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EDITORIALSZ
The official vessel
The Catboat Sarah was des-
ignated the official vessel of the
Town of Barnstable by the town
council last week on an 11-1
vote.
The Sarah is the hand-made
reproduction of an 1896 Crosby
catboat underconstruction at the
Cape Cod Maritime Museum on
South Street in Hyannis.
Therewere somequestionsfrom
the audience as to why this ves-
sel at this time, as well as some
comments simply opposed.
Self-described "Barnstable
Who" Peter Doiron, whose fam-
ily once built schooners out of
Centerville,saidhe wasallfor the
catboat project, but the official
vessel of the town should be on
a grander scale. To help makehis
point,Doiron burst into songdur-
ing public comment (see minute
49:30 inthe councilvideo replay),
offering averse from a lyrical sea
chantey:"My Unclewasnoshirker
/ An able bodied worker / As he
sailedthe seven seas/Away,away,
away to Cape Cod Bay."
"They didn't begin civilizations
or participate in world trade,"
Doiron saidof catboats. "They're
not big enough for Barnstable."
Doiron'scommentsalsoinclud-
ed concerns that the designation
wouldeasethewayfor the catboat
to float into a slip at the town-
owned marina near the museum.
That wasaconcern sharedbyoth-
ers, including Hyannis Councilor
Gary Brown, but unwarranted,
according to Sarah supporters.
Brown thought the resolve was
handled poorly from a political
standpoint, apparently because
he was not asked to be a sponsor.
Hyannis Councilor Jim Munafo
wondered aloud about the ap-
propriateness of this, a new ves-
sel, gaining the designation and
whetherthere'sabettervesselout
there. Munafo alsofelt that if the
SarahwastobecomeBarnstable's
official vessel, it should become
an asset of the town.
Theitem'ssponsor,AnnCanedy,
said the honorary designation
was about supporting an orga-
nization
Council Vice President Janet
Joakim felt that the council was
too much in its head. "I think
we think too much about these
things," Joakim said. "It seems
that wheneverwehavesomething
that shouldbe soeasy,itbecomes
so complicated."
Thehonorary designationgains
Sarah no favors whenit comes to
being awarded a slip. It willwait,
in order, alongwith others if and
when it wins a place on the list,
which is selected by lottery.
TheMaritimeMuseumisamong
the attractions at the end of the
Walkway-to-the-Sea, and it ac-
tually has something to do with
the sea.
Not that the state Legislature
is a shining example of how to
do things, but there are pages
upon pages of "official" things of
the commonwealth,from muffins
(corn), to soil (PaxtonSoilSeries)
to folk dance (square dancing).
There'seven astate schooner,the
New Bedford-based Ernestina,
which by the way is owned by a
private, not-for-profit.
We don't begrudge anyone
his/her concerns or opinions.
We'd be out of business pretty
quickly if we did. But we have to
agree with Joakim's assessment
on the unnecessary escalation of
difficulty in what should be easy;
but then again, easy is in the eye
of the beholder.
DS II
editor@barnstablepatriot.com
EARLYFILES
BARNSTABLE PATRIOT ARCHIVE PHOTO. OCTOBER 3. IW6
DIVERS DOWN - Jack Ahem and Donna Faher go for an early autumn dive at Hathaway's Pond in Hyannis.
1836
(Advt.)For Sale. A boat, built
for the whalingbusiness -twenty
eight feet in length, substantial,
safe, seaworthy,and a fast sailer.
Said boat may be had on reason-
able terms, and almost any kind
ofproduce willbebe takeninpay-
ment.Applyto Sylvanus Gorham,
Barnstable.
1866
Barnstable. On Friday last
James Otis Lodge,in this village,
which has been working for the
past year under a dispensation
from the Grand Lodge, was in-
stituted under a charter, confer-
ring all the rights and privileges
of Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons.
1896
Gov. Wolcott on Thursday ap-
pointed Raymond A. Hopkins of
Barnstable Justice of the Second
District Court of Barnstable, a
positionmadevacantbythedeath
of his brother, James Hughes
Hopkins... Mr. Hopkins was
born in North Truro twenty-nine
years ago, was graduated from
Barnstable public schools and
Boston University and studied in
the office of Harvey N. Shepard ,
Boston.
1916
Cape Cod, famous as it is, ought
to do alittle advertising, saysthe
New Bedford Standard. Of the
thousands, maybe millions, who
have heard of it, and who know it
isinMassachusetts,the majority
do not know where it is. Charles
SumnerBirdisthelatest offender,
when he says that Edgartown is
the most attractive place on Cape
Cod... Boston people have a way
of designating everythingsouth of
Milton and east ofRhode Island as
the Cape... Boston people regard
it as asignoftheir superiority not
to know where and what Cape
Cod is.
1926
Three women were killed and
the driverisat Cape Cod Hospital
as a result of a collision with the
train due at West Barnstable at
5:12Tuesdayafternoon. The colli-
sion between the sedan and train
occurred at Fish Lane crossing,
which is three-eighths of a mile
east of the station, and the train
was not moving at full speed.
1936
James Roosevelt and Gover-
nor James M. Curley stood out
among a long list of Democratic
speakers whoaddressed the rally
at Barnstable high auditorium
Tuesday night. Over 500 citizens
attended the meeting... "They
charge me with owning a pala-
tial mansion on Oyster Harbors
near the waterfront ," declared
Governor Curley. "Well, I did rent
a cottage from Mrs. Willard and
paid her a few hundred dollars a
month to live near the 7th
green
one summer. I was living, my
friends,inthe most beautiful and
most healthful spot in the entire
world - Cape Cod near Hyannis.
It'sabout asnearheaven asIever
expect to get."
1946
The Cape Cod Flying Service
in Marstons Mills is the first fly-
ing school on the Cape to sign a
contract with the Veterans Ad-
ministrationto offer flight training
under the G.I. Bill of Rights.
1956
Major issue to come before the
(town meeting) voters is appro-
priationof$11,000from theExcess
and Deficiency Fund to be added
to $7,000already availablefor the
town s share of construction of'
a new bridge over Bumps River
in Centerville... Collapse several '
weeks ago of an abutment sup- '
porting the old bridge has neces-
sitatedreroutingoftrafficoverthe
back roads to Osterville.
1966
Marilyn Turner of Cotuit this '
weekreceivedproof that herpoem '
on Viet Nam published early last '
summer in the Patriot was truly
appreciated by ourmen servingin
that country.In August she had a
letter from one Joseph Ambessi
of Boston, with the medics in
Viet Nam, telling her how much !
he had enjoyed reading it in the
Patriot and that it was going to •
be published inthe outfit'sservice
newspaper.
1976
A surprising 160people have de- •
cided to dedicate thisSaturdayto •
the County Wastewater208 Semi- ¦
nar... Participants willbe askedif
they favor limitingthe number of j
building permits granted annu-
ally,increasingsalesand property I
taxesto slowregionalgrowth,and •
increasing land use controls.
1986
Barnstable HistoricalCommis-
sion has selected Marilyn Fifield •
of Barnstable its new chairman •
to succeed Joseph A. Williamsof \
Osterville...MarionR.Vuilleumier •
of West Hyannis Port was elected \
to continue as secretary.
i '
1996
Marstons Mills shipbuilders
Larry and Susan Mahan are real-
izing a dream that started over
a quarter of a century ago with
this weekend'sscheduled launch
of the 60-foot schooner Larinda,
whichwasbuilt intheir back yard
off Race Lane.
(Cape Comment
(L By Ed Semprini
Chowdah Bowl: One down,
one to go:The Infamous Saga-
more Rotary has been turned
into dust, and no tears are
being shed. Instead, there's
cheering. One down, one to
go. The second? How about
the equally-infamous Route
132Airport RotaryinHyannis
which many years ago, af-
ter a rash of accidents, was
described as an abortion by
then Barnstable Police Chief
Al Hinckley. Hasn't the time
come for highway safety of-
ficials to consider turning this
accident-invitingcircle into a
pile of dust?...
***
Another mystery is rattling
the serene life of Truro; not as
sensationalastheWorthington
murder,but,hey,it enlivensthe
chatter around the post office
and coffee shops these quiet
sparkling autumn days. All
that chatter isabout the disap-
pearanceof-whitewaterlilies!
