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c. Every such light shall be permanently shielded so that the cone of light is directly downward and does not exceed ninety (90) degrees.
11. Lights in display or show windows of stores, restaurants, bars, commercial and industrial establishments shall be limited to one 15-watt incandescent lamp or the equivalent for each eight feet of horizontal linear opening or fraction thereof. All such lights shall be separated from each other by a distance of at least eight feet. All such windows shall be screened from the main part of the establish- ment by a light-proof backdrop or partition, except that in places which are required by state law to have the main part of the estab- lishment visible from the street, a horizontal opening not in excess of one foot in height and at a height above the sidewalk between four and six feet will be left open for the entire horizontal width of the show window. In all cases where such openings are left as afore- said, no lights shall be so placed in the display window and the interior lights in the establishment shall be so shaded or screened that no direct rays of light therefrom shall shine on the sidewalk in front of the establishment. In no case shall a source of light be visible out-of-doors above a horizontal plane through that source.
12. All windows, doors, or similar openings which have any light behind them and which are not specifically covered by pro- visions above, in buildings of any type whatever, shall be screened by curtains, shades, blinds, or paint for not less than the upper three-quarters of their open area, and in no case shall a source of light be visible out-of-doors above a horizontal plane through that source.
13. All skylights which have any light under them shall be shielded, painted or otherwise covered so as to be completely opaque, or all lights thereunder shall be regarded as exterior lights and conform to the provisions of paragraph 7 above.
14. All automotive vehicles shall conform to the following :
a. The upper half of each headlight lens shall be com- pletely obscured by black paint, tape or other opaque material.
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b. Automotive vehicles shall be operated at a speed not in excess of thirty miles per hour.
c. In thickly settled communities the lowest beam in the headlight system should be used.
d. All parked automotive vehicles shall have all lights, except parking and tail lights, extinguished.
15. Bonfires, brush fires, burning fields, and outdoor fireplaces shall be extinguished completely by one-half hour after sunset.
16. Railroad trains, street cars and busses, when standing or proceeding where they would be visible from any point on the sea -. coast east and north of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, inclusive, shall ] have all interior lights so shielded that the source of these lights is not visible above a horizontal plane through that source; the head -. lights of locomotives and street cars shall also be dimmed.
17. All other out-of-door lights of whatever nature and from whatever source, not specifically covered by any of the foregoing ! provisions, and not exempted by Paragraph 20 below, shall not t exceed the intensity of a 15-watt incandescent lamp, and shall be e permanently shielded so that the cone of light is directly down -. ward and does not exceed ninety (90) degrees.
18. Any light or reflection thereof visible from out-of-doors,3 except those specifically exempted in Paragraph 20 below, which cannot be extinguished, completely obscured, or reduced in intensity in accordance with standard War Department Specifications within five minutes of the sounding of the signal for a blackout, shall be permanently extinguished.
19. Because of the military necessity for obscuring the upper half of headlights of automotive vehicles within the dimout area, such vehicles will be permitted to operate with headlights so obscured at a speed not in excess of thirty miles per hour anywhere within the New England portion of the Eastern Military Area, as defined by Public Proclamation No. 1, Eastern Defense Command and First Army.
20. These regulations do not apply to the following classes of lights in New England :
a. Official maritime or aerial navigation and obstruction lights.
b. Railroad signal lights.
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SECTION IV Enforcement and Penalties
21. The authorized agencies of the several New England States, with their consent, are designated the principal agencies to assist in the enforcement of these regulations, including their application to all plants, installations, and establishments engaged in war produc- tion, except those owned by the Federal government and operated by Federal officials.
22. Plants, installations and establishments owned by the Federal government and operated by Federal officials will be given appropriate orders in conformity with these regulations by the respective departments of the Federal government. These orders will be enforced by the respective departments.
23. Any person who violates any regulation contained herein is subject to the penalties provided by Title 18, Section 97a, United States Code, and to immediate exclusion from the Eastern Military Area. In addition, if two or more persons conspire to violate said Section 97a, United States Code, and one or more persons do any act to effect the object of such conspiracy, each of said parties will be subject to the penalties provided by Title 18, Section 88, United States Code. In the case of an alien enemy, such person will, in addition, be subject to immediate apprehension and internment.
24. Effective November 30, 1942, these regulations supersede all previous regulations issued by this headquarters concerning the control of artificial lighting within coastal dimout areas.
SHERMAN MILES Major General, United States Army, Commanding the First Service Command.
The Executive Order of Governor Leverett Saltonstall, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS By His Excellency LEVERETT SALTONSTALL GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 40
WHEREAS, the protection of ships, cargoes and crews of the United Nations, the prevention of enemy action against our shores,
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and the reduction of danger from hostile air operations are matters vital to the prosecution of the War and to the safety of the inhab- itants of this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, lights in coastal and certain other areas render our shores more vulnerable to enemy action and endanger both the ships, cargoes and crews of the United Nations and the civilian population by contributing to the skyglow and thereby giving sub- stantial assistance to enemy submarines and aircraft; and
WHEREAS, the Government of the United States, acting through the War Department, has taken measures to control, reduce or eliminate such lights; and
WHEREAS, the Government of the United States, acting through the War Department, has requested that similar measures be taken immediately by this Commonwealth to make more effective the action heretofore taken by the Government of the United States; to control, reduce or eliminate such lights :
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Leverett Saltonstall, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting under the provisions of Acts of 1941, chapter 719, sections 7 and 8 (a), Acts of 1942, chap-p ter 13, sections 2 and 3, and all other authority vested in me, dd hereby issue this order as a measure necessary and expedient fon meeting the supreme emergency of the existing state of war be-e tween the United States and certain foreign countries.
1. During the period between one-half hour after sunset each day and one-half hour before sunrise the next day, the provisions of this order shall apply to :
(1) All that part of Massachusetts, including islands, lying east of the following highways, inclusive:
(a) Unnumbered road joining N. H. Route 128 at the Massa chusetts-New Hampshire border, thence running through Collinsville to Lowell by way of Mammouth Road.
(b) Massachusetts Route 110 from Lowell to Chelmsford.
(c) Massachusetts Route 27 from Chelmsford to Sudbury.
(d) Unnumbered road from Sudbury through Nobscot and Framingham to South Framingham.
(e) Massachusetts Route 126 from South Framingham to the Massachusetts-Rhode Island border.
(2) That part of all settled communities bordering on eithe: side of said highways, which is provided with street or highway lights.
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(3) All territory which is within a radius of five miles of the City Hall of Worcester.
2. The following words as used in this order shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires :
(a) "Light source," the filament of an incandescent lamp; the mantle in a gas lamp; the flame in an oil lamp, arc lamp or candle; the tube in a fluorescent lamp; or the luminous arc in a mercury vapor lamp.
(b) "Visible from any point on the seacoast," visible by any person facing inland from any point on the natural shores of the mainland and the islands of the Common- wealth, including all bays, harbors, coves, estuaries and indentations, except where there is a bridge across any tidal river or estuary, in which case it shall mean visible from the line of the bridge located nearest the sea, whether or not said bridge is located within the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts.
3. All lights of every nature and from whatever source, ex- cept those lights referred to in paragraphs 14, 15, 18 and 21, shall be permanently shielded, obscured or reduced in intensity so that no gleam or reflection thereof shall be visible from any point on the seacoast. Any such light which cannot be shielded or controlled shall be extinguished.
4. All lights used for illuminating outdoor advertising and display signs, stationary or mobile, shall be extinguished.
5. All exterior lights used for the illumination of streets and highways shall be reduced in size and number as specified from time to time in writing by the First Service Command, United States Army, to the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety, and those retained in use shall be permanently shielded in such a manner that the light source shall not be visible above a horizontal plane through the lower extremity of that source.
