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The Pilgrims and Communism
We tried out Communism right here in the Old Bay State
long before the Russians ever thought of it.
From Governor Bradford's own history of the Plymouth
Bay Colony we learn that the Pilgrims pooled their produce in a
common storehouse and set up a system of rationing. As Pilgrim
Governor Bradford relates , they doled out "but a quarter of a
pound of bread a day to each person."
Even when harvest came "it arose to but a little." A vicious
circle seemed to set in. The people complained that they were too
weak from want of food to tend the crops as they should. Deeply
religious though they were, they took to stealing from each other.
"So as it well appeared ," writes Governor Bradford , "that fam-
ine must still insue the next year also if not some way prevented. "
So the colonists, he continues, "began to think how they
might raise as much corn as they could, and obtain a better crop
than they had done, that they might not still thus languish in
misery. At length (in 1623) after much debate of things, the
Gov. (with the advise of the chiefest amongst them) gave way
that they should set corn every man for his own particular , and
in that regard trust to themselves. And so assigned to every fam-
ily a parcel of land.
"This had very good success; for it made all hands very
industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise
would have been by any means the Gov. or any other could use,
and saved him a great deal of trouble , and gave far better
content.
"The women now went willingly into the field , and took
their little ones with them to set corn , which before would allege
weakness, and inability ; whom to have compelled would have
been thought great tyranny and oppression .
"The experience that was had in this common course and
condition , tried sundry years, and that amongst godly and sober
men, may well evince the vanity of that conceit of Plato and
other ancients, applauded by some of later times;—that the
taking away of property, and bringing in community into a
commonwealth, would make them happy and flourishing; as if
they were wiser than God . For this community (so far as it
was) was found to breed much confusion and discontent , and
retard much employment that would have been to their benefit
and comfort.
"For the young men that were most able and fit for labour
and service did repine that they should spend their time and
strength to work for other men's wives and children , with out
any recompense. The strong, or man of parts, had no more in
division of victuals and clothes, than he that was weak and not
able to do a quarter the other could ; this was thought injustice.
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"And for men's wives to be commanded to do service for
other men as dressing their meat, washing their clothes, etc.
they deemed it a kind of slavery, neither could many husbands
well brook it. * * * *
"By this time harvest was come, and instead of famine, now
God gave them plenty, and the face of things was changed, to
the rejoicing of the hearts of many, for which they blessed God.
And the effect of their particular (private) planting was well
seen,- for all had, one way and other, pretty well to bring the
year about , and some of the abler sort and more industrious had
to spare , and sell to others, so as any general want or famine hath
not been amongst them since to this day."
Let's stop experimenting with governmental fads that were
worn threadbare in bygone centuries. Rome spent itself to de-
struction by playing with the idea of a welfare state where every-
one got something for nothing from the Government.
Let 's put our governmental house in order by adopting the
Recommendations of the Hoover Report.
—Massachusetts Committee for Action on
Federal Reorganization
George, who have been visiting here
for several weeks at the home of
her son, Mr. Jack Jordan , have re-
turned to East Orange, N. J.
Marlon OJala of Cambridge is
spending her vacation with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. V. Ojala.
Recent guests at Honeysuckle
Hill were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Da-
mon of Brookllne , Mrs. John Perry
and daughter Betty ot New Bed-
ford , and Mr. and Mrs. John Hay-
don of Pairhaven,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Bar-
rows left fo rtheir home in Blklns
Park , Penn., Tuesday, after visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. John Manning tor
a week.
Weekend guests at the Mannings
were their son John Pearce Man-
ning and Edwin C. Baldwin, both
of New York City.
John Owens has heen on the sick
list.
Mr, and Mrs. Henry Groop enter-
tained Mrs. Groop's father, Mr.
James Dodd , over the holiday.
PERSONALS
Weekend guests ut the home of
"Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Bailey
were Mrs. Catherine Skein and her
daughter Alberta of North Abing-
ton. • I
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Wilbur CaBh of Yarmouthport Is
planning to build a new home on
Cedar Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Glrman left
Sunday on a motor trip to New
Hampshire and Maine. They plan
to visit Rev. and Mrs. John Doug-
lass in Fryeburg.
Rev. Brock preached his final ser-
mon at the West Parish Church on
Sunday.
The West Parish Guild will hold
its monthly meeting tonite (Tues-
day) at the church.
Miss Eva C. Burdick ot Dorches-
ter visited Miss Mary Crocker and
Mrs. Molly Chadwick over the -week
end.
Mrs. Hazel Snow Is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. H. E. Shores of
Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Foster and
children Lee and Sally of Easton-
dale were weekend guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Saley,
Mr. Walter Wannerstrom, who
¦with Ma family have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. Marrlman, left last
week tor Brooklyn where he is on
the administrative staff of the
Brooklyn College. Mrs. Wanner-
strom and son David will remain
here till the end of the week.
Mr. and Mrs . Louis Kiedev and
family have returned to Cleveland ,
Ohio. Mrs. Kleder and two children
have been spending the summer
with Mr , and Mrs. Henry Johnson
of Willow St.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson and
son Richard have returned to Hart-
ford , Conn., after visiting Mrs.
Johnson 's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Kristlan Johnson of Cedar Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Christian-
son, Mrs. Robert E. Robbins and
daughter Maija attended a clam
bake in Centerville Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Myrlala and her grand-
daughter, Miss Nancy Wllnikainen
visited relatives in Carver for a
few days last week.
Mrs. Frank B. Hincks entertained
at a luncheon-bridge party Thurs-
day in her home for Mrs. William E.
¦Smith of Rye , N. Y.
Weekend guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C, Carrington Wilcox
at Wequaquet Lake were their
daughter and son-in-law , Mr. and
Mrs . Norman Faye and daughter ,
Janet , and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Spil-
ler of Dedham,
Mr, and Mrs. C. Carrington Wil-
cox entertained at a cocktail party
on Sunday at their home on Lake
Wequaquet.
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Town of BarnBtable
Cape Cod
September 8, 1949
Dear Theodosia:
This seems to be the season
somehow for stories about Cape
Codders.
I've been thinking of a few that
have been stored away in my mind
and It does no harm to get them
out once in a while and look them
over.
Those who think there ure queer
characters on the Cape may feel
themselves Justified when they hear
these stories. At least, there Beems
to have been a queer kind of hoard-
ing going on. Also, certain outsiders
came Into a lot of luck.
Stray bits have come to Me now
and then, and I'm going to pass out
the pieces as I recall them.
A dirty, old corn crib, full of rat
holes was up for sale. Someone said
he "wouldn 't give a plugged nickel
for It. " The cover was gone and it
looked ripe for kindling wood. But
along came someone else with an
antique eye. He bought it for $50,
went ahead and put on tt wrought
iron handles and legs, f ixed it all
up in good shape , then sold it tor
$350.
A teacher bought a Currier and
Ives print for $2 . . . sent it away
somewhere and sold It for $2000.
A woman ordered a car painted
up special for her. After the job
was done, she didn 't like it, but
she took it just the same. The car
was turkey red with cream trim-
mings and upholstery, and yellow
wheels. She wore a wig.
Not satisfied with her secretary,
a woman sent it to. an antique
dealer. She wanted to get another
one. He fixed it up, putting on a
different top and bottom, exchanged
for those of another, and when the
woman came In to look for one to
replace the one she had given up,
she picked out that one, and bought
it.
A school teacher bought an old
picture for a few cents. When she
got It home, the frame fell off and
out fell four hills of $20 each.
As time goes on, I'll think up
some more stories, and some day
will be in the mood to start telling
you a few again.
Youv loving
Aunt Jane.
A Letter From Aunt Jane
To Her City Relations
by Clara J. Halle..
This is your locnl Station 213 Ocean, No. K. I
In early days Hyannis ' Main Street was almost a mrM -H
residential section ; to be sure there was a store every so oft I
of the kind we needed most, but they were of modest doni,^' I
that fitted into the landscape and I
situation , not like the big advertis-
ing affairs of today. We had some
large houses that looked like coun-
try homes, both outside and Inside.
Many of them were filled with what ,
in those days were called treasures
brought from overseas. The own-
ers were often sea captains who
were proud to exhibit the pictures,
china , brass, sliver, furniture and
unusual assortment of native and
foreign things they had brought
home over land and sea.
They could tell interesting stories
about many of them and a visit to
some of those homes was equal to
Alice in Wonderland to many a
child; even older people gained
knowledge ot the world and the
customs and manners of many
races. Women who possessed these
beautiful things were often envied
by those less fortunate. None of
those things could be found in Cape
Cod stores of that period.
