tHi KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Thursday, March 9, 1972 VA Education And Training Has Helped 130,000 Women find lobs Veterans administration educa tion and training has started more than 130,000 women on their way to Join the nation’s trained personnei pooi since the end of the Korean conflict In 1953, D. R. Phillips, director of the WinstonSalem VA regional office, said today. The numiber includes: 'About 29,000 women veterans of military service who have trained under the current G1 bill Since 1966, plus approximately 1,- 000. ex-service women who have received education and training .under VA vocational rehahilita- itlon for persons disabled as a re sult <)f military service. Some 14,000 widows of men killed in military service, and wives of totally disabled veter ans and those missing and pris oners of war. Some 86,000 young women be tween 18 and 26 years who are war orphans (children of men or women killed or permanently and totaMy disabled as the result of service in the armed forces, or of servicemen missing in action or prisoners of war). Women make up aboiiit 48 per cent of the total numiber of the war or phans who have trained under VA assistance. ! About 61 per cent of each of ' the first two groups, Phillips I said, were in college and univer sity level courses. Nearly 73 per cent of the 86,090 women war or phans were in college. Curronlly, about 12,000 women veterans are enrolled under the IGI bill. About 5,500 wives and i widows and 35,000 war orphans, i of whom a'bout 48 per cent are i women, are in training under VA ediuicationail assistance. j Although the program for wives and widows began in De- cemlber 1968, it is not limited tOj those whose husbands were in Vietnam era service. | Some 247,000 women are 'be lieved to be eligible for wives and widows educational assist ance, including some of those wha husbands served during during World War I, World War 11, the Korean conflict and ^ peacetime. i 'PhilliF'S pointed out that VA I provides extensive vocational and educational counseling to helP, Jt 1L veterans and the ^ves and wid-1 vICV01ffIIQ 1 vCII ows and orphans choose occupa-1 ^ tions eompattble with their in terests and abilities, and to plan a course of training qualifying j Sponsors Course them fo rhelr chose bjoecttivesn. During the month of March at jfeast one dozen extension courses. Women interested in learning sponsored by Cleveland Technl- more about VA educational bene- cal Technical Institute, ares tart- ifiles should telephone, write, or ing in the Shelby area visit the VA Regional j One of the mosr popular 301 North Main Street, Wins-1 coiLj-ses thus far sponsored by ton-Salem, N. C. 271102,^^ for a according to Dan Camp, copy of the pamphlet "Federal extension director, is ceremics, 'Benefits for Veterans and De- .^yjjich wl be offered to beginners pendents.’’ | in two separate classes. One j class will be taught on Wednes- Idays from 7 to 10 p. m., with the MATCHING EVERYTHING ' first class beginning March 8th. I The second class will be held on Color and pattern coordination Thursdays from 9:00 to 12:00, is now complete for bathr(»m beginnning March 9th. Both 33- hour classes will be taught at the Shelby 'City Park in the Arts and for bathroom and kitchen with the introduc tion of matching “everything": viuyl patterned wall covering, fabric for curtains or tablecloth, towels and shower curtains. Using matching accessories is a simple way to coordinate an interior, agrees Mrs. Edith Mc- Glamery, extension house . fur nishings specialist. North Cprp-jui lina State University. But, you’ll| 1.5th with subsequent classes be- . , , Ing hfrld every Wednesday until 24 need to balance all the patterned ^ have been completed. The , second class, also 24 hours long, 'Will be taught on ’Tuesday eve- inirigs fro.m 6:30 9:30, beginning Crafts building with Ada Blank enship serving as instructor. Two classes in decoupage and repousse will be taught by Roy Gillespie, with classes being held in the Arts and Crafts building, also. The morning class from .4 until 12 o’clock wijl begin March items with restful '•~r.;cs of solid colors, she : .ns. . March 21. I Two 36-hour courses, designed mainly for men, practical welding and auto tune-up-, will both begin March 9th on the Tech campus. Practical welding will be taught 'by Dale Blanton. Joe Turner will i serve as instructor for the auto tune-up class. Both of these classes will meet on Thursdays 6:00 to 9:00 p. m. i Enrollment in all of the above ' classes is limited, therefore in terested persons should call Cleveland Tech, 482-4378, for an enrollment reservation. Other extension classes to be gin in March are sewing classes taught by Stella Prins at Shefby City park. Two separate classes in dress making, 36 hours in length, will both begin March 13th, one being taught from 9- 12 noon, and the other in the evenings fr:m 6 until 9 o’clock. I Also, a 39-hbur course in tailoring will be taught on 7 .osdays from 6 until 9 p. m. beginning March 14th, while a class in tailoring pants will begin Wednesday, March 15th, with cltiss hours be ing the same as the taiiloring course. ! iFor those who profess to know nothing about the art of sewing, two ceginner classes will start March 15th from 9:00 to 12:00 noon, and the other from 6:(K) to 19:00 p. m. on March 16th. These I latter classes are also 36 hours in I length. ^ Camp emphasizes that all per-' sons Interested in the area of i sewing should report directly to- Shelby City Patk at the time in-! dicated for the class of their choice. Camp further states that; all the above classes are free; with the exception of ceramics where a materials fee is charged. insurance Report Given lOitl was a year when “the! 