0810196740
AUGUST 10th. 1967
The Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, August 10th.
at 10:00 A.M., with Chairman Brock, Commissioner Womble, Commissioner Brown, and
Commissioner McLamb present. Commissioner Cotton was absent. Also present were
Wiley F. Bowen, County Attorney, Herbert Carson, Auditor and Inez Harrington, Clerk
to the Board.
Chairman Brock called the meeting to order and presided.
Earl Jones, Tax Collector, offered the invocation.
Inez Harrington, Clerk to the Board, read the minutes of the July meetings
of the Board which were approved.
The following reports from the County Officers were approved, and filed.
W. H. Stewart
Jean M. Irvin
Elizabeth F. Matthews
Kyle Harrington
Inez Harrington
Roy Godwin
B. H. Sellers
Perry L. Cameron
Sheriff
Veterans Service Officer
Clerk Superior Court
Clerk Recorders Court
Register of Deeds
Electrical Inspector
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W. Earl Jones Tax Collector
Marshall Woodall, Tax Lien Attorney, appeared before the Board and discussed
the Tax Suits and the procedure which was being followed in these suits.
WELFARE CASE REPORT
August 10th 1967
1. Sarah McArtan Pope case - foreclosure suit filed July 28, 1967, against present
owner of property, C. W. Coleman and wife. Summons served July 31, 1967, SD # 11, 498.
Amont of Lien- $1384.00
2. Atlas Johnson case- foreclosure suit filed July 25, 1967, against present owner
of property, R. D. Hamilton andwife, and Atlas Johnson and wife, Summons served
July 26, 1967, SD # 11,494, Balance of Lien $1930.63 ($l,000.00 check from Mr.
Ross is in possession of Auditor.)
3. Charlie Elmon Denning case- foreclosure suit filed. Personal service had on
part of defendants in July, 1967; publication in newspaper for other defendants at
present. S. D. # 11,484, Amount of lien- $9,183.00.
4. Frances Mitchell Matthews case- foreclosure suit filed July 27, 1967; summons
served July 28, 1967; SD # 11,496; Amount of lien - $4,279.00.
5. James Franklin Altman case- foreclosure suit filed July 27, 1967; SD No.
11,497; amount of lien $3,582.00; summons served July 31, 1967.
6. Otho Israel Matthews case- amount of lien $2,723.00. Date of death of
recipient- March 14, 1967; there is a deed of trust lien ahead of the County lien;
I am discussing this case with Attorney Parker, Benson, N. 0. who isrepresenting
the first lienholder. It seems county may recover some of the lien.
7. Winnie Messer Norris- amount of lien $5,360.00 information has been obtained
add suit will be filed shortly. Date of death of recipient- April 14, 1964.
8. Eula W. Byrd case - amount of lien - $1197.00; date of termination of payments -
March 1967; property occupied as homesite- no foreclosure suit may be instituted.
9. Winifred Grady case- amount of lien $2,637.00; date of recipient's death- March
22, 1966; suit has been brought by administrator of estate to sell real property to
pay debts; County was made party defendant; property is being sold by McLeod and
McLeod under order of sale; present bid on property is approximately $3,775.00
and is presently under order of re -sale on August 11, 1967; County will receive part
or all of lien.
10. Alford Elliott case- amount of lien - $4978.00; date of recipient's death -
October 1964; rent received July 25, 1967, in amount of $40.00; attorney fee -
$2.00; my informetion is that there areno heris to recipient; further investigation
on my part is necessary.
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11. Mary Ellen Phillips case- amount of lien $6,453.00; date of recipient's death
April 9, 1967; administrator of estate has received $1,300.00 from savings and
loan account; County's claim has been properly presented to administrator; County's
claim will be prorated and recovery will be had for a very small amount of County's
claim.
12. Debro Williamson case- amount of lien $1267.00; Date of termination -
September 1958; Property used as homesite for recipient and wife; foreclosure
cannot be instituted.
13. J.H.W. Lucas case; $337.16 amount of lien; statute of limitation ran out
April 19, 1964; real estate owned by recipient sold under special proceedings
in 1962 brought by administrator to create assets to pay the debts of deceased
recipient; all money received under Special Proceeding was used to pay debts
and cost of administration. I recommend that attempts to collect this lien be
dropped.
14. Oscar Haywood Gregory case - amount of lien- $2040.00; auditor has check
from Mr. Ross in amount of $1607.00 which purports to be collection of lien less
$433.00 fee for Mr. Ross in connection with his collecting the lien.
15. Mary J. McLamb oase- amount of lien- $2679.00; date of termination of pay-
ments- October 1966; foreclosure of real estate cannot be brought for it is being
occupied as homesite by recipient.
16. Flora Rebecca McCormick case- amount of lien- $254.00; auditor has check
from Mr. Ross in payment of this lien less $63.50 for Mr. Ross's fee.
17. Alex Cleveland Christian case- Amount of lien- $1050.00; payments to
recipient terminated September, 1962; foreclosure cannot be brought for real
property is being used as homesite by recipient and wife.
18. Charlie Hair case- Amount of lien- $3337.00; realty of recipient has been
foreclosed by County for taxes; balance of money received on sale after paying
taxes and expenses has been delivered to Auditor, to wit; $1629.00 less $350.80
as fee to Mr. Ross.
19. Lydia Cameron Pearson case- amount of lien- $65.00; payments to recipient
terminated July, 1961; foreclosure cannot be brought for real property is being
used as homesite by recipient,
20. Everett Suggs case- amount of lien - $160.00; payments terminated January,
1963; realty occupied as homesite by recipient and spouse; foreclosure cannot be
brought,
21. Lula Ray Carroll case - amount of lien- $814.00; payments terminated Feb.
1964; realty occupied as homesite by recipient; foreclosure cannot be brought.
22. Roselle Tart Hardison case- amount of lien- $1650.00; Date of death of reci-
pient- September 11, 1964; Recipient owned a life estate only in property; she had
conveyed all her property before dwawing old age assistance. Nothing can. be
collected.
23. Calvin A. Stewart case- amount of lien- $1001.00 date of death of recipient -
November, 1964; Lien has been collected; check submitted to auditor for $776,00;
$225.00 retained as attorney fee.
24. Harriett T. Stewart case- amount of lien- $974.00; Date of death of recipient -
October 18 1964; *398.00 has been collected on this lien; Auditor has received
check for $298.50; 599.50 being retained as attorney fee.
25. Cases under investigation:
Della B. Tew- amount of
Eula W. Byrd- " It
pallie B. Cofield- "
Flossie Phillips "
Nicy B. McLamb n
Duncan Darroch "
Flora Jane Darroch It
Bertha M. Dudley "
lien- $1815.00
" 1197.00
4425.0o
323.93
1259.00
3632.00
3690.00
2370.00
(Over)-
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TAX SUITS COMMENCED BY E. MARSHALL WOODALL:
NAME SD NO
Wilbur H. Byrd
Isaac Wilson
Geraldine Upchurch
D. Ralph Aaddock
Eugene Spears
James Herbert Smith
Elizabeth F. Matthews
Bowden and Tart
Earmon Swann
Raymond Molton
Christal V. Evans
Erwin Lester House
John McLean
Calvin W. Patterson
William H. McNeill
John McLean, Jr.
Howard Owen Ryals
Otha L. Berger
Addle Perry Sinclair
Willie Mae Parrish
Morris G. Godwin, Jr.
Leonard H. Darroch
Cornelia Jones
Aaron McKoy
3417
3418
3419
3421
3420
3422
3423
3424
3425
3426
3428
3427
3432
3429
3431
3430
3436
3437
3435
3434
3433
3440
3438
3439
REPORT ON OLD TAX SUITS
Date
Proceeding
Filed
S. D. No. NAME
2934 James Buie
2944 Bettie White
2959 F.J. Swann heirs
2960 Janie Williams het
2995 Algie Brower Docke
3004 Ernest Cameron
3007 Cameron Dpuglas He
3009 Z. Nassie Dorman
3017 Rachel A. Jones
3018 Curtis Weathers
3055 Vann Goodman Heirs
3056 Matthew Brooks hei
3060 J D McNeill heirs
3061 Robert McBryde heirs
3079 Wilbert Davis
3085 E A Betts
3086 John Smith, Jr.
3088 Freddie & Portia Wil
3098 Mack West
3108 James 0. Lee
3131 J. Leon Godwin
3132 Herbert E. Hudson
3140 Bettie B. Godwin
3142 Lewis McLean
3146 J. Lee Douglas
3158 Wilbert E. Turner
3177 Cecil & Ruth Woodard
3178 Elizabeth McNeill
3182 Viola Wester Brock
3184 Flora McNeill
3189 Edward W. Smith
3192 Henry R. Cutts
3195 Wm. Lathe Burns
3202 John D. Buie
3208 Mollie B. Ware
3215 Carey N. Phelps
3224 Wm. Henry Walker
3226 Robt. W. Dickey
3227 H P Johnson
3251 -A
2175 John C. Maynor
3264 Harold M. Cameron
3253 W A Williams
3266 L W Darroch
3274 George T. Bowling
3277 R. Halford Bell
DATE COMPLAINT AMOUNT Atty. Fee Case
FILED PAID * Paid Closed
5 -18 -67
5 -24 -67
5 -24 -67
5 -26 -67
5 -24 -67
6 -23 -67
6 -30 -67
6 -30 -67
6 -30 -67
6 -30 -67
6 -30 -67
6 -30 -67
7 -18 -67
7 -18 -67
7 -18 -67
7 -18 -67
7- 4 -67
7 -21 -67
7 -21 -67
7 -21 -67
7 -21 -67
7 -25 -67
7 -25 -67
7 -25 -67
8 -23 -60
8 -25 -60
rs 8 -30 -60
ry 9 -14 -60
9 -15 -60
irs 9 -20 -60
9-20-60
9 -21 -60
rs 10 -28 -60
12 -2- 60
12-2- 60
12 -20 -60
1 -3- -61
7 -11- 61
ltams6 -26- 61
8 -11 -61
8 -28 -61
10 -25 -61
11 -24 -61
4- 30 -63
5-7- 63
6-6- 63
10 -8- 63
10 -11 -63
10 -11 -63
10 -11 -63
12 -1- 64
8 -9- 65
Summons
Served
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$132.39
83.40
100.28
92.68
48.00
25.00
199.37 30.00
10.00
Amount Paid
220.00
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0
0
110.00
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26.26
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0
105.47
50.03
30.53
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0
0
24.68
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43.68
72.68
76.14
0
9.92
7.34
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96.18
0
0
50.30
100.00
0
20.00
18.00
0
0
10.00
0
0
123.26
5.00
0
138.60
78.93
0
Yes
Property
Presently
Listing
Property
Yes
No
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part
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3281
3287
3288
3290
3292
3293
3294
3297
3299
3301
3 302
3303
3305
3306
3308
3309
3312
J L McAden
James A. Smith
Roy L. Steed
J D Fish
James L. Wicker
Tommy Morrison
Aaron Mason
W L. Barefoot
James Adams
John A. Smith
Alonzo Walker
G W Langdon
Madison McNeill
Cyrus B. Carter
Percy Lee Baker
Ada Jane Graham
Roosevelt Coving-
ton)
8 -9 -65
4 -27 -66
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4-27-66
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5 -4- 66
5 -4- 66
5 -4- 66
5 -4- 66
5 -4- 66
6 -10 -66
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recommendation McLamb moved, seconded by Commis
of Marshall Woodall, County Tax
the county hereby abandons affirmative action to
J.H. W. Lucas and Charlie Hair, items 13 & 18 as
Woodall?s Welfare Case Report as he has filed wi
Motion carried
Commissioner McLamb
immediately, any delinq
colleofion, whether sui
and if the taxes, penal
judgment and execution
the property in volved
charges authorized by 1
moved, se
uent taxe
t has bee
ty, cost,
shall be
shall be
aw.
