C IIdr n'
Comml Ion
propo I ould
itr n th n f mill
After more than two ye rs
of study, 11 field hearing, nd
much deliber tion, the
tion I Commi ion on
Children i ued rem r able
report on wh t the nation mu t
do to trengthen familie and
promote the healthy
development of all American
children.
wa ple ed to be one of
commi ion membe who
ed under the outstanding
denhip of Sen. John D.
c etelter IV of We t
Virginia. The commi ion wa
reated by law nd appointed
y the president and
ngre sional leaders. We
". rtli stoners were a diver e
up-Republican and
mocrats; conservative,
derate , and liberal .
One of our number is a
well-known pediatrician; one
is a union leader; one i a
ember of the Bu h
ministration, another served
I the Reagan administration;
one is a governor; several are
religiou leaders; several come
from the business community;
everal are educators.
,All of u were moved-and
ightened-c-by what we
learned during our
t o-and-a-half years of study
about the condition of
o America's children.
· The 34 of us did not always
agree on every detail of wbat
the nation must do to save our
children. But we did agree
that povert ills one
erican chilt1 every S3
�minute $0 I am particularly
.ratified that the commission
nanimously recommended
1,000 tax credit for every
merican child. Because the
. 'Credit would be refundable,
every year that a family had
too little income to pay taxes it
ould receive a government
eheck of up to $1,000 to help .
.y for the cost of raising each
ne.
THIS PROPOSED tax
credit, which would replace
t tax law's existing
emption for each child,
w uldn't eliminate child
peverty, but it would. ease the
struggles of many families to
f ed, clothe, and house their
children. It would offer far
more help to low-income
• f milies without the stigma of
welfare. Bncourage your
, e ected representatives to
pport this pro-family tax
'redlt.
Another particularly
important piece of the
oommission's report concerns
t system charged with
tecting neglected and
used children. Under our
rrent laws, the states receive
reat deal more money from
federal government to
ce children in foster
ilies and other kinds of
t-ot-horne care than they
elve for strengthening
Hies so children can
ain safely in their homes.
This makes no sense. It's
5t for children to remain at
me if they can be protected.
Iso costs less to help 0
ilie Iearn how to better
n rture their children than it
t� to put their children in
t-ot-home care. There are
ny family support and
ily preservation programs
und the country which are
wing that, with the right
d of help, families can and
increase their ability to
n ture their-children.
We recommended tbat the states
ive money Cor family support
family preservation programs in
tame way they no� receive
meney to place children ill out-of
h e care. Happily, there are now
t\1lO bills in Congress, S. 4 and H.R.
2 1, that begin to move in this
d ection. Wri te your repre
seatatives in Congress and urge them
t these bills.
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HIGHLAND PARK
Spotlight on V
by Carla Huston
Sl4ffWriur
Ring th bell at l.aBelle Tow�
Co-op and you will meet him. Hi
name is Jim Fredd, Security Guard.
. A wool felt cap, velcro tab running
shoes and an enormous keyring com
plete his uniform.
Fredd circulates on the ground
floor all day and keeps a sharp eye
on the front door. Fredd knows all
the residents on sight and has a
cheerful attitude.
Fredd moved into LaBelle
Towers eleven years ago and began
to volunteer as soon as he arrived. 'It
was the way to make friends," he
said.
This handyman can repair the
garbage disposal and resolve parking
spaces disputes as well as other nifty
tasks. He has passkeys to every nook
in the building and on a regular basis
checks up on any resident, e has not
seen for a couple of days.
When Fredd is not fixing on the
building or standing guard at the
front door, he can usually be found
listening to jazz, attending meetings
of his Masonic Lodge or watching
Jim Fredd
action shows such as Matlock, which
is his favorite television show.
Fredd attends Saturday and Sun
day services at Mount Carmel Bap
tist Church, whre he serves as an
usher. The only thing that has ever,
kept Fredd from doing his job was
the problem of bronchitis last year.
"Now I take 14 different pills each
day, but I'm okay" aid Fredd.
Fredd loves living in Lalselle
Towers Co-op and believes "the best
part is the recreational opportunities,
and having good neighbors. The resi
dents here are nice people."
