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Advocate Archives
‘CAT CONSCIOUS,’ SUMMER ADS, SEAMEN'S GROUNDBREAKING
March 3, 1938
PROVINCETOWN ‘CAT CONSCIOUS’ SAYS DEFENDER OF ANIMALS
“At last Provincetown has become ‘cat conscious,’” writes Miss Martha J. Atkins, champion of cats, dogs and other animals and birds to the Provincetown Advocate, commending Charles N. Rogers, chairman of the Board of Health, and Frank Flores for their recent work in constructing a lethal chamber for the humane extinction of stray cats here.
Working without appropriation from the town and donating their services without pay both Mr. Rogers and Mr. Flores were able to construct a chamber which Miss Atkins believes will be satisfactory.
Terming the work “A Great Charity,” Miss Atkins has written the Advocate the following letter:
“Provincetown, for the first time in its history, has taken steps — as a town — to handle the stray cat situation. Charles N. Rogers is to be congratulated for his eloquent plea in behalf of the speechless population. I hereby wish to express to Mr. Rogers my sincere thanks for his kind and appreciative remarks in regard of dumb creatures. We are glad that Provincetown at last has become ‘cat conscious’ and has placed herself, in this respect, in the class of progressive communities.
If but one female cat is left roaming shore or yards, it will not be long before the prodigious increase will continue to cause great misery. Certainly in animal rescue work ‘eternal vigilance’ is the price of victory.
“Kind-hearted tourists grieve to see homeless animals. So many have said to me they never saw a place elsewhere where there were so many stray cats as in Provincetown. It does not speak well of our town.
“I was asked to inspect the gas chamber. I sincerely hope it will prove humane. I understand a great deal has been said against and for the gas chamber. I have been assured that if it does not prove humane here that chloroforming will be substituted. I feel that chloroforming properly done is the best of all methods.
“Those who own animals are compelled by law adequately to provide for them and save them from unnecessary suffering. Violation of these laws may be severely punished, both in fines and incarceration. People should be broad enough, also to minister to the homeless animals, so dear to the heart of the Great Father of us all.”
March 2, 1950
CHAMBER SEEKING SUMMER PUBLICITY
Provincetown’s new Chamber of Commerce is working through its recreation committee to have listed with the New England Council all of the noteworthy attractions that will be scheduled in the Cape End summer program so that these may get the widest kind of publicity.
Events suggested at a meeting held by the Chamber directors Monday night included the annual Blessing of the Fleet, a Fourth of July program of celebration to be sponsored by the Chamber and the annual Artists’ and Beachcombers’ balls.
In order to meet the growing number of inquiries regarding accommodations for the season, it was decided to publish a directory of rooms, cabins and hotels so that a listing might accompany each reply. Only Chamber of Commerce members are to be included (except in the cases of those who have rental units of five rooms or less, and these may have a listing by paying a fee of $10. Others will be required to pay the regular Chamber membership of $25.
March 5, 1964
WORK STARTS ON SEAMEN’S SAVINGS BANK
Staking out work began Tuesday for the construction of Seamen’s Savings Bank next door to the Provincetown Post Office. The work, to begin now, is under supervision of T.L. Cottrell builder, of West Harwich.
Plans for the design were spread out on the hood of one of Mr. Cottrell’s trucks as he told the Advocate something about them. The design resembles the Cape Cod-style sketch in color which passersby have seen for nearly a year on a sign placed on the building site. Materials to be used are concrete and red brick, and multi-paned, large windows appear in the front elevation of the architectural drawings. There is to be a parking area in the rear, and a drive-in depositors’ window on the east side of the finished building. Dimensions of the building are 54x60 feet.
Mr. Cottrell and his foreman, George Foss of Dennisport, are on the job now, and Mr. Cottrell expressed the hope of hiring some Provincetown carpenters and laborers to supplement his crew from Harwich.
The new bank building will not be open for business in the coming Summer, but completion is expected in September. Mr. Cottrell said, “It is hard to predict these things, but September is our best hope for finishing up.
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