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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit the annual report of the Police Dept. of the Town of Carver for the year ending December 31, 1938.
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
Assault
2
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Breaking and entering
7
Larceny
15
Malicious injury to Property
1
Trespassing
3
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Adultry
2
Drunkeness
12
Lewdness
5
Non-support
3
Stubborn Child
1
Violation of the Child Act
1
Violation of the Game Laws
1
Violation of the Liquor Laws
2
Violation of the Lottery Laws
1
Violation of the Motor Vehicle Laws
102
Violation of Probation
1
MOTOR VIOLATIONS
Accidents Investigated
10
Improper Operation of a Motor Vehicle
2
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Improper Lights
45
Leaving the Scene of an Accident
2
Licenses Suspended 35
Operating a Motor Vehicle without a License
2
Operating under the Influence of Liquor
6
Operating so as to Endanger
15
Passing Vehicle when View was obstructed
2
Registrations Revoked
15
Speeding
28
MISCELLANEOUS
Complaints received
326
Arrests 106
Persons reported missing and recovered
1
Commitments to the Insane Hospital
3
Licenses issucd to carry fire-arms
33
Motor Vehicle transfers 23
I wish to conclude this report by thanking the Board of Selectmen, the operators of the local Telephone Exchange and the Townspeople for their kind co-operation during the past year.
MYRON H. HAYDEN, Chief of Police.
FOREST WARDEN
John F. Tubman
Tel. Carver 37
DEPUTY FOREST WARDENS
1. Charles Cherry
2. Russell Appling
3. Earl Ware
4. Norman Holmes
5. Homer Weston
Tel. Carver 8-12
6. Arne Johnson Tel. Carver 23-2
7. Everett Cassidy
Tel. Carver 1-2
8. Simon Majahad
Tel. Wareham 9323-12 Tel. Carver 51-4 Tel. Carver 50 Tel. Carver 10-4
Tel. Carver 65-11
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9. Russell Holmes
10. Thomas Kenney
11. Ellis Bumpus
12. H. W. Jordan
13. John Morse
14. Frank Weston
15. Stephen Gammons
16. Edward Adams
Tel. Wareham 46W4 Tel. Carver 7-4 Tel. Carver 28-2 Tel. Carver 38 Tel. Carver 65-5 Tel. Carver 26-14 Tel. Wareham 9323-12 Tel. Carver 74-3
REPORT OF TREASURER OF OLD HOME DAY ASSOCIATION
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand 1937 Accounts
$124.72
Town Appropriation
200.00
Dinner
723.30
Ball Game
26.83
Tonic
89.08
Ice Cream
145.10
Fakirs
7.30
Remnants
19.70
Dance
20.10
$1,356.13
EXPENDITURES
Farrar Ice Cream
$101.15
Cosmopolitan Band
135.00
Joseph Dufresne, fish and clams
105.25
Dance expense
39.00
W. F. Fickert & Son, orange juice
12.00
Puritan Stores, supplies
141.10
Perez L. Shurtleff, truck and supplies
42.81
Farrar, cigars, cigarettes, and candy
16.00
F. B. and F. P. Goss, cards
4.00
R. Winston Lloyd, tarpaulin 20.00
Alonzo F. Ryder Co. Inc., cotton thread 1.65
H. W. Jordan, supplies 73.50
Henry S. Pink 24.33
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Daniel H. D.mpsey, pump
5.75
E. S. Mosher, truck 1.50
A. V. Boucher, Umpire ball game 2.00
Baseballs 3.50
The Sachem Press, printing programs 11.00
C. A. Blackman, corn 28.00
Nemasket Spring Water Co., tonic
29.30
Jesse A. Holmes & Son, hardware, truck 35.82 The Rogers Print, cards 7.00
Eleanor L. Shaw, cards and envelopes
4.58
Perez L. Shurtleff, laundry and supplies 2.95
E. E. Boardway, milk 1.00
W. T. Grant, canner
1.49
T. W. Pierce Hardware Co., baskets .85
Pine Grove Ice Co. 3.40
Norman V. Holmes, auto, telephone, pans 11.20
Jack L. Martin, auto and postage
4.50
$869.63
SERVICES
Heads of tables and waiters
$52.50
James Thomas
7.50
Herman Young
2.50
Norman V. Holmes
30.00
Eleanor L. Shaw
2.00
Albert Raymond
25.50
John Tubman
24.50
Joseph Robideaux
19.25
Ammy Bolduc
9.50
Raymond Parent
5.00
Doris Dionne
8.40
Mary Dionne
11.20
Marion Bisbee
14.00
Orrie Dempsey
14.00
Nellie Bryant
14.00
Mary Braddock
10.00
Alice Shurtleff
6.00
Marjorie Telfer
3.00
James Peckham
6.00
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James Peckham, Jr.
