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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece notes four Pownal barns burned or damaged during Halloween. It cites Ames Anderson urging prison terms and reparation by rebuilding, and recalls Arlington Constable Charlie Farrell’s program of physical labor to offset vandalism. The editorial defends work as a penalty and counteracts selfish vandalism.
The piece argues vandals harm years of work in seconds and urges building instead of destroying as a remedy. It notes police and state report delays, praises crime-fighting grants, and calls on schools courts and probation to place offenders in work programs to reduce recidivism.
The Burlington Free Press argues that returning to standard time increases energy use as daylight shortens. It urges conserving daylight and notes limited discussion of persisting daylight saving through winter in the Northeast.
A discussion notes daylight saving time shifts and the energy impact as lights come on earlier and power plants run harder. It argues early morning appliance use is lighter than late afternoon use, so cutting lighting during peak hours could yield substantial energy savings.
A humorous dog theft tale unfolds as Tippy the dog lifts steak and eats slip noose, provoking a warrant and a late court appearance. Robert, the owner, pleads guilty under his wife's urging, facing a stern judge in Cleveland Heights court.
A mischievous mongrel named in a city courtroom tale faces a judge as a comic trial unfolds. The dog’s owner pleads guilty for the canine’s misdeeds, while a summer camping tale ends with the heartbroken family burying their beloved pet Tippy, who returned after a 40 mile homeward journey.
The saga of Grace Niles’s claim that George Washington rode to Bennington and Pownal in 1790 to discuss Vermont’s admission is reexamined. Massachusetts Historical Society member Albert Matthews debunked the narrative, mapping Washington moves from New York to Newport Providence Philadelphia and beyond, ending the claim.
A reader argues renewal through labor rather than imprisonment for barn burnings. He suggests barn burners use axe adze chisel mallet and labor to fell timbers craft posts form joints split slate forge nails and raise new barn walls, viewing it as constructive reform. Ames Anderson Pownal signs the letter.
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