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PAGE TWO-C Seven Constitutional Reform Issues To Be Ballot For North Carolinians November 3 When North Carolinians en ter voting booths November 3, they will face seven import ant ' issues of constitutional reform alongside the names *|if candidates for local, state and national offices. Although little popular at tention has been paid to the fact to date, the N. C. Con stitution stands to undergo its most extensive overhauling ■since it was written in 1808. The range of issues will be brCtfd. One “amendment” would generally update the wording. • Another amendment pro poses new rules for offi<-L! >j decisions about state and lo )' cal governments’ taxing and :!■ borrowing procedures. •: Two amendments would af j; feet the executive and legis ;j lative branches of state gov s eminent Another involves state funds for “worthy and needy” college students in the state. »!■ And two amendments di 'y_ rectly affect the voter-tax j: payer. •: Proponents of the changes 1; say they are designed to give the state a modern charter of •; legal principles and practices without jeopardizing tradi •: tional protection of citizens’ : rights. No significant opposi : tion to the amendments has • arisen. : The proposed changes fit a : pattern in North Carolina that ; finds its beginnings with the • state’s first Constitution of 1776. That one was written by a convention, and though it was never submitted to a vote of the people, it carried a Declaration of Rights that is retained in the editorial re vision on November’s ballot. The original document was amended in 1835 to make the governor subject to popular i election (the General As sembly had picked previous governors) and to make the General Assembly more rep resentative of popular inter ests. In 1388, during (Reconstruc tion, thtS state’s second Con stitution was written. It re ceived the approval of the people in a statewide vote. The U. S. Congress also ap proved it, which was neces sary for North Carolina’s re admission to representation in Congress. Since then, the people have voted 97 times on amend •"tjtnents, approving 69. During the 1960's ten amendments,, including one on extensive judicial reform, have been approved and only one has been rejected. The amendment on Novem :• ber’s ballot for editorial revi sion of the Constitution would :• change'! Issß-vintage wording I; and make it understandable •;to present-day readers. :• Obsolete references that • jmight mislead the unwary ,:’reader have been taken out. •:-No controversial additions ;• have b«n«made. |- The editorial changes and •( three of the other amend -1; ments appearing on the ballot were results of the year-long j: work of the 25-member State Constitution Study Commis •: sion, appointed on the initia tive of former Gov. Dan K. •: Moore. Under the chairmanship of :• Emery B. Denny, former Chief Justice of the N. C. Supreme •; Court, the commission com :• prised a membership of law •lyers and businessmen, farm :• and labor leaders, two Ne il groes, two Republicans and I; former Gov. Luther (Hodges. I; Other amendments proposed •jby the Study Commission that ? will be on the ballot are: :• —An elimination of the jlpresent Constitution’s state ijment on the minimum ex emptions for state income tax. This would place estab lishment of minim urns in the Party Maker Seagram’s 7 Crown m 3 and Be Sure. • ■ CfUßilli K|^• : ***"•■* fIM K" ' '***'* “ 7T7 Seagram Distillers Co., NYC. Blended Whiskey. 86 Proof. 65% Grain Neutral Spirits. l-nands of the General As ■ serably, which has general . responsibility for levying the I state tax. i The maximum of 10 per : cent on state income tax would not be changed, but the amendment would make ■ possible the eventual simplifi cation of state income tax i forms. —A requirement that the General Assembly reduce the number of state administra -1 tive departments to not more than 25 by 1975. Also, the governor would be authorized to reorganize state agencies with an eye to ward making the executive branch of state government more manageable. Such ag encies now number more than 200. —A change in the distribu tion of “escheats,” the legal term for property acquired by the state from persons who die without heirs or other lawful claimants to their property. Although the amount de rived from escheats fluctuates each year, it would be used to establish a scholarship fund for “worthy and needy students” at each of the 15 state-supported institutions of higher learning. 