Tbe ordin nee state tbat
"it sball be unl wful for any
per on to loiter. loaf,
wander, stand or remain idle
either alone or in consort,
with others in a public place
o a' to impede traffic.
The ordinance also b ns
tolterrng where controlled
ub tance or drug par pher­
nalia are old, dispensed,
furnished, given away or
stored, unless authorized a
in a phirmacy.
AJ}f person who fails or
refuse to obey order of the
police to disperse shall be
guilty of a violation of the
ordinance and can get" up to
90 day in jail or a 5500 fine
or both.
Recently Kalamazoo,
Grand Rapid nd Flint
pas ed 'a loitering ordin nee
imilar to the e, cit officials
noted.
IN OTHER BUS) E
the commis ion approved a
re olution that was re- ub­
mitted to them for approval.
In ovcmbcr 1989, the com­
mission approved deferred
payment loan in the amount
of 9,725 for rehabilitation
of property at 1266 Union.
belonging to Leatha
Yarbrough.
'Aceo rd i ng to to the
revolution "Hud advised lhe
city that the application of
Ic de r al monic' to M.
Yarbrough may not be made
ithout the city fir t rna ing
a ritten request.
City Attorney John Po -
telli id Comma ion
Yarhrou - h had to make a
. ta te me n t "for the record"
that he and M·. Y rbrough
ere relative .
Commi sioncr Yarbrough
aid he wanted to know what
a the dif erene bet een
him and Mayor olf', hen
Mil or 011' didn't disclo: c
or make a puhl ic statement
that he wa the brother of
Winn Wolf, when he pur­
chased the Vincent Place.
Mayor Wolf aid that
there were no federal monies
involved in the ale of the
Vincent nd Yarbrough 1-
lowed the commis ion to
vote on the re olution
without disclosing Ms.
Yarbrough as a rei rive of .
his.
Commissioner Yarbrough
abstained on voting on the
re 01 ulion. Yarbrough had
abstained on the re olution
in ovember.
OTHER BUSINESS
the commis ion voted 6-2 to
give former city re ident,
James Murphy, now living
in Steve nsville. another 30
day' to clean up ·hi city­
owned property at ]69 and
179 E. Britain Avenue. Ber­
rien County Judge g ve
Murphy until March 30 to
clear the two lot or gel 30-
day in jail.
Attorney Po telli said tbe I
judge felt Murphy had
enough time to comply with
the court orders. but the
commission till voted to ex­
tend him more time. The
decision is up to the judge,
according to Postclti.
Murphy said he has been
to court and paid a fine and
costs of S 180 because he
didn't· get the properly
cleared up hy the time .that
was ucsi mated hy the court.
. City Manager Steve Man­
ning urged the cornrni ion
not to pprovc the deadline
extcn iion.
Manning aid Murphy's
property was in wor c shape
th n orne of the other
properties for which the city
wa' i suing tic ret .
"How many lots doe the
city own that are full of
ira h?" Yarbrough said.
"What do we do, Mr. Man­
n i n g. put y () U i n j a I I? ..
Vorinu in iavor of 'Iving
Murphy more time werc,
Cornrrnvsro nvr-. -Ar no ld
Smith. Fred Sims. Steve
Wooden. George Wysinger.
Charlet Yarbrough and.
Kerry Shannon.
Voting no ere. Mayor
Wolf and Commi ioncr
Her hel McKen7ie. Cornmis­
, ioner Ralph Crenshaw,
.abstaincd.
During citizen
Rev. W Iter
CON T 'E S T
Standing Up for
Peace
P R I Z E S $100
spokespeson (or the group,
"Citizen Uni ted For A
Change". asked City
Manag�r Steve Manning
"what are you doing in
trying to find an affirmative
action person to get more
Blacks on the police depart­
ment? What are you doing to
try to get jobs in Benton
Harbor? What is the city
doing?"
Rev. Brown. aid the city
is going to need the help of
parents, pa lor and the
commission to help with the
youngster in the summer,
because trying to get them
off the treet w.ilI take all
the help from everyone.
"Would you join up with
us in trying to get some.
recreation for our youth?"
a ked Rev. Brown. "Look at
your budget and see if you
could find so'me money -
large or mill - something
to try and open up the swim­
ming pool at the rec center.
It' going to be a long hot
ummer."
Ci ty rc ident Eric Hock­
ett. pre ented to the commis-
ion orne ideas for youth.
One was a big brother pro­
gram that would help en­
lighten and educate BI ck
youth on their culture.
Curtis Murphy, city resi­
dent t ted that he till
urged the citizen to get out
and vote on the school
milage, April" .
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Churche
prep r for
E ter
By Maary Golliday
Ne Hope 8apti t
Church will have a White
Breakfast on Saturday, April
14, from 9 a.m. until 12
noon. Rev. Gregory
Kir ey is the host pastor.
Beul iJ ptl t Church
will have their Easter egg
Hunt on Saturday, April 14
at 1 p.m.
Al 0 Beulah will have
their Easter Sunrise Services
on Sunday, April 15 at 6
a.m., and their Easter pro­
gram beginning at 3 p.m.
Rev. Willie Paul Jr .•
is the host p tor.
Youn Mi' ionuy of
Community We leyan
Church will have a rally
Sunday. April 8 t 3 p.m.
The guest peaker will be
Mr. E. Hollis. Rev.
Cleopha Cuep i the ho t
pa tor.
Mt. lIerm n Zion Bapu l
Church will have their
Easter Program on Sunday,
April 15. at 3:30 p.m. Rev.
David Mclnto h is the host
pa tor.
Mr. Timothy Phillip'
celebrated hi' 84th birthday
recenlty wilh a dinner at
home with hi family of four
generations and friends. He
say it's able ing and he is
thankful that he. have lived
to get 84 years old.
Ebenezer Haptl t
Church of Flint, Michigan
celebrated thei r pa tor and
wife, Rev. Clarence (my
brothe nd Mrs. Mary
Knox's, 20th Anniver ary
recentl y.
My xi ter and I, Mrs. Sid­
die Turner and two cousin
Mrs. Hedesine Fields and
Mrs. Mary McClendon
traveled to Fli nt for the oc­
casion. It was a spiritural
filled day.
Mini ter Urundi "Ron­
le " Knox brought the me -
sage for the morning
ervice.
Antioch Baptist Church
and Pastor R v. L. Ran­
dolph was their special
guest at 3:JO p.m.
I just want to say to Rev.
Knox, YQu are doi ng gre t
thing at Eben zcr, ju t keep
trusting in God and He will
direct your path.
Dona Michelle Riehard ,
(my cousin) of Flint will be
going to WaShington, D.C.,
April 1-7 for Project Close­
Up to study the wor of our
U.S. Government.
Dona is 1 (, year' old and
is a 11 th grader at H mady
High School of Flint. She i
the daughter of Mr .. nd Mrs.
Percy Richards, Jr.