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r L. 1 'i .r ) James Wight, Welfare Director, presented the following: AID TO THE BLIND AGENDA. December 7, 1964 Termination Name Eff. Date Amount. Reason William Benjamin Holt 12-1-64 42.00 Death of recipient. Revision Garland Suitt 11-1-64 48 to 47 Decrease in amt. for payment an debts. Ada B. Rogers 1-1-65 74 to 88 Increased cost of medical care & laundry. James S. Blacknell 1-1-65 79 to 75 Change in living situationp other adjustments. Callie Durham 1-1-65 22 to 79 Amt. budgeted for attendant & other changes. Nevie W. Lloyd 1-1-65 36 to 49 Illness & disability of persons in home. Same Lora Liza Ann Winston $51.00 Discussion ensued on the Wlker Milling Company Building. Upon motion of Commissioner Cleveland, seconded.by Commissioner Ray, it was proposed that the County of Orange purchase the bricks of the Walker Building from contractor S. C. Cooper at a cost of $45.00 per 1,000. Said bricks are to be held for six months to allow the Historic Hillsborough Commission and/or the Hillsborough Historical Society ample time to secure funds for purchase of same. Chairman Bennett called for a vote on said motion. Commissioners Cleveland and Ray voted Yes. Commissioners Smith and Walker voted No. Chairman Bennett broke the tie and the motion was passed. The. County Attorney and the County Admistrator brought to the attention of the Board an offer which had been made by James R. Farlow of Chapel Hill. Mr. Farlow had offered to purchase a portion of the Mary Barnett tract which is now covered by an Old Age Assistance Lien. Mr. Farlow had offered Orange County $200.00 for a release deed on a certain portion of said property. Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Walker and unanimously adopted, the Board rejected Mr. Farlow's offer of $200.00 for a portion of the Mary Barnett property. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Smith, and unanimously adopted, the following tax listers were appointed for the year, 1964: Hillsboro Township Remus J. Smith, Jr. Little River Township Mrs. Robert Murray Eno Township Mrs. J. D. Griffin Bingham Township E-velyn Tear Cheeks Township Mrs. Henry Heath Cedar Grove Township Joe Compton Chapel Hill Township L. R. Cheek Chairman Bennett presented a letter from the Asheville Citizen Times Publishing Company of Asheville, N. C. Said letter requested the County to purchase space in the inaugural edition for Dan K. Moore. Said request was denied. Sherman Shelton, Negro Farm agent, reported on his recent trip as technical leader of a group of ten Africans studying agricultural problems in this country. Mr. Shelton thanked the Board for their courtisies extended to him during his leave of absence. S. M. Gattis, County Administrator, explained to the Board the time schedule involved in the tax revaluation program currently being completed in Orange County. Sheriff, C. D. Knight, informed the Board that Judge W. Marshall Smith would not be hold- ing Recorders Court on Wednesday, December 9. Sheriff Knight stated that due to the number of Superior Court Terms, the Recorders Court Docket would become congested if some of the cases were not tried immediately. He requested that the Board appoint a Vice Recorders Court Judge to hold court on this date. Upon moticn of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, and unanimously adopted, A. H. Graham, Sr., of Hillsboro, was appointed Vice Recorders Court Judge for the purpose of holding court on Wednesday, December 9. Juries were drawn for the following terms of court: January 18, 1965, Civil Term 24 name January 25, 1965, Civil Term 18 names February 22, 1965, Criminal Term 36 names