EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, February
25, 1954 Vol. C452
LOCAL
NEWS
NEW TRANSPORT SYSTEM PRESENTED
East Farewell- The Town Council presented the much awaited
proposal for the new
transit system at this week’s town meeting. President, Tom Conally,
enthusiastically showed off the presentation before a packed house. The Mighty Keystone Railroad was a major
contributor and resource for the project.
Members of the board of MKR were on the planning board and in
attendance. The EFTA (East Farewell
Transit Administration) will run the new system which will initially consist of
a 15 mile loop trolley system that will have 14 stops and a Grand Depot. The
loop will run through downtown, out Lake
Shore Drive and around Lake Charles returning to the Grand Depot which will
be constructed near the Iron Works but is planned to be highly visible from the
center of town.
Construction is
scheduled to begin in the spring. Final preparations such as obtaining the last
land easements and specific track locations will be concluded in the interim
time. The Iron Works will be supplying
the tracks and the Budd Company of Philadelphia will be supplying the
cars. Each station will be designed with
its own individual identity, reflecting the neighborhood it is placed. A
running contest for design suggestions has been a very popular topic around
town for the last year. The finalists will be presented next month. Construction on the stations will begin
shortly thereafter.
Conally’s
presentation showed many beautiful artist renderings of the Depot, some
stations and the cars in motion along with a high-tech, lighted display of the
route. “We are all very excited about this project. This will add a new
dimension to East Farewell, making it more inviting to our summer guests and
also make the downtown and industrial area more accessible to all,” said
Conally with pointer in hand.
The project has
been in the planning stage for several years and has gone through several
refinements but in general has met with a high degree of positive anticipation
by the town. The first ride is a highly talked about event around town and it
has been rumored that there is a quite sizable betting pool around when the
first ride will be. That is the question.
Artist depiction of Grand Depot
SPORTS
COUGARS GROUND THE HAWKS
East Farewell – The Cougars took on
the Southport Hawks on Saturday and kept their high flying reputation intact as
they easily prevailed over the struggling Hawks, 56-50. The game was not as
close as the score indicates, by the fourth quarter the Cougars, who led the
whole game, were so far ahead that Coach Wilson put in the entire second team
for the last five minutes.
The
game started off with a blistering assault by the Cougars to take a 12-0 lead
with excellent outside shooting by guards, Timmy Green and Joey Welch. Center
Dan Davis controlled the lane and was able to pass off to forwards Billy
O’Donnell and Gene Green almost at will. The Hawks tried valiantly but were no
match for the Cougars. The Hawks tried to double team Davis with their center,
Jarod Johnson and forward Donald Smith but Davis proved too fast with his
passes and his overall court awareness. By the end of the half the Cougars were
in complete control leading, 30-10. The second half saw the Cougars keep
control but slow down their usually very up-tempo game to take advantage of the
clock. The Hawks were able to pull a little closer and with time running down
in the fourth quarter Coach Wilson made wholesale changes to the lineup and put
in the second team. The players, Joey Fox, Charlie Cox, Shamus McKean, Tommy O’Hare
and Billy Reilly, all played well and showed that they knew the plays. All
underclassmen, they were perhaps a glimpse of the Cougars to come. The game
ended with Hawks guard, Michael Franklin taking a half-court shot that came
amazingly close to going in but bounced off the rim and to the side. The
Cougars won 56-50.
The
Cougars go on the road next week to take on The Slate Mountain Miners. The
Miners will be a formidable foe having won their last three games by 10 points
or more. The game will be a Friday night game, beginning at 7:00 in the Slate
Mountain High Fieldhouse.
NATIONAL NEWS
GARROWAY IN CAR CRASH - KIDS GET TV
CONTRACTS – CHEVALIER DENIED VISA – AT THE MOVIES
While making a commercial on his for his TV show, Dave Garroway runs through a stop sign and smashes another automobile, sustaining injuries in Miami. Garroway ran a stop sign, crossed in front of a moving car and got clobbered. Garroway was filming a commercial illustrating power steering. He ended up on a lawn with the sprinklers still on. The cameraman was only shooting his hands at the time, but Garroway wished he had recorded his expression at the moment of impact. Hospital officials say Garroway will be confined for a week with cuts and bruises.
A
Superior Judge in Hollywood approves the contract of 8 year-old Lauren Chapin,
plus the contracts of Eleanor Donahue (17) and
Billy Gray (17). All three will play the children of actor Robert Young in “Father Knows Best.” The three were approved for $250 per week contracts with Cavalier Productions. The judge ordered the girls to save 10% a year. At the request of his mother, Billy Gray will save 25%.
Actor Maurice Chevalier is refused a visa to come to the United States. Chevalier applied for the visa to fill theater and night club engagements. The State Department says the entertainer’s visa would be “contrary to the best interests of the United States.”
At
the Movies –
The Long Long Trailer -
Lucille Ball, Dezi Arnaz
The Glenn Miller Story –
James Stewart, June Allyson
Top Banana - Phil Silvers, Rose Marie
Loophole - Barry Sullivan, Dorothy
Malone, Charles McGraw
The Man Between -
James Mason, Claire Bloom
Three Young Texans - Mitzi Gaynor, Keefe Brasselle, Jeffrey Hunter
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
