EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, September
13, 1951 Vol. C326
LOCAL
NEWS
SCHOOL STARTS FOR EAST FAREWELL STUDENTS
East
Farewell – The Regional School District opened its doors to students on
Tuesday. Welcoming students from first to sixth grade in the Elementary School,
students from seventh through ninth in the Junior High School and students from
tenth through twelfth in the Senior High, the doors were opened and many of the
teachers were at the front doors. The junior high and the senior high schools
are housed in the same building making for a somewhat hectic beginning and end
of the school day. But after assembling the auditoriums all classes were
greeted by their respective Principals, Mr. Owen Prescott for the High Schools
and Mr. David Cornell for the Elementary School, then they heard from some of
the staff describing the curriculum that they will be following this school
year. Some of the first graders needed a little extra attention and some of the seniors
stood in the back but for the most part the student body was disciplined,
respectful and attentive.
This year more students than ever enrolled in the
elementary school and both the junior and senior highs saw increases. The
school board has brought the fact that the if the increasing enrollment
continues, and it is expected to, there will be a need to build a new
elementary school and divide the junior and senior high schools into separate
buildings. This is only on the horizon but the schoolboard was pointing this
inevitability to put people on notice that changes are down the road.
Academics are the top priority in the district
but sports has long been an integral part of the curriculum and has served as a
spirit builder within the student body. The football team, the Cougars, is the
heart of the fall sports program and they will soon begin their season. The
basketball team is also a huge part of the school’s identity as are the
baseball and track teams. The school band and cheerleading team are other very
popular activities. The band and the newly formed Pep band, a smaller version
of the full marching band, are featured in all local parades and have traveled to
neighboring towns to partake in their parades.
For the most part the students
seemed excited about starting school as well as the teachers and administrative
staff. “We are all excited about teaching the students and sharing in the Regional High spirit
with all the sporting and social events on the calendar,” said Doris Herne, elementary
school teacher.
Doris Herne works with one
of her students.
SPORTS
COUGARS CLAW TRAVELERS
Ondita – The Travelers are starting to show some
weariness of the road. They have played almost every game this season on the
road and have an excellent record, near or in first place for most of the
season. Eventually, though, any extended road trip is going to take its toll.
After losing to the lowly Bears last week the Travelers came into Ondita hoping
to grab a win and put them back in first place. The Cougars are right behind
the Travelers in the standings and there is nothing they would like more than
to beat up on their rival.
The
game started slowly as Cougars pitcher, Jimmy Torrance looked sharp and kept
the Travelers bats quiet until the fourth inning when Joey Brown squeaked a
single past first baseman, Francis Dunn and then Arty Archibald bunted him over
to second and in a rare Cougar error, Torrance bobbled the toss to first and
Archibald got there safely. Billy Sweet then came up and took Torrance to a 3-2
count and fouled off three balls before he drove a long fly ball back to the
fence. Only a spectacular, leaping, over the fence grab by center fielder,
Cecil Sedgwick that kept the Cougars from falling into a 3-0 hole. Sweet did
drive in both Brown and Arthur but was out. Torrance regrouped and struck out
Green to end the inning. The Travelers were on top 2-0 for only an inning when
the Cougars got a hold of Billy Green in the sixth and quickly scored four runs
on seven hits. Green was finally able to stop the rampage by forcing Cougars
slugger, Joe Granite, into a double play.
The Travelers were not able to get back on track as Torrance racked up a total of 9 strikeouts and keeping the Travelers off the board except for the fourth. Billy Green was also able to keep the Cougars quiet after the disastrous sixth inning but the damage was done and the Travelers took their second loss in a row. Fortunately for the Travelers the Bedford Bears also lost which means the Travelers and the Bears are still tied for first place and will settle the score next week at Bedford Stadium. The winner will probably win the league race. There are two games left on the schedule but this next game will most likely determine the champion. The game is the last night game, too, and will start at 7:00 in beautiful Bedford Stadium.
NATIONAL NEWS
SAVAGE FIGHTING IN EAST KOREA - MACARTHUR
BLASTS TRUMAN – SINATRA DID NOT TRY SUCICIDE – KING GEORGE SERIOUSLY ILL – NEW
YORK TIMES IS 100 – THIS WEEK AT THE MOVIES
Korea – The allies seized two heights, were jolted off a third and held on grimly against Red threats to others in savage fighting for East Korea’s fog-shrouded hills.
Gen. MacArthur blasts the Truman administration and says there is a “steady drift toward totalitarian rule” in the U.S. and said this tendency, if continued, could lead to a dictatorship.”
Crooner Frank Sinatra did not attempt suicide. He admitted he took two sleeping pills and broke out in a rash because he is allegoric to them. Rumors had persisted that Sinatra took an overdose of pills after a quarrel with Ava Gardner in Lake Tahoe.
Doctors say King George is seriously ill, that “structural changes have developed” in one of his lungs.
The New York Times marked 100 years, receiving congratulations from President Truman: “I congratulate the Times particularly for consistently maintaining the highest journalistic standards. Your great newspaper has given its readers wide news coverage and reporting which has been generally fair and accurate. The Times is a newspaper serving well both its own community and the country as a whole. Of course, on this anniversary special credit is due Adolph Ochs for making the Times the outstanding newspaper it is. I wish the Times continued success.”
This
week at the movies –
A Streetcar Named Desire –
Vivien Lee, Marlon Brando
Flying Leathernecks –
John Wayne, Robert Ryan
Captain Horatio Hornblower–
Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo
His Kind of Woman –
Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell
The Big Carnival –
Kirk Douglas
Happy So Lovely –
Cesar Romero, Vera Ellen, David Niven
The People Against O’Hara –Spencer
Tracy
The Great Caruso –
Mario Lanza
A Place In The Sun –
Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelly Winters
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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