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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
8
Vera Langlais head cook announces need for volunteer help to operate the hot lunch program at Pownal Center and Oak Hill Schools. Residents may contact Mrs. Gates or assistant Mrs. Lawrence Chaffee to arrange schedules.
VA 37716 notes election of officers late January and a public auction planned for Saturday to aid the South Pownal Methodist Church. Arthur George leads the auction at 10 30 with items left via Charles Mason Harry Beals Philip Pratt or Otis Dorman. Open house at Pownal Center School Saturday Oct 5 to 9 pm features host staff and refreshments. Fire Department auxiliaries sponsor poster contests for Fire Prevention Week with prizes for area grade schools.
Displays showcase Wil mington seventh and eighth grade art at Center Church Brattleboro through Oct. 5. Sally Poor and Alana Granger to guide girls Sunday. Worldwide communion at Congregational Church Sunday. Traffic lanes painted on Vt 9 Tuesday. Mothers Club meeting hosted by Beth Smith Tuesday evening presided by Mrs. Margaret Hall. Informal auction netted $6.35 with refreshments. next meeting Nov. 5. Higley Hill Home Demonstration met at Mrs. Leon Brass’ home. cloth mending methods discussed. Fall committee meeting set for Oct. 25 at Grange Hall Bellows Falls. Christmas basket committee formed with Doris Adams Rena Wheeler Rosa Howe Agnes Atherton Earlene Fitch. basket to rotate among members. Basket sale to finish by Nov. 6 at Doris Adams’ home 7:30 p.m. Ruth Hertzberg of Brattleboro to discuss fats we eat.
Neil Strong son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Strong left last Thursday for basic training in the Air Corps at Lackland Air Force Base Texas. A North Bennington High School and St Josephs Business School graduate he has worked in the Sprague Electric office in North Adams for the past year. Address during basic training will be Neil Strong A F 12 649 286 Box 1506 Lackland A F B Texas.
George Briggs will resign as town clerk after 49 years in office and move to Jacksonville in mid November. He has completed 50 years as treasurer and served as a sister for 50 years in town government. The piece notes autumn foliage and seasonal birds across the mountains, with a warm reflection on the changing colors.
Four District 32 colleges join the NAIA as full members along with 21 others announced by the association. Castleton State College New England College of Henninger and Nichols College lead the New England entries while New Haven College becomes an associate member.
The deacons meet October 4 at 8 p.m. to organize the world wide communion service with Rev. Max Webster as guest preacher at 11 a.m. Sunday October 7. Rummage sale items pickup offered October 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. contact Mrs. Kennedy Campbell or Nolan.
Brezhnev hosts a reception in Belgrade as NATO ambassadors skip the event in protest of his charge that allies plotted against peace. Kennan says he would not attend due to Brezhnev's previous attacks on the United States. Schroeder plans an Oct 15 U.S. trip to discuss Berlin and German issues with Rusk.
In Hoosick Falls Central School a new program based on Encyclopaedia Britannica Films frames is trialed for elementary algebra. Led by Principal Philip Leonard, the method uses self paced frames and slide rulers, with tests pre set by teachers. After four weeks, 17 students average 81 to 97 percent, many ahead of schedule.
Village President James B. Gibney names three trustees George Ryan Charles Bodine and Ormal Pierce to advise on appointing members for the Village Zoning Commission. The move follows a reported plan to restore zoning authority and precedes a public hearing on preliminary commission recommendations.
The Western Reserve Historical Society directs a decade long project to build a recreated 1800s village in Bath. Buildings from 1810 to 1840 will be moved here and furnished with antiques to populate a 176 acre farm in the Cuyahoga River valley.
The National Safety Council reports 4 060 motor vehicle deaths in August, a record for the month across the United States, highlighting ongoing road crash losses nationwide.
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