Community Publications (Newspaper) - November 27, 1969, Chicago, Illinois No w Is Time To Give Thanks Many West and Northwest Side churches are preparing for Thanksgiving Day vices ST TIMOTHY'S Lutheran 1 2101 N Kildare Festival Worship Service begins 10 Rev Harold T Masted officiating BETHEL BAPTIST 919 N Lavergne Thanksgiving Service Nov 26 at p.m Rev Dean Nemecek is pastor FIFTEENTH CHURCH of 301 N Central will conduct Thanksgiving Day services at 11 The service will in- elude testimonies of healing through the study of Christian Science FAITH PRESBYTERIAN 1015 N will conduct Thanksgiving vices Nov 23 at 11 ST MEL'S Holy Ghost Roman Catholic 22 N will conduct Thanksgiving Day Service Special mass at 11 Regular masses at and p.m NORTH AUSTIN Evangelical Lutheran N Mason Rev Gerald will hold Thanksgiving Day Services at 10 AUSTIN WESLEYAN Willing Willie Chicago's Oldest Neighborhood Answer Man Readers are invited to wad questions on civic problems that need to be tackled U Willing Community Publications 4906 W Chicago Chicago Illi i Our Boy Scout troop in the Garfield Park area is interested in getting information on how to organize a drum and bugle corps such as the champion one we read about in your newspaper some weeks back I lost the copy of the paper and don't even remember the name of the corps Can tell me the name and where I can contact the leader of the C i The Royal Airs Drum and Bugle corps is one ol the finest in the nation If you write Sie president and he will be happy to fill you in on how to organize a corps You may write him in care of the Royal Airs Drum and Bugle Royal Airs 3548 W North ave Although the corps is a very youth organization and has captured many national titles public support of the program is almost non-existent According to something bright happens in the immediate future we after 11 years of many accomplishments in the development of hundreds of youngsters be compelled to close our doors to our existing membership of over 100 young I have a son in Viet Nam and would like to display a service flag in my window but don't know where to get one Can yoir tell me where I can buy such a Mrs L We asked fellow Mrs Lou a member of Honack VFW auxiliary to answer this one According to Mrs you will find the flag you want at Bailey's 25 W Van Buren The flag is white with a blue measures approximately 4 by II inches and costs I may be unduly suspicious but I called a heating service company recently to clean my furnace and when their man suggested I get a new I thought I'd ask you to find out whether the firm was reliable My niece recommended the but I still am not assured Can you Mrs R H We asked the Better Business and it seems the firm was the subject of 23 complaints in two years Of 15 were six were controversial and there was no further in- formation on the other two Since February of this four complaints were registered with BBB against the firm You are wise to check out firms with whom you have had no previous dealing 500 N Laramie will conduct Sunday School at Worship Service at 11 Sunday evening service at 7 and Thanksgiving Eve at p.m Rev Roy M Pastor AUSTIN UNITED Presbyterian 5720 Fulton Rev Arthur C Johnson will conduct Thanksgiving Holy Com- Service Nov 23 at 11 Thanksgiving Eve Service Nov 26 at 8 p.m ST MARK'S Evangelical Lutheran 1701 N Tripp will conduct Thanksgiving Day Worship 2nd VFW District Workshop The Veterans of Foreign Second an- this week that they will for the 23rd consecutive the Voice of Democracy contest This year's theme will be The contest has been offered to all and 12th grade students and thus there will be representation from Tuley High sponsored sponsored by Post and Auxiliary Kelvyn sponsored by Post sponsored by Post sponsored by sponsored by Post St Phillip sponsored by Post sponsored by Auxiliary number 9792 officials said all scripts must be in the hands of sponsoring posts and auxiliaries of the Second District by Dec 12 The Voice of Democracy Program will be held Jan 4 at the West End 3120 N Laramie The district winners will be announced at that time and the top three winners will be awarded and two savings bonds Kelvyn Park High Slates Science Fair Kelvyn Park will once again hold its annual science and math fair on Dec 3 in the boys gym All science and math students and anyone else who wanted to exhibit a were invited to register their exhibit in the fair Projects will be exhibited according to the following general and mathematics second and third place winners