25-31, 1987 Mi
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Piccola Shelton She's 88 and going trong
Piccola Shelton will
celebrate her 89th birthday
next January, the Three Rivers
woman has wor ed for the
past 70 years, and is still ork­
ing every day.
She is employed at the
Three Rivers branch of the
Michigan Employment
Security Commission, where
she helps senior citizens find
jobs.
A native of Guthrie, Okla.
Shelton maintains the first so­
cial security card that was is­
sued her in 1937.
She grew up picking cotton
and taking care of the family,
and the family horses, and
walked three miles to school
Her first paid job came in
1916, doing domestic work in
Cushion, Oklahoma.
She has worked as a drug
Floyd, Dorothy Brook celebrate 40th anniversary
Floyd and Dorothy (Sims)
Brooks of �uskegon
celebrated their 40th wedding
anniversary t a dinner
ho ted by their children on
Saturday, October 10, 1987.
They were married in Wes-
son, Mississippi on October
12, 1947.
The moved to Muskegon in
1951 and presently live at 564
Houston Avenue.
Mr. Brooks is employed by
Teledyne Continental Motors
and Mrs. Brooks is a
homemaker.
They have 12 children:
Janie, Floyd Jr., Linda, Jim­
mie, Katherine, Lewis,
Andrew, George, Carolyn,
Craig, Marilyn and Kevin, and
12 grandchildren.
AACP Baby Contest winners announc d
tiOtuaay
The Muskegon Branch
AACP held i inth An-
nual B by Cont t recently.
The public entertained by
a musical program.
Wmners were Cory on
, 6, firs place winner.
mother is Lin
• The family attends
Friendship M.B. Church
ere Rev. Richard Hague is
p tor.
Second place was earned
by D Lee, 8
months. His parents are Mr.
and Mr Bru Lee, who at­
tend Greater Harvest M.B.
Church ere the Pastor is
Rev. Stanley Levy.
Mus egon Heights all-time
great basketball star, Doctor
.C. urton has been in-
ducted into the Muskegon
Area Sports Hall of Fame.
Dr. Burton will be honored
at a dinner June 4, 1988.
During his three varsity
years, he netted 1,141 points
for the Tigers before going on
to the University of Michigan
where he set a school record
and was honored as most valu­
able playe He scored 460
points at U of M in his senior
year.
Dr. Burton turned down
the many professional offers
that came his way after gradua­
tion from- U of M so that he
could continue his studies to
be a doctor.
He practices gynecology
and laser surgery with offices
in Grand Rapids and Mus­
egon.
I just want to y, Con-
gratulations, Dr. Burton.
z 0 BaptJ t Church will
have its church anniversary on
Sunday, Oct. 2S. at 3:30 p.m.
Special guest is Holy City Bap­
tist Church of Inkster,
Michigan.
Rev. W.A. Steen will bring
the message.
Re • C. Guy is pastor.
store cook, machine operator
in a sewing factory, a meal-site
manager for the Commission
on the Aging and has wor ed
in a furniture factory.
Shelton says there is no
reason for. her to retire and
she will never quit working.
She served three years in
the National Guard in
Chicago.
She is an expert seamstress,
loves gardening and drives a
1979 Oldsmobile.
Piccola Shelton is a mem­
ber of the Bethel Baptist
Church in Three Rivers and
currently serves as President
of the Sanctuary choir.
She will do anything that
she can for anyone. She is
loved and highly respected by
all and there isn't another like
her to be found. For Piccola
Shelton is a very special lady.
St. Vincent DePaul
coordinator Is
busy helping n edy
Bertha Rogers of Three
Rivers is always busy accept­
ing donations and trying to im­
prove ways to help the needy.
She is the Coordinator of
St. Vincent DePaul, a national
organization with an agency in
Three Rivers which has been
here for five years.
St. Vincent DePaul is a non­
denominational group, helping
persons in need.
Cases are handled by refer­
ral from the Department of So­
cial Services, or local chur­
ches. Services offered include
clothing, emergency food, fur­
niture needs, transportation,
and requests for heating assis­
tance.
According to Rogers, over
100 families have received
help from the local agency this
year to meet food, clothing or
furniture needs.
Rogers has six working per­
sons on staff. Sherry Butler is
president; Tracy Heath,
secretary; and Max Rogers,
treasurer.
Bertha Rogers is a native of
Chicago. She has been mar­
ried over 20 years to Max
Rogers of Memphis, Tenn.
She is a retired LPN nurse.
Whe attended St. Elizabeth's
Catholic 'School in Chicago,
worked at St. Luke's Pres­
byterian Hospital doing
private duty. She worked at St.
Francis in Evanston, Illinois.
Rogers completed the PDX
switchboard operator course,
took a course to learn about
drug users.
She is a member of the Im­
maculate Conception Church
and the Daughters of Mary in
the city.
Bertha Rogers is a formal
Foster parent, she is raising
her grandson, and enjoys wor -
ing with handicapped
children, reading, and working
in ceramics.
Bertha Rogers i a very spe­
cial lady, doing special things
for very special people.
15
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THREE
RIVERS
NAY
By
Vera
White
Rev. athaniel
Blac appointed to
St. Joseph County
Commission on
Aging
Rev. athaniel Black of
Three Rivers was recently ap­
pointed to the St. Joseph
County Commission on Aging
Board. He is to serve a two­
year term.
The job entails delivering
food to shut ins, talking with
senior citizens, and furnishing
transportation to and from the
hospital and laundramat.
Black is a retired tech­
nician from International Har­
vester in Chicago. He is a lay
minister and was ordained in
Chicago.
According to Black, there
is a need for this type of ser­
vice serving senior citizens,
and as a minister he enjoys
helping them for it is a
"Godly service."
Rev. Black is a member of
the Three Rivers AACP and
Treasurer of the Black United
Ministerial Alliance. He is a
general classification licensed
radio operator and enjoys bicy­
cling and walking for exercise.
Benton Harbor
man to spea at
Baha'i program
David Douglas, elementary
school counselor, at Eau
Claire School near Benton
Harbor, will speak on "Interra­
cial Harmony in You Home
Town --- the Key to World
Peace."
The speech will be October
24, at 7:30 p.m. at the George
Washington Carver Com­
munity Center in Three Rivers.
The program is sponsored
by the Baha'i of Portage and
Three Rivers.
The Baha'i faith is an inde­
pendent world wide religion
with centers in more than 200
countries. The orld center is
located in Israel and one of
the main pricniples IS that of
the necessity for independent
investigation of truth.
Douglas has 16 years ex­
perience as a Special Educa­
tion teacher and student coun­
selor. He is a graduate of
Michigan State University,_
and has earned his BA. in
Psychology, and MA. m
Education.
His illustrated talk will
amplify the values that give
children and adults mental,
emotional and physical health.
No donations will be ac­
cepted, and the public is in­
vited to attend.