Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1931-1935, Part 11

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1931
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Coombs, George J.


12 00 Haskell, Albert


2 00


Coughlin, Harold J.


4 00 Hayes, Michael G.


4 00


Creeley, Genevieve J.


2 00 Haynes, Albert L. 2 00


Crocker, Mrs. Lizzie


2 00 Hicks, Albert J. 2 00


Crowfoot, Martha A.


5 00 Hill, John C.


7 00


Curley, Thomas


5 00 Hodgen, Hugh


2 00


Davis, Charles E.


14 00 Holbrook, F. A. 2 00


Davis, H. S.


4 00 Holden, F. H. 2 00


Davis, Warren A. & Son


5 00 Holden, Willis L. 2 00


Blanchard, Webster S.


2


00 Ferguson, Robert C. 2 00


Bradley, Leo


4 00 Flint, Carl C.


Briggs, Jesse A.


00 Foley, Patrick


2


30


Holland, Frank T.


2 00 Mel, Eleanor 4 00


Holland, J. H.


5 00 Merriam, Harold 2 00


Holland, Neville R.


2 00 Middleton, Willis J. 4 00


2 00 Montague, Everett N. 2 00


2 00 Moore, Mrs. Edward W. 6 00


Hunt, Wilbur V.


2


Hurley, James J.


2 00 Morse, Stella 2 00


2 00 Morrison, Frederick D. 5 00


Jalonen, Arthur


4 00 Munn, William 2 00


Jenks, A. R.


2 00 Murgatroyd, James 4 00


Jensen, Peter


5 00 Murray, John 5 00


Johnson, Albion


2 00 Nealey, Edward 2 00


Johnston, James J.


2 00 Newell, Philip S. 2 00


Jones, A. C.


2 00 Newport, Harold 2 00


Jones, Howard F.


2 00 Nugent, John J. 5 00


Jones, Hugh M.


2 00 0'Neil, Richard J. 5 00


2 00 Paskieiviecz, Stanley 2 00


Kazokas, Cyprus


4 00 Peterson, Mrs. Ivar


2 00


Kelley, Julia T.


2 00 Penney, D. F. 4 00


Kelley, Maud


2 00 Perkins, A. Hazelton 2 00


Keyes, Henry


2 00 Perry, Antonio 2 00


King, Benjamin


4 00 Pratt, Edward F. 2 00


Kilmartin, W. T.


2 00 Pratt, Herbert T. 2 00


Knowlton, Samuel E.


2 00 Priest, Lloyd


2 00


Laffin, Fraser


2 00 Rawitzer, William


2 00


Laffin, Ormal S. R.


2 00 Reed, Archie B.


2 00


La Roche, Arthur


4 00 Reed, G. Howard 5 00


Larrabee, G. W.


5 00 Reed, George H. 2 00


La Tullip, John


2 00 Reed, Marjorie 2 00


Lears, William


2 00 Reed, Otis J. 2 00


Leavitt, Jonathan B.


2


00 Reid, Robert A., 3rd 2 00


Littlefield, Ralph


2 00 Reynolds, Arthur 2 00


Livermore, Roland


4 00 Reynolds, Harold R. 2 00


Lowden, Richard A.


2 00 Reynolds, Jesse C. 2 00


Lowell, Clesson A.


2 00 Richards, Fred V. 2 00


Lucot, Albert E.


2 00 Richardson, George A.


2 00


Marsh, A. W.


2 00 Robbins, Freeman W.


2 00


MacGregor, Stuart


2 00 Robbins, Mildred H.


5 00


Mackinnon, F. R.


4 00 Robbins, Paul G.


2 00


Mason, Roger


6 00 Roche, Frank B.


2 00


Massie, William, Jr.


2 00 Rugg, George


2 00


Mayell, Ernest A.


2 00 Russell, Emma F. 2 00


Mavnes, Everett M.


2 00 Sanborn, Everett R.


2 00


McMurtv, Kenneth


2 00 Sargent, George W.


2 00


Mead, Hobart E.


2 00 Sawyer, Benjamin H.


2 00


Mekkelsen, Martha


2 00 Schofield, Harris C. 5 00


Mekkelsen, Soren


2 00 Scribner, H. V. 2 00


Mekkelsen, Thora


10 00 Shapley, Eva C. 2 00


Jones, Mrs. Karl


Jones, Warren H.


2 00 Pederson, John 5 00


Kane, Walter E.


2 00 Peterson, Edwin 2 00


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Howe, Leland


Howe, O. H.


00 Morehouse, Mrs. C. F. 2 00


Hurley, John W.


Sission, George T.


12 00|Tucker, George S., Jr. 2 00


Smith, Gordan A.


2 00 Tuttle, George F. 2 00


Smith, Ralph I.


2 00 Waite, F. A. 12 00


Soar, Henry


2 00 Walouk, John 2 00


Spinney, Alice L.


2 00 Watkins, John H. 4 00


Starck, Cecil


2


00 Weaver, George T. 7 00


Stokes, William


2


00 Whitcomb, Fred S.


2 00


Stoney, Mrs. Reginald


2 00 Whitney, Cora A.


2 00


Sylvia, E. W.


2


00 Willett, Robert G. 2 00


Terrio, E.


5 00 Wise, Glenna


2 00


Todd, Ethel


11 00 Wood, Elizabeth


2 00


Tolman, Wilbur


5 00 Woodworth, Randall N.


2 00


Tompkins, Elizabeth


10 00 Young, David E. 2 00


Tripp, Horatio W.


2 00 Young, Lillian


2 00


228 licenses at


$2 00


$456 00


41 licenses at


5 00


205 00


$661 00


Deduct fees-269 licenses at 20c each


53 80


$607 20


May 24, 1932-Paid County Treasurer


$228 60


Oct. 3, 1932-Paid Town Treasurer


340 80


Nov. 10, 1932-Paid Town Treasurer


37 80


$607 20


NOTICE


All dog licenses here listed expire March 31, 1933.


Dogs must be licensed on or before April 1st or the owners or keepers thereof are liable to a fine.


The law applies to all dogs three months old or over, regardless of time of year ownership is acquired.


No tax bills are sent to owners of dogs.


HORACE F. TUTTLE, Town Clerk.


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Police Department


To the Citizens of Acton:


In this report to you I have tried to give a summary of the work handled by this department during the past year. To verify this report, I have turned over to your Honorable Board of Selectmen, a 110-page typewritten copy of the police log, which itemizes each call, complaint, etc.


I have patrolled the town late at night and in the early morning hours and during the day at hours which I believed the most ad- vantageous to the people of the community.


I have investigated all complaints made and I believe all have been settled satisfactorily.


In Police work, the duty of the officer is not always pleasant to him. At times he is compelled to do his duty at the cost of losing a friend. I wish to state that I hold no grudges and if in doing my duty, or, for any other cause, I have made enemies I want them to feel that at any time I can be of service to them, by advice or assistance in trouble, they are entitled to and shall receive the same courteous consideration given to others.


How to Locate Officer when on Patrol:


In order to save time in locating the officer when on patrol, a red light has been installed at the South Acton Fire House. When a call comes in for the officer, the night man at the South Acton Fire House is notified and he turns on the light. A light is also turned on at Edwards Square in West Acton. A call is also made to No. 169. The patrol car is equipped with a radio receiving set, and in case the officer is not located by the lights or a call to No. 169, a broadcast can be sent out over W.M.P. and will be picked up by the officer in any part of the town. During the past year the lights have been answered promptly and with little loss of time.


In conclusion I wish to express my thanks to all the operators at our local exchange for their co-operation, with special mention of the valuable assistance rendered by Miss Laura Davis and the two night operators Leland Campbell and James Kinsley. These opera- tors have put messages through accurately and promptly under the stress of excitement both in fire and police emergencies and deserve much credit for their co-operation.


Following is the report:


Persons calling at the office 218


Telephone calls received 534


Telephone calls made 236


Emergency calls answered after midnight 16


33


Emergency calls answered before midnight Complaints received and investigated Persons questioned during investigations


60


87


138


Arrests and prosecutions made on the following charges:


Breaking and entering and larceny


Larceny


Receiving stolen property


Drunkenness


7


Operating under influence of liquor


3


Having a revolver in possession without a license


1


Injury to a dwelling house


1


Operating without a license


1


Operating a vehicle (wagon) after dark without lights Arrested on default warrants


Assault and Battery


Vagrancy


Failing to keep to the right of the road


Suspicious persons


Uttering fraudulent checks


Operating negligently


Operating so as to endanger


Operating with defective brakes


Arrested and returned to Shirley Industrial School


Apprehended after running away from home


Non-support


1


Transportation of Prisoners :


Acton to Concord


17


Concord to Cambridge


6


Littleton to Concord


3


Boxboro to Concord


2 3 1


At Concord District Court


22


At Cambridge Superior Court


14


Juveniles reprimanded


37


Accidents reported


48


Occupants of automobiles injured in accidents


34


Died from injuries received in automobile accidents


3


Pedestrians injured in automobile accidents


Trips to Emerson Hospital


Licenses suspended


Licenses revoked


Registrations revoked


Assisted in investigations for other departments


Assisted in investigations of suspicious fires


Delivering victualers licenses to roadside stands and lunch rooms


Delivering Inn Holders licenses


Recommendations given for reissuing of licenses after suspensior Recommendations asked for and refused


3 3


9 2


5 1


4


3


1


1


2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 4


West Concord to Concord


New Bedford to Concord


2 9 6 2 8


34


Persons summonsed to court


Police attendants furnished for Hospital after automobile acci- dents


3


Summonses served for other departments


17


Motorists warned for poor lights after midnight


15


Motorists warned for poor lights before midnight


14 1


Suspicious cars looked over after midnight


35 16


6


Traffic duty during weddings


Motorists assisted after midnight


Cars moved for parking on private property at the request of the property owners


4


Cars reported stolen and later recovered


5


Pedestrians picked up and questioned after midnight


9


Pedestrians picked up and questioned before midnight


5


Pedestrians escorted out of town after midnight


Dog complaints received


3 30 11


Dogs disposed of


3


Dog notices for restraining of dogs served


1


Lost dogs reported


2


Reported bitten by dogs


3


Notices of unpaid taxes sent to owners of dogs


99


Poultry killed by dogs as reported to this department


22


Rabbits killed by dogs as reported to this department


7


Fire alarms answered (traffic duty)


16 10


Telegrams received


4


Telegrams sent


2


Persons notified of relatives sick or injured, for other departments 3


5


Public buildings checked on when lights were found burning after midnight


5


Calls received by radio after midnight


2


Buildings found with door open after midnight


2


Danger spots found in highway, reported and eliminated


2


Obstructions in roadway removed after midnight


2


Painting traffic lines at South Acton


2


Committments


2


Jury blanks filled out for District Attorney's Office


3


Police records of persons, looked up for other departments


1


Trees fallen across highway reported and removed


2


Emergency calls answered for gas poisoning


1 1


Duty at Benefit Dance


1


Persons reported missing from home


2


Persons furnished special protection on opening of hunting season 1


6


Warnings to drivers of wagons without lights


Suspicious cars looked over before midnight


Persons warned after receiving complaints as to their operating Traffic duty during funerals


8


1 9


Dogs killed by automobiles


Emergency telephone calls delivered to persons


Persons notified of death of relatives


Emergency calls answered for medical aid


35


Protection given to persons during domestic troubles Persons protected while obtaining property


3


1


Juveniles picked up in other cities


1


Missing persons located


Lost children returned home


1


Delinquent children taken home by order of parents Truants looked after


Posting warrants


Collecting ballots


3


Windows reported broken


2


Transfer blanks signed


25


Accidental shooting


1 1


Persons sent home when intoxicated


5


Disturbances quelled after midnight


2


Complaints received on bad checks


3


Assisted in search of escaped prisoners (Reformatory)


2


Light on beacon repaired after midnight


2


With Tax Collector during collections


3


City hunters assisted after getting separated in woods


6


Property reported stolen :


1 carburetor


1 battery


2 bulbs


2 turkeys


1 wheel and tire


2 gallons motor oil


$315 in cash


5 bushels apples


1 revolver


1 fire extinguisher


1/2 bushel grapes


1 five-gallon gasoline dumper can


1 saw and 1 scythe, value $4.50


1/2 bushel grapes


1 battery


1 five-cell flash light


1 set socket wrenches


dating stamp 1


Property recovered :


1 watch


1 overcoat


towels


1 bundle clothing


4 chairs


1 blanket


$315 in cash


5 gallons gasoline


36


1


2


12


5


Suicides


Places looked over in other towns for property stolen in Acton


3


1 battery set socket wrenches 1


Restitution made :


$ 14 00 for poultry killed by dogs


5 00 for fraudulent check


5 00 for fraudulent check


177 00 for poultry, gasoline, wood, coal, furniture, etc., stolen 50 for 1/2 bushel grapes


2 00 for 1/2 bushel grapes Restitution made for damage to school property by boys


Property found and returned to owners :


1 carton cigarettes


1 case shoes


2 terrier dogs


Police protection furnished for Acton Fair 5 officers


Police protection furnished for one Acton High School football game


1 officer


Police protection furnished during road race


4 officers


Police protection furnished for carnival


1 officer


Police protection furnished for A. A. Field Day


4 officers


Police protection furnished for Hallowe'en


3 officers


Trips made to other towns during investigations :


Maynard


27


Marlboro


Concord


26


Westford


Littleton


17 Templeton


Boxboro


7 Harvard


Hudson


7


Clinton


Waltham


3


Cambridge House of Correction


W. Concord


3


Framingham


Lake Boone


3


Charlestown


Stow


2


Fitchburg


Sudbury


2


Billerica


2


Trips made to other sections of the Town outside of regular patrol:


West Acton


109


North Acton 28


Acton Center


27


East Acton 18


Respectfully submitted,


MICHAEL FOLEY, Chief of Police.


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Fire Department


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


I herewith submit my report for the Fire Department.


The number of calls answered by the different companies are as follows:


Buildings


Brush


Auto. Chimney Oil


False


Acton Center


11


10 11


1 1


1 0 2


0


0


So. Acton


9


0


0


West Acton


14


7


0


1


1


Total fire damage to buildings, 1932


$16,260 00


We have had some very difficult fires to fight this year which have required keeping men on duty for a long period of time, this has made our payrolls considerably more than we allowed in our budget; this alone is responsible for our overrun on the appropria- tion.


We also have had a large number of small fires which the depart- ment has quickly extinguished and which if not so promptly handled would have greatly increased our fire loss.


The whistle in Acton Center has proved its value many times in the speed with which the company there now responds.


I wish at this time to report the condition of the fire apparatus of the town.


Engine One at West Acton seems to be feeling the work that it has done. At a recent fire to which it responded in East Acton it gave trouble on the way causing a delay of about ten minutes, and when it was ready to return after the fire it had to be pushed all the way home. The trouble was found and has been repaired but we cannot depend on it as it is nearly ten years old. This seems rather a poor pumping engine for the only one in town.


In So. Acton the chemical truck there is in bad shape, the clutch is causing trouble, the piping on the chemical tanks is leaking and the motor seems to have lost most of its power. We have had work done on it but it does not improve it much.


In Acton Center the chemical truck, although it hasn't developed any real trouble, seems to be losing its power and we are expecting something to happen any time.


These trucks were all purchased at the same time and are all nearly ten years old and we feel that replacement should be started if we are going to give the taxpayers the proper protection. We feel that pumping engines should be purchased to replace those trucks so that the farmer living away from the hydrant district may


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have a little protection as well as the village people. We hope the case may never happen when we will be called to a fire and break down on the way and so lose valuable property; but should it happen we ask you not to blame us as we have warned you of conditions.


We are placing an article in the warrant for town meeting in re- gard to the purchase of new fire apparatus because we feel the people should have a chance to take action in this matter if they are in- terested in their own protection.


We do not feel that it is up to the firemen to fight for it but up to the people if they want protection and lower insurance rates. The firemen have no intention of trying to put this through but leave it to the taxpayers.


We also have put in an article in regard to a whistle in West Acton so the people may know it is one of the needs of the department and an aid to better protection.


Your board of Engineers will need $3000 for general maintenance as the trucks will need repairs and new tires. We also need $600 for new hose as we lose about 400 ft. each year from acid which cannot be helped as long as we have chemical engines.


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE HAYWARD, Chief of Fire Department.


Forest Warden's Report


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen:


Your Forest Warden submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1932.


Total number of fires responded to 25


False alarms 2 Out of town 1


The cost of extinguishing was well within the appropriation. A few needed supplies were bought and the truck was painted.


The damage from forest fires was very low owing to the prompt response of all companies and the efficient work of our new forest fire pump.


I take this opportunity to thank the various companies for their excellent co-operation for the past year.


As we will need some new hose this year I will recommend the usual appropriation of ($500) five hundred dollars.


Respectfully submitted, ALAN B. FROST, Forest Warden.


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Report of Superintendent of Streets


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


I submit herewith my report covering the highway maintenance and construction work during 1932.


In addition to regular maintenance work, such as scraping, drag- ging, surface repair and patching, the following streets have been surface treated :


With tarvia: Main Street, Newtown Road, Central Street, High Street, Windsor Avenue, Summer Street.


With 45 per cent asphaltic oil: Nagog Hill Road, Harris Street, Davis Road, Brooks Street, Strawberry Hill Road, Esterbrook Road, Hosmer Street, Taylor Road, Powder Mill Road, Concord Street, Chadwick Street, Piper Street, Arlington Street, Stow Street, Liberty Street, Martin Street, Prospect Street, Nashoba Road, Homestead Street, Woodbury Lane, School St., West Acton, School Street, South Acton.


New Gravel:


Arlington Street


300 feet


Parker Street


300 feet


Parker Street, scarified and reshaped


900 sq. yds.


Hayward Street


500 feet


Concord Street


450 feet


Martin Street


650 feet


Prospect Street


500 feet


Charter Road


2600 feet


Piper Street


1600 feet


River Street


700 feet


Strawberry Hill Road


1600 feet


Powder Mill Road, rebuilt, shoulders of gravel 1200 feet


New Drainage :


Martin Street, 90 feet of 10-inch clay pipe.


Charter Road, 27 feet of 12-inch corrugated pipe.


Piper Street, two drop inlet, 36 feet of 15-inch concrete pipe, 285 feet of 10-inch concrete pipe.


Railroad bridge over Marlboro branch at station replanked.


New construction :


Newtown Road, 2700 feet new gravel and oil, 1382 feet of cable guard rail, stock fence.


High Street, 4250 feet new gravel, oil and tar, stock fence.


Respectfully submitted,


A. H. PERKINS,


Superintendent of Streets.


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Report of the Board of Health For the Year Ending December 31, 1932


Burial permits issued in Acton


31


Residents who died in other towns


12


Total number deaths recorded


43


Non-resident burials


21


List of contagious diseases reported to Board of Health January 1,


1932 to January 1, 1933:


Dog bite 3


Measles


20


Mumps


1


Scarlet fever


11


Whooping cough


3


Pellagra


Ì


Total


39


Deaths, none


Your board would recommend that $1,000 be appropriated for the use of the Board of Health for the present year.


ACTON BOARD OF HEALTH, C. A. DURKEE, Agent.


REPORT OF DISTRICT NURSE


To the Board of Health :


I herewith submit my annual report:


Fees collected


$148 25


Town non-pay calls


575


Social service calls


173


Welfare calls


232


Prenatal calls


78


Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN E. FROST, R.N.


Report of Inspector of Slaughtering


Beef


Veal 468


Hogs 2


Sheep 13


Condemned


3


10


0


0


JAMES KINSLEY, Inspector.


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44


Report of Tax Collector


1929


Dr.


Interest collected


$40 74


Paid Treasurer


$40 74


1930


Dr.


Uncollected January I, 1932 Interest collected


1,355 98


$16,362 83


Cr.


$14,483 07


Paid Treasurer Abated


1,339 52 540 24


$16,362 83


1931


Dr.


Uncollected January 1, 1932


$32,451 49


Interest collected


644 00


Cr.


$17,179 92


Abated


749 80


Tax title


581 92


Old age assistance refund


84 00


Uncollected January 1, 1933


14,499 85


$33,095 49


1932


Dr.


Committed


$88,540 05


Interest collected


36 77


$88,576 82


Paid Treasurer


$57,331 42


Abated


51 81


Tax title


588 00


Old age assistance refund


74 00


Uncollected January 1, 1933


30,531 59


$88,576 82


MOTOR EXCISE TAX


1930 Dr.


Uncollected January 1, 1932 Interest collected


$ 352 23


36 62 $ 388 85


Cr.


$15,006 85


Tax title


$33,095 49


Paid Treasurer


Cr.


42


Paid Treasurer Abated


Cr.


$ 357 50 31 35


$ 388 85


1931


Dr.


$3,727 00


Uncollected January 1, 1932 Interest collected


125 20


$3,852 20


Cr.


$2,273 05


Paid Treasurer Abated


5 19


Uncollected January 1, 19.33


1,573 96


$3,852 20


1932


Committed


$7,665 10


Interest collected


24 83


$7,689 93


Paid Treasurer


$4,383 61


Abated


134 43


Uncollected January 1, 1933


3,171 89


$7,689 93


BANK INTEREST


Collected


$5 12


Paid Treasurer


5 12


SUMMARY OF TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT Total Debits


1929 town tax


$ 40 74


1930 town tax


16,362 83


1931 town tax


33,095 49 88,576 82 388 85


1930 excise


3,852 20


1932 excise


7,689 93


Bank interest


5


12


$150,011 98


Total Credits


Cash Paid Treasurer


$96,054 49


Abated


2,312 10


Tax titles


1,710 16 158 00


Uncollected


49,777 23


$150,011 98 CHARLES À. DURKEE, Tax Collector.


