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Certificate of Merit - National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Peter Scott Welcker
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The Duxbury High School Distinguished Service Awards
Leslee G. Blanchard John Bates Borgeson Ann Hutchinson Collins Patricia Ann Cope Alice Little Hardy Brian Ernest Jones William Merton McNeil, Jr. Brian Malcolm McCormick Susan Sanderson Pye Beverly Joan Sanford Richard K. Seaver
Frederick E. Wadsworth Richard E. Wadsworth
The Duxbury High School Distinguished Achievement Awards
Alice Little Hardy
Brian Ernest Jones Isabelle Lucy Kent Margaret Helen Marr Susan Sanderson Pye
Kenneth P. Foust (Ridlon) Beverly Joan Sanford Lars J. Schou Bruce G. Shipley
Frederick E. Wadsworth Lawrence N. Wadsworth
Charles Edward Walker Peter Scott Welcker
The Duxbury High School Prize for Excellence in Commercial Subjects
Alice Little Hardy Beverly Joan Sanford
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Scholarships
The Duxbury Art Association Priscilla E. Chapin
The Partridge Scholarship Fund Peter S. Welcker
The Duxbury Grange Arthur J. Smithson
The Duxbury Rotary Club Margaret H. Marr
The Duxbury Kiwanis Club
William M. McNeil, Jr. Brian M. McCormick Jayne M. McNeil Richard K. Seaver
The American Legion Auxiliary Lee Frances Irwin
The Duxbury Parent-Teachers Association
Peter S. Welcker Margaret H. Marr Brian M. McCormick
The American Legion, Post No. 223 William M. McNeil, Jr.
The Duxbury Yacht Club
Peter S. Welcker
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The Duxbury Teachers Club Isabelle L. Kent Jayne M. McNeil
The Duxbury High School Dramatic Club Peter S. Welcker
The Duxbury High School National Honor Society Isabelle L. Kent Total Duxbury Scholarship Aid available for higher edu- cation this year $3,550.00
INDEX
164
Accountant Assessors Balance Sheet
151
Births
39
Building Inspector
38
Cemetery Superintendent
30
Cemetery Trust Funds
147
Conservation Commissions Study Committee
153
Deaths
133
Dutch Elm Disease
22
Finance Committee
50
Fire Department
72
Harbor Master
40
Health Department
42
Highway Department
19
Historian
13
Insect Pest Control
21
Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund
146
July 4th Parade 1961
26
Jury List
8
Library
44
Treasurer's Report
43
Licenses
143
Luch Hathaway Trust Fund
145
Marriages
138
Memorial Day Committee
68
Minerva L. Sherman Flower Fund
146
Officers of the Town
3
Parks and Playgrounds
24
Personnel Board
67
215 130
Board of Appeals
28
Cemetery Trustees
Planning Board
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture Police Recreational Activities Committee
76 35
16 23
Schools Selectmen
Appendix
10
Shellfish Warden
70
Site Committee
14
South Shore Mosquito Control
31
Special Town Meeting
125
State Audit
54
Town Clerk
78
Town Election
121
Town Meeting
78
Treasurer
149
Treasurer Report, Free Library, Inc.
43
Tree Warden
20
Veteran's Agent
64
Water Commissioners
155
Water Superintendent
34
Welfare
65
SANDERSON BROTHERS, INC. NORTH ABINGTON, MASS
ANNUAL REPORT
of the Town Officers and Committees of the
TOWN OF DUXBURY
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31 1962
ANNUAL REPORT . of the Town Officers and Committees of the
TOWN OF DUXBURY
MASSACHUSETTS
IN
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31 1962
Linotyped, Printed and Bound by THE MEMORIAL PRESS Plymouth, Mass.
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1962
Elected
SELECTMEN
Philip W. Delano
1963
James H. W. Jenner .
1964
J. Newton Shirley
1965
ASSESSORS
Philip W. Delano
1963
James H. W. Jenner .
1964
J. Newton Shirley .
1965
BOARD OF HEALTH
The Selectmen
MODERATOR
Bartlett B. Bradley . 1963
CEMETERY TRUSTEES
Ernest W. Chandler . 1963
J. Newton Shirley ·
1964
Edward P. Hobart . 1965
Carl E. Johnson
1966
Hermon C. Bumpus, Jr. .
