1951-03-26 Regular Meeting2 t .
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Meeting.of Niarch 29, 1951, co^ti^ued.
Upo- motio^ of Il4r. Davis, sece^ded by 1v1r. H^11, authori.ty was give^ to correct a-
?error i^ tra-sferring all of a parcel of lard in b].ock 159 ow^ed by Howard A. Ha^by,
to R.I.Becker i^ 1949. It appeari^g that only a part of the said la-d was sold. And
authority was give- to;separate the assessme-ts to enable It4r. Ha^by, to pay the 1950
' taxes o^ the part he retained.
Upo- motio^ of Mr. Davis, seco^ded by Pt4r. Ha11., the Trustees of Trinity hiethodist
Church were gra-ted ar aba,temert of taxes o^ a ualuatio^ of $10,350.00 charged agai^st
part of lots 2 a-d 3, i^ block 3, Caroli^a Heights for the years 1949 a-d 1950, which is
occupied ard used exclusively as a_parso^age for the pastor, a-d the same ordered
p].aced o^ the tax free list.
Upo^ motio^ of Mr. Davis, seco-ded by NIr. Hall, 114r. B. N. Burleyson, 401 Circle Ave-ue,
Takoma Park 12, Maryland, was granted a refu-d of taxes paid. i^ error on a valuatio^
or $550.00, lots 3 a-d 20, in block 2, Vuilrui^gtor Beach, accou^t of double charge a-d
the same eharged against him i^ error for the year 1.950. 1'he said lots are otiv-ed by
N. J. Bul_lard and ordered charged to,hir^: ' .
Upo^ motio- of iVYr. U'Shields, seco^ded by P:r. Ha11, Joseph Reddol, 15 N. llth Street,
,?ap was released from payment of ^ot listed pe-3lty charged agai-st his property in
b7.ock 187 for the year 1950, which he claims vras l.isted.
Upo- motio^ of Crlr. H^11, seco^ded LS rr1r. Da.vis, the Board requested that bir. He-?ry
Boyd, Jr., kirport Iuia,-ager a-d ivlr. Earl G. Burroughs, Cou^ty Firema^, be swor--i^
-/ ? '0b?-as deputy sheriffs, vihich appears to be ^ecessary i^ co^^ectio^ eaith their duties,
--p.%11 a-d to receive i-structio-s from the Cou-i;y Attor^ey as to their duties a-d obligation
before tiki^g over the duties of a duputy sheriff..
Itir. 0'Shields asked vrhat descisio^ had bee^ reached by t,he Azalea Festival Committee
co^cer-i-+g the use of Legio^ Stadiur:i for har^ess races. Vdas advised by the Chairman
that a letter requested by him co-cer^i^g that Matter had ^ot bee^ received from
Mr. E. T. Ylhite, Chairma^ of the Committee.
Upor motio^ of.It4r. 0'Shields, seconded by Mr. Davis, Cou-ty biils Nosi'4313 to 4988
were approved for payment.
Upo- motio- of Mr. Claud 0!Shields,seco^ded by Mir. Davis, the Cha.irma^ a"d the Clerk of
o?jthe Board were authorized to execute, o^ behalf of the Cou^ty, a licerse agreeme-t prepared
?,?fr by the Civi1 Aero-autics Admi^istratio^ gra^ti^g to the U^ited States of America the right
a-d privilege to i^stall, operate a^d ma,i^tai^ ar I^strume^t La^ding 8ystem upor I3ew
Hanover Courty Airport a-d especialty upo^ la^ds vaithi^ the bou^ds, of the Airport a-d
more particulariy described i^ the agreeme^t u^der titl.e of "Descriptiovl of Localizer Site"
a-d "Descriptior of Guide Path Site".
The meeti-g the^ adjour^ed. •
Clerk.
? Fail.niingto^, N. C.i 12-rch 26, 1951.
The regular weekly meetinp of the Board v;as held at 10:00 o'clock,A. M. I
Present: Addiso- Hetir_1.ett, Chairma^,.jas. IvI. Hall, C1aud 0'Shie1_ds, Thursto^ C. Davis
a^d Cou^ty Attor-ey Tv2arsde^ Be'iamy.
The mi^utes o£ meeti^g of Io-Sarch 19, 1951, vaere ,-ead a-d approved as recorded.
Mr. E. L. Vdh3te, Preside^t of the 1951 UJi1mi^gto^ Azaiea Festival, orese^ted o- behaif
?-of its Board of Directors, a writter disapproval of the Stadium's Committee actio^ i-
? l.easi-g the Stadium•o^ Maxch 31, a-d Apri7_ lst, for a- attractio^ which the Boa.rd of
? Directors feel is -ot i^ the best irterest of the success of the Azalea Festival, a-d
the,refore.requested that the CommissioTers withdraw the permissio-+ for the use of the
Stadium o" the dates of &larch 31 a-d April lst, for the reaso^ that a^ything that would
atte?rd•to affect the success of the Commu^ity Festival is ^ot for the betterment of the
' Commu-ity. Tslessrs Hugh Morto*+, L. C. LeGvri", Tom James, the Revere^d H.I.Glass a-d City
ti4a„ager J.H.Be-son, spoke in support of the protest. I6r. W. K. Rhodes sa'_d he VJ3S i^
- sympathy with the 9zarea Festival, but feJ_t 1t wou7_d be unfair to ask b4r. Batso-, lessee
of the Stadium a-d track, re^ege o^ his horse ra.ces, vrhich privi_lege was gra-ted by the
• Stadium Conunittee for Saturday March 31, a-d Su^day April lst, which eve^t had been advertised.
After a pause i^ tne discussior, Mr. Hewlett expressed his regrets that a co-flict had
occurre,d. That he felt all co^cer^ed wa-tec to do the thing that would be best for the
commu-ity a-d acted i^_good faith, but again stated his position as bei^g opposed to horse
- races o^ Sur+days. The matter of displayi^g the floats at the Stadium for public i^spectior
was'discussed. R4r. 0'Shields did ^ot feel that the use of the use of the field uaturday a-d
Su^day would irterfere vrith placi^g the floats there. b4r. Davis asked why we did ^ot hear
of the Azalea Board of Directors protest actio^ of hiarch 16, earlier thar March 22.
Mr. Ha1l_ stated-^ot havi-g heard a^ythi^g from:.the--9zalea Cor.imittee, co^curred in gra-tirg
. the use of the Stadium for horse races, o^ the dates stated. The matter was further discussed
, at le^gth, but ro actio^ take- to resci^d the actio^.
4?he Chairman than prese^ted a letter f•ron_P,Zr,:: E.L..Vdhite, President of the 1951 Azalea Festival,
which waF received at 2:30 F.L4., Di?rch 22 1951, advisi^g that the Board of Ditectors of the
Aza.lea Festival, o^ Friday ^ight, PaIarch l?th u^a^imously voted ^ot to e-dorse horse raci-g
at the Stadium ll?Iarch 31, a^d Apri7. l, 1957-•
Upo- motio^ of Mr. Ha11, seco-ded hy Iv;r. Davis, Tvir. Everett ?:ewis, a-ative of Pe-der County
a-d a graduate of State College, with three years exper?e^ce Nvith the Vlester- Vegetable
Statio?, was ?ppoi^ted 9ssista^t Farrii Demo-stratio^ 9gert for Aiew Hanover Cou-t}• o-
? recomme^datio^ of IcIr. C. Pv7. firickhouse, State, District Supervisor.a^d the i"ew Hanover Cou-ty
Agricultural Committee, elfective Ju^e 1, 1951.
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Meetirg of March 26, 1951, Co^ti^ued.
Mr. Dwight McEwe- appeared to ask for a- i-crease i^ his co^tract pay as Court
Stenographer to $3,000.00 per year which v,a.s recomme^ded by Reside-t Judge Joh-
J. Bur^ey a-d the Cou^ty Attor^ey as a reaso^ab7.e surn to pay him for the very
C5? efficie^t services he performs,was upo- motio^ of DIr. Davis, seco^ded by Mr. Ha,ll?
take^ u^der co^sideratio^ dux•i^F the preparatio- of the budget. However o^ the same
? motio-, Ivir. McEwe- was gra^ted a^ i^crease of 110.00 per mo^th as of March Y, 1951
for the bala^ce of the prese^t fiscal year, the same as a?].owed regular cou-ty ?
employees.
A request of D4r. R.M.Brya- for a^ abateme-t of taxes 'o- a valuatio^ of $1,500.00
? house built o- 15.83 acres of la-d, par.t of Southerla^d, Maso-boro Tow^ship, which
he says was -ot started u^til aiter Ja^uary 1, 1950, was upo- motio^ of t,Qr. 0'Shields,
_ secorded by Mr. Davis, granted subject to investigatio^.
A copy of a surveq of a tract of land i^ Har-ett Tow^ship, e^tered a-d claimed by
Mr. James D. Carr, prepared by Mr. H.M.vo^Oesen who was appoi^ted Special Cou^ty
Surveyor for this particu_lar purpose,a copy of which is recorded i^ the"Book of Surveys
of land a-d E-tries", was received a-d filed.
A petitio- of 21 property owners prepared o^ State Form R-10, requesting hard surfaci^g
of 3/10 of a mi].e of E'Lm Road i^ Har^ett Tow-ship co^necti^g with U517, was upon moti.o-
of Mr. 0'Shields, seco^ded by Mr. Davis, approved a-d referred to the State Highway a-d
Public Vdorks Commissio- for co^sideratio^.
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? A request of Sadie Hooper to redeem by purchase,the SEM nart of ?!ot 5, i^ biock 349, at.
?? a price of $150..00, vlhich lot was bought i^ for taxes by the City a-d Cou^ty for $100.00
?ard vahich is assess,ed at $125•00, v+as prese-ted but ^o actio^ taken.
? A report of the Cou-ty Electricsl I-spFctor for Februa.ry was received a-d filed.
A request of VJm.J.L'Jilbur, 1502 Dock St.' sta,i;io-ed at camp Lejeure a-d ^ot a resident of
New Hanover.Court,y, for a.- al,iteme^t of taxes o- automobi.ie iisted for him by his wife
, for 1950, was upo- motio^ of Irir. 0'Shie'ds, co-ti-ued for fwrther i^formatio^ as to his
nlace of reside^ce etc: .
C. M. McKeithar, 2540 Harri.=,o- St.
Myro- H. Pegram, 1303 S. 3rd, St.
D. E. Rai^es, Rt.1, Box 262.
W.R.Gibso^, jr., Caroli^a BeachF
Clifford Harris, Rt.3, Box 141B.
Lillia^ C. Parker, 1410 S. ?Jth St.
E.W.Reeves, Castle Hay-e.
H.E.Do-ahoe, Eox 605 Caroli^a Beach.
H. H. Ki-gl Rt.2.
E. E. BiggsI Jr. 2613 E.'Jefferso^ St
F.D.Grimstead, g-N Second St.
H. F. Paul; 2719 Jackso- St.
M.T,.Pridgen, 1 Ct.Y, Lake Forest.
Li11ia- Matthews, 605 S. Frort St.
Marie R. Ayash, 1418 Dock St.
Mary L. Roberts, Iiure Beach.
h.S.YJilliams, 2513 H, Ad.,ms St.
L.H.King, C 25; Box 39AA.
2^d week- April 16th, 1951:
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Upor motio^ of n4r. Davis, seco-ded .by nQr. 0'Shie1_ds, Fayme-t of $15•00 each to Dr.H.A.
