January 4, 1960 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

January 4, 19601 6Fit widthE MeMeeting of Board of Commissioners3or the County of JohnstonJanuary 4, 1960The Board of Commissioners of Johnston County met in regular session onJanuary 4, 1960, in the Commissioners Room, at 11 00 A M, with the followingmembers presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Floyd C Price, Sr, R G Gurleyand Frank B HoldingAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 Joseph H Levinson, Attorne Y, representing Joe Austin, of Four Oaks requesteda refund of taxes amounting to 0 1348 paid by said Joe Austin from 1947 -1958 onlot in the Town of Four Oaks, designated as the Tucker Street property on accountof double listing J L George, County Attorney, and W H Britt, Auditor,verified the facts as presented by Mr LevinsonIn order to make an equitable settlement of the request, Commissioner J DBailey moved that Joe Austin be refunded 17008, representing taxes paid from1954-1958 on lotdesignatedAs Tucker Street property in the Town of Four OaksCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was carried2 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the State Highway Commission berequested to add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain roadin Ingrams Township, known as the Holmes Road, being a distance of 12 miles anddesignated as Road No 1 on the attached mapPetition enclosed with this order For reference see Hugh Lassiter, R #l,Your Oaks, N CCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carried3 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the State Highway Commission berequested to add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain roadin Smithfield Township, known as Extension of Road 2500 to Brogden Road 1007, anddesignated as Road No 2 on the attached mapPetition enclosed with this orderCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carried4 Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the State Highway Com ission berequested to add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain roadin Smithfield Township, which connects Pace and Strickland Road, known as McCullersStreet, and designated as Road No 3 on the attached mapPetition enclosed with this order For reference see 1A B MacLeod, Jr,Smithfield, N CCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carried5 Commissioner Floyd C Price,Sr moved that the State Highway Commission berequested to hard - surface that certain road in Micro Township, designated as RoadNo 2364 known as the Parrish Memorial Church Road, and designated as Road No 5on the attached map, as this road was on the unfinished project paving list priorto the establishment of the present Secondary Road PlanPetition on file with the State Highway Commission For reference see LesterHouse, R#2, Princeton, N CCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carried6 Upon the recommendation of Rhetta Martin, Tax Attorney, Commissioner R GGurley moved that a quit - claim, deed be made to Ruth Gladys Bess upon the paymentof 18709, representing taxes in full through 1959, coverin one lot in the Townof Selma, foreclosed in the name of Clara Lockhart, F R # ?, page 62Commissioner Floyd C Price,Sr seconded the motion, which was adopted7 111 G Massey, Clerk, was directed to refer the case of Thomas Jordan inconnection with the improvement of a certain road in Wilsons Mills Township toR W Dawson, District Engineer8 Upon the recommendation of Rhetta Martin, Tax Attorney, Commissioner R GGurley moved that quit -claim deed be made to T J Narron et ux upon the paymentof 28520, representing taxes through 1959, conveying Lot # 2 in the C H Wheelerfarm, Oneals Township, foreclosed in the name of Joseph W Wheeler, F R # 6,page 5Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr, seconded the motion, which was carried367January 4, 1960 Cont9• Upon presentation by W H Britt, Auditor, of bill for membership dues inthe North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, Commissioner R G Gurleymoved that 032953 be appropriated from the contingent fund and transferred to themiscellaneous account fund for the purpose of paying Johnston Countys membershipdues in the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners for 1960Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr seconded the motion, which was carried10 After a discussion of the contribution by the county to the Institute ofGovernment, it was decided that W H Britt, Auditor, continue the policy of theCounty in paying one -half of its assessment to the Institute of Government11 John Swain, Head Secondary Roads, Bill Ingram of the Raleigh office, and R WDawson, District Engineer, appeared before the Board in connection with the second-ary road program Mr Swain, who recently succeeded I4Ir Harold Makepeace as headof the Secondary roads, stated that it would be his policy to work with the Boardsof County Commissioners relative to the various road problems confronting themand said that he was willing and ready at any time to be of assistance to them,as he believed he understood their problems since he had served for many years asa Commissioner of Wake County12 Yx R W Dawson stated that the Highe y was making a survey in Johnston County`to see how many churches in the county did not have paved roads by them and wouldsub,rdt a report to the Board at a later date13 The request of Mrs Daisy Raynor of 408 Factory Street, Wilson, North Cardinarelative to payments from the welfare for the home care of children was orderedreferred to the Welfare Department14 VV G Massey, Clerk, was authorized and directed to effect the repair of doorlock and the placement of an electrical outlet in the Home Demonstration Office15 W H Britt, Auditor, in the presence of Daniel G Matthews, Certified Public Accountant, submitted the audit report of H V Rose, Clerk of the superior Courtas of May 7, 1959; audit report of Justices of the Peace as of June 30,1959, andaudit report of the Johnston County Recorders Court and Domestic Relations Courtas of May 7, 1959; and suggested that the Commissioners take these reports homeand study them as the audit covering Mr Roses office from 1930 to May 7, 1959was so voluminous, that, in his opinion, a decision could not be wisely made atthis time16 Mr Matthews reported that approximately 70,000 of unallocated funds invarious court cases and in special proceedings cases and that all of the Justicesof Peace, with the exception of one, had reported After discussion, it was theconcensus of opinion of the Commissioners that the meeting be continued until alater date to thoroughly examine and make a decision relative to the accountssubmitted to them propared by Mr Matthews17 The following bills were submitted by Daniel G Matthews for paymentProfessional Services- Additional services requiredto complete the audit of the Accounts of the lateH V Rose, Clerk of Superior Court, as per amendments,dated May 15,1959 and November 4, 1959, to originalcontract, dated April 20, 1959• 182; days @ 3500per day 4 6,37875Less Payment 3,00000Balance Due 3,37875Professional Services- Examination of Accounts forthe Period July 1, 1958 to June 30, 1959 as percontract dated April 20, 1959 1,72500After discussion, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that 350375 be approp-riated from the contingent fund and transferred to the auditing fund for the pur-pose of paying Daniel G Matthews 4172500 for the regular audit and 387875 onthe special audit of the Clerk of Superior Court office, leaving a balance due MrMatthews of 250000, which is to be paid dur_ng the next fiscal yearCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr seconded the motion, which was carried18 ;r G F Brown submitted his resignation as Electrical Inspector of JohnstonCounty Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the resignation of G F Brown asElectrical Inspector of Johnston County be accepted, effective February 1, 1960Commissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was carried19 The verbal request of Y W Knott of Clayton, N C and the written requestof Winston Hill, of Smithfield, N C, R#2, for Electrical Inspector of JohnstonCounty were received Voting by ballot, IYT W Knott, of Clayton, N C was electedby a vote of four to one Electrical Inspector of Johnston County to fill theunexpired term of G F Brown, effective February 1, 1960, subject to his qualify-ing for the jobJanuary 4, 1960 Cont20 Commissioner Frank B Holding reported that Mrs Hugh McGowan desired to knowwhether the county desired to continue leasing or renting her offices next to theThornton Building for the Veterans Service OfficeAfter investigation and discussion, it was directed that Mrs McGowan benotified that the county would not continue renting her offices, and it was orderedthat the two rooms on the south side of the courthouse on the third floor now beingoccupied by the Welfare Department, be allocated and designated as office for T PCreech, Veterans Service Officer21 Commissioner J D Bailey moved that the following resolution be adoptedWhereas, His Excellency, Luther H Hodges, Governor of North Carolina, hasrecently appointed to the Superior Court Bench W Jack Hooks of Kenly, a formerCounty Attorney and Solicitor of the Superior Court, and an outstanding lawyerand citizen-of Johnston County, of which appointment this Board and the people ofJohnston County are justly oroud;And whereas, this Board feels that in making this appointment that the Governorhas exercised excellent choice in that he has choswn a man with the learning andpractical experience essential to the proper qualification of a Judge of the Super-ior Courts, whom, we are confident, will serve with credit to the Judiciary, hisState, and its citizenship he has well and faithfully heretofore served;And Whereas, this Board feels that its thanks to His Excellency should bepublicly expressed as well as the confidence of this Board in the soundness of theJudicial Appointment he has made;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDThat the Governor of North Carolina be congratulated and the thanks of thisBoard and the people of Johnston County publicly extended to him upon the appoint-ment of W Jack Hooks as one of the Special Judges of the Superior Court of NorthCarolina and that this endorsement be spread upon the permanent minutes of thisBoardBE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDThat His Excellency, Luther H Hodges, Governor of North Carolina, be requestedand invited to conduct the ceremony for administering the oath of office to W JackHooks as a Special Judge of the Superior Court in the Johnston County Courthouse atsuch time as to the Governor will be convenientBE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDThat a copy of this Resolution be furnished to his Office of the Governor atRaleigh, the appointee and the public pressAt Smithfield, N C, this January 4, 1g60Board of Commissioners ofJohnston CountyBy H M JohnsonChairmanATTESTW G MasseySecretary to the BoardCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted22 W G Massey, Clerk, was authorized and directed to notify Mr R C Browning,Consulting Engineer, to proceed with the advertising for bids for the installationof air conditioning in the courtroom, as prescribed by Mr Browning in a priorletter to the Board and that bids would be received and opened by the Board onFebruary 1, 1960, at 3 PM23 Frank B Holding was appointed Supervisor of the Boarding Home Property andto represent the Board of County Commissioners at the meting of the Board ofTrustees of the Johnston County Library for the months of January, February, andMar c h24 Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent of the Welfare Department, submitted to theBoard cases processed by her Department to December 16, 195925 Nilson Jiggs Broadwell, Civil Defense Director, made a verbal report to theBoard, citing the progress of the Civil Defense Program in clergy training, bloodtyping, rescue squads, radiological courses and series of advance courses in firstaid3B9January 4, 1960 Cont26 Joseph H Levinson, Attorney for the Town of Benson, reiterated the requestof the citizens from the Town of Benson for a contribution for the Benson Armory,and asked that the Board commit itself to a contributionAfter a discussion, it was the concensus of the opinion of the Board that nocommitment be made but that they would be glad to consider the matter when requestswere heard for the 1960 -61 budget27 Lulu A Jolliff, Superintendent of the Welfare Department, reported to theBoard that she had overspent the childrens boarding home fund by an amount of118976, including November bills, due to the fact that she had spent funds forthe care of children which were not anticipated, and would need an amount of1728,20 to take care of bills for the month of December She also stated thatMe had overspent in the A P T D fund in the amount of 30000After a discussion of her problems, it was decided that she continue paymentof bills accruing against these funds with the hope that she would be able toreceive unanticipated revenue to relieve the situation28 After a discussion of the occupancy of the Thornton Building by the VrelfareDepartment, W H Britt, Auditor, was authorized and directed to select paint andsecure the services of a painter for the immediate renovation of the ThorntonBuilding and MrsJolliff, Superintendent of the Welfare Department, was directedto commence moving as rapidly as she possibly could29 After a discussion with Mrs Nora P Southerland relative to a surety bondfor the Clerk of the Superior Court and a blanket bond for her employees,Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the Clerk of the Superior Couts suretybond be reduced from 50,000 to 25,000 and that the employees in the Clerk ofthe Superior Courts office be placed under a 500000 blanket bond ,Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr, seconded the motion, which was carried39• The following annual report of Mrs Nora P Southerland, Clerk of the SuceAorCourt, was submittedNORTH CAROLINAJOHNSTON COUNTYTO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JOHNSTON COUNTYPursuant to Section 956, North Carolina Code, NoraisP Southerland, Clerk