EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, February
19, 1953 Vol. C219
LOCAL
NEWS
VALENTINE’S SOCIAL A SMASH
East Farewell- The fourth annual Valentine’s
Day Social was held in the basement of the Town Hall on Saturday. By all
accounts it was a smashing success. More than 100 people attended stretching
the limits of the hall’s capacity. It was a dinner dance and the dinner was
provided by many local restaurants and cafes. Most notable was Leon’s Lunch and
the Lost
Oasis Restaurant & Bar. The
dinner was a buffet style and both Leon (owner of Leon’s) and Charles (chef and
owner of the Lost Oasis) were on hand to serve their specialties; Philadelphia
cheese steaks from Leon and Maryland crab cake from Charles. The decorations
were put up by a whole crew of volunteers headed by Mrs.
Mallard, local boarding house owner. They used flowers and fancy plants
donated by local flower shops. Local celebrity, Gus
Templeton and his Swing Band provided the music and Gus handled the MC
duties.
The evening
started at 7:00 with some light appetizers and dancing, Dinner was served and
after dinner the much anticipated “Sweet Treats” competition took place. The
completion has evolved over the years starting with just two friends bringing
desserts, to a group of five residents who baked and cooked delicious,
delectable desserts that required their own set of tables to display and serve.
This year originators, Peg O’Malley and friend Ida Plant were given the center
honors with Peg’s decadent Extra Dark Chocolate Triple Layer Cake and Ida’s
Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze. Sue Underwood brought a scrumptious
apple pie and Sylvia Bass brought a wonderful cherry cobbler. There were other
local entrants that offered very appetizing treats for everyone to sample.
After the tasting had taken place Gus Templeton took to the mic to announce the
winner. Ida Plant’s Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry glaze was the winner.
There was much anticipation as Ida came forward to accept her award, Last
year’s winner, Peg O’Malley had tripped (or was tripped) and fell face first
into her cake, many wondered if Peg would return the favor. Ida made it to the
stage without any falls but she then called all the other contestants to the
stage and with Peg leading the way they collectively smashed Ida’s cheesecake
into her face! There was great pandemonium, hilarity and good natured frivolity
all around. Apparently, the entire group had conspired to do the face smash
together no matter who won, the winner was getting plastered by the rest of the
group.
It seems a tradition has been established. Gus Templeton, who
was let in on the prank just before it happened, was the consummate
professional and took the microphone and proclaimed, “I haven’t seen this much
excitement since my vaudeville days.”
After things
calmed down and everyone got back to their seats Templeton struck up his band
and played very entertaining dance music for the rest of the night. The social
ended at midnight and many people chose to walk home in spite of the winter
night temperatures. Main Street was full of people as they wandered home
chatting and enjoying the night.
Valentine’s
Day Dinner-Dance 1953
SPORTS
COUGARS DEMOTE THE CAPTAINS
East Farewell- The Cougars defeated the Fort Lee Captains
convincingly on Friday, 46-38. The game
was not as close as the final score indicates; the Cougars completely dominated
the game from the first tip to the final buzzer. Ted Fitzgerald, senior guard, took the first
tip from center Bill Donahue and raced in to score a layup only 4 seconds into
the game and the Cougars never looked back.
Donahue controlled the center, scoring a season high 22 points, grabbing
15 rebounds and assisting 5 times. The
backcourt of Fitzgerald and junior guard, Jimmy Welch ran a beautiful game, controlling
tempo and intensity like two pros.
Combined they scored 18, 10 for Fitzgerald and 8 for Welch. The
forwards, Billy O’Donnell (4) and Gene Green (2) contributed by steady defense
and smart offense.
“These kids
looked very good tonight. They are really starting to come together as a team.
I was impressed with the play of Fitz and Welch, they were in sync
tonight. We will have to see how they do
against some of the tougher teams in this league before we start anointing
them, though,” said Coach Wilson after the game.
The Captains
did not play a poor game; they were frustrated by the loss of their star
player, Joe Arnold, to the flu. They
were able to make a run at the end of the game when the Cougars had subs in but
all told they just were not up to the Cougars this game. High scorer for the
Captains was Bob West with 14. Other scorers were Sam Smith (10), Donny
Callahan (8) and Terry Duffy (6)
The Cougars go
on the road for the next two weeks, facing Southport and Slate Mountain away.
Both games start at 4:30 in their respective gyms.
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hit song. The top version makes the most money and the rest are left with
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