Town annual report of the offices of the town of Dighton 1950, Part 4

Author: Dighton (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1950
Publisher: Dighton (Mass. : Town)
Number of Pages: 158


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Poll .20


Motor Vehicle


Excise


22.28


185.43


Total Collector's Receipts


$136,592.74


Commonwealth of


Massachusetts:


Income Tax $39,635.97


Corporation


Tax-(Bus.) 28,206.96


Meals Tax


801.89


Corp. Tax


Franchise 92.61


Veterans' Service 813.75


Vocational


Education


5,964.04


School


Superintendency 2,393.43


High School


Transportation 5,000.00


82,908.65


Departmental Receipts:


Town Nurse $ 47.00 Town Librarian 37.32


78


ANNUAL REPORT


1


Sealer of Weights


& Measures 61.20


School Dept .-


Miscellaneous 159.70


School Dental Fund 449.50


Telephone Calls


8.05


762.77


Departmental Revenue:


Aid to Dependent Children:


From State $ 2,464.70


Board of Health:


From State


494.29


Old Age Assistance:


From State 17,106.65


From Cities 625.64


From Towns


298.63


18,030.92


Welfare:


From Cities


814.46


From Towns 873.63


1,688.09


School Department:


Tuition (towns) 22,570.75


Tuition (other) 489.00


Telephone 72.48


23,132.23


Dighton-Berkley Bridge


3.60


General Government 4.73


1


: 45,818.56


F


79


ANNUAL REPORT


Aid to Highway Revenue:


Chapter 81


From State 12,466.70


Chapter 90:


State


5,760.33


County


2,880.17


8,640.50


Chapter 90 Maintenance:


State 500.00 County 500.00


1,000.00


22,107.20


U. S. Grants:


Aid to Dependent Children Administration 206.46


Old Age Assistance Administration 876.90


Aid to Dependent Children 2,937.50


Old Age


Assistance 16,380.39


Smith-Hughes Fund 220.71


20,621.96


Town Clerk:


Dog Licenses


801.80


Court Fines


30.00


Federal Tax-


Witholding 14,676.05


County Retirement 976.15


Road Machinery


Fund 1,872.00


18,356.00


80


ANNUAL REPORT


Grants and Gifts:


Police Department-


(Special)


14,797.83


Fire Department- (Special) 600.00


Taunton Greyhound


Association


500.00


15,897.83


Licenses:


Common Victualler


$45.00


Lord's Day


51.00


Sausage


5.00


Milk


9.50


Ice Cream


Manufacturing


5.00


Beer Permit 1.00


Alcoholic Bev.


1,250.00


Package Store 400.00


Oyster Privilege


50.00


Auto Dealer 10.00


Gas Renewal


4.50


Denatured Alcohol


7.00


Dancing Permit


9.00


Garbage Permit


.50


Peddler


8.00


Firearms


6.00


Auctioneer


2.00


Golf Driving Range


10.00


Junk


10.00


Cabin


1.50


Advertising Costs


17.06


1,902.06


ANNUAL REPORT


81


Tax Titles and Possessions:


Tax Titles


142.85


Tax Possessions


150.00


292.85


Miscellaneous:


Cemetery Bequest


50.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


180.50


Charles S. Chase Trust Fund 20.10


Fire Insurance Adjustment


114.96


County of Bristol Dog Fund


603.07


High School Cafeteria Fund


6,492.05


High School Athletic Fund 610.67


School Milk Account


408.43


Recoveries:


Old Age Assistance 44.00


Public Welfare 19.55


School Department 1.20


High School Cafeteria 18.00


82.75


Total Receipts $353,823.15


$518,303.31


Expenditures for 1950


Departmental:


General Government:


Selectmen's Department:


Salaries $840.00


Clerks Salaries 761.72


Travel Expense


64.72


Association Dues 25.00


Miscellaneous


30.01


$1,721.45


6


82


ANNUAL REPORT


Auditing Department:


Salary


571.50


Office Supplies 46.09


Association Dues 4.00


621.59


Treasury Department:


Salary


850.00


Surety Bond


95.00


Travel Expense


39.59


Printing and


Postage


62.75


1,047.34


Tax Collector's Department:


