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If vivaiist IF Hands William Blackmon Scrapes for Funds, Warns of Evil in Madison i Prophet Blackmon takes his ministry mainly to young people. He tries to help them to find jobs, encourages them to study and discipline themselves, and tries to warn them about the devil. He also does healing on the side. "NOW, I don't say I'm a healer," he said. "Jesus heals through me, you see." Prophet Blackmon says he gets "vibrations" in his body which enable him to tell people what's ailing them.

During dinner, he told a waitress that she had ear trouble and a reporter that he had stomach trouble. Prophet Blackmon a good-natured man prone to break out into laughter over human foiblesis wary of people who would like to distort his "A lot of people think it's funny to ask me to make prophecies," he said. "The Lord sent me here to prophesy against hoodooers and false prophets. The Lord revealed to me that I am a modern-day apostle." JUST AS Christ and his apostles had a rough go of it, however, Prophet Blackmon is eternally scraping for a living. He wants to hold a big revival in Madison, complete with performances of plays he's written, but can't raise the money to rent a building.

(The preface to a book of plays he published privately states that he is the greatest writer since Edgar Allan Poe.) Sometimes his zeal has brought him into scrapes with the law. Once, in Michigan, he was arrested because he re- By JOSEPH McBRIDE Of The State Journal Staff There isn't much profit in being a prophet. JYou have to rely on the goodness of people's hearts to get rides when you're hitchhiking and lodging when you're tired and penniless. Prophet William J. Blackmon, who runs a one-man Revival Center in Battle Creek, he'll go back soon arrived in Madison a few days ago to spread The Word.

AND ACCORDING to Prophet Blackmon, Madison really needs to hear it. "In a college town like this, you've got so many divergent personalities that there's bound to be trouble," he explained over dinner at a local coffee shop. "The devil is very strong here." he could go free if he paid a $12 fine, both God and the devil pitched in some free advice. "The devil told me to tell them no. I wanted to go on with the trial because they had r.o witnesses and I had nine.

But the Lord said go along with the police, so I said all right." One thing which shocked Prophet Blackmon on his "arrival in Madison was a shop on State St. which caters to followers of black magic and the occult Oeneous, 434 State "Here we have young children selling their souls to the devil. Most people don't see the real harm in this. They think it's a fad or just a youthful diversion. It used to be that only older people would fool around with black magic." TO COUNTER this, Prophet Blackmon talks to young people about "Americanism" and about the example of men such as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, and Booker T.

Washington. He believes that young people would fellow Christ if they can be shown "Christ in action." So he tries to use his powers to manifest the presence of Christ. He recently began trying to raise people from the dead, so far without success. "I think I can do it, if I prav hard enough on my knees. I'll even do it over the telephone if people call me.

But if I'm in a room with a corpse, and it doesn't move after I pray for 10 minutes, I'll run like crazy out of there." THE PROPHET has had many strange experiences. Once, he said, he was eating dinner and lire came down from the ceiling over his plate. When he was in jail in Michigan, he saw that the sun was bright red with a dark cloud above and another underneath. Then, he said, he heard God's voice: "Even though you are surrounded by Evil Forces, I am with you. Tomorrow I will deliver you." Once a woman follower, returning to her home after services, took off her dress and "something black like a bat flew from her dress and out of tne window." Prophet Blackmon chuckled and shook his head in wonder.

"Oh, how the mighty power of God was being manitested!" he said softly. PROPHET BLACKMON proved a woman for her sinfulness. "I was going from door to door preaching against and rebuking all devils," he said. "I presume I was rather loud in my denunciations, for I was surely disturbing the peace of the devil." WHEN THE police told him Federal Suit We Depend on Government for 18.7 Cents on Dollar Asked Over 9 Pulp Mills An anti-pollution group, the the Tax Foundation, a non-partisan, non-profit organization. Wisconsin River Restoration of federal, state, and local checks.

For the most part, the money pWWS-Wvv jyjgllSWj ----ra i Adapting the figures for Wis Committee, announced Friday it had asked United States Atty. represents the payment of John 0. Olson to take action consin to Dane County, it appears that the 18.7 cents per dollar received from public treasuries included 9.1 cents wages and salaries to civil employes, benefits paid under So- against nine paper companies allegedly dumping waste in the cial Security, unemployment compensation, pensions, interest Wisconsin Kiver. To what extent do Dane County residents look to Washington and to their state and local governments for their livelihood? As in most parts of the country, a sizeable portion of the income that Dane County people receive is traceable to public funds. A SPECIAL study of the sources of personal income, covering all 50 states, indicates that about 18.7 cents out of every dollar received by people in this area comes in the form The committee, an adjunct of that came from Washington and 9.6 cents from state and local funds.

on bonds, and public assistance. the Citizens Natural Resources It added up to approximately is asking for prosecution CONSIDERABLE differences $176 million of the local net income in 1969. under the Refuse Act of 1899. THE REFUSE ACT, prohibits exist, from one section of the nation to another, in the extent discharge of refuse in a naviga The study, based upon data compiled by the Office of Business Economics, was made by ble waterway with a permit to which government funds contribute to total income. trom the Army Corps of Engi It tends to be high in areas neers.

