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~~~;:~ Hinutes oP the Board oP Commissioners
<br />ESonday, September 5, 1945
<br />The Board met at the usual hour, in the Commissioners Room at the I
<br />Court House: ?resent, Collier Cob'o, Jr,, CL•-airman, Ben F. tYilson and~Huoert ~
<br />G, Laws, Commissioners, I
<br />The mina tas of the last regular and special. meetings were read end ~
<br />epproved.
<br />The anal icetion oP R. T, end D. L", ASley to retail beer in Orange County)
<br />was, anon motion, approved. i
<br />Mss l7ood;verd Byers, Oranre County Homo De mono tratlon A ent, together
<br />tv ith hiss Arent, District 9unervis or oP Home Demonstration Agents end t;iss
<br />Kathryn Highsmith, 9ssistant Home Demonstration Agent of Durham County
<br />sun eered eefore the Board.
<br />Liise Byers tendered her resignation ea Eome Devons tration Agent,efPec-
<br />tive at as early date as practlcabl e. She th enked the Soerd for the many
<br />courtesies extended her durins her stay here and eteted that it took real
<br />courage for her to hand in her res ignet ion, out that she would like to ec-
<br />cept a position with Indiane University as it appeared to 'oe an opportunity i
<br />to serve Sn e broader capacity and 'pad promot S.onal possibilitie s•
<br />Upon motion, the Boerd unanimously accented isles 3yere resignation,
<br />effective September 10, 1945, and expr eased to her their apnreciatlon for
<br />the good vrork ehe had done in the County, and wished her much success in
<br />her new position.
<br />i[iss Highsmith then stated thet she ryas en anpl is ant for the position
<br />made vacant by the resignation of toss Byers, and after giving the Board
<br />a brief summary o£ her educational and practical euellf icati ors, left t_he
<br />room so that the Board could study her apnlicetlon.
<br />Slow, therefore, after cereful consideretion of the eua7,lPlcatlons of I
<br />Liss Kathryn Highsmith and upon the recommendation of title Arent, the Board i
<br />toes hereby, upon motion of Commissioner "till on, duly seconded by Comis- '..
<br />sinner Lams, unanimously enpoint l:Sise Highsmith, Home Demonstration Agent
<br />Por Orange County, effective September 11, 1945. j
<br />It v+es called to the attention of the Board that the office now used
<br />~oy the Farm Semu'ity Fldvinistrat for. ores 'oadly needed by the Home Demonstra-
<br />tion Agent epd_Couaty Farm. Agent-_'or t:^.ev to of??cishtly carry on their
<br />CIJY$.
<br />flow, therefore, un on motion of Comis si oner WSlson, duly seconded by
<br />C ocLmissioner Lave and unanimously passed that the Ferm Security Administra-
<br />tion vacate this office as soon as nosy Pole, end lir. Don S. :.tathesan is
<br />hereby directed to notify them of this order.
<br />i,(r. .'1. T. ;:tattos, Sun er Snte ndent oP ?ubl is 'NelPare, came before the
<br />Boerd and reported on ell O.A.A. end A.D.C. erents and revis Ions oP grente
<br />that have been handled through hie office Por the pest Pour months. Fe also
<br />presented en anellcation oP 'tl11l1am 0. Freeland Por aid to the blind, whioh ;
<br />was ep :roved for $27.00 per month.
<br />77HEAEA9, the Boerd of )3ducation and Sunerlntendent A. H, C].aytor came
<br />before the Board and stated that a delegation Prom the Aycock Cammun Sty had
<br />revuested that an appropriation be made to provide lac it flies Por e commu-
<br />nity~N~~ et tk:e Aye ock School, and PfHEREAS, the Board oP Education apnrov~
<br />ed the _e~uest and eugges led that v~u, 500. be allocated Por this purpose. I
<br />iJow, therefore, anon motion of Commies loner Ylilaon, duly seconded 'oy '
<br />Commissioner Laws and duly passed, it is hereby ordered that an amount not
<br />to exceed y3, 500. be set aside and made available in the School Genital
<br />Outlay Fund for the nuroose'oP building and eouip ing a cannery at tk!e
<br />Aycock School.
<br />The Polloieing names were drarm to serve ae Jurors at the October term
<br />of Sunericr Court.
<br />C OHTIARJED
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