Buffalo Criterion, 1981-09-16

              vol 56 - tea w wednesday september 16 22 19*1 the buffalo criterion us postage paid krmit no wm buffalo new york rochester niagara region wny's largest & only accredited minority newspaper featuring paid legitimate circulation wilkins death mourned nationwide few wflkfcw wa a gentle maa with a strong will he was a mm et keen judgement and opett mindediwae a man who sraa willing to change hta mind in very real sense be waa the ataaaaataa ef the civil right movement he wa aw a awn * charisma he was net a speaker who could etactri ify crow da with ida rhe tor mia strength and hta tatting contribution te th civil right reel ed in ml thoroughness ml quiet determination -- * vfuit»i i«*mf*fitiinmi'»t irn hi organizational talent lt was under bey wtf kins aegis that uw true btack declaration of but pendence was written it was not a single document tut h •* lb one drafted by america's pounding lather rather tt wag the immense project of legal proceedings and test caaes which were initiated by the naacp which included the brown *, board of itii.ia.iaii de cision and which contin ued far beyond tt the decisions iron rights far black in enclave after enclave of american anew ktka i kutmiwrw tf i first cbrwctiy cattabar . stad ' b^bbbb sny " a oowmm during uw ptaiwfctf tta gee cf tta , im3 march an waahi&gtcn which was tadtatnd by a pu randcstph the grvai stack tabor tender jwqom at firat retainxu be tw**n as w*r wtobbwoe*imom krabnd because w jains a caution man by natur was troubled a - ety wa uiwktaa ay my peraonal history of m vd-eememt irt eotiatitl and ether radical fuaac yet despite initial misunder ftaadiaga ance we had begun arc king together and had com m under stead that onr goals for the btack community were similar we fanned a do bond of friendship despite hi initial cool ness to the mat of a march oa washington far civil rights and economic jus tice one roy wilkins eras convinced of the project's merits he ana the naacp were to give the e+aoevrw be strangest financial and organizational support tt was to receive that th march was a great success was in targe remembering roy wilkins wsww**w*wi^*--wbjb uatkawl network wilkirat had esubhahed " and tt we*'at wilkins maitu-nct thai martin luther king ; it was chosen to be uw final tpaxker at uwt march and delivered bit historic 1 ham a drowa spaech be for 250,000 pnitieipaot ■ l lai res wdknt had a k*en sen of what btack wanted and be cawae ef hta fs«rti veriest is pr***i__g th need and deairea of black american h , wa . frw tpeeeaty had by a minority of btatk nvm . tata wbo'waight to arm gate for themtelve the rift a speak in th name of all mach wilkin phased a central role in leading maak community opposition to the black power at separatism movements wbwh did a much to weaken black political power and to heighten yr m m n t^baemfßßßmwa racial ten a inn a no was a committed integration ist and he battled nllt_k_w way pr-i aw nßwi ati iotf waty ______ such extremists as w ava fl__hh________a aa stoke canructwel and h rap brown who today are mere footnotes tn the history of ii lat k political id wilkins contributions were groat and lasting they have survived him above all m the form ot the naacp uw organiza tion which be helped build into a network with over 400.000 members hi stewardship of the naacp 11 li*,ii.i ■■ *. i *___. period of panoo or the 1950 and early 60s in which th civil right movement mad its great a progress he like wise tad hta organisation in the mere difficult and frequently disappointing period which was to fallow th death of roy wil kins marks . the final chapter of a great era in uw history of the dvil right movement it was an era of great visionaries and leaders 7 martin luther king jr a philip randolph whitney young and roy wlßtin we * are now without question firmly entrench ed in a new era aa era whoaa outline ar not yet eaay to perceive the ctvil riglit movement stands at the acroasroads today its influence ta lower thaa at any point tince ita incep tion it confront . the dangerous problems of a hereditary and ever-grow ing underclass of meek poor of economic i&equa wilkins succumbs ... uboy wflklna retired rtuef of the mall i ataoriation for lb ad vancement of colored peo ple naacpi di*d of kidney failure iim sept a itil i new yark wls_aa waa wa m at tb tba af ate death tad ; _______* civil w4__w__a___a ; w^s,_w_______k www bwem taw^emma bamwfemwmom ttaa , lor -'-. twa '' ' decade following tb land mat a supreme mamma school de bwbjh*w ta4...