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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA <br />IZeso[ution to Proclaim <br />December 9, 1998 as <br />"Betty J une Hayes Day" <br />in Orange County <br />WHEREAS, for more than ahalf-century, Betty June Hayes has served the citizens of Orange County <br />with great distinction as Assistant to the Register of Deeds, Clerk to the Board of County <br />Commissioners and Register of Deeds; and, <br />WHEREAS, in 1954, the citizens voted Betty June Hayes into office as their Register of Deeds, making <br />her the first woman to hold a countywide elected office in Orange County; and, <br />WHEREAS, she was responsible for establishing state standards and certification requirements for all <br />state Registers of Deeds, deputies and assistants, and was recognized for her work by the <br />North Carolina Association of Registers of Deeds; and, <br />WHEREAS, Betty June Hayes has served on the boards of directors for the Orange County Heart Fund, <br />United Way, Cancer Society and Red Cross. She wrote the legislation that created the <br />Hillsborough Historical Society and received the Mary Claire Engstrom Distinguished <br />Service Award in 1996 for her work in preserving local historical records. <br />NOW, BE TT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners officially commends Betty <br />June Hayes for her many years of distinguished service, and proclaims that December 9, <br />1998, be "Betty June Hayes Day" in Orange County. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be presented to Ms. Hayes, with a copy sent to the <br />press, and that the Resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting, the first day of <br />December, 1998. <br />Margaret W. Brown, Chair <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis, Vice Chair <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Commissioner <br />William L. Crowther, Commissioner <br />Alice M. Gordon, Commissioner <br />