1967
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER
Maurice H. Shirley . 1965
TOWN COLLECTOR
Wesley B. Stuart
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1965
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Walter B. Collins 1963
Herbert R. Nelson .
1963
John F. Spence, Jr. .
1964
Edward L. Butler
1965
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Martha M. Palfrey . 1965
John A. Borgeson .
1963
* Alpheus H. Walker .
1963
Leonard B. Gallagher
1965
*Replaced Eugene F. Redlon - Resigned
PLANNING BOARD
Oliver L. Barker
1964
Faneuil Adams .
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1965
Lucius A. Howard . 1966
Atherton Loring
1967
*Richard Crocker
1963
*Replaced Carl F. Danner - Resigned
WELFARE BOARD
Adrian R. Cordeau .
1963
Paul N. Swanson
1964
Howard M. Clark .
1964
Edward Bottenus
1965
Nancy Teravainen
1965
TREE WARDEN
Roy E. Parks
1964
CONSTABLES Lawrence C. Doyle - 1965 Henry P. McNeil - 1965 Thomas A. Johnson - 1965
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APPOINTED BY THE MODERATOR
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Nathaniel R. Cutler 1963
John D. Osborn
1963
Charles M. Tenney, Jr. .
1963
Charles H. Fargo
1964
Stanley B. Waters .
1964
*Clarence Walker .
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1964
Wallace L. Macaulay
1965
Walter C. Wrye, Jr.
1965
Haven Sawyer, Jr.
1965
*Replaced Henry W. Palmer - Resigned
PERSONNEL BOARD
Thomas J. LeGore - 1965 *Thomas H. Lanman, Jr. - 1964 John H. Stetson - 1963 *Replaced Jerome B. Dewing
STUDY COMMITTEE - HYDRANT SERVICE
John A. Borgeson
Francis C. Rogerson, Jr. C. Earl Russell
1962 SITE COMMITTEE
Thedore W. Page Walter B. Collins
F. Weston Lyons
John M. Clark
Atherton Loring
STUDY COMMITTEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Faneuil Adams Nell M. Littlefield Francis E. Park, III
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APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
ASSESSORS CLERK .
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. Isabelle V. Freeman
ASSISTANT HARBOR MASTER Victor D. Nickerson BOARD OF APPEALS
H. Russell Chandler . 1963
Edward P. Hobart 1965
Robert Nickerson - Associate Member 1963
Theodore Reed - Associate Member 1963
Robert Seymour . 1964
BUILDING INSPECTOR . .Frank E. Phillips, Jr. BURIAL AGENT (Board of Health . Maurice H. Shirley
BURIAL AGENT (Veterans) . . Henry P. McNeil
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT . . George S. Butler
CHIEF OF POLICE . . Lawrence C. Doyle
CONSTABLE . F. Hillary Carroll (Under provision of Ch. 41, Sec. 91A of G. L.)
CUSTODIAN OF TOWN CLOCK . . Lester Bates
CUSTODIAN OF TOWN DUMP . Leonard Mason
DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE . . George S. Butler
DOG OFFICER . . Lawrence C. Doyle
FENCE VIEWERS
William H. Couch Herbert R. Nelson
Ray M. Parks
FIELD DRIVERS
Ernest W. Chandler
Lewis B. Randall
Williiam P. Clark
HARBOR MASTER . Manuel Oliver
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HEALTH AGENT . . George Ross Starr, Jr., M.D. INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS Ernest W. Chandler
INVESTIGATION OFFICER .
. Lawrence C. Doyle
MOSQUITO CONTROL COMMISSIONER
FOR DUXBURY . . George Ross Starr, Jr., M.D.
RECREATION ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Reatha Burns 1963
Michael F. DeWire .
1963
Walter F. Kopke, Jr.
1964
John D. Osborn . 1964
Theodore W. Page .
1965
Theodore H. Reed .
1965
Dorothy Wentworth .
1964
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Harry A. McNaught . 1964
Willard R. Randall .
1963
Gilbert F. Redlon
1965
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Wesley B. Stuart .
SELECTMEN'S CLERK .