'life and health insurance Indus-1 I try intensified it.s efforts to .meet the needs of its custom ers,” Liberty Life Insurance 'Company President Herman N. illipp said this week. “The life and health insur ance industry is taking even! more seria.sly its rale as I ,.tal j financial counselor for American i families,’’ Hipp said. i er his death, Hipp explained. “And many, many \^dows have nothing at all left after they pay the final medical hils and the funera expenses.” “As a result of the study, Lt'o- erty Life will soon of.or a.l <>ur policy holders a conlidenlial op portunity tj. find out whether llioy have enough protection,” Hipp added. Tlie company’s com putens wil ce pi.'t to use for indi vidual customers, pravidm; spe cific information on the needs of each household. “The life insurance industry has the greatest opportunity to help people prepare for the fu ture,” Hipp concluded. “I be lieve it is our resn visibility to do (he most effective family finan cial counseling job possible.’’ Jackie Metcalf In Operation 76 . G(RE2ENSiBORO. — Three si'id- lents from Cleveland county ri-- cently attended “Operation 76, u special program desi.nerl to -quaint high school senior.s w .- I the University o-f N.rth Cai oli.-.s at Greensboro. The program was called "O , eration 76” because I he next cn terlng class of fresiimen win graduate in 1976. The students are: Susan "ost daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Flo- P. Bost, 313 S. Post St.; .Ml; i Pak.'oy, daughter of Mr. and I .Mrs. Ali Paksoy, 206 Park Cii-ele, ib th of Shelby: Jackie Karen ■>-'.>tcp'^ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Metcadf, 602 York Hd., Kings Ma.ntain. ■ GIANT SCREEN! GIANT VALUE! In smart Contemporary style, f 3 handsome lowboy console n docts fine detailing throughout, from the tiered overhanging top to base rail and tapered legs. Cab-net features bas-relief configurations flanking escutcheon. The MILFORD •C4724M Early American styling with the warmth of colonial times. Cabinet features tiered overhanging top, decorative pilasters, simulated dowel plugs, authentic period hardware and traditional Colonial styled full base. With casters. The FLORENTINE • C4726 In Moorish-inspired Mediterranean style, this richly detailed cabinet is beautifully accented with tiered overhanging top and a massive, contoured full base. With hidden casters. • Chromacolor 100 Picture Tube • Glare-Ban Picture Face • Customized Tuning • Titan 100 Handcrafted Chassis • Super Gold Video Guard Tuner • Automatic Fine-tuning Control • 5" Round Twin-Cone Speaker CHROMACOLOR/ONLY ZENITH HAS IT! I. « 4 " , —'v; "" ; ^ :fe, M > .' ■ ' 4 is*®* ! 4 • ♦ He referred to a study of wid owhood prepared jointly by tlie Life Underwriter Training C:un- dl and the Lite Insurance Agency .Management A.ssijciation. ‘ This study clearly indicates that mo.st families in America are simply not well enough pT-oonrod for the financial difficulty that strikes with the death of the breadwinner. “We in the life insurance busi ness must do a better job of pro vidi.ng family financial counsel ing fer our customers,” he add ed. “As a result of this study of widowhood, I believe many life insurance companies will respond with counseling programs and with a renewed effort to provide programmed protection," he said. Hipp said that the recent wid .twhood study revealed that most ' families are "woefully under-! protected.” The average life in- ' surance carried by a male head- i of-household in the southeast | will provide for his family’s needs for less than two years aft-^ 1^ :' THIS STORE'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR aUALiTY SERVICE HA^ BEEN APPROVED BY. NATIONAtliWtANCE j [t BAOIO-TV DEALERS J ASSOGIATIPN VALID ONLY FORi 1973 WILSOM TV & MUSIC 904 W. GOLD 739-2616 ACROSS FROM SEVEN ELEVEN MAGNAVOX SALES AND SERVICE FOR QUICK RESULTS USE THE HERALD CLASSinED PAGE CLIP THIS COUPON CLIP THIS COUPON ROBIN'S OF DIXIE VILLAGE GASTONIA, N. C. 28052 TOLLY SHUFORD, OWNER $3.00 THIS COUPON IS WORTH $5.00 $2.00 MARCH 1 • 8 $3.00 Oil Any New Spring Dress $2.00 Ofi Any New Spring Biouse 375 SPRING DRESSES TO SELECT FROM Brand Names - P.L.tV., Ruth Norman, Allison Air, Patricia Fair, Gay Gibson, Pioneer, Hob Nobber, Momentum, Berkshire, Melissa Lane, Etc. We Carry A Complete Line of Misses. 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