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The County Administrator informed the Board that Tom Bivins, Veterans Service Officer, had resigned and that 77.alter Wrenn was Currently filling this post. The County Administrator stated that fir. Nlrenn had to forfeit a portion of his retirement pay in order to perform this service and that he felt that the County should allow ter. Wrenn to continue in this post until July 1, 1965. No further action was taken at this time. Unon motion of Commissioner Bay, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: That the Orange County Board of Commissioners take the immediate necessary action to locate a site for a water resevoi.r somewhere above Hillsboro on the Eno River or on one of its contributors, with the very real possibility of building this water resevoir to serve the present and the future needs of industries and the citizens of Orange County. Further discussion ensued on Commissioner Ray's motion and it was agreed that Pearson Stewart would be contacted and asked to meet with the Board to discuss further the information and data he might have on water recourses and conservation for Orange County. The Board asked that Phillip Green be requested to meet with the Board and discuss the mechan - Ica of establishing a County Planning Board. Jurors were drawn for the following terms of court: March 23 Civil Term 2h names March 29 Civil Term 2h names April 26 Criminal Term 36 names The following road petition was approved and the Clerk was quthorized to forward it to the State Highway Commissi-in: County Road #1937 Chairman Bennett read a copy of a letter from clarion J. Foster, Executive Secretary, North Carolina Hospital Association, to E. B. Crawford, Jr., Administrator, N. C. Memorial Bospital. Said letter stated the costs in excess of the 3'20.00 per day in N. C. Memorial hospital during the past two years on cases certified by the State Department of Public 'W'elfare, and urged the -recipients of the letter to solicit active support for the request for additional funds which will be made in the current session of the General Assembly. Chairman Bennett read a letter from Mrs. James C. Brown, Chairman, Committee on Human Resources, Chapel Hill League of Women Voters, inviting the Board members to attend a public meeting on March 3, 1965, concerning a study of the underdeveloped human resources in the United States today. There being no further business. to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned to meet again on March 15, 1965, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. as a Board of Equalization and Review. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk