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Ipswich
Norwell Cambridge, Mt. Au- burn Cem. Weymouth Norwell, Pinehurst Cemetery
Nov. 25
Henry J. Tolman
70
8 7 Myocardiac decompensa- S. Scituate tion Carbuncle Cardio-Renal Disease
Vermont Norwell Norwell, Washington St. Cemetery
Dec. 25
Maud Elizabeth Yorke Oscar W. Lambert
69
11 10
Chronic Myocarditis
New York
Norwell
Dec. 28
83
1 19
Found dead on floor, Pre- Marshfield sumably Coronary sclerosis
Augusta, Maine Norwell Norwell, Washington St. Cemetery
Dec. 31
Andrew Prest
76 7 25 Found dead in woods near Nova Scotia own home, Presumably 85 Myocarditis 2 20 Mesenteric Embolism Holbrook
Norwell Norwell, Washington St. Cemetery
Dec. 31
Ephraim L. Wood
Weymouth Easton, Pine Grove Cemetery
1
Nov. 5
Nancy Marland
77
7 9 Fracture of left femur, England Broncho Pneumonia terminal
Dec. 17 Nellie S. Thatcher
90 10 23
BROUGHT INTO TOWN FOR BURIAL IN 1943
Date of Death
Name
Age YMD
Cause of Death
Place of Death
Cemetery
Jan. 13
Thomas N. Hudson
86
8 28
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Pawtucket, R. I.
Washington St.
Feb. 8
Eva Elsie Burns
1
21
Bronchial Pneumonia
Scituate Hingham
First Parish Washington St. Washington St.
April 6
Daniel W. Purtle
44 11
1
Stillborn
Cohasset
Washington St.
June 4
Hedy Jacobson
49
3 21
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Tewksbury
Washington St. First Parish
July 7
Calvin H. Dennis
90
5 15
Congestive heart failure Chr. Myocarditis
Melrose
First Parish
Aug. 24
Edward H. Oakman
90
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Brockton
Aug. 27
James Montgomery
61
26
Colonary Oscclusion
Halifax
First Parish Pinehurst.
Sept. 4
Adella F. Nichols
69
8 18
Cancer of breast
Rockland
Washington St.
Sept. 10
Mary J. Litchfield
70
Worcester
First Parish
Oct. 17
Elnore M. Brewster
38 10 24
Arteriosclerosis Heart Disease Ruptured liver and Hem- orrhage, Peritoneum Stillborn
Quincy
Washington St.
Nov. 9
Stillborn
Nov. 28
Johathan Perry Brooks
88
2 21
Coronary Thrombosis
Weymouth Brockton
Washington St. First Parish
Number of Births 37
Marriages 14
Deaths 31
Feb. 16
Otto C. Bates
86
3 19
Pernicious Anemia
Meningitis
Boston
June 3
Stillborn
June 12
Alfred B. Cole
62
3 21
Sudden death, Heart dis- ease. Presumably Coro- nary Thrombosis
Scituate
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NINETY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
The Assessors wish to call your attention to certain changes in the laws which effect taxpayers.
Poll Taxes of men serving in the Armed Forces, as of January 1st., will be abated in full.
Poll Taxes of men 70 years of age or over will be abated and no bill will be sent if the person so assessed in 1943 filed a written request form for abatement in 1943.
Any person receiving a tax bill and wishing an abatement must file a written request on or before October 1st., of the calendar year of the tax bill.
The town has never had a map which could be used by the Assessors to show where property is located, who the abutters are, and the size and shape of the lot. As a result many lots are not now assessed to anyone.
The law at present does not require that the Assessors point out any iot that is assessed, but the last session of the State Legislature passed a law to become effective at the end of the war, which would require the location, etc., and which would mean that many lots in this town could not be assessed.
This law, we hope, will be recalled by the next session of the Legis- lature. The Assessors of Plymouth County and the State Assessors Associa- tion are working for its repeal.
