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THE BENNINGTON EVENING BANNER FIFTY-SECOND YEAR--NO. 15,722 PRICE FIVE CENTS BENNINGTON, VERMONT, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955 WEATHER: Cloudy, rain tonight. Cloudy, rain, cooler Wednesday. They Say fhe Average Grade School Child Knows 4000 Words--That's What a Teacher Says. Five Them Are: "School Will Soon Be Out!" At Leosf-30 Die In New England Accidents During Weekend As National Toll Record BOSTON Iff)--At least 30 persons died in New England accidents dur ing the three day Memorial Daj weekend.

Between 6 p. Friday, and mid night Monday, at least 11 persons perished in traffic accidents, 15 drowning and four in miscellaneous mishaps. By states, the toll stood (traffic drowning and miscellaneous, ir that order): a a (4-5-1), Hampshire (1-1-1), Vermont (0-2-0) Maine (2-6-0), Rhode Island (0-0-1 Connecticut (4-1-1). The unusually large number drownings for a spring weekenc was attributed to the high temperatures that prevailed for most of the three day period. State police and registry inspectors patrolled roads, reducing highway fatalities.

Massachusetts Registrar Rudolph F. King estimated more than 7,000 motorists were given warnings. The toll state by state: MASSACHUSETTS: Ronald Cox, 15, Quincy, drowned in Weymouth. Carl Jenness, 5, drowned. Nathan Richardson and Edward Johnson, both of Boston, drowned in Foxboro.

Frank Pezee, 50, i drowned while fishing. James A. Toomey, 36, Somei- ville, struck by an automobile. Paul Holtslag, 18, Framingham, auto accident in Natick. Peter Kilcoyne, 77, i struck by an auto.

Claire M. Pacheco, 7, Fall River, struck by an auto. Henry Brooks 11, Pawtucket, R.I., accidentally shot in Attleboro. MAINE Miss Nora Oakes, 21, Fort Fair- fiold, auto crash in Houlton. Gordon McLennan, 21, Island Falls, auto crash.

Michael Ilogan, Concord, drowned while fishing at Machias. Donald Coffin, 3, a drowned. John W. Kief, 2, Ellsworth, drowned. Robert E.

Coff, 24, and Arthur K. Berry, 24, both Brunswick, and 1 Gross, 29, Waldoboro, drowned in Casco Bay boat mishap. NEW HAMPSHIRE Robert Scanlon, 17, Manchester, drowned. Mclvin McKenney, 31, Brookline, struck by a car. Apostolos Keriazes, 35, Manchester, saw mill accident in Bedford.

VERMONT Frank G. Fisher, 14, Morristown, drowned. Arthur P. Henry, 67, Chester, drowned. RHODE ISLAND Marino Cpi.

Louis T. Marasco, New York, stationed at Newport Naval Base, accidental i wound. Traffic deaths in the United States for the three-day Memorial Day weekend appealed headed for a record high for the holiday. The traffic toll, with reports not was 359. The record for a three-day Memorial Day holiday is 363 set in 1952.

The over-all accidental death toll also appeared to be approaching the high mark of 571 for a four-day Memorial Day period in 1950. This year's total was 566, including 125 drownings and 82 deaths in various types of accidents. The number of fatalities on the mounted steadily yesterday as millions jammed roads on their way home from and vacation lands. The National Safety Council, which in a preholiday statement, estimated a traffic toll of 360, revised its prediction yesterday to "at least 375." This year's a accidental 1955 Vermont Legislature Back To Work Setting Length Record (Banner--Grant) PLACE WKEATHS--Green Mountain Chapter, Gold Star Mothers, Mrs. Julia Gates, Mrs.

Hazel Sweet and Mrs. Nellie Hollister are shown after they placed special Gold Star wreath at memorial and honor rolls in front of Town and Village Office Building, Monday morning. Later the mothers dropped wreaths and flowers from the Putnam Bridge on North street in memory of Navy dead. Dramatic Lake Crossing Ends In Successful Surgery Upon A Six-Year-Old New York Youth BURLINGTON, UB A i year-old Long Lake, N. youngster was alive and expected to recover at Mary Fletcher Hospi- al here after spending more than .4 hours in surgery.

Bad flyinfe weather made trip by air impossible, so a 38-foot lake cruiser operated by New York state police was brought into play tor the 10-rnile lake cross- 'ing. A Burlington surgeon worked on Heavy fog offshore near boy, Christian Gearwar, who lad been injured when struck by a car Sunday afternoon. lington made it impossible for the craft to dock here. The New York police checked The youngster was given emer- with Montpelier headquarters of treatment at hospi- by radio al in Tupper Lake, N. a hen it was decided to bring him Burlington.

New York and Vermont state police, along with Plattsburgh, N. city police, cooperated in get- ing the boy across 'Lake Champlain to the Vermont hospital. Vermont Dental Groups Convene At Manchester MANCHESTER--Sunday after- ioon, the Vermont State Dental Society convened at the Equinox House in Manchester for its 79th annual meeting. At the same ime, the Vermont Dental Hygien- sts Association and Vermont Denal Assistants Association also pened their annual meeting at he Equinox House. A large regis- ration of dentists and their vives was present at this annual vent.

Dr. Benton S. Pinney of Woodlock, president of the Vermont tate Dental Society, greeted the members and commented upon he unusually large attendance of and their wives. Dr. Pm- also expressed the hope that he ladies take a more active part the work of the Vermont' State Dental Society and stated that lans are being made for the es- ablishment of an auxiliary to romote dental education in the rlpaths compared to 539 last year state through organizations of in which 362 persons were killed -in motor mishaps, 93 drowned and 84 lost their lives in miscellaneous accidents.

Commenting on the traffic death rate, Ned H. Dearborn, council president, said: "This toll is a tragic reminder that too many of us have forgotten to use the golden rule traffic. When we share a common highway we are our brother's keeper in a very real way and should drive accordingly. "I believe the holiday toil could have been cut in half had, more of that attitude prevailed midnight. oT'tte 'highways during the 78- Tn a Pe sur vey made by The As- iotori Press for a similar period 2g4 sustained a bruised left leg.

The Amell car, traveling west which the wives of dentists are members and with whom they have a more intimate contact. During the afternoon, a golf tournament was held on the championship courses of hotel. Audio-visual films were shown in the convention hall during the latter part of the afternoon. The feature speaker of the first day of this three-day convention was Dr. Charles E.

Haines of New York City who spoke on tr-3 tablishment of a retirement 1,1 a car owned and operated by and the boat was re-routed to South Hero where it was met by an ambulance and a state police escort. The boy arrived at the hospital at 1:30 a. m. and was wheeled into the operating room at 3 a.m. He left surgery at 5:30 p.m., fourteen and one-half hours later.

Assisting the operating surgeon were five other doctors and three nurses. A hospital spokesman said most of the time in surgery was spent in cleaning the youngster's severe head and face wounds. Doctors said they found no skull or brain injuries. The boy is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Gearwar. The mother accompanied her son to Burlington. MONTPELIER, (Si The 1955 Vermont legislature, a record smasher on several fronts, turns to the job of lawmaking today following an extended morial Day recess. Before it reaches final adjournment, the 43rd biennial session will go down in history as longest in Vermont's annals and as the one which wrote the state's most far-reaching program. Action will be concentrated again this week in the work-burdened Senate, which still faces decisions on major spending and tax bills The House, as has been the caso for nea'rly three weeks, will continue to mark time.

It has disposed of virtually all the major legislation before it. There is virtually no chance the legislature will adjourn before June 9 or 10. Only a major round-the- clock effort by the Senate could wind up the session by June 4, and there is no such drive in sight. It is not likely the Senate will act this week 'on either the record breaking appropriations bill or the Johnson administration's tax program. The Senate finance committee has taken no action on the House- approved increases in personal and corporate taxes, and a scheduled a hearing for June 2 on the revenue situation.

Business leaders are scheduled at that time to make a major pitch to throw out the administration tax plan and substitute for it the so called "limited a tax." The 1955 session will have equal- led the record 149 day session of 1953 on Thursday. This will be the second session to run into June and the first to exceed 150 days. In spit of its length, the General Assembly has already written into law the most liberal program in the state's history. It has voted liberalized benefits for the unemployed and for injur- Four American Fljers Released By Reds Flown To Hawaii For Physical Checkup; Had Been Shot Down During Korean War See 1955 VERMONT (Continued On Pa.ee FlveT Four Are Injured In Only Serious Weekend Crash Four persons were injured at 4 p. Monday on Rt.

9 in Woodford in the only serious holiday weekend accident reported by State and local police. State Police said two cars collided on a curve causing extensive damage to the vehicles. Ernest Amell, 24, of Albany, N. driver of one car, suffered a bump on the head. Joan Britch of Bennington, a passenger, received a lacerated hip and her son, Deveri, 4, a bruised eye.

Mildred CN Driving, Speed Charges Heard In Court Melville H. Beams, 22-year-old student of Warrenton, who crashed his 1954 sports car into a utility pole Thursday at the intersection of the Airport and Vail Roads, pleaded nolo in Municipal Court Tuesday morning to charges of careless and negligent driving causing an accident and was fined $45 and costs of $8.20. Other cases heard by Judge John B. Harte included another careless and negligent driving charge, a charge of operating a car with unassigned plates and six speeding charges. (Banner--Grant) LEADING THE PARADE--Benniiigton's American Legion Band, making its first public; appearance of the 1955 season, leads the Memorial Day parade in North Bennington Monday noon.

The snappy unit of 25 playing members and three majorettes also had the honor of leading the long parade in Bennington earlier in the morning. We Must Be Builders Of Peace, Says Rev. Carroll Simcox At Annual Memorial Day Service Arraigned were: Louis Gilbert, 20, laborer, of Woodford, pleaded guilty to charges of careless and negligent driving causing an accident May 21 on the East Pownal Road and was fined $30 and costs of $8.20. He was also given a 10-day suspended sentence to county jail and placed on probation until fine and costs are paid. David Badger, 18, draftsman, of Gaysville, pleaded guilty to charges of operating a car with unassigned registration plates May 30 in Manchester and was find $15 and costs of $8.20.

He was given a 10-day suspended sentence to county jail and placed on probation until the fine and costs are paid. Harry J. Eddington, 25, garage service manager, pleaded guilty to speeding 65 in a 50-mile zone May 24 on Harwood Hill and was Lundberg of Manchester, I fi nec $10 and costs of $8.20. a passenger in the second car Donald D. Gerow, 20, apprentice owned and operated by Allice A.

an( maker, of 1 Bennington, Davis, 42, of East Hartford, was fined $15 and costs of $8.20 after he pleaded guilty to charges speeding 70 in a 50 mile zone toward Bennington went out of May 28 on Rt. 67A in Bennington. control coming around a turn and Elmer C. Lever, 55, truck driv- smashed into the east bound Davis of North Bennington, pleaded machine and slammed it into some to charges of speeding 50 in guard rail posts, according to StaLc Police. Tprs.

Gordon Mooney and James Cressey investigated the accident; In a minor collision Saturday 3" mile zone May 28 on Rt. 67A n-nnington and costs of $8.20. T'ufus S. Goodwin, 20, student, of Avon, pleaded guilty to come. Dr.

Haines is a iormer college president and has had extensive experience in business, education, journalism and public relations. He told the assembled group that retirement incomes are dependent upon a systematic savings program and he discussed the relationship of life insurance and government insurance pro- night on Rt. 9 west of Old Benning-M 65 in a 50 mile zone May Bennm ton an( May 13-16, the ms towards the establishment fie' fatalities, 58 TM of a satisfactory income for one's deaths in miscellaneous accidents. deaths The total was years, George E. Crowley, 32, of Hoosick Falls, N.

hit the'rear of a vehicle owned and driven by Edward Fitzpatrick, 56, of Bennington. Tpr. Richard Davis said both cars sustained moderate damage. There were no personal injuries. The two mishaps brought the number of highway accidents over the holiday weekend to six.

Local and State Police each investigated two minor collisions Friday. was fined $15 and costs of $8.20. Orville Peterson, 17, laborer, of Bennington, was fined $15 and costs of $8.20 after he pleaded guilty to charges of speeding 50 in a 35 mile zone May 28 on Rt. 67A in Bennington. Monty Bushee, 18, millhand, of Bennington, pleaded guilty to charges of speeding 50 in a 35 mile zone May 28 on Rt.

