ction ▁block . ▁ ▁An ▁interesting ▁fact ▁is ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁c ott ages ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁r ented ▁out . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁discuss ions ▁began ▁advoc ating ▁that ▁the ▁home ▁be ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁girls , ▁administr ated ▁by ▁the ▁Nation ▁Youth ▁Administration . ▁ ▁The ▁board ▁approved ▁this ▁motion ▁four ▁to ▁one ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁setting ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁be ▁open ▁as ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁currently ▁fifteen ▁“ pat ients ” ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁l one ▁diss enter , ▁J . P . ▁K rag h , ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁W . R . ▁W err ing ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁wealth y ▁far mer , ▁C . O . ▁Gil fill an , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁decision ▁revers ed ▁two ▁weeks ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁commission ers ▁turned ▁the ▁county ▁poor ▁farm ▁records ▁over ▁to ▁Gil fill an , ▁who ▁offered ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁study ▁“ to ▁get ▁the ▁most ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁property ” ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense . ▁ ▁His ▁goal ▁was ▁that ▁“ some ▁plan ▁could ▁be ▁worked ▁out ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁tax pay ers ▁of ▁this ▁bur den ▁to ▁some ▁extent ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁afford ▁ade qu