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H-Benniiiglon Banner, Thursday, April 23, 1964 Firemen Preparing For August Conclave Carbide Sets New State Route Numbers In Stamford, Readsboro Members of the Bwumigton Fire Department have announced that they have already raised about half the money they need to pay the cost of the State Firefighters Association Convention here Aug. 15-10. Ormal II. pierce, program committee chairman, said that to date area merchants anil businessmen have bought more than $1,900 worth of advertising in a program that will be distributed during the convention, firemen will continue to solicit advertising during the next few weeks hi an effort to raise at least J4.000 he said. Progress was also reported on other fronts.

Fire chief Richard Hollister said that arrangements have been made to hold a convention dinner at the State Armory on Saturday evening, Aug. 15. The climax of the two-day affair will be a parade Sunday afternoon. Representatives of an estimated 15 fire fighting units from Vermont, Massachusetts and New York, with their equipment, will march down Main Street and then return to the Hook and Ladder Co. fire house by way of Gage Street.

A large number of bands is also expected to participate. Trophies will bu presented to units that are judged to have Funerals A B. I I A Second Congregational Church was filled with many mourners Wednesday afternoon for the funeral service of Carl (Curly) B. Williams, assistant principal of Bcnnlngton High School and identified with school athletics here for 34 years, who died unexpectedly Sunday at tiis homo on Convent Avenue. The Rev.

Stephen C. Greene, pastor, officiated. R. H. Van der Linde presided at the organ.

Among the several groups attending were teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; Bennington Club, Bennington Club; athletic groups and the Student Council of Bennington High School. Several of the clergy also attended. Bearers were Richard Caswell, Edward Ransom and Kendall Rich of Bennington High School faculty; Franklin Riley oi Bennington Graded School District board; John Zync, formerly of the Benhl faculty', and FredGrant, neighbor and former Benin athlete. Honorary bearers were Supt. Allan Heath of the Bennington Graded School District; J.

Franklin Farrell of Adams, retired superintendent of Adams public schools and a longtime friend: Walter C. Wood, principal emeritus of Bennington High School; the Kev. Vincent J. Spinelli, CSC. Bennington Catholic High School principal; Irving Daigneault and Arnyel G.

Baker. On Tuesday night all of the groups who attended the funeral and scores of other associates and friends including former students visited the Hanson Wai- bridge Funeral Home to pay last respects. Committal services were held at Main Street Cemetery in Dai- ton, with the Williams' family pastor, the Rev. Patrick Finleon of the Dalton Congregational Church, offering prayers. Out of town relatives and friends were included from Wilton, Storrs.

Portland, Maine; Plymouth, X.II,; Brockton, Springfield, plttstield, Adams, North Adams, Dalton, West Boylston, Plymouth, Rutland, Bellows Falls and from towns in the general area. Mrs. I A The funeral of Mrs. Effie Armstrong, who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Monday, was held at Mahar Son Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. Angus J.

MacDonald, pastor of the Shaftsbury Methodist Church, officiating. Bearers were four grandsons, Keith and Herbert Armstrong; Robert Paquin and Richard Day. Burial was in the family lot in Old Hennington Cemetery with the Rev. Mr. MacDonald offering the committal prayers.

Relatives and friends attended from Puwnal, Searsburg, Shaftsbury; Acton, Hoosick Falls, X.Y. the best appearance, to have traveled the farthest to attend, to have the most men In the line of inarch, and to have the oldest piece of apparatus. Following the parade, firemen will compete in sports events a. Memorial park. A traditional favorite among both firemen and spectators Is water polo.

Matches, this year as In the past, will be held on Gage Street. Francis D. (Mike) Walker, special consultant to the arrangements committee, saidtheYMCA had approved the use of Memorial Park for convention activities with the sole proviso that no alcoholic beverages be dispensed there. Sales Record NEW YORK Union Carbide Corp. sales for the first quarter of 1964 were $417,455,000, setting a new first-quarter record, Birny Mason president, announced today.