'Past escheats, which since 1789 have accumulated to $5.5 million in principal, earning about SIBO,OOO a year in interest, would continue to benefit needy students on the six campuses of the Consoli dated University of North Carolina. - A fifth proposal on the No vember ballot originated with the Local Government Study Commission. The most ex tensive single-purpose amend ment on the ballot, it receiv ed the stamp of approval of the State Constitution Study Commission. This amendment would make substantial changes in present constitutional provi sions for state and local gov ernment taxing and borrow ing procedures. Among the" most important features of the amendment are those that would authorize the General Harvest Festival At Center li The Center Hill community will sponsor a Harvest Fes tival at the Center Hill Com munity Building Saturday, October 24, beginning at 10 A. M. On sale for the day will be all kinds of pastries, candy, peanuts and pecans, hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch, good old country ham and collard plates, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Also country, fresh produce, bazaar items including clothing, millinery, jewelry and miscellaneous items. For supper fried chicken plates will be served from 5 until 7 o’clock. Those desir ing plates, please contact Mrs. Cameron Boyce, phone 221-4374 or Mrs. B. P. Monds, 221-4402. Entertainment will begin at 7:30 P. M. There will be j music, singing and movies. , Donations will be sold on a beautiful afghan at 50 cents a ticket. Door prizes will be' given to the ones holding lucky numbers. The Center Hill community invites everybody to visit them during this harvest day. Proceeds will benefit the Center Hill community. Statistics prove what the statistician sets out to prove. That explains poll mistakes. Going to church may not answer all your problems, but the habit won’t hurt you any. THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THtifeSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 197$ Assembly to enlarge the pow- i era of city and county gov erning boards to finance needed services. Old restrictions, including several barriers to effec tive city-county consolida tion, would be lifted, and the General Assembly clearly de signated as the proper body •for initiating uniform, state wide fiscal policy. The capitation, or “poll,” tax would be abolished. Un changed would be the present “two-thirds limitation” on Proceedings Os / _ _ Edenton Town Council And County Commissioners Edenton, N. C., October 1, 1970. The Town Council of the Town of Edenton met this day in special session at 2:30 P. M. in the Edenton Munici pal Building. Members present: George A. Byrum, (Mayor, James C. “Pete” Dail, David G. White, Leo Katkaveck, W. H. Hollo well, Jr., and Clyde Hollo well. A discussion was held rela tive to the acceptance of plat of Morgan Park and was de termined that most of the re quirements established by the Council had been met by the developers. Motion by W. H. Hollowell, Jr., seconded by James C. Dail and unanimous ly carried approving the final plat for Section B of Morgan Park subject to the following conditions: 1. An agreement on the part of the developers be given the town stating that they will comply with all recommendations of the town's engineers. 2. That base material and paving, etc., will meet North Carolina Highway specifica tions. 3. That the town would have the right to inspect all phases of construction. 4. That the developer agrees to- render payment for the water and sewer lines In full upon the commencing of the work (this figure being approximately $27,000.00). 5. Instructing the Adminis trator to inform Peoples Bank & Trust Company that the Council consider? their letter cn the financial arrange ments as a commitment and the town requests to be noti ■ fied of any changes thereto. Letters from the N. C. j Highway Commission was 'read and in view of the fact : that the Commission is going : to remove all parking from I Granville Street between Queen and Carteret that the Commission be requested to allow parking on Sundays. There being no further business, the meeting ad journed. W. B. GARDNER, Administrator. Edenton, N. C., September 8, 1970. J The Town Council of the I Town of Edenton met this : day in regular session at 8 !P. M. in the Edenton Munici pal Building. Members pres ent: George A. Byrum, Mayor, | James C. “Pete" Dail, J. D. Elliott, Leo Katkaveck', David 1 D. White W. H. Hollowell, Jr., and Clyde Hollowell. Mayor Byrum called the meeting to order and Coun cilman Clyde Hollowell gave the invocation. During the Fire Department report, Fire Chief Luther C. Parks requested the Council’s approval of the transfer of the outboard motor boat now owned by the Volunteer Fire Department to the Chowan Rescue Squad. Motion by Dail, seconded by Elliott, and unanimously carried approv ing the transfer of this boat to the Edenton-Chowan Res cue Squad. . Mayor Byrum complimented the Street Department per sonnel on their beautification work and