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HAY RIDE TO BUTTON BAY — Girls from the Rutland Girl Scout Council arrive at SeniorRoundup on horse-drawn wagon, Wednesday. Girl Scouts from all parts of the world are encamped at the third international Roundup—first held In the eastern U.S. (AP Photo)s-ly5t:eglete‘I100,000 May Be On WayGreen Mountain State Braces SelfFor Weekend Influx of Roundup GuestsBy DORIS KIRKPATRICKBUTTON BAY, Vt. (AP)Little Vermont, wearing its bestsmile, is eagerly awaiting a ternporary popu 1 a t i o n explosionbrought on by the arrival of Girlaverage of about seven visitors private homes have comeScout . _ _ __ ____i nnn ..:~ — ui - a . _ m «_ iimsfor000 to100,000 visitors thronging the “tent city.”An expert in dealing with ski crowds, Vail came up with the“In a little place like Verger s we can place 500 touristshe points out with pride.Scouts.The Green Mountain State, normal000000 or moreidea of dividing the state into 23; tion of accommodations000 mapscoordinate all available accommo dations.distributedto service statior000------- UI V. illEach section, he explains, has distributed through the Chambt • • ~ of Commerce.people will flood into the stateto visit 10.000 Girl Scouts andThe aceommodatons service Vermont Deleaders gathered here for an international encampment.100,000 Visitors PossibleBurr Vail, director of the statea contact person or the Chamber of Commerce (if one exists and is in constant touch with oth was createer sections so that existing va , velopment Department by meat cancies can be determined. A of a special appropriation f r o i central clearing house is operat- the legislature, ing in Addison.accommodations service, said theflow of traffic probably will beOffgin today. He said he has noqualms and the welcome sign isout.In Colorado, where the lastroundup was held in 1959, Vail , says there were 40.000 visitors. I Because of the accessibility of Vermont to metropolitan areas, he estimates there will be an“I have visited every commu mty in the state to set up this organization and I found many old inns off the beaten track which do not get summer traf fie,” says Vail. Then, of course.there are the ski areas, he adds.“We don’t intend to have an'body sleeping in a hay field' says Vail.THE BENNINGTON BANNERSecond Clos* Postage PoldtelephonesBusiness• |Newsroom. . . 4424300.... 442-2000Display Advertising . . , 442-2404The Bennington Banner is publishedland should be able to take care of 425 Main Vt^Bennington01 Vermont of about 5.000 PeoDle. he believesAreas such as Mt. Snow, Sugar bush and the area around Rutby The Bonner Publishing Corporofl Member of the Associated Press—# mjjwLiaifa Kress Tnmine average stay is eypected to Associoted Press is entitled exclusively1 about two riav.c and 1° u“ !or r«PuWl cation of all localPencil DosimeterTo Check FalloutIn Vt. and N.H.^ prmreo in mis newspaperfirst night tourists will be en °*0,1 AP p** dispatches, couraged to spend their next night at a distance further fromthe roundup, says Vail.But the factor that makes theBOSTON — If you’ve never seen a pencil dosimeter, you may get a chance this summer. It lodesreal difference in taking care of the deluge of tourists is YankeeNoma Otlivory By Carrlor7 conts per daySUBSCRIPTION RATES By MAIL50 Ml. RADIUS and all Vermont 3 mos $4.25 — 6 mos M 00 -1 yr. Si!like a pencil, but it is really a gadget used to measure radiation in the minute quantities we en counter during an average week.hospitality which has been under rated in the Green Mountain 3 mo*- ** so State, in the belief of the direc*MOTOR ROUTE6 mot. SI 00 — 1 yr $1!tor.“Residents whoELSEWHERE IN THE U.S3 mot S4.75 — 4 mo*. S? 00 — 1 yr SUhave lovelvSPECIAL RATES FOR SERVICEME20 Per Cent DiscountScientists from the Harvard
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Bennington Banner
Bennington, Vermont, US
Fri, Jul 20, 1962
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