One Hundred and Ninth ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Enmn of Sanoolpli
For the Year Ending December 31 1944 S531
One Hundred and Ninth ANNUAL REPORT
of the
Selectmen and Overseers of Public Welfare, Town Clerk and Treasurer, Assessors, Board of Health, School Committee, Tax Collector, Fire Department, Highway Surveyor, Police Department
of the TOWN OF RANDOLPH
Together with the Reports of
Town Accountant, The Trustees of the Stetson School Fund, The Trustees of the Turner Free Library, Water Com- missioners, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Animal Inspector, Milk Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Inspector of Slaughtering, Public Safety Committee, Emer- gency War Board, Tree Warden
for the
Year Ending December 31, 1944 CIS
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Annual Report of the Town of Randolph
TOWN OFFICERS, 1944
Elected
Moderator (elected annually) —Walter F. Stephens.
Town Clerk and Treasurer (elected annually) —Marion L. Bailey.
Selectmen and Overseers of Public Welfare (elected an- nually) —Charles F. Blakely, Theodore S. Luddington, Ralph H. Hutchinson.
Assessors (elected for 3 years) —Theodore S. Luddington, term expires 1945; Frank F. Teed, term expires 1946; James P. Duffy, term expires 1947.
School Committee (elected for 3 years) —Philip L. Boyle, term expires 1945; John E. Kelley, term expires 1945; William G. Billingham term expires 1946 (resigned) Sidney Fletcher, appointed for remainder of year; Ralph H. Hutchinson, term expires 1946; Frank H. Linfield, term expires 1947.
Trustees of Stetson School Fund (elected for 3 years) Philip L. Boyle, term expires 1945; Ralph H. Hutchinson, term expires 1946; Frank H. Linfield, term expires 1947.
Board of Health (elected for 3 years) —Fred A. Diauto, term expires 1945; Frederick J. Driscoll, term expires 1946; George H. Heney, term expires 1947.
Tax Collector (elected annually) —Clara F. Kennedy.
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Water Commissioners (elected for 3 years) —Frederick D. Driscoll, term expires 1945; Richard F. Smith, term expires 1946; William F. Maguire, term expires 1947.
Highway Surveyor (elected annually) —John A. Frederick- son.
Tree Warden (elected annually) —John T. Moore.
Planning Board (elected for 3 years) —Carroll L. Paine, term expires 1945; Harry Williamson, term expires 1945; Russell W. Bennett, term expires 1946; Eugene L. McAuliffe, term expires 1946; Walter B. Downs, term expires 1947.
Constables (elected annually) —Russell W. Bennett, Herman H. Bertram, Russell W. Dixon, Ralph H. Hutchinson, Frank H. Linfield, William H. Mahoney, Russell L. Towns.
Appointments by Selectmen
Town Accountant (appointed for 3 years) — William J. McLaughlin, term expires 1945.
Registrars of Voters (appointed for 3 years) —Dennis J. Murphy, term expires 1945; Elizabeth Cunningham,
term expires 1946 ; Mrs. Mildred B. Taber, term expires 1947; Marion L. Bailey, Town Clerk ex-officio.
Chief of Police—Patrick T. McDonnell (Chapter 31, Sec- tion 49.)
Chief of Fire Department—Harold L. Bailey (Chapter 48, Section 42.)
Forest Fire Warden—Harold L. Bailey.
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Inspector of Buildings—Harold L. Bailey.
Keeper of the Lock-up (appointed annually) —William H. Mahoney.
Fence Viewers—Frank Esposito, Joseph O'Mahoney and Frank C. Wales.
Surveyors of Wood and Bark—John T. Moore, Edwin Soule, and Charles H. Truelson.
Field Drivers—William Carroll, William Corrigan, Timothy Lyons, Jr., and Michael J. Kiley.
Sealer of Weights and Measures—Daniel P. Lyons.
Public Weighers—Frank Diauto, Michael Diauto, Ruth Diauto, Fred Kennedy, Francis Leahy, Dennis Murphy, John White and Arthur Doody.
Inspector of Milk—Henry W, Merrill.
Inspector of Animals—Charles H. Truelson.
Inspector of Slaughtering—Weston L. Mann.
Moth Superintendent—John T. Moore.
Dog Officer—Herman H. Bertram.
Board of Appeals, Zoning Laws—George H. Chase, term expires 1945; William S. Condon, term expires 1945;
John E. Kelley, term expires 1946 ; George A. Franken-
berger, term expires 1947 ; Edgar B. Cole, term expires 1947, Eugene L. McAuliffe, associate member.
Emergency War Board—Walter J. Good, James D. McKin- non, Attorney George N. Welch, Albert C. Wilde and Martin E. Young.
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Special Officers (to serve without pay) —Francis N. Belcher, Russell Bennett, Herman Bertram, Ernest J. Beswick, Frank W. Billingham, William Billingham, William Blake, Gansevoort Boyd, Edmund J. Brady, Chester Claff, C. Lloyd Claff, Clifford G. Clapp, George Condon, William S. Condon, Leo H. Connors, Merrill Coombs, James Cotter, Edmund Derocher, Russell Dixon, Lau- rence Doherty, Harry Dolan, Myles Dupras, Harold B. Emery, Perley Evans, Daniel Evans, Emery Erickson Edward Fahey, Emery Ferris, Thomas G. Fogo, Charles Forrester, George Frawley, John Frederickson, Thomas H. Good, Kenneth Gray, Howard Harris, Stephen J. Hart, George Heney, Irving Hill, Ralph Hutchinson, Lester Hattenburg, Albert Hoxie, Robert Imrie, Silas Jameson, John Jablonski, Albert Johnson, William R. Leavitt, Frank Linfield, Raymond E. Lyons, Daniel P Lyons, Culbert Macy, William Mahoney, Charles Main, Herbert Mixer, Howard C. P. Morgan, Eugene Mc- Auliffe, John A. McLeod, Patrick T. McDonnell (Con- stable), Alfred Nelson, James O'Kane, Thomas O'Riley, Ainslie K. Payne (Constable), E. Clifton Payne (Con- stable,), Joseph Rowe, Marshall Roth, Albert Schmidt, Henry Schultz, James Shea, Herman Smith, Alexander Squire, Florence Sullivan, Benjamin Schifino, Clifford Sampson, Percy Thomson, Robert Torrance, John M. Wade, Walter Wells, Clarence Whynot, Elmer Whynot, Wallace Whynot, Edward Willis, Frank Yundt. Committees Appointed by Moderator Committee of nine to serve on Finance Committee—George H. Chase, Frank J. Curran, Irwin T. Dorch, terms expire 1945; Edmund R. Flaherty, Ernest C. Martin, Carl E. Reichert, terms expire 1946, Sidney Fletcher (resigned), Edward Fahey, Walter H. Billingham, terms expire 1947. Building Laws Committee Russell W. Bennett, Helen M. Haney, Olga C. Howard, Wal- ter B. Downs, William J. Leahy, Theodore S. Luddington,
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Isaac R. Mann, Royal E. Mann, Eugene L. McAuliffe, Carroll L. Paine, G. Henry Tangen, Harry Williamson.
Rehabilitation Committee
Russell W. Bennett, Charles F. Blakely, Dr. William E. Buck, Lawrence Chatfield, Edgar B. Cole, William S. Cole, John J. Collins, William S. Condon, Arthur L. Doody, Frank M. Downes, Girard A. Essiembre, Perley R. Evans, Edmund R. Flaherty, Frank R. Gaffney, Walter J. Good, Herman H. Heim, Francis S. Hicks, Dr. George V. Higgins, William L. Hurley, John W. Hurry, Ralph H. Hutchinson, John E. Kelley, Murray Lewis, Theo- dore S. Luddington, Roland H. Marden, Ernest C. Mar- tin, Eugene L. McAuliffe, Arthur V. McKenna, Eliza- beth Merrikin, Herbert L. Mixer, Carroll L. Paine, Alice W. Randall, Ellsworth Randall, Mae V. Scott, Richard F. Smith, Mrs. Bertha E. Soule, Walter F. Stephens, Albert C. Wilde, Harry Williamson, George N. Welch, Martin E. Young.
Victory Committee
Mrs. Una Belcher, Charles F. Blakely, Edmund Brady, Philip Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byron, Ethel Chatfield, C. Lloyd Claff, Edgar B. Cole, William S. Cole, Thomas J. Collins, Marie Cormey, Eileen Courtney, Lou Courtney, Benjamin P. Crowell, John Deitrick, Elmer Delorey, Ed- mund Derocher, Charlotte Diauto, Michael Diauto, Frank Dillon, Helen E. Donovan, James V. Donovan, Marguerite Donovan, Frank Downes, Violet Downs, George H. Eldridge, Rea Forrest, George Frawley, John A. Frederickson, Herman W. French, Frank R. Gaffney, Hubert Gilgan, Anna Good, Walter J. Good, Glenda Har- kins, Jean Harkins, J. Frank Harkins, Virginia Harkins, Frank Hess, Waldon Hezlitt, Joseph Hurley, J. Frank Higgins, Ralph Hutchinson, Harry C. Isaac, Mary G. Jones, Walter Kane, Alice Kelley, Clara Kennedy, Doro-
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thy LaBelle, William J. Leahy, Murray Lewis, Theodore S. Luddington, Timothy Lyons, Jr., James D. McKinnon, Charles Main, Roland H. Marden, Mrs. Elizabeth Mer- ricken, Eugene L. McAuliffe, Charles H. McGrath, Ar- thur McKenna, Maude McQuarry, Clara M. Nickerson, Mary S. O'Riley, Thomas O'Riley, Chester W. Payne, Edward Pelissier, Alice W. Randall, Orrin E. Reynolds, Viola Ruggles, Bertha Salamone, Thomas Scannell, Isa- belle Schulz, Mae Scott, Alice Shea, Joseph Simmons, Richard Smith, Bertha E. Soule, Walter F. Stephens, Augustus H. Sullivan, Helen Sullivan, Marie Sullivan, Arthur Trinque, George N. Welch, Mildred Welch, Sal- ly Williamson, Ruth Wright and Martin E. Young. Representatives to General Court from Fourth
Norfolk Representative District
Josiah Babcock, Milton, Mass.; Roy C. Smith, Holbrook, Mass.
Representative to Congress from Thirteenth Congressional District
Richard B. Wigglesworth, Milton, Mass.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 6, 1944
Article 1. Voted unanimously: That the Town Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan-
uary 1, 1944, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 2. Voted to raise and appropriate money to defray the General Town Expenses for the current year, under the following headings:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT Moderator Salary $65.00
Selectmen Salaries $1,600.00 Expenses (General) 500.00 Election Expenses 1,500.00 Street Lighting 10,910.92 Expense Rehabilitation Committee 200.00 14,710.92 Accountant Salary 2,070.00 Expenses 100.00 2,170.00
Treasurer Salary $1,437.50 Expenses for Clerks 1,040.00 General Expense (including premium on bond) 600.00 Tax Title Expense 1,000.00 4,077.50
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Town Clerk: Salary 862.50 Expenses 150.00 Vital Statistics 50.00 1,062.50
Tax Collector: Salary (with no fees) 2,300.00 Expenses (including premium on bond) 800.00 Tax Titles 500.00 Clerk 1,053.32 4,653.32
Assessors
Salaries Chairman $700.00 Associate, each, $600.00 1,200.00 Clerk 1,092.20 General Expenses 200.00 Transcript of Deeds 200.00 3,392.20
Law Department: Costs and Claims 500.00
Finance Committee: Clerk 65.00 Expenses 150.00 215.00
Registration Salaries of Registrars 150.00 Printing of Poll Book 230.00 Miscellaneous Expenses 120.00 Expenses Listing of Streets 600.00 1,100.00
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Town Office Expense: Salary of Janitor 1,104.00 Expenses 150.00 Fuel and Light 1,650.00 2,904.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department Salaries 16,330.00 Expenses 6,515.70 22,845.70
Lockup Department: Salary of Keeper 125.00 Expenses 100.00 225.00
Fire Department: Salaries 14,600.00 Expenses 3,708.00 18,308.00
Dog Officer: Salary 300.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures: Salary 250.00 Expenses 60.00 310.00
Inspector of Buildings: Expenses 100.00
Tree Warden: Salary 300.00 Expenses 500.00 Gypsy Moth 700.00 1,500.00
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Salary 650.00 Expenses 300.00 County Hospital Assessment 2,561.35 Hospitalization 6,000.00 Diphtheria Clinic 50.00 Town Dump 350.00 Inspector of Slaughtering, salary 150.00 Inspector of Plumbing, salary 300.00 Inspector of Milk, salary 200.00 Dental Clinic 1,000.00 Clean-up Week 400.00 Inspector of Animals 150.00 Clerk 300.00 12,411.35
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Salary 2,300.00 Maintenance, General 13,500.00 Snow Removal 4,000.00 Chapter 90 Roads 1,000.00 20,800.00
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
Veterans' Benefits 5,000.00 Public Welfare Assistance 16,000.00 Aid to Dependent Children 5,700.00 Old Age Assistance 52,000.00 Town Physicians 500.00 Outside Relief Administration 1,600.00
A. D. C. Administration 825.00 Old Age Administration 3,570.00 85,195.00
12 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. SCHOOLS Salaries 127,074.12 Expenses 28,136.80 Less Dog Tax and Coddington Fund 1,116.14 27,020.66
Teachers' Retirement Fund (1944) 120.88 154,215.66
TURNER LIBRARY General Expense 1,500.00
UNCLASSIFIED Memorial Day Expense 300.00 Insurance 4,500.00 State Guard 300.00 Printing and Distributing Town Reports 908.00 Rationing Board 2,500.00 8,508.00
PUBLIC SERVICE Water Department: Commissioners' Salaries $525.00 Maintenance and Service Construction 5,000.00 Joint Account 6,500.00 Meter Reader's Salary 400.00 Superintendent's Salary 2,300.00 Clerk Salary 840.00 15,565.00
MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST Maturing Debt 20,000.00 Interest and Discount 5,000.00 25,000.00
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Article 3. Voted unanimously: That the following sums be raised and appropriated for Unpaid Bills of pre- vious years.
Public Welfare $1,314.76 Old Age Assistance 91.69 Randolph Maintenance Acc't 78.65 Water Joint Acc't 1,006.08 School Department 79.00
Article 4. Voted: That $3,162.50 be raised and ap- propriated for Salaries of District Nurses.
Article 5. Voted: That the pay of Town Laborers and others remain the same as in 1943.
Article 6. Passed.
Article 7. Voted : That a Rehabilitation Committee be appointed by the Moderator to include the members ap- pointed by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to this date ; the Planning Board to be included in this Committee.
Article 7. Voted: That the Moderator be instructed to reappoint the Randolph Victory Committee.
Article 8. Voted: That the Selectmen be instructed to appoint a Special Officer or Officers to enforce the laws, with the approval of the Chief of Police.
Article 9. Voted: That the Water Commissioners be authorized to appoint any of their members to another office or position under their control, and fix the salary of each office or position, as appropriated under Article 2.
Superintendent $2,300.00 Meter Reader 400.00
Article 10. Voted: That $20.00 be raised and appro- priated for the maintenance and lighting of the clock in the tower of the First Congregational Church.
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Article 11. Voted: That $300.00 be raised and appro- priated for Memorial Day Expenses, to be expended under the direction of Lieut. Thomas W. Desmond Post 169, Amer- ican Legion. Appropriation made under Article 2.
Article 12. Voted: That $400.00 be raised and appro- priated for administration and other expenses of the Com- mittee on Public Safety.
Article 13. Voted: That $1,500.00 be raised and ap- propriated for upkeep and repairs of the Town Hall and Grounds.
Article 14. Voted: That $3,000.00 be raised and ap- propriated for the collection of garbage, under the direction of the Board of Health, the bidder to whom the contract is awarded to furnish bond for the faithful performance of his duties.
Article 15. Voted: To adopt the following By-Law: There shall be an annual audit of the town's accounts under the Supervision of the Director of Accounts of the Depart- ment of Corporations and Taxation in accordance with the provisions of Section 35, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 16. No action taken.
Article 17. Voted : That $250.00 be raised and appro- priated for compiling a program of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Town of Randolph.
Article 18. No action taken.
Article 19. Voted: That the Town accept Chapter 40, Section 6B, of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 351, Acts of 1930.
Article 20. Voted: That $400.00 be raised and appro- priated for uniforms for the Police, and not more than
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$50.00 be expended per regular member and one regular substitute.
Article 21. Voted: That $250.00 be raised and appro- priated for uniforms for the Firemen, and not more than $50.00 be expended per regular member.
Article 22. Voted: That the balance ($427.13) be transferred from the Honor Roll account to the Victory Committee, same to be used on Honor Rolls or any other expense to the committee.
Article 23. Voted: That $500.00 be raised and ap- propriated as this town's share of appraisal of the personal property of the Brockton Gas Light Company and for Legal Expense in connection therewith.
STREET ACCEPTANCES
Article 24. Voted: That the Town accept Bossi Ave- nue as laid out by the Selectmen.
Article 25. Voted: That the Town accept Mitchell Street, for a distance of 700 feet from North Main Street, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Article 26. Voted: That the Town accept Bennington Street as laid out by the Selectmen.
Article 27. No action.
STREET CONSTRUCTION
Article 28. Voted: That $1,000.00 be raised and ap- propriated for the resurfacing and finishing of Vine Street.
A true record, Attest: MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk
16 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING,
MARCH 13, 1944
Election of Officers
Total number of votes for Precinct 1 1422 Total number of votes for Precinct 2 428
Total votes cast in both Precincts 1850
MODERATOR (1 year) Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total Walter F. Stephens 1096 347 1443
Blanks 326 81 4U i
TOWN CLERK (1 year) Marion L. Bailey 1157 364 1521 Blanks 265 64 329
TOWN TREASURER (1 year) Marion L. Bailey 1142 353 1495 Blanks 280 75 355 SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE (1 year) John E. Beach 554 136 690 Charles F. Blakely 801 299 1100 Frederick Diauto 572 147 719 Ralph H. Hutchinson 846 192 1038 Theodore S. Luddington 853 280 1133 Blanks 640 230 870
ASSESSOR (3 years) Elmer J. Delorey 474 151 625 James P. Duffy 865 246 1111 Blanks 83 31 114
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (3 years) Frank H. Linfield 79.5 233 1028 Patrick O'Gorman 527 151 678 Blanks 100 44 144
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TRUSTEE STETSON SCHOOL FUND (3 years)
FrankA. X CX/xxx\ H11* UlllllVlULinfield 777III 930 1 007
PatrickWvl AVIV O'Gorman\*S \~A \s X XXX Mil 538UUxJ 149 682 Blanks 112 49 161
BOARDJ-» V/ Xi. 1V1/ OFKS X. HEALTHXX X—i 1TX. XJ X. XX. (3\ O years'*V CC41 O / L Georce Bennett 537 178 715 George H. Heney 807 211 1018 Blanks 78 39 117
TAX COLLECTOR (1 year) Clara F. Kennedy 1088 316 1404 Blanks 334 112 446
WATER COMMISSIONER (3 years) Carl S. Gove 595 153 748 William F. Maguire 689 226 U xo
Blanks - 138 49 1 87
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR (1 year) Daniel F. Elliott 329 119 448 John A. Frederickson 841 219 1060 Clarence M. S. Lind 199 75 274 Blanks 53 15 68
TREE WARDEN (1 year) John T. Moore 908 259 1167 John V. Roberts 448 132 580 Blanks 66 37 103
PLANNING BOARD (3 years) Walter B. Downs 920 287 1207 Blanks 502 141 643
CONSTABLES (1 year) Russell W. Bennett 790 228 1018* Herman H. Bertram 675 263 938* Russell W. Dixon 828 211 1039*
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Ralph H. Hutchinson 916 240 1156* Frank H. Linfield 887 238 1125* Culbert F. Macy 541 247 788 William H. Mahoney 714 183 897*
Johnfj villi FJl J SoannellvlillliV/ll 511 146 657
XVUOOvXlRussell TjXJ • TownsJ. u vv no 735 203 938* Blanks 3357 1037 4394
A true record, Attest MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
APRIL 25, 1944
Total number of votes for Precinct 1: Republicans 66 Democrats 62 — 128
Total number of votes for Precinct 2 : Republicans 27 Democrats 20 — 47
Total votes cast in both precincts 175 REPUBLICAN DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Group Del. Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total Leverett Saltonstall 59 26 85 Joseph W. Martin, Jr. 57 23 80 Sinclair Weeks 58 25 83 Louise M. Williams 54 23 77 George B. Rowell 54 22 76 Margaret A. Green 54 21 75
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George F. Booth 54 22 76 Group Alt. Katherine G. Howard 53 21 74 Laurence Curtis 52 21 73 Doris M. A. Kundig 53 21 74 Tosa M. Levis 52 20 72 Horace E. Handford 52 22 74 Carolyn L. Purcell 52 20 72
.T FHward TiPim'p 52 21 721 o RlflTilr <5 T)p1po*5i tp«i 72 27 99w Blanks—Alternates 96 43 139
DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION AND ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION — REPUBLICAN
Group Del.
J. Thomas Baldwin . 52 25 77 Leslie B. Cutler 52 24 76 Group Alt. Harold R. Allen 49 23 72 Charles L. Gibson 48 24 72 Blanks—Delegates 28 5 33 Blanks—Alternates 35 7 42
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE — MAN Frederick H. Lutz 43 01 Blanks 23 9 32
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE -- WOMAN Josephine E. Clark 36 13 49 Blanks 30 14
REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE William Billingham 45 8 53 Charles F. Blakely 45 9 54 Edgar B. Cole 44 8 52 Frederick Driscoll 41 8 49 James P. Duffy 43 8 51
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John A. Frederickson 46 8 54 Carl S. Gove 42 8 50 L. Vernon Hall 44 7 51 Ralph H. Hutchinson 44 8 52 May Jones 45 8 53 John E. Kelley 49 7 56 Alice M. Martin 47 7 54 Herman H. Smith 43 7 50 Richard F. Smith 43 7 50 Walter F. Stephens 47 8 55 Mildred Taber 40 7 47 Edwin Weddall 13 1 14t A Harold B. Whitehouse 49 8 57 George W. Condon 34 7 41 Blanks 384 346 730
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES AT LARGE TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
Group Del.
David I. Walsh 46 11 57 William J. Foley 39 8 47 Joseph E. Casey 42 4 46 James M. Curley 43 10 53 William H. Burke, Jr. 39 4 43 Frank W. Tomasello 38 5 43 John W. McCormack 42 7 49 Maurice J. Tobin 43 11 54 Joseph B. Ely 42 11 53 Margaret M. O'Riordan 39 5 44 Charles F. Hurley 44 6 50 Mathias LaPierre 36 4 40 Group Alt. Elizabeth L. McNamara 37 4 41 John Zielinski 34 4 38 Joseph K. Zemaitis 33 4 37
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Joseph M. McDonough 37 5 42 Samuel Michelman 33 4 37 Charles Kaplan 34 5 39 Marv Maliotis 35 4 39 Paul V McDonouffh 34 5 39 Clementina Langone 34 4 38 Silas F. Taylor 34 4 38 Bernard J. Killion 36 5 41 Catherine E. Hanifin 37 4 41 Blanks—Delegates 251 154 405 Blanks—Alternates 326 188 514 DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION AND ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATE'S TO NATIONAL CONVENTION — DEMOCRATIC Groun 1 Del Prec 1 Prec. 2 Total
JohnXj Villi W1 I i K_St*Savacre» tV^ V 33 5 38 36 6 42 •TospdVi TT Downey 37 9 46 Clement A. Norton 33 10
Group 2 Del. Michael Paul Feeney 16 12 Clement A. Riley 15 9 24 Francis J. Carroll 16 10 26 Alice M. Durst 14 9 23
Group 1 Alt. Theodore S. Luddington 50 12 62 Joseph S. Crowley 32 6 38 Helen J. Fay 32 6 38 Henry C. Gill 35 8 43
Group 2 Alt. John J. Steele 14 9 23 John H. Burke 14 9 23 Elizabeth L. Dowling 17 10 27 William A. Wall 12 8 20 Blanks—Delegate 48 10 58 Blanks—Alternate 42 12 54 22 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE — MAN Edward A. Sheehan 29 6 35 Blanks 33 14 47
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE — WOMAN Helen L. Buckley 29 5 Or* Blanks 33 15 48
DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE John Banahan 28 28 William Corrigan 26 26 Louis J. Courtney- 27 27 Frederick Diauto 26 26 George Heney 27 27 Elizabeth Linnehan 27 27 Theodore S. Luddington 29 29 Timothy Lyons, Jr. 26 26 S. O'Reilly 27 27 Mary . Martin E. Young 30 30 Edmund J. Flaherty 2 2 George A. Frankenberger 1 James G. Hoye 1 Edward F. Murphy 1 Lawrence P. Guidice 1 Edward F. Fahey 1 Blanks 340 200 540
A true copy of the record:
Attest : MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Randolph, Mass., March 6, 1944
VOTED: To adopt the following By-Law. There shall be an annual audit of the town's accounts under the supervision of the Director of Accounts of the Department
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of Corporations and Taxation, in accordance with the pro- visions of Section 35, Chapter 44, General Laws.
A true copy, Attest:
MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk.
Boston, Mass., March 31, 1944
The foregoing by-law is hereby approved.
ROBERT T. BUSHNELL, Attorney General.
Randolph, Mass., April 28, 1944
I hereby certify that the foregoing by-law was pub- lished in the Tri-Town Weekly on April 13, April 20 and April 27, 1944.
MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 1944
May 22, 1944
1 ARTICLE —VOTED : That $110.00 be raised and appropriated for expenses of the Women's Defense Corps up to March 1, 1945.
ARTICLE 2—VOTED : That the town accept a gift of $500.00 to be used toward general expenses, or any worthy cause, disbursement to be made by the official in charge of Welfare Administration, and that the Town Clerk be instructed to send to the donor, a letter of appreciation and thanks.
