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For several years Wakefield has been recognized as having the largest number of organized 4-H clubs in the county. Last year Mrs. George Stoddard, chairman, and
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her able committee, Mrs. Emily Climo, Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs. Frances Hastings, Miss Alice Gallugi and Donald White, again went "over the top" in obtaining their set quota of over twenty clubs. The following individuals from Wakefield and Greenwood served as local leaders: Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs. Edmund Beecher, Mrs. M. I. Chiochetti, Mrs. Anne Hunneman, Mrs. Doris B. Stick- ney, Mrs. Emily Climo, Mrs. Catherine Mansfield, Mrs. David Miller, Mrs. George Stoddard, Miss Alice Gallugi, Miss Doris Climo, Miss Bertha Climo, Miss Shirley Plum- mer, Miss Ethelyn Ramsdell, Miss Lucy Evangelista, Miss Jean Evangelista, Miss Josephine Cicciarella, Leon Blanchard, Edward Lobacz, Warren Rogers, Miss Theresa Cicciarella and Mrs. Ethelyn Ramsdell were assistant leaders. Projects taught were clothing, food, home fur- nishing, canning, craft, conservation, handicraft and garden, with an enrollment of one hundred forty girls and forty-five boys. A mid-winter revival in the form of a stirring 4-H rally was held in January. State Leader, George L. Farley, spoke on "How Much Are You Worth?" challenging young people to take stock of themselves for purposes of improvement. A row of long tables com- pletely surrounded the gymnasium in the High School on April 25th, Wakefield's 4-H Achievement Day. Nicely arranged exhibits were examined by local leaders from neighboring towns who assisted the club agent with judging. Miss Marion Mitchell, a member of Mrs. Wal- ter Jones' club, was chosen as county clothing delegate to the State Contest in June. Wakefield and Green- wood were represented by six at Camp Middlesex, one of whom, Bertha Climo, was chosen Camp Spirit of 1940, Charlotte Hunneman and Doris Climo were delegates at the Junior Leaders' Camp. Mrs. Emily Climo at- tended the Camp for Local Leaders at the State College in Amherst. Miss Emily Climo, a sophomore at Fra- mingham State Teachers' College, was awarded the Nellie Draper Scholarship by the trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, Middlesex County Extension Service.
The Home Committee of the Greenwood Woman's Club has sponsored through the Extension Service a series of schools on home furnishing projects, Mrs. George Perry has been in charge of the organization work of these schools. The first school to be held was that on upholstery and was followed by refinishing of furniture, slip covers and reseating of chairs. This fall the same group carried a project called a Clothing Clinic. To climax and give a fitting close to their series of projects, the committee planned and held on November 28th, a silver tea, at which time exhibits of furniture
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completed at the school were shown. This meeting con- veyed to the Extension Service the Greenwood women's keen appreciation for all that has been done. The inter- est is still running so high that they are ready to begin over again any day.
Report of Library Trustees
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Mrs. Florence L. Bean
Albert W. Rockwood John J. Round
Richard Dutton, M. D.
Arthur L. Evans Hervey J. Skinner
Walter C. Hickey
Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler Frank T. Woodbury, M. D.
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES
Chairman Hervey J. Skinner Mrs. Florence L. Bean
Secretary
BOOK COMMITTEE Frank T. Woodbury, M. D., Chairman All members of the board
BRANCH COMMITTEE John J. Round, Chairman
Richard Dutton, M. D. Arthur L. Evans
CHILDREN'S ROOM Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler, Chairman
Mrs. Florence L. Bean Albert W. Rockwood
CIRCULATION COMMITTEE Arthur L. Evans, Chairman
John J. Round Richard Dutton, M. D.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Richard Dutton, M. D., Chairman
Mrs. Florence L. Bean Hervey J. Skinner
FINANCE COMMITTEE Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman
Richard Dutton, M. D. John J Round
GROUNDS COMMITTEE Albert W. Rockwood, Chairman
Walter C. Hickey Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler
HOUSE COMMITTEE Walter C. Hickey, Chairman
Albert W. Rockwood Frank T. Woodbury, M. D.
