06051950JUNE 5, 1950:
The Board of Commissioners of Harnett County met in regular session on Monday Jun8
5, at 10 A M with all members of the Board present. Also present were the County
Attorney, the Addtor & Clerk to the Board.
The report of L M Chaffin C S C was approved and ordered filed.
The report of Inez Harrington Register of Deeds was approved and ordered faints
The report of Inez Harrington Register of Deeds was approved and ordered filed.
The report of D P Ray,Jr. Tax Collector, was approved and ordered filed.
The report of L B McLean, Veteran's Service Officer was approved and ordered
filed .
The report of the Grand Jury in the Superior Court of May 22 was presented to the
Board and filed (not read before the Board)
L. E. Hicks District Forester, appeared before the Board and presented the 1950
51 Forest Fire Control for Harnett County.
Jack H Daniel, District Officer of' the N C Veteran's Commission, appeared before
the Board and explained the many benefits in the form of Federal Funds being brought
into Harnett County each year by the local county Service _Officer.
C. Reid Ross appeared before the Board and requested that a transfer of $12,500.
from the Current Expense Code 652 1 to the Capital outlay budget
C. G Fields moved seconded by Carson Gregory that $12,500.00 from the current
expense fund be transferred to the 8apital Outlay as requested. Voting for Fields,
Gregory and Tart. Voting against Senter and 4'ysinger.
Shug Avery and Francis Duncan appeared before the Bpard in the interest of
establishing a Sanitary District from Black River to the Erwin Cotton Mills line for
`water and sewer.
�� C G Fields moved seconded by Carson Gregor that the filing fees paid by L M
Chaffin in the first primary in the amount of 49.50 be refunded to L M Chaffin due
to his withdrawal from the ran , for Clerk of Court before the ballots were printed;
Voting for Gregory Fields and 'ysinger
not voting Senter
C G Fields moved seconded by Carson Gregory that the registrars in each township
be paid one dollar per hour for copying the names on the registration books.
voting for: Fields, Gregory, and ysInger
voting aga ins t Senter
The Board agreed to sell the outdated safe formerly used in the Tax Collectors
office to Duncan Ray for the sum of $50.00 Motion carried
Commissioner rields introddced the following resolution, which was read:
WHEREAS on March 7, 1938, suit was instituted by Harnett County against Alexander
Burnett and his wife, the same being S D #1874 for the collection of the &axes allegedl
due Harnett younty for the years 1927 1935 inclusive on the following described property
Being that lot described in that deed of J M Altman and wife Bettie E Altman to
Alexander Burnett, dated April 4, 1914, andrecorded in Book 182, page 301, in the
Registry of Harnett County.
WHEREAS, thereafter judgment by default was rendered by the defendants, the same
being judgment #A 901, recorded in Judgment Docket #25, at Page 98, under the terms
of which said proper tyw as .ordered and sold for taxes, and the same was thereafter
sold to Harnett County and the Town of Dunn and deed conveying said lands to the
purchasers was duly made, which deed is recorded in Book 247, at page 298, Harnett
County Registry, with the result that the County of Harnett and the Town of Dunn now
have a purported claim to said lands by reason of said f oreclosure proceeding and
deed; and
WHEREAS in truth and in fact the subject land was not owned by Alexander Burnett
and wife Lula Burnett, either at the time said suit was instituted or during the term,
or any part thereof, when said .taxes allegedly accrued, said lands having been sold
by Alexander Burnett and wife one December 12, 1916, with the result that the ^aid
Burnett and wife never had any further interest in said property; and
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WHEREAS, the tax list records for
was listed by J R Summerlin, the then
by Thelma Summerlin, the record owner
George A Lee for the years 1945 1949,
property by Harnett County for the yea
and
Harnett County show that the subject property
record owner for the yars 1926 -1938, was listed
for the year 1939 1944, and was listed by
and that all taxes assessed against said
rs 1926 1949, inclusive, have been fully paid;
WHEREAS, said foreclosure proceeding was improperly insitut4ted for the reason
that no taxes were due on said lands and the further reason that said proceeding was
not instituted against the owners, with thenesult that the same was and is null and
void and of no effect, with the further result that Harnett County did not acquire
any bona fide deed interest in said lands by reason of said foreclosure proceeding
and the deed made pursuant thereto; and
WHEREAS, the deed recorded in Book 247, at Page 298, Harnett County Registry,
constitutes a cloud upon the title to said land and the owner thereof has requested
that said cloud on his title be removed, a nd it is the opinion of the Board of
Commissioners that the same should be removed by reason of the facts hereinabove
a to ted :
IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the County of Harnett execute and
deliver to George A Lee a quitclaim deed for said lands in order that the purported
cloud upon said title may be cancelled and removed and the chairman is hereby
authorized and directed to execute said deed, to be attested by the clerk, on behalf
of the County;
AND IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the taxed charged to said lands in
the name of Alexander Burnett for the years 1927 1935 inclusive be released and that{
Harnett County have no further interest in said property by reason of said foreclosure
proceed ing.
