EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, March
20, 1958 Vol. C664
LOCAL
NEWS
FLOWER SHOW CLOSES WITH A BIG
SELL OFF
East Farewell – It was a fabulous ending to a truly wonderful
mid-winter spring break. The 1958 Flower Show closed with
a great new addition, The Big Sell-off. Flower Show Chairwoman, Donna
Silverman, came up with the idea and got almost every displayer, florist and
vendor to join in the last but, now known, not least event in what is turning
out to be the most successful Flower Show ever. On Monday the final event got
underway at 7:00AM sharp. The early start was to try to accommodate the folks
that had to report for work. The felt banners were pulled aside right at 7 and
the waiting line streamed in. Some people knew exactly what they wanted and
headed right over to the spots to begin bargaining with the vendors for their
remaining wares. Others just seemed to want one last look at the stunning
displays, bright colors and sweet fragrances. The whole place was cleared out
by 1:00PM the tent was taken down by Tuesday afternoon. The 1958 Flower Show
was in the books.
The only
remaining items were the small trophies that were given out for many of the
outstanding efforts that were shown this year. This year Best Bloom went to
local florist, Dale Garner from Garner’s Garden. Her giant arrangement of cone
hydrangea, irises, and orchards took everyone’s breath away. She actually made
three and was able to sell one at the Sell-Off. The Most Original went to a
truly original mix of wild flowers and evergreens with holly, berries and a
stunning red rose prepared by The Outdoor Shop in East Farewell. The Most Majestic
award went to a huge arrangement by Bill’s Flowers from nearby Fort Lee. It
stood almost eight feet tall and was woven Mandevilla , climbing Lilac Solanum, Climbing Hydrangea and Clematis
Archway. The Happiest Spring Sense was claimed by Doris Darling, a local from
East Farewell. Finally the Grand Prize went to East Farewell’s own Beverly’s
Blooms on Main. Her fabulous combination of roses, orchids, ferns, lilies and
fun daisies all arranged spread out over a water outline of Lake Charles, East
Farewell’s main attraction. All
of the awards were presented Sunday evening in a wonderful ceremony hosted by
The Flower Show Committee and the MC was Miss Silverman who as it turns out has
a very respectable stage presence. The other awards were only citations but
carried with them a great deal of recognition and bagging rights. The Funniest
went to Fun with Flowers from Bear Creek, a whimsical display of daisies,
violets and wild flowers that made everyone smile. The Most Fragrant was a
stunningly sweet smelling bouquet of Evening
stock, Four-o'clock rimmed with very pungent
Flowering tobaccos. The
weirdest went to a water display that was a bit of a contraption that included
a waterwheel that was intended to irrigate a row of blooming roses but instead was kicked by a
mechanical cow, swung over and poured its drain on a snoozing farmer who then
woke up startled and fired his shotgun in the air. The farmer, the shotgun, the
firing and the cow were just ingenious mechanical devices from the incredible
mind of local inventor Dr. Quigley E. Dandridge. It
was an amazingly weird, fun and whimsical display that was genuinely loved by
all.
The 1958
Flower Show was a wonderful event that had
people talking all through town as to what next year will bring. The
anticipation can almost be tasted. Miss Silverman said she is already starting
to put together the committee and taking ideas for a theme. The town can’t
wait.
1958 Flower Show Grand Prize
Winner
SPORTS
COUGARS END SEASON WITH A CLOSE WIN
East Farewell – The Cougars ended their season with a win over their
arch rival, the Slate Mountain Miners, 48-46. The game was as close as the
final score with the lead changing hands no less than 12 times throughout the
game. The Miners who are ranked second wanted to
win the game and go into the playoffs tied for first, but the Cougars came to
the game wanting to win and move into second place for the playoffs. The
Cougars were able to keep the Miners potent offense in check with very tight
defense and a surprisingly effective press that threw the Miners off their game.
The Cougars went all out and kept the press up for almost three quarters of the
game. They imposed it after the 12 minute mark of the first half once the
Cougars had secured the largest lead of the game, 20-14. The Miners struggled
at first but were able to work their very talented guard and forwards,
especially guard Joey O’Hanlon, to break through the press and crawl back to
28-28 tie at the half. During that time they actually were able to take a brief
lead, 24-22, after the Cougars had gone ice cold shooting-wise, missing 8 of
their 10 shoots.
The
second half was a little more wide open, but not much. The Cougars came out
with their press intact, but the Miners had adjusted and were able to penetrate
again and again. O’Hanlon was able to keep the Cougars guessing by using fake
passes, ingenious dribbling and smart court movements to score the team and
game high of 18 points. He was nearly matched by Cougar’s guard, Bobby Fox with
15 points and Cougar’s center, Dave McGill, with 12. As the second half
progressed the lead went back and forth and came down to the last minute with
the Miners leading by two when Fox was able to bat a bounce pass away from
O’Hanlon with Cougar’s other guard, Fergal Conner, picking it up and racing in
for the quick score and the tie. With the press still in place, but the Cougars
visibly wearing thin, the Miners tried a long in-bounds pass to center, Frank
McGraw. McGraw was able to extend his 6’4” frame and grab the high pass only to
come down into as swarm of swatting Cougars. He was able to dish off the ball
to a circling O’Hanlon who drove towards the basket only to be met by the
pillar of McGill. O’Hanlon stopped short and tried a fade back shot over
McGill. The shot got by McGill but clanked off the rim where Cougar forward,
Don Tasker made an easy rebound. Tasker passed out to Conner who tried to take
it down court but ran into McGraw. Conner alertly passed off to a trailing Fox
who was able to drive down and make beautiful layup to give the Cougars a 48-46
lead that would stand as the final as the Miners were unable to get a shot off
in the last four seconds.
The
playoff will begin next week and the schedule will be built early next week.
With this win it is expected that the Cougars will move into second place while
the Miners will remain in first place but tied with Corning. The Schedule of
the 2 week playoffs will be posted as soon as it arrives.
NATIONAL NEWS
ORDINARY & NECESSARY EXPENSE OK BY THE
IRS – 24 DIE IN BUILDING FIRE IN NYC – ELVIS WONDERS WHAT TO DO – JUNE LOCKHART
TO DIVORCE
The Supreme Court rules unanimously
that “ordinary and necessary expenses” of operating an illegal bookmaking
business may be deducted for Federal income tax purposes.
24 persons die in a flash fire in a
textile building on Broadway in New York City, near Hudson Street. The blaze
began when a textile-drying oven exploded. After the blaze was extinguished
hours later, fireman actually found two persons alive in the burned building.
One was a woman who had taken refuge in a metal box. Water from streaming hoses kept the box cool,
keeping her alive. The other – a man, hugging the floor, had shielded himself
from the flames and smoke.
Just over a week away from entering the
Army, Elvis Presley (22) says he doesn’t know what duties he’ll have when he’s
inducted: “I haven’t talked to anyone about it. I’ll do what they ask.”
Actress June Lockhart (mom on Lassie) is divorcing Dr John Francis Maloney - a New York physician. The actress said
her husband drank to excess and stayed away from home several nights a week.
Many,
many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this
section of the East Farewell News.
