Addison County Independent from Middlebury, Vermont • 1

ADDISON COUNTY LAND OF MILK AND HONEY NDEPENDENT ADDISO'' lateral teoond clua matter Post Offlos Mlddleburo Vermont Publlehed weekly at 20 4 Mela 8t Mlddlebury Vermont MIDDLEBURY VERMONT FRIDAY JANUARY 18 1963 TWO SECTIONS 16 PAGES VOL 18 NO 3 PRICE TEN CENTh -1 Sam £m7o Philip Hoff Takes Office Not Guilty Of Usury wlhich some $3533 was split three ways among the Bos-worths and Emilo after sale of the farm to Sherman Cochran of Orange Vt Citing testimony by Emilo who maintained Farnsworth repeatedly sought help from him to extricate himseLf from his financial predicament Davis contended Emilo had no money to loan Farnsworth Emilo had no money to Davis told the jury "True he participated in a transaction But it is no crime for a man to attempt to find money for someone else and charge them for order to help out Farnsworth he said try to arrange to get him some money He didn't say he'd give him Davis argued "The only thing he did was go to the Bosworths to procure help and charge for his Davis contended all Emilo did was agree to seek a financial solution to the problems "And Farnsworth said if you'll find a solution to the problem pay you for The Brandon attorney contended the state's case was in connection with the charges against Emilo and Bosworth He suggested the jury would be up (Continued on Rage 8-A) Each youngster admitted to the Porter Hospital Pediatries Ward becomes the proud owner of his own an appealing colorful hand puppet which provides hours of creative entertainment for the youthful patients Mrs Egbert Hadley honorary member of the Auxiliary-Board organized the project with Mrs James Duff and her committee of members of the Congregational Fellowship creating each puppet Mrs Thomas Lanevln is seen with nurse Miss Alice DeLisle Photo by Rogers 300 Accidents Last Year State Police To Stress Highway Patrol In 1963 Samuel Emilo described by his attorney as a mJHU businessman in his late Wednesday was judged not guilty of usury in connection with an alleged transaction with a Walth'am couple on Sept 9 1961 A jury of seven women and five men deliberated two hours and 15 minutes before returning the verdict Last Thursday another Addison County jury judged Atty Wayre Bosworth guilty of usury on a similar charge Both men were accused of aiding and assisting the other in allegedly loaning Earl and Marguerite Farnsworth $35-35127 and contracting for $1000 for five months and $1000 for another two months in excess of the legal six percent interest rate Bosworth is now awaiting sentence from Chief Superior Judge Harold Sylvester who presided at both' trials Maximum penalty on a first convic-tipn is a $100 fine Bosworth is cited on two other usury counts Emilo on one After a first offense the statutes call for a $1000 fine or one year in jail or both on conviction Throughout the three-dav trial defense counsel Hanford Davis of Brandon maintained Emilo made no loan to the Farnsworths who sought $35000 to prevent foreclosure proceedings by the Federal Land Bank on their 840-acre farm If the jury should decide there was Li fact a Davis in his summation contended Emilo did not make it He depicted Emilo as only a "leg mail go-between Intermediary or straw man" in any alleged usurious contract with the Farnsworths Davis Contended the Bos-worths Wayne and son Frederick) "made the deal" in which the farm was deeded to Emilo and a so-called option to re-purchase agreement was given the Farnsworths The prosecution contended the documents were drawn up as a to conceal a usurious loan in As 71st Vermont Governor Recount Shows 1348 Margin Over Keyser Philip Hoff 38 was inaugurated as 71st governor at colorful inaugural ceremonies Thursday in the state capitol thereby becoming the first Democratic governor in nearly a century Hoff was officially declared the winner' Wednesday of last election when an official recount disclosed he defeated Ray Keyser Jr by 1348 votes The tally was made at a joint session of the Assembly Wednesday afternoon The Burlington man gained a net gain of 66 votes the official figure being: Hoff 61383 Keyser 60035 Addison County's recounted figures were: Keyser 3577 Hoff 2798 The first count in November for Addison County showed Hoff polled 2636 vdtes on the Democratic ticket 218 on the Independent ballot as compared to 3599 for Keyser In his retirement speech before the joint assembly Thursday morning the youngest exgovernor said he always knew he would step down as governor and did not mind being his elder statesman just the early age that bothers He is 35 He added that he will be "forever indebted as there is no greater pleasure in life than being of to the state and its peoples Hoff delivered his inaugural address on Thursday afternoon before a packed chamber Montpelier al ready was crowded with inaug ural dinner and ball guests and scores were unable to get into the chamber to hear the address Afterward Hoff was welcomed to the executive office by Keyser Thursday evening Democrats gathered for a fund-raising dinner in Barre and at 9 the inaugural ball was scheduled to get underway Youth dominated the committee assignments for the House as they were dealt out Wednesday by Speaker Franklin Bill-(Continued on Page 8-A) Middlebury Union High School will offer Adult Education courses again this year starting Monday night Feb 4 Classes will meet each Monday night from 7:30 to 9:30 for nine weeks excluding February 18th with the exception of welding The total cost for each course will be eight dollars plus supplies if needed The cost for welding will be six dollars plus supplies Courses are open ot the public and registration will be held at Middlebury Union High School on Monday and Tuesday nights Jan 21 and 22 from 7 to 8 The following courses will be offered: 1 Women's Physical Education this is a physical fitness program which includes general conditioning exercises for specif i-c parts of the body tips for eating and living special exercises for special problems and other physical activities along game lines 2 Fundamentals of Drafting beginning drafting course Rev Weaver Is Honored At Ferrisburg Man Seeks New rial On Fraud Attempt A motion for a new trial filed by a former Ferrisburg man found guilty Dec 19 of attempt to defraud an insurance company of $75 for alleged loss of a refrigerator in a house fire was heard Thursday morning in Addison County Court Chief Superior Judge Harold Sylvester heard the motion filed by Donald Earl Gardner through his attorney Joseph of Rutland The defense alleges the remains of a refrigerator were recovered in the ruins of the Allen Clark house in whic Gardner and his wife lived on eh 11 1962 The prosecution in the trial contended there never was a refrigerator in the house Gardner farmer and beautician now living in Colchester is awaiting which will include the use of drafting instruments theory of shape description sketching lettering and orthographic projection 3 Beginning Typewriting a course to teach the individual the process of typing from the very elementary steps to the mastery of the typewriter for functional use 4 Rug Braiding selecting (Continued on Page 8-A) Greater emphasis on highway patrol coupled with a stepped-up program of motor vehicle violation enforcement the two-fold 1963 goal of State Police aimed at making Addi-son county highways safer this year The objectives were announced by Cpl Lee Jones commander of the Middlebury substation in his year-end' report of State Police statistics for 1962 Jones said greater stress will be placed on patrolling back roads during the year in an effort to cut down on traffic accidents Last year troopers investigated 300 accidents as compared to 276 in 1961 Ten died on county roads highest death toll in eight years Nine died on the highways in 1961 Traffic accidents increased rapidly the 1 liter part of the year particularly in August and September Jones said much of the hike was due to a large influx of traffic during those months particularly on the weekends Surprisingly the July Girl Scout Round-Up at Button Bay resulted in a small amount of accidents much less than might have been expected with the terrific tourist traffic to the site Another goal this year will be a continued drive to stem the wave of break-ins and petty larceny of summer and hunting camps Jones termed the breaks a of great Preventive measures will be taken during the year particularly during the late hours of dav and at nighttime Troopers made 330 motor vehicle arrests last year as com-(Continued on Page 8-A) Ski School Time Changed More Teachers Needed ID-4 Board Okays Teacher Summer Program Middlebury ID-4 School directors Monday night voted to support the Harvard-Lexington sum mer program whereby teachers spend several weeks advancing themselves professionally learning the latest techniques in teaching and exchanging ideas with other teachers Extent of the directors' support will be to provide $500 tuition to each of two teachers selected to attend the program i Miss Mary Hogan principal and Miss Katherine A McGlynn attended the sessions last summer Miss Hogan said some of the ideas and methods learned