12/26/1957

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 26, 1957   Vol. C652

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LOCAL NEWS

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1957 IN EAST FAREWELL- YEAR IN REVIEW

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East Farewell - As 1957 draws to a close it is time for the East Farewell News “Year in Review” 1957 was an exciting year with many memorable events. The year started with a much appreciated snowfall and a surprise appearance of the snow sculptures on the Lakefront Plaza. The Valentine’s Day dance was moved to a new location to support the much larger turnout and turned out to be another great hit. The “new” Flower Show was eagerly and excitedly opened and ran with great reviews from everyone attending. A new look for the Lakefront Plaza as well as a cleanup of the city dump were proposals on the record in the early spring. The Easter egg hunt on the Lakefront Plaza attracted many young hunters and was a huge success. Speaking of successes, both the Memorial Day Parade and the bicycle race proved to be both wonderful and fun for all. No one will forget the explosion of Lou’s Deli in the early summer, Lou has since rebuilt and is open for business once again. The fireworks display was a blast. The Second Annual Sailboat Race drew big crowds from out of town and looks like it will become an annual event. The Second Annual Swim Across the Lake along with the Second Annual Golf Tournament were only part of the summer fun that included the Third Annual Hotdog Eating Contest and the Barbecue Cook-off on Lakefront Plaza. The now traditional Music and Arts Fair hosted huge crowds and as the summer wound down the beloved Travelers finished their season without a title but a respectable 40–10 record. Everyone was shocked at the train robbery in early September and the robbers are still at large but the FBI has been engaged. In the fall the Soviet launch of Sputnik put everyone on edge but the Farmers Market and a wonderful Oktoberfest seemed to soothe everyone’s fears as well as the Science Club’s first blast off somewhat reassured folks that the US is not lagging in science minded students. The Thanksgiving Day Parade saw Santa Claus enter Boyles using the Fire Departments new extension ladder engine and new Christmas lights glowed across Main Street bringing the Christmas season to full bloom. To close out the year, a Christmas Carol, the favorite show from the Playhouse Productions opened with newcomer to East Farewell but well known movie star, James Mason taking the lead as Scrooge. In the closing weekend the Winter Social made a comeback and was a giant success and talk of making it permanent abounded. Next week will usher in 1958 and the promise of a new year will be greeted with the East Farewell traditional parade.

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SPORTS

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CANARIES SING OVER COUGARS

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Slate Mountain- The Cougars went on a road for the first time this season and traveled up to Slate Mountain to take on a very strong Canaries team. The Cougars were unable to match the Canaries strong offense and suffered their first defeat of the season, 40-48. The Canaries got off to a quick start taking a 10 to 2 lead and led the entire first half with only two instances of the Cougars’ being able to tie the game. The Canaries lead at the half 26-20. The second half was better for the Cougars as they were to able to close the gap and even take a brief lead at 36-34 but were unable to hold on as the Canaries continuously attacked. Center Dave McGill had his hands full with Canaries center, Larry DiSanto, as DiSanto had almost 2 inches on McGill. Regardless, McGill played a tough game but ended up fouling out in the last two minutes. The Cougars backcourt made up of junior Bobby Fox and senior Fergal Connor were also challenged by a strong defense thrown up by the Canaries. The Cougars tried several different approaches, at one point speeding up the game and another throwing up a full court press. Neither approach worked well enough to stop the Canaries. By the time McGill had fouled out in the last two minutes the Canaries were in a commanding position, leading 46 to 40. Substitute center, Walter Ferguson, was able to slow down DiSanto but the damage had already been done. The Canaries added one last basket on a wild half court, last second shot by canaries sub, Ernie DeAngelis. “It was just a lucky shot and I know they weren’t trying to rub it in. The kid was a substitute and took his chance when he saw it. That was just icing on the cake for them and kind of summed up our frustration with the afternoon,” said Coach Wilson after the game.