Upon motion of Commissioner Fields, seconded by Commissioner Gregory, the fore-
going resolution was unanimously adopted.
Commissioner Gregory introduced the following resolution, which was read:
WHEREAS, heretofore and on April 3, 1950, the Board of Commissioners entered
an order directing that the County convey to the Town of Dunn all of its interest
in the hereinafter described property for an amount equal to the taxes and penalties
due on the back one half of said lot, which amount is $65.18, and the Town of
Dunn has heretofore paid the same to the County of Harnett; and
WHEREAS, said amount is insuffient to pay all taxes due on said entire lot,
and it is impossible to collect the remainder of said taxes by reason of the fact
that said foreclosure proceeding was void as to one half of said lot and said
proceeding has heretofore been set aside as to said one half by the Court;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the remainder of said taxes due on said
entire lot at the time of said foreclosure be and the same are hereby ordered
released.
Upon motion of Commissioner Fields, seconded by Commissioner Gregory, the
foregoing resolution was unanimously adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUN TY:
That there is hereby imposed as County license tax for the privilege of carrying
on the business exercising the privilege, or doing the act named by any person or
corporation, the license tor privilege tax pertaining to the several and respective
business, professions and acts as enumerated in the revenue act of 1947, and the
amendments thereto, the maximum amount of such tax lawfully permitted by said act
to be charged by the county of Harnett in each instance, and is shown on the
schedule on file in the office of the Tax Collector. Said license year shall run
from June 1, 1950 to an including May 31, 1951.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF C0MPaiISSIONERS OF HARNETT COUNTY:
That upon the request of C.Reid Ross, Supt. of Harnett County Schools for
authority to transfer from the current expense fund established for the Harnett
County Board. of Education for the year 1949 50 to the Capital out lay fund for
said school budget for the fiscal year the sum of $12500. said request being made
for the reason that there is a surplus in the said amount in the current expense
awn_ a_ d.p1 t 41 the Capital out . lay, it i hereby ordered that said transfer be
ni'de ad' rbquets' tce9,`and=tthe�:COUnty :Aiiditor its hereby-atthor3 to make such transfer
upon the records in his office and to disburse said funds according.
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The following road petitions were approved and placed on file.
1. To extend the road as it now runs from Buffalo out and to the Old Wire Road and
where it connects with the Joe *Williams Road said road lying and being Stewarts
Creek's Township, Harnett County.
2. That road from highway 310 to the forks of the road near Mingo Creek, a distance
of 1 3/4 miles.
3. That road that runs from U S highway 421 beginning at Bill's place 230 yards to
old Dunn Erwin County road.
4. That road that runs from Highway 301 to Jonesboro Road, a distance of' 1 mile.
5. That road that runs from Elmo Newton's ,Tobacco barn to Arnold Nordan's home
and is known as Bayles and Nordan road, a distance of 3/4 mile.
The following road petitions were approved.
1. to treat with an all weather suface that certain road leading off to N C• Highway
No. 421 at 11 C Rogers' Store and running nottherly a distance of approximately four
miles to its intersection with "N C` Highway No. 210 near Neills Creek. Baptist Church.
(Petition returned to Berles Johnson)
2. That road in Johnsonville Township from road N C "27 at Johnsonville -Zee County
line known as the Olivia Johnsonville road a distance of 6.8 miles.
(petition returned to Ed Cameron)
The Boa rd. adjourned to ivene on Wednesday June 14 at 3:00 P. M.
