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Volume 30 No. 32
ARTIST'S WORKS-ThlB booth displaying the works of
Hazel Saunders seems to draw a crowd.
Employment Plan
Plays Vital Role
There's an employment
program in Perquimans
county which has a proven
record of not only reducing
turn-over in certain jobs;
but of helping recruit higher
caliber employees as well.
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TRUCK DESTROYED The cab of a log truck operated
by D.T. Hurdle of Winfall, was destroyed by fire last
Thursday. Members of the Hertford Volunteer Fire
Department answered the call and extinguished the blaze.
The truck was a loss. (Newbern Photo)
AT CAMP Steven Casper, of Belvidere, and Wayne Paul
Layden, of Hertford, have attended North Carolina's 28th
annual Forest Resources Camp near Swansboro last
week. They are shown here with Roger Spivey, of Hobb
gville, a counsellor at the camp. w .
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College of the Albemarle
has adopted the proposal by
the North Carolina
Department of Community
Colleges to ' change the
Learning Laboratory's
name to Individualized
Instruction Center.
.Coordinators Dorothy
Aydlett and Pauline
Shepherd believe this is a :
good change because the
new title is a better
description of the activities
to the center. -
The Individualized
Instruction Center is one'
vision of the Lenrr.ir.2
resource Center c: 1.
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And lots of employers are
not taking advantage of it,
reports Alice W. Bond
manager of the State
Employment Office in
Edenton, North Carolina.
If's the old G.I. Bill,
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programs high school
diploma, high - school
equivalency (GED), college
preparatory and general,
interest. All materials are
available for individualized
instruction. ; "
The purpose of the center
is nhat each student par
ticipating in a program is
placed at his own level and
progresses at his own rate.
"It is actually a class of
one.V Mrs. Aydlett said. ,
Interested persons are
urged to visit the o't in
room 218 at the Tccfciiical
Center. :c':Jcs for the
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HEAVY STUFF The younger set seems to enjoy these
tractors which were on display beside the high school
gym.
under another name now.
but it's still around to
assist many ex-G.I.'s who
used it back in the '40s and
'50s to attend college or to
participate in on-the-job
training. The same per
sonswho are now em
ployerscan use provision
of the law to help them find
and hire qualified workers.
Mrs. Bond explains:
There are on-the-job
training programs available
to armed forces veterans
discharged since 1955, set up
by the N.C. Department of
Labor and approved by the
Veterans Administration.
- The VA pays veterans
enrolled in ; . accepted
projects $160 a month for six
months and $120 for the
following six months. The
amount increases for
veterans with dependents
and there is proposed
federal . legislation which
wouldincreasethesebenefits
by 15 per cent.
These are benefits
available to the veteran in
addition to the trainee
wage being paid by the
employer. .
Many veterans do not
elect to attend college after
military service, but they
have earned the same
training entitlement as
those who do, and many
would like to use these
earned benefits to sup
plement their income while ,
developing a skill or trade.
Brickmason, manager
trainee,, auto mechanic,
textile machinery fixer,
machinist, printer and many
other . occupations that
probably include most jobs
in the county can be covered
by this program, according
to Mrs. Bond.
"VA sponsored on-the-job
training programs can
make employers' jobs more
attractive and perhaps
employees more per
manent," he said.
Currently, there's a few
weeks' delay establishing
such programs at interested
firms, reports the N.C.
: Labor Department's
Apprenticeship Division. '
- Employers and eligible
veterans interested in
participating in a VA
approved program should -contact
the Employment
Security Commission
located, at 709 North Broad
Street in Edenton.
" TO MEET
Jeffrey Dick, president of
the Albemarle Area
Development Association,
will preside at the meeting
to be held at the Edenton
Restaurant Thursday;
August 8 at 7- p.nii
- David Sticl of mtty
Hawk, author and real
estate developer will be the
speaker. Stick was recently
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KEEPS THEM ROLLING Dennis Barber is shown as he replaces a worn lower ball
joint in an automobile at the repair shop of College of The Albemarle's Technical Center.
Barber is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Durwood L. Barber, Jr. of Winfall. He is enrolled in the
Automotive Mechanic's course at the college. The one-year course is incorporated in
COA's Technical and Vocational program. A new class is scheduled to begin September
9. (CO A Photo)
Highway Patrol Prays
For Roadway Safety
The Highway Patrol
conducted a Traffic Safety
Workshop for the Clergy of
all religious faiths at the
Ramada Inn in Greenville
on July 31. It was held to
assist the clergy in
preparation for the ob
servance of traffic Safety
Sabbath Weekend in North
Seeking Skill
College of the Albemarle
Adult Education Division is
seeking people who have a
particular skill and would
like to share that skill with
others. The fall schedule is
now being prepared and the
department would like to
offer as many different
courses as possible to better
serve the Albemarle area.
Last year, over 2,000
adults participated in COA's
continuing education
courses in the seven county
area. An increase in par
ticipation is expected 1 in
September.
Qualified part-time in
structors are needed in arts
Proof Of Birth
VHow can I prove I was
born?" is a 1 question
received almost daily in the
social security office.
The question about proof
of age is one that worries a
great many people. Birth
certificates were not issued
to many of our elderly
citizens at the time of their
birth. But there are many
ways to prove their, ages.
Some of the records one can
use are baptismal records,
school records, old family
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LOCAL TALENT Local people entered many items in for
judging at ;the Farm Festival, all showing outstanding
craftsmanship. Farm grown items that were entered
showed why the county is outstanding agriculturally.
Carolina, August 23, 24, and
25.
Mrs. John D. Sugg,
Chairwoman of a Task
Force on Highway Safety,
served as the moderator for
the workshop and the
speakers included Colonel
E.W. Jones, Highway Patrol
Commander, and Reverand
and crafts, blueprint
reading, architectural
drafting, t real estate and
business courses.
"We are eager to offer
courses adults in our area
want," said Clayton
Morrisette director of adult
education." A class may be
started in any course of
study if 15 or more persons
are interested and a
qualified instructor can be
secured," he added.
' Those persons interested
in having a particular
course offered, or - are
qualified ' instructors, can
contact the director at the
COA Technical Center.
One very good proof could
be an early Federal Census
Record. There has been a
Federal Census every ten
years since the Country was
first started. But the main
thin to emphasize is that if a
person is nearing the age of
65, and he has an old record
that he isn't sure of, he
should get in touch with our
office now. ,
, The Elizabeth City
Branch Office is at 111
Jordan Plaza, Elizabeth
City,' N.C, telephone 338-
, 2161. The office is open from
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Coy Privette, President of
the Christian Action League
of North Carolina. Captain
J.T. Jenkins, Troop A
Commander and the district
sergeants of Troop A par
ticipated in the workshop
presentation.
Colonel Jones pointed out
that over 52,000 people have
been killed in traffic
collisions in North Carolina
since 1930 when statistics on
traffic collisions first
became available. He
emphasized that although
North Carolina is this date
experiencing a reduction of
230 less people killed as
compared to the same
period in 1973, we can feel
little comfort in knowing
that 819 people have been
killed this year in North
Carolina traffic collisions.
Colonel Jones credits part of
the reduction to the gasoline
shortage which reduced the
1 amount of travel and the
speed limit being lowered to
55 mph.
Colonel Jones stated that
traffic collision in
vestigations reveal that
alcoholic beverages are
evident on over 50 per cent
of fatal collisions. He said
that North Carolina has one
of the most comprehensive
programs in the Nation for
the surveillance and in
dentif ication of drunk
drivers, r
. Pedestrain deaths totaled
330 during 1973 in North
Carolina, Colonel Jones said
and he pointed out that this
was 17 per cent of the total of
1890 persons killed in traffic
last year, He ; said that
traffic records reveal that
the elderly and very young
children are the pedestrians
jmost apt to be killed or
injured. $
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COOL DRINKS-Sally Halsey and Mary White tend the .
Jaycee concession stand offering drinks and snacks to the
many visitors of the Farm Festival.
Gardens Judged
The 1974 Area Vegetable Garden Contest proved to
be successful.
