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ILEETII'i' OF THF BOA!8 Q: lIEDICAL IKA"'IIifEIbS OF iIORTH CAROLIiiA Sir 7/altel Hotel~ Raleigh, i!Orth Carolina January 16th, 1946 ' The Board of ladical Examiners of the Sta' e of 'North Carolina met at bhe Sir t7alter Hotel, Raleigh, iiTorbh Carol! r a~ January 16th~ 1946, at 8:50 Ae Il. ~ in an extra session for the consideration of licensure by endor" ement of credcntialae The meeting vms called bo order by Dre Re B ~ IIOKvight~ presi- dent. Dra ~ Charles !" ~ Armstrong, II. D ~ Bonner, Thor~as Leslie Lee, Paul Be Parlcer~ and Iw!lory Ae Pibtman vrere present ~ Dre Ivan Procter~ secretary-treasurer, vras absent due to an. attaclc of coronary tilrom- boaia on January 7th, 1946, and is confined. to I'!ary Elizabeth Hospibal. The presidert prese. ;bed Dr. ProcL-, er's let i-. er of resignation of Janu. ry 15th, 1946, to the board, lvhich vraa G, s follovrs: "I am sDlry bhat it is necessary ol lile to vrribe thi™ lebtcr, It haa been a great pleasure and Joy for me to a. -societe and rrork vwth each merlber of the IIorbh Carolina Boaid of edical Examiners, and I hope to conbinue my association as a part of this importarrb s bate agency, "Aa a result of my present illness vkich vrill probably be rlore or less prolonged~ my phyaiciarl directs that I v;ithdravr from some Df my rany duties, and secretaryships are "- part of his order. For this leason Only do I aal. you and 'the boarcl bo accept my resignation as secrcbary-treasurer o the Ilorth Carolira Board of lledical L'xaminers. I hope, hcKreverp bD si'b viTJth )!!u "ll session after not too many vree. "s ~ "Ig~ assistarrb, Ims ~ Louise lici~Teille ia ab your disposal and vrill gladly co-o:cra'Le irl any manner -. hich you deairee I am sure bhat she vrill arrange a pracbical method of acquainting a nevr steno grapher xvith ti e many routine dubiea so as to lighterl the burclen of bh" b member of the bc. ', rd who accepts the secretaryship " Dr Thoraaa Lealie Lee moved bhab Dre Procber's reaignatiorl as sec . . GtarJ-treasurer not be accepted. This mocion. 1vaa duly aeoonded, and unanimou ly paasede Dr, Charles "~Ye Arrimtrong moved that ipse Louise J, I&ci~!Gill~ secretary to Dre Ivan Procter, be made acting secretary-treasurer duril. g Dl ~ Procter's illne. s, vrith the authority bo aigv checks. Tnis moaion vms duly seconded and unanimously passed ~ The board vras advised by th~ acting secretary that the deans of 'bhc three medical schools in I'!orth Carolina greed upo. l bhe vree!. of !larch 25th~ 3.946~ aa ihe mosi. desirable time for' the next examina- tion; vrhereupo»~ Dre Charles Vi, Armsarorg moved th. "&t the dato for examinations be set for Iiarch 25-28th, 1946 ~ This mobion divas duly seconded and unanimously pa, ssede The aeorctar;, ~'s minutes for L-, he November 7th~ 1945 meeting for the con"ider:. tion of licensure by Gndorserlent of credentials Yrele aPPl"OVed aa leQCle The audit by John Fe Preaco" t~ Certified Public Accountant, of the breasurer's accounts or the year end"'ng IIovember 30th~ 1945, vras presented and approved by the bo rd, The president asl ed inab the ac%'ing ireasurer for@'ard a copy of bhe audit for his files ~

Transcript of I it thi™ It a. I - North Carolina Medical Board · 1ooks as "vh ou gh lve vril 1 have vo meet...

ILEETII'i' OF THF BOA!8 Q: lIEDICAL IKA"'IIifEIbSOF iIORTH CAROLIiiA

Sir 7/altel Hotel~ Raleigh, i!Orth CarolinaJanuary 16th, 1946'

The Board of ladical Examiners of the Sta' e of 'North Carolinamet at bhe Sir t7alter Hotel, Raleigh, iiTorbh Carol! r a~ January 16th~1946, at 8:50 Ae Il. ~ in an extra session for the consideration oflicensure by endor" ement of credcntialae

The meeting vms called bo order by Dre Re B ~ IIOKvight~ presi-dent. Dra ~ Charles !"~ Armstrong, II. D ~ Bonner, Thor~as Leslie Lee,Paul Be Parlcer~ and Iw!lory Ae Pibtman vrere present ~ Dre Ivan Procter~secretary-treasurer, vras absent due to an. attaclc of coronary tilrom-boaia on January 7th, 1946, and is confined. to I'!ary Elizabeth Hospibal.

