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The musical activities of the school are showing excellent progress. Grade school pupils have twice the time with the music supervisor. A junior high school glee club has been formed and is doing very well. The orchestra has been reorganized after a lapse of two years and has about ten members. Of course, it is difficult to find enough musicians with a small student body but many of the players show outstanding musical talent. The Girls' Glee Club gave their usual fine performance at the graduation exer- cises and at the Inter-Class plays.
The interscholastic athletic program was rather successful the past year as the girls' basketball team finished third and the boys' fourth in the South Shore League composed of eight surrounding towns. This year more students will be able to take part in basketball since sixteen games have been arranged for varsity boys' and girls' teams. Fourteen games have been scheduled for the boys' second team and a number of games for the girls' second team. The Junior High School also have a schedule of six games. This provides an opportunity for almost everyone with any athletic ability at all to play.
The boys played a schedule of eight baseball games and the girls played softball. The pupils also play football, soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball and track during physical training and recess periods. In the spring, twenty-five students, both boys and girs, went to the Cohasset playground for a Track and Field Day sponsored by the South Shore Schools. In a picnic atmosphere, with running and relay races, jumping, baseball throw- ing, and vaulting, the Norwell students won more ribbons than any other participants. Almost everyone had a prize ribbon and some had as many as three.
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May I repeat again the need for manual training equipment for boys. It is almost impossible to fit anything else into the building as we are over- crowded now, but a definite plan and procedure should be determined, and if some equipment could be purchased it could be put to good use.
In bringing this report to a close, I wish to express my thanks to you and my co-workers for their co-operation and to the School Committee for its continued confidence and support.
Respectfully yours,
EDWARD J. ROGEAN
REPORT OF THE ART SUPERVISOR
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley
Superintendent of Schools Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
The following is my report for the Art Department of the Norwell Schools :
The interest in Mechanical Drawing, which has been brought to your attention in my reports for the past three years, continues. In September we added a new text book to the course, "Applied Drawing and Design," by Mattingly and Scrogin. The boys find it a very stimulating book, giving a wide range of modern drafting problems.
The following boys won prizes for posters made in our schools and submitted to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Annual Poster Contest: Willard Robinson, Christos Murphy.
It has been our custom to present these prizes at the Annual Class Day Exercises in June.
I express my gratitude to you and all other members of the school system who have helped make the work of my department worthwhile.
Respectfully submitted,
H. RODMAN BOOTH, Supervisor of Art
REPORT OF MUSIC SUPERVISOR
ยท Superintendent of Schools
Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
Following is a report of the work of the music department in the Norwell schools during 1944:
In the high school the Girls' Glee Club, consisting of forty voices, presented a group of three-part songs at graduation in June and at the interclass plays in December. Each morning during the week before Christmas they sang Christmas carols in the corridors of the high school.
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In September a Junior Chorus was formed, made up of girls from the junior high school. The main idea in having this extra class is to prepare the girls for more advanced glee club singing in high school.
Also in September a group of boys and girls from the junior and senior high school resumed their orchestral training which had been omitted the year before. Each person has his own instrument with the exception of two boys who use the school 'cello and tuba. They hope to be ready to play in public soon.
The emphasis in the grade schools this year has been on note singing. When the children from grades two to six can read music more easily, we plan to devote more time to music appreciation. Grades three, four, five, and six presented a Christmas operetta called "When Santa Comes" for the members of the high school and parents.
At the end of this school year we would like to present a concert in which members of all the music groups in the school would take part.
GERTRUDE M. REYNOLDS, Supervisor of Music
REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Superintendent of Schools Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
Pursuance your request of December 24th instant, the following re- port is submitted.
The general sanitary condition of school buildings is excellent with the exception of that occupied by the two lower grades which is greatly improved over 1943 from a standpoint of cleanliness, but it should be re- placed by a modern structure equipped with air-conditioned heating plant, a kitchen, a lunchroom, a first aid room and all modern sanitary improve- ments. It is needless to state that the sanitary environment of the younger pupils is of greater moment than that of the older. The schools should be equipped with modern dish washing machines which would result in pupils having clean sterile dishes and cutlery, undoubtedly lessening the possi- bility of the transmission of many contagious diseases.
