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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1967
Page
11
Local Soil Conservation District supervisors promote their annual Conservation Cartoon Contest to inform residents and encourage adoption of conservation practices. The effort mirrors advertising tactics to reach seventh graders and the broader community, stressing lasting environmental benefits.
Vermont residents are reminded that poison is illegal for porcupines except by the state Department of Forests and Parks. The sixth annual district conservation cartoon contest motivates seventh and eighth grade students with prizes from U S savings bonds and trophies. County winners and supervisory district winners are listed, with the contest ending April 15.
Extension Agent John C. Page reports Manchester town vote expands county regional planning participation to 12 towns Readsboro links Windham group with the effort Searsburg Winhall and Stamford pending Eligible towns to form planning commissions and appoint two regional members First meeting set for April 20 to discuss bylaws and operation Marshaling local support credited with success. efforts to map the county's future continue.
CAROL SORENSEN notes rising tuition and living costs at colleges, plus higher wholesale prices in 1967. wage rules push up apparel costs while students rely on home sewing to save money. A student finance quiz reveals 18 percent as the answer to a loan interest question, with tips on consumer education and Money Traps booklets.
Dr. James R. Wadsworth, animal pathologist at the University of Vermont, lectured a group of inmates at the State Prison in Windsor. The event was captured in a UVM photo.
Vermont State prison inmates attended five weekly classes led by Dr. James R. Wadsworth on dairy cattle topics. Up to 60 participants, from workers to former farmers, joined in informal sessions with flexible topics and open questions. Warden Robert G. Smith said the course was popular and plans a follow‑up next winter.
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