The presidert prese. ;bed Dr. ProcL-, er's let i-.er of resignation ofJanu. ry 15th, 1946, to the board, lvhich vraa G, s follovrs:

"I am sDlry bhat it is necessary ol lile to vrribe thi™lebtcr,It haa been a great pleasure and Joy for me to a.-societe and rrorkvwth each merlber of the IIorbh Carolina Boaid of edical Examiners,and I hope to conbinue my association as a part of this importarrbs bate agency,

"Aa a result of my present illness vkich vrill probably be rloreor less prolonged~ my phyaiciarl directs that I v;ithdravr from some Dfmy rany duties, and secretaryships are "- part of his order. For thisleason Only do I aal. you and 'the boarcl bo accept my resignation assecrcbary-treasurer o the Ilorth Carolira Board of lledical L'xaminers.I hope, hcKreverp bD si'b viTJth )!!u "ll session after not too many vree. "s ~

"Ig~ assistarrb, Ims ~ Louise lici~Teille ia ab your disposal and vrillgladly co-o:cra'Le irl any manner -. hich you deairee I am sure bhat shevrill arrange a pracbical method of acquainting a nevr steno grapher xvithti e many routine dubiea so as to lighterl the burclen of bh" b member ofthe bc.', rd who accepts the secretaryship "

Dr Thoraaa Lealie Lee moved bhab Dre Procber's reaignatiorl assec ..GtarJ-treasurer not be accepted. This mocion. 1vaa duly aeoonded,and unanimou ly paasede

Dr, Charles "~Ye Arrimtrong moved that ipse Louise J, I&ci~!Gill~secretary to Dre Ivan Procter, be made acting secretary-treasurerduril. g Dl ~ Procter's illne. s, vrith the authority bo aigv checks.Tnis moaion vms duly seconded and unanimously passed ~

The board vras advised by th~ acting secretary that the deansof 'bhc three medical schools in I'!orth Carolina greed upo. l bhe vree!.of !larch 25th~ 3.946~ aa ihe mosi. desirable time for' the next examina-tion; vrhereupo»~ Dre Charles Vi, Armsarorg moved th."&t the dato forexaminations be set for Iiarch 25-28th, 1946~ This mobion divas dulyseconded and unanimously pa, ssede

The aeorctar;, ~'s minutes for L-, he November 7th~ 1945 meetingfor the con"ider:. tion of licensure by Gndorserlent of credentialsYrele aPPl"OVed aa leQCle

The audit by John Fe Preaco" t~ Certified Public Accountant,of the breasurer's accounts or the year end"'ng IIovember 30th~ 1945,vras presented and approved by the bo rd, The president asl ed inabthe ac%'ing ireasurer for@'ard a copy of bhe audit for his files ~

The acting secre'vary pres Gnt Gd that pa rt of a copy of le'vter ofDecember 14th, 1945, from "-he secreta'-, Dr Ivan Procter, 'v o Dr.Oren 4'core President of the IJort h Carol» na Sta ~e IIec!» cal S ocie }»r,dealing vvith t}le affairs of the IJorth Carolina State Ho- rd of l'medicalExam! ners as fo 11ovrs:

"You are probably familiar vrith vhe case of. the State of NorthCarolina vs Dr, Hicha rd Baker ( oste opaih ) thav vril1 be }Ieard, in theSuperior Court of Hicllmond County. .'fe are trying to leave no s.b oneunturned in the pros ee uv ion of vhis cas e and the s ec reta ry of vheState Hoard of iledica 1 Exam i ners has c o-opcra Led»vith Attorney !ii) lisSmii h in. Gv'ery vray that he has requestede

"I believe vha v 'vhe fee for takin -vhe examination "iven eachJul1e by the Sta

' e Hoard should be raised f rom. ',:,&15' 00 to ',~r25eOOo

Certainly vha'- is» n. keeping vr»1th tile pres GIlt elevation of prices

throughout tile nat i on ~ I also believe vhat the members of the Sta'veI3oard should be sat is fact orily compens ted for vhe t ime vhat theyhave vo spend in cor, ing Lo Haleigh for sto, ve vrorki At present it1ooks as "vh ou gh lve vril 1 have vo meet every tvro months in order totake care o f re vurning veveran Physicians ~ The lavr des iirnates a feeof;:&10,00 per day for thi" sBrvice ~ I th. lnk ib should be ".;25+00~

am discus sini' Lhose s va .e board points vritn you because you al e pres i-dent of vhe State Iiedieal S ociety I have not dis cu" s ed thi s vii. th'vhe examiners It is my pers onal opini on. I am sure that the»r vroulcin o v vrant to do an»ytvhing "vha t vra s not approved b»r vhe execu vive c ommi v'Lee

of the S va.' G Society and maybe s ome of them vrould not 1vant me "v o pro-mote vhis idea Yr!e vs. ll see a'bou'v that later n

