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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1963
Page
10
Shaftsbury officials discuss continuing assessments and a full town reappraisal to align property values with fair market value. The plan includes a card system, potential outside consultants, and a two to three year timeline with a preference for a single year.
The Bennington Monthly Meeting of Friends hosts about 50 representatives from Vermont and western New Hampshire with members from Williamstown Massachusetts and nearby New York State. Moses Bailey of Hartford Theological Seminary will speak as emeritus professor. Sessions run 8 p.m. Saturday to Sunday afternoon at the New Englander Motel meeting room chaired by Arthur Arm.
The Altar-Rosary Society of St. Francis de Sales parish held a Monday night meeting at BCHS cafeteria with more than 80 in attendance. The program featured a CCD action demonstration on The Holy Bible and plans to recruit new members for January.
State police investigate vandalism at a Sunderland residence owned by Mr. and Mrs. F C Heller of Huntington Valley Pa. Windows fences and a porch were damaged while interior remained untouched. Police suspect juveniles were involved as the incident occurred during a visit by the Hellers.
The WSCS of First Methodist Church will hear Mrs. Ford Robbins speak briefly on art at Christmas time tonight at 7 30. A discussion on enriching the Christmas message follows, with art appreciation and home and church use ideas. A filmstrip titled Christmas and the Arts will be shown.
The Bennington Armory opens at 10 a.m. for the 1963 Rotary Club Auction. A wide range of items will be offered in working condition including divans, chairs, an automatic washing machine, radios, TVs, winter clothing, gas stoves, a heater, and more. Refreshments will be served all day with Girl Scouts handling them. auctioneers are Vincent Pizzano and Sal Santarcangelo.
Berkshire Downs at Hancock Raceway, Inc. was sold Monday at a Berkshire County foreclosure sale. George W. Vivino, a New York lawyer, bid $400,000 to top Dario Bacchiocchi, with Emprise Corp. holding a $425,000 loan and a second mortgage.
Bennington commissioners granted water service to Philip O Neill for a 200 foot connection to a main owned by Charles J Hogan and asked David J Alexander to supply data for a 50 bed nursing home on Crescent Boulevard. They discussed pressure in high elevations and possible need for a booster pump and larger mains on Morgan and Grandview, while warnings on chlorine levels and the department’s residual tests were reviewed.
A Bennington meeting of the Bendi Boo sters Club is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday at the high school with plans for basketball and a new constitution. Wrestling vs Hoosick Falls is Thursday at 7 p m. Federal surplus commodities distribute Wednesday 9 a m to 4 p m at the Bennington Village garage. Mt Anthony Lodge 13 F amp AM holds tonight at the Masonic Temple with a venison roast supper. Girl Scouts Troops 13 and 23 hold a Saturday battle drive for the cadette program. Christmas Bazaar at Second Congregational Church Friday Dec 6 12 6 p m with greens gifts a tearoom baked goods and a white elephant.
Randall F. Briggs Sr. of Beech Street dies suddenly Saturday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin R. McCaughey officiating. Entombment follows at Park Lawn Cemetery with spring burial planned.
An empty G&H Sand and Gravel truck plunged through a bridge railing into the Battenkill River on Barnumville Road around 1 p.m. Monday. Driver Robert Glover was uninjured. the vehicle was raised by a tow truck and front end loader, with damage about $300. Police Chief Dana Thompson led the investigation.
In a special Municipal Court arraignment Philip Barnett 22 of West Halifax pleaded guilty to driving after his license was suspended and was fined 60.10 Police said Barnett was arrested on November 30 on Jarvis Hill Road Readsboro.
Hospital notes list patients including Edith Elwell Winfred Dufresne and Ina Buck Hoosick Falls Arlington and Manchester Center residents. It records several newborns and family notices noting births for the Baird Andrews Green Wilkie Brown Bourn households with dates including December 2.
The Dow Jones average at noon showed the industrials down 0.70, railroads down 0.02, utilities down 0.05, and the composite at 263.07 with a loss of 0.60. Trading volume reached 1,990,000 shares.
Shaftsbury meeting records Herbert Philbrick describing cybernetic warfare and Soviet front groups. debate over AFL-CIO subversive lists and Vermont Labor Council ties. Green Mountain Patriots draft a state of purpose with Darrell Luinetti and Dr Clifford Harwood. group plans January Rutland talk.
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