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CHURCH NEWSGAMESHISTORIC HAPPENINGS

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stars.31 Not up.

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enough.4 Applied science.5 An animal.6 Jump upon.7 A shade tree.11 Stolen money.

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springs from.17 A friend.18 Plant.19 Avoid.22 A series of

things to do...23 Unusual.24 A summit.25 A short

message.26 The smallest of

a litter.28 Haul behind.30 Not down.

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Perspective

BY JOHN M. HOLMAN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The following discourseconcerns a brief history of thetriangular plot of land in thecenter of Hampton, originallycalled “RAILROADSQUARE”, later, “DEPOTSQUARE” and in 1960,“LUIGI MARELLISQUARE”.

Quoting from Peter E.Randall’s “HAMPTON: ACentury of Town and Beach— 1888 - 1988”, “ ..... In Aprilof that year (1916), the(Hampton) Union’s ‘GoodThings’ column recommend-ed some civic improvements,many of which were beingcontemplated at that time. .....The plan hinged on the B&MRailroad providing gravel.Part of this rebuilding includ-ed the improvement of DepotSquare, where the new Brooksautomobile garage was beingstaked out on land acquiredfrom the railroad. A drive cir-cled the square, and in thecenter were a lawn and a gar-den. Under the direction ofSelectman Joseph B. Brown,the Square project was com-pleted quickly.

“...... A 1925 fund-raisingcampaign led by barberChester Marston, who provid-ed Hampton haircuts for

some 45 years, resulted in theconstruction of a bandstand inthe square. Concerts wereheld on Monday nights from 7until 8:30 p.m., ending in timefor the 8:40 p.m. electric carback to the Beach. In 1942, the(Boston & Maine) railroadcompletely rebuilt the depot,installing modern toilets, lay-ing new floors, and painting itinside and out. The Townfinally acquired the railroadlot, known then as DepotSquare, for $8,500 in 1955. Formore than 100 years, thesquare was the center of trans-portation activity in the town.

“...... Ironically, one ofHampton’s most beloved citi-zens was Luigi Marelli, anItalian immigrant who cameto the area with his brothers.Each one opened a store —Luigi (affectionately called“Louie” by all towns’ people)in Hampton about 1916, theothers in Exeter and Newmar-ket. Because of his many actsof kindness and charity, espe-cially in sending Christmaspackages to servicemen dur-ing World War II (and alsoduring the Korean conflict),and ‘for his exemplification ofall the traits of good citizen-ship and for his loyalty to andlove for his adopted country’,

Depot Square vs.Marelli Square

An early view of Depot Square & railroad station

SQUARE Continued on 38A•

MUSIC, FELLOWSHIP AT COFFEE HOUSEHAMPTON FALLS | Come and enjoy coffee, music and

fellowship at the Solid Rock Café coffee house on Fridaynight from 7-9 p.m. at the Hampton Falls First BaptistChurch, located at 3 Lincoln Avenue in Hampton Falls. Formore information, call the church at (603) 926-3724.

A SPIRITUAL HOME AT OLD SOUTH CHURCHNEWBURYPORT | From statesmen to shipbuilders, artists

to authors, Old South Church has provided a spiritual homefor the people of Newburyport for more than 250 years. ABiblically-grounded Presbyterian church, Old South pro-vides a community of worship for all who wish to embrace afaith-centered life in the Christian tradition.

In an effort to grow in their love for God and their neigh-bors, the congregation at Old South Church is dedicated tolearning about living in today’s world as people who followChrist. Old South Church is committed to investing in andcaring for people throughout the local area, offering worship,service and educational opportunities as well as a welcom-ing and nurturing environment for families and individualsof all ages.

Sunday worship services are held at 10:30 a.m. at thechurch, which is located at 29 Federal Street in Newburyport.Adult classes are held at 9:15 a.m.; nursery and SundaySchool for children are also available. For more information,contact Reverend Rob John, Pastor, at (978) 465-9666 or visitwww.oldsouthnbpt.org.

SERVICES AT FIRST UNITARIANEXETER | The First Unitarian Society of Exeter, a welcom-

ing Unitarian Universalist congregation located at 12 ElmStreet, holds Sunday services each week at 9 a.m. at 11 a.m.

On Sunday, September 17, in a message entitled “Watchingthe Lotus Open,” Rev. Kendra Ford will reflect on the differ-ence between non-attachment and indifference and how tobecome involved and passionate while still remaining flexi-ble.

A time of fellowship, coffee and conversation will followboth services. All are welcome to attend. For more informa-tion, call (603) 772-4002.

WELCOME TO HAMPTON UMCHAMPTON | The Hampton United Methodist Church,

located at 525 Lafayette Road in Hampton, holds weeklySunday morning worship services at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.Rev. Carroll Moore serves the congregation as its pastor. Allare invited to attend; childcare is provided and the church ishandicapped accessible. Mid-week Communion is heldWednesday from 12:30-12:55 p.m. in the sanctuary. For thosewho need it, the church food pantry is open Wednesdaysfrom 9:30-11:30 a.m. The church office is open Tuesdaythrough Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and may bereached by calling (603) 926-2702 during office hours; pleaseleave a message if calling after-hours.

FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS NEEDEDHAMPTON | The Hobbs House, located at Trinity Church

at 200 High Street in Hampton, is currently seeking urgent-ly-needed donations to restock the shelves of the foodpantry.

Essential items include canned meat products of all kinds(ham, corned beef hash, Spam, meatballs, fish, turkey, chick-en); canned beef stews and chili; breakfast cereals; peanutbutter; Parmalat shelf-stable milk; shelf-stable 100 percentfruit juices; canned potatoes; and canned fruits. No beans ofany kind are needed at the present time.

