Our II the month of
lot attz ..
Center for Benton Har·
bor/B.nton Town.hlp,
oomer of A and
In Benton liar·
conlin to
hoI1,... ... pIOpfty tax ....
Md �
r.bat. applicatln. for
MMoe
'* •••• Y foe ad·
vance appolntm.nt. by
827·2 gr.
Ae-certIflcatIo fO( the
.urplu. food I •• u.d
pcogmm be made for
ar.a •• nlor cltlz.n.
month from
8:30 Lm .... :OO p.m.
The pubic to
Join nlor. In the film
pre matlon of odern
CPR to be t
Center at 1:00 p.m.,
arch 18. E,th.r Dade
Clay, a repre from
� board of the
Am.rican AalOciation of
Per80na '11 make
the prnentation.
The Sel)lor Center
Board of Oirectcn '11 hold
a meting at 1:30 p.m.,
ch 16, at the Vincent
Place. The pub .. i invited
to nd.
Fr.e blood pr .. sure
clin c Moe is off red fr ..
to public, March 15,22
and 29.
Medicare counseling
service I off ed from 1:()()'
3:00 p.m. on_ ch 23 and
30. Advance appointments
m be made 10 in ure -
availability of the serv'ce
coun lor. -
The Sen'or Center will
be closed for business at
noon on Goo Friday,
Match 24, ccording to Ken
Platt, Administrative Assis
tant.
PI te of Penance
Hartford High School
will be presenting ·The
Priate of P nzance,· with
p rformanees 01' Friday
and S turday, March 17
and 18at7:30p.m. Th fin ,
p rformance ill be Sun
day, March 19, at � p.m. All
performance will be h Id in
high achoof auditorium.
Tick s are $3.00 per
person and may be pur
chased by contacting
publicity chairperaon
Et 'n Bachman at 621-
3440, a ca t m ber, or at
the door.
Ami h Art end "
Country Show
The Amish Art and
Country Show will be h Id
at th Cook En rgy informa
tion Cen , off Int r e 94
on Red krow Highway In
Bridgman.
Th. show will be open to
th public on Saturday,
ch 18 from 10 Lm.-5
p.m. and on Sund y, ch
19 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. kJ·
mi fr ...
p.m. (South Bend time) In
NII1IheX Room of Qvtat
IQng I,.utherw1 Ouch,
17185 Cleveland Road,
(one block of HcIcory).
In South Bend
-Coping WIth
DIvorce" Workshop
The Child and Family
Services of South ern
MICIhlaa ..... Inc. .nnolincH a
pteMntatIon of a workshop
on -coptng WIth Divorce·
beginning Thw.day. March
18, from 7 to 9 p.m.
The worbhop Is part of
the agency's Family Enrich-
t ment Workahop program
and will continue each
Thurlday through April 20
at the agency" offlces at
2000 South State Stf , St.
Jo ph.
The workshop be led
by 10mb rly Id rbrand,
MSW, CSW, a
psychotherapist at the
ag nov and is intended for
tho .. who have divorced or
are in th proce of divorc
ing.
The fee for th entire
work p i, $3S and ad·
vance registration is re
quired.
Nil • Branch
NAACP Monthly
M tlng
The Niles Branch
NAACP, represeming
Buchanan, Cassopolis, Cal
vin Center, II and Van
dalia ill hav their monthly
meeting Tuesday, March 14
at the w Good Hope Bap
tist Church, 112 Fulton
Street, Buchanan. Time
7:00 p.m. Topic of discu -
'on will be -Join Th Aght
For Freedom-
Senior/Lifeline
March Actlvltle
On Tuesday, March 14,
Easter Shopping - Battle
o k Mall. Busle.v s 9:30
•. m., $2.50, lunch on your
own. Call for reservation.
Tue,day, March 14,
Mlnni.s's Beauty Studio.
Facial, nail care, beauty
tips, In car •. Fr e' Fr .. '
Fr.e' ·nnl. Ga s, Mary
kay Conaultant.
Thursday, March 18,
lunch at Covert School,
10:45 am. No lunch will be
Ned at Covert ·t •.
Saturday, March 18, Van
Bur.n Unlt.d Civic Or-
g z , Algu Month·
Iy ,11:00 a.m.
BerrI COUnty 2nd
- Ann I SlcIelnce
Olympiad
Berrien County 2nd an·
nu Sdence Olympiad I
be h d Thursday, ch
18, from 8;30 a.m.-2:30
p.m. lib Col·
lege. 2755 E. Napier
, Benton TownIhip.
", Fifty (50) ,clenoe_
tMchen .. inYoMd in
SdIII� ()ympied.
1 2 - The first Black Judge
in H' d Par "Tom Bayles",
9 4/85 - A graduate of
High d Park cbool-sy tems
durin 1920'. In th late 1930's,
foUo�g the great d pre ion,
facedlwith racial d' crimination
and lienation, you g Blacks
had ttle money. Ernest T.
Ford olunteered bis time and
frequ ntly hi money to coach
and anage the Men's basket
ball t ms. one- no the
num r of y ung men he saved
by hi unselfi h evotion to
building pride in themselves
and' Highland Park. The
Dem cratic party He served Hack tt ield House was
four erms as Ma or of High> renamed to Er 'est T. Ford
land ark and the first full Field ouse.