VOTED: To take up Article 11.
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ARTICLE 11—VOTED: That the town accept this gift of a certain parcel of land on the northerly side of Adams Street and no further action be taken until the next Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 3—No action taken. ARTICLE 4—No action taken.
ARTICLE 5—No action taken.
ARTICLE 6—VOTED: That $22.50 be raised and appropriated to install one street light on Hills Street.
ARTICLE 7—VOTED: That $22.50 be raised and appropriated to install one street light on Soren Street.
ARTICLE 8—VOTED : That the town raise and ap- propriate $100.00 for Memorial Day expenses to be ex- pended under the direction of the Lieutenant Thomas W. Desmond Post No. 169, American Legion; this being in addition to the $300.00 raised and appropriated at the An- nual Town Meeting of March 6, 1944. ARTICLE 9—VOTED: That $650.00 be raised and appropriated for rental of Headquarters and expenses of the Randolph Unit of the Massachusetts State Guard. ARTICLE 10—VOTED: Indefinite postponement, 115 affirmative, 89 negative.
ARTICLE 12—VOTED : That the Town instruct the Selectmen to lay out Adams Street.
ARTICLE 13—VOTED : Indefinite postponement. ARTICLE 14—VOTED: That the Moderator ap- point a Committee of seven together with the Planning Board, to study the building laws of the Town and report back at the Annual Town Meeting or a Special Town Meet- ing called for the purpose. A true copy, Attest:
MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 1944
May 22, 1944
ARTICLE 1—VOTED: Indefinite postponement.
ARTICLE 2—VOTED: That the Town appropriate §19,583.77 now in the treasury of the town, for making the necessary repairs and replacements at the Belcher School building. The above sum being the amount awarded by the insurance companies for the loss sustained by the recent fire, on the building and contents. The expenditure of the same to be under the following committee: Florence Rus- sell, Olga Howard, Martin E. Young, Franklin Porter, George Taylor, Carl S. Gove, Joseph Piotti, James Pember- ton, Charles F. Blakely, John E. Kelley, Murray Lewis, Al- bert H. Crompton, Eugene L. McAuliffe, George N. Welch, Frank M. Downes, Adolph Christensen, Elmer J. Delorey and Joseph Shea, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 3—VOTED: That the Town instruct the Selectmen to accept Hills Street for a distance of 500 feet beyond its present layout.
ARTICLE 4—VOTED : That $4,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the School Expense Account.
A true copy, Attest:
MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk.
STATE PRIMARY ELECTION, 1944
Randolph, Mass., July 11, 1944
Total number of votes cast Precinct 1—Republican 123 Precinct 2—Republican 52 175
26 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
Precinct 1—Democratic 90 Precinct 2—Democratic 42 132 Total votes cast in both precincts 307
GOVERNOR Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total Horace T. Cahill R 99 46 145 Blanks 24 6 30 Francis X. Hurley D 31 26 57 Maurice J. Tobin D 56 14 70 Blanks 3 2 5
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR Robert F. Bradford R 56 11 67
O William TT TVTpTVTa csfprci XVR A 4 8 Blanks 2 2 4 John B. Carr D 23 15 38 Alfred P. Farese D 2 2 Alexander F. Sullivan D 41 11 52 rr John S. Sullivan D 14 i Blanks 10 yQ 1 Q SECRETARY Frederic W. Cook R 112 TtO xuv Blanks 11 4 15 John M. Bresnahan D 40 17 57 Margaret M. O'Riordan D 41 19 60 Blanks 9 6 15 TREASURER Fred J. Burrell R 59 25 84 Laurence Curtis R 57 22 79 Blanks 7 5 12 John E. Hurley D 57 29 86 27 4 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Francis E. McKenna D 3 1 4 7 7 1 Michael A. O'Leary D t 11 Q John F. Welch D JlX o 14 Blanks 12 m9 14 AUDITOR Frank A. Goodwin R 45 15 60 Wallace E. Stearns R 18 9 27 Russell A. Wood R 55 23 78 Blanks 5 5 10 Thomas J. Buckley D 76 34 110 Blanks 14 8 22 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Clarence A. Barnes R 84 30 114 Charles Fairhurst R 8 7 15 James E. Farley R 20 12 32 Blanks 11 3 14 John H. Backus D 6 1 7 Francis D. Harrigan D 13 6 19 Francis E. Kelly D 39 25 64 Joseph M. McDonough D 25 9 34 Blanks 7 1 8 SENATOR IN CONGRESS Leverett Saltonstall R 112 47 159 Blanks 11 5 16 John H. Corcoran D 27 16 43 Joseph A. Langone, Jr. D 5 2 7 Joseph Lee D 22 14 36 Richard M. Russell D 30 5 35 Blanks 6 5 11 CONGRESSMAN Richard B. Wigglesworth R 115 46 161 Blanks 8 6 14 Andrew T. Clancy D 43 24 67 Edward P. Neafsey D 37 12 49 Blanks 10 6 16 28 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. COUNCILLOR Clayton L. Havey R 113 48 161 Blanks 10 4 14 Samuel George Thorner D 56 33 89 Blanks 34 9 43 SENATOR Newland H. Holmes R 108 46 154 Blanks 15 6 21 Theodore S. Luddington D 75 41 116 Blanks 15 1 16 REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT Josiah Babcock R 64 92 O A Roy C. Smith R 90 1 9A Charles F. Blakely R 63 OA 87 Blanks 29 18 47 Elizabeth L. Dowling D 63 30 93 Blanks 117 171 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Russell T. Bates R 97 43 140 Edward W. Hunt R 98 33 Edmund M. Murray R 23 13 36 Blanks 28 15 43 George D. Cassidy D 59 33 92 Blanks 121 51 172 SHERIFF Samuel H. Wragg R 116 47 163 Blanks 7 5 12 William N. Connolly D 61 34 95 Blanks 29 8 37 COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Vacancy) Frederick A. Leavitt R 112 46 158 Blanks 11 6 17 29 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Chester A. Wallace D 1 1 Blanks 89 42 131 A true record: Attest : MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 1944 October 30, 1944 ARTICLE 1—VOTED: That $500.00 be transferred from the Patrolman Salary Account to Police Expense Account. ARTICLE 2—VOTED: That $1,980.00 be transferred from the Patrolman Salary Account to the Belcher School Building Account. ARTICLE 3—VOTED: That $1,050.00 be transferred from the Civilian Defense Account to the Belcher School Building Account. ARTICLE 4—VOTED: That $500.00 be transferred from the Public Welfare to the Belcher School Account. ARTICLE 5—VOTED: That $1,750.00 be transferred from the School Expense Account to the Belcher School Building Account. ARTICLE 6—VOTED: That $1,200.00 be transferred from Veterans' Benefits to the Belcher School Building Account. ARTICLE 7—VOTED: That $3,000.00 be transferred from Old Age Assistance to the Belcher School Building Account. 30 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. ARTICLE 8—VOTED: That $500.00 be transferred from the Trustees of the Stetson Fund Account to the Bel- cher School Building Account. ARTICLE 9—VOTED: That $750.00 be transferred from the Garbage Collection Account to the Belcher School Building Account. ARTICLE 10—VOTED: That $300.00 be transferred from the Interest and Discount Account to the Belcher School Building Account. ARTICLE 11—VOTED: That $200.00 be transferred from the Interest and Discount Account to the Tree Warden Expense Account. ARTICLE 12—VOTED: That $100.00 be transferred from the Tax Title Account to the Expense Account of the Tax Collector. ARTICLE 13—VOTED: That $60.00 be transferred from Printing Poll Book Account to Expense Account of the Board of Registrars. A true copy: Attest: MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk. STATE ELECTION 1944 Randolph, Mass., November 7, 1944 Total number of votes cast Precinct 1 2,599 Federal Ballots 2 Precinct 2 929 Federal Ballots 1 3,531 31 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total Federal Ballot 1 1 T~V 1 T"» * t T"» 1 1 • Dewey and Bncker, Republican 1,420 472 1,892 Federal Ballot 1 1 2 Roosevelt and Truman, Democratic 1,113 441 1,554 Teichert and Albaugh, Socialist Labor 1 3 4 Watson and Johnson, Prohibition 1 1 Blanks 64 13 77 2,601 930 3,531 • GOVERNOR Horace T. Cahill, Republican 1,276 480 1,756 Maurice J. Tobin, Democratic 1,278 433 l,7ll Henning A. Blomen," Socialist Labor 5 6 ll Guy S. Williams, Prohibition 1 1 2 Blanks 39 9 48 2,599 929 3,528 LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR Robert F. Bradford, Republican 1,401 485 1,886 John B. Carr, Democratic 1,059 382 -11,441A A t Alfred Erickson, Prohibition 23 10 33 George Leo McGlynn, Socialist Labor 6 4 10 Blanks 110 48 158 2,599 929 3,528 SECRETARY Frederic W. Cook, Republican 1,519 549 2,068 Margaret M. O'Riordan, Democratic 936 318 1,254 32 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Horace I. Hillis, Socialist Labor 17 8 25 Blanks 127 54 181 2,599 929 2 528 TREASURER Fred J. Burrell, Republican 1,231 410 1,641 John E. Hurley, Democratic 1,220 448 1,668 Herbert Crabtree, Socialist Labor 13 9 22 Earle L. Smith, Prohibition 10 5 15 Blanks 125 57 182 2,599 929 3,528 AUDITOR Thomas J. Buckley, Democratic 1,226 445 1,671 Frank A. Goodwin, Republican 1,233 425 1,658 Gote Elval Palmquist, Socialist Labor 13 6 19 Charles E. Vaughan, Prohibition 11 1 12 Blanks 116 52 2,599 929 3,528 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Clarence A. Barnes, Republican 1,371 456 1,827 Francis E. Kelly, Democratic 1,067 414 1,481 Fred E. Oelcher, Socialist Labor 11 8 19 Howard B. Rand, Prohibition 4 2 6 Blanks 146 49 195 2,599 929 3,528 SENATOR IN CONGRESS John H. Corcoran, Democratic 795 276 1,071 Federal Ballots 2 1 3 Leverett Saltonstall, Republican 1,715 617 2,332 Bernard G. Kelly, Socialist Labor 8 5 13 33 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT E. Tallmadge Root, Prohibition 3 3 Blanks 78 Q1 iuy 2,601 you O,00±O KOI CONGRESSMAN Federal Ballot 1 1 Andrew T. Clancy, Democratic 923 337 1,260 Federal Ballot 1 1 Richard B. Wigglesworth, Republican 1,567 545 2,112 Blanks 109 157 2,601 930 3,531 COUNCILLOR Clayton L. Havey, Republican 1,329 469 1,798 Samuel George Thorner, Democratic 981 345 1,326 Blanks 289 115-L -L U 404 2,599 929 3,528 SENATOR Newland H. Holmes, Republican 1,043 302 1,345 Theodore S. Luddington, Democratic 1,441 580 2,021 Blanks 115 47 2,599 929 3,528 REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT Josiah Babcock, Republican 1,301 498 1,799 Elizabeth L. Dowling, Democrat 924 336 1,260 Roy C. Smith, Republican 1,473 457 1,930 Blanks 1,500 567 2,067 5,198 1,858 7,056 34 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Russell T. Bates, Republican 1,436 513 1,949 George D. Cassidy, Democratic 991 362 1,353 Edward W. Hunt, Republican 1,196 406 1,602 Blanks 1,575 577 2,152 5,198 ±,000 /,Uob SHERIFF William N. Connolly, Democratic 1,061 396 1,457 Samuel H. Wragg, Republican 1,278 434 1,712 Blanks * 260 99 359 2,599 929 3,528 COUNTY COMMISSIONER Frederick A. Leavitt, Republican 1,773 659 2,432 Blanks 826 270 1,096 2,599 o,0Zo QUESTION NO. 1 Yes 1,078 355 1,433 No 148 68 216 Blanks 1,373 506 1,879 2,599 o,OZo QUESTION NO. 2 Yes 812 299 1,111 No 496 163 659 Blanks 1,291 467 1,758 2,599 yzy QUESTION NO. 3 Yes 693 272 965 No 678 195 873 Blanks 1,228 462 1,690 2,599 929 3,528 35 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT QUESTION NO. 4 xes 1,193 416 1,609 No 206 77 283 Blanks 1,200 436 1,636 2,599 929 3,528 QUESTION NO. 5 Yes 911 307 1,218 No 534 187 721 Blanks 1,154 435 1,589 2,599 929 3,528 LIQUOR, QUESTION NO. 1 Yes 1,450 493 1,943 No 550 187 737 Blanks 599 249 848 2,599 929 3,528 LIQUOR, QUESTION NO. 2 Yes 1,473 490 1,963 No 463 168 631 Blanks 663 271 934 2,599 929 3,528 LIQUOR, QUESTION NO. 3 Yes 1,576 543 2,119 No 394 130 524 Blanks 629 256 885 2,599 929 3,528 A true copy Attest MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk. 36 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. FOURTH NORFOLK REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT Milton, November 17, 1944 WE the undersigned Town Clerks of the Towns of Mil- ton, Randolph and Holbrook, comprising Representative District No. 4 in the County of Norfolk, hereby certify That at an election duly held in said towns upon the seventh day of November, A. D., 1944, for two candidates to represent said district at the next General Court, the fol- lowing number of votes were given in for the persons here- inafter named, to wit: Josiah Eliz. L. Roy C. Total No. Babcock Dowling Smith Blanks of Ballots MILTON 8354 4468 5024 5736 11791 HOLBROOK 1073 317 1396 958 3744 RANDOLPH 1799 1260 1930 2067 7056 TOTALS 11226 6045 8350 8761 22591 JOSIAH BABCOCK of Milton and ROY C. SMITH of Holbrook were elected. Given under our hands at Milton this 17th day of No- vember, A. D., 1944. G. FRANK KEMP, Town Clerk, Milton. EMILY T. McGAUGHEY, Town Clerk, Holbrook. MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk, Randolph. : : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Randolph, Mass., December 8, 1944 The Registras of Voters of Randolph met this day at 1 :30 o'clock P. M. in G. A. R. Hall, to recount the ballots cast for Attorney General at the State Election held Novem- ber 7, 1944. The ballots were all recounted, resealed and placed under seal in the election cases. Result of the recount was declared by the Town Clerk, as follows Attorney General Original Count Recount Gains Losses Clarence A. Barnes 1827 1830 3 Francis E. Kelly 1481 1478 3 Fred E. Oelcher 19 19 Howard B. Rand 6 6 Blanks 195 195 Total 3528 3528 3 3 A true copy of the record, Attest MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk. 38 i TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. O C s c« o C wj OS 0> o P3 CQ rj O) ^ fH C X £ O C U ? 9 W 02 < I as a> 4^ > I C3 0) aS tfl SftJ o OS 1 "2 .2 .£ PS r as j.i £3 I «3 r3 is o a> W j3 t-a 5 O r-j ^| X » -i 13 X * s g X * o ^ X 5x^:5 — 03 * _ as /-s P3 o3 C3 5-1 r-< o q> as E3 ~ aS Q) p. SX! 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Parents within forty days after the birth of a child . . . shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the town or city in which such child is born. Section 8. A parent . . . who neglects to do so for ten days after the time limited therefor . . . shall forfeit not more than five dollars for each offense. Attention of PHYSICIANS and MIDWIVES is called to Chapter 280, Section 1, Acts of 1912: Section 1. Phy- sicians and midwives shall, within forty-eight hours after the birth of every child in cases of which they are in charge, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred, a notice stating the date and place of the birth, giving the street number, if any, the number of the ward in a city and the family name. Failure to mail or deliver the said notice shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each offense. In accordance with the provisions of the law, the Town Clerk is prepared to furnish parents, physicians, and mid- wives applying therefor, blanks for return of births as required by law. 45 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT MARRIAGES RECORDED, 1944 Date of Marriage Name Residence Jan. 2 Charles C. Macaluso Quincy Mary M. Peters Randolph 5 Herbert Kenneth Hurst Rock Port, Mo. Clara A. Boothby Randolph 23 Joseph M. Kelleher Randolph Elizabeth J. Freeth South Weymouth 29 Vincent Francis Dolan Randolph Rita Marie Braun Quincy 31 Clifford Hamilton Shea Randolph Elizabeth Adams Gillette Newbury Feb. 5 Charles Arthur Foley Randolph Grace Marion Ballantyne Randolph 12 Edward J. Jackson Dorchester Nellie Esther Navickas (Tetulis) Randolph 19 Frederick F. VanKam Randolph Matilda D. Carvajal Randolph 24 Lester Horace Gaffney Avon Agnes Helen Foley Randolph 27 James C. Knights Randolph Anna Ruth Shanks Baltimore, Md. 27 Edgar H. Wood Randolph Hjordis Gustafson Quincy 29 James L. Leighton Brockton Shirley Elizabeth Merrikin Randolph Apr. 9 John Francis Curran Randolph Agnes Josephine Brennan Randolph 15 Benjamin F. Ellis, Jr. Randolph Marjorie Maria Whynot Randolph 16 William Robert Hudson Randolph Jessie W. Weatherby Holbrook 16 Melvin P. Sprowl West Quincy Marie D. Carmody Randolph 20 James K. Banghan Richmond, Va. Dorothy C. Profetty Boston 26 Joseph Anthony Venuti South Braintree Annamarie Jacobsen Randolph 30 Ernest B. Crockett Randolph Norma Hope Neil Abington 46 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. MARRIAGES RECORDED, 1944 Date of Marriage Name Residence May 7 William Cornelius O'Connell Randolph Mary Esther Flanagan Randolph 9 Philip G. Keith Randolph Margaret A. Stevenson West Springfield 10 Alec Zuckerman Brockton Frances Suvalsky Randolph 20 William Henry Dion Quincy Elsie Evelyn Osborne Randolph 23 Louis Rinaldi Randolph Muriel Ann Mischler Braintree 27 Edward Andrew Silvia Brockton Shirley Francis Mann Avon July 8 Roland Auclair Randolph Christina Garufo Roxbury 16 Henry J. Meaney Randolph Mary E. Donovan Randolph 23 Edward Francis Cragin North Quincy Helen Adele Burns Randolph 23 Robert Joseph Duncan Dorchester Barbara Alice Horton Randolph 29 Arnold Warren Johansen Randolph Patricia Graham Charlestown Aug. 4 Lawrence Francis Boutin Randolph Fannie Marjorie Swett Portsmouth, N. H. 5 Walter E. Kerr Santa Paula, Calif. Jean I. Smith Randolph 9 Rupert 0. Powers Randolph Catherine H. Handrahan Randolph 20 Lester Linwood Brett Brockton Ruth Louise Ryan Randolph 24 Richard Joseph Petipas Randolph Marion Louise Etzell Dorchester 27 William Joseph Flanagan Randolph Margaret Mary Riemzi Somerville 27 Earle H. Wyatt Brockton Claire E. Hylen Randolph 47 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT 31 Tucker MacDonald Vye Randolph Elizabeth Frances Mallon Braintree Sept. 3 George William DuFresne Cambridge Mary Agnes Arey Randolph 8 Walter Arthur Getchell, Jr Randolph Pauline Higgins Whitman 9 Vilhelm F. Cederholm Randolph Geneva F. Packard (French) Randolph 16 Gordon Randolph Penney Randolph Rosa Althea Kennedy Randolph 17 Gordon Francis Wilding Quincy Florence L. Sass Randolph 30 Charles Dubinsky Randolph Henrietta Wolent (Stefanik) Boston 30 Thomas H. King Randolph Irene Helen Murphy Randolph Oct. 8 John Doherty Randolph Sarah E. O'Neil Milton 10 Robert Blair' Carmichael Randolph Lois Marie Reynolds Brockton 12 Donald A. Clark Sharon Doris Osborne Randolph 19 John J. Ford Randolph Louise C. Doherty Randolph 28 Ernest Malm Randolph Gertrude 0. S. Granlund West Roxbury Nov. 4 George Moody Harrington Randolph Sandra Ann Halazon Wisconsin 5 Howard Lee Randolph Ruth Virginia Thompson South Boston 12 Frank Crompton Randolph Muriel E. Bradel (Barnaby) Milton 12 Leslie J. Post North Plymouth Dorothy M. Jamros (Monahan) Randolph 16 Kenneth Elton Ertel Randolph Lorraine Frances Crone Brockton 23 Francis J. Hart Randolph Norma L. Snay Randolph 26 Norman T. Tremblay Randolph Florence Lillian Nye Randolph 48 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. MARRIAGES RECORDED, 1944 Date of Marriage Xame Residence Dec. 13 Earle R. McDonald Randolph Mary E. Benson South Braintree 16 Victor Morton Randolph Doris E. Ryder Randolph 17 Frank Robert Wilson Pennsylvania Lena Maud Thayer Randolph 17 Albert P. Paulding North Abington Patricia Marie Daley Randolph 20 Chester Martin Czerkas Randolph Dorothy Joyce Pretty Randolph 26 Andrew J. Deveau Randolph Anne Margaret MacPhee Randolph 29 Orlow A. Boles Dorchester Madelene F. 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CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES Hypertensive Heart Disease, Myocardial Degenera- tion, Diabetes Mellitus, Carcinoma of prostate, Acute Dila- tation of the Heart, Carcinoma of Colon, Intra-uterine As- phyxia, Brain Tumor, Chronic Myocarditis, Toxemia, Hydronephrosis, Adenocarcinoma Rectum, Suffocation, Carcinoma of Large Bowel, Carcinoma of Sigmoid, Oedema Lungs, Fracture of femur, Fractured rib, Paget's disease of skull, Acute fibrinous pleurisy, Perforated gastric ulcer, Carcinoma of uterus, Cancer of rectum, Cirrhosis of Liver, Coronary embolism, Chronic bronchitis, Broncho pneu- monia, Adenocarcinoma of Ascending Colon, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Spina Bifida, Lobar pneumonia, Asphyxiation, General Carcinomatosis, Nephritis, Coma, Bilateral Pneu- monia. One each of the above 36 Carcinoma of Breast 2 Cerebral Hemorrhage 5 Myocarditis 5 Arteriosclerosis 5 Cardiac Decompensation 6 Heart Disease 9 Carcinoma of Pancreas 3 Tuberculosis of Lungs 2 Coronary Occlusion 3 Pulmonary Embolism 5 Cerebral Embolism 2 Cardiac Failure 2 Cerebral Thrombosis 3 Heart Failure 2 Stillborn 5 Coronary Thrombosis 2 Carcinoma of Stomach 3 Prematurity 2 102 57 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF VITAL STATISTICS—YEAR 1944 Intentions of Marriages Marriages Births Deaths January 4 5 11 7 February 5 7 18 12 March 2 20 14 April 6 7 22 10 May 5 6 9 12 June 2 14 5 July 5 5 14 4 August 8 8 13 8 September 7 7 11 5 October 6 5 14 8 November 5 7 14 10 December 8 7 9 7 63 64 169 102 Births of 1943, Recorded in 1944 6 Whole number of Births Recorded 175 Males 90 Females 79 1943 Males 5 Females 1 175 Parents, both native born 143 Parents, one native born, one foreign born 29 Parents, both foreign born 3 175 Whole number of Marriage Intentions 63 Whole number of Marriages 64 58 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. STATEMENT OF LICENSES ISSUED AND FEES RETAINED Dog Licenses for 1944: 385 Males @ $2.00 $770.00 58 Females @ $5.00 290.00 101 Females (spayed) @ $2.00 202.00 1 Kennel @ $25.00 25.00 3 Kennel @ $10.00 30.00 $1,317.00 Less Fees Retained 109.60 Cash to Town Treasurer $1,207.40 1943 returns in 1944 24 Males $48.00 2 Females 10.00 3 Females (spayed) 6.00 $64.00 Less Fees Retained 5.80 $58.20 4 Dogs Sold 12.00 Returns to County Treasurer $1,277.60 Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses, 1944: 102 Fishing Licenses @ $2.00 $204.00 89 Hunting Licenses @ $2.00 178.00 45 Sporting Licenses @ $3.25 146.25 16 Female and Minor' Fishing Licenses @ $1.25 20.00 6 Minor Trappers' Licenses @ $2.25 13.50 2 Trapping Licenses @ $5.25 10.50 10 Sporting and Trapping Licenses, "No Fee" 1 Duplicate of Lost License @ $ .50 .50 59 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT 1 Non-Resident Military or Naval Service Sporting License @ $2.00 2.00 9 Resident Military or Naval Service Sporting License, no fee 5 Resident Citizen Old Age As- sistance Fishing Licenses, no fee $574.85 Cash paid Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Game $509.50 Fees Retained 65.25 $574.85 Respectfully submitted, MARION L. BAILEY, Town Clerk. 60 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. List of Jurors As Approved by the Board of Selectmen, Randolph, Mass. July 1944 Ahearn, William J., shoeworker 111 S. Main Street Anderson, Lars B., farmer 702 S. Main Street Ayers, George 0., farmer 553 High Street Bertram, Herman H., trucking 83 Lillian Street Billingham, Walter H., garage business 57 Wales Avenue Bolin, Herbert S., shoeworker 626 S. Main Street Boyle, Charles E., defense worker 28 Silver Street Burns, Samuel J., shoemaker 26 Warren Street Cain, Patrick F., retired 51 Howard Street Cartwright, Ralph W., undertaker 419 N. Main Street Clark, Joseph B., sheet metal worker 22 Mill Street Collins, John J., caretaker 235 North Street Cotter, James J., sheet metal worker 153 Warren Street Cullen, John F., clerk 714 High Street Cutting, Robert S., plumber Eugenia Street Dawe, John, cabinet maker Dorr Street DeAngelis, Paul, laborer 20 Maitland Avenue Diauto, Fred A., chauffeur Cole Terrace Doody, Arthur L., insurance 356 S. Main Street Downes, Frank M., clerk Harriman Street Doyle, Joseph P., printer 187 Warren Street Dupras, John J., salesman 106 Cross Street Durkee, James D., gas station 34 Wales Avenue Elliott, Raymond, machinist 300 Union Street Flanagan, Walter J., salesman 85 Canton Street Forrest, Augustus K., manager 435 N. Main Street French, Elmer L., insurance 43 South Street French, Walter C, mechanic 97 High Street Gaynor, Joseph, shoeworker 44 Plain Street Good, John K., laborer 8 Mill Street Gove, Carl S., auto mechanic 584 N. Main Street Harkins, Frank J., laborer 156 West Street 61 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Heller, Otto C, master mechanic 43 Mt. Pleasant Square Hill, Irving S., chauffeur 47 Union Street Hurley, William L., janitor 36 Roel Street Hutchinson, Ralph H., manufacturer 439 N. Main Street Isaac, Harry C, insurance 186 South Street Kennedy, Fred, yardman 87 Warren Street Killoran, William J., clerk 240 Allen Street Knebel, Frederick E., clerk 214 S. Main Street Lancke, William G., defense worker 90 Cross Street Leahy, Robert T., shoeworker 16 Fairview Avenue Lyons, Augustus B., retired 604 N. Main Street Lyons, Carl B., salesman 25 Wales Avenue Lyons, Raymond E., store manager Cole Terrace Mahoney, William H., janitor 24 West Street McLucas, James J., oil business 245 Liberty Street Mitchell, George F., superintendent 13 Norfolk Road Murphy, Edward, retired 30 West Street O'Connor, William J., laborer 19 Roel Street O'Gorman, Patrick, manager 84 Lafayette Street Paine, Chester L., florist 90 High Street Peters, Gerald J., laborer Morgan Street Poole, Herbert A., oil dealer 326 Highland Avenue Porter, Franklin, insurance 585 N. Main Street Proctor, Frank W., laundry man McKim Street Reardon, Daniel J., chauffeur 22 Moulton Street Rudderham, William, painter 111 Warren Street Safford, Loyal R., manager 374 N. Main Street Schmidt, Peter P., color mixer 176 South Street Southwick, William E., laborer 21 Norfolk Road Squire, Alexander G., carpenter 45 Woodlawn Street Stephens, Charles F., machinist 14 Union Street Sullivan, James J., saddle horses 742 High Street Sullivan, Peter B., government inspector 24 Fowler Street Teed, Frank, builder 50 Oak Street Thompson, Percy H, shoe cutter 410 N. Main Street Tierney, William A. chauffeur 140 North Street Torrance, Robert A. real estate ins. 35 Fairmount Street Wales, Joseph D., retired 38 Woodlawn Street 62 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Walsh, Garrett E. t chauffeur 60 Wales Avenue Webber, Albert C, painter 136 Canton Street Weddall, Edwin K, clerk 972 N. Main Street Whitecross, Alexander, woodworker 1009 N. Main Street Williams, Hugh S., dom. engineer 653 N. Main Street Wing, Mortimer 0., polisher 170 Pond Street CHARLES F. BLAKELY, THEODORE S. LUDDINGTON, RALPH H. HUTCHINSON, Selectmen of Randolph. 63 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of the Town Treasurer Marion L. Bailey, Town Treasurer, in account with the Town of Randolph, year 1944. DR. Balance on hand January 1, 1944 $184,911.49 Received during year 611,698.75 $796,610.24 CR. Paid sundry persons as per Warrants $674,160.65 General cash on hand and in banks 122,449.59 $796,610.24 SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1944 $254.26 Interest 5.10 $259.36 Payments $23.76 Balance Randolph Savings Bank 235.60 $259.36 SCHOOL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FUND Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1944 $77.33 Interest 1.14 $78.47 64 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. CODDINGTON FUND Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1944 $1,900.00 Interest 38.19 $1,938.19 Interest withdrawn 38.19 Balance, Randolph Savings Bank 1,900.00 $1,938.19 Randolph, Dec. 30, 1944. Examined and found correct. william j. Mclaughlin, Town Accountant. 