last summer are being used in the Middlebury school Teachers participating in the program their perspective of the process and learn of methods through which teachers can assist puijils in the learning process according to Ralph Eaton supt of schools Recommendations listed in the report of the recent evaluation included exhaust fans for the College St building's basement and air deflectors for the windows and the enclosing of the fire escape to make possible use of another room It was suggested correct size tables and chairs be added to the library in the Court St building additional guidance help additional time by the part-time librarian a part time physical education instructor and more clerical help Estimated costs of these improvements and additions was estimated at $2500 More guidance help will be available with no added cost under next year's plan for the library it was pointed out If new furniture is purchased for the Court St building current tables and chairs would be a-vailable for library facilities on College St Farewell Event VERGENNES Nearly 100 friends of Rev and Mrs Peter Weaver wished them well on their departure from this community at a farewell reception held in their honor Sunday evening Lay Leader Leroy Peasley presented them with a gift of money on behalf of the Vergen-nes and West Addison Methodist parishes as well as many friends from Ferrisburg and surrounding areas The Vengennes Methodist Adult Fellowship prepared the refreshments consisting of tea sandwiches cookies coffee and tea The table was centered by a cake topped with an open book bearing the inscription Be With A bouquet of chrysanthemums served as background for the cake made by Mrs Gerald Wager Rev and Mrs Weaver left for Rochester with their daughters Jackie and Susan on Tuesday Rev Weaver will be assistant pastor in the Westminster Presbyterian Church The new home address of the Weavers is 136 Aldine Street Rochester 19 Temperatures will average 10 degrees or more below the seasonal average with only minor day to day changes over the weekend Light snow is expected in Vermont either Saturday or Sunday Vonda Bergman Washington correspondent for a couple of Vermont dailies sister of Ther-on Wolcott and widely acquainted in Middlebury made the news last week Chairman of the National Press Club dinner to new Congressional members she was in the receiving line along with Dean Rusk and his wife and Mrs Kennedy and sat at the head table between Lady Bird Johnson and Sen Everett Dirksen She had as personal guests the Vermont delegation Robert Collins has been appointed by the Village Board of Trustees to serve on the planning commission for a four year term thus completing membership on the board He is a member of the Midd Jaycees Atty Wvnn Underwood enthusiastic sportsman has been appointed to the Otter Creek Water Resources board by Gov Ray Key-ser succeeding the late Robert A Rodgers of Weybridge Carl A Nelson of Bristol is attending the annuel convention of the New England Monument Dealers Assn at Schine Inn Chicopee Mass Pvt Merton Huestis of Bridport is undergoing advanced training in parts supply at Fort Knox Kv Mrs Kay Knapp is convalescing at Porter Hospital after surgery and Mrs Ann Drewes is recovering from surgery at Mary Fletcher Hospital Robert Thompson Town Representative in the current Legislature is the third generation of Thompsons to serve in the General Assembly His father Vesper Thompson represented the town in 1932 His grandfather Warren Thompson represented the town in 1902 Ail were born in Starksboro and spent their lives there It isn't supposed to be known officially that is but persons who have talked about the incident since it occurred some two weeks ago are curious as to the disposition of the case It seems that at a basketball game at MUHS during the holidays two youths took a grade school girl outside to a parked (Continued on Rage 8-A) Farm Bureau Plans Drive For New Members Farm Bureau exists to help farmers solve their problems especially over which they have no 'Control Lekind Beebe Vermont state organization director told 20 members at the January board of trustees meeting of Addison County Farm Bureau Mr Beebe tinged more members to participate in committee work youth and active poliev development Farm legislation should be given more consideration both in Montpelier and in Washington Howard Foster of Middlebury county membership chairman announced a membership committee meeting on Jan 25 with Mr Beebe to formulate plans for the annual campaign for new members Archie Smith Bridport reported on the