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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
MPTON
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ASS.
INCORP
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Town of Westhampton
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1945
1.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Westhampton
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1945
REPORT OF THE Town Clerk
BIRTHS 1945
/ Feb. 24 2 May 5
3 May 7 - June 16
3 July 3
July 7
7 Sept. 22
& Nov. 5
9 Dec. 17
Ernest Theodore Strong Peter Anthony Pinard Peter John Marcoux Heidi Ann Ewing L Craig Ives Judd L Priscilla Alden Tracy v Patricia Elaine Roberts Robert George Huntv Peter John Aloisi
DEATHS 1945
Yrs. Mos. Days 74 9 17
/ Jan. 30 Amelia Garrison Coronary Sclerosis
2 Feb. 19 Joseph Harris Myocardial Insufficiency
83
11 29
3 Oct. 2 Francis Anabel Loud Cardiac Insufficiency
72
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MARRIAGES 1945
| March 10 Percy Worthington Fuller Marilyn Mascho
2 March 24 Mahlon Kingsley Parson Bertha Rak
3April 13 Adelord J. Goodin Erma A. Church
Granby Westhampton Westhampton Amherst Easthampton Westhampton
4
June 2 Frank Bridgman Montague Marion E. Warner
Frank Eugene Hathaway Olga H. Cernak
6 Sept. 1 Walter Raymond Witherell Jean Marie Brown
7 Oct. 6
Clement Arthur Dionne Jeannette Priscilla Ledoux
5 Oct. 15
John E. Dodge Evelyn M. Smith
9 Nov. 10 Perlie Perkins Lemery Audrey Nena Davis
Westhampton Braintree, Vt.
J& Nov. 18
Murray Cloes Clapp
Westhampton Florence
Dec. 6
David Samuel La Valley Blanche Regina Cote
Westhampton
Easthampton
DOG LICENSES
1945
46 male dogs
@ $2.00
$92.00
6 female dogs
@
5.00
30.00
16 spayed
@
2.00
32.00
1 kennel
@ 10.00
10.00
$164.00
To Town Treasurer Retained 69 fees @ 20c
$150.20
13.80
$164.00
FISH AND GAME LICENSES
13 Resident Citizen Fishing
@
$2.00
$26.00
28 Resident Citizen Hunting
@
2.00
56.00
27 Resident Citizen Sporting
@
3.25
74.75
11 Resident Citizen Minor & Women's
@ 1.25
13.75
4 5 June 17
Westhampton Williamsburg Westhampton Easthampton
Westhampton Northampton
Easthampton Westhampton Westhampton Holyoke
Alice Cairns Crowther
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2 Resident Citizen Trapping
@
5.25
10.50
1 Non-resident Citizen Fishing
@ 5.25
.25
1 Non-resident Citizen Hunting
@ 10.25
.25
2 Resident Citizen Sporting
Free
6 Resident Military or Naval Service Sporting
Free
Free
2 Resident Citizen Old Age Assistance Fishing To Division of Fisheries and Game $175.75
Retained 83 fees at 25c 20.75
CHARLES M. NORRIS,
Town Clerk.
JURYMEN WHO SERVED IN 1945
Raymond R. Blakesley
Traverse Juror Grand Juror
Myron G. Hathaway
Myron M. Clapp
Traverse Juror
NAMES ADDED TO JUROR BOX JANUARY, 1945
Howard F. Loud
Frank E. Hathaway
Ernest R. Witherell
Mill Operator Farmer Farmer
WILLIAM M. FISKE FRANK W. BLAKESLEY CHARLES R. BURT
Selectmen, Town of Westhampton.
REPORT OF THE Town Treasurer
December 31, 1945.
RECEIPTS
Balance on Hand January 1, 1945 $27,527.77
Taxes
1945 Real Estate
$8,497.06
Personal Property
3,788.22
Polls
178.00
Excises
535.57
1944 Real Estate
1,320.08
Personal Property
195.08
Polls
2.00
Excises 19.95
Interest on Taxes
1945
5.31
1944
29.16
Demands
2.10
Warrants
2.00
Massachusetts Highway Commissioon
Chapter 569 Acts of 1943 2,641.69
Chapter 81 6,150.30
Hampshire County
Dog Refund
109.80
Wild cat bounties 30.00
Massachusetts School Fund
Part II, Chapter 70 2,721.25
High School Tuition
2,152.95
High School Transportation
1,536.62
Vocational Tuition 213.57
Vocational Transportation 309.14
Superintendents in Small Towns
122.67
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Old Age Assistance
U. S. Grant
2,720.81
U. S. Grant Administration 90.64
State
2,298.99
Meal Tax, for O.A.A. 140.49
Aid to Dependent Children
U. S. Grant 507.00
U. S. Grant, Administration 10.19 State 328.31
Massachusetts Income Tax
2,041.25
Corporation Tax B 699.24
Income Tax Withheld on Wages
804.67
Town Highway Dept. Road
Machinery Acc. 819.82
Town Clerk, Dog Licenses
150.20
Interest from Trust Funds
Cemetery
64.00
Whiting Street
27.60
Wright 20.00
Thayer
20.00
Revolver Permits 2.00
Massachusetts State Treasurer For Snow Removal, 1945 1,344.17
Oil Burner, from School House 60.00
Mass. Bonding and Insurance Co. Refund on Premium, Workmen's Compensation 42.79
Return on Tax Collector's Bond 1.50
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Fees 1.10
Victualer's License 1.00
$42,758.29
$70,286.06
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EXPENDITURES
Paid Selectmen's Orders $29,311.75 Paid School Committee Orders 13,904.72
Balance on Hand January 1, 1946
27,069.59
$70,286.06
OUTSTANDING TAXES
1945 Real Estate
Personal Property
$1,254.74 328.44
Excises
19.46
Polls
6.00
$ 1,608.64
1944 Real Estate $ 20.65
ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Balance January 1, 1945
$2,027.25
Income
819.82
2,847.07
Expense
867.57
Balance.January 1, 1945 $ 1,979.50
Balance January 1, 1946, Withholding taxes $ 250.69
Balance January 1, 1946 U. S. Grant Aid to Dependent Children $ 52.00
Balance Jan. 1, 1946 Town Hall Repair Fund $ 10.62
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FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN Interest drawn in 1945 Cemetery
$2,000.00 Lucy Langdon Totman $ 40.00
500.00 O. C. Bridgman
10.00
100.00 Myra G. Strong
2.00
100.00 George Burt
2.00
100.00 Sarah Cook
2.00
100.00 Samuel Edwards
2.00
100.00 A. L. Searle
2.00
Emma G. Damon
2.00
50.00 D. L. Brown
1.00
50.00 Susan A. Loud
1.00
$ 64.00
Worthy Poor
$1,380.85 Whiting Street
$ 27.60
1,000.00 Wright
20.00
$ 47.60
1,000.00 Thayer 1/2 to Town
1% to Parish
20.00
$ 20.00
$
131.60
RALPH S. BRIDGMAN,
Treasurer.
Westhampton, Mass., December 31, 1945.
I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of forty-three thousand two hundred sixteen dollars and forty-seven cents ($43,216.47), for which vouchers are
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on file, and a balance on hand of twenty-seven thousand sixty-nine dollars and fifty-nine cents ($27,069.59). Due from Ralph S. Bridgman, tax collector, 1945 real estate tax, twelve hundred fifty-four dollars and seventy-four cents ($1,254.74), personal property tax, three hundred twenty-eight dollars and forty-four cents ($328.44), ex- cise, nineteen dollars and forty-six cents ($19.46), and polls six dollars ($6.00). 1944 real estate taxes, twenty dollars and sixty-five cents ($20.65).
FREDERICK W. JUDD,
Auditor.
REPORT OF THE Board of Selectmen
TOWN OFFICERS
Association of Mass., Assessors Dues 6.00
Marion Marcoux, Auditor 15.00
Barbara I. Judd, Ration Board clerk 149.00
Marion Mascho, Census taker
23.58
C. M. Norris, Town Clerk 116.66
Hampshire Selectmen's Association,
Dues 12.00
Western Mass. Public Welfare
Association, Dues 1.00
Mass. Collectors and Treasurer
Association, Dues 2.00
Ralph Bridgman, Treasurer
150.00
Ralph Bridgman, Collector
150.00
W. F. Judd, Sealer of Weights and Measures 10.00
F. H. Burr, Assessor
42.55
Evelyn Tracy, School Comm.
