Town of Westhampton annual report 1946, Part 1

Author: Westhampton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1946
Publisher: Westhampton (Mass.)
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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


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Town of Westhampton


FOR THE


Year Ending December 31, 1946


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Westhampton


FOR THE


Year Ending December 31, 1946


REPORT OF THE


Town Clerk


Marriages in 1946


/ Mar. 2 Armand Percy Rogers Ruth Violet Kirouac


2 Mar. 28 Charles John Mazeski Muriel Edith Schumann Easthampton


3 May 4 Francis William White Margaret Gertrude Martin


Westhampton Easthampton


Hatfield


Westhampton


Easthampton


Westhampton


Westhampton Easthampton New York, N. Y. New York, N. Y.


Easthampton Westhampton


Births in 1946


/ Feb. 3 Richard Clapp Lyman


2 Feb. 21 Linda Lee LaPorte


3 Apr. 7 Betty Ann Fisher


4 Apr. 17 William George Gett


5 May 18 Eileen Martha Norris


& July 10 Leon Frank Fisher


Easthampton Northampton


Northampton


14 May 30 Thomas Vachula Mary Ethel Witherell


5 Aug. 24 Lewis H. Martell Elizabeth V. Hunt-


& Sept. 2 Norman Arthur Ledoux Anna Maria Lapan


7 Sept. 28 Clyde T. Smith Helen Grant Groff


9/Oct. 12 Francis Edward Couchon Margaret Leona Ledoux


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7 July


21


Sandra Mae Montague


& Aug.


2


Richard George Pinard


2 Aug.


5


Oliver Bishop, Jr.


16 Sept. 19 Elizabeth Hallett Hover


1 1 Nov. 19 Barbara Ann Bushey


12 Dec.


4


Richard Leslie Turk


Deaths in 1946


Yr. Mo. Days


/ Jan.


10


Mary Poudrier Lacombe


Cardiac failure


78


2 Jan. 24 Marian E. Cayo Carcinoma of cervix


32


5


12


3 Apr. 19 Lena B. Richard Malignancy of esophagus


78


11


21


4 July 17 Earl Whitman Connery Coronary thrombosis


48


2


23


5 Aug. 26 Hannah Crowley 72


Adino cacinoma of sigmoid and rectum


6 Oct. 17 Grace Gregory 75 6 10 Metastatic cancer of lungs


7 Oct. 23 Ira Aldrich 73


Hemorrhage


Nov. 22 Claude Seymour 63


Pulmonary thrombosis


9 Nov. 29 Joseph James La Valley 16 Gun shot wound in heart


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Dogs Licensed in 1946


54 Male @ $2.00


$ 108.00


9 Female @ $5.00


45.00


15 Spayed female @ $2.00


30.00


1 Kennel @ $10.00


10.00


$


193.00


To Town Treasurer


177.40


Retained 78 fees @ 20c


15.60


$


193.00


Fish and Game Licenses


18 Resident Fishing @ $2.00 $ 36.00


37 Resident Hunting @ $2.00


74.00


34 Resident Sporting @ $3.25


110.50


4 Resident Female and


Minor Fishing @ $1.25 5.00


5 Resident Trapping @ $5.25


26.25


1 Non-resident 3-day Fishing @ $1.50 1.50


99


$ 253.25


To Division of Fisheries & Game $ 253.25


Retained 99 fees @ 25c 24.75


$


278.00


4 Resident Sporting & Trapping Free


1 Resident Military Service Sporting Free


1 Resident Old Age Asst. Fishing Free


CHARLES M. NORRIS,


Town Clerk.


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REPORT OF THE Town Treasurer


December 31, 1946


RECEIPTS


Balance on hand January 1, 1946 $27,069.59


Taxes


1944 Real Estate


$20.65


1945 Real Estate


1,254.74


Personal Property


328.44


Polls


4.00


Excises


19.46


1946 Real Estate


8,850.20


Personal Property


3,753.21


Polls


194.00


Excises


481.90


Interest on Taxes


1944


4.00


1945


35.95


1946


6.59


Demands


5.95


Warrants


.50


Massachusetts Highway Commission


Chapter 90 (1945 work)


1,000.00


Chapter 90 (1946 work)


500.00


Chapter 719 Acts of 1945


2,533.69


Chapter 81


11,045.84


Hampshire County


Dog Refund


113.30


Chapter 90 (1945 work)


1,000.00


Chapter 90 (1945 work)


500.00


Massachusetts School Fund


Chapter 70 Part 1


991.25


Chapter 70 Part 2


2,690.94


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Vocational Education 764.95


High School Transportation


1,582.98


High School Tuition


2,174.47


School Superintendent


134.37


Old Age Assistance


U. S. Grant


3,049.46


U. S. Grant, Administration


101.65


State


2,583.33


Meal Tax, for O. A. A.


