HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0013REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION HONORING NORTH
CAROLINA'S COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE: JIM GRAHAM MOTION by
Commissioner Stewart to approve the following resolution in honor of Agricultural Commissioner
Jim Graham and to request the NCDOT to designate a segment of Highway 70, as the Jim Graham
I ighway.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0
RESOLUTION
HONORING
JAMES "JIM" ALLEN GRAHAM
WHEREAS, agriculture has been important to the citizens of Iredell and Rowan Counties; and
WHEREAS, James Allen Graham was born in the Cleveland community of Rowan County, North
Carolina on April 7, 1921, to James Turner and Laura Blanche (Allen) Graham; and
WHEREAS, Jim Graham was reared on a farm in Rowan County and graduated from Cleveland
High School in 1938; and
WHEREAS, Jim Graham received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education from North
Carolina State University in 1942 and taught agriculture in Iredell County from 1942 through 1945; and
WHEREAS, Jim Graham spent the next I I years as Superintendent of the Upper Mountain Research
Station in Laurel Springs (1946-1952), Manager of the Winston-Salem Fair (1952-1955) and Secretary of
the N.C. Hereford Association (1955-1956); and
WHEREAS, in 1956, Jim Graham became General Manager of the State Farmers Market in Raleigh,
a position he held for eight years, until his election as North Carolina's Commissioner of Agriculture in
1964; and
WHEREAS, under Jim Graham's leadership, the Department of Agriculture became well known to?-
its
orits ability to promote the state's agricultural industry worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Jim Graham is affectionately known as the "Sod Father" because of his interest and
concern for the well being of the individual farmer; and
WHEREAS, Jim Graham is a loving father and grandfather and was a devoted husband to his %bite..
Helen; and
WHEREAS, Iredell County wishes to honor Commissioner Graham for his long years of dedicated
service.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board ofCommissionersrequests
the N.C. Board of Transportation to name US. 70, from Statesville in Iredell County to
Salisbury in Rowan County, the Jim Graham Highway for his promotion of the state's agriculture
industry and his dedication to the state's farmers, his community, and his state.
This the 21" day of January 2000.
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REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT (LYNN NIBLOCK): County
Manager Mashburn said he was recommending a four percent salary adjustment effective January
1, 2000, for Lynn Niblock. Mashburn continued by saying he thought the salary grade was correct,
but Niblock's pay was not commensurate with his years of experience when compared to other
county positions and responsibilities.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to increase Niblock's salary by four percent (4%,,)
effective January 1, 2000, as recommended by the county manager.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.