Thisfeaturr is a M com­
pilation from more tltDn 100
bla -0 Md and onented
n papers in this notion. It
{t als ith hat blacks. ho
are all-too-often little reco -
nized, are doin to promote
full participation in Ameri­
can life by black Americans.
It; thus a solute from all of
our readers for unsung
her. ... and is designed to
a chall�ng� for all of us to
k p on doin our very best.
We remain ratef.1 to our
al black press for many
a on • and especially 0 at
thi tim for enabling our
r. aders •• cross the ation ,.
10 more oj hat hap­
I n d in la t ear's el tions
In ora r to h Ip us prepare
or th much lar. er tru te
ahead in I� O.
Informer
rion Barry received the
ndo ment of 64 ministers
at a press conference here
h tared:
• Thi i truly joyo
for me to be ur­
nd upported by
roup of our com-
munit' pint 1 I ders,
pite opinion to the con­
tr ry, I feel thorn amon
you bee u e all of my life,
t h church and church peop e
h e been n important part
of my e i ten e. I elcom
our upport today and feel
tron er beca e of it.
S te Repre
d Stacey - rrien
Sprin wiD conduct
o haD meeting Thurs-
day, Jun 28, in il
The meetin, hich .
begin at 8;00 p.m., will
be held in the ile C�
ber of Commerce Buildin .
efresbments will be rved.
"I am looking forward
to becoming more acquaint-
r
" ... although e may ve
from a different per pective
th major is u facing our
community, e certainly
. hare a common vi 'on-that
of eeing that all of the
citizen of the Di trier ha e a
decent life.
fter taking office, I ill
tabli h three y ternatic
means of maintaining contact
and communication ith the
reli ious community; (1) hav­
in liai on betw n the
mayor' office and the
chur h ; (2) forming an
interdenominational rmrus­
ter d i ory committee; and
(3) arr nging to meet ith you
at least four tim a year at
fello hip brea f t, lunch­
eon or other ind of gath-
" . e ill not al ay ee
eye-to-eye, but the mayor'
office ill al ay be open to
you to di cu your concerns
and Ii ten to your coun el.'
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Our readers may wish to
address 'congratulatory mes­
sages and m ages of en­
couragement to the papers
.... hich report happenings of
interest or concern to us.
uch messages may be sent to -----------­
the editors or other persons
directly by simply addressing
th m, "sin, t 1UIIfI� 0/ tM
paper, c/o Black Resources,
Inc .• 410 Central Park est.
PH C. New York. N. Y.
10025.
C III I radall. plit.
"Rae played no part in thi
election." he maintained.
"I carnpai ned all around
thi� county and the people
treated me ith respect as I
did them."
The 6-foot-6, 16s pound
Ba er called hi vi tory "the
proude t moment in my life.
.. e will be protect in
your life and property at aU
tim, en days a ee and
24 hours a day," Ba er told
his cheering supporter after
the ictory, "I'm lookin
for ard to havin th best
la -enforcernent a ency in
orth Carolina."
Sa er al 0 said his out-
tanding ational Football
league career prepared him
for la -enforeement or.
"I've learned t 0 things
from my years in it," he
declared. "One ... the value
of team ork and to ... dis­
cipline. Th t 0 things are
important in la -enforce­
ment. You must have both."
ince th vote 0 clo ,
ook questioned some of the
precinct results, but in his
concession statement Coo
id: "I ant to hake John
Ba er's hand."
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lei rejo' e.
maker re t :
The first blac sheriff of a
orth arolin county since
th Reconstruction Era w
oted into office last ees.
John H. Baker Jr., a for­
mer profe sional football
defen ive end with the Pitts­
burgh Steelers and the Los
Angele Rams, defeated
Republican c ndidate Clyde
R. Coo ,J r ., a Gamer detec­
tive, by a narro 1,100 vote
margin in the race for th
ak County sheriff's of-
fice. .
Sa er at ed off with
mo t of Raleigh's city pre­
cin t in hi pocket, hile th
county precincts includin
the predominantly hire sub-
urb ent to Coo .
till, Ba er denied that the
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In
ed with me of my consti- dl
tuents t the meeting,"
Stacey said. 'I have been
quit encouraged by the
interest di p yed by many
of my con tituent in state
go mment and its or­
in thu far."
S cey will briefly d­
dre the gatherin on sev­
eral current legislative' ues
before engaging in an open
'on period.
"An exchan of ide
al ays tisfying," Sta­
cey said. "After all,' it .
the ery foundation of our
sy tern of government.
"The more I kno
hat' on the mind of the
peop ," he added, "the
better I'll be able· to repre­
nt their interes in Lan-
. g."
J 19 - 25.1979
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T 0 counties in the
44th District will receive
$61 ,316.90 from the state
Department of atural Re­
sources (DNR) as a reim­
bursement for arine Safe­
ty Programs they conducted
last year, State Representa­
ti Lad S. Stacey (R­
Berrien Sprin ) announced
today.
The 'following counties
will receiv rebates for con­
ducting the programs i
1978: Berrien County, $30,
811.73; Cass County, $ 0,
505.17.
"l am pleased that the
counties I represent chose
to participate in Marine
Safety programs last year,"
Representative Stacey id.
"I belie e it represents a
re ponsibl appro ch on
their part to safety first in
recreation cti ities."
Stacey said the
reb tes represent two-thirds
of the money it cost the
counties to run the safety
programs last year. H
dded' that county treasur­
ers or other d ign ted _
county officials ill recei
rebates by J un 15.
Demos me
The Berrien 'County
Democr tic Committe
will hold it monthly
meeting on Thursday;
June 21, 8 pm, in the
e Buffalo Township
Hall on Red Arrow High­
way, e Buffalo.
147 I •• ,
925-0064
Berrien COUll y Ac ion
orkshops for June 1979
ondlY, Jun. 11,9:30·3:30
ton Hlrbor Rec. Ctr.
101 9th St.
"How to Li as a Sr. Citiz n and Not rely Exist."
Lunch and Transportation will be provided
Call 926-7117 For Furth Information.
WednesdlY, Ju 20 9:30·4:30
Benton Hlrbor Library
"Just How 00 You Get A Job?"
H Ipful Hints on �tting a job and holding it. Th will be mploy
hiring for part-tim and full-tim ork, nd repr ntatives from
United Community Develop nt Corporation giving inform tion on
going into busin s for yourself.
Can 926-7117 For More Information.
BOYS
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G I R LS
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ONEY!!!
GET A JOB DELIVERING
n ly,Ju 27, :30-
ca T mpl
275 Pipesto •
"How To G t the ost For Your Food 0011 r"
A Certified Nutritionist will supply helpful hints
on when is th best time to buy various foods,
how to be your most economical in th
kitchen and still come out with a
tasty m I .
Call 926-7117 For More Information
. Ali Workshops are open to
the public. B rrt n County
Action is a Tri-County
organization serving Cass,
Van Buren and Serri .