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A large force of workmen under the general direction of Harry Graves of AuSable Forks of the state highway department is busy putting the finishing touches on the Cascade highway to get it in shape for heavy summer travel while the Wilmington Road through the Notch is being re-built.

Mr. Graves is having large quantities of gravel and crushed stone placed on the Cascade Road prior to covering the entire surface with calcium chloride.

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Summer Carnival

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The high point of Lake Placid’s 1929 summer season will be reached on Aug. 12 and 13, when the annual two-day Summer Carnival will be held under the auspices of the Lake Placid Athletic Club.

At 12:30 in the afternoon on the first day, outboard motor boat races will be run off over the Mirror Lake course.

The carnival committee plans a pavement dance on Main Street at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 12. Water sports will occupy most of the second day of the carnival, including swimming and canoe races.

Fireworks, a dance and a midnight show at the Palace Theatre will fill the evening of Aug. 13.

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Lumbermen scarce

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Help is said to be scarce on the big Finch Pruyn lumber job near Newcomb in this county. Agents for the company are scouring the country to secure additional men.

This year, it has been necessary to get men from northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine for the lumbering operations.

The company plans to cut 15,000 cords of pulp wood on its big tract near Newcomb. Last year, about 13,000 cords were cut.

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Roadhouse raid

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U.S. Border Patrolmen M.F. Walsh, J.J. Gratton, D.D. Dobbins and C.W. Thomas raided a roadhouse on the outskirts of Lake Placid village Thursday afternoon, July 4. The officers were armed with a search warrant.

A large amount of liquor was confiscated, and one mane was taken to Malone, where, after arraignment, he was held in $2,000 bail for action of the federal court at Malone.

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Black Fly Fund

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William Benson of Lake Placid and New York City, who always takes a deep interest in civic affairs in this village, has presented Judge W.R. Wikoff, proprietor of the Alford Inn and Mirror Lake Inn, with a check for $100 to be used by the Black Fly Eradication Committee in the investigation that is being made to learn the habits of the black fly and similar insect pests.

The Lake Placid Club gave $120.

It will be recalled that the committee was formed here following the visit of Dr. Charles C. Adams, director of the State Museum of the University of the State of New York, and Dr. Robert D. Glasgow, state entomologist. The officials said that they had come to the Adirondacks at the request of camp owners and hotel men who had complained to Gov. Roosevelt about the black fly and similar insect pests.

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Golf shuttle

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As an added convenience to patrons of the Lake Placid Country Club, the management announces the start of regular bus service to take players to and from the course on Cascade Road.

Daily, the bus to the country club will leave from the Bank of Lake Placid building on Main Street at 9:15, 10 and 10:45 a.m. and 2:15 and 3 p.m.

Returning, the bus will leave the country club at 12:30, 1:15 and 5:30 p.m.