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January 13, 1949
 
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Left to Hinhi Bruce K, Jerauld, treasurer ; Dean s. Sekrn, register of deeds; Donald Q. Trayser, olerh of courts; Kenrlck A. Spin row Hols- ter of probate ; Donald P. Tulloch, Bherlff ; Charles \v. Megathlin re- tiring chairman of commissioners; William J Lockharl 11 Heyworth Backus, commissioners; Walter R. Nlckermm, newlv-a niiiiintei l ' chuir- ¦11 :¦i ¦ of commissioners, On the table Is the Rifi presented to Mr. Megathlm bj his fellow elective officers—a combination clock, barometer, thernumieter. Pol- lowing the oath-taking cer iv . the presentation was mode With the xlft wast u citation, signed by all the officers ; "On ibis day, marking the termination ol your sixteen years ot fait hful mid efficient service as a Commissioner of Barnstable County, your fellow elective officers desire to express to you their appreciation of your wise leadership In this Important public office , to express to you that* personal admira- tion and esteem, ami to wish you health and happiness In the years ahead." County Officials Take Oath If Cape Cod was where the square danoe Btarted in years gone by, ii is nol the Aral place to revive it. In fact, Barnstable County, which comprises all Cape Cod , is said to be the only county in the state thai Ims never held a countywido danoe lesuvai. it itl It Is holding one now , " for next Tuesday night, January 18, at s o'clock , at the American Legion Hall on Itiii 'tiHtahlc Road, Hyannls, Cape Cod Will dance until 12 o'clock. All ages will be there . from 8 to 80 and beyond ; all the Cope win he there, from Woods Hole to Wellfleet, from Buzzards Hay to Provlncetown. Much practising lias been going on , and exhibition sots or groups are coining from Chatham, led by George Bloomer; from the Junior circle , south Chatham Community club , led )>y Mi'H. Norman lleui'He; from Hie Oceanograpliic Institu te , Woods Hole , led by 1 lav Id Hai nes and Willia m Dowd; from Brewster , the 20-80 Club , led by Lawrence Crocker; and others. Teen Agora from Chatham Will perform a specialty. Master of Ceremonies IB Law- rence V. Ley, extension professor or community organization at the University of Massachusetts in Am- herst. Mr. Loy as official Caller will be asHisted by Oharles II . Baldwin, postmaster at Norwell, who will relieve Mr. Loy (luring a Hlrmumim evening. Mr. Bahlwln Is known UH one of the host Cullers In the east. There will lie others to assist aa Callers, also. ii is hoped tiiut Jimmy Mcdowan of West llrhlgewater, II years old , will do soma, calling. A retired school teaclup lroin I'oiinsylvunia . who now lives on,, . '. ape Cod, waa a Caller lor H(|u£F4i I lancing,, |U yeara ago in I Hat atute. She is UoW Nil and Is expected ttfhitteiid TlKet. j i Hyannls is a candidate for Selectman and Asses- sor for the Town of Barnstable. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John D, Cross, George Cross was born in Hyannls and received Ills educa- tion In the Barnstable schools mid the New Hampton School of New Hampton , New Hampshire, He also studied ut SulTiilk Law School , Hus- ton. He is married and bus two sons. Before the war a salesman for the Suburban Gas Company of Hy- annls, Mr. Cross became later chief clerk at the Pest Engineer's Office at Camp Edwards , and from that entered war service, attaining the rank of technician 5lh grade in the Army Engineers. Since the war lie has been with II. E. Shaw Com- pany, wholesale tobacconists, serv- ing the Cape and Islands District. Mr. Cross has served the town as a member of Hie Sewer Com- mission for six years and as chair- man for a period, lie is a member of the American Legion , the Ma- sonic Lodge, und of the Federated Church. George L. Cross Announces Candidacy About GO persons from Ceiiter- viiie and other villages gathered on the library grounds last Thurs- day, January G, which was Twelfth Night , to usher out the last vestige; of the Christmas and New Year season by burning, together, the trees, wreaths and other greens. A high wind made it seem advisable to the committee in charge to stay at the brow of the hill by the li- brary rather than to go to the beach for the fire. A bonfire was lighted and wus kept constantly replenished with fuel as villagers made a continu- ous arrival with fresh green deco- rations. Rev. Robert II , Brock I old the, story of Twelfth Night , after which Mrs. William Beldun led the group In carol singing. The affair was held under the auspices of the Cen- terville Library Association. Mr. Brock's address follows: This being tne last day, of the Advent season, it is fitting and ap- propriate that we meet on this oc- casion to dispose of, in a Joyous and dlgnitled ceremony, the lovel y dec- orations und greens which have adorned our homes so graciously from the beginning of Advent. Today, January Gth, is the twelfth day after Christmas and is known in the Church Calendar as the Feast of the Epiphany. Tho word Epiphany comes from the Greek and means a manifestation. It is applied to the manifestation of Jesus us the Christ of the Son of