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I'age 12-A?THE BRUNSWICK BEACOI Pen Pals I Editor \ Note GoiZ Skipper Fov/ler hod * of mooting hor Ncbraikon pon pol In Augu como a 30th birthdoy proiont Irom hor ht/i Goil \ making ploni to ontortom Cindy Lol whon thoy vimI horo I wouldn't toko onythii it %ho laid ol the trip Tho minute I got thoi old friond I full lilted right in with hor fomi article on tho pon pull mooting oppoarod in I of tho Scottiblulf Nob Star-Herald. BY ANNETTE HEUSSMAJ t?i me star tieraio For It) years, Cindy I>ebruska and G shared letters, photos and phone calls, t day were the two able to reach out and t As 12-year-olds, they subscribed to as did many girls their age. They both r for pen pa Is in the magazine. Teen screened the applicants and ina other young girls across America. Wl complete, letters started to cross the c Mitchell, Neb., and Shallotte, NX'. For lii years they thought about rnec Mrs l.ebruska said she hoped that one di able to meet halfway between their horn Memorial Day Mrs. Fowler's husband su fly 10 Scoltshluff and visit her pen pal. "I originally planned to fly right into it would have meant a four-hour layovei changing airlines," Mrs. Fowler said. Alter seeing oiapietuii ' i .' she was glad she didn't luive to change fl sat down and waited for someone to he have liven so lost." As it turned out she fi and was met by Mrs. Ixtbruska, who had i In j Wiiittiit' f??r Ijtii tnootinu frt chnut Mr? the sights in the Kocky Mountain States. Sexual At HY SUSAN USIIF.lt J' Itcports of sexual abuse of children ai are up In the county and a new mail- vi ing procedure Is helping social rc workers spot food stamp fraud. tv Members of the Hrunswick County ti< Hoard cif .Social Services digested liii.s (,i inforiiuition and more during H two- a I hour mcclintt Monday. Nearly an hoar of tlie mcctinc was spent lieliind closed doors to discuss ia "personnel matters." with no action ca reported or taken afterwards in pillillc session Vice t'luitrnuin Kdna to: Crouch was ahsenl. n* Social Worker Supervisor Kvclyn sa Baskets To B Families can lieyiin Mynuin up lor CI iris Unas imskeis ifl a.in Friday, o Nov I. al the Home Missions Center al in liollvla, said Ouida llewett, el volunteer coordinator for the Ki Brunswick County Inforiiuition and ol Iteferral Center. di l-asl year, slw said. Christmas N baskets were Kiven fl( over 250 needy si (iiinilies in llninswlek County a| Band Patrons Inv The West Brunswick llttih School Band Boasters will meet Thursday, in Nov 7. at 7 30 p m in the hljjh sehiH?t iii tmiut room U 1 .oral residents are cnrouraKcd to (o come and sup|>ort the school Uind ui program, said Krankie Woods, s|H?keMitati. oi County Unemplc lirimswlck County's Jobless rate fell to 6 5 percent during Septemlier. (e according to (lie N.C Kmployment i Security Couiinission i H tlw county s latnir force of pl.SW s, individuals. 1.290 were out of work in ti Nei>lemtw?r , il? This was nil improvement over tu August. when the unemployment m rate was 8 6 percent in the county ni Point VFD Starts Shallotte Point Volunteer Fire p IVpnrtment it* annual full 0 lui kr> shoot* Satur\U> ni 6 p m following an *ll-you~CA!W*t fdin- A i>rr Fried fish plate* will be *oki from 11 a in to ntxxit i pm Aixi will p feature fried fish, fried sweet $H. Students Honon Kour West tt runs wick Htgh School rtuttrnls *:>1 onr alumnus have hern ? arks-ted as members in the )i Scvirlv ct Ikstingiushrd American * Kith School Stiktrnls * ShrtU Huddle thr daughter of Mr and Mrs IVufUs Huddle ts s IWJ ? West Hrunsatok graduate 4 l?Jc> ill**, dau?h(rr A Mr and * Mrs IXcsald IU> I'kw. and DuMk) Got*. liaiyihtrr o< Mr and Mrs ? KtwlUxn Gore. are wroors ai *?! C Brunswick Itus war fi V, Thursday, October 31, 1985 Meet 19 Ye 'Jreamod for yoor* Mrs. Fowler nf the opportunity west. She had nc bond Sieve Now western part of til xusfco ond family to the Nebraska 1. ng In the world lor "More than a ro it wo% \eemg an pictures wheneve ily ihe following Mrs. FOWler with 'he Aug 11 edition "You never r when you live son of our sights tha don't have them i i Azut lail Fowler have j.