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Home My WebLink About04051954310 April 5th. 1954 The Board of County Commissioners of Harnett County met in regular session on Monday April 5th. 1954, with all members present. The Clerk to Board was also present. -The report of Robert Morgan, Clerk Superior Court, was approved and ordered filed. 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 Service Officer, was approved and ordered filed. !i'he report of Roy G@dwin, Electrical Inspector, was approved and ordered filed. The,report of B. H. Sellars, Electrical Inspector, was approved and ordered filed. Commissioner Lasater moved, seconded by Commissioner Byrd, that the Harnett County Courthouse be painted with two coats of white paint and_the roof painted Ted. Motion carried. The Board appointed Cecil Wilkins, Lillington R. 1, Neill's Creek Township, to serve as a member of the Artificial Breeding Association of Harnett County, upon the recommendation of County Agent, C. R. Ammons, that the Board appoint a person to serve in this capacity. The Board ordered that 'James E. Sease, Box 193, Erwin, Duke Township, be relieved of Poll Tax for the year 1954 on account of being a permanently disabled World War Veteran. The Committee composed of J. A. McLeod, Leon McDonald and Malcolm Fowler which have been appointed by the Board of Commissioners to complete plans for the Float from Harnett County to be used in the Bicentenial celebration of Cumberland County, appeared before the Board and recommended that the plans be dropped. Thereupon Commissioner Byrd seconded by Commissioner Ingram moved that the plans be dropped. Motion carried. The following road petitions were approved as follows: 1. 1'o construct and maintain that certain road in Grove township leading from the residence of Alex -Thomas on the Johnston and Harnett County line, to Black River Grove Church and known as the Jonah Johnson road, a distance of 1 -3/10 miles (petition given to Com. Lasater) 2. To take over, Township, which runs N. C. Highway # 210 a distance of 1-5/10 drain, grade, and maintain that road in Stewart's Creek from McLean's Chapel Church to the public road leading from to U. S. Highway # 15 by the way of Bill Wicker's residence, miles (petition given to Com. Byrd) 3. To black -top that road in Anderson Creek Township, which runs from Parker's Store near Anderson Creek School on Highway # 210 to Godfrey's store and known as the Anderson Creek to Overhills road, a distance of 32 miles. (petition given to Com. Byrd) 4. To widen and drain water from the property owners on that certain road in Averasboro 'Township, which runs from the Dunn -Erwin Highway to Pleasant Grove Church and known as the Wonder Town road, a distance of 1* rr¢niles. (Petition mailed to state Highway Commission, Fayetteville) 5. To build and maintain that road in Hector's Creek Township, which runs from the farm of Mrs. D. B. Andrews through W. J. Senter's to- William Parrish farm, Tyson Matthews farm, Charlie Andrews farm, to the nearest improved dirt road. This road has no name because only a path and the distance if 3/4 miles. (petition mailed to state Highway, Fayetteville) The Following road petitionstrare receivdd and placed on file. 6. That certain roadin Anderson Creek 'Township which runs from Ilursery Road to Spout Springs community and is known as the Cameron road, a distance of 4 miles to be pulled up,and gravelled. (placed in file) 311 7. To construct and maintain a gravel top road beginning on the south side of State Highway No. 40 at a point near the road leading North from the said Highway by Glenn Morris place and leading about south to the Oakdale School and Lrwin road, a distance of 2 miles. (petition filed) The board ordered the County Offices to be closed Saturday morning April 17th., and Monday April 19th., for the Easter Holidays. The Following Jurors were drawn for the Civil Term of Superior Court beginning May 3rd. 1954. 