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Tht Burlington Frss Press 4 MONDAY, FEB. I 1U4 AO Once Over Lightly mm Attacks Simpson Formula VERMONTERS WHO DON'T LIKE POL-itics mixed with their government are lucky to have a fellow like Republican Lt. Gov. Canaan School Chief Objects To $16,000 Proposed Aid Loss ft jp Ralph A. Foote around these days.

Foote is the fellow who has been going around saying that he isn't going to take any political cracks at Democratic Gov. Hoff, even if Hoff doesn't 0 know what he is doing. The lieutenant governor says' all elected officials have the CANAAN The proposed Simpson formula for state aid to education would reduce aid to Canaan schools by two-thirds, and this fact was met with dismay Sunday in this Northeast Kingdom Community. The town, which has built two new schools in the last 20 The town still owes $149,000 on its recently completed elementary school. The financial loss to Canaan in state aid presently available would mean a complete revision of the budget and would upset plans made for retirement of the bonds, according to Locklin.

School officials estimate the rise in the tax rate would be 90 cents above the present $3.50, a 25 per cent increase, if the Simpson plan gets the OK. Canaan's school population of 240 includes tuition paying students from surrounding towns years, would be the most se verely penalized town in Essex County if the formula is leaders have been bombarding the Hoff administration with criticism. Why, if Foote wasn't the GOP leader, the odds are there would be a real partisan political campaign going on right now, even before the special session of the Legislature began its work. THE REAL PROOF THAT FOOTE ISN'T riding the political trail against Hoff is the fact that Foote isn't proposing any alternatives to the Hoff administration's legislative program. Prying reporters and a few other folk have gotten Foote to say that he doesn't think much of the Hoff program, but you don't hear Foote going around proposing anything as an alternative, do you? That would be just plain partisan politics.

The nonpartisan way of handling this is to let the Hoff program stand or fall on its own merits (in the eyes of the Republican majorities in the Legislature). THAT REALLY GOES TO THE HEART of the whole affair. One of the major benefits of the two-party political system is that voters are offered alternatives that are clearly labeled. Democrats generally propose one thing and the Republicans something else. Leaders of the parties debate the alternatives and take their cases to the voters, who make the final decisions.

Each party is allowed to take a negative stand when it comes to discussing the other fellow's program, but mostly the politicians are supposed to talk positively about their own programs. But, it looks like Vermonters will be spared any loud political debate over positive alternatives to the Hoff program at least until after the special session of the Legi-lature ends. And, all in the name of 4 Gain, 9 Lose Figures were revealed Sun day by Town Rep. Russell G. Holmes.

Four Essex County towns Brighton, Concord, East Haven and Lunenburg would gain under the plan, but nine others would lose a total of $34,838.74, he said. School Board chairman H. G. Locklin said that of the three towns losing the most in state aid Canaan, Guildhall and Norton two have demonstrated initiative in improving school facilities in recent years. Guildhall's elementary school is less than five years old.

Canaan added a new elementary school in 1961 when it converted its 15 year-old building to the exclusive use of the high school. Population Over 1,000 The Town of Canaan, with a population of a little over 1,000, has been paying off school bonds at the rate of $10,000 yearly plus interest to retire its indebtedness by 1977, said Locklin. Payments and interests due in 1964 equal $14,660, a total which exceeds the amount to be lost if the Simpson plan is okayed. State aid received in 1963 equaled under the Simpson formula, it would drop to $6,640. Indebtedness for the high school building constructed before state aid was available was completely retired as of Jan.

1, Locklin emphasized. duty to do their best for the state and it doesn't help to attack the governor when the Legislature is in session even if the governor is doing everything all wrong. VERMONTERS SURE ARE LUCKY THAT the lieutenant governor feels that way about things. Why, if he wasn't so opposed to partisan politics at this stage of the game, all sorts of charges might be filling the air. The governor might be accused of trying to concentrate all power in Montpelier at the expense of local control at the town level.

