COMMIS 10 R Ch rle
Y rbro gh id t city couldn't -
ford to p y that mount of money for
:police chief. "I don't care how good
i . He' too good for at that
lary."
. He id if the city w willing to
Pay that mount for the poli� chief,
nat would it co t for a publtc afety
director, who would be overseeing
both the police d p rtm nt d the
fire department. I
"Every week we hear you talk
about crimes in the treet and drugs
in the streets, problems in the police
department, but now we go out and
find ourselves a quality candiate, and
all of a sudden we began to squeeze
the nickels too hard," Mayor Wil­
liam Wolf said. "If you' want a
quality police department you:re
going to have to pay for a quality
police chief."
"I am very diss pointed in the
commission, when ey had the op­
portunity to put i place a qual!ty
police chief to velop a quality
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port of
improvemen on dru nd crime
throughout th city, from Octo
1 throu h ptember ,
from Detective/l.t. Milton A y,
ho i over th drug divi ion in th
police department.
Glenn Y rbrough, Director of t
City' P r nd Recre tion Dep n­
m nt told t commi ion th t they
11 "hav went crazy," when th y
overlooked Fuller to hire om on
unfamiliar with the city.
"I re pect e ch and ev on of
you commi ion�r,,", �lenn
Yarbrough aid, "but It ridicule
for you all to it up hrend do orne
of th thing that you do."
"You can be th best ci ty manager
we have h d if you would only tand
up and be your own man,"
Yarbrough said to Manning.
He s id Manning nd other ci ty
officials are misusing Fuller. "You
have kicked on man out wi th 30
years making him quit, (talking
bout'Sam Watson). Anytim� h is
cting (chief) and runs our city for
nine of 10 months, why can't he be
chief. Last week you wanted to same
money, now this week you want. to
give money away," Y rbtough ald.
MANNING SAID the search for
a qualified candidate for the p?lice
chief position was done on a natlon�l
bas is, incl OOi ng advei tising the POSI­
tion in the Law Enforcement Journal.
"It's difficult to get a qualified
individual that is willing to come to
Benton Harbor, and ask him to take
Packaged Meats
Groceries
.
•
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id three commi -
ioners t in on t interview that
w conduct d by him, long with AI
Edwards retired Lt. from th Ben-
, ,
ton Harbor Police D p rtm nt
Detective Bure u nd St. Jo ph
Police Chief Ted F1 i h r.
MUSKEGON
al
church
arch
,
By
RYGOLUDAY
We t Michigan talent earch,
recenlty held at the Mu kegon
Frauenthal Theater, was a big uc­
cess wh re about 1,900 fans were
present. Sponsor Samn_lie Ja�e from
WMHG M gic 108 radio station was
very please with the event.
They had rap, country, gospel,
jazz, rhythm and blues solos and per­
formers that came from hroughout
west Michigan. Scouts from Detroit
and Flint Record Companies were
p�nt '
Judges for the nt were Melvin
Reilley and Willie Gordon Alderson
of Capital Record ; Sandra Smith
Sullivan of Mercury; Andrea Parks
of Atlanta, Jeffry Sanders of Island,
Jerome Cunningham of Malaco,
David Haulgins of MeA Motown
and independent promoter Ernest
Kelly of Detroit.
First place went to the group, For
Real; second place to New Qene�­
tion; and comin4 in third was the
group II Corinthians. Gregory Jack­
son receive fourth place and Brad
Nelson got fifth place.
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*�obs/Job Training
*Houslng
*Rellable Health Care
Facllltle
*Recreatlon
*Safer Streets
*Clean City Str�et
*Bu Ine Development
for The People
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Make That Change! VOTE
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A
MAYOR
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P d For By The Committee To Elect Emma Hull For Mayor
o
own
There will be �a econd talent '
earch on Friday, November 8.
Congratulations are In order for
Muskegon Ht . Councilwoman
Patricia Jones, who was recently
elected Vice President of the
Michigan Women in Municipal
Government. It i an affiliated group
of the Municipal League. ' .
New Hope Bapti t Church will
have their Men and Women' An­
nual Fellowship Day program on
Sunday, November 3, at 3 p.m. Their
special gue ts will be members of the
ah Bapti t Church.
ew Hope Bapti t Church will
have their church banquet on Satur­
day, November 9, at 7 p.m. Dona­
tion $12.00. Children under q,
S6.00. Mr. John Sydnor will be the
guest speaker for the event.
November 3-8 i the date of he
New Hope Church will revival,
beginning at 7 p.m. each ,everung.
Rev. Gregory Kirksey is the �ost
pastor,
Ebenezer
Ambassadors
celebrate
The Ambassadors For Christ
Youth Choir of Ebenezer Missionary
Baptist Church, 214 E. Britain
Avenue, Benton Harbor, will be
ce bratin their Annual Day on
Sunday, November, 3, at 3:30 p.m.
Guest speaker will be Elder Joi­
que Bell of the Community Church
Of God In Christ, Benton Harbor.