. Isabelle V. Freeman
SHELLFISH CONSTABLE . . Manuel Oliver
STUDY COMMITTEE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL RADIO
J. Alvin Borgeson Roy E. Parks
Lewis B. Randall
SUPERINTENDENT INSECT PEST CONTROL
Roy E. Parks
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS . Lewis B. Randall
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SUPERVISORS OF PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS Annie Dunham Roy E. Parks
Francis W. Perry
Walter G. Prince
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER Edwin McAuliffe
Bradley V. Osgood
Ray M. Parks
TOWN ACCOUNTANT . . Isabelle V. Freeman
TOWN COUNSEL .
. Robert J. Geogan, Esq.
TOWN HISTORIAN . . Dorothy Wentworth
VETERANS AGENT
. Henry P. McNeil
WATERFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
John M. Clark
Irving H. Locke
Frank A. Davis
Victor D. Nickerson
Manuel Oliver
Jackson S. Kent
Myron Linde
Gordon Tucker
Norman White
WEIGHERS OF COAL, COKE, AND HAY
Elwin A. Barnard
B. F. Goodrich, Jr.
Paul McAuliffe
B. F. Goodrich H. Thomas Williams
ALL OTHER APPOINTED OFFICIALS
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS . Everett L. Handy DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Katherine E. Deans
LIBRARIAN .
. Minnie B. Figmic
TOWN DIRECTOR, COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE Mabel F. Chandler
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JURY LIST - JULY 1, 1962
List of persons qualified to serve as Jurors in the Town of Duxbury from July 1, 1962, to July 1, 1963.
Beane, Richards
Alden St. Farmer
Begin, Leo E.
Onion Hill Rd.
Retail Lumber
Bennett, Ruth M.
Parks St., Island Cr. Housewife
Benson, Carl K.
Pine Hill Ave. Diemaker
Borgeson, John Alvin
West St.
Landscaping
Briggs, Louisa S.
Mayflower Rd. Housewife
Butterworth, Henry L., Jr. Tremont St.
Credit Analyst
Carver, Mary Alice
Soule Ave.
Fountain Manager
Cate, Carolyn Y.
South Station St. Housewife
Crosby, Florence E.
West St.
Salesperson
Dickow, Daniel R.
Bay Rd.
Free-lance Writer
Eaton, Allan A.
Washington St.
Builder
Feeley, Thomas J.
Depot St.
Exec. Sales
Fenton, Paul F., Jr.
Lovers Lane
Invest. Counselor
French, Gertrude M.
Standish St.
Part-time Postal Clk.
Gardner, Russell K.
Captain's Hill Rd.
Ret. Sales Super.
Gilbert, Percival, Jr.
Washington St. Washington St.
Architect
Kopke, Walter F., Jr.
Union Bridge Rd.
Purchasing Agent .
Lawson, Thomas W., II
Washington St.
Sales
Lemieux, Arthur C.
Hicks Point Rd.
Automobile Dealer
Merry, Catharine S.
Wadsworth Lane
At Home
Merry, Stanley H.
West St.
Draftsman
Munro, Harold R.
Standish St.
Retail Drug
Murdock, John A.
Washington St.
Realtor-Builder
Pearson, Corinne C.
Mayflower Rd.
Housewife
Rogerson, Francis C., Jr. Marshall St.
Sales Eng.
Sawyer, William P.
Harrison St.
Bank President
Semple, Joseph W.
Bay Rd.
Sales Eng.
Sinnott, Margaret L.
Tremont St.
Telephone Operator
Smithson, James
Summer St., RFD
Mechanic
Southard, Clayton B.
Congress St.
Foreman & Realtor
Spring, Hobart Wadsworth Sunset Rd.
Tax Cons.
Stetson, Brewster
Marshall St.
Sales
Sullivan, Dudley J.
Harrison St.
Sales
Swanson, Arthur E.
Hornbeam Rd.
Company President
Business Consultant
Graton, Louis Bowman
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Swanson, Elsa B.
Tremont St.
Housewife
Taft, Byron W.
Tremont St.
Oil Dir.
Trainer, Foster M.
King Caesar Rd.
Partner Inv. Firm
Venier, Madeline C.
Tremont St.
Housewife
Union St.
Paint Sales
Tremont St.
Real Est. & Ins. Agt.
Surplus St.
