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Minutes of the Meeting IQovember 3, 195$ Continued
PETIT JURY - (Continued)
Jurors - continued
LeRoy Brown
G. T. Musselman
Eugene D. Pridgen
L. W. I3ordeaux
Herbert T. Fisher
Barry Eubanks
lloris V. Vdesthrook
Oscar L. Bradshava
Box 62,Castle Hayne,N.C
2116 iviarket St.
124 Arlington
3623 S. Front 5t.
2$0$ Princess Place Dr.
$ Shearwater,Wrightsv.Beach
2715 Van Buren St.
402 N. 23rd St. '
W.E. Ifiarrington
Herbert J. Johnston
j+Iilliam Charles Hall
Christian Arthur Hansen
Harry McD. Coleman
Clayton E. Mcrayden
Clarence R. Ldilliamw
James Rutland, Sr.
RFD #3, Box 145
3615 Market St.
212 Virginia Ave.
Apt.D -2$70Jefferson
2859 Adams St.
% P'oy Roe Company
510 Sunset Ave.
4$ Nercer Ave.
Jurors for the week beginning November 24th - Civil Cases
T. W. Cobb 305 N. 43rd St.
0. A. Hall 29 Kenwood Ave.
J. E. Hall 4601 Wrightsville Ave.
Oline E. Hall 201$ Pender Ave.
0. A. Smith 115 Gordon Road
J. W. Lewis 1501 Ann St. `
E. J. Hale, Sr. 603 Rosemont Ave.
J. H. Corbett 212 Forest Road
Carroll W. Hahn 607 Rosemont Ave.
T. J. Cress 4104 Oleander Drive
J. B. Davis 1911 Nun St.
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R. E. Hayes 1130 Live
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John A. Lewis 5 B. Lake Village
, R. N. Getty - 1909 Nun St.
Dennis R. Ward 322 Calhoun Drive -
E. W. Manning 190$ Church St.
G. C. Seaton 202 Adelaide Drive
L. H. Matthews 409 S. 4th St.
W. R. Peterson 206 S. 46th St. ,
E. H. Schulken 2031 Chestnut St.
S. G. Highsmith 2704,Market St.
George A.Morgan , 1301 Azalea Drive
Kenneth P. Winstead62 Lee Drive
Thomas E. Glemmons 1704 Church St.
A. D. Harris
S. E. Buxton
W. L. Godley
R. E. Becker,
W. M. Brinson .
Raymond R. Hall ,
Joe M. Tilley
Adrain R. Verzaal
G. W. Powell
Dan 0. Hansley .
Aorace R. Gore
Samuel L. Collins, Jr.
J. H. Tienken
B. P. Kennedy
D. W. Everett
Robert C. Confer
Wm.G. Broadfoot
F. L. Harrington
Daniel E. Todd Jr.
Edward,A. Gaskins
L. W. Tovmsend
Earl C. Huband, Jr.
Wm. Thomas Barber
Tommie Rivenbark
Theresa Augusta Hooper
$32 Forest Hills Dr.
2006 S. Front St.
1305 Virginia Ave.
20$ N. Blvd.
119 Dock St. ,
. 2521 Van Buren St.
2$5$ Adams St.
107 Newton Lane
RFD #3, Box 327
100 VirginiaAve.
111 Mercer Ave.
10$ Meares St.
1513 Ann St.
4921 Pine St.
% Wilder Realty Co.
2513 Jefferson St.
P. 0. sox 90$
1507 Ann St.
67 Pinecrest '
307 Greenfield
40$ S. 16th St.
425 Rosemont
232 Lake Forest
123 Castle Hayne Rd.
311 S. 3rd St.
ADJOURNMENT -
Upon motion of Mr. Mayhan, seconded by Mr. Broadhurst, the Board unanimously
moved adjournment.
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, Wilmington, N. C. November 10,1958
ASSEMBLY -
The New Hanover County Board of Gommissioners held their regul:ar weekly meeting
, this day at'9:30 A. M. in the Commissioners' Room of the Court House. PRESENT: Chairman
J. M. Hall, Jr; Commissioners L. E. Broadhurst, J. E. Holton, Jr., Ernest R. Mayhan, and
Berry A. Williams, Commissioner-Elect Peter H. Braak, County Auditor T. D. I,ove and Coun-
'ty ty Attorney John Bright Hill. '
INVOCATION' - '
Chairman Hall called the meeting to order and asked the Executive Secretary to
open the meeting iwith prayer. Reverend W. B. Lewis, Pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church fail-
ed to appear as scheduled. ,
APPRDVAL OF THE MINUTES - '
Upon motion of N1r. Williams, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, the minutes of the last
meeting were unanimously approned as written. '
ELECTION E%PENSES
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Mr. Henry C. Bost, Chairman of the New Hano'ver County Board of Elections report-I
ed that the Election costs were considerably less than he had anticipated because of the
£act that the vote was so small the precinct tivorkars were able to finish their work without
running into a 3rd day. He explained that last week when he advised the Board that some of
the Registraxa had received a full dayfs pay for less than an hours work because the books
were kept open more than'$ hours, he had overlooked the fact that the Registrars were requir-
ed to keep the Books open for three Saturdays be#'ore the Election as well as register voters
at their homes whenever requested and that actually in getting paid for-the £ew minutes over
the $ hour day, they were being compensated for the 3 vaeeks work before,the Election. The
invoices covering the Election costs were presented and verified bp the°Board, after which
Mr. Holton offered a motion that the pxesent bills be paid and that a letter be written?to
Messrs. Hewlett and Yow requesting them to seek nullification of the Special Act under which
New Hanover County holds its Elections and place this County back under°the General Election
laws as enacted in Chapter 581 bp the 1937 Legislature. The motion,was'seconded by'Mr. Wil-
liams and unanimously adopted. The County Attorney will write the letters suggested.
BEACH EROSION
Mr. Richard A. Shew was recogn3zed by `the Chairman and statecl that he would like ?
to call their attention to a recent experience in the preservation and rehabilitation of
beach erosion. He has lived on Wrightsville Beach and observed the devastation o' the
Beach by Hurricanes as well as rip tides. As an emergency measure, he and soma o his
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BEACH EROSION- (Continued)
neighbors have used bags filled with sand to fill in the eroded places and
that in some instances, the beach had now filled in from 3 to 5 feet and he suggested
that the County might use this economical means of preserving and re-building the beaches
on the northern end of Carolina and Wilmington Beach and at Fort Fisher. He deplored the
unfanorable publicity given the Hurricane damage by the news media as it did not attract
industry or build up tourist trade. In fact, he said he recently attended a Convention
in Pinehurst and many of his friends there were surprised that he was able to get there at
all because they thought from the reports that the damage was so bad the roads would not
be passable even yet. He recommended that the County experiment vrith the sand'bag idea
on a 200 foot strip of beach, taking pictures before and a£ter placing the bags, in order
that our Congressman Alton A. Lennon might have some concrete evidence on which to base
requests for Federal Assistance in the re-building of those beaches recently damaged by
Hizrricane Helene. The Chairman thanked Mr. Shew for his interest and agreed that he had
observed some of the results as related by Mr. Shew.
GRAND JURY REPORT
The Grand Jury report was read in detail by the Chairman and the main item
which required attention was a recommendation by the Grand Jurp for certain personnel'
changes as we11 as physical equipment improvemnts as a result of a complaint filed with
them by the Cape Fear Medical Society composed•of Drs. Hubert A. Eaton, Dr. Samuel J.
Gray•and Dr. Daniel C. Roan. The Board of Directors,were in attendance and the•Chairman,
Dr. A. P. Kelly introduced Mr. W. M. Cameron, a member of the Board of Directors as spokes-
man for the group. Mr. Cameron explained that the Board•was of the opinion that the Grand
Jury had been mislead to some o£ their conclusions and presented the £ollowing statement;
- We, the undersigned members of the Board,of Trustees of Cammunity Hospital,
Wilmington, North Carolina, having been duly appointed by the Board of ?Dbmmi.9QlOnera
<• go operate said Hospital, make the following statements in regards to the re-
• 9Criticisms t report of the Grand Jury o£ New Hanover County to Honorable Walter J.•
• ne, presiding Judge of Superior Court: - •
• of the Board of Trustees: We are grateful for the interest
snown by tne Grana Jury in its investigation of the property of the County.
We feel, however,•that in regard to Community Hospital, it has been gross-
• 1y misled and this Board takes offense to the misleading statements made
• to the Grand Jury. We firmly deny the allegation that we show a lack of
interest•and knowledge of the condition of the Hospital, either physically
or administratively. We spend a great amount of time during each month su-
• • pervising the operation of the hospital, not only at Board meetings, but
in committee meetings and various personal visits. This is done as a public
service without any compensation or expectation of such. There have been
regular meetings of the Board at the.stated time and the claim of Board mem-
• • bership absenteeism is false and without foundation, as can be attested by
referring to the minutes of the meetings. In some cases, special meetings
of the Board have been found necessary when problems developed which could
not wait•for handling until the regular meeting of the Board. The Board
realizes that the Hospital is the property of the citizens of the County,
supported in part by their taxes and for this reason is very diligent to
the trust imposed upon it, especially in seeing that proper service to the
Hospital Patients is given, that the physical plant is kept in good shape,
that the general needs of the Hospital are met. The stated criticism that
this Board is disinterested is both false and grossly unfounded.
2. Administration: The Board of Trustees, in keeping with general Hospital
practices, appoints an Administrator, delegating to him the supervision of
the general operation o£ the Hospital, subject to the direction and contrpl
of the Board. Under this system the Board works very closely with the Admin-
istrator, Pau1 R. Reese, is capable and well qualified. He holds a Masters
Degree in Hospital Administration from Northwestern University; and we have
been continually favorably impressed with the dedicated•attention he gives
to his duties and assignments. We feel fortunate in having an Administrator
of his calibre and give him our 100% endorsement for his work. We feel that
' present staff; is the best that can be procured under the present pay scale.
Under the present Administration the £ollowing improvements have been made;
' l. Setting up a complete central control of all supplies in the hospital,
which is the standard procedure in any good business, including a perpet-
ual inventory, resulting in a considerable saving of funds.