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.


Dr.


Cr.


1932 town tax


1931 excise


Old age assistance tax refund .


Assessors' Report


Buildings, exclusive of land Land Personal


$2,444,825 00 721,405 00 656,710 00


Valuation April 1, 1931


$3,822,940 00 3,889,065 00


Decrease in valuation


$66,125 00


Rate of taxation $22 40


Tax assessed as follows:


Real estate


$70,923 54


Personal estate


14,710 31


Polls


1,714 00


$87,347 85


Old age assistance tax


$871 00


Amount of money raised :


State tax


$ 5,557 50


County tax


5,562 96


State park assessment


6 72


State audit assessment


6 14


Tuberculosis hospital ( County)


716 76


Town grant


71,685 50


Overlay


3,812 27


$87,347 85


Added assessment:


Buildings, exclusive of land


$ 500 00


Personal


12,500 00


$13,000 00


Tax assessed as follows:


Real estate


$ 11 20


Personal estate


280 00


Polls


20 00


$311 20


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Old age assistance tax


$ 10 00 Excise :


Number of motor vehicles assessed 1091


Total valuation of motor vehicles


$ 300,819 00


Rate of taxation $29 92


Total tax assessed


7,665 10 $


WARREN H. JONES, ALBERT P. DURKEE,


HENRY L. HAYNES,


Board of Assessors.


The Elizabeth White Fund


The trustees have signed orders to the treasurer for fifteen hun- dred thirty-six dollars and forty-two cents ($1,536.42) for the year ending December 31, 1932.


These orders have been given after investigating and finding each person to be needy and worthy of help from this trust fund.


Respectfully submitted,


WARREN H. JONES,


WALDO E. WHITCOMB, CHARLOTTE CONANT, Trustees of the Elizabeth White Fund.


Report of Inspector of Animals


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Acton:


l herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1932.


Cows


436


Young cattle


109


Bulls


17


Swine


429


Sheep


27


Quarantined eight cows for tuberculosis. Quarantined six dogs under suspicion for rabies.


Respectfully submitted,


FRED S. WHITCOMB, Inspector.


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Middlesex County Extension Service


Following is a report of the work of the Middlesex County Ex- tension Service as it was developed during the year in Acton.


The Extension Service in co-operation with the County Poultry Association held four meetings during the year with an average at- tendance of 75. These meetings were held in the town hall.


Middlesex County Herd Improvement Association held its an- nual meeting in the Women's Club building February 11, with the attendance of 35.


The annual meeting of the Middlesex Dairy Farmers Association was held in the town hall in March with an attendance of 68.


Eight-five farm visits were made which had to do principally with poultry disease control, eradication of bovine tuberculosis, fruit growing and marketing.


Marketing meetings were held of interest to the fruit growers and in addition an apple packing demonstration was held. Co-operating with the Agricultural Society, judges were furnished the various departments for the fair.


Fifty-seven women completed the home demonstration project under the leadership of Mrs. Charles Willette, Mrs. Stuart Allen, Mrs. Charles Edney, Mrs. B. Ineson, Mrs. John La Tulippe, and Mrs. Arthur Freese. From the study of convenient kitchens, food habits, attractive tables, and the rearrangement of the home, infor- mation was passed to 302 women not attending, and 670 practices were adopted.


The homemakers continued during the fall with a nutrition pro- gram of low cost meals; the leaders are Mrs. Stuart Allen, Mrs. Willette, Mrs. Sven Hagen, and Mrs. Arthur Freese.


The child guidance group which has carried the program of "Understanding Our Children" continued with a varied program. The family council-spending the family income-and the child and his money-are some of the problems discussed. Mrs. Albert Durkee and Mrs. William Tuttle have been leading this group. The leaders first attend a leader's school conducted by state specialists, Mrs. Ruth Morley, Miss Grace B. Gerard, and Mrs. Harriet Haynes.


A talk on food values was given at the Neighborhood Club in West Acton.


The sectional meeting for the northern part of the county was held in Acton. There were lectures on gardening and Miss May Foley, State Food Specialist, demonstrated.


Seventy boys and girls were enrolled in 4-H Club work in garden, clothing, canning and poultry clubs. Mrs. Olivia Wood served as town 4-H chairman, with Miss Gertrude Puhakka, Mrs. R. Stoney,




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