8/11/1955

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

---

Thursday, August 11, 1955   Vol. C763

---

LOCAL NEWS

---

BILLBOARD PLACEMENT RAISES A RUCKUS

---

East Farewell – Frank’s Photos, the local photo and camera shop run by photographer, Frank Sellers, put up a new, big billboard on top of his shop. It has brought a great many comments and very few of them good. The sign sits on top of his store but extends over fifteen feet in the air. Some have said it is in violation of the height code in the town. Unfortunately, there has been a little trouble finding the code on the books. At the most recent Town Council meeting the issue was brought up and comments were allowed. For the most part everyone felt the billboard did not fit in the character of the town. It was too tall, it was too bright (it is lighted) and it was lit too long at night (Frank stays open late on Fridays and Saturdays).

            Sellers spoke also. He defended his sign and added that his shop was right down the street from the Lowe’s movie theater and their sign was just as tall. It was quickly pointed out that the Lowe’s sign was on a building that was three stories high and the sign barely passed the top of the building. He also pointed out that the downtown area where his shop is located is very well lit almost every night by shop windows, street lights and “accent spots” that highlight the area. He said the sign certainly falls within the standards of the surrounding businesses and cost him over $500.00 to build and hook up electrically. “If the Town Council was so concerned about my advertising, they should have brought it up before I spent over five hundred dollars on this thing,” said Sellers in closing.

            The council discussed the situation and since there was apparently no code violation and there was a precedent set by Lowes, they reluctantly allowed the sign to stay.

Franks Photo’s new billboard

---

SPORTS

---

TRAVELERS GET RAINED OUT GAME - RESCHEDULED AS DOUBLEHEADER AT END OF MONTH

---

East Farewell – The rain that has been pelting the East coast has taken its toll on the Travelers schedule. The game with South Port last Saturday was rained out. The game will be rescheduled as part of a double header at the end of the month.  The rains were so heavy on Friday night and Saturday morning the game was cancelled before it began an unusual event for the league. By game time the field was almost completely under water. Some concern for the field was expressed but the top groundskeeper, Joe Doyle, allayed any fears by explaining that the field was built with the latest draining technologies and by the time the rain stops it should be drained and ready to play on within two hours.

            Next week’s game against Mountain View and the great Joe “Freight” Trane starts at 1:30 at the ball park.

---

 NATIONAL NEWS

---

IKE CALLS FOR NEW CODE OF CONDUCT – FLOODING IN THE NORTHEAST – DUMONT GOING DOWN – WINS SAYS NO TO COVERS – THIS WEEK IN MUSIC

---

President Eisenhower proclaims a new code of conduct for America military men captured in future wars. It warns them to tell the enemy nothing but gives assurance of justice to those who break under torture. The code is an outgrowth of cruel Communist treatment of American prisoners in Korea.

Flooding in the Northeast has left over 143 dead. Hard hit was an area north of New York City (Putnam and Orange Counties), NE Pennsylvania plus Connecticut.

DuMont, the fourth network, who has curtailed its schedule drastically over the last few months – drops two more shows, which only leaves it one on the regular schedule. Say goodbye to “All About Baby” – a daytime program for moms and “Studio 57.” All that’s left is a weekly boxing program from the St Nicholas Arena. DuMont says that it will feed New York Giants football to about 16 stations.

WINS, New York says it has a new policy - it will not air “cover” records and “copy’ records - defining the latter as those records which copy often note-for-note - the arrangement and stylistic phrasing of the singer. The new policy is announced by program director Bob Smith. Smith has distributed copies of the policy to WINS deejays Jack Lacy, Alan Freed, Bob and Ray, Brad Phillips, Stan Shaw and Peter Roberts. The station also prepared a list of original records issued within the past several months which have been followed by copy records:  Story Untold – Nutmegs, Tweedle Dee - Lavern Baker, Melody of Love - Billy Vaughan, Ko Ko Mo - Gene and Eunice, Earth Angel – Penguins, Hearts of Stone - The Charms, Ain’t It A Shame? - Fats Domino, Maybelline - Chuck Berry, Gum drops - Otis Williams, Man In a Raincoat - Pricilla Wright, Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams, I Want You To Be My Baby – Lillian Briggs, Oh, What A Dream - Ruth Brown

 

Pop music this week -

Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets

Ain’t That A Shame - Pat Boone

Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller

Learnin’ the Blues - Frank Sinatra

A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole

Seventeen - Boyd Bennett

Hard To Get - Gisele MacKensie

It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie - Something Smith & The Redheads

Hummingbird - Les Paul & Mary Ford

House of the Blue Lights - Chuck Miller

Unchained Melody - Les Baxter

Maybellene - Chuck Berry

Yellow Rose of Texas - Johnny Desmond

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

I’ll Never Stop Loving You - Doris Day

Wake the Town And Tell The People - Les Baxter

Domani - Julius La Rosa

---

Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.

---

 

8/11/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

---

Thursday, August 11, 1955   Vol. C763

---

LOCAL NEWS

---

BILLBOARD PLACEMENT RAISES A RUCKUS

---

East Farewell – Frank’s Photos, the local photo and camera shop run by photographer, Frank Sellers, put up a new, big billboard on top of his shop. It has brought a great many comments and very few of them good. The sign sits on top of his store but extends over fifteen feet in the air. Some have said it is in violation of the height code in the town. Unfortunately, there has been a little trouble finding the code on the books. At the most recent Town Council meeting the issue was brought up and comments were allowed. For the most part everyone felt the billboard did not fit in the character of the town. It was too tall, it was too bright (it is lighted) and it was lit too long at night (Frank stays open late on Fridays and Saturdays).

            Sellers spoke also. He defended his sign and added that his shop was right down the street from the Lowe's movie theater and their sign was just as tall. It was quickly pointed out that the Lowe’s sign was on a building that was three stories high and the sign barely passed the top of the building. He also pointed out that the downtown area where his shop is located is very well lit almost every night by shop windows, street lights and “accent spots” that highlight the area. He said the sign certainly falls within the standards of the surrounding businesses and cost him over $1000.00 to built and hook up electrically. “If the Town Council was so concerned about my advertising, they should have brought it up before I spent over a thousand dollars on this thing,” said Sellers in closing.

            The council discussed the situation and since there was apparently no code violation and there was a precedent set by Lowes, they reluctantly allowed the sign to stay.

Franks Photo’s new billboard

---

SPORTS

---

TRAVELERS GET RAINED OUT GAME - RESCHEDULED AS DOUBLEHEADER AT END OF MONTH

---

East Farewell – The rain that has been pelting the East coast has taken its toll on the Travelers schedule. The game with South Port last Saturday was rained out. The game will be rescheduled as part of a double header at the end of the month.  The rains were so heavy on Friday night and Saturday morning the game was cancelled before it began an unusual event for the league. By game time the field was almost completely under water. Some concern for the field was expressed but the top groundskeeper, Joe Doyle, allayed any fears by explaining that the field was built with the latest draining technologies and by the time the rain stops it should be drained and ready to play on within two hours.

            Next week’s game against Mountain View and the great Joe “Freight” Trane starts at 1:30 at the ball park.

---

 NATIONAL NEWS

---

IKE CALLS FOR NEW CODE OF CONDUCT – FLOODING IN THE NORTHEAST – DUMONT GOING DOWN – WINS SAYS NO TO COVERS – THIS WEEK IN MUSIC

---

President Eisenhower proclaims a new code of conduct for America military men captured in future wars. It warns them to tell the enemy nothing but gives assurance of justice to those who break under torture. The code is an outgrowth of cruel Communist treatment of American prisoners in Korea.

Flooding in the Northeast has left over 143 dead. Hard hit was an area north of New York City (Putnam and Orange Counties), NE Pennsylvania plus Connecticut.

DuMont, the fourth network, who has curtailed its schedule drastically over the last few months – drops two more shows, which only leaves it one on the regular schedule. Say goodbye to “All About Baby” – a daytime program for moms and “Studio 57.” All that’s left is a weekly boxing program from the St Nicholas Arena. DuMont says that it will feed New York Giants football to about 16 stations.