Violators may be fined up to $2,500 for each incident of where there are heavy concen illegal dumping, with the finder-informer entitled to half the trations of civil employes and in areas with large proportions Wisconsin A State Journal MADISON section 2 SUBURBAN MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1971 of retired people receiving pen fine at the discretion of the judge. sions. All nine companies in the In the District of Columbia, committee's request allegedly consequently, because of the discharge various forms af pulp large number of federal em and paper waste into the ployes there, no less than 49.2 17 Wisconsin River. All are also per cent of personal income, the under orders by the Department biggest the country, is from All! nforntation of Natural Resources (DNR) to public funds. By way of con VI JLVU1 reduce pollution by 1973.

trast, Connecticut, with its 15 The companies are St. Regis per cent is the lowest. For Your Information, The Wisconsin Slate Jour Nationally, the Tax Founda Paper, Rhinelander; Owens-Illinois, Tomahawk; American Can Rothschild; Whit tion shows, the average is 21.7 per cent. Throughout the Great ing-Plover Paper Co Whiting: Lakes States, it is 16.9 per cent. Georgia-Pacific Toma THE FIGURES reveal that hawk; and four divisions of Consolidated Papers, Inc.

more than $161 billion of the in tmm li.i mi imiinrniitiimiiiiTiiiriir ------rr illl T.tt......ni -r nn-miniMM mini come received by Americans during 1969 emanated from gov ernment sources. Of the total $93 billion came from Washing THE COMMITTEE charged the DNR had been "especially permissive" with polluters of Wisconsin waterways, and decried the present condition of the river. Olson reiterated his past position that his office is investigat ton and the other $68 billion from state and local Synagogue Examined Before Restoration ing 100 industries in western Wisconsin, including the nine Wisconsin Passes Bond Sales Goal Wisconsin bought United States Savings Bonds worth more that $85 million in 1970, 103 per cent of its assigned quota, nal hi' answer, each Monday morning, your questions concerning the problems of the. Madison area. Our reporters and editors will go to the source to pet answers that our readers might have trouble finding.

Please keep (piestions brief, and your name will not be. used. Submit questions to For Your Information, Th Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wis. 53701. Howling Cats Stir Up Neighborhood Your columns often explain what to do about the nuisance of barking dogs.

What about cats? In my Summit Heights area, cats congregate and wail, screech, and howl, causing more nuisance than dogs. Since I can't complain directly to the cat owners, because I don't know them, am I justified in complaining to the police? And will they do anything about it? Cat owners are required, the same as dog owners, by city ordinance to keep their pets from running at large and from disturbing the neighborhood even when confined, Police Chief Wilbur H. Emery said. All calls to police headquarters concerning cat disturbances, the same as dog disturbances, will be answered by policemen who will attempt to pick up stray pets or follow through with investigation to determine owners of pets to inform them about the ordinances and possibility of arrest. "Anyone with a complaint should feel free to call police and will receive response," Chief Emery said.

Bicycles Must Follow Auto Rules Are bicycles allowed to go in the wrong direction on a one-way street? I met an oncoming cyclist going the wrong way on Johnson St. during rush traffic hours and believe me, it was quite disconcerting. Bicycle riders must obey the same rules of the road as motor vehicle drivers, including traveling the correct way on a one-way street, Madison Traffic Capt. James M. McNelly said.

In addition, bicycle riders have other legal rules to follow, such as riding in single file; as close to the curb or roadway edge as possible; carrying only as many persons for which the bicycle was constructed usually the rider only; and using due caution for motor vehicles traveling on the same thoroughfare, Capt. McNelly said. cuea Dy tne committee. The committee said it appreciated the contributions the industries make to the state's economy, but added: "The continued damage to the waters of the Wisconsin River will in the long run adversely affect the paper industry as well as other segments of the economy." according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

Sales in Series and bonds by counties rated in percent ages were Dane, 117.4 per cent; Green, 81.8 per cent; La-Fayette, 57.1 per cent; Iowa, 78.8 per cent; Grant, 88.3 per Pharmacy Courses Slated at UW Five week-long courses will be held in the next several cent; Crawford, 90.8 per cent; Richland, 142.0 per cent; Ver non, 77.0 per cent; The Gates of Heaven synagogue, the target of fund-raising attempts to relocate the building, drew some history-seekers to its 107-year-old walls Saturday. Mrs. Norton Stoler, 1129 Frisch and Robert Comardo, a restoration expert from Mineral Point, stole a look at the top of the synagogue's dome above a false ceiling in search of the original paint, cornerstone, and artifacts. Careful brushing reveals the original marbleized paint (right) of the historic synagogue, the home of Madison's first Jewish congregation. Mrs.

