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May 4, 1964
The regular May meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North
Carolina, was held at the County Courthouse in Millsboro, North Carolina, the regular place of
meeting, at 10 o'clock a.m., may 4, 1964.,
Present: Chairman Donald M. Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Gordon B. Cleveland,
Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Walker.
Absent: None
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
George Lucas appeared before the Board to lodge a complaint against the new system of
vaccination of dogs by veterinarians and to request that the former method of vaccination by
the dog warden he reinstated. Mir. Lucas stated that many other citizens were disturbed by the
present system. He also said that a tag was not issued at the time his dog was vaccinated. The
Board referred Mr. Lucas to Dr. 0. David Garvin, District Health Director.
Road petitions were submitted by the following people, and the clerk was authorized to
forward them to the State Highway Commission:
1. John Efland
2. Annie Lee Butler
The following department officials submitted reports for the month of April, 1964:
E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court
Jessie Trowbridge, Home Demonstration Agent
James Wight, Welfare Director
The Board discussed with Mr. Wight the appointment of two additional members to the Orange
County Welfare Board.
adopted,Uthe motion Welfare Boardewas econded by
increase its membership from uth present
three (3) man Board to a five (5) man Board. This action is effective as of July 1, 196h.
The Chairman announced that pursuant to action of the Board at its special meeting held
at the Courthouse on April 29, 196h, setting a public hearing before the 3oard at 10 o'clock a.m.,
May 12, 1964, upon an order authorizing $40,000 County Courthouse bonds. This meeting is adjourned
to reconvene May 121 196h, at 10 o'clock a.m., at the Courthouse, Hillsboro, N. C., for the purpose
of having said hearing and for such other business as may come before the meeting.
Donald Stanford
Chairman
Betty June Hayes, Clerk
S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk