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BOOK 7 PAGE 291 The Board designated Mrs. Beatrice Fields, County Accountant, to serve as Chairman of the Personnel Committee. Representatives of the Subcommittee on Zoological Gardens of the County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board appeared before the Board and Mr. Robert Brickhouse served as spolesman. Mr. Brickhouse reviewed the activities of the sub- committee and requested the Board to adopt resolutions supporting the establishment of a State supported zoo. Commissioner White moved the adoption of the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The establishment of a zoological and botanical garden is in the best interests of the people of the State of North Carolina, and all public officials are urged to give favorable consideration to, and to diligently work for, the establishment of any such institution in our State. 2. The selection of the site for the zoological and botanical garden should be carried out in a professional manner to accomplish the goals of such an institution and to serve the people of this State. 3. The operation of the Zoological and Botanical Garden should be placed in the hands of a board consisting of professional staff personnel, state officials and interested citizens. 4. We express our appreciation to the Zoological Garden Study Commission for their service and dedication to the people of this State and commend them for the excellence of their work and their courtesies to Lee County people who have worked with this project. The Board next considered the request of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for the appointment of additional members. Upon motion of Commissioner Wicker, seconded by Commissioner McLeod, it was resolved to appoint the following persons to the County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and to its subcommittee on zoos: Messrs. Stanley Winborne, Jr., Roy Sowers, Jr., Ralph Monger, Jr., and Roy Cashion. Mr. Henry Poe, Chairman of the County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board appeared before the Board and gave a report on the summer recreation program which it conducted. The Advisory Board was authorized to store its equipment on the fifth floor of the Wilrik Building. Mr. Leon Holder appeared before the Board concerning a barricade on a private roadway which he used after the public road was abandoned or changed in 1937, by the State Highway Commission. The Board had no authority to take action and advised Mr. Holder to consult a lawyer. The meeting recessed for lunch at 12:30 p. m. The meeting reconvened at 2:30 o'clock p. m. , with Chairman John E. Dotterer, Commissioners Max McLeod, A. E. White, and Franklin D. Wicker, present. Chairman John E. Dotterer presided and the following business was transacted: Page four