The annual physical examination for 1944 of the pupils elicited that the general physical condition of the majority of the pupils was excellent, proving that many of the parents were thoroughly interested in the physical welfare of their children.
A high percentage of the pupils showed faulty skeletal formation such as tilted pelves compensating for unequal length of lower extremities, mal- formation of the chest and the long bones of the extremities. Pes planus was present in too large a percentage of cases. No fungoidal infestations' of feet or hands were found. During the school year too many cases of contagious skin diseases were present, especially in the first two grades, due to ignorance or carelessness on the part of the parents.
A majority, if not all, of the above defects could be prevented if the parents called in a Pediatrician or took their children to a Pediatric Clinic shortly after birth, continuing monthly visits until puberty, for advice rela- tive to diet and prevention of diseases of childhood, etc. Attention is invited to the fact that Norwell supports a Pediatric Clinic and parents are advised to utilize it.
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It is recommended that all parents inspect their children at least once each twenty-four hours, preferably prior to sending them to school, to insure that the children are free from colds, contagious infections of the skin and infestation of scalp or body by pediculi. If children show any evidence of the above named conditions they should be kept from school until well or free from a possibility of transmitting disease or parasites. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
The School Nurse, the Principal and his staff have been extremely co-operative.
Very truly, J. D. R. WOODWORTH, M. D., U. S. A. Ret'd, No. 09224
REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley Superintendent of Schools
Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
The following constitutes my report as school nurse:
Total number of children examined 565
Number of children with major defects 73
Number of irremediable defects 16
Number of defects corrected 37
Number of visits to homes of school children 411
Number of children taken home ill 113
Number of visits to schools 315
Pre-School Clinic
Number of children examined 36
Number of children having defects 17
Number of children having defects corrected 14
Again I am thankful and appreciative of everybody's cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE, School Nurse
REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC
To the Superintendent of Schools Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
I submit the following figures for the school year up to January 1, 1945:
Fillings in Temporary Teeth 159
Fillings in Permanent Teeth 295
Temporary Teeth Extracted 30
Permanent Teeth Extracted
2
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Teeth Treated
70
Prophylaxis
119
Completed Cases
120
PRE-SCHOOL REPORT
Fillings in Temporary Teeth
53
Fillings in Permanent Teeth
4
Temporary Teeth Extracted
14
Teeth Treated
32
Prophylaxis
21
Completed Cases
19
Each year we start with the lower grades and work up. Seldom do we get beyond the sixth grade. Parents of children beyond the sixth grade are urged to take the children to their family dentist for regular attention.
Respectfully submitted,
DR. W. B. PARSONS, School Dentist
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MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1944
Boys
5 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Total
Grade 1
5
15
4
24
2
1
5
3
1
10
3
4
7
3
0
1
15
4
3
5 1
6
5
3 1 9
2 2
1 4
4 1
2
1
14
10
6
3 3
2
1
6
12
4
1
5
Total
5
16
13
13
10
12
16
20
13
19
11
8
3
159
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1944
Girls
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Total
Grade 1
6
10
3
19
2
8
8
1
17
3
5
3 5
4
1
13
4
14
5
6
1
15
6
3
4 8 5
6
1
12
8
7
6
1
1
1
16
9
2
3
2
2
3
12
10
8
3
11
11
7
8
1
16
12
4
7
11
Total
6
18
16
9
17
10
17
17
11
11
13
16
8
169
3
0
2
13
5
15
6
3
7
13
7
3
15
8
4 1
8
20
9
1
8
9
11
9 4
2
13
7
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TEACHING STAFF STATISTICS
Name
Years Exp. Before Sept. 1, 1944
Education
Years Attendance Beyond H. S.
Degree
Subjects Taught
Lucille Ackerman
2
Salem
4
B. S. Ed.
Grade 1 Aux.
Irene Barteau
31
Salem
2
Diploma
Grade 7
H. Rodman Booth
15
Designers Art; Harvard; B. U.
4
Diploma
Art
Dorothy Dondero
1
Wheelock
4
B. S. Ed.
Grade 1
Elizabeth Farrar
16
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
Grade 8
Marion Joyce
17
Tufts
4
A. B.
Languages
Ruth Joyce
Salem
4
B. S. Ed.
Grade 4
Miriam Lincoln
Bridgewater
3
Diploma
Grade 3
Mary Lloyd
Nasson
4
B. S.
Domestic Arts
Regina Maguire
1
Emmanuel
4
A. B.
Mathematics
Anna McAvenia
4
Sam Houston
4
A. B.
English
Gunhild Milbery
9
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
Grade 2 and Prin.
Mary Nash
0
Regis
4
A. B.
Science
Ella Osborn
32
Boston University
1
Grade 5
Ethel Sproul
5
Framingham
2
Diploma
Grade 6
Lois Turner
22
Bridgewater; B. U.
4
Diploma
Commercial
Gertrude Reynolds
4
B. U. College of Music
4
B. Music
Music
Edward Rogean
9
Tufts
1
5
B. S. Ed., Ed. M.
Principal
Clifton E. Bradley
19
Colgate U .; B. U .; Brown U .; R. I. College of Ed.
53
B. S .; M. Ed.
Superintendent
150 1 5
1
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ENROLLMENT IN NORWELL SCHOOLS As of October 1, 1944
Center Primary Norwell Grammar
High
Grade
School
School
School
1
43 27
2
3
28
4
27
5
30
6
26
7
27
8
36
9
26
10
20
11
22
12
16
-
Totals
70
111
147
Total enrollment of schools
328
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In Memoriam WILFRED C. BOWKER CEMETERY COMMITTEE 1926-1945
In Memoriam
WORLD WAR II
EARLE C. GAFFNEY
EDWARD J. McGALL CARLTON I. RYDER
GEORGE F. SMITH, JR.
SAMUEL TURNER, JR.
May Their Sacrifice Not Have Been In Vain
OUR HONOR ROLL
ADAMS, FREDERICK H. ADAMS, JOHN J.
ANDERSON, ROLAND E.
ANDERSON, RUSSELL
ANDERSON, STANLEY G. ARVIDSON, HERBERT E., JR.
BAILEY, WILLIAM L. R. BAIRD, CAMERON M.
BALDWIN, CHARLES H., JR.
BEACH, GEORGE V.
BEACH, NORMAN T. BEACH, RAYMOND F.
BECK, JOHN W.
BENNETT, CLARENCE E.
BENNETT, JOHN J.
BERNARD, ANTHONY M.
BERNARD, GEORGE T.
BITTENBENDER, STEVEN
BITTENBENDER, THOMAS A.
BOUTINON, JACQUES C. R. BREWSTER, ALEXANDER C. BREWSTER, DONALD E.
BRIAN, HENRY A.
BROUGHTON, HARRY W.
BROUGHTON, JOHN N., JR. BROWN, MATTHEW A. BUCKLEY, JOSEPH M., JR.
BURNS, DONALD G. BURNS, RALPH W.
BURNSIDE, DONALD L. BURNSIDE, KENNETH L.
CAMERON, CECIL F. CARCHIA, ROBERT CAREY, JAMES A. CARL, LEO H. CARLETON, HAYWOOD C. CAVANAGH, GEORGE F.
CHATER, CHARLES H.
CLOUGH, JOHN M.
COOMBS, ELIZABETH G.
COOMBS, LEE H. COULTER, ROBERT E.
CROMBIE, CHARLES H. CROWELL, PRESCOTT H. CRUFF, FREDERICK E. CUGNASCA, RICHARD E.
CUMMINGS, CHARLES CUMMINGS, NORMA CUMMINGS, RICHARD DEFABIO, FRANK P. DEFABIO, JOHN J. DEFABIO, MARY DEMARCHI, JOHN L. DEMARS, LESLIE C. DEMARS, RODNEY E. DES GRANGES, DONALD, JR.
DILLON, SCHUYLER, SR. DILLON, SCHUYLER, JR.
