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Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
<br />November 7, 1960 off
<br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 7, 1960,
<br />at ten o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
<br />Members present: Chairman R. J. M. Hobbs, Commissioners Donald McDade, Clarence Jones,
<br />Henry Walker and Donald Stanford.
<br />Membnrs absent: None
<br />The minutes of the October meetings were read by Acting Clerk, Sam Gattis, and approved
<br />by the Board.
<br />Calvin Burch, representative for the Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, appeared before the Board
<br />requesting the support of the County Commissioners for the newly formed Carrboro unit of the National
<br />Guard. Mr. Burch brought with him Major Cartwzight, Adjutant of the National Guard Unit to which
<br />the Carrboro Unit will be attached, and Lt, Stegall, Commanding Officer of the Unit. Major Cartwright
<br />briefly outlined the present plans for the Carrboro Unit. Mr. Burch than requested the County
<br />Commissioners to appropriate $800.00 to be used in defraying one third (113) of the cost of the
<br />construction of a vault to store weapons belonging to the Carrboro Unit. This vault is to be
<br />located in the Carrboro City Hall. The Commissioners were pleased to hear the Unit of the National
<br />Guard had been established and would decide in the near future what to do concerning the requested
<br />appropriation.
<br />Mr. Sprouse and W, L. Davis appeared before the Board and protested the amount of their
<br />county tax bill. The Board listened to their protests and then informed Mr. Sprouse and Mr. Davis
<br />that there was nothing that could be done to reduce their tax bills.
<br />Lars. Sam Jones appeared to request that the road upon which she lived be added to the State
<br />Highway System for maintance. The Board referred her to the Sate Highway Department as that was
<br />the proper agency to handle her request.
<br />Dalton Loftin appeared in behalf of a client, Ervin Wright, in regard to an O.A.A. Lien
<br />filed against his property. Sr'. Loftin requested the lien for a ten (10) acre tract be lifted so
<br />that the land might be sold to a third party, The Board agreeded to refer this request to the
<br />County Attorney. The general feeling of the Board seemed to be that this request should not be
<br />granted.
<br />R, J. Smith, Sr„ Chairman of the County A,B.C, Board, delivered a check for $3$,000.00 to
<br />the Chairm of the Board of Commissioners. This sum represented the first payment on the ;100,000.00
<br />anticipated from the A,&C. Board this year.
<br />The following resolution was received from the Chapel Hill School Board.
<br />The Chapel Hill City Board of Education met at Superintendent's Office in Chapel Hill, North
<br />Carolina, on October 30, 1960, at 8:00 P,M. in regular session.
<br />Present: Mr. R. E. Jamerson, Jr.; J. Walter Clark, Jr.; Rev. J. R. alanley; Mr, Charles Milner;
<br />Mrs. Marvin Allen.
<br />Absent: Mr. Grey Culbreth; Dr. J. Hempton Jones
<br />The following resolution was introduced and read:
<br />RESOLUTION RD?UPSTING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
<br />FOR THE COUNTY OF ORAIPE TO PROVIDE SCHOOL FACILITIES
<br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Chapel Hill City Board of Education:
<br />Section 1. That the Chanel Hill City Board of Education has determined and found as a fact
<br />that adequate school facilities are not available in the Chanel Hill City Administrative Unit to
<br />comply with the constitutional requirement for the maintenance of schools six months in each year,
<br />and that it is necessary in order to maintain such six months' school term as required by Section 3
<br />of Article IX of the Constitution to erect additional school buildings and other school plant
<br />facilities, and acquire necessary land and equipment therefor in order to provide additional elementary
<br />(land secondary school facilities in said Unit.
<br />Section 2. Teat the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange is requested to take all
<br />necessary steps, by the issuance of bonds or otherwise, so that funds may be provided for such school
<br />facilities.
<br />Section 3. That a copy of this resolution shall be certified to The Board of Education of
<br />Orange County and to the Board of Commissioners of said County.
<br />Upon motion duly seconded, the foregoing resolution was passed by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Mr. J. Walter Clark, Jr.,; Rev. J. R. Stanley; LL, Charles LNloer; Mrs, Marvin
<br />Noes: None
<br />Chairman Hobbs noted a similar resolution was previously received from the County Board and
<br />consequently this Board should now consider the'possability of a bond election.
<br />Commission Stanford then spoke at length on the school building problem pointing out the
<br />of the School Advisory Committee and the recommendation of the School Board.
<br />Commissioner Stanford moved that the Board of Commissioners call a bond election for
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