^n bbwmmwwma bmo segiegattas ttaetatan of mm a sat its a at new york university center aaltl uwt mr wilkin had been admitted aug ifttk la serious cendltioa wtth a a condition aad ah medical problem a htatary at heart problem had plagued him aiac matt 197r wh*a • pacemaker was talulls w correct aa irregular heart iheat.'m roy wilkins reagan makes statement regarding roy wilkens "... __. ■■ — wwi is i *-■ ~ pvi-htiil rifts leaned uw follow tag matttewwnt eoe-m*nlag th tat roy wuuae farmer national bead f th naacp wha died laai week . hey wimuas worked far equality apoke far fanedom and marched,for justice his quiet and unassuming manner masked bis trenwndouß passion for we and human rights ms saaa said the heritage of a man of peace will endure and thine into the darkness of this world although boy death darkens our day th m ttimptishmenta of his life will continue in endure and shine forth flh_99b i convey mv deepest sympathy to his family to tlw naacp uwt he helped t''mmoamm j*pimk^rm^*eo^^wemeir^emm mr nms i la build and la all people who shared hit devotion to lb dignity ef human life as a mark of rvapect ur th memory of roy wilkena i hereby order owl the hag of lh united states shall be flown at half-waff - upon all public buildings and grounds at all military posts and naval stations and on all naval veaaeft of the federal qavaraawat la the district of columbia and throughout the united stale and ita twrtterte end possessionß until hta interment 1 alao direct that th flag shall be flown at half staff far the seam length of time at all united stale smbaaste legations consular offices and other facilities abrttad including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations dr edith v frances to be luncheon speaker dr edith v fraud stand basileus of zeta phi beta sorority inc will b uw guest speaker at a luncheon celebrating the chartaering of a new zeta chapter in buffalo or frame • wwu known educator ia the washtagtoo d c new jersey-area ia lepirfa igndsai of schools far suburban trenton new jersey's raring township th luncheon celehrat lag the chartering of kappa upsilon z*to chap tor of zata phi rett sorority will w **--*** set , iwwmrmy , ww oo ntmo 00 , sept 19th at 12 norm fa cspen italia tiffin room on the amherst campus of the stat university * buffalo zetas in the ore wish at to bwltoti with the new chapter and persons fate-rested in lick infor nwtion for th fanrheon are asked to coll fa ww forward 81 to focus on future h everything stwins to b changing faster than you can figur it out th plat for you i tho buffalo convention center al 0.30 am . tag , sept 2cth saw shir-id and the osaiai alumni assoc of th sat university of maw york at buffalo ar sponsoring * program on how to cope with uw haunt this nulling event fsatures dynamic preaen uliims by futurist harold piuimer humorist jeanne roberston and educator george walter mr piuimer will deal willi rial urn of chang and how to recognize th significant of change ma robertaton th tallest rnntestant ever to cornpet for the mis amerks till offers her unique approach to handling your own problems ami adapting to the unchangeable dr walter provides his dy namic philosophy on growth human under standing and successful living forward 81 is a moming-long opportunity ui look into th future and find a path that wig your needs and goal th program begins it 8 30 a.m with the buffalo ll.ll's 80-81 highlight film tickets ar available tree of charge they will be distributed on a first come first serve bests for free tahats imtti mum 61 send a stamped lf-addrv>***d envelope to toward 81 869 imaaar aye buffalo n y 14209 harold rudob jkannk robertson george walter federal procurement conference planned , rep jack kemp r ny has announced that to a sponsoring a federal procuiement conference which will be held on sat . fa mwh at the sutler hew to buffalo the long confer sbt will b especially tm*.m tn small businesses _______________ in developing n^^ma^.^mmamrm irvvtvmhßw . saw sales cnntacu with medmt of th federal e«ranwnt and exploring wsjyportuntua in the »*{% partditig market yjfa«u«*n*nt apnrtalitu a to on hand to give mmcm peraonal coun mtad mfcrmatton oo how **» business wtth fader " afsndea and prime contractor th purpose of this conference is to make the economic benefits of fat ernment contracts more widely available in th local area and also to help the government meat additional sources of sun p»y federal defense and civilian agencies whose purchasing range from automotive supplies and construction service to housekeeping supplies technical services have heen invited to part pate in the conference they include among other the army navy air force u s postal § ma^t^gmmimgmammwmaagmgm service veterans admin istration and the treasury dept in addition to individual counseling sessions the conference program will include on opening ad dress by elizabeth betty parsons from the defense logistics agency defense and construction supply center from columbus ohio for further information pertaining to the confer ence contact pat stunner of congressman kemp's buffalo staff at 4&-4123 or edward kirchmeyer from the defense logistics agency at 846-4260 n y telephone issues next policy on bad checks new york telephone will begin charging custo mers 7 in handling fee each lime a check fails to clear the bank the plan will take effect sept isth subject to approval by the public st-rmca cat&n-t mtßawmmßmz bwew^amo l^hh*_r !.'