Bennington Evening Banner, The (Newspaper) - August 21, 1956, Bennington, Vermont Founded 1903 Bennington V Cl 111 1 FIFTY-THIRD YEAR NO PRICE FIVE CENTS WEATHER Clearing and continued cool night Wednesday fair and er Sunrise Sunset BENNINGTON VERMONT TUESDAY AUGUST 21 1956 It Never Fails It Was Sure to Rain Today Says Uncle Louie That's Because the Warning About Not Using Stationary Sprinklers for the Lawn Was Posted Now Lazybones Won't Have to Get Out the Hose GIFT driven by David Kudd of Salem N Y after it plowed through a gift shop on Etc 7 about mile north of the Mass State line Kudd was talten to Putnam Memorial Hospital with chest injuries Staff Fleming Truck Rams Pownal Shop Driver Hurt POWNAL A truck driver was hospitalized after an early ing crash today at when his vehicle tore through a gift shop on Rte 7 near the Massachusetts state line David Rudd 34 of Salem was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital with chest injuries a en arm ies Damage to the truck owned by Seed Growers Corp of Cambridge was estimated at over The Scenic Valley Gift Shop ed by King and Hall was totally demolished According to state lice the loss was placed by the owners at ini stock and for the building Trooper William Kitchell i the reported the driver said he dozed off when his truck rounded a curve and smashed on through the gift shop located about one-half mile south of South Pownal The front end of the truck was in and the left front fender completely shorn off as the truck passed through the gift shop Chinaware figurines and other gift merchandise were smashed to pieces Apparently the only stock to hold up through the devastation was a nest of wooden salad bowls Suez Conference Nations Split Over American And Indian Control Proposals Aiken To Talk At Field Day La Sunderland U S Senator George D Aiken of Putney will join Bennington County farm families at Camp in Sunderland Saturday at the annual Farm Family Field Day County Agent John Page an- today Aiken farmer and man of the Eisenhower tration farm policy and a candidate for re-election this year will make an informal talk at Festivities will begin at a m and continue until p.m with entertainment provided for young and old County extension agents have planned a program that puts the emphasis on fun aril relaxation but provides an opportunity for neighbors to discuss their farm problems For the children there will be games and contests ranging from pie eating to potato races for the women there will be nail driving rolling pm and rapid for the men tug-of-war an wrestling and other contests CLAM BAKE Must Be In by Wednesday Aug 22 Adults Children Lobster extra LONDON OPI The Suez Canal conference headed for a parting of the ways today over plans pre- sented by the United States and India for control of the 103 mile waterway A majority of the 22 nations apparently favored the U.S proposal but Egypt was ly to prefer the Indian plan Western diplomats were guard edly optimistic that -as many as 16 nations would support the plan j presented by Secretary of State to set up an international board to operate maintain and develop the canal The Soviet Indonesia and Ceylon at least were expected to line up behind the Indian proposal that would provide only for an international advisory committee as a check on Egypt's operation of the watercourse The Indian plan outlined by V K Krishna Menon top foreign policy adviser to Prime Nehru was expected to get a more favorable reaction from Gairo Egypt refused to attend the con- ference called by the Western Big Three after President Nasser an- July 26 Egypt had the canal But Egyptian officials are keeping in close touch with conference developments India's proposals emphasize Egyptian ownership and operation of the canal with an international group made up of canal users and interested nations offering advice on such things as financing and development Egypt has maintained it has the right to sole control over the waterway but has pledged it will be kept open to all nations There seemed little prospect that the Soviet would offer a plan of its own Foreign ter Dmitri said Playground Closing Is On Thursday Thursday will mark the official closing day for all organized at Memorial Park for the summer season The special event o end off the year will be Junior Olympics in the morning and a playground carnival during the The playground will remain op- en for one more week until the op- ening of school but it will be on a basis with one supervisor on duty The hours for the grounds will remain the same during that week except that in the case of rain the children will not go to the YMCA for an indoor program The annual award day which terminates the playground season is to be postponed until Wednesday Aug 29 because of the closeness of all the races and leagues All trophies leader in- and other winners will be announced and presented their awards The Street playground which enjoyed one of its most successful seasons will close its Hoors recreation Wednesday They will top off their festivities with a playground picnic at all yesterday when the U.S and Indian plans were presented sia has backed Egypt's action and called