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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
An editorial note argues Vermont should revamp property appraising and listing rather than adopt new taxes. It cites studies showing inequities, cites Oregon’s 10 year reappraisal as a model, and warns against panaceas like sales or local income taxes until valuations are up to date.
Washington debate sharpens over whether to resume atmospheric nuclear tests. Proponents claim tests keep pace with the Soviet Union, citing jobs and defense needs. opponents stress arms race risks and seek nonnuclear strength. Undersecretary Roswell Gilpatrick frames deterrence as stabilizing, not provoking, future conflict.
Republicans charge Kennedy's push for a Department of Urban Affairs becomes a civil rights issue as Robert Weaver would be the first Negro secretary. The piece argues for centralized national urban policy to tackle housing, planning, hospitals, transit, parks, delinquency and other metropolitan challenges, urging Congress to support the reorganization plan despite Southern Democrat resistance.
Imperial Type Metal Magazine argues against the myth that criticizing the press equals political suicide. It notes politicians in Berkshire misuse anti press rhetoric to gain independence cred without accountability, while genuine criticism can boost public support. The article defends objective reporting and calls the notion a longstanding myth.
HAL BOYLE argues that youths should explore options and experiment in youth rather than rush into a single lifelong career. He notes parents often pressure children toward security, but emphasizes trial and error and discovering what they don’t want to do. The piece praises America’s abundance of choices and the value of personal fit over early, rigid commitments.
A reader accuses the Rutland Herald of opposing ski access roads while The Bennington Banner argues the state should fund or share costs. The Banner supports public discussion of the Greater Bennington Association proposal to require private ski areas to pay part of road-building costs.
The Brattleboro taxpayers groups urge all Vermont school boards to place two articles on town meeting warnings in 1962. One asks voters to approve a state sales tax for educational purposes on a per pupil basis, the other to empower representatives and senators to push such legislation. Critics say the plan ignores tax resources per pupil and would worsen inequities. they favor funding based on need and tax capacity, and call for a statewide study before any major tax is enacted.
Local taxpayers groups join in supporting a statewide sales tax as a long term solution to fund education and municipal services. The editorial argues real estate burdens will persist unless new revenue emerges, noting difficulties with personal property tax reform and similar pressures in Massachusetts.
Howard C. Rice in the Brattleboro Reformer reports two Brattleboro taxpayer groups push a sales tax to relieve heavy property taxes and fund education. They argue school tax dominates town budgets and a sales tax could cover needs for years, though Vermonters may resist. A March article inclusion is uncertain.
A Brattleboro group urges state boards to back a plan for a sales tax with the revenue distributed per pupil to districts. The approach would aim to relieve property tax burdens but risks new inequities, as towns differ in resources per pupil and low income families would pay a larger share relative to wealthier residents.
Old Idea Brattleboro's Urban and Rural Taxpayers Association and Maj. Gen. Ernest N. Harmon, president of Norwich University, urge a state sales tax. Other Vermonters back the idea as a strong revenue source and broadening the tax base. Vermont nears adoption as more states rely on sales taxes.
Vermont faces chaotic property tax assessments with inequities across towns. Laurence W. Gauthier, state tax department consultant, predicts towns may cede assessment authority to larger districts or counties. He cites difficulty finding qualified listers and the need for stronger tools and state action.
In a humorous note from Uncle Mat's Letter two girls walk the street and spot a lone sailor tailing them for blocks. One girl stops, telling the sailor to quit following or find another sailor.
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