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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial urges Bennington to appoint two delegates to the Regional Planning Commission, joining Old Bennington North Bennington and Bennington Village to form a nine member body. A $500 fund, loaned by Selectman Leon R Eldred, awaits use for planning, plus a hired professional planner to guide work with state and federal agencies.
The Bennington bypass decision hinges on a professional planning study after a state highway spokesman urged hiring a planner to guide the project. The article notes the Manchester bypass cancellation shows the department seeks local input, aiming to proceed within four years, or longer if condemnation is needed.
A debate over gender and driving cites 43 accidents studied by university professors and a Travelers Insurance 1962 summary showing men disproportionately involved in fatal and nonfatal crashes. Authors argue skill does not equal safety, noting exposure factors and concluding little difference in safe operation between sexes.
A debate on space policy and defense spending grows, with President Kennedy defending moon funding as essential for civilian gains. The piece notes stark regional economic divides, calls for leadership to rebalance education investment, and cites Melman’s proposal to cut 1964 military outlays by 22 billion a step seen as radical yet highlighting the civilian economy’s reliance on defense contracts.
The dispute over land used by a track near Route 7 intensifies with calls for four acres to be sold at $1,000 an acre or face an injunction. Nearby landowners and attorneys weigh bids, with potential eminent domain moves discussed. Separately, Pownal prepares for May 24 flat racing featuring Thoroughbreds descended from Arab stock, while local development swirls around a planned motel and eateries along U.S. Route 7.
Bennington Rod and Gun Club heard Vermont Fish and Game Department biologists James Stewart and James McMartin discuss stream improvement in Mount Tabor and nearby areas. They outlined cooperative work with U S Fish and Wildlife Service National Forest and Vermont officials, and described practical methods to enhance trout habitat such as moving rocks, felling trees, placing logs, and building gabions at Dupresne Pond. They noted pH concerns at Harriman Reservoir harming rainbow trout and explained why stocking there failed.
The article describes large and small dam construction in streams using logs and steel posts to withstand high water. It notes trout in mountain streams suffer from low calcium content, hindering growth. It also announces tagging of all brook trout released in the Battenkill this year to gauge natural hatching rates and asks anglers to record tag numbers in streamside red mail box reports.
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