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The Center Of Living
We all hustle about too much. We take on too many things
to do. We try to accomplish our responsibilities too fast. It is a
great thing to be alive and to be filled with health, vigor, and
enthusiasm, but with that feeling goes a desire to be up and
doing and the consciousness of plenty of reserve strength to
make it possible.
What influence is it that actuates us thus? Telephones and
automobiles and planes, of course, are an important factor. They
not only enable us to bridge time and distance and connect our
affairs with a speed unknown in times past, but they inevitably
pull our mental processes up to the same speed level. In this
way, a spirit of nervous haste is engendered, which, in turn , ag-
gravates the other factors.
It is difficult to withstand this sweeping tide of hurry , hurry,
hurry, which seems to belong to the age in which we live.
Once in a while it is, nevertheless, essential that we stop
and consider whither we are tending, slow down and take our
mental and spiritual pulse, even though, after a pause, we may
jump into the mad whirl again and go faster than ever.
One would think that on "quiet" Cape Cod, our lives would
not take on this attribute of speed. But Cape Cod is not quiet ,
except for those who withdraw and deliberately make it so;
it is. rather , filled with intense activity.
At this time of year, when we see vacationers arriving, we
begin to think about leisure and play, relaxation and rest. We
forget that for them a vacation is a break in their lives which
ordinarily are as busy as ours. The very sight of them, however,
calls the matter to our thought.
An article in one of our familiar magazines a few months
ago recommended doing nothing for an hour every day. We
would hold up our hands at such a thought and think it im-
possible.
Surely, though, every one of us can strive for a new atti-
tude , can withdraw in mind and spirit from a topsy-turvy world
and have the quiet of solitude even in the midst of raging activity.
No matter how busy we are, this can be done for a few moments
every day. Not to do it is to run the risk eventually of nervous
exhaustion.
In connection with this thought, let us take into our being
these words of wisdom:
"Balk at it, as we moderns may, there is no solution of the
inner problem of a unified and whole personality unless we come
back to the insights of the great religious seers. So one of our
modern Quakers puts it:
" 'Strained by the very mad pace of our daily outer bur-
dens, we are further strained by an inward uneasiness, because
we have hints that there is a way of life vastly richer and deeper
than all this hurried existence, a life of unhurried serenity and
peace and power. If only we could slip over into that Center! If
only we could find the Silence which is the source of sound! We
have seen and known some people who seem to have found this
deep Center of living, where the fretful calls of life are inte-
grated , where No as well as Yes can be said with confidence.
We've seen such lives, integrated , unworried by the tangles of
close decisions, unhurried , cheery, fresh , positive. These are not
people of dallying idleness nor of obviously mooning meditation'
they are busy carrying their full load as well as we, but without
any chafing of the shoulders with the burden, with quiet joy and
springing step. Surrounding the trifles of* their daily life is an
aura of infinite peace and power and joy. We are so strained and
tense, with our burdened lives! they are so poised and at peace.' "
Pen Points
Cranberry Juice
The breakfast menu on The Cranberrv must be kept sim-
ple, but not that simp le. "Orange juice , doughnuts , and coffee"
sounded all right enough and orthodox until Mr . Marcus Urann
president of the National Cranberry Association , spotted a fear-
ful discrepancy-orange jui ce on The Cranberry Special ! That
u°?lu o al!" °range jUice is a11 rlSht for those who want it ,
but The Cranberry wants its cranberry red consistent. So, the
menu has been amended. Cranberry jui ce has been added for
breakf ast.
"Danger Just Ahead"
A card has come from the Massachusetts Civic League, as
follows : Legislature now considering a state lottery. Experience
has shown lotteries to be an iniquitous form of raising revenue
Outlawed in all states 100 years ago because of regrettable ex-
penences with them. Chances of passage are greater than ever
to.SnW %Z6 t0
Ti!6 y°Ur State Senator ancl Representa-
trves NOW. There must be active opposition!"
E D I T O R I A L S —
AT CAPE COD HOSPITAL
June 20, a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Buckler, Centerville.
June 22, a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles D. Gardner, Maiden.
June 22, a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Gardner L. Rowell , South Harwich.
June 23, a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Manuel S. Montelro, Hyannis.
June 24, a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Richard B. Lewis, Orleans.
June 24, a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce K. Jerauld , Jr., Bnrnstable.
June 26, a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll H. Dumont, Orleans.
June 27, a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Pitman, Provincetown.
June 27, a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Seppo P. Soininen , West
Barnstable.
ELSEWHERE
In Wareham, June 8, a son, Scott
Densmore, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Walker, Woods Hole.
In Nutley, N. J., June 6, a daugh-
ter, Rene Linda , to Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Sharpe. Mrs. Mary S. Bar-
rows, Teatlcket , is maternal grand-
mother.
In Wareham, June 16, a daugh-
ter to Mr. and Mrs. John Kenny,
Silver Beach.
In Boston, June 23, a daughter,
Patricia Bacon to Mr. and Mrs.
