HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19530407Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, April 7, 1953
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, met on Tuesday,
April 7, 1953, at 10 o'clock A. M., in the Commissioners' Room at the Court-
house in Hillsboro, North Carolina, the usual place of meeting.
Members present: Chairman R. 0. Forrest, Sim L. Efland and R. J. M.
Hobbs, Commissioners.
Members absent: None.
The minutes of the March meetings were read and approved.
It was brought to the attention of the Board that the Judge of the Super-
ior Court at the March Term, had appointed Jerry Stone and Lloyd Noell as
Attorneys to defend Paul Morgan, who was charged with murder, and had ordered
that Messrs. Stone and Noel be paid $200.00 for their services.
Now, therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Chairman
Forrest, it was ordered that $200.00 be transferred from the General Fund
Emergency Appropriation for the purpose of paying Attorneys Stone and Noell
for their services, as per order of the Court.
Upon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Chairman Forrest, the
following Aid to Blind Grants were approved:
Hattye L. Ray 824.00 per month
Eva Pickard 2 .00 per month
Julia Fisher's grant was reduced from $42.00 to $2)}.00 per month
Lucy Smith Reed's grant was rejected, due to sufficient income.
The Orange County Welfare Department presented their 1953-54 Aid to
Blind budget, as follows:
Total cost of requested caseload $12,528.00
Federal participation 8,874.00
State participation 1,827.00
County participation 1,827.00
County's portion of case workers
salary and travel 222.00
Total amount of county funds certified
for Aid to Blind program 2,049.00
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the above budget was tentatively
approved.
Mr. Dobson, of the Orange County Health Department, and Mr. Claytor,
County Dog Warden, appeared and discussed matters pertaining to rabies in-
spection.
Upon motion of Commissioner Hobbs, duly seconded by Commissioner Efland,
it was ordered that a fee of $ .50 be charged for the vaccination of each
dog, and recommended that Dr. 0. David Garvin, Superintendent of Health,
appoint Mr. Hume Claytor and all licensed veterinarians serving Orange County
as Rabies Inspectors.
Uoon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Commissioner Hobbs, Ira
A. 7 lard was appointed County Accountant for a term of two years.
The following names were drawn to serve as Jurors at the May Term of
Superior Court:
1. Walter R. Hellman (CH)
2. Earnest L. Mackie (CH)
j: George F. Parker (CG)
4 A. D. Fowler (CH)
5. Clarence Gates (H)
b. Bradsher Durham (CH)
7. Curtis Pander (Cks)
8. W. H. Wilson (Cks)
9. Paul Dickerson (H)
0. Henry T. Roberson MR)
1. Willie Laws (B)
2. Helen Parlier (H)
3. Henry A. Burch (CH)
Mrs. William D. MacMillan (CH)
55 J. M. Dickey (CG)
6. Harold M. Walters (ON)
7. Walter S. Spearman (CH)
8. Marvin Rogers (CG)
9. Jack McPherson (Cks)
0. Kenneth M. McIntyre (CH)
1. Fred G. Patterson (CH)
2. L. E. Hoenig. Jr. CH
26. G. T. Myers (CH)
27= Sid H. Strayborn (Eno)
28. Clyde T. Roberts (CG)
2q. Willie A. Riggsbee (CH)
30. Charlie A. Bowden (B)
31. 11. N. Jordan (CG)
32. W. M. Snipes (B)
33g J. E. Taylor (Cks)
3t. Lonnie Brockwell (CH)
35. Mrs. Ester Smith (Cks)
3b. S. S. Edwards (H)
37. R. R. Fine (CH)
38. Mrs. Alice McKnight (CH)
q.
Luther W. 0 hlbeck, Jr. (CH)
1109: Jan Phillip Schlnhan (CH)
1. Miss Susan Akers (CH)
42. Vernon B. Crook (CH)
4 Claude York (Cks)
Sidney Green (H)
45. Charlie Cannady (CH)
J. LL Hawkins (CG)
{tZ. John Minor Gwynn tCHi
Robert J. Shields (CH)
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