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CETA program brings jobs to county youth By ELTON VAUGHAN " The CETA (Comprcheniive Employment and Training Act) Sua mer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), administered by the Employment Security Cfpj misalon, is a worthwhile community ; development project this summer for Perquimans County. Thirty-five economically disad vantaged youth between the ages of 14-21 are being provided meaningful work experience that will instill positive work habits and attitudes, " provide income to help them in returning to school in the fall, and establish good work records for them ? in the future. Federal regulations have established that CETA Summer Youth participants must work with *- non-profit organizations, such as city, state or federal government - agencies, schools, social agencies, or r community organizations. "I feel that CETA and our local employers are helping to develop our ? community's most valuable resource * ? its young people," states Betty Dail, CETA Specialist with the Employment Security Commission. "These young people perform a valuable service to the community while they are learning and working," she adds. As CETA Specialist for three years, Dail recognizes the improved "quality of this year's program. "Participants receive more in depth counseling and possess more positive attitudes toward working, which is due to the intensive orien i tation session they attend prior to ? reporting to work, and worksites have better supervision." Dail states. > An added feature to this year's program is the Educational Com ponent Workshop, in which ap proximately half of the participants are involved. They attend four workshop seminars on educational and vocational decision-making. Participants gain intensive career counseling by hearing various em ployees within the county who act as role models by informing the par ticipants about significant aspects in their working experiences. Also, faculty members from the College of the Albemarle (COA) and board members from Perquimans County Public Schools present valuable information to the par ticipants. In turn, the participants will be better able to set long-range goals for themselves and know the proper: directions to take in accomplishing these goals. "The Educational Component sessions have proven to be suc cessful," states Betty Dail. "All the students involved recognize the ef fectiveness of the series of workshops. MIn fact, one high school drop-out has gained encouragement by at tending these seminars, and now has definite plans of returning to school in the fall," she adds. The participants work as office help, beautification workers, and library aides in various county of fices and schools. They work on such projects as getting the school buildings and grounds prepared for the coming school year, and assisting office staff in getting students' schedules made. "Students in my office are very willing to work and eager to learn and perform in an efficient manner," states William Byrum, principal of Perquimans County High School. "I find their assistance most helpful in getting students' schedules made for the coming school year," Byrum adds. For many of the participants, working in the Summer Youth Program is an initiation process into the world of working. They learn new skills and develop attitudes that will help them become responsible and productive citizens. Worksite supervisors find the program advantageous to them selves and to the participants. William Cox, mayor of Hertford, states, "Besides the job and the pay, the program teaches the participants how to deal with employers, and to meet the public. It gives the employers an op portunity to perceive the fine qualities that our youth possess." Percell McClenney, custodian of Perquimans Central School, states, "The program provides me with assistance in doing my job by granting on-the-job training for the youth." Participants also express con tentment toward certain temporary and permanent benefits that the program offers to them. Tracie Moore, a participant assigned to the Board of Education, states, "Working with the staff at the Board of Education helps me un derstand people." "If I get a job within a clerical work-related atmosphere in the future, I will have learned from this job: employer expectations, em ployee responsibilities, and good communications skills." As Clerk General, Tracie performs basic clerical tasks that she will use during her future career as a secretary. Another CETA participant, Shirley White, Library Aide at Perquimans County Library, stated, "My tem porary position at the library provides financial support and job experience, and prepare* me for the working world." Such factors as dependability, self discipline, and effective com munication skills that she gains from her Summer Youth working ex perience are favorable to the military career that she plans to pursue. Jerry Nixon, carpenter helper with Parks and Recreation has indefinite career plans, but has gained basic knowledge from his first job ex perience that is pertinent in working on any type job. He states, "I have learned that doing well on this job can help me later on in the future when I apply for a permanent job." The summer Youth Program has reached the goal of i helping the Perquimans County youth know what working is all about. Area obituaries - ALEXANDER - ; Jack Alexander, 31, of Creswell, died suddenly Sunday, August 1 in East Prairie, Mo. due to drowning. A native of Tyrrell County, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Alexander, Sr. He was a farmer. Besides his parents, he is survived by six sisters, Mrs. Daisy Armstrong of Roper, Mrs. Norma Davenport, m Mrs. Becky Spear, Mrs. Teresa - Davenport and Mrs. Linda Spear, all of Creswell and Mrs. Tina Jones of Enfield; five brothers, Warren Alexander, Jr. and Floyd Alexander^ both of Edenton, Leroy Alexander of '? Hertford, Timmie Alexander and Billy Joe Alexander, both of Creswell. Graveside services were held Thursday, August 5 in St. David's Cemetery, Creswell, by the Rev. Sam Taylor and the Rev. Allen Strickland. Information was provided by Swindell Funeral Home. ELLIOTT ELIZABETH CITY - Annie Ball Brown Elliott, 69, of 1609 Brookridge Dr., Elizabeth City, died Saturday night at Albemarle Hospital following a long illness. 1 A native of Columbia, SC. she lived In Elizabeth City for the past nine ..years after moving from East !. Orange, NJ. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Brown. ~ She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in East Orange, ^ where she was organizer of the " nursing unit of the church. She was a member of Olive Branch Missionary J Baptist Church in Elizabeth City, and its Pastor-Aide Club- A retired nurse at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, NJ., she was the wife of ? Rev. Irving B. Elliott. Survivors include a stepdaugliiei , Vonilla Miller of Brooklyn, NY.; a stepson, Donald I. Elliott of Stanton Island, NY.; a foster son, Budd Rose of Connecticut; three sisters, ; Frances Price and Bernie Davie, both of Morristown, and Mary Brown 0( Newark, NY.; one brother, _Samual Brown of Morristown; and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be held today at 3 p.m. at. Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. E.A. Bowling, and burial will be in Melton Baptist Church Cemetary in StaUings Funeral Home is in HARRISON William David Harrison, 45, died August 3 in Miami, Fla. A funeral was conducted Saturday, August 6 in New Hope United Methodist Church by the Rev. Ray Wittman. Burial followed in the church cemetery, with Twiford's Memorial Chapel in charge. Harrison was a native of Halifax County and resided at New Hope for 25 years. He was a painter and a member of New Hope United Methodist Church. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Buck Harrison. Surviving is a brother, Thomas Harrison, of New Hope. MORRIS VIRGINIA BEACH - James Morris, 77, of 1616 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, died Friday in a hospital. A native of Hertford, he has lived in Virginia for 65 years. He was the husband of Ruth Holder Morris. He was superintendent of tran sportation for the Norfolk Post Office until his retirement in 1962. Other survivors include two step daughters, Amelia F. Teel of Em poria, Va. and Jean F. McPhail of Red Springs; a step-son, William D. Finch of Mims, Fla.; a brother, William A. Morris of Virginia Beach; Jerry Nixon, one of several CETA workers in this county, cleans out cooking grills at Missing Mill Park. 11 step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. A memorial service was conducted on Sunday, August 8 in Maestas Funeral Home by the Rev. James C. Rittenhouse. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association. SHANNONHOUSE Mattie Hunter Shannonhouse, 94, a native of Hertford, died Friday in Elder Lodge, Edenton. She was the widow of James Thach Shannonhouse and was a member of Hertford United Methodist Church. She was a former sales clerk. Survivors include of daughter, Lizzie Brown Thach of Hertford; a sister, Beulah H. Morgan of Sun bury; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great great-grandchildren. A funeral was held Saturday in the Swindell Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Irving Cook. Burial followed in Cedarwood Cemetery. STALLINGS James Elvin (Spunk) Stallings, Sr., 76, of Belvidere died Saturday in Guardian