in each category will represent Kelvyn at the District Science Fair to be held at LaFollette Park on Jan 22 Winners from the District Fair will display their projects at the Museum of Science and Industry WITH AIRBORNE Army Private First Class James 0 Blalock whose parents and live at 217 N was assigned as a supply specialist with the Airborne Brigade in Viet Nam Service under the direction of Rev Ahlert H Strand at OUR LADY HELP of Christians 832 N Leclaire will hold Thanksgiving Day Services at and Rev Edward J Pastor UNITY CHURCH of Oak 405 N will hold special Thanksgiving Service Nov 23 The minister's topic will be Soul's Thanksgiving THE SALVATION Austin will conduct under the direction of Capt David L a Thanksgiving Nov 23 at 11 Sunday School at ST PAUL Congregational 2255 N Sunday Church Morning 11 Rev R Gordon Collier Jehovah Lutheran 3740 Belden Dr Theo F Nickel's talk will be Give Thanks Unto The Thanksgiving Day Devine Services at 8 ST PETER 5057 North The Rt Rev Msgr F M Flaherty will conduct services at Special mass at 10 AUSTIN MESSIAH Lutheran 908 The Rev Albert D Thanksgiving Eve Service 6 p.m BETHEL Evangelical Lutheran Hirsch and Rev William Thanksgiving Day services Nov German 9 WEST CENTRAL Seventh Day Adventist 1154 Oak Pastor Theodore G Thanksgiving Day 10 Guest Patrick of Australia ST PHILOMENA'S 1921 N Rev Harold H Seiger Masses at Thanksgiving Mass 10 Saron Lutheran Shakespeare and Rev Calvin D Pastor Thanksgiving Service Nov p.m ST PAUL Evangelical Lutheran Iowa and Rev I Pastor Thanksgiving Day 10 ANNUAL UNITED Thanksgiving Nov at Austin Convenant Iowa at Mayfield Other participating Austin Messiah Lutheran Austin Trinity Methodist Central Avenue Baptist Kloeckner Memorial Church REDEEMER Lutheran 900 N Rev Howard H Pastor Thanksgiving Day Service 10 PILGRIM Congregational Lake at Rev Herbert C Pastor Thanksgiving Day Service NORTHWEST JOURNAL VOL 11 NO 9 4047 W NORTH NOVEMBER 1969 At IK copy Mail M M 16 PAGES TWO SECTIONS Claim Shooting Of About 80 people met in the auditorium of Von Humboldt School Wednesday night to hear a report concerning the shooting of Pedro Medina a student at Tuley High by a plainclothes Frank of the 13th district The public hearing of the report was called by the Concerned Citizens of East Humboldt who formed a Citizens Board of Inquiry to investigate facts surrounding the shooting Nelson man of the opened the meeting by introducing the members of the Board of Inquiry They Nelson Youth Action Ivis Spanish Action United Puerto Rican Harold Division Juan board of Frank Spanish Action Committee of James Social Security ad- Rev Jose Waldensian Rev Marion St Fidelis Dr Orlando Committee on Latin Gregory El Armand Division Harry Northwest Community Pablo Youth Carmelo de Elizabeth St Fidelis Civic Ed Wicker Park Neighborhood cil Puerto Rican Parade com- in a prepared statement of said that the was deeply concerned about the recent shooting of Medina On Sept the statement the youngster was shot by a police officer near the corner of Hirsch and Maplewood In response to the the report went the com- munity formed a committee to investigate the facts surrounding this incident Chairman Figuerroa then called Commander William 13th district to make a statement Com Miller said he could not answer any questions as the case was still pending before the Internal Investigation Division When contacted later by Community Commander Miller repeated his statement of Wednesday night He said he did not wish to release any information until the IID finishes its in- DeMarco was unavailable for police said gave a short summary of the shooting and then presented the Board of Inquiry's report The report claims that on 5 at approximately an automobile with three detectives stopped near the corner of Hirsch and Artesian At the same who was walking on approached the police having been called by the police officers who suspected he carried a concealed weapon three officers jumped out of the car and ran after the youth who was running west of Hirsch The detectives fired at least two shots from their revolvers as they chased the report charges the corner of Hirsch and Medina fell on a slab of concrete and was lying on his stomach One of the Frank DeMarco had reached the youth and turned him over The while in a kneeling placed his knee or foot on the youth's stomach and shot him once in the The report went on to say that swear that as the detective was in the act of shooting the youth held his hands in a