MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERSOF NORTH CAROI INA

Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh~ North CarolinaJaime 17th - 20th~ 1945 ~

The Board. of Medical Examiners of the State of NorthCarolina met at the Elizabeth Room of the Sir Walter Hotel~Raleigh, Forth Carolina, Sunday, June 17th, 1945, at 9:00o&clock pi. M»

The meeting was called to order by Dr» Charles W, Armstrong,president» Drs ~ Thomas Leslie Lee, Roy MoKnight, M. D» Bonner,Paul G» Parker, M» A ~ Pittman, and Paul G, Parker and Ivan Proctervrere present'

The secretary discussed many items that vrere to come beforethe board during its three day meeting»

The seoretary brought up the matter of employing an attorneyon an annual basis for the State Medioal Society and the StateBoard of Medioal Examiners as requested at a reoent meeting ofthe executive committee of the State Medical Society» The boardappointed the seoretary as a committee of one Co meet with theexecuCive committee of the State Society to decide upon theattorney and amount of salary. The medioal sooiety oommitteereoently appointed by President Paul Whitaker oonsists of Drs ~

Hubert Hayvrood, Rosooe McMillan and Ivan Procter»

A resolution was adopted directing the seoretary to writeDr. Roscoe MoMillan~ Secretary of the State Society~ asking himto forward a letter to eaoh county medioal society, informing themembership of the relationship of the State Board of MedicalExaminers to organized medicine in North Caroli. na and its functionin the case of irregular practioe or aotion on the part of

Pysioians; and further requesting that these letters be read at ameeting of each county medical society» The following is a letterfrom Dr. McMil lan:

"TO SECRETARIES OF THE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETIES:

Dear Doctors: July 5, leeS.

At a recent meeting of the North Carolina Board of Medioal ExaminersI was requested to write to eaoh County Seoretary calling his atten-tion to the relationship, function, and duties of Che Board ofMedioal Examiners in relation to irregular practice among his members ~

Irregular or illegal acts on the part of a physician should be in-vestigated by members of the County Medioal Society» If the officersof that Sooiety, or its Board of Censors feels that the faots warrantit, the Sooiety should prefer oharges against Che individual inquestion. They should Chen notify the Secretary of the Board ofMediaal xaminers who will set a date for a hearing and, if necessary~subpoena witnesses ~ The members of the County Medical Society shouldbe present at this hearing prepared Co give concrete evidence tosupport the charges'

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After hearing the oase in question~ if the State Board ofMedioal Examiners feels that the facts justify a continuaticn,it will in tuxn make oharges, as an authorized state agent~ againstthe individual ~ These oharges will then be turned over to theAttorney General After reviewing them, if he feels that thecharges are justifiable, he will turn the matter over to thesolicitor of that district for prosecuti one

I think that each Secretary should be acquainted with thisprocedurei I shall be glad to furnish any information not ooveredin the above letter

Sinoerely yours,

Rosooe Do McMillanp M D ~

Secretary Medioal Sooiety ofthe State of North Carolina .

Dr. Rov McKnight moved that the North Carolina State Boardof Medical Examiners decline to give any more examinations outsideof the state The motion was duly seoonded and. passed

The seoretary and treasurer of the board presented a financialstatement which was accepted by the president

There was a discussion as to whether or not the seoretary would

require an additional letter of verification from the secretary ofthe original licensing board and the membership agreed that this bedonee

The matter of Lt. Moffitt Ko Holler having passed Part I~ butno evidence found in the records, was disoussed. The board was

unable to take action on this matter without further evidenoe. Lt.Holler inquired if his commission in the I'&avy would give him satis-factory oredentials for lioense ~ The answer from the board was "no" ~

The meeting was adjourned.I

Monday, June 18th~ 1945, at 9:00 o' clock A ~ M, ~ the meetingwas called to order by the president. All members vrere present,

Registration of all applicants for examinations was completedo

11:30 o&clock A ~Mi Dro Fred Hanes of Dulce University was admittedto the meeting and he spoke in behalf of a license for Dri Hans

Lowenbach and Dr, Charlotte. Dr, R, B ~ Suitt, Duke University~ spokein behalf of Dr. Lowenbach

The following reciprocity applicants were interviewed:

Dr ~ Laws on P, Barnes was granted a license,There was much disoussion in regard to Dri Emil Boehm, The

applicant was quizzed as to his failure to have oounty medical societyaffiliation at his previous home License was refused,

Dri C ~ R. Deeds had exoellent reoommendations and high honorsin the profession, but graduated from a grade B schools The boardwas strongly inclined to grant him a license on his attainmentsbut postponed aotion until the July meeting+

Dr. Lo H. Dunham was interviewedo He was questioned as to hislack of county medical society affiliation at his previous location+His application was declined The follov~ing morning Dro 74 Go Cheves,State~s Prison physician, and Dr. Alexander webb~ State Hospitalsurgeon, both appeared in Dr. Dunham's behalf. The board reconsider-

ed the application on account of the urgent request of Drs.Cheves and Webb~ who stated that Dr» Dunham was a physicianvrho did exoellent; vrork and they hoped tlat he would be granteda license» The board thereupon granted Dr Dunham a licenseDr Lavrrenoe Elliott Gordon waa granted a licenseDr ~ Robert 0» Glerm vraa granted a lioenae,Dr, Harold D» Green was granted a license ~

Dr. Lucy Jane Gregory was granted a license ~

r» Chalmers Hope was granted, a license,Dr» Willis S ~ Lemon did not a,"pear»Dr» Hans Lowenbaoh stated that he had made previous applioation,which is apparently in the hands of the former;: secretary. No actionwas taken.Dr, Brita McLean was granted a license,Dr, Ruth 0&Neal was grant;ed a license,Dr» Charles H, Reid was grant'ed a license.Dr Joseph Selman was granted a lioenae.Dr» Helen Starke was granted a license»Dl ~ 0» A ~ Stif f waa granted a license, sub jeot t o completi onand approval of the data by the seoretary»Dr. Lillie Cutlar Walker waa granted a license.Dr. Charlotte Walker was interviewed. She stated that she hadmade previous application which was in the banda of the formersecretary» No action was taken»Dr. Vrilliam S» Watson was granted a license»Dr. George Ashby Winstead was granted a license subject to com-pletion and approval of the data by the secretary,Dr» Frederick Starr Wright was granted a license»

Schedule for examinations was as follows:

June 1Ss Monday: 10:00 A ~ M» Anatomy~ Histology and EmbryologyDl ~ M» A» Pittman

2!00 P» M» Chemiatry and PhysiologyDr ~ M» D» Bonner

June 19: Tuesday: 9:00 A.M» Bacteriology and PathologrDr» Ivan Procter

2:00 P ~ M. Obstetrics and GyneoologyDr. Thomas Leslie Lee

7:50 P» M ~ Pediatrios, Public Health, PharmacologyDr, C ~ W» Armstrong

June 20: Wednesday 9:00 A ~ M» SurgeryDr» Roy McKnight

2:00 P, M Praotice of Medicine and TherapeutioaDr» Paul G» Parker

Tuesday, June 19th, 1945' 10:00 o'clock A, M. , the meeting wasoalled to order by the president» All members were present,

Dr. Alf redwas lioenaed inarmy for thirtyhis license wasboa rd,

Mordecai appeared before the board stating that 18North Carolina in 1914; that he has been in theyears and is now retired» He vras informed thatin good order ard he had the best wishes of tM

Luther R, Fultz, colored, of Leaksville, North Carolina, appear-ed before the board He stated that' he was oonvioted in the State ofMaryland for perfonaing an abortion and waa sentenoed to the Houseof Correction for four years ~ He haa since that time been living at

his home in Leaksville as a good and law abiding citizen; thathe wishes to practise medicine in North carolina ~ The board heardthe case and in.".tructed the secretary to write the Rockingham

