1/22/1953

                                         EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 22, 1953   Vol. C135

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LOCAL NEWS

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FUND RAISING UNDERWAY TO SAVE THEATER

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East Farewell- A fund raising campaign is underway to save the iconic East Farewell Playhouse. The new owners and operators are aiming to light up the East Farewell stage for a May fund-raiser, two summer plays, and a Christmas holiday show.

 “I can’t imagine what it was like in 1919,” when playwright Moss Hart put on the first show, Springtime for Henry, after converting the decaying 18th-century gristmill, producer Jed Bernstein said Tuesday. “It will be pretty exciting when the lights blaze on again.

“The enthusiasm of the community will get us off to a fast start,” said Bernstein, who will live in town while the campaign is underway. “That’s how we can make this theater blaze in glory again.”

Since Rick and Julie Davidson bought the theater Dec. 23, they have enlisted Bernstein as producing director, picked an engineer, and talked to contractors about repairs.

“Our first projects are to get the playhouse open for a shortened summer season,” Rick Davidson said. “We need to repair the roof” and make the bathrooms work right. “We have a June deadline for construction to stage shows in July and August.”

Bernstein said he would not name the shows until next month, but annual memberships are being sold as part of the campaign.

“Our goal is 100 members in the first year,” he added.

East Farewell Theater

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TAKE ON SLATE MOUNTAIN CANARIES

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East Farewell- The Cougars hosted the Slate Mountain Canaries in what turned out to be a home and away scheduling oddity.  They will travel to Slate Mountain next week to play again.  This match up has always been a great rivalry.  The Slate Mountain area has two teams, the Canaries and the Miners, each from opposite sides of the mountain. 

Wednesday’s game saw a tight game with the Cougars able to prevail with a strong second half, 48-44.  The team played very well in the second half after falling behind in the first, 32-25.

“I was glad to see Billy O and Greeny (Bill O’Donnell and Gene Green) take control in the second half,” said Coach Charles Wilson, “they are young but they are really going to be something. Just you watch those kids, they are going to turn some heads.”

            Together O’Donnell and Green combined for 18 points in the second half.  After a slow first half the two seemed to get in a groove and were unstoppable.  Showing court awareness that belied their age and experience the two worked an almost magical give and go time after time.

“We will have to see next week when we play these guys again but, I think we can play with these guys this year.” Wilson said.  The Cougars lost all three match ups last year with the Canaries.

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NATIONAL NEWS

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MOST LIKE IKE – BERLIN SEES MORE REFUGEES – PAT NIXON MAKES HER OWN GOWN

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In A Gallup Poll – 78% approve of the job President Eisenhower is doing.  Another Gallup Poll asks if President Eisenhower should continue to be called “Ike”?  47% said yes.

Berlin - The desire for freedom brings more than 1000 fugitives from Communism into Berlin for the 11th straight day, raising the January total to 22.792 persons.  The Red press warned that those who ask for asylum in the west would wind up in jail, the Foreign Legion or perhaps brothels for those eligible.

Kansas City MO - Harry S. Truman says he feels again “like a country boy in the big city” as he opens up private offices and begins the long role of adjustment to the life of the “Squire of Jackson County.”

Pat Nixon, the Cinderella girl who helped her husband win the U.S. vice presidency, buys and pays for her own inaugural ball gown. Customarily, the President’s wife and Vice President’s wife get their inaugural ball gowns free, as gifts from designers who in turn, get lost of free advertising.

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1/15/1953

                                       EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 15, 1953   Vol. C134

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LOCAL NEWS

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KEYSTONE RAILROAD ANNOUNCES IMPROVED LOCAL SERVICE

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East Farewell- The mighty Keystone railroad announced in a local meeting that they were going to increase local service and also add more freight service to the line.  Both local residents and the Iron Works happily agreed to the changes.  The changes in service had to be approved by the Town Council.  By adding service to the line the railroad hopes to increase local ridership and reduce or eliminate any effects that the new highway may have on business.  All the trains that run on the local line serve the towns of Sun City, Slate Mountain, Riverview, Southport and Fort Lee.  If town residents use the railroad to travel between the towns the railroad is trying to show that the highway and car travel is really an unneeded luxury.  “Traveling on the railroad saves time and the inconvenience of driving, parking and vehicle maintenance,” said Keystone Representative, Larry Smith. “We at Keystone feel that by offering more service locally we will be the hands down choice of the public to travel between the local spots.”

The Highway Commission had no comment on the announcement.  Projections for an expanded highway that runs basically parallel to the railroad are moving ahead as scheduled.  There has been great debate between the pro-railroad group and the pro-highway group as to the merits and detractions of each.  The pro-railroaders feel the service of the railroad is sufficient to serve the traveling and commuting needs of the community.  The pro-highway group maintains that the freedom of the open road will soon take over and the railroad will be limited to the existing rails and soon become obsolete.  Only time will tell which side will be right.  

Train pulls into East Farewell Station

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN IN RIVERVIEW

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Riverview- The Cougars basketball team won a close game against the Riverview Wildcats last week, 42-32.  This was an important win after their loss to Corning the week before.  Center, Bill Donahue and forwards, Billy O’Donnell and Gene Greene dominated the court showing a fast, passing offense and a very tight defense that stymied the Wildcats. The win puts the Cougars at 2-1 on the young season.  They are looking to improve on their 9-7 record from last year.

