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governed by the people themselves in some form of democracy or constitutional monarchy. Any nation de- siring democracy must educate its boys and girls along lines similar to ours. Without education, democracy is impossible. May we never forget this!
EDUCATION FOR PEACE
Having won the war, let us keep the peace. We must raise our sights. We must visualize the world. We must understand; we must be patient; we must be tolerant; we must play fair; we must recognize our fel- lowman - no matter what color, nationality, or religion - as our brother. This is a real job and, if it is to be accomplished, it must be done through the schools working with plastic youth - the citizens of to-morrow
It is a job, but it can be done. May we dedicate ourselves to this task!
CONCLUSION
This report is brief - purposely so. Even though sketchy, I hope its purpose is evident. The schools are such old and accepted friends, they are not appreciated. Do not forget that, next to the church, they are humani- ty's greatest friend.
Appreciation is hereby expressed to all - school committee, citizens, parents, teachers, and pupils - who
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have been sympathetic, patient, and helpful in our ef- forts to maintain a reasonably good school system.
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFTON H. HOBSON
Superintendent of Schools
Palmer, Massachusetts, January 8, 1946.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR 1945
Appropriation
Expended
Balance
General Expenses :
Salaries
$7,989.76
$7,999.11
- $ 9.35
Telephones
400.00
411.80
- 11.80
Supplies, Printing, Postage
150.00
105.53
44.47
Traveling Expenses
75.00
58.90
16.10
Attendance Officer
200.00
140.00
60.00
Teachers' Salaries
86,618.42
85,473.23
1,145.19
Textbooks and Supplies
4,500.00
5,458.41
- 958.41
Transportation :
Bradlenski
11,500.00
11,500.00
0.00
Other
50.00
0.00
50.00
Private Schools
500.00
471.50
28.50
Janitors' Salaries
13,202.36
13,385.65
- 183.29
Fuel, Light and Power :
Coal
6,490.00
6,773.79
- 283.79
Wood
50.00
9.00
41.00
Light and Power
1,650.00
1,335.63
314.37
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds : Water
350.00
285.35
64.65
Janitors' Supplies
900.00
1,097.39
- 197.39
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Other
1,200.00
1,330.85
- 130.85
Repairs
2,100.00
2,265.73
- 165.73
Music, Manual Training and Drawing :
Salaries
5,031.39
4,848.11
183.28
Supplies
500.00
699.61
- 199.61
Commercial :
Salaries
6,047.76
6,227.00
- 179.24
Supplies
800.00
717.32
82.68
Furniture and Furnishings
300.00
210.32
89.68
Other Expenses :
Insurance
1,157.60
1,211.63
54.00
Printing
200.00
121.19
78.81
Graduation
150.00
122.65
27.35
Diplomas
150.00
100.15
49.85
Medical Inspection
2,865.92
2,886.00
20.08
Tuition
200.00
9.43
190.57
All Other Expenses
1,000.00
1,184.47
- 184.47
Adult Alien Education
1,500.00
1,207.50
292.50
Trade School Tuition
1,800.00
1,909.42
- 109.42
Special Salary Appropriation
6,930.00
0.00
6,930.00
$166,558.24
$159,556.67
$7,001.57
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TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
County of Hampden, Town of Palmer.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Palmer, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, you are hereby required to notify and warn all the inhabitants of the Town of Palmer, qualified to vote in elections of town officers, to meet at the several poll- ing places in said Palmer, designated by the selectmen, to wit: In Precinct A, in the High School Gymnasium on Converse Street in the Depot Village; in Precinct B, at the Thorndike Grammar School in Thorndike; in Precinct C, at the Three Rivers Grammar School in Three Rivers, and in Precinct D, at the Bondsville Grammar School in Bondsville, on Monday, the fourth day of February, A. D. 1946, at ten o'clock in the fore- noon, then and there to give in their votes on one ballot to the precinct officers of the several voting precincts of said town, for the following officers, to wit: 3 Select- men, a Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, 3 Auditors, 5 Constables, 3 License Commissioners, 1 Member of the Board of Public Welfare (to fill vacancy), and a Tree Warden, all for the term of one year; 1 Member of the Board of Public Welfare, 1 Member of the Board of Health, 1 Assessor, 1 Cemetery Commissioner, 2 Mem-
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bers of the Planning Board, 1 Member of the School Committee, all for the term of three years.
The polls will be open at ten o'clock in the forenoon and will be closed at eight o'clock in the evening.
