One woman in the audienc at the Highland Park hool board meeting in which the Forum was introduced , aid sh approved of such programs and had taken one imilarto it, befor it was fashionable, but h felt it was not appropriate for youngsters. "Kids don't have psychological , ubstance," she aid. "They have to have omething to fall back on." Bei ng rai ed on a farm not far from each other, the Colberts recall orne good tim and orne bad tim . "It, was 14 of us," said Colbert, "nine sis­ ters and three brothers. We had to get up at 6:00 a.m., draw water heat it on a wood burning tove, wash up, eat breakfast and clean the di hes before walkin one �Qla half mil to school. .., I T J lard I • cd . ner ��f �t\���'blsquK�kn n� �e of . alt ","",r--- '''After school we �ad to come home and work until dark afterwhich, we did our homework. There was no electricity in the home, 0 we had to bum a kerosene lamp. Everyone was in bed by 9:00 p.m. in order to get up the next morning and start the process allover again." Both can remember working all day for little or no pay. Carrie says there was nothing on the farm that he couldn't do. "It was 16 children in our family, eight boys and eight girls. My mother made all of our cloth . She would take empty flour sacks.and soak them in lye to remove the lettering. The sa ks were then cut up and used to make slips, dresses and pants. "I picked and Chopped cotton, cooked, cleaned, milked cow and fed the chickens until I got grow n. Al­ though my father owned more than 80 head of cattle an� a cotton gin, the boll weevils came along and put us out of busines ." B IN G MARRI D d uri ng the depression was no pi niceither. Carrie aid when he left Georgia, all he had with her, w six dollars, a cake and trunk full of quilts." After the wedding, the couple headed to Michigan, making Hamtramck their home. Th Colberts may be the oldest livin African American couple res idi ng in Hamtramck. Colbert.retired from Chry ler Cor­ poration on June 26, 19 after erv­ ing years, ix months and four day . No children of their own, the Col­ be ve a multitude of nice and n ';)hew that h v kept them busy over th entire cou c of their mar­ 'riage. In offering advice for young men of today, Colbert sai , .. tay away from dru ,try to get a good educa­ tion.secure a ood job and leave th r t up to G d, And f r tho contemplatin mar­ riage, Carrie y you _!!lust first t e tim to know each other, b friends YO\l ' n. If by han c you orne an ry with n another, d n': pa .k up and I ve, try t work thin out. . F r a 10 in thou ht, thc C I rts aId,' you travel thr u h li Ie, you will m to a f rk in th road, we did, rnany ye, a 0 ut wc didn't go epa­ rat v ay . BeST CHANCE: Match APRIL 10, 1993 Lotto Ticket RONALD D. POWELL 01 trlct 15 HARRISON MARTIN District 13 Officer Martin a I5-year veteran was recognized for hi outstanding arrest and conviction record. Officer Martin h a 95 percent conviction rat for hi lOO-pl\lS fel- . ony arrest. Hi profe sional mann r has earned him th honor of Di trict 13 Officer of the Year. 01 rlet 18 ROBERT- !'" � 01 trlct 5 o fi er Up haw a ev n-year vet­ eran, was recognized for his is­ tanc in the arr to two perpetrators who were wanted f r murder. In anoth r incident 0 fleer Up­ haw tutely canv d an area and pprehended a pect wi thi n mi n­ ute a tcr a fatal hooting. He lat r return d to the area and recovered th weapon used in the crime. HILTON E. KINCAID, Offi er Spen er was r ognized for hi trong polic pr nand ke n pow of ob ervation which r - ulted in the arr t of a -ban robber who had threat n to blow up the bank if tellers didn't ive him money. During hi care r 0 fieer Spen r h r eived 6 commendations, five citations, two Cnicl" aWlm:1. (lr.� four meritorious rvice write-ups. SYLVESTER DAWSON Oi trict 1 ( TAKE THE INITIATIVE A DYOUCAN OWN YOUR, OWN HOME Ha buying a h m or r financing th on y u own alway m d lik' om thing out of y ur r h? o u 0 tr ing?" W II h r I n id a you'll like. h lniti tl\ e M< rt g I \I rom ir tom ric Bank. Wi h fl . ibl l -rrn nd 'omp lith � r t ., it' '" � to h lp Jl opl buj a h m in troit, Highland P: rk, Hamtr m k or Ponti . , \' h n pur ha in nom, our do" n p )m nt an be ltul 5% for Ii· drat n loan (U llh r w ), if )our mort a loam IUbJC( 1 10 «redu approval �1 mber fD[( LqualllouHna I t'M r Gl . . Officer Daw on is recognized for aving a man's life who otherwi Oi trict 3 would have died in a downtown Officer Kincaid was recognized building. RALPH B. for saving a life. The man was found not breathing SEABROOKS As a man teetered QD the edge of and lumped over in a doorway. "h' • I. the freeway overp , ready to end hi Officer Daw on and hi partner hf)I�"'" ··H f� T,· . \'.8 __ d' "«)Jl'V a r h s- H,