Rutland Daily Herald from Rutland, Vermont • 20

4 RUTLAND DAILY HERALD MONDAY MORNING OCTOBER 25 1971 20 Lyndonville In Dispute State College Embroijed Over Mansion Sewage Support At Law School of the south was experiencing violence in school integration Light said He succeeded in integrating some of all-white schools in 1959 without closing down any schools In tha year Powell graduated there were only about 20 students in the graduating class and about 80 in the entire law school It was before a law review was published and at a time when no honors were awarded for exceptional achievement Powell graduated first in his class and obvious leadership according to the present secretary of the law school Mrs Charles McDowell who knew him well in 1931 Powell was also involved in student government although formal student organizations were few at the time He was regarded highly by his classmates both in his undergraduate years and at the law school Light said The Washington Lee Law School generally produces graduates who are conservative or moderate politically and who often move to higher offices outside Virginia Light said two other members of 1931 class of 20 students are now US District Court judges in the Fourth Circuit ByNICKMONSARRAT (Vermont Pres Bureau) LEXINGTON Va Officials at the tiny law school that graduated US Supreme Court nominee Lewis Powell Jr in 1931 voiced and overwhelming for President nominee Saturday Dean Charles Light professor of constitutional law at the Washington Lee University Law School had only praise for Powell the faculty still here who knew him and those who have met him since his appointment to the board of Light said "there is unanimous and overwhelming sentiment in favor of his It was the best appointment President Nixonn could have he said Dean Light is a close friend of and he described him as a moderate on both civil rights and law and order issues As an example he said Powell would be more apt to take an intermediate stand on decisions for setting aside cases on the basis of illegally obtained evidence In Richmond where Powell was a long-time school board member' his approach to integration was low-key and supportive at a time when much 1 kv I Police stand by car which state police stopped before they apprehended two of three robbery suspects Saturday night Scene was on the East Proctor Road between Center Rutland and Proctor Note flat tire (Herald photo Slattery) statewide conference planning and convention center for college officials from various institutions of higher learning In addition the Friends of Burkelyn a college-oriented group has had plans for several months to turn the historic old mansion into an area cultural center But Charles Carter a trustee of Lyndonville and executive secretary of the Northeast Regional Planning Development Association has been urging the state colleges officials to approve the sale of the mansion to a commercial developer Mr and Mrs Nicol Brisbane have been negotiating for several months to buy the old estate They want to restore the building and turn it into a resort-cultural center Carter characterized the Friends of Burkelyn as an ineffectual group designed mainly to perpetuate the grip on the estate are a lot of bad feelings over this Carter said after he stalked out of the board meeting Saturday as the board postponed concrete action on the matter even considered the town and have point-blank refused to meet with the According to Carter the sewer system consists of a straight pipe which runs into a field As a village trustee he has the power to shut the mansion down because of that arrangement When that point was mentioned at meeting Lyndon College President Franklin Irwin blew up getting tired of these veiled he declared As Carter left the meeting he said angrily will shut that place down got a temper Estimates have indicated that SPAGHETTI SUPPER TOMORROW NIGHT PM ANITA GARIBALDI LODGE 73 Grove Street When Water 1 BURKS PUMPS Do It Best Your Authorized Dealer Dezero Son 23 Main St Rutland Plumbing Heating State Colleges Will Join Appeal Of Ban on Beer SalesonCampus (Vermont Press Bureau) BURLINGTON The Vermont State Colleges will join St College in a court appeal asking that they be allowed to sell beer to students on their campuses The state Liquor Board last month turned down St request for a license to sell beer on the Winooski campus The state colleges had also asked for permission and were also turned down Since that time St has decided to appeal the Liquor decision and State Colleges Provost Robert Babcock Saturday advised his Board of Trustees to do likewise appeal will be on the grounds