This was an increase of 9 per cent above last year's sales of $383,669,000. Net income was $40,617,000, or $1.35 a share, 17 per cent above the $34,853,000 or $1.10 a share, reported for the first quarter of 1963. The benefits from the new tax bill added about million, or 10 cents a share, to first-quarter earnings. Mason noted that sales of chemicals and plastics, and all products serving steel markets, have been particularly strong. He commented further: "Assuming generally good business conditions for the remainder of the year, results for 1904 should show Improvement over 1903." MONTPELIER By May 1, travelers along Vermont's state highways will find three changes in route numbers, the Highway Department announced today.

Route F-3 in Grand Isle has been renumbered Vermont Route 314, while newly numbered Route 242 will carry highway users from Route 118 in Montgomery Center past the Jay Peak area to its junction with Route 101. Other changes, says the department, Involve Routes 8 and 100 in the southern area of the Bloodmobile Arrives Again on Wednesday Wednesday, April 29, the Red Cross Bloodmobile will again come to the Elks' Barn. The quota will be 100 pints of blood, the same amount needed from each blood drawing for some years. To meet this, it Is necessary for more than 100 donors to volunteer because there are always a few who have to cancel on that day. Mrs.

Robert M. Parmelee, chairman of the Red Cross blood program in Bennlngton County, announced this morning that recruitment is being carried out this week by telephone and at the industrial plants in Bennington, North Bennington and Shaftsbury. Those working on the telephone committee are: Mrs. Lewis Carpenter, Mrs Frederick Ester, Mrs. John Kennedy Mrs.

Bernard Leamy, Mrs. John Litster and Mrs, Sennett. At the last Bloodmobile visit in Bennington on Feb. 26 new records were reached In the Gallon Club by the following who received pin awards: Leon Eldred was given the highest award as he gave his 40th pint of blood and received the five-gallon pin; William Jordan, Robert J. Myers and Rev.

Stephen Greene were awarded two-gallon pins and Dr. Abraham J. Moskovitz, Ion Rackliffe and Mrs. Dorothy Sweet reached the gallon mark, thus becoming new members of the Gallon Club. Meeting the blood needs of all Vermont hospitals and all Vermont residents as this Red Cross program does requires the support of many volunteer donors, Mrs.

Parmelee said. Those in the Bennington areas have continued to meet this challenge since 1950 when the blood program covering the state began. They can well be proud of this record, she said, and all working for the success of the ei tire program are grateful to all these donors. The doors at the Elks' Barn will be open from next Wednesday. Transportation is always available by calling 2-9458, the Red Cross office.

For a special appointment, call the same number, or if prefer' red, donors can walk in at their convenience. Municipal Court A Municipal Court jury was expected to reach a verdict this afternoon after hearing testimony all morning in the case of Robert Connors of East Dorset, who has been charged by the state with trapping wild animals with untagged traps. Connors previously pleaded not guilty to the charge. Both State's Atty. R.

Marshall Wltten and Atty, Stephen H. Gilman, defense attorney, agreed that one of the two traps set by Connors the day the alleged violation took place was not marked. Gilman and his client maintained, however, that since a tag bearing Connors' name was attached to one of the traps, and since both traps won? chained to a single stake, both traps were properly identified. The purpose of the state law requiring tags, after all, is to identify them, Gilman said. The violation, at most, was purely technical, he maintained.

rebutted that Connors' failure to tag both traps was a clparc'iit violation of the law, and that both he and the game warden would be derelict In their duty if they didn't prosecute the defendant. The chief witness for the state, George Thuren of Manchester, a state game warden, testified that on April 11 lie discovered two muskrat traps owned by Connors submerged In several inches of water near the Rutland Railway right of way in East Dorset. The game warden claimed that one of the traps was identified by a tag bearing the words "Connors and Sons, East Dorset," but said that the other trap hadn't been marked In any way. i a Firemen Douse I Mass. An to The Bennington Fire Department doused a fire Wednesday night that burncrl the seat of a car parked on Main Street oast of a Square.

A i department spokesman said the car had been parked thereby MarshaGal- li of North Adams, who had come here to play bingo. A lighted cigarette is believed to have been responsible for the blaze. state. Duplicate numbers 8 and 100 will remain on the road through Stamford from the Massachusetts state line to Heartwellville. The duplicate Route 8 designation is being dropped to leave Route 100 only, designating the road from Iteartwellvlllc through Readsboro, Whitlngham and Wilmington northerly, thus carrying through the idea of developing Route 100 as a centrally located scenic highway.

