EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday June 4,
1953 Vol. C234
LOCAL NEWS
MEMORIAL DAY IN
EAST FAREWELL - 1953
East Farewell- The 1953 Memorial Day Parade was held last
Saturday and it was extra special this year. Not only did it honor the veterans
and those who gave their lives from WWI and WWII there was a new battalion was
in the parade, a Korean War Vets Battalion.
The members of this battalion were younger in general and with the
country still engaged in this conflict it seemed to bring a little more
poignancy to the parade and the day. The
parade itself was a wonderful spectacle with a respectful air but a jovial
atmosphere. The Regional High Honor
Guard led the parade followed by the fire trucks from East Farewell’s
Department as well as many neighboring towns. This was followed by many antique
cars, several civic organizations, dressed-up horses from the Golden Stable,
dressed-up dogs from the Small Friends local shelter, the champion Cougars
Basketball team, the WWII vets, the WWI vets and the Korean vets. The Regional High School Marching Band
brought a rousing end with patriotic tunes and drill marching finesse. The
parade ended at the Fountains by the Lake Memorial where flowers were placed
and taps was played by Regional High School senior, Al Hunt.
After the
ceremony most folks moved over to Main Street and other viewing areas to watch
the bike race. The race’s popularity has
seen outstanding increase in entries probably due to increased out of town
advertising and sudden, inexplicable rise in the popularity of bicycle riding
in general. The race has run for three
years and each year something new has come out. Year two saw the arrival of
many of the shops, restaurants and even homes along the race route hosting
parties. This year saw a new surprise, a race crasher. It seems Thomas Day missed the start but rode
the entire race anyway, to the cheers and salutes of the crowd all along the
route. His popularity may have been
partially due to the fact that he actually prolonged the race by two hours,
which meant two hours longer to enjoy the parties.
Regional
High School Band in Memorial Day Parade
SPORTS
3RD ANNUAL RACE AROUND THE LAKE HAS SURPRISE
East Farewell – The third annual “Race Around the Lake” bicycle
race was held Saturday. This year there
were fifty official entries, an increase from last year of 15. The pre-race
advertising in other towns was the general understanding for the increased
entrants. The official winner was Billy
Dean, a high school junior from Slate Mountain. He was able to finish the five
lap race in three hours and seven minutes. An unusual occurrence happened this
year. It seemed there was a race crasher. Thomas Day apparently joined the race
after the start but rode the entire race. After he finished he was asked about
his late start and he said he had overslept. Review of the records show that
there was a T. Day registered but did not show up for the sign-in. Mr. Day did not want to forfeit his $10.00
registration fee so he raced on his own timetable. He did not win but, he
finished.
TRAVELERS BACK ON THE ROAD
Bedford- The Travelers
went back on the road this week as they headed to Bedford to play the Eagles on
Saturday. They were not sharp and the
fell to the hard hitting Eagles 6-2. The
Travelers could not generate any offense until the seventh inning. The Eagles,
on the other hand, jumped all over Travelers starter, Billy Green, getting 3
runs in the first three innings. They continued to keep hitting and ended up
with 19 hits in the game. After the three in the early innings they tacked on
one in the fifth and two in the seventh.
The Travelers defense kept the game from being a complete blowout. The
fielding was responsible for stranding 11 men in scoring position throughout
the game. It was only a two run homer by Billy Sweet that put the Travelers on
the board.
The Travelers continue on the road for the next month,
due to scheduling last season, before the Travelers had a home park. They will visit Mountain View next and on to
Riverview.
NATIONAL NEWS
QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED IN
LONDON – ROCKEFELLER SETS UP TRUST FUND
Thousands jam the streets of London for
the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Lots of excitement was in the air. Queen Elizabeth is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
The crowd cheered, “Long Live The Queen,” “God save Queen Elizabeth,” and “May
the Queen live forever.” An estimated 3 million Britain’s saw their Queen in a procession
with 29,000 men, 47 bands and hundreds of horses and military contingents of eight
self-governing nations. Prime Minister
Winston Churchill acclaims his young Queen with emotion.
Newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II
Winthrop Rockefeller says he has set up
a $1 million trust fund for his estranged Cinderella bride, Barbara (Bobe)
Rockefeller who has claimed she is broke.