County Medical Society for its opinion and feeling,

Dr. Gaston B~ Justice~ Marion~ North Carolina, appeared beforethe board on a charge of narcotic irregularities ~ He was represent-ed by his attorney, Mr, Proctor. The representative of the NarcoticBureau~ Mr. John Di Dixon~ was also present. Attorney Proctor readmany letters from influential physicians and citizens from theoommunity in behalf of Dr ~ Justice, requesting that his licensenot be re voked. Zh ~ Justice stated that he had not used morphinefor many months ~ He pledged himself not to use narcotics or indulgein alooholic drinking. The board advised him not to apply forna rcotic lic ens e i

Tuesday, June 19th, 1945, 2a00 o' clock PeMe the meeting wascalled to order by the president. All members were present,

The case of Dr, Richard C ~ Baker, Rockingham~ North Carolina,osteopathic physician, was heard, Dri Baker, although subpoenaed,did not appear. Mr. Je C ~ B~ Zhringhams, attorney, called at ll:00o&clock A ~ M and stated that he did not wish to make an affr'. ontto the secretary or the board but as attorrey for the North CarolinaOsteopaths he did not admit the authority of the Board of MedicalExaminers to summons an osteopath and, therefore, had instruoted,Dr, Baker not to appear.

Dr+ Robert F~ Young~ Vice-President of the Riohmond CountyMedical Society, and acting for the Richmond County Medical Sooiety,preferred the charges as follcnws'- Richard C ~ Baker, osteopathicphysician, Rockingham~ North Carolina, practising msdioine withoutlioense, Dr. G~ F ~ Long was chairman of the cammittee preferringoharges ~ The follcvring is a copy of the complaint, affidavits,and evidenoe presented by witnesses in the hearing:

TO THE BQLRD OF 1IPDICAL EXAMINERS OF

THE STATE OF NORTH CA'ROLINA

THE RICHMOND COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY files a complaint againstDr, Richard C ~ Baker of Rockingham~ North Carolina, for practioingmedicine without a license, he only being licensed to practiceosteopathy~ and he is practioing medioirs in violation of Section90-18 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, not having beenlicensed from the Board of Medical Examiners of North Carolina,nor having produced and exhibited before the Clerk of the SuperiorCourt of Richmond County a license obtained from the Board ofMedical Examiners of North Carolina~ but is registered in saidCounty of Richmond as an osteopathy

That the said Dr. Richard C. Baker treats~ or attemptsdiagnose, prescribe and give prescriptions for the useand drugs to various and sundry patients for a fee andhas more particularly prescribed for~ administered andor drugs to the follmving patients:

to treat,of medioinerevsard~ andgiven medioine

On or about Ma rch 25, 1945, the said Dri Richard C ~ Baker prescribedurophosphate pills for Mr. Floyd Haywood of Cordova, North Carolina ~

On or about March 15, 1945, the said Richard Ci Baker did prescribefor Mrs ~ E~ A ~ Brosn of 119 Roberson Street~ Rockingham~ NorthCarolina~ a yellow capsule and upon taking same she experienoedhynotic effeot,

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Cn or about the said Dr. Richard C ~ B~ker did prescribefor Mrs ~ 1' ~Pe.LXon~ 104 Learand Street, Rockingham, NorthCarolina, some medication in a form of a capsule or pill whioh wasdispensed from his medical bing, and did prescribe through a drug storein Rockingham, North Carolina, jeculin and zymenol~ and the said Mrs ~

&g A ~ Megaton was given hypodermio injeotions by the'said Dr» RichardC ~ Baker,

That on or about April, 1944, the said Dr» Richard D» Baker didprescribe for Mrs. Lacy Phillips capsules and hypodermics ~

That on or about I~Iay 11~ 1945, the said Dr» Riohard C ~ Baker didgive to Mr, J» H» Cherry~ Pee Dee Mill No» l~ a prescrip-'. on$819-997-B» prescribing certain oapsules containing digifortis ~

That on or about March, 1945~ the said Dr» Richard C ~ Baker did pre-scribe drugs f or Mrs ~ H» "'~ Hicks, Rockingham, North Carolina» oneof which said drugs contained vitamin preparation for the treatmentof far advanced pulmonary tuberculosis ~ This patient was seen Maroh15, 1945, by Dr Robert F» Young~ County Health Officer~ at whichtime the above patient stated that she obtained a prescriptionfrom Dr» Baker to the Federal Pharmacy for the above medioine»

