Buffalo Criterion, 1984-10-17

              vol 59 — no 43 — —- ■ - — — , wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion rochester wednesday october 17 ■.:■ v»*4 — — n ■ i ii m —■ ■ oet-of-twn 25c niagara region election attracts thousands to convention 50,000 expected at 77th annual convocation memphis term — some 50,000 persons are expected to attend the church of god in christ's 77th annual holy convo cation a church official said today the annual general con vention of the 3.6 million member memphis-based denomination will be held nov 6th to 15th in memphis - approximately 4,000 more persons are expected to attend this year over last year's estimated 46,000 due to the nov 15th four-year election of general officers two vacancies were recently created on the 12-man general board by the death of bishop j s bailey of detroit michi gan ; and the retirement of bishop john white of new orleans la the incumbent general board members are presiding bishop j o patterson of memphis term bishop l h ford of chicago di bishop j.a blake of san diego calif bishop f d washington of brooklyn n v bishop c d owens of newark n j bishop leroy anderson of i buffalo ny bishop o i t jones jr of philadel | phia pa bishop c l anderson of detroit mich bishop j d husband of atlanta ga and bishop jacob cohen of miami fla the following 14 juris dictional bishops will seek election to the general board bishop l t black shear of wilmington delaware bishop c h brewer jr of new haven conn bishop p a brooks of detroit mich bishop samuel green of newport news va bishop j.n ! eyries of dallas texas bishop t d iglehart of san an tonio texas bishop c d kinsey of jacksonville fla bishop d l lindsey of north little rock ark bishop w l porter of memphis term rishijo b r stewart of san francisco calif bishop l t walker of little rock ark bishop t l westbrook of tacoma wash and bishop h j williams of saginaw mich bishop german ross of oakland calfi general secretary will be chal lenged by bishop e h moore of kansas city mo and elder samuel smith of memphis term elder s y burnett of jacksonville fla finan cial secretary is unoppos ed bishop theodore davis treasurer of jackson mississippi will face bis hop esau courtney of new jersey eld norman quick of new york n v bisi.op i rowe of los angeles calif and bis hop w s wilson of california candidates for the board of trustees will be nominated by jurisdici tional bishops services will be held at mason temple 938 mason st tuesday and thursday afternoon and will move to cook conven lion center for services thursday night thru mon day afternoon before re turning to mason temple for the remaining services the highlight of the convention will be sunday nov llth when presiding j.mii.j ii 9rt*rson win deliver his official mes sage to the saints bishop patterson son in-law of the denomina tion's founder the late bishop c h mason has headed the church for the past 16 years and is expected to be re-elected to a fifth four-year term as presiding bishop accord ing to bishop l h ford first assistant presiding bishop of chicago di our church has cer tainly taken its place among the world's great denominations under the very capable leadership of bishop patterson said bishop ford the theme of the 77th holy convocation is ministries of the church matt 25:34-36 bishop c h mason founder 1866-1961 j 0 patterson presiding bishop bishop leroy anderson of buffalo on 12 man gen board author of president reagan's granada invasion plan addressed daemen college forum pictured from left at daemen college forum with featured guest speaker united states navy rear admiral robert palmer mckenzie the author of president reagan's grenada invasion plan are erie county sheriff kenneth j braun wkbw-tv dr robert s marshall president of daemen college in amherst n v announced that rear admiral robert palmer mckenzie who served as first commander of the united states forces carribbean and author of president reagan's jhtttaiia vnmsmi yaa uooifsst-c the daemen college forum this took place last friday afternoon in the charles j wick campus center at daemen college key media political and civic leaders were invited to hear this distinguished daemen forum speaker achorman irv weinstein daemen college president dr robert s marshall presenting president's plaque to rear admiral robert palmer mckenzie and general thomas bow-en executive vice president of goldome bank ****. rear admiral mckenzie addrssed the topic how real is the threat in the caribbean admiral mckenzie was awarded the defense distinguished service medal which is america's highest peacetime medal in 1969 rear admiral mckenzie assumed the command of the u.s.s cocapon during the viet nam conflict for outstanding performance in that assignment the admiral was awarded the meritorious service medal and bronze star medal admiral mckenzie was introduced by general thomas bo wen minister buried from shiloh home-going services for dr ivor moore were held tuesday oct 16th at 1 p.m from first shiloh baptist church 15 pine st rev moore was born in atlanta georgia june 9 1914 he was the son of the late ivor and ethel madison moore he attended the public schools in buffalo the university of buffalo al fred university and the colgate rochester divinity school rev moore was called to the ministry in 1941 he was ordained in 1944 at the first shiloh baptist church in buffalo where he served for a period as youth minister and where he married his childhood sweetheart mattie eugenia echols in 1940 during his more than 40 years in the ministry rev moore served as pastor of the second baptist church in mum ford n v the st john baptist church in gary indiana and was pastor emeritus of the walker memorial missionary baptist church of new york city from which he retired in 1981 an active leader rev moore served his denom ination as president of the baptist board of education center of new york moderator of the united missionary baptist churches president of the baptist ministers confer ence of greater new york and vicinity and as a member of the home mission board national baptist convention-usa inc for several years he served as bible instructor for the ministers class of the empire baptist mis sionary convention he also served for 25 years as mediation leader for the ministers division of the national baptist conven tion surviving rev moore are his beloved wife mattie eugenia moore two sons ivor gerald cynthia of beverly hills california and donald eugene cynthia of west hurley n v four grand sons jason j amin ethan and labin a brother jack moore of los angeles california seven brothers in-law six sisters-in-law and a host of other relatives and friends rev moore's favorite motto was be friendly and love everybody pall bearers were mem bers of the family interment was in forest lawn cemetery commit tal to the grave was by rev neville brathwaite assistant pastor of the walker memorial baptist church bronx n y the benediction was given by rev a charles ware pastor of friendship bap mu church the h alfred lewis mortuary inc was in charge of the remains dr ivor moore youths in competition jacqueline powell a south park high school senior is presently com peting with seven other teenage members of geth semane baptist church to gain recognition for su perior salesmanship dur ing the november 4th rainbow tea contest aptly named the cele bration will feature its con testants attired in various kaleidoscopic colors to resemble the hues of a spectrum and will honor the most colorful boy or girl whi contributes through raffle ticket sales the largest proceeds to supplement the church's expansion drive no contestant will be considered a loser how ever since all will receive tokens of appreciation from the rev herbert v reid pastor of geth semane baptist church on the city's east side prizes will be awarded in the presence of the contestant's families other members of the congregation and invited guests during the weekly 3:30 p.m program in the church's orange room daughter of mrs ber tha lee powell of fox st jacqueline who is 18 is a church choir member a sunday service usher vice president of the youth and adult dept and secretary of btu baptist training union a potential june gradu ate of south park she is pursuing studies in busi ness education and is presently serving as a senior homeroom repre sentative black women in justice theme of nrbpc dinner it has been stated by a former united states assistant attorney gener al attorney that the justice dept is in the hands of destroyers of civil rights are the people in harge of enforcing the laws designed to guarantee fairness and justice wag ing a polite sophisticated war again the minority population we should be concerned the progress of the last twenty years ' can be dismantled the northern region black political caucus will shed some light on this issue when they bring to the forefront black wo men in justice the theme of their third annual dinner to be held sat nov 3 at the kensington place res taurant five outstanding women in justice will be honored they are captain marian bass the hon tommi c jones of th justice dept lt kathryn robin son atty rosesconiers and the former hon judge barbara sims these women alone cannot solve the problem but it's hopeful that by their integrity and dedica tion to justice that we do have a liason between the justice dept and the people then it's up to us to make our intentions heard a unified voice makes a booming sound it commands attention it's up to us to make justice a reality and we have help itlack women are in justice now nrbpc to cite bass captain marian bass a career police officer in the buffalo police depart ment is the only woman in this state to attain the new york state civil service status of candidate for inspector of police she is currently commander of the juvenile bureau and the women officers bureau of the buffalo police dept she has earned four degrees since her appoint ment including a mas ter's degree from the graduate school of crim inal justice suny al bany and a master's degre in applied public affairs studies from suny buffalo actively involved in community affairs she is a certified arbitration specialist for the better business bureau of wes tern new york she is an editoralist her articles have appeared on the editorial pages of the buffalo news and she is a columnist for the masten club to hold bd meeting the masten block club general board of directors meeting will be held thurs oct 25th at the masten cao center 735 humboldt parkway cor ner of east ferry the meeting will begain at 7 p.m sharp mayor griffin and police commissioner john mey ers have been invited to attend they have been invited to discuss the city's snow removal plan for the upcoming winter season and what can be done to stop drug trafficking on certain corners in the neighborhood niagara frontier transportation authority will make a short presenta tion on the rapid transit system maurice garner is presi dent of the masten block club oktoberfest scheduled oktoberfest sponsored by the buffalo junior chamber of commerce will be held fri nov 2 from 5:30 until 10 p.m in the ellicott square bldg the frankfurters will be providing the entertain ment for the ethnic cele bration there will be contests prizes and good cheer for all the donation fee is 2.00 so that the junior chamber may continue its support of the community writer's workshop set for oct 25th a writer's workshop will be held on thursday oct 25th from 7 to 9 p.m at st augustine's center 1600 fillmore avenue the workshop will fea ture the contributions of area writers and will provide information on grants available to writers it will aslo present tips on how to become an effective writer a panel of writers will discuss their work the panel participants are dr john dixon principal of martin luther king school mrs cynthia mathews a poet and educator ms cynthia a jefferson author and founder of the african and child family institute located at 351 grider st mrs karima amin teach er at mlx school and author carl allen report er for the buffalo news mrs sharon holley li brarian and james davis instructor at the educa tional opportunity center on washington st mr davis is also the author of a guide for black students on how to get through law school mrs patricia edwards from wned-tv will parti cipate along with ms barbara banks editor of the buffalo challenger admisison is free and the general public is invited to attend the coordinator is mrs eva m doyle columnist for the buffalo criterion karima amin cynthia matthews cynthia a jefferson james davis bass see page 7j f serving,-1 working lea ling in winy inner cities l since 1923 1 price only 20 c per cop