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W fyt 2Bamgtable patriot — Founded in 1830 — Published Weekly at 396 Main Street, Suite 15 • P.O.Box 1208 • Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601 Tel:(508) 771-1427 • Fax: (508) 790-3997 E-mail info@barnstablepatriot.com • www.barnstablepatriot.com PUBLISHER , Robert F. Sennort, Jr. EDITOR David Still II BUSINESS MANAGER Barbara I. Henmgan ASSOCIATE EDITOR Edward F Maroney ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Lucinda S. Harrison Representative Kathleen Manwanng Reporter John Picano Representative Melora B. North Reporter Carol A. Bacon Representative Jack Mason Representative DESIGN/PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT Cathy Staples Graphic Designer CIRC. & RECEPTION Tanya Ohanian David Bailey Graphic Designer _,,«*», ( MEMBER NEW ENGLAND PRESS ASSOCIATION ; " > ^ \ First Place, General Excellence -New England Press Association, 2001 *"' fT> * First Place, General Excellence -Advertising, 2002 & 2003 EARLYFILES COMPILED BYJOHN WAHERS EARLYFILESeBARNSLiBLEPffitlOT.COM FROM BARNSTABIE PATRIOT MAY I. 1986 HOW BIG IS A WHALE - Heather Hanson of Centerville Elementary School responds to the question put to her and her classmates at the school insidethe 4-H Beachcomber Marine Museum on Wheels. A field trip which comes to area schools , the program is sponsored by Cape Cod Extension Service & UMass. 1836 We made notice in the marine intelligence that the whaling ship Awashanks, of Falmouth with 650 barrels of oil, was at Oahu in Novembei last, in charge of the third mate to return home im- mediately. She had been attacked by the natives at Brainwall Island, and her Master, first and second mates killed. 1866 In Superior Court this week there was an action by Gustavas F. Swift vs. George H. Pierce to recover of the defendants , contractors on the C. C. Central Railroad , the amount of a bill of meat supplied to one Joseph Hoar, who kept a boarding shanty. It was alleged that this was done by order of defendants... This the defendants denied. Verdict for Plaintiff for $317.16 1896 The corner stone of the new Nor- mal School Building at Hyannis within which was deposited a copper box containing materials commemorative of the times and the occasion, was laid last week. The stone was set on Wednesday; it is of brown stone and forms the north-east corner of the water- table which extends around the buildingjust below the bottom of the first storywindows. (The stone is just above the cross marked on the left of the cut.) The box was prepared by Mr. Franklin Crocker and with a small party of spectators sealed and deposited the box which was eleven inches long, and five inches deep in the cavity that had been hollowed out in the solid stone just large enough to receive it. Inside are photos of Main Street with six carriages abreast. The Iyanough House, the Universalist Church , Soldiers Monument in Centerville, and old fashioned wind gristmill. A copy of the first edition of the Congressional Report , A report of the U.S. Commissioners on education. 1891-92 , Report of the officers of the town of Barnstable for 1892 givinga full list of taxpay- ers and taxable property. List of legal voters. Copy of the resident and business directory. Copy of the Boston Journal of the 24th of April 1896. Business cards of many of the businesses of Hyannis. The names of the pupils of the Barnstable High School. 1906 A panorama in the window of Cherry and Company in New Bedford shows a selection of beautiful gowns displayed. The entire store presents a strikingly beautiful appearance to mere men, and it is not strange that it should appeal much more strongly to those of the fairer sex. There engineer replied , that there are approximately 281,402 acres or 12,377,898,600 square feet. At ten cents a square foot it is worth $1,237,789,860, which is probably what it will bring if sold to small purchasers and speculator, but if sold to ultra wealthy people, say millionaire class for permanent palatial homes it will fetch $1.00 per square foot,which willamount to $12,377,898,600. 1936 A fire in a heavily wooded sec- tion cleaned up 25 acres in North Harwich Saturday before the Harwich Fire Department , aided by the Shawme state forest corps, 50 men from the CCC camp in at East Brewster and volunteers,was able to bring it under control. Aid was early asked by the Harwich fire chief with quick response. A strong gale drove the fir along rapidly. The origin of the fire has not been determined. 1946 Scores of fans who watched the Boston Braves shellac the Brook- lyn Dodgers Tuesday afternoon stood up in the lucky 7th to find that the freshly painted seats had not dried. At first a bit irate about the slow drying green finish, the fans calmed down when they were assured by Braves management that their cleaning bills would be taken care of. Just how many Cape Codders were among the painted fan (nie)s no one will ever know. but Hyannis knows of at least one real baseball enthusiast who returned wearing Braves ' green war paint. The green is right Judge Hudson interrupted his account to ask him if he had a comb. The young man replied that he thought he did have a comb and the Judge instructed him to comb his hair. Not finding one the Judge instructed him to leave the witness box and go into the spectators sections and find a comb and comb his hair. The Judge said."Youwouldn't appear in court wearing a ring in your nose, would you?" 1966 Wellover halfofthe total$827,000 estimated value of new construc- tion in the town of Barnstable during the month of March was for dwellings , it was reported today by Building inspector Her- bert Stringer.Thirty-four permits were issued for new homes, repre- senting a total value of $487,400. Fifteen of them were for $188,900 worth of new dwellings in Hyannis. Centerville 's was next with two permits for a value of $37,000. 1976 A blonde blue-eyed little girl Heidi Lynn Fitzpatrick who had turned three years old just a month ago was found dead face down and floating in four feet of water in the swimming pool of tii \ Charles Motor Lodge yesterday morning. The Chase street child disappeared Tuesday afternoon at about 4:30 walking her puppy in the vicinity of South and Sea Street. A dozen witnesses told Barnstable policeyesterday morn- ing they recalled having seen the CONTINUED ON PAGE A:11 EDITORIALS No such thing as a free ride For a school system looking for funds , providing access to the impressionable and captive ages 5 to 17 market riding its buses seems an odd move. Bus Radio is a relatively new firm that provides district- specific programming for the morning and afternoon runs on school buses. The company has been talking with Barnstable school officials about installing these systems, "at no charge," on all district buses. The supposed payoff for the school is a better-disciplined bus ride, which will be tested on some of the more challenging routes locally next week. At the initial presentation of the proposal last month, com- pany officials said they would work with the school district to develop public service an- nouncements and also on the types of advertising that would be allowed on the direct-to- bus system. That's good and it shows a willingness to be part- ners with the system. That the company is willing to make an investment of $2,000 per bus to equip the district's transporta- tion system is also nice, but let's be honest about the moti- vation: selling ads. The basic model for selling ads, whether on air or in news- papers, is the audience or circu- lation that can be reached. Last month, company officials said one of the things that makes Barnstable attractive is that the district's bus routes are well organized, maximizing the number of students on each. In the advertising world that's called good market penetration. The company does not shy away from this, and the school committee's questioning of the group also shows it's going into the trial with eyes open. The school department would also receive a percentage of the advertising dollars. Given the level of questioning by the school committee about not only music and advertising content , but about the com- pany's financial backers and longevity, it's fair to say that members have a good under- standing of what the proposal represents. That will help guide the committee's decision. The school department still charges annual transportation fees. Somehow turning the bus- es into profit-making ventures for a private company seems at odds with that reality. Commercial radio is also about making money, but those in control of the dial can also exercise the option to turn the station on or off. Those riding the bus don't have those op- tions. If music calms the savage , or at least unruly, beasts on the buses, perhaps it's a good enough tradeoff , but if the school committee moves ahead with full implementation , there needs to be enough on the table to make a difference for the district. DS II editor@barnstablepatnot.com j Next Week in W yt patriot... ^ A & E Lighthouse Join us for a peek at the offerings of Cape theaters this summer... j www.barnstablepatriot.com BARNSTABLE PATRIOT ISSN 0744-722 1 Pub No. USPS 044-480 Periodica] Postage paid at the Hyannis Post Office and at additional entry offices Published weekly a! 396 Main Si . Hyannis . MA (I2MM Terms: $29.(Mi per year in advance We assume no financial responsibility. ti>r typographical crmni In advertisements, but wc will reprint ih.n p.m «>l ihe advertisement in ishiJi the emu incurs POSTMASTER: send address changes In THE BARNS I ABLE PARTIOT I'll Box I2IIK. Iltannis. M\ 1126(11 © 2006, The Barnstable Patriot , a division of Ottaway Newspapers Inc. Cape Comment By Ed Semprini CHOWDAH BOWL The story reported that Kim Torres of Chatham is not your normal science teacher. Digging into the Cape Cod Chronicle story, the reader quickly determines that Torres also in not your normal housekeeper. Normal housekeepers do not keep stuffed squirrels , wild turkeys . raccoons, skunks and seagulls, along with Madagascar cock- roaches , meal worms, toads and African frogs around the home surroundings. Torres does. Oldtime Cape Codders enjoy telling and re-telling the time-worn yarn of how tour- ists described the locals as eccentric characters , and then are told. "Yup. and they