65 : : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of the Town Accountant RECEIPTS General Revenue TAXES Current Year: Poll $3,158.00 Personal 26,271.00 Real Estate 191,686.33 221,115.33 Previous Years Poll 388.00 Personal 822.80 Real Estate 81,844.48 83,055.28 Excise Tax: Current Year 7,417.06 Previous Years 365.67 7,782.73 From State: Income Tax 38,090.37 Corporation Tax 15,491.44 Meal Tax 1,915.50 Gas Tax 8,584.13 64,081.44 LICENSES AND PERMITS Licenses Malt and Liquor $2,952.00 Milk and Oleo 59.00 66 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Victuallers 17.00 Taxi 5.00 Junk 50.00 Pedlars 13.00 Entertainment 30.00 Motion Pictures 15.00 Auto 34.00 Health, Misc. 18.00 Auctioneers 6.00 3,199.00 Permits Revolver $10.00 Plumbing 54.00 Gas 5.50 69.50 Court Fees 133.00 GRANTS AND GIFTS From State: Hughes Fund 128.75 From County: Dog Fees 1,078.14 From Individual for Public Welfare 500.00 From U. S. Government: Old Age Assistance $33,797.80 A. D. C. 1,739.35 35,537.15 COMMERCIAL REVENUE—DEPARTMENTAL Treasurer $195.00 Sealer 69.29 Water Department 6.00 270.29 Health (Tuberculosis) 1,951.68 67 : : : : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Charities Cities and Towns T. A. $963.03 State, T. A. 3,607.72 State, A. D. C. 2,119.13 6,689.88 Old Age Assistance State Re-imbursement $33,928.44 Cities and Towns 2,027.38 35,955.82 Veterans' Benefits: State Aid $102.00 Military Aid 135.00 War Allowance 125.00 362.00 Schools Tuition, State $2,636.83 Tuition, Cities and Towns 3,303.15 Vocational Education 1,644.25 Insurance Received (Belcher School) 19,708.77 27,293.00 Unclassified Tax Title Redemption $11,690.36 Dog Licenses 1,251.80 Rents 156.00 Sale, Real Estate 1,890.54 Sale of Material 163.65 Withholding Tax 18,408.99 Bond Withholding 2,614.25 O. A. A. Reclaimed 111.25 36,286.84 PUBLIC SERVICE Water Department: Water Rates $26,202.23 Meters (Damaged) 97.60 68 : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Canton (American Fireworks) 1,611.14 Braintree Highlands 670.48 28,581.45 INTEREST Coddington Fund $38.19 Taxes 3,179.11 Tax Titles 1,286.16 Tax Title Notes 45.11 4,548.57 Collector's Fees 125.75 REFUNDS Refunds Old Age Assistance $135.40 Public Welfare 189.80 Veterans' Benefits 92.25 Rationing Board 6.00 Water Department 52.53 A. D. C. 62.30 Tax Collector 57.40 Treasurer . 38.50 Schools 94.42 General Departments Est. Receipts 224.55 953.15 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Temporary Loans 52,000.00 Balance on Hand, January 1, 1944 184,911.49 $796,610.24 PAYMENTS General Government Moderator Salary $65.00 69 : : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Selectmen Salaries $1,600.00 Labor 18.00 Stationery and Postage 40.37 Printing and Advertising 70.20 Telephones 87.62 Election Lunches 76.42 Ice and Water 42.85 Flowers 20.00 Perambulation 30.00 Flag and Repairs 25.35 Almshouse Repairs 18.00 Shrubs 15.00 Maps 19.50 Lumber 17.09 Subscriptions 5.70 Dues 12.00 Travel .60 2,098.70 Accountant Salary $2,070.00 Clerical 30.00 Supplies 20.57 Reference Book 5.50 Repairs Machine (Add) 6.50 Ice and Water 4.75 Travel 1.20 2,138.52 Treasurer: Salary $1,437.50 Clerk 948.00 Certification of Notes 6.00 Stationery and Postage 191.24 Checks 149.06 Telephone 31.45 Bond 195.50 70 : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Reference Books 3.00 Repairing Chair 4.50 Repairing Adding Machine 4.50 Repairing Check Writer 12.25 Dues 2.00 Tax Title Expense: Foreclosures $859.96 Recording 111.10 Legal 27.00 Notaries 17.00 Clerical 20.00 Forms 3.85 Collector Salary $2,300.00 Clerk 1,089.32 Stationery and Postage 367.13 Printing 144.16 Telephone 46.40 Bonds 341.00 Dues 2.00 Tax Title Expense Advertising $139.40 Recording 55.81 Notary 11.25 Supplies 7.10 Legal: Attorney's Fees $242.00 Street Accidents 200.00 Property Damage 56.00 71 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Assessors Salaries $1,900.00 Clerk 1,092.20 Stationery and Postage 36.13 Printing 50.82 Telephone 56.20 Abstracts 204.50 Binding 22.00 Reference Books 17.70 Dues 6.00 Miscellaneous 3.55 3,389.10 Clerk: Salary $862.50 Stationery and Postage 58.93 Printing 7.87 Reference Books 17.70 Bond 7.50 Repairing Typewriters 54.00 Dues 3.00 1,011.50 Vital Statistics: Stationery and postage $35.81 Notary .25 Returning Deaths 11.00 Returning Births 1.00 48.06 Election Expense: Election Officers 1,034.00 Labor 105.00 Stationery and Printing 228.10 Lunches 126.28 Supplies 6.62 1,500.00 72 : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Registrars : Salaries 750.00 Traveling 50.00 Printing 179.08 Clerical 75.00 Stationery and Postage 45.15 Finance Committee Salary, Clerk $65.00 Dues 10.00 Printing 100.00 Town Offices: , Salary, Janitor $1,104.00 Fuel 858.93 Light 594.57 Janitor's Supplies 108.29 Heater Service 14.00 Trustees Balance of Vault $1,000.00 Painting 1,058.00 Repairs (Carpenter) 840.14 Electrical Work 46.95 Mason Repairs 75.00 Railing 100.00 Plumbing 19.59 Police Department: Salaries Chief, Salary $2,875.00 Patrolmen, Salaries 10,788.07 Special Police 2,063.40 Traffic Police 738.85 73 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Clerk 267.20 Automobile and Repairs 1,794.60 Motorcycle Repairs 85.06 Gas and Oil 1,067.05 Equipment 83.12 Uniforms 371.75 Radio Repairs 23.50 Garage Rent 50.00 Tools and Repairs 9.59 Stationery and Supplies 50.30 Telephones 423.49 Rifle Range 20.20 Signs and Signals 35.40 Flowers 30.00 Medical 53.00 Travelling 20.92 Repairs, Typewriter 15.00 Painting Office 58.50 Scales 33.50 Floor Wax 10.00 Repairs, Chair 6.25 Keys 5.50 Flare Kit 6.13 Ammunition 9.50 Miscellaneous 13.28 21,008.16 Lock-up Expense: Salary $125.00 Janitor's Supplies 13.79 Meals 38.35 Medical 11.00 188.14 Sealer, Weights and Measures: Salary $250.00 Stationery and Postage 7.50 Seals and Forms 10.70 74 : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Transportation 39.95 Book 1.85 310.00 Building Inspector: Transportation Expense 93.00 Dog Officer Salary 300.00 Moth Department: Labor $511.70 Gas 27.83 Insecticides 157.00 Tools and Repairs 1.47 Truck, Repairs 2.00 700.00 Tree Department: Salary- $300.00 Labor 411.60 Gas 23.46 Insecticides 120.00 Paint 2.65 Signs 6.75 Freight, Express .62 865.08 Fire Department: Salaries Chief $2,530.00 Drivers 8,970.00 Relief Drivers 1,060.00 Call Firemen 2,000.00 Forest Fires 799.93 Labor 87.55 Apparatus, Repairs 552.58 Hose 250.00 75 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Fn 1 1 i Tvm pn t 152 81 JualiU J.VC11L 100 00 29 67 Oas and Oil 383 73 FirstJ. 11 ol AAid1 vl 14 V\ Paint 86 SS Fuel 571 80 Light 113.44 Honor Roll 15 00 Suonlies 71.07 Furniture and Fixtures 15 66 T i i ,1th Department: Salaries $650.00 Clerk 300.00 Inspector of Animals 150.00 Inspector of Slaughtering 150.00 Inspector of Milk 200.00 Inspector of Plumbing 300.00 Nurses' Salaries 3,162.50 Hospital Assessment 2,561.35 Norfolk County Hospital 4,213.20 Lakeville Sanatorium 715.00 Massachusetts Memorial Hospital 112.00 Stationery and Postage 11.03 Printing 34.22 Traveling 120.00 Other Cities and Towns 128.00 First Aid 13.68 Dog Bites 22.00 Diphtheria Clinic 50.00 76 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Dental Clinic 1,000.00 Inhalator Parts 20.00 Garbage Collection 2,250.00 Clean-Up Week 400.00 Rent of Dump 350.00 Burying Animals 49.50 Miscellaneous 2.15 Examination 27.00 16,991.63 Highway General : Superintendent's Salary $2,300.00 Clerical 19.00 Telephone 141.34 Labor 5,126.60 Truck 15.00 Sand and Gravel 1,427.41 Equipment and Repairs 3,106.47 Tools and Repairs 431.53 Gas and Oil 662.38 Road Material 1,128.38 Lumber and Cement 83.16 Paint 42.00 Prestone 26.50 Castings 119.62 Pipe 61.30 Chlorine and Salt 976.80 Lighting 20.05 Rubber Boots 36.00 Insurance 65.46 Miscellaneous 6.23 15,795.23 Chapter 90 Repairs: Labor $1,329.00 Sand 102.54 Road Material 521.61 77 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Gas 82.02 Catch Basin 49.75 2,084.92 Highway Snow: Labor $1,402.88 Truck 34.00 Equipment and Repairs 559.00 Gas and Oil 230.05 Chlorine and Salt 302.00 Sand 352.65 Auto Repairs 78.25 Freight 9.46 Motor Plows Hire 899.46 Horse Plows Hire 130.60 3,998.35 Street Lights: 10,843.22 Vine Street Repairs Labor $369.58 Gas 39.75 Gravel 252.00 Road Material 334.84 996.17 CHARITIES Public Welfare Administration: Salaries $1,315.60 Stationery and Postage 31.75 Transportation 195.49 1,542.84 Public Welfare Expense: Cash $8,053.00 Groceries 319.00 Fuel 151.20 State Institution 1,695.00 78 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Hospitalization 1,393.00 Physician 71.00 Dentist 22.00 Optician 17.00 Medicine 460.89 Subscriptions 10.25 Burial 200.00 Ambulance 25.00 Clothing 9.65 Artificial Leg Repairs 36.05 Telephone 7.05 Paid Cities and Towns 951.44 Physicians' Fees 153.00 13,574.53 A. D. C. Adm. Salaries $492.00 Travelling 52.00 Telephone 1.00 545.00 A. D. C. Assistance: Cash 6,359.30 Old Age Administration: Supervisor $1,870.50 Clerk 1,196.00 Travelling 208.00 Sationery and Supplies 43.05 Postage 82.68 Telephone 157.90 Subscriptions 10.25 Meeting and Dues 30.80 Misc. 8.48 3,607.66 Old Age Assistance: Cash $76,777.87 Paid Cities and Towns 986.81 79 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Veterans' Benefits: Soldiers' Relief: Cash $1,515.55 Medical 111.70 State Aid 152.00 Military Aid 654.00 War Allowance 697.00 Soldier's Burial 100.00 3,230.25 BELCHER SCHOOL Advertising $8.46 Postage 7.00 Stationery 3.05 Telephone 1.46 Insurance 389.47 Architect 1,038.56 Plumbing 835.55 Electrical Work 1,530.00 Ventilation 1,870.00 General Construction 13,471.00 19,154.55 SCHOOLS Salaries Superintendent's Salary $1,845.11 Superintendent's Clerk 838.51 Attendance Officer 300.00 Teaching, High 44,591.96 Teaching, Elementary 60,908.47 Nurse's Salary 1,698.22 Janitor, High 2,340.00 Janitors, Elementary 8,558.25 Janitor, Hall 287.50 Physician's Salary 1,075.00 122,443.02 80 : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Expenses Insurance $145.80 Clerical 26.80 Handwriting 1,056.00 Stationery and Postage 501.70 Supplies 23.52 Telephones 510.93 Travelling 191.52 Reference Books 35.20 Tuition 1,269.41 Supervision 93.70 P. 0. Rent 12.00 Flowers 15.00 Freight 3.88 Legal 15.00 Keys 10.00 Photos 17.00 Diplomas 286.61 Graduation Printing 74.50 Medical 5.00 Retirement Fund 193.41 Miscellaneous 7.64 4,494.62 Maintenance Books, High $748.89 Books, Elementary 1,978.36 Supplies, High 315.09 Supplies, Elementary 1,115.94 Athletic Equipment 666.91 Transportation 3,928.18 Fuel, High 1,324.37 Fuel, Elementary 3,635.42 Lighting 1,343.20 Trucking 106.63 Repairs, High 1,283.84 Repairs, Elementary 5,263.40 Janitor's Supplies, High 88.95 81 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Janitor's Supplies, Elementary 391.95 Furniture and Fixtures 166.15 Lunch Room 130.37 Repairing Typewriters 252.00 Household Arts 436.66 Stetson Field 1,083.32 Playground Salaries 1,023.00 Playground Expense 37.22 Extra Labor 786.74 26,106.59 LIBRARY Labor $97.50 Repairs 15.98 Books and Magazines 479.05 Fuel 379.04 Lighting . 124.15 Bond 12.50 Janitor 124.00 Supplies 23.85 Stationery—Printing 20.00 Insurance 38.00 Linoleum 182.14 1,496.21 MISCELLANEOUS Town Reports 908.00 Insurance 4,497.54 Care of Clock 20.00 Anniversary Program 125.00 Memorial Day Expense: Flowers $242.00 Lunches 75.47 Flags 42.62 Printing 10.25 Care of Lot 20.00 Ammunition 9.59 399.93 82 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. State Guard: Rent $300.00 Repairs 238.93 Painting 250.00 Janitor 51.00 Hardware 14.55 Paint 18.92 Transportation 15.00 888.40 CIVILIAN DEFENSE Clerical $115.00 Lighting 66.74 Telephone 282.70 Painting Sirens 25.00 Canteen Supplies 43.14 Medical Supplies 18.33 Auxiliary Police Exp. 104.75 Insurance 5.00 Miscellaneous 4.42 665.08 WAR AND RATIONING BOARD Rent $825.00 Janitor 300.00 Rent of Vault 80.00 Telephone 217.76 Fuel 384.42 Ice Water 53.55 Lighting 108.64 Supplies 50.37 Labor 9.50 Rent of Fan 15.00 Repairing Typewriter 4.75 Trucking 6.00 Clerical 50.40 Stationery and Postage 36.55 2,141.94 83 : : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT HONOR ROLL Painting $160.00 Lettering 48.50 Sign Material 50.00 Labor 20.00 Flowers 140.00 Printing 12.75 431.25 Rehabilitation Committee: Printing $22.75 Postage 10.00 Janitor 3.00 35.75 Women's Defense Corps Stationery $25.15 Gas Range 10.00 Janitor 6.00 Files 5.00 Supplies 5.64 51.79 WATER DEPARTMENT Administration Commissioner's Salaries $525.00 Superintendent's Salary- 2,300.00 Meter Reader's Salary- 400.00 Clerk's Salary- 800.00 Insurance 267.97 Stationery, Postage 144.42 Printing 64.50 Telephone 149.35 Bond 10.00 Garage Rent 50.00 4,720.24 84 : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Maintenance Labor $2,569.80 Truck Repairs 209.42 Pipes and Fittings 442.08 Meter and Repairs 166.78 Gas and Oil 451.59 Service Boxes 14.12 Gates and Valves 37.15 Tools and Repairs 307.03 Repairs 84.88 Rubber Boots 21.00 Paint 31.80 Photos 10.00 Miscellaneous 4.25 Expense 4.39 4,354.29 Joint Account: For details see Water Report $6,194.34 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE School Teachers' Salaries $2,394.34 Cost and Claims: Property Damage 69.00 Old Age Assistance: Paid Cities and Towns 274.10 Police Department: Care of Prisoners 10.00 2,747.44 INVOICES OF PREVIOUS YEARS Water Account—Joint: Paid Holbrook to balance account 1,006.08 85 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Randolph Maintenance: Pipe 22.83 Rent Garage 50.00 72.83 School Retirement Fund 71.16 Old Age Assistance: Paid Cities and Towns 91.69 Public Welfare: Paid Cities and Towns 590.37 Paid Institutions 61.00 Paid Hospitals 550.45 Groceries 50.00 Fuel 32.25 Dentist 10.00 Medicine 20.69 1,314.76 INTEREST Anticipation of Revenue 202.22 School Notes 1,700.00 Emergency Notes 817.50 Water Notes 120.00 Anticipation of Re-imbursement 3.18 2,842.90 MATURING DEBT Anticipation of Revenue 175,000.00 Emergency Notes 8,000.00 Water Notes 4,000.00 School Notes 8,000.00 Anticipation of Re-imbursement 1,400.00 196,400.00 86 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT AGENCY State Tax 13,794.00 County Tax 8,064.84 Parks and Recreation Tax 300.32 Auditing Tax 804.34 Dog Licenses 1,188.80 Withholding Tax 17,797.69 Bond Account 2,457.50 44,407.49 REFUNDS Real Estate Tax 240.00 Excise Tax 142.18 Personal Tax 10.00 392.18 Cash on Hand, December 31, 1944 122,449.59 $796,610.24 87 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Temporary Loans Outstanding January 1, 1944 $175,000.00 Notes issued during 1944 50,000.00 Maturities paid during 1944 $175,000.00 Outstanding December 31, 1944 50,000.00 $225.00.00 $225,000.00 INDEBTEDNESS INSIDE STATUTORY LIMIT Outstanding January 1, 1944 $47,000.00 Maturities paid during 1944: North and East Randolph Schools $5,000.00 Tower Hill School 3,000.00 Outstanding December 31, 1944 39,000.00 $47,000.00 $47,000.00 INDEBTEDNESS OUTSIDE STATUTORY LIMIT Outstanding January 1, 1944 $52,000.00 Maturities paid during 1944: Filtration Plant Loan $2,000.00 Water Main Loan 2,000.00 Emergency Loans 8,000.00 Outstanding Dec. 31, 1944 40,000.00 $52,000.00 $52,000.00 88 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. BORROWING CAPACITY Inside Statutory Limit of Indebtedness Valuation 1942 $7,537,380.00 Valuation 1943 7,609,600.00 Valuation 1944 7,402,500.00 Less Abatement 1942 $234,640.00 Less Abatement 1943 162,780.00 Less Abatement 1944 152,140.00 $549,560.00 $22,549,480.00 549,560.00 Valuation for three years less abatements $21,999,920.00 Total borrowing capacity, 3% of average 219,999.20 Outstanding December 31, 1944 39,000.00 Net borrowing capacity (Inside debt limit) 180,999.20 $219,999.20 $219,999.20 89 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OOOjOcO o o m id to c CU I « ~ a> & cu o, ^ CU (« X no £ go > g P4 w« QCU OJ OS t- t- CD ^ OOlOOtOOOlOCOCCOOHNOltO^WOlH W » 00 H O W CO O ^ H OS ^ H O CO M W Oi » M 05 N r|| I qi oo cd co oi o o6corH(>io^^oSidcoTfNoda>TiJosco*'^oi -G ^ ^ o> .sis CO CU ^cococococoTfTfT^^ w cj CU 03 9> > M >»0> G5 CD CO ^ CU CU cu cu cu cu 3 a> 5 i> OS OS cu «*: a a qQQQQQ QQQ^ >,>»>»>»>»>> >, >» •h fl J) ^ £ « 3 03 0$ 03 03 OT CO e3 ,5 CU 90 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. o«oicocoooo © © o © O O i-H IQ t- O t> OMOOOtOOOO o © o o © q h oo C) «q ^ © © d o 10 10 io od OMiOOOtN o © ©<©© © O OHtOHMt- IQ t- CO CO © O o o ©^ C^OJOOOOJ © o o i c o 3 * 8. si * c S S? 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We extend our appreciation to the members of these organizations for their support. The Veterans' Rehabilitation Committee are holding office hours in the Turner Library building Monday even- ings so as to assist all veterans and their relatives and dependents who seek information and assistance. Your Board of Selectmen have endeavored to conduct the affairs of the Town in an economical and just manner and take this opportunity to thank all town committees and department heads for their cooperation during the year. CHARLES F. BLAKELY, RALPH H. HUTCHINSON, THEODORE S. LUDDINGTON, Board of Selectmen. 95 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of Historian WORLD WAR II To the Members of the Board of Selectmen: For the third consecutive year, we submit for publi- cation the HONOR ROLL of the men and women of Ran- dolph who have dedicated themselves to fight for their country in this terrible global war. The deeds and sacrifices made by these men and women must remain an inspiration for all time. On February 1, 1945, we had recorded the names of 943 men and women of Randolph who have entered the armed services. It may be enlightening and of interest to the towns- people to learn of the methods we use to obtain the inform mation we need to keep our Honor Roll complete and up- to-date. We shall also explain the necessity of co-operation from the parents or relatives of persons entering the serv- ices. When a young man enters into the service through induction by the local Draft Board, we obtain his or their names from Mr. Roland Marden, member of that Board. However, if a young man who has not reached his eighteenth birthday enlists in the service we must obtain that infor- mation either from his parents, relatives or from notices that may appear in the local newspapers. These same facts hold true in the cases where women enter the services. Despite the fact that we have repeatedly requested that information of any Randolph person enter- ing the armed services be sent to us, we regret to admit that our requests have not been met in full. It is our sin- cere desire not to neglect including any individual of Ran- 96 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. dolph who has answered the call of his or her country. Therefore, the completeness of the Honor Roll and the many factors attending it, cannot be warranted. Since the publication of the last Annual Town Report, we gravely recorded the names of nine of our gallant sons who have given their last full measure of devotion. The tragic, fearful and shocking messages of death have been received by twenty bereaved families of Randolph during this war. Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to these fam- ilies. The deeds and sacrifices of the twenty gallant heroes of Randolph, who have given their lives in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Armed Forces, shall be remembered forever by a grateful people. There are two recommendatons that we shall include in this report. First, that documentation and chronicling of the services given by our men and women should exist in the permanent records of the Town of Randolph. Sec- ondly, that consideration should be given, now, to the estab- lishment of a "Living Memorial" to our World War II heroes. To quote from a letter written by a Marine sergeant "that any man in the service would be prouder to have one small swing in a playground given in his name than all the marble-columned temples that ever wasted good space, time and money." We wish to express our appreciation to the many, many families who under trying conditions furnished us the information requested, their spirit of co-operation is truly and sincerely appreciated. To inject a light note into this report, we wish to in- clude the information that Sullivan is still the "fightinest" name on our list. We may have to explain a lot to the Andersons, who will tell us that nine persons with the name of "Anderson" have entered the service from Ran- dolph, while nine "Sullivans" entered the service. But 97 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT without trying to create any animosity we'll have to hand the Sullivans the laurel, as they lay claim to one David O'Sullivan to send their total to ten. We expect to hear more from this report. We continue to pray that the continuous task of com- piling the information necessary to keep our Honor Roll complete, terminates in the very near future . . . that day means Victory is ours. Sincerely, MURRAY LEWIS, Historian World War II Activities. 98 Jn (grateful Mtmoty of ROBERT ALMOND FREDERICK JOSEPH CANAVAN MAURICE ROBERT DAVIS DAVID ATWOOD EDUNAS ADRIAN GEORGE ESSIEMBRE JOHN JOSEPH FLANAGAN THOMAS ROBERT FOGO JAMES ROBERT JOHNSTON VICTOR ALAN LEWIS GEOFFREY LAWRENCE MARCONI JAMES EDWARD MARKLE RICHARD HENRY McAULIFFE THOMAS JOSEPH McDEVITT CHARLES ANTHONY MOORE JAMES NELSON WARREN EMERSON PELISSIER HENRY DEARBORN SANBORN WALTER EDMUND SCANLON, JR. GEORGE F. SMITH, JR. RICHARD T. STEARNS "They stand in the unbroken line of patriots tvho have dared to die that freedom might live" ****** ^^^^^99 RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * To these Men and Women of Randolph, who have answered the call of duty to serve in the Armed Forces of Our Country during World War II, we, the members of your Board of Selectmen, pay signal honor. We pray for a speedy and safe return to HOME and VICTORY. Abrams, George Baker, Arthur Minot Abrams, Jennie Baker, Frank H. Adams, Wilbert E. Baker, George C. Jr. *Almond, Robert Barkhouse, Carl Edward Almond, William John Barry, Michael Anderson, Albert Herbert Bates, John C. Anderson, Alden M. Bates, Joseph A. Anderson, Arthur G. Bates, J. Charles Anderson, Charles Peter Bates, Arthur Richard Anderson, Earle Harold Bates, Thomas Garry, Jr. Anderson, Henry Arthur Beach, William H. Anderson, Harold Brewster Beagan, John J. Anderson, Henry H. Beckford, James M. Anderson, Thomas Bell, William Stewart, Jr. Apromollo, Anthony Joseph Benj amino, John Michael Apromollo, Charles D. Benjamino, Mitchell John Apromollo, Martin P. Bennett, Leroy C. Arey, Caroline A. Bennett, Robert F. Arey, Howard Edward Jr. Bens, David Lawrence Arey, Howard E., Sr. Bens, Ralph J., Jr. Arey, William Bens, Richard Arnold Arneson, William Benway, Frank S. Arsenault, Francis Lawrence Berg, Harold R. Arsenault, Maxwell Joseph Berg, Ralph R. Asai, Sim Lincoln Bergdoll, Frank Arthur Ayers, Norman Frederick Berry, Edward Joseph Berry, Thomas Robert, Jr. Bailey, Philip H. Beswick, Earl H. Bailey, Wilbert Gould Beswick, Francis Clifton A l A l A 1 A A A A ft * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Beswick, Joseph E. Buttacavoli, Joseph Bickford, Horace Bynarowicz, Genevieve C. Blacquier, Arthur F. Bynarowicz, Mitchell T. Blakely, David Stanley Byron, Charles Edward Bolin, Herbert Theodore Byron, Robert Louis Boothby, Randolph Orman Borden, Newton William Cahill, William Borden, Roy Fullerton, Jr. Calawa, Lorraine Boutin, Lawrence F. Calhoun, Thomas F., Jr. Bowley, Hudson L. Call, Edward Raymond Boyle, John J. Calvi, Frank Boyle, Philip Louis Campbell, James Bradley, Robert Joseph Campbell, William Brennan, John Francis Canavan, Edward J. Brennan, John Kent *Canavan, Frederick J. Brennan, Thomas W., Jr. Cannizzaro, John Brewster, Arthur E. Cannizzaro, Joseph Brewster, George A. Carleton, Harry Graham Brewster, Harold W. Carlino, Felix Anthony Brewster, John A. Carmichael, Andrew George Brewster, Joseph F. Carmichael, Andrew Hugh Brewster, Wilbur J. Carmichael, Robert Blair Briand, Albert E. Carmichael, Walter A. Briscoe, Rogers Garland Carmichael, William John Brooks, Philip Larry Carmody, Gladys Eleanor Brooks, William Lequesne Carpenter, Richard Brown, Albert E. Cartwright, John Thompson Brown, Hansford Cartwright, Ralph W. Jr. Brown, Walter Lewis Cartwright, Virginia Burchell, Edwin Lee Cavanaugh, James Francis Burchell, William W. Cavanaugh, John Thomas Burg, Walter H. Chamberlain, Charles F. Burns, Gerald Philip Champa, John Lawrence Burns, Kenneth Robert Champney, Harold Joseph Burns, Norman R. Chase, George H. Butler, John Chatfield, Lawrence W. ************************************************ 101 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Cheverie, William J. Conrad, Arthur Edward Christian, Henry Joseph Conrad, Roy Alister Christiansen, Stanley P. Corcoran, George Claff, Leslie A. Corcoran, John Joseph Claff, Patricia Ann Corkin, Herbert I. Clark, Allen T. Cormey, George A. Clark, Arthur Thomas Corp, Henry Newton, Jr. Clark, Edward T. Corp, William Lawrence Clark, Frederick W. Corrigan, Arthur Henry Clark, Henry, Jr. Cox, Francis Clark, James Francis Cox, Gladys Louise Clark, Ralph Donald Cox. Joseph Westall Clausen, Henry Crawford, John Douglas, 2d Clay, Alexander E. Crawford, Seth T., Jr. Clay, Thomas R. Crimmins, George Edward Coates, Kenneth Stoddard Crockett, Clifton Arnold Cohen, John S. Crockett, Earl Cohen, Mildred G. Crovo, Charles L. Cohen, Sylvia Crovo, Louis C. Cole, Joseph Edgar Cullen, George F. Coleman, Paul Joseph Cullen, John D. Collins, Leroy Allen Cullen, William Joseph Combie, Edward C. Curran, Edward J. Condlin, John W. Curran, Robert Conley, John Henry Currie, William Albert Conlon, Edward L. Currie, William Gordon Conlon, James R. Daly, Daniel Edward Connaughton, Joseph Dexter Daley, Robert Thomas Connell, John Henry Daley, Thomas E. Connell, Philbrook J. Daley, Thomas E., Jr. Connolly, Joseph P. Damiano, Anthony Conors, James Arthur Damiano, Peter James Connors, John Joseph Davids, Edward McGlynn Connors, Leo H., Jr. Davis, James Bertrand Connors. Raymond Albert *Davis, Maurice Robert Connors. Vincent Davis, William Francis ************************************************ 102 -* RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Davison, Lawrence Dunphy, James Henry, Jr. Deane, Louis Victor Dupras, John J. Ill Deangelis, Anthony Dupras, Raymond C. Deangelis, Emmett J. Durling, Charles William Deangelis, Ernest J., Jr. Durling, Ralph Elesworth De Angelis, Guy Duven, Robert Decota, Louis F., Jr. Dyer, William Bradford Delorey, Elmer John, Jr. *Edunas, David Atwood De Paola, Albino C. Erickson, Bertel E. 0. De Paola, Patsy Ertel, Kenneth Elton De Paolo, Peter Erwin, George Frederick DePaola, Roger A. Erwin, Walter R. Derby, Frank Fiske Esposito, Anna Mary Derocher, Edward Francis *Essiembre, Adrian George Desisto, Alvin P. Essiembre, Gerard Henri Dipasqua, Alfonso S. Dixon, Harold Edward Fahey, Edward Francis Dockendorff, Ernest Farr, William J. Doherty, Francis George Farrell, Dennis J. Dolan, Vincent Francis Faunce, Frank Ellis, Jr. Donnelly, George J., Jr. Faunce, Julius Alvin Donnelly, William Paul Feener, Allan Edward Dowd, Mary F. Feener, Donald W. Downes, Frank Myles Feener, Frank Robert Downs, Walter Bucknam Feener, Milledge Wilbert Downing, John C. Feener, Warren Herbert Doyle, Francis J. Fernald, Melville William Doyle, John James, Jr. Ferraro, Anthony L. Doyle, Paul Ferraro, Camillo Doyle, Teresa Alberta Ferraro, John P. Drummond, Pauline F. Ferris, Donald Lewis Drysdale, Edward James Field, Francis E. Dubois, H. Fillebrown, Arthur Randolph Duckworth, Arthur Proctor Fillebrown, Robert Melville Duffy, Francis P. Fitzgerald, Rev. Edward R. Dunphy, Elizabeth G. Fitzgerald, James Edward 103 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Flanagan, Eugene J. Gavin, Walter Francis fFlanagan, John J. Gaynor, Francis Leo Flanagan, William J. Gaynor, James F., Jr. Fletcher, Elmer