Inside The Adirondack Arrow on January 21, 1932:

T.W.H.S. BOWS TO LOWVILLE

In one of the hottest contested games of basketball that have been played in the high school gym this season the Town of Webb High School boys went down to defeat last Friday evening, the final count being 16-9. The Lowville team had the advantage of having practically the same line-up as last season with all that the training means while Chaffee’s boys are comparatively new and the visitors out-passed the locals in both height and weight. During the first quarter the locals failed to score while the visitors made two field goals. The locals staged a comeback in the second quarter and at the half time the score was 7-7 with plenty of predictions that Chaffee’s boys would win the game. But in the third quarter they were only able to score 2 fouls. The final quarter was a goose-egg for the locals and the visitors gained only one foul. Breakey was again high man for the T.W.H.S. squad making 8 of the 9 points, the other point being made by Wilcox. In the absence of Norton from the team, Day was center man and there was plenty of favorable comment of his work. Fouls called: Lowville, 11; T. W. H. S., 7. The student body is certainly to be complimented upon their cheering qualities and their work at last Friday night’s game is to be commended. The preliminary game was between Shirley Woodruff’s Speedsters and Marie Villiere’s Flappers and the Speedsters showed their speed by winning the game, 11-6.

WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE?

With our past warm weather there has been little speculation regarding the ice harvest. A small amount of ice was harvested earlier during the cold snap but with warm weather and rain, only a small amount of ice was put away for summer consumption and there are plenty of predictions of an open winter. But with several weeks of winter ahead it is too early to become excited and the next two months will probably bring us plenty of freezing weather.

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE ICE

The ice harvest is not very promising, the ice having diminished in thickness from ten inches to five due to the recent rains. The ice house owners are beginning to worry and wonder if they are going to get ice this winter.

NICCOLLS MEMORIAL CHURCH

On Monday evening, 14 of the Wonder Workers journeyed to Big Moose Chapel where they were the guests of the Big Moose young people for a banquet. The supper, served by the Big Moose ladies, explains in part at least why that community is such a popular summer resort. After supper all joined heartily in the singing of popular songs, which were thrown upon the screen by a stereopticon machine. In spite of an injured arm, William Carman proved to be an excellent toastmaster. He introduced Mrs. Earl Covey who cordially welcomed the Old Forge people and gave a very interesting account of the building of the Chapel and the principles which it embodies. Short but pointed addresses were given on the question of good fellowship by Arlueen (cq) Carman, Florence Loomis, Floyd Appleton, Frank A. Reed and George R. J. Combs. After the banquet, all joined in a period of games. The Big Moose people proved to be splendid hosts and at a later date will be entertained in Old Forge by the Wonder Workers.

MAKES APPOINTMENT

County Judge and Surrogate Dennis Dillon has appointed Lansing K. Tiffany as his clerk and the County Judge’s office will be maintained in Inlet as formerly before the death of Judge F. E. Tiffany. The appointment will, we are sure, meet with the approval of Hamilton County as Mr. Tiffany was clerk while his father was County Judge and is fully conversant with all the duties of his office.

SURPRISE PARTY

G. Ferris Williams was given a surprise party by a number of his neighbors and friends on Tuesday evening in honor of his birthday. Bridge and pinochle were played, following which refreshment were served. There were present Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Maxson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fardette, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Harvey of Raquette Lake, Mr. and Mrs. George Harvey, Mrs. E. A. Brussel, Mrs. Marie Brussel, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Scholl, Mrs. George Mahr, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Eldridge, Mrs. William Helmer, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Eldridge, Mrs. Minnie Harwood, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burkhard, Mrs. George Fallon, Miss Madge Williams and S. H. Breakey.

ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR

Adam Durr does not propose to have any ice worries in the future and is having a Kelvinator refrigerator placed in his store on lower Main Street.

LITTLE FOLKS SICK

Several of our little folks are reported on the sick list, among them are Janet Perry, Betty Burnap, Helen Marks and Pauline Grenon.

Ray Carr of Old Forge kept a bundle of issues of Old Forge’s first

newspaper, The Adirondack Arrow (a weekly), that he found in the attic

of a house he bought on Main Street Old Forge 48 years ago. The papers

date from the 1930s when the economic climate was not unlike today. He

had this idea to share them with readers of the Adirondack Express

through this History & Heritage column, defined his concept,

organized the old issues and pinpointed articles he thought would be of

special interest to readers. So in the weeks ahead, thanks to Ray Carr,

readers will go back in time and see what was news some 80 years ago on

the Fulton Chain of Lakes during The Great Depression.