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Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
Monday, May 2, 1949
The Board met at the usual hour in the Commissioners 'Room at the Court-
house. Present: Collier Cobb, Jr., Chairman, Ben F. Wilson and H. G. Laws,
Commissioners.
The minutes of the April meetings were read and approved. j
Mr. Don S. Matheson and E. H. Barnes appeared and made a splendid report —�
on the work being done through their office.Mr. Barnes reported that Orange
County 4H Club boys and girls won several ton honors for showing best five
hogs, best baby beef and best steers at the Fat Stock Show held in Durham
recently.
Mir. Sydney Green reported on the Library and asked that the library
appropriation for 1949 -1950 be raised from 0800.00 to 01000.00.
Miss Virginia Cathay, Assistant Home Demonstration Agent appeared and
made a very fine report on the different programs sponsored by the Home
Demonstration Department, she also reported that fIf ty one Orange County
women attended the District Meeting held at Slier City, N. C.
The following road petitions were upon motion approved and ordered sent
to the State Highway and Public Works Commission for their consideration:
Road in Cheeks Township running from Lebanon
Road at mail box of Mrs. V. J. Abee to High -
Rock Road, and is known as Community Road,
length of road about 2 1/2 miles.
Wyrick Street and Barclay Road, of the
Elkin Hill community, outside of Chapel Hill. _
The Board of Welfare met with the Board and discussed the welfare budget
for 1949 -1950. They asked that the county appropriate for the next fiscal
P,740.00.
for Old Age Assistance all, 812.50, snd for Aid to Dependent Children
$7,740.00.
Now, therefore, upon motion of Commissioner 'Nilson, seconded by Commis-
sioner Laws the foregoing amounts were tentatively approved for OAA and ADC.
An increase of grant to Bertha.Nsville from x'31.00 per month to $32.00 per
month was approved. _.
Upon motion of Commissioner Wilson, seconded by Commissioner Laws the
following bills were approved and ordered paid:
Bill of Gertrude Hogan for 7 hens and 3 ducks
killed by dogs $8.00
Bill of J. W. Bennett for one young calf killed
by dogs $3.00. ,
It was brought to the attention of the Board that Sheriff S. T. Latta
had authorized work done to the plumbing system at the jail to the amount
of $1,367.191 and that there was insufficient funds in the jail budget to
pay this bill.
Now therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Wilson, duly seconded by
Commissioner Laws, the County Accountant is hereby authorized to pay the
bill from the General Fund, distributed as follows: from the appropriation
for Board of Elections 0600.00, from appropriations of County Commissioners
0300.00, from appropriations for tax listing $138.67.
Upon motion made by Commissioner Laws and duly seconded by Commissioner
Wilson, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved: That the liability under Surety Bond of Ire A. Ward, County
Accountant, same being Aetna Casualty and Surety Company Bond number
58 S 13670, be reduced to 0$000.00, as of April 1, l9li.9 and that Collier
Cobb, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, be and he is hereby
authorized to execute the necessary rider with the Aetna Casualty and Surety
Company to accomplish the Purpose.
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JURY LIST FOR JUNE TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
First Week
1. B. S. Thompson (CH) 21. S. G. Miller (Cks)
2. M. A. Hill, Jr. (CH) 22. Charlie Alston (B)
S, T. Crabtree (H) 2 . R. M. Hill (Eno)
4. C. H. Allison (LB) 24. E. C. Campbell (R)
5• H. M. Andrews (H) 25. Floyd Crabtree (CH)
6. Willism Frank Tate (CG) 26. H. D. Crockford (CH)
7. V. G. Wall (LR) 27. N. Ruth Blackman (H)
8. C. B. Hines (H) 28. Charlie Burton (H)
9. William Hargraves (CH) 29. C. B. Stanley (H)
0. E. 0. Faucette (B) 30. D. M. Horner (CH)
1. Zan Crawford (B) 31. martin Luther Andrews (B)
2. C. N. Oakes (CG) 32. John M. Thompson (B)
33 Harry W. Crane (CH) 39 • C. H. Cates (H)
h, Clarence J. Walker (H) 34• Donald McDade (CG)
5, H. R, Miller (LR) 385• Fred A. Compton (CG)
6. John Lewis Tilley (LR) 3 . John Moore (Cke)
7, T. R. Pendergrast (CH) 37. 011ie Council (CH)
8. R. A. Fetzer (CH) 38. Walter T. Talley (Eno)
9. G. E. Plott (Eno) 9. M. R. Mann (B)
20. James E. Daniel (Cks) 40. R. E. Bivins (H)
Second Week
1, M. D. Ranson (CH) 19. Isaac Brown (H)
2. Charles Bradshaw.(Cks) 20. J. B. Sykes (B)
Ernest Hicks (Cks) 21. Ed Oakley (LR)
E. C. Compton (CG) 22. Raid Roberts (Eno)
5. V. A. Hill (CH) 2 . J. H. Dickey ME)
6. Rainey B. Clayton (Cks) 24. James W. Oakley (Cks)
7• James A. Pendergrass (CH) 25• Jeff Thomas (CH)
8. R. T. Dalehite (Eno) 26. Chester F. Roberts (LR)
9. Robert Davis (H) 27. R. C. Daniel (CG)
0. Fletcher M. Green (CH) 28. John J. Keller, 'Jr. (CH)
1. Hoyle King (Cks) 29. H, S. Williams (Cks)
2. W. F. Prouty (CH) 30. Julian Pace (CG))
3: T. J. Whitfield (B) 31, G. F. Liner (CG)
hh Miss Sue B. Hayes (H) 32. Harold.Weaver (CH)
5. C, M. Cheek (B) 33. W. L. Lloyd (Cks)
6. L. E. Boone (CG) 34. P. G. Allison (0G)
7. Julian E. Gill (Cks) 35. B. Earl Bradsher (CG)
8. Ervin Green (Eno) 36. C. T. McAdams (Cks)
There being no further business, upon motion, adjourned.
Collier Cobb, Jr.
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Chairman
J. E. Laws
Clerk