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Don and Angela Taylor, president and vice president, respectively of
TS&M show their line of products to John Hamilton of Hamilton Com
puter Supplies in Greensboro, Anita Mathias of DTP Industrial Supplies
in High Point and Roger Boyd of Diversified Business Supplies of High
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Rusaell Clark
Post Staff Writer
Connecting minority business
es with corporations is what the
Carolines Minority Supplier De
velopment Councils (CMSDC) are
all about.
Recently, the CMSDC celebrat
ed a decade of business partner
ship with its 10th Annual Minori
ty Trade Expo at the Charlotte
Convention Center.
"The trade shows give minori
ty and small businesses a chance
to make contacts with many cor
porate representatives," informs
Cecil L. Brandon, Jr., CMSDC
executive director. "Corporations
have a difficult time finding
qualified minority suppliers. So,
our purpose is to bridge gaps be
tween small businesses and cor
porations."
To become a member, a busi
ness must be certified by the
Council. This year, 250 vendors
showcased their goods and servic
es hoping to land corporate con
tracts.
"I made some excellent con
tacts with different agencies," ex
plains Joseph C. Harris, presi
dent of Unique Video Production
Services.
"An event such as this is a big
plus for minority businesses be
cause of the exposure. I also enjoy
it because it's a relaxed enviro
ment instead of a office setting."
Oscar Robertson
...Expo's guest speaker
the tMbUC is a nine-council
organ’zation whose members are
major corporations, universities,
financial institutions, state and
local agencies, and minority
business. The primary function
of the Council is to foster the de
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velopment of business relation
ships between members and mi
nority-owned firms.
Other recent CMSDC events in
cluded an Annual Awards Ban
quet at the Marriot City Center on
See CSMDC On Page 4A
Davis Dopes Second Time Is The Charm
Bob Dr via
By Herb White
Poet Staff Writer
Democratic Charlotte city coun
cil candidate Bob Davie i. h oping
that We.political fortunes will be
betterthe second time around.
Davis lost his first bid for city
council in 1984 as an at-large
candidate in a runoff election.
The lessons he learned back then
have been helpful leading into the
Sept. 22 primary.
"It's just like the old saying, ‘it
ain’t over until the fat lady
sings'," Davis related.
Although a small turnout is ex
pected next week, Davis believes
that could help push him into the
Nov. 3 general election, especial
ly if black voters show up in suffi
cient numbers.
"When the experts .predict a low
turnout, black voters should come
out in full force so that our efforts
will be greater," he stated. "The
other port is that the primary is
crucial to 1»iack candidates.
That's becauto if we don't make
the primary cut, we won't make it
to the genera] election."
As one of four candidates seek
ing the Democratic nomination
in District 1, Davis said his cam
paign has gone all out to gather
support. New posters, media ad
vertisement and neighborhood
canvassing have been part of the
final push for votes.
Facing stiff competition from
Dan Clodfelter, Jack Bacot and
Roger Segars in the primary, Da
vis said he has run an aggressive
campaign to avoid a runoff
See Davis On Page 4A
Recard Sees No Favorite In Race
Paul Recard
By Herb White
Post Staff Writer
The only certainty about Tues
day's Democratic city council race
in District 3, according to candi
date Paul Recard, is that it is a
wide-open contest with no clear
cut favorite.
"I can't really say (there is a fa
vorite). In District 3, we're all run
ning for the first time," he said. "I
think we nil have an equal chance
and only the voters on Sept. 22 will
tell you different."
Record, 57, is making his first
, bid for city office, but he is no
stranger in Charlotte politics.
Record lost the District 55 Dem
ocratic primary last year to Louise
Brennan in his first try for public
office. He has been active in the
Democratic Party over 20 years
and is Precinct 77 chairman. I
To replace incumbent Ron I
Leeper, who is campaigning at 1
large, Recard will have to beat I
Ella Scarborough and Sam Carr
for the nomination. Recard said he
may have an advantage in name
recognition, but that may not be an
important factor in the primary.
"I doubt that any of the three
candidates are more involved in
the community than me," he said.
As to whether that'll work for me,
only the polls will tell me that."
Drawing from last year's pri
mary experience. Recard said he
has learned that a good campaign
listens to voters.
"You have to work extremely
hard," Recard related. It has to be
a people campaign for it to be ef
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ections Supervisor Bill Culp Predicts Low Voter Turnout
votar turnout is sx pec ted to ba
light in Tussday's city primar
iM, a board of electiona official
predicta.
Bill Culp, Mecklenburg Elec
tions Supervisor, said "not more
than 20 percent" of the city's 204,
998 registered voters will partici
pate in the Democratic and Re
publican primaries.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTING
CHARLOTTE. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. 1987.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
DEMOCRATS >bu may vote among the Candidates on the
Democratic Primary Row ONLY
REPUBLICANS You may vote among the Candidates on the
Republican Primary Row ONLY
UNAFFK.IATED VOTERS Vbu are not etig»b»e to vote today
These are Party Primaries ONLY
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THE ELECTION OFFICE ADDRESS IS
741 KENILWORTH AVE SUITE 202
CHARLOTTE NC 28204
(Park and enter from rear ot building)
Telephone 336 2133
ONE STOP ABSENTEE BALLOTS AVAILABLE AT
ELECTION OFFICE AUG ?S THROUGH SEPT IB
Special notice
A VOTER 19 LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN FIVE (8) MINUTES
IN THE VOTING MACHINE WHEN OTHERS ARE VWUTElG TO
VOTE THE VOTER MAT MARK THIS SAMPLE BALLOT AND
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PURPOSES THIS SAMPLE BALLOT SHOULD NOT BC CUT.
ALTERED OR MARKED BY ANYONE EXCEPT THE VOTER
REPRINTS OF ALL OR ANY PORTION OP THIS SAMPLE
BALLOT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SUPERVISOR OF
ELECTIONS
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Polls will open nt 6:30 a.m. and
will close at 7:30 p m. election
day. Voters registered as Repub
licans or Democrats only will be
eligible to vote.
Primaries for city council at
large and Districts 1,2, and 3 wall
involve Democratic voters. Re
publicans will elect candidates
from Districts 5 and 7 and will
decide who the mayoral candi
date will be for the Nov. 3 elec
tion
There are 47,816 registered
black voters in Charlotte, Culp
stated.
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The reason for the projected low
turnout, Culp asserted, is the scar
city of races for both primaries
and the lack of a mf^jor voting is
sue during a non-presidentia)
election.