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Volume I, No. 1 DUXBURY, MASS., THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950 PRICE, TEN CENTS

Unitarian Conference
Draws 2 5 0 Delegates Duxbury Stand At Hearing
Impresses Legislative Committee
The Spring Conference of The Rev. Mr. Lion to make the week-end
Plymouth and Bay Conference of the program a success beyond expecta-
Unitarian Churches of Plymouth tions. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gar-
County was held last Sunday at the side entertained two boys overnight,
First Parish Church beginning at! as did Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Barker,
2:30 p.m. At the same time the Bay Mrs. Viola Waite, Mr. and Mrs. Fos-
Shore Federation o Youth Groups ter Trainer, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. More Than 300 Appear At
met at the First Parish Church Thomas Sutcliffe, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Auditorium "1 was the mythical man Burke terest of the public they serve, often
House. A total of 250 delegates y, Mrs. Alonzo Everett was looKing for," McCarthy said. "I ar apt to overextend themselves in
attended both conferences. and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnwall. started working wnen I was 11, and just tne opposite direction,''
Duxbury was never so united.
After registration of the delegates Wherever possible a boy who had, More than 300 residents crowded my father started at tne age of eight, Mr. Frederick T. Pratt, trustee of
and a social hour, an organ recital partial vision was paired with one into the Gardner Auditorium in the when he came here from Ireland. 1 the Duxbury Beach Association
was given by James Ingles, Church who was totally blind. State House last Thursday to voice am one of the landed gentry, too, but wnich bought the beach in 1919 to
orgauist. The topic discussed at the Saturday afternoon the boys en- their opposition to the proposed bill my property is still owned by the avoid the possibility of its being
general meeting was "Church Music joyeu an excursion on Mr. Ellis that would make Duxbury a public mortgage company." exploited,5aid that for more than .,
of the Friendly Church." The Atwood's "Edaville Railroad" in Car- resort area. Town Moderator Wil- Rep. Nathaniel Tilden (R. Scitu- years the Association had owned
demonstration was led by Dr. Henry ver and visited his Tom Thumb liam T. McCarthy, chairman of the ate) lashed out at Burke's remarks, the beach and had kept it open in its
Wilder Foote. The annual business Museum where they saw shoes and I Protest Committee, presented the branding them "the most despicable natural state for the service of the
meetingthe asth of the Confer- .Hues that were actually worn by legislative committee on harbors and I have ever heard.'1 The tremendous public. "There are two main points
encefollowed. Mrs. Tom Thumb (her real name was public lands a petition signed by cost of the project under considera- to the problem," he said:
Next on the program were two Mrs. Charles S. Stratton). 1165 Duxbury residents. The force- tion by the State was his theme. Mr. 1) Is Duxbury Beach suitable for
workshops to choose from:1 "Organiz- At 7 o'clock they adjourned to the ful and sometimes brillant argu- :Jercy Walker cited the traffic prob- inttsiisive utvelopniem u> sti've lar&e
ing the Friendly Church ' or "The 1 ilgiim Church where Mr. Anthony ments against the taking of Duxbury ems that would be caused by the numbers of people?
Friendly Church in Operation." Dur- started the evening with the singing Beach which were made by the narrowness of Duxbury's streets.
ing the latter part of the afternoon of hymns. The Rev. Mr. Glenn Trim- speakers impressed the legislative The alternative," he said, "would 2) If not, is adequate service to
the delegates were given a choice ble discussed, "Sunday Recreation,'] committee. )e to widen the streets and cut down the public being provided to the full
between attending a musical program a topic the boys had suggested. Reminding the legislators that the the trees. This would be disastrous. extent of the physical limitations?"
in the Church or a social period in Later that evening they assembled protest meeting was the 175th anni- As a historically beautiful communi- Mr. Pratt, who is a partner of
the Town Hall. At this time there at St. John's Church to hear an organ versary of the Battle of Concord and y, Duxbury would be ruined. Colonial Management Associates in
was also a gight-seeing tour of Dux- recital by George Ellingsworth, one Lexington, Mr. McCarthy said Dux- Boston, produced a map to illustrate
bury conducted by Mrs. Abbot Peter- of tne blind boys. His performance "Millions of dollars are being some of the details of the problem.
bury would put up the same united Jiought to Massachusetts and New The legislative committee, who
son. At 6:30 there was a covered- was impressive. front against State intervention as
dish supper at the Parish House. England by out-of-state families who gathered around the map, were
Next morning, after attending the the people of Lexington and Concord )uy and rent houses here. Many of obviously impressed by what he said,
Meanwhile the Youth Group, churches of their choice, they were had when a remote government tried them prefer the privacy and charm and tney broke in repeatedly to ask
after their business meeting and served a turkey dinner by the Pil- to dictate to them. He then pointed if places like Duxbury rather than further questions about the geology
round-table discussion, ended the grim Daughters in the vestry of the out that the increase in our popula- he more active resorts. If the State of tne beach and the condition of
afternoon with a recreation period Pilgrim Church. tion from about 2,500 during the built a three or four-lane highway approach highways. Mr. Pratt used
and box-supper. A tour of Duxbury Beach with Mr. winter to almost 9,000 during the on the crest of Duxbury Beach, any the map to hammer home the fact
Both groups joined in the Vespers Anthony and Mr. Lion followed. At summer was already taxing our fa- concessions along the highway would that Duxbury Beach is actually a
Service at 7:30 at the First Parish 3 o'clock they joined the Unitarian cilities. "This shows we are already >e under water part of the time. sandspitnarrow, low, storm-swept
Church. After the organ prelude District Young People's Group to in the recreation business," he told Obviously, the concessions would and with access limited to one end.
there was a Caudle-Light Procession- take part in a round-table discus- the committee. "We welcome people move onto the town streets instead."
al headed by candle-bearers Ja<Ttie- sion of religion, science and commu- to Duxbury because recreation is our Senator Sumner G. Whittier (R. He repeated that the public was
line Marr and Janis Healy. Harry nism led by Dr. Richard M. Field of chief business and has been since Everett) called Salisbury Beach a not barred from Duxbury Beach. He
Glass read the invocation and gave Princeton University. Later in the the ship-building era ended.'' disgrace as it has been managed by pointed out that until 1931 the only
the reading of the day, which was afternoon three members of the Mr. McCarthy further pointed out ;he State. He suggested that Prov- automobile access to the beach, was
taken from Carlyle's essay, "Idealiz- Unitarian District Youth Group that merely because the State now mcetown be developed rather than over the rickety, half-mile wooden
ing the Company of Heroes." A drove them to the Marshfield sum- owns only 17 of the 900 miles of Jrane's Beach or Duxbury Beach. bridge, and that since there were no
prayer was then read by Priscilla i ler home of the Rev. Mr. Frederick usable beaches, it would be wrong As written, he said, the bill would parking facilities on the beach itself,
VVentwo] M;. Lion In- Lawience,'who is rector ol St. Paul's ,u.nt> unit i.'. my in ire miles a r e mpower Che HPcrpation Authority sari were parked on the bridge,
troduced the speaker of the evening, Episcopal Church in Brookline and not already being used. Many beach- a take the "rose bush in my back- nhicU Gauged -i nre hazard. "R^b*>r
Dr. Richard M. Field. Dr. Field is formerly president of the Guild for es owned by towns and cities are, yard." He added that the Authority than exclude the public from the
well known in international circles, the Blind. like" Duxbury's, available to the was part of a plan of "government beach, Duxbury built a new ap-
having served for several years as Their visit was climaxed by a pic- public. "And there are a great many 3y the Democratic bulldozer out of proach," he said. "The town built a
Chairman of the United Nations nic- supper contributed by the Home- areas left," he said, "where the State Boston." road into the northern end of the
Commission on the Social Value of stead and White Brothers. Members could go without destroying built-up beach from the Green Harbor line,
the Earth Sciences. His theme was of Mr. Lawrence's congregation In one of the most effective and there we constructed a parking
values. Why not create values else- speeches of the session Thomas space which could accomodate more
"The Scientist Seeks a Friendly drove them back to Boston on Sun- where instead of destroying those tierrick, Jr., said "there were darn than 400 cars. This parking space
World." day night. already in existence?" tew provincial aristocrats in Dux- has since often been enlarged, and
The Candle-Lighting Roll Call Mr. McCarthy took a good-natured bury." Speaking in a homespun, in 1941 another parking area was
followed. As the secretary of the rap at Rep. James A. Burke (D., down-to-earth manner, he had the made available and a bathhouse was
Federation read the roll, two Candle- Duxbury's Population Close Hyde Park) who had charged at the audience with him when he described built. It was located so the public
Bearers alternately lit candles for To 3,000 Census Shows first hearing that the Duxbury dele- the conditions that existed during the could bathe either in the ocean or
each member organization of the gation represented the "landed gen- nine years he worked at the public in the bay. Last year we had 50%
Federation. While the candles were try," and were members of the parking area at the north end of more cars than ever before, and to
being lit a special verse was read -Although data on the census in "provincial aristocracy." Duxbury Beach.
for each organization. Richard Kuvbury i8 still incomplete, indica- keep up with the public demand we
Woodsum read the first, Patty Butler tions are that the population of Dux- "I got acquainted with every .per- had to enlarge the parking area
the second. bury is now close to 3,000. Walter son who came to the beach, and since during the rush season. Yet there
many were regular visitors, I natu- were only four days when anyone
The service ended with a Reces- R. Uullagher, the census-taker, said
sional Hymn, the Benediction and the last -Monday that about 35 of the Walk-over Shoe Store rally got to know them fairly well. had to wait to get into the parking
From talking to them I learned how space, and some of the delay was
orgaji Postlude. estimated 3,000 residents have
moved to Duxbury since the first of glad they were to come to the beach caused by traffic congestion on the

