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1947
TREE WARDEN-Wilbur Wilson 1947
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUND Edmund Ryan 1947 Ignac Zacycki 1948
Ernest J. Lavallee 1949
SOUTHBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY
Francois C. Sansoucy 1948 Omer L. Perron 1949
Arthur Cabana 1950 Emile J. Martin 1951
John J. Hogan 1949 (Appointed by State)
APPOINTED OFFICERS TOWN ACCOUNTANT-Joseph E. Desrosier 1948
TOWN COUNSEL-Rosario S. Normandin
TOWN ENGINEER-Henry A. Racicot
VETERANS SERVICE CENTER
Joseph H. Gagnon, Director June Desrosier, Clerk George A. Leduc, Assistant Director, Soldiers Relief Agent ADVISORY BOARD
Priscilla Eccleston Rev. Everett Sherwood
Allen S. Richmond Dr. Romeo Leclair
Joseph O'Shaughnessy Oswald Laliberte Martin J. Earls
Arthur Roy Emery Lavallee Dr. Joffre Achin Rev. Joseph Brodeur Theodore A. Brault Wm. Newlands, Jr. J. Alfred Dumas
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Dr. Herve Desmarais (Deceased) EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLOR Joseph P. Hoyt
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Hector LeClair, Jr. Anthony Deterando
Joseph Piasta
Alton K. Marsters Emile Martin
Rev. Walter Kraft
Alphonse Renna
Norman Leblanc
Albert Simonds
John E. Farland
Lorenzo Beaupre
Rev. Gerard Lucier Leopold Poirier Harry McMahon
AIRPORT COMMISSION
Herbert W. Wilkinson, Jr. 1947
Albert DiGregorio 1948 Edmund Ryan 1949 Philip Gauthier, Clerk 1950
Dwight K. Bartlett, Chairman 1951
SUPERINTENDANT OF SCHOOLS-William L. Bourgeois
CARE OF TOWN CLOCK-John Ferguson
GAME WARDEN-Alfred Lariviere
POUND KEEPER-Frederick L. Dowling
KEEPER OF LOCK-UP-Ulric Brault, Thaddeus Kosakowski
CUSTODIAN OF TOWN HALL-Olivier Proulx
ANIMAL INSPECTOR - PLUMBING INSPECTOR- MILK INSPECTOR-Joseph A. Chagnon
BUILDING INSPECTOR-Armand DeAngelis
WIRE INSPECTOR-Emery Lavallee SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES-G. Rudolph Lariviere
LIBRARY TRUSTEES-FOR THE TOWN Wardwell M. Edwards, Chairman 1947 Oswald J. Laliberte 1948 Dr. Nerio Pioppi 1949 FOR THE FUND
Gertrude W. Smith Arthur Kay
John O. Martin W. Wesley Crawford
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
John J. O'Shaugnessy 1947 Seaver M. Rice 1948
Armand Fortin 1949 Clare P. Boyer
Joseph L. Berthiaume (Deceased)
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MOTH SUPERINTENDENT-Wilbur Wilson
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Oswald Meunier, Chief George W. Laughnane, Deputy Chief James C. Sangren, Supt. of Fire Alarm FIRE WARDEN-Oswald Meunier DEPUTIES
Daniel Daniels Albert Servant Romeo Lippe Harry Michaels
Romeo Laroche Joseph Mandeville Cyrus Hallquest Rosario Bellerose
FENCE VIEWERS
Mitchell Kurposki Euclid Gatineau
Alphonse Renna David Mellor
HONOR ROLL COMMITTEE
Bernard Beauregard Armand DeAngelis
Raymond Benoit Ronaldo Guertin
Doris Loiselle
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
Thomas L. Hughes
Ralph Mckinstry
Clifford Mckinstry Royce Fitzpatrick
John J. Hogan
FIELD DRIVERS
Ulric Brault
Ovila Martin
James Laughnane
SOLDIERS BURIAL OFFICERS
Joseph Congdon
Valmore P. Tetreault
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Raymond Mckinstry Thomas Hughes Jacob K. Edwards Irene Hughes Herman Staves
Wardwell M. Edwards
Loretta Fitzpatrick
Elmira G. Patterson Ralph Mckinstry Royce Fitzpatrick Mafalda Comstock Harry Michaels Beatrice Homicz Eleanor Drake
ATTENDANCE OFFICER-Raoul Lataille
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Valmore W. Gaulin 1947
Allen Richmond 1947 Vincent Walsh 1947
Gedeon Gregoire 1947 Hector Leclair, Jr. 1947
Ernest Coderre 1948 Peter Graf 1948
Anthony Deterando 1948 Roland Meunier 1948
Oswald Laliberte 1948
Ernest Fontaine 1949
Omer L. Perron 1949
David E. Hobson (Deceased) Albert Simonds 1949 Myron B. Clemence 1949
Gregory Thomas 1949
