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?ebrvery 4, 1957
The Hon rd of Count;/ Commissioners of Orange County, ilcrth Cerplie¢, met in reguler session on
5ebrusry 4, 1957, et 10:00 o'clce c: A, !:.. at its reguler moos i.=._r, nLce in the Orr_n~e Count_ Courthouse,
liillvbor a, 1. C. and ti:e following r..embazs Here ore sent: D, '.f, Sap, Csude Pop=, Donald :'., Stanford
and Henry S. 17alker.
Absent: R, d. ,'!, Hobbs, Cheirnan, and A F;. my ns du1±~ eleoted acting Ccairmen,
The minutes for tl:e meetings held en .ianuery 7th. end 25th, 1957, ::ere read and approved.
The reouest of Iera~:~:ec¢ of k:ebsne for assistance vas referred to tea ;'le lfare Deanrtmen t,
Hiieriif Hclmen of -?e~son County reovested ti:et ti:e Coar:SSSioners reconsider the road petition
that he had sui:mitted previously, T*.e Cler l: ens re pus sled to out t!+.e reed n~tition bac;: in fire
folder for xe-inspection,
Dan }J¢theson reported that ell o+ tee n=abets of the Industrir_1 end A^riculturnl Cos ~+~ i
_.s_on cad
teen notified of ti:aH reeppointment to said Con issicn. .:'r. Ceth~son moor t.=,d *.net he )me:^ of
several rambezc who could be unable to serve. Uoen motion of Ccmmissionsr i!alker, seconded Ly
Commissioner Pone and unanimously ps ssed, iS_.::[etheson Has ¢u thox ized to arcoint Her sons to fill the
vacancies as they ocour on s¢id Commission,
Been notion of Coc is sionnr flelher, seconded by Cormissioner ?oce and unaai s.cusly Dossed, Cr,
S, i:i, Gattis nos avthor iced to ta::e F250 ,CO Fr em the °.mergency Fun3 for the nut ~OSe of roofine the
Agr_vulture Euild ing.
The following doper t:rent Feeds submi t`..ed reports for the r..onth of Januan•, 1957:
3tiss .7e sale r. cn•'o*idge - .H~se Demonst+_atian Agent
LL . Prank ;.:eddr,7 - Delinquent Tax Collector
':!alter Tre nn - veteran's Service Offices'
L!r. S, ii, Lvnc:^. - Clex Y. o" Court
Odell Clayton - Sheriff
Cccmiss'_onrsr 17e14:er submitted tY.e lie L`are Deoaztne nt report for the month of J¢nuary, 1957,
t!r, Iulc, I~, Conners of Chscel 5111, proposed that the State buLd a rood tanning from the Chepal
H111 Hy-yass to tY.e Ch_nel :ill-Durban load in the vicinity of sloe Hills. , Conners o-:;ns nrooer ty
thzovgh which this read could pass end is willinf to give riP,ht-of-xay: `.!r, Connors vas advised to
atten;i the District 6lceting to '.:e held in Grei-^_r.: cn n~bruarv 20, 1952 1)o on motion of Cp,-.pis sionor
Star3ord, sec o.'ded by Co¢n+.issiorer ?ore a.d ur~nimousl7 cassad, the Cler!: Has remze st=d to ~azite 40
i.:r. L, H. Gunter, District .:rcin~er, eoncernir:; !.ir. Connar's nropesnL Y,o cthez' action Tres tnD.en
by the Hoard on tl!is totter,
the following road petitions -ere ore sorted end the Heard agreed to inspect sane:
A ro¢d in Ccenks To;rnshin, ruP.ninF' 4or.. the Old Hillsboro to !:iebnne Hc¢d (Di_*t) to the Home of
Quy Peazrincton end Imonn as the aillard P~, Hannan-}!. L. Cervaz-Peaa ington iiond, length of rend:
Aonroximntely 600 ;;cr3 s. Petition ore stinted by Qua 9eerr ington,
A road in Chapel Hill ?ormship, running 4on t!:e end of tf:e haze' sun lace on HiLere st Street to
a deed end, eed kno~:m as }iiL crest Street ^.xtensicn.. Iwngth oL toed: .1 of e mile. Petition ors-
sented ep Algie Y Johnson.
Uoan motion of Coss:irsionez Stanford, sec ocded by Comr..i ssicner ?ape and unanimous lv passed, the
Hrgt stet of Deeds r,¢s given pe^is sion to have a ssn o; Orenre County perms nnntly affixed to the
sail in 'ter of `ice,
Upon notion of Comniss'_onex Stanford, sec ordsd w Comnissionar l7n lY.er, it r:as ore=red th.t the
da scr sots on npneering in the CF.epsl 'r.ill-Car: bore 3ecreation District 7e solution be modified to
exclude n_11 of tk:e Torm of Carrboro from the sooosed Chsoel Hill-C¢rrbo:'o Recx cats on District.
Donn ld EL Stenfoxd roved that the following rr solution be edonted:
'i ~2H"'A 5, a petition de scribi~:g s cent=_in anon within the Cpunty of O-nnEe, designated in such
oe tition as "Cl:eoel hill-C¢rrooro Secreetion District of Orange County" n¢s, on December 3, 1956,
filed ci#: the Hoexd of Cammi ssioners of Orange County, pursuant to Chsptar 493 of the 1955 Session
IEVS of Borth C¢rolinn, !: rc the Sparc of Commissioners hrs escerteined tF.et seid petits on is sired
by et le eat 15,`= of the resident freeholders living within the once described in said ce titian, and
ilH~~.~?AS, seid petition xecuests the Eoaxd of Commissioners to do one pr both. of the folloning
things:
(1) Levy an ¢nnual tar. of not more then tan cents (1DC) pn each one hundred dollars
("u'100.00) of assn sled valustlon of t::^.e taxable prener ty within t!:e district for
'. he ovr nose of prcvidin€, conducting and naintelninC-. a suoerviaed recreetion
tam in seid district.
(2) issue hands v` the unit in behalf o` the recreation district in tee amount of
5250,000,00 and to levy a tax on ell taxable or'oper ty nithin the district for
the payment thereoL, for the purpose of acouirin€, imps ovine and eeuipnirg ler_'s
or builds n=s or both for car's, o~oyr-r oun9 s, recreation centers and pt}.,r recreetion
facilities,
and
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!"!:RR?A.S, the 3anrd at Commi ssioa rs ceased notice oe the filing of said oe tit ion to bn ,=1ven q+,~
posting e coca/ thareof nt the 3oor of the Court Souse o" ssid County, end et three putlic maces
within seid recreetion distr±ct, an December 13. 1556, sod has ceased a cony of said notice to be
pubL+ahed in Ths beta of Orsnt;e County, a nensoaper circulative in seid recreation district, on Dacembe:
13, 1950, December 20, 1956, December 27, 1950 and January 3, 1957, ar3 said notice so posted and pub-
lished recites tent the Boar3 of Cccwissioners Would hold a public hcarine in the Ceurt Boon a_^ the
Tozm RsL in Checsl 9i 11, rdthin the recreation districr, on TF.ursdny, .7eneary 3, 1957, upon the
questions petitioned for eeui set forth in such notice, and that any texcnyer or other intarested person
msy epoear an3 be teerd e4 the time and place set forth in such notice. sod
1'!h?;R^A S, the Beard oL Commissioners hss, et the tine and pace set forte in such notice, hesrd
ell intere stad cerspns, and has fieternined thet t'ne aroe to comprise seid recreation district shell be
the wren described 3n the notice of speciel election here innfter set forth: NOCf, Th .A*:?OR°.,
F.? IT R?SOit/SD by ti:e Hoard of Commissioners o` tY,e County of Orange, as follows:
(1) A soecisl election shall be ::ee]d on April 2, 1957, in the arcs described in the notice of
spec iel election, hereinnftes set forth, ;rhich ores constitutes the Chspel Hil1-Cerrooro Recreation
District of Orange County, for t}e nurpose of submitting to the ovnlified voters in said erec t::e
Tolloniog trio questions:
(1) Stall the Hosrd of Commissioners of Orange County levy en annuel tax of not mare then
10¢ cn eech R1W of assessed va luetion of taxabL nr ones ty Within the lists ict for tF,e
purpose of orovid ing, conductin€ end mnintnining a supervised recreation system in
ssid district?