Care Nursing Home, Elizabeth City. He was a native of Perquimans County, the husband of Cora Riddick Stallings and the son of the late WATER HEATER SALES & SERVICE FURNACES CLEANED A SERVICED Let Us Replace Or Repaic Those Leaky Faucets CALL LLOYD R. "FLUTCH" OAIL "ARTIFICtR" ONE CMl DOES IT Mi Summer Kelose-out i . ? - ' ON |^fe, AMANA /^gj AIR-CONDITIONERS Hertford Hardware l saap i xttmumi ,u Nathan and Mary Frances Watson Stallings. He was a retired logger and was a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church. Other survivors include four daughters, Lessie Riddick and Pauline Stallings of Belvidere, Frances Layden of Elizabeth City and Doris Farrier of Newport News; a son, James Glvin Stallings, Jr. of Edenton; two sisters, Betsy Lawrence of Ahoskie and Bertha Stallings of Belvidere; 20 grand children; and eight great grandchildren. A funeral was held on Tuesday in Swindell Funeral Home Chapel by Thomas H. Biggs. The burial followed in the Riddick Family Cemetery near Whiteston. Moths have eyes that are composed of hundreds of individual seeing units. Local briefs MS campaign to begin Mrs. Lee Tunnell, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Chairman for Hertford and surrounding area, announced that the annual M.S. appeal will run August 16-21. Several volunteers will be knocking on doors to pick up donations to help fight M.S., the crippler of young adults. "All of the volunteers will be wearing identification badges," said Tunnell, "and they will be asking for your support." The volunteers helping are Ann Winaiow, Hasel Eure, Helen Godfrey, / Emma Burke, Dee Hurdle and Mr*. Floyd Matthews. Workers are still needed for several communities. If anyone is interested in helping, pleaae contact Tunnell at 426-51S2. "We are all going to do our part to help wipe out M.S.," Tunnell went oo. "I hope everyone in Perquimans County will give generously to conquer this mysterious crippler." Farm City Day plans made Farm-City Day will open The Perquimans County Indian Summer Festival on Thursday, September 16. What better way to begin the three day event than with exhibits of new farm equipment displayed under a forty by sixty big top (tent) set up at the Missing Mill Park in Hertford? Also, merchants and individuals will be on hand to share products and prizes for education and fun. There'll be food and en tertainment. all part of bringing the rural and town people together. Watch for a list of entertainers who will participate on Thursday. Some of the commodity associations in the state such as the Peanut Growers will be on hand wiih a booth and samples of peanuts. Also, local associations will be represented with samples and literature. Ben Berry, Chairman of Farm-City Day, invites everyone in Perquimans ( County and neighboring counties to participate by attending and bringing relatives and friends to the fun on Thursday. Farm-City Day is just one part of the many highlights and events planned for "The Indian Summer Festival" September 16-18. Teachers to report August 16 Teachers and all ten-month em ployees will report to work on Monday, August 16. There will be a county-wide meeting at 8:30 a.m. at Perquimans County High School. Weight management seminar set "New Techniques for Weight Management" is the topic for a seminar to be held on Wednesday, August 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pastquotank Agricultural Extension Building. The seminar is being sponsored by the Northeastern Regional Home Economics Association. Presentation leader will be Ms. Marcia Mills, a noted registered dietitian in private practice. Ms. Mills is director and president of Profile Associates, Chapel Hill, N.C. She earned her B.A. and M.A. degree in foods, nutrition, and dietetics from California State University, Long Beach, California j and has fifteen years experience in clinical dietetics working with in dividuals and groups. Ms. Mills specializes in therapeutic as well as corporate nutrition programs. A salad bar, fruit and cheese luncheon will be served with weighed portions indicating sodium and calorie content of various items. For additional information, in terested educators may call Fran 1 Ward at 482-8431. Jaycettes to sell doughnuts for MS The local Jaycettes will be taking orders and selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts August 20th and 21st throughout the county. Any citizen interested in sup porting M.S. through this project may contact any Jaycette or call Sharon Tunnell at 426-5192 to place an order. You can help keep your backyard free of mosquitoes if you regularly clean clogged roof gutters and drain flat roofs, so no water stays. cable TV requires NO antenna! 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