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Minutes of the Board of Commissioners Tuesday, April 7, 1953 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, met on Tuesday, April 7, 1953, at 10 o'clock A. M., in the Commissioners' Room at the Court- house in Hillsboro, North Carolina, the usual place of meeting. Members present: Chairman R. 0. Forrest, Sim L. Efland and R. J. M. Hobbs, Commissioners. Members absent: None. The minutes of the March meetings were read and approved. It was brought to the attention of the Board that the Judge of the Super- ior Court at the March Term, had appointed Jerry Stone and Lloyd Noell as Attorneys to defend Paul Morgan, who was charged with murder, and had ordered that Messrs. Stone and Noel be paid $200.00 for their services. Now, therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Chairman Forrest, it was ordered that $200.00 be transferred from the General Fund Emergency Appropriation for the purpose of paying Attorneys Stone and Noell for their services, as per order of the Court. Upon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Chairman Forrest, the following Aid to Blind Grants were approved: Hattye L. Ray 824.00 per month Eva Pickard 2 .00 per month Julia Fisher's grant was reduced from $42.00 to $2)}.00 per month Lucy Smith Reed's grant was rejected, due to sufficient income. The Orange County Welfare Department presented their 1953-54 Aid to Blind budget, as follows: Total cost of requested caseload $12,528.00 Federal participation 8,874.00 State participation 1,827.00 County participation 1,827.00 County's portion of case workers salary and travel 222.00 Total amount of county funds certified for Aid to Blind program 2,049.00 Upon motion duly made and seconded, the above budget was tentatively approved. Mr. Dobson, of the Orange County Health Department, and Mr. Claytor, County Dog Warden, appeared and discussed matters pertaining to rabies in- spection. Upon motion of Commissioner Hobbs, duly seconded by Commissioner Efland, it was ordered that a fee of $ .50 be charged for the vaccination of each dog, and recommended that Dr. 0. David Garvin, Superintendent of Health, appoint Mr. Hume Claytor and all licensed veterinarians serving Orange County as Rabies Inspectors. Uoon motion of Commissioner Efland, seconded by Commissioner Hobbs, Ira A. 7 lard was appointed County Accountant for a term of two years. The following names were drawn to serve as Jurors at the May Term of Superior Court: 1. Walter R. Hellman (CH) 2. Earnest L. Mackie (CH) j: George F. Parker (CG) 4 A. D. Fowler (CH) 5. Clarence Gates (H) b. Bradsher Durham (CH) 7. Curtis Pander (Cks) 8. W. H. Wilson (Cks) 9. Paul Dickerson (H) 0. Henry T. Roberson MR) 1. Willie Laws (B) 2. Helen Parlier (H) 3. Henry A. Burch (CH) Mrs. William D. MacMillan (CH) 55 J. M. Dickey (CG) 6. Harold M. Walters (ON) 7. Walter S. Spearman (CH) 8. Marvin Rogers (CG) 9. Jack McPherson (Cks) 0. Kenneth M. McIntyre (CH) 1. Fred G. Patterson (CH) 2. L. E. Hoenig. Jr. CH 26. G. T. Myers (CH) 27= Sid H. Strayborn (Eno) 28. Clyde T. Roberts (CG) 2q. Willie A. Riggsbee (CH) 30. Charlie A. Bowden (B) 31. 11. N. Jordan (CG) 32. W. M. Snipes (B) 33g J. E. Taylor (Cks) 3t. Lonnie Brockwell (CH) 35. Mrs. Ester Smith (Cks) 3b. S. S. Edwards (H) 37. R. R. Fine (CH) 38. Mrs. Alice McKnight (CH) q. Luther W. 0 hlbeck, Jr. (CH) 1109: Jan Phillip Schlnhan (CH) 1. Miss Susan Akers (CH) 42. Vernon B. Crook (CH) 4 Claude York (Cks) Sidney Green (H) 45. Charlie Cannady (CH) J. LL Hawkins (CG) {tZ. John Minor Gwynn tCHi Robert J. Shields (CH) '� ° "� 50. Norris