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Thomas Liberty Pharmakis
Robert Earl Thurber
Donald Kimball Phillips
Barbara Lois Torrey
Virginia Reta Pineo
Virginia Florence Twombly
Nina Viola Potter Olive Maria Potter
John Richard VanderPyl Janice Helen Vickery
Dorothy Clark Pullen
Florence Carolyn Vieira
John Philip Qvarnstrom
Monica Mary Wallace
Ethel Heaton Ward
Muriel Elizabeth Watts
Richard Henry Read
Stanley Ainsworth Woodward
Lillian Alice Rheaume
Mildred Mary Wright
Albert Reginald Rhyno Orville Pratt Richardson, Jr.
Marie Pauline Wry
Bernard John Young
Frances Morin Ethel May Mossberg Catherine Theresa Mullaney
Edna Alma Salley Olix Veronica Salley
Ruth Eveleen Seyboth
Catherine Virginia Slattery
Alma Tabberner
Clara Louise Randall Vivian Amela Raymond
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HONORS
Ruth K. Manter-Valedictorian Rita C. McCracken-Salutatorian
ESSAYISTS CHOSEN BY FACULTY FROM THE HONOR GROUP William F. Lee Dorothea I. Murray
ESSAYISTS CHOSEN BY SENIOR CLASS FROM THE HONOR GROUP Charles T. Goddard George M. O'Keefe
HONOR GROUP (Alphabetically Arranged)
Phyllis M. Allen
Rita M. Henry
Elsie A. Anderson
M. Lucille Johnson
Ruth M. Anderson
William A. Kimmell
Rachel M. Anderton
Doris E. Klepper
Earl E. Baumgartel
William F. Lee
Beatrice E. Bennion
Rita C. McCraken
Alyce V. Bergeron
Frances L. McNally
Dorothy L. Cavanaugh
Ruth K. Manter
Gertrude M. Charette
Dorothea I. Murray
Helen E. Churchill
Charles H. Obrist
Richard I. Clark
George M. O'Keefe
Agnes V. Flanagan
Lois E. Parker
Ruth M. Flynn
Donald K. Phillips
Barbara A. Gilmour
W. Harold Riley
Charles T. Goddard
Wilfred V. Rounseville
Doris Greenberg
F. Louise Staples Alice Teacher
Ruth C. Hazlett
Monica M. Wallace
Class Colors : Crimson and Gray
Class Motto: "Learn to Live, and Live to Learn"
Class Song
Now we must go, sadly, I know, Away from the ties that bind us- Mem'ries that soothe linger with you
As sadly we must say adieu, For-we-are Learning to live, living to learn, Making the most of our chances.
School days are through, happy ones, too, Seeking a goal that entrances,
Holding our faith in the knowledge we've learned, Grasping a future and striving to earn, as we're Learning to live, living to learn, Dear Class of Thirty-five!
-Stanley Flynn
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GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES BANK STREET SCHOOL-GRADE VIII
Mary Frances Ahern
Robert Ernest Fallows, Jr.
Gerard Taylor Amsbury, Jr.
Robert Loren Fielding
Cecile Eva Arnold
Marie Katherine Finnegan
Joseph Thomas Arruda
Norman Wilfred Fisher
Demetrius Athanas
Francis Martin Joseph Flaherty
John Degen Baer
Mary Joan Foley
Eleanor Louise Barrett
William Henry Foss
Karl Fred Bassler, Jr.
Raymond Franklin
Walter Robert Bassler
Ada Fratoni
Florence Lorraine Bellavance
Ida Fratoni
Alice Frances Bescherer
Norman Gerald Fredette
Pauline Bismark
Harlan Stillwell Friensehner
Charles Henry Plais
Warren Hathaway Fuller
Harvey Blanchard
Dorothy Louise Gagnon
William Francis Boisclair
Edna Mae Gagnon
James Vincent Bolton
Daniel Edward Gard
Herbert Stanley Bonner
Geraldine Gay
Daniel Francis Bowen
Mary Giannitelli
Edward Joseph Boyer
Martha Ella Giles
Minette Eleanor Brigham
Raymond Francis Gorman
Alice Loretta Brousseau
Marie Genevieve Goulet
Elizabeth Thayer Grant
Christina Lucille Caponigro
Helen Mae Carlson
Marcile Frances Gustafson
Janet Marie Hardaway
Richard William Carlson
Edmond Oscar Carufel
Edgar Emile Casavant
Lea Theresa Hearn
George Vincent Casey, Jr.
