Town annual report of Granby Massachusetts for the year ending 1955, Part 3

Author: Granby (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Granby, Mass. : Town of Granby
Number of Pages: 146


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74.50


Mochon, Leonard


6.50


Murzin, Frank


22.00


Murzin, Joseph


12.00


Obremski, Joseph


23.00


Parker, Lindolph


13.00


Perreault, Richard


28.00


Philorene Radio


41.62


Randall, George


38.50


Rosinski, John


20.00


Scholl, George


25.50


Scott, George


32.50


Sembroski, Harry


2.00


Szaban, Michael


2.00


Taylor, Harold


14.00


Town of Granby


10.20


Trompke, Edward


17.50


65


Tucker, Dwight


32.00


White, Roy Worcester County Electric


30.50


12.00


$2,500.00


$2,419.91


Balance


$80.09


FLOOD DAMAGE


Appropriation


$15,000.00


Expended :


Asphalt Hot Mix


$123.60


Aurnhammer, William


4.00


Baerman, Henry


5.00


Baerman, Paul


5.00


Baerman, William


5.00


Beauchemien, Theophile P.


35.00


Berneck, John


18.90


Besse, John


25.00


Bielski, Frank


27.00


Bissel, Eugene


62.50


Blanchette, Leon


11.25


Bray, Richard


4.00


Chartier, Arthur C.


176.40


Chartier, Kenenth


30.00


Clark, Albert


64.00


Clark, John


165.30


Cora M. Willett


25.00


Eli Quenneville


28.95


French, William B


3.00


Gallup, Jean V.


40.00


Gallup, William W.


42.09


Gaudette, Joseph


188.00


Gaudette, Rene


440.80


Granby Supply Store


43.74


66


Graves Equipment


68.25


Griswold, Roger


190.50


Ingham, Myron


11.00


John S. Lane & Son


531.70


Koppers Co., Inc.


765.72


Lajoie, Joseph


63.00


Loiselle, Wilfred


37.50


L. P. LeGrand


29.63


Machine Fund-Payloader


307.50


Machine Fund-D. Truck


210.00


Mathieu, Joseph


19.50


Murzin, Steve


20.00


New England Metal Culvert Co.


1,226.16


Noble, Robert


91.00


Nutting, Lucius D.


26.60


Nutting Robert


630.00


Nutting, Roy


479.40


Obremski,. Joseph


314.00


Parker, Daniel


39.00


Phinney, William


45.80


Police Transfer


553.50


Rimbold, Eugene


57.50


Robert, Ernest


406.00


Robert, George-Mile.


36.10


Robert, George


516.80


Rosinski, John


566.25


Shyloski, Ed. C.


35.90


Souliere, Frank


31.50


Szaban, Michael-Mile.


33.25


Szaban, Michael


562.65


Szaban, Ronnie


8.00


The Lane Const. Corp.


114.30


Tyler Equipment


926.43


Wade, Charles


4.00


67


White, Charles Wilhelm-Davies Co.


4.00


108.85


$15,000.00 $10,644.82


Balance


$4,355.18


GRANBY COMMUNITY NURSING ASSOCIATION


Appropriation


$3,000.00


Expended :


Bergeron, Doris L., R.N.,-Mile.


$157.15


Bergeron, Doris L., R.N.


1,665.00


Center Pharmacy


67.07


Community Calendar


15.00


Mass. Surgical, Inc.


3.50


Monty, Helena


90.00


Nevin Celaners


9.50


Vanderpoel, Ida, R.N .- Mile.


51.45


Vanderpoel, Ida, R.N.


720.00


$3,000.00


$2,778.67


Balance


$221.33


GREEN MEADOW LANE ACCOUNT


Balance of 1954


$2,260.40


Expended :


Banas Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.


$1.50


Chicopee Mason Supplies, Inc.


117.35


Clark, John


33.20


Chartier, Arthur C.


1.20


Flemming Foundry Co.


46.00


Gaudette, Rene


20.00


Ingham Lumber Co.


1.00


68


John S. Lane & Son, Inc.


