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EDITORIALSI
Moving the wilderness
For more than a decade,
Barnstable and towns in similar
state aid straits have attempt-
ed to change the nature of the
discussion about payingfor
education aid based on prop-
erty values versus incomes.
After many years of barking
in the wilderness, those argu-
ments started being heard,
not because there was sudden
sympathy for communities such
as Barnstable, but because our
circumstances became closer to
theirs.
While there was newfound
agreement that the state was
not treating all communities
fairly or in the same light, the
shadows cast by the multitude
of arguments kept many areas
or potential cooperation dark
and inhospitable.
That remains the case in
many instances, but recogni-
tion of the myriad arguments
for more aid is coming from the
top.
Last weekend at the annual
Massachusetts Municipal As-
sociation conference, Gov. Mitt
Romney said his budget will
Lift the cap on lottery distribu-
tions. That could mean nearly
$160 million in additional aid to
the state's 352 cities and towns.
That's the good news, and a
topic suggested by Barnstable's
local and state officials in the
past two years.
There's also an expectation
of additional education aid, but
under a still-flawed formula.
While that means more for all
communities, the inherent flaws
and disparities would remain.
Barnstable Town Council Vice
President Janet Joakim report-
ed on these and other activities
this week. Joakim also drove
to Boston to participate in the
annual Day on the Hill, where
communities spend a day lob-
bying on their own behalf and
to impress upon the Beacon
Hill types that home is where
the hearts should be.
Unlike year'spast when there
may have been a feeling of "us
against the world," Joakim
expressed a greater feeling of
unity on issues this time. The
debate on local aid has grown
to incorporate more than just
education support, linking all
manner of aid to the bottom
line of communities.
There's still room for improve-
ment on the homefront. While
some communities muster
busloads to the Day on the Hill,
the entire Cape musters "a car-
load," Joakim joked.
Still, there's enough room
for optimism. What needs to
be remembered is that most of
the bitter debates on the local
level have to do with money. In
Barnstable, last fall's divisive
split-rate debate was about
how to lessen the burden on
residents (and overall tax eq-
uity) because of rising tax bills.
It's not a far stretch to say that
some of that would be ame-
liorated with additional state
support.
With the statistics to back up
the town'soveralleconomics,and
as a cash cow for the state on lot-
tery collections and hotel/motel/
mealstaxes,Barnstable canwalk
up proudly and ask for more.
The view of Barnstable at the
state level will never align with
reality, but maintaining that
persistent cry should keep the
overall wilderness at bay.
DS II
editor@barnstablepatriot.com
By Ed Semprini
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HOWDAH BOWL:Fad-
ing Falderal: The yak-
king about the Max
Bohm historic painting of
Pilgrimsin Provincetown that
stirred bowlsofhot mediacopy
from Presque Isleto Pasadena
is fading from the tip-of-the-
Cape scene. Town hall has
issued its final word , after
receiving a flood of calls and
e-mails critical of the removal
ofthe paintingfor itssupposed
bias against women. It came
from Selectman Richard 01-
sen, who was quoted: "Max is
not only a great painter, but
a great man with a burning
hatred for injustice."Ifreaders
missed the story during the
Christmas hubbub, the paint-
ing was put back in place...
Rich Macglone , Falmouth
Enterprise sports editor, on
covering schoolboy hockey
at the Kennedy Memorial in
Hyannis: "I hate the place. If
given a choice of spending an
eveningat Kennedy orwearing
a Red Sox cap in the Bronx,
I'd have a hard time deciding
which fate to take." If you
want to live. Rich, the choice
is easy... Border Battle: This
soft^gloves conflict is over the
columnist Jan Worthington
writes about what she would
liketo seeinTruroin'06:"More
clams,more beach access and
a halt to trophy homes." And
how about the finalchapter on
the ChristaWorthingtonmur-
der?... Lights Out:The switch
has been turned off on "Night
Lights" for good. And that's
sad. Dick Golden's popular
program heard on stations
WQRC-FM and WOCN-FM
wasclosed out late last month
by Golden after arun that de-
lighted manylistenersfor close
to30yearswithwonderfuljazz.
