He rode back into town,
about a half mile to alert the police and fire department. The Fire trucks
scrambled and were on the scene by 10:00but were hindered by the unplowed snow
in front on the house’s driveway. It is not unusual to have driveways to summer
homes unplowed, it is considered by some to be a security measure and others as
a point of fact that no one is there so no one has to get in. After the trucks
were able to get close enough to start fighting the fire they ran into another
problem, the water was freezing on the ground making the area very slippery and
dangerous. Finally, after about two hours, the firefighters were able to bring
the blaze under control, a key being the ability of the firefighters to tap
into the lake to draw much more water than their water trucks were able to
supply. The house was not a total loss but it was severely damaged and Mr.
Hancock, who arrived the next day, said he was going to repair and rebuild.
Mr. Hancock praised the local
firefighters and went to the firehouse to thank them individually. He was very
grateful for their dogged determination is subduing the fire and saving the
house, even though it was damaged almost beyond repair. Mr. Hancock said the
area would remain sealed off until the spring when repair crews could get in
and truly evaluate the situation. “I
love this town and I love the lake and I love my house, I am not going
anywhere. We are going to rebuild whatever the cost. We couldn’t leave, it
would be like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube,” said Hancock as he
surveyed the damage to his property on Lake Shore Drive.
Hancock house
on fire
SPORTS
COUGARS HOLD OF MINERS
East Farewell- The Cougars came home to a packed house on Friday
night and played a tough game against a determined opponent, the Slate Mountain
Miners. Both teams were enjoying winning streaks, the Cougars with two including
that impressive tournament win in January and the Miners with four straight.
The Cougars had the technical advantage with a height advantage in their center
Wilson Watson at 6’6’ and their forwards, seniors Tom O’Hare and Billy Reilly
both over 6 feet. The Miners center, Joe Randelli, stands 6’5” but is only a
sophomore and Wilson, a senior, had not only a height advantage but also an
experience advantage. The game started off with the Cougars jumping out to an
eight point lead but the Miners battled back and by the end of the first
quarter they held a slim lead 16-14. The teams see-sawed back and forth
throughout the second quarter and at the half the game was tied 24 apiece. In
the second half Wilson was able to out duel Randelli and take control of the
inside. This combined with a strong showing by the forwards playing a pick and
roll game freeing up one or the other to shoot. As the last five minutes
started the Cougars held a small lead 30-28. Both teams started to work for the
perfect shot and committed turnovers in doing so. Within the last five minutes
there were six turnovers, two by the Cougars and four by the Miners. The last
minute started with the Cougars on top by two but Randelli was able to fake
left and go right on Wilson and score, tying the game at 32. The Cougars, with
only 20 seconds left, inbounded the ball against a strong press but an uncommon
error by Billy Fox turned the ball over and the Miners had a chance to take the
lead. Miner guard, Tony Delgado, launched a long outside shot that bounced off
the rim and into Wilson’s hands. Wilson was able to turn and fire the ball to a
streaking Fox who drove the length of the court and laid the ball up and in for
the lead, 34-32, with only 2 seconds on the clock. The Miners were able to
inbound the ball but the almost full court shot attempt by Randelli hit the rim
and bounced harmlessly off to the side as the horn sounded.
“That was a
close one, those boys came to play tonight,” said Coach Wilson after the game,
“They gave us a run for our money but I think our experience was the deciding
factor in this one. Wilson, Reilly and O’Hare were just too good for them
tonight. They just had a better court awareness tonight. Those Miner kids were
great, though, we might have had a different outcome if they had been together
longer.”
The Cougars
face the Central Bears next week at home again. The Bears have been struggling this
year but they are capable of playing a strong game having taken the Riverview
Wildcats down to the last minute before losing on a last second shot. The Bears
come into the Gymnasium and the game starts in the afternoon at 4:30.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE SWORN IN – PRINCESS
GRACE GIVES BIRTH – VAN DOREN WINS $122,000 – RCA CUTS PRICE ON 45s
Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in a
president on the steps of the Capitol. He was actually sworn-in
the day before in private. Reports say he looked solemn - rarely cracking a smile.
His inaugural address was about the danger inherent in the
world situation. “We live in a land of plenty, but rarely has this earth known such
peril as today. This is your home - yet this is not the whole of our world. For
our world is where our full destiny lies with men of all peoples and nations
who are or would be free. And for them, and so for us, this
is no time of ease or rest.”
In Monte Carlo - Princess Grace Kelly gives
birth to a daughter. A 21-gun salute
announced the arrival of Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite - first child of reigning
Prince Rainier III and the Hollywood star. John B. Kelly, the father of Grace
Kelly in Philadelphia, said, “Oh, shucks,
I wanted a boy. That’s six girls now.” Had the child been a boy - he would have
received a 101-gun solute. The State Department ruled that Grace Kelly’s baby
would be an American citizen - contrary to a ruling by Prince Rainier that the
girl will be “uniquely” Monegasque.
Columbia University English instructor Charles Van Doren ups
his winnings to $122,000 this week on the quiz show “Twenty-One.” He’s received
thousands of letters from all over the country including 500 marriage
proposals.
RCA announces price cuts up to 40% on
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