EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
1, 1960 Vol. C805
LOCAL
NEWS
IS EAST FAREWELL IN FOR A BIG WINTER?
East
Farewell – A cold blast blew in from the north on Monday and started everyone
thinking about winter. Many people are looking forward to a cold, snowy winter.
They were remembering last winter or more the lack of winter last year. This
cold front did not bring any snow but it completely ended any growing of plants
and flowers that haven’t been protected or moved inside. All the farmers have
long since taken in their harvests but many local, household gardeners have
left their plants for as long as they can and are now faced with ruined
tomatoes, wilted peppers and mushy pumpkins. “I was out last week cutting off
all me green tomatoes and peppers and trying bring in the cucumbers and
squash,” said Mrs. Mallard,
local boarding house owner and avid gardener, “I think some of the tomatoes
will ripen by themselves and the [cuces] (cucumbers) should be alright but I
think the pumpkins have had it. Maybe I can make some pies that would be nice.”
There are a lot of fishermen waiting
and hoping for Lake Charles to freeze up. It barely froze over at all last year
and their tradition of ice fishing was broken because the ice was too thin.
“This early chill is a good sign,” said Al Hertz, local fisherman and ice
fishing fanatic, “I think if this trend keeps up the lake will freeze by
January and the fishing will be able to get going soon after that. I can’t
wait”
Last year has been called the winter
that wasn’t by many. There was negligible snow, only a total of 16 inches, most
in one storm, and the average temperature was 45 degrees, well above the
average of 29. One real sign of winter in East Farewell is when Lake Charles
freezes over and fishermen, hockey players and skaters pour onto the lake
surface for fun and sport. Last year the Lake never completely froze over. Some
parts around the edges froze but there was never enough for support even the
lightest skater and certainly not any of the fishing huts that sat looking
longingly out on the lake. They never made it.
Time will tell with the upcoming
winter season but if this week is any indication the winter will be cold and
hopefully snowy. The long term weather forecast for the region is fairly normal
temperatures throughout the winter with an average of 29, the overall average
for the past five years. “The forecast is getting better and better every year.
We are sending up more weather satellites and there is much more data to
analyze,” said local forecaster, Art Markley, “We are very excited in the
weather industry about all these advances and new insights that we are getting.
It is all very exciting and so helpful in keeping everyone out there informed.”
One place that has enthusiastically embraced the new winter season is Boyle’s department store. Since Santa arrived on Thanksgiving Day the store has continued to increase the seasonal offerings for customers. Shopper can stroll through the new Christmas Trimmings Shop and get ideas and items for their own decorating. Many different wreathes, bows, balls and lights are available to fill almost everybody’s desire for a colorful holiday.
1960 Christmas Trimmings Shop at Boyles Department store
SPORTS
COUGARS HOMECOMING A SUN SHINING DAY
East Farewell – The Cougars had a wonderful
homecoming on Saturday. They faced the Sun City Eagles who, like the Cougars, are
a young team with only two seniors returning from last year. The Cougars were
starting to gain confidence even with a tough loss last week to the Corning
Devils. They were ready to take on the Eagles in front of a packed home crowd
and hit the field running, Mostly end runs and crushing fullback runs up the
center with speedy David Conner scooting around the ends and fullback Charles Robinson
smashing up the center. The first quarter showed the Cougars were superior on
the ground and they were able to run the Eagles back into their own territory
time after time. Finally, as time was running out in the first quarter they
were able to give the ball to Robinson who hit the center, bounce off his lead
tackle, spin and move right through a hole and into the end zone for a score. In
the second quarter the Eagles stepped up their offense and were able to put
together their first sustained drive and move into scoring range at the Cougars
ten. Eagles quarterback, Donny Feller dropped back to pass with Cougar Mitch
Rooney rushing in hard. Feller looked to the end zone and released just as
Rooney hit him. The ball fluttered towards his intended target, Ned Watson but
Cougar defensive end, Sammy Grover saw the errant pass and was able to get in
front of Watson and pick it off. Grover found himself alone in the end zone and
quickly tried to make an exit. He was able to slip around two defenders and
take the ball back out the twenty where Feller made a strong stop and Grover
fell out of bounds. That play galvanized the Cougars and quarterback O’Mara was
able to put his running game back in action. Billy O’Donnell took the majority
of the handoffs in that series but O’Mara did take to the air to change it up
several times in the series. He was able to use his favorite receiver, Albert
Dillon to make great gains and the Cougars moved down to the Eagles fifteen.
