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