10/23/1952

                                      EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, October 23, 1952   Vol. C119

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LOCAL NEWS

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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT BYPASS LOCATION AGAIN

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East Farewell- The Highway Department has said it will take another look at the proposed locations of the exits on the new highway that will cross the entire state and on into Ohio.  Requests have been presented to the Department to locate an exit near East Farewell and also near Mountain Pass.  These two locations were not included in the original plan.  It is widely believed that having an exit near a town will boost the economics in the town.  Since the proposed highway will be a limited access highway, meaning there will only be on and off ramps at specified locations, only a limited number exits will be placed on the highway.  The project is a major operation that is on the scale of public works that hasn’t been seen since the Great Depression.   

            It is important for East Farewell to have an exit near it.  The Town Council feels that unless the town has easy access to major cities like New York and Chicago the town will lose its “Destination Location” label.  The owners of the Iron Works have also expressed interest in having an alternate shipping route to complement the railroad.  The council filed a request with the Highway Department to place an exit near the town but it was denied in the first draft of the proposal.  When the department meets next week it will be presented with another request by the council to relook at the location of the proposed exits.

            “We feel that this is very important to the future of the town.  We are doing fine right now but you have to keep an on the future.  Looking down the road, no pun intended, we have to make sure East Farewell does not lose its vitality and economic base,” said Ralph Watson, East Farewells Business Director.  Some other opinions have been expressed by some of the townspeople. 

            “Why do we need more tourists anyway?  I don’t want to open up this town to more outsiders, the way things are now are wonderful,” said Bernie Smith, a local resident.  Many others expressed similar opinions.  It seems the town is fairly split on this issue, half being in favor and half against.  One thing is certain, everyone has an opinion.

Proposed Turnpike across State 

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN AGAIN

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East Farewell- The Cougars were victorious again this week when they played the Central Bears.  The final score was 21-14.  The Cougars used a balanced attack of short passes and powerful runs to score against a very strong defense from Central.  Senior Quarterback Billy O’Conner threw 15 passes with 10 completions.  The longest toss was 15 yards to wide receiver Phil Flynn for a score in the second quarter.  Johnny “Moose” Boyle shouldered most of the running tasks for a total of 98 yards and a third quarter score.  The final Cougar score was a fourth quarter screen pass, Billy threw to his younger brother, Jimmy who scampered for a seven yard run to the end zone.  The pass capped off a punishing drive fueled by gritty four and five yard runs by Boyle that ate up eight minutes of the fourth quarter.  Charlie Cox was perfect in his extra point attempts.

            The Bears showed some offensive prowess during the second quarter, scoring on a wonderfully executed end around by halfback Joe Gentile.  Bears Quarterback Louis Holmes was able to complete 8 out of 16 passes including a 29 yard bomb to wide out Tom Manley which resulted in their second score.  The Bears had two different kickers, Steve James and Sidney Smith each kicked one extra point to finish off the scoring for the Bears.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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PRISONERS RIOT IN OHIO - EISENHOWER SPEAKS IN CHICAGO - STEVENSON IN NEW YORK

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Columbus -A screaming mob of 2520 prisoners rioted for nine hours at Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, setting fires and causing $1 million in damage to seven prison buildings.

Chicago - Gen. Eisenhower declares that President Truman and Gov. Stevenson have assailed him with “the greatest collection of flimflamming accusations made in any campaign.”  He labeled them “my Siamese-twin opponents.”

New York - Stevenson rips Eisenhower’s Korea pledge – calling it “a promise without a program.” “It is not enough to say, ‘I will fix it for you.’ The principle of blind leadership is alien to our traditions” Stevenson said.

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10/16/1952

                                       EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, October 16, 1952   Vol. C118

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LOCAL NEWS

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NEWSPAPER TO REBUILD BUILDING

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East Farewell- The East Farewell News has committed to rebuild their home on Main Street.  The announcement was made by publisher John Robb on the site of the burned out shell.  “This town has been very good to our family and I feel it is that we must make every effort to keep the news service available to the great citizens of this town.  The paper has been fortunate enough to have enjoyed an almost ten year span of uninterrupted publishing in East Farewell.  We are very proud of that.  Even as the town suffered through the disastrous weather and the terrible fire I felt we grew in our understanding and compassion.  That has been displayed time and time again with the committees and groups that have banded together to offer help and support to anyone who needed it.”

            Rebuilding is scheduled to start early next year.  Robb said the building will be rebuilt in the spirit of the original edifice but will incorporate new technologies and updated communications.  Being the largest building on Main Street, there is expected to be substantial traffic delays during the construction.  Since the only possible detour would route traffic down Lake Shore Drive and back to 2^nd Avenue, it is expected that no detour will be put in place and traffic will be controlled by marked lane redirections.

            “I think it is wonderful that the newspaper has decided to stay,” said Mrs. Mallard, local resident, “we need a newspaper in this town and the Robb’s are such family, they are really part of this town.”  Other townsfolk voiced similar opinions and many have offered help and support to the family and the paper.  The old building was also the home of the often overlooked East Farewell Community Office.  The office was responsible for keeping the town’s historical documents and photographs.  A fund has been set up to rebuild that office.  Fortunately, most of the documents and photos were kept in a fireproof safe that was part the bank that occupied the building for a short time in the late 1920s.

Shell of East Farewell News building

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SPORTS

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REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL KICKS OFF SEASON

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East Farewell- Local High School football started off with fanfare and a band extravaganza on Friday afternoon at the High School field.  The Cougars were victorious, 14-7, over their arch rival, the Slate Mountain Miners.  The game was hard fought on both sides but the Cougars were able to score in the fourth quarter to take the lead and hold off a last minute drive to win the game.  Senior Quarterback, Billy O’Conner, led the Cougars with strong, sharp passing to the ends and clean, crisp handoffs to the backs. 

            The game see-sawed in the first half, each team scoring on their first drive.  The defenses then took over and confined the game to between the 20 yard lines.  O’Conner was able to move the team with a combination of short passes and end runs but was not able to capitalize on the consistent efforts of his halfbacks, Joey Fox and his brother Jimmy O’Conner.  Even his fullback, Johnny “Moose” Boyle was unable to break through the Miners line for a score.  It wasn’t until six minutes into the fourth quarter that O’Conner was able to hit wide end, Phil Flynn on a down and out pattern that Flynn was able to turn down the sideline and scamper in to the end zone for the go ahead score.  The extra point was kicked by sophomore, Charlie Cox.  The Miners made a last drive well into Cougars territory but time ran out before they were able to score.  So it is 1-0 for the Cougars this season.     

 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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US CALLS FOR MORE UN HELP IN KOREA – IKE SAYS COMMIES POSE A “DEADLY CHALLENGE”

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Korea - Chinese Reds try and fail to drive American and South Korean troops off Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge. Also, a United Nations front officer reports that more than 7,500 Chinese Reds have been killed or wounded in round action alone in the week since October 14.  Still the U.S. called on the United Nations for more help in Korea.

Speaking in New York - Gen Eisenhower said the Soviet Union has posed a “deadly challenge” before the United States, its main target. At the same time, he expressed the certainty that the free world has the strength to meet it.  Speaking at the Alamo in San Antonio, Gen. Eisenhower pledged himself to create such strength, that the Soviet Union will not dare to create another Korea.

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10/9/1952

                                    EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, October 9, 1952   Vol. C117

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

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Corning-  The East Farewell Travelers won the Northeastern League Championship on Saturday in a classic slugfest, 10 to 9.  They were able overcome an explosive offense by a determined Corning nine in the ninth inning in classic Travelers style using the home run ball to finish off the opponents.   This is the second championship in three years for the Travelers, the other was in 1950.  With this win the team hopes it will show town officials that a home baseball park is a worthy investment.  The Travelers have not played a game in East Farewell since the old park burned down in the winter of 1950, after their first championship season.

            The game which was played as a home game for the Travelers, according a prearranged rule change approved by the league, saw a highlight several innings and both teams showed they were worthy of their playoff positions.  The first inning started with a blast by Corning’s own Joe Gill.  Traveler’s pitcher, Joey Alfred, settled down after that and was able to retire the rest of the side.  The Travelers responded with two runs in the first.  Francis was able to lead off with a double to right and the Dunham advanced him to third with a sacrifice bunt.  The game started to take on its slugfest personality when “Big Bob” Tilman came to the plate next.  Playing in the place of the hugely popular Johnny Cloos who was injured last month with a season ending wrist injury, Tilman has stepped up in the field and at the plate.  He blasted the third pitch out of the park bring home Francis and trotting around the diamond himself. 

