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Mayfest Broadens Base By Inviting Delegates College Road Collision Injures Returning Grad A Coram Bennington College to an opening of an art exhibit riniknt r4ni.iv inhirad Tuesday niaht. She lived In 20 Bennington Bnner, Wednesday, June 10. 1970 Other Events Face Seniors Before Graduation on Monday son, assistant principal of MU Anthony Union High School. whJ Bennington last year, ami taught semester during Honor Society induction ceremonies. Hayes Is currently involved In a political primary battle against Gov.

later a folksong suite by Ralph Vaughn Williams performed by the Mt. Anthony band. Scholarship awards Include arlat North Bennington EletnenUry School and a the Pine Cobble Sdiool in William stown. Maja. She.

atao a car toonlst, and drew several caricature for The Banner Meeting. Mayfest. and to name Venter ElweU as Itt delegate. Irving Adler of Shaftebury has been authorised by (he Mayfest Committee to visit organizations. Inviting them to take part In Mayfest and to name a representative, in an effort to gain a cross section of community support.

Adler explained that he Is outlining the twofold purpose of Mayfest to these groups. The first purpose Is to promote community support for programs of artistic merit based on local talent. And the second Is tsi rns to the community a jfTTTC I At f.S 1 VJ" The next five days will be packed with activity for Mt. Anthony Union High School seniors eoncludina with nniP. Monday June 15 at 7 p.m.

But before the graduates reach thatptoteau, they will be honored at awards night Thursday at 8 in the school gymnasium and attend baccalaureate ceremonies Sunday, June 14 at 7 p.m. These two events are open to the public, DUl guests at graduation Monday have been limited to five per student, Tickets were distributed to the seniors. In the event of rain, the graduation will be transferred from its outdoor site, SpineUi Field, to the gymnasium, and unlv three ot the five tickets given to each student will be honored. Commencement speaker will be Lt. Gov.

Thomas Hayes, who spoke to students earlier this firilTTI soVT i'CAI' A candidates' forum for the June election of the entire Ml. Anthony Union School Board will be sponsored by the Bennington League of Women Voters two days before the election. programs ot mem uiai mig." otherwise not beayallab e. Chairman of Mayfest for toe coming year Is Richard John TP. 1 1 J.

tltl 171 U9H The InJormatlonal meeting will be held Tuesday, June 18 at 8 pjn. in the auditorium of Each of the 18 cjindidates will ne given a cnance spean, ana a auouwi ui aiunm winen, of Bmngton, will be the moderator. Sunday in North Village Deane C. Davis for the Republican gubernatorial nomlnoaen. Awards night will begin with a processional, Sine Nomine by Ralph Vaughn Williams, followed by the national anthem, flag salute and introductory remarks by principal Charles W.

Ketr. int prraHnauuu mil divided into several categories, and will be made by faculty members or aamuusiraiors wro are familiar with the qualifications. Achievement awards will begin the program, with 19 separate areas. And three leadership presentations will follow. Between presentations, music wilt be offered: first canticle performed by students Elaine Curran and Dennis Pratt, and ticipate.

Mr. Jareckle com mented last winter in the school newspaper, Monitor: "The girls chosen will have a great amount of responsibility on their macrobuses, wmcn snoum ne an adventure within itself, especially with ail (h. luggage and equipment that is necessary, It is hoped that well reach our ueiuiwuun a As of Tuesday, all but two of the candidates had accepted invitations to attend, and the League expected the full state 14 Mt. Anthony Students Leave Tuesday for a Month in Mexico w.uikm. Mm.

Leonard Howe, new voter's service chairman of the League, and Mrs. Peter Hoar, outgoing chairman, are in charge of arrangements. Sunday, June 14, at 4 p.m. be a program ot con temporary folk and commentary mus Mme of lt original, prated at the McCullough Mansion In North Bennington, This is another In the Sunday Happening series presented at the mansion by the McCullough Park Foundation. The program this Sunday will be In two parts.

Jane Glick, a student at Mount Anthony Union High School, will sing a number of her original songs while ac Bennington Briefs Obituaries Friends of Mr, and Mrs. Carroll Adams of Montpeller, formerly of Bennington, may be interested to TritMrs Adams (Frankie) kMMAMH SLTT, i MJ. i. Montpeller, Vt, 0S6C1. n3son scnooi ai cast main oi.

wiu noia an open house this Thursday, June 11, from 2 to 6 p.m Interested parents are welcome locomeand bring their children. Dollars for Scholars presen tatlons, announcements of jnege scnoiarsmps, merit scholarships, and other grants. The "most deserving student" will also be tapped. The evening will close with a group of new awards: vocational awards, American Association of uiuyoibiij Pharmaceutical Association, PFC Gerald C. Colvln, American Legion, special r.uunumi Olympics, Business Achievement, John James Jr.

industrial Arts, Sergeant Major Charles F. Scott, Quill and Scroll, yearbook presentation and Senior Patriot awards. Graduates and audience will then sing the alma mater, "The Impossible Dream," and par ticipate In the recessional. Shots have been given to us during the past two weeta. We receive our fuialone.the gamma globulin shot, trui week.

The lessons that we learn with and rh er an insight inlc Me can bfe and compare it with our own dyiliiation. The trip will end July 13. directors of the permanent bank a arfiriUirV liard with authority to direct the ac tivities of the HoosickFalUhank. The Home Savings Bank is ulc succeeds Mrs. William D.I Worlhiiwton.

Mayfest was farmed in 1967 a a spring festival of the arts to celebrate the opening of the new Mt. Anthony auditorium, which had been enlarged through private funding beyond the school board's original plans. This year only one Mayfest program was conducted, a multi media evening on the subject of war, including an original oratorio composed by Louis Calabro of Bennington I College. Adler said he would be con ferring with other organisations In town to ask their par ticipation. To nnninfr' AM flJJ15l1lllg companying herself on the guitar.

Miss Glick performed at uie mansion last summer auraig a children's concert. The second part of the program will be presented by "The Caravan," a duo of artists heard by an en uiusiasuc audience in a program ot songs last summer. Peter Harrington and Russell Barber sing to the accompaniment of Barber's guitar, These programs are open to the public and there is no admission charge. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Philomena (Garofano) Bizzarre; of RuOand; otiier sons oaJ B.

RM "rl Mro t. of Rutland; Mrs. Mary Rizzico of jtoatfigm 10 prterTcS 'Via '11 be CalvaVy Burial will be in Calvary "ry T.n CXtoJw Funcra Home are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. io.onLDi DORSET Mrs. Arm S.

Hall untj April of this year jT.jn.. rpsidpnL nf TWset. died Saturdav at Lee Memoriai Hospital, "BofDV rS Halevwho olB SnSldd? years until nis renrement anoui J0 ra Mrj wa5 a natlve of jgffeH. At te mpe ilr tj i rmnHv mveti ta Florida. were held Leniph Acres.

Burial was in Ie Memorjal Park Funeral GEORGE E.MAXWELL STAMFORD Funeral services for George Edward Max ITWn County deputy shirlff. were held luesuHy illuming ui ai. juiia Bosco Church here, 'me Kev. Pompeo Vadaeca, pastor, JJ rtn Adams chanted the Gregorian Mass for the Dead. Mass for the Dead.

Bearers, all In uniform, were Bennington County Sheriff John MaioneVi Richard Vachon and Donald Greenslet of Benninirton, Stanley Mareckl of Readsboro and Raymond J. Crosier and Robert A. Costine of Stamford, deputy sheriffs. A delegation of nurses from the North Adams Hnsnital where a daughter, Mrs. Walter Burns, R.N., of Stamford, is a nurse, attended the Mass.

led bv Miss Claire Roy, R.N., director of nurses. Burial followed in the family lot in Southview Cemeterv. North Adams, with Fnther Vedacca conducting the oommlttal ser By STEVEN RICE Education may be exciting in a multi million dollar school that offers the best in lab and core facilities as Mt. Anthony does, village. This is the challenge that awalLi 14 Ml.

Anthuny ktudent and three teachers when they bean the lone iournev next Tuesday morning. One of the students will be this writer, ana it will be my pleasure to report on the trip. Leaders and veterans of past Mexican summer programs are teachers David Jareckie and John Duval. Making her first trip under the program will be junior high teacher Dorothy Evans. Students who will be participating are: Marty Dougherty, Linda Vozar, Louise Frantz, Sandy Richards, Joan Alexandre, Jim Lewis, Craig Reynolds, Mark Stratton, Stephen Gordon, Wayne George, Rick Davis.

Robert LaPorte and Tom Paris. One major objective of the trip will be to see how we'll react to a totally different culture and environment. We'll be living in a village called Allapuko. lt is bordered by mountains nearly 10,000 feet above sea level. The village has very limited electricity.

