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ick To School
By Jalyne Strong
Pont 8t*H Writer
Twenty-two-year old Sandra Hoey
js this week’s beauty. Currently,
.*«’» employed aa an opex opera
tor with Wachovia, however, Sandra
.'fir especially looking forward to
Completing a four-year degree in
accounting.
”1 enjoy my Job,” says Sandra,
“It’s pretty nice. But I’m really
concentrating on going back to
school.”
; Having etotMT bwp years of
credits at GatdgiiWebb College in
foiling Springs', nC, Sandra has
plans to transfer to UNCC to finish
tier bachelor’s degree requirements
' In the meantime, she enjoys work
ing and Spending her leisure time
going to the movies, reading fiction
and watching television. Sandra is
also an accomplished seamstress. “I
sew the majority of my wardrobe,”
jhe reveals. And, she likes to dabble
la culinary delights. "I love to
cook! ” Sandra maintains. "I like to
oe creative especially with des
serts.” Her latest exotic creation
waa Hawlilail We and, according to
Sandra, “It waa very good.” The
lucky recipient* of Sandra’s treats
are bar family members . "The more
I cook, the more they set,” Sandra
She’* the oldest In her' family with
one brother. Chris, who’s 31 and a
sistor, Beverly, 14. “I like befog the
older stator,” assures Santa. “It
dsee carry a lot of responsibility.”
she sdnj^p. She points out that she
and her siblings ora very dose,
especially she end her sister “Even
with die Mg difference in our ages
we Spend a lot of time together,”
Sandra notes.
Th^sssYabesii^y^^wv
aiders herself, her brother and her
sister successful children and she
assures that all the credit goes to her
mother, Beulene. “She has accom
plished a vital task, raising the three
of us with no help at all," claims
Sandra. “She’s made quite an im
pression on me.”
Quiet and easygoing is how
Sandra describes herself. "If there’s
a crowd, I’m the type who’ll stand
back and let everyone else talk,” she
remarks. Her shyness keeps her
pretty close to home, she comments,
“I enjoy my home atmosphere. I
don’t like going out too much,
except maybe to restaurants.”
Sandra also confesses that’s she
not ready to move out on her own
yet. “I don’t believe I’m stable
enough yet,” Sandra reveals.
“Take life one step at a time," this
young lady relates as one of the
greatest lessons she’s learned so far.
Attorney Chamblee Explains Options
ation Of New Business
nt Consequences
By Aadrey C. Lodato
Post Staff Writer '
According to Charlotte attorney
Gary D. Chamblee, a partner with
the law firm Berry, Hogewood,
Edwards A Freeman, P.A., choos
ing (he form your business will take
is one of the first decisions you, as an
entrepreneur, have to make.
Chamblee contributed the chapter
on organization to the Chamber of
Comments book, "Resource* for
Making It Big In A Small Buti
AMS M
The basic choices for organizing
your business are sole proprietor
ship, partnership, and corporation.
Explains Chamblee. "A sole pro
prietorship Is an unincorporated
business owned and managed by a
single individual. It is the e—l«t
and least expensive way to get
started, requires no formalities, and
is the moat basic form of doing
business. However, where more
than one person is involved in the
ownership at a bust nee* the sole
proprietorship form is unavailable. ”
One choice that Is available is a
Partnership. Here again.
North Carolina does not require any
special filing to create such a
partnership. However, partners
commonly enter into an agree
ment which spells out their right*
and obligations.
And, as Chamblee states, “Each
partner in* general partnership can
b« held individually liable for the
debts and obligations of the part
nership, In addition, each partner
generally has tbe power to bind the
partnership (and any co-partners)
to contracts and other transactions
entered into in the apparent scope of
the pertnership’a business."
A limited partnership is a spe
cial form which allows partners not
involved in day-to-day management
to limit their personal liability A
limited partnership must file a part
nership certificate with the Re
glstar of Deeds in tbe county where
the principal place of business is
located.
The third major form of bwiness
is the corporation. Advises
Chsmblee, "The corporate form
offers several advantages for larger
businesses and for businesses where
significant growth is anticipated
Advantages include centralized
management, the ability to raise
capital through the sale of stock,
continuity, and limited liability.
