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EDITORIALS
A tough week of self-definition
The Town of Barnstable spent
the better part of the past week
with a national spotlight shin-
ing into the darker corners of
its existence
We've had better times in the
limelight.
Stories about executed dogs
and stolen whales aren't the
kind of press that chambers of
commerce encourage. Tourist
information centers have pam-
phlets and brochures that de-
fine the inviting character and
nature of Hyannis, Barnstable,
the Cape and the entire region.
They're colorful and widely
distributed , but none have the
reach or ability to affect opin-
ion as the acts of self-definition
carried out by our own resi-
dents.
We like to believe that the
discriminating public has the
ability to differentiate the acts
of a few from the law abid-
ing, non-publicized acts of the
many. We've been proven wrong
before , but we maintain good
thoughts about the general
intelligence of the public.
Now add comments by Sand-
wich's delegate to the county
Assembly, Dennis Fonseca,
who's heard from a couple
of seniors who don't come to
downtown Hyannis in the eve-
ning for fear of gangs
The comment isn't accurate
on the existence of gangs, but
the same can't be said to the
existence of that perception,
or more generally, the percep-
tion that people aren't safe here
after the sun goes down.
That's a tough spot for any
community to be in, especially
one trying so hard to outrun its
history of t-shirts and flip-flop
stores.
Much has been done for Main
Street and Hyannis and well
beyond image making. Changes
in zoning are bringing about
changes in investment po-
tential and the desirability of
sinking money into downtown
real estate. That investment
represents the leading edge of
a series of evolutionary changes
that, if successful, will prompt a
series of other changes.
But there, too, conflicts that
should have been foreseeable
are starting to arise. Check this
week's lead story on Page 1,
where businesses, mostly res-
taurants with entertainment
at this point, are coming up
against the people everyone
said they wanted in the down-
town: residents.
Unfortunately, none of the
small challenges communities
face are part of the national
coverage. Crime, blood, reac-
tion, fade to black. What's left
is an image, usually negative,
attached to whatever com-
munity in which the incident
happened.
Last week, it was Barnstable 's
turn. Next week, we all hope, it
will be somewhere else.
Dog killers, whale thieves and
troubled individuals are not
how we like to define ourselves,
but they remain part of what
we are. We don't have to accept
them, just accept that they and
other less desirable individu-
als exist here, just as they do
everywhere else.
DS II
edrtor@barnstablepatnot.com
EARLYFILES
MARK COTE' PHOTO. JUNE 12. 1986
BIGGEST EVER - InCape CodAcadmey's largest graduating class ever were,with headmaster,from left; Ian Elkus,Thomas
Rodman, Lawton Bourn, Timothy Forrester, Richard Pendleton, Timothy Linnell, Lisa Mycock, Headmaster Tom Evans,
Jennifer Bechard, Jonathan Redfern , Aaron Crowe!!, Richard Goodwin, William Eastman and Michael McCarthy.
1836
We cannot conceive for the life of us, why Printers
should not be included among the host for whom
the State provides a copy of the Revised Statutes. It
does seem to us that it was the duty of our Legisla-
tors to see that every Printerinthis Commonwealth,
was presented with a copy. Who are more faithful
public servants, especially when it is their interest
to be such, than Printers? And as the whole race of
them are poor, why should they not be remembered
in the charities of the commonwealth , as well for
their poverty as good services?
1866
North Truro - We have received quite a number
of letters from summer visitors to Highland Light,
expressing regret at the destruction of that marked
feature of the place -the Old Wind Mill -and sympa-
thy with "Grace"in her "Lament" over its loss, which
we printed a short time ago... A lady from Sandusky,
Ohio, writes, "We enjoyed reading bonnie Grace's
'Lament for the Mill,' though it was a sad theme to
us, for it brought to mind that beautiful feature of
a place where we have been refreshed with the cool
sea-breeze and strengthened by ocean bathing. It is
decidedly one of the best places for summer resort
that can be found anywhere."