(2) Shall the Eoezd of Crnmissioners of Orange County issue bonds of Chapel Hi11-Csrrboro
Recreation District of Orange County in the amount oT $25D,000, and levy ¢ tar, on all
tsxable property :rithin the district for the payrnnt tF.ereof, Tor the purooss of er
euirinc, improving and enuipcing lands or buildings ar both for earls, pleygreund s,
recreetion centezs and otker rocreetion fee Lities?
Said eloction shall 6- held ptu susnt to and in eccordarce eith. the provisions o` Chepter .93 of the
Session Cswsof ]'orth Caroline.
(2) Said election shell bs held ¢t the Iorrn i'.n17. in the Town of Chapel Hill in said recreation
district, and tt:e polls for said election shall Deco et the hour of 6:30 o'clock, A. 1.L Rnstern
Starr3ard Time, and shell close st the hour of G:30 o'cleek, P. Ei °est.arn Stsnderd Time. The Hoerd
of Commissioners hereby e:d ors e new resistration of tF.e ounlified voters in seid recrention district
for ssid election,
(3) the County Hoerd of Hlections of tF•e County of Orange is hereby reeuested and ordered to
conduct Snid election end to provide e tolling place at the Towr. Bell fn the To:m of Chapel riill in
seid distz ict, end to provide for n Aa gistrar to register vote re for said election and Judgas of Flcc-
tion tp conduct said election, nrd tc preoere tF.e necessary bsllois for voting at said election.
(L.) the CL=r;: of tha Hosrd of Crnmissioners is hereby eubhorised end directed to publish notice
of said spaclel es..ction in substsntinl.ly the following form:
CBArr.i. 9SLL-CN'SBORO R!iCfe.ATIDiI DIHTRICT OF
ORAfiG? COU:vT'f, MORTH CARDLTNA
!'OTIC' OF SP°.CSAI• TL-CTIOH
A special election will be }:e ld on April 2, 1957, in the area in Orange County hex ninafter des-
cribed and de siFr_ted ns ti:e Chapel !fill-Car_boro P.ecrsntion District of Orn age County for the nurpose
of submittinr; to t*s m.elified voters resuing in sn_.9 area tha fohocar.€ two aue ntSons, viz,:
(1) SHALL- the Boerd of Commissionsrs of Orengn County levy en ennu,=.l ter: of not more tnsn
10y~-on each $100 of nssesssd valuation of tnxabin property Within the District for the
purpose of providing, conducting end msintnining a supervised recreation system in
said distztetZ
(2) SRAI~L the Boszd of Commissioners of Or enre County issue bonds of Cbepel Hill-Car rboro
Hecreetion district of Orange County in th_ amount of :250,000, and levy n ter on aL
tastable property within the district for the pscment tl:er eof, for the puz'oose oT ac-
ouiring, imcrc~rinF nrd eeuiopinf, lands or bui?Zin€s or both for peals, oLygr mind s,
recr cation centers en3 other recreation fecilities?
Bach teLot provided foz tF.a use of voters in opting on the levy oT such annual tax droll !n_as
the t:ords "FU.'. District P.~creetion Tnx" and "AGAii3ST District Recreation Tex" and shsll contein
spuares oonosite tha afr'ir'mative and n_€ative farms, in one of which squares the voter may mnhe e cross
Eech ballot erovided far the use of voters in voting on the issuance of etch bends end the lavy
of e tn:c fcr their psymant. she 11 beer t::=.e words "F03 t::_ issuence of tv:o hundred fifty thm:se^d dollers
(3?.50,000) 'r.ecrention Hoods en? t:=.e levri ng of a nuffici=nt fait for the pe}azent tF.ereot" nr3 "ACAIl!51'
the issuance of taro hundred fiT t;: thousand dopers ($250,000) :L^creetion Eonds and the levying of e
sufficient tar. io-' fire ce:me nt t:.^.reof^, nrd sFsll contr_in spuares oonosite the rffimst ive en3
regetive forms, in one or t;hicb sanares the votnz' rsy mnhe n cross (YI nark,
