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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues for state relief for financially failing Vermont and Massachusetts racetracks Berkshire Downs and Green Mountain Park. It notes daily losses around 18 000 dollars at Hancock and questions promoter commitment while blaming a lack of bettors and weaker crowds. It ends with a blunt view that racing losses are part of the gamble.
The Vermont Press Association held its summer meeting in the Bennington region to view The Banner's offset plant and tour Green Mountain Park Vermont's first parimutuel track. Editors from Burlington Free Press Newport Daily Express Manchester Journal and others joined the tour and discussed track issues.
The piece mocks the then new ZIP code system, noting confusion for clerks and the difficulty of mail routing. It jokes about Hannibal Missouri as a reference point and questions whether ZIPs will speed delivery without better transport, urging readers not to lose hope.
Analysis warns the racial crisis threatens to fragment both parties as the moderate center erodes. Eisenhower's stance on civil rights and Kennedy's bipartisan appeal shape shifts. Nelson Rockefeller seeks leadership while Goldwaterites press westward, with Taft criticizing partial civil rights measures amid mounting party realignment.
A reader notes wildlife return to frisky behavior with cooler weather after a spell of extreme heat. Quail sighting near town prompts confirmation from local bird authority. The column also covers the Outdoorsman of the Year award contenders, recalls Ad Toepperwein’s shooting feats, and previews a new Recreation Travel Guide for hunters and fishers.
A narrator describes Dunville Hollow near Woodford Mountain with quirky animal residents a phoebe that twirls its tail, a mad woodpecker, a two legged woodchuck, and an arm chair porcupine. He details the Green Mountain Forest setting, the 15 by 20 foot sportsman camp, cabin features, and the Dewey Lumber Company's historical logging involvement.
A Vermont narrator laments dwindling rural life as stone walls mark old boundaries and the Morgan horse loses practicality. He notes population growth and urban megacities, preferring the stubbornly unfit road and insisting there will still be hewers of wood despite centuries of change.
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