At the July meeting of the Licensing Board, Board Member J. Edward Poole of Spring Lake was elected to serve as Chairman for the year beginning August 1, 1977. Mr. Poole, owner of Poole Realty and Insurance Company of Fayetteville, Inc., became a member of the Licensing Board on December 15, 1975 by appointment of Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr.
Edwin W. Tenney, Jr. of Chapel Hill was elected Vice-Chairman of the Board. Mr. Tenney has engaged in the real estate brokerage, construction and insurance business since 1962.