Fred Baird, Dem crati C idate
for County Commi . ner in the 4th
. rict City of Benton H rbor);: an­
nounce that he ha recei ed the endorse­
. ment of In urnbent County Commi
loner Char Hender n, ho decided
to not re I ction.
Hender n indi ted th t the deci 'on
diffi ult bee u Baird's opponent
rei ti , hi (cou . ).
Hende indi ated that hi de ision
s b on B . d' openne out hi
p y affiliation and b c ground, his
pohti philo phy, hi committment
to ning people nd Baird' Chri tian
tivit' .
Hender n' endorsement statement
follo .
"Tod y I announcing my choi
for County Commissioner to ccede
me rving th peop of the 4th
Di rict. The dec' . n mo t difficult
cau cousin, Jame Turner, i in
at po ition. Ho e er, I am endor .
Fred Baird. The endor ment . b d
on four re
n both did te for
10 e. I no their b ckground
d philo phi ell their com-
mittments to rving in the office. I
convin ed that Fred Baird' the b tter
choice for Benton Harbor citizens.
"First, Fred Baird is an hone t and
open individual. He appro ch d thi
election the ay. He didn't try to
hide or pl y am ith the voters Q�
hi party ffiliation. This honesty ill
IV him and u ell in the year to
o
come.
"Secondly, Fred Baird' political phi­
losophy include faime comp n
and the ideology that government's role
tive and helpful role to ard tho
in n ed. I have en, at the County
level, intentional efforts not to help the
City of Benton Harbor regain it econom- .
ic ba . I have n, t the County level,
tions b sed not on what . right and
rong good or b d, but b on the
'good-buddy' and back- rat ching' sy
terns. I kno Fred Baird ill not just
go along ith tho efforts. I kno Fred
Baird will and up for �hat is fair for
the peep of Benton Harbor and Berri n
County. I am not re that' the ca
ith his opponent.
"Thirdly, Fred Baird . a Christian,
an active Christian in h' church and in
the community. e can all feel �ea red
he h a b to him founded on the
Chri tian ethic.
''"L tly, Fred Baird has been invol ed
for a long time ith tivities in the
Benton Harbor are. He as active ell
befor he developed any political oal.
Hi dec' 'on to get involved in politics
comes from that involvem nt and is a
n tu ral progre . n for Baird' com­
mittment to rvice.
"In closing I encour ge all voter
in th 4th District County Commi ioner
are .to vote for the be person to re- •
pre nt them at the County Level. I
• ra ypu to ,vqte for Fred Baird,
Democrat for 4th Di rict County C m­
mi loner."
•
BE EFIT OG
ill b held on
--LEVI
TO
GRA 0 RAPIDS
u.s. S nator
C rl Levin (D- i hig n nnounced that a
member of hi regional offi e here ill
be holdin c n tituent rvi e hours
in Allegan nd Berri n ·C untie on
o rnber 4, 1982.
Office hour ill b held in: All g n
from 10:30 .m. to 12:00 noon at City
Building; Benton H rb r fr m 1 :30 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. t City Hall.
"I hope th t rea re ident ill t
Sunday October 31, at 5: 00 p.m. for
Dr. and rs. D mel E. Coo at the Pro­
gre ive B pti t Church, 245 Pipeston .
Dr. Coo h s been pastor of the Pro-
re ive B pti t Church for over 37
or more years. During recent months
h ha been riously ill. t present he is
recuperating at home.
usical Dr a' I Found A Friend
bout You?' written and directed
r. Bertha Kin will be featured
ith many musical lections.
Ca t member are: Lance Slater
R Iph Pringle, Audrey Rodger, V'lth'
ile of So. Bend I Danny Hall arol
G ,nd Geor ia o. usi i under
the directi n of r. Judy illiam.
u . ians are David Broch and Re.
Ronni London. The pubJi i invited.
EEl ITH PUBLIC -----
few minutes to top by and talk ith my
taff if th Y have ny problem involving
an gency of the federal government or
if "they ould like to m e their vie
known to me," Senator Le in id.
Are re 'dents who are .enable to
ttend the con titu nt rvice hour
may conta t Sen tor Levin's regional
offi e in Grand R pid 180 orth
Div' i n Suite 101, Gr nd Rapids I
49503, 616 456-2531.
Co n y ndu -ali Ii e
loea len a qaall y of life
Proximity to market are s bile
enjoyin the .quality of life in sma I-
to n atmospher i hat the majority
- of respondent in the indu trial rvey.
liked be t bout doing busine in Berrien
County.
This what survey co-chairmen Phil
Farley, pre ident and chief executive
offi er Pace tter Bank and Trust -
SOuth e t and Tom cC ffrey divi 'on
man er, Indiana and ichigan EI ctri
Company said at a ne s conference
held I st ee at the Twin Citi rea
Chamber of Commerce offi e .
The majorit of indu rialists in
Berrien County r di ti fi d with
t xes or er s Compen ti n benefit
levels un mployrnent romp n tion d
th cost of doing busine in j hi n.'
in genera] . ac ording to Farley and
cCaffrey.
Ro maintenance and
ere cit d the rvi e
rno t impro ement by I I ornrnunit­
. s. Other re s needing I al improv -
ment included utility rvi e ter d
er: improvement of city government
man gement and the politi al ituation
and p lice and fire prot rt n.· - # -
n encour in note, a rdin to th
c -chairmen s th 56 per n of th
companie urveyed e plannin
pansi n or renovati n t th ir pc
ite ithin th next fiv y ar an
expre d an intere t in go ernment
ontr t or th y id.
Additi mal indu try needed in th
r a ording to th re ndent re
all-to-medium type m nuf turin n-
eerns foundrie nd t hni I IOn .
air S yrs s 0
rated 5 ccess
Barber and B auf ians in Benton
Harbor ere in attend nee for the first
hair sty sho held 10 By in recent
years on Sunday October ] 7, at 4: 30
p.m. in the do nt wn GrinneD Build­
ing.
Hosted by Leon
Productions 0 ner nd op rators fr m
shops around th cit su h as J '
Barber nd Beauty' V nu Be uty Salon,
Jean' B auty Shop Sheil Bla
B auty Salon, nd U- n Barber nd
B uty Salon displayed th ir hair rea-
Y HO
fr m thi area and as far
ay s Elgin Illinois m eJed creati e
h if tyle for the om n of t da .
Other gue t ere dancing
called 'The F antasti T
Le n rd d arolyn Br
udi n .
Acton Cabl T levisi n film d th
affair but definite pre
h not been given. P�
c bl Ii tin for e t time
ill
ti d t
in p per b
epted.