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February 24th. 1966
The Board of Commissioners met in a call session February 24th. at 7 :30 p.m.
with all members present. Also present was the County Attorney.
Chairman Brock called the meeting to order and presided.
Neill Ross, County Attorney, read the following letter:
Mr. Neill MOE. Ross
- Attorney for Harnett County
Lillington, North Carolina
Re: Harnett County
2,500.000 Proposed Hospital Bonds
February 18, 1966
Dear Mr. Ross:
We have your letter of February 15 enclosing a copy of the reso-
lution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County on
Fe b ry ary 14.
Our impression from this resolution is that the Board of Commis-
sioners is obviously basing the financing of a proposed County
Hospital on certain vague assumptions: that Hill- Burton funds in
a substantial amount, approximately $1,485,000, will become available
for application, with sale proceeds of $2,500,000 of the County's bonds,
to cost of the County Hospital, notwithstanding that the County has made
no forman presentation of a plan to the North Carolina Medical Care
Commission for which it could have any grounds whatsoever to anticipate
receipt of such funds; and that it is the prerogative of the Board of
Commissioners to determining the needs for such a hospital in terms of number
of beds without the survey and evaluation of those meeds, being a prere-
quisite to any consideration by the Medical Care Commission.
Possible the Board interprets Mr. Henderson's letter to us under
date of February 8, 1966, a copy of which was -cat to you, provides the
Board with adequate information to proceed with a $2,500,000 bond election,
However, we,thinaa Mr. Henderson was sufficiently explicit in his letter
that the information he gave was general and represents no commitment on
the part of his Commission to any proposal coming from Harnett County or
elsewhere.
We have indicated to you that tte orderly procedure for financing
a hospital, where Federal grant of Hill- Burton funds is contemplated,
requires formal presentation of plans to the Medical Care Commission and
a tentative commitment of allocation of such funds by that Commission be-
fore proceedings toward authorization of bonds are commenced. That was
exactly the procedure followed by the Town of Dunn in connection with
$550,000 of bonds approved by the voters of the Town at an election on March
28,1964. We have reason to assume that Dunn will receive the Federal grant,
because the Town has already incurred considerable expense in preparation for
construction the new hospital.
Under the circumstances, therefore, we are impelled to believe that the
matter of submitting $2,500,000 Hospital Bonds of Harnett County to the
voters is a useless procedure unless the matter is formally presented to the
Medical Care Commission before the 'proposition is submitted to the voters and
a commitment is had from that Commission of adequate Hill- Burton funds to
defray the cost.
Sincerely yours,
W. E. Easterling
Secretary
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Neill Ross, County Attorney, also read the Press Release as follows:
PRESS RELEASE
The Board of County Commissioners, regretfully, announces that
the Local Government Commission has declined to approve a referendum
for the erection of a County Hospital.
The Board of County Commissioner, through its County Attorney
and Special Counsel, Honorable J. Melville Broughton, has presented
to the Local Government Commission all of the facts associated with
the proposal for the County Hospital, numerous conferences have been
held with the Local Government Commission and the North Carolina Medical
Care Commission, every effort has been made in the interest of seeking
approval of the Local Government Commission to call an election to
determine whether or not the voters of Harnett County would approve a
$2,500,000 bond referencum.
It is the opinion of the Local Government Commission that it is
not feasible to present the proposition to the voters without a
commitment from the North Carolina Medical Care Commission that
Federal and State funds would be available to augment county funds,
The Board of County Commissioners has used every legal means available
to the County to seek a County Hospital for the people of Harnett County,
however, due to the fact that the North Carolina Medical Care Commission has
committed $1,137,000 to the Town of Dunn for the construction of a Munici-
pal hospital, with the understanding that said hospital is for the benefit
and will serve the people of Harnett County, there is no possibility of
obtaining additional Federal funds for the construction of a County Hospital.
It was hoped by the Board that some satisfactory conditions might be worked
out between the Town of Dunn aid the County of Harnett for the construction
of a County Hospital between Erwin and Buies Creek, and every effort has
been made in the furtherance of such a project, but all have been in vain.
The Board is satisfied from its investigation that the North Carolina
Medical Care Commission and the Local Government Commission would prefer a
CountyHospital, however, Medical Care Commission in the interest of pro-
viding hospital facilities for the people of Harne tt County accepted the
proposition proposed by the Town of Dunn without any knowledge or information
that the County of Harnett was interested in sponsoring a County Hospital.