Donations of non-food items such as dish detergent, laun-dry detergent, and shampoo are also welcomed. To make adonation, or for more information, please call (603) 926-4936.

DINNER MEETING FOR CATHOLIC WOMENS CLUBHAMPTON | The Catholic Women’s Club of Our Lady of

the Miraculous Medal Church in Hampton will open the sea-son with a dinner meeting on Wednesday, September 20.

It will be held in the Goody Cole Room at Lamie’s Tavern,beginning with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m.

For tickets and information, call Gloria Rancourt at (603)926-0730 or Doris LaRose at (603) 772-2409 before September13.

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BY JERRY MCCONNELL

MY VIEWATLANTICNEWS.COM VOL 32, NO 36 | SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 | ATLANTIC NEWS | PAGE 5A

Many people arecoming to theconclusion that

some of America’s worst ene-mies are right here among us.They are led by one of thelargest circulation newspa-pers in the country, the NewYork “Times.” Their publish-ing accomplices who parrotthe “Times” religiously arethe Boston “Globe,” Wash-ington “Post” and Los Ange-les “Times,” all handmaidensto the Queen Bee.

One wonders if the rootsof the “Times” staffersweren’t reared in thecesspools of Soviet commu-nist thinking. They all certain-ly can, at the drop of a redhandkerchief, spout anti-American propaganda likeMikhail Gorbachev or hispredecessor, NikitaKrushchev.

During the 20th centurythe Soviet Union recruitedmany Americans to spy forthem right here in America.Alger Hiss, Ethel and JuliusRosenberg, Michael Straight,Duncan Lee, Klaus Fuchs andmany, many other citizensworked within our govern-ment collecting informationthat made the Soviets a pow-erful world force.

The Soviets didn’t need tospend large sums of moneyon exploratory research todevelop highly sophisticatedweaponry; their pawns righthere in this country stole oursecrets and turned them overto the Soviets who wouldthen assemble the productand from their arsenal, threat-en us with annihilation.

Today any countrydesirous of obtaining secretsof the United States govern-ment needs not plant theiroperatives here to ferret outinformation to send backhome. No, the New York“Times” and its co-conspira-tor newspapers will providethe desired information toanyone, including terroriststhat would like to repeat9/11, but on a grander scale.

Those newspapers candisseminate all kinds of secretinformation through theirdaily editions as well asonline in case you are in acountry too far away to get

the papers on a timely basis.Jed Babbin of Yahoo News

wrote online July 3, 2006 thatthe “Times,” “decide publica-tion of secrets on the basis ofwhether their publication willdirectly result in the deaths ofAmericans.” So I guess themeaning of that is that if youcan’t prove that a particularstory directly caused thedeath of an American, they’reoff the hook. Pretty good,huh?

With that disclaimer thosenewspapers can literally getaway with murder. No cre-dence is given by the “Times”to our government’s reasonsfor secrecy to capture the ter-rorists before any damage isdone to any American. I’drather see it that way than the“Times”’ way of waiting untilsome American is killed andthen see if maybe their storycaused it.

Babbin goes on to say, “Wehave had, in the past year,three ... stories published bythe ‘Times’ ... that haveseverely reduced our abilityto interdict, capture and dis-rupt terrorists. These actions,by the most irresponsiblepress in the history of thenation, have greatly reducedour ability to fight the waragainst terrorists and to pro-tect our homes from terroristattacks.”

He also states that otherforeign countries that hadbeen collaborating with us bysecretly passing on informa-tive tips regarding terroristslocations, identities, etc. havestopped giving us that infor-mation since the Times“outed” their part in the pro-gram of terrorist information.

Babbin makes his finalstatement most telling: “Byusing their power to interruptnations’ cooperation with us,the New York ‘Times’ and theWashington ‘Post’ have donemore damage to our nation’ssecurity than Usama binLaden has been able to since9-11. They have become aweapon in the terrorist arse-nal. Their claims to still beguardians of our freedom arelaughable, and tragically so.”

The ‘Times’ shrugs off themany complaints with an off-hand comment that “the pub-

Enemies among uslic deserves to know aboutthese things.” Why? Why inGod’s name and good gracedoes the public, which obvi-ously includes the terroristforces that are trying to kill allof us, need to know how ourespionage forces are fightingto prevent another 9/11 orworse from happening?

When Ann Coulter on“Hannity and Colmes” onFox Network referred to whatshe called “a list of ... top-secret government anti-ter-rorism operations that havebeen revealed by the‘Times,’” an angry Colmesshot back with sarcasm: “Thisis great humor. This belongson ‘Saturday Night Live.’”

Coulter responded thatColmes has yet to expressoutrage when lefties calledfor killing prominent Repub-licans, including:

1. In 2000, “The LateShow” showed footage ofGeorge Bush while the words“Snipers Wanted” superim-

posed.2. Alec Baldwin on “Late

Night” called for Congress-man Henry Hyde and familyto be murdered. Baldwinsaid, “I’m thinking ... if wewere in other countries, wewould all ... go down toWashington and ... stoneHenry Hyde to death!”

3. Al Franken told MattLauer on NBC’s “Today”show that Karl Rove andLewis Libby should be “exe-cuted.” Lauer laughed.Franken’s comments drew nocriticism from the majormedia, including NBC News.

I understand why the‘Times’ takes treasonousactions. I will never under-stand why more good honestAmericans aren’t outraged.

Jerry McConnell can bereached by email at lethrneck@comcast.net or phone at (603)926-7782 or to the editor@atlanticnews.com. The viewsexpressed do not necessarilyreflect those of the newspaper.