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KINUT J <br />11SEW 7 ON DISTRICT <br />CAQQjjU3 SOIL I i -13 3 1171. <br />MEIETIN;� NO 7 AL ME'TTT!NTG <br />TIME: August 27, 1962 <br />PLACE: Hotel Concord <br />PRESENT: 3UPWISORS: <br />L. D, Coltrane, ITT, <br />Samuel 1, Parker <br />J. Lewis Patterson <br />3, W, Col es: rider, Jr. <br />Baker Brooks <br />A38M SUPERVISOR: <br />C, I Rimer <br />OTHERS: <br />7:00 P.Y. to 10:10 P.M. <br />Chm. Fred H. Harkey <br />C. Cook <br />Carl 0, Overeash <br />C. Frank James, Chairman <br />McNeil Petrea <br />Glenn Hawfiold, Jr. <br />Dr. a. D. Rankin, Jr. <br />CITY 0 ,; CCTJ 017TCTALS: <br />Les Myers, Mayor of Concord <br />Alfred Hurt, County Manager <br />Brad Barker, City Manager <br />Al Klimas, County Health of, fioer <br />Ray Allen, County Ext. Chairman <br />Lewis A Dameron, Area Conservationist <br />Sam H. Hearn, Area Soil Scientist <br />narvin Eury, Daily Tndependent, <br />Jobn Kennedy, Concord Tribune <br />Hush D. Price, h0ork Unit Conservationist <br />Eyvonne S. McDaniel, Dist. Clerk <br />1, After a supper at the Hotel Concord, l,ha irman Coltrane called the meeting to <br />order introducing the above persons, <br />2. The Supervisors invited County and City officials to attend the meeting in order <br />to become more familiar with what a soil survey could mean to Cabarrus County, <br />Mr. Coltrane turned the pro ,ram over to Mr, Lewis Dameron, Area Conservationist, <br />who introduced hr. Sam Hearn, Area Soil 5cientist� hr, Fearn presented the <br />program by beginning that he had worked with various types of soils for the past <br />25 Years <br />Mr, Hearn explained the need and importance of a County having a soil survey <br />proLram available, Through his explanations of different types of soils and <br />slides shown along with actual photographs describing the hazards of not knowing <br />the soils in Cabarrus County, he explained further that housing developments, <br />industry, construction and farming practices could be costly to the individual <br />if a soil survey is not used. I <br />1dr. Hearn explained that not only financially, but to the home owner, contractors <br />and businesses , the lack of soil knowledge could cause slow progress of growth <br />within any County. <br />