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HISTORY IS COOL: 78 years ago

May 1, 1942

Lake Placid News front page, May 1, 1942

Youngster: Buy local

One 4-year-old of this village is eligible for a good chamber of commerce job. He has lived here since fall but each weekend with his family he goes back to his former place of residence to visit relatives.

The other day he was more or less boasting of his worldly wealth to a very young companion and said, “I have a penny here I’m going to spend when I go downtown. I’ve got a nickel, too. It’s in the house, and I’ll save that to spend in my home town.”

Volunteers needed

The magnitude of the task of organizing, training and perfecting the Essex County civilian defense organization is well exemplified in a strength report of the personnel required for full organization, as released by Willis Wells, chairman.

Based on population units of 1,000, there will be 40 units required in the county to bring the 12 active branches of the civilian air raid protection services to full war time strength. This will require the volunteer services of 2,553 men and women and children over 14 years of age.

The personnel requirements for the four towns in the Olympic Region are as follows:

Jay: Executive staff of 7; messengers, 24; drivers with cars, 16; auxiliary firemen, 12; three rescue squads of 6 men each; auxiliary police, 12; three bomb squads of 4 men each; air raid wardens, 21; fire watchers, 30; three units of 5 persons each for food and housing; medical personnel, 6; demolition and clearance, decontamination, and utilities repair squad, road repair crews, 15. Total: 187.

Keene: Executive staff of 7; messengers, 8; drivers with cars, 6; auxiliary firemen, 5; rescue squad of 6 men; auxiliary police, 5; two bomb squads of 4 men each; air raid wardens, 11; fire watchers, 10; two units of 5 persons each for food and housing; medical personnel, 3; demolition and clearance, decontamination, and utilities repair squad, road repair crews, 15. Total: 93.

North Elba: Executive staff of 16; messengers, 48; drivers with cars, 30; auxiliary firemen, 24; one rescue squad of 6 men; auxiliary police, 24; three bomb squads of 4 men each; air raid wardens, 38; fire watchers, 60; six units of 5 persons each for food and housing; medical personnel, 18; demolition and clearance, decontamination, and utilities repair squad, road repair crews, 15. Total: 371.

Wilmington: Executive staff of 5; messengers, 8; drivers with cars, 5; auxiliary firemen, 5; rescue squad of 6 men; auxiliary police, 5; bomb squad of 4 men; air raid wardens, 9; fire watchers, 10; units of 5 persons for food and housing; medical personnel, 3. Total: 65.

Clean Up Days

Clean Up Days in Lake Placid will have new significance this year and are far more important than previously because this country is at war.

The village board has decreed that the official clean-up days be observed on Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9. On those days, the village trucks will circulate through the village to pick up trash and unwanted articles accumulated since this time last year.

Starting at $1.44/week.

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