Wail7/6.
erk to Board.
The Board of Commissioners met on Monday June 26th at 8 :00 P. M. jointly with
Board of Education.
Reid Ross, - County Supt. presented the School budget.
C. ields,1ngv44os090,2ded by Carson Gregory that tax rate be increased 8
cents and alanee,� i ome ou of surplus to provide necessary funds to ,friable
Board of Education to meet necessary capital expenditure for school needs.
Voting for Fielela, Grego "ry and Tart- Voting against Senter »?'ysinger.
C. G. Fields moved by Carson Gregor y that the Chairman of both Board of
the Commissioners and the Board of Education issue a statement to the press
explaining the increase in the tax rate and embracing an explanation of the
building program-proposal submitted by Board of Education. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned to meet Friday June 30th at 2:00 P. M.
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Clerk to Board.
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The following checks were issued
1898 First Citizens Bk & Tr Co.
1899 Wa hovia Bk & Tr Co.
1900 H ' Carson,Jr.
1901 Maude Dail
1902 Mary Gates
1903 James Allen Matthews
1904 Alton B Stewart
1905 Flora Kelly
1906 Jack Bell
1907 Mrs W.M.Tart
1908 Mrs betty Tew
1909 Mary Eliza Dowdy
1910 C S ''tephenson
1911 void
1912 Sheriff of Johnston County
1913 Neil Murchison
1914 W H Matthews
1915 C G Fields
1916 R B O'Quinn
1917 Carl E itchett
1918 L B McLean
1919 J L Skinner Sec. Treas.
1920 National Used Car Market
1921 W E Salmon
1922 Wade Stewart
1923 R H Butler
1924 Preston Porter,
1925 C C McDonald
1926 E L Jackson
1927 K C Matthews
1928 0 R Pearce
1929 Betsy RRss Letter Shop
1930 Owen G "unn
1931 Inez Harrington
1932 G C Henderson
1933 K G Matthews,
1934 Pi rdie Brothers,Inc.
1935 J P Parker
1936 Helen Parker
1937 Alice Gregory
1938 Neil Cooper
1939 Geneva Mullins
1940 James Parrish
1941 F A Bradsher
1942 J T Davenport & Sons Inc.
1943 A T Brown Milling Co.
1944 Johnson's grocery & Market
1945 Progressive Store
1946 Colonial Frozen Food Lockers
1947 City Market
1948 Lafayette Grocery & Market
1949 W J Alford,Sr.
1950 Orkin hxterminating Co.
1951 Dunn Furniture Co.
1952 J E Womble& Sons
1953 J G Paschal
1954 Modern Laundry & Cleaners
1955 Farmers Cotton Oil Co..
1956 Champion Milling Co.
1957 W A Davis Milling Co.
1958 J A Johnson
1959 State Office Supply & bauipment
1960 Gray & Creech Inc.
1961 Loraine Vail
1962 Typewriter Repair Service
1963 Dr C B Codrington
1964 Winchester Surgical Supply Co.
1965 Thad Barefoot
1966 State Lab. of Hygiene
1967 Year Book
1968 A h Maynard
1969 Butler & Carroll Drug Co.
1970 void
1971 Storr Sales Co.
1972 Dr Charles W Byrd
during the month of June 1950:
witholding tax
rent
part payment
monthly allowance
June allowance
June allowance
June allowance
June allowance
June allowance
June allowance
June allowance
June allowance
June allowance
service
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
dues
invoice
fees
still
stills
fees
still
still
fees
fees
printing
invoice
pos tage
corner's fees
keys and laundry
invoice
paid out
salary
working
working
working
working
invoice
invoice
invoice
statement
mdse.
account
mdse.
mdse.
supplies
services
mattresses
mdse.
lumber
statement
invoice
invoice
repairs
Co. invoice
invoice
supplies
repair
clinic
invoice
cleaning
statement
statement
repairs
statement
invoice
clinic
$720.55
10.00
40.
10.
10.
19.
30.
20.
16.
15.
5.
10.
10.
3.
30.
45.
6.20
5.
6.92
30.
25.
1.50
21.80
5.
10.
15.
5.
5.
35.44
13.24
10.50
20.29
40.00
57.00
53.40
43.34
148.45
60.00
60.00
60.00
65.
