1954-01-25 Regular MeetingI
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0 J? Meeting of Janvary 1$, 1954 - Contirrued -
??6 Ido objections were raised by the Board to the United States District Shgineer granting a permit to Center Fish-
?i?' ing Pier Corporation, Carolina Beach, N. C., to m nstruct a fishing pier in the Atlantic Ocean at Wilmington
Beachl between North Carolina Avenue and Tennessee Avenue, 25 feet wide with a total length of 1,000 feet, ex-
tending seaward approximately 880 feet beyond the mean lotir water line.
47 A road report was received £rom the State Highway and Public Works Commission - Mr. C. Heide Trask, Commission-
, er Third Division, which is composed of Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow,Pender and 5ampson Counties,
showing 42.04 miles of road worlc and five bridges had been finished in this Division during the past month. In
New Ksnover County, State forces graded, drained and top soiled the following 24=foot wide roads and their lengths:
Near 1Jhiskey Creek, 2/3 miles; an3 near Beclcer's Supply Compaiy, 0/15mile. The 22-foot wide road
near Maffitt Village, was graded, drained an3 top soiled for 0.4 milo. The Flemington Road was,graded'and pav-
? ed 30 feet wide for 0.5 mile where it intersects Negro-Head Road. •
Airport receipts an3 disbursements for December 1953, and Airport receipts for January 5th and 12th. Wilming-
?ton Colored Library for Novemter, 1953. State Board d'Public Welfsre Division of Institutional and Protoctive
5ervice for December, were received and file3.
r jThe following good and lataful persons were 3rawn to serve as jurors in the Superior Court £or the trial of Civil
Cases for the February Civil Term of Court beginning February 1, 1954.
/ First Week:
D. L. Sewell, 1702 Chestnut St Robt. L. Shipman, 401 S. l,th St. L. E. Danford, 308 Sunset Avenue
Geo. L. Stearns, 293 Park Avenue Relman Hnbinson, Wrightsville Beach Patrick M. Hunt, 2015 Barnett Avenue
C. B. Bergen, 915 Country'Club B1vd.J. W. Harrington, 36 Jackson Drive N. H. 14usselwhite, Caroli.na Beach
H. N. Kendal, 105 Colonial Drive Herman L. Fowler, 105 Spofford T. H. Jef£ords, 2519 Washington St.
J. F. Cox, 610 Chestnut Street Walter A. Penny, 2010 Market Street J. E. Hearn, 1811 Grace Street
Sol Shain, 1403 Grace Street J. F. CraWford, 401 Central Blvd. R. H. Sneeden, 418 S. 4th Street
J. Robert Sneeden, RFD 3. John W. Hunter, Jr., 40 Iake Forest Mamie B. Hudson, 230 Forest Hi11 Dr.
T. R. Ames, Jr., Rte 3, Box 77 G. C. Gorman, Jr,, 1925 Klein Road William Ear.le Eagle, 150 Pincrest Pkwy. •
C. B. Sellers, Jr., ?l,OS Princess Place Dr.-James Henry Crocker, 81 Spofford Mi11s-Donald A. Gardner, 215 N. 18th St.
A. B. Blake, 127 Colonial Drive A. J. Starling, Sr., 707 S. 5th Street Robert Long; Rte 2- Box 192
Pearl F. Fonvidle, 2n3 & Princeas 5t.-K. B. Swain, 2225 Brandon Road W. E. LeNoyne, 158 Lake Forest Pki+y.
A. B. Sellers, 37 Woo3lawn Avenue-A. B. Garner, 405 N. 21st Street Bruce H. Hill, 121 Colonial Circle
Second Week:
F. J. Garner, 412 Chestnut Street-C. W. Blomme, 602 Central 31vd. Oran S. Hinton, Wrightsville Sound
Donald E. Becker, 208 No. Blv3. Annie Council, 2514 Wasnington Street Chas. H. Sidbury, 2021 Woolcott Avenue
W. H. Burgess, 1418 Castle Street-Louis Cle!nons, 213 S. 6th Street R. B. Covington, 408 Castle Street
Herman Roberts, 119 Graham Street-W. H. Best, 5 Wrightsville Avenue E. A. Jones, 23 no. 23rd Street
William G. Pridgen,303 N.C. Avenue-James B. Nngers, 137 Lake Forest C. L. Brinson; 307 S. 2nd Street
J. T. Lee, Jr,, 1926 S. Front St.-Ada F. Moore, 2811 Washington Street Thos. W. Letais, Rte 3- Box 1./a7
James F. Flowers, Rte 3- Box 107-J. D. Player, 9 Laurel Drive R. W. Austin, Rte 1, Box 144
Joseph A. Padrick, 2810 Washington St-Jos. W. Chinnis, 205 No. 46th St. B. Y. Flzssell; 32 Norningside Dr.
