The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-17

and animals from injurious diseases.
Il should continue to assist in the or
ganization OF cooperative assoc%
tions for the grading, standardizing,
and efficient marketing OF agricultur-
al products. Timber production
should be encouraged on land insult
ed to cultivation.
Good schools are the great guar
anty that our citizens of the future
will be competent to deal with their
problems. We must maintain the
schools at the highest possible stand.
ard. guarding against over-organiza-
tion and the expenditure of too
much public money or nOn-essentials,
II is the fundamentals that count
The schools are for our children. not
our children for the schools
/ The care OF the public health and
OF our detectives and deinquents
should be continued on sensible and
proven lines.
New methods Of travel. have
changed our highways from country
roads to commercial thoroughfares.
bearing a heavy and increasing traf-
/ nc. The long established policy Of
providing good foundations. adequate
, drainage. and the elimination OF bad
grades and dangerous curves should
not be sacrificed for large expendi-
lures Of short stretches Of hard paw
/ ing, | am not, at this time, in favor
OF bonding the state for so-called per.
manent highways.
4 believe that we should be ever
mindful of the admonition IN our Con
stitution that frequent recurrence
: to fundamental principles and a
firm adherence to justice, modera-
tion. temperance, industry and iru-
gality are absolutely necessary 10
/ preserve the blessings of liberty and
/ keep our government free At pres
cnt one of the great needs of the
state is frugality-the careful man
agement and economical use of its
resources
Service for the state is most hon.
orable. make my pledge to the
men and women Of Vermont tAat II
by their votes am permitted to
serve as Governor, viii perform
that service to the best of my ability
without fear or favor of any man
Redfeld Proctor
Reddeld Proctor was born In Proc
tor Vermont April Is. 1879 the son
Of Reddeld and Emily ]. (Dutton
Proctor. He attended school at the
public schools of Proctor. the
Friends School in Washington, d. C.
and graduated from the Massachus
etts Institute OF Technology in the
class of 1902 as mechanical engl
neer.
Following his graduation he be
came connected with the Vermont
Marble Company as Assistant Sup
erintendent, was elected Director
and is now Vice President He i,
President and Director of the Proc
tor Trust Company.
Mr., Proctor served as Selectmar
o the Town Of Proctor from 1909 t
1912, was Trustee of the Village o
Proctor from 1907 to 1910 and wa,
President Of the Village in 1912. II,
represented his town in the Genera
Assembly Of the State during the ses
sion of 1912, serving as Chairman o
the General Committee and as
member of the Committee on Way
and Means and the Committee
on State Schools He was re-electe,
as Representative to the General As
sembly of 1915, in which session h
/ served as Chairman of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, Chairman o
/ the Committee on Rules. and as
. member OF the Committee on Banks
5 He was elected Senator from Rut
h land County to the session of 1911
e serving in the Senate as Chairman q
{ the Committee on Finance and as
member Of the Committees on stat
d and Court Expenses, Banking and II
] surance, and Appropriations.
c In March 1917 he was chosen Chai
e man OF the Vermont Chapter of tn
e American Red Cross taking an a,
a tive part in the organization Of tn
+ Red Cross work In the state in II
o early participation in the work of th
/, war He resigned in August, 1871
s to enlist In the military service a