THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 61, No.42
Hertford, Perquimans County, N,C.,Thureday, October 15,1992
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W.D. “Bill” Cox highway
Roadway named for the man who fought
hard for transportation improvements
By TRACY E. GERLACH
The Dally Advance
The new brown and white
sign bearing the name of Town
Manager and transportation ac
tivist W.D. “Bill" Cox will remind
millions of travelers on of U.S.
Highway 17 they have a friend in
Hertford.
Cox* years of public service
and devotion to Improving high
ways in Northeastern North Car
olina were recognized Tuesday
morning with a stately ceremony
attended by more than 200 peo
ple. U.S. Highway 17 from the
Chowan County line to the Pas
quotank County line was named
in his honor.
A blue stage and podium
stood just off the newest portion
of what will be the four-lane
highway — to the side, a barbe
cue truck waited to feed the hun
gry crowd. Key DOT officials and
state representative turned out
to honor Cox.
Common to all the speeches
at a ceremony dedicating a por
tion of the newly constructed
highway to Cox was the wend
friend.
Town Cqunoilman Erie Haste
Jr. knows Cox as someone who
always comes through.
“I’ve heard Bill say many
times, 'Just tell me what you
want to do,' or Til take care rtf
it,’ " Haste said.
— State Sen; Marc Basnlgfrt, D
Dare, called Cox one of his best
friends in politics.
“I sincerely love. him and
Miss Jessie,” Basnlght said of
Cox and his wife before present
ing the latter with a dozen red
roses.
Cox showed his face so often
around the Department of Trans
portation so often while lobbying
for area highways, employees
there might nave thought he was
. one of the staff, said Thomas J.
Harrelson, secretary of the N.C.
Department of Transportation.
Working for better highways for
more than a decade, Cox has
spent many hours and driven
'; many miles to promote transpor
tation needs, he said.
W.D. “Bill” Cox was joined by his wife and
daughters Tuesday when the North Carolina
Department of Transportation dedicated a por
tion of U.S. Highway 17 to him. About 200 dig
nitaries and well-wishers turned out for the
dedication at the Farmer’s Market Pictured in
front of one of the signs to be erected along
the highway are (left to right) Pam, Susan, Jes
sie and Bill Cox. (Photo by Gary Cosby Jr.).
“He's been a real and vital
advocate for this area,” he said.
Cox. who appeared humbled
by the ceremony, thanked every
one in the audience for their
hand in the effort to improve the
area's highways and the Depart
ment of Transportation for being
cooperative and always willing to
listen.
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“111 never forget this day,”
Cox said. “There will never be
anything else in my life that will
make me feel prouder than hav
ing this piece of highway named
for Bill Cox."
Cox, who was mayor of Hert
ford for 20 years, spent many of
his years In office trying to up
grade roads in the area. He was
a charter member of the High
ways 17 Association, which he
chaired, cochaired and now
serves as treasurer.
Waterfront park downsized to meet budget
By TRACY E. OERLACN
The Dally Mutnoa
Budget constraints have forced the Town
i of Hertford to downscale its plan for a water
front park, eliminating lighting, curbing,
landscaping and a handicap ramp and walk.
Town Manager Wiliam D. “BUI" Cox told
council members Monday that parts of the
project have been removed in order to cut
the cost by approximately $12,800.
“The bids came out $12,000 to $13,000
more than we budgeted for," Cox said. "We’re
going to lose some asthetlcs, but we’re not
going to lose any of the workings of the basic
concept of the project"
The changes will reduce the contract
from $61,000 to $48,273.
Plans for a waterfront park behind the
town offices still includes an eight-foot wide
boardwalk along the Perquimans River, and
23 parking spaces.
Eliminated are light fixtures, turndown
sidewalks, handicap ramp and walk, curb
section at the back steps of the police de
partment building, and a handicap sign and
post Sidewalk widths have also been re
duced to save money.
Thwn Councilman Erie Haste Jr,, said
the project should be constucted in a way
that the items could be added at a later date.
Most of the money to pay for the work
came from a $43,000 grant from the state.
The remainder came from the Town of Hert
ford and the Albemarle Resource Concerva
tion and Development Committee.
The park is part of a long-term water
front access project, which includes two
other sites along the river that would even
tually connect the park to Missing-Mill Park.
[ Jollification VII is set
Jollification VII, the annual
fiedl fundraiser for the Perqui
mans County Restoration Asso
ciation, has been scheduled for
Oct 24 from 5-7:30 p.m. Shar
man Haskett and the special
events committee of the P.CJRA.
will host a soup and supper buf
fet to be held In Perquimans
Center at the Newbold-White
House site. Tickets will be $15
per person. The menu for the
evening includes ham-hock bean
soup, sliced marinated eye of
round on angel biscuits, chafing
dish cocktail franks, chicken
drummettes. season's vegetables
with pumpkin dtp, two-cheese pi
mento spread with assorted
crackers, broccoli quiche
squares, assorted fresh fruits,
mini cheese cakes, wine, apple
elder, and decaffeinated coffee.
The entertainment will be
provided by the Detention Hall
Jazz Band composed of local
young musicians. This band will
present a porch concert at 5:00
at the David Newby Cottage at
die Newbold-Whlte House site.
The soup course will be served
during this portion of the pro
gram.
An attractive Pembroke ta
ble, handcrafted by Gordon
Boyce of Tyner is on display in
the window of Layden's Radio
and Electric Shop and will be
raffled off the nigfrt of the din
ner. Raffle tickets will be on sale
for $5 each at Layden’s or at the
Newbold-Whlte House. TO make
reservations, you may call die
Newbold-Whlte House by Oct. 17
at 426-7567 or write to the Per
quimans County'Restoration As
sociation at P.O. Box 103.
Hertford. NC 27944.
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Heating assistance to be
available through DSS
The Perquimans County
Department of Social Services
began accepting applications
for the Low income Energy As-,
slstance Program on Oct. 12.
The LIEAP provides a one-time
payment in February 1993 to
low income households to help
eligible families pay their heat
ing bills. Most households
who receive food stamps for
October will receive an appli
cation in the mpil. These
households do not need to go
to the Department of Social
Services to apply. Households
who do not receive food
8tamps for October and some
food stamp households must
apply at the Department of
Social Services. An elderly or
send a representative to the
Department of Social Services
to apply for him. t
We encourage all inter
ested low income households
handicapped p<
ply by telephone
person may ap- :
me. He may also
to call and request an ap
pointment date and time be
fore craning in to apply for
heating assistance.
The Low Income Energy
Assistance Program Is not a
first come/first served pro
gram. Any eligible household
mat applies between Oct 12
and Nov. 25 will receive a pay
ment.
'■} Call Perquimans County
Department of Social Services
-Telephone number 426-7373,
hours 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday?
IntwrvMttloj'l
Crisis
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The Crisis Intervention
Program provides financial as
sistance to households that
are In a heating or cooling-re
lated emergency. A household
may receive a maximum bene
fit of $200 per year.
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Schools participate in
teacher support system
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Perquimans County
Schools has Joined forces with
other school systems across
the state to oner more sup
port to initially certified teach
ers and get them on the right
track to excellence in teaching
and growth opportunities.
“It Is particularly well
sqited to a small school sys
tem, ” said Perquimans
Schools Superintendent Ran
dall L. Henion of the program.
“Well be connecting our tea
chers with some wonderful re
sources.”
Henion and personnel di
rector Paul Ward attended a
support conference in Rocky
Mount designed to bring rep
resentatives from the partici
pating districts together to
build team skills, disseminate
information and solicit input
regarding the collaborative ef
fort. Support professionals
from public schools, including
^ a number from colleges ana
universities, provided input
during the session.
“I was really impressed
with the way they're orga
nized,” Henion said.
All nine first-year teachers
In the Perquimans County
system are expected to partici
pate in the program, Ward
said. The teachers have been
identified and contacted by
support coaches from Eden
ton-Chowan and Martin
County, who will assist them
with professional devel
"opmerit' Ward said.''Second
year teachers were given the
option to join the program.
At present teacher talk
groups have been formed
which bring new teachers to
gether to discuss any con
cerns they may have and
share ideas. Support coaches
attend these sessions to fa
dllate interaction and provide
guidance.
“It is particularly
well-suited to a small
school system. We’ll
be connecting our
teachers with some
wonderful
resources.”
Dr. Randall L. Henion
Schools superintendent
The plan Is to provide five
workshops, build a support
network and publish a news
letter to help new teachers ac
climate themselves to the
profession. Also under consid
eration is a support network
for new principal and support
service professionals.
In addition, the collabora
tive plan provides long-term
training programs for those
seasoned teachers willing to .
become mentors for initially
certified educators. Brenda
Dail and Peggy Griffin of the ;
Perquimans County School
system are participating in the
first-year phase which in
cludes three training sessions. -
They will be given a practicum '
next year before reaching the
stage where they will work di
rectly With, first-year teachers '
as mentors.*
Participating in the collab
orative plan are Perquimans
County, Edenton-Chowan,
Edgecombe County, Granville
County. Halifax County, Mar
tin County. Northampton
County, Tarboro City, Vance l
County, Warren County and
Weldon City school systems.
Ghoulish decorations
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Mika and Batty Byrum hava craatad a ghoulish Hallowean
scana on their front lawn. Call us with your favorite yard
decorations fart Perquimans County. We’ll take some color
photographs of the best ones for our Halloween issue on
Oct. 29. (Photo by Susan Hurt*.)
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