217.89


City of Lynn


60.00


City of Springfield


123.25


Town of Easthampton


110.27


Aid to Dependent Children


U. S. Grant $ 327.05


U. S. Grant, Administration


2.94


State


408.55


Corporation Taxes


724.78


Income Taxes


1,383.00


Income taxes withheld from wages


687.75


Town Highway Dept. Road Machinery Acc.


942.23


Town Clerk, Dog Licenses


171.80


Interest from Town Funds in


Savings Banks


73.45


Revolver Permits


3.00


Victualer's License


1.00


American Automobile Insurance Co.


Refund on Premium, Workmen's Compensation 15.13


Interest from Trust Funds


Cemetery


64.00


Whiting Street


27.60


Wright


20.00


Thayer


20.00


$51,109.51


$78,179.10


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EXPENDITURES


Paid Selectmen's Orders


$31,235.40


Paid School Committee Orders 15,256.20


Balance on Hand January 1, 1947 31,687.50


$78,179.10


Outstanding Taxes


1946 Real Estate


$ 1,047.85


Personal Property


384.66


Excises


189.77


$ 1,622.28


Road Machinery Account


Balance January 1, 1946


$ 1,979.50


Income


942.23


2,921.73


Expenses


1,129.53


Balance January 1, 1947


$ 1,792.20


Balance on Hand January 1, 1947 School Building Fund $ 1,000.00


Balances on Hand January 1, 1947 Withholding taxes $ 211.66


Aid to Dependent Children, U. S. Grant 51.05


Town Hall Repair Fund


10.62


Chapter 90, Construction (Sodom Brook Bridge) 2,800.00


Chapter 719 Acts of 1945


1,733.69


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Cemetery


Funds Held in Trust by the Town


Interest Drawn in 1946


$2,000.00 Lucy Landon 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


100.00 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 Thayer


1/2 to Town, 1/2 to Parish


$


20.00


$


131.60


R. S. BRIDGMAN, Treasurer


Westhampton, Mass., December 31, 1946.


I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find them correct, showing disbursements to the amount of forty-six thousand, four hundred ninety-one dollars and sixty cents ($46,491.60), for which vouchers are on file, and a balance on hand of thirty-one thousand six hundred eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($31,687.50). Due from Ralph S. Bridgman, tax collector, 1946 real


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estate tax one thousand forty-seven dollars and eighty- five cents ($1,047.85), personal property tax three hun- dred eighty-four dollars and sixty-six cents ($384.66), and excises one hundred eighty-one dollars and seventy- seven cents ($189.77).