Superintendent J. C. Parks in a report in a meeting he attended in Ashe- 1 ville relative to sanitation : collection and disposal prob lems. i Mayor Byrum* informed the ' members of the audience present at this meeting that was called as a public hear ing to hear requested zoning : changes on North Broad and i West Carteret Streets. Ad- ! ministrator Gardner informed 1 members of the Council that the Edenton Planning and 1 Zoning Commission held their 1 regular meeting on August 4, i 1970, voted unanimously to recommend the two changes 1 requesting the zoning map of 1 the Town of Edenton. The < changes are as follows: 1. East side of North Broad 1 Street from the Sunoco Sta tion to Albemarle Street from 1 residential to downtown com- ’ governmental borrowing and present provisions for classi fication and exemption of property. Two of November’s propos als were originated by legis lators during the 1989 session of the General Assembly. Sen. (Herman A. Moore of Mecklenburg sponsored the amendment that would allow the General Assembly, upon petition of three-fifths of the members of each house, to caU itself into special session. (This power now rests solely mercial to the depth of the back property line of the Henry Allen (Powell prop erty. Motion by W. H. Hollowell, Jr., seconded by David G. White and unanimously car ried approving this above recommendation and ordering a change in the zoning map from residential to downtown commercial. 2. To the South side of West Carteret Street from a point of 154 feet from the Vivian Baker line to the old Norfolk Southern right-of way along the North property line of lots on the North side of West Albemarle Street, be ing a portion of the lot owned by Henry Allen Bunch and Mrs. (Ruth D. Bunch from residential to unoffensive in dustry. Motion by Dail, seconded by Clyde Hollowell and una nimously carried approving the zoning of the above prop erty owned by Henry Allen and Ruth D. Bunch from resi dential to unoffensive Indus try and ordering the town map changed accordingly. Mr. Merrill Evans request ed the Council to approve the Morgan Park plan and furth er stated that all rights-of ways requested by .the Elec tric A Water Department Board had been agreed by that Board, that water and sewer would be Installed at the owners’ expense at the playground area would be deeded to the town and three of the streets would be paved with the width of 24 feet with an asphalt type curb and- gutter. At a later point in the meeting the Council unanimously agreed to the acceptance of the Morgan Park plat as soon as the fol lowing was completed to the town’s satisfaction: 1. A deed prepared trans ferring ownership from the lift station site and roadway leading thereto and the pub lic playground to the town. 2. A written easement to cover the electric utilities giving the town quite an ac cess to operate and maintain said electric system. 3. Written specifications on the type asphalt curb, paving (width, base course and so forth), back filling behind the curb, and storm drainage for approval by engineers of the Town of Edentcn. 4. Some type of bond or other surety guaranteeing to the town that payment of funds for the developer’s part of the water and sewer lines as well as monies to provide the specified street and storm drainage work. 5. It is agreed by the Council to accept the best grade of asphalt curb con taining a high aggregate count similar to the asphalt curbs constructed in the sub division of the Town of Mur freesboro. It was directed by the Council that a letter contain ing these provisions be writ ten to Mr. Evans and that as soon as these item* were completed that the plat would be accepted. Mayor Byrum appointed Councilmen White and W. H. Hollowell, Jr, to work with him on the above matters. Motion by Elliott, seconded by Katkaveck and unani mously carried adopting the foUowing resolution: 'Whereas, the Town Council of the Town of Edenton has determined that in the best interest of the town to extend its water and sewer systems and that in order to provide such extensions it is neces sary to assess part of the cost thereof upon the real prop erty abutting thereon. Now, Therefore, be it re solved by fte Town Council of the Town of Edenton as follows: 1. That the water and sewer systems of the Town of Edenton shall be extended by constructing water and sewer lines over, along, and to the following property: Water and sewer on Paxton Lane from Old Hertford Road, water and sewer on a portion with the governor, acting with the advice of the Coun ! dl of State. Rep, Henry Frye of Guil . ford proposed,an amendment . that would erase the constitu i tional requirement that each person wishing to register to > vote be able to read and j write any section of the Con , stitution in English, t This literacy test has al i ready been eliminated in 39 < N. C. counties, containing 42 per cent of the state’s 1960 ■ population, under the federal i of Old Hertford Road; water and sewer on portions of West Albemarle Street and Twiddy Avenue; sewer on portio&s of Virginia Road (N. C. Highway 32); water , and sewer on portions of Badham Road, Paradise Road, ■ Dillard Avenue, Pruden and , Vann Street; water and sewer , on portions of U. S. 17 South, Terry Avenue, (Robin Lane and Williamson Road, Doug las Avenue. 