EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, June 9,
1960 Vol. C780
LOCAL
NEWS
STUDENTS PUT ON
East
Farewell – The Regional High School Drama Club opened the Summer Student Drama
Program on Friday night with a rousing presentation of the hit musical show,
“Oklahoma”. The show also was the senior play for the Regional High Senior
Class. While the Drama club “produced” the show most of the entire senior class
was involved in one way or the other. This show was held in the school
auditorium but the rest of the shows in the Summer Student Drama program will
be presented in the Playhouse. The program will put on two more shows over the
summer giving the students some summer recreation and let them get some real
experience in the theater world. Rick and Julie Davidson, owners of the
Playhouse, created the program two years ago and have been the driving force
along with producer, Jeb Bernstein, ever since.
The student show of Oklahoma was a
fairly faithful adaptation of the smash Broadway hit and contained all the
favorite songs like “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” and “Surrey with the Fringe
On Top” The leads were played by seniors, Jeff Reynolds, Francine Williams,
Billy O’Malley and Janie Doherty playing Curly McCain, Laurey Williams, Jud
Fry, and Ado Annie Carnes respectively. Local celebrity, Natalie
Mallard took the role of Aunt Eller. “I would have loved to play Ado, but I
am a little too old. I would have loved that part though, if I was only five
years younger,” Mallard laughed as she talked to the press after the first
show.
The show opened Friday night to a
sold out audience and received several standing ovations at the end. All the
players were excellent and all played their roles right in tune with the spirit
of the play. They all were full voiced and the pit band, made up of local
musicians both student and others, was superb. The show will run for a week and
have two shows on Saturday and a closing performance on Sunday evening. This is
a highlight for the early summer season and should not be missed.
Regional High Seniors whoop
it up in Oklahoma
SPORTS
“CAT” IS FINALLY DECLAWED
Ondita – The Travelers went in to Ondita hoping for
a chance to beat their nemesis, Steve “Cat” Caterno. He has had his way with
them for the past three years, winning 6 out of their last 7 meetings. This was
the first meeting this season and the Travelers were enjoying a 3 game winning
streak. Their pitching has been magnificent and their offense has been solid.
Danny Lane took the mound for the Travelers and Caterno threw for the Cougars.
Both pitchers started out strong by striking out each side in the first inning.
The Travelers were able to catch up to Caterno in the second when his curve
ball started to lose its movement. Johnny Cloos was able to drive a double into
left field and Joey Brown was able to bring him home with another double into
right. Lane kept the Cougars off the scoreboard until the sixth when Tommy Del
Rico hit a ball into the left corner and slid in for a triple. Mario Termini
drove him in with a single after Lane walked Rialto. Lane was able to get out
of the inning without any further damage but the score was tied. Things changed
in the seventh the Travelers really got a hold of Caterno’s fastball as Dunham,
Watson and Cloos all got hits. The big hit was Johnny Cloos smashing a low and
outside fastball over the right field wall diving in Dunham and Watson. In the
eighth the Travelers were to add one more by getting two more hits. Lane was
able to keep the Cougars off the board but did allow three scattered hits and
two walks. He was able to strike out the last batter to end the game and the
Travelers were able to leave town with a 3-1 win. The Travelers came away with
nine hits against Caterno, by far the most they have ever got against him. “I
think we figured him out tonight, for this game anyway. He is very good and I
would never underestimate him. He is always tough,” said Sam Fowler, Travelers
manager after the game.
The
Travelers stay on the road next week when they face another nemesis, “Howlin”
Frank Fowler and Bear Creek Cubs in Bedford. The game starts at 1:30 in Bear
Creek Park.
NATIONAL NEWS
ROCKEFELLER CHALLENGES NIXON TO DEBATE –
NIXON ANSWERS ON TV – CASTRO ORDERS OIL COMPANIES TO REFINE COMMIE OIL – IKE
OFF ON PACIFIC GOOD-WILL TRIP
Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller of New York challenges Nixon to speak out on major issues
prior to the Republican National Convention. Rockefeller charged, “Those
now assuming control of the Republican Party have filed to make clear where this
party is heading and where it proposes to lead the nation”
Vice
President Nixon offered to answer on television, any questions that Gov.
Rockefeller wished to put to him on his views, but he pointed out that debate
between the two men would be “improper” unless the Governor becomes an
announced candidate.
Fidel
Castro orders three oil companies – one American and one Dutch-British, to
refine Soviet crude in their Cuban plants or suffer confiscation. In a
televised speech, he announced as treason their refusal to handle the oil he is
buying from the Soviet Union with Cuban sugar.
President
Eisenhower takes off on a two-week Pacific good-will trip. His first stop is
Alaska, then the Philippines. He’s planning a trip to Japan, but anti-U.S.
riots in Tokyo could change some of those plans. Over 150,000 march through
downtown Tokyo in the most massive display of left-wing strength ever in that
city.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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