As a start towards a map we have asked for an increase in the Asses- sors appropriation, which would allow us to have made up about thirty sectional maps of the town, whereby we hope to be able to get a start towards locating a greater part of the lots in the town.
1943 RECAPITULATION
TOWN
Raised at Annual Town Meeting $ 107,658.39
From Surplus Overlay 3,000.00
$ 110,658.39
STATE
State Tax
$ 1,950.00
State Parks and Reservations
61.59
State Audit of Municipal Funds
928.46
$ 2,940.05
COUNTY
County Tax
$ 3,660.26
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
1,483.64
$ 5,143.90
OVERLAY of Current Year
$ 3,484.47
Gross Amount to be raised
$ 122,226.81
Estimated Receipts :
Income Tax
$ 8,207.18
Corporation Taxes
2,337.55
Motor Vehicle Excise
4,500.00 500.00
Licenses
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Moth Assessments
200.00
Town Hall Rental
75.00
Highways
900.00
Charities
500.00
Old Age Assistance
9,000.00
Old Age Tax (Meals)
483.44
Schools
5,000.00
Interest
800.00
$ 32,503.17
OVERESTIMATES:
Taken from Surplus Overlay
$ 3,000.00
Total Available Funds
3,000.00
Estimated Receipts
$ 35,503.17
Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation
$ 86,723.64
TAXES FOR STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN PURPOSES, INCLUDING OVERLAY
Committed to Tax Collector:
Personal Estate
$ 8,628.84
Real Estate
76,672.80
Poll Tax
1,422.00
$
86,723.64
Value of Assessed Real Estate :
Land, exclusive of buildings
$ 410,050.00
Buildings, exclusive of land
1,719,750.00
Total
$2,129,800.00
Value of Assessed Personal Estate :
Stock in Trade
$ 31,855.00
Machinery
158,475.00
Live Stock
34,100.00
Tangible Personal Property
15,260.00
Total
$
239,690.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate
$2,369,490.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Number of Cars Assessed
958
Value of Vehicles Assessed
142,730.00 $
Excise Committed to Collector
4,903.35
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons Assessed :
Indiv.
Corp.
Total
Personal Property only
55
4
59
Real Estate only
806
17
823
Both Personal and Real Estate
165
4
169
Total number of Persons Assessed
1,051
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
825
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
12,198
Tax Rate per $1,000 - $36.00
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT 1940 PERSONAL PROPERTY Debit
Credit
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942 $18.18 Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943 $18.18
1940 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$2.22 Returns to Treasurer $2.22
1941 POLL
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$4.00 Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943
$4.00
1941 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$142.50
Returns to Treasurer
$13.30
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943
129.20
$142.50
$142.50
1941 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942 $800.33
Returns to Treasurer
$786.62
Refunds and Overpayments 97.25
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943 110.96
$897.58
$897.58
1942 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$363.20
Returns to Treasurer
$298.87
Refunds and Overpayments
134.18
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943
198.51
$497.38
$497.38
1942 POLL
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$22.00
Returns to Treasurer $8.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943
14.00
$22.00
$22.00
1940 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$2.55
Returns to Treasurer $2.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943
.55
$2.55
$2.55
1941 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942 $2.10 Returns to Treasurer $2.10
1942 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$157.07
Returns to Treasurer
$107.12
Committed
55.54
Abatements
2.42
Refunds and Overpayments
16.75
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943
119.82
$229.36
$229.86
1943 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Committed
$4,903.35
Returns to Treasurer
$4,483.98
Refunds and Overpayments
154.60
Abatements 287.05
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943 286.92
$5,057.95
$5,057.95
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1941 MOTH
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$3.00
Returns to Treasurer $3.00
1942 MOTH
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
$98.00 Returns to Treasurer
$73.00
Collector's Adjustment 16.50
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943 8.50
$98.00
$98.00
1943 MOTH
Committed
$244.50
Returns to Treasurer
$206.50
Outstanding
38.00
$244.50
$244.50
1942 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding
$20,532.26
Returns to Treasurer $13,344.17
December 31, 1942
Tax Titles 422.37
Refunds and Overpayments
55.52
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943 6,821.24
$20,587.78
$20,587.78
1943 POLL
Committed
$1,428.00 Returns to Treasurer $1,030.00
Refunds and Overpayments
2.00
Abatements 354.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943 46.00
$1,430.00
$1,430.00
1943 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Committed
$8,628.84
Returns to Treasurer $8,059.20
Refunds and Overpayments
16.62
Abatements 29.70
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943 556.56
$8,645.46
$8,645.46
1943 REAL ESTATE
Committed
$76,894.20
Returns to Treasurer
$58,811.11
Refunds and Overpayments
91.98
Tax Titles 169.92
Abatements 174.24
Oustanding Dec. 31, 1943 17,830.91
$76,986.18
$76,986.18
Interest Collected
458.67
Costs Collected
$97.73
Less Collector's Fees
62.00
$35.73
DONALD C. WILDER, Tax Collector.
