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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1963
Page
5
Essex Junction AP Four Vermonters were named outstanding young men by the Vermont Junior Chamber of Commerce. The honorees include an insurance agent a radio station executive a baseball coach and a businessman Kaypker.
A federal court in Cleveland will open March 19 for a three judge panel to hear the unions challenge to the Interstate Commerce Commission order permitting abandonment of the Rutland Railway. The ICC decision would end most of Rutland’s 331 miles of track, with Norwood to Malone Junction, New York leased to New York Central remaining in service.
World Prayer Day was marked with afternoon services at Second Congregational Church and an evening service at Missionary Alliance Church on Crescent Boulevard. The event featured leaders, prayer, and projects from a Korea prepared theme More Than Conquerors through Prayer Giving and Going with attendees totaling 51 in the afternoon and 36 in the evening and offerings of 48.47 dollars and 13 dollars respectively.
William H. Mayhew formerly of Bennington becomes treasurer of the Community Trust Savings and Loan Association in Ridgewood New Jersey. He is a Bennington High School graduate Burdett College 1956 Army 1957 1959 stationed in Germany and previously worked at State Street Bank Boston and First National City Bank New York. He and wife Joyce Bell reside in Wyckoff with daughter Jennifer and are active in the Wyckoff Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The Women of the Moose invited co workers to a Wednesday night event sponsored by Mame Church for Mary Hier Margaret Prezio and Mary Buzzell. Helen GaHpeau sponsored Grace Ford with Mathilda Quacken bush in charge of the program and refreshments. Lorrain Dusablon received a surprise gift. Next gathering March 20 chaired by Alice Garant. Annual spring rummage and home bake sale planned for April 6 at K of C Hall with Jane Potter as rummage chair and Alice Garant and Mary Plante co chairing the food tasks.
Stephen Manes a 22 year old pianist from Bennington Vermont delivered a stunning Town Hall recital praised for technique and tonal power. The program emphasized classics with Mozart Beethoven Chopin and Liszt drawing enthusiastic audience demand for encores.
One hundred area students attended two math lectures by Prof. H. William Oliver of Williams College in Benhi last Wednesday. The sessions, part of the Visiting Lecturer's Program to secondary schools, are sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America and supported by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Oliver spoke on Algebra in Geometry Vector Algebra and explained vector algebra.
Molly Stark Junior High hosts The Soaring Sixties dance March 29 with 1960s pop tunes as parents are invited. Student council plans regional attendance in Brattleboro while a motion to buy a duplicating machine passes. Ninth graders take DAT and Kuder tests alongside the National Educational Development tests. Robin Keir leads scoring in basketball. eighth graders win 50-22, seventh graders 45-6. The one act play Mind Over Mumps directs by Mrs. William Sherman advances to district competition in Jacksonville.
Joseph Shaffe was elected senior counselor at a United Commercial Travelers meeting held Thursday at Bennington Club. Other officers named include Frank Andrews junior counselor Theodore Corliss past senior counselor William Hattar secretary treasurer Murray Gropman conductor Jack Elwell page Nelson Williams sentinel Kenneth Jolivette Jr. chaplain Harold Blodgett Leon Leete and E T Williams on the executive committee.
The Rev and Mrs H Glenn Payne of 335 Elm St announce the engagement of Meredith Louise Payne to John D Button, son of Mr and Mrs John H Button of Kokomo Ind. Meredith a Lake Erie College graduate and graduate student at Andover Newton Theological School. John D Button Indiana University graduate and future B D student at Andover Newton Theological School. Wedding planned for September 14 in Bennington.
Thrift shop cleanout yields Girl Scout caps Red Cross nurse outfit small child leotards spring hats and furniture. Spring coats dresses men and children's wear toys and rubbers requested. Workers last week were Mrs Richard Van Santvoord Mrs Eugene C Burt Mrs William Peat and Mrs Paul Crane.
Warren Buckler reports in Arlington on a proposed medium security youth institution to rehabilitate offenders aged 16 to 25. Robert G. Smith cites current prison limits and outlines planned housing, counseling, education, and vocational programs if a $3.25 million bond issue is approved.
The schedule lists YMCA offerings across Tuesday through Saturday including junior and senior high basketball leagues, men's and women's volleyball, weight lifting, bowling, baton classes, body building, rifle club, ice hockey, and various union and community groups. Activities run with specific time blocks every day.
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