September 2, 1958 - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

September 2, 19581 4Fit width233Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonSeptember 2, 1958The Board of County CorrLaissioners of Johnston County met in regular sessionon September 2, 1958, in the Commissioners Room, with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, R G Gurley and Frank B HoldingAbsent; Floyd C Price, SrThe following business was transacted1 On a motion made by Frank B Holding, seconded by R G Gurley, it was movedthat the State Highway and Public Works Commission be requested to hard - surfacethat certain road in Ingrams and Meadow Townships, described as followsBeginning at New Hope Church near Stricklands Cross Roads and runs to pavedroad at Luther Allen Johnsons place, known as the Wilmington- Smithfield road, andbeing a distance of 41 miles in length, and designated as Road No 1 on theenclosed mapPetition and map enclosed with this order For reference see Gordon C Hudson,Route # 2, Benson, N C2 On a motion made by J D Bailey, seconded by R G Gurley, it was moved thatthe State Highway and Public Works Commission be requested to hard - surface thatcertain road in Beulah Township, described as followsBeginning at Robert Richardson Cross Roads and runs thence to the old Selmaand Fremont Road, known as part of the Lowell and Fremont road, and being adistance of 15 miles in length, and designated as Road No 2 on the enclosed mapPetition and map enclosed with this order For reference see Stephen A Bass,Kenly, N C3 After a discussion with T L Upchurch, Tax Collector, relative to the collect-ion of delinquent personal property taxes, approval was given to Mr Upchurch toemploy two additional field tax collectors for a period of approximately six weeks,effective immediately, and to employ an extra employee in his office for a periodof approximately four to five weeks1+ Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the bill of Robert C Browning, -ConsultingEngineer, 1918 Hillsboro Street, Raleigh, North Carolina in the amount of 4i xX99000 estimated cost- 40500 for plans and specifications for air conditioningJohnston County Courtroom be paidCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted5 Mrs Lulu A Jolliff apprised the Board of her plans to attend the SoutheasternRegional neeting of the American Public Welfare Workers on September 9 -12 in RoanokeVirginia, which included accompanying a group from Louisburg to Roanoke and returnCommissioner J D Bailey moved that participation by Lulu A Jolliff with a groupfrom Louisburg to Roanoke and return on a basis of 14 of the mileage cost, beapprovedCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was unanimouslyadopted6 Mrs Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent Welfare Department, informed the Boardthat she had been able to replace two of her staff members, namely, one young manfrom Mount Airy who would commence work immediately and a young lady from DaytonaBeach, Florida, who would commence work on September 15, 19587• Upon the determination by Commissioner R G Gurley that the Bentonville FireDepartment has qualified for monthly payments from the County in accordance withresolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting on April 4,1955, the follow-ing motion was adoptedOn a motion made by Commissioner R G Gurley, seconded by J D Bailey, it wasmoved that payments of 10000 per month be made to the Bentonville Rural Fire Depart-ment, effective November 1, 1958i,8 The following report was submitted by W H Britt, Auditor and Tax SupervisorCounty Wide ValuationLocal Listing 57,162,998Corp Excess Listing 51135,57Total Valuation 62,298,572September 2, 1958 ContICounty Wide Levy - 971,85766 y,Total Levy School Districts -Clayton 13,089,12Selma 16,67788Smithfield 33,65885Benson ll,116,59Micro 3,84635Pine Level 5,09 92Princeton 8, 048Wilsons Mills 5 ,2658Poll Tax 19,09400Dog Tax 12,38700Total All Levies 1,101,05543Prepayments Collected 161,59326Total to Tax Collector 6 939,462179 Wilson Jiggs Broadwell, Civil Defense Director, gave a verbal report of hisactivities as Civil Defense Director exhibiting before the Board a lantern, hatchet,wire cutter and field jacket that he had been able to purchase through governmentsurplus commodities at a very nominal cost He pointed out to the Board that therewas a dire need for a communication fund for Johnston County, and that the projectwas being worked out with Wake County He requested that the Board appropriate05708 to match Federal funds for this purpose No action was taken on his request,10 Miss Rebecca Trammel, Assistant Home Demonstration Agent, submitted her resign-ation and expressed her appreciation to the Board for the support and cooperationthey had given her during her stay in Johnston CountyOn a motion by Commissioner R G Gurley, seconded by Commissioner J D Bailey 9the resignation of Rebecca Trammel, Assistant Home Demonstration Agent, was accept -ed, effective September 19, 195811 TAiss Lonra Langley, District Home Agent, of Raleigh, N C recommended MrsEarline Martin Walker of Eagle Springs to succeed