6. (a) Essential traffic signals shall be shielded in accord- ance with methods approved and designated by the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(b) Non-essential traffic signals shall be extinguished. A "non-essential traffic signal" is defined to be a signal located where traffic needs as certified by said Depart- ment of Public Works do not equal or exceed the con-
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ditions described in Article A II, page 56, et seq., "Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways" (American Association off State Highway Officials, Edition November, 1935).
7. All exterior lights used for outdoor manufacturing, in railroad yards, for repair work, shipbuilding, necessary handling or storage of raw or finished materials, harvesting of crops or rais- ing of poultry, or for any type of construction work, shall be re- duced in size and number as specified from time to time in writing by the First Service Command, United States Army, to the Massa- chusetts Committee on Public Safety. Those retained in use shall be permanently shielded so that the light is thrown directly down -- ward and is included within a ninety degree cone.
8. With the exception of those lights referred to in para -- graphs 5 and 6 above, all exterior lights used for protective pur- poses, as specified from time to time in writing by the First Servicee Command, United States Army, to the Massachusetts Committee onn Public Safety, shall be shielded so as to throw the light only wheree it is necessary to insure protection, and in no case shall the lightt source be visible above a horizontal plane through the lower ex -. tremity of that source.
9. The illumination caused by fires, flashes or glows from industrial processes shall be shielded, obscured, reduced in size orr otherwise treated to as great an extent as may be practicable inn order to eliminate or reduce to a minimum the amount of lightt which is emitted upward.
10. The outdoor illumination of areas such as parking lots, ?. gasoline filling stations, public playgrounds and places of amuse- ment or entertainment shall be limited by the following provisions :
(a) No single light shall be used which exceeds the light out- put of a 40 watt incandescent lamp.
(b) No light shall be located nearer than twenty feet to any other light within such an area.
(c) Every light shall be permanently shielded so that the light is thrown directly downward and is included within a ninety degree cone.
11. Lights in display or show windows of stores, restaurants, bars, and places of commerce and industry shall be limited to one 15 watt incandescent lamp or its equivalent for each eight feet of horizontal linear opening or fraction thereof. All such lights shall
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be separated from each other by a distance of at least eight feet. All such windows, including transoms, shall be screened from the main part of the establishment by a lightproof backdrop or parti- tion, except that in places which are required by state law to have the interior of the establishment visible from the street, an opening not in excess of one foot in height and at a height above the side- walk of between four and six feet may be left open for the entire horizontal width of the window. In all cases where such openings are left as aforesaid, no lights shall be placed in windows and the interior lights in the establishment shall be so shaded or screened that no direct rays of light therefrom shall shine on the area adjacent to the establishment. In no case shall the source of light be visible out of doors above a horizontal plane through the lower extremity of that source.
12. In buildings of any type whatever, all windows, doors or similar openings from which light shines outward and which are not specifically covered by the provisions of paragraph 11 above shall be screened by curtains, shades, blinds or paint for not less than the upper three-fourths of their open area, and in no case shall a light source be visible out of doors above a horizontal plane through the lower extremity of that source.'
13. All skylights which have any light under them shall be shielded, painted or otherwise covered so as to be completely opaque or all lights thereunder shall be regarded as exterior lights and conform to the provisions of paragraph 7 above.
14. Every motor vehicle, including busses and trackless trolleys, shall conform to the following requirements :
(a) The upper half, but not more than the upper half, of each headlight lens shall be completely obscured by black paint, tape, opaque material, or by such other device as may be approved by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.
(b) Such motor vehicles shall be operated at a speed not in excess of thirty miles per hour.
(c) In thickly settled communities the lowest beam in the headlight shall be used ; the "lowest beam" as herein used shall not be construed to mean parking lights.
15. Motor vehicles which are parked in any public way shall have all lights extinguished, except parking lights and tail lights. Motor vehicles parked off any such way shall have all lights extinguished.