Stoler, who with her husband spearheaded the fund-raising drive, said Saturday's expedition was to determine the original condition of the building so it can be restored. Those interested in contributing should send donations to Box 554, Madison. More than $14,000 of a $20,000 goal has been raised. She said that, among other discoveries, they found that the ceiling was originally blue with silver stars, and the paint used was magnesium, zinc, and cow's milk. The inside, originally one large room, has a "rounded feeling with one arch after another," Mrs.

Stoler said. The synagogue is to be relocated, probably on the western edge of James Madison Park, where it would look something like the sketch below. State Journal Photos by L. Roger Turner months by the University of Monroe, 83.3 per cent; Sauk, fvfj. v.

161.5 per cent; Juneau, 116.1 per cent; Adams, 103.1 per cent; Waushara, 105.1 per cent; Marquette, 121.0 per cent; Green Wisconsin extension Services in Pharmacy and the School of Pharmacy. The courses are designed to upgrade technicians and other college-level personnel and deal with various aspects of pharmaceutical development. The dates for the courses are Lake, 111.4 per cent; Columbia, 82.2 per cent; Dodge, 127.3 per cent; Jefferson, 99.8 per cent; and Rock, 92.5 per cent. Feb. 1-5, Apr.

12-14 and Apr. 12-16, June 14-18, and June 28-July 2. Those interested in the courses Madison News Items in Brief The committee, which meets should contact Prof. Melvin H. i i chairman of the pharmacy extension services, at Suspects Not found Feb.

22, will review the zoning it ordinances and building codes Two MuwauKee men, souu 262-3130, or write to him at 155 of both cities, as they pertain to Monona Dr. Pharmacy Building, University of Wisconsin. sion manager for CUMIS claims since joining the insurance society in 1969, holds a degree in economics from the University of Omaha, and a LLB degree from the University of Nebraska. Brandt Chairman for murder in the Town of Madison early last Wednesday, were still at large early today. i.j Steinmann Honored Gordon Steinmann, 4138 Na- Priest Suffers Stroke at Holy Redeemer The Rev.

Ulysses A. Galvao was listed in good condition Sunday night after suffering an koma was honored Friday at a retirement dinner celebrat Sherui aetecuves repwieu the suspects, Thomas W. Schmitt, 28, and Mark Kevin Nelson, 21, both salesmen for a Milwaukee beauty supply firm, have been missing from their homes since about noon Wednesday. The pair was listed Wednesday on nationwide police ing 28 years of service with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). apparent stroke while saying Steinmann began his career Mass about 8:30 a.m.

in Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 120 with the IRS working as a deputy collector in 1942. In 1953 he W. Johnson St. radio networks for arrest. They are wanted on Criminal was promoted to group supervi sor in charge of collections and Court warrants here for the murder' of Richard J.

Bretting- en, 23, of 1001 Fiedler Lane, an nlnvpH mnstruntion w'k- Fr. Galvao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is associate pastor at the church while working on a Ph.D. in modern languages at the University of Wisconsin. MAPrClub Hears Marine on Son Tra A national representative of the American Red Cross will speak to the MAPS Club, a group made of friends and rela- taxpayer assistance. He held the post for 17 years.

Milwaukee District director of the IRS Walter S. Stumpf presented Steinmann with the Gallatin Award for long and meritorious service. Tjugam Manager er. Brettingen was killed wi? four bullets about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday on Fish Hatchery ALD.

BRANDT Aid. Uclair W. Brandt, 22nd iff -rfr I1" (L k'my -niifc 1Bl i irTrrn Tf -in I Tr-i 11 inninrnnir-irr I it, ---r 1 j--- 4h tteUBm. -Tta i -Hi i ii ii i tun' m-- Ed. Ward, and Dr.

Robert Wright were elected chairman and sec retary of the Joint Madison-Mo Don Tjugam has been named Claims Manager Gary E. Seymour, 7224 Elm nona Drive Committee last tives of servicemen, at 7:30 manager of the T. C. Olson 609 E. Washington Ave.

The week. p.m., eD. 3 at the Ken cross company deals in auto acccsso wood Middlcton, has been claims manager for CUMIS Insurance Society, a Madison based property and Building. 1202 Ann St. Dale E.

Petranech, a former Marine, will give a talk and slides on "The Son Tra The committee, composed of five members from Madison and four from Monona, was established to foster similar zoning ordiances in the two cities. ries. Tjugam has been a salesman in the Madison area for the past 25 years. casualty company. Seymour, who has been divi.