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Twin City Highlights Twin City Highlights COMBINING Sl) ttDS' JJdlldDUUtt AND TH RALDHPRE SS BENTON HARBOR ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1979 BUW Salutes Top Commminity Givers Annual Meeting Is Setting For Honors Presentations To 126 Employee Groups Blossomland United Way saluted 126 area employee groups Wednesday significant financial support in the 1978 campaign. Honors were conferred at the annual awards launch and annual meeting in the Benton Harbor' Ramada Inn. Art Clark. 1978 general campaign chairman, told the packed audience that diligence and care for others had created the over-goal sue-.

cess when $810,100 was raised 101 percent of the community quota. In a brief report to the community. Stuart Meek. BUW president, reviewed a beneficiary study completed" last year which has provided valuable data on United Way agency client distribution. For the first time.

BUW established a special grant fund for. once-only monetary aid for special projects. Meek, said awards to: Andrews University; Benton Harbor Post Office; Benton Harbor Public Schools: Berrien County Council of Churches: Berrien County Council on Berrien County Courthouse employees; Berrien General Hospital: Berrien Real Estate Service: Blossomland Container Corporation: Bridgman Castings Company; Community Finance Company, Custom Products: Department of Civil Rights: Department of Social Services; Durable Products: Farmers Merchants National Bank: First National Bank of Southwestern Michigan: First of Michigan Corporation: Goldblatt F.P. Rosback Company; Herald-Palladium: Holly's Landing; J.C. Penny Company: Jeno's.

K-Mart; Kohn Kasting; Kroger's: Lake Shore Public Schools; McDonald's Dairy; Mercy Hospital: Me tropolitan Insurance Company; Michigan State Police Post; Michigan State University-Western Michigan University: Nutrition Center: Pyrajnid Oil Company; Quality Packaging Products, inc." William Roney and Company. Salvation Army; Sanitary Cleaners; Sears: Southwestern Michigan Board of Realtors. Southues- -tern Michigan Regional Plan-, ning Commission; Sta-Rite Industries; St. Joseph Post, Office; St. Joseph Savings 4 Loan Association; Transworld Imports: Trinity Lutheran School: United Die Cast Cor-.

poration; U.S. Coast Guard: Weil-McLain Company; Whirlpool St. Joseph Division and I.A.M. No. 1918 and I.B.E.W.

No. 1672. and Wollin Products. Meek said BUW officers will be elected at a meeting later this month. went to: American Red Cross.

American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Appliance Buyers Credit Corporation. Blossomland United Way. Burch Printers. Bureau of Rehabilitation, Child Family Services.

Continental Can and Steelworkers No. 6264. Gateway, Imperial Printing Company. Jewel Foods, LeValley-Klum Olds-Cadillac. Michigan Standard Alloys and IAM No.

2140, Reed Commercial Electronics. Samaritan Center, Siebert-Netedu Marketing Services. Signal Delivery Service and Teamsters Local No. 7. Southwestern Michigan Abstract and Title, Vail Rubber Works and United Rubber Workers No.

431, the big community fund was in good financial shape. Elected to BUW director positions were: James Bassel-man. Patricia Peterek, August Brogno. Gladys Burks, Philip arl. Dean Cortson.

Carroll Gerbel. Rae German Robert Kinney, Richard Lemire. James Murphy ajnd Steven Reed. Presentation of the awards was accomplished with a 20-minute slide presentation prepared by Ken Parr of Message Masters in St. Joseph, and narrated by Kent Slocum, WHFB Radio general manager.

Outstanding Leadership plaques, won for giving by 80 per cent of employees or at- tainment of $50 per capita. WSJMWIRX, Whirlpool Administrative Center, Whirlpool Laundry Group, Whirlpool Research Engineering. Wolverine Metal Stamping, YMCA. and YWCA. Leadership honors, earned with 50 per cent giving or $25 to $49.99 per capital, were awarded to: Auto Specialties Mfg.

Company and U.A.W. No. 793: Bell-Molhoek Insurance: Bendix Corp. Hydraulics Division and U.A.W. No.

383: Benton Harbor City Employees: Benton Harbor Engineering Division of Koehring and U.A.W. No. 1630; Joint Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Sewage Disposal Plant; Berrien County Cancer Berrien Springs Public Schools: Butzbaugh. Officers Deny Illegal Action In Confession YMCA Drive Effort Aimed Page, Butzbaugh and Dewane Law Firm; Clark Equipment Co.

CMD and U.A.W. No. 1290: Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant: Easter Seal Federal Aviation Administration at Ross Field; Fisher, Troff and Fisher Law Firm: Garey Roofing Company; Gast Manufacturing Corporation; Gates Chevrolet and A.M.A.L. No.

2140: Globensky. Gleiss, Henderson Bitter Law Firm; Grocer's Baking Company and Teamsters No. 406: Health Company: Herkner, Smits, Miskill and Merrifield, CPA: Hughes Plastics International Molders and Allied Workers No. 120. Also awarded Leadership plaques were Indiana Michigan Electric Co.

and U.S.W. of America No. 13094 and I.B.E.W. No. 1392; Inter City Bank: Internal Revenue Service; Kaywood Division of Joanna Western Mills and Electrical Radio.

Machine Workers No. 940; Kovtan Company, CPA: Lake Michigan College; Lakeside Manufacturing" Company; Martin Bros'. Mill Foundry-Supply Company; Materials Handling Equipment Corporation: McMurray, Marks and Edmunds. CPA: Memorial Hospital; Michigan Bell Telephone Company and CWACIO No. 4032; Michigan Gas Utilities and U.S.W.

of America No. 12295; Michigan Fruit Canners and Teamsters Local Midwest Timer Service; Paramount Die Casting Division of Hayes Albion I.A.M. No. 2140; Peoples State Bank of St. Joseph: Phillips Engineering Company; Ross Field Employees; Smith Steel Fabricating Company; Social Security Administration: Starke's Twin Cities Area Chamber of Commerce: Type House.

WHFB AMFM: and Whirlpool Employees Federal Credit Union. Significant increases In pledging over the previous year brought People Helper Empl oyees By SCOTT WILLIAMSON Staff Writer A hearing was expected to conclude today in Berrien Circuit Court on a motion from Jerome Wilson, charged with two counts of murder in the death last July of Alan Littman at Miller's Market in Lincoln Township. Four police officers involved in the investigation into the homicide and armed robbery of the market testified Wednesday, and the defense was to call one more witness today. Two of the officers testified they did nothing illegal in obtaining a confession about the case. Judge Chester J.

Byrns, presiding over the hearing, said he will take the case under advisement after all testimony is in. and expected Harbor Klwanis Club and a board member of Gateway. His professional associations include membership in the Personnel Roundtable and the American Society for Person-' nel Administration. l-fjljt1 IxiiJ .4 The Employees Division of the $2 million Benton Harbor St. Joseph YMCA building fund campaign has been organized and begun soliciting under the guidance of division co-chairmen Bruce F.

Johnson and Frank Klemm. The goal for the Employees Division is $360,000. The campaign is to raise money to build a new" YMCA off Hollywood Road in Rnyalton Township. Construction is scheduled to start year with opening in the fall of 1980. Johnson said: "Initial contact with employees of many major firms in our area has been made.

I'm very pleased with the response we have been receiving. The degree of support and enthusiasm shown for the YMCA will be a big plus in helping us achieve to have his rufing on or before the first day of trial, scheduled for March 13. However, the judge instructed both attorneys to prepare their cases for trial so that there would be no delay in the start of trial. Defense attorney Ronald Marchione is seeking to suppress evidence the prosecution intends to use against Wilson at trial, claiming police illegally obtained a confession from Wilson's wife. Gladys.

Marchione contends the cbnfession was used to gather other evidence against Wilson, who is charged with first 'degree murder and murder during the commission of a felony. On Tuesday, Mrs. Wilson, who is also charged with first degree murder and armed robbery, claimed officers con-, vinced her she had no attorney while taking statements from her. She 1 that Marchione had said he would represent her for free, and sheriff's deputies told her no attorney would work for free, which she said led her to believe she was without counsel. Yesterday, the two officers, Abbott Taylor and John Clark, denied they had made any of those remarks to Mrs.

Wilson, and both testified they had properly advised her of her right to counsel before conducting any questioning. Also testifying were Capt. Ronald Immoos, of the sheriff's department, and Detective Sgt. Jerry Clark, of the Benton Harbor state police post, officers in charge of the The Wilsons are charged with killing Littman. an assistant manager at the market, during a robbery in which an estimated $15,900 in cash and checks was stolen.

Littman's body was found the morning of July 16 in a meat cooler in the market, with bullet wounds in the head and neck. 7 REMODELING PERMIT DENIED: Plans to move Link Crisis Intervention Center from St. Joseph to Lincoln Township have been snagged by dispute over Whether this house at 2234 W. Glenlord Road is two-story or three-story structure. Lincoln Township Building Inspector Sam Kietzer has denied remodeling permit on grounds that building is three-story structure and if used for institutional purposes must be outfitted with expensive fire and safety modifications including overhead sprinklers.

Building's owner, Berrien Real Estate Service, has argued that attic cannot be counted as separate story because it is uninhabitable and would not be used by Link. Township Supervisor Bernice Tretheway said dispute is not an attempt to put up an "impossible roadblock" to Link Center which is licensed to house up to 10 youths. Link provides shelter and counseling to teenage runaways. Link is being forced out of its present quarters at 2002 S. State St.

by July 1 because Family Resource Center is moving in there, according to Link spokesman. (Staff photo) NIGHT SCHOOL TEACHERS goal." Johnson is corporate manager of industrial relations for Auto Specialties Manufacturing Company and whim mmk mtmtmMt BRUCE JOHNSON BH Contract Talk Is Scheduled i MIKE WYNGARDEN Staff Writer State Mediator Howard Case Wednesday sent negotiators representing 30 Benton Harbor Area Schools adult educa- tion teachers and the Benton Harbor School Board back to the bargaining table to resolve contract differences between the two parties. Case scheduled'a contract negotiating session between the board and the adult education teachers Feb. 19. according to Richard Garrison, president of the Benton Harbor Education.As-sociation, which is representing the adult education teachers.

The approximately 30 adult education teachers have been bargaining for a new contract since they voted in May, 1978, to join the Benton Harbor Education Association. The adult education teachers were excluded from the 'contract reached" between Benton Harbor teachers and the school board because it was ratified in February, before the adult education teachers voted to join the association, acecord-ing to Garrison. Attorney Donald Dett'man. who is representing the school board, said Case told the two parties that he felt the outstanding contract issues could be resolved in negotiations. The teachers have continued working without a contract.

PROMOTED: Elwood "Skip" Munson has been promoted to lieutenant in the St. Joseph Fire Department filling the -vacancy created by the death of Ronald Heppler last July. Munson has been with the department since June, 1973. He scored highest in examinations taken by four applicants. Munson, his wife and son live at 821 Greenwood Ave.

a resident of St. Joseph. He holds membership in the Industrial Relations. Research' Association: Personnel Roundtable and American Society ofTraining Directors. Klemm said: "A strong YMCA is a real asset to our community.

helps youngsters grow in positive ways, offers fitness and recreational programs for all ages, and helps attract desirable industries to our regiom I can't think of a community-wide service organization more deserving of our support. Klemm is director of personnel for Gast Manufacturing Corporation and a resident of Fairplain. He is immediate past president of the Benton W'. A I St. Joe 'Jimmy' Ruled Out In Holland Clerk's Death Garrison said the adult education teachers want pay for inclement weather and administrative school clos- ings, pay for planning time and faculty meetings, and a sick leave provision.

Garrison said salary "is absolutely not an issue." Adult education teachers receive Urologist Leaving FRANK Klemm For Post In D.C. Jimmy from the Hubert Haines home, 3212 Meade Court, and breaking and entering the home. Chief Mills said Hill is a grandson of Mrs. Haines. Hill demanded examination on the charges and was being held in Berrien County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bond to await hearing.

