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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1962
Page
10
County safety notes grim record with four farm deaths in five years and multiple near misses. Emphasizes child danger, power takeoffs, hay balers, and tractors. urges constant safety awareness and guard use. Also offers quick home garden tips and tree protection advice.
Mitchell Dondero of Sunderland named caretaker of 4-H Camp Ondawa for 1952. He is in seventh year of club work and has served as counselor and craft instructor. The camp calendar is filling. reservations are on a year to year basis. The Sunderland taxpayers exempt the camp from property taxes for six straight years due to educational activities. 4-H leaders thank Sunderland residents for support and note ongoing facility improvements. About 200 people are expected for the 1962 Clothing Day at Arlington Memorial High School with judges named and final state style review set for May 19.
Rutland will host the fourth annual Lifeguard Workshop on June 9 under the State Recreation Board. The event offers lifeguards new water safety techniques and training.
Vermont Extension entomologist Dr. George MacCollum summarizes a National Academy of Sciences committee report. The panel says agricultural pesticides have caused no serious wildlife losses so far and urges proper use, training, and standards to minimize impacts.
Marion S. Harris announces the countywide Home Demonstration program open to all residents. Topics include altering garments laundering with bleaches detergents and starches fall meetings on Christmas packaging decor and tax and disaster survival understanding, with leader training in modern food prep clothing care retirement home safety and time saving methods. Creative activities, chair seat weaving sewing and weight control offered at special schools. elm leaf beetle and clothes moth controls cover using DDT sprays and proper storage.
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the main Oakley Country Club building, a two and a half story wooden mansion on a Belmont line hill. Two firefighters and a club employee were slightly injured. four employees escaped as two alarms drew in Newton, Belmont and Waltham crews. The golf course lies in Watertown, with the main entrance on Belmont Street in Belmont.
Troop L of the 3rd Recon Squadron, 102nd Armored Cavalry met at the Bennington Armory to maintain weapons as prep for summer camp. Lt. William Herrmann of Bennington completed an eight week armor orientation at Fort Knox. Lt. Henry Doran of North Adams begun the same course at Fort Knox. Next meeting is Monday at 7 20 p.m.
Washington AP reports the Senate may shelve the administration literacy test bill after Majority Leader Mansfield moves to set it aside. The vote would end civil rights legislation in the 87th Congress as Republicans and Democrats trade blame for the failure.
The Charles E. Merrill Trust grants $25,000 to Williams College to endow the James P. Baxter III Chair of History and Public Affairs. The first appointment is planned for 1962-63. The chair honors former Williams president James Phinney Baxter III, a Pulitzer Prize winner, now a senior fellow at the CFR in New York.
Milford New Hampshire announces the second Alfred T Granger Student Art Scholarship for high school students in New Hampshire or Vermont who studied in art architecture or mechanical drawing. Eligible applicants submit portfolios to a committee including Dr Alice Baumgarner Stephen Tracey and others. Last year Sandra Hall of Winnacunnett High School Hemton now attends UNH.
Stowe Mount Mansfield will host the annual police teletype network conference June 13 14 at the Lodge. Commissioner William H Baumann will welcome conferees to Vermont first time hosting. State police communication representatives from New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware and DC will attend. Governor F Ray Keyser Jr will address at a June 13 luncheon.
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