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THE CHARLOTTE POST ■ Thursday. December 5. 1985 Price: 40 Certs
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Beverly Hoey /
.....Wants to become a doctor
To Grow Up
Hoey Advises
godfather tell me I can do well. They
push me to do the best I can in
school."
Beverly’s godfather, Johnny
Martin, is the person for whom she
feels the most admiration. He’s a
tenor singer for the gospel group,
The Mighty Gouds of Joy and
Beverly says she’s proud that he’s
made use of his exceptional singing
talent. "I love him a lot,” smiles
Beverly. ‘‘He’s real sweet. He com
pliments me on my work at school."
Beverly just can’t wait, for during
the Christmas holidays she’ll be
traveling to Los Angeles, California,
to visit her godfather. This will be
her first time going and she’s too
excited.
See BEVERLY On Page 17A
To Honor Rev. A.B. Sutton
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
The Ebenezer Baptist Church of
Charlotte, with God its guide, began
in 1877 as a small group of highly
emotional, unlearned type of people.
Their religious enthusiasms, when
they sang spiritual songs or lis
tened to sermons clothed in mourn
ful melodies, found, expression in
what they regarded as spiritual
shouts. The congregation met here
and there in their homes and held
prayer meetings. They were an in
dependent crowd, composed of con
verts and members with letters
from churches of the same faith.
Dr. A. B. Sutton, the present
pastor of Ebenezer, wishes to keep
the church’s beginnings alive, real
izing there are many individuals
throughout the U.S. who are in
debted* to Ebenezer for their early
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. Suttoh is' the 14th pastor of
Ebenezer and has been the pastor
for nine years.
On Sunday, December 8, 5 p.m.,
the church members of Ebenezer
will honor Dr. Sutton and his fa
mily with a Pastor’s Appreciation
service at the church. Rev Paul
Drummond, pastor of St. Paul Bap
tist Church, will be the guest speak
er. The choirs and congregation of
St. Paul will also be present.
In 1976 the pulpit committee of
Ebenezer Baptist was given the
responsibility of finding a new pas
tor for the church, following the
departure of Rev. A. J. Ryans. In
their search, they learned of a con
scientious young man from Balti
more, Maryland, who had accom
plished a tremendous job of building
a church from a 37 membership to
the growth of 1,500 members in a
10-year pastoral tenure. This kind of
kingdom building excited the pulpit
committee. They invited the man'
from Baltimore to preach for a
morning worship service.
This was the first time the con
gregation heard the Rev. A. B.
Sutton and met his family. Im
The first family of Ebenezer Baptist Church, (I-r)
Pam, Rita, Dr. A. B. Sutton, his wife, Martha, and A.B.
Sutton Jrwill be honored on Sunday during a very
special Pastor’s Appreciation service.
. -mediately after the sermon the
pulpit committee presented him to
the church and he was voted
unanimously to become the 14th
leader of the 100-year-old Ebenezer
Baptist Church.
Since then. Rev. Sutton has been
leading and challenging his congre
gation to achievements and accom
plishments
fte-has secured many material
financial rewards for his church
but, more \mportantly, Dr. Sutton
teaches love\ unity, and how to
achieve suedess by performing the
assignments God gives him despite
criticism. He has promoted a tre
mendous amount of togetherness in
Ebenezer.
Moreover, his talents are shared
not only with his church but also
within the community. Dr. Sutton is
an instructor and director of edu
cation and member of the Executive
Board and the Presbytery Board of
the General Mecklenburg Baptist
Association, for which he is also
third vice moderator Additionally,
he is a Mecklenburg County coun
selor, member of the Crime Com
mission. member and chaplain of
the Sharon Civitan Club and mem
ber of the General Baptist State
Convention, for which he is current
ly a candidate for the office of fourth
vice president
J. Douglas Adamson Says:
® “Partners” With Small Businesses
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Peat Staff Writer
Obtaining financing for a new
business is one of the more crucial
steps an entrepreneur undertakes
According to J Douglas Adamson,
banking advisor and senior vice
president of Purdue National Bank.