60.00
Stanley Bartlett, School Comm. 40.00
E. A. Montague, School Comm. 40.00
J. C. Hathaway, Assessor and Postage 79.27
R. H. Tracy, Assessor 5.00
C. R. Burt, Selectman 69.60
C. R. Burt, Moderator
7.50
C. R. Burt, Assessor
53.30
W. M. Fiske, Selectman
80.00
F. W. Blakesley, Selectman 67.70
M. M. Clapp, Inspector of Slaughtering 53.00
Gertrude E. Flint, Registrar and Typing 4.75
Walter Witherell, Dog Officer 10.00
Edith Blakesley, Copying Town Orders 10.00
$ 1,257.91
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TOWN HALL
Western Mass. Electric Co. 25.09
Henry M. Parsons, Slabs
12.00
Manchester Co., Supplies
5.33
F. Loud, Mowing Lawn
30.00
W. M. Fiske, Broom
2.60
Foster Farrar Co., Dust Down
4.50
J. J. Clarke, Painting
80.00
Howard Williams, Janitor
1.50
$ 161.02
TOWN HALL REPAIR FUND
Albert A. Weidhass, Labor and Material 600.00
Oakes Electrical Supply Co., Material 57.68
Mass. Reformatory, Folding chairs 182.55
J. J. Clarke, Painting 338.00
R. H. Tracy for Foster Farrar, Step Ladder 11.15
$ 1,189.38
TOWN HALL CURTAIN
Howard Alcorn 175.00
$ 175.00
PRINTING AND SUPPLIES
Hobbs and Warren, Bills and Forms 29.33
W. E. Londergan, Printing 76.70
The Barre Gazette, Tax Collector Supplies 6.33
W. M. Fiske, Stamps 3.00
C. M. Norris, Supplies and Postage 2.86
Mark Supple, Envelopes
16.88
Ralph Bridgman, Postage 14.00
F. W. Blakesley, Postage and Telephone 16.00 $ 165.08
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INTEREST, INSURANCE AND BONDS
E. E. Stanton, Deputy Collector Bond 5.00
E. Ray Ashley, Insurance on Truck 21.75
George A. Pease, Insurance 332.70
Sanders Agency, Treasurer and Collector Bond
25.50
Sanders Agency, Insurance
7.50
Franklin King, Jr., Insurance on Projector 6.53
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$ 398.99
TAXES
State Tax
408.00
County Tax
978.26
Parks and Reservations
11.47
Auditing Accounts
154.90
$ 1,552.63
CONTINGENT FUND
Greater Boston Community Council, .
Services 3.00
American LaFrance Foamite Co., Pump,
Straps & Nozzles 12.14
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Telephone 43.97
George R. Barnstead & Son, Tax Bills 1.00
Raymond A. Warner, Registrar of Deeds 1.60
Movie Center, One-half Projector repairs 13.50 Westhampton Water Co., Cemetery 5.00
William Howard, Wild Cat Bounty 10.00
Clifford Payson, Wild Cat Bounty 10.00
100.21
DOG LICENSES
Treasurer of Hampshire County
150.20
150.20
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WITHHOLDING TAX
Collector of Internal Revenue 736.93
736.93
MEMORIAL DAY
Herbert Mascho, Supplies 38.91
38.91
LIBRARY
Mrs. Raymond Williams, Cleaning
6.00
H. R. Huntting, Books
23.00
Roger Clapp, Wood
15.50
Philip Clapp, Lawn and plumbing supplies
15.53
Edith E. Grant, Magazines
35.75
Marion Mascho, Librarian & book
101.02
George Knight, Janitor
25.00
T. E. Adams, Plumbing
3.00
224.80
TRUST FUNDS
Cemetery Fund, 1944, B. I. Judd, Trea.
69.11
Wright & Whiting Street, Frances P. Loud, Trea. 47.60
Cemetery Fund, B. I. Judd, Trea. 64.00
Thayer Fund, Parish of Westhampton 10.00
Ralph Bridgman, Collector
10.00
200.71
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SANITORIUM ASSESSMENT
Treasurer of Hampshire County
115.69
115.69
CEMETERY ACCOUNT
Stanley W. Bartlett
200.00
200.00
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GYPSY MOTH
Walter Witherell
71.25
William Hunt, Jr.
52.50
Ernest Witherell
51.25
175.00
BRIDGES AND RAILINGS
Charles R. Burt
66.00
Myron M. Clapp
3.00
John Tylczak
25.00
George Payson
32.98
Allen Strong
28.13
A. E. Witherell
74.50
Leon Fleury
50.84
Clarence Delisle
45.94
Harland Lemery
17.60
J. Hugh Pierce
15.65
Valentine Cement Co.
190.75
Henry Parsons
65.00
F. W. Blakesley
72.25
687.64
ROAD MACHINERY
F. N. Graves & Son
52.31
John Cernak, Jr.
31.60
C. R. Burt
7.00
F. S. Parsons & Son
3.90
A. E. Witherell
108.00
F. W. Blakesley
19.44
E. T. Edson Co.
379.19
Cernak Motor Sales
21.50
Socony Vacuum Oil Co.
135.12
R. Warren
7.50
Equipment Service Co.
48.63
Foster Farrar Co.