B U M ) HOYS ENJOY
the year.
The life of a census-taker is more
Shoes for all th Family operated in such a friendly and effi-
cient manner and maintained so to in-
THEIR DU-XUIRY VISIT hazardous than is generally believed, with, its natural
says Gallagher. So far it has invol- CHILDREN'S by the noisy and
elements so often found at other pub-
Seventeen high school boys from ved being bitten in the hand by a Peter Rabbits lic beaches. Thousands of these 1) Its physical conformation is
Perkin's Institute in Boston, some dog, discussing termite control, and people, who came from Quincy, such that it cannot be developed to
blind and others partially bind, made other problems with housewives, and Kamp Tramps
Brockton, Boston and elsewhere, serve a large number of people ex-
their semi-annual visit to Duxbury getting soaked three times while bi- Stride Rites came because they liked the beach cept at a cost that would be pro-
last week-end under the auspices of cycling from door to door. One per- jii. s it was." hibitive, and in no case on a sus-
the Protestant Guild for the Blind in son refused to answer certain ques- y ears .e other speakers, Herrick said taining basis.
cooperation with the Duxbury Coun- tions on the census sheet, contend- he was i. favor of the "spirit" of 2) The public, already adequate-
cil of Churches. ing they were too personal. "I also Walkover - Bostonian the bill, out that he feared "some- ly served at Duxbury Beach, likes
One boy was an overnight guest of discovered that there were nonexist- Taylors times many well-meaning public the beach, the way it is and would be
the Rev. Mr. Anthony, who collabor- ent houses on my map," Gallagher officials, in trying to do what they opposed to State operation.
ated with the Rev. Mr. Hall and the said. WOMEN'S sincerely believe is to the bes&- in- (Continued on page 6)
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The Board of Assessors have set
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Schlitz Beer Case $3.95 Dog Food 2 , !5c

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thousand, which represents an in-
SUCCESS AND GOOD LUCK crease of $4. over last year. The Holland House Mixers 75c Bot. One Can Free with
Assessors also announced that the

TO THE
Dist. Tax Kate for 1O5O has been
set at $3.40, which is $2.40 more
Frozen Foods S. 8. PIERCE CO.
Sweetbreads Chicken livers
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than the 1949 rate.
For Duxbury tax-payers living Calves Livers Veal Steaks Apricots 35c can
DUXBURY CLIPPER in the Fire and Water District, Veal Outlets Fantail Shrimps
Chicken Croquettes Steakettes Twelve Cans for $3.75
this means a total tax rate of
941.40 per thousand for the com- Raspberries Strawberries
SWEETSER'S CiNERAL STORE ing year.
Both new rates have been ap-
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Taxation.
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HEARD ON BEACON HILL

Your roving reporter was sit-

Mho Is It?
ting near two elderly ladies in a
"If a man can write
MARSHFIELD AUTO SALES, Inc. Beacon Hill tearoom. It was ob-
vious that both were Proper a better book, preach a
Bostonians, bnt if there was any better sermon, or make
Jor Economical Troruportatton doubt of it a remark made by one a better mousetrap than
of the ladles clinched it.
SALES r. W / A I T I I M ^ M ! "Oh dear, I Just can't seem to
his neighbor, though he
CHEVROLET, think of the name of that invest- builds his house in the
ment house down town. Not woods, the world will
Kidder Peabodywhat's the name make a beaten track to his door." If these words of Emer-
Thanks to all our friends in Duxbury and sur-
of the other one?" son apply to any Duxburyite, it is Mr. X.
Mr. X is a genial gentleman who is the pink of courtesy.
rounding towns for their patience in waiting un- KIWAMS CLUB You would never suspect, if you saw him working in his
til we can meet the demand for the beautiful, shirtsleeves, that he is the top man in his field, for he puts
The Kiwanis Club of Duxbury held on no airs. We heard him boast only once when he said he
economical Chevrolet. Please bear with us until s organization meeting at White
had more bath tubs in his establishment than Queen Eliza-
Jros. Restaurant on March 8, 1950,
we can fill your order. t 6:45 P.M. It was sponsored by the beth had in her palace. But this was no boast, after all, for
Ciwanis Club of Marshfield. A long although Queen Bess had a thousand rooms in her palace,
stablished Club of Kiwanis Inter- she had only one bathroom. Mr. X has dozens of bathtubs.
MARSHFIELD, MASS. ational. The following officers were
"Most of them are secondhand, however," he says.
lected to serve for one year: Thomas
. Kenney, Jr., President; Robert J. Mr. X was awarded a doctorate in science by Norwich
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"inneran, 1st Vice-President; Walter University for his pioneer research. He has made Duxbury
*_.. *. - . - N. Smith, 2nd Vice-President; Ed- the focal center for this kind of research (we'll tell you
ard P. Hobart, Treasurer; William
[. Couch, Secretary; and a Board of what kind in a minute). Listen to what a writer says of
Mrectors comprising Thomas W. him: "World-wide attention attracted by Dr. 's cam-
ERXMBXAIttH -1-H CJLUiJo cott, Dr. George R. Starr, Jr., paign against the Teredo has turned Duxbury into an inter-
ienneth O. Macomber, Jackson S. national Mecca. A biologist from Australia may rub elbows
Anne Shaw, Here Last 1'Z members oil uuxuury 4-H Clubs Cent, Howard M. Clark, Harold R. with a French engineer or a Panamanian chemist. Often,
Summer with The Players, <uiu visiting members iroin Alarsn- Oher Junro and Ralph N. Blakeman.
neld were entertuineU on Friday members include: Earl P. Bas- large groups of scientists from every quarter of the globe
In Play with Hepburn evening, May o, uy uuxbury urange ett, John W. Bolton, Clement A. meet with him to discuss some phase of the war against
u Urange nan. AIBO present were Iriggs, Eben N. Briggs, J. Anson marine borers."
Anne Shaw, who played ingenue eauers ui tuu nine uiubs, parents Jrock, George S. Butler, James A. Mr. X, whose first laboratory was a schooner tied up to
leads at the Duxbury Playhouse and Iriends. eeley, Ward Foote, Dr. Dwight M.
last summer, now has a supporting i'iio guests were warmly welcomed 'owler, Louis C. Gallerani, Thomas
a Boston wharf, never sends his clients a bill, permitting
role in "As You Like It," a play uy the Grange master, Alauel Chand- W. Herrick, Jr., Carl E. Johnson, them to pay what, when and if they like. Among his best
starring Katherine Hepburn. er, who introduced Jonn Willis, Charles P. Lawrence, Lloyd Lutz, known customers are the army, navy and marine corps, not
According to Al Moritz, Director cnaunian ul me Urange 4-H coin- ohn Marshall, Laurence F. Mc- ;o mention some of the most reputable engineering outfits
of the Duxbury Players, it was her mitiee. Mr. Willis opened tne pro- Carthy. John F. Morton, Pierce W.
outstanding performance aa rani with the sung "America tne lurphy, Loren C. Nass, Henry W.
in the country.
Tammy in the play by the same jJeautiful". Movie cartoons were Olhaon, Vaughn K. Peabody, Earle He -knows more about marine borers and allied para-
name that won her the role. A iueu suown uy ivennetn uanlae. A. Ricker, William H. Salsman, Ed- sites than any other scientist.
talent scout from the Theater m e uigniigiu ui tne evening was tne win Sampson, Carlton H. Schaffer,
Ouild spotted her here in Duxbury. uog siiuw prebeuied by Alexander Ray A. Stearns, Thomas Sutcliffe, [Answer to WHO IS IT? on Page 6
Other former Duxbury players rancis L. Swift, Byron W. Taft, Ed-
sinister, 01 iviugstou, expert uug- ward C. Turner, Dr. Gillis K. Tur- Each week the Clippper will run a WHO IS IT? We hope this quiz will
who have gone on to New York iraiiier. Mr. Pieniiater had with niin help you become better acquainted with Duxbury personalities, past
successes in the theater include seven dogs and tueir owners, wnu ner, Winsor D. White, Rodney R. and present.
William Mullikin, now in the road gave an excellent demonstration of Wood, and an honorary member Rev.
company of "South Pacific," and Carl F. Hall.
uuedlence lraining". Xnere were
Philip Schuyler, who is with "Mr. two cullies, two Norwegian Klk- REAL ESTATE
At the organization meeting Wil- B e s t Wishes
Roberts." Kaye Ballard, remem- noundu, one cocker spaniel, one
bered for her exsellent perform- uauenjii (.a new dug in tnis country), iam J. Cogswell, Kiwanis Accredited
ances in the summer of 1948, is and an Old Knglisn sneep Dug. Representative, explained what Ki-
Joseph F. Clark to the
HALL'S CORNER CLIPPER
now In the London Company of Lieinonstratiuns were also given wanis is and what Kiwanis does, and
"Touch and Go," the movie ver- oi nand traiuing, scent discrimina- outlined the objects of Kiwanis as SOUTH DUXBURY On Her Maiden Voyage
sion of Brigadoon. tion, jumping and hand staying. The ollows: To give primacy to the human and
Tel: Office 552 Res. 318
"And wait until you see the ;hildren were highly deliguted with ipiritual rather than to the material
lovely ladies we have for you this tnis exhibition.
summer," Moritz says: Incident- alues of life.
ally, the three young men now
busy reshlngling the Playhouse
To encourage the daily living of
Robert Ewing, County Club Agent, the golden rule in all human re- DAINTY DOT HOSIERY for Mother's Day jl
roof and lowering the stage are spoke briefly on 4-H club work. "Use ationships. ,' THREE REASONS WHY
Judd Mathison, Travis W. Childs your Head to Train Your Hands," he To promote the adoption and the jl BEAUTIFUL DURABLE REASONABLY PRICED -J
and Elliott Feder, all of New advised. Kutherford Avery, guest application of higher social, Business
speaker Of the evening and a 4 and professional standards. % Sizes from 8 } i to 10% $1.10 pr. I"
York.
leader for many years, and a member To- develop, by precept and ex-
of the Plymouth County Advisory ample, a more intelligent, aggressive
Board, gave an instructive talk on and serviceable citizenship.
ji KEDS - "The Shoe of Champions" i|
COMPLETE STOCK ON HAND >
the advantages of 4-H club work. To provide a practical means to ALL SIZES |AND COLORS
Announcements were made of a form enduring friendships, to render
COLUMBIA benefit rummage sale to be held at altruistic service and to build a better
Hanson Grange Hall on June 3, and community. SH1FFS STORE ! -
sponsored by the Pomona Grange To cooperate in creating and main- SO. DUXBURY I;
Knitting Worsted 4-H committee. The proceeds are to lining that sound public opinion and
be used for the 4-H fair premium high idealism which make possible
fund. It was also announced that a the increase of righteousness, justice,
100% Virgin Wool 4-H Sunday Service will be held In patriotism and good will. CHIEF BRIGGS WARNS

1 Ounce Balls
East Middleboro on May 21. On ex- It was voted at the organization
hibit were dresses, slacks, aprons meeting that the club should hold Louis' Barber Shop OF FIRE HAZARD

and partly made rugs to show how weekly meetings on Wednesday at "This is the height of the forest
29c a Ball they are done. These articles were 6:45 P.M. Hall's Corner fire season," Chief Eben Briggs of
made by the members of the clothing On April 26, 1950 the Kiwania the Fire Department announced
and home-furnishing clubs. Club of Duxbury held its Charter DUXBURY, MASS. Monday. "Every precaution must
Refreshments, ice cream and cake Night at the New Elementary School be taken in the woods as well as on
were served to the 132 guests pres- Building. At this meeting Alvin A. home premises, because mid-May is
ent. Klauer of Cambridge, Mass, District It was the custom in medieval one of the most hazardous times of
ALL COLORS Governor of Kiwanis International French castles to serve honored the year."
DUXBURY GRANGE presented to Thomas J. Kenney, Jr. guests hot-meat dishes, but when He further warned that no open
President of the Duxbury Club, A they wore out their welcome their air fires are allowed unless a per-
host served them a cold shoulder of mit is obtained from the fire de-
Duxbury Grange will hold thei: Charter of Kiwanis International, in- beef or mutton. Hence the phrase partment. This includes incinera-
regular meeting on Friday evening dicating that the Kiwanis Club of "giving him the cold shoulder." tors.
in Grange Hall, North Duxbury. The Duxbury had qualified as a member
Mayflower Lecture Circle will fll club. The program also Included
George V. Buttner the chairs and Plymouth Grange presentation of a bell and gavel by
will bring the traveling sashes. May Abraham Toabe, President of the
19-21 Court St. flower South Pomona Grange wil Marshfield Kiwanis Club, and pre-
present a set of officers' sashes tc sentation of gifts from Division 11 of
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ance at the Pomona. Plymouth tertainment wag provided by the
Kiwanis Club of Quincy and Joe
Grange will offer a program.
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EDITORIAL
Shake-Jbown Cruise
stanu by to get underway, mates! The skipper is won-
dering wnetner tne ballast is laid properiy ana wnether any
passengers or cargo nave been lelt at the pier. It is too late
to worry now, but not too early to say we'll be back shortly
i-o PICK up another load.
Why call our paper the Duxbury Clipper? Why not
schooner or barkantine or packet ship? No reason, really,
except that it is nice to remember that Duxbury Town was
Uie snip-Dunding center oi America around 1840, and it was
t tins time that American builders developed the clipper.
u was a iast sailing vessel with line lines and a large sail
area, its overnanging bow and tall raking masts gave it
graceful lines. A fun-rigged snip usually, the clipper was
as American as the aroma of turxey on Thanksgiving.
On tne pages of the Duxuury Cupper there will be many
echoes of old Duxbury. Une of the oldest towns in America,
Duxbury has done more than most towns to preserve its
charm and natural beauty. As Mr. Percy Walker pointed
in at tne hearing last Thursday, for some 70 years the Dux-
bury Kural and historical Society has worked to preserve the
dignity, oeauty and historical character of this ancient town.
Won't you open those old albums, rummage around in
the atiic and look once more at those letters that are yellow
with age. bend interesting items in to the Clipper if you
think your neighbors would like to know about them.
(five ZJkem 21 hat Tjhetf Want
The Representative who was cross-examining Tom Her-
nck during last Thursday's spirited hearing was thrown for
a loss at one stage. Herrick had pointed out that he feared
the State, in trying to give the people what they wanted in
the way of beach facilities, might do just the opposite if
they altered the present set-up at Duxbury .Beach. At this
Point the legislator asked: "What makes you think a Jones
>each project wouldn't work in Duxbury?"
"That reminds me of a story about the Arizona Indians,"
Tom said. "Years ago the Government thought something
should be done about the poor Indians who were living in
teepees in primitive surroundings. Feeling responsible for
their welfare, the Government built comfortable homes com-
plete with all modern conveniences. Several months later
the self-appointed reformers returned to the reservation.
Not an Indian was in sight. They had all gone back to the
Wilderness to live the "way they had always wanted to live
in teepees."
Seach Statistics
Did you know that Duxbury Beach at its narrowest
point is only 70 yards wide, and that at high tide it is slightly
narrower? At its maximum, it is less than 300 yards wide.
Most of the beach is low, too, and a storm accompanied by
high tides finds the water of Massachusetts Bay surging
across the beach.
Geologists say Duxbury Beach is really not a beach,
but a sandspit. According to members of the Protest Com-
mittee who made a careful survey of the situation, Duxbury
Keach differs from others in that it lacks an inclined plane
of sand on a shoreline with "substantial solid land in back of
it.
B
The Duxbury Beach sandspit is bounded by Massachusetts
ay on one side and on the other side by marshes covered by
Water at high tide and by Duxbury Bay."
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SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES EVENING ALLIANCE
PILGRIM CHURCH
ENTERTAINS
I THE BlRJJJJTATION |
( Congregational) The Evening Alliance oi the First
Rev. Carl F. Hall, Minister Parish Church entertained the Day Just outside my window two tree
Church School 10:00 a.m. Alliance last Thursday at a roast swallows are building their nest in
Morning Service 11:00 a.m. beef supper. Alter supper a skit a bird nouse. i o anyone loriuuate
called "The Wedding List" was en- enough to be able to watch these
United Youth Group 6:00 p.m. joyed by everyone present. graceful birds, it is a treat indeed.
in the "cast' were Mrs. Evelyn The male with his greenish-blue
CHURCH OF Howard, who was the uride; Mrs. back, iridescent in mvoiaule light,
S I . JOHN THE EVANGELIST iiuua Means, the mother, -urs. Mary and snow-white underparts, hies
(Episcopal) toimiey, a daughter; PhoeUe Shirley, back and forth with pure , white
William S. Anthony, Rector a little sister, and Dorumy Lewis, feathers in his beak. He is working
Daily Service 7:00 a.m. who portrayed tue father. Between harder (or at least as hard) as his
Holy Days 8:00 a.m. acts Mrs. Mildred Glass gave a read- demure little gray mate.
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. ing on "The Diiheuiues of Church The tree swallow is the first of
Sunday Services 8:00 and 11:0 0 a. m v luances." the swallow family to arrive from
the Southperhaps because he is
HOJLK FAMILY CHURCH
(Roman Catholic)
The second skit of the evening was
tilled "The Old xviaid and the Burg-
lar." it was given in pantoniine
the only member of the swallow
family that habitually winters in
southern United States. Swallows
William P. Couley, Pastor wuile Mrs. Shirley read the poem
Daily Mass at 8:00 a.m. by tne same name. Mrs. Dorothy
usually choose holes ia trees for
Sunday Masses 9:00 and 11:00 a. m their nesting sites, but this pair are
Kedlon look the part of the "old building in a vividly painted shelter
Confessions on Saturday afternooi maiu, while Axra. .Trances Covell
and evening. played the " uurglar." .uoth skits
which was once a doll house. This
house is gray with red blinds, and
were most entertaining. has a chimney and dormer windows.
FIRST PARISH CHURCH i^ater in the evening a flower game Did some one say that birds will
(Unitarian) vvaa played,
