PAGE SIX
SMEDBERG HIRED BY
COUNCIL AS
CONSULTANT AT
$50 DAILY
(Continued From Page One)
and bis keen interest in doing
bis job as city manager.
"With the above things in
mind and with my personal feeling
that it is going to be almost
Impossible to replace Mr. Smedberg
at this time, I am voting
my own personal conviction
when I vote to retuse Mr. Smedberg's
resignation."
The mayor whose name was
reached later in the roll call
vote, referred approvingly to the
Clendenin statement. He termed
the present situation In
Greensboro one of crisis in the
light of ail current' conditions
and remarked upon the need
now, of all times, in his opin,
ion, for the services of an experienced
and trained city manager.
Smedberg's resignation was
effective as of last night, and he
left the session just before adjournment,
his salary extending
to July 15 to incorporate accrued
vacations for the last two fiscal
years.
Motion Amended
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Fry amended that the resignation
be accepted with regret. He
afterward moved that City Attorney
H .C. Wilson draft a resolution
to be spread on the minutes
thanking Smedberg for bis
"unselfish, efficient and favorable
services to the city of
Greensboro through' the years,"
t Smedberg had served the city
for some 20 years, having been
manager since December 1,
1937.
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Designated on motion of Fry,
with a Becond by Yost, to Berve
as acting Manager, Mayor Sullivan
by agreement was made to
accept during such service the
equivalent of the city manager's
salary, in lieu of that of the
, -mayor, although Sullivan prol
tested agalnpt any compensation
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for his services. He stated to his
fellow members that he would
aocept per diem pay for only
such days as he gives to the
manager's duties until a per'
manent manager is voted into
office.
The city manager's salary is
$648 a month, that of the mayor
$100 a month, as fixed by city
| code.
Fry Makes Motion
In accepting the acting managership,
Mayor Sullivan called
attention to the important duties
immediately ahead in preparing
the budget, which must be ready
for council action on July 6. He
suggested that Smedberg had
informed him he would be in
the city for a limited period of
time and said Smedberg's services
as a consultant would be
sorely needed in handling the
knotty budget problems.
Councilman Pry moved that
for a period not to exceed five
days Smedberg be employed in
this capacity at a consultant's
rate of $5.0 daily. The motion
was seconded and unanimously
passed. However, whether the
budget problems can be solved
in five days is questionable.
Upon motion of Clendenin, the
mayor appointed a council subcommittee
composed of Fry, as
chairman, Yost Oraven, Stanley
and Webster to receive applications
for permanent managership
and report back at an un
specified date with recommendations.
It had been requested by
Clendenin that he be not named
on the subcommltte, with which
the mayor will serve in ex officio
capacity.
Councilmen seemed of the Impression
that a permanent appointment
might be made In
about 30 days.
Before the appointment of
Mayor Sullivan as acting manager,
however, Craven declared
that he was then ready to vote
on filling the manager's post
permanently, and he mentioned
C. W. Mengel, former city director
of public works, as successor.
Pry likewise remarked that
he, too, was ready to vote on a
permanent appointment provided
the other members were so
disposed, and he mentioned the
name of Roy la Morgan, FBI
special agent here, saying
| Morgan's name had been sug
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citizens. *
The mayor and other members,
however, suggested that
time and care should be devoted
to a study of qualifications of
the applicants, of whom the
mayor said there likely will be
many.
Mengel has already stated in
writing in a letter to be handed
the subcommittee that he would
be happy to be considered for
the city managership, although
no other communications on the
vacancy had been received last
night. Mengel's letter was dated
June 10, the day Smedberg's
letter of resignation was published.
Stanley, moving acceptance
of Smedberg's resignation, remarked
that his task had not
been a pleasant one. He said he
held no feeling against the resigned
official.
it was minutes before Stanley
moved acceptance, following
the reading of the letter,
and so much time elapsed silently
between Stanley's motion and
finally, a second, that of mayor
was prompted to ask if the motion
was lost or if there would
ut a becouu LU ll.
Papers Returned
Previously, and before Smedberg's
letter was read, former
Council man A. C. Davis, of
counsel for Smedberg, appeared
and returned for the city's files a
group of 88 sheets of records
which had been borrowed for
use in the preparation of Smedberg's
answer to the charges
made by Stanley in the beginning
of the city manager investigation.
Davis noted that 33 of the 88
sheets were original city reo
ords and he called attention tc
the fact that former City Auditoi
C. H. Porterfield, who producec
these papers when giving testl;
mony aginst Smedberg, hac
testified they were copies of th?
city records made by him.
Davis said that four city offl
clals had testified that these 3!
sheets were original records o:
the city, rather than copies, ani
that they had been removed fron
the tiles.
The attorney suggested, am
Stanley put the suggestion li
the form of a motion, that thi
33 pages or-original records b
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put back in the city's files and
tliat the other papers likewise
be plaiced in the archives to become
a permanent part of the
record in the Smedberg investigation.
The motion was carried.
Examination showed that the
sheets referred to were records
which Davis said had been made
up and originally placed on file
by L. E. Rempsey, sanitation superintendent,
whose name was
injected into the investigation by
Porterfield. Porterfield was dismissed
as city auditor by Smedberg
more than a year ago, and
Davis said the original records
from the files apparently had
been the former auditor's possession
during this time.
SOUTH GREENSBORO
COMMUNITY DRIVE
* VERY SUCCESSFUL
The community drive for the
young men of South Greensboro,
Warnerville, closed Monday
night, June 7th at 8. p. m. in the
J. C. Price auditorium, a grand
program was rendered by the
young ,people of this community
which was enjoyed by all.
i The principle speaker for this
occasion was Prof. A. H. Peeler,
principal of J. C. Price school.
His topic was Good Sportsmanship,
and what it means to be a
good sport. He brought his
message in the form of a code.
In connection with this he
brought a moving picture film
of some of the outstanding
games of the season. This was
also enjoyed. Response and comments
by Rev. J. T. Hairston and
Mr. Sam Penn.
The chairman Mr. T. D.
Woden spoke of how the people
in business throughout this
section had donated so well to
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By paying your 1943 Cc
Thursday, July 1, you a
The amount you pay will
rate, subject to correc
finally determined.
Make payments to W.
' C. Johnson, Count}
Treasurer. You ma}
obtain your tax statement
from the T a i
Supervisor's Office.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19. 1943
the committee. He also stated
that we should continue to give
these friends our support in their
business and he also said it had
been a pleasure to contact these
people in the drive.
Those who appeared on program
are as follows: Miss L.
Sellars, Miss L. M. Paden, Morehead
Quartet and words of appreciation
by Thomas Fields.
The chairman called for the
report for money raised in this
drive. Mr. Chester Jenkins came
forward and read the names of
all who gave personal donations
and those in business and their
place of location.
Grand total raised in this
drive. $56.85.
T. D. Woolen, chairman, endorsers:
Rev. J. T. Hairston,
Shiloh; Rev. Johnson, New Zion;
Rev. J. E. Brower, St. Matthews;
Mrs. J. H. Dillard, Trustee.
St. Matthews .
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