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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1962
Page
10
The Chairman of the Board of Sisters Francis J. Hogan warns residents that personal property inventories must be filed at his office by April 20. Lists cover property as of April 1 with mobile homes counted as personal property.
Mr. Roland T. Sandberg of Vermont Bank and Trust Co and Mr. William S. Tucker of Vermont National and Savings Bank were named general co chairmen for the New England Regional Conference of the American Institute of Banking to be held at Mount Snow Vermont on August 4 1962. It is the first New England regional gathering in Vermont. The one day program trains A I B chapter and study group administrators as 9 750 members exist in New England with over 4 000 enrolled. Delegates may enjoy Mt Snow facilities including swimming skating and a ski lift ride with possible mountain tours.
Rep Philip Hoff of Burlington charges Gov Keyser and Rutland President William S Ginsburg struck a sham agreement on Rutland Railway abandonment. He says the plan to name receivers if the ICC approves abandonment fails to protect the public interest and derides Keyser for ignoring advice.
A juror asked the foreman to reveal prejudice, forcing a mistrial in a careless and negligent driving case against Irving S. Lee of Manchester. State's Atty. Burgess said the incident was rare in Vermont trials. Judge Clark discharged the current jury and will retry Lee in a future Municipal Court session. Representing Lee was attorney John G. Hutton Jr.
Berne P. Vallee, 42, of 114 Adams St., pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was fined 100 dollars plus costs with a one year driving suspension. Francis Tiraboschi, 19, of West Rutland, pleaded guilty to possession of malt beverages and fined 20 dollars. Bert G. Stratton, 33, of North Bennington, fined 15 dollars for speeding. Donald F. Goodwin, 26, pleaded not guilty to petty larceny for stealing tires from Kenneth Thompson on Nov. 1, 1961. bail set at 500 dollars or 100 property. Walton S. Elliot, 34, of Warren, also pleaded not guilty and was released on 50 dollars cash bail.
Admissions include Clara Hard Martha Firth Elizabeth Wilson Chester Jones Dorothy Cole and Ray Foote. Discharges include Mrs Patricia Longo and baby boy Bennington. Births include William J Burnham Jr at 4 Margaret Lane and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs Donald Cone. A Mary McClellan birth in Cambridge to Mr and Mrs G A Mahler. Mahlers' wife Barbra Overlock is Maynard Overlock's daughter.
Calendar of local activities includes kindergarten registration, Lions broom sale chairmen, Prudential Committee and UCS meetings, church readings and interfaith gathering, Easter bake sale, and 4H club report. Notables: high school principal resignation, regional school speaker, heart surgery recovery update, and a Diner closure due to a death.
A Manchester welfare meeting chaired by Dr. Hans R. Huessy urged police to assist families lacking child services. Huessy advised balanced parenting, noted teen growth phases, and suggested small jail time for disciplinary cases in certain situations. The session, part of United Counseling Service efforts, drew 30 professionals from welfare, health, nursing, clergy, and medicine with next meeting set for May 16.
Five non-union Ben-Mont plant workers appealed unemployment claims after a strike halted work at Ben-Mont and Flint Ink. The hearing before a Vermont Department of Employment Security referee concluded with no decision yet. a ruling is expected by early next week.
Allie R. Hart Jr., boilerman third class USN, son of Mr and Mrs Allie R Hart Sr of Manchester, returned to Norfolk on March 31 aboard the destroyer John Pierce after a seven month Sixth Fleet tour in the Mediterranean. The ship visited Greece France Italy and Sicily with a Bastia Corsica call marking the first such visit by a UN Navy ship since 1945. Crewmen overseas painted and refurbished a school and an orphanage.
Miss Doris E Mason daughter of Mr and Mrs Coleman Mason has been accepted in physical education curricula at the University of Vermont and Cortland State College Cortland NY She graduates Hoosick Falls Central School in June and has not yet decided which college to attend in the fall.
Dick Williams moved from Kansas City to Baltimore on the second day of the 1961 season. Once a $50,000 player after a prior deal, he is now considered the No. 1 utility man for Bill Hitchcock's Orioles, capable of playing third base, first base or in the outfield. This marks Williams' third stint with Baltimore.
Bennington High School presented a band and majorettes program under conductor Paul Williams in the Ben di gymnasium. The Majorettes, led by Captain Gail Horst, executed two baton routines while Judy Ann Flynn kept pace. The band shone in lush arrangements like Estrellita and Hollywood Serenade, with strong trumpet and percussion sections supporting spirited marches.
FBI sources say air plane bomb scares are mainly hoaxes by mature individuals often tied to business. Nearly 400 hoax perpetrators identified in six years, described as warped practical jokers under liquor influence. Notable cases include a Fall River partner fined 250 dollars for delaying a flight with a bomb threat and a Midwestern lawyer sentenced to a year in prison with a 1000 dollar fine.
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