Dr, Thomas Leslie Lee moved tha'i bhe Hoard of ilec'ical Examinerspetition the Svs ve IIedical Society be recommend to the Legis la '.urevhat the fee fo: examin:. .tion be raised from, ',-)15 ~ 00 to ')25o 00 ancl thatthc salary of 'Ll'le boal d riembe rs be inc reas ed from, "'q10 ~ 00 v o ',~25, 00 perday, in addition. 'vo e:cpens es ~ This mo'v ion. vras dul J s ec onded and pas s ed

by a votB of f'3 ve to one I

The ho..rd vras aclvis ed t}lat the secretary, Dre Ivan Procte r, hadinstructed that 10$ per mile be paid ins' ead of 5g t o members of theboard and tha v vhi s addit in lal 5' per mile be paid for the I."oreheadmeet il g July, 1946 and the I~ovember~ 1945 r ecting in lialeigh~ NorthCarol ina I

Dre Ri H ~ I'Icl&wight direct ed the acting secre vary to requestDz ~ Oren lioore ~ President of tile I&Jort}1 Ca rolina State '}led» col S oc iety ~to n o vi fy him of 'vile date of the meeting of 'vhe executive committeein order t}1at }le as pre" ident of the 1Jor' h Carolina Beard of I}edical

amine rs migll'L at v encl in the ab~ once of Dr, Ivan Proc to r~ s ec rot a I y .The acting seer.; tery presented the foll mving le'vter under date

o" Januar; 15th~ 1946~ from J~ I Anders on~ Jri ~ of the firm of Smith,Leach, and Ander" on. , Att orne»is at Lavr~ in 'vhe case of S „.a've vs Hicha rdC ~ Hal"er, Os vBopath:

"In vievr of "vhc fact th" v Ilr. Smi vh vras st i 11 su ffBring fromvvhe effects of a severe at l, ack of inf luen" a~ and i in ace ordanc e vrithhis telep11 one conversa i i on vri ' h you I' T. onda»~~ vhc vrri v er +rent to Hook-ingham las v Tuesday afternoon t o „-.';.Lend 'vhe vrial of 'vhe bove case.'rhich .vas expected "-o be reached for vrial on the "olio-;.ring da»r ~ As

you knovr~ the vrriter and I lri Dora e ' t had been vrorkilli" on Lhe legalaspects of "vhe case for some vime and had prep;, red a brief on. the legalpoinvs involved ~ In accordance vrith previ ous ar rangemen'vs vri. vh thesolicivor and Lir Z. V~ i'Iorgan~ it ves unclerstood '-hat b}ley lvould,landIB all queS vi OIIS per Va i ning be vhe i ndietmelltS and vhe O'O vain» ngof v}10 neo B 8 a I &" v/I'vnes s es and pro of .

"Tbe vrritcr conferred vrith the solicitor and vr tb Ih~ Hrad-shavr, Agent of "uhe Staue Hoard of Inveatign'ti on, at length on Tues-day ni. bi-, . The follovr. 'ng day, uhe vrriuer a.ld Lir. iIorgan discussed"uhe case vritb all available vriuneaaes and ini'uiated steps to ob-tain the attendance of other necessary vritnesses vrho hcd not then beenlocated "oy 'ube sheriff. Quite a number of vri'uneaaes vre'e filiallymade available~ but the sheri'f vraa SL-ill unable L, o looate a numberof vr". tnes sea vrhom vre vroulcl lilce t D have had pres en'. ~ Various phasesof tl16 le"'al aspecus of the case vrele discussed in detail vrith chesoliciuor alld i'Ire IIor~an and every effort vraa made by ihese gentle-l".'en and uhe vrriucr 'uo prepare 'he case for uri. al on. all uhe cho. r,„ea~