Richard M. H. Harper, Jr., (Anne
Bullivant). Mr. and Mrs. R. M. H.
Harper, Yarmouthport , are patern-
al grandparents.
In Norwood , June 21, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Merrill ,
Chestnut Hill.
In Wakefield , R. I., June 18, a
daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Landers. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Albert E. Landers, North Fal-
mouth, and Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Waley, Wakefield.
BIRTHS
In Sagamore, June 12, Mrs. John
Carafoli , aged 36, Ronald Carafoli ,
aged 6, and Mrs . Alice Betts, aged
68.
In Bass River, June 13, Henry
E. Welch , aged 70, Springfield.
In Boston , June 11, Mrs. Mary
R. Oliver , aged 92, Waquoit,
In Ostervllle, June 13, Mrs. Alice
G. Delay.
In Provincetown , June 15, Cap-
tain Antone A. Joaquim , aged 81.
In Shrewsbury, June 5, John B.
Hawkins, husband of the former
Olive D. Scudder of Ostervllle.
In Hyannis, June 18, Robert W.
Woodruff , aged 67 , South Yar-
mouth.
In Pondville , June 17, George B,
Howland , Orleans.
In Woods Hole, June 18, Jerome
F. Kidder, aged 66.
In South Harwich , June 17, Peter
O. Becker, aged 74.
In Attleboro, June 17, Mrs. Isa-
belle Hinkhom , aged 84, native of
Sandwich.
In Durham, K. C, Mrs. O. D.
Klrkland , mother of Mrs. Charles
Moloney , formerly of Centerville.
In WelWleet , June 16, Walter A.
Taylor, aged 44.
In Yarmouth, June 16, Mrs. Miller
B. Bnssett, aged 26.
In Sandwich, June 21, Mrs. Sarah
T. Cook.
In Provincetown , June 21, Man-
uel Gomes, Jr., aged 27. !
In Pocasset, June 21, William |
Schroeder, aged 77, father of Wil- '
Ham C. Schroeder, Falmouth.
In Brewster, June 22, Walter M.
Cotton, aged 68, Westbrook, Maine.
In Putnam, Conn., Edward B.
Albertin, aged 67 , formerly of Fal-
mouth.
DEATHS
by Clara J. HaJIctt
This is your local station , 213 Ocean No K.
"Keep Cape Cod, Cape Cod"
That is what old Cape Codders have been talking
writing about for years, without success. It's easier said th
done. Who are the people to do it? l
Is It the old Cape Cod that is
to be restored, for certainly some
sections would have to be rebuilt
altogether to sweep away what has
already been done. Is there danger
that it will be changed beyond
recognition—it seems BO. Do we
want to keep it a group of little
country towns as It used to be or
is it going to be allowed to expand
in any old way with no pattern or
plan? These are things that return
often to disturb our minds.
One thing is sure all kinds of
inducements cannot be set forth to
tempt people of nil nationalities,
types and personalities to come
here to make their permanent
home or even a par-time home, If
when they do come and want to
build , they are told, "Oh ! no, you
can't build here; you can't build
there; any house must be in a
Cape Cod style whether it's large
or small." How long do you think
they would stay here? This genera-
tion wants what It wants, if It can-
not have it—nothing doing. The
only way to keep Cape Cod, Cape
Cod, is to try to Induce people to
come who love It as it 1B for their
home, and are ready and willing to
preserve its rare and salty charm
by building to keep its atmosphere
of wide open spaces all around,
leaving its shores and dunes and
wooded land as nature meant them
to be.
Many of our business organiza-
tions are working to get people to
come here In great numbers as
long as they are not communists
or criminal s and have money to
spend. No thought seems to be
given to their background or how
they will influence our manner of
life. I may be wrong about this, I
hope so, but that is how it ap-
peals to many interested people.
An Idea seems to prevail that all
Cape Cod was made up of little
houses like those pictured in some
newspaper ads, and that we want
only that kind built. No so. We
always had rambling old farm'
houses with gardens,
"
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barns and
outbuilding, all over the Cope.
Some little half houses, some salt
boxes, houses also of no special
Btyle, with an ell added here and
there to suit the growth of the
I family.
We had fishermen's shanties nnd
quaint little buildings that artists
loved to paint and large spacious
hoiiBeB patterned sometimes after
some of our sea captans have ad-
mired In sailing around other parts
of the world. Houses that will last
for generations.
"Old homesteads great and square
Where your forebears and mine
Grew up and worked and died.
A place 'gainst which the storm
Has beat—but still a place
That's seem long days and fair."
Year after year many strangers
have come to Cape Cod who have
built beautiful estates and come
to love the Cape almost as much
as a native born. These estates
are not exactly Cape Coddle, but
they are beauty spots and with
gracious hospitality, the owners
have opened their lovely gardens
to the public from time to time.
It has been a rare opportunity . for
some of our people to see these
trees, shrubs and flowers in all
their glorious perfection. For this
development we should be very
grateful.
