March 1, 1965 - 11:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

March 1, 1965 - Regular1 5Fit widthMeeting of Board of Cfor the CoMarch 1, 1965JohnstonThe Board of Commissioners of Johnston County met in regular session on March 1,1965, in the Commissioners Room, at 1100 otclock A M, with the following memberspresentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Frank B Holding, Jesse H Austin, Jrand Norman C Denning1Absent boneThe following business was transactedApproval of BondsCommissioner J D Bailey moved that the following bonds be approvedDwight SandersJames W BarefootJames L MartinRoy NorrisJ Waylon HintonGeorge HayesTom AllenDwight M EasonRobert G FitzgeraldLee StoneG B RayJ Donald MatthewsMack Edward HoneycuttH Carlton BarbourBrad McLambLeo BarbourHaywood Young LangdonWillie L Bagley, SrRobert L HockadayMrs Edith ParkConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableConstableDirectorWilders TownshipIngrams TownshipBentonville TownshipClayton TownshipOneals TownshipMeadow TownshipPine Level TownlipSmithf ield TownshipMicro TownshipBeulah TownshipBoon Hill TownshipIeve3_a d - `_Tbwns a_p_Pleasant Grove TownshipElevation TownshipBanner TownshipWilsons Mills TownshipPleasant Grove TownshipClayton TownshipIngrams TownshipWelfare DepartmentCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was carriedQuit -Claim Deed L V BarbourCommissioner Norman C Denning introduced the following resolution and moved thatit be adoptedWhereas, the Board of County Commissioners on the 2nd day of March 1936 adoptedan order quit - claiming to L V Barbour 154 acres in Cleveland Township, foreclosedin the name of John Fisher, upon the payment of 89, including taxes and penaltiesthrough the year 1935,And whereas, subsequent to order the property was listed in the name of L VBarbour and taxes paid through 1964,And whereas, if a quit -claim deed was made to Mr Barbour it was either misplacedor lost,Now therefore, in order to remove cloud from title and to effect conveyanceaccording to order dated March 2, 19561 it was ordered that a quit -claim deed be madeto L V Barbour conveying 154 acres in Cleveland Township,Commissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr seconded the motion, which was carried3 Request for Site for Hastings- Peacock HouseA group of ladies, representing the Junior and Senior Womens Clubs of Smithfield,composed of Mrs Denton Lee, Mrs George Mast, Mrs Stratton Story, Mrs Von Rhoades,Mrs E P Cunningham, Jr and Mrs William Barnes requested that the county provideor contribute a site from property awned by the County known as the Town Commons,which the county acquired by virtue of will of Miss Virginia Williamson?,for thepurpose of locating thereon the Hastings - Peacock House, which had been appraised byrepresentative from the Department of Archives as having historical value and worthyof preservationAfter viewing the location requested and considering the best plan to pursue,in order for a corporation in the process of being formed to acquire title, CommissionerFrank B Holding moved that W R Britt, County Attorney, be authorized and directedto advertise and sell all the countyts right, title and interest in a lot 60 feetby 115 feet, located at the west end of Johnston Street and on the north side of theSmithfield Primitive Baptist Church, subject to any rights the Town of Smithfield mayhave in said lot and subject to the acceptance or rejection by the BoardCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carrAed288March 1, 1965 Cont4 Purchase 22 acres of landCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that -the Board concur in the action of theJohnston County Board of Education in urchasing 27 acres of land, Town of Clayton,from Mr Duane McCullers at a cost of V6, 200 for the future expansion of the ClaytonHigh School plantCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried5 Resignation of Reginald HillCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that the resignation of Reginald Hill,Assistant Agricultural Extension Agent, effective March 22, 1965, be acceptedCommissioner Norman C Denning seconded the motion, which was carried6 Appointment Cameron GarrisUpon the approval and recommendation of Dr W G Andrews, District Agent ExtensionDepartment, and C W Tarlton, County Extension Chairman, Commissioner Norman C Denningmoved that Mr Cameron Garris, a member of Duplin County Extension Service, be employedas Agricultural Extension Agent replacing Donald Williamson, effective April 1, 1965Further moved that Mr Garris be paid at an annual rate of 362200, representingan annual increase of 25000 with said funds to provide increase coming from amountallocated to salaries in the Agricultural Agents budgetCommissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr seconded the motion, which was carried7 Renovation Judge Is RoomAfter investigating the condition of the Judgets Roomon the second floor of