or
oq
r ch
By,. y
Income guideline for recelVlng sur- __
plu commoditie will be raised for the
April distribution from 125 to 130
percent of poverty. The change will
allo more people to qualify, ccording
to Ro er Lynas, coordinator for food
di tribution programs, Lansing.
Berrien County Action received
29,955 I pound of processed cheese and
11,622 pounds of butter from the State
Dep rtment of Edue tion for distribu­
tion Tuesd y, ccordin to Louise Price
Outre ch director. .
Under new guideline , those wishing
commodities mu be certified and ill
recei e card from BeA, Mrs. Price
ide Other J.D. m y also be requested.
r
c.,
more effectively adClll'ell
ADJIfttc::aDS. Dr. Grace
. of Educatio .
LOUISVILLE, KY - Brown
illiamson Tob ceo Corporation" an­
nounced its donation of the company'
Richmond, VA office building to the
Vir nia Union University in Richmond.
The building and property are valued at
pproximately $765,000.
The office building will be u d for
vera1 unlver ty activities, ccording to
Dr. David T. Shannon, President of the
Virginia Union University.
'PIC
Th Private Industry Council (PIC)
rving Berrien, Ca and Van Buren
countie I been a arded a $10,500.
"Ye . chigan" grant to help fund an
industrial Trade Fair, Ralph son,
Director of the chiga Department
of Commerce, announced recently.
The PIC ward one of the four- I
teen (14) ected from over 100 ppli­
cant. Propo were judged on econo­
mic impact, incorporation of the "Ye
chigan" ogan, innovation nd
creativity, local support, and the likeli­
hood of impl mentation and succe
ccordln - to official at th Department
of Commerce.
Dennis Krueger; PIC Chairperson
indicated the Trade Fair i heduled for
July 17-18 t Lake ichigan Colle e in
Benton Harbor, nd Southwe ern ichi­
gao College in Do agiac.
*
MARCH 28 - APRIL 3, 1984 THE CITIZEN PAGE THREE
-8 Y./INCOME CHA, GES
...
•
Persons can- apply on or bef re April 20,
in order to receive surplu food for the
next distribution, Mrs. Price said. A fam­
ily of four or fewer will be issued one
pound block of cheese and t 0, one­
pound blocks of butter; a family of 5 to 6
members, two blocks of cheese and four
butter; and a family of 7 or more
member will be issued three blocks of
cheese and 'six of butter.
Some Berrien residents have que tion­
ed why in other parts of Michigan resi­
dents are receiving commodities such as
honey, com meal 'and powdered milk.
Lynas, Coordinator for food distribu­
tion program in Lansing, explained that
po dered milk . being made av ilable
J
,IA U
10
'U IVERSITY
Dr. Shannon added, "The building
will house the university's new Fre
Enterprise Institute, the fIT of its
kind dedicated to the study of American
busine sy em, to be part of a pre­
dominantly Black college campus." The
building will also house executive offices
for university dministrators and class­
rooms for J the Graduate School and
�eology. . \
5
u
DSFO
D
.. Kru ted, "The Trade Fair ill
give griculture, bu e, industry, Cham­
ber of Cornm ce agencies, economic
developmen s, and education
the opportunity to unite for a common
purpose - more job for our three
county are." "We are elated to be the
recipient of the 'Yes Michigan" grant
from the Commerce Department."
According to PIC executive Director,
Richard Dornbos, "The 'Trade Fair will
rve s bridge for all segment of our
communities to promote Southwest
ichigan. The grant is basically an
endor ment from the Commerce Depart­
ment." , e desire purchasing agents to
come in and pump dollars - immediate
and future - into our economy." "The
PIC desires more job ."
,The Trade Fair h three objectives:
-Promoting business between small
ate-wide. e dded that com meal and
honey i not available for state-wide dis­
tribution.
Lyn a]' indi ated that there are not
enough oi the other commodities for
state-wide distribution. ayne county
and the city of Detroit are not getting
cheese and butter, according to Lyna :
He noted that Berrien and oth r . chigan
citie are getting cheese and butter com­
moditie and other citie are not.
The decision as to what item are avail­
able i m de on the federal level.
