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12 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 100
TRYON, N.C. 28782
MONDAY, JUNE 22,1992
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The weather Thursday, high
80, low 64, hum. 65 percent.
Wliat's happening:
The men's organizational
meeting at Tryon Country Club
will be held today at 3 p.m.
The next Business After
Hours will be held June 25th at
6 p.m. at FENCE. These events
are for Tryon Thermal Belt
Chamber of Commerce mem
bers.
The Polk County Public
Library and Friends of the
Library are hosting a Bookmo
bile Open House Saturday, June
27 from 1-3 p.m. The public is
invited. The bookmobile is
expected to begin service in
July.
"Die FENCE Flea Market will
open its gates at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, June 27. Admission is
free. This is one you won't
want to miss.
The Polk County Jaycees 18th
Annual Car Show will be held
June 28 at Harmon Field. Gen
eral admission is $2 at the gate,
Registration opens at 9 a.m. and
trophies will be awarded at 3:30
p.m.
Looking ahead, there will be a
public hearing June 29 at 9 a.m.
at Columbus Town Hall to
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JOBS Training
Program Offers
More Than Check
For the past year and a half, a
program has been in place in
Polk County that offers welfare
recipients a chance to break the
cycle of welfare dependence.
Many people believe that the
Job Opportunities and Basic
Skills (JOBS) Training Pro
gram, has the potential to com
pletely revamp the nation's
approach to public assistance.
What makes the JOBS Training
Program unique is that it puts
the emphasis on education, job
training and employability
skills rather than a monthly
check.
Here in Polk County, reci
pients of Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC)
have been evaluated since 1990
to determine who is eligible to
participate in the JOBS Train
ing Program. Unless AFDC
recipients qualify for an
exemption, they arc now man
dated by federal law to partici
pate in the program. If not, they
lose that portion of their welfare
checks earmarked for them, but
not that which is for their chil
dren.
According to Polk County
Coordinator Barbara Kimbrell,
the JOBS Training Program is a
multi-faceted one that takes a
holistic approach. Lifestyle
and family situations arc taken
into account while screening
potential participants during
home visits. For example, if a
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Della H. Jackson
WNCT Honors
Della Jackson
Della H. Jackson of Stony
Knoll Community in Polk
County was chosen over nomi
nees from the 17 westernmost
N.C. counties to receive West
ern North Carolina Tomorrow's
Award to one special woman -
the annual Distinguished
Women's Contribution Award.
This goes to the woman
whose persona] influence and
hard work has most enlightened
her community to the possibili
ties of getting on in life suc
cessfully.
Mrs. Jackson organized Stony
Knoll Library in 1937 and has
been its guiding light ever
since. The library, a boot-strap
organization with no govern
ment funding, now has a com
munity center and conference
room, a playground and an his
torical museum.
Over the years, this lady has
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Eubanks Moved To
Newly Created
Administrative Spot
Gerald Eubanks has been
removed as principal of Polk
County High School and placed
in a newly created administra
tive position, following surprise
action by the Polk County
Board of Education in Thursday
night's specially called meet
ing.
Upon recommendation by
Supt. James Causby, Eubanks
was unanimously appointed
Director of Assessment and
Special Programs, leaving the
principalship of the new high
school open. The Polk County
Schools are seeking applica
tions for that position now.
"I'm disappointed that I'm not
going to be the principal of the
new high school," Eubanks said
Friday morning. "I have looked
forward to that position. But I
have been moved, and I will
attack this new position with
the same vigor and enthusiasm I
have met any job in education."
The new position, Director of
Assessment and Special Pro
grams, is truly needed, Eubanks
pointed out. Right now there is
an overload of work on admin
istrative personnel at Stearns, he
said. Polk County has one half
the number of secretaries and
administrators than any other
similar size school system in
the state, he added.
"This will be a more equitable
distribution of jobs," Eubanks
said.
Eubanks will basically take
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