Ohi 0 officer g ts 30 days
in Black child shooting
TOLEDO,OIDO -Ajudge last week ntenced white officer
to 30 day in jail for the accidental hooting of a ix-y r-old
Black child. Officer Williams B I, Jr. was convicted last
month of negligent a ault. Beal i a 25-year veteran of the
police department of Oregon - a uburb of Toledo.
Beals maintained that the child and another mall boy were
throwing rocks in his backyard and that his gun accidentally
went off as he was scolding the boys. Six-year-old Christopher
Bell was hot in the knee. Several outraged community resi­
dents did not believe the officer's tory.
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coln left in April of this year.
"I've been preparing for this position for
the fi t time 1 tarted here," said Hod
"1 just happened to at the right place at
th right time. "
Walker id in bringing together the
inspection division under the department
of public fe y, something was needed to
help deal with that particular department.
istrator, but Hodges has th knowledge of
inspection functions, 0 it's just a natural
thing to go ah d and install him in that
position, " Walker said.
Hodges will be managing the day-to-day
operations of the fire department, along
with being responsible for inspections and
code enforcements.
B id being a fire-fighter, Hodges is
also a substitute teacher in the Benton
Harbor Area School District.
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new fire chief for city
By BERNICE BROWN
The City of Benton Harbor has a new
fire chief. Waymon Hod , a ve eran fire­
fighter with th City' Fire D partment
was recently appointed Fire Chief by
Public Safety Director David Walker.
Hodges 42, has been with the City's Fire
Dep rtment for 14 years and has been
erving as Captain of the Department
ince, 1992.
Hodges also has beenperformingduti
as chief since former fire chief David Lin-
and crafts are featured at all ses­
sions and pre-registration is not
required.
Children may join the 1994
summer reading program,
READING IS A MAGIC TRIP,
anytime during the month of
July simply by recording th
books they've read and returned.
They may continue reading
throughout Augu t to obtain
their goal of 20 books and be fea­
tured on the library "Wall of
Fame."
Movies for children being
shown on Saturday, July 9th, at
12 noon are: Mouse Sou p and
Uncle Elephant.
Smokrng
Cessation
classes offered
The Wealthy Lifestyles
Health Promotion Program has
scheduled a, "Freedom From
Smoking" series in 'Berrien
All birds must be pre-regis­
tered at the fair office by August
1, of the current year.
The clinic will include groom­
ing for both birds and exhibitors,
holding and posing birds, proper
conduct of the exhibitor and fair
rules and regulations.
Pullorum testing will be free
at the clinic. There will be a 75
cents per bird charge for testing
done on entry day. Owners must
i fy t.h bird pr nted
for show are the ones identified
on the certificate and that they
have been segregated from birds
of unknown disease status since
testing. .
Library Closed
The library will be closed on
Monday, July 4th, in observance
of the Independence Day holi­
day.
Pre-School StoryTime meets
on Wednesdays from 10-11 a. m.,
and Big Kids' StoryTime meets
Tuesday, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays from 1-2 p. m. Stories
THE OFFICIAL outcome of
the election wasn't released from
the County Clerk's office until
almost a week after the election.
The public was informed that
the Board of Election Canvass­
ers were still meeting and hadn't
completed the count, which
wasn't unusual, according to
Berrien County Clerk Louise
Stine.
Stine said because of the high
number of absentee votes cast,
the Board of Election Canvass­
ers asked her to look into the
issue.
"Some of these individuals
(absentee voters) were first time
voters," Steine said. "These na­
ive people were taken advantage
of their naivete."
Precinct 2, Calvin Britain:
101 total, 33 poll votes, and 68
ab ntee.
Precinct 3, Stern Brunson:
112 total, 53 poll votes and 69
ab nt .
Precinct 4, Morton: 111 to­
tal, 41 poll votes and 70 absen­
t .
Precinct 5, Fairplain North"
west: 44 total, 36 poll votes, 6
ab ntee and 2 writ -ins.
Precinct 6, Fairplain W t:
65 total,57 poll vo ,2 absent
and 6 write-ins.
Precinct 7 Laf yette: 63 to­
tal, 22 poll vot ,35 absent �
and 6 write-ins.
Precinct 8, Fairplain East:
149 total, 77 poll vo ,71 abs n­
tee and 1 write-in.
"FOR THE MOST PART, I'm a police
office. And 1 think I'm a half decent admin-
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• Precinct 9, Stump: 15 total,
14 poll votes and 1 absentee.
• Precinct 10, Hull: 45 total,
25 poll votes and 16 absentee
and 4 write-ins.