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Mrs. Florence L. Bean, Chairman Hervey J. Skinner Frank T. Woodbury, M. D.
LIBRARY PERSONNEL Librarian
Helen Frances Carleton
DEPARTMENTS Adult Circulation Elizabeth M. Black*
A. Marian Farwell Barbara F. LeNoir
Cataloguing
Barbara M. Wemmell
Children's Room
H. Gladys Mackenzie
Greenwood Branch Library Clara G. Wilson
Reference Eva G. Boyer
Senior Part-Time Assistant Etta F. Smith
Junior Part-Time Assistants
Helen Ambrozik Charlotte Oicles
Eleanor Corbett Yolanda Roberto
James R. Findlay, Jr.
Janitors H. T. Mitchell, Main Library Michael Neary, Greenwood Branch
*Deceased July 17, 1939
The Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library herewith submit the eighty-fourth annual report, for the year 1939.
During the year 1939 the Library loaned 208,518 books, pamphlets, and magazines to 7,400 borrowers. That number of borrowers is 44% of the population (16,494) of the Town of Wakefield. These figures, however, do not tell the entire story of library service, for many others of whom no record is kept, use the library for reference or for reading.
Loans were made from forty different stations in town: The Main Library, the Greenwood Branch Li- brary, deposits in the Elizabeth E. Boit Home, the High School Library, and in thirty-six class rooms in the public schools.
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In these days when there is such universal interest in what is happening all over the world, the Library is more than ever a center of information and every effort is made to supply the patrons with the material they desire.
Since funds for the purchase of books for library use are limited, careful discrimination in selection must be exercised. This selection is made especially difficult in the field of fiction by high pressure advertising and by the lists of "best sellers" which often create such a tremendous demand for a book that a long waiting list is established almost over night. When such a demand arises, more copies are bought but it is not always finan- cially possible nor desirable to buy enough copies to prevent long waits for some patrons, since the demand may not be at all permanent and funds must cover the purchase of books in many other fields of interest.
Various organizations have used the Lecture Hall for club meetings and in both the Hall and the Balcony. there have been picture exhibits as well as special dis- plays of books for boys and girls.
The Greenwood Branch also has had special projects on display. The one in December showing Christmas in foreign lands was so attractive that the Boston Post wrote a feature article about it, illustrated with photo- graphs taken by a Post photographer.
Lists of suggested vacation reading were distributed in the grades of the schools in June. Reprints of the lists of book additions as published in the Wakefield Daily Item have been issued from time to time.
In the fall, a folder "Your Library and How to Use It", also a reprint, was sent to newcomers in the town through the courtesy of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Two changes have been made in the Library hours: the Children's Room closes at 6 P. M. on Saturday, and this last fall, the Library has not been open on Sunday afternoons. Both changes were economy measures and those particular changes were made as the least dis- turbing to patrons and routine.
The year has brought many gifts to the Library, among them books, magazines, and flowers. The beau- tiful Christmas greens were given by Mrs. Albert W. Rock- wood and Mr. Lucius M. Beebe in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Junius Beebe and Mr. J. Oliver Beebe. The mem- bers of the Wakefield Garden Club have been most generous throughout the year, and at Christmas gave some gay decorations for the interior of the Library. The Wakefield Daily Item has continued its generous
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gift of space for Library news. The Trustees wish to thank all these friends for their continued interests.
The sudden death of Miss Elizabeth M. Black in July brought sadness to the Trustees and the Staff. Miss Black had been connected with the Library since 1934, first as a junior part-time assistant and later as a full-time member of the staff. Endowed with a natural aptitude for library work, she had made herself increas- ingly valuable by professional study. She has been much missed by the patrons of the Library as well as by her associates. In the reorganization thus made necessary, Miss A. Marion Farwell, a part-time assistant since 1934, became a full-time member of the staff.