A near registration or t'r:e eunL•'fied voters in seid recreetion district far said election !ins teen
ordered by the Bosr3 of Ccs3ssioners of Orange Count?, The Ragistrer will kaep his 'gooks Donn for
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per: registz'etion of voters from 9 oblock, A. hi, until sunset on eech day, e:lce?t Sundays maxi holideys,
for t!:e nr-ri ed beGi nning on Paty: dey, the 9th dey oT 6ierc!:, 1957, exxi ersling en Snturdey, the 29rd day
of :torch, 1957, be in[ the second Seturdey before sac!: election. On each Saturday durin€ such registra-
tion o=.riod the cegistrnr •.;±1i keep h,is registration bock open at the ?all+nr. piece *.e:ei nbef am de-
sf;nnt.od. _
the County Ponrd of 8lections has eopoi ntec to net es He €i at: ar and
and to act as .i ud,yes of Slec lion fcr _aid election,
?i'e nr ea •.a:^ich ewiprises t're Chapsi Fill-Cnrrboro Fecreation Di st¢ict of Orange County is ilte eree
contsi.^.ec cdttin t:.n Tollo:drg 6oundex ie s:
a•.GI;7;ii(G nt e point <rhere M1:or gsn Crec!c crosses t're °.a stern bourv'exy 1'_re of Oren€n County - Durhnrn
County in the Southeastern portion o` ti+.n County of Oran€=_; runnin€ thencs n1or.F snid bcundnry Sins
6etaeen Durfie:c and Orenge Counties in e i:orthez P; direction to tn~ poi rt where ll, 5, Hi ;hest'' 15-501
crosses se id Locndarv betn'een Dur!aam and Ornng=. County; rur~inF ti:ence in e Socthrresterly cfrection
elon~. se id U, S _zhrray 1j-501 to the ceinb of intersection ,ith t !:!cent Sirai C!:urch Rosd, eLo
knonn ns the !fall orr 3oc1: earn Rcad; ran ni qg t.*.a nce in s ?:ort?:ex~p direction elong rbs roar er poor ty
lines of the. o;,eers of the ?x poorly on t!:e fie st e of said 'IOUnt Sinei (iced to ti:e intersection
with tr,e 'eswr Dairy Rand; thence continuin= in n,`iorth•rro sterly direction elope the renr gaper tv
linos of ti:e property owners an the Soutlr and Southve sterly Bids of slid rand to t!w point o° intnr-
sect3on rit!: (Wen) °_i€hrey Eo; running thence eleng t!':e canter of said Hirn .rey E6 to Oran€e Church,
t!:e point of intersection r:i th Hoee steed Roed; running lire roe elong t center of snid !?omn stead Rced
in a "fester ly direction to the ce rter line eT the Pouthern Railvuy right-of-am_y and bsing also t!:e
.'est bocnds:y line o^ tha C!:eeel 9111 Epnciel School District; runnin€ tt:ence nlonr and ^: it. i+ the
en id confer ling of sofa Pail~~~sy right-of-r:ay end t!;e ;;n stern bonnie ry liro of the Chapel 'r'ill Special
School District in e Southorly direction to a point on snid right-oT-;my Wed School Dist: ict lion
r,!:ere said 'ai lrrnv ri girt-of -rn_y and School iistrict lice intersect the Twm Lir;its of the Tonn of
Cerrborop t!:e nce in a Soutiren star'ly direction eloa€ and :dth snit Torn Limits to tF.a Seubi:enstern
corner of ti:e ?o:an Mimi is of Csrr'eor o; th=nce in e Soui'rs:e ste rrv direction ri th the Torn Limits oT
the Tw~n of Carx~ocrq to to=, point of intnrsection of ti:e se id ?o:m Iimits .'1 t!: i.e !Terri tt aiL
Rcad; tha nce in e Scct!ner br direction r:ith the :'arr'itt !Cill Rend to th.e po+nt o` in`M reection :rit:=. tits
Sr.,ith Level fiend; thence cont4nuins alo~r t e renr rrccnx ty lines oL the coon*s c p: eves ty on fin? *;
side of said Smiil: Level aced to t'.:o real estate su':division hncer. as Da,r:xeod Acres; thence in n "lest-~
=_*lp direction elonq lire Dior th li nn ei Do,;,:ooc. „errs tc the Smi `.'v Ieval 3ond; thence elonr tF:e certvr
of Sritir Level 3oad ir. s Southerly dir'setion to t ~ pr eperty of Pnnl Lang; t;nence slon!• t!:e ii ertbern
