Town of Lynnfield, Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, annual report 1961-1970, Part 6

Author: Lynnfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1961-1970
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1002


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Street plantings of approximately 175 trees were made. These were varied, consisting of oak, maple, linden and sycamore. In new develop-


ments trees were planted by various contractors, insuring a tree shaded town for the future. Rental of special equipment allowed the removal of many unsightly "stumps" in various sections of the town. This I hope will be continued next year. Brush was cut along many roads and the areas sprayed to inhibit further growth. The battle with Poison Ivy is being won as far as the public ways are concerned but there is much to be done on private property.


Mosquito Control is a real problem. Meadow lands used for haying or grazing cannot be sprayed. Lynn and Peabody have water rights to large areas of our town. These cannot be sprayed. With new insecticide developed and if funds are voted a more comprehensive program will be evolved. D.D.T. would be used only for Dutch Elm Control and other Non Toxic Non Cumulative materials substituted on other spray programs. Co-operation between all Town Depart- ments has been real and for mutual benefit of all.


GUSTAV H. KOCH, Tree Warden Delbert Porter Theodore Broderick Paul Roulier (left dept. 9-61)


Sealer of Weights & Measures


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts pio- neered a law in 1960 requiring that all pre-pack- aged ineats have the weight, price per pound and net price indicated on each package. Units that had been 8 or 16 ounces now were smaller and were not recognized as such by the consumer and were being exploited by some processors. Also some stores have been careless in proper marking of items packaged by themselves. All units should be clearly marked as to weight, price per pound and net cost.


Co-operation has been generally excellent and where omissions have been noted corrective measures taken. All measuring devices have been periodically examined and corrected where ne- cessary. Again may I say that I find a sincere desire of our merchants to give full values at all times.


GUSTAV H. KOCH


Sealer of Weights


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Town Treasurer


Harry W. Higgins


TRUST FUNDS


George N. Blake Library Fund $ 4,000.00


Adelia J. Clough Library Fund 300.00


George L. Hawkes Library Fund 500.00


Mary U. Nash Library Fund 1,000.00


Mary U. Nash Improvement Fund


2,680.11


Various Cemetery Funds 27,207.42


Legion Memorial Fund 2,021.40


Madge C. Ward Fund 1,000.00


EARNINGS AND DISTRIBUTIONS


George N. Blake Library Fund


Amount of Fund-January 1, 1961 4,000.00


Interest and Dividend for 1961 150.00


4,150.00


Withdrawn for Library Department


150.00


On deposit December 31, 1961 4,000.00


Adelia J. Clough Library Fund


Amount of Fund-January 1, 1961 300.00


Interest and Dividend for 1961 11.26


311.26


Withdrawn for Library Department


11.26


On deposit December 31, 1961 300.00


George L. Hawkes Library Fund


Amount of Fund-January 1, 1961 500.00


Interest and Dividend for 1961 18.76


518.76


Withdrawn for Library Department 18.76


On deposit December 31, 1961 500.00


Mary U. Nash Library Fund


Amount of Fund-January 1, 1961 1,000.00


Interest and Dividend for 1961 37.50


1,037.50


Withdrawn for Library Department 37.50


On deposit December 31, 1961 1,000.00


Madge C. Ward Library Fund


Amount of Fund-January 1, 1961 1,000.00 Interest and Dividend for 1961 55.98


1,055.98


Withdrawn for Library Department


55.98


On deposit December 31, 1961


1,000.00


Mary U. Nash Improvement Fund


Amount of Fund-January 1, 1961 2,757.68


Interest-Wakefield Savings Bank 43.24


Interest-Mechanics Savings Bank 57.00


2,857.92


On deposit December 31, 1961 Wakefield Savings Bank 1,186.14 Mechanics Savings Bank 1,671.78


$2,857.92


Legion Memorial Fund


Amount of Fund-January 1, 1961 1,947.70


Interest and Dividend for 1961 73.70


On deposit December 31, 1961


2,021.40


TREASURER'S RECEIPTS


James Reed Fund


$ 27.60


George Blake Fund 150.00


A. J. Clough Fund 11.26


G. L. Hawkes Fund 18.76


Mary U. Nash Fund 37.50


Susan Brown Fund 32.52


Emerson Fund 295.00


Madge Ward Fund 55.98


Interest on Endowments Withdrawn


1,044.50


New Endowments 1,000.00


Sale of Cemetery Lots 305.00


Cemetery Department Receipts 965.00


Stabilization Fund Interest 2,705.92


Borrowed on Notes 794,769.39


Interest on Notes


5,230.61


Library Fines


1,512.75


Dog Licenses


1,945.50


Sale of Dogs 9.00


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Gasoline Registrations 14.00


Sealer, Weights and Measures


51.20


Building Permits


2,621.00


Plumbing Permits


1,031.00


Cesspool Permits


695.00


Rental of South Hall


1.472.95


School Receipts - Miscellaneous


713.32


Board of Health Permits


25.00


Wire Inspectors Permits


738.15


Blue Cross - Town Employees


4,564.85


Blue Cross - Teachers


12,165.10


Fire Department Permits


60.50


School Department, Gate Receipts, Sports


1,214.57


Summer School Tuition


3,737.50


School Tuition


608.99


Rent of Schools


1,498.02


Sale of School Lunches


70,458.12


Driver Education, School Department


2,662.50


Teachers Retirement


31,237.58


Essex County Retirement


17,044.63


Withholding Tax - Federal


144,621.41


Withholding Tax - State


12,150.77


Planning Board


76.00


Board of Appeal


460.00


Miscellaneous Reimbursements


2,840.29


Various Licenses and Permits


839.00


Liquor Permits


13,350.00


Real Estate


1,328,174.22


Personal Property


59,729.00


Poll Tax


1,592.00


Motor Vehicle


256,978.49


Costs-Interest


2,063.27


Farm Animals 50.52


Lien Certificatcs 636.00


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Income Tax


16,464.00


Corporation - Business Tax


31,649.57


Peddlers Licenses


12.00


Old Age Assistance


8,516.98


Aid to Dependent Children


969.98


Cash on hand January 1, 1961


102,840.04


OAA-Meals


1,054.09


Vocational Education


759.65


Total for 1961


$3,579,773.18


Chapter 90, Road Construction


12,050.00


School Lunch Fund


24,733.08


Veterans' Services 4,001.07


State Aid for Free Public Libraries


1,763.58


Loss of Taxes


1,271.85


Disability Assistance


576.54


Chapter 645-School Aid


19,570.09


Meal Tax, Corporation 1.051.09


School Aid-Chapter 70


95.902.71


Income Tax-School Aid 6.639.60


Public Law 85-864, Title INI


1,291.10


High School Transportation


21.182.00


School Building Assistance 61,279.17


Medical Aid for Aged 7,131.99


FEDERAL GRANTS


Disability Assistance 693.11


Old Age Assistance


21,532.61


Aid to Dependent Children 1,172.10


National Defense Education


193.50


U. S. Public Law 874-School


14,891 00


Title III-A


1,054.17


Title V-School Lunch


556.56


Medical Aid for Aged


11,756.51


ESSEX COUNTY


Care and Feed of Dogs 330.00


Dog License Refund 1,370.01


Chapter 90 Roads 5,375.00


TAXATION


O.A.A. Reimbursements


3,739.88


Peabody Court Fines


273.00


Sale of Street Lists


58.75


Sale of Zoning Books and By-Laws 52.50


Police Department, Gun Permits


117.00


TAX TITLE


Sale of Tax Possession Land


300.00


Total Receipts for 1961


$3,176,933.14


Paid by Warrants


$3,026,043.91


BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 1961 $ 553,729.27


HARRY W. HIGGINS


Treasurer


Total cost of Town Government for the year 1861 $1080.50


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Building Inspector


The year of 1961, as in- dicated by the issuance of Building Permits, has been comparatively slow, with only sixty-one new dwelling permits having been issued. While the number of these permits decreased by twelve, as compared with 1960, the average construction cost Roger Harris per dwelling rose from $19,000 to $20,600. This increase is largely due to two factors; higher costs of labor and material and the fact that the majority of these homes were built in the larger residential zones.


A total of seventy-two general repair and remodeling permits marked a threefold increase, although the total construction value was only one-third of the 1960 costs. A substantial de- crease in additions took place and comparatively speaking, accounted for the equivalent construc- tion costs of only three dwellings.