67A in Bennington and was fined $10 and costs of Benningtonians joining in Memorial Day services here Monday were reminded that the world today consists of "the dead, the living and the yet unborn" and all Americans have a sacred trust to keep for those "whose sacrifice Some 275 phone subscribers were made our nation great." without service, the State Police The Rev. Carroll Simcox told outpost in Shaftsbury was with- hundreds of listeners that "the soul out power for two hours and a Phones Suffer Most In Sunday Rains and Winds of America lies in the country's devotion to the cause of freedom and the dignity of man." "We must be builders of peace" for the yet unborn; and "we must be a nation strong in compassion for those who are weak," the Rev. Simcox said. Noting that "too often patriotism has degenerated into jingoism and hate," the Rev. Simcox told his audience that there is nothing basically wrong with national patriotism so long as it consists of "love and service for all men everywhere." He urged promotion by each citizen of an "America first in principles, ideals and character" as fulfillment of an obligation owed to fallen veterans of all wars.

The Rev. Simcox gave his address first at the Soldiers Home Cemetery and again at North Bennington Cemetery. A three-division parade, one of the longest and best in years on Memorial Day, opened the ceremonies as Bennington honored its war dead. State and local police escort headed the long lineup and Paul Hermann, Lt. U.

S. Naval Reserve was grand marshal. The massed colors borne by American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members were in charge of Marine Francis Hogan home from Washington, D. for the weekend. The American Legion Band making its first public appearance this season furnished music for the lead section, which was composed of the 204th Ordnance Company, Battery of the National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, Gold Star Mothers and the officials' car which transported President of the Day Harold Griffin; the Rev.

Carroll Simcox of Manchester, speaker of the day; Fr. Valmore Desautels, chaplain of the day, and Karen Nowak, North Bennington High School student, who delivered the Gettysburg Address. James McLaughlin led the -second section with the North Bennington High School Band as the musical unit. Spanish War veterans, American Legion, VFW and their auxiliaries, the DAR, were included in this group. Joseph Pello Jr.

was the final section leader. Providing the march music for this section, the largest in the line, was the Bennington High School Band. Marchers included Boy and Girl Scouts, Janet's School of Baton, 4-H Clubs, and Junior C. D. of the 12th Anti-Aircraft unit, Bennington Fire Department and Rural Fire Depar-t- car was damaged Sunday afternoon when heavy winds and rain i the area.

According to Lynn D. Greene, manager of the Bennington Brattleboro District, New England Tel. and Tel. 450 subscribers i the district had no telephone service. Most of the difficulty was not due to the winds, Greene said, but was from water getting to the cables.

Crew's worked from 9 p.m. Sunday until 4:15 Monday morning repairing the lines. They also worked until 10 p.m. last night restoring service. Jack Lowre, spokesman for the Central Vermont Public Service Corporation here, reported that two trees cut power lines in North Shaftsbury.

According to officers at State Police outpost, two trees fell over power lines, one near Meadowood Farms and another near the North Shaftsbury cemetery. The, tree near the farms fell across the road and tied up traffic for nearly an hour. State Police operated their short wave radio by battery until the electrical service was restored. At about the same time a tree crashed on top of a car owned by Benjamin Hubley, manager of the local radio station, in Shaftsbury Center. State Police said the roof of the car was extensively damaged.

Lowre said that crews here went to Poultney to assist in restoring lines there which were hit hard by the winds. In Arlington a 45-minute electrical storm in mid-afternoon caused some damage to power lines. A return visit by lightning about 6 p.m. left more annoyance than damage. Thieves Made Heavy Take In This Robbery HELENA, Mont.

Oft--This was a heavy take. Porter Bros. Co. reported the theft of 115 bucket tins, each weighing 98 pounds, a one-ton chain block and a 115-pound anvil, all taken from company's gold dredge site on the city's outskirts. The huge dredge is being dismantled for shipment to Boise, Idaho.

