EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, January
20, 1955 Vol. C499
LOCAL
NEWS
HOCKEY & FIGURE SKATING ON
THE LAKE
East Farewell – The recent freezing temperatures have had at
least one warm experience come forth,
Lake Charles has frozen over for about 90 percent of its surface. The cold
has been so deep and so long that the lake has become strong enough to support
skaters, hockey players and even ice fishermen. A large section of the lake
right at the Lake Front Plaza has been the scene of many skating displays and
even some hockey games. The ice
fishermen have moved to more secluded areas but their huts, lit by small open
flame heaters light up the nights as if they were floating in the middle of the
lake.
The figure
skaters have been plentiful at all times of day and the skill ranges from
beginner to extremely accomplished, graceful and talented. It seems the largest crowds are in the
afternoons once school lets out and into the evenings after dinner. The evening
skating has become so popular that the
town has installed floodlights to illuminate the area around the Plaza so
folks could enjoy the fun well into the night.
On an
exceptionally smooth part of the ice sheet, removed from the skating area a
hockey rink has been setup and exciting pickup games have been played all
through the week. Most of the players are high school boys but some older
players have been seen on occasion. There was even an “old-man’s”
game organized Sunday where older players (apparently, anyone older than a
high school senior) played full hour long games. Five games were played and
there were as many spectators as players. It was rumored that absenteeism at the Iron
Works on Monday reached an all time high and lots of sore workers throughout
the rest of the week.
The frigid
weather is expected to last for the next week, at least and the lake is
expected to stay frozen for several weeks baring some unexpected warm up. This
is the first time in four years that the lake has frozen solid enough to
support activity to the extent it has now. People are enjoying the new real
estate on the lake.
Skaters on Lake Charles
SPORTS
COUGARS LOSE TO WILDCATS
Riverview – The Cougars lost to the
Wildcats 45-48 last week. The game was as close as a game could be; score wise,
with the biggest lead, 3, at the very end of the game. In a back and forth game
the lead changed hands an incredible 32 times. Neither team was able to gain
control of the game and trip down the court an exciting one. The Wildcats
finally went ahead to stay with only 35 seconds left as senior guard, Dick
Farmer hit a foul shot and then the Wildcats were able to stop the Cougars on their
attempt and convert with a long outside shot by Wildcat junior, George Diamond.
This
was the second loss in a row for the Cougars and while the season is still
fairly young Coach Wilson was concerned, “We have to start playing together
more, we are still learning to be a team. These kids have a lot of heart and
loads of talent but they have to start working together more. They were showing
signs of it earlier but now we seem to have slipped back to each boy playing
his own game. I am going to have to change that.”
Even
though the team has been together for a couple of years seniors, Michael Watson
(center) and Timmy Green (point guard) are starting for the first time this
year. Last year’s stars, Wendell Young and Dan Davis both moved away and Watson
and Green filled the spots. Joey Welch is a junior and has played on the team
for three years but his brother, Jimmy was the starter for the last two years.
This year’s team has lots of practice and second team experience but little
court game experience. They have shown that they can be brilliant but they
still suffer from inconsistency from game to game.
The
loss puts the Cougars 3-2 on the season but they come home next week where they
have yet to lose this season. The game begins at 4:00PM in the gymnasium on
Wednesday.
NATIONAL NEWS
LODON FOG SCARES THOUSANDS – U.S. POLLS
FAVORS STATEHOOD FOR ALASKA & HAWAII – FREED ROCKS NY – NIXON PUMPS GAS
London Fog thick and falling down - A thick belt of darkness wrapped itself around this city, mystifying and frightening thousands and people - even driving birds to roost. It lasted only about 10 minutes, but women could be heard screaming in the streets while other people fell to their knees on the sidewalks and prayed. One man shouted, “The end of the world is coming.” A spokesman for the air Ministry’s Meteorological Office said nothing in his experienced has equaled it and the fog was caused by an accumulation of London smoke under an extremely thick layer of cloud.
Gallup Poll - 82% favor statehood for
Alaska:
Favor - 82%
Oppose - 9%
No Opinion - 9%
Recently in another Gallup Poll - 78% favored statehood for Hawaii.
Alan Freed of WINS MC's his first concert in New York - at the St Nicholas Arena. The turnout for Freed’s bash, advertised over his 1010 WINS radio show, was way over capacity with the cops having to hold out the crowds after an estimated 7,500 jammed into the arena, which holds 6,000. The audience contributed to the din of the music with a shattering repertoire of whistles, hoots and mitt-pounding. Talent included Joe Turner, Fats Domino, The Clovers, The Moonglows, The Harptones, The Drifters, Ella Johnson and Red Prysock. With Alan Freed getting a lot of attention in New York, more white DJs are getting into the R&B groove. Freed says he doesn’t play white covers of R&B songs because his audience quickly detects the lack of authenticity in the cover slices. Freed believes that pop artists will have to come up with original material in the R&B genre. Top pop artists such as Perry Como, Tony Bennett and Georgia Gibbs are not doing R&B numbers.
Decked in a gas station aide’s uniform, Vice-President Richard Nixon wipes windshields and fills tanks in freezing weather at a local Washington service station for the benefit of March of Dimes polio campaign.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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