(Foote mentioned that a few times recently, but just in passing.) Or, the entire purpose of the special session of the Legislature might be placed in jeopardy through the tecnnique of challenging the "necessity" of the special session. Come to think about it, Foote said something like that the other day, but only in explaining why he isn't constantly on the attack against Hoff. FOOTE, WHO IS GENERALLY CONSID-ered to be the leader of, and the spokesman for, the Republican party in Vermont, has said he will be happy when the election campaign begins later on because he will be able to fire away at Hoff then. The lieutenant governor has been saying this at the series of Republican "Ammunition Rallies" around the state at which GOP is Vole Vermont Youths Visit Washington Vermont delegates to U.S. Senate Youth Program chat with their U.S.

Senators, George D. Aiken and Winston L. Prouty during day-long study visit in senators' offices. L. to Senator Prouty, William James Prior, South Burlington; Harold Pulling.

Rutland; and Senator Aiken. Cast Early Political emotions? Or just the hot blood of youth? Whatever it was, that big picture of Sen. Barry Gold-water and the plate glass window in front of it were wiped out at 3:10 a.m. of up to 15 miles away. Under the Simpson plan, Canaan would receive only 7 per cent of its school costs from state aid, complained Locklin.

'Opposite Effect' Officials protest that the purpose of the so-called "Act for Equalization of Educational Opportunity" will have exactly the opposite effect in the nine of the 13 towns in Essex County. Rather than easing the "excessive burden of the property tax" as stated in House Bill 1 the bill would cause great hardship to towns which have been meeting their obligations to public education, said Locklin. CAB Rejects Northeast Airline's Complaints Against Eastern Line WASHINGTON (AP)- North east Airlines has failed to sup port its complaint that Eastern Air Lines used unfair methods Arthur Ristau The picture is in the Gold-water for President headquarters at 214 College St. Or it was until the window there was boarded up. Burlington police said a beat patrolman reported the window was smashed at 3:10 a.m.

Police also said teenagers were involved, and the matter is now in the hands of City Grand Juror John of competition and tried to drive it out of business, the Civil Aeronautics Board has ruled. In an order to be made public Monday, the five -member Covered Bridge In Montpelier Being Dismantled LINCOLN, N. H. (AP) -You can add one covered bridge to your New Hampshire list and take one away from your Vermont list. Clark's Trading Post in Lincoln has purchased a 60-year old covered railroad bridge in Montpelier, is dismantling it, and will bring it to Lincoln.

The bridge will then be re-assembled and erected on the half mile steam railroad at the Trading Post. The job will cost about including abutments at the new site. The bridge, which weighs 70 tons, is being broken down into 3,500 separate pieces for the trip to New Hampshire. Besides the steam railroad, the Trading Post features a group of pacing bears as a tourist attraction. board dismissed Northeast mo- ion for a review of the refusal 1.

Competed unfairly in the New York Florida market by deliberate overscheduling to provide excessive capacity. 2. Tried to monopolize the New York Boston Washington commuter markets. 3. Used all means to publicize Northeast's critical financial condition, issued predictions that Northeast was on the verge of bankruptcy, and tried to persuade the public not to travel on Northeast.

With regard to Northeast complaints about Eastern-sponsored publicity as to its poor financial condition, the CAB said Northeast had not claimed that Eastern's statements were false. The Board noted that Eastern at one point did prepare a press of the CAB's Bureau of Enforce Holden Denies Secrecy in Plan To Reduce Highway Districts MONTPELIER Vermont tricts could be tied to some Highway Commissioner Russell definite plan of enlarged i s-A. Holden insisted Sunday night trict boundaries, any discussion there was no "under the ta- would be premature." ble dealing' in his department The highway commissioner following a newspaper report sajd- that the Highway Department admit ftat fed fa was secretly planning to cut the not conducive to 0 a e. number of highway districts buidi for administrative ment to take action against Eastern on the basis of Northeast's complaints. The board said it found no Northfield Man Unhurt in Crash; Had Safety Belt SOUTH NORTHFIELD A safety belt was credited with Dossiblv savine the life of a 21- facts that would warrant an in vestigation and added that there New England Vignettes AFTERNOON TEA AND COOKIES IS not the lot of the resourceful Ladies Auxiliary of the North Leverett, Mass.

fire department. They're strictly business. A fire broke out in a gasoline pump house owned by Warren Glazier. Glazier's wife phoned the fire department by dialing a number which rings the telephone in the homes of all the volunteers. For the first time in memory, none of the firefighters was home.

