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Meeting of April 26, 1954, continued.
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A sketch of a proposed emblem for installing on the side to the entrance to Hugh MacRae Park was
presented by the Chairman, bearing the motto, "Progress ghrough Cooperation", with an azalea blossom
in the center encircled by a cross section of County Activities and interests = Agriculture, Industry,.
Schools and Churches, Beach Resorts and Port Shipping. The emblem could also be used ori our stationery
and envelopes by* mearis of a small seal fit-in attachment tb our postage star!p machine as an advertisement
feature, and the possibility of adopting the same as the County's official seal, he suggested. "
As to the suggestion of adopting the emblem as a county seal to replade the present seal, Mr. O'Shields
moved and it was seconded by Mr. Davis to postpone the same for further consi3eration. Thereupon, Mr. Horton
named Mr. O'Shields and Mr. llavis i.o look into the matter of adopting the sAme as the County's seal and
report back to the fioard. Mr. O'Shields said, he would not accept'the appointment to take that
responsibility, but would gi.ve his personal opinion on it. Mr. Davis said, he wnuld have to give it more ;
thought before replauing the present seal, but thought the emblem good from a standpoint of advertisirg. ? A report of the 1954 Farm Census was received from the State Department of Agriculture showing the number of
; ? Farm reported, perdent of completeness,•and check for $349.40, States' incentive pay to List Takers hased on
20¢ each far the number of acCeptableifarm reports: '
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The percentage of completeaess for each township was reported to be as follows:
• Cape Fear 97.9
Federal Point 92.4
Harnett No.l 92.1 ? '? •
" No.2 97.6
Masonboro 99.4
'Census report for John C. Wessell Tuberculosis Sanatorium for date of April 23,1954, was received, to-wit:
White patients 11
Negro " 15
26
Non-residents 0
Vacant Beds 6 6
32
Discharges: April 22, 1954, Mirs. Vernell Johnson, white, Left wi.thout medical advice, 7:20 P.M,-
" 23, " Ernistine Cox, Left for NcCain, 7:30 A.N.
Admitted: April 16, " Joseph Flowers, calored.
21 " Robert Y.ing, cal(Ired.
Application for hospitalization: April 20, Lula Billie,colored, 206 Bladen Street.
County Drainage report received•for week ending April 12 to 16th Inc., reported.,1250 yards ditched and
shrubbed: . ,, ,
Ditched Shrubbed
Leeuwenlnarg 200 yards 250 yards
Eldridge 150 " 150 "
Dixie Pig 100 " 100 "
Cooper 150 41 150 °
t? It was brought to the attention that a number of complaints have been made of the removal o£ shrubbery
?,?'?`? /from family plots at the County's Oak Grove Cementery. Some £amilies have enclosed plots which if were
left up to the County could be put in con3ition for maintenance in a better way, and to that end the matter
was referred to the County Attorney as to our lagal status.
The Chairman announce5 that we have $2,300.00 in the 1953 dog tax fiind, and asked if we shall go along with
• C/ the Dog Warden Progrem, stating we have a bw lding at the old Red Cross•Sanatorium site, and with the erection
(?hkm? of a fence around the premises , would be suitable for a dog pound. Thereupon 14r. Davis moved and Lt was
seconde3 by Mr. O'Shields and cari'ied, that we start the machinery in motion to employ a dog warden and
( start the program of picking-up stray dogs in the £ight against rabies for the comi.ng swamer months.
A meeting of the New Hanover County Volunteer Fire Departments at Winter Park is scheduled for 8:00 P.M,,
Tuesday 27th, w" announced.
The regular meeting was then adjourned and the Commissioners as the Board of Equalization and Review met
to wind-up its work on the following cases which were pending from the last meeting:
3,,. Riverside Estates, Inc: Land $25,000.00, buildings $1,0I4t500.00. The assessnents were compared with
other similar apartment tnzildings and discussed witg their Attorney at length, but no change iri assessments
were made at this time. Boyle Ice Gom_.pany, block 373 Building and machinery on ACL land $50,680.00.
