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26 James A. Gallagher of W. Bridgewater and Inez Peabody of Rockland at Brockton.
27 Thomas P. Silva of W. Bridgewater and Emma C. Seaverns of Randolph at West Bridgewater.
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February
2 Ronald W. Anderson of W. Bridgewater and Barbara L. Smith of Brockton at Brockton.
10 Henry F. Dors of Brockton and Eleanor M. Willis of W. Bridgewater at Brockton.
15 Russell A. Gingras of W. Bridgewater and Anne B. Foye of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
22 Theodore T. Burba of W. Bridgewater and Regina M. Heina of Brockton at Quincy.
22 Raymond M. Johnson of W. Bridgewater and Eleanor F. McElroy of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
22 Robert V. Chisholm of W. Bridgewater and Louise E. Mc- Lean of Sharon at Sharon.
March
1 Edward F. Thayer of W. Bridgewater and Beverly M. Moore of Whitman at Whitman.
16 Jackie D. Johnson of West Virginia and Sandra P. Holmes of W. Bridgewater at Brockton.
April
6. Thomas H. Burnap of W. Bridgewater and Joan C. Jordan of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
24 Charles D. Thompson of W. Bridgewater and Arlene L. Wattrich of W. Bridgewater at Providence, R.I.
27 Harold H. Shaw of Bridgewater and Madeline Mennell of Holyoke at W. Bridgewater.
28 Alan C. Willis of W. Bridgewater and Ann P. Holbrook of Holbrook at Braintree.
May 8 Frederick A. Gummow of W. Bridgewater and Catherine J. Rogers of Middleboro at Middleboro.
11 Francis J. Murphy of Brockton and Ellen L. Brown of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
12 Arthur D. Howard of S. Easton and Carol J. Kohl of W. Bridgewater at Brockton
June 2 Lawrence C. Svedine of Avon and Patricia A. Mitchell of W. Bridgewater at Avon.
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7 Stuart M. Keith of W. Bridgewater and Janet S. Lendh of W. Bridgewater at Brockton.
16 Howard C. Wheeler of Whitman and Ruth W. Gurney of WV. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
28 Lloyd D. Keith of W. Bridgewater and Carol A. LeRoy of Brockton at W. Bridgewater.
30 Lance R. Ohlson of W. Bridgewater and Joan M. Luddy of Rockland at Rockland.
July
13 Samuel A. Read, Jr., of W. Bridgewater and Joan A. Hager of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
14 Leon H. St. George of Bridgewater and Jane E. Mather of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
August
11 Peter C. Mahoney of Bridgewater and Barbara E. Hill of W. Bridgewater at Bridgewater.
17 Arthur C. Pagani of W. Bridgewater and E. Lorraine Peter- son of Brockton at W. Bridgewater.
23 Leo A. Wolfsberg of W. Bridgewater and Ruth A. Frost of Bridgewater at Bridgewater.
24 Thomas M. McDonald of Rockland and Gladys V. Jacob- son of W. Bridgewater at Brockton.
24 Warren S. Shave of Brockton and Edna L. Eaton of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
25 Robert J. Sullivan of W. Bridgewater and Eleanor M. Can- zano of Brockton at Brockton.
31 Robert W. Doherty of E. Bridgewater and Jane N. Smith of W. Bridgewater at Brockton.
September
2 Herbert I. Williams, Jr., of W. Bridgewater and Ellen G. Goodwin of Brockton at Worcester.
7 Robert G. May of W. Bridgewater and Natalie R. Hollertz of W. Bridgewater at Brockton.
8 Richard J. Davenport of W. Bridgewater and Lorinne Baroncelli of Brockton at W. Bridgewater.
14 Peter J. Bolio of W. Bridgewater and Judith A. Brittain of Fairhaven at Fairhaven.
14 Frederick M. DiFrancesco of W. Bridgewater and Cynthia Gildersleeve of Dover at Dover.
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21 Manuel Ferreira of Taunton and Patricia Farrell of W. Bridgewater at Norton.