2. Improved water supply and water pressure by repair.s and relocation of
the steam line from the boiler room to the hospital, and generally put-
ting the physical plant in the best cond£tion it has been in for sever-
al years.
3. Renovation of our Business Office
k. Renovation and decoration of most private rooms.
5. New stainless °steel steam table for hot and cold foods.
6. New chairs for the dining room area. '
7. Complete painting of the kitchen
$. New coffee urn.
9. Replacement of food carts.
10. New suction machines (2)
11. Infant resuscitator
12. New blood pressure apparatus for a11 units '
13. Bulletin boards
14. Oxygen tents
15. Various instruments and materials as needed.
16. New cassette for the %-ray Department
17. Arrangements for spot f.ilm machine device `
1$. New Anatomical Wall Charts .
19. New Anatomical Model 20. Over 200 volumes of up-to-date books £or references and text. '
21. .:Washing machine
22. Hair dryer '
' 23. Bar-B-Que Pit ..t '
24. Additional instructors
25• Floor machines, etc.
26. And many other materials and equipment not mentioned. •
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_rls are in-the process now o£ painting
that this was planned many months ago.
We are also negotiating to rectify the
the Hospital. We wish to emphasize
electrical wiring condition in the
Hospital.
3. Sanitation: We deny that the general sanitary conditions of the Hospital
are poor. We admit that there are some minor infractions of the sanitary
rules which are common to most Hospitals of this type. We do not claim
perfection along this line, but we are constantly working to make improve-
ments. Community Hospital enjoys.accreditation.by the Joint Commission
o£ Accreditation of Hospitals in the United States and Canada, and is also
a member of good standing of the American Hospital Association. We also,
wish to remind you of the recent report of the Board of Health of New Han-
over County showing that this Hbspital has'in the past year received the
highest ratings in Sanitation in the history of Community Hospital.
4. The Medical Staff: One of the most important factors in the success£ul
operation of any hospital is a competent Medical Staff. We are most fortu-
nate in having on our staff some of the most competent physicians in the
city. With the exception of three complainers who will be referred to la-
ter, the.administration generally enjoys a good relationship with the Medi-
cal Staff, 2nd in no case.has the Board or Administrator interferred with
the Medical Staff in the performance of its professional duties. We have
and will continue to provide for the needs o£ the Medical Staff in every
way possible. In conference with a committee representing the Medical
Staff, we have explained that we are continually striving to provide their
needs, and improve their general facilities. At no time have we refused
to cooperate with any member of the Medical Staf£.
5. The School of Nursing: This is a very important department of CommuniLy
Hospita7.. We are vitally interested in the nursing school because of the
great shortage of nurses in the United States, reference to such shorLage
being recently made in our local newspaper. The complaint leveled against
us deals with the lack of qualified instructors and training aids for.stu-
dent nurses, and the failure of some student nurses to pass the State Li-
censure Examinations. Part,of £ailures may be laid to the non-cooperation
of the very physicians who instigated this complaint, in that they have
not kept'their schedules in their assignments in teaching certain courses
to the student nurses, thus hampering their education. Conferences havebeen
held with representatives of the North Carolina Nurses, Association £or
the improveinent o£ the School of Idursing, which have been beneficial.
Through the influence and instrumentality of Doris Reese, the Director of
Nursing, we anticipate a nursing school with a standard equal??o any other
'school in the state. Additional funds for its operation are-to be derived
from the Helene Fuld Foundation. Dr. Fuld on his own time and expense vi-
sits.our School•of Nursing on the fourth Monday of each month to give in-
structions in:.Health Education to our students.
6. Mor.ale of EmnloYees: We do NOT feel that the low morale among the employees
is caused bp the Administrator as has been charged. The simple fact is
' that we were not able to raise salaries..hop ed for, for the employees. Com-
munity H.ospital;•kiad the same experience of other county agencies in not
securing the,full budget requested, in order that taxes o£ the citizens of
the county would not be too exhorbitant. We hope that increased revenues
in the HOSPITAL can be such as to enable us to raise the salaxy scale for
these emplogees. "
7. Source of Complaint to the Grand Jury: The Board of Directors wisli to call
to tne attention of the Gounty Commissioners and the general public the
source of the complaint to the Grand Jury concerning the Hospital. The
: Grand Jury was presented with a petition making many exagerated and untrue
statements concerning the hospital. This petition purported to be from
the Cape Fear Nledical Society and implied that it was the work of all the
Negro Physicians of the County. A£ter a thorough investigation we have
found that the so called Cape Fear Medical Society consists of only three
actine members a.nd this ruthless atta?:k against the Hospital was made by
these.three men: Drs. D. C. Roane, H. A. Eaton, and S. J. Gray. There
lias been much dis-satisfaction on the•part of these three physicians appar-
ently by,.their not being able to carry out their seemingly selfish person-
al ambitions o£ controlling the entire operation o£ the Hospital. Preyious
administrators as well as the present one, have been"pestered° by aggravataas a£
these three, resulting inthe administrators finally finding positions else-
where. We,feel that their grudge is more personal than professional. In
considering that the Hospital af£ords them with their workshop, provided by
tax payers and patients of the Hospital, the Board expects and sha11 insist
that they.show more cooperation if they wish to continue to use the facilit-
ies of the Hospital. The Board feels that the Grand Jurp was deliberately
misled in that the,full Board did not have the opportunity to appear before
Grand Jury and that the jury heard the complaints of the three, in our opin-
ion, trouble-makers.referred to above and apparently only interviewed witness-
es suggested by them.
