EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, October
30, 1958 Vol. C696
LOCAL
NEWS
SWAMP GAS OR ALIENS OR GHOSTS?
East Farewell – The advent of Halloween brought out the scary
tales and strange sighting over last week. The warm days and cold nights
brought some strange sightings across the region, especially over Lake Charles
and the swampy areas at the north end of the lake. Since the national
announcement of the recent UFO sightings being attributed to “swamp gas” many
locals have reported seeing similar occurrences out near a swampy expanse of
Lake Charles that is near the beach that is owned by N.U.D.E., the organization
that runs a nudist camp on the Lake. The camp is all but closed down for the
season but local president, Frank Logan, lives on the grounds year round. “I
have seen some strange lights out across the lake that looked like they were
coming from the swamp but I thought they were just reflections from the full
moon. Then I heard that some folks had seen moving lights coming from the same
place. I went out and took a picture but I don’t know, it could be something
interesting,” said Mr. Logan by phone when contacted by this reporter.
Reports from
several different sources say they saw several glowing blobs that seemed to
rise up out of the swamp area and climb into the sky then move off in the sky
to the west. There have been reports of alien sighting outside town before but
this is the first report of anything coming out of the lake.
“Why were people up there anyway? I
think they were hoping to get a last peek at those nudists. That is what I
think,” said Mrs. Mallard, local
boarding house owner.
Many
people are dismissing the claims as a pre-Halloween stunt to try and build up
excitement for the holiday evening. Traditionally, Regional High School seniors
have played ghostly pranks and wore grizzly costumes throughout town on
Halloween night. There has always been a great turnout of youngsters trick or
treating and the intermingling of the two has always been interesting, to say
the least. For the most part the sightings are being taken with a grain of salt
due to the date but Chief of Police George Meehan has said there will be an
investigation out at the swamp area.
Frank Logan’s
picture of unidentified swamp lights
SPORTS
COUGARS LOSE A CLOSE ONE
Slate Mountain – The Cougars came up short on Saturday against
an extremely talented Slate Mountain team that was boosted by a hometown crowd
that was celebrating Homecoming. The Canaries were early favorites in the
league standings and they lived up to their billing. In the first quarter the
Canaries moved the ball up and down the field but were only able score once
with an end run around the left side by halfback Angelo Fannelli. The Cougars
were held to only three first downs in the first quarter but their defense
stood strong in spite of spending most of their time on the field stopping the
powerful Canaries offense. The second quarter saw the Cougars start to move on
offense with less than a minute left quarterback; Kevin Dugan was able follow a
host of Cougar linemen and fullback Robby Blackman right up the middle for a
four yard score. Unfortunately for the Cougars the Canaries scored again in the
second and the halftime score stood at 14-7 Canaries.
The second half
started off fast for the Cougars who took the kickoff and drove down the field
and Joey Neil was able to scoot around the end for a real quick score that
caught the Canaries off guard. The Canaries came right back and scored on the
very next procession. The rest of the third quarter went back and forth with no
other scores. The fourth quarter exploded with the Canaries scoring within the
first minute and the Cougars battling back to score midway through the quarter.
Both offenses were clicking and both defenses were rising to meet the
challenges. The clock was ticking down within two minutes and the score was
tied 21 all and the Canaries drove down to the Cougars 25 and with 1:49 left on
the clock the Canaries set up for a fourth and three and called a timeout. The
Canaries senior kicker, Rolando Genardi, who was also a star soccer player for
the Canaries league leading soccer team, came on the field. The ball was
snapped, the ball was placed perfectly and Genardi booted the ball straight
through the uprights with 10 yards to spare. The Cougars tried to throw two
long bombs but both fell incomplete and the game ended, 24-21 Canaries.
The Cougars
played a very strong game against an even stronger Canaries team that proved
they deserve the high league rankings they were given earlier. The Cougars go
on the road again next week when they visit the Central Bears, another tough
team. The game begins at 1:00PM on Saturday in Central Bears Football Stadium.
NATIONAL NEWS
DEMS GAIN IN CONGRESS – KHRUSHCHEV DEMANDS
END OF BERLIN OCCUPATION – POPE JOHN XXIII CROWNED
Democrats gained authority in the eighty-sixth Congress
starting in January as the GOP’s strength is reduced in the House. California
elects Edmund G. Brown as its next Governor defeating Senator William Knowland.
In New York – Nelson Rockefeller triumphs over incumbent Averell Harriman for
governorship, Harriman was seeking a second term.
Premier Khrushchev demands and end to the four- power
occupation of Berlin and hints that the Soviet Union is ready to free itself of
treaty obligations to the west. State Department Press Chief Lincoln White says
that none of the four powers can walk out on the occupation agreement on its
own and that the Western three powers are prepared to fight to defend the
freedom of West Berlin.
Pope John XXIII is
crowned the 262nd Pope at St Peter’s Square
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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