Buffalo Criterion, 1984-03-21

              wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion niagara region rochester vol ■'■'' — no 13 i ll i i f i i si-ai.sw'r ii o ii i 1 in n wm ii wednesday march 21-27 19k4 n an tit out-of-town 25o incentives sought in cutting medicaid costs rutkowski calls for plan to curb soaring medicaid expenses i erie county executive i edward j rutkowski has i called on state leaders to | strengthen incentives for medicaid recipients to i enroll in new programs j which can bring down the i costs to taxpayers ! the bill submitted by gov mario m cuomo could be a start toward encouraging these pro grams in new york state but the proposal lacks sufficient means to attract medicaid clients to join prepaid or physician case management plans said mr rutkowski who is chairman of the new york state assoc of counties medicaid task force mr rutkowski urged adoption of a new jersey provision requiring medi caid recipients to pay a token sum toward their bills unless they enroll in the new programs the payments would be waived if they signed up for the cost-control plans he add ed the programs can prevent unnecessary and costly care and provide more sensitive and com passionate services to cli ents through better access to medical practitioners and preventive care they can reduce medicaid costs up to 40 percent mr rutkowski added new york state medi caid costs have more than tripled in the past decade and may reach 6 billion this year despite a de crease in eligible clients official projections indi cate that the cost could reach 19 billion a year by 1990 unless controls are applied this will add 3.5 billion a year to the amount contributed by new york state counties basically off their limited property tax base mr rutkowski added the winner's circle the name johnson the name johnson is as american as apple pie whether one is thinking of such outstanding citizens of former united states presidents such as an drew johnson or lyndon baynes johnson or world reknown poets such as james weldon johnson track and field star rafer johnson somehow so many persons named johnson have developed their talents and skills to contribute so much to enrich american life mamie beale johnson is a shinning hometown example of an outstand ing talented high achiev ing johnson although to come into this world as mamie beale the older of the two children of joseph and emily butler beale of lackawanna n v she acquired the johnson name as the result of her marriage to one of buf falo's best known political figures horace billy johnson a former super visorof the old 13th ward and a former councilman of the masten district for seven terms billy johnson be stowed the great name upon the pretty petite mamie after she had attended grade and high schools in buffalo then had gone south to virginia union university for her college education they met one summer when she had returned home for her vacation from union and soon discover ed that they had been in the old hutchinson central high school at the same time when he was doing post-graduate work and was a mere lowly fresh man but it was just about that time that the young lady realized that she had a great interest in and talent for mathematics she attributes her love for the science to the intelli gence skill and wisdom of her father the late joseph beale who spent so many early childhood hours with his two children the other one a son joseph john playing mathematical games with them until she came to think of math as fun and a game one which she was eager to play and to learn mr beale had come to lackawanna where he finished high school before working at the bethlehem steel plant although born in richmond vir ginia he lived in phila delphia until his parents died while there he met and married mamie's mother mrs emily beale mrs johnson also gives much credit to the late miss amelia anderson one of buffalo's pioneer black educators and a mathematics scholar the aunt of attorney arthur s anderson was noted for her love of education and of teaching mrs johnson said she gathered a group ol children together in walk er's hall which was then located on the corner ol hickory and clinton sts she taught us some of the mathematical subjects such as algebra after school arthur had told her that i was good in math and she graciously invited me to join her class i loved to go and to learn she still remembers fondly and with gratitude the lessons taught by the knowledgeable miss amelia anderson a great lady from a great family mamie or petey as she is sometimes called by her close friends also recalled that her back ground was probably con tributed greatly to the development of her most mamie beale johnson girl scout cookies ready for delivery the cookies are here delicious girl scout cookies have arrived and will be delivered to your door from march 12th to april ist if you haven't ordered don't worry you may purchase girl scout cookies at direct sales booths around the area for your convenience just call the girl scout office at 837-6400 monday through friday for the location closest to you you may also buy cookies at the girl scout office 70 jewett parkway off parkside avenue in buffalo be tween 8:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m monday through friday the goal this year is to sell one million boxes of new for 84 little brownie bakers cookies two hundred twenty-one thousand six hundred eighty-eight boxes still need to be sold in order to reach the goal remember the cookies ac once again 1.75 per box one dollar of the price is tax deductible and remains in the community to finance career educa tional and social programs for the girl scouts so if a girl scout didn't come to your door call us congresswoman lauded for king holiday effort congressman katie hau d gary who helped work to get dr martin luther king's birthday named a national holiday was honored for her efforts recently at a 400-guest reception sponsored by anheuser-busch inc she was presented with a framed copy of dr king's i have a dream speech with ms hill are from left ron nash and hank o'brien from anheuser-busch ms hall gene saffold from anheuser-busch gary mayor richard batcher and county commissioner atterson spann services held tor mother mary shegog funeral services for the i late mother mary shegog were held sat march 3 at 11 a.m from holy temple church of god in christ 572 clinton st elder lee allen spight is pastor mother shimon the daughter of the late reverend and mrs alf mattie holiday was born on april 16 1910 in aberdeen mississippi she passed away on monday feb 27 1984 at 10:45 a.m in millard fillmore hospital she was united in holy matrimony to the late george w shegog they were the parents of four children and the foster parents of 32 children over the past thirty-one years mother shegog accept ed christ as her personal saviour in memphis ten nesee upon moving to buffalo she became a member of holy temple church of god in christ located at 96 spruce st under the pastorate of the late bishop e f mcclel lan as a result of her love tnd devotion to her saviour and the church he was appointed to the mother's board where she worked untiringly to win souls to christ she was past president of the home and foreign mis sion band was very active in the prayer j\h bil.lc band was a member of the hospitality and the senior choir she also chaired various drives and committees for the spirit ual and financial growth of the church in recent years mother shegog was