•T The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County and its people Spruce up for spring Rages 6 and 7 Harrell at home at PCHS Rage9 Sports 1^10 March 29, 2001 Vol. 69, No. 13 Hertford, North Carolina 27944 Perot HERTFORD NO lEMMEll MAR 2 8 2001 ID'i-’LbU U 15 KLY aiiaanmiMH The town of Hertford adopted a new logo in red and blue during its March meeting. It was designed by Perquimans native Clark Winslow, a graphic designer in Virginia. Hertford adopts new town logo Winslow incorporates town’s unique qualities in oval design MARIEL BETANCORT The Daily Advance It’s been eight years in the works but the town of Hertford finally has a new logo. Designed by Clark Winslow, son of former councillor Billy Winslow, the logo highlights the things that make Hertford unique: the Perquimans Rive^ a turtle sunning itself on a log and the S- shaped bridge, according to town manager John Christensen. “We sort of incoporpo- rated those important things: our majestic cypress trees, our bridge which is part of our her itage, our history, and the river,” said Christiensen. “The turtle also is part of the rich nature we have near here.” The logo shows the bridge’s orignal lighting and the bridge tender’s house on top of the bridge. The bridge tender moved to the side of the bridge in the 1960s. “They took that (bridge tender’s house) off a long time ago,” said Christensen, “but we want ed to capture the bfridgein its original form.” The logo will be used on all town stationery, busi ness cards, greeting cards and town vehicles, and will replace the old design, a round circle reading “Town of Hertord.” Eventually the logo may be used for promotional items such as T-shirts sold to vis itors. While the town council firstcdiscussed the idea eight years ago, it wasn’t until the last year and a half that the group com missioned an artist. Winslow, employed as a graphic artist in Virginia, combined all the items requested by the council into 10 designs, Christensen said. The council narrowed its choices down to two, and Winslow presented these designs in a variety of col ors. The final design was chosen March 5 at a town council meeting. Both citi zens and councillors favored the red and blue design, rather than the green design. “The town board is very pleased to have our native son have a hand in this ,” said Christensen. “We’re all aware of his talent and he’s done a wonderful job.” The logo will be used both in color and black and white Stopping traffic VI ■*i' ,..\s r,. •> • f-* f 4 « % ' ■ M ..'f , "* H ' ' ■■ ■ . f. it ‘i* Ul V' '4 r Work continues on the Winfall sewer system installation, often backing up traffic during high traffic times in the morning and mid-afternoon. Mayor Fred Yates said T.A. Loving, the contractors installing the system, will probably finish in July. Until then, motorists can expect periodic backups. Yates said he is still seeking grants to cover as much of the street repair and other costs of the project as possible. Hertford awards utilities contracts SUSAN R. HARRIS The Hertford Town Council awarded bids to begin planned upgrades of its wastewaster and electri cal systems during its March meeting. Atlantic Coast Contractors submitted a bid of $833,305 for waste- water system expansion and upgrades. The work includes extending water and sewer lines to the com merce cemtre on Harvey Point Road, as well as upgrading pumping sta tions. Although the project was bid as one contract, it contained multiple compo nents, part of which will be paid for by the coimty to serve the commerce centre. Christensen said engi neers retained by the town checked the contracts. Tri-State was hired to video the sewer lines to find areas of infiltration at a cost of about $37,000. Christensen said determin ing areas where groundwa ter is seeping into the wastewater system and fix ing those problems will increase the capacity of the wastewater treatment plant. Automotive Electrical Services was awarded a $137,000 bid for electrical upgrades. Contracted ork could be held up at the commerce centre because the town has not received an ease ment for one piece of prop erty which must be crossed to reach the tract. A devel oper with an option on the A.C. Boyce property had verbally agreed to grant the town the utility ease ment, but Christensen said during the meeting that the paperwork had not arrived. In order to be able to start as soon as the con tractors’ schedules allow, the town may have to con demn and acquire the prop erty through chapter 40(a), the imminent domain statute. State law allows governments to condemn and take property when its use is for the public good. m u? n While Winfall is installing its sewer system, Hertford is in the process of expanding and upgrading its sewer and wastewater systems. Work was underway at the intersection of Church and Grubb streets Tuesday morning. Those who travel through the town can expect more construction to begin soon. Underwood visits PCHS for Holocaust study Ms. Beamon’s English 11 classes at PCHS are doing an integrated unit on the Holocaust. While reading the autobiography of Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel, “Night,” students are also studying the his torical backgroimd of the Holocaust. Larn Underwood pro vided students with a fac^ tual presentation of the historical aspect of the Holocaust. His presenta tion contained back ground information on World War II, Germany Adolf Hitler, Jewish ances try, and concentration camps. While studying “Night,” students also completed several activi ties on racism and stereo typing, forms of propagan da, role-play exercises, and a culminating Holocaust project. For the Holocaust proj ects, students performed original songs, short sto ries and poetry, and creat ed works of art. “My interest in the stud ies of World War II and the Holocaust has been gener ated by a sincere desire to lecture and teach of these World History matters,” Underwood said. “I do have hopes of planting a seed of thought in my fel low man to do everything possible to prevent anoth er genocide. I do wish to promote the truths and the wonderful fruits of Democracy. I truly trust that my very limited efforts wUl affect all men with whom I may meet emd discuss such atrocities. It is my heart’s deepest will for our world to never again persecute, torment. Larn Underwood or in any fashion give in to another Holocaust; to any ethnic group, race or gion of humankind.” reli- Hertford may get web site SUSAN R. HARRIS Hertford may get a web page to add to its new logo. Steve Lane, owner and operator of Inteliport, Inc. on Church Street, offered to help the town design and lay out a web page at no charge. Lane said the town needs to come up with ideas on what should be on the site, then he will take that information and help develop the design and lay out. Lane said he would train a town representative to update and change the web site. Among those items that Lane suggested the town might want to include are meeting dates and times and tourist information. Another decision the town must make is whether to use email. Lane said the town could even consider allowing on-line payment of utility bills. Councilman Carlton Davenport was tapped to head a committee to over see the site’s design. Weekend Weather Thursday High: 63 Low: 50 Scahered Showers Friday High: 72 Low: 537 Thunderstorms Saturday High: 72 Low: 50 Isolated T'storms

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