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Dr. David A. Dowdy .Cardiology specialist Ik*. David Dowdy k Stil Practicing In Charlotte . Dr. David A. Dowdy to still a practicing physician in the Charlotte area. With his office located at Ml South Independence Blvd., Dr. Dowdy specializes in internal me dicine and cardiology. The telephones have been ring ing off the hook, reported a spokes person from the doctor’s office, with people asking about the misinforma tion printed in the June » issue of the Charlotte Post. The article about Dr. Dowdy being the Black Women’s Caucus speak er failed to mention that bis em ployment with the Department of ■i Human Services in Washington, D.C., was a previous position. We regret the error. Sandra Ragin CeaUaued From Page IA Sandra’s parents are deceased . ^ and it was her sister, Eleanor, who t-atoed her. “Where I am today I have her to thank for it,’’ admits II Sandra. “I learned Independence from her. She always told me, “Nobody’s going to give you any -1 ttJag. Everything you get you’re going to have to work for.’” j-* Sandra says she admires her . sister for her concerned discipline and abe also credits her sister in-law for her helpful involvement. £**I thank her for teaching me to be ; my own woman,’’ Sandra offers. > The baby in her family, Sandra ; also has two other sisters, Corene Smith and Jacqueline Ragin, and It brothers, Leroy and Greg Ra gin. “I enjoy being the youngest,” l spiles Sandra. "Older brothers and : spars always help out in time of ; Being the youngest in a family of much older siblings also made San dra grow up very fast, she states. “I tend to be very serious minded because of that,” she concludes. Her serious thoughts these days con ’ cent the hostage situation. “I don’t understand why Lebanon has in volved the U.8. when we have no thing to do with their situation,” she ponders. “Anyway, t kept my car lights on the other day to show my concern for the hoetagee.” Though serious minded now, San dra intimates that she may be shedding that image in the future. «*I see myself as remaining single,” she projects, “and living the carefree Tennis Tournament ,, t A.?' " ■. 7 • Kerry Dorenfleld, ranked num ber one In the USTA' Mid-Atlantic region, was the big winner Satur day in the lOtlv annual Greater BATCH Tennis Tournament as he walked away with the singles’ title with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Wibowo Hadisubruto, s UNCC tennis team > Amber. a? Dorenfleld played his college ten nis as the number two player for Virginia Tech University. Becky Blackburn, a Gardner Webb tennis player, beat Daisy . Battle, ranked number one, in the 16 and under girls’ singles In Belgium, 4-6,64,64, to win the title. '' Arif Zaman defeated Rick Nor wood, 7-6,6-1, to take the Junior boy 16’s. David Undal defeated Mat thew SPitb, 64, 64, to take the junior boy’s ITer Ritchie Cuthbert son defeated Comyron Cuthbertson, 6-7,6-1,74, to win the Junior boy 10’s. Wibowo Hadisubruto and' Brian Meighan defeated Don Mabe and J • P*«l Graham, 64, 64, to win the • . ftp's doubles titles. . t Brenda Styles and Brenda Jef ferson defeated Vickie Schillo and I Virginte Draper, 6-4, 6-1, to win the ladies’ doubles title. : .if Matthew Smith and Dave Undal » defeated Terry Neal and Melvin ftabbertoen, 6-1, 64, to win the ■ Junior boy doubles Ernie Felder and Brenda Stylea defeated Collette Bryce and Tommy Ddvts, 64, 64, to win the mixed t, doubles title i V - Valjd ? DON’T MOUSE AROUND I Read ) THE POST Lawrence J. Toliver To Keynote Charlotte Post’s Banauet By Loretta Maaago Poet Staff Writer Each year, the Church worker of the Year banquet has brought dis tinguished guest speakers to the center stage. Each speaker, in his own, yet dynamic way, addressed the concerns feeing the black po pulation and some remedies to those concerns. Tony Brown, the syndicated jour nalist and talk show host. Matt Snorton, vice president of the First National Bank of Chicago, and Norman Pettis, former Dallas Cow boys football player and entrepre neur, past speakers of the Church worker of the Year banquet, came . from various parts of the country to participate in the Charlotte Post's annual affair. This year’s banquet will be dif ferent. Instead of bringing in a speaker from somewhere else to address the audience Friday, July 36, when the Churchworker of dm Year banquet is held at the Marriott Hotel (Tyvola Rd.), the message for the evening will be presented by a newcomer to Charlotte, Lawrence J. Toliver, vice president of Small Business Affairs at the Chamber of Commerce. Toliver comes to Charlotte from Lawrence J. Toliver -V. -"K-- ">• .COCC vice president Greenville, S.C., where be developed a small business department at die Chamber of Commerce there. Ba sically his Job is to do what be did in Greenville here in Charlotte. As the first black vice president to ' hold this position. Tolivsr assorted, "My division is a new one and it & my responsibility to gst it off the ground and make It a solid part of ths Chamber." "One of my main objectives as vice president is to help small businesses grow into larger busi nesses." Toliver stated that al though he has only been here for four and a half months, be is very impressed with Charlotte’s black en trepreneurs. "I think Charlotte has a good, solid core of Mack business persons," fo helping the small business grow, Toliver plans seminars, fo cusing on the business owner of the new business owner; tbsre Is a monthly newsletter, 8msll Business Spotlight, and a quarterly news letter, Network, that keeps the small business owner Informed. Each year awards and recognition Is given to the minority entrepreneur of the year and the small businessperson of the year. Toliver added that there were discount programs between busi nesses affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce and'that special at tention was paid to helping blacks and women get involved in fields ' , they were not fully involved in before, like real estate develop ment and the recycling business. “We also have an onalght visi tation program to acquaint minority and women business owners with the major companies in town," added Toliver. • « . . > ! The programa .that Toliver has initiated since he came to work far the Chamber are only part of his Job. He is also responsible for the staff ing of the division, as well aa the staff of the Business Opportunity Network division (BON) which has a manager, secretary, and adminis trative assistant. According to Toliver, there was definitely a necessity for the de velopment of his division. “When you consider that 86 to 90 percent of the businesses in this area are small, then it’s only natural that there are programs that recognise this signi ficance.” Toliver further explained that businesses with 90 employees or less were considered small business es. . w Toliver, who has the title of vice president, says that be la more of a public relations person than any thing else. “I help the «m#ll com pany do puhlio relatione that they wouldn't ordinarily do." 8ee TOLIVER On Page itA jjfck' I Values to 31,99 19.99 N/Exchanga I REBUILT Master Cylinder domestic applications im low price Don’t takb j ., ■ Vou can be reassured your car or truck will operate like v new with a Re ft manufactured Master Cylinder. It saves time and money, and in stalls very easily! 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