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09051938584 2761 D.R.Smith 2762 M.E.Nieisen 2763 M.D.Lanier, P.M. 2764 M.O.Le.e• 2765 Cornelia McLauchlin 2766 O.R. Gregory 2767 Byrd Bros.& Shaw 2768 R.D.McNeill 2769 E.W.Bradley 2770 Carolina Tel.& Tel.Co. 2771 VOID 2772 J.C.Wilburn 2773 Martha Layton 2774 Howard Bobbitt Co. 2775 Franklin T.Dupree, Jr. 2776 Hood &s Drug Store 2777 Lafayette Drug Co. 2778 Joel Ennis 2779 VOID 2780 Marion Smith 2781 Dr.A.T.Wyatt 2782 W.T.Spence 2783 Ponder Grocery Co. 2784 Howard M.l.ee 2785 VOID 2286 Albert Pope Grocery Co. 2787 "M" System Store tax lister H.C.Twp. 45.00 work on record books 82.00 stamps 5.00 payment on salary 25.00 work on tax books 68.40 poll holder N.C.No. 1 3.00 on jail contract 200.00 repairs to roof 4.00 refund .12.50 service 68.35 pears for county hone work on tax books supplies for jail abstracting titles on tax suits relief orders relief order -s relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders relief orders 1.50 91.20 18.70 457.50 1.50 4.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 15.00 6.00 42.00 September 5, 1938 The Board of Commissioners met in regular session at the courthouse at 10;00 A.M. Monday, September 5, 1938. Present were Chairman J.B.Ennis, and Commissioners Geo.T.Noel, L.R.Byrd, A.A.Cameron and J.S.Barker; also County Attorney H.C.Stribkland. The Board appointed H.S.Freeman and Geo.T.Noel as Committee to investigate the tax vallation on the property of Mrs.K.L.Howard in town of Dunn, Averasboro Township. It is ordered that W.A.Johnson of Buckhorn Township be released of poll tax for years 1937 and 1938 on account of physical disability. It is ordered that Clarence E.Avery be granted beer and wine license at "Shug's" on Dunn -Erwin Highway in Duke Township. It is ordered that beer license be granted to J.A.Langdon, at Pine Ridge Service Station, Angier, N.C.RFD 3. It is ordered that beer license be granted to Percy Elmon Page at Page's Service Station on Highway South of Coats, N.C. The report of Inez Harrington, Register of Deeds, was approved and ordered filed. The report of W.D.Harrington, Tax Collector, was approved and ordered filed. On account of blindness of D.A.McLeod permission is hereby granted to sell beer and wine in town of Angier (on premises license) in his place of business lobated on North side of Depot Street between Broad & Durham Street on property of Robert L.Young and no other place in town of Angier or County of Harnett. It is ordered that a copy of this order be sent to State Commission of Revenue. It is ordered that assessed valuation of one lot on South Elm Street in town of Dunn, owned by W.S.Strickland Estate for the year 1937 and subsequent years be revised by Auditor to show lot 50 x 150 feet instead of 140 x 150 feet, the valuation to be reduced accordingly. It is now listed to Gladys and Jessie Bell Strickland. It is ordered hereby that license to peddle in Harnett County without charge be granted to B.E.McLamb of Linden, N.C.RFD 1, he being physical disabled. It is ordered that tax valuation on property of Bernice F.Wood, in Upper Little River Township for the year 1938 be reduced by the sum of 4500.00 on account of the dam on said property being broken. It is ordered that Clarence J.Harrell, of Duke Township, be granted peddler's license without charge,he being physically disabled, for the year 1938 -1939. 585 1 It is ordered that upon payment of X45.00 the Judgment against Martha Waddell Davis be cancelled by the auditor and that said payment shall also be deemed to include taxes against the said land (13 3/10 acres) for the year 1936, 1937 & 1938. The surety bond of C.C.McLean, Constable, Erwin, N.C. was received and approved and ordered filed as provided by law. The surety bond of C.C.McDonald, a GOnstable, was received and approved and ordered filed as provided by law. It is ordered that Colon H.Stewart in Upper Little River Township be relieved of poll tax for years 1937 and 1938 on account of being a disabled war veteran. It is ordered that A.A.Cameron and J.S.MOLean be named as committee to investigate the tax valuation of property of J.R.Sloan, Sr. in Upper Little River Township. It is ordered that Olin Lee Wood of Seattle, Washington, be relieved of poll tax for years 1935, 1936 and 1937 on account of being a non - resident of Harnett County. It is ordered that Geo.T.Noel and H.S.Freeman be appointed as committee to investigate the complaint of Alfred Blalock on property located on Dunn- Clinton Highway, containing 1f acres. The Board re- appointed H.C.Cameron as its member of the Board of Charities and Public Welfare in the County. Upon motion of L.R.Byrd, seconded by A.A.Cameron, W.D.Harrington was appointed Tax Collector for the 1938 Tax Levy. The following road petitions were approved by the Board of Commissioners and ordered forwarded to the State Highway and Public Works Commission: (1) To improve that section of road leading from Hodges' Chapel road on plantation of W.R.Miller through the lands of W.R.Miller, Charlie Miller, Minson McLamb, T.G McLamb, Moses Jones, and Monroe MoLamb, to Dunn Road, a distance of about 4 mile said road having heretofore been used at school bus route and mail route, but which has become so bad that it could not be travelled by school bus, and not all of it by mail carrier, to the great disadvantage of the people in the community, and the public generally. (2) A petition for improvement and maintenance of the old Angier- Lillin_W on road from Shelton Matthews filling station on Route 210 to a point where the road to R.W.Lee's farm leaves Highway 210 a distance of 2 miles with letter of Board of Education recommending same. (3) Also petition by citizens of Barbecue Township for road from McDougald road near J.T.Leslie's home to another state maintained road North bf B.J.Morrison a distance of one mile. (4) Petition for improvement of four sections of road in east Erwin and that they be added to the County System, all entering Highway No. 60, the stretches being a total of less than * mile, was received, approved and forwarded to Commissioner D.B.McCrary. (5) Petition for request that the road be placed on the state system. The proposed road runs from Alex Snipes' lane on the Old River Road by the homes of the following: Frank Avery, Malard Avery, W.H.Grady and E.L.Avery to Highway No. 421, which it enters about 2 miles northwest of Erwin, total distance of proposed road is one mile. (6) Petition for imprqving the road that leads from Highway No. 15 by Vernon Byrd, Herbert Byrd and Roger Byrd, to the Murchison Road, a distance of one mile. 586 NORTH CAROLINA: BEFORE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE HRRNETT COUNTY: FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1938 The following resolution was offered by Commissioner A.A.Cameron and seconded by Commiissioner,L.R.Byrd: WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of this County have heretofore filed with the State Highway and Public Works'Commission a request for the reimbursement to the County of certain moneys formerly expended by the County on the development of the road system in this County; and WHEREAS, it appears that a large majority of the counties of the State have similar claims pending and the total amount runs into a sum so large that if the State where to undertake to pay any substantital part thereof, the road development of the State would be crippled for many years to come, and the economic and social development of the State would thereby be rotarded; WHEREAS, on account of the varying circumstances under which these expenditures were made by the several counties, it is almost humanly impossible at this date to segregate these claims and pay some without paying all, without doing injustice: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in the opinion of this Board of Commissioners the only fair and equitable course to pursue is for the State Highway and Public Works Commission to reject all bf the said claims, unless it shall appear that there was some contractual obligation on the part of the State to make reimbursement; and if this general policy shall _ be -pursued by the State Highway and Public Works Commission, the Board of Commissioners of this County are willing to withdraw their claim. The following commissioners voted in favor of the resolution: Commissioners J.S.Barker, A.A.Cameron, L.R.Byrd and Geo.T.Noel. The following Commissioners voted against the said resolution: None. The following jurors First Week Neill A.Cummings J.G.Wilkins D.C.Davis G.D.Abernathy Fred R.McLamb Redin Harrington J.S.Moss L.R.Brown J.T.Whittington T.A.Williams Frank Brown G.O. Childress Leonard McNeill J.F.Barefoot Lonnie G.Pollard Thruman Avery Walter Jones W.L.Senter T.Raymond Rosser Charlie Williams M.C.Weathers Eddie Williford Exum Womble Walter Wilson were drawn for Lillington Lillington Lillington Buckhorn Grove U.L.River U.L.River U.L.River Grove Grove U.L.River Barbecue Barbecue Averasboro Grove Grove Averasboro Rectors Creek U.L.River Duke Buckthorn Black River U.L.River U.L.River October term 1938 Superior Court: Second Week W.E.Mason W.R.Moss J.F.Cannaday J.R.Griffin Daniel J.Mason A.T.Avery 0.B.Giles S.E,Guy Moses N.Johnson F.H,Taylor, Jr. M.S.Wester M.F.Butler E.F.Alphin R.L.Mangum J.K.Weathers Howard Pace N.L.Haire L.A.Thomas Jack Howard J.N.Creel,Jr. Sexton Ennis J.D.Wheeler U.L.River Anderson Creek .Neills Creek Hectors Creek U.L.River Grove Grove Averasboro Grove Lillington Hectors Creek Averasboro Averasboro Neills Creek Buckhorn Barbecue Averasboro U.L.River Barbecue Averasboro Grove Buckhorn Russell Neighbors Averasboro John D.Draughon Averasboro The Board recessed to reconvene at 2:00 P.M.Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1938, to then receive bids and award contracts for the construction of the Harnett County Hospital, at Dunn, N.C. 4 .►. Lam:._ i lerk, Chairman.