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Clintoa, S. Diarsdaj, November 28, 196S THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Norwood L. Williams, director; Mrs. Grace B. Rouse, so cial worker; Michael D. Jarrett, vocational instructor; Mrs. Myra P. Templeton, secretary; J. W. Counts, vocational in structor; Jess L. Addis, Jr., vocational evaluator; Cecil L. Crayton, senior counselor; Wyatt I. Ledford, counselor; Mrs Development of Vocational Rehabilitation Program Campus School, Whitten Village By Norwood L. Williams, Supervisor, Vocational Rehabilitation Program The first “domestic science” and “manual training” graduates were added to the staff of State Training School (now Whitten Village) in early 1930 to further develop the skills for social- economic independence in the community, as well as personal and social competence in resi dence. The program for girls be came more realistic in 1938 when “domestic science” was expand ed to include all phases of living. This was the beginning of “home making” and the affiliation of the 4-H Club (girls) with the state programs. For many years the work and leadership of Mrs. Beatrice Sloan in this service have been outstanding. About this dhme time a great deal of work with boys in residence was done in the Scouting field. The Need As time passed it became evi dent that additional trained staff, particularly for evaluation, job placement, and supervision, were necessary, in addition to streng thening the programs for person al and social adjustment. The Realization Whitten Village found the office of Vocational Rehabilitation eag er and ready to give assistance. Conference began in 1960, termi nating in a demonstration pro ject established in 1961. In'July 1963, an agreement was made be tween Dr. B. O. Whitten, Super intendent of Whitten Village, and Dr. Dill Beckman, State Director of Vocational Rehabilitation, to set up a facility in the Campus School Area of Whitten Village for a more comprehensive and accelerated program in vocation al training and job placement. Pre-Vocational Training (1) Academics. (2) Extra-cur- riculars, personal and social competence: (a) Home Making, 4-H Clubs (girls, participation, state programs) (b) Music, sac-1 red, secular, girls and boys, in dividuals and groups; (c) Dan cing; (d) Scouting, affiliaCed with local, district and state pro grams; (e) intra and extra ball games, girls and boys; (f) Social and recreational activities, for girls and boys. Vocational Rehabilitation Program Boys at the facility are trained in one of the following areas: car pentry, welding, mechanics, cab inet making, maintenance, jani torial, hospital attendant, and most of the phases in agriculture. The training program for the girls consists of homemaking or domestic training, as well as seamstress, cooking, food ser vice, waitress, and nurse’s aide. In addition to the vocational as pects of training, there is an in tensified social adjustment seg ment which each student receiv es with his or her trade train ing program. This is quite im portant for it enables them to adequately meet and cope with the problems in the complex so ciety in which we live. Once the student has been re ferred to the facility and evalu ated by the evaluators and coun selors as to which vocation he is best suited and capable of pur suing, he is enrolled in a six- months training program. Dur ing the training period, he is assisted by the counselors with any problem that might arise, as well as by the evaluators and instructors of the facility. At the end of the prescribed training program, the student is placed in a job obtained for him by the counselor in the community near or around Clinton. The students are carried to work daily by an activity bus which is provided by the facility. There are numer ous businessmen and merchants in Clinton who are offering on- the-job training in their establish ments to students under the re habilitation facility sponsorship. This training aspect gives the program a wider base and the student a better choice of jobs. In most instances, there is an agreement with the employer to take the student in an on-the-job training capacity for the first several months so that the stu- VOCATIONAL AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT dent can adequately learn the job at hand. At the end of this period of time, if the student has work ed out satisfactorily, he is gen erally placed on the employer’s payroll. However, during this time the counselor contacts the student bi-weekly and checks to see how he is progressing in his on-the-job training. He also talks with the employer to determine if there are any problems which he can help iron out. Staff And Space This facility is not an adjunct, but a coordinated active part of the various operations in Whit ten Village. At the present time, this facility is well staffed and within another year will be in full operation in the renovated old school building and mainten ance shop. Extensive renovation of these two buildings will be carried out. Bids for this con tract will be opened on Novem ber 26. These buildings will be; equipped with modern equip-! ment, which will greatly aid in the training of the children. News From The County Agent M. L. OUTZ, County Agent Hog killing weather has ar rived. There isn't much hog kill-1 ing on the farm as there used to j be. However, you can’t beat j home-cured meats for flavor. Of course aging has a lot to do with it. Commercial meat packers do not age meat any longer^. The meat is treated with various so lutions that give it the proper taste. This solution contains a certain amount of salt. Bacon is terated with the solution, pushed into the smoke chamber, brought out, sliced and it is ready to go. This involves no more than a | couple of days. Hams take a little longer, but not much time is in volved Meat packers, however, j like to use the words “Country I Cured” in selling their meats. Most farmers will kill the hog ! in the morning. This gives the! day ahead to work up the meat. 1 However, if meat is cold, it; works much better. Consequently j farmers who kill in the late eve-1 ning and hold over until the next morning will find the going much easier. Another advantage is the weather. By late evening you know if the night is going to be cold enough and if not you can hold off. This brings up the ques tion as to whether warm meat will absorb salt faster than cold meat, and I won’t go into that argument. * * * * Soybean yields are spotty. The crop, generally speaking, is short due to drought. Soybeans which is one of the best crops we have, can be planted, cultivated, and harvested by machine. One man can plant and harvest many acres. * * * December 10 is the date set for the national cotton referendum. Those eligible to vote are farm ers who produced cotton in 1963. If marketing quotas are ap proved, price supports will be available to growers who com ply with their allotment. * * • Greenhouse tomato growers are invited to Clemson College Tuesday, November 26. This will ! give those interested a chance to see first hand what the colleges ! is doing along this line. * * • Dairymen are invited to attend ; a meeting at Anderson Tuesday, I December 5. Clinton Progressive Merchants LOYA LT Y D AYS GIANT $6,000 GIVE AWAY-Oct.10-Dec21 S100 IN CASH TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREE! 2 LUCKY WINNERS WILL RECEIVE $50.00 EACH EVERY WEEK - Also Other Prizes! Drawing On M. S. Bailey’s Bank Parking Lot At 6:45 P. M. Every Saturday. Winning Tickets Must Be Present To Win. Plus New 1964 Ford Falcon 4-Door Sedan on Dec. 21 TICKETS AVAILABLE at EACH PARTICIPATING MERCHANT USTED BELOW Prizes This Week: SEVEN $50.00 BILLS - ONE BICYCLE - ONE HAIR DRYER Adair's Men's Shop Appliance Sales Co. M. S. Bailey & Son. Bankers Baldwin Appliance Co. Baldwin Motor Co. Bank of Clinton Belk's Dept Store Dillard Boland Inc. Burriss-Harrison Co. C-W-S Guano Co. Carolina Service Station Cato's Store Center Service Station Chronicle Pub. Co. Citisens Federal Savings and Loan Assodatyoo Clinton Cafe Clinton Cleaners — Bag well's Self-Service. Clinton Mills Store Clinton Milling Co. Clinton Service Station Community Cash Clinton Bowling Center Geo. A. Copeland & Son Copeland Hdwe. Supply Co. Lynn Cooper, Inc. Cox Home & Apo Supply Dobbins Insurance Agency Efird's Dept Store Gordon's Shoes, Inc. Hamilton's Jewelry, Inc. This Week We Salute ... MAYFLOWER MILLS STANDARD PLYWOODS, INC. JACOBS BROS. THE TORRINGTON COMPANY AZALEA HOMES, INC. TEXTILE BOBBIN WORKS, INC. Take Advantage of the Many Out* standing Values Being Offered By These Participating Firms During “Loyalty Days.” Howard's Pharmacy Johnson Bros. Johnson's Men's Shop T. E. Tones and Sons Ledford's Texaco Lydia Mills Store W. W. Mac Co. Maxwell Bros. Furniture Co. McGees' Drug Store Nabors Service Staton H. D. Payne & Co. Piggly Wiggly Pitts Men's Shop Pitts Service Station Plaxico Chevrolet, Inc. Radio Station WPCC Radio Station WLBG Rose's 5-10-25c Store Sears, Roebuck Co. Sunshine Cleaners I. C. Thomas, Jeweler Wilson's Curb Market Western Auto Asso. Store Winn-Dixie Stores James E. Wolfe Ins. Agency Yarborough Oil Co.—Yar borough Studio Young Bros. Gulf Station Young's Pharmacy