Mildred Alice Hesketh
Virginia Sarah Oliver Castro
William Frank Carvalho
Joseph Cerreto Alice Genevieve Chambers
Henry Chitron
Kenneth Albert Clark
Vincent Frederick Joseph Coady, Jr.
Duncan Richard Cornell
Virginia Isabelle Correia
Agnes Marjorie Cote
Anita Cecile Cote
Louis Weston Crawford
Jerome Christopher Cronin
Josephine Grace Crowley
Richard Murray Dalton
William Deavellar
Barbara de la Feuilliez
Kathleen Mary Denneny Wallace Densmore Doris Yvonne Doucette
Irene Elizabeth Doyle
Agnes Christina Duffy Ralph Milton Dumican
Donald Harry Dunn
William Herbert Dunn
Warren William Eugene Ebert
Roger Earl Inman Neil Ward Jacques John Roland Janson
Alvin Norman Johnson
Harold Austin Johnson
Thomas Laidlaw Johnston
Sherman Francis Jost Mary Frances Keane Harriet Frances Keim
Helen Elizabeth Keim
Henry William Kelley Ida Genevieve Kinzle Zygmont Kulaga Irene Adeline Langlois Fred John Larsen
Daniel Byron Lathigee
Herbert Irving Lewis, Jr.
Edward Roussin Liberty Norman Robert Lund
Gwendolyn Anita Lyle
Lillian May Broadbent
Evelyn Gingras
Helen Bruen Alice Marie Cabral
Harriett Elizabeth Gray
Vivian Evelyn Gurn
Leonard Arnold Carlson
Edward Joseph Healey
Thomas Stephen Healey, Jr.
William Edward Heussler Willette Hodge
Esther Josephine Hogberg
Russell Irving Holt
Mabell Louise Hutchinson
Lois Euphemia Hughes
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Helen Roberta Lynch Donald James McArdle
Earl Henry Robinson
Charles Edward Rollins
Margaret Patricia McGovern David Jacob McMurray, Jr. Effie Bernice Machon
William Richard Ryan Manuel Santos
Kenneth Earl Schneider
William Henry Mackinnon Thomas Francis Maguire
Elizabeth Martin
Annie Shand Edward Francis Shockro
Edith May Matteson
Anna Louise Silva
Isabelle Menard
Charles Alfred Smith, Jr.
Dorothy Ray Miller
Marceline Joseph Soutu Robert Arthur Staples
George Edmunds Moore, Jr.
Donald Howard Stevens
Thomas Dermitt Mulligan
Rose Anna Emma St. George
William Fielden Naylor
Albert Francis St. Lawrence
Doris Edith Nelson
Patricia Anne Stone Anna Mary Swistak
Roderick Raymond Nerney Elizabeth Robinson Nolan
Gladys Therrian
Margaret Millicent Thibideau
Marshall Brown Thornton
Virginia Rosemarie Tolchinsky
Hugh Edward O'Connor
Thomas James Tracey
Raymond Stephen Tremblay
Margaret Ellen Tully
Francis Norman Ullrich, Jr.
Henry Lewis Peirce
Arthur William Perry
Joseph Anthony Vieira
Doris Evelyn Perry
Evelyn Theresa Vieira
Hope Hall Picken Lester James Picken, Jr.
Richard Sewell Wagle
Raymond Maxcy Potter, Jr.
Joseph James Powers
Yvonne Marie Blanche Provencher John Robert Radley Bernice Jane Radnor
Lizzaro Rivello
John Thomas White, Jr. Ann Wojciechowski
Melvin Joseph Young
GRADUATES BLISS SCHOOL-GRADE VIII
Joseph Louis Almeida Gertrude Elizabeth Anderson
John Battista Castiglia
Frederick Cooper Frank Henry Creeden
Richard Allen Barr
Emily Pratt Davis
Everett Sheldon Bauer
William Alfred Davis
Dorothy Rose Bellavance
Livia De Fusco
Henry Bismark Elizabeth Urania Bliss
Ernest Dodge John Michael Dunn
Cora Blois Celia Marie Anne Boudreau Robert Bradley
Ruth Eleanor Fauteaux
Mary Estelle Breault
Mildred Helen Brockway
Ruth Frances Galligan
Jarvis Padgham Brown
Freeman Herbert Gard
Gordon Allen Buckley .
