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DETROIT .L Since
childhood, A.W. Curtis, Jr.
presideDt of A. W. Curtis Labor
tori been n expert at
tunling adYersity into success.
I 1932, in the mi st of
America's worst economic
depression, Curtis earned a
b chelor of science degree in
chemistry from Cornell Univer
sity.
He ub equently taught at
the annie Burroughs ational
sao The group also donates TrainiDgSchpol in Washington,
funds to the Pathrinder each' D.C., and in 1934, joined the
� during Ouistmas. teacai staff of th Agriculture
The Pathfinders serves nine and Technical (A&1j Col ge
chool districts in St Joseph in Greensboro, North Carolina.
County for mentally impaired (A dormitory at A&T is named
children .and adults ages 3-26, for Curtis' fat r, Austin Win
and an average of 110-120 each gate 0u1is, Sr.)
year. After teaching OD!! year t
The Grandmother" Club A&:T, . recebed a Gcncr I
also sponsor two children Education Board Fellowship to
bazaars yearly. One i held in assist the i.nternati�na!ly
three Rivers add the other one reaowned agncultural scscnust,
in Constantine, Michigan on the Dr. George W�· on Carvc�.
rust Friday and Saturday in For the next eigb years until
December to raise funds for Carver', death on January 5,
projects.. 1943. Curti assisted in the
Last year the group made a
quilt, and it rafDed oft' for
S9OO.
Michigan's · first
Grnadmother' Club has be- .
come well known (or its support
and many donations to various
organizations. The club bad
a membership of as many as 135,
but membership has decreased
due to deaths. Some of i mem
bers have moved ou of state,
bu despite this, the groupi ur
viving weU and has been kept
busy with monthly meetings
well as working on various
projects.
Pre ident Florence La er
has visited Lansing and had
many discussions ·th Goeer
nor Blanchard, reg rding a
v..,...n. of . She also
particip ted in the National
Conventions and reports results
ck to the club.
Other officers of the group
are Edith Nicho vice presi
debt; Marg ret White,
sea-etary; ad P Shearer,
treasurer . .:rhe group meets o·
the first Saturday of each
th, at the Lodge.
We Salute . . '5 fir t
Grand er' Oub. ADd Best
W· for cootiaued ueeess,
Li
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development of the George
Washington Carver Research
Foundation .and experimented
with the chemical aud product
derivaties of the peanut - the
cornerstone of ma y Carver in
venti . The two c also fre
quent guests of industri lis
Henry Ford and hi son Edsel
In 1944, Curt" moved t
Detroi toe abli A.W. Oar"
children nd cclcbrat reading
H (GHLAND PK. - This in ways .that will lead to more
September, Highl nd Park and rcading." she ' ide .
Pontiac fIrSt gr tudents will In the pr am, each student
be benefit from new progr wiH be encouraged to read 21
called "Running Start," funded boo or have the hooks rc d to I
by 0J.rys r Corpor . on, under them. The progr m will a
the auspice of Rcading i Fun- provi activity and resource
damental, Inc. (Rlf), designed -matcrial for teachers, free
"to inlroduce them to the joys boo for children and their
and benefits of reading." classrooms,' well as programs
J The Chrysler Corporation to cncour ge parent participa
Fundi coatributing 2.1 mil- Jion.
. grant to RIF to establish the Highland Par uperi ten-
RUNNING START program dentofScboo EldonL.Martin
. 10 cities around the country. called Running S rt "an excit-
Highland Park and Pontiac ing and challenging program"
were the fast citi to be n med; which "enhances our efforts to
the other eight ill be an- mot" te children to read and
nouneed later. . encour e parent I y lvement
Chrysler officials noted that in their children' education."
II' t is th largest made by He expressed gr titude to
t e �ler �pora�o� fund RlF and to the Chrysler Cor
for a single project and us far . poralion Fund for a oommen
m�jor gift to a pr<?8'8Dl of early dable act of corporate leader
ch� �ucat . . ship and citizenship" in making
Read (oundation of the program "avai ble to the
a good education, tt Slated Lee . dren of H· d Par ..
A Iacocca,.. , 0 Olrys-· LaBarbara Gr superin-
let Corpor� . e re ma.. teodent of the Pontiac School
th�. oomml�nt because It District, ted, "Fir grade l
ailia:I that ch1�dre early the � flf t ye r of reading in
learolng the Importance of struction so RUNNING
boo d rea . START· timed at the very age
RIF President uth Graves n children begi to lve th
t �e De R . Start mystery of reading. ..
prop-am challe children to Ouysler's upport will help
become reader for the 21 t year to reading
ce ury. and give the a run- . more than school rk, " she
Ding art in meeting that chal- id, It i dventure that will
lenge. open future doors of learn":
"The progr m gets boo to ing.".
Labortories, lIWluf au ters of
skin care, hair care and health
related products. '1 hoped
business would grow nd
prosper enough to offer oppor
tunities to Blacks in busi "
Curtis remembers. "For such
long time those opportunities
did not exist"
. Curtis employed some of his
research findings to successful-
.. Iy manufacture an ointment fo
arthriti reli f and subsequently
created a line of hair products
which include Curtis Soft- -
Silky and RoU-N-se Oeam.·
Today, A.W. Labortories
continues to m nufacture
products based on careful re
search. The company is also a
member of the American
Health & Beauty Aids Institute
(AHBAI), the trade association
re presenting manufacturers
and cosmetologists· e ethnic
hair care industry and an .
participant in programs such
the �Ia on Black Love" cam
p ign to minimize crime in
urban communities.
Twenty-Three Detroit hijh
schoot stu ts will compete �
thousands of dollar in scholar
hip prizes in the flD Is of the
11th annual Manufacturer
Bank-Detroit Publi c Schools
urrcnt Events QuiT., Thursday,
May 11, from 12:30 p.m. until
3:30 p.m. at Murr y Wright
High School. '
The 23 fID a lis ts, who were
winners in their high chool :
competitions wiJl answer qu -
ti ru based on ne paper ar
ticles which' ppeared between
April JO and May 6. The first
pi cc winner will receive Sl,OOO;
second p ce, $750; third place,
S500; and fourth p ee, $300. In
addition, the 23 Detroit high
school champi will receive
$125 and the 23 high schoo run
ner -up ill receive a SSO·
Savings Bond.
The Winner and their
choo are:
Mar Brown, Cas; P trice
Youn Centra]; Y r Abdel-
lah, Otadsey; Arnetr Mo .
Cody: Rita Gib 0 , Cooley;
Kenton Mil , Da . ; Terrance
Barr, Denby; Andrew �my, '
Finney; Lydia Jen . , Henry
Ford; Robert Jackso Ketter
ing; Terrance BrQ n, King;
Janice Gruebb , Mckenzie;
Cha ntele Gray, Mumford;
Yolanda 0 . Murray Wright; ,
Sonya Holt, Northern; Eric
Wade, North tern; Tho
Ingr m, 0 born; L Sb n
Mile , Per hing; S I
Lyn.ch, Redford; Sara app,
Rea issance; Da Shaheed,
Southe te . asham Jadal
lah, So we tern; Michael
Aq.detsoo. Western .
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