Annual report of the town officers, town of Groton, Vermont, 1944, Part 1

Author: Groton (Vt. : Town)
Publication date: 1944
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WAR ISSUE


ANNUAL REPORT GROTON, VERMONT 1944


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ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE OFFICERS OF THE


Town of Groton, Vermont


For the Year Ending January 31 1944


CHARLES C. LORD PRESS GROTON, VERMONT


OUR COVER


The splendid cover on our report this year is the gift of Mr. Charles C. Lord. We are proud of this cover, we are proud of the service flag reproduced on it, we are proud of the boys which it represents, and we are proud that we have in our midst a citizen whose aim has ever been to boost Groton's interests.


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INDEX


Page 4


Town Officers


5


Tax Report


6


Report of Treasurer


8


Financial Standing


9


Report of Selectmen


17


Report of Road Commissioner


19


Report of Overseer


20


.


Report of Superintendent


25


Report of Library Trustees and Librarian


.29


Report of Service Flag Committee


30


Report of Salvage Committee


31


Old Age Assistance


32


Births


35


Marriages and Deaths


36


Groton Cemetery


37


Town Meeting Warning


40


Report of School Directors


30


Report of Auditors


4


GROTON TOWN REPORT


TOWN OFFICERS


Moderator


George H. Ricker


Clerk and Treasurer


George H. Millis


Selectmen


Nelson W. Whitehill


To March 7, 1944


Gerald I. Mores


To March 7, 1944 To March 6, 1945


Herman P. Ricker


School Directors


To March 7, 1944


To March 6. 1945 To March 5, 1946


Road Commissioner


Bert Bailey


Overseer


Virginia Frost


Constable and Collector


George H. Ricker


Listers


Earl Welch


To March 7, 1944


Robert N. Brown


To March 6. 1945 To March 7. 1944


Malcolm Graham


Town Agent


George H. Millis


Grand Juror


G. Robert Pillsbury


Auditors


Burton L. Brown


To March 7. 1944


Ralph N. Carpenter


To March 6, 1945


Library Trustees


Fannie M. B. Ricker


1944


Minnie Brown


1945


Helene White


1946


Nellie Jeffrey


1947


Ida M. Ricker


1948


Earl Welch Alice Goodine Emma Graham


Report of Tax Collector


Year


Due 2-1-43


Collected


Due 2-1-44


1930


123 84


47 10


76 74


1931


150 77


68 27


82 50


1932


120 80


74 75


46 05


1933


181 45


95 66


85 79


1934


318 25


159 16


159 09


1935


475 83


158 95


316 88


1936


514 68


202 10


312 58


1937


840 97


365 91


666 91


1939


1,032 82


460 36


1,035 97


1940


1,496 33


695 24


1,435 32


1942


3,192 02


1,470 05


1,721 97


1943


22,770 63


18,795 52


3,675 35


Total


$33,429 12


$23,008 62


$10,120 74


Discount


Uncollected taxes 2-1-34


$23,473 53


Uncollected taxes 2-1-44


10,120 74


Reduced


$13,352 79


1941


2,130 56


406 29


434 68


1938


80 17


9 26


70 91


299 76


GEORGE H. RICKER, Collector


Report of Treasurer


Cash on hand


$3,995 29


Perry Auto Co .. rebate


67 51


Dog license money


160 90


Montpelier National Bank


2,954 25


Road money


67 73


E. E. Darling


500 00


State of Vermont


24 68


Perley Williams (payment on place)


15 00


Perry Auto Co., rebate


1 98


Travelers Ins. Co. (on bridge)


159 40


Cemetery Fund


133 60


G. H. Ricker, coll.


23,008 62


Order No. 194, paid twice


350 00


$31,438 96


Overseer


Rebate from U. V. M. C.