115.81


Koppers Co., Inc.


967.18


L'Heureux, William


8.00


Mach. Fnd .- Broom


4.50


Mach. Fnd .- Payloader


12.30


Mach. Fnd .- D. Tr.


52.50


N. E. Metal Culvert Co.


67.48


Nutting, Roy


91.00


Regan, Richard


41.00


Robert, Ernest


52.50


Robert, George


8.00


Standard Sign & Signal Co., Inc.


33.61


Sweetser, Zane


60.90


Szaban, Michael


88.35


Tyler Equipment


45.00


White, Charles


59.45


$2,260.40


$1,927.83


Balance $332.57


INSURANCE


Appropriation


$5,900.00


Expended :


Allen S. White Ins. Ag., Inc.


$1,748.85


Bell & Hudson Ins. Ag., Inc.


748.69


The King-McCool Ins. Ag.


3,070.08


$5,900.00


$5,567.62


Balance


$332.38


INTEREST AND DISCOUNT


Appropriation


$150.00


Balance $150.00


69


PUBLIC LIBRARY


Appropriation


$930.00


Dog Refund


712.00


Interest, Monroe Keith Fund


408.78


Bro-Dart Industries


$ 9.25


Daviau, Louis H.


730.25


Field Enterprises


1.50


Funk and Wagnalls


8.50


Gallup, Jean V.


7.50


Gaylord Bros.


13.00


Kaufman, Albert M.


359.40


Library Book House


479.14


Library Service


13.88


Nat. Geog. Society


5.50


Nat. Library Bindery Co.


31.03


Scott, J. H.


158.00


Taft Oil Co.


178.83


Taylor, Ruth E.


2.00


Wee Wisdom


2.00


Wilson, H. W.


4.00


Worcester County Electric Co.


47.00


$2,050.78


$2,050.78


MACHINERY ACCOUNT


Tr. from Mach. Fund (Feb.)


$4,000.00


Tr. from Mach. Fund (Nov.) 2,000.00


Expended :


" Bissel, Eugene


$ 6.50


C. A. Krohne, Inc.


114.47


Dressel's Service Station


750.21


Dziobek Motor Sales


43.25


· Ferrara Spring & Parts Co. Granby Mach. Co.


32.40


4.00


70


Granby Supply Store


93.14


Granby Texaco Service


69.30


Graves Equip. Inc.


36.38


Griswold, Roger


3.00


Holyoke Tire Service


3.50


Irving Schultz & Co.


428.61


J. W. Parsons & Son, Inc.


8.31


J. Russell & Co.


14.65


Lizotte Glass Co.


22.15


Ludlow Rubber Co.


130.00


L. P. LeGrand


168.53


Newhouse Auto Service


5.18


Noble's Amoco Service Station


141.64


Parker's Auto Service


776.41


Perkins-Milton Co., Inc.


2.42


Philip W. Hill


447.53


Redden & Sanderson, Inc.


8.28


R. S. Graves Co.


7.01


Tyler Equipment


949.96


Walsh Holyoke Fabricators


26.40


Weidenmiller-McGovern Co.


321.14


Westfield Welding


125.07


Young Broom Co.


69.65


$6,000.00


$4,809.09


Balance


$1,190.91


MACHINERY EARNINGS


Balance Dec. 31, 1954


$5,274.83


1954 Rentals


117.00


1955 Rentals


371.75


Broom


160.50


Grader


34.00


Mower


60.00


71


Payloader


2,136.97


Roller


3.00


Sander


61.50


Saws


311.00


Truck, Dump


2,705.00


$11,235.55


Trans. to Mach. Account


6,000.00


$5,235.55


Bal. Mach. Account, Dec. 31, 1955


1,190.91


Mach. Fund Jan. 1, 1956


$6,426.46


MEAT INSPECTION


Appropriation


$200.00


Expended :


Chapin, Harry E.


$ 8.00


Scott, John H.


4.00


$200.00


$12.00


Balance


$188.00


MEMORIAL DAY


Appropriation $150.00


Expended :


Advance Whip & Novelty Co., Inc.