8. Interest o£ the Board of County Commissioners: We are pleased with the.inter-
est shown by the. Board of County Commissioners to the Hospital. During the
past year, a new boiler was installed at a costly price, the old boiler £ail-
ed at an acute cold period of last winter. Immediately the Chairman o£ the
Board of County Commissioners, Dr. J. M. Hall, Jr., got busy, located a boil-
er and had same installed without undue discomfort to the patients. Otherwise
there would have been widespread suffering and perhaps fatalities among the
patients. Imeciiately following the severe hurricane a few weeks ago, Mr.
J. E. Holton,*the representative of the County Commissioners on the Board of
Trustees, being Ghairman of the Committee on House and Grounds, was on the
scene to see what damage was done to the Hospital and arrangements were made
for repairs. We recognize that the Board of Comraissioners primarily are
elected to operate the affairs of the county, in an efficient and economical
manner, and at the same time keep the tax rate from being excessive, which
effects every property owners+ pocket book, and feel that as the revenues of
the County improve, our appropriations will increase.
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GRAND JURY - (Continued)
9. Public Relations: We feel that the Hospital enjoys a fine appreciation
among its patrons, with tangible evidence to base this belief. Various
organizations and private citizens make gifts to the hospital. A very
active and interested group is the Womens• Auxiliary. During 1957 this
orgariization gave the Hospital $250.00 to•renovate and £urnish a room.
At their anniversary celebration a£ew nights ago; they donated $250.00
again to beautify the entrance to the Hospital building. Donations to
the Hospital are made by organizations and private citizens of both races.
Contacts_made with discharged patients and relatives'o£ discharged patients
show that they are highly satisfied with the sernices of the hospital, the
' prompt attention of the nurses, the menus, and other factors for their
_cas:e and comfort. We regret that the Grand Jury did not call into confer-
ence with the complainants, the Board of Trustees, and other members of
the Medical Staff, and make a general investigation of all phases of the
Hospital. It may be well to point out here that the entire'budget o£ the
hospital, approximately $320,000.00 £or the fiscal year, is not provided
entirely by New Hanover County. Approximately $200,000.00 of this budget
comes from revenue from patients, the North Carolina Medical Care, the Duke
Endowment, Kate B. Reynolds Foundation and etc. We wish to emphasize that
if the Hospital was not operated with efficiency and according to the fix-
ed standard which is fairly rigid, it could not qualify for these funds.
The Hospital like all other hospitals is constantly in need of funds other
than those provided from the regular states sources, and the Board welcomes
any donations made by citizens, or groups. We invite all citizens of the
county to visit and inspect the operations of the Hospital, it being a pu-
blic owned institution. We also wish to express our appreciation to the
publicity given in this incident by the newspapers, and stand open £or any
publicity relative to the Hospital.
' Respectfully submitted.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Igl CoL A. P. Kelly,
unairman
/S/ B. P. Adkins
iviemoer
E. M. Butler
memoer.
/S/ W. M. Cameron. Jr.
Memner.
W. D. Camnbell
Memtier
' /S/ W. Gordan Doran
Memper
' /S/ James E. Holton Jr.
Memper
T. D. Love.
_ Member
Dr. Frank W. Avant made the £oZlowing statements:
- "I am in your presence this morning to help defend the name, and the Manage-
ment.of Community Hospital. I do so because I ara the man who conceived the
idea of the urgent need of a Hospital in our City, where the Negro Doctors and
the Negro Nurses might practice their professions more scientifically, and help-
fully to the Medical needs of our people.
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. When I returned to.my native City to engage in practice of my profession,
I came here from a first class Hospital; and I was the first physician o£ our
group to come into the State of North Carolina with an Intern*s Certificate.
Arriving here, I soon found out I would not be permitted the privilege of the
Hospital facility here, so I began to work long and laboriously to almost physi-
cal exhaustion, until we had obtained Community Hospital to meet the crying
needs of our sick people. •
These young men who are making all of these charges have never had to spill
one drop of sweat-to bring about Hospital privileges; for indeed it was handed
to tihem on a silver platter; and perhaps that is why they do not appreciate
this lovely opportunity they enjoy here now.
The numerous, somewhat exaggerated, charges that have been called to the
attention of the Grand Jury, against Community Hospital, have been presented
by the three hard to please disgruntal members of this very mysterious "Wil-
Ot-the Wisp° kind of Medical Meeting, but only choose to call a meeting when
they desire to put over some selfish ag-grandizement project.
These are the same members of this visionary Medical Society, who vainly
attempted to force the James Walker Memorial Hospital, even through the
channel of the Courts; if you please Gentlemen, to admit them to the Staff
of that Hospital; which incident, has been most nauseating to the intelli-
gent citizens of our community. • ..
And since these doctors were not able to break through the walls of the
James Walker Hospital, they would °SQlit their Spleens" or they would sell
our Hospital "Down the Rivern, in order to carry out their selfish ideas.
