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The Power to Tax, the Power to Destroy
The proposal to tax Massachusetts savings bank deposits
is indefensible. It would mean a serious indentation in each of a
great many small savings, savings wrung from hard-workin g
men and women, who deprived themselves of present needs and
pleasures in order to have a bit of the wherewithal for future
use. Their strength and ingenuity were taxed to squeeze out
these savings, little by little, over the years and now, should
these meagre savings be taxed, too? If the answer is "Yes," then
the thrift taught all our generations is being made light of.
Rather than practise thrift , we should spend, thinking that
"a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." And if that idea
were carried to its logical conclusion by everyone and by every
business, it would spell the end of all savings, all capital , all basis
for buildinE future business and future living.
"The power to tax is the power to destroy" is nowhere
more aptly exemplified than in this proposal.
Because the fundamental wrong should be obvious in the
imposition of such a tax, we conclude that the need of finding
new ways to raise public funds is a desperate one. It would fol-
low, then, that a later emergency would call for a still worse tax,
and so on. Indeed, one shudders when his imagination runs for-
ward in this way.
Because of the opposition to Governor Dever's taxation
program , report has it that talk is again cropping up on the
"Hill" about a sales tax. Those opposing the Governor 's pro-
gram are thinking sales tax in order to present a concrete pro-
posal in support of their opposition to the other. In spite of the
defeat such tax proposals have received in this state, desperation
is now leading some of our legislators to a sales tax.
Again, does it not indicate the growing paucity of tax
sources? Does it not also add confirmation to our experience
that new taxes become accustomed taxes, that new occasions
call for new taxes, that taxes are being piled on us, one after
another , but we don't see them being removed!
How much of this will it take before the American people
are aroused to the knowledge that our entire tax structure rests
upon a faulty base; is, therefore, weak; and will surely, if per-
sisted in . bring economic ruin ?
E D I T O R IA L S —
Beginning Monday, July 18, the
Cape Playhouse, Dennis, will pre-
sent Ruth Chatterton in "Lovers
and Friends ," Richard Aldrich an-
nounces. Miss Chatterton last ap-
peared at the Playhouse in a re-
viva l of Clyde Fitch's "The Truth"
in 1946.
Dodle Smith's romantic comedy
will mark Ruth Chattertoh's fourth
appearance at Dennis. A favorite
with Cape audiences , she played In
"Tomorro w and Tomorrow" in 1940
and two years later starred in "Re-
bound'' with Ral ph Forbes. She
started her tage career in her early
teens under the guidance of Henry
Miller, and her first appearance in
"Daddy Long Legs" made her a
full-fledged star over night. She
originated James M, Barrle's "Mary
Rose," and among her other early
successes were "Come Out of the
Kitchen, " and "The Green Hat "
which she played in California.
For eight years nuth Chatterton
was the first lady of the screen,
appearing in scores of film success-
es which included "Madame X,"
"Sarah and Son," and "Dodgworth."
She starred in the first ail-talking
picture made on the Paramount lot ,
"The Doctor 's Secret." with John
Lo.der, who is playing this week in
Dennis. •
Tiring of Hollywoo d and the lack
of "live audiences," .Miss Chatter-
ton returned to New York and the
summer circuit. Among the many
plays in which she loured are "Pri-
vate Lives," "Caprice," and "The
Little Foxes,"
Next week she will appear In
"Lovers and Friends " with Sliano
Bragglotti and Edward Ashley,
playing a would-be actress who
doubts her own happiness after lu
years of marital bliss, Slliuio Brag-
glotti , well-known Broadway leading
man , plays her husband who tell In
love at first sight, only to find that
method exciting but sometimes dun-
gerous, Edward Ashley, stage and
screen favorite here and in Eng-
land, plays the new man in the
actress's life , and Carmen Mathews ,
who appeared last year with Brian
Ahearn in "Beaux Stratagem,"
appears us the friend who tries un-
successfully to straighten out her
friend' s life, Murlal wtlliums , long
a favorite at the Playhouse, 1B mak-
ing her first appearance ot the
season.
Ruth Chatterton at
Cape Playhouse for
"Lovers and Friends" Ted Ellis of Dennis Port is lend- 1
ing his talents to the Brewster
Town Hall Theatre July 20-23 to
fill the leading role In a revival of
the all-time favorite melodrama
"Ten Nights in a Bar-room." Per-
formances will he given Wednes-
day, in a 2:30 matinee, Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday evenings at
S:30. Tickets are on sale at the !
box office every day except Sun-
day from 9 to 5.
