Buffalo Criterion, 1984-05-16

              rochester wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion niagara region out-nf-tnwn c vol 59 - n 21 wednesday may 16-22 1984 appreciation service set for rev cephus mcgee sunday may 27th at 5 p.m at saintsville ca thedral 1242 jefferson aye in buffalo the city-wide apprecia tion service is sponsored by the missionary depart ment of the rose of sharon c.0.g.1.c sis alzeria lee will be the mistress of ceremonies special guests will be the central city choir st mark church of god in christ mass choir state tabernacle church of god in christ mass choir the garrett sisters and many others the public is invited elder cephus mcgee pastor of the rose of sharon church of god in christ will be honored 1st delta summit on black single mothers held delta sigma theta sor ority's kickoff summit ii a call to action in support of black single mothers was held at the university of maryland campus in college park on sat may sth delta national presi dent hortense g canady of lansing michigan said the sessions were held from 8 a.m to 5 p.m in the university's arts/soci ology building and repre sentatives of women's groups legislative bodies foundations and corpora tions attended u s rep katie hall d bid and chicago advertising executive barbara proctor served as the honorary co-chairs for summit 11 they will attend one of the summits in may the kickoff summit is jointly sponsor ed by four delta chapters in maryland the mont gomery county and prince george's county alumnae chapters kappa phi uni versity of maryland and zeta delta bowie state university bowie under graduate chapers the summits or workshops are structured to facilitate design of programs and projects that can be implemented at the local level to alleviate problems of the black single mother delta national board members will also be expected to attend the baltimore summit in late may as that city is the site of delta's first facility for single mothers the mary land educational center the overall situation facing single mothers is bleak indeed said con gress woman hall one of two black females in congress fifty-five percent of black infants are born to single mothers and nearly 50 percent of all black families are headed by black women i urge my colleagues in congress to develop programs which provide incentives and financial assistance for black single mothers in job training and higher edu cation this would im prove their overall eco nomic standing repre sentative hall said mrs canady said that some public assistance regulations provide disin centives for women with children to cut the bonds of dependency from gov ernmental assistance pro grams cutting their food stamp allowance for in stance by the amount amount of college financial aid they get above the cost of tuition and fees mrs proctor founder and chief executive officer of proctor and gardner advertising in chicago was born to a 16-year-old rep katie hall id ind church to observe 9th year sunday may 13th to friday may 18th varick metropolitan ame zion church 210 southampton st will celebrate its 9th anniversary guest preachers and choirs will participate during the week evening services will begin at 7:30 p.m each evening the public is invited sunday may 27th at 4 p.m the varick metropol itan amez church will liquidate their church mortgage the rt rev j clinton hoggard bishop of this area will be the guest speaker also on that same day the sister church centen nial ame zion church will liquidate their church mortgage during the 11 a.m service bishop hoggard will deliver the message this is a historic day for the ame zion church and the host pastor rev curtiss t walker invites the public to worship with them on this great occassion college associates at the amherst museum june 2 shown from left are dr robert s marshall daemen college president richard a rich president of the daemen college associates joan _ ' bsssssbbbsssssssssssssssssssssssj measer daemen college liaison with the amherst museum and frank grillo vice chairman for the daemen college dinner and town of amherst court clerk daemen college to host wild west steak-out dinner louise cerrone has been named chairman of the daemen college associates wild west steak-out dinner being held saturday june 2 from 5 to 9 p.m at the amherst museum tonawanda creek and new roads amherst n y the price is 15.00 per person which includes a steak dinner salads desserts liquid refreshments music games prizes and dancing the proceeds will benefit the marin library on the daemen college campus those on the committee are frank grillo vice chairman food and refreshments gloria lumsden dorothy merrill marietta rizzitello and wayne forrest invitations and reservations euoeen oughterbon and ann heide prizes mary locurto and sue sercu liaison with amherst museum joan measer publicity brian d rusk advisory phyllis harth and clara heinz games terry rogers square dance callers mike and betty stark and music r d richie band western attire is encouraged reservations are required by may 30th send checks of 15.00 per person to daemen college associates to daemen college alumni office 4380 main st amherst n y 14226 wins scholarship shirley marie howard a south park high school senior has been voted the recipient of a 500 scholar ship payable to her and st lawrence university in canton new york by the frontier chapter of the american business wo men's association a zealous student shir ley is a four-year member of the school's push-excel program a three-year member of the cheerlead ing squad a member of the national honor soci ety for which he has served as a student tutor and a two-year class representative at buffalo vocational technical cen ter where she is enrolled in a medical-legal secre tarial course as well she is a choir member with trinity bap tist church 41 spruce st aside from her aca demic pursuits at south park for which she has attained honor roll status shirley is enrolled in the bvt.c internship pro gram a work study pro gram which has enabled her to gain occupational experience with the o'shea reynolds napiers quinn and cum mings law firm and the legal aid bureau of buffalo presently residing with her maternal grand mother vivian a how ard shirley is the daugh ter of annette ruby howard of willert park — photo by richard pauly futrell to keynote nea/ny convention the president of the largest public employee union in the nation will be the key speaker at the eighth annual nea/ny convention to be held in buffalo fri may 18 tb sunday may 20th at the hyatt regency hotel mary hat wood futrell president of the 1.6 member national educa tion association which is the parent union of the nea/ny will address more than 500 convention delegates on may 20th at noon primm to celebrate anniversary herb primm religious announcer at wblk radio station will observe his anniversary on sun day may 20th at the mt olive baptist church 629 east deiavan aye in buffalo at 3 p.m all of his well wishers and fans of wblk are invited to the program the rev william gilli son is host pastor buffalo minister was guest of memphis family rev henry hall of buffalo was the guest of dr and mrs l m mcneal rev mcneal is the pastor of the hopewell baptist church in mem phis term dr and mrs mcneal treated rev hall with much hospitality and as if he were a member of the family read the sermon that rev hall preached while visiting hopewell see page 6 dr l m mcneal mrs l m mcneal to conduct revival special services will begin on monday may 21 thru 25th rev c l moore also known as blend moore will con duct revival services nightly at 7:30 p.m rev moore a world renown evangelist and former associate of the rev c l franklin is pastor of the enon tabernacle mission ary baptist church of detroit mich on saturday may 19th and may 26th new zion will be conducting a radiothon from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m over wufo the public is invited to make a donation to help raise funds to retire the church's mortgage breakfast will be served in the church dining room the new zion institu tional missionary baptist church 318 high st and pastored by the dr s w wiuiams jr is celebrating its silver anni versary throughout the year of 1984 rev c l moore the busy man has few idle visitors to the boiling pot the flies come not benjamin franklin committee passes surface transportation bill 12.5 million for fuhrmann blvda included in highway legislation washington — rep henry j nowak d buffalo has announced that the house committee on public works and transportation has ap proved a surface transpor tation bill that includes a 12.5 million authorization for upgrading fuhrmann blvd on buffalo's water front the committee approv ed the project at nowak'9 request with the bill directing the secretary of transportation to imple ment it for the purpose of demonstrating methods of facilitating redevelop ment of a waterfront area by construction of a connector off a highway on the federal-aid primary system part of the fuhrmann blvd improvements would be to upgrade the road between the coast guard station and the port facilities of the niagara frontier transportation authority improving our high way infrastructure and access to the waterfront is a vital prerequisite to stimulating the broader investments in residential recreational commercial and industrial improve ments that are essential to the revitalization of our city nowak said it is in that spirit that i recom mend this project for inclusion in this bill the fuhrmann blvd demonstration project would be 100 percent federally funded nowak who has been a member of the committee on public works and transportaiton since com ing to congress in 1975 said th uihrmanr jrl-u project is linked to another pending proposal also aimed at renewing buf falo's waterfront nowak explained that it involves an ongoing effort to have included in a pending water resources bill an authorization for sift million or construc tion of a vehicular bridge spanning the buffalo river to connect the erie basin marina area with the land adjacent to the coast guard station traffic on the bridge would connect with the upgraded fuhrmann blvd to provide a water level route into downtown buf falo and an alternate to state's elderly & disabled can now use food stamps at approved restaurants elderly or disabled food stamp recipients can now use food stamps to pur chase meals at approved restaurants in new york state according to assem blyman william b hoyt id-buffalo and grand island assemblyman hoyt ex plained that food stamp recipients who are 60 yars old or over or who receive supplemental security in come ssi and their spouses are eligible for the program our elderly and dis abled citizens very often do not have the physical capacity or proper cooking facilities to prepare regu lar hot meals in their homes this program will allow them to purchase an occassional balanced nutritional meal at select ed restaurants assem blyman hoyt explained approximately 20 per cent of new york's food stamp recipients or 400 000 persons statewide are not eligible to pay for restaurant meals with food stamps due to the action of the state legislature and governor cuomo who was particularly interested in development of the program assemblyman hoyt noted that over 200 restau rants around the state have expressed interest in the program and the state dept of social services will continue to recruit participants in order to be approved restaurants must offer nutritionally balanced meals to food stamp customers at a discount of at least five percent according to program regulations food stamps cannot be used to purchase alcoholic bever ages or tobacco products the dept is most inter ested in recruiting moder ately priced restaurants anyone who wishes to obtain information about the program may call the state dept of social services food stamp hot line at 1-800-342-3009 or assemblyman hoyt's buf falo office at 716 847 3100 christian jamboree planned for may 26th at white rock the nurses guild of the white rock missionary baptist church 480 eaat utica st will sponsor a saturday night live christian jamboree saturday may 26th at 7 p.m featured on the pro gram will be testimonies and various choirs and groups of the city includ ing the famous soloist sis laurie dußois and others the great musician brother peter quinnie and the musical staff of the white rock baptist church will also be on the program sis samelia williams is president and dr very daniels paator single mothers see page 3 fuhrman blvd see page 2 f sen ing 1 \\ orking leading in wny inner cities ■ since 1923 price only 20 per copy