Housewife
Weston Rd.
Housewife
Washington St.
Housewife
Josselyn Ave.
Marine Engineer
St. George St.
Housewife
Bay Rd.
Plumbing Contr.
Vose, Harold L., Jr. Walker, Donald D. Ward, Rosamond R. Watt, Nancy L.
Whittemore, C. Mae Wickham, Edward F. Williams, Frances G. Wirt, Herbert C.
PHILIP W. DELANO
JAMES H. W. JENNER
J. NEWTON SHIRLEY
Board of Selectmen of Duxbury
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1962 SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of Duxbury:
We submit herewith the one hundred and tenth an- nual report of the officers and committees who comprise your town government. We commend them all to your careful study.
1962 was a busy year. Fortunate are we indeed to have good zoning laws which help to insure the orderly growth of our town. Our town is growing and with this growth the town departments have additional work to perform. We are more than fortunate in having dedicated, respon- sible town employees who take this growth in stride. The duties our personnel are required to perform have become more arduous and more complex every year. The Select- men are grateful for the loyalty shown them by the town personnel.
Early in January the garage at the police station was completed, and at the same time the kitchen of the so- called Abbot House was completely repaired and reno- vated so that it now serves as a waiting room we can proudly display.
Vinyl tile has been used to replace the aged and oil soaked wooden floors on the first floor of the town office, helping to alleviate a lighting problem, as well as remov- ing hazardous splinters and surface irregularities.
In accordance with the vote of the town meeting a new police cruiser was purchased, a truck added to the Highway Department, and a new boat and motor were purchased for the Harbor Master and Shellfish Warden.
The bulkhead at Mattakessett Court has been rebuilt and at this writing the extension to the seawall at Dux- bury Beach is under construction.
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Repairs to Powder Point Bridge were delayed to give the Selectmen adequate time to explore the economic feasibility of replacing the burned section with a concrete causeway. Original estimates were encouraging, but actual bids on the work indicated that the cost would be prohibitive in view of the negligible benefits of such a causeway. Therefore, the Highway Department plans to rebuild the pile and plank bridge as soon as weather con- ditions permit.
Dredging in the basin has not been completed yet. On December 13th Anthony W. Spadafora, Acting Director of the Division of Waterways, wrote to the Selectmen as follows:
"As you are perhaps aware the legislature in 1962 appropriated funds for only five proj- ects, which were specifically referred to, as to location and finances. Unfortunately, the Division has no funds at present for the dredging in Duxbury and the future prospect of doing this work depends solely on the funds that the new legislature may appropriate."
With the assistance of Duxbury Post No. 223, Ameri- can Legion, eighteen acres of land on Chandler Street have been cleared and seeded to grass. With the demand for new ballfields for our younger generation the purchase of this land will prove to be a wise investment. We recom- mend clearing a small area each year. When it becomes necessary to build a school on this site a great deal of site development costs will thus be avoided.
The Beach Patrol was continued during the Summer season. The Powder Point Patrol, instituted and paid for by the Powder Point Association, helped a great deal in
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handling the flow of traffic to the bridge and the beach. We thank them for their contribution.
We compliment the Garden Club for their activities at the Bird Sanctuary and censure the vandals who at- tempted to destroy the work done in this area.
Preliminary steps have been taken this year in the development of plans to make the original John Alden cel- lar site a National Shrine.
Work has been started by the State on the express- way going through Duxbury, and with the completion date set for December 8, 1963 the years ahead are sure to be very busy ones. Revision of the Assessors' Map, which was permitted to lag in anticipation of the construction of the expressway, must be stepped up in 1963 to provide the Assessors and other boards with adequate working infor- mation.
1962 found one member of this Board, James H. W. Jenner, duly qualified as a real estate appraiser, and brought to Philip W. Delano the honor of being elected President of the Plymouth County Assessors Association.
We thank all elected officers, department heads, and committeemen, for their cooperation and devoted efforts during 1962.
Respectfully submitted,
PHILIP W. DELANO, JAMES H. W. JENNER, J. NEWTON SHIRLEY,
Board of Selectmen
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
January 7, 1963
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following is my report for the year of 1962.