that the Liquor decision was capricious irrelevant and beyond their he said feeling is that we should join as amicus curiae friends of the court in behalf of St "Since we first requested beer licenses from the board it would appear odd if we join them in their the provost said we felt this was important before it must still be said board member Richard Wadhams of Burlington must be consistent in this Castleton State College President Harold Abel spoke in favor of the appeal saying: concerned about Robert Nardine QUALIFIED UPHOLSTERER Furniture Car Boat Free Eitimatn Pick Up Delivery Tel 775-2100 BOUGHT -SOLD REPAIRED Also Buying Old Dolls! NEMERA 773-2838 it will cost about $10000 to renovate the dowly decaying building The Brisbanes had asked the board to make a decision on the matter Saturday but the board refused after a recommendation by Dean Rowe of Johnson chairman of a subcommittee studying the question "There are so many unknowns involved here we just rudi into a decision on this thing Rowe said Irwin added that the college wants to hold onto the mansion for possible future use The friction generated because of the issue is between Carter and the college not the town and the college according to the LSC president But Carter declared angrily: mansion has a historic and cultural value to the area stalled around on this thing for a year now and the mansion is just falling apart got to be some sort of action But action on the matter will wait at least a month according to Rowe His committee plans to study the matter further before making a recommendation possibly at the beard's November meeting Open All Day TODAY Veterans Day HONG KONG VARIETY MUSIC STORE 46 Center St Rutland o- ALL THIS WEEK MON THRU SAT MUSIC SALE EVERYTHING IN OUR MUSIC DEPT DISCOUNTED UP TO 20 Guitars Harmonicas Sheet Music Books Pianos Accessories ALL NEW STOCK BUY NOW AND SAVE In Your Own Container $1 Gallon Inc (Vermont Press Bureau) BURLINGTON A conflict between the Village of Lyndonville and Lyndon State College over' old historic Burkelyn Manor surfaced Saturday at the regular board meeting of the Vermont State Colleges The meeting ended with that controversy unresolved and with a Lyndonville town official burning mad threatening to close the mansion down because of its inadequate sewer system The college now owns the Burkelyn estate and has used it in recent years for a summer music program arts and crafts fairs faculty meetings and parties and little else College officials want to hold on to the property because it may prove to be useful if the colleges are reorganized or merged with UVM Plans are afoot to use the center for a Fine Cut To $10000 BENNINGTON (Special) -Superior Judge Stephen Martin has reduced a $50000 fine levied against the Pownall Tanning Co in Pownal to $10000 if that amount is paid by Nov 1 The Pownal company was originally fined $50000 by Chancellor Robert Larrow for failure to comply with state orders to alleviate industrial water discharges into the Hoosick River The pollution installation was scheduled by July 1 and the total fine was scheduled to be paid for failure to make completion by that date Since then Atty Franklin Jones of Bennington explained to the satisfaction of the court and the state Department of Water Resources that the equipment had been installed prior to that date and complied with the spirit of the pollution abatement order if not with each and every technical aspect of the He explained that the company was not able to get the equipment operating properly until Aug 15 National Chamber Meeting in Albany Draws Area Leaders Three officials of the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce will attend a regional gathering of business leaders Monday in Albany NlY Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States the meeting will take up current topics of interest to business leaders Jerold Gallagher president Clifford Barnes executive vice president and CJ vice president from the local chamber will attend the The consist of a group of business leaders traveling around to 15 cities in the country lecturing on national issues including Phase II of President new economic program The forum meets with business and professional men and women throughout the area on Oct 25 Heading the team of business experts flying to Albany to be on the forum will be Archie Davis 44th president of the National Chamber and Arch Booth the executive vice president Leading off in the forenoon program will be a panel discussion on the related proposals of health care system reform and welfare system changes Making the entire 15 -city sweep and discussing the