F. Gaynor, Maryrose Fletcher, Robert John Gaynor, Robert Gerarde Flood, William H. Genereaux, Robert H. Flynn, Harold J. Getchell, Robert E. Fogo, Arthur F. Gibson, Robert J. *Fogo, Thomas Robert Gilbert, Paul Kenneth Foley, Alfred J. Gilbert, Raymond Foley, Charles Donald Gillard, George Edward Foley, Charles Arthur Gillis, Donald Joseph Foley, John Joseph, Jr. Gillis, John Alexander Foley, Stanley J. Gillis, Richard Ambrose Foote, Marlon Warren Ginnetty, James Francis Ford, Robert Ginnetty, Paul Edward Forrest, Frank Augustus Good, John Leo Forte, Anthony P. Good, Thomas Michael Foss, John 0. Good, William Joseph, Jr. Foti, Joseph Gove, David Woods Foti, Vincent James Gove, Robert H. Freeman, Clark Wood Gowan, William A. French, Charles L. Grant, Mearl Roy French, John Alden Grant, Robert French, Roger P. Greco, Rose B. Frid, Frank I. Griffin, John W. Fuller, Charles Wendell Gunther, Joseph A. Gabaree, James W. Haley, Charles F. Gabaree, Warren Frenerick Hall, Elbert W. Gabriel, Vincenzo Hall, George Albert Gaffney, Francis R. Hall, Lee V., Jr. Gaffney, John A. Halloran, Walter A. Gale, George L. Hamel, James Richard Garrison, Herbert William Hand, Francis Leo., Jr. Garrity, Donald Handrahan, John William Garron, Layton St. Clair Hanscom, Elmer Francis ~A~AAArAA"AArA"A"AAAA- A A AAA" AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-A A A A A A A 104 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Hanscom, George Pierce Hinckley, William George Hanscome, John Valentine Hobson, George Gilbert, Jr. Hapworth, Richard Leonard Hoeg, Arthur Everett, Jr. Hardy, William Hoffman, Robert E. Harkins, Frank J., Jr. Hoffman, William A. Harkins, Joseph V. Holbrook, George Howard Harrington, Francis E. Holland, Eugene Albert Harrington, George M. Holland, William Earle Harrington, Stanley F. Hollis, Charles Henry Harris, Arthur W. Hollis, Ernest H. Harris, Benj. Franklin Hollis, Fred Lewis Harris, Joseph Billings, Jr. Holloway, James W. Harris, Robert G. Holloway, John E. Hart, Francis Timothy Hopkins, George Everett Hart, Frank J. Hopkins, Norman F. Hart, Joseph J. Home, James Noel Hart, Richard Hoxie, Albert Melvin Hawkins, Arlene Alice Hubble, Fred Forrest, Jr. Hayes, Robert Otis Hudson, William Robert Hayes, Thelma Hughes, Frank L. Haynes, David M. Hurley, George Edwin Hegarty, Cecil P. Hurley, John J. Hendrickson, Arthur J. Hurley, John W. Heney, Harold Francis Hurley, Joseph P. Heney, George Henry, Jr. Hurley, William Paul Heney, John Joseph Hurry, William E. Hennigar, Bernard Loring Hylen, Carl G. Heslin, John M. Hylen, Edward Vincent Hess, Charles Iorio, Robert Adrian Hess, Robert W. Irving, Moses Hewey, William Herbert Isaac, Richard D. Hewins, Loring D. Jacobson, Carl Edward Hickey, John L. Jaeger, Ralph Herbert Higgins, Harold E. Jamros, Francis J. Hill, Arthur S. Jeffrey, Harlan C. Hill, John Robert Jerard, Joseph 105 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Johansen, Arnold Warren Kilcoyne, Mildred Francis Johns, Charles W., Jr. Kiley, John Paul Johns, Harold W. Kiley, Mary Agnes Johnson, Harry Edward King, George Francis Johnston, Albert King, Thomas Harold * Johnston, James R. Kivekas, John Sulo Johnston, Joseph Klauer, Paul B. Jope, Frank Leslie Knights, Charles H. Jope, Robert C. Knights, Harry B., Jr. Jope, William R. Knights, James C. Joyce, John Joseph Knights, Walter F. Judge, William A. Knox, Grace Ginnetty Kopp, John Charles Kaidel, Horst W. Kourafas, George Kakshtis, Adolph A. Krupka, Bronislaw Michael Kakshtis, George J. Kasper, Walter Labelle, Edmund Amedie Keith, Francis Edward Labreque, Boivin Edward Keith, Philip George Labreque, Norman A. Keith, Richard Francis Labreque, Ray Richard Keith, Walter E., Jr. Lally, James Kelleher, Joseph E. Lally, Leo Kelley, James F. Langenbach, Frederick J. Kelley, Robert Larkin, Elizabeth M. Kelsey, Algie J. Larsen, Henry C. Kendall, Arthur Philip Larson, Andrew 0. Kendall, Robert Joseph Lawless, John Barrett Kennedy, James Francis Lawrence, Charles William Kenney, James F. Leclerc, Adrian Ramond Kenney, Milton Eugene Lee, Howard Kent, Philip Southworth Leedham, Sidney Leslie Kerrissey, Leo Le Forestier, Michael Kersey, Frederick Martin Le Forestier, Rita F. Kight, Edward E. Leighton, William J. Kight, Joseph E. Le Lacheur, Kenneth J., Jr. Kight, Julian E. Lemieux, Frank W. Kight, William E. Levangie, John Martin ************************************** * ********* 106 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Levesque, George E., Jr. Mahoney, Gerald G. Lewis, Walter Henry Mahoney, James Francis Lewis, Victor Alan Mahoney, James H. Lind, Gordon Mahoney, John Joseph Lloyd, Earle L. Mahoney, John Ward Logue, Robert E. Mahoney, Mary A. Lonergan, Edwin Joseph Mahoney, Paul Loring, Paul S. Mahoney, William P. Luddington, Robert Turner Main, Friend Edgar Lutz, Richard C. Malloy, John Gregory Lutz, Warren Robert, Sr. Malloy, Vincent Edward Lutz, Warren Robert, Jr. Malm, Ernest Lyman, Francis William Mann, Albert V. Lyons, Edwin Ralph Mann, David Vye Lyons, Francis Allen Mann, Herbert E., Jr. Lyons, Paul Holmes Mann, Lester H. Lyons, Raymond E. Mann, William Strattan Lyons, Robert Edward Manthorne, Arthur D., Jr. Lyons, Robert Frederic Marconi, Edward John Lynch, John F. *Marconi, Geoffrey L. Markham, Philip Boland Maccini, Peter J. Markham, Robert Eric MacDonald, Walter John, Jr. *Markle, James E. MacGerrigle, Raymond P. Maroney, Vincent George MacGillvray, George C. Marshall, Frederick Jr. Maclsaac, Charles Ian W., MacLeod, Jean Martin, Ernest Carl, Jr. MacLeod, John A. Martucci, Angelo MacLeod, Ralph Emory Martucci, Raymond MacPhee, Thomas Burton Mather, Charles A. MacWilliam, Alexander Mather, Clark G. Mather, Lee MacWilliam, Priscilla W. Madan, Alonzo Leonard Matheson, Donald H. Magnusson, Robert Edward Mazules, Charles Carl Maguire, Andrew James Mazzeo, Michael Dominic Maguire, Arthur Gordon Mazzeo, James Vincent Maguire, William Francis McAuliffe, Fred Francis ************************************************ 107 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * *McAuliffe, Richard Henry- Miner, Ernest Harold McCarthy, Francis Warren Miner, George S. McCaul, Jack Lewis Miner, Hugh G. McDermott, Henry Xavier Mitchell, Albert G. McDermott, James Arthur Mitchell, Frank H. McDermott, Joseph Robert Mohr, Frederick E. McDermott, Leo Joseph Mohr, Jack Elmer McDevitt, Joseph Francis Mohr, Rudolph Arthur *McDevitt, Thomas Joseph Molloy, James P., Jr. McDevitt, William Robert *Moore, Charles Anthony- McDonald, Earle R. Moore, Edward L. McDonnell, Thomas Hugh Moore, George W. McDowell, Harry L. Moore, Kenneth Edward McEntee, Robert J., Jr. Moore, Thomas Nicholas McFarlane, Robert Harold Morrill, Richard G. McGaughey, John R. Morris, Stafford N. McGlenaghan, James F. Morrissey, Edward Franklin McGrath, Arthur J. Morrissey, Frederick K. McGrath, William Joseph Morton, Edward Henry C. McGrory, Anna Louise Morton, Robert James McGrory, Mary Alice Morton, Victor McKenna, George R. Mulder, Gilles C. McKenna, Walter Francis Mulhall, John McLaughlin, Edward F. Mullen, Charles William McLaughlin, James J. Murphy, Arthur J. McLaughlin, William F. Murphy, Bernard Francis McLeer, William R., Jr. Murphy, Daniel Joseph McMahon, Elmore F. Murphy, Frances E. McMakin, John F., Jr. Murphy, Frederick M., Jr. McMakin, Robert J. Murphy, George E. McSolla, Herbert Edward Murphy, John Joseph McSolla, Robert Patrick Murphy, Lawrence J. McSweeney, John J. Murphy, Michael Meaney, Edward J. Murray, William Benedict Meaney, Joseph W. Myers, Ralph Messere, Alfred H. Nason, Howard Walter 108 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Nason, Robert W. Passiago, Tony Neilsen, John William Paulsen, Paul C, Jr. *Nelson, James Pearce, Albert Stafford Nelson, Stanley A. Pearce, George Arthur Nichols, Henry L. Pelissier, Cyril, Bruce Norman, John James Pelissier, Edward Robinson Norman, Robert W. * Pelissier, Warren Emerson Norris, James Pemberton, James Logan, Jr. Nugent, Frank Foley Pendleton, William Nugent, James B. Perkins, John Tyler O'Brien, James F. Peters, Albert James O'Connell, Cornelius James Petipas, Richard J. O'Connell, Gertrude G. Pettengill, Russell H. O'Connell, Joseph Patrick Pfister, Kenneth Andrew O'Connell, William A., Jr. Philbrook, Frank Randolf Olsen, Ralph Earl Pignatelli, Eugene Joseph Olsen, William C. Pignatelli, Victor O'Neil, Francis A. Poor, Walter Perley O'Neil, Joseph Charles Porter, John Langley O'Neil, Mathew Joseph, Jr. Potter, Harold Richard O'Neil, Robert Joseph Powers, Alfred Myrick Opferkuch, Charles F. Powers, Frank Randall O'Reilly, Thomas E. Powers, Richard T. Osborne, Walter J. Powers, Rupert 0. Osborne, Ernest John, Jr. Powers, Stanley W., Jr. O'Sullivan, David G. Purcell, John C. Puzone, James Pace, Vincent R., Jr. Palmer, Rodman, Leo Queen, Donald Robert Papp, Andrew Queen, Earle Milton Papp, George Quimby, Charles Cooper Papp, Joseph C. Quimby, John Herbert Parenteau, Edgar Ramoska, George Parker, Joseph Herbert Ramaska, Joseph Richard Parker, Walter Wallace Ramsdell, Sylvester Leon Parker, Wesley King, Jr. Rayner^ Boyd Pasquantonio, Angelo Reid, Ernest Fulton •******************* 109 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Reid, Lloyd Walker Saltmarsh, Charles Henry Reilly, James Philip, Jr. *Sanborn. Henry D. Reilly, Thomas F. Sarni, Albert Patrick Reilly, William Michael Sass, Joseph P. Rein, Henry' J. Sass, Roger Victor Reynolds, Cecil M. Saunders, Charles H. Rhind, Raymond Sawyer, George E. Ricci, Joseph Anthony *Scanlon, Walter Edmund, Jr. Rice, Marjorie A. Scannell, John Lawrence Riley, Ernest Edward Scannell, Thomas, Jr. Rinaldi, Calvin Coolidge Schlosser, Bertram Rinaldi, Dominic Schmook, Norman Rinaldi, Joseph Michael Schneider, Albert Rinaldi, Louis Schneider, Richard Patrick Robbins, Harold Seaverns, Dana Lewis Robbins, William Henry, Jr. Semensi, Alfred L. Roberts, Arthur J. Semensi, Joseph John Roberts, George J. Shahanian, Edward Robertson, James Albert Shahanian, John Robertson, Ruth G. Shaheen, John E. Robinson, Carroll Lester Shanks, Charles E., Jr. Robitaille, Edward Shay, Philip J. Roddan, Edward Leo Shea, Clifford H. Ross, Joseph Francis Shea, Joseph Charles Rota, Henry Joseph Shea, William V. Roth, Marshall Hugh G. Sheehy, John Francis Rounds, Emmerson L. Shore, George H. Rowe, Dorothy M. Silva, George J. Rowe Elizabeth J. Silva, John Rowe, Frank Simmons, George L. Ryan, Edward B. Simmons, Howard Hayes Ryan, James Philip Simmons, Joseph Ephraim Ryder, Claude Edward Simmons, Walter E. Rydings, John J. Simmons, Warren R. Rydings, Joseph A. Skalecki, John William Salamone, Frank J. Skalecki, Joseph U. "itirir irirkiriricic'kltiririr'k'kitiricick'k kickk^kkkk-kk-k k^kk^^k' 110 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Skonberg, Albert Wallace Strickland, Edward Holmes Skonberg, Victor Edward Stoltz, Dewey A. Slater, Robert W. Strickland, William Sliney, Gerald David Stueber, Charles Edward Sliney, John P. Stueber, Max Frederick Sloane, William C. Stymest, James Peabody Smith, Charles E. Stymest, Raymond Charles *Smith, George F., Jr. Sullivan, Arthur Joseph Smith, John J. Sullivan, David W. Smith, Norman E., Sr. Sullivan, James Leo Smith, Norman E., Jr. Sullivan, John Edward Smith, Richard F., Jr. Sullivan, John Joseph Smith Robert Allen Sullivan, Joseph Leo Smith, Winifred V. Sullivan, Linwood F. Smythe, Ashley Augustus Sullivan, Stephen James, Jr. Soderburg, Arthur D. Sullivan, Thomas Edward Soule, Edwin Cady, Jr. Suvalsky, Marilyn B. Spearin, Franklin A., Jr. Suvalsky, Paul Spearin, George Frederick Swain, Charles W. Spearin, Malcolm Randolph Swain, Edward Francis Spearin, St. Clair M. Swain, Seth Warren Splan, Francis Richard Sweatt, Blaine Sprague, Bernard, Jr. Tanner, Charles Osborne Sproul, Edward Teed, Harvey W. Sproul, George William Teed, John Richard Sproul, Robert Thayer, Melvin E. Stackenburg, Abraham L. Thayer, Robert Denton Stackenburg, Christine J. Thibeault, John H. Stackenburg, Leo Thomas, Daniel J., Jr. *Stearns, Richard T. Thomas, Octave Stewart, Francis A. Thomas, Lawrence Alphonse Stewart, James McLean Thomes, Elwin Everett Stewart, John Matheson Thompson, Percy A. Stewart, Ralph G. Thompson, Ralph Joseph Stewart, Richard James Thompson, Robert Llewelyn Strickland, Albert Gove Thorne, Charles H. •*"*"**-*"**^-* ******* ******* ************************* 111 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Thorne, Ralph Young Watson, Clayton A. Tibbetts, Roger Edmund Waugh, William F. Tierney, Arthur Dennis Webber, John E. Tierney, Joseph M. Webber, Richard Walter Tippett, Eugene William, Webber, Walter P. Toomey, Gerald H. Wells, Barbara Towns, Arthur Robert Wells, Edward L. Towns, George Arthur Wells, Richard L. Tremblay, Norman Wescott, Hubert F. Trostel, Ira Westover, Orville Francis Trow, Sherman Whealan, James Patrick, Jr. Trudeau, Charles Harold Whealan, Mary Ann Truelson, Charles Leo Whealan, Thomas J. Tucker, Harold Melvin Whitaker, Albert Preston Tucker, Sidney White, Arthur Jerome, Jr. Turner, Tage Thorwald White, Elmer Earle White, Harold L. Ulwick, Charles -Robert White, Phillip Emerson Ulwick, James C. White. Robert Francis Ulwick, William White, William John Van Tassell, Raymond Whynot, Harold Whitman Varnerin, Mario Whynot Lester Eldrige Vaughn, Elmer J. Whynot, Wallace B. Vogel, Carl N. Wilbur, Howard D. Vogel, John A. Wilbur, William B. Wade, John M. Wilde, Ralph Clifton Wade, James Mac Willard, John Kirk Wellington Wales, Frank Gordon Williams, Robert Willis, Albert Lawrence Wales, Lawrence P. Wallace, Norman A. Woods, Earle Gale Woodford, Arthur W. Wallin, Tage H. S. Wallin, Tore F. B. Wren, Edward J. Wright, Calvin Thayer Walsh, Albert E., Jr. Walsh, Harold Edward Wright, Robert William Walsh, Robert Burns Yaitanes, James J. Warner, Robert A. Yarnish, Harold ********************************************* *** 112 * RANDOLPH ROLL OF HONOR * Young, Donald P. Young, Wilmer S. Young, Edward Leroy Yundt, James Read Young, George Elmore Yundt, William Young, Howard A. Yurkus, Joseph P., Sr. Young, John Frederick Zecchini, Alfred Louis Young, Ralph E. Zecchini, Arthur Benjamin Young, William P. Zielfelder, Richard Douglas * *********************** *** ** * ****************** 113 : : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of the Assessors Board of Selectmen, Randolph, Mass. Gentlemen We herewith submit the report of this department for the year 1944. The tax rate for the year was computed on the following basis of expenses and receipts EXPENSES Town Appropriations, March, 1944 $419,591.83 Overlay Deficit, 1939 26.18 Overlay deficit, 1940 376.60 Overlay deficit, 1941 666.77 Overlay deficit, 1942 2,269.48 State Tax 13,794.00 State Parks and Reservations 291.18 State Audit of Municipal Accounts 804.34 County Tax 8,967.24 $446,787.62 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS Income Tax $34,887.09 Corporation Taxes 11,083.65 Gasoline Tax 8,584.13 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 10,000.00 Licenses 3,209.50 Fines 182.50 General Government 463.55 Health and Sanitation 1,768.76 Charities 8,156.03 Old Age Assistance 34,107.84 Old Age Tax (Meals) 1,568.72 114 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Soldiers' Benefits 587.00 Schools 6,272.53 Public Service Enterprises 25,241.60 (Water Dept.) Interest on Taxes and Assessments 5,142.50 $151,255.40 Net amount to be raised by taxation on polls- and property $304,738.30 TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION Poll Tax $5,020.00 Personal Property 27,171.90 Real Estate 272,546.40 $304,738.30 TOTAL VALUATION Real Estate—Buildings $5,092,850.00 Real Estate—Land 1,396,350.00 Personal 646,950.00 $7,136,150.00 Total valuation computed at tax rate of $42.00 $299,718.30 Plus Poll Tax 5,020.00 $304,738.30 INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TABLE OF AGGREGATES Number of persons assessed On Personal Estate Only 33 On Real Estate Only 2,499 On Both Personal and Real 96 Total number of persons assessed 2,628 Number of polls assessed 2,510 Value of Assessed Personal Estate: Stock in Trade $490,950.00 Machinery 133,050.00 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Live Stock 16,050.00 All Other Tangible Property 6,900.00 Total Value of Assessed Personal Property $646,950.00 Number of Live Stock Assessed Horses 21 Cows 136 Swine 200 Fowl 13,300 All Others 51 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 5,862 Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 1,893 Number of Automobiles Assessed 2,110 AMOUNTS COMMITTED TO TAX COLLECTOR ON 1944 LEVIES Real and Personal Estate, January and December Levy $299,718.30 Poll Tax, January Levy 5,020.00 $304,738.30 Motor Vehicle Excise First Commitment $1,119.76 Second Commitment 4,608.16 Third Commitment 1,944.24 Fourth Commitment 534.03 Fifth Commitment 184.78 $8,390.97 $313,129.27 FRANK F. TEED, JAMES P. DUFFY, THEODORE S. LUDDINGTON, Board of Assessors. 116 : : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of Collector of Taxes To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph I herewith respectfully submit my report for the year ending December 31st, 1944 1942 Personal and Real Estate Taxes Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1944 $32,144.31 Refunds 16.40 Tax Titles Disclaimed 36.90 Adjustments 8.07 $32,205.68 Collections and credits during 1944 32,205.68 Excise Taxes: Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1944 $7.84 Collections and credits during 1944 7.84 Poll Taxes: Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1944 $529.00 Collections and credits during 1944 529.00 1943 Personal and Real Estate Taxes: Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1944 $75,557.72 Refunds 30.00 Tax Titles Disclaimed 36.00 Adjustments 476.00 $76,099.72 117 : : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Collections and credits during 1944 58,369.26 Balance January 1st, 1945 $17,730.46 Excise Taxes: Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1944 $478.14 Refunds 30.71 Adjustments .04 508.89 Collections and credits during 1944 508.99 Poll Taxes: Outstanding uncollected Jan. 1st, 1944 $686.00 Collections and credits during 1944 476.00 Balance January 1st, 1945 $210.00 1944 Personal and Real Estate Taxes Commitments, real and personal $299,197.50 Omitted list 520.80 Refunds 201.60 Adjustments 8.40 $299,928.30 Collections and credits during 1944 229,566.43 Balance January 1st, 1945 $70,361.87 Excise Taxes Commitments $8,390.97 Refunds 111.47 $8,502.4 118 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Collections and credits during 1944 7,739.23 Balance January 1st, 1945 $763.21 Poll Taxes: Commitments $5,020.00 Refund 2.00 Adjustment 2.00 $5,024.00 Collections and credits during 1944 4,492.00 Balance January 1st, 1945 $532.00 CLARA F. KENNEDY, Tax Collector 119 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of the Trustees of Turner Free Library TRUSTEES OF 1944 Frederick E. Knebel President Benjamin P. Crowell Vice-President Joseph D. Wales Secretary-Treasurer Charles F. Blakeley Ralph H. Hutchinson Theodore S. Luddington (Selectmen of Randolph Ex-Officiis) Mrs. Sallie W. Crawford Roland H. Marden Herman W. French Raymond L. Mason Carl S. Gove John M. Pero Arthur H. Holbrook Albert C. Wilde Mrs. Mollie F. Howard PUBLIC LIBRARY To the Citizens of Randolph Pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the By-laws of the Turner Free Library, this report, for the calendar year 1944, and being the sixty-ninth annual report, is sub- mitted showing the condition of the Trust consisting of the building, library, and funds, together with the reports of the Librarian and Treasurer and so much of reports sub- mitted to the Trustees by the various committees as seem to be of general interest. The Library Committee reports that the books, charts, and furnishings are in good condition and that all books owned by the library are accounted for by the Librarian. The Building Committee reports that the Massachu- setts Women's Defense Corps and the Service Men's Re- habilitation are utilizing the first floor premises on the south side, the State Guard vacated their quarters on the third floor late last summer, they having secured larger facilities at the Grange Hall. No change has taken place in the rental 120 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. condition of the Dentist Office since last year. Certain general repairs have been made during the year including the laying of a linoleum in the Reading Room. The con- templated redecorating of the front entry and corridor was postponed to some future date, owing to the excessive cost quoted to the committee. The Committee also advises that in the near future the entire heating system will need over- hauling as during extreme cold weather it is not possible to maintain the required heat in the library. The Trustees are again requesting the Town for $1,500 for general re- pairs and expenses for the year 1945. The Librarian reports that the continued drop in cir- culation which has been in evidence during recent years has been halted and the circulation for 1944 shows an increase of 685 over that of 1943. The Trustees join with the Li- brarian in adding their thanks to the donors of books given to the Library as well as those given in connection with the Victory Book Campaign. We wish also to extend our thanks to the Boy Scouts for the services rendered in connection with the waste paper drive and in moving the books and magazines, the latter two items having been subsequently delivered to Servicemen and the Merchant Marine. The Trustees express their appreciation for the loyal services of the Librarian, Mrs. Eunice B. Martin and of the co-operation and generous assistance of Miss Pearl Massie, Miss Nancy Dow and Miss Jean Lynch. Copy of each of the following reports is hereunto sub- joined: Report of the Librarian, Report of the Treasurer showing receipts and expenditures of the Library and Re- port of the Finance Committee. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK E. KNEBEL, President, Board of Trustees. January 18, 1945 Randolph, Massachusetts. 121 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF TURNER FREE LIBRARY To the Trustees of the Turner Free Library: I have the honor to submit the annual report of the Librarian for the year ending December 31, 1944. The Library has been open to the public each Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:30 P. M., and every week-day evening from 7 :00 to 9 :00 P. M. with the exception of holidays and afternoon sessions dur- ing July and August. The circulation shows an increase over last year. Total for 1943 13,781 Total for 1944 14,466 Fiction for 1943 9,797 Fiction for 1944 9,409 Juvenile for 1943.... 1,814 Juvenile for 1944 2,407 General for 1943 2,170 General for 1944 .... 2,650 Books added during the year were 321 making the accession number 36,257. Of this number 255 books were purchased and 66 were gifts. Among the gifts were a set of Balzac's works, some of Dickens, Kipling, Emerson, and books of poetry, fiction, and a series of boys' books. We greatly appreciate the gifts and I am sure they will be used to advantage by the public. Magazines loaned, 621 against 399 for 1943. Borrow- ers' cards issued 416, new applicants 267, renewals 149. In June Miss Jean Lynch joined our staff to help in our Children's Corner. Miss Dow has charge of the evening sessions, and Miss Lynch the afternoon. The first Children's Story Hour was held July 15th, with Miss Alice Haley in charge. Miss Marion Madan had charge of the next two sessions, on July 22d and July 29th. Interesting stories were told, and songs and games played. 122 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. On August 5th Mrs. Isabel Randall told the story of "Alice Thru the Looking Glass," which was illustrated with colored slides. Miss Haley told the stories on August 12th, 19th, and 26th. At the last Story Hour, stories were told about children and customs of many lands, which proved of great interest to the children. All the stories told or read were from books which we have in our Children's Corner. Practically all the children attending borrowed these books. The average attendance was 16 with which we were much pleased. We hope to continue the Children's Hour next year and to increase the attendance. The reference room has been used to good advantage by the public during the year. There seems to be a growing interest among the young people regarding the history of Randolph, and in their genealogy. Our Alden Collection of books and manuscripts on genealogy, beside our bound newspapers, are proving a great help concerning these subjects. I greatly appreciate the services of the Boy Scouts in helping us with the Waste Paper Drive, and moving the books and magazines for the Servicemen from the Library to the entrance below. Books and magazines are still needed by the Merchant Marine, who send them to the Army and Navy. We wish to thank all who have so kindly contributed to this cause. The Librarian takes this opportunity to thank Miss Massie, Miss Dow, and Miss Lynch, for their faithful serv- ice and the Trustees for their advice and cooperation. Respectfully submitted, EUNICE B. MARTIN, Librarian January 5, 1945 123 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE TREASURER To the Trustees of Turner Free Library: In compliance with the requirements of the by-laws, I hereby submit the annual report of the treasurer of the Turner Free Library. Balance Income, Jan. 1, 1944 Checking Account $363.47 RECEIPTS Turner Fund $500.18 R. W. Turner Fund 541.29 Remaining Funds 175.61 Rent 150.00 Fines and Collections 137.75 Bills paid by Town of Randolph 1,496.21 3,001.04 $3,364.51 COST OF OPERATION Books $421.44 Periodicals 50.45 Librarian 649.66 Asst. Librarians 701.12 Janitor 468.00 Electricity 121.35 Fuel 379.04 Printing 26.50 Insurance 38.00 Telephone 32.14 Supplies 34.96 124 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Sundries 11.49 Treasurer's bond 12.50 Repairs 198.12 Bank service charges 4.38 $3,149.15 Checking Account, Randolph Trust Co. 215.36 $3,364.51 Respectfully submitted JOSEPH D. WALES, Treasurer January 8, 1945 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE To the Trustees of the Turner Free Library: Your committee on finances submits the following report The Committee has audited the accounts of the Treas- urer for the year 1944 and found them to be correct. All moneys have been accounted for as received, and no moneys have been paid out except upon vouchers properly ap- proved. The Committee has examined also the securities representing the investment of the funds of the Library and has found them to be intact and as represented. Philadelphia Co. 5% bonds were called for payment this year and funds were re-invested in securities of the First National Bank of Boston, Chemical Bank & Trust of N. Y., and Randolph Co-operative Bank shares. Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND L. MASON, Chairman January 15, 1945 125 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of the Board of Health To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph The Board of Health respectfully submits its report and the report of its respective agents for the year ending December 31, 1944. During the year the Board of Health have inspected all places where food and other goods were sold and found most of them clean and safe for the sale of such goods. The Board would like to thank our School Physician, Dr. Higgins and our School Nurse, Miss Helen Conlon for the way our Diptheria Clinic was conducted. We also would like to thank our district nurses, Miss Scannell and Mrs. Health for their co-operation the many times during the year we called on them. The Dental Clinic was conducted by Dr. Smith and Dr. Maguire, assisted by our School Nurse, Miss Helen Conlon. Examinations were made in the various schools, and a re- port sent to the parents of children needing attention. We also would like to thank our Garbage Collector, Mr. Louis Kmito for the manner in which he responded to every call from the Board. As you know this was our first year and it was new to the citizens of the town. Many were without proper garbage containers and we hope that any homes not having these containers will get them as soon as possible. The Board feels that this was money well spent. The Board wishes to call attention to the number of Scarlet Fever Cases this past year. Most of these cases were Scarletina and were very mild, but we feel that in some cases parents did not even have a doctor for the chil- 126 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. dren and the result was the Board did not know it until the child was sent to the School Physician to return to school and he would send them back home. We ask the parents of children that contract this disease to co-operate with your Board of Health as we have had to order children to stay in their yard while the sign is on the door which is to remain there for 21 days from date of posting. In closing, the Board would like to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen and all the other town officials for the assistance and courtesy given this Board during the past year. Communicable diseases for the year 1944 were as fol- lows: Chicken pox 7, Scarlet Fever 46, Mumps 4, Whooping Cough 5, Dog Bites 12, Measles 7, Pulmonary Tuberculosis 10, Tuberculosis (all others) 2, Meningitis 1, Lobar Pneu- monia 1. GEORGE H. HENEY, Chairman. FRED A. DIAUTO, FREDERICK DRISCOLL. 127 : : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR Randolph, Mass., Jan. 15, 1945. To the Board of Health of the Town of Randolph Gentlemen I hereby submit my report as Plumbing Inspector for the year ending Dec. 31, 1944. Owing to the shortage of materials for plumbing pur- poses only 15 permits for plumbing were issued in 1944. Most of the plumbing installed were replacements. No greater outlook can be expected until after the duration. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS O'RILEY, Plumbing Inspector. 128 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK BOARD OF HEALTH Licenses issued: Pasteurization, 2 $20.00 Milk and Cream, 15 15.00 Store License, 19 19.00 Oleomargerine, 10 5.00 Milk Permits, 9 Total $59.00 Milk Tests Bacteria, 20—19 with low count, 1 re-checked and cor- rected. Butterfat, 60—all above average. HENRY MERRILL, Inspector of Milk. 129 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Randolph, Mass., January 15, 1945. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending 1944. It has been customary for many years to have such inspections ordered and conducted during the late fall. This year, I regret to inform you, that due to "war conditions/' which include the rationing of gasoline and tires, for that reason the Director of Animals called off such inspection for this year. There have been 13 dogs quarantined by this depart- ment. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES H. TRUELSON, Inspector of Animals. 1?>0 : : : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING Randolph January, 1945. To the Board of Health of Randolph Dear Sirs I hereby submit my report for the official year of 1944, as Inspector of Slaughtering to be as follows Total number inspected—299 animals in all. Number condemned—4 animals in all. Classified as follows Hogs 284 Cattle 10 Sheep 2 Goats 3 Total 299 WESTON L. MANN, Inspecting of Slaughtering. 131 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of Water Commissioners To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph The fifty-ninth annual report of the Water Commis- sioners is herewith submitted for the year ending December 31, 1944. Organization of the Board was as follows: Frederick D. Driscoll Chairman Dr. Wm. F. Maguire Clerk Richard F. Smith Associate APPOINTMENTS BY BOARD Marion L. Bailey Collector Dr. Wm. F. Maguire Meter Reader (Resigned) Frederick D. Driscoll Meter Reader (Appointed) Richard F. Smith Superintendent DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE During the year 1944 the Water Department received applications for ten new services which have been installed. There were fifty-two service leaks of which the greater part have been renewed from main to property line, the rest being repaired. There were five main leaks, twelve broken service boxes and two main gate boxes, all of which have been repaired and replaced. Of thirty-three meters found to be out of order, seven of these were frozen and broken. These have been replaced, together with two broken hydrants. JOINT ACCOUNT Through the co-operation of the Holbrook and Ran- dolph Joint Water Board we have been able to put in a new 132 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. asphalt driveway and a cement retaining wall at the Pump- ing Station. One of our local contractors was awarded the contract for this work. Through our Engineer, Mr. Fogo, and Joint Superin- tendent, Mr. McLaughlin, there has been considerable work done on the pumps and machinery. The Auxiliary Pump has been completely overhauled and placed in very good running condition. Respectfully submitted, RICHARD F. SMITH, Associate and Superintendent. REPORT OF MARION L. BAILEY, COLLECTOR OF WATER RATES Balance of Levy 1942 $1,045.60 By Collections $964.52 By Abatement 5.50 Uncollected Water Rates 75.58 1,045.60 Balance of Levy 1943 4,731.35 Additional Levy 2.00 4,733.35 By Collections 3,354.20 Uncollected Water Rates 1,379.15 4,733.35 Water Levy 1944 30,067.76 By Collections 24,262.73 Uncollected Water Rates 5,805.03 $30,067.76 TOTAL WATER COLLECTIONS FOR YEAR 1944 Meter Rates $21,326.18 Rentals 1,500.50 Fixture 2,847.23 133 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Other \ 69.20 Frozen Meters 88.40 Watervat Canton 2,079.46 Water ^t^Bralntree Highlands 670.48 $28,581.45 »UNT — PAID BY HOLBROOK Engineer's Salary $3,170.00 Payrolls ( ^ 1,081.96 Joint Superintendent's Salary 1943 350.00 Joint Superintendent's Salary 1944 500.00 Coal \ 2,330.88 Electricity 566.34 Chemicals 311.20 Oil f\ 274.49 Material Supplied \ 222.03 Insurance / V] 436.00 Telephone r~HL. 18,77 Express f .45 Advertising - 5.25 9,267.37 Credit Telephone 4.25 Insurance (refund) 60.00 $9,203.12 JOINT ACCOUNT — PAID BY RANDOLPH Payrolls $457.72 Telephone 73.40 Electricity 587.01 Coal 2,498.73 Oil 347.08 Chemicals 333.08 Repairs 361.54 Supplies 65.05 Insurance 27.30 Express 1.22 Asphalt Drive, Yard, and Curbing 1,396.31 134 : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Packing 29.40 Lumber 16.50 $6,194.34 SUMMARY OF JOINT ACCOUNT Total Joint Bills paid by Holbrook $9,203.12 Total Joint Bills paid by Randolph 6,194.34 $15,397.46 One-half to be paid by Holbrook 7,698.73 One-half to be paid by Randolph 7,698.73 15,397.46 Joint Bills paid by Randolph 6,194.34 Owed by Randolph to Holbrook to balance Joint Account 1,504.39 7,698.73 RECORD OF PUMPING To the Water Commissioners of Randolph and Holbrook: The following is the record of water pumped for the year of 1944 Lbs. Coal Gallons Daily Lbs. Coal Daily Pumped Average Burned Avg. January 24,483,900 789,803 77,720 2,590 February 24,234,300 835,665 80,250 2,767 March 24,205,300 780,816 76,300 2,461 April 23,324,100 777,400 78,345 2,461 May 31,430,900 1,013,900 94,220 3,039 June 33,819,700 1,127,323 107,100 3,370 July 34,775,800 1,121,800 107,365 3,473 August 35,769,000 1,153,838 115,665 3,731 September 23,650,900 788,363 81,770 2,726 October 26,300,100 848,390 78,440 2,530 November 22,951,800 765,100 67,735 2,257 December 26,602,500 858,145 76,715 2,477 Largest day's pumping: August 11, 1944 — 1,800,900 gallons. Largest week's pumping Week ending August 13, 1944 — 9,641,200 gallons. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS G. FOGO, Engineer. 135 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS The following regulations, until further notice, shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who uses water 1. All applications for use of water must be made at the office of the Water Commissioners, and state fully the purposes for which it is intended to be used. Water will not be introduced to premises except on the written appli- cation of the owner thereof, or by a duly authorized agent. The property will in all cases be held responsible for the water rates. 2. All persons taking water must keep their water pipes and fixtures in good repair and protected from the frost at their own expense. They will be held liable for all damages resulting from their failure to do so. They shall prevent all unnecessary waste, and water shall not be left running to prevent freezing. The Water Commissioners or their agents may, from time to time, ascertain the quantity of water used, the manner of its use, and whether there is unnecessary waste. They and their agents shall have free access to the premises supplied, to examine the apparatus, and if any fixtures are found not to be in good order, they shall direct them repaired, and if not repaired within two days the water shall be shut off and not let on again until such repairs are made, and the sum of two dollars paid for shutting off and turning on the water. 3. The occupant of any premises, when unnecessary waste of water occurs, shall be liable to a fine of two dollars for the first offense, and four dollars for the second offense during the same year, and shall be notified thereof in writ- ing; and if such waste is not prevented and the aforesaid fines paid within two days from the time when the said notice is given, the water shall be shut off the premises, and shall not be again let on for the same occupant until 136 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. waste be stopped and the fine paid, together with an addi- tional sum of two dollars for shutting off and letting on the water, and in case of a third or subsequent offense, the water shall be shut off, and shall not again be let on except by a vote of the Water Commissioners and the payment of such fine, not exceeding ten dollars, as the Water Commissioners may impose. 4. Any person supplied with water shall not allow another to take water from his fixtures without the written permission of the Water Commissioners. If a tenant has no fixtures, he will be charged full rates for any use which he makes of the fixtures of another. 5. All parties using water and stables, for horses or other animals, will be charged scheduled rates for the same, whether it be carried by hand or through hose. 6. All persons using water for building purposes are required to obtain a permit from the Water Commis- sioners before taking water from any faucet or fixtures con- nected with the water works, and all water takers are warned not to let any party take water from their premises until they show a permit from the Water Commissioners. Any person furnishing water in violation of this section will be subject to a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, and if the same when levied is not paid within three days from the time when the notice thereof is given the water will be shut off from the premises and will not be let on again until such fine is paid. 7. All fixtures and water closets and urinals must be of a kind and quality approved by the Water Commis- sioners, also a vacuum valve must be installed on all pres- sure range boilers connected with the system. 8. No person shall in any case be allowed to open any fire hydrants except by a written permit from the 137 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Water Commissioners; but the Engineers of the Fire De- partment shall in all cases have control of hydrants at fires and for practice. 9. The Commissioners reserve the right to restrict the use of hose or fountain, to shut off the water in all cases when it becomes necessary to make extensions or repairs, or for violations of any of the regulations, or whenever they deem it expedient. 10. The regular rates for the use of water shall be payable in advance on the first days of January and July of each year, except where water is supplied to manufac- turers by special agreement. In all cases of non-payment of the water rates within ten days after same is due as well as for violations of these rules and regulations, the supply will be shut off, and payment of the amount due, and pay- ment of two dollars for shutting off and letting on the water, shall be made. 11. The Water Commissioners reserve the right to change the water rates at any time except in cases of dwelling houses and established special rates. 12. For business requiring large quantities of water, and all supplies not enumerated in the tariff of rates, special rates will be made. 13. Parties using water for manufacturing or do- mestic purposes can erect hydrants on their grounds or standpipes in their buildings to be used only as a protection against fire without additional charges for water. 14. All applicants for the introduction of service pipes to premises are required to make written application therefor at the office of the Water Commissioners. And in no case will the main be tapped more than once for the same premises, unless the additional expense is borne by the owner. 138 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Charged as follows: The following water rates are established until further notice No connection made with the main for any purpose for less than $6.00 DWELLING HOUSES Occupied by one family, for the first faucet 6.00 Each additional faucet to be used by the same family 2.00 Two or more families occupying one house, one faucet for all, each family 5.00 One faucet for each family 6.00 For first bathtub 5.00 If used by more than one family in same house, each family 4.00 Each additional bathtub 2.00 For first pan or self-acting water-closet 5.00 If used by more than one family in same house, each family 4.00 Each additional pan or self-acting water-closet 2.00 Where two faucets are used, one for hot and one for cold water, emptying into the same basin, only one charge will be made for both. Laundry tub 3.00 HOSE For sprinkling streets, washing windows and sim- ilar uses, V4-inch nozzle, to be used only on prem- ises and street opposite, not exceeding two hours per day for six months in the year 5.00 For any use not herein enumerated, special rates will be made. Meter Rates payable at Time of Reading. For not over 133 cubic feet average per day, per 100 cubic feet .23 139 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT For over 133 cubic feet and not exceeding 266 cubic feet average per day, per 100 cubic feet .19 For over 266 cubic feet average per day .15 Provided that in no case where a meter is used shall the annual charge be less than 7.00 Meters maye be supplied by the Water Commissioners for which annual rental will be charged as follows: Size %-inch $1.00 per year Size %-inch $1.00 per year Size 1-inch $4.00 per year Size 2-inch $6.00 per year All needed repairs, damages by frost and heat excepted, will be made at the expense of the town. FREDERICK D. DRISCOLL, RICHARD F. SMITH, DR. WM. F. MAGUIRE, Water Commissioners. 140 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of Police Department To the Board of Selectmen, Randolph, Mass. Gentlemen I herewith submit report of the work done by the Police Department of the Town of Randolph for the year ending December 31, 1944. Calls answered and investigations made 5,510 *Summonses served 73 Arrests 189 Arraignments in Court 165 Held for Grand Jury 14 Pending in District Court 5 Found guilty in District Court 96 **Dismissed for want of prosecution 19 Appealed to Superior Court 1 Found guilty in Superior Court 23 Pending in Superior Court 1 Nol-prossed 3 Acquitted 5 Filed 53 Probation 20 Fined 33 Released 8 Committed to House of Correction 5 Committed to State Hospital 6 Committed to State Farm 1 Committed to Concord Reformatory 5 Committed to Middlesex Training School 1 Committed to Sherborn 1 Committed to Wrentham State School 1 Committed to State Prison 2 Stolen Property Recovered $10,478.05 141 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Notices Posted 121 Net returns paid to Town Treasurer from fines over and above expenses of prosecution $133.00 Fines taken in by District and Superior Courts $1,050.00 Total number of warnings on Motor Violations 466 Total number of suspensions of licenses 38 Total number of miles covered by Police cars 71,659 Total number of miles covered by motorcycles 6,060 * Some arrests and summonses were served for out of town police. ** Of the 19 cases dismissed for want of prosecution, the police were complainant on 13. At this time I wish to take the opportunity to thank the Town Officials, the Finance Committee and citizens of the town for their assistance and cooperation during the past year. I wish to express my appreciation to the members of the regular police department and the Auxiliary Police Force for their fine work and cooperation in the affairs of the department. Very truly yours, Patrick t. McDonnell, Chief of Police. 142 : : : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of Fire Department Randolph, Mass., January 1, 1945 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen I herewith submit my report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1944. The department responded to 293 calls classified as follows Number of calls 293 Building Fires 60 Automobiles 10 False Alarms 6 Inhalator Calls 1 Air Raid Tests 2 Aid Calls Out of Town 6 Miscellaneous 12 Brush and Grass 196 American Legion Ambulance Calls 141 Feet of Hose used 10,950-2 in., 14, 600-1 Kz in., 21,675 Booster, total 47,225 Feet of Ladder Used 645 Assessed Value of Property Damaged by Fire $134,750.00 Insurance on Property Damaged 167,350.00 Damage to Property 63,687.95 Insurance Paid on Damage 63,652.95 Loss Not Covered 35.00 Value of Contents Involved 31,000.00 Insurance on Contents 22,600.00 143 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Damage to Contents 4,985.00 Insurance Paid on Contents 4,470.00 Loss Not Covered 515.00 The apparatus, hose and appliances connected with the department are in good condition at the present time. Respectfully submitted, HAROLD L. BAILEY, Chief of Department. 144 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures To the Board of Selectmen of Randolph, Mass. Gentlemen During the year 1944 I have sealed: Scales 103 Weights 121 Liquid Measures 49 Gasolene Pumps 43 Kerosene Pumps 5 Oil Measuring Pumps 55 Grease Pumps 20 Yard Sticks 16 Gasolene Meter Systems 6 Gasolene Meter Inlets 2 Resealed and Tested Gasolene Pumps 11 Resealed and Tested Scales 20 Inspections made: Pedlar's licenses 8 Pedlar's Scales 8 Fees collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer $69.29 Salary of Sealer $250.00 Transportation of Weights 39.95 Purchase of Equipment 12.55 Postage and Supplies 7.50 Appropriation $310.00 Respectfully submitted, DANIEL P. LYONS, Sealer of Weighti and Measures. 145 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of Highway Surveyor To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph: I respectfully submit the following report as Highway Surveyor for the year ending December 31, 1944. GENERAL The usual repair work caused by storms and frost was completed with very little delay. This type of work included patching, grading and graveling, cleaning brooks, catch basins and manholes. Also resurface work and tarring was completed in some sections. CHAPTER 90 The following work was accomplished under Chapter 90 appropriation. Drainage systems were cleaned and repaired, patch- ing, sweeping, brush cutting and also the tarring of Canton Street from High Street to the Canton Line. SNOW REMOVAL With our Nation still at war, the Highway Surveyor's duty to keep our highways open for travel becomes more difficult, due to the shortage of help and light equipment we are forced to use. Everything goes well until heavy storms force us to our very limits. So far this year it has been about the severest winter that I have seen during my terms in office. Let us hope that the snow fall will let up the rest of the winter, and thereby relieve some of the hardship that is caused by heavy snows. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Citizens and Town Officials for their fine co-operation and assistance during the past year. JOHN A. FREDERICKSON, Highway Surveyor. 146 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of the Committee on Public Safety January 20, 1945 To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph I respectfully submit herewith an account of receipts and expenditures, together with a statement of the activities of your Committee on Public Safety January 1, 1944 Balance $1,360.56 Appropriated 400.00 $1,760.56 Transferred to Belcher School rebuilding fund 1,050.00 $710.56 Expense 1944 665.08 Balance $45.48 Expenses Clerical $115.00 Electricity 66.74 Telephone 282.70 Painting Sirens 25.00 Canteen Supplies 43.14 Medical Supplies 18.33 Insurance 5.00 Miscellaneous 4.42 Auxiliary Police Expense Janitor 93.75 Movies 10.00 Postage 1.00 Total Expenses $665.08 147 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT During the year 1944 the members of Civilian Defense have "stood by" ready for an emergency. From time to time, after consultation with the Board of Selectmen, the telephone facilities have been curtailed. Other expenses have been carefully watchd. Air Raid Warden Service Personnel Inactive Air Raid Sirens have been kept in working order and tested. Canteen Personnel Inactive Headquarters The Report Center stands ready to be activated if necessary. The First Aid Stations have been maintained ready for use. Auxiliary Police This is the most active group in Civilian Defense. Members total forty-nine men. Meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month. Lectures by State of- ficials on Police Work, Rifle Practice, or Movies on Police Work constitute the activities of this group. Under the direction of Mr. Perley Evans these men have assisted the Chief of Police on Halloween and Fourth of July, and stand ready and trained for emergency police work at any time. Medical Section Inactive but ready to function if necessary. 148 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Auxiliary Firemen This group numbers twelve men, trained under the direction of the Chief of the Fire Department and his Deputy Chief. They have assisted the regular firemen at house fires and forest fires. According to the Chief they have been a great help duing this acute manpower shortage. The Federal Government has loaned a Skid Pump and a large number of Gas Masks to this department. I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Chief of Police, the Chief of the Fire Department, and all members of Civilian Defense for the wholehearted cooperation and support. Respectfully submitted, C. LLOYD CLAFF, Chairman, Randolph Committee on Public Safety. 149 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Report of Rationing Board January 20, 1945 Board of Selectmen Town Hall Randolph, Mass. I wish to submit herewith for incorporation in the forth- coming Town Report, the report of the activities of the War Price and Rationing Board for this town during the past year. Rationing and Price Control are still with us, and be- cause of conditions incident to the war the rationing pro- gram has been enlarged so that at the present time it is stricter than it has been heretofore. Our price control pro- gram has also become increasingly active. We members of the local War Price and Rationing Board, most of whom have served on the board for more than three years, wish to express our appreciation and gra- titude for the co-operation and assistance which has been rendered to us and to the employees of the board in the per- formance of our duties. It is anticipated that rationing and price control will continue probably for sometime after the termination of the war. The members of this board, all of whom serve without any renumeration, are required by regulation to have ra- tions which are issued to them supervised by the State Board. 150 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. It has been our earnest endeavor to so administer the affairs of the board, in this town, that all persons who are required to come before the board for assistance of any na- ture are treated alike. We believe we have succeeded sub- stantially in this respect. May I not, for the members of the board, express my appreciation for the co-operation which has been rendered to us by the townspeople; and may I not, also, express the hope that we will continue to receive the financial assistance from the town, which has thus far been so liberally given, in order that the board may continue to render the efficient service to the town which is now being rendered. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE N. WELCH, Chairman, EDGAR B. COLE, WILLIAM S. COLE, BENJAMIN CROWELL, EDMUND R. FLAHERTY, WALTER J. GOOD, WALTER C. KANE, WILLIAM J. LEAHY, TIMOTHY LYONS, JR., ERNEST C. MARTIN, EUGENE McAULIFFE, JAMES D. MacKINNON, william j. Mclaughlin, albert c. wilde, martin e. young. 151 : ONE HUNDRED AND NIN1H ANNUAL REPORT Veterans Rehabilitation At the request of His Excellency, Governor Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman Charles F. Blakely, of the Board of Selectmen, called a meeting, January 31, 1944, of a group of citizens representing many of the patriotic, fraternal and civic organizations of the Town, for the purpose of forming the Randolph Veterans Rehabilitation Committee. After due deliberation, the Committee organized as follows Chairman William S. Cole Vice Chairman William L. Hurley Vice Chairman Murray Lewis Vice Chairman Martin Young Secretary Ellsworth Randall Treasurer .... Mrs. Elizabeth Merriken It was further decided to follow the plan outlined in the Governor's letter and appoint various sub-committees to handle separate angles of the committee work. The Committee also voted to add to this Committee from time to time, other citizens who would be interested in this Rehabilitation work. Throughout the past year, meetings have been held at Grand Army Hall and are now being held at new Head- quarters in the Turner Library Building. Finances for necessary committee expenditures were obtained through a fund established under the control of the Board of Selectmen. On March 17, 1944, through the courtesy of Mr. Hubert Gilgan, Mr. Arthur Brennan, and pupils of the Stetson High School, a repeat Minstrel Show was given at the Town Hall which netted a sizeable profit for work of the Committee. 