1.50
Dana Thomas
1.50
Michael Claire
1.50
Everett Thomas
3.00
Stuart Fowler
3.00
Napoleon Dionne
4.00
Louis Bolduc
4.00
Edward Lowe
3.00
Joseph Pellitier
4.00
Paul Story
4.00
James Thomas
4.00
Nelson Thomas
4.00
Eldred Mosher Jr.
4.00
Everett Cassidy
4.00
Leo Caron
4.00
Charles Pratt
4.00
Warren Dionne
1.50
Sadie Wade
12.00
Earl B. Ware
5.00
Edwin E. Bisbee
4.00
Ralph Linton
4.00
Jack L. Martin
14.00
Perez L. Shurtleff
43.80
$402.65
Total Expenses
$1,272.28
Receipts for the Year
1,356.13
Expenditures for the Year
1,272.28
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1939
$83.85
JACK L. MARTIN, Treasurer.
THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE (Trustees County Aid to Agriculture)
This service is available to every community and fam- ily in each of the towns of the county. It brings to each of our towns the resources not only of the local organiza-
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tion, but of Massachusetts State College, especially of its state extension service with its corps of specialists in phases of agriculture and home making.
The Extension Service looks to the towns for assistance in planning and carrying out the local program. In 1938, there were 560 men and women in the county giving this type of help. With their assistance, 5,000 Plymouth County homes participated directly in the program, and many others indirectly. Sixteen hundred boys and girls from 10 to 21 years old enrolled in 4-H clubs, 1,300 farms were definitely influenced by the agricultural extension work, 1,094 were enrolled in home demonstration groups, and many others received help through home and farm visits, letters, telephone and office calls, and other means.
Farmers and others interested in farm projects have participated chiefly in the following programs: dairy, poultry, fruit, market garden, farm management, cran- berry culture.
Homemakers have participated in various programs in nutrition, clothing, food preservation, home grounds im- provement, furniture renovation, kitchen improvement, child development, and recreation.
4-H clubs include poultry, dairy, garden, conservation, handicraft, food, canning, clothing, home furnishing, and other agricultural or homemaking subjects.
Nearly eighty citizens of Carver have received assist- ance in problems relating to cranberry growing. There has also been scattered interest in dairy, poultry, fruit, and vegetable programs.
Homemakers have been particularly interested in cloth- ing, nutrition, and kitchen improvement projects.
Girls and boys have been enrolled in the 4-H food, cloth- ing, canning.
ALMIRA C. HOLMES,
Town Director.
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1938
CHAPTER 90
Appropriation-Town $2,000.00
County 2,000.00
State 4,000.00
$5,000.00 of this appropriation was used in completing East Head Road with a mixed in place surface.
The remaining $3,000.00 was spent on Purchase Street completing said street as far as Main Street.
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Appropriation-Town
$6,500.00
State 9,750.00
Five miles of surfaced roads were treated with tar and asphalt.
A non-skid surface was applied to the remainder of Wenham Road.
A non-skid surface was applied to 4,000 ft. of Main St.
1,000 ft. of Mayflower Road was widened, graveled and surfaced with tar.
1,000 ft. of South Meadow Road and 1,000 ft. of Ware- ham St. were widened and graveled for surface treatment.
300 ft. of wooden railing was replaced with cable guard rail on Tremont St.
A portion of Meadow St. from Rochester Rd. to Pine St. was layed out by the Town and $2,200.00 spent excavating and graveling.
The remainder of the appropriation was spent on gen- eral maintenance.
W. P.A.
Under W. P. A. the County layed out High St. from Philip Coles' corner to Brook St. and Brook St. from High St. to the Plympton line. Brook St. was excavated and graveled and a part of High St. excavated.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK F. WESTON,
Highway Surveyor.
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CARVER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ROSTER 1938 School Committee
Russell E. Shaw, Chairman, North Carver
Term expires 1940
Clyde D. Griffith, Secretary, Carver Term expires 1941
Eleanor L. Shaw, Carver Term expires 1939
Superintendent
Donald P. Mattoon, 17 Summer Street, R. F. D. No. 3, Middleboro. Telephone: Middleboro 163-M.
