(THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 59, No.29
USPS 428-080
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, July 19,1990
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Briefs
DOT sets hearing
The N.C. Department of
Transportation will hold a
public hearing Tuesday, July
24 on a proposal to widen the
U>S> 17 Hertford Bypass.
The hearing will be held at
7:30 p.m. in the Perquimans
County Courthouse in Hert
ford.
Construction has been
scheduled in the Transporta
tion Improvement Program
(TIP), NCDOT's planning
document for highway pro
jects, to widen the U>S> 17
Hertford Bypass to four lanes
from U>S> 17 Business south
of Hertford to U>S> 17 Busi
ness north of Hertford begin
ning in Fiscal Year 1993.
This project includes the con
struction of a new bridge
across the Perquimans River.
NCDOT officials will be at
the hearing to explain the pro
posed design, right of way re
quirements and procedures,
relocation advisory assis
tance and the state-federal
relationship.
. The public is invited to at
tend the hearing, ask ques
tions, make comments or
submit material about the
project. Material not pre
sented at the hearing may be
submitted until August 7 to
C.B. Goode Jr., N.C. Depart
ment of Transportation, P. O.
Box 25201;- Raleigh; N.C.
27611.
A map of the proposed loca
tion and design of the project
and copies of environmental
documents can be reviewed at
the Perquimans County
.Courthouse.
; For more information
: about the hearing, contact
’ Goode at the same address or
; call him at 919-250-4000.
: Intersection signal
: markings to change
* * Motorists soon will begin
seeing a new type of traffic
signal display at some inter
sections on North Carolina
highways.
•' Signal displays are the
combinations of red, green
and yellow lights used to di
.rect motorist s through an in-.
' ' tersection. • ■ >
• Some traffic signals at in
tersections with a right-turn
lane and/or left turn lane will
show a red light over a green
arrow indicating that traffic
turning in the direction of the
green arrow has the right of
way.
t At intersections with two or
more adjacent turn lanes, the
red light over each turn lane
wrill be replaced with a red ar
’ row to alert motorists to stop.
> The changes are part of an
effort by the N.C. Department
of Transportation to adopt
standards set by the Federal
Highway Administration.
For more information,
contact Tom Agnew, Traffic
Engineering Branch, NC
\DOT at 919-733-5637.
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Firefighters (I to r) Bill Glover, Todd Tilley, Hertford Police Chief Aubrey Sample,
Hertford Fire Chief Edgar Roberson, and firefighter Parker Newbern survey the area
around an accident on the S-shaped bridge last Thursday. Two people were injured in
the accident.
Peoples Bank welcomes executive
Peoples Bank & Trust
Company, Inc. has assigned a
new city executive to the Hert
ford office.
Rick Tobin, a company
vice president, officially be
gan his new duties on July 2.
Ben'Berry, the Former "city
executive, has been trans
ferred to Elizabeth City as city
executive and senior vice
president. In addition, Berry
serves as the regional execu
tive for northeastern North
Carolina.
"Rick has the perfect per
sonality and background to
blend in very well in Hertford
by having worked in Edenton
and Wilson which are bank
ing markets very similar to
the Hertford banking mar
ket," Berry said. "We are
very pleased to have someone
of his caliber to serve the citi
zens of Hertford and
Perquimans County."
Service and a friendly at
mosphere are important
banking qualities, Tobin
said, and the Peoples Bank
philosophy includes both.
Another thing that makes
Peoples Bank stand out from
other banking institutions,
according to Berry, is local
decision-making.
"We adhere to what we call
the community banking pol
icy," Berry said. This policy
allows local bank officers
and the board of directors to
make many decisions based
on a working knowledge of
the clientele and community
market conditions.
The system works, accord
ing to Berry. In a recent audit
performed due to the planned
merger with Planters Bank
this fall, auditors found that
the credit quality of Peoples
Bank was very high. Because
of this, they were not asked
tomake any additions to their
loan loss reserve account.
The loan loss reserve account
is an account required by
bank regulatory agencies that
insures that a bank can cover
a percentage of its loans if
borrowers fail to repay them.
The merger will not affect
the quality of service now of
fered by Peoples Bank, nor the
local banking philosophy,
Berry said. The only change
most customers will see is the
name Centura Bank on their
checks and on the signs out
side the banks. Inside, it will
be friendly service and com
munity-based banking as
usual.
In late July, an automated
teller machine, called an
ATM, will be installed in
Hertford.
"With our new ARM, we
will now have 24-hour bank
ing," Tobin said.
Customers will be able to
make cash withdrawals, de
posits, balance inquiries,
transfers between accounts,
and credit card withdrawals.
The system will be connected
to the RELAY system which
covers many banks in the
southeast.
Berry added that the ATM
will offer service not only to
private bank customers, but
also to businesses. They will
be able to get cash after nor
mal banking hours. Potential
customers of local businesses
will be able to get cash to make
purchases.