Upo":l tbe Opening of tbe ul"3.al late !iieclnes clay after loon& thedefendant'a counsel made a mouion uo CLLiaah uhe indictment upol1 uhegrounds uhat the charges against 'uhe defendal3t vrere phrased in Lhealuernative and thereforo vrere not aul'ficicntl~ spec! fic as required

by some of .L-, he decisions of -ube ilorth Carolina Su'3l"GI18 Court The

indictmenus -'rhich the SDl citor bad prepared and sent "o the GrandJury cnarged, uhot .uhe defendant "ooth "did ongage in tbe practice ofmedicine for Lhe cure of disease by diagnoain(: or =i;uempiing todiagnose and by 'urcating or autempting 'uo 'ul eat and prescribingmedicile or drugs or administering auc11 d:uga or meclic" 118 0 DllcI'[ra ~ ~ ~ having not "Deen firs' licensed and regia uered ao'uo do ~ The pre" iding Judge, Olive~ a-'ua'ued at 'uhe close of courL'. ;Bdnesday tllau he Vras inclined uo overrule uhe mouion, au th "u time,but thau be vrould thinlc about it further debat nigrru. The follovringmorning~ Judge Olive said that he thou;:,.hu uuhe indictmen'us should 08rovrorded and rec.'ravrn uo clim:naue the objection poi.nted out ratherthan rul1iaing tbe risk of o,"'ng uhrougb a long 'urial and having tbeSul3reme Couru find ao. e objectiol1. "uo the vrording of une indic" mentsand he therefore sustained the mouion uo cluaah: uhe indictment.

"In the conference vriuh Dr. Young ancl Dr. Lon&. , Soliciuor(.-ibaon. Sl ated th'. t he had propared the indictmenta himself I". or pre-aentauion to "ube Grand Jury in i-,he f orm he considered prol36r~ vrhichvraa hia responsibility~ but ahat he preferred 'uo submiL-, , and v?111submit, nevr bill" 'uo L, he Gra ld Jurv llecct April rauh. r 'uhan at' empt

o appeal from the Jucl "8™rulin. : ~

"Throughout 'uhe prepara ion. DI 'uhe case for trial and Sellovr-'

llg vhe C~ OSG Df uhe Caae) 'uhe mn''user Vras dlaouaSBC1 In dB Lulall VrithDr+ Young and Dr Long ~ It vras specificall&~ aug, .;eated that Gffoxusbe made to obtain any acldiuional evidence of.

' Dr. Halcer'a preacribirgsuostancea vrllich could be de "iniuely proved uo be "clrugs ~" Arrange-r enus a'-e being made uo obtain chemical anal?Ses of all the medici lesand ocher substances obtained by thc various vriunesses upon Dr~Halcer& s recommenda'-ion~ samples of vrhi. ch vrere o'ou'ained, in order toobta.-n definite proof uhaL- "uoh aubatallces co»stitutc dru"a vriubin'uhe meanin&: of uhe suatute Tbe dec; aions in ou ler atauea indicate'uh. , u the SLauemlau prove specifically and definiuely that substancestalcel1 by the pa'uients vrere drugs aa clistinguisbed fram f ood substances ~

It is realized uhat i.-he mere "uatement of a pa-uient thau he obtaineda bot'1e of medic". .

~.3, even though he remembers ita name aa given on"he bottle@ Vrill nou 08 suIflc 81'lu ~ It is also realized that it vr llbe 83 tremely difficul uo obta; 1 a c Dnvicuion by a jury unless thejury is poaitivolv Dnd specificall r instructed by the court to findube defendanu guil" y if they believe all of the evidencei

In our autempt to discover any .'nai;ances ol Dr ~ Ha'cer pre-scrioing drugs occurr3ng since ube SHI investigation last fall vrevrere informeci that no such instances hove colae to uhe atuention ofDr Young o Dr, Long ~ Ilo cloubt, Dr. Halc81" j s novr fully lnfol .led l3yhis counsel of ubo Iimit™of hi" license and. the d-. ngera of illegalpracuice, despite uhe difficulties uhe Staue may have i = legally prov-ing luS CaSG ~

"'.:e had bean informed tliat Governor Rhringhaus vrould noL-, appearill @he case for the Oa ~eopathy Isa ociationy HQYirevcr~ he di d appearat the ';rial on:rednesday on belialf of Dri Balcer. He later told

tbe vrriter that bo vna employed individually in tne matter by DriBblcer himself. Xt is noL-, Icnovrn the exact extent to rrhich tl.o OaLeo-pathy Association is par-icipating in the matter.

ft Tfnave anyliandl:i. ng

you or any member of the B oard o" Wamiiiers, or Dr. !!c!!illan,further suggestions in connocsion ';vith the preparation orof this matter, ;ve shall be glad to receive them+"

Tho follcving lot. or under date o" December 26th~ 1945~ fromI!ill S ~ 7!ood, Deputy Commissioiier of IIarcotics, Bureau of I!arcotics,washington, Di C„ iras presonaed to tho board by the acting secrotaiyill rogard to Dr, Russell S. .'-':earn. of Lumborton~ Il. C:

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"On Oc'Lober 25t!1~ 1945, one of our age«as intorviovred Dr, Hussellam., Lumborton~ !'.~ C ~, at the la'"Lor's home ~ Dl" ~ Beam& vA1o vrasin bod, stated th" t !ie liad just returned from Du'ce Hospital, Durham,