And you are further hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Palmer, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town House at Four Corners in said Palmer, on Monday, the eleventh day of February, A. D. 1946, at seven o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To choose all other usual town officers.
Article 3. To act on the reports of the town officers.
Article 4. To raise money and make appropria- tions to defray the expenses of the town for the ensu- ing year.
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to author- ize the town treasurer, with the approval of the select- men, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1946, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the Gen- eral Laws.
Article 6. To hear and act on reports of com- mittees.
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Article 7. To choose committees and give them instructions.
Article 8. To determine the manner and state the terms and conditions of collecting taxes for the ensuing year, and fix the compensation of the collector of taxes.
Article 9. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate money to convey pupils to and from public schools, and instruct the school committee as to the manner of letting the contract for such conveyance.
Article 10. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate money for the Young Men's Library Association, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the observance of Memorial Day.
Article 12. To see what action the town will take in respect to lighting the streets and whether it will authorize the selectmen to make contract therefor, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
Article 13. To see what action the town will take relative to suits and claims now pending against the town.
Article 14. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate money for the care and improvement of ceme- teries.
Article 15. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate money for the suppression of the gypsy, brown- tail and satin moths and elm tree beetles, and other in- sect pests.
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Article 16. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate such sums of money as may be necessary to de- fray the cost of rent, janitor service and maintenance of the town offices in the Holbrook Building.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to help defray the cost of maintaining the District Nurse.
Article 18. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate money under the authority of Section 22 of Chap- ter 115 of the General Laws for the care of graves of persons who served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States in time of war or insurrection and were honorably discharged from such service.
Article 19. To see what action the town will take in relation to sewers.
Article 20. To see what action the town will take in regard to sidewalks and curbing.
Article 21. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate any sum of money to be paid to the Wing Memo- rial Hospital Association for the charitable purposes of said association in this town, or for the care and support in said hospital of persons wholly or in part unable to support or care for themselves, or take any action rela- tive thereto.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to author- ize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money as permitted by law to meet any appro- priations made or expenses incurred under any of the articles of this warrant.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the granting of
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adequate assistance to deserving citizens of the town in need of relief and support sixty-five years of age or over under the provisions of Chapter 118A of the General Laws, and for expenses to be incurred in connection with the granting of such assistance, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 24. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate any sum of money to provide and maintain quar- ters for Edward T. Goodreau Post, No. 1813, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States for the year 1946.
Article 25. To see if the town will authorize the school committee to appoint any member thereof to the office or position of school physician and determine and fix the salary of any such appointee under the provisions of Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws.
Article 26. To see if the town will vote to author- ize the selectmen to sell at public auction, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the town fourteen days at least before the sale, prop- erty taken by the town under tax title procedure, pro- vided that the selectmen or whomsoever they may author- ize to hold such auction may reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 27. To see what action the town will take relative to the care and preservation of the Memorial Approach to the High School, the plot of land at Shearer's Corner upon which the General Knox Marker is located, and the memorial plots in the several villages of the town.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the operation and maintenance of Burleigh Park, Legion Field and the
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Eager Playground in the Depot Village, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 29. (a) To see what action the town will take with reference to the planting and preservation of shade trees; (b) To see if the town will vote to deter- mine and fix the salary of the tree warden and raise and appropriate money for the same; (c) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for labor and materials and tools for use in connection with the Department of the Tree Warden.
Article 30. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 High- way Maintenance, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 31. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money to be expended for the burial of soldiers or sailors, their wives and depend- ent children, or other members of the Armed Forces of the United States under the provisions of Chapter 115 of the General Laws.
Article 32. To see if the town will vote to pay a salary to members of the Board of Public Welfare chosen to serve in the Division of Old Age Assistance, in addi- tion to the salary received by them as members of said Board of Public Welfare, fix the amount thereof, and raise and appropriate any money for the same, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 33. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to be expended in the town by the Hampden County Trustees for Aid to Agriculture, in accordance with the provisions of Gen- eral Laws, Chapter 128, Section 42.
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Article 34. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the maintenance of the Veterans' Service Center.
Article 35. To see if the town will vote to appro- priate such sum or sums of money as it may deem necessary for the preservation of health and protection of persons and property, and for such other purposes as are permitted under the provisions of Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941.