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM-G. Rudolphe Lariviere
DOG OFFFICER-Albert Lamarine
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
Kenneth W. Spalding Joseph O'Shaughnessy Raoul A. Bail Norbert C. Benoit
Joseph E. Desrosier
SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE
Emile Martin, Chairman Dr. Raymond Haling Henry Racicot
Leopold Lemmelin
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JURY LIST
Name and Occupation
Agard, Charles A .- Hardener Allard, Ernest G .- Plumber
Allard, Roland A. J .- Bus Driver Arpin, Armand-Foreman
Aucoin, Richard-P.O. Clerk
Bachand, Arthur N .- Machine Operator
Bachand, Edward E .- Carpenter
Beaupre, Lorenzo-Toolmaker
Beauregard, Alexander-Clerk Benson, Arthur J .- Truer Bertrand, Urban G .- U.S. Army Bibeau, Rodolphe A .- Machinist Blair, Alfred-Laborer
Blanchette, Omer-Truck Driver Blute, Harold-Taxi Driver
Boiteau, Anthony-Optical Worker
Bombardier, Joseph-Steam Fitter
Boucher, Edward-Fireman
Boucher, Raymond-Optical Worker Boulanger, Alfred-Spec Maker Brodeur, Antonio-Clerk
Buckley, John T .- Optical Worker
Cabana, Arthur-Spec Maker
Cahill, William J .- Purchasing Agent Ass't.
Caron, Anatole, Jr .- Machinist
Carpenter, Noe N .- Machinist Carpenter, William-Merchant
Carroll, William P .- U.S. Army Cartier, Joseph, Jr.,-Assembler Chamberland, Theodore-Machine Operator
Chamberlain, Leopold-Assembler
Chapdelaine, Dorilda-Textile Worker
Chapdelaine, Gedeon-Grinder
Ciesla, Anthony-Contractor
Clemence, George H., Sr .- Foreman
Cloutier, Armand-Truer
Coderre, Henry F .- Merchant
Collette, Viateur-Moulder-French
Costa, Sotir V .- Merchant
Cournoyer, Aldori-Textile Worker
Cournoyer, Norman H .- Farm Worker Coutu, Wilfred
Daigle, Alexander-Foreman
Dargie, Joseph-Lens Grinder
Address
16 Lyons Street 83 Elm Street 9 Federal Avenue 83 Plimpton Street 419 Main Street 39 School Street 16 Williams Street 212 Twinehurst Place 401 Main Street 29 Sayles Street 370 Hamilton Street 53 Worcester Street 135 Worcester Street 40 Cross St. 564 Main Street 71 Sayles Street 30 Cchasse Street 159 Worcester Street 127 Everett Street 149 Charlton Street 114 Pine Street 28 Harding Street 10 Oaks Avenue 19 Summer Street 33 River Street 246 Mechanic Street 228 Hamilton Street 50 Lens Street 17 Pleasant Street 99 Cross Street 43 Lebanon Street 59 Fiske Street 191 Worcester Street 292 Pleasant Street Clemence Hill 400 Main Street 560 South Street 117 Cross Street 9 Curtis Street 81 Pleasant Street 59 Fiske Street 14 Roberts Street 69 Highland Street 101 Worcester Street
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Dufault, Joseph-Laborer Dulmaine, Walter-Retired Dupaul, Leon A .- Foreman Duquette, Albert F .- Cutlery Worker Name and Occupation Dauphinais, Adelard-Polisher Davis, Steven L .- Factory Worker Desaulniers, Leo J .- Machinist Donais, Armand-Solderer Duquette, George-Grinder Eno, Arthur J .- U.S. Army Fafard, Wilfred-Back Tender
Farland, Norman-U.S. Army Flood, Henry F .- Retired
Fontaine, Alpha-Truer
Fontaine, Lucien-Machinist
Fontaine, Hermengilde
Galipeau, Eugene-Inspector Gagne, Alfred-Assistant Foreman Gamache, George A .- Knife Worker Gaudette, Noe-French Janitor Gaumond, Armand-Trucking Business
Gaumond, Eugen T .- Retired Gaumond, Harvey W .- Taxi Driver Gauthier, Valmore-Foreman
Gendron, Albert-U.S. Marines
Gendron, Raymond-Clerk Genereux, Louis W .- Steam Fitter Girard, Wilfred-Janitor
Graf, Peter F .- Foreman
Grenier, William-Defense Worker
Hebert, Armand F .- Machine Operator
Hebert, Joseph A .- Truck Driver Hetu, Louis-Janitor Hill, Emerson H .- Engineer
Holton, Frank B .- Retired
Julien, Joseph E .- Mail Carrier Kurposki, Mitchell J .- Toolmaker Lafleche, Albert-Foreman Lafleche, Edmond O .- Grinder
Lajeunesse, Edward-Millhand