Salary


1,050.00


Surety Bond


146.00


Rent


75.00


Printing, Station-


ery, Postage 378.91


Warrant


Investigation 24.00


Miscellaneous


51.68


1,725.59


Assessor's Department:


Salaries 1,800.00


Clerks Salaries 87.50


Travel Expense 84.05


Printing, Station-


ery, Postage 137.69


Miscellaneous


12.30


2,121.54


:


83


ANNUAL REPORT


Town Clerk's Department:


Salary


450.00


Clerk Salary


24.00


Surety Bond


7.50


Association Dues


5.00


Printing, Station-


ery, Postage 468.95


Recording Fees 4.50


959.95


Election and Registration:


Registrars


300.00


Election Officers


542.00


Census


280.00


Printing, Station-


ery, Postage 37.50


Miscellaneous


15.00


1,174.50


Town Office Department:


Insurance on Public


Property 3,377.19


Telephone 73.43


Printing, Station- ery, Postage 133.67


3,584.29


Other Expenses:


Printing Town Reports $662.40


Advertising Costs 36.12 Moderator-Salary 20.00 ;


Hydrant Rental


150.00


84


ANNUAL REPORT


Care of Play-


ground


18.00


Legal Fees 234.46


$1,120.98


Total General


Government $14,077.23


Protection of Persons and Property:


Police Department:


Salary-Chief $500.00


Wages of Officers 513.00


Mileage 455.00


Telephone


96.95


Postage


13.70


Supplies 8.90


New Equipment 68.46


Miscellaneous


50.50


$ 1,706.51


Police Department-Special:


Mount Hope Fin-


ishing Co. $6,446.83


Taunton Greyhound


Assn.


8,196.00


Agricultural


School


155.00


$14,797.83


Fire Department:


Wages


$1,481.61


Janitor


120.00


New Apparatus


119.16


Truck Repairs


505.87


Gasoline and Oil


173.76


85


ANNUAL REPORT


Fuel


188.75


Light


43.90


Telephone


210.25


Burner Repairs


25.00


Miscellaneous


39.75


$ 2,908.05


Fire Department-Special:


Taunton Greyhound Assn. $600.00


Police & Firemen Accident Insurance: Group Disability $330.00


Fire Truck


Equipment $1,834.00


Total Protection of Persons


and Property


$22,176.39


Health and Sanitation:


Board of Health:


Administration


Salaries $ 400.00


Nurse's Salary 1,284.24


Medical Treatment 40.00


Tuberculosis:


Board and


Treatment 69.00


Water Delivery 543.47


Milk Inspector 250.00


Animal Inspector 175.00


Playground Rental 35.00


86


ANNUAL REPORT


1


Ambulance:


Repairs, gas and


oil


80.39


Oxygen


38.00


Laundry


3.00


Sealer, Weights & Measures:


New Dies


8.12


Salary


100.00


Telephone


72.85


Miscellaneous


47.95


Vital Statistics:


Births


121.50


Deaths


46.50


Marriages


50.00


Affidavits


14.00


Doctor's Fees


11.75


Undertakers' Fees 6.25


$ 3,397.02


Mosquito Control:


State Reclamation Board $225.00


Gypsy Moth:


Wages $187.65


Spraying 402.50


$590.15


Total Health and Sanitation 1 $4,212.17


87


ANNUAL REPORT


Highways and Bridges:


Street Department:


Salary-Supt. $240.00


Salary-Tree Warden 35.00


Wages 1,467.55


Gasoline and oil 9.29


Gravel, stone,


etc.


11.19


Equipment and re-


pairs


388.16


Bridge Repairs


276.25


Snow & Ice


Removal


288.00


Beacon Mainte-


nance 36.00


Miscellaneous


10.00


$ 2,761.44


Dighton-Berkley Bridge:


Wages


$840.00


Electric Power . 12.00


Repairs


5.61


$


857.61


Chapter 90:


Pleasant St.


Bridge


$89.20


Dighton-Berkley


Bridge


299.25


$


388.45


Chapter 90:


Construction-Wil-


liams Street


$11,124.26


88


ANNUAL REPORT


Chapter 90 Maintenance:


Wages


$17.00


Materials 1,483.00


-


$ 1,500.00


Chapter 81:


Labor $6,953.70


Hired Ma-


chinery 7,416.50


Materials


5,179.73


$19,549.93


Road Machinery Account:


Gasoline and Oil $421.49


Truck Repairs 65.69


Equipment Re-


pairs 21.70


$ 508.88


Care of Town Elms:


Pruning $400.00


Sidewalk Maintenance:


Labor $148.80


Total Highways and Bridges


$37,239.37


Charities and Veterans' Benefits:


Aid to Dependent Children:


Direct Aid:


Cash $7,165.55


Kind 910.30


$ 8,075.85


7


ANNUAL REPORT


89


Old Age Assistance: Direct Aid:


Cash


$35,811.90


Kind 3,598.28


Outside Relief


47.77


$39,457.95


Old Age Assistance: Administration Wages $1,262.38


Public Welfare:


Groceries


$503.28


Fuel


150.33


Board and Care


922.36


Rent 192.00


Medical Care


448.70


Cash Grants


1,961.00


Clothing


465.36


Funeral Costs


140.00


Outside Relief:


Various Cities 1,646.89 Various Towns 501.37


$ 6,931.29


General Relief Administration:


Administration sal-


aries $400.00


Clerks-Sal-


aries 1,380.90


Social Worker 38.10


Telephone


162.91


Mileage


23.22


Office Supplies 114.96


Miscellaneous


13.00


$ 2,133.09


90


ANNUAL REPORT


Veterans' Benefits:


Salary-Agent $100.00


Direct Aid


1,399.80


Medical Care


358.80


Funeral Expenses 102.00


Miscellaneous


5.00


$ 1,965.60


Christmas Donations: Taunton Greyhound Assn. $500.00


Total Charities and Veterans' Benefits $60,326.16


Schools and Library: School Department: (for classification, see School Report) $139,211.33


U. S. Grants:


Wages:


George B. Dean


Fund


$2.04


Smith-Hughes


Fund


204.93


$


206.97


School Water Supply:


Labor


$240.00


Electric Power


136.29


$


376.29


Elementary School Planning Committee Expense: Legal Services, Ap- praisals, Surveys, Etc. $577.13


91


ANNUAL REPORT


New Elementary School Site: Purchase of Land $7,900.00


High School Cafeteria:


New Equipment $552.44


Labor


1,342.00


Food 3,329.33


Miscellaneous 141.40


$ 5,365.17


High School Athletic Fund:


New Equipment $119.37


Officers and mis- cellaneous 139.13


Transportation


95.00


353.50 $


School Milk Account


$193.03


Public Library:


Salary-Librarian $500.00


Janitor 230.00


Books & Pe-


riodicals 472.11


Book Repairs


46.70


Fuel


181.55


Light


36.75


Miscellaneous


16.40


$ 1,483.51


Total School and Library


$155,666.93


Unclassified and Miscellaneous:


Estimated Receipts:


Poll Tax Fees $30.45 School Fire Ac-


count 114.96


92


ANNUAL REPORT


Preparing Deeds 5.00 Dighton Elec. Light District (a/c Tax Title) 7.31


$


157.72


Town Cemetery Account:


Labor


$187.20


Memorial Day:


Flags


$37.50


Flowers 70.40


$


107.90


Total Unclassified and Miscellaneous $452.82


Interest and Maturing Debt:


Interest:


High School


Bonds $300.00


High School Notes 46.88


$346.88


Bond and Note Payments:


High School Bonds $4,000.00 High School


Notes 2,500.00


$ 6,500.00


Total Interest and Maturing Debt $6,846.88


93


ANNUAL REPORT


Agency and Trust Funds:


Trust Funds:


Cemetery P. C.


Funds


$180.50


Charles S. Chase Fund 20.10


Cemetery Bequest


50.00


$ 250.60


State:


State Parks $416.17


State Audit 491.44


$


907.61


County Tax:


County Tax


$10,104.99


T. B. Hospital Assessment 3,815.03


Retirement Assess-


ment 593.15


Dog Licenses


801.80


$15,314.97


Federal Withholding Taxes:


Withheld from wages


$13,252.35


County Retirement Fund:


Withheld from wages


$892.18


Total Agency and Trust Funds


$30,617.71


Refunds:


Taxes:


1950 Real Estate


$6.80


.