2. That portion of the cost of said improvement be here after assessed upon the lots and parcels of land directly abutting upon the extensions hereinabove described ac cording to the extent of their respective frontages by a rate of $3.50 per lineal foot for sanitary sewer and $2.00 per lineal foot for water, in accordance with authority vested In the town by Sec tion 180-241 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and by special legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in Chapter 980 of the 1989 Session Laws of the State of North Caro lina. 3. That the assessment here in provided for shall be pay able in cash or if any proper ty owner shall so elect and give notice of that fact to the Town Council in accordance with Section 180-247 of the General Statutes of North Ca rolina, he shall have the op . tion and privilege of paying the assessment in ten (10) equal annual installments, ; said installments to bear in i teres t at the rate of six per cent per annum. 4. That the Town Clerk is ! hereby directed to publish this Resolution in The Cho wan Herald on the 10th day of September, 1970. Motion by W. H. Hollowell, Jr, seconded by Clyde Hollo well and unanimously carried adopting the following reso lution: Resolved, 'that the lowest bid on Contract No. 1: Water Lines, Gravity Sewers, Force Mains and Pumping Stations as submitted by Central Build ers, Inc, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, be accepted and, subject to the concur rence of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel opment, that the work rep resented by the Base Proposal of Contract No. 1 be awarded to such low bidder in the amount of $486,30085. Be It Further Resolved, that the lowest bid in Con tract No. 2: Well and Water Treatment Facilities as sub mitted by Layne-Atlantic of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop ment, that the work repre sented by the Base Proposal of Contract No. 2 be awarded to such low bidder in the amount of $165,^00.00. And, Be It 'Further Re solved, that all proposals re ceived for Contract No. 3: 0.5 MG Elevated Water Tank be rejected and additional study and review of this work be undertaken with the inten tion of again advertising this Contract No. 3 upon comple tion of such modifications as are deemed advisable. . Motion by Dail, seconded by Elliott, and unanimously carried directing the town forces to remove the debris from the John Lee Tripp property and charge the same to the property owner. Motion by White, seconded by Clyde Hollowell, and una nimously carried directing town forces to remove the debris on the Curfew Lewis property and charge the somo to the property owner. The members of the Coun cil attending the League of Municipalities meeting on Oc tober 4th, sth and Bth will be Mayor Byrum, Councilmen Dail, White and Elliott and Administrator Gardner. Motion by Clyde Hollowell, seconded by W. & Hollowell, Jr, and unanimously carried request ing bids on two 1971 police cars. T and Dail to the committee to . Voting Rights Act of 1968. And 1970 amendments to the federal law abolish all use of literacy teat as a require ment for voting for a five year period after January 1, 1671. Consequently, elimination of the literacy test from the N. C. Constitution would be mostly of symbolic value. Each of the amendments on the ballot has been approved by a three-fifths vote of both houses of the General As sembly and requires for its investigate feasibility of lim iting, grave markers in the new part of Beaver Hill Cemetery to markers that are flush mounted at ground level. Motion by W. H. Hol lowell, Jr, seconded by Kat kaveck and unanimously car ried approving the E. A W. bills in the amount of $37,989.04 for payment. Motion by Elliott, seconded by Katkaveck and unanimous ly carried approving the Town of Edenton bills in the amount of $6,936.21 for payment. Motion by Elliott, seconded by Katkaveck and unanimous ly. carried authorizing the Town Attorney to institute a suit against U. S. Lumber Company to cancel lease and also to sue said U. S. Lumber Company for damages rising out of the valuable property located at the Edenton Muni cipal Airport It was the opinion of some of the mem bers of the Council that the town should seek