152 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. During the summer months, the Service Committee distributed to the home of every serviceman and woman in Randolph, a two-page Summary, giving information for Vet- erans, Servicemen and Dependents, a copy of which is in- cluded in this report. This Summary, which was the first one made up and distributed by any City or Town in the State, has been ap- proved so highly that the State Committee has seen fit to print and send a copy of it to the Rehabilitation Committee of every City and Town. The Committee, although following the Governor's out- line, has found that some changes in set-up have been necess- ary. As in any new work, progress is slow. Many cases have been brought to the attention of the Committee and its members. Proper information and assistance, if necessary, has been given to the end that the Servicemen, Veterans and Dependents would not be given the so-called "run- around" but be sent to the proper person to assist them. The Committee has been fortunate in having as mem- bers of the Committee, Mr. George N. Welch, Chief Attorney of the Veterans Administration in this Area, and Ellsworth Randall o fthe State Veterans Aid and Pension Department. They have made the work as a whole, much easier for your Chairman and the Committee. Besides the officers mentioned above, Committee mem- bers are as follows : Selectmen Charles F. Blakely, Theodore S. Luddington Ralph H. Hutchinson, Mrs. Bertha Soule, Mrs. Elizabeth Merriken, Mrs. Mae V. Scott, Mrs. Alice Ran- dall, Frank Downes, Ernest Martin, Walter J. Good, George N. Welch, Herman Heim, William S. Condon, Edmund R. Flaherty, William L. Hurley, Arthur McKenna, John E. Kelley, Frank Gaffney, Arthur Doody, John Collins, Law- rence Chatfield, Roland Marden, Albert Wilde, Francis Hicks, Walter Stephens, Edgar B. Cole, Dr. William E. Buck, Dr. 153 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT George Higgins, Perley Evans, Herbert Mixer, Richard Smith, Girard Essembriere, Eugene McAuliffe, John Hurry, Carroll Paine, Harry Williamson, Russell Bennett. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM S. COLE, Chairman. E. Randall, Secretary. How Massachusetts Cares for War Veterans, Servicemen, And Their Dependents, Together With Notes On Benefits From The United States Government. WAR ALLOWANCE: Can be applied towards ordinary needs of food, shelter and clothing, as well as for medical or hospital care for ordinary illnesses, and for maternity care for wives of men while they are in service and for the many other emergency cases that may arise. Can provide for de- pendents until Federal Allowance and Allotment has been re- ceived. It extends financial support to wives, children, moth- ers, fathers, and minor brothers and sisters who were depend- ent upon the man before he went into service. The State con- tributes $50. a month towards this dependency, and if more is needed to live up to the suggested budget, it is paid in the form of Soldiers' Relief by the city or town of settlement. MILITARY AID: Is granted to sick or disabled Veterans, regardless of whether their illness or disability was service connected—and can be granted to the Veteran to supplement his Federal compensation. The Veterans' service must have been credited to the State of Massachusetts. The amount paid is shared equally by the Commonwealth and the city or town of settlement of the veteran concerned. Any amount needed in addition for the family is given from Soldiers' Relief. STATE AID: Is given to the Veteran to supplement his Federal Compensation. The Veteran's service must have 154 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. been credited to the State of Massachusetts. Under certain conditions, State Aid may be paid also to widows and chil- dren. Any money needed in addition to State Aid is paid by the City or Town of settlement in the form of Soldiers' Relief. SOLDIERS' RELIEF: Is paid by local communities and is not restricted as to what it may be spent for, as long as the Veteran has an Honorable Discharge from the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard. He does not have to have enlisted to the credit of Massachusetts, but he must have a settlement in some city or Town of the State. It can be paid during unemployment or for hospitalization, doctors' bills, etc., where the income of the family is below the suggested budget. It is paid solely at the discretion of Soldiers' Relief Agents of cities and towns. However, Vet- erans or their dependents, feeling they are not getting a square deal, may appeal in writing to the Commissioner, Veterans Aid and Pension Department, Room 123, State House, Boston. BURIAL ALLOWANCE : For Veteran and needy depend- ents (wives, children, mothers, fathers), World War No. 2 cases eligible now also. Death or burial must have taken place in this State. If burial expense does not exceed $250. and there is no property or insurance, claim can be made to the Burial Agent of the Town or City in the case of a Soldier, Sailor, Wife, Widow, needy Father or Mother. In the case of a child up to age of 13, burial expense cannot exceed $150; in case of a child from 13 to 18 years, burial expense cannot exceed $250. Application must be made to the Burial Agent of Town or City within thirty days of death or burial; $100. for grown-up; $50. for dependent child up to age of 13 years. SOLDIERS' HOME AND HOSPITAL : The State maintains a Grade A-l Home and Hospital on Crest Ave., Chelsea, for Veterans of all wars. To be eligible a Veteran must be hon- 155 . ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT orably discharged from all enlistments and show service to the credit of Massachusetts during time of War. However, if a Veteran is legally settled in some city or town of this State, he will not be refused admission. A Veteran must be physically disabled and in need of medical care to be eligible for admission. Have your Doctor call or you may call Com- mandant Lawrence Quigley, or Adjutant Joseph Martin, at the Home—Chelsea 0115. Out-patient Department open between 9 and 11 A.M., any morning, EXCEPT SUNDAY. Notes On Federal Benefits 1. Allotments of pay and Family Allowances—For inform- ation write to: ARMY—Office Dependency Benefits, War Dept., Newark, 2, New Jersey. NAVY—Bureau, Naval Personnel Casualties and Al- lotment Section, Navy, Department, Washington. D. C. MARINES—Commandant, USMC, Washington, D. C. COAST GUARD—Commandant, USCG, 13th and EE Sts., NW., Washington, D. C. When writing any Government Agency, always mention man's name, service number, rank, Company, Regiment, Ship or Station, also give place of birth and date. 2. INSURANCE INFORMATION, write: H. L. McCoy, Director, Insurance Section, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. 3. Compensation, information—write George E. Brown, Director of Compensation, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. 156 . TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. 4. Maternity and Infant Care— Assistance given only to wives and infants of men in 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th pay grades of Armed Forces and of Aviation Cadets. For further information, write or contact Dr. Florence L. McKay, Director—Division of Child Hygiene, 73 Tre- mont St., Boston, Mass., or ask your own Doctor about it. After Honorable Discharge 1. WHO ARE CLASSED AS "VETERANS" OF WORLD WAR NO. 2? Any person who served in the ACTIVE military or naval service of the United States ON OR AF- TER DECEMBER 7, 1941, and before ending of hostilities as determined by Proclamation of the Pres- ident, or joint resolution of Congress. (For benefits under G. I. Bill, date is Sept. 16, 1940.) 2. DOES THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDE VETERANS' BENEFITS? YES ! ! ! (a) DISABILITY COMPENSATION (b) GOVERNMENT INSURANCE (c) HOSPITALIZATION, and OUT-PA- TIENT TREATMENT (d) BURIAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSE ($100.) (e) VOCATIONAL TRAINING (At pres- ent, given service-connected cases only) For further information—call or write to: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, ROOM 608, POST OFFICE BLDG., BOSTON TELEPHONE LIBERTY 5600 157 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL, CEN- TRE STREET, WEST ROXBURY, TELEPHONE PARKWAY 7700 or Your Local Veterans Rehabilitation Committee. 3. Does the Government help Veterans to get "JOBS"? YES ! ! ! Apply to U. S. Employment Service— 24 Ward St., Brockton, Telephone—Brock- ton 8100 Apply to U. S. Employment Service—9 Bea- con St., Boston, Telephone—Lafayette 4525. Naturally, only a few subjects can be taken up in this summary. For further information on "BENEFITS FOR VET- ERANS, SERVICEMEN OR THEIR DEPENDENTS" Get in touch with Randolph Veterans Rehabilitation Committee Town Hall, or Turner Library Building WILLIAM S. COLE, Chairman. ELLSWORTH RANDALL, Secretary. 158 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of the School Committee To the Citizens of Randolph: The School Committee herewith submits its report for the year 1944. Matters pertaining to school work are treated in detail in the report of the Superintendent of Schools and in the reports of the various departments of the school system, which are a part of this report and which are printed imme- diately following the report of the School Committee. We earnestly recommend that you read them that you may the better know what is being done for the school children of Randolph. Early in the year 1944, a serious fire in the Belcher School required that the children of the seven grades in that district be immediately transferred to other quarters. Without the loss of any school time these seven grades were placed in the Prescott School building on a two platoon sys- tem alternating with the first seven grades of the Prescott Building. Within one week rooms had been prepared, furniture salvaged from the fire had been repaired, cleaned and in- stalled in the Tower Hill School to accommodate the first four grades and within two weeks thereafter portable blackboard partitions had been provided, desks and chairs salvaged from the fire had been mounted on portable runners and were installed in the Congregational Church ready to receive the next three grades. Were it not for the patience of the great majority of the parents and the unselfish co-operation of the teachers, many difficulties might have been encountered. The Com- 159 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT mittee wishes most sincerely to thank each one for his help and understanding patience. This Committee is deeply grateful to the pastor of the Congregational Church and his congregation for their gen- erosity in permitting the School Department the use of their Sunday School rooms, assembly hall, and recreation room for the children of the 5th, 6th and 7th grades of the Belcher School. These rooms were made available to the School Department without thought of remuneration except for the knowledge of having done a kind and generous act. With- out their help it is difficult to see how we could have arrived at a solution of the problem without cost to the Town and inconvenience to the parents. For the Town of Randolph we sincerely thank them. The children being housed moderately comfortable, the Committee requested the Board of Selectmen to call a special town meeting for the purpose of appointing a committee to act with the School Committee to report its findings and recommendations to the Town at a later meeting called for the purpose. This committee, however, was not appointed; instead, a committee was appointed to reconstruct the Belcher School. This committee acted quickly, intelligently, and with a deter- mination to have the building ready to receive the school children after the Christmas vacation. This purpose was accomplished. The building was completed with many additional improvements and is now a modern school build- ing in every respect. The School Committee in their report for the year 1932 and again in 1933 recommended that School Lane, so-called, be closed to public traffic within the bounds of the school property. This recommendation we wish to renew again this year. 160 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. School Lane, so-called, originally extended from North Main Street to the school property. Only in later years has this Lane become a through way between North Main Street and Belcher Street. With the closing of this Lane, the school property on the northerly side of the Lane might be used as a school play yard without the necessity of crossing the Lane and would permit of an orderly development of the whole school property. The Belcher School Building Committee is sponsoring an article in the Town Warrant calling for the closing of this Lane and an article' also for the appropriation of a sum of money for the surfacing and grading of the school yard. We sincerely hope these articles will meet with favorable consideration. The School Committee wishes to call the attention of the citizens of the Town to the dangerous and unsatisfactory condition of the Prescott School buildings. During the year 1935 conditions at these buildings required the expenditure of a sum of money from the School Department expense account, the Town having refused an appropriation for the purpose, before the sanitary conditions could be made satis- factory to the State Department of Public Safety. The School Department wT as compelled to install modern sanitary toilet accommodations with proper ventilation for these toilets. In the year 1940, your committee was refused an appropriation for the installation of fireproof stairways and other necessary improvements. The committee had hoped by these appropriations, in easy stages, to modernize the buildings. This Committee feels deeply the responsibility of being compelled to house the children of the Prescott district in 161 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT buildings that are not in conformity with the state laws and which are not certified by the State Safety authorities. This year the School Committee is inserting an article in the Town Warrant asking for the appointment of a com- mittee to investigate housing conditions at these schools. We ask that this committee be instructed to present a detailed report with recommendations at the next annual town meeting or, if war emergency conditions permit, at a special meeting called for the purpose. Your committee hopes that the modernization of these buildings or some sound program of improvement for the housing conditions in the Prescott School district will be an immediate after tht war project. For a number of years the high school roof has been in a very bad condition. Some few years ago this Committee requested an appropriation to rebuild and flash the parapet walls which were leaking badly. One-half of the appropria- tion requested was granted, and the Committee was able to effect a permanent repair on the south and east sides of i he building. Conditions have become so bad that it is nec- essary to continue the work on the parapet to the north side and to re-coat the entire roof, repair all flashings, ven- tilator hoods, skylights, etc. The School Committee received tentative bids and are asking for an appropriation of $4,000.00 to complete the work. Each year the Committee is compelled to spend sums of money for temporary repair work which is never permanent and seldom effective. The heating conditions at the high school are bad. Many times in the past attempts have been made to remedy these conditions without success. Improvements have been made insofar as the school budget would permit, but the boilers are not of sufficient size to carry the load imposed and a complete job would require a considerable appropriation of money. At the present time the Committee is endeavoring 162 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. to have installed in the Science Room a gas-fired unit heater to relieve conditions there. The regrettable death of Mr. Sullivan, Custodian of the Gabriel Devine School, was a severe blow to the school pop- ulation of that district and a great loss to the Town of Ran- dolph. Mr. Sullivan was a tireless worker, reliable and conscientious. The Committee sincerely mourns the loss of a friend and an employee whose every thought was to serve the interests of his building and the children in the Devine School district. For years it has been the job of the janitor of the De- vine School to fire two large coal burning boilers in addition to his other duties. This work is more than one man can rightfully do, a fact that had never been driven home to the Committee because of the uncomplaining attitude of Mr. Sullivan. This year the School Committee is asking for an appro- priation in the school budget to cover the cost of oil burner equipment. It has been the policy of the school department for many years to furnish free transportation for all children in the first six grades living one mile or more from the school. For the children in the next two grades, the junior high grades, free transportation to all pupils living one and one-half miles or more from the school, and free transporta- tion for high school pupils living two miles or more from the school. Because of this necessity of conserving gas, rubber, etc., it has been necessary to modify this program for the dura- tion. Your committee is compelled to restrict transporta- tion in obedience to an 0. D. T. ruling on the matter. The new schedule offers free transportation to all chil- dren of the first eight grades living one and one-half miles 163 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT or more from their schools, and for all high school pupils living two miles or more from the high school. It is the duty of the attendance officer to see to it that all children over seven and under sixteen years of age are at school. It is the solemn responsibility of the parents to be assured that their children are attending school regularly. Transportation difficulties may not be used as an excuse for laxness in this respect. The Committee cannot, even if it should feel so inclined, favor one person or section of the town above another in respect to free transportation. Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. KELLEY, Chairman RALPH H. HUTCHINSON, FRANK H. LINFIELD, SIDNEY G. FLETCHER, PHILIP L. BOYLE, Randolph School Committee. 164 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of the Superintendent of Schools Mr. Chairman and Members of the School Com- mittee, Randolph: I submit herewith for your approval my annual report of the Randolph public schools for the year 1944. Included herein are the reports of the high school principal, super- visors, school physician, nurse and the necessary statistical tables. It is most gratifying to state that we have passed through another test year, testing whether this town under war conditions could actually maintain its public schools by the employment of a teacher for every classroom and per- mitting each child to attend and pursue the normal work of his grade. This accomplishment was made possible by your co-operation. Despite the teacher shortage and the wage competition in and out of the profession, every class had a teacher when schools resumed sessions last September. Ninety-five per cent of our teachers stood by and returned to their classes. Here was an example of loyalty and devotion so often over- looked today. Without compulsion and without military obligations, these teachers, in the truest sense of the word, enlisted and took their battle stations in the class room where the great American way of life and its ideals first took root and where they will be maintained and defended through the power of education for the common good. To the thinking public and they who support the schools it will be of interest to note that the war statisics and information now being released are being interpreted in terms of educational service. Although not free from criti- cism and possible corrective measures, these reports, never- theless, admit that our schools have rendered indispensable 165 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT contributions to our nation's welfare. The speed with which ten million men conformed to intricate and technical special- ties demanded of them in modern war could not have been accomplished had it not been for the fundamental prepara- tion given them in our schools today. Likewise it is con- ceded that the gigantic undertaking of training another ten million, men and women, for war jobs and millions of others in pre-induction courses must have had some very close relationship to the effective and intellectual training found in the American schools. These interpretations must be comforting thoughts to teachers and school people in gen- eral who, long ago, learned to work without noise nor glam- our but who always believed, and still believe, that the schools, in the last analysis, are the real citadels of democ- racy. It is not amiss in recognizing the negative aspects of this training, namely, that some three million men were found to be physically unfit for war service and some six hundred thousand were classified as illiterates. Although the former group, "unfit for war service," is specific, in gen- eral most of these men in life would prove to be self sup- porting and useful citizens, while the latter is definitely an educational defect possible of correction. Physical education in Massachusetts is a requirement. It is a wise and well-balanced part of the educational pro- gram in the building of health for ALL the children. It should be integrated with courses in science, economics, ath- letic, games, dancing and the applied arts of home making, cooking, nursing, personal appearance and job getting. Our two instructors in physical education are doing commendable work. The high school, however, demands most of their time, with the result that much of the training in the grades is left to regular classroom teachers who have neither the specialized training nor the time for this instruc- tion within their allotte programs. 166 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. The summer playground activities were conducted under the supervision of Mr. Zapustus and three assistants. Three centers were established for a period of eight weeks one on the high school field under the care of Mrs. Julia Mar- tus; one at the Devine school with Miss Stella Krupka as instructor and the third at the Belcher Park district under the supervision of Miss Ethel Powers. The playgrounds were open shortly after the close of school and closed the latter part of August. Average daily attendance was 145. Programs included such activities as games, sports, hand craft, singing and field trips. Special days were set aside for pet shows, exhibitions and sports and a final exhibition of all the children and their work on the high school grounds, Sunday, August 27th. I wish to call your attention to the progress made and the method of scoring results in the handwriting program under the direction of Mr. Rinehart and his supervisors. Here is a picture of the year's results with interpretations and values in terms of the individual and the class as a whole. If this is possible in penmanship, it is also possible to obtain similar graphs of the progress and achievement in any or all subjects through the twelve grades. Although tests are not the final answers to a child's progress or to the rating of a school dealing with human beings, they do have values and results which teachers want to know. We hope to complete the introduction of new text books in English, history, reading and arithmetic this coming year. This will include work-books in the various subjects so badly needed in the grades, particularly where there are two grades in a room. The teaching staff is loyal and doing excellent work. They are well trained. Their educational preparations are high. Teachers are generally required to complete four years of training in certified schools before they are ready for public school work. In some school systems a Master's degree in education is required in the high school. To meet 167 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT the growing requirements today, many of our older teachers have voluntarily taken extension or summer school courses to obtain their degrees. This is an example of true profes- sional progress which should always have its equivalent in the teacher's pay envelope. This, we know, has been your policy within the limits of your budget. I wish to acknowledge the sincere and faithful efforts of teachers and pupils in all the various war activities which our schools have faced. In the total amount of bonds and stamps purchased within the period from September, 1943, to June, 1944, it appears that the honors will go to the De- vine School. The grand total for all schools was $58,576.60. I am justly proud of the speed and efficiency which the School Committee showed in the redistribution and housing of the Belcher school pupils after the destruction of that school by fire March 11th. On the third day after the fire, two hundred thirty-nine pupils were back to school; some in the Prescott school, some in the Congregational church, while others were transported to the Tower Hill school. I wish to express my thanks to the Standing Com- mittee of the First Congregational Parish and to their pas- tor, Rev. Harry Butman, for the use of their pleasant class- rooms and to Mr. Dillon and his teachers for revamping their schedule to meet this emergency and to the Tower Hill teachers for their timely assistance. It was a pleasure to work with the Belcher School Re- Building Committee appointed at the last town meeting. Here was a group of efficient men and women contributing their best to a common cause. In this connection, as strange as it may seem, even to superintendents in general, I had the single honor, and the first in my school career, to be ap- pointed to an official board for the purpose of building or reconstructing a school building with power to vote. I have on some occasions been invited to serve in an advisory capac- ity but never to sit in and to register an opinion scored by a vote. No superintendent can hope to know all the answers 168 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. to school problems but having been trained for educational work he should be able to contribute a little to the sum total of experiences and intelligence of other members on a board. I have not been alone, however, in this strange sit- uation for school committees in the past have been wholly denied this service, much less vote. I, therefore, appreciate the trust placed in me. Two scholarships were again presented by the Stetson High School Scholarship Fund Committee to worthy grad- uates. These and the awards by the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution are academic gifts of achievement, not alone to our pupils but to teachers who work with them. Three recommendations are submitted for your study: 1. The appointment of a reading supervisor to serve the three towns in this district. 2. Repairs to the high school building, purchase of chairs for the auditorium and the installation of new clocks. 3. To continue the study begun some years ago of schoolhouse planning, locations and types of schools for this growing town. This year just closed has been a busy one. Whatever we may boast of as achievements have been the results of inspiration given us through your assistance and co-opera- tion for a common good. Respectfully submitted, A. 0. CHRISTIANSEN, Superintendent of Schools. 