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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Massachusetts
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Massachusetts
BA BRE
B. H.S.
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1942
The Barre Gazette, Barre, Mass.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1942
Town Clerk
EFFIE T. SWINDELL
Term expires 1943
Selectmen
JOHN M. MORAN
Term expires 1943
SYLVESTER R. DEAN
Term expires 1944
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Term expires 1945
Assessors
CARL M. WHEELER
Term expires 1943
WINTHROP H. BOYD
JOHN MORAN
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
Board of Public Welfare
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD ALICE DANIELS DONALD AGAR
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
School Committee
MARY P. CRAWFORD LEONE B. DANIELS GEORGE W. DEAN
Term expires 1943
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945
Library Trustees
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
MINNIE A. NEWTON
FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
Cemetery Committee
CLARENCE L. GRIMES WALTER A. WOOD ARTHUR WEBB
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
ONE-YEAR TERMS Moderator GEORGE W. DEAN
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Tax Collector CLARA A. LINCOLN
Treasurer CLARA A. LINCOLN
Tree Warden WILLIAM ZUKUS
Auditor RALPH I. DANIELS
Fence Viewers
CHESTER ROOD FRANCIS TROY
ALFRED B. MORSE
Measurers of Wood and Bark
LUDWICK SZCZUKA HENRY BUTLER
DONALD C. AGAR
Measurers of Lumber
WALTER A. WOODIS ALFRED B. MORSE SYLVESTER R. DEAN
Field Drivers
LEONARD HARDY J. FRED ALLEN
JEROME MURPHY
Constables
DONALD C. AGAR WILLIAM ZUKUS
ROBERT C. DWELLY WALTER S. WOOD
LEONARD A. HARDY GEORGE H. PARKMAN
APPOINTED Cattle Inspector HENRY W. STONE Meat and Provisions Inspector HENRY W. STONE
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Sealer of Weights and Measures DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Fire Warden RALPH I. DANIELS
Moth Superintendent WALTER B. GREEN
Undertaker, Burial Agent ARTHUR WEBB
Janitor of Hall WINTHROP H. BOYD
Janitor of Library CARL M. WHEELER
Dog Officer DONALD AGAR
School Superintendent JAMES R. CHILDS
List of Jurors for 1943 DONALD A. RUTHERFORD, Carpenter FRANCIS A. TROY, Highway Employee PETER J. WHITE, Carpenter WILLIAM ZUKUS, Truck Driver OLIVER W. L. WILKINS, JR., Truck Driver WORTH J. PARSONS, Salesman CHARLES R. DEAN, Machinist
Report of TOWN CLERK
VITAL RECORDS FOR 1942
BIRTHS
Jan. 5-Betty Ann Wilder, daughter of John H. and Susie A. (Flagg) Wilder.
Feb. 19-Robert George Stone, son of George F. W. and Ethel (Dennis) Stone.
Mar. 26-Mary Boyd Troy, daughter of Francis A. and Ann (Daniels) Troy.
Apr. 1-Richard Prescott Adams, son of William Prescott and Lena B. (Smith) Adams.
May 5-Gladys Crawford, daughter of Roscoe and Mar- guerite (Donovan) Crawford.
May 13-Lucille Bruce Crawford, daughter of Alexander B. and Vivian E. (Loring) Crawford.
June 12-Lily Cynthia Nahkala, daughter of Weikko I. and Ruth E. (Carlson) Nahkala.
June 20-Susan Ruth Parsons, daughter of Worth J. and Mary H. (McCord) Parsons.
Aug. 21-William Neal Wareing, son of William N. and Shir- ley T. (Bears) Wareing.
Oct. 30-Frank Ernest Cole, son of Walter E. and Evelyn L. (Carlson) Cole.
Dec. 9-Noreen Irna Sibley, daughter of Howard and Irna (Karp) Sibley.
Marriages
Jan. 17-Howard A. Lackey, Oakham, and Rose Zoppo, Hol- den.
June 17 -- Josiah M. Hardy, Oakham, and Irma R. Troy, Oak- ham.
June 25-Frederick G. Stone, Oakham, and Maud M. Nimtz, Hardwick.