That on or about 1944 the said Dr» Richard C ~ Baker did treat BealDavis, Hoberdel, N» C ~ for hemorrhoids by injeotion treatment ~

That on or about May 31, 1945, the said Dr. Richard C ~ Baker didprescribe for Mrs ~ Nettie Paul~ Pee Dee Mill No» 3 some medicationin the form of tablets ~

That on or about May 24, 1945, the said Dr» Richard C ~ Baker did givea prescription to the L» G ~ Fax Drug Company for Miss Quick prescrip-tion 7',."-.520-015-B, the same conta"ning sulfathiazole, 5 grain tablets ~

And the said Or ~ Richard C ~ Baker did prescribe medioine and drugs tovarious and mumberous other persons not above mentioned,

Respectfully submitted

RICHMOI'tD CODNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

By Robert F» Youn, M» D» ~Si ned)Vice-Pres ident

NORTH CAHOLIIERICHMOND COUNTY

Robert F, Young~ being duly sworn~ deposes and says that he is Vioe-President of the Richmond County Medical Society~ that he has readthe foregoing complaint; that the same is true of his knowledge ex-cept as to the mat ters and things therein stated on informationand belief and as to those he believes it to be true,

Robert F» Young' M» D» (Signed)Sworn to and subscribedbefore me this June 18, 1945~

Evelyn E StoryNotary Public

(SEAL)My commission Expires Nov. 25, 1945~

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF RICHM'CVD

Before me personally appeared the undersigned~ who make oath,each for himself and depoaeth and saith that they have beenattended by and medically preaoribed f'or by "Dr " RichardBaker» of Rockingham~ N C ~

Swoxn to and subsoribed this June, 1945

Ollie Davis (Signed)Midway Villedge,Rockingham» N ~ CD

witness my hand and notarial seal this 18th day of June 1945~

(SEAL)J, Z» MolaughlinNotary Public

My Commission expires3/ll/4V

I hereby certify that I did oall on Dr» Richard C ~ Bakerduring the first two weeks in March, 1945~ and that Dr,Raker did treat my condition, vrhich was pulmonary tuber-culosis, by the use of drugs ~ I further state that Dr,Baker oalled his preacriptiona to the Federal Pharmacy~Rockingham~ N C ~, and that I did receive these drugsfrom the Federal Pharmacy. I furthermore state that Dr.Baker advised against my going to the State Sanatoriumfor treatment of tuberoulosis and that Dr» Baker didstate that he could treat my condition without my havingto go to the Sanatorium»

CD D, Thoras (Signed)tr&itne s s

Esther Miohes (Signed)

Signed this 17 day of June 1945

First witness:Mrs' &'&» AD Melton, i/4 LaGrande Street, Rockingham» N» CD

The witness was svrorn in 'by Dr» Charles Vl» Armstrong,President of the North Carolina Medical iEraminers ~

Mrs ~ 'l» A» Melt an' s testimony was as follows:"He gave me a tonic and another one» Both of those was in abottle and when he first came to see me, he gave me a tablet ~

I went back in two weeks and he gave he shots; one wasbxovrnand one was vrhite ~ He gave me these shots every Thursdayfor 2a months ~ He made a charge for them» These shots wereinjected in the arm. VJhen he oame to aee me, the charge was$3,50 and when I went to him it was ~&)3 ~ 00 He oame dovnx to&'q2 ~ 50 and then to $2 ~ 00 ~ The last tvro shots were gl»00 each»He told me that I had a weak heart and Rheumatic fever»"The board asked Mxs ~ Melton: "Did he tell you hewas a M ~ D»?"Mrs ~ Melton'a anavrer: "No," he. 'didn't aay» He had OsteopathicPhysician on hia door. " The board asked: "Did, he have anypatients in his office?"Mrs' Melton~a answer: "The highest I ever saw was three at a timeDr. Baker /rested ma 2a months ~ He first treated me the last ofJanuary, 1945, and the last; time was the first of April, 1945 ~"Mrs ~ Melton was dismissed and witness No, 2 waa oalled in byDr. Robert F Young»