81.95
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57.98
76.56
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314.24
89.00
428.28
60.00
75.00
100.00
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41.94'
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sioner Womble, that upon
and Welfare Lien Attorney,
recover in the liens against
appears in the foregoing
th the Commissioners on this date.
conded by Commissioner Womble, that effective
s which have been referred to the tax attorney for
n instituted or not, shall be fully paid immediately,
and other charges are not paid immediately a
processed as rapidly as the law will permit, and
sold to pay the taxes, penalty, cost, and other
Commissioner McLamb moved that the
tax Attorney, E. Marshall Woodall, th
drawn by Mr. Woodall in the
time of Mr. Woodall's appointment:
SD No. 3409 -
SD No. 3412 -
SD No. 3307 -
SD No. 3359 -
SD No. 3415-
County Auditor be directed to pay unto the
he sum of $10.00 each for five (5) nonsuit
following cases which were pending at the
County of Harnett
County of Harnett
County of Harnett
County of Harnett
County of Harnett
Motion was seconded by Mr. Womble
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
Eugene Chance et al
Etta McLean et al
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Eugene Berube
Bernice Lee Thomas et al
James L. Hicks, et al
and passed by the board.
Earl Jones, Tax Collector, appeared before the Board and presented his reports
of collections in the Tax office for the month of July.
Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor, appeared before the Board and discussed the
increase in tax valuations for the year 1967.
The Board ordered
Anderson Creek Twp.
a refund
due to an
n of Wile
mmissione
of real
to the pe
ed on the
05 -301.
Upon recommendatio
moved, seconded by Co
recording conveyances
of Deeds, present it
conveyance may be not
this service, G.S. 1
of $7.24
error in
y Bowen C
r Brown,
property,
rson in c
tax reco
to Mrs. N. G. Raynor, Spring Lake Rt. 1,
assessed value on a 1960 Checrolet car.
ounty Attorne
that after Oo
shall before
harge of the
rds. That no
y, Commissioner McLamb
tober, 1, 1767, each person
presenting it to the Register
tax records, in order that the
fee shall be collected for
Commissioner McLamb moved, seconded by Commissioner Womble, that Block 108
pn the Cpl be Kelly Map of the town of Lillington be offered for sale es provided
isslss The said lot is bounded on the north by Norfolk- Southern Railway,
on the East by First Street, on the south by Front Street and the west by Second
Street and contains approximately 14 acre.s.
Motion carved.
Commissioner McLamb moved, seconded by Commissioner Womble, that an additional
appropriation of $5000.00 be made for the A.P. T.D. Fund in the Welfare Department.
Motion carried.
The Board ordered that Alvis Carver be given the number of the telephone in the
Veterans Service Office and the authority to use this number in aiding Veterans and
their families by calls to the Veterans Administration in Winston - Salem.
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Commissioner McLamb moved, seconded by Commissioner Womble, that Mack R.
Hudson, Dunn Rt. 1 be and he is hereby named by the Board as a Jury Commissioner
to begin his duties as of Sept. 1st. 1967, at a salary of $25.00 per day.
Motion c arried
Commissioner McLamb moved, seconded by Commissioner Brown, that a survey be made
of the rescue squads in the different sections of' the county and ascertain the
needs in the operation of the work and suggested that Chairman Brock appoint a
Committee to make this survey and report back to the Board. Chairman Brock named
Commissioner McLamb, Commissioner Brock and Commissioner Cotton as the Committee
and asked that they report back to the Board.
Motion carried.
Commissioner McLamb recommended that
serve the sections of Angier, DunnV i
Commissioner Brock appointed McLamb,
Brown as a committee toinvestigate this
at a later date.
Commissioner McLamb recommended that
mosquito control program and suggested t
and discuss this program.
r"Ammisslxomer Mc Lamb recAtraende dxkhr� t
mosquito confEgg1 progragxa"nd suggesteax
and diktuss thig progml(m.
-fn additional Dog Warden be appointed to
Coats communities.