thecourthouse, Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that W H Britt, Auditor, be author-ized and directed to renovate the Judgets Room and purchase waste paper basket and anyother items he deemed necessary for the room to-be put in an orderly conditionCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried8 Approval Issuance Beer LicensesCommissioner J D Bailey moved that approval be given to the issuance of beerlicenses to the following applicantsWilliam Benjamin Parker Parkerts Place, 115E side SouthMarket Street, Benson, N CStokley Payton Boaz Boaz Grocery and Station, R #l,Benson, Hwy 301 SouthCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion, which was carried9 Request Smithfield Chamber of Commerce, IncH?,M Johnson, Chairman, presented request from the Smithfield Chamber of Commerce,Inc requesting that the County pay 13 of the cost, amounting to 8010 of 65,000survey forms necessary in industrial expansion and distributed throughout JohnstonCountyAfter a discussion, W G Massey, Clerk, was directed to notify Mr Douglas Little,President, Smithfield Chamber of Commerce, Ir1c that although they were sympathetic tohis request that they did not deem it advisable to contribute to this cause10 RoadsMr J I Lynch, District Engineer, State Highway Commission, made his bi- monthlyappearance for the purpose of discussing with the Board any road problems that might beconfronting themThe following projects,were discussedS R # 1197Henry Cross Roadtnsion Moore Street, Clayton TownshipSubsequent to a discussion of the request of Mr Alton Hawse in re S R 2336,Commissioner Frank B Holding moved that the State Highway Commission be requested togave favorable consideration for making two projects of S R # 2336 with the divisionline being S R # 1001Commissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carriedRW289March ? 1, 1965 ContThe request of W E Barber for the State Highway CommissiCommissioner Frank B Holding moved that where jurors are held overnight by order ofcourt in the trial of capital cases that said jurors shall be paid at the rate of600 er night for the tame they serve, being the same rate as they are paid by theday, e festive February 15, 1965 for the purpose of paying this amount to jurors who,have just completed serving in the case of State Vs Clifford DavisCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried15 Allocation ABC ProfitsIOrdered that,W G Massey, Clerk, invite the Mayors of the Towns in the county and extend to them or a representativeso named by them an invitation to meet withthe members of the Board at 1130 A M on Larch 15, 1965 for the purpose of discussinwith them the allocation of ABC profits between the County and the Town, which willrequire an enactment by the General Assembly- s16 Resolution Shoe Heel Fire DistrictCommissioner Norman C Denning introduced the following resolution and moved itsadoptionr Resolution Designating Boundaries of,the Shoe Heel Fire DistrictWhereas, at a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of JohnstonCounty, convened and held on Monday, March 1, 1965, the matter of fixing and declvringthe boundaries of the Shoe Heel Fire District was duly presented to the Board; and itappearing to the Board that the Bethany Fire Department has complied with theprovisions of resolution providing for the establishment of fire districts in JohnstonCounty, which was duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on October 3,1955; has met the minimum requirements for personnel and equipment required by saidresolution, and is receiving financial assistance from the County, and the Shoe HeelFire District havin g been fixed and established by metes and bounds, and duly submittedto the County Board of Commissioners for approval;Now therefore, be it resolved that the boundaries of the Shoe Heel Fire Districtto be served by the Bethany Fire Department be officially designated and fixed asfollowsBethany Fire Department- Johnston County, North CarolinaScale 1 1 mileBeginning at a point on Old Beulah Road #1934 1 mile north of bridge overSwamp Creek; thence in a southwesterly direction to a point on Creech Road #2120about 7 mile northwest of its intersection with Beulah Road #193; thence in asoutherly direction to a point on Creech Church Road #2117 about 7 mile northwestof its intersection with old Beulah Road #1934; thence in a westerly direction toa point on Btallings Road #2122 about 5 mile north of its intersection withTaylors Bridge Road #2123; thence in a southwesterly direction to a point onTaylors Bridge Road 02123 about 3 mile west of its junction with Stallings Road02122; thence in a southerly direction to a point at the intersection of HatcherRoad #2126 and Bailey Road #2125; thence in a southerly direction to a point onShe Heel Road #2127 at the Buffaloe Creek Bridge; thence in an easterly directionto a paint on Garner Road #212 8 mile south of its intersection with Shoe HeelRoad #2127; thence in