Limited liability is a major con
sideration for a small business in
deciding whether or not to incor
porate What limited liability means
is that creditort cannot claim the
personal assets of the shareholders,
but only of the corporation There
are some exceptions Generally,
however, if you are president of a
small business, a creditor may take
your business equipment, but not
your house Sole proprietors and
partners are not protected from
personal losa
Tax considerations also play a role
in deciding whether ta incorporate,
says Chimblee. Of particular in
terest to Small businesses is the “S
corporation” election, which
“allows a business to obtain the
corperate benefit of limited liability
while passing profits and losses
through to the shareholders. This
allows the shareholders to use net
operating leases from the corpora
tion to reduce their Individual tax
able income.”
Forming a corporation is more
complex than operating a sole pro
prietorship. Among the require
See ORGANIZATION On Page «A
Mayfield Memorial Will Observe
Senior Citizen’s Day Sunday
The Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church will observe its annual
Senior Citizen’s Day on Sunday,
November 24. The observance wili
stress the love, appreciation, and
gratitude that the church fellow
ship as a whole has for those whom
God has allowed to be blessed with
longevity of life here on this earth.
At the 11 a.m. corporate wor
ship service, the Senior Citizens will
sit in a designated area of the sanc
tuary where they will be honored
and recognized. The morning
message will be delivered by The
Rev. Doctor D. A. Costner, retired
pastor and educator. Dr. Costner,
himself a senior citizen of more than
, 88 years of age, will electrify and
.illilgiinate the hearers as he talks
and reminds us all of the goodness of
the Lord and the expectations of the
Lord Jor even his citizens who have
been allowed to stay upon this earth
for more than three-score years.
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church has always had a tender and
sensitive concern for the elderly So
acute was -^nd fe -thiS:iM%~tn!
desire that the congregation, in 1977,
appliedfor and was granted a loan of
$3 million from the federal go
vernment (HUDI for the erection of
ISO units of housing for the elderly
and handicapped citizens of our
county and state. Because of the
failure to find a suitable site for the
erection of the complex, the loan
was cancelled. With the dream still a
hopeful part of their expected ac
complishments, the Mayfield Me
morial Fellowship continued to
strive and hope for the building of
these units or similar housing for
those who are so desperately In need
and who are many times so grossly
neglected. In 1983, the Mayfield
Memorial Apartments, Inc., a cor
poration formed and controlled by
the Church Fellowship, applied
again and was granted a loan of $2
million for the erection of 60 units of
housing for the elderly and handi
capped. These units are now a
realization and to see senior citi
zens and or handicapped citizens
moving about the complex is a
dream come true. This complex,
known as Mayfield Memorial
Apartments, is located on an 8.4 acre
tract of land located on Oneida Road
just off Graham Street. The apart
ments are built around a 2-acre lake
which will be stocked with fish for
Dr. H.S. Diggs
.Corporation president
the fishing enjoyments of those who
reside in the complex. The apart
ments are one bedroom units, with
specially built units for handi
capped citizens. The rent for the
units is subsidized by the Federal
Government in order that those who
cannot afford to pay the full amount
of the rent might have the ability to
reside in the newly-built apartments
on the income that they are re
ceiving.
Architect for the Apartments is
Clinton E. Gravely and Associates,
Inc. of Greensboro, NC Consultant
for the project is D. L. Bram &
Associates, Inc. of Greensboro, NC.
Manager of the apartments is
Phoenix Management Services of
Raleigh, NC. On-site manager of the
housing complex is Mrs. Diane
Nelson of Charlotte, NC. This
complex will be dedicated on
Sunday, November 24, 1985 at 4 p.m.
The public is invited to share in the
morning worship and the dedica
tion of the apartments.
The Corporation members are:
*
Dr H S. Diggs. President; James T.
Hamlin, Vice President; John T.
Massey, Secretary; Assistant Secre
tary, Geraldine Lowry; Roosevelt
Gooden, Treasurer. Other members
of the Corporation are: Lula Bell,
Lester Trapps, Vertina Cooper,
Wyatt Roseboro, Diane Johnson.
Ben Worthy, Thomas Sadler, Wil
liam Hubbard, Tommie Sadler, and
William Sealey. These persons meet
regularly and are totally responsible
for the operations of the apart
ments The complex was built and
will be operated by the rules, guide
lines, and agreements of HUD and
the corporation.
Senior citizens and or physically
handicapped persons interested in
living in the apartments should con
tact Mrs Diane Nelson at
596-6612 or visit the office at the site
on Oneida Road between the hours of
9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Mondays through
Fridays.
Sunday s celebration will conclude
with a Feast of Thanksgiving being
held in the Fellowship Hall of the
church. Again, the senior citizens of
Mayfield Memorial will be the
honorees at the banquet. This feast
is given each year by Pastor and
Mrs. H.S. Diggs as a way of thanking
God and the people of Mayfield for
their love, confidence, and coopera
tion during the past year.
Each first and third Wednesdays
at 5 p m., the Extra Years of Zest
Fellowship, an organization of and
for senior citizens of the church, '
meets and has fellowship, fun, and
activity to help make their lives
See MAYFIELD On Page 5A
It 8 Official, Now!
^DXr. Getting Ready Xo Run Again
By Audrey C. Lodato
Post Staff Writer
Charlotte attorney D. G. Martin,
who last year lost to Alex McMillan
in the 9th Congressional race, is
gearing up to run in 1986 for the
same seat.
Although his name has been tossed
around for the Senate seat being
vacated by John East, the House is
where Martin’s heart appears to be.
“I promised I would never say
‘never,’ but it looks like we’re
getting together a pretty good field
of candidates” for the Senate,
Martin remarked. “I would have to
turn around to decide to run.”
The race for the House of Repre
sentatives, however, is another
matter. "It’s time to begin running
for Congress again,” he admitted.
In '84, Martin lost by only 321 votes
out of a total 215,000. D. G. put it a
particularly graphic way: “If one
vote was different in every pre
cinct, it would have gone the other
way.”
The candidate-to-be plans to run
the same kind of campaign he did
before. “I’ve been pretty proud of
the race we ran,” he stated, “and of
the tremendous volunteer effort that
we had.”
His emphasis will remain the
same: “a positive notion of what the
country should be doing rather than
a negative campaign attacking
McMillan."
The same differences that exist
ed between the two contihUe to exist,
Martin added He believes one area
of potential vulnerability may arise
if McMillan elects to accept PAC
money again. "Many people don’t
like that kind of campaign," Martin
asserted
Filing dates for the 1986 election
are in January and early February
The primary, if there is one, will be
in May. If there is no primary,
campaigning can wait until
summer, Martin stated.
"I don’t know of anybody now
who’s planning to run, but it would
be presumptuous to say I don’t
anticipate anybody running,” he
added
His next campaign may target
areas with swing voters, those who
may vote either way. More im
portant, though, will be to "identify
areas where there is potential sup
port and encourage the people to
vote.” Typically, off-year elections,
as 'M will be, bring out fewer voters
than do presidential election years.
There is still a campaign debt
remaining from the last race but
"It's not overwhelming in relation to
what we spent,” Martin noted
There will "probably” be a big
fund-raiser next year to clear It up ”
he said
D. G. Martin
.Enter Congressional race
The attorney’s family is still re
covering from his first attempt to
win the Congressional seat "All
three of them made tremendous
sacrifices," he explained, "but they
seem to be either resigned to my
running again, or enthusiastic,
depending on which day it is."
Martin’s family includes his wife,
Harriet, son, Grier, and daughter,
Mary
Grier, a junior at West Charlotte,
has become active in the Teens Dem
Club. “I like to think the cam
paign opened his mind,” D G.
smiled
Meanwhile, the probable candi
date is "trying to practice a little
law.” He’s with the Charlotte firm,
Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell, and
Hickman. He’s also writing a chap
ter on federal regulations, his spe
cialty, for a book entitled, "The Law
»nd Business of Resort Develop
ment.”
Martin is active in the North
Carolina Bar Association and serves
*> a special committee on minori
ties and the law, which is co
chaired by Charlotte attorney
ifvonne Mims Evans.
He is involved on the Human
Services Board of the United Way
and is on the search committee at
See D.G. On l*age ISA