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October 05, 1983 - Image 11

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Michigan Citizen, 1983-10-05

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by t
E ry hour fire de roy or dam e
67 American home .
E ry hour and 20 minute one
pe n - mo frequently a child or
elderly person - die in a d elling fire.
'The f18ure, from ational Fire
Pre ntion . tion re arch, are th
of our failure to h ed fire
and e me rab re t of
our failure to correct them.
Th re i no my ery bout the C8UJe
of . m home fires. A care dis-
o form,
no lunch'
I
BE 0 BARBO - Paren ho
children are eligible for fr or reduced
priced lunc e by Benton
Harbor Area 00 om· to com-
pete and immedi tely return the nece
ry applicatio to their childrens'
hoo .
"Paren 0 fail in this respo ·bil-·
ity, ill be facing the problem of having
their children refu free or reduced
price lunc " id Tony Barbare ,
or of e School rict' Food
program.
e no
provide the
to the children,"
card d cigarette i left to smolder in an
o e uffed chair, a portabl oil heater
i refilled hile burning, e ctrical circuit
ar 0 rloaded and overfu d, unc eared
rubbi becomes a bre din place for fire,
Th cau of most fire death in
home are not my teriou. Lives are 10
n the simple rule of safety from
fire are violated - smoking in bed,
e ving children alon in the hou ,
neglecting to t c youngsters that
matche and lighter are not plaything .
A critical failure is being unprepared
for fire emergencie in the home -
DO family pltoning of e pe rout ,
no periodic famlly fire drill to make
that both uh and children can
ct quicldy and without panic.
F· repre t failure.
Fire Pte ntion ee Octob 9th.
thru Octo 15th.· a time to recognize
this fact, and to act - to remove hazards,
to reform habi .
Your ctions and ttitude no can
e you and your family e from the
tragic con uence of fire in the month
ahead.
So - "Learn ot To Bum ere er
You Are"!

I
Pretaining to revising the City of
Benton Harbor e ially hen it h p­
pen ahnost 0 er nite. I feel th t even
though ·t· fed ally funded or hat
large amount , it ould be 0 n
specifically here the funds are coming
from d hy it al ys happens on
�t'lltl'· ,. dat .
I feel that the small thin
b taken care of fir t. For in ce,
the le ling of all streets in front of
good building or unit , tearing do n
one coon t a time.
Be cific about building, kno
hat buildin is to b used for, and
proceed to u it ithout aiting from
"OCTOBER 5 -11,1 3
co
PLETES T
G
avy Seaman Recruit J c son Jr. of 129 Eo t{aining at t
OVID. lACKSO ,son Britain Benton Harbor,· Center,
of Bertha nd Peter Mich., has completed recruit
po
two to three year . en this i don
people onder, and should kno hy?
When ould ... be good building
needs repair like roofin ,Ie plasting,
rails, eps, etc., and thi i not taken
care of there ould be an inv igation.
Since m people are going to alway
have to live in nursing home, there
ould be t lea a coup of nice one s
built in cheerful are in thi city.
1 am not speaking of fo er care
homes I am peaking of nursing homes -
weD equipped ith reened help, effi­
cient.
Also with on doctor, 0 R
depending on the . e of th home.
Benton Harbor Public Library
The ib ry ill be clo October
10, 1983 for Columbu Day.
Preschool orytlme I every ednes­
day, at 10: 15. All children between
3 to 5 y old are elcome to ttend.
o pre-reg' r tion Is ne . This
ee the movie ill be "The Ginger-
bread an."
ovi will be own at 4: 00 Friday,
Oct. 7 and 3:00 Saturday, Oct. 8. 'The
ovie ill be: 'ammy' Super T-
Shirt" The ory is bout Sammy ho
want to be good at sports. His t-shirt
dde acquires po er helpin him to
in.
ate rials in the Junior Depart­
ment 'include: 'Activitie in the Earth
Science' by Helen Challand; "The
onderfuI Shrinldn Shirt" by Leone
Anderson; , y Dad i Really Some­
thing" by Loi Osborne; "I I had
y F ather" by orma Sim ; and
, Iren in the ight" by Jim yle orth.
Book dded to the dult collection
are: an Slaughter' by Ste n Eng­
lund; 'Out On A Limb" by Shirley
acLaine;' onimbo" by Robert 0;
"Day of Vengeance" by Harry ark
Petr is; and 'Cancer and utrition"
by Charles Simone.
/
I feel that there d b a
c ean pervised p y ground in e
are when there' are 10 of children.
I feel that there ould be. more
reet e blished c so one
might be able to them.
All home' ould ha their
sign po ed clear.
I feel that there ou d be more help
in the Social Service and . Security
and Employment genci . Th help
I am referring to are tn people' t
ould go in the hom of people
are bout to retire disc the ppli
tion ith them and alert tho ho do
not kno or h n't been told bout
their ben 1 •
Some people don't e n
use they don' kno th t t
for certai benefi .
I feel that
pply be­
Y qualify
be giv It to ne
ial attention
cted children.
Effi
211 E.
<lair
. St.
ould

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