The Cougars stay on the road next week as they travel to Riverview to play the Wildcats for the first time this season. The Wildcats are also rebuilding this year having lost four of their five starters to graduation. The game will begin at 4:30 on Friday afternoon in the Riverview gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE & MAMIE SPEND A QUIET CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY – IKE APPROVES 4 BILLION FOR EDUCATION – E. GERMANY IMPOSES TRAVEL RESRTICTIONS – AT THE MOVIES

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President Eisenhower spends a quiet, but merry Christmas at home in the White House with his immediate family. The Chief Executive appearing rested after his grueling trip to the Paris NATO conference, devoted the early part of the day to “just taking it easy.”

President Eisenhower approves a four-year billion dollar program of Federal aid to education designed mainly to bring the country abreast of Russia in the production of scientists.

Communist East Germany imposes travel restrictions on allied civilians including diplomats traveling in and out of Berlin. And effective Jan. 1, travelers must have East German instead of Soviet visas.

At the movies -

Legend of the Lost - John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi

All At Sea - Alex Guinness

Sayonara - Marlon Brando

Walt Disney’s Old Yeller

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12/19/1957

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 19, 1957   Vol. C651

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LOCAL NEWS

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WINTER SOCIAL MAKES A COMEBACK

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East Farewell- After a five-year absence the East Farewell Winter Social made a comeback on Saturday night. The first social was held back in 1952 and was fairly successful. At that time many people hoped it would become an annual event but it did not due to scheduling problems and the lack of people being available organize the event. This year the Regional High School senior class took on the organizational responsibilities and sponsored the town wide social event in the basement of the Town Hall. Almost the entire senior class participated in some form or another. The chairman of the social dance committee was Jenny Gardner and she was assisted by an assortment of very committed seniors. The whole event was planned by the committee, all the decorating was done by different groups of senior students. The food, while supplied by local restaurants, was solicited by seniors. The entire cleanup was also done by the seniors after the dance. The music was organized by senior band leader Fred Gallagher who was able to bring in East Farewell’s own favorite band leader, Jerry Tabor, and roundup Big Roy and his Magnificents along with two bands from the senior class, the Blackjacks and Tonality, who played rock and roll and pop/show tunes respectively.

            The food was buffet style and supplied by the Lost Oasis restaurant and bar and Joe’s Deli. It was a wide and varied selection of both hot and cold entrées from hot sliced hot’s latest roast beef and fried chicken to decadent chocolate cake. A complete variety of side dishes were also presented from hot baked potatoes and green beans along with several different vegetable medleys. The buffet tables were manned by senior volunteers and guest chefs from the Lost Oasis sporting complete chef attire including the tall chef hat. The dessert table featured the award-winning double chocolate cake donated by Peg O’Malley and Sue Underwood’s delicious cherry pie.

            Jerry Tabor served as master of ceremonies and directed his own wonderful band in lots of very popular dance numbers. He also introduced Big Roy and the youngsters when they took the stage. The great variety of music made it impossible for anyone to remain seated for long. Everyone danced late into the evening and truly enjoyed themselves. The social committee said they would take any profits generated from the ticket sales and put it towards their senior prom that will be in May 1958. Many people were so excited about the event that they signed up for notifications through the mail about school activities that will be taking place throughout the year. Everyone had high praises for the senior class and their organizational expertise they showed in putting this whole event together.

Dancers at the Winter Social 1957

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SPORTS

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COUGARS BREAK CORNING

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East Farewell-The Cougars were able to squeak by the Corning Devils last Friday afternoon, 38-36, with a last minute steal, pass and layup. The Devils were favored to win the game and played a very strong game but were unable to put any type of extended scoring drive together. They led most of the game but the Cougars were constantly nipping at the lead and never allowed it to get beyond six points. At one point in the first half the Devils had a six point lead, 15-9, and seemed well in control of the game effectively neutralizing center, Dave McGill, and containing wily point guard, Bobby Fox which seemed to throw the Cougars into confusion. A timeout by Coach Wilson and a brief replacement of Fox by sophomore Robbie O’Shea seemed to settle down the Cougars who were able to battle back to a 21-20 deficit at halftime. The Cougars came out in the second half determined to play a more controlled game. They finally were able to gain a lead halfway through the second half, 30-28, after a wonderful back door feed from McGill to forward Don Tasker. The Devils were not giving up and immediately jumped back in the lead 34-32 with only two minutes left. In a frantic last two minutes Bobby Fox and Fergal Connor worked together to bring the score to a tie at 36 with less than a minute to play. Cougars forward Joey Mitchell was able to steal the ball from Devils center, Paul Long, after a rebound and get the ball to half court and call a time out with 29 seconds to play. Fox inbounded the ball to McGill who pivoted around Long but instead of shooting the ball he dropped it off to Tasker who took one dribble and laid the ball in with only five seconds left. The Devils tried one last shot from behind the half court line but it fell short and the Cougars slipped away with a 38-36 unexpected win.