This is the first summer lhat liirls have had a chance to par Aiken Asks Probe Of Coal Shortage WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen. George Aiken's call for a probe into a coal shortage has gained support. Representatives of the American Public Power Association testified Tuesday small utilities throughout the nation are experiencing delayed coal deliveries and inflated prices. Last weeK AlKen, cited a lH I. IWlinot 17t dHi Light Supt.

William Stehhins in calling for a Senate Commerce Committee Drobe of the situation. In the first of a series of efforts tol hdenmtnnlnp on rttje Mrft nb County to broaden membership on the reBrewn.uv in The council voted unanimously to participate in I 1Hiflitr c50 Mt. Anthony Union Hgh School. running for the 11 board positions All candidates for membership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, aerie 1861, who are to be initiated Sunday at the Eagles rooms, SVat fte romfat 2 p.m! JamB c. Frovensal, son of Mr.

ana Mrs, u.u. iTDvensai ui tomdnirtwl was named to the ii( SKm. NH r. wUl be a white elephant sale. Bennington High Scht das, of 1960 members are requested to reulrn questionnaires and make reservations promptly for the lorn reuniun by contacting Mrs.

Kicoiu, Woodiard, 115 Rutter Rrad. Bennington. Emblem Club members are Emblem Club members are asked to be at the Elks Lodge at 2 p.m. Sunday for the annual Flag Day ceremonies. ine women ot uie moose wui The Women ot the Moose will rTT, Tm Je 13, 1J Pj Moose East Main Street.

RibUc welcome. Welfare Dent, ncllrtlc ASKS IjiaiSOH In t1 00(1 MOWTPELTER (UPI) The Social Welfare Department will profession to serve as liaison Ci i iTT. I. unemployed or low income wotKer. worker.

The food stomp program per mits weUare recipients to deduct cost mps from their benefit checks and have them malled. Betit said the nonprofessional vr mill olon mni enfrBl nil worker will also concentrate on up in the Morrisvillc Social Wei fare office for Aug. 1, when the first stamp mailings sre plan ned. Tin itl 1T. XUSJJllcU utiles Adelaide Darker Salem jj Mrs I vdia Cleveland' eiiin" rjeLucai Hooalck Mrs.

Doris Bernard. Wilmington Mrs. Margaret Marcotte and son Forrest Hassorn, Ben rington; Mrs. Joanne Bran and daughter. North Bennington BWto Mr.

and Mrs. Vincent Sendra of Manchester Depot a son June 9 Mr and Mrs. Robert Church ot 1 Haswey a son June 9f East Dorset, a daughter June 9. yesterday In head on collision the Bennington Collegs Road, T.tn to Putnam Memorial Hospital by the B.nmngton Mlss Jay nv. O.

of New Hope. who had Just returned to Bennington or a summer vacanon. The collision occurred at 6:10 pnli nttr the place where a Williams College student was killed last fall in an auto accident. According to Stale Police, Miss Brady was headed north toward me cwie mo ik lino headon by a car driven by Robert Bushee, 19, of Bennington. Bushee was also taaen to uie hospital where he was treated ntuti.

a hospital spokesman said this morning that Miss Brady was in fau condition, having suffered a broken leg, and fractured hip and state Police refused this mormng to give a detailed ac countof the way the accident took place, apparently necauje criminal charges may be brought. Miss Brady was driving a 153 Mercury, and Bushee was operating a 1963 Chevrolet sedan. Both cars were considered on me road B(uhee lo rf road accordmg a Ben. vehlcJe on a PoUcehad sioppaj ui other car, Un KJJ to disclose the names of EITrfS to tr nis car, una wmi uvci apologize to Miss Brady, who had to be amoved from her vehicle by the rescue squad. An art major at trie college, from which she graduated two years ago, miss uraoy was goirm Donald LaBarge On Police Force Donald LaBarge, formerly of 237 been appointed a police officer of the Phoenix Ariz Police DeoartmenL of Mr.

and M. Robert LaftJrge sooti Arte rorm rly irdngton he Is a 1966 graduate ot Bennington Catholic High School. Catholic High School The annotatee is 'now in his 'IL tho Pniir. secuilU wetlk Hi me i uijie Academv. His address is 2320 W.

Butler Phoenix, 89021. Two Graduate At Notre Dame Two Bennington County young men were among 1,300 who received degrees Sunday at the 12Sth Commencement at the University of fiotre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind. Thev wereWederick Torrisi of Arlington, son ot Mr. ana Mrs. Alfred Torrisi, who received his B.S.

Ul DhVSlCS In tT COJlege Of Science; and Jonathan iRJ Dwyer, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Ridiard H. Dwyer of North Bennington, who lieutenant in the U.S. Army neserve uniL era wy.

were coraer oy u. Rw Theodore Mql, CSC, president of Hfttn (Dame OT5nlnad1aS1Tas9 by James Aen Jr U.S. commissioner of education. Hnth 1970 Notre Dame Both 1970 Notre Dame the faU. Dwyer will go to Chiiago ef? 7h.J'J position Witt t10" 0 United OU Products Inc.

Jr'riSOn XlanS Are Reviewed WINDSOR (UPI) The stale Board of Corrections meets today to review plans for a new P'n built on the site of the former turkey farm at the Windsor Prison Farm grinds Commissioner of Corrections Lawrence Berahad said the board will review reports of the Imp cf the prison on th environment and the surrounding area, with an eye to preventing air. water and scenic polhition. Bids for the new facility, which was authorized by the 1970 legWature to replace the ezlsUng Jyearld prison, could be let by the end of toe year. CITED BY RESCUE SQUAD Edvin J. Austin of North Bennington, member af the Bennington Rescue Squad, who has answered more than 1.000 was cited at the annual squad banquet and presented a plaque.

H. Betit, squad president, makes ihe presentation. Albany, Hoosick Falls FLOYD S. CRAFTS WILMINGTON Floyd S. "aIBJ "tenu.rBJ ana wiunuigion, reureq hotoLaan.

died Tulsday at the William Mary Nursing Home in st Petersburg, formerly managed by hia son. He had been ill nvr a Icitib oenod. over a long perioa. Busine3s )n he moved to Wilmington as a mm auditor and assisting at the Vermont House. A charter 66 year member and worshipful master of the Wilmington Masonic Lodge 38, he was a member of the Scottish and Shriner.

He served as a worthy winner. Me served as a wormy patron of Mayflower Chapter 19 as well as a deputy grand patron I7.alprn Sllsr of Uie Eastern Star. The co owner and operator of first wife, May Allen Crafts, since waB built in 1903, ey lolnly Bad grated the v. marriage in 1696. A former member of Uie CongregaUona churches in Wilmington and St.

Petersburg Ihe Morgan Horse Club and the Vermont Hotel Assoeiauon, lie had rellred in 10 and married Lisabelle al 2M0 Woodlawn Circle Klf Pburg residence. He also leaves a da JEhter, Mar jorle, Mrs. F.dward Grady of Beal House, Littleton, N.Y., and a son, F. Stanley Crafls Jr. of stepson, Bancroft Bry.nl of "a' Home ta Petersburg and a Masonic ol gte ta wilmjn8ton desired, contributions In his mo ho moHa Cancer Fund CHAHLEs BIZZARRO RUTLAND Charles Bi2iarro, 76, of 100 South died Tuesday at Rutland Hospital after a long illness.

He was the father of Joseph Bizzarro of Bennington and Frank Bizzarro of Rutland, formerlv of Bennlneton. He wss horn in Cervenarra, Italy, on Oct. 19, 1892, son of Anthnnv nnrl Murie fDeSlm monie) Bizzarro. Before his relirement, Mr. Bizzarro had been in the dry cleaning business.

Hp was the Fnunder of the Order of the Sons of Italy Cristofo Colombo Lodge, and a member of Banks Announce Merger which he warned could result in savings Bank of Albany have located at 11 North Pearl St. in received his B. S. in chemica jj" a tWman subcommittee fd stamp poUcies. SSirK severe power blackouts next a plan to merge.

