I DETROIT
Mr.Alan's 1/2 Off %More!)
Shoe Sale
, SELECTED
BALLY
SALE ENDS JULY 3 11 1 !
hc~
WITHOUT COUPON $49
•
_ SELECTED
Johnston
&Murphy®
1/2 OFF!
1/2 OFF!
While 412 Units Last!
SELECTED
COLE
HAAN
While 287 Units Last!
STACY ADAMS
SELECTED
BRUNO
MAGLI
1/2 OFF!
1/2 OFF!
While 297 Units Last!
SELECTED
BOSTONIAN
While 623 Units Last!
1/-2 OFF!
While 684 Units Last!
SELECTED
st30 Value
NOW $ 3988
(WITHOUT COUPON
— $89.88)
'1/2 OFF!
1/2 OFF!
While 111 Units Last!
SELECTED
While 493 Units Last!
Lorenzo •
Banfi
SELECTED
r 11.16
WITH THIS
COUPON ONLY!
FRENCH SHRINER
1/2 OFF!
1/2 OFF!
While 78 Units Last!
While 293 Units Last!
West Bloomfield
On The Boardwalk
Orchard Lake Road
South Maple
626-3362
AU. MANN
Dearborn
SPORT
SPORT
Eastland Mall
Southfield
Downtown
15219 Mich. Ave.
CONNECTION
NOW OPEN!
CONNECTION
The Original*"
Birmingham
One
Block
East
New
Orleans Mall
Next
to
Hudson's
6893
Orchard
Lk.
Rd.
136 N. Woodward New Orleans Mall
of Greenfield
10 Mile & Greenfield
Mall Hours
South of Maple
North of Maple 10 Mile & Greenfield
584-3820
559-7150
371-2233
626-3362
559-7818
647-0550
STORE HOURS: Mon.. Wed. & Sat. 10-7 Thurs. & Fri. 10-9 Sun. 12 - 5
Love
Kids?
Good in
Math?
We Want
You!
16
Not all brands available at all stores.
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1991
E
njoy a part-time career with unique rewards as a
Kumon Center Owner and Instructor! You'll spend two
afternoons per week helping kids learn with the Kumon
Method of mathematics... featured in Time, Newsweek and
the Wall Street journal for its outstanding results. Start-up
expenses are nominal and to qualify all you need is a
fundamental ability in math—teaching experience
is not required.
An information meeting will be held in
your area soon. Discover a new career that
can give you financial rewards as
well as the satisfaction of know-
ing you're bringing the joy of
learning to growing young
minds! For full details and
a free brochure call
1-800-937-6284
Monday—Friday, 9 to 5
KUMON
Laid Off GM Workers
Find Community Jobs
AMY J. MEHLER
Staff Writer
ames Courtney worked
13 years as a sta-
tionary engineer at the
General Motors Truck and
Bus Plant in Pontiac. But
now General Motors Corp.
pays him to drive a truck
and haul furniture for the
Jewish Resettlement Service
in Oak Park.
Mr. Courtney, who is Irish
Catholic, is one of thousands
of laid off GM employees
who find alternative
employment through na-
tional and local Job Oppor-
tunity Banks, a program
designed by GM and the
United Automobile Workers
Union.
Since Mr. Courtney's
UAW local in Pontiac
negotiated the Job Bank for
its members almost two
years ago, General Motors
Local 594 has found jobs for
more than 2,000 laid off GM
employees, according to
Gary "Rabbi" Van Horn,
placement director.
"I have about 600 laid off
employees listed with our
bank right now," Mr. Van
Horn said. "GM pays these
guys the same wages they
were paid before to work at a
non-profit organization. It
keeps them off the
unemployment line and on
their pension programs.
Besides, there's always the
chance they'll be called back
to work."
Mr. Van Horn, who is not
Jewish, said he picked up
the nickname years ago be-
cause of his dark, unruly
hair .and beard and because
of his helpful nature. He's in
charge of matching GM
employees with as many
non-profit organizations that
will take them.
Mr. Courtney, who lives in
Ferndale, was sent to the
Resettlement Service about
18 months ago. Since then,
he's been called back to GM
twice.
"The first time I got here
(Resettlement Service), I
worked for about four or five
months," Mr. Courtney said.
"Then I was called back to
the plant. I was laid off
again last Christmas, and
I've been here ever since."
Sandy Hyman, director of
Resettlement Service, said
she "can't express enough
gratitude to General Motors.
"It's wonderful that some-
one with no affiliation with
the Jewish community has
reached out with such corn-
j
passion that when his own
car broke down, he put off
getting it fixed so he could
help us negotiate the price
for a new truck," Mrs.
Hyman said.
Mr. Courtney is in charge
of the truck and its
maintenance. The Reset-
tlement Service needed a
truck to help new Americans
move into their homes and
carry furniture to and from
the Resettlement
warehouse.
"Jim and the truck have
been godsends," Mrs.
Hyman said.
Mr. Courtney feels he and
the Resettlement Service
found each other when they
both needed the other the
most.
"In the last few years, GM
Truck and Bus has lost
about 4,000 workers because
of advances in technology or
depressive market trends,"
Mr. Courtney said. "Times
are really bad out there, and
the Job Bank makes it
possible for us to continue
working and lead produc-
tive, fulfilling lives.
"Plus, it's a real good
change for me," he said.
"You get really bored on the
assembly line at times. It's
really hot and noisy and the
The Job Bank now
works with more
than 500 off-site
organizations.
tasks are repetitive. Work-
ing with Resettlement gives
me the chance to be with
people more and help them."
Mr. Van Horn, who's
worked for GM for 27 years,
said that's one of the reasons
the Job Bank attracts so
many applicants.
"Whenever anyone is laid
off, he's told about the Job
Bank and what it can do for
him," Mr. Van Horn said.
"But it's also not a worker's
only option. Workers may use
the time to earn their high
school diploma, join an illit-
eracy program, or go to col-
lege."
Since the Job Bank works
according to employee
seniority, employees must
fill out an application and
wait their turn. He said the
Job Bank now works with
more than 500 off-site organ-
izations and has placed GM
employees at the Jewish
Family Service, at the Jew-
ish Community Centers in
Oak Park and West Bloom-
field and at JARC, the Jew-