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h* Alirondacks LAKE LAKE PLACID CLUB In the Adiroridacks Please Do Not Remove ^ From Club'' Library E&tabliihed 1905 VOL J.XXVU--NO. 47 PUBLISHED AT LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK* IN THE HEART OF THE AJMRONDAOtS, F*H>AY, MARCH 20. FRIGE FIVE CFHTS RAISE $489.91 TOWARD ESSEX CO. AMBULANCE A :<i: A . • '\ J4MO1 ha- lee a reported a.i the doat.ons al- ready co:iet:^d from residents of Essex county with which to purchase an ambulance to be used by the armed forces. Do- nations from individuals total- ed $90.50; ELizabethtown Wo- man's club raised ,543.62; $85.25 was raised in the town of Newcomb; $98.18 in the in the town of Schroon; $Y1 in the town of Elizabethtown thru waste paper sales; Blooming-dale and the town of St. Armand, $47.36; American Legion auxiliary, Elizabeth- town, ^10; Olmstedville $40. STATE DOWNHILL RACE HERE ONLY I POSSIBILITY NOW ; Need Hear? Snow* Ami Trail At- SHOULD START HOUSING PROJECT if Annual Emt U£JLA-SJL Is To Be Of 30C WATCH SCHOOLBOY SKiMEETSUN.! Bob ( ©Ibr Wins Claw A Compel \ tioe-DeT&B And Tokle la Ex- 1 hibirka OB Short Jump* Witi i crowd of 300 spectators watch n|*, Bob Colby won Class A honor: ;.t the schoolboy ?ki meet ©a th i high school SO-mtter hill feunda / if ternoon. Young Colby marked off three BucceesV'e leaps of 97, 97, and 96 feet oi a total point score of 214.7. D maid Bennett was *hinner- tip ani scored the longest leap of the_ctm>etition, 99 feet. This was made on his second try. He also outsccrei Colby by a foot on his attem »t. but fell back of 80 feet on his th re trip for a total point wore oi 207.6. This was slightly over i. full point over Gordon Pratt. 3\, in third place, who reg- istered distances of 94, 91, and 95 feet, Verio n Ware with two leaps of 84 feet, won Class B with a point score of 133.2, Philip Fragassi was runner-up, while the longest leap ^ sUpt o f a DU jidi n g program | here, inasmuch as the Whiteface in this i.-lass was made by Gordon s to house wor i t€rg -, n Xev* York's ; racing trail is the only Class A run Lawrenrc, 86 feet, but he was too historic m i n i ng . industry, now bust- j in the Empire State, with a rep- inconsis-ant to top the group. . ling with act ivity because of war ^sentative field of Class A and B Class C was won by Dan Fra- demands w ni be started soon. j entries from the eastern sector. If gassi with well balanced leaps of j National housing agency offi- cancellation is necessary it will be 80, 82 and 85 feet. Bill Colby, I c r aIs repor t construction of 700 the first time in three years since younger brother*of Class A winner nougin& units f or civilian mining • the Class A and B has been added was the sensation of this class, get- j wor k er s n tne Mineville-Port Hen- ' = to the racing calender of the ting in one leap of 94 ieez and an- area g^id be underway within ' U.S.E.A.S.A. DEVLIN AND TOSCLE JUMP IN THE WEST Wkitetace OBJY Ck» A TnJ ia Slate Despite the fact that official en- try blanks have been mailed to sev- eral hundred potential entries in the east the racing committee of the Lake Placid Ski club faces the j possibility of cancelling- the Ne* York State downhill championship, scheduled for Sunday, March 29. Recent heavy rains and lack of top surface on the Whiteface rac- ing trail have brought the com- mittee to this decision. In its pre- sent condition the trail is absolute- ly unski&ble. In addition to a heavy snowfall some cutting of under- brush will be needed before the I race can be held. This may be un- Cootract* To Be Awarded Wilka ' dertaken by the North Elba Park Few Weeks To Build Homes For j District the first » f **• Arthur Devlin, Lake PI acid's ski jumping ace, is in Salt Lake City for a Bed Cross benefit jump Sunday. Be Sew to the western city Monday with Torger TokJe, his most consistent rival, after the lat- ter had spent a week here practicing at Intervales. Following their appearance at Salt Lake City the two eastern aces will go to Sim Valley for an irritation jump on March 29. LEGIONNAIRES TO GOTOSCHOOLSTO PREPARE TO TEACH Wili Be Trained As Instructor* 01 Air Wardeo*—flea/ Of Plan Ai Coaaty Meeting—Cowkier Pur- chase Of Property F«r Ufioa Home Legionnaires attending the birth- day party of the organisation at Elizabeth-town at which the vari- ous posts of Essex county were represented heard a communication read that the legionnaires would have their part in the instruction of air raid wardens. Certain colleges are to be des- ignated by the government &t Air Wardens Report Fine Co-operation In Placid's First Test Blackout Wed. other of 90 feet. On both tries, the next eight weeks. The program, | The race is open to all skiers! , . . . . ., . .„ . . however, the tiny eagle outjump- ; to be under taken with public funds holding a Class A, B o r C racing W * lch det f lled cou . rse s **\ be ^ n tee, cooperating with the USO, hm SOLDIERS OF ESSEX mm APPRECIATE USO fcgOdblde* The second campaign for USO funds will be conducted in Essex county in conjunction with the na- tional drive which launches its fund raising on May 11. The county committee has con- tinued to operate even after the work of last year's campaign was completed. Letters and introduction eards were sent to the 518 men from Essex county now in the ser- vice whose addresses the commit- tee has been able to secure. Many letters have been received by the committee from young men in ser- vice who write enthusiastically about the USO club services. The committee has received many re- quests for names and addresses of other men in service. Frank Gib- son, representing the county YSfCA and social service commit- Householders Quick to Extinguish Lights Many Complain of Signal Weakness— Reactions Have Humorous Angles Despite die snow covered grouad this village was completely hickieo from any imaginary Jap or German a^r attack during its Erst tesl black- out Wednesday night. Bet six violations were reported to Clarence EJcciestoa, sector war- den. Four of these were cleared up after notification of ttae wardens in their respective neighborhoods leaving oniy two which continued. One of the Utter was a bghl left on in a locked house where the owner w&s not at home. The other was a giow from a battery charger left un- screened in the village garage. In an emergency the wardens would have had authority to enter die building* forcibly to extinguish the of- fending lights. ed himself and fell in landing. His wag authorized by President Roose- | ca rd with the Eastern Ski score of 157.2 was topped by Fra- ; velt eariy this mont h. Housing of- j a tk>n. Any ski club can enter as gassi's 162.1. , ; ficials said construction contracts many runners as they wish Bob Morehead, son of John More- ; must ^ awar ded within 58 days : aa each entry holds a long head, had tfee misfortune of land- aft€r pres idential approval, ing too far forward on his first at- ' j n a^jtion to 430 family tempt and breaking his shoulder. Of equal interest to the gallery and 270 dormitory units to be built with nation's top ringers., Art Devlin and Torgttr Tokle. After their stienaous season's w«sk mi tfce tallest towers, ^ pr o gram a construction of 200 j Prizes will be awarded to the first ix iinishers. Time trials to classify Class 0 on the high school hill was child's play for the two masters of their *rt. On their first try they both additional housing units with pri vate funds for workers making more thm $1,800 a year. The homes, built with public funds will be lim- ited to workers making less than $1300. Once the center of a thriving g • : take these trials, shouia notify Ron- selected legionnaires who will in turn instruct the civilian air war- den IB his duties. The legionnaires were again instructed that they must be ready to take their posts at the interceptor control stations at a moments notice of trouble. Arch Gardner was appointed by Commander Spencer Egglefield a committee ©f oae to investigate the advisability of the pvrehzst oi me marked comfortably at 111 feet, m ini n g industry, New York's while on their second Art added a ^k i i id while on their second Art added a iron m i nes gained fresh n^ g foot to the distance and Torger two | imvQTUknce , recently when Republic '***• I Steel corporation decided to devel- But on their third trip they i op the h i 8t oric iron deposits to couldn't resist the temptation to \stretch out,** resulting in a dis- tance of 118 feet for each man. This landed them squarely on the run-away on perfectly le'vel ground. meet growing needs of the war program. The company now employs 1,- 365 men in the area and an addi- i it is sow compulsory to pass Glass 111 profiekmcy tests- before ac- credited judges. , Defending champion is Heinz Krebs, winner of tl» event last year. While his entry hasn't been received as yet the racing commit- tee expects that he will be on hand to defend his laurels. Record for the I course is held by Toni Matt, 2:27.1 minutes. event ** cl(>ck ^ secured data on service men and their addresses writing many per- sonal letters in answer to the men's requests. Letters received indicate the re- meetiag place for the county le- d gion as a home. It is stood that the attractive property opposite the courthouse has been offered to the Legion at a reason- able