EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
30, 1954 Vol. C492
LOCAL
NEWS
1954 YEAR IN REVIEW
East Farewell – As 1954 comes to an end, it is time to look back
on the year gone by. The year has seen many changes in town, a new Public
Transit System has been approved, the Iron
Works has introduced an Ornamental Iron line, farms are reusing old oil,
Lakefront lots are selling like hotcakes, a new library is in the works, the
scoundrel,
Mr. Pitts has been spotted in Philadelphia, and
the Mighty Keystone Railroad is planning more Short Lines for local travel.
Some things have remained the same or gotten better, the Valentine’s Day dance
has grown into a tradition, the Circus was a welcome visitor to town, the
County Fair & Arts Festival was a big hit, the Thanksgiving Day Parade was
spectacular and of course the Christmas Show is always cherished. So while all
things change some remain similar, only to get better with age. The staff of
the East Farewell News wishes a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all,
peace on earth and good will to men.
SPORTS
COUGARS PLAY WELL IN TOURNAMENT
East Farewell- The 2nd
Annual East Farewell Christmas Tournament is under way. The first games were
played on Thursday night which explains the late edition of this publication.
The top ranked Cougars took on the new-comer to the tournament the Slate
Mountain Canaries and with a great defensive show they were able to prevail,
45-41. In the second game the Corning Devils beat the Southport Hawks, 50-42.
The
Cougars showed great improvement over their performance against the Canaries,
whom they lost to just two weeks ago. The back court of Green and Welch were
exceptional in controlling the ball and directing the game play. Center,
Michael Watson stood strong in the center and was the game’s leading scorer 18.
What really stood out in this game was the defensive play by the Cougars. Early
in the second half they set up a stifling press that kept the Canaries
scoreless for almost four minutes. The Canaries were unable to recover from the
press defense and only in the last minute were able to get a scoring run going.
It was too little too late for the Canaries. The final buzzer sounded with the
Cougars on top 45-41.
In the second game the Corning Devils
had little trouble dispatching the Southport Hawks, 50-42. The Devils led
almost the whole game with sharpshooter, Dominic Allaverdi leading the way for
the Devils with 22 points.
The rest of the tournament will be played on Friday night and Saturday in the Regional High School Gym. There has been sell-out attendance for every game and it is expected to sell-out the rest of the tournament.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE GIVE MAMIE A PAINTING – GIFT CHOICES FOR
CHRISTMAS – CRASH IN SCOTLAND – GERMANY ENTERS NATO - KODAK LETS OTHERS DEVELOP
– AMRY MAKES BIG CUTS – MAN OF THE YEAR=IKE, LUCIANO KICKED OUT OF ROME,
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, RADIO & TV NEWS – TV OUTPROFITS RADIO – TOP ALBUMS
President Eisenhower gives Mrs. Eisenhower an oil painting of their three grandchildren for Christmas. Mrs. Eisenhower gave the President something in a gaily wrapped box that he didn’t open immediately.
In
A Gallup Poll – here are the choices Americans would like for Christmas in order:
Men
– New car, new house, new clothes, Jewelry, gadgets, sports equipment.
Women – Household appliances, new clothes, new house, new furniture, new car.
A British Overseas Airways plane crashed and burned on a runway at Prestwick Airport (Scotland). 29 are feared dead.
The French National Assembly approves Germany’s admission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. President Eisenhower expressed gratification at the approval.
Atty. Gen. Brownell announces that Eastman Kodak Co. has agreed to sell its amateur color film without including a processing charge. The agreement settled an antitrust proceeding that the Justice department had brought against the company. Heretofore, Eastman has included a processing charge in the selling price of its amateur color film. Under this arrangement, the buyer once he has taken pictures, send the exposed film to Eastman and it is finished without further charge. The Justice Department contended this prevented other photo finishers from competing with Eastman on the processing and was an illegal restraint on trade.
The Army plans to release thousands of draftees ahead of schedule next year to carry out the sharp manpower cut ordered by the White House.
Gallup
survey finds President Eisenhower, once again – man of the year:
President
Eisenhower
Prime
Minster Churchill
Adlai
Stevenson
Sen.
McCarthy
Former
President Truman
Gen.
MacArthur
Pope
Pius
Bishop
Fulton Sheen
Former
President Hoover
Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Kicked out of Rome - Charles (Lucky) Luciano loses an appeal against a police crackdown on his activities and was promptly ordered out of town.
Christmas shopping in 1954 smashes all previous records, according to Dun & Bradstreet. The agency says total retail volume for December will push to a new high of $17 billion – 4% higher than December sales of last year and nearly 1 above the previous peak attained in December, 1952.
Radio news - RCA and NBC have settled for “approximately $1 million” in claims against them by the estate of the late Maj. Edwin H. Armstrong. The claims were instituted in 1948 by Major Edwin Armstrong, a pioneer radio inventor who committed suicide in February. In the original suit, Major Armstrong accused RCA and NBC of infringements on five of his basic patents on the FM (frequency modulation) system of radio broadcasting. Armstrong alleged that RCA sought to maintain “a monopoly” of the business of granting licenses under radio patents in the United States and “deliberately set out to oppose and impair the value” of his FM patents.
Television news - Buick agrees to pay Jackie Gleason Enterprises just over $6 million for 78 half-hour comedies, over a two-year period. The new program will be based on “The Honeymooners” one of Gleason’s current sketches seen on his CBS-TV variety show. Buick, which now sponsors Milton Berle’s show on NBC, will not renew. Buick has a third-year option with Mr. Gleason, which involves paying him more money.
The FCC reports the gross income of radio, TV stations and networks hit an all-time high of $908 million in 1953, and for the first time, TV profits outpaced radio.
Top
albums –
White
Christmas – Bing Crosby
A
Star Is Born – Judy Garland
Music
for Lovers Only – Jackie Gleason
Music
of Christmas – Percy Faith
Glenn
Miller Limited Edition Vol. 2
Seven
Brides For Seven Brothers - Soundtrack
Swing
Easy – Frank Sinatra
Glenn
Miller Plays Selections from “The Glenn Miller Story.”
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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