22 Thomas C. Jenness, Jr., of Brockton and Jean A. Badger of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
28 Erving F. Johnson of Brockton and Dorothy M. Greiner of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
28 Timothy P. Brenock of N. Quincy and Nora Murphy of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
29 Robert H. Benson of Kittery, Maine and Sheila D. Grant of W. Bridgewater at Brockton.
October
6 Robert C. Shworth of Brockton and Elsie L. Maclean of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
12 John Stewart of Marshfield and M. Ann Martin of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater.
18 James G. Asack of W. Bridgewater and Phebe E. Taylor of Ashaway, R.I., at Brockton.
19 Lionel E. Child of Avon and Joanne H. Poole of W. Bridgewater at Brockton.
November
3 Ralph T. Morse of W. Bridgewater and Joyce A. Parmenter of Brockton at Brockton.
16 Joseph P. Pocius of W. Bridgewater and Virginia A. Chase of Hanson at Plymouth.
18 John T. Callahan of Brockton and Betty Ann Sears of W. Bridgewater at Sharon.
December
18 Dana C. Moore of W. Bridgewater and Helen E. Heath of E. Bridgewater at E. Bridgewater.
28 John S. Lowell of Stoughton and Julia B. Bassett of W. Bridgewater at Avon.
Deaths Recorded in West Bridgewater, 1957
Date Name Y MD Cause
January
16 Maude Clinton Durfee
(Churchill) 73 + 7 Coronary Thrombosis
10 Francis S. Smith 68 10 22 Acute myocardial infarction
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Date Name
Y
M D Cause
February
Sophie T. Asack
Howard Lester Reynolds
87
5
8
Cerebral Embolism
:1 Malcolm L. Bruce
67
22 Generalized Carcinomatosis metastasis
March
1 Alfred A. Hancock
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7
2 Uremia
6 Forrest Russell Roulstone
65
11 Mary E. (Norris) Carr
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31 Warren Voter Ridgeway
99
3 27 Nephrosclerosis
April
2 Frank A. Perry
87 - -
Nephrosclerosis with uremia
5 Lulu Bernice Gardner
(Penpraese) 75 9 12
Metastatic Melanotic scarcoma to brain
10 Daniel J. Coffey
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1
8 Cerebral Hemorrhage, severe
13 Jules M. Dillenschneider
70
Broncho Pneumonia
27 Alexander Watson
75
Pulmonary Embolus
May
8 Chester R. Ripley
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11 15 Heart Disease presumably Coronary thrombosis
25 Mary Grace Penpraese
67
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21 Myocardial Infarction
26 Terri Ann Barros
-
3
Suffocation, cause unknown
June
8 Archie A. Boisclair
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9 8 Myocardial Degeneration Cerebral Hemorrhage
July
1 Harold Leroy Dunn
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Presumably coronary sclerosis
5 Henry Wallace Shaw
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1 22 Cancer of Prostate with Metastasis
12 Manuel M. Mello
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7 17 Acute Pulmonary edema
18 Percy J. Johnson
85
- - Pulmonary Embolism
August
3 Maude M. Prescott (George) 84 4 13 Broncho Pneumonia
3 Jane Bartlett
80
2 9 Coronary thrombosis
4 Elizabeth Howard Anderson 67 6 28 Ventricular Fibrillation
10 Annie Berry Russell 83
10 1 Carcinoma of cecum with Metastasis
21 Evelyn D. Staples
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4 10 Fractured cervical spine
23 Eva Estella VanDyke
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26 Arteriosclerotic Heart Discase
26 Cecil Claud Smith
73
-
Cerebral Hemorrhage
68
- - Pulmonary Edcma
4 - 3 Coronary Thrombosis Coronary Thrombosis
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-
19 Oliver Kimball Ness
83
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Date Name YMD Cause
September
11 Winifred Kearons (Crosland) 74 6
7 Multiple Injuries chest and jaws, Extremities and Pelvis, Shock
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
October
7 Nellie Ruth (Gallamore)
Surrette 34 £
7 18 Broncho pneumonia - Acute Bil. Pulmonary Edema and congestion
28 Fannic Amy (Hopgood)
Alden 78 3 9 Coronary Art. Ht. Disease
November
2 Jennie Cooper (Trites)
78
11 7 Coronary Occlusion
3 Frederick P. Sullivan 41 6 8 Suddenly of Cerebral Hemorrhage
6 Elisha B. Sawyer
87
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10 Nephrosclerosis with uremia
6 Ethel Roseanna McCarthy
(Ellis) 72
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26 Carcinoma of Oesophagus with metastatis
27 Mildred (Young) Dewyer
70
5 - Bronchopneumonia
28 Harriet L. Cushing
(Simmons) 80
2 14 Arteriosclerotic Heart Failure
December
8 Annette T. Holmes
(Simmons) 83 6 14 Nephrosclerosis
21 David A. Wetterberg 65 3 23 Pulmonary Broncho Pneumonia 25 Joseph M. Bettencourt 74 Carcinoma of Lungs
27 Samuel T. Isabel 67
31 Stillborn
5
27 Charles Frederick Levi
70
16 Congestive Heart Failure
4 Heart Discase presumably Coronary Thrombosis
13 Margaret M. LaBrache 14
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Dog Licenses Issued in 1957
January 1 to May 6
Males
126
@ $2.00
$252.00
Females
14
@ $5.00
70.00
Spayed Females
67
@ $2.00
134.00
Kennel
5
@$10.00
50.00
Kennel
1
@$25.00
25.00
213
$ 531.00
Less Clerk's Fees
213
@
.20
42.60
Paid to Treasurer
$ 488.40
$ 488.40
May 7 to December 31
Males
180
@ $2.00
$360.00
Females
46
@ $5.00
230.00
Spayed Females
95
@ $2.00
190.00
Kennels
15
@$10.00
150.00
336
$ 930.00
Less Clerk's Fees
336
@
.25
84.00
Paid to Treasurer
$ 846.00
$ 846.00
Paid to Treasurer for entire year
$ 1,334.40
ANNA E. BROWN,
Town Clerk
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Fish and Game Licenses Issued, 1957
Res. Citizen Fishing Lic.
165
@$3.25
$536.25
Res. Citizen Hunting Lic.
173
@ 3.25
562.25
Res. Citizen Sporting Lic.
53
@ 5.25
278.25
Res. Citizen Minor Fishing Lic.
24
@ 1.25
30.00
Res. Citizen Female Fishing Lic.
19
@ 2.25
42.75
Res. Citizen Trapping Lic.
9
@ 7.75
69.75
Res. Citizen Minor Trapping Lic.
3
@ 2.25
6.75
Non-Res. 3-day Fishing Lic.
1
@ 2.75
2.75
447
$ 1,528.75
Less Clerk's Fees
447
@
.25
111.75
$ 1,417.00
Duplicates
7
@ .50
3.50
Number Issued
454
Paid to Fish and Game Department
$ 1,420.50
Resident Citizen Sporting Lic. (Free) 12
ANNA E. BROWN, Town Clerk
LIST OF JURORS 1957-1958
Name
Residence
Anderson, Elmer L.
289 Crescent St.
Beaulieu, Lora D.
3 Prospect St.
Davock, Richard E.
524 N. Elm St.
Dufault, Frank J. M. 547 Manley St. Ely, Thomas S. 210 Copeland St.
Farnum, Lyle J. 66 Pleasant St.
Farrar, Nellic K. 108 Belmont St.
Freeman, Stanley 419 Spring St.
Gammon, Marjoric J.
12 Purchase St.
Gibson, Marion 120 Bryant St.
Golder, Glyndon 'T'. 146 Brooks Pl.
Gummow, Irma M. 25 Bryant St.
Hall, Elwood R. 4 Oliver St.
ITollertz, George V., Jr. 216 Matfield St.
Business or Occupation and Address of Employer or Business
Assessor, Town of West Bridgewater
Husband-Beaulieu & Monroc, 82 Crescent St., Bos- ton, IIcating Engineer
Piping Draftsman, Stone & Webster Engineering Corp., Boston, Mass.
