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The Band has purchased uniforms and they have taken part in a number of school and community functions during the past year.
The 1956 music festival featured pupils from grades one through eight. Because of the large number of pupils involved, it was necessary to eliminate the high school pupils from the music festival during the past year. In place of their participa- tion in the festival, the operetta was presented by the high school pupils. It is expected that it will be necessary to further
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limit the festival for 1957 in order that it be possible for all pupils in the elementary schools to take part in the program.
Because of the new schedule in the elementary schools it has been necessary for me to furnish another teacher to give elementary instrumental instruction. This has been done at no additional cost to the Town of Plainville.
The development of plans for the King Philip Regional High School will mean several changes in the school music program for Plainville beginning in the fall of 1957. I have already submitted a recommendation to the Superintendent of Schools for consideration by the School Committee to carry on a program of instrumental music beginning in the fall of 1957 and to integrate the vocal and instrumental music pro- grams with the music work to be carried on at the King Philip Regional High School. I have also been active during the past year in the various planning activities in connection with the organization of the King Philip Regional High School. It is my recommendation that careful consideration be given working out an integration of the music program in Plainville with that of the Regional High School. If this integration is carried on properly, the boys and girls from Plainville will make an easy transition between their school in Plainville and the new school program in the King Philip Regional High School.
At this time I would like to express my appreciation to the Superintendent of Schools, to the Principals and Teachers and to the School Committee for their continued support of the music program during 1956.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Dr. John T. Cotter
The examination of students of the Plainville School System is now being conducted. The general health of the children is good. There have been no major epidemics in this area during the past year. All students who applied for par- ticipation in athletic activities were permitted to play. No hernia was found in those examined.
A Clinic for the prevention of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis was held in the Spring of 1956 and was well at- tended, there being 47 candidates protected. Another Clinic is planned for the Spring of 1957.
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I wish to thank Mrs. Claudy, School Nurse, for her as- sistance and the faculty for its cooperation in trying to render this service to the students.
SCHOOL NURSE Janet Claudy, R.N.
Our School Physician is at the present time conducting his physical examinations in grades 1, 4, 7, 9 and 11. In addi- tion, all varsity athletic candidates, as well as all cheer leaders, will receive physical examinations.
During October 1956, all members of Grade 12, as well as recently-employed faculty members, and school personnel, re- ceived chest X-rays.
Vision test have been given every pupil who was enrolled in the Public Schools in November 1956. Parents of pupils who did not pass this test have been notified. An Audiometer (a device used to test hearing) has been ordered and upon its arrival the program of hearing tests for every school pupil will begin. The purchase of this machine has been made pos- sible by the generosity of a Plainville resident.
Our annual program of recording heights and weights has been carired out. By means of year-to-year comparison, it is ascertained whether or not a child is growing sufficiently.
Three immunization clinics were held in the Health Unit during the Spring of 1956. A similar series of three clinics is planned for the Spring of 1957. Preventive innoculations of triple antigen will be given to those who are eligible.
An annual spring-time registration day for all prospec- tive first-graders was held in May 1956 and will be held again in May 1957.
My sincere gratitude to Dr. Cotter, Mr. Sharp, Mrs. Crafts, Mrs. Grant and to all members of the faculty and personnel for the splendid cooperation they have shown.
CLOSING
Working with the Plainville School Committee toward better schools has been a pleasant experience. With their con- tinued cooperation and interest, Plainville may rest assured that it is getting the best from these elected officials.
Respectfully submitted,
KENNETH L. SHARP, Superintendent
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PLAINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
Exercises, June 20, 1956
Theme: "What We Are Is God's Gift to Us - and What We Become Is Our Gift to God."
Processional
Invocation Reverend Fabian Sammon
Salutatory - "Look Forth to the Future"
Helen Maureen McGowan
Glee Club - "You'll Never Walk Alone" Rodgers
Valedictory - "Faith - An Element of Success" Elizabeth Florence McQuade
Glee Club - "God of Mercy" Eliot
Address - "The Pursuit of Happiness" Mr. Laurence G. Nourse Superintendent of Schools Plainville and Norton
Class Gift Presentation Lloyd Andrew Jensen, Jr. President, Senior Class
Presentation of Awards Kenneth L. Sharp, Principal
Presentation of Diplomas Mrs. Helen A. Smith Secretary, Plainville School Committee
Benediction
Reverend John M. Bowmar
Recessional
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CLASS ROLL
Gail Frances Austin
Allen Sanborn Breen
James Wallace Dickinson Ronald Cecil Felici
Mildred Arlene Fredrickson
Robert Charles Jacques
Lloyd Andrew Jensen, Jr.
Sylvia Ann Kaufman
Barbara Joan Kettell
June Edith Lougee
Norman Francis McEnaney, Jr.
Elizabeth Florence McQuade Helen Maureen McGowan Roland Arthur Nadeau, Jr. John Henry Nelson
Clifford Nelson O'Brien Audrey Grace Peck Richard Delphis Plante Sheila Mary Rowe Robert Francis Santullo Norman Adrian Theriault Judith Ann White
CLASS OFFICERS
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Valedictorian
Salutatorian
Marshal
Lloyd Andrew Jensen, Jr. Gail Frances Austin Elizabeth Florence McQuade Helen Maureen McGowan Elizabeth Florence McQuade Helen Maureen McGowan Richard Lee McLacklan, Class of '57
CLASS COLORS Maroon and White
CLASS MOTTO
"Unto Thine Ownself Be True"
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STATISTICS
Extracts from the School Census, October 1956
Girls
Boys
Pupils between 5 and 7
76
83
Pupils between 7 and 16
255
249
331
332
Perfect Attendance for the School Year 1955-56
Grade 12 Helen McGowan
Grade 10 Robert Nelson, Rose Reynolds, Frank Rubyck
Grade 9 Patricia Martin, Barbara Fulton
Grade 8 William Bishop, Frederick Breitenbach, Christo- pher Cargill, Walter Burlingame, Lee Newman, Frederick Snell, Florence Wright
Grade 7 Jane McLacklan, Patricia Jost, Joyce Kettell, Dorene Paul
Grade 6 Nancy McCarthy, Irmalee Kiff, David Cornell, Peter Plante
Grade 5 Albert Newman, Ann Ashworth, Sheila Thibeault
Grade 4 Janis O'Brien, Diane Kettell, James Clentimack
Grade 3 William Nelson
Grade 2 Carol Schickle, Mary Simpson
Work Certificates
Number of full-time educational certificates issued 20 Number of part-time educational certificates issued 20
Number of part-time employment permits issued 9 Number of full-time employment permits issued 0 Average number of days the Elementary School was in session 172
Number of days the High School was in session 175
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ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1956
Aggregate Attendance
Average
Daily
Attendance
Total
Membership
Average
Membership
Per Cent. of
Attendance
Number of
Tardy Marks
Number of
Dismissals
High School
15,663
89.50
95
92.36
95.74
178
74
Grade 8
4,765
27.78
30
29.48
94.23
22
6
Grade 7-8
4,682.5
27.30
29
27.82
98.13
11
0
Grade 7
4,850.5
28.28
29
29.48
95.90
19
0
Grade 6
6,534
38.10
38
39.75
95.85
49
9
Grade 5
5,608
32.70
33
34.48
95.42
32
13
Grade 4-5
5,399
31.48
32
33.53
93.88
13
4
Grade 4
5,825.5
33.96
37
36.75
92.41
27
39
Grade 3 (G)
5,373.5
31.22
33
33.87
92.18
15
1
Grade 3 (D)
5,520.5
32.19
35
34.15
94.23
18
1
Grade 2 (M)
3,635.5
21.10
22
23.42
90.51
24
0
Grade 2 (S)
5,095.5
29.71
30
32.48
91.10
68
5
Grade 1 (M)
5,017
29.25
37
32.61
89.72
21
0
Grade 1 (Z)
5,164
30.10
36
32.83
91.73
37
15
Total
83,133.5
482.67
516
513.01
94.61
530
167
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1956 GIRLS
Ages
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 Total
Grade 1 7
16
1
24
Grade 2
10
20
30
Grade 3
9
18
4
31
Grade 4
10
28
38
Grade 5
13
19
1
33
Grade
6
2
6
6
10
1
25
Grade 7
1
7
7
1
1
17
Grade 8
4
5
13
1
23
Grade 9
6
14
3
23
Grade 10
4
15
1
20
Grade 11
5
5
4
.) 1 :14
Grade 12
2
8
10
TOTAL
7
26
30
30
51
26
22
13
20
20
23
8
12
288
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1956 BOYS
Ages
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
29 Total
Grade 1 20
27
1
48
Grade 2
10
24
1
35
Grade 3
6
18
2
26
Grade
4
7
23
3
3
36
Grade
5
1
11
10
22
Grade
6
5
13
4
2
2
26
Grade 7
3
13
7
23
Grade
8
5
11
3
2
21
Grade 9
1
17
5
3
26
Grade 10
3
9
2
14
Grade 11
6
5
3
14
Grade 12
1
1
TOTAL 20
37
31
27
36
18
19
22
21
25
22
10
4
292
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LIST OF TEACHERS- December 31, 1956
! School
Name
Where Educated
Date of Appt.
High School
Kathleen M. Crafts Warren M. Kline
Middlebury College, A.B.
1952
Boston College, A.B.
Boston University, M.A.
1954
Raymond L. Valaitis Alice E. Church
Bryant College, B.S.
1953
Boston University, B.A.
1956
Paul Heffernan Richard E. Scully
University of Kentucky, A.B.
1955
Stonehill College, A.B.
1956
Elementary 8
Phoebe Kauffman
Eastern Nazarene College, B.A.
1956
7-8
Mary Ann Papalia
Colby College, A.B.
1956
7
Charlotte Wood
Colby College, A.B.
1956
6
Mildred C. Hart
Jackson College, B.A.
1955
5-6
Alden P. Randall
Boston University, B.S.
1954
5
Seymour Kaitz
Boston University, M.Ed., B.S.
1954
4
Beatrice H. Wood
Framingham State Teachers' College
1930
4
Celeste M. Stuart
Willimantic State Teachers' College
1956
3
Frances R. Dustin
Wheaton College, A.B.
1953
3
Esther F. Grant
Bridgewater State Teachers' College
1946
2
Ida L. Meade
Brigewater State Teachers' College, B.S.
1953
2
Helen L. Henderson
Boston University, Sargent College, B.S.
1956
1
Phyllis M. Martin
1954
1
Beverly A. Johnson Doris Hammer
Plattsburgh State Teachers' College
1956
Drawing
Louise B. Spier
Massachusetts School of Art, B.S. 1945
Music
Warren S. Freeman
Boston University, B.Mus., M.Ed., Ed.D. 1955
Music
Harriet F. Washburn
Boston Teachers' College
1948
Framingham State Teachers' College, B.S. Tufts University
1956
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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1956
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit to you my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1956.
Scales
Adjusted Sealed
Fee
Total
Scales 100-5000 1bs.
8
$1.00
$8.00
Scales under 100 lbs.
4
22
.50
11.00
Weights:
Avoirdupois
13
49
.10
4.90
Liquid Measures:
1 Gallon or under
2
.10
.20
Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices:
Not over 1 inch
1
18
1.00
18.00
Inlet over 1 inch
2
8
3.00
24.00
Oil and Grease
6
.25
1.50
Total
20
113
$67.60
Reweighing of Commodities Put Up For Sale
Bread, 18; Butter, 12; Flour, 6; Lard, 6; Potatoes, 8; Onions, 6; Frozen Foods, 15; Beans, 8; Packaged Goods, 15.
Cash paid to Town Treasurer $67.60
Appropriation. $110.00
Salary $75.00
Town of North Attleboro 10.00
Transportation and
Supplies 25.00
-
$110.00
Respectfully submitted,
ADRIAN G. WHEELER, Sealer
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby present our annual report of the Police Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1956.
