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THE % F VIEW FROM
A S&ANCE,
^^ ^ BY PAUL DUFFY A
I know it was an off-year, but
wouldn 't you think somebody
would have shown up for the
class reunion? Itsy-Bitsy and
I had the south wing of the
Dead Branch Motel all to our-
selves. Yes, it was cold and wet
and the bed was lumpy and
there was charcoal-gray stuff
on the walls, but - eat your
heart out, old chums - we had
the time of our lives.
The college laid on a terrific
program for us older alums,
and I don't think Itsy-Bitsy
and I missed much over the
three-day span. We especially
liked the lectures on getting
ready to die and how to make
sure the college gets every-
thing of value we leave behind.
It was fascinating and oddly
heart-warming. Did you know
you can make the college the
beneficiary of your pension
plan and vour insurance poli-
cy? It'strue. Youcan leave the
school your antique car col-
lection , your stock portfolio ,
your motorboat . your house,
your fur coats, your artworks ,
and your espresso machine. I
stuck my hand up and asked
if you could leave your wife to
the school. Itsy-Bitsy didn't
think that was so funny but
she laughed anyhow. Loyalty,
thy name is Itsy-Bitsy.
Well, I could go on and on
about the reunion but have to
make room for other news.Let
mejust say that the old school
never looks better to me than
on a cold, rainy day in June,
even if it did leave me with a
touch of pneumonia.
Had a nice upbeat letter
from Buck Bucholtz . who, as I
reported in these Class Notes
recently, was found wandering
around in the streets of Tucson
having forgotten who he was.
In his letter Buck says he knew
all along who he was; he just
wanted to be somebody else
for a while. Buck says he and
Barb spend part of everywinter
in Tucson, and then when the
weather startsto gettoo hot.he
and Barb, ormaybe it'sSally,go
back east to Greenwich, Con-
necticut , or Greenwich Village,
or Green Valley - someplace
with a green in it.
Remember Sam Glug? In
freshman year he lived in my
dorm,where thingskept going
missing from the rooms. Big
mysteryuntilitwasdiscovered
that Sammy Glug could open
locked doors with a bent coat
hanger. There was avery rude
term for this skill,which prob-
ably could have been used to
describe Sammy'ssubsequent
career in the stock market. He
made and lost several fortunes
before he finally ended up in
jail and without a bent coat
hanger. The news is he's out
and born again. Trouble is,
nobody 'squite sure what he's
born again as. Your alumni
magazine will be keeping an
eye on Sammy and so will the
parole board.
Harve Golitely report sthat
with his last operation he is
now more than fifty percent
replacement parts. Here is
a list of Harve's organs and
body parts that are either
factory-made or started life in
somebody else's body: heart ,
lungs, kidneys, liver, knees,
hips, elbows, shoulders, hair.
No wonder Itsy-Bitsy and I
didn't recognize him at the
mini-reunion in St. Louis.
Lucky Livermore laysclaim
to the title of classmate with
the most grandchildren.
Lucky says he is pretty sure
he has between forty-three
and forty-seven ,pretty evenly
split between boys and girls,
most of whom live within afew
miles of his house, and all of
whom think he is the greatest
granddad in the whole world.
Since his retirement a couple
of years ago, Lucky has spent
every minute of every day in
the company of at least five
grandchildren,and sometimes
as many as twenty-five. He
makes them wear nametags
when they visit him, but even
then he has very little idea
who'swho. He says it'sa good
thing he loves kids.
The recent alumni survey
produced some pretty inter-
estingresults. I'm not goingto
clutter up my make-it-snappy
column with reams of statis-
tics,but a few interesting gen-
eralities came through loud
and clear. There is a definite
conservative bent among the
alumni, especially in the older
classes. Many of these alumni
are glad we have a conserva-
tive in the White House but
wonder why we couldn't have
found a conservative who
knew English.
Finally, Bill Blandings wants
to know why the Class Notes
column always mentions the
same few classmates, who, he
says, are tiresome and boring.