Laborer, II. F. Johnson & Sons, Inc., Brockton, Mass. Shipper, Progressive Engineering, W. Water St., Rock- land, Mass.
Retired
Husband-Cattle Dealer and Farmer, Self-employed Dairy Fieldman, Wirthmore Grain Co., Boston, Mass. Husband-Bookkeeper, Brockton Public Market, Brock- ton, Mass.
Husband-Dairy Farmer & Auctioneer, Self-employed Janitor, Town of West Bridgewater
Husband-Dairyman, Earle Gummow, W. Bridgewater Garageman, Brockton Edison Co., Brockton, Mass. Brockton Machine Co., Inc., 55 First St., Brockton, Mass.
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Name
Residence
Business or Occupation and Address of Employer or Business Salesman, Frigidaire Sales Corp., Boston, Mass.
Howard, Lester
Joncs, Esther S.
15 Prospect St. 237 Matfield St. Husband-Program Mgr., WBET, Brockton, Mass.
Littlefield, George H. 22 Woodland Rd. Salesman, Wm. C. Nye, 106 Main St., Brockton, Mass. Lothrop, Sadie A. 62 Sunset Ave. Husband-Printer, Brockton Enterprise, Brockton, Mass. MacGibbon, Donald 660 N. Main St. Carpenter, S. & M. Construction Co., Providence, R.I. McCarthy, Edward F. 19 Matfield St. United Shoc Mach'y Corp., 47 Pleasant St., Brockton Manzer, Winifred H. 129 Turnpike St. Secretary, E. C. Young Co., Randolph, Mass.
Miles, Ralph J. 40 Ellis Ave.
Oakley, Robert F.
50 Pinecrest Rd.
Oil Truck Driver, Keith Oil Corp., Plain St., Brockton Sales & Service, Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 196 Main St., Brockton
Ohlson, Carl R., Jr.
20 Maolis Avc.
Glazier, Whittemore Dungin Glass Co., 147 Water St., Quincy, Mass.
Parry, II. Edward
37 Ellis Avc.
Manager-Besse Baker's, Brockton
Peterson, George W.
25 E. Center St. Dairy Farmer, Self-employed
Phillips, William W. 402 W. Center St. Assessor, Town of West Bridgewater
Pomeroy, Joseph L.
25 Oliver St.
Salesman, Consolidated Cigar Co.
Moore, A. Scudder
96 S. Elm St.
Retired, Brockton Edison Co.
Pratt, Ernest T. 15 Crescent St. 45 River St.
Clerk, United Shoc Mach., Boston, Mass.
Rockwell, Milton E.
Construction Worker, Hiram Smith, East St., West Bridgewater
Sanborn, Frank Snell, Horace R.
155 Iloward St. 88 N. Main St.
Real Estate, 155 Howard St., West Bridgewater Diatetic Service, Vet. Ad., Brockton, Mass.
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Residence Name
Soderholm, Bruce C. 451 N. Main St.
Business or Occupation and Address of Employer or Business Gen'l Mgr., Hillcrest Farms Dairy, 501 N. Main St., West Bridgewater
Steptoe, Arthur
24 Oliver St.
Safety Engincer, Liberty Mutual, 196 Main St., Brock- ton
Thomas, Francis E.
138 N. Elm St.
Accountant, Brockton Edison Co., 36 Main St., Brock- ton Salesman, John Hancock Ins. Co., Brockton, Mass.
'I'sika, Henry A. 55 Maolis Avc.
Wilbur, Gerald L.
15 Lincoln St.
Book Binder-S. W. Dow Co., Brockton, Mass.
Wright, Fred L., Jr.
