EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, April
5, 1951 Vol. C303
LOCAL
NEWS
TOWN WELCOMES HOME A LOCAL
HERO
East
Farewell – The war in Korea has been blazing for almost a year now and it is
beginning to look like the allies are gaining ground. The Chinese invasion in
late 1950 pushed the allies back but they have regained ground recently and
almost ironically positions are back to where they were before the fighting
started. East Farewell has made its contribution to the war effort by having
the Iron Works switch over to making steel for our tanks and ships but also
several young men have entered the armed services, either by enlisting or by
being drafted. So far out of the 61 senior boys who graduated in the class of
1950 32 have entered the service. Most have been shipped to Korea. One young
man, Bernie Morris
arrived back on Monday. He had served in Korea from June 1950 until he was
injured in May. He was injured fighting in Seoul during the deadly and
desperate battle to take the Korean capitol back from the Chinese. He was
awarded a Purple Heart and a Silver Star for his heroic actions that saved many
in his company. He lost the use of his left arm when he was hit by a bullet and
selflessly threw a Chinese hand grenade back towards the enemy after it had
landed in front of him and three of his buddies.
There was a small ceremony on the
City Hall steps on Tuesday where Tom Connelly, representing the whole town,
officially recognized Morris for his bravery and welcomed him home. Morris is
the first soldier from East Farewell to
return home alive. In December of 1950 Billy Doyle, one of Morris’s classmates,
was killed in action and his remains were returned in January.
“It’s really great to be home and to
be alive,” said Morris during the ceremony. “I only wish Billy could be here.
We were pretty close and we played in the band together. Sadly, we won’t hear
his trumpet anymore and I think my trombone days are over, I was never that
good anyway,” he said with a laugh.
After some recuperation Morris is
expecting to go to work at the Iron Works. “We would be glad to have him join
our work force,” said Personnel Manager, William O’Shea.
East Farewell’s own hero,
Bernie Morris
SPORTS
COUGARS END SEASON WITH A WIN
Slate Mountain – It seemed fitting that the Cougars
last game of the season would be against their arch rivals, the Slate Mountain
Miners. The team has faced adversity and has grown through the year and playing
their arch rival and an equal in skill is poetic justice. The Miners beat the
Cougars in their first meeting earlier in the season by only one point. This
time the Cougars wanted to get some revenge and even though they were playing
on the opponent’s home many Cougar fans made the trip and helped them by
rooting them on.
The
game started much like the last one with both sides trading baskets and
jockeying for position. In the first game the Cougar back court of Fitzgerald
and Welch were clearly superior to the Miners guards, Holder and Stable but in
this game both Holder and Stable had improved greatly closing but not
eliminating the skill difference. The forwards battled for the inside and
Cougars center, Bill Donahue traded baskets with Miners center Edward White.
The first half ended with the Miners in charge 22-18.
In
the second half the Cougars set up a press and they were able to slow down the
Miners and climb back into the lead by 4 with two minutes left. The Miners
center, White, was able to draw a foul from Donahue and make both free throws. The
Miners started their own press and caught the Cougars off guard and were able
to steal a basket to tie the score with a minute left. Coach Wilson called his
last timeout and the Cougars setup for the inbounds against the press. Donahue
was throwing the ball in and both Fitzgerald and Welch started crisscrossing around
the court and then forward John Hagan broke to the inside and received the
perfect inbounds pass from Donahue. Hagan was able to turn and pass it out to
Welch who moved the ball down the court. The Cougars set up in their court with
20 seconds left. Crisp passing and sharp cuts moved the ball around and with 5
seconds left Fitzgerald lobbed the ball to Donahue who faked left and went
right on White and was able to move in and lay up the ball for the win, 38-36.
The
Cougars ended the season with a 10-5 record and ended in second place in the
league standing. There are only two starting seniors, the forwards, Hagan and
Seltzer so next year’s team is looking to be fairly strong. Coach Wilson held a
final meeting on Wednesday and highlighted the graduating seniors’ contributions and pointed the team
toward next year.
NATIONAL NEWS
TRUMAN TALKS TO COMMANDERS ABOUT MACARTHUR,
RULED OUT ACTION FOR NOW – ALCATRAZ INCREASES SECURITY – GLOBETROTTERS BEAT
COLLEGE ALL-AMERICANS IN FRONT OF 31,646 IN THE ROSE BOWL
President Truman conferrers with his military high command on what is believed to be Gen. MacArthur’s attack on official United Nations policy in the Far East. Sen. Kerr of Oklahoma suggested the administration consider firing him for “open regard” of superior authority in making statements attacking U.S. and U.N. policy in the Far East.
President Truman is reported to have ruled out any action against Gen. MacArthur that would affect MacArthur’s status as supreme commander in the Far East.
Alcatraz officials tighten scrutiny after a guard had been arrested on a charge of smuggling an inmate’s letter out of the island prison. The arrest was a result of an investigation begun by the FBI when a surprise search turned-up a $1 bill stuffed in a conduit. Warden Edwin Swope said he could not understand why money was being smuggled into the prison unless it was to bribe someone.
Sports – The Harlem Globetrotters beat the College All-Americans 55-38 in front of 31,646 fans – the largest crowd ever to see a basketball game (so far). The game was played at the Rose Bowl.
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