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MRS. FRANK LAPHAM Correspondent Be your own reporter. Tell your correspondent the news. POST OFFICE HOURS Outgoing mails close at 6:30 a.m.i 8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. Mail ready for distribution at s ;i0 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. Lobby open, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Window service, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. l>ostofflce closed on holidays and Sundays. Luring G. Jones, PoBtmaster. LIBRARY HOURS Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday— 2-5 and fl-8 p.m. Miss Lather Pierce, Librarian. METHODIST CHURCH Rev . Peter Palches, pastor. Mrs. Marjorle Hamblln, organist. Mrs. Frank Lapbam, Superinten- dent of Church School. 11:00 a.m. Church School. 7'00 p.m. Worship service. 8:15 Youth Fellowship. For Sunday, Feb. 20 Sermon topic : "The Fullness of Freedom." GRANGE ANNIVERS ARY On Wednesday evening Cotuit Grange observed its 36th anniver- sary. Mrs. Leonard Fish made the anniversary cake (as she always does). MIBB Betty Leland played a piano solo which she dedicated to our beloved chaplajn, Miss Emma Crocker. Mr. and Mrs. Loring j oneB, Sr., are charter members und were Invited to speak. Mrs. Jones, who was then Ada Fuller, related how Loring came to take her to Grange with the home and buggy and Mr. Jones re- niarUeil that it was strange how quickly they would get there, but how much longer It took to get home. SPRING COMING? On Tuesday morning your re- porter saw the cutest sight. Out from the woods came a flock ot big fat quail. They loitered in the gar- den for a bit, than went on across the road after having a little con- sultation at the edge of the garden. Could this be a harbinger of spring? VALENTINE PARTY The Valentine dance for tbe teen-agers was a very happy affair with about G4 young people attend- ing, coming from Falmouth , Center- vine, Bast Sandwich, Cotult, and Ostervllle. The walls were gay with red hearts and refreshments of heart-shaped cookies , cake and punch were served. Chaperons the Forrest HambllnB, PoBtmaster und MrB. Jones and Airs. Palches. SCHOOL NOTES It WUB good to visit school again on >Monday, after an absence of several weeks. Mrs. Moore's room was so pleasant with Valentine hearts all about and rows ot Lin- coln log cabins on the walls drawn by the children under the super- vision of the Art teacher, Vernon Coleman. Grade III is learning about town on Cape Cod by using mapB cut up into puzzles to be put together again. Grade IV is taking a trip to Africa and William Drlscoll and David Weaver are making an Egyptian village on the sund table. Both Grades 3 and 4 have com- pleted a fine booklet on Lincoln and are now working on one of George Washington. Grades 5 and 6 are working in geography on the State ot Maine, learning about tbe various houses on the Maine cost. They also have a large health chart specializing the care of teeth. The second graders went for a morning walk recently uround the Mills and are now making pic- tures of Jones' store, the post ! office, the church hall, library, duck farm , the cemetery, Mystic Lake, the dairy farm and Somona Ranch , also Cape Cod Airport. These panels will be on display at the back of Mrs. Howard's room. Grade II also has a "Are We Clean " chart. Stars are given to all those who have clean neck and ears, hands and nails all week. The first graderB have made the cutest I windmills , green and yellow and red with spanking white fans. j All the classes had a Valentine party with refreshments. When ' your reporter was leaving, Tommy Papp came with a IUBC IOUB looking cuke decorated with pink Icing and red cheerles made by his mother for Mr. Small' s room. t The attendance dropped consid- erably during the measles and mumps epidemic with as many as 30 pupils out in one day. It is hoped that all the children will be back after the February vacation which begins this Friday. Perfect Attendance for January Grade 1: Ruby Lee Meeks, Patri- cia BaptiBte, Benjamin Perry, Jos eph Barrows, Julie Pierce, Trafton Hinckley, James Lees, William O'Neil , David Wiseman. Grade 2: Beverly Amaral, Donald Cabral, Carole Chase, Domingo De- Barrows, Edward Londry, Donald Small, Inez O'Neil. Grade 3: Dorothy Aalto, Earle Chase, Rosalie DeGrace, Martin Hannon , Kathleen Kearney, Daniel Leach, Geraldine Lees, Beatrice Pina, George Thew. Grade 4: Marion Roderick , Sally Sousa, David Weaver, Patricia O'Neil. Grade 5: Charles Chase, Rosalie Gomes, James Mcodes , and James Perry. Grade 6: Judith Leach, Laurence Mello, Leonard Mendes, Henry Morse, Leola Morse, Manuel Rod- erick , John Walo. Kathleen Kearney, Daniel Leach , Marlon Roderick and David Weav- er have had perfect attendance for the fli'Bt hulf of the school year; also Carole Chase. Domingo De- Barrows and Inez O'Neil. ART EXHIBIT The Parish house WUB well filled on Sunday to see the Art exhibit by Mr. Crlte of Boston. Young Se- ward Ried , president of the Youth Fellowship, very graciously Intro- duced the speaker of the afternoon who talked on Art and the Church. Mr. Crlte's painting ot Christ bear- ing the cross was especially good aB were UIBO his negro spirituals which were done in black and white. After the exhibit Mr. Crlte and his mother and Rev. and Mrs. Palches were luncheon guostB of MI BB Mary MacLeod. MINSTREL SHOW The Hotsy Totsy Minstrels will present their show on Tuesday eve- ning, Murch l, in the Parish Hall with 30 in the cast. ATTENDED COUNCIL Among those attending the Barn- stable Community Council meeting which WUB held at the Barnstable Woman 's Club were Mrs. William Drlscoll , Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Hamblln, Mrs. Hilding llord , Mr. and Mrs. Loring Jones, Jr., James Barry and Charles llazelton. This meeting was held to discuss recrea- tional possibilities for all the towns in Barnstable County. Rev. Walter Royal Jones, as chairman of the Council , conducted the meeting. W.S.C.8. Meeting The W.S.C.S. met nt the home of secretary Ada Jones on Tuesday evening with 17 members present. After the devotional period which was conducted by Mrs. Peter Palches , work was begun on the lining for the church drupes. The ' hostess served home-made Ice cream and a lovel y valentine cake. ' PERSONALS Mr. and MrB. Benjamin Pond and daughter , Doris arrived here from Florida on the coldest night of tho year with the temperature 4 ubove zero. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith of Vineyard Haven are living with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pierce. Mr. Smith Is employed by the Barnes Tree Company. Mrs. Daniel Loach Is on a motor trip to Floridu with friemlB for two weeks. Her slBter , Mrs. Lynch , und youngest daughter, of Nantucket, Is caring for the family until hor return. James Crocker came on front Bordentown Military School in New Jersey to attend the funeral services for his brother, Sherman. His mother, Mrs. Wllhelmins Crocker, returned with him and is visiting her daughter, Mrs, Charles Easter and family of Baltimore. Mrs. Easter's little son hus been quite 111, but is now improving. Dr. James Leach has returned from a motor trip to Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. G, Harding Lap- hum , Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker and son , Bobby, and Lorenzo Clif- ford spent Tuesday In Boston where they enjoyed the Sports- men 's Show. Little Linda Parker went with them as far as Mldillo- boro where she spent the day with her aunt , Mary Harris Douglas Kalwert is buck to school , after an absence of six weeks, due to rheumatic fever. The Bennetts, the Griffins, the Pollurds , the Wlllard Phillips , Mrs. Hannah Hord , the Leonard FIBIIB and L. G. Jones, Sr., were among those who enjoyed the delicious baked bean and ealud supper which wus served by the Couples Club at Ostervllle Community Church Saturday night. Major George H. Lapham, togeth- ar with other officers of his Bat- talion , attended the meeting of the Brigade Officers held at the South Armory, Boston , on Sunday. DUTY Duty IB carrying on promptly and ilthfully the affairs now beforo ou. It 1B to fulfill the claims of to- ay.—Goethe. Consciousness of right-doing rings Its own reward ; but not mid the smoke of battle Is merit sen and appreciated by lookers- a.—Mary Baker Eddy. The duty of man Is plain und sha- le , und consists but of two points; Is duty to God , which every man lust feel; and bis duty to his alghbor , to do as he would be done i—Thomas Pine. The path of duty lies ln what is 'uir, and men seek for it in what remote, The work of duty lies what is easy, and men seek for In what Is difficult.