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Dec. 31-Everett L. Bullard, Barre, and Gertrude A. Wood- land, Hubbardston.
DEATHS
Y. M. D.
Feb. 20-Jessie Munroe McIntosh 81 10 5
Sept. 29-John Williams Dwelly
58 11
Nov. 27-Edgar O. Crawford
78 2
2
Dec. 14 Josephine Etta Bullard
76 1
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NON-RESIDENTS BURIED IN OAKHAM
Jan. 2-Frederick Matthews,
84
Orangeburg, N. J.
Mar. 30-Mrs. Mary Melvin Boyd North Brookfield.
84 8 27
May 26-Mrs. Mary W. Edson North Brookfield.
67
Nov. 12-Henry Dexter Bullard, Medford
83
3
24
Nov. 27-Mrs. Ella Willard, North Brookfield 55
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DOG LICENSES
72 Males @ $2.00
$144 00
21 Females @ $5.00 105 00
16 Spays @ $2.00 32 00
0 Kennels
$
281 00
SPORTING LICENSES
20 Fishing @ $2.00 $ 40 00
27 Hunting @ $2.00 54 00
33 Sporting @ $3.25 107 25
6 Women's and Minors' @ $1.25 7 50
2 Duplicates @ 50c
1 00
9 Free (Over 70)
Respectfully submitted, $ 209 75
EFFIE T. SWINDELL, Town Clerk
Report of BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Town Clerk
Paid Effie T. Swindell
$
85 00
Selectmen
Paid Sylvester R. Dean $ 100 00
John M. Moran 75 00
Donald Rutherford 75 00 $ 250 00
Assessors
Paid John M. Moran $ 125 00
Carl Wheeler
75 00
Winthrop Boyd
75 00 $ 275 00
Treasurer and Collector
Paid Clara Lincoln
$ 350 00
Auditor
Paid Ralph Daniels
$ 75 00
Moderator
Paid John P. Day
$
3 00
Registrars of Voters
Paid Effie T. Swindell
$ 22 00
John M. Moran
4 00
Donald Rutherford
10 00
Sylvester R. Dean
4 00 $ 40 00
Ballot Clerks and Tellers
Paid Alice Green
$ 11 00
Evelyn Grimes
11 00
Laura Snay
11 00
Stephana Kowal
3 00
Mrs. John Bechan
4 00
Margaret Bechan
4 00
$ 44 00
$ 1,122 00
Appropriation $1,125.00
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Town Officers' Supplies Paid For Supplies $ 128 14
Appropriation $150.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures
Paid Donald A. Rutherford $ 10 00
Appropriation $10.00 Dog Officer
Paid Donald C. Agar $ 15 00
Appropriation $15.00
Police Department
Paid Donald C. Agar $ 40 10
Appropriation $50.00
Memorial Day
Paid Mary Crawford $ 25 00
Appropriation $25.00
Gypsy Moth
Paid For Suppression of Moths $ 122 40
Appropriation $280.00
Street Lights
Paid Gardner Electric Light Co. $ 384 00
Appropriation $384.00
Abatements
Paid Excise Tax Abatements $ 3 37
Printing
Paid Barre Gazette $ 84 05
Appropriation $150.00
Bonding Town Officers
Paid Healy Bros. $ 39 00
Appropriation $50.00
Schools
Paid For Support of Schools
$ 10,599 81
Appropriation $11,500.00
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Fire Department
Paid Fighting Fires and Supplies $ 46 08
Cemetery Department
Paid Care of Cemeteries $ 320 67
Appropriation $400.00
Cemetery Trust Fund
Paid North Brookfield Savings Bank For John Allen Lot $ 100 00
Care of Memorial Hall
Paid
Winthrop Boyd, Janitor
$
120 00
Gardner Electric Light Co. 61 59
Ralph Daniels, Cleaning Chimney 6 00
W. H. Boyd, Labor on Chimney
5 00
$
192 59
Appropriation $300.00
Board of Welfare
Paid For Support of Poor $ 307 33
Appropriation $800.00
Town Clock
Paid Electric Time Clock Co. $ 260 00 Appropriation $260.00
State and County Tax
Paid State Tax $ 1,050 00
State Parks and Reservation 15 77