an easterly direction to a point on Richardson Bridge Road#2130 at the bridge over Little,River; thence in a southeasterly direction to apoint on Viney Barnes Road #2129 at the bridge over Little River; thence in asoutherly direction to a point on Old Beulah Road #1934, about l mile south ofits junction with Rd #2145; thence in a northeasterly direction to a point onMoore Road #2146, 5 mile east of its intersection with Pittman Road #2147;thence in a northerly direction to a point on Pittman Road #2147 6 mile north ofits intersection with Moore Road ,2146; thence in an easterly direction to a pointin crossroads-at Glendale School; thence in a northerly direction including all housesto a point on Glendale- Moores School Road #2110 about 6 mile north of its inter-section with Cockrell Road #2150; thence in a northerly direction to a point at theintersection of Glendale -Moore t s School Road #2110 and Wellons Road #2159, exclud-ing all property on Glendale Moores School Road between this and the preceeding Dint;thence in a northerly direction to a point on Glendale- Moores School Road #2110at the bridge over Little Buffaloe Creek, including property on east side of roadwithin 500 feet; thence in a northwesterly direction to a point at,the intersectionof Batten Road # 2153 and Godwin Road #2151; thence in a northwesterly directionto the point of beginningCommissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr seconded the motion, which was carried17 - Grand Jury ReportThe following Grand Jury report was submitted and ordered filed with W G Massey,Clerkr;ark1I? Report of Grand Jury, February 10, 1965Honorable Henry A McKinnon, Presiding JudgeWe, the members of the Grand Jury, have carefully considered and passed upon allbills of indictment presented to us to the best of our knowledge and abilityWe have investigated the Johnston County Welfare Department We wish to commendMrs Edith Park for her able assistance The Johnston County Welfare Department needsa Case Supervisor, and two child welfare workers as soon as possibleWe inspected the Smithfield Jail and the North Carolina Prison Camp # 044 Wefound these in excellent condition Each of the County Jails was inspected during thelast term of Court; and will be inspected again during the next Court SessionWe wish to thank the Sheriff, Mr Rayford Oliver, for the coat hanger rack inthe Grand Jury roomThe former Grand Jury Foreman, Mr James C Massengill, fought twice for theGrand Jurors to be paid Eight dollars a day instead of six dollars a day We wishto thank the County Board of Commissioners for the half penny a mile raise; and tostate that this Grand Jury concurs with Mr Massengills former requestsWe wish to thank the Honorable Judge Henry A McKinnon, the Sheriffs Department,the Clerk of Court, the Solicitor, the officer of the Grand Jury, Mr D H Stephenson,and others for their assistance rendered in bringing information needed in passing onbills of indictmentMrs John W WellsGrand Jury Foreman18 Voting MachinesOrdered that the following resolution be forwarded to the Towns of Smithfield,Selma and Clayton for their approvalRESOLUTIONWhereas, the County of Johnston executed agreements dated March 28, 1955 andMay 9, 1956 for a term of ten years with the Automatic Voting Machine Corporation,of Jamestown, New York, for the rental - purchase of fifteen 15 voting machines;And whereas, an invitation was extended to the towns in the county to participatewith the county in the rental or purchase of said machines, with the Towns of SmithfieldSelma and Clayton agreeing to participate in the program and have complied with theterms of their agreements,Now therefore, in order to provide an equitable basis for the continued use of thevoting machines by the Towns of Smithfield, Selma and Clayton, the following proposalis hereby submitted for their adoption1 That the County and Towns of Smithfield, Selma and Clayton shall continue touse jointly for county and municipal elections the voting machines aforementioned2 That the Towns of Smithfield, Selma and Clayton shall provide adequatestorage and insurance for four voting machines, with serial number indicated and shallbear all expenses in transporting the machines to the voting places where the countyelections shall be held3 That the County and Towns shall each bear one -half 12 the cost of therepairs and maintenance of the machines19 ReportsThe following reports were filedH F PalmerHarvey WillifordLloyd GilbertEleanor HooksM W KnottHarper GodwinNegro Extension AgentJailorJohnston Memorial HospitalMonth of December 1964Johnston County LibraryElectrical InspectorTax Collector On-motion made, seconded and carried, it was moved that the meeting be recessedto March 15, 1965 for the purpose of the Board sitting as a Board of Equalization andReview at 1100 A M in the Commissioners Room and for meeting,with representativesfrom the towns in the county to discuss allocation of ABC profits7 1ClWirmanCl