EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, July
21, 1955 Vol. C760
LOCAL
NEWS
ICE CREAM SOCIAL ON THE PLAZA
East Farewell- The sizzling heat was temporarily turned down
last week when the Business Association hosted an Ice Cream Social on the
Lakefront Plaza. Booths were set up all around the Plaza and almost every
restaurant, café and any local eatery offered their own ideas of ice cream
dishes. From plain scoops and cones to fancy sundaes and even banana splits. 18
different groups took part in the fair-like event, each with their own booth or
stand. Some just set up an umbrella with a picnic table and benches with large
coolers of their ice cream scooping out generous servings for anyone who wanted
to partake. The area had been roped off and a small admission fee of 50 cents, 25
cents for children under 10, was charged for all you could eat. One of the most popular booths was not a
restaurant at all but a local dairy farm. The Regal Farm fro right outside town
is owned and operated by the Dillard family and has been making ice cream for
at least ten years. Matriarch, Eleanor Dillard has been serving her own recipe
which includes fresh fruit and real chocolates, vanilla, fruit and syrups. She
and her children and grandchildren set up two big tables with benches and large
beach umbrellas and happily served all who sat down. “We think we served about
100 gallons of ice cream today. It was really fun,” said granddaughter, Darla.
It was estimated that 300 people
showed up throughout the day and well into the evening. In the evening as become the tradition this
summer, the
Plaza was opened to different musical groups who played for free and
entertained the group. This week the band was a local favorite Al Jackson’s
Blues Band. Everyone danced off their ice cream and had a great time.
Ice Cream Social on the Plaza
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 runs 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
MEETINGS IN GENEVA – IKE WANTS PEACE – US TO
LAUNCH SATELLITE – 49% WANT SAFETY BELTS – ROCKET SLED GOES 1100 MPH
The Big Four heads of government end their six-day meeting in Geneva with a directive to their Foreign Ministers to continue negotiations on the interlocked problems of Germany’s reunification.
President Eisenhower declares that the Geneva conference brought ‘a sharpened realization by the world that the United States will go to any length consistent with our concepts of decency, justice and right, to obtain peace.”
The United States says it plans to launch a man-made space satellite that will circle the earth every 90 minutes and share the scientific data gathered from it with all nations, including the Soviet Union.
In a Gallup Poll - 49% say there should be safety belts in automobiles.
The Air Force reports that a supersonic rocket sled has hit a new record land speed of 1100mph.
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