Buffalo Criterion, 1984-01-18

              wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation th e buffalo criterion niagara region rochester wednesday january 18-24 1984 out of town 25c vol 59 — no 4 funds available for energy assistance applications now being accepted applications have been mailed to all senior citi zens age 60 and older who applied for heap last year through the dept of senior services any senior citizen age 60 or older who has not yet applied for heap bene fits may contact the erie county dept of senior services heap office at 846-7870 please return your application immedi ately eligibility standards are as follows family size 1 monthly income can not exceed 677 2 885 3 1,093 and 4 1,302 for limited num bers of erie county residents age 60 or older or disabled who have extremely high fuel and utility costs additional benefits may be available the applicant must be 60 years of age or older or disabled have an account with a fuel/utility supplier during the past 12 months have spent 30 or more of his total household income on ener gy costs and apply in person or an authorized representa tive may make applica tion for further information call the senior services heap hotline at 846 7870 services held for george morgan jr memorial services for the late george morgan jr were held friday january 6th from first timothy baptist church 1467 genesee st the rev kenneth wilkerson is pastor the rev robert a lowe officiated mr morgan was born in buffalo on october 10 1929 he was the oldest son of the late george and lillie mac austin mor gan he attended public school no 31 and in 1947 graduated from hutchin son central high school excelling in his studies during his teenage years george was very active in various sports as a member of the mohigan club that played for wardner h jones softball team he was noted for his pitching abilities later he joined the weblows basketball team and participated with great enthusiasm he became an employee of the chevrolet buffalo plant oct 13 1948 later he joined the united states army and served in germany during the korean war after his tour of duty he returned to chevrolet and continued working until his retire ment in oct 1978 george was very inter ested in real estate and majored in courses to broaden his knowledge in that profession at bryant and stratton business institute and buffalo state college as a licensed real estate broker he had offices in the statler hotel the sidway building and various other places he was a loving and ch"erful man being ex tremely skilled in the art of humor on october 10 1953 he was united in holy matri mony to leola mccul lough november 17 1983 he was admitted to roswell park memorial institute sunday january ]. 1984 he passes away surviving him are a loving wife leila a daughter janice marie ralph hunter of atlan ta georgia two sons george 111 and michael two grandchildren five sisters eleanor emery means inez : leonard ashley annie m robert jr fears sandra paris mims renee leon chat mon and two brothers james bereneice and gerald maxine he is also survived by other relatives and many friends the melodious spiritual precious lord was beautifully rendered by soloist robert fears sr accompanied by pianist mrs stephanie mcallis ter words of remem brance by friends were delivered by rev james a fears bro lawrence ross and bro silas itson ! george morgan jr de witt lee dies suddenly funeral services for dewitt r lee jr 46 were held at 11 a.m sat jan 7 at the young's tabernacle holiness church 623 best st mr lee was a state division for youth super visor and organizer of the first jaycee chapter in a ' state prison he passed away sun jan 1 1984 in buffalo general hospital a buffalo native mr lee was executive director of the upstate new york regional minority pur chasing council in addi tion to working as a youth development supervisor for the state mr lee was executive director of bridge volun teers associates and a former recreation director of the drug abuse re search and treatment center ' in 1972 he founded the first jaycee chapter in a state prison when he became president of the branch in auburn correc tional facility after having a life sentence for his role in a 1958 murder commuted in 1972 and after 14 years in prison mr lee continued work ing with the jaycees and other community organiza tions in 1974 he won the jaycees distinguished service award and in 1975 was runner-up for the organization's 10 out standing young men in america award he was also named a life member of the international jay cees senate and traveled around the country giving presentations while serv ing as criminal justice chairman for the group in addition mr lee was a prince hall mason a member of the 100 black men of buffalo the ken more jaycees hadji tem ple no 61 and the buffalo chapter of the naacp mr lee was also chair man of the buffalo general hospital's consumer ad visory board erie county manpower advisory board council's evaluation com mittee a member of erie community college's business advisory com mittee and niagara com munity college's criminal justice committee . mr lee had been involved in politics for rehabilitation specialist named to kiwanis administrative post indianapolis indiana — winning rehabilitation specialist ronald l west of carmel indiana is the new assistant