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Mr . Nelson voiced his objection
thusly: "Someday we are going to
need a full-time clerk and when
that day comes his office should
be located on Main Street where
It would be easily accessible. I be-
lieve a logical place would l>o on
the rear of the Fire Station."
Water Superintendent Kenneth
R. Greene, who would do much
work on the building, snid ho felt
It should be located out on Thin-
ney's Lane so the activities of tho
department would bo centralized.
He also said he felt the Fire De-
partment needed land behind the
station for its own activities .
Mr . Lovell said there has been
a certain amount of friction be-
tween the Water Department and
Fire Department. "1 havo heard It
said that the fire chief would like
to see us out of there," bo de-
clared.
Frank H, Hinckley, Jr., urged
further study, stating that "there
seetns to be disagreement Involv-
ing the Prudentlnl Committee ,
Water Commissioners, Klre De-
partment and residents of Phln-
ney's Lane."
In reply to a question Mr. Lovell
said the proposed building on
Phlnney 's Lane would raise the tax
rate next year by about GO cents.
Other than the nbovo discussion
the meeting wns routine. At tho
conclusion of the session Treasurer
David L. Crocker said that as the
result of appropriations voted the
tax rate for next year could In-
crease by 50 cents.
Worcester, Massachusetts, boforo
entering the Marino Corps. He
recently returned from tho NATO
maneuvers in tho Mediterranean
area and is now stationed at Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina
PERSONALS
Mr. anil Mrs. Clarence Hangs
have arrived homo after spending
(en weeks In Nbkomls, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Marshall
are spending a few weeks in
Charleston, South Carolina.
Mrs. Virginia Clianibcrlln and
son Warren plan to move to West
Yarmouth this week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Anderson aro
visiting their son , Peter In Now
Orleans for several weeks,
Mrs. Julian l.mniners and daugb-
Mrs . Julian Lammas and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ralph [sham, have re-
lumed from Tampa , Florida to Now
York City whore tho visiting an-
other or Mrs. Lummas'a daughters,
Mrs. Paul Krumming.
Barnstabme Voters
Postpone Water
Department Building
Harrison T. Drew of Bumpns
Road , Hynnnls , a candidate for elec-
tion to the Prudential Committee
of the Hyannis Fire District next
Wednesday night , was born In Hy-
annis , attended the local schools
nnd has been a member of the Fire
Department for 19 years, holding
the rank of lieutenant. He Is a mem-
ber of the Firemen 's Association
and past president of that organ-
ization , a member of the Roscuo
Squad , member of Hyannis Lodge
of Elks and of the Federated
Church of Hyannis .
Mr. Drew Is married and f ather
of two children , Harrison Jr., 4,
and Douglas Parker , 8, He Is em-
ployed ns a salesman for the E. C.
Hall Company.
PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE
CANDIDATE IN HYANNIS
QUALIFICATIONS TOLD Our congratulations go to John
Antone, Jr., son of John D, An-
tone, ot Groat Marsh Road , Cen-
terville , who received his promo-
tion to corpornl In the United
States Army In January. Youn g
John has served over two years In
the armed forces—eight months of
which were spent In tho states, 16
months In Japan and four months
In Korea where ho Is now sta-
tioned.
CENTERVILLE SOLDIER
RECEIVES CORPORAL'S STRIPES
In 1809 a group of Centerville
(oiks met In one of their homes,
and formed the Centerville Library
Association. Started in the local
general store, the library continued
In similar company, occupying odd
shelves here and there, for eight
years when It was moved to the
village carriage shop.
The following year It was lo-
cated In the ante-room of Howard
Hall - which then occupied the
iarge plot next to the Village
Church. The library was opened to
the public on Saturday afternoons,
when Its 308 books were made
available, carefully wrapped in
brown paper jackets.
In 1881, a small building waf
erected on land adjoining the old
school yard - the library's home
for the next sixteen years. Then In
1897 the attractive little building
next to the church was built. Foi
almost 60 years the ivy climber!
over the grey Bhlngles , and eagei
feet hurried over Its threshold It
search of the truth , beauty anc
pleasure that are to be found Ir
books.
The beautiful new building, t
gift of Charles L. Ayling in memorj
of hla father , General Augustui
Davis Ayling, was furnished bj
contributions from civtc-mlndet
people and friends of the Village
Library who believe in and appre
elate the Bervico and joy that tin
library gives to a villag e.
Among special exhibits at th<
library during National Llhran
Week will be paintings by Ilerber
Sunderman , art supervisor in FaI
mouth schools; Capo Cod fabric:
by Mrs. Peter Palchls and a ship 'i
figurehead and marine handicraft ;
by Iio Oliva. On Wednesday, tin
lftth , the Centerville teachers wil
be tho special guests of tho llbrar;
at a tea to he held from 3 to !*
> p.m
Library hours arc. 3 to fi on Men
day, Wednesday and Friday after
noons and 7 to 9 on Tuesday ant
Thursday evenings.