94


ANNUAL REPORT


1950 Mot. Veh. Excise 401.21


$ 408.01


Amount Paid Out and Returned:


Old Age Assistance $44.00


Public Welfare 19.55


School Department 1.20


High School Cafeteria 22.00


$86.75


TOTAL EXPENDITURES $332,110.42


Cash Balance as of December 31, 1950 $186,192.89


DEPARTMENTAL STATEMENT


General Government:


Appropriation


$14,084.93


Expenditures


14,077.23


Balance


$7.70


Police Department:


Appropriation


$2,000.00


Expenditures


1,706.51


Balance


$293.49


Fire Department:


Appropriation


$2,725.00


Reserve Account


183.05


2,908.05


Expenditures


2,908.05


Balance


None


95


ANNUAL REPORT


Fire Truck Equipment:


From Excess & Deficiency


$1,834.00


Expenditures


1,834.00


Balance


None


Police & Firemen Accident Insurance:


Appropriation


$330.00


Expenditures


330.00


Balance


None


Gypsy Moth:


Appropriation


$1,000.00


Expenditures


590.15


Balance


$409.85


Care of Town Elms:


Appropriation


$400.00


Expenditures


400.00


Balance


None


Board of Health:


Appropriation


$3,893.60


Expenditures


3,397.02


Balance $496.58


Mosquito Control:


Appropriation


$225.00


Expenditures


225.00


Balance


None


96


ANNUAL REPORT


Dighton-Berkley Bridge:


Appropriation


$900.00


Expenditures


857.61


Balance


$42.39


Street Department:


Appropriation


$3,500.00


Expenditures


2,761.44


Balance


$738.56


Chapter 81:


Appropriation


$6,900.00


From Excess & Defiency


12,650.00


(State's share)


19,550.00


Expenditures


19,549.93


Balance $.07


Chapter 90:


Jan. 1, 1950 Balance


$3,287.85


Expenditures 388.45


Returned to Excess


and Deficiency 2,899.40


$3,287.85


Balance None


Chapter 90 Maintenance:


Appropriation


$500.00


State and County Share


1,000.00


1,500.00


Expenditures


1,500.00


Balance


None


ANNUAL REPORT


97


Chapter 90 Construction:


Jan. 1, 1950 Balance


$610.92


Expenditures


None


Balance


$610.92


Chapter 90-Williams Street:


From Excess & Deficiency $3,500.00


State and County Share 10,500.00


14,000.00


Expenditures


11,124.26


Balance


$2,875.74


Road Machinery Account:


From Road Machinery Fund


$400.00


Reserve Account


174.00


574.00


Expenditures


508.88


Balance $65.12


Truck and Equipment for Highway Department:


Jan. 1, 1950 Balance $137.54


Transfer to New School Site


137.54


Balance


None


Sidewalk Maintenance:


Appropriation


$400.00


Expenditures


148.80


Balance $251.20


7


98


ANNUAL REPORT


Land Taking Costs:


Appropriation Expenditures


$200.00


None


Balance


$200.00


Aid to Dependent Children:


Appropriation


$6,000.00


Jan. 1, 1950, Balance


266.61


U. S. Grant


2,937.50


9,204.11


Expenditures


8,075.85


Balance-U. S. Grant


$1,128.26


Old Age Assistance:


Appropriation


$23,000.00


Reserve Account


1,300.00


U. S. Grant


16,380.39


40,680.39


Expenditures


39,457.95


Balance -- U. S. Grant


$1,222.44


General Relief Administration:


Appropriation


$2,000.00


Reserve Account


138.66


2,138.66


Expenditures


2,133.09


Balance $5.57


99


ANNUAL REPORT


Veterans' Benefits:


Appropriation


$3,500.00


Expenditures


1,965.60


Balance


$1,534.40


Public Welfare:


Appropriation


$8,000.00


Expenditures


6,931.29


Balance


$1,068.71


School Department:


Appropriation


$138,940.00


Dog Fund


603.07


139,543.07


Transfer to Athletic Fund


55.04


139,488.03


Expenditures


139,211.33


Balance $276.70


George B. Dean Fund:


Jan. 1, 1950 Balance


$2.04


Expenditures


2.04


Balance None


100


ANNUAL REPORT


Smith-Hughes Fund:


Jan. 1, 1950, Balance


$324.27


U. S. Grant


$220.71


544.98


Expenditures


204.93


Balance-U. S. Grant $340.05


School Water Supply:


Appropriation


$700.00


Expenditures


376.29


Balance $323.71


Expenses of School Planning Committee:


Jan. 1, 1950, Balance


$200.00


Appropriation


200.00


Reserve Account


260.00


660.00


Expenditures


577.13


Balance $82.87


Public Library:


Appropriation


$1,500.00


Expenditures


1,483.51


Balance $16.49


7


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101


Memorial Day:


Appropriation


$100.00


Reserve Account


7.90


107.90


Expenditures


107.90


Balance


None


County Retirement Contribution:


Appropriation


$593.15


Expenditures


593.15


Balance


None


Tax Title Redemption:


Appropriation


$200.00


Expenditures


None


Balance


$200.00


Town Cemetery Account:


Jan. 1, 1950, Balance


$17.00


Appropriation


300.00


317.00


Expenditures


187.20


Balance $129.80


102


ANNUAL REPORT


Tuberculosis Hospital Tax:


Appropriation


$3,815.03


Expenditures


3,815.03


Balance


None


Civil Defense Account:


Reserve Account


$100.00


Expenditures


None


Balance $100.00


Charles S. Chase Trust Fund:


Received from Interest


$20.10


Expenditures


20.10


Balance None


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds:


Received from Interest


$180.50


Expenditures


$180.50


Balance


None


Christmas Fund:


Taunton Greyhound Assn. $500.00


Expenditures 500.00


Balance


None


3


ANNUAL REPORT


103


Police Department-Special:


Mount Hope Finishing Co.


$6,446.83


Taunton Greyhound Assn.


8,196.00


Agricultural School


155.00


14,797.83


Expenditures


14,797.83


Balance


None


Fire Department-Special:


Taunton Greyhound Assn.


$600.00


Expenditures


600.00


Balance


None


Interest on Bonds and Notes:


Appropriation


$346.88


Expenditures


346.88


Balance


None


High School Bond Retirement:


Appropriation


$4,000.00


Expenditures


4,000.00


Balance None


104


ANNUAL REPORT


High School Addition Note Payments:


Appropriation


$2,500.00


Expenditures 2,500.00


Balance


None


New Elementary School Site:


Sale of Real Estate Fund $3,733.05


Witherell Bequest Fund 2,440.86


High School Construction 1,754.75


Truck Equipment-Hwy. Dept.


137.54


8,066.20


Expenditures


7,900.00


Balance


$166.20


Reserve Account:


From Overlay Surplus


$5,000.00


Fire Dept. 183.05


Road Mach. Acct.


174.00


Old Age Assistance 1,300.00


Gen. Rel. Adm. 138.66


Expenses of School Plan-


ning Committee 260.00


Memorial Day 7.90


Civil Defense Acct.


100.00


$ 2,163.61


Balance $2,836.39


Total Appropriation Balances $11,442.67


Revenue Receipts over Assessor's Estimate 20,511.09


Surplus Revenue to Excess and Deficiency Account for the year 1950 $31,953.76


105


ANNUAL REPORT


I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the reports contained herein are correct. The cash balances of all officers intrusted with the receipt, cus- tody or expenditure of money have been verified and all such books and accounts are in order. The Tax Collector's report as published is correct. All payments to the Treasurer have been properly warranted, and all receipts have been recorded. Cash and Securities of the Trust Funds have been verified, all income accounted for, and all payments warranted.


Respectfully submitted,


RUTH D. LEEMING, Town Auditor.


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES and RESERVES


Cash


$186,192.89


LIABILITIES:


Accounts Receivable:


1949 Real Estate Taxes


$1,789.00


1949 Personal Property Taxes 172.73


1950 Poll Taxes 10.00


Aid to Dependent Children 1,128.26


1950 Real Estate Taxes


5,585.45


Old Age Assistance 1,222.44


1950 Personal Property Taxes


607.58


Smith-Hughes Fund 340.05


8,164.76


1950 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes


1,420.43


Loan Authorized and Unissued


470,000.00 Elementary School Building Construction 80,000.00


Tailings 53.41


New Elementary School Site


166.20


Chapter 90 Construction


610.92


Road Machinery Fund


4,217.63


Land Taking Costs


200.00


Board of Health


32.86


Dighton-Berkley Bridge


3.60


School Department


10,400.70


Civil Defense Account 100.00


11,359.38


Town Cemetery Account


129.80


Tax Possessions


1,000.23


Tax Titles


2,285.32


Departmental:


Aid to Dependent Children


$922.22


Expenses of Elementary School Planning Committee 82.87


$3,625.65


U. S. Grants:


Aid to Dependent Children Adm. $472.08 Old Age Assistance Adm. 462.82


Aid to Highways: State-Chapter 81


$4,123.06


State-Chapter 90


1,437.87


County-Chapter 90


718.93


6,279.86


Loan Authorized for Elementary School


470,000.00


1951 Revenue:


State Taxes and Assessments


$101.63


1949 Overlay


57.00


158.63


:


Federal Withholding Tax-December 1950 1,419.70 County Retirement Fund-December 1950 83.97 High School Cafeteria Fund 1,126.88 High School Athletic Fund 312.21


School Milk Account 215.40


1951 Revenue: County Assessments


County Taxes


2,222.84


534.98


RESERVES:


Overlay, Reserved for Abatement of 1950 Taxes 1,604.22


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


10,013.67


Revenue Reserved until collected: State and County Aid to Highways Revenue 6,279.86


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue 1,420.43


Tax Title Revenue 2,285.32


Tax Possession Revenue 1,000.23


Departmental Revenue


11,359.38


EXCESS and DEFICIENCY-Surplus


Revenue 87,795.93


$686,861.50


$686,861.50


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded Debt


$10,500.00 High School Construction Bonds High School Addition Notes


$8,000.00


2,500.00


$10,500.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds: Cash and Securities


$14,292.32


Cemetery P. C. Funds Joshua Bliss Cemetery Fund 5,133.59 Charles S. Chase Fund 1,010.00


$8,148.73


$14,292.32


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


OF THE TOWN OF


DIGHTON


Year Ending December 31, 1950


111


ANNUAL REPORT


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Eugene M. White, Chairman


Term Expires 1952


North Dighton


Edward C. French, Secretary North Dighton


1951


Lawrence Mendoza Dighton


1951


Richard DeMello


1952


Dighton Charles Swartz


North Dighton


1953


Anthony Andrews North Dighton


1953


Superintendent John J. Rolfe, B. Ed., M. Ed.


Residence: 117 School Street, North Dighton Office: Dighton High School, Segreganset


Telephone: Dighton 3361 (Office) Taunton 2-0698 (Home)


Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 A. M .- 9:30 A. M. and by appointment.


Secretary Gladys P. Babbitt School Physician Charles M. Souza, M.D.


School Nurse Esther Bowden, R.N.


Attendance Supervisor Howell S. Carr


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GENERAL INFORMATION


Entrance Age


First grade registration in September of any year will be limited to those children who are at least six years of age or who will become six years of age on or before the following January 1. There will be no exceptions made to this ruling.


Birth Certificates


Presentation of a birth certificate is required for entrance to the first grade.


Vaccination


Every child who enters school for the first time must present a certificate of vaccination or a statement from his physician that vaccination is inadvisable.


NO SCHOOL INFORMATION


Elementary Schools


Whenever it seems advisable to close the elemen- tary schools the notice will be broadcast over Radio Sta- tion WPEP, Taunton, and over Radio Station WSAR, Fall River. In addition, in North Dighton the street lights will be turned on from 7:45 to 8 A. M. In South Dighton three blasts on the Anchor Color and Gum Works whistle will be sounded at 7:45 A. M.


High School


Whenever the school buses can be safely operated there will be school at Dighton High School unless un-


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foreseen emergencies make it necessary to close. In the event of closing, the information will be specifically an- nounced over the radio as indicated above for the elemen- tary schools.


Transportation


The law requires that transportation be provided for pupils residing more than two miles from the school attended or more than one mile from the nearest bus stop. Many pupils living at lesser distances along estab- lished routes are transported if the seating capacity of the bus will permit. From time to time it is necessary to refuse transportation to some of those living under the required distance when our buses are filled to capacity with children living at a greater distance.


