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Rep. John J. Bowes of Ostervllle
has filed three bills In the State
Legislature on behalf of Barnstable
selectmen with an aim to stopping
the Woods Hole, Martha 's Vineyard
and Nantucket Steamship Authority
from operating a freight and ferry
service between Hyannis and the
Islands.
The bills were authored by Barn-
stable Town Counsel Robert E.
O'Neil for the purpose of upsetting
this year's amendment to the
Steamship Authority's incorpora-
tion act of 1960. One bill seeks re-
peal of the amendment which al-
lows the Authority to carry on a
seasonal operation out of Hyannis.
The second bill would prohibit
the boat line from expenditures
for expansion of service from any
seaport besides those already ser-
viced until all deficits assessed
against those towns and cities
since 1948 have been paid In full.
These municipalities are Falmouth
(Woods Hole) , Martha's Vineyard ,
Nantucket and New Bedford.
With the past five years having
been profitable ones for the boat
lino , the surplus earnings were
eyed by bond holders as far back
as 1965 when they sought repay-
ment of bonds from the figuro th-
rough action in the Superior Court.
The case is pending and National
Shawmet Bank holds $309,093 in
escrow.
The final bill filed by Rep. Bowes
Is directed toward preventing the
boat line from doing business out
of any Massachusetts seaport that
is not already" served without ap-
proval of a city council or town
meeting vote in the involved mu-
nicipalities.
Meanwhile Town of Barnstable
has brought suit in Superior Court
to prevent the Authority from
starting Hyannls-Islands service
next May on the precept that the
legislation that now grants the
state boat line the Hyannis plan
to operate contends the new law
violates the "Home Rule Law" and
is unconstitutional.
A hearing on this phase of the
town's action will be heard in Barn-
stable Superior Court Jan. 5, open-
ing day of a jury waived session.
Judge Robert H. Boudreau, in a
final session of Barnstable Super-
ior Court's late fall litigations, re-
commended in the Barnstable-
Authority case, that attorneys for
bo h sides, "Refrain from entering
into any agreement to lease, or
purchase and sales agreement of
purchase, or any option to purchase
land in Lewis Bay, Hyannis, until
further order of the Court."
Town Files 3 Bills To Block
SS Authority's Hyannis Plan
The high cost of public welfare
and an evaluation of the Cape Cod
Community Action Committee (C
AC) programs were major topics
for consideration and discussion
at a recent meeting of the Cape
Cod Association for Fiscal Respon-
sibility held in Hyannis, when Re-
presentative John J. Bowes of
Osterville was the guest speaker.
Other guests were Selectmen
John F. Aylmer , Walter J. Tetlak ,
formerly with Head Start, Frank
Norton , Town Republican Comm-
ittee chairman ; Mrs. Fran Con -
nors, Assistance Anonymous dir -
cctor and William Cox, a social
service consultant.
A position statement of the Asso-
ciation for Fiscal Responsibility
was read by William A. McCarthy
of Centerville. It outlined the con-
cern of the taxpayers over high
spending programs and possible
waste of money in the manage-
ment of these prop rams, and the
clear responsibility of the associa-
tion to furnish the Cape taxpayers
with all known information.
The statement follows :
The Commonwealth of Mass -
achusetts is among the states
with the highest budget for public
welfare, and its yearly budget for
welfare alone is close to half bil-
lion dollars. This does not include
all Federally supported agencies
and private institutions which are
also engaged in helping the poor.
The public has but a very gen-
eral idea of what the CAC activi-
ties are, and knows even less as
to what the CAC programs repre-
sent in terms of taxpayers money.
Actually, the planned yearly bud -
get of the CAC for Cape Cod ex-
ceeds half a million dollars. Th
.e
axpayers are interested in know-
ing if these large amounts of
money are porperly helping the
poor, if they are wasted on highly
paid executives, and if some of
these programs are of question -
able value.
Only a few years ago, Cape tax-
payers were shocked to learn that
Legal Services, another CAC age-
ncy, which is supported by Fed -
eral tax dollars and local contri-
butions , entered a $50, 000 suit
against s t a t e welfare officials
which are supported by taxpayers
through state taxes.
