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i I a a a the a a a a THE BENNINGTON EVENING BANNER THIRD YEAR- NO. 13,142 BENNINGTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1946 PRICE THREE CENTA Without Complaining L. SAUSVILLE IS APPOINTED TREASURER Will Fill Village and Town Posts Vacated by Wm B. Shea Until March Louis F. Sausville, for the past eight years a town auditor and for many years with the personnel of the First National Bank, was alppointed town, and village treasurer Tuesday regular meeting of the board of selectmen and board of village trustees, to succeed William B.

Shea, who has submitted his resignation from these posts to take effect at the close of the fiscal December 31, 1946. year. Sausville's application was one of three received by the town and village government, the other two being from Howard H. Rudd and Kenneth R. Clayton.

The selectmen held their meeting in the afternoon and first sand accepted Mr. Shea's resignation acted upon the three applications, The trustees meeting in the evening also appointed. Mr. Sausville. The new appointee will serve from January to March when town and village meetings will select a new treasurer.

WATCH GAS! Householders are urged not to use gas ovens to heat kitchens on chilly mornings during the present cold spell, because of soft used in the manufacture of gas. "Use of gas ovens by householders to heat kitchens during the spresent cold spell would place an excessive demand on use of coal in our gas manufacturing' facilities and hasten when we would be required by the Civilian Production Administration our services under the provisions. of CPA Utilities Order U-13." John R. Stone, Bennington manager for Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, stated yesterday, "Because of the problem created by the present coal strike, we urge careful use of hot water, strict economy in cooking and, most particularly, no use of gas ovens to heat kitchens on chilly mornings. Housewives can help greatly in stretching the coal supply for gas manufacture." Martha Buck Bride of Edward J.

Hayen The wedding of Martha Louise Buck, daughter of Mrs. Melina Colvin of East Arlington, and Edward James Hayes, son of Mrs. Alice Hayes of Arlington, was solemnized Wednesday, afternoon at 3 o'clock, 27, at the Methodist parsonage in South Shaftsbury. The single ring ceremony was performed by the pastor, the Rev. J.

J. Prudom. Mrs. Leona Sheldon and Clarence Hazelton attended the couple, the former being a sister of the bride. The bride was dressed in a blue street length piece suit and had a corsage of red carnations.

The matron of honor was in a blue street length dress and had a corsage of white carnations. mother was attired in a dark blue dress, while the bridegroom's mother attired in bule street length dress. The bride is a teacher in Bennington county. The bridegroom is learning the plumbing trade with Winfield Secoy in Arlington. Mrs.

Margaret Dolan Dies Monday Night Mrs. Margaret Ryan Donlan, widow of Robert Donlan, 'a native of Eagle Bridge, Monday night at her home at 641 McCellan street, Schenectady. The deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Donlan of Schenectady and a some of whom in number of nieces, and nephews, ity. The body is at the Kivlin and Campbell, Funeral Home and the funeral, will be o'clock held from Friday St.

Helen's mornchurch in Schenectady. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery at Hoosick Falls, THE WEATHER Clearing and somewhat colder tonight. Thursday increasing cloudiness with little change in temperature, "follawed by light snow in the extreme north portions. The maximum temperature a year ago today was 37 degrees and the minimum temperature was three degrees.

The temperature 'at 6:00 o'clock this morning was 24 degrees. The highest temperature in Bennington day was 37 degrees. below and trie lowest temperature three zero, the weather station reports. Sunrise this morning was at 0.55 o'clock and sunset tonight is at 4:13 o'clock. GIFT SUGGESTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Phonographs Electric and Hand Wound NOVECK'S Everything Musical Too Much We Would Suggest That the Rutland Veteran Pickets In-Law's Home BACA 70.

