Originally published in The Paper, February 1972.
Category: Block Clubs
The 5700 block of DeGiverville was busy over the Christmas holidays helping Santa do his work.
The 5800 block of Pershing has consolidated the North and South side units to make the block club.
Mrs. Billy Holland is the new chairman of the 5800 block North of Waterman.
Mr. Murrell Jones has been elected new block leader of the 5800 block of DeGiverville.
The Pershing Christmas Carolers were out again this year.
Virgil (Jack) Wright, crime committee chairman, said the group was considering the formation of a mobile patrol in which area residents would conduct patrols in automobiles and report crimes to the police.
Originally published in The Paper, December 1971.
GETTING TOGETHER ON PERSHING AND WATERMAN.
Skinker-DeBaliviere area residents should etch their driver's license numbers on valuables in an effort to prevent burglaries and arrange schedules with neighbors to watch their block for suspicious activities during high-crime periods, the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council's crime committee has recommended.
We're all city dwellers.
We recommend that block units take it upon themselves to check on elderly residents regularly to make sure they are all right and are able to take proper precautions.
