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Veterans' Exemptions
73.75
Hospital or Home Care for Civil War Veterans
1937 Overestimated
57.50
Total Estimated Receipts $111,184.07
Appropriations to be taken from available funds .$ 14,530.64
Free Cash as approved by Tax Commissioner 25,000.00
Total Available Funds
$ 39,530.64
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
$150,714.71
Net Amount to be raised by taxation on Polls and Property $207,691.05
Number of Polls, 2268 @ $2.00 $ 4,536.00
Total Valuation : Personal Property, $614,790.00 At Tax Rate of $30.00 18,443.70
Total Valuation : Real Estate $6,157,045.00
At Tax Rate of $30.00 184,711.35
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property
. .
$207,691.05
ABATEMENTS OF POLL, PERSONAL, AND REAL ESTATE TAXES IN 1938
LEVY OF 1934
Real Estate (Abatement because of disclaimer of
Tax Title) $ 16.50
Total
$ 16.50
LEVY OF 1936
Poll
$ 64.00
Personal
115.76
Real Estate
21.14
Total $ 200.90
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LEVY OF 1937
Poll
$ 96.00
Personal
38.22
Real Estate
.). 253.28
Total
$ 387.50
LEVY OF 1938
Poll
$ 50.00
Personal
66.30
Real Estate
2,806.20
Total
$ 2,922.50
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons Assessed on Personal Estate Only 190
Number of Persons Assessed on Real Estate Only 2036
Number of Persons Assessed on Both Personal and Real Estate 302
Total number of persons assessed 2528
Number of Horses Assessed 125
Neat Cattle :
Cows 700
Yearlings, Bulls, Heifers, etc.
73
Number of Swine Assessed
163
Number of Sheep Assessed
33
Number of Fowl Assessed
32173
All other Animals Assessed
108
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 2006
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 13444
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
TAX OF 1938 COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR IN 1938
Number of Vehicles Assessed 2267
Total Value of vehicles assessed $458,560.00
Tax Committed to Collector 14,290.82
Excise Rate in Year 1938-$35.15
TAX OF 1937 COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR IN 1938
Number of Vehicles Assessed 36
Total Value of Vehicles Assessed $ 12,170.00
Tax Committed to Collector 88.60
Excise Rate in Year 1937-$34.62
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ABATEMENTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES
Levy of 1936 Levy of 1937 Levy of 1938
$ 56.54
259.78
649.18
FIRE AND WATER DISTRICT TAXES .
EAST CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT Tax Rate $4.50 per $1000
Value of Real Estate
$458,000.00
Value of Personal Estate 26,995.00
Total Value of Assessed Estate
$484,995.00
Tax on Real Estate $ 2,061.48
Tax on Personal Estate
121.54
Total Tax Committed to Collector, Levy of 1938
$ 2,183.02
Amount to be raised as notified by Clerk of East
Chelmsford Water District $ 2,031.90
Overlay of Current Year
151.12
Total
$ 2,183.02
ABATEMENTS
Real Estate, Levy of 1936 $97.21
Real Estate, Levy of 1938 11.25
NORTH CHELMSFORD FIRE DISTRICT
Tax Rate $1.00 per 1000
Value of Real Estate
$1,729,100.00
Value of Personal Estate 158,450.00
Total Value of Assessed Estate
$1,887,550.00
Tax on Real Estate
$
1,729.96
Tax on Personal Estate
158.52
Total Tax Committed to Collector Levy of 1938
$
1,888.48
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Amount to be raised as notified by Clerk of North Chelmsford Fire District $ 1,750.00 Overlay of Current Year 138.48
Total
1,888.48 $
ABATEMENTS
Real Estate, Levy of 1936 $9.59
Real Estate, Levy of 1938 .08
SOUTH CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT
Tax Rate $5.00 per $1000
Value of Real Estate
$167,000.00
Value of Personal Estate 27,475.00
Total Value of Assessed Estate $194,475.00 Tax on Real Estate $ 835.11
Tax on Personal Estate
137.42
Total Tax Committed to Collector Levy of 1938
$
972.53
Amount to be raised as notified by Clerk of South
Chelmsford Water District $ 900.00
Overlay of Current Year 72.53
Total
$
972.53
ABATEMENTS
Real Estate, Levy of 1937 $ 3.38
Real Estate, Levy of 1938
2.25
EXEMPT PROPERTY
Value of Buildings
$946,650.00
Value of Land 127,300.00
Total
$1,073,950.00
Area of Exempt Property
511.70 acres
WARREN WRIGHT,
CARL A. E. PETERSON,
WALTER JEWETT.
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REPORT OF WELFARE AGENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I respectfully submit the report of the Department of Public Wel- fare for the year 1938.
The following account shows a table of relief in the three major divisions as classified :
WELARE
No. of Families
No. of Persons
No. of Single Cases
January
120
504
17
February
132
530
19
March
116
500
20
April
86
373
19
May
82
365
23
June
70
314
18
July
63
306
17
August.
48
226
16
Setember
51
229
14
October
39
156
15
November
37
142
14
December
48
205
13
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
No. of cases No. of cases added from Prev. Mos.
closed during mo.
No. of cases receiving OAA during mo.
January
5
4
148
February
3
5
146
March
3
1
148
April
2
0
150
May
4
2
152
June
14
3
163
July
0
2
161
August
12
3
170
September
5
5
170
120
October
2
3
169
November
8
3
174
December
8
2
180
66
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
No. of cases No. of cases
added from closed
Prev. Mos. during mo.
No. of cases receiving ADC during mo.
January
0
0
9
February
0
0
9
March
0
0
9
April
0
0
9
May
0
0
9
June
0
0
9
July
0
0
9
August
0
0
9
September
0
0
9
October
0
0
9
November
0
0
9
December
0
0
9
The total cost of all aid, for 1938 under the supervision of the De- partment of Public Welfare was as follows. These figures do not in- clude Federal Grants which were used as fast as they were received :
Welfare
$28,406.72
Welfare to other cities and towns
3,032.19
Old Age Assistance
27,206.34
Aid to Dependent Children
5,299.31
$63,944.56
The reimbursements which the Town Treasurer received during 1938 are as follows :
Relief
$15,632.75
Old Age Assistance
17,018.86
A. D. C.
2,720.32
$35,371.93
The welfare load was very heavy and the situation was acute for the first three months of 1938 when more than one-half the appropri- ation was spent during this period. Our textile factories and quarries were closed down, the social security payments had not started, and
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WVPA assignments were few and far between, but about the first of July conditions started to improve and were much better for the last half of the year.
At the present time the WPA is not assigning any persons except- ing those who formerly worked on WPA but left the project to work in private industry, and when later the private employment shut down. There has also been a recent ruling by the Federal Government that all persons over sixty-five years of age and widows with dependent children who are employed on the various forms of work relief must apply for Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children respect- ively. If this happens we must expect more than a normal increase on those two divisions of assistance.
During the past year thirteen boys were placed in the CCC camps, from which their needy parents or relatives received from $22-$25 monthly from the Federal Government. I also wish to stress the fact that needy parents who have a son who is unemployed over the age of eighteen and under twenty-five years should take advantage of the opportunity to place the boy on the rolls of the National Youth Ad- ministration. These projects are in operation locally. The young men are allowed to work fifty-five hours in a month for which they are paid fifty cents per hour or twenty-two dollars and fifty cents per month.
Old Age Assistance continues to increase and all signs indicate an- other amendment to our statutes providing a further reduction in the age limit with possible increase in amount given. This division of re- lief is now the most important of all with upwards of one hundred eighty cases to start off in 1939. It is certainly a tremendous responsi- bility in itself to supervise this division of relief.
There is now an appointed Bureau of Old Age Assistance in the town of Chelmsford consisting of the Chairman of the Board of Select- men, Chairman of Board of Public Welfare and an outstanding citizen of the town, who meet monthly to act on all applications. The town is indeed fortunate to have such a distinguished Board to govern all action on Old Age Assistance cases.
Aid to Dependent Children remained fixed at nine cases during the entire year of 1938. At the present time there are three cases eligible and in all probability this will increase somewhat throughout the coming year. The net cost to the town is about one-half on ADC cases as the Federal Government and State reimburse at least one-half the total amount expended.