ofthe Superior Court, hereby tenders an accounting of allmoneys she now holds inher hands by virtue of the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of Johnston CountyBALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1959A S S E T SCASHUndepositedX671Cash in Batik - First- Citizens Bank Trust Co22,91333Certificates of DepositFirst - Citizens Bank TrustCo_- Smithfield 6 39,13056First - Citizens Bank TrustCo - Benson 15,0000054,13056Trust Fund Savings Accounts287,66158TRUST FUND SECURITIES125,82500Prior Clerks Settlement Account1,49577Adjustment Account8276TOTAL ASSETS492,31561L I A B I L I T I E SUNREMITTED COLLECTIONSJohnston County Peace Officers Fund100Law Library29200State Tax Officers Benefit Fund76900Justice of the Peace State Tax62000Justice of the Peace Appointment Fee3750N C Divorce Records50Johnston County Gene -al Fund1,1738Johnston County School Fundi•103303,00368370January 4, 1960 ContwUNALLOCATED COLLECTIONSSuperior Court - Civil 25,34749Superior Court - Criminal 2,8299Recorders Court - Criminal 18,78020Recorders Court - Civil 7,84538Special Proceedings 8,37652FUNDS HELD IN TRUSTIndividual Trust AccountsSavingsCheckingSecuritiesCash BondsJudgments PayableLand Sale Raises287,661586 ,18315125,82500 419,669733,85200359622,24500TOTAL LIABILITIES63,18558426,12635492,31561The foregoing report is respectfully submitted to be true in all respectsand to be conclusive as to all moneys held by Nora P Southerland, Clerk of theSuperior Court, on this the 4th day of January, 1960Nora P Souther landClerk of the Superior CourtJohnston County31 Commissioner R G Gurley introduced the following resolution and moved thatit be adoptedResolution Designating the Boundaries of the Wynn Fire DistrictWhereas at a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston,County, convened and held on Monday, January 41 1960, the matter of fixing anddeclaring the boundaries of the Wynn Fire District wasdul y presented to the Board;+and it appearing to the Board that the Four Oaks Fire Department has complied withthe provisions of resolution providing for the establishment of fire districts inJohnston County, which was duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners onOctober 3, 1955; has met the minimum requirements for personnel and equipmentrequired by said resolution, and is receiving financial assistance from the County,Iand the Wynn Fire District Area having been fixed and established by metes andbounds, and duly submitted to the County Board of Commissioners for approval;r1Now, therefore, be it resolved that the boundaries of the Wynn Fire Districtto be served by the Four Oaks Fire Department be officially designed and fixedas followsBeginning at the Black Creek crossing on the Lassiter road northof Four Oaks at point 1 and proceeding easterly with the run ofBlack Creek and Holts Lake to a point on Holts Lake bridge on # 301highway at a point 2, thence South to overhead bridge on highway# 701 crossing with interstate highway # 95 at a 3, thence southwardcrossing Martin pond road two- tenths {2 miles west of highway # 701and continuing southward to Stanley junction on Keen road to a point 4,thence e Vn hest crossing # 96 highway at Juniper Swamp bridge and crossingBlackmans Crossroads road at a point three tenths 3 miles north ofBarbours crossing, thence proceeding West to Tettersville road junctionat a point 5, thence Northwest crossing Parkertown road at overheadbridge on interstate Highway # 95 proceeding northwest to Olivers GroveChurch crossing at a point 6, thence north crossing Parrish road ata point two- tenths 2 miles north of A C L railroad grade crossing,proceeding north to King junction at a point 7 on Burnell Church road,thence northeast to a point eight - tenths 8 miles west of Lassiterjunction to a point 8, thence northeast to the point 1 of BeginningThe area within the corporate limits of Four Oaks, N C is excludedfrom the fire districtCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was unanimouslyadopted371January 4, 1960 Cont32 The following roports were filed with the BoardH F Palmer Negro Agricultural AgentL P Creech Veterans Service OfficerD R Clifton SailerC W Tarlton Agricultural AgentLulu A Jolliff Superintendent Welfare DepartmentSarah Ann Butts Horse Demonstration AgentEvelyn Bishop County LibrarianG F Brown Electrical InspectorAnnual repor t of County Extension Agents ColoredThere being no further business Commimioner J D Bailey moved that the meet-ing be recessed until January 19, 190, at 730 P M, to meet in the Auditorsoffice of the courthouse for the purpose of discwsirg and examining the specialaudit of the Clerk of the Superior Court, as submitted by Daniel G MatthewsCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carriedirrmaffi