EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, December
27, 1956 Vol. C600
LOCAL
NEWS
1956 THE YEAR IN REVIEW
East Farewell – As the year 1956 comes to a close let us look
back on the year past. 1956 started with the now traditional snow sculptures on
Lake Front Plaza. That tradition is in danger of being broken in 1957 due to
the unusually warm weather. Unless there is a dramatic turn in both the
temperature and precipitation there will not be any sculptures on Lakefront
Plaza. The Valentine’s Day Dance was a big hit as was the St. Patrick’s Day
Parade. One of the biggest stories of 1956 was the story of the Flower Show or
the lack there off. Miss Monica Shippensport got herself tangled up in a torrid
affair with the ne’er-do-well, Romando who absconded with her heart and the
Flower Show funds. While Romando remains at large, Miss Shippensburg on parole
and working to pay back the funds.
The ‘Race
Around the Lake’ was a big hit and looks like it will have a long run. It
looked for a little while in the spring that the Iron Works would not have that
long of a run but things were turned around when the Mighty Keystone railroad
committed to a long term rail contract. The Playhouse had a fantastic year with
sold out performances of Guys & Dolls, Paint Your Wagon, Oklahoma and of
course the Christmas classic that is still running, A Christmas Carol.
The Fourth of
July fireworks were the biggest explosions of the year but not the only ones.
The explosion at the Lou’s Deli not only leveled the Deli but knocked out power
to the whole block for three days. Almost miraculously there was only one
injury, the infamous Miss Monica Shippensburg. A flying ham hock was to blame
but her injuries were minor. Lou has rebuilt and the Deli plans to open early
in the New Year. The summer also saw the first sailboat race around the lake as
well as the Hot Dog Eating Contest and the annual cookout on the plaza. All
were great fun.
The Circus came
to town one last time, due to rising costs the owners said this would be its
last year. They will be sorely missed. The Thanksgiving Day Parade raised
everyone’s spirits and Baxter the dog saved the day when bears wandered into
town. The weather has been the talk of the town lately with daytime temperatures
hovering in the mid-September range things have not seemed very winter like but
everyone is enjoying the nice days by walking down the sidewalks in
shirtsleeves. It is a very unusual situation to say the least.
SPORTS
CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT UNDERWAY
East Farewell- The 5th Annual Christmas Tournament is
well underway and has moved to the finals that will pit the Cougars against
their league rival, Riverview. The Cougars and Wildcats meet two times in the
regular season and each game is a battle. So far this season the Wildcats have
won the first meeting last week by one point, 45-44.
In the
tournament, the brackets have been printed below, the Cougars started strong
with a win over the Fort Lee Captains, 48-44. In the other opening games the
Wildcats prevailed over Philadelphia’s Central, 52-50, the Bears lost to
Pittsburgh’s Tyrone, 48-43 and the Miners blasted the Hawks, 50-38. In the
second round the Cougars prevailed over Tyrone in overtime, 56-52 and the
Wildcats squeaked by the Miners, 40-39. The final game between the Cougars and
the Wildcats is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 4:00. The consolation game
between Tyrone and the Miners will be played Saturday morning starting at
10:00AM.
The Cougars
return to their regular schedule next week when they travel to Fort Lee to play
the Captains at 4:00PM Friday afternoon.
5th
Annual Christmas Tournament
NATIONAL NEWS
CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE-POPE PIUS XII
GIVES BLESSING-BIGGEST STORIES-MOST ADMIRED MEN-MOST ADMIRED WOMEN- RCA PUSHES COLOR
TV
Merry Christmas - Christmas was a
family day at the White House with President and Mrs. Eisenhower’s
grandchildren the stars. Maj. John Eisenhower, the President’s son, his wife
Barbara, and their four youngsters drove to the executive Mansion from Ft.
Belvoir.
Pope Pius XII gives his Christmas Day
blessing at noon to 20,000 cheering worshipers gathered in the huge square in
front of St. Peters Church.
The Suez Canal trouble looks to be the
biggest 1956 story. That is followed by: The Presidential election, Hungary’s
revolt against Russian rule, Racial integration, Sinking of the Andrea Doria, Airliners
collide over the Grand Canyon, De-Stalinization, President Eisenhower’s Ileitis
operation, Polish riots, The Parris Island death march and the court-martial of
Marine Sgt. Matthew McKeon.
President Eisenhower is again the
overwhelming choice of Americans as the most admired man in the world. He’s
followed by: Sir Winston Churchill, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Albert
Schweitzer, Adlai E. Stevenson, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Pope Pius XII,
Dag
Hammarskjold, Billy Graham, Dr. Jonas Salk
In the Gallup Poll - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is
again the first choice of Americans as the woman they
admire most in the world today. She is followed by: Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, Mrs.
Mamie Eisenhower, Miss Helen Keller, Queen Elizabeth, Miss Helen Hayes, Mme.
Chiang Kai-Shek, Mss Kate Smith, Miss Marian Anderson, Princess Grace of Monaco.
RCA lost $6.9 million in pioneering
color-TV but says it will be profitable in 1957. The company sold 102,000 color
sets in 1956 and it looks like sales in 1957 might go as high as 250,000 sets.