to the secretary of kiwanis in ternational his appoint ment to the kiwanis administrative post was recently announced by international secretary gil h zitzelsberger we're proud to have the services of an out standing kiwanian reha bilitation specialist and highly capable administra tor for this important post says secretary zit zelsberger ron's ap pointment came only after hi extensive search and careful screening of quali fied candidates as assistant to the secreatary mr west su pervises the administra tive responsibilities of the secretary's office and coor dinates the functions of the various departments and groups of departments constituting the general office of kiwanis inter national a former lieutenant governor of the kiwanis michigan district mr west is a past distinguish ed president of the kiwan is club of riverview mich where he was also named kiwanian of the year prior to becoming a member of the kiwania international staff he served as program director for the southgate regional center of the michigan dept of mental health and as chief probation officer for michigan's 27th district court mr west holds a master of arts degree in rehabilitation from wayne state univer sity and was a doctoral candidate at the same school a former member of the state of michigan bureau of rehabilitation advisory council mr west has received honors for his work with rehabilitation associations on a local state and national level as well as with the 27th district court he also served as chairman of the city of riverview zoning board and past chairman of project sales of the boys scouts of america detroit downriver district the newly-elected ki wanis administrator held memberships in the state of michigan bureau of rehabilitation advisory council and the american association of mental de ficiencies he is a life member of omega psi phi fraternity mr west and his wife have two children ronald l west election for party delegates slated new york state voters will elect delegates and alternates to their party convention in the presi dential primary april 3rd the democratic conven tion will be held in california and the repub lican convention in texas to vote in the presiden tial primary new voters must be registered by february 3rd for new voters register now at the naacp headquarters 531 east ferry st office hours are monday through friday from 12 noon to 5 p.m how suite it is michael jackson swept the ameri can music awards monday night by winning eight awards including favorite male vocalist in both the pop and soul categories in addition to the vocalist honors his top-selling lp thriller was named favorite pop and soul album his no i single billie jean earned favorite pop-single honors beat it won as favorite pop and soul video he was also given a special award of merit at the llth annual presentation of awards the industry's annual public opinion poll during a recent two-week visit to the hotel royal plaza in miami florida michael jackson shows ge-<-ral manager w garry cross a compilation of one of his most recent awards — a 5-foot wall display containing 37 platinum and gold records naming jackson no ] recording artist in the world it hangs in the living room of the new michael jackson suite at the resort jackson's visit his fifth in the past few years marked the official dedication of his two-bedroom retreat according to cross on jackson's next visit there will be a number of new " items in the suite for jackson ai.d guests to enjoy michael was delighted with the suite and plans to send us an entire assortment of photos plaques and momentos to give the suite an even more michael touches said cross the strikingly modern michael jackson suite is done in theatrical combinations of black white and grey other highlights include jackson's signature etched in gold on tht door electronic window curtains of tivoli lights a built-in entertainment center with laser disk stereo tv and a custom-designed art deco sofa lit from underneath daily rates for the jackson suite are on par with the resort's other suites at 280 with one-bedroom and parlor or mm tor the entire suite for reservations or more information contact any travel agent or the hotel u s toll-free 800 327-2990 florida toll-free 800 432-2920 voter education & registration activities planned on tuesday jan 24th the buffalo chapter of the a philip randolph insti tute will hold a meeting at the varick ame zion church 210 southampton st at 7:30 p.m the purpose of the meeting is to develop voter registration and voter edu cation activities the main speaker will be norm hill president of the a philip randolph institute mrs emma deeble of cope associ ate from new york city will speak on helping to reorganize the local chap ter the public is invited to attend this important meeting barbara p maddox is president johnny jack son vice president zettie young secretary and robert l johnson treas urer sba provides aid explosion victims peter p neglia new york regional administra tor for the u s small business administration j wilson harrison dis trict director and franklin j sciortino buffalo branch manager for the u s small business admin istration has announced details of the sba physical disaster loan program available to east side victims of the recent explosion any east side disaster victim who owns property or