appointed district misisonary of dis trict no 9 by elder lee allen spight sr after having served as district missionary of district no 8 under the leadership of bishop carl roberson she was also honored as mother of the year in 1983 and continued her faithful and dedicated work to the church until her health began to fail her survivors are four daughters mrs matt ye garrison mrs jacqueline roosevelt blackmon mrs la fawn rev isaiah thompson and mrs betty maurice evans five sons george victoria shegog david jenkins charles wyatt shawn washington and sam irrmie shegog 23 other children 10 grandchil dren 7 great grandchil dren two sisters mrs rosie lee randall and mrs susie junious sweatt two brothers rev robert mary holi day and clev holiday two sisters-in-law mrs lor enea taylor and mrs mary yoime « hrratkor in law charles shegog and a host of nieces nephews and other relatives and friends interment was in forest lawn cemetery the thomas t edwards fu neral home inc was in charge the elder willie flurence officiated pallbearers were war ren l lewis bruce ■ daniels deacon bobby i mcßae kenneth lidge i dwayne madun and allen jackson mother mary shegog robinson wants increased measures to stop east side attacks county legislator barry l robinson id-buffalo said today that he has contacted state and local officials to seek additional law enforcement assis tance for the child moles tations that have paralyzed the city's east side community with fear since they began in december in letters to governor mario cuomo and district attorney richard arcara robinson asked that the new york state police and the district attorney's office be authorized to aid in expanding local effort to put an end to the crimes and ensure that these attackers are no longer at large robinson said since mid-december up to 15 different child molestations and sexual attacks have occured on buffalo's east side the county sheriff's dept have begun assigning pa trol can to - assist the buffalo police dept in their investigation but robinson said he wants more the victims of ihese tragic crimes and the entire east side commu nity will not root until the attacker or attackers are brought to justice it's my belief that we should be utilizing all the law enforcement capabili ties we have bo they county city or mm what i have done is make an appeal to the governor and the district attorney to have them lend what ever help they can to this vital investigation rob inson robinson's letters asked that the state police and district attorney - office aid the task force currently being established to help solve the crimes these brutal attacks have victimized an entire community and its im perative for their safety and their emotional asm ity to apprehend til person or persons respon sible for these crimes robinson said cuomo proclaims march youth voter registration month the new york state youth council has under taken a project to encour age new york state's young people to become more actively involved in their community and gov ernment by registering and voting march has been proclaimed youth voter registration month by governor mario cuomo and both houses of the legislature have passed resolutions in support of this project the members of the youth council hope this project will educate thous ands of youth about the importance of voting and will serve as a step to greater involvement of young people in all facets of their communities in 1971 the 26th amendment to the u s constitution was passed lowering the voting age to 18 in 1982 only 35 percent of all 18-20 year olds reported that they were registered to vote and only 19.8 percent actually voted in his proclamation governor cuomo staled the younger generation of americans is one of the least involved sectors of our society increased youth participation in the electoral process can only serve to build a more solid foundation for the greater involvement of our citizens in the future affairs of our state the youth council has developed a manual to u*lp high school students conduct voter registration drives in their schools a key aspect of our manual is the emphasis on the active role played by students we believe it is vital that young people take the lead in registering their peers said leonard g duns ton director of the n y s division for youth the council has also developed a brochure aim ed at answering questions about voting which are commonly asked by young people manuals have been distributed to all high schools in the state and brochures are available from many county boards of election and the new york state youth council the youth council con sists of 35 young people from across the state who serve to promote the active participation of youth in state and local issues the ; council is sponsored by ' the new york state divi sion for youth with _ support from other state i and local agencies summer job openings announced statewide the department of la bor has announced that more than 1,000 summer job openings are available statewide through its job service camp unit these positions include camp counselors special ty teachers and program directors these camp jobs offer excellent oppor tunities for summer em ployment said state labor commissioner lil lian roberts but to take advantage early applica tion is advised the camp unit office 45 west 36th st 12th floor will be taking . applications for interviews monday through fridays 8:45 a.m to 4:30 p.m for an appointment appli cants should call 212/760 5979 applicants residing out side long island west chester and the new york city metropolitan area should contact the nearest local job service office applicants must be 18 years of age or older and have completed at least one year of college they must also have worked as a camp counselor before or participated in varsity athletics or have arts and crafts teaching skills specialty teacher and f program director posi tions require experience or expertise in individual areas waterfront counse lors and directors must have appropriate certifica tion summer jobs are at camps throughout the northeast but are mainly located in the tri-state area salaries for a camp season late june through august range from 250 for general counselors to 2,000 depending on the specialty summer jobs are available for sleep away camps which pro vide room and board and local day camps naacp award nominations deadline april 30th an april 30th deadline has been set by the naacp for the acceptance of nominations for awards the awards are made each year during the annual medgar evers civil rights dinner in june and are presented to citizens who have demon strated an unusually high - sense of commitment to the community in addition to the medgar evers civil rights award the awards are community service hu man relations and youth the awards are made on a the basis of voluntary service beyond duty no petitions will be accepted nominations should be addressed to the naacp 531 e ferry st buffalo 14208 for additional informa tion persons may call 884-7242 democratic presidential forum slated march 21st a democratic presiden tial forum will be held wed ma 21 at 6:30 p.m at the e c c city campus the forum is free and the public is invited to come and hear the presi dent ial candidates surro gates will respond to questions the forum in sponsored by the coalition of 100 black women the buffalo chapter winner's circle see page 2 ' serving working leading in wny inner cities since 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