EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, June 21,
1951 Vol. C314
LOCAL
NEWS
“GOLD TRAIN” STOPS IN EAST FAREWELL
East
Farewell – Normally, a bank or the government would keep as low a profile as
possible when transporting precious cargo across a public transit system. Well,
the Mighty Keystone Railroad and the Federal Reserve Bank were a bit chagrined
when their movement of over a million dollars in gold bullion from Chicago to
the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia was leaked to the public inadvertently
by a Federal Reserve employee. The “Gold Train” left Chicago on Sunday night
under extremely heavy security and traveled along the main line from Chicago
towards Philadelphia. Both MKR and Federal security guards were on board and
many guards were placed along the route. There was no schedule printed or made
public but the train made several stops along the way to either wait for right
of ways or receive routine maintenance. One maintenance stop was in East Farewell at
10:30PM on Tuesday night. While the stop was unannounced and there were many
guards deployed at the station and around the surrounding area. Somehow word
was leaked out about the stop and a group of
train enthusiasts gathered near the platform. The exquisite streamlined Class
Q-1 (4-6-4-4) #6130 engine pulled onto a siding used by the Iron Works to get
fuel and water and to let several trains pass in the other direction. The
enthusiasts were able to take pictures and talk to the staff but they were not
allowed any closer the twenty feet to the engine or the train. After forty-five
minutes with all the maintenance and refueling complete and the other trains
passed the Gold Train started up and moved back to the main track and was gone.
“I doubt if there was ever that much money in this town ever,” said one of the
enthusiastic photographers, Dave Washington, “I was able to get a picture of
the money car and the engine. I think I got a shot through one of the cracks
into where the gold is. I don’t know though, I have to develop my pictures.”
As the train pulled out of sight the
crowd waved as if they knew someone on the train and was seeing them off on a
trip. The Gold Train proceeded to Philadelphia without incident much to the
relief of all involved.
The “Gold Train” leaves East
Farewell
SPORTS
A WILD AFTERNOON AT HOME
East Farewell – The Travelers hosted the Slate
Mountain Miners in their first home and perhaps their only home game of the
season on Saturday and it was a wild affair. The game was held on the Regional
High School baseball field. The outfield fences were moved back and raised and
there were many extra stands wheeled in along the baselines. The pitching mound
was moved back and the base paths were extend to pro regulations. All these
changes did not seem to make any difference, the players acted like they were
back in high school. The atmosphere was electric. The field was sold out and
fans were standing outside the outfield fences trying to get a view.
The
Travelers sent Billy Green to the mound and the Miners countered with Diego
Hernandez. Both pitchers were throwing great pitches but the batters on both
sides were tuned in and they were hitting even the best pitches. While the
fences were moved back the field still had the feel of a high school field and
the batters were blasting every pitch like it was batting practice. In the
first inning alone there were eight hits and three runs, two for the Travelers
and 1 for the Miners. The Travelers went through their lineup by the second
inning and had 4 runs by the fourth inning. The Miners were not left far
behind; they had ten hits by the fourth and had also scored four runs. The hits
went back and forth with each team pulling ahead only to be matched by the
other team in the next inning. By the seventh inning there had been four
homeruns hit, easily clearing the new fences and into the arms of waiting
spectators. Two of the homers came from unlikely players, Travelers second
baseman, Artie Archibald clobbered his first homer of the year in the sixth while
Miners catcher, Jose Germando hit his first in the seventh. The game came down
to the ninth inning tied at eleven each and the Miners loaded the bases. Green
had one out and Miners shortstop, Steven Stapleton came up. Green took him to a
2-1 count and pitched him a high fastball. Stapleton swung and smacked a hot
shot right at shortstop Dale Dunham who snatched it out of midair and tossed
over to Arthur for an inning ending double play. The top of the order for the
Travelers came up in the bottom of the ninth and Dunham led off with a clean
single. Watson struck out. Johnny Cloos came and was 2-2 in the count when
Hernandez made an unexpected and surprisingly fast move over to first and
caught Dunham flatfooted and picked him off. With two out and a 3-2 count Cloos
stared down Hernandez and Hernandez let fly a fastball. Cloos laid into it and
it flew out over the right field fence to the cheers of the fans and ended the
game, Travelers, 12, Miners, 11.
It
has yet to be determined if the Travelers will host another home game. The
league has to review the last game to see if it was up to league regulations
and can be formally counted. While officially on the schedule the front office
of the league reserved the right to negate the game as an official game if the
adjustments did not work out. From all appearances the game will be permitted
and more home games will be scheduled. The schedule will be announced in the
near future but for now the current schedule will be followed. That means the
Travelers will be back on the road next week visiting the Bear Creek Cubs in
Bear Creek. The game will begin Saturday afternoon at 1:30PM.
NATIONAL NEWS
TRUMAN ASSAILS “SPECIAL INTERESTS” –
MACARTHUR SAYS TRUMAN IS AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR KOREA – SOVIETS CALL OFF
BERLIN BLOCKADE – IKE MOST POULAR BY GALLUP – ELIZABETH TAYLOR SEEN WITH
MONTGOMERY CLIFT
President Truman assails “special interests” for opposing economic controls and declares that if inflation wrecked the American economy the Kremlin would win the whole world “without firing a shot.”
Gen MacArthur declares that the Truman administration is trying to avoid the responsibility of war in Korea. Speaking in Dallas, the five-star general said the issue at stake is how to best win the war.
Soviet occupation authorities lift their blockade of West Berlin, just 24 hours before the allied powers were expected to cut off vital shipments in the Russian zone.
In a Gallup Poll – Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower is the leading choice for President in 1952 among Republican voters and Democrats as well.
Elizabeth Taylor, recently divorced from
Nicky Hilton, meets actor Montgomery
Clift at Idlewild Airport. Is there a romance? The actress said
she had “many boy friends like any other girl, but has no favorite one.”
Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this section of the East
Farewell News.
