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EARLYFILES
FROM BARNSTABLE PATRIOT. MAY 8. 1986
CREATURE FROM OUTER SPACE? - Conrad Geyser of cotuit passed out leaflets
wearing this outfit outside the town meeting Monday night; Al Baker of Cotuit
accepts one. Geyser's scuba-diving outfit earring the name of a lawn fertilizer
dramatized what water pollution opponents think a golf course on Danforth land
in Marstons Mills will bring.
1836
There is a penalty of $5,00 for
everylicensed tavernerwhoallows
persons, not travelers, or strang-
ers, to be loitering and drinking
upon hispremises onthe Sabbath,
or on the evening proceding, or
following the Lord's Day.
1866
No one can deny but we have a
most economical Legislature. It
has only spent/ourthousand and
two hundred dollars ofthe State's
money this winter for stationery
and pocket-knives - just fifteen
dollars per member.
1896
Downupon the Capethe practi-
cal side of intemperance is little
if any known. Of course here and
there will crop out isolated cases
showing what a rum shop can
do on a small scale, and when
conducted withinthe most secret
recesses ofthe cellar,barn,kitchen
or inside breast pocket... In other
words, local prohibition, pretty
nearly prohibits in Barnstable
County, so that the average man
inour good,old,sober Capeknows
but littleofthe open,ostentatious
and unblushing way the traffic is
conducted inBoston... (Benjamin
D. Gifford , M.D.)
1916
Alarge audiencepresenteditself
at the Idlehour theatre on Thurs-
day evening for entertainment
at the Hyannis Women's Club
benefit... The ladies had called
to their assistance a number of
childrenwithhappy results.Inthe
opening number, the Sunflower
Chorus, little Miss Dorothy Ellis
wasthe perfectlysweet and quaint
mistress of the flower garden and
Kenneth Bond the fine little old
gentleman, who came to call.
1926
A new park has been made at
the corner of Winter Street and
Barnstable road. What shall it
be named? Will it cause as much
discussion as Hallett Square?
1936
Welfare costs in Barnstable are
falling and accordingto Chairman
Victor F. Adams of the welfare
board those for April were 20
percent below the March figures
... It is regarded very likely with
the advent of the warmerweather
and the influx of summer visitors
they may decline agood deal from
these figures.
1946
In one of the most important
health steps ever taken in the
town's history, the Barnstable
Board ofHealththisweekadopted
a regulation, effective August 1,
that willforbid the sale ofrawmilk
within the town.The Barnstable
board is the first health board on
Cape Cod to take such action.
1956
(Osterville) Somebody - two
"Somebodys"- are going to have
some explaining to do if they
persist in being lazy and untidy.
One "somebody"heaved acase of
emptybeer cansand smallcartons
of same on Pond Street.The other
"somebody" dumped a mess of
garbage,boxes and general debris
between Coeleman's Garage and
the new Wool Shopbuilding.Both
are unsightly evidence and can't
be blamed on "summer people. "
1966
Of the 240 Massachusetts cities
and towns that offered building
permits last year, the Town of
Barnstable was fifth from the
top in the total estimated cost
of new dwelling construction...
"And," said Barnstable Inspec-
tor Herbert D. Stringer, after
perusing the state report , "there
seems to be no letup in sight as
far as new building in this town
Is concerned. "
1976
The Patriot strongly endorses
the $16 million Barnstable Vil-
lage and Hyannis sewer projects
whose $1.6 million local share is a
welcome development.Webelieve
the conservation commission
properly trimmed the project to
a scale palatable to the interests
of the village.
1986
The 10th annual Cape Cod
PGA Pro-Press Golf Tournament
at Blue Rock Golf Course in
Yarmouth saw the team of Cran-
berry Valley pro Gary Philbrick,
The Barnstable Patriot's Frank
Finn and Pennysaver representa-
tives Jim Horvath and TomBooth
at 51 edge out a three-way tie for
second at 52.Matching cards,Otis
pro Rich Iwaszko, Channel 56's
Ed Sempriniand Michael Gwynn,
Pennysaver's Scott Reyburn and
Cape Cod Times' Walter Cahoon
came in second.
1996
University of Cape Cod? U-
Mass at Cape Cod? Dorm rooms?
Hyannis -a real college town?
All these possibilities will be dis-
cussed beginning this week by
a Cape Cod Community College
task force assembled to find the
best future for the Cape 's com-
munity college.
Editor s note: Thef ollowing.
Early Files items aid not
appear last week due to a
production error.
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 muchmore strongly
to those of the fairer sex. There
is one item that is noticeable
throughout - the short sleeves,
which means that the women to
be well dressed this season will
be seen with bare arms.
1916
A meeting of the teachers of the
Primary and Grammar schools
was held at the Training school
Saturday afternoon; all teachers
being present. Mr. Boody ad-
dressed the teachers on some of
the general principles and meth-
ods to be followed in developing
good musicaltaste and ability and
spoke of the desirability of each
building possessing a Victrola or
some similar instrument.
1926
After inquiringof 12well-posted
men of Hyannishow many square
miles of land there are between
Provincetown and the Canal,
a seemingly dependable civil
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,whichwillamount
to $12,377,898,600.
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 seatshad
not dried. At first abit irate about
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KATHY MANWARING PHOTO
The power
of one
Agree or disagree with
John Plantinga of Hyannis,
you have to give the
Hyannis man credit for
standing up for his ideas
After you do that, though,
you can start subtracting
credits for the rawness of
his message ("Illegals get
out") and his refusal to ac-
cept people on their terms
rather than his ("You
can't go in the stores and
you need interpreters in
the schools"). The power
of one is admirable, but
unless it leads to a con-
nection, it's only one side
of an equation equal to
nothing but itself.
