1951-01-15 Regular Meetingr
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Meeti-g of January 8, 1951, co-ti-ued.
S A commu"icatio^ was received from the State Board of Public Vdelfare advisi^g that
5 $43,619.25 was se-t to this Cou-ty for December for 01d Age Assista-ce, Aid to Deperdent .
Childre- a"d Admi-istratio-.
The meeti-g the- adjour-ed.
C. F. Smith, Acti-g Clerk.
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VJilmi-pto^I F. C., January 15, 1951. '
The regular weekly meeti-g oi the Boqrd v+as he7_d Lhis day at 10:00 0'cl.ock A.M.
Prese-t: Addiso^ Hew7.ett, Ch?irma^, Jas. M. H?11, Claud O'Shieids, Thursto- C: Davis, ?
Ha7_ J. Love, Cou-ty Attor-ey h4arsde^ Bellamy a-d C.F,Smith, Cou-ty Auditor,
The mi-utes of ineeti-gs of December 27th a-d January lst vaere read a-d approved as
? recorded
Resig"atio- of Mr. R. W. Galphin as County Farm Demo"stratio- Agent, o^ accou-t of his
physical co-ditio-, to become effective February 1, 1951, or as soor thereafter as his
State a.+dLFederal retireme"t is effective, was prese-ted a-d upo- motio^ of Mr. Davis, •?
seco-ded by Mr. HallIIwas accepted with regret,
Upo- motio- of Mr. Davis, seco^ded by ft+fr, Love, Ilfr. D. D. Baggett, Assistant Cou^ty Age^t
was o- recommendatio- of ll4r. C..M.Brickhouse, District State Supervisor a"d Mr. A. Schlegel,
'1G Chairma- a-d members of the DTew Hanover County Farmers Courcil a-d Advisory Committee who
?were prese^t, was appoi^ted r^,rm Demonstratio^ Ape^t to succeed Mr. Galphi".
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Upo- motio^ of E4r. 0'Shi,e].ds, seco^ded by Mr. Davis, the Board,at the request of the
Farmers Cou^cil, agreed to take immediate steps to secure a- Assista^t Farm Agert. •
Mjr. Thos.G.O'Neal, Director of Civil Defense, reported completio^ of the selectio- of
kea. mer for the various depertthe.+ts of Civil Defe-se, a-d advised that most of the
sirens i-+ the Cou-ty were out of order a-d some would have to be replaced, and it would
be recessary that the Cou^ty furrish a past-time ma- to make repairs. It wili. take
approxima,tely 2000 me, to operate the service. The necessary ezpe^ses would be bor-+e by
e Federal a-d Cou^ty Gover^me^ts a-d other mu-icipalitles of the County. '
-?? Mr. William M. 1^lilso^?represe-ti-p the Souther- Ivlicrofilmi^g Compa-y of Sumter, S. C.?
gave a- exhibitio^ of microfilmed records, a-d swftitted a cost of $8,170.00 for
microfilmi-g ?pproximately 567 volumes of recoxds i^ ihe Register of Deeds'a--d Clerks
offices, which matter, a.fter discussio-, was received;study and co-'side'r.a,tio? vrith the
Local"EaP A95ociatlor.
Upor motio- of 1Jir. Davis, seco-ded by Mr. 0'Shieids? Mr. Leo^ T. Croom, 212 CalhoV- Drive; '
Maffitt Vi2lage, a s•eside^t of Tviaso;boro toi??-ship; i:?is gra^ted ar 46ateme-t of Ci?y taxes •
_o, a valuatio- of W0.00 rerso^al property q-d poll charged i^ VJilmi-+Fto- Tow-ship i^ error ,
for the year 1950.
Surety bo^d for Hubert Hiyes as 9 .;ustice of the Reace; i^ the amou-t of $I,000.00 vaith the- -
"'stional Surety Compa-y as surety, the seid amou-t hivi^g bee^ fixed by law, a-d the said
bo^d approved as to form a-d executio^ by the Cou-ty 4ttor^ey, was upo^ motio^ of Mr.Da.vis, '
seco-ded by Mr. 0'Shields, was approved by the Board.