First, I would like to express my sincere appreciation of the very wonderful privilege of serving as Chief of the Fire Department. Although I was appointed by the Board of Selectmen, I feel their choice was greatly influenced by the wholehearted support which I have received from every member of the Fire Department. This splendid support has been a daily inspiration to me and I am truly grateful. It is a truly great Department, operated by a fine group of men, and I cannot help but think, many times each day, if only the men of all nations could have in their hearts the same wonderful unselfish desire to help others, we would no longer need to fear wars.
We answered 301 calls, this total is 83 more than the same period in 1961. The break-down is as follows:
15 Building Fires
56 Woods and Brush Fires
33 Grass Fires
19 Car Fires and Accidents
11 Dump Fires
2 Bridge Fires
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18 Oil Burner and Stove Fires
10 Electric Wire Fires
4 Chimney Fires
19 Investigations
5 Mutual Aid Stand-By
23 Resuscitator Calls
19 Hospital Trips with Police
9 Rescue Boat Calls
5 Mutual Aid Rescue Boat and Divers
2 False Alarms
4 Searches for Lost Children
1 Mutual Aid Search
43 Miscellaneous Calls
There were 2414 permits issued for open air fires. 52 oil burner, 43 bottle gas and 92 natural gas installations were inspected. All public buildings and stores were in- spected. Quarterly inspections were made in schools, nursing homes, rest homes and churches as required by the Department of Public Safety.
All radio equipment has been replaced or altered to meet the new rules and standards of the Federal Com- munications Commission.
I am very proud to report that in the past year the department has properly trained and fully equipped, through their own efforts, an eight-man Underwater Res- cue Team. This team has already taken part in the re-
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covery of several drowning victims. We hope to train several more men for this team this winter.
As time goes on and our town grows continually larger, with more people, cars and highways, we find we are called upon more frequently to render aid to the sick and injured. We have tried to work closely with the Police Department. We feel with our combined efforts and manpower we can better protect the people of our town. Well over one hundred emergency trips were made to the hospital last year. At the present time I feel we do not have the proper equipment to do this all- important work. For these reasons we have an article in the warrant asking the town to purchase an ambulance and other necessary rescue equipment. As for myself, I ask from the very bottom of my heart that this request may be granted. I know it is quite a large amount, but even if it helps to save but one life, it would be well worth the price.
In closing I would like to thank all the other town departments who have helped me in so many ways to carry out my duties.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE S. BUTLER, Chief
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit the report of the Highway Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1962.
Several miles of streets throughout the town were given surface treatment, in addition to general repairs to all streets. Roadsides were mowed, traffic lines painted and guard rails repaired.
The floats and bathing beaches at all town landings received annual care.
Repairs were made on several sections of the Powder Point Bridge and its sidewalk.
Drainage was installed on Carr Road, Franklin Street and a portion of Washington Street.
Under a special appropriation, Washington Street, from Hall's Corner to Partridge Road, was resurfaced with Type I.
Under Chapter 90, New Construction, brushing out on Route #14 is near completion and excavation will commence as soon as weather permits.
Chapter 90, Maintenance, funds were spent on High Street.
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS B. RANDALL,
Superintendent of Streets
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY TRUSTEES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
and the Citizens of Duxbury.
The Trustees have accepted the Report of the Super- intendent and it gives the details of the work done in the Cemeteries.
We request an appropriation of $18,050.00 to carry on the regular work of the Cemetery Department.
We request an appropriation of $100.00 for out of state travel.
We further request an appropriation of $1,750.00 to black top Evergreen Ave., black top an added portion of Mayflower Ave., and seal coat the black roads of the Cemetery. This work is to be done by the Highway De- partment.
We appreciate the support of the Citizens of Duxbury in maintaining our Cemeteries.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD P. HOBART, Chairman. HERMON C. BUMPUS JR., ERNEST W. CHANDLER. CARL E. JOHNSON, J. NEWTON SHIRLEY, Secretary.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES
To the Cemetery Trustees:
I submit my report for the year 1962.
All general work was performed at Mayflower, Ash- dod, Dingley, Standish Cemeteries, Smith Tomb and Boomer Square. The leaf blower, supplemented by some hand raking, made it possible to clear the cemetery of leaves in record time. The Avenues were cleaned, weed killer put on, and some gravel added. We planted several Maples, three at Standish Cemetery. We repaired the old well house. The wooden fence at the back of the ceme- tery, and the fence along Tremont Street, were repaired and painted.
