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The Roard met at 10;00 o~clock A. M. in the Commlael opera Room at the
Courthouse: Present, Collier Cobb, Jr., Chairman, San F. Wilson end
Hubert G. Lnws, Commissioners.
The minutes of the October moe tang was read and approved.
Don 5. Matheeon, County Fsrm Agent and Ed A. Barnes, Asaietent County
Agent appeared and reported on the work being done through their office.
Mr. Aarnea stated t?~at the awlne indua try Sn the county was comas ng along
nicely, eighteen animals were exibl tad at the State Fair, two of them
winning blueribbona, he stated that in bee or two years he thought Orange
County would have more top Dual Sty Spotted Polnnd-China hogs then any county
in the State.Also that the calf show and sale which was held at the livestock
market was quite a evcce se, 99 calves ware shown, 29 heifara ware Bold, the
top heifer bringing $229.00. He also repotted that they had completed the akin
the fifty corn conta atante and found that eleven produced over 100 bushels
par acre, and that he thought tho average corn yield for the County would
be'eround 3$ bushels par acre.
!dr. Matheeon reported that the Schley Grange wns_ competing for pr3 zee
offered by Sears Aoabuck & Company for excelling activities, the ScleyG?.aaga
hen already won first prize in the State which was ~`200.OO,and ie one of the
sixth top granges in the nation. The National winner hen not as yet been
selected but thinks ScIDley has a good chance of winning the national prize,
which will be a new grange hall. Mr. !dntheson also reported on the advantages
of artificial breeding of dairy cattle.
Mre. Kathryn Hamrick, Hama Demonstration Agent and 611se Virginia Cathay,
A aeietant Aome Agent appeared and reported on their work for the month of
October. Miss Cathay reported that she had been pretty busy with Home Demon-
etretlon Club meetings.
Mra. Hamrick reported on curb market conditions, she stated thet all
of the selling apace wee filled, that Sf she had the apace she thought she
could have ten or twelve more sellers .she also reported on the floor sanding
demonetrnt ion held nt Mrs. Latta~s and stated that anyone deair7ng :to sand
their own Tloors could rent a sander from Coleman-Laws Company stn cost of
$7.00 per day.
Mr. W. H. Wrenn of the Cadnr~Grove community appeared end reported that
he.:had previously filed ~oroad pe tltion nsking that the-.S to to Highway and
Public Vlorks Commi salon/build and maintain a road leading by hie home, but
since filing this petition he had worked up a 2I} foot road and would like
the State to take over and maintain same. The Roard informed hir. Nrenn they
would make an inveat~ga tion to seo Sf anything could be don® 6o help him.
Mrs. Jean M. F.sar, Supe rlntendent of Public Vlelfere appeared and stated
tha t the Board of Vlelfere was now me eting on the last Wednesday of each
mon th Sne teed of first M~ndaye. She also presented two appll.catione for aid
to" the blind, Application of Aertha Nev ille wns approved for 031.00 por
mon th, application of Cellie Durham was refected due to her son furnishing
nec essary naeda.
IIpon motion, it. vies ordered that W. ' J:-Smi th~:and'_H.:'P: Ferrell be ~pafd
HSxty;_S evas;Dollehe: and8lftycedts ~ fdr~ Seventy Five Aampahire and Leghorn
hen s killed by doge.
The following names were drawn t o se rve ae ,jurors et the December term
of Sunari or Court:
H,. L. B. Riley Cka. 21. S. E. Lloyd C.H.
2. W. R. Pearson H. 22. E. H. Holmes Cks.
$$ T. Melvin Lloyd ~, 29 M. J. Lacob C.H.
4. George Aubrey Rook H. 2l}. Harold W. Walters C.A.
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• John A. Al rby B. 2 J. T. Stone H.
6 Howard C. Lloyd B. 2 Ssm Parker C.G.
7. E. H. Wright C.G. 27. W. A. Snipes Cka.
8. Hugo Giduz C.R. 28. Sterling Ruffin Eno
9. Charlie C. Cole H. 29. Adolphus Clark C.H.
10. Sohn Tete C.G. 30. Earl A. Slocum C. A.
11. Ruben Cole Cks. 31. W. Evora tte Sykes B.
12. Rubin Long Cka. 32. William R. Warren Cka.
13. flonard A. Huse C.H. 3). Hugh Strayhorn C.G.
1 F,. S. Tapp C.R. 3 E. T. Vickers C.H.
15. James G. Faucette A. 3$• Elizabeth R. Sunderland Eno
1 Alvin H. Hawkins C.G. 36. Robert Langley Eno
17. Clarence Dizon C.H. 37. Charlie Merritt C.A.
19. T. 47. Brown 0.H. 39. Clarence Hai thcock C.H.
l9• Charlie C. Atwater R. j9. Cop Tiiller L.R.
20. J. A. Aineon C.A. 0, l'1. I. Suitt B.
There being no further bus mess, upon motion, adjourned,
J. E. Laws
Clerk
Collier Cobb. Jr.
Chairman