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GRANOLITHIC SIDEWALK AND CURBING
The following streets received cement curbing: Castle St., south side, 195 running ft., Castle St., north side, 161 running ft., Liberty St., 250 running ft., Alden St. Ext., 96 running ft. Four new cement slabs were replaced at the Methodist Church on Brewster St. 60 feet of curbing was built at the corner of Old Beach Road and Manomet Avenue.
TRAFFIC AND STREET MARKING
Lines and crosswalks were painted white with taxi stands and entrances to driveways painted yellow. Traffic signs were repaired and painted and a number of new ones installed in town and Manomet. Meter lines were repainted and meter posts were replaced that were damaged by trucks. Several new meters were erected and lines painted.
MISCELLANEOUS
The work in the outlying districts, Manomet, Long Pond and Cedarville has been carried out satisfactorily
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by the district foreman in the cutting of brush, gravel- ing, widening bad corners and scraping. All dirt roads were given an application of calcium chloride to lay the dust during the dry weather.
Samoset St. was widened from Court St. to Allerton St. with 550 feet of cement curbing built on the north side and 250 feet of cement wall built on the back side of the sidewalk. Two sets of concrete steps were re- placed at #21 Samoset St. All cement work was rubbed down to a smooth surface. The road bed was widened 5 feet with a four foot black top surface sidewalk 2" thick. Drains and catchbasins were brought up to grade with the widening part of the road hard surfaced with Type I mix.
NEW GALION GRADER
A new Galion No. 118 grader was purchased this year from the E. J. Bleiler Equipment Co. of Needham. This grader is powered by a 100 H.P. Diesel Engine with a 13 ft. moldboard, all hydraulic controlled.
The grader has an attachment for a V plow which may be used in deep drifts for snow removal.
Several requests from the Selectmen's Office and other town departments were given special attention.
A large number of accepted roads have been bound- ed by the Town Engineer with the bounds being made by the Highway Department.
Lines and grades for street and sewer work have been supplied by the Town Engineer, Edward Chase, and records of same filed at his office on Lincoln Street.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER C. CHANDLER,
Superintendent of Streets and Sewers.
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LIST OF JURORS
Prepared by the Selectmen of Plymouth, Mass., for 1956
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Alden, Katherine L., 42 Summer Street, Pottery design- er and teacher, Town of Plymouth
Alexander, Earl, 65 Alden Street, Retired, Former oc- cupation and Employer: Fireman, Town of Plym- outh
Alsheimer, John J., 12 Allerton Street, Fuel Dealer, Self-employed, John J. Alsheimer, Inc., Plymouth Anderson, George, West Pond, Billing Clerk, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Anderson, Marjorie M., 4 Alden Street, Secretary, Plym- outh Cordage Company, Plymouth
Anderson, Robert, State Road, Builder, Self-employed Anti, Harold, 93 Standish Avenue, Real estate dealer, Self employed
Anzuoni, George S., White Horse Road, Vice-president and manager, Plymouth & Brockton St. R.R. Co., Plymouth
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Bagni, Peter, 1B South Spooner Street, Truck driver, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth Baler, Edward F., 2 South Green Street, Real estate agent, Elmer E. Avery Insurance Agency, Plymouth Barnes, Parker L., 189 Sandwich Street, General office manager, Barnes Worsteds, Inc., Kingston
Barufaldi, Amedio J., 427a Court Street, Office super- visor, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth Birnstein, Robert E., 10 Alvin Road, Automobile sales- man, Pilgrim Buick-Pontiac Sales, Inc., Plymouth Blackmer, George E., White Horse Road, Bottled gas dealer, Suburban Propane Gas Corp., Sagamore
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Bloom, Morris, 88 Sandwich Street, Grocer, Self-em- ployed, The People's Super Market, Plymouth Bowler, Robert B., Off Summer Street, Farmer and farm supply dealer, Hillside Farms, Plymouth
Bramhall, Richard W., Sandwich Road, Senior clerk in- terviewer, Commonwealth of Mass., Division of Em- ployment Security, 39 Court Street, Plymouth
Brewster, Benjamin B., 88 Warren Avenue, Assistant Factory Manager, Avon Sole Company, Avon Brigida, Peter A., 41 Davis Street, Self-employed, Presi- dent of Plymouth Recapping, Inc., 63 High Street, Plymouth
Brink, Mildred T., 37 Vernon Street, Housewife, Former occupation and employer: Clerk, Plymouth Cordage Co., Plymouth, Husband's occupation: Superintend- ent of Water Department, Town of Plymouth
Burgess, Natalie B., 37 Union Street, Social Worker, Town of Plymouth, Husband's occupation: Master Electrician, Self-employed
Butterfield, Charles P., Jordan Road, Mechanical Engin- eer, George R. Churchill Co., Inc., Hingham
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Cadorette, Leo A., South Pond Road, Overseer of weav- ing, Collins & Aikman Corp., Bristol, R. I.
