Buffalo Criterion, 1983-04-06

              wny's largest & only accredited minority newspaper featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion vol 58 — no 15 wednesday april 6-12 1983 us postage paid permit no 1314 buffalo new york rochester niagara region black super market needs community aid - editorial support urged—while there is still time buffalo's black supermarket figmos ptl located on jefferson aye in front of the 1490 center is in financial difficulty douglas goggins proprietor and manager of the 2-year-old business has filed for reorganization under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code it was recently learned it is the only black-owned super market in the city according to joseph easley former president of the buffalo branch naacp and member of the buffalo fire dept who is partially paralyzed he also stated that 100,000 must be raised by april 23 to make the reorganization viable , he continued mr goggins is due in bankruptcy court april 29th and must have 85,000 worth of stock on his shelves by april 27th cash flow problems for the supermarket began last tall mr easley said when the m&t bank transferred 150.000 out of the store's checking account because it had received reports that the super market's stock was dwindling easley charged that the bank made the transfer without notice to goggins or the peter j schmitt co the market's main supplier he pointed out that goggins was current on all his debts at the time of the transfer and had even paid back 50,000 in personal loans he obtained from family and friends to start the enterprise the transfer caused checks written to the schmitt co to bounce according to mr easley this resulted in the present crisis and the committee to save figmos ptl a cross-section of the community has come together to prevent the demise of figmos ptl finally i go my own supermarket praise the lord mr goggins who was reared on jefferson aye opposite vary st received his training in the supermarket business at the a & p supermarket then located in jefferson and eagle st where he worked a number of years before the store closed down if kinmoscloses down it will follow a sixty-year old policy of blacks in the food business beginning with the late dr e e nelson who started a food co-op at william md jeffenvm imsptf inf j.\v silv wav super duper in the late 20s the criterion made the membership certificates when the co-op went down doctor nelson tried again at william and madison sis across from the liberty bank but could not get a loan for remodeling jesse taylor and o reed started a grocery store at 368 william st bought the building but it went down because of the lack of cooperation mr reed then decided to go it alone on william and monroe sis after five years it fell through in the 50s lackawanna had a store on gates avenue operated by * churchman it fell through because he couldn't get support out of the membership the same was true of the food market owned and operated by friendship baptist church at clinton and hickory sts in the early 40s then came tops supermarket in towne gardens it went for some reason or another the b-kwik market at 1242 jefferson aye fell through also mr goggins and joe louis easley are young and seem to have plans to raise the funds by the end of the month with some cash and pledges towards their goal they have the cooperation of some clergymen with 100.000 blacks in buffalo filling up supermarkets in and out of their community it would ik disgraceful for figmos to fail dinner party honored mrs nellie hendricks a surprise birthday dinner was given in honor of mrs nellie hendricks by deacon and mrs william v callahan of johnson st recently mrs hendricks a community and church worker has been a member of trinity baptist church since 1943 family friends and well-wishers all gathered to wish mrs hendricks happy birthday with many more to come the photo shows mrs henricks right with her long-time friends deacon and mrs callahan and little miss crystal callahan an enjoyable time was had by all _ _. — criterion photo nowak wants u.s to reconsider steel issue washington — rep henry j nowak d buffalo has asked the u s labor dept to recon sider its rejection of an application for trade ad justment assistance for an estimated 1500 workers laid off from republic stee corporation's facilities in south buffalo expressing a deep concern and extreme dis appointment at the de cision the congressman wrote marvin m fooks director of the depart ment's office of trade adjustment assistance i request that you personally review this application with a view to determining whether it could be reconsidered with the data you have in hand or whether a positive decision could be reached with the solicitation of additional information from the company and its customers or the submis sion ot autrihimai mi 6rma tion from the applicants noting that unemploy ment in the city of buffalo alson is hovering in the 19 percent range the con gressman urged fooks to exhaustively examine the republic ci«e and said under these circum stances the cash benefits training and job search benefits provided by the taa program would be a welcome source of susten ance and hope tor these buffalo workers nowak stressed this assistance is sorely need ed particularly in light of the company's recent statement that it has no plans to reopen the buffalo plant shut down since may 1982 in the near future walters to address daemen forum dr robert st marshall president of daemen col lege in amherst has announced that united states ambassador-at large vernon a walters lieutenant general will address the daemen col lege forum of ideas on friday april 22 at 12 noon in the executive dining room of the charles j wick center at daemen college 4380 main st ambassador wallers will speak on foreign affairs - where do we go from here key community and business leaders and daemen stu dents will be invited to attend this unique pro gram mr walters has been a key advisor to six ameri can presidents — roose velt truman eisenhower johnson nixon and rea gan he was a former director of the central intelligency agency and has had his memoirs silent missions pub lished by doubleday one inch of rain oyer one acre of surface would weigh more than 113 ton church of god in christ in syracuse n v when making pledges for 1983 all donations are deducti ble and the church will appreciation your support if you need transportation to . the church call 315-476-2538 or 315-463 0819 - long photo mrs c trammell