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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
12
Hilo Hawaii UPI reports scientists battled rain and sulfur fumes as they sought a look at the Alot volcano eruption officials warned that allied nerves over potential war escalation remained fragile amid the ongoing crisis and spillover risks.
Funeral services for Douglas D Holton a former Bennington resident who died at Togus Maine Veterans Hospital were held Friday at Mahar Son Funeral Home with Merle A Tyler pastor of the Seventh day Adventist Church officiating Committal prayers followed at Park Lawn Chapel Burial will be in the Old Bennington Cemetery in the spring Survivors include one son Duane Holton of Dallas one daughter Jeanette Gibson of Puyallup one brother Roger Holton of Syracuse one half sister Rhoda Segar of Scottsdale two aunts Doris Buckley of Palmetto and George Eldred of Braintron Relatives attended from North Adams Arlington Sunderland along with two sons Paul and David and others from nearby towns
The Vermont Maple Industry Council launches a search for a market promotion firm to identify consumer habits and improve sales of maple products. It also plans a Maple Queen contest with the winner crowned January 25 at the Vermont Farm Show.
Gov. Philip H. Hoff named four appointments to state posts. William J. Ryan becomes head of the Water Resources Board replacing Frederick Mehlman. George Anderson of North Hero and John Gilorgetti of Pittsfield join the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission. Arthur S. Williams of Fayston joins the Board of Historic Sites.
The K of C will hold its regular December meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p m with refreshments. The Home Association meeting follows with annual reports by president Harry Hurley. Plans for the New Year s ball Friday at 9 30 p m report tickets nearly sold and a deluxe buffet after midnight. Music will continue after the buffet. A distant glow from the eruption on Hawaii s big island was seen as lava flowed for hours near a crater. Scientists entered the area with seismic instruments after rain and fumes subsided. A six foot hole opened in the road to Volcano National Park and other fissures were noted.
State police logged two Sunday accidents in Peru on Vermont Route 11 and in Bennington at Park Street Extension and Lovers Lane, injuring no serious harm. In Peru, 19 year old Edward Germon of Putney rode a damaged 1962 Volkswagen into a power pole, with a knee bump reported. In Bennington, Donald Desautels and Edward Russell Sr. collided after Desautels failed to stop at a sign, causing modest vehicle damage. Village police investigated three more Sunday incidents on Main Street and Weeks Street Jefferson Avenue, including skid slips on wet roads and a pole impact, with damage to two cars and a telephone pole. The report also notes a holiday weekend record of routine incidents amid church traffic.
United Press International reports the Christmas holiday traffic fatalities rose to at least 710, surpassing the 706 record from ten years earlier, during a period from Thursday 9 p.m. to Sunday 11:59 p.m. local time.
The Bennington Fire Department responded Sunday at 12:30 p.m. to a chimney fire at Stephen H. Gilman residence on Crescent Boulevard with no damage reported. Village land is for sale. buyers should bring their own containers. The Board of Civil Authority meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to act on tax abatements for 1965 and earlier years. A Cub Scout committee meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at 108 Coolidge Ave.
Local collector Kendall Rich of North Bennington seeks unwanted 1965 Vermont plates and unusual numbers or special plates for mounting after December. He aims to expand a broad state and national plates collection, including legislators’ plates, and asks residents to contact him with offers.
The Prospect Ski Club runs a weekday ski racing clinic at Prospect Mountain in Woodford to prepare for Southern Vermont Ski Council races. Only a few youths ages 10 to 13 with basic Junior Ski Program skills attended the morning session, now starting at 9:30 a.m. Each day this week the clinic aims to select the club’s basic team, led by Stephen H. Jesseman, with sessions continuing through Friday.
Hospital admissions list names individuals from Hoosick Falls East Arlington Peru Eagle Bridge and Bennington. Discharges include Master John Hyde Mrs Helen Hartman Paul H Garrison Joseph F Carroll Sr Dorothy Colcord Joseph A Lobardico Hiram Green Cynthia Farquaharson William Rice Roger Cross and families with Christmas and Dec 24 26 dates noted.
Obituary notices list Mrs. Eleanor Nash Pelsue 58 wife of Ivor S. Pelsue district engineer and Bennington Graded School District trustee who died after a long illness. Also noted are Rutland and Hoosick Falls obituaries with Mary E. Cassano Mary Veronica Sister Mary Veronica Burt Bourn and others. Funeral details and memorials follow for each.
Carl F. Schauer 51 of Burnell Florida received 8 to 12 months at Windsor House of Correction after pleading guilty to defrauding the Taconic Racing and Breeding Association on August 26 and previously pleading guilty to passing a bad check in Pownal. Judge George M. Fienberg cited time already served and likely pickup on other charges in Massachusetts and Florida as reasons for the lighter sentence.
The stock market showed gains with the industrials up 0.73 to 967.09, railroads advancing 0.39 to 247.23, and utilities rising 0.03 to 151.81. The composite average edged to 340.08, up 0.32, as volume reached 2,670,000.
Washington dispatch reports GOP leaders signaling victories in the 1966 congressional elections. Nixon, Ford, and Romney criticize Johnson Viet Nam strategy and federal spending while predicting a Republican year based on unity and public discontent with current policies.
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