BENTON HARBOR AREA NEWS
AACP gain
600ne
member' · h
Radiothon
The Twi Cities Branch
NAACP went on the air last
wee end as part of the national
NAACP Radiothon and thanks
to a great community outpour
ing the effort was highly success
ful, said Mattie Roddy, city resi
dent and Fourth Vice-President
of the Michigan State Con
ferenee.
ODie Hull, chair and h less
during the three-hour broadcast
OYer WHFB, and Rev. Delano
Bowman, h t, attracted new
members and sparked a tom
petition amoag local churches.
Helping the cause David
"Sinbad" Adkins, who served as
honorarY chair, phoning in from
California. S· bad is the son of
Rev. and Mn. Donald Adkins,
Second Baptist Church.
fathleen Joyner served
chair of the sororities. The
nces clinics program was produced �y
Grayling Williams.
Union Memorial A.M.E.
Program for omen, Infants and b ught i 114 members'
C let n): Provided at the Benton ro an new ,
Hatbor and I •• office; appoint· Progressive Baptist, 117;
mentaneceaury;callfor '.. piJgi-im Rest, 131. Other chur- I
qui..,.. � a .... _ ,,_�. • ches were Second Baptist,
- NotatrtJAI --- """,,_Ing .. H U' d M thodis d
Be HaIbor and ope mte e t; an ,
office - Cal for further in. Fe1Jowship Baptist Mission. .
fonndon and � nt, The Bento Harbor Squaws,
- �and the = � Delta Sigha"jalsoT�e� ed' Athlphfa
oIfice and conwm.nty . Call for Kappa Alp Jom e e -
lnfofmation and fort,
TEsT,THOSE DE lECTORS
YOUR UFE'S AT RI K
During Fire Prevention
�eek, October 9-15, t Ben
ton Harbor Fire Department
emph sizes one of the most
b ic fare safety &chaviors -
detecting a fare earlier, thus
reducing the risk of death.
'The theme for this year is, "A
Sound Yo Can LM: Wtth ...
Test Your Smoke Detector!",
according to rare Chief David
Linoo
. Year after year, a the
United States, people are at the
m risk from fU'e ill the' own
homes. "There re 600 fires in
BenlOll Harbor last year. 238 of
them in the home,· said LiDooln.
NatioawiclC, roughly � percent
of aU rue deaths oceur i the
home. Very young children and
the elderly are at special ris
"Ha' a e detector in
your home' q of the m im
_--��------r- portaDt fire protection steps you
caD take,· said Chief LiDooln.
"B� it' not enough. You need
to take good care of your smoke
detector, so' can take good
care of you," e added, and
·that's h t fire preventi n
week this year' all about".
"Proper Installation and regular
maintenance and testing are
a' 'nl."
The Benton Harbor Fire
Department will help you take
care of your SIDO e detectors
I·
I
I
traditional 8 p.m. home fire
drill
Local activities in Benton
Harbor for Fire Prevention
Week this year will help all
families beco more faresafe.
For more informationlon
rare Preveati Wee caU the
Benton Harbor rare Depart
ment at 927-8412
and has some other traditional
events planned during (ire
prevention wee On Wednes
day, October 12, will signal the
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