Six teens talented in working
with electricity —- • awarded
$600 scholarships during
National 4-H Congress, Nov. 29
Dec. 3, in Chicago. The presen
tation event will marie 35 years
of continuous support of the na
tional 4-H electric program by
Westinghouse Electric Corpora
tion.
Since beginning 4-H program
sponsorship in the depression
years of the 1930’s, the company
has awarded 201 scholarships
and paid the expenses of 1,225
state 4-H electric winners to
I National 4-H Congress. Westing
house also has provided thou
county winners.
Over the years, Westinghouse
has supported 4-H educational
goals in numerous other ways.
Responding to a need expressed
by the Cooperative Extension
Service which supervises 4-H,
the company has supported the
development of educational ma
terials. Covering a wide range
of topics and graded to the re
spective 9-19 year age groups
within 4-H, the materials help
the younger member wire lamps,
make test devices and extension
cords. They also learn to read
a meter, repair household equip*
ment and to work safely with
electricity.
Experienced 4-H members
work with sound systems, radio,
television, electronics and learn
about atomic energy.
With 4-H increasing its ser
vices to urban and suburban
youth, the 4-H electric program
has meaning for boys and girls
everywhere, says T. H. Kenton
Jr., Westinghouse vice presi
dent Speaking at a recent 4-H
-Electric Workshop, he noted
that 4H electric is made to or
der for urban as well as rural
youngsters and.can attract
youngsters of the inner-city. His
remarks were made to extension
service personnel and electric
power suppliers working to
gether to increase the involve
ment of urban youth. -
For information about the 4-H
electric program, contact the
county extension office.
It is paradoxical that at the
■very time when many Ameri
can educators are advocating
greater academic freedom a new
battle looms over the insistent
-demands of some religious
groups that church school activ
ities be financed out of the pub
lic treasury.
Indeed, in his March 3rd Ed
ucation Message to Congress, the
President seemed to sanction
this idea and urge that Federal
monies be used to finance the
jparodiial school system.
This challenge to the principle
of separation of church and state
should not be lightly dismissed,
because Federal funding . of
-church-owned or church-control
led educational institutions has
a “money” appeal to many par
ents who send their children to
mortal blow. Moreover, State
support of a church and its ac
tivities is bad because it vio
lates the First Amendment to
the Constitution.
The church that depends upon
tax money for the support! of
its endeavors — rather than
upon the voluntary gifts of its
adherents — loses spiritual
strength, and what begins as
governmental aid ultimately runs
the full cycle of governmental
control.
During my service in the Sen
ate, have strenuously opposed
the use of tax money for the sup
port of religious institutions and
their activities. : As a matter of
fact, I have secured Senate pas
sage of a proposal on four oc
casions — tvfrice in the Jorin of
amendments to education bills
and twice in the form of sep
arate bills — to make it cer
tain that Federal courts
have jurisdiction to
the constitotionaUty of
and loans of Federal tax
to religions institutions,
tably, the proposal never
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: complaint and
procer who was
ig items for
are not aflow
The monthly report on the
program showed that in Novem
ber 548? persona from 1511
households shared in the pro-,
gram which for the month dis
tributed $131,633 wrath of
stamps.
The report shows that $39,
721.25' was paid by recipients
for the stamps during Novem
ber.
DEATHS
Steven H. Lee
Funeral services were held
Friday for Steven H. Lee, 74,
of 1904 West Washington St.,
who died early Wednesday.
F. R. Lula -
Funeral services were held*
Friday for F. R. Lula, 78, of
Trenton route'2, who died Thurs
day from injuries he suffered
November 20 when he stepped
into the path of a car on High?
way NC 41 near his home be
tween Comfort and Trenton.
LENOIR SCHOOLS
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be done to change the city
school board from appointive to
elective,
There was also brief discus
sion but no formal action by
the county commissioners on
the matter of consoHdatingthe
county’s two school systems; or
at least holding a referendum
to let the people of the county
decide if they prefer to keep the
present two systems or switch
to a single system.
get through the House because
the Judiciary Committee of that
body chose not to act upon it.
After I waged these battles,
however, the matter went to the
United States Supreme Court
in its Bast decision (1968), the
Court laid down the principle
that as far as the Brst Amend
ment is concerned, a private tax
payer can bring suit in a Fed
eral court to challenge the vali
dity of'grants and loans of Fed
eral tax money to religious de
nominations. So the court rul
ing has now game beyond my
proposed hill in support of the
principle of separation of church
and state.
The fact that the President
has recently urged Congress to
reconsider the use of tax funds
to finance parochial schools in
dicates that the battle is not
over.
In saying this, I wish to make
it abundantly dear thatj^be
shoUldbe done through private
contributions and not tax con
tributions. ' ■ .,7:
I would hope that for the good
of our churches and our country
described ways that North Caro
lina servicemen and veterans
— especially high sdiool “drop
outs” — can continue their ed
ucation.
One, the Predischarge Educa
tion Program (PREP), helps ser
vice men on active mflitary du
ty earn (high school diplomas or
prepare for higher education or
vocational training.
Another program, Phillips said,
provides. tutorial assistance a
bove the high school level for
veterans and, servicemen who
study under he GI Bill. 1 \ .
Phillips noted VA pays serv
icemen in PREP up to $175
monthly for the regular costs
of tuition, fees, books amLsup
The serviceman:
sum payment when be enrol]
in remedial, refesher, deficency
makeup or other courses requir
ed for education progams above
the high school level.
Phillips explained that service
men must have, at feast 181 con
secutive days of actve duty af
ter January 31, 1955, to toe eli
gible for PREP, and pointed out
that this benefit is not Charge
Commissioners Kill
Mental Health
Clinic Expansion
Monday the Lenoir County
Board of Commissioners vetoed
two requests to expand the staff
and facilities of the. county men
tal health clinic.
Director Gerald Southerland
asked $2204 for the rest of the
fiscal year and a committment
for $4408 for the next fiscal per
iod to add another alcoholics
counsellor to has staff, and he
alsd. asked permission to bus
and install an office-trailer next
to the building now occupied
by the clinic on South McLe
wean Street at a cost of about
$3000.
HEAVILY FINED
Vaface Peery Smith of Deep
Run route 1 was given a choice
of six months in prison or pay
ment of a $500 fine and remain
ing on probation three years in
district court last week after be.
fog found guilty of his third
dirunken driving offense.
WRECK INDICTMENTS
Following a wreck at the com
er of West Road and Parrott
Avenue in' Kinston last Wed
nesday afternoon. Bryan West
Conner of 724 Cavalier Circle
was charged with his 3rd drunk
en driving offense and failing to
reduce speed to avoid an acci
dent. His car and one driven
by Beatrice day of 909 Parrott
Avenue had a $200 tangle.
program witn. Tneir t>ase eauca
tioQ officers. ’ 1
Under the tutorial .program,
VA will pay up to |50 tooptMy
in tutoring feds for a maximum
of nine months to prevent eli
gible veterans and servicemen
from failing in a subject essen
tial in courses of study. Tutorial
costs are not charageable to vet
eran’s educational eligibility.
Veterans and1 servicemen in
terested in tutorial assistance
were advised to get AV applica
tion forms from their school,
base education officer,' or near
est VA office. When completed,
it should be mailed to th VA of
fic maintaining their education
al records. _
legal Notices
IN THE GENERAL COURT
AE II ICTIfE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
JONES COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Adminis
tratrix of the estate of Carey
N. House of Jones County,
North Carolina, 'this ns to notify
all persons having claims against
said Carey N. House to pres
ent them to the undersigned
within. © months from date of
the publication of this notice
or same will be pleaded ip bar
of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate please
make immediate payment.
This the 9th day of Decem
ber, 1970.
Louise C. House
501% W. Lenoir Avenue ..
Kinston, N. C. 28501
J—10,17,24
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
JONES COUNTY
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
ADMINfStRATOR'S-EXECU- ,
TOR'S, NOTICE
Having qualified as executor
of the estate of Lila Henderson
Collins of Jones County, North
Carolina,' this is to notify all
persons having clams against
the estate of said Lila Hender
son Collins to present them to
the undersigned within 6 months
from date of the publication of
this notice or samewill be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate
please make immediate pay
ment. ’ ,
This the 25th day of Novem
ber, 1970.
Abbott D. Meadows,
, Executor
P. O. Box 174,
Maysville, N. C.
Brock & Gerrans, Attorneys ,
P. O. Box 219,'
Trenton, N. C.
J—'Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24
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