EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
17, 1959 Vol. C755
LOCAL
NEWS
WARM SPELL THROWS MOTHER NATURE OFF KILTER
East Farewell – The past two weeks have thrown Mother Nature a
curve ball or maybe it is Mother Nature herself doing the fancy pitching. The
temperatures have been hovering in the low 60s, about 15 degrees above normal
for this time of year. The leaves have all fallen from the trees and all the
crops have been harvested but in the past two weeks plants have started to show
sprouts and some flowers have bloomed again. It is highly unusual that this
warmth would hang around this late into the fall. East Farewell has only seen a
slight dusting back at the beginning of the month and a white Christmas looks
to be in jeopardy. Lake Charles is not even
close to being frozen and the ice fishermen are getting a little nervous. “It
may never freeze this year, you really need a couple of months of cold air to
get a good ice bed on the lake. Unless this weather turns completely around I
don’t think there will be enough time for the Lake to freeze up enough for fishing,”
said local fisherman Fred Roman as he stood by the lake shore staring out at
the very wet lake.
Even in town
some restaurants have put tables out like they do in the summer to take
advantage of the warm weather. Many people have been seen strolling in the
evening and the al fresco dining is very appealing. The sunset has moved up to
about 5:15PM so beautiful twilight time is being enjoyed by many people. When
they get off work have been strolling through town and stopping for a bite to
eat. During the days people have been wandering down to the beach and after
school many students have been meeting at the Lakefront Plaza to enjoy the
beautiful views and each other.
“This is a very
unusual temperature inversion that we seem to be stuck in,” said local weather
forecaster, Mel Gordon from WEFR, “If this warm weather keeps up for much
longer there is a good chance that we could have substantial damage to the
local farm fields and the lake will see an unwanted increase in algae growth
which will be very bad for everyone. I have been studying the weather charts
and as far as I can see there is a warm front stuck holding over the Slate
Mountain and it does not seem to be moving. Unless some low front moves down
from the north we could be stuck in this pattern for a long time.”
Normally, East Farewell would be
well into the late fall season with temperatures hanging in the upper 40s and
the town would have seen its first snow with significant accumulation. The lake
waters would have dropped by now to a very chilly 35 to 38 degrees. The
temperature inversion may be a nice respite for the townsfolk but as far as the
natural systems are concerned this could not be much worse. The only thing to
do is wait and hope that the weather will break and winter shows its icy fist.
Late blooms
emerge by Lake Charles
SPORTS
COUGARS FOOTBALL HONORED –
COUGARS BASKETBALL UNDERWAY
East
Farewell – In an unusually timed ceremony the league champion Cougars football
team was honored before the Cougars basketball team took the court in their
opening game against the Central Bears. The Cougars team winning streak
continued, cross-season, as the Cougars basketball won their first game fairly
handily against a good Central Bears team, 40-32. The pre-game ceremony had the
entire Cougars football team on the court as Coach Burcowitz accepted the
League trophy from last year’s winner, coincidentally, Central Bears football
coach, Joe Warden. The football team was given a standing ovation and the
trophy was passed around and each member of the team was able to hold it for a
moment. Then they all took seats in the stands to cheer on the basketball team.
The trophy will be held in Regional High’s trophy case for a year. It will be
passed on to next year’s league champs unless the Cougars repeat.
The
basketball game was much closer than the final score indicated. The Cougars
1959-1960 team, like the football team, has many seniors on it. In fact, the
entire starting five are seniors and have been playing together for three
years. The backcourt is run by Bobby Fox whose partner in crime is the always
deceptive Mack Mackenzie. The center is controlled by James Hawkins. He is
surrounded by the pillars of Don Tasker and Joey Mitchell. Mitchell is said to
have grown another inch this year making him a recorded 6 feet 4 inches. The
three make up the very formidable “Towers of Power” that was always a concern
for opposing teams last year. The bench is also senior heavy with Walter
Ferguson and Robby O’Shea. One of the only underclassmen to make the varsity
bench was the very talented Wendell Williams. This team has high hopes for the
upcoming season.
Things started out slowly, though as
the Bears came to play and started out with a commanding 8-2 lead in the first
five minutes. After a timeout by Coach Wilson the Cougars came back with a
different defense and their offense started to click, at the end of the first
half the score 26-23, Cougars. The second half showed a different Cougars team
as they started to get into groove as Fox and Mackenzie started to take
control. The “Towers of Power” took over inside and the Bears found it harder
and harder to score. Hawkins caught fire in the fourth quarter and rattled off
8 straight points. Bears center, Harold Price fouled out with three minutes
left and Hawkins took advantage and poured in 6 more to end with a team high of
22 points. The Bears played a very good game but the Cougars had too much
talent and once they got in sync were almost unstoppable.
The Cougars stay home next week when
they host the Corning Devils. The Devils are always a strong team and will
present the Cougars with a challenge to keep their winning ways on track. The
game begins in Regional High’s Gymnasium at 7:30PM.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE GETS WARM WELCOME IN ATHENS & PARIS
AND IS HEADING TO SPAIN AND MOROCCO – GANGSTER ”THE TERRIBLE” TOUHY GUNNED DOWN
IN CHICAGO – US JET SETS SPEED RECORD – JUSTICE DEPARTMENT & FTC REACH AGREEMENT ON TV ADS – TWO BROTHERS PRODUCE MECHANICAL HEART IN ILLINOIS
Rousing
welcome as President Eisenhower arrived in Athens. He waved to crowds with King
Paul of Greece as they traveled the 10-mile route into the city. President
Eisenhower then traveled to Africa. He spoke with anti-Communist President
Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia. From Tunis, the President headed to Paris. President
Eisenhower finally arrived in Paris, where he was met by President Charles de
Gaulle. He was set to attend the Western conference there. President Eisenhower
assured French President Charles de Gaulle of U.S intentions to keep armed
forces in Europe for the common defense of its allies. From Paris - the
President began the last leg of his peace mission with stops in Spain and
Morocco December 22.
Gangster Roger
(The Terrible) Touhy is ambushed and killed by five shotgun blasts on the west
side of Chicago. His companion, retired Police Sgt. Walter Miller, a principal
defense witness at Touhy’s trial, was critically wounded…
The
U.S. hits a jet-speed record was clocked at 1520mph, recapturing the record
from Russia. It was accomplished by an Air Force Delta dart interceptor, beating
Russia’s mark at 1,483mph.
The
Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement to
institute criminal prosecution against deceptive television commercials in the
field of food, drugs and cosmetics.
Two
scientist brothers at the University of Illinois in Urbana, produce a mechanical
heart that may add years of useful life to humans. The brothers, William and
Francis Fry said that once installed, the heart is sealed within the chest
cavity and the opening is healed. Only the wires for connection to small
batteries protrude from the body. Batteries may be strapped to the leg.
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