Brown Bag
The e Ix re 0 e ot the
I dlvld al re pon Ible
for the ood er Ice, good
atmo phere and the good
food the Brown Bag
peelallze in. Front row,
(l-r), Leon Carter,
JoAnne Grear and Leon
Truitt. Back ro : Tyrone
Smith, 'K.rle Grear nd
Ester Truitt. (pboto by N.
Scott)
Talent show
cheduled
HIGHLAND PARK-Fliers are
being circulated in the Highland
Park area announcing a "Say kind
words (children) pageant talent
show."
According to the fliers; the finale
will be Saturday, August 24 at High
land Park Community college's
(HPCC) auditorium.
The talent show will feature two
age group'. Ages seven through 12,
juniors and 13 through 17, seniors.
Participants, the flier states:
"Must attend the training sessions."
AI though no prizes have been an
nounced, the contact person, Judy
"Naasira" Boissom sa�d such is the
case.
Rehearsals are every Monday and
Wednesday (except Wednesday
July 24) from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Rehearsals are held at HPCC's
auditorium which is on Glendale
Street between Second and Third
Avenues.
To nt r th dining
room from th � tlbu'
l Ilk walking Into a
mellow land of w rm
II ling.
Small! but not too mall. Spa
cio ! but not too pacio . The
slining room, which sea 7S,
wann to nd function I b ke
lending beauty nd grace to the green
foliage th t delights, or p.erhap,
surprises, a first time vi itor. And
dding to the beauty is the fact, this
is a family business.
Leon and Ester Truitt, father and
mother, with daughters Sandra
Robinson and JoAnne Grear -and
family: hu band Karle and on
Tyrone E., operate the res
taurant/catering business.
According to JoAnne, the busi
ness opened in December of 1989
and more than one family member
Iuld to secure personal loans to keep
the business afloat. But as financial
demands became more demanding
they had to tum to the city of High
land Park for a loan. Eventually,
DEVCO asswned the city's loan and
loaned them an additional $10,000.
Since then thtngs have improved and
she said, "Business is pretty good."
THE BROWN BAG, which
opens at 10:30 a.m. and closes at 4
p.m., Monday through Friday,
averages a,bout ten catering contrac
per week.
The city of Highland Park, PAL
(POlice athletic league). Reggie Me
Kenzie and Wayne County Com
munity College (WCCC) are some
of their clients. .
In addition to daily specials.
salads, sandwiches and gumbo
(seafood and Chicken), the Brown
THATD��l'&
uccessful in b i
"help the community.
JoAnne aid, "My ter the
bookkeeper, Mom the brand my I
husband nend the b r. I am every
thing. I do h tever h to be do
but my Daddy is the boss."
For pecial occesiors the Brown
Bag requests three days prior reser
vations. But three day not al-
way been the . In fact, JoAnne·
remembers an inqdent whereby
they had 30 econds, if that much,
advance warning.
One day, he id, it was cl to:
closing time. The staff had wor 4·
long nd hard. And per me, if:
not all, were thinking about resting·
tired feet, sipping a tall drink or just:
sitting with their feet propped up.'
But one of tho e buses, big,:
Greyhound with seats to the max:
kind, wheeled into the parking 10 •
stopped, opened its doors and by:
twos, three and tours, 45 to so.
seniors, "all dressed up," began: '
filing in. •
Pots and pans made thilt sweet.
sound and. when it was OVer and:
those seniors had "truly enjo� it
(their meals)," JoAnne said, eld-·
est of the ladies called 'er and
told her she was a good cook.
"I really enjoyed that," she said ...
And until this very day the Brow
Bag serves a lot <of senior citizens, is:
the moral of the story.
So if you are in the mood for
delightfully prepared
sandwiches, soups, sal ,
catering service or drinks at
the Brown Bag appreciate your
patronage. And when that special
occasion arises, be it a banquet 0
fa mil y reunion, fancy dressed and -
stepping out or catering to the com.
fort of your home, (313)869-6668 or
(313)869-6669 is the number to call.
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894-8774
298-6333
298-6334
298-6335
Henry Ruff �d.
Inkster: Mich.
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