EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, June 17,
1954 Vol. C468
LOCAL
NEWS
COOL SPELLBRINGS OUT THE
SWEATERS
East Farewell- A recent cool spell has brought out the sweaters,
sweatshirts and light jackets that were almost stowed away in anticipation of
the balmy summer breezes. The temperatures dropped down into the upper forties
in town and the lower forties in the outlying areas. People who were out early
were bundled up as a chilly wind whipped down Main
Street. The folks that liked to stroll in the evenings also had to wear
some heavier clothes. “I was hoping to put my flannels away for the summer,”
said Mrs.
Mallard, local boarding house owner, “but, now it looks like I’m going to
be wearing them tonight, anyway.”
The chilly
weather in June is not all that unusual for East
Farewell, there are many recorded instances of below 45 degrees in June in
the past. The coldest it has ever been recorded was 30 degrees for one day,
June 13, 1905. East Farewell was incorporated in 1902 and the East Farewell
News was first published in 1904. The cold streak of June 1905 was big news in
this nascent news journal. Record keeping had just started in town in 1904.
There have been many recorded instances of the temperatures dropping in June
but the cold waves have never lasted longer than two or three days.
“We don’t
expect this to last long. I bet it will be over by Friday,” said local farmer
and forecaster, Joe Watkins. “This won’t
have any effect on my crops. Heck this little chill might just wake them up,”
he said with a laugh.
Everyone is
taking the chill in stride and for the time being are just putting on another
layer of warmth. The sun will come out tomorrow, it always does.
Chilly Main
Street
SPORTS
TRAVELERS RIDE THE BULLS
Cedar Creek – The Travelers went into
Cedar Creek looking to extend their 2 game winning streak. They were faced with
a Bulls team that was looking for a win. The Travelers were able to prevail 3-2
in a defensive duel that showcased both teams’ defenses. The Travelers sent
Billy Green to the mound and the Bulls fielded Freddy Starling. The pitchers
put on a dazzling display early on and were both perfect for five innings. The
Travelers were finally able to break Starlings grip in the sixth when they were
able to score two runs on two hits, a double by Watson and a long homer by
Cloos. The Bulls came right back though, scoring two in bottom of the sixth
with a walk and two hits. Erlich walked, Donaldson hit a double scoring Erlich,
Franks sacrificed moving Donaldson to third and Compella hit a solid single
scoring Donaldson.
Those
were the only lapses in the pitcher’s concentration until the top of the ninth
when Traveler, Artie Archibald was able to connect with a low, slow Starling
curve and drive it over the right field fence. Green finished off the Bulls
with two strike outs and a ground out in the ninth. The Travelers were happy to
get away with the win. “We were hoping to keep the bats going but that Starling
kid was really good. He keep us down, but no far enough down. We are happy to
get this win,” said manager Sam Fowler after the game.
The Travelers head out to Youngstown to face the Steelers next week. They will have their work cut out for the as the Steelers have won a surprising six games straight. The game is an evening game and begins in Steelers Stadium at 7:05.
NATIONAL NEWS
OPPENHEIMER BARRED FROM SECURITY ACCESS –
VIETNAM PROCLAIMED INDEPENDENT COMMONWEALTH – MCCARTHY & DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
DEADLOCKED – DJs DON’T WANT TO SWITCH TO 45s, RECOD COMPANIES DO – AT THE
MOVIES
A special board votes to bar Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the atomic scientist from further access to the nation’s atomic secrets. The board concluded that the physicist, who had scientific charge of the creation of the first atomic bomb, is “a loyal citizen” by is nevertheless a security risk. The board said Oppenheimer was an active fellow traveler of the Communists at one time and showed “poor” judgment in continuing some of his past associations into the present.
Full freedom – The Indo-Chinese coastal state of Vietnam is proclaimed an independent commonwealth within the French empire in a move designed to stiffen native resistance to Communist attack.
Sen. Joseph McCarthy says, “A great service would be performed for the country” if the White House would stop its “bickering and fighting” with his committee.” He made the statement at the McCarthy-Army hearings shortly after saying his is deeply disturbed about “Communist” infiltration of the CIA.” Sen. Joseph McCarthy and the Defense Department got into a deadlock on the question of keeping secret the names of 133 suspected security risks who the Senator says are working in U.S. defense plants.
McCarthy-Army controversy – Sen. Joseph McCarthy released monitored phone calls in which he is quoted as angrily telling Secretary of the Army Stevens last February that “you will live to regret” orders forbidding Army generals to testify before him (McCarthy).
New York radio stations and DJ’s are not happy over the decision of the major record companies to convert their record service to 45rpm platters beginning next month. It began with WNEW and other stations have followed. Stations say the conversion was done without any consultation with them and without adequate notice. Stations say they both depend on each other. Record companies say they will save money with the smaller platters. The radio stations say they need to convert equipment and that tracking and cueing are problems and still, DJ’s prefer 78’s.
At the movies –
The
Student Prince – Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Erickson, Louis
Calhern
Flame
and Flesh – Lana Turner
Saskatchewan
– Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters
Julius Caesar – Marlon Brando, James Mason
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