384 E. Center St.
Greenhouse Foreman, F'red L. Wright, Jr., West Bridge- water
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JURORS DRAWN FOR 1957
Kenneth L. Buker
Civil Session
Loretta M. Burque
Civil Session
Carl R. Bystrom
Criminal Session
Thomas Ely
Civil Session
Marion Gibson
Criminal Session
Glyndon T. Golder
Civil Session
Alberta Hardenbrook
Criminal Session
Chester J. Rossi Grand Jury Civil Session
Lawrence Trites
52 POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit the Annual Report of the West Bridgewater Police Department for the year 1957.
Complaints
849
Investigations
956
Investigations with other departments
48
Breaking Entering night time and larceny
4
Breaking Entering day time and larceny
2
Larceny
32
Assault and Battery
2
Uttering
2
Forgery
2
Illegitimacy
2
Assault with a dangerous weapon
2
Number of Arrests 181 - Male 180 - Female 1
Larceny
15
Assault and Battery
2
Uttering
2
Forgery
2
Illegitimacy
2
Assault with dangerous weapon
2
Malicious damage to property
6
Having loaded gun in car
2
Drunkenness
36
Disturbance
2
Non-Support
1
Evading Taxi fare
1
Using car without authority
3
Operating under influence
15
Operating so as to endanger
7
Operating unregistered
4
Operating uninsured
4
Leaving scene of accident after causing property damage
2
Operating after suspension
4
Operating without license
12
Operating without registration
1
Speeding
28
53
Failing to slow
4 10
Failing to stop at stop sign
No Sticker
1
Improper Equipment
1
Giving false name
4
Committed to State Hospital
6
MISCELLANEOUS
Court Fines Imposed $1319.00
Fines reverting to the Town
$140.00
Stolen Property recovered
$9703.00
Total amount of jail sentences imposed
3 months
Total amount of jail sentences suspended
3 years
Total probation period
9 years, 2 months
Not Guilty
2
Cases Filed
10
Prisoners transported to Plymouth
3
Prisoners transported to Youth Service Board in Boston
5
Missing Persons reported
11
Missing Persons located
8
Business Establishments doors and windows found open or unlocked
171
Street Lights out reported
142
Emergency messages delivered
38
Emergency truck called by police for lighting equipment
8
Emergency Resuscitator Calls covered by police and fire departments
3
Summonses served for other departments
75
Fire calls covered by police
52
Fires reported by police
4
Arrest made out of Town
1
Times in District Court
267
Times in Superior Court
4
Grand Jury
2
Road Hazards reported
13
Escorts given
79
Aid to other departments
28
Assistance to disabled motorists
33
Stolen cars located
9
Attempt Break and Entering
5
54
Runaways from home
10
V.A. Hospital Elopees apprehended
2
State Hospital Escapees apprehended
1
Warrants served for other departments
1
Missing Bicycles located
5
Missing Bicycles reported
3
Suicides
1
Lost articles reported
1
Lost articles located
2
Trees down reported
1
Water leaks reported
4
Dogs hit by cars
45
Dogs Killed
16
Stray dogs
8
Lost dogs
5
Parties bitten by dogs
7
Notices Posted
3
Wires down reported
4
Persons dropped dead from heart condition
1
Persons injured other than auto accidents
37
Taken to Doctor or Hospital
21
Revolver permits issued
36
Permits to purchase firearms
8
Class 1 Dealers Motor Vehicles Sales Reported
151
Class 2 Dealers Motor Vehicles Sales Reported
119
Class 3 Dealers Motor Vehicles Sales Reported
107
Individual Transfers of Sales Reported
174
TRAFFIC REPORT
Auto Violation
543
Traffic violations taken to Court
98
Traffic violations sent to Registry
297
Violations placed on file
75
Violators warning only
83
Persons killed
1
Persons injured
57
Auto accidents involving property damage only
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WARN CHILDREN AGAINST SEX OFFENDERS Tell your children not to be friendly toward strangers and to
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shun any advances that may be made toward them. Girls should be warned not to accept rides from strangers under any circum- stances. Report license plate numbers of those who try "pick ups."
Instruct your children not to play in the street, to look both ways before crossing, when riding his or her bicycle to ride on the right side of the street and in single file, and if walking where there are no sidewalks, do the same as when riding a bike.