all go home after Labor Day." Kim Torres is about as eccentric as a brain surgeon. So. what's all this animal stuff about. Torres, the Chronicle story explains, is a teacher who got hooked on science education following a visit to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, where she was a director of the science camp and its outreach program. Today she is owner of Elements Etc., visiting schools, libraries, teachers ' workshops and after-school classes to teach science education. The mother of three, Torres told the Chronicle. "Once I made the science-child connection I was hooked... there 's always something that' s wow!" How about wowee! Like a home filled with nests, antlers, turtle shells, skins and a lot of stuffe d animals... P-town Paradise? Descriptions of Provincetown, its lifestyles and natural en- vironment are as many as its summertime visitors. Yankee Magazine '?, 2006 Travel Guide has come up with the follow- ing exhilarating graphic: "The ocean at the End of the World; for stunningsunset views,noth- ing beats a remote Provinc- etown beach on the western end of the peninsula that curves out int o Cape Cod Bay. The light here is ethereal." ... Canal "Cruise": Thousands of Cape Codders cross the Cape Cod Canal, many of them on a daily commute. A fairly safe obser- vation would estimate a small percentage of the travelers are acquainted with the waterway's history. Now they can go to "TV school" for alesson. The History Channel's Modern Marvels will present a documentary. "The Intracoastal Waterway."in July (date not published ) The pro- gram will be the second in two years on the Canal's history... TastelessSandwich:There have to be some red faces up there in Sandwich's school commit tee team. Early this month the committee released a positive evaluation of School Superin- tendent NancyYoung'sjob. One week later, the press reported the board voted to not renew the educator 's contract. The next vote is not expected until after the May 4 election. Young has to view the committee as engaged in the flower plucking game, "loveyou.Idon't love you: well, maybe I love you, but I'm not sure I love you, well, then again, I don't love you." The Upper Cape Codder reported that on the vote to renew, three board members voted against the extension... Perry Pout: In his "press encounter" with Registe r reporter Joe Burns, state Representative Jeffrey Perry of Sandwich wrote: "I don't expect any reporter or newspaper tobe conservative." Teh! Teh! Any?... Those Cape- enders. they know how to be different. One wonders how a debate on such a dull, albeit serious, issuecan bespiced with theatrics. Austin Knight gave an excellent demonstration at the recent Provincetown town meeting. To make his point in favor of the proposed sewer extension. Knight, a member of the Water-Sewer Board , waved a washboard and sang the extension. A La Scala per- formance it was not, but Austin won the night when voters supported him... Michael Lee is always good for a chuckle when he offers his thoughts and observations in his Cape Cod Voice column, Lee Way. His latest on a house-hunting expedition: "...About this water business sometimes referred to as 'waterfront property,"Wink, wink, wink.' We visited a 'pond front' in Brewster but the pond was so small it may have been a septic tank overflow." • • • You're up there, Morris, if you remember when anumber of Cape restaurants displayed the sign "It's a MacArthur" to definethe restaurant asserving exceptional food. The food was judged by the MacArthur Rat- ing System's Fred Manchee in Craigville... You're a bona fide Barnstable history buff if you can name the strip ofland that was the principal scene of the town's early days of whaling endeavors (taking drift whales and rendering their blubber ). Answer below. • • • Newsquotes: "In the end , no one went on record saying they were displeased with her job performance. Without a hard reason not to extend Dr. Young's contract , it is not a very responsible course of ac- tion at this time."-Sandwich School Board'sDanaBarrette on board's decision. (In The Upper Cape Codder) ... "The Cape will definitely see an influx of Europeans this summer.They're bookingearlier and staying longer." - Susanne Thibault , co-owner of Orleans- based bed and breakfast. (In The Cape Codder) . ... "Since 1993 we've been stuck with the same basic principle of education spend- ing. It's not acceptable. " - - State Representative Eric Turkington (D-Falmouth) on education funding for Cape. (In Falmouth Enterprise ) . • • • Press Speaks Out: "It is testament to (Cape Cod , Mass.) Audubon 's integrity and professionalism that their preliminary report... tells it like they see it. The controver- sial project (Nantucket Sound wind farm) is unlikely to harm birds in any significant way. Audubon did what all those reviewing and regulating this project , any project , should: Stick to the area of their ex- pertise... That's not easy to do. But it builds credibility..." ( The Cape Cod Voice) . • • • Answer to query: Sandy Neck. • t • Quotebook: "As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never face the wrong way." (The Freixenent Book).