Rutland Daily Herald from Rutland, Vermont • 6

The Sunday Rutland Herald and The Sunday Times Argus Award Winners Are Announced At Banquet Of State Firefighters Association In Barre been 535 fires investigated through his office with 260 of them identified already as due to arson He spoke of the creation of an eight-man detachment with special duties to investigate arson He will ask for an increased budget to continue and expand this specialized group of investigators Speaking briefly on the like that in California Commissioner Lynch said that the emphasis should not be on cutting state taxes but on federal expenses because the federal government programs in many places do not provide the service which the individual states give to their citizens volunteers in the state in fire departments and emergency services as an example However he stressed mean and he spoke with pride of the beginnings of a new training academy for firefighters and emergency services He said he would propose to the Legislature that it have ample funding The commissioner commented on arson as being the most serious crime in Vermont Last year 15 persons in Vermont died in fires which were caused by arson There was an $8 million loss in property due to the same cause Already he went on there have year assisted in the presentations She is Miss Lisa Galfetti granddaughter of former Barre City Fire Chief and Mrs Albert Galfetti The state was represented by Lieutenant Gov Garry Buckley Mayor Vergilio Bonacorsi extended the host official welcome The main speaker was Francis Lynch commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and state fire marshal Commissioner Lynch spoke of Vermont as being unique in its community spirit caring for each other in the community That is why he said there are so many Obituaries Veteran Comic Frank Fontaine Dies WINCHESTER Mass (UPI) -Frank family Saturday began making plans for the funeral next week of the veteran vaudevillian who won national fame as television's cheerful drunk Fontaine 58 died of an apparent heart attack Friday night while attending the National Order of Eagles convention at Spokane Wash He collapsed just after receiving a 525000 check the convention gives to celebrities who then donate the funds to medical research He is survived by his widow two daughters and nine sons A family spokesman said the funeral probably would be either Wednesday or Thursday in suburban Medford Mass Fontaine had a history of heart problems and was hospitalized in 1970 Bom in Cambridge Mass Fontaine played in Boston-area nightclubs He once said he developed his character from watching his boyhood friends With his tumed-up hat and slurred Joe" greeting Crazy was a familiar figure in the late 1950s on the Jackie Gleason show where Gleason played a bartender and Fontaine one of his customers Fontaine also appeared frequently on the Jack Benny show Frank and had his own early 1960s He moved nightclubs in customers also sing and Fontaine several motion Goes and the Marriage Me "Scared i pt" -i a Mrs Henry (Gladys) Hebert August 6 1978 Leahy Urges Full Airing Of Yankee Issue By DAVID MOTT RUTLAND US Sen Patrick Leahy said Saturday he favors a far-reaching of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Company plant before a federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing in Vermont See related story on page 7 Leahy made his comment during an early morning meeting with county and city Democrats at the Holiday Inn here But while he said he supported the concept of a full-blown and far-reaching hearing before the NRC on the pros and cons of the Yankee lant and nuclear power in general Leahy shied away from committing himself to active lobbying for a such a forum in Vermont lone Democratic congressman said he will return to Washington and explore the possiblities of a hearing before the NRC Leahy said he would for a hearing if the NRC would agree to make it a wide-ranging discussion of nuclear operations If however they advocate a discussion limited only to aspects of the Yankee plant Leahy said he would not actively lobby for the hearing Judging by his mail nuclear in particular the Vermont Yankee plant in is a major issue in Vermont Leahy said If an NRC hearing is held in the state the attendance by Vermonters would be overwhelming Leahy said Leahy said holding the hearing would insure an objective ana multi-faceted look at nuclear power and the Yankee plant Such a hearing would also be advantageous for nuclear industry proponents who have lost credibility with the public he said think people are very about Yankee and nuclear power said Leahy Also in an effort to open better lines of communication between US Housing Urban Development department and Vermont municipalities Leahy said he will work to bring high level HUD officials to Vermont for meetings with