"If BI c s I supported
the bu in ses, in their own
community w could se
fantastic ch nges in Benton
H rbor in hort time," pro-
.phesized Patricia (Pat) wood-
ard, M n get-Buyer of She d tailed plans for
Fashions for All Se son , 1'57 the former Downto ner
E. Main, Benton Harbor. Cafeteri on Wall Street nd
• I In n exclu ive inter- displayed rc itech's for \ thc
vie with Th Citizen, Pat propo d disco, rental hall
aboratcd on th probl ms and supper club planni d for
facing th small entrepreneur that ight.
'in do ntown Benton Harbor. Implementation
"All Mound. Benton those plans hinge on carr's
Harbor there is tremendous bility to get the pport Of
economic gro th," she con- the Benton Harbor cornmu-
. tinued referring to . th 14 nitv. t
mitlion dollars of construe- HI thin h feels i 's
tion in Benton To nship, th useless to invest more mon y
on goin tory of redevelop- in the city unless the Ben'ton
ment in St. [oseph nd the Harbor community shows
building boom, in Lincoln mor support for its busi-
nd St. Joe'To nship. n ses," she commented.
"Yet downtown Ben- H hen will thi
ton Harbor is deserted, I t community - e pccially the
a es ou onder ifthe plan leaders - realiz that money
by the PQ, er th t b i to pent here doe help every­
I I the city so that it can be body . the ntire commu­
rede eloped by th po er- nity?" Pat qu ricd.
ful," sh mu d. "For example, they
"Why ould II the go way to college, tudy
surrounding re by experi- hard and return pre iden-
cing gro th and Benton tial quality only to end up in
H rbor City is dying - - a upcrvisory po ition," he
QU the people of Benton id. "If we h d our-o n
Harbor are blac I" strong bu in community,
"Ho e er, if this then our young p opl ould
community pull d together, hav [obs nd trong future.
it could have som control Th only limit on their utu
o er hat h ppen here," ould be their 0 n li�it -
con mu d. tion.":
Pat rei ted the history .. hen the p ople in
of Fashion for All S sons Benton Harbor et together
(fo merly Johnnie's, F sh- nd upport the Benton Har-
ions), as n exampl . bor businesse - well
P rcy Carr who as - one another - then thi city
r ised in Benton H rbor - ill e turn round nd not
down in th old "Flats' at before," he reaffirmed.
115 arket Stre t, ccording ..
to Pat, left th city for 15
year period nd return d in he
1974 to 0 up the store.
carry a line of
clothes that ppeals to people
ith a taste for fine thing,"
"Qur merch ndi in-·
clud s such de ign r
Pierr Cardin, B tan
Petroc iii among other
top qu I ity m rchandi ."
"Ther a m r ct
here for tho lines," she
dd d, "vet the on ith the •
money to buy take that
money out of B nton Harbor
City, buy that same merchan­
dise else here. Why?"
Pat dmits that the
orking peopl h ve support­
ed the store. up rcy has
kept the store going, thanks
to th working people," she
commented.
"H has gone to the,
so�lIed leaders - the pre -
chers, . the educator, the
government employ - I to
e ' th ir uppon," . .,pat
added, Hbut it ha been use­
less."
I
UThey don't eem
I interested in conveying the
concept that money p nt in
the community means lObs
for the community, revenu s
for the community."
Pat alluded to other
property in the downto n
� purctwed by urr and
indiuted hopes to swt
NQry 10, 1979
FIRST PRESBYTHERIA CHURCH
475 Green
Phon '925·7075
Re . Doroth F. Cro , Pastor
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HIGHLA DAVE UE S ... CHURCH
Highland Eu lid
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802 Pavone
Rev. Colem n Gray, Pastor
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ST. PAUL BAPTIST CH RCH'
130 Urbandale
Rev. I bert Brown, Pastor
METHODIST PEACE TEMPLE
275 Pipes 0 Street
Phon : 926-2127
Dr. Carlos C. Pag
Rev. ichael L. Sellec
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Weekly orship: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday Willing Workers
4:00 p.m., Tuesday. ' Missionary Society
7:00 p.�., Wednesday: Bible Class & Prayer Meet4ng
HOPEWEI,.L BAPTIST CHURCH
756 Highland
Rev. John A. Simmons, Pastor
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SECOND BAPTIST CHUR H
600 Lynch Street
Phon : 926-8191
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PARADISE BAPTIST CHURCH'
287 South Crystal
927-2737
. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHU RCH
600C lumbu
925-2425
Rev.
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R-ev. Leroy White
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245 Pipe tone
. Rev. D ni l'E. Coo , Pastor
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911 S. Crystal ,
Rev. Arthur L. [el s, Sr. Pa tor
9:30 a.m Sund y School
R v. Jam Childs & Mr. Reubin Holida -Dir ctors
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One of the glesmen at
Fashions for All Seasons, 157
E. in Street, dispbys mer­
c�ndise for a customer. The
store stocks top br4lnd and
draws customers from as far
as Michipn City and South
Hav n ho come for the wide
• selec.tion of designer lines.
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