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Today's Interest In Constitution *
In denning "Constitution ," as the written instrument em-
bodying the organic principles of government of a nation and
laying down the fundamental rules and principles for the conduct
of affairs, Webster states that , while the British Constitution be-
longs to what are called customary or unwritten constitutions and
any part of it may be modified by an ordinary Act of Parliament ;
the Constitution of the United States belongs to what are often
called rigid constitutions, and cannot be modified in its express
terms, except through such processes as the Constitution itself
ordains.
Saturday, September 17, is Constitution Day, because on
that date in 1787 the newly-drawn instrument was adopted by
the representatives of 12 of the original 13 states. It had been
framed earlier that year by a convention at Philadelphia, called
because of the failure of the Articles of Confederation to provide
effective national government.
By August of 1788 the Constitution went into effect, having
been ratified by 11 states.
It may be of interest to recall the beginnings of our consti-
tutional government, but such interest on our part should be
embodied in a greater interest to consider the status of our
present government in the light of the Constitution. Basically :
sound, the Constitution has stood the test of time and vicissitude,
with flexibility to meet current situations that molded themselves
into permanent changes in our mode of life and thought, so that
it could be amended to meet those needs. We do well to pause
each year on this date and think on these things.
Safety Award Given State
Although the Nation 's toll in traffic accidents over the re-
cent holiday week-end was deplorably high, Massachusetts was.
commendably out of step with the national record and produced
little in traffic-caused accidents. This is due, in part , at least, to
the vigor and vigilance of the Registry of Motor Vehicles De-
partment , headed by Registrar Rudolph F. King. Cape Cod kept
in line with the state record, although the morning after Labor
Day a tatal automobile accident took place in Teaticket.
Driving is being taught in an increasing number of Massa-
chusetts public high schools as class-room instruction , which is «
supplemented in many of the schools by "behind-the-wheel"
training, or actual practice driving.
The State Division of University Extension conducts Driver '
Education courses, also, as do a number of the private colleges.
A high school that includes a Driver Education course in its
curriculum may have a dual-control car, provided by the Regis- j
trar of Motor Vehicles and the Massachusetts State Automobile
Dealers' Association, with the approval of the Commissioner of
Education.
It was because of Registrar King's efforts to develop these
courses in our high schools that the Legislature in 1948 estab-
lished a Driver Education section in the Registry of Motor Ve-
hicles. An Advisory Committee of Educators assists Mr. King
in this work.
Recently, the Association of Casualty and Surety Compa-
nies gave their Superior Award to the State of Massachusetts in
recognition of this achievement in High School Driver Education
program development. This Superior Award is a tribute to the
leadership of Registrar King throughout the Commonwealth.
E D I T O R I AL S —
TILLAGE CHURCH
On Sunday, Sept. 18, the ' pulpit
ot the Village Church will be occu-
pied by Mr. Edward J. Boulter.
ABSENCE OF PASTO R
Again our pleasant parsonage
stands empty, an inviting home for
the coming man, who we hope will
be "father, brother, friend and
counselor." We hope we shall offer
him full cooperation In his efforts
to be of service.
Mr. Brock and his family have in
these Ave years entwined them-
selves In the thoughts and lives of
his parishioners and much sincere
regret is expressed at the termina-
tion of their stay here. What we
lose may be the gain of others.
BUSINESS MEETING
The special business meeting-of
the church called for the 19th has
been postponed to Monday evening,
September 26, In the vestry at 8
o'clock;
LADIES' CIRCLE
Miss Annis Sturgis, president of
the Ladies' Circle, has called a spe-
cial meeting for September 21 for
discussion of the winter program.
A full attendance will be appreci-
ated.
SCHOOL OPENED
Our Village School has opened
and has 103 registered pupils. Two,
Janet and Betty Lou Brock, have
dropped out and will be missed. The
rooms hav e been nicely freshened
and are very attractive. You are in-
vited to drop In and see them.
