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372 Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners <br />November 2, 1964 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 2, 1964, <br />at 10:00 o'clock a.m., in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. <br />Members present: Chairman Donald M. Stanford, Commissioners Harvey D. Bennett, Gordon B. <br />Cleveland, Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Waller. <br />Mmbers absent: None. <br />The minutes were read and approved. <br />The Board requested the Clerk to write a letter of appreciation to Bryan Smith, former <br />Assistant Farm Agent, for his services to the County. <br />County Farm Agent, Ed Barnes, and Assistant Farm Agent, Cyrus Green, made a report of the <br />farming activities in the County. Mr. Barnes submitted the following list of Orange County residents <br />for appointment to the Agricultural Extension Advisory Committee: <br />Mrs. B. F. Spencer, Route 2, Chapel Hill, N. C. <br />George Widner Thompson, Route 3, Box 57-B, Mebane, N. C. <br />Harry P. Woods, Route 2, Hillsboro, N. C. <br />Joe Compton, Cedar Grove, N. C. <br />Robert Kirk, Route 3, Hillsboro, N. C. <br />The Board appointed these persons for a term of three (3) years. <br />James Wight, Welfare Director, presented the following Aid to the Blind Agenda: <br />Name Effective Date Amount Reason <br />Rejections: <br />J. H. Hurst for <br />Margaret Clark Failure to follow thru on appl. <br />Revisions <br />Nevie Ward Lloyd 11-1-64 25 to 36 Decrease in resources. <br />Julia Fisher 12-1-64 64 to 55 Reduced amt. for medical care, <br />reduced amt. for laundry & dz7 <br />cleaning & deletion of amt. for <br />education <br />Lizzie Rodgers West 12-1-64 27 to 29 Decrease in resources. <br />Carrie H. Brown 12-1-64 97 to 89 Reduced cost for medical care. <br />Banks Hobby 12-1-64 85 to 81 Deletion of amt. for medical <br />care special & education. <br />Termination <br />William Henry Thompson 11-1-64 TT $85.00 Death on 10-17-664 <br />The following department officials submitted reports for the month of October, 1964: <br />E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court <br />Cashe Boggs, Dog Warden <br />Tom Bivins, Veterans Service Officer <br />Betty June Hayes, Register of Deeds <br />The County.Administrator advised the Board that James Freeland, local contractor, was no longer <br />interested in the Walker Building. The Board offered the material in the Walker Building to a local <br />group headed by Margaret Jones, provided the group arrange for demolition of the building before any <br />other alternatives were offered to the County. <br />The following road petitions were submitted, and the clerk was authorized to forward them to <br />the State Highway Commission: <br />Carolina Avenue & Second Street, in Eastwood, Hillsboro, N. C. <br />The following bids were submitted for four (4) automobiles for the Sheriffla Department: <br />$4,200.00, plus tax Yates Motor Company Plymouth Fury T <br />Pursuit Special <br />$5,436.00, including tax Harris-Conners Chevrolet Biscayne <br />Chevrolet Company <br />$4,185.00, including tax Ray Motor Company Ford Custom 500 <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, and unanimously <br />idopted, Ray Motor Company was awarded the bid for four (4) Sheriff's cars. <br />Dr. Hubert Patterson, Orange County Medical Examiner, reported the following for October, 1964: <br />deaths from natural causes, 2 deaths from automobile accidents, 1 suidide, and 3 autopsies performed.- <br />There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. <br />Donald 14. Stanford, Chairman <br />{etty June Hayes, Clerk <br />;. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk