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Work has come to a stand-
still on what has been an-
nounced as a restaurant be-
ing constructed by Floyd Van-
Duser at his marina on Barn-
stable Harbor. !
Under the town's by-laws,
which are based on the State
Statutes, it is required that a
restaurant have one or two
toilets.
Mr. VanDuzer has failed to
assure Plumbing Inspector
George Churchill that plans
for the building include toilet
facilities and Building Inspec-
tor Herbert D. Stringer will
not issue a permit for the
structure until such assur-
ance is given.
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There May Be Restaurant
At Barnstable Marina,
Then Again Maybe Not
REFLECTIONS ON TOWN MEETING
This is to tie up some loose ends from town meeting which
we didn 't have time, space nor energy to attend to last week.
All would agree, it would seem that, the new hi gh school
auditorium proved an excellent site for the meeting.
There were a few "hugs " in the amplify ing system which
were annoying at times. Otherwise the seats were plush , temper-
ature and humidity proper and facilities for creature comforts
handy out in the lobby.
We 'd guess that the largest number of persons present at
any time was between 750 and H0O, at about 9 p.m. of the Tues-
day session. At that time very few of the 7.11 seats on the
auditorium lloor were empty, about 25 persons were on the
stage and there were a few standees around the rear of tin:
hall. * ' -~ -*
Overall, we 'd say, the meeting was more decorous than
most of the past several years. There were? few tirades, a mini-
mum of loud speeches and , aside fro m one incident , no name
calling on a personal level.
This exception was when Jim Woodward let his sense of
indignation get out of hand as lie dressed down a young man
who sought to have the meeting reconsider the Lewis liny
bulkhead and boat anchorage'
True, for the meeting to have voted this action would
have been Democracy in reverse, particularl
y in view of the
fact that there were far few voters present when the recon-
sider motion was presented than had voted to defeat the pro
posal on the first day.
Hut Mr. Woodward 's personal blast at Mr. (ioode was mi
called for—as Moderator Henry L. Murphy quickl y pointed
out.
* » * » »
MODERATOR MURPHY CARRIES ON A TRADITION
Ineidental y, in our op inion , the town is f o r t u n a t e to h ave
a moderator of Mr. Murp hy 's calibre.
Henry A. lOllis , who retired three years ago a f t e r umpteen
years, had functioned with such a deft touch and spiced the
job with so much humor that his reputation was far-flung.
"Barnstable 's town meeting will never be the same with-
out Henry " was a phrase repeatedly beard,
fu his three years at the podium Mr Murphy has carried
on in the same tradition. He is e m i n e n t l y fair and help ful to
those who would speak, he keeps things moving and his fine
sense ol humor dramatizes genuinely amusing incidents with-
out letting them get out of hand.
AS USUAL, THE MEETING HAD A LIGHTER SIDE
Here were some of the quips which drew laughs this
year :
By Leo Fondini of Hyannis , d u r i n g discussion of what
activities would be allowed in a marine business area—"I'm
operator for 24 years of the Twin Villa Lodge—can any body
tell me whether that is business or pleasure. "
By Ben Teel of Centerville , during his debate with Mr.
Swain on his Piney Point project, "Bob Elliott says, to II
with Mr. Swain, we 'll go 'round him. "
By Ken Turner of Cotuit during discussion of article ask-
ing funds to spread sand on some beach— "Last lime we voted
money for sand we got a combination of loam , gravel and
roots which was a bit rough on a little girl's undersides. "
By Mr. Woodward during discussion of proposed purchase
of land on ponds in Martsons Mills— " I 'm not a real estate
salesman , I ' m a purchaser 's helper. "
By Selectman Adams during discussion
, of an article pro-
posing a change in the wage and salary scale by-law—"Prom
the wording of this you mig ht possibl y t h i n k we intended to
swap off the police department for the superintendent of
sewers. "
And speaking of Mr. Woodward, you may not always agree
with what he says but you must admit that he hi the most
powerful town meeting personality. Certainly, he never is dull.
MR. WOODWARD IS A POWERFUL PERSONALITY
Actually, Mr. Woodward is the last of the old-time town
meeting orators. Over the years he tangled verbally with many
similar debaters, men like Judges Charles C. Paine, Collen
(Continued from Page t)
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^V Barnstable \
f
Under-Currents
Most Important decision made by
Barnstable Wre District members
ut their uiiuuul meeting Monday
night i" Village Hall was to refer
to a committee for further study
HID proposed now quarters for the
Water Uepurtment .