But their wives were, and the auxiliary responded. The blaze was doused, quickly and efficiently. No one was hurt and damage was miner. MALCOLM HARRIS IS GETTING IN shape for the 50-mile "Bunion Derby." He finished second in a field of 187 in the Springfield, endurance contest last year and figures he can top that this time. His training routine, which he undergoes three times a week, includes a two-mile jog at the YMCA running track, a one-mile swim from 12 to nine, would be little or no public benefit from a proceeding on a complaint based largely on matters already developed in two CAB proceedings the no- onicer to create any uncertainty as to the future of any employe." in the pool, a few dozen push-ups and then some basketball practice.

Harris, a retired machinist, thinks there's nothing unusual about this seemingly rigorous routine. After all, he reasons, "I'm only 74." A TEEN-AGE GIRL WHO WAS BEHAV-ing somewhat eccentrically went to a northern New England hospital for observation. It seems her problem was that she liked to identify even the most casual acquaintance as a member of her family. Thus the woman in the next bed became "auntie," the young intern was "brother" and the head nurse, "sister." The nurse decided that psychiatric consultation might help. The doctor was summoned to the ward and, sure enough, the girl greeted him with "Hi, Unk." "You see what I mean doctor?" the nurse asked.

"Oh, it's all right," the psychiatrist replied. "I am her uncle." year-old Northfield man here An article published Sunday said that Rep. Reginald S. Dev-ereux of Ludlow will intro release regarding Northeast Friday night. Northfield Police Chief Bur which would not have served nncToivnonHinff Amoripan-ITiict.

duce legislation this Monday to ton Sanders said the youth. ern merger case and the leg'timate but the Reginald Delude, was going York -Florida route Maa kll. Ldsici ua OoUHJ auu III I'Mllr if I rfii case station mnnafTprs anri was Get BOTH! 1 i try INTEREST EVIRY 30 1 DAYS YOUR MONEY IS ON DEPOSIT halt such a plan until it gets i the General Assembly' approv- al. Devereux said his action will be taken to preclude any "secrecy" by the Highway De- partment. Holden denies there was anyj: secrecy, and said there is a "four to five year plan" to; 1 wo i members ot the iward, distributed publicly.

Vice Chairman Robert Murphy The board also said that North-and G. Joseph Minetti, dissent- south in his 1960 sedan, and as he was negotiating a left curve his car traveled 150 feet out of control and landed bottoms up. The sedan came to rest on the steps of Mrs. Shortsleeves Home for the Aged. Delude escaped with only a clicrht finrTpr rut.

hut. his rar Of Winter Due, Say Groundhogs ec- cific facts to support complaints They said that "long delayed ithat Eastern tried to interfere issues" raised by Northeast's with its financing program. reduce the number of highway PHILADELPHIA (AP)-Don't districts. Devereux said he iwas demoiisnea. mere was ILofnitiBSTi didn't object to the reduction, but he wanted "this under the table business brought out into the clear," the published ac cumpiami snouiu oe assigneu for immediate open and public hearing.

They added that the traveling public is entitled to assurance that no airline "acts to im-improperly and unfairly hamper the ability of another airline to perform service." Northeast complained that Eastern: count said. "Rightly or wrongly," said North Troy-Newport FFA Milk Judging Team Wins Honors NORTH TROY The North Troy Newport Center FFA milk judging team took third place at the Farm Show in Bar-re. Boys participating were Arnold Cota, Dale Hazard, Larry put away those winter woolies or drain the antifreeze just yet because there's six more weeks of hard winter ahead, Pennsylvania's weather predicting groundhogs agreed Sunday, according to their followers. Both groundhogs, Punxsutaw-ney Phil ir northwestern Pennsylvania, and his unnamed cousin at Quarryville, saw their shadows upon arising Sunday Holden, felt that, until our overall administrative study ofi; Atl savings leposi from $10 vp earn nw, ways and means of improving our use of engineers in the dis- i i Dear Ann Landers: I am a sociology major in our state university. My fiance is getting a degree in business administration.

We will both graduate in i Sargent; alternate, Earle Stew SonV By Po-; June and we plan to be mar art. damage to the homes railing. Adult Classes Begin Tonight In Burlington Classes begin this Monday evening in the Burlington school system's adult education program, and registrations will be accepted at the first class meetings. Bernard Smith, adult education director, said those plan to enroll should bring tuition to the first class session. Information on course offerings is available at the high school.

Classes will get under way every night this week in the nine general areas that include the 69 adult education courses. their devotees said their devotees said. morning, The Chapter also took second, Tha rZnAhMe inrnaA fail onH ried in July. Larry's father is a highly 1 North Troy Area Development Meeting Set 1 -r, lilt tiuuiiuiiuti tuiui.u iciii tiuu place with the exhibit on Farm tn fnr nn. successful businessman.

Al demonstrat- In the mood something differ-X ent? Join us for I a tasty I JA CHINESE In the mood for-: something differ-i ent? Join us for a tasty CHINESE safety which was ed in the Barre with the various Auditoriumi schools in xmm DINNER a tthe AIH CONDITIONED competition. The exhibit was eAmuu Bds though he has built a financial empire he has not taken a vacation since, 1952. Larry's father still puts in 12 hours a day" at his office in spite of an ulcer operation and a coronary. i i NORTH TROY A nub development meeting will be members of the jun.or and sen-held in the Conimunity Hall at! 1L wc I John Kilby attended the RICTUS 144 Church St. UN 2-1591 SZ Courtesy Corps meeting and meeting other six weeks while winter is supposed to rage unchecked, say their followers.

At Quarryville, Hibernating Governor Robert Herr of the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of Quarryville sent four patrols of men dressed in nightshirts and silk tophats searching through the bushes and trees. In clear, 40-degree weather Herr said one of the patrols spotted a groundhog arise at 7:09 a.m., then retreat. Sam Light, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, announced that his favorite I IV ITI IKUH I III llPlf 111 ment possibilities in this area. Several proposals will be con Dale Hazard met with the Foundation Group representing their chapter. All monfinde wora ViolH in ttio sidered.

husband's shoes. Yet he showed no appreciation whatever. Your reply was interesting. You said "A man doesn't love a woman because she's a fine cook, an expert housekeeper or a first-rate shoeshine girl he can hire those services." You added, "the woman who can make her husband feel that he is her hero has it made." I would give anything in the world if I could do just that. How does a woman make her husband feel like "her hero?" Please answer in the paper.

I could use the advice, and I know others who could use it, as well. ALSO UNAPPRECIATED Dear Also: How did you treat the fellows you dated when you wanted to make a wonderful impression? Test your memory, Kiddo, and replay the tape. You laughed at his jokes, built him up when he was down and made him feel special and important. You treated him with courtesy and respect, and you waited until you were alone if you had some criticism you just HAD to get out. A successful marriage is not a gift, it is an achievement.

The effort and energy that a woman puts into her marriage is like money in the bank. It begets interest in the form of strength, confidence and stability. When the going gets rough you have something to draw from. A marriage license is not a guarantee that the marriage is going to work, any more than a fishing license assures you that you'll catch fish. It merely gives you the legal right to try.

This meeting is called by the HiffprAnt Last night Larry gave me some shocking news. He said that years of observing his father has persuaded him that wealth does not bring contentment or fulfillment. He wants no part of the sweat, blood and agony of business. Larry announced that he is going to be a postman. He outlined the benefits of a civil service job no pressure, lots of fresh air and walking, a good pension, and plenty of time for reading and contemplating his navel.

