The Robbins eagle., February 06, 1954, HOME VILLAGE EDITION, Image 1

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Mrs. Ruby Stevens Wins Deep Freeze
Volume II. ROBBINS, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1954 Second Year—No. 2
OBSERVE BROTHERHOOD
WEEK ■ FEBRUARY 7 TO 13
The raffle for the deep-freeze
sponsored by Robbins Health
department was held at Lincoln
Memorial School Sunday even
ing at 7:30 p.m. A not-too-large
crowd attended to witness the
the acceptance of the grand
prize by the winner, Mrs. Leslie
Stevens of 3704 W. 135th street.
It was a noteworthy occasion
and the prize a worthy one.
As you probably know, the
Robbins Health department has
done a great work here in the
village. It is a sad thing to say,
however, that a lot of their
activities have passed unnoticed
and unappreciated by the citi
zens who on the whole are the
beneficiaries of their efforts. But
such is life.
It cannot be said that the
public was not informed of this
event for the tickets have been
on sale for months and sold all
over the village by these tireless
and conscientious women.
In connection with some of
the future plans of this organi
zation, it should be the duty of
every citizen of this,village to
acquaint himself or herself with
its activities and rally behind
every program it presents to
the public.
Plans for a 12 or 14 room
hospital are being made and
$5,000 have already been ear
marked for this project. Cardi
nal Stritch of the Chicago Dio
cese and Dr. M. Winston are
instrumental in laying the
ground work for this great step
forward.
The officers and members of
Robbins Health department are
as follows:
Mrs. Ella Craig, President
Mrs. Mae Walker, Treasurer
Mrs. Nell Boyd, Secretary
Mrs. E. Hudson, Ways &
Means
Messrs Marie Ewing, Ruby
Johnson, Helen Cola, Fannie B.
Ore, Lena Craig, E. Pittman,
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Mr. James Craig, Chief In
spector; Dr. M. Winston, Health
Officer; Dr. Rowe, Assistant.
Village officials present were
Mayor and Mrs. Theodore Hen
dricks, Trustee Elbert (Zip)
Johnson, Trustee O'Dell Ander
son and Trustee Starks.
Another project which the
Health department is trying to
inaugurate is garbage disposal
service. A plan is being worked
out to dispose of all garbage
for a nominal fee, not to exceed
one dollar cost per month to
each home served. All of these
plans are definite steps toward
progress and they should be
supported by every citizen of
Robbins.
As Ye Would That Men Do To you....
Brotherhood Week will be ob-<
served beginning Sunday, Feb.
7 to 13. The occasion always
brings to mind the incident of
a cab driver who always whined
that people wouldn’t ride in his
cab because it belonged to a
small company and they prefer
red a Yellow or Checker cab.
He said he looks at these peo
ple good so as to remember
them and if they ever need him
or hail him he would pass them
up. He said he is a free agent
and can take or refuse anyone
he pleases. Then he said that
if a Negro wants to get in his
'cab he will refuse him because
he reserves the right to do so.
This is an example, of the
dangerous tendency known as
compartmentalized t h i n k i n g.
Most of us live on at least two
mental levels which are differ
ent and we do not bother to
hook them together. Going back
to our subject—The Cab Driver
—first, he complained because
people discriminated against
him and his cab. He felt that
an injustice was done him be
cause his cab company was an
inferior one to the Yellow and
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