$19.65


Bliss, E. H.


10.00


Bulecza, Alex


10.00


Dufresne's Dairy


27.50


Durant, Herbert


10.00


Granby Food Mart


9.68


72


Granby Pharmacy Kelly the Florist


20.00


12.00


$150.00


$118.83


Balance


$31.17


MISCELLANEOUS


Appropriation


$2,500.00


American Writing Ink Co.


$ .69


Assoc. of Twn. Fin. Com.


10.00


Com. of Public Safety


10.20


Forbes Snyder, Inc.


20.93


Girard Type. Co.


8.05


Granby Supply


2.12


Granby Tel. & Tel. Co.


303.08


Hamp. Cty. Com.


10.00


Hamp. Cty. Select. Assoc.


6.00


Hamp. Print Co.


455.00


Hobart, Myrtie E.


106.75


Hobbs & Warren


313.91


Holyoke National Bank


4.40


H. S. Gere & Sons, Inc.


40.03


Ingram, Milton


15.00


Kenneth L. Collard, M.D.


6.00


L. Henry King


6.35


Malone, John P.


10.00


Mass. Coll. & Treas. Assoc.


4.00


Mass. Select. Assoc.


15.00


Mass. Town Clerk's Assoc.


7.50


Petty Cash, Myrtie E. Hobart


20.00


Raymond A. Warner


5.75


Rose T. Ruel, Postmaster


251.65


Seiffert, Herman


15.00


The Lawyer's Cooperative Pub. Co.


30.00


73


Trudeau, Dr. A. E. Vogt, Virginia L.


20.00


4.70


$2,500.00


$1,702.11


Balance


$ 797.89


MOTH SUPPRESSION


Appropriation


$200.00


Expended :


Pioneer Valley Spray Service


$175.00


Szaban ,Michael


15.50


$200.00


$190.50


Balance


$ 9.50


NOTES AND LICENSES


Appropriation


$10.00


Balance $10.00


PLANNING BOARD


Appropriation $100.00


Expended :


Raymond R. Warner, Reg. of Deeds


$2.00


$100.00


$2.00


Balance


$98.00


74


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Appropriation


Tr. Flood Damage


$2,000.00 553.50


Expended :


Baker, John


$134.50


Bissel, Eugene


147.38


Blackmer, Lewis H.


11.25


Chapin, Harry


6.00


Com. of Public Safety


.75


Fournier, Adelard


286.00


Fournier, Roger


55.71


French, Wm. B.


79.50


Gallup, Wm. W.


253.20


Ingham, Myron


39.00


James R. Shea


48.00


Lajoie, Joseph


16.75


Loiselle, Wilfrid


96.25


Martin, Edward


150.75


Mass. Market. Inst., Inc.


15.00


Noble, Robert


112.75


Philorene Radio


65.30


Randall, Geo. A.


484.30


Robert, Ed.


229.50


Snyder, Franklin G.


14.80


Springfield Radio Co.


68.97


The Army Store


55.50


Tucker, Dwight


173.75


$2,553.50


$2,544.91


Balance


$8.59


75


REP. AND MAINT., PUB. BLDGS.


Appropriation


Tr. Reserve Fund


$2,000.00 .19


Expended :


American Window Clean. Co.


$90.00


Ayers, Faye, Sr.


10.00


Ayers, Faye, Jr.


6.00


Burnett & Selkirk


10.35


Gaudette, Rene


26.10


Granby Supply Store


10.42


Gulf Oil Corp.


422.85


Han-For Sales


170.00


Harry Mason & Son


52.93


Ingham Lumber Co.


16.60


Kalita, Alex


46.25


L'Heureux, Wm.


10.00


Mach. Fnd .- Payloader


4.10


Mach. Fnd .- Saws


7.00


Mach. Fnd .- Tr.


5.00


Noble's Amoco Service Station


14.50


Randall, Geo. A.


104.65


Robert, Geo.


26.10


Street Supply Corp.


1.20


Sweetser, Zane


18.85


Szaban, Michael


52.70


Tremco Mfg Co.


3.71


Tupper's Elec.


44.00


Tyler Equipment


9.00


White, Charles


18.85


Wm. B. Whiting Coal Co.


609.35


Worcester Cty. Elec. Co.


209.68


$2,000.19


$2,000.19


76


REGIONAL DISTRICT SCHOOL PLANNING COMMITTEE


Appropriation


$300.00 $300.00


SALARIES


Appropriation


$7,175.00


Assessors :


Easton, Wilbur H.


$400.00


Taylor, Harold B.


350.00


Ingham, Myron L.


350.00


Auditor :


Cummings, Brenda A.


50.00


Cattle Inspector :


Chapin, Harry E., Est. of


37.50


Scott, John H.


112.50


Electrical Inspector :


Randall, Henry T.


200.00


Fire Chief :


Dressel, Robert H.


250.00


Forest Warden :


Dressel, Robert H.


50.00


Librarian :


Taylor, Ruth E.


450.00


Moderator :


Ingham, Earl M.


75.00


School Committee :


White, Nicholas


70.00


Dickinson, Margaret


45.00


Fournier, Roger


45.00


Mondor, Philip


45.00


Stiles, Frank A.


45.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures :


Carver, George


100.00


77


Selectmen :


Parker, Lindolph O.


370.00


Bray, Wallace J. Clark, E. Thornton


330.00


300.00


Tax Collector :


King, L. Henry


1,108.34


Town Clerk:


Hobart, Myrtie E.


400.00


Town Counsel :


Oldershaw, Louis F.


500.00


Town Treasurer :


Hobart, Myrtie E.


1,108.34


$7,175.00


$6,791.68


Balance


$383.32


LOANS SCHOOL BONDS


Appropriation $15,000.00


Expended :


Second National Bank of Boston


$15,000.00


$15,000.00 $15,000.00


School Bonds, Interest :


$3.849.00


Expended :


Second National Bank of Boston


$3,849.00


$3,849.00


$3,849.00


1


78


SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE


Appropriation


$4,000.00


Expended :


Alderman & MacNeish


$3,000.00


Gazette Printing Co.


119.00


Grenier's Pharmacy


15.00


John J. McCool


$40.00


Walter F. Trompke


29.35


$4,000.00


$3,403.35


Balance


$596.65


SNOW REMOVAL


Appropriation


$1,500.00


Expended :


Bray, Richard


$6.00


Chartier, Arthur C.


1.80


Chemical Corp.


144.25


Clark, Raymond


85.00


Gaudette, Rene


167.60


Granby Machine Co.


16.00


L'Heureux, William


37.50


Mach. Fnd .- Payloader


49.20


Mach. Fnd-Sander


8.00


Mach. Fnd .- D. Tr.


115.00


Mercure, Ernest


19.00


Nutting, Roy


14.00


Obremski, Joseph


58.75


Robert, Ernest


15.00


Robert, George


168.20


Rosinski, John


28.75


Shyloski, Ed. C.


8.40


Sweetser, Zane-Mile.


7.14


79


Sweetser, Zane


108.75


Szaban, Michael-Mile.


4.00


Szaban, Michael


319.30


White, Charles


117.45


$1,500.00


$1,499.09


Balance


$ .91


STABILIZATION FUND


Appropriation


$5,000.00


Holyoke Savings Bank


$5,000.00


STREET LIGHTING


Appropriation


$500.00


Expended :


Worcester County Electric Co.


$414.71


$500.00


$414.71


Balance


$85.29


STREET NUMBERING COMMITTEE


Appropriation


$500.00


Expended :


Baker, John A.


$96.50


Bray, Robert, Jr.


5.00


Easton, Wilbur H.


229.13


Hauschild, Arthur G.


101.50


Rose T. Ruel, Postmaster


16.00


Vogt, Virginia L.


6.00


-


$500.00


$454.13


$45.87


Balance


80


TOWN DUMP


Appropriation


$500.00


Expended :


Clark, John


$29.00


Gaudette, Rene


2.50


Graves, Kenneth


12.00


Griswold, Roger


91.00


Karl, Fred


100.00


Mach, Fnd .- Gr.


13.50


Mach. Fnd-Payloader


45.10


Mach. Fnd.,-D. Tr.


77.50


Obremski, Joseph


12.50


Robert, George


21.75


Shyloski, Ed. C.


4.80


Sweetser, Zane


13.05


Szaban, Michael-Mile.


.50


Szaban, Michael


54.25


Tyler Equipment


4.50


White, Charles


14.50


$500.00


$ 496.45


Balance


$3.55


TOWN ROADS


Appropriation


$500.00


Expended :


Chartier, Arthur C.


$2.40


Gaudette, Rene


14.50


John S. Lane & Son


56.48


Mach. Fnd .- D. Tr.


27.50


Mercure, Ernest


4.00


Robert, Ernest


16.50


Robert, George


19.50


Sweetser, Zane


111.65


81


Szaban, Michael Tyler Equipment White, Charles


119.35


18.00


105.85


$500.00


$495.73


Balance


$4.27


TOWN SHED


Appropriation


$7,500.00


Expended :


Association Bldg. Wreckers


$250.00


Ayers, Faye


551.25


Ben's Wayside Mart


30.00


Bill Willard


352.50


Chartier, Arthur C.


52.23


Clark, Albert


26.00


Clark, John


52.50


Cooke, Thomas R.


73.80


Gaudette, Rene


21.75


Granby Glass


150.00


Granby Supply


26.96


Griswold, Roger


42.00


Ingham Lumber Co.


2,787.58


John H. Lee & Son


8.00


J. V. Choquette


447.75


Kalita, Alexander


447.50


L'Heureux, William


50.00


Mach. Fnd .- Payloader


45.10


Mach. Fnd .- D. Truck


97.50


McCool, John


15.00


McHaffie, William


333.00


Nutting, Roy


57.00


Obremski, Joseph


162.50


Patrie, Lionel


51.00


82


Quenneville, Eli


5.50


Regan, Richard


82.50


Robert, Ernest


59.50


Robert, George


14.50


Robert, Louis


2.50


R. S. Graves Co.


14.77


Rosinski, John


142.50


Sam. Carlson & Co.


36.75


Street Supply


1.86


Sweetser, Zane


67.55


Szaban, Michael-Mileage


4.00


Szaban, Michael


169.20


White, Charles


134.85


Woodlawn Ready-Mixed Concrete


251.75


$7,500.00


$7,218.65


Balance®


$281.35


TOXIN-ANTITOXIN


Appropriation


$50.00


Expended :


Austin E. Whitcomb, M.D.


$50.00


TREE WARDEN


Appropriation


$500.00


Expended :


Beaulieu, Laurent


$64.38


Beaulieu, Paul


22.50


Blanchette, Leon


6.25


Bolton, John D.


6.88


DeWitt, Francis


20.00


Fugler, Leo


3.75


Gaj, Walter


2.50


83


Gallup, Wm. W.


25.25


Gaudette, Rene


12.50


Griswold, Roger


5.00


Houle, Lionel


6.25


Kizior, Michael


2.50


Kizior, Stanley


2.50


Mach. Fnd .- Payloader


6.00


Mach. Fnd,-Saws


12.00


North. Tree Expert Co.


25.00


Obremski, Joseph


1.25


Robert, Ernest


92.00


Robert, George


20.63


Robert, Gerald


32.50


Robert, Wilfred


104.37


Szaban, Michael


25.63


$500.00


$499.64


Balance


$ .36


VETERANS BENEFITS


Appropriation


$750.00


Expended :


Farmers' Exchange


$32.23


$750.00


$ 32.23


Balance


$717.17


SPECIAL SCHOOL LUNCH


Expended :


H. P. Hood & Sons


$1,525.16


Riverside Dairy


1,261.24


$2,786.40


84


Refund on A/C 1953 Real Estate


L. Henry King $20.00


Assessments and All Other


Agencies and Trusts


$11,896.32


County Retirement Assessment


411.50


County Tax


6,623.61


Dog Licenses


1,037.60


Dog Reimbursements


151.50


State Parks


236.48


Tax Refunds


1,404.54


Veterans' Service Dist.