, at Willard Sdlool He mil'O-
Caps, HiD, Bright, and Randles. dueed the first Black studies
Among families from Ten- week in the schools, He
nessee, they settled on Ford, hired as visiting teacher, and be
Pasadena (Banner), and La- came the first black p'ofessionai
Belle streets near Willard employeeofHPSchoolDistrict.
ElcmentarySchooL 1941 - The Mother's Club
1914 - Henry Ford's final �_ organized to promote the
a to assembly line was built. weJfare of the citys youth. It's
Communicated around the U.s. main thrust' Colqe Scholar-
and by cablegram to Europe a mEThe club continues today
call for help brought 10,000 young students inter-
people to the plant gates. The going to college. The
auto magnate later hired Blacks s Club first presiden�
in his company. was Mrs. Paoletta Powell
1915 - AspecialU.S. 1951 - HP's first Black
taken showedS7 Black residents classroom teacher was Corlease
lived m Highland Park. Thompson. She began a 31 year
1917 - The first Black �here, (from 19(1) teach
workers were welcomed at Ford ing fifth grade at Thomson and
Company; this wasn't the case . at Barber.
- with other companies. 1956 - John Holloway was
1920 - The city experjenced appointed the first Black police
in tense race and religious officer in Highland Par He
prejudice, the most violent form currently works in the Public
which occurred in the late Safety department as a
1920's. An offshoot of the Ku Lieutenant,
Klux Klan, known as the Blae 1957 - Kathleen Bright be-
Legion, launched a hate cam- ethe first Black elected of ..
paign against labor unions, and - fico 1 by winning a Board of
staged one of many rallies in the Ed cation seat.
city, marching and chanting 962 - The first Black to
down the length of Woodward e on Home ming court
from Six Mile Rd, to Tennyson. ie Stanley iller",
1926 - Claude Harvard, a - The Ca cus Club was-
Black inventor, friend, and con- fo' ed to open rs to greater
sultant to auto company mag- B a involveme t in civic af
nate Henry Ford was the brain fair
behind some ofFord's manufae- 1 3 - Ow' t Downes be
turing process. Harvard was 23 ca the first Black to be
. when he developed his most .elec ed HP Hi graduating
celebrated invention, an.c president (J uary class).
automated piston pin inspec- 1�7 - Black ders circu-
tion machine. In all, there were late� to urge ca and other
more than 29 Harvard inven- citizens pitched i to help High
tions which Ford patented plus land Park remain touched by
some machine ideas that others rk>"t ib nearby De oit neighbor
"borrowed" and patented... hoods, I a sho of force, 90
- Harvard began his heav y armed I police, 40
career by attending the Ford Stat troopers, an 120 Nation
Trade School He was the only al-G ardsmen at amilton and
Black in his class of 3000 stu- Tux do preven ed serious
dents. He joined a radio club trouble'from ente ing Highland
there and eventually was elected Park Gov. Georg Romney in
its president. He was the only eluded Highland ark, Detroit,
member to pass a certification and Hamtramck the emer
examination. He became the gency declaration.
first Black in Michigan to 1� - Past ayorRobert
receive an amateur 'radio B. Blackwell be me the firs
operator's Iieense. Ford him
self traveled to the station and -
was immediately impressed
with Harvard
Mr. Harvard, now 78-
years-old, still lives in Highland
Park and recently retired as a
machinistlblueprint instructor
from Focus Hope.
1930 - Joanna Johnson was
hired by the recreation depart
ment, and became the first
Black city employee in 1932,
during the Great Depression
period for the city.
1930 - The fl1'st Black Mus
lim organization established in
Highland Park, the alion Of
IsIanL
1935 - Three Blacks and
fou.r hites formed an in
tramural football team and beat
the segregated varsity team.
(BIacb were not allowed to par
ticipate m team sports).
1940/41- HaneyCJacboo
taught ad sened as COWlICIor
I
time ayor.
19 8 - The irst Black
home ming quee in Highland
Park as "Beverly umphrey".
ru· brUtality, and racialdis
ai.bination. The B Knights
of Highland Park.
�4 - Reggie McKenzie
became the first Black profes-
sio football champ. n player
( ) to establi a Youth
dation in Highland Park.
. a 1968 graduate of HP
School
- The Reggie McKenzie
Fo dation, Inc. is a non-profit
orgapization based in Highland
P The Foundation is estab-
1isbdd to and coordinate
edu donal emplo bility and
clio cal outreach programs
• assist and supplement the
of youth in the Metro
6 - The first Black City
�rC¥�er "William Neal- was
eJedFd in Highland Park.
. $ - Willard School was
re d for Kathleen Bright,
the tis first BIa<rk elected of
fici and a fo(mer Board of
Edu tion president. Bright
Sch I is currently known as the
B' t Adult Education center.
1?l? - The first Black city
clerk elected in Highland Par
"Jean Green", She continues to
serve this position today. The
first lack State Representative
"Eth I Terrell" and she con
in th po ilion
1 - Th first lack City
Alto ney in Highl nd P r
"Willi m Bledsoe".
1987 - Alvin D. Casey was
generous with his' andener
gies with the youth of HP. Be
cause dfhis concerns and love of
sports he organized and par
ticipated on many youth sports
teams. He was an employee of
the ci , who dedica ed time
teac:hiJl« the youth to positive
in "act e pr grams f com
munit better me The
Mont rey playgrou d was
renamed Alvin D. Casey
Memorial Par
1981 - The Honorable
Mayor, Martha G. Scott,was
eJected the fl1'st Black female
of Highland Park,
MJ.(;bJa;1lD and the second in the
,
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