EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, November
10, 1955 Vol. C762
LOCAL
NEWS
OKTOBERFEST CLOSES – BIG HIT
East Farewell- The first East
Farewell celebration of Oktoberfest closed with a tremendous fireworks
display over Lake
Charles. The two week festival was
growing a little long in the tooth towards the end but was, by all accounts, a
huge success. Final tallies have not
been released yet but it is expected that more than 10,000 people visited the
fairgrounds over the two week period.
The fairgrounds were open from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM every day which made
for a long festival. It is estimated
that more than 5,000 gallons of beer were consumed and over 3,000 bratwursts
were finished off.
There
was some concern expressed from the Iron Works management that there was a
substantial drop in attendance and production.
It seems that many of the shifts were calling in late or not arriving at
all and the management was understandably concerned. “We can’t have this, the workers are being
distracted by this social affair and we are feeling it by obvious lack of
production,” said floor manager, Joe Doyle.
It was announced shortly after the Oktoberfest
closing that next years event will be shortened to only one week or maybe even
a weekend. Whatever comes from the
evaluation this years Oktoberfest will be a story that will be told for some
time.
Future
Oktoberfest's may not be as long.
SPORTS
COUGARS WIN ONE AGAINST TOUGH HAWKS
East Farewell- The Cougars were able to grab a win against an
extremely tough Southport Hawks team on Saturday, 14-7. The Cougars were coming
off two loses in two weeks and needed to get back on track. “We were hurting from
the Central game and the Fort Lee game was fun but it was a lose in the end,”
said Couch Burcowitz, “and this was just the tough, hard fought win we needed
to give the boys their confidence back.”
The game was a
rough and tumble affair with neither team able to score in the first half. In
the second half the Cougars were able to push their way down for a score with hard
running by “Tank” Brown. He carried the team down to the seven with ten
consecutive runs and was able to push the ball across, carrying three Hawks for
the last seven yard run. The Hawks answered on the next series with a long pass
that gained forty yards with a ten yard run after the catch by Hawk wide end,
Frank Halligan. The Hawks were able to score with the help of a penalty called
against Cougars for offsides. That moved the ball to the five and quarterback,
Joe Marco, was able to to run around the end and score. The game came down to
ball control and the Cougars won the control game. They were able to hold on to
the ball for 9 of the 12 minutes in the fourth quarter. They were able to score
the winning touchdown by changing up their game plan a bit, a quick down and
out to “Merc” McMaster sealed the win with only 30 seconds left. Once again
Charlie Cox was perfect in the point after department.
The season is
just past the halfway point and the Cougars are still in contention but trail
the Central Bears, who lead the league. Next week the Cougars play the Corning
Devils for the second time this season. In the previous game the Cougars won but
the Devils have been on a upswing lately having won every game but one since
they lost to the Cougars. The game will be played Saturday at 1:30PM on Regional
High Field.
NATIONAL NEWS
MOLOTOV OBJECTS – SARNOFF SHOWS NEW RECORD –
FRANK IS HOT
Big Four
meeting In Geneva - Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov unequivocally rejects
western proposals for German reunification and for security of Europe in such harsh
terms as to render barren all further efforts at an authentic compromise during
the remaining life of the Big Four conference... Later, having suspended their efforts to
reunify
Gen. David Sarnoff ; chairman of the board of Radio Corp of American (RCA) demonstrates a 50-cent phonograph that could be the answer to radio jamming behind the Iron Curtain. He said it is the answer to the need he felt for a device which could bring a message without being subject either to radio jamming or a source of electricity and which was prices so “millions could be delivered gratis.” The little machine, said Sarnoff, is unbreakable and could be dropped by air behind the Iron or Bamboo Curtain. “It is so simply designed that it could be assembled and separated by the simplest people.”
Frank Sinatra is now one of the hottest items in
show business today. “I’m in demand – fortunately yes, citing “From Here to
Eternity” as the turning point. All of these wonderful roles came together
–“Guys and Dolls” “The Tender Trap,” “Golden Arm” and I have got five planned
ahead, including two for my own company - a pretty even spit between straight
parts and musicals. I still want to play clubs, meet the people.” About television, Sinatra says, “I don’t know
- three or four special things a year, probably like “Our Town.”
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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