EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, January
28, 1954 Vol. C448
LOCAL
NEWS
AIR RAID DRILLS INSTITUIED IN
LOCAL SCHOOLS
East
Farewell – In accordance with the Civil Defense Department’s instruction all
the school in the Regional School District have begun to implement periodic
Civil Defense Air raid Protection Drills. The procedure for these drills will
be as follows; upon hearing the warning siren the students will climb under
their desks and cover their heads until the siren stops. Although East Farewell is not considered a main target according
to the Department of Defense, it has been placed in the secondary category of
possible target for Communist rockets. This is primarily due to the presence of
the Iron Works. The Works has been identified as a potential target as a
critical supply point for transportation supplies.
“Nobody wants a war, but if
something happens we have to be ready,” said young Natalie Mallard as she was
leaving the Regional High School. “Most of us think we will be ok, but some
kids are really scared. That’s too bad. We try to calm them down and everything
but, you know, we can only do so much.”
The drills will be in place until
further notice. The Defense Department has also distributed several information
films that will be shown to the student body over the next year. Duck and cover
is the widely used term for these drills. The topics include safety, protection
and communication.
Students practice “Duck & Cover”
SPORTS
COUGARS UPSET DEVILS
Corning – The Cougars traveled up to Corning and
got a little revenge for their loss in the Winter Tournament two weeks ago. The
Devils were a very formidable opponent, having lost only one home game this
season and having won the Tournament. The Cougars were able to go into the
“Devil’s Lair”, and beat the Devils, 40-38 in an exciting down to the wire
game.
The
game began as if it was a continuation of the tournament final. Both teams were
playing hard and fast. Cougar’s center, Dan Davis played a key role as he
battled with his Devils counterpart, Joey Burnham. Davis ended up with 12
points but fouled out with only one minute left. Luckily and coincidentally,
Burnham had fouled out only thirty seconds before. Burnham had 10 points. The
two centers fought hard and played very strong games but it was the Cougars
backcourt that made the final difference. The game had gone back and forth and
neither side was able to establish control. The first quarter end with the
Devils ahead by two, the half ended in a tie, the third quarter saw the Devils
up by three but as the fourth quarter came down to the end the Cougars had tied
everything up and with thirty seconds left and both centers out point guard,
young Timmy Green brought the ball up the court managing to eluded the press
set up by the Devils. He passed it to forward Billy O’Donnell and then cut
through traffic towards to basket. O’Donnell turned to pass back to Green on a
give and go but Green got bottled up by Devils forward, Frankie Richards.
O’Donnell then pivoted and tried to pass to his partner, Gene Green (no
relation to Timmy) but he was also covered. With five seconds left on the clock
O’Donnell pivoted again and passed the ball back to the only open Cougar, Joey
Welch. Welch got the pass outside the foul circle and immediately threw up a final
desperation shot that sailed toward the basket. The ball hit the back of the
rim and bounced straight up. It seemed to hang in the air forever but then it
fell straight through the hoop giving the Cougars a two point win. The Cougars
rushed the floor and hoisted Welch on their shoulders. The two teams will face
each other again later in the season and if this game was any indication it
will be another barn burner.
The
Cougars stay on the road next week as they travel to Riverview to square off
against the Wildcats. The game will be played on Friday night beginning at 7:30
in Riverview Gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE WANTS DECENT HOUSING –
CUGART KIDNAPPED & ROBBED – GREENSTREET DIES AT 74 – NBC TO REDUCE RADIO
HOURS – CHICAGO ARENA SOLD TO CBS – SYLVANIA INTRODUCES SURROUND LIGHTING – AT
THE MOVIES
President Eisenhower urges Congress to enact an eight-point program to make sure every American family can have a decent home and provide money for over 100 thousand low-rent dwellings. “The development of conditions under which every American family can obtain good housing is a major objective of national policy.” “At the same time actions and programs must be avoided that would make our citizens increasingly dependent upon the Federal government to supply their housing needs.”
In Hollywood, bandleader Xavier Cugat and his vocalist-wife Abbe Lane are kidnapped and robbed of about $20 thousand in jewelry by a gunman who hid in the backseat of their car. As they were driving home after performing at an automobile show, a man suddenly rose up in the rear-view mirror, brandishing a .45-caliber automatic, ordering Cugat to drive to a deserted portion of a parking lot. After taking the valuables - the thief waved them out of the car and told the couple: “Keep walking. Don’t look back or you both get drilled.”
Passing - actor Sydney Greenstreet (74) – best remembered picture “The Maltese Falcon.” He also played the mystery man in “Casablanca.”
NBC radio says it will reduce its network programming by 10-and-a-half hours a week beginning February 1. The network will sign-off at 11:30pm instead of 1am (eastern pacific). Not enough stations were carrying the programs during the late hours.
The Chicago Arena has been sold to CBS and will be converted to a ‘television city” set to be the largest enclosed TV studio center outside of Hollywood. The building will also be the new home of WBBM-TV (Channel 2). The purchase price was $1.5 million, but it will take the same amount to convert the sports center into the broadcast center.
“Sylvania makes the only television sets that give your eyes the comfort of “Surround Lighting.” Halolight is a translucent frame around the TV screen that is softly illuminated from the back by a specially designed fluorescent light - makes the picture look larger and clearer. It reduces the sharp contrast between the bright screen and the surrounding darkness. The result is wonderfully restful and pleasing to your eyes.”
At
the movies –
Forever Female - Ginger Rogers,
William Holden, Paul Douglas, Pat Crowley
Dragonfly Squadron -
John Hodiak, Barbara Britton, Bruce Bennett
The Robe- Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor
Mature, Dean Jagger, Richard Boone.
His Majesty O’Keefe -
Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice
Miss Sadie Thompson -
Rita Hayworth, Jose Ferrer
Act Of Love - Kirk Douglas
3 Sailors And A Girl -
Jane Powell, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson
Easy To Love -
Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