Route 3 is newly designated irom Heartwellville north to Route 9 at Searsburg. Sirloin or Porterhouse STEAK ib 89 SUNDAY PAPERS OPEN SUNDAYS 8:30 a.m. YOTT'S Gage St. Thuren told the court that he then went to Connors' home and that Connors readily admitted that the traps were his. Gilman made something of an issue of Witten's remark in his opening statement that one trap was ''improperly tagged." This trap, according to testimony, was identified by a paper insert bearing Connors' name in a metal frame.

When Connors took the stand, lie produced several similar tags, purchased, he said, from a sporting goods store. Gilmnn submerged them in a glass of water to prove that they were rust proof, as required by law, and that the name written on them wouldn't run. Witten objected violently, and called the demonstration a "grandstand stunt," I wouldn't prove that the tags would stand up if left under water for some time. In testimony that followed Witten's statement, Connors said that lie had used the same type of tags earlier In the winter during the beaver trapping season, and the name written on them was still legible after two months under water. These tags were shown to the jury.

Truck Avoids Tractor, Crashes In North Rupert NORTH RUPERT A Warrensburg, N.Y., man escaped serious i Wednesday afternoon when the truck he was driving went out of control on Vermont 30 as a result of the man's effort to avoid a collision with a a tractor that was entering the highway. The a tractor-trailer rig, received some 58,000 damage, however, after It had careened first off the right side of the road, snapping a power pole, and back to the left side where it collided broadside with a tree. Driver of the truck was John R. Sweet, 21, of Warrenshurg, N.Y. Sweet, according to the state police report, was proceeding north on Vermont 30.

Pulling into the road ahead of him lie saw a a tractor with a manure spreader in tow. Thinking that the tractor was going to proceed north on the road in the same direction, Sweet began to pnll into the lane to pass it. A moment later, however, he realized the tractor was crossing the highway, and promptly braked his rig, sending it on Its collision path. Police noted the roads were wet at the time. Driver of the a tractor was John P.

Steele of North Rupert. The truck, however, made no contact with i IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIHIIIIIIIIl Slock Averages Dow-Jones-nache Albany (Noon) 30 Industrials 826.36 2.79 20 Railroads 200.69 -I- 2.65 15 Utilities 140.38 -1 .22 Composite average 286.31 1.59 Sales 3,000,000 Bennington Brieis Regular meeting of Veterans of World War Barracks 1955 will be held Friday at the VFW rooms at 7:30 p. in. All United Church Women are reminded of May Fellowship Day luncheon at the local Congregational Church on Friday, May 1, at 1 p.m. As usual, each two women are asked to bring a hot dish or salad.

The theme for the program Is "Freedom of Residence and Job Opportunity." Attention Is called to the State Hospital Bazaar, an annual event at Waterbury State Hospital to be held June 23-24, and Items needed are: candy, stationery, deodorants, soap, toothpaste, perfume, ties, scarves, gum, handkerchiefs. These may be brought to the May 1 meeting. Winners of the three human relations awards this week at the Dale Carnegie classes were Frances McGlnnis of Shaftsbury, Robert McWaters of North Ben- nlngton and Gunether Mahler of East Arlington. Each received an automatic pencil. Dr.

J. H. Manes will resume regular office hours on Friday, May 1. ADV. Dr.

Arthur and Dr. Elizabeth Faris will be out of town Friday and Saturday April 24, and 25. ADV. Girl or woman for counter and waitress work. Apply in person at Village Nook.

422 Main St. ADV. Iron Kettle Friday Special. New England clam chowder, deep fried scallops with tarter sauce, potato and vegetable. $1.40.

ADV. Continued from Page 1 May 5. Currently the village district operates secondary facilities for which a number of outside students pay tuition to attend. Under the proposed arrangement, the control would pass to the union district, and the village district would no longer have Its tuition students. Thus the present tutltlon Income, anil its subsequent loss, have to be taken Into account in the tax calculations.