"o objections were i^dicated by the Board to the U-ited States District E^gi-eer gra-t'ing
perraissio^ to the Souther^ Kraft Divisio" of the I-ter^atioral Paper Compa^y, Georgetow",S.C.I
to corstruct 3 sever-pile dolphi-s in the Cape Fear River approximately 11000 feet
dow-stream of Lock a-d Datn No.l. -
Upon motio- of Mr. Love, seconded by Ivlr. 0',9hields? Il1r. Richard Bisse-ger a reside-t of
ffiasorboro v.as gra-ted ar abateme-t of poll taxes charged in the City ir error. Double Ch3r?e.
Upo^ notio- of Mr. Love, seco-ded by Mr. Davis, Mr, WiJ.liam fti. H111 was granted a-+ abetemeft
' yUn of taxes or a valuatio^ of $450.00, b.lock 58, lot "E4 Pt.3, account of double charge for t:he
7 year 1949.
A letter was received from the State Highvaay a^d Public Plorks Commissio- advisi-g that
the Public r,anding Road at Greenville Sou-d was added to our Cou-ty Iiighvaay System at its
meeti^g held December 21, 1950.
Actio- o^ a request to abate bacY taxes charged aFai^st lots 22, 23 a-d 24 i- block H,
fa? Ardmore for the.ye?rs 1944 through 1950 i^ t;he -ame of G.C.I?dcKeitha- Trustee for OZd
Apostolic Luther^ Church of Americq,T-?d plice the saMe o^ the tax.free 7_ist, was co^ti^ued
pe-di^g receipt of affidavit to the effect that the s3id property was occupied a-d used
exclusipely for church purpose.s.
Mr. 0'Shields agai- brouFht to the 'itte^tio^ of the Board the matter of requesti^g the
ACL Railroqd Compa^,y movi-p its st?tio^ at 7Jrightsboro further fron the highway crossi-g
i- to preve-t its tratr_S-#'rom blocki??,.t?ie hiFYnvsy v,?he^ stops are r?ade there.
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: Meetirg of Jaruar3' 15, 1951, co*+ti^ued.
Upor motio^ of It4r. Davis, seco-ded by luir. Hai,11 the Cou^ty 6uditor was authorized to
?.G ?urchase a disk harrow for the Cou^ty Farm out of the Cou-ty Farm emerge+?cy fu"d if
fou^d ^ecessary.
The meeli-g the- ad j oi.ir^ed .'
Clerk.
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hilmi-gto-, ". C.1
January 22, 1951.
The regular weeki_y meeti^g Nras held at 10:00 o'c'ock A. M.
Present: Addiso- Hewlett, Cha,irma-, Cl.aud 0'Shields, Thursto^ C'. Davis, Cou-ty Attorn,ey
Marsde- Beilamy a"d C.F'.Smith, Cou^ty Auditor, '
Ugc-inotio- of nir. 0'Shields, seco-ded by Mr. Davis, readi-g of the rai-utes of ineeti-gs of an.,
& a-d 15 vas dlispe-sed "with.
, ?Major Thomas G. 0.'Neal, Director of Civil Defense, preserted a 1ergthy report o- the•
? orga^izatio- of the Office of Civil Defe^se of the P7ilydi^F-to^ -,*'ev? Hanover Cou^ty
?-rnllf?`"? Civil. Defe-se Admi-istration a^d budget estimate for the period February 1 to Ju"e /
- 30, 1951, showi-g $5,195•28 which represe-ts 3/7's of the total amou-t of $12,122.32
?eeded for its operatior vihich, after discussio-, was upo^ motion of Mr. Davis, seco-ded
by Mr. 0'Shields, gra-ted out of the Ge-eral Fu^d Emerge^cy Furd, or a^y u^3ppropri_?ted `
sur lus fu-ds? PROVIDFD the City a-d Beach resorts appropriate their pro-rata share:
+- A.petitio^ of 26 property ow^ers a-d farmers requesti-g the Courty CommissioRers to a rov /
. a-d use their best efforts to have the Stqte Highway a-+d Public Works Commissio++ add po
our Cou-ty Highvray System for nai^te-e^ce, anproxim?tely fmur m11es Porters Neck Road
Er.tensior ru^^i^g through the Porters "'eck Plantation Sub-division? plus 4600 feet of
old roadvaay co-ti^ui-g o^ to US17 3^d e^tering said highvray at a point about one mile
-orth of the Porters P'eck'Hiphva3y, u.?as presented by Mr. Edgar L. Yow, 1nd upo^ motion "
of n?r. Da.vis, seco^ded by T,ir. 0'Shields, vaas received for co^sideratio- a-d irvestigation
o^ the'premises.