FREDERICK W. JUDD,


Auditor


List of Names in the Jury Box


Frank E. Hathaway


Farmer


Charles M. Norris


Farmer


Edward A. Montague


Farmer


Gilbert I. Flint


Mechanic


Frederick H. Burr


Salesman


H. M. Bridgman


Farmer


Jurymen Who Served in 1946


Howard F. Loud Grand Juror Mill Operator


Ernest R. Witherell Traverse Juror Farmer


WILLIAM M. FISKE


FRANK W. BLAKESLEY


CHARLES R. BURT


Selectmen


REPORT OF THE


Board of Selectmen


Town Officers


Mass. Association of Assessors-Dues $ 6.00


Mass. Collectors and Treasurers


Association-Dues 2.00


Gertrude E. Flint, Assistant Registrar and typing 7.25


Hampshire Co. Selectmen's Associa- tion-Dues 12.00


Charles M. Norris, Town Clerk


120.00


Gertrude E. Flint, Election Officer


14.03


F. W. Judd, Auditor 15.00


Gilbert I. Flint, Election Officer


8.08


Grace Williams, Election Officer


7.65


R. S. Bridgman, Treasurer


175.00


R. S. Bridgman, Collector


175.00


Gertrude E. Flint, O.A.A. Administrator 95.41


F. W. Blakesley, Selectman


68.50


F. W. Blakesley, Registrar


20.40


Edith T. Blakesley, Copying Orders


10.00


Myron M. Clapp, Meat Inspector


61.00


F. H. Burr, Assessor 83.30


89.50


Evelyn Tracy, School Committee


60.00


Stanley Bartlett, School Committee


40.00


E. A. Montague, School Committee


40.00


W. M. Fiske, Selectman


85.00


C. R. Burt, Selectman


100.00


C. R. Burt, Assessor


8.50


C. R. Burt, Moderator


7.50


F. W. Judd, Sealer


10.00


Philip Norris, Assessor


72.25


$ 1,393.37


J. C. Hathaway, Assessor


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Town Hall


Western Mass. Electric Co., Lights


22.25


Henry Parsons, Wood 23.00


Howard Williams, Janitor


29.31


Neil Coburn, Mowing lawn


7.67


Herbert Williams, Janitor & mowing lawn 6.56


Raymond C. Williams, Mowing lawn


16.25


Broadway Office & Equip't Co., table 47.20


Beckley-Cordy Co., screens 79.32


Printing and Supplies


Hobbs & Warren, Inc., Supplies 73.61


The Barre Gazette, Tax Collector


Supplies 8.09


W. E. Londergan, Printing Town Reports 62.40


Stoneham Independent, Auto Excise Tax Tables 1.00


Mark W. Supple, Stamped envelopes 16.86


Kraushar Press, Treasurer's supplies 3.70


R. S. Bridgman, Postage for Treas. and Collector 18.00


Charles M. Norris, Telephone & postage 4.00


Gertrude E. Flint, Postage & supplies 2.50


F. W. Blakesley, Telephone & postage 18.35


F. H. Burr, Mileage 2.40


J. C. Hathaway, Telephone & postage 9.57


Philip Norris 3.00


Interest, Insurance and Bonds


E. Ray Ashley, Truck insurance 22.46


George A. Pease, Insurance 337.55


Sanders Insurance Agency, Bonds 34.75


231.56


223.48


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E. E. Stanton, Bond 5.00


Franklin King, Jr., Insurance


6.53


406.29


Dog Licenses


Treasurer of Hampshire County 171.80


171.80


Library


Sanders Insurance Agency, Insurance 52.00


The H. R. Hunting Co., Books 127.25


The Kraushar Press 4.00


George H. Knight, Janitor


25.00


Marion C. Mascho, Librarian 52.05


Philip J. Clapp, Mowing lawn


20.00


Cemetery Account


Stanley W. Bartlett


192.42


192.42


Contingent Account


Greater Boston Community Council


Social Service Index 3.00


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Telephone 19.74


Raymond A. Warner, Transfers 7.00


James Higgins & Son, Gypsy Moth Cresote 2.40


W. R. Witherell, Express on Cresote .98


Westhampton Water Co., Water at Cemetery 5.00


Daily Record, Advertising for bids on Bridge 6.80


H. S. Gere & Son, Advertising for bids on bridge 1.93


Boston Herald, Advertising for bids on bridge 6.80


53.65


228.30


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Trust Funds


Cemetery Fund, Barbara Judd, Treas. 64.00


Wright & Whiting Street, Frances Loud 47.60


Thayer Fund, Richard Tracy, Treas. 10.00


Thayer Fund, R. S. Bridgman, Collector 10.00


131.60


Well Child Clinic


Jeanette P. Gregory


25.00


Dr. Claire Manwell 25.00


50.00


Toxoid Clinic


Jeanette P. Gregory


25.00


25.00


Gypsy Moth


Walter Witherell, Supt.


74.80


Walter Witherell, Supplies


.20


Ernest Witherell


55.00


Everet Blakesley


20.00


Freeman Scott


10.00


Francis Loud


2.50


Myron Hathaway


12.50


175.00


Withholding Tax


Collector of Internal Revenue


726.78


726.78


Taxes


John E. Hurley, Treasurer, State Tax 300.00


John E. Hurley, Treasurer, State Parks & Reservations 24.12


Amelia D. Dapent, Treasurer, County Tax 1,391.52


1,715.64


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Veteran's Service Center


City of Northampton 111.84


111.84


Memorial Day


Frank B. Montague


27.50


C. R. Burt, Speaker


5.00


32.50


Public Welfare


Case No. 44 283.97


283.97


Bridges and Railings


F. W. Blakesley


161.55


John Tylczak


30.00


George Payson


85.63


Martin Brassord


5.00


Henry Parsons


118.94


A. E. Witherell


43.60


Leon Fleury


375.38


Clarence Delisle


24.40


Daniel Mullins


10.00


Myron Clapp


184.80


Allen Strong


93.13


Ernest Witherell


22.00


Gaston Desjardins


28.00


1,181.98


Snow Removal, Sanding and Road Work


F. W. Blakesley


311.65


Richard Warren


825.50


Henry M. Parsons


9.00


George H. Burt


656.13


George Payson


99.39


Irwin Blakesley


1.25


C. R. Burt


8.00


Myron Clapp, Jr.


14.00


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Murry Clapp


83.50


Frazer Bushey


4.38


W. N. Potter


126.00


Richard Tracy


5.75


Charles M. Norris


26.75


Clarence Delisle


5.00


E. A. Montague


12.00


Fred Fisher


10.00


Robert Norris


4.38


Raymond Fisher


5.00


Martin Brassord


15.00


John Tylczak


12.50


Allan Strong


127.51


Byron Brown


28.13


Robert Church


6.25


Clifford Payson


6.25


Oliver Bishop


199.75


Ernest Witherell


1.00


Walter Witherell


1.88


Dwight Church


5.00


2,610.95


Aid Dependent Children


Case No. 1


323.25


Case. No. 2


346.00


669.25


Road Machinery


John Cernak, Jr.


63.10


Cernak Motor Sales


2.00


Foster Farrar Co.


3.00


Walsh Holyoke Boiler Works, Inc.


76.55


Hector A. Arel Co.


73.36


Magna Auto Co.


5.00


F. A. Loud & Son


36.00


Jeffway Hatch, Inc.


2.65


F. W. Blakesley


10.30


Socony Vacuum Oil Co.


263.20


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F. N. Graves & Son


206.61


J. Russell & Co.


26.43


C. R. Burt


12.00


E. F. Edson Co.


172.70


Tyler Tractor & Equipment Co.


162.13


A. H. Stuart


2.00


Richard Warren


12.50


1,129.53


Chapter 90 Maintenance


F. W. Blakesley


145.35


E. K. Norris


17.00


Allan Strong


31.88


George Payson


73.75


John Tylczak


109.38


Martin Brassord


11.25


Conrad Crystal


5.00


Daniel Mullins


5.00


Gaston Desjardins


112.00


A. E. Witherell


64.00


E. A. Montague


32.00


Oliver Bishop


34.00


Town of Southampton


8.00


Machinery Fund


42.20


Byron Brown


5.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance Material


American Tar Co.


782.42


F. W. Blakesley


24.00


Chapter 81 Material


American Tar Co.


1,662.91


Clara Blakesley


99.10


Sylvanus Damon


5.00


New England Metal Culverts Co.


322.63


Ernest Witherell


11.60


695.81


806.44


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Martin Brassord


5.40


Federal Land Bank


143.40


Lane Construction Corp.


22.28


Adah Williams


23.40


John Lynes


6.00


F. W. Blakesley


74.60


2,376.32


Chapter 81


Town of Southampton


328:80


Obed Blakesley


6.00


E. K. Norris


51.00


Martin Brassord


16.25


George E. Duteau


20.00


Fred Billieux


7.50


Byron Brown


50.00


W. Kaleta


6.40


Conrad Crystal


15.63


Oliver Bishop


345.75


Claude Seymour


5.00


Allan Strong


503.13


George Payson


413.75


Robert Lamothe


11.25


Philip Pinard, Jr.


26.28


Robert Loomis


101.25


Cecil Loomis


117.00


Richard Warren


433.00


Daniel Mullins


271.88


Machinery Fund


862.15


Myron Clapp, Jr.


63.00


F. W. Blakesley


1,120.80


John Tylczak


453.13


A. E. Witherell


1,400.80


Gaston Desjardins


322.00


Sam Failla


1,404.00


E. A. Montague


287.60


C. W. Ward


22.00


8,665.95


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Old Age Assistance


Case No. 14


496.15


Case No. 16


450.77


Case No. 18


567.45


Case No. 21


406.40


Case No. 24


325.45


Case No. 25


419.81


Case No. 26


208.35


Case No. 27


462.74


Case No. 28


468.30


Case No. 30


474.82


Case No. 32


482.10


Case No. 33


371.40


Case No. 34


600.40


Case No. 35


248.39


Case No. 36


612.70


Case No. 37


219.15


City of North Adams


27.00


6,841.38


A. D. C. & O. A. Administration Gertrude E. Flint, Salary & supplies 100.83


100.83


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Recapitulation


Town Officers


1,393.37


Town Hall


231.56


Printing and Supplies


223.48


Interest, Insurance and Bonds


406.29


Dog Licenses


171.80


Library


288.30


Cemetery Account


192.42


Contingent Account


53.65


Trust Funds


131.60


Well Ch.ld Clinic


50.00


Toxoid Clinic


25.00


Gypsy Moth


175.00


Veteran's Service Center


111.84


Withholding Tax


726.78


Taxes


1,715.64


Memorial Day


32.50


Public Welfare


283.97


Bridges & Railings


1,181.98


Snow Removal, Sanding & Road Work 2,610.95


Aid Dependent Children


669.25


Road Machinery


1,129.53


Chapter 90 Maintenance


695.81


Chapter 90 Maintenance Material


806.44


Chapter 81


8,665.95


Chapter 82 Material


2,376.32


Old Age Assistance


6,841.38


A. D. C. & O. A. Administration


104.59


31,235.40


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Budget Recommended For 1947


Schools


Highways Chapter 81 690.00


Highways Chapter 90 1,500.00


Highways Chapter 90 Maint. 1,000.00


Bridges and Railings J_ 800.00


Town Officers 1,500.00


Old Age Assistance


4,000.00


Board of Health


50.00


Board of Health, Well Child Clinic


60.00


Interest, Insurance and Bonds


500.00


Town Hall -175.00


Gypsy Moth


175.00


Printing & Supplies


250.00


Library and Dog Fund


115.00


Memorial Day


40.00


Contingent Fund


100.00


Reserve Fund


600.00


Snow Removal, Sanding and


Road Work


2,000.00


Soldiers' Relief


200.00


Rabies Vaccine


50.00


Diphtheria Clinic


50.00


Aid to Dependent Children


800.00


Public Welfare


1,000.00


Fire Patrol


100.00


Cemetery


200.00


Road Machinery


Veteran's Service Center


100.00


Travel Expense


100.00


Fire Equipment


150.00


REPORT OF THE Board of Assessors


Raise and Appropriate


Schools $ 5,500.00


Highways, Chapt. 81


690.00


Highways, Chapt. 90


2,000.00


Highways, Chapt. 90 Maintenance 500.00


Bridges and Railings 800.00


Town Officers 1,500.00


Old Age Assistance


4,000.00


Board of Health


50.00


Board of Health, Well-Child Clinic 60.00


Town Hall 250.00


Gypsy Moth 175.00


Printing and Supplies


200.00


Library, Dog Fund


115.00


Memorial Day


40.00


Contingent Fund 100.00


Snow removal, Sanding & road work 2,800.00


Soldiers' Relief 200.00


Diphtheria Clinic 50.00


Aid to Dependent Children


800.00


Cemetery 200.00


Veterans' Service Center


150.00


ยท


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From Balance in Treasury


Schools 10,000.00


School Building Fund


1,000.00


Interest, Insurance, Bonds


500.00


Reserve Fund 600.00


Rabies Vaccine


50.00


Public Welfare


300.00


Fire Patrol


100.00


Road Machinery Account


1,979.50


To meet state share of Chapt.