Mr. Ellis , who will play the part
of the villainous saloonkeeper
Simon Slade, is no newcomer to the
stage. Before opening the Surrey-
Forge Antique Shop (which he owns
and operates with his wife) in
Dennis Port last season, he organ-
ized and for S years directed the
Medway Stock Company Theatre
at Medway, Mass. This theatre, an
all-year-round venture, made al-
most as many demands on his act-
ing talents as it did on his talents
as a director . He also acted and
directed for a while with the Beach
Theatre at Falmouth.
Other leading roles In the melo-
drama will be taken by Virginia
Culhound Frost (M I-B. Slade) of
Troy, N, Y.; Joan Garner (Mary)
of Gainesville , Ga.; Vincent Mack
(Switchel) of Tuxedo Park, N. Y.,
and John Lasell (Joel Morgan) of
Whltlnsvllle , Mass. The production
will he under the direction of Lewis
W. Miller, producer of the Town
Hall Theatre.
In strictest Gay-NlnetieB theatre
tradition, entr ' acte "oleos" (songs
and routines of the period) will be
given by members of the company.
, , s.—.
Old-time Melodrama
Revival at Brewster
Mary B. Wlnslow announces that
PEG 0' MY HEART, a revival of
the all-time favorite , is the play to
lie presented this week , from July
13-16, at the Monomoy Theatre in
l'bulbil ))). This comedy, which hud
Its hey-day from 1912-1918, has be-
come popular again this summer
us straw-hat material. Written by
J. Hartley .Manners, "PEG" opened
in 1912 with Laurette Taylor in the
leading role; the part which
launched her as a star. At Mono-
moy, Peggy Walker will have Ihe
lead. It is interesting that lust
week, the Monomoy Theatre pre-
sented THE GLASS MEN AGERIE,
fn which Peggy played Miss Tay-
lor's original part of the mother—
the last role of her notable career.
Supporting Peggy In the cast
will he Patricia Kenneli, Wilson
Hall , and Sarah Plexlco as the
snobbish Chichester Family. Wil-
liam Watkins, Rick Holllster, Rich-
ard Purdy and Ann Oakes, an ap-
prentice at the theatre, will com-
plete the cast. Robert Bardwell
will direct , and the setting will be
designed by Mary B. Wlnslow.
No book can be so good as to be
profitable when negligently read.
—Seneca.
"Peg O' My Heart"
At Monomoy Theatre !
BOOKS
Books are the quietest and moBt
constant of friends; they are the
most accessible and wisest ot
counsellors, and the most patient
of teachers.—Charles W. Eliot.
Books are standing counselors
and preachers, always at hand, and
always disinterested ; having this
advantage over oral instructors ,
tbat they are ready to repeat their
lesson as often as we please.—
Chambers.
The Bible is the learned man's
masterpiece, the ignorant man's
dictionary, the wise man's direc-
tory.—Mary Baker Eddy.
Town of Barnstable .
Cape Cod
July 14, 1949
Dear Theodosin :
A lady of my acquaintance in talk-
ing with me n few days ago told
me a pretty little story about a
kindness done her many years ago
when she was a small girl by a
young man , which she never for-
got. The man grew to old manhood
and passed away several years
since; the little girl Is still living,
alive and alert , though approaching
the elderly side of life. Probably
the boy forgot the incident , ns is
customary with those who perform
kind nets; but the recipient reniem
bered,
The child had been given a fancy
comb for her hair. Wearing It
proudlv as she went ner rouuus
she suddenlj found it was missing,
dropped off somewhere in hei
tracks. Childlike , she felt the tears
coming, as she searched In vain
over her path for the precious
comb. The young man was a clerk
In the local store and , as she went
by, he was moved to Btep out and
ask the trouble. Hearing her sad
tale ot woe, he brightened her up
by patting her on the shoulder and
saying, "Never mind , you'll have
another one." Ho then promptly
backed up his prediction by buying
one for her himself.
1 can't help philosophizing a bit
and wishing all our ills and sorrow*
could be thus lixed to our complete
satisfaction.
