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-. 51i fdarch 7, 1955 The Board of County CommSSSioner met on tde rch 7, 1955 ir• the Commissi oner's~ room, members present Chairman R. J. G1. Hobbs, Commissioners SSm EIIand, Edwin Lanier, Dwight Ray and henry '17a1ker, members absent none. E1lnut es of the Februe ry meeting were read by the Cle rte end approved by the Board. i- Don S, "Hathes to n, County Agent, tenor tad that Dr, Rogers, the veteri.ani an I employed by the County to test cattle for Hangs disease, had comaleted his t_. vro r~+' and of the 1120 herds tested only one reaction was found which makes the percentage of infection Sn the county negative and favorably compared with .. _ other coon ti os tested. Ed Harnas, as slstant County Agent, explained t?;e contest which is being held in the rural communti es through out the county Sn connection with the "Efficiency Pro cram for 1955•" ?Hillard "~h itl ey ?resented a letter from C. A. ideDougl,e, Pri nclpai of Lincoln Hizh School in Chapel 6111, in se13 letter the principal stated that if the toed nti llard 19h1 tl ey ryes requ estine vras bul It that it would save the school bus 7 miles net day and a total of 1260 miles per year. Road po ti ti ons oreae rated to the Hoe rd were: Orange Cross Road Church lenzth of road 1/2 :Hiles - look at, Thomas Fearri n. ton 3/4 :nl le - look at tHrs. Brewer - lacked three simatur es Brese~~ed tArs. Jane Parker/the ind Brent of Fannie Durham for ace apt en ce and a Brent for $nma Hlack which was being rejected by sold Emma Hlack. M1trs. Parker inform ed the Boe rd that the funds used for the aid to dap ant children was Batt Sng low and that some nrovi si ons vre re going to he ve to be made in order to carry this progr6m thru June 30th, The Hoard was invited by 1Hrs. Pe rk er to meet tvi th the Se lfare Board on `•!e rch 10th to hear tlr. Arthur Altmeye r, former di nee for of the Federal Social Security Administration, and to discuss with tdr. Altme yen va rlous questions and problems of the Public '9elf¢re Program. J. 7l. Howard of Raleigh requested that the tnxss nn his property ir. _ Hingham Township be lowered. idr, 9o~.vard eras advised to anaear before the i Eoard on 6i¢rch 21st at which time his complaint could be reviewed. i U A letter was read from Paull Pann er, Deo t, Service Officer of the Ve teren's Administration exnressing his greti tude for the 'highly of ficSent service" rendered to his department by i7al ter G. rYrenn, Oran ee County's Service Officer. There were nine yeti ii ons presented in oppos ltlon to the prcPos ed A.B.C. elec ti cn, d letter from Samss L. Godfrey, ?resident of the Chanel 6111 E.S.A. was reed. in said letter ;.1r. Godfrey stated "at its e,ene ral meets n¢ on February 10 the Parent-Teechv rs' Aasn. of Chapel Rill passed a motion to request the C oivmissione rs of this county to authorize an else tior. in whic*. the vo tc rs of the county v:ou13 have an ooportunlty to any rove or die enprove a county system of AHC stores, This action sprang from the grave concern felt by the Association over the nrobl em of propor financial support far the schools end the conviction that this problem seemed 1S)cely to become worse rather then butter in the tilt ore, It wy old be cur desire that should the eiction sue eed the profits from the stores be used for the benefit of the schools. niay I tea oast for the Parent-Teachers' Assn, thst you bring this Dues tl on of an election to the attention of your colleazues on the Board of County Commissione It 1s our hope that the Eoard will give to this rs tter the carefhl ettentlon •.vh ich its imn_ortance deserves." and unanimous ly yes sad IIoon motion of Commissioner Len ier, seconded by Commissioner Ray,/1t was ordered that the petition dated February 25, 1955, from the Chapel 6i11 Parent-Teachers' Assn. asking the County Commissioners to call a county election on the establishment of AHC stores within Orange County be denied. tAr. Edwin Lynch, Clerk of Court, reported on the court tines and court cost for t'n.e month of r^ebrua ry. Faye nit. Lynch informed the Hoard that Krs./RUl et had agreed to assume the court reporters position in. Orange County if the County would agree to pay her ,°x100 per week plus $30.00 per week for expenses, Upon motion of Commissioner Etland, seco rd ed by Commissioner Lanier, end uaeni mously passed, it was ordered that !dr. Lynch en ga ee idrs. Sul et and that ho and the wunty attorney draw a co ntrset setting forth the condl floras stated above. Eft. cam Gattis requested Permission to purchase from the Deo t,. of 3lo for Vehicles a photostat list of the re gis to red err o•wna rs in Orange County, This list is to be used to oh eck the registered cars against those cars