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Vandals ousted from playoffs
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County manhunt continues
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Van Zandt News
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, I9SS
VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TIXAS
ONI SICTION, 16 PACES WITH INSERT
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Abused children removed by TDHR
I his is the fifth in a series of ar-
1 it It s examining the ,Miliricvof the
I exas Department of Homan
Resources in tases of child abuse.
Previous articles have outlined the
t\|M-sof abuse «ases, the res,rouse of
the Nan /and* Count* District At-
tornes's office to child abuse cases,
the polities determining the
prioritv svstent that the I DIIK
uses when investigating tases, and
how investigations are made.
Bv Kerr* Vaneev
II an investigation of a lepoited
1 ast ol t lull) abuse reveals a serious
■ l.mget ol inutmumg 01 imniuient
alms' to a thild. the t Inlil mav he
letiloit'd Iioiii the home
I In I DIIK piefers to work w it h in
tin home and iamiK whenever
possible at toning to ilultl ptolet
live set sites supervisor Bettv Pet
titpcw who sttpeivises Nan /.andt
Kants and Hopkins Cotmties
Notmallv wed rather remove
tlu pet peiiatoi Ms Pettigrew ex-
plained We irv to plate the child
with lelalives. thild protective set
sites svorket Mark ('ulver (ol the
N an /andt Coutttv I DIIK office in
Canton) added We dun t want to
take t onsersatorship it sve t an avoid
it. it s less traumatic lot the child.
Ilosvever. there are times when a
thild must he removed from the
home I DIIK t aseworker*. when
working a case, normally return to
iht I DIIK office after an investiga
non anti consult with a supervisor
hefore takinir any action to remove a
child
If the decision is made to remove
the t liiltl. the caseworker will return
to the home and take the child.
(Editor’s note: For purposes of
this series, a scenario containing
elements seen frequently in child
abuse cases has been devised. In
this scenario, the child is a 10*year>
old girl who has been sexually
abused hy her father. The mother
does not interfere, and the closest
relatives refuse to accept resjxin-
vibilit* for the thild, a verv com-
mon occurrence. In this scenario.
Ixith the father and mother are
subject to criminal prosecution, as
well as civil prosecution.)
In the 1 asc outlined in the
vtcnaiio above the thild seized
would more than likclv he
11 anspot ted to tin \ an /.andt (aiun
tv ( It 1 It I Well,tie Boat d s eniet gent v
t Itildten s shcltci m l iinivale Ms
Pclligicw said
We w otiltl file a , mi it ton fot lent
potarv managing tonsetvatorship.
and also lilf an affidavit whit h is
hasii all* a stan num! nl fails in the
1 ase ( atlvei said II the l).\ won t
sign tile pchtinn the Jtldgi wont
look at 11 I won t take the petition
without Heltv appiovittg it
(Editor's note: This poliit is
part of a continuing series of
checks built into the TDHR svstent
to avoid having a caseworker make
decisions about a child without
consulting a super* isor.)
\ heating on the |>eiition must he
held within II) days, with notice
(Continued on Page 14A)
Education reform supported
I exas educators overwhelmingly
suppnti man* of the educational
reforms contained in I louse Bill 72.
the sweeping reform hill passed last
sunimet bv a special legislative ses
slim at cording to a survey taken hy
the I exas Klemrntan Principals
and Supervisors Association ( 1 EP
SA>
Some 1,216 elementary ad-
ministrators responded to the
survey which outlined lt> major
areas of HB 72 and asked
respondents to mark their responses
to the statements: to agree strongly,
agree, have no opinion, disagree or
disagree strongly. There also was a
category for no response.
Of all the 16 categories, the one
that has affected more residents of
N an Zandt County than any other is
the 22 students per class limit impos
ed tin kindergarten through second
gratle classes. That requirement will
Ik* in effect starting next September;
it will be expanded to cover third
and fourth grade classes in the
1986- K7 school year.
To meet that requirement, no less
than six of the seven school districts
in the county are entering or con-
sidering building programs to pro-
vide more classrooms; the Canton
ISD being the mil* one not to he at
least in the talking stage l'wo
districts. Van and Wills Point, have
held bond issue elections, and voters
have tejected both liv large margins.
( 1 he failure of the two bond issues
brings u,) the question of what the
state will do d voters continually
refuse to pav the money needed to
build classrooms to meet the
22 student limit. County
superintendents, when asked, usual
ly shrug and say. I hat's a good
question We don't know ")
The 1 EPSA survey indicated that
86 percent of the respondents agree
with the 22 student limit in grades
K 2. while about 75 percent agree
with the limit being extended
through the fourth grade. However,
the respondents disapproved of
grade levels being combined to
satisfy the class size requirements.
Pre kindergarten for four year-
olds with limited English proficiency
and/or from low-income families
will be required next September, if a
school district has as many as 15
students who will qualify for such a
program.
That is a very controversial aspect
of HR 72. and not surprisingly.
(Continued on Pogo 7A)
2 ('muinut- to i ,)<-t.t(c .is usual as
long as expenses tail he met then
tilt'll all assets met lo the MIA and
allow then tittstee to determine the
fate ut the cm pm at ii in I lit I-11 \
"ill a|)|imnt a laielakei who will
i >pei ate let i | it i il i! ni sell the i m
|>oi ation to a11 ituliv itln.il
Mem Iters w < t e cut out aged to \ i >ti
lot t In opt too o( i hoi i i lion e and
• luting the Mav 0 meeting the se
< mill option "as approved liv about
ill ' im s (iv ei the 111 s| \ I most half ol
i In n le m lie i s 111 the < m pm at toil did
not i et u t n t h< ti ballots
Dining the Mav t> meeting it "as
inputted that sevetal people did not
undeisiand the meaning of the se
< olid option Some people said t hev
Vvnuld like In eiiailgc lilt'll vote so It
was dei ided that a set mid ballot
" mi Ii 1 lie sent on I
I lie sei mid lialloi was dated Slav
S and n ul nun h the same as the
111 si with ilie expet non of a line at
tlte bottom nl tile ballot that staled
\nv ballot not letumed will he
i minted as a volt tm option tiumhei
i an
I he ballots irlm tied were
i minted at the Mav 2D meeting and
"plum numliei one was defeated liv
about the same m.ugm cxiept th.it
ome again some 200 ballots vine
not letuined Sevetal members bit
that ballots not turned in t mild not
het ounted Ihe hoard is i m rent Iv
seeking legal advice on the matter
Oleta Nixon a bojtd membei
saul the bvlaws stall that the hoard
cMt-approvv an assessment without a
vote She said the onlv icasiin one
was taken was he* ause so manv pen
pit oh|fi ted "lien tliev lost tiieil to
applv an assessment
Mis Nixiiii alsu said memheis nl
the imaid "ill lie spending limns
i ailing the some 200 memheis who
did not vote to sec ho" tliev would
have voted
II we (loot i ome to a dei isum
soon vve ate going to have to turn it
batk to the 1 11.\ I hev sav it would
he six months before tliev would
take it hat k she said I’cople will
he without vv.net hefore then I title
I lope will have to till os oil in less
than 50 d.tvs to take care ol then
OVV tt membei s
Bv not being able to tome lo a
decision Mis Nixon said sevetal
|Mople mav lx left without walet
during the hot sommet months
I he sad part is there ate a lot ol
oldet people who live around here
who dtpend on the vvatet and would
have no wav to get water, she
noted
\\ .net members would also like to
get tin problem cleared up as quit k
Iv as possible but tliev sav n is hard
lor them to make a decision when
tliev cannot get am answers to then
questions
Whv did tliev ask for S2f0
"huh would bnng in about
S108 000’' Whv do tliev need that
mui It money' Someone said that it
was to replate lines and make other
repairs. 1 hev should get the water
hefore tliev start thinking about lav
mg new lines, I.lovd A Dike, a
water member said
Bettv Goodwin another long
tune walet membei said she has
asked Im inhumation about the well
and has not gotten much tesponsc
She tailed the I IIA to find out |ust
how much monei they still owe on
the wells and plans to visit the MfA
next week
Mis Goodwin also said she
imilitn t Inul out how int.i It u would
cost to dull the new well, and that
the hoaiil had not even taken bids
on having a new well drilled hut
just wanted to go with a Canton firm
that offered to do it for one third
down I lie firm also advised that it
imtltl drill two wells lor almost as
much as one well
"Even when you buv a new car
you ask around Im pities. Mrs
Goodwin noted
Dike said he felt drilling two wells
at once would he a good idea if it
worked out lo he tost elliiieiil. but
he would not advise it until it had
been studied more. He feels the
Canton company would do a good
job
.As of Mav 25. the MIA showed
the corporation owing a total of
$5111.618 at payments of about
S26.000 per year for the next 50
years, according to figures from the
MfA and members of the cot [Mira-
tion Members feel that the MIA is
to hlante for their having to spend
the next 50 years paying for a well
that is unusable
The Numbet Two Well was built
over 10 years ago and Thving a
former well driller, said he sjient a
lot of time at the well site just down
’(Continued on Page 7A)
Van Zandt County booming
Bv CU-nn Alice
\.tn /.unit Countv is moving up
in bmb population and in (lie
numbet ul businesses in the atea as
the Dallas 1 l Muilh an a iiinllliues
to iiiuvi easiwaid and the sptllovet
shows its elicits m (anion Mills
I’mnt (.land 5aline \ an and
I'.dgevvood as well as in the imal
a; e.ts nl the i mintv
In Canton lot i sample six new
businesses have |omcd the thamhet
nl lommetie in lilt past tlnec mutt
tits aiiiiiding to [.iiiv Neal the
i hamhei s v it e ptesjdenl
Mills I’mut. vvlinli is also taking
of I as new businesses open lias no
new ihamhci memheis. but there is
t oitsitut (toil uiulctwai mi a new
shopping plaza and iluee mine
mem e Motes, all ol whit It ate ex
pet ted to join the chamber, accoi
ding to Lee Morgan, thamhet
man.tget
Ihe Grand Saline Chamhet of
Commerce, noted director Carolyn
l.ee has pulled in approximate!* 10
new memheis since March and N an
has added eight members, said Mar*
Prater, the chamber secretary.