This year noted a general increase of con- struction starts in business areas and permitted uses in residential areas. Among those most noteworthy were:


The Lynn Institution for Savings, cor. Salem Street and Broadway.


The erection of a new modern bowling alley on Broadway.


The Roman Catholic Convent on Grove St. and the completion of their 16 classroom school.


The erection of a new Pro-Shop and the com- pletion of the addition to the Colonial Country Club.


The new Baptist Church on Summer Street, their first step in an expansion program.


The start of a retail store on lower Broadway.


A storage building for American Publishers Supply on Salem Street.


A natural gas "Take" station on Salem St.


The start of a completely modern gasoline service station, corner of Salem Street and Broad- way.


The completion of an office and retail store building and the start of another office build- ing in Post Office Square.


Swimming pool permits issued remained steady at eight, while garages, porches and tool sheds numbered seven, eleven and seven, re- spectively.


Seven barns and-or sheds, one gasoline sta- tion, one bowling alley, one storage building and three dwellings were demolished.


Only two permits for "Fallout Shelters" were issued.


Ten legal sign permits were issued-no building permits were revoked. Twenty-three building permit applications were refused and referred to the Board of Appeals. One Zoning By-Law violation required court action.


Two new "custom type" subdivision develop- ments were started this year. They are known as "Ridgefield" and "Westknoll." The roadwork for the fourth section of "King James Grants" has been completed, though the construction of dwellings has been virtually nil. The subdivision previously known as "Candlewood Park" is now known as "The Village Crossing." The forth- coming year should see much construction ac- tivity in these four residential areas.


A total of 800 inspections indicates that all necessary building inspections have been made, all minor building code violations have been cor- rected and the general policing of construction areas has been vigil.


The co-operation of all local department heads, Town officials, townspeople, builders, the Town Fire Inspector and the Assistant Building Inspector has been greatly appreciated by this department.


ROGER HARRIS Inspector of Buildings


On October 6, 1861 an American Eagle was seen perched upon one of the little spires on the Central Church Steeple.


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Board of Public Assistance


In recent years Welfare Dept. activities have come in for a great deal more attention and emphasis than at any time in the past. In view of this con- dition and in considera- tion of the substantial ap- propriations necessary to support this program, it is my desire to utilize this Wesley W. Munroe report to explain, in a general way, how the Town's Assistance Program is financed.


The entire Assistance Program, which in- cludes General Relief, Old Age Assistance, Med- ical Aid for the Aged, Disability Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children, is governed by rules and regulations established by the State and Federal Governments.


The liability of towns to assist those in need is founded upon and limited to statute, and is not to be enlarged or modified by any supposed moral obligation of personal prejudice.


Fundamentally, Public Assistance is a local responsibility. However, it should be understood that in order to have equitable treatment, for all, not only within our community, but throughout the Commonwealth, it was necessary to develop a sound and adequate program as a guide for local administrators.


To share in State and Federal distribution of funds all local Welfare Departments must comply with this program in its entirety.


The Town recovers practically nothing on its expenditures for General Relief for needy persons who cannot obtain assistance under other categories.


On Old Age Assistance a substantial portion of our disbursements are returned. These refunds vary considerably, but we receive roughly 55%


of the total grant from Federal and approximate- ly 25% from the State.


Disability Assistance to Persons who are dis- abled. This new mandatory category was creat- ed by State Department of Public Welfare as of January 1, 1952. Returns on this category average about one-third from Federal and slightly higher from the State.


On Aid to Dependent Children the State reini- burses us for one-third of our total grant and the Federal Government returns a slightly higher percentage.


The program of Medical Aid for the Aged became effective October 1960. An Act to give immediate medical assistance for the low in- come aged. At the present writing the Federal returns are approximately 50% with the State contributing about 33%.


All reimbursements from the Federal Grants are returned directly to the accounts to which they apply and can be re-used.


All State reimbursements must go into the Town's Excess and Deficiency account and can- not be used again until they are transferred by vote of the Town.


The laws concerning the privacy of the en- tire assistance program are very strict. From the moment a person applies, all records relating to the applicant are confidential, and are protect- ed by law against disclosure to anyone except for purposes directly connected with the admin- istration of Public Assistance.


Proper administration of Public Assistance today is as vital to a modern community as its banks, its schools, its system of communications and distributions.