TRAILER VACATION
It is doubtful If many other com-
munities of the size of ours can
furnish an equal number ot people
who are doing unusual and Inter-
esting and sometimes very valuable
things. A list ot such would be In-
teresting but incomplete, as new
adventures ore always being report-
ed. The Sunday Herald contains a
long description , fascinating to the
last word , of a 10-month vacation
for rest nnd change of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul L. Kolsom , their son Pe-
ter and pet "Gtissie. " Mrs. Folsom
is well known in our village ns
Janet Hock. This family established
Itself In a new three-room trailer,
drawn by their Packard, and wan-
dered, as fancy led, over 25,000
miles of Canada, the United States
and Mexico . With no set route to
follow they visited without serious
mishap, a long list of fascinating
places. To name only a few : Lake
Louise, the Yosemite, the Grand
Canyon, Mexico City, the Florida
Keys, Ormond, for Ashing. Mr. Fol-
som took many pictures, which will
afford him a long list of fine slides,
and Mrs, Folsom, who Is an artist,
often painted pictures on commis-
sion. Peter got wonderful lessons
in geography and people and "Gus-
sie" proved her importance once
by getting left behind, so that a
a BO-mlle return had to be made to
And her ladyship. The family agrees
that there is "no place like home"
in a trailer. And their friends are
kindly envious.
PER30NALS
Walter Slmonds, who has been a
popular life guard at the beach, has
returned to New York with a new
car which lie will And convenient
this winter as he goes back and
forth to and from Dartmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D'Alessandro
have closed their engagement at
the Cataumet Club and have settled
for the winter In Brookline. Dr.
D'Alessandro will be taking courses
at Harvard and his wife will teach
in Wellesley.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ramacortl
and Miss Anne Hanson came to
spend the weekend with their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hanson,
who are staying at the Worrell camp
on Phlnney 's Lane. Mr, and Mrs.
Robert Hanson and two children,
Karen and Stephen, came Saturday
for the day. Karen is remaining for
a week with her grandparentB. Miss
Dorothy Hanson has returned home
after a week here.
A TRIBUTE
Justa and Christine Mannista
were Industrious, hard-working
farmers in Finland, near Launar.
There were several children and
among them was Ida Louisa. Fin-
gers had to be busy la this large
family, with many needs, and Idea
learned very young to be useful
and skillful , gifts she never lost and
was known for to tlie very end.
When she was 18, she followed
young friends to this country and to
Quincy. Here she met Oscar Sarki-
nen and they embarked on life to-
gether. After a time tliey came to
Barnstable and presently built
themselves and their growing young
family a home on Town Meeting
House HU land in doing this Mr.
Sarkinen learned the trade of build-
er which he later followed , while
his wife became well known for her
helpfulness In housewifely skills.
In 1925 Mr, Sarkinen passed to the
better life. For some time Mrs. Sar-
kinen remained in the family home
but a year ago moved across the
street to live with and be tenderly
cared for by her widowed daugh-
ter, Mrs, Martha Edwards. A mem-
ber of the Finnish Church in WeBt
Barnstable , she was a devout and
religious woman and , as she await-
ed death , she asked that the words
or her Bible be read to her as she
passed away, and to these words
in which she had BO many times ta-
ken comfort and support, she closed
her eyes in her last sleep Of her it
might be said , "Our memory shows
us naught but kind , good deeds and
true."
LIBRARY ASSOC IATION
The Centervllle Library Board
of Directors met Friday, Sept. 9, at
8 P. M. at the Library, for discus-
sion of the proposed addition to
tho Library building, A motion was '
Passed to build the addition on tho
end of the small unfinished store-
room In the reur. It will provide an
extra reading room, with shelves
for books, also toilet facilities"
.
Town wuter will be installed . Tlie
cost IK estimated to be about
$22X0. This will be met from Li-
brary Funds, supplemented by the
Town Library Fund. Work on the
construction will begin ut once.