—Mencius. The truth Is, one's vocation Is >ver some far-off possibility. It is ways the simple round of duties hich the passing hour brings,— W, Dulles, MARSTONS MILLS . I You Need IT! We Have IT! I THE SENSATIONAL NEW Hoipowra A U T O M A T I C E L E C T R I C W SffCS ¦ DISHWASHE2 | H ^^^ ^-- Z^^BHera's the Only Dithwathar With H J /Phm P P B in ° anc ' ToP-SPr<|y Action! "\ B W" -%4 1 ^^ ®w " I 4§£2=p eASY TERMS X *^ ctUy ' di,he* ¦ re double-wuihed and 3r^^ Bmi! ^^ I 0r i Your 1 no BreMy ' un,aniUry dishcloth. " \ J^LJI __ ^^ BM^ia^ESn Electric I You're out of the kitchen In minuter asSi ^ jBILjBB^ B a^"^ \ Light Bill / Daily cost of doing your dishes is , si" ^^,_ _ ^T stirs to get a demonstration soonl eVERYBODY f S POINTING TO tiutpoiltt *=cDishwashers lgtf$ Cape & Vineyard Electric Company | ^ — i — ^ — i ^ —» i i i -^——^———— ¦ ——^——— ^——^^— »-^—^^ POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT POI ITirAL ADVERTISEM ENT BARNSTABLE ELECTION, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1949 For Selectman and Assessor JOHN D. W. BODFISH I toWKmm , ¦««•".:¦ v •mmamtrnwrn ¦ P^yv , *'?pp^IBSRj - i| ^^ I W H Y ' Watch this space each Friday for ^gjj|BJS" gW ' I the answers. L H Second: I believe In our present form ^aigj of Town Meeting Government. We should y^Ej fc| beware of those uttttcklng it. Un- ^L M Bf der it, the Selectmen can give us efficient i " 4B V -jEBBBr u,ul econom'ca' administration by devoting I ¦T>»EE H^ E E ^ that thought and rare which a full-time ' ^f&llBW J°h should receive. '" ''/SsEiBL BsS^ ^. JOHN D. W. BODFISH I^K ^^ 63 Parkway Place BJ JigA JgPflH Hyannis, Muss. " ^ ——M^—ia——¦———1 DORIS H. NEWCOMB Cape Cod Fire Insurance Agency G E N E R A L I N S U R A N C E " ¦ ~ — ^ — - < 354 Main Sireet Hyannis, Mass. ')>>"Hii>iiEiias>aitaaiiiiiatiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiiiEtiiiiiieiiiuiiaaiainiiaBbiBtiuiuias iitfi (let the Cleaning Habit! Then let us dry clean last Spring 's garments . . . make them look like new. Bring back color brightness and pattern clearness — as the perfection of fit and style that fIi*s t attracted you. / BRADLEY'S CLEANSERS 263 Main Street Hyannis I! Cape Cod Secretarial School Approved for G.I. Training 242 Ocean Street—Hyannis Telephone Hyannis 1372 AUTO PAINTING FENDER REPAIRING WKUUNG * SIMONIRI NG Satisfaction Guaranteed WALKER'S ESSO STATION Cor. Boatk * Nea St.. Weal ICIMI . Il. vanni. REALTOR Personal and confidential Horv too In the purchase and sale of Mid-Cape Heal Estate . Listings desired of houses lurgo and amnll. SAMUEL T. STEWART and ASSOCIATES Tel. Hyannis 1930 13 Sherman Square Hyannis MRS. MAUDE BOE8SE Correspondent Be your own reporter. Tell your correspondent the news POST OFFICE HOURS Incoming Malls: 0:30 a.m.; 11:40 n.m., and 4 p.m. * Outgoing Mails: 9:16 a.m.; 3:00 p.m. Vernon D. Morgan , Postmaster. LIBRAR Y HOUR8: 3 to 0 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- days. Mrs. Cnrollne R. Siebens, Librarian. HASS RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH Church School , 10:30 a.m. Worship Service, 2:30 p.m. METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Adam .1. Soliutz, pastor. Miss Josephine Robinson , organ- ist ; Maude lloesse, supt. Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Church School, 11: '5 a.m. KELLEY CHAPEL (Full. Gospel ) Wells A. Macoy, leader. Church School , 10 a.m. PARENT-TEACHERS ' ASS'N The Parent-Teachers' Association met at the John Slmpkins School on Monday night . Refreshments und a Social hour followed the business meeting, SCOUT VALENTINE PARTY A very successful Valentine par- ty wus held by the newly organized Girl Scout troop on Monday eve- ning at the Scout Home, There ure 38 members and with their escorts und other gnosis tho party num- bered (10. Mrs. Harold Hallett, Mrs. Arthur Rlstuu and Mrs. George Wood were patronesses and Miss Josephine Robinson , Miss Annie Grew und Nona Klco assisted them In their progra m of guinea and dancing followed by refreshments of sandwiches, cake, candy and punch, Everyone had u very happy time . LIBRARY NEWS ' At the regular meeting of the South Yarmouth Library Associa- tion held In the Library on Mon- day, Fob. 7, 1949, the eightieth an- niversary of the founding of the South Yarmouth Library AHBOC IU - llon was noted. Dr. Tupper road an