The saying "Every dog has his
day" is also true of human beings
and places. Nothing can forever
remain the same. Every generation
wants something that former gen-
erations lacked. There are not
many of the old Cape Codders left.
It is evident that Cape Cod like
all of America Is now wide open
to the world and our grip on it
has almost gone. We bate to think
of it as all congested like little
cities or maybe with nudist camps,
and our shores and beaches in
summer like Atlantic City or 011,
door washing factories and bill
boards and advertising signs eve 1
where we look, but we have J'
son to believe that it 1B what «
will come to. The old Cape Coclfo
will not be hurt by some of %,
changes for which they can hi
thankful. Wheels that are set !
Motion are often hard to stop t
think we will have to let go ot 0
'
way of life. Parents cannot hold
their children always, all ties at!
often broken. Life must go on but
it's never the same. Maybe that i«
the way it is meant to be. We Cau
still try to keep the best of 0m
heritage Intact and let the othei
go. The best of the past—in(w.
porated into the future to Bhoy»
that we have lived.
Hyannis can never be like an
old Cape Cod village again, but »
large part of the lower Capj
could be kept if we only had t
Henry Ford to look after it and
reproduce a little Cape Cod settlf.
ment therein.
Just now, I never saw the Capj
as lovely as it is this delightful
month of June. Everywhere yon
go there are little new unexpected
groups ot houses, sometimes en.
closed with fenceB, and roses and
flowers everywhere. The trees
this year are wonderful so full of
leaves that every road is cool and
shady and in spite of the hen™
traffic they seem peaceful and re
freshing. Maybe the children who
are our hope for the future may
be taught to love and preserve
Cape Cod. They may come ti
realize that country homes as
needed, country air and life i
needed to stimulate healthy living
If all the earth became like a
paved city our souls would suffer
as if from a drought. Just now
Cape Cod is the problem closest
to our hearts, but what about
"America, The Beautiful"?
Uncle Sam Is stepping out, *e
can no longer keep track of him.
Since he began to engage in all
of these entangling alliances any-
thing may happen to him and to
UB. From an economical Yankee
he has become a great spendthrift,
I hope he won't Bell America
"short". If we have to share him
with all the world we will be the
little "Orphan Annies" of the
world—America's Step-children.
EASY-KITCHEN
Work surfaces at proper heights,
labor-saving equipment and walls
finished with clay tile for ease of
cleaning all help reduce fatigue in
kitchen and lessen possibility ot
accidents there.
- Radio Beams --
Town of Barnstable
Cape Cod
June 30. 1949
Denr Theodosia:
As long as I've been a member
of it, 1 don't know as I've ever yet
written you anything about a club
I belong to .called the Rags and
Bottles Club.
It gets its name from the pet
dog and cat that belong to one of
the members. And since we all
chum around more or less together,
it seemed a natural name for our
group. Our group has no special
purpose for Its existence. It just
happens that we are thrown to-
gether for much of our living.
First there's Great Aunt Susanna ,
and you know about her. Then there
are Rebecca and John and you
know all about them. And Cousin
Jerusha. Of course, you know her.
The others perhaps I've never men-
tioned. My dear friend . Belle, spry
as can be, although she doesn't get
out as much as 1 do, even though
her age is somewhate less than my
own. But in her day, she's known
the world , has traveled and done
things. She keeps right up to date
now on all the news, and will dis-
cuss world eventB with you.
Beth and Belle are great pals.
They read together, philosophize ,
listen to the news on the radio and
keep each other company. Beth is
expert with a needle , and we all of
us fly post-haste to her when we
have mending problems. Another
pal is Martha. Martha is such a
helpful soul, being also good with
her needle and In other practical
ways, besides having a most help
fti l spirit of doing good for every-
one.
Mary is a bit feeble but , in spite
of her infirmit y, can still do every
thing for herself. And as for her
spirit , she is always cheerful . No
one ever saw her down-hearted.
She would put to shame many a
person physically whole but men-
tally downcast.
Asenath keeps us all up to date
on events in the news. She has a
good deal of time und carries on a
voluminous correspondence , and Is,
besides, an omnivorous reader.
When we are together, we have
-our light moments. Don 't think for
a minute that we are too sober-
minded a lot. We do see whatever
there is that 's funny in any situa-
tion. In spite of our advanced age,
I don't think you could call us old
fogies. And I'm glad of that, be-
cause I like to fit in with each gen-
eration , as it comes along. I, of
course, am by far the oldest of all
these people, but 1 don't know as
you'd realize that to look at me, do
you?
Now I'm glad I've told you about
these cronies of mine , for, when I
write any news about any of them,
you will know whom I'm talking
about. Now and then we enlarge
the Rags and Bottles Club, but for
the most part it stays quite steady,
and the members remain the same.
We have parties from time to
time, when we have a great deal of
fun together. I'll be writing you
about our doings.
Your loving
AUNT JANE.
A Letter From Aunt Jane
To Her City Relations
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