EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, August 25, 1955 Vol. C764
LOCAL NEWS
FALLOUT FROM HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT DECISION
East Farewell- Last week’s decision by the Highway Department to bypass East Farewell with the new turnpike did not seem to have much impact on the citizens at the time of the announcement. People started to talk after the fact and many had questions about the final process that went into the decision. Many felt the town was not properly represented at the hearings and the Department had acted without fair input from the townspeople. The debate has been going on for over three years and has been one of the issues that held up starting the project. The initial plan, first proposed in 1952, called for an exit at East Farewell. The exit was dropped in a reevaluation in 1953 but added again after considerable objection from the East Farewell Business Association and the East Farewell Tourist Board. It dropped again after the State weighed in with budget concerns and the Governor came out opposed to the interchange.
“This isn’t over, by a long shot,” exclaimed Tom Conally, Town Council President, “We need an exit on that turnpike. Our future depends on it. It was a complete political snow job that took place in that last meeting. I don’t know why the Governor even got involved in this. We are going to appeal this all the way to the Supreme Court if we have to.”
The Highway Commission did not have a comment at the time of publication. While the Town Council is strongly opposed to the exit removal there is a group in town that is celebrating the final decision. These are mostly long time residents and people came to East Farewell to find peace and quiet. These folks feel that an exit on the turnpike could only bring more people, more noise and more trouble. The group is not as organized as the pro-exit side but they do have a very vocal presence in town.
“We feel there is no reason to tie up the turnpike construction over this point,” argued Sue Arnold, local resident, “We need to let this project go forward. The last thing we need around here is more people coming in. There are already too many folks working here who don’t live here and al the tourists make this place unbearable in the summer.”
At press time the situation stood unchanged. The Town Council was attempting to contact the Highway Commission and the State Legal Offices. There seems to be an air of resignation building even as the pro-exit side digs in its heels. The Highway Commission plans to start right of way clearance in the fall.
SPORTS
TRAVELERS LOSE TWO – CONCERN ABOUNDS
Bear Creek- The Travelers were asleep at the wheel again last weekend. They lost both games, the first to a greatly improved Ondita Cougars and the second to the Bear Creek Cubs. There is growing concern about the lackluster performance by the Travelers lately. They have lost the last four games, the first four game losing streak all season, and more importantly they have not scored more than one run in an inning in the last 45 innings. The only bright side has been that the second and third place teams (Corning and Slate Mountain) have been equally weak on offense.
“You can’t win if you don’t score any runs,” growled manager Sam Fowler, “These guys are all turned around. They are swinging at junk that they would have laughed at two weeks ago. We have to get back on track. It’s time to start getting serious.”
The Ondita Cougars started off with two runs in the first and then added two more in the sixth while the Travelers went hitless for the first seven innings. The only glimmer of Travelers offense was in the seventh when Billy Sweet hit a double followed by Billy Green who slapped a single, scoring Sweet. That was all the Travelers were able to generate and went on to lose 4-1.
The Bear Creek Cubs were on the mark on Sunday. The Travelers were still looking for some offense but their search was unsuccessful Sunday. The Cubs prevailed 6-1. The only offense the Travelers had was a homer by Johnny Cloos. It was his 20th of the season. The Travelers are still on the road this week and go into the most crucial part of the schedule playing both Slate Mountain and Corning away over the weekend
NATIONAL NEWS
US TAKES LEAD IN MIDEAST – BUDGET ALMOST BALANCED – ALIENS SPOTTED
The United States, in a bold move to bring peace to the strife-torn Middle East offers formal security guarantees of the frontiers between Israel and the Arab states. A proffered American treaty, fully backed by President Eisenhower, is aimed at quieting the explosive situation.
Gen Douglas MacArthur praises the decisive role of electronics in the world as he ones the 10TH annual Western Electric Show and Convention in San Francisco. “Only automobiles and steel are producing larger annual volumes than this lusty infant of the industrial world.” “One day soon, electronic devices will detect weather disturbances in their embryo stages – long before the reach the danger level.”
Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey declares the government is within sight of a balanced budge for the first time since 1951 and held out the hope of tax reductions next year.
Parents – Something new to add to the narcotics/dope list – they’re amphetamine users who use the new “lift pills.” They’re cropping up in widely scattered areas because of easy supplies, inadequate laws and few enforcement officers. Here’s a price list of these and other narcotics:
Opium (one-eight ounce) – $20 to $25
Morphine (one-quarter grain) – $1
Heroin (one-grain capsule) – $1
Cocaine (ounce) – $450
Marijuana (per cigarette) – 50 cents to $1
New Thrill Pills – (per pill) – 10-15 cents
A Kentucky farm family near Hopkinsville, KY had local, county and state police in a quandary with reports of a visit from a spaceship with little green men. Cecil Sutton, his family and several relatives said they were up all night fending off the little men who glowed with an inner illumination while climbing trees and crawling about the roof of his home.
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