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NINETY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE VISTING NURSE ASSOCIATION, INC.
To the Selectmen of Norwell:
Dear Sirs:
The many benefits of the Nursing Service have been carried on as usual this past year with a marked increase in the calls for Miss Roe's serv- ices. Our two hospital beds have been in almost continuous use.
The baby clinic is growing each year. The day has been changed to the fourth Monday of each month; fee fifty cents. Dr. Edmund B. Fitz Gerald pediatrician, is consultant and Mrs. Catherine Barker, State Nutritionist is now in attendance at every clinic to help and advise the mothers.
Miss Catherine Roe is assisted by Mrs. Richard Brooks and Mrs. Harold King. The transportation of babies with their mothers becomes an ever increasing problem and here the members of the Women's Defense Corps have helped whenever called upon. Mrs. John Murphy gives many hours of her time during the year for transportation of children, for which we are very grateful. The pre-school Dental Clinic is conducted with Doctor Willis Parsons as dentist. A Diphtheria and Whooping Cough clinic were conducted last spring.
The responsibility of raising funds to carry on these activities rests with the officers and directors. The money is now raised by membership contributions, half of the T B Seal Sales, and two annual rummage sales. At this time I wish to thank all those who have contributed so generously to all these activities.
Mrs. Barker, Nutritionist, is interested in having kitchen parties in the different homes to demonstrate nutrition in the home. This organiza- tion sponsors the Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc. Fifty families now belong through the Nursing Association.
Any information regarding the Blue Cross may be had by contacting Mrs. Ernest Sparrell. Make all calls to Norwell 5-M before 9 a. m. for morning visits of the nurse and before 1 p. m. for afternoon visits. The fee per visit is fifty cents.
The nurses hours are from 9:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. (Sundays and holi- days excepted) Saturdays from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. Note the hours that the nurse is on duty and please do not call on Sundays or holidays unless in a real emergency. The annual meeting and tea will be held Monday, March 13th at 2:30 p. m., at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall. All the townspeople are invited. Notices will be mailed to paid members. Men- bership fees may be as low as twenty-five cents.
Respectfully submitted,
GRACE L. SPARRELL, President.
REPORT OF VISITING NURSE January 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943
Number of patients cared for
91
Number of nursing visits 691
Number of free nursing visits 62
Number of prenatal visits 25
Number of Infant-Welfare visits 137
Number of visits made to Well-Child Conference by mothers. 118
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Number of Tuberculosis visits
8
Follow-up visits for hospitals and clinics
146
Social-Service visits
313
Conferences attended
S
Whooping Cough clinic
32
Diphtheria Prevention and Anti-Tetanus clinic
28
Refresher course in Public Health Nursing
30 hrs.
Refresher course in Genito-Infectious Diseases
6 hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE, Public Health Nurse.
