By Chris Hedric
Benton Federal Credit
Union (BFCU), located on
&in Street, Benton Harbor,
to be ing some
n and forward tep
lately.
The BFCU i under
n management since June
when r. Alfred illiams
became p ·d t d the
Board making
chan
One of the lint eps
initiated by Williams and
the Board the' arch
for competent staff. John
as their sel tion
e over Director
and in his ort term, he I
h made imponant n
procedural changes.
Di ey came to the
are about fi years 0
hen he pure d a farm
and fell in 10 with the
are .
Since then he h made
investment in the are and
urn d the r ponsibility
of turning the Ct1 around.
HI e lot of po en-
tia} here in Benton Harbor
and I belie the negative
image Benton Harbor has
can be overcome," he ys.
BFCU wa last in the
public eye on July 25
hen it under pres-
ure to meet deadlines defi
ned by the ational Credit
Union Association. Since
then, the City of Benton
Harbor has conveyed its half
ownership in the building
housing the CU to BFCU.
That one step increased the
organization's ts. Ben
ton Township wis expected
to follo suit ith its
half intere t at its Sep em
ber meeting.
Since taking the reins
in June Die ey has manag-
ed to attract $50,000 in help get it on i feet gain
out-of-area deposit. He and , is even willing to
explained, "When I too personally ume liability.
this job the Board aa 'I'm doing thi b ca I
acting ineffectively. The believe in hat thi Credit
management did not under- Union can be. e no hne
d new and different over 1000 members and
venues of raising funds." that figure is growing," add
ed r. Dickey.
Immediate plans to
depo it include
for no a-members,
religiou group member
ship, selling more money
orders and travelers chec s,
increased car loans, school
loans, home improvement
and many 5300-5500 small
loans.
Dickey surns up BFCU
importance, "There is a
real need for a residential
Credit Union like this in
the area. It i a good deal
for e ryone-the Credit
Union, the big corporation
who deposit, and the com
munity too."
With 15 yean of bank
ing and investment experi
ence behind him, Dickey
liked the challenge of turn
ing the BFCU around.
"There defmitely is � way
to turn this Credit Union
around. We are no taking
those positive teps. I feel
thi Credit Union has the
potential to be orth 5
million in asset in the next
three y ," he claim.
Die ey is a fum believ
er that one h to spend
money to make money. He
is willing to put money
into the Credit Union to
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by Cnns Hednc of hamburger by using
It i hard to m e wh t is at hand: cra er
your don stretch when of bread crumb, oatmeal
you are on a fixed incom. or other cereals or leftover
en the co t-of-livi go rice.
up your che usually Try the tur ey or chic-
d 't! ith a limited en frankfurter no on
onut ,of money and/or the mar et. They are chea-
food tamp it· very per and lower in calories
important to m eery t .
penny count. Here ar a Buy the large quanti-
f tip to help you tretch e they will ve you
th t preciou dollar: m ney in the long run.
LS:
hol
On
yeild
then refri rate.
ind your penni by
rving i milk or erbert
instead of ice cream.
Stretch your
o
dry
and
yo
r lif
P rm
Blow G,o
atural Cut
Blo ou
G-Q Cut
DRMNG COSTS:
Start a car-pool for
the kid in the neighbor
hood. You dri them to
hool one day your neigh-
bor the next.
Sav ga by combining
all your trip to the ore
with your neighbors.
ake one trip for all
your shopping. For exam
ple, shop here the tores
and ga stations are close
together.
If the store or friend s
hou is nearby - walk.
Drive at a constant
speed, instead of speeding
up and stopping fast,
CLOTHING:
Go to rummage sales
you can sometimes find
good buys.
Hold wa p partie with
your friends and wap your
kid outgrown clothe for
their kid clothes.
Hope th fe tip
offer som reli f from ri -
ing co is.
ign
b pre ented with proper
medica! car . F 0, more in
formation, call the ich' n
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AUGUST 29 . SEPT. 5, 1979
THE CITIZEN PAGE 5
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J
JO
DICKEY
o
•
ary Anderson,
66, of 1052 Highland,
Benton Harbor, died at
7:55 a.m., Friday in ercy
Hospital, Benton Harbor
following a brief illne .
Funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m., ednes
day in the ew Bethel
Baptist church, Benton
Harbor. Burial will be in
Crystal Springs em tery,
B nton Harbor. Friends
may call at the Robbins
Brothers Funeral Home
Benton Harbor beginning
Tuesday. A wake will b
held from 7 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday.
rs. Ander on
born ov. 25 1912, in
Earle Ar . and had lived
in Benton Harbor for �30
years.
Survivors include a
daughter K y Anderson of
Benton Harbor: a son,
elro Hensley of Kalama
zoo; 11 grandchildren; two
great grandchildren; her
father, George Hayden of
'Benton Harbor: five sisters,
illi ae Shurn and
Bernice Crafton both of
Benton Harbor; Janice .... ----S-U-P-E-R------.
Taylor of Detriot, Patricia BI GO
Lee of ardell o. and
Geraldine Griffith of E ry SU OA Y �pm
th Early Birds
Chicago and four bro ers, B 10 Goldbl tIs
Donald Hayden of Detriot
George Hayden Jr., and
Reama Hayden both of
inneapolis inn. and
Willie Jac n of Orlando,
Fla.
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z pan for the right size
can burner nd you II ve heat
- the in energy .
role Tum off TV's and
up light when they are not
f in u
In winter m e ure
all doors and windo are
air tight ot keep out drafts
and keep in heat.
eep thermo tat at
68 degrees and if you are
luc y enough to have
air conditioner, eep it
t 76 degrees.
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