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NORTH CAROLINA GIVEN
MORE OEO FUNDS
Within the past two months,
five state technical assistance of
fices in the seven-state Middle
Atlantic Region of the Office of
Economic Opportunity, have
been granted $1,048,000 in Feder
al funds to administer statewide
ou uie ji/O training (OJT) pro
grams. The grants were made
by the Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training (BAT) of the U.
S. Department of Labor.
The five states involved are
North Carolina with 500 job po
sitions, Maryland with 1,000,
West Virginia with 450, Virgin
ia with 500, and Delaware with
100 positions. Virginia and Dela
ware began operating their pro
grams in July, with the remain
ing three having been funded
--gently.
In making the announcement,
Leven V. Sanchez, Director of
OEO’s Mid-Atlantic Region, said,
“Such a unique program is in
dicative of the progresy that can
be made when three organisa
tions such as the Department of
Labor, the Office of Education
and the OEO work in concert
with state and local agencies to
achieve a common goa]^”
The idea of a project that
would bring the benefits of OJT
to the rural areas and to smaller
towns, and cities, that otherwise
co'ild not avail themselves of
THE YANCEY RECORD
Burnsville, N.C.
this type of training, was origi
nated by William L. Batt, con
sultant to OEO’s Mid-Atlantis
Region and developed with the
assistance of Harold M. Bailin,
OEO Regional Manpower Coor
dinator, and J. B. Archer, the
Labor Department’s Regional
Director for BAT.
In each of the five states pre
sently involved the Technical As
sistance Office will utilize the
various community action agen
cies throughout the State to pro
mote training opportunities, lo
cate potential trainees, and pro
vide the necessary follow-thro
ugh services to insure the train
ee’s Successful participation un
der the program.
On-the-job training programs,
which mesh the needs of em
ployers for trained employees
with the need of the unemployed
(4k* jobs, generally benefit the
larger urban areas and employ
ers. It is usually uneconomic for
small firms to handle OJT con
tracts. However, with this inno
vative program, local commun
ity action agencies will be able
to write subcontracts with small
hußineeaei for as few as one or
two positions.
The Technical Assistance Offi
ce in each State provides trained
pet pie to help write the subcon
tracts and to assist the employ-
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County
Fire Destroys
Store At
Pensacola
Fire broke out in T. J. Wilson’s
store at Pensacola Saturday af
ternoon and destroyed~fhe inside
of the rock building^
It was not known how the
fire started. However, the blaze
was first seen by Mr. Wilson in
a side rocm where oil was stored.
He attempted tu stop the blaze
before it spread to other parts of
the building, but the opening of
the store room door or an ex
plosion caused the flames to
spread in a burst.
Mr. Wilson received burns on
his hands and face, but his in
juries from the flames were not
serious, according to reports.
The Burnsville Fire Depart
ment reached the scene in time
to save other buildings nearby
from catching fire.
Betty Cooper
In WCU
Production
CULLOWHEE The Western
Carolina University Little Thea
ter has announced the forthcom
ing production erf Tennessee Will
iams’ “Orpheus Descending”
Nov. 6-9. *
The play, one of Williams' les
ser known dramatic works, is
the stcry of a young man who
enters a small Southern town,
becomes involved with three
women and eventually is destroy
ed by the townspecple.
It will be presented at 8 p. m.
in the University Little Theater
on each of the production dates.
Stephen L. Guimond, a WCU
junior from Glen Alpine, will dir
ect the production.
Leading roles will be played
by Wayland H. Winstead of
Sanford, Betty H. Cooper of Bur
nsville, Elizabeth Bundy of
Monroe and Susan Magness of
Hendersonville.
David Hirt of Cullowhee is in
charge of lighting and special
effects. Dave Jr. of Roan
oke Rapids is stage manager.
Other students taking part in
the production are George Mar
shall of Hendersonville, Pamela
Eileen Zoidis of Bangor, Me.;
Andy Carlson of Sarasota, Fla.; 1
B'h Hollister of Cullowhee, Kay
Collins of Gastonia, Christine
Mcntagnino of Charlotte, Gail
Whitlock cf Hendersonville, Ver
non C. Smith of North Wilkes
boro, Steve Carlisle of Hender
sonville, Eugenia Alice Jennings
of Thomasville,, Caroline Wha
ley Batson of Winston-Sa’em,
D'-na’d Carlyle Brown of Kan
napolis.
er with the initial documentation,
as well as providing »
in and counseling employees.
Kentucky’s Technical Assistan
ce Office has not applied for
such a statewide OJT contract
because several of the commun
ity action agencies have prime
contracts of their own In fact.
Thursday, October 5, 1967
HENREDON PLANT AT
SPRUCE PINE DEDICATED
The new multi-million dollar
Henredon Furniture Industries,
Inc., facility, located in Mitchell
County, about five miles from
Spruce Pine, was dedicated Sat
urday, Sept. 30, with Gov. Dan
Moore as principal speaker. The
ceremony took place in the
parking lot in front of the 300,000
square foot building.
Gov. Moore was introduced by
Senator B. Everett Jordan. Also
present for the occasion were
Basil L. Whitener, Representa
tive from the 10th Congression
al District, and Rep. Roy A.
Taylor of the 11th District, where
Spruce Pine is located.
The name of the company,
HENREDON, comes from the
names or initials of three of the
company’s four founders Hen
ry Wilson, Ralph Edwards, and
Donnell Van Nop pen. The late
Henry Wilson was president of
Henredon until his death in Feb
ruary of this year. The present
President is Sterling Collett, the
fourth co-founder of the com
pany. Donnell Van Noppen is
Honorary Chairman of the
Board and Vice President of the
company. The firm has plants
in Morganton, High Point, Grand
Rapids, Mich., and now Spruce
Pine.
Donnell Van Noppen, Chair
man of the Board, served as
master of ceremonies.
Gov. Moore said he was
greatly impressed with the ini
tiative and leadership of the
business men of Mitchell County
in the development of resources
in the area, and that approval
by the voters of the bond issue
to extend water lines to the fur
niture factory site was a good
investment. _.
Three new industries have
been located in Mitchell County
during Moore’s administration,
as well as the expansion of two
existing industries, representing
an investment of more than six
million dollars, and providing
f.Y. little
Leagne Wins
t
The East Yancey Little League
football team ran over the Clear
mont Little league yesterday af
ternoon with a score of 42-6.
The East Yancey league, with
v three full teams, have lost only
one game since the league was
formed earlier this year.
Oearmont was not able to
bring two full teams for the
game.
Kentucky has been the forerun
ner in this use of CAAs for job
development and OJT.
Os particular Interest is the
fact that recent changes in BAT
regulations requires that 88% of
the positions shall be filled by
the disadvantaged.
Mr. Sanchez said, "OEO will
assist BAT and the Employment
Services to meet their gods be
cause the community action ag
encies’ relationship with the
disadvantaged enables them to
quickly recruit and process po
tential employees ”
Nunbur Five
jobs for 685 persons, resulting in
an increase in the annual pay
roll of more than $2,000,000.
The ceremonies were held up
for half an hour awaiting the
arrival of Gov. Moore, whose
flight from New York to the
Hickory airport was delayed,
causing him to miss a five-mile
ride from Spruce Pine to the
plant in a Clinchfield Railroad
car.
Mrs. Moore and Dan Moore,
Jr., and his wife accompanied
the Governor. The Governor and
Mrs. Moore left Spruce Pine for
Morganton to spend the week
end with their son and daugh
ter-in-law.
After touring the plant the of
ficial party and guests wound
up in the cafeteria where re
freshments were served, and
Gov. Moore was kept busy auto
graphing programs and paper
napkins when programs were
not available.
Plans
Underway For
Open House
At N.C. State
Plans art being made for de
legations from Yancey County
to attend an annual Open House
program Oct. 21 at North Caro
lina State University at Raleigh.
A special county committee is
coordinating the plans. Jim
Covington of Burnsville is com
mittee chairman. He said the
Open House will be presented by
the university’s School of Agri
culture and Life Sciences and
the School of Forest Resources.
The committee, Covington ex
plained, will assist people who
would like to attend the event.
Open House is held for high
school students and their school
advisors who would like to learn
more about career opportunities
in the agricultural and biological
sciences, forestry and related
fields. Also invited are adults
who are interested in the state
wide activities of N. C. State
through its research and exten
sion programs.
Visitors will tour special exhi
bits located in Reynolds Colis
eum beginning at 10 a. m. Op
portunities will be provided for
students to talk with university
students, faculty members and
administrators about campus
life, curricula, career opportuni
ties and admission requirements.
In*the afternoon departments
in the two schools sponsoring
the Open House will be open and
staffed to provide additional in
formation about specific courses
of study and career fields.
An opportunity to attend the
night football game between N.
C. State and Wake Forest will
be provided for those who regis
ter for the program Saturday
morning and can stay over for
the 7:30 p. m. athletic event.