EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, February
4, 1954 Vol. C449
LOCAL
NEWS
THAW – FREEZE CAUSES PROBLEMS
WITH LAKE TRAILS
East Farewell – The unusual thaw-freeze climate changes have
wreaked times when havoc on the trails that surround Lake Charles. The lake is
wrapped with many trails, footpaths and plain old rambles dating back Indian
trails that were used by the original inhabitants of the area for finding the
best fishing spots on the lake. Many of these trails have been paved over and
made into passible roads but quite a few remain in their original state, a
walking path marked only by constant use. These paths have become almost
impassible due to the highly unusual early thawing then quick refreezing of the
ground. The thaw melts the ground and traffic stirs it up making it a muddy
quagmire. Then the fast freeze causes the mud to freeze up and make for a
treacherous walk. Many people use the trails every day and the unevenness has
made them very difficult to navigate. At the last Council Meeting several
townspeople spoke up about the problem. One was Mrs.
Mallard, local boardinghouse owner, who expressed her dismay about the
diminished access to her house. “I have an entrance right on Lake Shore Drive
that most people use but I also have side and rear entrances the come from lake
paths. Many of my boarders use these paths to get to the lake and as a back way
into town. They can hardly walk on those paths now and we need to do something
to make them passible again.”
Several options
were put forward. One was running a steam roller down the paths to flatten them
out another was to send a street crew in to manually try to smooth them and a
third was to try and put down gravel to fill in the holes and smooth out the
paths. The Council did not make any decision but promised to look into each of
the proposals further.
“I have a
feeling that the spring will come before the decision,” said a disappointed
Mrs. Mallard on her way out of the meeting.
Muddy trail leaving Mallard’s boarding house
SPORTS
COUGARS STUMBLE IN RIVERVIEW
Riverview – The Cougars took a hard
loss on Friday as the Riverview Wildcats made a last second miracle shot to
win, 46-44. It was a heartbreaking loss to a well-played game. The Cougars led
all through the first half going into the locker room with a 26-22 lead. The
Wildcats came back to tie early in the third quarter and the game went back and
forth from then on. Cougar center, Dan Davis, was high scorer for the game with
12 points but that was not enough for the Cougars. His final basket tied the
game with only 20 seconds left. The Wildcats set up to inbound the ball and the
Cougars put on a heavy press. In a surprising move the Wildcats gave the ball
to their center, Roland Dixon, who towered over the Cougar defender and had a
clear site of the floor. As the Cougars scrambled to bring Davis back to adjust
the press Dixon threw a long pass over the heads of both guards and connected
with a streaking Wildcat guard, Gerry Thompson, who grabbed the ball, took one
dribble and laid the ball in for the winning basket.
The
Cougars will try to regain their momentum when they face the Slate Mountain
Canaries next week. It is a Saturday game beginning at 1:00PM in the “Canary
Nest” otherwise known as Slate Mountain South High School gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE VISITS PALM SPRINGS – MONROE IN KOREA – 6TH TV AWARDS
SHOW – CRONKITE TO DEBUT ON CBS “EYE OPENER” – POP MUSIC THIS WEEK
President and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive in Palm Springs for some rest and relaxation. “We have looked forward a long time to this trip are delighted to be here.” He’s the first president ever to visit Palm Springs.
While husband Joe DiMaggio is in Japan coaching ball teams, wife Marilyn Monroe arrived in Korea to entertain the troops there. “I’ve never seen so many men in my life. I am just sorry Joe couldn’t come along
At
the sixth annual Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards in Los Angeles
- here are some of the winners:
“I
Love Lucy” is named best situation comedy
Best
variety program - “Omnibus” - CBS
Best
dramatic program - “U.S. Steel Hour” - ABC
Best
news program - “See It Now’ - CBS
Best
children’s program - “Kukla, Fran and
Ollie” - NBC
Best
actor - of a regular series – Donald O’Connor - “The Comedy Hour.”
Best
supporting actor of a regular series – Art Carney - “The Jackie Gleason Show.”
Best
actress of a regular series - Eve Arden of “Our Miss Brooks.”
Best
supporting actress of a regular series - Vivian Vance - “I Love Lucy.”
On receiving her Emmy from actor Richard Denning at the awards, Vivian Vance tells the audience “I want to thank the greatest straight woman in show business, Lucille Ball.”
CBS-TV’s answer to NBC-TV’s “The Today Show” will make its debut March 15 with Walter Cronkite, former CBS White House correspondent. The accent on the new show, previously titled “Eye Opener,” will be on news and information, rather than entertainment. The show will go through a dry run the week of March 8. Competing with Dave Garroway’s chimp J. Fred Muggs, “Eye Opener” will have the Baird puppets strictly for entertainment. CBS correspondent Charles Collingwood will handle news, while Cronkite will handle interviews. Plus, the show will feature a newsworthy guest each day.
Pop music this week in 1954 –
Secret
Love - Doris Day
Oh!
My Pa-Pa - Eddie Fisher
Stranger
In Paradise - Tony Bennett
The
Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart - Four Aces
Till
We Two Are One - Georgie Shaw
Till
Then” - The Hilltoppers
From
The Vine Came The Grape - The Gaylords
Somebody
Bad Stole Da Wedding Bell - Eartha Kitt
Changing
Partners – Patty Page
Bell
Bottom Blues - Teresa Brewer
Sadie
Thompson’s Song - Richard Hyman
Two Purple Shadows - Jerry Vale.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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