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I take this opportunity to thank the members of the Board of Public Welfare, the members of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance, other town officials and citizens who gave me splendid cooperation during the entire year.
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD S. MacELROY,
Agent.
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BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Chelmsford, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The annual report of the Board of Fire Engineers is respectfully submitted herewith :
The Board is organized as follows :
Harry L. Shedd
Chief
John W. Dixon Ass't. Chiet
John M. Kemp Ass't. Chief
with the latter serving as Clerk of the Board.
The following were appointed District Chiefs :
Wilhelm T. Johnson District No. 1
Joseph D. Ryan
District No. 2
Walter E. Edwards
Districa No. 3
Charles House
District No. 5
With the several minor changes the personnel have remained the same, thus giving us a well trained and loyal group, ready at all times to efficiently cope with any emergency that may arise.
This was well proven during the hurricane last September, when, with fire alarm system gone and all telephones out of connection, our force by their untiring vigilance rendered a most valiant service to the town.
The apparatus equipment and quarters have been maintained in first class condition.
The men by frequent drills have kept themselves well trained to perform their duties.
There were 76 alarms of fire, quite a number of which were in passing automobiles and in addition the Department aided at brush fires and responded on several occasions to calls out of town.
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Our Police Department and State Troopers have given splendid aid when required and to them we express our appreciation and thanks.
The Department has been maintained at a minimum of cost without sacrificing efficiency.
HARRY I. SHEDD, JOHN W. DIXON, JOHN M. KEMP,
Board of Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :
I respectfully submit the annual report of the Chelmsford Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1938.
DEPARTMENT ROSTER
Chief : Arthur Cooke.
Patrolmen : Ralph J. Hulslander, Winslow P. George.
Special Police : Allan H. Adams, Leo A. Boucher, Edward Miner, Allan Kidder, Raymond A. Reid.
Special Police : (WPA) : Joseph M. DeCosta.
Special Police (School Duty) : Archie McAuley, Silas Gauthier.
Policewoman: Mrs. Mae S. Lewis.
OFFENCES FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE
CRIMES AGAINST PERSON
Assault and Battery 4
1
Manslaughter
Assault with attempt to rape 1
-
6
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Breaking and Entering and Larceny 9
Larceny
2
Larceny of Auto
1
Using Motor Vehicles without authority 1
-
13
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Cruelty to animals 1
Delinquency
3
Driving motor vehicle so as to endanger life 1
Driving under the influence of liquor 6
Drunkeness
26
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Motor vehicle law violation 5
Neglect and desertion of family non-support 6
Stubborn child Unnatural act 1 Motor violations 130
1
180
PERSONS ARRESTED
DISPOSITIONS
Committed to Westboro State Hospital 8
Committed to Worcester State Hospital
1
Committed to Medfield State Hospital 1
Committed to State's Prison 3
Committed to the Billerica House of Correction
1
Committed to Shirley School for Boys 3
Committed to Lancaster School for Girls
1
Committed to Bridgewater State Farm
2
Probation
15
Released
9
Fined
9
Not Guilty 9
6
Cases Pending
0
Runaways returned home
3
-
61
MISCELLANEOUS
Accidents Investigated
62
Total Mileage Covered by Police
36270
Total Gallons of Gasoline used
2308.6
Chief of Police Arthur Cooke Winslow P. George
Regular Police
Ralph Hulslander
Special Police
Allan H. Adams
Leo A. Boucher
Edward Miner
Allan Kidder
Raymond A. Reid
Special Police (WPA)
Joseph DeCosta
Policewoman Mae S. Lewis, R.N.