The Proposal, on the part of the Town of Dunn, to the North
Carolina Medical Care Commission, was for the construction of a hospital
in the Town of Dunn, to be finanoed by a $550,000 bond issue, and a
contribution by the Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital the sum of $Li.50,000
to provide hospital facilities for the people of Harnett County.
The view of the fact that the f acility proposed to be constructed in
Dunn is for the entire county, the Board urgently recommends to all of
the people of Harm tt County that it support the new hospital in Dunn and
wishes for its sponsors every success in this very worthwhile project.
The Board desires to espress to the various municipalities, civic
groups and interested citizens Sf the County its apprciation for the efforts
expended in promoting this project.
For the information of all concerned there is attached hereto the
letter from the Local Covernment to the County Attorney
The Board adjourned
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*l' "• ,��.:; - .- Chairman
The Following Checks Were Issued During The Month Of February, 1966
1477 void
1478 Southern National Bank
1479 Louis E. Bottiglier, Postmaster
1480 W. Earl Jones, Tax Collector
1481 Irene L. Payne
1482 W. Earl Jones, Tax Collector
1483 Faye M. Upchurch
1484 Mrs. Frank McArtan, \Jr
1485 Mary Greene Yates
1486 Jennie Campbell Williams
1487 Laurel H. Cameron
1488 Eira Anna Taylor Watkins
1489 Clare Saence Harrington
1490 Gladys B. McCaskill
1491 Mary S. Hough
1492 Mrs. Banks Pollard
1493 Eddie Moore
1494 Annie Mason Cameron
1495 Alice R. Shomper
1496 Edward C. Matthews
1497 Thomas J. Byrd
1498 Lloyd G. Stewart
1499 The Daily Record
1500 The Harnett County News
1501 Glasco Business Machines
1502 Everson -Ross Co. Inc.
1503 Brock Chevrolet Co. Inc
1504 Commercial Printing Co.
1505 Pathological Laboratory
1506 I EM Corporation
1507 Carolina Power and Light Co.
1508 Warren Bros. Oil Co.
1509 A B Sherman Oil Co.
1510 Par-John installations
1511 Harnett County Board of Edueati
1512 Masco
1513 N C Natural Gas Corp.
1514 Lincoln Laboratories Inc.
1515 Roane- Barker, Inc.
1516 Storr Sales Co.
1517 Carolina Tel & Tel. Co.
1518 Carolina Tel and Tel Co.
1519 Carolina Tel and Tel. Co.
1520 The Daily Record
1521 J D McLamb
1522 LaFayetteDrug Co.
1523 Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital
1524 Lee County Hospital
1525 Duke University Hospital
1526 Mrs. Earl Wester -
1527 Mrs. Rena Tilgham
1528 Mrs. Ina Ryals
1529 Mrs. Edwin Morris
1530 Mrs. Althea Mooney
1531 Mrs. Etta McNeill
1532 Mrs. D 0 McKinney
1533 Mrs. Myrtle Lee
1534 Mrs. Thelma Hartley
1535 Mrs. Lettie Johnson
1536 Mrs. Wade Johnson
1537 Mrs. Erwin Johnson
1538 Mrs. Margie Johnson
1539 Mrs. J A Gregory
1540 Mrs. E C Flowers
1541 Mrs. David Ferrell
1542 Mrs. Gristal Evans
1543 Alvis Cox
1544 Mrs. H C Canady
1545 Mrs. Earl F. Byrd
1546 Mrs. W G Butler
1547 Mrs. L F Byrd
1548 Mrs. J F McLeod
1549 Mrs. Jack McKoy
1550 Broadway Durg "Store
1551 Lillington Medical Clinic
1552 Dr. Chas, H. amp, Jr.
Lauringburg N C
W.H. Tax -Jan. '66
Harnett Co. Employees
Postage - Sheriff's Dept.
Jury Tickets
Court reporting Feb.
Jury Tickets
Court reporting Feb. llth.
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Reg. of Deeds
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Service Call Welfare Bldg.
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Professional service
Statement
$ 3,679.70
5.00
385.60
140.90
362.95
19.16
167.65
365.96
308.48
189.68
245.25
151.36
278.78
174.36
174.36
157.11
150.41
245.25
209.80
183.94
350.63
14.70
5.85
.35
11.02
426.72
150.00
71.82
6.20
24.92
36.39
7.50
20.00
7.05
111.48
178.20
67.32
34.00
160.04
257.30
95.50
8.24
4.57
30.54
40.00
60.00
100.00
100.80
25.00
101.60
152,40
101.60
101.60
101.00
93.08
7.16
50.00
254.00
101.60
152.40
101.00
202.00
50.00
151.60
101.60
213.20
100.40
23.27
100.00
50.80
50.80
22.82
4.00
8.00
439
1553 Drs. Duncan and Duncan
1551 Thomas Walgreen Drug Store
1555 Dr. W R Hartness
1556 Dr. A W Peede
1557 Kelly and Randall Drug Co.
1558 Cromartie Funeral Home
1559 N C Sanatorium
1560 N C Sanatorium
1561 Conservation and Development
1562 Jernigan Plumbing and Heating
1563 Red's plumbing and Heating
1564 John Jones
1565 Harnett County News
1566 West Gas Service
1568 N C Prison Dept.
1569 Porter's Restaurant
1570
1571
1572
1573
1574
1575
1576
1577
1578
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1581
1582
1583
1584
1585
1586
1587
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159
1590
1591
1592
Antonette Eason
Winchester Surgical Supply Co.
H B Thomas
Fred Parker
Ruby I Parker
Void
W. Earl Jones, Tas Col.
Carolyn W. Beasley
011ie Mae Holiday'
Mrs. W G Butler
W. Earl Jones, Tax Collector
Carrie S. Bain
Void
Phillips Electric Co.
P J Thornton
Earl Butler Sheetrock service
Page & Page
Alma Jean Bass
Bertha M. Norris
James H. Anderson Co. Inc.
Void
Business Equipment Co.
Carrie S. Bain
1593 Carblina Tel and Tel. Co.
1594 O'Quinn & O'Quinn
1595 The Daily Record
1596 Clinical Chemistry Laboratory
1597 LAFayette Drug Co.
1598 Carolina Power and Light Co.
1599 Carolina Power and Light Co.
1600 Void
1601 Void
1602 LAFayette Durg ^,o.
1603 West Gas Service
1604 Chester Brown
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Co's part for forest fire
control
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Notice Hospital Bond
gas for commodity WHSE
Surplus Food 78 -1160
expenses for 6th. District
Commissioners Meeting
Gen Assistance
Health Dept.
repairs to courthouse
Cleaning service Home Ec. office
Feb. expense
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jury tickets
Gen assitance
Gen assitance
Clothing
jury tickets
court reporting
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Electric heat in courthouse
paint etc Welfare Bldg.
Statement courthouse
per statement Welfare Bldg
Feb. salary
Cleaning Bldgs.
Statement
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Mineographing -Civil Defense
transcript of records VS
Betsy Johnson Jospital
per statement
Statement
Sheriff's Dept.
Statement Erwin Fire Dist.
Analytical examination
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per statement
per statement
Vol. d
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Gas for Comm. Warehouse
Feb. rent for Commodity
ware house
Feb. '66 payroll
Group Ins. for
Harnett Co. Employees
welfare Board meeting
1605 Bank of Lillington
1606 Hospital Savings Asso.
1607 W J Cotton, Jr.
1608 Mrs. Dorothy Snipes
1609 Glasco Business Machines
1610 Frank Lewis
1611 Claster Williams
1622 Alice R. Shomper
1613 W. Earl Jones, Tax Collector
1614 Alma Jean Bass
1615 W. Earl Jones, Tax Collector
1616 Carrie S. Bain
1617 H B Thomas
1618 B H Patterson
1619 Ralph Patterson
8.00
3.11
5.00
29.00
25.36
60.00
32.40
90.60
562.38
17.00
16.86
20.00
14.70
8.00
5.00
77.58
65.00
13.06
171.29
12.50
22.74
582.10
83.00
20.00
180.00
477.70
136.27
612.80
125.35
85.0o
4,183.62
5.75
82.74
178.05
472.59
31.80
34.80
171.79
105.84
15.00
1.5o
355.32
28.20
9.68
8.00
60.00
31,927.78
598.04
21.12
8
22.3
Reg. of Deeds 311.52
Advance on expense,Gtvil Defense) 200.00
cleaning welfare office 36.64
work in tax Sup. office
Jury tickets
Feb. salary and travel
Jury tickets
court reporting Feb.