ownership for the tennis court and the Scout Cabin area in view of the faot that proper mainten ance has not been done on either of these areas. There being no further business, the meeting ad journed. W. B. GARDNER, Administrator. Commissioners On account at first Monday in September being a holi day, the Board of County Commissioners held their reg ular monthly meeting Moot day, September 14th at; 9; o’clock A. M. with the follow ing members present: J. Clar ence Leary, chairman, C. M. Evans, C. A. Phillips, David T. Bateman. N. J. George was absent. The minutes of the previ ous meetings were approved by motion of David T. Bate man, seconded by C. M. Evans and unanimously carried. Upon motion of C. M. Ev ans, seconded by C. A. Phil lips and unanimously carried tnat the bills be paid. Debt Service Fond Peoples Bank A Trust Co, $30,500.00. Charity State Commission for the Blind, $143.49; Mrs. C. E. Ballance, $80.41; Chowan Hos pital, $1,644.17; Eastern N. C, Sanatorium, $10.50; State Commission for the Blind, $88.42. Health Fund District Health Department, $24.00; Hooper Bros, $5.10; Carolina Feed A Seed Co, $36.00; K. J. Eyer, $1.75; C. J. Cuthrell, $5.00; Ronald Mc- Donald, $10.00; N. C. State Board of Health, $20.35; Ortho pedic Clinic, $15.00; District Health Department, $1,617.44; District Health Department, $23.50; payroll, $33.32. County Accountant Victor Computer Corp, $491.40. General County Fund Cecil Alexander, $5.00; post master, $30.00; Mrs. Glenn H. Perry, $21.86; Montgomery Ward Co, $78.96; N. C. De partment at Conservation A Development, $233.12; Albe marle Law A Order Associa tion, s6Uil; Evans A Smith, $405.12; Peoples Bank A Trust Co, sl4ll-20; Medicaid Fund, $2,500.00; U. S. Post Office, $12.00; Betsy G. Chesson, $21.86; Bonnie White Stroud, $58.31; postmaster, $6.00; Crain George M. M. Sales, (ambulance), $12,706.00; John W. Graham, $66.00; Bonnie White Stroud, $10436; N. C. Local Governmental Em ployees’ Retirement System, $379.77; N. C. Local Govern mental l&mployees’ Retire ment System, $932.74; Albe marle Painting Contractors, $1,340.07; Myrtle Hare, $13.33; Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co, $88930; Town of Eden ton, $1375.00; Albemarle Law A Order Association, $57.08; Bedgood’s Clock Service, $80.00; Byrum Hardware Co, $299.48; Joseph A. Byrum, $197108; Carolina Overall Co, adoption a simple majority of those who vote on it in No vember. This method of amending the state Constitu tion has been used consistent ly since 1879, when the last S institutional convention was eld. During me’ 1980 session, legislators considered another 21 amendment proposals and rejected them. Several of the rejected amendments propos ed strengthening the office of the governor by giving him such powers as a veto (all ' surance Co, $49.50; J. H. Con : ger A Son, $15.29; Emma Danieley, $13.08; Owen ,G. ■ Dunn Co, $141.13; Eastern . Elevator Service, $12.00; Edenton Office Supply, $28.70; Edwards A 'Broughton Co, $129.33; Hill" Manufacturing Co, $55.22; Holland, Timtoer : like A Shaw, $2,500.00; Hollo well’s, $1.07; Home Feed A . Fertilizer Co, $3.00; -Hughes- Parker Hardware Co, $1038; : Mitchener’s Pharmacy, $12.40; Nor. A Car. Tel. A Tel. Co, $258.86; Troy Toppin, sheriff, $88.74; Town of Edenton, $683.93; (Mrs. Arzulia Webb, $50.00; Edenton-Chowan Res cue Squad, $300.00; Govern mental Guide, $5.00; Glenn Perry, care of prisoners, $303.83; J, H. Conger A Son, $15.29; Rose’s 6 A 10c Store, $8.32; Ricks Laundry A Clean ers, $5.87; payroll, $3,359.78. Social Services Fund Ruth B. Conger, travel, i $17.53; Edenton Office Sup i Ply, $7.00; Hazel S. Elliott, $39.24; Sara B. Garen, travel, $25.95; Peoples Bank A Trust Co, $53.20; Dr. Archie D. Walker, Jr, $5.00; payroll, $2,361.93. Civil Defense Payroll, $522.90. Agiteniture and Economics Payroll, $1330.79. Upon motion of C. M. Ev ans, seconded by C. A. Phil lips and duly carried that pickup taxes in the amount of $3.20 be charged to tax collector. Sherlon C. Layton, tax sup ervisor, read a letter from Elate Board of Assessments iforming him that certain chain businesses were not properly reporting inven tories. On motion of C. A. Phillips, seconded by C. M. Evans and unanimously carried instruct ing the tax supervisors to pro ceed with the action started through the Board of Assess ment and report to the vari ous firms. On motion of David T. Bateman, seconded by C. M. Evans and duly carried au thorizing C. A. Phillips to in vestigate the space back of county office building and supervise the construction of a garage to house ambulances and equipment in that space. Sheriff Troy Toppin, chair man of the Safety Committee of the Ruritan Club, reported the need of a traffic sign at C. A. Perry’s place where trucks enter the highway. The club was authorized to for—ard this request to D. W. Patrick, division engineer, State Highway Commission, Ahoekie. Sheriff Toppin requested : the Commissioners to allow the American Legion to spon sor a county fair tax free, ■ also to (Jisplay fireworks 1 properly supervised. 