1896
On Monday evening two boys, sons of Mr. Owen
Bacon, were playing with a loaded revolver when it
was accidentally discharged,the bullet striking the
older boy, Herbert , in the middle of the forehead ,
inflicting what may prove a serious wound. As yet
the extent of the injury cannot be determined.
1916
For some time, acommitteefrom the Woman'sClub
has been studying the problem of refuse disposal
in Hyannis. One of the most troublesome aspects
of the problem is the practice on the part of some
people of depositing rubbish in open fields and
along wood roads leading into the village instead
of carrying such material to the dumping ground
provided by the town on the Barnstable road. This
practice results in a great disfigurement of our
village. It now seems to the committee that the
most effective way of dealing with this problem is
to organize some system of collection of rubbish
from every household by one or more authorized
collectors who can be held responsible for carrying
such material under cover to the dumping ground
provided by the town. The committee hopes that
within a few years this matter will be taken over b
the town or the fire district.
1926
Saturday afternoon a squadron of planes from
the regular army and the national guard will leave
the Boston airport and alight on Makepeace field,
Hyannis. It is understood that they will maneuver
over the Cape and give an exhibition... The airmen
will be guests of Proprietor Norman C. Nagle of
Breakwater Court at Hyannisport , formerly the
Milan House.
1936
Mary Youngand John Craig, 2nd, have announced
their plans for the summer season. Under the ban-
ner of the John Craig Productions , they will transfer
their Copley Theater organization to Centerville.
Mass. Old Howard Hall, situated on the village
green, has been chosen as the site for their summer
activities... Here is also hung the original curtain
from the old Boston Atheneum , with its winches to
raise and lower it.
1946
Protect your good blankets from moths for 25 cents
a year. One spraying of Berlou stops moth damage
for 5-years or Berlou pays for the damage. The Wall-
paper Shoppe , 302 Main St., Hyannis, Mass.
1956
The Barnstable High School Class of '56 which
graduated last night had more than its share oi
topnotch athletes. In fact we cannot recall a recent
year in which the football , basketball and baseball
teams were so predominantly senior as this year.
Boys like Carl Syriala, Carlton Crocker, Donnie
Manni, Dickie Santos, Ron Norman, Johnny Bearse,
Butch Ellis,Eddie McManus, Bobby Cross, and Bert
Mclntyre were important cogs in one , two or three
sports and will be hard to replace.
1966
DON'T MISS OUR GRAND OPENING -
CENTERVILLE SHOPPING CENTER. Route 28
-Centerville Next to New Howard Johnson. Justine
Hair Design, Centerville Pharmacy, The House of
Manwaring, Inc. AMPLE FREE PARKING.
CONTINUED ON PAGE A:14
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By Ed Semprini
CHOWDAH BOWL: No
dead doornail is she: The
telephone caller was irate.
"I'm not dead!" she yelled.
The woman proceeded to
complain to the Provincetown
Chamber of Commerce that
whale watch guides pointed
to a prominent picture at the
chamber and told visitors that
all the women in the photo
were dead. "Well,"she went on,
"I'm the one on the end , and
tell the whale boats to stop
saying I'm dead." The Prov-
incetown Banner identified
the very-much-alive woman
as- 101-year-old FrancesRay-
mond... Snooty stuff? Politi-
cians who spout ill-considered
comments often get blistered.
A recent victim was Chatham
Selectman Sean Summers
The blistering was adminis-
I ered by columnist Joe Burns
of Community Newspapers.
