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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner notes it is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial recalls Town Meeting as a central Vermont ritual that brings neighbors together after winter to discuss budgets and officers. It notes social exchange, democratic participation, and enduring customs with tales of lively gatherings and recurring local voices shaping town governance.
Discussion notes shift toward regional cooperation in Bennington Shaftsbury Pownal and Woodford as education demands affect town budgets and the Mt Anthony Union High School bond. Voters weigh appropriations while planning for post meeting schooling needs ahead of a March regional vote. The March timing emphasizes Vermont tradition yet signals potential reforms.
A proposed Mt. Anthony Union High School in Southwest Vermont promises a modern facility with ample shops libraries and laboratories and a curriculum tailored to college bound and job bound students. The plan argues it costs about 20 to 25 dollars annually per home and would replace overcrowded Bennington and North Bennington High Schools with a single district school.
The piece notes a slow market despite bargains and liberal financing. FHA data show 16,294 foreclosures in the first half of 1962, the highest since 1939, signaling a nationwide glut and scarce buyer demand with homeowners adding to excess supply.
Hundreds of out of state ski enthusiasts clog Route 7 as weekly lines form in Addison County. The piece argues a four lane highway is needed to handle growing winter traffic and protect Vermont's winter sport economy. It notes housing starts and ownership trends, the postwar boom slowdown, and the risk to regional development if highway upgrades lag.
Two letters from Bennington residents discuss the Union High School bond issue. One writer urges voters to weigh present and future educational needs for a 20-year bonded plan benefiting the area. The other argues for collaborative funding to create a larger, better equipped high school serving Bennington and surrounding towns.
Governor Rockefeller and Republican leaders race to end the deadlock over state finances amid boycotts on auto license fees. Lawmakers consider cutting capital construction funds and raising liquor licenses to balance the 1963-64 budget, with five GOP senators opposing liquor fee increases and a looming election year.
Hal Boyle humorously surveys the modern office party era from a New York AP report. He notes bans on holiday gatherings, spring dinners replacing Christmas events, and cites party characters such as Gloria Glamor Hilda Bunchy and Careful Carl while poking fun at the social dynamics and the boss’s rambling speeches. He also mentions a typographical error in a Saturday Banner letter by Kenneth R. Clayton about Bennington Airport expansion causing some confusion.
An overworked attorney seeks rest as a doctor prescribes a long cruise to rebuild his constitution. He quips that his constitution is gone, now living under bylaws, in a humorous note from Drovers Telegram.
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