Codi^gto^ a^d Dr. Jeme D. Freema^, for serv?_ces as expert wit^esses for the State in the
-00-- case of State v Joh^ P. Fa'io^., ?.^d $5,00 to J.VI.Strickl?^d, Tock Smith, who testified
for the State as a- expert wit^ess ir the case o£ State v fIugh M. Pe^^y, was- approved ".
o^ order of the Judge Presidi^g Superior Court. • - '
Restaura-t Wrightsviile Beach, Ocean Board VValk Carol.i-a Beach a^d 125 S. 2nd St., City,
? submitted by Louis A. ATdrews, Tucy Z. K^owl.es a-d Ar^old F. Pate respective]_y.
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?ay The foilowi^g good a-d J.a.wful perso^s were draw- to serve as jurors i^ the Superior Court
??v?" for the tria7 of Civil Cases for the two vreeks term begi^-i^g April 9, 1951:
A report of the Gra^d Jury, February Term 1951, was received a-d filed.
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v To objections vaere i?dicated to the apo7.icatio^s for State Permit to seil beer at-Se've^ Seas
C. A. O7.mstead, F.O.Box 691
C.R.Fryer, 202 ". 9th St.
E.J.Pigford, 523 Dack St.
J.?,.Bass, 52? S. 4th St.
r.J.Sta?li^gs, Rt.i, Box 24.
F. P. Costi", Bok 174, Caroii^a Beach,G
He^ry W. Gorntoy P.O.Box 3011. .
g. R. Ki^Q, 2930 Adams Street.
-. , Jif Daily4 309 S. 7th St.
. W. E. Grimstead, 108 north Carolina Ave^ue.
yrs. Viola,L. Pedersg 1805 Perry Ave
n.E.Watson, YMCA.
O.R.Parker, 1401 S. 7th St.
Marti^ T. VJi^rer, Caroli^a Beach.
Mabel Shepard Vdatters, Rt.l.
Pau]. B. VJhite, Caroli^a Beach.
Mrs. J. D. VJilcox, 5 Ct.-D, Lake Forest.
G.NJ.Barefoot, Castle Hayne Rt.l.
Chas.S.Furber,Jr., °fo Moore-Fo-vie17.e Co.
Jay W. Reed, Box 562.
J. Earl Clark, 2217 Chestrut St.
He^ry F. Geres, 206B, VJilliamso^ Drive.
A.A.Everett, P.O.Box 1531.
Bruce Boswell, Box 109•
J.C.Bissette, P.O.Box 13.
A.H.Ward, 807 Market St.
P.VJ.Graham, 65 Lee Drive.
*'orman F. Sass, S. 4th St.
Jos B. Griffin, 1008 S 4th St.
J.T.Fulbright, 1617 Grace St. -
Archie W. Lewis, 11-C, Nesbitt Ct.
D.O.Hewett, 1221 Iv . 4th St.
Claud G. King, i,09 S. 6th, St.
Jane M. Adki-s, 416 DT . 7th St.
Davis K. Bovaers,Jr., 201 Ce^trai Bou1_evard.
F.D.Io7emory, 2850 A, Adams St.
T he meeti^g the- n,djour-ed.
C l e rk .
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David A. Hi^sOr, 96 SpOffOrd.
Roosevelt Milton 105 Worth Drive Maffirr Village.
H.H.Hudso-, jo Corbett Package Co.
Clyds Bar^bill, 7 Ct. X, Lqke Forest. .
G.W.Humphrey, 104 Colo^ial Dri.ve.
J.P.Bloodworth, Rt.l.
Katie B: Presso^, 417 Chestnut St. . .;?.
Ezra VJorthy, 311 S. 13th St.
1u2rm.EVE],y^ R. Brock; Rt.3. '
O.L.VJalto^, 814 Pri^cess. za.^is Poulos, 511 s. 5tn st.
V1.H.Hardee, Jr., Box 83, Caroli^a Beach,
F.K.J.Futch, Rt.3, Box 37A.
F.F.Burnett,Jr. ? 410 R. 7th St.
J.Vd.VJiliis, ].1 Ct.Y, Lake Forest.
G.H.Hines, 604 Greenfield St.
C.R•.Davis, 217 S. 6th 5t.
Thos.C.Cofer, 209 Park St. i'
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