The Bennington Evening Banner from Bennington, Vermont • 1

'TT fT yyHfiyfjy I'r i -i THE BENNINGTON EVENING BANN FIFTY SECOND YEAR NO. 15,602 PRICE FIVE CENTS BENNINGTON, VERMONT, FRIDAY, JANUARY. 7, 1955 WEATHER: Scattered snow flurries, cold tonight and Saturday. The Eraser Business Should Be Good The First Few Days In January With So Many People Rubbing a Figure 4 and Substituting a 5. Reformer Pownal Makes Try To Change Prouty's Edict Names Mail Carrier Democratic Leader Branon Has Pledged General Support To Johnson's Program; Admits Delivering Votes To Coalition i I rr I i W0 1 EUSFr- i (Banner Barschdorf) CHAMBER OF.

COMMERCE MEETS FBI At annual dinner Thursday night at Bennington Club members were, told of the activities of the federal agency by Edward A. Soucy of the Albany office of the bureau. Left to right are. First Vice Pres. William T.

Eddington, Paat Pres. Kenneth K. Clayton, Soucy and President Hugh P. Briody. Si i ri ll Rural Route 1 mail patrons pushing a fight to reinstate a discharged postal employe learned today' they have the support of another GOP town committee but their efforts may be too late to have any effect.

Moves afoot to reinstate "I Charles V. Rounds of Pownal to temporary appointment as RFD 1 carrier may be futile in' light of a report that U. S. Rep. i Winston L.

Prouty has already confirmed the temporary appointment of a Bennington mail em-j ploye to Rounds position. It was also learned today that members of the Pownal GOF Town Committee have failed in their requests to individual mem-! bers of the Bennington GOP committee for a reconsideration of action taken some three weeks ago. I Although the report could not be confirmed late this morning, it was understood that the Pow-j nal residents have appealed to i state GOP leaders and Vermonts congressional delegation to intercede in the matter. The carrier route is out of Bennington postoffice but s.erves both Bennington and Pownal. Meanwhile, U.

S. Prouty has been asked to acknowledge whether he has already comfirm-ed the appointment of a Bennington man to Rounds job. If his confirmation of the man (Banner Howe) VERMONT'S NEW GOVERNOR, JOSEPH B. JOHNSON, is shown a bo as he was swgm into office as the stales chief executive Thursday. Administering the oath is Supreme Court Chief Justice John C.

Sherburne of Randolph. Chamber of Commerce Hears FBI Man Give Progress Report; Names Hugh Briody President The FBI was there. But. it didn't deter the Bennington Chamber of Edward A. Soucy, Chief of the Commerce from ctioosirg Tew di- Albany District of the Federal rectors and elevating Bugh P.

Bri- Bureau of Investigation, was the ody to its presideucy at thf an- speaker at the Bennington nual dinner business session last C.ub. t-M Soucv, v.h) joined the service in j32. made a 'progress report on Huge Oil Tank Is Routed Over Rutland Rails A gigantic oil tank which is too tod his. audience how the branch of the Justice Department since 1D08 received added impetus and stature with the appointment of Edgar Hoover as its chief in 1924. In revealing that agents were Legislators And Visitors In Reception Line Greeting Vermont's Governor Johnson Manager Article Needs Petition Rules.

Attorney Village Atty. Reuben Levin ruled this morning that an article asking for a vote on the manager-system cannot be put into the warning for the March meet wideTo the Hoosactun- gained to handle 140 types of vjp-nel pulled in at the. Rutland Rail- uc' Pressed that the 1 road station in North Bennington "aS. a national police 1 force, but. a service agency to Vrhir 'ork with and train local law en- us loumey-to West Port Arthur, 3 element officers.

He said over 1 Tex. tank, made in West Con- 2.r00 had reeen ed instruction in- eluding oflicers from Bennington (Vermont Press Bureau) MONTPELIER Hundreds of legislators and visitors, at the ing unless a petition bearing thefsteh Thursday for the in- nrnnpr nnmhpr of cianatnrpc I proper number of signatures is recommended by the Bennington Knon forward- GOP committee has been forwarded to the postal department, it appears today that nothing could here id a request was ParY veir. Rounds to his RFD 1 position. more than submitted to the Village trustees. The majority of the trustees are in favor of hiring a marfhger and discussed the matter briefly at Tuesdays meeting.

Levin said trustees cannot because the system out last year. such an article Levin said, if a signatures of the total votes general election is received from Prouty three weeks ago asking the nomination of a temporary appointee to the RFD 1 carriehv route. Proutys request to the. committee came virtually at the same Itw eciI time Rounds received a postal submitted to them. adopt an article was voted They can include In the warning.

petition bearing four per cent of east in the last ANDY MIKULUK Mikuluk Named To Industrial Post at Carbon the pany plant and will assume the Andy Mikuluk, 41, has been duties Feb. 1, it was announced today by Burton I. Mitchell. pjant manager. He will replace Frank Breissle who is being transferred to the Fremont, Ohio, plant, Mikuluk was formerly head industrial service at the main industrial service at the main Edgewater Works plant in Cleve land.

He is presently residing at the Em Tree-Inn and is searching for a house where he and his famiiy can establish permanent rence. Born and raised in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland, Mikuluk ha been employed by the Carbon cord. for the Gulf Refining Comoany weighs 8060 pounds, stands 16 and three-fourths feet' 13 feet 4 high, is 49 feet long and is from--Bellow Falls to North 2 Rutland Railroad became of its 1 inability to fit through the tunnel. It also is too wide to pass other cars on a double, track, Officials of the Boston and Maine Railroad say it is the biggest freight shipment ev er to be made in New England. Following its arrival in Bennington the masive.

tank was turned over to the If M. It will be routed to White Creek, N. and then specially, shipped to Binghamton, N. Y. Joliet, 111., and Kansas City.

North A I 1 CaUCUS HaS and Hall. auguration of Gov. Joseph B. Johnson, passed through the receiving line at the reception which followed, greeting the new governor and first lady and bidding farewell to Gov. and Mrs.

Emerson. The reception, traditionally given by the retiring governor for his successor, was the first of the days social events. It was followed by a dinner at the Montpelier Tavern tonight given by Gov. and Mrs. Johnson for members of their official family state officials and by the inaugural ball at Montpelier City in the governors dinner and the ball Mrs.

Johnsons son-in-law daughter, Mr. and Mrs. of Troy, N.Y.; N. Bailey and brother-in-law. Dr.

Everett and Mrs. John President Pro Tern G. Howe; Secretary' "and Mrs. Howard State Treasurer H. Amidon; State David Y.

Anderson: and Mrs. Murdock Atty. Gen. and Mrs. Stafford; Franklin executive clerk.

Apartment notice that the Wj 1 I u-' held Mng ated as of Jan. Id, 19dd. No reason was given in the notice for Rounds firing. Aroused RFD patrons said they feel Prouty should explain how he came to ask recommendations to a position already filled. It was als.0 learned, however, that Rdunds apparently received his 1 MONTPELIER UP) Democratic leader E.

Frank Branon, today pledged the general support of Senate Democrats to' the inaugural program outlined by Republican Gov. Joseph B.t Johnson In a message to the General Assembly. Branon, the state Senator who nearly upset Johftson In the' November elections, said the admin- istrations program is not as, progressive as he had hoped It would be. He described the governors message as a very eloquent Vermont inaugural 'speech showing his heart terbe in the right place. The Johnson program was generally accepted by leaders of both parties in the legislature as a liberal approach to state problems than had been anticipate led.

Rutland County Sen. Asa S. Bloomer, defeated by Johnson's tie-breaking vote Wednesday In the race for Senate presidency, announced opposition for the time being to the governors plan of transferring seriatorial scholarships to a special board on higher education. A statement Issued by Bloomer regarding the message was restricted to scholarships and mention of plans for the University of Vermont, Branon mde it clear In post-inaugural comments that the seven Senate Democrats would not remain in the Democratic-Republican coalition which Was defeated in a bid 'or control of committee appointments. In so doing, 'Branon made first public confirmatiort by coa- -lition leaders that the movement existed at all.

He told reporters the alignment was organized for the sole purposes of influencing committee appointments, not to Influence legislation. Bran on added that" the diiw was launched by the Republican members of the upper chamber and not the Democrats. i The Fairfield farmer indicated -he had delivered the seven Senate Democratic votes in th coalition cause, but Shid he would not be concerned with the insurgents activities beyond that. i Branon said the Johnson ural was vague in regards to -agriculture and that he had anticipated more recommendations in the field of education, Speculating on the chances of legislative approval of the pro- gram, Branon predicted opposition to changes in the scholarship system and construction of a. new state prison at Windsor.

Branon termed Democratic reaction to the message as one of general approval in direction but disappointment in the failure of Johnson to offer a more progressive program. The Democratic leader said he favors increases In the state -Income tax if additional7 revenues are found necessary. Bloomer issued a written statement in which he said the gover-. nors sponsoring of the University of Vermont At a state university was of special interest to him. He noted that some-years ago he was severely criticized for advocating the Idea of a state university if the taxpayers money" was to be given UVM in very large amounts.

While I' Agree with the governor on that proposal, he said for the time being, am not In agreement on transferring. Senatorial scholarships to a scholarship board on higher education. -Bloomer said this would favor students who have nigh scholastic ratings and all the time they need for study over youths whose other responsibilities in families or part time chores prevent them from attaining as high grades In high schools. -Oftentimes, he remarked, the latter boys and girls become fine men and women. There wat evidence of ready support for the Johnson program from both old-timers and younger elements in the House.

-Rep. Hetman Allen of Orwell, a veteran of the chamber, compared the message to that offered in 1947 by Gov. Ernest W. Gibson.The Gibson program call- ed for a progressive, post-war approach to Vermont problems, particularly In the health and. educational fields.

Three highly regarded sophomore members said they liked the inaugural address and its tone. Rep. Robert T. Gannett of Brattieboro said he was all for It. It sounds like a fine.

program, Fight To Choose Two? Road Bosses Contests between four candidates seeking nomination to two road' commissioner positions appeared today to be the only important decisions facing a' Republican party caucus which convenes in the Bennington Armory at 8 Saturday evening. Unless other candidates names are placed in nomination from the floor of the meeting, there will apparently be no other contests. Seeking the GOP nomination for S. Billings Invited to be party at the were Gov. and and Stephen T.

Welch Lt. Gov. Consuelo her Wallis Speaker E. Hancock: and Mrs. Carleton of State E.

Armstrong; and Mrs. George Auditor and Mrs. Adjt. Gen. A.

Campbell; Robert T. the tank can- ter 'pars a in which the. Company for 20 years. He train carrying the tank can cnrninal was interrupted in his' 3 ated from LakewoodHigh last He and his wife, Barbara, have y. rfD 1 car- 'rm 11 5ea Without the recommendation local GOP Town P160 Tr tr I Present prbeedure specificies our 'vor hiflthat rural carriers will be appoint- hurl' inspector and then to chief basis 6f recommenda-.

inspector on the, night shift in on the inspection department, Continuing up the ladder he was promoted assistant fore- (ions made by the town committee of the political party in power. One spokesman said Rounds may have been given a4 routine fP0" and Qther ncarbv. to ns. sur' blX' ny versive activities and said that the bureeu was continually check all reports. In telling of the identification system Soucv said most of the in; lie admitted nhat such work was highly secret and not a matter for discussion.

130 million fingerprints on file in "'aiinnfrton non-crimmal. Of the 9 600. GOO criminal prints, smd many were there more than on because of different crimes. ID went on to show- the labora tory aided local officials in secur mg evidence in varied cases in- eluding car thefts. With a touch of humor.

Soucy told of -a hank holdup in Manches- hodup bv a deaf customer at the teer-s window. The robber fi- n.div kKKkci th eusiom uni' caught the holdup man later. In closing Soucy said that the I work of the bureau was so efficient that 93 per cent of the violators brought into court pleaded guil-1 ty in order to receive lighter sen-j tences. Only four per cent plead- presided. Eddington in- Lnot travel more than oO mile per fhour due to the cjlmders ness.

Doyfe Not Candidate For Village Trustee James Dole of 101 Burgess Road told the Banner this morning that he will not run for thq Villages Ward 7 trusteeship', ed norguilty and they were convicted. He said that the high fact, Tvr told people i-age of fmilty eas saves the public wont run, he explained. Many better lhan 525 million that would have urged Dole to Pad in witness and other fees each year. Seven directors were named to persons run. has been left District One road commissioner are rary appointment by the postal department without the required collaboration with political officials, and Proutys recent action may have been an effort to remedy this situation.

