EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, August
28, 1958 Vol. C687
LOCAL
NEWS
BAR-B-QUE COOKOFF SMOKES UP
LAKEFRONT PLAZA
East Farewell- The sixth annual Lakefront Bar-B-Que cook-off
took place over the weekend. This year 17 “big” grillers, including two new
down south, joined with 25 “small” grillers on beautiful Lakefront Plaza under a
clear August afternoon. Within fifteen minutes the beautiful, clear
afternoon had turned into a smoky, sweet smelling, wonderful haze that was
enjoyed by the many, many B-B-Q aficionados. The main show was the “big”
grillers who set up entire booths with picnic tables and seats along with
“fixin’ bars” with fixings and utensils. They also took on bigger challenges,
one out of state griller, Big Davey from Fayetteville, North Carolina, worked a
whole pig on a spit. He actually started the cooking 12 hours earlier and was
really just smoking and finishing it off when the cook-off started. Another
“big” griller was local and last year’s winner, Al Davis from the Lost
Oasis. This year he added to his now famous baby back ribs with his Uncle
Ray’s secret family recipe sauce by smoking brisket. The “small” grillers were
more varied in their menus. The only official products being judged were ribs,
pork, brisket and chicken but many of the “small” grillers threw on burgers,
steaks and in three different cases some fish. No matter what the dish the
grills were hot and smoky and the smells were fabulous.
The Plaza was
filled with cooks, helpers and folks just hanging around hoping for some tasty
treats sort of like the way the dog begs at the kitchen table and it was said
that some even tried the sad-eyed look to get some scraps. Unfortunately, this
year the Travelers were out of town. Almost every year the Travelers are guest
judges and all around local celebrities that mingle with the crowd, sample the
fare and judge the competition. They were sorely missed this year. The judges
were picked from other local business and civic positions. This year judges were local chef, Lara
Driscoll, war vet and local businessman, Ralph Dimaio and the ever-present and
always available Town Council President Tom Conally.
The judging
started promptly at 4:15. The judges told the grillers to start bringing their
creations up to the judging table. The order presentation was decided earlier
by lottery. The first presenter was previous winner Jimmy Drake who brought his
famous, award winning short ribs that were spicy hot and caramelized on a bed
of greens and corn. In between each griller the judges would confer with each
other and take some time to cleanse their palates by drinking some water and
wiping their fingers. The visiting southern grillers provided a lot of spice
with their ribs varying between rubs and sauces all were very well received by
the judges. The “big” grillers presented much more elaborate dishes, probably
due to their greater experience, but the “small” grillers showed a certain
local flair and “nothing to lose” attitude with their presentations.
The final
judging and final decisions did not come until almost 6:00PM due to the long
list of entrants and the judges need to take a small break in the middle for
personal reasons. They had to get up and walk off some of the wonderful fare.
This year’s winner was declared at 6:03PM by a unanimous vote, recent Regional
High graduate Missy Waller took home first place with her baby back ribs
drenched in sauce. She also entered her renowned brisket that won second place
last year. This year her ribs wowed the judges who may have been somewhat
partial to the local sauce as opposed to the out of town rubs and sauces. Miss
Waller has opened a restaurant on Lakeshore Drive just this summer and it has
been very popular. Jimmy Drake came in second with his well-known ribs and
third place went out of towner, Big Davey, for his roasted pig. “Ya-all have a
real friendly town here. Everyone I talked to was real nice and they all were
askin’ about my set up and the kind of wood I was usin’, they really wanted to
know, too,” said Big Davey when asked for his thoughts about his visit “up
north”.
All the
grillers stayed long into the evening and the crowds all hung around, too. Many
people had brought small tables and chairs to lounge around the Plaza and enjoy
all the wonderful food. A whole group of on lookers descended on the plaza
after dark, many had come from the beaches and many others were just heading
into town for Saturday night in East Farewell but all were looking for some
last samplings as the grillers broke down and most gave away their cooked
products for free.
Big Davey
works on his big grill
SPORTS
TRAVELERS STAY HOT ON THE ROAD
Bear Creek – The Travelers rolled into Bear Creek riding on a
five game winning streak. Although several players had expressed dismay that
they were missing the East Farewell Bar-B-Que Cookoff they took it in stride
and shutout the Cubs 5-0 on a beautiful summer night. The Cubs were missing
their biggest slugger, Nick Doyle, due to a cut hand. The Cubs missed his bat
as they were unable to generate any real offense, only getting 4 hits off an
excellent Joe Nagy. Nagy’s superior performance probably had more to do with
the win than the absence of Doyle. He threw four perfect innings and three that
had only five batters, very impressive indeed.
On the other
side the Travelers have been hitting the ball very well. They got a total of 11
hits, 1 homerun, a triple, four doubles and five singles. Johnny Cloos was able
to forget about his missing the rib judging to clobber a low outside fastball
out of the park. The Travelers defense was able to shut down the Cubs offense
even further by turning two double plays, too.
The Travelers
travel to Ondita to face the Cougars and their pitching ace, Sam “Cat” Caterno.
The Cougars are currently tied with the Travelers in the league standings so
this could be a very decisive game. It starts at 1:30PM at the Ondita Ballpark.
NATIONAL NEWS
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE GIVES FAUBUS POWER TO
CLOSE SCHOOLS – RUSSIA SUPPORTS RED CHINA ON FORMOSA – US WARNS RED CHINA
The Arkansas Legislature gives Gov.
Orval Faubus power to close the state’s schools against enforced racial
integration. The legislators acted even as President Eisenhower
warned that the consequences would be terrible. The Supreme Court put off a
decision on the school integration dispute until a further hearing September 11.
The Soviet Union
says it will give Communist China “the necessary moral and material aid to the
just struggle” for the “liberation” of Formosa from the Chinese
Nationalists. Meanwhile - eight ships of the U.S. 7th Fleet carrying a
Marine landing force of about 1600 men have been ordered to sea over the next
few days from Singapore. Their destination was not disclosed.
The United States warns Red China this country will move in
with “timely and effective” military force - including possible bombing of the
Red Chinese mainland - if necessary to save the islands essential to Formosa’s
defense.
Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this
section of the East Farewell News.
