2/21/1952

                                      EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 21, 1952   Vol. C349

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LOCAL NEWS

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VALENTINE’S DAY SOCIAL GETS TRIPPED UP

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East Farewell – The third Valentine’s Day Social was held last Saturday. It was another great success. It was held in the basement of the town hall as it was last year. This year the guest list was even larger than last year making some comment that next year they may have to find a bigger venue. This year local deli-restaurant, Leon’s supplied the main entrees. Last year both Joe’s and Leon supplied the food but Joe’s has closed due the untimely death of Joe in November. Leon’s stuck with his tried and true dish, pasta, meatballs and sauce. Almost everyone who attended brought a homemade side as is the tradition. Another more exciting tradition is the sweets that are presented for dessert. In the past years the treats have been supplied mostly by two locals, Peg O’Malley and Ida Plant. This year several others joined the “Dessert Club” Sue Underwood, a young pastry maker, Sylvia Bass, a longtime member of the East Farewell Social Committee and one of the key organizers of the event and Marie O’Donnell, a young homemaker from town. In the true sense of competition, a contest was set up to determine the “best” treat. Everybody attending got a vote and after everyone had had a chance to taste the treats de facto MC, bandleader Gus Templeton made the announcement. Peg O’Malley’s Extra Dark Chocolate Triple Layer Cake took the prize. This is where the story gets interesting. As Peg was weaving her way through the tables, carrying one of her cakes, she tripped and fell flat on her face right into her cake! Barely missing a beat she popped right up, gathered up what was left of her cake and proceeded to the stage to accept her award. With her face covered with chocolate cake she gave a hilarious acceptance speech and alluded to the possibility that her main rival, Ida Plant, had stuck out her foot in front of Peg on her way up. Peg immediately retracted that proposition but the seed had been planted. Both Peg and Ida, who are great friends, denied the story but many in the crowd were still suspicious. We may never know the truth.

            Gus Templeton took the MC duties for the event. He and his swing band are local products and have toured the country. His most well-known hit is Memories Are Made of These. Gus played during the newly installed cocktail time, about a half hour before the dinner as everyone arrived and got settled. During dinner he played quiet dinning music with his slimmed down trio and after dinner he brought the crowd to the dance floor for a wonderful set of upbeat dance music and sentimental favorites.

            The Valentine’s Social is becoming the mid-winter event in town. It gets more popular every year and is the talk of the town for weeks before. Now that there has been a “competition” installed even more people may become involved. We will have to wait until next year to see how the “Sweet Treats” event plays out.

Peg O’Malley accepts her Sweet Treat Prize

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TROUNCE WILDCATS

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Riverview – The Cougars were guardedly confident when they came into Riverview Friday night. They won the first meeting 42-40 but the score did not show that the Cougars had completely controlled the game. The Wildcats were able to close the gap when the Cougars sent in their second team. The Wildcats have improved since that first meeting but they are still stuck in the bottom half of the league standings.

            The game started with the Wildcats trying to press but that backfired spectacularly when Cougars guards, Teddy Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch easily shredded the defense with quick passes and impressive dribbling skills. The Cougars jumped out to a 10-4 lead before the Wildcats called a timeout and lifted the press. The Wildcats fought back to tie the score briefly right before the end of the first half with their backcourt of Reggie Morgan and Frankie Wilson hitting a combined six baskets from outside. The hometown crowd lifted the Wildcats but the first half end with the Cougars barely on top by 2, 28-26.

            The second half went back and forth at the start but as the time went on the Cougars superior passing and play execution started to give the Cougars an advantage. Center Bill Donahue also started to gain complete control of the center and was able to control the game. The Cougars pulled away with 5 minutes left and were able to win fairly convincingly, 50-43.

