November 6, 1961 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

November 6, 19611 3Fit width536Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the Countyof JohnstonNovember 6, 1961The Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County met in regular sessionon November 6, 1961, at 11 00 A M, in the Commissioners Room, with the followingmembers presentChairman H M Johnson, Floyd C Price, Sr,J D Bailey, R G Gurley andFrank B HoldingAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 Tax CollectorT L Upchurch, Tax Collector, was requested to commence submitting a monthlyalphabetical list of delinquent tax payers from each township as soon as practicalwith the status of each tax payer shown thereon for monthly review by the membersof the Board and authorized to discontinue daily reports by his field deputies2 Tax Problem G19 Bryant, +,Selma, N CThe question of G W Bryant, Selma, North Carolina, relative to the paymentof taxes on fraternal property in the Town of Selma was referred to W R Britt,County Attorney3 Health DepartmentUpon the recommendation of Dr Robert D Phillips, the following motions wereadoptedCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that 24000 be appropriated from theAdjustment Fund of the Health Department and be transferred to the Sanatariansalary account for the purpose of increasing the salary of G E Jackson, Sanatarian,from 28000 to 31000 per month, effective November 1, 1961Commissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carriedCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that 220000 be appropriated from theAdjustment Fund of the Health Department and be transferred to the Nurses SalaryAccount for the purpose of enabling Dr Phillips to employ an additional nursefor the remainder of the fiscal yearCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carriedCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr, moved that Dr Robert D Phillips, HealthOfficer, be authorized to expend 18000 from the Emergency and P T SalariesFund for the purpose of assisting in conducting V D clinicsCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carried4 Road Problemsa The complaint of Woodrow Atkinson, Route # 3, Selma, and H T Flowers, Route #2, Selma, relative to improving Road No 2130 was referred to J I Lynch, DistrictEngineerb J I Lynch, District Engineer, conferred With the members of the Board per-taining to road problems of the county and was requested to investigate petitionof Johnnie Narron relative to Road No 1735 and verbal request of Woodrow Atkinsonand others relative to Road No 21306, The letter of Dr Donnie H Jones, Jr, of Princeton, to H M Johnson,Chairman, relative to the hard- surfacing of Road No 2371 was ordered filed withW G Massey, Clerk5 Road Petitionsa Commissioner R G Gurley moved that the State Highway Commission be requestedto add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain road in Smith-field Township, designated as Langdon Avenue, being a distance of 25 miles inlengthPetition enclosed with this order For reference see Charles L Parker, Route#1, Smithfield, N C, or R Raeford Langdon, Holt Lake Road, Smithfield, N CCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr seconded the motion, which was carriedb Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the State Highway Commission be requestad to add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain that certain road in Smith-field Township, designated as Sunrise Avenue and Hillcrest Drive, being a distanceof 4 mile37November 6, 1961 ContPetition enclosed with this order For reference see Henry H Whitley, R #3,Smithfield, N CCommissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carriedC On motion made, seconded and carried, it was moved that the State HighwayCommission be requested to add to the Johnston County Road System and maintain thatcertain road in ,Smithfield Township, lying and being in Woodall Heights, being adistance of 850 feetPetition enclosed with this order For reference see Esther Holden, Smithfield,`;N C, or Frank B Holding, Smithfield, N C6 Agricultural BuildingThe completed plans of the Agricultural Building as presented by Harry McGee,Architect, were approved and Mr McGee was authorized and directed to advertise forbids to be opened at 300 P M on December 14, 19617 Audit lg6o -1961The audit reports of the Justices of the Peace, Johnston County RecordersCourt, Domestic Relations Court, as prepared by Daniel G Matthews, CPA, were pre-sented to the members of the Board for study and final approval8 RevaluationW H Britt, Auditor, reported that of the nine appraisal firms he had contact -, ed requesting bids for the revaluation of property in Johnston County that he hadreceived only three bids from Associated Surveys, Greensboro, N C, E T Wilkinsand Associates, Cleveland, Ohio, and Southern Appraisal Company, Greensboro, N CH M Johnson, Chairman, proceeded to open the bids, with the bids ranging inamounts from X87,750 to 0107,500 for the appraisal of the propertyAs the bids for the mapping varied from the proposals as listed on the bidsheet, it was deemed advisable to continue a further study of the proposal and toallow the Auditor to make further investigation of the companies presenting the bids9 County LibraryMrs Willye C Wright, acting Librarian, and Mrs James Woodard, member of theBoard of Trustees, requested additional funds for the purpose of employing a librar-ian to fill the vacancy created by the death of Miss Evelyn Bishop The petitionersreported that it was impossible to employ a librarian for less than 600000A discussion as to salaries and personnel ensued between the members of theBoard and the petitioners, which resulted in Chairman H M Johnson appointingCommissioner Frank B Holding to work with the Board of Trustees to study the needsand problems of the library10 Approval to Sell Alcoholic BeveragesThe notice of Mrs Della Williams, trading under the name of Williams Soda Shop_101 Collier Street, Smithfield, N C, to apply to the North Carolina AlcoholicBeverage Control Board for a permit to sell alcoholic beverages was approved11 RecommendationThe recommendation of J Noah Williams, of Smithfield, to appoint Arthur Clar-ence vest, Special Deputy, was deferred pending the recommendation of Sheriff B AHenry12, Deduction Transfer of Funds Clerk of the Superior Courts OfficeUpon the recommendation of Daniel G Matthews, Certified Public Accountant,Commissioner J D Bailey moved that Nora P Southerland, Clerk of the SuperiorCourt, be authorized and directed to deduct 149577, representing an amount shownon pages 44 and 45 in the Audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930 asdue the Clerk of the Superior Courts office from the County Treasurer to settlethe account of the former Clerk of the Superior Court Z L Lemay from the fundsMrs Southerland will turn over to the County Treasurer in accordance with Chapter612 Session Laws of 1961Commissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carried13 Quit -Claim Deed to James A Kirby and wife, Louise B KirbyUpon the recommendation of Rhetta Martin, Tax Attorney, Commissioner Frank BHolding moved that quit -claim deed be made to James A Kirby and wife, Louise BKirby, upon the payment of 6316, representing taxes in full through 1961, conveyingLot No, 58, 50 x 125 feet, located on Clayton Street, Wilsons Mills Township, fore-closed in the name of Bessie Grandy, F R # 5, page 11November 6,_1961_ContCommissioner Floyd C Price, Sr seconded the motion, which was carried14 ReportsThe following reports were filed with the BoardT L Upchurch Tax Collector cC W Tarlton Agricultural AgentL P Creech Veterans Service OfficerH F Palmer Negro Agricultural AgentSarah Ann Butts Home Economics AgentD R Clifton JailorRubert Barbour Dog WardenM W Knott Electrical InspectorMrs Willye C Wright Acting LibrarianLula A Jolliff Director Welfare Department15 Lula A Jolliff, Director of the Welfare Department, reported that the medicalteam as provided by the Johnston County Medical Association was functioning nicely, and that her Department had been able to review 525 cases, and of this number 122were to be examined by the Medical teamMrs Jolliff also reported that three staff vacancies existed in her DepartmentThere being no further business, the meeting recessed to meet November 14, 1961,at 730 P M, for the purpose of letting contracts for revaluation purposesklm i-e4?ChairmanClerr