During the year 38 arrests were made. Crime against public order, 35. Crime against property, 2. Crime against person, 1.
Complaints and investigations, 730.
Papers served for our department and for out-of-town de- partments: Summons, 71; Warrants, 2; Capias, 1; and Jury Duty, 7.
Motor vehicle accidents for the year, 82. Persons injured, 39; and deaths, 4, which the State Police took over with the help of North Attleboro Police and our Department.
During the year there were 104 doors unlocked, and 60 windows opened.
Appropriation
$12,000.00
Chief Elmer C. Pease
$3,840.75
Sgt. Herbert A. Morse
160.50
Sgt. Clarence P. Avery
327.25
Night Patrol, Ernest J. LaPorte
3,442.50
Special Police
1,949.50
Supplies
716.43
Telephones
455.70
Cruiser
937.14
Expended
$11,829.77
Balance
$170.23
Again we would like to call your attention to the new cruiser. It has traveled 20,462 miles this year. We have had
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twenty calls for the use of the Emergency Ambulance. We have taken persons to the Veterans' Hospital in Boston, Davis Park Hospital in Providence, R. I., the Foxboro State Hospital, Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Mass., and the Rogers Nursing Home in Plainville.
We feel that it has been a big help to the people in our town and to the out-of-town people, as well as for our depart- ment. The radio communication which is on the same wave length with surrounding towns has aided us immeassurably. We greatly appreciate the help that the North Attleboro Police Department has given us in this instance by relaying messages.
This has been a very busy year for our Department, for a new system was inaugurated for the keeping of records. The office has also been completely renovated. A new desk and chairs were purchased from the prison industries. A new divider gives ample room for the many forms.
In conclusion, I wish to thank the members of this De- partment, the members of the Fire Department, the Board of Selectmen, and the various Town Officials for their fine co- operation and assistance during the past year of 1956.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER C. PEASE, Chief of Police
REPORT OF THE MILK INSPECTOR
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Milk and Dairies for the Town of Plainville, for the year ending December 31, 1956.
Milk Licenses issued: 44 @ $1 $44.00 Cash paid to Town Treasurer $44.00
Respectfully submitted,
EARL B. THOMPSON, Milk Inspector
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of Tree Warden for the year ending December 31, 1956.
Appropriation
$600.00
Bancroft's, Inc., Labor
$17.24
Planting of Maple Trees
68.00
Wrentham Nurseries
40.00
Bulldozer Hire, Milton Cash
32.00
Tractor Hire, Alec Fredrickson
72.00
Labor
348.35
EXPENDED
$577.59
BALANCE
22.41
Appropriation
$600.00
Respectfully submited,
ALEC FREDRICKSON,
Tree Warden
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REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of the Moth Department for the year ending December 31, 1956.
Appropriation
$500.00
Austin Bancroft, Survey
$60.00
Spraying for Poison Ivy
246.60
Labor on Dutch Elms
192.00
EXPENDED
$498.60
BALANCE
1.40
Appropriation
$500.00
Respectfully submitted,
ALEC FREDRICKSON, Tree Warden
REPORT OF DUTCH ELM CONTROL
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit my report on Dutch Elm Control for the year ending December 31, 1956.
Appropriation
$400.00
Spraying $400.00
Respectfully submitted,
ALEC FREDRICKSON, Tree Warden
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Trustees of the Public Library are happy to report a year of advances. During the summer the Girl Scouts of the Senior Troop under the enthusiastic leadership of Mrs. Ray Felix undertook as a project the redecoration of the Children's Room plus the cataloging of all books in that room. This was a difficult, arduous task as no work of any consequence had been done there since 1930. The girls assisted Barbara Fluck, trustee, in weeding the collection. Then the shelves and table were rebuilt to children's size by Fred Fluck. The girls then cleaned the room and furniture. Then they painted walls and woodwork and waxed the shelves. Much material was donated by interested persons. Lastly a group of girls under the direc- tion of Judith Cobb created Mother Goose murals in oil paints on two walls. Following the cataloging of the books an open house was held. This resulted in a donor presenting the Scouts with wallpaper and materials to redecorate a second room in the library. So the process began all over again and at present the room is completed with the cataloging of books nearly finished. Curtains were made by Mrs. Felix for the Children's Room. To show appreciation to the girls and also to maintain a uniform appearance the trustees have provided curtains for the second room. The custodian, Homer Langlais, gave his time to whiten the ceiling with materials donated by another individual. Benches were made by Explorer Boy Scouts.