Hod. This occurred at three dif- ferent times. The Urst was when the three wise men from the east came to worship Jesus in the cradle at Bethlehem ; the second, when at His baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist the Holy Spirit de- scended upon Him In the form of a dove, and a voice proclaimed Him the Son of Clod; and the third was when He began His miracles by changing water into wine at the wedding feast at .Canu. All three manifestations are supposed to have occurred the same day of tho year, January 0th . In Hie Creek Church the day is called the Theophany, or the Ap- pearance of God. This Church also calls It the feast or the Jordan as Continued on Page J Meaning of Twelfth Night Celebration E. Thomas Murphy of Hyannls bus tossed his hal Into the ring for selectman and assessor of tho Town of Barnstable, by announcing Ills candidacy a few days ago. Mr. Murphy was educated in the Barnstable sc hools and Is a gradu- | ate or the Barnstabl e High School. He is also a graduate of Bowdoln College. Following graduation be was in business employment In New York City, with the Internationa] Business Machine Company. Engaged in the Insurance busi- ness iii Hyannls, Mr. Murphy was lor eight years postmaster at ll y minis and for two years was presi- dent of the Hyannls Board of Trade. He is a veteran Of the llrst World War, in a cavalry division. E. Thomas Murphy Announces Candidacy The Upper Cape Cranberry Club held Its meeting and supper Tues- day at Bruce Hall , Cotult. In the chair was John B. Shileds, presi- dent of the Club. Prof. Fred E. Cole or the Uni- stty of Massachusetts gave a talk on "Essentials" in (Marketin g Fruits and Vegetables"; and a color sound movie was shown of the construc- tion and maintenance operations on Cape bogs. Bertram Tomllnsoii exhibited pic- tures of the local bogs belonging to Mrs. Bessie Curtis, George Sav- ory, Bertra m Ryder, among others. Cranberry Club Meets Yarmouth Taxi Telephone Hyannis 1500 24 Hour Service 5 Hyannis • CA^L • ; j TAXI 707 j ¦ U y a 11 II i 8 a BILLY MADDEN'S GARAGE STUDEBAKER SALES AND SERVICE Welding of All Kinds Boar Wheel Alignment and Balancing Barnstable Road Tel. 1230 Hyannls "DON'T GET MAD — GET MADDEN" I ^ g Sj Dumont's Pharmacy gj j^ Prescrip tions Our Sp ecialty W J5| Depot Square Tel. 210 Hyannis, Mass. S ^¦•¦¦¦fiiilllllllllllljiiiif llltlf tllllf llllllilllllllirill J UllltllllllllJUIIMll lltllll (IIIIIIIMIIitll J'S^ j INSURANCE and I 1 ANNUITIES I I FRANK G. THACHER | ROBERT G. DOWLING | Masonic Temple Hyannis , HirAk-_ -^ j iff a ^-~~— >^ryoi*l< lliauruuvc « ..ri<«.« MIU.I I BRANCH oi i n k. AT orrajHvu.i.H Wruil.. . I i 1. r»l H . . . I V . SJ . I . U I TOW N TAXI TEL. 234 HYANNIS 24 Hour Service iii the Cranberry-ftpple I'ie Con- test recently conducted at the Union Agricultural Convention in Worcester, the judges awarded sec- ond state prize of $1111 In Mrs, Wick- ham Amen of Smith Harwich, who was also judged the Winner in the preceding Barnstable County con- test in which .she was given a prize of $111. Twenty seven plea were entered ilinn Barnstable County in the state contest by 38 contestan ts. Several were from this part of I tit ' Cape: Mrs . John Johnson of Can- tervillc; Mrs , Robert Curtis of Hyannis; Mrs. William White of Barnstable; Mrs. Cecil Goodall of Cotult. Our County Draws Second State Pie Award From iho Inaugural uifdroHH of ilia excellency, Hon. Paul A. Dever, governor of the Commonwealth , the following is quoted : The threatened termination of passenger service in the area served by the Old Colony Division ol the New York , New Haven anil Hart ford Railroad presents another special problem, The Special Com* mission appointed to deal with it ims tiled its fourth Interim report, i commend it to your though! ' ami study. : i am mil now prepared to favor j the adoption ol' the recoiniiienda lions which it has made. The Com- mission, however, is deserving Of congratulation for It H uiiHelilHli ef- forts toward the solution of this complex problem, t am Impressed by the coopera- tive spirit manifested by the pies cut managemenl of the New York . New Haven and Hartford liallioni company. I hope thai further nego lint ions wllli tile company will re suit In a solution which will assart the maintenance of adequate rail- road service to thai area served by the lilies of the Old colony Division I shall later report to yen any progress made relative thereto, i recommend prompt action on the resolve providing for the con tiiiuance of tile Special CommlHslou We should keep In mind , also , one oi' the planks from Hie Demo- cratic stale platform: "Transporta- tion—old Colony. We pledge the maintenance ol' adequate rail serv- ice to i i- ..iiii ' nt oi' Hie Common. weath served by the linos el the Old Colony Division ol' the New Haven Railroad Company. " Old Colony Railroad Itlcliard Whorl , one oi M IIHHIIC IIU setts ' favorite sons und an eminent actor ami director In Hie theatre and motion pictures , returns to Boston lor a personal appearance la Hie mi l- role or Shakespeare's great tragedy, "Richard m." for a t wo-week engagement at the Cop- ley Theatre beginning Monday