315.00


Welfare Dist .- Granby, Belchertown


1,175.00


Whiting Street Fund


85.19


MYRTIE E. HOBART,


Treasurer


Recapitulation of Expenditures for 1955


Account


Total Avail.


Expended $11,896.32


Unexpend. Balance Transfers


Agencies and Trusts


$11,896.32


Aid to Dependent Children, Town


2,000.00


707.64


$ 1,292.36


Aid to Dependent Children, Federal


1,271.20


813.00


$ 458.20


Assessors' Expenses


400.00


333.28


66.72


Board of Health


134.17


134.17


Bridges and Railings


800.00


800.00


Cemetery-General


1,800.00


1,511.26


288.74


Cemetery-Perpetual


841.80


841.80


Chapter 81


16,575.00


16,575.00


Chapter 90, Const., 1954 Bal.


2,458.87


2,458.87


Chapter 90, Const.


10,000.00


8,324.53


1,675.47 5,000.00


Chapter 90, Morgan St., Bridge


5,000.00


Chapter 90, Maintenance


3,600.00


3,596.54


3.46


Civil Defense


1,229.62


863.71


365.91


County Retirement


411.50


411.50


County Tax


6,623.61


6,623.61


Departmental Clerk


1,000.00


994.00


6.00


Disability Ass't .- Town


2,500.00


2,214.28


285.72


Disability Ass't .- Federal


1,503.65


1,081.99


421.66


Dog Licenses


1,037.60


1,037.60


Dog Reimbursement


151.50


151.50


85


Dutch Elm Elections and Registrations Fire Department


500.00


499.82


.18


750.00


622.90


127.10


2,500.00


2,419.91


80.09


Flood Damage


15,000.00


10,091.32


4,355.18 $553.50


General Relief


1,000.00


1,000.00


Granby Community Nursing Assoc.


3,000.00


2,778.67


221.33


Green Meadow Lane Account


2,260.40


1,927.83


332.57


Insurance


5,900.00


5,567.62


332.38


Interest and Discount


150.00


150.00


Library, Public


2,050.78


2,505.78


Machinery Account


6,000.00


4,809.09


1,190.91


Meat Inspection


200.00


12.00


188.00


Memorial Day


150.00


118.83


31.17


Miscellaneous


2,500.00


1,702.11


797.89


Moth Suppression


200.00


190.50


9.50


Notes and Licenses


10.00


10.00


Old Age Ass't .- Town


8,152.48


7,835.35


317.13


Old Age Ass't .- Federal


5,586.99


4,226.37


1,360.62


Planning Board


100.00


2.00


98.00


Police Department


2,553.50


2,544.91


8.59


Public Buildings, Repair and Maintenance


2,000.19


2,000.19


Regional Dist. Sch. Plan. Com.


300.00


300.00


Reserve Fund


2,500.00


2,465.64


34.36


Salaries


7,175.00


6,791.68


383.32


Schools


108,618.00


108,372.32


245.68


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School Bonds


15,000.00


15,000.00


School Bonds, Interest


3,849.00


3,849.00


School Building Committee


4,000.00


3,403.35


596.65


School, Practical Arts


100.00


100.00


School, P. A., Geo. Barden Fund


360.00


180.00


180.00


Snow Removal


1,500.00


1,499.09


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Stabilization Fund


5,000.00


5,000.00


State Parks .


236.48


236.48


Street Lighting


500.00


414.71


85.29


Street Numbering


500.00


454.14


45.87


Tax Refunds


1,404.54


1,404.54


Town Dump


500.00


496.45


3.55


Town Roads


500.00


495.73


4.27


Town Shed


7,500.00


7,218.65


281.35


Toxin-Antitoxin


50.00


50.00


Tree Warden


500.00


499.64


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Veterans' Benefits


750.00


32.23


717.77


Veterans' Service Dist.


