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206 Two letters from Clyde C. Carter, Secretary of the Board of Elections, concerning pay of election officials and the other concerning registration of University students in the Chapel Hill area were read by the Chairman. A discussion arose concerning the items mentioned in Mr. Carter's letters. The County Accountant was directed to arrange a conference between the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Elections, it possible, for Tuesday, January 3, 1961, in the afternoon, in order, that these matters might be fully discussed. A. H. Graham, County Attorney, requested the Board of Commissioners to settle the tax claim on land owned by the Orange Trust Company by allowing him to pay five (5) years back taxes on this land based upon a valuation to be determined by public sale of the land. A motion to this effect was made by Comniasioner Talker and received a second from Commissioner Jones. Upon a vote there were 5 ayes and 0 noes. The Board directed the County Attorney to proceed with arrangements for a February bond election by contacting the New York Bond Attorneys. Tne actual date of this election has not been set. The Board declared Saturday, December 24th; Monday, December 26th and Tuesday, December 2M, as Christmas Holidays for all County employees. Monday, January 2nd, was declared as the New Year Holiday. The next regular session of the Board of Commission will be on Tuesday, January 3, 1961. T. A. Burton, L. A. Painter and C. D. Walter, representatives of the State Highway Commission, presented a summary of the road work accomplished by their department in Orange County during the past construction season. A copy of this summary is on file with the records of this meeting. At the conclusion of their summary Mr. Burton reported a new point system for paving priority is being set up and will be presented to the Board in the late winter or early spring. G. Paul Carr, Supt. of the County Schools, spoke with the Board about someone or agency assumming the responsibility of getting before the public the reasons why the forthcoming school bond issue is necessary and must be passed. It was agreed the Boards of Education would assume this responsibility. Commissioner Walker moved that L. J. Phipps be re-appointed as Judge of the Recorder's Court and that F. Lloyd Noell be re-appointed as Solicitor. Commissioner Bennett seconded this motion. There were 5 ayes and 0 noes. The motion was declared passed by Chairman Stanford. E. E. Sykes, Chief Deputy Sheriff, appeared to request salary adjustments be made for Deputy Sheriffs, Avery Maddry and C. W. Riley. Sheriff Knight made a similar request after Chief Deputy Sykes had left. This question which had been presented to the Board on several occassions was again discussed at length. Commissioner Talker moved that the two deputies be raised to the next step on the pay plan effective January 1, 1961. Commissioner McDade gave a second to this motion. Chairman Stanford called for a vote. There were 4 ayes and 1 noe. The following persons were appointed as tax listers for the 1961 tax year. Jeter Lloyd, Bingham Township Lemuel Cheek, Chapel W21 Township Mrs. Henry Heath, Cheeks Township R. J. Smith, Jr., Hillsboro Township Mrs. J. D. Griffin, Eno Township R. C. Compton, Cedar Grove Township A. E. Wilson, Little River Township The following names were drawn to serve as jurors for the January 231 1961, term of Civil Court. 1. C. E. Gibbs (CH) 23• Junius D. Wobb (CH) 44. J. L. Riddick (Eno) 2. Thomas Shanklin (Cks.) 24. Thomas Suitt (B) 45. Earnest Robinson (LR) 3. W. H. Browning (Cks.) 25. Barbara Ford Glover (CH) 46. W. A. Allen (H) 4. :irs. Stella use Long (CH) 26. Miss Maude Dodson (Cks.) 47• A1lie Brooks Patty (CH) 5. Norman 15. Mattis (CH) 27. Flossie Campbell (CH) 48. Tiphaine Burgess (CH) 6. J. J. Beale, Jr. (CH) 28. Ralph Hill (CH) 49. James T. Walters (LR) 7. Coy Moore (Cks.) 29• Henry Ingold (B) 50. Clyde Payne (H) B. Herman .1. Frick (Eno) 30. Shermond R. Edmonds (B) 51. Kathleen Whi.tted (H) 9. Martha Watkins (CH) 31. Willis Knight (CH) 52. Bernice R. Dodson (H) .0. Ollie Mogan (CH) 32. J. T. Nesbitt (B) 53• C. R. Beaman (Oka.) 1. Mrs. Charlie Henderson (Cd) 33• E. T. Godfrey (H) 54. Mrs. Aliese A. Davis (CH) .2. James R. Latta (H) 34• Edna P. Wilson (CH) 55• Fred Boone (H) 3. Wm. Grant Dahlstrom (CH) 35. James Vaughn (Cks.) 56. Mrs. Georgia M. Keck (H) 1i. Mr's. Ruth Fink (CH) 36. John H. McDade, Sr. (CH) 57. Elizabeth Guillott (CH) 5• Andrew Y. Davis (CH) 37• Andrew L. Mooney, Jr. (CH) 58• Ira Ellison (CG) .6. R. S. Lloyd (CH) 38. W. G. Collins (CH) 59• Robert Talton (H) '.8. Lillian Josephine Edwards (CH) 39. Augusta Faucette (CH) 60. Thomas E. Jeffrey (CH) '.9. Derrell Suitt (CH) L0. Arthur Carden (LR) 61. Mrs. M. L. Jacobs (CH) !0. Billy Morgan (CH) 41. Elosie Lewis (CH) 62. Rosa Turner Mcrarling (Hb) !1. Carl F. Brown (CH) 42. Harold G. McCurdy (CH) 63. T. M. Alford, Sr. (CH) !2. Charlie R. Thompson (B) 43. Lonnie Wells (H) 64. George Wilbur Justice (Hb) There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned. Betty June Hayes, Clerk Donald Stanford & S. M. Cattis, Acting Chairman Clerk