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The Board of Con¢nlss loners for the County of Or snge tiorth C¢rolina,
met in regular session at the County Cour tF,ovae in Hillsboro, the rsguler ols ce
o{ meeting, at 10:00 o~clock, A. T8„ L!ay 5, 1947.
Yr went: Chairman Co111er Cobb, Jr. sod
Commissioners i'. G. Laws and Aen 5. 71116 on
Absent: ?Iona.
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The Chairmen announced that this was the d eta and Four fixed by the
bond
3oard Tor the public hearing upon the folloving/order s:
0??Li3P, AtiTHOHZZI??* +B1O,00D
SCHOUL 3?IIL~LZNG A01iLS
OHD~E? A"TECHZZIP?C.'r150,000
COgHTY 3P,ZLDLiI^. A02JAA
CHLZR AIITH02IZT3:G $85,000
COIIRTvOb a); AOI'iDJ,
end that the Aoerd could irm:~ediete ly hear eny end ail clti zoos and t¢xoeyers
who might desire to nro test against the iss ur an ce of said bonds.
t7o citizens or taxpsyer of tria County apse are d, either in Hereon or
by attorney, to protest against the issunnce cf any of said bonds, and the
Clerk ennotmced thet no gr otast in ru'iting, signed by anc citizen or t a±:paye r,
hod been presented.
Th er aunon, upon notion of Commlasloner '':'tl is on, seconded by
Coruais sinner Ln•.vs and c¢rrie d, the ordor in troducad and pan sed on first
reading on Anr it 22, 1947 authoY zing %e1u, 000 School Building Sends v+as rued
a second time and nlacad upon Sts final pass¢ge. T_he vote anon the final
passage of sa!d ordor was:
Ayes: Commissioners Cobb, :ills on and Lecs
Floes: 1Vone
The Chairman then snnoimced that the order author izing ::,810, OOU
School Building '-Dods had passed,
Thereupon, noon motion of Ccnril,ssioner Fli is on, second ed by
Commissioner Laws and carried, the cr der introduced and cas sed on first read-
ing on April 22, 1947 authorizing 9150,000 County Bui ldin6 Bonds wss rend a
second time and pieced upon its final passsge. 'i hs vc to open t::^s final pss Hoge
or said order mss: ',
Ayes: Commissioners ,^.obb, 'iii is on and Lawa
woes: ;;one.
The Clasirn:en then announced that tl-e order authorizing 0150,000
County Building '-ends hes passed.
Thereunon, upon motion of Coss:lssioner 17116 on, se ccndsd by
C ommissicnar Laws and cnr ria d, G±e order introduced and pessod on first read- ',
ing on April 22, 1849 authorizing `i85, C00 Co,u•thouse Bends r+as road a second
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time and placed upon its fin¢l pee sego. The vote upon th9 iinel nnss age of sei
order was:
A; es: Commissioners Ccbb, ~~ils on end Laws
Joss: hone,
The Chairmen then announced that the cr der authorizing ~B3,000
Courthouse Ronds had passed,
"_'hs Clerk w¢s ehere upon directed to nubli_h in 4he Pews of Ur enge
Cormty, onto in oath of trio successive r:e oks, ench of the bond orders r.hi ch
::'ere _*inall; ?essed this dsy end to publish at the +"b of of each of said pond
and ers tno a?pe nded note as required b~ the County Pinence Act, ¢s amended.