At first I though he was out of his mind. Now I am not sure. What do you think of a college graduate who would settle for a career as a postman? PICK-A-DILLY. Dear Dill: To each his zone. village and town business Pfo- times during the Farm shoW-ple and representatives of the Northeastern Vermont Develop-1 smice ie ment Commission.

Airman l.C. Donald K. Doug- Tho nnsuhiiitv nf fnrminir a las of North Troy has en- groundhog appeared on Gob- develoDment corporation and llste(1 in le 911 orce biers Knob at 7:29 and re- chamber of commerce agency i Reserve Recovery Squadron at treated. it ri. 1 ft a NO ONE-YEAR WAIT FOR HIGHEST EARNINGS AT BURLINGTON FEDERAL When you save by February 10 you start earning from February 1.

Funds invested by February 10 earn a full 5 month's return on June 31. for the area will be the main Lne iVUIliLipdi Each group insists its ground- iiJoucias nas Deen assigned 10 maintenance sec- i the aircraft The spokesman for this Carl Gordon, executive sec i tion. hog is the authentic weather forecaster, and other groundhogs and meteorologists are trying to horn in. Missing 300-Pound retary of NVDA, will invite1 Coal mines in Kentucky have several members of neighbor- poured out more than 2.3 billion ing groups who have organized tons since 1800, or almost 5 per this type of agency. They will cent of the 27.2 billion tons explain what these groups have mined in the United States as accomplished.

a whole. Dear Ann Landers: Recently I read your advice to the wife who said she felt like an "unpaid housekeeper." The woman described her spotless home, beautiful meals and she even shined her Dennis, The Menace LATEST ANNUAL RATI a Strength for the Day Canadian Cyclist SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Police are looking for a 300-pound Canadian lady cyclist. They want to ask her: "How come your suitcase with such valuables as passport, camera and clothing was found in the brush near a deserted stretch at Thornton Beach?" The passport bears the name of Clara Elsie McEwen, 24, of Winnipeg, and describes her as 4 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 300 pounds. Also found was a receipt from a San Francisco bicycle shop showing that on Jan. 23, Miss! TRIUMPH AT LAST LT en Regular Savings Accounts plus 1 par ytar txtra on Monthly Savings Bonus Accounts carried to maturity.

Save by mail! We pay postage both tcayst A student at one of the seminaries tells how in 1947, when he was serving in the Navy, he heard his commanding officer utter these words: "I recommend that you be tried at Court Martial for the offense of which you are accused." It was a long drawn-out trial and the young man was finally acquitted. His father died about that time, and his mother, suffering from an incurable disease, made such an impression on the boy by her Christian fortitude that for the first time, he began thinking in terms of better things. As time went on his Christian convictions deepened and he is now completing his seminary course and expects soon to be ordained as a minster. Note the order of these events. First there was the shocking confrontation of a mistake he had made.

This was followed by the death of a beloved parent. Then the fast declining mother showed the boy the workability of Christian faith to such an extent that he realized these two parents of his had what he had always lacked and what he needed to be a man. God deals mercifully with us, and indeed He needs to. For the precipice is sheer along our pathway. The broad highway beckons; the straightened repels.

Conflict! But after conflict, triumph! Family Prayer "I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah PRAYER: 0 God, our Father, whose love is from everlasting to everlasting upon all Thy children, give us grace in every time of trial or temptation to put our trust in Thee. Guided by Thy wisdom and empowered by Thy spirit, may we enter into that life of victory and peace whereby Thou dost give us a future and a hope; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, THE UPPER R)M McEwen purchased a man's red and white bicycle for $23.95. Police have been unable to find anyone who has seen Miss McEwen or her missing bicycle. In the suitcase, along with an iron and a purse, was the lady's diary, containing such thoughts as: "Today I weighed 300 pounds.

Tell yourself the rock bottom truth and you'll be ahead of the boobs who feed on dreams." After a bit of philosophizing, she had added: "Hell, there ain't no good single men." FEDERAL SAVINGS iSSSSTaK, gavo 'But I CAN'T go out on' ploy! Mr. Wilton mo a nickel to stay INSIDEP.