EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December 9,
1954 Vol. C489
LOCAL
NEWS
WHERE IS THE SNOW?
East Farewell - It is very unusual to get to the middle of
December in East Farewell and not have
gotten at least one snow shower or storm. This year there has not seen a single
flake fall. That hasn’t happened since 1900. Although the town wasn’t
incorporated until 1902, there was record keeping in the area by local farmers
and other, older towns in the area. Regardless, the town is accustomed the
having a blanket of snow by the first week of December. The weather forecasters
have watched the warm fronts park over East Farewell and Lake Charles with some
chagrin because there is a long tradition of “Walking in a Winter Wonderland”
(from the 1934 hit written by Felix Bernard and Richard Bernhard Smith of the
same name). The forecasters have not seen any break in the warm spell but
assure everyone that snow will come, eventually.
The townsfolk have taken the weather in stride
and no one is very upset. “It is a shame that it doesn’t look like there will
be a white Christmas, but that is the way it goes sometimes,” said Mrs. Mallard,
local boarding house owner, “I am happy that we haven’t had to deal with
all that snow shoveling. I think the kids miss it, though.”
The weather
for the entire northern half of the nation has been milder than normal, while
temperatures for the three-month period averaged below normal in the Southeast
and Southwest. On average East Farewell
receives 18 to 24 inches of snow every year. This year may challenge that
average. We will have to wait and see.
Chilly but snow-free Main Street
SPORTS
COUGARS TAME WILDCATS
East Farewell - The Cougars played a Saturday
afternoon game against the Riverview Wildcats. The gymnasium was sold out and
the Cougars seemed to appreciate the hometown crowd. The Wildcats, on the other
hand, struggled to find their rhythm and were sloppy on defense. The Cougars
took an early lead, 12-4 and held it throughout the game. The only time the
Wildcats threatened was at the beginning of the second half when they tied the
game and then took a four point lead. After a timeout, though the Cougars came
back and put on a press that stymied the Wildcats offense. Cougar center,
Michael Watson was in command of the lane and ended up as high scorer with 12.
The Cougar backcourt of Green and Welch made the Wildcat defense look thin.
They ran plays like seasoned vets and were responsible for 20 points between
them (8 for Welch and 12 for Green). The Wildcats did try to press the Cougars
early in the second half but Welch and Green were able to break through with
the help of forwards Reilly and O’Hare. As the clock was running down Coach
Wilson took advantage of the Cougars control and put in some substitutes, Bobby Fox, Wilson Watson, and
Fergal Conner all played well and even added 4 points.
The Cougars travel to Fort Lee to take on the Captains next week. The Captains have had a shaky start to their season and have suffered some first team shortages due to illness. The game is another Saturday game and begins in the Fort Lee gymnasium at 1:30PM.
NATIONAL NEWS
McCARTHY BURNS BRIDGES - IKE STRIKES BACK
- COMMIES GIVE WARNING - USS FORRESTAL LAUNCHED - HEMINGWAY WINS NOBEL -
CAMPANELLA & SPOONER SIGN WITH DODGERS - SINATRA IN A FIGHT - STEWART’S DAD
WEDS - TREE LIGHTING ON TV - 45’s REPLACING 78’s
Burning his bridges - Sen. Joseph McCarthy accuses the President of congratulating Senators who hamper “the exposure of Communism” and of putting up a “shrinking show of weakness” toward red Chinese who “are torturing and brainwashing American uniformed men.”
President Eisenhower replies to the attack against him by Sen. McCarthy that the Senator and his followers are free to leave the Republican Party if they wish.
Russia, in a note, warns the American government that providing fighter coverage for reconnaissance flights near Soviet territory would increase the danger of loss of American life.
The USS Forrestal, the mightiest Navy warship of them all is launched in Virginia. The huge carrier is built to carry atomic bomber planes to the far corners of the earth and is a “weapon of great potency,” Navy Secretary Thomas told the thousands of spectators. “The Forrestal’s ability to haunt an enemy’s shoreline carrying a lethal load is a threat he cannot ignore.”
A Chicago judge rules that human artificial insemination is illegal except when donor and recipient are married to each other.
Author Ernest Hemingway receives his Nobel Prize in Stockholm but was not present at the ceremonies. He remains in Cuba nursing injuries suffered in African plane crashes. But he sent a statement expressing humility in the acceptance of the prize.
Sports – Catcher Roy Campanella and southpaw Karl Spooner sign their 1955 Dodger contracts. Each had surgery this year but are expected to be OK for Vero Beach in the spring.
Entertainment news –
In Hollywood - Frank Sinatra gets into another fisticuff. This time it was with publicist James Byron. Sinatra challenged Byron after calling him a string of naughty names and yelling, “You’re either a cop or a reporter. And I hate cops and newspapermen.” After that, Sinatra invited Byron to remove his glasses and step outside and Byron obliged. A few blows, slaps and pushes and the fight was over. Most called it a draw.
James Stewart’s dad – Alexander (82) – marries a
Canadian widow with the actor “just tickled to death.” She’s 76. “Dad sure
picked a good one. It sure is wonderful.”
Music news – 45rpm records account for more than half the total singles output of most major manufacturers. Declining sales of 78’s is placing an increasingly irksome burden on manufacturers. The larger records cost more to produce, handle, pack, and ship than their 45 counterparts.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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