EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, August
12, 1954 Vol. C476
LOCAL
NEWS
OLD TREES FINDING THEIR WAY
INTO CRAFT SHOPS AND MUSIC STORES
East Farewell – The town of East
Farewell is surrounded by old growth forests and the timber industry was
thriving before the town was founded back in 1902. The Smith Mill, located on
the Big Lenape Creek which feeds Lake Charles, has been in operation since the
early 1800s. Several Lumber companies have come and gone in that time, but the
Smith Mill has remained in family hands and is now run by the grandson of the
founder. Adam Smith took over the mill operation from his father, Clark, who
ran the business since the early part of the century. Adam is an expert in
creating architectural lumber for home buildings and the like, but he is also a
bit of an artist. He has been able to cut some old growth lumber in ways that
can be turned into beautiful tables, countertops and even headboards. Many of
the craftsmen and women in town have taken his cuttings and produced magnificent
furniture. Even the two luthiers in town, John Getz Mayer and James O’Connor
who work together at “String You Along” on Lake Shore Drive, have used some of
Smith’s aged wood to produce beautiful guitars, ukuleles and even some violins.
“The wood Adam sells us is a notch above anything else. It is tone wood of the
highest quality,” said O’Conner when display one of his creations, “You just
can’t find wood like this anywhere else. It is already aged so that brings out
the tone of the guitar immediately. Normally, you would have to let the guitar age
on its own to achieve this tone. It is just magnificent.”
East Farewell has a growing artistic community, and many new and aspiring artists are drawn to the town’s open, somewhat bohemian attitudes. A lot of these artists and craftsmen and women have opened quaint shops along Lakeshore Drive and show some of the most beautiful work in the state. A custom furniture maker, Walter Bradford, just opened his shop at the end of Lakeshore Drive and is using some of Smith’s cuttings to make chairs, tables and armoires. “I’m new in town, only open for about six months, but everyone here has been very welcoming, and they have really helped me out getting started,” said Bradford as he showed off a beautiful chest of drawers he had just completed.
Some of the treasures of East Farewell are in plain sight. A stroll down Lakeshore Drive will confirm that. The artists and craftspeople will gladly engage you and show you their creations. You may even find a one-of-a-kind piece of art disguised as a coffee table.
Clark & Adam Smith along with other workers at Smith Mill
SPORTS
TRAVELERS SPLIT DOUBLE HEADER IN MOUNTAIN
VIEW
In
the second game, Trane took command and Taxen gave him all the support he
needed. The Travelers were unable to get any hits against Trane until the fifth
inning. Even then they only managed a double by Cloos, who was left stranded.
They did get two more hits in the late innings but did not score. Joe “Freight”
Trane lived up to his name and plowed through Traveler hitters, striking out 12
and not walking any. Meanwhile, Bobby “Hammer” Taxen continued his tear and
smacked a 2 run homer in the fourth and an insurance double scoring Gerber for
a convincing Explorer win, 3-0.
The Travelers come home for a late season home stand the next two weeks. The substitute ball field has been groomed and the stands have been reenforced to accommodate the fans so things should be playable. Next week’s game hosts the Riverview Anglers and begins at 1:05 in the afternoon.
NATIONAL NEWS
HOOVER ARRESTS 5 COMMIES IN LA & DENVER
– INDO-CHINA WAR ENDS – WORST CAR CRASH IN US – CHEVALIER CAN ENTER US – AT THE
MOVIES
The FBI announces the arrest in Denver and Los Angeles of five Communist Party leaders. Director J. Edgar Hoover said all five had been arrested in connection with charges of violating the Smith Act. That law, under which dozens of party officials have already been convicted, makes it a crime to teach or advocate the forcible overthrow of the U.S. government. One of those arrested was Arthur Bary, chairman of the Colorado Communist Party.
The 8-year Indo-China war formally ends over nearly 56,000 square miles of central Vietnam. The shooting officially stopped under terms of the progressive cease-fire accord signed at Geneva last month. French Union forces were ordered to hold their positions and not fire unless attacked.
Worst single car death toll in history - Eleven persons trapped in the flames of their overturned 1941 automobile, die on Pine Mountain (Kentucky) in the worst single-car tragedy in the National Safety Council records (so far).
Maurice Chevalier, French music and film star, is granted permission to enter the United States in an apparent change of mind by the State Department. Chevalier says he was having trouble because a while ago he signed the Communist-inspired Stockholm peace petition, and the State Department wasn’t too happy. He had made singing tours of the United States in 1946 and 1947 but was not allowed to come back the following year or since. A Hollywood movie based on his life, reportedly starring Danny Kaye – was called off because of his visa troubles.
At
the movies –
Alfred
Hitchcock’s Rear Window – James Stewart
Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers – Jane Powell, Howard Keel
The
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe – Dan O’Herlihy
Magnificent
Obsession – Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush
The
Siege At Red River – Van Johnson, Joanne Dru
Gorilla
At Large – Cameron Mitchell, Ann Bancroft
Elephant
Walk – Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews
Hell’s
Half Acre – Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes
Johnny
Guitar –Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden
Living
It Up – Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Apache
– Burt Lancaster
The High and the Mighty – John Wayne
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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