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February 20, 1979 - Image 5

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Michigan Citizen, 1979-02-20

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By WARREN P"
to Afri ,
th m ry
I h v som roo , very
de .
I ould r to tell ...
A little
I ts
n ...
Old-t mers I can't for­
t. R I n m ,I don't no ,
�I but th y made Benton Harbor
really t - long time ago.
Th re a Old John,
th chimney s ep; nd Gaskin
ry, too. Old John ould
� nd sing a ay your
blu . And im's ' taxi cab.
All you d-timers n , he
carr; d the mai and freight
hrou summer, ice and SIlO •
00 you remember th
De Drop Inn? The 10 Iy Gla
Bar d Recreation Club?
And the American Legion Post?
ot hardly a Saturday night
ithout fight. Th y diQPpeM­
ed Ii e a ost.
Let m give you so
na to vr II. I no you
on't remember them all: Scrap
Iron, cody-Bill,. J m and"
,
. ,
and of pi
. "The a r orth
Am ican currently u d up fi
times as many gricultural
resources' the
rian. In the Ie de eloped
countrie about 400 pounds of
ain per year g the
averag person, ho u most
of it directly. But th a erage
orth American u nearly a
ton of grain nnuaJly nd he or
e consumes some 1800 pounds
of th t grain indir ctly as meat,
(
LL BAPTIST
756 Highlan
It . John A. Simmon , Pastor .
Su�y School ..... 9:' 0 a.m.
01 . orship . . . . 11:00 am.
fl T
DAVE S.D
H· d & Euclid
hstor, R.C. Dou&Iu
th School. . . . . 9: 1 un.
ip . . . . 11 :O(h.m ..
..• :00 p.m.
MeetiM ..••• 7:30 p.m.
. . . . . 7: m.
Lucille T ngl Eyed ed, Old
M n Blu, T.J. Cannon. nd
i [e u, too. ....
. The old gambling joints
'" re running wide open. Since
tJiey II paid off, no need to
hid .

They too cert in men
to jail. They don't kno ho
he died in his cell.
With great alarm, I
watched one night at burn­
ing eros' - at my church!
Oh, hat sight!
There ere no housing
inspectors, no white dogooders
at all, no bath rooms, no bath
tubs, no health f cilities at all.
The Flats produced:
Lawyers, doc ton, teachers and
politici ns, too. In fact, out of
this etto, a lot of great Blacks
gre .
Let's gi e cr dit
ere -credit is due - to the
concerned parents 0 were
dedicated, and at ked dose
ith God.
But it as not b d,
mit! ith all th strife,
I still think it as the best years
of my life. , have roots;
not in a far of land, but my
roots are ry close t hand -
in th FI ts.
orld of carcity.
milk, nd 'eggs. t According to
the 1974 U World Food
Assessment, the 370 million
ton of grain used annually for
Ii estock feed in the rich
countries uring 1969-71 was
.greater than the total human
consumption of cereals in India
nd China together. It -Engagel
Social Action Forum - 3.
. [Shared by Peace Temple
Hun er Coordinator , Tom .
Be ic .J
trial nd ResidentiaJ but rel cted
the Agricultural Study. .
. Rawlinson met ith
th committee to discuss the
1979 Tentative State Equaliza­
tion. Th committee as ed r.
rs. Clark mo eel •
supported by r. Mattjx to
ppoint Charles Henderson to S I · I
replace Victor Greer on the a e per son a 9 r 0
Berrien County Action
Committee. OTIO
CARRIED.
rs. Clark mo ed,
supported by r. Ossmann to
appoint VerneJa Hull to th
anpo r pi nning Council.
OTION CARRIED.
r. a rk read a letter
from Jim Miller resigning from
the eET A Board. rs. Clar
moved, supported by r.
Wendzel to ccept the resigna­
tion. OTIO CARRIED.
The ch irm n appointed
r. Gnu to District AC Key
Man Committee.
r. Rawlinson met with
the Committee and advised-that
r. R y Camp, STC District
Supervisor, greed to accept our
studies on Commercial, Indus-
GASKI 'S BAKERY WAGO
Eighth Street in the Flats. GI n G
Black businessmen.
o

Continued from 2
Iso .two regular mem­
bers re appointed for 6 ye rs
terms; Roger Curry and V dra
Kissman.
ST. PAUL BAPTIST
1 0 Urband e
. Rev. Elb t Bro n, Pastor
Sunday School 9: 0 am.
oming orShip 11:00 am.
Afternoon ices .. 3:00 pm.
B. Y. P. U 5:30 pm.
E ing Services 7:00 pm.
ee Iy orship 7:00 pm.
Tuesday. . . . .. lilin or
. iorwy Society ... 4:00 pm.
ednesday: Bible Class & Pra-
yer eetin 7:00 pm.
carri d baked goOds around th
in passed in 1972 at th a
e
d
- 355
Iy
po
o
ilt Zoschke
ill be
Ra linson to r e es
nd · prepare to sho any
differences in th pro' tion of
th Tentati State Equ ization
. as result of the rev; in 0 r
study or th sta e's stud . , I I
t
.class
conducting the "Ad ntures in
Attitudes" program at Lake
ichigan College starting Thurs­
day,' February 2, at 6: 30 p.m.
A.I.A. is a personal
growth rpr� in which you
can learn mon� of at Quist
meant n he 'said, "You are
th tight of the world!"
IOQd'
The Red Cross of Berrien
County collected 342 units of
blood in five January drives.
Every time someon in Berrien
County .gives a pint of blood, it
insures that the blood n ds of
every man, oman and child in
Berrien County will continue to
I t is a ch nee to
mor about impro . ng communi­
cations skills, interpe n rela­
tionships, etc. I is a 2 credit
course, and ill aJso be offered
on ednesdays from 2:00 to
4:00 p.m.
For romp ete informa-
tion call the cor (927-3571,
ext. 286 and 247).
I
e ce T
pi
10 MfMO IAL A. .E:
911 S: Crystal
ev. Arthur L. Jelks, Sr. P tor
Sunday School ..... 9:30 am.
Oming Worship .. : 10:45 am.
ednesday .
.d- ee Service .... 7:00 pm.
ETHODIST PEACE TE
275 Pipestone Street
. Phone: 926-21 7
·Dr. Carlos C. P
Rev. K L. Set k
lot orship •.•. 9:45 a.m.
Sunday School . . . . 11:00 a.m.
Classes for �I FM1'
EBE ZER BAPTIST
214 E. Brittin
921-21
Rev. alter L Br
Sunday School ....• 9:30 a.m.
ing onhip... 10: 55 a.m.
Sunday .,
E in Services •... 7: pm.
bern t.
On ednesdav, Feb
21, the Bloodmobile ill be t
Peace Tempi 275 Pipeston
from 12:00 noon to 5:45 p.m.
Donors are n ded, as ell as a
fe more or ers.
ISRAELlTE B PTIST
1715 Hi land I
927-4764
Rev. J. L cAfee
SUnday School 9: 0 a.m.
Momi", orship 11:00 pm.
Prayer eeti "
, Bible Oass ed ..... 7:00 p m.
PARADISE BAPTIST
287 South Crysul
927-2727 .
Rev. .T. Burton, P�tor
Sunday School ....• 9:30 a.m.
inl orship... 1 :00 am.
OG ESSIVE BAPTIST
245 Pipestone
Dr. Daniel E. Cook, Pastor
Sunday School ..... 9: 0 a.m.
Re . J�mes·Childs & Mr. Reubin
Holiday-Directors
ip ..• 10:45 a.m .
&ptist
Tr on·
SECOND Al'TIST ·1'-
600 Lynch Street .
: 926-8191
Rev. Donald Ad ins, Pastor
nday School 9:30 a.m,
in onh· 10:45·am.
ST. J CATHOLIC
600 Col
925-2425
eYe J_ero ite
_Su y ..... : . 8:00 a
Su y •••.•• 11:30
�turday 5:30 pm.
Saturd� Cordi . . .. 4-5:
\...
i ,
FLAKE TE C.O.G ••
693CGtum
EJder V . Fgke, Pastor
��SchooI •••• 10:00a.m.
WtJinftl·lII. • .'. • • • • • 1 2:00 p.nt.
. . •........ 6:30 p.m.
� ... � ..... 1.

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