BE 0 HARBOR - Poor and
unemployed person no h ve recour
hen f cing an electricity ut-off
thank to the joint effort of Indiana
and ichigan Electric Comp y nd the
vation Army.
C pt. Leo 000, Commanding
om er of the city' Salv tion Army,
announced the ' eighbor Helping
eighbor" pr am . ill begin January
31 and run through April.
. Under the program, I cu tomers
ho electricity h been ut-off can
con ct the Salv tion Army in Benton
i m direct grant of
2,000 to the Benton Harbor Salvation
y to cover northern Berrien and
part of Van Buren County. In addition,
I cu omen will be a ed to con-
tribute "Neighbor Helping eigh-
bor ."
I &. ill match the contributions
dollar for dollar up to $8,000 for the
Benton Harbor are and 4,000 for the
Buchanan are . .
February electric bills will contain
an envelope requesting the donations.
I has t a 'de a total of $90,000
for it rvice area covering parts of
Indian and Michigan.
Person asking for help ould
bring the follo ing ith them to the
Salvation Army'
- shut-off notice from I&'.
- a referral from DCA, Catholic
Communi y Center, Department of Social
Service or other agency providing
heating a . ance to prove they have
exhau ted all other means getting help.
Contribution may be nt to the
Salvation Army t 272 Pipe one St.,
Benton Harbor 49022, or the Salvation
Army t 424 . 15th St., iles 49120.
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The it charg that t
no dr n vio te
guarantee of one-man one-vote.
Plaintiffs are Antonea Gary, 838
Earlean Jo
1017 Co umbu e., 3rd ard; Dar-
n J n, 91 Hinkl y St., 4th ard;
and Charle elly, 1142 Salem, 1 ard.
According to the it, elly spoke
before the commission in July pointing
ou t the ani discrepancie in popula­
tion and a ed their action on the mat­
ter. The commission failed to ct.
T suit ¥ the 1980 censu
there are 2,958 re 'dent in th lst
3,748 in the 2nd; 5,542 in the
d 2,348 in the 4th.
Accordin to the one-man, one vote
rule, the "ideal" ward would have a
population of 3,649 resident. There
are, under the current boundarie , ward
re . ent "under" repre nted much
40 percent.
Th plaintiff: are
a
to force all incumbent rd commission­
e to stand for el etion this summer.
daIl Juergensen, ne ly appointed
2nd ard comrni . ner, and Ed Eaman,
1 ard commissioner ill face election
this summer. But, if the court rule in
f vor of the plaintiffs, 3rd rd commis-
oner ich el , Govato and 4th w�d
commissioner Juanit Echol would have
to face an unscheduled election.
The' it the court to redra
the ard bounda.rie or elect all commis­
loner on an at-large ba . .
Currently, there are four commis-
. oners nd the ayor ho are elected
on an at-large b '.
Should the plaintiff: � the net
result ould be that all commissioner
except Arnold Bolin, ho it-large
ould face election this mmer.
The it ould h ve the city pay
ttomey co t for the plaintiff:. Tat
Parish repre nt the plaintiff. There
are no other damage being a ed.
amed . defendants are the City of
Benton Harbor, the Benton Harbor City
Commission, the city el ction commi
'on (composed of the city clerk, attor-
y, and tr rer), and City Cler
According to Sherrie illiams, Berrien
County 4-H Program . ant the
4-H Connection, a Benton Harbor 4-H .
group, ill receive $235 from the Rea­
der's Dige foundation ·to refurbish a
orld War II veteran memorial park
in do nto n Benton Harbor.
Citizenship-in-Action grants are a ard­
ed annually to 4-H groups intere ed in
undertaking citizenship projects of value
to their local communities, but lack the
ed money to undert e them.
"Due to a lac of funds the memorial
has been neglected and is in dire need of
attention," illiam says. Our goal
i to re tore it to it original condition
and encourage Benton Harbor residents
to take pride in the contribu tion local
men and women have m de to their
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country."
illiam ys that 4-H'er plan
to clean up the bronze memorial, plant
flo en d repair the found tion.
The 4-H group ill 0 on ee­
ends until th proj ct i completed.
Some labor and materials will be pro­
vided by the city. The 4-H mernb r
ill al be seeking in-kind or outright
donations from local busine organi­
zations and individual to pport their
wor .
For more information about the
citizenship program or other Berrien
County 4-H projects and activiti ,
contact illiam t the Berri n County
Cooperative Exten ion Service office or
call (616) 983-7111, exten ion 271.
BHA OS
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The Benton Harbor Board of Ed ,.
cation meeting in Special 'on Tue-
day, January 25, approved summer
collection of school taxe. The vote
s 4-3. Taxpayers ill be p ying the
next three year's orth of taxe in 18
month School offici report they
will ve almo one-half million dollars
in intere payment on money they
ould be forced to borro ithout the
change.
INVITATIO h be n nt to
all School District per nnel by J arne .
F.A. Turner, executive director of th
Community Education Council, to attend
an informal r ception ith United
States Federal Judge, Doug} . Hillman.
and Dr. Phillip Runkel, Superintendent
for the ichigan Dep rtment of Educ -
tion. The reception ill be held ed­
nesday, January 26, at 6:00 p.m. in the
Community Center/Lake . higan
College. Judge Hillman ill be visiting
th magnet hools during the d y.
Everyone is encouraged to attend thi
ception.
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TIllS IS for Benton
Harbor High tudents. 1
through 3rd hour e am are edu ed
for Tu sd y, 4th d 5th hour on ed­
ne y and 6th hour udent ill h lYe
their exam on Thursd y.
ednesd y, January 26, i ''School
ur D y. '
Friday January 28, . Teach r
Record Day 0 School For Student.
FRIDAY, the Benton Harbor T" ers
N and Var ity b etball, m t t
Grand Haven ith games start'
6: 15 and 8:00 p.m. Saturd y e te
meet South Bend asbin on in the
Colf gym with game time at 6: 15
and 8:00 p.m.
- "AFRIC FO TALES" ill
be performed by the e Yor Perform-
ing Art Repertory Theatre t B
Performing °rt Center ond y d
Tu sd s. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, for all
Di ri t fir through fourth grad u-
dent according to P tri euman
C ordin or of usic for th Di ri t.