Farm-Labor Conference he attended recently at Goddard College Safety at Home" slides were shown by Women's chairman Mrs Elbert Forbes Middlebury during thq business meeting conducted by President Edwin Douglas of Shoreham 4Javcee In Middlebury Set Jan 20-26 The Trustees of the Village of Middlebury have proclaimed Jan 20-26 as Chamber of Commerce and asked the community to cooperate in the observance The purpose of Jaycee Week is to focus attention on young men and the work they are doing and emphasize the services that the Middlebury Javcees have rendered to the commu-nttv During Jaycee week observance here the United States Javcees will be honoring America's Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1962 in Little Rock Ark dent Doug Blankenship making the presentations Javcee Week celebrates the founding of the Junior Chamber in 1915 When Henry Gies-senbier saw a need for a young men's civic group and organized the first chapter The movement spread so fast that i 1920 the Junior Chamber of Commerce was formed with 24 cities represented The Mid-dleburv Javcees were chartered in November- 1961 Built on the solid foundation of creating leadership opportunity through community betterment projects the Jaycees today over 200000 strong are active in 4500 communities in the United States as part of a world-wide organization Downhill Relay Race Sunday For Pleiad Memb rs The Pleiad Ski Club will hold a new type of race a downhill relay Sunday afternoon Jan 20 at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl Participants will be divided into four or five teams distinguished by arm bands according to Dr Andrews chairman of the event Starting at the top of the lift all members of the first relay will be started simultaneously up the Votr Trail A flag will be passed to the next member of each team as the race continues down the Voter ending on the White Slope The best climbers will be placed on the uphill part of the trail skiers on the steep patches and skiers on the gentler slopes Team captains will determine the placement of racers All members should report to the patio of the new Starr Lodge at 1:30 pm to select captains and teams for the race which will begin at 2:00 pm Monday evening the Middle-burv RecreaU'n Council met at the Municipal Building with Wil liam Beck a director of the Reereatjpn Council Ski School and a number of his instructors The time of the ski school hours have been changed to Saturday from 10:30 to 12 noon Parents are asked to come for their children at 12 rahter than at 12:30 Because the size of the ski school is larger than exoected more instructors are needed especially to volunteer to serve as substitutes when a regular instructor is not able to be on hand that Saturday The Council would like a few more regular instructors so that grouos seeking instruction may lb smaller and thus be given more attention This Friday at 12:30 Mr Beck will meet with the instructors and any who would be willing to serve as instructors or substitutes at the Snow Bowl Tf you cannot make this date Mr Beck stated that he would meet with anvone for this training puprmse between 12:30 and 1:30 at the Snow Bowl except weekends All children participating in the school are asked to go directly to the instructor which they had last Saturday and if that is not there to tell the name of the instructor they had that the child might begin in the right class The slips with the signature must be in this Saturday Please give them to the instructor Fach instructor will record the name of her pupil and keen attendance On Tuesday March 5 all dren in the Ski School will hav free use of all the rone tow and some of the instructors wil' be on hand to show the youngs ter hew to use and ride thr tow Buses will leave from thc old graded school The Counci' expressed its appreciation te the manv mothers and some fathers who have volunteered their time to be instructors REBEKAHS TO REVEAL MYSTERY SISTERS MONDAY Arrowiwanna Refbekah Lodge No 15 wilLmeet at 8 Monday Jan 21 at Odd Fellows Hall in Middlebury when the will be All members interested in having a another year are asked to be present to draw their names Vt Symphony To Play In Midd April 21 The executive committee of the Vermortt Symphony Orchestra Association meeting in the Burlington offices of trustee Duncan Brown approved the Spring concert schedule of the Vermont State Symphony Orchestra The State orchestra will present three regular Spring concerts and one youth concert The regular concerts will be presented April 20 at Randolph April 21 in Middlebury and April 22 in