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We had curtains to
at the bedsides, we had
since served their purpi
replace them.
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screen patients in the wards we had call bells at the
notice lights in the halls, tut these fixtures had long
)se, and tFiey are worn out and we have not had funds to
To accomplish the things these doctors are contending for, at the Hospital,
might be accomplished if they would unite their, strength and pool their inter-
est with the other civic minded friends; and the Woments Auxiliary,which organi-
zation is giving many substantial donations to the Hospitalp to meet the needs
of some of the things that are not covered by the Budget: I 8m very sure it
would be a most gracious act, and very acceptable to the cause if these doctors
would donate to the Hospital their expensive Lawyer+s fee they pay for the fool-
ish legal advice they receive; the Hospital could purchase some of the things
they claim are so much needed at our Institution.
The Community Hospital is making her contribution the very best it can
upon the very insufficient £unds appropriated for the operation of the Institu-
tion, and that is not the fault of the Management by a long shot.
Fundamentally, and logically or by any other process oF reasonirig, is it
possible to operate a non-profit, charitable Hospital on a first class basis
unless the Institution is allotted adequate funds for that purpose?, ,
I wish to assure the public we have a good, well trained, hbnest Adminis-
trator at the head of our Hospital working under the managemnt of the Board of
Trustees; which Board is appointed by the County Commissioners.
' Finally Gentlemen; it is our hope that ere this investigation is completed
these disgruntal doctors will realize the error of their ways, and that they
will return to their services at the Hospital and help to make our Hospital one
of the best Institutions in the State for the care of our patients.
But, we must understand, Community Hospital is here to afford us a place
in which we may treat our patients, and we should resume our places on the teach-
. ing staff of the Nursing School, to help prepare well trained, competent nurses.,
as we have done in the past.
It must be understood that the operation of the Hospital is a distinct en-
tity; operated by a paid personnel, and it is not under the control of the Medi-
cal Staff, who are not trained in that profession. I am quite sure they would
not a11ow the Administrator to tell them how to perform a Hysterectomy for that
is not in his field. The Staf£ may inform the Administrator;of the needs of their
departments, but tell me, if you.can, How in the world can he furnish them with
your desiresp if he does not have the money with which to purchase them? Know-
ing the present Administrator as well as I do, I am certain he would be the most
happy person in the Hospital if he could supply their every rieed. '
Dr. Wessell is right when he said nWe have never been financed properlq",
and may I add, we will have to just float along the best we can until we can.
get adjusted.
Very respectfully,
/S/ F. W. Avant, M.D.
Dr. L. W. Uppeon then was recognized by the Chairman and stated that the Grand
Jury had listened to onlyAside of the matter and that in his opinion they should have per-
mitted the Board of Directors to appear before them to ascertain the full facts. By com-
mon consent, the Board took the entire matter under advisement, however, the County Attor-
ney suggested that a representative of the Hospital Board and the Commissioners appear'be-
fore the next Grand Jury and read the statements presented to them by the Directors today'.
AIRPORT HANGER REPAIRS
The J. H. Sloan Company presented an invoice covering repairs to the Pennington
Terminal Building of the New Hanover County Airport in the amount of $5,107.00 covering
the insured Hurricane HeTene damage. This contract was authorized by the Board at their
meeting on October 20th. Mr. Broadhurst offered a motion that $5,107.00 be appropriated v ?
from the Emergency Fund to pay this repair bill with the understanding that as soon as
the insurance claims were paid, the money would be replaced. This motion was seconded
by Mr. Holton and unanimously approved by the Board.
COUNTY TRASH DUMP -
Health Director, Dr. C.B. Davis, replied to the letter authorized by the Board ?
at their meeting on November 3rd as follows:
1. The County Dump has apparently not deteriorated; its temporary condition
has been due to (a) the exceptional volume of refuse caused bp Hurricane
Helene (b) £ailure to ma'r.k dumping areas and allowing such dumping to be
made at night without supervision. -
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2. Disposal methods in use in other areas of the county are subject to a var-
iety of factors; specific inquiries are welcomed by this department.
3. As to "what the Board of Health intends to do° about the matter, (presum-
• ably the County Dump) please refer to the enclosed excerpt of our ofFicial
minutes. I would like to also refer you to my letter to you recently.
Our staf£, of course, executes policies determined by the Board of Health.
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COUNTY TRASH DUMP --
We welcome the keen interest shown in one of the County+s Public Health pro= blems, and hope that we may have the opportunity to answer questions concerning public
health that are perhaps less tangible but of equal or greater importance.
/S/ C. M. Davis, M. D.
The following is an excerpt from the Minutes of the Board o£ Health held on November 5,
195$: •
"Relative to the controversy about the County trash dump; in my opinion the Board of
? 'Health has no responsibility so far as the operation or care of this dump is concerned.
? This dump is owned by the County, they have made a definite contract with an out-side
party to take care of it and it is ridiculous to accuse the Board of Health of any re-
sponsibility with regard to the maintenance of this dump over which we have no control
except so far as meeting our regulations. Hurricane Helene has caused an enormous amount
of trash to be put there and as no one is stationed there a part of the time all kinds
of material is'dumped in this place. Again, I state it is no responsibility of the Board
o£ Healthn. (This statement was made by Dr. John C. Wessell, member of the Board of
Health). -
Mr. Broadhurst remarked that he was still not satisfied with the answer as he did:not be-
lieve the tin cans were in any way a£fected by the Hurricane.
-"? PUBLIC WELFARE PETITION -
Mrs. Helen B. Sneeden presented a Petition for Relief on account o£ Hardy Cal-
1 vin Korney, an indigent who requires constant care because of physical disability. Mr.
? Broadhurst offered a motion that he be admitted to the County Home which was seconded by
Mr. Mayhan and unanimously approved. Mr. Mayhan remarked that he understands that some
rooms were being used at the County Home by employees and that he did not think any worthy
petitioner sYiould be refused admittance for lack of room until those rooms were utilized.
Mr. Williams suggested that the Executive Secretary familiarize himself with the situation.
COURT HOUSE REPAIRS -
In seeking bids for repairing Helene damage to the County Court House,'it de-
veloped that the cost of building adequate scaffolding for repairing the steeple ranged
from $1150.00 to $2600.00 and that the nails and slate on the cupola were worn and brittle
so that each of the contractors who examined the conditions suggested that the slate be
removed and that a permanent covering o£ hard copper be put on the steeple so that future
repairs would not be necessary. The Executive Secretary called each member individually
and secured their approval of this suggestion. The low bid?labor to remove the slate
and put on the copper sheeting if the County would purchase'the copper and nails as well.
as the felt necessary for a good job. The•best estimate we could secure indicated that
the cost would amount to approximately $1,000 and after discussion'by members of the
Board, Mr. Williams then offered a motion that the arrangements be ratified at this meet-
ing which was seconded by Mr. Mayhan and unanimously approved. *contractor for re- .
pairing Helene damage agreed that he would furnish#
BEACH EROSION - '
The Executive Secretary, in discussing the possibility of the County receiving
aid through the Civil Defense Office under Public Law $75 and the repairing of damage
caused by Hurricane Helene with Mr. J. B. Mac Cumber, Civil Defense Director, discovered
c
e4 that apparently we were entitled to Federal Funds which would aid the County in rebuilding
the beaches as well as some of the drainage of ditches closed up by falling trees and de-
bris. In discussing the matter with Henry Von Oesen and Associates, he learned that they
?°'??were making application in behalf of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach for assistance in their
R,ehabilitation Program. He agreed that he would also survey the damage and make the appli-
cation in the hopes of procuring whatever funds to which the Gounty is'entitTed at a cost
not to exceed $250.00. The Executive Secretary had discussed the matter with Board mem-
tiers individually who approved the arrangement and upon motion of Mr. Holton, seconded by
Mr. Williams, the Executive Secretary was authorized to proceed with this plari immediately.
`BARN APPRQPRIATION -
The Executive Secretary reported to the Gommissioners that Mr. Herbert C. Riven-
bark, Superintendent of the County Home, informed him that it would require approximately
--? $500.00 to complete the loft in the new cattle barn. It is now time to gather the hay and
fall roughage'for winter storage so he requests approval of $500.00 for this purpose.
Upon motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by N1r. Mayhan, the Board unanimously appropriated
$500.00 from the County'Home Emergency Fund to be used for tRe completion of the new barn
loft.
WIJ.MINGTON COLLEGE APPROPRIATION - ' '
J A letter was received from Mr. F. B. Graham, Chairman of the Building and
Grounds Committee of Wilmington College, requesting an appropriation of $$5,000 for the
purpose of purchasing a Campus site and the cost of surveys-and plots. He stated that
the Board of Trustees intended to request the sale.of:the Bonds in February 1959 authoriz-
ed previously by the people. The County Auditor informed the Board that at the present
time the cash position of the County was such that the expenditure could be made without
depleting the funds below normal requirements. The money will be replaced out of the Anti-
cipated Sale of the $600,000.00 Bond Issue. ,
VETERANS t DAY -
Upon motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Broadhurst, the Board•unanimously
approved Veteranst Day, November llth as a Holiday for County employees.
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Minutes of the Meeting November 10, 195$ Continued '--
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TAX COLLECTOR4S REPORT -
A report from Tax Collector Sam W. Johnson for October 195$ revealed the follow-
ing statement:
STATEMENT OF BACK TAXES NEW HANOVER COUNTY
Totals 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 Prior
Open July:1,1958 , 1119470.91 48,477.29 23,537.29 12,826.04 9,252•70 59464.11 11,913.33
Collected duly - Oct. 12,856.05 6,553•96 40021.32 1,544.69 501.15 160.58 ..74•35
Balance Nov.1, 1958 98,614.86 41,923•33 19016.12 11,281.35 8,751•55 5003•53 11,038•98
195$ ---
368,15$•$3
/S/ 5am. W. Johnson, Tax Collector
UTILITY RATES - The Executive Secretary.reported to the Board as instructed at the last meeting er ?
about the"change in rates for electric power being used in the Court House. The Utilities
Commission requires the Power Companies to make an annual survey to determine if any of
their clients are entitled to lower rates because of volume. In revi.ewing the County rec-
ord for the year 1957, it was £ound that they had exceeded the minimum Small Service Sched-
ule 2B and were entitled to rates under the Larger General Service Schedule G-2A which,
were cheaper after you exceed the minimum. The base cost £or the larger Schedule is $90.00
as compared to $50.00 on the small contract. The 1957 record indicated that the County at
no time used less than the minimum, therefore, the change will be advantageous to the County.
