EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
1, 1955 Vol. C776
LOCAL
NEWS
INDIAN SUMMER ARRIVES A BIT
LATE
East Farewell – Shorts and sandals were the outfit of the day
last week as a rare Indian summer blew into East Farewell. The
temperatures soared into the 70’s and the fall sun blazed and created some of
the most beautiful sunsets seen in a very long time. “This is so unusual for
this time of year,” commented local Sue Logan, “just last
week we were all bundled up for the Thanksgiving Day Parade and we all thought
snow was on its way. We already had a snow so we though all the warm weather was
gone for this year. Now look at this, it is wonderful, weird but wonderful.”
The weather
forecasters were just as surprised as the general populace with his heat spell.
Trying to explain the sudden change local weatherman, Hal
Brenner, said it was due to an unusual inversion in Canada that pulled hot
air up from the south, across the northeast and up towards Newfoundland. He
expected it to be a very quick spell with temperatures returning to normal for
this time of year, meaning the 40’s and 50s’, by the weekend. While the heat is
on the townspeople are taking advantage of the warm weather by spending more
time in the evenings on Main Street and Lake Shore Drive as well as on the
Lakefront Plaza enjoying beautiful sunsets over Lake Charles. The inspiring scenes
have drawn local artist to the Plaza and set up their easels and paints to try
and capture this rare and beautiful scene.
Sunset on Lake
Charles 1955
SPORTS
EAST FAREWELL- The annual Fort Lee – East Farewell football game
that is traditionally a wild, no holds barred, gimmick game,
The game
started off with an onsides kick by Charlie Cox, who topped the ball causing it
to bounce once and then kick up over the first line of Captain Receivers but
then bounce backwards towards their backs.
The Cougars were expecting the bounce and had run past the first line
and were able to pounce on the ball and take possession. As the Cougars drove down the field they
used a mixture of standard and trick plays including double and triple
end-arounds, pass and laterals, and the
always popular Statue of Liberty play.
The Statue play came on a second and ten when quarterback Jimmy O’Conner
dropped back to pass but running back Davey Wilson came around behind him, took
the ball off his cocked arm, ran left and at the last moment tossed a fifteen
yard first down to Merc McMaster. The
crowd went wild. The drive resulted in a
score for the Cougars.
On the Captains
first possession they ran gimmick plays also.
The one that was outstanding and perfectly executed, wide receiver,
James Grant, looked like he was coming off the field and a number of
replacements ran on the field. Grant ran
off with the replacements but never left the field. When the play started he streaked down the
sideline and caught a perfectly thrown pass by quarterback, Winston
Bishop. Grant ran fifty five yards to the
three yard line. The Captains scored on
the next play.
The game
continued with the shenanigans, tricks and wild plays with both teams scoring
in the second half with the difference coming when the Captains lined up for a
point after. They lined up for a kick
but the ball was snapped to fullback Chris Wagner who ran right up the middle
for a two point conversion, the lead and what turned out to the game
winner. As time wore down both sides
emptied their water buckets on their respective coaches. This is a tradition that was established back
in 1948 when the first game was played.
“It was a great
game, always a great game. Next year I’m
gonna get that S.O.B. He pulled a good
one on that point after. We expected
something funny but we were watching the holder and I didn’t think that center
could make that snap in that direction, congratulations to him,” laughed Coach
Burcowitz after the game.
The final game for both teams is
next week. The Cougars play the
Southport Hawks and the Captains play the Corning Devils.
NATIONAL NEWS
BERLIN IN THE NEWS AGAIN – IKE GETS A GIFT -
CHURCHILL CELEBRATES AT 81 – KEATON VERY ILL
East German Communists threaten a possible blockade of barge and truck traffic to West Berlin to prove they are running the eastern sector of the divided city. Britain and the Soviet Union waive control on canal traffic to Berlin, but the British announce they still hold the Russians fully responsible for keeping open the water lifeline to the isolated city.
At Gettysburg President Eisenhower celebrates the gift of a shiny new tractor by calling his cows to a special cow-sounding horn set-up at his jeep.
Sir Winston Churchill celebrates his 81st birthday. A surprise gift came from President Eisenhower - a gold medallion carrying a portrait of Churchill taken from a painting by the President.
Buster Keaton, the
frozen-faced comic star of silent films is in
critical condition with a gastro-intestinal ailment. Doctors say his condition
is grave. Once one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, Keaton is now seen in
small roles and guest appearances on television.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
