4 BENTON HARBOR AREA Commi ioner Ch rle Y rbrough id th t the City' .. Public Wor Department bas uc­ fully demoli hed orne be> 'within the city in the p tand the city could al 0 ave money if they let " olic By BERNICE RO N C�!pOt!"'t Ponti c Police Chief Homer Ell worth h greed to ke cut in I ry to fill the police chief position in the Ci ty of Benton Harbor, ccord­ ing to City Manager S ve M nning, M nning id be bad talked to Ell worth nd he has greed to take a c from 60,000 to S50,OOO in salary. Ell worth would be receiving al ry of $60,712.08, which in­ clud fringe benefits, if the Com­ mi ion agrees with th terms. Former Police Chle Sam Wa on' I ry w 56,518.18, ith frin bencfi , hen he retired, which included hi lary for Actin City Manager. Manning id copy from the finance department in Ponti c w ent to him, howing Ell worth lary of S58, m long with frin benefl t 0($56,723 for total of S114,495 per year. ELLSWO TIl HA handed in Commi ioner Charle his ignation nd will be retiring at Yarbrough aid h still didn't think the end of the year. ' the city could afford to pay Ell worth DaVIS - Wren Brenda Marie Wrens and Em­ mitt Melvin Davis Jr. were mar­ ried at Community Church of God in Christ, Benton Harbor. Bishop Nathaniel Wells Jr. of­ ficiated. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Maudie Mo ,1110 Bi hop, Benton Harbor, and Allann Glass of Detroit. The groom is the on . , of Emmitt and Amester Davis Sr. of Muskegon. Guyla Wrens was maid of honor. Bridesmaid wer Tonette Brown, Barbara Coleman, Charlene Jone , Viola HArris, Terri Tilford and Valita Whittaker. TaJa Smith wa Oower girl and Eric Day w ring bearer. CHARLES BURT and Christopher Davis were best men. Ushers were Arthur Culver, Brain Davi , Gary Davis, Dennis Mc­ Murray and R. Larcellus Scott. A reception followed at Lake Michigan College. After a wedding trip to Mexico, the couple is residing in Wyoming, Mich. " WEDDINGS Jo �ph - Guidry Cassandra Guidry and Bryan L. Joseph were married Oct. 19 at Second B ptist Church, Benton Harbor. The Rev. Donald Adkins officiated. Paren of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Ezekial Guidry Jr. of Benton Harbor. The groom i. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jo ph, of Benton Harbor. Stacia Chestnut and Sherri Guidry were maid of honor. Bridesmaids wereL ura Brady, Carolyn Carter, Deborah Hall, Donna Herndon and Regina Jo eph. The bridge is a graduate of Benton Harbor High School and received bachelor's and master's of arts degrees from Michigan State University. She is a speech and language pathologist for the Grand Rapids Public Schools. The groom graduated from Muskegon Heights High School and received a bachelor of arts degree from Western Michigan University. He is 'a personnel analyst for Muskegon County. ASHLEIGH HERNDON and Ali hia Thomas were flower girls and Gary} Guidry Jr. was ring bearer. Donald Pearson and Mark Joyner were best men. Ushers were Mark Adkins, Thomas Ben­ son, Lewis Joseph, Eugene Lovosco, Henry Randall, Olet Cristobal and Michael Guidry. A reception followed at Lake Michigan College. After a wedding tri p to Thomp onville, Mich., the couple is re iding in St. Joseph. The bride received her bachelor' and master' degree in art from Michigan State University. ".. She is a special educator for the Benton Harbor Area Schools. The groom received a bachelor of arts degrees from Michigan State University. He is vice president of Choice Manage­ ment Group, Benton Harbor. MUSKEGON MON.· THURS. 7 •• m.·. p.m. FRI. & SAT. 7 •• m. - 12 p.m. By Mary Golliday St. Luke Baptist Church will have their Revival beginning November 16 through 22, at 7 p.m. each eve­ ning. Rev. James Whiteside will be the . guest speaker. Rev. Isaac Moffett is the host pastor. Revival at St. Luke Beer & W.ine Uquor Packaged Meats. Groceries St. John Church of God will be celebrating their Church's Anniver­ sary on Sunday, November 24. After the Morning Worship Service, they will have their Thanksgiving Dinner. MON':· SAT. Sa·2a Youth Gospel Explosion; Part II will be held on Saturday, November '23, at 6 p.m, at the Friendship Baptist, Church. Rev. Richard Hogue is the host pastor. 'SUNDAY 11a - 12 mid. "f � .. ·WA.RD 00· FOR VERIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE DROWNING DEATH O'F ERIC McGINNIS Call, (616) 925-4824 with Information or to donate to reward fund. �-, � � Rev. Leonard Neely is the host pastor. Congratulations Mayor Robert, Warren for his re-election to the of­ fice of Mayor for the City of M - kegon Hts. I know you will continue to work far bigger and better things for Muskegon hts., and its people. Congratulations also to Muskegon Hts. City Council Darrell Paige, Eugene Fisher and Patricia Jones for being re-elected. . Michael Jenkin was elected to Muskegon City Commi Ion, Ward n. Congratulations Michael. I know we will be hearing good things from you. . The Sanctuary Choir of Ebenezer Missionary Bapti t Church, 214 E. Britain Avenue, Benton Harbor will be ponsoring a Pre­ Thanksgiving Mu ical on Saturday, November 23, at 7 p.m. Gue t soloists and choirs from 'various chu(Ches have been invited. , Everyone invited to at- tend. David Brock, Minister of Mu ic, Samella Norwood, , Program Chairper on and lame John on, S nctuary choir president. Rev, Waller L. Brown is the host p tor, t t mount of money. "I n e to ugge t th t we hold off on this item until after the first of the ye r," Commi ioner Y rbrough ide COMMIS 10 ESTEVE Wooden greed, ying that Acting Police Chief Cyril Fuller w doing good job, nd there houldn't be no rush in hiring El worth. Commi ioner Arnold Smith aid the newly elected Mayor and Com­ mi ion hould be the ones to decide whether they wanted to hire Ell worth or not, beca they were going to be the ones making the decision. Commi ioner George Wysinger made a motion that the city put a freeze on hiring and salary raises until the first of the year, but the motion did not p , because Mayor, William Wolf motioned to table it. "I want to table the motion and let the new administration deal with that policy (hiring and raise ) i ue, " Mayor Wolf said. ' During Citizen Comments, city resident Elliott Washington asked the commission if they had called any churches in Pontiac, in the area . where Ellsworth erves and checked into his background. "BA VE WE LOO at his records to see if there were long list of charges of brutality to the Black public," W hington ked the com­ mi ion. "The, Black community, have had long tanding problem with relationships with police depart­ ments, so thi houldnt't be some­ thing that you hould rush into. Thi i omething that take time and don't cost a lot of money", Washington said. Washington tated that, in his home town of St. Louis, Missouri, "the police chief was giving hi of­ ficers orders to top Blacks with newer model cars. We don't need this type of brutality in the City of . Benton Harbor. So therefore you have to really scrutinize who you get in here. That's a po ilion that you'll want someone in there that doe n't have a personnal problem with the people that they are going to serve," he said. He pleaded to the commission to take a long look at Ellsworth' back· ground before they make any kind of decision. 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