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SATURDAY. JANUARY 1173 PAGSTOVB THE rTKWS4ALLACnJ2 HARBOR, MICH. Womainipower Comldl CoiinJbiat Starvation hadworkedminstitntionalfcod service and spent nine years with the YWCA, a well as serving with the Peace Corps; she had written and taught about food and nutrition. "I had hoped to tare my knowledge into valid, life-saving use overseas. When my youngest child was graduated they are still practically children and thenceforth producing one baby after another '(and seeing half of them die before mey are of school age), so long as these conditions development is hopelessly; handicapped.

Well be lucky if vp don't slip backward," she said. One area Mrs. Higgins sees as a real need in undeveloped nations is continuing education for women. Home economics extension courses, "fanner's wife" programs and nutrition education are essential, she said, if hunger is to be eased. Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia Panama and other nations across the world.

In many parts of the world, mothers still lack the capacity to care for their children. Mrs. Higgins thinks this is so because poor health, ignorance and other factors. Unta that is changed, she thinks world malnutrition will continue. "So long as women remain second class citizens, uneducated, without any voice in family or community decisions, without legal or economic status, married when from college, I felt free bom in terms of family responsibility and finances to plunge in," she said.

"So I did." Besides traveling, Mrs. Biggins works with local home economists, teachers, government and community leaders helping plan CARE, assisted nutrition programs in developing countries aimed particularly at improving the health of mothers and children. "Malnutrition is the dread enemy in so many nations," she added. "It weakens resistance so that huge numbers of children fall ill and die. It retards both physically and mentally.

Feeding children nutritiously is not only humanitarian, it's an investment in the future. In a relatively short time you can see formerly malnourished children, become more alert; their learning improves by leaps and bounds; they resume normal growth and can develop into healthy, productive Mrs. Higgins has slept on floors and slogged through deep mud in travels to Sierra Leone, Uganda, Tunisia, Kenya, Lfberia, Lesotho, India, CHURCH FAMILY FASHION CLUBS CLUBS SCHOOL HOME SOCIETY WOMEN die dock with 4 Making Wedding Plans I A NEW YORK (AP) A gray-haired grandmother travels through underdeveloped nations touting "woman-power for CARE. Margot Higgins, nutrition advisor, works with the relief and development agency's overseas staff to provide maximum benefits for the 24.000,000 children it feeds in 3S countries. "Women's liberation will have to take place in underdeveloped countries before they can really develop economically," said Mrs.

Higgins. "Uneducated, submissive mothers, nonpersons, cannot be expected to raise superior children who can make full use of modern education and training toward their country's development," she added. Women have to give up a purely domestic role and enter the general labor market before a nation can develop. No country can really grow unless women are permitted to influence community and governmental decisions, the nutritionist said. Mrs.

Higgins, 64, began working for CARE in 1968. She 'The Link9 Is Topic Sunday Miss Margaret Crishal will be the speaker for the morning service Sunday, Jan. 7, at 10:30 a.m. for the Unitarian Fellowship, Main and Market streets, St Joseph. Miss Crishal will discuss "The Link," a residential crisis intervention center proposed for the Twin Cities.

The services of such a center would be available to teenagers of Berrien county who are in a crisis situation and would provide short term, intensive counseling with the objective of reconciliation with family. Miss Crishal, executive director of the YWCA in St. Joseph, has served with members of various social agencies, churches, local school systems and law enforcement agencies in the planning for this center. "The link" is a non-profit corporation in need of local support for this service and $20,000 must be raised locally by March 1 for federal funding for this project to take place. The public is invited to attend the program.

Miss Crishal will answer questions during a talk-back period. Nursery and church school facilities are available during the church service. 1.J CARE-ING: Big sister gives her charge a sample of a lunch served at a nutrition center in South America while the son of a tribal chieftain in Africa, below, lunches on hot bulgar wheat, milk and butter oil. Mrs. Margot Higgins, inset, grandmother of six, is CARE's nutrition advisor.

fin II iill ill I ill JUST FOR FUN Wasn't By SAN DEE WALLACE Staff Writer KATHY HULTGREN (Joseph Postelli) Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hultgren route 3, Benton Harbor, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathy Sue, to Joseph Michael Postelli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Postelli, route 4, Benton Harbor.

Miss Hultgren is a graduate of Lake Michigan Catholic high school and attended Lake Michigan college. She is employed as a deputy clerk in the Child Support division at the Berrien County court house. Her fance attended Benton Harbor high school and served in the United States Army with a tour of duty in Vietnam. He is employed by H.C. Tudor Wholesale Meats, Benton Harbor.

An Aug. 4 wedding is GAY JANNEY (Richard Reinhardt) Mr. and Mrs. P. R.

Janney, 815 Columbia, St. Joseph, announce the engagement of their daughter, Gay Elizabeth, to Richard A. Reinhardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mattix, 823 Harrison, St.

