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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp. at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The North Bennington community earns praise for generous gifts including a new fire truck and the Red Mill land for a village park. Gifts from the Jennings and McCullough families funded water, a college hall, and library, while locals donated land, recreation projects, and time, reflecting a long tradition of civic minded support.
Hoosick Falls residents confront hostility to a proposed master plan as former Town Supervisor Edward Cottrell and Town Attorney William Ivimey publicly disparage the planning effort. The Village Board and Planning Commission favor the initiative, while Ivimey hints at secret meetings to bar press scrutiny. The editorial urges proceeding with community improvement despite objections.
The New Englander Magazine notes Vermont's four million tree nursery will not meet spring planting needs for the estimated quarter million acres suited for profitable timber. Tax incentives could encourage earlier action, though foresters warn harvests take years from planting. The 1963 boom outlook remains modest, with fewer criers than 1962 but not a sharp shift to prosperity.
NORTH BENNINGTON COL. JOHN GLenn is among the crowd viewing the Mona Lisa at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The painting travels from France in a controlled vault, guarded closely, with France’s government loaning it for a few weeks.
The State of the Union message reframes tax reduction and reform as a permanent policy goal. It argues current tax structure depresses growth, calls for reform focused on private enterprise, and rejects deficit-spending as the sole alternative to boosting output and reducing sluggishness.
Columnist Henry J. Taylor quips that taxpayers are the only people who do not need a civil service examination to work for the government. His remark highlights debates over federal hiring standards.
In a letter from Bennington, Thomas D. Cook Jr. argues the state government is captured by special interests and urges backing agricultural growth to revive Vermont’s economy. He recalls past legislatures, critiques current governance, and praises hospital improvements including new electric beds and a respirator amid debate over funding for the poor and the county hospital.
AP reports business leaders welcome Kennedy's proposed tax cuts but fear some firms and industries may pay more to the Treasury. The plan seeks corporate rate cuts, broader depreciation allowances, and an $11 billion cut in personal taxes, paired with closing loopholes, yet growth depends on demand, capacity, and not cutting government spending.
A humorous tale follows a puny city man who marries a strong ranch woman. He complains of nightly dances and a doctor predicts death within a year. One year later he sits content in a wheelchair while she builds a corral, proving the joke’s twist.
The Banner editors respond to Col Fairfax Ayres letter of January 8 regarding the Putnam Memorial Hospital, noting several misimpressions and offering clarification to ensure accurate understanding of the hospital issue.
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