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. HE NEWS RECORD SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY SINCE 7907 ^ ' ' : Thursday, April 17, 1986 25c COUNTY LIBRARY SSKJW*?*' ?' T" ? ' ?? ? Manly Wade Wellman Remembered ?? Story On Page 5 Community Calendar . Madison High Hosts Open House On Monday Night Madison County eighth-grade students and their parents are invited to attend the annual Open House at Madison High School on April 21. The open house tours will be offered from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Parensta nd students will be briefed on school policies and in troduced to faculty members. Assistance in making course selections will also be offered. For more information, call 649-2876. Spring Creek VFD Dance Saturday The Spring Creek Volunteer Fire Dtept. will host a benefit dance on April 26 from 7 until 10 p.m. Country and gospel recording group "Carolina Country", formerly known as J.L. and the Country Squires, will appear along with the Hoot and Holler Band. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children under 12. Proceeds will be used to purchase communication equipment for the fire company. Circus Coming To Marshall April 29 The Marshall VFD will sponsor two performances of the Roberts Bros. Circus on Blannerhassett Island in Marshall on April 29. Performances are scheduled for 6 and 8 p.m. Tickets are available from all volunteer firemen. Proceeds will be used to purchase fire-fighting equipment. Madison Republicans To Meet The Madison County Republican Party will meet on April 27 in the Mars Hill Town Hall. All candidates, election officials and rank and file Republicans are asked to attend the 2:30p.m meeting. Weaverville Town Council To Meet The Weaverville Town Council will meet on April 21 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall on Main Street. Boosters Sponsor Flea Market The Madison High Athletic Boosters wil sponsor a flea market and bake sale in the parking lot of First Citizens Bank on May 3. Sales will beginb at 9:30 a.m. and continue throughout the day. Proceeds from the sales will benefit the Boosters Scholar ship Fund. I' i ? : - !r\v " A*' . ?- - Marshall To Limit Main Street Parkins By ROBERT KOKNIG Marshall aldermen approved a return to limited parking on Main Street during their Monday night meeting. Parking will be limited to two hours during business hours. The board approved the ordinance unanimously in response to a request from George Penland and other businessmen who complained that lack of adequate parking was hurting Main Street businesses. Mayor Anita Ward announced that the town will receive up to $58,586 in assistance for water and sewer pro jects. The money was approved by the Madison County Board of Com missioners during their April 7 meeting. The funds were awarded to the county by state government and will be transferred to Marshall's use when the town submits a plan to state officials in Raleigh. The town's financial report was delivered by Cecilia Ward, who told the aldermen that the town's Water and Sewer Fund was nearing solven cy. Mrs. Ward suggested that the Water and Sewer Funcf may be able to operate on a break-even basis by the end of the fiscal year. She credited a program to locate and stop leaks for much of the savings in both water and utility charges. ?Continued on Page 5 SUPPORT REAMS FOR THE COURT IIOU8E ROOK wrrf delivered last week as work continues on the roof replacement project. Mars llill architect Wavne Roberts reports that the project is proceeding on schedule. New Tobacco Law Voids Old Quotas The new tobacco legislation signed into law by President fteagan an April. ,7. cancels .the previously announced quotas for the 1986 burley tobacco crop. Of ficials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the cancellation last week. The USDA officials added that other signifi cant changes in the tobacco pro gram will be made as a result of the Combined Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 Milton Hertz, acting ad ministrator of the USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, said the new law cancels the previously an nounced quotas. Hertz added that new quotas for the 1986 crop will be annnounced on April 28. The new amendments to the Agricultural Act of 1938, burley quotas for 1986 and future croip years will be determined by three factors: the intended purchases of cigarette manufacturers, the average annual exports for the three preceeding crop years and the amount of tobacco estimated to ottein -reserve stock levata^^iKr-flW Quota reducPfffjjtor 1386 through 1989 will bfcjHi iMfvsix percent per year and to to percent for crops in 1990 through,* 19^3, Hertz said. ; ' t 'Among the other changes to fef brought about by the new law ii a change in the No Net Cost provi sions of the tobacco bill. Beginning this year, growers and buyers ptjll share the no-net cost assessme The new law also limits ' amount of burley tobacco that ? be marketed without penalty also been reduced from 110 to ' percent of the farm marke quota. The new bill also limits USDA's discretion for set| burley quotas to no more than percent or less than 97 percent of the amount determined by manufacturers needs, export and reserve stock levels MEMBERS OF THE ROBERTS BROS. CIRCUS BOBBO AND BOBBINO were in Marshall last week to finalize plans For the April 29 performances on Blannerhassett Is. Circus is sponsored by the Marshall Volunteer Fire Dept. Perfor mances are scheduled for 6 and 8 p.m. Child Abuse DSS Reports Number Of Causes Reported Increases By WILLIAM I.KE When counselors from the Madison County Depart ment of Social Services responded to a call from t bat tered wife one day last year, they found more than .they had bargained for * An infant, neglected because the stepfather would not let the mother care for it, was found in a backroom, it's skin peeling, scaley and bleeding from open sores because of the unclean conditions. An investigator who dealt with cases of child abuse and neglect was called in. The mother said she had wanted to care for the child but was not allowed to. The husband drank heavily and there was not enough money for medical treatment The Dept. of Social Services drew up a special agree ment between the mother and the social worker assigned to her case. The mother agreed to move herself and her child out of the house and in with relatives Medical treat ment was provided and the child's condition improved However, the woman packed up her child and returned to the husband, and the three left the area. Social Ser vices is still searching for them, through law enforce ment agencies and other health and social service attention t "We try to work with the family and resolve the pro blem," said Linda King. "Even in the case of the woman who ran back to the husband, as so many battered women often do. we operate on a degree of mutual trust, through a working agreement. It is a risk we take, believing that it is best whenever possible to let the child stay with its family." In investigating any reports. King will talk first with teachers or principals at the schools or day care centers, then with the child. From there clergy, family physician, and neighbors are contacted before King will approach the parents. "By that time you pretty well know whether its a case ' of neglect or not," King said. King adds that complete confidentiality is given to anyone reporting a possible case of neglect or abuse The DSS Will make an investigation based only on an aponymous call Once a problem is substantiated, the DSS can then call on a number of community resources to back them up. Medical evaluations can be provided at the schools or through the Madison County Health Department, awl . "Most of our cases can be ealjfo resolved," Davie ex plained. "They can be simple <Jses of lack of supervi sion, or unclean clothing or hon$ environment." It is at this point, when the initial investigation is com pleted. where team workers from DSS get involved. An agreement is drawn up between the family and the team workers. "The agreement states what steps the parents will take and that they will do one, two and three to improve the home situation," Davie explained. "In return the team workers agrees to do its part to provide assistance where possible." While all of the DSS cases this year have been for child neglect, and few of any severity, the term "child neglect" still has a very broad definition in North Carolina In dicators of child neglect include abandonment, lack of supervision, lack of adequate clothing or good hygiene, lack of medical or dental care, chronic truancy, lack of adequate nutrition, and lack of adequate shelter DSS has investigated 48 reports of abuse or neglect since January. Of those, 20 cases of neglect were substantiated. Hu'ir guidelines for nefllect ai.ikt no ?ir \1 ldison , ,?m<v lV-r.1 of w .1 and are apparently included in the DSS figures of child neglect. The Blue Ridge Center, while admitting they had done counseling in that area, likewise could offer no ex act figures. Davie gave the estimate that under ten per cent of their cases involved some form of sexual abuse While isolated incidents of child beating and sexual abuse escape prosecution through voluntary counseling and therapy. Davie points out that continued reports of ' such behavior, or any past history of abuse can lead to prosecution. "There is right and there is wrong in our society, and then there is what is taboo, such as sexual abuse," said Gary Sollazo, Director of the Madison County offices of the Blue Ridge Center. "As a psychologist we learn that society puts taboos on such deeds because the temptation is there." Sollazzo points out that few abusers fall into the category of having deep pathologic, problems that can't be treated. In fact, the sexual abuser and the child abuser may exhibit similar problems with self-esteem. A past family history of abuse is also likely t? be present.
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