Z. U. PUrr, 2830 E. Community Dr.-Chas.J. Cunningham, 417 S. Front 5treet-Henry Sherman, 111 So. 5th Street
Roland B. Hocutt, 4 S. 16th 5t Carl H. Moore, 1917 Woolcott Avenue Ehaard Rivenbark, 2413 Nonroe Street
H. L. Britt, 218 Willard Street Pi, C. Shipman, 209 N. llth Street A. Wi llard, Rte 2 Box 62
W. F. Burns, 112 S. 16th Street Geo. C. Bradley, 112 Pinecrest Pkwy. John H. Phssell, 1805 Grace Street
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Upon motion of Nlr. Davie, seconded by N,r. O'Shields, County bills No. 2092 to 2 155 were approve.t for payment.
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/ gton, N. C. January 25, 1954.
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this day at 10:00 o'clock A.M.
Present: R. T. Horton, Chairman and Commissioners Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, Hal J. Love, Raiford
Trask, Cicero P: Yow, County Attorney and T. ?. Love, County Auditor.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend Harman S. Winberry, Pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
Copies o£ the minutes of ineeting•January 18, 1954, having previously been mailed to each member of the Board, the
same were upon motion of Mr. Davis, s econded by b';r. Love, approved. '
The County Corunissioriers stood by their action of Jarnzary 18, 1954, in not objecting to the United 5tates Dis-
itrict Engineer granting a permit to Center Pier Fishing Corporation to construct a fishir.g pier in the Atlantic
Ocean at Wilmington Beach, on opinion of the County Attorney that the County Board has no legal right to object
to the construction of the picr. No action was taken, however, twenty (20) or more persons were present, but
the only objection to the construction of the pier was receipt of a letter from Dr. Edwin N. Booker, a property
owner at Wilmington Beach, a resident o£ Selma, N. C. Mr. Glenn Ttrcker of Carolina Beach presented a letter
from the Wilmington Beach Investment Company, written to the District Engineer, stating that the Company has
gone on record favoring the permit for the construction of a£ishing pier as applied for by the Center Fishing
Pier Corporation, which it is believed will result in greater financial benefits to all property owners within
the area, and will attract more tourists to the fishing grounds of 14eU! Hanover County,
?Q A request of Dorothy Graham, 1413 Ann Street, Rosella Howell, 982 South lOth, and Frances Randall, 1108 Wooster
°?`Street, representing the Williston High School Eand BooSters Club, that an additional bus be made available to
i?? provide transportation for their band members to participate in a band clinic to be held at Greensboro and Ashe-
ville, as the number attending will be.too mar?y for one bus to carry. The request was received f'or investiga-
tion as to funds available in the aiverti'sing budget for this purpose.
An invitation was received from SElVCBA to attend their eighth annual Fishing Ftndeo Banquet, Thursday evening,
^ G? January 28, 1954, 7:00 P.1d.,.at Fergus' Ark. An invitation was also received from tir. H. A. Marks, President
of the Community Council to attend the annual meeting of Community Council Friday, January 28, at 8:00 P.Ai.,
in the Carolina Power and Light Assembl,y Hall. Dr. Ellen Winston will be the guest speaker.
? A letter of thanks and appreciation was received from Mr. H. C. Doclcery, County Attorney of Mecklenburg County
for having furnished him with an outline of the p m cedure followed in connection with our Charity Hospitalization.
A letter was received from Mr. Tom Lawther, Jr., Secretary of the Wilmington Civitan Club, advising that the
? Club at its meeting held January 13, 1954, went on record, unanimously, favoring the continued operation of John
? C. Wessell 1lxberculosis Sanatorium; as a worthy and essential project. .
Letters of inquiry were received from Hunnicutt & Associates oF St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mr, Joseph H. Quigley
of the Cole-Iayer-Trumble Company of Charlotte, N. C., concerning the proposed mapping program and re-valuation
of property. No action was taken.
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Meeting of January 25, 1954 - Continued - 4rS J_
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A lett'er was received from the 5tate Department of Motor Vehicles concerning the Motor Vehicle Safety'Respon-
sibility Act of 1953, was referred to the County Attorney for opinion as to the County's Auto-Vehicle Driver's ?J
Liability obligation covering the Departments of the Sheriff, County Home, Airport or aqy other Department of )?5
the County.
Notice of final decision by the State Board of Allotment and Appeal, on sppeal from the County Welfare Board in
the following Cases were received:
Sarah King Parker, 505 Walnut Street, ADC appeal: Issue involved, termination of payment because children a?
were no longer deprived of parental support.
Amanda Fiing DeBruhl, 2010 Princess Place Road, OAA appeal; Issue involved,termination of payment because
of sufficient income in the home of the daughter with whom you live. SS -
The action of the New Hanover County Welfare Board was upheld in the two above cases.
