In tho first te d y atter the re�
cent election there me t about
me of the folk from the Covert area
going to meet ith their ne ly (re) elect­
ed County Commi 'onere They ere
going to I y the flg\ue (election re It)
on the t bl and let him under and
th t they und r ood hat the re It
o ed - that they are the balance of
po er in their di rict and ithout their
Illpport he c nnot be returned to hi
om e.
Once this
-·he c
th t c
mi ion.
There' almo t endle li of
thi th t eith r directly or indirectly
intrude on the li e of the people of the
Co rt ea th t can be influenced,
ed or i ored by their Comrni
But once everybody under­
ho it . th t determines ho
et ele ted then i is usually fairly
to decid ho intere t mu t be
n idered hen deci 'on m ing tim
come .
If on th oth r hand no m etin
ic ·n i ed
enlor Cen er
Betty Smith e e utive dir tor of the
nior itizen enter of Benton H bor
d nton To nship invit the publi
-to . it the Center I ted at 144 Pipe-
ton, B nton Harbor. b n the
hour of 9:30 nd :30 on Dec mber 1,
2, 3 6 7, nd 8 to con ider makin a
. purch fr m number of h d-m de
quilt to be offered on e t th t time.
Th r i ide Ie tion of p ttem ,
color n . es vail ble and an offer
of on free item fter thr e h been
purch d, r. Smith id.
All pr d of this ill be u d to
DECE BER I -7, 1 12 THE C,'Y"ZEN 'AGE 3
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called the commissioner i left to
depend on intuition, good intention,
mosi or divin revelation to kno
what' on your mind. Then, ho I
to blame him if he continue to think
that you will continue to quietly ccept
hatever he decide or that he need
to consult with you or that you kno
ho to ithhold your vote hen election
time come.
The be t time to start preparing for
the 1984 election ould have been
ov. 3rd, the nd be time' to-
morro . See You At The Polls.
DID YOU EVER SEE church
ithout a building fund? I mean a real,
live, active building fund? Did you e er
e one that didn't already have more
seats than they have "cu tomer "?
Do you think th t fter they finally
finish the "we got the biggest church
(building) conte " that some of them
ill de ote much tim to helping
the ick or poor or needy or do th y
t about th it kind of thing? Sure
Sure, I kno that me churches rve
free T n.k 'ing Dinner but even the
or t of u ill admit that free dinner
every Th
meals.
o this is not to gge t that th
churche are cold hearted If centered
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BH/B
defr y the co s of the interior renova­
tion hich h been in pr re for
month d hich is expected to be
completed by Christma •
The labor for the remodeling h been
furnished fre of charge by a group of
Benton Harbor High School student
enrolled in a building trade cl under
the guidance of their instructor au rice
Schnee of Benton H rbor.
The end result of thi renov tion
ill ve he t co ts improve lighting,
and pro 'de the Cen er ith a more
comfortable and attr ctive facility.
Del as thank community for support
Dear Editor and St ff:
On beh f of th entire Benton
H rbor-St. 10 ph Alumn e Chapter of
Delt Sigm Theta Sorority e to
th the ditor and taff of The Citizen,
and both r dio tations, WHFB and
SJM, for the excellent publicity given
on the fabulou Ebony F shio Fir.
e I incerely appreci te tho
10 al bu ine which ere supportive
through licitations and by/gi ing dona­
tion nd th m ny individu 1 ho
Id ti et for thi g 1 affair. e i h
to th nk the entire community for their
holehe rted and generou upport.
omm nt from the audience durin
r nged from, 'tho breath
oppin be utie" to 'my
nded." Thi n's F
feature hat the super stylish are wear­
ing in Paris and Rome this fall/winter,
full of razzl and dazzle and Drop-Dead
Chic.
Again our deep ppreci tion for all
tho peopl who helped to m e the
o tremendou cce. ithou t
the generou pport of individual
. ch your Ive the local busine
who participated and the community
support, this evening of ec t sy ould
not ha e been possible.
The Ebony Fashion Fair truly sho
the spirit of community cooperation.
Gratefully,
athleen .Toyner
Publicity Publi Affair Chairperson
Delt S' rna Theta Sorority
chedule L
Cart sho
nu c mpu .
The exhibition, op n to the public
ithout charge, 11 be on display from
8 .m. to 10 p.m. onday through
Thursday, and from 8 .m. to 5 p.m.
Friday.
Out In Van Bur n County
or uncaring. aybe they ju ne er
thought of anything so r dical mingling
itb the unchurched cr d. Even in
th movi the good guy don't hand
out with the b d guy .
aybe we ought to give them the
benefit of our no I dge and isdorn.
aybe we will Just h ve bi rite in
conte and give prize for the be t
gge rion on at Strange Thing
Churche Could Do." You no , thin
like . . . Give boo to every child in
the neighborhood' or, to at lea t
three people tod y' or ct like you like
mebody ho i not in your immediate
family' or, put your money in people
rather than things' or, feed the hungry;
or, treat mebody right.
I know that some of the und
dangerous I ould recommend that
they don't try them all at once.
But you probably have better things
for them to try you get bu y right
no . Get tho sugge tions in and you
might in a prize. You might even get
invited to one of tho churche here
we could have a big ceremony and give
out the prizes. If things go real go d
they might even let you make a donation
to the Building Fund,
LUC Y US! The Prez i not one of
tho w eful types. Instead of trying
to buy on of tho expen iVl mi ile
sy tern - the one ith all of the 1 te t
feature like an utomatic tape dec nd
pul tin indshi ld iper varibal for-
ard thru ing re r bilizer 4 b IT I
rburator and lid e air conditi n-
ing em he is illin to cept the
aled do n, no chrone e plode-on­
imp ct model with the dull fini ed
paint job that only co t $27 billion.
Tho other peopl ho nt to be
pre 'dent ould te our h rd e rn d
tax dollar on thin like S cial Security
and edi are chec s or surplu food f r
tho unemployed bum ho d n't
ant to work.
One of them even ant to go far
s to give free unmunizati n shot to
children of welfare reciepents. An ther
one want to nd money or methin
as asted a program to provide j b
for people. othin but a bun h of
ciali. Any red blooded p trioti
American ould rather p nd rnon y
on mething that e really ne d, v ry
American should have at lea one mi ile
of hi very 0 n. aybe I did think th t
he a too young and frivilou minded
in 1980 but no I kno hat he i d
you ought to no too.
Prenatal class offered a
ercy H osp iltal
information off r d
uppor
our ad
er
ries of free "Learn bout H vin
Your B by", pren tal cl will be
held in the Lecture Room at er y
Hospital in Benton Harbor, cordin
to aren Riley R. . 08 education
coordin tor for th Southwe tern i hi­
gan Health Care A ciation hich
operate ercy Hospital, and emorial
Hospital St.lo ph.
The Ii hi h beg n Tuesd y
ovember 30 at 6:30 p.m., is de . ned
to a' in preparation for childbirth,
relieve anxiety nd fear iated ith
childbirth and pr mote healthier
mother and b bie .