21.60
7.37
70.41
9.00
10.23
59.77
8.94
9.50
5.85
7.55
10.00
60.00
88.83
12.12
50.80
15.00
290.14
77.43
1.60
1.00
3.65
20.71
10.00
58.00
33.61
8.00
30.46
4.75
7.25
1.14
8.09
45.00
1973 Dr Charles W Byrd
1974 L M Chaffin
1975 Observer Printing House
1976 Edwards & Broughton Co.
1977 L M Chaffin
1978 L M Chaffin
1979 Tri County News
1980 Pope lArinting Co.
1981 Raleigh Office Supply Co.
1982 Layton Supply Co.
1983 Harnett County News
1984 Lillington Furniture Co.
1985 James H Anderson Co.
1986 Town of Lillington
1987 Commercial Printing Co.
1988 Johnson & Bryan
1989 Kelly's Drug Store
1990 J M Neighbors & Co.
1991 Ray Langdon
1992 Claude Byrd
1993 Cut Rate Grocery
1994 Progressive Store
1995 J & W Grocery
1996 Dean's 0rocery & Market
1997 0 J Ryals
1998 A & P Tea Co.
1999 W 0 Briggs
2000 Lee's Market & Grocery
2001 M F Hodges & Son
2002 Tri Angle Service Center
2003 City Market
2004 D R Lee's Grocery
2005 Johnson & Bryan
2006 Mrs A riena Jonkers
2007 Butler & Carroll Drug Co.
2008 Kelly's Drug Store
2009 Adams & Young Drug Co.
20M0 Sandhill Drug Co.
2011 Fitchett Drug Co.
2012 L R Doffermyre & Dr Byrd
2013 Dr James S Milliken
2014 Gee E Prince & Son
2015 Womble Co.
2016 W P Williford Co.
2017 Ray's.
2018 Womble Co.
2019 City Optical Co.
2020 N C Sanatorium
2021 Western N C Sanatorium
2022 State Commission for the Blind
2023 H D Carson,Jr.
2024 Mrs G B Noell
2025 void
2026 Carolina Power & Light Co
2027 Neil Murchison
2028 W H Matthews
2029 Frank Gile & D W Johnson
2030 Nell Parker
2031 Edith W Green
2032 D P Ray Jr
2033 D P Ray,Jr.
2034 void
2035 Louise McLauchlin
2036. Nell Parker
2037 Neil Murchison
2038 W H Matthews
2039 void
2040 W S Barnes
2041 Rachel Weaver
2042 L B McLean
2043 M D Lanier
2044 Bonnie B Willard
2045 Harnett County Board of Education
2046 Norwood Brick Co.
2047 State Office Supply & Equipment Co
2048 Pure Food Store
2049 T H McLeod
2050 Dean's Grocery & Market
2051 J & M Grocery & Market
clinic
fees
invoice
invoice
postage
fees
printing
printing
invoice
supplies
printing
supplies
invoice
water bill
statement
mdse.
supplies
relief
relief
re &itef
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
Board
relief
relief
statement
Services
services
relief
relief
relief
relief
relief
services
services
services
invoice
part payment
boarding home care
light, bill
salary
salary
painting
part payment
part payment
Jury tickets
part payment
June salary
part payment
salary
salary
brood hogs
part payment
bal. June salary
postage
part payment
Coal
invoice
. invoice
relief
relief
relief
relief
$45.
186.42
70.73
4.50
18.00
55.36
269.50
464.
28.69
31.60
337.40
13.23
137.40
12.30
114.00
121.78
75.02
30.
15.
15.
15.
30.
5.00
10.00
5.00
25.00
15.00
25.
5.
4.97
15.00
5.00
5.00
42.
45.
13.12
14.00
1.50
21.73 '
99.00
4.00
5.00
5.00
2.59
15.00
47.75
301.97
16.44.'
303.75
35.00
42.00
90.60
30.00
45.00
133.25
10.
50.
332.40
100.00
100.
10.
30.
45.
75.
25.
260.55
2.50
20.
100.
1.20
12.20
5.00
10.
5.
5.