1.80
Hector A. Arel Co.
45.58
J. Russell & Co.
2.25
A. W. Stuart
3.75
867.57
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SNOW REMOVAL, SANDING AND ROAD WORK
Richard Warren
1,374.75
D. Marcoux
4.00
W. Brisbois
1.69
Myron Clapp
20.50
Walter Witherell
4.30
George Burt
1,111.00
Howard Williams
2.25
C. R. Burt
46.94
Frank Hathaway
28.12
J. C. Hathaway
81.78
C. M. Norris
13.06
Byron Brown
5.00
Clarence Delisle
6.75
Walter Witherell
2.61
Aaron Fisher
2.25
John Tylczak
37.50
W. N. Potter Grain Store
40.00
Richard Tracy
11.38
Robert Norris
1.69
Myron Hathaway
4.50
Ernest Witherell
9.44
Lewis Dodge
4.50
Martin Brassard
14.00
A. E. Witherell
119.00
W. M. Fiske
9.94
Dept. of Public Works
192.84
Daniel Mullens
6.25
Oliver Bishop
68.25
F. W. Blakesley
304.45
Allan Strong
71.51
E. A. Montague
83.44
R. Bass, Jr.
2.25
Raymond Williams
2.25
Richard Williams
2.25
George Payson
57.84
Raymond Williams, Jr.
8.44
3,756.72
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MATERIAL CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
American Tar Co., 10,657 Gal. Tar 1,332.12
F. W. Blakesley, 402 yds. Sand 40.20
Federal Land Bank, 242 yds. Gravel 24.20
1,396.52
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
Machinery Fund
70.30
Philip Pinard, Jr.
22.50
A. E. Witherell
160.00
E. A. Montague
124.00
Oliver Bishop
120.00
M. M. Clapp, Jr.
32.50
C. M. Norris
56.00
Henry Snyder
433.00
Allan Strong
51.88
George Payson
57.50
Daniel Mullins
55.00
John Tylczak
78.75
F. W. Blakesley
158.80
E. K. Norris
26.10
Wallace Kaleta
19.94
Martin Bacco
18.13
Town of Southampton
43.50
George Munson
58.00
Oliver Gorton
18.13
1,604.03
CHAPTER 81 MATERIAL
Ernest Witherell
3.00
F. W. Blakesley
43.60
American Tar Co.
820.23
Clara Blakesley
6.80
J. Hugh Pierce
6.15
Adah Williams
37.20
Federal Land Bank
81.90
998.88
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CHAPTER 81
Machinery Fund
728.02
A. E. Witherell
100.15
Myron Hathaway
10.00
Richard Warren
292.50
Charles Blakesley, Jr.
45.00
Oliver Bishop
48.00
Philip Clapp
48.00
John Tylczak
649.38
E. A. Montague
155.00
Allan Strong
529.38
Philip Pinard, Jr.
186.88
Harland Lemery
48.00
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Fred Billieux
6.25
Town of Southampton
36.00
George Munson
48.00
Henry Snyder
374.00
Daniel Mullens
560.63
Robert Norris
3.75
F. W. Blakesley
1,159.70
George Payson
96.25
H. M. Parsons
66.00
Myron M. Clapp, Jr.
68.75
C. M. Norris
84.25
E. K. Norris
21.60
Wallace Kaleta
16.50
Martin Bacco
8.75
Oliver Gorton
15.00
5,405.74
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Case No. 21
363.00
Case No. 25
423.00
Case No. 23
244.00
Case No. 18
506.20
Case No. 30
452.00
Case No. 32
487.00
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Case No. 33
360.00
Case No. 27
475.22
Case No. 14
488.00
Case No. 34
326.45
Case No. 28
568.36
Case No. 24
416.40
Case No. 16
416.40
Case No. 35
162.10
Case No. 36
214.16
City of North Adams
141.07
6,043.36
WELL CHILD CLINIC
Dr. Claire Manwell
25.00
J. P. Gregory
25.00
50.00
DIPHTHERIA CLINIC
Dr. Claire Manwell
25.00
J. P. Gregory
25.00
50.00
A. D. C. AND O. A. ADMINISTRATION Gertrude E. Flint, Salary and supplies 100.83
100.83
A. D. C.
Case No. 1
360.00
Case No. 2
455.00
Case No. 3
693.00
1,508.00
RECAPITULATION
Town Officer
1,257.91
Town Hall
161.02
Town Hall Repair Fund
1,189.38
Town Hall Curtain
175.00
Printing and Supplies
165.08
Interest, Insurance and Bonds
398.99
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Taxes
1,552.63
Contingent Fund
100.21
Dog Licenses
150.20
Withholding Tax
736.93
Memorial Day
38.91
Library
224.80
Trust Funds
200.71
Hampshire County Sanitorium
Assessment
115.69
Cemetery Account
200.00
Gypsy Moth®
175.00
Bridges and Railings
687.64
Road Machinery
867.57
Snow removal, Sanding and Road Work
3,756.72
Material Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,396.52
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,604.03
Chapter 81 Material
.