WINS, New York says it has a new policy - it will not air “cover” records and “copy’ records - defining the latter as those records which copy often note-for-note - the arrangement and stylistic phrasing of the singer. The new policy is announced by program director Bob Smith. Smith has distributed copies of the policy to WINS deejays Jack Lacy, Alan Freed, Bob and Ray, Brad Phillips, Stan Shaw and Peter Roberts. The station also prepared a list of original records issued within the past several months which have been followed by copy records:  Story Untold – Nutmegs, Tweedle Dee - Lavern Baker, Melody of Love - Billy Vaughan, Ko Ko Mo - Gene and Eunice, Earth Angel – Penguins, Hearts of Stone - The Charms, Ain’t It A Shame? - Fats Domino, Maybellene - Chuck Berry, Gum drops - Otis Williams, Man In a Raincoat - Priscilla Wright, Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams, I Want You To Be My Baby – Lillian Briggs, Oh, What A Dream - Ruth Brown

Pop music this week -

Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets

Ain’t That A Shame - Pat Boone

Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller

Learnin’ the Blues - Frank Sinatra

A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole

Seventeen - Boyd Bennett

Hart To Get - Gisele MacKensie

It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie - Something Smith & The Redheads

Hummingbird - Les Paul & Mary Ford

House of the Blue Lights - Chuck Miller

Unchained Melody - Les Baxter

Maybellene - Chuck Berry

Yellow Rose of Texas - Johnny Desmond

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

I’ll Never Stop Loving You - Doris Day

Wake the Town And Tell The People - Les Baxter

Domani - Julius La Rosa

---

8/11/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

---

Thursday, August 11, 1955   Vol. C763

---

LOCAL NEWS

---

BILLBOARD PLACEMENT RAISIES A RUCUS

---

East Farewell – Frank’s Photos, the local photo and camera shop run by photographer, Frank Sellers, put up a new, big billboard on top of his shop. It has brought a great many comments and very few of them good. The sign sits on top of his store but extends over fifteen feet in the air. Some have said it is in violation of the height code in the town. Unfortunately, there has been a little trouble finding the code on the books. At the most recent Town Council meeting the issue was brought up and comments were allowed. For the most part everyone felt the billboard did not fit in the character of the town. It was too tall, it was too bright (it is lighted) and it was lit too long at night (Frank stays open late on Fridays and Saturdays).

            Sellers spoke also. He defended his sign and added that his shop was right down the street from the Lowe’s movie theater and their sign was just as tall. It was quickly pointed out that the Lowe’s sign was on a building that was three stories high and the sign barely passed the top of the building. He also pointed out that the downtown area where his shop is located is very well lit almost every night by shop windows, street lights and “accent spots” that highlight the area. He said the sign certainly falls within the standards of the surrounding businesses and cost him over $1000.00 to built and hook up electrically. “If the Town Council was so concerned about my advertising, they should have brought it up before I spent over a thousand dollars on this thing,” said Sellers in closing.

            The council discussed the situation and since there was apparently no code violation and there was a precedent set by Lowes, they reluctantly allowed the sign to stay.

Franks Photo’s new billboard

---

SPORTS

---

TRAVELERS GET RAINED OUT GAME - RESCHEDULED AS DOUBLEHEADER AT END OF MONTH

---

East Farewell – The rain that has been pelting the East coast has taken its toll on the Travelers schedule. The game with South Port last Saturday was rained out. The game will be rescheduled as part of a double header at the end of the month.  The rains were so heavy on Friday night and Saturday morning the game was cancelled before it began an unusual event for the league. By game time the field was almost completely under water. Some concern for the field was expressed but the top groundskeeper, Joe Doyle, allayed any fears by explaining that the field was built with the latest draining technologies and by the time the rain stops it should be drained and ready to play on within two hours.

            Next week’s game against Mountain View and the great Joe “Freight” Trane starts at 1:30 at the ball park.

