EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, February
14, 1952 Vol. C348
LOCAL
NEWS
ICE FISHING HUTS ARE APPEARING
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
SPORTS
DEVILS PUT A HEX ON COUGARS
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.
NATIONAL NEWS
FLYING SAUCERS REPORTED OVER N. KOREA – 10
MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELORS – DRUG ARRESTS UP – WIP BANS RAY’S “WHISKEY & GIN”
– GABLE DIVORCED
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.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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