health care question will be Dr Edward Schowalter corporate medical director of American Telephone and Telegraph Co The afternoon closing segment will be devoted to a detailed examination of what can be expected when Phase II of the new economic stabilization program goes into effect Burn Your Leaves Chief States Rutland fire and police officials would like to caution people not to burn leaves this fall The leaves can be collected in plastic bags or other containers and taken to the dump or carted off by the rubbish man Chief Alfred Koltonski of the fire department reminds people who are thinking of burning leaves that there is a state law which prohibits the burning of leaves The chief also says that in order to burn this type of refuse outdoors a permit is needed and he is issuing none Police officials remind leaf burners that they are subject to prosecution under the state law and city ordinances Burning leaves is an environment and fire hazard firemen warn There been any problem with people buniing leaves thus far officials say Local police feel that many people realize that burning leaves is illegal a Aiken Will Back Court Nominees (Vermont Press Bureau) BARRE US Sen George Aiken R-Vt said Saturday night he believes President two nominees for the US Supreme Court will be confirmed by the Senate with little trouble The senior Vermont senator said he will vote for Lewis Powell Jr of Virginia and William Rehnquist of Arizona unless something js learned about the two nominees that would make him change his mind Sen Aiken said he thought the President made the right decision when he announced that he would no longer send names of nominees to the American Bar Association until after he has made the nominations But US Sen Robert Stafford R-Vt who is serving an interim term in the Senate until the Jan 7 special election would not say whether he will vote for confirmation of the two men He said he will have to look at their qualifications before making up his mind Sen Aiken called attention to the fact that he has always supported nominees for the post including nominations made by former Democratic presidents Fatals (Continued from Page 11) investigated by the state police of the Rutland office Funeral services for Mr Hall will be held Monday at 10 am at the Day Funeral Home in Randolph with the Rev Joseph Sullivan officiating Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Randolph Mr Hall was born in Staten Island NY Dec 2 1943 son of John and Ann Hall He attended Staten Island schools For the past few years he has been employed by Patch-Wegner Co as an electrician He is survived by his wife Margaret (Byam) Hall a daughter Tina Marie Hall and two sons Russell Hall Jr and Ross Allen Hall All are of Rutland BURLINGTON (Special) A young Northfield man was killed instantly early Sunday morning when his vehicle was in a head-on collision with another auto 6n the beltline here A passenger in the dead car and the operator of the other auto were in critical condition at the Vermont Medical Center here James Richardson 20 of Northfield and Colchester was killed here instantly of multiple injuries when his vehicle slammed head-on into an auto operated by Gary Michael Jones 22 of Burlington Jones and passenger William Blood 19 of Colchester were in critical condition with multiple injuries at the Vermont Medical Center Sunday night The fatality occurred at 141 am Sunday as Jones was proceeding south and Richardson was heading north on the beltline Both vehicles were totally demolished according to police Regional Medical Examiner Dr Levine of Burlington was at the accident scene and pronounced Richardson dead at the scene Chittenden County Deputy Atty Francis Murray was also at the scene of the mishap and gave permission for the removal of body The fatality was investigated by the Burlington police department HUNTER SAFETY A three-week hunter's safety course sponsored by the Rutland Recreation Department will start Tuesday at Edwin Lawrence Recreation Center PICK YOUR OWN APPLES MACS DELICIOUS NORTHERN SPIES Third Party Candidates Morrisseau to Run On Liberty Union Ticket For Congress PLAINFIELD (Special) -Dennis Morrisseau Democratic candidate for the US House picked up the endorsement of the Liberty Union party here Saturday Morrisseau has come under fire from some Liberty Union members for running as a Democrat and he was hit with a flood of questions at the annual convention of the third party However the convention in the end decided to back Morrisseau who ran as a Liberty Union House candidate in 1970 The party also posted a candidate for the US Senate Bernard Sanders of Burlington