1 This re quest was granted by the : Board. I- Upon motion ’of C. A. Phil lips, seconded by ; David T. Bateman ‘and* duty darried that the fuel oil contract be awarded to Humble Oil Com pany, the low bidder. Herbert Small, Superior Court solicitor, appeared be- 1 fore the Board thanking them : for their consideration in his request for aid in furnishing his Superior Court office, along with the other counties in the district. There was a lengthy dis cussion held with Mr. Small reviewing the need for a court house and jaiL Upon motion of David T. 1 Bateman, seconded by C. A. Phillips and unanimously : carried allowing Register of 1 Deeds to subscribe to the 1 opinion service of the North' Carolina Attorney General’s 1 office. The fee will be ap proximately $5.00 ftr a bi- 1 ennial report 1 On motion of David T. ‘ Bateman, seconded fay C. M. Evsni and duly carried that 1 an ordinance regulation and i prohibiting the sale of beer and wine during certain other 40 governors have one) . and allowing him to succeed himself in office. Other * rejected proposals would have required all judges to be lawyers, givjen four-year terms to state sen ators, and lowered the voting age to 18. On the November ballot,-If ah amendment is approved It will become a part either' of the present Constitution or 1 the revised Constitution, de pending on the fate of that proposal. and Wine During Certain Hours From Saturday Until Monday of Each Week Pur suant to G. S. 18-107: .... Be It Ordained by , ; the Board of County Commission ers of Chowan County: Section 1. That to the provision of G. S., 18- 107 it shall be unlawful, for _ any person, firm or corpora tion to sell be?r or wine any where within Chowan Coun ty, exclusive of that of the county which Bes* within the corporate limits Os any incorporated town or city, between the hours of 11:45 o’clock P. M. on Satur* day and 7:30 o’clock A. M., on the following Monday. Section 2. That any per son, firm or corporation which violates any of the provi sions of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be fined not less than $50.00 and/or im* prisoned not less than thirty days, and his or its license to sell beer and/or wine shall automatically be revoked by the court, or as otherwise provided by law, all as pre scribed by G. S. 18-108. Section 3. That this Ordi nance shall become immediately uoon its adop tiqp. Introduced by David T. Bateman, Commissioner. Approved as to legal form by John W. Graham, Attor ney. Ordinance adopted 9-14-70. | Sheriff Toppin requested the Commissioners to assist the Town of Edenton in pay ing a night dispatcher tha) messages be relayed propers ly. The Civil Defense direc* tor supported his request. No action was taken. George Lewis, chairman of Planning Board, introduced to the Board Tom Hauser, who will be working with the Commissioners in county planning. Mr. Lewis com mended Pete Thompsqp, Ex tension chairman, for the work he is doing in county development. Mr. 'Lewis told the Board of his appreciation for the business of the coun ty’s deposit service given to Peoples Bank. He also reports ed that space was inadequate in the bank to handle food stamps. He asked that con sideration be given toward some other source for hand ling food stamps No action a was taken. ’ Upon motion of David T. Bateman, seconded by C. M. Evans and duly carried that C. A. Phillips be author ized to place two benches in front of county office build ing and have appropriate signs made for the building. Luther Parks, Edenton fire chief and (Prank V. White, Jr., chief of Cross Roads- Center Hill Fire Department, appeared before the Commis sioners requesting $1400.00 to finance a truck to be used as an equipment truck. Upon motion of C. M. Ev ans, seconded by David T. Bateman and unanimously carried that the request to purchase an equipment truck be granted. The Commisston ers highly commended the fire departments for their outstanding work. Robert Rowland, architect for Williams A Associates. . reported to the ers his progress in drawing plans for a courthouse aw< * jail He advised the Commis sioners against renovating the county office building be cause of the expense that would be involved. He will meet with the Board again concerning the drawings for a courthouse and jail. The following reports were accepted and ordered filed: County Service Officer, Cor oner; County De partment; Treasurer; Tax Collector; Department at So cial Services; Rescue Squad; Jury. There being no further , business. mnssttnw Chair***"