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John Hodge Hanner

John Hodge Hanner, a farmer of the Efland section, was a member and chairman of the Orange County Board of Commissioners and also served on the county welfare board. He was a deacon and trustee of Fairfield Presbyterian Church, where he was buried after his death in July 1952 at the age of 77.

Source: DigitalNC: The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), July 10, 1952, p. 1 (Former County Commissioner Dies At Efland)

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  1. Orange County Democrats nominate A. W. Kenion for clerk and a new board of commissioners In the Democratic primary of June 5, 1926, which the Weekly treated as the real county election, A. W. Kenion of Hillsboro beat S. W. Andrews of Chapel Hill for clerk of court, 1,096 to 970, with Hillsboro's mayor T. M. Arrasmith far behind. John A. McCauley, George A. Johnston and John H. Hanner of Efland won the three commissioner nominations over sitting commissioners J. D. Webb and J. E. Hawkins, and Sheriff L. Bunn Lloyd, Treasurer S. T. Latta Jr. and Register of Deeds J. F. McAdams were renominated. People: Samuel Weldon Andrews, John F. McAdams, Junius D. Webb, John Hodge Hanner, Samuel T. Latta Jr., Alonzo W. KenionSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, June 11, 1926, p. 1
  2. County road force rebuilds the road west from Fairfield church For about two months the county road force under supervisor McKee worked on a road running west toward Alamance from near Fairfield church in Cheek Township, then moved to Bingham Township. The Weekly called it needless new building past Commissioner J. H. Hanner's home while busy roads went unscraped; Efland and Cedar Grove citizens answered that the old board had ordered the work, that it was a mail route of more than twenty years, and that no new road was built. People: John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, May 13, 1927, p. 1
  3. Orange County Democrats choose county nominees in the June primary In the Democratic primary of June 2, 1928, W. T. Sloan of the Chapel Hill police led for sheriff with 947 votes to 685 for Sheriff L. B. Lloyd and 356 for C. P. Whitfield, forcing a runoff between Sloan and Lloyd. John H. Hanner, George Johnston and Jeter C. Lloyd won the three commissioner nominations, Cicero H. Jones was renominated register of deeds, and G. G. Bivins won for treasurer. People: William T. Sloan, John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, June 8, 1928, p. 1
  4. Orange voters elect W. T. Sloan sheriff and a Carrboro Republican to the commissioners Chapel Hill police chief W. T. Sloan was elected sheriff over Charles Riley, 2,750 to 1,834, and A. H. Graham was returned to the legislature. Republican W. H. Ray of Carrboro edged out Democrat John Hanner for the third commissioner's seat beside Democrats Jeter C. Lloyd and George Johnston, and the paper noted that all three new commissioners came from the Chapel Hill end of the county for the first time. People: Alexander H. "Sandy" Graham, John Hodge Hanner, William T. SloanSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, November 9, 1928, p. 1
  5. John Hanner returns to the county board and is chosen chairman After George Johnston resigned because of illness, the clerk of court appointed John Hanner, a member of the outgoing board, as county commissioner, and at the meeting of January 7, 1929, Jeter Lloyd and W. H. Ray elected him chairman in recognition of his experience. People: John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, January 11, 1929, p. 1
  6. County board of health names Dr. S. A. Nathan quarantine officer Meeting in Hillsborough in the first week of January 1929, the Orange County board of health appointed Dr. S. A. Nathan, the county coroner and Chapel Hill health officer, as county quarantine officer. It planned to choose a county health officer and discuss a county hospital to replace the county home. People: R. H. Claytor, John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, January 18, 1929, p. 1
  7. County commissioners and welfare board appeal for help for the jobless In a joint statement from Hillsboro, the Orange County commissioners and the county board of public welfare asked citizens to hire whom they could, farm owners to take on new tenants returning from town, and private charities to widen their work. Saying county funds could not meet emergency relief, they asked for gifts to welfare superintendent George H. Lawrence. People: George H. Lawrence, John Hodge HannerThe Chapel Hill Weekly, November 7, 1930, p. 1
  8. Orange County commissioners cut county officers' pay 10 percent Meeting in Hillsboro, John H. Hanner, W. P. Berry and Jeter C. Lloyd voted unanimously to reduce all county officers' salaries 10 percent from July 1, to fall in with state and business economies, reasoning that lower prices kept officers' real pay as high as before. People: Gilbert W. Ray, W. P. Berry, John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, May 6, 1932, p. 1
  9. Orange County gives Roosevelt and the Democratic county ticket large majorities In the November 8 election Orange County voted 2,845 for Roosevelt, 1,092 for Hoover and 160 for Norman Thomas, reversing its 1928 vote for Hoover, and elected Democrats R. A. Eubanks, W. P. Berry and J. H. Hanner county commissioners over Republicans Lueco Lloyd, W. T. Roberts and G. O. Reitzel. A. H. Graham of Hillsboro, running for lieutenant governor, drew more votes in the county than any other candidate, and in the Chapel Hill precinct Roosevelt led Hoover 737 to 221, with 116 for Thomas. People: Robert A. Eubanks, Alexander H. "Sandy" Graham, Samuel Weldon Andrews, Lueco Lloyd, Garland O. Reitzel, William T. Sloan, W. P. Berry, John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, November 11, 1932, p. 1
  10. Official audit finds Orange County's net debt down $161,000 in four years An audit by E. W. Parham of Goodno and Parham found that the county's net debt for bonds and state school loans had fallen $161,000 in four years and that none of the $77,000 in temporary loans of four years before remained. The county tax rate had dropped from $1.50 in 1927 to 80 cents in 1932, partly because the state had taken over the roads and most school costs, and Parham credited the commissioners, county attorney A. H. Graham and county accountant Gilbert W. Lay. People: Alexander H. "Sandy" Graham, John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, November 4, 1932, p. 1
  11. Orange County drops its contract jailer and puts a deputy sheriff in charge of the jail The county commissioners ended the system of paying the jailer a monthly sum plus a daily fee for boarding each prisoner, which they thought encouraged poor feeding, and gave a salaried deputy sheriff charge of the jail, with the county accountant buying the food. Jail spending for 1933-34 came to $1,675 of the $3,750 budgeted. People: Gilbert W. Ray, W. P. Berry, John Hodge Hanner, Carl T. DurhamSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, July 13, 1934, p. 1
  12. Orange County commissioners order a study of power lines for farm homes After the success of the Civil Works power line to Calvander, the commissioners asked farm agent Don Matheson, county accountant G. W. Ray and relief administrator George H. Lawrence to study a network of rural power lines with D. S. Weaver of State College. The officials ruled out a Public Works loan, judging that so few customers could not carry the debt, and hoped for direct federal aid. People: George H. Lawrence, Gilbert W. Ray, W. P. Berry, John Hodge Hanner, Henry S. Hogan, Carl T. Durham, Don S. MathesonThe Chapel Hill Weekly, July 6, 1934, p. 1
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  1. Orange County commissioners cut the tax rate to 78 cents and restore officials' salaries The commissioners lowered the county tax rate from 87 to 78 cents and restored the 10 per cent cut made in county officers' salaries two years before. The Weekly credited savings on the jail and court and a rise of about $200,000 in assessments. People: Gilbert W. Ray, W. P. Berry, John Hodge Hanner, Carl T. DurhamSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, August 10, 1934, p. 1
  2. Democrats sweep Orange County in the 1934 general election Orange County voters returned the full Democratic ticket on November 6, 1934: W. T. Sloan as sheriff, A. W. Kenion as clerk, S. W. Andrews as register of deeds, G. G. Bivens as treasurer, B. J. Howard to the state House, and Carl Durham, John Hanner and W. P. Berry as commissioners, while Owen Robertson (2,099) and John Sprunt Hill (1,962) beat the Republican R. P. Hackney (1,189) for the district's two Senate seats. In the Chapel Hill precinct the Democrats ran about 570 votes to the Republicans' 100. People: John Sprunt Hill, Samuel Weldon Andrews, Owen S. Robertson, William T. Sloan, W. P. Berry, John Hodge Hanner, B. J. Howard, Alonzo W. Kenion, Carl T. DurhamSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, November 9, 1934, p. 1
  3. Orange County commissioners back the purchase of a terracing outfit for farmers To fight soil erosion, the commissioners unanimously underwrote the purchase of a terracing unit that farmers could rent for $3 an hour, after Commissioners J. H. Hanner and W. P. Berry studied similar outfits in Guilford and Alamance. Farmers had already signed up 2,300 acres, and the farm agent said Orange was the eleventh county in the state to adopt the plan. People: W. P. Berry, John Hodge Hanner, Don S. MathesonSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, June 21, 1935, p. 5
  4. Orange County begins rabies vaccination of dogs under the state law On Monday, May 4, 1936 J. H. Hanner, chairman of the county commissioners, announced after conferring with health officer Dr. William P. Richardson that dogs in Orange County would be vaccinated against rabies that spring under the state law, with an inspector appointed by Dr. Richardson in each township. The health department was to show the inspectors how to give the vaccine. People: William P. Richardson, John Hodge HannerThe Chapel Hill Weekly, May 8, 1936, p. 1
  5. Orange County gives Roosevelt and the Democratic ticket large majorities Orange County voted 3,489 to 1,506 for Franklin D. Roosevelt over Alf Landon and elected the whole Democratic county ticket, among them S. W. Andrews as register of deeds and John H. Hanner, Carl T. Durham and Dr. S. A. Nathan as county commissioners. The new board met in Hillsborough on December 7, re-elected Hanner chairman and named A. H. Graham county attorney; Nathan took the seat of W. P. Berry. People: Carl T. Durham, S. A. Nathan, Alexander H. "Sandy" Graham, Samuel Weldon Andrews, W. P. Berry, John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, November 6, 1936, p. 1
  6. Orange County commissioners hold off on a liquor-store election With the new county-option law passed and Durham County moving to vote on liquor stores, the Orange County commissioners did not take up the question at their March meeting; commissioners Carl Durham and S. A. Nathan said there was no public demand for an election yet, though one might come if Durham and Alamance opened stores. People: S. A. Nathan, John Hodge Hanner, Carl T. DurhamThe Chapel Hill Weekly, March 5, 1937, p. 1
  7. Orange commissioners raise the county tax rate to 95 cents to meet Social Security costs The county commissioners set the 1937 rate at 95 cents per $100, up 7 cents; the Weekly reported the whole increase was the levy for the county's share of the new Social Security payments to the aged, dependent children and the blind. With Chapel Hill's $1.65, town residents paid a combined $2.60. People: S. A. Nathan, John Hodge Hanner, Carl T. DurhamSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, August 20, 1937, p. 1
  8. John H. Hanner leaves the Orange County board of commissioners John H. Hanner of Efland, chairman of the county commissioners, did not run again in the 1938 Democratic primary. His service on the board, which Lefler and Wager date 1926 to 1928 and 1929 to 1938, ended that year.Search the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, April 29, 1938, p. 1 (Orange County Candidates)
  9. County commissioners reappoint J. H. Hanner to the welfare board Meeting at Hillsboro, the county commissioners reappointed former commissioner J. H. Hanner to the county board of public welfare for two years from April 1, 1945, at the same meeting that approved war bonuses for county employees.Search the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), March 8, 1945, p. 1
  10. John Hodge Hanner, a former chairman of the county commissioners, dies John Hodge Hanner, 77, a farmer of the Efland section who had been a member and chairman of the Orange County Board of Commissioners and had served on the county welfare board, died in a Burlington hospital on July 7, 1952. He was a deacon and trustee of Fairfield Presbyterian Church, where he was buried the next day. People: John Hodge HannerSearch the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), July 10, 1952, p. 1

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