Sanders a writer formerly worked with Head Start and the federal Office of Ecnonomic Opprotunity He told the convention he hopes to raise issues during the campaign and force other candidates to take stands The Liberty Union is trying through court action to get itself on the ballot for the Jan 7 special election but so far has not been successful State officials have ruled the third party be on the ballot without a petition campaign with enough signatures to qualify During the weekend convention at Goddard College here the party elected Steve Kaplan as chairman replacing William Meyer who resigned the job Mrs Pater Diamondstone of Brattleboro was chosen as vice chairman and Miss Martha Abbott of Underhill was elected secretary Richard Clark of Chittenden was elected treasurer Serious DamageBut None Hospitalized In WeekendMishaps State police of the Rutland barracks investigated three accidents over the weekend in which all vehicles involved were extensively damaged and yet nobody was hospitalized Albert Stevens 33 of Brandon was treated for minqi-injuries at Rutland Hospital and released after his automobile was demolished when it left the highway at 4:05 pm Saturday on Route 3 in Pittsford accident occurred as he was heading north on Route 3 and his auto went off the right side of the highway struck a large tree and rolled over Stevens was taken to Rutland Hospital by Aldous Ambulance service George Crandall 21 of Danby escaped injury when his vehicle was destroyed when it left the highway and knocked down a utility pole on Route 7 in Wallingford Friday nightat 11:30 pm Crandall's accident occurred when he was proceeding north on Route 7 and his auto left the right side of the highway and skidded bark to the left side of the road It then went down an embankment and knocked down a utility pole and a fence coming to rest in the midst of some pine trees Craig Lewis 30 of Burlington was uninjured when his auto struck a horse in Rutland Saturday at 6:30 am Lewis collided with a horse owned by Robert Dombro of McKinley Avenue at the junction of Route 7 and McKinley Avenue as he was traveling north on Route 7 His bus received moderate front end damage and the horse sustained several injuries but is expected to live VANDALS HIT CHURCH Rutland police are investigating a rash of vandalism that has been occurring at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Hillside Road The most recent incident took place Thursday night when a $35 heavy duty window was smashed The window was broken sometime between 5 pm Thursday night and 9 a Friday morning The vandalism was reported to police by Rev Eugene Mitchell of 71 Lincoln Ave Robbery (Continued from Page 11) stopped borrowed a phone and notified state police in Rutland Meanwhile in Bomoseen wife who had not at first understood that the store had been robbed or where her husband had gone in such a hurry went downstairs and found the cash register open coins spilled on the floor and the phone wires cut She called state police on the upstairs extension phone Troopers Smith and Rousse were dispatched to locate the suspects They met a car fitting the description given by Merkel on Route 133 in West Rutland and chased it from there up Route 3 The police pulled alongside the vehicle-brought it to a halt and stopped their car in front of it After some maneuvering during which the suspects attempted to turn their vehicle around the two men were taken into custody police said The third man had jumped out of the car just before it was stopped police said The search of the area failed to locate that suspect No shots were exchanged when the suspects were apprehended police said A flat tire on the car may have resulted from hitting a curb at the intersection of Routes 4 and 3 but police could not be sure where it happened Some ruts were made in a lawn next to Route 3 as the car attempted to turn around Merkel said Sunday that his chase may have been a little but added: work hard for He said he was glad no one was hurt The guns the holdup men held when they confronted him at the store like he said He also said that his stomach was little Sunday Mrs Merkel said she was glad she realized what was going on in the store Saturday night would have died of she said Food Coupons to Help Equip Hospital Here A new project to raise money for hospital equipment was initiated at the annual membership meeting of the Auxiliary of the Rutland Hospital Monday The project introduced by Mrs Gilbert Howland is based on the collection of premiums from the top of all General Mills products When a sufficient number of premiums are collected they are returned to the General Mills Co which will finance the equipment A committee headed by Mrs Jack Crowley will work on this project Many new members were welcomed into the organization at the meeting Mrs Diane Fellows told of the enthusiastic response to the Hospital Teen program New Hampshire Youth Hurt in Car Crash SPRINGFIELD-(Special) -A 17 -year -old Littleton NH youth was hospitalized Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle flipped over on Route 106 near Vermont Research Corp in North Springfield Springfield police said Michael Herbert the operator was taken to Springfield Hospital and then transferred to Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover for treatment of a deep laceration of the chin The accident occurred at 3 31 pm as Herbert was entering Route 106 from a side road police said HALLOWEEN PARTY SPRINGFIELD (Special) -Special education students here and their families have been invited to a Halloween party Monday at 7 30 pm at St Episcopal Church Hosts will be the Springfield Association for Retarded Children Costumes are suggested LUNCHEON OMITTED BELLOWS FALLS -(Special) The Golden Diners Club luncheon at the Rockingham Senior Center will be omitted Monday when the Bellows Falls Senior Citizens Blub will hold a pot luck luncheon The luncheons will be resumed Tuesday Per Bu CIDER HAVEN HILL ORCHARD RFD Clarendon Vt Open Daily 10-5 Tel 773-4748 automobiles and accidents There are plenty of off-campus attractions that have resulted in auto accidents involving Castleton students the students are going to drink and they are it would be much better to have them drinking on he continued very hard to get killed walking between the student center and the Castleton After Abel spoke the state colleges board voted unanimously to endorse the St appeal Long -Distance Calls Aided by New Cable A nearly one-mile length of underground telephone cable to be placed along Lincoln Avenue to its intersection with North Street at a cost of $33000 will expand long distance services for area customers according to New England Telephone The project which Is scheduled to be finished in November will additional conversation pathways between Rutland and the nationwide long distance telephone said area telephone manager Robert Eaton It will enable the company to keep ahead of anticipated service needs according to Eaton Halloween Party Set At Center Rutland senior citizens will observe Halloween with a Halloween party on Friday afternoon at their center at 121A West St The center will be closed from 9 am to 5 pm on Monday in observance of Veterans Day but there will be card playing there at 7:30 pm Painting is scheduled from 10 am to noon on Tuesday and Friday On Wednesday there will be a Senior Club meeting at 1 pm A craft session will be held Thursday from 10 am to noon nidiil Do You Remember? 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK IN RUTLAND October 24-30 1946 Controversial rent situation in Rutland brings on rent controls effective November 1st Guy Thayer awarded contract to repair and restructure Rutland Armory Joe Garagiola Cardinal catcher wins George Sisler award for World Series play Mrs George Chalmers widow of one of Rutland's pioneer businessmen dies at 96 MSJ's "Caboose" Miglorie leads Vermont schoolboy scoring with 39 points RHS's Eddie Godnick is 3rd with 27 Ralph Flanders appointed by Governor Proctor to fill unexpired term of Senator Warren Austin Brattleboro spoils Red Raiders' bid for State Championship 14-0 Auto accident to coach and 4 St Mary's players on way to game cancels MSJ-St Mary's grid contest Undefeated Army and Notre Dame rated 1 and 2 In the nation on collision course President Truman appoints civilian Atomic Energy Commission with David Lilienthal as chairman 5000 lbs of Vermont marble first ever to be shipped by air leaves Rutland Airport for Detroit Rutland youth to celebrate HaHoween with numerous "block parties" Movados three Queens These self winding Queenmitics not only preside the ladies with newly styled timepieces but also remind them ot the date Self winding Calendar Water resistant A Stainless steel $135 With electroplated bezel stainless steel back $145 14K yold $195 (3 Stainless steel with matching bracelet $165 flectroplated bezel with stainless steel back matching bracelet $185 BIG SELECTION AT Our girls wanted you to know that the office closes at 4:30 PM on Monday through Friday and the phones are not answered after that time All Forms Of Insurance Kinney Pike Dell Conner Mead Bldg Dial 775-231 1 Rutland Vt "HONEST-LY IT'S THE BEST POLICY" JEWELRY CO DIAMOND MERCHANTS 1 1 Ctntir iURutkaPL Charge Accounts Welcome.