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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece asserts the United States must lead as a spacefaring nation despite doubts about costs. It condemns NASA astronauts profiting from ghost-written stories, calling the policy a violation of White House rules and a dilution of the space mission. It urges proper congressional compensation rather than cashing in on service.
After five months of silence, Dorset reports the J K Adams Co will rebuild its woodworking plant. President Malcolm E. Cooper says production resumes next spring with modern facilities including automatic humidity control and an improved fire protection system. The firm, started in 1946 by Josiah K. Adams, employed 35 workers before the fire on a Friday in April.
A regional language note defends the expression you all as a Southern usage meaning all of you. The piece cites Romans 15 33 and argues Southerners do not say you all to a single person, asserting that the phrase conveys plural address.
In Brussels the dream of a united Europe grows as France Germany Italy and others deepen economic ties. Kennedy Macmillan plan Atlantic partnership faces obstacles including De Gaulle's stance and Britain's entry timetable. The debate centers on federal union versus old style alliance and parliamentary ratification.
Mount Hope Farm near Williamstown undergoes a wide sale of livestock and assets as Arbor Acres acquires the property. The 980 acre complex sheds 120 Hereford cattle 88 sheep 42 beehives and most farm machinery while the mansion and 14 houses face potential reuses. Water supply and a looming gift to Lenox Hill Hospital of New York City loom over town decisions. The collection of antique cars will move to Winthrop Rockefeller's ownership.
Shirley Jackson’s novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle is examined as a blend of horror and fantasy focusing on Merricat her sister Constance Uncle Julian and a hostile village. The review notes a taut plot vivid prose and moral ambivalence as Merricat’s fixation on hate and protection shapes the eerie family story set in a North Bennington house.
Rod and Gun notes discuss a Vermont panther question with Walter C. Wood and Rev. W. J. Ballou’s Panther Club in Chester. The column covers panther belief, a May 18 1934 banquet, hunts, and a warning about camp breaks and deer jacking at night with calls to report suspicious activity.
Russell Baker of the New York Times, a veteran reporter turned editorial writer, quips about the police ball atmosphere and how a visible sense of humor might draw scrutiny from attendees. The remark highlights tensions between media personalities and law enforcement social events.
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