DILLON, WILLIAM W. DONNELLAN, EDWARD G.
DONNELLAN, FRANCIS A., JR. DUTTON, RALEIGH H.
DYER, FRANCIS L.
DYER, THEODORE M., JR.
DWYER, NEIL D.
EDWARDS, WILLIAM B.
EKSTROM, PHILLIP JOHN
EKSTROM, VERA M.
FARMER, PAUL K. FARRAR, ELLSWORTH L.
FARRAR, HARLAND W.
FENECK, AUGUSTINE A.
FENGER, CHRISTIAN
FENGER, FREDERICK A.
FIOCCA, JOSEPH V.
FIOCCA, RUDOLPH V.
FOGG, HELEN FREDRICKSON, CARL F. FREDRICKSON, HERBERT N.
*GAFFNEY, EARLE C. GAUDETTE, VIRGINIA GAULEY, DAVID J. GAULEY, RUSSELL E. GEORGETTI, CARLO C.
GOLDMAN, ALBERT I. GORDON, ANDREW G. GUTHRIE, PERCY A. HACKETT, ROBERT N. HALL, FREDERICK H., JR. HALL, JOHN MILLER, 3RD HALLAREN, WILLIAM D.
HAMBLEN, JOHN B. HAMBLEN, WILLIAM HANSON, GEORGE W. HARDWICK, LEMUEL F., JR. HARDWICK, STAFFORD L. HASKINS, WILLIAM C. HAYES, WILLIAM E. HENDERSON, JOSEPH I. HENDERSON, RICHARD W. HENDERSON, STANLEY W. HENNESSEY, FREDERICK L.
HERSEY, WARREN G.
HERSEY, WILLIAM A. HIGGINS, WILLIAM S.
HILLS, JOHN T. HILLS, W. LAWRENCE
HINES, FRANCIS D.
HINES, MARY Y. HOLDEN, HENRY H. HOWES, LEONARD E.
HUNT, ERNEST G. JACOBS, LORING H. JOSEPH, ELEANOR JUDD, GEORGE, JR. KEEFE, PAUL W. KEENE, ELLSWORTH G. KENYON, ROBERT D., JR.
KING, JAMES T. KNIGHT, ERNEST H.
OUR HONOR ROLL
LAMBERT, GORDON A. LAPHAM, ALBERT E. LAPHAM, EDMUND F., JR.
LEAVITT, THOMAS, JR. LEIGHTON, RICHARD C.
LILEY, WARREN E. LITCHFIELD, RALPH E. MACDONALD, JAMES F., JR. MAGOUN, EVERETT C.
MAKOWSKI, THEODORE
MARLAND, WILLIAM D.
MAXWELL, ANDREW J.
MAYBURY, HOWARD C., JR.
MAYBURY, ROBERT C. MCARDELL, EDMUND JOSEPII
*MCGALL, EDWARD J. MERRITT, EMERSON S. MERRITT, HARRY A. MERRITT, RAYMOND F.
MERRITT, WARREN P.
MESHEAU, WILLIAM L.
MOLLA, NATALE A.
MOREY, FREDERICK A.
MOSKOWITZ, DANIEL J.
MOSKOWITZ, HARRY N.
MOTT, S. LAWRENCE
MOTT, ROBERT A.
MURPHY, JOSEPH W.
MURRAY, LLOYD A., JR.
MURRAY, MAURICE
MUTHER, WALTER P.
MYERS, HAROLD W.
NELSON, GORDON C.
NEWCOMB, LAWRENCE E., JR.
NEWCOMB, ROBERT D.
NICKERSON, MARGARET
NORRIS, WILLIAM B.
OAKMAN, DONALD L. OSBERG, WILLIAM F.
OSBORNE, FRANK H., JR.
OSBORNE, WESLEY H., JR.
PARADIS, FRANCIS J.
PARADIS, JOSEPH P.
WEARE, LLOYD C., JR.
WEATHERBY, WILLIAM J. C.
PARADIS, THOMAS A., JR.
PETERSON, RUSSELL S.
PIKE, CHARLES C.
PIRO, ANTONIO
WHITE, BERNARD W. WHITE, EDSON L. WHITE, LLOYD A. WHITING, MALCOLM E.
POWER, T. CURTIS
PROUTY, WENDALL H.
WHITING, RICHARD H.
QUEEN, JOHN W., JR.
WICKERSHAM, CORWIN, JR.
REPPLIER, BANNING RICE, EDWARD A.
WRIGHT, HOBART
RICE, MICHAEL J.
YOUNG, HAROLD A.
ROBBINS, GORDON DEM.
ZUCKER, RICHARD C.
ROBERTSON, JAMES W.
ROLFE, LYLE H.
ROMAN, J. FREDERICK ROSEBACH, FREDERICK J. ROSS, JAMES T. ROUNDS, CHARLES E. ROUNDS, FRANK W., JR.
RYDER, CARLTON I. SANDBERG, ROBERT S. SCOTT, VIRGINIA R. SEELEY, ALEXANDER M. SHEARER, HOWARD A., JR. SHEARER, LAWRENCE B. SIMPSON, MALCOLM L. SMELLIE, PETER J.
* SMITH, GEORGE F., JR. SNOWDALE, LLOYD W. SNOWDALE, WALTON C. SOULE, LAWRENCE SOUSA, LINWOOD P. SOUSA, RAYMOND J.
SPOVILD, HERBERT L.
STANLEY, ARTHUR R. STODDARD, EVERETT S. STRACHAN, EDWARD G.
STRACHAN, GEORGE A.
STRACHAN, JOHN W. SYLVESTER, RICHARD D. SYLVESTER, ROBERT THOMAS, STEPHEN TIBBETTS, ROBERT OTIS TIBBETTS, VERNON E.
TINGLEY, CHARLES A.
TOLMAN, ARTHUR M.
TOLMAN, THOMAS J.
TORREY, ARTHUR G.
TORREY, LINWOOD E.
TORREY, RUSSELL A. TRAVI, VINCENT W.
*TURNER, SAMUEL, JR. TURNER, WILLIAM H. VAN NESS, JOHN W. VINAL, RAYMOND G. WADSWORTH, LORING L.
PARADIS, LEO F. PARADIS, PAUL
WELLBAND, RICHARD J. WENNERMER, JOSEPH, JR.
WILDER, QUENTON S.
ZUCKER, RUTH VIRGINIA
Any additions or corrections should be reported to the Board of Selectmen.
Welcome Home Veteran of World War II
Notice
VETERANS' SERVICE BUREAU
At the request of the Board of Selectmen, a Veterans' Service Bureau was set up late in November, 1945.
The purpose of this bureau is to advise and assist the returning serviceman. Any veteran wishing information may call at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall, Friday even- ings at 8 P. M.
Will Citizens of the Town of Norwell, having openings in their business for veterans, please notify any member of the Committee.
HERBERT A. LINCOLN JOHN D. MURPHY ALAN C. VIRTUE, Chairman
TOWN OF NORWELL Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Ninth Congressional District Charles L. Gifford, Barnstable
Second Councillor District Clayton L. Havey, 140 Church Street, West Roxbury
Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial Districts Newland H. Holmes, 83 Webb Street, Weymouth
Third Plymouth Representative District Nathaniel Hurwitz, Cohasset
Population, 1945 State Census, 2147
INDEX
Assessors
Page
69
Board of Health 64
Board of Fire Engineers 63
Board of Public Welfare 38
Chief of Police
37
Dog Officer 69
In Memoriam-Picture-Honor Roll 1-6
Income Cemetery Trust Funds 35
Inspector of Animals 68
James Library 63
Memorial Committee 40
School Committee 78
Sealer of Weights and Measures 68
Selectmen's Report 11
Special Committee-Elementary School Building 71
Tax Collector 36
Town Accountant
12
Balance Sheet 32
Town Clerk's Report 44
Town Officers
9
Town Treasurer 34
Visiting Nurse Association 41
William J. Leonard Memorial Library 64
Zoning By-Laws Appeal Board 38
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ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
SELECTMEN
A. LESTER SCOTT, Chairman
Term expires 1948
JAMES A. LIDDELL
Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947
ASSESSORS
RALPH H. COLEMAN, Chairman
Term expires 1947
JAMES A. LIDDELL
Term expires 1946
A. LESTER SCOTT
Term exipres 1948
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
JAMES A. LIDDELL, Chairman
Term expires 1946
A. LESTER SCOTT
