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EARLYFILES
BARNSTABLE PATR IOT ARCHIVE PHOTO AUGUST 7. 198d
WHAT'SWRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? - According to plans mandated by the state tor the "rehabilitation'' of the Village
Green, quite a bit is wrong. The benches will be removed from the Main Street entrance. The two trees to the left ol
the walk (beyond the benches) will be removed. Nine additional trees will be added by the sidewalk to close down the
vista of the expanse of green towards Town Hall. The walkway will be narrowed. Plans may be seen at Town Hall. Bids
for the rehabilitation are due a week from Monday.
1836
FOR SALE. The subscriber offers for sale his
HOMESTEAD situated in Hyannis Village, about
half amileWest of the Baptist Meeting House, onthe
Village road, consisting of about four and ahalf acres
of good Land with a good DWELLING HOUSE, and
a good BARN thereon, which with the out buildings
are in good repair.The above is a good situation for
a Mechanic or Sea faring man, and will be sold low.
Inquire of the subscriber on the premises, ALVAN
S. HALLETT or to WARREN HALLETT
1866
Barnstable village is becoming a favorite resort
for Summer visitors, who are flocking hither the
present season in unusual number. Rarely do we
see so many from abroad.
1896
We do not believe Sabbath-breaking is more
habituated to our Cape people than those of most
other sections ... This is an age of progression and
no one wears the old puritanical straight-jacket even
on the Sabbath day ... Even our Methodist friends,
the most God-fearing and Sabbath-loving people on
earth, feel justified in so far attending to business
on the Sabbath as to collect a dime that day of each
individual visiting their encampment at Yarmouth,
and no man will say there is wrong in it.
1916
Troop 6, Barnstable Boy Scouts of America ,
took a trip to Sandy Neck Saturday, July 22. It was
intended to stay until Monday, but on account of
the weather the troop returned Sunday afternoon
... Starting at headquarters at 2:30 Saturday, fit-
ted out with tents and camping utensils the boys
paraded to Mr.V D. Bacon'sfloat and there met the
motor boat of Mr. John Lynch, which carried them
to Barnstable Light.
1926
Realizing for the past few years that Hyannis has
needed a suitable community and recreation hall
with adequate bath houses, rest rooms, conference
rooms and kitchenette, the State Normal School,
at the suggestion of the Citizenship class taught by
Miss Rose A. Carrigan, a leading educator in one of
the Boston schools, has determined that there shall
be one... The community house willbe located at the
Normal School bathing beach near the Tent Colony.
1936
Centerville. The Scrooby Clubbers went on their
annual hay ride on Monday evening ... At eight
o'clock the party left the church to make its way up
to the canal where the New York boat was watched
as it passed through. From the Bourne bridge the
ride was continued through Bourne and over through
Falmouth, Falmouth Heights, Waquoit , Cotuit ,
Osterville, and finally back to Centerville at 11:45.
1946
With over 200 attending the first in a series oi
dances at the Hyannisport Club last Friday evening,
which were suspended during the war, the affair was
declared a great success. Music was by Ken Reeves
orchestra. Colonists from nearby sectionsjoined the
local residents and guests.
1956
During the quarter century plus of his ministry at
the Federated Church in Hyannis, Dr. Carl F.Schultz
has had a greater range of experience than comes
to most men. This coming Sunday, Dr. Schultz will
have what is even to him a unique and highly satis-
fying experience when he officiates at the baptism
of his own grandson.
1966
If you own an antique weather vane, you may want
to put a padlock on it. Thieves this summer are hard
at work up and down the Capejust helping themselves
to the old cocks, cods and horses atop barns and
garages. They come in the dark of night, apparently,
set up their ladder and softly steal away...
1976
Barnstable Charter Commission last week heard
24 year veteran selectman George L. Cross call for a
five member part-time selectman with a manager or
executive secretary full-time administrator... He said
town meetingshouldbe retained,however,and warned
that the commission should not try to establish a
department of public works in this charter.
1986
The board of appeals denied a special permit for a
nine-acre Christmas Tree Shop-anchored complex
in Hyannis Thursday on grounds of traffic conges-
tion, and that decision may set a precedent , as did
selectmen's denial of McDonald' s restaurant for
traffic concerns in Centerville two years ago.
1996
Pops-by-the-Sea will be something of a family
affair this year, with guest conductor Olympia Du-
kakisand real Conductor Harry Ellis Dickson having
ties to the commonwealth's former first family. The
Academy Award-winning actress is first cousin to
former Gov. Mike Dukakis, and Dickson is father
to Kitty Dukakis.
EDITORIALSH
Takingaim at the airport
It seemsthat everyone ispainting
big red circles and drawing beads
on Barnstable Municipal Airport.
There's certainly no dearth of
targets: the new terminal , law-
suits, upset cabbies, ever-present
noise concerns and the question
of Yamouth's membership on the
commission (which is expected to
get another airing in the coming
weeks, though not in the fashion
our neighbors will like).
One of the reasons the airport
stays in the news is because it
simply doesn't tryto laylow.That's
a point airport Manager Quincy
"Doc"Mosby makes inhisresponse
to a recent editorial in the Cape
daily, a copy of which he provided
to this paper.
The airport has to continue mov-
ing on its projects. That's not an
endorsement of any of the plans,
but really the only option for those
obligated to look out for the oper-
ation's best interests. In doing so,
airport officials need to get a read
onjust where they stand with state
and federal regulators.
The details in Rectrix Aerodrome
Center 's 61-page federal lawsuit
- which alleges racketeering, ob-
struction , contract interference
and a host of other charges against
the airport commission-are damn-
ing if true. That last point is key
and will have to wait for the court
to decide.
Beyond the charges,the suit pres-
ents another immediate problem
for the airport, one that isnot likely
lost on either Rectrix officials or the
airport: the reaction of state and
federal regulators at this critical
point in planning for a new airport
terminal.
One would think that if the ba-
sis for a new terminal is sound,
the funds will follow, regardless
of charges against the players
involved, but such decisions are
not made in a vacuum absent ap-
pearances and politics.
Again, only time will provide the
answer, but a good read of the tea
leaves is probably in order.
DS II
editor@barnstablepatnot.com
By Ed Semprini
CHOWDAH BOWL: On the
hot topic of hurricanes, there 's
this chuckler from Cape Cod-
der columnist Dana Eldridge
He tells about the visitor from
the South he met in Eastham.
and they got talkingabout hur-
ricanes. The visitor proceeded
to explain how down in his
region of Dixie they tell if the
hurricane blowing out there
is a biggie by letting the dog
out. If the dog blows away they
have a full-fledged storm. The
Southerner said he was still
looking for his dog... There's
thisfarminggroup in Falmouth
concerned that their town, al-
ready a smallcity,istoo rapidly
booming into a big city, and
they want to apply the brakes
to development by preserving
farming and agricultural land.
They envision Falmouth,which
today counts an estimated 55
farms, as the Cape's farming
capital ofthe future. The group,
Friendsof Falmouth Farms,has
embarked on a fund-raising
campaign and, appropriately,
they launched the drive this
month by feat uring a popular
farming figure , "Porky." They
roasted the 175-pounder on a
farm in Hatchville... Whatever
happened to one of the finest
schoolboy athletes on the Cape,
Jake Marcelline of Harwich...
Bare Numbers: Dropping one's
pantsinProvincetownisOK-if
it'sfor art'ssake. That'swhat a
group oflocals did recently, and
they'll appear in their birthday
suits in "Theater Buffs," the
2007 calendar for the New
Provincetown Players Theater.
Oh.the birthday suitswillhave,
as the Provincetown Banner
put it. "strategically placed
props."... Just Wondering:How
many Patriot readers managed
to get to the North American
Butterfly Association 's But-
terfly Count in Brewster?... It
may have a wart on its nose,
its attire is about as satiny
as that of a freight car hobo
and it is never mistaken for
one of Cape Cod's traditional
serene, charming,flower-filled
villages. Even the townies will
agree. However.Buzzards Bay
Villagehas boasting rights to a
prestigious ranking no other
Cape village can equal. Its an-
nualScallop Festival alongthe
banks of the Cape Canal has
been designated one of the top
100 events inNorth America by
an elite tourism industry com-
mittee. The announcement
was made in an American Bus
Association magazine. "The
honor givesthe Cape Cod Canal
Region an important boost in
visibility among professional
tour planners," Peter Pancuso
of the bus association told the
Bourne Enterprise. The Scal-
lop Festival was chosen from
among hundreds of U.S. and
Canadian events... So you're
a well-informed follower of
Massachusetts politics? Real
quick: who is Grace Ross?