line of Pnul Ion€ in nn °_est er'b: direction to t: •renr property lire cr t'.. esl astate suidivieion
!;norm as Dcgacod Ac: es ^.xtens_on; thence contiru ng vit'r. thn -: oreril' line, of Do^rocd Ac. es 17:ann=ion
fat in a Souti:_sster lv direction, Ceen Eestarly and then ;for thoa sler l~- Tel lcni::€ tbs lino of Dog;reod
_ ~t_nsicr. to tl:e ?Dint of in trr sceticn ci DeTrood der es ?:aension nrd DcF-roec he re s; the=ce i.n an
nstar ly direction rri ti: the Southern lies o^ Dom;and .Acres to a point at tts Sovti:aaat corn=r oT
Deg:rocd Acro s; thence in a iior therly dimctian ;d th the *estexn lino o` De,-;rood Acres ton nevlp oeved
st=_te read, i{o, j2l,E; thence in an 5sst=rap direction slang t:.e con tar of aid coved ivgh:.":e:: to tLe
ooirt of inter sectlor, :rith U. S 15-501; `,e=Wen elong ecd •.vith ti;e center line oT U. S. 15-507 to 'tee
point o; crossing of i:ergsn Creei!; thence dcvn 'r,ior gap Creek in nn ^a stn:l,r direction to tip '?e stern
boandsry of Dur:vrt. Ccvnty, the cL=ce ox ?eini of ie ginning,
Dy order of the Pcard of Carnissioners of the Cavnty of Ornnce, Borth Cnrcl'_es,
Datad, rebrunry 4, 1957,
Cler?:, 9card of Commis sinners of
Oren€e County, Borth, Carolina,
(5) Said notice of alection eta 11 be ?vblisksd ir. T!:e haws of Or sage Count;; on Februn n• 21, 1957,
vebru^ry 28, 1957, acd 'dai'ch 7, 10 j7,
Eeruv S, "n lker saconded the cot'_en to ndect laic ra solution. After discussion tee snid re so ]olio
:raa out ton vote, sod was una aim ens l; ac coted.~ All .,embers of the boar,] ore sent vatnd "o; t?:e ndcotic
ti;ereof,
Dacsld ;'. Stn^ crd r..cvec that the fol'_a; nc resolution be sdanted:
iC+e.ft?i~8, ti!e Pos:d of Comr.i ssicnexs has deter n'_r..^.d to suLr,.it to t. ~. nua lined voters o: Chacel rill
Can hero Recraeti en ristrict o2 Orsr.[a County th= question of issuinc ~~p50,000 of fiords o_` said District
?ursuant to Cher. t'.rr !93 of the 19 jj Session Lars of iior th Caroli on; `1CC, Y;?7R'90RF:,
itii lT Ii=.SOL6'D b;: the ccnrd or Comcissiene:-s of Ore age Court;:' as fcllmrs:
(1) She Cbeirmen end, Clc:!: of the .card a: Co^miss'_oners rre hereL•y nuthori sod sod direc ffid to
Tile -riti; ci':e Lacnl Gover nape nt Cc^mis Bien oT iior t:^, Cer aline an acoliceti on for ~-., -:.crew i. of slid
'cones, on n fw¢ crescribsd 'c,^, seid Cermiss on, end to _tete ir. such an•Qiceti en _nce fasts erd to
ettach teereto sr:ch. e:rnibiis ir. regsrd to sac} bolds and to tip Cou.^. fv end it:= Tinnrc i=_'_ core iti on,
as r -~ racuired trr seiP, Cor.,rissi on..
(2) I!:e Cinr'c of th. Ponrd o Cemr^issicna-: is I~.e,~cr~ die'ected to cease nei:iee e" intant ion to
*~le suer'. ncolicntion, conta'ninf~ t' in£oasLion remrred b, ls~r, to ar ir. such notice. to be
eubL+sited on Febr uarv 7r 1957 ami vnbrner; x!, 1057, ir. the I'e.:s of Or ¢na'eYCount::', e rn'-=^=car ci rcu
?n^ it said :ec~eaticn :Ssi: is±. ~ .-
vnv-;; S, .'~L'-=: secrndad the soli on tc sd pet seic resolution, .,=te: d_'cussicn scid r
-ee cut to a vole, and :^s anon ix ous'_~r ad oP.:ed. All. membars o, the Poa r-_° p~ese nt vctedafor t4c
t%erooT,
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Upon motion oT Commissioner Pace, seconied 'cy Commissioner Stanford, tae Clark was reouested to
notifb fire Cheir'aan of the Besrd of Tlect ions to call fcr en election cn is oz opened Caaeel »ill-
Cerrboro Rncre¢tion District on dpril 2, 1957,
Upon moticn of Commissioner StanfDrrl, secacded by Cemmi ssionec Pooe and unarieous~•, ps sled, L!r.