See WE MUST BE 9ontbjued 051 Page Eight Loyal.Order of Moose Members will meet at o'clock tonight at the North St. rooms to go in a body to Maliar Funeral Home to pay last respects to Henry Maynard, (Barschdorf) HALL W. CUSHMAN Cushman Heads Hospital Group On Special Gifts Hall W. Cushman, vice president and general manager of the H. T.

Cushman Company, has accepted the chairmanship of the memorial gifts committee in the Putnam Me- orial Hospital building fund organization and is enlisting members of his group, Francis E. Morrissey, building fund chairman, announced today. "Hall is the third generation of his family to head the company his grandfather founded here 60 years ago," Morrissey said, "and everybody knows him, likes him and respects him. We're mighty fortunate to get him to head one of the most important units of our campaign organization." Cushman is a of the executive committee of Putnam Memorial Hospital, a director of the First National Bank of North Bennington, a member of the executive committee of the board of trustees of Bennington Museum, and a director of the Bennington Y. M.

C. A. He is past district chairman of the Bennington unit of the Green Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America. He lives with his wife and three children in North Bennington. By FORREST EDWARDS and DAVID J.

ROADS HONG KONG Iff) Four American fliers released by Communist China after more than two years imprisonment reached Hong today. Less than three hours later they took off for Hawaii and reunion with their families. The men, who had been shot down in the Korean War, appeared tired but in good, if subdued, spirits. They told newsmen at thr- airport that they had been "well treated." U.S. Lt.

Col. O. W. D. Simpson, who greeted the men at the Communist border, said their mental attitude "was extremely composed and they gave no evidence of hc- ing brainwashed." The four, all fighter pilots, are Capt.

Harold Fischer 28, Swea City, Iowa; 1st Lt. Lyle W. Cameron, Lincoln. Lt. Col.

Edwin Heller, 36, Wynnewood, and 1st Lt. Roland W. Parks, 24, Omaha. "We are all terribly glad anil happy to be free," Cameron said to newsmen. "What more can we say?" "Tell our folks hello!" the fliers chorused.

The four men arrived just after noon by train from Canton at the border village of Shunchun. They crossed the frontier into British territory at 2:33 p.m. Less than three hours later, at 5:20 p.m., tho special Air Force transport took off with them. Tho Air Force said in Washington th.it the men would be given a complete physical checkup in Hawaii. Secretary of the Air Force Talbolt announced that a special plane would fly their closest relatives to Hawaii for a reunion.

Plans for this flight were expected to bo announced in Washington later today. Altho'ugh newsmen were not permitted to question the four, they said at the airport they were first told last week that they were going to be sent home. The four refused to say where they had been held prisoner in China. authorities had said they believed the men were held most of the time in Mukden, Manchuria. The airmen were dressed in Communist blue trousers and faded blue, collarless shirts when they crossed the border into HonR Kong territory at the Lowu Bridge.

They changed to new white shirts and light gray slacks at the Fan Ling Jockey Club, en route from the border to the airport. The clothes had been brought for them by an Air Force greeting party headed by Lt. Col. Simpson, the U.S. air attache in Hong Kong, who told them: "I welcome you in the name of the U.S.

government and the American people. We have been waiting a long time for this." "So have we," 'one of the men blurted out. Police Check Evidence Of 'Graveyard' Party Stale's Attorney Miss Margaret Lillie was expected to receive information from Village Police today on an alleged teen-age beer drinking party which resulted in damages to the Village Cemetery on Mam street, Saturday night. Village Police said the party, involving four boys and threo girls, was reported on complaint by John Gleason, cemetery caretaker. Police officers who investigated were preparing their information on (lie case this noon for presentation to Miss Lillie.

She will determine what action is to betaken in the matter after study of the police reports. The youths allegedly littered graves with beer bottles and paper, according to Gleason. See the 'Buy of the Week" On Display at FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BENNINGTON HEPP'S JEWELERS 430 MAIN ST. LEOMINSTER, Mass. For the first time 79 years, Frederick C.

Ames did not march in a Memorial Day parade. Ames, who began marching with his father and kept it up every year, said he didn't "feel up to marching" yesterday. He will be 88 next month. Merchants Association Meeting AH Members and Store Clerks Urged to Attend. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st 6:30 P.

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