81 Highways 3,000.00


To meet state and county share of


Chapt. 90 maintenance 1,000.00


To meet state and county share of Chapt. 90 6,000.00


Old Age Assistance Special Meeting 1,000.00


Aid to Dependent Children Special Meeting 300.00


$46,009.50


State Tax $ 300.00


State Parks and Reservations


15.08


County Tax


1,375.96


Overlay


273.58


$ 47,974.12


Estimated receipts and available funds


33,609.70


Net amount raised on polls and property 14,364.42


47,974.12


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Personal Valuation


137,929.00


Real Estate Valuation


332,085.00


470,014.00


Tax on Personal Property


4,137.87


Tax on Real Estate


9,962.55


Tax on Polls


264.00


14,364.42


Tax Rate


$30.00


December omitted assessment on


Real Estate


24.00


Motor Vehicle Tax


671.67


Exemptions on Real Estate


79.50


Exemptions on Poll Tax


22.00


Abatement on Poll Tax


52.00


Abatement on Real Estate


9.00


FROM THE TABLE OF AGGREGATES


Neat


Dwell-


Horses


Cows


Sheep


Goats


Cattle


Swine Fowls


ings


1944


53


305


6


173


39


7994


183


1945


54


274


11


152


43


9296


184


1946


65


255


14


8 145


57 11,805


186


JOHN C. HATHAWAY FREDERICK H. BURR


PHILIP J. NORRIS


Board of Assessors Westhampton


REPORT OF THE


Memorial Library


Receipts


Town Appropriation


$ 115.00


Dog Tax Refund


113.30


$ 228.30


Expenditures


Sanders Insurance Co.


$ 52.00


H. R. Huntting, books


75.25


Kraushar Press, printing


4.00


G. H. Knight, janitor


25.00


P. J. Clapp, wood


15.00


P. J. Clapp, care of lawn


5.00


Marion Mascho, librarian


52.05


$ 228.30


Receipts


Bank Balance


$ 971.95


Bank Interest


104.27


$ 1,076.22


Expenditures


Electricity


$ 9.00


Plumbing


1.50


Wood


9.00


Insurance


35.20


H. R. Huntting, books


17.66


Edith Grant, magazines


33.50


National Geographic Magazine


4.25


Librarian's salary


47.95


$ 158.06


Balance in bank Jan. 1, 1947


918.16


$ 1,076.22


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Books purchased


87


Gifts


40


Circulation


1,946


Fiction


713


Non-fiction


129


Juvenile


505


Magazines


482


Bookmobile Circulation


Fiction 267


Non-fiction


62


Juvenile fiction


339


Juvenile non-fiction


87


Gifts of books were received from Mrs. Enoch Per- kins, Franklin Neal, Mr. Magna and Mrs. Ada Judd.


PHILIP CLAPP, Chairman


HERBERT MASCHO, Sec. & Treas.


REV. WHITMORE BEARDSLEY GERTRUDE FLINT


JULIA E. MONTAGUE


EVELYN TRACY


REPORT OF THE


REPORT OF THE School Committee


On December 31, 1946, there were 64 pupils enrolled at the Westhampton Center School, 15 Westhampton pupils at Northampton High School, 8 at Smith's Voca- tional School, and 1 at Williamsburg High School. They are as follows:


Primary and Grade 1. Vincent Bushey, Norman Delisle, Norma Fisher, Joyce LaValley, Philip LaValley, Ronald Lavigne, Frank Miller, Marion Payson, James Pinard, Donald Williams, Ronald Witherell.


Grade 2. Christine Clapp, Judith Delisle, Margaret Gett, Faith Lucas, John Lucas, Gale Miller, Bernice Warren.


Grade 3. Richard Balisle, Lillian Bass, Elizabeth Clapp, Barbara Delisle, Carol Drew, James Ewing, Jean- ette Fisher, Robert Johnson, Richard LaMondy, Eugene Lemery, Louise Loud, William Tracy.


Grade 4. Dorothy Delisle, Howard Drew, Clifford Fisher, Eva Fisher, Mary Payson, Charles Pinard, John Putnam.


Grade 5. Teresa Brassord, Sally Burt, Dorothy Bush- ey, Diamond Delisle, Earl Gett, Arthur Johnson, William LaValley, Jacqueline Lucas, William Sarafin, Gail With- erell.


Grade 6. Betty Balise, John Brassord, Albert La- France, Raymond Pinard, Joan Putnam, Mary Sarafin, Ann Tracy, Jeanette Williams, Howard Williams.


Grade 7. Nellie Drew, Peter Larrow, Elizabeth Loud, Raymond LaValley, John Parsons, Carol Williams, Lillian White.


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Grade 8. Dolores Balise.


Northampton High School. June Bass, Jewell Bass, Manola Blakesley, Frederick Pinard, Lorraine Warren, Ruth Montague, Rita Witherell, Francis Loud, Elizabeth Norris, Herbert Williams, Sidney Montague, Carol With- erell, Ronald Brassord, Violet Bridgman, Robert Norris.


Smith's School. Kenneth Drew, Raymond Sarafin, Walter Sarafin, Raymond Williams, Jr., Clyde White, Shirley Bass, Barbara Luca, Donald Delisle.


Williamsburg High School. Mary Dodge.


