Vermont Names 11 New Tree Farmers adding 17,747 Acres
The Vermont Tree Farm Committee of American Forest Institute adds 11 new farms totaling 17,747 acres, boosting Vermont to 252 active tree farms and 453,807 acres. New participants include Merck Forest Foundation in Rupert and New England Power Co. lands across several towns, with other new farmers in southern Vermont and surrounding states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Vermont Tree Farm Committee
American Forest Institute
Halsey Hicks
Tree Farm Committee
Vermont
Hicks
Merck Forest Foundation
Rupert
New England Power Co
Westboro
Mass
Waterford
Concord
Stratton
Somerset
Searsburg
Wilmington
Whitingham
Readsboro
Vermont Department of Forest & Parks Service
New England Forestry Foundation
Forest Industries
Vermont Department of Forests & Parks
Extension Service
Consulting Foresters of
Walter Cerf
Brandon
Leicester
Addison County
Louis Grodsky
Dorset
Tinmouth
Alexander Hawley
Fairfield
Fairfield, Conn., 120 Acres In Landgrove; John H. Murphy of Camillus, N.Y
John F. Spaulding
Hingham
Holt Mountain
Weston
Chiropractor Opens New Office on North Street
Chiropractor Dr. Roy S. Ormsbee will open an office at 234 North St around March 10 after graduating from Palmer College in Davenport. A Medusa, N.Y. native with earlier schooling in Greenville, N.Y., he and his wife Patricia Ann Hunter of Albany and their three children reside at 323 School St. The office will operate by appointment and can be reached at 442-3432.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North St
Roy S. Ormsbee
Palmer College
Davenport
Iowa
Medusa
N.Y
Greenville
Patricia Ann Hunter
Albany
School St
Beware of deceptions in advertising and labeling
Homemaker's Notes warns that easy credit and high earning claims are often deceptive, urging caution with advertisements promising easy credit or profits. It cites consumer protection avenues, including Consumer Protective Services in Burlington, and stresses strict labeling, truthful endorsements, and reporting flammable fabrics to the FTC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Harris
Chamber of Commerce
Burlington
Consumer Protective Services
Federal Trade Commission
Extension Service
Legion Auxiliary Scholarships Awarded Nationwide
The American Legion Auxiliary national president will award ten gift scholarships this year to children of veterans who served in World War I II the Korean War or Vietnam War. Two scholarships per division total 2500 in value with 1500 and 1000 awards. Applications with rules have been sent to Vermont high schools and a $25 Savings Bond will go to the department winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
American Legion Auxiliary
United States
Vermont
U.S
Fishing shanties mustn't sink in Montpelier
Ice fishermen must remove shanties before April 15 if ice worsens. The Fish and Game Department enforces a new statute requiring removal of fishing houses with contents and debris, and displaying owner name and address. Violators face up to $100 fine and license revocation.
League proposes reform of welfare system nationwide
The Bennington League of Women Voters cites a national study by over 900 Leagues outlining a welfare reform position. The plan supports federal income assistance, counseling and training, nonmandatory work, and accessible services with safeguards for rights and coverage, plus continued food stamps and housing aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington League of Women Voters
League
District of Columbia
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
National League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
United States
National League of Women Voters Board of Directors
L.W. Gillette
Bennington League
Lucy Wilson Benson
Danforth Geer
Globe Union sees stable future from battery growth in Milwaukee
Globe Union Inc marketing a strong 1970 battery year with $90 million in sales and a forecast for substantial gains in 1971. William T. Warrender and C. O. Waring Jr. emphasize nationwide plant activity and leadership in automotive replacement batteries, with 70 percent of 1970 sales from batteries and expansion into industrial and communications batteries. The firm notes rising replacement demand as new car sales dip, forecasts long battery life and growth into standby power, recreational uses, and electric vehicle potential, while admitting production breakthroughs remain needed for full electric car viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Globe-Union Inc
William T. Warrender
Globe Union
C.O. Waring Jr
Sears, Roebuck & Co
American Motors
Globe
Waring
Warrender
Paul W. Leighton
James George
Arthur D. Little Inc
Leighton
Ton
Waniig
American
Sears
Keyser to chair Vermont Scout fund drive in 1971
F Ray Keyser Jr, president of Vermont Marble Co and former governor, will chair the 1971 statewide Boy Scouts sustaining membership enrollment for Ethan Allen and Long Trail Councils. The drive includes February enrollment and a March 4 general membership push across 70 Vermont communities. The effort supports about 11,300 boys in 1971 with 11,600 recognitions recorded in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Sanborn Partridge
Ethan Allen Council
Boy Scouts of America
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Vermont
Keyser
Vermont Marble Co
Wilson and Keyser
House of Representatives
Vermont Marble Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Union Mutual Fire
Surance Co
White Pigment Corp
Vermont Marble
America
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Long Trail Council
United Funds
United Fund
Frank Stevenson
United States
Canada
Stevenson
Rutland United Fund
Red Cross
Marble Institute of America
National Association of Marble Producers
Charles Shea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Association of Southern Vermont Artists
Manchester
Roy S, Ormsbee
Rita Biggs
Tansitor Electronics
Robert W. Russ
Carl LaPierre
Homemaker’s Notes
Legion Auxiliary
Winslow
J.H. Winslow
Wickes
Frigidaire
North Street
Bennington
Gurveying
Gerald E. Morrissey
Beech St
Bennington, Vt
Globe-Union
Whirlpool Appliances
Iw. Greenberg
DIAL
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
Suemrc
Dupitiam
Elm Street
Leo
Universal
Manchester Ctr
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