            “We really needed this win,” said Coach Wilson after the game, “Billy D completely dominated in the center, and the Wildcats just didn’t have an answer to him.  Billy O and Greeny were great feeding the ball in and he did the rest.  Our backcourt was great, too.”  Donahue ended up with a record 22 points with 10 rebounds.  Both O’Donnell and Greene ended up with six points each.  Guards Fitzgerald and Welch combined for the other eight points.  

          The Wildcats were led by forward Len Lewis with 10 points and seven rebounds.  “They were just a better team tonight,” Lewis said after the game.  “We just couldn’t stop the inside combination, I was able to take the lead but they would dump it off to one of the other guys and then score. What can you do there?”

            The next Cougars game is Wednesday against the Slate Mountain Canaries.  The game is at home at 4:30 in the gymnasium.

 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE TAKES OFFICE, HARRY SAYS GOODBYE

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Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States with a prayer on his lips, and set for his new administration a goal of peace with honor. Part of the President’s Prayer -“Give us, we pray, the power to discern right from wrong and allow all our words and actions to be governed thereby and by the laws of this land.”

Richard Milhous Nixon becomes the nation’s 36TH Vice President of the United States.

It was the first coast-to-coast telecast of an inauguration and it is estimated 70 million watched on television. ABC, CBS, DuMont and NBC piped the telecast to 74 cities with 118 TV stations

Harry S. Truman starts home to Missouri after an emotion packed send-off marking the end of nearly eight years in the White House.  Old friends drop by to shake hands and bid Godspeed to Harry S. Truman at the White House.

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1/8/1953

                                        EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 8, 1953   Vol. C133

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LOCAL NEWS

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NEW YEARS CELEBRATION BIG HIT

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East Farewell- Fireworks and music welcomed 1953 to East Farewell with spectacle and wonderful noise.  The music complimented the dazzling display and the clear but cold night was perfect for the display.  The idea was the brainchild of the Civic Booster Club who floated the concept back in November.  The Town Council took it under consideration and after brief debate they went ahead with the project.  Starting at the strike of midnight the fireworks started over Lake Charles and continued for a full twenty minutes culminating with a tremendous finale.  The music was supplied by Les Charles and his Swing Band.  It was a new tradition that is sure to have long life in East Farewell history.  Many of the local restaurants set up on the edge of the new Family Fun Pier and served a wonderful selection of hot food and drinks to all.  The crowds were estimated to be in the thousands, many folks came from other towns and many were fans in town to watch the final Game of the East Farewell Winter Basketball Tournament.  It was a wonderful way to welcome the New Year.

Fireworks Finale over Lake Charles

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN WINTER TOURNAMENT

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East Farewell-The Cougars won the first East Farewell Winter Tournament on Saturday with an exciting win over Fort Lee.  The tournament ran for three days starting Thursday night, Friday night and finished with the consolation game and the final on Saturday.  The tournament was put together at the last minute by Cougars Couch Charles Wilson and several other coaches in the league.  The teams represented along with the Cougars were; the Central Bears, Riverview Wildcats,  Slate Mountain Canaries, Riverview Wildcats, Fort Lee Captains, Southport Hawks, Slate Mountain Miners and the Corning Devils.

            The Cougars beat the Fort Lee Captains 45-42 in an exciting game that saw the lead change hands a total of ten times, seven in the second half.  Senior center, Bill Donahue, was named Most Valuable Player in the tournament.  He scored an appropriate 53 points in the entire tournament of four games. 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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NIXON HOSTS THE ROSE BOWL PARADE – HANK WILLIAMS DIES – AMERICANS OPTIMISTIC

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Vice-President Richard M. Nixon serves as Grand Marshall of the Tournament of Roses parade. In his open car were his wife and two small children. After the parade, the family attended the Rose Bowl game between SC and Wisconsin.

 

Bowl contests -

Sugar - Ga. Tech - 24 Mississippi - 7

Rose - SC - 7 Wisconsin - 0

Cotton - Texas - 16 Tennessee - 0

Orange - Alabama - 61 Syracuse - 6

Gator - Florida - 14 Tulsa - 13

 

Hank Williams - singer and composer “The King of Hillbillies” - dies in his automobile in Oak Hill, Virginia. The singer’s chauffeur said he became alarmed when he was unable to awaken Williams, who had been sleeping in a bed in the rear seat of the car. Williams was dead on arrival at the hospital.  Cause of death was not disclosed.  Williams had left Knoxville for Canton, Ohio, where the singer was scheduled to make a New Year’s Day appearance.  Williams penned and sang the top-selling hit “Jambalaya,” also “Cold Cold Heart,”  “Wedding Bells.” “Mansion on the Hill,” and “Move It Over.” Although he lived in Montgomery, Alabama, he was still employed by radio station KWKH in Shreveport, LA at the time of his death.  He was also under contract to MGM Recording Co and MGM Pictures. He was married to Miss Billie Jones on October 19th on the stage of the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans. He had been divorced earlier this year by Mrs. Audra Mae Williams of Nashville.

 

As Eisenhower gets ready to take office - a Gallup Poll says the average American is optimistic about the chances of avoiding another world war for 1953. 

Will there be another World War in one year? -

21% - yes

67% - no

12% - no opinion

Same poll taken in 1950:

22% - yes

70% - no

8% - no opinion

How about world war in five years?

48% - yes

25% - no

27% - no opinion

Same poll taken in 1950:

57% - yes

24% - no

19% - no opinion

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