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March 2,1995 12 C1j165 08/C4/95 20 , 2 iUIKANS COUuTY LIBRARY lie w ACADEMY ST HERTFORD NC 27944 The Perquimans Weekly 350 Vol. 63, No. 9 The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County people Hertford, North Carolina 27944 Hertford woman convicted of embezzlement A Hertford woman was con victed on eight counts of embezzlement in federal court in Greenville last week. Carol Anne Elliott, 44, was found guilty following a jury trial of embezzling approxi mately $32,000 from the Holly Square Branch of the First Citizens Bank and Trust Company in Elizabeth City. EUiott was indicted by a feder al grand jury last October. According to United States Attorney Janice McKenzie Cole, evidence presented dur ing the trial indicated that Elliott, while employed as a teller at the bank, pilfered post to the customers’ commercial night deposits between Oct. 23, 1992 and Jan. 4,1993. Witnesses testified that although the night deposits were in fact made, they did not accounts. U.S. District Judge Malcolm J. Howard will sentence EUiott in May. She could receive a maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment, a fine of $1 mU- lion and a supervised release term of five years. Investigation of this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ru.nmng the county 'o. h PHOTO BY SUSAN HARRIS Fourth graders “took over’’ running the county last week when they learned from county commissioner Charlie Skinner (above) how county government works and what kinds of decisions commissioners make. In addition to learning about the commission ers, the students visited county offices in the court house and courthouse annex to learn more about local government and its operation. After-school program gives parents options Working parents in Perquimans County wiU have another after-school care option next faU. The Perquimans Cooperative Extension Service received a $22,600 grant late last faU to provide support services for what should become a self-supporting after-school care pro gram serving children in kinder garten through third grades. 'The grant allowed the extension ser vice to hire a part-time block grant manager to coordinate the program. Josie Wills, a Perquimans County High School graduate who received a bachelor’s degree from N.C. Central University in May, was hired in January as program manager. Wills said she has spent the weeks since being hired attending curriculum conferences, writing a handbook for those participating in the program, and taking care of other administra tive duties. Although her degree is in political science, WUls worked in day care set- tingsthroughout her college career. One of her scholarships required com munity service, and she was assigned to a day care setting. She also worked with after school programs in Durham. Wills said the program was initiated after the Perquimans Extension Service, in conjunction with the Pasquotank County Extension Service, conducted a survey to asses the child care needs for school-age children in the county. Of the 900 sm*- veys sent home with students at Hertford Grammar School and Perquimans Central School, 440 were returned. The siurvey revealed that 29 children go home with other siblings after school. 'The youngest sibling caregiv er was 9, the oldest, 19. Over 200 of the children go home to their parents. About 50 go to the home with another adult relative. Forty-five children go to the home of a relative or friend. Thirty-seven children are enrolled in a day care center or private child care provider. Over 60 percent of the families responding said that lack of good child care keeps them or their spous es from working as many hours as they would like. Slightly over 50 per cent said they would use supervised child care if it were available. About 75 said they would use it every day. Wills said the cost of after-school care will be $4 per day per child. There wiU be a discount for a second child in the same family. Wills said that a teacher was hired to start the program this school year, but left to accept a full time job, so she expects the after-school program to begin next year, probably based at Hertford Grammar School. A full-day summer care program is planned fo an eight-week period, but Wills said she dbes not know what the cost will be on that program. There will also be a registration fee in both programs. Coastal Carolina Medical Schools to host Center opens for business school-to-work forum It’s officially the Coastal Carolina Medical Center, but more than likely, it’ll be known as “Dr. Lane’s office.” The new medical center, dubbed the Coastal Carolina Medical Center by Chowan Hospital, building owners, opened its doors to patients on Monday. Lane moved his practice from the office he owns on Market Street to the new Church Street Extended loca tion last week. He is leasing the facility from Chowan Hospital. At the new building. Lane actually has an office, as well as three examining rooms, a lab, an X-ray room, an emer gency room, and a stress and cardio testing room. 'There are also examining rooms and offices sufficient to house two more doctors. With an over whelming patient list. Lane is actively seeking another physician to join the practice. In addition to expanded offices, Chris Lane, office man ager, said a new computer sys tem has been installed which has a link with Chowan Hospital, allowing Lane and his staff quick access to patient records. The Lanes said the move has been hectic, but both look for ward to the opportunity to serve patients more efficiently in the new office. The Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce spon sored a ribbon cutting during Sunday’s open house. *1" m mi. ¥ Dr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Lane take a moment to relax in the hallway of their new offices on Church Street Extended. The new facility is known as Coastal Carolina Medical Center. The building was constructed by Chowan Hospital. Trade Mart employees, company representatives, and local officials gathered for the gand opening of Trade Mart on Church Street Extended in Hertford Friday. A ribbon cutting was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Trade Mart is owned by Trade Oil Company in Greenville. Co-owner and vice president Edwin Clark said the company has 33 locations in eastern North Carolina, and offers gas and convenience items. Trade Oil is an independent gas marketer. r-1 r A ; 5 : m TT" The Perquimans County School System will host a school-to-work forum on Monday, March 6 from 8-11 a.m. in the high school cafete ria. The forum will feature a Model Youth Apprenticeship Program from Washington High School with panelists Jan Burnette, Apprenticeship Coordinator: Keith Norwood, National Spinning Corporation; a student cur rently working as a youth apprentice; and Barry Judge, Apprenticeship Consultant, North Carolina Department of Labor. School officials will be seek ing input from parents, teach ers, students, business owners, business managers and others in the community on several issues involving the school to work transition for Perquimans County Schools graduates. Questions addressed will be: How can school-to-work progams make an essential contribution to every student’s education as well as the well being of the nation? What is the connection between learning in the work place and learning in the class room? How can school-to-work tran sition programs mutually ben efit local industries, the school system and the community? The school system offers opportunities through several programs for students to gain work experience. The work- school connection is recog nized as an important compo nent of education. Those who would like to attend the forum should regis ter by calling Brenda Lassiter at 426-5741. There is no fee to attend the program. Outside f 'v -.-'V High: Low: 50s 40s CHANCE OF RAIN High: Low: High: Low: 60s 40s 50s 30s PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY
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