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~BRARY AND HISTORICAL MAPS: Walt Klinger reported that several Guidebooks
' to tl.A. county were still available for $8.50 e<=1.ch. It was suggested to
·. try to sell the maps, golden spikes, calendars and other booklets at the
Metryville Tour.

Pricing for the historical maps was given as 1,000 for $114.00; 5,000 for
0 $426.68; 10,000 at $639.00 in black and white. Use of a special co~ting
would increase the costs to 5,000 for $439.44 and 10,000 for $736 .• 70. It
was suggested to purchase 10,000 maps and try to recoup some of those monies
through donations. Maps reported to be ready for printing.

METRYVILLE TOUR: carol Lagasse _reported that the tour was set :for Dec. 9,
0 1979 from 1: 00 to 3: 3? P .M. Helen Spencer and Kathleen Lotts. assigned to
help. Other helpers included Betty Pember, Ruth Newball, Jo Anne Darcy,
Alice & Paul Kline, Cynthia and Norm Harris and any other,s who would consent~
Publicity to be detailed in the Signal c::ourtesy o:f Tony ~ewhall. · .· .

NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Chairman Ruth Newhall reported outcome of meetings
with Alice Kline and the need for policy establishment regardi~g husband and
wife teams on the same Board. The committee qpted to select 15 noniine.es of
which five had already declined and suggested.that hus:t>and and wife teams be
eliminated from the election process. Reason: In most all cases the non-
elected spouse would automatically attend meetings with the spouse and help
with the program of work. The complete list of eligible candidates was still,
~n dispute but i~ was certai3: that Ed Blanc.her, Betty Pember, Walt Klinger,
\_fl'Om Mason, Cynthia Neal-Harris, Ruth Newhall and Je,:ry Reynolds had been ;
elected for a two year term.. Mrs. Newball would meet with COlllJilittee te> final.-..
ize details prior to the Annual meeting in January. It was noted that Conpie.:.
Worden had resigned because of a heavy worlt load and inability to attend
meetings of the Board. This· created another vacancy on the Board.

MOTION: It was moved by Alice Kline and seconded by Ruth Newhall to replace
Mrs. Worden on the Board by electing eleven, Directors. The candidate re-
ceiving the least number of votes would assume the balance of the one year
tenure left by Mrs. Worden. vote: Consensus. · ·
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·,The president instructed the Recording Secretary to be responsible for tak-
ing detailed Minutes at the Annual Meeting and Election January 16, 1980.

GENEALOGY: Mr. Jim Dedrickson wa·s thanked for typing and transcribing the
1880 census report. Monies to purchase the 19$0 Census report were unanim-
ously approved by the Board. It was suggested that both census reports
could be sold by the Society as another source of income.

LANDMARKS: Betty Pember reported that Mrs. Darcy had taken the 1894 insur-
ance document for the t:'olden State Good Templar Hall (Pardee Home - Telephone
Building-now the Newhall-Saugus-Valencia Chamber Building) to Sacramento for
treatment and encapsulation at the State Archives Building. This document
along with other. -~~ information concerning the building would help estab-
lish it as a historical point of interest in Santa Clarita Valley.

MOTION: It was moved by Gerald Heidt, seconded by Walt Klinger and carried
to approve reimbursement of $14.00 to Mrs. Darcy for document preparation.