EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, October
4, 1951 Vol. C329
LOCAL
NEWS
UNUSUAL BOAT VISITS LAKE CHARLES
East
Farewell – The summer
season may be over and the school year has begun but there are still
fishermen on the lake and they will probably stay even after the lake freezes.
All fishermen have their own favorite spot and most like to keep them secret or
very private. Lake Charles has many inlets and small coves around the over 50
mile circumference and there are plenty of “secret” places. Unfortunately for
the big boat owners who fish, these secluded places are too shallow to get
their boats in without running aground. Small rowboats and canoes are the only
craft that can maneuver into these quite, calm places. Until now. Bill Van Dyke
from Philadelphia has a brother who lives in the Florida everglades. His
brother, Dave, sold his fan-boat to Bill at the beginning of the summer. It
took some time but Bill was to get the boat up to Lake Charles but he got it on
the lake just before Labor Day. It turned out to be quite an event when Bill
pulled the trailer into the boat launch with the fan-boat. Not many people had
ever seen the unusual looking boat with its very shallow draft and huge fan
sitting on the back with steering fins behind. Many people gathered around the
launch and many cheered when Van Dyke started up the fan and slipped onto the
lake. The people on the beach were not expecting the fan exhaust to be so
strong and one surprised spectator, Willie Branch, lost his toupee as he was
watched Van Dyke pull away.
The fan-boat turned out to require a
little training. Van Dyke spun in circles for the first few minutes once he got
on the lake and after he got control he had a bit of a problem with controlling
the speed. After a few days he was able to control the boat with much more
success and he started to explore some of the fore to hidden “secret” coves
much to the dismay of the canoeists and small rowboat owners and even the
hip-waders. After a few close encounters Van Dyke backed off and using the
excuse that the fan-boat had no reverse (which it didn’t) making it impossible
to maneuver in the tight confines of the coves and inlets he stayed out on the
main part of the lake and thoroughly enjoyed himself with the sliding type
turns and the quick response that the fan-boat offered.
“I was a little surprised at the
backlash I got from the guys when I tried to run the boat into tight coves,
they kind of felt like they owned them, but they don’t. That’s okay, I don’t
want any trouble and the boat kind of got stuck in there anyway, it doesn’t
have any reverse. So I got myself some paddles and now I can turn the fan off
outside and drift in using the paddles to steer and back up. It works fine and
everyone is happy,” said Van Dyke from his dock when he was asked about his
boat.
Van Dyke and his fan-boat have
become familiar on the lake and part of the whole lake community.
It doesn’t seem like there will be an influx of fan-boats on the lake, most
people seem drawn more towards the traditional Chris-Craft type motorboats but
Bill Van Dyke is fine with that. Everyone waves to him as he slides by.
Bill Van Dyke with his fan boat
on Lake Charles
SPORTS
COUGARS START SEASON WITH A WIN
East Farewell – The Cougars opened their 1951 football
season last week with a game against their old foes the Slate Mountain Miners.
This year the team fielded a few new players in key positions due to graduation
and enlistment in military service. Billy O’Conner, a junior, took the reins as
quarterback while Joey Fox, a sophomore, is the new running back and a young
Charlie Cox, also a sophomore is the kicker. On the defense a defensive end,
Shamus McKean plays on both sides as the play dictates. One constant though, is
the Coach Al Burcowitz who has returned for his seventh year as head coach.
This is a young team but they appear to be a very talented team. They are quick
and Coach Burcowitz has taught them well. They execute their plays well and
seem to understand the game despite their youth.
Their
first game was a good test because Slate Mountain also fielded a fairly young
team. The Cougars started by kicking off and Cox started off the season with an
impressive kickoff down the Miners 20. The defense was able to stop the Miners
return man, Reggie Detroit, at the thirty. Detroit is also the Miners main
running back and took the brunt of the plays on the ground. The Cougars were
able to force the Miners to punt from their own thirty six and the Cougars took
over on their own thirty. Billy O’Conner started his Regional High career as a
quarterback with a quick pass to wide receiver Phil Flynn, a junior, who ran
for an extra five yards and showed a lot of promise. He had played as a
sophomore last year and he exhibited some very strong skills. The Cougars were
able to drive down to the Miners six and then O’Conner handed off to fullback,
Johnny “Moose” Boyle, another junior, who powered his way through the Miner
line and went in for the Cougars first score. The Cougars took a 7-0 lead with
the addition of a near perfect extra point by Cox. The game went back and forth
for the rest of the first half and the Cougars took a 7-0 lead into the locker
room at the half.
The
Miners kicked off in the second half and the Cougars were able to drive down to
the Miners twenty five. Charlie Cox set up for his first field goal attempt
from the twenty five. He had never tried a field goal from that distance but he
went out with a lot of confidence. Unfortunately, confidence dose not translate
into accuracy. He gave to ball a mighty wallop and it sailed far enough but it
hit the upright and bounced back off the upright and fell to the ground short. The
Miners took over on their own twenty and turned to Detroit to power through the
Cougar line. Miners quarterback, Frank Geraldo, the only senior on the Miners
team, directed a well-executed drive down to the Cougars twelve and with a
swing pass out to Detroit the Miners tied the score.
It
wasn’t until halfway through the fourth quarter that the Cougars were able to get
a sustained drive going again but with only three minutes left O’Conner hit
Flynn on a ten yard down and out route that Flynn was able to turn into a
twenty yard score after breaking two tackles. Cox supplied the extra point and
the Cougars were on top 14-7 with two minutes left. The Miners mounted a fierce
attack but Shamus McKean was able to stop Reggie Detroit on a fourth and three
with a bruising smash that stopped the excellent runner two yards short of a
first down. The Cougars took over on downs and were able to run the clock out
and secure the victory.
Next week the Cougars stay at home and host the Central Bears. This will be another good test for the Cougars since the Bears are also a young team. The game begins at 1:30 on the Regional High School field.
NATIONAL NEWS
HUGE DOGFIGHT OVER NW KOREA –
SEA BATH WASHES POUNDS AWAY IN PARIS – RCA INVITES THE PUBLIC TO SEE COLOR TV –
GIANTS BEAT BOSTON – DODGERS BEAT PHILADELPHIA – REAGAN AND PAYNE TO GO ON CBS
PLAYHOUSE OF THE STARS
A big dogfight in Korea; nearly 80 U.S. and Communist jets clashed in another swirling dogfight high over Northwest Korea. Meanwhile, Gen Bradley, on a flying visit to Korea, expresses hope that an armistice still could be achieved but concedes that it depends on the Reds.
A new way to lose weight was seen at the opening of the salon of woman and beauty in Paris, sponsored by Paris hairdressers – a new way to lose pounds. It’s a sea bath in your bathtub. The sea bath, with motor-driven waves at the rate of two per second to beat off extra pounds painlessly was the star attraction. It is said to “wash away” as much as 35 pounds in a few weeks of 20-minute daily baths. It is a tank which fits into a bathtub.
RCA invites the public to witness a series of color television test programs on color receivers installed in the Center Theatre in Radio City, New York. Admission to the demonstrations will be by ticket, but you must send requests to the RCA building.
Baseball Playoffs – The New York Giants win their big game against Boston, but the Dodgers also win as Jackie Robinson saved a game and the pennant for the Dodgers after he blasted a home run in the 14th inning – giving Brooklyn a big win over Philadelphia 9-8.
Ronald Reagan and John Payne – two Hollywood leading men, sign for television. They’ll be seen on certain episodes of CBS-TV’s Playhouse of Stars program. Reagan is also the president of the Screen Actors Guild.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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