Beverly Alfreda Burton
Gerard Joachim Gendron Joseph Henry Graney
Alda Elizabeth Oliver Hilda Geraldine Oliver Evelyn Orme Virginia Delores Pedro
Chester Adrian VanderPyl Charles Augustus Vaslet
Cecelia Emily Perry
Charles Theodore Videto, Jr.
Manuel John Vieira
George Clifford Walker Virginia Ella Weeman
Doris Wellman
Virginia Lenore Whalen
William Little Robertson Alvin Raymond Robinson
Helen Barney
Ralph Dyer
Mildred Jeanette Fortier John Alton Fuller
Ethel May Schofield
Patricia Miner
John Charles Norlund
Andrew Stanley Nyzio Otto Robert Ockert
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Marian Viola Hanson Ralph Orlando Hawkins Roberta Mary Healey
Charles Francis Heroux Eleanor Shirley Hobbs
Robert Hocking Iva Mae Holbrook Ruth Miriam Holland James Hughes Louise Johnson Wilfred J. LeFort, Jr.
Richard Eugene Lesperance
Joseph Walter Lewis, Jr.
Adolph Pearson Lind
Milton Joseph McBride
Lillian Alice McCall
Ruth Eleanor McCarthy Grace Ellen Morse
Stephen Purrington Morse Annie Mary Murphy John Alphonsus O'Donnell John Arnold Pardey, Jr. Priscilla Pearce John Prokurat
Charles Clark Pullen, Jr.
Herbert Henry Quilitzsch Anne Elizabeth Rheaume Andrew Joseph Robillard Loretta Robinson
Frank Rose
John Albert Spittell George Joseph Weimert James Earl Whitney Myrtice Irma Worrall Lillian Mae Wright
GRADUATES LINCOLN SCHOOL-GRADE VIII
Rene Joseph Allard
Mary Augusta Almeida
Lillian Anacko
Arthur Louis LeTellier
Mildred Gertrude Balser
Andrew McLean
Frederick Leo Blythe
Phyllis Mary Michalik
Raymond Joseph Brogan Marjorie Isabel Brown
Josephine Motyka
Helen Couture
George Louis Normand Sophie Ohina Stella Oles Caroline Paranick
James Edward Curry Robert Shaw Denham Clifford Dooley Alice Cecelia Doran Francis Joseph Drew Raymond Henry Duclos
Eugene Patenaude
Anthony Perry
Mary Barbara Poholek
Franklin Herman Powers
Janet Reid Edna Emma Marie Richard
Constance Olga Farrow Dorothy May Dunning Joseph Vernon Fortier Odiva Elda Galasso Richard Francis Gibney Jennie Gula William Habershaw Louise Marie Hetu Julian Jarozewski
Grace Louise Schoder Louise Mae Schricker Ruth Mildred Smith
Mary Anita Sokol Bernadette Evette Stauff
Erving Woolley Tefft Lester Stanley Thrasher
Helen Stella Kalenkiewicz
Worrall Walter Waterman
Henry Anthony Klimaszewski
Herbert Ellsworth White
Ralph Henry Williams
Emilia Mary Kozinska Josephine Kubat
Germaine Marie Labonte Lawrence Richard Lavender
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Report of the Police Department
January 1, 1936
To His Honor the Mayor, and the Municipal Council,
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my annual report of the Police Department for the year 1935.
PERSONNEL
Chief and Lock-up Keeper George D. Rapport
Lieutenant
Franklin McKay
Sergeant William D. Norwood
Acting Sergeants Peter Marron-Ernest W. Holt
Patrolmen
Bora, John J. Brogan, Charles M.
Kelly, John J. LaCroix, Eugene J.
Clifford, Horace A.
McBride, Joseph P.
Doyle, James A.
Mulkern, James H.
Drew, John F.
O'Donnell, Joseph E.
Desonier, William J.
O'Hare, Howard
Doucette, William
Orr, Gilbert E.
Fredette, Joseph A.,
Pion, Donat E.
Gazzola, Primino
Willis, Charles E.
Johnson, Lawrence R.
Reserve Patrolmen
Heagney, Joseph E.
