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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1964
Page
10
Bennington Village adds 210 non automatic meters blocking Main South and North Streets. Motorists insert coin then turn a knob to show minutes purchased with prices set at 12 minutes per penny and one hour per nickel, two hour limit. Post office meters remain penny driven for 12 minute short term parking.
Mary Hart Wood 68 of 120 Pleasant Street died after a three month illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital. She was born April 16 1895 in Brandon daughter of Thomas and Dora Hart. Her survivors include son Harold Arnold of Bennington. Funeral at St Francis de Sales Church with Rosary and burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Also mentions Grace Eastman Kew funeral in Hoosick Falls with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery Bennington. The text shifts to Hoosick Falls and Elm Street meter move details for village office relocation and meter purchases from Duncan Miller Co with a payback plan.
Hospital notes list admissions in East Arlington Bennington and surrounding towns with births to Cota Gardner and Van Der Linde aboard. Discharges include Tate Hoag Crosier and Becker. A village revenue plan sets allowance at 10 dollars per remaining elder and details monthly revenue of 1171.50, with overage used to fund parking lots and police salaries, plus a five year balance payoff and a fund for new lots.
Local groups announce meetings and events including American Legion at 7 30 p m Wednesday to elect delegates, VFW Auxiliary paying respects to past president, Knights of Columbus pilgrimage July 12, and Altar Rosary Society Communion. The Bennington School polls open 2 to 8 30 p m for district voters, with board candidates named. Also notes on hospital nursing cap ceremony and staff conference omissions.
The 1964 Miss High School of Vermont Pageant will be held at the Bardwell Hotel Rutland August 9 at 2 p.m. Nancy and Joseph Errico announce. A state queen and a talent queen will advance to the national finals August 20 and 21 in Asbury Park New Jersey.
The Municipal Court processed six fines this week with three speeding and three illegal parking pleas. Named defendants include John Rivard, William Herzog Jr., John M. Yarochowicz Jr., Frank Elden Taylor, Arthur H. Charland, and Louis Huston, all paying if guilty waivers or pleas. A Searsburg incident involved a 100000 gallon water tank truck jackknifing on Searsburg Mountain, blocking traffic until the load was dumped and the vehicle freed.
Roy Earl Cook died Saturday and funeral services were conducted at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Monday afternoon. The Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey of First Methodist Church officiated and led the graveside committal at Hinsdillville Cemetery. Bearers included Doris Carter Fred Cook Ernest Burdick Jr and Donald Kelley with attendees from Whitingham Jamaica and Miami Florida.
Two Bennington women were hurt when their car left U S 7 on Harewood Hill in Shaftsbury, dropping into a deep ditch. Adelaide Willard Driver and Nora Stanley passenger were taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital. Willard in good condition with a possible nose fracture, Stanley in fair condition with a leg fracture and other injuries.
Nine property owners protested assessments at a Bennington sisters office during a second Grievance Day session. A total of 23 grievances were filed after 14 appeared last Thursday. The listers will review each case and notify owners, with a Town Board of Civil Authority meeting to handle appeals. A Morgan Street resident questioned photos of junked cars and buildings used in valuation, noting some cars were removed or altered since.
U S officials say Vermont is among six states not adopting sweeping school redistricting in 15 years. Charles Fitzwater of the U S Office of Education notes nationwide districts have fallen from 103000 in 1948 to 34000 in 1962. He terms consolidation a rural firecracker while larger units promise better education and facilities. Gov Hoff’s Education Board aims for a plan by Sept 1 and hosts gubernatorial candidates July 10 in Montpelier.
Paul E. Warfield secretary of the Note shaft Committee publicly opposes the Mt Anthony Union School proposal for North Bennington and Shaftsbury. He outlines nine reasons citing town policy, school size, curriculum doubts, need for a northern school, budget concerns, safety along Main Street, and student morale. He calls for full fact finding before proposing alternatives and notes the letter was dated Saturday and received this week.
The U.S. Treasury plans to boost coin production to over 9 billion coins annually by next June, a more than twofold rise from 1964 and threefold from 1961. From the last six months of this year production will rise 75 percent to about 3.5 billion, with two thirds pennies and the rest split among nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars. The plan includes rolling nickel strip purchases and a continuous seven‑day 24‑hour schedule at the Denver and Philadelphia mints.
The noon stock report shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 829.96 down 0.98, railroads at 212.82 up 0.10, utilities at 144.01 up 0.05, and the composite average at 295.75 down 0.14. Sales reached 1,900,000.
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