-or most, if I mt only Wednes- |);irt 0f life. Hut w ouch each other. >^rs. i^'bruska si Teen magazine, laughingly, she c csponded to ads sensc of humor or The petite woi itched them with ccnt had never set len pairing was she never even th ountry between drove through Col monplace. ting each other. n,c two wer ly they would be other at the airpoi ics on bases. On "Pictures ncv ggested that she Mrs. O'bruska. SI balloons. "I lookec Scottsbluff, but we found each oth r in Denver and Friday was M tlrpcrt.shei?u planned a inriiiuaj ights. "I'd luive Over the yean dp me, I would through the mail v lew into Denver to have the same decided to drive rjght into our horn Frailer some of T'neir meeting Among the gifts juse Repot ohnson reported a busy September ud October in the protective seriees unit. In September, the unit reived 35 new child abuse reports, 10 adult abuse reports and addi mm iniiiruiiilion on three other ises. Oct. 1 through Oct. 20, 27 child iu.se reports ami three adult abuse ports were received. "We're noting a definite increase the number of child sexual abuse ses we're getting," she noted. Three children were placed in iter care under voluntary placcent agreements when their parents id they couldn't care for them adeelp Needy in i'jiM school children donated vcr 10,000 cans of tood last year long with toys and other gifts. Choi ws. organizations and individuals ivc money to purchase meats and her necessities. Hewett said, "We will lx- taking millions for the baskets during uvciiiiier iiiul I leocmher Clollu's. iocs or any small t;i(t items will lie ipreelnted " 'ited To Meet The ttroup will !* working on a milicr of projects, tnc Ittdint! ftinIiisinit events to raise money for tier band instruments, uniforms r the tianct and equipment and ltfotms for a flat; corps. "We need more adult support for ir children," she said )yment Down The statewide unemployment rate 11 in September from 5 8 percent to i percent 1 ynda Ituritiss, (employment vurity commission public mfonnaMl officer, said the statewide crease can Ik- attributed to the cc.ui[mint! stabilization of the traditional dustries of textile, apparel and furture Turkey Shoot .Haloes, coleslaw and hushpuppies ost is XI per plate "'tie or more plates will tie rtiverrd. call ;h-ooco to circler A Itaki* <?\+> t? wlttX r?l I Turkeys and hams will tse the rues st the turkey shoot The cost is ! per shot bcI By Society Amy Hrwrtt the daughter ot Mr nd Mrs Mjvl trvw llesrtt is s iruor. and Jonathan t?ore. the son ci tr and Mrs Bobby I. trore, is s opt* nor* Students sr* accepted into the cviety on the hasis ot academic ohirvrment snd eitraourncular nd ctvsc activities Isaiah Me)ia minister o< music nd youth at Jennies Branch Baptist kurvk. sponsored the students (or nemhership t jars Later experienced many firsts in her trip iver tlown before, had never seen the le country and was quite unaccustomed andscape. nything, I like the scenery here. I take r I can get Cindy to stop the car," said a grin. ealize how much you take for granted newhere. I don't even think about some t are really interesting to people who iround all the time," commented Mrs. lot all Nebraskans, windmills are just men Mrs. F uwiei usReu what one was, aid, "It's a cow fan in the pasture." ommented, "I sure am glad she has a that wouldn't have been appreciated." man with a heartwarming southern ac:n an oil well either. Mrs. l.ebruska said ought to mention what one was as they orado where the black giants are corn e concerned about recognizing each rt. er really look like you," commented fie decided to surprise her friend with 1 silly with three great big balloons, but cr." Irs. Fowler's birthday, so her hostess r cake U; hcr.o: '.er nev. old friend. i they have exchanged numerous gifts nth amazing compatibility. "We seem tastes and have shared gifts that fit es," said Mrs. I/fbruska. was another opportunity for sharing. Mrs. Fowler brought were a "Taffy is On Rise; quately even with agency counseling and support. If the home situation doesn't improve in up to six months, the county will file a petition for termination of parental rights, seeking to retain agency custody of the children. in a related move, protective service workers will be rotated into new working areas every six months effective Nov. 1. Mailing Check A new mailing procedure is an attempt to avoid repetition of a situation that occurred July 5th, when $21,000 in food stamps were "lost" in the mail. Hut some began reappearing several days after replacements for about $15,000 had been issued. I'ost office employee* couldn't recall if families getting the replacements also received the other issuance, making ii hard to track down and ob uun returns Ironi those who received double issuances. "There's not a month passes that we don't net a report of someone not netting their food stamps," said unit supervisor Sandy Jackson. Under the new procedure each past f j c~ S r r^J rfK \y few V to spent money and has dropped c ISNT I US 1 I \i M SB ST* A DREAM CAME TRUE lor Gail Fowl August when she flew from the coast meet longtime pen-pal Cindy Lebruskj Patch Kid," sea shells, sand Jollars and sr. open sand dollar mounted on it. Mrs. I-ebruska said her husband foi some petrified wood for souvenirs for counting the momentos they collected 01 sites in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dako Food Stam office is sent a list of allotments and ] clients as well as the food stamps in a ; locked, specially marked orange c bag. The past office staff is to check ; off each issuance as it is delivered to ( a postal customer. That way if someone reports not receiving their issuance, the agency can check to see ' if it was delivered. If there is evidence an issuance was mailed ami ' delivered, the agency has been deny- ( ing replacement requests, said Ms. ( Jackson. "I believe it will result in 1 state-level hearings. I don't think we ' can win many." ' Other Business 1 In other business, the board: Approved taking one fraud case to ' court after e'forts to work out volun- ' tnry repayment failed; and recom- ' mended attempting voluntary repayment first as usual in a case that may 1 involve as much as $10,000 in over- * payments to a client in several pro- ' grams. 1 learned that in a 10-day period, ' 743 applications were received for c participation in the l>ow Income Knergv Assistance Program Ap- r plications will be accepted through s RADIO' in ai U | , ir'^ v ' 1 ?you tried a different ways i your advertlsir now your sales :ompletely off tf IT ABOUT TIM iINC THE EFFE [HE BRUNSWH \ w*mmmm*UUKnKMBBBBBRMnF" .3 | iyii/ erof Shallotte in homemade "Taff to Nebraska to propriately?salt ? i, bringing her a a jewel box with and at souvenir sho to have to buy a su ind an agate and With the thougi ilrs. Fowler. He- came quickly to J 1 trips to various away, she said, "It' ta and Nebraska I'm going to be rea ps Checkei Nov. 27. "It's not first-come, firstserved, so those who apply the last iay arc eligible for the same service is someone who applied the first iay." Heard from Orrock that on Tuesiay he would present the AFDCVledicaid unit and supervisor l.iLlie ionics t? certificate awarded tnc lepartment for having no errors in :ases checked during the last Aid To 'amilies With Dependent Children luality control period. "There weren't too many of these handed >ut," he said. Presented finance officer and ormer clerk to the board Unda jreen a plaque of appreciation for wr "years of unselfish service." Orrock announced that the regional personnel office would ooperate with a county position eclassification study this year since i number of departmental employees are competitive service ixam employees. learned $3,000 had been transfered from departmental supplies to inurance and bonds to cover increased , TVDIRECT MA 0 le chart. IE YOU STAF CTIVE ONE. CK$BEAC0N 15P^ I STAP MCRAID PHOTO BY ANN! TTl MIUSSAAANH y Patch Kid" made from?apratcr taffy. ps, Mrs. l,ebruska joked, "She's going itcase to get everything home." it of their week together ending, tears .Irs. I.ebruska's eyes. Wiping them s like we've always known each other. Uy lonely when she leaves." j In Moil premiums for food stamp coverage. While the premium doubled, said Orrock, the coverage was reduced, a problem agencies all over are also facing. To decrease the costs as much as possible, the agency is trying to keep its inventory of fond stamps as low as possible, but in September, for instance, $200,783 in HtoilJp.S WtiS l.viliCu. Agreed, after Orrock discussed apparent shortfalls in several line items such as foster care, AFDC and special assistance programs with Countv Finance nirecinr Wallace Harding, to delay seeking additional funds from the county until farther along in the budget year. It's easier to project total needs for three or so months than for nine months, Orrock pointed out. Presently, spending in several areas in way over budget. Heard Chairman Krankie Kabon, * a county commissioner, praise departmental employees for their work dunng the recent threat of hurricane, in turn. Orrock praised commissioners for the example they set other employees by their presence throughout the emergency. IM PRATED I If M0Q5E iKARS o i i ^ 1 ?TED r 1 4
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