for a broader conference to discuss the canal Moscow radio today called for equal talks with the Egyptian government on the canal's ture Again blasting proposals for the cast said the interested countries should establish the kind of con- tact with Egyptian management that would guarantee freedom of navigation on the waterway at all times and under all circum- stances Convention Program SAN FRANCISCO Iff Here is the program for the sessions of the Republican National tion today and tomorrow Times are Pacific Daylight which is 3 hours behind Eastern Daylight TODAY Opens p.m with music call to order by the temporary chairman Sen William F land of California presentation of colors pledge of tional anthem and invocation Committee permanent organization rules and order of business Music Joseph W tin Jr of Massachusetts tion permanent chairman o r m e r President Herbert Hoover Music report Resolutions Music Bertha S Ad- kins assistant to Republican tional Representatives Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois Mrs Cecil M Harden of Indiana Frances P Bolton of Ohio anid Mrs Joseph Farrington of waii Mrs Ivy Baker Priest treasurer of the United States Mrs Consuelo Northrup Bailey lieutenant governor of Vermont Mrs Jacqueline Cochrane Odium of Miss Louise tuck of Idaho Mrs Carl A Smith of Florida Mrs Mary R Wheeler of Massachusetts Mrs Elphie Sjulin of Iowa Mrs Mame Mason Higgins of Chicago Mrs O E of Virginia and Mrs rington Parker of Washington D C Music TOMORROW Opens p m EST music parade of Young Republicans call to order presentation of colors pledge of allegiance national an- them and invocation committee E Dewey of New York Music Roll Call i of states to nominate for president tad to ballot Music Roll call of states to nominate for vice president and to ballot Appointment of committees to notify nominees for president and vice president Vote Machine Arrival Stirs Brief Dispute Arrival of the town's voting chines caused a short-lived crisis yesterday when the janitor of the State Armory told a selectman that he had been instructed not to permit placement of the machines on the floor of the state building as been arranged Selectman T Garry Buckley in- formed the board at its meeting last night that he had immediately telephoned Adjutant General Francis Billado at Camp Drum where he is at summer camp and received permission to place the machines in the building if a Langlie Blasts Democrats As Split Corrupt SAN FRANCISCO Ar- thur B Langlie of Washington has set the keynote of the Republican National P e a c e prosperity and progress Langlie giving the convention's speech late day told delegates We are here to pledge American people four more years of honest efficient administration four more years of our sade for a finer America in a ter world under the competent steadfast forthright leadership of fled engineer approved f Dwight D Eisenhower contended that the floor GOP To Pledge Tax Cuts For Low Middle Income Group Homes of the building was not strong en- ough to hold the machines ley reportedly told him that if this were true the building should be immediately condemned and re- minded the general that a large and heavy cannon had sat in the middle of the floor during the crowded town meeting this year Permission was also granted in April for the use of the building for a home show at which able heavy exhibits were set up Buckley agreed to place the chines on the advice of an eer who will check the floor today Billado told him that he will make a personal investigation upon his return from Camp Drum At its regular meeting the board heard a report that refuse was still being disposed of at the closed town dump Agent Mrs Alma Langlois was instructed to in- proceedings preparatory to calling a hearing to close the road into the area Howard Mattison District 1 road commissioner discussed various his district in- repairs to the Brooklyn bridge The bridge will be ed and replaced The Bennington Junior Chamber of Commerce was voted tion for what Board Ri- chard Van Santvoord described as the best parade ever in celebra- tion of Bennington Battle Day We have enjoyed it in past years and enjoyed it this year more than the board stated in menting the sponsors of the day festivities Langlie the crats as corrupt and divided He warmly praised the Republicans as bringers of peace prosperity and progress The governor who is running for the U.S Senate in Washington against Democratic Sen Warren Magnusoni was pre- sented by Sen William F land of California who also basted the Democrats In the 48 years he has lived Knowland said there has been peace under five Republican and war under three crats Peace was his maini theme but he also accused the Democrats of attempting usurpation of shore state oil lands He cited more than dozen GOP ad- vances Both Langlie and Knowland lit into the Democratic keynoter at Chicago last week Gov Frank G Clement of Tennessee referring to Clement's hot brand of oratory Langlie said the job is to give the people leadership to give em hell Langlie drew a big laugh when he imitated Clement's style at the talk How long will we keep our administration in Hodge Enters Illinois Prison