BENTON HARBOR
FoeofHUD
grants going to
center rather
than streets
V R Ie 0
TO 0 - Benton
Harbor City Commi 10 e y th Y
ve d enou 0 Commi ioner
George Wy jn er' outbur t ,
in rruptions nd fal e ccus tio
of oth r commi on nd e ci ty.
Some commi ioner id
Wy in er is ml informing the
people, havln them believe th t the
2.S million the city i ettin for the
new community center could go
toward new ho in the city or
treet rep ir.
"The $2.S million w earmar ed
for the community center, not for
homes or anything el e,"
Commi ioner Ricky Hill aid.
In fact, the money i a loan
gainst future HUD grants to the
city. These future grant money will
be used to repay the co ts of the
community center and thus will not
be available for housing, treets or
other eligible HUD activities.
Commi sioner Charle
Yarbrough stated that if Wysinger
would come to ome of the
committee meetings, he would know
ti oin
city.
" EMPTY agon makes a lot
Qf noise. When the wagon I ded,
it drive down very moothly. You
can bearl y hear it go down the
treet," Mayor Hull id.
"We re h re to serve the people,
not each other. We re about
busin here," Hull added.
Not onl y did Wysinger attack the
commission, but the news media.
Progressive Women
celebrate Annual'Day
The Progressive Mi ionary Bap
tist Church, 245 Pipestone Street,
will be celebrating it's Annual
Womens Day on Sunday, November
8, at 10:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Their theme is, "Women
Developing Friendship Under The
Unkinde " (Ruth
·16-17). Moue, "Btldging",1hc
Generation Gap." (Luke 1 :5-56,
Titus 3:5).
The 10:45 a.m. speaker will be
Mrs. Annie Childs, First Lady of
Progre ive.
Mrs. Childs received her teachers
certificate from Standard Publishers.
She also completed computer cour-:
ses from the Adult Career Center and
taken Business Assistant classes at
Lake Michigan College.
SHE IS EMPLOYED as a
Patient Account Clerk at Mercy
Memorial Hospital. She is Chairper
son of the Board of Christian Educa
tion of Progressive,' teacher of
Tuesday night Bible Class, Bible
Teacher for the JUDI r Women
Auxiliary of the General Baptist
State Convention of Michigan, Past
President of the Junior Women
Auxiliary of the Union Baptist Dis
trict Association, Past Bible Teacher
of the Junior Women's Auxiliary of
the National Missionary Baptist
Convention of America.
She is the wife of Rev. James
Childs, pastor of Progressive. She is
the mother of four daughters, Shen
na, Fredia, Gwendolyn and Donetta.
Presiding officers include: Joyce
Manning, New Paradise Missionary
Baptist Church. Devotional Service,
Emma Arington, A.M.E.; Ernestine
Stokes, Pilgrim Rest; and Lizzie
Box, Isralite Baptist Church.
Others on program include: Ethel
Hartfield, Debra Moss, Emma
Malone, Melviney Peek, and
Meosha Williams, all of host church.
Music will be furnished by
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Mayor.
CO MIlO Ralph
Crenshaw said, time and time again
Wy inger h disrespected people'
right. "I don't think he i
appropriate enough to represent the
citizens of Benton Harbor."
Commissioner Jame Turners
Soloist Doris Harvell and the pecial
Women's Day Choir, under the
direction of Barbara Robbins and
Senetha Cook. Brenda Watson and
Ro line London is the musicians.
The special guest speaker for the
3:30 p.m. program will be Rosa Jef
frie of St. Paul Bapti t Church, Ben
ton Harbot.
MRS. JEFFRIES attended Lake
Michigan College, Luther Rice Ex
tension Seminary and received her
Bachelors of Theology from Conroe
Normal and Industrial College of
Conroe, Texas, under the direction
of the late Dr. Daniel E. Cook.
She is a certified teacher through
the Evangetical Teachers Training
Association. She is a assistant Sun
day School teacher at St. Paul, also
Missionary Bible Teacher, weekly
Bible Class teacher, an active worker
with the Berrien County Council of
Churches and Vice President of the
Board of Directors of Benton Manor.
She is married to the Rev. Johnny
Jeffries, Assistant Pastor of St. Paul.
She is the mother of three
children, one son Ronald and two
daughters, Izenna and Brenda.
Josephine Smith will be the
Presiding officer.
On Devotional Services include:
Virginia Banks of Hopewell Baptist
Church; Mary Holliday and Bernice
Bogan of host church.
Others participating include:
Helen Calhoun, Nanci Epps, of host
church and Delores OavinofSecond
Baptist Church.
Vernola Brown, Women's Day
Chatrperscn; Lovle Washing\on,
C;p-Ch p rj n; F Qrid,- Lloyd,
Badges' Ma e Hines Publici!y':
Vender it· I enS, .
Music and Decorations; Finance Pat
Eddie, Mildred Ash and Mary
Childs.
Special Sunday School guest in
clude: Yisitlng teachers, Annie
Spann of New Bethel Baptist
Church; Queen Jenkins, Ebenezer
Baptist Church and Katie Love ofSt.
Matthew Baptist Church.
Moesha Williams, acting director
and Sylvia Shannon, acting
secretary.
" The public is invited to attend.
Rev. James O. Childs, pastor.
Anxiety upport
group meet
The Anxiety Support Group will
meet Tuesday, November 10, at 7
p.m. There is no fee required to join
the group. For information on meet
ing location contact Janet at 927-
2792.
Parent AdviSOry to meet
The Annual Chapter One Parent Advisory Council (COPAC) meet
ing will be held Tuesday, November 10, at Sorter School at 4 p.m. in
tlre gymnasium.
The purpose of this Chapter One meeting is to provide an introduc
tion to Chapter One Programs and how it supports children in the
Benton Harbor Area Schools.
The public is invited to attend this informative meeting.
NAACP REWARD
$600
FOR INFORMATION LEADING
TO THE ARREST AND
CONVICTION IN THE
Co
DROWNING_DEATH OF
ERIC McGINNIS
Call the NAACP at (616) 925-4824
with information or to donate to reward fund.
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By MARY QOLUDAY
Muskegon native Andrew Ford
Jr., was featured recently on BET
National Cable Program, "Comic
View."
He is a graduate of Muskegon
High School and now lives in
Dayton. Ohio. '
He i t no. WYlie.
Ford and the late Andrew Ford St.
0<Jngr4tuhlthnlS"Andy ltd good
luck.
Hours are from Mon- Thurs., '6
a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fri-Sat., 7 a.m. to
11 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
During the grand opening, all you
can eat dinner for $S.79 plus tax,
children Sl·99_QI .•• _0.#
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Church of the Living God Senior
Choir will have their Annual Day
program on Sunday, November 22,
at 3:30 p.m.
Choirs of the city have been in
vited to attend on program. Rev.
John Williams i the pastor.
Grand Opening wiil be held 'tor
Bankhead's Fine Foods, 927 South
Getty, MUSkegon.
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