Coru-iss-.oner I:ava Thereupon directed the following resolution, r.hich
was reed:
?;~SGL?"P 1UPJ CALLIPdG A 51t r'CIAL
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_~ IT ?P.SUL?^?D by tho Lord of Conm,iss ionars for the Carroty of Orange
Section 1. That a spa ciel band election is hor eby celled to 6e held
on Tuesday, June lU, 1957, be te:een c:30 A, Ir;. end ti. 30 P• 1'~.,, ~¢s tern Ste nderd
T 1me, et v+hich there shall be submit tad to the qu¢liiied voters of Gran ;e Ccunt
t'.ie follor~i ng questions:
1. She11 en order finally nassed L;ey 3, 1947, eutl:oaiz ing
not ercoed ing $S lU, OCU School Rv ilding Ronds of Uranga ,
aunty for the purpose of arse tang s new school building,
end remodeling and erectiing ad2ltions to sria ling schocl
bui ldings, and ec quir ing nece se ery eouinment therefor,
and n tee for sa ifi bonds, be aopr ova d?
H. 5.*.nll en order finally passed f:ny 5, 1947, ¢uthori-ing
not a>:ceeding 8130, CUU County Rui lding ?onds of Orange
County for the our noso of accuiring ¢ sl to and building
an office wilding to provide mace for the 3oard of
3duca ti on, C'o if are TJe n¢r trie nt, ':e nlth Le pa rtmen t, Ter.
Collector, Aud7.tor and other officers end functions of
said County, and s t¢x Sor said bonds, be nppr oved?
3. She11 an order finally passed lint' 3, 1957, authorizing
not exceeding $85, WU Cour thovse Ronds of Ornnga County
for t'.:e Bur?ose of remodeling the County Ccurthouse, and
a tax for said bonds, be ennrove d?
Section 2. That for said election the regal nr registration
books for aloe tions in said County shall be used and such books s},¢11 be opeu
for the registration of voters, net theretof pro ragis tare d, from 9 A, i:, until
sunset on oath day, orde pc Srmdey-s and holidays, beginning Snturdeys iiey 19,
1947 ¢nd closing S¢tur dey> h:ay 31, 1947. Gn each Se tur day during such regist-
ratl cn oarioc such books shell b¢ open at the Bolling places. Saturday, June 7
1957, shell bo Ch ellenge vey.
Section 3. That the Clerk shall cause to be published in The Pte rs of
Uranga Co=mty, not later than Tiny 8> 1947, and age in not later than itry 15,
1947, and again not later then h:ny 22, 1947, a notice subs t¢nti¢11y Sn tho
i cllo ring torn:
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A. spacial bond elscti on e~ill bo halo throughout Grange County
ba tween d:50 A. A1. and o:30 r. ;: , °as tern Standard Time, or. Tuesday, June SO,
1957, st whl ch there v:i11 bo submitted to the eualif iad voters of sold County
the following quea tons:
1. Shall an order finally passed eyy 5, 1957,
ant horizing not excac cing "510,000 School
Building Bonds oi' Orange County for the
pur ~OSe of erecting s new school building,
end renode ling and erecting adds bans to
axis ting school buildings, and scauir ing
necessary eeui?mant theraf or, snd e tax for
said bonds, bo approved?
2. Sh¢11 an order fin el ly passed 1!ay 5, 1949,
authorizing not ax co eding .j15U, OGU County
Building ?.ends o1' Gr enge :~Un ty for the nur-
pose of ac mxir ing a si to and building an
oi'f ico building to o.: ovlde =pace for trio
Board of Sduc etion, 7Ja liars ua»ar tmen t,
F:e el th La n¢r tmen t, Tor, Collector, Avditor
and other offi cars and i'unc bons of said
C cunty, and a tez for said bonds, be approvo d?
5. Shall an order finally passed 1!ay 5, 1947,
au thor izi.ng not ex ce =_d ing (j85, GUU Cou:•thouss .,
Bonds of Cranga County for the purpose o:
remodeling iris County :our thouae, and e t*_x
for said bonds, be an orovs d?
teach of the th±-ee sues bona heralnaba ve set
forth
contains a statement of the purpose for which the bonds ara au thorizad by the
order referred to in such qu as tion.
if said bonds ere issued, e t¢x will be levied for the paymont
of t!:e or incipal snd intersst th<ir eof upon all tax sh la or o;:e rty in Gr sngo Count
Sor ae_d ale coon trio regular regls teat±on be oks for els coons
in said ;aunty shall be used, ¢nd such bco ks shall be open for the registration
c2 ve tars, not theretofore registered, iron 9 A. r... until sunset on each coy,
except Sund e;,a snd ho liciays, ha r_.S nning S'a trtrd~y, i`ay 17, 1947, end closing Sat-
urday, ;r ey 31, 1949, Cn each Sa tur day daring such yogis tra non ?eriod said
books shs 11 be open at the »o lling places. Saturday, June 7, 1947, shall be
Ch ells age Lay.
Tl:e pclling placss in t!ce se .'eral pr acinets, and the regis tr er
and ,judges icy each ore ci nc t, ara es follows:
Prec innt Pollinr; Mace Registrar Judges
r•a ttsrson 'loll ow Rock Service ,7. ''... `Cni tf field L• A. Bog¢n
Station Jones L. 'ill lkina, Jr.
Cole Store feidrvay Station
C errboro GarrbODq 'Pcvm Hall
Cheeks Crossing ?o odor's Store
;Hand .rank ?raft's Sa rvice
S trio on
Rocls, Sprim3s Old Cr sn~e ^,c ova
Scitool -:cuss
Pi'ri to Cross Jun for Orden !?alt
iss. i3tche 1l Lloyd L. L1. Riley
L. I[. Shsrne
u. !:I. Ray L. Cheek
... =. Snarr ow
.J. S. .fill ?'Dory R, fiaa th
-• L• Cheek
.. ... P,a yes L. Thomas
T. r?. Crutc'nf field
?', ;t. Sni pas T, D, Lloyd
A. G. Crs'.vford, Jr.
J, i•. 'i~hi tf fie ld J. Ralph Lloyd
V. Cenel snd
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?reci act Polling Yl ¢ce 3og is tr ar Jud ,es
University Doc 6r ifii,n Service .,, H. Fink Andrervs
Station !?. _, Johnson
St l4ary's St. Cnr^y's School J, '4. Scr den D. S. Y. a].her
i. C. *'1l1
Cal&:rs 11 Flowers Store C, Y, Hlelocl: V7. 0. Liincey
I?ichnrd Cates
Tolers Jc?'in Ray's Old Store nra Lac+s Hnttlo L,eo Stack
House ~ t~s, Herbert 1'lhi to
Cedar Gro vo Uli ver 's Store .. L~, Gli var °.. Finley
Robort 3. iiughes
Carr Comp ten's Store E. C. Coma ton H. c. C;erd
0. G. Cats
Hillsboro i~gri cultur al Dvi ld ing S. L. Thomas C.. ?. i.liller
,., .,. Creti tree
Chanel Hill (South High School 3,enn¢s ivm .,, I. Bc lton 'r!i ldr ed i:cons yhnn
side) I" ''.,. Sparr ov+
Chanel Hill (tior th biro Station .7. H. 3ocutt S, Hel dvrin
aiae) i!rs. J, -. Cra;;iora
HY GPDSR Gig 'i _v ?:OAHD OL CGIr)'I SSiC `,^.P.S iC3 TT Cviii;iY Or GTtiitGE
J, D. LFr,S
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3Y OHD?H 03 THs 7G''I!Ti' 30AHD GP ?;13C°i0 Di5 Oi- 03A"'GB COG.7ITY.
Section 5. That the neraons e~hose names are set forth in the iora~oing
farm of election notice shall ¢ct as regis trees end ,judges, res?e ~tively, for ti
several are cine is therein indicated, and that said election shsli be hold at chi
places des igne tod in said election notice.
section 5. That the form of the bell of to be used at sai.fi election
shall be substan ti¢lly in the follo:v ing form:
Oi+i~IC iAL EALLOT
5 rSCi!:L HGkD Sr~rCTION
CODi?TY Oi GRAP.GB> P'GHTH CA?OI INA
JIIr~ 10, 1957
Ii';STnUCT1017S
1, To vot=_ "yes" on any avsstion, r..age e cross (x) r..nrk in the
s qunre to the right o1` the rrord "yes".
