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LAEB PtAOS HEWS, FMIAY, MARCH 13,1*42—PAG£ TWO Will TRAIN AND FIND JOBS FOR PHYSICALLY UNFIT COUPLA TOUCH HOWRLS Slat* atsoaal RehabUiiaitoti Pi</tr3m En&bks Men la Class i\ -r to Take Part In War Effort if T >ey Wt^t .: , , :u N'-.. Yo-k ,-u ' phy-,i (Cla IV-F) Bud Abbott and Lou Costellc are the bard-riding, rootin', tootin' two-gunmen in their newest comedy hit \Ride 'em Cowboy,\ showing Sunday thru Tuesday at the Palace Theatre. You guessed It, stranger, the nag they're ridin' aboye is a saw-hoss. \ i rjwns a ptutfram of , •~ ,ui • .J . -•••htitulitation for such | !-••- : . Bi.^adier General Ame? 1 T. I:*, AM N'.-W York Sta.ft Direc- t >r ' f S' I',* iivt- Service, states. <j; :; T<-g..-' rants whose physical h^vi.etp- are-not remediable to the* ^ ^tfp that such registrant AOJ' ? act become eligible for in- <'..,cu jn \A;H be informed of this pro? a.n, (k'neral Brown sard, but VC.AU\ n-r in Class IV-F can be trained fjr useful jobs in the war prod ;r ion effort. Thi • motional rehabilitation pro- giexn ? conducted by the bureau of v>c.vt:onal rehabilitation of the «tatf d 'partment of education, with offic •-•* in five of the large cities of the ?ta **, and the local boards have been i skfcd to get in touch with tN'S\ (ff'ccfi to secure the inforraa- ti' n f> properly advise eligible men t,, receive the training. The officer ! urid«.rt ike to place the men in jobs j a- v.r-1 a? train them, - Tc l e eligible for the service ! mentioned registrants must be citi- 7A ns o:' the United States or have declared their intention of becom- ing citizens must be residents of the state- for one year or more, more tian lo years of age, and af- ' nnner&J being sought is not pre-jthey were forced to quit. After fiicted with a permanent disability eious but a valuable ore. Mr, Dud- j some difficulty the tangle was that makes it necessary for them j ley says the search is for silver I straightened out and the trains to be a ijusted into some particular and his pulverized samples resem-j again went their way. occupation in which they can earn j ble quicksilver. Work at the mine their livelihood in spite of their began last fail before the fiarst IT HAPPENED YEARS AGO -by - \ THE OLD TIMER \ The headlines of yesterday. A running brief history of Lake Placid and vicinity taken from our files. Dc you remember when—? A search for silver ore Is being ; In the meantime several trains nducted near South Meadows \ both at the Placid and Saranae just beyond the Wood farm under Lake terminals were tied up and he supervision of Sam Dudley. A ; matters were complicated further r-haft 30 feet deep has been sunk, jby the fact that the time limit of Although the whole thing has been } 16 hours ran out while the men on \eiled in secrecy some say that the j one train were still on duty and Auxiliary PoBce Te Take first Aid Coirse The auxiliary police will take their first lessons in first aid Fri- oay night along with the air raid v-ardens. The police devoted their nit-pting class Thursday night to a review of their duties which will \.r r.ecfsary to perform on the r\ght of the test blackout, Wednes- day, March 18, They will be given instructions by Chief of Police Francis Canfield head of the civil- ian defense police unit of Essex county. Henry Douglas, a former member of the village police de- partment, has been appointed cap- tain of the local unit and Ernest Holt and Clarence Walker lieuten- ants, At the meeting of police and wardens last Thursday a compre- hensive review of wartime gases was given by Lieut. Arthur Slat- tery, in command of the military police at Plattsirarg barracks, Lieut. Slattery attended the Chemi- cal Warfare school in Baltimore and was well versed in his subject as was Chief Armstrong who treated his subject from fire angle. Lieut. Siattery told how to combat the menace of gas by the proper adjustment of gas masks, recogniz- ing the odors of various types. He explained the ingredients of the gases and their effect. THAW MAKES RACES DANGEROUS LAST SUNDAY , i Ma-i L P. K1WANIS CLUB physical conditions. \Under the law we cannot serve those whose infirmity is due to old age, those who are epileptic, those who are feeble-minded, those who are inmates of penal institutions, those who are home-bound or bed- ridden, nor the blind,\ said. Mr. Bohlin Hie district offices of the Bu- reau are located at: New York City, 80 Centre Street; Albany, 240 State Street; Syracuse, Hills Building; Roches- ter, Terminal Building; Buffalo, State Office Building, 6S Court Street. In each case, the office is kr.own as the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, New York State De- partment of Education, and loeal boards have been requested to get in touch with the nearest office. This rehabilitation must not be confused with the proposed plan to remedy physical defects that will permit induction of the registrants. | certainty and much mystery in the It is a vocational rehabilitation j search for wealth in the heart of the earth but somewhere, some- snowfall. Mr, Dudley became in- terested as a child in the spot where he is now at work. Born in the Keene Valley region, his father was a hunter and guide and one day took Sam with him to the mountains. He also took dynamite. The boy never forgot the lesson and although he wandered away from the Adirondack^ always had a haunting viskm of what might be. He remembered the admonition of his father and thought if he could get capital interested he would go back and try and now he keeps digging. His efforts remind older residents of a stranger who came here and stayed at the Bus- sell house spending- his days in the mountains. When he left he was still a stranger but he accidentally left behind him a letter which re- ferred to a mineral which had been assayed high and of much value. Who knows? There is much uru An otter, about four and a half feet long, was taken out of Lake Bonaparte recently by G. A. Bone- da, fisherman and Adirondack guide. He had a number of lines set to catch fish from under the ice and when he went to take them up in the morning he found an ot- ter had been hooked on the third line pulled in. He thinks the an- imal was caught beneath the ice in pursuit of a fish and that it drowned there in 15 feet cf water, plan and. so far as selective ser- vice is concerned, must be confined to those who cannot be rehabiltated for induction into the armed for- ces, General Brown said. MAPLE SUGAR SCHOOL AT JAY NEXT THURSDAY The annual school for producers of maple syrup in Essex county will be held at the grange hall in Jay on Thursday, March 19. time, somebody strikes it rich and men call him lucky. •Mrs. P. 3. Briekwedde clipped and fell S^tu^rday breaking her arm. Her mother, Mrs. Josephine Beninghaus has arrived from Cin- cinnatti and is caring for her. Members of the Setig Motion Picture Co., are taking shots here for their nhn, \The Dangerous Trail\ with scenes on Placid Lake being added to those taken in Port Henry, Saranae Lake and Chicago, While at Port Henry one of the company died suddenly of a heart attack. Principals are H. B. War- ner, Violet Heming and Laws on Butt. Director Thompson. is Frederick A. Local subscribers to stock in the new hotel project on Grand View hill have received a call from Sadie Wolf, vice-president, Ruth George F. Stott, promoter and trea- surer, to make a 20 per cent pay- ment on their subscriptions. Mr. Stott repeats the good news that The morning sion will start at 10 after which the women of the grranpre w i^ serve lunch. Pro- fessor Pond of Cornell will show syrup makers the ways and means of producing good syrup and will explain methods which have been developed recently which might be profitably utilised now that mapie products are expected to bring a Among those who attended the birthday party given by Mr. and j Mrs. Harry Tucker for their daugh. ter, Elizabeth, were: Rupert and Donald Winters, Louise and Nash Williams, Joseph and Lionel Nor- ton, Evelyn Walton, Evelyn De- loria, Very Leahy, Charlotte Lit- tlejohn,, Esther Rowland, Vivien LaMoy, Lillian and Margaret Gladd, Martha Ware, Sherwin Wood, Dorothy Briekwedde, Doro- thy Dashnaw, Frances and Gertrude John McE. Bowman is to assume Tucker . Amblin g at 4 p. m. fea- management, He is connected with the Biltmore, Manhattan and New Commodore hotels of New York, the most successful hotel manager in the world today. A broken driving wheel caused a great delay and mixup on the Saranae Lake branch of the Dela- ware and Hudson railroad Satur- sugar situation. tivities lasted until well into the evening. Among the games the keenest excitement prevailed at the peanut hunt, Lionel Norton finding the prized peanut. greater re-turn this year, due to the da y afternoon. A New York Central passenger train in charge of con- ductor Eaton leaving Saranae Lake at 12:45 for Placid to accomodate Exchange This Ad Montreal passengers broke the ac the box office of the Palace The- wheel when two miles corth of atre, Dorcthy Rose and companion here while returning to Saranae. A j and receive two free admissions .wrecking crew from Tupper Lake j or Sunday, Monday or Tuesday- 'arrived at 5 p. m. and damage was i lourtesy Lake Placid News. — -repaired at 0 p. m., the engine be- j (adv.) \ m % taken to Tupper by the crew, j Officers elected of the men's club of the Adirondack Baptist church are: Robert Isham, president, Hugh Logan, vice-president; Ed- GOLF BALLS WANTED Highest Prices Paid EASTERN GOLF CO. 244 W, 42 St., New York, N. Y. Uusiness and Professional Directory A Handy index tor Ready Reference ATTORNEYS ISHAM & ISHAM BU«. Pbeae 756 Lake Placid RAYMOND C PRIME •- Theatre Bldg. Phone 1S5 DRY GOODS — FURNISHINGS REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE S. W. BULL Phone I? Lake Placid Clothing — Dry Goods Nei**>«iries inr the. House REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE JENNIE M. ISHAM Phosw 297 Lake Placid JOHN P. WHITE, inc. Real Estate Insurance of All Kind* Phone 505 Lake Placid LAKE PLACID AGENCIES, Inc. Ipaarance — Real Estate Phone 720 take Placid ward Mussen, secretary-treasurer. Meetings will be held at 10 a. m., each Sunday morning. The junior class of 22 members elected Arthur Devlin president, Potts, secretary, and Hal Wood, treasurer. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS Lake George Horses Here For Meet Find Bad Track Condition* j The Lake Placid Driving (lu ! > (closed its winter season at the a r- jport field Sunday afternoon with a good-sized crowd of b^tetat >r~- watching the three classes \>: ea- rless racing. In Class A Gasle Bulk', a 2 •;!.\ horse owned by W. Bu'hs and driven by R» Baker of Lake George was victor by taking ths second and third heats with a time of 1:14 for the half-mile brush. Run- ner-up was Sliek&way, owned and driven by Bill Larey of this village, j winner of the first heat but plac-1 ing second in the third. Zom Me- j Kinsey, owned, and driven by Wes- \ ley Watson, was third and Billy Tal, owned by Milford Pratt and driven by R. Rocketts, was fourth. In Class B Canterbury, owned and driven by Bill D'Amico of Lake Placid, won the competition arith | victories in the second and third ;heats. Kunner-up was