$100 00


Rebate from George Fisk for David Fisk 50 97


150 97


Road Commissioner's Receipts


Surface treatment


$1,304 70


Town Highways


1.668 23


Use of Truck


65 28


Use of Truck


81 00


Use of Truck


187 00


3,306 21


Schools


State of Vermont. State school money


$2.631 00


State of Vermont. Vocational money


1.441 25


Town of Ryegate, tuition


818 72


Town of Topsham, tuition


45 00


Ira Farrow, tuition


25 00


Jacklyn Miller, tuition


15 00


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


Lyle Frazer, rebate Old Typewriter Lease land


2 32


32 00


24 00


5,034 29


$39,930 43


Total receipts


Cash Paid Out


Paid Selectmen orders


$13,078 02


Paid School Directors' orders


14,577 71


Paid Overseer's orders


1,435 29


Paid Road Commissioner's orders


1,459 92


Paid State Road orders


1,995 47


Paid Unselected Highway orders


1,668 81


Paid winter road work orders


501 07


Total paid out


$34,716 29


Total receipts


$39,930 43


Total payments


34,716 29


Cash in hands of Treasurer


$5,214 14


GEORGE H. MILLIS, Treasurer


Financial Standing


Liabilities


Montpelier National Bank, bonds Order No.


$18,000.00


3 Feb. 1, 1919, I. H. Goodwin


1,000 00


53 July 1, 1921, Jessie Whitehill


1,000 00


563 Jan. 30, 1928, E. E. Darling


2,000 00


147 Jan. 30, 1929, E. E. Darling


2,200 00


348 April 28, 1932, Trustees Methodist Church


1,000 00


1 Feb. 6, 1935, Carl Vance


700 00


26 April 13, 1935, Carl Vance


900 00


103 Jan. 1, 1938, Grant Vance


1,600 00


27 Mar. 7, 1941, Trustees Methodist Church 1,000 00


$29,400 00


Due School account to July 1, 1944


2,400 44


$31,800 44


Assets


Due on tax bill see Collector's report


$10,120 74


Real Estate Bought


851 15


Fifty shares Class B stock


1,000 00


Material in hands of Selectmen


600 00


Due from State, road money, winter maintenance


842 50


Due Schools, tuition


83 00


Due Schools, rent on lease land


18 00


Cash in hands of Treasurer


5,214 14


$18,729 53


Total liabilities


$31,800 44


Total assets


18,729 53


$13,070 91


Town Debt 1942-43


$15,959 15


Town Debt 1943-44


13,070 91


Town Debt reduced


$2,888 24


Report of Selectmen


Order No.


1 Gerald Morse, services as Selectman


$115 00


2 H. P. Ricker, services as Selectman 65 00


3 W. W. Pillsbury, services as Selectman 65 00


20 00


4 Robert Pillsbury, services as Auditor


20 00


5 B. L. Brown, services as Auditor


6 R. N. Carpenter, services as Auditor 20 00


55 00


7 Wendell Crown, winter roads


142 35


8 Bert Bailey, winter roads


10 50


6, Franklin Emery, winter roads


101 50


11 Geo. H. Ricker, 1% com. on taxes collected


146 16


12 Geo. H. Ricker, trip to St. Johnsbury for gas and oil ration 6 00


13 Robert Pillsbury, winter roads


3.50


14 I. N. Dennis, winter roads


3 50


15 Robert Pillsbury, services as ballot clerk


4 00


16 Mrs. Bessie Morrison, rent of hall 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 35 00


17 Robert Pillsbury, shoveling snow


1 00


18 Russell Pillsbury, winter roads


1 00


19 George Clark, erecting booths


9 00 /


20 George Millis, check books


3 50


21 Virginia Frost, services as Old Age investigator


60 00


22


C. E. Ricker, 1941 and 1943 bonds


99 10


24 Bert Bailey, winter roads


92 00


25


Horace Bailey, winter roads


10 45


26 Wendell Crown, winter roads


2 70


27 William Emery, winter roads


9 15


28 Franklin Emery, winter roads


10 00


30. Green Mt. Power Corp., lights at garage


45 00


31 Mrs. C. J. Bailey, garage rent, Jan., Feb., Mar.


10 00


32 B. L. Brown, postage on reports


4 00


33 R. Moulton, winter roads


34 Molly Falls Tel. Co., phone at Observation Post 9 08


26 75


35 Socony Vac. Oil Co., oil for tractors


10 00


23 Chas. Lord, 530 reports and envelopes


119 60


29 Motor Vehicle Dept., registration of truck


4 70


10 Horace Bailey, winter roads


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36 Lowell McLeod, steel nuts and labor on tractor 6 45


37 Philip Comfort, garage fires 48 00


38 Farm Bureau Auto Ins. Co., insurance on truck 8 75


39 Molly Falls Tel. Co., Defense Center 6 63


40 Vt. Road Equipment, repairs on tractor 173 64


41 A. M. Flanders, welding tractor 39 23


42 Caselline Venable Corp., blades for snow plow 73 95


43 Dr. A. C. Archambault, services as Health Officer 101 00


44 Carroll Goodine, winter roads 2 70


45 Milton L. Julian, county treas., 1c on dollar assessment 49 09


46 McAuliffe Paper Co., flags for cemetery


3 00


47 Orlo Goodwin and Ralph Bailey, fixing fence on Roy Vance farm 5 00


48


S. A. Garbati, work in cemetery 22 50


49 Harold Eastman, care of West Groton ceme- tery and Glover cemetery 14 00


50 S. A. Gargati, mowing by hand in cemetery 26 00


51 Harold Eastman, mowing Peacham cemetery 8 00


52 S. A. Gabati, hand mowing in cemetery


28 00


53 Gerald Smith, rent on town clerk's office, Aug.


21, 1942 to Aug. 21, 1943 60 00


54 Mrs. C. J. Bailey, rent of garage April, May, June 45 00


55 Green Mt. Power Corp., lights in town garage 1 00


56 Molly Falls Tel. Co., Defense Center 2 76


57 Geo. Ricker, 13 tax liens at 50c, 1943 6 50


58 Lowell McLeod, labor on chain 3 00


59 Arthur Graves, legal fees


71 80


60 Library Trustees, money appropriated


25 00


61 John K. White Est., Observation Post


3 40


62 John K. White Est., truck (gas and material)


111 96


63 Geo. Ricker, postage


10 80


64 Mrs. Emma Graham, helping on grand list books and mileage 28 88


65 Malcolm Graham, services as lister


59 16


66 Montp. Nat. Bank, int. on bonds to Aug. 1, 1943 341 25


67 Geo. H. Millis, recording 13 tax liens 6 50


68 Bert Bailey, labor on snow fence 24 12


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69 Ned Lindsey, labor on snow fence


19 80


70 Franklin Emery, labor on snow fence 19 80


71 Bert Bailey, winter roads


29 35


72 Horace Bailey, labor on snow fence


10 50


73 Franklin Emery, labor on snow fence


3 15


74 S. A. Garbati, care of lots in cemetery Walter Dana, winter roads


3 00


75


76 H. Ricker & Son, lumber for bridges 285 34


4 00


78 Montpelier Nat. Bank, note due


3,000 00


79 Earl Fletcher, Farm Bureau assessment 76 47


851 61


81 Legares Garage, repairs and gas for truck


82 Bert Bailey, labor on bridge 29 02


83 Franklin Emery, labor on bridge


23 65


84 Ned Lindsey, labor on bridge


23 65


85 Horace Bailey, labor on bridge


19 25


86 Waldo Heath, labor with team on bridge


3 00


87 Mrs. C. J. Bailey, rent of sheds for July, August and September


45 00


88 Lowell McLeod, 401 lbs. steel for bridge ^


24 06


89 Farm Bureau Auto Ins. Co., insurance on truck


8 75


90 Vt. Inst. In., tax book 1 36


2 00


92 Molly Falls Tel. Co., Defense Center


6 33


93


Old Age Assistance, old age tax


760 50


94


Vt. Road Equipment, as per bill


35


95 C. E. Ricker, insurance 14 87


18 65


97 Farm Machine Exchange, bolts


1 68


98 Caselline Venable Corp., blades for snow plow


51 85


99 For-All Grain Co., cement


3 40


100 Perry Auto Co., labor on truck


1 98


101 For-All Grain Co., cement for West Groton bridge 188 00


102 David Hall, stringers for Heath bridge 30 00


103 Bert Bailey, labor on Henry Goodwin bridge 26 32


104 Horace Bailey, labor on Henry Goodwin bridge 17 05


105 Ned Lindsey, labor on Henry Goodwin bridge 14 30


131 60


77 Green Mt. Power Corp., lights in town garage


80 Levi R. Kelley, State Treas. No. 302 Highway 63 05


91 Green Mt. Power Corp., lights in garage


96 A. M. Flanders, as per bill


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106 Franklin Emery, labor on Henry Goodwin bridge 9 90


107 Bert Bailey, winter roads 42 52


108 Horace Bailey, winter roads 28 05


109 Franklin Emery, winter roads 29 15


110 Ned Lindsey, winter roads


29 70


111 Horace Bailey, winter roads


34 65


112 Mrs. Maggie Frost, lumber for bridge 43 16


49 95


114 Franklin Emery, winter roads


11 55


115


Leslie Bixby, labor man and truck 6 50


116 Dr. A. C. Archambault, services as Health Officer 36 35


5 50


118 Mrs. E. C. Frost, making 1943 tax books


25 00


119 Perry Auto Co., repairs on truck


19 25


120 Bert Bailey, winter roads


63 34


121 Horace Bailey, winter roads


30 80


122 Waldo Heath, 42 yds. gravel for Goodwin bridge


4 20


123 Franklin Emery, winter roads


24 20


124 Chas. C. Lord, printing


49 00


125 Lowell McLeod, repairs for truck


47 80


126 G. L. McLam, care of town clock, Feb. 1, 1943 to Feb. 1, 1944 16 50


127 Green Mt. Power Corp., lights for Dec. 1 00


128 International Salt Co., salt for sand 61 96


129 Socony Vac. Oil Co., oil for tractor 21 40


130 Mrs. C. J. Bailey, rent of garage and sheds, Oct., Nov., Dec. 1943 45 00


131 Caselline Venable Corp., blades for snow plow 33 32


132 Village Trustees, maintaining village fire engine 363 58


133 Dr. A. C. Archambault, services as Health Officer


7 50


134 Groton Bobbin Co., wood for town clerk's office 9 00


135 Mrs. J. B. Renfrew, services as Librarian, in 1943 112 00


136 Geo. H. Ricker, Coll. tax abatements 175 72


137 Geo. H. Ricker, Coll. tax on Lee Blanchard property, for deed to property 151 15


138 A. S. Graves, legal fees 4 00


139 C. E. Ricker, bonds 15 00


140 W. Cassidy, 125 chickens killed by dogs at 60c 75 00


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113 Bert Bailey, winter roads


117 Bailey Bros., radiator for truck


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141 Joanna Aldrich, Gertrude Perry, use of pasture


8 12


for Observ. Post


142 Socony Vacuum Oil Co., oil for tractor 20 40


43 45


144 Horace Bailey, winter roads


23 65


145 Franklin Emery, winter roads


24 50


146 Leslie Bixby, winter roads


7 15


147 Gerald Darling, winter roads


Elmer Frost, labor and material on Observ. Post 25 63


148


149 State of Vt., use of 2 50-ton jacks on bridge 2 00


126 90


150 Elmer Frost, work on bridges


16 80


151 C. H. Goss Co., recapping tire


1 00


152 Green Mt. Power Corp., lights in garage


21 00


153 Geo. H. Millis, lights and vital statistics


154 Geo. H. Millis, services as Town Clerk 150 00


1,500 00


155 Montpelier National Bank, 2 bonds paid


341 25


156


Montpelier National Bank, interest on bonds


157


I. H. Goodwin, interest on order No. 3, Feb. 1, 1918, Feb. 1, 1943 to Feb. 1, 1944


35 00


158


Jessie Whitehill, order No. 53, July 1, 1921, int. Feb. 1, 1943, to Feb. 1, 1944


35 00


159


E. E. Darling, int. on order No. 563, Jan. 30, 1928 ; No. 147 Jan. 30, 1929, from Feb. 1, 1943 to Feb. 1, 1944


147 00


160 Carl Vance, int. on order No. 1, Feb. 6, 1935, No. 26, April 13, 1935, Feb. 1, 1943 to Feb. 1, 1944


56 00


161 Grant Vance, int. on order No. 103, Jan. 1, 1938, Feb. 1, 1943 to Feb. 1, 1944 56 00


162


Methodist Church Trustees, int. on order No. 27, Mar. 1941, No. 348, Apr. 28, 1932, Feb. 1, 1943, to Feb. 1, 1944


70 00


11 14


163 Legares Garage, repairs on truck


164 J. K. White Est., gas and material for truck 110 58


30


165 J. K. White Est., oil for Observation Post


2 00


166 National Bank of Newbury, service charge


$13,153 02


143 Bert Bailey, winter roads 66 15


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


Classification of Selectmen's Orders


Interest


$1,081 50


Elections


13 00


Cost of winter roads


1,787 63


Salaries


538 00


Lights, postage, telephone and printing


175 76


Insurance


47 37


Registration


10 00


Listers' salaries and mileage


88 04


Rents


283 12


Bridges


873 20


Cemetery expense


233 10


Gas and material


222 54


Repairs on truck


167 20


Health Officer


144 85


Library expense


137 00


Vital statistics


21 00


Fuel


15 50


County Tax and Farm Bureau Tax


125 56


Balance Commission on tax collections and fees


146 16


Village Trustees


363 58


Tax abatements


175 72


Property tax for deed to property


151 15


Notes and interest bearing orders paid


3,000 00


Bonds paid


1,500 00


Old Age Assistance


770 50


Making tax books


25 00


Dog damage


75 00


Highway tax 302


851 61


Civilian Defense


54 13


Legal fees


75 80


$13,153 02


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


The following bridges and improved road work was done this year under the supervision of the Selectmen and Road Commissioner with the approval of the District Commissioner.


On State Highway No. 1 leading from Groton Village to Topsham, re-treating with tar.


On State Highway No. 2 leading from Groton Village to Peacham, re-treating with tar.


On Selected Highway No. 3 leading from 302 to Rickers Mills, re-surfacing with gravel.


The Town Highway or Unselected money was expended as follows.


Funds available


$1,760 73


1942 balance


407 50


Total State fund


$2,168 73


Used for Winter Maintenance 500 00


Remainder for Summer Main-


tenance and Improvement $1,668 73


From the above $900.00 was used on the H. P. Ricker road and the balance of $768.73 for ditching, cleaning and repairing culverts and surfacing as much road as possible with gravel on all other Town Roads.


From the Selectmen's General Fund the plank bridge on the West Groton road by I. H. Goodwin's was replaced with one of cement.


We are submitting below an estimated budget which is based on actual expenses that must be paid. We ask the tax payers to give this careful consideration that the town may continue to reduce its interest bearing debt.


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


Budget


Overseer


$.45


Summer Roads


.30


Winter Roads


.20


Retire Bonds


.30


Interest


.30


Route No. 302


.20


General Expenses


.45


Town Officers


.20


Total Town tax


$2.40


GERALD MORSE, H. P. RICKER,


Selectmen.


DOG ACCOUNT


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68 Dogs licensed at $2.00 each


$136 00


6 Dogs licensed at $6.00 each


36 00


Total $172 00


Less Town Clerk's fee of 15c each


11 10


$160 90


G. H. MILLIS, Town Clerk


Report of Road Commissioner


SUMMARY


Expended on Town Highways


$509 30


Horace Bailey, 403 hrs. labor


199 55


Franklin Emery, 669 hrs. labor


253 05


Orlo Goodwin, 4 hrs. labor, man and team


4 00


Len Crown, sharpening tools


3 00


Lowell McLeod, labor


22 27


Perry Auto Co., labor on truck Total for labor


$1,334 82


J. K. White Estate, gas


22 25


Vt. Explosive Co., dynamite


3 30


Walso Heath, 33 yds. gravel Total for material


125 10


Total cost


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$1,558 22


Appropriation from town


98 30


Balance on hand


SUMMARY


Expended on Selected Highways


Bert Bailey, 50 hrs. labor


$33 74


Franklin Emery, 18 hrs. labor


9 90


Ned Lindsey, 42 hrs. labor


23 10


Horace Bailey, 50 hrs. labor


27 50


Treasurer of State of Vermont, labor


614 46


Bert Bailey, 25 hrs. labor, truck


37 50


Total for labor, truck, etc.


$746 20


Bert Bailey, 790 hrs. labor


341 65


Ned Lindsey, 463 hrs. labor


2 00


$99 55


$1,459 92


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


Barrett Co., tar


$1,171 27


Treasurer of State of Vermont, 156 yds. gravel at 50c 78 00


Total for materials


1,249 27


Total cost


$1,995 47


Appropriation from State


$1,304 70


Cost to Town


690 77


SUMMARY


Expended on Unselected Highways


Bert Bailey, 573 hrs. labor $386 78


Franklin Emery, 488 hrs. labor 268 40


Ned Lindsey, 509 hrs. labor 279 95


Horace Bailey, 229 hrs. labor


125 75


Town of Groton, 189 hrs., labor, truck


132 30


Treasurer of State of Vermont, use of


equipment 149 16


Total for labor, trucks, etc.


$1,342 34


Treasurer of State of Vermont, 114 yds.


gravel


$57 00


Treasurer of State of Vermont, tar


269 47


Total for material


326 47


Total cost


$1,668 81


Appropriation from State


$1,668 73


SUMMARY Expended on Winter Highways


Franklin Emery, 111 hrs. labor


$61 05


Horace Bailey, 128 hrs. labor


70 40


Bert Bailey, 131 hrs. labor


88 42


Ned Lindsey, 24 hrs. labor


13 20


Town of Groton, 62 hrs. labor, tractor


187 00


Town of Groton, use of truck and plow


81 00


Total for labor, plows, etc.


Appropriation from State $500 00


$501 07


Report of Overseer


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FOOD


CLOTHING


BOARD AND LABOR


TOWN EXPENSE


MEDICAL AND TRANSPOR. TRUCKING HOSPITAL |POST.& TEL.


TOTAL


REBATE


Commodities


$ 87 16


7 16


Dickey, Mrs. Ethel Fisk, David Horton, Children


50 97


50 97


50 97


8 96


334 86


9 00


352 82


128 00


Page, Ellery Pomeroy, Wm.


120 00


8 00 330 86


27 89


436 27


100 00


77 52


175 00


175 00


Services of Overseer


26


26


Tramps


65 00


53 04


118 04


Welch, Mrs. A. G.


72 58


72 58


Totals


$250 66


$8 96


$399 86


$247 58


$391 90


$51 08 $1,435 29


$150 97


Rebates


150 97


Total Cost of Poor


$1,284 32


VIRGINIA FROST, Overseer


GROTON TOWN REPORT


Welfare


$ 14 19


$ 14 19


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Report of School Directors EXPENDITURES Town Year-Feb. 1, 1943 to Jan. 31, 1944


Teachers' salaries


$9,596 70


Supervision


903 47


School Directors


85 00


Janitors


605 10


Text books


176 79


Supplies


428 76


Furniture


150 65


Repairs


231 27


Fuel


562 99


Lights


115 72


Transportation


1,317 65


Hot Lunch (transportation on commodities)


21 60


Cleaning school houses


57 10


School census


9 36


Insurance and bonds


219 12


Miscellaneous


96 43


$14,577 71


RECEIPTS


Balance, February 1, 1943


$2,854 28


State Aid


2,631 00


Federal Aid, vocational


1,441 25


Town tax, $1.75


9,089 58


Tuition, Ryegate


818 72


Tuition, Topsham


45 00


Tuition, Marlene Farrow


25 00


Tuition, Jacqueline Miller


15 00


Lease land


24 00


Rebate from Lyle Frazer, Canning Project


2 32


Old Typewriter


32 00


Total


$16,978 15


Orders drawn


14,577 71


Balance, February 1, 1944


$2,400 44


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


Due School Account February 1, 1944


On lease land


$18 00


Tuition, Wallace Grey


36 00


Tuition, Topsham


47 00


$101 00


STATE SCHOOL YEAR EXPENDITURES July 1, 1942, to June 30, 1943


Teachers' salaries


$9,064 96


Supervision


728 57


School Directors


500 50


Janitors


181 31


Text books


345 89


Supplies


85 43


Furniture


74 20


Repairs


314 00


Lights


177 60


Transportation


1,242 50


Insurance


183 19


Miscellaneous


11 45


Hot Lunch (transportation on commodities)


577 67


Agricultural Building


86 42


$13,846 91


RECEIPTS


July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943


Balance July 1, 1942


$293 36


Raised by tax


6,832 62


State Aid


2,592 73


Old typewriter


32 00


George Clark, used radiator


2 00


For-All Grain Co., error in change


40


Fuel


186 22


Farm Machine Course


85 00


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


Meroa Cassady, lease land


18 00


Mattie Frost, lease land


4 97


Vocational Education


1,062 95


Defense, Vocational Education for Farm Machine Course


97 71


Tuition, Ryegate


875 00


Tuition, Topsham


77 00


Town of Groton


2,000 00


Total


$13,888 74


Orders drawn


13,846 91


Balance, July 1, 1943


$41 83


TEACHERS' SALARIES


July 1, 1943 to June 30, 1944


VILLAGE SCHOOL


Lillian Garvin


$1,800 00


Olive Goodfellow


1,300 00


John Goodfellow


500 00


Pearl Welch ($550 Federal Aid)


1,200 00


Lyle Frazer ($600 Federal Aid)


