December 1, 1958 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

December 1, 19581 6Fit width249iMeeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonDecember 1, 1958itThe Board of Commissioners for the County of Johnston met in regular sessionon December 1, 1958, at 11,00 A M, in the Commissioners Room, with the followingmembers presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Floyd C Price, Sr, R G Gurley, andFrank B HoldingAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 Chairman H M Johnson announced that after due advertisement in accordancewith Section 143 -129 General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended in Chapter862 Session Laws of 1957, the bid of Ethical Veterinary Supply Company was theonly bid received for the sale of 9,000 doses phenalized rabies vaccine to thecountyCommissioner J D Bailey moved that the following pproposal of EthicalVeterinary Company, 34 -28 31st Street, Long Island City b, New York, be accepted800 x 50ce bottles -@ 283 with expiration of June, 1959,or later delivery by February, 1959, or before100 x 50 cc bottles- 0283 with expiration of January 1960, orlater delivery by April 1, 1959•Commissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted2 In accordance with the request of L P Creech, Veterans Service officer, whostated that it was essential that he have additional clerical help to enable hisoffice to assist non- service connected veterans, their widows and orphan childrenin waking an annual accounting to the Veterans Bureau, the following motion wasadoptedOn a motion made by Commissioner J D Bailey, seconded by Commissioner R GGurley, it was moved that 15000 be appro priated from the contingent fund andtransferred to the Clerinal Fund of the Veterans Service Office for the purposeof providing additional help for the Veterans Service Office3 Clifford Massengill, of Smithfield, North Carolina, acted as spokesman for agroup composed of G A Allen, Cora Belle laves, J E Bobbitt and Rayford Oliver,of Smithfield, North Carolina, requested that Lester Hales, former Constable ofSmithfield Township, be appointed a Special DeputySheriff B A Henry, who was present when the request was made, recommendedthat the appointment be madeI} Commissioner R G Gurley moved that Lester Hales be appointed a SpecialDeputy on a fee basis to serve under the supervision and direction of B A Henry,Sheriff of Johnston CountyCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted5 On a motion made by Frank B Holding, seconded by Floyd C Price, Sr, it wasmoved that the State Highway Commission be requested to hard - surface that certainroad in Oneals Township, described as followsBeginning at Oneals Store on Highway No 96 and runs thence in anortheasterly direction to Highway 231, known as Bat Creech road,and being a distance of 18 to 2 miles in length Project No 1on attached mapPetition and map enclosed with this order For reference see B MCreech, R #l, Zebulon, N C6 Judge W I Godwin informed the Board that he, with Commissioner R G Gurley,and Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent Welfare Department, had discussed with MrsEllen Winston, State Superintendent of Welfare, the function and formation of theJohnston County Recorders Court, operating as a Domestic Relations Court, andadvised the Board that if they followed her recommendations, which were namelychange name of Johnston County Recorders Court, deposit funds of court separatelyin bank, have separate ledger and provide probation officer to investigate casesbefore the court, that they need not worry about the court functioning effecientlyHe also suggested legislation to simplify the matter of appeal He stated thatby carrying out these recommendations that the court, in his opinion, would offerinvaluable service to the county and would lighten the burden of the SuperiorCourt, and greatly benefit the Bar and the citizens of the county Judge Godwinwas advised that these recommendations would be given serious considerationDecember 1, 1958 fonti7 Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that the bonds of the following officialbe approvedDwight M Eason, Constable Smithfield TownshipJ Waylon Hinton, Constable Oneals TownshipRoby C Lee, Constable Bentonville TownshipCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted8 Subsequent to a request by a group of leading citizens of Pleasant GroveTownship, composed of Alex Dupree, M B