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Mr. W, F ~ Moore - itness J/2 - Cardova, N 0 ~

Mr. Moore was sworn in by Dr, OhaX3. e W. Armstrong.Mri Moore&a testimony was as follows:,"-He (Dr+ B ker) was called to my wife Thursday night~ July 26, 1942.I was at work& My father came to me at work and said my wife hadpneumonia ~ Medicine had been secured~ V1hen I arrived home, I didnot know what the medicine was ~ It was large white tablets ~ The

following morning, Dre Baker came out to the house and I was there&

He made the statement that it was sulfathiazole, 7&ether he 'brought

it or my father, I don't know but I do knm Dr Baker brought:tabletslater ~ He again said it was sulfathiazole ~ Antiphlogistin on theohest was the only other medioine used. I paid him $4i00 for eaohtrip. I paid him cash snd have no receipt Dr Baker broughttabletw and I asked him what they were and how much they were and he

said sixty cents ~ This was added on my bill+ He never sent me a bi3.1,My wife died August 10th~ 1942. Dr. Long was ca3.led in for consulta-tion on Sunday before she died on Monday morning He examined my

wife "Dr, Long interrupted here to say that his diagnosis was pneumonia

and that he thought it was too late to take her to the hospital,Dr Long saw the tahlets r, Baker was giving Mr, Moore's wife and

said he thought they were sulfathiazole ~

Mr. Moore oontinued: "On August 6th her pneumonia was broken andclearinga!!!!ay. Dro Baker said he wouldn't be back on the 7th unlesscalled but would come back on the 8th' My wife had her first con-vulsion on August 9th and Dr. Baker suggested using a drug to begiven only by a nurse. Vfe went to the hospital and couldn't get anurse but got a praotical nurse, A few minutes after we arrived withthe nurse Dr. Baker came backs IVhen he le ft the house~ he had beengone only a few minutes, we oalled him back because my wife was

having another cnnvulsion Dri Baker oame back and said only chancewas to take her to the hospital He left and said he would be backin a few m.'nutesi In about five minutes he came back with an ambulanoe

and carried her to the hospital s!;round 6:30 in the p, M ~ She liveduntil 20 minutes of 7 o' clock Monday morning's After my wife was

admitted to the hospital, Dr, B ker told Dr. James what he had done and

Dr James took over+"Dr, Long stated here that Dro Baker is not allowed to practice inthe Hamlet HospitalThe time of the dea& of Mr. ~''~ ~'

~ Moore's wife was 6:40 A+M, August

10th 1!!42'1Ir. Moore was dismissed and Mro Ledbetter~ the third witness was calledin bv Dr, Young.Mr, Ei.D, Ledbetter, registered pharmaoist, Rockingham~ N ~ C ~

The witness was sworn by Dr, charles VE, Armstrong,Mr Ledbetter's testimony was as fo3.lowss"I have no written presoription by him but he has always oalled in.It was always something Chat could be sold over the counter, Idon'0 remember his ever asking for anything that couldn't be sold overthe counter. Dr. Baker had a separate file for his prescriptions ~

There was a B after his prescription number and no B on anyt¹ng else ~

I have been there only six weeks and I have never seen a prescriptionwritten by Dr. Baker. "Mr. Ledbetter was dismissed,

Mr. Hugh Henderson, the fourth witness was called by Dr. Young.Mr Henderson, Ellerbe& Ni O, (not a registered pharmacist).Mr, Henderson was sworn in by Dr. Charles 74 Axmstrorg~ whosetestimony was as follows:"He didn't have any prescriptions only what he called in ~ He didn' twrite any+ 7fe put his presoriptions on a separate file. 7!ie startedthis about two weeks before I left ~ I left Apri3. 5th, 1945~ or aroundthat date ~ I think we used the typewriter to put number on hisprescriptions instead of stamping machine+"

Here the board asked. why did, they file his prescriptions separatelyMr, Hendersrm answered, "He had so many of them and when they broughtthem back a lot of times we couldn'0 find it any other way. "The board asked if' Dr» Baker oalled in more presoriptions than anyother M» D»1'h., Henderson answered, "He didn)t get as much medicine as otherM DsMr» Henderson stated: "I never aaw a prescription that 3r» Baker had signed» He never prescribed any narootios. Most of hia prescriptiona weref'or vitamins, jecolin and oocasional lextron, 1Ve scraped off the labeland put his name on it»"Mr. Henderson was dismissed.