account from MIBB Florence Muker 'H "Yesterday 's Tide" of the llrst meet- ing to organize the Free Social Li- brary. This meeting was hold on a stormy evening, February 8, 1809, ut tho home of Stephen Wing, now 1 the residence of Rev . Willis Phix- ton. Plve members wove present to form the now association, which replaced the Ladles ' Library Asso- ciation. Tho llrst president was Franklin Fearing; vico-prosldeni , W. O. G. Springer , the local doctor; secretary, Stophen Wing; trousuror and librarian , Daniel Wing. There were 32 members or share-holders In tho original association , at ($5.00) live dollars a share, and 60 cents a year dues . Non-mem hers paid for the use of books. Attention wus culled to tho fuel that the Association still dopendn for u part of Its support on the annual dues of members. Have you paid your dollar for 11148-49 7 PER80NALS Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grayson wore the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Wilcox In South Mllford on Sunday. Mrs . Josepliliio Abbey wus a guest of her (laughter , Mrs. Albert Whitehead , Jr., oi( Monday, Mr. Benjamin Farrls Is recover- ing from an attack of grippe at bis home on Station Avenue. Ivan Bassotl, son-in-l aw of Mr. and Mrs . Albert Whitehead , Sr., has returned from Hie Navul Hos- pital at Newport , R. I., where he rocently underwent an operation. Guests of Mr. und Mrs. Clarence Baker over tho weekend were their daughter , Paulina , student nurse at St. Luke 's Hospital In New Bedford , und Mr. und Mrs. Granville Stringer and son of West Wareham, Mrs. George F. .luiues of Pond Street Is now nt the Han Juan Hotel ' at Orlando, Florida. Mrs. James hud a fall on the train enrouto to Floridu and Injured hor back seri- ously, She has spent the week since In u hospital antl then at u friend' s home with u trained nurse hut Is now ublo to stay at. her hotel. Her doctors will not permit hor to make the trip home for several weeks yet. Mrs. Caroline Siebens, librarian , is to be the speaker this week at the Woyur Club of West Yarmouth at the Community Building. She will speuk on "Library Work as a Profession " und will give some book reviews. Mr. John Sears visited his cou- sin, Miss Ethel Hunt , at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital on Tuesduy. Her condition remains very seri- ous, Mrs . Maude Boesse Is expected home from her Connecticut visit this weekend. Her daughter , Mrs. Allen Vera, of Waterbury has re- turned home from the hospital. Miss Miss Frankie E. Sullivan of Boston and Murbleheud was u recent guest of Mrs. Siebens for a few days. Marriage Intentions Charles Frederick Mosher, con- •luclor , Boston, and Emily Lucille Arey, clerk, Hyannis. . South Yarmouth Merrle Hills, Correspondent Be your own reporter. Tell your correspondent the news. POST OFFICE HOURS Mails close 10:30 A.M. und 4:30 P.M. Incoming mulls ready for dis- tribution approximately 8:00 A.M., 11:45 A.M., and 5:00 P.M. Lobby open daily, except Sunday, 0:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Florence L .liogors , Acting PoBtmaster LIBRAR Y HOURS 2-5 und 7-9 p.m. Thursdays. Mrs. Chester R. Stacy, Librarian. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev. Robert 0. Dodds, pastor. Mrs. Cleveland Wilson , organist. 1 and choir loader. Roger G. Edwards , Sunday School Director. i Worship Service—9 : 15 a.m. Sunday School , 10:30 A.M. Thursday, Choir Rehearsals, 7:16 p.m., Junior; 8:0U p.m., Senior. BOY SCOUT COURT OF HONOR Tho Roy Scouts of Troop 5, West Yarmouth, hold its Court of Honor Friday evening at tho West Yar- mouth Community Building. With a setting ot pine boilghB, tents and a canlpfiro, tho Scouts displayed I heir knowledge of tho Morse Code by Bonding nicssiigos wllh n lltishllglit to u receiver scout ut the buck of tho room. Those Bonding the messages wore Douglas Palmer and Edmund La- France; the "receiver scout" was John Hills. Douglas Palmer then gave u very Interesting demonstra- tion of llrBt aid. Tho willing victim , Donald Poolo, sorvod as model for leg splints , arm splints , chest nnd head bandages and artificial respir- ation. Aftor tho various demonstrations tho BCOUtS gathered on the stage for the more serious part of the program. There they met the Court, of Honor , Arthur Graham , Maurice Wood und Cecil Donnloy, who pro- scntod