Albany and has branches at engineering in the College of Commissioner Joseph Betit The announcement on the several location, in the city. Engmeermg too tadrlB JlJoZ said district." A Miss Rita GaranL daughtei of Mrs. Alice Garant of Coolidge Avenue, was in Washington, D.C., last week doing research for California state colleges. She "tepped in Bennington a few days "fc uw returning to her position in returning to ner position in Califom(, 83 Urector of structional and research grants Cmnmn Ctfllf TyilUw Judae Ernest H. Rosasco in district court, North Adams, Tuesday continued to June 15, arraignment, a case involving a charge of 'dangerous driving ugoinsi jut jcv.

ciweu, 27, ol 222 North Bennmgton. Elwell was the driver of a truck uivolyed in a collision with a car May 28 at the western summit of H.uhawk Trail. The passengers in the car were In Jured, one seriously. Proht Motrins Ran Linn nw uaiMlllg needs and problems of VXns Burline ton. and Montnelier attornev Tuesday which concentrated on Burn, said the probe wUl cen b) marlii 9nli ths nf Vt ETV Director Uireciur Namer! at $20 000 IVamea at BURLINGTON fUPI) The director of the educational television network In the Virgin Islands today was named station manager tor Vermont iv.

John W. Dunlap, 42, a native New Jersian. was appointed to the post at a yearly salary of "slightly more than WjODO." dean of continuing education at toe University of Vermont. The post has teen vaunt since toe resignation earlier this year of Odell Skinner the man who managed the Vermont Tour station network since it went on the air in 1967. Skinner cited frus ration over budgetary problems in leaving to take a Liter job in Maine.

Dunlop, before taking toe Vlr gin Islands job, was staUor, rnanager for the Maine ETV network. Lady," a candid camera film by The Lerislative Council is con eipiaimng ine ueiieinu oi lie iuuu Allen Funt Dlus, "The Night camouc tiign rcnooi. iihthi due. (he fed stamp program to eligible, non yKsZ a resolution adopted by the ParUclp. itlng houf tmOKlCK FALLS.

N.Y. nouncement of their officers, the Permanent Savings and laan i.spi,,nnn herp and the Home merger was released by Jonnii and Morgan Burke, executive vice president of Permanent Savings and Loan. The merger win comoine uie assets of the two banks, $120 million of the Home Savings Bank and listed as assets by the Permanent Savings i iinn shareholders of the Permanent Savings and Loan bank. Under the new arrangement Burke would become a vice president of toe Home Savings Bank charge of the Hoosick Falls branch and Autos Collide Two southbuund ears colhded at 9 as Tiiewlav afternoon on Wnprh Slrool nnnr Uib inlprsentinn county and North streets, village Police reported this morning. Dodee 24 of Winooski and fjlrT, Steti: SL" i PTce said that the Dodge car BteLdtopaltaSn TZ but rtt bfck to to" Hon wagon in "urred slight damage to toe left rJv, ht iho SSTJr "7moSer a rlght Znt and there wcre no injuries.

1 he merger must ne approvea by the state Banking Depart LZ 1 eight tons behind schedule and agreed with Aiken's assessment of the danger of power failures Welfare Continued from Page 1 governments bankrupt. But the chief objection, hv Ken. John J. Williams Delaware, ranking Republii on me Bcnuie ctiiiuuiiiee, was that under certain circumstances welfare recipients would improve their lot by quitting work or by taking a drop in earnings. The original bill worked oul that way because many govern ment programs designed to nnip Uie poor give the most aid to those with the least income.

These include medicaid, public housing and the food stamp program. COnSedUenCe. Charts prepared by flEW at Williams' insistence showed that under famiiy assistance a wenare mother of three Wibiunc ton, for example, would haveatotal incomeof if she earned tl 000 Her total income anetlossof 182ayear Efi SSD The reason was that she would have lost more in government hi.npfit? than she would have InrJSJ Critics called this a "disin cenUve to work" and instructed the administration to purge that aspect from the bill. raised of At the MOVWS "Jenny," starring Mario Thomas and Alan Alda. At the Harte Theatre.

Monday Thursday p.m. Fridayunday and 8:30 p.m. Jason nuuarus aim dihi cbjuim. vaudeville is back. At the Ben At Dusk.

The Boys in the Band," stage hornoseuautv on screen. At the Williamstown Cinema. Monday Thursday 3 p.m. Friday Sunday and p.m. Gadabouts Hold Dance Saturday r.adahnnt inimre dancers have been requested to get two sets togeiner anu Sei meir lvC1 hanner back that was won away from them at the last dance.

For those involved, members should not forget the demon stratlon this Saturday at 8 p.m. for the United Methodist Couples Club at Lake Paran. Anyone interested may come and watch this western style square dan cine The net regular dance for the Catamount Gadabout Club wUl be at 8 p.m. on June 27 at Hedges Lake. Cliff Brodeur will be the caller.

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