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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1962
Page
2
William R. Houle and Ralph J. Bissonette, both Burlington residents, received 60 day jail terms after pleading guilty to amended charges of petty larceny for stealing about $5 from a poor box at St. Stanislaus Church in West Rutland.
Vermont Democratic Party chair hints Rep. Philip Hoff of Burlington may be the 1962 candidate. Newsletter writer John M. Spencer notes Bernard J. Leddy will not run and lays out a profile that observers link to Hoff. Hoff has been touring the state and is expected to announce next month.
Non Second Congregational Church schedules a series of Family Nights on Feb 11 18 and 25 focused on The Work of the Church. Rev John DeBoer assists Feb 11 on What Is It with a lay panel on Who Does It Feb 18. Rev Charles Blakeney reports from Southern Rhodesia on Where Is the Work. Programs include child care, films stories songs, Dutch refreshments and vesper service.
Timely Hunt reports a sign spotted at a Tennessee church urging parishioners to avoid the Easter Rush and attend church this Sunday. The sign reflects a push by local congregations to emphasize participation during the holiday period.
Pope John XXIII announced the Ecumenical Council will convene on October 11 in Rome. The 21st world wide council will gather about 3000 church leaders with observers from other Christian churches, aiming for unity without shared ecclesial authority. The bull warns against militant atheism and signals a renewed push against atheistic communism.
The Northampton City Council voted 8-1 to restore the United Nations flag at City Hall after Mayor Wallace Puchalski opposed removal. The flag, donated by the Northampton League of Women Voters, had been taken down two weeks earlier amid his criticism of U.N. actions.
Adhra Mazruiy from Zanzibar on a Fulbright observes Bennington schools. She describes Islamic beliefs including daily prayers in Arabic, Ramadan fasting, and the Koran, and discusses pilgrimage, women’s roles, veiling, and the use of Swahili in prayer.
The Bennington Banner outlines mail and truck route subscription prices for Vermont Rensselaer and Washington counties and northwestern Massachusetts, with three months at 4.25 dollars, six months at 8 dollars, and one year at 14 dollars. Delivery and payment terms are specified for service men and in advance payments.
Negotiations for a new union contract are under way at BenMont Papers with a target conclusion by Feb 15. The Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union Local 534, affiliated with the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union AF of L, is involved. Plant engineer John Zyne and plant manager Frank A Howlett Jr. lead company and union representatives as about 340 workers remain employed.
Across the country 458 congregations of the Christian Disciples of Christ are taking part in the fifth annual Chain of Prayer. The event began at 12:01 a.m. January 1 and runs until Easter Sunday April 22 with continuous prayer at some point during the period.
The North American Council of the World Presbyterian Alliance will meet in Atlantic City January 16 to 18. The main topic is the ecumenical movement and its implications for churches worldwide.
Two former Burlington patrolmen Bleau and Bates pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries in city stores over 18 months while in uniform. Three others, Mallo Adams and Muir, faced charges with varying pleas as a police department scandal prompts reforms and a department survey by the International Police Chiefs Association.
Rev W Earle Forman spoke at Green Mountain Junior College for the Lake Area Association for Retarded Children. Forman, president of Bennington Friends of Retarded Children, outlined state and national programs aiding children and adults. The association filed its corporate papers with the secretary of state. Mrs Roy Smith, longtime Bennington church helper, is a member.
Robert A. Otter, 26, of Orono Maine named Otter district Scout executive of Green Mountain Council announced by council president William W White. The northern district runs from Wallingford to Ferrisburg and he will assume duties after training at Schiff Scout Reservation Mendham New Jersey.
Francis R. Martin of County Street Bennington was charged with cruelty to animals in Municipal Court yesterday. Martin pleaded not guilty and posted 50 dollars in cash bail.
London reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s Conservative government defending wage-freeze arrangements amid strikes. A treasury pamphlet says pay increases must stay within 2 percent per head annually to secure economic well being with a planned slight easing on March 31.
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