            The Cougars stay on the road next week as they visit Fort Lee. The Captains have turned their season around and have been playing brilliantly lately. They pulled of an upset last week by upsetting the league leading Southport Hawks by four points. The Cougars will have to be very aware of the explosive Captains. The game is a Saturday game and begins at 2:00 in the Fort Lee Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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KING GEORGE VI BURIED - APPLIANCES TO BE CUT BACK – MORE NEWS ON RADIO – WFDR GOES DARK – AT THE MOVIES

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Britain commits the body of King George VI to the earth. Queen Elizabeth II sprinkled red earth on the flag-draped coffin of her father as it sank from sight through the stone floor of St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. 

The government discloses that production of refrigerators; stoves, washers, radios and television sets will be cut back again this spring to save scarce materials for defense.

Radio news – With the Korean War situation – the radio networks have more news shows on the air than ever before. CBS has some 91 – more than WWII. Revived interest in radio news is attributed to the number of trouble spots in the world and the fact that so many men are in uniform overseas.

New York FM radio station WFDR (104.3) has gone off the air for good. The move affects a staff of 12. Owners – the International Ladies Garment Workers Union had sunk about $400 thousand into the station, which lasted some 2 ½ years.

At the movies -

Greatest Show On Earth – Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart.

Lone Star – Clark Gable, Ava Gardner

Detective Story – Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix

African Queen – Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn

Via Zapata! – Marlon Brando

Double Dynamite – Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra

Westward The Women – Robert Taylor

FBI Girl – Cesar Romero, Audrey Totter

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2/14/1952

                                      EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 14, 1952   Vol. C348

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LOCAL NEWS

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ICE FISHING HUTS ARE APPEARING

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East Farewell – The frigid weather has been hanging around for several weeks now and Lake Charles has frozen over to the point where it is safe for ice skating, ice hockey and even one adventurous, albeit foolhardy, driver who took his pickup out on the ice to drop off his fishing hut. Once the ice thickness reached an 8” to 10” thickness across about 95% of the lake everyone started using the surface as another solid space. Fishing has always been one of the most popular pastimes around the lake and one of the big draws for the people who have moved to East Farewell recently. Most people think that fishing is a three season sport at best but true anglers know better. “The fish are down there. They don’t freeze or hibernate,” said local ice fisherman, Landon Burrows, “They still have to eat. I just cut a hole in the ice and drop in my line. Nothing could be better. I have my nice little hut here and I have a little wood stove, I keep up on wood beams to keep it off the ice, and I have all my treats and beer. This is my own little paradise, yes sir, my own space here.”

            Burrows isn’t the only one with his “own little space”. This winter has seen a marked increase in the presence of ice huts on Lake Charles. It maybe because the lake has been solid for so long more people are taking the chance but more likely it is that there are more fishermen in town. Most have either purchased a prebuilt hut from local carpenters or built one themselves. The huts are usually built on skids or skis to let them be slid onto the ice and moved out to the desired location by one or two people. The exception, this year, has been local resident Bernie Maguire, who loaded his hut on the back of his pickup and drove it out to his spot. He was able to unload it, set it up and drive his truck back to shore. “I knew the ice would support my truck. I drilled through earlier and saw how thick it was. No problem,” said Maguire when asked on shore.

            There are 6  huts on the lake so far but more are expected. The new community has a very unique quality and a certain fraternal feel to it although there is one hut that is owned and inhabited by a woman, Heide Hinterman, which adds a bit of distaff to the whole situation. The huts are expected to stay until the thaw makes it too dangerous for the huts to sit on the water. Until then, though, the fishing community on Lake Charles will endure. 

Ice huts share the ice with local skaters

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SPORTS

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DEVILS PUT A HEX ON COUGARS

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East Farewell – The Devils came in to town riding a two game winning streak and had a lot of experience with their starting team consisting of three seniors and two juniors. The experience showed as they outplayed the Cougars, 48-45. The final score was not indicative of the real game play. The Devils played their reserves for the last five minutes which let the Cougars close the gap. Until the replacements came in the Devils led by 18 and the Cougars were struggling.

