01-29-1945 - Special
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SP.J:CIAL MEETEm OF TH"J!: 'l'OWN GOU.NGIWF 1m TOWN OF EDG.:sJATER,
FIDRIDA. }Ll:LD IH V.I .A. HLLL OU J.Ai',UAr\tf 29 th,I945.
.i\,';:eetin~ called to order by l.'fayor Gouncilman Stalnaker at 7: 30P .N..
ROLL CALL.
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Council-y'n
Councilm..'l.n
Councilman
L-lerk
Attorney
St:'tlnnker
Southard
Bnu.:n.;;nrtner
op:'l,rgo
Gillespie
Present.
Present.
Present.
Present.
Present.
Mayor cauncil.l1lZl,n Stlllnnker explained the object of the "leetin~ - which
was t:Q consider conrplaints made U2;ainst Minnie and :;)avid Fransson in the
cQnduct of their business at :Edgewnter Inn, and to aive them :;t chance
to show cause why their license should not be revoked.
.,~arshQll l'holI1.D.S reported having received complaints u;J;ainst .J.i:d~ewater
Inn. He had been suspicious of the conduct at Ed~evv[1.ter Inn but hnd never
seen positive evidence of wrani doing. He was cnl16d on January 22,1945
because of disturbances caused by two sailors fightin~ in front of Art
Robertson,' s plac~ . The sailors had been drinkin!~ and had come from Ew~~ewater
Inn. They entered Art Robertson!s plnce and assaulted Mr. Robertson. he,
called the ~hrshnll. The lfurshnll found the sQilors fi~htin~ and attempted
to taka cne of the su;hlors into mistody but .:Ers :B'ranssnn rncl the other
sailors interfered. Unrry Moore h6lped him to get the sailor into his
car and he took him yO his base at l{O\Y Smyrna Bertch.
harry Moore, Rufus Johnson, \.0.1 ter Giddons iind GcorEe ~.vcbster ,Jr. corrobo-
rated the }~rshalls report.
1!'rank Osborn reported ho.vin,; heard the 'nost filthy ::md profane lan~uaJe
v/hen passin~ :!:dgewater Inn.
Mr. nnd'Irs. .f!'ransson were then called . They pleaded innocence. They had
never had nny trollble ,did not serve drinks 10 persons alreudy under the
influn,nce of liquor ,did not allow liquor brought on the premises, their
dauzhter,who is under age,never served drinks over the bnr,and ,in fnct
they operated a qui~t,orderly place.
Mrs. Olive Purker, a frequent visitor at Ecleewn.ter Inn,testified that she
had never seen any disturbnnce nor had heard any loud or profane lnn,,;u<'{~e.
After clue consideration the (.;ouncil warned .i'.l.r. and. rrs. .b;rnnsson thD.t
any further complaints would mean the cancellation of their license to
do business in ~d~ewater.
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