EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, January
13, 1955 Vol. C498
LOCAL NEWS
NEW
YEAR STARTS WITH LOTS OF PLANS ON THE TABLE
East Farewell – The New Year started with a lot of new plans on
the table for town. The much anticipated
Public Transit
System will be opening this year and there are lots of events
scheduled for the year. Starting with the Valentine’s Day Social, the Bike Race
around the Lake, the Playhouse is expecting another banner year with a full
slate of plays to present, the Fourth of July celebration, an expanded Music,
Art and Country Fair, the Circus has promised to come back to town in the fall,
the famous Thanksgiving Day Parade and the year end Snow Festival are all on
the agenda for this year.
All the activities
along with a new season for the Travelers make 1955 a year to look forward to.
Most folks in town are
optimistic and excited about the upcoming year.
An informal poll by this paper asking people what they are hoping for in the
coming year elicited some unusual ideas. When asked what she was looking
forward to most, local Sue Logan said, “I am really looking forward to the new
public transit system to open. I have to walk almost two miles to get to work.
I can ride my bike but not when it rains, I can’t wait for that to open.”
“I’m looking
forward to the new season at the Playhouse,” replied Natalie
Mallard when asked for her opinion, “I can’t wait to try out for some
leading roles. I was in every show last year and there was even some out of
town talent scouts in the audience. I think they will be back to see me again.”
“I am just
excited about this year, all the events and all the great people,” said Lost Oasis
owner, Charles Wentz, “We like to set up outside when the weather is nice and the
events during the summer and into the fall all make this one of the best places
to live in the country. I mean it. It is the best!”
SPORTS
COUGARS
BACK IN ACTION BUT CAN’T SING WITH THE CANARIES
East Farewell – The
Cougars got back into league action after the very successful Holiday
tournament, in which they placed third, and took on a surprisingly improved
Slate Mountain team on Tuesday. They lost in a heartbreaker, 33-34. The
Canaries were not even expected to place in the top five of the league this
year has surprised everyone so far this and are riding an undefeated run this
season. They have a new center, Billy Davenport, who towers over everyone on
the court at 6’3” except for Cougars center, Michael Watson who pushes 6’2”.
The Davenport-Watson battle was the story of this game. While Davenport had the
height senior star Watson had the experience and the game knowledge to make up
for the shorter stature. Both play exceptional games each with double figures
in both scoring and rebounds (22-13 for Davenport and 18-15 for Watson) and
both played the whole game each ending with only four fouls. The game went back
and forth with both teams showing spurts of brilliance but also plays that were
marked by mistakes. The first half ended in a tie 12-12, with both sides
seeming to be feeling out the other side. The second half was a little
different with each team making runs with the Canaries jumping out to a 5 point
lead and then the Cougars coming back with an eight straight point run. The
game came down to the last minute with the Cougars ahead by one. The ball was
batted out of bounds by Canaries guard, Lou Diamond, but on the inbounds play
Diamond slipped in front of Cougars guard, Joey Welch, stole the ball and made
a spectacular pass to Davenport under the basket who grabbed the ball, faked
left and went right on Watson and was able to lay it in as time expired for the
win.
“Those kids came out of nowhere. We were caught by
surprised by their improved play. I won’t lie to you, we were caught by
surprise and it took us the whole first half to get a handle on their new game.
That Davenport kid is going to be really good, he already is very good but he
could be great. Lucky for us Michael was able to play with him and I think
Michael’s experience really showed, but that last move, man, that was college
level,” said Coach Wilson after the game.
The Cougars meet the Wildcats next week for the second
time this year. The Cougars won the first meeting by two and the Wildcats will
be looking for revenge. The game is next Wednesday in Riverview beginning at
4:30PM.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE WANTS MORE RESERVES –
PFIZER PATENTS TETRACYCLINE – MARILYN STARTS HER OWN COMPANY – GRANNY HIDES
UNDER FLOOR FOR 53 DAYS
President Eisenhower asks Congress to
adopt the Pentagon’s 5 million-man reserve plan to make the U.S. ready for the
“ever present threat” of aggression.
Charles Pfizer & Co. announces it
has received a patent for the drug antibiotic drug tetracycline.
The “new and different” Marilyn Monroe
is revealed. For one, she has just formed her own corporation - “Marilyn Monroe
Productions Inc.” She says she wants to “broaden her scope” and do new things -
“I want to help produce such as television and all kinds of things.” Marilyn
said she talked to Joe DiMaggio, her former husband by telephone over the
holidays. “We’re goof friends” she said. She also said she has no contract with
20th-Century-Fox. Marilyn wasn’t happy with several of
her recent pictures. She named “River of No Return’ and “No Business Like Show
Business.”
20th -Century Fox says indeed, they still own Marilyn Monroe. “Marilyn
Monroe has a firm contract with 20th- Century-Fox for her exclusive services until Aug. 8, 1958” said a spokesperson.
A 60-year-old woman lived 53 days in an
18-inch crevice between the floors of a Lincoln, Nebraska nursing home, eating
peanut butter, raisins, salad dressing and mustard because she was afraid to go
to a mental hospital.
