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~~ <br />~I <br />The Roard met at 10;00 o~clock A. M. in the Commlael opera Room at the <br />Courthouse: Present, Collier Cobb, Jr., Chairman, San F. Wilson end <br />Hubert G. Lnws, Commissioners. <br />The minutes of the October moe tang was read and approved. <br />Don 5. Matheeon, County Fsrm Agent and Ed A. Barnes, Asaietent County <br />Agent appeared and reported on the work being done through their office. <br />Mr. Aarnea stated t?~at the awlne indua try Sn the county was comas ng along <br />nicely, eighteen animals were exibl tad at the State Fair, two of them <br />winning blueribbona, he stated that in bee or two years he thought Orange <br />County would have more top Dual Sty Spotted Polnnd-China hogs then any county <br />in the State.Also that the calf show and sale which was held at the livestock <br />market was quite a evcce se, 99 calves ware shown, 29 heifara ware Bold, the <br />top heifer bringing $229.00. He also repotted that they had completed the akin <br />the fifty corn conta atante and found that eleven produced over 100 bushels <br />par acre, and that he thought tho average corn yield for the County would <br />be'eround 3$ bushels par acre. <br />!dr. Matheeon reported that the Schley Grange wns_ competing for pr3 zee <br />offered by Sears Aoabuck & Company for excelling activities, the ScleyG?.aaga <br />hen already won first prize in the State which was ~`200.OO,and ie one of the <br />sixth top granges in the nation. The National winner hen not as yet been <br />selected but thinks ScIDley has a good chance of winning the national prize, <br />which will be a new grange hall. Mr. !dntheson also reported on the advantages <br />of artificial breeding of dairy cattle. <br />Mre. Kathryn Hamrick, Hama Demonstration Agent and 611se Virginia Cathay, <br />A aeietant Aome Agent appeared and reported on their work for the month of <br />October. Miss Cathay reported that she had been pretty busy with Home Demon- <br />etretlon Club meetings. <br />Mra. Hamrick reported on curb market conditions, she stated thet all <br />of the selling apace wee filled, that Sf she had the apace she thought she <br />could have ten or twelve more sellers .she also reported on the floor sanding <br />demonetrnt ion held nt Mrs. Latta~s and stated that anyone deair7ng :to sand <br />their own Tloors could rent a sander from Coleman-Laws Company stn cost of <br />$7.00 per day. <br />Mr. W. H. Wrenn of the Cadnr~Grove community appeared end reported that <br />he.:had previously filed ~oroad pe tltion nsking that the-.S to to Highway and <br />Public Vlorks Commi salon/build and maintain a road leading by hie home, but <br />since filing this petition he had worked up a 2I} foot road and would like <br />the State to take over and maintain same. The Roard informed hir. Nrenn they <br />would make an inveat~ga tion to seo Sf anything could be don® 6o help him. <br /> Mrs. Jean M. F.sar, Supe rlntendent of Public Vlelfere appeared and stated <br />tha t the Board of Vlelfere was now me eting on the last Wednesday of each <br />mon th Sne teed of first M~ndaye. She also presented two appll.catione for aid <br />to" the blind, Application of Aertha Nev ille wns approved for 031.00 por <br />mon th, application of Cellie Durham was refected due to her son furnishing <br />nec essary naeda. <br /> IIpon motion, it. vies ordered that W. ' J:-Smi th~:and'_H.:'P: Ferrell be ~pafd <br />HSxty;_S evas;Dollehe: and8lftycedts ~ fdr~ Seventy Five Aampahire and Leghorn <br />hen s killed by doge. <br /> The following names were drawn t o se rve ae ,jurors et the December term <br />of Sunari or Court: <br />H,. L. B. Riley Cka. 21. S. E. Lloyd C.H. <br />2. W. R. Pearson H. 22. E. H. Holmes Cks. <br />$$ T. Melvin Lloyd ~, 29 M. J. Lacob C.H. <br />4. George Aubrey Rook H. 2l}. Harold W. Walters C.A. <br />55 <br />• John A. Al rby B. 2 J. T. Stone H. <br />6 Howard C. Lloyd B. 2 Ssm Parker C.G. <br />7. E. H. Wright C.G. 27. W. A. Snipes Cka. <br />8. Hugo Giduz C.R. 28. Sterling Ruffin Eno <br />9. Charlie C. Cole H. 29. Adolphus Clark C.H. <br />10. Sohn Tete C.G. 30. Earl A. Slocum C. A. <br />11. Ruben Cole Cks. 31. W. Evora tte Sykes B. <br />12. Rubin Long Cka. 32. William R. Warren Cka. <br />13. flonard A. Huse C.H. 3). Hugh Strayhorn C.G. <br />1 F,. S. Tapp C.R. 3 E. T. Vickers C.H. <br />15. James G. Faucette A. 3$• Elizabeth R. Sunderland Eno <br />1 Alvin H. Hawkins C.G. 36. Robert Langley Eno <br />17. Clarence Dizon C.H. 37. Charlie Merritt C.A. <br />19. T. 47. Brown 0.H. 39. Clarence Hai thcock C.H. <br />l9• Charlie C. Atwater R. j9. Cop Tiiller L.R. <br />20. J. A. Aineon C.A. 0, l'1. I. Suitt B. <br />There being no further bus mess, upon motion, adjourned, <br />J. E. Laws <br />Clerk <br />Collier Cobb. Jr. <br />Chairman <br />