I don't even remember who
Bill Blandings was, and if I did
remember, I'm sure I wouldn't
likewhat Iremembered. Youcan
tell Bill Blandings didn't have
any school spirit and I'll bet any-
thinghe'snot leavingthe college
his beer mug collection.
More class notes
MOUNTAINOUS DONATION - Sammy Lorusso of Hyannis Sand and Gravel, Inc., donated this 250-ton mound of stone
for the base of the Barnstable Community Playground sifted, washed and delivered, worth about $5,000. Also donated
was the "maze" segment of the playground which cost $4,200. Pictured here are, left to right, Nancy Hickey, Allen
Shulenburg, his mother Candy and his sister Marnie.
1836
The old Meeting House in this village, which has
served four successive generations as a house of
worship, is now a heap of ruins, having been put
under the hammer to make room for a church more
convenient in form and elegant in style.
1866
The Editor of the Yarmouth Register continues
to squirm at our exposure of its snake in the grass
politics and itsrefusal asaradicalRepublican paper
to show its true colors. It is evident now that Mr.
Swift measures loyalty by the amount of salary a
man receives from Uncle Sam's crib! We do hope
... he will find courage sufficient to show his colors ,
and not blow for Congress one week, and President
Johnson the next.
1896
The merry-go-round of Messrs. Sears Bros., of
South Yarmouth, is now located in the field of Mr.
Jonathan Hallett on Bay View Street ,just over the
town line. The selectmen of Barnstable refused to
grant a license to locate in Hyannis so an engineer
was called in and the exact location of the division
line ascertained. A license was secured of the Se-
lectmen of Yarmouthallowingthem to exhibit, and
the tent was then pitched just outside the limits of
the town of Barnstable , at the same time it is really
within the village of Hyannis asit isonly about three
minutes walk from Main Street.
1916
A defective chimney was the cause of a fire which
called the department to the residence of Mr.William
H. Baxter on Ocean Street Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Baxter built afire inthe kitchen range at noon-time,
and it is thought the soot in the chimney caught
fire and smouldered, finally igniting the woodwork
where the chimney came through the roof.
1926
NOTICE - Curtis & Kauffman are opening a
Horse Shoeing and General Blacksmithing Shop
in Hyannis. If you live too far away or can't spare
the horses, just call the shop and either Mr. Curtis
or I will go to your residence any evening except
Sunday after 5 o'clock.
1936
Cape Cod willgets its first glimpse of professional
motorcycle racing, the sport of spectacular speed,
on Sunday afternoon,June 21,when achampionship
meet willbe staged on the fascinating three-quarter
mile dirt speedway at Marstons Mills.
1946
The Patriot wasfounded on June 26, 1830,by Major
Sylvannus B. Phinney, and has been sent away to
local young citizens in uniform throughout five of
our country's wars. Now, in Peace, it is being read
by the returned veterans as well as still being sent
away to those in uniform overseas.
1956
A need which has been cited at meetings of those
interested in the harbor was met last week when an
83-foot Coast Guard cutter was assigned to be based
in Lewis Bay for the summer... Presently the cutter
is berthed at Baxter'sWharf , but arrangements are
being made for facilities at the Town Wharf at the
foot of Pleasant Street.
1966
Victor F.Adams,who retired March 7 after serving
as aTown of Barnstable selectman for 33years,was
honored last night by some 300 friends... Following
are excerpts from Mr. Adams' informal talk... "I
can clearly recall my first day as a selectman and
assessor of Barnstable. It was Tuesday, March 7,
1933, town meeting day. We were in the midst of the
great depression. Employment was scarce to non-
existent. People came into town meeting worried ,
frightened and obviously economy minded. Salaries
were slashed -selectmen-assessors by a third, and
others on the town by 10 per cent."...