            The Devils started off strong with a 14-6 lead in the first five minutes. The Cougars tried different defense but they were not able to crack the well-oiled machine that Devils were driving. Devils center, Carlo Gelenti, was high scorer with 12 and was followed by his very talented guard, Jerome Dickson with 8. On the Cougar’s side, forward Franny Warner led the team with 10 and then the other forward, David O’Shea, was able to get 6. The Devils never trailed in the game.

            “Those boys played a very good game. They are a very talented group. Our boys gave it a good effort but good effort isn’t ever going to win over good talent,” said Cougars Coach Wilson after the game.

            The Cougars go back on the road next week to visit the Riverview Wildcats. The Cougars have played the Wildcats already this season and were able to win fairly convincingly, 42-32. The Wildcats have improved since then but they are still hanging in the bottom half of the league standings. The game is a rare Friday night game beginning at 7:30 in the Riverview High School gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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FLYING SAUCERS REPORTED OVER N. KOREA – 10 MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELORS – DRUG ARRESTS UP – WIP BANS RAY’S “WHISKEY & GIN” – GABLE DIVORCED

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The Air Force discloses it has ordered a full-scale investigation of reports that objects resembling “flying saucers’ have been sighted in Korea by crewmen of two American B-29 bombers. The four fliers described the objects as disk shaped, bright orange in color and sending of occasional flashes of bluish light. They were estimated to be three-feet in diameter.

The Bachelors Clubs of American select the world’s 10 most eligible bachelors. They include:

J. Edgar Hoover – FBI Chief – “Such an impressive tower of strength to lean on.”

John Alden Talbot Jr. – A New York playboy.

Count Renzo Cesana – TV and motion picture actor.

Actor Marlon Brando - “Elusive, unpredictable, but such a thorough he-man.”

Singer Vic Damone – “Oh, to be the girl he’ll come back to – from the U.S. Army in Germany.”

George London – Metropolitan Opera baritone – “This he-man has everything.”

Teenage dope (drug) arrests are on the rise, particularly in large urban centers.

WIP radio in Philadelphia bans the song “Whiskey and Gin” by pop music artist Johnny Ray. They believe the singer’s plugging of alcoholic stimulants would have a bad effect on the younger set.

Clark Gable’s wife, the former Sylvia Ashley, will get an uncontested divorce. The couple separated several months ago.

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2/7/1952

                                    EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 7, 1952   Vol. C347

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LOCAL NEWS

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BAD WEATHER WILL NOT SLOW DOWN THE IRON WORKS

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East Farewell – The very cold weather and seemingly endless snow accumulation has not slowed any production at the Iron Works. Even with the deep snow drifts on the tracks trains still blasted through to make deliveries and pickups at the Iron Works. “We are running at full staff and full production,” said manager, Earl Murphy, when he was interviewed after the latest snowstorm, “Our work crews are well trained and committed to get the job done. They take pride in overcoming all the obstacles be it weather or supply problems. They have all been able to rise above the very difficult conditions. We are very proud of them.”

            The work force has swelled to over 1,200 and has been the main driver in the huge population spike in East Farewell. Many of the workers arrived after they quit the very dangerous coal fields to the north. While the Iron Works is not exactly safer it is somewhat heathier and offers better pay and benefits. While the Iron Works has been in business as long as East Farewell has existed the recent increase in business has swelled the work force.

            The Iron Works is the main supplier of rails and other components for the Mighty Keystone Railroad. The railroad is still expanding and laying more tracks in the west so the demand is constant. While the furnaces never shut down they produce steel in 8 hour shifts seven days a week. The trains that pick up the steel are constantly arriving and departing and there is also substantial truck traffic all around the plant. The snow accumulation around the plant has had little impact on the deliveries and pickups, it is certainly no match for the massively powerful locomotives of the Mighty Keystone Railroad. 

