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Precinct No. 6 A. Vero Beach Sarah B. Cockrell, Christine E. Rieche and Earl A. Hobbs, Inspectors and J. H. Baker, Clerk, j Voting Place: Rohrbach Building. Precinct No. 6 B, Vero Beach Birdie B. Smith, J. E. Jenkins and Peggy Kuster, Inspectors and Annie Phillips, Clerk. Voting Place: Rohrbach Building. Precinct No. 6 C, Vero Beach Garnet -P. Grant, H. A. Thomas and Mark Jefferson, Inspectors and Isaac Reams, Clerk. Voting Place: Rohrbach Building. Precinct No.. 7, Oslo Anna Hansen, Mattie Laine and Axel Hallstrom, Inspectors and Mrs. Ruth Helseth, Clerk, Voting Place: Oslo Packing Fouse. Precinct No. 8, Fellsmere Grace G. MacEachron, Grace F. Martin and Della P. Trit.t, Inspectors and Ida G. Dixon, Clerk. '!Voting Place. City Hall. ,, It was ordered the sum of $25.00 be paid from the General Revenue Fund to the State ;!Association of County Commissioners as requested in their letter of September 26, 1944 as,aIcon tribution or extra dues for the purposes outlined in said letter. Verdict of the Coroner's Jury as to the death of Boby Rivenbark was received and ordered filed by the Clerk. j' Mr. W. H. Surrency appeared before the Board with regard to vacating a portion of the road going through hi.e pasture which is located approximately 35 miles Northwest of hare. The Board advised Mr.. Surreney that they would give consideration to his request in order to ii determine what could be done in the matter. Mr. Harry W. Damerow and Walter S. Buckingham representing the American Legion ap- Peered before the Board and presented the following resolution: RESOLUTION �i WHEREAS, many negro citizens of Indian River. County are serving with the Armed Force of the United States in the present war and the negro citizens of this county who are civilians'' have extended full cooperation in the war effort; and, WHEREAS, Felix Poppell Post No. 39 of the American Legion,and the members thereof a recognize the contribution made to the war effort by the citizens mentioned and in the spirit of true Americanism desire to evidence such recognition not alone in words but also by dead; and, WHEREAS, the negro citizens of.Indian River County are an important part of the economic life of the County and their labor and effort is a valuable contribution to the growth' u and development of the County; and, l ih'HEREAS, the negro citizens of this.County are entitled to proper and sanitary hour es and to the facilities generally which contribute to health, happiness and well being; and, WHEREAS, this fact is recognized in the Act of Congress commonly known as the "G.I. Bill", which affords to the members of the Armed Forces an opportunity to secure homes for them -selves as well as additional benefits; and, q WHEREAS, Felix Poppell Post No. 39 of the American Legion desires to actively coo- perate in making available the full benefits of this Bill to all persons entitled thereto in - eluding the negro members of the ,Armed Forces and with resulting :benefit not only to such named individuals but to the entire citizenship of this County; therefore, BE IT RES01VED that Felix Poppell Post No. 39 of the.American Legion does herewith �P request the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County and such other organizations, Ri r� U 1 r1 U 1 0 1 1