Auditing (Town Accounts) 205 19
County Tax 633 97
Dog Tax 264 00
County Hospital Tax
243 66 $ 2,412 59
Library
Paid For Support of Library $ 618 91 Appropriation $400.00 and Dog Tax Refund $265.03
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Employees Insurance
Paid Frank A. Smith & Son $ 574 97
Appropriation $600.00
Insurance - Fire
Paid Smiley Kingsbury, Tool House $ 17 70 Ira E. Irish, Inc., Memorial Hall 153 68 Smiley Kingsbury, Ins. Trucks 52 20 $ 223 58 Appropriation $255.00
Insurance on Old Town Hall
Paid Frank A. Smith & Son, 1/4
$
15 15
Appropriation $15.15
Inspection of Animals
Paid Henry W. Stone $ 41 00
Appropriation $35.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund $6.00
Inspection of Meats
Paid Henry W. Stone
$
10 50
Appropriation $15.00
$ 3,896 70
ROADS Chapter 81
Paid Labor and Machinery $ 6,568 45
Materials 1,481 23 $ 8,049 68 Town Appropriation $1,150.00 State Allotment $69.00 - $8,050.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Paid Labor and Machinery $ 2,045 73
Material
1,670 50
$ 3,716 23
Town Appropriation $1,400.00 County Allotment $1,200.00 State Allotment $1,200.00-$3,800.00
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Chapter 90 Construction (1941 Cont'd.)
Paid Labor and Machinery $ 149 70
76 30 $ 226 00 Material
1941 Balance $227.83
Opening and Sanding Roads
Paid Labor and Machinery $ 1,617 20
Appropriation $2,000.00
Machinery Account
Paid for Supplies and Repairs $ 2,312 81
Allotment $3,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
Paid Aid to Dependent Children $ 1,009 98
Appropriation $1,100.00
Old Age Assistance
Paid for Old Age Assistance $ 6,083 60 Town Appropriation $4,000.00 Federal Allotment $2,083.60
Old Age Assistance Administration
Paid For Postage and Supplies $ 3 98
Tree Warden
Paid Tree Trimming $ 15 20
Miscellaneous
Paid Selectmen's Association, Due $ 6 00
Town Clerk Association, Due 1 00
Breirly Lombard, Rope 3 08
Frank A. Smith & Son, Ins.
on Weights and Measures 25 60
Henry W. Stone, Cleaning Stables 7 50
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Jenkins Robinson
9 00 $ 52 18
$ 40,783 1C
Reserve Fund
Transferred to Inspection of
Animals $ 6 00
Appropriation $400.00
JOHN M. MORAN, SYLVESTER R. DEAN. DONALD A. RUTHERFORD. Selectmen of Oakham
Report of TOWN TREASURER
FOR THE YEAR 1942
Receipts
Paid Out
Jan. 1, Cash on Hand
$ 14,899 03
Abatement for Excise Tax from State
and Federal
$ 3 37
Aid to Dependent Children
844 46
1,009 98
Bonding
39 00
Board of Public Welfare
307 33
Paid Back on Merchandise
$ 13 54
Cemeteries, Annual Care
42 00
$ 320 67
Interest on Perpetual Care
147 00
Received for a Permanent Fund 100 00
Care of Memorial Hall, Grange Rentals 29 50 $ 192 59
Com. of Mass., Loss of Taxes
158 70
Com. of Mass., Inspection of Animals
20 50
Com. of Mass., Tuition and Transporta- tion of Children 446 86
Com. of Mass .. Acts of 1941
2,872 64
Com. of Mass., Highways
8,558 78
Com. of Mass., Supt. of Small Towns
146 04
Com. of Mass., Met. Water Supply
1,463 40
Com. of Mass., High School Trans. 2,279 70
Com. of Mass., High School Tuition 2,316 18
. Com. of Mass., Business Cor. Tax 224 10
Com. of Mass., School
1,999 50
Com. of Mass., Income Tax
1,657 50
Com. of Mass., Business Cor. Tax
108 72
Com. of Mass., State Tax
$ 1.050 00
Com. of Mass., Parks and Reservations
15 77
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Com. of Mass., Auditing 205 19
Worcester County, Roads $ 1,351 55
Worcester County, 1941 Dog Tax Refund 261 63
From Town Clerk, 1942 Tax 264 00
Paid County Treasurer $ 264 00
Worcester County Treasurer, Tax
633 97
Worcester County Treasurer, Assessment
T. B: Hospital 243 66
Dog Officer
15 00
Fire Dept. 46 08
Insurance
238 73
Insurance, Employees
574 97
Smiley Kingsbury, Ins. on Trucks
52 20
Miscellaneous, Ice Cream Permit $
1 00
Machinery, Sold to Mr. Fullam 20 00
Jamara Bros., Use of Tractor and Bull Dozer 168 00
John L. Smith, Balance on Court Fine 58
Revolver Permits, 1941 and 1942 6 00
Library, Interest for Books
100 58 $ 618 91
For 1941: Fines and Sale of Magazines 8 69
Memorial Day $ 25 00
Electric Clock
260 00
Machinery, Purchase and Maintenance
2,312 81
Machinery, Rental
$ 2,131 15
Moth Suppression
$ 122 40
Old Age Assistance
5,966 51
Old Age Assistance, Administration $ 81 72 $ 3 98
Old Age Assistance, Out of Town
116 69
From Taunton $ 115 89
From Rutland
118 50
From Federal
2,452 62
From State
1,922 86
Opening Roads and Sanding
$ 1,617 20
Police 40 10
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Printing
84 05
Street Lights
384 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures $ 3 20 10 00
Schools
10,599 81
Town Officers
1,122 00
Town Officers, Supplies
128 14
Road, Chapter 81, Material
1,482 23
Road, Chapter 81, Labor
6,568 45
90-Ex. Old Turnpike Road
226 00
Chapter 90, Maintenance, Labor
2,045 73
Chapter 90, Maintenance, Material
1,670 50
Tree Warden
15 20
Inspection of Meats
10 50
Inspection of Cattle
35 00
Inspection of Dogs
6 00
Worcester County Trust Co. In Full on Certificate $ 570 00
Deposited in North Brookfield Savings Bank
$ 100 00
Taxes and Interest
$ 15,927 24
Total
$ 63,722 88
Balance on Hand
$ 22,939 78
$ 63,722 88
Respectfully submitted,
CLARA A. LINCOLN,
Treasurer
Report of SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
AMOUNT EXPENDED ON ROADS IN THE TOWN OF OAKHAM IN 1942
Chapter 81 Allotment $ 8,050 00
Chapter 90 Maintenance Allotment
3,800 00
Chapter 90 Construction ext. 1941
227 83
Total
$ 12,077 83
AMOUNT EXPENDED ON EACH ROAD
No. Road Amount
1-North Brookfield
$ 714 25
2-New Braintree
634 80
3-East Hill
199 80
4-Hubbardston
30 00
5-Caldwell
28 00
6-Pine Plain
40 00
7-Poverty Square
24 00
8-Coldbrook
898 20
9-Wares Corner
332 94
10-Robinson
57 20
11-Parmenter
53 00
12-Sanders
27 00
13-South
99 43
14-Spencer
1,600 08
15-Flint
26 20
16-Bechan
365 73
17-Lupa
269 50
18-Crawford
1808 68
19-Whitehall
20 00
20 Old Turnpike Extension
21 55
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21-Old Turnpike
847 29
22-Rutland
975 29
23-Swindell
19 00
24-Hapgood
198 48
25-Sargents Lane
15 60
26-Stone
142 14
27-Rutherford
224 43
28-Lincoln
266 88
29-Maple Street
101 60
30-Barre
267 97
31-Daniels
32-Bullard
168 70
33-Edson
93 50
34-Happy Hollow
25 00
35-Hunt
168 24
36-Adams
364 84
37-George Lane
160 95
38-J. Gaffney
308 67
39-Scott
114 00
40-Crocker Nye
215 11
41-Whitney
32 00
42-Gilboy Road
43-Common Drive
16 00
44-Town Hall Drive
16 00
45-Town Garage Drive
Total Allotment
$ 12,077 83
Total Road Expenditure
11,991 91
Balance
$
85 92
Chapter 81 Maintenance
Chapter 81 State Allotment $ 6,900 00
Chapter 81 Town Allotment
1,150 00
$ 8,050 00
Total
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Expended on Labor
$ 4,193 32
Expended on Machinery Rental
2,375 13
Expended on Material
1,481 23
Total Expenditure $ 8,049 68
Balance
$ 32
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Town Allotment
$ 1,400 00
State Allotment
1,200 00
County Allotment
1,200 00
Total
$ 3,800 00
Expended on Labor
$ 1,410 45
Expended on Machinery Rental
635 28
Expended on Material
1,670 50
Total Expenditure
$ 3,716 23
Balance
$
83 77
Chapter 90 Construction-Old Turnpike Road Extension of 1941
Amount
$ 227 83
Expended on Labor
$ 134 70
Expended on Machinery Rental
15 00
Expended on Material
76 30
Total Expenditure
$ 226 00
Balance $ 1 83
Opening and Sanding of Roads
Town Allotment Expended on Labor and Machinery Rental and Material $ 1,617 20
$ 2,000 00
Balance $ 382 80
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Machinery Fund
1941 Balance on Machinery Fund
$ 1,160 24
Taken in on Machinery Rental 1942
2,131 15
Total
$ 3,291 39
Transferred to Machinery Account $ 3,000 00
Maintenance and Purchasing 2,312 81
Balance
$ 687 19
Balance in Fund
$ 978 58
Amount Expended for Labor on Highways
H. N. Butler
$ 1,419 70
Alfred Morse
59 70
Chester Rood
5 00
Edwin Bullard
19 00
Milton Bullard
546 80
Leonard Hardy
6 50
Bradford Wilbur
46 10
Howard Dean
18 20
Russell Dean
5 00
James Mulvey
3 50
Frank Sarguinas
21 25
B. J. Uracuis
10 00
Samuel Petraconne
3 50
Hiram Bullard
2 40
Walter Green
37 80
Herman Parkman
949 50
P. J. Ryan
791 00
Thomas Troy
3 60
Percy Wilbur
902 70
Robert Briggs
486 30
S. Walter Tucker
784 00
James Parsons
2 00
Harold Gray
188 40
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Walter Cole
4 50
Sumner Crawford
20 00
Willard Holden
20 00
Victor Smischinski
22 40
Total
$ 6,278 85
Respectfully submitted, HENRY N. BUTLER, Superintendent of Streets
Report of TAX COLLECTOR
-
1937 TAX
Balance on 1937 Real Estate Tax $ 3 50
75
$ 4 25
Cash Received
$
4 25
1938 TAX
Balance Due on 1938 Tax, Real Estate $
6 30
Interest
45
$ 6 75
Abated
$ 3 50
To Cash
3 25
$ 6 75
1939 TAX
Balance Due on Taxes
$ 10 21
Interest
9 46
$ 19 67
Abatement
$ 7 75
To Cash
11 92
$ 19 67
1940 TAX
Balance Due Jan. 1, 1942
$ 1,554 53
Interest
89 99
$ 1,644 52
Land Taken for the Town
$ 27 50
Abatement on Personal Property
5 91
To Cash
1,611 11
$ 1,644 52
Balance Due on Poll Taxes
$
12 00
Interest
40
$ 12 40
Abatement
$
8 00
To Cash
4 40
$ 12 40
Interest
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1941 TAXES
Balance Due Jan. 1, 1942
Interest
$ 4,227 11 71 05
$ 4,298 16
Cash Received
$ 2,807 46
30 00
Land Taken Abatement
33 00
$ 2,870 46
Unpaid Jan. 1, 1943
1,427 70 $ 4,297 16
POLL TAXES-1941
Jan. 1, 1942, Balance Due
$ 24 00
Interest
20
$ 24 20
Abatements
$ 10 00
8 20
To Cash Unpaid Jan. 1, 1943
6 00
$ 24 20
EXCISE TAX-1941
Jan. 1, 1942, Uncollected
$ 6 00
Warrants, Jan. 6, 1942
21 91
Interest
05
$ 27 96
Abatements
$ 2 00
To Cash
25 91
$ 27 91
1942
1942 Poll, Commitment
$ 330 00
Interest
40
Demand
35
$ 330 75
Cash
$ 280 75
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Abatements on Polls, Age over 70 Yrs. 28 00
8 00
Abatements Unpaid
14 00 $ 330 75
EXCISE TAX FOR 1942
Warrants
$ 1,035 78
Interest
2 22
$ 1,038 00
To Cash
$ 1,002 69
Abatement
4 20
Unpaid Jan. 1, 1943
31 11
$ 1,038 00
1942 TAXES
Warrants, Personal Tax
$ 4,527 12
Warrants, Real Estate
8,797 20
Interest
6 06
$ 13,330 38
To Cash
10,157 50
Abatements
24 00
Unpaid Jan. 1, 1943
$ 3,148 88 $ 13,330 38
Respectfully submitted,
CLARA A. LINCOLN,
Tax Collector
Report of BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Town Appropriation
$
800.00
Board of Public Welfare, Boston $ 160 71
Board of Public Welfare, Brookline 24 00
Butler's Store, Provisions
65 36
Medical Aid 36 00
Magay & Barron, Glasses 8 00
Donald C. Agar 1 00
Alice E. Daniels, Clerk
15 00
Expenses
2 00
Postage, Telephone and Fillers
76
$
306 83
493 17
Refunds
13 54
$
506 71
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD C. RUTHERFORD,
Chairman
ALICE E. DANIELS, Clerk DONALD C. AGAR
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Old Age Assistance
Town Appropriation
$ 4,000 00
U. S. Grant in 1942 2,612 12
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1,889 68
Received from Rutland
118 50
Received from Taunton
115 89
$ 8,736 19
Paid to Recipients :
Case No. 1
360 00
Case No. 2 360 00
Case No. 3
195 00
Case No. 4
267 50
Case No. 5
440 00
Case No. 6
440 00
Case No. 7
80 00
Case No. 8
398 00
Case No. 9
340 00
Case No. 10
360 00
Case No. 11
300 00
Case No. 12
440 00
Case No. 13
364 00
Case No. 14
356 00
Case No. 15
583 66
Case No. 16
390 00
Paid to Other Town
116 69
Medical Aid
217 75
Alice E. Daniels, Clerk
$ 6,008 60 75 00
$ 6,083 60
$ 2,652 59
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Administration
Jan. 1, 1942 Balance on Hand
$185 95
U. S. Grant 1942
87 03
$ 272 98
Paid for Postage and Telephone $ 1 48
Expenses
2 50
$ 3 98
Balance
$
269 00
Aid to Dependent Children
Town Appropriation
$1,100 00
Com. of Mass. 844 21
$ 1,944 21
Cash Paid to A. D. C. $ 934 26
Medical Aid 65 00
Magay & Barron, Glasses 10 00
72
Postage and Telephone
$ 1,009 98
Respectfully submitted,
$
934 23
DONALD C. RUTHERFORD.
Chairman
ALICE E. DANIELS, Clerk DONALD C. AGAR
Report of FOBES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES FOR 1941 Town Appropriation
$ 400 00
Dog Tax
265 03
$
665 03
EXPENDITURES
Carl M. Wheeler, Janitor $ 132 00
Sara Butler, Librarian 75 00
Ruth Shepard, Assistant Librarian
56 25
Vera Dean, Assistant Librarian
18 75
Gardner Electric Light
16 38
Arthur White, Magazines
26 35
E. E. McCarthy Co., Coke
173 60
Eugene Saunders, Wood
12 00
Denholm & Mckay Co., Books
10 37
Quincy Book Binding Co., Books
85 21
M. A. Newton, Books 4 50
Sara Butler, P. O. Box Rent, Merchandise 90
Brierly Lombard, Rope for Flag 2 00
Leroy Holdroyd, Repairs on Lawn Mower 2 00
Remington Rand, Catalogue Cards 3 60
$ 618 91
Unexpended Balance $ 46 12
Received for Fines for 1942 $
6 54
Respectfully submitted, MINNIE A. NEWTON, Chairman DONALD RUTHERFORD FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL. Trustees of Fobes Memorial Library
Report of LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of Fobes Memorial Library :
Cash Received from Fines $6 54
One hundred and eight books have been added this year. 105 by purchase, 3 by gift.