Now we have almost everything
here and often we pass them by
without even a glance. We do-not '
get that feeling of satisfaction and
ownership that came to us then.
It alwayB seemed to me that it
the old Main Street could have been
left as a country village street and
a new Main Street for business
started further to the north It
would have added greatly to the
attraction of Hyannis, and In the
end it would have cost no more in
the light of the way money is spent
now. What matter if it had. There
might have been less for something
else but that would be no matter
either. Many of the beautiful old
trees would now be standing as
they are on Main Street in Yar-
mouth, As it is, part of the street
has been made meaningless except
for commercial purposes.
Dr. George W. Doane's house
with its large plot of land at the
east was always an attractive place.
I think he would not care to see
what time and so-called progress
has brought to it. It's a good thing
that they cannot see the changes
that come after they have passed
away, or can they ? We like to live
but it may be for the best that we
can also die. ,
Once there was only one dwell-
ing house on Main Street between
the Universalis!Church ot that day
and the railroad tracks. It was a
small, gray shingled Cape Cod
house owned and lived in by Aunt
Emily Crowell (Mrs. Washington;
Crowell) and her niece Emily'
Clark. She owned a lot of land on
Main Street that also extended
some way to the north. A part at
the north was well wooded, some
quite tall trees making a shady
grove.
Way back in a dark hollow was
the old Hathaway house. Wfl en we
ventured to go near that house we
went In by the graveyard down the
dark winding path feeling that
something might happen to us. It
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seemed very mysterious then oi
course there was no good reason
for this but Mrs. Hathaway L
such a strange woman. N 0 „„!
seemed to know her past hJstow
so every one talked about it Sw '
was dark and Spanish looking *\,l
bright black eyes and long i,|a k
hair worn with one long van ¦<
each side ot her head, rather hand
some in a wild gypsy sort of VJ
Where she came from the publf'
never knew. She was very Pr0„a
and poor. No mention was made of
her husband whether he was uead
or alive. He never came here She
had three children, all blondes to
evidently they came down ]rora
good stock and had seen better
days. The son Charles went to se,
and 1 believe he was lost.
Mary once had a little store at
the head of Ocean and Main street
on the north Bide near the old hay
scales, long since gone. It was In
the building later moved to Ocean
Street, sold to Uncle Allen Brag.
and his brother-in-law, Jonathan
Hallett. They lived in it some years
Then Ophelia Hinckley bought It
and lived there. I believe Fred
Scudder WBB the last owner.
Harry and Myron Bradford were
great chunis. Mrs. Bradford m
very good to the Hathaway family.
In fact when they had to leave the
old house she took them In. They
lived for some time in some upper
rooms at the Bradford house on
Ocean Street. Harry went to Bos-
ton with Myron. Bradford. jv,ej.
found work there. All the children
died young. They had l)Wto\
complexions, clear pink ami white,
but I think they would be called
tubercular today. I do not recall
where they were buried or it any
relatives ever came to look them
up. Mrs. Hathaway died there.
We always felt there was a trag-
edy there and never forgot them.
That part 'of the village has
changed greatly. New streets have
been laid out, a fire station , a police
station, garages and houses haw
made quite a settlement in hack.
As time goes on we can remember
less and less of the old street as it
used to be.
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PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wirtanen,
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Wirtanen and
children , Carl and Gene, and Mr. j
and Mrs. George Wirtanen und ehll- '
dren, Margaret Edward and Allen ,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cushen,
,ir., in East Harwich to celebrate
the third birthday anniversary of
Jeannette C'ashen.
SalJy and Carol 1'ye have re-
turned after visiting Brenda and
Keitli Ellis in Sagamore.
Mrs. Isabel Kelley is working at
the post office.
Recent guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Earle p, Merritt were Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Lindstrom and
son, Tommy, of Belmont.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hollingsliead
entertained Mr, Earl Lillidahl , Jr.,
of Milwaukee last week.
Weekend guests of Mr, and Mrs.
E. H, Turner were Mr. und Mrs.
J. C. Turner and son John of Read-
ing, and Mr. s. Eaton of Burling-
ton, Vt.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert E. Robbins
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Christianson of Norwood , Sunday.
Guests last weekend of Mr. und
Mrs. John T. Leeman were Mrs.