With only two minutes left in the half the Cougars tried to run around the outside
but failed. Then they tried up the middle, the Eagles stood strong. It was
third and eight and O’Mara took the snap and dropped back Willie Larson, wide
receiver, darted into the corner of the end zone in front of his defender and
O’Mara looped a perfect drop pass to him for the score. The first half ended
with the Cougars up 14-0.
The
second half started with the Eagles receiving the ball and in an amazing
display of deft footwork and one clever lateral the Eagles took the ball down
to the Cougars seven. It was only a touchdown saving tackle by Sammy Regalia
that stopped the score. The Eagles did not hesitate to build on that momentum
and the very next play Feller dropped back and tossed a short screen to Watson
who scampered in for the score. The extra point was good and the score was
14-7. For the rest of the third quarter the two teams went back and forth. The
quarter ended with the score still 14-7. The fourth quarter started with the
Cougars re-establishing their control and pushed the Eagles back to their own
ten. Sammy Regalia was called in to attempt a field goal with 5 minutes left on
the clock. The ball was teed up and Regalia took his swing, the ball started
toward the goalpost. Eagle linebacker, 6’4” Harold Prince, used his entire height
to leap up and knock the ball down. The live ball rolled around and Eagles
defensive tackle, Daniel Gentile, picked it up and started running with it.
Gentile weighs about 180 pounds and does very little running during the game,
his primary job is rushing the passer. The stunned Cougars quickly recovered
and Mitch Rooney quickly caught Gentile and brought him down on the Eagles 35.
The Eagles took over and drove the Cougars back to their own 30. Feller then
took a chance on second and ten he dropped back and let go with a bomb to
Watson who was wide open on the right side. Watson took the ball into the end
zone and just like that the score was tied at 14 all. There were three minutes
left on the clock. The Cougars were shaken but they set up for the kick-off and
in a questionable decision, the Eagles tried an on-sides kick and the Cougars
were able to fall on the ball on their own 48. O’Mara wasted little time and
drove down to the Eagle 15. Once again, he went to his running game, this time he
handed the ball to David Conner who ran to the edge of the line and sensed an
opening and cut in between two would be tacklers and took the ball into the end
zone for the score. After Regalia’s extra point the score stood at 21-14 with
only 30 seconds left. The Cougars let Regalia kick the ball as far as he could
and the Eagles tried another razzle-dazzle runback but the Cougars were aware
and stopped them on the Eagles 30. With only 10 seconds left the Feller tried
one last bomb to Watson but it was off the mark and fell out of bounds. The
Game ended with Cougars on top 21-14. It was a great game and a wonderful
homecoming for the Cougars. More importantly it showed the Cougars can keep
their composure in difficult circumstances. “This was a real character builder
today,” said coach Burcowitz after the game, “We really came up big in the
perseverance department today and I am very happy with these boys. They did a
great job this afternoon against a very good team.”
The Cougar finish their season on the road next week with an old rival, the Riverview Wildcats on the road. The Wildcats with their girl kicker, Rachel Zorn, beat the Cougars earlier in the season. Playing on the Wildcats home field will be a difficult but they are confident. The game begins on Friday afternoon at 4:00PM on Wildcat Field in Riverview.
NATIONAL NEWS
JACKIE KENNEDY GIVES BIRTH – ABC AIRS NEWS
SHOW ON SUNDAY MORNING – LAST FOUR RADIO DRAMAS AIR – USSR SPACE MISSION IN
TROUBLE – CHRYSLER STOPS DESOTO PRODUCTION
First lady elect, Jacqueline Kennedy gave birth to John F. Kennedy, Jr., at Georgetown University Hospital, 16 days after his father was elected to the presidency of the United States
The ABC television network first broadcast Issues and Answers, a Sunday morning interview show to compete with NBC's Meet the Press and CBS's Face the Nation.
The last four daytime radio dramas—Young Dr. Malone, Right to Happiness, The Second Mrs. Burton and Ma Perkins, all broadcast on the CBS Radio Network—were brought to an end. With more Americans turning from radio listeners to television viewers, the popularity of radio network programs had steadily declined since 1946.
A faint SOS Morse Code signal was allegedly heard from a troubled spacecraft in Earth orbit, suggesting that an unannounced manned Soviet space mission may have failed. The USSR did not acknowledge any problems or even that they had a mission in progress.
Ten days after the Chrysler Corporation announced that it was ceasing production of its DeSoto line of automobiles; the very last DeSoto was built. Chrysler had built an additional 300 after the announcement to fill orders.
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