Special Election Police
Elmer Trull
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Cases Filed
Special Police-(Surrounding Towns)
John Sullivan-Westford Chief of Police John Connell-Westford
Charles Lorman-Tyngsboro Chief of Police
Roland E. Bell-Tyngsboro
William O'Brien-Billerica Chief of Police
John F. Trainor-Billerica Albert S. McSweeney-Billerica
James J. Kennedy, Lowell Captain
William F. Murphy-Lowell
Edward J. Liston-Lowell
Francis M. O'Loughlin-Lowell
Owen S. Conway-Lowell
Robert Mulvey-Lowell
John T. Sayers
Frank H. Murphy-Lowell
John P. Clancy-Lowell
Francis J. O'Dea-Lowell
Andrew W. Hunter-Lowell
John F. Scully-Lowell
William P. Nelson-Lowell
Patrick F. Leavitt-Lowell
Walter L. Kivlan-Lowell
Lewis J. Turner-Lowell
Thomas F. Hickey-Lowell
Special Police-Adams Library Samuel Felch
Special Police for School Work
Percy T. Robinson
Charles Campbell
Kenneth Shaw
Archie McAuley
Silas Gauthier
George W. Marinel
John Willey Shaw
Chandler Robinson
Special Police (Westlands School) Ellef F. Berg
Special Police for Town Infirmary Sinai Simard
Special Police for Highway Department Ancel E. Taylor Special Police for North Chelmsford Fire District-Morton B. Wright John Andrews.
Special Police for Parks and Playgrounds Michael J. Welsh
I wish at this time to thank the Selectmen and my Brother Officers for their cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR COOKE,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF POLICEWOMAN
Mr. Arthur Cooke, Chief of Police,
Dear Sir :
I hereby submit a report of my duties as policewoman without re- numation of the year 1938:
Cases investigated at request of police
5
Cases investigated at request of S. P. C. A. 3
Cases investigated upon complaint to policewoman 10
Wives reporting trouble with husband 5
Husbands reporting trouble with wife
1
Stubborn girls given advice and taken home
5 Visits to homes in interest of women and children 18
Parent advised about neglecting children 7
Consultations with Chief of Police 14
Assisted officer taking children to Monson 2
Assisted officer taking women to Westboro and Worcester 3 Assisted officer taking girl from Psychopathic Hospital, Boston to Lowell Police Station 1 Clinic cases 2
Hospital clinic
1
Investigated report of daughter beaten by father, advice given 1
Respectfully submitted,
MAE S. LEWIS, R. N.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH CHELMSFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
The annual meeting of the North Chelmsford Library Corporation was held in the Library rooms at 7:30.
December 21, 1938.
The Librarian submitted the following report :
Sessions opened the past year 136
Circulation for the year 15,890
New books added 152
The annual stock taking show the shelves in good order and the library in very good condition.
The hurricane of the past September tore off some of the shingles, these have been replaced and it also did some damage to the fence which has also been repaired.
In the fall we had an oil burner installed and it is proving a great asset to our library.
ARTHUR O. WHEELER,
BERTHA A. SWAIN,
NELLIE L. SHAWCROSS.
NORTH CHELMSFORD LIBRARY CORPORATION TREASURER'S REPORT
December 21, 1938.
RECEIPTS
Balnce on hand January 1, 1938 $ 40.21
Town appropriation 1,200.00
Librarian's fines 1.15
$ 1,241.36
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EXPENDITURES
Librarian's salary
$ 300.00
Assistant Librarian and Janitor
115.92
Assistant
84.83
Books
265.00
Magazines
26.00
Binding books
62.54
Fuel
34.75
Lighting
20.85
Insurance
145.35
Miscellaneous expenses, supplies and repairs
99.04
$ 1,154.28
Balance in treasury
87.08
1,241.36 $
Respectfully submitted,
BERTHA M. WHITWORTH,
Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ADAMS LIBRARY
January 1, 1938 to December 31, 1938.
Balance from last year
$ 94.01
Rents from Memorial George Hall
12.00
Fines
8.80
Sale of "Town History"
5.00
Withdrawn from Trust Funds
596.78
Credit from books returned
68.40
$ 784.99
EXPENDITURES
Janitor
$ 29.17
Books
368.69
Rent of Safe Deposit Box
5.50
Fines paid to town
8.80
Rentals
12.00
Transportation of books
63.00
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Labor
35.42
Electric Light
13.44
Balance of Mrs. Jeft's salary
60.00
To Town for "History"
5.00
$ 601.02
$ 784.99
$ 601.02
Balance
$ 183.97
FRANCES CLARK, Treasurer pro tem,
Board of Trustees, Adams Library.