Hgure. The legionnaires criticized the fact that the aluminum collected in the drive last spring was still stored in the county sheds in Eliz- abethtown and decided to make in- USO clubs as denio&iS&r&t&i by an Ausable Forks soldier stationed at Dotfean, Alabama. \Gentlemen: yon for eard and Letters of on tSSOcfcibs. Famk- were only for the n&m men. That among all oM soldiers, I thoogitt tional 1,200 men are expected to ! electric timer, as usual, with tele- j quiry why it had noi been shipped Such a feat would break the legs ' be added to the payrolls when new j P*«>ne connecting top, bottom and | so that it may be nsed for the pur- of any ordinary jumper, tut aside j facilities now under construction intermediate stations. from a slight jar boUi men took | are completed. the landing in stride, attesting to : A survey o f housing facilities their superb physical condition. in the little ^^^ of Mineville and Serving as judges was Torger Tokle and Birger Torrenson. Summaries: Class A—Robert Colby 97, 97, ] ea dmg to the nation^ housing 96, 214.7 points; Donald Bennett a g 8 ney program to meet the emer- 98, 99, 79, 207.6 points; Gordon Pratt 94, 91, 95, 206.2 points. The Whiteface racing trail is a mile and a half in length, has a vertical descent of 2,120 feet and Port Henry disclosed living quar- j a maximum grade of 35 degrees. ters available were inadequate to j Exposure is notbe&st and elevation accommodate so many workers,: at the top is 3300 feet. Class B—Vernon Ware $2, 84, 84,: be used in th e area , For wor k er s i 79 New tills year is an open shel- ter near the starting line to pro- tect runners awaiting their turn Three types of construction will fro m the bitter winter winds. The shelter 183,2 points; Philip Pragassi 79, w j tn an i ncom e ranging from 81, 79, 175 Z points; Gordon Law- g00 ^ $1>80 0 a yeai % 230 family unteer labor. renee *7, 75, 86, 173.4 saints. | an i te ^ be built—of permanent j E^es for Class C—-Daniel Fragassi 8&, 82, construction. For those earning ' 85,162.1 points; William Colby 94, f^^ $1,200 to $ * <HH> the*© will be 90, 86, 1&7.2 points; KdHjrt Brrien 2 D0 family units of the demount- I Maclntyre 79, 78, 74, US points. built late this fall by members of the ski club and vol- i pose for which it was donated aod collected. The occasion marked the 23rd anniversary of the Legion and the men meeting at the Comantinity room later joined th© women at the Social Center where each was pre- sented with a' gift. Motion pictures of the production of the army's jeeps and tanks were s&own and a buffet supper served to the 125 per- sons attending. Bouquet Valley un- it members were hosteases, A re- that way until I visited a club and frankly it U a practical idea, was only stopping in for a short time because I was cold. I just came from a two-year hitch in Panama and it certainly gets cold here in Alabama. I would like very i much to know where and how many men from Ausable Forks are in the service.** A letter from a Ticonderoga sol- dier hi Port Belvoir, Virginia, said, \I enjoy facilities of USO dubs at Alexandria and at Washington. There is no doubt that these ren- ONLY 4^ VOTE AT VILLAGE ELECTION Proof that the preparations for the blackout and war ef- fort are supplanting former civic duties from a political an- gle was apparent Tr.esday when the smallest vote in local history was reco/ded to elect village officials. Only 46 persons registered the vote which elected Harlan Hunkias and Deo B. Colburn to succeed themselves as vil- lage trustees for two years. There was no contest as the Democrats failed to hold a caucus or to forward or re- commend any ticket. LOCAL SAILOR WITH Mrs. Joseph O'Rourke has re- ceived word from the United States Other unconscious violator! were a homeowner who had left her cel- : lar light on and a hotel proprietor I whose storeroom light was discov- I ered. The latter claimed it most • have been burning for thrte weeks I as he hadn't entered the nx»m d\s*- ifig that period. Another g'nw came from a home where the lid of the stove had been left off, the tire re- flecting in a window. Whistles, sirens and church bells gave the alarm for the test at 9:45 and the all-clear sigruals sounded at 10:07. The test continued for 22 minutes although it was announc- ed previously that it would last but 15 minutes. Houaelights went out within a few seconds. Street lights were kept on for two min- utes longer so that pedestrians eouid get to the nearest building in the event that they were ia sparsely occupied areas. The sentence heard most fre- quently Thursday morning was \You wouldn't know that it could get f» black/\ In eojnmsMins: on the experience many said that they eaag&t themselves whispering dur- ing the blackout with the s*bcon- seious feeling that if they should be out of sight they should also be out of hearing. Another wo- man said she tiptoed ovtr to the window to look out while another went into the house from the porch naval department that hear son,! Roger V. Erickaen, 22, is missing at sea following the sinking of the United States destroyer Pope. Ericksen had been in the navy for three years and was serving and couldn't find her way out again. There was some comment on too much light from the air wardens* blue covered flashlights and much worry was expressed Thursday be- cause so many said they did not as a machinist mate on the de- ^ ar the sign&{s while from stroyerr whichh wass lostt inn thee bat* stroye whic wa los i th ftaid th wouid haVfe ^ ftaid th wouid haVf e heard tie on February 27 when 12 allied none if th h&d not been Hgteni ships were lost in the naval bat- for them. The church bells were en- ^ to keep the Japanese off Java. tirely iimudible Ln soiae ^^ v:ce to the personnel of branch of service. I would Hie believed to have been lost, officers all names and addresses from North Hudson and Searoon Lake. X ap- preciate jour interest and service offered/* Another letter addressed to Su- pervisor Willis Wells, ehairm&n of he the E»ex U8O eoaunitt*, NO DECISION IN APPEAL OF KELLY CASE removal to other areas. It may be several weeks before n decision is handed down by the courts in the appeal made by Thomas Kelly of Lake Placid to dismiss the burglary and larceny charges against him. The ca.^e was reviewed and arg-u- ' ed before the appelate division on -March 13 by District Attorney Harold $oden of Lake Pl:ie*d and ; the . White Birches camp grounds on The dormitory units also will be ^ Wilmington highway at the for unattached workers earning po int where the TOrteface traO be- from $1,200 to $1,800. Housing officials said the homes probably will be of frame con- struction, but added that if other suitable building materials are available in the area within the same economic range they may be used. The cost of the building pro- $50 Fme For Persons eresee to the hiring and discharge of a legionnaire at Tahawus. It was contended that the union was seeking a number of new members, letting them go soon after receiv- ing their fees and hiring others. Investigation of the charges is be- ing made. Hie legionnare in ques- tion has meanwhile been re-engag- ed. from a Port Henry naval officer reads: Thank you and other mem- bers of the committee for the USO introduction card. Having been stationed in New York city for several duty tours I have observed the splendid work of your USO clubs in that city and have had oc- casion to obtain the reaction of men to your efforts. In every case Members of the American Le- gion auxiliary are contributing as women to the war effort, according ! *\T the result has been one of sincere Lake Placi<f man was born in Fin- while the fire siren and whistles were not heard in others. As is I other sections of the country it is land, H» . . , felt that some signal protection bringing htm ^ to j must ^ purchased here as a safe- waen ana a an ^ . pr^eaQ^QQ ^ n unannounced praise. May I join the many mil- you and all those to a report of their activities made by Mrs. Aletha Haley. Three of the auxiliary are ail known until funds are allocated. I sioner Carroll E. Mealey has di- I ra id wardens and three are on call Meanwhile Representative KB- ! rected attention of police officials , for duty on observation posts. 18 3urn reported federal security of- : to the Iaw wWch forbida the P la «- j members are taking home nursing ficials had informed him studies I are being made to determine if ad- 1 roads. v „ , . c, T *«, ditxonal school and hospital facili- Kellv s ar.tornev. S. Lew of Schen- .. . . ^ T , „ *\ * , ties are needed m the area, fftady. Kelly, a former state game protector was charged with taking boat me tors and other articles from CSTH^'? to \w>ueh he had ac- cess thru his position. PLANT 20 m LEGAL SIZED TROUT IN RIVERS HERE of injurious substances on j eourses, 12 are enrolled for first classes and 10 are taking the Section 1434 of the Vehicle and i nutrition course sponsored by the I Traffic Law, Commisioner Mealey j office of civilian defense. ] said, provides that any person who I The organization has voted to | A letter from a Ticonderoga sol- dier states: Received your kind let- ter and it is certainly swell to know the folks back home are do- Continued on page 4 TOXCMD CLINIC FOR PLACID BABIES TUESDAY A toxoid clinic wiH be held by wTfnlly 'throws, drops