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July 19, 2001
Vol. 69, No. 29 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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Post office:
Use new
addresses
Phase-in time
for use of new
addresses
„ draws to end
: SUSAN R. HARRIS
Do you know where you
five?
Last year’s re-addressing
to facilitate the enhanced-
011 emergency response
%stem, as weU as the
unusual delivery system in
WinfaU, have caused some
^nfusion with mailing
:and physical addresses,
^iccording to Winfall
postmaster Ken Rominger.
Most county residents
were affected by the
addressing program, which
assigned street addresses
to those whose addresses
were formerly rural routes.
Even some areas already
assigned street addresses
were changed. Residents
were notified last summer
of the change, and were
asked to begin notifying
those who send them mail
of their new address. All
addresses should be
changed by Aug. 1.
During the phase-in
period, the local post
offices kept dual records.
But that phase-in time is
coming to a close and aU
residents should use only
their new street addresses.
Rominger recently put
^notices in the post office
'boxes of his customers,
reminding them of the
change. He said addresses
for WinfaU residents can be
especiaUy confusing as res
idents actually have two
addresses, a geographical
address and a mailing
address.
WinfaU does not deliver
mail, but services cus
tomers with post office
boxes only Some residents
in the town cannot get maU
delivered to their home due
to a federal postal regula
tion. They are provided
free post office boxes at the
WinfaU Post Office.
Customers living at 101-317
Main Street, and Louise,
River, King, White,
Catherine and Mason
streets cannot get home
delivery. These residents
should use their post office
box number and WinfaU to
get maU delivery. However,
they should use their street
ad(fress and WinfaU if they
are giving directions to
their home or to another
delivery service.
For those in WinfaU who
can get maU delivered to
their homes, the case can
become even more confus
ing, Rominger said.
Because WinfaU does not
deliver mail, delivery is
handled by the Hertford
Post Office. Therefore,
John Doe may live at 1000
WinfaU Blvd., WinfaU, but
his maUing address is 1000
WinfaU Blvd., Hertford.
Again, when giving direc
tions to his home or to
another delivery service,
the WinfaU address should
be used. However, using
WinfaU as a mailing
address could result in no
delivery or delayed deliv
ery, Rominger said.
Another problem that
Rominger stressed was res
idents who use lot numbers
as their maUing addresses
rather than the actual
assigned maUing address.
He said in WinfaU has two
mobile home parks.
Residents of both have
been assigned new address
es and should use those
addresses, not a lot num
ber, to ensure delivery. Lot
numbers are not valid as
either maUing or geograph
ical addresses, he said. The
same goes for Hertford and
Belvidere residents, he
said.
There are also some
unique areas in Belvidere.
WhUe that post office has
delivery, some people in the
Belvidere area are served
by the Hertford Post Office.
Those who want to maU
something to residents out
side the main vUlage might
check with the post office
to see if a particular street
is served by Belvidere or
Hertford.
The addressing project
wUl aUow faster, more effi
cient response by law
enforcement and emer
gency officials once it is
fuUy implemented. The tax
department was charged
with handling address
changes and assignments.
Business After Hours
Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce
members enjoyed a
Business After Hours
hosted by Albemarle
Plantation and Centura
Bank last Thursday at the
Plantation. Among those
at the event were
District Court Judge J.C
Cole, Hertford Mayor and
interim Chamber
Executive Director Sid
Eley and Chamber
Treasurer and co-owner
of Albemarle Computer
Margie Nixon (above). Main Street Program Director Belinda Washlesky (third
from left, right) shared some of the Main Street goals with Plantation resi
dents.
PCHS mobiles to be ready
for start of school year
The mobile units pur
chased to house classrooms
and the systemwide tech
nology headquarters are
almost ready for students.
Site work began on the
former parking lot between
the high school and the cen
tred office in late spring.
The units were delivered
just after school got out.
The loss of the former
King Street annex due to its
condemnation and subse
quent demolition several
years ago put classroom
space at the high school at a
premium.
Since that time, hallways
have been closed in for use
as classrooms, a conference
room has been turned into
, !i
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Four mobile units sit in what was formerly a parking
area between the high school and the schools' central
office.
a classroom and the ing renovated. StUl, there is
upstairs of the 1924 build- a shortage.
Captain Bob’s adds new catering unit
Bobby and Sharon Lane celebrate the expansion of
the catering section of their business. Captain Bob's
Seafood and Barbecue Restaurant, at a ribbon cutting
last Thursday.
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Bobby and Sharon Lane
didn’t know beans about
the food service business
when they opened their
first barbecue and seafood
restaurant years ago.
Now, they’ve got plenty
of experience under their
belts. The couple watched
their business outgrow
their first, rented location
on Edenton Road Street.
They built their own build
ing on U.S. Highway 17
Bypass (now Ocean
Highway) to have some
elbow room and get more
exposure to travelers. It
worked, and before long,
they found themselves
adding onto their new digs.
Catering has been a part
of their business for many
years. It has grown to the
point that they needed a
new home for that activity,
too. Last week, they cele
brated the official grand
opening of their new cater
ing mobile unit with a rib
bon cutting sponsored by
the Chamber of Commerce.
Completely outfitted in
stainless steel, the unit con
tains fryers, a huge double
grUl, a flat cooking service,
stove, sinks, ovens, refrig
eration units, storage area,
even a freezer. Huge venti
lators wfll take the heat out
of the unit.
The equipment in the
unit is powered by a gener
ator, and will allow the
Lanes to cater events
regardless of the facilities
at the site of the job. And
with the expamded access
to equipment, the restau
rant can offer practically
everything on their menu
anywhere they can drive.
Earl Ward, who has been
with Captain Bob’s for
many years, is in charge of
the catering unit. Fellow
veteran employee Helen
Godfrey is also involved in
the catering end of the
business.
For information about
catering or booking a meal
at the restaurant, call
Captain Bob’s at 426-1811.
Towns
to elect
council
Mayor plus 2
seats up in
Winfall; 2
seats up in
Hertford
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Hertford and Winfall
residents will go to he polls
in November to elect town
government officials.
Winfall voters have the
most to decide, as they
must select a mayor and
two council members. In
Hertford, voters will
choose two council mem
bers. The Winfall mayor is
elected to a 2-year term.
Council members in both
towns are elected for 4
years.
Incumbents in Winfall
include Mayor Fred Yates
and council members Joan
Mansfield and Clifford
Towe. Towe was appointed
to fill the vmexpired term
of the late Willie B. Moore.
In Hertford the seats
held by Mayor Pro
Tempore Horace Reid and
Dan Daneker are up for
election. Daneker was
tapped to fill the imexpired
term of Sid Eley, who
resigned after being elect
ed mayor.
Both Towe and Daneker
had run for office in the
election immediately pre-
ceeding their appoint
ments. Each ran strong
campaigns and garnered a
substantial numbers of
votes. The councils of the
towns took into considera
tion the strength of thefr-
campaigns when asking
them to fill their vacancies.
The filing period for the
seats opened on July 6, but
as of Monday, no one had
filed for any office. The fil
ing period closes on Aug. 3
at noon.
Yates said Tuesday that
he wfll seek relection. He
said there are several proj
ects that wiU not be com
pleted by the time his third
term is up in December
that he wants to see
through to the end, includ
ing wastewater collection,
curbing and guttering,
park expansion and side
walk installation from
Larry’s to Central School.
Those who are not regis
tered to vote have until Oct.
12 at 5 p.m. to do so.
Weekend
Weather
Thursday
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Partly cloudy
Friday
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Partly Cloudy
Saturday
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