Higgins, Elliott
Working Schedules
There are 19 regulars and 2 reserve patrolmen, they are separated into three shifts of seven men each and work 8 hours daily. Each shift is in command of a Sergeant. The shifts rotate from a day to a night shift monthly, and each man on each shift rotates his beat daily so that the same man is not covering the same beat two days or nights in succession.
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In this way every man in the Department becomes familiar with all sections of the City, the citizens are given the opportunity of seeing the entire personnel of their department, and it also gets away from the deadly monotony of walking the same beat day after day for years. When a man is assigned a new beat, he is more alert and not so apt to take every thing on his beat as a matter of course, a new man will pause to investigate and possibly find something amiss that the old regular patrolman on that beat would have missed. It keeps up the interest of the men and makes the patrolling of each beat worthwhile, as they are constantly looking for the unexpected to happen, the unexpected that would be commonplace to the man who had walked that beat for several years.
The change over from the old system to this one has worked out very success- fully and is well liked by the men.
Traffic
About 90% of modern police work is tied in with the investigation of crimes committed by automobile operators, handling of traffic, both vehicular and foot, at schools and on busy streets, enforcement of traffic regulations both City and State and the investigation of automobile accidents. We have no regularly assigned men to this type of work, it devolves on every member of the department to take care of every situation as it arises, and this they have done very well.
In addition to our regular traffic problems we have the situation in South Attleboro caused by the race-trace patrons from Massachusetts, this situation. is doubly arduous during the season when both the track and schools are open. This has all been handled without an increase in men, and without a single accident during the racing season last year, either to a school child or a motorist.
There are still some problems to be worked out with reference to the new traffic regulations in the center, but as a whole they have worked very satis- factorily and without a great deal of complaint from the motorists.
Complaints, Investigations, Arrests and Summons
During the year 1935 the Department received a total of 1,597 complaints and made the same number of investigations some of which were closed with arrests, while the majority were settled by the Officer investigating without any court appearance.
There were 577 motorists summoned into court for violation of the motor vehicle laws.
The Department made a total of 580 arrests, the offences for which these persons were arrested are listed below.
The Gross receipts at the 4th District Court for the year were $9,327. 12 and after deductions for expenses of witnesses, committments, etc., were made, $8,063.57 was turned into the City treasury. This is $7,291.80 more than was turned in in 1934, when the Gross was $1,453. 00 and the net $771.77.
Arrest Report
Accosting person of opposite sex. 1
Assault . .
2
Assault and Battery
10
Abandonment.
7
Attempted B. E. & L. 1
Begetting 4
B. E. & L. 7
Carrying revolver without permit. 1
Concealing leased property . 2
Collecting junk without a license 4
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Drunkeness. 220
Drunken drivers 41
Delinquent children 12
Disturbance of the peace 38
Escaped prisoner.
1
Exposing and Keeping Liquor.
5
False Fire Alarms .
5
Failing to restrain dog
1
False name to Officer
1
Fraudulent check passer
2
Gaming (Present at).
45
Gaming (Maintaining)
5
Gaming (Registering bets) 11
Gaming (Lottery tickets) 6
Indecent exposure. 1
Lewd and Lascivious persons
6
Leaving scene of accident.
4
Lord's Day (Work on)
1
Larceny. .
35
Larceny (Attempted).
4
Neglect to provide for wife
22 1
Non-payment of Fine
1
Operating to endanger
7
Operating un-registered and un-insured car.
3
Operating after suspension of License 2
Peddling without a License. 16
Rape. 2
1
Robbery while armed.
3
Stubborn child. 2
Tramp 11
Trespassing. 2
1
Unlicensed dogs
10
Violation of Probation 12
1
TOTAL
580 Arrests
Motor Violation Report
Speeding 263
Passing where view obstructed. 128
Passing a red light. 41
Passing on the right . 4
Operating without a license. 18
4
Operating an unregistered car. 4
33
Attaching number plates. 3
Refusing to stop for an Officer 1
Allowing an improper person to operate 2
65
Leaving scene of accident.
4
Defective brakes.
3
Leaving motor running 1
TOTAL 577
Neglected children.
Receiving stolen property
Unnatural act.
Violation of weekly wage law
Operating without insurance
Operating to endanger the public.
Operating after license revoked. 3
Failing to slow at intersection
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Violations of Traffic Ordinances
Left wheel to curb 129
Parking in restricted area. 89
Parking under Railroad arch 31
Overtime parking .