Article 36. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money to celebrate, in such man- ner as it deems advisable, the return of men and women who served or were affiliated or associated with any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States in World War II, appoint a committee to arrange for such celebration, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 37. To see if the town will vote to accept the following perpetual care funds which have been given to it during the year: Orion A. Powell $100.00; Louis E. Chandler $200.00; George Eugene Necolai $100.00; Wilson Clark $100.00; William J. Gillis $200.00 ; Harry McDonnell $100.00; Purlin M. Shearer $125.00; Jason W. Miller $200.00; Mabel C. Brown $100.00; Lewis W. Worthington $200.00; Ernest E. French $100.00.
Article 38. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $5,245.96 from the Overlay Surplus Account to the Overlay Deficit Account.
Article 39. To see if the town will vote to provide all night police service in the Village of Thorndike and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 40. To see what action the town will take upon the petition of Frank E. Albro and sixteen other
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persons representing that they are residents within the limits of a proposed district of the town bounded as fol- lows: Beginning at the point in the Swift River where the line dividing the towns of Belchertown and Palmer intersects the baseline of location of the Central Massa- chusetts Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad and running thence Southerly by the said baseline of location approximately 1460 feet to the point where the said baseline is intersected by the southerly line of land formerly of the Boston Duck Company, now or recently of the Bondsville Realty, Inc .; thence running Easterly by the said southerly line of land formerly of the Boston Duck Company to the easterly side line of location of the aforementioned Central Massachusetts Division; thence continuing Easterly by the same line along the land of Martin Piscor and land formerly of Catherine Dwyer, now of Fred E. Holcomb et ux. approximately 1260 feet to the northeasterly corner of land formerly of Catherine Dwyer; thence running Southerly by the easterly line of said land formerly of Catherine Dwyer along the land now or formerly of John Hanifin, crossing Griffin Street and along the land of John Midura et al. approximately 347 feet to the southeasterly corner of said land now or formerly of Catherine Dwyer; thence running Westerly by the southerly line of said land formerly of Catherine Dwyer along land of John Midura et al. approximately 850 feet to the southwesterly corner of said land now or formerly of Catherine Dwyer; thence running Westerly in a line perpendicular to the afore- mentioned baseline of location of the Central Massachu- setts Division crossing the land of Peter and Francezka Byczenski, land of Eva Wostena and a portion of the location of the Central Massachusetts Division, approx- imately 425 feet to the aforementioned baseline of loca- tion of the Central Massachusetts Division; thence run- ning Southerly and Southeasterly by said baseline of location of the Central Massachusetts Division approx-
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imately 2,600 feet to the point where said baseline inter- sects the southerly line of State Street as laid out by the Hampden County Commissioners in 1941; thence running Southwesterly to the southwesterly sideline of location of the Central Massachusetts Division and con- tinuing in the same straight line across land of John Kulig, land of Karolina Kapinos, land of Stanley Piechota, land of Elizabeth Moynahan and Mary Sullivan, land of Henning W. and Anna May Forsman, land of Katarzyna Kos, Thorndike Street or Pleasant Street as laid out by the Hampden County Commissioners in 1929 and land of Apolonia Midura approximately 4450 feet to the southerly corner of land conveyed by Jan and Apolonia Midura to Joseph E. and Julia M. Midura, by deed dated October 7, 1940 and recorded in Hampden County Registry of Deeds Book 1700, Page 511; thence running Westerly by the southerly line of said land con- veyed to Joseph E. and Julia M. Midura approximately 222 feet to the easterly line of Palmer Road as laid out by the Hampden County Commissioners in 1935; thence crossing Palmer Road to the point where the westerly line of said Palmer Road intersects the southerly line of Fuller Road, so-called; thence running Westerly and Northwesterly by the southerly and southwesterly line of Fuller Road, so-called, to its intersection with the northerly line of Pine Street; thence running Easterly by the northerly line of Pine Street to the center line of Fuller Road; thence running Northwesterly by the center line of Fuller Road, as it lay before its abandon- ment to the point in the Swift River where said center line intersects the said dividing line between the Towns of Belchertown and Palmer; thence running in the Swift River by the said dividing line between the Towns of Belchertown and Palmer in a general northeasterly di- rection to the point of beginning; and requesting the town to raise taxes for the establishment and main- tenance of a sufficient fire department for the reasonable
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protection of the inhabitants and property within the limits of said proposed district.
Article 41. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the purchase of two or more trucks for the use of the highway depart- ment.