Your loving
Aunt Jane.
A Letter From Aunt Jane
To Her City Relations
by Clara J. Hallett
This is your local station 213 Ocean NoK.
Every day brings new and unexpected things to pass. \ve
sometimes t hink we have seen or heard of everything—but not
so. As an old saying goes, "You ain 't seen nothin ' yet."
if that' is true we will have to
find some process of elimination '
from what we thought we knew or '
had seen , to make room In our
j
brain cellB to take in and hold |
what conies along. They sny the
days of ciracles are passed—hut
they seem to 'be just beginning for
us. Soon they will not appear to be
so mysterious. It will take a lot to
surprise us. Animals as well as
people are made to do strange
things.
An ingenious farmer , Boh Chil-
der of Holdenville, Okla., says;
"Yes, Bir—cows go Ashing too." He
said he had a Jersey cow that en-
joyed cooling its feet in a nearby
ilsh pond. One day, being very busy
with the chores, he tied a couple
of lines around old bossy's neck,
and lo and behold tbey had fish
tor dinner that night."—From Field
and Stream.
Of course he didn 't really say
where the fish came from. They
might have come from a nearby
market. There are tricks in all
trades and the printed page often
leads us astray.
Politicians often complain that
tbey have been misquoted. It's
easy enough in these days of rush,
rush, rush to get there first with
news, to make some mistakes. I
read with surprise that my five
widowers had turned Into 10 or 1
1
widows. . . . Gland transformation
that biologists would find interest- 1
ing. However, some young girls
look like hoys with their clipped
hair and shorts—and some short-
haired old women look a lot like
old men when they shed their
skirts and put on pants.
We have recently celebrated our
Fourth of July Revolution. We have
always looked with pride on this
event as the Birth of a Free Na-
tion, because it was ours. . . . All
over the world now many kinds of
revolutions are taking place, bring-
ing- as someone so aptly said, "Con-
fusion out of chaos." We wonder
if people are moved by the same
urge for freedom that possessed
our forebears In 1776. I am afraid
some of them are just a struggle
for power by ambitious people who
care not for justice or the good of
the nations. It's surely a changing
world. We know not whether the
Chrysalis will turn into a worm
or butterfly—neither one would be
desirable. j
If you watch the ads In every
paper and magazine you will find
everything is for sale—The World
For Sale—swapped or given away.
If you buy or sell you need to be
an expert in your own line.
Signs of the timeB are every-
where. A sign by a roadside near
Boulder Junction reads:
"For Sale—Eggs—Genuine An-
tiques.—Chicago Tribune.
ur course no one believes th<
sggs are that old, some are advt-r
Used as good, fresh, strictly rre
^
and storage, in the raw and ever
iiard boiled to take out for pier*
lunches, but this sign doesn't DIM.
tion any of those. There are evet
glass eggs to deceive biddies.
Here is a piece of news thai
seems to knock history all lt
pieces. They say we must speak m
evil of the dead, Is that the reason
we find so many epitaphs thai
couldn 't possibly be true? if „•¦
dislike their actions while thei
are alive they will not loofc m
',
saints to us after they pass away
"Our deeds do follow and live aftei
us." We have found this to tu
true. Vou can learn many sidelight,
on history in old grave yards
Listen :
"The First Woman—She mad,
the journey to Boston by Stag,
Coach."
Got ahead of Eve somehow. Whu
Eve was fussing around picking
and eating forbidden fruit and get.
ting the whole world into trouble,
this pioneer woman just took i
stage coach and made a trip tt
Boston. Boston must be not on))
the Hub of the Universe but oldei
than any city in the memory ol
man. And stage coaches must havt
been driven by wild horses. Did At
make this, remarkable trip alone:
If Bhe had only had an Aunt Jam
along to describe it how liitercstlni
it would be. It is to be regrettet
that we do not know more abou
this remarkable woman who ha
gone to her grave, unknown , w
honored and unsung."
No wonder the old aristocrats- o
Boston set the styles for Massacbt
setts. "They didn 't buy their liaw
they had • them." I
Queen Mary also has a style o
her own. Well, why not? How sill;
to follow every ridiculous fad tha
may be put on the market that onl]
a few people could possibly wea
and look human. If you are luck
enough to find what you like, stlci
to it. I wonder how those old timet
before my time felt. Did they liegi
to feel old by middle nge ami git
up doing things? I think the wow
must have; anyway you don 't n
women of today even at CO or 1
sitting in a corner wearing a ci
and a little three-cornered shai
over their shoulders, talking on
their ailments, I can't think ol an
thing I would like to do less tfci
talk about my ailments.