.. The CAC has also applied for
Federal Funding of a self - help
housing corporation in the amount
of $76,608. As to the Legal Services
cf Cape Cod, it has a planned
budget amounting to $150,790, for
1970 which includes local contri -
buttons and non-Federal share of
$19,443.
The association reviewed the
Head Start proorram , now admin-
istrated by CAC, which was first
started on the Cape about four
years ago as an organization de -
signed to help underprivileged
childern. In addition to Federal
financial assistance, Head Start
received good support from local
citizens and in - kind assistance
from various local governmental
agencies, churches, school admin-
istrations and others.
The cost per child enrolled has
always been relatively high and
is expected to reach around $9000
per year with a planned Federal
funding of $242,271, not Including
in-kind local assistance.
"Hopefully, the present enroll -
ment is expected to increase from
174 children to 270 in 1970. Further
discussions showed t h a t Head
Start as now guided by CAC is to
stress the inclusion of career de -
velopment and parent education ,
and social and health services."
When during the open discus -
sion session, William Cox inquir-
ed as to the feelings of the taxpay-
ers' group relative to welfare
mothers organizations, ?eve r al
members said that they were con-
cerned with the "Community Or -
organization ", another CAC loca)
program with a planned bud<; >t of
$66,403, and which is engaged in
setting up welfare rights ornani -
zations throughout the Cape.
The association took the stand
that taxpayers ' money should not
be used to finance an organiza-
tion which has been used to pro-
mote demonstrations leading to
cpnfrontations with the police.
Fiscal Group Weighs Welfare Costs
.Barnstable selectmen on Nov. 28
gave a 50-year revised lease to
Barnstable County for a five-acre
tract off Mary Dunn Road , Hyannis
for use as a fire -police training"
school. Renewal of the lease was
in compliance with a directive giv-
en selectmen at a special town
malting Oct. 23.
There had been considerable de-
ba 'e over the town renewing the
school's lease because of the pro-
ximity of the site to that of the
proposed industrial park. It had
been contended by L. Paul Lorusso,
chairman of the industrial park
commission , that black smoke from
the oil fires used in the training
school would be a detriment to de-
velopment of the park.
In the new lease the county has
. greed that no building will be e-
erecied within ten feet of the pro-
perty line that borders the pond
and that, it will plant trees inside
tho fence erected to screen the
area from adjacent park land.
Also included in the lease are
the stipulations that the site be
used only for police or fire training
and that should this use be discon-
tinued before the lease expires, the
land would revert to the town.
Renewing the lease will allow
construction of a new administra-
tion building for the county police
academy and fire school for which
$200,000 was appropriated by the
legislature. Hyannis architects, Al-
ger and Gunn, are expected to con-
fer with coun *y commissioners to-
morrow at the court house regard-
ing the new building.
AMVETS WEEK
PROCLAIMED
The week of Dec. 7-13 has been
proclaimed AMVETS Week b y
Gov. Francis W. Sargent , and
James L. Currie, HI, of Hyannis,
first vice commander and mem -
bership chairman of the local AM-
VETS Post , has urged all citizens,
especially veterans to join the or-
ganization during t h e coming
week.
Fire School
Lease Signed
Voters at the annual town meet-
ing in March will act on two arti-
cles to be placed in the warrant
by Barnstable School Committee
and the School Building Needs
Committee relative to acquiring
land for a new high school and
getting funds for working plans
and drawings.
At Monday night's School Com-
mittee meeting this was pronoun-
ced along with a vote to establish
a sub-committee to find a suitable
40 - to - 70 - acre tract for the new
school and retain the Building
Needs Committee until the struc-
ture is acceptably finished.
The Building Needs Committee
voted at the 1969 annual town
meeting, presented its report which
was accepted by the School Com-
mittee Monday night. The School
Committee's request at the annual
meeting for $147,000 to engage an
architect to draw up final plans
for a new high school was shot
down by the voters.