Location sites for commodities pickup
include: Berrien County Action, 170 E.
all, Benton Harbor; Star of Bethlehem
Church, 490 Broadway, Benton Harbor'
Benton Harbor/Benton Township Se . r
Centers; Calvery Ughthou Church,
2651 E. ain Street, Benton Harbor; The
ount of The Good Shep rd, To e
Road; St. Jo eph Lincoln Center, 295 5
iles Avenue, St. Jo ph; rth
Center, P.O. Box 797, Colom ;
Buchanan Center, 16 South 3rd,
Central County Center, nee 423,
Berrien Sprin St. Jo ph Catholic ...
Church, Lucinda Lane, Watervliet; Youth
emorial Building Fair Ground, Berrien
Springs; Buchanan Teen Center, 112 Oak
Street, Buchanan; River V.uey Center,
P.O., Box 275, Harbert; and Berrien
County Action, 327 orth 7th Street
He .
r
Wayne Wi,lliams innocent
says Penthouse Magaz ine
EW YORK '- Wayne Williams,
currently serving life imprisonment for
the murders of two Atlanta youths,
i innocent reports Williams Warren
orthrup, chief investigator for the
Williams defense team.
orthrup reveals thai Williams as
the scapegoat for a criminal ta force
eager to bring the controversial ca of
,.
Atlanta's 28 missing and murdered Black
children to a close. At the trial orth­
rup ubpoenaed statistics to show that
the killing continued after Williams'
arrest, but the judge quashed the sub­
poena and the evidence never got to the
jury.
Atlanta in 1980 was a city in the grip
of an icy terror - a terror based on fear,
not fact, ,orthrup. says. "For 22
months the nation's headlines were
dominated by this case, and the hysteria
surrounding these murders didn't end
until Wayne Williams was convicted at
the conclusion of the largest law-enforce­
ment effort in this country's history."
At the height of the hysteria the FBI,
the ational Police Union, top homicide
police, and even Hell's Angel descended
on Atlanta and turned it into a nest of
"celebrities, politicos, weirdos and certi­
fiable crazies."
The cool investigative eye of orth­
rup, however, was struck by Atlanta's
curious attrition rate, which he states
is important to the case. "The a ttrition c
rate cuts do n young Blacks like orne
unseen. plague. A Black youth in Atlanta
runs a higher ri of premature death
T
companies within the area of Berrien,
. Cass and Van Buren counties;
-Promote busine bet een small
and large companies within the area.
-Promote business between busine
in the area and tho outside the area.
Dolores "Dee"· Fried burg, PIC
special projects coordinator, tated," e
want to make the small companies more
aware of the existence of each other.
Fifteen (15% percent of our invitees
will be large companies. They ill be
asked to exhibit s potential buyers and
not sellers. We hope to make them
more aware of maller companies. Pur-
sing Agent and buyers from an
ar a of 250 miles radius of the tri-county
a will be invited with hopes of increas­
ing busine and thereby Increasing jobs
in Southwest Michigan."
Dean Collins of Maple Lawn Farm
than his white counterpart."
When the media eire u was finally
over orthrup found another victim
of tragedy - Wayne ilIiams. "In
the end, Williams was convicted and
sentenced to life. The system devoured
him. When the reporters eft Atlanta,
the hysteria over the missing and mur­
dered children left with them:'
But when such blind fear is allo ed
to grow there is good chance th t it ill
return. Atlanta is peaceful now, but as
far as William orthrup is concerned.
"the media could begin the nightm .,
again at any time."
Schedule Stat
AACP m ti n9
A joint meeting of the 'chigan
State Conference of AACP Branch
and Youth and College Division will
be held Saturday, arch 31, from
1 to 3:45 p.m, on the campu of
ichigan State Univer ity, accord'
to Carl. L. Breeding and Herman
Marable, Presidents.
The meeting will be in Ca Hall
at Corner of Shaw Lan and Ch nut
Road in East Lan lng, 'chigan in
. Roo"ms 335-B and 336-A B.
According to Breeding, the m . r
agenda item will be the election of
officers for the Youth and College
division.
FAI
and a PIC member, repre ntin the
Council on the Planning Com
stated, "Since agriculture i a
of billion dollar busine annually our
three county area, special ernphasi will
be placed on this important area
Agriculture. "
umerous Chamber of Commerces
located within the three county area will
be working together and participating
in the Trade F31r. The Fair is being
scheduled in conjunction with the Annual
Venetial Festival in St. Joseph I on
July 20-22, and the South Haven Blue­
berry Festival, July 18-22. ay ick
stated, "Tours of n arby fum nd
wineries will be scheduled. Other
numerou ctivitie are also b in pr­
sently planned.'
Continued on p 16