11
Double Parking
8
Parking too far from curbing
5
Parking on curve.
4
Parking with motor running unattended 4
Parking in front of private way
3
Parking too near hydrant 2
Parking on crosswalk .
1
Parking overtime in Bus stand.
1
Parking on Railroad bridge 1
Parking to impede traffic
1
TOTAL Courtesy Tags 290
Defective headlights 179
Automobile Accidents
During the year there were 148 automobile accidents involving personal injury; they were:
Automobile vs. Automobile 90
Automobile vs. Pedestrian.
35
Automobile vs. Pole . 12
Automobile vs. Bicycle.
6
Automobile vs. Coaster
1
Automobile vs. Roller-skater.
1
Automobile vs. Railroad train.
1
Automobile vs. Baseball
1
Automobile vs. Horse and Plow
1
TOTAL 148
There were 7 Persons killed and 166 injured-it is impossible to estimate the property damage.
Automotive Equipment
The Department now has four Plymouth coach cruisers, equipped with the finest type one-way radio obtainable, the sets are made by the American-Bosch Company of Springfield, Massachusetts. The four sets have been in constant operation ever since we purchased them, and the outlay for repairs, tubes, etc., has been less than $5.00. They are the last word in radio of this type and our men never miss a call, for the sets are always working properly.
The Department has three Indian Chief motorcycles, purchased this past season (1935). They are in excellent shape and are ready to go at a moment's notice.
The patrol-wagon purchased in 1934 has been only 2,000 miles and is good for a long time yet.
Unless something unforseen happens the Department will not need any new cars or motorcycles in 1936.
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Pistol Practice and First Aid Work
The Department has proven itself to be one of the best in the business as regards their shooting. Starting in May of 1935, with no previous range experience the outfit now boasts of several "Experts," the highest rating possible to obtain, several "Sharpshooters," the next highest rating, and the balance of the Depart- ment all qualified as "Marksmen".
Although handicapped for funds and a place to build a suitable pistol range, the men acquired enough money to purchase ammunition and targets, and through the generosity of John Anderson were permitted to build a range on his land off County Street.
All the work and most all of the shooting was done on the men's time off, no man was called away from his regular duty to practice or work on the range.
The Department now through no expense to the city, are able to handle their guns with confidence and without danger to innocent bystanders in a case of an emergency. This practice should not be allowed to lapse and should be made compulsory for all members.
The Department was instructed in the rudiments of First Aid Work by Councilman David Lyons early last year, this time was also given by the men on their time off, and was not compulsory. The attendance was nearly 100% and all graduated and received diplomas from the American Red Cross. Persons who use the highways, motorists and pedestrians, victims of electricity, gas and shock, now have a better chance for life or at least for a little more comfort when attended by an Officer pending the arrival of a physician, than they formerly would have had. Their instructions in the application of Tourniquets alone is invaluable to the citizens, and I have no doubt with the increasing number of motor accidents this knowledge will be instrumental in the saving of lives that otherwise would have been sacrificed because the Police were inexperienced in their application.
The City owes a vote of thanks to Councilman Lyons for this service.
Crime Conditions
From my observations I believe the City to be comparatively clean, from a Police Officer's stand-point.
With two exceptions the Commercial clubs of the city have been no bother to the Police, in fact this City has the reputation in the State ABC Headquarters of having the best operated clubs in the entire Southern district.
Gambling is conducted at a minimum if at all. The City has no open gambling, or wide open horse betting rooms, such as were here early in 1935.
There are no houses of ill fame, nor drinking places where young couples mix and carouse.
The unsolved crimes for the year are negligable in comparison to those solved. The only crimes of violence during the year have been cleared by arrests, those were 2 armed hold-ups and 2 cases of Rape.
Pay Schedule For All Officers
From the standpoint of good business management I believe the pay of the superior officers to be entirely out of proportion to the amount of work and responsibility they assume when promoted. It probably isn't generally known, but the difference in pay between a Lieutenant and a Sergeant is only $1.13 a week, and the difference in pay between a Sergeant and a patrolman is only
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$1.12 a week. It is hard to expect a man to strive for a promotion with an in- ducement like that, unless it is expected that the honor of the position should suffice, but what family can live on honor and how many uniforms can you buy with it?