Dickwillbe spendingfull-time
withhisbroadcast operations
at George WashingtonUniver-
sity... HailHarwich:"Harwich
is a good,quiet peaceful place
to live. You don't need much
more than a good beer, good
food (beer-battered cod,thick-
cut potato chips and lemon)
and the sea air. We've got it
all here." That's how a local
describes hisHarwich.No,no,
no,not our Cape Harwichwith
its many problems. It's the
idyllic mother town snuggled
along the English coast. The
story of the two Harwiches
was reported in The Cape
Codder... Theold rockingchair
just ain't gonna get Donald
and Diane Crosby. By the time
these words reach readers the
couple intheir 60s-plus should
be somewhere in Thailand,
servingas-Peace Corpsvolun-
teers!...Help!Help!Ninety-two
yearsago,thetownsofBourne
and Sandwichagreed to build
a monument to Civil War
veterans on a site at Bourne
TownHall.Nowthetownhasa
problem.It isunable to locate
any information on who built
the monument, which is in
disrepair. Paul Gately of The
Upper Cape Codder reports
there is a similar albeit larger
monument at West Point and
Bourne historians hope West
Point may offer a clue to help
solve the mystery...Gourmet
Grub: Show me what one
writer called a"cute,adorable
miniburger"that isnow arage
and we'llbehappytoshowyou
amacho,good-looking,mouth-
watering artichoke.
• • •
You know your hometown
history if you can name the
Cotuit resident and architect
who drew plans for the ad-
dition to the Cotuit Library
and later designedthe Boston
Museum of FineArts.Answer
below... You're up there,Mor-
ris, if you remember when
water-bournepassengertravel
began between Hyannis and
the islands of Nantucket and
Martha'sVineyard.
• ••
Press Speaks Out: "... Sev-
eral towns on the Outer Cape
arelookingintothe passibility
of installingland-based wind
turbines to help lower energy
costs... The outer Cape has
more than its share of wind
as a resource; we also have
more than our share of hot
air.Let's get both blowing in
the same direction and start
effectively utilizingtheplenti-
fulresources."-Provincetown
Banner.
• • •
NEWSQUOTES: "We are
being defeated by time." -
Gwen Pellitier, director of
Lower Cape Community De-
velopment Corp., summing
up Cape's affordable hous-
ing quandary. (In Harwich
Oracle) .
• • •
Answerto query: Guy Low-
ell.
• • •
Quotebook: "Asa rule man
is a fool,
When it's hot he wants it
cool
When it's cool he wants it
hot,
Always wanting what is
not."
issue of the regional school
policybetween Yarmouthand
Dennis. The Register's Craig
Salters indicates that no way
will Yarmouth budge on its
position to retain the regional
setup...RacyTots:There were
all sorts of characters running
in Chatham's First Night Car-
nivalRoad Race,but The Cape
Cod Chronicle's Alan Pollock
targeted asthe No. 1attention
grabber two hairy"tots."They
were Bill Harwood and David
Crawford, who dared run the
race in -bibs and diapers!
Hammerin ' Hank: Bam!
Just like that newly-elected
Barnstable Council president
Henry C. "Hank" Farnham
let it be known to Cape Cod
that he wants the Cape Cod
Commission out of his town.
He could have another "com-
mission bone " to chew on
-the commission's holdup of
the YMCA project... Media:
Thirty-three years ago Janice
Walfordwaspoundingout copy
for The Cape Codder. Today
sheisthe new executive editor
of the Enterprise newspapers
in Falmouth, where she has
been serving as managing
editor.|>,On the Lower Cape ,
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FROM THE BARNSTABLE PATRIOTJANUARY
20, 1986
CONSIDERING OLD JAIL LANE
LAND - John Feingold, right, of
the Trust for Public Land hiked
the land west of Old Jail Lane,
Barnstable, recently.With him,
at left, were Selectman John
Klimm and Chairman Cynthia
Cole of the Old Jail Lane
Preservation Committee.
1836
We learn that Uria Crocker, son of Mr. Samuel
Crocker of West Barnstable, aged 19 years, was
huntingpartridges on Wednesday,hisgunmisfired;
and takingit down to examine the lock, resting its
breech against his body,it went off while he held it
in that position, forcing the breech of the gun into
his bowels, so as to cause his death the next day.