This decision came when the
meeting unanimously approved an
amendment submitted by 1'. Cordon
Nelson of the l'rudentliil COJII -
mlltee.
ll y virtue of the amendment to
an article which asked funds for
construction oi a 17,800 building on
I'lilimey 's Utile near Hie well fields
Moderator William P. Kwlft wus
authorized to name a committee of
live to stud y the f¦•aHilj ilily o( a
building hero, ut some other situ
or us an uddltlon to Die Fire
1 station*
i Appointed to the committee were
William A. Jones, Jr., Unit asslst-
ant engineer of the departmeni and
owner of a home on 1'hliiney 'n
Lane; Herbert M. Lovell of the
Hoard of Wuter Conunluionsrs;
Ralph A. Harrow , Kenneth /iarnani
and Richard H. Gallagher.
This committee will report with
recommendations at a special dis-
trict meeting to be held within
three months.
At Monday's session Mr. I.ovell
waa spokesman for those who fav-
ored the building mi I'lifini cy ' .
Lauo and Mr. Jones and Mr. Nel-
100 led the opposition.
Mr. I.ovell said the buildin g /
needed us u place for the keeping
of records and equipment , thai
there Is no guarantee that the
Htructure could no added to the
proHont t>111111i ¦ 11-. and tbat It might
cost $12,000 or 118,000 for the ad-
dition.
Architect Richard s. Gallagher
disagreed with Mr. I/mill on thlH
point
Mr. Jones said thai UH iiHalHtaiil
chief of the l'Mro Iiepnrlmiint he
favored u building for the Water
Department t>"t aa a resident of
J'hlmiey ' |,;uie he WIIH oppniiod. He
said that , In his opinion , audi a
Building would he a detriment to
a residential neighborhood. "It
might bo good looking, but It xlill
would be a garage with pipes lying
all around. First thing you know
the kidn would he over there throw-
ing pipes at PSMlng cam ", he
declured.
A voter raised the question or
whether , under the zoning code ,
a wuter department building could
he erected in a residential cone
without a variance. Mr. Lovell
quoted the lection or the by-law
which authorize * auch a Htructure.
(Continued on page 2)
Barnstable Voters Postpone
Water Department Building
important personalities and a
long and varied program will fea-
ture dedication exercises nnd an
Open House Saturday of the now
National Guard Armory In llynn-
nls, n building which seems dos-
tlncd to play an important pail in
the civic , Hoclal and recreatltml fu-
ture of the Town or Barnstable.
Evonts will begin with a parade
to tho buildin g Htartlng JUKI before
two o'clock in the afternoon, and
conclude with a military ball hint-
ing 'till midnight.
Among the dignitaries expected
to attend are Robert l'\ Murphy,
lieutenant-governor of the Gore
monwealth; Major General Edgar
Krlokson , chief of the National
I Guard Bureau of these United
States and State Adjutant (ieneral
William II. Harrison, highest rank
ing National Guard officer In the
Commonwealth,
The armory In the recently
1 $uo'i ,m>(> pliiH home on Boutli Struct
of Mattery 1") of the JABth AAA Bui
tallon oi ilit: Nailoirai Ldard. Mem-
bers, Home fid Strong, are from
Barnstable and towns east to Prov-
Incetown.
These men of tho unit will IIH -
iicmble before two o'clock In the
parking ana to the rear of Ilia
Town Office Ilulldlng ami parade
IO the new headquarters to the
strains of martial mimic played
by Hi e Barnstable lllub band.
Arriving ai the front entrance,
participants ami the general pub-
lic , which IH cordially invited , will
pause while Dr. Carl h". Si biillz
of the Federated Church of iiy-
IUIII IH (lollverH the invocation.
TII IK will be followed by a flag
raining ceremony and Iho cutting
of llie ribbon at (be entrance with
Barnstable selectmen performing
ihis function.
Then Inside the building He i e
will be unveiling of the descriptive
plaque with Mrs. Gertrude t' . Greg-
ory of I'rovineelown doing I be
bonors. she in the mother ot Cap-
tain Joseph L. Gregory, command-
ing officer or the unit,
Continuing, lhin afternoon cere-
mony will include a talk by l.len
tenant Colonel Vincent P. McMa-
hon, commanding officer of the
battalion , remarks or welcome from
Captain Gregory and from Hani
stable seleotinen, selections by the
Ilarnatable High baud and an ad-
dress by Adjutant (lenernl llarri
Hon.
The afternoon program will con-
clude with a concert by the new
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School
band. Then there will be an inspec-
tion or the building and a muni
boef dinner at 8:80 served to an
expected 1150 glioma.
After the banquet there will be
rcinarliH from I .leuieiiant (iovomor
Murphy and address by Major Gen-
eral Briokson. These will bo fol-
lowed by the military ball , which
wil be Informal, Mimic will ho by
a 18 piece orchestra supplied
through the courtesy of the Caps
MiiHlclatiH Union.
Main feature of the armory IH a
huge tiHHombly ball (t (>0 by 70
rent ) w h h h can accommodate near-
ly 1,0(1(1 pei'HoiiH and which vitally
¦ukiibl affor d BPflce for a full sixed
l. ;i , l i i li .ill coUrl with plenty ul
room for speotators,
Overhead in thin hall uro attrac-
tive arched stress members made
of laminated Western pine.
other facilities in the building
Include locker and nhower ronton
(one room linn about i:.n lookers
ami nix nbowernl , u targe cafeteria
wiih kitchen (furnished), claim
rooms, Htipply rooms and vuultn ,
offices and a recreation room, in
the basement IH a rifle range wiib
live target arena and npace which
could 'Serve an a bomb Hbeltor for
hundreds or persons.
Captain Gregory Hitya I lie facili-
ties Of the armory will be available
at very reasonable ohargei to any
legitimate organisations, lie imii
oated ibut conventions could be
held there , along with dancen , ban
quota and Iho like.
Al a future date it la expected
that a basketball court will be out-
lined in Ilii! main hall ami remov-
able blackboards Installed, in thin
evcnl I lie armory might well meet
Iho need for a recreational build-
ing or the type which , for several
yoara, the Recreation Commission
hfi H urged Hie town to finance.
Hyannis Armory Dedication Saturday,
Building Is Available For Community
L^fvf
roup of
Barnstable High pupils, along with five from New Bedford Vocational School , studied
Hectm „ "" ;'t at first hand by sitting in Tuesday at an organization meeting of Barnstable selectmen.
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' lert to r'Snt. George L. Cross, Victor E\ Adams and E. Thomas Murphy. Rear , same order ,
Nsrvl ,' H°wes- teacher of social studies at the school , P. Gordon Nelson of Ilarnstable, Bruce f hilds oi
He nun ' " Do>'le
°' Barnstable, Bruce Carlson of West Harnstuble, and Nancy Hall of Ostervillo.
Dj, ' 1S Werp rtinners-up when representatives we re selected at the school to take part in Government
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' «udiea classes at Barn-
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«ohooie not
only saw gov-
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1 8 nuking but saw
r« Chapter in what may be-
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*a Jr* '"Mr:i *l» «» City and
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6h lesulttr orean-
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Ul VOtetl api,roval
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"re olttcers.
U ''"I along In routine fashion
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" °f Se'ectmen Vic-
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ls metnioned the name
W, assiM
Va°Duw»r of Curama-
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harb°nnaster In
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NuL .h
u C r°Bs." You and I
Hann °thei' members of
P oa *Cy have al"*™t
r6h«*>ter
f or aot Mr Van-
« oe re-appolnted.
"Right now 1 feel that Mr. Van-
Duzer should be replaced, at least
I want time to study the situation
further and would suggest that we
defer aclon upon his matter," Mr.
Cross added.
Other members of the board con-
curred and the final selection of
the harbormaster for Barnstable
was delayed until a later date.
Appointment of a matron for the
Town Infirmary also was left open.
All others were re-named and , in
organizing themselves, the hoard
lined up us last year with Mr. Ad-
ams, chairman , Mr . Cross, chair-
man of assessors, and E. Thomas
Murphy, chairman ot the Board of
Public Welfare.
In the course of the session the
selectmen also acted to Implement
the vote of town meeting, which
adopted a resolution opposing the
acquisition by the State for recrea-
tional purposes of land on three
lakes in Marstons Mills.
Selectmen voted to write to the
Legislative committee wlib h will
make a recommendation on the
question and Inform that body of
what Barnstable has done upon Us
own initiative to make recreation-
al facilities available for summer
guests.