            Next week the Cougars go on the road for the first time this season as they visit the Slate Mountain Canaries. The Canaries have a strong team this year and are expected to put up a good fight on their home court. The game begins at 4:30 in the Slate Mountain gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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COMMIES CHALLENGE WEST TO “NO WAR” AGREEMENT – RUSSIA’S THIRD SATELLITE FAILS – NORMA TALLMADGE DIES – LAWRENCE & GORME WED

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 Soviet leaders challenge the West to sign a “no-war' agreement and propose an international conference on disarmament. At a joint session of Parliament, Communist Party Secretary Khrushchev dares the West to sign a no-war agreement and decide the future “on the basis of which of our two systems gives its people the best lives”

Russia tries and fails to launch its third space satellite during the NATO conference this week. The Russian rocket blew up just off the ground at the launching center north of the Caspian Sea.

All of Hollywood morns the passing of Norma Tallmadge, the movie star of the 1920’s. She was 60.

Singers Steve Lawrence (21) and Eydie Gorme (25) got married this week. They met four years ago when they were teamed on the Steve Allen Tonight television show.

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12/12/1957

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 12, 1957   Vol. C650

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LOCAL NEWS

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL OPENS IN EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell - Some people in East Farewell feel the Christmas season is not officially started until the town tradition of Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ opens at the Playhouse. This is the sixth year that the play has been produced and performed in East Farewell Playhouse. The play opened on Saturday night to a sold out crowd and will run through January 6th with performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights with a matinee on Saturday afternoon. Playhouse producer, Jed Bernstein, has once again taken the tradition path and presenting the play but this year the lead role of Scrooge is being played by top movie star James Mason. Leo G Carroll, the much beloved Scrooge from all previous productions was unable to play the role this year due to conflicting engagements. Carroll defined the role in the East Farewell production and Mason knew the bar was set very high. In the opening show he rose to the level and many say he surpassed it. The gruff, miserly and downright mean character, well known to everyone who has read the story, was brought to life by Mason and with wonderful makeup and beautiful costume design he was able to bring the character into the minds and hearts of the audience. Once again this year the role of Belle was played by local Natalie Mallard and in a surprising change she also played the role of Mrs. Cratchit. Two completely different characters but in the first show she was able to pull off the character change seamlessly. Other locals filled out the cast with Randle Cross reprising his role as the humble but loving Bob Cratchit and last year’s surprise star little Billy O’Brian who is now 13 once again played Tiny Tim. This year the three ghosts were played by the same person, Douglas Beaufort. As the ghost of Christmas past he was thin, wiry and agile, bounding around the stage with great ease showing Scrooge scenes from his past but as the ghost of Christmas present he came on stage as over-sized, jovial spirit who portrayed a genuine joy for the moment and as the spirit of Christmas future he reverted to the thin side but was completely covered with a gray hooded cape and what appeared to be a black mask totally obscuring his face. He was truly disconcerting and very convincing.

            The East Farewell Playhouse has gained a reputation for the wonderful sets and scenes they have produced for this play. Owners Rick and Julie Davidson have continued with their hard work and fundraising for the Playhouse. This year with the expert guidance from Bernstein they have been able to produce a full slate of very entertaining shows. Rick Davidson even mentioned in an off-the-cuff comment that they may even make a profit this year. Local support for the Playhouse has been very strong since its opening seven years ago and out of town and support has been steadily growing thanks to a strong advertising campaign developed by Julie Davidson. This year’s show is sold out in advance for many shows. This is not unusual, but tickets remain because the Davidson’s have always held back a few tickets for each show so people showing up on show night at the box office are able to enjoy the show. Everyone in town makes sure they have at least one ticket to the show if not several. As usual this is a show not to be missed.

