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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1977
Page
6
Manchester Hardware owner John Trethaway says a court suit by 13 merchants may invalidate only their business and inventory tax set since April 1. He seeks ground rules for uniform reporting and explains depreciation could shift tax base to machinery once used.
The Sunderland elementary school pupils publish the second Sunderland Town Crier with a Christmas motif. Features include poems songs riddles and a survey of what students want for Christmas showing a leaning toward typewriters calculators and pencil sets over guns. The eight page paper covers grade progress field trips building repairs editorials birthdays and school board news produced by 21 seventh and eighth graders with student editors and a faculty adviser.
Massachusetts moves to ease Bartley-Fox gun restrictions by requiring an identification card for BB air and pellet guns and removing the license requirement for carrying handguns. The Senate proposal aims to let judges use discretion in BB gun cases and could affect two men from East Boston and Weston appealing their sentences. Dukakis had earlier rejected a broader bill.
In Londonderry New Hampshire Eugene Frenette unveils a fuel free centric heater powered by a one horsepower electric motor claiming to heat an average insulated home for $15 to $16 a month. The device uses oil heated by a spinning drum and a blower to emit warmth with no fuel. He estimates $600 for the main unit and $75 to $80 for smaller versions. Frenette foresees mass production and nationwide sales while seeking a patent.
Town Clerk office closed December 23 to 26. AA meets at St Margaret Mary Hall Tuesday and Sunday at 8 p m. Battenhill Grange meets Wednesday 8 p m at Grange Hall West Arlington. Brownie Scouts Christmas Party after noon meal at Bailey Hall Wednesday. FOE Auxiliary 2551 meets Wednesday 8 p m Eagle rooms Manchester. Arlington Lions Club meets Thursday 7 p m Legion Rooms. Peel Bingo Thursday 7 30 p m Firehouse East Arlington. 1978 fishing and hunting licenses now available at town clerk's office.
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