High Point WIN program aims to place AFDC recipients in jobs
The High Point Employment Security Commission promotes the Work Incentive Program WIN to lure area firms with federal money. WIN encourages training expenses, 20 percent first year tax credits, and half salary coverage under contracts, aiming to move AFDC recipients toward independence. Ms. Mason and Thomas Kak note most applicants have limited skills, but counseling and interviews with businesses lead to contracts and eventual full employer payroll. Despite enthusiasm, employers fear red tape, though WIN promises minimal forms and few requirements.
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Jeff Cohen
High Point Employment Security Commission
High Point
WIN
ESC
Imma Mason
Thomas Kak
Mason
Kak
Ms. Mason
From DIY to the Den: One Man’s Home Fixes and Frustrations
Forrest Dates recalls a life of hands on projects from painting to wallpapering to building a closet. He notes energy constraints pushing him to convert a bedroom into a smaller den while coping with rising prices for two by fours and a troublesome toilet that refused to flush.
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Raquel Whatsher
260 Foot Deep Cut Opens Beaucatcher Mountain Highway
The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans action blasting to create a 260 foot deep open cut for I 40 into Asheville. Joe Buckner says test blasts passed and precautions are in place to avoid building damage as 9 000 pounds of explosives are set in 44 holes for the first blast and a potential second blast may follow the same day.
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Asheville
State Dept. of Transportation
Eaucatcher Mountain
Joe Buckner
Beaucatcher Cut
Asheville Contracting
Ueathher
Partly Cloudy With Showers Across Regions
High Point area forecasts partly cloudy skies through Monday with a 10 to 30 percent chance of thundershowers. Temperatures reach the low to mid 80s with nights in the low to mid 60s. Coastal areas expect scattered showers and 80s, mountains upper 70s. Saturday highs reached 86, Saturday morning low 59.
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High Point
Guilford Board Names Principals and Expands Facilities Use
The Guilford County Board of Education assigns 25 427 students to 42 schools for 1977 78, names Terry Crump principal of Union Hill Elementary, approves a $46 602 CETA project to hire six para professionals, and allows Colfax and McLeansville groups to use school facilities for summer recreation with supervision and liability safeguards.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Education
Board of County
John Hardy
Southwestern
Dean
New Madison
Board of Commissioners
Colfax Recreation Assn
McLeansville Athletic Assn
Wade Payne
Johnny Presson
Terry R. Crump
Union Hill
High Point
Crump
Jamestown
PTA Council Seeks Volunteers For School Programs
The PTA Council appeals for volunteers to support next year's school programs before summer. Mary Garland notes volunteers help teachers without teaching, with Oak Hill School singled out as a priority. The program has grown to 600 volunteers across 17 schools in three years, and Ann Jeffords will succeed Garland next year.
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PTA Council
Mary Garland
Oak Hill
High Point Museum impresses with new exhibits and charm
A reader praises the High Point Museum for its expanding displays including the downstairs area with antique car models and a Chrysler, the printing equipment donated by The Enterprise, and friendly staff. The Environmental Center on Penny Road also offers wildlife and nature trails, weathering a rain-soaked visit that inspires a return trip.
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North State Telephone
Chrysler
Enterprise
Environmental Center
Penny Road
High Point Parks and Recreation Department
Bill Kever
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