Joseph. The bride-elect is a graduate of O. P. Morton high school, Hammond, Ind. and Purdue university.

She is a nurse at Memorial hospital, St. Joseph. Her fiance graduated from St. Joseph high school and attended Central Michigan university. He is employed at Whirlpool corporation.

No wedding date has been set. FASTER WHIP Cream whips faster if you add 6 or 8 drops of lemon juice per pint of cream. To Wed Feb. 24 COLOMA Mr. and Mrs.

George W. Noffke, route 2, Coloma, announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Lynn, to Robert Ginter, son of William Ginter, 2U East Napier, Benton Harbor, and the late Mrs. Alice Ginter. Miss Noffke is a graduate of Coloma high school. Her fiance is a graduate of Benton Harbor high school and Michigan State university.

He is employed by the Michigan Bell Telephone company. A Feb. 24 wedding is planned. Rose Society Meeting The topic of nematodes thread-like round worms and then control, particularly among roses will be the topic at the meeting of the Rose Society Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 8 p.m.

at the St. Joseph Savings and Loan association, 2717 South State street, St. Joseph. Slides will be shown and discussions conducted on materials secured from Charles W. Laughlin, Extension Specialist, Hematology, entomology department, Michigan State university, and John D.

Radewald, nematologist with the Agricultural Extension service of the University of California. The latter is formerly of the Berrien Springs-Berrien Center area. Anyone interested in the topic is invited to the meeting. Refreshments will be served. Roses, Radewald says, are damaged by essentially three different groups of nematodes: The ec-toparasitic forms like Xiphinema; the migratory endorparasites such as lesion nematodes, and the sedentary endoparasites such as root-knot entertainment, or its philosophies." A friend gave him $10,000 to open a printing shop and some of its profits went into starting the restaurant and store.

Miss Simmons was studying drama at New York university on a scholarship at the time of her conversion. She gave up the idea of an acting career and quit school taking a job as a clerk with the New York Telephone company. She hopes to save enough to be able to devote full time to the 6tore. Shorter says, "I could go back to school and become a minister, but I can't see myself in that kind of institutional role you've got to marry so many people and bury so many people I think that's too constricting. I want to meet the world where it is and try to change it." His partner adds, "When we opened the restaurant we were going to call it the 'Jesus because we wanted to catch people for Christ and save them from sin.

We gave up on the name, but that's still what we're hoping to do." I always wondered what would happen if I got so far behind that I missed this year I found out. I really can't take all the blame myself, can I have to be able to blame it on something else 1 was sick the entire week, before Christmas. Of course, if I would have had things ready instead of putting everything until the last minute, I might not have missed Christmas. To begin with, half of my Christmas cards are partially addressed and still waiting to be completed for I keep looking at the pile and wondering if I should ignore the matter or if I should go ahead and get them ready and mail them anyway. I really don't want those people I missed to think I've forgotten them even though I am embarassed about being so late.

Maybe, better late than never is true after all. There was one present I did 'Archie' To 'Switchblade' 1 'Beautiful Way' Owners To Speak JANICE KOHLHOFF (William Bowen) SOUTH HAVEN Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kohlhoff 807 Aylworth avenue, announce the engagement of their daughter, Janice Ann, to William David Bowen, son of Mrs. Sylvia Brenneman, route 1, South Haven, and Elves Bowen, Rockford.

El. Miss Kohlhoff is employed by General Telephone company. She graduated in 1969 from L.C. Mohr high school and attended Hope college. Her fiance is employed by Zacks Auto Repair in South Haven.

He attended East high school in Rockford. They plan a May wedding. KEEPS LONGER Fresh milk stays fresh longer if you add a pinch of salt to a quart of fresh milk. From Two of modern day's best known Christian adventure stories are now being produced id comic book form by the Spire Division of Fleming H. Revell company in Old Tappan, J.

"The Cross and the Switchblade" and "God's Smuggler" were selected by Spire as the first in which is expected to become a continuing series of Christian comics written and illustrated especially to appeal to youngsters 10 through 16. Spire officers feel their Christian comics offer a new way for churches and youth organizations to communicate more effectively with young people. Children, they point out, are comic book oriented. Thus, it is only logical to Brevity Daughter Born Mr. and Mrs.

Dimitrios Athanassopaulos of Ferndale announce the birth of a daughter, Christania, Dec. 10. The baby weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces. Mrs. Athanassopaulos is the former Cindy Phairos of Benton Harbor.

NOT TOO FULL Never fill muffin cups more than two thirds to full. CATHY GOLDNER (Gregory Brink) Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Goldner, 2412 Niles avenue, St.

