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L13nutes of the Board of Commissioners <3~a Elonday, August 7, 1950 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session, on i5onday, August 7, 1950, at 10 o'clock A. tt., in the Commisei oners' Room at the Court- house. tlembers present were Collier Cobb, Jr., Chairman> Ben F. }yil son end H. G. Larrs, Commissioners. The minutes of the July meetings were read and approved. Glr. G. 0. Reitzel presented s road petition asking that the State Highway & Public 1'lorks Commission tape over, rock, and maintain a rood in Hillsboro Tovmship, running from a point in front of Pav1 Shslton's on Highway 70 and intersecting erith Highway 70, a distance of 1/10 of a mile. A road petition was presented asking that the State Highway and Public 47orks Cosmuasion take over and maintain e road in Chapel Hil]. Toraship, running from the Airport Road, Northwest, and knocm es the Old Ridge Roed. Length of road: 0.5 of a mile. A road ne ti tion was presented asking that the State Highway and Public a Commission taks over and maintain another road in Chapel Hill Township, .ing from S1. C. Highway 54-Celvender Hoed to Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Imovm as the Hickory Grove Baptist Church Road. Length of Hoed: 0.3 of e No action was takon on any of the above petitions. ?,ir. R. 0. Dnniol of Cedar Grove Tocroshin, appeared to inquire about e road petition that had been presented about e year ago calling for e road running bg hie house. The Board informed Idr. Daniel that this ne ti ti on had not been ap- proved but erould be investigated at a later date. h1r. Don S. tiietheson, County Farm Agent, appeared end gave e brief report on the farm conditions in the Cotmty. He stated that the tobacco crop eras good poundage normal and that prices on the Eastern tSarltets erere good. He also ro- ported that the nevr variety of black sham; resistant tobec co had nr oven very aetisfactory) and that the surplus of mills had limited the es tabliahment of Grsde A dari es. 11rs. Jean Lt. Hee r, Superintendent of Public Ylel fare, presented a copy of a letter written to Bhoriff S. T. Latta and signed by the Board of Stelfare asking that the Sheriff put forth a greater effort to locate end bring to trial men who have deserted their families. The letter cited savor such cases in trhi c] tho Ylelfere Board had spent e total of $8,621.05 in support of their femilio s. h1rs. Neer requested that the Board of Commissioners go on record as approv• ing this letter. The Board Sailed to concur with this request but promised to talk with the Sheriff and the Judge of Recorder's Court with reference to this met ter. Upon motion, duly seconded, the follotting changes in Aid to Blind Grants were unanimously approved: Lsscille Diacklin and Jesse Pratt terminated duo to Clients' mov Sng to Durham County. Grant of Julia Pi Sher decreased from ~~30.00 per month to .$`10.00 per month. Benhronie E11 en Sykes increased irom x29.00 per month to ~~30.00 per month 1+firsie Terrell increased from X19.00 oar month to $23.00 per month. Cdilli¢m BenJemin Holt accepted for i?15.00 per month. ~~ G1rs. Kathryn Hamrick, Home Demonstration Agent end L1iss Virginia Cathay, Assistant Home Demonstration Agent> appeared and made a brief report on the work being done through their organs zetion. Upon motion of Commissioner 47i1 son, duly seconded by Cottmni ssioner Laws, and unanimously passed that Inr. Archie Royal Davis,. Architect, be, and ha is hereby authorized to prepare plans end specifications for heating the present Courthouse, and advertise for bids on same. Upon motion, duly seconded, it is hereby ordered that .Herein Phelps be paid x15.00 for 25 young hens billed by doge. Upon motion, duly seconded, it is hereby ordered that R. C. Daniel be paid vu1.0.00 for two turkey hens killed by dogs. Upon motion of Commissioner Lavrs, seconded by Commissioner ~7il son, that A. L. Stainbaclt, Principal of Hillsboro Colored High School, be permitted to remove the Comoosi ti on Ceiling, Celo tax and pine ceiling from the inside wells and overhead from the office formerly used by the Board of Education, to be used in the Colored Public Library Building located on the Colored High School property.