            The second inning was a defensive beauty.  Both teams turned double plays and both pitchers struck out the batters for the third out.  The fireworks really started in the third inning as Corning scored four runs but was doubled up again.  Johnson was the first to get on base and then was followed by Steele.  Chuck Baker dove in Johnson and then the unstoppable Joe Gill clobbered his second homerun in as many at bats.  The rest of the inning was all defense.  After striking out Williams, Alfred walked Reese but got Rodriguez to ground into a 6-4-3 double play.  The Dale to Archibald to Watson combination once again proved it was one of the best, if not the best in the league.  The Travelers responded in the third by scoring two more. Billy Sweet led off with a single, Alfred stuck out and Ralph Francis singled.  Dunham sent a long fly to center and Johnson made a spectacular, over the shoulder grab but fell down trying to turn to throw the ball back in allowing the runners to advance.  Bobby Watson then hit a perfectly placed double into the right field corner scoring both runners.  Tilman struck out to end the inning.   Corning scored two more in the fourth and one in the sixth by playing good baseball.  Short hits and advancing runners around the bases.  The Travelers went scoreless in the fourth and fifth.

            In the sixth inning Corning scored again thanks to a double by Steele and a double by Baker.  The Travelers got back on the board by scoring two runs in the sixth making the score 8-6 favoring Corning.  Everyone knew that if the Travelers lost this game they would be thrown into a playoff with Corning.  The Travelers scored again in the seventh.  The eighth inning went scoreless.  The ninth started off with Chuck Baker slamming a long homerun and the Travelers fans were discouraged.  Alfred struck out the side after that and seemed to boost the confidence of his teammates.

            Due up for the Travelers in the ninth were Sweet, Alfred and Francis.  Sweet started off with a surprise bunt, catching the infield off guard and reaching first safely.  Alfred laid down a second bunt but was thrown out at first, Sweet made it to second.  Francis then hit a looper over the shortstop’s head allowing Sweet to advance to third and got to first safely.  Dale Dunham came to the plate.  Not a homerun hitter, he only had 12 for the entire season, the infield was drawn in hoping for a ground ball they could turn into a double play.  The outfield was in, too, trying to prevent an extra base hit.  The count went to 3-2 and Corning’s Archer, who had pitched a fine game, let loose a fastball and Dunham swung.  With his arms fully extended and his body twisting in graceful, muscular synchronization, he connected.  The ball jumped off the bat and sailed out over the centerfielder’s head and out of the park.  The Travelers won 10-9 in the ninth.  The championship was theirs.  Congratulations.

EAST FAREWELL TRAVELERS 1952 NORTHEAST LEAGUE CHAMPS

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LOCAL NEWS

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EAST FAREWELL CELEBRATES TRAVELERS WIN

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East Farewell-  The joy in East Farewell is everywhere.  Banners are hanging from windows and everyone is talking on Main Street.  The team arrived back in town late Saturday night and was greeted by a throng of fans.  Many fans had made trip to Corning and were still in transit but still the town square was filled when the bus pulled in.  “These guys are great!  They will never have to pay for another drink in this town,” said Charles Lentz, owner of the Lost Oasis Bar and Grill.  Many of the members of the crowd were vacationers had hung on stretching the vacations to be part of the end of the season series.

            “I hope this moves the council to look into rebuilding the ballpark,” said fan Sid Bauer.  The Town Council has been exploring different options on the ball park issue.  One is to rebuild the old, burned out park and another is to build a new park on Lake Shore Drive.  With the Travelers wining the championship, the question is sure to be brought to the front burner.  The council will be meeting at the end of the month.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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CBS TO USE COMPUTER TO PERDICT ELECTION RESULTS – MAIL DEADLINE FOR OVERSEAS MAILINGS

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New York, New York-  CBS television will use a computer for the first time to forecast election results in November. The network will team with Remington Rand, the manufacturer of the UNIVAC, to tabulate the outcome of elections based on incoming returns.  Remington Rand says the machine isn’t “psychic” but that comparisons are possible at speeds beyond human capability.