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CENTERVTLLE NEWS
Town of Barnstable
Cape Cod
September 15, 1949
Dear Theodosia:
One day I was looking through
the pages of a sports publication,
when my eye was attracted by a
blue page with a series of black
and white cartoons, — like the
comic strips the children of today
are so fond ot. The cartoons, how-
ever, proved to be a complete
story, told in the form of pictures.
Each Individual picture might be
likened to a very brief chapter, and
they were so graphic that I felt
constrained to read them. The
story was headed, "Bear-Back
Ride."
It seems a hunter shot a bear,
then carried him over his shoulder,
strapped to his body. Needing a
few minutes' rest, he sat down by
a tree trunk, the bear still strapped
to his back.
While the man rested, the bear
was evidently recovering from his
wounds. He decided to climb the
tree, when sufficiently himself
again, and climb he did , with the
man strapped to his back.
A few succeeding scenes show
the man's face with a terrified ex-
pression as he ascends the tree,
back first. He finally reaches for
his knife and cuts the strap. Let us
hope he isn't too far up the trunk
of the tree, for the picture shows
him rapidly descending, feet first
and arms and hands upraised.
The final scene depicts the man
on the ground again , right side up
this time, shooting the bear, which
is in the act of falling out of the
tree, and saying, "I'll make sure
this time!"
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.
I heard from two young friends of mine who are apendin
their two weeks vacation in Nova Scotia. It is a first visit the/
for one of them and they are having such an enjoyable tim .
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go many new things to do and see that the days go by all too
swiftly.
One of them has a sister there
and they wrote : "Tomorrow we
are taking E's little niece to the
circus. She is a most interesting
child , 7 years old, it's her first
circus and is she excited."
I'll say she is. I well remember
my first circus. I was much older,
but how wonderful it all seemed
to me then, I talked about lt be-
fore and after and never forgot
It. In those days the coming ot a
circus to Hyannis was a great
event. We had not seen painted
ladies in short—very short, fluffy
bespangled skirts, velvet jackets,
fancy caps, riding on beautiful
horses In the parade and later In
the ring of the circus tent.
When a circus was expected pla-
cards would be posted everywhere
long in advance ot Its arrival and
all the children would begin to
save their pennies for the show,
The circus train would come in
about 4 o'clcok in the morning and
usually unload .on the track that
ran down to railroad wharf a little
beyond what is now called Bond
Court. Every child anywhere who
could make it would be out to the
unloading and many grown people
as well. The performers had a pri-
vate car left nearer the depot and
at the unloading there was no glit-
ter of romance to the scene. It was
Usually misty and often dark, nev-
ertheless the animals in their
cages, the handsome horses, mon-
keys, the shouting and flashing of
lanterns and strange noises some
of the animals made was a once-
in-a-litetime experience.
Then the long parade in the
morning, the beautiful ladles, the
funny clown , the solemn elephants
and the music was all too marvel-
ous to little folks, A long line of
men, women and children would
follow the parade wherever St
went.
The first circus I went to was in
the big field back of Aunt Emily
Crowell's, Just off Main Street. No
buildings there then except the old
Hathaway house I have mentioned
lately. We could go in from the
street or from North Ocean Street
and we could watch them putting
up the big tent and side shows. We
would listen to the Barker and be-
lieve everything he said. Some fel-
low would be doing tricks, getting
people to bet on different things
and of course always losing their
money.
Two shows would be given. A lot
of it would seem silly and cheap
today, but then it was all pure
gold. The man who lay on his back
and kept a barrel going in the air,
the trapeze performers, when you
held your breath, so sure you felt
any one o£ them would come tum-
bling down, and above all the rid-
ing in the ring, and the ringmaster
himself in his black suit and beaver
hat, who kept it all going, was a
marvel. Kerosene lights were used
and it was often smoky and smelly
but who cared. Peanuts 5c a bag;
Pink lemonade, funny songs and
jokes made up for it all.
"Get your tickets here for the
side shows — the only dog-faced
man in the world; the bearded lady
and the two-headed calf; fortunes
told—the future revealed by the
seeress who has second sight",
etc. There would always be some
prowlers who would try to get In
tree by crawling in under the tent
canvass. They usually were caught
but often were allowed to stay.
