rge
e cape fro
Th Urban G te ay
gency ill on r it first
Re di Is Fundamental
IF) distribution of boo s
for the new year, Thursday,
February 12, from 3:30 -
6:00 p.m. at the Benton
Harbor Public Library. I
This distribution ill
center ound t Valen­
tine's D y celebration. Alsl
ory call d' y S eet-
heart of the onth' ill
be pre nted a special
tre t by one of The Urban
G te rj employee. The
presentation ill rve s a
tribute to Blac History
ee honoring U.s. Repre­
ntative Shirley Chisholm
in her ro an American
B repre ntative.
"As y ,parents must
ttend the distribution ith
their children,' r. Inez
Holme , Director, reminded.
ent are encouraged not
to nd their children, but
to come with them,
paren ts are the key control
of participation. Also,
children ill be allo ed to
lected one bo to keep
their very n in order
to form mini-library in the
home.
Refreshments will be
served. Games and movies
will also be presented as
entertainment for our re d-
r . Holmes said.
Dear Editor:
Y ur publi tion h
many interestin thing in
it. I read with con iderabl
intere t whenever the Citi­
zen arrives.
Ho ever, I am di robed
by what I consider a" -
very" ttitude on th part
of certain columns.
The cry for more food
stamp , sub . dized housing,
welfare, medicaid, rent P'
plemen - yo name it.
ore, more" for the price
of bowing your he d, scrap­
ing your foot, 'Yassuh,
massa' .
I trongly ect that
many famili prefer a
raggedy and If re-
spect to having a so-called
social or er dictate wh t
all be their life sty le,
e up, food bill,
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FEBRUARY 11 -17, 1981 THE CITIZE
h t it i to . e in c eaned
ut and mad habi b
I kno
for int r.
to oll e where I
en t on holarship and
my 0 n part time ork. I
n hat it i to literally
ve up to buy candy
b r. I'm only ying this
me ill v ' oh
lha
One can or their
out of government dout
mentallity. You ould do
your people and the peop
of all other races and colors
much more good by sho -
ing them h to or th ir
ay to fficiency and
m even the pro ri ty
than by allowing th
"more" attitude to be per­
what it . to petuated.
live in a log cabin. I kn
sla e y
Union
politi . ns
ttitud . T
do an t e eryone to
stand on tb ir f t in
re ct and earn eir 0
lf-suffici y and place
real citizen.
Sincerely,
Olive Lynd G dy
aa
o
If he ill ha them
licit your he p ould he please nd the
in recovering 0 letters letters to me?
that are ery important to Hopefully you will re­
my bank robbery convict- spond to my qu 0 on in
ion, for my up coming the ar future. I thank
appeal? you for your tim and
They wer nt to your consider tion in this matter.
office by I dy named
and corne to think
e brought them
there. ·A boyfriend of
her's that is named Gre­
gory Payen n t them to her
from Berrien County Jail
for me and e carne to
visit him, some time in
Octo ber, and e . that
e gave th letters to the
Citizen Staff riter.
Co
The eering committee
of the Region IV White
Hou Conference on ging
is reque ting" nominees to
attend the Region IV ite
Hou Conference on Aging
on Thursday, arch 19,
1981, at L e . higan
College's Community Cen­
ter from 12:30 p.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Th who wish to be-
come delegate 0 group
in terested in sponsorin a
Trustee Boothby vies
for state Oem post
James Boothby, Benton
Township Tru e said
Tuesd ¥ that he ould
e the position of hair
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of th ichi You
Democr . Boothby id
the office f th S
ar
c
de gate to the regional
conference are couraged
to cont ct. the Are A ncy
on Aging by February 18.
They ill be n t a I tter
" mmarizing the ro d
responsibilitie of dele-
g teo In dition,
nee will be
n