EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, June 11,
1959 Vol. C728
LOCAL
NEWS
1959 SENIORS LEAVE WITH A BLAZE
East
Farewell – The graduating class from Regional High School received their
diplomas last Friday and after they marched out of the auditorium almost all
marched straight down to the beach in front of Lakefront Plaza for a giant
bonfire and cookout. Some were still in their caps and gowns but most had
changed somewhere along the way. Many families made the mile and a half walk
down Lake Shore
Drive on
the beautiful evening and some of the folks brought picnic baskets to feed the
masses. A surprise greeted everyone as the local restaurant Lost
Oasis set up some outdoor booths and gave out sandwiches and soft drinks.
An anonymous donor paid for treats. After the sun set, around 7:30, a prebuilt
pile timber was set ablaze and for the next three or so hours everyone wandered
around, danced and just sat and watched the enormous fire on the beach.
The 1959 graduating class was the
largest in Regional High history with a total of 207. They are also the class
with the highest number of members going on to higher education. Out of the
207, 174 students have been accepted at a four year program. The wide array of
different schools represented in the senior choices show the many different
choices this class has made. From big city schools to small rural institutions,
from Ivy League to state schools there seemed to be a place for everyone. Other
members of the class have chosen to immediate work path with several joining
the Iron Works. Wherever they go they go with the best wishes of the entire
East Farewell town family and as they all watched the giant bonfire burn they
were starting the summer of their
lives.
1959 Senior Beach
Bonfire
SPORTS
CAT’S ‘CAT’ CLAW TRAVELERS
Ondita
– The Ondita Cougars sent their ace Sam “Cat” Caterno to the mound in an effort
to stop the Travelers. Caterno was superb and living up to his nickname he was
sly, quick and crafty. He struck out 12 Travelers on his way to a 4-2 win for
the Cougars. The Travelers tried to match by sending their fastballer, Buzz
“The Burner” Barnet. Barnet did not throw a bad game he struck out 6 and held
the Cougars to only nine hits but the rest of the team was unable to come up
any offense other than one run in the sixth with back to back doubles by Watson
and Cloos and a final run in the eighth by two more hits by Francis and Dunham.
The game started with Caterno striking out the first four Travelers. Barnet was
not far behind, retiring the first six Cougars. The Cougars got on the board in
the third and they seemed to figure out Barnet by the sixth when they tacked on
three runs to pretty much seal the win.
This ended the Travelers two game
winning streak and it was also the last game on a seemingly endless road trip.
They haven’t played as many road games in a row since they were the “real”
Travelers back in 1949 when they didn’t have a home field and played all their
games on the road. The Travelers return home next week when the play an evening
game against the Bedford Bears and “Howlin’” Frank Fowler. The Travelers are
hoping that the hometown crowd will pick them up and get them back on the
winning track. The game begins a 7:30PM at the Travelers Stadium.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE FROWNS ON SUMMIT PROSPECTS
– US WILL PROTECT WEST BERLIN – US PLANE ATTACKED BY MIGS – EARL LONG SENT TO
HOSPITAL
President
Eisenhower takes a dim view of prospects for a summit meeting – that prospects
are no brighter than a fortnight ago, due to Soviet “unreadiness” to discuss
anything promising at Geneva.
The
State Department says The United States pledges anew to protect “the courageous
people of West Berlin from Communist pressure.” Secretary of
State Christian Herter returns to Washington and reports that what
Russia really wants is to pull West Berlin into the Iron Curtain and extend Red
influence over all Germany.
A
U.S. Navy patrol plane is attacked by two Soviet built MIG jet fighters over
the Sea of Japan. The tail gunner was seriously wounded.
Sheriff’s
deputies haul a cursing, fist-swinging Gov. Earl K. Long to a Louisiana
State mental hospital. Doctors say the 63-year-old governor of Louisiana
is suffering from paranoia schizophrenia - delusions of persecution.
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