Teachers
Center School-Helen H. Griffith, Principal
Anne R. McFarlin
Marion L. Griffith
Henry M. Shaw
Marjorie H. Burr
North School-Gladys E. Burgess, Principal Jeanne H. Lockhart
Benjamin Ellis School-Florence L. Gordon, Principal Nellie Squire
Supervisor of Music: Marguary MacCleave, Hanson Manual Training: Arnold T. Telfer, North Carver School Nurse: Mary E. Fuller, East Taunton, R. F. D. School Physician: Dr. L. M. Chase, North Carver.
School Calendar
Winter Term begins January 3; closes February 17. Spring Term begins February 27; closes April 14.
Summer Term begins April 24; closes June 16, Graduation June 15. Fall Term begins September 6 ; closes December 21.
Holidays: May 30, October 12, November 30, December 1.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT 1938
After climaxing a long and useful career as an edu- cator in several cities and towns in Massachusetts with fifteen years as Superintendent of Schools in the Union of Carver, Lakeville, and Rochester, Arthur B. Webber re- tired from active service on July 31, 1938. One of Mr. Webber's outstanding qualities was his encouragement of individuality of teachers under him. This lead to inde- pendent thinking and strong personal convictions among our teachers, who are a credit and an asset to the town.
On August 1st, Donald P. Mattoon, formerly Principal of Mansfield High School, succeeded Mr. Webber as Super- intendent of School. Mr. Mattoon has demonstrated a broad knowledge and deep understanding of school prob- lems. These characteristics, together with his youthful and ambitious spirit, should make his service to the Town of Carver very commendable.
Mrs. Blanche Holmes, who served the town with dis- tinction for twenty-three years as a teacher, resigned from her position at the close of the school year in June. While we regret this loss in our schools, we must realize that Mrs. Holmes has earned a period of rest and recup- eration for herself. There is no doubt but she will find opportunities for service where she will be an influence for good in the community.
The unfavorable sanitary condition at the Center and North Schools has not yet been settled. However, we hope the Town will see its way clear to take some favor- able action during 1939. We do not fulfill our educational obligations as a community unless we take every precau- tion to safeguard the health of our children. Healthy bodies are of as much importance as healthy minds.
We direct your attention to our financial report and the report of the superintendent which follow.
Respectfully, RUSSELL E. SHAW, ELEANOR L. SHAW, CLYDE D. GRIFFITH,
December 31, 1938
School Committee
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1938
Appropriation
Pratt Fund
$31,955.00 113.00
$32,068.00
Expenditures
32,011.31
Balance Unexpended
$56.69
SUPERVISION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
School Committee:
Salary
$403.00
Expenses
158.15
Superintendent :
Salary
930.59
Travel
140.29
Expenses
20.76
School Census
25.00
Attendance Officer
18.00
$1,695.79
EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION
Music Supervisor
$320.00
Teachers
10,097.75
Text Books
430.37
Supplies
437.62
$11,285.74
OPERATING EXPENSES
Janitors' Salaries
$1,282.50
Fuel
1,047.80
Cleaning, Lights, Power, Tel., Etc.
417.88
$2,748.18
MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY
Repairs Fire Insurance
$514.33
1.02
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Boiler Inspection
10.00
Miscellaneous
87.00
$512.35
TRANSPORTATION
High School
$3,959.30
Local
4,618.32
$8,577.62
OTHER PAYMENTS
Tuition
$6,531.00
Health
260.85
New Equipment
262.78
Auxiliary Agencies
37.00
$7,091.63
Total Expenditures
$32,011.31
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
To the School Committee of Carver, Massachusetts:
It is a pleasure to submit my first annual report as your Superintendent of Schools. The report will be brief be- cause, at the time of writing, my service has covered only a five months' period.
TEACHERS
The School Department is fortunate to have the serv- ices of several experienced teachers whose fine qualities are reflected in the good management and teaching in all elementary grades.
There have been a few changes in personnel. Mrs. Florence L. Gordon is principal at the Benjamin Ellis School. With her, Miss Nellie Squire of Roslindale, grad- uate of Wheelock School and Boston University, is the teacher of Grades I-II. Miss Jeanne H. Lockhart of Milton, graduate of the Perry Kindergarten Normal Training School, is the teacher of a large room full of first and second grade pupils at North Carver. The Domestic Science at the Center School is taught by Miss Marjorie H. Burr of Needham, who was graduated from the four-year course of Framingham State Teachers' College. Mrs.