Believe it! For many decades
white lilieshave blossomed in
Truro's popular Ryder Pond,
and now they have vanished.
Nowhere to be seen. Rangers
from the National Seashore
have been summoned to in-
vestigate,accordingto areport
inthe Provincetown Banner...
Tyingthe Tails:The wedding
lacked glitter and tabloid
hype, nevertheless it shook
little old North Harwich. The
story wastrotted out by Doug
KarlsonoftheHarwich Oracle,
who reported that after many
years of stabling together,the
pair decided to stop horsing
around and get "married.
"Vows" were exchanged by
Neely and Sunni in a stable
while 30 guests smiled and
weeped. The "newlyweds"
are two of the horses owned
by Carla Chapman of Bar-
rybrook Stables... Overheard
at coffee shop: "One thing
you can say for Bush is-tasty
baked beans!"... While many
Cape Codders fled for Florida,
Arizona and other hot spots,
North Falmouth's Michael T.
Corgan, a columnist for the
Falmouth Enterprise headed
for Iceland. Corgan,an associ-
ate professor of international
relations at Boston University,
had been invited to return to
teach and do research. In a
dispatch to the Enterprise ,he
described Iceland'ssociety as
"incrediblyprosperous."...Cro-
quet Combat: The battlefield
wasthe grounds ofthe Pilgrim
Monument in Provincetown.
The opposing teams were
the town's chamber of com-
merce and business guild.The
event-the only croquet game
on Cape Cod for charity, and
the only known contest for a
Capewide croquet champion-
ship... Aquatic Artistry: This
Falmouth resident is con-
vinced cyclingtheSound isthe
only way to go from Falmouth
to Vineyard Haven. This past
summer Richard Marino cy-
cled the Sound on abicycle he
equipped withmaterialfrom a
shuttle bike kit he bought for
$1,100.Marinomade the excit-
ing four-mile water journey in
less than three hours, he told
the Falmouth Enterpris e...
Teriffic Teen: You don't have
to look beyond Brewster to
locate a strong candidate for
Cape Cod Teen of the Year.
How about Dylan DeSilva?
Earlier this month DeSilva
mailedhis1,000th
carepackage
to troops in Iraq, Afghani-
stan, Alaska and Djibouti.
The young Brewsterite is the
founder of Cape Cod Caresfor
Troops. He has been sending
packages since November
2004... Brace yourselves, Pa-
triot readers. The onslaught
of candidates' television and
radio advertising prior to the
September primarywas little
more than minor flooding
compared to the Hurricane
Katrina of commercials that
will blare out until vote time
in November...
***
You're up there, Morris,
if you remember when the
triumvirate James F. Ken-
ney, Chester A. Crocker and
Victor F. Adams comprised
the Barnstable Board of Se-
lectmen... Barnstable his-
tory buffs should be able to
name the village in which the
Temperance Society Hall was
located. Answer below.
***
Newsquotes: "It's an ad-
venture. They tell me what
to wear, what color my hair
will be. I have this wonderful
woman who washed my hair
everymorning."-FormerMas-
sachusetts Superior Court
Judge Maria Lopez, on start-
ingher newdaytimetelevision
show. (In Provincetown Ban-
ner interview).
... "Provincetown is a reaUy
tough town to be a chief of
police."-Selectmenchairman
CherylAndrews. (In TheCape
Codder) .
... "The ocean is my gym-
nasium." - Richard Marino,
Falmouth water cyclist, after
biking across Sound from
Falmouthto VineyardHaven.
(In Falmouth Enterprise).
... "The answer is no, but
we're more prepared than
we've ever been before." -
Yarmouth Police Chief Peter
Carnes,askedby TheRegister,
"Are we totally prepared?" in
homeland security.
***
Columnist Comment: ...
"We alsohave what looks like
a Duracell battery franchise.
Between the garage andbase-
ment, we have enough flash-
lightsto hold aneighborhood
vigil." - Stephanie Foster, on
preparation for hurricanesea-
son. (In Harwich Oracle).
***
Answer to query: West
Barnstable
ba
***
Quotebook. "Television is""
a medium because well done
is rare." (Dorman Book of
Quotations).
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