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T~l~ L1lnutea of the Hoard of Commissioners <br />Monday, April S, 1954 ,. <br />The Board of Corm¢i ssioners for the County of Orange, State of North <br />Caroline, met on Monday, Apr 11 5, 1954, at 10 o~clock .4. ti, in the Commissions s~ <br />Room at the Courthouse in Hillsboro, the usunl place of meeting. <br />Members present: Chairman R. 0. Forrest, end Commissioners Sim L. Efland ., ~ <br />end R. T. td. Hobbs. <br />Members absent: None. <br />Patrolman T. P. Smith appeared on behalf of the Orange County State High- <br />way P¢trol and ask for an office in the new courthouse. <br />The Aos r3 of Education ¢nd representatives from the League of 'iJomen <br />Voters appeared and discussed the purchase of oroper~ty for Carrboro School. <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Hobbs, eaconded by Commissi oner Efl.and, the <br />bronze pleaue to be placed in the Courthouse ie to be paid for out of the <br />Llnergency Fund. <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Etland, seconded by Commisai oner Hohbs, the <br />following Aid to Blind Grants were approved: Sohn W. Atklnson, 3SS•00 per <br />month; Corine Atwater, E:16.00 par month; William Ben~amin Holt, from $32.00 <br />to 342.00 per month. <br />The following budget for P.Sd to Blind was presented by .Sias Annie Strowd, <br />Superintendent of Public .1lelfare, and upon motion duly m¢de and seconded, was <br />tentatively approved: <br />County - Orange <br />1954-1955 <br />AID TO THE BLIND BDDGET <br />Tentative Budget <br />A. Caseload <br />1. Number of .e-id to the Blind cases requested 33 <br />2. Requested average monthly payment to reclnient 333.00 <br />H. FINANC IeL PARTICIPATION MONTHLY ANNIIAL <br />1. Total coat of ragssested caseload 31,089.00 513,068.00 <br />(a) Federal participation 792.00 9,504.00 <br />(b) State part is Sn¢tion 1)}B.SO 1,782.00 <br />(c) Loc¢1 pert is Spat ion 148.50 1,782.00 ~^~ <br />0. CASE 4VORAER FOR THE HLIND iJ <br />1. County's portion of the Case <br />Worker's salary and travel 18.50 222.00 <br />D. TOTAL AfitOUNT OF COIIVTY FUNDS CERTIFIED <br />FOB THE AID TO TIi'; BLIND PROGRA.L1 FOR: 167,00 2, OOI}.00 - <br />1954-1955 <br />D¢te 4-S-S4 /s/ Annie Strovrd <br />Superintendent of Public rvelfa a <br />The Orange County Board of Education appeared and reouested that the <br />Board of Commissi one re issue $65,000 in bonds to enable them to build the <br />Cameron Park Elementary Bchool. .. <br />After some discussion, upon motion of Commissioner Hobbs, seconded by <br />Commissioner Forrest, the Board voted that the County Attorney proceed vri th the <br />necessary arrangements to issue 36$,000 in bonds. The money derived from the <br />sale of said bonds to be used by the Orange County Hoe rd of Educe t±on. The <br />vote was affi follovrs: <br />Ayes; Commissioners Aobbs and Forrest. <br />Noes: Cormnlssi oner Efland. <br />Jurors drawn for hfay Te rro of Superior Court are as follows: <br />Ed Leak (CH) Garland Lee Byrd (Ab) J.P.Chandler.(CRS) <br />C .B .Dodson (B) Ernest Price (Hb) Carl B.Sperrow (CH) <br />Esther b1.McDonaid (CH) Alford G, Engstrom (CH) T.F.Hensley (CG) <br />Tessie C.Andrews (CAS) J.L. 8enver (Hb) Joe Parker (CA) <br />C1¢Sborne Lee Davin (CH) R: V.Fouehee (CG) Julia H.Johns on (Cb) <br />Bennie Smith (CH) Fla tcher tdayaor (CA) Basil L.Sherrill (CH) <br />Calvin Carroll (CH) Charles M. Horne (CH) R.P.W311 isms (CH) <br />A.g.Tatum (CH) D¢vo Breeze (CG) Sohn Pusiniak (CH) <br />Stuart Yl.Sechriest (CH) Earl Newcomer (CH) Devtey %iraten, Jr. (CHj <br />WS11¢rd Fuller (CG) Jean D,Stanton (CHj S,H.17Slder (Ab) i~ <br />W.0.Cooelarid (B) James 0.ldarshall (Eno) Richard J.Bqulres (CHj ~! <br />Lola 0. Hearne (Cb) Mrs .tdae Gl osson (CHj Mrs. G.P.Sykes (H) <br />O.Yl.Oidham (C$B) H.H.DOds on (B) Ollie Cooper (Hb) <br />Loy G¢y Tilley, Tr.(Eno) R.L.Canada (CH) Tames H.EZZell (Cks) <br />Frederick Coenen (CHj A. S.Pe ndargreft (CH) W.F.Rogers (CH) <br />Clarion T.'liea tbrooka (Cks) g,S.Gentry (hb) Sidney P. Johnson <br />J. F.Jones (Cks) i?ary P.. Jurgenson (CH) <br />Thera being no further bus±nass, upon motion, adf Darned to meat April <br />20, 1954 at 2:30 P.M. <br />J. E. Laws <br />Clerk to Hoard <br />R. 0. Forrest _ <br />Chairman o -oar <br />r - <br />