In tho letter tho selectmen ulso
will point out that , basi d upon ex-
perience of tho Town of Barn-
stable, any attempt by the Stale to
take over the property by eminent
domain proceedings is likely to be
a very expensive, proposition.
The visit by the pupils was part
of a program arranged by Charles
H. Howes of the social studies
department at BHS in cooperation
with a teacher from the New Bed-
ford school. Vocational pupils vis-
ited various town departments and
other places of lntereet here Tues-
day. Later in the week the pupils
from Barnstable, accompanied by
Mr. Howes, visited New Bedford
and witnessed various municipal
functions.
Students Study Town Affairs At First Hand
Among lega l notices in today 's
Patriot are applications from per-
sons seeking licenses to sell alco-
holic beverages, including eight for
the one new seasonal license avail-
able because of the revision up-
ward of the summer population ol
the town .
Also, there are invitations for
bids on equipment and supplies for
the Highway Department , including
two new dump trucks, ready-mix
concrete, concrete pipe and bitum-
inous materials.
THESE NOTICES ARE ON
PAGES 8 and 9
NEWSY LEGAL NOTICES
PUBLISHED TODAY
Growth of Hyannis Main Street
lias been extensive and healthy,
and, with effort and proper direc-
L' will continue along these
ties, Selectman George L. Cross
jjid members of the Hyannis
Board of Trade at their meeting
Tuesday night.
Mr. Cross was introduced by
President John Braden as "a man
iho, we all agree, has done a tre-
mendous job for the town."
Tracing the growth of Main
Street towards the West, Mr. Cross
said that we not only have had
much build ing, but good building.
"There have been some ex-
tremes, but invariably these have
tan summer shops ," Mr. Cross de-
tlared.
Mr. Cross said the village has
uperior parking artas. "These are
a tribute to the business men who
lave carried the ball for a program
tblch has not always been pop-
lar," lie added.
i Cm: t in Med on page 8)
C^s Talks About
"Main Street" To
Board Of Trade
mat rn»y be an all-time recora
brevity was established in West
|
2£ 1
-t night when the
lal Fire District meeting re-
hired on'y 17 mlnutes-
i Dare qu°rum was present and
I articles passed as they appear-
J to tie warrant except one which
.let *1872 for 8trW!t lightinB -
L amonnt was reduced to J1536
.
. amendment when It was ex-
L,ed that the larger sura was
Hi necessary.
Only .13 voters exercised their
Ljyue in the un-eon tested elec-
,ioo which preceded the meeting.
fest Barnstable
Le District
Lrs Act Fast
Highway Surveyor Stanley R.
Doane has listed a tentative sched-
ule ot new sidewalk construction
to be carried out this year in the
villages and financed by the $15,000
voted at annual town meeting.
They are as follows:
(for Hyannis Elementary School )
Bacon Hd. and Murphy Rd.
Centerville . . . Main St. (West
side) between the Post Office
and Memorial Square.
Ostervllle . . . Main St. between
Veterans Memorial Hall and E.
Bay Road and Wlanno Ave.
(West Bay Rd. under considera-
tion).
Marstons Mills . . . River Rd . . .
from the square toward s Lovell's
Lane.
Cotuit . . . School St . . between
High St. and Highland Ave.
Highland Ave. Ext. under con-
sideration.
W. Barnstable . . . on Route GA
from intersection of No. 149 to-
ward Eldrld ge & Bourne ware-
house.
Barnstable . . . on Route 6A in
the Cummaquld section (Souza 's
corner)
New Sidewalk
Projects Listed
For Villages
Hyannis Fire Chief Glenn B.
Clough hopes there will be discus-
sion at the annual district meeting
next Wednesday night of a recom-
mendation in his report that, if
eventually adopted by the district,
would result in the manning ot
the station by a night crew.
Chief Clough feels that this
policy, which cost district voters
about $16,000, is needed in the In-
terest of safety and efficiency.
At present when tho alarm
Bounds at night there Is only one
man at the station nnd tho trucks
cannot "roll" until volunteers
arrive.
If there were men sleeping nt
the station the equipment could
get to the scene more quickly.
"The day may como when this
could mean a saving of several
lives", Chief Clough points out.
The plan would bo to divide the
night-time duty (and extra pay)
among members of the department.
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HYANNIS CHIEF HOPES
FOR DISCUSSION OF
I NIGHT DUTY PROPOSAL