59'7
2052 Geo E trines & Son
2053 City Opttcal Co.
2054 H M 6mith
2055 State Commission for Blind
2056 Dept of Conserv. & Dev.
2057 M D Lanier
2058 First Cit. Bk & Tr Co.
2059 First Cit. Bk & Tr Co.
2060 void
2061 H D Carson,Jr.
2062 M D Lanier
2063 void
2064 Mrs Carrie Sp'Ight Alston
2065 J A Senter
2066 D P Ray Jr
2067 L A Tart
2068 C 0 Fields
2069 Carson Gregory
2070 Paul Tysinger
2071 A Johnson
2072 Berles C Johnson
2073 Lottia Patterson
2074 D P Ray Jr
2075 Alice Patterson
2076 Lola O'Quinn
2077 W E Salmon
2078 Nell Parker
2079 Inez Harrington
2080 Edna Kelly
2081 Joyce Collier
2082 Rachel Weaver
2083 Mrs Velma S Edwards
2084 K C Matthews
2085 J P Parker
2086 Wilma Williams
2087 Naomi Hawley
2088 Mildred Bradshpr
2089 Leona Breeden
2090 Marjorie G Richey
2091 Ruth C Maynard
2092 Mary L McKnight
2093 Emma Lee West
20$4 Frances Worrell
2095 R B O'Quinn
2096 Carl E Fitchett
2097 C R Ammons
2098 T D O'Q,uinn
2099 Eloise P tephenson
2E00 Nina P Bethune
2101 Lorain Vail
2102 Lela F Huntley
2103 Agnes S Bordeaux
2104 Dr W B Hunter
2105 M Irene Lassiter
2106 Mabel L Alston
2107 Ruby J Hood
2108 Hattie E Barnes
2109 Glynn T. Johnson
2110 Sara C Moffitt
2111 M H Canady
2112 void
2113 Virginia Pittard
2114 Jackie B Caudle
2115 L M Chaffin
2116 Elizabeth F Matthews
2117 Iva J Sloan
2118 F. H. Taylor
2119 Neill McKay Ross
2120 Bonnie B. Willard
2121 Edith W Green
2122 L K Boston
2123 Ida P Hinnant
2124 Ophelia McLean
2125 Neil Murchison
2126 W H Matthews
2127 Mrs Virginia Johnson
2128 Miss Effie Davis
2129 Ruby Currin
2130 Jackie McLeod
2131 Mrs John Mason
2132 Mrs John Mason
2133 State Commission for Blind
2134 Irma S Gossett
2135 M D Lanier
2136 M D Lanier
relief 5.00
service 37.05
services 152.00
services 18.00
amount due year's expenditures 358.94
box rent .75
issue 630.00
issue 1337.50
balance
box rent Auditor's Office
Court reporting
June salary
Jury tickets
salary
June salary
June salary
June salary
June salary
June salary
June salary
bal.
June salary
June salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary
salary & travel
salary tl
salary "
salary
salary
salary
salary "
salary a
265.20
3.75
151.34
60.00
457.95
50.
25.
25.
25.
200.
367.35
135.90
245.90
148.65
144.40
423.39
103.15
264.08
148.65
93.10
68.40
100.
210.
165.
308.60
161.20
152.90
123.05
276.40
234.92
220.40
243.97
231.26
5.00
6.92
204.00
162.00
38.
20.
152.40
102.00
54.00
617.64
287.06
259.96
226.34
271.38
246.42
252.44
salary 101.90
underpayment in Feb. 3.60
salary 375.80
salary 191.40
salary 157.15
salary 195.20
salary 175.
salary 115.
bal. 103.65
salary 120.
salary 65.
salary 10.
salary 30.
salary 45.
working on tax books 12.80
work on tax books 136.30
work on tax books 150.40
work on tax books 30.80
boarding home care 27.00
boarding home care 21.00
bal. due 12.00
work Clerk's office 40.00
postage 3.00
postage 4.50
59,8
2137 Dept of Conservation & Development
2138 D P Ray,Jr.
2139 D P Ray,Jr.
2140 First Cit. Bk & Tr Co.
2141 Sheriff of Cumberland County
2142 Sheriff of Lee County,N.C.
2143 Frank Giles & D Off Johnson
amount due
jury ticket
dog tickets
witholding tax
service
service
painting and repairs
*329.51
21.60
20.25,.
775.05
2.00
6.00
167.50