EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, May 8,
1952 Vol. C360
LOCAL
NEWS
LOCAL HERO RUNS INTO TROUBLE
East
Farewell – Corporal
Artie Fields returned home from a tour in Korea in January and was trying
to get resettled into civilian life and start work in the Iron Works. He had
graduated from Regional High and enlisted in July of 1950, about a month after
the Korean War started. “He was always interested in the military. He was even
in ROTC in Regional High,” said Natalie
Mallard, a former classmate, “I think he has a very strong patriotic streak
and I am proud to call him a friend.”
Fields has many supporters in town
but he ran into some trouble last week when he got into a fight at the local tavern.
The reason for the fight is still being investigated but there are some reports
that it was over a female or perhaps a political disagreement. Police were
called to Daisies’
Tavern on Lakeshore Drive on Saturday night after fighting had spilled out
onto the street. Police arrived quickly and broke up the fight taking two young
men into custody, Mr. Fields and another man whose name was not released. “We
took Mr. Fields
and the other perpetrator into custody and placed them in the town jail
overnight to sober up. We are well aware of Mr. Fields service and will be
questioning him at length about what happened. We have not determined if any
charges will be filed beyond disturbing the peace and public intoxication,”
said Police Chief Hagan.
There have been many reports lately
of returning soldiers having trouble acclimating back into normal society.
Outbreaks of abuse and violence are being reported across the country and East Farewell is
no exception. Professionals are studying this problem and are trying to find
solutions to this growing distressing problem. Dr. Hyrum Bigalowe, a leading
psychiatrist who has written extensively about the subject has said, somewhat
ruefully, “The best way to alleviate this situation is to do away with war.”
No
truer words have been spoken.
Artie Fields in Korea 1951
SPORTS
TRAVELERS LAY CLAIM TO EXPLORERS
Mountain View – The Travelers limped into
Mountainview with slim hopes of starting to turn the season around. They were
about to face the Explorers and league leading slugger, Bobby “Hammer” Taxen. The
Travelers sent Joe Nagy to the mound. He has had been good at containing Taxen.
On Saturday he was able to hold the rest of the Explorers hitless but he let
Taxen hit two home runs for the Explorers only scores. The Travelers, on the
other hand were able to energize their offense and explode for 8 runs. They
scored runs in almost every inning. The Explorers ace pitcher, Joe “Freight”
Trane was not pitching and the task was handed to Tommy Hudson, a rookie. Hudson
started off well, striking out two in the first and forcing a ground out by
Cloos after a single by Watson. In the second the Travelers got a line on
Hudson and scored one run on two hits. In the following innings they were able
to pick apart Hudson with hits in every inning and being able to combine the
hits in most of the innings for at least one run in an inning. There was no big
blast inning, just a constant small scores each inning. Johnny Cloos did blast
one homer in the seventh but he fell one more run behind Taxen for the season.
The final score was 8-2, Travelers.
The
Travelers head on to Riverview next week to face the Anglers. The Anglers have
been having troubles of their own this season. They have a very young team with
three rookies in the infield. The Travelers are looking to build on their
strong performance against the Explorers and start a little winning streak. The
game begins at 1:00PM at the Anglers Park in Riverview.
NATIONAL NEWS
NEW WARNINGS FOR STEEL WORKERS – COURT
BLOCKS TRUMAN’S STELL WORKERS RAISE – HILL GAIL WINS KENTUCKY DERBY – TV NEWS –
IKE SAY GOODBYE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH
The government tells the Supreme Court there is danger of a new steel walkout if the court should bar the government from giving steelworkers a pay raise. Steel workers are going back to their jobs, but any change in the present status of the mills could result in a new crisis.
The Supreme Court blocked President Truman’s plan to give 650,000 steelworkers a pay raise over management’s head. It was a drive to end the dispute between unions and the industry.
Sports – Hill Gail wins the Kentucky Derby.
Television news – Two firsts this week – CBS-TV conducts the first live coverage of the Kentucky Derby and President Truman conducted a White House TV tour. President Truman could be seen explaining the décor and furnishings and offered a host of anecdotes on former occupants of the White House, with the President from CBS-TV - Walter Cronkite, Bryson Rash from ABC-TV and NBC-TV’s Frank Bourgholtzer.
After
expressing his great confidence in the outcome of the world’s search for peace
and security, General Eisenhower (The Supreme Allied Commander in Europe) bids
farewell to Britain’s Queen and to her people, ending a military association
that began 10 years ago.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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