ISOLA
RAHA
IL OR
"Just lor today-let me
remember to rejoice ill impl«
things I need no wealth to
buy ... The cent 01 pine upon
t wind, a burnished copper
s , carlet ro es on the
fence, unri e through the
trees, Lord grant that I may
1I0t outgrow affinity with
these ... "
Friend enjoying v cation
pots thi e on were Mary
Powers, who vi ited relative
in Wi con in, Amanda
Crui h nk, trying her luck at
the ca inos in La Vega,
Mildred Brown and Grace
McGivens cho e weekend
in Atlanta. So did Lui Mae
Cobb.
Ollie Williams and the
George Anthony al 0 en­
joyed a weekend in Las
Vegas. Ola Grasty and her
daughter flew to Atlantic
City .. Hildegarde Thomsen
flew to sunny California to
visit with her twin ons and
their families .. Mattie Davis
enjoyed her week's visit in
Kalamazoo ...
Bonita Merritt, recep­
tionist at Belle Mai on, has
planned her vacation well for
two weeks. She'll visit New
Orleans, La., then San An­
tonio, Austin, and Houston,
Texas. Then Springfield,
Ohio before flying to
, Honolul u and cruising the
Hawaiian Islands .. Truly a
dream vacation ...
. "
Mr. and Mrs. James
Thornton of Tulsa, Ok­
lahoma, relatives of Lessle
Palmer of Detroit, graciously
played host to more than 50
relatives at a family re-union
recently for a three day event.
Members greeted each other
at a fish fry on Friday at the
Thornton's spacious home.
On Saturday a sumptuous
dinner was prepared wi th a
variety of meats, salads, des­
serts, and freshly made
lemonade ... The Thorntons
believe that a. family who
. prays together stays together
so on Sunday they all at­
tended Philippi Baptist
Church and some of the fami­
ly members provided gospel
entertainment.
Another delicious menu of
short ribs, barbecued ribs,
cabbage, green beans,
macaroni & cheese, turkey
and dressing, greens, water­
melon, peach cobbler, and
homemade cakes was en­
joyed.
Those attending included
Reverend and Mrs. Vernon
McFarlin, Mr. and Mrs. Les­
lie Thornton and family, Les­
sie Palmer of Detroit, the
Elroy Thornton family of
Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. MiqueU
Thornton of Ann Arbor, the
Leonard Holt family of
Detroit and Topeka, Kansas,
Sarah Holt and children,
Charles and Colleen, of
Detroit, the Frank Johnsons
of Los Angeles, Shirley
Devill of Kansas City, Mo.,
and Spencer James, Jr. and
son of Oklahoma City. Les­
sie spent a month-long vaca- .
tion with her relatives in
Tulsa ...
Floyd Penick devoted 20
years of his adult life working
in Detroit as a traffic court
and as istant Ombudsman.
On Thursday, September
13th he was injured in an
automobile accident and
died. Funeral ervices were
held at Hartford Memorial
Baptist Church. To the
remaining family members
we extend our sympathy ...
Please send your news to
me at 8330 E. Jefferson-Apt.
#1610.
ADVERTISE
CALL
869-0033.
DETROIT
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J c. grac1ua 0
Martin Luther King Jr. High ScOOoI,
who' determined to fully pur-
ue her goal 0 becoming the first Blac
woman justice on the United Sta
Supreme Court. She aims for I w
degree from Georgetown University in
W hington,D.C.She made vera!
tri on the Freedom Tour of civil righ
maJChes in the south, porsored by the
Michigan Coalition for Human Righ ;
participated in oratorical rompetition;
WM a class officer her junior year, and
has been vice-president of tM National
Honor Society, among other activiti .
SCHOLARSHIPS - These Detroit students received scholarships from the H. T. Ewald Foundation.
The students, left to right, are Jason Bridges of Southfield High School, Jenice Mitchell of Martin
Luther King Jr. High School, Ayana Wayne of Dominican High School and Natika Cleaves of C
Technical High School.
Ay NIcoleW yne,agraduateof
Dominican High School in Detroit, who
plans to attend the James Madison
ScOOol of Social Sciences at Michigan
State University, She hopes to complete
a program for a dual degree in political
scieree and criminal justice, with tbe
goal of obtaining a law degree and be­
coming an attorrey,
She was president of the ninth
precinct Law Enforcement Explorers,
aIX1 a member of the National Honor
Society, the Spanish Cub, the Detroit
Area Pre-College Engineeririg Program
aOO Student Congress Representative.
Volunteer activities included the Girl
Scouts, the Red Cross and promoting
her private high school.
And Jason Bridges, a graduate of
Southfield High School, who has
st Ie rth
Join Starr
Commonwealth
Stefanie P. Worth has been named
to the position of Public Information
Coordinator for Starr Commonwealth
Schools. In that capacity she will be
responsible for assisting the Vice Presi­
dent of Dcvclopment in carrying out the
public relations, community relations
and development functions of S
Commonwealth.
STEPHANIE·WORTH
This includes developing and coor­
dinating the on-going communication
needs of the organization and es�
lishing public relations goals.
She will also assist in developing the
media relations needs of Starr's five­
year-Old Wayre County Campus in
Detroit, Michigan; developing name
'recognition for the organization and
familiarity with its leadership in the
metropolitan Detroit area.
Worth comes to Starr from the
Michigan Chronicle where she was co­
editor of the Compositions section and
a weekly columnist. She has also
served as Administrative Consultant to
the Detroit Street Law Project of Wayne
County Neighborhood Legal Services;
Special Projects Assistant to former
Detroit City Councilman John C.
Peoples; anchor/reporter for WJLB
radio and repoter/ancbor for KBIA
radio and KOMU-lV in Columbia,
MO.
sta ebackou
neighborhoods.
For information and
treatment referrals call:
. I
Founded in 1913, The Starr Com­
monwealth School (197)a nationally
recognized non-profit, accredited, child
care organization(197)is dedica� to
caring for troubled children with emo­
tional and behavioral problems.
"Not at my party."
"Not in our state"