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Show gaeton fre crews batted a series of Volume Kighty-Kight Springville City recently purchased the new am- tract attention and strobe lights on the side of the van. bulance shown above at a cost of 31,8U0. The vehicle The old ambulance, furnished by the federal govern-has govern-has a number of features, including triple sirens to at- ment sev en years ago, w ill be given to the police. j fee By Franklin Nielsen The children of Mapleton, generally the highlight of the annual Pioneer Day parade, will be upstaged up-staged by Mapleton'i older generation this year. Following a year of planning, the parade will feature citizens who have resided in the community for 60 years or longer. Betsy Baird. coordinator of this event, presented final plans at the city council meeting Tuesday night. Research has shown that there are at least 65 persons living in the city who fit this category. Many of these, Po(aQicr Guild eofeoses Hk 'swy ptienoGiiGiiiofi' iiwecoses (Ed. Note: This Is the flnt of a tw part series on the subject of child abtue. This week's article considers child abuie In flan County. Next week's article will focus on abtue In Springville,) 1 ) Jartttmrit, th UUmi f ( amity tM n4 meat argligrftre tar h fcrd." fires near tie Trojan r U health permitting, will ride in the parade that begins at 1200 North Main Street. Grand Marshals will be Stake President Jay M. Smith Jr. and his wife, Jena Vee. The parade begins at 10 a.m. and will end at the church parking lot at Maple and Main Street. Welby and Mable Warren, Glenn and Arlena llolley, and LaVell and Lora Bird were part of the committee com-mittee ferreting out the names of all in the community who have resided here for at least 60 years. Howard F. Stevens, by assignment from Mapleton Stake President Jay M. By Chrlttophrr K.Tahbai A parent gets angry and smacks his or her daughter, blacking an eye. Mommy and Daddy leave their children home with no supervision while they go Knkrt "Tfc rt part f tkal Ift fhiLltr f rally art I IliiiliiPpfSl:: SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 846K3 - July tog Smith Jr., has worked with Betsy Baird to see that all who qualify for this honor will receive printed in vitations to ride in the parade. Derk Palfreyman will furnish two horse drawn hay wagons decorated in patriotic red, white and blue colors for part of the group to ride on Others will ride in private vehicles or in cars furnished by Pages of Spanish Fork and Chuck Peterson Motors of Provo. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Jensen will lead the group in an antique car furnished by Ellen Bates, Baird said. continued on pagr m to work. The boyfriend spends a little too much time alone with hi step-daughter. Heating. Neglect Incest. They all amount to one scary phenomenon. Child abuse. Child abuse la a crime which occurs more frequently each year. According to Lynn Jacobeen, a social worker at the Stale Division of Family Sor vices, the incidence of abuse in Utah County "incrcanri steadily." Utah County Attorney Noall Wooton agrees. "Thrre'i either growing volume of abuc prr capita or people are reporting more. It used to be the extraordinary cane, but now we handle It all the time," he say a Mr. Jacobaen ties lnrrran in child abuse to economic factor "We've seen an Increase In abuse over the last two years because at 'hard limes'," he says. "H'fih unemployment cauaes mof strras in IN home, and often It t taken out en the chll.lren." While child atne may W related lo economic fact'. H tkm not x-tn to be limited to any one Income bracket. "I thin ywi'll find it all aton the i' Sprttmm." aaarrts Jarohaeft "It U more evlVnt In familtra bnraua they do rt have priva" rtajrtes, such as paythoW1'-that paythoW1'-that more affluent families have " While all different typ of 1. lMi 01 (HW S5)05flnllWO fJloyor reveals new negotiations The Intermountain Power Project intends to build a rail car repair f. '-ility in the west fields area of Springville, Mayor J. Brent j l iymond revealed Tuesday night in Council, the decision comes alter months of argument and animosity between IPP officials, city officers, and property owners in the West Fields. Haymond and the council met with IPP officials Monday night to negotiate a settlement concerning the rail yard. The city has felt that because IPP is "prematurely developing" an area of Springville, they should carry the burden of many utility and road improvements. im-provements. Previous to Monday night, IPP and Springville officials had been unable to come to agreement on the extent of improvements im-provements IPP would provide in the west fields. While the council would not release any terms of the agreement, Haymond was confident that IPP will come to Springville. "We both agreed to agree." he said of Monday's Mon-day's meeting. Most of the council members shared llaymond's positive view. "They had a very good attitude," said Councilman Max Knight. Councilman Dean Allen remarked, "There's been a lot to look at in this business." More details of the negotiations will be available after the IPP Board of Directors reviews notes of abuse occur in Utah County, the moat common type is neglect. Unfortunately, neglect is the most difficult type of abuse to prove and remedy. Negligence involves children who live without proper supervision, often in dirty and squalid situations, even without proper food and clothing. Jacotrn tells of one family guilty of extreme neglect The house la filled with children running about, many with minimal clothing The walls are dingy gray, and a rotten stench fills the rooms, A half Inch layer of grease coat the carpets, and the children's food Is dirty "But the worse part of this and moat negligence caaes," Jacohaen explains, "is that the children really are loved. Their emotional needs are bring met, but their physical needs, their health, la nl," In a caae such as this, JacoUm feels thai removing the children from their Nme la wt the beat solution, tn fact, repeated prodding by the Divlaion of Family Srvicra to clean up often la the only way to handle these situations, Even in tews of extreme tltpct, there Is often very little than can be done beyond Family Service. Gros negligence, acrurding to WuMan, ta very difficult to prove. Neighbors often do rx4 want to testify in Price :()' nny pirdl Di O Monday's meeting in Los Angeles, Calif, on August 2. Cemeteries Councilman Jerry Smith proposed a rate increase for non-residents Springville's Evergreen Cemetery, Smith claimed that 40 percent of all lot holders in the cemetery are non- residents. Further, he mentioned City purchases new, modern ambulance Springville City has purchased a new ambulance to replace an older vehicle provided by the federal government. The city purchased the vehicle on a five year lease-to-buy agreement at a cost of 121,800. According to Paul Patrick, a SAVERS member in charge of equipment aquisition, the ambulance am-bulance is designed to improve the efficiency of tlie Springville ambulance am-bulance group. The ambulance is the only one in the county to feature strobe lights on side panels for better visibility. The vehicle also has individual strut systems on all four wheels, allowing for a much smoother and more comfortable ride. In addition, a number of small improvements on the old ambulance have been made. court, he says, because they "simply do not want to be involved." in-volved." Physical abuse is a problem in Utah County, although it does not occur as often as does neglect. Noall Mawii, t tad ( sly Altoryi Vpple are reporting woe. It aH I ke aa ettrar4taary raae, Wl mw we laMle M sit the lima." v '1 Number Twenty -nine .n that the $72,000 cost of running the cemetery is not primarily supported by lot and sexton's fees. It was noted that Mapleton residents will be affected by the rate hike, as they are technically not residents of Springville. The motion passed unanimously. continued on page two Possibly one of the most important improvements on the ambulance is a new, triple siren. The siren has three different tonal combinations that can be used singly or in unison. "These should make people move," remarked Chris Muhlestein as she gave the ambulance a test drive. The old ambulance will be given to the police department, according to Patrick, to be remodeled into a mobile crime-traffic unit. "One unique thing about it is the design on the sides," says Patrick. The ambulance has a bold graphic design on the sides and back, created especially for the SAVERS. The design, in addition to cosmetic purposes, functions to make the vehicle easily recognizable. Neither is physical abuse chronic like neglect. "A physical situation is too serious. We (Family Services) handle this problem immediately," says rontlnued on page two f v.. |