Seems Summers , a fifth gen-
eration Capie, opposed a non-
binding resolution at town
meetingby sayingit could lead
to "undesirable populations
from off-Cape moving to Cha-
tham..." Burns fired: "Snob-
bery it is... Chatham is already
S"en as a town that doesn 't
i
think that it's fish smells. The
'undesirables ' episode hasn't
done anything to alter that
perception. "Summers , in a
letter to editors , responded ,
in part : "I believe Mr. Burns'
broadside is a fine example of
editorial extremism... I am a
conservative and Mr. Burns '
attack is typical from the
extreme left... Mr. Burns and
folks like him can continue
to call me names... I think it
would be better if he argues
the merits without resorting
to childish name-calling. "
Washington 's big wigs and
pundits have not a thing on
the Cape'scountry bumpkins'
lefties and righties... Sudden
thought: Whatever happened
to the former publisher, Ste-
phen Gens, of the Cape Cod
Illustrated (no longer pub-
lished)?... The headline read
that pooches and plovers were
creating problems at Nauset
Beach. It shouldn't be dif-
ficult to choose sides. Never
knew a plover who was man's
best friend. Hawk Eye: The
passion was embraced when
the Centerville native was a
young Boy Scout. Today, Don
Manchester, now of Sandwich,
has gained a reputation as
a dedicated expert on hawk
watching. He volunteered to
take part in the Massachu-
setts Audubon Wellfleet Bay
Wildlife Sanctuary's 9-year-
old hawk study program eight
years ago. At a recent hawk
watch at Pilgrim Heights in
Truro , Manchester told Rich
Eldred of The Cape Codder ,
"Hawks from the beginning
(as a Scout) were my main
interest. " Melissa Lowe of
the Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary
commended his dedication.
"To have one person doing
that for so long lends consis-
tency to the (hawk watching)
data ," she said... The Cape
Cod Chronicle alluded to Will
Rogers' well-known definition
of politics - "all politics is
applesauce " - by editorial-
izing that Chatham's annual
election "had a few rotten
apples mixed in." Referring
to a write-in campaign to
promote an alternate to the
incumbent selectmen the
Chronicle stated: "The way
the unnamed organizers...
went about promoting their
candidate was reprehensible
and a disservice to Chatham
voters." That's some pretty
sour applesauce , asit certain-
ly was meant to be... They're
crooks; popular , loveable ,
signing, "inebriated" crooks.
A report from Falmouth said
they copped a huge haul of
cheers at the annual celebra-
tion of Cape Cod Maritime
Day. They're a three-member
team of musicians who sing
sea chanteys while playing a
guitar (Tom Goux of Monu-
ment Beach); a violin (Dan
Lanier of Rehoboth) and an
accordion (Ian Geddis of
Carver). And they're proud
to be known as "The Rum-
Soaked Crooks."
• • •
You're up there , Morris ,
if you remember when the
Yankee Network was the
dominant radio news medium
in New England... Barnstable
history buffs should know
what section of Hyannis was
at one time known as "Poverty
Row."
t t •
NEWSQUOTES: "I like
the job , especially running
the sales meetings. It's still
a challenge. I figure I'm good
for another 18years."- Eighty-
two-year-old Jack Conway,
veteran of 50 years in real
estate on Conway Country
expansion plans. (In Cape
Bus iness interview).
..."People always ask me if
I'm nervous. It doesn't un-
nerve me because Iknow there
is so much protection. "- Ten-
year-old Kristen Tavares of
Mashpee , who competes in
drag racing vs. competitors
up to 18 at New England
Dragway in New Hampshire.
(In Falmouth Enterprise) .
• • •
COLUMNIST COMMENT.
"The people we hired to run
this country wouldn't lead us
out of a miniature golf course
range , let alone a dicey situa-
tion (illegal immigration tur-
moil) like this."—Michael Lee
in The Cape Cod Voice.
• • •
PRESS SPEAKS OUT:
"There have been complaints
- mild complaints - about the
very long letters to the editor
on the letters page... daily
newspapers often limit let-
ters to 200 or 250 words... we
wouldn 't want to hold you to
200 or 250 ifyou stillhave more
to say... there 's the question,
too, of time... Mark Twain said
famously, T would have writ-
ten you a shorter letter, but I
didn't have time.'" {Falmouth
Enterprise)
• • •
ANSWER TO QUERY: West
Main Street.
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QUOTEBOOK: "Never
above you. Never below you.
Always besides you. " (The
Freixent Book)
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