EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, January
14, 1960 Vol. C759
LOCAL
NEWS
WINTER FINALLY ARRIVES – WITH
GUSTO
East
Farewell – What a difference a week makes. Just last week people were walking
down Lakeshore Drive in shirtsleeves and even some shorts. Yesterday there was
only a few people out on the drive and those that who ventured out were bundled
up in heavy coats, hats and gloves. The temperature dropped over the weekend by
an eye-popping 45 degrees and then on Monday night it dropped another 10
degrees. Gusting winds added to the cold feel and heavy clouds made Mother
Nature’s announcement of the beginning of winter all the more emphatic. The
only thing missing is snow but extended forecast predict some accumulation by
next week. While the changes have been swift and severe they were not
unexpected and for many not unwanted. “I’m kind of glad that the cold finally
arrived,” said Natalie
Mallard outside the Lost Oasis Bar on Main Street, “I was getting a
little concerned about the long summer, I love summer, but
this was getting out of control.”
East Farewell has never
seen weather this warm this late into winter. The last time there was a
snowless New Year was 1919. Since the sudden change last week the average
temperature for the month has been dropping with every day as the chilly
weather hangs on. The town has been getting prepared for winter since just
after Thanksgiving and Town Council President Tom Connelly is very confident
that every department is prepared, “We have the plows all ready to go and we
have tons of sand and salt piled up in the depot yard. Our routes are planned
and all our workers are ready for the overtime (laughing).”
It is not a question of if the snow
will come, it is a question of when and how much. The very cold temperatures
and gusting winds have already started to freeze Lake Charles and many ice
fishermen and checking daily for the go ahead to get out on the ice. It will
probably be at least another week before they will be allowed to make their way
out there. Many huts have already appeared on the shore of the lake. As soon as
they get to OK they will just slide the huts out to their favorite spot and get
fishing.
Ice huts on Lake Charles
last year
SPORTS
COUGARS DEMOTE THE CAPTAINS
Fort Lee – The Cougars bounced back after their tough
loss to the Riverview Wildcats with a win over the Fort Lee Captains, 42-36 on
Friday night in the newly renovated Fort Lee High School Gymnasium. The
Captains have done well so far this year, their 2-2 record belies their talent
and team coordination, but the Cougars came in looking to rebound from their
first loss. The game started like many of the Cougars games this year with
center, James Hawkins, establishing himself in the center and forwards, Tasker
and Mitchell setting up strong support. Bobby Fox and Mack Mackenzie were in
charge of the back court and the Cougars jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the first
seven minutes. The Captains were not going to roll over though; they called a
timeout and came back with a new defense and a better passing offense. They
were able to tie the game by halftime at 24 apiece.
The
second half saw the Captains start off pressing the Cougars and causing some
disorder in the Cougars offense. Captain’s guards, David Sanders and Freddy
Burkhardt, did an outstanding job of closing down the Cougars in bounds and were
able to give the Captains a 32-28 lead with six minutes left. Coach Wilson had
seen enough and called a timeout. He turned the offense around, putting Hawkins
up front and let Mitchell and Tasker move outside. This opened the middle for
Fox and Mackenzie to use their ball handling skills top drive in for scores.
They also used Hawkins to break the press. That was so effective that the
Captains abandoned it with three minutes left. By then, though, things had
changed substantially, the Cougars had retaken the lead and didn’t look back.
After Captains guard, Sanders fouled out Mackenzie and Fox took over completely
scoring 8 points in a row. The Captains had run out of steam and the Cougars
walked away with a win, 42-36.
Next week the Cougars are
still on the road as they head over to Southport to battle the Hawks. The game begins at 4:00 in
the Southport Gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE FORECASTS BUDGET SURPLUS – TRIESTE DIVES
TO +4.5 MILES IN PACIFIC – NIXON IS RUNNING FOR PREZ – PHILADELPHIA FALLS TO #4 IN POPULATION
– IKE IS MAN OF THE DECADE
President
Eisenhower tells Congress he forecasts a $200 million federal surplus this June
30, in spite of the long steel strike and reveals he will submit a balanced
$79.8 billion budget for fiscal 1961 with a surplus of $4.2 billion to reduce
the national debut.
The
U.S. Navy’s bathyscaph Trieste dives more than 4 ½ miles into the Pacific Ocean for a new world’s record. Two men, a
Navy submarine officer and a Swiss scientist, rode in the craft when it sank to
24,000 ft. off Guam yesterday.
Its
official - Vice President Richard Nixon is in the running for the Republican
nomination for President, as he agrees to run in three state primaries this
week. He'll run in the Oregon, Ohio and New Hampshire primaries.
The
city of Philadelphia finally concedes it is #4 in population - recently
outpaced by Los Angeles. Philly - with its 127 square miles falls to #4 from #3
with 2,207,200 persons. Los Angeles, with its 451 square miles, now has
2,397,500 persons…
In
a recent Word Gallup Poll – President Eisenhower is chosen as
man of the decade. The follow-ups in order were Premier Khrushchev, Sir Winston
Churchill, Premier de Gaull, and Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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