EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, March
4, 1954 Vol. C453
LOCAL
NEWS
THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN
East Farewell – Police Chief, John Hagan, stepped down last
week. Deputy Captain, Doyle McCarthy has taken over as acting Chief. Hagan, who
just turned 82, said he would voluntarily step down after his birthday. “I
still feel like I’m 70,” quipped Hagan from the podium, “but the time has come
and I just don’t have the stamina to go chasing down criminals anymore. I feel
my service to East
Farewell has come to an end. I leave my post with great satisfaction and
sense of accomplishment. It has been an honor to serve the community.”
The president
of the Town Council, Tom Connelly, presided over the ceremony in the town hall
and swore McCarthy in as the new Chief. “I look forward to carrying on and
keeping the people of East Farewell safe and secure. Chief Hagan will always be
remembered as a fearless leader and someone who always seemed to know what to
do. His presence in the department cannot be overstated. He will be remembered
as one of the founding fathers of the East Farewell Police Department.”
A luncheon was
held in Hagan’s honor and all 22 current officers were in attendance. “I hope
no one holds up the bank,” joked Hagan while digging into an oversized torpedo
sandwich.
Hagan, who has
lived in East Farewell his whole life, will retire to his home on Lakeshore
Drive and said he expects to start catching up on his fishing in his
retirement. The East Farewell News wishes him all the best and thanks him for
his service.
East Farewell’s new Police Chief, Doyle McCarthy
SPORTS
MINERS DIG UP POINTS TO DEFEAT COUGARS
Slate Mountain – The Slate Mountain Miners were able to dig up more points than the Cougars on Friday night, winning a hard fought game 38-32. The Miners showed why they are leading the league with a sharp shooting offense and a tenacious defense that kept the Cougars chasing them most of the game. Slate Mountain center, Pasqual Pepperchino, was matched up with Cougars center, Dan Davis and the two played a memorable game each scoring 10 points and each had more than 5 assists. Checking the league statistics that accomplishment has never been done before. Along with the centers playing a record setting game the rest of both squads played extremely hard. The Miners were able to control the pace and that had a marked effect on the Cougars passing and shooting. At one point the Cougars did not score for four minutes. The only reason they were not blown off the court was they exhibited incredible defense and kept the Miners to only six points during the Cougar drought.
In
the fourth quarter the Cougars got a final burst of energy and were able to tie
the game with seven minutes left but Cougar guard, Timmy Green fouled out and
Miners guard, Dominic Angelino, was able to take advantage of Green’s
replacement, Joey Fox and score six unanswered points.
“They
were a good team tonight,” Coach Wilson said after the game, “We didn’t play a
bad game but they had us on our heels for most of the game. I thought we were
going to make a go of it at the end but that young guard really surprised us. I
think we can beat these guys, now that we have seen them we will know what to
expect next time.”
The
Cougars stay on the road next week when they visit the Central Bears. The
Cougars won the first meeting early this season, 68- 66 on a last minute
basket. This game is shaping up to be a barnburner. The game is a Saturday
afternoon game beginning at 2:00 in the Central High School gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
PUERTO RICANS SHOOT UP
CONGRESS – THREATS ON IKE – MOLOTOV BLAMES WEST FOR FAILED CONFERENCE – MONROE
BACK IN HOLLYWOOD NO JOE – MISS USA DIVOCES UNCOOPERATIVE HUBBY – GABLE QUITS
MGM
Four fanatics seated in the House gallery suddenly shouted “free Puerto Rico!” waved their flag and then fired at least 20 wild pistol shots that wounded five Congressmen. Congressman Alvin Bentley (R-MI) was so seriously wounded that he was given only an even chance of survival. Arrested on the spot were Lolita Lebron, Rafael Miranda and Andres Cordero. Police identified the Puerto Ricans as members of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico. Two other members of the party tried to assassinate President Truman in 1950. Gov. Luis Munoz Martin and political leaders vigorously condemned the shooting of U.S. Congressmen by Puerto Rican extremists as an act of savagery. “The whole people of Puerto Rico are deeply indignant because of this savage and unbelievable lunacy which does not express in the remotest way, the peaceful and decent nature of the people of Puerto Rico.”
Pedro Sancatz is arrested in Hartford after being accused of threatening to kill President Eisenhower. He made the threat after being picked up on an unsupported charge. The threat was said to have been made shortly before three Puerto Ricans shot five Congressmen in Washington.
Pedro Albizu Campos, leader of the Puerto Rican fanatics who shot five Congressmen is seized after he and four aides shot it out with police and American military policemen in a two-hour gun battle in the heart of downtown San Juan.
An arsenal of American-made weapons is seized by New York police in an Upper West side Manhattan storeroom. Under arrest were two men, identified as members of a Cuban organization opposed to the regime of Gen. Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba.
Foreign Minister Molotov said that western plans to rearm Germany could lead to another war in Europe and possibly to World War III. Molotov blamed western insistence on “the revival of German militarism” for the failure of the Berlin conference to accomplish more than it did.
Marilyn Monroe is back in Hollywood. Husband Joe DiMaggio, still in San Francisco, did not accompany her.
Jackie Loughery, Miss U.S.A in 1952, divorces singer Guy Mitchell. “I really loved Guy and tried to hold our marriage together despite our disagreements. But he just wouldn’t co-operate.”
Clark Gable quits MGM after 20 years “In order to avail myself of the opportunity of entering the free-lance field.”
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