? No change was made. Niike N. Patellis, 2$38 S. FrontiStreet, appeared to complain of his taxes increasing
frbYd'y8ar,to year, was referren to the Tax Collector to ascertain a break-down on his property taxes liste3.
The meeting then adjourned.
Clerk.
Wilmington, N. C., May 3, 1954•
, The regu].ar weekly meeting o£ tkie Board was held this day at 10:00 o'clock A. M.
Present: R. T. HoEton, Chairman and Commissioners Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, Hal J. Love,
Raifor3 Trask, Cicero P. Yow, County Attorney and T. D. Love, County Auditor.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Reverend Charles E. Bernhardt, Pastor of St.Matkhews ?bangelical
Lutheran Church. , .
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Copies of the minutes of the meetirg of April 26, 1954,-having previously been mailed to each member of
the Board, the same were upon motion of Mr. Love, seconded by Mr. O'Shields, approved.
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Upon motion of N,r. Davis, seconded by Mr. Love, world.ng hours £or County Court House F]nployees were set by
/A<g_the Board from 8:00 o'clock A. M. to 5:00 o'clock P.M., daily on a five-day, 40 hour per week basis,
beginning Monday?morning, May 4, 1954, or as early thereafter as possible, but not later than if.onday, N,ay 10,
1954, and the same to continue until otherwise change3 by this Body.
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Meeting of May 3t 1954, c ontinued.
The 1954-1955 Assistance Estimates sutmitted by the County ldel£are Officer for the State Board of Public
Welfare, showing the County's proportionate part for: Olci Age Assistance $58,275.00
Aid to Dependent Children 33,750.00
Aid to Partial & Totall,y Disabled 20,025.00
Aid to the IIlind 11.493.00
123,543.00
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Showing a net increase o£ $11,901.00 over last year as follows:
ADC $ 3,051.00
APTD 10.425.00
13,476.00
Less decrease in OAA 1.575.00
Net increase 11,901.00
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Upon motion of Mr. Love, seconded by Mr. Davis, the foregoing wss tentatively approved in the amounts shown,
subject to reduction or other necessary change before final adoption of the Coui:ty's 1954-1955 budget.
With reference to the use of the emblem for advertising purposes or adoption as the County's seal, which the
Chairman presented to the Board at the last meeting, was again brought up and discussed. Mr. O'Shields
expresse3 his feelings in the matter to the effect, the primary purpose of the seal is not to exploit its
use for advertising schemes, but the emblem or design in question, could be appropriately used for advertising
purposes, but objected to its uae to replace the County seal, and referred to the dignity and simplicity of
the gresent old seal and £elt it-shonld not be changed.
Before taking ar?y action as to its possible use it was requeated that total cost of designing the emblem,
proposed fit-in attachment to the postage stamp machine for advertising etc., be secured and sulami.tted to
the Baerd at the nexte meeting.
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? A letter of reply to Mr. John A. Westbrook, Airport Manager, from National Airlines was received concerning the
cancellation of a north and a south bound flight through Wi]mington, ef£ective D^ay 1,-said the Confair equiFanent
with which they have been serving Wilmington since last fall is quite expensive to operate and the additional
business they hoped to develop had not materialized. 2'tie Board having written the Airline to have their
representative call on us concerning this matter, a reply this week is expected.
A petition of eighteen property owners asking that old car line road which runs from Hinton Avenue to Sebrill
Avenue in Seagate, Harnett township, on which six houses are located, be added to the County Highway 5ystem
for State Maintenance, was received and upon motion of Mr. Love, seconde3 by Mr. 0'Shields, approved and referred
to the State Highway and Public Works Comnission for m nsideration.
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Upon motion of Mr. Lave, seconded by Mr. Davis, the Board suthorized the sale of tax foreclosure lot in
block #119, 33 X 132 feet in size, next to the SW corner of Sth and Ann Sts., to the Ephesus Seventy-Day
? Adventist Church for $500.00. Also, upon motion of Mr. Love, secon3ed by Mr. Trask, approved and authorized the
sale of tax foreclosure lots 6 and 7 in bloclc 30, Carolina Place to G. Dudley Humphrey, Trustee for a
price of $1,000.00. All of above subject to approval by the City Council'. The Chairman and Clerk of this
Board are hereby authorized and directed to execute deeds in the name of the County transferring the above
mentioned lots or parcels of land to the said purchasers upon approval of the sale by the City and payment
of the purchase price.
