EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, October
28, 1954 Vol. C487
LOCAL
NEWS
HIGH WINDS TOPPLE HISTORIC OAK
East Farewell – Unexpected high winds brought down the historic
oak tree that was on the edge of the town plaza Tuesday night. The winds were
measured by the local weather station on Mount Jacqueline to have briefly
reached 100 mph. That is considered hurricane force. The winds, although only
reaching the incredible velocity for only a few moments, were enough to topple
the great pin oak that has stood on the edge of the town plaza for as long as
the town plaza has existed, over fifty years. The oak itself was estimated to
be well over 200 years old. It stood over 70 feet high and had a girth of over
three feet. Luckily, it fell across the plaza and there was no one in the plaza
at that time. The top of the tree did strike the outside porch of Mrs.
Mallard’s boarding house and caused a little damage. “We were all sitting
down to dinner and heard the wind really pick up and the next thing you know
there was a huge crashing and rumbling next thing we saw was all this dust and
dirt flying around with leaves and branches everywhere,” said Mrs. Mallard from
her porch, surveying the damage. “We were lucky we were all in the dining room
on the other side of the house. Usually there is someone on the porch. Good
thing I always have my dinners at 6:00 sharp, something bad could have
happened.”
The winds
diminished as quickly as they started and by 7:00 the sky was clear again. Local
weatherman, Paul Miller, said this is a very unusual weather occurrence but
not that unexpected. “We are seeing lots of weather changes taking place
lately; I can’t discount all the nuclear tests they are running out west. All
that stuff has an effect on our weather even though it is all the way across
the country.”
The fire
department responded to the down tree immediately and had most of it cleaned up
before 8:30. The trunk is being sent to the millworks and several mementos will
be crafted from it. Local artists and craftsman gathered as soon as they
started cutting. “This is fine, old growth wood and should be turned into fine
furniture or something besides kindling,” said
local artist and woodcrafter, Bradford Clark, “I could do lots with this,
why I even know a luthier who would love to work with some of this.”
Whatever
happens there is already talk of planting a new oak to replace the fallen one.
”Even though most of us won’t see it as mature as this one, we can always say
we remember this old majestic oak,” said
Tom Connally, town supervisor, while looking over the scene.
Weatherman Paul Miller inspects 200 year old fallen oak tree
SPORTS
COUGARS LOSE ON A LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL
Riverview – The Riverview Wildcats
have only lost one game on their home field all season. They extended the
winning ways on Saturday as they beat the Cougars, 24-21 with the winning field
goal coming as time expired. The Cougars played a very hard game and kept the
Wildcats in check for most of the game. Cougar quarterback, Joe McKay looked as
good as he has all season, completing all of his passes and running a very good
ground game.
The
Wildcats struck first with a long drive in the first quarter, George Little ran around the end for a score.
The drive took most of the first quarter but McKay made short work of the
Wildcat defense with his fist series, he gave the ball to fullback “Moose”
Boyle who rumbled for a twenty yard gain on the first Cougar scrimmage play.
Then he hit Mitch “Merc” Mc Master for a short down and out that turned into a
sixty yard touchdown run.
The
two teams traded scores and neither was able to establish any real control. The
Wildcats took a 21-14 lead in the fourth quarter but McKay went to his trusted
wide out receiver, McMaster and scored the tying touchdown with two minutes
left. The Cougar defense had held the Wildcats, forcing them to punt several
times and it looked like they were going to again and force and overtime but,
Wildcat quarterback, Harvey Castor, floated a beautiful pass over the center to
Little who was able to make a first down at the 15 yard line. The Wildcats
brought on their kicker, Jose Dominque, with only 15 seconds left. Dominque was
steady and the ball was hiked. He approached the ball and kicked it cleanly
right through the uprights as the horn sounded. The Wildcats rushed onto the
field and hoisted Dominque onto their shoulders. The Cougars could only watch.
Next week the Cougars host the Fort Lee Captains in what is developing into a friendly rivalry between coaches. Cougars coach, Al Burcowitz and Captains coach, Chuck Dawson, they played together at the University of Pennsylvania several years ago and coincidentally they ended up coaching rival high school teams. Their friendship remained intact and they are now playing against each other. The game has devolved into a sort of gimmick game where each coach tries to outdo the other with outrageous trick plays. This should be a fun one. The game begins at 1:30 on the Regional High field.
NATIONAL NEWS
DEAN COMES HOME – CLARK GET PARADE – W.
GERMANY CLOSE TO NATO – NIXON POISONED – HEMINGWAY WINS NOBEL PRIZE – MARILYN
DIVORCES JOE - MAMBOMANIA
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, who commanded the first U.S. line in Korea and fell captive to the Communists, returned to Washington and received the Army’s traditional welcome to a hero.
New York gave a celebrated Broadway ticker-tape parade to Gen. Mark Clark, recent commander of the United Nations Far East forces, who will retire this week after 40 years of military service.
North Atlantic Foreign Ministers completed signing of the 15 documents which brought a sovereign armed West Germany within one step of membership in the western defense alliance.
President Eisenhower declared at the end of a four-state campaign for a Republican Congress, “If everybody votes, we’re in.”
The Seattle police were called to the suite of Richard Nixon in the Benjamin Franklin Hotel to investigate what appeared to be an attempt to poison the Vice President. Nixon, who was staying in the hotel’s Hawaiian suite after a speech, had a light meal of tomato soup, a sandwich, ice cream and tea.
President Eisenhower sends a message hoping the Nation will have a gay Halloween and said he was particularly thinking of his grandchildren.
In Stockholm - the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to American Novelist Ernest Hemingway for creating a new style in modern writing – lusty and action packed. “Ernest Hemingway for his powerful mastery, which has created a new style in modern literature, as recently demonstrated in “The Old Man and the Sea.”
The U.S. total population reaches 162,414,000 – and that includes the military.
Actress Marilyn Monroe wins a divorce from Joe DiMaggio in a 10-minute hearing at which she said she had hoped for “love, warmth and affection” but got mostly “coldness and indifference” in her marriage to the former baseball star.
In France - Marlon Brando kisses “the only girl” in his life good-by, promising to return and marry her, then leaves for Italy for peace and quiet. He cut short is get-together with Josiane Mariane Berenger because newsmen were harrying and harassing him.
Music news – The Mambo is in full swing. The craze kicked off a couple months ago by RCA Victor with Vaughn Monroe’s “They Were Doing The Mambo.” RCA followed up with Perry Como’s “Papa Loves Mambo” and then it seemed, everyone wanted in on the Mambo. The fever reaches a peak this week with 10 Mambo-styled records hitting the market. Look for Rosemary Clooney’s “Mambo Italiano,” Georgia Gibbs’ “Mambo Baby” and Sophie Tucker’s “Middle Age Mambo.” And more – “Hillbilly Mambo” – Sheb Wolley, “Let’s Mambo” – Betty Reilly. Coming up for the holidays – more Mambo with “Rudolph, The Red Nosed Mambo” by Billy May and “I Saw Mommy Doin’ The Mambo with You Know Who” by Jimmy Boyd.
More
Mambomania – This week at Carnegie Hall – Music and dance with “Mambo U.S.A.”
Featured – Machito’s Archestra, Joe Loco Quintet, Mambo Aces, Fecundo Rivero
Quintet. Also – Aura San Juan and Carlos Ramirez, Michael & Nilda Terrace,
Tybee & Del Rae, Horatio & Lana.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
