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Bennington Banner from Bennington, Vermont • Page 3

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Bennington Banneri
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Bennington, Vermont
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PROPOSED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BUILDING--Architect Paysun Webber of Rutland has sketched this proposed design for a $200,000 vocational education build Ing to be added to Bciimngton High School if voters approve the plan in voting here to morrow Running parallel with Pleasant street and the north end of the high school, the building would provide four large shop areas in the unit at the left side of the pic tiir 0 (one aturj design) and four classrooms in the two storj section at the right IVew building is termed adequate to iccommodate both Benin and Bcnmngton Catholic High School vocational students during fh 10 5ears Area Teachers ShaieNEA Centennial Church Notices FIRST CHURCH OF CHItlST SCIENJIST How spintuil undeistinding of the inspired of the Bihle hope a i heiling be set foith at Christam Science ser Sundaj Script 11 tl leadings in the Les sin Sermon on include Christian Sci the follow ing For things afoie 1 me were ntten for our learn through patience and of the srjiptures might hope Correlttue passages to be read Eiom Sc ei ce and Ileilth i Kc to the Scr pfures bj Maiy iker Tdcfy include the following b-i? 23 2s 'il The Suiptuics ai vcrj sicred Our aim must he to h-ue understood spn tual Ij foi only by tins understanding can truth be gained It is this spir tual peiccption of ch lifls humanity out of disease put: faith WASHINGTON Ton Ing the National Education As sociation celebtating its Cen tennial next ueek is the Ben jmigton Teacheis Association Undei the presidency of Philip Viereck RFD Noith Bennmg fTM mc ton Vermont the loril Romans (1-1 recently became affiliated with the NEA woilds laigesl pules sional oigamzatlon compose 1 of," 151 690000 tcicheis and admmisUa lois devoted to the impio ement of education in the United States The local association wol corned tins week by Miss if tha Shull president of the IS LA and a classioom teachei Poitlind Oiegon The NEA cin cele biate its Centennial ss Shull siicl only because of you man) communities Miss Ehull pointed out that tht. NLA tjieatest stiength is in i Icoat education associations nvr-Rirr ATimvAf the bandng togethei ol 6000 SLGOMJ GOXGRFGATIONAr local education associations in tlul support of the uimersal oduca Wednesda 8 rn tion ideal thit gives strength to' ant neetmg th it, ide-il And it is this Conti bution i i stiength given paitneiship Assembly Hall with citizens genet-illy that i a makes schools a reality Currently planning its Cen tennial convention Pmlidel pMa June 30 July 6 with the general theme An Educated People es Freedom I- or wird the NEA is governed b) 5000 delegates fiom local is sociations similar to the one in mumon Dei thick FIRST MFT'IODIST CHURCH Commissionei of Education Monday 6 4s Circle IV recently commended the nssocia banquet tion activities The power 7 ucsijai i 30 i magnitude of the NEA at Choir hear 1 the beginning of this Ti ursr ji cho rehcarsil century is a tribute and! piomibe There is no bettei wa to celebrate the Centennial and to honoi thofa" have I been the unselfish builaers ol the first bundled yeais than to pitil enter the second century in the son June 22 to Mr ind Mis finest traditions of service lohn I ilount-im of Bennmgton Dr Dei thick added Certiln daughter Irapoit of Members and rf Senior ncnit. Park In case of iam--at the church ST PI TCR CHURCH Mondij 9 30 a Holy Com mumon St John Baptist Daj 1 30 a Hoi; Com St Pclei Daj Stork Report Born ai Putnam Memorial Hos Brooke Arlene the dedicated pi Tune 22 antHlrs teichei is the essence of educa of North Bennmgton The lion Thrift Shop and much" of the teacheislnei arrival is the couples third progress is due to diughter The babj fither is ad Ih? spirit and service of the vei Using managwofjhe Bannci NEA Miss Shull welcoming the Bennmgton association conclud cd We salute your pait in Hou dbout corn popper (clec making Amencis schools what coffeG maker (electric) they have become tne last backyard picnic now and around the fireplace next winter' Both are at the shop Fndav nfternoon under i Vincent Hoy and Mis Harold Es tes with Mrs Edward and Miss Helen Nethenvood help ing they certainly cleaned up the fuimture bed mattrpss chest etc ioM It Jeft little but ctotbes for "Mis Wandrey and Miss Ldson on Saturday though they did sell coffee ible May we have more furniture ple-ise 7 Putnam Memorial Hospital Notes Admissions Mrs Marjone Li Fountain Ben mnglon PUcharges Miss Carolyn A Comstoek Mrs Amonda Dav Mr James Lute-; Mrs Catherine Whitman Bennmg ton Mr Arthur Racine 14 Tim St Adams Mass V.F.W. Auxiliary Notes Regular meeting will be Tues day night at 8 Jock Just a reminder to members who were asked to donate for re freshments as siacte ivili be serv ed following the meeting Rose Greenwood chairman the rummage sale wishes to thank all members and friends wild helped to make the sale such a success SF4PFR1 Electric Service Wirmj, and Supplies HiBOLD UcDONATD South ghaftsbury--Tel 4079 Walbridge FUNERAL HOW Dean Hanson Tel 4329 650 Main St, Bennmgton BRIEFS Margarets Beautj Shop be closed this ueek Airs Kenneth Johvctte Ji and children of 116 St lave retuined home itftfri spend ing the past visiting friends in Essex Junct on William Mayhew of Boston spent a portion of the weekend in Ben mngton uith his parents "Mr and Mrs Henry of Pleas ant street He and Thomas Ken ny and Richaid Oesterle went to Middletown i ndiy to attend the wedding of Miss md Milcolm Gilhs May was an usher The bridegroom the son of the Rev and AI Hugh Gillis foimerly of Bennmg an Tiancis Shppird Jones son of Atty and Mis Franklin Jones who receued Ins commission as lieutenant in the Army Re serve June 10 ar-d was graduated with an A degree horn ddle bun Collec II report to Aber deen Proving Ground Md ly 15 for two yeirs acti on Ju duty He completed summer camp training last summer He is visit ting at his home on alloomsac road Albeit Peterson Benmng ton ifepresentative of the Metro pohtan Life Insurance Company was Bretton II this weekend for i business con ferencp with officials of the Company at the Mount Wash ington Hotel Petei son who it 916 County Street had an exceptional sales and servict. record last jear and is among the top ranking membei of the Metropolitan staff of almost 2D 000 field representatives the United States and Canada Di Alan Tvens will be in Rutland Mondaj Tuesday and Wednesday of this week attending a meeting of the Vermont State Board of Exammeis In Optome try of which Di Evens is presi dent At that meeting candidates foi Hcensure in the State of Ver mont will be examinations Mis Ruth Dorman of uber street and Miss Sylua Kauppi of Pownal Center to Burling ton Satuiday and visited Fort Eth an Mien Hospital where the foim er grandson Jickic Vail is un ei going treatment following an accident a week ago Sunday They spent two hours ivitli Jickie whose condition is showing im provement He is now able to alk SetDuCharme Dance Revue For Wednesday The annual DuChaime School of Dance Revue ill be pi esented Wednesday night at clock at the Bennmgton Catholic High School auditonum All plias es of the dance will be demon stilted in! the i is expected to be one tf the best Dancp udents from two and half yeais old up will perform Burt Rockwood Ji will be the pi mo accompanist Ihe is undei the dnection of DuChaime owner anl opeiatoi of the dintc studio at 168 North St which is the only local school Inch opeiates six dajs i week DuClnime an accomplish ed dancei and membei of Dance Educitois of America has hid a school here foi yens Tickets may be obtained the students or at the door Vocal Group Visits Here Yesteidiy afternoon four joung businessmen of London Ontario Ron Sparling Art Patterson Bill Ronald and Sparling who constitute the Foi Chorders Canada Perennial Champions baibershop quartet competition stopped in town foi a visit at the Carioll Adams bime Clark oods The men on their way home from a weekend in Poland Spnngs Maine wheie the quartet lad received top billing on the en lertamment program of i thiee da convention attended by 1200 of New England leaders in