Commissioner Womble, and Commissioner
recommendation and report to the Board
the Board of Commissioners study the
hat the Board meet with the town Boards
the BoarcIxaf Commissi«Fge rs study the
that the BoaM meet witFixt4e town Boards
Mr. D. W. Denning, Angier, appeared before the Bow?' and announced that a building
had been completed in the community center of Angier to be used by the rural people
of Angier Community. The building which will house a branch of ti-E Harnett County
Library will also have rooms for a Welfare Social Worker, a Social Security re-
presentative, Adult Education classes, Crafts work shop and other public meetings,
And made a request for $300.00 from the county to be used in completing the set up
in the building. The Building will be governed by a Board of directors appointed by
the Angier Town Board, The Board advised the County Attorney to investigate the
possible possibilities of using county funds for this project in Angier.
The Following Road Petitions Were Approved:
(1)
Twp.
To improve the State main
which at the presaent time
Petition mailed to Sam Wi
(2) A request for addition to
system that road on Johnson Avenue
length and has 3 occupied homes.
Petition mailed to Sam Wilson.
taine d sec
has four
lson.
the State
in Ave ras
ondary road # 1111 in Johnsonville
occupied on this road.
Maintained Secondary Road
born Township which is 512 feet in
The Harnett County Planning Board met with the Board of Commissioners and heard
the Tngineers of the Moore - Gardner Associates discuss the water resources and the
sewer system county wide.
Admiral A. M. Patterson of the State Department of Archives and History appeared
before the Board and announced that work had begun on the inventrry of the Harett
County Records.
Recommendations to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners by County
Attorney, Wiley F. Bowen, was presented as follows:
And Commissioner McLamb moved, seconded by Commissioner Brown, that these
recommendations be copied on the Minutes of this meeting of the Board.
1. That pre- numbered receipts be issued for the collection of
money by all departments.
2. That a notice be displayed in each department to the effect that
receipts should be obtained by all persons.
3. That all reports made to the County Commissioners be filed by
department in chronological order.
4.
front of the book by date add page number.
5. That the commissioners require that each person recording conveyances
of real property, shall, before presenting it to the Register of Deeds, present
it to the person in charge of the tax records, in order that the conveyance
may be noted on the tax records, G. S. 105 -301.
6. That appropriate action be taken to collect such license taxes as
shall be due the County under the provisions of G. S. 105 -33.
That the minutes of the commissioners meetings be indexed in
t he
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7. That the Board of Commissioners appoint a County Manager who
Shall be the administrative head of the county government. G.S. 153 -20.
8. That the Board of Commissioners in their discretion acquire
recording equipment or appoint a clerk or secretary qualified to take
dictation and fully record the minutes of the meeting. G. S. 153 -40.
9. That the Commissioners immediately appoint some qualified person
to serve on the jury commission and fix the compensation for the jury
commissioners pursuant to G. S. 9 -1.
10. That the County Auditor be directed to examine monthly the records
of all officers and employees receiving or spending money. G. S. 153 - 116(4).
11. That the County Auditor be directed to require every officer
and employee collecting money to report to him on the amounts collected
at the end of each ;month, including fees, if any, retained by such officers
and employees. G. S. 153 -116 (5).
12. That every officer and employee whose duty it is to collect
or receive funds or money belonging to the Bounty be specifically instructed
to deposit the same in an account approved by the County Auditor or in some
bank designated by the Board of Commissioners in the name of the County and
to otherwise comply with the provisions of G. S. 153 -135.
13. That every officer and employee who shall violate G.S. 153 -135 and
any other section of the County Fiscal Control Act, being Article 10 of
Chapter 153 of the North Carolina General Statutes be advised that it is the
duty of the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to report to the
solicitor of the district all facts and circumstances showing the commission
of any offense defined in the Fiscal Control Act. G. S. 153 -139.
Respectfully submitted this 10th day of August, 1967.
Wiley F. Bowen
Harnett County Attorney
The Board recessed to reconvene on Friday, August 18th, at 7:30
P.M.
Q , 7/
Clerk to the Board
Chairman