EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday,
September 11, 1952 Vol. C109
LOCAL
NEWS
SCHOOL STARTS
FOR AREA STUDENTS
Regional
Area High School began classes this week.
Classes commenced for all grades on Monday at 8:00 AM. Seniors in the High School will be the first
class to graduate from the new school building.
The building was completed over the summer and finishing touches are
being completed even as classes are in session.
The building cost is estimated to be over $75,000.00, an overrun of $15,000.00
from the original estimate. While the
cost overruns are substantial the new structure is state of the art and by
every account beautiful. The sports
field and track is a show piece for the town.
“The field is a complete sports complex,” said Coach Hass, "Not only is
there a complete football with extended end zones, there is a baseball field
tucked into the corner with a full half mile track around the outside. There are field event pits and even a
steeplechase pool for that track event.”
The school also boasts of a new
gymnasium and library that has brand new editions of many of the classics. A new intercom system is one of the
futuristic technical additions to the school.
Each classroom is tied directly to the main office and each room has the
ability to make school-wide announcements by using a secret code to access the
feature. Other features are a complete
printing and copying center along with advanced lighting and sound systems in
the auditorium.
“This is very exciting from a
teacher’s point of view, we all feel we have an opportunity to
help our students learn and really shine now,” said teacher Bernadette
Munson. An informal poll of the teaching
staff echoed Munson’s feelings. The school has always been a center of the
community and now, as new doors welcome eager student and capable faculty it
will continue to shine as a beacon of intelligence and integrity across the
region.
New Regional High School
SPORTS
TRAVELERS
TIGHTEN GRIP ON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR SECOND TIME
With only three weeks left in the season, the
Travelers have all but sealed a second championship in the Eastern North
League. Barring a complete collapse the
team should easily end the season with an outstanding overall winning
percentage somewhere around 67%. The
recent 12 game winning streak coupled with an early season starting streak of
14-2 has let the Travelers rule the league throughout the season. They currently lead the league by four games
over the Corning Glass Works. They play
CGW this weekend and finish the season against them at the end of the month.
The game Sunday saw the Travelers prevail over an
outmatched Riverview team, 9-2. The
start of the game was delayed by rain for one hour but the fans were not
disturbed by the rain. The Riverview
Fair was taking place on the fairgrounds next to the field. Most of the fans waited out the rain in the
RiverBrew Holiday Tent in the fairgrounds.
The tent was an enormous “Oktoberfest” style structure sponsored by
RiverBrew Brewery and offered locally brewed beer and local food. By the time the game started the crowd was
sufficiently lubricated the take the loss with fairly good cheer. A good number were even cheering for the
Travelers by the end of the game.
Billy Green pitched very well allowing only two
hits in the first four innings while the offense pummeled Riverview starter,
Jimmy Holt for five runs in the first and three runs in the second. He settled down in the third but the damage
was done. He allowed one more score,
another blast by Johnny Cloos, in the eighth.
The Riverview nine were able to ruin Green’s shutout by scoring 2 in the
ninth. The scoring fest started in the
first with the first and second batters, Francis and Dunham, both singled. Watson drove in Francis with a single to
right. Cloos stuck out but Dimero hit a
double that scored Dunham and Watson.
Joey Brown grounded out to second but advanced Dimero. Art Archibald walked and then “Little” Billy
Sweet drove both Dimero and Archibald home with a sure thing triple that was
commuted to a ground rule double when an overzealous fan leaned out of the
stands, fell onto the field and grabbed the ball as a souvenir. He then jumped back into the stands and
celebrated for the rest of the game. It
was assumed the fan had spent a lot of time in the RiverBrew tent. Green struck out to end the inning.
The second inning started where the first left
off. Francis and Dunham both singled
again and this time Watson drove them both home with a double to center. Dimero advanced Watson on a sacrifice fly to
right. Joey Brown grounded to first but
Art Archibald was able to sneak one through the middle to score Watson. Sweet grounded out to end the inning.
That was the end of the Travelers fireworks until Johnny Cloos hit his 32nd homer in the eighth. This win almost secures a championship for the Travelers. This would their second in the young decade but it is unusual because the Travelers did not have a home ball park this year. Since the stadium burned down in 1950 the Travelers have literally lived up to their name by playing only away games. The close proximity of the other teams allowed some games to be “called” home games although they were played in an opponent’s home field. If the Travelers indeed win the championship the drive to rebuild the stadium will be greatly accelerated.
NATIONAL NEWS
STEVENSON SPEAKS OUT IN ALBUQUERQUE – IKE AGAINST SOCALIZED MEDICINE AND SWINGS THRU MIDWEST– MCCARTHY WINS IN WISCONSON
In Albuquerque, Gov. Adlai Stevenson declares that as President, he would direct federal agencies to deal “sternly and mercilessly” with Communist conspirators. In California - Gov Adlai Stevenson tells a capacity crowd the Republican Party is the “party of fear” and that only the Democrats can lead the nation to a realization of the promise of the future
In New York - Gen. Eisenhower speaks out against Socialized medicine, as leading toward “assembly-line treatment” of patients. Republicans claim that Sen. McCarthy’s thumping victory in the Wisconsin primary pulls the rug from under the Democrats on the issue of “McCarthyism.” The controversial author of Communist-in-government charges was one of a group of Truman administration foes to rack up wins in eight State primaries. In St. Paul, Gen Eisenhower winds-up the first phase of his Midwest whistle stop tour by accusing the Democratic administration of “frittering away” the peace gained on the battlefields.
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