busi ness The Foi Chordcrs finished a nong the top fiw quaite for foul consecutive jears 19D3 thiough 19a6 in A mterna tionai competition and they con tinue to be mdemand eveij week end yeal round for appearances various cities thioughoiit the United States and Canada The quartet oigamzed in 1916 When the four members weie Seniors in high school and thej re cently passed the 2000 mark in to tal public peifoimances Th was their fust visit to Veimont In southern Asia aie foui moun lams almost as igh as Mount Everest loftiest peak the woild it 29141 feet around but limps from the 1 injury and (he sccon 1 degtee bums on his back are gradually miprov ing For wallpapers drapeiy and slipcover needs shop in comfort The Coiner Shop 491 Mim St now fullj air conditioned Motheis Outfit your child econ imically at 1 he New YoikStoie Membei of Mt Anthony Chap ter No 1 are reminded of the stite school for deputies to be held at Masonic Temple Bennmgton Wednesday of this week staitmg at 10 a Luncheon will be served at 12 Ij The -itternoon session op ens at 1 30 All officers taking irt are to ear lute enmg dresses There will be a rehearsal at fhe Temple Tuesday at 8 clock for all officers taking pirt in the school on Wednesday Mr ind Mrs irl Hamilton and childien have just returned from a weeks vication spent on Cape Cod Miss While there they visit ed points of interest Province town Ch itham and Hyanms On the way down they also stopped at Plymouth Mass and saw the "Vlayflowei which was docked close fo the shore in Plymouth Harbor On the return trip Gloucester Mass they visited and several points in New Hampshire FUNERALS I II SHM'AKl) Pru ate family services ei lield Satuidaj night for Francis Hemj Shepaid 83 from the home of his daughter Mrs Fiankhn Jones of road The Rev Thomas Stieet of the Old First Church officntel Mr Shepird a letiicd con suiting engmeei and foi mer di rector of traction of Westinghouse ElecUic 5.

Mfg Co He had lesided at 31 Tuipentine Dnve Neu Rochelle During a careei that saw lutioniry changes in the apphca tion of electric eneigj Mr Shep Inrd lose fiom and elefc ician to become supervising engineer in charge of the electnfi cition of numerous American rail roads Bom in Mason City Iowa Mr Shepard began his caieer in elec tncal engineer ng as a wireman for the Chicago Milwaukee St il Raihvay at (he age of 27 Two years later he Has foreman for the Milwaukee Street Railway Co In 189a supplemented his practical experience with a years uoik at Massachusetts In stitute of Technology he became an assistant to the late George He was named dt lectoi of heavy traction for West in 1903 and for the next three decades supervised electri fication of several railroads These included the following York Central New Haven Pennsylvania Norfolk and West nn Vugiman Chicago Milwau kee St Paul Great Norfhein and the late Henry Ford Detroit Toledo Irontown Othei Westinghouse railroad el ectncian projects Shepard to Canada where he su pervised electrification of the Can idian National Railroad and to Chile where he did the same for the Chilean State Ruin ay Leaung Westinghouse in 1932 Mr Shepard established himself as a consulting engineer Roads he advised included the Chicago Sui Nee Lines New Yorks subway line and St Louis Public Service line Before his retne ment in 1914 he served foi two years as assistant to the Director Transposition in ashmgton He was a member o( the Amer lean Institute of Electrical Engm eels the Piofessional Fngmeenng Society of Neu Yoik the Engm eels Club of New York City and the New York Athletic Club Sui ing a his wife Mrs Mirgsi Lnermnre Shepaid thiee daughters Mib Franklin Jones Mrs Ai ihur Loecket and Curtis Siuman a son Francis Henry Shepard Ji ssteis Anna ShLpaid and Mis John Robeits a brothei Hugh Shepaid and nine giandcbildren EDWARD 0 BROWN funeial of Edward i ed tt the Veterans Hospitil A 1 a tt ednesday mom ng was largely attended from Mahai Funeral Home Satur day morning with a pr lyei a from St Francis tie Sales Church with a requiem high Mass offer ed by the Rev Charles Fitzpat ick The flonl tubules were numer ous and beautiful and a multitude of Mass cards and messages sympathy were received