Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-06
NYA IN MORGAN COUNTY
PAST YEAR

PAST YEAR
NYA youth in Morgan county have
been busy during the past year
building for the community, and
building the foundations of their
own futures, declared Fl. V. Ed
wards, NYA county supervisor in his
annual report to District Supervisor
Tilford Jewell.
NYA work projects in this coun-
ty have provided parttime employ
ment and work experience to ap-
proximately 215 young men and
women during the fiscal year ending
June 3Oth, he said. These youth
have provided services for the com
items of public benefit, but equally
important is the fact that the pro-
gram has given them an opportun-
ity to work and gain experience in
preparation for private employ
ment."
An average of IA young women
have served as assistants in the var
ious county branch Libraries, and
have been providing clerical assist
ance in the offices of Supt. J H.
Brooks, Deavertown; c. B. Lindi-
more Rose Farm, and County Re-
lief Director jamie Elmore, and
County NYA Supervisor II. V. Ed
wards.
"The experience they have gained
on these projects has helped many
of youth in their job-ffnding cam
paigns," H. V. Edwards states. "One
of the girls on the clerical projects,
Miss Lura L. Bebout, Stockport,
had taken typing and shorthand in
high school, but unemployment had
lessened her skill. After a number
of months as part-time worker on
this clerical project, she had regain
ed her skill and was able to pass the
tests in typing and shorthand for a
full time position as assistant super
visor for the NYA in Morgan coun-
ty.
The extent to which the NYA ar
ranges off-project classes also was
indicated by Mr.. Edwards. He re-
ported that nine classes are being
held in seven subjects, conducted
by the WPA education division. At
tendance has ranged from two to
Ia in the various classes
From 80 to S5 youth are working
on home study courses in mechan-
les, carpentry, painting, electrical
work, agriculture, concrete work,
interior decorating, elements of
business training and civil engineer
ing.
Francis Kraps, sponsor supervisor
on the Malta-McConnelsville ath-
letic field conducted two first aid
classes composed largely of NYA
workers, many of whom had to trav-
Ell eight to 25 miles one way in or
der to get the training they want
ed. Sixteen youth received first aid
cards as result of these classes.
The youth also are provided with
instruction on the project locations.
the supervisor said that a wide va
riety of publications and pamphlets
on vocational and occupational sub
jects is always available to youth at
the NYA office in the Morris build
ing
Plans for further NYA work prof.
ects are still in the tentative stage,
Mr.. Edwards said. A supplement has
been submitted to the district office
.for the completion of the McCon-
nelsville athletic field which will re-
quire several months time and fur
nish employment for approximately
rs youth.
An application has been submit
ted for the construction of a school
bus garage for the York township
school district at Deavertown. This
project provides for the construc-
tion of garage 32x50 feet, the lev
cling and seeding of the grounds
around the garage and for the COM
pletion of the athletic field in the
rear of the high school building
This will provide for approximately
20 youth for a period of three
months. AS result of several con-
ferences with officials and interest
ed community leaders of Marion
township, an application was sent
construction of a basement and
community center on the Methodist
Church property in Chesterhill. II
approved, this will employ IA youth
for period of three months.
NYA's work projects are for
needy youth who are out of school
unemployed and between the ages
of Is and 25. The NYA student aid
program provides part-time work
for needy students who could not
otherwise continue their high school
or college educatio For the state,
work project employment has av-
eraged more than 5000 youth dur
ing the past year, Mr.. Edwards said
High school aid has assisted more
than $4,000 boys and girls in every
Ohio county, and college aid during
the past year helped more than ST.
900 students in CT Ohio colleges
earn part of their expenses.