FINANCIAL REPORT Norwell Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., for the year ending December 31, 1943
Receipts :
Dues
$245.35
Fees
290.50
Refund Nurse's personal use of car
56.00
Dental Clinic
170.25
Baby Clinic
46.50
Bank Interest
30.68
Tuberculosis Seal Sale
141.41
Miscellaneous (Refund and Donation)
1.50
Town of Norwell for Nurse's Transportation
200.00
Entertainment and Sales
817.26
Total
$1,999.45
Cash on Hand January 1, 1943
$678.20
Invested Funds-U. S. Defense Bonds, Series G
800.00
Total
$3,477.65
Expenditures :
Salary for Nurses
$504.96
Auto Expense
287.35
Insurance
47.64
Dental Clinic
142.50
Baby Clinic
255.90
Supplies, Postage, Printing
44.85
Medical Office, Telephone
22.60
Miscellaneous
36.00
Furnishings and Ordinary Repairs
5.00
Total
$1,346.80
Cash on hand January 1, 1944-Rockland Trust Co.
$335.18
Cash on hand January 1, 1944-South Scituate
Savings Bank
995.67
Invested Funds-U. S. Defense Bonds, Series G
800.00
Total
$3,477.65
Respectfully submitted,
LILLIAN H. BROOKS,
Treasurer.
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NINETY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS-1943
Board of Selectmen, Town of Norwell:
The Board of Fire Engineers take pleasure in reporting the activities and development of your Fire Department during 1943:
1. A year ago we asked for the cooperation of the Town to reduce the number of grass and chimney fires ... we wish now to thank you sin- cerely for the wholehearted response you made to our appeal and call to your attention the following tabulation of fire calls answered :
1942
1943
House
31
11
Chimney
12
6
Grass and Brush
55
15
This substantial reduction in fire calls reflects great care and judge- ment in your handling of potential fire hazards and has resulted in consid- erable savings on your tax dollar. Thank you.
2. The largest single development for the public safety has been the completion of the No. 3 Fire House at Church Hill. In order that the Town may realize just what it is receiving as a gift from the residents of that district we wish to note that Mr. Sam S. Sylvester has given the land and original building (acceptance to be voted upon at 1944 Town Meeting) ; that the members of No. 3 Company have donated approximately 5,000 man-hours of labor and $605.00 worth of building materials and equipment. The new fire truck, voted by the Town a year ago, was delivered to this station in July. It is a complete fire fighting unit, carrying 500 gallons of water, hose, ladders and all other necessary equipment. We believe it to be the finest type of unit available for this community. In summation, for the cost of equipment alone the Town has received a complete fire station, centrally located for the protection of one-quarter of the Town's taxable property and population, and equipped to cooperate with other sections of the Town when needed. We believe that sincere appreciation is due the men of Church Hill for their contribution and efforts.
3. Many of our firemen are now in the armed services or working in defense plants. This leaves the department undermanned, particularly from six in the morning to six at night. In consequence we again ask your cooperation ... are your chimneys clean; your oil burners and oil storage in safe condition? Please ask for permits for all outdoor fires.
4. During 1943 we have found purchases of new equipment some- what limited by war conditions. Nevertheless we have been able to make all critical replacements and such necesasry additions to equipment as we felt required for your safety. During the coming year we expect condi- tions to be eased and we will be able to purchase all items needed to main- tain your Fire Department as an effective organization.
5. It is expected that during the coming year we will be able to spon- sor a State-conducted fire school within the Town, using our own equipment and working entirely on local fire-fighting problems. This should result in many benefits to our firemen and ultimately to the Town.
F. HOWARD HALL, Chief Engineer, LYONAL FORKEY, ROBERT C. HENDERSON, RALPH PAINTEN, DONALD PORTER, JOSEPH L. HALLETT, Clerk.