Pleasant, Hugh Dupree and Floyd Adams,W G Massey, Clerk, was authorized and directed to request E P Koonce, DivisionEngineer, State Highway Commission, to seriously consider hard - surfacing Road No4 -B priority rating No 72 when the Highway Commission paved Road No 3 -B with apriority rating of 16, as it appeared to the Board that this is a worthwhile project,and could be accomplished at a saving to the State when the aforementioned Road No3 -B with a high priority rating is paved9 W A Whitmer, District Supervisor United States Department of Agriculture,Goldsboro, N C informed the Board that a light infestation of the white fringebettle was found near Smithfield and east of the Town of Princeton along the South-ern Railroad, suggesting that the county and local minicipality bear one -thirdof the cost in eradicating this insect, the State and Federal Government bearingjointly the remainder of the costAs it was the concensus of the members of the Board that the Federal and Stategovernment should bear the entire cost for combatting this insect, W G Massey,Clerk, was directed to write Congressman Harold D Cooley and L Y Ballentine,Commissioner of Agriculture, concerning this situation, requesting that they lookinto the matter and see if funds could be provided for combatting this insect10 Edgar Woodard, Precinct Chairman of South Boon Hill Township, stated thatseveral people had come to him requesting that he recommend to the Board the appointmerit of a new electrical inspector When asked by a member of the Board if he hada name to submit, he recommended G F Brown, of Princeton, be appointed electricalinspector He stated that the present electrical inspector appeared too busy forhim to make the necessary electrical inspections, and that in some cases it was twoor three weeks before he would make his inspection11 Dr R M Blackman, of Selma, North Carolina, Chief of the Dental Staff at thehospital, reported that one -half of the dentists in the county felt they had doneall that they were supposed to do for the indigent of the county, requesting thatan amount, in his opinion, of 60000 be made by the County to partially remuneratethe dentists holding the dental clinic at the hospital for their services Hefurther stated that, in his opinion, unless some remuneration was granted that thedentists would abstain from holding the clinicAs the Board felt that this was a problem for the Trustees of the Hospital,W G Massey, Clerk, was directed to advise them of Dr Blackmans complaint12 The following reports were filed with the BoardC W Tarlton County Agent VerbalL P Creech Veterans Service OfficerThere being no further business for the old Board, the meeting was recesseduntil the afternoon at 230 P Mjirhairm251iMeeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonDecember 1, 1958The Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County reconvened at 230 P Mwith the following members having been duly qualified and present;H M Johnson, J D Bailey, Floyd C Price, Sr, R G Gurley, and Frank BHoldingAbsent NoneThe following re- organization of the Board was effected1 Commissioner RG Gurley moved that H M Johnson be re- elected Chairman ofthe BoardCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried2 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that J D Bailey be re- elected Vice -Chairman of the BoardCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried3 Comn;issioner Frank B Holding moved that J L George be re- appointed CountyAttorney for a period of two yearsComiTissibner Floyd C Price, Sr seconded the motion, which was unanimouslycarried14• Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that Rupert Barbour be re- appointed DogWarden for a period of two yearsCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried5 Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that L P Creech be re- appointedVeterans Service Officer for a period of two yearsCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried6 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that A M Noble be re- appointed Vice -Recorder of the Johnston County Recorders Court for a period of two yearsCommissioner Floyd C Pricey Sr seconded the motion, which was unaimouslycarried7 Commissioner R G Gurley moved that G F Brown be appointed ElectricalInspector of Johnston County for a period of one yearCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion8 Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr nominated John W Mayo for Electrical Inspect-or of Johnston County for a period of one yearThe nomination failed to receive a secondVoting by secret ballot, G F Brown was elected Electrical Inspector ofJohnston County by a vote of three to one9 Sheriff B A Henry reported that the cost for maintaining the jail wasrunning high, and partially responsible for this, he stated, was that a part of theturn key fees for prisoners tried by the municipal courts were never collected dueto the defendant being acquitted, but with the establishment of the district courts,they would collect on all turn key fees for prisoners held for trial by the saidcourtsHe was requested to instruct the jailer to bill and collect from the districtcourts turn key fees for prisoners detained in jail for trial by the district courts10 Sheriff B- AHenry informed the `Board that he was in possession of 14 cartonsof sugar, weighing 60 pounds per carton and one old truck, which were confiscatedduring a raid on a liquor still, requesting that he Board authorize him to sellthe sameCommissioner R G Gurley moved that Sheriff B A Henry be authorized anddirected to advertise and sell to the highest bidder the aforementioned personalpropertyCommissioner J D Bailey, seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted11 Subsequent to explanation by Wilson Jiggs Broadwell, Civil Defense Director,in connection with purchases from government surplus property for various firedepartments and Civil Defense units in the county, the following motion was adopted252December 11 1c58 ContOn a motion made by Commissioner J D Bailey, seconded by CommissionerFrank B Holding, it was moved that the surplus property fund being Item 7 of theCivil Defense Budget be increased from 50000 to 66435, provided such amendmentmeets the approval of W H Britt, Auditor12 Jiggs Broadwell, Civil Defense Director, reported that a police trainingcourse was being sponsored by the Civil Defense and would be under the supervisionand direction of Captain Bill Norton, Chief of Police of Smithfield, Sgt R JProvo, and Cpl G A Stewart, of the State Highway Patrol13 Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the following Proclamation be adopted;PROCLAMATIONWHEREAS, the creation of a stm hg civil defense is of prime importanceto thecitizens of Johnston County as it is to all Americans, andWHEREAS, an effective non- military defense is a deterrent to war because noaggressor is likely to attack a nation it cannot defeat, andWHEREAS, a strong civil defense offers our best hope for survival and recoveryin the event of an attack, andWHEREAS, the total defense we must achieve can be obtained only by action atall levels of government in order to establish, direct and execute measures forsurvival and recovery, andWHEREAS, President Eisenhower, recognizing the importance of individual pre-paredness by every American, has designated Sunday, December 7, 1958, as CivilDefense Day,NOW, THEREFORE, We, H M Johnson, Frank Holding, R G Gurley, F C Price,Sr and J Dobbin Bailey, Members of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners dohereby proclaim the aforementioned day as Civil Defense Day in Johnston Countyand recommend to our fellow citizens appropriate observance of this- a3 y seasideto symbolize the need for defense preparednessIN WITNESS THEREOF We have hereunto set our hand and caused the Seal of theCounty of Johnston to be affixed this First day of December, 1958Signed Henry M JohnsonFrank B HoldingR G GurleyFloyd C Price, SrJ Dobbin BaileyCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted14 Subsequent to a report by Jiggs Broadwell, Director of Civil Defense, that theGround Observer Corps would be discontinued, W G Massey,Clerk, was directed towrite to the following Ground Observer Corps Post Supervisors to express to themthe sincere appreciation of the Board for the splendid and sacrifical services thatthey had rendered to the county in their capacity as Post Supervisor for the GOCMr James AdamsGOC Post SupervisorSelma, N CMr Tony SchofieldGOC Post Supervisor516 N 7th StreetSmithfield, N CMr Rudolph LangdonGOC Post SupervisorFor Oaks, N CMrs Mildred CappsJohnston County Fire TowerRoute 3Selma, N CMr Ronald LaneCamp 403Wilson MillsSmithfield, N CMr Jack MiddletonGOC Post SupervisorAenly, N CMr M E PowellG0C Post SupervisorGOC PostPrinceton, N CMr T A Chandler, JrGOC Post SupervisorBenson, N C15 Commissioner J D Bailey moved