998.88
Chapter 81
5,405.74
Old Age Assistance
6,043.36
Well Child Clinic
50.00
Diphtheria Clinic
25.00
Toxoid Clinic
25.00
A. D. C. and O. A. Administration
100.83
Aid to Dependent Children
1,508.00
29,311.75
BUDGET RECOMMENDED FOR 1946
Schools
14,885.00
Highways Chapter 81
690.00
Highways Chapter 90
2,000.00
Highways Chapter 90 Maint.
1,000.00
Bridges and Railings
800.00
Town Officer
1,500.00
Old Age Assistance
Board of Health
50.00
Board of Health, Well Child Clinic
60.00
Interest, Insurance and Bonds
500.00
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Town Hall
150.00
Gypsy Moth
175.00
Printing and Supplies
200.00
Library and Dog Fund
115.00
Memorial Day
40.00
Contingent Fund
100.00
Reserve Fund
600.00
Snow removal, sanding and Road
Work
1,500.00
Soldiers Relief
200.00
Rabies Vaccine
50.00
Diphtheria Clinic
50.00
Aid to Dependent Children
800.00
Public Welfare
300.00
Fire Patrol
100.00
Cemetery
200.00
Road Machinery
Veteran's Service Center
150.00
WILLIAM M. FISKE FRANK W. BLAKESLEY CHARLES R. BURT
Selectmen, Town of Westhampton.
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.
REPORT OF THE
Board of Assessors
Raise and Appropriate
Schools
4,280.00
Highways Chapter 81
690.00
Highways Chapter 90
1,000.00
Bridges and Railings
1,000.00
Town Officer
1,650.00
Old Age Assistance
2,500.00
Board of Health
50.00
Board of Health, pre-school Clinic
60.00
Interest, Insurance and Bonds
500.00
Town Hall
200.00
Gypsy Moth
175.00
Printing and Supplies
200.00
Library and Dog Fund
115.00
Memorial Day
40.00
Contingent Fund
100.00
Snow Removal, Sanding and
Emergency Road Work
3,750.00
Rabies Vaccine
50.00
Diphtheria Clinic
50.00
Aid to Dependent Children
500.00
Public Welfare
500.00
Fire Patrol
100.00
Cemetery
200.00
Town Hall Repair Fund
1,200.00
Snow Plow From Road
Machinery Account 325.00
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From Balance in Treasury 1,000.00
Schools
Reserve Fund
600.00
Soldiers Relief
200.00
Town Hall Curtain
175.00
Road Machinery Account
2,027.25
32,237.25
State Tax
408.00
State Parks and Reservations
15.27
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
154.90
County Tax
979.64
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
115.69
Overlay
196.33
34,107.08
Estimated receipts and available funds
19,906.62
Net amount raised on Polls and Property
14,200.46
34,107.08
Personal Valuation
137,222.00
Real Estate Valuation
328,060.00
465,282.00
Tax on Personal Property
4,116.66
Tax on Real Estate
9,841.80
Tax on Polls
242.00
14,200.46
Tax Rate
30.00
December omitted assessment on Real Estate
36.00
Motor Vehicle Tax
570.51
Exemptions on Real Estate
79.50
Exemptions on Poll tax
36.00
Abatement on Poll Tax
36.00
Abatements on Real Estate
37.50
Motor Vehicle Excise Abatements
15.48
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FROM THE TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Horses
Cows
Sheep
Neat Cattle
Swine Fowls
Dwell- ings
1943
53
265
20
156
26
7550
187
1944
53
305
6
173
39
7994
183
1945
54
274
11
152
43
9296
184
CHARLES R. BURT JOHN C. HATHAWAY FREDERICK H. BURR
Assessors of Westhampton.