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SCHOOL CALENDAR


Calendar Year 1951


Dighton High School


School opens closes


January 2, 1951


February 16, 1951


School opens closes


February 26, 1951 April 13, 1951


School opens


April 23, 1951


closes


June 15, 1951


School opens closes


September 5, 1951 December 21, 1951


Elementary Schools


School opens closes


January 2, 1951


February 16, 1951


School opens


closes


February 26, 1951 April 13, 1951


School opens


closes


April 23, 1951 June 8, 1951


School opens closes


September 5, 1951 December 14, 1951


School will close on the following days:


March 23-Good Friday May 30-Memorial Day


October 12-Columbus Day


October 26-Teachers' Convention


November 22 and 23-Thanksgiving Recess


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FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Receipts


Appropriation Dog Tax


$138,940.00 603.07


$139,543.07


Expenditures


General Control


$6,860.15


Transportation


9,526.97


Teachers' Salaries


91,786.44


Books


1,790.89


Supplies


2,946.54


Janitors' Salaries


10,190.00


Fuel


3,165.85


Electricity


1,728.66


Gas


178.85


High School Athletics


500.00


Miscellaneous


1,017.75


Boiler Repairs


125.40


Janitors' Supplies


1,146.21


Repairs


1,550.56


Health


2,333.72


New Equipment


1,312.68


Library


372.35


Staff Expenses


16.84


Tuition


34.80


Vocational Education:


General Shop-Day


1,551.13


Practical Arts-Evening


120.00


Household Arts-Day


85.58


Dental Fund


925.00


Balance


276.70


$139,543.07


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NET COST TO TOWN


Expenditures, 1950


$139,266.37


Receipts, 1950:


Chapter 70, General


School Aid $31,110.97


Reimbursement, Superin- tendent's Salary and Travel 2,393.43


Reimbursement, Vocational


Education 5,964.04


Tuition:


Berkley


6,834.65


Freetown


7,741.90


Rehoboth


8,952.80


Gosnold


150.00


Miscellaneous Tuition


527.50


Miscellaneous Receipts


271.07


Transportation


5,000.00


Dental Clinic Income


426.50


Total Receipts, 1950


69,372.86


Net Cost to Town


69,893.51


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Report of the Superintendent of Schools


To the Citizens of the Town of Dighton:


It is my pleasurable duty to submit herewith my eighth annual report as Superintendent of Schools for the Town of Dighton. This report together with those of the High School Principal, the School Nurse, and the Supervisor of Music aims to set forth only information that will be of interest to the general public. No at- tempt will be made to discuss educational philosophies or procedures. Incorporated herein is the report of the Dighton School Committee.


Personnel


Special attention of all parents is called to the fact that during the past two years the Dighton School Sys- tem has had a total of only four resignations that were submitted by teachers leaving to accept better positions. The adoption of a salary schedule in December of 1948 and the voiding of the married teacher regulations have done much toward stabilizing our faculty. However, a normal turnover of teachers is desirable. New teachers do much toward helping to keep a school system alive, dynamic, flexible, and forward looking.


As the elementary teacher shortage becomes more critical many school systems are finding it necessary to employ in the elementary grades men and women who were trained for secondary school teaching. The Dighton School Committee hopes to be able to continue to fill va- cancies with those whose education and training specific- ally fits them for the job. The Committee had this prob-


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lem in mind in setting a minimum salary that is high enough to compete with most communities for the serv- ices of new teachers.


The resignation of Miss Helen Lane who retired after forty years of faithful and efficient service was regretted throughout the Town. Hundreds of children as well as parents came to love her for her teaching ability, her fairness, her sincere interest in boys and girls, and her indefatigable efforts toward helping young people ac- quire those character traits that are needed for good citi- zenship.


Mr. Joseph Comerford who was acting as assistant to Miss Lane was elected by the School Committee to the principalship of the South School.


The shortage of adequate housing at reasonable rentals continues to be a serious problem for our mar- ried teachers. Teachers are reluctant to stay long in postions where housing is expensive or sub-standard. Mr. Eisenstadt resigned in October after trying for a year to find suitable accommodations.


Audio-Visual Education


Our audio-visual education program continues to function as efficiently as one could expect, taking into consideration the fact that our facilities in the elemen- tary schools are extremely poor and considering that we do not have the services of a director who has the time to give the necessary supervision. Our high school science instructor acts as co-ordinator for the program, but his full time teaching duties limit the assistance that is avail- able. The following equipment is available in our schools:




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