rents in one of the blocks which have been declared disaster areas by the sba administrator as a result of the explosion on dec 27 1983 may apply for direct sba disaster loans mr sciortino said these loans may be used to repair or replace damaged or des troyed homes personal property or businesses the 30 square block area of the city of buffalo bounded by howard st on the north south division st on the east and jefferson aye on the west are declared a disaster area by the sba administrator on jan llth mr sciortino said vie . tims may obtain disaster loan applications from sba officials stationed in the sba disaster office this office is located in the federal building at 111 west huron st room 1305 beginning monday jan 16th through friday daily from 8 a.m to 5 m sba disaster loans are made to qualified appli cants who have suffered tangible property loss as a result of the explosion homeowners may ob tain direct home repair and replacement loans of up to 50,000 for real property damage and loans of up to 10,000 for damage or destroyed per sonal property however . the combined maximum for one borrower may not exceed 55,000 persons who are renting a home or an apartment may apply only for a loan of up to 10,00 to cover damage or destroyed personal property businesses which have suffered physical damage to real property ma chinery equipment fix tures and inventory may apply for direct sba loans ' of up to 85 percent of the verified loss total loss minus insurance proceeds or other compensation up to a total of 500,000 small businesses may • also apply for economic injury disaster loans edil to permit a busi ness to meet its financial obligations which the busi ness could have met had the disaster not occurred eidls are made to small businesses which have suffered substantial eco nomic injury as a direct result of the disaster whether or not the busi ness has suffered physical damage the business must be unable to ob tain funds from other sources an eidl may be made for up to 500,000 however a single busi ness applicant may not receive more than 500 000 for a physical disaster loan an eidl or any combination remember that sba makes loans not grants said mr sciortino obvi ous our first priority is to determine whether an applicant has an ability to repay a loan after we determine this then we determine what interest rate will be charged " the interest rates which sba charges on its disas ter loans for homes persona property and businesses through a ' credit elsewhere test after examining financial information submitted on the loan application if sba determines that an applicant is able to obtain funding from other sourc es personal assets banks etc to rebuild following the disaster they must be charged a higher interest rate than an applicant who is unable to obtain the , funding from other sourc es the interest rates to be charged for this disaster are loans for homeown ers personal property , applicant able to obtain credit elsewhere 12.5 percent applicant unable to obtain credit elsewhere 6.25 percent loans for physical damage to busi nesses applicant able to obtain credit elsewhere 11.0 percent applicant unable to obtain credit elsewhere 8.0 percei other non-profit charit able and religious organi zations 10.5 percent eco nomic injury disaster loans 8.0 percent percent sba disaster loans for homeowners and personal property may be made for up to a 30 year term however the actual length of the loan will be determined by the indi vidual applicant's ability to repay disaster loans to busi nesses which are able to obtain credit elsewhere may only be made for a period up to th.cc years loans to businesses which are unable to obtain credit elsewhere may be make for up to 30 years eidls may be made for up to 30 years sba disaster loans for homeowners tenants and businesses may only be made for the amount of damage which exceeds the applicant's insurance coverage for more informa tion disaster victims should contact an sba official at the disaster office or call the sba disaster hotline number 846-4516 bishop j o patterson praises jackson's efforts in goodman case the presiding bishop of the -. church of ood in christ inc whose world headquarters is located in memphis tennessee has sent the enclosed com munique to the rev jesse jackson democratic presidential candidate for the splendid job done in securing the speedy re lease of lt robert good man jr the church of god in christ inc which is predominantly black with an estimated three and three-quarters million members in the united states and abroad has expressed her gratitude to mr jackson through the demonination's leader the most reverend j o patterson who serves as presiding bishop and pri mate of the church the division of urban affairs of the church which is led by the rev dr norman quick of the bronx n v has inti mated that his office will appeal to the general assembly of the denomin ation in april of this year for some commitment to the jackson for president campaign it is expected that the presiding bishop and mr jackson will be meeting in the not too distant future and from that meeting and the subsequent general assembly report that a clear statement of intent will be given by the entire church of god in christ bishop j o patterson dewitt lee see 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