The gardens were judged recently.
The participants in the area judging were James
Page, Gates County, Lynn Ferebee, Chowan County,
Joe Powell, Currituck County, Mrs. Lola
Holloway, Hyde County, Alex White, Pasquotank
County, Robert Midgett, Tyrrell County, Mrs.
Littlejohn, Washington County, Clarence Felton,
Perquimans County. Each participant raised from 15
to 35 different varieties grown in their vegetable
gardens.
The winners in the Area Vegetable Garden
Program will be announced during the Albemarle
Area Development Award Banquet.
The program was organized and supervised by
the Agricultural Extension Service and the E.I.C.
Agency. The cup is sponsored by the Albemarle Area
Development Association.
The judges for the contest were: William W.
Simons, Delia B. Bryant, Paul M. Lee, Lamm C.
Bond, and Mrs. Maggie M. Griffin.
Croghan Named
Head Director
Dr. Leo Croghan of
Charleston, South Carolina
has assumed the position of
Director of Psychological
Services at the Albemarle
Mental Health Center.
The appointment was
made by Charles R.
Franklin, Jr., Area
Program Director effective
July 8, 1974.
A native of Charleston,
South Carolina, Dr. Croghan
received his undergraduate
degree in philosophy, cum
laude, from St. Bernard
College in Alabama. He
received his masters degree
in counseling from Catholic
University of America. He
received his Ph.D. in
clinical psychology from
Washington University in
St. Louis, Missouri. Dr.
Croghan's internship for his
Ph.D. was completed at
Duke Hospital. His ex
perience and training in
cluded long and short term
Tractor Pull Saturday
The Elizabeth City
Fraternal Order of Police
announced recently that
they would sponsor a tractor
pull on August 10, in
Elizabeth City. The site for
the pull will be the Smith
Douglas Fertilizer Company
on the Weeksville Road just
out of Elizabeth City.
Frank Kotzian, president
of the FOP said that pulls
would be held for all seven
classes and three trophies
would be awarded in each
class. Kotzian continued,
"We are planning a fine
event for tractor owners and
we encourage them to enter.
The proceeds will be
donated to a fellow officer
who has been ill for several
months now. We want to
help this officer and we hope
folks will come out and join
with us to do so."
Classes A, B, C, and D will
i be held on Friday, August
9th , with the weigh-in
beginning at 5:30 p.m. and
; pulls starting promptly at
6:30 'p.m. On Saturday
Aifiot 10th thefwe'h-in for
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therapy case s ,
psychodiagnostic evalua
tions, group therapy, per
s 0 n a 1 i t y and
psychopathology assess
ment and marital, coun
seling. Dr. Croghan is the
author of numerous
published professional
articles with his latest being
"Areas of Potential
Psychological Vulnerability
in the New' Era of
Liberalized Abortion" to
appear in the journal
Psychology; and
"Encounter Groups and the
Necessity of Ethical
rilliHoUnoc" fn onnnar in f Ka
Journal of Clinical
Psychology. Both articles
are to be published in
Summer, 1974 editions.
Dr. Croghan is married
and his wife is the former
Miss Mary Carlton of
Wagram, North Carolina.
The couple is residing in
Elizabeth City.
Classes E, F, and G will
begin at 8 a.m. and the pulls
will begin at 10:30 a.m.
A recent tractor pull in
Elizabeth City attracted
entries from the Albemarle
area and southeastern
Virginia. Many of those' are
expected to return as well as
a number of others. Anyone
is welcome to enter the pull.
The Fraternal Order of
IPolice will provide refresh
ments for all tractor drivers
entered in the pull.
Troops Travel
Boy Scout Troop 155 of
Hertford spent July 21-27 on
Pipsico Scout Reservation'
with Assistant Scout Master
Seymour Chappell. Scouts
that participated included:'.
Mike Goodman, Jerry .
Chappell, Mark Pierce,
Dennis Godwin, Shelton
Skinner, Tony Smith, Jef-
: fery Vaughn, Mike Hagan,:
Mike Hoggard, Ted,-
' Applegate, Paul Applegate,
David Perry and Tommy
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