315.00


315.00


Welfare Dist .- Granby-Belchertown


1,175.00


1,175.00


Whiting Street Fund


85.19


85.19


Special School Lunch


3,188.74


2,786.40


402.34


Refund on a/c 1953 Real Estate


20.00


20.00


$297,426.13


$270,550.39


$10,545.02


$15,742.86


$587.86


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SCHOOL REPORT


Nicholas C. White, Chairman


Term expires February 1957


Frank A. Stiles, Secretary


Term expires February 1956


Roger Fournier Term expires February 1957 Mrs. Raymond S. Dickinson Term expires February 1958


Dr. Philip Mondor Term expires February 1958


Superintendent of Schools CHARLES A. MILLER 5 Elm Street, South Hadley Falls, Mass. Office, Granby School Office Hours, by Appointment


School Physician DR. AUSTIN E. WHITCOMB 21 Bardwell Street South Hadley Falls, Mass.


School Nurse MRS. IDA VANDERPOEL East State Street Granby, Mass.


School Attendance Officer WILLIAM W. GALLUP


Janitors CONSTANT SEMBROSKI WALTER LANDRY-Part Time


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SCHOOL CALENDAR


Winter Term


January 3 to February 24, 1956


Spring Term


March 5 to April 27, 1956


Summer Term


May 7 to June 15, 1956


Fall Term


September 5 to December 22, 1956


HOLIDAYS


February 22-Washington's Birthday


March 30-Good Friday


April 19-Patriot's Day


May 30-Memorial Day


October 12-Columbus Day


October 19-Teachers' Convention


November 12-Veterans' Day


November 22, 23-Thanksgiving recess


SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULATIONS


Children who became five years of age, on or before March first, may enter the first grade the following Sep- tember.


A child entering school for the first time is required to present to the teacher a birth certificate and a vac- cination, or exemption of vaccination certificate.


As far as possible, when a student is taken ill in school, the parents are to be called, requesting they come for the student.


NO SCHOOL SIGNAL


On days when schools are dismissed for storm or rainy weather, announcement will be given over the lo- cal radio stations, WHYN, WREB and WACE. Please do not phone school officials, teachers and the radio sta- tions. Listen to the announcement on the radio.


Parents should use their own judgment, if the weather is prohibitive, at the time of departure for school.


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MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES Chapter 76, Section 2


Duties of Parents, etc., as to school attendance. Penalty :


Every person in control of a child shall cause him to attend school as required, and if he fails to do so for seven day sessions or fourteen half-day sessions within any period of six months, he shall on complaint of a su- pervisor of attendance, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars: No physical or mental condi- tion capable of correction, or rendering the child a fit subject for special instruction at public charge in institu- tions other than public schools, shall avail as a defense unless it appears that the defendant has employed all reasonable measures for the correction and suitable in- struction of the child.


REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE


To the Citizens of the Town of Granby :


We herewith submit our Annual Report as follows :


Our School enrollment continues to show an increase each year. As of October 1, 1955 our enrollment was 18.6% higher than October 1, 1954 which was 4.6% higher than we had anticipated. Our enrollment estim- ate for October 1, 1956 based on figures which we have at present shows approximately an increase of 11% over that of October 1, 1955.


Since our last Annual Report, due to our overcrowd- ed conditions, we have had to use our auditorium as a class room. However the voters, at a Sepcial Town Meeting held in November, 1955, have made provisions for an addition to our present facilities; consisting of eight class rooms, an activity room and a cafeteria. The


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Special School Building Committee has assured your School Committee that this will be ready for occupancy in September, 1956, thus eliminating the possibility of double sessions.


We have found it necessary during the past year to again make changes in our bus routes. These changes have been done in accordance with our School Transpor- tation contract. It is very possible that an extra bus will be necessary in September, 1956.


It became necessary during the past summer to pro- vide a fireproof addition for our power mowing ma- chine. This was demanded by the Fire Insurance Un- derwriters. We have made extensive electrical repairs, replaced the front door frames, redecorated the audito- rium, made roof repairs, caulked and painted all win- dows and doors and repaired the large blinds on our original building.