Lamontagne, Henry-Unemployed Lamothe, Charles D .- Moulder Landry, Lectance-Painter Landry, Victory-Press Worker Langlois, Leopold-Lens Worker Lataille, Frank-Optical Worker Lataille, Joseph C .- Retired Lavallee, Napoleon, A .- Clerk
156 Mechanic Street 88 Pine Street 250 Marcy St. 14 Worcester Road Address 199 Charlton Street 50 Sturbridge Road Lebanon Hill 444 Worcester Street Elm Street 76 Pine Street 11 Columbia Street 49 Coombs Street 300 Hamilton Street Ammidown District 97 Worcester Street 86 Chestnut Street 46 Fiske Street 152 Worcester Street 105 North Street 318 Hamilton Street 711 Main Street 16 Gardner Street 141 Everett Street 5 Fiske Street 42 Thomas Street 178 Mechanic Street 206 Main Street 222 Mechanic Street 38 Golf Street 53 Pleasant Street 55 Coombs Street 3 Moon Street 48 Dresser Street 472 South Street Elm Street 733 Newell Avenue 65 Crystal Street 59 Main Street 17 Moon Street 21 Wall Street 37 River Street 23 Chestnut Street 34 Lens Street 800 Worcester Street 649 Worcester Street 284 Mechanic Street 39 Henry Street 46 School Street
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Name and Occupation Lavallee, Adelard-Shear Tender Leblanc, Leon D .- Fixer LeBouef, Roland-Clerk Lemire, Napoleon-Trucr LePage, Adelard-Foreman
Libera, Joseph-Optical Worker
Lippe, Clement-Optical Worker
Loranger, Edward-Defense Worker
Loranger, Napoleon J .- Innkeeper
Lucier, Leopold-Foreman Lusignan, William-Foreman
Lynch, Charles-Inspector
Maloney, Phillip-Bridge Maker
Marand, Napoleon-Polisher
Mathieu, Isaac-Salesman
Matte, Osa-Dyer Mitchell, Irving-Clerk
Monaco, James A .- Clerk
Monnette, Moise G .- Store Clerk
Moriarty, Timothy J .- Finisher
Nichols, Thomas-Press Worker
Normandin, Joseph-Truer
Noyes, Gordon-Retired
Orsini, Antonio-Foreman
O'Shaughnessy, John J., Sr .- Retired
O'Shaughnessy, William B .- Clerk
Paquette, Walter-Janitor
Paquin, William-Inspector
Patenaude, George J .- Warper
Paul, Wilfred-Truck Driver
Paulhus, Albert-Gate Tender
Paulhus, Theodore A., Jr .- Clerical
Parent, Joseph C .- Retired
Parent, Joseph-Watchman
Peloquin, Armand-Lens Polisher
Peloquin, Felix-Wire Stretcher
Peloquin, Narcisse-Repair Man
Peloquin, Philip-Painter Perron, Omer L .- Merchant
Pezzetti, John-Insurance Agent
Picard, Alfred-Optical Worker Pinsonneault, Richard-Inspector
Plante, Ernest-Retired
Plouffe, George E .- Repairer
Pratt, Walter W .- Farmer
Pratt, Willis W .- Farmer
Proulx, Charles F .- Carpenter
Proulx, Joseph D .- Cook
Address 75 Crystal Street 364 Hamilton Street 27 Chestnut Street 30 Taft Street 122 Litchfield Avenue 9 Ballard Street 711 Main Street 127 Pleasant Street 18 Pine Street 129 Charlton Street 392 Worcester Street 26 School Street 87 Edwards Street 276 Mechanic Street 50 Coombs Street 77 Moon Street 47 Oliver Street 115 North Street 50 Coombs Street 150 Pleasant Street 29 Fiske Street 14 Dresser Street 15 Edwards Street 145 Elm Street 164 Hamilton Street 493 Hamilton Street Brickyard Road 32 Worcester Street 12 Pine Street 45 Union Street 199 Charlton Street 172 Mechanic Street 348 Hamilton Street 87 Crysytal Street 86 Worcester Street 27 Coombs Street 62 Green Avenue 216 Everett Street 215 Marcy Street 7 Glover Street 402 Main Street 35 South Street 48 Union Street 135 Marcy Street 873 Woodstock Road 700 Woodstock Road 81 Wall Street 46 South Street
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Name and Occupation Raimondo, Bernard L .- Taxi Driver Ravenelle, Raoul J .- Clerk Renaud, George-Machine Operator Renaud, Israel, Jr .-- Machinist Richard, George-Grinder St. Germain, Joseph-Laborer St. Martin, Arsene-Painter St. Martin, George-Optical Worker St. Pierre, Rodolph J .- Machinist Sansoucy, Leonard-Bookkeeper Santo, Dominic-Foreman Staves, Arthur-Freight Clerk Stypulkowski, Anthony-Machine Operator Talbot, Ernest-Plumber Tavernier, Omer J .- Edger Tetrault, Eugene-Clerk
Thomas, Gregory-Merchant
