EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, July
30, 1953 Vol. C242
LOCAL
NEWS
ARTISTIC DISTRICT PROPOSED
East Farewell – The local arts scene was in the spotlight last
week when Town Council was presented with a proposal by a group of local
artists and supporters asking for a designated “Artistic Area” in town. Most of the Council was receptive but
Councilman Len Bellows stated he did not see the need for a specific area and
the current, scattered shops and galleries was really good for the town by
making people walk through town to visit the different shops. The proposal was asking for a two block area
off Lake Shore Drive to be closed to traffic and given preferential licensing
to artistic concerns. The Council had
many questions about the limitations asked for, they did not like the fairly
strict definition of “artistic concerns” and felt it should be much wider. In
fact, they vocally proposed amending it to make the area open to all types of
business. “We think it is obvious that there should be a wide variety of
business in this area, we all like the idea of closing a couple of blocks off
to traffic but, as they say, the devil is in the details,” said Mrs. Mallard, a council
member and local boarding house owner.
The East
Farewell area has become a center for artists and craftsmen in the past few
years and several renowned artists has located on the edge of town along Lake
Charles. The area has already been given the nickname “New Bohemia”. Most of
the artists and craftsmen have set up their studios and homes there; they also
would like to have storefronts in town to sell the creations. The area is also
attracting more of the folks who tend to embrace the less restrictive attitudes
of more liberal artistic community.
A bit of irony
was pointed out by Councilman Lester; it has only been slightly over a year
when the town authorized its first traffic light at the intersection of Main
and Lake Shore Drive. In the past year the town has seen phenomenal growth
and added three more lights throughout town. The growth is not only for the
summer season, when the population of town nearly doubles but also due to the
Iron Works expansion that has added over 500 full time jobs. The Council will take the proposal under
consideration and either give a ruling or open the topic up for further
discussion. After the meeting concluded there was extended off the record
discussions by several parties involved. Members of the Council seemed very
accepting of the idea in general and seemed inclined to vote for some sort of
plan that would offer a designated, traffic free area in town.
SPORTS
TRAVELERS SHINE UNDER THE LIGHTS
Cedar Creek – Baseball under the lights agrees with the
Travelers. They are 6-0 in night games last season and this season. They played
their first night game of the season under the lights of Cedar Creek Field on
Saturday. They were able to extend their winning streak into the new season by
beating the Anglers 6-3. The win puts the Travelers back in the positive side
of the win-loss register. The team showed some last season’s spark by smacking
back to back homers in the fifth courtesy of Dimero and Brown. Pitcher Joey
Alfred was on his game as he struck out 8 and only walked four. The Travelers
scored early with one run in the first. Sweet was able to work his way around
the bases with two steals off a walk and score off a single by Dunham. They added the two in the fifth and then
three in the eight off reliever Rico Sanchez.
The Anglers were slow to get started and were scoreless until the sixth
when Franks was able to hit a double off Alfred after he had let Johnson reach
on a walk and Daly hit a single. Then in the eighth they were able score again
with a blast by Franks.
The Travelers
looked stronger and smoother than in the past couple games and the long road
trip did not appear to have any adverse effects yet. They have one more on the road next week with
the Youngstown Steelers. The game is an afternoon game and starts at 1:30 at
Youngstown.
NATIONAL NEWS
KOREAN TRUCE SIGNED
The United Nations and the Communists sign the Korean armistice, ending 37 months of war. Top commands warn their troops that a truce did not necessarily mean a peace. The main ceremony was a cold, 10-minute formality in Panmunjom by Lt. Gen. William Harrison, American presenting the United Nations command and Gen Nam Il of North Korea, representing the Chinese and Korean Reds.
Korean War Truce Agreement signed
The Korean Armistice Commission meets for the first time and has the tough job of policing the truce. Some 1.7 million troops on the Korea battle front are a little more relaxed.
Radar picks up large numbers of
Communist planes winging into North Korea from Manchuria. Under terms of the
armistice, no additional weapons and armament of any type are to be taken to
North or South Korea during the truce except as replacement for older armament.
Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this
section of the East Farewell News.
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