The School Committee is glad to report that the lighting system at the schoolhouse is vastly improved. Through the cooperation of Mr. Clifton Ewing and Mr. John Putnam, four large fluorescent fixtures were in- stalled in each of the three classrooms. A vote of thanks from the committee and from the townspeople is due both Mr. Ewing and Mr. Putnam for obtaining and in- stalling these lights. They gave their time and services gladly and without remuneration.


Other repairs made at the schoolhouse were, paint- ing in the halls and toilets, refinishing the tops of the desks, and a general thorough cleaning during the sum- mer vacation. Since we were unable to hire painters, the painting of the classrooms and exterior painting planned for this year, has had to be postponed, and must come out of next year's budget.


In May, and again in November, we held "Visitors' Night" at the school. Both times, the response from parents and friends was gratifying, and we feel that such sessions are worthwhile. May we take this oppor- tunity to thank the teachers, and bus drivers, for their cooperation, and the Mother's Club for providing the refreshments each time.


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One drinking fountain for over 65 pupils caused much crowding at recesses, and, after considerable search, we were able to locate another bubbler, and have it installed this December.


We were sorry to receive Dr. Manwell's resignation in June, and Mrs. Gregory's in December. They have been faithful in promoting the health program of our children, and we are grateful to them for all the time and patience they have spent in our behalf. Dr. Herman Felsen has been appointed school physician, and Mrs. Ellis Hover school nurse. We feel fortunate indeed in obtaining their services.


The School Committee owes much to our Superin- tendent, Mr. Dexter, who has given us valuable assist- ance this year. We appreciate that, for a very small share of the general expense, we receive a great deal of expert leadership.


Again we want to thank all of you who have co- operated with us so wholeheartedly this year, and we ask your help in making our schools better than ever next year.


EDWARD A. MONTAGUE


STANLEY W. BARTLETT EVELYN B. TRACY


REPORT OF THE Superintendent of Schools


To the School Committee and Citizens of the Town of Westhampton:


I am pleased to submit this, my second annual re- port of the Public Schools of Westhampton. This is the fifty-sixth in the series.


We have completed another year without any changes on the faculty, hence there have been no inter- ruptions in the school work caused by teachers leaving the system and new ones coming in. The teacher turn- over is great in many schools, and few schools exist that have not had to replace some teachers.


Graduates of Center School continue to do well in high and vocational schools. This is a test of the teach- ing of the fundamentals in the "grades."


The physical education supervision initiated last year has been continued, and the children seem to be a little more conscious of better posture.


Writing supervision, under the Rhinehart Functional Handwriting System, has been continued, and we are proud of the penmanship shown by some students and the improvement in handwriting shown by others.


We are fortunate in having a music supervisor who lives in town and is on call at all times. The musical performances witnessed at the graduation exercises in June, and at the Christmas exercises, are typical of the work done by Mrs. Clapp. A detailed report of music will be found in her report.


The monthly visits of Miss Beitzel, the teacher of nature study under the Audubon Society, are enjoyed


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by those in the class. The study of nature and con- servation does much to enrich the science program of the school.


The high light of the year has been the installation of new fluorescent lights in all classrooms. We now not only have the most up-to-date type of lighting in our school, but each child receives on his own printed page the proper amount of illumination. This correct illum- ination has been carefully and scientifically worked out by Mr. Clifton Ewing and Mr. John Putnam, and we owe these two engineers a debt of gratitude for their time and energy. An improvement in work should be a no- ticeable result from having good illumination, and the decrease in eyestrain may keep our pupils from having impaired eyesight at a later date.


During the summer of 1946 Dr. Claire Manwell resigned as school physician. Dr. Herman Felsen of Easthampton was appointed to that post, and regular health examinations have gone on as usual.


On December 10 the members of the Westhampton School Committee were hosts to the school committees of Southampton and Easthampton. Mr. J. Vey Merrill of Westfield Teachers' College spoke on Traditional vs. Modern Education. A very pleasant and instructive meeting was enjoyed by all, and as far as can be learned this was the first purely educational meeting that has ever been held in the school union. The spirit of co- operation and the interest in education by all committees in our union is something to be proud of.


One function of the superintendent of schools is to keep the members of his community informed as to the school program. The annual report, the newspaper, and public performances are some ways to inform parents. The special open-house that was held during National Education Week in November was a success in that many parents and friends visited school to see what the school




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