Hc admisted i;haL. he had been pruchasin~ cocloine on. hi" Gover1-order forms "or nis oi'rn uso ~ According to his statement~ he ivasusing daily 55 grains o" Lllia drug, hypodermically, to rel.-'evecau s ed 'o y Icidn. ey a t D iio a ~

"Horrever, in a letter dated October 1st, 1945, Dr. .' ll ~

,"!icholson of Dulce Hospital had adhised Dr. Beam. Lbat tho latter'sgeneral physical examination at "-his hospital. had revealed"not a,

great deal oi inooreat~ ezcepa for abdominal extension, and Lhatan z-ray film shovred no atones visible. Dr. I~icholson s''ated in';his lettex LIiat lio vms confident th" '= Dr. Beai1's abdomino, l ezLension

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and pain vrcre the basis of his drug in't ozica"-ioli and ho reco arne dedthat Dr !3oam enter -,,ood sanatorium 7J'bole Lho vrholo bus inc s ca11be straightened out" aiid he coulc! be taicen off Lbe drugs ivhich he hadbeeii usiiig.

Di ~ Beam surrendered his narc otic a pec ial taz stamina a'idunused Goverrnont f orms aiid i "i;icatos his '«Lention of ciiLoriiig ahospital iii Philadolph a for Lreatment. I!o furtlier informationnas been received and h'a case is rogarded as pending in our files ~

"Xt ivill be appreciated -:. f you vrill advise this Bureau ofany disciplinary . Ction rrhich your Board may decide Lo tal e in Dr.Beam'a caaeo

"By direction of 'l;be Co~i' asionor. "

Dr. 14lory J ~ Pittman advised Lhe boara, that Dr Beam badexpired ose vreelc prior to tliis date ~ Tbe actiii": aecrctarr vras in-stilicted i-, o mal. e this report to tbe Doputv Comm "".'i oner of I!are otics ~

The follovring letter und:. r date of November 18th, 1945, ivaspresented Lo Lhe board from L'i ~ Commander J. E, Amiss by the actingseel GGary,"

"J!fter graduaL. ing from Lllc [!Iiiv' rsity of Virgjnia in 1950I passed an Gxamiliation for entrance i» tlio ii!avy I!Gdical Corps andiiitcrnod in i-.he I'!avt ~ Several months after completing my ircerneshiptho St@ I!G of Virc'illia ia suect me a license to practice medicine by re-ciprocity vrith i,he 'tav;. I practiced iii Virginia uiiail 1941 vrlion Ivras called '. o active duty in thc '!oval Hcsorve and have coon. on activeduty since tlien. Ploase advise !:ic vrhethcr T can novr reciprocate -.:::;ithyour s~a'. e."

Dre "h.omas Lealie Loethat he vraa eligible to tal.o thelina Board of !!Gd.i cal 7-aminora~ciprocity. This mooion was duj~three to tivo.

moved t!iat Co!meander Amiss be advisedivritt Gn ozami iction of 'he I&orth Caro-but Lhat he ivaa not eligible for re-seconded and passed by a voi-, e of

The f ollovring leLter from Dr. James G. I'enegar of December 7.'-b,1945, vraa pr:sented to thc board by the acting sec "eta:",r:

"}IG«r I nave part:'Lculara 6'i c, aa to licenaL}re in. the State ofI}orth Carolina? I am 0011teMPlating a PracLice in the viciniiy ofmy home tovrn of South-, rn Pines ~ At present I am on -er:1inal leavefrom the Ar1«r Q tcr almost four years of service ~ Graduated from'L}1e University of:;"astern Ontario 11edica3. School in L &ndon~ Ontario~Canada 1941; I obta:Ln:d a 1"cen ure of Lhe I}odical Council of Can, .daby examir"i. :on. I "oelieve the Council exama are aomevrhat simil;:, rto our I~atxonal Hoard exam' "

Dr ~ Pau3. G~ Par}cor moved tha 0 Dr+ Re 16gar be 1"6ciuired t 0 ta}«.6 t}16vrriLten examination. This motion vras duly aeconded Q,

.1d unanimouslirpassed. T}1e acting secretary vro. s instrucLed by t}16 president toazcertain from ~be American }iedical A sociation. if the various statebo- rda of medical examiner sho. .ld,::rant reciprociiy from. the }iedicalCouncil of Canada'

The matter of Lt Comdr' }loffitt K ~ I}oiler receiving credit forPa& L- I of Lhe vrritten exaM."Lnation vraa presented ' o th. c board, ~ AtL}16 Juno, 1946 meeting '.his mGLtcr vraa discussed by t}16 ooard, Qt;.rhich time it vras unable .o take action. -ritbout further evidence, asno record could be found n the files t}LQt Comdr IIoller had ta}e'enan«r part of t}16 vrri';ten exam. ; ".Q'-ion ~ On December 17th, 1945~ theSecro' ary vrrote Comdr. Iio'ler Lhe folloviTlng letter:

"In going over 'Lhe correspocdence concerning the credit for PartI be. orc '-he I'forth Carolina Btate Board of I!edical Examiners~ I lloteshaL- you stated shat you had in your poaaessio11 a po" aal 0- rd fromDr. :"1~ D, James zaying t}1at you vrould n.ot have '-o ta}ze "-be f irst }Lalfof tbe exami .G'' ion.

"In order to present ' he pl oper credentials and also to leavethis importarri commun. ca io. in y;ur pere 01al possession~ I vrould

suggest t}«&0 y DL1 }1ave Q photos SQL ic 0 op;.' Of 'i hi card made G11d mailedto me ~ !.}&6 next examinat«o, 1;::ill prob. „bly be held i.he la"-ter parL- oi}'Iarcb or Lh first part of April in 1946 Qnd you should have everyt}1ing

11 raadinea a by '0}1ia tiMe ~ The card ro ferred to fr zn Dr . J.me.". may oeall L}16 evidence that «rou need andI am. anxious ~0 help you get he rre-dit to vrh cb you have stated, rou are entitled~"

Ti1e pho oa'-Q'0«c copv of card dated liay 29th, 1959~ to Iir. }ioffittKe Holler f rom. Dr ~ ''Ve Di Jar!ca p former secretary of t}1e I'lorl h. Carol i naBoard of liedical ExaMiners~ referred to in Comdr' Holler'a letter vrasas follovrs:

"Your letter received ~ ',"}ben you finish the 1Qat tvro yeal s 0Lmed ic i 1e ~ pres en L- vour diploma t o thc

aboard

of l'~ dical h~:Qminers ~

This ia one o the rec}uirement ~ You vrill be eligible to ta'. e t}1elast tvro «rears examination a-'- ~bQL time ~ You do not h-ve Lo tal. ethe 1st half o"

Dr }l, D. Bo:."»cr moved that c:-edit be given Comdr. 1',.ioffitt K ~

Holler or Part I of the vrritten examination of '0}16 ~'Iorth CarolinaBoard of i!edical .xaminera ~ This r. o"-ion vras dul«r sec onded and unanimouslypassed. T}1e bo" rd instructed tho Qct!ng aecretar«; to so advise Comdr ~

Ho" ler ~

The ollovr«ing letter of January 14th, 1946~ from }Iiss Sara!Vil}person~ M!' ployment Officer~ Sta:;6 Bo.-, rd of IIealt}1~ vras pro" enaed00 t»e board,

'"~7s Qre considerinf; eMployi. 1g Dr, John '::;~::.a&hone«y of"''rashLnguonp De C ~ aa Q Consultanu Obatetr«cian. in ohe D'vis::. on ofPreventive I!edici!e. He bas been instructed to report to vrorlc or.Tuesday, January 15, 1946. ;;:e vrant to be assured t}1GL it vrill be

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satiafac —'orlr T&th the St"to ]30ard of Iledical Pwaminera for Dr.Ilahonoy to beGirz hia services in I.-he health departr. ".ent. t~ne

poaii-ion to Trh1ch he Trill bo Gssitjnod does not 1nc3.ude Gny oct.lveprac Gice. I undera c and that ho nas c vntacted yov r of1 ice for i hopurpose of clear. n,:. his reciprocity in Norl-h C, rolir!Q ~ He islicensed in ITev ork and p"rl)apa other states, A statement iromyoL1 Gppl ov in'' h1S Gp})ointment ac '=he Sta '.6 .l30ar cl of Health undertlreae co»ditions Trill be apprecial. -ed, "

The actinc secre. tary advised tljat Dr. John ",i. Ilahoney nadsecured, apt)lica' iDn and ' 11G'i ho Kcpected to appear before theboard or licerrauro by endoraeraent of.' credentials Gt i-, he jlarch~1946 moetia. ';. T116 ac'oin, .",r secreta~g ma instructed to adviseIriiss '.Ii3kerson 'Ghat it )mrs clesirable for physicians be!"inningTrork Tril;h the State Hoard of Health i. o have a license i-, o practicemedic. no, but thc, t it vrould be sai-, iafac';ory for Dr. Ilahoney tobee, in hi" service since hia position Troulcl 110' 1nclude axon- praci, iceof medic. r!6; lso tnat lt vroLlld 6:cpect Dr. Ijrahoney to come ber". oretl 6 0 OQ1 c1 a u it nez' mcotirlg !n Itarca. , 1946 to G})})llr for license.