py, with the prizu
piizu going to build only in a rustic setting?
Rev. Herman F. Lion, Minister Mra. mchard i^ewis for identifying I am sure birds are attracted by
9:45 a.m. Church School at the the l i t e s t number of turners.
Parish House oa Wash Mrs. Paul J. etersou took top
bright
g colors,
l s , for "RfcM^ral
fcM^ral blue-hirds
bluehirds
andd English
E l sparrows have also tried
ington Street. honors ia the scrambled word eon- to establish a home in my bird house.
10:45 a.m. Church Hour Nursery teat called "Familiar Places in Dux- o
for children of parents bury.'' The rest of ihe evening was Have you seen any interesting
attending church. spent in playing bridge and canasta, birds lately? Send in a report to
11:00 a.m. Regular Church Service tue prizes going to Mrs. Sybil Gile, THE BIRD STATION and watch our
Mrs. Frances Covell and Mrs. Rich- Duxbury bird list grow.
WEST DUXBURY METHODIST ard Lewis. The other prize winners
CHURCH were Mrs. Mildred Glass, Miss Alice
Rev. Walter Forred, Pastor
Uurney, Mrs. George Evans and Mrs.
Tyler. JOSSELYN'S
Sunday Church Service i>:30 a.m.
Sunday School 10:45 a.m. General Merchandise
Evening Service (every other Sun EASTERN STAR
GEORGE W. JOSSELYN, Prop.
day), 7:30 p.m.
Phone DUX. 680
Mrs. Beatrice Chase, Worthy
PILGRIM MEN'S CLUB SUPPER Matron of the Duxbury Chapter of
Eastern Star, left Tuesday for
There will be a supper meeting of iSpmiglield to attend the annual ses- American L,egion i\ews
the Pilgrim Men's Club tonight. The sion of the Grand Chapter of Massa-
supper will be served by the Pilgrim cuuaeits, wuicii consists of all the
Daughters and Mr. Allan Southard subordinate chapters in the State. Duxbury Post No. 223 has appoin-
will preside at the meeting. The Ac this meeting oihcers for the
ted Richard Putnam, Frank Sinnott
and Henry McNeil to serve on the
speaker of the evening will be Kroun Grand Chapter will be elected. Mra. Memorial Day Committee which will
Jordan, Pastor of the Weymouth Chase will serve as assistant Warder cooperate with the Sons of Union
Heights Congregational Church. His while there, other members going Veterans in the observance of this
subject will be "Terror in Bulgaria.' from the Duxbury Chapter include day.
Mrs. Helen Reynolds, Mrs. Gertrude
There will be a Plant sale at the Austin and MIS. Winifred Davis, There will be a showing of the film
Pilgrim Church Vestry on Thurs- i'ast Matron. They expect to return "Nuremburg" at the Legion Hall on
day, May 18 beginning at 1 o'clock tomorrow. Monday, May 15, for members and
Here is your opportunity to get their guests. This Army Signal Corps
Vegetable and Flower Plants to fill film, which is based on the war trials
in those holes in your garden. If REBEKAHS at Nuremburg will be shown at
you have slips or seedlings you hate 8:00 p.m.
to throw away contact Mrs. Harry The Rebekahs had a May basket The Post is sending one 4-H child
McNaught or Mrs. Thorton Burns to party for the benelit of the anniver- to Camp Farley for one week this
have them available at the sale. sary committee iast Tuesday at eight summer.
Candy will be sold by a committee
o'clock, at Odd Fellows Hall. Octo-
Approximately $100 was made for
ber, incidentally, will be the 75 th
under Mrs. Byron Morton a n d anniversary of the Rebekahs. the High School Athletic Fund at
cooked food wll" be sold by a com- the banquet hetd lor tue jjuib-ry
mittee including Mrs. Charles Del- Hlgu Lanecu<iii loaui last uxvulix.
ano and Mrs. Clarence Whittam. FIRESIDE GROUP The new members who joined the
At 7 o'clock the Pilgrim Daugh- post this month are Mr. Walter N.
ters will serve a supper of scalloped
The Fireside Group of St. John's Smith (by application) and Dr. H. C.
clams and baked ham. Tickets are
Pariah held their May meeting at the Bumpus (by transfer).
99 cents and may be reserved by
home of the Wryes on Summer St.,
calling Duxxbury 383 or 63-J.on Tuesday night, with the Monday
Club as guests. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Vaughan's Bakery Mr. Howard Williams, sales pro-
motion manager of the Pemco Corp.
The Duxbury American Legion
of Baltimore, gave a pottery demon-
BIRTHDAY & WEDDING stration,
which consisted of firing Auxiliary held their regular meeting
CAKES A SPECIALTY molded clay parts. After the ex- at the Legion Hall, Tuesday evening
amples of porcelain enameling, trays May 9, at 8 P.M. The Auxiliary
HALL'S CORNER voted to send one girl to Camp Farley
were exhibited on which flower de-
Tel. 735 DUXBURY signs had been painted in ground for one week this summer.
glass and permanently fired into the Members will hold a poppy sale on
Saturday, May 27, under the chair-
Brockton Resident lass of the tray.
manship of Nancy Wood.
Lauds Handling of Refreshments were served after
Duxbury Unit was invited to a
his interesting demonstration.
Neighborhood .Night Party given by
Duxbury Beach the Plymouth Unit Post 40, on Thurs-
day, May 11, many members and
Mr. Leon P. French of Brockton A FRIEND WISHES their escorts plan to attend.
is one of many non-Duxbury resi-
dents who are satisfied with the BON VOYAGE Refreshments and a social hour
way Duxbury Beach is operated. TO THE was enjoyed after the meeting by all
In a letter he wrote Mr. Frederick members attending.
T. Pratt a day before the Legis-
lative hearing In Gardner Audi- Duxbury Clipper The present officers of Duxbury
Unit 223 to the American Legion are
torium, Mr. French said: President, Blanche Chandler; Vice-
President, Miriam Sinnott; Secre-
"I was recently informed that tary, Dorothy Mills; Treasurer, Ruby
you were making a fine effort to
keep Duxbury Beach from being
taken by the Commonwealth. If
Leonardos Barber Shop Tuttle; Chaplain, Helen Marshall;
Historian, Helen DeWolfe; Sgt-at-
Arms, Marie Arnold; and members
this is true, may I be allowed to Closed Mondays of the Executive Board are Clara
endorse your effort and express Redmond, Reatha Burns and Doro-
the wish that no change be made Hail's Corner thy Morton.
in the present handling of that
area ?
"For many years my family, CAPTAIN'S WALK
which now goes to grandchildren,
ON THE WAY TO THE MONUMENT
have enjoyed the facilities offered
at Duxbury, and the courtesy BENNETT'S DUXBURY 669
that was always extended to us. I
can imagine no better handling
of this fine beach than now exists.
ARTHUR W. BENNETT, Prop.
YARNS
If I can be of any service please GroceriesMeats CARDS GIFTS BASKETS
feel free to call.'' WinesLiquors
Public speakers until the first de- CAMP SAQUISH
cade of the 19 th century began their Day Camp Duxbury
addressee with "Gentlemen a n d Tel. Dux. 784 Island Creek
ladies," as the Spanish etill do. Serving Duxbury & Vicinity
Five days a weekfrom
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(later by special arrange-
DUXBURY ments)
A fine new Cape Cod. % acre with shore rights. 26 ft. living and Transportation provided free
dinette, fire-place, two bedrooms, cabinet kitchen, bath. Oak floors.
Expansion attic. Forced hot air heat, oil. Breezeway and garage. Swimming instructions, boat-
$10,900. ing, handicraft, outdoor
cooking, archery, sports,
Attractive new Cape. % acre with shore rights. Living and dinette,
P.M. fire-place. Two bedrooms, cubinet kitchen, bath. Forced hot air heat. games, movies and trips
3:22 Basement garage. Desirable, convenient location. $8,600. to places of interest.
Building lots, % acre with shore rights, near shopping and trans- Supervised by responsible
4:07 portation. Sightly location on high land. $650. to $1,600.
4:46 adults.
5:24 BENJAMIN O. DA WES
6:00 ;i Standish Street SO. DUXBURY, MASS. Call Dux. 213-RK or 35-W
8:37
;; Office: 678-W Residence: 678-R Ralph N. Blakeman, Director
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DUXBURY HIGH SCHOOL
BTl'DHMS GOLNG TO COLLEGE

