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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1973
Page
7
A reader asks how to seal plaster cracks before painting. Advice favors non hardening putty pressed into narrow cracks and widening wider cracks into a V shape to lock patching material in place. Spackling compound is recommended over powder mixes for best results.
John Hunter Jr., president of the Vermont National Bank, is named to the Montpelier District Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration. The panel will assess local and state small business needs and advise on SBA action to meet those needs, with a focus on effective, practical responses.
Applegate Apartments opens a rental office and will offer 50 of 130 completed units. FHA 236 financing subsidizes rents for middle income families with 16 one bedroom 72 two bedroom and 42 three bedroom units. Monthly rents start at 138 for one bedroom and rise to 171 for three bedrooms.
President Fred W. Yeadon Jr. said the board of First Vermont Bank and Trust Co. approved a regular 15 cent per share dividend and a 5 cent per share special dividend payable December 14 to holders of record December 3. They also moved $39,000 from undivided profits to surplus. The Castleton Route 4A branch was approved and will open December 7.
The Vermont Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association plans energy saving kits for innkeepers and guests. Gov. Salmon urged lodging and food service officials to conserve fuel and electricity. Tips include shower head flow restrictors, locking thermostats, 50 percent outside lighting reduction, turning off signs after hours, fluorescent lighting, plan to use open windows at night, and off peak use of electrical equipment.
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