CHESTER HI m Former State Auditor Orville E Hodge state official who once aspired to the governor's chair today surveyed the cold regulated life of Menard Prison as Inmate No 25303 Hodge once a leader in the administration en- tered Menerd last night Earlier in the day he was sentenced to serve 12 to 15 years after ing guilty to charges of taking in state funds in a writing scandal that involved more than a dozen state and eral investigations Hodge 51 appeared dazed anJ glassy eyed on arrival at the on He was given his first prison meal and remarked to newsmen that he felt much better Asked if he thought his tence was severe Hodge I don't know Later he said I think the judge Circuit Judge Clem Smith was fair He was stripped of his ive summer suit white shirt and dark tie and in exchange received a set of khaki overalls Today he received prison denim trousers and striped shirts His thick wavy brown hair was chopped down to one-inch length and he was fingerprinted graphed and given his prison ber Hodge's sentencing in field by Judge Smith was his ond in five days On Aug 15 he received a sentence from U.S DIst Judge John P Barnes in Chicago after entering a guilty plea of mishandling in federally insured bank funds Ten years of the federal will be eliminated if makes full restitution to the state Hodge already over to the state assets valued at about one million dollars The federal sentence is to run currently with the state term I'm going to do whatever I can to occupy my time ini Hodge told reporters I want to get out of here as fast as I can He expressed surprise when newsmen told him he was eligible for parole after seven years and three months Is that what it he asked I know outset of his O America Republican Then he replied to the question with great vigor and The American people will I believe and I hope throw the Democrats fend put the party first and America second Knowland praised Vice dent Nixon with whom he had been at odd politically until re- cently and Secretary of State Dulles with whom he has disagreed He called Nixon an able assistant to President Eisenhower He called Dulles great In giving what he called a factual account of our current Knowland claimed the Republicans under er have ended the Korean War halted wage-price controls the budget cut taxes ex- tended curtailed centralization of power in increased bipartisan con- on foreign policy em- unity among labor and elements and fied the New Deal of territory he said rightfully belongs to the states NIXON AND HERTER IN LOBBY MEETING Gov Christian Herter left of Massachusetts talks with Vice President Richard Nixon in San Francisco hotel lobby Harold Stassen has waged a virtual one-man campaign have Nixon replaced by Herter as President running mate Herter is scheduled to put name before convention for renomination Arrives Today President Invites Visits From Key State Delegation Leaders Glossary Key To Convention SAN FRANCISCO many political terms are floating around these days that the newspaper reader and television watcher may find himself confused To add to the confusion here are some meanings that could be attached to the commoner Open Anybody is perfectly free to stick his neck out if he wants it chopped off Streamlined convention ing Ethel Merman Irene Dunne and other entertainers to the gram Spontaneous and We could have this better if we had a couple more days Cow Palace An barn where people act as for cows Demand that the delegation be polled Look Ma I'm on tele- vision Stassen Harold E The Re- publicans answer to Harry S Truman Reception tea party caucus Interchangeable terms meaning martini very dry please Chicago convention Say that again Junior and I'll wash your mouth with soap Stevenson of ure Island Civil rights Aw look We were getting along fine Why start an issue Let's get out of this madhouse Where shall we have dinner SAN FRANCISCO President Eisenhower comes to town today to put hs personal touch on a Re- publican conversion geared to re- nominate him and Vice President Nixon In advance of his scheduled arrival late in the day leaders of key state delegations reported they had received telephoned in- from the White House to call on him felt certain of Harold E Stassen's languishing campaign to dump Nixon from the Some said they there would be no ticket In fact a surge of Nixon strength among delegates made it appear that the time had passed when the vice president could be sidetracked by anything other than direct presidential word that Eisenhower want him No one expected that er has said he would be delighted to have Nixon orf any ticket with him but has not excluded the that he might satisfied with candidate Nixon's strategists said they had completed a check of tions which indicated that even if Eisenhower should say that some others are likewise acceptable to him the vice president would win hands down 1 One one the men named as possibilities by Stassen took selves out of the picture Gov Close Cobblestone Reopen Harwood Schools In Fall The Rural Schools prudential committee reversed its field and announced that stone School will be closed next year and Harwood Hill School will be opened Previously the tee had