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Home My WebLink About03011943476 March 1,1943 The Board of Commissioners of Harnett County met in regular session on Monday March 1,1943 at 10:00 A M with J B Ennis Chin., R. L. Pate Ferd D. Jackson,L. R.Byrd and A A. Cameron. Also present was H C atrickland County Atty. and the Clerk to Board The Board approved the recommendantion of Miss Wilma Williams, Supt. of Welfare to raise the salary of Mrs Marjorie M.Olive, Case Worker from $1260. to $1380. affective April 1,1943. The .amount of the salary is set up the Merit System of State. The Board granted $75. to Battalion Hdq.,N.C. State National Guard Dunn,N.C. for equipment for office. - Policy #205301 with American Ins Co. in amt. of $5000. fire Ins. on County Home was approved and ordered filed. Policy #3814 Aetna Ins Co. in amount of $5000. on County Home was approved and ordered field. Policy #4838 Springfield Ins. Co. in amount of approved and ordered filed. 1800. on Jail Building -was It having been made to appear to the satisfaction of the Board of County Commissioners that, in an endeavor to collect from F D.Swann,Colored, of Johnsonville Township, his 1939 taxes by garnishee - procedure, the said taxes in the amount of $6.06 were erroneously paid through the Current Tax Collector on behalf of Dallas Swann by H.C. Cameron,Jr., who demands refund of the same, and that W.D.Harrington is charged with the loss of $6.06 which the County has received, and that he should be reimbursed and refunded said amount of $6.06; It is ordered that voucher be issued by the County to W.D.Harrington reimbursing him to the extent of $6.06. approved J.B.Ennis Chairman.- The Board released Eugene E.Aikon x,2.24 Erwin,N.C. -of poll tax for year 1942 on account of »hysicial disability. The Board released C.H.(Nealy) Pope Averasboro Township of $2.00 dog tax for yr. 1942 on account of.error in listing. The Board released Julia Evans Wilson,Erwin of $1.00 dog tax for yr. 1942 on account of error in listing. The Board of County Commissioners of Harnett County will meet at their office in the Courthouse, at Lillington,N.C., at_10 otclock AM on Monday March 15,1943, for the purpose of reviewing and equalizing the valuations of property as prescribed by law, and the Board will continue its sittings for that purpose from time to time until the review and equalization shall have been completed. BE IT RESOLVED that, upon receipt by the County of Harnett of the sum of TWELVE HUNDRED FIFTY (01250.) Dollars within thS month of March,1943, the lien of taxes for the year 1942 and all prior years due by the late D C Collins (for years prior to 1940) and by K R Hoyle and D C.Collins,Jr., (for 1940, 1941 and 1942), on land in Upper Little River Township, Harnett.County,North Carolina, j now ascertained to contain about 250 acres, be released and relinquished; `/1 and that upon receipt by the County of said sum, it shall also operate to release Southern Sand & Gravel Company of taxes allegedly owing by it for the year 1933 and all years prior thereto. And when said sum shall have been received by the County, as herein provided, the County Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to take a non -suit in the pending action wherein County of Hain ett is plaintiff and D.C.Col1ins and others are defendants, in the Superior Court of Harnett County, as said amountshall be in full satisfaction of all matters in controversy between the parties. J.B.Ennis Chairman of Board of Commissioners. The monthly report of Inez Harrington was presented and approved. The monthly report of Howard Godwin,C.S.C. was presented and approved. The monthly report of Lola OtQuinn, delinquent tax collector was presented and approved. The monthly report of W.D.Harrington,Tax Collector, was presented and approved. M`1 477 M 0 Lee was unanimously appointed Solicitor of Recorders Court to till out the present term. Be it resolved that, upon receipt by the County of Harnett of the further sum of $803.07 ($312.52 having been heretofore paid on April 1,1944), making a total of *1115.59, the lien of taxes on farm lands heretofore improperly listed to J.L.Thompson, in Lillington Township, be released for the years 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933, the said listing being in sufficient to support foreclosure, and the total mentioned being more than sufficient to discharge the actual taxes for said years, exclusive of costs, etc. and upon receipt of said sum the delinquent tax collector shall be relieved of liability for said items as charged and the County Attorney will take a non -suit in the old and pending case of the County vs. J.L.Thompson and wife. The following names were drawn for Jury duty for term of Court beginning March 29,1943: W.D.Milton Lillington #1 N.A.Wester