Newspapers / The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.) / April 17, 1980, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Letters To The Editor ? * Immunization Law To the Editor: There is widespread misunderstanding about the North Carotins Immunisation Law, and I will be grateful for the opportunity to give your readers the straight informa tion. For many years, the state (immunization law has re v quired documentation of im |munizations for children * before they can attend school. (The first such law was enacted tin 1911. Although many 'parents keep accurate records 'of their children's shots by tbiaintaining the immunization (records given to them by their 'physician or clinic, some parents are caught short when the time arrives lor their child to enter achool became they have either lost the shot record or were never liven ooe. It is usually a staple mat ter of checking back with the physician or clinic where the immunizations were ad ministered. Sometimes, however, there are real problems such as a physician having died or retired or a clinic or physician ? particularly those out-of state ? not wishing to be bothered with retrieving old records. In those situations, the parent is best advised to sit down with the child's pre sent physician or someone in the present clinic and review Children & Litter Editor, The News Record: We live in one of the most beautiful areas of the world! Yet one can hardly appreciate the fact, for our roads and streams are so disgracefully littered with trash. It is high time we did something to cor rect itl There seems to be little way to enforce the "no litter law" among the older generation but we can reach the children! Our schools can teach them to respect nature and to care for _the land. Our school bus drivers can provide trash con tainers to eliminate the hun dreds of wrappers, cans and cigarette butts that fly from the bus windows each day. In all these "clean-up" cam paigns, no stress seems to be made on the need to stop litter ing. It's up to each one of us to want to preserve the beauty of our county. What better place is there to start emphasizing this than in our schools. Then, hopefully, it will eventually be taught in the home. POLLY GOTT Marshall -Heard and Seen By POP Roy Lee Henderson, 79, of Route 4, Mar shall, died last Saturday in an AshevilJe hospital following a lengthy illness. He was generally known as "Hop" Henderson, and was most frequently seen walking along the highway between Marshall and Walnut. Seldom did "Hop" miss coming to Marshall daily, depending on some one to pick him up either coming to town or returning to his home. He was a friendly person and was most appreciative of those who would stop and offer him a ride. Having picked him up numerous times, I found him to be an in teresting conversationist but also a well read person who kept up with local, state and national events. We will miss "Hop" - a friend for many years. I've often seen fishermen thrilled and excited about catching "a big one," but two of the most excited young fishermen seen in a long time were David Dowdy, 17, of the Bear Creek section and Wayne Freeman, 18, of Redmon. They landed a 37" long Muskie which weighed 12 Vi pounds Sunday morning while fishing at the Redmon Dam. They were anxious to get the picture in this issue "so we can kid Vader Shelton," David said. They found their way up to my home early Sunday afternoon and I took a picture of the Muskie and David. (Picture elsewhere in this issue). Although the baseball season has just started, I doubt if there will be a longer game on TV this season than was played last Saturday when the L.A. Dodgers and the Houston Astros battled for 17 innings before the Dodgers won, 6-5. The game started shortly after 4 p.m. and lasted until about 10:30 p.m. And would you believe that I watched the entire game except during the Lawrence Welk show - and I even switched back to channel 4 during commercials. With spring definitely here (I hope) the youth programs, featuring softball, are underway. The lights on the Island are seen almost nightly as youngsters enjoy playing. I wonder if the adults will organize and start softball? Since there is little or no being played, attention has drifted for boys and girls. Here's hop the programs planned will be clean itkm and "smoothly" run. Let's not serious arguments or hard feel season. what shots the child has received. The reason the law requires school officials to accept only health care provider records of immunisation rather than a parent's word is that many parents simply do not know which shots their children have received. To many in dividuals "measles" means both measles and rubella ("German measles"), two en tirely different diseases caus ed by two different viruses and prevented by two dif ferent vaccines. "Baby shots" is another unclear term with different meanings to dif ferent people. To place school officials in the position of hav ing to sort out a child's im munization record from a parent's recollections is simp ly an unfair imposition of s medical task upon an educator. The 1979 General Assembly made several changes in the immunization law. One of the more important changes is the requirement that every child attending a school (through the 12th grade), or licensed day-care center in this state, must be properly immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, measles and rubella (German measles). The unimmunized child in school who contracts one of these diseases (with the exception of tetanus) poses a threat to the remainder of the student body if there are other non-immunized children in the student body. Every summer a heavy burden is placed on the public health department* across the state aa many parents wait un 01 the last minute to have their children protected. Many schools will have to extend the school year to make up for snow days, so the rush at clinics and doctors' offices is likely to be worse this sum mer. Parents of beginning students should get the necessary shots now, before school is out for the year Older students who need im munization would be wise to get it before the summer push starts. J.N. MACCORMACK, M.D., M.P.H. Communicable Disease Control Branch N.C. Department of Human Resources Raleigh Library Week Editor, The News-Record; I would like to take the occa sion of National Library Week, April 13-19, to commend you on your coverage of our window displays and ac tivities. May I also remind your readers, especially the citizens of Madison County, they are all welcome to register and become users of our main library, its branches and the book deposits. LUCILLE ROBERTS County Librarian Connor Home Razed The home of Clarence Con nor and family was destroyed by fire on April 12. The Marshall Volunteer Fire Department was notified at 11:30 a.m., according to spokesman Jimmy Ramsey. Firemen responded quickly with the two small trucks, but when they reached the scene the house had been destroyed by the flames. The cause of the fire has not been determined. Apparently, Mr. Connor was not at home when it started, though some of his children may have been there. There were no injuries. This was the fourth fire reported at he Connor residence during the last three weeks. Previously, there had been a fire in a chair in the basement of the one-story house, and in a trailer parked near the house. Also, on April 11, an automobile was destroyed by a fire on Walnut Mountain Road. A call came in at about 10 p.m. but when Marshall firemen reached the scene the owner of the car had left. Mr. Connor has seven children, aged 2 to 13. Anyone wishing to contribute clothing to replace what was lost in the fire is urged to leave it at the Department of Social Services in Marshall. Also, a collection is being taken to buy a trailer for the family to live in. Anyone who can donate toward this pur chase is asked to stop by the Wachovia Bank, which will handle the money. The children are temporarily stay ing with neighbors. The Pilgrim Fathers, aboard the Mayflower, sighted Cape Cod, in what was later to be come Massachusetts, in 1620. The 102 Puritans ? 74 men and 21 women - had sailed from Plymouth, England, on Sept. 6 seeking freedom of worship. They landed at Plymouth Rock on Dec. 16. PONDER J ASSOCIATES | MARSHALL KANNER | HOME 646-5432 I ATTENTION!!! FARM AND HOME OWNERS i PONDER ASSOCIATES LOT YOUR PROPER! NOW _ ? ... ... WITH "THE POOR ROYS' MS-716I CAMPAIGNERS FOR CARL STEWART JR., candidate for lieutenant governor, met on March 19 at Mars Hill College to prepare for the visit of Donna Stewart, wife of the candidate, on April 8. Left to right above are Sally Hunt, college coordinator of the Stewart campaign; Sharon Fakkema and Durryl Taylor, Mars Hill College students; and Cathy Rieger, county coordinator for Stewart. Ms. Hunt and Ms. Rieger came from Raleigh to spend the day on campus, consulting with Jeanne Hoffman, Stewarts county campaign manager, and other sup porters. Marines Assign Schellberg Marine Master Sgt. Peter M. Schellberg, whose wife, Virginia, is the daughter of Ret. Cmdr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Morris of Serpentine St., Hot Springs, has reported for duty at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Calif. He joined the Marine Corps in September 1959. Correction In the April 3 edition of The News-Record it wis incorrect ly stated that Mrs. Andrea Lawson was cited for con tempt of court, following s brief struggle between her and Margaret Warren while court was in session in Marshall. In fact, Mrs. Lawson had no part in starting the disturbance and was not cited for con tempt. Witnesses testified that she was set upon by Mrs. War ren, who was cited for con tempt and found in contempt the following week in district criminal court by, Judge James 0. Israel Jr. In addi tion, the newspaper said that Clifford Warren went to the '<* ?*1P. when ul Uwim, un] m . News-Record regrets these in4 accuracies and any embar-i rassment they might have] caused Mrs. Lawson Less than 15 percent of the] total land area in China can bcL used (or fanning because the! rest of the soil is too poor, tool high or already exhausted!] Most of the cultivated land is in eastern China. Industrial plants are also located in the farming! area. * The News -Record NON-PARTISAN IN POLITICS (USPS 388-440) ALAN H. ANDERSON, Editor JAMES I. STORY, Editorial Consultant And Columnist JULIA WILLIAMS, Advertising Manager Published Weekly By Madison County Publishing Co. Inc. BOX 369 MARSHALL, N.C. 28753 PHONE: (704)649-2741 Subscription Rate* Subscription R*t? In Madison And Outikte Madison Co. Buncombe County 12 Mos $4.00 12 Mos. $8.00 6 Mos. S3.00 6 Mos. $6.00 3 Mos. $4.00 (PLUS 4 percent N.C. Sale* Tax) Sacond Class Privileges Authorized At Marshall. N.C. 28753 Start\bur Collection Of Elegant French Lead Crystal. Free. Save with First Union, and you can replace your jelly jars with a beautiful collection of imported lead crystal. And your first matched pair of stemware or tumblers is free. This set of lovely 24% lead crystal includes six exquisite pieces: stemmed water; wine, cordial, andparfait; plus IOoz. and 1 3 oz. tumblers. There are five different ways to get your first matched pair free. (I) Open a Statement Savings account with at least $50 (2) Add S50, or more, to either an existing Statement Savings or Golden Passbook Savings account. (3) Open a new Golden Passbook account with at least SlOO. (4) Rirchase a hi^h yield Certificate of Deposit for S.SOO. or more. attractive prices. For every $50 you add to savings, you can add another pair of crystal for the special low price of J6.95, plus tax for stemware; or I5.95 a pan; plus tax for tumblers. And the more money you save, the more crystal you can collect, with a savings deposit of J5000 or the purchase of a savings certificate of $5000 or more, you can buy a six pair set. That's 12 dazzling pieces, for just J35, plus tax. And with a JlO.OOO savings deposit, or the purchase of a certificate for SlO.OOO, or more, you can buy a six pair set for just J^O, plus tax. So don't delay. Start your French lead crystal collection today. Say hello to First Union Saving?. And kiss your jelly jars goodbye. good
The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 17, 1980, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75