Tho board instructed the Gcr)in' aecretax~r '

o procuro a copyof Rypins' I')edical Liceaauro |hami rat: 0 xs for each merioer of theboard

the board advised tao actinG aecretarr ~hat it Tras aotnedesa" ry I, o retain in ''he )iles credentials o" rociprocityapplican s after liconae had been. granted Gnd Qll recordings made.

Commander Vincent 1'lack appeared but his credontials Trerei»c Orrplote e

Due to man;, r urlronc, rec}uests from roturninG ve'. orans forlicensure by onclorsoraena Of credentials tno board ha met ever'ytTrO c-, o ~hree months aS it Vraa nOt praCtiCQI that a'})pl." Canta beGllnTred i;o visit eaclr member of ';hc board irr order ~o procurelicense. Ap})lien»ta Trerc Gslced '. o comp36: o a queai-, iorn)aire in.order to obtain information "'rr re„'- rd .'o hoTr i-, hey may have 'r)een)nconvenionced, 1n Trait1nG 1or 11cenaure. I"orty-seven applic ntsansvrerad the questio maire ~ The folio; inr- is data compiled from.this questionnaire:

Hoar ion!" d1d it take you to r'0 a cia'i G tope'uhorg

An. sTror 5 monjths - 12 morri;a. s - 24 vreoka - 80 Treeks — 8

q -re r .l.- c

2:;-; Treel~a - 22 vroel;s - 1512 days - 110 clays - 51 Treel» - 4

"Haro you been. inconvenienced in 7rai'-inGr for G meeting". '"

jror c y QnavrerOd "Ii O" ~

Those QrsTroring "Yes" Trere as f03.10Trs:

E. I ~ .'r'u. ,; — 60 days (Ho a})plied for reciprocity ~i!overber16th, 1945)S.Prank I"ox - ~O daysIfe H ~ Hlortor' 5;.reel sCary j'!'~ Irons - r nable to preacr' 06 narcotics (l. o Qpplieci — ox'

rociprocity December 16th~ 1945)Hili cn D Hainea - Iio'I- inconvenienced in practice but irjoperatinp (He applied Juno 9th~ 1945 — unablo 'I 0 a})pearI'. ovembcr r.root in!,. )HdTral d C ~ Jenn'i:!1F".s Qppl 0.'cilHG I, oly 1 &roe} (Ho Qpp" „' od Decem!)or'9tl 19 '-6)Oliver ~ illiaraa - 15 da;ra (!Io applied Jar, uary 6th, 1946)

Dl ~ So Ro EBP Bn& B gl"0clLla'i 6 oi !'.c ec"-ic College Df Ileclicil 6,prese»'decl creden'u, '~ ala uo obbain li ceiis "re by endorsement of 'uhe 8;:me.!'!0 GC bio 1 V/Gs takeli Bv!Biting fLlX uhel pl"Dof Qs eu 0 Xrhec„"161 thi 8 meuiCG1

college vr "-- cl.".Ssified B" Grac, e A by uilc American I edical ASSDcl" bio!1au the euim!8 Or". hia graduaticn ! 1 lBCG ~ The Bou! n,;:; SCCXe'uar, Vraa

directed 'uo ob'uajxl 'h&a'inionna'uion from i he Amcll can. I&dical Associa'=ioxl ~

CQ'p u ~ S olomon I'!Lll 1 B~r cauchrrei gox' of tlh' Vc uc rans idll»i»i st&ra ui onoOL-, een, !.'. C. , came before Lhe board r. gueauinL; licensure by cndorse-

mellt Df credenu&iala. Capb. Hauchvrcrger vras Q groidua';6 0" -uhe A lcj.crscxlCollege of Ia~dici e, Glasgovr, Scoulaxld ~ The boar'd rras unar incus inius decision '=o decliie lice.! uro by cndoraemenu of credo»uials oiGcc DL»1'b 01 'I h -' fac'b e llQ &lc ilacl nou Tileu 'uhe 1 irst rccILliremcnt Bsspecified by oh&ns 'ooarcl, '-0-v&~'u: gradua''lien from B -racle A medicalschool ."-,: clasaif &ed by Lhc America». I...edical rissociQ. :;ion. The acuingseer bari vras ins'bruc'ued 'uo 8 o no'l. ';".y Dr. Hauch;rergcro