Of his most recent secretaries, Mr. Adams had
this to say. "My last few years in office would have
been almost impossible to take had it not been for
two wonderful secretaries - first, Gail Nightingale,
and then Kay Dunn. The responsibilities they ac-
cepted , the detail they took care of and the work
they turned out was prodigious."
1976
The committee of businessmen resolved from the
outset that they would keep something of alow pro-
file and set about establishing a goal that is a rarity
in government: they wanted results and actions,not
alot of words. The Cape Cod Planning Commission's
Joint Committee on Economic Development is
now preparing a "white paper" due for release this
summer setting forth an "action program" which
holds forth the promise of future jobs via selected
light industrial development... Rather than create
amassive advertising campaign throughout the na-
tion to solicit companies to relocate or expand to
the Cape, the committee will recommend that the
county actively recruit "a company" as something
of a prototype for a highly selective "targeting"
recruitment program.
CONTINUED ON PAGE A:12
EARLYFILES
When TacoBell defeatstraffic system,there'saproblem
The former Rainbow Motel on
Route 132 headed out of Hyannis
is targeted for demolition to be
replaced with close to 18,000 square
feet of new business and profes-
sionaloffices.That'll be the second
hotel property along that stretch
to undergo such a conversion. The
Country Lake Lodge was razed
last year and the space was turned
into an attractive two-story office
building.
The daytime use of such offices is
expected to be a net good for traf-
fic along Route 132, as it is limited
to working hours and at moderate
levels at that.
Developers of office space contin-
ue to seeBarnstable andHyannisas
amarket where things can happen.
The samecan't be said ofthose with
larger restaurant properties.
There have been three large
restaurants for sale along Hyan-
nis'smajor thoroughfares -Chili's,
Star City Grill and Mitchell's-and
no one, so far, wants them for res-
taurants. There was a time when
Hyannis's so-called "Golden Mile"
would have been swarmed with
national restaurant chains look-
ing to set up shop. That attraction
appears to have changed, and it's
probably a good question for busi-
ness advocates to explore. Do the
real estate officesofnationalchains
have a different understanding of
Hyannis and Barnstable? If so,
what is it and why?
In the meantime, more evident
problems have surfaced.
Forexample,whenthe addition of
aTaco Bell can thoroughly disrupt
traffic patterns from the airport
rotary down through Main Street,
that says a lot about the relative
health of one of our downtown
"gateways."Asthe downtownlooks
to bolster investment and invite
more people to come and shop,
that basic inability to get to the
destination will become increas-
ingly problematic.
There is the Hyannis Access
Study examiningthe traffic woes of
the greater Hyannisareathat many
hope willresult inthe construction
of Exit 6 1/2. This is a good and
useful process, but along with the
road management and construc-
tion solutions, the discussion must
include land use options.
The town suggested a method
to help find solutions in the initial
pass at reworked Hyannis zon-
ing two years ago. The building
moratorium along the town'smajor
thoroughfares was met with swift
opposition and a hesitant council
and administration took it off the
boards.
Amongthe problemsisthat it was
tossed into the public eye without
much warning, less explanation
and even less political support.
The idea was ahead of itstime only
because not enough time wasspent
laying the groundwork. Proposals
from left field , no matter how valid,
rarely make it in from the warning
track.
That'snot to say such aproposal
could pass under the present coun-
cil, which is led by apresident con-
tent to let business govern itself,
but it's a discussion that needs to
be rekindled.
DS II
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munity Service Award was to be
presented posthumously to the late
Shirley Flynn, who died earlier this
spring.
It's an unfortunate truth that we
too often recognized the good works
of people only after they are gone.
This may have been the only way
that such an honor could have been
bestowed upon Shirley, as it's quite
possible she would have declined the
recognition.
That's also what makes her the
perfect recipient. As the woman
after whom the award is named
never sought the spotlight, and quite
preferred to let her work and deeds
speak for themselves, so too was the
preference of Shirley Flynn. It's an
admirable choice of an admirable
woman whose presence in this town
is sorely missed.
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