And, as part of the shift, the union district would assume the remaining outstanding debt held by the village district on the new vocational arts wing at the Benhl building. This factor also has to be taken into consideration In making future tax estimates. But two facts, both relating to the present tuition payments, Village Tax Rate education of the outside students. He elted'amongother things Hie This Is one element which would effort the union board had made no longer be the case under the to work with trustees of the Sold- uniou school arrangement. iers' Home in clearing legal ques- Webb Says GOP Primaries Assure Full Discussion ADDISON Republican State Chairman Derick V.

Webb said Wednesday night that Gov. Philip Hoff will spend the summer "shadow-boxing" while the Republican primary candidates train with sparring partners for the main bout. "The Republican party is providing Vermonters opportunity for the fullest discussion of every issue before the electorate this year," he said before a joint Republican supper meeting sponsored by the towns of Addison, Way- bridge, Panton and Bridport at the Addison Central School. New DES Office Opened by Stale At Montpelier MONTPELIER About 200 persons, Including Gov. Philip H.

Hoff and Robert C. Goodwin, administrator of the U.S. Bureau of Employment Security, gathered here Wednesday to mark formal opening of the new office quarters of the Department of Employment Security in the National Life Building. Mrs. Stella B.

Hackel, Employment Security commissioner introduced the governor and other guests to state department and board hearts, legislative committee chairmen, state senators, representatives of the press, the DES Advisory Council, and others, including Dorothy Pendergast, regional director of the Wornens Bureau, Dcpt. of Labor. The governor and Goodwin both paid tribute to the leadership they said Mrs. Hackel has furnished over the past year in regenerating the department's activities. Both said that the new DES central ofiico typifies the commissioner's efforts to improve Employment Security operations in the state.

Gov. Hoff said the new DES building, now being planned, is another "forward looking step" In the general raising of sights to which Mrs. Hackel has directed unstinting effort. Remarks were also made at the luncheon by Montpelier Mayor Manuel Canas National Life Vice President Morton Laird, and A Gernes, regional administrator of the Bureau of Employment Security. River Basin Hearings Start HANOVER, N.H.

first of two hearings into the future of the Connecticut River Basin was held Wednesday. A five year study costing S2.7 million is being undertaken by the U.S. A Corps of Engineers in cooperation with 17 state a federal agencies. Wednesday's hearing, at Dart- month College, was called to summarize efforts made so far. The second hearing a scheduled for May 20 in St.

Johnsbury, Vt. The river basin comprises 11,151 square miles and runs through four states New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The study is being financed by $1.7 million in congressional appropriations and $1 million from cooperating federal and slate agencies. John W. Leslie, chief of the engineering division of the corps of engineers, said the survey grev out of a Senate Committee finding two years ago that 300 billion gallons of water Is being used every day in the nation and the figure will jump to 900 billion a day by the end of the century.

"Town and county meetings have been held or are planned almost every day this month," Webb said. "And prospects are for this concerted organizational effort to continue until November." The state chairman added, "We hear only one- side from the Democrats and for the most part it isn't even clear what that side is." "There is no doubt that this is a Republican year," he said. "The people have been stirred to action by our Democratic governor's lack of it." Webb said he would like to know what use was being made of the federal money allocated for planning in Vermont. "Planning coordinator Paul Guare has put a lot of time and work into preparing a massive roll call record showing which members of the Vermont House of Representatives voted in favor of Gov. Hoff's legislative program.

"How does this sort of study apply to federally-supported state planning for the future of Vermont?" he asked. "It seems a very curious way to spend the taxpayers' money." YMCA Board Notes On Fund Drive The Bennington Area A Board of Directors had its monthly meeting Tuesday with John D. Clawson, vice president, presiding. Dinner was served to board members by ladies of the YMCA Auxiliary, Mrs. Leonard J.

Black, Mrs. Gerald D. Nelson, Miss Helen M. Evans and Mrs, Nan C. Mears.