Springfield The youth concert will be presented on the afternoon of April 22 in the Spring-field High School auditorium Dr Alan Carter professor of music at Middlebury College and the musical director of the association reported progress on the association's project for the development of young string players through the Green Mountain Fiddlers organization He announced that new classes of the Green Mountain Fiddlers will begin the week of Feb 3 in Randolph and Middlebury Registration for these classes has already brought the total of children participation in the program to 60 Dr Carter also reported on the association's participation in the educational television programs for the Vermont schools He said plans Wave been completed for performances by the Vermont State Symphony Orchestra String Quartet on the weekly music program Feb 1 1 and 25 Ward Bedford of Cornwall chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges presided at the meeting of the executive committee of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association Attending were trustees Payson Webber of Rutland and Duncan Brown of Burlington and treasurer Cyril Ferland of Burlington Midd Civil Defense Chiefs Hear Holmes Duties of the various department chiefs associated with a Civil Defense organization were described to the Middlebury mit Tuesday night by Richard Holmes state deputy director of Defense Holmes also explained how Middlebury' unit ties in with state and federal CD units Selectmen are anxious to get the CD unit organized so that it can be onat a notice in "vent of a national or local emergency of any type Kenneth Severson Middlebury Union High School principal is director of the Middlebury organization Gordon Bridges is assistant director for administration and Lynn Hinman is assistant director of operations Other department heads are: Chief of Communications Bernard Cole Chief of information and Manpower Gordon Perine Chief of Supply and Welfare Sidney McCartney Chief of Transportation James Cart-mell Chief of Engineering Kenneth Cox Also Chief of Fire and Rescue Donald Keeler Chief of Health Harold Horrocks Chief of Police Donald Williamson (Continued on Page 8-A) East Midd Fire District Honors Former Chief At the annual meeting of Fire District No 1 East Middlebury honor was paid to the memory of Harry Whitney who for years was chief engineer for the District The voters at the meeting unanimously passed the following resolution: our community of East Middlebury has suffered a great loss with the passing of Harry Whitney In his capacity as chief engineer he served the Fire District for many years Harry was a true neighbor for his willingness to help and work for the benefit of all with little thought as to his own reward has set an example for others in the future and he contributed greatly towards making our community a better place in which to The resolution becomes part of the permanent record of the Fire District and a copy is being sent to Mrs Whitney who is now residing in California Play At College On Friday Night The third act of the existentialist play by Jean Paul Sartre will be presented by the Middlebury College Drama Department Friday Jan 18 at 7:30 in Wright Memorial Theatre as the first of tiwo one-a'ct student-directed productions to be given that evening Second on the bill is by Edward Albee who has gained fame for his current Broadway play Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" as well as for several off-Broadway productions Charles Canterbury a senior of Hingham Mass is director and designer for 'The Flies" and takes the part of the tutor in the play Richard Harrison drama technician is director and designer for and has the role of Peter The Temperatures The temperature readings in Middlebury for the past week aceording to the recording thermometer located on the Battell Block and maintained by the Addison County Independent are as follows: Midd Spaghetti Meatball Dinner Jan 26 The annual spaghetti and meatball dinner of the Middlebury American Legion will be held on Saturday evening Jan 2'1 at the Memorial Home with Vincent Fucile in charge and members of the post from Brush Motors serving as committee There will be dancing from 9 to 12 to the music of the Joe Bartlett trio This is the social sponsored by the Legion BEGINNING SKIERS arc jamming the Middlebury College (iolf Course Saturdays for ski instruction sponsored by the Middlebury Recreation Council and under the direetion of William Beck The two-hour free instruction for beginners only will continue for four more weeks Thurs Jan 17 noon 26.