• Precinct 11, Boynton: 148
total, 32 poll votes, 122 absentee
and 2 write-ins.
• Precinct 12, Sorter: 32 total,
18 poll votes, 12 absentee and 2
write-ins.
T UNOF I IAL votes
cast were 1,086, but according to
Stine, the other 67 ballots were
"spoiled", thrown ou because an
individual didn't mark in can­
didate or they marked too many.
• Stine also said, of th total
1,019 votes cast, 571 w from
absentee voters, (46 p rcent)
which is "unusually high" for a
school election.
"In some precincts, ab nt
voting was extremely high,"
Stine said. In precinct 1, 99; pre­
cinct 2, 68; precinct 3, 69· pre­
cinct 4, 70; precinct 7, 35;
precin , 71; and precinct 11,
122. •
To fill out an absent ballot
for an election, Michigan law re­
qui th t absentee vo r b 1-
lots be ent to individuals that
are: 60 years of age or older; b-
nt from the community during
election day; physically unable
to attend the pools wi hou th
istance of anoth r; cannot at­
tent polls because of the indi­
vidu Is religion; n appointed
n election precinct ins or in
a precinct other than th pre­
cinct wh r th individual re­
side; and cause th individual
is confin to jail awaiting ar­
raingement or trial.
Upcoming Benton Harbor Activities
We'know
what'
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gOIng
on and 0
'houl
County for thos who want to
quit smoking. Th ight-w k se­
ries, developed by the American
Lung ociation, addresses the
latest information on how to
quit.
The cla� will be held at the
St. Joseph office of the Berrien
County Health Department,
4066 Red Arrow Hwy., (corner of
Red Arrow Hwy. and Glenlord)
and will begin on Tuesday, July
12, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. There are
ight weekly cIa s e sions.
There is a sliding fee cost based
upon income.
- For more information, or to
register, call 927 -5629.
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Vote count by precinct:
Precinct I, Benton Harbor
High School: 134 total, 58 poll
Robinson is a long-time resi- votes, 99 a en .and 1 write-
dent of the city, a graduate of in.
Benton Harbor High School. She
also attended Lake Michigan
College and graduated from the
Chicago Public School of N urs­
ing.
Robinson who is now tired
is currently a member of the Su­
perintendent's Parent Advisory
Council and the U.S. Federal
District Court's appointed Com­
munity Education Council.
It is normal in a Benton Har­
bor school election for a candi­
date to win with a little more
than 100 votes, the turnout is so
low.
Benson received 154 votes
and Nelson 132. Also the were
23 write-ins, for a total of 1,019
votes cast.
BH City
Hall Closed
The offices at Benton Harbor
City Hall will be closed Monday,
July 4, due to the observance of
Independence Day holiday.
The regular city commission
meeting scheduled for Monday
ha ve been changed to Tuesday,
July 5, at 7 p.m. in the Lula Lee
pommis . rob r
meeting is at 6:30 p.m. The pub­
lic is invited to attend all city
commission meetings.
Poultry clinic &
Pullorurn testing
The 4-H is ponsoring a Poul­
try Fitting and Showing clinic on
July 7, at 7 p.m. between the
sheep and goat barns on the fair­
grounds for youngsters planning
'to exhibit birds at the Berrien
County Youth Fair. Pollorum­
typhoid tests will also be avail­
able at the clinic.
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and told to mark as their reason
for the request, that they would
be out of the community on elec­
tion day.
Later, when the ballots ar­
rived, those who had filled the
application were reconvened
and handed the ballots. Alleg­
edly, Annie Robinson's name
was given to students who ex­
pressed uncertainty or igno­
rance of the candidates.
GROUP VOTING is illegal,
Stine said. And "undue influ­
ence" is likewise against the law.
Absent votes accounted for
46� of those cast, according to
Stine's office.
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.Are you a teenager looking for the experience of a lifetime?
Then you should take part in a summer exchange program
sponsered by the City of Detroit.
The City is looking for young people between the ages of 14
and 18 to travel to Toyota City, Japan as a part of its Sister
Cities Program. The group of ten individuals - eight students
and two chaperones - will spend 3 1/2 weeks in Japan from July
19 - August 13 learning more about the Japanese culture. Each
�rson will stay with a host family taking part in traditional
Japanese activities and visiting a number ofmuseums, fA'� , '
ries and hrines. During the visit, the group also will travel to'
two other Japanese cities including Tokyo.
To be eligible, an individual must be a resident of the City
and in good health. Each member of the delegation is respon­
sible for airfare, which is approximately $1,300, and spending
money.
To obtain an application or for more information, contact
Rose Love at (313) 224-3758.
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