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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1964
Page
6
About 12 employees of the New York Telephone Company in Hoosick Falls Cambridge Local 1116 Communication workers joined a stop-work protest. The action involved Hoosick Falls and Cambridge members as part of Local 1116.
In Cambridge, residents can subscribe to The Banner via Mrs. Henry S Bates Jr at 8 North Park St. Workers of America members join a statewide Stop Work protest against New York Telephone Co alleging management personnel did union duties. About 90 percent of the state’s 23,000 members are involved. A mediator will chair a Friday New York meeting.
Cambridge village officials discussed holiday lighting over State Highways 22 and 372, awaiting state permission after safety concerns over rope lighting and wire breaks. A state engineer recommended raising lights and increasing distance from traffic signals, with bids for a leaf-picking machine due December 7 and about 17 to 18 trees to be removed. The meeting also covered water service costs, dump boundaries, and possible landfill sharing with Town of White Creek.
The Hoosick Falls Central School Board heard details from a November meeting with the State Education Department about plans for a school addition and state aid at 72.9 percent. They chose a 20 year bond term, appointed a bond attorney, and denied transportation for a handicapped Waterford child. The superintendent reported on a Nov. 11 well test showing ample water and noted a new 60 passenger bus to replace West Hoosick service, with the old bus becoming spare while routes were revised to ease crowding. Regular department meetings with staff continued to review programs and progress.
Arlington Board of School Directors heard progress reports from Supt. Leon Wagner and Principal William Towne on student and teacher progress this fall. Budget reviews, staff travels funded by the Ford Foundation, and plans for library upgrades, sports coaching hires, and kindergarten inclusion were discussed alongside adult education and facility improvements. The board noted that adding kindergarten requires town votes under the law, not action by a small group or the board.
North Pownal girls in the Pownal Pioneers 4-H Club meet Nov 24 at 7 30 pm at Miss Laura Langlais home with co leader Miss Betty Ann Buck. They should bring No 7 needles yarn and 25 cents for a beginner’s knitting book. A cooking session for 4-H girls in Miss Doris Mason’s class is set for Saturday at 10 am at the Mason home on Carpenter Hill. A record hop for area youths is scheduled Friday night 7 30 to 10 30 at Pownal Center Firehouse with firemen in charge John Foster Dean Dixon and Harry Andrews. RE ELECTED. The Bennington County Chapter of the National Foundation held its annual dinner Tuesday night at the Knotty Pine Restaurant. Local residents re-elected to the board include Mr and Mrs Marcel A Langlais. January campaign funds will fund birth defect fight and $1 000 from the March of Dimes drive will form a scholarship fund for Bennington County residents entering medicine and health fields. Several Masonic members from Pownal attended Mt Anthony Lodge ceremonies Tuesday night honoring Lester Nichols a 50 year member. Participants included John E Maxwellian worshipful master Henry W Bassen past master and Charles F Mason marshal. Refreshments were served by Mrs Maxwellian and Mrs Leon W Eldred.
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