Sunday News from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 74

tHiMOTIhk ii Ittii llBfurtito J.A-TH! SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1973 WGPR-Delroit First Black-Owned Television Station 0 Sandra Haggerty in care of the Sunday News, Womens Department, 8 W. King Lancaster, Pa. 17604. and dissemination of information. Obviously television is a power tool blacks cannot afford to be without.

Do it to it, WGPR-TV! By SANDRA HAGGERTY los AngsUi Timts Syndicate SALT LAKE CITY: The first black-owned television station in the continental United States began operating this Fall, WGPR-TV, Channel 62. Detroit. The station, owned by a Detroit-based fraternal organization, the International Free and Accepted Modem Masons, also operates WGPR-FM there. The black Masons organization received a construction permit two years ago. WGPR-TVs present schedule consists primarily of news, motion pictures, sports, syndicated programs and cartoons.

The stations full schedule runs from 7 a.m. to 1 and it may go to 24 hours in a years time. This vital black first is long overdue, considering the role television plays in daily life. All Americans in some way are joined to the unbilical cord of television; but according to a survey reported in Cablelines, blacks watch television approximately 30 hours per week, whereas whites are glued to the tube an estimated 21 hours per week. The average black child watches television an estimated seven hours per day! The past few years have witnessed the birth of a number of minority-oriented television productions, but they continue to be tightly controlled by white procedures, directors, writers and network executives.

Television is a power tool that can be credited with incredible feats since its feeble beginnings 30 years ago. It has given faces to the faceless of radio and the printed word. It has convinced too many Americans (witness sales statistics) that life would be meaningless without such nonessentials as vitamins, deodorant, cancerous hair spray and shiny kitchen floors. In the decade of the 70s it has forced the resignation of a U.S. President, ended our participation in the Vietnamese war and given a degree of visibility and credibility to women never before afforded them.

Money continues to be the name of the American game, and communication, particularly television, is in the main arena of big bucks. A colossal 35 per cent of the gross national product is generated by the research, production ij 1 HOLIDAY SAVINGS ON PIANOS ARE HERE NOW TO SAVE YOU DOLLARS tytA WHILE IT COUNTS-BEFORE CHRISTMAS -tin WITH AIT ON N. REIFSNYDER on fh Square In Iridrarvflta OPEN 9-4 RENTALS 476-S164 EDITOR'S NOTE: Mrs. Haggerty enjoys hearing from her readers. If you have any questions or comments, please address them to Sandra Haggerty, Mr.

Alfred Homshor (left) end Sylvester Coleman go over plan for the upcoming Urban League Guild dance with reservation chairman Mrs. Albert Jone. Urban League Guild Plans Annual Dinner Dance A V-tf used for educational scholarships. Tickets are $12 per person, and reservations can be made by calling Mrs. Louis Baker, 392-7218 or 394-7231.

Invitations have been mailed to approximately 500 friends of the Urban League Guild members, however, the dance is open to interested adults. President of the guild is Mrs. Ronald Mable, and Mrs. Louis Baker is chairman of the dance committee. The Urban League Guild will hold its sixth annual dinner dance Dec.

6 with a cocktail party beginning at 6:30 p.m. This years event will be held at the Host Town Resort Ballroom, 30 Keller Ave. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m., followed by dancing from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Music will be furnished by the Maxwell Band under the direction of Tye Wilson.

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Junior Dresses, Country Loft. $42.00 'N 'fs I icvy.t VS ih vi 4. EDITORS NOTE: The holiday season is always a time of special events, and a number of clubs and organizations schedule benefit bazaars featuring handmade gift items, food, decorations and clothes. As a public service, the Sunday News Womens Department offers this calendar of area bazaars. If you would like your event' listed, please submit the information two weeks before the desired publication date, including the date, time, place, a brief description of the affair, as well as the sponsoring organization.

The announcement will appear the Sunday preceding the date of the event. Address: Area Bazaars Column, Sunday News, Womens Department, 8 W. King Lancaster, Pa. 17604. Leola Fire Co.

The Leola Fire Co. Auxiliary will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be baked goods, books, handcrafts, white elephants, and many other items for sale.

Refreshments will also be available. Grace U. M. Church In keeping with the spirit of the Bicentennial. the women of Grace United Methodist Church.

Millersville, will hold a Homemade Christmas" Bazaar featuring handmade items of special interest. It will be held Nov. 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. in the memorial room of the church. A special feature is the wide selection of handmade dolls of all sizes and types, many in colonial dress.

Other attractions will be houseplants, tree ornaments, natural arrangements, patchwork, crewel, home canned and preserved goodies, homemade cookies and Christmas treats. There will also be original gifts for children to give to family members, tiny stocking stuffers, and a host of other handmade items. A chicken com soup supper will be served from 5 to 7 p.m., along with hot sandwiches, desserts and beverages. The crafts have been done by the Creative Tuesday Interest group, part of the United Methodist Women in Grace Church, under the direction of Mrs. Roy Brenner and Mrs.

William Newcomer. The supper will be prepared under the direction of Mrs. Ross Conrad. Another fascinating feature of the bazaar will be a table of foreign gifts, made in developing countries. These gifts are sold to benefit Church World Service.

St. Joseph Hospital The St. Joseph Hospital Junior Auxiliary will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar Nov. 28 in the Penney Mall, Park City, from 10 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.

Childrens toys, handicrafts and baked goods will be featured. The proceeds will be placed in St. Joseph Hospitals building fund. Co-chairmen of the bazaar are Mrs. Mane Black and Mrs.

Jane Danese. VFW Auxiliary 1690 The VFW Auxiliary 1690 will hold its annual bazaar of handmade items and foods Nov. 28 and 29 in the East Towne Mall from noon to 9 p.m. Any members or friends still desiring to donate anything may call 393-7342 after 4 p.m. Wi Wl cDOJyEOtEItS 409 StJte St; Ephrjtt, Pj.

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