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Marguary MacCleave has recovered from her illness and has resumed her work as music supervisor. The Roster of the School Department shows the complete list of teachers and the schools in which they work.
There have been three appointments to the teaching staff this year. These new teachers are doing very well and admirably justify their election. The number of trained teachers from which selections may be made per- mits the choice of those with considerable training for positions in Carver. A four-year course, with a degree, is a desirable minimum standard, and the Carver salary schedule will allow our hiring such candidates.
TEACHERS' MEETINGS
The teachers of Union No. 47, Carver-Lakeville- Rochester, have held one meeting this fall, at which Mr. Arnold M. Davis, Extension Horticulturist of the Massa- chusetts State College, gave concrete directions for the beautification of school grounds and suggestions on the correlation of such projects with arithmetic, drawing, and nature study. This is part of a general program to incul- cate pride in school property, clean rooms and grounds, through teacher-pupil planning and development.
Social and professional meetings have been held on occasion during the fall. The general policies of the School Committee and the specific plans of the Superin- tendent have been explained at these times, and teachers have had an opportunity to discuss these.
Carver teachers are professionally-minded, and many have a wide range of interests. They use their time and means to take study and lecture courses, and continually seek to improve their background and techniques. Pupils are direct beneficiaries of the teachers' broadened horizons.
HIGH SCHOOL TRAINING
The School Census, as of October 1, 1938, shows that Carver is paying tuition in high school for 63 boys and girls, at the rate of $3.00 per week. During 1938, the high school tuition bill has amounted to $6,531.00. The Com-
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mittee is endeavoring to discover if greater returns can be obtained for each school dollar spent for high school tuition. The returns are measured in broader training opportunities. To that end the Committee has encour- aged a comparison of the educational offerings in the Middleboro and Plymouth High Schools, the sole purpose of which is to receive for our high school pupils the best training we can obtain readily for the amount Carver can pay.
VISUAL EDUCATION
The moving picture machine has been used every other week to show historical pictures at the Center School. Supplementary films on science subjects have been used occasionally.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Excellent programs, to which parents have been invited, have been given in all of the schools this fall. Parents have attended in large numbers, which is very encourag- ing to the pupils who take part and the teachers who direct the rehearsals and productions. "Christmas in Old England," prepared by Center School pupils, was very im- pressive. At the North Carver and Benjamin Ellis schools, the Christmas programs were well done, and the many parents who attended these were genuine in their praise.
RURAL SCHOOL SURVEY
The Massachusetts Department of Education conducted a Rural School Survey in November in which the teachers and Superintendent gathered information. Valuable re- sults are anticipated.
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE HOURS
Parents are given an opportunity to discuss school mat- ters with the Superintendent in the School Department office in the Town Hall. Office hours for 1939 are from 3:00-5:15 p. m. on the dates indicated. Additional ones will appear on notices on the office door.
June 5 January 3
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February 6 March 6 April 3 May 1
September 5 October 2 November 6 December 4
CONCLUSION
The supervisors, teachers, transportation agents, and janitors have conducted their work in a cooperative and cheerful manner. The future seems to hold considerable promise for advancement in the school program of Carver, for, over an extended period, improvement comes through the united efforts of all. As members of the School Com- mittee, you have carefully considered current school mat- ters and have given freely of your time and effort. Thank you one and all for your kindly interest, friendly support, and unfailing courtesy.
Respectfully submitted, (Signed) DONALD P. MATTOON.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
Mr. Donald P. Mattoon,
Superintendent of Schools,
Carver, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
I am pleased to submit to you a report of the health work carried out in the public schools during the year 1938.
The usual program has been followed this year, with the regular physical examinations by the School Physi- cian, weighing and measuring, correction of defects, in- spections and special clinics.
