EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
17, 1953 Vol. C443
LOCAL
NEWS
EARLY SNOWSTORM MEANS A WHITE
CHRISTMAS IN EAST FAREWELL
East Farewell – An early season snowstorm blanketed East
Farewell with more than seven inches of snow on Monday and Tuesday. Light
flurries began falling Monday morning and other than the “first snow of the
season excitement” no one paid much attention. By midday there was a small
amount of accumulation but still no apprehension. Around three o’clock it began
to really come down and people started to take the storm seriously. The snow
continued through the night and all day Tuesday into early Wednesday morning.
When the sun came up on Wednesday East
Farewell was covered with 7 and a half inches of the white stuff. The town took the snow in stride and even
though they were caught off guard the folks in town were able to start cleaning
and clearing immediately. Town services were not interrupted and school was not
cancelled, much to the dismay of many students.
The Annual
Winter Social which was held on Saturday night before the storm and was a
huge hit, as always. The theme this year was “Santa’s Workshop” with a complete
mockup of an elf’s workshop and a North Pole décor. Giant candy canes crisscrossed the entrance
and the work tables doubled as dining tables for the guests. There were two
stages set up, one for Dean Sullivan’s Swing Band, returning again this year
with vocalist Carla
Livingstone and the second set up for Santa’s chair were everyone could sit
on his lap and ask for their most desired gifts. Santa sat for the first hour and then again
after dinner for about 45 minutes but he ended up getting a little dancing in
at the end. All the woman wanted to dance with Santa. The social was catered by
the Lost
Oasis again and the entire affair was organized by the town Social
Committee. Before dinner there was a mass caroling sing along as the 30 foot,
beautifully decorated Christmas tree in the center of the floor was lit. A
wonderful time was had by all.
Adventurous pedestrian on Main Street
SPORTS
COUGARS TRIPPED UP BY WILDCATS
Riverview – The Cougars suffered their first loss Wednesday to
the Riverview Wildcats, 44-46. The game stayed close throughout, the most
either team led the other was a mere 5 points. The Wildcats were chosen along
with the Corning Devils to be top contenders in the league this year. The
Cougars were able to upset Corning last week but they were not able to repeat
the upset trend over Riverview. The loss was the first for the Cougars and with
the win the Wildcats remained undefeated in the league.
The game was a
bit of a slugfest with more fouls called both teams in the first half than have
been called in all of the rest of the early season. Both teams went into the
bonus status, 5 team fouls, before the middle of the second period. Between the
two teams five players fouled out before the end of the game. Although there is
not a history of animosity between the two teams, it seems the teams were
overly physical this time and the refs called a tight game so things did not
get out of hand.
Cougar’s
center, Dan Davis, was very strong inside and was the game high scorer, scoring
18 before he fouled out with 3 minutes left. The guards, Jones and Welch, were
responsible for 16 (Jones, 10, Welch, 6) before Jones fouled out and forward
Billy O’Donnell threw in 8. Forward Gene Green had 2. For Riverview’s star
center, Gerald Banks, scored 14 but also fouled out. The Wildcats backcourt of
Fowler and Castle were the catalyst that pushed the Wildcats to the win.
Together they were able to score 26 (Fowler, 14, Castle, 12) including the
winning basket by Fowler with only 30 seconds left. Castle fouled out in the
fourth as well as forwards, Thompson and Darin.
The loss still
puts the Cougars in second behind the Wildcats, but season is still young and
there a lot games to play. The next game will be away versus the Slate Mountain
Canaries. The game begins at 4:00PM in Slate Mountain South gymnasium.
NATIONAL
NEWS
NIXON SAYS COMMIES ARE FAILING – GI’s NEED
TO SIGN UP FOR SCHOOL – STAN GETZ ARRESTTED – AT THE MOVIES
Vice President Nixon returns from a 70-day global fact-finding, friend-making tour and says the Communists “are failing in intensive efforts to build-up hatred for the United States in free Asia and the Middle East.”
The VA reminds thousands of post-Korea veterans that spring school terms; starting early next year, provide the last opportunity for some of them to begin GI training. Under the Korean GI bill, training is authorized for all qualified veterans with active service anywhere in the world since June 27, 1950, but a Vet must enroll in and begin training before this deadline under the law.
Musician Stan Getz (27) is jailed in Los Angeles as a suspected narcotics user. The musician, according to reports, had needle marks on both arms.
At the
movies –
King of the
Khyber Rifles – Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, Michael Rennie (In CinemaScope)
Samson and
Delilah – Victor Mature
Beneath the
12-Mile Reef – Robert Wagner, Terry Moore (In CinemaScope)
Appointment
in Honduras – Glenn Ford, Ann Sheridan
Miss Sadie
Thompson – Rita Hayworth, Jose Ferrer (Rita in 3D)
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
