Buffalo Criterion, 1985-03-06

              rochester niagara region m wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion vol 611 — no 10 wednesday march 6-12 1985 m imm 1 "-*' esss •-^<' lodges honored mitchell craig the lester 4 mlx 4 golden gate 13 and coretta king 2 lodges recently honored bro arthur mitchell and sis l m craig a dinner at the kensington place bro ruffin green mwgm of new york city was the guest speaker awards from the lodges friends and well wishers were also presented to brother mitchell and sister craig who both just returned from the grand session in new york city the top photo from left shows bro skinner w.m brother mitchell p.d.g.m mrs green bro green m.w.g.m sis craig pgm and sis mamie garrett.treasurer the middle photo shows mrs green mother garrett rev a charles ware pastor of friendship baptist church r waker sis craig hazel faulkner 8.g.m bro mitchell bro vernon wooten and others the bottom photo shows bro green boys monroe d.g.c uly hankerson w.m m.l.x lodge and vernon wooten o.s.g.m and others criterion photos a child's head start begins at home by dr charles e cobb remember that old saying a born genius well according to univer sity of chicago professor benjamin bloom that old theory just doesn't hold water professor bloom by the way is the educator whose studies served as the basis for the creation of the head start program professor bloom studied 120 people who had excelled in their field from the arts to the sciences what he discovered was that no one reached the limits of learning in a talent on his or her own...families and teachers were crucial at every point along the way to excellence first he speaks of the pivotal role played by a parent or parents stress ing not their educational expertise but the values which they imparted to their children it wasn't so much whether a parent could help with difficult mathematical problems but whether they nurtured the child and encouraged that child to explore a variety of available oppor tunities and whether they emphasized the self-confidence hard work and self-discipline neces sary to help move the child forward second in importance was the role of the school and here the study focuses on the significance of that first teacher stating the wrong teacher at the start can create chaos and failure the key factor noted was love of learning was the teacher excited about learning and did he or she transfer that excitement and wonder to the students but again the role of the parent was crucial for the researchers noted the parents of those achievers whom they studies ensured that the teacher was com municating this love of knowledge the parents studied took pains to monitor their child's first few lessons when just starting school or when beginning a new activity this didn't mean that a child's complaints th _ ( teacher was too hard or too strict meant an did you know that the united black fund übf is the largest national black charity fund raising organization with full payroll deduction privileges in the united states this means that government employees can have money taken out of their pay checks to give to he united black fund übf was founded in 1969 in washington d.c to see that nonprofit charitable agencies serving the poor black and minority communities get a fair share of the charity money in this way these agencies can keep on serving the needs of the people in local communities in 1960 the national urban league see the advancer vol 2 no 43 showed that black-run agencies were getting less than 1 out of each charity dollar re ceived by the white-run united givers fund now called the united way today übf has affiliates in many cities is there a übf affiliate in your area if so call them and teir them you heard about them in the advancer height to address ywca annual meeting dr dorothy i height national president of the national council of negro women and the national alliance for volunteerism was the luncheon speaker at the 115 th annual meeting and luncheon of the ywca of buffalo and erie county sat march 2 at the marine midland bank center restaurant she is a former member of the ywca's national board staff and delegate to the united nation's mid decade conference of women in copenhagen denmark in 1980 dr height has received 12 honorary doctorate degrees and numerous national awards for leader ship distinguished com munity service and for her achievements in human rights and racial justice dr height was appoint ed to the president's com misison on the status of women by president kennedy in 1962 dr dorothy i height health committee of wny to sponsor nat'l confab mfiaerm -»«■»- ' a .—_^*»_» w^a '_& dr alvin poussaint author and one of america's best known psychiatrists will keynote conference 85 at 7 p.m wed june 12th at the buffalo hilton water front the theme of the second national conference sponsored by the health committee ef western yew fork inc is urban health care trends and changes the june 12th to 14th conference will host health professionals and other persons interested in urban health care from across the country and abroad co-chairpersons are dr donald xelrod new york state heai.h com missioner dr donald b thomas erie county health commissioner dr audrey worrell com missioner state of con necticut department of mental health gov cuomo is expected to address the thursday morning session june 13th dr poussaint is a best-selling author of why blacks kill blacks 1972 and co-author with james p comer black child care 1975 he has published numerous articles in professional publications magazine and newspapers the harlem native attended columbia uni versity and received an md degree from cornell university in 1960 he did post graduate work at the ucla neuropsychiatric institute where he served