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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The Vermont Development Department promoted Vermont as having a superior moral climate in a Wall Street Journal ad, contrasting it with national flaws. Critics worry it smuggly implies statewide virtue while lawmakers debate gambling and Sunday drinking legislation, but supporters expect a strong, city-focused sales pitch that may yield positive response.
Editor notes celebrate the northeast district banquet of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in Bennington with Gov Hoff present and a wry nod to the Bennington Club original charter members. Also praised are Benhitheas dramatic troupe, Vermont highway deaths rising, and Elbert Moulton advising Manchester residents on attracting industry and managing growth.
Marquis Childs surveys Lyndon Johnson as a tireless political force, likening him to Paul Bunyan. The Social Security expansion advances while the Alabama crisis, Viet Nam, and White House pace press on. Critics warn the pace risks burnout, but Johnson continues steering Congress, media briefings, and personal diplomacy with allies.
RALF S. KATES, principal of Bennington High, defends the school's record in response to Bill Hassenpflug and Bill Blades. He catalogs recent achievements across academics sports and arts, including a senior Fall Foliage Queen, state aviation representation, a fourth place in the New England wrestling tournament, Scholastic Press Association honors, a state rifle championship, and active theater competition plus numerous scholarships.
A reader from Itta Bena recalls a Mississippian letter about gardening. The piece humorously traces the word garden to Jardin and garter to a bend in the knee, arguing that bending the knee while tending plants wears garters and should be avoided.
A long, informal essay on amateur gardening notes hoeing as essential, recounts pests and a hair based soil stimulator, plus a digression into wartime victory gardens and neighborly oddities. It includes letters about workers, wages, and local civic concerns, ending with praise for editorial coverage and a note from Will Rogers.
The Cape Codder argues that protecting natural beauty and smart planning boost profits. Conservationists are not anti business. well planned growth prevents blight and ho ny tonk, helping retailers and the wider economy. Planning is practical, guiding growth to a desirable image.
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