Toomey, John F .- Clerk
Trahan, Ovila-Carpenter Tsavidis, John-Optical Worker
Tully, Andrew F., Sr .- Order Clerk Varin, Raymond-Foreman Willett, Lloyd F .- Insurance Agent Ziu, Thomas-Polisher
Address 21 High Street 65 River Street 149 Mill Street 173 Cliff Street 142 Charlton Street 120 Sayles Street 23 Chapin Street 28 Coombs Street 10 Rose Street 449 Hamilton Street 462 Elm Street 37 Franklin Street 110 Sturbridge Road 34 Hamilton Street 10 Lens Street 53 Fiske Street 84 Dresser Street 30 North Street 16 Clark Street 33 Crystal Street 547 Main Street 110 Mechanic Street Westwood Hills 46 Morris Street
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of Southbridge:
In respectfully submitting the report of the Board of. Selectmen for the year 1946, we wish to confine ourselves to the major events of the year. Many of our duties are routine in nature and would be of little interest in a report. Regular weekly meetings of the Board were held for the purpose of handling the ordinary volume of business coming under our jurisdiction. Most of the time, at these meetings also, we granted interviews or hearings to individuals and groups having business to transact with the Town. We held special meetings on many occasions for the purpose of discussing current matters with various committees and departments.
When the Department of Veteran's Services was created by the voters at the last annual Town Meeting, it became necessary for our Board to obtain the services of a full-time Assistant Clerk. We believe that this step has enabled us to give quicker, better and more efficient service to all those having to do business with the Board.
Our aim during the entire year was to give the people good and sound government at a minimum cost. True enough, there was an increase in our tax rate which was brought to $43.80 per thousand, but this was not due to any requests or measures sponsored by the Board of Selectmen. Also, the increase cannot be said to be unreasonable if we take into consideration the general rise in government costs throughout the nation and especially if we make a fair comparison between our community and others of the same size.
We wish to emphasize at this time that the tax rate is not deter- mined by the Board of Selectmen and that we have little control over it. It is determined by the amount of money appropriated by the voters, and generally speaking, as was the case in 1946, most of the appropria- tions are made at the annual meeting. The attendance at the last annual meeting was the largest in the history of Southbridge and it shows that the voters are taking a keen interest in government. We believe that this is a very healthy sign and wish to invite every voter to attend all town meetings.
We have tried, as much as possible, to eliminate special town meetings. There is always a danger that action taken at special meetings is not indicative of the will of the majority of townspeople. There is also the danger that extra burdens may be imposed on the taxpayers as a result of appropriations made at said meetings. However, for many reasons, it is impossible to eliminate them altogether. Because of un- foreseen conditions which are not known at the time the budgets of the several departments are submitted to the voters in March, it becomes necessary to hold special meetings to meet those conditions. We have followed the policy, during the year, of inserting in warrants for special meetings only articles which were submitted to us by other municipal departments or articles which bore the necessary number of signatures to compel us to insert them. In fairness to the elected members of other
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departments, we felt morally obligated to call special meetings when- ever the exigencies of their departments required prompt action.
