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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1969
Page
7
A two day conference on computer use in small business will be held April 30 and May 1 at the Holiday Inn in Burlington. The event, run by the University of Vermont Technical Information Center, targets managers engineers and owner-operators with a $25 two day or $15 one day fee.
A new Souhan the Woolman store opens at the Route 7 railroad underpass in Bennington. Owners Mrs. William M. Bartels and Mrs. Paul Koninis offer wool yard goods yarn sweaters and hose as a franchised Geb and Souhan Mills mill outlet. Grand opening set for Saturday May 3. Stone Soldier Pottery has moved to Jacksonville Vermont.
AFL CIO backs organizing drive among Vermont National Guard civilian workers. Adj. Gen. Reginald Cram says he expects to call a meeting Thursday to discuss unionization and labor representation for staff at Camp Johnson.
Vermont Bank and Trust Co. promotes Paul Putnam to supervisor of computer operations at the Rutland bank. Putnam, a Brattleboro High School Class of '66 graduate, began as a teller in Brattleboro and rose to head teller before transferring to Rutland as a computer programmer trainee. He is married to Patricia Dunkley of Brattleboro and lives in Rutland.
Bennington Rescue Squad reports a calm March with 61 calls. Fifty people received aid, 38 sent to hospital, two to Albany Medical Center, one to Pittsfield General, one returned from Little Falls, N Y, three home from local hospital, five to nursing homes. Elections named Andre Betit president and other officers. installation March 15 at North Bennington Fire House. March 26 training covered backboard use for vehicle extrications.
Burlington High School student Robin Barovich captures the $35 top prize in the Vermont United Nations high school contest. Springfield High School’s Beth Wheelock earns $15 for second and Burlington High’s David Klyszeiko takes $10 third. Honorable mentions go to Mary Donovan of Rice Memorial High and Stephen LaSourd of South Burlington High.
The New England Board of Higher Education receives a 125000 Ford Foundation grant to create a fluid fund for new programs. Initial use targets expanding college opportunities for high school graduates across New England and will be carried forward by colleges, universities, and agencies in the six-state region.
Three Nationwide Insurance agents from Bennington County will attend a regional convention May 7 to 9 at Kiamesha Lake New York. Representatives Julius J. Hill Norman Strobridge and Charles F. Watson along with district sales manager Warren J. Perkins will join about 1300 attendees from New York New Jersey and New England. Nationwide President Dean Jeffers and Bob Richards will speak. The Kiamesha Lake meeting is part of spring regional conventions nationwide for top agents and sales managers.
The Lea gue of Women Voters will hold its annual meeting Monday at 2 p.m. in the Old Bennington schoolhouse with Miss Margaret Farmer as guest speaker on How Shall We Choose Our Next President. She will review bills on electoral reform and share her background including a Columbia law degree and roles with the National Labor Relations Board. The session precedes her talk and will set the local program, elect a new board, and recap the year’s accomplishments.
Town Clerk Mary Hodeck lists transfers logged April 18 to 24 in Bennington. Parcels include Moss to Shupp on Caroline Drive, Morse to Woodward on Holt Spring lot 49, Putnam to Squiers on White Chapel Road, Eldred to Wicks on VT 9 near the New York border, Perrott to Sweet on South Stream Road, and Robinsons to Adams on Chapel Road.
The rise of professional group mutual funds gathers speed with examples from doctors teachers and pilots. Funds include Pro Fund of Flourtown Nassau Physicians Guild Investing Co Beacon Investing Corp and Contrails Growth Fund for airline crews. Advantages cited are low fees and no load structures though start up requires SEC counsel an accountant and at least $100 000 in capital.
A New York Times report shows adult games becoming a $20 million yearly market, with Brentano’s Fifth Avenue drawing executives during lunch to play sophisticated titles like Diplomacy and Executive Motion Teaser. Experts say complex war games and brainy puzzles draw devoted players, with sessions lasting hours and weekends, reflecting a broader shift toward participatory, serious gaming.
The annual New England Mobilehome and Travel Trailer Show will run July 24 through 27 at Windsor fair grounds Vermont. Frank J. Sparks Jr. announces hours daily 2 to 10 pm and 2 to 6 pm Sunday with no admission. Children under 12 must be with parents. Windsor Junior Chamber will run a refreshment stand with profits aiding Jaycees charities. The display ranges from travel trailers to a 60 by 20 foot mobile home.
The Vermont Board of Recreation released dates for spring and summer events. Highlights include the 19th Vermont Square Dance Festival at Norwich University Armory May 3 with sessions for different age groups, the New England Recreation and Park Conference in Wentworth by the Sea May 18 to 21, a June 14 tennis clinic in Rutland, the seventh Camp for the Blind June 20–22 at Aloha Manor Fairlee, the 14th senior citizens camp June 23–25 at Aloha Manor, and the 25th summer recreation leaders workshops in Bellows Falls June 18 and Montpelier June 27, plus Governor’s Senior Citizens Day in mid-July at Killington. Contact the Vermont Board of Recreation for details.
Texas lawmakers faced their own weed problem as eight to 10 pounds of marijuana were found growing in the Capitol Building gardens by grounds superintendent Joe Frizell of the state Board of Control.
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