This work which has been done is not only of great monetary value, but has done an immeasurable service in arousing interest in the library and its services. With the ad- dition of oil stoves in three rooms in place of one small wood stove it became possible to hold story hours for the children until the extreme cold weather proved very definitely that the library needs central heat. These story hours were conducted by Mrs. Fluck with various girl scouts reading stories each week. Attendance went as high as 51 children with the circula- tion for that one hour often higher than for the balance of the week.
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At the end of October Mrs. Reynolds resigned as librarian owing to ill health, and we were extremely fortunate to have Mrs. Peter Kilham accept the position. Under her direction the library has improved tremendously already and we expect even greater progress in the future. Mrs. Kilham has been able to take over the full responsibilities of a librarian which has relieved the trustees of duties not properly theirs. As a further result of the Girl Scout project two of the girls, Judith Cobb and Sandra Cate, have become assistants to the librarian, working several hours per month and learning the job so that they can fill in during the absence of the librarian if necessary.
Another splendid result of publicity connected with the Girl Scout project has been the founding of a Friends of the Library group by Miss Roushan Wilkinson and Mrs. Irma Chisholm. The trustees are indeed heartened by the spontane- ous effort of interested persons and we feel this group and its work will be of untold benefit to the library from now on.
It is the aim of the trustees to provide further improve- ments in library service this year. The school children need to use our reference books each afternoon and so it is planned to open the library for four hours each day Monday through Friday giving a total of 20 hours per week. In order to main- tain this schedule it is necessary to have central heat and it seems advisable to install toilet facilities also. Upon these two necessities hinge other improvements. For example, central heat requires a new chimney and certain weatherproofing of the building and a toilet calls for a cesspool, piping and some partitions.
In September the Selectmen requested the trustees to place an article in the warrant for the annual town meeting to cover this work. We have acted in accordance with this request and are asking for $6000. to cover all renovations, in- stallations and repairs needed at this time. In as much as there is approximately $6000. in the Library Stabilization Fund, there will be no need to raise the tax rate if the voters choose to raise this sum by transfer rather than by taxation. With the increased service and with the need for more new books our budget for 1957 has been set at $1600.
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Statistics for the year:
Circulation
1697
(Approximately a 30% increase over last year.)
Appropriation $800.00
Expenditures
Librarian
$246.90
Custodian
240.00
Heat
43.80
(includes stoves)
Electricity
10.00
Materials for
renovations
16.73
Cards & supplies
9.43
Books & periodicals
233.14
$800.00
Balance
$000.00
Respectfully submitted,
BARBARA P. FLUCK RALPH L. POWER ALICE M. PEASE
Trustees
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REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE
December 10, 1956
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the annual Civil Defense report.
Several trips have been made to our new Sector Head- quarters, Sassaquin School, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
File, Office equipment has been obtained and they are readily moveable into the central C. D. Headquarters in emergency.
Matching Fund Applications were made for our radio equipment. Two trips to the Massachusetts Civil Defense Headquarters in Natick were made during the processing of our applications. That this system works, is proved by the fact the Fire Department has a 10 meter base station, and three mobile units, installed, tested and working; the Civil Defense has a 2 meter base station, and three mobile units, installed tested and working; Civil Defense Radio Operators, licensed, assigned to their locations, and set up for around the clock communications operation.
The Auxiliary Fire Department has seventeen signed members, training and working in conjunction with the fire department. They have taken first aid training, and are cover- ing other, necessary training at present.
