EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, December
3, 1953 Vol. C441
LOCAL
NEWS
THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE OPEN
HOLIDAY SEASON
East Farewell – The
25th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade strutted down Main Street and
Lake Shore Drive on a beautiful fall Thanksgiving Day last week. The parade
started at the Regional High School and marched down Main Street and up Lake
Shore Drive to the Lakefront Plaza where Santa stepped down from his sleigh and
opened the Boyle’s Christmas Village set up in the Plaza. Boyle’s Department
store, as always, was the prime sponsor of the parade. This is the 17th
year they have been the driving force behind the parade. This year is the first
year that Boyle’s have set a standalone structure to house Santa. In the
preceding years they have had a section of their store set up for him. Many of the local shops have also placed
temporary storefronts around the Plaza following the Santa’s Workshop theme and
are offering lots of gift ideas to give the visitors somewhere to browse when
they come to visit Santa. Most shops will be open late and many of the
restaurants in town have also set up booths or counters in the Plaza and they
are offering everything from quick treats to full meals for the hungry folks.
The Parade was once again a huge
success, drawing viewers from all around the area. Last year’s huge crowds were
not matched but there wasn’t the giant job draw this year but the sold out
boarding houses and campgrounds were still the norm. “We were sold out again
this year, but at least we didn’t have to double up or let out the parlor,”
said Mrs. Mallard, local boarding house owner.
The Regional High Marching Band led
the way playing many favorites and adding in some holiday favorites like
“Jingle Bells” and “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” The band was followed by the
always favorite Flat Rock Twirlers with their lighted batons, the Slate
Mountain String Band, several area Fire Companies, the VFW and the ever loved
Animal Shelter Pets. This year a surprise was enjoyed by all as the League Champion
Travelers escorted Santa’s sleigh waving and stopping to sign autographs along
the way. Santa came down the route perched in his sleigh and led buy his famous
reindeer team with Rudolph out in front with his bright red nose leading the
way.
After everyone arrived at the
Lakefront Plaza the fun really started as the High School Band played for a
hour and Santa greeted his excited charges. The parents were able to do some
early shopping and everyone was able to sample some of the great food available.
The Village will be open until December 23rd. Don’t miss it, whether you’ve been naughty or
nice there is something there for you.
Christmas Village at Lakefront Plaza 1953
SPORTS
COUGARS OPEN SEASON WITH A WIN
East Farewell – The Cougars basketball team opened their season yesterday
with a win over the Central Bears, 68-66. The Cougars looked good in the
pre-season tournament, coming in third behind Capital City and Corning. The
young team showed a surprising amount of poise and discipline in running plays
efficiently and playing a stringent defense. The Bears jumped out to a 12-5
lead early in the first quarter but after a quick timeout the Cougars roared
back with a 20-8 run. By the end of the first quarter the score stood at
Cougars 30, Bears 28. The second quarter was completely different, defense
ruled on both sides and by the end of the half the score was Cougars 38, Bears
37. The second half went back and forth
with the lead changing hands five times and the Bears holding a 53-50 lead at
the end of the third. The fourth quarter was an exciting period. The pace
seemed to pick up as the period started both teams went into a full court press
and shifted to a tight man to man defense. Unfortunately for the Bears the
Cougars center, Dan Davis had a two inch advantage over Bear’s center, Todd
Fisk. The Cougars were able to feed Davis and he was able to turn and shoot
without much interference. The Cougars were able to build a six point lead in
the first three minutes of the period. Then the Bears found the answer and were
able to effectively neutralize the center with an adhesive double team. Along
with that their point guard, Willie McVeigh, got hot from the outside and
drained three straight from the corner.
The game was tied with only ten seconds left and Cougars forward, Billy
O’Donnell grabbed a rebound and shot a long outlet pass down court to a
streaking Wendell Jones who put in a layup in for the score with only two
seconds left. The Bears attempt at a court long catch and shoot by Ralph Hand was
errant and the buzzer sounded. The Cougars won.
“Those kids
from Central are tough, we were lucky we were playing on top of our game,” said
Coach Wilson after the game. “We played tough and I think our kids are really
starting to work together. I think they could really do something this season.”
Next week they take on the Corning
Devils who were picked to win the league in early polls. The game is home and
starts 4:00PM in the Gymnasium on Wednesday. Stay tuned.
NATIONAL
NEWS
IKE SAYS DON’T PANIC - L.A.
PASSES PHILLY IN POPULATION – L.A. RATS EATING POT
President Eisenhower tells the mayors of the United States to prepare for possible atomic attack without panic - asserting that the cities will be in the line of fire, should WWIII break out. “When a threat is not immediate with us, the ordinary American is not particularly anxious to get out and do a drill that he thinks has a little of the infantile about it. He possibly sees himself back in primary school, where he had drills or evacuating the schoolroom in case of fire. But there was a very great principle there. Ordered haste will save you and panic will destroy you. So it is, first of all, against the incidence of panic that we must be prepared.”
New at the mart - Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie mix - 33¢
For the first time - Los Angeles pulls ahead of Philadelphia in population, according to the census bureau. LA now has 2,104,667 and Philly has 2,070,605. The top four cities now - New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago.
In Los Angeles, it’s discovered that rats are eating marijuana evidence seized by police. The weed was stored in the basement of the hall of justice. 500 pounds had accumulated and was to use as evidence in criminal prosecutions over the past year. The remaining bundles are being moved to another storeroom in preparation for a rat extermination program. Many rats were found in groups sleeping or in a stooper.
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