In the pursuance of the policy that it is true economy to keep the building in good condition, the Reference Room has been repainted and such other minor repairs have been made as the budget would allow.
Respectfully submitted,
HERVEY J. SKINNER, Chairman FLORENCE L. BEAN, Secretary RICHARD DUTTON, ARTHUR L. EVANS,
WALTER C. HICKEY,
ALBERT W. ROCKWOOD,
JOHN J. ROUND,
ALICE W. WHEELER,
FRANK T. WOODBURY.
DONORS
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Bean
Lucius M. Beebe
Mrs. Henry A. Behnke
George L. Carpenter
Christian Science Church, Reading
Mrs. M. E. Clark
Mrs. George A. Cowdrey Cyrus M. Dolbeare
Mrs. Richard Dutton
William E. Eaton
Mrs. F. L. Edson
Mrs. Estella F. S. Evans
Mrs. Carrie J. Floyde
Mrs. J. B. Fraser
The Wakefield Garden Club
Mrs. Archibald M. Hume
Frank B. Jordan The Kosmos Club
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. McDowell
Massachusetts Free Public Library Commission
Mrs. Arthur W. Mellett
Mrs. H. C. Meriam
Miss Hilda B. Morrill
New England Sanitarium and Hospital
Mrs. Emily F. Paul
Milton F. Pinto
Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood
John J. Round
Hervey J. Skinner
Mrs. L. Wallace Sweetser
Philip S. Sweetser
Mrs. Fred A. Sweetser
Percy N. Sweetser
Mrs. Isabel Tarbox
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Tredinnick
Wakefield Rotary Club
Donald White
Miss Ruth A. Woodbury
TABLE I FINANCIAL STATISTICS 1939 Receipts
Town Appropriation
Dog Tax
Income from Library Funds:
Junius Beebe Fund
$670.17
Marcus Beebe Fund
554.17
Decius Beebe Fund
528.25
Katherine Beebe Fund
182.02
Eleanor H. Beebe Fund
181.76
Frederic Beebe Fund
354.37
Charles S. Beebe Fund
43.67
John H. Beebe Fund
99.51
J. Oliver Beebe Fund
182.86
Alice B. Carpenter Fund
236.83
George O. Carpenter Fund
43.56
Sylenda B. Stearns Fund
78.40
-J. G. Aborn Library Fund
42.49
Cyrus Gilbert Beebe Fund
60.45
Frederic Beebe Library Fund
25.15
Robert Parker Dolbeare Fund
12.58
Willard Donnell Fund
12.58
Milledge Elliot Fund
18.83
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund
11.31
M. W. Gove Library Fund
10.05
$18,500.00 1,790.18
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Melvin Hill Fund
12.58
Dr. F. P. Hurd Library Fund
75.56
Franklin Poole Library Fund
12.38
Mary H. Pratt Library Fund
5.03
Cyrus Wakefield Library Fund Total
12.58
3,493.18
$23,783.36
EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1939
Books
$ 4,638.17
Periodicals
496.13
Binding
1,270.28
Salaries, Library Service
11,299.86
Printing and Supplies
709.50
Light
494.61
Heat
741.50
Furniture, Maintenance
999.10
Salaries, Janitor Service
2,200.00
Telephone
136.63
Miscellaneous
336.93
$23,322.71
Unexpended Balance
460.65
$23,783.36
Returned to Town
Dues, payments for lost books, etc.
$857.51
TABLE II CLASSIFIED TABLE OF BOOKS BORROWED IN 1939 Main Library
Adult
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Adult
Deposits Boit Home Juvenile Adult
Reference Works
174
100
17
26
11
3
Philosophy
1,426
8
167
3
19
1
Religion
616
146
142
59
91
Sociology
2,730
1,369
459
594
74
306
Philology (Language)
251
11
15
1
Natural Science
1,205
673
172
477
31
239
Useful Arts
4,331
1,012
588
757
63
168
Fine Arts
3,674
626
681
429
68
116
Musical Scores
627
Literature
4,255
964
714
380
261
422
History
1,592
700
281
538
24
250
Travel
3,701
1,472
818
848
80
298
Biography
3,962
539
999
526
260
264
Fiction
75,789
18,081
24,399
11,205
210
3,564
1,166
Little Folks' Readers
8,150
5,165
1,192
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Schools
Greenwood Branch
Current Periodicals Pamphlets Total
5,420
1,516
2,862
480
53
336
6
5
14
110,089
35,373
32,319
21,488
1,168
6,915
1,166
145,462
53,807
8,083
1,166
Total loans for the year 1939
208,518
Number of pictures loaned during 1939
5,288
LIBRARY BORROWERS REGISTERED
Main Library 5,964
Greenwood Branch Library 1,436
Total number of registered borrowers
7,400
Borrowers of school and deposit collections not registered.
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
161
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TABLE III LIBRARY RESOURCES
Volumes belonging to Library, January 1, 1939 60,495
Volumes purchased 3,047
Gifts 25
Bound volumes of magazines 36
3,108
Volumes withdrawn, 1939
118
Volumes belonging to Library, Dec. 31, 1939
62,419
Magazines currently received at Library in 1939 153 titles
194 magazines
Pictures belonging to Library,
December 31, 1939 62,523
Pamphlets belonging to Library,
December 31, 1939 5,638
Report of Park and Cemetery Commissioners
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
The Park and Cemetery Commissioners hereby sub- mit their annual report of their stewardship for the year ending December 31, 1939.
In the past ten years our department has grown to such an extent that it demands considerable time each day for supervision from the commissioners. We feel proud, and justly so, of the upkeep of our parks, ceme- teries, playgrounds, triangular plots and bath house. It has been worth the effort on our part, as we feel we have tried to give the Town the best for the appro- priation given us for this work. It is our candid opinion that one of the greatest assets to the town is its beau- tiful park system.
Because of the timely participation of some of our citizens and the Wakefield Rotary Club, in urging the building of a new bath house, we have now a modern bath house which is safe and sanitary for the children. At this time we wish to thank publicly all those who in any way assisted toward this end. The Commission- ers had decided not to open the old bath house for the season of 1940 because of its deplorable condition. Our department has under its care five playgrounds,
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situated in all sections of the town, and thirteen trian- gular plots which we have tried to keep in good condi- tion that they might be an asset to the town.
Forest Glade Cemetery has reached the point where it is self-supporting from revenue received. This has been the Commissioners' ambition and we are pleased that we can inform the citizens of Wakefield that it is now so. The Old Cemetery on Church street, which is an historic landmark, should have a great deal of work done on it, and in the coming year it is our inten- tion to have a W. P. A. project to carry out this work.
The old wooden benches on the park and common are getting beyond repair, and we are asking this year for ten new benches of the modern type, with cement standards which make them permanent. Next year we would add ten more and so on, until the old ones are replaced. The best of the old benches will be distributed around to the playgrounds.
This year the skating area in the cove off the Church- street playground has been kept cleared, and with the co-operation of the Municipal Light Commissioners three powerful searchlights have been installed for night skating.
The report of the supervisor of the bath house will be found under another heading.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN T. STRINGER, Chairman GEORGE W. ABBOTT, Secretary JOHN W. MacGILLIVRAY
Report of Bath House Supervisor
September 1, 1939
Park and Cemetery Commissioners,
Wakefield, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The bath house, situated on the southern end of Lake Quannapowitt, opened officially July 1, 1939, and closed August 25, 1939-a period of 56 days, during which time a careful and continuous watch was given for the protection of the bathers from 9.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M. on weekdays, and from 2.00 P. M. to 6.00 P. M. on Sundays.