1866
The Barnstable Patriot, by far the largest news-
paper published in this section of the State, is
furnished at the low price of $2.50 per annum. One
advantage of supporting local or County papers,
over those published abroad, is the fact that Con-
gress, to encourage County papers to prosper, has
made provision to have them sent to all persons
residing withinthe County free from postage. It is
anobject,therefore,toliberallypatronizeyourlocal
newspapers. After reading carefully the Patriot of
thisweek,sendinyournamesfor the year 1866.The
new publishers have mailed a copy of this week's
issue to several of their personal friends, with the
hope that they will be persuaded to become per-
manent patrons.
1896
The fishingschoonerFortuna, Captain Greenlaw,
from Boston for Georges Bank, wasin collision the
night of the 13thwiththe Fruit steamer Barnstable
off Highland Light. The schooner was cut almost
in two, and sank within three minutes. Fourteen of
her crew were saved by the steamer, but nine men
went down withthe vessel. Those drowned belong
to Gloucester, where they leave family. A report
by Captain E. E. Paine, of the steamer Barnstable
has been made to the British vice consul, who will
forward it to the London Board of Trade. The com-
pany whichcontrolsthe steamerandits officers and
men are allAmericans, but the British flag is sailed
under, hence the report being forwarded.
1906
Work is progressing well on the new addition to
the county courthouse at Barnstable.
Workonthe newcushionsfor the church at Cotuit
Highlands was finished Saturday evening.
1916
It is said that "The Madonna" canvas exhibited
at the first annual exhibition of the Provincetown
Art Association,has been purchased by Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney,for $4000. The picture was painted
by artist Charles W. Hawthorne of Provincetown
and NewYork.Miss GeorgieSouzaof Provincetown
was the model for the painting.
1926
The building in the rear of the Hyannis Trust
Company isagainused for an automobile salesand
a service station. This was formerly occupied by
Daniel Atwood with the Studebaker cars but has
been vacant some time. It was recently purchased
bythe HyannisTrust Company.LoringG.Joneshas
leased the building and is displaying the new Nash
and Ajax cars.Mr.Jones willkeep his sales place at
Marstons Mills in addition to this for the present.
1936
One manwaskilled and anther badlyinjured inan
automobile accidentinWestYarmouthlate Saturday
night it wasdiscovered after an overturned car had
been righted three hours after the accident.Theron
J. Wilson of Camp street an employee of the local
WPA office was the unfortunate man killed, while
HenryL.Murphywastaken to tJze hospital suffering
badly from severe injuries ,butlrvingNickerson the
driver of the car escaped witt comparatively minor
injuries. The accident happened just beyond the
Parker River bridge where t'jeroad to CasaMadrid
joins Route 28.The car skiddfd on asnowypatch of
pavement and overturned, piflning the men in the
car.Mr.Wilsonisthought to be dead when rescued,
having received severe internal fljuries , while Mr.
Murphy had ashoulder blade broken,also arib,and
a fracture of his skull besides cuts a>d bruises.
1946
"Atomic energy may eventually contrbr 'fte
weather." (News Item). If atomic energy is eveiv
used to control the weather, it will naturally be
under Government control. And won't that be
something... Consider the state of things when the
Congressional blowhards get hold of the means of
producing cold air as well as their present hot air
in such quantities. The Gentleman from California
will be campaigning for "Frost for Florida," and
the Gentleman from Florida will be elected on the
slogan of "Hail to California." Senator Slushbelly
of the South willfilibuster for year-round magnolia
bloomingweather,and Congressman Chucklehead
of Maine will want to earmark funds to divert the
Gulf Stream to Penobscot Bay.The old war cry of
"Fifty-four forty or fight" will refer to the minimum
temperature inNorth Dakota,instead ofthebound-
aryline of Oregon. Allthe people inthe country will
vote by referendum to send a killingfrost to Texas
when the bloom ison the sage,sothat we canlisten
to the radio without hearingsome nostalgiccowboy
from Brooklyn extol the Lone Star state through
one nostril.Although thisweather control isathing
of the distant future our Congressman Charley Gif-
ford willno doubt stillbe in office. He won't have to
do any more than he does now"about the weather.
Because Cape Cod already has the finest weather
in the country.
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