Roy Denley, Bennington uur chairman, has refused to comment on the matter. It is known, however, that the committee did recommend another substitute mail incumbent Howard Mattison of Chapel road, making a bid for his fourth term as commissioner, and Albert Elvvell of Chapel road, who is making his first challenge for the post. A resident of Bennington for 15 years, Elvvell is a VVH veteran presently employed by the Town Highway Department. Contesting the GOP nomination for District Two road commissioner are James- Cross of North Branch street, who seeks his sixth Area Trio Held In County Jail On Rape Charge Two Bennington youths and a third man from Shaftsbury are being held in Bennington County jail today on charges or raping an 18-year-old Bennington girL The Richard L. Read, 18, and Harvey J.

Pratt, 21, both of Bennington, and John F. Greene, 19, of Shaftsbury, were arrested last night by State Police following a five-day investigation of the case. Read is presently on probation for burglary. Cpl. John Poljacik, whot is investigating the case with States Atty.

Stephen Gilman, said the offense took place on the morning of Dec. 31 on a back road in Shaftsbury. State Police picked up all three suspects between 4 and 7 p. m. yesterday.

Arraignment is pending until Judge John B. Harte returns from Montpelier where he is Bennington town representative at the Legislature. Million Pennies On Gym Floor To Build Addition MILWAUKEE IT About 3a tons of copper a million pennies were piled on the gynasium floor at Pius XI High School $10,000 in one-eent pieces were gathered in a drive by the students to collect a million pennies to help finance an addition to the school. When the campaign began last November, students went to work shining shoes, polishing autos and the like to raise the money. Contributions arrived from various parts of the world, but an estimated 95 per cent came from the pupils themselves.

Contributions not in pennies were converted to pennies by a bank. Dozens Seek Lion; No Offer Accepted CHICAGO (T An entertainer gave the Animal Welfare League an 18-month-old lion he had used in an act. The league manager, Mrs. Clara Croninger, thought she faced an almost hopeless problem in disposing of the lion, butxnow she wonders. I wouldnt think that anyone would want a 200-pound lion, she' said, but dozens of callers think they No offer has been accepted yet.

Dog Opens The Door; Master Freezes Toes FAIRBANKS, Alaska (JR Phillip Gleason, 35, a carpenter hospitalized here with severely frozen toes, explained that, his dog pushed open the door of his cabin op a night when the temperature was 42 degrees below zero. He said his toes had frozen by the time he awakened. They will probably have to be amputated. man the production department, then to foreman and finally to general foreman. He was then moved to general foreman of the round cell division and later occupied the same position in the finishing department.

His final jump at the main plant was to head of industrial service, the' same position which he will assume here. Mikuluk is interested in golf clerk for the job held by Rounds Mikuluk is interested goii recomroendation was forwarded to Prouty. baseball. He played Class A and a'lmost 1 The trusteeship open by the announcement of a teim including Oscar Incumbent Wallace Mattison Ftenberg. dement Gilchrist he.

will not seek a third Mr(n C. Goebelbecker, Karl B. term. I Arthur B. Murphy I- William J.

Burton 'of 933 Gage Clifton. Phillips and John C. street announced Tuesday that Stalbird was he would seek the office. A elected to a one-ear term to or.d candidate emerged yester- lhe ncy 1f ft "hen JneS day with the assertion of Ken-1 I-171. tovVT1' neth J.

Fleming of Collidge ave-' directors named Hugh P. nue that he will to the Eriody President: ilham T. Ed-trusteeship. dington. first vice president; Leon Eldred, Ward 1 trustee, nce A.

Douglass; second vice Is unopposed- Eldred announced D- Ed Moore, secre -Moiviay that he would seek a tary; Rsan, Jreasur- Second term. (er: and, Earl E. Chase, assistant i treasurer. retiring Kenneth R. Clayton.

and baseball in Lakewodd got a chance to bat against Bob Feller, star pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, just before the latter signed with the club in 1936. A vote taken during the meeting specifies that no committee member shall discuss the matter publicly, with the chairman empowered to speak for the committee. However, it has been stated that the town committees rec ommendation was made on the basis of seniority, efficiency and i satisfying the greatest number of mail patrons." Onp member of the committee MANOIESTER George isrhave said the sub -of Winhall was elected a stitute mail clerk was recom term as road commissioner, and Richard Sweet of Beech Street Extension. Sweet is a candidate for the position for the first time. A WWII veteran, he also is presently employed by the Town Highway Department.

Selectman T. Garry Buckley of Old Bennington is a candidate for he GOPs nomination to a second on the Board of Selectmen. Present chairman of the- board, 3uckley is apparently unopposed 'or the nomination. Other office holders who have mnounced they will seek the Republican nomination for another erm include: Miss Mary Hodeck. own clerk; Mrs.

