Town of Westhampton annual report 1945, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


MPTON


T


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WES


ASS.


INCORP


STET


1778


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


1 29


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


5


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


10


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


13


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


1


$ 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


14


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


15


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


16


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


17


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


18


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


1


1


.


19


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


20


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.


-


.


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


1


23


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


-


$ 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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