EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
23, 1954 Vol. C491
LOCAL
NEWS
HERE IT IS!
East Farewell – The first snow began to fall on East Farewell in
the early hours of Monday and continued until Tuesday night. A total of 5” was
accumulated, not a deluge but enough to cause a little inconvenience and prompt
snow shoveling throughout town. This was a late first appearance of snow;
usually the first snow is around the first of the month. The earliest recorded first
snow in East Farewell was November 12th 1928. The town is used to
accumulation and seems to handle it well. The streets were cleared by Wednesday
afternoon and most folks had cleared their sidewalks by Wednesday morning. The
entire business district was clear by opening time, Wednesday morning.
One special,
silly tradition took place on the Lakefront Plaza during the height of the
storm. A group of children, from elementary to high school age, gathered on the
Plaza and played a game of “Catch that Snowflake” The game consists of one
partner identifying a particular snow falling snow flake and the other partner
trying to catch it on his tongue. Needless to say, there is much confusion,
jumping around, laughing, slipping, falling and laughing even more. The new
lights on the Plaza made the game possible and the game lasted for quite some
time. The children finally left when they either succumbed to the cold or were
too wet to take it anymore. All left thoroughly exhausted and happy.
This storm,
while nowhere near record setting, does rank in the top 10 for latest snowfalls
in town. The latest first snow was recorded fairly recently, December 28th,
1943. This snowfall will only probably only be remembered as typical snow that
made for a beautiful scene in town.
Children
catching snowflakes on Lakefront Plaza
SPORTS
COUGARS SWIPE HAWKS
East Farewell – The Cougars continued
their unbeaten streak in the league as they knocked off a defensively very
strong Southport Hawks them on Saturday, 38-34. The game was a low scoring, heavily
defended game that saw more turnovers, 15, in the first half than either team has
had in one game all season. Both sides were guilty and both sides took
advantage. The game started slowly with Cougars center, Michael Watson, scoring
the first basket from the lane. The game proceeded with each side trading
baskets and trading possessions throughout the first half. The backcourts were
the most susceptible to turnovers which is very unusual, the Cougars backcourt
of Welch and Green do not turn the ball over but, in this game they suffered
missed passes, dribbling errors and traveling calls. The Hawks backcourt fared
no better, Farrell and Dominic seemed to have slippery fingers and loose feet
as well.
The
first half ended with the Cougars on top, 20-18. The second half showed marked
improvement in ball control but there were still an inordinate amount of
turnovers. The Cougars Watson was the only player on the court to not commit a
turnover. He ended up being the game’s high scorer with 12 points. The Cougars
settled in during the second half and were able to control the tempo of the
game. The Hawks tried to put a press on in the fourth quarter but it was
ineffective and lifted quickly. The final horn sounded and the Cougars were
able to walk away with a 38-34 victory. It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win.
The
Cougars host the second annual Christmas Tournament next week in the Regional
High School gym. The games will be played Thursday, Friday nights and the finals
will be played on Saturday. There are six teams scheduled to play this year;
Central Bears, Corning Devils, Riverview Wildcats, both Slate Mountain teams
(Slate Mountain South- the Canaries and Slate Mountain North- the Miners) and
the Cougars. The schedule and brackets were set up with last year’s results
taken into account and since the Cougars won the tournament last year, they
will play new comer, Slate Mountain Canaries on Thursday night at the Regional
High School Gym. This is always a well-attended and enthusiastic event, don’t
miss it.
NATIONAL NEWS
MISSISSIPPI VOTERS VOTE TO APPROVE
SEGRAGATION – SHEPPARD SPEAKS – RED CHINA AGAIN DEMANDS FOMOSA – GERMANY TO BE
REARMED? – CIGARETTES SHORTEN LIVES – DUMONT CUTS BACK – AT THE MOVIES
Mississippi voters give two-to-one approval to a constitutional amendment which would provide subsidized private schools instead of public schools if necessary to preserve segregation.
Sam Sheppard, speaking from his jail cell for the first time since his murder conviction, advanced the entirely new theory that the person who clubbed his pregnant wife Marilyn to death July 4 may have been a woman. Sheppard will be held in jail until new trial arguments next week, after which he will go to the state Penitentiary at Columbus to begin serving his life sentence.
Peking radio broadcasts fresh demands by Red China’s Foreign Minister and a government sanctioned conference that the U.S. forces get out of Formosa and let the Communists take it.
The United States and Britain are reported ready to consult immediately on how to rearm West Germany without France should the French Assembly uphold its initial rejection of the allied plan.
On the basis of studies by the American Cancer Society and by English researchers, every pack of cigarettes smoked will shorten the average life by 6 hours if the habit is continued at a pack a day for 10 years or more.
The DuMont network is cutting back its activity. The company blames the financial burden of coaxial cable facilities. Said spokesman Ted Bergmann - “The entire industry is well aware that networking, as distinct from station operation, is presently an uneconomic activity. For a long time, we have been seeking a means of making telecasting more efficient. We are moving now to reorganize and strengthen our broadcasting structure and at the same time make the medium more attractive and more economic to all advertisers.”
At
the movies –
Vera
Cruz – Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster
3
Ring Circus – Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Joanne Dru, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Carmen Jones
Sabrina
– Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden
Lili
– Leslie Caron
The
Fast and the Furious – John Ireland, Dorothy Malone
Adventures
of Robinson Crusoe
The
Little Kidnappers – Duncan MaCrae
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
