C. Bayless Ridenhour, of Concord, was appointed to the Licensing Board by Governor Holshouser on October 31, 1973 to a term expiring on July 31, 1976. He succeeds Brantley Poole of Raleigh whose term expired.

Mr. Ridenhour was born in Cabarrus County and educated in the Concord Public Schools. He entered the U. S. Navy from high school, serving thirty years until retirement in 1953 with the rank of Lt. Commander. After retirement from the Navy, he formed the Ridenhour General Agency, Inc., an insurance and real estate brokerage firm. In 1969 ' he sold the insurance agency but continued in the real estate business

He has been active in the local and state Association of Realtors and has served as president of the Concord-Kannopolis Board. He is a member of Rotary, United Church of Christ, serves on the Salvation Army Advisory Board and is a member of the Cabarrus Country Club. His hobbies are golf and fishing. He is married to the former Anne Sapp of Cabarrus County and they have one daughter, Mrs. H. A . Viola of Biltmore Forest, Asheville, North Carolina.