The year 1946 was the first full post-war year. The return of many veterans accentuated the housing shortage which had existed in South- bridge. We were happy to cooperate with the Southbridge Housing Authority and the Chamber of Commerce in trying to obtain housing for veterans. Southbridge has been allocated a quota of fifty-two units but due to lack of Federal funds only forty units will be built. These units will be ready for occupancy by February 1, 1947, and will be operated at no cost to the Town. On the other hand, the Town will receive a substantial amount as payment in lieu of taxes.
The voters, at the last annual meeting, appropriated the sum of $100,000.00 for the construction of an athletic field. Work on this pro- ject has been started and will be completed in 1947. The Recreation Committee has supervised this work and has been extremely helpful to the Board of Selectmen. We have been guided entirely by the opinion of the members of said Committee in making decisions con- cerning this project .
The electrical storm on June 8, 1946 caused severe damage to the Town Hall and also to the Town clock. Repairs have been completed on the Town Hall. In addition, fire escapes are being installed to overcome the fire hazard which has existed for so long. The fact that the Town Hall is used for the majority of public events held in Town makes it imperative that persons attending functions there be given full protection against fire. We did not have sufficient money to com- plete repairs to the Town clock and did not believe the matter to be so urgent as to require action at a special Town meeting. However, this should be done at the annual meeting.
The same storm caused severe damage to trees and sidewalks in Town. All trees which were blown over were removed; public shade trees which were damaged were given proper attention. Streets and sidewalks were repaired as soon as it was possible.
During the year, Hamilton Street and Dresser Street were re- surfaced under the jurisdiction of the Highway Department. The reduction of the grade on Dresser Street and the removal of tracks on Hamilton Street make these streets much safer for travel and consti- tute a big improvement in our public ways.
In order to give the residents of that district proper fire protection, four hydrants were installed on the Old Charlton Road. Better police protection was given the residents of lower Elm Street and vicinity by the appointment of an additional police officer.
In accordance with the special act of the legislature authorizing the establishment of an Airport Commission and in accordance with the vote of the Town accepting the Act, an Airport Commission was created to take over the control of the Airport. In making appointments to the Commission, we have tried, as well as in all our other appoint- ments, to select men of ability, sincerity and integrity, who will serve with dignity and honor.
The greatest loss which we suffered during the year was undoubt-
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edly that caused by the death of four public servants, each of whom had a long record of public service and achievement: David E. Hobson, Dr. Herve L. Desmarais, Daniel T. Morrill and Joseph F. Berthiaume. We will miss their sound judgement keen interest and unselfish de- votion for years to come. They have gone to their eternal reward and and once again, we wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to their families and many friends. Their memory will forever live in the annals of Southbridge.
The income of the Board for 1946 was $16,623.60. It was received from the following items:
126 Taxi Driver licenses
$ 126.00
63 Taxi Owner licenses
63.00
48 Common Victualler's licenses 144.00
41 Sunday Store licenses
123.00
16 Auto Dealer licenses
48.00
11 miscellaneous licenses
11.00
6 storage tank licenses
3.00
29 one-day wine and malt licenses
29.00
4 innholder licenses
12.00
3 lodging house licenses
3.00
27 all-alcoholic liquor licenses
10,250.00
22 wine and malt licenses
3,300.00
1 special wine and malt license
34.00
Total licenses
$14,146.00
Town Hall rental
1,227.60
Court House rental
1,200.00
Lock-up rental
50.00
Total rentals
2,477.60
TOTAL
$16,623.60
The expenses of operating our department are given in the report prepared by the Town Accountant and for that reason are not enu- merated here.
Many problems were brought to our attention during the course of the year which came under the jurisdiction of other departments. Those were referred to the proper departments and were taken care of expeditiously. We have found all other departments and officials to be very cooperative, thereby giving the people of Southbridge an efficient over-all administration.
We wish to take this opportunity to publicly thank all the other Town departments, committees and others who have cooperated with us during the year to promote good government.
ROSARIO ARPIN, Chairman LEO J. COURNOYER, Clerk NORMAN LEBLANC
Board of Selectmen
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VETERANS SERVICE CENTER
Honorable Board of Selectmen Southbridge, Massachusetts Gentlemen:
Following is the first annual report concerning the activities of the Veterans' Service Center:
At the annual town meeting held March 11, 1946 the citizens of the Town of Southbridge voted to accept the provisions of Chapter 723, Acts of 1945 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, which authorized the various towns and cities within the Com- monwealth to establish and maintain a Department of Veterans' Serv- ices. The Veterans' Service Center is required to give information, advice and assistance relative to the rights, benefits and privileges to which members of the Armed Forces, Veterans and their dependents are entitled to under the Federal Laws and the Laws of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts.