I sincerely express my thanks and appreciation to the Select- men and all other departments for their invaluable assistance in helping us to carry out our duties.
To the members of the department, thanks for your co-opera- tion and untiring efforts to make West Bridgewater a safer and better place in which to live.
Respectfully submitted, DOUGLAS EATON, SR. Chief of Police
Following is a list of arrests made in West Bridgewater in 1957 by the State Police.
Drunk ·
6
Operating under influence
4 7
Speeding
Operating to endanger 6
V.C. (Alcoholic)
1
Giving false name to Police Officer
1
Operating after suspension
1
INSPECTOR OF WIRES
Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town Offices
West Bridgewater, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report for the year 1957. Inspections
190
56
Locked locations
Meter permits issued
84 63
Service permits issued
Electric water heaters installed
19
Electric ranges installed
13
Oil and Gas burners installed
34
Additional wiring to existing locations
12
Rough wiring new locations
28
Electric clothes dryers installed
6
Total Edison permits issued 102
All inspections based on the 1953 and 1956 National Electric Code as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with no added rules.
Respectfully submitted,
LLOYD P. NORDHOLM, Inspector of Wires
DOG OFFICER
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report of the work done by me as Dog Officer for the year 1957.
Number of dogs hit by cars 10
Number of chickens killed by dogs 23
Number of stray dogs picked up 38
Number of Calls answered
76
Number of Stray dogs returned to owners 12
All dogs that we have a record of are licensed for 1957. There are several dogs that we have no record of, that are not licensed and I am taking action against the owners as I come across them. The number of stray dogs is increasing every year and if everyone would take care in properly securing the tag on their dog's collar
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Not acceptable 20
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or get a new one from the Town Clerk if. the tag is lost, I would be able to return many more dogs to their owners.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN L. DOWNS, JR. Dog Officer
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
TRUSTEES
Elected
Term Expires
Anna Howe
1955
1958
Stanley Carlson
1955
1958
*Jane Bartlett Jessie Endersin
1956
1959
Winfield Leavitt
1956
1959
Dorothy Freeman
1957
1960
Allen B. Foye
1957
1960
ORGANIZATION
Chairman
Winfield Leavitt
Secretary
Treasurer
Jane Bartlett - Anna Howe
BOOK COMMITTEE
Dorothy Freeman
Anna Howe
Jane Bartlett
Stanley Carlson
MAINTENANCE Allen B. Foye
* The Trustees were saddened by the loss of Miss Jane Bartlett who passed away on August 2, 1957. Miss Bartlett had been a mem- ber of the Trustees of the West Bridgewater Public Library since 1943 and had served as Secretary since 1945. The Trustees at their December 1957 meeting voted to include in this record their regret
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at the loss of Miss Bartlett with an expression of deep appreciation for her many years of interest and valuable service for the Trustees and for the West Bridgewater Public Library.
Submitted by,
DOROTHY M. FREEMAN, Secretary Pro Tem
LIBRARY REPORT FOR 1957
To the Trustees of the West Bridgewater Public Library:
Report for the year ending December 31, 1957.
The librarians have had a busy year, with several extra projects. Beginning the last of June, and continuing until September, we adopted a summer schedule of hours: Wednesdays from 2 until 8 and Saturdays from 1 until 6. Winter hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 until 4; Wednesdays from 10 until 6 and Satur- days from 1 until 6. During the year we added 27 adult and 72 juvenile names to our list of patrons.
The staff attended the annual meeting of the Old Colony Library Club, held this June in Hingham, Mass. This organization is composed of librarians in the Old Colony District (32 libraries) and many ideas are exchanged and the speakers are people in the library field of work.
During the school term 146 pupils in the elementary grades earned their 5 book state certificate; 13 earned the large one for reading 20 books; books recommended by their teachers or the librarians. During a 6" grade assembly in June the staff was a guest at the school and had the pleasure of presenting the certificates; the pupils, in turn, presented gifts of books to the library.
During National Book Week in November, we had over one hundred new juvenile books ready for circulation. Several teachers, including a local kindergarten teacher, brought their classes to the library and loaned posters for display made by the pupils.
