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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1968
Page
7
Stanley Works reports third quarter earnings of 2,640,051 dollars or 75 cents a share, up 19 percent from last year, with sales totaling 59,954,015 dollars. Nine month results reflect strike impact, while orders and foreign operations bolster outlook. dividend increases to 35 cents and the firm details extensive manufacturing reach and employment.
Mrs Shirley Campbell Hamilton is appointed executive director of the Dairy Council of Vermont Inc by its board. She succeeds Margery Vaughn who remains as consultant. A Vermont native from Barre, she earned a 1957 UVM B S in food nutrition and home economics and later a 1968 M S in food and nutrition.
Vermont Bank and Trust Co. president Fred W. Yeadon Jr. announced a new Red Carpet Service and a 4 percent annual interest on 1969 Christmas Club savings accounts. Examples show $5 weekly earns $250 principal plus $5 interest at maturity. $10 weekly earns $500 plus $10. Interest credited quarterly. retroactive to Oct. 1, 1968. The 1968 club members in Bennington and Manchester will receive checks Nov. 1, 1968.
E. O. Ronshagen of Design Service announces Robert Rogers as account representative for the new Vermont unit in Charlotte. Rogers, former Ford Instrument manager, holds a BSME from Arts et Metiers in Paris and is active in SAE and Toastmasters. He and his family reside in Charlotte.
Frank J. Sparks Jr executive director of the New England Mobilehome Association announces a Board of Governors meeting October 30 at 11 a.m. at the New Haven Motor Inn to report on Vermont interim zoning law and the Northeast Mobilehome Conference with representatives from six New England states attending.
Arlington Industries Inc formed as a custom molder of engineered plastic parts in the thermosetting field. Presses range 20 to 50 tons with semi automatic transfer or compression for accurate quick setups and tool-cost savings. miniature electrical parts may be made. Key executives Haugsrud Pelsue Whalen and DuBois bring decades in plastics, molding, and engineering. The firm expects 10 to 12 employees within six months.
Bennington Town Clerk Mary Hodeck reports transfers recorded Oct 17 to Oct 24. Listings show multiple property transfers involving Bennington and neighboring towns, detailing lot numbers, street names, and buyers including Morse to Woodward and Sons, Rowe to Balan, Davis to Carpenter, and others across Holt Spring Development, South Stream Road, Brookside Terrace, Road No 126, Pleasant Street, Tinkham West, Gore Road, and Union Street.
In Madison Wisconsin police hunt an amateur fortune teller who knocked on a 711 year old man's door asking for directions then predicted a future discovery. After she left the man found his wallet missing and reported the theft.
Vermont Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting in Barre on November 7 and 8 with Hollis Hatfield of the American Farm Bureau Federation to set the theme The Consumer the Farmer and the Future of the Dairy Industry The program includes Farm Bureau women leader Mrs Haven Smith and a workshop on women's programs Two New York State Farm Bureau guests Miss Bonnie McQuire and her father will speak on Freedom of speech and The Effective County Farm Bureau A county awards luncheon and separate meetings for women men and young people precede the two day business session with officer elections and policy resolutions to guide state and county bureaus next year National policies will be discussed at the national meeting with other states efforts.
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