Mighty Keystone Railroad Locomotive blasts through snow

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TAKE THE BEAR’S HONEY

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East Farewell – The Cougars came home last week and hosted the Central Bears for the second time this season. They faced them in the first game of the season and they won that game convincingly, 58-53. Last week’s game was a similar affair; the Cougars won again, 50-46. The team recovered from a two game losing streak and seemed to get back on track with their team play. “We looked much better out there today,” said Coach Wilson after the game, “The boys got back to basics and really worked together to get a sorely need win.”

            The Cougars came out fast and jumped to a 10-4 lead with forwards John Hagan and Dave Seltzer controlling the center and being able to feed the ball out the guards, Fitzgerald and Welch who were very sharp from the outside, scoring 6 of the first 10 point. The forwards were also pivotal in feeding center Bill Donahue when the guards were cut off. Donahue was able to score 8 in the first half.

            The Bears tried to press and slow down the Cougars but they had difficulty in containing Fitzgerald and Welch and abandoned the press after the first quarter. Their center, Angelo Mercuri, was their high scorer with 15 points but the Cougars Donahue ended up being the game’s high scorer with 18. In the second half the Bears went to a man to man and were able to slow down the Cougar backcourt. Even with the defensive surge the two speedy guards were able to combine for 16 points together.

            The Cougars stay at home next week and host the league leading Corning Devils. The game is a Saturday afternoon game and begins at 2:00PM in the Regional High School Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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COMMIE PRISONERS ATTACK GUARDS – US SABRE JETS DOWN MIGS – GERMANY STILL OUT OF ATLANTIC PACT – TRUMAN LIKES HIS JOB – PATTI PAGE SIGNS WITH MERCURY – OZZIE & HARRIET ON RADIO & TV

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Korea – Communist-led Korean civilian prisoners attack U.S. troops guarding a Koje Island compound. Seventy persons, including one American soldier were killed.

U.S. Sabre jets flying cover for bomber missions destroy three of an estimated 150 enemy MIG’s that tried to intercept them over Northwest Korea. 

American, British and French Foreign Ministers agree to bar Germany from entering the Atlantic pact as a full member – for now. 

President Truman openly acknowledges that while the job of being President is a tough one, “I like it.” 

Ending speculation about a possible label shift, Patti Page signs a new one-year deal with Mercury Records calling for $40,000. In the last three years, she’s sold 10 million records – 6 million just last year. 

Ozzie and Harriet are going to video beginning in the fall. It’ll be the same type of show now heard on radio. Nelson youngsters David and Ricky will be on the TV version. Radio will continue for now. 

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1/31/1952

                                      EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 31, 1952   Vol. C346

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LOCAL NEWS

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PARTY LINE PARTY CANCELLED

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East Farewell – The local phone company ran phone lines about 35 years ago throughout town and connected almost everyone in town as well as all the businesses and all the local government offices. The standard wiring layout was broken down into groups of 8 homes per line. This is the typical blueprint for almost every rural and semi-rural area in the state. This grouping made for what is called “party lines” a well-known configuration and has been accepted by most customers.

            As coincidence would have it, it seems that 6 of eight of one phone bank in town had a teenage girl living in the house. They all were seniors attending Regional High School. One quirk about party lines is that if you dial your own number it will cause all the other lines to ring. All young people were aware of that. It seems the girls all realized, whether through random interruption or social networking, that they were all connected. The girls, being high school girls, started ringing up the group and talking for hours. This all would have probably gone unnoticed except by the participating households but there were two lines that were out of the loop, so to speak, and once the girls got talking the line was unavailable for anyone else.  

            Edna Wahltrope has a home along Lakeshore Drive and is connected to the same phone group. She is not a teenage girl. About two weeks ago Mrs. Wahltrope complained to the police that the girls were “hogging” the line and had refused to relinquish use of the line so she could make an allegedly important call to her sister in Slate Mountain. The police said they had no control over the phone system or any misuse of it, there is no law against talking on the phone for an extended period of time. They referred her to the phone company. The phone company said while there wasn’t a policy in this region restricting phone time they did put out a regional notice to all customers that common courtesy and community understanding is essential for the use of the system due to the current limitations. At the end of the statement they implied that if there are continued complaints they had the right and technical ability to impose a ten minute limit on any phone call. They also put in additional information about the availability of “private lines” (no party line) for an additional cost.

