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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02041957FEBRUARY 4th.. 1957 The'Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, February, 4th., at 10:00 A. M., with Commissioner Pleasant, Commission Cameron, Commissioner Womble:, and Commissioner Currin,who this day took oath as the newly elected Commissioner in the Third District, were present. Chariman L. A. Tart was absent on account of illness. Also present were the county Attorney and the Clerk to the Board. The report of Elizabeth F. Matthews, Clerk Superior Court was approved and filed. The report of D. P. Ray, Tax Collector, was approved and filed. The report of Kyle Harrington, Clerk Recorders Court, was approved and filed. The report of InezrHarrington, Register of Deeds, was approved and filed. The report of L. B. McLean, Veteran Service Officer, was approved and filed. The report of Earl Wells, Harnett Dog Warden, was approved and filed. The report of Roy Godwin and B. H. Sellars, Electrical Inspectors,,were approved and filed. The followingRoad petitions were - approved; 1. To hard surface that certain road in Upper Little River Township which runs from a point on the Johnsonville Road (No. 27) to that road_ which runs westwardly from Stedzgan'MeLean's home on Highway 421, a distance of 21 miles and is known as the Ernest Brown Road. (Petition given to C. H. Matthews and Ernest Brown for presentation) 2. To hard surface that road in Barbecue Township which runs from the McDougald Road near Angus Camerons residence to the Barbecue Church, Olivia Road, a distance of 2-4/10 miles. (Petition given to Angus Cameron for presentation) 3. To hard surface that road in Averasboro Township, which runs from Highway 1 301 to Weldon Lane Road and known as the Hobson Road a distance of 3/4 miles. (Petition given to W. B. Hobson for presentation) 4. To hard surface that road in Barbecue Township which runs from the Barbecue Church, Olivia Road, at the residence of Clara Brown to the residence of E. L. Cameron a distance of-1-6/10 miles. (Petition given -to W. B. Castleberry for presentation) 5. To hard surface that road in Grove Township which runs from the Bethel Church Road to Coats a distance of 1-8/10 miles. (Petition given to M. C.. Langdon for presentation) The Board ordered an extension of the Tax Listing time in Harriett County from January 31st. through February 15th. Bond 1973075 in the amount of X1000,00, with William B. Castleberry as principal was approved and ordered filed with the Clerk of Superior Court (over) iv MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY BALTIMORE Continuation Certificate (William B. Castleberry) Bond # 973075 F & S PO In Consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars this bond, subject to all its covenants and conditions is hereby continued in force until on the 4th day of December, 1957. IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that the attached bond and all renewal or Qoptinuation certificates attached thereto (including this one) are not cumulative, and that the total liability of the Maryland Casualty Company under the attached bond and all such renewal or continuation certificate shall not exceed the penalty named in the attached bond, to wit 1,000.00 ATTACHED to and forming part of the bond, in the amount of OneThousand Dollars heretofore issued from the 4th day of December, 1950 on behalf of William B. Castleberry, Sanford, N. C. Constable - Barbecue Township and in favor of State of North Carolina IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Maryland Casualty Company has caused this instrument to be signed by its President and Secretary at Baltimore, Maryland, this 1st day of October, 1956, but the same shall not be binding upon the Company unless countersigned by an authorized representative of the Company. Glenn C. Bramble Seal Secretary Thomson -Davis Agency W. T. Harper of tfeBoard and President Countersigned James F. Davis Authorized Representative Bond No. 92455093 in the amount of (1,000.00 with William Preston Porter, as Principal was approved and ordered filed with the Clerk of SuperiorCourt. (William Preston Porter) No. 92- 455093 MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY BALTIMORE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That William Preston Porter as Principal (hereinafter called Principal) and the Maryland Casualty Company, a corporation of the State of Maryland, having its principal office in the City of Baltimore, Maryland, as Surety (hereinafter called Surety), are held and firmly bound unto the State of North Carolina (hereinafter called Obligee), in the penalty of One Thousand and no /100 Dollars (41,000.00); to the payment whereof, well and truly to be made and done, the said Principal binds himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, and the said Surety binds itself, its successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents THE CONDITION OF THE AFOREGOING OBLIGATION IS SUCH,THAT WHEREAS, the said Principal was Constable, Harnett County, N C for the term beginning on the 9th day of uctober, 1956, and ending on the 9th day of Oct. 1957. NOW, THEREFORE; if the said Principal shall, during the term of this bond, well and faithfully perform all and singular the duties incumbent upon him by reason and his election or said hisehand, hereinafter lim- ited, and honestly account moneys coming then this obligation shall be null and void; it is otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue. This bond is executed by the Surety upon the following express conditions, which shall be a condition precedent to the right of recovery hereunder; IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND e GREED BEGWEEN ALL PP.RTIES HERETO that if the surety shall so elect, this bond may be cancelled by giving thirty (30) days' notice in writing to the said Obligee and this bond shall be deemed cancelled at the expiration of said thirty (30) days, the said Surety remaining liable for all or any act or acts covered by this bond, which may nave been committed by the Principal up to the date of such cancellation, under the terms, conditions and provisions of this bond, and the Surety shall, upon surrender of this bond and its release from all liability thereunder, refund the premium paid, less a pro rata part thereof, for the time this bond shall have been in force. SIGNED, SEALED AND DATED THIS 9th. day of October, 1956. Witness Seal Countersigned James F. Davis Resident Agent William Preston Porter(Seal) Priheipal Maryland - Casualty - Company By J. P. Brawley Atty in Fact. Commissioner Currin moved, seconded by Commissioner Cameron, Moore be and he is hereby authorized to purchase 7 Spot Lights $7.33 each, to be used by the law enforcement officer. Motion Salaries for List Takers for the year 1957 were approved by follows; Anderson Creek Averasboro Asst. Barbecue Black River Buekhorn Duke Grove Hector's Creek Johnsonville Lillington Neill's Creek Stewart's Creek $ a188o" 297.00 231.00 132.00 184.80 99.00 217.80 250.80 118.80 99.00 178.20 132.00 132.00 that Sheriff at a cost of carried. theBoard as Upper Little River 250.80 THE FOLLOWING JURORS WERE DRAWN FOR THE CRIMINAL TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT BEGINNING MARCIi ,18 1. T. R. Ashley 2. Astor Alex West 3. Vernon E Parrish 4. C B Horton 5. Ernest C. Warren 6. Lewis McKinney 7. Vernon Lee Horton 8. David Redd 9. Leo J. Hessman 10. Clement Hamilton Matthews 11. John E. Welborne 12. Fred A. Byrd 13. L W Rollins 14. Alfred J Norris 15. Elliott.Funderburk 16. Stacy L. Whittington 17. Andrew Lloyd Gates 18/ John Lewis Pope 19. E C Wester 20. C S Fowler 21. John Mack Hardee 22. M S Senter 23/ Howard Rambeaut 24. Archibald Byrd 25. George A. Rambeau 26. B F Hamilton, 27. Jessie C.Campbell Spring Lake j 1 Spring Lake 1 1 Angier # 2 Lillington 1 2 Erwin Lillington Fuquay f 1 Fuquay 1 2 Chalybeate Springs Kipling Lillington Coats Fuquay 1 1 Dunn Jonesboro f 6 Erwin Olivia Dunn Fuquay 2 Lillington Lillington 1 1 Lillington Fuquay .# 1 Bunnievel Spring Lake ,# 1 Buie's Creek Angier 2 . Anddrson Creek Anderson Creek Grove Lillington Duke Lillington Buekhorn Hector's Creek Hector's Creek_ Hector's Creek Lillington Grove Hector's Creek Averasboro Barbecue Duke Barbecue Averasboro Hector's Creek Lillington Neill's Creek Lillington Rector's Creek Stewart's Greek Anderson Creek Neill's Creek Black River 26. B A Allen 29. J Monroe Johnson 30. Dallas J. Collins 31. Paul G. Parker 32. Ralph L. Senter 33. E M Bain 34. V H Perkins 35. E L Hill 36. Worth Lee Byrd 37. Gilbert Brown 38, W B Tudor 39. M L Hight 40. W A Lowdermilk;; 41. H A Turlington 42. Floyd Johnson 43. Floyd Jackson 44. David Davis 45. Roy E. Weeks Lillington # 3 Lillington Angier # 1 Erwin Kipling Lillington 1 2 Jonesboro # 6 Bunnlevel # 1 Lillington Cameron .# 2 Fuquay # 2 Dunn Mamers Dunn # 3 Dunn # 3 Dunn # 1 Erwin # 1 Erwin Upper Little River Lillington Black River Duke Hector's Creek Lillington Johnsonville Anderson Creek Lillington Johnsonville Buckhorn Averasboro Upper Little River Grove Averasboro Averasboro Grove Duke Copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Lee County at a special meeting held January 30, 1957 which resolution relates to Soil Bank Program, was presented to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners for its consideration. Said resolution reads as follows: WHEREAS one of the purposes of the acreage reserve phase of the Soil Bank Program is to reduce surpluses, and further cut porduction of certain crops, and WHEREAS, the extent of participation by farmers in the Soil Bank 1..9 determined by the rate of pay per unit and /or acreage, and the limitation of maximum acreage for each commodity, and WHEREAS tobacco farmers have been working under difficulties in order to ad- just to the 12% flue -cured /acreage cut in 1956, and tobacco WHEREAS the additional 20% cut in acreage proposed for the 1957 tobacco crop, and the discounting of the heavier production varieties by USDA, which may cut production still another 10% will cause undue hardship on flue -cured tobacco farmers- and particularly the small tobacco farmer- and also threatens the whole economic structure of agriculture and business in the flue -cured area, as they attempt to adjust to present economic conditions, and WHEREAS producers of other farm commodities are receiving from 50 to 60% of parity for their acreage reductions, placed under the Soil Bank Program, as it now stand, tobacco farmers will he forced to take a 20% reduction in acreage or production without any compensation thereof, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED; that the 29% reduction in flue -cured tobacco allotment for 1957 be eligible to be placed in the acreage reserve phase of the Soil Bank, and That the maximum participation in the case of flue -cured tobacco be restored to five acres or 50X, of the allotment, and That the rate of payment for flue -cured tobacco placed in the Soil Bank be raised from 16 cents per pound to at least 50% of parity, which is a comparable percentage to that for other farm commodities under the Soil Bank program; and That the Congress now in session appropriate the necessary funds for these needed Soil Bank requests. Attested: (S) William W. Staton Clerk -Lee County Board of Commislions (S) Percy Measamer Chairman Lee County Board of Commissioners THEREUPON, the following resolution was adopted by the unanimous vote of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners: WHEREAS, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners has carefully considered the resolution relating to the Soil Bank Program adopted by the Lee County Board of Commisioners on January 30, 1957, and shares the sentiment expressed in said resolution and desires to endorse and concur in the same; 11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Harnett County Board of Commissioners- does hereby endorse and concur in said resolution adopted by the Lee County Board of Commissioners on January 30, 1957 and urges the responsible agencies of the United States Government andthe Congress of the United States to take forth- with such action as may be necessary to effect the program called for in said resolution. Commissioner Womble introduced „the following resolution which was read: WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County is of the opinion that the proposed dam on New Hope Creek near Moncure, North Carolina, is necessary to. provide adequate flood controls facilities b r Harnett County and other ar.eas.adja- cent to the Cape Fear River; and WHEREAS, the citizenship of Harnett County has heretofore sustained substantial loss and damage by reason of the flooding of the. Cape Fear River and the citizens of said County have not been able to put to the greatest possible use large areas of land adjacent to said river because of the ever present threat of flooding; and WHEREAS, the constuetion of said dam will eliminate or greatly reduce the poss- ibility of flooding in the future and great economic benefits will as a result . thereof enure to the citizens of.Harnett County, and said citizens will also derive substantial and valuable benefits from the recreational facilities which will result from the construction of said proposed dam. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board. of Commissioners of Harnett County, that said Board does hereby endorse and approve the construction of said proposed dam and hereby urges all interested officials and agencies to take such action as maybe necessary to assure completion of said dam at the earliest p @@s b e,date,. Upon motion of Commissioner Womble, seconded by Commissioner Cameron, the foregoing resolution was adopted by unanimous void. The Board recessed to reconvene on Thursday February 7th. at 7 :30 y/cs . �. Clerk to Board Chairman