Miss Streeter Is a graduate o
West Springfield High SchCHjJ am
Hay Path Junior College, Long
meadow , Massachusetts , where six
was a commercial art maor. Slit
is employed* In the art department
of the Springfield Newspapers.
Cpl. Greene Is a graduate ol
Barnstable High School and ut
, tended Becker Junior College
March 16 - 22
Centerville Library
Began 90 Years Ago
In A General Store
National Library Week
ly. At one time Joseph Jefferson
entertained. On another occasion ,
the Library published a cook book
called the "Iyanough Cookbook",
containing all the local house-
wives' tried and true receipts.
One of the more spectacular fund
raising projects was that of the
exhibition of the sea turtle. At the
time the Library was housed in
the building at the head of Pleas-
ant Street. Apparently Sam Hal-
lett, aided and aheted by James
Otis, bargained for the sea turtle
among the weir fishermen in Barn-
stable. The turtle was then exhib-
ited In the Library building - but
not for long - for the Board of
Health seemed to look upon the
idea with a wary eye. Before the
turtle was whished away, the ex-
hibition netted the Library $12.00,
a Bum certainly not to he sneezed
at in the 1890s.
Even after the Library became
settled in its permanent home, the
Captain Hallett House, it continued
to help support itself by confining
the use of the Library to two rooms
on the ground floor and it wasn't
until about 1917 that the Library
ceased renting part of the build-
ing to tenant families.
On looking back, those who have
guided the Librar y through the
years to its present status have
much of which to be proud.
Through their constant efforts , the
Library, through bequests, endow-
ments and the active suppor t of
the inhabitants of the village, can
boast of Its new Encyclopedia Brit-
tanlca and Encyclopedia American-
na. Last year the library bought or
acquired 1,045 new books.
The children 's room can boast
of the latest in science, books ns
well as tlie classics. The reading
room has almost every popular mag-
azine being published , to be read
at the Library, or borrowed nnd
read at home. And a wealth of
"Cape Codana" may be had for the
asking for there are bound copies
of the Barnstable Patriot (or the
Hyannis Patriot as it was then
called) going back for many years,
old town reports, old maps and
1 street directories.
It would profit everyone to drop
in and become acquainted with the
Library, especially during this com-
ing National Library week.
On November 1
, 1865, fourteen
ladies met at the large stucco home
on East Main Street of Captain
Sylvester Baxter to form the Hy-
annis Literary Association. New
England was in its full bloom of
culture and libraries were spring-
ing up all about Hyannis: Sturgls
Library in Barnstable, dating back
to 1796, the Yarmouth library, dat-
ing back to 1808, the Literary So-
ciety of Brewster founded In 18C2
and the West Yarmouth library
opened in 1862. It was not seemly
that Hyannis should ignore this tre-
mendous interest and under the
able direction of Rosella Ford Bax-
ter the Hyannis Literary Associa-
tion embark ed on a forty-three year
nomadic career of moving from one
place to another as it grew until it
finally moved to Captain llallett's
house on Main Street , where it
still remains.
The Librar y's first home wns in
Tobey 's Store on Pleasant Street ,
in tho building which now houses
(he Barnstable Patriot. Tobey's was
the village 's "department store"
and several shelves were devoted i
to the books and magazines. While
the records are by no means com-
plete, It Is evident that the Library
grew and It was moved to a build-
ing at the head of Pleasant Street
which now is occupied by the gift
shop of the Colonial Candle Com-
pany. In 1S95 the Library moved
across the street to a room In the
back of what was then the Satur-
day Night Club Building-. By 1908
it was apparent to the trustees
that more adequate housing was
needed and a building fund was
Started. Forseeing this need , one
of the trustees, Jams Otis, bought
the land and building now used by
•he Library and held It until such
time the Library Association was
able to buy the property. Not too
much is known about the history
of this property although it is be-
lieved that in the 1830s it was
owned by Otis Lorlng, postmaster,
and part of the house was used
for that purpose. It was purchased
from Mr. Lorlng in the lute 1840s by
Captain Samuel Hallet and held in
his possession until Its sale to
Mr. otls.
In the beginning the Hyannis li-
brary was a subscription library,
and it continued that way until
1302. The membership fee was $1
Per year for the ladies and $5 per
year for the gentlemen. In 1902 the |
Library was Incorporated and It
was made a free public library,
open to the use of all in Hyannis
and Hyannlsport.
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