local officials suggestion followed a complaint by Rutland City Planner Theodore Cacioppi that HUD was continuing to burden smaller cities with unreasonably complex applications for Community Development Grants Cacioppi said that while the federal Office of Management Budget had simplifed their application forms HUD persisted in using a more complicated form am sorry to hear this is said Leahy Cacioppi said HUD added insult to injury by restricting the number of municipal representatives eligible to attend an Aug 15 workshop on how to fill out final grant applications Rutland has been invited to apply for final approval of a $855000 community development grant bring whoever you want We will get that restriction said Leahy who is on a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that disperses funds to HUD Leahy speculated that a lot of local complaints are not working their way up to higher echelon a meeting of the type suggested would make high level HUD officials aware of local complaints Leahy said The breakfast meeting kicked off a weekend swing through the state during which Leahy hopes to solicit ideas and input from constituents After leaving the Holiday Inn the senator spent almost two hours meeting with constituents in his Rutland office below the Post Office on West Street Those attending the Saturday breakfast included Rutland Mayor Gilbert Godnick several aldermen state representatives and Carroll Comstock of the International Association of Machine Aerospace Workers State Firefighters Re-elect Top Officers PLAINFIELD Mrs Henry (Gladys) Hebert 58 of Maple Hill Plainfield died Saturday morning in the Mary Fletcher Unit of the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont in Burlington She was bom in Marshfield Oct 22 1919 daughter of Mrs Ida (Martin) Holt and the late George Holt Her early years were spent in Marshfield where she was a 1937 graduate of Marshfield High School She had been employed more than 30 years by the Rock of Ages Capacitors in Barre and its successor Sprague Electric Co She was first married to Frank Modica On Oct 21 1964 she was married in Plainfield to the Rev Henry Hebert Besides her husband she leaves a son Robert Modica Plainfield two stepsons Michael Hebert Marshfield and Maurice Hebert Montpelier five grandchildren Robert Modica Jr and Shelley Modica Plainfield Todd and Eric Hebert Montpelier and Mandy Notte BOMOSEEN Funeral services for Mrs Agnes Notte 54 of Bomoseen who died Thursday at Rutland Hospital were held Saturday at 9 am in St Church The Rev Denis Breton assistant pastor celebrated the Mass of Ressurrection Mary Jean was vocalist accompanied at the i Firefighters compete at water polo alternate Walter Read Jr chief in East Dorset and Brian Wade assistant chief in Shaftsbury alternate Robert Mackin St Johnsbury Ralph Vezina Williston William Sanborn of Winooski alternate Essex-Henry Prehemo chief in Beecher Falls and Woodrow Gamsby Beecher Falls as alternate Richard King Fairfield and John Kieselmann Georgia as alternate Grand Isle-Ron Shappy Grand Isle Merreal Wheelock Cambridge chief and Clifton Thomson Stowe chief alternate Also Newton Bolles chief in Fairlee and William Emery Washington chief as alternate Orleans-Maurice Fortin Derby Line and Emile Lapierre Orleans chief as alternate Lt Robert Coolidge Pittsford and Richard Dimick ex-chief in West Pawlet as alternate Weldon Morin Barre Town and Thomas Venner Barre City chief as alternate William White Brattleboro with Capt George McCormick Marlboro as 31(61119 16 William Remick Hartford and Robert Mariotti White River Junction as alternate Presiding at the association business meeting was Hopkins A welcome to Barre City was extended by convention chairman Conrad Estivill and the invocation was offered by the Rev Raymond Soutiere of St Monica Church Mayor Vergilio Bonacorsi and City Manager Arthur Ristau greeted the delegates as did Fire Chief Thomas Venner Mrs Dorothy Cenate of Rockingham president of the By CARROLL FENWICK BARRE The banquet session of the 89th annual convention of the Vermont State Firefighters Association held in Barre this weekend concluded with the announcement of top awards Announced as recipient of the Robert King Fire Chief of the Year Award named for the retired onetime Morrisville chief now residing in Massachusetts is Robert Simon chief of the East Montpelier Fire Department Honored as award winner of the VSFA Rescue Squad-Ambulance Member of the Year was Bruce Goodvear of Waltham Named VSFA Firefighter of the Year award winner was 80-year-old Lindley Bigelow of Lincoln During the day Saturday several sporting contests were carried out with the winners being announced after the dinner In the wet hose contest Highgate was first followed by Waterbury Center second and Williston 'third The midnight alarm competition was won by