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IX)NDON WOOD’S first six homes were open to the public Sunday afternoon. The joint venture of two local churches will provide housing for low- to moderate-income families, particularly those who now reside within the Model Neighborhood. (High Point Enterprise Photo by Sonny Hedgecock) London Woods Homes- First Six Are Ready Manpower Offices Open Their Doors London Woods, a joint housing ven ture of First Baptist Church and St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, was opened to the public for the first time Sun day, November 28. Six of the planned 104 single-home units were open for inspection. The development is located on a 42-acre tract on Cedrow Avenue. The completion of these first six houses is the culmination of a project which began in June, 1969, by mem bers of the two congregations. The churchmen recognized a need for low- to moderate-income housing in High Point. In order to provide such housing, the two churches established a non profit organization called the High Point Housing Association, Inc., which took the option on the wooded tract in September/ The City of High Point and the Federal Housing Administration ap proved the subdivision, and North Car olina National Bank’s Mortgage Cor poration agreed to make loans to the association and to provide permanent financing. Technical services and money have been provided by the Low Income Housing Development Corporation, a federally-financed non-profit firm lo cated in Durham. The newly-formed High Point Hous ing Development Corporation granted $52,000 in land-writedown funds to help keep prices of homes within the reach of families with low incomes. Model Cities also was instrumental in attracting special assistance funds from the federal government. As a result, priority of sale of Lon don Woods homes will be given to Model Neighborhood residents who qualify. Income levels are adjusted ac cording to number of children in a family. An example of the maximum income is $5940 for a couple with no children. Houses, which are being built on five diflFerent floor plans, range in cost from $17,800 to $20,800. Down pay ment on each house is $200. Monthly payments wall range as low as $87 to $101, including taxes and insurance, depending upon income. Under the National Housing Act the interest rate may be as low as 1 per cent. Eligibility is determined by an applicant’s income and the number of children in his family. Consumer Credit Counseling, Inc., is working closely with prospective buyers of the London Woods Homes. Most of the planned houses will have electric heat. There are two- bedroom, three-bedroom with \Vz baths, and four-bedroom units in the development. The land has been land scaped so that a minimum of trees had to be cut. Prospective buyers are encouraged to contact the Housing corporation soon so that they may help design their own homes before they are built. Construction of all houses is expected to be completed vdthin 12 to 18 months. Information can be obtained by call ing George E. Freeman, Dr. Otis E. Tillman, the Rev. William Price of St. Mary’s Church or the Rev. F. C. Andrews of First Baptist Church. Information Unit Goes To Mall Model Cities’ Mobile Information Unit is at Westchester Mall this wedc- end. The mobile unit, jointly sponsored by the Model Cities Commissions of High Point and Winston-Salem, is equipped with pamphlets and other printed material about Model Cities and its related projects. Model Cities staff members are on hand during the three-day period — Friday through Sunday during Mall hours — to answer questions and give information. Films pertaining to Model Cities and its programs will be shown as well. . The center is usually rotated through the Model Neighborhood areas, parked on one site for a week at a time. The seasonal rush at the local shopping mall, however, will give more exposure to the unit to residents of the High Point commiuiity at large. Westchester officials allowed the unit to be parked outside J. C. Pen- ney’s entrance at Basldn-Robbins ice cream parlor. It is open until 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Bulletin CARD Comprehensive Manpower is ready to go. Harold Chilton, acting director of the employment training and place ment program, says the three-office agency is now staffed for operation in and out of the Model Neighborhood. Comprehensive Manpower is for all High Point residents. The office takes job orders from all Model Cities Com mission projects and tries to correlate them with their applications on file. The goal is to get as many Model Neighborhood residents on the job and involved in the program as possible. The two branch offices are located at 208 Vail Street in the same building as Concentrated Social Services, and in Daniel Brooks Community Center. Its administrative office is in the Ar cade Building, 329 N. Main Street. Chilton has been on the job since September organizing his staff and set ting up his offices. A permanent di rector, yet unhired, will join the staff in January. An employment agency which does not'charge its clients. Comprehensive Manpower counsels its applicants, and places some of them in jobs and oth ers to training courses funded by the Manpower Development Training Act. Although Chilton and his staff make no guarantees that their clients will find jobs as a result of their help, the director says that “generally speaking, training enhances one’s chance of em ployment, and better employment.” During the MDTA training periods, students are eligible for a stipend up Santa is coming to the Model Neigh borhood December 16 and 17. The red-suited elfs visit is being sponsored by the Inter-Agency Coordi nating Committee for all children of the Model Neighborhood. Four parties are planned for 3 to 5 p.m. on each of the two days. On Thursday, December 16, Santa will be at Hillside Recreation Center and Clara Cox Recreation Center. The fol lowing day he will call at the Model Cities Citizen Participation office at 1305 Franklin Street and at Fourth Street YWCA. Each child will receive refresh ments and a gift, provided by public donations and several churches in High Point. Inter-Agency Committee chairman Milt Stallings, who also heads the Citizen Participation office, said they hope to reach some 5,000 Model Neighborhood children during the two-day period. Dec. 6 Dec. 7 .. Dec. 8 Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 to 12 months. Courses are available for secretarial, clerical, auto repair, weld ing, upholstering, sheet metal and other skills. On-the-job training is also offered to qualified applicants. Fields of train ing include dye cast operator, plumb ers, carpenters, and other apprentice- type jobs. Chilton and his staff of six hope to serve at least 350 to 450 persons within the next six months. Compre hensive Manpower works closely with Vocational Rehabilitation and the Em ployment Security Commission in plac ing applicants. Comprehensive Manpower, current ly funded by supplemental funds of Model Cities, will go under the aus pices of Guilford Technical Institute on January 1. After the Model Cities funds have been expended, Chilton said the agency and its new sponsor hope to be financed by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare by spring. Office hours of the employment serv ice are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and evenings by ap pointment. Chilton urges all persons who are having employment problems, particu larly those without a skill and those in the Model Neighborhood area, to stop by for consultation. “We want to elevate as many per sons as possible into a better economic status,” he says. “And we’re open to everyone.” Volunteer workers are needed to help decorate, finance, and publicize the party, as well as help repair and wrap the donated toys, Stallings added. The Christmas party is designed not only to bring joy to children, but to involve Model Neighborhood residents in the planning and preparation, he said. From the volunteers, Stallings and his group hope to involve more persons in the Model Cities process. The sponsoring agency for the party includes 11 local, public and private service institutions who try to deal with problems not dealt with by other agencies. Its members are High Point Model Cities Commission, Jaycees, Housing Authority, Redevelopment Commis sion, Legal Services, and Police-Com- munity Relations Department, Guil ford County Office of Economic Op portunity (Southside Economic Oppor tunity Center), Department of Social Services, Salvation Army, Youth Un limited and Urban Ministry. Coordinating the parties at the in dividual locations are Dave Adkisson, Connie Allen, Larry Thomas and Stall ings. The sponsors chose the sites in the various Model Neighborhood areas with hopes that no child would be out of walking distance of a party. Evaluation Task Force Gift/ Council Crime and Juvenile Delinquency Task Force Health and Social Services Task Force Employment and Economic Development Task Force Recreation Task Force Education Task Force Christmas Parties Planned For Neighborhood Youth ^005-OH?. 017
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