Under the provisions of Section 5 of the aforementioned law, an Advisory Board was appointed to advise and assist the Director of Veteran's Services in various matters with respect to their occupations, professions and special skills. The following named persons were appointed as members of the Advisory Board:
Miss Priscilla Eccleston
Mr. Oswald Laliberte
Dr. Romeo H. Leclair
Dr. Joffre Achin Mr. Arthur Roy Mr. Wm. Newlands, Jr.
Rev. Everett Sherwood Rev. Joseph Brodeur
Mr. Martin J. Earls Mr. Emery A. Lavallee
*Dr. Hervey L. Desmarais
Mr. Joseph O'Shaugnessy
Mr. J. Alfred Dumas Mr. Allen S. Richmond
Mr. Theodore A. Brault
* Deceased
In addition to the above, in order to accomodate the large number of veterans desiring to take advantage of the Educational Benefits under Public Law 246. Mr. Joseph B. Hoyt was appointed Veterans' Educa- tional Counselor.
1765 veterans are now on our mailing list. To these veterans we have forwarded a questionnaire enumerating thereon 31 questions pertaining to various rights and benefits available to them through the various laws. The purpose of this questionnaire was to enable this of- fice to ascertain the requirements of the local veteran.
68 veterans indicated on their questionnaires that they desired information on Surplus Property. We reproduced a pamphlet pub- lished by the War Assets Corporation, entitled: "The Veteran and Surplus Property", and amendments thereto and forwarded same to them. This pamphlet outlined in brief the procedure and rights of the veteran of this war in the acquisition of surplus government property.
623 veterans sought information relative to education and training in industry, for these veterans we prepared and forwarded a pamphlet
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explaining the benefits under Public Law 346 (G.I. Bill of Rights) and Public Law 16 (Vocational Rehabilitation) as amended by Public Law 268, effective 1 January 1946. These two bills are now quite similar. The purpose of this pamphlet was to assist the veteran in selecting the program which would give him the greater amount of training, which would pay the larger amount of money and which program would permit the veteran to take a course of his own choosing.
We prepared and forwarded to the 1765 veterans on our mailing list a pamphlet explaining in detail the various rights and benefits available under the Servicemens' Readjustment Act of 1944, as amend- ed. This pamphlet explained in detail the rights of the veteran relative to Educational Benefits, Loan Benefits, Unemployment Benefits and Review of Discharges.
We also prepared and forwarded to the legal next of kin of de- ceased veterans of World War II a pamphlet summarizing in detail all the essential facts concerning the government program for repatriation of war dead of World War II.
To insure that veterans, survivors and dependents of veterans of this community would exercise their rights, benefits and privileges to which they were entitled by federal laws within a specific time-limit, we prepared and forwarded to all veterans and dependents of veterans on our mailing list a pamphlet entitled: "Deadline for Veterans Rights and Benefits, World War II". This pamphlet was prepared for use by the veteran and dependents of veterans as a convenient ready-reference tabulation of the time-limits within which veterans and their depend- ents were entitled to exercise certain rights, benefits and privileges to which they were entitled by federal laws.
3,974 veterans and dependents of veterans have made personal calls at our Veterans' Service Center. (These figures include repeat calls). The summary of problems presented is as follows:
Letters written for Veterans
821
Veterans Contacted in the field
38
Federal Allotments
48
Burials and Burial Allowances
4
Servicemen, Dead, Prisoner or Missing
3
Educational Benefits
424
Employment
108
Information and Applications for Unused Leave
848
Housing
19
Legal Aid
19
Maternity Care
13
Medical Care
109
Pensions
206
GI Loans for Farms, Homes and Business
126
Training in Industry
196
Unemployment Compensation
49
Photostatic copies of discharges and other documents Travel Allowances
3,928
9
Dependency Discharge from the Armed Forces
1
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War Bonds lost or destroyed
4 12
Decorations, Awards and Citations
Review of Discharge
8
Soldiers Deposits
3
Eviction and Rent Control
3
Return of War Dead
1
Overseas Employment
2
Correction of Discharge
3
Survivors claim For unused leave
1
Dependents Benefits
12
Social Security Benefits
1
Aptitude Tests
5
Appeal of Pension Award
8
Vocational Rehabilitation
3
Rationing
5
Priority for Building Materials
3
Dental Care
7
Tools for training in industry
2
Atabrine issued to Malaria Victims
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