passes funeral services for cleona e trammell were held thursday mar 31 burial was in forest lawn cemetery mrs trammell was the mother of judge wilbur p trammell and was a charter member of the first calvary baptist church 50 fillmore aye the deceased 82 died saturday march 26 1983 at millard fillmore hospi tal after a long illness . the former cleona jhpmbliss was born sept t«*i*l9oo ib dadeville bahama the daughter of the late atty luther and hettie chambliss her foster parents are mar garet smith of knoxville term and the late f knox smith m d fshe later moved to tcnoxville term where she attended and taught school in 1917 she married the late rev peter trammel founder of and former pastor of calvary baptist church on genesee st he built the calvary baptist church 539 wil liam st formerly the star theatre rev trammell died in 1962 in 1972 mrs trammell became a charter member of first calvary baptist church and devoted many hours to the church throughout most of her life she participated in many church activities and various community affairs including the senior church choir the phyllis ivhealley club was a member of the crippled children's guild the naacp and the minis ters wives assoc her hobbies were reading singing writing making speeches collect ing receipts and poems in her younger lite she was an avid tennis player she is survived by two daughters margaret wil liams of trenton n v and dorothy thompson of detroit another son charles and eight grand children honorary pallbearers were deacons and trustees of first calvary baptist church dr george blackman otis haves william hum phrey jesse h jackson albert jarrett sid lew and delmar mitchell pallbearers were john l thompson mark tram mell brent c trammell michael j thompson kerwin kelley and gary l smith mrs cleona e trammel eye on history wanted black men & women to heip figmos mr & mrs douglas goggins at a press conference on monday april 4th held at 31 e peckham st joe easley announced that the committee to save figmos ptl had begun an urgent campaign to raise 885,000 by april 29th to save buffalo's only black super market he already has 23,000 in pledges douglas goggins owner of figmos and one of our most hard working community minded individuals has taken a stand to fight for the survival of his business the support of our entire community is needed now not only is the survival of figmos at stake but the survival of our community is in jeopardy as well mr easley is the chairman of the committee to save figmos ptl he expressed deep concern about the plight of figmos supermarket mr easley certainly can provide the kind of determined and forceful leadership needed in this fight he is a man of great strength and fortitude the black community should indeed be proud of men like mr easley the committee to save figmos represents a cross-section of the commmunity which includes business leaders ministers and others concerned about the plight of figmos market in a statement released this past week the committee has stated that they have come together to prevent the demise of figmos ptl a black owned and operated supermarket on jefferson avenue due to severe economic anil business pressures it is crucial that the black community move quickly to save this business an important link in convenient community services the committee seeks the collective support jbldal\ui%fua this columnist would like to urge you to call joseph easley at 842-1973 if you would like to pledge a donation to help in any way you can if we lose figmos then we have only ourselves to blame help today don't complain tomorrow about what should have been ask yourself what you can do to help keep mr ioggins in business he needs your support today as part of a fund-raising effort the committee will sponsor a tea to be held on sunday april 17 from 4 to 6 p.m at the old landmark church 896 jefferson aye tickets are 2.50 per person for tickets you may contact this columnist c/o the buffalo criterion or call mrs orstella ramsey proprietor of rams.v beauty salon at 31 e peckham st join us in our endeavors to keep figmos alive and well join us in the fight to maintain strong and viable business in our community join us in our strive for unity and justice please send all donations to the committee to save figmos ptl c o liberty national bank 223 genesee st buffalo n y 14203 mrs eva doyle unusual fulbrighter in zimbabwe u s dancer and chore ographer kariamu welsh has spent the last year and a half as a fulbright scholar in africa helping to found the zimbabwe national dance company since 1946 the ful bright program now ad ministered by the u s information agency has made it possible for american teachers and scholars to study teach and conduct research abraod and for foreign nationals to do the same in the united states occasionally performing artists are selected for the program u s fulbrighter helps found zimbabwe dance company she's not your usual fulbright scholar this energetic woman in leo tards but in addition to sending professors and students abroad the u s information agency usia which administers the fulbright program makes it possible for performing artists like kariamu welsh to leach and study in other coun tries welsh a 33-year-old dancer and choreograph er spent last year in zimbabwe formerly rho desia helping to found that country's national dance company her work there is considered so important that usia has extended her grunt for a second ye..r welsh who comes trotn buffalo is known as one of this country best inter pretive dancers she has taught dance at the uni versity community and professional levels for the past ten years she is also the founder and director of her own dance group kariamu & company for which she has choreo graphed more than 90 works charles z wick direc tor of usia saw welsh in action on a recent trip to africa she's a highly talented person who is making a real contribution to the life of another nation he says of the dancer she's just the kind of person we like to gel into the fulbright program ms welsh has turned 28 men and women kariamu welsh fulbrights — see page 2 1923 198 3 criterion press and still the no 1 wny central cities largest press oar office has been open every week ol ever year sitxe our existence serving our communities you've just gotta sign up for a copy of the buffalo criterion every week - for only 20 national 25 upstate new york's oldest and largest minority press — the only wn v minority paper 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