Term expires 1948 Term expires 1947
RALPH H. COLEMAN
HELEN E. NORRIS
TOWN CLERK NELLIE L. SPARRELL
TOWN TREASURER MARGARET CROWELL
TAX COLLECTOR
DONALD C. WILDER
TREE WARDEN
JOHN T. OSBORN
MODERATOR CECIL E. WHITNEY
TOWN ACCOUNTANT KENNETH A. TORREY
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
JAMES P. HALL, Chairman Term expires 1948
*HORACE D. GAUDETTE
THOMAS S. CANN
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Secretary
* Resigned-Vacancy filled by THOMAS S. CANN
BOARD OF HEALTH
MINOT F. WILLIAMSON, Chairman Term expires 1948
WILLIAM O. HENDERSON Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947
JOHN D. R. WOODWORTH
TRUSTEES OF WILLIAM J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
PAULINE W. LEONARD
ALFRED H. PROUTY
WILLIAM O. PROUTY
Term expires 1948 Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
HARRY G. PINSON, Chairman Term expires 1946 CHARLES G. PROUTY Term expires 1947 JOSEPH B. SOUSA Term expires 1948
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Clerk
CHIEF OF POLICE A. LESTER SCOTT
DEPUTY CHIEF ALAN C. VIRTUE
CONSTABLE
LLOYD B. HENDERSON
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR PERRY H. OSBORN
Term expires 1946 Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947
RALPH H. COLEMAN
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SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS
CHESTER A. BELL
ROBERT L. MOLLA
RALPH H. COLEMAN
JOHN T. OSBORN
LLOYD B. HENDERSON
BERT I. RICHARDSON
JAMES A. LIDDELL LESTER D. WEST
RICHARD H. BROOKS
HOWARD A. DELANO
HORACE D. GAUDETTE
LAWRENCE E. NEWCOMB EVERETT F. OSBORNE JOHN STRACHAN
JOHN G. MARLAND
JOHN D. MURPHY
HUMPHREY W. TURNER LLOYD S. WEST
JOHN WINSKE CEMETERY COMMITTEE
WILLIAM D. JACOBS
WILFRED C. BOWKER
W. WALLACE FARRAR
Term expires 1948 Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CHARLES H. BALDWIN
ADVISORY BOARD
JAMES H. BARNARD, Chairman Term expires Dec. 31, 1947
FRED R. BURNSIDE
Term expires Dec. 31, 1947
THEODORE M. DYER
Term expires Dec. 31, 1947
HENRY C. FORD Term expires Dec. 31, 1945
ALAN C. VIRTUE Term expires Dec. 31, 1945
J. LYMAN WADSWORTH Term expires Dec. 31, 1945
*JARED A. GARDNER Term expires Dec. 31, 1946
RALPH L. RIPLEY
Term expires Dec. 31, 1946
W. WALLACE FARRAR Term expires Dec. 31, 1946 WILLIAM D. JACOBS Term expires Dec. 31, 1946
* Resigned-Vacancy filled by RALPH L. RIPLEY
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
DONALD PORTER GEORGE R. FARRAR JOSEPH L. HALLETT, Clerk TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
RALPH L. RIPLEY
LESTER D. WEST
JOHN W. QUEEN
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS *RICHARD E. CUGNASCA D. ROBERT CURRIE *Resigned
FENCE VIEWERS
HARRY G. PINSON MOTH SUPERINTENDENT JOHN T. OSBORN
JAMES BERNARD SCOTT BURIAL AGENT NELLIE L. SPARRELL
FOREST WARDEN LLOYD R. FARRAR VETERANS' SERVICE CENTER ALAN C. VIRTUE, Chairman HERBERT A. LINCOLN JOHN D. MURPHY
ZONING APPEAL BOARD ELLIOTT W. CROWELL, Chairman CLEMENT R. THOMAS HUMPHREY W. TURNER
CUSTODIAN OF TOWN HALL LESTER D. WEST
MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK BERT I. RICHARDSON
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
It is with sincere regret that the Honor Roll bears two additional Gold Stars over our last report; namely Carlton I. Ryder, killed in action at St. Lo, France, July 9, 1944, and Earle C. Gaffney, who died at Fort Knox, Kentucky, April 22, 1945.