Next Wednesday begins the official overseas Christmas mailing season and the Post Office recommends you mail early for the boys in Korea. If you’re mailing to armed forces in Korea, Japan and other Pacific Islands – get your packages out by November 1.

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10/2/1952

                                           EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, October 2, 1952   Vol. C116

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LOCAL NEWS

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FIRE DESTROYS NEWS PAPER HOME

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East Farewell- After all of last week’s destruction all this town needed was another disaster.  Unfortunately, a disaster struck the home of the East Farewell News on Monday.  The entire building went up in flames and burned to the ground.  This included the sales office and the editorial offices as well as the main business office.  The printing and distribution office, which was housed next door, was severely damaged.  This week’s paper had to be printed at a facility in Slate Mountain.  Delivery of this week’s paper was delayed due to the extenuating circumstances but the entire staff extends a grateful thank you to all the people who put in extra hours to help get this issue published.

“The fire appears to have started in the electrical box area.” said Fire Marshall, Lou Doane. “We don’t suspect any foul play, it may have been sparked by a worn out wire or loose connection.  Maybe all the storms damaged the exterior wiring.  We will find out more after the debris has been cleared.”  That may take several weeks.  Production has been moved temporarily to an available building on Lake Shore Drive next to the Mallard Boarding House.

The East Farewell News building was one of the first in East Farewell, dating back to the 1920s.  Originally, it was the home of real estate developer and cofounder of East Farwell, Lou Lendel.  The Lendel group sold the building to the Newspaper in the early 30s due to a distressed position of the Lendel family.  The newspaper has been an important part of the community for over 20 years and will continue to serve the town in spite of this devastating setback. 

East Farewell News building on fire. 

Main Street, East Farewell

 

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS WITHIN ONE WIN OF CHAMPIONSHIP

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Corning- Due to the terrible weather last week, the first game of the season deciding series was postponed Friday night.  The second game, played Saturday, was won by the Coning nine in a very close 2-1 contest.  The Travelers had hoped to clinch the championship with at least one win last weekend.  They will have to wait until the rematch that will be played this Saturday at Corning. 

            The second game got under way late in the afternoon after a slight delay for rain.  The field was in very poor condition and the weather was very humid and tended to make for a very sloppy game.  Danny Lane pitched a very good game but was stymied by poor defense and a lack of offense to generate any runs.  The only Travelers score came by way of a home run by “Mean” Richie Lane in the eighth.  The Travelers stranded 15 men on base throughout the game.  That frustration was compounded by three errors and two passed balls.  “We were just off today, there is no excuse, we just were terrible,” said shortstop Dale Dunham after the game.  “We will pull it together for sure for the game on Saturday, you can bet on that.  We were embarrassed out there today.”

            The Corning team was able to score both runs in the fourth.  The first came off a double by Johnson who was able to gain third on a passed ball.  He was scored by a single by Steele.  Steele advanced to third by another long single by Baker.  Steele scored on a beautiful squeeze bunt by Joe Gill.  The Travelers were unable to come up with any of their usual sparkle and flare to counter the Corning fireworks.  The standings show Corning just one game behind the Travelers with one game left.  If the Travelers win they will win the championship and if they loss they will enter into a best of seven, championship playoff with Corning.  If the Travelers are able to pull off another win and secure the championship it will be their second since 1950 and will almost surely bring pressure to build a new ballpark for their home games.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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EISENHOWER CAMPAGINS ON HIS BIRTHDAY - SEARS SELLING SIDING

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Campaigning in Texas - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (62) receives happy birthday wishes from across the state.  Making whistle stops in Northern California, General Eisenhower pledges an end to the Korean War, dedicating himself to “finding and intelligent and honorable way” to end it.

In reference to the Presidential elections next month between Adlai Stevenson and General Eisenhower – Winston Churchill proclaims that “Whichever wins, the United States will not abandon the mission of leading the free nations in resistance to Communist aggression.”  “There is a general feeling in the world that on the whole, the danger of world war has receded.”  General Eisenhower releases his finances over the past 10 years, showing a total income of $888.303.99. $633,000 of the amount was for all rights to his book “Crusade In Europe.”

 

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