Benton Harbor / West Mich.
By BERNICE BROWN leasingthecity's atercoll ion
Gw n Swift, spo person for out to Michigan Gas, to name a
an organization called the Con- few abuses of power.
. m Focus T kForce, appeared "It's pitiful that we are not in
before the Benton Harbor City the plan," Swift said. "We should
Commi sion at their June 6, focus our attention on creating
m ting to pent them with jobs, bringing in affordable hous-
410 ignatures she received from ing for the people."
city resident that are disap- "Some people are afraid to
pointed with th "poor perform- step forward becau e ifthey tep
ance" of city officials. forward their property will be
wift. id the task force was taken. And if any concerned citi­
organized to reverse and correct Z ns tand up for wha i right,
some of the social problems in they re attacked through th
the city. tax sse sor's office. I'm not
n Swift. nd the or- afi_'aid of the devil in hell," she
. t' d.sci said
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petitio�,�t city. 0 • cials,... , e, en on � s.ay, ne .Cl Y
and c6mmlssloners tor l:heir houldn t be bringing DWIght
"poor performance." She said "Pete" �tchell in as th public
the petitions were not to recall �orks d�ctor when there are
city commi ioners, but warned CIty re idents � ho are unem­
them election time was near and ploj and qualified to fill the
some of the same people who put p?sition. She �aid the 410 ��di­
them in office had signed the pe- viduals who SIgned the petition
titions. are not pleased with the city's
During a heated speech, Swift. hi�ng policy. ..
told the commission, "I'm not We want to keep the JObs In
here for peeee, I'm here for war. the area," she said. Mr. Mitchell
I'm here to break down Phar- should not come in here and re­
aoh's army. We thEt citizens of ceive anything for $52,000 ..
this community will no longer You're hiring people that's al-
tolerate this � of thing." ready blessed."
SHE ACCUSED CITY offi­
cials of making decisions behind
closed doors, hiring non-city resi­
dents when there are qualified
and certified individuals in the
city with college degrees; and
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SHE SAID, although
Mitchell was a former resident of
the city, city officials should have
the residents who are still living
in the city in mind when filling
position available. She said the
. OBITUARIES
George Jones Sr.
George Jones Sr., 67, of Benton
Harbor died May 23, at Mercy Me­
morial Medical Center, St. Joseph.
The funeral was held May 27, at
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor, of which he was a member.
Burial was in Crystal Springs Ceme­
tery. Arrangements was made by
Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan.
Mr. Jones was born September
17, 1926, in Deeeon, Mi ., and had
resided in thi area for 32 years. He
was formerly employed as a con­
struetion worker.
Survivors includ : a son, Georg
on Jr. of Benton Harbor; two tep­
son , John Shephard and Benny
h phard, both of Benton Harbor;
eight daughters, Mozella Blanks of
Benton Harbor, Frankie Jon of
Las Vegas, Nv., Beulah Stokes of
Hawthorn, Calif., Ilma Williams of
Cyp Calif., Rosie Cal vert of Chi­
cago, Daisy Bonner of Indianapolis,
and Dena Keys and Betty Jones,
both of Waukegan, Ill.; three broth­
ers, Henry Jon of Benton Harbor,
Jessie Jones of Chicago and
LawrenceJon Jr. of St. Louis, Mo.;
a ister, Ollie Jon of Benton Har­
bor; 51 grandchildren; and 16 great­
grandchildren.
L wrence Lewis
Lawrence D. Lewis, 20, ofB nton
Harbor, died May 22, at Mercy Me­
morial Medical Center, St. Jo ph.
wis was a victim of a shoot! ng.
Th4 fun ral was held J un 2, at
'Pr gr S ive Mi sionary B pti t
hurch, B nton Harbor. Bunal was
10 I Springs Cern t ry. Ar-
rung m nt, w rna by Ro bin
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Brothers Funeral Home, Benton
Harbor. .
. Mr. Lewis was born July 16,
1973, in Benton Harbor. He was em­
ployed as an account manager at
Colortyme Rental Center, Benton
Harbor. He was a member of Pro­
gressive Baptist Church where he
sung in the choir.
Survivors include: his father,
Roo velt McGruder of Benton Har­
bor; his mother Ann tte Doss of Ben­
ton Harbor; stepfather, Bennie Doss
Sr. of Benton Harbor; three broth­
ers, Sebastian Lewi of Muskegon
and Robert Lewi and Corey Doss,
both of Benton Harbor; a son,
La wrence J r. of Ben on Harbor;
thr e tep isters, Mmrue Hicks,
Dorothy D and Virginia Willis, all
of Detroit; and two stepbrother,
Bennie D Jr. and Roy Do , both
of Alexander, Ark.
Erma Paul
Erma Paul, 75, of Benton Harbor,
(St. Jo ph Townshi p) died May 23,
at. M rcy Memorial Medical Center,
t. J ph.
Th funeral w held J"me 1, at
Robbins Brothers Fun ral Home,
Benton Harbor. Burial ws in North
Shor M mory Gard n .
Sh was born March 28, 1919,10
prmgfi ld, La. h was a mem r
of th E nez r Bap ist Church and
a m mb r of the Mothers Board.
Survivors include: a son, Clyde
Paul of B nton Harbor; a daughter,
Br nda of B nton Harbor; five
grandchildren: wo great-grandchil­
dr n ; a 1 t r, Anni Tucker of
pnngfi ld; and a broth r, Vernon
al b of pnngfi Id.
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A the Library
Pre-School child n through
8th graders m y enter the 1994
ummer ding program, Read-
ing A Magic Trip, anytime
during library hou until Au­
gu tIt, imply by listening to
or by reading boo . Boo are
reoorded at th library they
are returned on each child's
reading log, and small priz are
warded as children reach their
goal of20 books over the summer
months. Completed readers will
have their picture taken for dis­
play on the library wall with
other super readers and listen­
ers.
Pre-School StoryTime meets
on Wedne ays from 10-10:45
a.m. Three different ions of
Big Kids' StoryTime are held
o how
The Southw tern Michigan
Rose Society will hold its Annual
Ros Show on June 19, at Fern-
oocl Nature Center, Nil . Ap­
proximately 25 rose growers will
be exhibiting blooms grown in
the local area and competing fur
various trophies and awards.
The exbhibition will be open
from 12 to 5 p.m. Admi ion is
free and the public is invited.
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$52,000 could beus d to hire two
indi viduals.
"We can always have criti­
ci m, but w 're trying to make
th change by doing the best we
can," said Mayor Emma Hull.
"These problem didn't occur
overnight, most of these prob­
lems were here when we took
office," she said.
No More Delay!!
DID YOU KNOW ..... that you may be tired oj
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furtti r ugg st that til keys to good health are eating
right and x r is . Th j us should not be on weight.
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