All social work aims to solve four familiar problems: economic need, human behavior and adjustment to living, health, leisure and its use.


WESLEY W. MUNROE Director


Sanitarian Inspector


I have the honor to present the report of the Sanitarian for the year ending December 31, 1961.


There were 960 examinations made of milk and cream samples obtained at random for con- formance of state standards.


I made 266 inspections of food handling es- tablishments and examined 176 bacterial swabs obtained from eating and drinking utensils in use at those establishments serving food or drink.


Warnings or time limits were given those


establishments that failed or made little effort to rectify violations noted on inspection reports.


Samples of water were obtained from vari- ous locations on Pillings Pond and were exam- ined for swimming standards.


In conclusion, I wish to thank the Board of Health and those in the town with whom I have had the pleasure of serving for their assistance and cooperation.


ROBERT W. RIMBACH, R.S.


Sanitarian


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Board of Assessors


1


Stanley E. Flagg


W. Douglas Whitehouse


Total Appropriations since 1960


tax rate was fixed


State Parks and Reservations


State Parks and


Reservations Deficit


675.12


State Audit of Municipal Accounts 2,338.70


County Tax


25,681.67


Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 10,692.95


Overlay Current Year


46,759.59


GROSS AMOUNT


TO BE RAISED


$2,067,389.30


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS


Income Tax $ 120,303.59


Corporation Taxes


27,864.28


Old Age Tax


(Meals, Chapter 64B, S 10) ....


2,011.32


Motor Vehicle and


Trailer Excise


160,000.00


Licenses


4,000.00


Fines


Special Assessments


General Government


1,900.00


Protection of Persons


and Property


5,900.00


Tax on Polls


$


4,992.00


Tax on Personal Property


59,698.26


Tax on Real Estate


1,357,095.671


Veterans' Services


1,500.00


School (Funds from Income Tax not to be included)


32,000.00


Libraries 1.200.00


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE


On 1960 Levy of Excise in 1961. $ 35,068.72


1961 Levy


First Commitment on 1961 Levy $ 55,810.87


Second Commitment 35,573.25


Third Commitment 17,814.16


80,800.00


Overestimates of previous year :


County Tax 449.04 Available Funds Voted 181,775.14


TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS .. $ 645,603.37


Net Amount to be raised by Tax- ation on Polls and Property .... $1,421,785.93


TABLE OF AGGREGATES


Stock in Trade


$ 47,000.00


Machinery 67,300.00


Live Stock


3,040.00


All Other Tangible


Personal Property 861,320.00


TOTAL


...... $ 978,660.00


REAL ESTATE VALUES


Land exclusive of Buildings $4,332,445.00 Buildings exclusive of Land 17,915,025.00


Total value of Assessed


Personal Property 978,660.00


Total value of Assessed


Real Estate 22,247,470.00


$23,226,130.00


Charities (other than Fed. Grants) Old Age Assistance (other than Federal Grants) ...


22,500.00


Net amount to be Raised


$1,421,785.93


TAX RATE $61.00


Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots)


1.000.00


Interest: on taxes and Assessments


1,500.00


State Assistance-School Construc- tion, Chap. 645, Acts of 1948 ....


Fourth Commitment


20,711.89


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Stanley G. Thwing


$1,976,922.46 4,318.81


900.00


Fifth Commitment Sixth Commitment


10,969.20


29,446.41


Seventhi Commitment


22,347.96


Eighth Commitment


23,588.47


Ninth Commitment


24,234.44


$ 240,496.71


MOTOR EXCISE ABATEMENTS


1957 Levy in 1961


$


98.46


1959 Levy in 1961


426.61


1960 Levy in 1961


7,930.10


1961 Levy


15,735.18


ABATEMENTS MADE IN 1961 ON


Real Estate Personal Polls


On 1958 Levy in 1961 $ 53.41 $73.50


On 1959 Levy in 1961


110.77 53.00


12.00


1


On 1960 Levy in 1961


1,598.59 205.32 30.00


On 1961 Levy


32,502.63 28.06 436.00


DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS


Real Estate


$ 3,603.27


3


Personal


Polls


12.00


LYNNFIELD WATER DISTRICT


Total Appropriations since 1960 Tax Rate was fixed


$ 58,898.38


State Audit of District Accounts .. 184.08


Metropolitan Water


6,040.56


Overlay of Current Year 2,472.42


GROSS AMOUNT


TO BE RAISED $ 67,595.44


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS


Water Rates


22,921.28


All Other


8,527.57


Available Funds Voted


8,000.00


TOTAL


39,418.85


Net Amount to be Raised


by Taxation


28,146.59


Valuation-Lynnfield Water


District Real Estate


$8,381,870.00


Valuation-Lynnfield Water District Personal


413,940.00


TOTAL


$8,795,810.00


Tax on Real Estate


$ 26,821.98


Tax on Personal


1,324.61


TOTAL


$ 28,146.59


ABATEMENTS


1959 in 1961


1960 in 1961


$102.36


1961 Levy


212.12 .38


DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS


Real Estate .... $126.08


Personal: None


LYNNFIELD CENTER WATER DISTRICT


Total Appropriations since 1960 Tax Rate was fixed $ 98,591.51


State Audit of District Accounts 165.50


Overlay of Current Year 215.40


GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED $ 98,972.41


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS


Water Rates


$ 49,000.00


All Other


5,426.85


Available Funds Voted


28,500.00


TOTAL $ 82,926.85


Net Amount to be raised by Taxation $ 16,045.56


Valuation-Lynnfield Center Water District Real Estate


$12,922,350.00


Valuation-Lynnfield Center


Water District Personal 449,119.00


TOTAL


$13,371,469.00


TAX RATE $1.20


Tax on Real Estate $ 15,506.71


Tax on Personal 538.94


$ 16,045.65


TAX RATE $1.20


ABATEMENTS


1961 Levy


Real Estate Personal $14.46 $0.12


DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS


Real Estate .... $4.06 Personal: None


STANLEY G. THWING Chairman STANLEY E. FLAGG W. DOUGLAS WHITEHOUSE Board of Assessors


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0


00 00 26 67


93


87 25 16 .89


TAX RATE $3.20


Real Estate


Personal $10.80


Police Department


Police Chief Thomas Ganley conducting class in Traffic Control.


The year 1961 was an eventful and busy one. Many advancements in the field of education for police personnel have been realized, thereby in- creasing the overall efficiency of the department.


Chief William E. Foley passed away on Jan- uary 9, 1961 and Captain Thomas F. Ganley was appointed Acting Chief of Police. On January 10, 1961 Patrolman William Delamater was ap- pointed Acting Sergeant. On July 14, 1961, Act- ing Chief Ganley was appointed Chief of Police.


In-Service Training School was conducted for a period of twenty-six weeks by Sgt. Martin and Chief Ganley. In June Acting Sergeant Wil- liam Delamater attended the F.B.I. Firearms Training School at Camp Curtis Guild in Wake- field. In October Patrolman Casimiro Navas be- gan three months training at the State Police Headquarters, Identification Division of Finger- printing and Photography. As a result of this valuable training, our own Bureau of Identifica- tion will be established early in 1962. On Novem- ber 10, 1961 Patrolman Paul Jensen graduated from the State Police Academy at Framingham after a month of intensive training.


Our parking problems which can be re- solved by co-operation, are acute in some areas. The Traffic Safety Program has been accelerated; the fruits of which will be a valuable aid to the community. In addition, many worthwhile hours have been spent among our young people in the field of crime prevention to insure that our sons and daughters do not become a police statistic.


As Chief of Police, I am deeply indebted to our Auxiliary Police for its assistance and con- tribution of 1025 man-hours this past year. May I express my appreciation to the various Town


Departments and to the residents of Lynnfield for their splendid co-operation.


The Department has investigated a total of 2044 complaints which required police action. Arrests for the year totaled 90 and are classified as follows:


Male Female Total


Assault


3


0


3


Breaking and Entering


3


0


3


Delinquency


12


0


12


Disturbing the Peace


2


0


2


Operating a Motor Vehicle while intoxicated


7


1


8


Drunkenness


19


1


20


Forgery


1


0


1


Idle and Disorderly Person


1


0


1


Illegitimacy


1


0


1


Larceny


3


0


3


Motor Vehicle Laws


29


1


30


Narcotic Drug Laws


1


0


1


Non-Support


2


0


2


Runaways


0


2


2


without Authority


1


0


1


85


5


90


Recapitulation


1. Against Person


3


2. Against Property 8


3. Against Public Order 79


Other Activities Include:


Accidents


237


Accidents, Injured


220


Ambulance Cases


125


Breaking and Entering


34


SAFETY RULES


Sgt. Frank Martin oversees target practice conducted regularly at the range in the new police station.