169 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF PRINCIPAL OF STETSON HIGH SCHOOL Hubert F. Gilgan, Principal Mr. A. 0. Christiansen, Superintendent of Schools, Randolph: An unusual circumstance accompanied the opening of school in September of this year and that was the fact that there was not a single change in the faculty of the school. We opened with the same teachers that we had when school was closed in June. This was particularly gratifying and, we believe, as it should be. We have always maintained that it is good business to keep worthwhile teachers in Ran- dolph, if possible, because if what they have to offer is ad- vantageous to children of other communities, the same is true for the children of Randolph. Of course it would not be possible to compete with the salary schedules of some communities but we feel that it should be made worth while for good teachers to remain in Randolph. While the teacher shortage problem has not affected Randolph in any serious proportions, there is one angle which is affecting the efficiency of school and that is the im- possibility of securing substitutes. If a teacher is absent for a day or a week, it means that the classes of that teacher are without an instructor unless one of the regular teach- ers is free and can teach the particular subject. The regu- lar teachers willingly and cheerfully pitch in to help carry the load brought about by the absence of a fellow teacher but we hope for the sake of the pupils that the days of nor- malcy will soon return and our schools will be adequately staffed at all times. In last year's report we suggested that consideration be given to the possibility of earning secondary-school credit towards a diploma by boys now in the armed forces. A large number of boys now in the service did not graduate from high school. We have had many requests from them 170 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. about what Stetson would do toward granting of credits to- wards diplomas for work done while in the service. As yet no formal request has been made for granting such credit but we know that such requests will come in, and soon. We advise that a system be worked out whereby the service rec- ord of each applicant can be studied and a determination made as to what subjects can be honored and how much credit be allowed for each subject. Space does not permit a detailed outline but we would recommend the following plan, approved by the National Association of Secondary- School Principals. Credit should be granted for A. The basic or recruit training program. (Max- imum credit of four credits [two units].) B. Specialist or Technical Training programs. (Maximum credit of four credits [two units] for the successful completion of a specialist training course of, 12 weeks.) C. The off-Duty Program, i. e., correspondence courses taken under the supervision of * the Armed Forces Institute. (The amount of credit be allowed to be comparable to the amount of credit we would grant for the successful completion of the same or equivalent subjects taken in the school.) As we have said, this is but the basic outline, a start- ing point from which to proceed. But may we recommend a quick disposition of this matter so that we may be ready for immediate action when the time arrives. We were fortunate, during the past year, to be able to purchase a 16-mm. Victor sound moving picture machine. This purchase was made possible by the class gifts of the classes of 1943 and 1944 as well as a contribution from the Activities Association. Visual Education is a factor in mod- ern education which has been proven and we believe the post-war use of the film in the classroom will be startling; 171 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT military instructors have shown what movies can do that a straight lecture can't, that films register on the head as well as on the heart. We have begun using this machine but so far in a limited way. We are handicapped in the use of the films by two factors: (1) Lack of money to rent films and (2) a suitable place in which to show these films. We have not a single classroom which has an electric outlet to plug in to. Our auditorium is out of the question at present be- cause it cannot be darkened because of the large skylight. We are at present showing the films in the lunch room which is not adequate for the purpose. Perhaps both drawbacks could be remedied in the near future. Two years ago we recommended that a Vocational Apti- tude Test, prepared by Boston University, be given to our pupils. We are happy to say that by the time this report is made public this will have been done. The test is scheduled for the Junior Class for January 22 and will be done at the cost of 80 cents per pupil. If this test were done for pri- vate individuals, it would cost ten dollars per individual. We believe ' the facts and information gained about the pupils by both the school authorities and the parents will prove the merits of this expenditure. We wish to say a word in passing about the matter of obtaining a medical certificate from the school doctor by any pupil who has been absent from school three days or more. This may seem to some to be an inconvenience, but it does help to cut down the spread of contagious diseases in the schools. At least we do not hear of Randolph schools being closed because of a raging epidemic; rather it seems to be a safeguard to the health of our youngsters. The last two years we recommended that the leaks in the building be tended to so that whenever it rains, water would not come through into the building. There is one leak in the skylight which allows water to fall on the play- ing surface of the Gym. Another pool of water forms on the 172 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. floor of the Sewing Room. Both conditions can be danger- ous and should be fixed. The Assembly Hall chairs still need attention, either repair or replacement. We further recommend that an auxiliary heating unit be placed in the Science Laboratory similar to those placed in the Lunchroom and Sewing Room. Since the heating pipes in the laboratory are placed at the ceiling, the heat from them does not reach the spots where it is needed. We wonder if anything can be done to put the auxiliary clocks into condition ? There are twenty-one of these clocks around the building in the various rooms and no two of them keep the same time. This condition is most unbusinesslike and the clock system should be fixed so that the master clock and the auxiliary clocks all synchronize. 173 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE ART SUPERVISOR Marguerite Williams Mr. A. 0. Christiansen, Superintendent of Schools, Randolph: Our art program throughout the grades is planned to give the students normal experiences, so that they will develop the habit of using art to enrich their activities and surroundings, both in and outside of school. We have tried to guide each student to grow in free expression as well as appreciation. Recognition is given to those whose work shows honesty of expression as well as skill. When we realize the artist designs almost everything man uses, including all the means of war and, more impor- tant, all the constructive designs of peace, then our art education takes on new meaning. In the elementary grades, drawing is a required sub- ject. In High school, drawing becomes an elective subject and students may choose to study either mechanical or freehand drawing. I am pleased to report an increase in my High school classes during the past year. Last Spring, we accepted the responsibility of creating ten background scenes for the Spring Music Festival. The older elementary and High school students, working in small groups, successfully completed these scenes, thus helping to provide the appropriate atmosphere for this very enjoyable festival. In May, the schools of Randolph held an exhibition of all school work in Stetson Hall. At this time, the parents and friends of all the students were give nthe opportunity to leisurely enjoy the results of our art program from the first grade through High school. This exhibition repre- sented a great amount of work on the part of teachers as well as students. May I, again, take this opportunity to sincerely thank all those throughout the school system who have been so co-operative and helpful during the past year. 174 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF HANDWRITING William L. Rinehart, Director Rinehart Functional Handwriting System Mr. Adolph 0. Christiansen, Superintendent, Randolph Public Schools: I am pleased to submit the following report on the oper- ation of the Handwriting program in the Randolph schools for the school term of 1943-44. In the initial handwriting tests administered in Sep- tember, 1940, 21% of the pupils made a score of "A" (Ex- cellent) ; 22% made a grade of "B" (Good); and 56% made grades below "B". In the tests administered in June, 1944, 87% of the pupils made grades of "A" (Excellent) ; 7% made grades of "B" (Good) ; and five made grades be- low "B". These scores indicate that excellent progress was made and I wish to compliment the pupils and teachers for their achievement. During the school term, we graded approximately 12,- 260 formal and 36,780 informal samples of handwriting. A test was administered at monthly intervals ; a detailed report v. as sent to each teacher monthly giving a diagnosis of the handwriting of each pupil. This report was made the basis for remedial instruction. Our supervisors visited each classroom monthly for the purpose of placing master copies of the assignment on the blackboard; also, to give general help. We furnished the following materials : Monthly teacher outlines, pupil folder outlines, monthly diagnostic charts, term testing paper, monthly and yearly envelopes, room motivation certificates, individual handwriting certificates for ninth grade pupils who qualified, seals, etc. I appreciate the fine co-operation we have received from your pupils and teachers. 175 : ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE Joseph W. Daly- Mr. A. 0. Christiansen, Superintendent of Schools, Randolph Our guidance program during the past year was specifi- cally aimed at the guidance of three groups : (a) Pupils who leave school before the completion of the secondary school period, (b) Pupils who will not continue their schooling beyond the senior high school, (c) Pupils who are looking forward to entering college or some other type of higher institution. We have tried to give the pupils an opportunity to discover their interests, aptitudes, and abilities and to guide them in the wise choice of career and in making such decision about their future training or occupation as have to be made from time to time. Toward this goal every member of the Freshman and Senior Classes was interviewed and as many members of the Sophomore and Junior Classes as possible. I also have given several Stanford-Binet Intelligence Tests. A com- plete guidance record of all students (Pupfl War Inventory Blank) is now on file. Conferences have been held with various groups on the qualifications, opportunities, etc. of various occupations. The Boston University Testing Service, with us for the first time this year, is of inestimable value in guidance. These tests will help us to discover the various aptitudes, interests, etc., of the pupils. I am now taking two courses in order to learn more fully the meaning and interpretation of these types of tests. In general the guidance program, due in no small meas- ure to the Boston University Testing program and the indi- vidual intelligence tests now being administered, has reached a satisfactory point of development. In closing my report I wish to express my sincere appreciation to all who have aided me during the past year. 176 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. REPORT OF THE MUSIC SUPERVISOR Bernice D. Burdick Mr. Christiansen, Superintendent of Schools: The music in the public schools for the past year included more student participation in musical programs than class room teaching. This method correlated with other school subjects, making it a comprehensive whole rather than independent courses with little or no relation. Last spring the students of the Randolph schools pre- sented a festival, "The History of United States in Dance and Song/' This required a knowledge of history of the Ameri- can Indians, the Pilgrims, Revolutionary Days, Building of the West and the periods during the Civil and World Wars. History classes co-operated by furnishing historical back- ground, life, customs, manner of dress of the people of these periods and the rich cultural influence contributed by them to the American way of life. The Art Department through its Supervisor, Miss Williams, designed and set up appro- priate stage effects. Over 300 children took part in this Festival. This fall, for the purpose of variation, programs were presented by several schools. The McNeill School presented a Thanksgiving program of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. At Christmas time the Prescott School had a program which included a musicale of "Christmas Shopping" and the "Eve Before Christmas." The intermediate grades presented the "Na- tivity of Christ" and the Junior High School Chorus sang classic songs. The Devine School at a later period will present a patriotic program while the Belcher School will hold a spring- er May Day Festival. I wish to take this opportunity to express my thanks for the support and co-operation which I have received throughout the school system this past year. 177 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Myron B. Thomas Mr. Adolph 0. Christiansen, Superintendent of Schools: I herewith submit my annual report as Director of Instrumental Music and High school chorus. On April 14, we presented to the people of Randolph a most enjoyable evening of concert music by the Stetson High school and Prescott Junior High School bands. The bands' program was augmented by solo, duet, and trio numbers by selected band members. The twirling corps of both bands added their talents to the program, the leaders of each corps giving solo exhibitions. The occasion was a memorable one for the Prescott Junior Band, since it was their initial appearance in their new uniforms. It was decided that the proceeds of the concert be used to defray the expenses of the uniforms. During Art Week, both bands participated at the exhibition on respective nights. Each band held its prominent place in the Memorial Day parade which added greatly to the exercises of the com- memorative occasion. Stetson High school band formed the musical background for the high school graduation, while the Junior band commendably provided the music for the Junior High school graduation. The annual instrumental survey was conducted this Fall in the usual manner, for the purpose of discovering and developing any prospective players. The high school band holds its weekly rehearsals on Fridays in the Town Hall. Membership of the band, includ- ing the twirling corps, numbers 40. 178 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Prescott Junior band meets regularly on Thursdays. Its membership, including twirlers, is 45. Plans are now underway in both bands for the annual concert. A varied and interesting program is being pre- pared. The school chorus rehearses weekly on Tuesdays. The work is on general school choral selections. The chorus and Stetson High school band were well received when they pre- sented numbers at a meeting of the Ladies' Library Asso- ciation last Spring. The extra half day granted me for preparatory work in the grades is greatly appreciated, as it enables me to dis- cover and develop talent among the younger children so that they will be thoroughly competent when they take their places in the Junior or Senior band. 179 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN George V. Higgins, M.D. The year 1944 has not been a good one in regard to illness among our school children. There are several reasons for this. During war time there is always a let- down in home conditions. In many cases both parents are working in war plants, the children are not being cared for, and are not having proper meals at home as they should. In others there is no excuse for absence from school. Many children have lost the desire to go to school because of seeing a child only a year or two older working and making large sums of money. Due to carelessness of many parents we have had a large number of cases of whooping cough, chicken pox, scarlet fever, ring worm and mumps. All five are highly contagious, and while no serious condition has followed, the number of cases was more than usual because parents and physicians attending these children were very lax in reporting to the Board of Health. There are cases where a diagnosis of contagion can not be made at once and it is no disgrace for a doctor not being able to make one, but when a diagnosis is worked out, a report should be made to proper authorities. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has issued in late 1944 changes in quarantine laws. Changes have been made in quarantine periods in measles, mumps, and chicken pox. In these three there are no restrictions. If a child at home has one of these, other children in the family can go to school. In cases of scarlet fever it will be better to call the local board of health or call my office if it is a school child case. It is rather too bad that war has made so many changes in children's lives. Poor shoes are being made, some not lasting two weeks. These children have to be absent from 180 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT school until new ones are obtained. This condition causes a child to be negligent about going to school after being out several times a year. I feel that teachers and the school committee are doing good work under adverse conditions and our superintendent must have many headaches in trying to carry on. Our school nurse has done wonderful work in trying to get absent children back into school in conjunction with our efficient truant officer. I wish to thank them all for their loyal support. 181 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE Helen F. Conlon Mr. A. 0. Christiansen, Superintendent of Schools, Randolph. I submit herewith a report for the year 1944: Schools visited 549 Classrooms visited 1335 Weighed and measured by grades 191 Individuals weighed and measured 470 Inspection by grades 227 Individual inspections 982 Excluded 240 Pediculosis 106 Skin infections 58 Symptoms of Communicable disease 76 Referred to School Physician 59 Referred to School Dentists 156 Office nursing calls 333 Home calls 207 Number of children given Psychiatric ex- aminations by the Taunton Traveling Clinic 9 Number of children immunized at the Diptheria Prevention Clinic 143 Number of children X-rayed at the Nor- folk County Chest Clinic 23 Clinics attended 12 Meetings attended 6 182 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. SCHOOL STATISTICS State Report, June 30, 1944 Population, Randolph, 1940 Census 7,606 Valuation $7,561,018 School enrollment 1,653 Average membership 1,600 Average daily attendance 1,423 Average number of days in session, all schools 169 Cost per pupil, grades 1 to 8, average membership $69.21 Cost per pupil, high school, average membership $152.06 Non-resident pupils, one-half yea ror more in attendance 84 Number of teachers and principals 60 Number of supervisors (full time 2, part time 2) 4 Number of school doctors and assistants 2 Number of school nurses 1 ENTERING AGE TO GRADE ONE Entering age to grade one, five years and five months on or before Sept. 1, 1945. Vaccination and birth certificates required. HEALTH CERTIFICATE Children absent from school three or more days, must obtain a health certificate from the School Physician before they are allowed to return to school. RECEIPTS FROM STATE AND OTHER SOURCES General School Fund, Part 1 $19,052.37 Tuition, State Wards 2,636.83 Tuition, City Wards 3,303.15 Coddington Fund, Interest 38.19 Dog Tax 1,078.14 Deen Fund and State, Households Arts, Salaries and Supplies 1,480.44 183 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Trade School, reimbursement 1,644.25 Cash paid Town Treasurer, Tel. tolls, etc. 17.05 Belcher School Fire Insurance 19,583.74 Tool House (H. S.) Fire Insurance 125.00 Total $48,959.16 ENROLMENT BY SCHOOLS, OCT. 1., 1944 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 Stetson High Sc. 421 384 445 384 506 523 533 490 Prescott School 460 427 440 446 433 477 422 482 Devine School 363 366 345 363 381 374 395 378 Belcher School 208 239 257 274 264 257 254 262 Pauline St. School 112 86 72 64 76 68 76 96 Tower Hill School 63 59 52 56 55 66 70 66 McNeill School 62 63 58 61 56 62 60 64 Totals 1689 1624 1669 1748 1771 1817 1830 1838 ENROLMENT BY GRADES Grade 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 High School P. G. 1 2 4 3 4 High School 12 73 55 84 119 108 86 105 97 High School 11 110 98 83 86 128 167 107 105 High School 10 99 116 128 116 127 125 150 127 High School 9 139 115 150 162 141 141 168 157 Junior High School 8 138 153 132 168 168 153 160 179 Junior High School 7 164 155 167 139 160 169 156 161 Grammar School 6 137 136 159 166 141 163 162 158 Grammar School 5 158 147 146 161 162 152 172 164 Grammar School 4 144 163 128 161 158 174 153 179 Grammar School 3 155 143 164 142 154 156 169 152 Grammar School 2 175 157 159 163 142 157 160 177 Grammar School 1 188 178 157 153 166 157 158 167 Special Class 9 8 12 11 14 13 7 11 Totals 1689 1624 1669 1748 1771 1817 1830 1838 184 1 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. X lO LO X TP X 0) oa o Oi 1689 X fc- lo th IQ co CO co w rH 3 ITotals rH | || r-t o 00 CM rH X rH OS t- C\) tH co O !Q t** tr- CM rH o a co rH rH 10 o OS X CO rH rH rH rH LO rH OJ rH rH •rf CM CO •H rH CM tr- CM rH LO CO rH 00 CO LO rH rH CM CO rH CO !M — L© CM CO Tt< rH rH CO o X rH o iH lO CM tr- rH rH O CO rH rH CO CO ee rH CO Tf 1—1 o ,— C5 rH ^ tr- CO rH Ci 00 ro N 03 ie X rH lO t> fc- DO TH rH X rH O Tf CO co t> C5 fc- rH CO iO CO c- t> T3 r^ m LO CO X OS O rH CM CO rH rH rH rH a Grade be 3 -a c P 185 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT STETSON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES June 7, 1944 Ruth Elizabeth Anderson Myrtis Alice Hoxie Ralph Joseph Bens, Jr. Edward Joseph Hurley Helen May Billingham Mary Catherine Hurley Carolyn Elizabeth Bowley ^William Ervin Hurry Donald Martin Christensen Richard Donald Isaac Grace Edith Cochrane Therese Kiley Barbara Anne Conley Adele Alice Kmito Carolyn Edna Corey Edith Alberta Komich Marjorie Ann Cox Dorothy Margaret Lewis Robert Lester Dockendorff Marie Therese McLucas Jean Marie Donovan Roberta Janice Nicholls Nancy Ruth Dow Louise Margaret O'Neil Anne Ruth Drysdale Esther Louise Peterson *Donald Warren Feener Ruth Natalie Pfister Alice Madeleine Fernandes Dorothy Hazel Poole Teresa Margaret Gallagher Richard Thomas Powers Arlyne Patricia Gaynor Robert Lester Quimby Mary Elizabeth Gillis Jacqueline Elaine Ricker John Leo Good Marjorie Agnes Saunders Robert Howard Gove Doris Marie Sullivan Vincent Arthur Hand * Joseph Michael Tierney Zvlarie Marguerite Hanley Dorothy Florence Trulson Mary Teresa Harrington Ellis Weston Wilbur Audrey Lorraine Hawkins Norinne Gertrude White Helen Anna Heim Mildred Ruth Woodward Rosemary Louise Heney Frances Lois Wren Lucille Mae Herman CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT Awarded to ALICE P. HASTINGS, deceased March 26, 1944 * Boys who are now members of the United States Armed Forces. 186 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PROGRAM — PROCESSIONAL "Pomp and Circumstance" . . Elgar ASSEMBLY BAND Mr. Myron B. Thomas, Bandmaster Marshals—Helen M. Billingham and Louise M. O'Neil INVOCATION NANCY R. DOW SALUTE TO THE FLAG Led by Ruth E. Anderson and Marjorie A. Cox SONGS—"By the Bend of the River" Edwards-Hemstreet "Fealty Song" Spooner Miss Bernice Burdick, Director Miss Mary Joan Rose, Accompanist "YOUTH ON TRIAL" SPEAKERS Jean M. Donovan Marjorie A. Saunders Carolyn E. Corey Therese Kiley Frances L. Wren Dorothy M. Lewis Dorothy H. Poole Mildred R. Woodward Barbara A. Conley Edith A. Komich PRESENTATION OF AWARDS MR. A. 0. CHRISTIANSEN Superintendent of Schools PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS MR. WILLIAM BILLINGHAM School Committee Assisted by RALPH J. BENS, President of Class of 1944 STAR-SPANGLED BANNER AUDIENCE RECESSIONAL ASSEMBLY BAND 187 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS Awarded by the Stetson High School Scholarship Committee College Course Commercial Course JEAN M. DONOVAN FRANCES L. WREN Awarded by the Junior Ladies' Library Association CAROLYN E. COREY Washington-Franklin Award CAROLYN E. COREY American Legion Award JEAN M. DONOVAN Presented by Lieut. Thomas W. Desmond Post, American Legion Good Citizenship Award JEAN M. DONOVAN Presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution 188 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. PRESCOTT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES June 9, 1944 Donald B. Adams Edward L. Mahoney Josephine A. Alminus Joseph F. Mandeville Rita T. Arey Lorna J. MacRae Barbara A. Arsenault Raymond N. Marandola Elizabeth A. Bateman Patrick T. McDonnell Russell W. Bennett Frances J. McGrory James H. Bunting Shirley L. McLaughlin Raymond S. Butman Thomas McLaughlin Theresa J. Cabana Jeanne L. McLucas Ronald A. Chatfield Carl A. Moeller, Jr. Lillian L. Clarke Donald G. Mofford John H. Cochran Thomas F. Mofford Dorothy M. Conlon Mary E. Moore James J. Cotter Charles W. Mullen, Jr. David Crimmins Lorraine J. Niles Jeanne Darling Lucille A. O'Reilly Frederick A. DiPasqua Jean P. Orsborne Russell E. Dolan Donald L. Paine Barbara J. Fletcher Richard Pemberton Clare W. Frawley Anthony J. Peroni Ruth A. Gardner Irene G. Porter Gerald J. Gaynor Alfred G. Quimby Joseph J. Gill Clara P. Reilly David J. Good Ann M. Schneider Evelyn Green Kenneth R. Simmons Clarence S. Gustafson Ruth B. Skalecki Eleanor E. Hand Dorothy I. Smith Evelyn B. Haskell Mary A. Stanley Philip S. Hawkins Joan S. Swallow Herman H. Heim Gloria A. Tammaro Virginia L. Isaac Sally T. Tardanico Walter F. Jobe Audrey J. Teece Helen E. Johnson Florence D. Terzano Jane M. Kiley James F. Tierney Robert A. Knights Marie A. Trudeau Ruth L. Lakey Alvan L. VanCott Enid Leavitt Alice C. Walsh Paul F. Leavitt Kenneth J. Warner Kenneth A. Longueil Elizabeth A. Welch Donald J. Lutz Norrance L. Woods John MacDonald Patricia S. Wooldridge Ann M. MacLellan Garrett Walsh Mary D. MacLellan Richard A. Warren 189 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT C. G. DEVINE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES June 9, 1944 Jean E. Backius Stanley J. Kaiser Jean M. Bailey Charles F. Macy Frederick N. Barker Virginia A. Makara Lillian R. Bruso Mary T. McCabe James 0. Carpenter Marjorie E. McCormick Marion E. Cole Marceline J. Meurin Mary H. Connolly Margaret A. Milioti Jeanne L. Cripps Arlene E. Nason Joseph W. Curran Dorothy A. Ogden Marjorie W. DeBoer Henrietta M. Pentleton John F. Deitrick Margaret M. Prehl Daniel A. Donovan Ira W. Proctor Evelyn E. Eagles Theresa C. Quinn Ruth M. Fernandes Arthur E. Ramsdell John E. Ford Corinne A. Richardson Mary T. Ford Barbara J. Sampson Robert J. Gray George H. Soule Walter C. Greus Mary B. Sprague Mary T. Hashem James P. Sullivan Harriet J. Hearn Joan C. Tangen Dorothy R. Herman Shirley R. Teed Dorothy M. Hoxie Barbara J. Thompson John A. Hurry Marion J. Trulson Roy Ingemanson Mary M. White Ellen A. Jenkins Jean Wrisley CERTIFICATES FOR EXCELLENCY IN SCHOLAR- SHIP AND CITIZENSHIP Presented by American Legion Awarded to PRESCOTT DEVINE James Francis Tierney Frederic Norman Barker Alice Catherine Walsh Shirley Rose Teed 190 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. TEACHING STAFF Year Name Position Educated at Appointed A. 0. Christiansen Supt. of Schools Brown A. B. Harvard A. M. 1921 HIGH SCHOOL Hubert F. Gilgan Principal Boston College A. B. Harvard A. M. Ed. 1932 Paul J. Lehtinen Mathematics Clark Univ. A. B., A. M.1943 Cyril T. Powderly A.sst. Prin., H'st'y Boston Univ. A. B. 1929 Donald H. Randall Science Bowdoin A. B. Boston Univ. A. M. 1943 Joseph W. Daly History St. Anselm's A. B. 1937 fMrs. Emily T. Ricker Algebra, HistoryBoston Univ. A. B. 1944 Joseph J. Zapustas Phys. Ed. Coach'g.Fordham Univ. 1943 Patricia Galvin English Trinity College A. B. 1942 L. Eleanor Brewster English Bates College A. B. 1932 Eleanor M. Kelley English Bridgewater B. S. Ed. Boston Univ. A. M. Ed.1932 fMrs. Gen. R. Donaldson French Emmanuel College A. B. Boston Col. A. M. Ed. 1931 Mrs. Anna H. McCann Latin Boston Univ. A. B., A. M. Ed. 1931 Jane C. Good Commercial Burdett College 1925 Winifred M. Brennan Commercial Burdett College and B. C. 1925 Helen L. Lordan Commercial Regis College B. S. 1941 Mary E. Connors C. Math., Civics Burdett College and Bost. Univ. B. S. Ed. 1918 Martha M. Foley History, Algebra Science Regis College B. S' 1941 Theo. F. McElroy (sub)Physical Ed. Bridgewater B. S'. Er. 1938 Anna E. Sullivan Household Arts Framingham B. S. Ed. 1938 fMrs. Viola J. Holbrook Household Arts Framingham B. S. Ed. 1943 Ruth A. Neuhart Band Master and Boston University Myron B. Thomas Choral Director Music 1941 PRESCOTT SCHOOL Frank K. Dillon Grade 8, Prin. Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1934 Martha A. Harhan Grade 8 Lowell Tea. College 1931 fMrs. M'rgar't S. Leary Grade 8 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1932 fMrs. Mar. M. Boyle Grade 7 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1937 Ellen Dowling Grade 7 Emerson College B. L. I. 1942 Anna E. Ginnetty Grade 6 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1934 Mrs. E'zabeth G. Lyons Grade 5 Quincy Training Bryant & Stratton 1920 fMrs. Grace M. Lynch Grades 5-6 Bridgewater 1943 Rachael C. McMahon Grade 4 Bridgewater 1916 Mary E. Dunphy Grade 3 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1940 Mary E. McLaughlin Grade 2 Boston Univ. A. M. Ed. 1936 fMrs. Lilly F. Mohr Grades 1-2 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1944 Mary R. O'Brien Grade 1 Bridgewater 192L fMrs. Helen T. O'Reilly Special Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1942 191 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT DEVINE SCHOOL Anna K. Good Grade 8 3ridgewater B. S. Ed. Boston Univ. A. M. Ed. 1924 fMrs. Eliz. T. Tierney Grade 8 Bridgewater 1943 Emmaline McGerrigle Grade 7 Bridgewater 1929 Mary K. Ryan Grade 7 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1942 Anne F. Garvey Grade 6 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1942 Margaret L. Donovan Grade 5 Bridgewater 1924 Elizabeth P. Doyle Grade 4 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1931 Mrs. Harriet L D. Arrostook Normal Harrington Grades 3-4 Presque Isle, Me. 1944 Claire M. Lucey Grade 3 No. Adams Tea. Col. 1931 Esther Doyle Grade 2 University of N. H., B. A. 1944 BELCHER Mrs. Ethel S. Chatfield Grade 6, P Farmington, Me. Normal Castine, Me 1927 Mary K. Diamond Grade 5 Bridgewater B. S. Sd. 1944 Bernice M. Francis Grade 4 Hyannis 1927 Nona R. O'Sullivan Grade 3 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1938 fMrs. K. Ver'a Diauto Grade 2 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1937 Phyllis L. Daly Grade 1 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1940 McNeill school Alice R. Haley Grades 1-2 Prin. Bridgewater, B. S. Ed. 1940 Mrs. Julia Martus Grades 3-4 Boston Univ. B. S. Sd. 1944 PAULINE STREET SCHOOL fMrs. Ruth Davis Grade 1, Act. Tufts Colege B. S. Ed 1942 Mrs. G. Lillian Kane Prin. Fredericton, N. B. Grade 1 Normal 1943 fMrs. Evelyn A. Crosby Grades 2-3 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1944 TOWER HILL SCHOOL Mrs. Marie H. Cormey Grades 1-2-3, Framingham Tea. Coll. Princ. Emerson Col. 1925 Marian E. P. Madan Grades 4-5-6 Bridgewater B. S. Ed. 1941 ASSISTANTS TO PRINCIPALS fMrs. Emily R. Johnson Prescott Bridgewater 1943 fMrs. Gabrielle Foley Devine-Belcher Hyannis 1944 SUPERVISORS Bernice D. Burdick Music Boston Univ. Music B 1941 Marguerite Williams Drawing Boston Univ. B. S. Vesper George 1943 192 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. SCHOOL NURSE Helen F. Conlon, R. N. St. Elizabeth's Hospital 1934 SCHOOL PHYSICIAN George V. Higgins, M. D. ATTENDANCE OFFICER Stephen J. Hart f War Emergency appointment. RESIGNATIONS Mrs. Margaret Brewster, Feb. 1944; Algebra, History, Stetson High School. Mrs. Lois B. Hodgson, Apr. 1944; Science, Stetson High School. Mrs. Margaret Littlefield, June 1944; Grades 3-4, Devine School. Barbara A. Cormey, March 1944; Grade 2, Devine School. Mrs. Alice M. Brown, June 1944; Grade 6, Belcher School. Mrs. Vera M. Powers, June 1944; Grade 5, Belcher School. Mrs. Rita A. Baines, Jun 1944; Prin. Asst., Devine School. APPOINTMENTS fMrs. Emily T. Ricker, Feb. 1944; Algebra, History, Stetson High School. Theodore F. McElroy, (sub) May 1944; Science, Stetson High School. Mrs. Harriet I. D. Harrington, Sept. 1944; Grades 4-5 Devine School. Esther Doyle, April 1944; Grade 2, Devine School. Mary K. Diamond, Sept. 1944; Grade 5, Belcher School. fMrs. Evelyn Allen Crosby, Oct. 1944; Grades 2-3, Pauline St. School. fMrs. Gabrielle Foley, Sept. 1944; Prin. Asst., Devine School. fMrs. Rita A. Baines, Jan. 1944; Prin. Asst. Devine School. TRANSFERS WITHIN SCHOOL SYSTEM Mary E. McLaughlin, Feb. 10, 1944; from Prescott School Grade 7 to Grade 2. Ellen Dowling, Feb 10, 1944; from Prescott School Grade 2 to Grade 7. Mrs. Ethel S. Chatfield, Sept. 1944; from Belcher School Grade 7 to Grade 6. (Grade 7 absorbed at Prescott and Devine Schools.) Mrs. G. Lillian Kane, Oct. 1944; from Pauline St. School, Grades 1-2 to Grade 1. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Clifford H. Shea, leave of absence for duration of war; Devine School. Left August 1942. Anna L. McGrory, leave of absence for duration of war; Devine School. Left April 30, 1943. George E. Crimmins, leave of absence for duration of war; Stetson High School. Left Sept. 8, 1943. f War emergency appointment. 193 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT SCHOOL CALENDAR 1945-1946 Open Jan. 2, 1945 Close Feb. 16, 1945. Open Feb. 26, 1945 Close April 13, 1945 Open Apr. 23, 1945 Close June 8, 1945 for Grades 1 to 8 Close June 21, 1945 for High School. SUMMER VACATION Open Sept. 5, 1945 Close Dec. 19, 1945 (At noon) Open Jan. 2, 1946 Close Feb. 15, 1946 Open Feb. 25, 1946 Close April 12, 1946 Open Apr. 22, 1946 Close June 7, 1946 for Grades 1 to 8 Close June 21, 1946 for High School. Schools will also close on the following days: Good Friday, March 30th; Memorial Day, May 30th; Columbus Day, Oct. 12th ; Armistice Day, Nov. 12th, and Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 29th and the day following, Nov. 30th. 194 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. NO-SCHOOL SIGNALS *Three blows repeated at 7.15 A.M. No session for Senior and Junior High Schools. 8.15 A.M. No morning session for the first six grades. 12.30 P.M. No afternoon session for the first six grades. By courtesy of the WEEI and WNAC Broadcasting Sta- tions, no-school announcement will be given by radio as near to the local hours as is convenient and possible for the sta- tion announcer. There will be days when schools are in session because weather conditions are not severe enough to cause complete shut-down of all activities. On such day, parents, as in former years, determine whether their children shall attend. No excuse will be required of pupils for absence on such days unless the parents so wishes. Consideration will be given pupils striving for perfect attendance. It is essential that we keep in mind that State Law requires that the High school shall be in session at least 180 days of each school year, and for the grade schools, 160 days. * By courtesy of the local Fire Dept. 195 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF STETSON SCHOOL FUND The Trustees in Account with Stetson School Fund Income 1944 RqIgtipp HvnncVit "PnTWAfH *pxSI 91%J X. • 07\J 1 xvctilUUipn vyU-U^JCA ClLl VC XJctllrV, lilt. 70 00 Hall Rpnt 36 00 Ronton fltiH Alhanv R R RnnH Tnt 42 50 $339.57 Paid Out Rental Lock Box Randolph Trust Co. $3.60 Brockton Gas Light Co. 15.42 William Mahoney (Janitor) 11.00 Ralph Hutchinson (Trustee) 5.00 Frank Linfield (Trustee) 5.00 Philip Boyle (Trustee) 5.00 George V. Higgins, M.D. (Sec. and Treas.) 5.00 50.02 Balance January 3, 1945 $289.55 The Stetson School Is Invested As Follows : 10 Shares Randolph Co-operative $2,000.00 1 Boston and Albany R. R. Bond 1,000.00 Deposit in Randolph Trust Co. Savings Dept. 6,966.46 Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank 959.10 $10,925.56 196 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Also a deposit of $1,020.10 in Randolph Savings Bank to credit of Turner Medal Fund. Also a deposit of $44.75 in checking account at Randolph Trust Company to credit of Turner Medal Fund. GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D. (Sec. and Treas.) RALPH HUTCHINSON, Chairman PHILIP BOYLE FRANK LINFIELD 197 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE BELCHER SCHOOLHOUSE RE-BUILDING COMMITTEE At a special town meeting held May 22, 1944, this Com- mittee composed of the following members was appointed. Florence Russell John E. Kelley Olga C. Howard Murray Lewis Martin E. Young Albert H. Crompton H. Franklin Porter Eugene L. McAuliffe George Taylor George N. Welch Carl S. Gove Frank M. Downes Joseph Piotti Adolpho Christiansen James Pemberton Elmer J. Delorey Charles F. Blakely Joseph Shay The Committee organized on May 29, 1944 with Mr. H. Franklin Porter as Chairman and Mrs. Olga C. Howard as Secretary. The Committe unanimously appointed Mr. John E. Kelley as Architect and Mr. George N. Welch as attorney for the Committee. Sketches, plans and specifications were prepared and bids were advertised on June 23, 1944. Thirteen bidders submitted estimates, and on July 6, 1944 in the G. A. R. room at the Town Hall the bids were opened and read in the presence of the bidders and the Committee. The bids for work to be done exceeded by a considerable sum the amount of money available to the Committee. After considerable effort on the part of the Committee to reduce the cost of the work without injury to the completed pro- ject, a joint meeting of the Building Committee, the Board of Selectmen, and the School Committee was called. It was 198 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. decided at that meeting to proceed with the work at once, so that the building would be ready for occupancy im-me- diately after the Christmas vacation. Contracts were closed on July 27, 1944 with the follow- ing contractors. General work S. J. Sullivan Heating and ventilating McLean-Cousens & Barton Plumbing Thomas F. Duke Electric wiring and Fixtures Ernest C. Martin The beginning time of all contracts was dated from the receipt of approval by the WPB to proceed with the work. On August 7, 1944 the Committee received an AA-3 prior- ity from the WPB with permission to proceed at once with the work. The work progressed rapidly without any difficulties, and the building was ready for occupancy by the children of the Belcher School District after the Christmas vacation, as planned. On Sunday, January 21, 1945, the Committee met at the school for a final inspection and acceptance of the build- ing for the Town. All contracts were declared satisfactorily completed. Following is the financial statement of the project. Money paid by insurance companies $19,583.77 Money transferred by the Town at a special meeting held October 30, 1944 to this Committe 11,030.00 $30,613.77 S. J. Sullivan, No. 83 Newberg St., Roslindale contract for general work July 27, 1944 $17,598.00 Change order No. 1 1,445.00 Change order No. 2 487.29 199 — ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT McLean-Cousens & Barton, heating and ventilating contract dated July 27, 1944 5,270.00 Thomas F. Duke, plumbing contract dated July 27, 1944 1,283.00 Ernest C. Martin, electric wiring and fixtures contract dated July 27, 1944 2,438.00 Bond and insurance 389.47 Secretary's expenses 19.97 Architect's commission 1,683.04 $30,613.77 It was decided by the Committee at the outset to mod- ernize the building during the re-construction, not merely to replace the building as it was before the fire. While the Committee concluded that this procedure was proper, it was somewhat forced to that conclusion by the requirements and ruling of the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety as to ventilation, safety, etc. Your Committee felt that the classrooms should be com- fortable, and should be provided with proper bookcases, closets and wardrobes, and that the whole building when completed should be modern in every respect. Some of the items which were incorporated into the completed building which were not in the building before the fire, and which contributed greatly to the difference between the money paid by the insurance companies and the total cost of the completed building were new direct radiation throughout new ventilating system with univents and exhausts vents in each classroom new slate blackboards and new cork tackboards through- out new wardrobes with vanishing doors insulation over the entire ceiling of the second floor 200 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. magnasite cement base under asphalt tile floor in cor- ridors and hallways new system of wiring and additional lighting fixtures throughout new fire-alarm system additional windows and skylights Your Committee feels that it has done a satisfactory job, and that the money appropriated by the Town has been well spent. The Committee accepted the building on January 21, 1945, in the name of the Town, and hereby ask that the Town accept the building and relieve the Committee of any further duties. Very respectfully yours,, Belcher Schoolhouse Re-Building Committee 201 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT 1945 Town Meeting Warrant Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Norfolk, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Randolph, in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Randolph, qualified to vote in elections there- in, to meet at the TOWN HALL IN SAID TOWN ON MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1945 At 7:30 o'clock in the evening then and there to act on the articles of this warrant. You are directed to notify and warn inhabitants quali- fied to vote as aforesaid, to meet at the polling places in their respective precincts, to wit: Polling Place in Precinct No. 1 STETSON HALL, IN SAID TOWN Polling Place in Precinct No. 2 NORTH RANDOLPH IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION HALL IN SAID TOWN ON MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1945 at 8:00 o'clock in the forenoon then and there to bring in to the wardens of their respective precincts, their votes on the official ballot for a Town Clerk 202 : TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. for one year, Town Treasurer for one year, Moderator for one year, three Selectmen and Overseers of the Public Wel- fare for one year, one Assessor for three years, one member of the School Committee for one year, two members of the School Committee for tljree years, one member of the Stet- son Trust Fund for three years, one member of the Board of Health for three years, one Tax Collector for one year, one Water Commissioner for three years, one Highway Sur- veyor for one year, one Tree Warden for one year, two mem- bers of the Planning Board for three years and seven Con- tables for one year. THE POLLS WILL BE OPENED AT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE FORENOON AND WILL BE CLOSED AT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING. Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the rev- enue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1945, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate money to defray the General Town Expenses for the current year, under the following headings GENERAL GOVERNMENT Moderator Salary Selectmen Salaries and Expenses Street Lighting Accountant Salary and Expenses Treasurer Salary and Expenses (includ- ing Treasurer's Bond) Treasurer's Clerk Salary 203 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Tax Collector Salary and Expenses (Includ- ing Tax Collector's Bond) Assessors Salaries and Expenses Law Department Expenses (including Costs and Claims) Finance Committee Expenses Planning Board Expenses Park Commissioners Expenses Town Clerk Salary and Expenses Vital Statistics Election and Registration Expenses Registrars of Voters Salaries and Expenses Town Office Expenses (including salary of Janitor and Fuel and Light) PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department Salaries and Expenses (includ- ing Traffic Signs and Bea- cons) Lock Up Salary and Expenses Fire Department Salaries and Expenses ( includ- ing Forest Fires Expense) Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures Salary and Expenses Board of Appeals Expenses Inspector of Buildings Expenses Dog Officer Salary Tree Warden Salary and Expenses Moth Extermination Expenses HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department Salary and Expenses Inspector of Plumbing Salary Inspector of Slaughtering Salary Inspector of Animals Salary Inspector of Milk Salary Collection of Garbage Expenses 204 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE Water Department Salaries Maintenance and Service Construction Expenses Joint Account Expenses New Construction Expenses Main Extensions Expenses MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST Maturing Debt Interest and Discount Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate money for Unpaid Bills of previous years in various departments as petitioned for. Article 4. To see what action the Town will take in regard to raising and appropriating money for the employ- ment of district nurses, as provided for by Section 5, Chapter 40, General Laws, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 371, Acts 1921, as petitioned for. Article 5. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the pay of Town Laborers and others hired by the day or hour. Article 6. To hear and act on reports of Town Officers. Article 7. To hear and act on the report of any Com- mittee and choose any committee the Town may think proper. Article 8. To see if the Town will instruct the Select- men to appoint a Special Officer or Officers to enforce the laws. Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to appoint one of their members to another 205 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT HIGHWAYS Highway Surveyor's Salary General Maintenance and Repairs (including Chapter 90) New Construction Street Signs Sidewalks, etc. Drainage Snow Removal CHARITIES AND SOLDIER'S BENEFITS Overseers of Public Welfare Salaries and Expenses Outside Relief Salary and Expenses Aid to Dependent Children Salary and Expenses Soldier's Benefits Expenses Old Age Assistance Salaries and Expenses Town Physicians Fees SCHOOLS Salaries and Expenses (including conveyance of pupils, em- ployment of School Nurse, Physician, etc.) TURNER LIBRARY Repairs, Maintenance and Operation UNCLASSIFIED Memorial Day Expenses Armistice Day Expenses State Guard Reserve Expenses Committee on Public Safety Expenses Town Reports, Printing and Distributing Expenses Insurance Expenses (including Fire and Workmen's Compensation) 206 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. office or position under their control, and fix the salary of such person in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 36, Acts of 1929, or take any other action relative thereto. Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $20.00 for the maintenance and lighting of the clock in the tower of the First Congregational Church. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for Up Keep and Repairs of the Town Hall and grounds. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for Victory Committee Expense. Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate $200.00 for the expense of the Youth Guidance Com- mittee. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars (350.00) for the expense of the Randolph Veteran's Rehabil- itation Committee and to maintain an Information Center for Veterans, Servicemen and Dependents at the Turner Library Building. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money to regrade and surface the Belcher School Play Yard as petitioned for by the Belcher School Rebuilding Committee. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investigate housing conditions at the Prescott Schools and to report their findings and recommendations at the next Annual Town Meeting, or at a Special Meeting called for the purpose as petitioned for by the School Com- mittee. 207 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000. to Reroof, Repair Flashing, Skylights and Parapet at the Stetson High School, as petition- ed for by the School Committee. Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate money for the improvement of Belcher Park. Article 19. To see if the Town will acquire a certain parcel of land located on High Street adjoining the new Tower Hill School for the purpose of establishing a play- ground for the children of said school district; and to raise and appropriate money therefor. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to close, to public traffic, School Lane, so-called, within the Bounds of the Belcher School property as petitioned for by the Belcher School Rebuilding Committee. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to purchase the land and building thereon, the Property of the North Randolph Improvement Association, Incorporated. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to purchase the land and building thereon located on North Main Street, Randolph, the property of the North Randolph Improve- ment Association, Incorporated, and raise and appropriate money for the same, or borrow therefor, on such terms and under such conditions as may be required by the Statutes of the Commonwealth. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Chief of the Fire Department to appoint one permanent Fireman according to Chapter 48, Section 42 of the General Laws, and raise and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for. 208 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Article 24. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 for the expense of connecting the Fire Alarm Systems of the Tower Hill and Belcher Schools to the Main Fire Alarm System. STREET LAYOUTS Article 25. To see if the Town will instruct the Select- men to lay out Morse Street and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for. STREET ACCEPTANCES Article 26. To see if the Town will accept Woodlawn Road as laid out by the Selectmen. STREET CONSTRUCTION Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate money for the building of Amelian Road, as petitioned for. Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the building of Soren Street for a distance of eight hundred feet (800) same to have tarvia or other suitable finish, as petitioned for. Article 29. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate money for the scraping and re-tarring of Saratoga Street from North Main Street a distance of from 400 to 500 feet, as petitioned for. Article 30. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate money to resurface Grove Street from Cross Street Westerly approximately 3,000 feet. Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to construct a drainage system at the corner of Silver and West Streets and vote to appropriate a sum of money for same. 209 ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH ANNUAL REPORT WATER MAIN Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install a six inch water main for a distance of eight hundred (800) feet, and hydrants, as required by the Fire Department, on Soren Street, North Randolph, as petitioned for. Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000. for installation of a six inch water main on Eugenia Street from North Main Street to High Street, as petitioned for. And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, at the Town Clerk's Office, at the Post Office and at six other public places in the Town, seven days at least, before the day and hour for hold- ing said Meeting. Hereof, fail not, and make return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the day and hour appointed for holding said Meeting. Given under our hands at Randolph, this 24th day of January A. D. 1945. CHARLES F. BLAKELY, RALPH H. HUTCHINSON, THEODORE S. LUDDINGTON, Selectmen of Randolph Attest: A True Copy. Constable 210 INDEX Appropriation Table 93 Assessors, Report of 114 Balance Sheet 90 Belcher Schoolhouse Rebuilding Committee, Report of 198 Births 39 Board of Health, Report of 126 Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare, Report of 95 Bonded Indebtedness 92 Committee on Public Safety, Report of 147 Deaths 50 Diseases, Classification of 57 Fire Department, Report of 143 Highway Surveyor, Report of 146 Historian, World War II, Report of 96 Honor Roll 99 Inspector of Animals, Report of 130 Inspector of Milk, Report of 129 Inspector of Plumbing, Report of 128 Inspector of Slaughtering, Report of 131 Interments 54 Jurors, List of 61 Marriages 46 Police Department, Report of 141 Pumping Record 135 Rationing Board, Report of 150 School Committee, Report of 159 Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of 145 Superintendent of Schools, Report of 165 Tax Collector, Report of 117 Town Accountant, Report of 66 Town Clerk, Report of 9 Town Meeting, 1944 Report of 9 Town Meeting, Adjourned Special 17 Town Officers 3 Town Treasurer, Report of 64 INDEX (Continued) Trustees, Stetson School Fund, Report of 196 Turner Free Library, Report of 120 Veterans' Rehabilitation 152 Vital Statistics 58 Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1945 202 Water Commissioners, Report of 132 Water, Regulations for the Use of 136 P3 C3 C ^ X C 03 C • H fi <1» r> OJ J3 w C R O U 8) fl) h ^ fcj P3^ C ° s = 5 -1 N > H oj a» _ & 1-8 5m S3 w X a3 >> M 03 »J 03