In June we had a display depicting the voyage of the Mayflower II, from the time of its building in England until its arrival at Plymouth, Mass. This material has been assembled in a
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scrap-book and will be added to from time to time until the little ship is permanently berthed in Plymouth.
Several of our popular magazines have discontinued publica- tion and we have replaced them by others. Under improvements we added a new window screen, new piping for the furnace and calking on the foundation of the building.
In the Spring the librarian invited Mrs. George Galick, di- rector and Miss Alice Cahill, supervisor of field service, Massa- chusetts Dept. of Education, Dept. of Library Extension, to meet with the committee appointed to survey the town's library facilities. The consultants met at the library with Mr. Kenneth Buker, chair- man of the library survey committee; members Mr. Warren Ander- son, Mrs. John Howe, Miss Jean Murdock and trustees Miss Jane Bartlett and Mrs. Dorothy Freeman. It is a very thorough report and is on file at the library; it concludes by stressing the importance of a public library in a community. A report of the survey commit- tee was given at the March town meeting. Our growing need is still expansion.
The staff was saddened by the sudden death of our trustee, Miss Jane Bartlett, in August.
Under personnel we had the resignation of Miss Jane Fove and in her place Miss Ruth Staples was appointed. These high school girls are a great help during the busiest hours.
We appreciate the helpfulness of our trustees and the well wishes of our patrons. We thank the many who have donated books and periodicals.
Respectfully submitted,
JEAN M. MURDOCK,
Librarian
STATISTICS
School Circulation
Elementary fiction 1896
Elementary non-fiction
843
Pamphlets & Magazines 64
Total
2803
60
Secondary fiction
890
Secondary non-fiction
92
Pamphlets & Magazines
80
Total
1062
Total Elementary
2803-
Total Secondary
1062
Total School
3865
Circulation
Adult fiction
10,305
Adult non-fiction
2,184
Juvenile fiction
5,585
Juvenile non-fiction
1,823
Bound magazines
6
Magazines
2,380
Total
22,283
Total-1956
19,871
Gain
2,412
Books added by Purchase
Adult
382
Juvenile
157
Total
539
DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
In this report we have attempted to assess our activity and to present what we feel to be our functions in our second year of existence. After each statement of purpose is a brief outline of what we are doing or have done to carry out our aims.
1. Industrial Relations: To act as representatives of the town in dealing with present or prospective business or industry.
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We have obtained information for, and arranged meetings with several businessmen in the town.
We have pursued rumors, hints, and tips about prospective business looking for locations.
A tour of the town was made with a manufacturer interested in locating here at a future date.
Field trips were made to study various aspects of proposed in- dustrial sites.
We have made recommendations to the Board of Selectmen on several occasions.
2. Public Relations: To engender a sensible unbiased at- titude towards our present and prospective commercial enterprises; to keep the townspeople informed; and to promote our advantages to those interested in West Bridgewater.
We have counteracted rumors with truth or fact and if we knew nothing we have said nothing.
Our meetings and activities have been reported well to the townspeople as we attempt to keep them informed by reporting to our correspondent factually and promptly.
In our contacts with people from other communities we have been positive and optimistic in speaking of West Bridgewater.
3. Area-wide Organizations: To be represented in area-wide organizations to keep West Bridgewater in a favorable position and to keep us informed of regional projects.
The Commission is a member of the Greater Brockton Re- gional Development Agency.
We are members of the Southeastern Massachusetts Economic Conference.
We are actively represented on the Steering Committee which governs the Southeastern Massachusetts Economic Conference. (Someco).
4. Hearings: To attend all hearings which vitally concern
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West Bridgewater or its business population and to be recorded at these hearings in favor of what we believe to be in the best interests of the town.
Chairman Ouderkirk and Selectman Hartshorn attended a hearing before the Committee on Public Health in the State House on the Mosquito Control Project Bill. They recorded the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, and Economic Development Commis- sion in favor of passage of the Bill. .
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