Joseph, announce the engagement of their daughter, Cathy Ann, to Gregory Melvin Brink, son of Melvin D. Brink, 1442 Maiden Lane, St. Joseph, and Mrs. Norma Brink, Coloma. Miss Goldner is a 1972 graduate of St.

Joseph high school and attends Twin City Beauty college. She is a secretary for John Paul Taylor company, St. Joseph. Her fiance, a 1968 graduate of St. Joseph high school, is also a graduate of Lake Michigan college and attended Western Michigan universty.

He is assistant accountant at Essex International, Berrien Springs. The couple plans a June 2 wedding. MJlAVrtftWmMSric vi35AJI.CmlSvlc MS MR. MOtNINr WOKMIP SWMMTltfet Rf.WlllkHM, FTMcbtof Ready not get around to buying, so at the last minute I put the money for it in an envelope, put the envelope in a large box and wrapped it as if it was a very nice present. Fortunately, the recipient didn'Jt complain or I would have felt even worse.

Last October, I went to one of those bazaars the various groups were holding and I bought this really cute Christmas mouse to put on the tree. I went home, put it away and never again gave it a nought until yesterday when someone mentioned the bazaar. Now, I don't even have any idea where to look for it It didn't happen this year, but one other year, I hid a Christmas present so well, even I didn't find it until March when I was spring cleaning. I have made a pact with myself for next year though. I plan to be ready for next Christmas Oct.

1. In fact, I have already least, I have one present picked out. THERAPIST: Miss Gloria Jean Witkowski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Witkowski, -Stevensville, received her bachelor of science degree in occupational therapy from Western Michigan university Dec.

16. Miss Witkowski, a graduate of Benton Harbor high school, did affiliate work at the University of Illinois and at Michael Reece and Schaub hospitals in Chicago, ID. She is employed as an occupational therapist -at Cook County hospital, Chicago! WMU Degrees I si S- mulling A 4 BERRIEN SPRINGS Rick Shorter, former music director of the Broadway show, "Hair," and Gwen Simmons, a former model, will recount their personal conversion experiences in two programs at Andrews university. They will speak in Pioneer Memorial church at AU Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 9:30 a.m.

and Friday, Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m. Now operating a vegetarian health food store and restaurant called The Beautiful Way in New York's Greenwich Village, the two became acquainted during Miss Simmons' days as a soul singer. Shorter was her manager. His work on "Hair" included supervising the production of the original cast recording.

Their week of speaking appointments, Jan. 8-12, in the Midwest has been arranged by the youth department' of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventlsts. They will stress the effects their conversions had on their lifestyles. Shorter's first major problem after baptism was bow to justify his career with his newfound faith. "At first" he says, "I thought I could rehash some old rock and soul songs and make them into gospel music.

But I now believe there can be no compromise with the world with its music, its present the story of God's love as revealed through Christ in a manner to which they can easily relate. "The Cross and the Switchblade" is the story of the Rev. David Wilkerson's encounter with a young New York City gang leader named Nicky Cruz and the latter's eventual Christian conversion. "God's Smuggler" relates adventures of Brother Andrew in his efforts to smuggle Bibles to people in the iron curtain countries of Europe. Both of the new comics are illustrated by noted cartoonist Allen Hartley whose "Archie" comic strip- is read regularly by millions of children and adults.

Hartley, an active Christian layman, is currently working on a third Christian comic for Spire featuring his teenage Archie as he strives to live the Christian life amidst the temptations of a modern world. Eventually, Spire would like to see its Christian comics on sale at newsstands. Right now, they are available only through Christian book stores. "It's about time," says Bui Barbour, Spire president, "that our children get something of real meaning and value hi comic book form instead of the usual run of violence and nonsense." KUSSELL STOVER CANDIES EXCLUSIVELY AT Gillespie's SUM Sr. ass CHRISTIAN COMICS: Cartoonist Allejj Hartley, whose Archie comics are read regularly by millions of Americans, is the man selected by Fleming Revell company to illustrate the company's new line of Spire Christian comics.

US', CONGRB GATI OlSTA-L, A CHURCH OF THE CONTINUING CONGREGATIONAUSTS CHURCH SCHOOL: 9:45 a.m. WORSHIP: 1 1 am. CORNER 1st AND ELM WATERVUET TEACHER: Miss Renate Uban, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heinz Urban, 1619 Broadway, Benton Harbor, has received her master's degree in teaching of reading from Western Michigan university.

Miss Urban, a graduate of 1 Beaton Harbor high school, received her bachelor of arts degree from Western Michigan university. She is a third grade teacher for the SL Joseph public school system. Kwioy Core Pnwidodl St. John's Catholic Church Sunday Masses: 7, 8:30, 10 and 1 1 :30 fatvrfay IVWfeft UoHsftM Sunday obligation) 5:30 fM. Columbus Catalpa Phone: WA 5-2425 Ml IrMient IfcMtalltt Omnfcr 6 i.