1,200 00


Margaret Carter


850 00


Nora Tillotson


845 00


Everdene Hood


800 00


Thelma Donald


800 00


$9,295 00


WESTVILLE


Dorothy Main


800 00


Total


$10,095 00


SUPERVISION


J. Stewart Garvin $820 25


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


JANITORS


Village School, C. H. Hendry


$600 00


Westville School


17 50


Westville School, Orlo Goodwin


35 00


Agricultural Building, J. Willard Benzie


17 60


Total


$670 00


TRANSPORTATION


Henry Cassady


$550 00


William Emery


600 00


Burton Bailey


105 00


Eben McDonald


105 00


$1,360 00


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GROTON TOWN REPORT


ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR 1944-1945


State School Year


Teachers' Salaries


$10,300 00


Supervision


820 25


Directors


85 00


Janitors


750 00


Text books


150 00


Supplies


350 00


Furniture


100 00


Repairs


250 00


Fuel


900 00


Lights


125 00


Transportation


1,400 00


Insurance


200 00


Miscellaneous


100 00


$15,530 25


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


State Aid


$2,779 00


Federal Aid


1,000 00


Town tax, $1.75


9,000 00


Lease land


45 00


Tuition


800 00


$13,624 00


A school tax of at least $1.75 will be necessary to meet expenses for another year.


EARL WELCH ALICE GOODINE


EMMA A. GRAHAM


School Directors


Report of Superintendent


Members of the School Board and Citizens of the Town of Groton:


I submit, herewith, my annual report of the conditions existing in the schools of the Town of Groton.


This year an additional elementary teacher was employed in the Village school. Each elementary teacher now has two grades. For several years the elementary teachers have had too many pupils and too much to do. The situation is greatly improved this year with the pupils fairly well distributed. Miss Everdene Hood is the new elementary teacher.


The problem of securing an adequate high school faculty was difficult. The position of Principal has been held open for Mr. Douglass Dopp who is in the army. There are very few men principals available. The few candidates were not inter- ested under the present arrangements.


As a temporary measure Miss Lillian Garvin was ap- pointed Principal of the High School. We were fortunate to secure Mr. and Mrs. John Goodfellow who are well qualified for their positions. Mr. Goodfellow is giving an excellent course in Pre-Flight Aeronautics. We were also very fortunate to have Mrs. Welch and Mr. Frazer back with us again.


Mrs. Dorothy Main accepted the Westville School just before school opened in the Fall. She has been doing good work. It would have been very difficult this year to make satis- factory arrangements for the transportation of these children.


I feel that the Town of Groton is very fortunate in having such an efficient group of teachers. At a time when the efficiency of many schools is at a low level and some schools are closed we are not only able to operate the schools but also provide a high level of instruction. There are no Commercial, Agriculture or Home Economics teachers available. Very few small high schools are able to offer good courses in all these fields.


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Nearly all the boys are enrolled in the Agriculture Course. During the Fall term the boys helped farmers in Ryegate and Groton with their crops. The school has received personal letters thanking the boys for saving the potato crop. Mr. Frazer also worked on the Food Program this Summer. Food was canned for the school to use for hot lunches. The people of the community also had an opportunity to can their food. Very few small communities had this type of service available.


Regular state aid this year is $2,631 compared with $2,592.73 last year. This small increase is due to the fact that the legislature raised the amount for each pupil in average daily attendance. We are in need of a further increase in state aid in order to be able to pay the salaries necessary to secure and retain efficient teachers. The present increase barely offset losses due to decreased enrollment.


The Agriculture Department has made screen for the village building and also built a storm door and entrance that will keep the building warmer. The Directors have secured more adjustable shades for the elementary rooms.


In spite of many difficulties, Mrs. Welch is putting on a good Hot Lunch Program. There are no surplus commodities available this year.


It is hoped that some fluorescent lights may be installed this year if equipment can be secured.


Very favorable comments have been received from numer- ous educators who have visited the village to observe the work being carried on in Clothing Education. This project is spon- sored by the Sloan Foundation. Intelligence and achievement tests were given to all pupils in Grades 1-12 in connection with the program. Several of the teachers have taken work in summer school along this line and have written some material that is being used. The repair of shoes and the hanging of clothes on hangers are two practical things that are being done. Parents should be interested in this work as some very prac- tical work is being done.




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