EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, February
7, 1952 Vol. C347
LOCAL
NEWS
BAD WEATHER WILL NOT SLOW DOWN THE IRON
WORKS
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
SPORTS
COUGARS TAKE THE BEAR’S HONEY
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.
NATIONAL NEWS
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
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.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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