Colchester with Clarendon in second place and Readsboro third The blindfold contest had Readsboro in first place with Colchester in second position and Clarendon in third The portable pumping contest was won by Readsboro followed by Waterbury Center second and Charlotte third The water polo competition winner was Clarendon with Highgate in second place and Bennington in third The Chief Koltonski trophy going to the department with the total highest score in all events was won for the seventh year by Readsboro The Highgate department was presented the sportsmanship trophy for its fine spirit of cooperation and friendly competition Conrad Estivill general chairman of the Barre convention served as master of ceremonies at the banquet The new for the Alternative armers Gather By STEVE BAUMANN HENNIKER NH More than 600 New Englanders packed this small New Hampshire town this weekend for the fourth annual Conference on Alternative Agriculture sponsored by the Natural Organic Farmers Association a Vermont-New Hampshire farm group With activities during the three-day affair beginning at 7 am and running well into the evening the youthful crowd of agriculturalists plodded across the campus of tiny New England College swapping information on concerns ranging from vegetable marketing to beekeeping home childbirth to bio-dynamic gardening seaweed fertilizer to biological pest control Last NOFA conference in Plymouth Vt attracted only a third the crowd of this event Though the large turnout created some problems such as long waiting lines for meals those gathered here seemed able to adapt effortlessly to slightly un comfortable situations The conference embraced practitioners of a wide range of what is considered alternative agriculture: organic and part-time farmers bio-dynamic gardeners self-sufficient and small scale farmers appropriate technologists and back-to-the-landers One assumption of most of those present was that the current system of agriculture in this country is at the least inappropriate and due for humanistic change To many others American petroleum dependent reliant on carcenogenic chemicals operating on a huge scale fend controlled by large is on its deathbed Tne conference presented a wide variety of to the national system of food production and distribution The participants advocated small-scale diversified family farming based on premises As one speaker said Friday is the core of what all Many acknowledged their individual roots in the societal and political anti-Vietnam War ecology or of recent history At first generally looked upon as a fad by most in the entrenched agricultural community the alternative farmers have recently begun drawing support for their activities from the legislatures state extension services and farm organizations like the Grange However many people here felt there was not yet enough support for various alternative farming activities and called for additional federal help in the form of research grants and small farming loans While some obviously shunned the idea of working with a meddlesome governmental bureaucracy many others seemed to feel some assistance was needed to overcome societal and economic barriers One speaker said "We need a financing system where new farmers can get loans and have to begin paying them back for five years not too much to ask a society for re-vitaltzing its Liberty Union Adopts Platform Statement Fontaine radio show in the on to Las Vegas the mid 1960s where discovered he could perform other roles also appeared in pictures including to Model "Call and Hebert Marshfield She is also s-urvived by her mother in Plain-field four brothers Warren and Ralph Holt Plainfield Arthur Holt Corinth Maine and Clyde Holt East Montpelier a sister Mrs Nathalie Ferrati Barre nieces and nephews Two brothers Norman and Wallace Holt and a sister Carrie Holt are deceased Mrs Holt was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Barre of which her husband is pastor also the missionary board of the church and was a leader of the CPMA Auxiliary in the church Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm in the Church of God of Prophecy on Brook Street in Barre Bishop David Risch will officiate Burial will be in Plain-Mont Cemetery in East Montpelier Friends may call at the Hooker Funeral Home 7 Academy St Barre Sunday from 7 to 9 pm Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of God of Prophecy in care of Mrs Joseph Webb clerk and treasurer Lague Drive Barre Rites organ by Mrs William Bearers were Jack Gibbons of Boston Mass A1 Hebert of Poughkeepsie NY George Sheldon of Bomoseen Quido Notte Norman Ladabouche and Martin Notte Jr all of Rutland Burial was in Calvary Cemetery with Father Breton reading the committal prayers munications open with both groups The Peoples Party and the New American Movement label themselves as socialist organizations which Liberty Union does not even though certain of its members call themselves socialists The Liberty Union also asked the Peoples Party to consider allowing it to have a role in the selection of a Peoples Party presidential candidate in two years A decision on that issue will be made in September Liberty Union Chairman Terry Bouricius of Charlotte stepped down from office because of other commitments and Jack Craven a longtime party member was elected as chairman The next party meeting was set for Sept 16 at a Washington County location still to be determined Mixed Crowd Due At Fete To Hype Jamaica Damsite JAMAICA (UPI) At least two politicians one economist and three parachutists are expected to join festivities Sunday at the Ball Mountain Dam to help generate support for hyroelectric power The Is being organized by the West River Basin Energy Committee and the Army Corps of Engineers Among the politcians scheduled to speak are Rep James Jeffords R-Vt and Sen Patrick Leahy D-Vt Economist John Kenneth Galbraith of Townshend and Esther Peterson President consumer advisor and a part time Townshend resident are also expected to be on hand Several airborne events are scheduled including the release of 100 helium balloons and the launching of a hot-air balloon with some passengers aboard In addition parachutists Nate Pond of Springfield with sons Gary and Tim plan to jump from an airplane in a free fall and join hands before opening their chutes Lobsters hamburgers hotdogs and steaks will be on grill throughout the day mJ Novogrodsky photo auxiliary also greeted the assembly Barre Town Fire Chief Edward Solomon responded for the convention delegate body The Rev Basil Nichols of Bristol state chaplain memorialized deceased members of the association Following the departure of members of the auxiliary to their separate meeting the association convened to hear reports of officers and to conduct the business of the organization Of major interest was the report by Walter Read Sr of East Dorset the supervisor of training He spoke of the training program as having the largest participation in any year with 2798 fire and rescue personnel attending as of May He said that the Pittsford Police Academy had been used 10 weekends during the past fall winter and spring with each enrollee in the program having 120 hours of intensive training In addition 30 acres of land at the academy has been leased for a training area with actual field training to be under way this fall or next spring A fund drive is being launched to help in financing training structures on the land No bids were received for hosting the 1979 convention The executive board will make plans at future meetings for that session The auxiliary through President Dorothy Cenate presented $1000 to the Vermont Fire Service Training Center Inc a separate entity for tax purposes to be used at the training center and another $100 was presented to Read for use in training schools The annual banquet Saturday night was attended by about 500 firefighters and thpir wives and friends It was served by Catering Service of Barre By CARROLL FENWICK BARRE The four top officers of the Vermont State Firefighters Association were re-elected at the Saturday afternoon business meeting of the association held here during the 89th annual convention The convention concludes Sunday afternoon following a two-hour parade through Barre streets Welcome flags around the city park a huge banner across the main street welcome cards in store windows and the sounds of fire truck sirens and bells expressed greetings to the convention More than 200 delegates to the annual meeting held in the Barre Municipal Auditorium re-elected Edward Hopkins Jr chief of the Manchester Center Fire Department as association president Re-elected first vice president was Melvin A Monell of the General Electric fire prevention unit in Burlington The second vice president remains Ralph Jackman chief of the Vergennes Fire Department Howard Dailey deputy chief in Manchester Center was re-elected secretary-treasurer a post he has held since his election in 1960 The county representatives and alternates elected were: Frederick Jackman ex-chief in Bristol and Robert Jenkins Ferrisburg chief Clamshell Plans Power A-Bomb Demonstration SOMERSET Mass (UPI) -Opponents of the Seabrook nuclear power plant in southern New Hampshire plan to demonstrate Sunday at the New England Power Co where the reactor for Seabrook is presently stored Members of the southeastern Massachusetts chapter of the Clamshell Alliance gathered Saturday for the demonstration as well as to mark the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing on Aug 6 1945 Doug Johnson head of the Massachusetts chapter said the group plans to encircle the power plant at Brayton Point on the Taunton River