Thirty acres of land plus one
acre for each 100 pupils is approx-
imately the going ratio for high
schools Superintendent Harvard
H. Broadbent explained at Mon-
day's meeting. "Therefore," h
said , "it would take 48 acres for
a high school housing 1800 pupils. "
Mr. Broadbent reported that a
number of sites already studied by
the School Committee are still
available. During Monday night's
discussions BHS Principal Paul K.
Prescott urged that the new build-
ing be planned for the educational
program, not the program for the
building.
CAPE COD HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY TO MEET DEC. 11
Cape Cod Horticultural Society
will meet at Osterville at Osterville
Free Public Library on Dec. 11 at
8 p.m. for a member-guest night.
There will be a discussion on
Christmas evergreens.
New High School
Proposal Will Be
Voted On In March
The true spirit of Christmas has
been nobly manifested by the
members of Barnstable H i g h
School 's Sophomore Class who
have arranged a "Christmas Sur-
prise " program to be held this
Sunday at 2 p.m. in the school au-
ditorium for the Town of Barns-
table's Senior Citizens.
The Senior Citizens organiza -
tion numbers some 7 0 0 active
members, double the number of a
year ago. Al together there are
more than 3,000 senior citizens,
60 years of age and over, through-
out the town.
Working with files furntohed by
Mrs. Edward Mara of Centerville,
secretary of the Senior Citizens,
the Sophomores have personally
delivered, house to hpuse, a thou-
sand invitations for Sunday's ev-
ent which promises to be colorful
and entertaining.
There will be a door prize, and
refreshments will be served by a
special committee of students.
BHS Sophomores
Will Entertain
Senior Citizens
Mrs. Carl F. Schultz of Hyannis
will be among 14 persons through-
out the state to receive awards for
conservation action and praise-
worthy concern for the environment
and quality of life at Massachusetts
Audubon Society's annual meeting
this Saturday at Wellesley Junior
High School.
Mrs. ,Schultz, who is president of
the Garden Club of Hyannis and for
many years has been chairman of
its conservation committee, is be-
ing cited for her organization of a
commitee over a year ago which
saved the famed Ashumet Holly
Reservation in Hatchville from a
serious financial crisis.
The committee, "Friends of
Ashumet," raised the needed $20,-
000 to rescue the holly sanctuary
from being phased out within a mat-
ter of weeks. The fund raising cam-
paign was launched when repre-
sentatives from 40 garden clubs and
numerous conservation commis-
sions in Southeastern Massachusetts
met at Ashumet with Lee Davis of
Barnstable, director of the holly
reservation which former Secretary
of the Interior Udall described as
"one of the finest sanctuaries of
its kind in the nation."
Audubon Society
Honors Mrs. Schultz
PARADE FLOATS — More than 5,000 grownups an-i youngsters viewed Sunday 's big Christmas par-
ade, sponsored jointly bv Hyannis Board of Trade ..lid Downtown Hyannis Association. Top photo shows
Puritan Clothing Company float , entitled "Winter ". In lower photo is Lorainia's Toy and Book Shops
float portraying ' Dr. Seuss".
SHOPPING CENTER GAINS — A long-range view of Cape Cod Mall shopping center between Routes 132
and 28 in Hyannis shows vast expanse of the $6 million enterprise which covers some 46 acres. Dozens
of well known merchandise chains, department stares, shops and other businesses will begin occupying
the area during the coining year.
Four Boston area class chair-
men for the 1970 Area Leadership
Gifts campaign on behalf of the
Alumni Fund at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology have been
announced
is Horatio Bond of Hyannis Port ,
a Boston engineer. Mr. Bond is a
former president of the M.I.T. Al-
umni Association (1953 - 54) and
was a member of the M.I.T. Cor-
poration from 1953 through 1959.
There are 9,301 M.I.T. alumni
in the greater Boston area. World-
wide a year ago, 19, 829 M.I.T
alumni contributed $2, 680, 077 to
the university v i a the Alumni
Fund , setting new rccordB both
for the number of contributors
and for the total amount.
Horatio Bond MIT
Class Fund Head
More Tradesmen Needed Here
To Cope With Building Boom
...By Elizabeth L. Simpson
A leaky roof may not pOse pro-
blems for the Cape Cod home own-
ner with a " do it yourselfer bent,"
for many of us who can't climb
above the sixth rung of a ladder ,
the paramount question when the
roof leaks is "Whom can I get to
do the job?"
If it takes days to get someone
to fix a roof leak , how long does
it take to get someone to repair
less urgent breakdowns?
Are builders experiencing diffi-
culty finding qualified and skilled
craftsmen f o r the construction
boom now enveloping Cape Cod?
Over $11 million in building per-
mits have been granted to date
this year by the Town of Barnsta-
ble Building Inspector. October
permits totaled $666,400 with 18
new dwellings, 34 alterations, 4
new commercial buildings and 3
additions and alterations to pres-
ent buildings, swelling the build-
ing boom on the Cape.
If finding skilled craftsmen is a
problem for all builders, the ques-
tion then arises as to how much of
a problem this Is for Town of Bar-
nstable area builders and what
programs they would recommend
to provide a reservoir of artisans
for the building trades.
Many Cape residents feel stron-
gly that town and county officials
should begin to explore ways in
which the Cape can diversify its
economy. The summer tourist and
vacation industry is a money
maker during the season, but it
doesn't provide the desirable year-
round weekly pay check for many
Cape Cod families. Nor does it
supply the financial stability that
young families want if they are to
settle permanently on the Cape.
In the wake of a building boom,
wherever it may occur there ari-
ses the need for service oriented
business establishments to keep
the properties and household equi-
pment in good repair. Is the Cape
attracting enough of this type ski-
lled worker, and just what is the
status of the building industry in
the Town of Barnstable?
THE PRE-FAB ANGLE
John F. Aylmer, Town of Barn-
stable Selectman from Centerville
thinks the most important pro-
blems now facing area residents
are : the need for diversification
of industry, wider opportunities
that will hold young people and
young families on Cape Cod and
encourage others in this age grou-
ping to settle on the Cape , and as-
surance that the year - round in-
come level of Cape Cod taxpayers
will be adequate to afford the
quality educational needs of pres-
ent and future Cape students.
In relation to the buildin g indus-
try, Mr. Aylmer mentioned that a
whole new concept of building
practices had developed in the
past 20 years. Pre - fabricated
houses and parts of houses can be
shipped from distant factories and
erected on prepared foundations
in days. Cabinet work is part of
the package , which eliminates
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The 19th annual Cape Cod Con-
sistory Sunday will be observed at
Hyannis Federated Church this
Sunday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. with the
attendance of the Grand Officers
of Grand Masonic bodies, presiding
and past officers of the Massachu-.
setts Consistory and other Masonic
groups.
From all parts of the state will
come these bodies along with
Scottish Rite and York Rite bodies
and the Shrine. There will be large
delegations • attending from the
Cape Cod area.
Arrangements for the attendance
of these distinguished guests and
their wives have been made by
Illustrious Henry F. Smith, 33rd
Degree, secretary of the Cape Cod
Consistory Club. Sunday will mark
the first occasion the club and
Cape Cod Masons have been pre-
sent together at church since Dr.
Carl F. Schultz, minister, had the
Honorary 33rd Degree conferred
on him by the Northern Jurisdic-
tion of the Supreme Council.
Dr. Schultz, Chaplain of the Cape
Consistory and Cape Cod Shrine
Club, of Fraternal Lodge of Hy-
annis and Grand Chaplain of the
Grand Lodge of Masons of Mass-
achusetts, will preach at 11 and
also at the 9:30 service on the
theme , "Giving More Thought To
Our Earth Walk."
Dr. Schultz next week will be In-
stalled as Grand Chaplain of the
Grand Council.
HOARD WELCOMES
NEW MEMBERS
New members from the Barn-
stable area welcomed to the Cape
Cod Board of Realtors recently
were Alphege and Vivian Nault of
Centerville.
Applications from Town of Barn-
stable resident Ralph G. Meyer of
Barnstable Rd., Hyannis is under
consideration for active member-
ship,
Federated Church
Plans To Observe
Consistory Sunday