EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, March
21, 1957 Vol. C627
LOCAL
NEWS
LATE SEASON SNOWSTORM CATCHES EVERYONE
OFF GUARD
East Farewell – No one told Mother Nature that spring is right
around the corner as she dumped the second largest snowfall on town over the
weekend with a 5” heavy, wet snow on Saturday night and Sunday. The storm did
not interrupt the festivities at the Flower Show closing and intrepid florists
and flower lovers made their way through the mess to help celebrate the show
and honor the “Best of the Show” winners in a Sunday evening ceremony. The
grand prize went to local florist, J.J. Beadle, with a spectacular presentation
of a Wisteria interwoven with a pair of rose bushes, pink and yellow,
surrounded by ferns. The other prizes ranged from the funniest; a cat house
that was made out of cat-nip and hyacinth, to happiest spring feel; an
overflowing set of flower baskets stuffed with pansies, daffodils, daises,
crocuses and cherry blossoms. The raging
snow storm could not quell the cheers, clapping, laughing and fun that everyone
was having in the surprisingly durable Flower Show tent where the ceremony took
place. Unfortunately, many of the spring flowers that had already sprung up around
town suffered and many are feared to be lost.
The Flower Show aside the town was
pretty well closed down after the storm hit. It caught everyone off guard. Most
people were gearing up for the first weekend of spring and the weather forecast
completely missed this sudden storm. The wet snow snarled traffic and slowed
down the Transit System
because of the wet tracks. Normally, a snowfall of less than 6” would not cause
any delays or interruptions but this one was so sudden and heavy that school
was cancelled on Monday. Ironically, by Wednesday most of the snow had melted
and everything was back to normal. 
Daffodils take
a beating in late snow storm
SPORTS
COUGARS FINISH THE SEASON STRONG WITH A WIN
East Farewell – The Cougars finished off a very strong season on
Friday with a convincing win over a young but talented Slate Mountain Miners
team, 48-42. The Cougars played their
methodical style this time and worked the ball masterfully against a smaller
and less experienced Miners squad. The slower style was reminiscent of their
style from earlier in the season. They to a 12 -6 lead in the first six minutes
and continued to dominate the first half ending the half with a 32- 24 lead.
Wilson Watson was commanding the center and had 12 points in the first
half. The second half was even more
deliberate. The backcourt duo of Fox and Conner was very efficient in
controlling the tempo of the second half. Combined they were able to score 22
points (14 for Fox and 8 for Conner) and keep the Miners of balance. For the
Miners forward Sam Reynolds was high scorer with 14 points but they Miners were
just unable to keep up with the Cougars well-oiled machine.
The Cougar finished with an 11-5
record and are headed into a tournament with high expectations. The Tournament
is made up of the top two teams in the Central League pitted against the top two
teams from the Mountain League. Representing the Central League will be the
Cougars and their arch rivals, the Riverview Wildcats. From the Mountain League
there will be the first place Farmington Thoroughbreds and the Lakeview Hawks.
The Tournament will take place in East Farewell. It is planned for next week
with one game Monday, one game Wednesday and the final on Friday night in the
Regional High Gymnasium. This is the first time that there has been an
inter-league championship and the winner will be crowned champion of the newly
formed Mid-Central Area which is comprised of both the Central and Mountain
School Districts.
NATIONAL NEWS
SUEZ CLEARED FOR 20,000 TON SHIPS – RUSSIA
WARNS FRANCE, ISRAEL ON EGYPT – HOFFA PLEADS NOT GUILTY, BECK PLEADS FIFTH –
ELVIS RELEASES NEW TUNE BUT NOT LOOKING TO MARRY
The Suez Canal is now cleared for ships
up to 20,000 tons. U.N. Secretary General Hammarskjold flew to the area to
witness the lifting operation by U.N. salvage crews.
Russia warns France and Israel that a
new attack on Egypt “would create the direct threat of a broad military
conflict with heavy consequences for the cause of peace.” Also, Soviet Russia’s
new war of nerves against Scandinavia is backed by strong forces close to
Norway’s Arctic border, so say Norwegian sources.
James R. Hoffa pleads “not guilty, your honor” before a Federal judge to charges of bribery and
conspiracy. Teamster President Dave Beck is
lashed for “utter contempt” by Chairman McClellan of the
Senate Labor Rackets investigating Committee. Dave Beck,
charged with mishandling union funds, pleads the Fifth Amendment every
time he was questioned about his personal finances by the Senate Labor rackets Investigating
Committee.
When asked about
marriage, Elvis Presley tells journalists that a wife would hurt his career, “It’s normal to happen sometime, but
I’ve got nothing like that in mind now.”
RCA Victor just released another Elvis single - “All Shook Up” back with
“That’s When Your Heartaches Begin.”
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