Cappella, Henry L., Priscilla Road, Carpenter, Self-em- ployed
Carr, Robert A., 20 Centennial Street, Assessor, Town of Plymouth
Cavicchi, Alton S., 5 Olmstead Terrace, Wholesale Fruit & Produce Dealer, Self-employed, Partner-E. Ca- vicchi & Sons, Partner-Rogers' Super Market, Plymouth
Clark, Kenneth O., Warren Avenue, Engineer, Plymouth County Electric Company, Plymouth
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Christie, Samuel H., 30 Alden Street, Retired, Former occupation and employer: Preparation Foreman, Plymouth Cordage Co., Plymouth
Collari, Fernando, 221 Court Street, Grocery Store Man- ager, Self-employed, Knife's Grocery, 298 Court Street, Plymouth
Collas, Andrew J., 111/2 Howland Street, Clerk, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Correa, Antone, Jr., 11 Allerton St., Stores Clerk and Substation Attendant, Plymouth County Electric Company, Plymouth
Correa, Joseph B., 11 Shaw Court, Production scheduling clerk, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Corsini, Secondo, 61 Alden Street, Loomfixer, George Mabbett & Sons Company, Plymouth
Craig, M. Herbert, 17 Court St., Bank teller, Plymouth National Bank, Plymouth
Crawley, Manuel, 100 Standish Avenue, Carpenter, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
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DeCost, Stanley, Clifford Road, Milk salesman and Fore- man, Nook Farm Dairy, Nook Road, Plymouth Doten, Edith, 2461/2 Court Street, Cook; Employer: Miss Marion Goodrich, Blue Blinds Restaurant, Plymouth Dries, Frederick W., 154 Court St., Painter and Mainten- ance man, Plymouth Savings Bank, 36 Main St., Plymouth and Abraham Penn, Plymouth
Dries, Peter A., Jr., 1 Westwood Road, Retired, Former occupation and employer: Janitor, Town of Plym- outh
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Ferioli, Peter J., Off Cotton Street, Cranberry Foreman, National Cranberry Association, Hanson Fogarty, Robert M., 21 Samoset Street, Retired, Former occupation and employer: Police officer, Town of Plymouth
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Foley, Albert E., Clifford Rd., Sales and Operative Assist- ant, New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Co., Plymouth Gas Division, Main Street, Plymouth
Forth, Ronald A., Warren Cove, Leather Merchant, Self- employed, Ronald A. Forth, Inc., 107 South Street, Boston
Fortini, Mabel E., 35 Cherry Street, Housekeeper, Employer: Alton D. Edes, Plymouth; Husband's oc- cupation: Station Operator, Plymouth County Elec- tric Company, Plymouth
Franks, William S., 101 Warren Avenue, Insurance Broker; Employer: William H. Franks, Jr., 153 Milk Street, Boston
Fries, Margaret A., 72 Samoset St., Housewife; Husband's occupation: Funeral director, Former partner of Cartmell & Fries, Plymouth
Fry, Alexander C., 25 Stafford St., Carpenter, Poorvu Construction Company, Inc., 294 Washington Street, Boston
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Gilbert, Frank J., 17 Prince St., Building Contractor, Self-employed
Gilbert, Helen H., 218 Sandwich St., Housewife (widow) Godfrey, Muriel M., 11 Russell St., Retired, Former occu-
pation: Insurance Agent, John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co., Plymouth (Widow)
Godfrey, Philip S., State Road, Assistant District Man- ager, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., 65 Main Street, Plymouth
Gray, Ruth, 26 Main St., Housewife; Husband's Occupa- tion: Driver, Danforth's Home Bakery, Plymouth
Green, William, 7 Washington Street, Machine Operator, Wheeler Reflector Co., Hanson
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Hadaway, Harold A., Reed Avenue, Carpenter, Self-em- ployed
Hall, Dora E., 481/2 Sandwich St., Housewife; Husband's Occupation: Dresser tender, Mayflower Worsted Company, Kingston
Harlow, Richard W., 13 Pleasant Street, Clerk, A&P Food Stores, Plymouth
Harlow, Warren L., 13 Pleasant Street, Field Engineer, Plymouth County Electric Company, Plymouth Haskell, Walter B., 19 Main Street Extension, Newspaper editor-writer, Old Colony Memorial, Plymouth
Hathaway, Arthur, 11 North Street, Hotel Owner, Self- employed, The Lindens, 11 North Street, Plymouth Hatton, Albert C., 16 Centennial Street, Lineman, Plym- outh County Electric Company, Main Street, Plym- outh
Heath, Donald W., 196 Summer Street, Bank Teller, Plymouth Savings Bank, Plymouth
Hokanson, Madeline, 214 Court Street, Office Clerk, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Holman, Orrin, 182 Court Street, Bus Driver and Mail Contractor, Self-employed, Holman and Son, 182 Court Street, Plymouth
Holmes, Robert E., Long Pond Road, Laborer, Common- wealth of Massachusetts
Houde, Lawrence, 98 Allerton Street, Branch Office Man- ager, White Bros. Milk Company, Duxbury
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Jenkins, Gordon H., 42 South Spooner Street, Weigher, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
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Keller, Alvin R., State Road, Restaurant Manager, Self- employed, Sea View Cafe, Inc., Plymouth
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Ladd, John F., 8 Samoset Street, Bank Teller, Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank, Main Street, Plymouth
Lanman, Herbert H., 7 Davis Street, Retired, Former occupation and employer: Traffic Clerk, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Ledo, Joseph L., 279 Court Street, Machine Operator, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Leonard, Abner N., Carver Road, Head Facilities Assign- er, New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Plymouth Leonardi, Regoli, 4 Phoenix Court, Truck driver, Sher- man Furniture Company, Inc., Plymouth
Lovell, Arthur W., Micajah's Pond, Garage employee, Pilgrim Buick & Pontiac Sales, Inc., Plymouth
Lowe, Delia E., 261 Court Street, Housewife, Former oc- cupation and employer: Drawer-in, Mayflower Wors- ted Co., Kingston; Husband's occupation: Account- ant, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Lowe, Robert I., 261 Court Street, Accountant, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
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Martin, Charles R., 7 Lothrop Street, Yard Foreman, Plymouth Lumber Company, Plymouth
Martin, Robert J., 43 Spooner Street, Clerk, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Martinelli, Helen D., 39 Mayflower St., Cost Clerk, Plym- outh Cordage Company, Plymouth; Husband's Occu- pation: Carpenter, Malaguti Bros., Plymouth
Martinelli, Horace, 39 Mayflower St., Carpenter, Mala- guti Bros., Plymouth
Matinzi, Louis F., 33 Vernon Street, Traffic Clerk, Plym- outh Cordage Company, Plymouth
May, Thomas R., 14 Atlantic Street, Clerk, Broccoli's Market, Plymouth
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Mclaughlin, Kenneth J., 9 Centennial Street, Unem- ployed, Former occupation and employer: Laborer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Mentzel, Francis L., 35 Vernon Street, Warp starter, George Mabbett & Sons Company, Plymouth
Merada, Manuel J., 8 Alden Street, Rolling mill operator, Edes Manufacturing Company, Plymouth
Mondeau, Leo O., 30 Chilton Street, Carpenter's helper, Cross Construction Co., Plymouth
Morse, Elsie L., 9 South Spooner Street, Salary Pay Roll Clerk, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Morse, Roy E., 7 South Spooner Street, Accountant, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Morton, Lewis B., 250 Sandwich Street, Unemployed, Former occupation and employer: Overseer, Puritan Mills, Plymouth
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O'Fihelly, C. Francis, 208 Summer Street, Laborer, Town of Plymouth
O'Fihelly, Madeline, 3 Birch Avenue, Bookkeeper- Accountant, Puritan Clothing Company, Plymouth Osmond, Margaret N., 4 Robinson Street, Librarian, Plymouth Public Library, Town of Plymouth Ottino, Louis J., 5 Lafayette Court, Unemployed, Former occupation and employer: Truck driver, Sears Fuel Company, Plymouth
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Paoletti, Robert A., 7 Lothrop Street, Automobile sales- man, Pilgrim Buick-Pontiac Sales, Inc., Plymouth Pascoe, John R., 373 Court Street, Traffic Manager, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth Pederzani, Albert R., 26 Cherry Street, Rope maker, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
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Peterson, Bessie S., 68 Sandwich Street, Hostess, Pilgrim John Howland House, Plymouth (Widow)
Pettigrew, Henry S., Priscilla Beach Road, Compositor, Standard-Times, Hyannis and New Bedford Picard, George E., 1 Mt. Pleasant Street, Ordnance Work- er, U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham
Pierson, James L., White Horse Road, Plumbing, Heating, and Bottled Gas Dealer, Self-employed
Pioppi, Anthony V., 6 Clyfton Street, Owner and Presi- dent of Plymouth Bottling Works, Inc., Plymouth, Self-employed
Pioppi, William R., 142 Court Street, Restaurant Owner, Self-employed, Bill Pioppi's Grill, Inc., Plymouth
Powers, John H., 27 Court Street, Engineer, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
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Raymond, Carl W., Sandwich Road, Assessor, Town of Plymouth
Reed, Marion W., 29 Pleasant Street, Registry clerk, Plymouth County, Plymouth
Riedel, Helen F., 47 Pleasant Street, Office clerk, Town of Plymouth
Rossi, Edward R., Bloody Pond, Assistant Traffic Man- ager, W. F. Schraffts & Sons Corp., Charlestown
Ruffini, Eunice I., 30 Vernon Street, Sales Clerk, Butt- ner Company, Plymouth; Husband's occupation: General mill laborer, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Russell, John J., 394 Sandwich Street, Accountant, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, 185 Franklin Street, Boston
Ryan, John P., 3 Sagamore Street, Supervisor Casualty Claims, Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York, 10 Post Office Square, Boston
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Sampson, Clifford E., 16 Overlook Road, Manager Smith's News Store, Inc., Plymouth
Saracca, Adeline H., 36 Sandwich Street, Sales clerk, Church Goods and Flag Shop, Plymouth (Widow) Scheid, John N., 11 Alvin Road, Salesman, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 4 Court Street, Plymouth Schubert, Marion D., 17 Robinson Street, Retired, Former occupation and employer: Teacher, City of Salem
Scott, Hunter H., Rocky Hill Road, Coremaker, Kingston Aluminum Company, Kingston
Sears, John H., 17 Court Street, Branch Bank Manager, The Plymouth National Bank, Plymouth
Sgarzi, Romeo, 354 Court Street, Automobile Dealer, Self- employed, Puritan Garage, Plymouth
Shaw, John D., R. 138 Sandwich Street, Garage Manager, Samoset Garage, Inc., Plymouth
Shea, Dennis J., 10 South Street, Salesman, Puritan Cloth- ing Company, Plymouth
Sherman, Hyman, 9 Vernon Street, Manager Retail Furniture Store, Sherman Furniture Company, Inc., Plymouth
Silva, Nellie M., 32 Allerton Street, Retired; Former occu- pation and employer: Supervisor, N. E. Tel. & Tel. Company, Plymouth, (Widow)
Silva, Robert P., 271/2 Fremont Street, Garage attendant, Samoset Garage, Inc., Plymouth
Sullivan, Jeremiah, 92 Sandwich Street, Livery Business, Self-employed, Sullivan Taxi Service, Plymouth
Stiles, Lawrence H., 34 Summer Street, Truck Driver, Petroleum Sales & Service, Inc., Plymouth
Swift, Leslie M., South Pond, Automobile Salesman, Standish Motors, Inc., Plymouth
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Taddia, Louis J., 33 Cordage Terrace, Janitor, Town of Plymouth
Tavares, Gilbert E., 27 Cordage Terrace, Office worker, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Tavares, Manuel M., 21 Bourne Street, Rope maker, Plym- outh Cordage Company, Plymouth
Tucker, Lois D., 78 Sandwich Street, Title Examiner, Employer: Frances G. Litchfield, Scituate; Husband's Occupation: Boat yard operator, Duxbury
Tucker, William G., 78 Sandwich Street, Boat yard oper- ator, Self-employed, W. Gordon Tucker Boat Shop, Duxbury
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Van Dyke, Percy J., Cedar Bushes Road, Manager, Over- night cabins and gift shop, Self-employed
Vecchi, Thomas, Obery Street, Drug clerk, Cooper Drug Company, Plymouth
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Wall, Milton B., 40 Castle Street, Machine operator, Plym- outh Cordage Company, Plymouth
Warnsman, Paul M., 18 Fremont Street, Insurance Brok- er; Employer: Edward C. Warnsman, Real Estate & Insurance, Plymouth
Webster, Elmer N., Bartlett Road, Purchasing Agent, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston
Weston, Alice F., 40 Mt. Pleasant Street, Housewife, Former occupation and employer: Mender, Puritan Mills, Plymouth; Husband's occupation: Mill em- ployee, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
Weston, Charles R. H., 40 Mt. Pleasant Street, Mill em- ployee, Plymouth Cordage Company, Plymouth
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Whidden, Charles D., 1 Carver Street, Advertising Sales- man, Old Colony Memorial Press and Guide Publi- cations, Inc., Plymouth
Whipple, Paul J., Doten Road, Lumber Terminal Oper- ator, Wiggin Terminals, Inc., 50 Terminal Street, Charlestown
White, James A., 18 Alvin Road, Monument Business, Self-employed, James A. White Company, Plymouth Wood, Dorothy M., 74 Summer Street, Housewife; Hus- band's occupation: Cranberry grower, Self-employed
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Zucchi, Robert B., 325 Sandwich Street, Caretaker, Em- ployer: Mrs. Warren M. Goodspeed, Duxbury
REPORT OF THE HARBOR MASTER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During 1955, 20,100,000 pounds of fish were landed at the Town Wharf.
Fishing Boats in Harbor 7,645
Pleasure Boats in Harbor 4,630
Dories reported missing 68
Missing Dories recovered 59
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER BOUTIN,
Harbor Master.
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38th ANNUAL NURSING SERVICE REPORT PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY NURSE ASSOCIATION - 1954 - 1955
Statistical Report
No. Patients
Service
No. Visits
334
Home Visits
6,794
Office Visits
469
1 Crippled Children
2
57
Acute Communicable Disease
508
33
Tuberculosis (Contacts)
170
12
Maternity (1 Home Delivery)
31
20
Infant Health
49
11
Preschool Health
41
9
School Health
25
20 Adult Health
98
Unclassified
85
497
8,272
Pay Status
Free
3,801
Supervisory 403
Part Fee
2,499
Welfare
1,024
Full Fee
1,484
Old Age Assistance 3,037
22 Well Child Conferences 346 Visits
10 Chest Clinics 548 Visits
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Treasurer's Report (October 1, 1954 to September 30, 1955)
Receipts:
Cash in Plymouth National Bank
October 1, 1954 $2,482.09
Patient's Fees (Includes Town of Plymouth, $5,962, and Town of Kingston, $1,138.05 10,052.46
1954 Fund Drive
3,140.11
Member Dues
485.00
Food Sale
136.46
Gifts
39.00
Cash Dividends
51.25
Accrued Dividends
205.24
Well Child Clinic
118.14
Income Taxes Withheld
321.71
Miscellaneous Income
18.00
Total $17,049.46
Disbursements:
Salaries of Nurses
$9,549.44
Well Child Clinic 575.00
Office Expenses (Includes All Supples)
2,246.34
Transportation 1,777.04
To Internal Revenue (Tax iWthholdings) 303.77
To Contingency Reserve 1,932.68
Cash in Plymouth National Bank October 1, 1955
665.19
Total $17,049.46
MARY C. LYNCH, R.N.,
Nurse Supervisor.
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PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN LIBRARY AND LORING BRANCH 1955 REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bryce Prindle
President
Cyrus W. Jones
Vice President
Sara C. Bodell
Clerk
Walder J. Engstrom
Treasurer
Frances J. Baker
G. Allan Howard
Christine W. Bowler
Katharine Lord
Charles C. Forman
*Marjorie W. Paulson
Edward C. Holmes Herbert W. Rowse
*Resigned June, 1955, replaced by Robin Briggs
Hazel M. White, Librarian
MAIN LIBRARY
Number of staff in equivalent of full time (40-hour week) 61/4, Janitor service 1/2.
Library was open for reading and lending 304 days (66 hours weekly, January - June; 63 hours weekly, July - December).
In the Junior Dept. there were 8,668 readers and visitors. No attendance record is kept in Adult Dept.
The Library subscribes to 74 periodicals and 5 newspapers, 29 periodicals and 1 newspaper are received as gifts.
Circulation
Total 1955 circulation figures for Junior and Adult Departments show an increase of almost 1,000 over 1954. (See 1955 Statistics) These figures include 41 school de- posits of about 25 books each, and books borrowed on
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inter-library loan through the Massachusetts State Di- vision of Library Extension.
The number of borrower registrations in 1955 re- mained about the same as in 1954.
Junior Department
Because of the polio epidemic, attendance in the Chil- dren's Room was below that of 1954. The circulation, how- ever, remained about the same.