The book to read Is not the on
which thinks for you ,but the on
which makes you think. No hook it
the world equals the Bible for that
—James McCosh.
Be as careful of the books yo
read, as of the company you keep
for your habits and character wj
be as much influenced by tho fa
mer as by the latter.—Paxton Hool
- Radio Beams -
Arthur Slrcom , director ot me
Cape Playhouse, Dennis, has re-
turned to the Playhouse for his
tenth season , Richard Aldrich an-
anuonces.
This Bummer also marks Mr. Sir-
corn's 20th year as director of sum-
mer theatres. In 1929 he was direc-
tor and jo int producer at Elvehoj-
on-the-Hudson. His partners in this
first summer theatre venture in-
cluded Richard Skinner, now pro-
ducer at Olney, Md.; Sara Stamm,
producer at Newport, and Anne
Seymour, well-known radio actresB.
Arthur Sircom has been associated
with summer stock ever since its
beginnings in New England.
While he was .still a student at
Yale he acted one summer In the
first barn theatre. A friend , Con-
stance Wilcox, now Princess Guldo
PiffnatelH, built a theatre in her
father 's barn in Madison , Conn .,
and Mr, Sircom was one of the
resident company. The next year,
In 1928, Mr. and Mr. Buahnell Che-
ney, Jr., also of Madison, started
the Jitney Players, the forerunners
of summer theatres in New Eng-
land . This unique barn-storming
group traveled all over the New
England states with their truck
that turned into a stage, playing
one-night stands with a bill of one-
act plays. Like Mr. Sircom , Richard
Aldrich and Richard Skinner also
started their theatrical careers with
the Jitney Players while they were
still college students.
Since then, Mr. Sircom has been
associated with the summer thea-
tre8 in Bar Harbor , Me.; New Lon-
don, Conn.; Locust Valley, Long
Island ; WeBtport , Conn.; Newport ,
R. I.; Maplewood, N. J.; Montclair,
N. J., Bucks County, Pa.; Mill-
brook , N. Y„ and Mount Kisco, N.Y.
Last season he deserted Broad^
way, where he has directed 34
plays with dozens of the famous
names in the theatre, to go to
Youngstown , Ohio , where he dl-
reeled « most successful season at
the Youngstown Playhouse. As a
result of its great success this last
season and the innovations that Mr.
Sircom made, the group will build
a new theatre plant which will be
ready for him sometime next year.
Mr, Sircom also plans to do at least
one Broadway production during
the coming season.
At a recent after-theatre surprise
party, Mr. Sircom was honored on
this 10th anniversary occasion. Mr.
Aldrich and members of the staff
gave the party at the Scene Shop,
Congratulatory telegrams were
read and gifts presented. Attending
were the members of the cast and
others, Including Joshua Nicker-
son, president of the Playhouse
Corporation , with Mrs. Nickerson.
Playhouse Director
Starting 10th Season
Colonel Richard Ritzgeral d Stret-
ton , chief executive of The Solva-
tion Army in New England , retired
June 28th after 45 years' service
with the organization, the last seven
ofthem as chief executive.
The event was signalized by The
Salvation Army Greater Boston Ad-
visory Board with a dinner In his
honor at the Boston City Club on
June 21.
Senator Edward C. Stone pre-
sided at the dinner , which was at-
tended by nearly 250 persons.
Col. Stretton's career in admin-
istrative posts has been marked
by the opening of new Salvation
Army centers, reduction of debt
and acquisition of property to in-
crease Salvation Army service. The
Army 's program throughout New
England has been greatly enhanced
during his tenure here.
He is married to Mrs. Colonel
Hazel Lee Stretton , in charge of the
Home Leagues at Salvation Army
Centers in New England , and su-
perintendent of The Salvation Army
S7-acre "Wonderland" fresh-air
camp for the underprivileged in
Sharon , Mass. A native of Greeley,
Colo., she was commissioned from
the Army 's Chicago Training Col-
lege. Her retirement is automatic
with that of her husband .
