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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 52, No. 33 USPS 42S-0M Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, August 22, 1985 25 CENTS Committee of 100 unveils brochure By JANE B. WILLIAMS "Perquimans County, North Carolina... worth com ing to for a short visit or for a lifetime," is the leading paragraph in the county's newest brochure; the first full-odor, quad-folded offer ing of its kind. Developed through the Perquimans County Com- < mittee of 100 the brochure highlights the historical as pects of the county and ac centuates the agricultural, I educational, recreational and industrial potential available in the area. The brochure bills Perqui mans County as 'the county of contrasts' and features in formation on education and technical training, agricul ture, market area and pop ulation, financial and bank ing resources, availability of medical services, transpor tation, housing and life styles, climate averages, in dustry and work force statistics, utilities, historical background and recreation. The use of graphic art in the brochure depicts a com fortable lifestyle for resi dents of the county focusing on the Perquimans River. The presentation is spon sored by a variety of local interests including the Com mittee of 100, with assis tance from the Perquimans County Chamber of Com merce. Financial assistance was obtained by an economic de velpment grant from the N.C. Department of Commu nity Colleges through the College of the Albemarle. Additional financial assis tance was provided by Caro lina Telephone and Tele graph, the Town of Hertford and the Town of Winfall, the Chamber of Commerce and the Perquimans County In dustrial Development Com mission. Copies of the brochure are available at the Perquimans County Chamber of Com merce Office, located in the Hertford Municipal Building on Grubb Street. Social Services Dept. receives grant By JANE B. WILLIAMS The Perquimans County Com missioners voted Monday night to accept $10,000 per year for the next two years from the State of North Carolina for the Perquimans County Depart ment of Social Services to aid in the investigation of child abuse and neglect cases in the county. The money is a portion of the $l-million biennial appropriate set up tbe state legislature ear lier this year, and must be used to set up a new child protective service position or to fund a re cently established child protec tive service position. Perquimans County deter mined a need for a full-time po sition in this field last year and tbe commissioners have been funding tbe program locally since August, 1964. Eligibility requirements for the funding called for accep tance by the County Commis sioners and required that the money be spent within state mandated guidelines. According to Paul Gregory, director of Social Services in Perquimans County, his office averages five to seven cases of child abuse or neglect investi gations per week. Currently he has two social workers in his of fice that investigate those re ports, with one worker spending 66 to 70 percent of her time on child investigations and the other concentrating on the in vestigations about 40 percent of her working hours. Gregory pointed out to the board that these investigations more time for a social than any other type of handled by the de Gregory stated that most of i unsubstantiated, is a definite prob He stated that poverty does not breed child abuse or ne glect, but that it is created by family stress situations. Cases in the county have involved children from ages six months through 17 years old in various economic situations. Gregory said that the situa tion usually occurs when family stress cannot be handled by an individual and their emotions are taken out on the children in the household, however he was quick to add that there are no classic cases of abuse and ne glect. The job of the social worker is to go out and help the family to deal with their problems and frustrations in a healthy man ner. According to Gregory in the eight years that he has been associated with the department they have only taken custody of children from five families, and that in each case except two the children were returned to their homes. Under state law a child can only be removed from his or her family if their life is in dan ger, Gregory added. He sees this as a positive step to insure that each family receives fair treatment under the law. Gre gory stated that there are seve ral services offered through his department to aid families in overcoming the abuse-neglect problem. Reports of child abuse and neglect, are taken by Gregory or a social worker in the de partment during normal operat ing hours. At night or on week ends reports should be made to the Sheriff Department, the Perquimans County Dispatcher or the town Police Department and information will be for warded to a social worker. In the near future a beeper system will be set up in the dis patch office to notify the De partment of Social Services of a case during non-office hours. The beeper system was ap proved earlier this month by the commissioners, and accord ing to Gregory the equipment is on order. Merchants sponsor fashion show "A Fall Full of Fashion," a fashion show sponsored by Hertford merchants, gave a preview of the styles and colors to come Saturday afternoon at the Holiday Island Clubhouse. The show, coordinated by Judy Christenaen of Darden De partment Store, highlighted the various fashion outlooks that will be available to consumers of all ages in Perquimans County for the upcoming sea son. Models represents ting va rious stores paraded the aisle in striking bold colors, with shades of purple predominating the show. 8portswear and dress wear for men, women and -LIU ,1, r, ... m A _// iL. anrililatl cmiaren snoweo on ine sopmsti cated look that will be preva lent this fan. Represented in the showing were Dai<1en Department Store, Quality Clothing Outlet, White's Drees Shop, Woodland Dress Shop, and Youthland. Story and Phetee by Jane B. Commission accepts concept for development office By JANE B. WILLIAMS The Albemarle Commission voted last Thursday night to ac cept the concept of a program that will provide economic de velopment planning in the ten county region covered by the commission. The concept calls for an of fice of economic development planning to be operated at the Albemarle Commission building in Hertford that will aid in the recruitment of industries into the area. According to Patrick Kelly, who currently oversees the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program and Small Business Association 503 Pro gram through the Albemarle Commission, one of the funda mentals of the commission is to attract industry, and the imple mentation of this program will be a positive step in that direc tion for the region. "We have a lot of the nec essary tools available through the commission to establish this type of program," Kelly stated Tuesday, commenting on the two programs that he currently oversees. Kelly will become the economic development planner for the new office upon the ac ceptance of the concept by the full membership at their Sep tember meeting. Funding for the new program would con>.e from state grants and area industrial organiza tions that will comprise the pro jected 194,541.00 budget for the first year of operation, with most of the money already ap propriated for the project. Funding for the first three years of the project has been already been targeted by the commission. The responsibilities of the of fice will include active indus trial recruitment, which will en tail marketing Region R to potential industrial clients and assisting localities, counties and industrial development groups in luring industry into the Albe marle area. Kelly pointed out that the office will not try to pinpoint one specific site for de velopment, but will work to en tice industry into the entire area. The responsibilities of admin istering the JTPA program and the Small Business Loan pro gram will also come under the office, as will the Private In dustry Council and the Albe marle Development Authority. The office will work to advise local governments on the for mulation of economic develo ment polic and will administer any Community Development Block Grants and Economic De velopment Block , etc. under contract with the Albemarle Commission. Brewin creates new feature for paper Alice Brewin, age 11, has be come the newest and youngest feature writer for The Perqui mans Weekly with the begin ning of her new column "Kids Korner" in this week's edition of the paper. Alice, the daughter of Marga ret Brewin of Hertford, will en ter the sixth grade at Hertford Grammar School this fall. Aside from her strong inter ests in writing and drawing Al ice also enjoys sticker collect ing, swimming and tennis. Her column will appear as a weekly feature in the paper on the school page, and will fea ture stories and drawings that will be enjoyed by children and adults as well. Alice will be aided in her ef forts by a fellow sixth grader. Bridget Twine, daughter of Jimmy Twine and Carolyn Twine. Alice requested the feature because she felt that the paper should offer a spot that's "just for kids."
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