S. 'f. Gnttis r.~s euthoriced to ts?:e fzom the Bm^_rge ncy r.zad t'ra nacessazq nmcunt tD edvn nee ~a s.
Otte nse Di cis on erd Burch Compton ors stem in solar;: re troective to Fetrunr~ 1, 1957. Ths se emolv~ees
lacked or.~D merti'. eapcrlencD end therefore rez' not nligibL= for tl:e merit zsise a?von the other
county amp to;;ees in Tuly, 1956,
-, Paul C¢rr, Surer_ntendent of tae Orange Court,+ Schoo'_s, reoortad that ion Bcazd of °.ducetion
hod 'coon considering tt:a matter of reeue strop e Caunt;l School Sunpl.=vent Tes of 15C, erd that he heeed
to be ebin to r..a!<e a cowls to report tc the Commii.c inners nt their nee regularly scheduled monthly
meeting.
lioon motion of Commissioner ?non, tF.e nronosed legislative orogrsm of the County Ccruaissioners'
Association Tres endorsed.
The Clerk m¢s roavested to moil e::cernts froe fire .lone !., 1956 meeting to Orange County's
Repro septa tives as Dificisl notification of tF.e Dzooosed le{;islati on oerteining to the arerding of
tae election lams of Orange County. Comr..issioner Stanford regnested that the Comm ssioners beve
someone to e;vsin tt:e possibi ~_ties end consequences of said bill oe rt¢ining to the limitation of
not more than trio County Comrtd ssionsrs from any ono tovnship, bet"ore the bill was rrri tten aed intrD-
duced, Commissienez Stanford vrenfed to co en record es opposing the or oposed legi=lotion unless
furthsr efforts •.~re eade to study and discuss the preoosad bilk
the proposed legislation submitted tv the Register of Deeds iYOm the Legislative Coms<ittee of
the Angi star of ileed s' Association rtes endorsed and moat oved.
Phe Clerk ryas reouested to write e Lotter to Selic it or l'f. H. iurdocl: resffirming the Bcerd's
pr¢vicus position on the Peg_e„~ lict;¢ir case and raoi;e st'ng that everything possio"= be done to
er..:edite the ce se es soon ¢s possible,
Ihere being no furth¢r business, this meeting }as edj Darned.
D, ;:i, Rsy
Acting Chairman
Betty June Hayes
Clerk
Efinutes of the Bcerd of Comm ssioners
Fehr nary lo, 1957
the Bcsrd of Ccmmissioners of Orange County net v;ith the Beard of 19elfere of Oranea County ¢t the
invitation of th_ latter nenticned Bcazd in the offices of the 77elrare Department at the Courthouse
in ,uillsboro, '!orth Carolina, on Tuesda7 evening, February 12th, 1957, at 7:30 o'clock P.. !i.
The follorang membare of " ~ 2oard of Commissioners -ere ore sent: D, :-:, Say, »anry S, {'.el!cer,
Donald !L, Stanford sad Claude Poce. Chsi-rmn 3, J, :, iiobbs i:as absent.
Com:rissioner 1'falker, mho is also Chairman or the Beard of Fuhiic S:elfnre, brought the members of
the Brs_rd of Corr-i ssionars ur. tD d¢te on t.ha T'e lfare Beazd's scarce for ¢ Suparinte relent of ?ublic
i7e 1f¢re.
Ilo formal ¢ction was tsken W either Board st this rooting, end nt the concluslon o` c general
d iscussian of thi_ orabler., the meeting ~.res eel jour noel.
D, i~, ?toy
Aeting Chaircan
Li, Cattis
detige Clerk