Donors, Mrs. Josephine Wright, Mrs. George Dean, Mrs. Andrew Riffenburg.
Circulation of Books 2385
Circulation of Magazines 310
We have in the reading room the following magazines :
American, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Gentleman, Etude, Good Housekeeping, Woman's Home Companion, Ladies' Home Journal, National Geographic, Open Road For Boys, Time, Popular Mechanics, Saturday Evening Post.
Respectfully submitted, SARA E. BUTLER, Librarian
NEW BOOKS ADDED IN 1942
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk Fox Prowls
Dave Dawson With the R.A.F. River of No Return
Natalie and the Brewsters White Cliffs
Annals of the Poets Heidi
These Bright Young Dreams Snatch
Berlin Diary
River Rises
Week End Murders
Caps For Sale
Wonder Stick
Days of '49 Saratoga Trunk
Skiing Book of Assurance
Sue Ellen
Nation Terrorized Joy and Her Chums 101 First Field Artillery Rebecca
Nurse Into Woman
Wild Hearts Tree of Death
Flame of the Border
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Skinny Gets Fat
Thesaurus of Humor
Cartooning for Everybody
Fundamentals of Leathercraft Columbia
Popular Quiz Book
It's Fun to Build Things
Farmer's Shop Book Just David
The Keys of the Kingdom The Hooked Rug Four Years in Paradise
The Law Man of Lonesome River
His Wife, the Doctor
The Wyoming Raiders
Elizabeth, My Daughter
Windswept
The Dog Book
Only One Storm
The Kidnap Murder Case
The Venables
Between Two Autumns
Random Harvest
City of Illusion
Swiss Family Robinson
The Mystery of Seven Gables The Long Riders
Guarding the Border
Bright Intervals
Little Women
The Hermit of Far End
Following the Ball
Early American Wooden Ware Dry Gulch
The Frightened Man
Silas Marner Galusha, the Magnificent
Stars in Your Eyes
The Trail of the Ragged Fox
Punch and Judy
Run With the Hare
Mississippi Belle
Anne of Windy Poplars
Swift Waters
Every Woman's Complete Guide to Homemaking
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Animal Stories
The Sleeping Beauty
Danny's Secret
Claudia
River Out of Eden
All Sails Set
Two-Way Passage
One Foot in Heaven
Westward the Course
Dragon Seed
Murder With Southern Hospitality
Astra
Flame of Forgotten Guns
Love Has Wings
Wild Is the River
Lance Falls in Love
Don Winslow of the Navy
Gunsmoke Galoot
The Winds of God
The Deadly Sunshade
Northland Footprints
Single Ladies
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes Little Red's Adventure
Little Boy Blue
Peter Puckle
Three Little Pigs
The Keepers of the Trail
Peter and Anna
Charlie Chan Carries On
The Silver Flute
The Hungry Dog Child Care and Training Rosicrucian
Report of CEMETERY COMMITTEE
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation Perpetual Care Annual Care
$ 400 00
147 00
42 00
Total
$
589 00
EXPENDITURES
P. J. White
$ 264 70
Milton Bullard
26 10
W. H. Boyd
9 90
Arthur Webb, Expenses
3 77
Leroy Holdroyd
7 20
Glen Valley
9 00
$ 320 67
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR WEBB
Report of MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
Statute Liability, Town Amount Expended by Town Town Appropriation
$ 180 00
122 40
280 00
Balance Left State Financed None 1942
$ 157 60
WALTER B. GREEN, Superintendent of Moth Suppression
Report of TOWN AUDITOR
This is to certify that I have audited all bills approved by the Selectmen. I have also inspected the books of the Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, Town Clerk, Library, and find them correct.
RALPH I. DANIELS, Auditor
Report of SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942 SCHOOL COMMITTEE
George W. Dean, Chairman Term expires 1945
Mrs. Leone B. Daniels, Secretary Term expires 1944
Miss Mary P. Crawford Term expires 1943
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS James R. Childs Holden 12 or 209
SCHOOL NURSE
Evelyn C. Butler, R. N.