where the reactor floats on a barge The Clamshell Alliance plans to block the future departure for Seabrook with hundreds of small boats Johnson added Another affiliate of the Clamshell Alliance The Pilgrim Alliance of Plymouth has scheduled a procession Sunday morning from Plymouth Rock to the Pilgrim I nuclear power station five miles away The so-called to the was scheduled to begin at 10 am and officials expected at least 200 participants The marchers were asked to wear white clothing and walk in small groups to the atomic plant The demonstrators planned to conduct a vigil at the waterfront near the nuclear facility to commemorate those who died at Hiroshima on Aug 6 1945 STEPS CONSIDERED BURLINGTON (UPI) Police and city park superintendents are considering steps to crack down on vandalism drinking and litter problems In the community Authorities Friday decided to work this winter to better deal with the problem Steps under consideration Include closing trouble spots at midnight instead of 2 am spot checks for drinking age violations and aggressive enforcement of a city ban on glass containers in public parks By LOUIS BERNEY Vermont Press Bureau BURLINGTON The Liberty Union party adopted a basic platform statement Saturday and declined to affiliate formally with either of two national leftist parties that sent representatives to Burlington to attend the monthly statewide meeting The 15 members attending the session also agreed by consensus that the party would be bound at future Liberty Union presidential conventions to nominate the candidate who wins the presidential preference primary In 1976 the convention did not nominate a presidential candidate despite the fact that Margaret Wright of the Peoples Party won the Liberty Union preference primary The platform which will serve as a working document to be amended at future Liberty Union meetings covered many of the same precepts that have distinguished the Liberty Union from the two major political parties the Democrats -and Republicans The document called for economic equality for all residents of Vermont socially productive and satisfying work for everyone an endorsement of the Equal Rights Amendment an end to nuclear power and armaments total freedom of lifestyle nonviolent expression and a termination of international exploitation by one nation over another It was decided that planks written into the platform Saturday would only include those concepts which could be agreed to by a consensus of those present Because of that restriction a proposal to add a pro-abortion clause was postponed when Heubner Wellman a Liberty Union candidate for the state Senate In Windham County called for further discussion on the Issue before It was written Into the platform In the future according to Liberty Union Secretary Peter Diamondstone consensus will not be required for adoption of platform Items Party members decided not to affiliate with either the Peoples Party or the New American Movement but to keep com Cruiser Backs Into Pole During Pursuit BARRE TOWN A police Police said the motorcycle was cruiser driven by Barre Town operated by a teenage male and Police Lieutenant Raymond that he was carrying a passenger Jacobs crashed into a utility pole They urged anyone able to identify on Upper Camp Street Saturday either of the subjects to contact following a high-speed chase In Corporal Ronald DeVincenzi at the which the driver of an Middlesex state police barracks unregistered motorcycle eluded officers Jacobs suffered a neck injury in the mishap but was not hospitalized The cruiser sustained about $100 damage and the utility pole was snapped almost in half State police said they sure of the extent of damage to the pole The incident occured at 3 pm ds Jacobs and Officer Robert Ryan were heading in separate cruisers to the home of Police Chief Robert Edwards Ryan observed an apparently unregistered motorcycle on Camp Street and the two policemen pursued the vehicle after the driver refused to stop Eyewitnesses said the motorcycle for a time was caught bet ween the two cruisers but that the driver finally left the road and disappeared across the lawn of a home on Camp Street and into the woods As he was attempting to turn his cruiser around so he could backtrack and try to head the motorcycle off on another street Jacobs backed into a grass bank and the utility pote The officer said his brakes failed and he backed the vehicle into the bank to avoid hitting an approaching car Jacobs said he sure of his speed at the time he hit the pole but that he have been going pretty because he was trying to turn around in a hurry State police said damage to the cruiser was minimal because of its bumper" The lawn around the utility pole was dug up by the vehicle which wound up being wedged tightly into the bank Cruiser Raczpnoto meets pole fci ifcki.