The Vacation Reading Club did not have as many members as usual, but those who did join, read over a hundred books, and gave very satisfactory oral reports of each to the Children's Librarian.
National Children's Book Week, November 14-19, was celebrated with displays of new books and visits to the Library by the elementary school children accompanied by their teachers. Story hours on the final day had the best attendance in several years.
Personnel
There were no changes in the full-time staff. But several of the part-time workers left during the year, making us very short-staffed since June.
Great Books Discussion Group
A Great Books Discussion Group, sponsored by the Library, completed the first year's readings in December. The group met every two weeks, except in the summer, with an average of 20 attending each meeting. Before disbanding, plans were made to start the 2nd year meet- ings in January.
Art Exhibits
The Library has had an almost continuous series of art exhibits by local people. The Arts and Crafts Com- mittee of the Plymouth Woman's Club also arranged an exhibit by members of the Club to celebrate American Art Week.
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American Library Association Conference
In July, the Librarian attended the annual conference of the American Library Association in Philadelphia. Of greatest value was the pre-conference workshop on book- selection in medium-sized libraries.
Shelving Space
Still faced with the problem of insufficient shelving space, the Book Committee has actively cooperated with the Librarian in the matter of discarding books that have passed their period of usefulness. Some were sent to libraries that would make more use of them than this Library has, and the others were offered for sale in the annual 2-day outdoor sale in August.
LORING BRANCH
Grace H. Haigh, Branch Librarian
Staff
Mrs. Olive Hasson, assistant,, left in March to resume teaching in the public schools. She was replaced in April and May by Mrs. Elizabeth Forman. From May until November there was no adult assistant. This was most unsatisfactory as it is impossible for one person to super- vise two rooms. Also it made it very difficult for the Branch Librarian to make school visits or to examine new books at the Main Library. The situation was very much improved in November when Miss Elizabeth Stephan joined the staff, working the full library day (11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.).
Hours
In April, it was decided to close the library on Wednesdays, because of insufficient staff.
Circulation
Circulation decreased for two reasons. (1) The short- er hours open per week, (2) The closing of the North
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Plymouth post office. Heretofore, Kingston residents with a North Plymouth P.O. address were allowed borrowing privileges. Now that they use their Kingston P.O. address they are not allowed free borrowing privileges. Those employed in Plymouth may use the Library without charge, as before.
Work With Children
Because of insufficient staff, school visiting has been at a minimum. One visit was made in June to the Hedge School, another in November, and at Christmas time the Branch Librarian joined in the school celebration with a story hour. At various times, there has been impromptu story telling when 10 - 12 children have gathered in the Children's Room at the Branch.
STATISTICS - 1955 Main Library
REGISTRATION
Adult
Junior
Total
Dec. 31, 1954
3375
1023
4398
Dec. 31, 1955
3465
929
4394
CIRCULATION
Adult
1954
1955
Fiction
28,420
28,839
Non-fiction
20,436
20,647
- 48,856
-- 49,486
Junior
Fiction
12,896
13,371
Non-fiction
6,909
6,729
19,805
20,100
68,661
69,586
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Loring Branch Library REGISTRATION
Adult
Junior
Total
Dec. 31, 1954
631
687
1318
Dec. 31, 1955
608
683
1291
CIRCULATION
Adult
1954
1955
Fiction
4,097
3,142
Non-fiction
2,267
2,165
6,364
5,307
Junior
Fiction
7,642
6,153
Non-fiction
2,760
2,380
10,402
8,533
16,766
13,840
Conclusion
The Librarian is very appreciative of the continued cooperation of Directors and Staff in carrying on all de- partments of the Plymouth Public Library.
Respectfully submitted,
HAZEL M. WHITE,
Librarian.
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TREE DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of Plymouth:
This year, the Department has been kept busy prun- ing and removing hazardous limbs from all street and shade trees. The allocated amount of shade trees were planted along Town streets, and last year's seedings that failed were replanted, making a grand total of eighty (80) trees, variety including European Plane, Pin Oaks, Lindens, Norways, Schwelders, Rock Maples.
Roadside trimming was completed, and the Tree Department sprayed 2-4-D along Route #44 and South Meadow Road. More of this concentrated spraying is scheduled for the coming year.
Several dead trees were removed and destroyed, including one located at the Plymouth Cordage curve, another across from the Elk's Home on Court Street, and still another on the Nook Farm Road.
In conclusion, the Department feels that 1955 was a very prosperous year for the Tree Department, with- out Hurricane destruction and favorable weather con- ditions during the summer.
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