by family Friday night Fr Fitzpat nek led in the recit-ition of Rosary The pallbearers were cousins of Mr Brown William and Fd waid Houran Alfred LaTour Al phege Cardinal Roland Forget ind Raymond Barkei Military escort was color bear er and color guard Earle Jaquith Amencan Legion and Bernart Bourassa Veterans of Poieign Joseph St John and Wil ham Smith The flag was presented to Mrs Brown by Ja quith Burial was in the family lot in Gflbejs Gin is the one gin distilled in 11 countries and served round the world Wbjld wide popularity of Gdbey's Gin pioi.es you'll like it best! Gilbeyfc Gin Try it and see why "the world agrees on GtLBEY DISTltUO LONDON DRT GIN 90 PROOF GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS A GILBET LTD CINCINNATI OHIO Distilled and bottled In the Urlted States England Canada, Australia South Africa Frarce Italy Argentina, Brazil Chile Mexico Park Lau Cemetery Fr Fitzpatuck offeung the committal myers Out of and friends ere included from Reisselder New Britain Conn Pitts ieid Wilkamstowri Mass nal Washington and uort I Funeral services for Ralph II Pood-ird of Shaftsbury irgely attended Saturday from he home of his sister Mrs Ldilh iulle of White Creek There many beautiful floral tnb utes The pallbeat ers were Albert and Ylilham Harrington Francis Murphy Jessp Gates Malcolm Pelford and Robeit Peabod The Clyde Sumnei officiat and also conducted the com nittal services at Rosewood Cem tery Creek Oat of town relatives and friends it the services ere included North Spnngfield 'dmbndge CheshU Mass Ben ington Shaftsburv Arlington lagle Bridge Hoosick Falls and ie entire surrounding aiea Strawberry Sales Net $70 For Retarded A landslide sale of baskets of trawberrles netted the Bennmg on Friends of Retarded Childien Inc a little over $70 as nbout 200 aaskets were sold yesterday at larwood Orchards to defray re urbishment costs at the recently purchased old Shaftshuiy school vnere classes for retarded child en mil be conducted starting this all Under the auspices of the fi lance committee of the Tuends flr and Mrs Paul Bonne propri tors of the orchaid sold the fruit a benefit basis All baskets of the beines--do- lated for the sale by the Univer ity of Vermont-- were sold out by One out of eveiy three fimilles the has a financial mcoi the US has a financial income ai employment enmg ISanner Benningtort, Alon, June Portland Ore is known as the City of Roses because the mu ti oloied blossoms bloom In almost very yard TED'S PIZZA DIAT 4124 OPEN EVERY MG1IT 7 II to A in every room! Flood your home with wonder ful warmth on the coiuc-t day-- at the flick of a finger! Boilers and Warm Air Furnaces ire fully automatic Deferred payments 24 hour insinuation Phone for free Comfort Survfyi HEATING ELECTRIC Henry M. TuHle Co. Inc. NOW YOU CAN GET AT BENEFICIAL And SAVE Money! $300 $500 $600 Pitk Your Om Payimnls 51912 3097 3G69 5166s 2682 3170 through the new loan law BENEFICIAL can lei you up to $600 luce what you could get before Yes you ccn no get more cash and save money on your loan over S300 Combine your obi gallons into or loan here then make just one monthly payment And your total monthly payments curt be cut way down leaving you vilh more money each month because ou can now TAKE 24 MONTHS TO PAY--PAY LESS EACH MONTH Yes you can now stretch your monllilj pajments over 24 months aid pay loss each month Plus your loan life insured at low cost Tor a prompt friendly loan of $200 $400 up to $600 phone for 1 sit service or come in Loans up to $600 Kfe Insured at low cost 449 MAIN STREET, BENN1NGTON Room Floor Phone; 5441-2 Ask for the YF5 MANager OPEN FRIDAYS UNTIL 8 PJA. Loam to mldentl ol all introonJIng tovm 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 I 4 A A Beneficial 'OMfANY war UKES To MY rfs" You tan be sure you have seen the latest ideas and materials before you build or remodel at A DEWEY'S Just come In and see us, as so many others are doing Browse around, ask to see our plan books There's no obligation See us for helpful advice anytime.

A. DEWEY SONS 10Y McKINLEY ST. DIAL 6516 A Member Of Bennington Merchants Association 'SPAPFRJ.

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