EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, January
27, 1955 Vol. C500
LOCAL
NEWS
SKATING ON THIN ICE
East Farewell – Lake
Charles has been 90% frozen over for almost three weeks and the skating,
hockey and fishing have become common for the town. Areas have been marked off for the seemingly
ubiquitous skating and a special “rink” has been marked out for the hockey
players. The fisherman, though have moved to more isolated parts of the lake
with the thought that they would have better luck. Many have gone off and set
up their huts almost out of sight from downtown Lakefront
Plaza. Many have been using sleds and wagons to carry supplies back and
forth.
The temperatures have been hovering
in the single digits for over two weeks there has been little concern about the
thickness of the ice on the lake. There are some spots towards the middle of
the lake that are thinner and may be a problem and there are parts at the very
mouth of lake where the two streams that feed the lake enter that are still not
frozen but that area is almost inaccessible. There has been some concern with
children venturing back towards that area and older skaters have taken on the
responsibility to keep the children close to the fold. While their sense of
responsibility is to be commended they have also developed a new game that is
raising some eyebrows and safety concerns around town.
The new game is a type of
crack-the-whip type game where one or two experienced skaters start a line and
others grab hold as the leaders skate off as fast as they can. The line snakes
around as the leaders zigzag across the lake. After they have sufficient speed,
the leaders make a sharp turn and the end of the line gets whipped out onto the
lake with considerable speed. This is all fun and games until the tail is
whipped into one of the thin ice areas. While there have not been any people
falling through the ice, the police have tried to install barricades to close
off the danger area but the ice is a dynamic thing and the areas continually
shift. It is up to everyone to be careful and watchful of each other, most of
all the small children. Efforts to stop the games have met with limited
success, the older children and young adults have continued to whip each other
around but they have been careful not to let the young children end up at the
end of the whip. Great fun is being had by all.
Crack-the-Whip on Lake Charles
SPORTS
COUGARS DEMOTE CAPTAINS
East Farewell-The Cougars got back on track with a solid win
over a surprisingly strong Fort Lee Captains team on Wednesday. The Cougars
broke their two game losing streak with the win. The Captains, who had three freshman and two
sophomores on the floor, played a very respectable game. The game was close for
the first three quarters but the Cougars took over in the fourth and ended with
a satisfying 50-42 win.
Cougar’s
center, Michael Watson, was dominating under the basket and was able to score
18 points and grab 10 rebounds. The back court came back to life with the
Green/Walsh combo running like a well oiled machine and tossing in 25 points
together (14-Green, 11-Walsh) and adding 20 assists. The game was always in the
Cougars favor but the Captains never gave up. Led by high scorer, guard Tom
Fallow, the Captains kept coming back but never quite able to take command.
“The kids
looked good tonight,” said Coach Wilson after the game, “The Captains played a
great game but we were just better. I think these boys are getting better every
game.”
Next week’s
game is against the Southport Hawks. The game is home on Wednesday, starting at
4:00PM in the Regional High Gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE CALLS FOR CONGRESS TO BACK FORMOSA – RED
CHINA CAUSING CONCERN – SAMMY DAVIS JR. WINS SUITE – MARILYN HAS “GOOD,
PARCTICAL MIND -PERRY COMO TURNS DOWN MONEY – DIMAGGIO, HARNETT, VANCE INDUCTED
TO HALL OF FAME
President Eisenhower calls upon Congress to proclaim the united determination of the nation to fight, if necessary, to keep Formosa out of Communist hands. Navy ships and planes stand ready to evacuate some 10,000 Nationalist Chinese defenders of Tachen Island. Gen Matthew Ridgway recently told Congress the Chinese Nationalists would have to be backed by 300,000 to 400,000 American ground troops to win a foothold on the China mainland. The Senate grants President Eisenhower’s request for shooting powers to defend Formosa. Foreign Minister V.M. Molotov promises the Soviet government will consider a British plea to work for a cease-fire along the Formosa Strait and to urge restraint on Red China.
Red China launches a full-scale invasion of tiny Yikniangshen Island, destroying half of the U.S. furnished supplies in the area.
Chinese planes bomb the Tachen Islands underscoring possible perils of a Nationalist withdrawal under the guns of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
A jury returns a verdict in favor of Sammy Davis Jr., who was sued for $75,000 damages as the result of an automobile accident near San Bernardino, California, that caused him to lose an eye.
“Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc.” has a vice president and his name is Milton Green (32). He says Marilyn has a “good, practical mind.” Green is a former magazine and advertising photographer and both he and Ms. Monroe are major shareholders in the new company. Marilyn says Green is “Fabulous, wonderful… very sincere and sensitive - and a great sense of humor.”
Perry Como says he has turned-down
offers for more money because “Money is important only to a point. Then you
have to work for other things.” He’s very religious Perry says he attends church
as much as he can (daily) and he keeps his wife and three kids out of the
limelight. “There’s nothing wrong with show business, but I want to keep my
kids normal kids. I don’t want to subject them to a lot of commotion. I want to
keep them apart from it. They’ve got their schoolwork to do. That’s the most
important thing for them right now.
Joe DiMaggio, Ted Lyons,
Gabby Hartnett and Dazzy Vance are
inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