' Csrrie 5ellers McInnis, 215 Red Cross Street, OAA appeal; Issue involved, termination of your payment be-
cause of su£ficient incorue in home of daughter with whom you live. Decision of State Board of App'eal: Rein-
state payment for amount of $10.00 monthly effective October 1953. Rea.son - evidence presented at the hearing S 5?
shows that income in the home of the daughter is not sufficient to meet need as budgeted in accordance with the
State plan. _ A report of Airport receipts for January 15th and 21st, w ere received an3 filed. G)YLrGut7?
A comUined report and list of patients waiting to be admitted to the Sanatorium as of January 19, 1954, togeth-
er with formal applications for hospitalization £or Lula Mae Johnson, 805 S. 8th St.; Frances Holliday, 1011
Fhnning Street and Elsie Brown, 1005 Fanning Stroet, colored patients. This will give us a check on patients ?-
to be hospitalized that may be passed on to the State Sanatorium, rather than having to move them from the
Sanatorium to make room for other patients.
A statement of receipts and disbursementa for Com-nunity Hospital for the six months period July 1, to December
31? 1953, was received, showing 50.3% Portion of budget used..
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Request was received from Veterans Aiiministration, first mortgage holders, that future tax bills be sent to yy)r
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Loan Guaranty Officer, Veterans Administration Reginal Of£ice, Winaton-Salem, N. C., covering the property of
William Eduard ifraft, Lots 26 and 27, Edgewood, Harnett Township, and Paul Ellis Rich, Lot 2 in Block 11 Princess
Place.
A report of receipts and disburaements for the Wilmington Colored Library as o£ November 30, 1953, was receive3
and filed.
A report was received from the Board of Health showing extra food inspection, and reported not less than thirty #epAy ?
(30) places inspected per month.
Pamphlets on ABC Control in North Carolina were received and distributed.
Mr. Horton reported on tax listing as of Saturday, January 23 as follows:
Wilmington Township 72777 Masonboro Township 498
Harnett No. 1 " 11129 Federal Point " 684
- Harnett No. 2 " 49$ Businesses 708
Cape Fear " 809 Non-residents 745
9" Total of ' 1208l,8
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The Chairman said the half-way mark has not yet been reached, but we will be able to take cas•e of all iaho may
come in this last week to list under the.Law.
Upon inotion of Air. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love, instructions were given to advertiae for bids £or the purchase
o£ three (3) automobiles for the Sheriff's Department, to replace the three old cars now in use to be traded-
in, on option bids for Standard or Speoial Police Cars, on specifications.to be prepared.
4 Upon motion of Yr. Davis, seconded by Mr. 0'Shields, Mr. W. Allen Cobb, Local Attorney, was appointed Assist-
ant Solicitor for New Heinover County on the recommendation of District Solicitor John J. Burney, Jr., in accord-
ance'with Chapter 134, 1953 Session Iaws of North Carolina.
The meeting then adjourned.
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The regular weekly meeting of the Bcard was held
Wilmington, N. C. February 1, 1954•
this day at 10:00 o'clock A.M.
Present: R. T. Horton, Chairman and Commissioners Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, Hal J. Love, Raiford
Trask, County Attorney Cicero P. Yow, and T. D. Love, County Auditor,
The meeting wrzs opened with prayer by the Reverend S. J. Howie, Presiding Elder of the Wilmington District
A.M.E.Zion Church.
Copies of the minutes of ineeting of January 25, 1954, having been mailed to each menber of the Board, the same
were upon motiori of Mr. Love, aeconded by Mr. Davis, approved.
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With reference to a request o£ representatives of the Williston High School Band Boosters Club, January 25, 1954,
for an appropriation for transportation expense for the band members to participate in a band clinic at Greens-
boro and Asheville, wnich was received for investigation as to funds available. The Chairman reported the
Advertising F1znd has been exhausted by disbursements of $3,686.16 to various organizations? plus $500.00 each
ear-marked for the Azalea Festival, the Azalea Golf Tournament and State llssociation of County Commissioners'
Convention. The total budget appropriation was set at $5,000.00.
Mr. Dwight McEtaen submitted for the Board's consideration, a statement of his net annual income received for his
services as Court Reporter for riew Hanover County, with the view of an increase in compensation allowed hitn by
the County. Upon motion thesame wasreceived for consideration in next year's budget.
Mr. Harold Sternberger appeared to a sk for a refund oF the $107.10 he paid the City and County for a tax fore- ?j?/
closure IAt 25? feet in size in Block 309, he bought in June 19/?9, for the reason, lie said, he can't sell the l`??!C,
lot and it is too small to build anpthing on it. He was told that it was tioubtflxl that the Commissioners had
the legal right to re£und the purchase price an3 take the property back after waiting this long to make his re-
quest, however, the matter was referred to the County Attorney for opinion.
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