• races y*ars tlw numher et cfcarka returned by lamia to new yark telephone bwaua ef an sufficient funds or other reasons ha been growing by 10 percent a yea in 1980 over 250.000 v were returned by bank thwcww new yoga tele phone ti.ts bullion tlw expense and twsk ehargws of bundling a bad cheek ww up to aow has been borne by as rat payer aaad www york telephone uptake man jim roche the returned check charge i designed to eliminate thia inequity and property place the rati of the bad check cm tta t „_'.._.<.. \ so wrote a the c harps fat returned chacha will he tt««nii*d on the other charge and credit tat*tn*nl in the eiiwtah phone bill rev h hull to be honored with appreciation service the leth appreciation service for rev henry hall will be held at trinity k«(k churrh 41 spruce si fri oct 2 at 7;30 p.m rev joseph davis is pastot councilman david col lins of the masten dia trkt and councilman janvea pitta of th kiln rtt district will sponsor th appreciation mrvic these two men love key tun and thtty thought mm do something of this k*-yr-*rold foooeewmw who wmmß helped l__-______w in buffalo at erie county twj *_». vi»wb fci ye ha served th people in th en counts horn * aider new york fat the past 34 years trying to nuke them happy in th lord jesus christ they also know that ray hail has gone to th street corners trying to help young and old rome back to ood he ha also prayed for them in their work the councilmen ar asking all of the pastors to lift an offering for this man of tal and god will lit them this man of ood has helped all of our churchae so please don't forget him on october 2nd help us to make this a happy service for a man who has helped so many rev henry hall fate of st mary's shrine subject to hearing councilman jamea pitta has called for a public hearing to be held on tues sept 22 at 7 p.m in the city hall council chambers regarding st mary's maine located at pine st and broadway in buffalo the church ha been th focus of controversy since the dioces of buffalo announced in juno it intention to demolish the structure all persons concerned with preserving st mary a shrine are eneouregpd to attend thi hearing ' st mary shrine has been designated a a historical landmark by the landmark society the committee to save st mary's shrine ha bean working with tlw land mark society to preserve ihi historic landmark th public it encour ged to attend thi impor unt meeting candidates pot luck night sept 22nd 1h league of women gfa uu buffalo r¥ftl^a area has to city and county rfatoe to a pot hick iw sept 22 constituents will have an opportunity to meat personally with candidates and discuss the issue of the upcoming elect the league invites in eased voters to this inform meeting with their prospective repre senuuves for informa tion call 884-3550 u.s army field band to appear tb buffalo sn inaliaaliil cele bration committee sriß present a special free performance of lb united sute army field bond at shea a buffalo threat on satarday evening oct 10th * 8 p.m the concert hi to be held fa honor of buffalo's 150-year aaaiveraary celebration ticket are free to the public and may be obtained by mahiaß a stamped elf-addrcea envelope to buffalo's 150 birthday party room 2006 city hafi 65 niagara square buffalo n y 14202 th u s army's official roaring musical organization wfll feature a bumcm v?rjf hkk^a*m wirm m*__rw « patriotic mcaic program highlighted by baffala queen city centennial march and a medley ot baffalo song composed by harold arte created fa 1946 the u s army field band ha performed in 0 56 states canada mexico the tailed kingdom europe the for eaat and central america unlike typical martial hands the field bond's concerts farted tbe compositions el find band music famous composers aad popular melo dies wilkins flee pag 7j 1923 1981 criterion press and st the no 1 wny central cities largest press cm tsftre tm bate open nary week of ttvny m m**m tmmme wrung our w*-tfs you've pm palls sign up tor a copy ol th >-*** 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