between Ud Ralph Blakeman, Guidance Coun-

sellor at uuxbury High. School, has Memories
inlormeu tthe School Committee that
a numuer of pupils have been ac-
Most wives are pleased when their husbands nx the cellar
stairs, hang pictures or save plumbing bills by putting in washers.
cepted at various colleges in the
east. Charles Schwab and Richard
Woods um nave been admitted to
of
A wife figures anyone with one of those YOU KIN F1XIT
manuals can do simple jobs around the house, but most wives
are against having their husbands hang wallpaper, even in guest
Brown University; Carlton Peacock
will attend Ijoweil Teachers' College.
Hoben .Nathan has been admitted
Yesterday
both to liiidgewater State Teachers'
rooms. "Paperhanging is tricky," Min tells Joe. "We better College and Alonsou Academy; John
hire an expert." Kelch has also been admitted to
"Not me," Joe says. "Paperhangers muss things up. They Bridgewater State Teachers' College. Mr. William Facey of Surplus street has a yellowed
Lorraine April will go to the Fisher
hove sofas into the fireplace, take pictures off the wall ana
School; Carolyn Duukie to West- day book brittle with age that sheds light on life here in
park paste cans in busy traffic lanes. They cover the radio with brook Junior College, and Nancy Duxbury more than a century and a half ago. It's an heir-
dirty canvas and spill goo all over the parlor. They cut into a Glass win attend either Fisher's or loom ledger called JOSHUA CUSHING: HIS BOOK.
roll of expensive wallpaper as carelessly as a cannibal carving a Boston University. Nearly all of the The first entries were made on February 2, 1793, when
missionary's thigh." Joe will hang his own paper. . . . seniors at U.H.S. who have indicated
a desire to lurther their education Joshua spelled Duxbury as "Duxborough." Until 1801 he
The salesman flips over the pages of samples so fast Joe ave been admitted to the institu- recorded his accounts paid and received in pounds, shillings
sees deer running into a tulip garden that seems to be grow- ons which they wanted to attend. and pence. Alter that date he used dollars, cents and mills.
ing in a colonial stagecoach. He points to a few blurs, but tlie As a result of the growth of the We learn that in 1794 he paid only three shillings for a
uidance Department of Duxbury
salesman says none are in stock. Then the salesman open* a
Ugh School, it has been announced quarter of veal, five for 151/-2 pounds of spare ribs and one
drawer and pulls out some samples almost twice as large *- shilling for a pig.
postage stamps. Joe, who is very dizzy, orders something chee.- lat Mr. Blakeman will become Di-
ful looking.
ector of Guidance, and Physical In 1795 Joshua paid four shillings each for a bushel of
Education, effective September 1, corn and "one gallon Molases." Tea was also relatively ex-
He is reshingling a roof when the paper arrives six weeks S>50. His work has become so val-
later. He sees wiggle-waggles on the wallpaper he didn't notice able in the Held of guidance that pensive, for one pound cost two shillings, or the same as "8
on the samples. New flowers have sprung up. There are rash e will be relieved of some of his feet of oak plank." According to an entry made in January
marks that look contagious. Joe buys some paste with some-
caching duties in order that he may of 1798, a quart of brandy went for a shilling, as did a pound
evote more time to the very im- of tobacco. Joshua sometimes worked an entire day for a
thing in it that either kills rats or discourages them for life ortant field of counselling.
and goes to work. dollar in 1801, but for that amount he could buy a pair of
Mrs. Earle P. Bassett, head of the shoes. "West Indies rum" cost as much as 20 cents a pint,
He pushes a bed against the dresser that will serve as a Snglish Department of Duxbury
staging. Joe is plenty smart. He figures that if he falls he 11 High School, has been released from but "new rum" sold for half that amount.
land on a bed that is fairly soft, considering that it's in the ordan Hospital and is now conva- In his quaint scrawl and spelling Joshua Gushing in-
escing at her home on Surplus dicates that services were often bartered for goods. For one
guest rooom, which is mostly used by his ma-in-law. He stirs treet.
the paste with a curtain rod and removes the lumps with a job he received "three pecks of Carrots," "one hundred of
kitchen strainer which Min will never again use for draining At its regular meeting on May 3, herens," and "2Va wait of fresh Pork."
spaghetti. , he Duxbury School Committee The prices Joshua mentions in his day book contrast
tudied the bids offered by various sharply with those mentioned by Abigail Adams (wife of
Joe notices, when he lays the paper face down on the ontractors for surfacing the play
floor, that it is dead set on rolling back into a tight coil. Find- area east of the new school. The the later President John Adams) in. a letter she wrote in
ing the paste bucket out of reach, he lies down and rolls with ontract was awarded to Walter 1776. She complained that meat cost two dollars a pound,
the paper, which automatically rolls right back when he returns 'rince, the lowest bidder. tea-and sugar a dollar more. A short time later the Revolu-
to his original position, which is really original. At the meeting also, the individual tionary War shot prices sky high. One pound of butter cost
members of the School Committee 12 dollars andhear thisone pound of tea 40 dollars!
Joe next battens down the paper ends with a chair. A chair greed to accept special duties and
leg makes a little hole in the rosebuds, but the pattern is so he following assignments were
confusing nobody will notice the tear once the paper is hung. made: Dr. J. Newton Shirley, Trans-
Unless, of course, he looks at it. Joe hangs the second strip ortation and Special Services; Mrs.
upside down. He rights it and notices it has more wrinkles than Henry S. Craig, Finance; Mr. George TENDER DELICIOUS TASTY
Scott, Personnel; Mr. Herbert C.
a nutmeg grater. Not till the paper is dry does he realize the Wirt, Vocational and Adult Educa-
wrinkles are there to stay.
He uses adhesive tape to patch the hole in the plaster
, ion;; Mr. Morrison M. Bump, Pub-
ic Relations. CHICKEN
made by the dresser when a hind leg collapsed. "Never be with- Grown carefullycleaned so not a pin feather remains S
out the darn stuff," Joe says. "Min and me not only can't keep New Playground equipment in the
house without adhesive tape, but we can't even keep the house
orm of two jungle gyms, is being dressed and ready to pop into the oven and delivered to
erected at the rear of the Elemen-
together." , ary School. One unit is being pre- your door.
Joe takes a look at the dabs of country on the walls, comes
out sadly and shuts the door. Min has a smug look.
pared for the smaller children and
nother for the older pupils. HALCYON FARM
"Don't you go throwing away that YOU KIN FIXIT manual, MYRON L. CROWE D U X B U R Y 268
sweetie," she says. "It has a swell chapter on opening and MENUS FOR WEEK OF MAY 8
closing traps."
IN THE DUXBURY SCHOOLS ^.'. ... J
Monday, May 8 WESTWINDS BOOKSHOP
Cheese Rarebit on Crackers WEST DUXBURY NEWS
OPENING SOON! 4-H CLOTHING CLUBS FLOWER EXHIBIT
Vegetable Juice
Bread and Jelly The West Duxbury Methodist
Snug Harbor Duxbury 4-H Clothing Clubs are
completing plans for County Girl's
Milk Dessert
Tuesday, May 9
Church was well filled recently when Flower arrangements will be on
the Women's Society lor Christian exhibition at Westwinds Bookshop
ANTIQUE SHOP Day, which will be held on May 20 Barbecued Beef in Roll Service sponsored a Community until Saturday, May 20, according
Church Neighbor's Night and iu- to Mrs. Oliver Barker, who is a mem-
DICK HAIRE, Prop. at the Reed Community Building in
Kingston. On May 16 the club will
Cabbage Salad with Apple,
Pineapple and Celery vited the various organizations of ber of the Flower Arrangement Class
Tel. DUXBURY 722 send articles made to the County Vegetable all the churches belonging to the which has been meeting on Wednes-
Extension Office in Brockton, where Milk Duxbury Council of Churches to be day mornings at the Unitarian Parish
Dessert
COMMUNITY MJfiN'S CLUB they will be judged on workmanship Wednesday, May 10 their guests for the evening. House.
Members of the Community Men's They will then be taken to the Girl's Sliced Meat and Cheese The president of the society, Mrs. The exhibits have been prepared
Club are advised that the next meet- Day meeting, where they will be Potato Salad William Mclntosh, Jr., welcomed the by the pupils of Mrs. George Engle
ing will be held on May 23, a week, modeled by the girls, and judged for Milk Vegetable guests and conducted the usual wor-_ of Hingham.
earlier than usual because of the fit and style. A style show will be Dessert ship service of the society which is
Memorial Day holiday. Mr. John tield in the afternoon. Demonstra Thursday, May 11 held before each business meeting.
Lucey will be speaker of the evening. tions of other projects will be given Turkey-a-la-king All business of the evening was
"Keep Your Eye on the Ball", will in the morning. Mashed Potato tabled until the June meeting and
Peas THE RED JACKET
be his theme. Each club in the county will pre Cranberry Sauce Rev. Walter Forred, pastor of the MARION T. BAKER, Owner-Manager
Will any non-members interested sent exhibits at the meeting, which Bread and Butter church, introduced the speaker of
in attending please call Duxbury 22 5 will tell the story of what their clubs Milk the evening. Rev. Mr. William G.
Dessert GUESTS
for reservations? are doing. Leaders will also have on Friday, May J2 Sewell, pastor of the Hanover Con- Telephone Duxbury 47fl-M
display some of the work they are Clam Chowder Crackers gregational Church and a consultant OPPOSITE DUXBURY PLAYHOUSE
Tuna Salad Sandwich on marital problems and alcoholic
TWO VACANCIES FOR COURSE interested in. Milk cases in the Quincy District Court.
Dessert BREAKFAST
IN HOMU NUKSING Rev. Mr. Sewell took as his topic,
"Raising the Standard of the Ameri- COMING ACTIVITIES
There are still two vacancies In GIRL SCOUTS
HAVE YOU BEEN IN can Home." He emphasized the need The Tarkiln Recreation and Youth
the course on Home Nursing that for Jesus Christ and the teachings Group
will be offered by the Old Colony are making plans for a rum-
The Duxbury Girl Scouts are work
Chapter of the Ited Cross. Unit ing for their badges on Food, Cook
One, as the first class Is called, ing, Housekeeping and Hostess pro-
The Hostess Shop of the Bible. He said the full coop- mage sale which will be held at the
eration of the parents in raising their twin schoolhouses, Summer street,
YET? children is one of the most vital
will begin on Monday, May 22. jects. Three girls working in thi factors. Mr. Sewell cited several in- Duxbury, on Saturday, May 13. Every
Tuesday evening this group will hold
Another class (Unit Two) will be field are Lucy Butler, Evelyn Fernan stances of the harm caused by the card
announced later. des and Betty Glass. They will pre use of alcohol in the home. He added proceedsparties at the same place, the
Classes will meet on Mondays and pare a luncheon and entertain th You'll find lots of good things that if the parents would go with reation and to be used for youth rec-
Thursdays 'for a three-week period Girl Scout committee on May 19th their children to church on Sundays club work.
at a place yet to be announced. at the home of their instructor, Mrs To Eat Here instead of sending them, there would
Ten students have already signed Richard Lewis, on Washington street be a more mutual bond between the The UuxboroiiRh Daisy Club will
up for the class, which will be Plans are being made for the jambo
limited to 12 members. ree to be held at Marshfield Fai St. George St. Millbrook generations. meet for their next meeting on May
For further details, call Mrs. Grounds on Saturday, May 27. Rev. Mr. Sewell's theme was well 17th at the home of Mrs. Harry Tarn-
ELNA DERBYSHIRE, Hostess received. At the close of his speech, mett. Chestnut street, South Dux-
Norman White, chairman, or Mrs. the guests were greeted in the vestry bury. The usual sale will be held.
George Horsfall, R.N., who will be and served refreshments, consisting
the Instructor. The Brownies made soap-bubbl
pipes out of spools at their last meet of coffee, tea, fancy assorted sand-
ing, and played games under th wiches, cakes and cookies. Mrs. Win-
leadership of Mrs. Mildred Glass HAIRDRESSER ona Nichols, Mrs. Gertrude Willett,
A REMINDER: Miss Jane Werly and Mrs. Ethe
Send news about clubs, events Howland. At the next meeting the
All types of
PERMANENT WAVES
Mrs. Clara Burdett, and Mrs. Eleanor
Wills were on the reception com-
Bay Motor Co.
or social occasions which might be will continue their bird study. Thi Hair Styling Moderate Prices mittee and Mrs. Edith Nelson acted
of general interest. The address is the birthday month and registra Bay Road
Is DUXBURY CLIPPER, Box 48, tions are due. Any Brownie havin
DUXBURY l' as chairman of the refreshment com-
mittee with Mrs. Elsie Duffill and
Body and Fender
Duxbury. an outgrown uniform is requested t Mrs. Annie Wynot assisting.
bring it in.
FREE DEMONSTRATION is The meeting was so successful it Repairs
hoped that similar gatherings can
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AMAZING, TOTALLY NEW to keep all churches in the Council
in touch with one another.
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DUXBURY GARAGE, Inc. RADIONIC HEARING AID

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COMPLIMENTS OF
READY TO WEAR
Tel. Duxbury 360
Walter, Dick and Barney ' Only d'/i Ovottt with Sotftrfct The Winsor House HALL'S CORNER
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Telephone 65
St. Plymouth
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ROTARY CLUB
cAround Z)own
HELPFUL HARRIET STtRLlOG GIFTS The Duxbury Rotary Club under
the sponsorship of the Plymouth
iotary meets Monday evenings, in
Mr. and Mrs. Wlnsor D. White of Lifetime Beauty the Snack Bar at Snug Harbor. For
returned Sunday, from New York ntormation contact Rev. H. F.
where they attended the annual ~k Pay tribute to your Lion, secretary.
White Plains Antique Show. Mr.
White was one of the major exhibi- charming hottew with a
tors of early American pieces. gift she'll treasure for- TAXPAYERS (ASSOCIATION
ever. Make yovr choice MHMI1KKSHIP GROWS
Mrs. George Putnam Metcalf is
home after an extended trip abroad. from our magnificent Membership in the Duxbury Tax-
She visited friends in Copenhagen, storting silver collection. layers Association is on the upswing,
Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden. ccording to David Marshall, chair-
Any Bostouian would feel at home man of the recent drive. There are
in Copenhagen," she said. "The ow S26 paid up members.
people there are most congenial." The officers of the Association are
Howard Clark, President; C. Russell
Mrs. Nadine H. Blaisdell of Brook iddy, Vice-President; Walter Wrye,
by BETTY OLDHAM line spent last week-end with Mrs. r.. Secretary, and Jackson Kent,
Walter Wrye during Mr. Wrye's reasurer.
absence on a business trip to New On the board of directors are Carl-
In Elizabethan times folks used herbs or York. on Schaffer, John Burns, Carl John-
ion, Edwin Sampson, Joseph Clark
"yarbs" to disguise the taste of bad meats. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stearns hare I)) and Harold Humphrey. Also, Geo.
Today we use them to enhance the flavor. word from their son and his bride, ' jelson, Douglas Pease, J. Anson
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Stearns (the Brock, Francis Swift and David Mar-
Try growing thyme and marjoram in your former Barbara Bailey of Albany), ihall. John Marshall is an attending
garden and use the fresh leaves in a crisp that they expect to return to their member.
green salad for that "what's-in-it" effect. apartment in Albany this week. They
enjoyed a four-day stay at the Bay
Manor Hotel in Virginia Beach be-
fore stopping off at Williamsburg COMPLETE BOTTLED GAS
and Richmond where they visited
relatives. They were married in Compote SERVICE
Albany on April 29. Salt and Pepper
Candlesticks
The Square Dances continue to
grow in popularity. Another success-
ful affair was staged at the Twin
DUXBURY GOLF TEAM PLAYS IN NEWTON TODAY Schoolhouse last Saturday for the
Benefit of the Tarkiln Recreation and Duxbury Gas Service
Youth Center. The admission fee was
The Duxbury Team (women) plays, the Charles River Country Club 35 cents.
today in Newton, the second of its five interclub team matches of the Island Creek Tel. Dux. 640
Women's Golf Association of Massachusetts. Mrs. Daniel Winsor is resting com-
The team got off to a good start on Monday, May 8, when they fortably at home, recuperating from
scored 12 out of 15 points against the Bellevue Cuntry Club in a home injuries received in an automobile WATER COLOR EXHIBITS
match. accident. She was cheered by the
The next match will be on May 15, when the ladies tee off against Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crocker of TO BE SHOWN ON FRIDAY
dozens of comforting letters she re- hestnut street return Saturday from
Tedesco in Swampscott. ceived from her many friends during Washington, D.C., where they have
DUXBURY BELLEVUE her brief stay in Jordan Hospital. been spending a few days with their There will be an unusual exhibi-
Mrs. Bateman daughter Geraldine. tion of water colors of wild flowers
Mrs. Charles Eaton 3 on Friday, May 12, from 10:00 a.m.
Mrs. Charles Wansker 3 Mrs. Ward A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Blackler (sub) 3 Mrs. McNall Mrs. Lawrence McAuliffe of Summer PEOPLE HAVE MORE FUN to 4:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Parish
Mrs. Monnier street on May i at the Jordan Hospi- House.
Mrs. Pierce Edmonds 0 The water colors were done by
Mrs. Robert Seymour 3 Mrs. Foss tal. That Maine fellow who invented Mrs. William J. Powell's mother,
the square doughnut some 30 years Helen M. West.
Mrs. Henry Olhson returned to her ago was no more original than Buck
DUXBURY CONTRIBUTES $775 home on Bay Road last Friday with Delphy of Great Falls, Montana, who
BAY 'SIDES TO MARCH OF DIMES her new daughter, Judith Anne. trained a seal to answer his door- EXHIBIT OF EARLY AMERICAN
bell. But the prize package was Ausy TRAY PAINTING
With some dozen craft now at Duxbury's contribution to the Another new arrival is Dianne Abraham Hughes of Hardin, Mis
March o* Dimes Campaign for 1950
moorings in the basin and floats in was just under $775 after expenses, Marie Fernandes, born to Mr. and souri. He spent 45 years looking for
An early American tray painting
at
the town landing the 19 50 season according to Attorney Jack Sturte- Mrs. Antonio Fernandes of Franklin a man with exactly the same name exhibit was held last Friday and
street. as his. Did he find such a man? He
afloat is making good way. vant of Whitman, who served as did indeed! Saturday at Mrs. Gordon Jameson's
More silting has been reported in county chairman of the drive. Con- Mrs. Ricketts Sumner of Surplus barn. Among those attending were
the anchorage. All except very shoal sidering the size of the town this street is sailing June 3 0th, on the several groups from Newton and
was an excellent contribution, he Stratheden from Southampton, Eng- The late Leslie Howard, stage and
draft boats should proceed screen star, owned 52 beagles, each Wellesley and teachers from Boston
extra caution when underway at low said,for the total net receipts from land. After a month on Capri, she named for a card in a deck of play schools. Tea was served on Friday
water. Deeper draft vessels at spring the entire county were slightly less toured Italy and France and is ing cards. afternoon.
lo
ws will be lucky to move. Our will than $19,000. Half of this amount currently staying at Ardross Castle The trays were painted by Mrs.
letters of last winter seem to have Chapter be turned over to the Plymouth in Ross-Shire, Scotland. Before leav- Jameson's pupils, who now number
of the National Foundation ing England she will spend a few Does anyone present remember
had little effect in Washington. for Infantile Paralysis. the two men who, back in the fever 27 (divided into two classes). The
Application blanks for mooring weeks at Oxford University. ish '20's, drove their automobile barn was arranged to resemble a liv-
berths in the basin are now avail- Mr. James Stannard of Alden St. backwards all the way from New ing room, with rugs, furniture and an
able. See Harbormaster Victor Nick- will be chairman of the 1951 March Mrs. Dunbar Holmes is back from York to San Francisco, just for the imitation fireplace. The large trays
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rson for details. of Dimes Campaign for Duxbury. a month's stay in Cincinnati where fun (and publicity $$$) of it? Then were hung on the walls, the smaller
she visited her mother. there was a Viennese peasant named ones displayed on tables. Shown also
Anton Hanslian who wheeled his were decorated tables, lamps and
Mrs. George Nelson, Sr., enroute wife and baby 115,000 miles through chairs, as well as Tinsel pictures
WESTWINDS BOOKSHOP from Germany to California, spent Europe in a baby carriage. All to all the work of Jameson pupils.
four days last week with her son and win a $2,000 wager. Landscape paintings done by her
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. landscape painting class were like-
Nelson, Jr., on Washington St.
That Detroit housewife who goes wise presented
on exhibition. Mrs. Jameson
shopping with a live six-foot king was with a beautiful white
A newcomer to Duxbury this sum- snake for a neckpiece recalls days angora sweater at her last class. Her
mer, Mrs. Dorothea Owen, daugh- when Mrs. Jack Gardner used to classes will resume In October.
ter of the late Senator Robert L. stroll down Tremont street with he:
Owen. She is taking the King house. lion, Rex, on a leash. Mrs Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Delcevare King plan a whose palace in the Fenway most o: ISJLAND CREEK ASSOCIATION
Lending Library vacation in California, and their us have seen, was an unusual hos EHiKCTH NEW OFFICERS
HOURS: 1 0 - 1 2 M., 2 - 5 P. M. daughters Meredith and Margaret tess. She often received her guest
Daily Except Sunday will go to Europe. from a leafy perch on the lower limb
WASHINGTON ST. DUXBCRY 12S-W of a mimosa tree on her estate, am At a meeting of the Island Creek
Association last week Mrs. Norman
Dr. and Mrs. Francis W. Palfrey of she was seen more than once scrub- White was elected president for the
Linden Lane have their first grand- bing the steps of the Church of th coming year. The following other

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child, Frances Sawyer. The beaming Advent in expiation for her sins. officers were also named: Vice-Presi-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Her will, by the way, requires he: dent, Mrs. Charles Schwab;; Secre-
Palfrey, Jr., of Weston and Duxbury. heirs to attend Church serrices on tary, Mrs. Robert Pierce;; Treasurer,

3)uxburp
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Trundy of
Southwest Harbor, Maine, are here
visiting Mrs. Clinton Gray on West
St. Mrs. Gray's daughter Frances
Loring and Bay Roads is the language teacher at the High
School.
Christmas and on her birthday. Such
conceit! Miss Annie Dunham. The trustees
are Carlton Schaffer, Robert Pierce
and Mrs. Carl Santheson.
A Souvenir of Yesterday
"I never knew one could ever

CONGRATULATES
buy postage on credit, but it would
Mrs. Robert Pierce of Valleyview seem that a hundred years ago
on 3
Farm gave a birthday party last you could," says Mr. Gershom
AND WELCOMES THE Saturday afternoon for her son Bradford of Duxbury and Wash-
Tommy, who was celebrating his ington, D.C.
Slower A
fifth birthday. Present were Christo- Mr. Bradford sent the Duxbury Flowers for Every Occasion
Duxbury Clipper pher Whitney, Andy Crowe, Evelyn Post Office a faded bill for post-
Walker, Linda Nudd and Marsha age that reads:
Hurd. Also, Joanne Howland, Tony "Mr. Gershom Bradford To the
Post-Offlce, Duxbury, Mass.Dr.
Mother's Day, May 14
READ YOUR CLIPPER Kent, and Charlie Pierce.
To Newspaper Postage, from FLOWERSPLANTS
FOR NEWS OF Willis A. Downs, attorney-at-law Oct. 1st, 1843 to June 1st, 1844 FLOWERS BY WIRE
who has been .practicing in Boston $.42.
YOUR THEATRE for the past three years, has opened To Letter Postage, from Oct.
an office in the Sweetser block. A 1st, 1843 to June 1st, 1844 $1.45.
THE DUXBURY PLAYHOUSE graduate of Boston University School Total $1.87. FOR YOUR MOTHER
of Law, he has an office in Boston Received Payment, (Prompt
which he will maintain for the pres- payment is urgently requested)
FAR AWAY
SEASON TICKETS NOW ON SALE ent. He is living in Brockton until _ Linus Faunce
he finds a home here. He and his The Gershom Bradford men-
FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT MISS SUSAN E. CARTER wife, the former Josephine Evans of tioned was the present Gershom's Phone DUXBURY 48
Montevedeo, Minnesota, have three great-grandfather, who built the
children. Bradford house on Tremont St. Elm Street Duxbury

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DUXBURY VILLAGE
AN ELECTRICAL STORE FOR YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS
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DO YOU KNOW DUXBURY? PXA ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICERS Harvard Once
1) Two streets in Duxbury are
WE SELL named for Presidents of the U.S.
Can you name one?
2) Ford's Store, established in
FOK COMING YEAR Outlawed Football
The newly elected officers of the Until almost the mid-18th century
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SUCH FAMOUS MAKES AS 1826, is famous as being: arent-Teacher Association who will the dons at Oxford refused to install
Glenwood Ranges G. E. Heating a) America's first depart- erve during me 1950-51 school year bathing facilities of any kind, "since
Lynn Power Burners Magic Chef Ranges ment store. ave just been announced. They are:
Youngstown Kithens Maytag Ranges b) The largest general store the gentlemen are here for only six
and Washers in this country in 1826. resident, Philip Chandler; \ice- weeks at a time."
Bendlx Appliances 'resident, Roberta Cutler; Treas-
Crane Fixtures Kelvinator c) A business enterprise Educators at other leading univer-
Briggs Beauty ware Appliances that gave Ezra Weston urer, Waldo Newton; secretary, sities had equally odd ideas. In 1812
American Radiator Superfex Heating his start. Helen Griswold; Ways and Means,
Hotpoint Appliances 3) True or false: Cambridge University ruled that stu-
Standard Sanitary Jrary Trimble, chairman and Doro-
a) Fanny Davenport, the dents attending classes in long pants
celebrated actress, was hy Pease, co-chairman; Hospitality, would be marked absent. The Duke
WE WANT TO REMIND YOU born on Standish Shore. Vlary Millar anu neien i-owier; of Wellington was barred from a
We want to remind you that we are able to meet b) The National Home lor Health, Susan Carter; Publicity, swank London plaza for appearing
Boston Sale Prices on nationally advertised applian- Sailors was once part of vliiiam Pierce and Deborah Net-
the old Partridge Aca- in long trousers.
ces in general, andmore importantwe are able demy. on; Refresments, Jeanne ue fc.ady
to give prompt service on these appliances. Ser- It was Beau Brummel, the fop
c) Duxbury has a World nd Natalie Memeney; Historian, who used to buy eau de cologne by
vicing is an Important factor in this community and War I Memorial. Ralpn Blakeman.
one to wliich you should give thoughtful considera- 4) Guess within 500 the population the gallon, who made long pants
tion. Boston stores have called us to service appli- of Duxbury in 1838. Charles Lawrence, Superintendent fashionable finally. Vet preachers of
ances they have sold locally. Why not let us sell 5) Mr. X is a well known Duxbury bcnools, is on tiie executive com- some seels as late as IS HO were for-
them to you when you find our prices are the same. resident whose brother Sydney mittee. For transportation, Pansy bidden to preach unless wearing knee
is one of the top contract bridge iiaiisen and Margaret L. Hancock. breaches.
experts in New England. To
Wirt Bros. Company some of his friends Mr. X is
"Buster." Can you identify
him? Many English and American sur- mits
Harvard College, which today ad-
a few womenand they may
B|AY ROAD 108-W DUXBURY, MASS. names are feminine lorins ot origi- wear overalls it' they likehad
(Answers on page 7) amusing regulations at one time. In
Answers to DO YOU KNOW DUX- nal trade names. Baxter is the fem-
BURY: 1870 the faculty (who insisted on
1) Washington a n d Harrison nine of baker, Brewster of brewer, being called "Mister," and not "Pro-
(named for William Henry). and Webster of weaver. The word fessor'1) outlawed intramural foot-
SEEDING and FEEDING TIME 2) America's first department
store. It was burned in 1921.
spinster is me lenimiue OL spinner. ball, stating that it was blooming
o
3) a) False; b) False; it was part silly "to run around after a bag oi
LAWN SEED FLOWER SEEDS VIGORO of the Powder School for boys, In a speech made in 1S'J9, Con- wind."
c) True; it's Boomer Square, gressman Willaru D. Vandiver said: Early students at Harvard, study-
opposite the Unitarian Church. 1 come from a state that raises ing for the ministry, found the going
Vegetable Seeds Bone Meal Bovung 4) The answer is 2,377. corn and cotton and cockleuurs aud tough. They attended classes from
5) Herbert Wirt. Democrats, and irothy eloquence
neither convinces nor satisfies me. i 5 to 9 a.m. and studied the rest of
TOABE'S DUXBURY HARDWARE CO. FIRST PARISH CHURCH A.vi FKOM .MISSOURI. \UU HAVE day.
GOT TO SHOW ME." And that's Yale didn't dare challenge Har-
The United Youth Group will meet how the expression originated. vard to a football game in 1705, be-
HALL'S CORNER as usual next Sunday at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Herman Lion for its cause there were only six students
'.V.V^V.V.V/AV.'.V.'.V.'AV.'VA'.V.V.ViVVi'>iV/A'A Supper Meeting from 6 to 7:30 P.M. in the graduating class. Not until
Mrs. Gertrude Coffin will be the Near the Gulf of Mexico in Cajun around 1840 did football get any
speaker, continuing her challenging country tnere's a family with chil- recognition at Harvard or Yale, and
DUXBURY STAND The other four ex-oflicio members dren named Carm, Carmel, Carme-
would actually be political appoint- talk on the practices of the Quakers. "ite and Carmedal. Another family then it was nothing more than a rush
between the two lower classes. This
(Continued from page 1) es, also, thus the end result would The funeral of Mrs. Harry M. has cnildren with such names us
Chief of Police Jamea T. O'Neil be that tlie nine-man Board o Rec- Alderman of Washington street, Dux- Antour, Detour, Contour and Pass- polite form of mayhem became so
said that any further development eation Authority would have the bury, was held Sunday, May 7th, at antour. And do you remember Mr. rough that it was banned at both
2:30 P.M. from her late home. Rev. Barrett of Wimpole street, who institutions in 1862.
of Duxbury Beach would pose traffic lower to tain witnout representation, George Parker officiated.
u other words, a small political oli-
conditions which our local police will garchy named his children Seventh, Eighth, o
be unable to cope with. He also he citizens would be empowered to tax On Wednesday, May 10, the N'inth, and so on, using the Latin In the early days of Harvard Col-
of the Commonwealth. Philosophers Round Table met at the ranslations? We have also heard
warned of the inevitable traffic jams One o the final opponents of the Unitarian Parsonage as usual at 8 of an Indian chief called Wolf l'lume lege, when students were ranked
on the approach roads, wnich would ill was Mr. j^dwin M. Noyes, who P.M. for round-table discussion in who solved one of civilizations prob- according to their family station,
require additional police details. An- was requested by the Chairman to the fields of religion and philosophy. "ems by naming his children Sun- one Bostonian was so annoyed when
swering a charge made by Hep. Al- online his remarks to points not The Day Alliance will meet on day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
fred B. Keith (K. Quincy) about overeu by previous speakers. Mr. May 11, for an all-day sewing meet- andyou guessed itFriday, Sat- his son was ranked 14th in a class
Duxbury's "Sunday cops," he said vloyes said the size of the park- ing at 11:30 A.M. at the Parish urday, Today, Yesterday and To- of 35 (he himself had ranked tenth
no discourtesy had been intended in ng place at the end of the bridge was House. Luncheon hostess will be morrow. Imagine the confusion in the in a class of 37), he moved to the
the past, and that every effort would no indication of the actual use of the Mrs.On Benjamin May 18,
O. Dawes. lume family when Papa Wolf western part of the State where he
the Evening Alli- asked Yesterday where Tomorrow made a futile attempt to found a
be made to give visiting motorists each at that particular point. There
ance will meet in the Parish House
every possible consideration in the were no restrictions whatever on the at 8 P.M. Members are requested went. new college to compete with Har-
future. use of the beach itself, and a great
many used the bridge as a means of to note the change. vard. Another student was given
Another speaker for Duxbury was access, with their transportation Camels were once used for trans- high rating when he said father was
Roswell F. Phelps, who has lived in ither parked at the public parking The S.U.V.C.W. sponsored a suc- portation purposes in Texas, and it "ou the bench." He forgot to add
the town for 3t> years. He recom- place at tiie land end of the bridge, cessful whist party at the Duxbury s still possible to buy rattlesnake that it was a cobbler's bench.
mended that instead of setting up T taken elsewhere to return at a High School Auditorium on Wednes-
he proposed recreation authority, the ater time for those who had been day evening, May 10th. Proceeds will sandwiches there . . . Robbery with o
powers of the parks and recreation brought over the bridge to the beach. go to the High School Band. firearms is a capital offense, but The broad "A" now considered
division of the Department of Con- Among these are children from the murder may not be . . . One Uni- the exclusive property of Habvud
servation be increased. He further everal Summer Camps, including IX FUTURE ISSUES 'ersity in the Lone Star State used was held in less esteem around the
offered an amendment that provided ^amp Wing, Miramar, St. Margaret's turn of the 19th century. Dictiona-
that no private property be taken by and Chappa Challa. Because not all The Clipper will publish letters o give the degree of "Mistress of ries of the time defined this sound
eminent domain except with the able to stay at camp for the whole from readers on topics of community Polite Literature" . . . And did you as one "used by the vulgar but not
specific approval of the Legislature are season, the total number able to en- interest. Please limit yourself to 100 know there are towns in Texas where the polite and learned world."
after hearings in the areas concerned. oy the beach is considerable. words or less. a language called "Tex - Mex" is
Senator Edward C. Stone, Barn- Mr. Noyes also brought out the spoken? It is a mixture of American Many of the original members of
gtable Republican, asked the Com- !act that because all the larger Answer to Who Is It? (Texas style) and Mexican. The the Myopia Hunt Club wore spec-
monwealth to convert its wastelands camps, (except Chappa Challa) are Dr. William C. Clapp tacles, hence the name "Myopia,1'
into forests to make wood pulp for exempt from local taxation, that in word for market, for example, is which stems from myopic meaning
local industries in the eveiu . tself represents a substantial in- 'marketa," and matches "metchas.' short-sighted.
Canada ceases its pulp exports. He direct contribution to these chil-
noted that a development along the dren by the Town.
lines of Jones Beach in New York
might cost 116,000,000. His argu- that With reference to the complaint wwwwwwvwwwwwwy
ment in brief was that even if the too much the proposed bill would place CONGRATULATIONS AND SUCCESS "
population within reach of Duxbury men, Mr.power in the hands of nine

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was as great as that of New York, ng comparative Noyes gave figures cover-
and even if the highways were as valuation, and party population, assessed DUXBURY CLIPPER
good as those on Long Island, a Jones show that so far as enrollment to
Beach development at Duxbury could wealth is concerned, the
not possibly be self-sustaining.
Common-
Duxbury is MARSHFIELD TELEVISION
a negligible factor in any matter con-
Other key speakers were Hector cerning the whole State; that the
Want to Know and RADIO CO.
Holmes, Mrs. Kenneth Garside, Ed- proposed bill did not place the power
win Noyes, Philip Delano, Walter in the hands of nine men, but
Prince and James Millar. "Give us rather in the hands of a majority What's Going SALES SERVICE INSTALLATIONS
home rule," Mr. Millar said. "We'll of nine.
see that the improvements are made. The same reasoning would place Ocean Street MARSHFIELD Telephone 10
The State already
them develop it. ' 1
has Salisbury. Let the power of their appointment in
the hands of the Governor and a on in
Representing the "mothers who it majority of the Council. He also said ......".".*........ V A uw . v . ,....*.w.-.v
was very unlikely that Duxbury
want to take their children to the would have direct representation in
beach," Mrs. Garside expressed the either group, whereas if the power Duxbury?
fear that "Duxbury Beach might turn of taking by eminent domain were
into another Nantasket or Revere," left with the General Court the Town
ANNIVERSARY JUBILEE
if the State took over. Attorney would at least have representation
Robert H. Holt of Standish Shore of its own choice. Mr. Noyes ex- MAY 12 to 20
clarified some of the legal aspects of pressed confidence that if this power \
the proposed legislation. of taking were left with the Legis-
He said the authority could take lature there would be no likelihood Read the SPECIAL VALUES TO CELEBRATE
OUR 31st ANNIVERSARY
anything and pay for it with bonds of hasty, unpremeditated action and
that might not be worth their face that the Town could rest confident
value. The bonds are theoretically that its problems would receive fair
to be paid only out of receipts, but and impartial consideration.
CLIPPER Tan Chino Pants 1^.^.95 $2.79
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the bill before the legislature pro- 8a Heavy chino \

It was a long rugged day (the
vides no assurance that such receipts meeting broke up at 5:30), but there
would be sufficient, in which case the was a general feeling that Duxbury Every Boys' Sneakers Higf.iaoed style Reg. $1.9-, $ 1 . 6 9 ;
bonds probably could not be sold. had acquitted itself well in its ;
"Are State Insurance and Unem- opposition to the proposed Recrea-
ployment Compensation funds to be tion Authority as it now reads.
Invested in these Recreation Authori-
ty bonds?" he asked. The implied
Week Corduroy Sport Coats FiIuplnwalecorduroy $ 10.98 I
answer is that if the State accepts a
moral responsibility and pays them FOR GOOD RESULTS Reg. $14.05
it would be a devious way of increas
Ing the State's indebtedness withou ADVERTISE
the Legislature's authorized per- OUIlSspetial purchase offer Reg. $25.<H)
mission. in the
He made another good point when
he said that the Board of Recreation
Authority would be. In substance, en
DUXBURY CLIPPER PURITAN CLOTHING CO.
PLYMOUTH'S STORE FOR MEN AND BOYS"
tirely political, for the Board would
consist of nine men, of which five
would be appointed by the Governor.