membership curds, and Ten- derfoot Pins to Robert Walcott , Donald Poole, Herhort Pierce and Joel Walcott. After the presentation of pins the new Tenderfoot scouts re- ceived Bcout handkorcliiofs. John Hills , DougluB Palmer and Huy- niond Palmer wore then presented with second class pins by their Scoutmustor Dick John Johnson. Tho final event of tho evening was the presentation or the Stur Scout Rank by Council Representa- tive Robert Dutton , to Robort Snilthson or Baxter Avenue, Mr. and Mrs. George Snilthson were culled on tho Btago. Mr. Snilthaon presented the Star Scout Certifi- cate to his son and Mrs. Smlthson pinned tho covotod emblem on hor son. BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. Joseph Daggett and Mrs.. Donald Ruiner gave a bridge party laU Friday afternoon at Mrs. Dag- gett's home. Among those winning bridge prlr.es were Mrs. Raymond Benrse, Mrs. Elwln Coombs nnd Mrs. Maurice Wood, MR. AND MRS. CLUB Cecil Donnoly wus elected presi- dent of the newly formed Mr. and Mrs. Club ut u meeting held lust Wednesday evening. Other officers of tho West Yarmouth club were Mrs. Roger Edwards, Jr., first vice- president; Mrs. Robort C. Dodds, second vice-president; Mrs. Ralph E. Kimball, secretary, and Mrs. Richard K. Johnson , treasurer. Mrs. Lloyd Welch , Mrs. Frank McGlammory and Mrs. Everett H. Hinckley were appointed a Kiddle Club committee to arrange for nursery school at 9M6 a.ra. on Sundays. A covered dish suppor WUB planned for thoir next mooting to bo hold on March 22. PERSONALS Among thoHo attending the Bos- ton Sportsmen 's und Bout Show wore Alfred Kunyon and son Dick ; Arthur Graham and BOH Dick , and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hills. Miss .loan Randall, daughter of Mr. mid Mrs. Charles Randall, IUIB boon ill with it mild case of virus pneumonia. Winthrop, Wilbur , Jr., of Colonial Acres wus elected niiistor council- lor or Cape Cod DeMolay last Thursday evening at an election hold in the Masonic Temple In Hy- [ annis. Among tho officers appoint- I oil by tho now master councillor were Vorium Guild , electrician , and Richard Kenyon, fifth preceptor, both or W'oHt Yarmouth. Mrs. Frank McGlammory, Mrs. Art bur Pearson ami Mrs. Raymond Bearse entertained friends recent- ly at u Coffee party given for tho benefit of a WoYur Matrons project. Miss Elisabeth Mouges, who 1B a Student at Ton Acres School in Wollesley, will be the guest of Mr. and Airs. Isaac Hills of Berry avo- nuo this coming weekend. Mm. Charles 12, Suxo of Berry Avenue spent last weekend visiting friends In Huston. West Yarmouth In Chatham , Jan. 80, by tho Rev, Stephen H, Smith , Mayimrd E. Nlckorsnii , South Chatham, und Miss Dorothy M. Thayer, Harwich- port . lii Forest IIII IH, N . Y „ Feb. 12, Robert ,|. Melosh, Itldgowood , N.J., and Miss Barbara A. Klblor , Woods Hole. Ill Huston , by the Itov. Dunn Mc- Lean (ireoly, Raymond N. Alvaross , Montpolior , VI., and MI SB Ruth II. Thompson , Orleans, MARRIAGES At Cape Cod Hospital Jan. 31, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wakefield , Provlncetown. Fob. l , a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Stearns , North Har- wlch. Feb. 8, a daughter io Mr. and Mrs., Peter Cabral , Hyannis. Feb. x, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick IV Ohmann , Bast- ham. Feb. 9, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs . Allen W. Anthony, Hyannis. Fob. (I, u daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Raker , Hyannis, Fob. 8, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Quinn , Orleans. Feb. 12, a son to Mr. and Mrs. William II. Wllnlkalnen , Hyannis. Fob. 13, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Chester W. Glbbs , Dennis. Feb. 14, a son to Mr. und Mrs. Loo M. ('miners , Dennis. Fell . 12, u son to Mr. and MIB . John Howe, North Falmouth. Feb. 12 , a son to Mr. and Mrs . William J. Illinium, WOB I Barn- stable . Fob. 12, u son to Mr. nnd Mrs. John ii. iiowo , Falmouth. Fob. 12, a son to Mr. und Mrs. Bradford w. Selte, West Yarmouth. Fob. 11 , a dtuightor to Mr, and Mrs. Harold R. Gardner , Baru- stable . Feb, II , a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ,1. Powers, llyunnls, BIRTHS JEWELRY nnd CLOCK REPAIRS .Silver ltoplated Bends Rostrung ! Cinderella Jewelry Shop Watches - Clocku - Jewelry 34(1 II Main Street HyuilllU