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HERTFORD NC 27944
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Hertford
traffic
4-way stops
added at two
intersections
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Protecting children was the
deciding factor in making two
Hertford intersections four
way stops.
Police Chief Dale Vanscoy
said Monday that the intersec
tions of King and Hyde Park
streets and Grubb and Front
streets are four-way stops.
Officers will be watching the
intersections closely and cita
tions will be written to viola
tors, he said.
Vanscoy said excessive
speed on King Street, especial
ly when school gets out in the
afternoon, is a concern. He
said the high school lets out at
the same younger students are
walking home and getting off
buses in the neighorhoods
near the high school. The
speed, combined with the pos
sibility that a young child
might dart into the street, led
officials to change the traffic
pattern on the street.
High school administrators
announced the change to stu
dents prior to the Easter holi
day, Vanscoy said. He wiU ask
that a reminder be made when
students return to school on
Monday.
Vanscoy said heavier use
and the number of children
residing on Front Street are
responsible for the change at
Front and Grubb streets. The
chief said more people are
traveling down Front Street,
then cutting through and
entering Church Street close
to the bridge, rather than
going through the downtown
block. Several families with
young children now live in the
neighborhood. With the chil
dren playing, riding bicycles
and skating, speeding could be
especially dangerous on the
street. The street also curves.
The speed limit on Front,
King and Hyde Park streets is
25 miles per hour, Vanscoy
said. Too few people abide by
the speed limit, he said.
Vanscoy said he and anoth
er officer patrolled the King
and Hyde Park intersection
shortly after the new stop
signs were installed Monday.
He said drivers did not notice
the new pattern and continued
to run the stop signs.
To help people realize there
is a change, Vanscoy is bor
rowing warning signs from the
state for a couple of weeks
until people become accus
tomed to it.
Vanscoy said the traffic
grant his department submit
ted to the Governor’s Crime
Commission has been
received. Preliminary indica
tions are that the grant is in
line with goals of the grant
program. Vanscoy said he has
been told funding looks
promising. He expects to find
out around April 15 if the
grant is funded.
In the meantime, watch for
the new stop signs. The depart
ment has lots of ticket books.
Easter fun downtown
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PHOTOS BY SUSAN R. HARRIS
Saturday’s warm sunshine
and soft breezes provided
perfect weather for the
Historic Hertford Business
Association’s second annual
Easter egg hunt. The activi
ties included an Easter bon
net contest, which was won
by Chris Campbell. Marcel
Barnes won the decorated
bike contest. Bryant Cottrell
won the raffle for the bunny
cake made by Wilt “Daddy
Ruth” Ferguson. The court
house lawn was full of scam
pering little folks when the
eggs were all hidden and it
was time for the hunt. Some
stopped to get a photo taken
with the bunny, others just
talked with him. Parents
enjoyed browsing downtown
and at the flea market while
kids enjoyed the games.
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Women’s history exhibit on
display at Ne^vbold-White House
County artifacts
localize display on
loan from MOA
An open house will high
light the North Carolina
Women Making History exhib
it currently on display at the
Newbold-White House. The
reception is set for Saturday, 1-
4 p.m.
The exhibit, on loan from
Museum of the Albemarle,
examines the contributions of
women to the State’s history.
It includes photos and person
al artifacts from Perquimans
families. Also on display are
quilts and other needlework
from Perquimans. It is set up
in the Visitor’s Center, part of
the Newbold-White House
Historic Complex.
During the open house, quit
ters will demonstrate their
needle craft. Special events for
children are planned, includ
ing storytelling and hands-on
activities. Refreshments will
be served.
The exhibit will be on dis
play through May 9. The
Newbold-White House is open
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30
p.m. and Sundays, 2-5 p.m. It is
located on Harvey Point Road,
just off U.S. Highway 17
Bypass. Call 426-7567 for infor
mation.
Newbold-White is the oldest
standing brick house in North
Carolina.
Holiday Isis
incorporati
is uncertai
Culpepper email
says legislator
didn’t know
move was
controversial
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Holiday Island may remain
a subdivision instead of
becoming a town.
The General Assembly’s
Commission on Municipal
Incorporations did not recom
mend incorporation for the
subdivision, according to Ed
Oatley. Oatley, who is against
the proposed incorporation,
said he and three others
against the plan attended the
Commission meeting in
Raleigh on March 25.
Oatley said of the five
requests for incorporation,
only Holiday Island’s was not
approved. The Commission
recommended to the General
Assembly that a referendum
be held, he said.
Oatley said representatives
of the other communities
attended the hearing along
with their legal coimsel, while
his delegation was the only
one there from Holiday Island.
Proponents of the incorpo
ration had contacted Rep. Bill
Culpepper of Chowan County
to introduce legislation to
incorporate Holiday Island.
But Culpepper may with
draw his support of the pro
posed legislation. According to
a copy of an email dated
March 31 provided The
Perquimans Weekly by Oatley,
Culpepper was not aware
when the issue first came
across his desk that there was
staunch opposition.
“The large amount of oppo
sition to the incorporation of
Holiday Island has certainly
gotten my attention,”
Culpepper wrote. “When I first
heard about the proposed
incorporation, I had no knowl
edge of the background per
taining to the matter and, for
sure, did not know about it
being so controversial. I can
assure you that I am not going
to introduce any legislation
regarding this matter as long
as the controversy fairly
exists.”
Culpepper was responding
to an email message from
Oatley asking the legislator to
consider the arguments of
those against incorporation.
Oatley told Culpepper in his
letter that over
the registerec
Holiday Island
incorporation. :
are 384 registei
Holiday Island a
them signed a pi
that they are ag
ration.
Oatley said s
said at a publi
March 19 that i
cent of the regisi
a community si
opposing incor
Incorporation
shall not recom
endum. Oat
Culpepper, thei
introduce the i
legislation so t
will die.
Those in favoi
tion have said th
sion needs both
and ordinance-1
ture a town wc
order to improve
Ken Ries to]
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hearing that ii
will help enfoi
enable the co
receive state mo
repair and ligh
improving recr
ties.
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enforced by a i
ment,” he said
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ing covenants e
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may take 10 yeai
lighting is non-e;
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distasteful abou
ration process
who are not reg
have no say ir
even though the;
same as those v
community fuU-l
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even if the incor
lation passes
Assembly, only
tered in Perqui
would be eligil
whether to incc
would mean th
number of the
property owners
ject to the chan
another level of i
due to the incoi
could not vote i
dum. Oatley sa
fair to the propei
Newbold-White House site manager Stephanie Bandy shows
Leah Allen one of the historic quilts on display as part of the
exhibit “North Carolina Women Making History.” The exhibit, on
loan from the Museum of the Albemarle, is on display at
Newbold-White through May 9. An open house on April 10,1-4
p.m., will feature members of the Perquimans Quilters demon
strating their craft. There will also be activities for chiidren.
Weekend Weathei
Thursday
High: 80s Low: 50s Partly C
Friday
High: 80s Low: 50s Partiy C
Saturday
High: 70s Low: 50s Chance