Public i invited to attend .
OBITUARIES
Bro Fun« Home w In of
arrang m nt . Burial wa In Cry. I
Dorothy Newman, 53, of Benton Springs Cemetery, Benton H bor.
H bor, d ed Sunday, October 20, t Mrs. Stew d w born Apr118, .1897,
M roy M morlal Medloal Center, St. In M dlsen, Ark., and had r lded In
Joseph, along III. Benton Harbor for 28 y •
S rvlce wer held W dne day, Survivors'lnolud eqn, Lonzo •
October 30, Proor Mlasionary St ward of B nton H rbor; four
Baptl t Church, Benton Harb6r. Robbl daught, L er Huret of B ton t-Wbor,
Bro Funeral Hom In ch ge of Dorothy COOkr., of Roohee , N. V" lind
men . Burl w In North Shore D roth Burn and Alberta SlmmOfW,
Memorial G den.. ' both of Chicago; ter, 00vIeen Pye •
M . Newman w born February 27, of Forrest City, Ark., 4�grendohl en: 32
1938, In Marton Ark., and had resided In great-grandohlldr n; nd 87
this 8( for 20 years. .._ • great-gre t-gr ndohlldr n. She w"
Survivor Include four .eons, J rry, preceded In death by h h band, P ,
Cleo and Terry Sim and Benny Newman, In 1962, by two son , Otto St ward In
of Benton Harbor; even daughters, 1986 and Opeal Stew d in 1988, and
Chrlstln Lock, Ernestine SwansQn, by two daughters, Rosie L In 1954 and
Glori Steen, Judy Sims, Dorothy Blanks, • Odenl Jamison In 1949.
LInda Sim and Brend Slm�, all of
Benton Harbor; 25 grandchlldr n, and
four great-grandchildren. Sh was RUBY G RAY
preceded In death by son, Ricky Sima,
In 1983.
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NETTIE MILLER
Mrs. Nettle E. Miller, 96, of Benton
Harbor, died Tu y, October 22. In her
home.
The funeral wa held Saturday,
Ootober 26, at the Bread of Life
Missionary Baptl t Church, Benton
Harbor. .
The body wa cremated with buri at
Crystal Springs Cemet ry. Arrangements
was by th Falrplaln Chapel, Florin
Funeral Service, Benton Harbor.
Memorial may be made to Hope 'United
Methodist Church, W&tervl t Community,
Hospital or Ufellne. •
Mrs. Miller w born May 1, 1895, In
Chloago. She was member of Hope
United Methodist Church, erved as past
preslden of the 4th district of th
Am ilcan Leaglon Auxiliary, w past
pr Ident of American legion Auxiliary
105 and a member of Coloma American .
Legion Auxiliary 362. She was a member
of the North Berrien, C s Salon, Eight
and Forty Club.
Survivors Include: a daughter, Anne
Steele of Benton Harbor; tWQ
grandchildren: and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded by her husband Walter
C., In 1970.
BESSIE ,STEWARD
Bossie Steward, 94, of Benton Harbor"
died Tuesday, 'October 22, at home after
longllln .' • ,
The funeral was held Monday,
October 28, at the St. Mark Baptist
Churoh, Benton Harbor. Robbins
Mrs. Ruby Gray, 63, of BentOn H bor,
died Wednesday, October 16.
The funeral was held Friday, October
25 at Robbins Brothers Funeral Home of
B�nton Harbor. Burial was In Crystal
Spring Cemetery.
Survivors Inolude three brothers,
Whitney Davl , Los Angeles, Calif.,
Gerald Sp rks, Ontario, Can da, and
Robert Sparks, Hammond, La; and four
lsters, Geraldine Sparks, Loe Ang es,
Calif., Margaret Stoward, Las V� ,
Nev., Bessie Dudley, Hammond, La., and
Jessi Dudley, New Orleans.
GUS BUCHANAN SR.
, Gus • Fox' Buchanan SF., 76, Benton
Hsrbor.idled Wednesday, �ober 23,
following a lengthy Illness.
The funeral was held uesday,
October 29 at St. Paul BaptI Church,
Benton Ha'rbor. Burial w In Crystal'
Springs ceietery. Robbins Brothera
Funeral H me was In, oharge of
arrangemen .
Mr. Buch an was born December
'21, 1914, In azoc City, Miss., and had
resided In Benton t-!arbor for th � 24
y�s. ,
Survivors 1�lude: three daughters, Lu
Buchanan ar1� Rose Sallte, both of
Benton Harbor. and Pearl Franklin,
Milwaukee, Wis.: six sons, 0landa, G�
Jr., S�, Dennis and W.L., all of Benton
Harbor, and Ernest of Covert; 59
'grandchildren; 56 great-grandohlldren;
two great-great-gtandohlldren; and a
sister, Francis Malone of Chloago. He w
preceded In death by his wlf , Mary Lee,
In 1966.
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