An audit report of the ABC Board prepared by J. Neveland Brand, CPA., for the nine months period ending
March 31, 1954,,was received.
The following census report of John C. Wessell 1lxberculosis Sanatorium for April 30, 1954, was received:
White patienta 9
Negro " 16
25
Non-residents 0
Vacant beds 7
32
Discharged: April 29, 1954 - Nirs. Gladys Ginter, white, Left for a day at home and did not return.
? Admitted; " 26, " Francis Holliday, colored.
h? The Chairman called attention to Students Government Day, May 13, when High 5chool Students of the Social
? Students Department will take over tl-ie duties of the City and County Governments for a day.
\, ? The Chairman Qnnounced receipt of $993,000.00 school bomis, Series C, which were signed and £orwarded to
? Ns. W. E. Easterling, Secretary o£ the Local Government Commission at Raleigh, for signature, Ahursday,April 29,
? for delivery to the purchaser, which concludes the $2,993,000.00 school bond issue authorized by the Bond
Election of May 312 1952.
An invitation was received from Henry J. Wt?yte, Hospital'Administrator, to visit Community Hospital during
National Hospital Week, May 9, through the 15th. They crill have their o££icial program on Friday May 14th at
? 8:15 P.M., he advised.
qD No objections were raised by the Board to the Unitad States Engineers granting the State Highway and Public
viD Works Commission permission to construct a fixed bridge across the Cape Fear River at Tarheel Ferry, Bladen
- County, from a standpoint of navigation.
A copy o£ the minutes of the meeting of the Board of 1rustees of Community Hospital for December 16,1953,
were received and filed.
A copy of Constitution and Hy-I.aws adopted by the New Hanover County Rural riremen's Association,
April 29,1954, was received.
County Drainage report was received, showing: 500 yards BJ.ack Swamp ditched and shrubbed, and 1,100 yards
right-of-way shrubbed, for week ending April 24o 1954•
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Afeeting o£ May 3, 1954, continued. A copy of the News Letter for April 1954, was received from the Wilmington tRerchants Association.
? A copy of the 1953 annual peport of the New Hanover County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation,
?was received and fsled. ?
?March report of the Conaolidated Board of Health, and Airport cash receipts for April 26, and 30, were
_OLreceived and filed.
/Mr. Sam Blake appeared to aslc for an apgrop"ristion'to help meet an outstanding balance of $1,300.00
?lot indebtedness for Dredging Carolina Beach Inlet. He said the Inlet-is maintaining its channel depth
an3 is entirely satisfactory. N,r. Blake told the Board their funds ran-out when within 200 feet of
completion of the project and he borrosed $1,300.00 from the Bank of Carolina Beach to complete the job,
same to be repaid out of private subscriptions pledged. Only $10.00 of the amount pledged has been collected,
and therefore appealed to the Board £or help. It was suggested that the County appropriate $500.00 toward
the indebtedness if•the Town of Carolina Beach would give a li.ke amount. However, after discussion Mr. Blake
was asked to see what he could do toward raising the funds and come back with his report at a subsequent
meeting.
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Mr. Horton reported Mr. Harry McGirt, Tax Assessor, sick at James Walker Hospital.
N,r. P-;ike N. Petellis, 2838 Sout4t Firont Street again appeared to complain of the increase in hls? real estate
and personal property taxes, was asked to secure a ststement of his listings over the period complained of
and the Board will correct ariy error that may appear in it.
Upon motion of N,r. 0'Shields, seconded by N,r. Trask, County bills No. 3279 to 3384, Inc., were approved for
1aYment.
""'The meeting then adjourned.
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? Wilmington, N..C., May 10, 1954.
The regular weekly meeting of the Board was held this do at 10:00 o'clock A.M.
Present: R. T. Horton, Choirman a nd Commissioners Claud 0'Shields, Thurston C. Davis, Raiford Trask, and
Cicero P. Yow, County Attorney and T.D.Love, County Auditor.
The meeting was opened wii:h prayer by the Reverend J.C.Grady, Pastor of St. Matthews AME ChLU ch, colored.
Copies of the minutes of ineeting o£ May 3, 1954, having previously been mailed to each memtier of the Board,
the same were upon motion of Mr. Davis, approved.
A letter was receive3 from the office of National Airlines, Niami, Fla., in replyto our protest concerning their
curtailment of National's flipkits in and out of Wilmington, advising that Mr. Morris their Vice President,
?? has been out of his of£ice, and will be away for possib],y another week, but our letter would receive his
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immediate attention upon his return. In this connection the Chairman announced that Piedmont Air;i.nes
had provided an additional flight last month and will add another on the 16th of this month, which ti•rill, in some way;
compensate for curtailment of flights by National. NhJ HAAiOUER COUNTY FIRE INSPr,CTION COiQiITTEE ^
4?' The following resolution regarding two voluntaer Fire Department Units of New Hanover County, N. C,, as
presented by Mr. Fd B. White a member of the lJecr Hanover County Fire.Inspection Committee and approves by
the said Committee, was upon motion of Mr. Thurston C. Davis, seconded by P9r. Claud 0'Shields, adopted:
Be it hereby Resolved that the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners designate the following defined
two districts, in order that these districts may oomply with the B41eti.n issued by the Idorth Carolina
Fire Insurance Rating Bureau on "Community Fire Defenses for Communities not having a 9tandard Water Works
System" (Feby 1932) to receive credit approval`by0 the Aorth Carolina Fire Insurance Rating Bureau under the
provisions of the above Bulletin.
Be it understood und agreed that this resolution in-no wayr or.manner voids, alters, or supersedes any
of the corr3itions that now exist by written contract between Pdew Hanover County and the respective Volunteer
Fire Departments. , •
(1) Winter Park Volunteer Fire Department.
(2) 4lrightsboro Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
(1) DESCRIPTION OF FIRE DISTRICT OF
THE WINTER PARK VOLUZdTEER FIRE DEFART19PNT ,
Beginning at a point where the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad track crosses the Wilmington City Limit line
near Burnt Mill Creek arKl Mercer Avenue , thence following the Atlantic Coast Line track in an easterly
direction to a point 0.8 miles east of the Kerr Avenue Crossing, thence in a southeasterly direction to a
point on Wrightsville Avenue approximately 0.3 miles east of the T.B.Sanatorium, thence in a southeasterly
direction to a point on Oleander Drive at the intersection of Oleander Drive and Hinton Avenue, near water
pond, thence in a southerly direction to a ben3 in the Greenville Loop Road 1.3 miles east of the intersection
of the Carolina Beach Glat-o£f and Greenville lioop Road, thence in a southwesterly direction to the intersection
of Carolina Beach Gtizt-off Road and a County Road (unnamed) at N,asonboro 3aptist Church, thence in a westerl,y
direction to the•entrance of the Greenlawn Cemetery on the Winter Park-Maffitt Village Road, thence in a
northerly direction to the Wilmington City Limit line at the intersection o£ Jumping Iian Branch, thence
following the Wilmington City Limit Line northward and eastward to a point of the beginning. -
(2) BOUI'DARIES OF FIRE DISTRICT
17RIGHTSBORlJ VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. INC.
Wrightsboro New Hanover County, N. C.
(1) Sounded on North by an imaginary line projecting from intersection of the road ( on Highway 117) to the
North Carolina ESxperimental Station southVlesterly to Northeast Cape Fear River and eas'terly to Blue Clay Road
at intersection of Dead-end Road to Farm of New Hanover County.
(2) Bounded on east by the eastern boundary of the New Hmiover County Airport (Bluethenthal P'ield) and an
i.maginqry line projecting northerly to Blue Clay Road at intersection of Dead-end•Road to Farm of New Hanover
County,
(3) Bounded on South by 5mith Creek.
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