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Thursday. April 14. 19K3 "Elder Abuse is Studied b.v Fully Coartright CHAPEL HlLL—Elder neglect and abuse, a form of family violence that may result from the stress of car ing for an elderly person over a long period of time, is a recently identified aspect of the “graying of America.” As the lifespan of Americans increases, the repercussions of prolonged elder care are felt by the elderly as well as by their family members. But because the concept of elder neglect and abuse is so new, the current literature and research tends to be superficial, says Ricki Hud son, associate professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “What we do know about elder neglect and abuse is minimal,” she says. Most of the existing knowledge, which comes from a three-year research study conducted by the Boston Legal Research and Services for the Elderly, pinpoints caretaker stress as a major contributing factor. Approximately 75 per cent of elderly people are emo tionally and-or financially in dependent, and around 5 per cent are in nursing homes. The remaining 20 per cent are in some way dependent on other family members for their care, both physically and emotionally. Typically, the abuser usually a family member who lives with the elder-has been under prolonged stress. The stress can result from lengthy illness, financial problems, or alcohol or drug abuse This stress is then compounded because there are no training, information or support ser vices for family members to help them cope with the elder, Hudson says. “Many times we forget that the abuser is also a victim,” she says. This person is caught in a situation he or she is unable to handle and does not know where to turn for help. Generally, the burden of care falls on a daughter or daughter-in-law, but it can alsdldll oh ah elderly spouse 1 or sort? Wh*i in a with having to choose bet Tyler I downtown 4. 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Overt acts of violence against the elder, withholding needed medication or emotional neglect can all characterize the problem. Elder neglect and abuse is distinguished from crimes such as assault or robbery because the abuse is initiated by the caretaker, not an out sider. But the relationship between abuser and victim is so close that identifying the situation is very difficult. First, people don’t want to see the problem, Hudson says. They question whether it is their place to pry into the business of another family, so instances of neighbors or other outsiders reporting the problems are low. To complicate the situation, the victim rarely reports the abuse-either from fear of the family member or fear of be ing placed in a nursing home. Many times, the abuser does not want an outsider in the home for fear that he or she will be judged. As a result, authorities who offer help do not have access into the home. Also,the aging process itself can make it difficult to distinguish between a bruise that results from a fall and a bruise from an abusive act. When a situation of neglect or abuse is identified, the credibility of the elder is often questioned. The abuser can easily reply that the elder is senile and doesn’t know what he or she is saying. One answer to the problem lies in alleviating stress by providing respite for the per son who cares for an elderly family member. These caretakers should be able to turn-to an authority for infor mation, for answering ques ! ggdk \Mt T9M MtfTofSaftOty? “ ffi responsible decision making. What is needed, Hudson says, is an expanded day-care program and a program where nursing homes take the elder for a week or so to give the caretaker a break. Before people can cope with the elder neglect and the abuse problem, though, they must first learn to recognize its symtoms and causes, Hud son says. “In the future, if we don’t recognize what is a war ning, the situation will get worse.” Programs For Youth CHAPEL HILL-One-week camp programs to guide young people for careers in business, law, and computers will be held here next summer. Intended for rising high school juniors and seniors (and spring graduates), the Sunday through Friday ses sion are being offered by Tar Heel Career Camps, Inc., which staged a successful computer career camp in Chapel Hill for the first time last summer. The 1983 pro gram is being expanded to in clude camps in business, law, and a second one in computers. Approximately 20 hours of class and laboratory-type in struction will be given by pro fessional faculties. Most afternoons and evenings will be occupied with planned recreation and selected tours of professional career interest under counselor and faculty supervision. The five-day camps are planned as academic counter parts of the popular summer sports camps, according to Donald G. McLeod, THCC president and himself a semi retired sales executive. Par ticipants will be housed in the Granville Towers air conditioned private residence hall near the University of North Carolina campus. “We believe these programs will be very beneficial for parents and their pre-college children in promoting their career in terests,” said McLeod, The faculty chairmaaof the t*t ’ computed camps, June 19-24, and July 24-29, is John B. THE CHOWAN HERALD Tar Heel State Big Ice Cream Consume** By Dr. J. W. Pou If you are a typical Tar Heel, You consumed about 247 scoops of ice cream and ice milk last year. This estimate, made by agricultural extension specialists at North Carolina State University, is based on an assumption of 40 scoops to the gallon. Figures from the N.C. Milk Commission show that 26.3 Hampton of Durham, who was prinicpal instructor of thes program last summer. The business careers camp, June 26-July 1, will be under the faculty chairmanship of UNC-Chapel Hill Assoc. Prof, of Business Administration Douglas A. Elvers. The law careers camp, scheduled July 17-22, will have Raleigh attorney A. P. Carlton, Jr., as faculty chair man, and C. Gordon Brown of Chapel Hill, Steven L. Evans, Raleigh, and Joseph C. Delk, 111, of Lenoir, also lawyers, as associates. Information is available from Tar Heel Career Camps, Inc., PO Box 2328, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 ( 919/967-6996). Convention Set Chowan County Democratic Convention will be held Saturday, April 30 at 1:00 P.M. in the new Court house, announced Lueta Sellers, County Chair. “County conventions are critically important to our political system. It is at coun ty conventions that delegates elected at precinct meetings will be electing the county Party leaders and members to the State Executive Com mittee. These Democratic of ficials will lead the county and state in assuring victory for