EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, March
13, 1858 Vol. C663
LOCAL
NEWS
1958 FLOWER SHOW IS A BIG
BLOOMER
East Farewell – The 1958 East Farewell Flower Show opened on
Friday March 7 under a huge tent erected on the Fairgrounds. The opening was
preceded by a “Sneak Preview” Black Tie Dinner that was attended by some very
special invitees, sponsors and participating florists. The last cold day of the
winter are stubbornly clinging on but inside the tent spring was blooming all
over. The 67 florists taking part this
year is a record for participants and a very happy note for Miss Donna
Silverman, Flower Show Main Committee leader, who almost singlehandedly brought
the Flower Show back from East Farewell’s history scrapheap. The Flower Show
was cancelled two years ago when then chairwoman, Monica Shippensburg, became
romantically involved with a ne’er-do-well named Romando
who either stole or was given the entire Flower Show budget by Miss
Shippensburg. Romando
disappeared and has never been seen again. Miss Shippensburg took
responsibility for the crime and was sentenced to house arrest and promised the
make restitution. She has been faithful in her repayment plan and was just
released from house arrest two months ago. Ironically, she was the only person
injured when Lou’s Deli blew up just last month. She was struck in the head
with a flying ham hock while walking down Main Street for the first time in two
years.
The new Flower
Show opened officially Friday, March 7th and will run until Monday,
March 17th. A new and exciting addition to the show was the extra
day (Monday) that Miss Silverman added to hold a big sell-off of all the
remaining blooms and plants to the public. “These florists don’t necessarily
want to carry all this stuff home and they would love to turn it over to the
public and make a couple of dollars in the mean time,” said Miss Silverman when
asked to explain the extra day event.
The displays,
of course are the hit of the show. Many florists and contributors have set up
beautiful displays, many with water features, walls and some had actual
structures built. Imagination ran wild with the displays and originality and
magnificence were the key words used to fuel the displays. It would take almost
an entire day to wander through the entire show and soak up all beautiful
scenes and smells. Turnout is expected to reach record levels. In the first
days the floor has been flooded and there have even been lines at the entry
areas as people line up early before the gates open. The cold weather does not
seem to deter the flower loving public.
Mark your
calendars and make sure you find time to visit the 1958 East Farewell Flower
Show. You won’t be disappointed and you certainly don’t want to miss it.
1958 East
Farewell Flower Show
SPORTS
COUGARS SWAT DOWN HAWKS
East Farewell- The Cougars were able to extract a bit of revenge
on the Southport Hawks besting them 56-50 in their game on Friday night.
Earlier in the season the Hawks dominated the Cougars in a one sided game that
the Hawks handily won, 50-46. Friday’s game was completely different. The
Cougars have grown throughout the season. The young team has overcome some
difficulties like losing their center for four games and having to work with new
forwards and a young backcourt. Center, Dave McGill is getting stronger every
game after his comeback three weeks ago and he was showing a new and improved
understanding of his position. He was able control the middle of the court
against one of the better centers in the league. Southport’s Bobby Thomas is
considered by many to be the second best in the league but after Friday’s game
McGill is giving him a run for his money. McGill was able to grab 15 rebounds,
assist in 12 points and score 14. Thomas was able to garner 16 rebounds but
only had 6 assists and was held to 10 points.
The game was
not the lopsided affair that previous game was. In the first half the lead went
back and forth and there was no more than a 6 point difference but in the
second half the Cougars were able to build a 10 point lead at one point and the
Hawks were unable to generate a strong enough offense to get back into the
game. With only 1 minute left the Hawks made their last run and were able to
close the gap back fell six points short. The Cougars win puts them in third
place in the league all alone. They will finish off their season next week at
home against the Slate Mountain Miners. The game will begin at 4:300 in the
Regional High Gymnasium
NATIONAL NEWS
21 GUN SALUTE FOR MONACO’S NEW HEIR –
BATISTA SUSPENDS CIVIL RIGHTS IN CUBA – CASTRO ISSUES ULTIMATUM – DICK CLARK IS
WORKING HARD AND LOVING IT
In Monaco - a 21-gun salute sounds at
the arrival of a baby boy - heir to the throne - for Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly.
President Batista of Cuba suspends civil rights throughout the revolt-torn country, only to see his entire
22-member Cabinet walk out. Batista immediately names a new Cabinet. Cuban rebel leader Fidel Castro issues a 22-point
ultimatum from his mountain headquarters for President Fulgencio Batista to
resign by April 5. In the letter, Castro said a “fight to the finish” would be
launched by his guerrilla fighters and by a band of roving terrorists
everywhere, beginning on that date.
Dick Clark - idol of
teenagers everywhere since his Philadelphia
dance show “Bandstand” went national last August, does a lot of television. The
show airs from 3:00 to 3:30 and 4 to 5pm eastern on ABC, but he also does an
hour-long local version over WFIL-TV (Channel 6) from 2:30 to 3:00pm, and 3:30
to 4:00pm - for a grand total of two-and-a-half hours each weekday afternoon.
As if that weren’t enough, Clark drives to New York for a half-hour version of
the program on Monday Nights. “A small part of my mail - about 1%, comes from
people who don’t like the present trend in popular music. If you don’t like it,
there’s not much anybody can do about it. It’s like trying to change someone’s
taste in salad dressing. Some prefer Roquefort; others can’t stand it.” Clark
resides in Drexel Hill, PA with his wife and their one-year-old son, Richard.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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