REPORT OF THE Memorial Library
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation
$115.00
Dog Tax Fund
109.80
$ 224.80
EXPENDITURES
Cleaning library
$ 6.00
H. R. Huntting, books
23.00
Roger Clapp, wood
15.50
Care of lawn
5.00
Edith E. Grant, magazines
35.75
Toilet seat
3.50
Tile
7.03
T. E. Adams, plumbing
3.00
Marion Mascho, book
1.02
Janitor service, G. H. Knight
25.00
Librarian's salary, M. C. Mascho
100.00
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$ 224.80
RECEIPTS
Easthampton Savings Bank
Balance January 1, 1945
923.73
Bank Interest
103.36
Gift Daniel Bridgman
10.00
$ 1,037.09
EXPENDITURES
Electricity
$ 9.00
T. E. Adams, plumbing
6.00
H. R. Huntting, books
50.14
$ 65.14
Balance January 1, 1945
$ 971.95
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77 BOOKS WERE PURCHASED, 9 GIFTS
Circulation
Books Borrowed from Bookmobile 261 Fiction
816 Fiction
55 Non-Fiction
76 Non-Fiction
711 Juvenile
250 Juvenile Fiction
399 Magazines
75 Juvenile Non-Fiction
Under the supervision of Miss Frances Loud the Missionary Union sponsors the Adventures in Reading. One hundred forty non-fiction read, 96 fiction. Mr. Miller's students visit the library and take out books that are taken back to school to read.
PHILIP J. CLAPP, Chairman JULIA E. MONTAGUE HERBERT F. MASCHO LENA RICHARD GERTRUDE E. FLINT
EVELYN B. TRACÝ WHITMORE E. BEARDSLEY
Board of Trustees.
REPORT OF THE School Committee
On December 31, 1945, there were 69 Westhampton pupils enrolled at the Center School, 17 at Northampton High School, 5 at Smith's School and 1 at Williamsburg High. They are as follows :
PRIMARY AND GRADE 1, Christine Clapp, Judith Delisle, Norman Delisle, Ann Fisher, Monafay Fisher, Norma Fisher, Margaret Gett, Philip LaValley, Gale Miller, James Pinard, Bernice Warren, Ronald Witherell.
GRADE 2, Lillian Bass, Betty Cayo, Elizabeth Clapp, Bar- bara Delisle, James Ewing, Jeannette Fisher, William Fisher, Eugene Lemery, Louise Loud, Billy Tracy, Carol Drew.
GRADE 3, Dorothy Delisle, Howard Drew, Alfred Fisher, Clifford Fisher, Eva Fisher, Frank Fisher, Mary Payson, Charles Pinard, John Putnam.
GRADE 4, Maxine Blakesley, Sally Burt, Dorothy Bushey, Teresa Brassord, Dicky Delisle, Earl Gett, Billy LaValley, William Sarafin, Gail Witherell, George Drew.
GRADE 5, John Brassord, Albert LaFrance, Raymond Pinard, Joan Putnam, Mary Sarafin, Ann Tracy, Howard Williams, Jeannette Williams.
GRADE 6, Patricia Blakesley, Raymond La Valley, Eliza- beth Loud, John Parsons, Lillian White, Carol Williams.
GRADE 7, Kenneth Drew, Ruth Montague.
GRADE 8, June Bass, Jewell Bass, Manola Blakesley, Frazer Bushey, Pearl Coburn, Donald Delisle, Margaret Pinard, Frederick Pinard, Clyde White, Lorraine Warren, Rita Witherell.
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NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, Francis Loud, Eliza- beth Norris, Herbert Williams, Beverly Blakesley, Sidney Montague, Philip Pinard, Carol Witherell, Ronald Bras- sord, Violet Bridgman, Robert Norris, Joyce Montague, Charlotte Parsons, Eleanor Scott, Ernestine Warren. SMITH'S SCHOOL, Shirley Bass, Neil Coburn, Raymond Sarafin, Walter Sarafin, Raymond Williams, Jr.
WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, Mary Dodge.
No major repair work was done at the Schoolhouse in 1945 but a thorough cleaning and minor repairs were made during the summer vacation. The lighting situation in the school rooms is not at all satisfactory and the com- mittee feels that new lights should be installed in the near future. Any suggestions from townspeople on this matter will be welcomed. Mr. Miller's room and the halls will need to be painted this year, and at least the north side of the exterior of the schoolhouse. Very little money has been allowed for this in our budget for 1946 as we have tried to figure expenses at the minimum.
The School Committee wishes to recommend that the townspeople appoint a committee to study the ad- visability of building a new schoolhouse, if and when Federal aid is available to small towns for this purpose.
In conclusion, we want to thank the teachers, pupils, janitors, bus drivers and townspeople for their coopera- tion this past year, and we look forward to a fine year ahead under the able direction of our new Superintendent William Dexter.
EDWARD A. MONTAGUE STANLEY W. BARTLETT EVELYN B. TRACY
School Committee.
REPORT OF THE Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee and Citizens of the Town of Westhampton :
The report of the Superintendent of Schools will have to cover only the period from July 2, 1945, to January 1, 1946, as my administration began with the month of July. I am pleased to present to the School Committee and citizens of Westhampton my first report:
I am glad to report that the Westhampton school is a happy school. The pupils exhibit a feeling of good will and cooperation toward their teachers, which results in the student body acting as a whole family.
It is a pleasure to be able to report that classes began in September without any changes on the faculty, and there have been no upsetting interruptions during the school year, caused by teachers leaving the system and new ones coming in as replacements. Westhampton is indeed fortunate to have on its staff teachers who are as capable and efficient as are ours.
Graduates of the Westhampton elementary school are doing well in high and vocational schools. This is proof of the quality of work done and of basic skills learned in the "grades."
Mrs. Esther Clapp was appointed Supervisor of Music in the Center School, and began her services in September. Music serves to discover hidden talents within the children, and helps to lay the groundwork for voca- tional and leisure-time activities in later life. Mr. Ary Dulfer resigned during the summer to accept a position as music supervisor at Brunswick, Maine.
Miss Edna Graham of the Easthampton High School faculty, has been employed to conduct classes in and
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supervise physical education. Miss Graham's aims for the classes are : (1) Better posture (leading to better health), (2) all-round exercise, well-planned (better than concen- trated exercise of one kind), and (3) organized play (for better cooperation and sportsmanship).
Writing supervision, under the Rinehart Functional Handwriting System, has been continued, and is proving its value by improving the handwriting of the pupils. Supervision and teaching of nature study, as sponsored by the Audubon Society, have been worthwhile, and have been enjoyed by the pupils.
In my association with the people of Westhampton I have become acquainted with many, and have found them all to be interested in education and eager to see progress in the school. As superintendent of schools I solicit their suggestions and criticisms, because only by the cooperation of all can we have the best school we are able to supply for the children.
The faculty, school committee, and all other members of the school personnel are deserving of the gratitude of the public and thanks for their efforts.
May I personally thank the members of the town departments, organizations, and individuals for their loyal support, and ask that it may continue for the year to come ?
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. DEXTER
Superintendent of Schools.
December 31, 1945
REPORT OF THE School Nurse
To Mr. William Dexter, Superintendent of Schools :
I have the honor to present to you my second report on the health activities of the Westhampton School.
In January of 1945, we started the year with a School Committee sponsored Dental Clinic. We had as our ex- amining dentist, Dr. Glade P. Hall of Florence. We examined 66 school and 6 pre-school children and found 51 of these needed work done. The parents cooperated very well and the work was done in very short order. We filled 106 teeth and extracted 22 of which only 7 were permanent teeth. The large amount of fillings showed the lapse of time since the last dental clinic before Dr. Ross left for the Service.
In February, the school children were all weighed and measured and the parents notified of the gains in height and weight of their children.
During part of March and April, we had a small amount of "pink eye" and a few cases of "measles" but nothing of a serious nature developed.
In May, Dr. Claire Manwell examined the children who had been absent in September and others needing attention. In case of needed treatment, the parents were notified.
In September, Dr. Manwell made her usual thorough examination of all the children and an invitation was ex- tended to all parents who desired to do so, to come on the days their children were to be examined. Quite a few availed themselves of this opportunity to consult with Dr. Manwell, but we would like an even larger attendance at the next examination. The parents that were not present were notified of any defects found needing attention. In
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her examinations, Dr. Manwell found quite a few, both boys and girls, whom she felt needed physical training. She recommended to the School Committee that some way be found to give all the pupils some form of physical train- ing every week if possible, to correct the faulty postures.
In late September, Dr. Hall, at the call of the School Committee again examined the teeth of the school chil- dren. Of the 68 pupils and 1 pre-school child examined, 55 were found to need attention. Fourteen of the children who had work done in January were found to be free of any defects, showing the desirability of an examination every 6 months as recommended by the School Com- mittee. We filled 60 teeth in comparison to 106 in January and extracted 22 only 2 of these being permanent teeth. Most of this work was on new children and those not previously done. I believe this report shows the good of semi-annual dental examinations. A dentist can catch cavities when small and so stop extraction of permanent teeth which means better dental health in adult life.
During October and November, I conducted the Audiometer test for hearing. All of the pupils passed this test with flying colors. Thanks is due the Northampton chapter of the Red Cross for the loan of their machine. I also conducted the Mckay vision test, and of the whole school, only 4 failed to pass this test. The 4 who failed were taken to an optometrist and 3 were fitted with glasses and 1 was pronounced to be O.K. The vision machine is the property of Dr. Mckay of the Massachu- setts Department of Public Health and was loaned to us through the cooperation of the Greenfield Office.