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During the usual hot spells the bath house was kept open longer in the evening, as we of the bath house staff felt that protection was needed for the night bathers who visited the bath house after closing hours. This protection, on the part of the guards, for the night bathers is a customary gesture for which co-operation we feel grateful.
The total number in attendance for the season fell off considerably from last year. This was due to the fact that we opened eight days later and closed seven days in advance of the previous year, 1938. However, the attendance was satisfactory as we had less rainy and cold days. By this, we mean days that the sun was not shining, for we noticed that the days that were rainy or sunless were also warm, thereby giving us a fairly good attendance average for the 56 days that the bath house was open.
On the days mentioned above, three guards were kept busy hauling and spreading sand on the beach and out in the water, as we find that work can be accomplished more efficiently on quiet days. In this heavy work the co-operation of the staff was 100%.
Total number in attendance
36,000
Average daily
515
Maximum weekly
3,600
Number of minor injuries (such as cuts, bruises, scrapes and nose bleeds)
185
Number of cases needing medical attention
5
Sunstroke 6
3
Number of persons beyond their depth needing help 94
(It might be fitting to add that two-thirds
of those needing help were those who swam
between the hours of 4.00 and 8.00 P. M. and in some cases later. In other words, work- ers or grown-ups.)
Help rendered to overturned craft 9
Unsafe craft seized and destroyed
3
Number of suspensions 19
Causes of suspension :
Immoral conduct
3
Thievery
7
Obscene language
2
Petty thievery cases
5
Larceny
1
Destroying property
1
Aid given to persons swimming outside the bath house area
4
Epileptic Fits
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Lost children found wandering along shores of lake and returned to the police or parents 15
The four persons aided while beyond their depth outside the bathing area while swimming, included one boy, fully clothed and strapped to a plank which had overturned about 60 feet off shore near the old bath house site in the cove.
The co-operation of the police with the bath house staff was excellent, and many times throughout the season it was their appearance at the bath house that helped to make the general conduct all that was to be desired.
Swimming classes were maintained daily and 215 youngsters and 39 advance pupils learned to swim, dive, or improve in their ability to take care of themselves in the water.
Added to this we passed 34 scouts in their merit badge tests, of which 29 were boys and five of the girl troops.
Of this number:
12 were from Wakefield
5 were from Malden
9 were from Stoneham
3 were from Chelsea
5 were from Saugus
On Saturday afternoon, August 26, the closing day of the season, a swimming contest was held, for it is the day that we note the improvement of the pupils. Vari- ous races were held from the beginner class to the advance stages of the pupils.
The feature race of the afternoon was a marathon swim down the length of the lake from the Reading end, finishing at the bath house. We are proud to mention that all contestants finished in excellent stride -thirteen in all, including two girls.
The West Side Social Club donated three fine silver cups for the first three contestants to finish in the long swim, and the Park Commissioners made a personal donation, with which we were able to present prizes for the shorter races and diving contest.
To the West Siders and the Park Board we of the staff offer sincere thanks. We also wish at this time to thank the Police Department, Water, and Highway Departments, the Item Press and all who assisted at the races and throughout the season.
DAVID F. INGERTON,
Supervisor.
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Report of the Municipal Light Board
January 3, 1940. To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
We submit for your consideration, the forty-sixth annual report of the Municipal Light Board, covering the year ending December 31, 1939.
The operations of the department resulted in a net profit, after deducting debt retirement of $29,339.98 as compared to $20,086.90 in 1938.
The balance of our Operating Fund is $29,565.41 as compared to $15,805.97 in 1938.
In 1939 the department turned back to the Town $15,805.97, which makes a total of $151,111.82.
On March 1, 1940 the Department will reduce the electric rates for Commercial and Industrial usages, by approximately one-half a cent per K.W.H. which will result in a saving of about $10,000.00 a year to these users.
In view of the fact that the department books were audited by the State, we did not believe it necessary to have an independent audit.
The report of the manager showing the financial con- dition of the Plant, as of December 31, 1939, and its operations for the year, is included in this report.
