EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, April
2, 1953 Vol. C225
LOCAL
NEWS
SCANDAL! EAST FAREWELL CAUGHT
IN WEB
East Farewell- A fellow comes into town. He promises the Town
Council he can deliver the new exit on the proposed new tolled turnpike. The
exit has been an on-again, off-again proposal that is highly desired by the
Council but has divided the town. The fellow, a Gordon
Pitts, says all the right things and seems to know all the right people and
is quite the ladies man to boot, promises to get the Highway commission to
award the exit to East Farewell for a small “expeditor fee”, $7000.00. The
Council is very excited about sealing the deal and gives Pitts the money. Pitts disappears with the money and the
hearts of several girls in town. A true scandal has hit East Farewell.
“This whole, embarrassing situation was brought on by the stupid
naivety of the Council and the greed of an out of town huckster. He came here
with a plan and executed it perfectly,” complained Mrs. Mallard,
local resident, “and he stole my
daughter’s heart.”
The crime occurred when the Highway Commission said they planned
to not place an exit for East Farewell on the new turnpike being built across
the state. Pitts appeared before the Council and said he could influence the
Commission and get the exit put back in the plan. This would take money, of
course, and Pitts ‘offered’ to make this happen for $7,000.00. The Council met
in the back room for about a half hour and came out and accepted the deal. The
lack of a vote on the issue has raised eyebrows to say the least. The Council gave Pitts the money and he
disappeared. No one has seen him in three days. The Commission is reporting
that they have never heard of Pitts and have never seen him.
Police Chief, Jeremy Watson has said that he is working with
other area police departments and put out an all-points warrant for Pitts
apprehension. “We were caught off guard by this crime but I can assure you we
will find this scoundrel and bring him and the money back,” said Watson in a
hastily arranged press conference at the police station.
Suspect Gordon Pitts seen leaving town
SPORTS
COUGARS SQUEAK BY HAWKS
South Port- The Cougars were able to notch another win last week
when they beat the Southport Hawks, 34-33.
The team was able to overcome a well executed Hawk defense and a very
hot shooter by the name of Timmy Wallace. Wallace was able to score 22 of the
Hawks 33 points and shot at an incredible percentage of almost 89%. The Cougars relied on superb ball control and
well executed teamwork to overcome the blazing Wallace.
“That kid was on fire!” said Coach Wilson after the game, “He
was hitting everything he threw up, he was just great.”
The seniors on the Cougars were able to show great leadership in
keeping the team focused and working together. Center, Bill Donahue, and guard,
Ted Fitzgerald, were responsible for 17 of the teams points ( 10 & 7,
respectively) but they were also responsible for holding the team together and
controlling the game flow.
“It was Fitz and Billy D. who won this game,” said Wilson later.
“We worked well together and we were able to pull this one off,”
said Donahue in a rare statement after the game.
With this win the Cougars win the League championship and are
one win away from a league record for wins. This is the first championship for
the basketball team in five years. The final game of the season will be played
in East Farewell against the Slate Mountain Miners. The team will be honored after that game.
Congratulations Cougars!
NATIONAL NEWS
UN & COMMIES AGREE TO EXCHANGE
PRISIONORS – IKE GOES TO GAME – GAS PRICES GOING DOWN – SITTING BULL REBURIED –
JIM THORPE BURIED IN OKLAHOMA – HOGAN WINS THE MASTERS
The United Nations and the Communists
settle on April 20 as the starting date for an exchange of sick and wounded
prisoners of war after the Reds emphatically turned down an allied proposal to
begin earlier. Allied and Red staff
officers complete
final details of the first prisoner exchange of the Korean war, clearing the way for the actual start on Monday. Reports that the Eisenhower administration is
coming to grips with far Eastern peace problems, which may arise following a
Korean truce, are
topped off, with the Eisenhower administration denying any plan to divide Korea. More reports say the Eisenhower administration is willing to accept a settlement in Korea based on a boundary at the narrow waist of the peninsula. The new line between Communist North Korea and the South Korean Republic would be about 90 miles north of the present battle line.
Yielding, President Eisenhower agrees to be at the Washington Senator’s opening game. He originally passed up the occasion because he was to have a round of golf with Ben Hogan.
The Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. with 40 filling stations cuts gasoline prices to 19,9 cents a gallon for straight run fuel and 22.9 cents for high test. Gas had been retailing as high as 30 ½ cents a gallon for high-test before a half-cent reduction was announced by several companies.
A group of South Dakotans digs up the remains of famed Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and reburies them on a hill overlooking the Missouri River in South Dakota. Transfer of the old warrior’s remains climaxes a feud between the two States over the grave site that reached into Congress, as well as the Governor’s mansions. The grave-digging party was led by Clarence Grey Eagle, a Bullhead (S.D) Indian who claims to have power of attorney from three is Sitting Bull’s granddaughters to move the body. The new site is within the standing Rock Reservation.
In Shawnee, OK - Jim Thorpe is buried a few miles from where he began the sports career that was the admiration of the world. Thorpe died March 28 of a heart attack.
Sports - Ben Hogan recaptures the
Masters in Augusta, winning by 5 strokes.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
