Ev ry 1 econd 0 the
chool d y n A ric n
meric n tudent drop out of
choot. ithout n educ tion
e ch dropout Ie ve hi or h r
future to ch nee, nd only
preciou few et luc y. y
friend Curti m rt enou h
to now he couldn't depend on
luc . For that m tter, he w
marter th n lot of dull
ho thought he couldn't make
it.
Let me tell you bout Curti .
Curti i hand orne young
African American man who
impre ed me with hi energy
and mbition. ow he pi n to
fini h high chool, go on to
college nd then get on with
hi life. But few ye r go
even Curti 'teacher didn't
believe he would make it.
B ck in ninth grade Curti
w placed in the Seriou Iy
Emotionally Di turbed (SED)
program at San Andreas High
School in Los Angele . It
wasn't unu ual for him to walk
off campu and do whatever he
pleased. He had discipline
problems with teachers and got
into disturbances with other
tudent . He was unhappy
with the SED classes. Curtis
seemed hopeless - another
potential dropout statistic.
But Curtis decided to take
charge of his future. Why?
What made him do it? He
wanted and asked for the
opportunity to attend regular
classes. His request was
granted, and he worked extra
hard. According to his
principal, Margaret Hill,
"Curtis has taken it upon
himself to just say,. 'I'm going
to turn that negative behavior
to positive behavior.";
CURTIS AGREES. "I
don't need to come to school
for someone to pick on me," he
ays. "School's not for
fighting, school is for
education and that's why I've
come - to get my education."
Last spring he enrolled in a
reading class at San
Bernardino Valley College.
He's worked hard, despite the
obstacles special education
students have, Each morning
he catches the bus from his
high school to attend his class
on the college campus ten
miles away. Curtis has
near-perfect attendance.
I admire Curtis for his
perseverance. Despite his
family's financial worries and
his trouble with classwork and
-classmates, Curtis kept .
reaching higher. He
understands the value of
education and believes there is
a productive life ahead of him.
That faith alone, even
without the other obstacles,
makes Curtis unusual. I've
met too many young Black
people who didn't believe in
themselves.
On the day after Martin
Luther King, Jr. was
assassinated, I met with a
group of teenagers who had
been rioting and looting in the
streets. I tried to tell them
their actions would ruin their
future. They didn't want to
listen. One young man told
me, "Lady, I ain't got no
future."
THAT WAS 23 years ago.
I'm still haunted by his
statement even though we've
made. progress in keeping Dr.
King's dream alive. We have
a long road ahead of us, but
I'm encouraged from success
stories like Curtis. It indicates
to me that our youngsters can
achieve anything any other
child can achieve if we help
them believe in themselves
and support them along their
way.
I believe Curtis will take it
day by day and succeed. He
plans to attend a vocational
college and earn and
electronics or psychology
degree. Then he'll get a job
and settle down. He believes
in himself. "I'm just like
anybody else," says Curti , "so
I feel like I can get out there
and do my thing."
HIGHLAND PARK
WHEN PRESIDENT Dwight
D. Eisenhower w in office,
Johnson, who because of hi travel
throughout Russia and the "Eastern
BlocCountrie ," help setup the 1960
Summer Conference which, one
might argue, beg-:n the proce s
which eventually led to the disman­
tling of the Berlin Wall.
Aside from his worldly travels,
having been to 130 countries, Russia
20 times and "all of the Iron Curtain
countries," and receiving gifts from
presidents and worfd leader ,
Johnson's personality is that of a
simple man.
He fits well into his office, which
is omewhat cluttered but it ooze
with warmth and is surrounded by a
case of sports trophic : golf, volley
ball, bowling, weight lifting and
others, and, a second· case of dolls
from different parts of the world.
Standing by �ne trophy case is a
Sc
"Silver Knight," ome three feet in
height and approximately 60 years
old that was given to him by Doctor
Albert Lippett.
JOHNSON SAID the Christmas
gift came with the inscription: "A
Silver Knight for a Silver Knight."
Next to the "Silver Knight," and
in a sense its protector, is a musket­
rifle-that's approximately 150
years old. The military type
hardware include the the aber
Johnson used during World War I.
But don't. Pie don't get the
p ce w
b ck, I got
JOB 0,1 om pee ,i
privileged. or i tant. He th
privilege of looking t Highland .
P rk, it hi tory, economically,
politically nd to a degree, ocially,
from the land point of eventy some
oddy
He believe the city need to
bring b in bac ,clean up the
re th t have " lipped," and "get
away from th image the Detroit
papers" paint Highland Par to.be.
Further more, Johnson aid,"I
think the Mayor' and the Council's
aim are to help Highland Park and I
think they are trying to accompli h
things."
In addition, he aid, "The Mayor.
is putting a lot into it (trying to tum
Highland Park around) and I have a
favorable impression of what the ad­
ministration is doing."
And, Mi ter Johnson, the
Michigan Citizen has "a favorable
impression" about what you have
done; the accomplishments, and the
ervice you have rendered to your
community.
So. While you can smell the roses,
congratulations of life, work, and
your induction into the Amateur
Athletics Union.
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offer cure for what ails u
kill, imple preventive me ures can
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prove your quality of life.
for abusive or neglectful familie ,
a Prenatal Coache for first-time
parents, a Birth Companions to
coach mothers through labor and
delivery, as workshop jeaders, as
facilitators of parent/infant and
parent/toddler programs, as
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ministrative support or as drivers
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If you have some time to give, and
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scheduled for September. Our
parents and children need your
support!
Volunteer needed to
break cycle of child abuse
Oakland Family Servic is
launching a county-wide earch
for volunteers to help break the
cycle of child abuse and neglect
in our community. The agency
currently depends upon volun­
teers to keep ten different treat­
ment programs for children and
parents gong, as well. as having
numerous new projects under
development.
Many volunteer opportunities
exist within these ten programs.
Community members may be­
come involved as tutors for
children or adults, as co-leaders
of both adult therapy and parent
education groups, as nurturers for
infants and young children, as
co-facilitators of parent-child in-
teraction group, Parent Aide
tt, Porter top vo e getters
By NATHANIEL scorr
SIIIIaWriI6,
HIOH�D PARK-Mayor Mar­
tha G. Scott and Council President
Linsey Porter were the top mayoral
vote getters in Tuesday's primary
election and will face each other in
the; general-election this November.
Mayer Scott received 879 votes
and Porter 1,461, according to unof­
ficial tallies.
There are some similarities and
some differences in what these two
candidates say. And two of those
similarities seem to be: they recog­
nize that this city needs a solidflnan­
cial base but differ on how that can
be accomplished. •
The Mayor said at the recent
Chamber of Commerce forum, "We
need job in our community, and I
will not turnjobs away. I (am) telling
you what I've done (but) otbers will
tell you what they will do. So let's
keep moving forward."
PO RTER, ON TIlE other hand,
seems to be more cautious in his
approach to creating jobs. He said at
that same forum, "No more fast food
restaurants on Woodward Avenue."
He added, "I will ask Chrysler Cor­
poration for money."
Within those quotes are the
philosophical differences between
the two.
However, the question is: where
do you start? How best can a balance
be achieved that will allow this city
Scott
(lit
to grow, expand and offer incentives
by way of livability and affordibility
that will attract businesses into the
area?
Black Masons honor founder .
MADISON, lad. (AP) -Black
Masons hope their convention this
weekend will spawn interest in the
service organization, whose mem­
bers are growing older.
As many as 300 Masons from
acro Indiana and Kentucky were
expected to attend the event honor­
ing Prince Hall, a Revolutionary War
soldier credited with founding Black_
Masonry in the United States.
"In the past, when things were a
ll ttle different, the lodge was
dominant in the (Black) com­
muni ty," said Frank Inskeep, a
member of Madison's Eureka Lodge
No. 30. -
Now the Masons compete with
other groups, such as the Jaycees and
the Chamber of Commerce, for
young Black men interested in com­
munity ervice.
. "Hopefully, this will give them
some idea of what Masonry's all
about," Inskeep said.
One reason the Black Masons
have not been very active in the com­
munity in recent years is a lack of
recognition fronrwhite groups, said
Daniel Payne, worshipful master of
the Eureka lodge.
Ho ting the celebration "gives
more prestige and gives the "people in
Madison a chance to know of our
lodge," he said.
Hall founded the first Black
Mason lodge in this country in Bos-
10n in 1784. It was chartered by
British Masons..
Hall was a leather worker who
was freed from slavery in 1770. Ac­
cording to lodge history, Hall fought
for George Wa hington in the
Revolutionary War and was in­
strumental in getting Black troops
accepted as regular members of the
Continental Army.
In Indiana, the black Masons took
a leading role in the anti-slavery and
equal-rights movements, said Emma
Lou Thornbrough, professor
emeritus of history at Butler Univer­
sity in Indianapolis.
, 'The people we would thnk of as
being leaders before and after the
Civil War were members," said
Thornbrough, who has written ex-
. tensively about Black history in In­
diana. "There was a great deal of
THA
prestige attached to being a member
of the Masons."
Although Black -fraternal or­
ganizations were very popular after,
tbe Civil War, their influence even­
tually waned.
Membership in the Black Masons
)las remained relatively stable for
years, but that's likely to change be­
cause its members are aging.
The organization's traditional
secrecy about its rituals and aversion
to active recruiting have limited new
memberships.
·1
•
Porter
The people wait. They have cast
their eyes upon the 'election in
November. All they need to know is
which lever to pull.
The top council vote getters who
will seek the five four-year council '
seats are: Dwight Downes who'
reportedly received 1,320 votes;
Christine Franklin, '1,308; Comer
Heath III, 1,078; Charlie Davis,
1,055; Greta J. Johnson, 939; Frank
Ross, 847; 'Wanda L. Bostic, 836;
Fletcher Miller, 835; Eleanor
Lampkin, 825, and Tremon Me­
Dermott, 822.
HP football
games set
The Highland Park High
School football team, the
. Polar Bears will play Willow
Run High School, Friday Sep­
tember 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Willow Run School, 235
Spencer at Michigan Avenue.
- 4 p.m. Friday September
20, they will be playing Ann
l Arbor Huron atHighland Park'
High School, 15900 Wood­
ward.
_:_4p.m. Friday September
27, they will be playing River
Rouge at the same place.
To my many friends for their vote
of confidence in the primary
election S ptember 10th for City­
Council and to my campaign
manager Kenneth Loving for a
job well done. With your
continued support on November
5th we will have a new Mayor and
City Council that will move the
city forward.
Tremon McDermott
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