that the Produce Market property on Highway301, with the exception of the area reserved for the dog warden, be leased to J BWooten for a period of one year from 1 -1 -1959 at the rate of 5200 per month,payable in advance, with the privilege of renewing said lease for an additionalyear, provided, however that should JB Wooten elect to renew the lease for anadditional year the county reserves the right during that period to terminate thelease if the property is needed for county use, upon giving sufficient notice tothe lesseeCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted53IiDecember 1, 1958 Cont16 Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that Lula A Jolliff be granted aneducational leave of absence for her to obtain her Masterfs degree in WelfareAdministration at the University of North Carolina, said leave of absence tocover 5j weeks during 1959, 5s weeks during 1960, Friday afternoons for 11 weeks,Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings for 15 weeks and Saturday mornings for 12weeksCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted17 Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent Welfare Department, advised the Board that herdepartment was running out of space and backed up the recommendation of Judge W IGodwin for the employment of a senior probation counselor for the Domestic RelationsCourt, stating that for the first year the county would not bear any of the expense,the second year 15 and the remaining years 35 of the salary and at the presenttime two men were availableCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendentof the velfare Department, be authorized and directed to employ an additional caseworker to be designated as senior probation counselor at a salary from 32000 to36000 per month, effective January 1, 1959Commissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted18 Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the bonds of the following officials andemployees be approved;PrincipalPositionAmountHughes LammDeputy Sheriff200000Woodrow MassengillDeputy Sheriff200000E 0 BeasleyDeputy Sheriff200000E W CreechDeputy Sheriff200000Ralph CliftonJailer200000Alfonza EasonDeputy Sheriff200000Herschell V RoseClerk Superior Court1000000Nora P SoutherlandBookkeeper100000William Hall BrittAuditor and TaxSupervisor500000W G MasseyRegister of Deeds500000Julia 2iady CurleyDeputy Register of Deeds100000Geraldine Adams AllenDeputy Register of Deeds100000W L BagleyConstable Clayton Township20000Brad McLambConstable Banner Township20000Lester HalesDeputy Sheriff20000Clinton S PulleyConstable Beulah Township20000Rubert G FitzgeraldConstable Micro Township20000J R ThompsonConstable Boon Hill Township 20000Albert CrumplerConstable Pine Level Township 20000Garland E JonesConstable Selma Township20000L W JohnsonConstable Meadow Township20000Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was unanimouslyadopted19 Upon the recommendation of W HBritt, Tax Supervisor, thefollowing motionwas adopted;it was moved thatOn a motion made by J DBailey,seconded by Frank B Holding, the followinglist takers be appointed for the year1959BannerMrs L W BaileyBenson R #1BentonvilleMrs Doris Cox BrittFour Oaks R #1BeulahMrs Amie FaucetteKenly # 1Boon HillRobert H Pete BraswellPrinceton # 1ClaytonLeon W StevensClayton # 2ClevelandMrs Charlie BarefootGarner # 1ElevationBrant MedlinBenson # 1IngramsJohn BandyFour OaksMeadowW Talmage LeeBenson # 2MicroMrs Carl SmithMicroCNealsJohnnie B ONealKenly # 2Pine LevelEd L WhitePine LevelPleasant GroveRallis C HicksWillow Springs #1SelmaMrs Mary LammSelma, N CWildersJ T BoyljinWendell # 1Wilsons MillsMrs Frances WilsonWilsons MillsSmithfieldAuditors OfficeSmithfieldc20 The audit report as prepared by Watts, Koonce and Wooten of the JohnstonMemorial Hospital for the period ending September 30, 1958 was ordered filed withW G Massey, Clerk21 Ordered that the Christmas holiday schedule established by the Board at itsmeeting on June 10, 1958 be stricken from the record and the following insertedin lien thereof; From December 24, 1958 at 12 oclock noon until Monday morning,December 29, 195823 54December 1, 195 Cont22 The following reports were filed with the Board 9D R Clifton JailerJohn W Mayo Electrical InspectorSarah Ann Butts Home Demonstration AgentWillye Wright Assistant LibrarianLloyd Gilbert Johnston Memorial hospital?I IThere being no further business, the meeting adjournedIirmaner c