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16. Motor vehicles with headlights obscured in the mannerr provided by paragraph 14 (a) of this order may be operated any- where within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provided that the speed of operation of such motor vehicles does not exceed thirty miles per hour during the period between one-half hour after sun- set and one-half hour before sunrise.
17. Refuse dumps, outdoor incinerators, bonfires, brush fires, burning fields and outdoor fireplaces shall be extinguished com- pletely by one-half hour after sunset, and no such fire shall be ignited prior to one-half hour before sunrise.
18. Every locomotive, railroad train, street car, bus or track -. less trolley, whether standing or moving where it would be visible from any point on the seacoast, shall have all interior lights soc shielded that the light source is not visible above a horizontal planer through the lower extremity of such source; the headlights of anyy such locomotive, railroad train or street car shall be dimmed.
19. All other exterior lights of whatever nature and from whatever source not specifically covered by any of the foregoing provisions and not exempted by paragraph 21 below shall not ex‹ ceed the light output of a 15 watt incandescent lamp, and shall be permanently shielded so that the light is thrown directly downward( and is included within a ninety degree cone. The lights referred to in this paragraph shall not be nearer than twenty feet to each otherr
20. Any light or reflection thereof visible from out of doorss except those specifically exempted in paragraph 21 below, which cannot be extinguished, completely obscured or reduced in intensity in accordance with Standard War Department Specifications within five minutes of the sounding of a signal for a blackout shall bo permanently extinguished.
21. This order shall not apply-
(a) To official maritime or aerial navigation and obstrucc tion lights.
(b) To railroad signal lights.
22. The Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety is author ized to make any variation in the foregoing order, except as tu paragraphs 14, 15, and 16 hereof, to conform to any future change in the "Dimout Regulations for New England" as issued by the Headquarters, First Service Command, effective November 3( 1942.
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23. The provisions of this order shall not apply to any real or ersonal property owned by and under the control of the United tates Government or any agency thereof. Violations of this order n said premises should be reported to the Massachusetts Committee n Public Safety.
24.' The operation anywhere within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of any motor vehicle equipped as provided in para- raph 14 (a) of this order, at any time subsequent to November 7, 1942, and prior to the effective date hereof, shall not be deemed nlawful, notwithstanding any statute, ordinance, by-law or de- artmental rule or regulation to the contrary.
25. Executive Order No. 31, issued on July 17, 1942, is re- ealed, revoked and annulled as of November 30, 1942, but such epeal, revocation and annulment shall not affect any prosecution hereunder pending on said date. The provisions of this order shall ecome effective November 30, 1942.
26. The provisions of any law, ordinance, by-law or depart- mental rule or regulation to the extent that such provisions are in- onsistent with this order shall be inoperative during the effective eriod hereof.
27. Any person who violates any provisions of this order or ny rule or regulation issued hereunder shall be punished therefor s provided by Acts of 1942, chapter 13, section 3.
GIVEN at the Executive Chamber in Boston, this twenty- eventh day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand ine hundred and forty-two, and of the Independence of the United tates of America, the one hundred and sixty-seventh.
LEVERETT SALTONSTALL.
y His Excellency the Governor, PAUL D. HOWARD,
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMITTEE STATEMENT
Printed herewith is the dimout regulation order affecting ur community issued by Sherman Miles, Major General, United
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States Army, Commanding the First Service Command, and Execr tive Order No. 40 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued kis Governor Leverett Saltonstall for the purpose of bringing Masss chusetts enforcement into harmony with the requirements of the army order.
It appears that these are clear and concise and require In elaboration or interpretation.
A copy of the regulation is included in the Town Report :! order that you may understand what is required and you may know what your air raid warden or police officer is instructed to enforce
C. LLOYD CLAFF, Chairman, Committee on Public Safety
PATRICK T. McDONNELL, Blackout Officer.
RAYMOND MASON, Chief Air Raid Warden.
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Report of the Emergency War Board
Board of Selectmen. Gentlemen :
We respectfully submit our report of 1942.