One circus I went to some years
later, it rained, with thunder and
lightning, and the animals roared
and made strange noises, that i8
the ones who knew how to roar
did a good Job of it, At this circus
it rained down on the people w]10
sat on the high board seats. I re.
member one side of my face wa
bright scarlet when I came out-
color that washed off from some
scarlet flowers on my hat. I COU M
not get it off for days.
Some excitement was created
during the storm when a bis:
woman cried out, "Somebody \.
grabbing my leg", but that passed
by. Somebody who knew her did
it as a joke to see the fun-aad
the show went on. We used to have
some travelling troupes of actors
who gave tent shows on this same
piece of land. No movie houses
here then and their shows were
given to large audiences. Plays like
East Lynn, Ten Nights in a Bar
room, Little Nell—from Old Curl-
oslty Shop and funny faces, songs
and dances entranced the lookers
on. "Gone With the Wind" or the
plays of today are no better than
those comedies and tragedies were
to us then. We have ceased to
have the excitement of a circus
in Hyannis now, land for that pur-
pose is not available, so if a cir-
cus comes to Cape Cod it must find
ground elsewhere.
Once after buildings had been
put up on the land where we had a
circus at first , there came sort ot
a Wild West show and circus com-
bined to a field over by the South
Sea cranberry bog. It was mostlv
riding, Rodeo work, but what i tB.
fellow dressed up as a policeman
and pretending to look out for acci-
pretending to look .out for acci-
dents or whatever came up. He
kept calling out: "Don't be afraid,
I'm here" — and that's where he
would be if anything happened as
fas as doing any good was con-
cerned. It was funny—we had it
for a byword for a long time—
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
We get a great deal of pleasure
from recalling those events. Just
as much, as you can get now from
something - that happened last
week, I am glad I have lived when
it took less to make people, espe-
cially children, happy than it doeB
today. We didn't have Santa Claus
on every corner, stores and also in
churches and homes. There was
only one—at least for our little
community and all our hopes and1
Joys were centered on him.
Oh, well, it all goes in a life-
time. We see so few horses vov,
we miss them.
I'm afraid this job would lie hard
to fill on Cape Cod.—Adv.: "Want-
ed a man to take care of a pair
of horses of a religious turn ot
mind."
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College and university students
who become eighteen (18) years of
age after the school term starts
need not return to their homes to
register under the Selective Serv-
ice Law , according to a statement
of. Massachusetts State Director
Colonel Chester A. Furbish, but
may register at the local board
most convenient to them, as may
others when they reach the age of
eighteen (IS).
"The law requires registration of
all young men—with very few ex-
ceptions—within five days after
their 18th birthday," Colonel Fur-
bish said, "but there still seems to
be some misunderstanding as to.
the place of registration. All the
young man has to do is present
himself to the local board or regis-
tration plat e designated in that
particular area most convenient
in the place be happens to be when
he becomes eighteen (18). The
registration process is simple und
requires only a Bhort time. The
data thus gathered IB sent to the
local hoard of the community he
terms his home and which has
jurisdiction over him."
When tho registrant has a per-
manent home, the permanent home
address should he given to regis-
tration officials , Colonel Furbush
said. For thiB purpose "home" is
the place with whlcn the regis-
trant normally identifies himself
and at which ho would wish to be
classified.
There is no liabilit y for service
under the Act until the age of
nineteen (19) is reached, but he
emphasized the obligation to regis-
ter at eighteen (18). "The law is
specific," he said, "and provides
severe penalty for failure to
comply."
Colonel Furbish added that the
law la also specific in its require-
ments concerning obligation ot a
registrant to keep his local board
Informed as to any change in bis
address or change In his status
u^der the Act.
Selective Service
Regulations Reminder The Cape Playhouse
Dennis on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
1430 Broadway
New York 18, N. Y.
September 7, 19-19
Miss Dorothy Worrell
Barnstable Patriot
Hyannis , Mass,
Dear Miss Worrell:
Now that the Cape Playhouse has
just closed the second most success-
ful season in its history, I want to
take this opportunity to thank all
the friends who have helped con-
tribute to our auccess.
We greatly appreciate all the
press has done for us, and it has
been u pleasure to work with the
Patriot this season, Thank you for
all your cooperation , and we are
looking forward to working with
you again next summer.
With all good wishes for a pleas-
ant winter ,
Sincerely yours,
Alice Sircom ,
Associate Press Ilep.
The Letter Carrier
I Morbidit y visits: Non-communica-
ble—Barnstable 233, Yarmouth 95 ,
Dennis 104, total 432; communica-
ble (tuberculosis)—Dennis' 5, total
5. Maternity visits: Ante partum—
Barnstable 2, total 2; post partum
—Barnstable 11, total 11.
Health sei vlce : New born—Barn-
stable 13, total 13; Infants over 1
month—Barnstable 2, Yarmouth 1,
Dennis 1, Total 4; Adult—Barnsta-
ble 5, Yarmouth 1, Dennis 1, total
7. Unclassified—Barnstable 9, Ya'r-
mouth 3, Dennis 2, total 14.
Not home—Barnstable 5, Yar-
mouth 2, Dennis 1, total 8.
Total visits—Barnstable 280, Yar-
mouth 102, Dennis 114. Grand to.
tals 49G.
Respectfully submitted ,
Margaret J. Cooper, R. N„
Supervising Nurse.
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A FRIENDLY VISITOR IN CAPE
COD HOMES FOR THE PA8T
120 YEARS.
District Nurse Ass'n.
Reports for August
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Horizontal
1 Sign of a
future event
5 Numeral
8 Cry of sorrow
12 Female horse
13 Night before
an event
14 To remove
15 Devoured
16 Gibe
18 Iranian
Ambassador
to the U. S.
19 Note of scale
20 Mimic
21 By
23 City of
Chaldca
24 To contradict
26 Twelve dozen
28 Wrath
29 To hasten
30 To be sick
32 Place of
barter
33 Nave of
a wheel
34 Plumlike fruit
35 Malt
beverage
36 Mire
37 Former Chief
Justice
38 Neat
40 Bearing
41 Pronoun
43 Conjunction
44 Type
45 Hypothetical
force
47 Cereal grass
49 Commercial
dealings
51 Shoshonean
Indian
52 Origin and
development
of the mind
55 Withered
56 Snakelike fish
57 Pack of cards
Vertical
1 Persian poet
2 Motherly
3 Before
4 Compass
point
5 Maxim
6 Always
7 Born
8Colloquial:
paid notics
9 Meadow
10 Reference
11 To burn
16 Incentive
17 Infrequent
20 To aid
22 Toward
25 Heron
26 Projecting
arm of a
crane
27 Drawing room
28 Chalice
29 Long-handled
troughlike
box
31 Confederate
general
33 To embrace
34 Let it stand
36 Gaiety
37 Mermaid
39 Artificial
language
40 Mannequin
41 Leaps on one
foot
42 Comfort
44 Wise man
45 Pertaining to
hearing
46 Piece of oftlce
furniture
48 God of war
50 Fish eggs
51 To avail
oneself of
53 Symbol for
cerium
54 Man's
nickname
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
The September issue of "Outdoor
Life" carries an article on deer
hunting on Cape Cod, by the title
"From Kill to Carving, Cape Coil
Style." The author is Elon Jessup,
writer and photographer, of Wooili
Hole.
Saying that the deer of Cape Cod
are not so well publicized as cep
tain of the Cape 's alluring quoit
ties, and that few summer visilon
realize the many deer that l oam
our woods.
The article is profusely illustra-
ted with pictures of hunters, cap-
tured deer, and the preparation ot
the meat.
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Cape Deer Hunting
Portrayed in Story
By d'Alessio
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