A2 DETROIT CITIZEN
SEPTEMBER 4 - 10, 1994
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A TREE GROWS - Freddie William and his wife Carrie Mae Jone -William stand in front
of the tree he planted when it wa a" witch" ( sapling). (photo by N. Scott)
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By NATHANIEL SCOTT
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Freddie Williams is in his second
year-of presidency of the Davison
Association Neighborhood
and Block Clubs bu ccording � his wife Carrie M e
Jones-Williams, the Weeping Willow Tree h planted in
196 or 69 "is hi pride and joy."
The Davison ociation eighborhood and Block
Clu incorporates 26 block clubs, Williams aid. The
boundaries are West from the Chrysler Freeway 0-75)
East to Conant and from evada orth to Carpenter
South.
In addition, Williams i also the vice president of th
St. Aubin Avenue Improvement Block Club. The bl k
club covers the 17000 block of St. ubin betw n nd r
and Minneso a tr ts.
Williams said th t in both capacities, as presiden nd
vice president, that his main objectiv is to "improve th
neighborhood and encourage people to keep up the'
prop rty - even if they are no the actual owners of th
proper y."
WILL 0 beli ves that "crime runs ram-
pant in run down neighborhoods." This coincides with
the adage, "criminal does not like the light."
Williams has been involved in neighborhood activities
for many years and, from his perspective, neighborhoods
are getting more police support since Mayor Dennis
Archer took office. However he does see the need for more
police patrol because, he said, "The physical presence of
police officers does make a difference."
Williams' "love of his life"-thatWeepingWillowTree
he planted when it was a "switch," - sapling, is the
transplant from a tree in Saginaw. Williams has shaped
and nourished the tree these many years and, according.
to him, the tree seems to have "a spiritual life."
What prompted Williams to say thatds, and he swears
by this, the tree sways when he trims it. Fact of the
matter is, he said, sometimes he has to wait for the tree
to ettle down so he can trim it. And then there is the
weeping aspect of the tree.
Willams said when he stands under the tree for a few
minutes, his clothes become moist from moisture drip
ping from the tree. Williams has trimmed the tree in a
fashion that has caused the om p t to r mble an
umbrella.
, 0 not lay claim to experti in the
field of husbandry although he d s have two other
plan in his yard that he proudly tends.
Th plants are a "Snow On The Mountain" which he
said glows at' night and another on he couldn't n arn
that he said makes a tea that "kills fever."
. Williams, who was a railroad man, s id he worked hi
w y up from "track layer" to "track inspector" befor he
re ired after 29 year rvice with ConRail,
, He is also proud that hi d father w rail-
ro d man. "My father, " he said, "worked for the uth
ern Railro d in Alabama for 37 years." For you railroad
buffs, they were "Gandy danc rs."
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