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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1977
Page
7
Home advice discusses cleaning peeled areas with disk sanding for small spots and burning for large regions. It advises chemical removers on interiors, zinc rich primer on galvanized edging, and installing vents to reduce moisture causing blistering.
PHILADELPHIA Pa Boyce H Grier an engineer with wide experience in inspection and regulation of nuclear power plants and fuel facilities has become director of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I The region covers 11 Northeastern States and the District of Columbia Grier was appointed by Dr Ernst Volgenau director of NRC s Office of Inspection and Enforcement He succeeds James P O Reilly who becomes Director of NRC Region II in Atlanta Grier had been director of reactor inspection programs in the Office of Inspection and Enforcement at NRC headquarters
The Family Financial Counseling Service opens July 7 in Bennington serving Bennington County and Hoosick Falls New York. Local support funds its first year as a nonprofit with history in Concord New Hampshire and Brattleboro Vermont. William Potter of Brattleboro will serve as local counselor and appointments are by collect call at 1-603-224-6593.
Bennington town clerk records July 22 to 29 show transfers incl Marion L Bostwick and Lucille M Cook to Edgar J Harrington and Laura K Hicks for 29500 at 3 Royal St North Bennington. Also Eric S Crawford and Jayne B Crawford to Margaret S McMahon and M Elaine Rollson for 31000 on Mechanic Street North Bennington. Other transfers include Sirius L Sorenson to Clyde D and Lorraine F Howe for 29000 at 407 Northside Drive. John M and Mildred A Krusas to Clean A and Joyce F Frost for 42500 on College Road North Bennington. Francis B Woodward to Gary M and Cynthia A Allen for 34900 on West Street Holl Spring development. Gilbert V and Stephanie B Pongetti with Philip and Bessie Butte and Long Hill Development Corp to John W Wilkinson for 22000 for 17 acres Settlers Road. Arthur H Jr and Cynthia W Lockwood to James J and Florence R Goode for 37500 at 123 Convent Ave.
The town clerk records three property sales in July: Frederick and Evelyn Scholem sold a Prospect Street Route 7 house and lot to Thomas Burrows for 45000 dollars. Robert and Lois Roughgarden sold an Elm Street south-side house to Timothy Stevenson and Martha Poole for 31000 dollars. Margaret Kacine sold a New Ireland Road lot to Charles Evans for 13000 dollars.
Practical guide from 1977 urging households to cut hot water use and energy waste. Recommends showerhead flow restrictors, small bathtubs, spring taps, fixing leaks, and water efficient toilets. Advises on heater insulation, thermostat setting, insulated hot water piping, cold laundry, and sourcing free energy tips booklets from federal agencies.
Globe Union Inc reports strong results for the first nine months and third quarter of fiscal 1977 with net sales up 36 percent to 285 million for nine months and 94 million for the third quarter. Nine month net income reaches 15 million and primary earnings per share climb to 4.84. Third quarter net income is 4.6 million with per share at 1.45.
Robert J. Dikeman, operations superintendent in the Bennington district of Central Vermont Public Service Corp, has been named superintendent transmission line construction and maintenance. He will oversee all construction and maintenance on the 605 mile transmission network and assumed duties July 1. Dikeman joined CVPS June 8 1959 after starting as a Rutland groundman and rising through lineman dispatcher and operations roles with promotions to first class dispatcher and distribution line crews.
Irene Mercier of Union Carbide Corp in Bennington will retire Aug 1 after 29 and a half years of service. A June 26 party at Paradise Restaurant honored her with gifts. She was promoted to general foreman of the Rutland District Operations Dept in Jan 1970, and Dikeman held several Rutland area roles before his June 15 1976 appointment. He has long been active in youth sports and community groups.
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