Mrs E» BE Bristow, Rockingham, N» CD (Registered Pharmacist, mmerof Bristow Drug Company), fi th witness was called in by Dr Young.Mr. E BE Briatow's testimony was as followrat

"In the first place he never d5d write a prescriptions He alwaystelephoned in and requested some item to be delivered to thepatient, ' It was something that oould be sold over the counter Heasked me to deliver sane sulfa drug, I oan't swear to that becauseit has been a long time ago Vle w ould sorape the labe3. off andgive directions aa to prescription» I have been embarrassed eversince Dr» Baker has been in tovax beoause I have been hesitant indelivering things this way hand his patients would seem to thinkthat I just didn't want the business ~ He never asked me tode3. iver na rcotics. "Dr» Young stated he had talked to one of his patients and heseemed to think the patient waa holding baok some infomation,

The Rookingham Society had an exhibit of liquid and tablet drugs ~

The fol3.owing were subpoenaed ir. the above hearing:

Richard C» Baker, Rockingham~ North CarolinaD» Ledbetter, Fox Drug Store, Rockingham, Norhh Carolina

Hugh Henderson, Ellerbe, North CarolinaE. B» Bristow, Rockingham~North Carolina

The following report waa made to Attorney General Harry McMullan:

On June 19th, 1945, at its annual meeting the Board ofMedical Examiners of the State of North carolina heard the oaweof one Riohard C ~ Baker, osteopath~ Rockingham» North Carolina~versus the Riohmond County Medioal Society, A copy of theevidence isattached»

Baker did ncrt appear for the trial~ hia attorney, J» C ~ B~

Ehringhaus having called the secretary of the Board of MedicalExaminers on the telephone stating that he advised his clientnot to appear. His advice to his client was based upon hisbelief that the aecretazy of the Board of Medioal Examinerswas without jurisdiction and had no right' to summons his clientfor such a hearing»

After hearing the evidence the State Bm. rd of Medicalashram-'nera adopted the following resolution: "Resolved that theState Board of Medioal Exam-. ners having heard the evidence againstRicha rd C ~ Bake r, os te opath, believes that Dr. Bake r i s practisingmedicine without a license ~ The State Board of Medical Examinershereby request the Attorney General of the State of North Carolinato prefer ohargea against Baker and to prosecute the sam@, "

Yours ve

IVAN PROC

SEERETARY NORTH CARO

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The following is a report Attorney General Harry McMullan:

RE: STA'5 V ~ RICHARD C ~ BAKER

I have reoeived a very prompt reply from my letter Co SolicitorE ~ H. Gibson, in which he vrritea me as follows:

"This will acknowledge receipt of your letter on the abovesubject under date of 17th instant vrith enclosures ofoopiea of 3etters, complaint~ statement of evidence~ affidavits, eto.

"From the papers sent me it vrould appear that at least a primafaoie case is made out against Dr Baker, and I am today writingDr. Robert F» Young, Rockingham, North Carolina~ that I desirethe presence of all available vritnesaes to go before the GrandJury next. Monday, 23rd i.natant, in the Superior CourC of RichmondCounty as witnesses for the State: in support of the Bi3.1 of Indiot-ment vrhich I am preparing to submit to the Grand Jury,

I am glad to note that Solicitor Gibson is giving this matter suchprompt attention»

Yours very truly~

HARRY McNULLAN

ATTORN'EY GUTTERAL

wednesday~ June 20th, 1945, 10:00 o&clock A ~ M», the meetingwas called to order by the president ~ All members were present»