In hdgewood, the smallest ol the
live Nan /.milt Couiltv lines, the
ihamhet has added a "bopping
nine new businesses and tlnec more
ait ex pei ted to |i till soon at tt titling
in Helen I lowed the (handlers
sei I et .11 V
I lie i ease mis Im the amount ol
businesses and numliei ol people mi
migrating to the tminiv are diver
silted but fiii us on two mam points
the sptllovet from the metroplex.
and tlte atiiaitioti ol tittal tom
mumties in lug ittv residents
Mis Lee nl (.land Saline said she
believes the ginwtli is still spilling
oil Horn people living to get out of
the l.ngei areas, and the chamber
and industrial patk are working very
haul to pull the businesses in.
Chad Giant. Grand Salines city
managci agreed We’re |ust in a
prime giowtlt area ol I exas. We
have good t lunate good water (sup
plv ) the atea ol f ast 1 exas is just
good for growth; and the labor
market is good for small business in
Gi and Saline
Cantons citv secretary. Gerald
burner. said the ,M-ople moving in
are getting away from high taxes
and High watei Hills. Wo ve got one
nl the lowest tax tales in Last
I exas
linnet also agreed that people
en j< iv ed the rural areas I think
people j list like the t lunate down
here and were still i lose enough to
Dallas I t Worth to drive in
Neal said Canton is "glowing like
< razv and just getting a headstall on
the potential ol Canton. Mere just
close enough to Dallas that people
don t have to drive fat And we've
got a good st hoi11 district it's |ust a
nite town
Nans thamhet ptesident. Darlene
I tinnell said there lots been a lot
of activity m the atea since si bool s
been out People are moving their
businesses here from Dallas and still
commuting to Dallas to (run their
old) business.
June King Ldgewootl s city
secretary, continued along the same
vein, saving I he expenses are not
as high here as in a bigger town. I he
area is not too far out. vet you feci
like you're in the country. Many
people commute to the metronlex
for wages hut would still tather mtc
awav from the citv." t
(Continued on Page 15A) V
Federal spending climbs in county
Direct federal spending in Van
Zandt County increased by 10.9%
from $60,757,000 in fiscal 1983 to
$67,365,000 during fiscal 1984, ac
cording to a report recently issued
by the Department of Commerce
The federal government's fiscal
1984 began October 1. 1983, and
ended September 30, 1984 Direct
federal spending nationally in-
creased by 4.2% while direct federal
spending in Texas increased by
5-8%.
Per capita (per person) direct
federal expenditures in Van Zandt
County were $2,012 during fiscal
1984. having increased from $1,933,
or by 4.1 %. since fiscal 1983. Direct
per capita federal expenditures in
Texas during fiscal 1984 were
12,606. or 1.5% less than in fiscal
tm
National per capita federal ex>
penditures in fiscal 1984 amounted
to $3,108. or 1.9% greater than
during fiscal 1983.
Direct payments to individuals
were the largest single source of
federal spending in Van Zandt
County during fiscal 1984 These
amounted to $60,967,000 during
that year Of this total, $47,690,000
consisted of retirement and dis
ability benefits for individuals.
These include Social Security
retirement and disability pension
payments, retired civil service and
military pensions, veterans' benefits
and allowances, expenditures for
(Continued on Page 7A)
Dollars per
capita
4000
3000
Per Capita Federal Spending—Fiscal 1984
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2000
1000
United States
Texas
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