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By Alfred "" .. 11. __ ....
Oneida Starr is orth uske­
gon' undiscovered poet. •
rs. Starr h an ccumula­
tion of 600 poem written
over the years. She writes about
life and though they are poetic,
she delivers a cial me age
Hackley School of ursing and
works pre ntly for General
Ho pital in the Caronary Care
Unit. She is an ordained minis­
ter and a lieutenant in the U.S.
Army Reserves. She, her hus­
band and four children live in"
Ravenna, Michigan.
Charles Starr graduate from
Ferri State Univer ity with a
degree in Law Enforcement.
He is presently a counselor for
"Turning Point" (a Muskegon
County Drug Rehabilitation pro­
gram. Charle lives in Mu ke­
gon wit� his wife and t 0 chil­
dren.
Felicia Starr graduated from
Reeths-Puffer High School
shere he was active in sports.
She has studied t uskegon
Community College and us e­
gon Business College. She is
living at home with her talented
mother.
Oneida Starr became a wife,
then a mother. Beating within
as she performed her many
roles, has always been the
heart of a poet.
Her oldest child, Loretta
Starr Courtney, gradu ted from
Mercy School of ursing in
the 60's. After practincing at
ercy and General Ho pital ,
she attended Syracuse Univer- _
children. His hobby is singing
and he is recognized locally
as one of our' beautiful" voices.
Jame Starr graduated from
Reeths-Puffer and entered the
U.S. Army, While in the Army,
I CA DO IT
I can do it - I will find a w y
Come hell or high water
I'll complete the job one d y,
I taught my children
"I can't' they never mu t ay,
Because if they want to
They will find a way
with e ch.
rs. Starr writes from her
heart felt reaction to the
exp riences one h to deal with
living life day to day.
Mr. Starr stated that she
attempt to share with other
tho e belief: of hers, that hav
ustained her in the troubled
momemt of her own life,
as ell as her inner feeling
about love, friendship, anger,
old age youthfulne - even
de tho
rs, Starr wishe 'to publish
me day, including
ral ng lyric th t e
hope her on Je ie Jr. will
write the music for.
r . Starr h . read her poetry
at numerous social oc sion
nd for many church events.
She ' a member of t.
Zio Church of God in Christ,
Rev. George Bennett, pastor.
She is employed at the White­
hall Divi 'on of 'co .
r. St rr wa born in Mt.
Clemens, ichigan. She and
her thr brother, Harrison,
John and Charle Johnson
moved with their parent, S m
and attie John n to u e­
g n Height in the 30'. Later
they moved to orth u e-
on wher she attended Reeths
hool, now kno n as Reeth -
Puffer. She attended orth
u egon High School.
ell" ,as e i called by
friends, married Je ie L. Starr
Sr. in the 40's. They have three
boy and three girl. Mr. Starr
now resides in California.
r. Starr has demon rated
another talent. A she cared
for her children, she instilled
If confidence and pride in self,
respect for others and an aware­
ne of re pon ibility to family
and others.
Concentrate on what's wanted
Disrni all el e from mind
Before much time has pa ed
A way of doing you will find.
Obses ed with determination
Your will becomes a prayer
Pathway's are opening
You didn't know were there
If you will do nothing
You can accomplish this too
Remember - You can do what-
ever
You try hard enough to do,
o ELDASTARR
hool of
he attended the
lty and obtained a Law degree
in 1981. She i now an a istant
district attorney in Rochester,
.Y. and the mother of five
children.
Je ie Jr. graduate from
Grand Valley College. He is
now with the uskegon Heights
educational y tern and is presi­
dent of the local teachers union.
Jessie is married and has four
Business and Carpentry, He
also was trained in computers
and is presently a computer
operator. James lives in orth
us egon, is married and has
five children. He built hi
home him elf.
Constructive or destructive
I t works either way,
With sheer determination
You'll reach your goal one day.
By Oneida Starr
Patricia Starr Clark is a twin
to James, She graduated fr�m
Join the Fuel Savings Winners' Teams.
more. •
1. Set the water heater thermostat for routine opera­
tion back by about 10 degrees. Everyone can do this.
Whenever you need hotter water, you may either tum
the heat setting up temporarily or heat the needed water
on the kitchen stove.
2. Wrap insulation around your water heater and
wrap and tape the exposed pipes leading from the
heater into the walls. Kits are avaLlable tor tms purpose,
bur ordinarily insulation and masking or furnace tape
will do this job quite ell.
3. Place a water savings nozzle on your shower. The
nozzles cost only a few dollars and you can install one
in a few minutes.
What has been suggested thus far will cost much less
. than ten dollars, or perhaps less than five dollars. But
you should save in this way about 1 S percent on your
fuel bill. Figure that out in terms of dollars and winter
will begin to become much more enjoyable and en­
durable right from 'the start!
B. Moisten the Air! When you add heat to any space,
the moisture begins to turn up in the air. Then the
moisture is dried up in our mucous membranes and on
the surface of our skin. This makes us chilly.
The most elementary and exceedingly practical logic
here suggests that we replace the moisture, if e do not
want to feel chilly. When we put an open pot of water
on the stove and let it continuously simmer, more
benefits come our way than may meet the eye.
Here is what happens: 1) We keep from being chilly
by replacing the burned up moisture. 2) We add to our
comfort and protect our health (i.e. , keep colds away)
by literally bathing our bodies soothingly with the warm
and moistened heat. This alone enables us to turn down
our thermostats by 10 degrees or maybe more and feel
more comfortable than ever before! 3) The properly
added moisture also cuts down on drafts, since
moistened air equalizes itself in whatever space it hap­
pens to be.
What is said here about air moistening can add up to »
about IS to 20 percent in fuel savings. Read up on
humidifying your house or apartment and fmd out why
the old fashioned and cost-free ways of adding moisture
may be better, in some instances, than through com­
plicated gadgets.
Altogether, just in a preliminary way, we may get
fuel savings of about one-third, provided e want to be
a "winter winner. "
For those who are on tight budgets, and especially
those who are poor or retired, high fuel costs can mean
exceedingly painful choices. But there are convenient
alternatives which may add up to tremendous benefits
instead of adding to our fmancial woes.
Let's begin with an assumption which is as realistic as
it .may seem surprising. You can SQV(! as much as 40 to
80 percent on your fuel bills this winter with only a very
little effort on your part.
The key is to really want to make fuel savings. Some
social planners and psychologists have said that the
really thorny problem in fuel savings is that perhaps 90
percent of our people simply do not want to change
their fuel use habits, regardless of savings, comfort or
national need. This is a serious observation.
If you are among the one in ten who wants and is
determined to save money on fuel this winter-and be
more comfortable at the same time-then we want to
hail you as a "winner"!
What we all need is the kind of winning spirit that
you who are determined to save on fuel seem to have.
With Black people (who sometimes spend up to eight
out of every ten dollars on fuel) your own example and
experience will be the very best kind of encouragement.
Here is the beginning-or a small installment-on
some often-repeated but more often overlooked tips
that will save needed dollars and go a long way toward
making us "feel like a million" as we snuggle up to the
added comfort we create on this winter's bitter cold or
blustery days.
A. Watch Your Hot Water! Heating water accounts
for more than 30 percent of a household's fuel con­
sum . n. Here are three simple things which you can
do to cut your water heating bill possibly in half or
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