reached the opposite de The new ruling was based op the 1956 school census The committee announced that Beech Street School will open at 9 and close at p.m this year An offer of reduced rates for gasoline for school buses was by the committee from Dave's Filling Station In a final the committee voted to pay the expenses of school bus drivers from the district at- tending the bus in Ludlow on Aug 23 to the convention Goodwin J Knight Theodore R McKeldin of land said he won't let his name be presented While Gov of California has rot categorically eliminated himself Sen William F Knowland the Senate's ity leader predicted California will place its 70 votes squarely behind Nixon at a caucus today Several others including Gov Christian A Herter of said their names won't be placed in nomination ally Stassen picked Herter as his top prospect but Herter was to put Nixon's name in nomination tomorrow Later sen named others he said had more political pulling power than Nixon Stassen on leave as er's disarmament assistant con- to insist he had a chance to replace Nixon He said delegates were hearing from the home folks If said they were many leaders the messages must be in favor of mention of whose name brought lusty ing at yesterday's opening tion Gov Arthur B Langlie of ington the convention keynoter reaffirmed his support of Nixon Langlie called on the Republicans in his speech to unite for four more years of our crusade for a finer America Eisenhower's decision to arrive here a day earlier thani originally scheduled was generally accepted by leaders as evidence of his belief in his physical fitness to take command of a new GOP word for the 1952 campaign Morrison Speaking Rally MONTPELIER W Tax Com- missioner Leonard W Morrison and State Democratic Chairman Kenneth P Akey are scheduled to speak to a'meeting of Chittenden County Young Democrats row night in Burlington Morrison one of the few crats to occupy a top position in a Republican controlled state a d ministration recently was under consideration but did not gel ap pointment to the superior court bench The rally in will be held in the Hotel Vermont SAN FRANCISCO can platform makers today pledged the nation new tax cuts with particular consideration for low and middle income families tentative tax plank is be- ing presented late today to the Republican National Convention for expected certain approval It calls for the tax cuts insofar as they are consistent with a budget The tax plank calls for further reduction in government spending without weakening the support o fa superior defense program or depreciating the quality of tial services of government to our people The platform's section on de- fense expressed partly tion to maintain adequate military strength so long as our security and peace of the world require it It declared the United States has the strongest striking force in the world in the air the sea and a magnificent porting land force ini and Marine Corps Besides the promise to cut sonal income taxes the GOP plank pledged to initiate a sound policy of tax reductions for small in- dependent business to encourage it to modernize and achieve ress Continued balancing of e budget also was pledged sure financial strength of the country and maintain the chasing power of a sound dollar The GOP plank steered clear of making the specific tax cut pledge contained in- the Democratic platform to raise Personal income tax exemptions to a year The platform claimed that one of the brightest areas of ment under the Republican ad- ministration has been the vation of natural had claimed at Chicago that the administration allowed selfish interests to pillage these resources We the platform laid the Eisenhower tion for its administration of our public lands and for the don of bureaucratic abuses The platform gave approval to the Eisenhower policy of ng water power resources under a partnership arrangement with government private interests Democrats claimed that this icy has worked to the interest of big concerns Republican platform drafters avoided as did the Democrats charting much new ground on the racial problem Support was expressed for the Supreme Court which outlawed segregation by race in the public schools But nothing concrete was stated in the way of how the court decision is to be enforced The GOP plank said all branches of the federal government should lend their support in every legal manner to see that racial ity will be steadily achieved The Democratic platform had stated that ending racial discrimination a federal as well as state and local The Republican farm plank de- clared that farmers have dence in Presiden dence in President Eisenhower and his policies The platform made clear the GOP will bid for farm votes this year on a promise to continue and ex- pand present Eisenhower farm policies and to re- duce government controls There was some grumbling among delegates that the GOP civil rights plank went too far toward one side or the other in the North-South controversy But nobody appeared too over the compromise language See the Buy of the Week ON DISPLAY AT THC VERMONT BANK and TRUST CO BABCOCK ELECTRIC ST EXT DIAL Motorola TV Sales i Service
