d
00 an 'e: gra
'0 ening Open House
The Ruth Garlanger Tri­
Co Food Bank, an 0pera­
tion of United Against Hunger,
Inc. (UAH) serving Berrien,
and Van Buren Counties,
will bold an Open House Moo­
day, May 21, from 1-4 p.m.
Alex y, p-esidcnt UAH,
said the Open e i being
held to celebrate the graud 0pen­
ing of the Food Bank's third
warehouse. This warehouSe will
provide an additional 2,176
square feet of storage pace and
a much needed loa<tiog dock.
United Against Hunger, Inc.
began in 1983 as a coalition of
emergency food providers 100 -
ing for ways to meet the increas­
ing need for food in
South estern Michigan.
In Apil 1984, UAH iDC«­
porated into a nOD.}XOfit agency.
In October 1986, Calvary's
Lighthouse Church built the
rust warehouse building at the
peeseer location of 351 Baldwin,
Benton Harbor which povided
space for the church's food
pantry d the UAHFood Bank.
In 1988, UAH outgrew that
space nd added a second
warehouse adjacent to the first
building.
At the May, 21 Open House,
the building will be dded, more
than tripling the storage space in
four years.
According to 0 ay, the Food
Bank provided over 260 tons of
food to the emergency food
providers in Southwestern
STERLING
BY U
Sterling Bynum, 89, 1185 E
Main St., Benton Harbor, died
Thur day, May 10, at Mercy­
Memorial Medical Center, St.
Joseph, after a long illness.
The funeral was held Friday,
May 18, at ew Bethel Baptist
Church. Burial was in Mount
Pleasant Cemetery, Sodus. Rob­
bin Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Bynum was born Oc­
tober 6, 1900, in Money, Missis-
sipi and had resided in Benton
Harbor for 58 y ars. H� was
retired from Bendix Corp.
Survivors include: his wife,
Camille; two sons, Charles of
Los Angeles and James of
Peoria, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs.
Margare Wade of Peoria, Ill.,
and Mrs. Ella Butler of
Colorado Springs, Colo.; a
sister, Mrs. Mary L. Nelson of
Chicago; a brother, Ennis of
Chicago; 21 grandchildren; 31
great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-granqchildren.
Report finds racial
disparities .
WASHI GTO , D.C. - The
nation's annual health report
card wa released last week by
the Department of Health and
Human ervice. According to .
that rep rt America gets an
overall grade of"C when it
come to taking care of its
citizens. But in the specific area
of Black he lth care, the grade
is" , especially regarding
Black males.
The report showed that
hile life expectancy is rising
for aU other segments of the
population, that for Black males
is ctually declining. One major
factor is the rising homicide toll.
Currently, a young Black male
between 15 and 24 is seven times
more likely to be murdered than
a young white male.
Meanwhile, the health of
Blac females appears to be im­
proving slightly. In fact, Black
women now outlive not only
Blac men but they also live
longer, on average, than white
men. evertheless, the longest
living group in the nation
remains white females.
Experts say the declining
health of Bl ck males is due to
the Combined effect of poverty,
racism and a society which ap­
pears to be placing less and less
value on Black male lives.
Court to rule on
desegregated
schools
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK·
LAHOMA - A lingering ques­
tion of the school integration
movement has been when and
under what condition a once
racially segregated school sys­
tem can free itself of court su­
pervis ion. Well, the U.S.
Supreme Court last week
agreed to hear a case which may
decide the issue.
The case involves Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma where schools
were once segregated by law.
The system was brought under
court ordered busing in 1972.
Now, the city's school board
wants the busing plan ended.
The NAACP Legal Defense
Fund wants it continued.
A Supreme Court Ruling is
expected this fall. The decision
will aft ct some SOO school dis­
tricts nationwide which operate
under court ordered desegrega­
.ion plans.
Michigan during 1989. He said
the Food Bank does not provide
food directly to the individual in
need, but does puvide food to
the emergency food pantries,
soup kitchen and shelters
through shared maintenance
agrccmeu He said the Food
Bank is currently working with
over 70 organizations in the
three county area who provide
assistance with food for the
needy.
The Open House will be held
at the Food Bank with the ribbon
cutting for the new warehouse at
2 p.m.
FOI" mot'e information on the
Open House, UAlI, 01" the Food
Bank, caJ/1he Ruth Gar/anger
Tri-Counly FOod Bank at 925-
2662 01" 925-0994.
At The Ubrary
The Junior Department has
acquired many, new children's
videos, including many titles
from the Reading Rainbow
series and the Looking GI
series, both of which portray
classic and contemporary
stories takeD frogl the best of _
children' literature. Some of
our new instructional titles in-
cl ude: Monte ori in Your
Home, Fun n' Easy Magic
Quick Trick, and Richard
Scany's Best ABC Video Ever.
Instructional videos may be
checked out for 7 day free-of­
charge, and entertainment
videos may be checked out
oveiuigbt foc $1.00, or 21$1.00
if30· oe less,
Oilldreu'l moo are shown
. on Saturdays 2 p.m. Showing
on May 26 are: • Bugs" and
uskegon c
plan even s
8y Mary GoWday
'The Mass Choir of 2ion Bap­
tist Church, will have a Concert
on Saturday, May 26, at 7 p.m.
Their special guests will the the
Mass Choir of Mt Pleasant Bap­
tist Church, Memphis, Tenn.
Zion Baptist Church will
begin their Revival on May 28-
June 1, at 7 p.m. nightly.
The Rev. T.W. Henderson,
pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church of Memphis, Tenn., will
. tie their guest speaker.
The Mus egon Westshore
Workshop Choir will present in
concert the Mississippi Mass
choir along with Muskegon Hol­
lis Sisters and Friends on S un­
day, May 27, at 3:30 p.m. The
concert will held at the Mus­
.kegon Frauenthal Center for Per­
forming Arts. Admission is
$10.00.
JameekaSandriaJoMson,lO,
was crowned Delta igma Theta
Sorority Inc., "Miss Jabberwock
1990" .
Jameeka is a fourth grader t
Oakview Elementary School and
she is the daughter of Samuel and
Jewelene -Johnson.
Congratulation Jameeka.
urche
.cen u Seeking
Worker
The Bureau of the Census
still need wor CIS for the 21st
Decennial Census count You
may apply and test for
enumerator positions in Berrien
County by calling 616-382-
7860 (collect) to set up an ap­
pointment to test.
The next testing will be held
on: Tuesday, May 22, at 11:00
a.m., at the Job Club, 95 N. 8th f
St., Benton Harbor and JoAnn W den Roberts 0
Thursda 2 10 Rock Island, IIlinoi will become
y, ay 4, at a.m., at
the Lincoln Township Hall, Muskegon His. Public chools
2055 . John Beers Rd., Superintendent beginning July
Stevensville. 1. l..
Walk-ins will be taken as Roberts will be the First
space permits. You will work woman to he d Mus e�on
flexible hours, close to home Public Schools. She IS Iso
and earn $6 per hour plus $.024 believed to the firs Black
per mile care allowance. Jobs woman to head a public SChool
will last 6 to 8 wee . You must district in the state outside the
be a U.S. citizens and-at least 18 Detroit area. "
years old She has a Doctorate degree in
The Bureau of the Census Education Administration,
does not discrimate on the basis Bachelor and Masters degree in
of race, color, religion, national Speech Pathology nd a
origin, marital status, sex, ag��� B chelor degree in Education.
any non-disqualifying physical he has two children, a son,
or mental handicap. 16 and a daughter, 12.
Willie German III will be
celebrating his 3"rd birthday
Monday, May 21, ith a cianer
at Ponderosa with his family and
, a few frieuds .'
Willie is the SOIl of Margare(
cal and Willie German II.
Follow the Echo' . The
Echo' have two trips planned.
On' Thursday, Aug t 30, they
headed foe Alantic aty, ew
Jersey aod � September
5.
Co t per person with 2 in
room, $370; 3 in � $300; or
4 in a lOQID, $265. Deposit of $SO
is due DOW, ba1aDce in full JUDe
23. LOOging will be Days Inn
on Broadwalk.
They will leave from Jean
Davis' resident, 1885 Wood
Street 7 p.m. For more infOl'­
arion call Jean at 722-6415.
· Friday, August 31 - Septem­
ber 5, the Echo's are h ded for
Las Vegas, evada. Deposit is
$150 now and balance in full
July 20.
They will be leaving at 7 a.m.
from Grand Rapids Airport. For
more information call Rosie at
733-9951.
The Grand Haven Chamber
Choir will present co It of
American music at Frist Pres­
byterian Church in Grand Haven
on Sunday, May 20, at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets are $5.00 and will be
available at th door. Th twen­
ty-four voice ensemble will be
under the direction of Floyd
Farmer and accompanied by
pianist Fred Norris.
The major work on the pro-.
gram will be amuel Barbers
"Reincarnations- , setting of
three poems by the sh poet
James Stevens.
Other composers to be heard
in the first portion of the concert
will be orman Dello Joio,
Robert Washborn, and William
Schuman. Jerome Kern and
George Gershwin, well as
"Five Canzonets" by Jean Berger
will conclude the Chamber
Choir's final concert of the
season.
ffoughlove Support
Group
The ToughJove Parent Sup­
port Group will meet Tuesday,
May 22, at 7:30 p.m, in the nurs­
ery of the Stevensville United
Methodist Church, 5506 Ridge
Rd., Stevensville.
Art • Craft F
Spon
The Lakeside Associatioo is
sponsoring an Arts & crafts
Festival in the Lakeside Park
Saturday, July 7, from 10 a.m. 7
p.m. Raindate will be Sundar,
July 8.
Intere ted exhibitors m.y
contact Kathy Beldorth at 469-
4455 in Lakeside, Michigan.
Wh 'chalr Clinic
Spon orect
The Easter Seal Society
Berrien County will sponsor
w beelchair clinic on Monday,
June 4, from 6-8 p.m. The clinic
is a service for any Berrien
County resident who ownes a
wheelchair. The chairs will be
cleaned by Boy Scout Troop 622
and inspection and minor
repairs will be done ,by Van'
Medical Equipment Company.
There i no cost for thi service
unles major repair re
needed"
Appointments will be neces-
u:y and can be made by calling
the Society at 983-3981.