Labor courthouse repairs
Labor courthouse repairs
Labor - courthouse repairs
(Con't)
54.12
572.6o
216.88
398.00
134.66
192.50
108.00
108.00
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787 M H Brock
788 J E Womble
789 W. J. Cotton, Jr.
790 Willard Mixon
791 Harvey OtQuinn
792 Neill MoK. Ross
793 Thomas Allen
794 Lottie Patterson
795 Bessie S. Johnson
796 W. Earl, Jones
797 Alice Schmincke
798 Edna W. Butts
799 Jackie J. Denning
800 Wade H. Stewart
801 Edna K. Newton
802 Lemue al C. Gregory, Jr
803 James V. Griffin
804 B F Temple
805 Carson A. Hall
806 John C. Wilson
807 James S. West
8o8 Roger W. Lyon
809 James E. Turnage
810 A. Walker OtQuinn
811 Robert T. Perkins
812 H D Carson, Jr.
813 Rachel W. Blanchard
814 Harold Upchurch
815 Thomas H. James
816 Thomas H Glasby
817 Inez Harrington
818 Velma S. Edwards
819 Flora Green Milton
820 Inez W. Sessoms
821 Clyde L. Ross
822 Paul B. Drew
823 B E Sturgill
824 Ruth Sturgill
825 Louvenia McL. Lee
826 Fletcher C. Hubbard
827 James Forrest Penny, Jr.
828 Naomi F. Hawley
829 Void
830 Madeline W. Hawley
831 Glyness Meeks
832 Patricia W. McDonald
833 Mary P. Avery
834 Margaret N. McDonald
835 Faye P. Bayles
836 Edna R. Byrd
837 Kathleen Thomas
838 Edna C. Langdon
839 Emma Lee West
840 Marjorie G. Wade
841 Harvey V. Godfrey
842 Helen R. Crews
843 Margaret J. Carringer
844 Joyce G. Pulliam
845 Harry Lee Wicker
846 Egeta Williams
847 Fredericak B. Fleming
848 Harry B. Roberts
849 Rdbert E. Stephens
850 Virginia L. Thomas
851 Virginia J. Bullock
852 Janet McD. Stone
853 Charles G. Walker, Jr.
854 Esther T. Butts
855 Margie Harrington
856 Pauline Sanford
857 C R Ammons
858 T D OtQuinn
859 James -E. Goff
860 Vance E. Hamilton
861 Juanita S. Hight
862 Rubyl. Parker
863 Bettie E. Giles
864 Virginia L. Simmons
865 L K Boston
866 Ida P. Hinnant
867 Ophelia McLean
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100.00
138.50
100.00
100.00
100.00
275.00
460.17
239.03
202.93
447.24
246.98
213.90
183.55
656.01
229.75
433.8o
431.04
439.59
416.70
397.01
394.29
424.23
362.09
126.19
62.42
547.36
269.53
284.29
192.87
197.55
317.03
262.04
250.43
194.39
208.45
239.75
367.38
146.12
131.89
598.31
108.90
293.04
242 3o
279.13
225.96
215.66
228.06
188.35
173.26
287.97
223.22
438.18
376.15
461.73
442.55
400.14
440.24
382.98
374.80
390.24
362.76
363.59
371.71
386.9L
473.98
444.33
263.41
307.21
311.42
285.86
225.20
213.08
150.05
146.93
135.24
129.96
230.27
215.62
140.04
83.91
441
868 Melvin F. Eyerman
869 M. Irene Lassiter
870 Lida R. O'Quinn
871 Hattie E. Barnes
872 Rebecca S. Coleman
873 M H Canady
874 Gertrude P. Johnson
875 Alta Pearl Pope
876 Void
877 Nina P. Bethune
878 Ken Black
879 Elizabeth F. Matthews
880 Ruby T. Curran
881 Georgia Lee Brown
882 Blanche W. Raynor
883 Kyle Harrington
884 Ada W. Stone
885 Addle C. Faucett
886 Jake Lamm
887 Robert B. Morgan
888 Jake Lamm
889 Elizabeth F. Matthews
890 Jean M. Irvin
891 Norman F. Lewis, Jr.
892 Lillian B. Smith
893 Roy S Godwin
894 Dale C. Morter
895 Glenda Faye Massengill
896 Carolyn J. Watkins
897 John A. Smith
898 Crosby T. Lloyd
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$ 774.33
468.16
337.64
376.69
390.24
492.08
102.35
209.87
57.48
411.56
407.73
265.14
221.70
180.37
345.89
226.88
181.04
275.00
947.91
274.61
411.00
319.78
460.50
218.01
71.85
385.03
256.05
260.85
76.64
86.22