EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, June 10,
1954 Vol. C467
LOCAL
NEWS
STRANGE CAR-BOAT MAKES AN
APPEARANCE FROM MAIN STREET TO LAKE
East Farewell – An odd looking vehicle rolled down Main Street
last week. It was square almost boat like in the front but it had fenders and
wheels like a car. It drove down Main Street at a casual 15 MPH turned right
before the Lakefront Plaza, wheeled onto and across the beach and into Lake
Charles. It then floated for a moment and a propeller, concealed beneath the trunk
area started and the craft motored out into the lake. Once it was well away
from any swimmers or other boats it stopped and fishing rods appeared as the
occupants apparently were on a fishing trip.
Upon further
investigation it was discovered that the vehicle was owned and operated by Lawrence
Gettingsomewhere from right in East Farewell. Mr. “G” or “Lar” as friends call
him acquired the craft from US Navy/Marine surplus and bought it through the
local Army/Navy store on Lakeshore Drive. He actually purchased it through the
store’s catalog and it was delivered about a month ago. “It came in parts so I
had to put it back together,” said Mr. G in an interview, “but it was fun
figuring out where everything went and then getting it started, that was really
great. It can drive like a car and float like a boat, how cool is that? I
couldn’t wait for it to get warm enough to drive it down to the lake and give
it its test voyage. It worked great. I am looking forward to lots of fishing
time and I won’t have to rent a dock anymore.”
The vehicle is
a stripped down DUKW amphibious truck used in WWII by the Army and Marine
Corps. Its specifications say it can go 50 MPH on land and 5 Knots in the
water. It is fairly large, about the size of a large pickup truck and it can
hold up to ten people comfortably. It runs on gasoline. The State as not made a
decision on how to register the vehicle, should it be a car or should it be a
boat? Most likely the State will say it is both and collect a licensing fee for
both.
Mr. G in his car-boat on Lake Charles
SPORTS
TRAVELERS BLOW THE ANGLERS OUT OF THE WATER
Riverview – The beautiful, new
Riverview Stadium was the only thing the Angler fans could appreciate last week
as the Travelers came into town and exploded with eight runs, for the second
time in two weeks, and kept the Anglers off the board completely until the
bottom of the ninth. The Travelers are riding a hitting streak lately and their
defense has been superior. They hit three homeruns, Cloos, Sweet and Dimero,
and turned three double plays. Pitcher Billy Green was able to strike out eight.
The Anglers were finally able to tap him in the ninth with a single blast from
their slugger, Frankie Detwhiller.
Cloos
led off the Travelers fun with a three run homer in the third scoring Francis
and Watson. That was followed by another three run blast by Billy Sweet,
scoring Archibald and Brown. The final blow came when Tony Dimero, who is not
known for his homerun hitting, blasted a low outside fastball over the center
field fence scoring Dunham. “We have been really seeing the ball lately,” said
manager Sam Fowler after the game, “I hope they can keep this up. It is fun to
watch, for us anyway.”
The
Travelers move on to Cedar Creek next week to take on the Bulls. It is an
afternoon game and starts at 1:30 in Cedar Creek Stadium.
NATIONAL NEWS
BABY BOOM GOING ON – KILAUEA ERUPTS – LASSIE
ON TV - MAMBO & RUMBA CERY POPULAR
- MUZAK MOVES TO TAPE – POP MUSIC THIS
WEEK
There’s a baby boom going on, according to the Census Bureau. Once every 12 seconds – a new baby is born in the U.S. Every year since 1945, 3.5 million or more babies have been born. Last year, the birth rate topped 3.9 million. In the same time period, the U.S. toy industry has grown from a $210 million-a-year mini to a $900 million-a-year giant. The baby furniture business has rocketed more than 500%. It is estimated that mothers spend an average $702 on their babies during the first year.
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupts, with a display of 600-ft fountains of lava.
Stan Freberg has another satire record out. “Point of Order” is a satire on the current Army-McCarthy hearings. His “Dragonet” sold over a million copies.
Lassie will be featured in a new television series over CBS. Starring Tommy Rettig as the dog’s master, it begins on CBS September 12.
Mambo and the Rumba are becoming popular in places such as New York, with more and more night spots such as “MamboScope” and “Rumbarama.” Many attribute it to the increasing Puerto Rican population in Gotham. Where you would hear “Go Man Go” in jazz places, you now hear “Vaya, Senor, Vaya” in these night spots.
Muzak, the 20-year-old background music service is now converting the bulk of its nationwide service to magnetic tape playback machines instead of records. Muzak says they now can go into smaller markets – markets that were considered impractical under the Disc/record operation. The tapes offered franchise holders would be recorded Muzak music. Each reel will play 8 hours, running four hours in one direction, stopping, and automatically reversing and playing the additional four hours in the opposite direction (1/2 track).
Pop Music this week
Little
Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen
Three
Coins In A Fountain – Four Aces
The
Happy Wanderer – Frank Weir
Hernando’s
Hideaway – Archie Bleyer
Wanted
– Perry Como
If
You Love Me (Really Love Me) – Kay Starr
Young
At Heart – Frank Sinatra
I
Understand Just How You Feel – Four Tunes
I
Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You) –
Four
Knights
My
Friend – Eddie Fisher
Isle
Of Capri – Gaylords
Man
Upstairs – Kay Starr
Here – Tony Martin
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
No comments:
Post a Comment