REPORTS FOR FILING -
The following reports were reviewed and ordered filed for information:
( a Farm Age nt
(b Wilmington Colored Library
(c Wilmington Public Library • ?c9'?
(d) Letter of appreciation from State Ports Authority for dragline work.
(e) Appreciation-Resolution from Carolina Beach for assistance during ?-
clean-up after Helene.
(f) Letter o£ appreciation from Wrightsville Beach authorities for assis-
tance during clean-up after Helene.
AIRPORT TRUCK LEASE = - '
The Executive Secrstary reported that the Consolidated Board of Health had secur- ?
ed a dump truck out of Surplus Property which was needed at the Airport so they have agreed --?
to lease this truck to the Airport for the sum of $260.90 provided the County will be res- alv?
ponsible for the proper maintenance and submit upon request a statement of its use. Mr.
Holton of£ered a motion that the Chairman be authorized to execute the lease, seconded by..
Mr. Broadhurst and unanimously approved by the Board.
ROAD PETITiON' - ' • ` ' ' ' ' ' ' <
A Petition £or the Stabilization of 41st Street was received signed by'all the
- property'owners and'upon motion of Mr. Holton, seconded by Mr. Broadhurst, the Board'unani-01-
authorized the ExecutiVe Secretary to forward the request to the State Highway Com-
mission for their consideration and disposition.
PETIT JURY - ' '
The following good and lawful persons were selected to serve as Jurors in the`-5-+-V14j
trial of Criminal Cases for the weeks beginning December 1, 195$ and December $, 1958.
Jurors for the week beainnine December 1. 1958 - Criminal Cases
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- A. R. Crow 116 Wayne Drive Edward M.,Walker ' S-P Lake Village
E. J. Hines Rt.#1 Box 299 Charles Kovech 139 Gordon Road
Wade R. Cox 23 Pinecrest Pkwy. Homer W. Brewer Box 26$, Carolina Beach,N.C
W. W. Koch 1$09 Nun Street Kenneth D. Hicks 3916 S. Front St.
L. B. Cottle 3527 S. Front R. C. McLemore 5 F. Oleander Courts
Percival A. Kelly 415 B. Walnut St. 'D. D. Merritt 1119 Market St.
- Gene H. Fales Rt.#2, Box 74 James A. Marrow 3$05.-S:Front-St.
• N. J. Owens 7 E. Tennessee Ave. Garland G. Boswell ' 17 0 Lake Village
N. P. Simon 609 N. 25th St. Daniel Benjamin Hardee 3012 Monroe St.
C. E. Kerr °.J. R.,Morris, P.O. Box- Allie M. Fechtig 132 W. Renovah Circle
P. Q. Brown 14 Montgomery Ave. Lindsay Sullivan Rt. 1, Box 274
R. J. Rochelle Rt.#2, Box 110 B. F. Barnhill Rt. 1, Box 71, Castle Hayne, N.C
Z. E. Murrell 413 N. 2nd St. H. M. I.oughlin 2704 Chestnut St.
G. R. Collins 22$12 N. 23rd St. B._-T. Lennon 5011 Pine St.
John B. Riggs 3010 Princess Place Ernest Z. Moore 20-7 Greenv3ile.Ave.
Henry V. Reid Rt.#2, Box 50 Susan N. Jennette $ E. Oleander Courts
R. C. Sloan 117 S. 17th St. Meredith G. Raynor 165 Pinecrest Pkwy.
Howard Harris Route 2, Box 229 Clarence E. Wilson' S Ct. R. Lake Village
James W. Towler 65 Lake Forest Marvin W. Beale 217 Dixie.Ave.
J. D. Freeman Jr. 33 w. Henderson
??&W. Graham K. Cottingham 10 Lake Forest
Harvey T. Creech ?
2406 Belvedere Drive Claude L. Prevatte 3923 S. Front St.
Norwood B. WilliamsRt.#3, Box 204 Irving Lieberman 402 S. 18th St.
Charlie 0. Smith 5302 Greenleaf Drive Eunice B. Leewenberg 3407 Wilshire, Castle Hayne,N.C.
Walter T. Bradshaw 307 S. 47th St. Thomas W. Holton 4114 I.ake Ave.
Mabel C. Chadwick 4202 Greenfield F. L. Traister Rt.#2, Box 10
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Minutes of the Meeting November 10, 1958 Continued
PETIT JURY - (Continued)
Jurors for the week beRinnina December $. 1958 -Criminal Cases
J. W. Fair Rt.#1, Box 344 J. P. Johnson 504 S. 1$th St.
W. C. Miles 451 A Castle Hayne,N.C Louis D. Quinn 136 Pinecrest Pkwy.
H. E. Boyd 203 Frances Marion Dr. L. E. Ligon P. 0. B6x.975
E. W. Hall 1511 Orange St. J. H. Bailey 5013 Pine St.
Edna P. Brown . 309 Wrightsville Ave. James J. Adesso =19 Ct. P. Lake Forest
F. K. Futchs Jr. 301 Water St.,Wrights.Bc h.G. R. DtOrange 2024 Creasy Ave.
C. E. Slade Rt.#2, Box 399 James M. Godwin 119 Pinecrest Pkwy.
A;°Di'•Byrd
' 4013 Wilshire Blvd. Lina W. Horne 2419 N. Monroe St
Dan
Loftin
3404 Princess St. Rd.
Milen E. Wood .
104 Stradleigh Rd.
J. M. A+fason • Mason Electric Co.• J. A. Loughlin' 2014 Pender Ave.
Joseph Becker 1612 East Plaza Easley Abraham 1001 N. Lincoln Ct.
John Lawthon Rt.#1, Box $5 Maurice H. Moore 103 S. Sth St.
J. D. Murray Rt.?l, Box 112 W. E. Weaver ' 2602 Lake Shore Drive
Mathew 0. West 310 Chestnut St. Sam 0. Bender
3915 S. Front St.
Elwood R. Odd 1r60$ Wrightsville Ave. Lula Taylor Rt.# 2, Box 229
Lloyd C. Cliff Rt.#3, Box 464 James Ferger 4.$16 Wrightsville Ave.
W. R. Chinnis 37 Lee Drive Frank I. Ballard 118 Pine Cone Road
Luvenia Moody 1115 Charlotte St. Thomas B. Hawkins Jr.26 Summit Walk
Harry Kraly 212 Brookwood Wallace W. Owen P. 0. Box 625
R. A. Robbins 1603 Chestnut St. Frances H. Stack Box 722
C. E. Rivenbark Rt.#1, Box 320 Frank I. Cochenour 15 C. Oleander Apts.
Inness R. Carlson 1207 2[zalia Drive Arnold Ray Potter 2716 Harrison
James L. Smith, Jr. Rt.#1 Box•16$ Robert T'. Williams 3 Ct. Lake Village
Thomas R. Johnson Jr2311 Chestnut St. J. E. Singletary 290$ Jefferson
Wm.Thomas Seagrove 115 Stradleigh Rd. Robert N. Touchsto ne116 Wrightsville Ave.
NOTICE OF CALLED MEETING - '
The Chairman informed the Board that he was arranging for a joint session of
the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners with the Wilmington City Countil at 10:00
A. M. Wednesday morning, November 12th for the purpose of discussiftg the North 23rd St.
water line for the Lace Plant.
ADJOURNI4ENT
Upon motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Mayhan, the Board unanimously
adjourned.
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W. G. Houck, Executive Secretary
Municipal Building, Wilmington, N.C. November,12, 1958 ,
CONVENTION• =
The following County Commissioners assembled at the Council Chambers at 10:00
A. M. today: Chairman J. M. Hall, Jr., Commissioners J. E. Holton, Jr., E. R. Mayhan,
Berry A. Williams and County Attorney John Bright Hill. Councilmen present were: Mayor
J. E. L. Wade; Councilmen E. S. Capps, James H. Batuyious, Russell T. Burney, W. Ronald
Lane, City Manager J. R. Benson, and City Attorney Cicero P. Yow.
AWARD PRESENTATION - ,l
Chairman J. M. Hall was recognized by the A4ayor who acted as Chairman of the
Joint Meeting and surprised him with the Presentation of a Certificate o£ Commendation
for his work in behalf of the TMKeep North Carolina Beautiful" program. He considered
this a signal honor and expressed his appreciation for the many times Mayor Wade had sought
out opportunities to say a good word in behalf of New Hanover County and the City of Wil-
mington. Mayor Wade was completely baffled at this tribute and expressed his appreciation
for this unexpected honor.
JOINT SESSION - ' '
Mayor Wade opened the meeting for a motion that the Boards be assembled in
joint session and upon motion of Councilman Lane, seconded by Commissioner Williams,,
0?00 the two Boards unanimously approved the motion.
' City Manager,J. R. Benson announced that it would be necessary to let the con-
tract for the 1211 water main to be constructed for the industrial site on North 23rd St.
in two parts since approximately 2200 feet would be inside the City limits and approximate—
ly 2900 feet outside the City limits, but in order to correlate the work he thought it wise
to award the contract to one firm having the lowest bid for both projects (inside and out-
' side) even if some other contractor should submit a lower bid on one particular portion.
This would assure a continuity of work and prevent any confusion or delay that might accrue
?,?.. from two different firms trying to work on the project. After a?discussion of the sever-
al pYiases, Councilman Batuyious offered a motion that the two attorneys be directed to pro-
ceed with the advertiging for bids and'joint letting to the lowest combination bidder on
December 17, 195$ at 9:00 A. M. in the Council Chambers.' This motion was seconded by Com-
missioner Maph4n arid unanimously adopted.
ADJOURNMENT - ' '
' Commissioner Hall of£ered a motion to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Capps
since the purpose'o£ the meeting had been accomplished. It was unanimously approved by
all present. '
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, W. G.?Houck?; Executive Secret-arY
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