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Quest For New And Better Ways To Train Firemen Being Made Br NANCY DUCKETT North Carolina's techni cal institutes and commun ity colleges are blazing the trail in their quest for new and better ways to train firemen in the art of fire prevention and protec tion. These institutions offer a variety of educational pro grams geared to make the firerhan more proficient in his job. Keith Phillippe, super visor of firemanship train ing for the Department of Community Colleges, says that of the approximately 24,000 firemen in North Carolina, 20,459 received instruction in community colleges and technical in stitutes during the fiscal year 1966-67. These pro grams range from three day firemanship training schools to a two-year fire and safety engineering technology program that leads to an associate in applied science degree and FOR SALE Waterfront Property Cape Colony, beautiful wood ed site, approximately 3 acres on Country Club Drive; 300 ft. water frontage. Montpelier Acres, desirable wooded site, VA lots, 175 ft. water frontage, protected by jetties. call R. Elton Forehand Agency, Inc. Phone 482-3314 3nrllr wJtJ 6* J .^^Ktagypp SEE US FOR A COMPLETE LINE OF Lumber, Hardware, Paint, Doors, Windows, Storm Doors, Storm Windows, And A Full Line Os Building Materials M. G. Brown Co., Inc W. Queen St Phone 482-2135 Edenton, N. C. is designed for the high school graduate. The short-term fireman ship training schools are held at several locations in the state. When these schools are in action, a paradox is portrayed. Groups of firemen stand still and watch while fires are being ignited all around them. It might seem that they are firebugs, but this is far from true. This situation is typical of the firemen’s training. When the fires are at their peak, the trainees, under the guidance of their instruc tors, pitch in and extin guish the blazes. At one particular fire manship training school in Wilson, 106 men, represent ing 17 counties and 323 fire departments were enrolled. Volunteer firemen made up 80 per cent of the class. Volunteers in a typical firemanship school are by profession farmers, engi- niE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1968. neers, business men, doc tors, clerks, preachers and service station attendants. Their ages range from the teens to the sixties. The instructors are all experi enced firemen. The primary aims of the school are to offer instruc tion in different fire situa tions ones that the men may encounter back home —and to give them a chance to become accus tomed to heat. In each situation, the in structors brief the students before the fire is started; then they give critiques on their performances when the fire is extinguished. Fire and safety engi neering technology is of fered at just one institu tion in the state Rowan Technical Institute in Sal isbury. Because of its uniqueness, the program Baptists In State Plan For Home In The West THOMASVILLE Trus tees of the Baptist Child ren’s Homes of North Ca rolina voted to exercise an option on a 90-acre tract of land near Waynesville as a proposed site for a Western Carolina Child ren's Home. The 18-member Child ren’s Home board approv ed plans to move ahead toward establishment of the Western Carolina Home s'fa miles east of Waynes ville. Dr. W. R. Wagoner, president of the Baptist Children’s Homes, de scribes the site as a pic turesque mountain valley at about 3,000 feet alti tude with hospital facili ties, churches and schools nearby. Many groups have ex pressed sincere interest in establishing a Children’s Home in this area of the state, according to Dr. Wagoner. Plans call for a com- attracts students from all ever the state. It is also the only program of its kind in eastern United States. The two-year technology program provides a basic background in fire pre vention and safety as well as related subjects. As an important part of the pro gram, the students are taught to identify fire hazards before fires occur. £ach fire and safety en gineering technology stu dent is expected to serve an internship in a fire de partment during the course of the program. Even though it is not the intent of the program to train young men to be firemen, it is to their advantage to be familitr with the work ings of a fire department in that their future jobs may involve experiences plete campus that will serve as the Western Ca rolina base for multiple child care services to de pendent and neglected children and their fam ilies. The home will provide group care for about 50 children and will include four family-style cottages where brothers and sis ters live in the same cot tage, a superintendent’s home and a Children’s Home Center. The center will include offices, admin istrative services area, educational and recrea tional facilities. Each cottage will pro vide complete living fa cilities for about 12 child ren and house parents, similar to new structures at Mills Home in Thomas ville and Kennedy Home near Kinston. “The proposed Western Carolina Home is the re sult of six years of ex haustive study,” said Dr. Wagoner. “The home would serve • children in need regard less of church affiliation or the lack of it,” the child care leader said. The Western Home would be a local agency that has the advantage of the experience and over all leadership of the larg est and oldest church re lated child care agency in the state. North Carolina Baptists began a ministry to child ren in need with the es tablishment of the Mills Home at Thomasville in 1885. Since that time the child care services have grown to include group care on five campuses— Mills Home, Kennedy Home, Greer Home in Chapel Hill, Odum Home in Pembroke and Wall Home in Wallburg. Ministries also include foster home services, fam ily services with financial assistance, case work ser vices for individuals and families, referral services, care for children in need of specialized assistance and medical treatment and a demonstration program of pre-school child care and development. The homes also operates regional centers in Char lotte, Raleigh and Ashe ville to provide assistance to local church leaders and ethers in strengthening family life. Bank Earnings Show Increase Peoples Bank and Trust Company has reported 1967 net operating earn ings of $712,231 or $3.10 a share, up 35.6 per cent from the 1966 figure of $525,293, or $2.28 a share. Resources totaled $87,- 240,148, an increase of 12 per cent, compared with $77,959,860 last year. De posits were $77,818,040 compared with $70,576,902. Heard This Ona? Benny—Hey, look at that bunch of cows! Dale—Not bunch, herd. Benny—Heard what? Dale—Herd of cows. Benny—Sure I’ve heard of cows. Dale—l mean a cow herd. Benny—What do I care if a cow heard? that are directly or in directly connected with the fireman and his par ticular problems. Upon the completion of the two-year program, the students are ready for jobs with fire insurance com panies, industrial firms, equipment manufacturers and government agencies. The fire and safety en gineering technician may be involved in teaching the use of basic fire protection and safety equipment, in demonstrating equipment and in supervising installa tion of equipment. Or he may become a member of a team concerned with re search projects, and in this capacity, he may serve as a link between the en gineer and skilled em ployees. A Rowan Tech official, in explaining why “find ing jobs for these gradu ates is no problem,” gave- North Carolina’s thriving Piedmont Crescent, stretch ing from Raleigh to Char lotte, as an example. He explained that this section, covering the ma jority of the state’s major cities, is growing at a rapid rate unknown be fore. With this growth is coming increased urbaniz ation, accompanied by an additional number of fire hazards. Consequently, there is a tremendous need today and there will be a greater need tomorrow for people who are well train ed in the techniques of fire prevention. According to Fireman ship Supervisor Phillippe, a program in fire science technology recently was developed and is being of fered in Charlotte, admin istered by Central Pied mont Community College; Pope Air Force Base, ad ministered by Richmond Technical Institute; and Salisbury, administered by Rowan Technical Institute. 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Through this program the fireman develops spe cial competencies for the performance of fire ser vice administrative and supervisory duties. The curriculum includes areas such as the scientific un derstanding of fire hazards and their control. In addition to the fore mentioned programs, the courses may be offered in areas such as forcible en try, the use of portable fire extinguishers, ladder practices, the use of pro tective breathing equip ment and arson detection. Announcing ' THE NEW NAME FOR ' ELLIS & JONES FLOOR COVERING ■ ...NOW - - - . Ron-Wood Carpet Co. ' 417 S. Broad Street, Edenton, N. C. ‘ . The Winner, Carole Pickier * WE WISH TO THANK ALL THE MANY INTER-' 'ESTED PERSONS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS' EVENT. | Mr. Pete Rogers Will Continue With , Us As Floor Covering Expert « GROUP ELECTED New officers of the N. C. High way Users Conference are shown discussing far-reaching plans for the improvement of urban-market roads in various sections of the State during 1968. With offices in Raleigh, they are, left to right: Carl Lowendick of the N. C. Petroleum Committee, secretary; Thompson Greenwood, N. C. Merchants Association, chairman; and W. B. Austin, Jr., of the N. C. Cattlemen’s Association, vice chairman. My pride fell with my Pride goeth before and . fortunes. shame cometh after. —Shakespeare. —Richard Hides. .—A PAGE FIVE
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