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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1964
Page
3
Bennington County homemakers plan for Thanksgiving with ahead-of-time steps and menus. Marion S. Harris urges working homemakers to prepare market orders, freeze ahead desserts and turkey, and build a Cranberry Jewel Salad from gelatin, cranberry sauce and orange. She notes consumer protection efforts by FDA on truthful labeling and mandatory ingredients listing.
The narrator and companion drive through the North and Montana Badlands stopping for lunch on a flat rock and an encounter with a large brown snake. A car breakdown leads to a stay at Mom and Pop Indian Cabins where bats invade the bathroom. They pay three dollars for lodging and endure a bat siege as they dream of a dry roof that night.
Oscar Godbout and Bill Burton, once Bennington residents and now outdoor columnists for The Times and The Baltimore Sun respectively, reunited in East Maryland for a goose shoot. They joined Francis Cole’s operation with 35 blinds and 4,000 acres, bringing down nine geese before lunch, in a story weaving past Vermont ties, college histories, and long travels.
A lighthearted column contrasts Thanksgiving and hunting season, detailing humorous domestic hunting rituals. It notes men lay out gear, wives guide storage, and the comic friction of hunting preparations, with a playful jab at the pressure for extra holiday spending.
The 4-H year started October 1 with reorganized clubs under new leadership. In Pownal Kenneth Allen leads the Pownal Pioneer Boys Club, Sunderland clubs gain Mrs. Earl Howard and Mrs. Harry Hayden as leaders and project heads, Roaring Branch 4-Hers gain Mrs. Ellery Lawrence with Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Fisher as project leaders. West Arlington Juniors add Mrs. June Laskey and Mrs. Evelyn Cole as project leaders. Additional new leaders include Mrs. Breen for Hilltop Girls, Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Knapp for Hillcrest Hustlers, Mrs. Ricker for Pownal Pioneers Girls, and Mrs. Vosburg and Mrs. Cresto for Green Mt. Girls in Stamford. Maplewood 4-H in Dorset adds four leaders: Mrs. Kinney, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. King, and Mrs. Snow. Welcome to all new leaders from the Bennington County Extension Service.
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