School days on which visits were made 41
Number of school visits 135
Number of home visits 127
Number of pre-school visits in August 52
Number of trips with children to School Physician 5 Number of trips with children to their homes 25 Annual Examination by School Physician,
Dr. L. M. Chase, North Carver
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Number of pupils examined in Grades 1-8 189
Number of pupils with physical defects 76
Number of physical defects 85
Number of notices sent home for vision defects 9 Number of notices sent home for tonsils, adenoids 67 Number of pupils with physical defects corrected 7 Number of physical defects corrected 7
First Dental Clinic, Started November, 1938,
Dr. E. F. Tobin, Milton
Number of pupils examined in Grades 1-8 189
Number of pupils with dental defects 175
Number of dental defects 561
Number of pupils with dental defects corrected 12
Number of dental defects corrected
66
Cleanings 79
Fillings: Temporary 59 ; Permanent 251
Extractions : Temporary Teeth 123; Permanent 49
Diphtheria Prevention Clinic,
Dr. L. M. Chase, North Carver
Number of pre-school children immunized 26
Number of children immunized in Grades 1-4 9
About 90% of children of Town immunized now
Traveling Clinic for Retarded Children, Dr. Steinache, Taunton Traveling Clinic
Complete family histories 5
Mental and physical examinations
5
Tubercular Clinic,
Staff from Plymouth County Hospital
Pupils Skin Tested 73
Percent Skin Tested 75.2
X-Rayed 8
General Health Education: Study meetings one after- noon a week at Bridgewater State Teachers College in May and June.
Professional meetings attended 5
In conclusion, may I thank you and all those associated in any way with my work in the schools for the coopera- tion and interest shown during the year.
(Signed) MARY E. FULLER,
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AGE-GRADE DISTRIBUTION-OCTOBER 1, 1938
Ages 5
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 T't'l
Grades
Boys-Girls
I 4-2 15-8
29
II
0-2 7-8
5-0
0-1
23
III
4-2
7-8
4-2
0-2
29
IV
3-1 12-6
3-4
1-1
31
V
3-3
8-5
3-2
0-3
0-1
28
VI
0-1
2-1
4-4
4-2
0-2
1-2
23
VII
0-1
0-2
5-6
6-0
3-0
1-0
24
VIII
1-1
4-4
6-4
1-0
21
Totals
6
25
21
24
31
27
15
24
17
16
2
208
Pre-School 10 boys 8 girls
18
Memorial High School
Grade IX
15 boys
11 girls
26
Grade X
8 boys
12 girls
20
Grade XI
5 boys
5 girls
10
Grade XII
6 boys
1 girl
7
Total in Memorial High School, Oct. 1, 1938 Total Elementary and High School Pupils
63
271
ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP JUNE 1938
Percent of
School
Grade
Aggregate Attendance
Average Daily Attendance
Average Membership
Attendance Tardiness
North
Grade I-II
3,874.5
22.28
23.28
95.66
9
Grade III-IV. 4,239.5
24.36
25.44
95.84
28
Center
Grade V
3,573.5
20.54
21.57
95.22
4
Special
65.9
3.83
4.09
89.62
1
Grade VI
4,130.5
23.80
24.70
95.40
2
Grade VII
3.193.0
18.35
19.44
94.33
17
Grade VIII
4.633.0
26.66
28.21
94.74
3
Beniamin Ellis
Grade I-11
3.012.5
17.35
18.33
94.57
0
Grade III-IV 5,403.0
31.05
31.59
96.13
0
GRADUATION EXERCISES CARVER GRAMMAR SCHOOL June 9, 1938 COLONIAL CARVER
The Spirit of Carver Barbara Shaw
The lines of the Spirit of Carver are taken from THE STAR OF DESTINY by Henry S. Griffith The Grandfather
George Raymond
The Boy Gordon Dempsey
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EPISODE I
Scene: A Church
Minister
Mrs. Rickard Her Son Mr. Sturtevant
Mollie, a domestic
Isaac Cushman
Time: about 1690
Eddie Johnson Elsie Salmi Wendell Holmes Jack Horton Doris Gammons Roy Connor
EPISODE II
Scene: A Home in Colchester
Samuel Sturtevant
Mrs. Sturtevant
Mollie
Isaac Cushman
John Rickard
Caleb Loring
John Waterman
Nathaniel Wood
Time: 1695
Jack Horton Virginia Shaw Doris Gammons Roy Connor Norman Parent Roger Parent Robert Ellis Theodore Halunen
EPISODE III
Scene: Popes Point
Jonathan Shaw
Isaac Lothrop
Barnabas Shurtleff
John Shaw Joseph Lucas
Time: 1735 Walter Cassidy Theodore Halunen Eddie Johnson
Robert Burgess Earl Garnett
EPISODE IV
Scene: Same as above
Blacksmith Helper
Nathaniel Shaw
Hannah Shaw, His wife
Jonathan Shaw
Sarah Shaw, His wife
Frazier, A Peddler
Clara Nedda
