I would be most grateful for your views. I'm sure they will
be invaluable in my goal to improve all phases of the Job
Corps program.

May I hear from you soon?

Sincerely,

b Philly

W. P. Kelly
Acting Director
Job Corps

There have been minor problems in conne tion with the Clinton
Job Corps, located just across the Mississippi river from us.
I do not think these problems begin to nullify the many
advantages inuring to the community from the installation,
to say nothing of the good results which may be expected
with many of the people who are being trained.

The total impact is highly favorable from almost every
standpoint. I would like to see the program
extended.

continued and

Editor and Publisher, Fulton Journal

-- how the Center has proved to be a good neighbor

I would be most grateful for your views. I'm sure they will
be invaluable in my goal to improve all phases of the Job
Corps program.

May I hear from you soon?

Sincerely,

Philly

We re hot located in the town of the Job Corps Center. We are in a town near-by. However, many from our community have visited the center and heartily endorse it. From our personal observations we feel it is doing an excellent job. Ex From the news releases from there we learn that they do copperate and participate in the 8linton Community.

W. P. Kelly
Acting Director
Job Corps

We have printed Beatures on the activities of the Center. We feel the whole area needs to be aquainted with the work there and feel sold on it. Naturally not every girl there has been without probelms and some have developed but the assests and those who have benefited by it far outway the problems.

Fred A. Henderson, Mayor

City of Hennin

Office Phone: 942 6166 - Residence Phone: 942-5812

Herrin, Illinois 62948

March 10, 1967

Mr. W. P. Kelly

Acting Director Job Corps

Office of Economic OPPORTUNITY

Executive Office of the President
Washington, D. 0. 20506

Dear Sir:

I am, Mayor Fred A. Henderson, of Herrin, Illinois, and I am
on the Board of the Crab Orchard Job Corps. However, I have
quit attending the meetings but do think it is one of the
finest things that has ever happened.

My views are different from some that control the board.
think each and every person regardless of creed, color, or
nationality has a place in life and should be given an equal
opportunity but I do believe that there is no one that enters
the Job Corps that does not know when he is violating the
law. I do not believe that it is the place of the Job Corps
officials to make every effort to get them out of all the
trouble they get into knowing they are wrong. I think they
should abide and be instructed that they have to abide by the
law and if they don't then they should be prosecuted the same
as anyone else without interference from the Job Corps Officials.

I want to say that I have worked for a living since I was
nine years old and there has never been a time in history that
anyone willing to work for his own keep couldnot get by.
However, I do agree that we need more training for the under-
privileged but instruct them that they come under the same
laws as all other citizens.

fah/jmf

Sincerely,

And Hundesin

Fred A. Henderson,
MAYOR

City of Herrin

Approved:

bay Cale

Roy Cole,

Chief of Police

I AM ENCLOSING A LETTER WHICH I WROTE TO THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CAMP GARY JOB CORPS AT SAN MARCOS. IT WILL TELL YOU HOW !
FEEL ABOUT THE JOB CORPS.

I MIGHT ADD THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS AN EXCELLENT
THING. ONE OF THE STAFF AT CAMP GARY MADE THE REMARK THAT THEY
HAD A 24% DROP-OUT RATE AND I POINTED OUT TO HIM THAT SINCE
THEIR GROUP HAD ABOUT A 90% DROP-OUT RATE FROM SCHOOL THAT I
BELIEVED THAT INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT IT AS A 24% DROP-OUT RATE
THAT THEY SHOULD LOOK AT IT AS A 76% RETENTION RATE.

I DO FEEL MOST KINDLY TOWARD THE JOB CORP AND BELIEVE
THAT IT HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR A LASTING GOOD.