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<br />Dtlnutes of the Hoard of Commissions re
<br />Monday, December 7, 1953
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<br />The Hoard of Commissioners £or the County of Orange, State of North
<br />Carolina, mat in regular aesaion at the Courthouse in Hillsboro, the usual
<br />place of meeting, at 10 o~clock A. hi., on December 7, 1953.
<br />}dembers Present: Sim L. Efland and R. J. !.i. Hobbs, Commissioner a.
<br />Members Absent: R. 0. Forrest, Ch¢lrman of Board of Cortm:i ssi oners.
<br />In the absence of Chr.inaan Forrest, Commis Senor Efland acted as Che irma[
<br />and culled the meeting to ardor.
<br />tdr. Ed Barnes, As aiatant County Anent appeared and made a fine report on
<br />the Rur¢1 Progre es Program for the gear. He stated they were hoping to rvin
<br />top state honors for this program.
<br />IIpon motion, duly made end seconded, it was ordered that Caswell TraininE
<br />9 chool be sent 55.00 as a Christmas donation.
<br />R. Hume Claytor, County dog warden, appeared and reported on his work
<br />for the past month.
<br />Miss Annie Strowd, County Superintendent of Public Vlelfare, appeared and
<br />presented an Aid to Blind Grant for Lucy Reed, requesting $20.00 per month.
<br />IIpon motion of Cosnnls si oner Aobbs, seconded by Comnlss inner Efland, the above
<br />Grant w¢s approved.
<br />IIpon motion of Commissioner Hobbs, ee evaded by Commissioner Efland, the
<br />following resolution was unanimously adopted;
<br />RESOLVED, That Pthe reas two terms of Superior Court regularly scheduled
<br />for Orange County during 1953 were cancelled, and wheraaa the civil issue
<br />docket has become congested by reason of numerous cases now Wending which
<br />have not been tried, and the Board of Commissioners being oT the opinion that
<br />svecial civil terms of Superior Court era ne cessarp:
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Commis Sonars of Orange County do hereby
<br />respect ifully aslc and request the Honorable P:, A, Devi n, Chief Justice of
<br />the Supreme Court of North Carolinn, that a special one weak term of the
<br />Superior Court of Orange County for the triel. of'ciVil cases be set to begin
<br />on February 15, 1954, and that a special one week term of Superior Court of
<br />Orange County for the trial of civil cases be set to begin tpiil 5, 1954.
<br />It is further resolved that ¢ certified coop of th ie resolution be sub-
<br />mitted to the Chief Justice.
<br />Two representatives of the J, 1.i. "Cleminshaw Company appeared and reports
<br />that the revaluation program was incompla to and that three of the top officia:
<br />of the it company had lost their lives in a plane crash.
<br />The Board expressed its Borrow of the tragedy and gave them until Docomb
<br />15th at 7:30 P. h7. to make a final report on the revaluation program.
<br />IIpon motion ofComml ssioner Efl and, seconded by Commissioner Hobbs, the
<br />follovH.ng resolution was unanimously adopted:
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<br />WIivREAS, Section 153-135 of the General Statutes of North Carolina asstha.
<br />ices, empowers and directs the 3oard of County Commissioners to select and
<br />designate annunlly by recorded resolution some bank or trust company Sn thin
<br />Stateas en official depos it ory of the funds of the County:
<br />NOV1, THEREFORE, IT' IS ACCORDINGLY ORDERED that the Durham Sank ?e Trust
<br />Comnanp, Hillsboro Branch, be, end the said Hank is hereby specifically desig
<br />ncted as the official deposi tarp of the funds of Orange County for the period
<br />beginning as of the first dap of December, 1953, and ending on the Pirat dap
<br />of December, 195k.
<br />It is understood that said des lgn¢tion is made on the same terms and con.
<br />tions as is net forth in the depos Story agreement made between the Hoard of
<br />Commla sinners of Orange Covntp and the Durham Sank & Trust Company dated the
<br />9th dap of April,-1951, as to the depositing in escrow with The Fidelity Bank
<br />of Durham, North Carol Sue, bonds of the kinds set forth in said agreement of
<br />not le sa than 517$,000 par value, and upon the same terms end conditions as i
<br />set forth in the depos Story agreement made between the Board of Commissioners
<br />of Orange County and the Durham Hank & Trust Company, dated the 9th day of
<br />April, 1951y as to the depositing in escrow with Ste to -Planters Bank & Trust
<br />Comnanp of ~l chmond, Virgi nla, bonds of the kinds set forth in said agra ement
<br />of not less than $500,000 par value.
<br />It is further ordered that S. M.Gattis, County Accountant, and E. ht.
<br />Lynch, Clarlc of the Supsrior Court, are her ebp directed to deposit daily in
<br />the aforesaid Durham Hanle & Trust Company, Hillsboro Branch, app and all fund:
<br />or money belonging to the County of Orange, on app subdivision thereof, race i~
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