1. Alton McNeill 2. E W Ballard 3. Durwood D.Hamilton 4. J E Parker 5. William A. Buie 6. J. Luther Capps 7. R B Waddell 6. Grover Harris 9. James A, Holder 10. M A Williams 11. Worth Hamilton 12. Joe O'yuinn 13. G W Worrell 14. G W Flowers 15. Coy T. Bowling 16. John C. Montague 17. Joe A Creel 18. Paul H. Jackson 19. 0 A Register 20. Ernest Dean 21. David 0. Bennett 22. Robert R. Jordan 23. Malcolm A.Byrd 24. Edgar J. Faircloth 25. Seppie Williams 26. J B Myrick 27. Roy Slater 28. Frank Owen 29. R 0 Broadwell 30. W E Harndee 31. 0 R Gregory 32. Willis Faircloth 33. Ralph Crissman 34. Ira Lockamy 35. C G Bowling 36. William S. Rochester Broadway # 1 Fuquay # 2 Angier Coats # 1 Broadway # 1 Coats # 1 Cameron # 2 Jonesboro Hgts. # 6 Broadwat # 1 Dunn 0ha1ybeate Broadway # 1 Lillington # 3 Angier # 2 Angier Angier # 2 Dunn Erwin Dunn Lillington # 2 Coats Fuquay # 2 Dunn # 1 Coats # 1 Angier # 2 Lillington Sanford # 6 Angier Fuquay # 2 Fuquay # 2 Buie's Creek Dunn # 4 Jonesboro Hgts. # 7 Erwin # 1 Dunn # 3 Irwin Barbecue Hector's Creek Black River Grove Barbecue Grove Johnsonville Barbecue U L R Averasboro Hector's Creek U L R U L R Black River Black River Black River Averasboro Dunn Averasboro Lillington Grove Black River Averasboro Grove Grove Lillington Johnsonville Black sliver Hector's Creek buckhorn Neill's Creek Averasboro Barbecue Averasboro Averasboro Duke The Following Jurors were drawn for the Criminal 'Term of Superior Court beginning May 17th. 1954. 1. Preston Walton 2. W G (Walker) Butler 3. Kenneth Phelps 4. H J Holmes 5. H. Percy Sessoms- 6. Lee P. Cameron 7. G S Whittington 8. Hector Atkins 9. T C Eason, Sr. 10. Thomas A. Johnson 11. Andrew Hardison 12. W Hubert Creech 13. Hubert E. Dorman 14. C Rufus Stewart 15. Shelton H. Smith 16. T H Stephenson 17. Neill H. Gardner 18. E W Arnold 19. A G Register 20. Bruce Byrd 21. Howard Bass 22. Tyree K. Broadwell 23. Dewey C. Byrd 24. Archie Lyon 25. J E Stone 26. Hubert Byrd 27. Brady Hollingsworth Buie's Creek Broadway # 1 Lillington # 2 Irwin Erwin Olivia Bunnlevel # 1 Lillington # 3 Lillington # 2 Lillington Dunn # 3 Benson # 1 Erwin # 1 Erwin # 1 Fuquay # 2 Angier Jonesboro Heights # 6 Lillington # 1 Dunn Dunn Dunn Angier Erwin # 1 Broadway # 1 Lillington # 2 Coats # 1 Dunn Neill's Creek Barbecue Lillington Averasboro Duke Johnsonville tewart's Creek Lillington Lillington Lillington Averasboro Grove Grove Stewart's Creek Hector's Creek Black River Barbecue Hector's Creek Averasboro Averasboro Averasboro Black River Stewart's Creek Barbecue Lillington Grove Averasboro r3i.2 28. Harry H. Harvey 29. James Buchanan 30. M 0 McLamb 31. Roger Mann 32. Joe Ben Coins 33. Charles W. Satterfield 34. Fred E. Avery 35. Jessie W. McLamb 36. Hubert Leon Wade 37. Raymond D. Barefoo 38. Sam Hickman 39. Bernard Clayton 40. Bryson Stewart 41. Atlas Cameron 42. P S Dean 43. E11is P. Strickland 44. Sexton Ennis 45. Furman Edward Sercy Dunn Broadway ##'1 Dunn Lillington Jonesboro Heights Erwin Erwin Dunn # 2 Erwin Dunn ## 3 Olivi a Broadwat # 1 Erwin # 1 Sanford # 6 Fp.quay # 2 Dui Angier # 2 Dunn # 1 Averasboro U L R Averasboro Lillington # 7 Barbecue Duke Duke Averasboro Duke Averasboro Barbecue U L R &fewart's Creek Barbecue Buckhorn Averasboro black -River Averasboro The Board adjourned to set as a Board of Equalization and Review on onday,April 12th., at 10:00 A.M. fC to Board