Lillington #1 0.H.Mangam Cameron #2 Ralph Turner Lillington #3 Carl L.Byrd Erwin Hal Tutor Fuquay Spgs., #1 H.P.Bayles Dunn #3 William Everett Whitman Erwin A.L.J„hnson Lillington #1 Angier #2 Broadway #1 Bunnlevel #1 Fuquay #1 Coats, #1 Lillington Varina #1 Buses Creek Bunnlevel,#1 Dunn Angier Lillington Erwin Lillington #1 Dunn #3 Angier #2 Varina #1 Erwin Erwin Dunn #3 Dunn Coats #1 W.A.Fowler Edward Marshburn C.D.McDowell H.B.Lynch W.M.Pope D.B.Dean G.W.Wilburn Edward Gregory Quincy Byrd M.C.Tripp E.M.Beasley Stuart Melvin Marvin Jernigan Howard Butts R.G.Avery Lexie_Pleasant Joe H ckaday Herbert Carson Ennis E.L.Avery W.E.Miller Harry Fleishman Johnie F.Parrish Alvie Greggs Strickland Erwin John Green Lillington #1 W.T. Dewar Fuquay Spgs. W.H.Stewart Lillington #1 Colin Black Lillington #2 The following names were drawn for Jury duty for April 5,1943: Silas A.Salmon Thurman Collins Jas.Raynor Jas. L.Odom Herny Black Malcolm Dickens R.N.Dickens Kenneth Marshburn Harry D.Ershaw Ospert Ennis Alton McDonald Troy Blackman Rowland Knight W.A.Dupree McBryde Cameron 3.M Langston Hoyle Kelly Robert Partin Lexie Smith J.B.Pape M.C.Stone S. G. Thomas L.E.Well Lillington #3 Lillington Dunn Erwin Lillington #3 Broadway, #1 Broadway, #1 Broadway, #1 Erwin Benson #1 Erwin Linden Lillington #2 Angier, #1 Jonesboro #3 Lillington #3 Jonesboro Angier #1 Cameron #2 Angier #2 Overhills Broadway #1 Varina Neills Creek Neills Creek Johnsonville Upper L.River Duke Buckhorn Averasboro Duke Neills Creek Black River Upper L.River Anderson Creek Hectorts Creek Grove Lillington HectorTs Creek Neills Creek Stewart's Creek Averasboro Black River Stewarts Creek Averasboro Neills Creek Grove Grove Black River Duke Grove Averasboro Averasboro Grove Duke Neills Creek Buckhorn Grove Upper L.River term of Court beginning Upper L.River Neills Creek Averasboro Duke Upper L.River n 11 Duke. Grove Duke Anderson Creek Upper L.River Black River Barbecue Anderson Creek Barbecue Black River Johnsonville Grove Anderson Creek Upper L.River Black River 478 N.G.Raynor Joe O'Quinn Rodney Chestnut S.A.Rhyne Ralph L.Gregory P.V.Ennis B.T.Pinion Jas.Wilson John Mason L.B.Graham E.B.Noel A.E.Rollins Manchester Broadway #1 Dunn Lillington #2 Angier #2 Lillington #1 Fuquay ffl Fuquay # Lillington #3 Olivia Jonesboro #3 Casma Anderson Creek Upper L.River Averasboro Lillington Grove Neils Creek Buckhorn Hectors Creek Upper L.River Barbecue Barbecue Buckhorn The Board recessed to re verie March 15, at 10 :00 A.M. to sit as a Board of Equalization. The Board of County Commissioners met in the Court: House on Monday March 15,1943 sitting as .a Board of Equalization in its first meeting for the year 1943 with all members present. Oaths to members were administered by D P.Ray,Jr. deputy,C.S.C. On motion the Board ordered County accountant to use 1942 -blue Book values for calculating taxes on automobiles and trucks for the year 1943. Mr. Bennett 'nnis asked for an adjustment in Duke Township because of the fact that no error was found his request was refused. The Board ordered that Rev. W.A.Cade be granted release of 43245. on 125 acres in Buckhorn Township from the year 1938 and auditor was instructed to rebate amount of taxes over period during that time, on account of sale of timber in 1938. The Board took a recess until Monday March 22,1943 at l0o'clock A.M. H.S. Freeman,Clerk The Board of Equalization and review met at 10 o'clock Monday March 22,1943 with the following members present and J B.Ennis,Ferd D.Jackson,L.R.Byrd,Angus A.Cameron and R.L.Pate. H.C.Strickland,Atty. and x.S.Freeman,Clerk. Lot on W.Broad Street of Mrs. Caro Bennett Sorrell 70 x 140 was ordered reduced from $1050. to $800. f One new frame building of Mrs.Virginia Chenault in Neills Creek was reduced from $300. to $200. Mrs. Mary A.Bethune requested reduction on account of sale of timber. Request was refused because no timber has been valued. V( New store building of H.C.Turlington Wilson Ave. was reduced from $4500. to X4000. There being no further business the Board recessed until Monday March 29th at 10: o'clock A.M. H. S.Freeman,Clerk i The Board of Commissioners met in special session at its office in the courthouse at Lillington Monday,March 22,1943, at which'were present Chairman J.B.Ennis, atf Commissioner A.A.Cameron,L.R.Byrd, and F.D.Jackson. By unanimous vote of all Commissioners Ferd D.Jaekson was appointed as a member of the Harnett County Welfare Board for a term of two years, beginning April 1, 1943, vice F.D.Jaelkson. 'fit was -'o dpred tkathMrsraugalftitUrjoMZsliatrant tostbeelliaSStPerVUOridaAd Elsie t sis ant,tb thet�Axlterj- .paid $100. per month each, beginning March 1,1943es . There being no further business to come before the meeting it recessed to reconvene upon call of the the Chairman.