Maxine Moon, owned and driven by R. Rickets of Lake George, with a win in the first heat and a second pace in the second heat. Hollyrood Ace, owned and driven by Ernie Sullivan was third, while fourth was Direct Dillon owned by Pat Foley and driven by M. Smith. In Class C, honors went to Calu- met Ethan, owned and driven by Vern Devlin, with wins in the ssc- ond and third heats and a time of 1:18. Calpet, owned by Martin Brewster and driven by Wesley Watson, was runner-up with a win in the first brush and a second in the second heat. Lady Martin, owned by Bill Jewtraw and driven by Fred Myers was tYhird. Belle Watts, owned by £. Sheffield and ! driven by Bill Jewtraw, was fourth, 1 -. ]', had i.' U, \ h rst-i hazard «. jiiijr •< M t* iJ'iiW I u' 1 f. TU \1>H - FlaU • r,\eT. v H<' t. ( .i.diti ttEAD ra v r. j<- \.•> K >nd tjMi a 1( *rge poo Hr*> <J(f>p and urn \ i -pot Thi A us, urusual t r < <<>rmH.i, • >! tLl*. i.. x >mc ^ i mv\d wa- '!•> thanks t ow >or> W i r \e i In (>f u .ri-rir d ( callt* -sport Midit «ful , C\U') u Mvj Balh- tfi R Hu-kei.es, l >r iinn? p raiv irHor »r the ,nrh T J.i A A ' V fa i'» r »-i \\d > r* &U\i ifiru Pht 2 a • a- \s i^h< - , Mnfo .1(1 X' >r Vor- . or +> i V a ( ) P ,. '•'j THE ADVERTISEMENTS si.. l w IJ\ a port. •1 Ha n ( ant t' t f 4\d MX Jl I't coop well t* ,, J Hi d IT re t ic- ari * t» ^ f mar < a. S^ * Mr rtu! ^ • f :• UUPK ana ( olu I r ^ r : i1 th» t\ \ in wliu-h • T'ltt • wa^ f ( c ( . -d- or u h'm '^ Jrakt- r ilonu»» 'It- it-wa orntor talor. appo t s r t V t-i :•\.<.•> t, a . T ,er ft ho n tho I»r. : . 1, Th. Prev, .ir, Thornt'Mi to n n r :^ IOUI i.t'f» » amhul i • 3 r i i-port i MM \y in ra i v . - '. * i ihf\ at'o ix Mr (' a* . K - J< - - >n u r.t r^p- w.-h ])!ti- d')t- KEEP VALUABLE PAPERS Wbere Yon Can Reach Tkah Rye Mffliies The coming year will be one of strain, uncertainty and confusion for everyone. Don't add to these hazards by keeping valuable papers where they may be misplaced. During times like these it's simply common sense to give them the protection of a safe deposit box. You have them at your finger tips the moment they're needed. Bank of Lake Placid Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Uiderpriced Basement Store Misses and Women's New Spring Dresses Plenty of fashion excitement in these lovely one and two piece dresses. Prints, soKd colors, Polka dots. French Crepes and Romaines. Dressy and Tailored Styles. Sizes \1 to 20 and 38 to 52. $2.95 New Spring Coats Thrifty women will be pleased with the value and style in these Coats. Twills, tweeds, novelty »veaves. Herringbone and the new large Plaidk Rayon lined Fitted and loose models. Sizes \2 to 20 and 38 to 46. (Basement). $10.95 If $ 9 miie*-15 minutes drive to LEONARD'S SARANAC LAKE, N. Y. 'The Largest Department Store in the Adirondacks \ Free Parking ©u Weedrof Street—Free Degrades in Lake Placid Studio Couches Made By Simmons (Elizabeth, N. J., Factory) An exceptional sale and your chance to save a ten dollar biil. \The couches are of excellent construction, with inner spring mattress and coil-spnng base \close out* covers — - makes up into a double bed or twin beds. Usual Price, $49.50 LIMITED QUANTITY (With and without back and arms) Both Stores « F. S. Leonard & Co. Lake Placid Saranae Lake Pbone 19 Pkon* 551 NOTE: New Showing Bige&w-Saaford Ku& for S-S-II-II-II Bout Look New, But---- Who will support the old man you are going to be? You can create a $10,000 Lfo fimrance Estate out of your current income upon which >o*. <,m draw if you are blessed with a long life. Investigate thoroughly this medium of future security while you are still young and at the peak of your earning power. DONT DELAY LONGER! J. M. Isham REAL ESTATE — INSURANCE 61 Main Street Lake Placid
