1/25/1951

 

 EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 25, 1951   Vol. C293

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LOCAL NEWS

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SLEIGH RIDES ARE A BIG HIT IN TOWN

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East Farewell – The snow covered streets of town set the stage for a new tradition to take hold last week as Bob and Diane Taylor from the Swinging Gate Ranch hitched up a team of horses to their sleigh and drove them through town . They pulled up to the Square by the Lake and gave rides around town to many people who gathered when they saw the horses coming down Main Street. The Taylor’s got the idea when they were visiting town and saw that the streets were still covered with snow. The streets were passable and a few cars ventured down the streets during the day but after the sun set, around 4:30, the streets were empty. People would walk through town but traffic was basically nonexistent. Main Street was wide open and Lakeshore Drive was empty. The Taylors drove into town with their beautiful 1908 Portland Cutter built by the C.P. Kimball Company. The large sleigh could hold six people and the Taylors could sit on the front seat and drive the team. The gave rides up Lake Shore Drive, across some back trails and then down Main Street to complete a loop. The entire trip took about 10 to 15 minutes and the Taylors would initiate singing Christmas carols along the way. The sleigh rides were so popular that the Taylors set up a signup sheet on the Lakefront Square. Every night for the past two weeks the Taylors have given out rides from about 5:30 until around 8:00 and they have not had a line waiting. People would generously tip the Taylors and would bring carrots and sugar for the horses. “We just love riding through town and giving everyone a little winter joy,” said Bob Taylor from his perch in front of his sleigh, “The folk seem to really like it and with the streets covered we can easily slide down the Main Street and there isn’t any traffic so that is great. Some folks have even started using us for a little public transit, getting from place to another. That’s okay, though, we like doing it. It seems we will only be able to do this for a little bit more. The weather has been getting warmer and it won’t be long before we can’t ride the sleigh on the streets but we will keep going as long as we can.”
            The weather is getting warmer and the snow on the street is melting. If the snow is not covering the street the sleigh can’t ride. So as soon as even one section becomes clear the fun will be over. It will be remembered as a wonderful time while it lasted. Many will look forward to the next snow storm and the reappearance of the Taylor’s sleigh and horse team.

 

Bob Taylor drives his sleigh down Main Street

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SPORTS

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COUGARS GET REVENGE ON THE WILDCATS

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East Farewell – The Cougars did not have to search their memories to recall their last meeting with the Riverview Wildcats. It was just two weeks ago and they certainly did not forget the outcome. The Wildcats slipped by the Cougars 42-40 with a last second shot by their ace point guard, Dominic Manzi. This time the Cougars were not going to let that happen again. The Cougars started out with a strong defense, focusing especially on Manzi and Wildcat center, John Hagan. They also came out pressing the inbounds plays and were fairly successful leading to a first half lead of 24-18. Cougar’s backcourt of Teddy Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch continued to improve their gamesmanship and ball handling skills. Together they had 16 of the team’s 24 points, 8 points apiece.

            The second half saw the Wildcats try to come back which has become their trademark play, but they were stymied by the Cougars continued strong defense. Cougar’s center, Bill Donahue showed a strong presence in the center and was able to direct a lot of the second half offense. He was able to score 8 points but more importantly he had 16 assists throughout the game. Using his superior height he was able to not only see the floor better he was able to pass the ball over the heads of some of the smaller players. The Cougars controlled the game and by the end Coach Wilson was able to give some of the bench players some playing time. Joey Fox, Charlie Cox and Shamus McKean were able to get to play and both Fox and Cox scored. The Cougars were able to extract some revenge on the Wildcats with a commanding 49-38 win and even up their series. They will face each other once again towards the end of the season. Next week the Cougars will face the Fort Lee Captains at home. The game is a Saturday game and will start at 1:30 in the High School Gymnasium. 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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ALLIES 17 MILES FROM SEOUL – TIGHT SECURITY BLACKOUT IMPOSED – MACARTHUR’S BIRTHDAY COMING UP – ED SULLIVAN INKS 5 YEAR DEAL – SHIRLEY TEMPLE TURNS DOWN $15,000 TV DEAL

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A tight security blackout is clamped on the whole Korean front by the U.S. 8^th Army. Reports say the Allies are now 17 miles from Seoul. United Nations forces probe along the entire Korean front, alert for an expected new Communist offensive. Red China has rejected a U.N. cease-fire plan. 

Next week, Gen MacArthur will celebrate his 71^st birthday. It’ll be a brief ceremony at his home in Tokyo, where he will receive the customary surprise handmade gift from his son, Arthur. So far, Korea is going as well as expected, as MacArthur’s armies have had to pull back. A pull back required by the tremendous flood of Chinese manpower across Korea.

Ed Sullivan inks a new five-year deal with CBS as star and co-producer of “Toast of the Town” which guarantees him a minimum take of $75,000 on a 50-week per year basis. 

Shirley Temple reported retirement from show biz looks more definite as the actress turned down an offer for $15,000 for a half-hour show to be filmed on television. 

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