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PLACID MIRRORBy HUDSON TANNERMEET . . . Lake Placid’s newest author — Mrs. Aya Reaid — whose novel, “Shadows Under Whiteface is now on the stands throughout the United States.A resident of Lake Placid since 1925, Mrs. Heald first came to this fl community in 191S on a speaking ' tour at the requesi of the late Melville Dewey. He had heard of the interna tonal efforts being made through th Near East Relief Commission to relieve World War I suffering and asked for a member of the Comm.ssion to address members of the Lake Placid Club.Mrs. Heald, who was then a member of the National Speakers' Bureau of Near East Rehef, was delegated to speak at the lfce Placid Club and returned several times in subsequent years to repeat her addresses on the war problems faced b the Commission.On her last trip to address the Club she was asked by Mr. Dewey what her plans were and the famous educator suggested she make her home m Lake Placid temporarily until she made up her mind. She stayed one month at the Lake Placid Club, liked the community, and took up permanentresidence in a cottage located behind the present Country Store on Mirror Lake..Liked Lake Placid so much that she started a wnung career based on the lore of the Adirondack?, which culminated m extensive poetry and her newest novel patterned from the famous Dexter murder case near this community.In addition to being a poet and author, Mrs. Heald’s talents are also directed to the theater. . . she has wntten numerous plays and has spent almost 15 years developing suitable vehicles lor presentation to the public . . .has three completed and ready to go at the present time.An experienced actress, Mrs. Heald traveled in the first road company that staged the famous “Kismet” under the direction of Otis Skinner in principal cities in the Eastern United States from Philadelphia to Boston, she has a strong theater training, studying for three years at the Berkeley Lyceum in New York City with Shakespearean scholar and actor F.F, Mackay and continuing advanced drama training under the tutelage of the late George Pierce Baker at the lamed Yale 47 Workshop . . . was a member in theEnglish company of the world renowned Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson.Married the late General New ton Khan Azgapetian of Constantinople during the first World War and together they joined a group of Armenian patriots who offered their services to the Allies. Mrs. Heald served with distinction lor two years In the Imperial Russian Red Cross on the Turkish-Russian front . . . when the Bolshevik Revolution broke out she and her husband escaped from Russia, get-ing aboard a freighter, the “Ka-mensk Pcdolsk” at Archangelsk, a far northern Russian port, and traveled 21 days before arriving in the United States at the Bush Docks in Brooklyn .. .The freighter was later impounded by the French at Marseilles to pay for Russian debts to France . . . Says her escape from Russia was due largely to the assistance from American Arbassador David R. Francis and Embassy Secretary Norman Armour . . .Thinks the Adirondacks are “the greatest place on earth” and her new novel seems to bear out her love for the area.Placid Mirror salutes a resident of this community who has made a definite contribution through the expert use of the pen.Social Security Advise Tomorrow At P.O.A representatve of the Plattsburgh Social Security Administration district office will be in the following places, Saranac Lake, Post Office at 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., tomorrow and at Malone, Post Office at 10:30 to 12:30 pjcl Thursday, Feb.* 16.This reprsentative will answer inquiries about Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and assist in filing claims for Social Security benefits.Since there are many changes that have been made in the law, all persons should find out how these changes affect them.Claims for payment should be filed . promptly to avoid any possible loss in benefits. People interested in contacting this representative should be prompt in being at the above places during the specified hours.If you don’t get your paper regularly, please phone 3.
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Saranac Lake Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Saranac Lake, New York, US
Mon, Feb 13, 1956
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