eve nlng (January 17), q'lils is the new , dynamic , swift- ly-paced production which Mr. Whorf and Itlcliard Hair have espe- cially devised and which In des- tined to move from Boston to Broad- way where advance rumors have It that electrified audiences will see it before 1948 is a much older year Mr. whorf , besldaa preparing the overall production and appearing al the head of a large New York cast , ims designed Hie settings This is an easy chore for Mr. Whorl . who with II I H brother John, la con sldered an outstanding painter Mr. Whoil ' s name was , for years , In Boston's suburban Wlnthrop, Mr. Wliorf' s work in the theatre as an actor la well known for bis supporting roles to Alfred l.uni and Lynns Konlaiine , and his mo Hon picture tuHka have Included acting and direction of some of the important pictures or tho past few yours. In addition to Itlcliard Whm l In the title role of "Richard III ," Hie play will also have In Its ili hlln- gulsbed caHt tlie following I'hillp Hoiirn euf , Frances Iteid , Grace Coppln, Will Kuluva , William Nich ol.,, Polly Itowlea , Micha el Sivy, Joseph Foley, Hubert Hani- and W a l t e r Appier. Evening performances at the Copley begin at 8:3u and the mat inees on Thursday and Saturday j start at 2:30. A new , lowered price Bcale Is In | effect for IIIIH production Richard Whorf in "Richard III" Dynamic Production at Copley Preparations were neurlug com- pletion tiii " week for participation by scoul units of the Cape Cod Council in the B9th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Hoy Scouts of America which will be conducted from Fob. (1 to 12. Chester 0. A. Zucker, Scout Ex- ecutlve of the Cape Council an- nounced that more than a thou- sand members of the various troops, Cub Hacks and Senior units throughout BarnBtable County will be active in anniversary observ- ances These groups will hold open- house programs , parents ' nights and special investitures of new members, according to present plans, Quoting national figures, Mr. ZUCker said, "More than 2,200,mm active scout members will cele- brate the anniversary In all parts Of the United States , Alaska . Canal Zone, Hawaii , Puerto Bico , Hie Vir- gin [elands and Guam." Cape Cud churches, be said , will give special recognition to the hirtInlay of scouting in this coun- try on Sunday, Feb. «¦ Religious services tor scouts of Jewish lait h will he held Feb. 11 and 12. Actual date of the establishment or the Hoy Scouts or America was Feb. fc . 1U1U. "With the celebration theme 'Ad- venture - Thai 's Scouting ' the aim or this year's anniversary observ- ance is to encourage more boyH and men to jolu the movement, and help all Americans better understand What it is doing for their country. " Mr. Zucker asseited. Plans to Celebrate Scout Anniversary The West Barnstable Congrega- tional Church and Miss Elizabeth Jenkins of West Barnstable are beneficiaries under the will of Miss Alice Shattuok of Boston, who died in December. Miss Jenkins was un own cousin oi' Miss Shall tick. Her home In Went Barnstable was once the home of Massachusetts Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw, who was born in it. An active cmnniittee Is concerned with the restoration of the old church to Its structure be- fore changes wen- made some years after Us llrsi building. The committee was organized last spring. By the will of Miss Slialtuck . the church has been bequeathed $10 ,- 000 and Miss .lentins . 1100 ,000 . W.B. Church and Resi- dent Benefit by Will "Target Practice Without Bloodshed" Renders who Boatmed the list of bills in the "Legislative Digest" published on our front page last week noticed Senate Bin 101, "Permitting hunting of deer l>y bow and arrow in gttrflgtable County during certain days in October. " The bill , IS submitted by Norman Cook , executive secretary of the ,'„!„. Cod Chamber of Commerce. ' In response to this , n letter has come Erom Mrs. Rockwell Coffin of Ham it'llport , a director of the Animal Rescue League of Boston and director of the Cape Cod Branch of Hint organiza- tion, Tlie letter is printed in this issue in "The Letter Carrier" column . We commend it to Ottr renders. This subject of bow and arrow deer-hunting bids Fair to be ,1,,. center of a controversy. The suggestion , of this method seems „ ,„,w thought for our modern times. The differences of opinion should be stated so thai Mr. and Mrs . Average Citizen may ul>- sorb the rights and the wrongs of the question, for . obviousl y. i1 js „ question ; arid the voting public must become informed of the facts and the arguments on both sides. The bow-and-arrow process sounds unsportsmanlike and freighted with potential cruelty. In what way, however, does it differ, in this evspecl, from shooting ? Is all hunting in this cate- gory ? Or , is the hue and cry raised against it from time to time | unnecessary ? Mrs. Coffin says we should "relegate Robin Hood to the I Middle Ages " and keep archery us "target practice without bloodshed. " Please, sportsman , please reader, respond with your opin- ion and your reasons. We will publish your statements . We all want the answer and the right one. EDITORIAL