HONORED DOCTOR - Dr. George A. Lowe,
center, is being presented the “Doctor Of The
Year” certificate by Mrs. Griffin Wakefield
while Mrs. Robert Ladd looks on approvingly.
Medical Auxiliary JNames
Dr. Lowe “Doctor Of Year”
..■■ic auAindiy iu inr tnar*
lotte Medical Dental Pharma
ceutical Society celebrated
Doctor’s Day. recently by
worshiping together with their
families during the Sunday
morning services at First
United Presbyterian Church
on E. 7th Street.
. .The Auxiliary later honored
Dr. George A. Lowe, “Doctor
Of The Year," along with the
other doctors at a cocktail
Young At Hearts
Meeting Has
Easter Setting
..A luncheon, in an Easter
setting complete with Lilies of
the fields, Easter bunnies and
brightly colored eggs, was the
highlight of the March meet
ing of the Young at Heart Club
hosted by Mrs. Estella Stowe.
Mrs. Annie Coleman and Mrs.
Marion Edwards.
. .The meeting was held at the
Greenville Center on Thurs
day March 27. To begin the
.celebration, prayer was offer
ed by the Rev. Clyde A. Lig
gin, after which a memorial
service was held in honor or
deceased club member, Mrs.
janye w. Hemphill, with Mrs.
Aldriche Ross presiding.
..In memoriam, the club pre
sented a program and sung
“Abide With Me", and "I've
Done My Best", by William
McMillan, and heard “When
Darkness Comes”, and ex
pressions on Mrs. Hemphill as
a friend by Mrs. Sally P.
Kelly, and "As I Knew Her
Best”, by Mrs. Hardy Liston
as a leader concluding with a
solo "I’ve Done My Rest” by
William McMillan.
..A brief business meeting
was held after the memoriam.
The special guest was the Rev.
Ezra J. Moore of the First
United Presbyterian Church.
..Other members present in
cluded Mrs. Hattie Harris,
Mr. and Mrs. George Lyerly,
Mrs. Ola Jenkins. Mrs. Anne
belle McClary, Mrs. Olivia
Mitchell. Mrs. Vallie Parker.
Mrs. Minnie Gaddy and
William Billings.
. .George T. Nash is president
of the club.
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nour and dinner at the Pine
ville Dinner Theatre.
..Dr. Lowe, a churchman,
was born in Rochester. Penn.
He attended the public schools
in Rochester, the Johnson C.
Smith University, graduating
Summa Cum Laude, Howard
University School of Medicine
and in 1946-17 he did his in
ternship at the Homer G.
Phillips Hospital in St. Louis.
Mo.
..In 1947, Dr. Lowe came to
Charlotte and did a year of
residency in general medicine
at Good Samaritan Hospital.
He then opened his office for
the private practice of medi
.ne. In 1951, Dr. Lowe was
nducted. as captain, into the
USAF. Following his tour of
military duty and following
I wo more years of private
practice in Charlotte, Dr.
Lowe returned to school this
lime for the study of pediat
rics at Homer G. Phillips
Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Re
turning to Charlotte in 1957, he
opened his office for the pri
vate practice of Pediatrics
and has since served the Clpir
lotte-Mecklenburg area in the
treatment of children.
..Dr. Lowe is an outstanding
and superb physician and citi
zen as well. He is a member of
the Statesville Avenue Pres
b^terian Church, chairman of
trustee board, church school
teacher, and Member of Ses
sion (Ruling Elders). He is
past president of Charlotte
Pediatric Society, member of
Charlotte Medical Society,
National Medical Association,
and the Old North State Medi
cal Society. He is co-founder
and board chairman of the
Charlotte Mecklenburg Sickle
Cell Association, board chair
man of Independence Medical
Associates PA, treasurer of
the Independence Profession
al Associates, Inc. member of
medical advisory board for
Children Home Societies,
member of executive
committee Department of
Pediatrics at Charlotte
Memorial Hospital and a con
sciencious member of many,
many other organizations.
The Auxiliary was proud to
honor Dr. Lowe for his out
standing services.
.. Doctor's Day is set aside
each year in commeration of
Dr. Crawford Long, who first
used ether as an anesthetic for
surgery in IH42.
..The doctors and their fam
ilies asked for community
prayers and continued support
in that they may continue to
administer good quality
health care.
I
itonme L,aney - Ad-i ear-Uid Genius
,By James Cuthbertson
Post Staff Writer
.. A three-year-old who likes to
read and can read on the first
grade level!
..A bit unusual:
• • You might say. but also very
enlightning. Ronald "Ronnie’’
B. Laney Jr., is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald B. Laney Sr.,
of 1531 Capps Hill Mine Road.
.. This three-year-old is a very
inquistive youngster. His
mother, Mrs. Edna Laney.
said, "He asks questions about
almost anything and wants to
know why?"
.. His mother is an elementary
school teacher and she says
she doesn't try to push Ronnie
B. but when he asks a question
ar s*Vs "What is this Word?"
she feels he deserves to know
■nd will answer him.
. Ronnie, Mrs. Laney said,
has a keen interest in reading
and is especially fascinated by
words, spelling and writing.
‘It is hard to keep pencils
from him. He’s reading first
?rade books," she said.
. When he was two, he started
•pelling words from anything,
:ereal boxes, books, news
aapers, grocery stores, etc.,
and has learned much from
lis sister Cindy a first grader
it Statesville Road Elemen
ary School.
..‘•Once he sees a word and
associates it with the picture
he doesn't forget it. His read
Mrs. Wakefield la the president ef the Auxi
liary and Mrs. Ladd is the chairman of the
Doctor’s Day committee.
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Il>. pretty . and etc." said .Mrs.
Laney.
.."What really startled me",
his mother added, "is that the
other night he stretched out on
the floor and wrote on a piece
of newspaper. f see Cindy.
However, he made the s
backwards." she laughed.
. Ask him about the number
44 and Konnie B. will yell out
the name David Thompson.
He loves to box and wrestle
with his father who is employ
ed with the Travelers Insur
ance Company as an agency
manager.
. ."J.J." of the TV series (iood
Times is his favorite star and
he doesn't miss the show.
.."It seems as though he
wasn't a baby very long." his
mother recalled. "He started
doing thir.gs that children two
and three years older were
doing. We adopted little
Ronnie when he was only
three months old and even
then he appeared to be very
bright and alert. We've al
ways provided the children
books, educational toys and
enrichment experiences." she
said.
She added that they read to
heir children and make slory
>ook characters come alive.
Connie B. not only has learned
tis telephone number, but he
ran also dial it and write it as
well.
At this point in time, his
parents have made no plans
for sending Ronnie B. to
school early or to a special
Hj)e of school, but one thing is
certain, his mother said of the
youngster who is presentlv
enrolled at the Friendship Dav
Care Center, "he will be a
challenge where ever he
goes."
Seymour Drive
Closes To
Through Traffic
On Monday. March 31. Sev
niour Drive closed to through
traffic at the Southern Rail
way crossing. The closing will
allow construction of drainage
improvements.
Local traffic will be main
tained between Morris Field
Drive and Plato Court on the
west side of the crossing and
between Steele Creek Road
and Bellamy Street on the east
side.
Traffic will not be detoured
due to lark of a suitable detour
route.
RONNIE B. LANEY JR.
...An exceptional young man
inn vocabulary consists of
words such as mother, father;
baby, something, funny, fani
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