2. To vote "no" on any question, make a cross (>:) aerie in the
s qunre to the right oi' t'rs so rd "no".
5. If you to ar or deface or ¢a^ongly mark this ballot, re t+sn it
and get eno t?>er,
Y:S ::~ .. 1, Shall an order finally ?assed liay 5, 1957, authorising not
~~ •• •~ ercee ding Ei81G,OGU School 9uilding Honds of Gr en„o County for
the purpose oi' erecting e nave school building, and ramodsling
-~•~~•~•• end erecting add pions to e±asting school bvi ldl ngs, end ncquir
?FO •, ~~ Sng necessary eeuinme nt therefor, and e tax for said bonds, ba
~~ •• •• approved?
.. .:.... 2, Sia ll an order Sinaily oassa d, hiey 5, 1057, authorizing not
1^S ~~ .. exceoding Fa150, 000 County 3vild ing 9onds of Or a~ga County for
~~~~~~.~~~ the purpose of ec nv_ring ¢ si*.e sad building an ofi ice i~ui lding
to :a•ovide space £`or thn °oa^d of :duce ti on, '.'lc if ore ue gar t:acnt
?iG ~~ fie alth Departman t, Tax Collector, Auditor ¢nd other officers en
functions of said County, ¢nd o te:: for said bonds, be ¢p?r ~~ad
v-g ~~~~~ 5. Sh¢11 nn order finally neseed Pd¢y 5, 1957, nu;,horizinJ; not er.~-
ceeding ~J35, OOU Cow-thouse 3onds of Orange County for the nur-
... ., ., .. Bose oi' remode lip+~ the County Cour thouss, ¢nd a tax ice saic
bonds, be approve a?
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J. E. Laws
Faceimile of Signature of Clerk
of Board of Commissioners
R. 0. Forrest
Fac imile f Si at re £
a rmanso Cou my 3card of
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Section 6. That the Clerk of this Board is hereby
directed to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the County Board
of Elections with the request that the County Board of Elections take all
necessary steps required of it by law for carrying out the provisions of this
resolution.
Upon motion of Commissioner Laws , seconded by
Commissioner Wilson , the foregoing resolution entitled "Resolution calling
a special bond election" was passed by the following vote: .
Ayes: Commissioners Cobb, Wilson and Laws
Noes: None.
It was brought to the attention of the Board that the Board had previous-
ly passed a resolution authorizing the purchase of four acres of land on
Occon m�ee Mountain from F. S. Cates for the price of TI?REE HUNDRED DOLLARS,
said/uo e used for an observation tower and site by the North Carolina Depar -
ment of Conservation and development, and that the said State agency would _
require that the County execute and deliver lease for the ,property. i ; 1
T; motion duly made and seconded the following resolution was unanimous '
ly adoptopt ed:
Resolved that the County of Orange lease to the North Carolina Department
of Conservation and Development the said tract of land for a period of FIFTY
YEARS and that the Chairman of the Board be and he is hereby authorized to
execute such lease, which execution the Secretary or Clerk to the Board shall
attest.
2:^. C. Burt presented a petition, requesting that something be done to the
road running from West Hillsboro to Fighway No. 70, by the Colored School to
make it passable in the winter and eliminate the dust in the summer.
Paiss Annie Strowd, Acting Superintendent of Public Welfare appeared and
reported on the work done trsough her office for the previous month. She also
presented 1947-48 budgets for Public Welfare administration, Old Age Assistance
and Aid to Dependent Childred which were approved by the Board.
Upon-motion, the Board:approved the suspension of Louise Macklin from Aid
tto Blind cases for three months, effective June 1, 1947.