A gift to the couple was an al-
bum of newspaper clippings cover-
ing the activities of the Salvation
Army in New England in the seven
years the Strettons have been in
command here.
In addition , several bouquets of
flowers were given Mrs. Stretton,
and a purse of money was given
Miss Kathleen Stretton , a Salvation
Army cadet , who shared honors
with her parents.
Dinner for Salvation
Army Retiring Head
Repair expenditures on Barn-
stable County's non-farm homes will
total an estimated $3,112,000 dur-
ing- 1949 and will serve as an im-
portant factor In keeping both la-
bor and business activity at high
levels, according to a report re-
leased by ' the Tile Council of
America.
Painting and redecorating will
account for about $33 of every $100
to be spent here on home repairs,
the report revealed. Repair and re-
placemen t of heating equipment will
tak $26 of the theoretic $100, and
roofing about $12. Carpentry work
approximately $7, and Installation
ol showers, tiling of bathrooms and
replacement ot plumbing will ac-
count for another $6. Repairs with
stone, glass and tile , and miscella-
neous work, will take the balance
of the $100, according to the report.
Expenditures throughout the
United States on home repairs will
total between $2,S0«,000,000 and
$3,100,000,000 in 1949, the Tile Coun-
cil estimated.
Home Repair Figures
Estimated for 1949
In Barnstable County
Construction has just been start-
ed on a.new "l'profax " gas cylinder-
filling station at North Dartmouth ,
Massachusetts. The new plant Is
expected to be ready tor operation
sometime in August , and will make
possible improve d and expanded
service to "Pyrofax" gas users in
southeastern Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.
The li quefied gas will be brought
to the plant In tank cars via the
New York , New Haven, and Hart-
ford Railroad. It will be transferred
directly to the storage tank. From
there it will be "bottled" in Bteel
cylinders for distribution to homes,
i farms, and factories beyond the city
gas mains.
"Pyrofax " gas, a product of Car-
bide and Carbon Chemicals Corpo-
ration, New York, N. Y., is distrib-
uted in the Hyannis area by Cape
Cod Natural Gas Company, Inc.,
West Barnstable, Massachusetts.
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TOWN NEWS
New Pyrofax Station
In Medford , July G, Roy W. Green-
leaf , aged 70, formerly of Massa-
chusetts Maritime Academy, Hyan-
nis.
In, Johnstown , Pa., George E.
Thackray, summer visitor of East
Dennis.
In Sandwich, July 7, James B.
Waldron , aged 38', WebBter.
In Long Beach, Col., June 28,
Parke/ R, Branian , aged 05, native
of Sandwich.
In Harwich , Morris Handler.
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Horizontal
1Quick to
learn
4 Colloquial:
mother
8 Sheep's cry
11 Crucial time
13 Long, heavy
coastal wave
15 Toward
16 Exhibiting
an omen
18 Artificial
language
19 Mixed type
21 Dutch cheese
22 The color
beige
24 Latvian
20 To throw off
28 Dawn god-
dess
20 Pertainin g to
oil
31 Biblical
garden
33 Prefix: again
34 To liquefy
38 Cupid
38 Land
measure
40 Underdone
42 Nic.:
45 To low
47 Blade of an
oar
49 Girl's name
50 Too
52 Sacred bird
54 You and I
55 Symbol for
tantalum
56 Man appoint-
ed to kill the
bull
59 Six
81 Blue dye
83 Wing-footed,
as the bat
65 To prevent
from action
66 Compass
point
8t Crude metal
Vertical
1Division of a
play
I To drive
onward
» Musical
syllable
4 Buffoon
5 Apart
6 Slang: com-
monplace
statement
7 Gehrig's
nickname
8 If not
9 Mulberry
10 Violent dread
12 Therefore
14 To stir up
17 Epithet
20 Entry
23 Symbol for
cerium
24 Seel
28 Row
27 Gull-like
bird
SO To applaud
32 Midday
35 One who
betrays a
trust
17 To pack
88 Famous
violin maker
39 Defender of
the Chris-
tians against
the Saracens
41 Island of
Napoleon 's
exile
43 Talented
44 Interjection
46 Bone
48 Greedy king
51 To leave out
53 Only
57 To grow old
58 Japanese
measure
60 European
food fish
62 Prefix: down
84 River it\
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light against cancers, and to in-
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