The secretary and treasurer gave reports and chairmen of the standing committees reported on progress of the past month, The 196-1 Finance Campaign Committee reported that $17,200 had been raised to date and that contributions continue to come in. Clawson announced the YMCA Ladies Auxiliary had bought two new beds for the dormitory rooms and the board expressed thanks to the auxiliary for their efforts to help the A carry on its program. Permission was given the fire men to use Memorial Park for forming and disbanding the parade in August and use of shelter for dispensing soda and coffee. All board members were urged to attend the New England Area Council of YMCA's annual meeting at the Schlne Inn, Chicc- pee, on April 24 and 25, The World Service Committee reported that the annual World Service Supper will be held on Wednesday, May 27. Hospital Notes A A I 22 Admissions Mrs.

Virginia Lavin, Joseph LaMagdeleine, Hoosick Falls; Mrs. Anna Thompson, North Pownal; Master Michael Flynn, Eagle Bridge, N.Y.; Mrs. Gladys Hoard, Manchester. Discharges Master Vaughn Sharkey, Miss Debbie Harrington of Hoosick Falls; Mrs. Vivian Caron, Master Jeffrey Rounds, Miss Barbara Burgess, Master Brian Harrington, Mrs.

Mary Buzzell, Mrs. Marlon Nichols, Bennington; Master Richard Wolfnim, Eagle Bridge, N. Y. Mrs. Barbara Houle, Shaftsbury; Mrs.

Frances Prince, Iloosick; Mrs. Esther Stevens, North Bennington; Mrs. Arlene Hackney, Berlin, N.Y. In addition, the tuition that is tions about the trustees' author- paid does not cover any of the Ity to sell land. Williams also village's outstanding debt ser- reported that it was only after vice; this is carried entirely by some "hard bargaining" that the village taxpayer.

If the union the union board had been able to district goes Into operation, this get the trustees to agree on burden would be assumed by the whole union district, though the $32,500 as a price for the Soldiers' Home laud. The trustees, village district will be paying a he said, had obtained an apprais- share of it as a member of the al of $40,000 on the property, union. But the share will only be and had made it a firm policy some 40 per cent, rather than the not to sell it at a figure signifi- 100 per cent which is now the candy less than that. (The Town ease. Farm site, in comparison, would The tax information was part of cost 10 000 )a general picture painted of the union school proposal by various members of the union Iward.

Covered in their presentation were were cited by village and union site selection and building plans district officials as underlying educational programs, trans- the village's favorable tax pic- portatlon, and costs of building ture. Currently, the outside districts sending students to Benhl pay and operating the school. The meeting was opened by the chairman of the village school $500 tuition. Per pupil costs board, Franklin Riley, who said he and the other directors "unanimously approved" the plans developed by the union board. In the question and answer period, Kenneth R.

Clayton challenged the union board on its choice of the Town Farm property rather than Vermont Soldiers' Home property as the site for the proposed school. Stating that he would like to see a union high school built, Clayton said he nellves voters would not turn the present proposal down on the basis of need tion in Periods 1,5, and 8(those or the union board's proposed at the beginning and end of the program. But he did see the possibility of the proposed bond issue being rejected because of the board's site selection. Referring to the opinion poll conducted by the union board covering instruction and operation, however, are actually some $570. Thus, in effect, the village district is subsidizing the Village Schools Continued from Page 1 building is being used.

Next year, he continued, the school, now operating on a seven- period basis, will go to an eight- period day. Under this plan, students not scheduled for Instruc- mornlng and afternoon sessions) will not be in the school at all. Seventh and eighth grade students will attend only for the second through seventh periods except for those students taking which showed the Soldiers' Home certain art, music and French property to be the most prefer- courses. Of the two alternatives which will soon be facing the district without new secondary facilities, red, he said that while the board had not "ignored" this, it had "bypassed it." He asked the board if it had made as thorough Heath said, the idea of double study of iiie Soldiers' Home site sessions is one that "nobody likes" and is one which "would shortchange the students themselves." Regarding tuition students for Grades 9-12, Heath noted that the liacl ueen a matter of "great con- village district currently has cern" to the board. The final decision, he said, had finally beet made on the basis of facts anc as he understood it to have made for the Town Farm site.