The Trustees of the Adams Library organized for 1938 with the following officers :
Chairman
Mr. Albert H. Davis
Secretary
Miss Miriam E. Warren
Treasurer
Mr. F. A. P. Fiske
and the necessary committees. Mrs. Ida A. Jefts was reappointed li- brarian, Mrs. G. W. Peterson, assistant librarian, and Miss Edith Al- corn, assistant in the children's department.".
The Trustees and the librarian have tried to be of greater service to the schools, and to that end have purchased an up-to-date 30-volume encyclopedia, The Americana; also a set of the Yale Chronicles, 50 vo- lumes, recommended by one of the High School instructors. The library has replaced the 1898 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musi- cians by the recent 1937 edition, and to meet the need of art students, has begun to add recent as well as standard works to the meager col- lection in the stacks. An effort is also being made to put in important books of a scientific nature. In the children's department, an excellent collection of the newest books for children of different ages and grades has been purchased.
Owing to the illness of Mr. Fiske, Miss Frances Clark has been serving as Treasurer pro tem.
ALBERT H. DAVIS, FRED W. PARK, LOTTIE L. SNOW, FRANCES CLARK, MIRIAM E. WARREN,
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Circulation for 1938
17,099
Magazines
808
Fiction
13,478
Non Fiction
2,813
17,099
Books sent to East Chelmsford
1,858
Magazines sent to East Chelmsford
13
Books sent to South Chelmsford
839
Books sent to West Chelmsford
1,183
Magazines sent to West Chelmsford
26
New Borrowers
177
Books borrowed from Div. of Public Libraries, Boston
26
State Certificates awarded
124
New books purchased
353
Books rebound
67
Received for fines
$ 60.65
Books destroyed
2.00
Book returned
.55
Chelmsford History
5.00
$ 68.20
Desk supplies
$ 52.40
Refunded transient borrowers
2.00
Balance handed Treasurer
13.80
$ 68.20
IDA A. JEFTS,
Librarian.
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REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN
Board of Selectmen, Chelmsford, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The annual report of the Forest Warden is respectfully submitted herewith.
In addition to the District Chiefs of the Fire Department, the fol- lowing were appointed Deputy Forest Wardens :
Herbert M. Sturtevant
Walter H. Merrill
Fred W. Merrill
Fred L. Fletcher
Spencer W. Chamberlin
Adam C. Zabierek
Mark Norton (resigned)
George A. Parkhurst
Robert Henderson
During the past year we were called to extinguish one hundred and thirty-one (131) forest and grass fires.
About two hundred (200) acres of land were burned over; most of this being scrub and grass land of no merchantable value. Approxi- mately two thousand (2000) permits were granted by the department during 1938.
Many fires were of incendiary arigin while others were caused by abandoned camp fires and carelessly discarded cigarettes and other smoking material.
Several persons were warned against burning without a permit but no court action was taken as there were no second offenders.
One person was required to pay the cost of extinguishing a fire as he had been warned about burning without a permit on previous occa- sions.
Most citizens have cooperated with this department in observing the permit law and other laws pertaining to forest fire prevention.
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The hurricane of September 21st left this Town with the most se- rious fire hazard that it has experienced in history.
About two million (2,000,000) feet of pine timber were swept to the ground in this Town. This timber blocked all fire roads and lanes, cutting off any possible approach to extinguish a fire. Acres of ground were completely covered by pine timber and brush. The most serious fire hazard in the Town being on the shores of Heart Pond among the summer camps.
Through the cooperation of the United States Forest Service, W. P. A. and other government agencies much of this fire hazard has been removed but many roads are still blocked and many acres of slash remain.
We have cooperated with the United States Forest Service in lo- cating fire roads and lanes where apparatus may find passage to com- bat any fire which may occur. I have personally supervised the re- moval and burning of slash for the W. P. A. where the hazard was greatest in order that the work could be carried on without delay.
