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r4 Minutes of the Board of Commissioners July 2, 1962 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, July 2, 1962, at 10 o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Clarence Jones, Donald McDade and Henry Walker. Members absent: None The minutues of the previous meetings were read by the Clerk and approved by the Board. The following department officials presented reports for the month of June 1962: Cashe Boggs, County Dog Warden and E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court. The following road petitions were presented and the Clerk was authorized to mail them to the State Highway Commission. 1. Rogers Road 2. Road #1951 Dr. Charles Keith, representatives of the Eno Fire Association, requested that the Board establish a County Fire Commission. He presented contracts which had been obtained from the North Carolina Insurance Commission. If a fire commission was established this would enable residents of the Eno District to qualify for a reduced fire insurance rate.' This request was taken under advisement. Chairman Stanford brought to the attention of the Board the matter.of filling the appoints which are vacate on the Chapel Hill Planning Board and the Board of Ad.iustmenta. Upon motion of Commissioner Bennett, seconded by Commissioner McDade, and unanimously adopted, this matter was tabled. Miss Trowbridge, Home Demonstration Agent, presented Miss Frances Moore, the new Assistant Home Demonstration Agent. Chairman Stanford welcomed Miss Moore into the county employment. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner McDade, and unanimous- ly adopted, the Clerk was instructed to write a letter of apprection to Mrs. Evelyn Raper, the former Assistant Home Demonstration Agent. John Ballard, Hillsboro Insurance Agent, suggested that the Board might like to consider some type of insurance to supplement the income of county employees.and that said insurance could be.considered as a fringe benefit and would help at the time of hiring new county personnel. The Board informed 1•Ir. Ballard that this matter would be considered during the budget sessions. The County Attorney presented a deed of release to be executed by the Chairman and the Clerk to the Board. This release deed was in connection with the release of lots 21-22, Cole Heights, which are covered in a deed of trust recorded in book 145, at page 29, Orange County Registry. This deed of trust was given by Peggy McNair to secure payment of monies due the county. The County Attorney recommended that the payment tendered by Mr. Edwards be accepted and that the deed of release be executed. Upon motion of Commissioner McDade, seconded by Commissioner Jones, and unanimous- ly adopted, the Chairman and the Clerk were authorized to execute the release deed „after Mr. Edwards' check had been certified. W. E. Hayes operator of Holiday Park and Bob Boyce, Director of the American ield Service, were granted firework permits for their 4th of July display. Commissioner Donald McDade was reappointed to represent the Board as it's member n the Welfare Board for a term of three (3) years. This term is to run concurrent ith Commissioner McDade's present term. Upon motion of Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Walker, and unanimous- y adopted, the budget as presented by the Welfare Board was adopted. The following names were drawn to serve as jurors for the August 6th term of riminal Court. 1. Leonard T. Cheek (Hb.) 15. Thomas Strowd (CH) 2. B. Hartness (CH) 16. Wm. H. Poteat (CH) 3. ' O 0 Ke11y Potent (CG) 17. (CH) E fthimios la. G. M. Kirkland (CH) 18. G. J. Gentry (Hb.) 5. Wesley Poteat (CG) 19. Robert B. King (Hb.) 6. J. E. Huskey (CH) 20. Charlie C. Atwater (CH) 7. Thomas Earl Kimball (Cb.) 21. Mrs. Susie Faucette (Hb.) 8. Harry C. Kirshiner (CH) 22. Thomas H. McKee (CG) 9. Clinton Thompson (Cb.) 23. Vernon I. Jones (Hb.) 10. James C. Stone (CH) 24. Mary B. Forrest (Hb.) 11. L. M. Sharpe (Hb.) 25. Thomas H. Hilliard (Cb.) 12. James G. Neighbors (CH) 26. Tommie Joe Ragan (CH) 13. George P. Hunter, Jr. (CH) 27. Robert Lee Walker (CH) LLF. Roy Hunt (CH) 28. John W. West (Durham)