Leeman's sister, Miss Martha
Birch, Mr. Robert Hyvanen and
son Robert Jr. of New York City
and Mr. and Mrs. William Henry,
also of New York City,
Miss Arlene Burke of Sandwich
visited Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ca-
nnon recently.
SCHOOL DIETITIAN
Mrs. Carl KJah ot Hyannis is to
be the new dietitian at the school
Mrs. Fish will hake her home with
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cahoon.
School in the village opened today.
SCOUT MEETING
There will he a Scout-Brownie
committee meeting at the home of
Mrs . Kendrick Sears at Wequaquet
Lake Thursday.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Kenurlck Sears hus returned
to her home after spending ID days
at the home of her sister and broth-
er-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Von End , at
Oilman , vt.
Mr. Edward Bill spent the week-
end with his daughter, Mrs. Herbert
bwyer,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dwyer ,
children , and Mr . Edward Bill vis-
ited in Woods Hole Sunday.
Mr, Stanley Jenkins visited with
Mr, Dilman Jenkins in Maiden last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jenkins
and children , Tlmmie, Skippy, Don-
ald and Weldon have returned to
their home in Schenectady, after
spending the weeeknd with Mr.
and Mrs. Thornton Jenkins.
Br. und Mrs. Vincent McDonough
of Dorchester recently visited Mr.
and Mrs. William Sears of Willow
Street.
Miss Virginia entertained Miss
Hazel School ey of Nortbfleld , her
sister, MI SB Helen Schooley ot New
York City, and Miss Ellen Hourl-
nen ot Qulney over the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wirtanen
visited in Jamesport, L. I., last
weekend.
, Mrs. Harriet Losier and her ion
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4 Heroic tale
8 Fog
12 Poem
13 Author of the
Rubaiyat
14 Scent
15 Mass of
untidy hair
10 Excessive
frugality
18 Rapture
20 Musicalsound
21 101
22 Lair
23 Temporarily
bright star
- 27 Likely
29 To exclude
30 To scatter
31 Artificial
language
32 To mend
33 Pronoun
34 Symbol tor
iridium
35 To lift up the
spirits of
37 Numeral
38 Some
39 Prefix: half
40 Founder of
the Society
of Friends
41 Printer 's
measure
42 Fore part of
a ship
44 To noise
abroad
47 Characterized
by moderation
51 Card game
52 Egg-shaped
53 QuiCuncd
Jog
54 Female sheep
55 To apportion
58 Girl' s name
57 Colloquial:
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2 Image
8 To portray
4 Steeps in a
liquid
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• Strap to hold
1 up ¦
stocking
7 Malicious
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8 Instants
9 Artificial
language
10 Offspring
11 Attempt
17 Preposition
19 Spanish
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24 Conjunction
25 Layer of a
mineral
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27 God of war
28 Northern
European
29 Industrious
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30 Wickedness
32 To paint with
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strokes
33 To bewitch
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36 Part ot
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17 Approaching
38 Ornament
worn as a
charm
40 One's strong
point
41 Comparative
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43 Note of scale
44 Greek letter
45 "Hawkeye "
State
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48 First woman
49 Article placed
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50 Weight
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Helton nnd
sons Mike and Carter, Jr. have
returned to their home in Dayton,
Ohio, after spending the summer at
Englewood.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cowles and
children , Wayne, Brendn and Bobby
have returned to their Arlington
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Sneddon Graves
are expected to arrive from Balti-
more, Md., to spend some time with
Mrs. Graves' mother, Mrs. Henriet-
ta Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs . Arthur Frostholm
and sons Buddy, Rogers and Steven
have returned to their winter home
in Belmont.
Mrs. Belle Brown and her son
Charles have returned to their
Brookville home after spending the
week as guests of Mr. and Mrs .
Isaac Hills, III.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hall and
children Skipper and Sandra have
returned to their home in Winches-
ter. Sandra is preparing to enter
Rogers Hall in Lowell this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Sears and
children, Eddie and Leslie, have re-
turned to their Sudbury home after
spending the month of August at
their Beach Road home.
Mr. Frank Crosby and children
Kathleen, Eddie and Dick and
Miss Ann McLaughlin have returned
to their West Roxbury home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Schirmer
and children, Pam and Lee, are go-
ing to remain In their Englewood
home for the winter.
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