The School Committee wishes to thank the Parent- Teacher Association, the Granby Lions Club and the PM Division of the Granby Woman's Club for their gifts, consisting of baseball and basketball uniforms, a tape recorder machine and swings for the use of our students. Your School Committee has purchased an audiometer, a visual screening instrument to discover possible visual defects and a new duplicator.


During the past year we have had six resignations in our teaching personnel and these vacancies have been replaced with capable teachers. We have again found it necessary to revise our salary schedule hoping to elimin- ate the turnover of our personnel and also to bring the salaries in line with other cities and towns.


The budget for the year 1956 is 10.82% higher than that of 1955. The increase, however, percentagewise is


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7.72% lower than that of 1955. The increase is due largely to the increase in instruction, tuition and trans- portation.


Our Committee wants to thank Mr. Miller, our Su- perintendent, and Mr. Kemp, our Principal, for their co- operation in handling the extra work necessary due to an enlarged enrollment.


Respectfully submitted,


NICHOLAS C. WHITE FRANK A. STILES ROGER E. FOURNIER MARGARET W. DICKINSON PHILIP J. MONDOR


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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


To the School Committee and Citizens of Granby :


I herewith submit the annual report of our schools.


Granby, like many other communities was handi- capped by lack of sufficient space during the past year. However, due to the fine cooperation of the school per- sonnel, we have maintained a high level of efficiency in our educational program. Everyone, teachers, and stu- dents worked together to meet and overcome the crowd- ed conditions and carry forward a good and sound teach- ing and learning atmosphere.


The School Committee has shown a sympathetic un- derstanding of our administrative problems. It has provided us with additional teaching materials, a new du- plicator, a vision testing machine and audiometer.


Many community organizations have continued their interest in our children and school program by .contribut- ing items, such as playground material, athletic uniforms and a recording machine. We are reminded of the theme for American Education Week: "Schools-Your Investment in America." The School Committee and cit- izens of Granby have invested in (1) Character Build- ing; (2) In Teachers; (3) in classrooms; (4) in Funda- mental Learning; (5) in Better Living; (6) in a Strong Nation. All are to be commended.


How well we have touched upon the above goals, may be learned somewhat from the Principal James Kemp's description of programs, events and activities of the past year :


"Providing an adequate reading program in the ex- tremely important and formative primary grades, where


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our largest enrollments are found, is a major problem again this year. This difficulty has been remedied by having Miss O'Niell in charge of the reading program for approximately twelve children in each first and sec- ond grade class. These children meet with Miss O'Niell twice a day for this purpose.


"The improvement of penmanship in all grades has been one of the teachers' objectives this year. The Palmer penmanship system is currently being taught in the school.


"Several educational field trips were enjoyed by Granby school students this year. Among these were:


The annual historical tour to Boston by the Grade 8 graduating class in June. (Sponsored by the American Legion.)


Tours of the Springfield Fine Arts, Natural History and Historical Museums by Grade 8 in October.


A day at Old Deerfield and its museums by the Grade 7 classes in October.


Inspection of the Holyoke Water Power plant and two Holyoke industrial plants using this power, by the Grade 5 classes in November.


Tour of Holyoke Savings Bank by Grade 8 in No- vember.


"The Debating Club, composed of Grade 7 and 8 stu- dents under Mr. McInerney's direction, won the Knights of Columbus debating trophy in competition with the Grade 7 and 8 students in the South Hadley Schools, during the 1955 spring term.


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"A School Newspaper and a Dramatics Club have been organized by Mr. Dudley. A fall edition of the paper and two plays have been produced thus far by these organizations.


"The School Football Team won the championship in the South Hadley-Granby 1955 league competition.


"About 88% of Granby School children are current- ly depositors with the School savings program of the Holyoke Savings Bank, and had net deposits of $9,260.55 in mid-December 1955.


"The Student Accident Insurance policies were made available in the school again at $1.25 per child. Approximately 75% of the school enrolled in this pro- gram.




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