The Veterans' Monument at the main gate was cleaned, and the joints filled with setting compound. The Receiving Vault was repaired, cleaned, and two coats of water seal added to the bricks. There was a large amount of work done in trimming the trees and Evergreens. Ad- ditional lots were built in the new section of the ceme- tery, and several lots were added in the old section of Mayflower Cemetery. In building new lots, consideration was given both to the availability to expansion area and to the expressed preference of Duxbury residents.
Perpetual Care and Annual Care lots were properly maintained and the Veterans' graves received our atten- tion.
There were fifty-nine interments this year.
Respectfully submitted,
LAUREL B. FREEMAN,
Superintendent of Cemeteries
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REPORT OF THE TOWN HISTORIAN FOR 1962
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During the past year the resources of this department have helped in the search for old homes, ancestors, and family information. Students and researchers have used the files. Talks were given in Duxbury and in several nearby towns. Many requests came from school children working on colonial history projects. In all cases informa- tion was furnished and pictures sent. Several unusual souvenir requests were met.
I am indebted to many Duxbury people for family information, and for helpful suggestions. They lent valu- able letters, diaries, and pictures. All information has been recorded and filed, ready for all who have an interest.
Respectfully submitted,
DOROTHY WENTWORTH, Historian
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THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE Court House, Brockton 10, Mass. Robert B. Ewing, County Agent-Manager
January 3, 1963
To Town Directors,
Plymouth County Extension Service
(Trustees, Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture)
Dear Director:
Each year I am requested by some Town Directors to submit a report that can be included in their Annual Town Report. The enclosed material can be used for that pur- pose if you so desire. I am sure you can understand why any report that I send to you must be of a general nature. However, there is no reason why you cannot add a para- graph or two about the local Extension activities in your town pertaining to 4-H Club Work, Agriculture or the Home Department. Some Town Directors do this each year.
The Board of Trustees, Plymouth County Extension Service, requested that I express its appreciation to you for serving as Town Director and for the information that you have furnished residents in your community by tele- phone, news articles, letters and reports, etc.
I am sure that if you have any suggestions for improv- ing the service to the citizens in your community, the Trustees would be very happy to receive them.
"Thank you" for serving as a Town Director during 1962 and best wishes for a "Happy, Prosperous and Healthy New Year."
Sincerely, ROBERT B. EWING, County Agent-Manager
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PLYMOUTH COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE (Plymouth County Extension Service)
By Robert B. Ewing, County Agent-Manager
A review of last year's report would show that an attempt was made to answer the question, "What is the Extension Service?" The report stated that in 1914 Con- gress passed the Smith-Lever Law which clearly stated that the Extension Service shall "aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical infor- mation on subjects relating to Agriculture and Home Economics, and to encourage the application of the same."
The Extension Service has always been known as "the educational arm" of the United States Department of Agriculture and the title "Cooperative Extension Service" is used because Federal, State and County Governments cooperate in furnishing this service to the citizens of Plymouth County. Each year agreements are written be- tween the United States Department of Agriculture, the University of Massachusetts, and Plymouth County.
Since 1915, when the Plymouth County Extension Service was organized and established, educational in- formation pertaining to Agriculture, Home Economics and 4-H Club Work has been given free to citizens of Plym- outh County.
Although methods may change with the times, the basic job of the Extension Service remains the same, and that is, as the 1914 Law states, "to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical in- formation on the subjects relating to Agriculture and Home Economics and to encourage the application of the same."
The Extension Service office is located in the Court House, Brockton, Mass. and is staffed by agents who con-
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duct programs in Agriculture, Home Economics and 4-H Club Work by furnishing educational information through. farm and home visits, letters, newspaper articles, radio talks, meetings, office visits and telephone calls.
Federal, State and County government funds are used for conducting the Extension Service programs. Along" with these funds, most towns in Plymouth County make an annual appropriation which is used for the general expenditures of the Plymouth County Extension Service. Town Directors are appointed in those towns where an ap- propriation is made. These Town Directors are unpaid volunteer leaders who serve as the Extension Service representative in their respective town.
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