---

 NATIONAL NEWS

---

IKE CALLS FOR NEW CODE OF CONDUCT – FLOODING IN THE NORTHEAST – DUMONT GOING DOWN – WINS SAYS NO TO COVERS – THIS WEEK IN MUSIC

---

President Eisenhower proclaims a new code of conduct for America military men captured in future wars. It warns them to tell the enemy nothing but gives assurance of justice to those who break under torture. The code is an outgrowth of cruel Communist treatment of American prisoners in Korea.

Flooding in the Northeast has left over 143 dead. Hard hit was an area north of New York City (Putnam and Orange Counties), NE Pennsylvania plus Connecticut.

DuMont, the fourth network, who has curtailed its schedule drastically over the last few months – drops two more shows, which only leaves it one on the regular schedule. Say goodbye to “All About Baby” – a daytime program for moms and “Studio 57.” All that’s left is a weekly boxing program from the St Nicholas Arena. DuMont says that it will feed New York Giants football to about 16 stations.

WINS, New York says it has a new policy - it will not air “cover” records and “copy’ records - defining the latter as those records which copy often note-for-note - the arrangement and stylistic phrasing of the singer. The new policy is announced by program director Bob Smith. Smith has distributed copies of the policy to WINS deejays Jack Lacy, Alan Freed, Bob and Ray, Brad Phillips, Stan Shaw and Peter Roberts. The station also prepared a list of original records issued within the past several months which have been followed by copy records:  Story Untold – Nutmegs, Tweedle Dee - Lavern Baker, Melody of Love - Billy Vaughan, Ko Ko Mo - Gene and Eunice, Earth Angel – Penguins, Hearts of Stone - The Charms, Ain’t It A Shame? - Fats Domino,

Maybellene - Chuck Berry, Gum drops - Otis Williams, Man In a Raincoat - Pricilla Wright, Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams, I Want You To Be My Baby – Lillian Briggs, Oh, What A Dream - Ruth Brown

Pop music this week -

Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets

Ain’t That A Shame - Pat Boone

Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller

Learnin’ the Blues - Frank Sinatra

A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole

Seventeen - Boyd Bennett

Hart To Get - Gisele MacKensie

It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie - Something Smith & The Redheads

Hummingbird - Les Paul & Mary Ford

House of the Blue Lights - Chuck Miller

Unchained Melody - Les Baxter

Maybellene - Chuck Berry

Yellow Rose of Texas - Johnny Desmond

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

I’ll Never Stop Loving You - Doris Day

Wake the Town And Tell The People - Les Baxter

Domani - Julius La Rosa

---

7/21/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

---

Thursday, July 21, 1955   Vol. C760

---

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 highway that is 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

---

TRAVELERS DEMOTED BY FORT LEE CAPTAINS 4-6

---

Fort Lee-The Travelers could not find the hits against the Fort Lee Captains as they went down to defeat, 4-6 on Saturday. The road has not been good for the Travelers as of late and everyone is looking for answers.  The Captains, who coincidentally share their name with the local High School teams, started the game off with a big first inning scoring three off starter, Joe Nagy. Nagy was off his game and never got in the groove. He struggled through seven innings and was thankfully replaced by reliever, George Flynn. Flynn was able to finish out the game but the damage was done. The Captains had scored 6 and the Travelers were struggling to get on the board.

            “We just never got into the swing of things today. Poor Joe, he feels really bad. I know how important these games are and to have such a bad day today, I know that really upsets him. I hope he is not hurt, his fastball was just terrible today. I am sure he we will bounce back but this one really hurt,” said slugger Johnny Cloos after the game.

            The only bright spot of the game came when Cloos smashed a three run homer off winning pitcher, Burt Darwin. The only other positive point was when the Travelers were able to put together back to back to back hits in the ninth and spark a glimmer of a rally by scoring a run, only to have it snuffed out by a neat double play to end the game.

            The Travelers stay on the road next week when they visit Corning and they try to right the ship. The game is an evening game and starts at 7:05PM in Corning.

---

 NATIONAL NEWS

---

IKE WANTS ATOMIC SHIPS- RUSKIE MALENKOV OUT – DUMONT GOING DOWN

---

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.”

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.

---