Article 42. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the granting of assistance under the provisions of the Massachusetts Aid to Dependent Children Law, Chapter 118 General Laws, and for expenses to be incurred in connection with the granting of such assistance, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 43. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate money for the construction of new sewers and catch basins as follows : (a) Sewer in South Main Street, Depot Village, from the southerly end of the present sewer in said street southerly to connect with the sewer in Tenneyville; (b) Sewer in Shearer Street, Depot Village, from the easterly end of the present sewer easterly about 300 feet to property of George Robbins ; (c) Sewer in Church Street, Thorndike, from the Gula residence at the junction of High and Church Streets to the present sewer at the junction of Church and Cen- ter Streets.
Article 44. To see if the town will install and maintain additional electric lights as follows: Light or lights on Thorndike Street, Depot Village, between St. Thomas' Cemetery and the entrance to the town dump; (b) 1 light on the Bondsville-Thorndike Road, between the residence of one Kos and the residence of one Midura ; (c) 1 light on Pleasant Street, Three Rivers; (d) 1 light at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Stafford Street,
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Depot Village; (e) 2 lights on High Street, Thorndike, one near the residence of Anthony A. Libera, and another near the residence of one Reynolds; (f) 1 light on Cen- tral Street, Depot Village, approximately 150 feet north- erly from the intersection of Grove and Central Streets ; (g) 1 light at the northerly end of Shaw Street, Depot Village; (h) 1 light on Grove Street, Depot Village, between Central and Maple Streets; (i) Light or lights on Calkins Road; (j) 2 lights on South High Street, Bondsville, between Crawford Street and the Palmer Road; (k) 1 light on the Bondsville-Four Corners Road, near the property of Joseph Midura; (1) 1 additional light at or near the home of Stephen S. Kwasniewski on Pine Street, Bondsville; (m) Additional lights on Shearer Street, Depot Village.
Article 45. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the improvement of high- ways as follows: (a) Improve Pine Street, Bondsville, from a point opposite the garage of Henry Wowro to the westerly end of said street; (b) Improve Main Street, Bondsville, from the corner of Main and Maple Streets to the corner of Main and State Streets; (c) Improve Stewart, Crest and Hill Streets, Bondsville; (d) Improve Baptist Hill Road from Wesson's to the top of the hill at Graham's, a distance of about .6 of a mile.
Article 46. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate money for the construction of new sidewalks as follows: (a) Sidewalk with curbing on Squier Street, Depot Village, in front of property of Francis R. Sinervo; (b) Sidewalk, with curbing, on Main Street, Bondsville, from State Street to Maple Street; (c) Curbing ọn Church Street and Center Streets, Thorndike, in front of residence of Thomas Wallace.
Article 47. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate money for the repair of the gasoline shovel.
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Article 48. To see if the town will vote to con- struct a new bridge over the Quaboag River in Main Street in the Village of Three Rivers and appropriate and raise by taxation or otherwise any sum of money therefor, said sum to be used in conjunction with any money alloted for this purpose by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Hampden, or take any action relative thereto.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof in some one public place in each of the four villages of the town, known as the Depot Village, Thorndike, Three Rivers and Bonds- ville, seven days at least before the holding of said meet- ing and by publishing an attested copy thereof in at least two issues of the Journal-Register, a newspaper published in said Palmer, the first publication to be not less than seven days before the holding of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the holding of said meeting.
Given under our hands this fourteenth day of Janu- ary, A. D. 1946.
DANIEL W. O'CONNOR GEORGE B. CHENEY PETER F. WARAKOMSKI
Selectmen of Palmer
A true copy, Attest :
JAMES H. CARTER
Constable of the Town of Palmer
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Index
Animal Inspection 97
Assessors' Report 26
Auditor's Report 103
Balance Sheet for 1945 62
Board of Health 83
Board of Public Welfare
69
Board of Public Welfare for Aid to
Dependent Children
76
Cemetery Commissioners' Report
92
Chief of Police 90
Civilian Defense and Rationing Board
Forest Fire Warden 98
116
Jury List 30
Inspector of Slaughtering
88
License Commission
89
Milk Inspector
88
Moth Department
102
Old Age Assistance 79
Park Commissioners' Report 112
119
Sealer of Weights and Measures Report
93
Selectmen
25
Tax Collector's Report
22
Town Bookkeeper's Report
34
Town Clerk's Report
5
Town Officers - Expiration Date
3
Town Warrant 139
Tree Warden 101
Treasurer's Report 24
Trial Balance 67
Veteran's Service Center 99
Young Men's Library Association 108
School Committee
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