EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, March
8, 1951 Vol. C299
LOCAL
NEWS
NEW CANDY STORE OPENS ON
LAKESHORE DRIVE
East
Farewell – A new candy store opened last week to add to the several brand new
businesses that have opened in East Farewell over
the last year. Sue’s Sweets is owned and operated by Sue Maguire, probably the
youngest shop owner in town. She is only 20 years old. She graduated from the
Regional High school two years ago and spent the last two years at the Cooking
Academy in Monticello, Vermont. She
specialized in confections and came back to town with a portfolio full of sweet
ideas and a dream of opening a shop in her home town. Her new shop joins the
growing group of new businesses opening in town. The Mighty Keystone Railroad
has been trying to develop more towns along it new line to make rail travel
more attractive and supplement its cargo and hauling business. Along with Sue
Sweets, Al’s Shoes and Steve’s Cameras moved on to Lakeshore Drive to add to Doug’s Drugs
on the corner. The town is growing faster than any area in the state. This
will probably play a big part in the decision whether to place an interchange
on the possible state turnpike near East Farewell.
Main Street & Lakeshore
Drive
SPORTS
COUGARS OUTCLAW WILDCATS, FINALLY
East Farewell – It was the last home game of the
season for the Cougars. Therefore, it was the last home game for some seniors
on the team. Both starting forwards, John Hagan and Dave Seltzer are seniors
and have been on the team for every year they were eligible. They have anchored
a very strong forecourt presence with junior center, Bill Donahue. They started
their final home game as they had started almost every game before, with strong
passing skills, quick responses to the fast moving game and an accurate eye
when taking shots. Hagan will probably finish his high school career with the
highest free throw completion percentage in the school’s basketball history at 92%.
Other teams have taken notice of his ability and have been reluctant to play
him tightly and possibly fouling him which freed him up for many open shots and
easy scores. Seltzer is headed east to attend the University of Pennsylvania
and hopes to play on their nationally recognized team. Both hardly acknowledged
the moment and directed their attention to the game at hand.
The
game at hand was their final meeting with their most recent arch rival, the
Riverview Wildcats. The two teams have faced each other three times this
season, an unusual occurrence due to scheduling quirk, and each game has been
hotly contested. The first game ended with a last second score by Wildcat ace
guard, Dominic Manzi for a Wildcat win.
The second saw the Cougars take charge and win fairly handily. This
final match up was promising to be a barnburner, both teams were out to prove
their dominance and coincidentally it was for second place standing in the
league’s standings.
The
tempo of the game was similar to the others, basically wide open and
freewheeling. The Wildcats star guard, Manzi, was double teamed from the start
but that opened up other Wildcats and they were able to step up somewhat but
the defensive tactic had an effect. The Cougar’s backcourt of Fitzgerald and
Welch took control of the fast pace of the game. They were able to contain
Manzi and move the ball around and feeding the forwards inside who were able to
score over the shorter Wildcat frontcourt. The end of the first half saw the
Cougars with a slim lead, 24-22. The second half was also a wide open game.
Cougar center, Bill Donahue, played a bigger role and was able to keep Wildcat
center, Joe Ignatius, off balance and direct the passing game. The Wildcats
played a strong game and Manzi ended up with a total of 12 points in spite of
the tight defense. That was not enough, though, the Cougars were able to close
out the series with a win, 50-43.
The
final four games the Cougars play will be on the road. They have not been as
successful playing on the road. Next week they visit the Slate Mountain
Canaries. Their first meeting went into overtime, the first for both teams in
three years, but the Cougars were able to prevail. This game will be at Slate
Mountain South High School gymnasium. The game will be played Friday evening
stating at 7:00PM.
NATIONAL NEWS
ALLIES RETAKE SEOUL – CHURCHILL APPEALS TO BRITS VIA RADIO – 2.5 MILLION MORE WOMEN THAN MEN –NAT KING COLE FIGHTS IRS – SYNCOPATED CLOCK IS ODD BIG HIT FOR DECCA
Seoul falls to the allies with a fight. Main Red forces abandon the out-flanked ancient capital in a general retreat all across Korea. Operation Ripper was launched on March 6th with US and UN troops troops on the west near Seoul and US and ROK troops in the east, to reach the Idaho Line, an arc with its apex just south of the 38th Parallel. Allied troops moved less than an hour’s march from Korea’s 38th parallel. Gen MacArthur said they were free to cross it any time military needs dictated. A mass flight of American Shooting Star jet planes bomb and strafe Red targets on the south bank of the Yalu River in full view of a big Communist air base just across the Manchurian border.
Winston Churchill moved the Conservative Party’s campaign for a general election from Parliament to Britain’s living rooms tonight with a radio appeal for “a broad-based government resting on a clear and strong majority.” He warned of “the dangers of world peace which come from a weak divided and largely disregarded Britain.
The Institute of Life Insurance says there will be more than 2.5 million more women than men in 1960. “At birth today, girls have a life expectancy around five years longer than boys.”
Nat King Cole cancels more than a month of engagements in the east to contest the Government’s seizure of his $85,000 Hollywood home and his $4,000 Cadillac for back taxes.
After its adoption as the theme to WCBS-TV’s “The Late Show” – The Syncopated Clock has become a hot seller with all the major record companies rushing to making a cover version. WCBS-TV is playing the original version by LeRoy Anderson on Decca Records. The song was originally issued a few months ago as part of an Anderson album, but someone at WCBS-TV liked it and the station then began using it. Lyric versions are being issued by Fred Waring and the Three Suns.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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