Ghost of Christmas Present and Scrooge 1957

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SPORTS

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COUGARS CLAW BEARS IN OPENER

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East Farewell – The 1957-58 Cougars basketball team started their season on Friday night with a convincing win over the Central Bears, 40-32. This year’s Cougars have a new look having lost highly visible and locally loved seniors, center Wilson Watson and forwards Tom O’Hare and Billy Reilly. The new team has only two seniors, center Dave McGill and returning guard Fergal Conner. McGill played last year as backup to Watson. Filling out the starting five this are forwards Don Tasker and Joey Mitchell and point guard Bobby Fox all juniors. This is not a new team. All the starting five were on the team last year and saw a good bit of action. This team has played together as the squad that would scrimmage last year’s starters during practice, so they are familiar with each other. They started the season with a very strong game and looked sure of themselves and communicated well on the court.

            The game started with the first tip off for both centers, McGill for the Cougars and Dunlap for the Bears. Both boys jumped too soon and came down before the ball was tipped with Dunlap swatting the ball standing flat on the floor. Not a rules violation, just an awkward start. The Bears took advantage of the miscue and guard Don Francis grabbed the ball and raced down the court for a quick score. The Cougars then took over and went on a 12-4 run and took a 23-18 lead into halftime. The Bears made a run early in the second half and were able to take a brief lead 28-26 by employing a well run press and double teaming McGill. The Cougars were able to make adjustments and forwards Tasker and Mitchell were able to step up and make critical baskets and calmly break the press enough that the Bears called it off. By the end of the second half the Cougars had regained control and were ahead, 38-32 with only one minute left. Cougars coach, Charles Wilson, started to clear the bench to give the younger players, all sophomores, a chance to play.  Walter Ferguson, Mack MacKensie, Robby O’Shea played very strong defense but were only able to score once brining the final score to 40-32, Cougars.

            Next week’s game is at home against the Corning Devils. The Devils are one of the teams that that have been picked to be a contender for the league championship. The game begins at 4:15, Friday in the Regional High Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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MID-EAST REASONABLY STABLE – IKE TO GO TO NATO SUMMIT – SUBWAY STRIKE IN NYC

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UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold came home from a seven-day mission to the Middle East, confident that the Arab-Israeli armistice is "reasonably stable”.

President Eisenhower is going to Paris for the NATO summit conference as his doctors pronounce his condition as good.

The second subway strike in 18 months hits New York City and causes thousands commuters to scramble for alternate means of getting to and from work.

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12/5/1957

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 5, 1957   Vol. C649

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LOCAL NEWS

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NEW CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BEDECK TOWN

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East Farewell - Christmastime in East Farewell would not be complete without a Christmas light display along Main Street. Traditionally, the Street has been crossed with lines of lights reaching from the intersection of Lake Shore drive to the town square. This would make for a very festive scene all along the main block of Main Street. This year the lights have been upgraded and raised higher to better accommodate truck traffic along Main Street as well as reach over top the trolley lines. Also, multicolored lights have replaced the single white light which makes for a spectacular tunnel affect down the street.

            “I think this new display is just wonderful,” said Lost Oasis owner, Charles Wence, “many people have come into the Oasis and commented on how beautiful the new display is and how the whole effect on the Street brings out a real Christmas spirit in them.”

            The display was designed by local electric firm, Watson Electric Company. Many volunteers from the senior high school class along with the fire department combined to get the display up and running last week. In spite of the very cold (20°) daytime temperatures the crews worked tirelessly and completed the job with great efficiency. While the tasks called for caution and oversight from professionals the students had great fun and there was a true camaraderie between the professional workers and the student workforce. The display consists of 115 parallel lines running across the street, each line is on a separate circuit so if one line were to short out or burn out the other lines which stay lit. This novel wiring scheme was designed by master electrician Ralph Watson, owner of Watson Electric. “It wasn’t all that difficult to figure out the wiring but with such a great number of individual circuits it became more of a strand placement problem so the whole display would look great and not have wires hanging all over the place,” said Watson after the initial lighting on Sunday night.