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REPORT OF NORWELL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
During the year 1943, the Norwell Defense Committee found itself facing a diminishing need for the continuance of its quick-functioning and efficient organization, brought about by the checking of the submarine menace and a decreased likelihood of an attack by air on this country. Hence, after the early months, there were less calls on the personnel for practice, and there was no need for classes to train the citizens further for meeting the emergencies of war. In other words, Norwell citizens were thoroughly trained and organized for any emergency, and the danger of such an emergency's occurring was on the wane.
There were only nine test raids during the year, but the wardens, under the leadership of Mr. Don Porter, were well occupied with the re- sponsibility of enforcing the dim-out law. All streets of the town were faithfully patrolled at least once a week and those who forgot were re- minded to pull down their shades. As a whole, the town was almost 100% perfect, and we take this opportunity to thank our neighbors for their co- operation.
Last year there were 117 wardens, and this year there are 104, with the addition of the mounted patrol under Mr. Basel Gilbert. We have been thus able to assure our town adequate coverage in the event of a raid.
In the spring, Mr. Paul Skelding, one of our most faithful workers, moved to Vermont, and his loss was felt by all.
Securing the crews for manning the Report Center on a 24-hour sched- ule was handled by Mr. Porter and Mrs. A. R. Gordon, but this became in- creasingly difficult as more and more people were called upon to take a more active part in the war effort. For the men, work in war plants often required them to keep unusual hours, and a considerable number joined the armed services. For women, the task of running a home became more complicated and reduced quickly the amount of free time. Besides this, transportation became a real problem.
Up to January 24, the staff had been taken from a large general list. On that date, a meeting was held at the Town Hall, and fourteen women volunteered to take care of the day shift under the supervision of Deputy Chief Wardens Mrs. A. R. Gordon and Mr. W. O. Henderson. A short time later, Mrs. Lois Turner volunteered to furnish High School boys and girls to fill in the time from 6 P. M. to 7 P. M.
In April, the responsibility of manning the Report Center from 7 P. M. to midnight was divided among fourteen men, each pair having one night a week to fill. By the middle of June, the number of persons who could sleep at the Report Center had become so reduced that it was necessary to ask some of the young men to go on duty two or three nights a week.
A meeting was held of all those connected with the manning of the Report Center, and it was agreed to accept the offers of Mr. Gardner Perry and Colonel Woodworth to have the night and day calls come direct from Brockton to their homes respectively. Try-outs proved that they could "fan out" calls and mobilize the Air Raid Precaution organization very quickly.
On June 19th, at 7 P. M., the Report Center was closed until further notice, and on July 9th, the arrangement for calls was changed to a single point of reception, for which purpose Mr. Coleman arranged with the State for an extension telephone in Colonel Woodworth's home where he and his family have since handled all day and night calls.
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Although the Report Center has been manned since June only on an alert, the mobilization system, based on the "fan system" has been so ar- ranged that we have been able to mobilize the entire A. R. P. personnel in a very few minutes. The test raid of August 12 will serve as an example. Practice Yellow came in at 10:20 A. M. and within seven minutes the Re- port Center was manned and all telephone calls had been completed. At 10:32 A. M. the first district warden reported the number of wardens he had out, and all others reported soon after.
During the year, 386 different persons have given generously of their time to help man the Report Center, in periods ranging from half an hour to well over five hundred hours, and Mrs. Gordon worked out a system of instruction for groups of women who were given actual practice in receiv- ing and relaying calls and taking messages under regular Alert and Air Raid conditions.
Shortly after the beginning of 1943, thirty-seven of the more active members of the Auxiliary Police were uniformed. This was done at no ex- pense to the town, but was accomplished through the sale of scrap metal collected by this organization. This gave the town a smart-appearing force, and it has been the envy of many of the neighboring towns.
In addition to being auxiliary police, twelve of the members are duly sworn special police, and are avaiable to the Town for duty at all times as police officers.
During the first half of the year, the police met once a week for drill and instructions, and in the second half they met every other week. At present they are engaged in the study of the Massachusetts police rules, regulations and laws. In addition to the above, they have attended all alerts. blackouts and other civilian defense activities. Many hours of duty have been performed as traffic officers during the dimout, to enforce the emergency laws on speeding and dimout on headlights. They have also had much practice duty at fires and at many public gatherings.
