Show 4A Standard-Examin- Friday er August 20 1982 Church offer of free food brings long line of takers in Chicago CHICAGO (AP) — Some were elderly others unemployed They began arriving as early as 4 am and by the time the food giveaway began at 9:30 am the line stretch- ed for blocks When the doors opened at the three-stor- building next to the Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church a thousand people were waiting patiently for a free bag of y groceries “Right now I haven’t got a thing in my house to eat” said Cardell Murdock who said she bought food with $70 a month in food stamps “I don’t know what steak is I went to bed hungry last night” About 35000 shopping bags of food have been given away since the church began the program May 30 said the Rev Joseph Wells pastor of the church Wells also is the director of the Mount Pisgah vote” Wells 67 said Casting a vote is “what we call pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps” he said As people entered the building to get their shopping bags stuffed with potatoes onions cabbage spaghetti and other goods a representative of the Chicago Urban League handed them voter registration forms “We need to help our country” Food for the Hungry Foundation a organization that took over the program in July The program distributes food every other Thursday he said Next time waiting in line won’t be enough Wells said Food recipients will have to present a small document to get food — a voter non-prof- it registration card “We want them to register and vote to help themselves with their William E Irby 77 a pensioner Wells told them By the time the day’s supply of food ran out Thursday more than 5000 shopping bags full had been handed out in the predominantly black area of the city’s South Side “We are living in a depression” said John W Hardin 54 who said he had come at 4 am to begin waiting “Why do you think every- body is pushing to get something to blamed President Reagan saying “I don’t understand why he is line” The program has been supported by donations of food and cash from individuals other churches and a few companies Wells said The bags of food packed by volunteers are each worth $14 to $15 he said eat?” t m Just time to scoop up lively ONE PR FREE Pay reg 11 95 for the famous bent trimmer get 5" 8” The Loft Sortswear Fashion Lingerie Fiskars in Notions fine-poi- nt straight pair at no extra cost - 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