The Civil Defense has signed all the necessary papers to be eligible for a State Surplus Materials program and will be allowed to purchase many necessary items through the State Surplus, this coming year. On a Sector rating sheet, covering the Civil Defense organization in Flainville, we received a mark of 801/2 points, out of a 100 possible. This is very en- couraging, considering a year ago, we had no Civil Defense activity.
An auxiliary police unit, is now under formulation, to be trained and equipped during this next year. Emergency power
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for the central headquarters is also a goal of the Civil Defense in the coming year.
December 10, 1956
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Government Matching Fund Check
$600.00*
Letterheads, Envelopes
12.00
File and Office Equipment
18.00
Postage for year
10.00
Glendale Industries, New York
Armbands
Decals
Helmets
82.80
Camera Shop, Attleboro
Radio License Photostats
3.00
V. H. Blackinton, Attleboro Falls
C. D. Collar Insignia
Badges
Chief and Deputy Insignia
188.91
Richard Pomfret, Seekonk
Fire Equipment Freight
70.06
Cobb's Garage, Plainville
Emergency Equipment
10.00
$994.77
Balance $5.23
The Government Matching Fund Check Purchased the following:
December 10, 1956
Purchased from Radio Shack, Inc., Boston, Mass.
831SP Amphenol Connectors 8
$ .72
$ 5.76
305C Microphones
5
13.59
67.95
300Type Master Mobile Antenna
1 11.09
11.09
FSM11 Mas. Mob. Field Str. Met.
1
9.03
9.03
MBI Mas. Mob. Ant. Mtg. Brkt.
1
1.00
1.00
3087 6v Gonset CD Communicator 3
247.37
742.11
3077 12 Gonset CD Communicator 1
247.37
247.37
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145.45 Crystals
5 4.80
24.00
145.79 Crystals
3
4.80
14.40
145.35 Crystals
2
4.80
9.60
214 Premac Model CD Antenna
10
1.06
10.60
831SPN Amphenol Plug
1
1.00
1.00
6v DC Power cords for 3087
6
20.00
Purchased from Richard Cobb TV, Plainville
Ground Rod, Copper
1
$ 1.00
$ 1.00
Antenna Mast, Steel 10 ft.
2
2.471/2
4.95
Base Mount, Roof
1
1.95
1.95
Aluminum Guy 150 ft. Roll
1
4.00
4.00
Pole Guy Clamp
Lag Screws, Screw Eyes,
Insulators
.85
Total Purchases made with $600.00
Matching Fund Check
$1,181.85
December 10, 1956
I wish to thank all of the Civil Defense department heads, for their time, and whole-hearted co-operation during this last year. Everyone in Plainville should be pleased and proud to have men and women give so much of their time, for the future welfare of Plainville.
I also wish to thank all of the Town Departments, Fire, Police, Highway, The Selectmen, and the Finance Committee for their fine co-operation.
I am pleased to be of service to Plainville, and with the help and aid of all concerned, I hope this necessary association may continue in the future, as it has in the past.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAYTON E. CATE, Civil Defense Director Town of Plainville, Mass.
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS FOR 1956
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We take particular pride in presenting herewith our re- port of the Park Department for the year just closed inasmuch as we feel that it has been one of the most successful and con- structive in its history.
Because of the fact that the Park is maintained funda- mentally for the youth of the town, and practically all of our expenditures and activities are geared to the several age groups that participate, we feel that the results have been well worth the effort.
The greatest source of activity during the entire summer season was, of course, the swimming pool, and we were very fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Justin Cobb and Mr. Paul Heffernan to act as supervisors and directors of our en- tire Park Program. The daily average attendance in the park was slightly over 150 for the entire summer. A swimming program for all classes from pre-beginners through junior life saving was carried out with over 55 children being regis- tered as pre-beginners. This course is through the American Red Cross, of which Plainville comes under the North Attle- boro Chapter. Over one hundred certificates were issued by the Red Cross Instructor.
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