The Selectmen wish to thank the many citizens of the town who so generously gave to the Christmas Gift Fund for the members of the various Services. A total collection of $636.10 was made and with the balance from last year we were able to send to one hundred and eighty-four service- men and women a money order for five dollars. Enclosed with each money order was a series of pictures of the town, including the Town Hall, High School, Fire Stations and several other places of interest. These pictures were taken, printed and presented for mailing without cost by Ralph Pain- ten. H. Rodman Booth helped to mount the pictures. Many thanks to Ralph and Rodman. While many who received Christmas gifts this season were out of the Services it was the general feeling that all who were in the Service V-J Day should be remembered. Our thanks to J. Lyman Wadsworth, Nellie L. Sparrell and many others who assisted in this enter- prise.
The town has a very active committee on veterans affairs known as the Veterans' Service Center. Veterans who have an honorable discharge and who wish advice may meet this Committee at the Town Hall any Friday night at 8 o'clock.
The committee for Defense Service during the critical war period has disbanded and we wish to extend our thanks at this time to the many who gave so much of their time and thought to its success. So many helped in this effort that we hesitate to mention any names, but we would like to remind you of the great start it was given by the late Irving R. Henderson.
Our thanks to Donald Porter for his fine handling of the Wardens and Report Center; to Alan C. Virtue for his solution of police problems; to Col. John D. R. Woodworth for his work with the medical unit and the services he has rendered the town during the shortage of doctors; and to the many-many others we say, thank you.
In the death of Wilfred C. Bowker the town lost one of its public spirited citizens. As a member of the Cemetery Committee his services will be greatly missed. His gift to the No. 2 Fire Station was an example of his loyalty to the Town of Norwell.
The incidental account was overdrawn due primarily to the cost of zoning advertising, Zoning Appeal Board expense, and Rationing Board costs.
Until the Legislature meets Chapters 90 and 81 are still only a prob- ability. The town received from the State on snow removal the sum of $2,139.37, under a special act of the Legislature, which of course goes to the General Fund.
The town dump has been costly this year due to the fact that the townspeople will not dump their rubbish back far enough from the street and dump alongside the driveway. Unless the townspeople cooperate the unsanitary conditions of which the Board of Health have notified the Select- men cannot be controlled without costly expenditures and twenty-four hour surveillance.
At the time of the recent flood an emergency was declared by the Selectmen as the gravel on the roads and bridges was washed out. To replace this gravel and fill in the bridges it cost the town about $3,000, some of which may be allowed the town under Chapter 81. This emergency was one of the causes of the surplus account being overdrawn.
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NINETY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
The Selectmen deem it advisable to ask the town to appoint a com- mittee to study the question of a town water system.
We wish to express our appreciation for the splendid cooperation of all department heads and citizens who have served the town during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
A. LESTER SCOTT, Chairman RALPH H. COLEMAN JAMES A. LIDDELL Board of Selectmen
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
RECEIPTS
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1945 $ 78,052.56
GENERAL REVENUE
1945 Tax Levy :
Poll
$ 1,000.00
Personal
8,299.20
Real Estate
68,452.33
$ 77,751.53
Previous Years' Tax Levies :
Personal
$ 414.95
Real Estate
10,931.61
Tax Title Redemptions
844.78
Income Tax
9,845.00
Corporation Tax
4,545.06
Meals Tax
694.13
Liquor Licenses
400.00
All Other Licenses
135.00
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance
$10,021.47
Aid to Dependent Children
540.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
333.98
Aid to Dependent Children Adm.
63.56
$ 10,959.01
State Grants:
Massachusetts School Fund
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