Catherine Der-nody, one-year lister; Francis J. Ibgan, three-year lister; and Louis Sausville, treasurer. Nominees for other offices to be iecided at the March 1 Town Meet-ng will be named, from the floor the caucus or will be designated ater by. the Town GOP Committee, headed by Roy C. Denley.

SANDBURG IS 77 HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. HI Carl Sandburg was 77 yesterday. There was a small party -'or him in Asheville, N.C., and an anrfiversary celebration was also acid in his home town, Galesburg, 111. SandOUrg has a farm near here. and Mrs.

Billings: Robert S. Babcock, secretary of civil and military affairs, and Mrs. Babcock Mrs. Harold Johnston, Mrs. Evelyn B.

Steele and Miss Rena Gus-mai, the governors secretarial, staff, and Harold Johnston, Capt. Roland E. Cater and Richard McCormick: and Mayor and Mrs. Anson Barber of Montpelier. For the ball, Mrs.

Johnson chose a rose gown with blue trimming and crystal jewelry, while her daughter, Mrs. Welch, wore a ballerina length aqua gown. Mrs. Johnson wore a navy crepe and satin dress, fuschia hat, and pearl necklace and earrings for the inauguration and reception while Mrs. Welch selected a maroon knit dress and winter white hat.

For the morning session, a which Gov. Emerson delivered his retiring message, Mrs. Emerson wore a blue dress with a small hat made of white daisies. For the reception, she chose a low-necked aqua printed silk, with which she wore a matching flowered hat, a rope necklace of silver and silver earrings. In the receiving line at the reception were Gov.

and Mrs. Emerson, Gov. and Mrs. Johnson, Lt. Gov.

Bailey, Speaker and Mrs. Hancock, President Pro Tem and Mrs. Howe, formerly Gov. Stan -ley C. Wilson, Federal Judge Ernest Gibson, a former governor, and Mrs.

Gibson, and former Gov. and Mrs. Harold Arthur. Military aides at the reception were from the adjutant generals Guard. They were Brig.

Gen. Murdock A. Campbell, adjutant general, Brig. Gen. William G.

Barrett, Col. Alexander J. Smith, Col. Elbert T. Kimball, Col.

F. Whit-ney- IIarrington, Col. Glendon N. King, Col. William A.

Stebbins Col. Richard B. Spear, Lt. CoL Henry N. Nelson, Lt.

CoL Fred See LEGISLATORS (Continued on Fat Six) QUAKE IN ISLANDS tnxluced the speaker, SYDNEY, Australia IT The The secretarys report was ac-New Hebrides Islands have beerr copied asfwas that of the treasur- year director to represent w.r mended for'-the temporary aj Bennmgton County section of the imment that he will havt Vermont Maple Makers Associa-1 ba(j gome experience in the jot tion here Thursday. 1 hen the permanent appoint A discussion on the possibili- ment is made and secretary reports wall ty cf adopting a maple supar in-1 An examination is to be helc balance of $152.97 was shown end of the year after of. $4,542.57. The treas- the rocked since Wednesday by a series of earth shocks that have collapsed houses and uprooted trees, according to reports reaching here today. No casualties have been er.

A at the expenditures bo publicized later. ditstry promotional tax was held. The tax would be similar to the dairy industry tax Which helps finance milk promotion. Col. Fairfax Ayres of Shafts-bury was a participant on a panel discussing wvays In which the Association can assist in marketing arid packaging its its products.

Attendnig from' the area were Everett Lillie, John Page, Robert Beehtold and Dave Bartoh, all of Bennington, and Leland Rudd of Arlington. The meeting was held in the Colburn House in Manchester Center. pebruaiVto qualify candidate! for the job Qn the basis of theii exam marks, seniority and past experience in the job, one mar will be awarded the permanent position. Rounds has served a3 substi tute RFD 1 carrier since 1952 and took over full responsibflitj for the route last March. He has been praised by a number oi RFD 1 patrons for "outstanding cooperation and efficiency.

They have written and wired the states Congressional delegation to reinstate Rounds in his job and to conduct a thorough investigation into the situation. Opening of New Classes In 'X Tap and Bailet at the K. of Hall Starting Monday January 10, 1955, at 4:15 f. 3L Teacher: Miriam Foley Joan 7 Alund Studio announces See DEMOCRATIC (Continued on Page A i.