            “My daughter, Natalie, is one of the girls in the group and they have all said they will respect the requests from other line holders when they are asked and they said they would try to limit their conversations but, they are teenage girls after all,” said Mrs. Mallard, local boarding house owner and one of the party line holders.    

 

Local switchboard operators 

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SPORTS

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COUGARS LOSE A HEARTBREAKER

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Slate Mountain – The Cougars came into Slate Mountain after losing a tough game to the Southport Hawks, 32-28. The Miners were riding a four game winning streak including a big win against the defending champs. The Cougars were hoping for an upset. The Cougars came out playing a fast, running game with a quick pass and shot offense. They started fast with the backcourt of Fitzgerald and Welch directing the show. Together they took control of the game and were able to get some great outside shooting in and drive the Cougars into a 12-8 lead in the first six minutes. The Miners called a timeout and put in a different defense and were able to close the score to a tie at the half 16 all.

            The second half saw the Cougars change up their offense again and go to a more deliberate, designed play offense. But that did not work out very well. They fell behind in the third quarter, 26-24. After a Cougars timeout they came back with their speeded up offense and quickly tied the score. The game went back and forth in the fourth quarter and with only one minute left Cougars center, Bill Donahue, fouled out and the ensuing foul short by Miners forward, Albert Gains, made the score 33-32, Miners. After Donahue fouled our forward Franny Warner took over at center and Billy O’Donnell took his spot at forward. The Cougars brought the ball in and quickly got the ball to a very hot Fitzgerald who drained a beauty from outside giving the Cougars a 34-33 lead with only 10 seconds left. Slate Mountain had been in this position before having won two games earlier in the season with less than a minute left. The Miners lined up for the inbounds play with their tall forward, Ben Steele, throwing it in. All the other Miners lined up in a line and when signaled they all broke in different directions with their speedy guard Isiah Fennimore who was darting down the court. Steele picked up Fennimore and threw a long bomb down the court as Fennimore outran Welch. The throw looked like a long football pass and landed right in Fennimore’s arms. He took one dribble in stride and laid the ball in with 3 seconds left on the clock. The Cougars tried a similar inbounds play but the inbounds pass was taken by Fitzgerald who threw up a half court try that bounced off the backboard and fell to the side. The Miners ended winning 35-34. It was a bitter loss for the Cougars who had lead for most of the game.

            The Cougars come home next week the host the Central Bears. The game is a Friday afternoon game beginning a 4:00PM In the Regional High School Gym.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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TRUMAN LAYS DOWN “ROAD TO SECURITY” WITH NEW BUDGET – TIERNEY FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM CASSINI – PHILADELPHIA TV TO GET REPULIC PICTURES LIBRARY

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President Truman lays down a “road to security” and a spending program of $85.4 billion for 1952-1953. It’s the largest proposed federal budget since World War II and the largest in history (so far). The President declared that an “enormously expensive’ build-up of strength at home and abroad is needed to check the threat of Communist aggression.

Actress Gene Tierney files suit for divorce against Oleg Cassini, onetime Russian count and studio designer who she married in 1941. She asks for custody of their two daughters.

Philadelphia TV viewers will get a treat as WPTZ-TV (channel 3) signs a new contract with Republic Pictures which will give the station exclusive TV showing of 101 Westerns and features never before shown on television. The contract was made to insure a fresh flow of films for WPTZ’s “Frontier Playhouse” – the show credited with blazing the way for daily cowboy pictures on television. It’s the highest rated daily show in Philadelphia. WPTZ gets exclusive rights to such Republic stars as Johnny Mack Brown, Sunset Carson, Don Barry, Smiley Burnette, Bob Steele and Duncan Renaldo. A similar contract was signed with Monogram earlier last year Harold Fellows

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