Answer below... High-Spirited
Highwayman: To celebrate
the recent 50,h birthday of the
2,850-mile Interstate Highway
System,Falmouthauthor Dan-
iel J. McNichol, Jr., undertook
a challenge: driving the entire
length ofthehighwayin thehis-
toric re-creation trek. He drove
from SanFranciscoto Washing-
ton. The Falmouth Enterprise
reported he made the trip in a
- 1951 Hudson Pacemaker!...
Sweet Celeb: She's only 9, and
already is recognized as Well-
fleet's sweetheart. Christened
the "Little Lemonade Girl" by
The Cape Codder , Kaylee Wal-
lace is not only everybody's
sweetheart, but a celebrity to
boot. Intrigued by a television
documentary about children
in Children'sHospital,Boston,
Kayleewantedto do something
to help and make their lives
more comfortable, she told re-
porter MarilynMiller.Sosheset
up a lemonade stand to raise
funds for the hospital. At this
writing,"The LittleLemonade
Girl,"whohas gained consider-
able off-Cape media attention,
has turned over more than
$3,000 to the hospital... Answer
to our query: Grace Ross isthe
Green-Rainbow Party'sguber-
natorial candidate.
• • •
You're up there, Morris, if
you ever wore a zoot suit...
Students of Cape Cod history
should be able to name the
Cape town that had the larg-
est number of dairy herds in
earlier years. Answer below.
• • •
Newsquotes: "The recall
election , I think, isthe biggest
hoax ever pulled on the people
of the Town of Bourne...it was
born in hatred and I think it
was fed on lies and deceit ."
- Bourne Selectman Galon
Barlow,who faces arecallvote.
(In Bourne Enterprise)
..."People will now under-
stand that there is a hid-
den problem of hunger here
on Cape Cod." - Brenda B.
Swain, director of Falmouth
Service Center, in television
interview following receipt of
$25,000 grant. (In Falmouth
Enterprise)
..."Coming here and cover-
ing the (Cape Cod) league is
great because it was such a
big part of my life." - Matt
Hyde, former batboy for the
Chatham As, now a scout for
the New YorkYankees. (In T/ie
Cape Cod Chronicle) .
..."Shellfish farmingisthe only
form of aquaculture on the books
as environmentally friendly...
they're nature'sbest water filter."
-KimTetrault. director of South-
hold Program of Aquaculture
Training, (in Hartvich Oracle)
• • •
Query answer: Eastham.
• • •
Quotebook: "Man has his
will-but woman has her way."
(Best Quotations)
Cape Comment
A final note on our new location
We have one final thing to say about
our new space. Actually,Bruce Besse,
Sr. of Centerville provided it for us.
Bruce is a little longer in the tooth,
at least with regard to Hyannis his-
tory, and provided a couple of other
details about the building in which
our office islocated, 331Main St. (Our
address is actually 4 Ocean St., but
it's the same place.)
Last week we noted that it was the
former Penguins SeaGrill, Penguins
Go Pasta and the Fish Shanty. Besse
concurs, but added , "If you want to go
back a little bit further, in the 1940s
it was the College Inn Restaurant ,
and in the late 1930s it was the Ecco
(grocery ) Store. "
The wonderful thing about history
is knowing there 's more to know and
having people willing to help out in
that regard.
Wethank Mr.Besse,who ran Bruce's
Sandwich Shop on Main Street in
what was later known as the Egg &
I. He's leaning on the counter in this
1950 picture at the shop watching a
Sealtest Ice Cream demonstration.
He also contributed sports stories to
the Patriot many moons ago.
Again, our thanks.
DS II
editor@barnstablepatnot.com
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