as chief resident in psychiatry from 1964-65 lsunng the 60's dr poussaint served as southern field director for the medical committee for human rights in jackson mississippi he worked alongside civil rights leaders such as the late rev dr martin luther king jr stokely car michael andrew young and jesse jackson an acknowledged authority in community mental health dr poussaint currently serves on the board of directors of operation push and as a consultant to the bill cosby show he has served on the tufts medical school faculty and presently is an associate professor psychiatry and associate dean for student affairs at harvard medical school dr poussaint also serves on the staff of the children's hospital in boston where he is medical director of the family support center flickinger to speak the islamic jihad has said that no americans will remain alive in lebanon what is the jihad what are the beliefs the customs the arts the geography the history of islam why are moslems so hostile toward america can the world's two largest religious groups the over one billion christians and the over three-fourths billions moslems learn to under stand each other a lecture on islam will be given by bonnie flickinger sunday mar 10 at 9:30 a.m at the case library west minster church 724 dela ware aye bonnie gordon flickinger reef plan could save taxpayers 570,000 rep nowak unveils 2-pronged plan rev henry j nowak d buffalo has unveiled a two-pronged plan that would lead to construction of a pilot artificial reef project in lake erie while saving state taxpayers an estimated 570,000 construction of the reef at a site to be determined in the lake between lackawanna and bird island is part of the congressman's long range effort to enhance sportfishing as a recreational and tourism attraction for the area the pilot reef would be used to determine the effectiveness of such facili ties offshore buffalo to attract fish and serve as spawning grounds this pilot reef mr nowak explained would provide us with invaluable information on how we can improve both the quantity and quality of fish living in the waters off erie county that knowledge is vital to achieving our goal of developing the buffalo area into a sportsfishing center with immeasurable economic benefits for our community and its tax base this has vast potential for lcrhntirgr pwrrranwn 1 jobs in the private sector and generating tre mendous private sector investments in waterfront developments ranging from motels and restaurants to marinas bait shops and charter boat operations the congressman said the reef concept has been met with tremendous enthusiasm and coopera tion from a variety of sources including the state dept of environ mental conservation the u s army corps of engineers the niagara frontier transportation authority and local fishing clubs as a base material for the reef the nowak plan would involve the use of concrete slabs which the nfta and the corps of engineers have agreed for some time must be removed from the dike protecting the small boat harbor the slabs obtained from skyway construction work in 1975 were placed atop the dike to rehabili tate and strengthen it however in addition to being an eyesore it was determined the slabs caus ed adverse wave reaction and shoreline erosion mr nowak said the nfta has advised him it would cost 1 million to remove the concrete slabs and truck them to a land disposal site loading the slabs on a barge for transport into the lake for the artificial reef how ever would only cost 430,000 the congress man added representing a net savings to taxpayers of 1570.000 after requesting funds for the reef from governor cuomo and discussing it with william j donohue mr nowak said he has a proposal pending with the state commerce dept in ia»ajt 6r--*i&\w the congressman add ed this plan is an opportunity to eliminate an environmental problem at the small boat harbor and construct an artifical reef that could act as a catalyst for economic de velopment at the same time we are saving taxpayers money re moving the slabs will also help accelerate the total rehabilitation of the dike at the small boat harbor for which i am continuing to pursue federal funding i am anticipating expeditious state action on this request for 430,000 so we can launch the actual reef construction this year eileen h cunningham succumbs funeral services for the late eileen harge cun ningham was held on sat mar 2 at 11 a.m from the state tabernacle church of god in christ i 234 glenwood aye the elder arseu beu is pastor mrs cunningham was born on december 17 1944 in buffalo to fred and rose harge she passed away feb 25 1985 she was the sister of the late fred harge jr her survivors are her mother and father fred and rose harge a step mother katie a sister teresa c davis clifton of mobile alabama a brother rudolph harge casandra a grand mother sadie wardlaw a dear friend frederick dees and a host of other relatives and friends the thomas t edwards funeral home inc was in charge of the remains interment was in mt hope cemetery eileen harge cunningham food fest slated march 16th the planning commit tee of the evangelistic temple and communty church center of buffalo n v inc is sponsoring a food festival and smor gasbord sat mar 16 and commencing at 5 p.m the festivities will be held in the church fellowship hall 92 hedley place each auxiliary of the church and other interest ed groups will participate by planning a theme that represents a holiday/or ethnic cooking each table presented by a group will be judged based on originality and taste of food the community isinvit ed to attend this occasion tickets are 3.00 the rev james r josey is pastor head start — see page 2 j serving working leading in wnv inner ties l since 19231 price only 20 c per copy a a