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March 29, 2001
Vol. 69, No. 13 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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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
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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