At this point Dr» John S ~ Hooker was admitted under guardfrom the Stater s prison, The president asked Dr, Hooker if heknew vrhy he vras present and what charge was against him» Hestated that he did, The president stated that it was the dutyof the board to require his presence in order to comply with Chelaw. Dr. Hooker vraa asked if he cared to make any statement ~ Hisreply vraa, "I have never been a pansy»" Dr ~ Hooker stated thathe was addicted to the use of alcohol and vras arrested while drunkin Chapel Hill» Furthermore that he did not Chink he had doneanythi. ng Co justify revocation of his license unless drinkingvhiskey justified it» Dr. Hooker stated that he signed a con-fession of Che crime vrith which he was charged; Chat his sign-ing was not under duress but'on the promise of oertain ChapelHill citizens and Mr» 7/illiam Murdock~ the solicitor of thatdistrict~ who stated that if he would sign the confession~ se3.1all of his real estate, and olose his office, there would be noprosecution. Following this Mr» Murdook went into the unitedStates Navy and Judge R» H» Sykea followed him as prosecutor»At the time of the signing of the confession the defendant statedChat his brother» brother-in-law, and his attorney were present,who all advised him to sign. The defendant stated that it wassuggested at the time of his trial i.n Orange County that he re-pudiate the confession, but he refused to do so because it waanot signed under duress ~

Dr» Thomas Leslie Lee moved that the license of Dr. Hookerbe revoked baaed upon his conviction in the Orange County Courtof a crime a~inst nature, the conviction being based upon thesigned confession of Che defendant. The motion was seconded byDr, Paul G» Parker and passed.

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Licenses Issued by endorsement of CredentialsRaje igh, North Caroli. na

June 18th~ 1945 '

Name Medical College Address

Dr. dawson P» Homes Univ, Penn.Dr» Leslie Herman Dunham St Louis Univ.Dr, Lawrence Elliott Duke Univ.GordonDr. Harold D Green Western Reserve Univ.Dr Lucy Jane Gregory Duke Univ.Dr. Alex Chalmers Hope Med. Coll' ST CD

Dr, Robert 0» Glenn Med. Coll» Va»Dr. Rrita 1'LcLean Dulce Univ.Dr, Ruth O&Neal )Eedical Coll ~ ~aDr, Charles H» Reid Duke Univ.Dr. Joseph Selman Western Res ~ Univ.Dr. Helen Starke Duke Univ.Dr ~ Lillie Cutlar Walker Univ. of ChicagoDr» Audrey Olin Stiff Yedical Coll ~ S. C ~

Dr. William S ~ Watson univ, of PittsburghDr. George Ashby Winstead Duke Univ.Dr. Frederick Starr Wright Columbia Univ.

Bennettsville, ST CD

Raleigh, N. C,Durham , N. CD

Winston-Salem~ N»geDurham, N ~ C ~

Charlotte, N ~ C ~

Mountai. n City~ Tenn»Durham~ N ~ C ~

Rochester, IEinn»Winston&alem~ N ~ CD

Winston-Salem~ N» CD

Durham, N. C.Winston-"alem, N. CD

St, Stephen, S ~ C ~

Pit tsbu rgh, Pa.Farmville~ N, C ~

Asheville, N. C ~

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In a continuation of the session Dr, Thomas Leslie Lee movedthat no applioant for reciprocity be advised of the action of theboard. except by letter from the secretary. The motion was dulyseconded and passedo

Dry Roy McKnight moved that in order to grant a lioense forreciprocity five affirmative votes of the board would be requiredoThis motion was duly seconded and passed

The board thanked the secretary and his secretary foi theirexoel lent work~

Dr. Roy IZcKnight moved that the next meeting of the bos, rd beheld at Morehead City July 27th~ 28th, and 29th for the reviewof grades ~ This motion was duly seconded and passed. Dr. Thomas

Leslie Lee was appointed a oammittee of one to make the reservations ~

The f olloriing resolution was adopted: Resolved that the closingdates for applicants to be admitted for examination or reciprocityshall be not leos than ten days prior to thc first examination

Dr~ John B. 1Ãaile, Chapel Iiill~ North Carolina~ appeared befo.ethe board and asked aensideration f or reciprocityi Dri 't&aile'soredentials were not in order and he was instructed to r- turn at thenext meetings

The members of the boa rd signed their names to the certificates'

The meeting was adjourned.

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