River Day turns 10
It's been 10 years since con-
servation organizations began
raising awareness about the
importance of watershed pro-
tection with the celebration of
the Marstons Mills River known
as River Day.
Started by the Barnstable
Land Trust and now under the
stewardship of the Cape Cod
Conservation District and the
Marstons Mills Village Associa-
tion, River Day has grown into
a popular annual event. And
when anything educational
becomes popular, that's reason
to celebrate.
River Day was an outgrowth
of River 2000. As the name sug-
gests, it was started before the
new millennium to suggest a
forward-looking approach was
needed to raise awareness in
watersheds.
River 2000 signs denoting ar-
eas within the watershed of the
Marstons Mills River can still be
found on area roads. We at the
Patriot get a kick out of them
because the logo and design
was ours. We were partners with
the Barnstable Land Trust in
River 2000, publishing artciles
prepared by the Barnstable stu-
dents involved in the project.
This year's River Day, floatin g
under the heading of "Celebra-
tion, Exploration and Educa-
tion of Marstons Mills River," is
scheduled for Sunday, May 21,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Events include youth fishing
derby, photo contest, Prince
Cove boat tour, river walk/talk,
Town of Barnstable Natural Re-
sources Division providing in-
formation on various programs,
an update on the herring, fish-
ing demonstrations and various
organizations involved in envi-
ronmental protection
Events will take place at the
William Marston House, on
Route 149 at the Mill Pond, and
parking will be provided off-site
with shuttle service.
It's a good day and a good
tradition.
DS II
editor@barnstable patnot.com
For more information , including rules for the
photo contest , go to www.marstonsmill s.org and
click River Day.
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BY PAUL DUFFY
The Dubya
Diaries
Monday, April 17—Break-
fast with Dick and Donny.
They sayI should stop fretting
about international laws. You
have to break a few now and
then, to get things done. Condi
came late, wanted to know
what we thought of Hu. Who 's
Hu? I said. Big laugh.
Tuesday, April IS—Break-
fast with Dick, Donny and
Condi. Love those breakfast
meetings. Make me feel like
I'm really ahead of the curve.
Trouble is, they're done by
nine, and then what? Played
some old Buddy Holly tapes
and worked on my speech to
the Girl Scouts. Chipped afew
on the back lawn and hit the
sack after an early pizza with
Laura. Cracked her up with
the Who's Hu? joke.
Wednesday, April 19—Busy,
busy day—all a blur. Condi
says I only violated one inter-
national convention and only
reneged on two treaties. No
problemo, she says.Incredible
how many ways there are to
box in a can-do guy. Habeas
corpus. Treaties. Geneva Con-
ventions. Constitution. Civil
liberties. Man , let this stuff
get in your way, you're going
nowhere fast.
Thursday . April 20—Fell
asleep after an early pizza with
Laura and can't remember
what I did all day. Couldn't
have been much. Probably
didn't even break any laws.
Friday, April 21—Donny's
really frosted. Says if the
media won't get off his back ,
he's gonna kick some ass. He
can do it too. He was a rassler
at Princeton and can take
you down before you can say
Who's Hu?
Saturday, April 22—Speak-
ing of Princeton, some faculty
dude up there wrote inRolling
Stone that I could turn out
to be the worst president in
history.How do you like that?
Good thing only dopeheads
read that rock 'n' roll rag. Al-
though, come to think of it, I
read it. Condi says there is no
way I am the worst president
in history. One of the worst,
maybe, but not the worst.
Monday, April 24—Bunch
of generals say Donny's gotta
go. Make no mistake, these
guys are all retired generals.
Do I make my point? They
say Donny doesn't know what
he's doing in Iraq, say he got
in and now he can't get out.
Just for the record ,lemme say
that I know that Dick knows
that Condi knows that Donny
knows exactly what he's do-
ing. Course he's not telling,
because we're at war and it'sa
secret. Hell,he hasn't even told
me and I'm the president.
Tuesday. April 25—It'sneed-
to-know , don 't you know.
That's Donny's answer to the
generals. He's got a plan, but
he says he's the only one who
needs to know it.
Wednesday, April 26—Poo-
tie— excuse me, Vladdy—
called. Hates it when I call
him Pootie. Said he and Tony
(Must be Blair. How many
Tonys can there be?) were
with me all the way. Said
forget about the French and
the Germans. Soreheads, he
says. Vladdy is one cool, scary
dude.
Thursday, April 27—Is today
Easter? Condi says Easter is
alwayson a Sunday. Shecould
be right. I'll ask Dick if I see
him. He knows everything.
And what he doesn't know he
makes up.
Friday, April 28—Breakfast
with Dick and Donny. I asked
what Ishouldsay to the media
about global warming and
Donny started to scream that
I was beginningto sound like
AlGore. Dick saidif I brought
the subject up again he'd lock
me in the Lincoln Room and
throw away the key.
Saturday, April 29—Going
down to the ranch today. Hey,
even a president needs a day
off. Maybe Condi'll come with
me and we can talk on the
plane about which interna-
tional agreements we should
break next week. Dick wants
to sit in my chair while I'm
gone. Whatever.
Donny told me his plan.
He says he's going to arrest
everybody in Iraq and send
them to Guantanamo. Only
question is whether the place
is big enough to hold all those
A-rabs. Iguessit'llbe up to me.
I'll decide. I am the decider,
after all. I know I am because
I read it in the paper.
Guess what I said to Condi
when she got on the plane?
Who's Hu? Cracked her up.
THE rr/ VIEW FROM
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