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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1970
Page
6
In Bennington Banner, April 8 1970, John C. Page reviews old garden lore from Mary Potter including a tobacco soap pesticide and a rosebug spray. He highlights a slug control using beer and notes a Farm Journal item on garlic repelling mosquitoes, pondering practicalities and safety.
Captivity endangers many species with high mortality, and surviving individuals released back into the wild are quickly hunted by predators, undermining conservation goals. CAITIN
Four-H Clothing Day in Bennington County features about 75 girls in a style revue at Fisher Elementary School Arlington starting 2:30 p.m. on April 11 with 1 p.m. workshops on Wardrobe Coordination Wigs Good Grooming and Choosing Fabrics for parents. State Dress Revue qualifiers will be announced with around 20 members eligible for Barre event May 16.
Lawrence H Pratt describes Bennington County Natural Resource Conservation District supervisors meeting discussing ongoing conservation efforts since 1947. They emphasize positive action by citizens, urge urgency in environmental problems, and consider a readsboro town request for assistance.
Vermont horticulturist outlines transplanting wild and nursery grown woody plants. Root pruning before transplanting, timing in early spring, and careful pruning yield better establishment, with species differences noted. District plans for a family recreation park and pond projects highlight local conservation efforts and a flood plain relocation recommendation.
Art and Jack Linkletter will emcee the ground breaking for the National 4-H Center in Washington on April 20 before the First Lady and officials. The event inaugurates a two phase expansion to add dormitories classrooms and a cafeteria for 800 people as 4-H leaders meet during the 40th National 4-H Conference. Attendees include Mrs Nixon cabinet members lawmakers and leaders from Parker Pen S B Penick W W Keeler Phillips Petroleum and Coca Cola along with 225 top 4-H members from across the United States and Canada.
In Mill Valley California James Bryan a life insurance salesman quit smoking after his 14 year old daughter Sheree refused to eat until he did She starved for two days before he relented and she is now rallying other eighth graders to try the same tactic on their fathers
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