May 25, 1965 - 7:30 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Recessed)

300iMeeting of Board of Commissioners for C JohnstonMay 25, 1965The Board of Commissioners of Johnston County reconvened in special session onMay 25, 1965, at 7430 P M, in the Auditors office, for the purpose of hearing budgetrequests for the 1965 -66 budget from department heads and others, with the followingmembers presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Frank B Bolding, Norman C Denning andJesse H Austin, JrAbsent NoneThe following business was transacted1 Re uest to run Power line across Produce Market Pro ertAfter discussing proposal of Hughes Lamm, Selma, to erect two poles on the CountyProduce Market property as recommended by the Utilities Commission, CommissionerNorman C Denning moved that Chairman H M Johnson be authorized and directed toinvestigate the request of Mr Lamm and if he deemed it in order to sign the necessarypapers granting Carolina Power and Light Company the,-Privilege of running power lineacross the Produce Market propertyCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was carried2 Payment on Archer Lome Fire TruckCommissioner Norman C Denning moved that all funds that have accumulated to thecredit of the Archer Lodge Fire District be paid to W S Darley Company, MelrosePark, Illinois, representing payment on the Archer Lodge fire truckCommissioner Jesse H Austin, Jr seconded the motion, which was carried3 Johnston County Public SchoolsMr E S Simpson Sup erintendent Public Schools, accompanied by Messrs E WEllis, Harold Medlin, hr Donnie H Jones, Ray Boyette and Norman B Grantham, Jr,members of the John ton County Board of Education, presented in detail budget needsfor the schoolsSaid budget was filed with the Board for further study4 Soil Conservation DepartmentMr Ermit Stancil, accompanied by Mr James Griffin, Carl Peacock, Carl Bagley andOdell Edwards, presented budget requests for the Soil Conservation Department, urgingthe Board to provide funds fbr the publishing of Soil Conservation magazine andproviding part -time secretary _Action was deferred, pending further study5 Appointment,of Committee under Economies 012 ortunit ActOrdered that W G Massey, Clerk, contact Messrs Rudolph Howell, Paul Keller,Quinton K Wall and Mrs Lucille Oliver to determine if they would serve on a committeeto investigate all funds available for the county under the Economics Opportunity Actand make specific recommendations to the Board6 Agricultural DepartmentMr C W Tarlton, County Extension Chairman, presented budget requests for theAgricultural DepartmentsAction was deferred pending further studyOn motion made, seconded and carried, it was moved that the meeting be reces,eedto meet May 26, 1965,, at 730 P• M, to continue hearing bu get requests for the year1965 -66 from department heads and othersChairmanWII