Upon motion of Commissioner Wilson, duly seconded by Commissioner Laws
it is hereby ordered that fire insurance be increased on the Courthouse and
Agricultural Building, as follows: Courhouse THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
Agricultural Building THIRThEN THO?!SAhD DOLLARS.
Upon motion, the contract of W. M. Russ and Company of Raleigh, N. C. to
audit the County records for the fiscal yeas July 1, 1946 to June 30, 1947
at a price of Tl4T'Lti' ' HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS was approved.
Upon motion, the following applications to retail beer in the county was
approved: J. R. Toler---- Oscar Strum--- Charlie Baldwin.
Upon motion, Eugene Laws was L;ranted a free license to peddle Watkins
products in Orange County for a period of one year.
A delegation, composed mostly of ladies from Hillsboro and Chapel Hill
appeared before the Board and protested the proposed plans for remodeling
the Courthouse.
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The following names were drawn to serve as Jurors at the June term of `
Superior Court:
FIRBT i'EEK I
1. T. L. Jordan C.G. 25. Luther 49. Clayton L.R.
2. C. T. Crabtree . L.R. 26. A. IN. Hobbs C.H.
3. D. T,7. Sykes Cks. 27. J. K. Hawkins C.G.
4. S. P. Brown L.R. 28. C. ^T. Johnson Eno
5. I. T. McCullock C.G. 29. R. Lester Brown L.R.
6. Jesse Merritt C.H. 30. James T. Snipes C.H.
7. W. U. Smith C.H. 31. Ervin P. Hexmer C.H.
8. J. R. El-Lis C.H. 32 M. M. Godwin Eno
9. T. C. Ellis C.G. 33. E. W. Pendergraft C.H.
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10. A. T. Cearnal C.G. 34. R. Vaughn C.r. i
11. V. C. Yeargan C.H. 35. Albert C. Overman Eno
.12. J. B. Austin TIB. 36. E. C. Hardee C.H.
13. R. F. Poythress C. ".37. B. S. Carr Hb.
14. Luther DeLon Hb. 38. Z. C. Burton C.G.
15. Amer G. Harrington C.H. 39. D. F. Wright C.G.
16. S. Carl Forrest Cks. 40. D. E. Sampson C.`?.
17. Eugene Laws Hb. 41. A. R. Newsome C.H.
18. G. M. Long C.G. 42. Seymore Richardson Hb.
19. R. J. Harris C.H. 43. Robert Freeman C.Ii.
20. A. Warren Wilson L.R. 44. &i. C. Blackwood C.H.
21. C. Edd W lson L.R. 45. J. 0. Bailey C.E.
22. Robert Glenn Lloyd fi. 46. Samuel A. Whitfield B.
23. L.F. Cox Eno 47. John F. Brown L.R.
24. Charlie Burton Hb. 48. Herman Ashley C.G.
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SECOND 147LEK
1. Arthur C. Hayes Hb. 13. W. G. Smith Cks.
2. A1vis D. Copeland B. 14. Kenneth Lloyd C.H.
3. R. E. Hensley C.G 15. w. 'N. Wilson Cks.
4.' Claude Baldwin B. 16. 3. F. Dameron Hb.
5. R. Sam Crawford Hb. 17. Joseph L. Thompson B.
6. Harlon R. Walker Eno 18. B. IT. Hiller Cks.
7. S. F. Basnight C.0 19. 0. R. Yeargar Cks.
S. 7ampton Fox B. 20. J. E. Monroe C.H.
i 9. J. r. Veal, Sr. C.H 21. R. E. Bivins C.G.
10. E. TVilson Cole Hb. 22. G. `r1. Johnson, Jr. C.F.
11, Maurice Whittinghill C.7 23. E. :d. Dawson C.H.
12. C. N. Bennett C.H 24. C. CT. Strayhorn C.H.
There being no further business, upon motion, adjourned.
Collier Cobb, Jr.
J. E. Laws Chairman
Clerk
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