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Show LETTERS another adage -— herse to water To the Editor: This is a reply to a Central City News Reader, and to A Reader. T would like to express my opine wish Year /the ion, and speak for who cannot speak themselves. a merry -_V@E to When all residents Cemeral City. end ee of our friends selves witha cel ore We find looking forward to right our famities » to art as fvell in our our. nicer in place in. live citizens as Atand a can do and IThese are something We hope MERRY HAPPY NEW honestly this agency ones? need help. a and “JWARD ai start MEN? aff eas wie wakes ae: peeccqeecee Vivian Sobchack cocccoodwcoeootarty, Garcia ch i SPC Leona Rose Faust,Judy Boyer Antrobus, Charles. Thomas BRS Bettye Antrobus LaMarr Benns Fena Mitchell Pete De Angelis Jefferson Polidori. The Central City News is published twice a month under the sponsorship ot the Central City Neighhood Council. Editorial acticles ao not reflect on the. Council nor che Cer cal City Action Programe All contact “should ke 1 la (by telephone Or 2. BY letter) to 447°E. 8th. Ss 364-1603. Subscriptions can. be above Tre rate All adress. checks City News. non—profit volunteerse season, the one issue in should be c because to help not 80 a of for holiday publish so fact that the Wely, agency has it's faults. These problems ara there even if we do not want to accept theif It is another thing to sit back and pat the Weifare on the back for giving Welfare recipients the help they need. This has gone on for so long-=_, where the Welfare is the one who gets the pity and sympathy. All people on the Welfare aren't shifte There are less and lazy. those who because of handicaps cal want jobs, problems such but —- as physie disabilities, dise erimination, lack of training, etc. -cannot get jobs, As far as serving a this latter and the will only that you taxpayers granted! Also it ie e News City. people mate to this: concerned, matter. to do with It's the same old adage -- give a deg a bone and he will be setisfied. But there is or Salt And did Lake’ these three have legiti- complaints. Basically, we are same underneath; the have the tons. hate, same basic all we emot- We all love, We Cry, atid laugh. dignity So, we “We And we all have and pride! in concluding, -- taxpayers, stop and think because you might have to resort to Welfare one day. But, feeling the way I do, you are not stripped of dignity, little maybe pride, but a hope- fully not foolish pride. The poor pay taxes. too, sometimes more! Sincerely, Rena Mitchell EDO JINGLE BELLS (Welfare Styie) bells, is Central City December.) came themselves? much that things nothing organizatio: (Because of the she peow and who second third generation Welfare recipients. One did not hear about Welfare until bells, has payable to the Central also welcome. We are a and all staff are unpaid not Jingle boss ma these intangible ained by writing to the ts $2.00 for six months. Donations they are Jingle those face wall ase wrote drink. people is is sme where him these people want so many privileges. All they want many take An lL o.c:ae 606600 to Welfare helping ple 1¢'s- and >eeceeetva human right and who, in all have gone to tangible SECRETARY cocaine cups wes BUSINESS MANAGERS ceceee Amerin make ‘Those When are we going to stop calling our people "Welfare Chiselers" and lots BARTH as and the need you nave ‘of -PEACE-ON WILL them. YEAR, and not least, jlast, but | jwe hope yci fGOOD an’ active our CHRISTMAS us, we have second and third generation Welfare recipe ients, we have those who of Again, so. if we fee] injustices. have Are similar agains. express ourselves. It is true that and about of Sistance, honesty, some iresolutiors making taking us humans, out citizens, beings, life ofiour City as and co try and under the community, problems for speak Everyone It's about time to make New Year's resolutions, ones L hope we'll keep, like helping those ess fortunate ourselves, making than neighborhood to ree time we stop We all have @ st injustices them to be our che start Welfare aren't it's high and think! coming Our that cipients “oe an f/advertizers. Our firsse foig snow has fallen; Xmas lights make gray streets right people feeling o those | for can't lead a but you Jingle everywhere. There won't be no jingles here Because ~'m Dashing With no My on caseworker Having What is herself do she's you She's Same A back was as Dear of that rat. cold, big.and fat. Xmas, it was Hungry out, think your snow, all, a ball. a sneaky Oh -- I'm so KXmas's oid, How Welfare. through the shoes on at dear? last year. Poet Editor: headline "GregYour in the Sounds Off," ery Central of issue last was very appCity News, ropriate follow- what for ed. It is not understandpeople styling why able as supporters themselves movements Rights Civil of should feat so their so own Cont'd. to de- cause. If much De 4 PAGE TWO |