protective position over his chest and was heard to don't kill detectives searched the youth and found a pencil and approximately 20 cents No gun was found on the youth or in the vicinity Medical help did not arrive to aid Medina for 25 minutes and that a police paddy wagon took the youth to St Mary's The committee report concluded that shooting of Pedro Medina was not accidental At no time was Pedro Medina in possession of a gun The pursuit of Pedro Medina was occasioned by reasons unknown to the committee There was no struggle between Officer DeMarco and Pedro Medina at or near the corner of Hirsch and Maplewood the shooting of Pedro Medina was a and wanton action by Officer who was in no immediate physical Medina was released from St Mary of Hospital Nov 15 and has been charged with aggravated assault of a resisting and possession of a dangerous weapon He will go to trial Dec 18 The committee mended that all charges against Medina be and that the three detectives be charged with criminal action The committee further asked that officer DeMarco be suspended during the period of the police be transferred out of the 13th and that he psychiatric evaluation to determine his fitness to be a police 6 A Clear In these days of violence and it is always heartening to learn of instances of honesty and respect of the law Such was the case recently when the manager of the G and T Standard gas station at 5336 Chicago received in the mail a with the following I found this dollar on your drive way by one of the pumps Friday evening about 8 p.m Later in the evening I started thinking that one of your at- tendants probably dropped the dollar and might have a hard time ex- plaining why he was short I would much rather have a clear conscience than the dollar If I kept the dollar when I went to church Sunday would be a most miserable person not knowing if I had stolen a dollar from the gas station or The letter was unsigned Station manager Tom La Bar her a is shown above displaying letter and 5 in Family Die in Fire Bank Chorus Entertains Led by John Nelson 25-voice chorus of Pioneer Trust and Savings Bank employes sings Thanksgiving selections during noon hour Saturday at the 4000 North The chorus will entertain with Yuletide songs during the Christmas according to a vice president of the bank In addition to Saturday's song the chorus also presented a program of Thanksgiving songs last Monday and Tuesday at the bank Director Helson has appeared professionally with Lawrence Welk Wayne King and on other television and radio shows Five members of one family were buried together in Cemetary Dead are Mrs Olga and her four and 3 All the had the last name of Garcia Police said Mrs Comacho had resumed her maiden name Her named is thought to be in Puerto they said Mrs Comacho and the children died early Sunday morning when a fire swept through their second floor apartment at 3228 Division Police said the victims died of smoke Three guests who were staying with the family were injured They are Same 24 his brother of 646 N St and Mrs Lydia of 3224 Thomas They were taken to Walther Memorial hospital in critical condition Hospital authorities said Monday that all three had made marked improvement Firemen said that Mrs Colon and Moises Rivera had jumped to safety from a second story balcony She was admitted with injuries to her arms and legs plus a possible skull fracture Moises Rivera had leg and arm injuries as well Sam Rivera was ad- mitted for smoke He was pulled out of the flat by firemen Damage was estimated at according to Fire Chief Leroy second deputy fire He said the fire was extinguished in less than an hour Officiate at the scene said a short circuit in a refrigerator may have started the fire Funeral services were held at Caribe Funeral 3314 Armitage English Classes At Area Sites Many adults in the Com- munity Publication area are taking advantage of the free English classes sponsored by the board of education For those who are still searching for a class near to their there is a large selection to choose from Listed are and Simons Park 1640 N Monday Hope Epiphany 855 N Monday and Wednesday Monday and Wednesday p.m Humboldt 1541 N Beg Monday and Wednesday Int Monday and Wednesday Humboldt Park Evangelical 2122 N Tuesday and sday Kosciusko Park 2732 N Tuesday and Thursday Lafayette 2714 Monday and Logan Square 3255 Wednesday and Northwest 1615 N Tuesday and Thursday Our Lady of Angels 3814 Monday and Wednesday Lutheran 1540 N Tuesday and Thursday p.m