A companion of Hill's, Beth Hansen, 19, Niles, was being held for investigation of the same charges. Mills said police had verbal authorization from the prosecutor's office for a warrant, but the formal processing had not' been completed this morning. $10.40 an hour, he said. Classes are taught three hours a night, four nights a week. A majority of the adult education teachers also teach classes during the day, according to Garrison.

Most of the adult education teachers are certified, he said. Pa. Dr. Bensimon is on the staff of Mercy and Memorial hospitals. He and his wife, Maria, live in St.

Joseph. They have a grown son, Richard, who will soon be finishing medical school, and a grown daughter, Estela Mara. i Year's Earnings Are Best In, History, Bank Says I Comparison of tire tracks has ruled out a four-wheel drive vehicle reported stolen in St. Joseph Township as having any involvement in the kidnap-murder of a Holland motel clerk. St.

Joseph Township Police Chief Keith Mills said the comparison was madeWednesday by state police detective who said the tracks of the 1975 GMC Jimmy didn't match those found in the murder investigation. The body of Janet Chandler, 22, was found Feb. 1 on a turn-around-off 1-196 near-Covert. She was abducted Jan. 31 from the Blue Mill Motel at Holland.

The GMC Jimmy had been reported stolen Jan. 30 in St Joseph Townshi p. A team of detectives assigned to the murder of Miss Chandler continued to investigate tips received from the public but reported no major breaks. Meanwhile. Scott Hill, 18.

of 1098 Almaugus Drive. Niles, was arraigned in Berrien District Court Wednesday on charges of stealing the GMC Dr. Hector Bensimon, a urologist practicing at the Ccdarwood Medical Center in Joseph, has been appointed chief of urology at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Washington and will be leaving theTwin Cities in March. Dr. Bensimon, who came to the Twin Cities in 1970, has-, also been named an assistant professor at Georgetown University and George Washington University in the D.C.

area, the Cedarwood Center announced. Dr. Bensimon's patients are to be seen by the two other urologists at the center. Dr. John Bannow and Dr.

R. Thomas Costello. The center is located at 820 Lester Ave. Dr. Bensimon is a board certified urologist and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Urologists treat diseases of the kidneys, bladder and related organs. He graduated from medical school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and took his urology residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, the record high earnings for the bank." i Willard said that after considerable delay the necessary permits have been. obtained, from various government agencies for construction of the bank's new main office "complex on a riverfront site in Benton Harbor. He reported that constructions bid -are now being awaited, and that it is hoped construction will begin early this spring. He added that the completion is targeted for early 1980.

from 95 cents the prior year. Willard. in an annual report statment, also reported other measures of growth in the TotalJoans. increased 14.7 percent, from $63,328,253 in 1977 to $72,538,685. Deposits at the close of the year stood at $108,175,765.

a rise from $106,414,157 a year earlier. The bank's top officer noted that interest rates returned to a 1974 high and the economy continued at a brisk pace, which "contributed greatly to Farmers Merchants National Bank, Benton Harbor. had the most successful year in its history from an earnings standpoint. according-! Richard E. Willard, president and chairman of the board.

Net earnings of $1,276,521 in the past year were up 56 percent oyer the previous year. The earnings were $5.11 per share, compared to $3.24 in 1977. And for the ninth, consecutive year, the bank paid its stockholders an increased dividend of $1. up TOP ENGINEER: David D. Gieber of St.

Joseph Township, right, accepts plaque him Young Engineer of the Yeaf Chapter of Michigan Society of Professional Engineers. Presenting award is chapter president George Morgan. Gieber, 34, is project manager for R.W. Petrie and Associates, Benton Township, a civil en- consulting firm. Award is given on basis of professional and academic accomplish-' ments as well as participation in Professional Engineers Society activities.

Gieber will now be considered for state and national Young Engineer of the Year awards. (Staff photo) Dr. HECTOR BENSIMON Leaving Twii Cities.