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Using a Motor Vehicle


Burglar Alarms Sounded


28


Court Appearances


214


Dead Bodies Cared For


5


Dog Bites


28


Doors and Windows Found Open


103


Fire Alarms Answered


87


Licenses Suspended


32


Live Wires Guarded


18


Messages Delivered


94


Missing Persons


9


Paul A. Madden


Franklin B. Tozier


Motor Vehicle Violations, Registry Action


425


Parking Violations


531


Resuscitator Inspection


52


Road Conditions Reported


13


Summons Served


178


Summons Taken Out


155


Use of Resuscitator


25


Vacant Homes Checked


1503


Warrants Served


13


Stolen or Lost Property Recovered


$3,949.16


Roster


Chief of Police


Thomas F. Ganley


Sergeants


Norman T. A. Grady


Frank E. Martin, Jr. William R. Delamater


Chief of Police


In Memoriam


By Norman Grady


We pause in our recol- CHIET lection of the events of the past year to pay brief homage to the memory of one of the foremost offi- cials of our Town who passed to his reward on January 9, 1961. On this fateful day the citizens of Lynnfield suffered the loss of an able, honest and Chief William E. Foley efficient administrator, a man dedicated to his job, Chief of Police William E. Foley.


Bill Foley was born in Fall River in 1904 where he spent most of his young life. In 1926 he stated his police career as a member of the Massachusetts State Police. In 1938 he was ap- pointed a patrolman in the ranks of the Lynn-


Identification Specialist Casimiro Navas


Patrolmen


Edwin L. Price


Leon W. Cobb


John F. Pepper


Richard L. Murphy


Edward W. Foley


Paul F. Jensen


Franklin T. Livermore Albert A. Korkatti


Intermittent Patrolmen


Edward Cleary


John Donegan


Rudolfe G. Anderson


Police Women Traffic Supervisors


Winnifred Borjeson


Mildred Doremus


Eunice Carter


June Crumrine


Phyllis LeTourneau Doris Gaythwaite (Sub.)


An additional two regular patrolmen have been requested to facilitate complete coverage twenty-four hours per day. As this report in- dicates, your Police Department is striving to- ward professionalism in order that it may cope with the complex problems facing law enforce- ment today and that it may render the best pos- sible service for your tax dollar.


THOMAS F. GANLEY


field Police Department, and on January 19, 1953 he was promoted to the rank of Chief of Police. His eight year tenure as Chief witnessed a build- ing boom unparalleled in the history of the Town, with its population better than doubling and un- der his command the Police Department tripling in strength. This growth obviously brought in- creased work and responsibility to his office, and with it a challenge which the Chief with the full co-operation of his men, was able to meet effec- tively and efficiently.


His 35 years experience in both State and local law enforcement has paid rich dividends to the residents of our Town in the type of police protection they have enjoyed and the comparative freedom from the more serious crimes. He was a man with absolute integrity. What more could any Town demand of its Police Chief.


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Civil Defense®


Lawrence E. Austin


Sanborn A. Caldwell


Frank A. Pagano


During the year 1961 two characteristics have marked Civil Defense in the town of Lynn- field; increased activity on the part of some, and much confusion on the part of others. Those well-informed enough and wise enough to re- cognize the need for preparing to survive an atomic attack have increased their activity in making those preparations which should give them and their families the greatest chance of surviving. Those people who are not so well in- formed have shown much confusion in and to- wards their own personal civil defense plan- ning and towards support of the town's organiza- tion for civil defense.


Those people who are well-informed have re- cognized the fact that the interest and knowledge regarding Civil Defense which each family should have been accumulating for its own safety dur- ing the past several years have now become vital- ly necessary to have. The president of the United States, who has available the opinions of experts in this field, has quite definitely stated to all the people that civil defense is a vital part of our lives. In the event of an atomic attack survival will be achieved only through the knowledge previously gained through the use of civil de- fense instruction material and teachings. This is certainly vital to all of us.




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