In addition to depository
accounts, Peoples Bank offers
a full range of loan services,
including mortgages, car
loans, farm loans, personal
loans and equity lines.
Not only is Peoples Bank
committed to service, the
company is also a strong sup
porter of the community,
Berry said. They make fi
nancial contributions to
school groups, county pro
grams, civic groups and other
worthwhile endeavors.
The bank would also like to
see downtown Hertford revi
talized and took a very posi
tive step by completely reno
vating their facility. Berry
said the bank hopes that other
businesses will follow suit.
Commissioners discuss dumpster misuse
No action taken on crime recognized by state law
Following in the footsteps
of the Town of Hertford, the
Perquimans County Com
missioners attacked littering
Monday night - stopping
short of taking any action,
however.
Commissioners discussed
state laws which allow a fine
of $50 for a first offense and
$200 for a second offense of
littering. The problem, com
missioners agreed, is in
catching someone Uttering,
particularly at dumpster
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Discussion centered on re
" ports that some residents are
leaving old appliances and
t refrigerators near dumpster
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sites instead of at the tri
county landfill in Joppa.
One resident said the loca
tion of the site could be a prob
lem, because it is so far away
from many people's homes.
The landfill is located where
Perquimans, Gates and
Chowan counties meet.
’Commissioner Thomas
Nixon said he did not behove
people actually intended to
litter the area. They may not
be aware where large appli
ances should be placed, he
said. "Mp/V,:' ■= *'
Those who leave large ap
pliances in non-approved ar
eas can be arrested, although
catching them: - is difficult,
said county attorney John
Matthews.
"Some people are going to
go (to dump appliances) in the
dead of night, ” said
Matthews.
Chairman Lester Simpson
suggested changing collec
tion methods, including
charging residents for house
to-house trash removal.
Some commissioners
indicated a tipping fee would
have to be charged at the
landfill in Joppa, although
they said the fee would not stop
people from dumping in
unauthorized locations,
jr No action was taken re
garding the problem of illegal
dumping.
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Wreck injures two
A wreck on the historic S
shaped bridge in Hereford
Thursday afternoon sent two
people to Chowan Hospital.
Three vehicles were in
volved in the accident. They
were a 1985 Chevrolet van, op
erated by Clark Lee Harris,
100 Clark St., Hertford; a 1986
Peterbilt semi-tractor trailer
drive by Ralph E. Berry, 1007
E. Lowell St., Kansas City,
Kan.; and a 1984 two-door
Ford Escort driven by Vincent
Andrew Felton, Rt. 2, Box 111,
Hertford.
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According to the traffic re
port compiled by Hertford Po
lice Chief Aubrey Sample, the
tractor trailer was traveling
south on N. Church Street and
apparently crossed the center
line and collided with the van
driven by Harris. The truck
and van both continued to
slide after impact.
The Escort was traveling
behind the van. Felton, in an
effort to stop, applied the
brakes and slid partially un
der the left rear of the tractor
trailer. The Escort was
pushed and came to rest
across the road with the rear of
the car against the bridge
railing.
There were no passengers
in the van or the truck. How
ever, Felton and a passenger
in the Escort, Angela Mia
Bembury of Mexico Road,
Edenton, were both trans
ported to Chowan Hospital
with incapacitating injuries,
including abrasions and
contusions to the head, Sample
said. Both Felton and Bem
bury's injuries were treated
and they were released late
Thursday afternoon.
Officers from the Hertford
Police Department,
Perquimans County Sheriffs
Department, state Highway
Patrol and Winfall Police
Department responded to the
accident.
Also member of the
Perquimans County EMS,
Perquimans County Volun
teer Rescue Squad and Hert
ford Volunteer Fire Depart
ment assisted.
Ben Berry (standing) reviews a customer file with Rick
Tobin, new city executive in the Hertford branch of Peo
ples Bank & Trust Company. Berry was named the city
executive of the Elizabeth City office.
County to change
health insurance plan
Perquimans County em
ployees could be giving doc
tors and hospitals new insur
ance cards beginning this
October if commissioners
adopt a proposed plan.
The plan would replace the
current Blue Cross/Blue
Shield coverage.
County manager N. Paul
Gregory Jr. presented the pro
posal, which is piartially self
funding, Monday night. The
proposed plan would be ad
ministered by Cal Byrum, lo
cal representative for the in
surance firm General Ad
ministration of Charlotte.
Gregory said he would
meet with employees to dis
cuss the new plan within the
next 30 days. The manager
recommended that the county
change to the newer, less
costly insurance.
Currently, county employ
ees can subscribe to Blue
Cross/Blue Shielf of North
Carolina. The new plan
would save the county at least
$4,500 and maybe more, said
Gregory.
The plan has a potential
savings of $21 per month per'
employee, said Gregory.
"That's a considerable sav
ings," he continued.
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