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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1965
Page
8
Bennington village trustees lowered the recommended village tax rate for the current year by three cents to 2.54 as highway funds were increased to 1 and curb and gutter costs moved to the highway budget. The town voters set the highway tax at 1, with 82 000 expected from that levy and the rest covered from 1964 balance.|ministry
Vermont officials confirm former state Treasurer George Amidon remains on the payroll after stepping down January 7. He has worked nearly every day on treasury matters as an investment consultant earning 1,400 per diem, about his prior annual treasurer salary. Amidon also serves as an officer of Montpelier National Bank. Hincks requested two contracts, saying no one can run the office quickly.
Obituary notices for James Louis Vallie 72 of Manchester Center with funeral at Brewster Funeral Home followed by burial at Factory Point Cemetery. Arlington also notes Frank William Griswold 59 of Arlington with services at the funeral home and burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Also a Providence report on Mary Ann Desailliers Du Pont 78 mother of St Michael's College president. Article includes Vietnam War dispatches with Soviet response and Pravda editorial calls against U.S. actions and cross-border raids.
Town voters chose three year terms for town treasurer town clerk and tax collector for the first time. Road commissioner James Cross was re elected with 349 votes from the outside town while Atty John H Williams II and Eugene V Clark each got one write in for Town Agent. Other officers joined the three year terms including selectman trustee of public monies and auditor.
Funeral services for Mrs Ce lestine Goulet Boutin widow of Wenceslas Boutin long time resident of 330 Safford Street were held at Sacred Heart Church Tuesday morning with a Solemn High Mass. Rev Joseph F Wiseman presided and Rev Lawrence McAuliffe CSC served as deacon with sub deacon Rev Thome as A Bransfield. grandsons James and Joseph Boutin served as acolytes. Bearers came from Bennington and Cambridge. St Anne Society members served as honorary bearers. Relatives and friends attended from several states and Canada. Burial will be in Park Chapel and entombment in spring.
Bennington fabric designer Tzaims Luksus, a young painter turned craftsman, is featured in a five page color spread in Vogue's March 1 issue with photos by Gordon Parks. The article highlights his Art Nouveau influenced prints on silk screen and woven fabrics produced at his local factory once run by Old Bennington Weavers.
In Municipal Court 19 year old Francis C Bruso Jr admitted stealing a $115 state dependency check from 105 Morgan St with bail set at 500 dollars and a Friday sentencing date. He was accused of attempting to cash the check in Bennington and later bought beer in Hoosick New York.
The hearing features Kennedy rebutting claims of using government officials as press intermediaries and defending Baron as a public spirited person. Fensterwald and Kennedy clash over definitions of a fink and improper publicity for indicted individuals. Cohn testimony yields indirect remarks about Kennedy. A Vogue banner notes a March issue color spread on Art Nouveau inspired dresses by Tzaims Luksus.
Bennington areas announce a mix of local meetings social events and service notices. Surplus commodities distribution at Village Garage Thursday 8 30 to 1. various auxiliary and club meetings including VFW Cootie unit and United Commercial Travelers. Mrs Luella B Wilson returns from Miami to Wilson's Dude Ranch. Mrs Clifford F Atkins recovering at Crescent Manor after illness in Fort Lauderdale with son Charles Gould.
Fifty Boy and Girl Scouts turned out Sunday afternoon to help distribute Easter Seals. Dorothy Damour and Catherine Dermody, drive chairmen, reported Operation Easter Seal should be successful. Participating Girl Scouts included Debby Strate, Karen Pratt, Mary Ellen Higgins, Debra Ibey, Mary Betit, Karen Hicks, Jo-Anne Burgess, Sandra Delude, Jackie.
The Senate would extend the 30 day limit to six months, while the House deems it too long. A House vote to set the capital punishment bill as special order for 9:45 a.m. Thursday stalled debate. The bill would end the death sentence for first offenders, backed by the Judiciary Committee and Gov. Hoff. Public hearings covered driver re testing every 10 years to age 60 and then every five, and a measure to expand the Fish and Game Board to seven with district appointments. Nine House bills covered maple syrup regulations, airport joint operations, higher litter fines, junk yard definitions, lower drunk driving blood alcohol, surplus property duties, and a $200 Capitol flags appropriation. Senate President pro tem George Cook indicated the omnibus court reform bill will need multiple extensions. The piece lists numerous Troop and Boy Scout members aiding community notices.
Admissions list includes Eugene Bond Dorset Mrs Rosamond Van Der Linde North Bennington Ralph Oakes Bene nington John Costello Manchester Mrs Lena Carelli Mechanicville NY Mrs Ann Letourneau Shaftsbury Miss Teresa Bierwirth Petersburgh Mrs Ida LeBlanc Old Bennington Master Mark Hurley Bennington Births announce Hugh E Galevin II son March 2 and Stephen James Amick son born Feb 19 to Dr Frank Amick and Ruth Ann Grant. Amicks have three sons two daughters. Amick mother visiting Worthington MN.
Vermont Container Corp reports one tractor trailer was swept off the roadside by a fierce gust north of Brandon. Plant Manager Ivan Atwood says the truck was demolished but driver Benjamin Ranzoni escaped with only minor injuries, refuting earlier reports of critical injury or death.
State police report two recent break ins one at a private home in Bennington and another at Raceway Grocery in Pownal. Entry to the Meyer home was via a shattered front door window with items including furniture blankets a painting of Meyer and the orchard taken. Raceway Grocery theft included cigarettes and candy. No leads yet.
Rehearsals for The Jericho Road, the Lenten play sponsored by the Bennington Council of Churches, resume March 7 at 1 30 p m at the First Baptist Church. Author Mrs Marcia Barber of 20 Monument Ave. seeks young men and boys over 12 for minor roles and setting help. If not filled at Sunday's rehearsal the production may not continue. The play, written for a Union Lent service, promotes cooperation among denominations. Anyone interested in acting or behind the scenes is invited to the Baptist Church Sunday afternoon.
Roundup reports Newport voters exempted partial poultry and livestock from property tax and exempted firemen from poll tax as Newport elects Melvin H. Carter mayor. Newport Center rejects distributing federal surplus foods 61 17. St Albans approves urban renewal step and rejects 5 poll tax for ski area. Springfield approves 2 million bond for high school and 82000 sewage project. Rutland rejects 35 cent school box boost and 504000 flood control. Hartford votes down community building code but urban renewal favorably viewed. West Rutland keeps town manager system. Bennington vetoes 50000 airport project. Windsor to move town meeting to day before Town Meeting Day.
Dow Jones industrials at 901.67, up .24. Railroads 211.56, up .03. Utilities 161.31, up .39. Composite average 316.17, up .09. Sales 2,860,000. Industrials and other sectors show modest gains with broad market activity.
Village trustees will prioritize traffic circulation and congestion issues after the March 16 village meeting. President Salvatore Santarcangelo urged April reorganization actions, long range planning, and potential bans on parking on main streets near Putnam Square. The debate followed Mrs. Henry Murphy seeking a reserved South Street space, with trustees tying it to a future parking ban.
Bennington Village Trustees pressed for stricter enforcement of an ordinance requiring garbage trucks to be fully enclosed. At a Tuesday meeting, trustees urged police to arrest noncompliant owners, citing litter from uncovered vehicles and a maximum $50 fine. The board also investigates another alleged junk and garbage control violation.
Roland J. Rollins 35 son of Karl J. Rollins of Bennington promoted to sergeant first class Feb 15 in Germany serving with the Seventh Army Signal Support Battalion. An electronics shop foreman in Headquarters Company near Kaiserslautern he entered the Army in 1946 and arrived overseas in August 1960. He is a Bennington High School graduate who attended the University of Maryland. His wife Irmtraut is with him.
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