Holden 265 or 444
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Leroy E. Mayo, M. D. Holden 89-2
SUPERVISORS
Elizabeth S. Hagar, Music Holden 175
Winifred M. Bond, Drawing Holden 429-2
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Donald Agar Oakham 11-12
JANITOR
Winthrop H. Boyd Oakham 5
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Winter Term-8 weeks Jan. 4, 1943 to Feb. 26, 1943
Spring Term-8 weeks Mar. 8, 1943 to Apr. 30, 1943
Summer Term-8 weeks May 10, 1943 to June 18, 1943
Fall Term-16 weeks Sept. 8, 1943 to Dec. 22, 1943
Winter Term-8 weeks Jan. 3, 1944 to Feb. 25, 1944
HOLIDAYS
January 1, February 22, April 19, May 31, Labor Day, October 12, November 11, Thanksgiving Day and the day following.
Report of SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Appropriation for the Year
$11,500 00
Expenditures for the Year 10,599 81
Unexpended Balance
$
900 19
Expenditures for the Year
$10,599 81
Credit from State Returns
7,409 16
Actual Cost to Town
$ 3,190 65
Receipts
General School Fund, Part 1 $ 537 50
General School Fund, Part 2
1,999 50
School Superintendent 146 04
High School Transportation 2,279 70
High School Tuition
2,316 18
State Wards
130 24
$ 7,409 16
Expenditures
Teachers :
Miss Florence E. Bothwell $ 1,100 10
Miss Ethel M. Braman 1,100 10
Helen S. Harding 45 00
Miss Elizabeth S. Hagar
119 32
Miss Winifred M. Bond
107 59
Superintendent :
James R. Childs, Salary
$
267 76
$ 2,472 11
35
ANNUAL REPORT
James R. Childs, Travel 49 83
$
317 59
Health :
Mrs. Evelyn C. Butler
$ 129 26
Dr. Leroy Mayo Holden Clinic
10 00
$
154 26
Grade Transportation :
Leonard A. Hardy
$ 1,482 00
John O'Donnell
699 96
$ 2,181 96
Janitor :
Winthrop H. Boyd
$ 282 00
$ 282 00
Fuel :
Prescott Adams
$ 216 55
Winthrop Boyd
8 00
$ 224 55
Miscellaneous :
Books
$ 72 42
Supplies
83 91
Repairs
17 95
Janitor's Supplies
32 87
Gardner Electric Light Co.
40 71
Holden School Dept.
1 50
W. A. Henning
2 00
Marjorie Hodges
7 50
Finan's Express
1 50
Augusta M. Dean
5 00
15 00
36
ANNUAL REPORT
Donald Agar
4 50
$
269 86
School Committee :
George W. Dean
$ 10 00
Mary P. Crawford
10 00
Leone B. Daniels
25 50
$
45 50
High School Tuition :
Town of Barre
$ 2,316 18
$ 2,316 18
High School Transportation :
Donald Agar
$ 108 60
Anthony Bechan
162 00
Fred Bechan
64 80
George Briggs
57 00
Edwin Bullard
97 80
Sylvester Dean
61 80
George Dean
96 60
John Dogul
103 80
Robert Dwelly
94 20
Harold Gray
43 20
Evelyn Grimes
138 60
Leonard Hardy
147 00
Matthew Kowal
43 20
Daniel Leno
28 20
Worth Parsons
108 00
Elexina Rossi
68 40
Chester Showalter
43 20
Stanley Sieczkarski
252 00
Laurel Snay
42 60
Ludwick Szczukaheeeeeee
37 80
Marguerite Troy
61 20
138,20
37.80 252.00 28.90
37
ANNUAL REPORT
Percy F. Wilbur
106 20
Oliver Wilkins
145 80
Raymond Wrin
61 80
Walter Zelnia
103 20
John O'Donnell
58 80
$ 2,335 80
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. DEAN, Chairman MARY P. CRAWFORD LEONE B. DANIELS, Secretary Oakham School Committee
Report of SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Holden, Mass., Dec. 31, 1942 To the School Committee of Oakham :
This report is the forty-third in the series since the formation of the present School Union, and the twenty-fifth by the writer.
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