Respectfully submitted,
MARCUS BEEBE, 2nd, Chairman
EUGENE J. SULLIVAN, Secretary CURTIS L. SOPHER, M. D.
January 2, 1940.
To the Board of Light Commissioners,
Town of Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I respectfully submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1939.
Examination of the balance sheet beyond will show the total assets to be $913,809.08. The statement of income and expense will show the sales of gas amount to $102,666.34, the operating expense $94,455.91 and a net profit of $7,304.12. The sales of electricity amount to $229,551.37, the operating expense $195,529.10 and a net profit of $32,035.86, or a total net profit from gas and electricity of $39,339.98. The profit after deducting debt retirement was $29,339.98.
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Plant investment and general equipment have been increased largely by the continuation of the W. P. A. commitment for underground distribution conduit. As before, the W. P. A. furnished the labor and superin- tendence, while this department found the material and furnished trucks, pumps, concrete mixer, air compressor and blasting. The work commenced early in April, and consisted of completion of Pitman and Greenwood Ave- nues, connecting these lines from the manhole at the fire station on Oak St. through Francis Ave. This com- pleted the Greenwood section. The work was moved up to North Ave., where the present underground duct line was extended from Yale Ave. to Church St., to Common St., meeting the overhead lines at a point opposite the Congregational Church; in Lafayette St., from Church St. to existing duct line near the Lafay- ette Building, where the work stopped. In all, last year, and this year, about 10,000 feet of four duct conduit has been laid.
At the Substation on Wakefield Ave., the work of moving the constant current transformers operating the street lights together with a new switchboard arrange- ment has been completed. No separation of street cir- cuits has been made, although it has been conceded that such division of commercial circuit number two would be advisable.
The development in the vicinity of Outlook Road has made necessary the extension of number four commer- cial primary to supply the service in this section and although the secondaries are on a pole line, all the services have been underground from the adjacent pole. Secondary extension was also made to meet the require- ments on another development westerly from Elm St., and about opposite Winn St., to be known as Pine Hill Circle Road. Another extension of number two com- mercial circuit was from Lowell St. in rear of what has been the Walton estate.
There has not been any extension of gas mains during the past year, but many new services have been put in and old mains have been discontinued. Most of this work was in New Salem St., where services were found to be connected to the small pipe which formerly served this district when gas was distributed under high pres- sure. The small main had been tied into the low pres- sure main but the services had never been changed.
Much of the work of the gas division has been a low- ering of existing mains and services to conform with changes in grade of street construction by the W. P. A.
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under the direction and supervision of the Highway Dept.
Although the present purchase agreement between the Malden and Melrose Gas Light Company and the Town of Wakefield calls for the gas holder to be ready for use in ninety days' notice, it was found advisable to disconnect the holder from the main and produce the same pressure by means of regulators at the Plant. This has been accomplished and the holder has been dropped and purged.
The unusual dry summer removed the ground water to an extremely low depth, and as such, permitted very many old and until now, unknown gas leaks to be found. The purchase of a mechanical gas leak detector helped very much in locating the exact point at which the leak was most pronounced. It is thought the finding and closing of these numerous leaks, and the putting out of service of the holder, has done much to reduce the un- accounted for gas in the past year.
At the Works the steam boiler pressure has been reduced from sixty pounds to fifteen pounds, and a large saving in fuel during the heating season is anticipated. A section of the yard has been graded and concreted. A paved section has been laid at the side of the build- ing to convey the roof water away from the entrance to the fire room and the compressor room. Storm win- dows have been made in the wood shop and fitted to the windows of the old wooden buildings and the garage. There have been two sets of doors made and installed at the garage, taking the place of those which were very old and heavy. All the wood for the windows and doors was from that salvaged from the hurricane of a year ago, and all the work was done at the wood shop at the Plant. Sheds were constructed in the back yard to house pieces of equipment which should be cov- ered.
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