our Party’s candidates, both at the local and state level, in the general election. The Democratic delegates will .iSIBPOfcnt. issuer of . concern to our county and its citizens who deserve the best possible government,” said Chair Sellers. New Directory Is Published The new edition of the N.C. Camping and Outdoors Direc tory puts the reader in close touch with the Tar Heel State’s almost endless range of outdoor activities. Whether its rockhounding, skiing, backpacking, Whitewater rafting, fishing, hang gliding, mountain clim bing, hiking or any number of other activities the booklet contains information helpful in planning an outdoor adven ture in North Carolina. The latest edition includes more information than the previous booklet. The state’s parks, recrea tion areas, small state forests, national forests and the special areas contained in them are outlined. Also included are sections on the Great Smoky Moun tains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway and the state’s many waterfalls. Some of the state's popular hiking trails are described with information helpful to the novice hiker or the season ed backpacker. Other activities include mountain climbing, snow ski ing, rockhounding, horseback riding, bicycling, hang gliding, sailing, canoeing and rafting, water skiing, and fishing. The boating and fishing ac cess areas operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Com missions are listed along with the privately operated camp grounds in the state. To obtain a copy of the new directory contact the Travel and Tourism Division, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611, telephone 919 733-4171. Hie booklet is also available at welcome centers located along the interstate highways entering the state. “Mm comas as a novioe in to sach afa in hit lift.” Nicolai Chamfort million gallons and 10.7 million gamffsWlce milk were produced in the state in 1981. That’s a totyl of 37 million gallons. The state’s population is 6 million. Per capita consump tion of ice cream and ice milk last year, therefore, was 6.17 gallons, or nearly 25 quarts, or approximately 247 scoops. Other data from the milk commission show that Grade A milk purchases at N.C. distributors from farm pro ducers for the first six months were 1.9 per cent higher in 1982 than in the same months of 1981. That was an increase of 14 million pounds, to a total of 757.6 million. During the same period, fluid milk and cream sales to consumers were down nearly 4 per cent from a year earlier. In June the number of Grade A milk producers in the state stood at 1,232, the lowest number since the milk com mission was established in 1953. The average blend price received by diary farmers during the first six months dropped from $14.94 per 100 pounds last year to $14.79 in 1982. 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Fleetwood New 14 x 70 - 3 BiR, IV4 Bath •10,850 *12,995 120 tax 120 Tax 5 title 5 Title •10,975 *13,120 1,100 Down 1,300 Down i • 9,875 - *•114.67 Payment *11,820 =*173.11 Payment 55.00 Lot Rent 55.00 Lot Rent IIP $199.67 Total Per Month *228.16 Per Month TERRY JONES Mobile Homes I ni, I Hwy. 32 4orth Open 7 days fi«l v history of the milk commission. There are about 130,000 milk cows on farms in the state. A decrease of 4,000 from the past two years. During the past three years, practically no milk has been imported into North Carolina from other states. Many of the pumpkins you see on the side of the road or the Jack-O-Lanterns you saw on porches at Halloween, are not really pumpkins. They are actually squash. “Some kinds of squash have the same botanical classifica tions as the pumpkin, so the names are used inter changeably,” says Dr. Bill Lamont, extension hor ticultural specialist at North Carolina State University. Squash stems are rounded, soft and more flared where joined to the fruit. Pumpkin stems are firmer, more rigid and star shaped. Whether they’re called pumpkins or squash, a lot of them are grown in North Carolina each year. Lamont says almost everybody has a patch of them and they totaled several hundred acres. “Both farmers and city dwellers grow pumpkins,” says Lamont, “but it is more common for farmers to grow them because pumpkins take a lot of room to grow and most people just don’t have large enough gardens.” Pumpkins not only take a lot of room to grow, they also can grow to a very large size. The average pumpkin is 15 to 20 pounds. Some champion ship pumpkins have been reported as large as 175 pounds and some grown in North Carolina have just about reached that size. Lamont says pumpkins are harvested August through Cooperation Vital Asset By John Sledge N.C, Farm Bureau Federation It must be the pioneer spirit in many of us who have the goal to own a few acres of land that we can call our own. In the last few generations, citizens have become a nation of urban dwellers. The desire to get away from the city but yet live close enough to enjoy the many benefits a city of fers has put severe stress on farmland. This has strained the ag sector severely in some areas. There are now about as many “part time” farmers as there are full time farmers, and more in many areas of the country. To the credit of both segments, they have pro ven a powerful force when working for the betterment of agriculture. It’s also a blessing, since the interrelationships bet ween the rural and urban components of the economy have become increasingly complex and vital to one another. CHICKEN MANURE For Sale Bag or bulk. Will consider delivery. Call Emmett Winborne 221-4204 i Page 7-A September and the color, si7.c and rind determrtft 1 whether or not the to be picked. “A is ready if it has a d@#p orange color and the outsftle skin is hard if you press'ycfflr nail in to it.” nt f ohitii Most pumpkins are sold for decoration and used as Jack- O-Lantems at Halloween. The pulp of a pumpkin is edible when cooked andiis used in pies, various pafcteries and soup. Small sugar pumpkins are considered' best for cooking.. It takes cooperation from all sectors to enable farmers to supply the food needs of this country and those of other nations. America’s advancement has been possible only because of agriculture’s pro duction which has freed the majority of the population to engage in other economic ac tivities. Though not actually producing food, our citizenry still has a vested interest in it. This is why issues such as food safety, nutrition, land use and agriculture policies have become as relevant to our “city” neighbors as they have always been to the ag community. The cable street car was invented by Andrew S. Hall id le and first used in San Francisco in 1873.
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