qlderma^ of_Yirightsviile Beach
' Mr.Dick Sheppard/appeared to say that the Tow- of UTrightsville Beach e-dorsed the co^structio-
? V)of a proposed highway. from US7.7 -ear, the Four n4ile Post vi?) the Vi]_1a View Road to Wrightsvill.e
Beach as a mutuRl be-efit to ?t11. - Upo- motio- of I,rr, 0'Shieids, seco-ded by 14r. Davis, the RePister o£ Deeds was authorized to
r-?°ecb+s?'employ a temporgry clerk a?d 're?t a--typewriter for?i-dexirg thef1950 births and deaths at a
?(? salary i++ line with that paid for simiiar work, r •
Upon motio- of Mr. ')avis, seco^ded by Mr. 0'Shields, the Burt Paper Box Company was gra-ted
a" abatement of not listed peralty charged agai-st their property ir block 562 for the
year 1950, o- recommerdatio- of the Cou-ty Auditor. •
x A bill. in the anount of,$432,00 for 54 days hospital care for HarryAlex3^der Durham at
-__PtnP Duke Hospital was received from the Supt., of Pubtic Vlelfare, ard the Board haviTg
: approved payment for 28 days at $8.00 per day at meeti-gs of November 20th and December 4th,
took no further action.,
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Upon motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. 0'Shie).ds, Mr. B. F. Ozment,Jr., 132 Pirecrest ?
Parkway, was gra-ted a- abatement of taxes on a valuatioM of $50.00 personal property
; listed above exemptio- in error for the year 1950,; or his sigred stateme-t that the
property listed by him at $350.00 was ir error a"d should have been $300.00.
?--, Upo- motior of Mr. 0'Shields, seco^ded by Mr. Davis, the Board authorized that advertiseme++t
for bids be made for the purchase of accou-tfi-g a-d tax l.isting equipme"t for the auditors
office, and for the purchase of three automobiles for the Sheriff's Department a-d ore to^ and
_ one half stake body truck for the Cou^ty Farm, 5eale8 bids°to be-Peceived 10:00 o'clock A.M.
F.riday, February 2-d 1951.
A report of Associated Charities a'nd Cou^t"y Fire<Department.for.December were received a-d filed.
• Surety bond for Dr.'YVilliam Fred'erick Barefoot as Coro-er in the amou-t of f02,000.00 with the
.A-l;cha- American Employers' I^sura^ce Compa,y, the said imou^t having bee" fixed by the Board, n-d
the said bo^d approved as to Porm a^d exe?c?utionby the Cou^ty Attor^ey, was a.pproved.
Upon motio- of IvIr. Daeis, seco^ded by 1,4r. 0, 'Shields, the Board authorized the purchase of
Streptomyci- for approximately three mo^ths treatme-t for b4illie Pe3rson, 708 Swa^n Street,
0 sufferi^g vrith Tuberculosis o^ recomme^datio^ of Dr. A. H. Etliot, Cou^ty Health Officer,
perdi^g her admissio^ to the 5tate Sa-atorium.
? Upor motio^ of ll4r. 0'Shields, seco-ded by Mr. Dpvis, Mr. M.T.Ross, Jailer, was authorized
??2,to atterd a. three day school o^ "Operatio^ a^d Ma^ageme^t of City a-d Cou^ty Jails" irsti:tute
of Governmeht at Chapel Hill o^ Ja-uary 24, 257 a-d 26th, 1951.
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A copy of the mi-utes of the meeti-g of the Board of T'rustees of Commu"ity Hospital of
December 20, 1950, vaere received a"d filed.
r o objections were indicated by the Board to the U-ited S?ates District E-gineer gra^tirg
permissior to the Southerm Kraft Divisior of the Internatio-al Paper Compary of Georgetow-,S.C.9
.r.? to co^struct 3 seve"-pile dolphi"s in the Cape Fear River aPproximately 1500 feet dowrstream
of LoCk v-d Dam No.2.
A petition of VJ.F.Sledge a-+d Katherire C. Sledge submitted o" State Form R-10, by the
, P6S Sledge Lumber Company of Whiteville,' N. C., requesting the State Highway and Public Works
-- ` Commissio- to take over ard mairtai- three miles of road leading off US 117 a-d 421 at
Skippers Corner -ear Castie Hay-e a^d rejoini-+g US 117 a-+d 421 21 miles South of Skippers
Cor"er. was received for further consideration.
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