            The lighting display is truly a magnificent backdrop for a wonderful Christmas spirit that has embraced East Farewell. Townspeople are strolling down Main Street in the evening and since the sun has been setting early, around 4:30, and the stores have remained open later many people are enjoying the brisk evenings and getting their Christmas shopping done at the same time.

New Christmas lights on Main Street

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SPORTS

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COUGARS END SEASON WITH A WIN

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East Farewell- The Cougars ended their season with a win over the Southport Hawks, 31-21. The season ended with the Cougars winning five, losing three and tying one. The record was much better than anyone thought the team would achieve at the beginning of the season. Most observers thought the Cougars would be experiencing a rebuilding year after losing some of their greatest players to graduation. The young team proved that it was certainly not in a rebuilding mindset and came to play every game. Senior quarterback, Bill Dolan was helped greatly by the very strong running of sophomores, fullback Robbie Blackman and running back Joey Neil. Halfback Billy Riley another senior also contributed to a surprisingly strong running game that carried the Cougars to their victories. Kicker Dave Galloway (Jr) was also instrumental in several of the Cougars wins and set a field goal record for a 41 yard field goal he booted through in the homecoming game against Sun City. Dolan’s passing game improved as the season went on as wide receiver Max O’Hara (So) and tight end Richie McGee (Sr) both help Dolan out of some tight spots.

            The Southport Hawks have struggled in the last three games with injuries to their main running back and several offense of lineman. Having dropped their last two games they were hoping to end the season on a high note but that was not to be. The Cougars, coming off a wild and wacky tie with the Fort Lee Captains last week were loose and in a great frame of mind when they took the field. Galloway kicked off and what may have been the longest kickoff of the season he forced Hawks return man, Joe Flagler, to field the ball at the Hawks 10 yard line. Flagler could have let the ball go and hope that it rolled into the end zone for a touchback but he didn’t and he was tackled at the 18. The Hawks line troubles were evident from the very start. The Cougar’s defense led by Daniel Green consistently overwhelmed the Hawks, forcing Hawks quarterback, Richie Wilson, to force several quick passes and valiantly tries to run for positive yardage. The Hawks were only able to move down the field twice in the first half, once in each quarter but they were able to score on both drives and go into halftime down only 21-14. The Cougars scored their three scores in the first quarter with runs by Blackman and Reilly and a Dolan to McGee screen pass at the end of the first quarter. The second half started with the Cougars taking the opening kickoff and driving down to the Hawks 15 yard line where Dolan dropped a beautiful pass into the arms of wide receiver Max O’Hara in the end of the end zone. After that both teams settled into a defensive battle neither one being able to come close to the opponent’s 10 yard line. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that the Cougars were able to drive down to the Hawks 5 yard line and with almost half the quarter left Galloway kicked a field goal for the final score. The Hawks attempted to mount several more assaults on the Cougars goal line but all fell short and the score ended 31 – 21 in favor of the Cougars.

            Football season in East Farewell has come to an end once again and that can only mean one thing, it is time for Cougars basketball! The basketball season will start next week with an opening game against the Central Bears. The game will be played in the Regional High Gymnasium on Friday night starting at 7:30.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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SPACE NEWS – COMMIES BOAST AND WARN - B-8 BOMBER CRASHES 

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A new effort by the US to fire a baby moon into orbit, possibly this month, is speeding ahead at full strength. The Defense Department dispatches a preliminary report to President Eisenhower on the successful launch of the Vanguard Satellite. An Air Force Thor missile is launched at Cape Canaveral, but the Defense Department later reports the 1,500-mile missile landed short if its target.

A Soviet scientist boasts that Russia had made only two attempts to launch earth satellites and both succeeded. Another Russian expert blames the US failure on "disregard for theoretical research"

The Soviet Union says it is sending notes to all UN members warning that, "The danger of nuclear war has greatly increased".

A B- 8 jet bomber crashes shortly after taking off from Spokane's Fairchild Air Force Base. A mushroom cloud of smoke had many wondering if the plane was carrying nuclear weapons. 8 crewmembers died.

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