EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, March
29, 1951 Vol. C302
LOCAL
NEWS
SPRING STARTS TO SHOW
East Farewell – It has been
an average winter, all things considered, and the snow cover has lingered well
into March. This is not unusual because the town is situated in a valley and
does not get the intense sunshine that occurs on the plains further west. The
snow is taken in stride and by this time of year most people are merely
tolerating it. For the most part it has lost its magical, soft, silent mystique
and has become a mushy, brown, black mess that is lining the streets and
sidewalks. This week everyone was treated to a little spring show. On Monday
the temperatures rose quickly to an almost balmy 57 degrees. The average
temperature for this time of year is 48 degrees. The heat wave only hung around
for two days and had dropped back to the mid-forties by Thursday and everyone
had bundled back up after being able to stroll down Main Street and
Lakeshore Drive in their shirtsleeves earlier in the week. “Oh, it was
wonderful while it lasted, but I knew it couldn’t last. I think spring is right
around the corner but we still have a little way to go,” said Mrs. Mallard,
local boarding house owner.
Looking at the calendar the vernal
equinox was March 21st but with East Farewells location warmer
weather usually takes a little longer to move in. The warmup last week hastened
the melting and Lake Charles has thawed quite a bit. There are still patches of
ice around the lake but the ice huts have disappeared as well as the ice rinks
and skating areas. People are starting to make plans for the coming spring. Many
are already planting early blooms indoors and making plans for their gardens.
There has been talk of some sort of Flower Show once the spring has arrived. Local
florist, Sam Frankenburger has long been pushing for some sort of spring
flower show along the line of the larger cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
and New York. Right now the plans are still in Frankenburger’s mind but it will
be interesting to see where this goes. There are many local gardeners in town
and most would love to share and show off their gardening skills and bounty.
Spring flowers along Lakeshore Drive
SPORTS
COUGARS OUTRUN HAWKS
Southport – The Cougars have spent the last three
games on the road. Coach Wilson said, when asked, that they were beginning to
feel like the Travelers, East Farewell’s baseball team that plays most of their
games on the road due to the lack of a home stadium. Due to a scheduling quirk
the Cougars will play their last four games on the road. They have won their
first two and went into Southport to meet the Hawks on Saturday. The Cougars
lost to the Hawks in their earlier meeting when Donahue fouled out in the
fourth and this time they were focused on not making the same mistakes. The
last game was an up-tempo affair controlled by the centers, Donahue and Talon. Both
centers played an important role in this game but the real stars were the
guards for the Cougars, Ted Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch. The Hawks backcourt of
Fulton Marx and Eddie Williams were very good but Fitzgerald and Welch were
better. They were able to move the ball and drive through lane and scored a
total of 22 points, 12 for Fitzgerald and 10 for Welch. The Cougars came out
running and kept the speed-up game on for the whole game. At the end of the first
half the Cougars had a 24-20 lead. The Hawks were able to come back at the
beginning of the second to take a lead 30-28 but the lead was short lived.
Donahue who stayed out of foul trouble was able to control Talon and take back
the lead in the fourth quarter, 36-33. The game ended with Ted Fitzgerald
throwing up a twenty foot shot as he was stumbling out of bounds. Instead of
traveling he took the shot. Much to everyone’s amazement it bounced up off the
rim and dropped in. The Cougars were able to run away with a win 38-33.
The Cougars finish their season still on the road next week against their arch rivals the Slate Mountain Miners. They lost their first meeting and hope to get a little revenge over them this round. The game is another Saturday game and begins at 3:300 in the Slate Mountain gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
ALLIES FIGHTING ABOVE THE 38TH PARALLEL – MACARTHUR WANTS MORE TROOPS - HOODS TRY TO ROB FRANK COSTELLO –PIER ANGELI GETS MGM CONTRACT FOR $1600 PER MONTH
Allied troops battle the enemy north of the 38th parallel, eventually capturing 5 towns. This is probably not sitting well with President Truman. ‘Our aim is to avoid the spread of conflict.” he told a nationwide radio audience.
Gen MacArthur asks Army Secretary Pace for more troops and greater latitude in waging the war against the Communists in Korea.
After revealing to the Senate Crime Committee that he kept around $50,000 cash in his lavish New York apartment, hoodlums show-up at Frank Costello’s place looking for the spoils. His wife told them all valuables were removed shortly after Costello revealed their location to the committee and millions watching the proceedings on TV.
Italian actress Pier Angeli (18) gets a contract approval for one-year at MGM. For the first six months, will be unable to save anything from her $1600 a month – because her father died six months ago and she is the sole support of her mother, her twin sister, Maria Luisa and her baby sister. Rome will be the location of her first picture.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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