Lafayette. Indiana, 85 percent of
small business loans are made
through commercial banks
Start-op loans make up a good
share of the money banks lend to
small businesses, he adds
The keys to securing a small
business loan, says Adamson, are to
1) ask yourself the quest*ora the
bank is sure to ask and 8) com
municate honestly with your banker
as you would with a partner, v.
/. A bank reviews a loan applica
tion on the basis of the fivaC’s of
credit.” explains Adamson These
are:
-Character, or persona) back
ground, work experience, inferenc
es. Although beginning bwtneaa
a gam rot ability, experience, and the
business's ability to repay tha loan
Capital, or what the owners are
•rive* The hank cannot be * M
percent partner ? . • - •rw,'-; i
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-Collateral, or what the owner is
at* to pledge as back-up in caee he
or she is unable to repay the loan
Examples of collateral indude real
estate, stocks, equipment, etc. .f
* Conditions, aa in economic condi
tiono. conditions with regard to a
particular type of business, etc.
Banks, Adamson points out, can be
valuable sources of information
about conditions, such as how well
restaurants, for instance, do in a
given area of town. Business con
ditions are often overlooked, he
says, when planning a business
Adamson stresses the importance
of honesty in dealing with a banker
The bank is in a position of
helpin&you but can only do so if you
lay all your cards on the table "You
have to be honest in presenting your
unique situation," he states, even if
you've had credit problems in the
past Think of the bank as a partner,
he advises.
He adds that employing thq ser
vices of a business broker who helps
negotiate with a Mi-j
unnecessary Someone who wantslT *
start a business but is not ready to
formally apply for a loan, can
approach the bank for information
and guidance in getting ready This
is especially important to know in
the case of new minority entre
preneurs whose eagerness, in some
cases, may exceed their prepared
ness
In approaching a bank for a
business loan, keep in mind that
while many banks provide money
for small businesses, some don’t.
Find out who does and who doesn’t in
your a ran Ask for recommends
tion* from other small business 8 a
from your attorney, your account
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Dr. Sutton and his lovely wife,
Martha, are the parents of three
children: Pam, A B Jr., and Rita
The pastor concludes, “I'm eternal
ly grateful to my family for their
support and also to mv church and to
the community for the kindness they
have shown me and the spiritual
panacea with which they have in
jected me."
Rev. Sutton reveals that he is still
challenging and supporting his con
gregation towards greater accom
plishments Plans for his church
include building a strong Steward
ship program, erecting a new edifice
or renovating the present church
and establishing ah outreach
ministry via radio
The public is urged to attend the
Pastor's Appreciation program for
Dr Sutton at Ebenezer this Sunday.
There will be a reception, following
the service, in the Fellowship Hall.
Doll Festival Begins
The Annual Salvation Army Doll
Festival will begin with the Doll
Show Friday evening, December 6,
at the City Command auditorium,
320 N Poplar Street The doors will
open at 7 p m and will be part of the
Fourth Ward Tour of Homes
There will be over 1.200 dolls on
display These have been dressed by
various groups and individuals Hor
net's Nest Telephone Pioneers
dressed the largest number of dolls,
300 in all Judging for the best
dressed dolls will be done by Senior
Judges, Mrs Jerri McCloud, Mr*.
Barbara Schletzbaum. Mrs Joanne
W and the Junior Judges, Elaine
isver and Brooke Lanier prior to
|l A opening of the display.
C7 •“'* may also be viewed Satur
December 7, 1-5 pm and
\^V°p m Also Sunday. December
p.m. The public is invited.
The dolls will be given away this
Christmas season to children of
worthy families No dolls were left
over from last year and Doll Chair
woman, Myrtle Boeckeiman. say*, it
is certain that *11 will be gone By
Christmas this year.
Mrs Major Fred Musgrave, wife
of the City Commander, said, "TVk
has been a wonderful season
the cooperation of many fine people
The beautiful dolls should be seenljr
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