or places\ ; support the Victory Garden pro- ' Dr. F. J. d'Avignon in the health injurious substances on roads is j ject. Reports from the units show j rooms of the Lake Placid high guilty of a misdemeanor and on i t/nst $22 has been sent for the '. school on Tuesday, March 24 from Members of the Lake Placid Fish <wnvicton ; can be I'ne^ not less ambulance fund sponsored bv the ; 10 a. in. to 12 noon. years old. He enlisted in the navy soon after being graduated from the Lake Placid high school. He is the first casualty of the war be- ing reported from this village. Ericksen was borr* March 21, 1919, a son of the late Karl Wel- faelm and Hanna Helena Ericksen in Helsinki, Finland. He lived in New York city until 1024 when he n.oved to Mahwah, N. J. His fa- ther died aboard a Swedish vessel j in 1927. He moved to Ausable • Forks in 1936, where he attended • high school and was active in ath- : A year later his mother came to Lake Placid where she was mar tied to Joseph O'Rourke. After a three month training per- liod at the navy training station it> Newport, R. I., after t-nlisting: in September, 1938, he was phuvd aboard the U. S. S. Pope. His mother said that she r,<*4 last seen him when ht« hu 1 ;t t«n day furlough in Septemlx r, l'J-40, She had received a letter 1mm him in November, postmarked October 6. test will reveal the seriousness of this situation. It is expected ihat this village will have one more test within a month when residents will be notified in advance after which there will be no further warnings* and residents, air war- dens and officials will have to re- spond automatically and without immediate preparation. During the blackout the physi- cians with car headlights hooded (continued on page 8) L.P.H.S. VOCALISTS IN ! SPRING CONCERT MAR. 27 Thi.' annual spring concert by the vonl department of the Lake Pla- cid C\ntrnl whool will bo given on Friday. March 27, at H-.lh p. rn. in :.!..••• vhv»ol Huditorium. On the pro- .-•;'i'.'i vii! \H' number^ by tho girls' *' • \ ' '•'•-. i*icior and inu-rmediato c'.oriiM. > .ind Kngli«h .^ong Cycle w.:!i an instrumental interlude. Th<- trj-tmps will be directed by dy> Hooth, vocal director. i Mi, from and Game club have distributed the j first shipment of trout for early the Feek Pharmacy are , spring planting in. nearby waters. I Ice Cream Deliveries •n five nor more than fifty dol- auxiliary, department of New York;' Mothers who bring their chil- ars* = ?'.i2 has been donated to the Es- d fi «n of 9 months or older who have Commissioner Mealey said: \We sex County ambulance* fuTid, spon- not been innoculated previously prompt and accurate. Our soda ' 14,500 brown trout from the Snr- j feel that if police officials through- sored by the Women's club of may make provision for the second fountain features a constantly anac Inn hatchery were released in j out the State announced their \in- V] \sabethtown; $11.50 was given to injection one month later. It is changing list of flavors, mclud : ng the Ausable river an^i 5,400 speck- ; tention to conduct special cam- • tne infantile paralysis drive .•>«« weM ?:•» rued out that it is timely that such unusual favorites as Coffee led trout were dumped in theipai^ns to enforce this law, tV> «»•*- : a& ? 2 5 to the same drive jfiven as a!l children here be protected Walnut, Butter Pecan,, Frozen i Chubb river by Thomas Martin, I feet will be extremely beneficial, ' :: vi f i'M' members. I'-i\ •»- t-vn. ~>:r.y.n*t ti'phtheria inasmuch as PuddiBf, Banana and l\itti Frutti, Orlando Southmayd and Norval and tend to reduce the number of Fhc'd, Essex. Eli^a^«'thtown. children from evacuated areas may 69c quart—phone 106 today.— Watson. All of the trout were of ea^es where tire failure Js due to \\\ u ~\ '\\' ^^- T ,.--,. .^^ ., , nO v«d to this community at a (adv.) legal eise. I glass, nails, and other substances.\ represented at the county meeting, later date &3 the war progresses. War Or No War Success! : that's th» isew ice cream Straw- [ Eastf:r iH hut two Weeks awa berry Shortcake featured at the ; the time when all Christian spir- Lake Placid Pharmacy fountain. it s are raised i n exaltation . Before urge you to dies , sp€cial it s are raised Rich, ripe, red raspberries and a you buy your layer of smooth vanilla ice cream, lecorated with whip^d cream. One .nal-anU you II ^mediately re- Wer. 39c each, serves four. Phone 88 for satisfactory delivery. In ouJc-^hoice of seven flavors at ^ ft fop the d the display o f can , ^p^^ Whitman . Sj Ihwand's, at the La ke p! aci d Pbanimcv , A|gc the grand selection o f in r cards^-a huge oelection. Come - early and g,t the be S t!-( ad v ) ^r