Miss Rebecca Trammel as Assistant rhome Demonstration Agent in charge of 4-H club work Miss Langley gave a briefhistory of Mrs Walker and stated that she was amply qualified to fill the positionOn a motion made by Commissioner J D Bailey, seconded by Commissioner R GGurley, it was moved that Mrs Earline Martin Walker be appointed Assistant HomeDemonstration Agent to succeed Miss Rebecca Trammel at the same salary, effectiveSeptember 20, 195812 The following message was submitted to the Board by W G Massey, ClerkTell all the boys I shall miss meeting with them I am having very enjoyabletrip Expect to be Venise, Italy Monday My best wishes Floyd C Price13 The following reports were filedC W Tarlton County AgentLeroy Johnson Negro County AgentRubert Barbour Dog WardenL P Creech Veterans Service OfficerRebecca Trammel Assistant Home DemonstrationAgentSarah Ann Butts Home Demonstration AgentEvelyn Bishop LibrarianD R Clifton JailerLulu A Jolliff Superintendent Welfare Department Lloyd Gilbert Johnston Memorial HospitalT L Upchurch Tax Collector14 The following request was presented by E S Simpson, Superintendent JohnstonCounty Public Schools, together with the members of the Johnston_ County Board ofEducationSmithfield, North CarolinaSeptember 2, 1958TO THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COPS MISSIONERSThe Board of Education of Johnston County, in a meeting held September 2,1958, after carefully examining the above petition, finds that it is in compliancewith the provisions of the school law and is in every way sufficient and furtherthat the prposed election will, in the judgment of the said Board of Education,improve the school opportunities in the said Cleveland School District if the sameis approved by the votersSeptember 2, 1958 ContNow, therefore, the Board of Education of Johnston County approves thepetition and hereby respectfully presents it to the Board of Commissioners ofJohnston County with a request that an election be called for the purposes setout in said petitionJ V Ogburn, ChairmanMrs Lucile Oliver, Vice ChairmanJohnston County Board of EducationAttestE S Simpson, SecretaryJohnston County Board of Education15 Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the following resolution be adoptedCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously carriedORDER CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTIONWHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Johnston County has this day receiveda petition from the Cleveland ,School District, duly executed by the Public SchoolComz?ittee of said District and duly endorsed and presented by the Board of Educationof Johnston County with the request that an election be called in said ClevelandSchool District for the purpose set out in said petition, now therefore, be itORDERED that a special election be held in the Cleveland School District onSaturday, December 6, 1958, to determine the will of the voters in said districtas to the levying of a special tax as requested in said petition and for thepurposes set out in said petitionIT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a new registration for said election ,of said schoolshall be had and that this election shall be had in the following places1 POLLING PLACE Pleasant Grove Community Building Mr Hallie Hicks is regis-trar Gn eacFi— Sa `Eurday, the registration book will be at the Pleasant Grove Commun-ity Building The registration book will be at the home of Mr Hallie Hicks R #1,Willow Springs on each week dayJUDGES OF ELECTION James Wright Stephenson - Lloyd StephensonALTERNATE JUDGE Mrs Donnie Stephenson2 POLLING PLACE Cleveland High School Agriculture Building Tom Coats, R #l,Garner, Is reg s rar Registration book will be at home of registrar each week dayJUDGES OF ELECTION Mrs Tom Ives - Hiram AustinALTERNATE JUDGE Odell AdamsThe registration books will be at the above places of voting on Saturday,November 8, November 15 and 22 and for challenge day on November 29thIT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the registration books will be open for registrationfrom 9 00 A M until 600 Pr M on Saturday, November 81 1958 and on each dayexcept Sundays and holidays thereafter, and the registration shall close on thesecond Saturday before the day of election, and Saturday before lice day of electionshall be challenge day Any and,all other matters not herein specified for saidspecial election will be conducted under the rules and regulations governing generalelections in North CarolinaBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions and ordinances and orders inconflict with the provisions hereof be and the same are hereby repealedNotice is hereby given that a special election and a new registration for samehas been ordered to be held in the Cleveland School District, Johnston County, NorthCarolina, on Saturday, the 6th day of December, 1958, for the purpose of submittingto the qualified voters of said school district for their approval or disapproval,the question of levying a local annual tax not to exceed twenty -five 25? cents onthe one hundred dollar valuation of all taxable property in said school district,for the sole use of said district in order to operate the schools on a higherstandard than that provided by the State and County support and to employ additionalteachers, or both, as provided in Chapter 115, Subchapter 5, Article 14, 1955Session Laws of North CarolinaThe polls for said election will be opened at the hour of 6 30 a m and willclost at the hour of 6 30 P m, Eastern Standard TimeAt said election those favoring the levying of the proposed special tax willvote a ballot on which shall be written or printed the words For Local Tax andthose who are opposed shall vote a ballot on which shall be written or printed thewords Against Local Tax 24 6September 2, 1958 Contg?1And that the boundaries of the said Cleveland School District are asfollowsDESCRIPTION OF THE CLEVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, JOHNSTONCOUNTY, NORTH CAROLINAAdjoiningthe Wake County, Clayton School District, Wilsons Mills SchoolDistrict, Smithfield School District, Four Oaks School District, Benson SchoolDistrict and Harnett CountyBEGINNING at a point on the Wake County line and the Clayton School Districtbetween T B Young and Dr Buffaloe in Wake County and T B Young and TurnerVinson in Johnston County on ,Swift Creek and runs with the meanders of Swift Creek and the Clayton School District including the farms of the persons name and severalpersons unnamed as the map will show Lying in Cleveland School District andadjoining swift Creek are the farms of R P Stancil, N L Johnson, C C Barefoot,,Z H Thigpen, Forest Johnson, Roger Smith, and Percy Barbour to the Wilsons MillsSchool District Charlie Harrison and Clemon Johnson lying in the Wilsons MillsSchool District, and Tom Barbour and Leon Johnson in the Cleveland ;School Districtand with the run d Swift Creek the following land owners lying in the ClevelandSchool District are Victor Ogburn, E J Wellons, Bessie Faulkner, Torn Ives,Claude W Jones, down to and including Short Journey School to the Smithfield SchoolDistrict; thence with the Smithfield School District, Ggburn Brothers, Adam Whitleyin the Smithfield School District and Short Journey School, and Ogburn Brothersin the Cleveland School District up the run of Middle Creek including the landsof several others and the 71 MSanders estate, Victor Ogburn, John Austin, E LThompson, J Q Adams, Dr E N Booker estate, Tabitha Matthews, and Joel Johnsonto the Four Oaks School District; thence with the Four Oaks SchoolDistrict andlying in Cleveland Township, Thomas Honeycutt, Archer Barbour, Red Leary, HoseyBarbour, and Mrs P L Clifton to Highway 50 and the Benson School District;thence with the Benson School District and lying in Cleveland Township, OrasClifton, Wilson McGee, H L Sorrell, to Black Greek, Jasper Langdons farm inthe Benson School District; thence along Black Creek and the Benson School Districtand lying in the Cleveland School District, H L Sorrell, Rommie Stevenson; D WStevenson, Bill Pleasant, Harry Whittington, Bob Adams, D S Langdon, R F Coats_W R Honeycutt, Victor Penny, Henry Johnson and to the Harnett County line andHenry Johnsons farm and runs thence with the Harnett County line and including ally,persons in Cleveland School District to the Wake County line; thence along theVmke County line and the Cleveland School District and including all farms inJohnston County and adjoining the Wake Cornty line to the T B Young and DrBuffaloe farms at the point of thebe beginning and containing all farms inside thisA g g gSchool DistrictAll qualified voters who have resided in said school district for four months wprior to the date hereof are urged to register and participate in this specialelectionThis election will be held at the following placesPOLLING PLACE Pleasant Grove Community Building Mr Hallie Hicks isregistrar On each Saturday, the registration book will be at the Pleasant GroveCommunity Building The registration book will be at the home of Mr HallieHicks, R #1, Willow Springs, on each week dayJUDGES OF ELECTION James Wright Stephenson - Lloyd StephensonALTERNATE JUDGE Mrs Donnie StephensonPOLLING PLACE Cleveland High School Agriculture Building each SaturdayTom Coats, Route 1, Garner,is registrar Registration book will be at the homeof the registrar each week dayJUDGES OF ELECTION Mrs Tom Ives - Hiram AustinALTERNATE JUDGE Odell AdamsThe registration books will be at the above places of voting on Saturday,November 8, 15, and 22, and for challenge day on November 29th, 1958The registration books will be open for registration from 9 00 a, m, through600 p m on Saturday, November 8, 1958 and each day except Sundays and holidaysthereafter, and the registration shall close onthe second Saturday before the dayof election, and Saturday before the day of election shall be challenge day Anyand all other matters not herein specified for said special election will beconducted under the rules and regulations governing general elections in NorthCarolinaThis September 2, 1958Johnston ounty Board of Commi ionersAttest rByecre ary rmanThere beingnoftiirther business the meeting was adj ruedJui-Ceri