Doubled JEANETTE PURPLE HEART WEARER. Like a COME BACK THOU SHALT Human Being HUSBAND cuinG TO THY FOR THY FRTHER DOWN WITH dent fought wort a Our first Wedding, 14 1946 YOU'RE in and 11 OUT Vincent P. Catena, 23-year-old veteran, pickets his in-law's home in Buffalo, N. after his wife left him as a result of what he says was "a silly argument over who should be Lewis Waits for Sentence As Judge, Lawyers Confer Mine Union Boss Arrived in Court at 9:52 A. Crowds Gathered to Hear Penalty WASHINGTON, Dec.

4, (AP)-The, sentencing of John L. Lewis for contempt in the coal strike was de layed until at least 3 p. m. EST, today, by a court recess. WASHINGTON, Dec.

4, (P)-John L. Lewis went to court early today to hear judgment passed on him for contempt in the soft coal deadlock but a series of conferences among the judge and lawyers delayed his sentencing. Due to convene at 10 court had not been called to order an hour and a half later. Crowds waited outside as well as inside the chamber as Lewis broke off a tense floor-pacing in an anteroom to join his lawyers in a private (Continued on Page Five) Double Feature For College Club Members of College club enjoyed a double feature program Monday evening when North Bennington's a cappella choir sang and the state president, Mrs. H.

W. Abraham, spoke on the work of the state and national A. A. U. W.

at the meeting held at the home of Mrs. George Buck. The choir again merited praise for its fine presentation of some old favorites as well as some new selections. Under the direction of Mrs. Marjorie Porter, this group of girls shows great promise, and never fails to delight its audience.

Mrs. Abraham brought the portance of the national tieup to the local branch of university women and reminded them that they should never get so with local affairs that they lose sight of their national affiliation. She brought a message from various meetings of state presidents and the national convention and asked that the group take a stand on some of the issues to be decided at the forthcoming convention of A. A. U.

W. in Dallas, Texas, Each branch has a vote in the shaping of national policies. A project tying the local branch in with work throughout the state was discussed at length and a committee will investigate further and lay the groundwork for this project. Prizes the gift wrapped sandwiches were awarded to Mrs. Ted Thomas and Mrs.

Fred Welling and refreshments "of sandwiches and' coffee were served by the hostess. Miss Mary Weds Lewis Butler The marriage of Miss Mary. tell, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Purtell of 335 Fourth street, Troy, N. to Lewis T.

Butler. son Mrs. Bertha Butler Cordes of North Bennington, took place SatPurday St Mary's church in Troy. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Thomas J.

Meehan. Mrs. Fred W. Pfizennayer, cousin of the bridegroom, was the matron of honor, and William Purtell, brother of the bride, was best man. John Slavin was an usher.

Given in marriage by her brotn-1 er. Joseph Purtell, the bride wore a soldier blue suit with silver buttons. a winter white hat with blue plumes, navy blue accessories and a corsage of white pompoms. Her attendant was attired in a gray pencil striped suit with a gray hat and blue accents. Her shoulder bouquet was of bronze and pompoms.

A wedding breakfast followed the ceremony at the home of the bride. The couple left on a wedding trip to New York and upon their return will reside in North Bennington. Herald Should Learn How to Spell Glastenbury Lesser Known Vt. Towns Search For Paula Welden Centering On Long Trail; Reported Seen Sunday Tuesday Night Hunt by BENNINGTON COLLEGE GIRL MISSING Authorities Check ConArchibald Welden and flicting Stories of Girls Local Reporters To No in Red Jackets; Banner Missing from Bennington College, where she is a sophomore is Paula Welden 18, (left) of Stamford, Conn. At right her father, W.

Archibald Welden, looks over a map of the wooded mountain area near the college with Frank Tschorn, college superintendent of buildings who helped organize search for pretty student. Freight Embargo Blow To Struggling Industry Widespread Factory Shutdowns in Prospect Be-' cause of Lack of Coal; Passenger Service Cut Again WASHINGTON. Dec. 4, government order holding railroad freight to the most vital needs struck a staggering new blow today to industries struggling to maintain operations despite the coal strike. Widespread factory shutdowns, with consequent unemployment for thousands now working, appeared in prospect.

Officials explained that the order and a companion restriction on parcel post are designed to assure that locomotives can be kept running on reduced schedules until mid-January. They did not predict a coal strike lasting that long but said the fuelsaving measures are precautionary forevent no more coal is mined beThe measures, coming in swift succession late yesterday, hit both home and factory. They: 1. Clamped an embargo on all rail freight and express shipments. with the exception of commodities and supplies necessary to the maintenance of public health and safety, effective 12:01 a.

m. Friday. 2. Ordered a second 25 per cent cut in rail passenger mileage, effective 11:59 p. Sunday.

3. Limited the weight of parcel post to five pounds in packages measuring not more than 18 inches in length and 60 inches in length and, girth combined, effective 12:01 a. Friday, 4. Subjected all export shipments except bulk grain, livestock and exports, for the armed services to shipment under special permit, ef-1 fective last midnight. Peter Posed for Post Cover by Dad Rockwell Norman Rockwell's cover design on the Saturday Evening Post this week is again drawing praise and.

once more he retains his reputation as the country's most illustrator- Peter Rockwell, the artist's youngest known to many in the county, posed for the boy who is counting his Passenger, effort to meet a larger bill than he expected. Jefferson. Smith is the model for the dining car waiter and the Post reports that he is able to handle this pant without much trouble as he has worked in dining, cars of the New York Central years. The dining car is courtesy of 'the New York Central from the Lake Shore Limited. Dueling as' a court of last resort was abolished by the Icelandic park lament in 1006.

SIVaS SWWISISHD Ang 1331 SAVO ONiddOHS and the Names Comb School For Missing Paula Welden Students, Faculty and Officials Make Systematic Hunt of Grounds and Wooded Area at College With the mysterious disappearance of Paula Welden. 18-year-old Bennington College student, still taking precedence in the headlines over John L. Lewis. the United Nations, searching parties were formed Tuesday afternoon and were continuing their efforts today in an organized hunt for Continued on Page Five Miss Gauthier Weds Frederick Young, Jr. Miss Lorraine Lucille Gauthier, daughter' Mr.

and Mrs. Hector Gauthier of 206 Division street, and Frederick I. Young, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs.

F. I. Young of 221 Grove street. were united in marriage Thanksgiving morning at Sacred Heart rectory. The Rev.

Joseph A. Campeau pastor, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bailey were the attendants of the couple.

The bride was dressed in a white wool street length dress with black accessories and corsage of yellow roses. The matron of honor was in a blue wool street length dress and also had black accessories, with corsage of red roses. The couple presented their attendants with gifts of a personal nature. The bridal party had breakin the home of the bride's parents. Following a wedding trip to Connecticut.

the couple will reside at. the home of the bride's parents for the present. Pearces Will Live In Massachusetts Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pearce, who were Jerome's married church November 23 in St.

in East Dorset, will make their home in Chicopee Falls, Mass. The bride is the former Miss Stella. Kapusta, daughter 'of Mr. Pearce is the son of Mrs. Mrs.

W. Kapusta. Pearce of Mount Tabor. The Rev. Walter Miller performed the double ring ceremony.

The bride was gowned in white satin and -tulle with a a fingertip veil falling from a coronet of White roses. She carried white roses and pompom chrysanthemums. Mrs. sister of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore a rose pink gown of taffeta and marquisette and a shoulder length veil.

Her bouquet was of deep pink carnations and white pompom chrysanthemums. Edward a Kieva of Danby was best man. A reception at the bride's home followed the ceremony, Knights of Columbus SOCIAL Tonight, 8:30 O'clock of a Few of the Other Avail on Long Trail Focal point of the three-day search for Paula Welden swing late Tuesday from Everett on Mount Anthony to the Woodford area, when Ernie Whitman, night watchman in the Bennington Banner building, gave reporters the first definite clue as to the whereabouts of the 18-year-old Bennington College sophomore, who has been missing from the campus since late Sunday afternoon. Mr. Whitman while cleaning the floor of the pressroom, noticed the picture of the girl on the front page of Tuesday's Banner and at 5:30 told Pete Stevenson, Banner reporter, he had talked to the blonde girl about 4:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Woodford.

Mr. Whitman, with three friends was returning to Bennington from a camp in Woodford when a girl approached and asked directions to the Long Trail. She said she wanted to walk along the Trail Mr. Whitman described the girl and what she was wearing so that it was obvious she was Paula Welden. As a cross check, reporters questioned Stearns Rice and Miss Mary F.

Rice of Silver street, and Lyman Royce, also of Silver street. Their descriptions tallied. W. Archibald Welden, the girl's' father. was in the Banner office when Mr.

Whitman told of seeing the girl. He stated that he was anxious to start a hunt immediately daughter. Flashlights were obtained and Mr. Welden, Frank Howe, I. and Fete Stevenson drove to Woodford.

Further questioning of Woodford residents revealed that three people had seen the girl walking toward the Long Trail. Last eye-witnesses said they had seen her near Hunter's Rest, a camp on the Long Trail. Working slowly up Glastenbury. Mountain, the three searchers cov-1 (Continued on Page Five) Gives Costumed Doll To Girls Club Bazaar One of the featured attractions at the Girls Club Community Bazaar tomorrow will be the beautifully costumed doll with real hair given(to the club by Mrs. Marjorie N.

Bruso, wrote to Miss Emily Reed, club director, stating that she had made the donation as she had always been interested in the club and its activities and" was in anxious to help. With the doll is. a whole of three lovely professionally dresses with red roses in the design edged with ribbon or lace with matching hats; also a blue silk pajama set with red roses in the design; a crocheted pink and white jacket and matching cap make up her winter wardrobe: lovely silk underclothes edged with lace. The club quarters have been decorated with red tissue paper curtains and silver tie-backs. Blue candle bulbs will also be added.

Mrs. Flora Parker is the head designer of this part of the bazaar and the club will surely be attractive. Many varied gifts may be purchased before and after the supper, which is served from 5 to 7. The hand-painted trays of Iola Connolly with her winter bouquets are one of the highlights and Hadwen's Christmas greens will also be available. The public is cordially invited to come and look in on the bazaar as one is sure to find a number of articles he or she just can't resist purchasing.

Country Club Bridge Tourney Nears End Next week will see the final play of the Country Club bridge tournament and if the closeness of the top scores is any indication, some hot bridge should develop. Mrs. Claude Rich still leads with 20.750. Dr. James.

Hammond is second with 19.750; Mrs. Norman D. Himes has 19,500 and Mrs. Stewart Graham 19,190. These four play at table number one.

The next two tables are: Fred Peckham. 17.940; Condit Dibble, 17.730: John Cushman, 17.730; Herbert H. DeWilde, 17.710: A. 'W. Bryan: 17.440; Lee Hosfield, 16.220: Mrs.

A. W. Bryan, 16,210, and Earle Whittaker, 16.100. Team scores show no change from last week DE Har hond's team still leads, followed by Lee Hosfield's and Waldo Holden's. High individual score for Tuesday night was held by Dr.

Hammond with 5760. After the play next Tuesday evening, sandwiches and coffee will be served and the prizes awarded. With tHe players of the first three tables so closely matched, a good chance is given any one of the 12 to collect first prize of $25. La Resista Grants The LaResista Corset company announges it has granted to 'its 65 employees a ten per cent increase in salary, effective December 2. The corset company has operated in Bennington for the past six years.

occupying quarters on the top floor of the Dry dale on South street. Watchman Provides First Definite Lead BOSTON POLICE CLUE PETERS OUT Michael Houlahan. lieutenant of the Boston police department, called The Banner this morning at 2:30 with a report that the following want ad was running in the Boston Traveler newspaper: "Bennington College student available part time job. January, February and March." Lt. Houlasaid that the return address attached to the ad was Virginia Butler, Box 9758.

When informed of this development. President Jones of the College informed The Banner that no such student was being carried on the roll of the College at this time. Two 18-year-tha girls were being held Tuesday night the office of the Traveler's Aid at the LaSalle Station in Boston. However, it was determined that the two girls were from North Adams and had no known connection with the case of Paula Welden. Ask Proctor For Reprieve for Watson Governor to Hear Testimony from Newfoundland on Ronald Watson Due for Execution This Week MONTPELIER, Deer 4.

(P)-A im-hearing will be held today on the application for. a 60-day reprieve for Ronald Watson, 20, a native of Newfoundland, chair scheduled this week to die for the last Christmas Eve murder of a Rutland taxi driver. Mortimer Proctor. who earlier had denied an appeal for clemency, called the hearing last night. He said that the youth's application stated that an official of the justice department had agreed to present evidence relating to Watson's background and mental capacity.

Watson, who worked in Vermont as a farmhand, was sentenced to death on October 1 by the Vermont Supreme Court. Which set the week of December 1 for electrocution. Watson was convicted of slaying Henry Teelon. 37, whom he hired to drive him to a nearby village last December 24. Testimony was introduced during the trial that the youth clubbed the taxi driver with a whiskey bottle and then stabbed Proctor with a said hunting that the knife.

condemned youth could not be present at today's hearing. Xmas Workshop Open For Business The Christmas Workshop, which has been carried on for the past several years by the Y. M. C. is now under way.

Any boy or girl to assist with the repairing and painting of these toys may come in any afternoon or evening and give a hand. If anyone has any toys, books games or dolls that can be repaired and would like to contribute them to this worthy cause he is asked to bring them to the as soon as possible. These articles are repaired by the boys and girls at the and givi en out Christmas time to needy families to bring them a little cheer. This work is accomplished under the direction of Ralph Forman, assisted by Al Harbour. Last year the United States proI duced 21.5 billion feet of soft woods.

WILL CONTACT MRS. JEPSON It- was suggested to W. Archibald Welden on Tuesday afternoon that he get in with Mrs. Clara Jepson in Pownal. It was explained to Mr.

Welden that Mr's. Jepson had on numerous occasions in the past aided people in locating lost property by means of her famous clairvoyant powers. Recently Mrs. Jepson told searchers for. Middie Rivers that they would find a one corner belonging Rivers.

handkerchief with money, tied in She told where the handkerchiet (Continued on Page Five) Brief Facts About Search Seen by Danny Fager, working at the College Entrance gas station, about 2:30 Sunday afternoon. He noticed her coming down the drive from the College to Highway 67-A. She turned off into some woods near the College entrance and walked to the top of a small knoll and then ran down to the highway and headed for Bennington. Seen by Ernie Whitman and three friends Sunday afternoon about 4:00 o'clock in Woodford. She asked directions to the Long Trail.

Seen three other Woodford residents who reported she walked up the Trail near Hunter's Rest. Abe Ruskin, Bennington taxi company operator, said Monday he had taken a College girl to the bus depot at 2:25 Sunday afternoon who was similar to the description of Paula Welden. Inquiries made through R. N. Thompson, vice president of the Vermont Transit bus line showed that none of the bus drivers operating out of Bennington remembered seeing the girl.

Check-up of students at Williams College Williamstown showed that none of the missing girl's acquaintances there knew where she was, An intensive search by College faculty members, motor vehicle officers and men from Bennington familiar, with the Woodford-Long Trail region will get under way today. All possible routes the girl might have taken out of Bennington have been covered and descriptions and photographs distributed. At least 25 reporters and photographers from New York. Boston and the Associated Press converged on Bennington on Tuesday to cover the Miss Glesca M. Lang Weds William H.

Gray Miss Glesca M. Lang. daughter of Mrs. Clara D. Lang of Greenfield, and William H.

Gray of the Putnam Memorial hospital, were married Thanksgiving day at the home of the bride. Rev. George K. Canter of Robbins Memorial church officiated. The bride attended Arms.

Acad. emy and has Been employed by the New England Telephone and Telegraph company in Greenfield. The bridegroom' is an X-ray technician at the local hospital. They will reside in Bennington. Wife Must Weave In Guatemala, famous for its beautifully woven and embroidered cloths, one of the tests of the worthiness of a wife iS her ability to weave.

Public Dance Bennington Grange Hall TONIGHT AT 8:30 Rounds and Squares It has been for certain established by local authorities today that there were two girls in the Long Trail vicinity about the time that Miss Paula Welden, Bennington College girl, disappeared from Dewey hall dormitory on the colloge campus Sunday afternoon. Both young women seem to answer the description of Miss Paula, Welden. One of the girls was alone and the other in the company of a young man, the latter two traveling in a car. At least two reliable parties at the start of the Long Trail reported after seeing the girl's pieture in The Banner Tuesday evening that they could say almost positively that she was the girl they had seen on the main highway. The girl seen by Ernie, Whitman, night watchman at the Banner office, about 4 o'elock Sunday afterinquired how far the Trail extended." He told her that he had only traveled five miles of it, but that it went through to Canada.

She thanked him kindly and went on her way, although it was then beginning to get dusk. Mr. Whitman, noted that she was wearing some red and had on slacks of some sort. Miss Welden's father told reporters Tuesday that his daughter probably had no more than $20 on her person at the time she left the college. She left an uncashed check for $10 in her room.

Herman Spencer, who has huntthe vicinity for some years, tert'his home on Park street this morning to assist in the search. He usually stays at the Sausville camp halfway to the There has been no definite word relative to Miss Welden, 18-yearold Bennington College of Stamford, who disappeared from the campus early afternoon: As the hunt for the attractive blonde neared its third day- and gained impetus as parties in the Woodford section of the Long Trail reported seeing and talking with a girl answering the deseription of the missing student, 25 Williams College students joincollege faculty and nington College girls with 30 men from Bennington and vicinity, to comb that wooded locality. Frank Tschorn, superintendent of buildings and grounds, is in charge of the several squads of volwho entered the area this morning. Near noontime, there had been no news concerning any of the girl. Woodworth, professor of biological seiences at the college, in which Miss Welden was a botany student in one of his classes, was with one of the groups.

W. Archibald Welden, father of the missing girl, traveled about the vicinity of the Long Trail this morning and had almost concluded later on after hearing about a couple seen on the main highway Continued on Page Five SEEN? NEW HAVEN, Dec. 4 (P), -The New Haven Journal Courier quoted a New Haven railroad trainman today as saying that a girl passenger on a Springfield. York train Monday answered the description of night Paula Welden, missing Bennington College sophomore. The newspaper said the trainwhose name was not disman, closed, reported that the girl had a ticket from Springfield, Charleston, and planned to travel on the Havana Special after the New.

Haven road. The left New Haven at 6:12 p. m. leaving train Monday night and arrived in the Pennsylvania Station, New York, at 7:45. The trainman was quoted as saying he was positive that the girl was Miss Welden, daughter of a Stamford, industrial.

engineer, after he had seen pictures of the missing sophomore in several newspapers. The newspaper said it had telephoned the girl's father, W. in Archi- Benmald Welden, early nington, and informed him of the trainman's report. Welden was quoted as saying he would immediately start an investigation, but knew of no friends his daughter might have in Charleston. In Boston.

a restaurant employe. told the police that the girl, misssince Sunday had applied work as' a waitress there yesterday. The employe said she was positive in her identification after seeing a newspaper picture of the girl. For GIFT SUGGESTIONS VISIT OUR Photo Dept. TRIPODS, METERS.

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