I wish to close this report with a "Thank you" to the School Committee and to the Teachers for their help during the examinations and clinics.
Respectfully submitted,
JEANNETTE P. GREGORY
School Nurse.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation Expended in 1945
$ 14,280.00 13,904.72
$
375.28
EXPENDITURES
Administration
Charles A. Mitchell, salary and
expenses
172.50
William A. Dexter, salary and expenses
137.50
Mrs. Evelyn Tracy, census
10.00
Printing and postage
3.64
-
$ 323.64
Teachers' Salaries
James Miller
1,592.00
Eleanor Putnam
1,416.64
Rachel Bridgman
1,360.00
Ary Dulfer, music
84.00
Esther Clapp, music
56.00
W. L. Rinehart, penmanship
150.00
Edna Graham, phys. ed.
14.00
Marion Mascho, substitute
30.00
4,702.64
Books
132.73
Supplies
377.60
Maintenance
Janitors' Salaries
348.40
Fuel
168.00
Operating Expenses
129.32
Repairs and Replacements
70.03
Health
Jeannette Gregory, nurse
100.00
Glade Hall, dentist
10.00
Medical supplies
7.83
715.75
117.83
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Transportation
Elementary :
Richard Warren
1,364.50
Walter Witherell
860.00
Town of Chesterfield, for Mary Dodge 98.63
High and Vocational :
Walter Witherell
2,292.00
4,615.13
Tuition
High School:
Town of Easthampton 28.50
City of Northampton
2,080.77
Elementary School :
Town of Chesterfield 45.00
Vocational :
Smith's Agricultural School
724.38
2,878.65
Miscellaneous
23.85
Outlay
16.90
Total expense for schools for 1945
$ 13,904.72
RECEIPTS
Mass. School Fund, Part I 991.25
Mass. School Fund, Part II
2,721.25
Superintendent in Small Towns
122.67
High School Tuition
2,152.95
High School Transportation
1,536.62
Vocational School Tuition
213.57
Vocational Transportation
309.14
8,047.45
Net cost of Schools to Westhampton $ 5,857.27
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STATISTICS
Attendance figures for the school year ending June, 1945:
Whole No.
Average Average Enrolled Membership Attendance
James Miller, 6, 7, 8
20
19.66
17.86
Eleanor Putnam, 3, 4, 5
22
22.50
21.08
Rachel Bridgman, 1, 2
25
22.17
20.07
67
64.33
59.01
ESTIMATE OF THE BUDGET FOR 1946
1944 Expendi- tures
1945 Expendi- tures
1946
Budget
Administration
$ 344.62
$ 323.64
$ 300.00
Instruction
Teachers' Salaries
4,331.32
4,702.64
4,900.00
Books
171.40
132.73
100.00
Supplies
118.77
377.60
100.00
Maintenance
Janitors' Salaries
274.60
348.40
400.00
Fuel
168.00
300.00
Operating Expenses
126.11
129.32
125.00
Repairs & Replace.
100.13
70.03
100.00
General
Health
196.60
117.83
350.00
Trans .: High & Voc. 2,232.00
2,292.00
2,300.00
Elem.
2,262.50
2,323.13
2,350.00
Tuition : High
2,367.28
2,109.27
2,600.00
Elem.
45.00
45.00
Voc.
465.04
724.38
900.00
Miscellaneous
21.66
23.85
10.00
Outlay
16.90
50.00
$13,056.93
$13,904.72
$14,885.00
Articles in the Town Warrant
TOWN MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1946
Ten A. M .- Prompt
Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To choose a Town Clerk.
Article 3. To hear and act on all reports presented at said meeting.
Article 4. To choose all necessary officers to serve the ensuing year.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to leave the care of highways in charge of the Selectmen.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Board of Selectmen to appoint one of its members to act as Superintendent of Streets, and fix the salary to comply with Section 4A Chapter 41, General Laws.
Article 7. To vote in compliance with Section 108, Chapter 41, General Laws, which require that salaries of elected officers be fixed by vote of the Town.
Article 8. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges the ensuing year.
Article 9. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the observance of Memorial Day.
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Article 10. To take action in regard to the collec- tion of taxes.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January, 1946, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
(Other articles may appear in the posted warrant.)
INDEX
Town Clerk ....
...
Jury List 5 ...
Treasurer
6
Selectmen
11
Budget Recommendations
20
Assessors .... ... ... 22
Library
25
School Department
27
Superintendent of Schools 29
School Nurse
31
School Financial 33
Warrant 36
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