Time: Fall, 1776 Calvin Chandler Waldo Bumpus Earl Garnett Ethelwyn Morris Walter Cassidy Bernadette Barry Wendell Holmes Bertha Chandler Rosetta Boynton
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EPISODE V
Scene: Church at North Carver
Time: 1787
Faith Thankful
Captain Francis Shurtleff
Mary Shurtleff, His wife Horace Pastor Howland
James
Arlene Linton June Shaw Roy Connor Martha Kallio Vilho Jokinen Robert Ellis Jack Horton
EPISODE VI Scene: The Foundry
Time: 1812
Women Guards
Benjamin Ellis Frank
William
John Thurston
Messenger Bartlette Murdock
Catherine Holmes Gertrude Harju Regina Barros Elsie Salmi Walter Cassidy Roger Parent Theodore Halunen Roy Connor Wendell Holmes Eddie Johnson
INTERMISSION
March
Invocation
Mrs. Marjorie Telfer Rev. Orville Ullom
Choruses - The Call of Duty
Sweet Miss Mary
Presentation of Diplomas
Russell E. Shaw
Chorus - O Month of May
Benediction
Rev. Orville Ullom
LIST OF GRADUATES
Regina Barros Jack Horton
Bernadette Barry
Eddie Johnson
Rosetta Boynton
Vilho Jokinen
Waldo Bumpus
Martha Kallio
Robert Burgess Arlene Linton
Walter Cassidy Ethelwyn Morris
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Calvin Chandler
Norman Parent
Roy Connor
Roger Parent
Robert Ellis
George Raymond
Doris Gammons
Elsie Salmi
Earl Garnett
Barbara Shaw
Theodore Halunen
June Shaw
Gertrude Harju
Virginia Shaw
Catherine Holmes
Maurice Silva
Wendell Holmes
REPORT OF LIBRARIAN FOR 1938 FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
Jan. 1, 1938 Balance from 1937
$ .20
Received in fines during year 11.55
$11.75
Paid to Town Treasurer:
Jan. 6
$1.05
Feb. 1
1.20
Mar. 1
1.00
Apr. 12
.85
May 10
1.10
June 14
.70
July 23
1.00
Aug. 23
.85
Sept. 20
1.20
Oct. 25
.75
Nov. 22
1.10
Dec. 31
.95
$11.75
Magazines purchased in 1938 by Trustees :
Popular Mechanics
Reader's Digest
National Geographic Magazine
Youth's Companion and American Boy (Combined)
Child Life
Life
Good Housekeeping
Better Homes and Gardens
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American Home Red Book
The following are papers and magazines which were pre- sented in 1938:
Middleboro Gazette
Plymouth County Farmer
Our Dumb Animals
Specialty Salesman
Ford News
Recruiting News
Opportunity
National News of the American Legion Auxiliary
Number of bound volumes
3,938
Volumes withdrawn
35
Circulation for 1937
6,218
Circulation for 1938
6,094
Fiction
4,650
Non-Fiction
659
Magazines
785
Number of Borrowers in 1937
325
Borrowers in 1938
387
Increase in 1938
62
Books added in 1938
167
By purchase
151
Presented
16
13 Books were given in memory of Miss Lucretia Burn- ham, a late resident of this town, by Rev. George Parker of Keene, New Hampshire. All of these books are old ones taken from Miss Burnham's collection.
2 Books, "The Tree Book" by Rogers and "The Bird Book" by Blanchan were presented by the American Legion Auxiliary to the Julian Southworth Post 164, in memory of Mrs. Ella G. Shaw.
The Book "Robinson Crusoe" was given to the Library by Master Arthur Manseau.
I wish to express my thanks to the Trustees for their
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kind acts, during my absence in the Fall and also my gratefulness to the Trustee who so kindly assisted during that period.
MYRTLE L. ATWOOD,
Librarian.
WORK RELIEF
The Work Relief Program started January 3, 1938, with an appropriation of $2,000.00. $1,849.19 was expended, leaving a balance January 1st of $150.81.
There were 72 who applied for work, 6 of these being single. 48 men worked a total of 3,545 hours. 42 of these represented 199 persons in families-ranging from 2 to 13 in a family. There were 16 cases put to work who had received aid within a year without working for any part of it. There were 98 cords of hard wood and 13 of pine cut. Where wood was cut, all underbrush was cut and burnt, reducing the Gypsy moth menace to Bog owners.
In addition to this work there has been about a mile of brushing done on Fosdick Road and three quarters mile on Plymouth St. There were 18 willows removed on Popes Point St. and some brushing. Also $114.25 was alloted to School Committee to grade around Centre School.
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