During the past year your Emergency War Board has co-operated with the Committee on Public Safety and the Randolph Unit of the Massachusetts State Guard in assist- ing in securing additional personnel. Many meetings of Randolph citizens were held on these matters and we fur- thered our efforts by co-operative direct mail to the in- dividuals.
Chairman James D. Mckinnon and Co-Chairman Elizabeth Merriken, assisted by Highway Surveyor John A. Frederickson and Stetson High School students, have been most active collecting Salvage for the War Effort. They have given untiringly of their time and efforts and are de- serving of the highest praise. Over one-half a million pounds of rubber, paper, and metal have been collected and turned over to the proper Governmental Agencies.
There is still urgent need of Salvage for the War Effort, and we urge the co-operation of every citizen in the saving of tin, rubber, paper and metal. Periodic collections will be made in 1943, to be announced through the press.
We congratulate the Principals and Teachers and the students of both primary and high schools for their splen- did puchases of War Bonds and Stamps, and we urge all citizens FOR VICTORY BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS.
Yours, truly EMERGENCY WAR BOARD, MARTIN E. YOUNG, Chairman WALTER J. GOOD, JAMES D. McKINNON, GEORGE N. WELCH, ALBERT C. WILDE.
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Report of the School Committee
The School Committee herewith submits its report for the year 1942.
All matters pertaining to school work are treated ir detail in report of Superintendent of Schools and the reports of the various departments of the School System which are appended hereto and which are a part of this report.
We earnestly recommend that you read these reportst that you may know what is being done for the school chil dren of Randolph.
We wish at this time to express our sincere thanks to all members of the Randolph School System for thei: untiring efforts during the past year.
RALPH H. HUTCHINSON, Chairman JOHN E. KELLEY, FRANK H. LINFIELD, WILLIAM G. BILLINGHAM, PHILIP BOYLE, Secretary.
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of Randolph, Mr. Chairman and Members :
I submit herewith my annual report of the schools for your examination and approval.
One year of war has made our schools war conscious. They are effectively co-operating in every way with na- tional and state war recommendations and with all the responsibilities and obligations which public school educa- tion entails. Our schools are in this work in earnest and, if so, it is because our teachers and pupils are in earnest, are faithful and loyal to duties, to our democratic form of government and our American way of life. "This is worth fighting for."
Normal procedures and school organizations in general have been greatly disrupted. This was to be expected in part but the loss of teachers for military service, war de- fense work and higher salaries has been serious if not tragic. This same situation was a recognized defect and fault dur- ing the first World War but the experiences then have evi- dently been forgotten or tabled for the same conditions prevail today, the same fumbling and the pulling of teachers from one school system to another in order to save the bot- toms of each educational basket from falling out. War is a tremendous undertaking and must be pursued vigorously. It is not for a humble schoolman to tell how that war shall be conducted but it is in the realm of reason to believe that key-positions in the field of public school education, as in military and industrial service and in some institutions of higher learning, shall be listed and exempted from direct military enlistment on the basis of value and importance of that job as a contributory factor for war purposes. This could well include some form of Federal war subsidy or
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commission for purposes of stabilization, continuity and directed efficiency in the greatest, largest and most poten- tial public institution in this or any country, the public schools.
Contribution to war activities by schools has been an outstanding feature. Our emphasis have included not only the purchase of defense stamps, bonds and the collection of vital metals but also upon the ideals and principles of our national existence, its form of government, how it functions, etc., and the duties and obligations of citizenship. These are enduring qualities. Recognition is here given to the Prescott school, Mr. Dillon, teachers and pupils for having received from the U. S. Treasury Dept. the first Minute Man Flag awarded in the state for a junior-elementary school for the high per cent. in the sale of stamps and bonds. A recent report from Miss Donovan states that the Devine school (including the Pauline Street school) has also re- ceived this honor. Her school at one period scored 100 per cent. These achievements are pleasant to report though we do not overlook nor discount the wholesome spirit of the student body whether the child purchases a ten cent stamp or a bond.
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