All these duties served to keep the men well trained and alert as the practical knowledge gained in these affairs is much better than the theoreti- cal, and the Auxiliary Police are continuing as a public civic organization as well as a defense body, under their Chief, Mr. Alan C. Virtue.
The Social Service Division, under the chairmanship of Mr. Wilson, undertook to do much the same sort of thing it did the preceding year: it was concerned chiefly with rendering what service it could to the men of the town in the armed services. These number 166, which with the five girls enlisted, makes a total of 171 from the town. It was, however, im- possible to get the addresses of all these, and so only 148 boxes were sent out. It is the intention of the committee to send as many more as possible where addresses can be found or where they are sent in by relatives
This year in addition to the cake and many useful articles packed in the box, there was included a subscription to the Readers' Digest, which the committee has been pleased to learn was much appreciated.
Efforts have been made to induce the various organizations in town to keep in contact with their members and sons of members in the service, by correspondence.
The committee received $771.00 and expended $583.89. It has a balance of $201.81 on hand.
The program of the Women's Division under Mrs. Lois Turner, has been mainly one of assisting in the collection of tin cans, silk stockings,
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fats and paper. All the tin had to be carried to Brockton, and Mr. Perry Osborn volunteered the use of his truck and one man to carry over a ton of cans there and to load them on the cars.
Records of the Boston Salvage Headquarters show that we have met only thirty percent of our fat quota. This is not a true picture however as it shows only fats collected at the two Norwell center stores, whereas over half of the households take their fats to Hanover, Rockland and Hingham.
The silk stocking collection was very successful.
Several tons of paper were collected in the December drive by the Girl Scouts under Mrs. Cellini and Mrs. Gilbert, and storage room was furnished by Mr. Virtue, Mr. Kennerson, Mr. West and others, for various war materials.
The Block System was formed in early spring under Mrs. Frank Donovan, to help with the plans for Victory Gardens.
The Women's Canteen has met periodically, under the guidance of Mrs. John Sparrell. Experience was gained by serving luncheon and sup- per at the "Swamping Bee" held at Professor Vinal's estate, and at the High School; also by serving dinner for the Plymouth County Assessors Association at the High School in July. The Canteen has functioned at most of the alerts by serving coffee and doughnuts.
The Norwell Food Production and Preservation Committee was formed at the state-wide request of Gov. Saltonstall, under the committee of Public Safety and responsible to them. A public meeting of interested townsfolk was held at the home of Professor Tenney Davis on Sunday, February 21, 1943. From this meeting a committee was elected to do this work, which met the following week and chose a Chairman, Henry F. Smith, Co-Chairman, William O. Henderson, Secretary, Mrs. Horace Foss. The other members of the committee were Mrs. Humphrey Turner, Mrs. Frank Donovan, Mrs. Lawrence E. Newcomb, Rodman Booth, J. Baldwin Bruce, Tenney L. Davis and William D. Jacobs. In addition, the following agreed to serve as Agriculture Advisors: Henry Ford, Lyonal Forkey, Harry Pinson, and John Davis. The Mass. Women's Defense Corps, under its commander Mrs. Donovan, gave us the use of its office as a Central In- formation Exchange and provided publicity through the town Block System.
On March 26, a public meeting was held at the Cushing Memorial Hall featuring a Forum by the Agriculture Advisors and motion pictures on Victory Gardening. The next public meeting was held also in Cushing Memorial Hall and the subject: "Pests and their Control;" the speaker, Mr. Beattie of the County Extension Service.
The Food Preservation division was capably handled by Mrs. New- comb. Two public meetings were held at the High School, one on Garden Crop Canning and the other on Meat and Fish Preservation. The Norwell Grange held an Agricultural Fair at the High School in the fall, giving the townsfolk who wished an opportunity to show their home grown crops and preserves.
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