This department is badly in need of a portable pump to meet the remaining fire hazard as it will be impossible to remove all slash and timber before the fire season begins. Hand equipment is useless in fighting forest fires where there is any amount of slash or pine tops. A portable pump would greatly reduce the labor costs to the Town, as fewer men would be required to extinguish fires.
The State Division of Forestry recommended that all towns be equipped with a portable fire pump.
All equipment, both in the care of deputies and at our headquarters, was carefully tested and necessary repairs were made.
In conclusion, I wish to express my appreciation to State District Fire Warden Frederick R. Stone and State Observer Mrs. Claude Welch and to the Police Department, Fire Department and to my De- puties for the fine cooperation they have extended me during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT H. PERHAM,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE
The following report is given of the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service for 1938 in the town of Chelmsford.
Gilbert Perham, Westford Street, and Theodore Emerson, have been doing some work in pasture improvement, including the growing of Ladino clover. Other farmers have been given assistance in pasture improvement, including soil tests, recommendations on seed mixtures and selection of fields. Dairy replacements have been discussed and suggestions made on raising and purchasing. There was considerable interest in Chelmsford among poultrymen in the Extension Service during the year and thirty-seven farm visits were made. A meeting was held in North Chelmsford concerning the Egg Sizing Bill with an attendance of thirty-four. Motion pictures entitled "Give the Fresh Egg a Break" were shown to the Church Group in North Chelmsford, with an attendance of fifty-three. Following the hurricane, assistance was given fruit growers in the marketing of their windfall apples, the re-setting of their trees and in mouse control. The spray service, of interest to fruit growers, has been continued. Twenty-two farm visits were made upon request.
After the hurricane, with so many farmers having down timber, a great deal of time was spent on getting the Government program under way for salvaging timber and reducing the fire hazard. Also, some farmers were helped in obtaining loans to take care of the hurri- cane losses.
Boys' and Girls' 4-H Club Work was carried on during the year under the following leadership: Mrs. Percy Beardsley, town chairman ; Mrs. Edward A. Fox, Mrs. Edward Riney, Ralph Howard, Harry Hilyard, committee members ; Mrs. Joshua Machon, Miss Isabelle Hamilton, Mrs. L. O. Rodin, Mrs. Warren Dean, Miss Sophie Kisley, Miss Helen Kras- necki, Miss Frances Fox, Mrs. Percy Beardsley, Alfred Murphy, Allen Bennett, Gilbert Riley, Albert Tinter, Joseph Gill. Sixty-seven girls and fifty-two boys were enrolled during the year. Virginia Fox, Avis Marshall, Robert Erickson and Earl Boutilier were awarded the Two Day Trip to Massachusetts State College for outstanding work in their clubs. Blue ribbons in the sectional dress contest were awarded to Eva Kelly, Marie Elliott, Pearl Koulas and Ruth Russon. Eva Kelly was chosen County Delegate to the State Contest. An excellent exhibit with entertainment by local clubs was held in May at the Town Hall under the direction of the Chairman, Mrs. Percy Beardsley. Mrs.
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Beardsley attended the local leaders' camp at the Massachusetts State College. Several club members attended county and state 4-H camps. A Family Certificate was awarded to the Beardsley family for their participation in 4-H Club Work .
Garden club members participated in the children's garden exhibit and program in Horticultural Hall, Boston. Dolores Stanton won a medal in the junior vegetable judging contest. Arthur Swanson WO11 first prize in the Middlesex North Garden Contest. Dolores Stanton, Ernest Kirby and Stuart Bickford were awarded prizes of $2.00 each in the Middlesex North Garden Contest, also Peter McHugh, Edward Parker, Fred Nystrom, Edward Boutilier and Joseph Gill received $1.00 each. Edward Parker and Dolores Stanton were also awarded one half expenses to Camp Middlesex for excellent gardens. At the County- wide Boys' Day Contest in Handicraft, Eliot Carey won first prize and Ralph Peterson second.
A. F. MacDOUGALL,
Director.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen :
The following is my twenty-fourth annual report of the work done by this department during the year 1938, under the direction of the Division of Live-Stock Disease Control, State Dept of Agriculture.
The annual inspection of Cattle, Sheep and Swine is now com- pleted and a detailed report has been sent to the above mentioned Department.
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