From a perusal of the debt of the City in 1929 and its subsequent reduction from over a million dollars to around six hundred thousand dollars, I believe the patrolmen should be returned to their 1932 base rate pay, and the superior officers be granted the increases I have outlined below.
Lieutenant $2,200.00 per year
Sergeant 2,000.00 per year
Patrolmen 1,820.00 per year .55 an hour
Reserve Patrolmen.
Besides maintaining their homes on their meager salaries, all the Officers are required to outfit themselves with uniforms and accessories in such numbers and of such quality and design as the Chief shall prescribe. Their original outfits cost them in the neighborhood of $150.00.
Station
It's the same old dilapidated station, still unsafe, unsanitary, and entirely inadequate for the Department's present needs, it would seem that $2,000 00 a year, the approximate rent paid here, would go a long ways towards paying the interest on the cost of the purchase and erection of a new station.
Recommendations
1. Re-adjustment of pay schedules as outlined on page 141.
2. Modern Police Station and garage with gas pump.
3. Changing the Charter to read 3 Sergeants instead of 2, so that the present arrangement of 3 shifts can be continued. The other method is anti- quated and has gone by.
4. The erection on City owned land of an up-to-date Police pistol range.
5. A Department which in addition to their routine paper work, mail, bill schedules, budget, and annual reports, has violation cards numbering well over a thousand, complaint sheets running close to 1,600, investigation sheets, accident forms to fill out, Grand Jury and Superior Court reports almost daily to be forwarded to the District Attorney (and they should be legible) certainly needs a clerk, and I recommend that a clerk be assigned from a Civil Service list to handle this work.
6. In the Police Department alone about $3,000.00 is spent annually for the purchase of gasoline and oil. If the same amount of gasoline and oil were to be purchased by the City at wholesale and stored in city owned tanks, it would not only save the taxpayers a tidy sum yearly, but it would be where it could be used when needed, at the Police station. Our cars operate 24 hours daily- garages as a rule are not open that long.
I have no recommendation to make in regards to the new traffic regulations, your traffic commission is doing all that is needed in that direction.
In closing I want to thank all who have co-operated with the Department and myself during this year.
Respectfully submitted,
George D. Rapport, Chief of Police.
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Report of Board of Public Welfare
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council, City of Attleboro, Mass.
Honorable and Dear Sirs :-
In compliance with the City Ordinance, the Board of Public Welfare here- with respectively submits the annual report of the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1935.
The total number of individuals aided during the year was 2,345, representing 559 families or cases, at a gross expense for all Divisions of $177,057.06. Against this amount there was billed to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $36,657.52 for the care of persons having no legal settlement and $7,666.10 was charged to other cities and towns for the support of persons residing here and settled elsewhere. These credits of $44,323.62 bring the net direct cost of the Department for the year to $132,733.44 or $6.08 per capita, based on the 1935 census.
The largest case load was attained during March when it reached 410 and the lowest during the first week in November when 249 cases were being aided. This department was in close touch with the E. R. A. office with a result that a large number of cases were taken off our rolls due to their having received em- ployment on the E. R. A. or the amount of aid rendered to the family was de- creased due to their having received E. R. A. jobs. During the month of Novem- ber the E. R. A. was changed to the W. P. A. and due to the change and the method of paying the men twice a month it became necessary for this Department to assist those on the W. P. A. until such time as they received their first pay on the W. P. A.
In speaking of case load it does not mean that we are rendering maximum relief because a large number of the cases are persons on the W. P. A. rolls and it is necessary to provide additional relief in order to supplement their budget.
Through the courtesy of His Honor the Mayor it was possible to use the voting booth of Ward 5 in which to house the Government food commodities and distribute them from this point. Attached hereto is a list of the commodities received and distributed during the year 1935.
During the first of November there was started a separate project to handle the receiving and distribution of Government Commodities and thereby relieve this Department of considerable time and paper work.
It was possible during the year to send about 500 boys to C. C. Camp. In most all cases boys or single persons on the Welfare Rolls were selected and in this way lessen the amount of aid to be rendered to the family. Some of the boys re-enlisted for a longer period of time and others in the Regular Army.
Towards the fall the case load was lessened as it usually does on account of local business absorbing a large number of persons, some of whom are on our rolls, however, the case load started to climb upward soon after the 1st of Decem- ber due to lay off in the local factories.
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