EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday,
LOCAL
NEWS
COMMISSION SAYS HIGHWAY BYPASS
IS ON AGAIN
East Farewell- The Highway commission announced Monday that
there would be no exit placed for East
Farewell on the new “super” highway.
The on again-off again battle for the exit ramp took an off again slant
when newly appointed commissioner, George Lamont, announced an exit would no
longer be placed at or near East
Farewell. The reason for the removal
was said to be funding. There is also
speculation that the overwhelming presence of the mighty Keystone railroad in
town may have contributed to the decision.
It is rumored that there is great animosity and rivalry between the
Commission and the railroad. Competition
between the rail industries and the upstart automotive industry has been an
unspoken battle that has been going on for years. Once the President announced the plan to
build the interstate highway system in 1952 the railroad industry has made a
not too subtle public relations push to show the positive side of the industry,
including the merits of the commuter and leisure travel. The Highway Commission has consistently
awarded other smaller communities the purported benefits of having an on-off
ramp to the “super” highway. The
benefits would be more auto traffic and increased economic vitality that will apparently
come from the higher traffic. Since East
Farewell enjoys a very high profile on the Keystone Railroad map and many
of its executives have chosen it as their vacation retreat, it is rumored that
the Highway Commission purposely chose to bypass East
Farewell and make to town less accessible from the highway.
The so-called
“superhighway” is an idea embraced by the President and Congress to link the
country with a network of limited access highways that are designed for high
speed automotive travel. Inspiration for
this network is said to have come from Eisenhower’s infatuation with the
Autobahn he saw in Germany during the war and his realization of the need for
an alternative method to rail system to transport troops and equipment across
the country in the case of war.
Implementation of the plan has been slow and politically charged. The Highway Commission is made up of mostly
politically connected individuals that may or may not have a personal agenda. It remains to be seen whether this plan will
work.
East Farewell does enjoy a special place on the Keystone Railroad map and it is generally considered that the lack of an exit on the highway will not impact the town one way or the other. Many townsfolk have gone so far as to oppose the exit at town meetings. The Iron Works in town also enjoys a close relationship with the railroad. It supplied the railroad with an estimated fifty percent of the rails that built the countrywide rail system.
Artist
impression of the East Farewell Station
SPORTS
COUGARS TROUNCE FORT LEE CAPTAINS 49-36
Fort Lee- Cougars coach Wilson described the game against the
Fort Lee Captains as the Cougars “best game of the season.” It was a resounding win over a vastly
improved opponent who last year was only able to win two games all season. This season the Fort Lee Captains were tied
for the league championship. The
turnaround is generally attributed to two things, twin brothers Al and William
Scotch. They moved to Fort Lee with
their family last year and were immediately recruited by Captains coach Red
Snyder. They both tower over most of the
other players, standing 6’6” both boys have an understanding of the game that
is not usually found at this age (15).
How did the Cougars manage to
overcome this formidable challenge?
Teamwork. By utilizing a ball
control offensive with patient pass-oriented plays and a smothering
double-team, high energy defense the Cougars were able to dominate the
game. The brothers were still effective,
scoring 24 of the teams 36 points, but they could not keep up with what turned
out to look like a 2 on 5 game. The
swarming Cougars seemed to be everywhere and pestered the twins relentlessly.
“Greeny, Welch and Bobby Fox were
incredible,” said Coach Wilson, “their energy and endurance was amazing. They were really up for this game. Fergal Connor really came into his own during
this game; he really rose to the occasion defending those big boys, who were great,
by the way. My boys really showed why
they are leading the league tonight. The
Captains are a great team but tonight we were the better team.”
If the Cougars win next week they win
seal the league championship. This will
be the first championship since 1952 when older brothers of Timmy Green and
Joey Welch (Gene and Jimmy) were playing.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE WANTS ATOMIC SHIPS-CHURCHILL SAYS
GOODBYE- RUSKIE MALENKOV OUT
President Eisenhower unveils plans to send a new atomic-powered merchant ship around the globe in a dramatic demonstration of America’s determination to win “a just and lasting peace.” The new vessel, the President said, will travel thousands of miles without refueling and “will demonstrate to people everywhere this peacetime use of atomic energy, harnessed for the improvement of human living.”
At this regular call at Buckingham Palace and under the weight of his 80 years, Sir Winston Churchill steps down as Britain’s Prime Minister, still flashing his victory sign. In his audience with Queen Elizabeth II, she offered him “Dukedom” but he refused. He had been a “House of Commons man” for almost 50 years, he pointed out. President Eisenhower tells Sir Winston Churchill indirectly that, “the free world yet has much to gain from “your great experience, you great wisdom and your great courage.” Crowd looks on - Choking back tears, Winston Churchill walks out of 10 Downing Street for the final time. He look for a moment as if he were going to speak but then he blinked his tear-swollen eyes and slowly raised a long brown cigar to his trembling lips
It has been 11 days since ex- Premier Malenkov was last seen at a public function in Moscow. Seems Tass is keeping mum on the subject. Meantime the hydrogen bomb emerges as the real reason for the conflict between the Soviet leaders and the downfall of former Premier Georgi Malenkov. The future of the deposed Premier looks dimmer than ever as Russian experts read a violent attack on Malenkov’s ideology published in the latest issue of Komunist, the theoretical magazine of the central committee of the Communist Party.
The DuMont network has been gradually curtailing their airtime the last few months. Next week, it will be down to six hours per week.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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