EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
2, 1954 Vol. C488
LOCAL
NEWS
THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE A BIG
HIT
East Farewell- The 24th Annual East Farewell
Thanksgiving Day Parade took place on Thanksgiving Day. It was a spectacular
event and a cherished tradition in town. This year saw the return of Santa to
Boyle’s Department store. Last year there was a separate village set up on Lakeview
Plaza with many shops setting up stalls and Santa had his own house to
greet youngsters of all ages. The parade organizers decided that it was better
to have Santa in the store rather than “off the premises”. “We thought the
whole village idea would be a good idea for the town but it turned out to not
work as well as we thought. It tended to draw people away from the stores and
Santa was not happy being all alone in his house,” said Charles Boyle, parade
chairman and owner of Boyles.
The parade was
wonderful, as always, the Regional
High School Marching Band lead off the parade playing a variety of favorite
tunes and many seasonal hits like Jingle Bells, Silver Bells and Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer. They band was followed by many other local favorites
including the Slate Mountain String band that played many other favorites in
the classical string band style, the Flat Rock Twirlers with their flaming
batons, the VFW had several high end cars with vets waving, many area local
fire department sent trucks, the Boy Scouts and the beloved Animal Rescue with
ready for adoption pets wandering along. Santa ended the parade in his
magnificent sleigh drawn by his famous reindeer team with Rodolph leading the
way with his nose shinning bright. Santa was escorted into Boyles by several
elves and made his way to his new throne on the main floor. Many children lined
up to sit on his lap but he said he couldn’t see anyone until he had gotten
settled, meaning the next morning when Boyles opened at 9:00 AM.
The High School
Band performed in front of Boyles for about a half hour and then everyone
dispersed and headed home or to their favorite spot to enjoy their Thanksgiving
Day feast.
Regional High
School Band on Main Street
SPORTS
COUGARS WIN A NAILBITER
Corning – The Cougars came into
Corning expecting a tough game and they got one. The Corning Devils are a top
pick in the league and are the reigning champs. The Cougars have always played
the hard and the rivalry runs deep. The game was played on Friday afternoon in
Corning so many of the Cougar fans could not make it or arrived late. The
Devils started out strong and built up a quick 8 point lead. Cougar center,
Michael Watson, was playing with a bruised elbow from practice but he was able
to match up with Corning center, Daniel Dubois, fairly well. The Corning
backcourt of Sammy Jones and Willy Smith were very fast and really controlled
the first half of the game. The Corning Devils showed in the first half why
they were the league champs, they lead at halftime by 6, 22-16.
A
strange thing happened at halftime. More and more Cougar fans started to show
up and by the end of the intermission the Cougar stands were full and raucous.
The Cougars seemed to sense the enthusiasm and seemed to elevate their play.
They started the second have with a 6 point run while the Devils only scored 2.
The whole game seemed move up a notch with better play, better passing and
better shooting and much better defense. After tying the Devils the Cougars to
a brief lead but the game remained nip and tuck with each side scoring then the
opponent returning to score. As time ran down Dubois fouled out with only one
minute remaining and the Devils ahead by 2, he was replaced by a sophomore, Ben
Walker. The Cougars got the ball in bounds and quickly got the ball to Watson
who had at least a one inch advantage over Walker. Watson hit a short jumper
over Walker to tie the score. The Devils were able to get a quick score and
again the Cougars went to Watson but this time Walker stood tough and Watson
passed off to Billy Reilly who drove in for a score and another tie. With only twelve
seconds left the Devils tried to inbound the ball to Walker but little Timmy
Green jumped in front and stole the pass, drove down the lane and scored to put
the Cougars ahead by two. Two seconds remained on the clock and the Devils
tried a desperate inbounds play with a long pass to a streaking guard, Louis
Dunn, but the pass was too short and by the time Dunn had corralled the pass
and shot the ball time had expired.
The
Cougar fans went wild. The clock showed 0s and the score showed Cougars 32,
Devils 30. “We played a great second half,” said Coach Wilson after the game,
“They are a very good team and we were lucky that they didn’t have five more
seconds. The boys did well today, I’m proud of them.”
The Cougars return home next week to
face the Riverview Wildcats on Saturday at 1:30 in the Regional High Gym.
NATIONAL NEWS
SENATE CENSURES MCCARTHY – BLIND DR. USING
RADAR – ROCKET POWERED AIRLINERS COMING SOON – SWIMMER VIRGINA WATSON DIES – BRITHISH
FLYER SURVIES 20,000 FT. FALL – BOSS SUES DAVIS – WARING AND WYMAN DIVORCE, - BARRYMORE CLAN OUT OF LIONELS ESTATE – WILL RODGERS
DAUGHTER CHARGED WITH DRUNK DRIVING – DEL WEBB SAYS YANKEES WILL STAY IN NY –
BERRA WIN AL MVP – POP MUSIC THIS WEEK
The Senate votes to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy and condemned him for failing to cooperate with and abusing the elections Subcommittee that was investigating him. “The fight will continue” he said and is ready to resume his investigation of Communism this week “roughly the same as I have in the past.”
Dr Thomas Benham, a sightless assistant professor of physics at Haverford College in Philadelphia, says that he is close to giving the blind a portable obstacle detector using radar and it could happen within two years - replacing guide dogs. Several models have been tested but presented difficulties with too much weight.
Dr Walter Dornberger of Bell Aircraft Corp says that rocket-powered airliners capable of flying 13,000 mph can be built within the next 10 to 15 years. Dornberger said the “basic know-how” already has been developed for a rocket airliner.
Virginia Hopkins Watson, a former world’s champion swimmer, dies when she gambles her life against the promise of a motion picture career and loses. Watson died when she had an illegal operation she submitted to, in order to get a part of a minor screen role with actor Johnny Weissmuller. The cause of death was peritonitis and bronchial pneumonia induced by the operation. A few weeks ago, she was interviewed for the part - a small swimming role in a Columbia Studio’s picture, but she discovered she was going to have a baby. Police say she never told her husband or her family she was going to have the operation and she never named the doctor.
A
British Air Force pilot lives after falling 20,000 feet when his parachute collapses.
The airman, Brain Cross, is suffering from exposure, shock, possible fractures
of the right leg and lacerations after landing in 4 feet of water in near the
Thames River. Cross’s parachute ripped after jumping from a doomed plane -
collapsing
around him three times as he fell. After hitting the water, he managed
to inflate a life raft strapped to his back and fire a distress signal. He was picked up by a U.S. Air Force amphibian plane.
Mrs. Helen Boss, who was sued for $150 thousand by Sammy Davis Jr. (28), sues him for $125 thousand, saying it was he who caused the accident in which he lost his left eye. The collision on November 19 happened near San Bernardino, CA on route 66. Davis was returning to Los Angeles from Las Vegas.
Divorcing
- Bandleader Fred Waring is divorced by his wife Evelyn Nair Waring claiming
grounds of separation after 3 years.
Actress Jane Wyman is granted an uncontested from her third husband - Fred Karger.
All members of the Barrymore theatrical clan are cut off from sharing in the $25 thousand estate left by Lionel Barrymore. The money goes to a friend - Florence Wheeler. Lionel died four years ago.
In Los Angeles, Will Roger’s daughter, Mary Rogers Brooks (31) is fined $150 and placed on two years’ probation on a drunk-driving charge. The judge also revokes her driver’s license for 90 days and orders her to attend four meetings of traffic school.
In sports - Del Webb - co-owner of the New York Yankees admits that he had changed his mind about the big leagues moving to the West Coast in the immediate future. Webb liked the idea a year ago, but not now. He says part of the problem in say, Los Angeles, is that they insist on a franchise before they start stadium construction.
Yankee catcher Yogi Berra becomes the sixth two-time winner of the American League’s MVP award. Berra was also named MVP in 1951.
Pop
music this week
“Mr.
Sandman” - The Chordettes
“Teach
Me Tonight” - The DeCastro Sisters
“Count
Your Blessings’ - Eddie Fisher
“There’s
No Place Like Home For The Holidays’ - Perry Como,
“Mambo
Italiano” - Rosemary Clooney
“White
Christmas” - Bing Crosby,
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