Tlie follovring pllyaiciana vela gran-ecl license 'blr endoraemenuox 0 1"edexlu1als;

xi ll"'Z Lj"!3T&lAL &."i!OOL ADDRESS

Adl ills ~ Dx ~ Tieogler II'rancisHare f00'b, Dr. Shex"crood '~VQsh: n„'"u

.',.=&Bum, Dr Ra, lpi EuhoriclgeHenne'-u, Dr iasil Taylor, Jr2 uL';:.;~

Dl" ~ ' ve1"et' Il vi;i g &Jl"

Oui" gea ""p Dx' ~ Vfo odl 0&,"! &'fo

Clarl~~ Dr. Linbner Eo,rlQlark, Dr, Elizajae I-&h

Creecl, Dr. Ge orge QuisCrooxa~ Dro Arthur HascomCu. uchi n~ Dl. ~ Joseph Iienrer~ Jr,Davi ds on@ Dl"~ JDh». AlczanderDi cks 0»& Dl" Gl c»in S;Lxml oi" sDOr™Cuu, Dr. 'letCher Iahr&!ael

or~) Dl" ~ S ~ ' 1"Qnl

eIainea, Dx o Iiilt oil DruxaM&ond

~&::rice, Dr. ',7elclo i I:Texriuuiiorton, Dro !'h.lliam IIaxlaoxIuntcr, John I m»1~ii» Cl oomIro" ~ Carr .'redericl. :, JrIrons ~ I.ialono Gra lt Dr.Jcnni. n.:. 8, Dre Edvrard Cliff ordJud"rp Dl" o Ilillialr&. JohllI'a ran 8k' ~ Dr e S-u Bnl e'r

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Iiela e„r~ Dr. '.0 8'u 0 '.. 1IQyna'"dLo:;1011, Dr:.'.i ilia S'; orrs!.edli». , Dr LQRu. e IleridaI illa, Dr. J-moa C.I&&CDD»aldy Dl ~ JQh IL1nga levI.ic CarL-y~ Dre Iialph Lceves116'Urrlan~ Gle&'1» Curra7i&cyI.anzcbta, Dr. Leonardi!unncrlr, Dro i'7illiam ErnestPiclcard, Dr, ". enri I:,iaclcPlacak, Dr. Joseph Cha 'lca, JrP&ape1" p Dx' ~ James S:i.dlleyHicnai"cls p Dl"~ Chal 168 2"..:me'ueu

RuxlcT les e Dl" o RalPn !IajneSavryer, Dro Logan Evex'e-ut

Sims, Dr. Arthur IsaacSme. 'uhleg Dx'e I 1111aM I'!BaaxeSm. ::;h, Dro:.':,"illiam LlovdS'-.:~angler, Dro Paul CQX r.'&. 1 gt o l

Temcle'- o» ~ Dr Ralph Gore'eo»

van Gorder, Dr. Clio, ries OscarI'Iallacee Dx' ~ Cl!f u Dil Robei b

''!lli3.d:j n, D ~ James Crif f i'bh7!hi';-. , Dr. !Valuer &uller, JrI'.rilliama, Dr. Olive: 3i cnjamin

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Johns IIopki i!'.'6CI ~ Coll e &u& ~ u e

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Tcmole Univcrsi"-yI&led e Coll e &IB~

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Jeffora 0'1!:."6 ' ~ ColI::.ed. Coll. VQ ~

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China Grove, I. ~ C.Andrevrs, iI. C.Vras hinge oyi & D, C ~

DLlrnal. ~ '. ~ L ~

Sal I sbLlry~ I'I ~ Cei&evrberc „r, S. C ~

Durhaxa~:!. C e

ILiueuy '-hvrk~ I:.~ C.Aa iievi 1le, li ~ C ~

Durnar ~ i!e ~n

Asheville &', C

RG161gilp &'I ~ C ~

Du 1"liam~ i". ~ C ~

Uagl Bmp !.'! e C ~

I.TB=-''. Dl.. T'I ~ C,;Jhit ake rs, I:. C .DL11"!',Bm~ !'I ~ C ~

1.Philadelpilia, PalGrec»sboro, I!~ C ~

DLlrhamp !T~ C ~

RocklnghaÃ!1p ' ~ C ~

I, q" oa-..ae i!oe &!G ~

t'ende3. 1~ I!~ C ~

Gree»ville, II, C.Grcenville, I„ C

T;iedford, I!. J.3601& lcg &

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Rochester, Iij n~.Charles'; 0 i, S ~ C ~

1Icnde rs on, i'. . C ~

Ch, rlo" 'uo, i', ~ C ~

Linc D" lit D» p i&I ~ C ~

'8 "hi nr'ho» o D C

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Elkharu, In'7,rash;ng~euon~ D, C.Asheville, I!. CD

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loPililadelphia, PQ ~

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lhe members of 'she board si~"eQ -oheir @arses ' o thecere.Lf 1GQ'ves ~

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