HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19640106Minuter of the Board of County Commissioners
January 6, 1964
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, January 6, 1964, at
10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Gordon Cleveland,
Carl M. Smith, and Henry S. Walker.
Members absent: None
The minutes of the December 2, 1963, were read. One correction was made, and the minutes
were subsequently approved.
The following Department Officials presented reports for the month of December, 1963:
E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court
Cash Boggs, Dog Warden
Betty June Hayes, Register of Deeds
James Wight, Welfare Director
The following road petitions were submitted, and the Clerk was authorized to forward same
to the State Highway Commission:
1. County Road #1951
2. Stateside and Dixie Drive and Dixie Lane
(Loop road from Hwy. ,#86)
Commissioner Smith made a report concerning the meeting he atiended in his capacity as
Orange County's representative on the Research Triangle Commission. The hospital situation in the
Durham, Wake, and Orange County areas was discussed at said meeting.
Chairman Stanford read the following letter from J. R. Gaskin:
January 2, 1964
"On 24 December 1963, Mr. Frank Joseph Rinaldi of Chapel Hill was
arrested and charged with the murder of his wife. The elected
coroner and the investigating officers did not cause an autopsy to
be performed on the body of Mrs. Rinaldi. The accused, however,
did ask that an autopsy be performed at his own expense. The
autopsy was conducted by Dr. N. J. Rodman, Jr., Assistant Professor,
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of North
Carolina.
At the preliminary hearing of Mr. Rinaldi on 31 December 1963, Dr.
Rodman was called as a witness for the prosecution. His testimony,
however, clearly and unequivocally fixed the time of death at a
time when the accused was probably on a shopping trip with his
acquaintance Mr, John Sipp. As you know, the presiding judge,
William S. Stewart, found 'no probable causal and the defendant
was freed.
It was apparent that the results of the autopsy as presented in the
testimony of Dr. Rodman were of the greatest relevance to the
decision Judge Stewart made. It is also apparent, I believe, that
if the proper authorities, especially the coroner, had ordered an
autopsy--which then would have been performed at the expense of the
county-Mr. Rinaldi would have been subjected to less strain than
in fact he had to endure.
Therefore, I urge you to give earnest consideration to a proposal
that now Mr. Rinaldi should be reimbursed to the amount of the
autopsy fee. Surely, I feel, he is morally entitled to this gesture
by the Board of Commissioners.
In closing, let me express the hope that with as little loss of time
as possible the recently created position of county medical examiner
will be filled."
No action was taken on this matter.
Commissioner Cleveland informed the Board of the activities of the committee of which he is
chairman. Said committee is concerned with developing a project with the North Carolina Fund in
Orange County and the adjoining counties. The members of that committee, in addition to Commissioner
Cleveland, are: James Wight, Don Matheson and S. H. Hobbs.
The Orange County Farm Agent and the Orange County Home Demonstration Agent delivered their
annual reports, and made comments about same. Copies of the reports were filed with the Board.
The Orange County Board of Education and the Orange County Board of Commissioners met jointly
for the purpose of appointing a member to the Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. After
some discussion it was decided to hold this matter until February, since the term of Dr. Carroll does
not expire until the latter part of that month.
Chairman Stanford read the following letter from Terry Sanford, Governor of North Carolina:
December 18, 1963
"I am writing to let you know that effective January 1, 1961,, we
will change the method of computing the 12 per cent State tax on alcoholic
beverages. You will soon hear from Mr. Victor Aldridge, Chairman of the
State Board of Alcoholic Control, with full details.
This change was made possible by the 1963 General Assembly, which
authorized the State Board of Alcoholic Control to apply the State 12 per
cent tax to the retail price instead of the total price. We have thus
finally accomplished what local officials have been requesting for many
years, with no increase in price to the purchaser.
It is my hope, and the hope of Mr. Aldridge, that all ABC systems
will maintain adequate lam enforcement and educational programs. It is
also our hope that this increase in local revenue will help you better to
finance the government of your county."
P. E. Cook, consulting engineer, delivered his preliminary report to the Board concerning
air conditioning the Courthouse. The Board discussed this report with Mr. Cook and authorized him
to proceed with the preparation of detailed specifications and advertizing for bids on this project.
County Dog Warden, Cash Boggs, along with Drs. Vine and Chambless, Veterinarians, discussed
with the Board the possibility of allowing the Veterinarians to conduct clinics in Orange County
using live virus vaccine for rabies. Chairman Stanford then read the following letter from Dr.
0. David Garvin:
December 30, 1963
"I recommend that veterinarians be given an opportunity to vaccinate
all dogs in Orange County with the live virus vaccine. This can be
done by having the veterinarians schedule clinics at strategic points
in the county. These clinics need-not be many in number, but at places
most accessible to the people._ At these clinics, the veterinarian may
offer killed vaccine or one year vaccine in addition to live virus vaccine.
I suggest that the dog warden intensify his efforts at control
during these clinics and he encourage the people to take advantage of
the opportunity for the three year vaccine. The warden may conduct
clinics at a later date at places other than those the veterinarian
visited. No publicity should be made about the follow-up clinics at
the time the veterinarian clinic publicity. The charges for late
vaccination should be sufficiently high to discourage waiting. Further-
more, charges for vaccination at home should be high and this practice
discouraged or discontinued.
I remind you that the dog warden program is control and ownership
of dogs and not vaccination.
Veterinarians should be asked to give the dog warden a copy of all
vaccinations done at the clinic and at other times. The program should
be cooperative and in no way competitive.
All dogs should be on the tax books, have a tax tag, rabies
tags and ownership and identification and stray dogs should be eliminated."
11P. S. The county is responsible for the publicity for all county
sponsored clinics. The commissioners fix the amount to be charged for
vaccination."
The Board consequently agreed to enter into a program of cooperation with the veterinarians
whereby the vaccine would be offered at clinics by the veterinarians for $2.00 per vaccination. The
vaccinations with live virus vaccine would be effective for three years. The Board agreed that the
County would assume responsibility for advertizing these clinics in the local papers.
There being no further business to cane before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Donald Stanford
Chairman
etty June Hayes, Clerk
. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk