EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, April
29, 1954 Vol. C461
LOCAL
NEWS
IRON WORKS INTRODUCES
“ORNAMENTAL” LINE
East Farewell – The Iron Works which usually supplies industrial
grade metal work to the Mighty Keystone Railroad has introduced a new and completely
different product. It is an “ornamental” pressing that can be fashioned into
fences, gates and almost anything for your garden or house. They will custom
design a fence for your property or gates for your driveway. Sales manager in
charge of the new division, Garrett Malloy, said they will even fashion stairs
and railings for the front porch. “We found an old stamp press from a
Philadelphia shop that was used in the 1900s for creating beautiful wrought
iron designs for ornamental home accessories like door and cabinet hinges, and
window hardware. We were able to transform it into a stamp that would put out
fence posts, gates and other line type items. This type of finery was very
popular in the ‘20s and 30’s. We felt that it would also find a home in the
front yards of East
Farewell and other towns in the area,” said Malloy at the inaugural news
conference.
The initial
response from town ranged from enthusiastic to guarded. “I think it is
beautifully crafted and very sturdy. I think it will hold up much better than
the normal wooden fences,” said Sherry
McAdams, a local homeowner. It should be said that Mrs. Mc Adams husband,
Rupert, is an employee of the Iron Works. The Iron Works is offering employees
a company discount on the product.
“I am not sure
I would replace my fence with this iron fence. It looks nice but there is
nothing wrong with my fence now and I don’t think I could afford the new
fence,” said Mrs.
Mallard, local boarding house owner and white wooden picket fence owner, “I
guess if I were putting up a new fence I would look into one of those. They are
very attractive so if I didn’t have a fence already I might look into that
one.”
The Iron Works
is planning an extensive advertising campaign throughout the entire region
using door to door sales as well as printed ads and local radio advertising.
Sample of new ornamental iron work offered by the Iron Works
SPORTS
COUGARS END SEASON WITH A WIN OVER MINERS
East Farewell- The gymnasium was sold
out on Saturday afternoon as the Cougars finished their season with a
resounding defeat of their detested rivals, the Slate Mountain Miners. The
final score was 42-36, Cougars. The game was a bit of revenge for the Cougars
who had lost to the Miners badly, 38-32, earlier in the season. Since the loss
the Cougars changed their style and improved their game skills. They also
improved greatly as a team. After the loss they only lost one more game for the
rest of the season, a total of 8 games. The only other team they lost to in
that stretch was the league leading Corning Devils.
The
game started out fast as both teams were energized due to the nature of the
matchup. Cougar’s center, Dan Davis, took control of the lane and set himself
up as a passing pivot for the other forwards and guards. Miners center, Paul
Pepperchino, who in the first game, along with Davis, set a league record for
points by centers in a game, was unable to get the shots and was not able to
keep up with Davis’ fast passing. Both centers only scored four points each.
The point scoring shifted to the guards and forwards. Cougar’s guards, Timmy
Green and Welch were able to take Davis passes and drive down the lane like
they were on roller skates, bobbing and weaving through the Miner’s defense to
score repeatedly scoring 20 points between them. The forwards, O’Donnell and
Gene Green took more outside shots but were equally effective, scoring 18. The
Miners guard, Dominic Angelino was the Miners high scorer with a fabulous 18
points. Both defenses were strong but the offensive shooting could not be
stopped.
The
Cougar’s ended their season with a 10-5 record. They ended up in second place
in the league with Corning winning the league. “We played a good season,
especially the second half, and we are going to be very good next year. I am
very proud of the boys and the way they came together as a team,” said Coach
Wilson after the game.
Next up on the sporting front, the Travelers take the field next week as they open their season against the Bear Creek Cubs in Bear Creek. The hometown stadium issue is still up in the air and the Travelers look as if they will live up to their name this season and spend most of their time on the road. There has been rising uproar about a new stadium being built but there has been no word from the owners as of this publishing.
NATIONAL NEWS
COMMIES STOCKPILING GAS - NEWSPAPERS GAIN
CIRCLATION & OPPOSE BULK MAIL – MURROW HONORED – MUSIC, SPORTS & RADIO
NEWS – AT THE MOVIES
The Army warns Congress that Russia is stockpiling poisonous gases which are tasteless, odorless and colorless. It also reported some success in devising means to detect them.
Publishers
report that newspaper circulations are rising despite competition from
television for reader’s time. At an American Newspaper Publishers panel
discussion, it was revealed that 3 out of every 4 newspapers gained circulation
during the last six months. Lee Hills of the Detroit Free Press said TV had had
at least two effects on reporting and editing:
“First,
many stories must be written now with the knowledge that the public has already
witnessed the event.”
“Second – with many women watching sports on TV, sports stories must be pointed toward the whole family rather than only to men.”
Also from the publisher’s meeting in New York – publishers are opposed to the Post Office Department policy of permitting bulk mailing of flysheets and direct mail, un-addressed and just placing them in mail slots - because in effect, they are serving as a circulation department for direct mail advertisers in competition with newspapers.
Edward R. Murrow receives a special George foster Peabody Award just for “being himself.” Many believe it had to do with the telecast which wound-up pitting him against Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Music news – Dave Brubeck,
who recorded for the Fantasy label, signs with Columbia. He just came east for
the first time appearing at
Birdland,
and was “discovered.”
MGM
is re-releasing Hank Williams’ “There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight” after Tony
Bennett cut the song on Columbia Records.
The song “Three Coins In The Fountain” is getting a lot of attention, well before the movie debuts. So far, at least six different artists have recorded the song – Julius La Rosa on Cadence, Frank Sinatra on Capitol, Toni Arden on Columbia, the Four Aces on Decca, Marti Stevens on MGM and Dinah Shore on RCA Victor. The song was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne.
Sports – Cuba makes its debut in the International League as the Cuban Sugar Kings open their first season in the Triple-A circuit against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Havana’s Gran Stadium.
Radio news – West coast DJ Al Jarvis is claiming to have spun his 1 millionth record on the radio. The record was “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” by Louis Armstrong. Jarvis is credited with taking recorded music out of the radio “fill” category and putting them into the program category along with Martin Block of the East coast. Jarvis is heard on KFWB.
At the movies –
Carnival Story – Anne Baxter
Witness To Murder –
Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill
Out of this World (Short subject narrated by
Lowell Thomas)
Walt Disney’s Adventures of Pinocchio
Walt Disney’s Rob Roy
From Here To Eternity – Montgomery Cliff, Burt Lancaster, Fred Zimmermann, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed
Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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