Williams replied that the matter of site selection had received a "very thorough and expert opinion presented to the board and on which it had to rely. commitments to the four "feeder" districts to accept their secondary studLMits. He said that to end this commitment would require the permission of the state Education Department, which, he JollllSOll said, would be "very reluctant" to do so unless the feeder districts could make some equal or better arrangement with another district or districts. In his closing remarks, Heath in South Viet referred to the report completed pressed hope In the spring of 1961 for eight Continued from Page 1 --The president anticipates there will be "stepped up activity" in the anti-Communist war N'am and he ex- there would be 'some other flags in there, neighboring school districts by other nations" to help "stop the Dr. John E.

Marshall, an educa- spread of Communism In that tional consultant. Dr. Marshall, he said, had recommended that area of the world. --On the larger question of when the Benhi building reached the cold war, he said there an enrollment of 550, anewunlon should be a way to solve out- school building should be con- standing problems if the United structed and the Benin building States keeps a "cool head" in converted to a junior high --proposals which are in essence those being put forward by the Mt. Anthony Union School Board.

Referring to the Benhi enrollment as the point of decision, Heath its dealings with Russia and "uses some imagination." --The President again declined to say who would be his choice for a running mate in this year's election, but made concluded, "We are at that point clear his view Hint Defense See- in i right now." Is Speaker At Randolph's Commencement RANDOLPH P. V. Kieffer president of Vermont Technical College, today announced that Dr. John T. Fey, president" of the University of Vermont, will deliver the commencement address to be held May 16 in the Randolph Center College's Judd Hall Auditorium.

The ceremony will start at 2 p.m. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by the Rt. Rev. Harvey D. Butterfield, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont.

Degrees of associate in applied science will be presented to the 97 seniors who will graduate this year. Graduates by course will be; 29 in agricultural technology, 24 In electrical technology, 25 in highway technology and 19 in mechanical technology. This is the first year Vermont Technical College has held its graduation exercises in May, and also marks the graduation of the first seniors to receive their degrees in mechanical technology. retary Robert S. McNamara would not be ruled out because of past Republican affiliation.

Johnson said he had "never been a man who believes in guilt by association." HARTE Theatre 442-4990 Bennington, Vt. TODAY thru SAT. EVE.6:308:30Doily Mut. 2 I I 1 I 3 A I 35c 90o a 75c SHOW STARTS 7 P.M. Sun.

April 24, 25, 26 The VICTORS IN A A I I V1NCK.NT A1.I1OT KIMVAims I A A Duo to the length of this movio, "The i i be shown once each evening at 8:45 p.m. ALSO SIEGE OF THE SAXONS IN TKCIINICOI.OK A KONAU) SCOTT l.KWIS STARTS FRI. Shown at 7:30 Ji 11:00 UNDER THE YUM YUM TREE IAC.K I.I-.MMON, I A HOI. l.VXl.l-IV AT 910 LAURENCE ICE ilAN HARVEY BEWICK BATES THE RUNNING MAN Key elements in the board's decision on the Town Farm site were its lower over-all acquisition and development costs, and the fact tiiat the Soldiers' Home site could be damaged by flood waters from the Roaring Branch. The union board, Williams said, had to rely on the expert opinion on the matter of the flood threat, though he was aware that there are residents who feel this to lie a minimal or non existent risk.

As to costs, one item which boosted the Soldiers' Home total figure would be the relocation of the state Highway Department buildings and equipment. Williams said estimates of $40,000 and $42,000 for this had been furnished independently by the District Highway Engineer Ivor Pelsue and by the Highway Department on the state level. Clayton felt there were some "flexible elements" in these estimates, and asked Williams if the estimates meant the union district would have to build new buildings tor the highway department or would simply move the existing buildings. Williams replied he did nut know the answer. Clayton also felt the maintenance of the Soldiers' Home flat terrain would be less than the sloping terrain of the Town Farm site.

He also expressed some concern about the additional transportation costs which the Town Farm site would entail. There were several other comments and questions from others attending the meeting. HEY KIDS FREE KING RICH) COURTESY COUPONS GOOD FOR ALL KING REID RIDES ALL THIS WEEK BENNINGTON SHOPPING PLAZA I STOKKS A FIRST NATIONAL W.T. GRANTS COIN-OP Laundromat SH Green Stamp Store.