Buffalo Criterion, 1988-09-08

              rochester the buffalo criterion vol li v 37 thursday september 8-14 1988 established in 1925 wny's oldest and largest afro-american weekly for over 60 years — featuring paid legitimate circulation niagara region primary day — thursday september 15th practical & registered nurses assoc observed 40th year p 11.n ma co-founder and ist pros n gro regisiered nurses of buffalo the practical and registered nurses associ ation celebrated its mil vmih.-rsarv on saturday iji 7lli at 1 scholar ship in aw ants l.uiur -• i,n at l buffatii hilton i on ilh w aiittmni in w lings anc congratulations were given l.y id co-founder and second president of i negro registered km -•- i buffalo olive benjamin glasgow r.n also forerunner hi tin kegisierec nurs.-s social mi i buffalo and the practical am registered nurses association i-1 buf falo si . piess.i he ... -• lull ill i ling present io riark in historic va-iii i praised c group lot remaining la-ga-tliai i'l 111 ai she ask hi klviup l mi l fit to k«i-p ip if imago nt 1 ' n-|i,nc i and first pnsideni ih late thyra memweathet charles r.n mrs glasgow paid tri ' uli to ' la 25 charter rial • rs and early found ing n.-mbers which ml l lui:>i miss l|iye b n lamm miss batty ballon miss v.-rli brown mrs franklin bund mrs stel la campbell mis frances campbell mrs frances ( o ti.-i mrs klma kills mrs mamie franks miss ilattys ford mrs alberta un b.s co-l'oun<i.-t and 2nd pros ,■!,, register nurs.-s i i buffalo lull mis bertha ha grove mis ielli'vieve holmes mrs rj_r han-aon mis eli/a(>etfi 1 ■- mrs i |.■!>■• ■•■ l.iln sons mrs 1.„.,,.,i lang miss thyra merriweatlier mrs i mrs joan parker mrs minor i ins,ii miss grace shallow horn mis mai garet still and mrs odessa williams laiiyiii paused tin a special moment it silence ii nun.my •>! host iii.ii is who wera guiding lights ii . tvhu ii now in ■ i.-rnal r.st tin lamp is i tynit-i'l 1 >.' guiding ligtii the v £!■■ registered nurses association ot but lalo was organized np in ■ i iy(b l-y thyra mi rriyy.-aih.-i . r.n an . olive benjamin r.n nine chart<-i rnenil«ers were present i'll clul s nl.jocllus vi-n to i.-cruil counsel and guide those interested in nursing careers to cooperate with social agencies in working against discrimination to promote a scholarship for isp.ciiy nursing st u ti-nts io act as an information center and to educate lay people to the different types „| nurs ing in her nuns as presi thyra m charles r.n < liv if nianiin tilasgoyy resigns post ■ john johnson was asked to step down from his post as commissioner of youth services by the gorski administration as a result of a recent account of alleged improprieties at the county 4-h camp in sardinia during several weekend enrichment pro grams the criterion will be contacting mr johnson to hear his views and if so will be printed in our next edition rogowski seeks county court seat john y rogowski a candidate for erie county court will be on the ballot thursday sept 15th pri mary election mr kogov.ski was born mar 9th 1929 he is married to jean eberle and have a son jack he was a korean veteran in the u s army and was attached to military intelli gence mr • rogowski is a graduate of canisius high school attended canisius college and graduated from the university of buffalo law school in 1952 presently mr rogow ski is a judge and admin istrator of the busiest town court in erie coun ty handling more than 20.000 criminal civil d.w.i and traffic cases in 1987 mr rogowski's profes sional background and ex perience include he was admitted to the bar and is qualified to practice before all of the courts in the state of new york includ ing the federal district courts he has practiced law continuously for 34 years with his present location at 3339 genesee si in cheektowaga lb served as council man on the cheektowaga town board from decem ber 1964 to january 15 1970 at which time he was appointed town attorney and served in that capacity until march 1980 during mr rogowski s tenure as town attorney in addition to his private practice he has been regularly engaged in mat ters dealing with public law and governmental agencies in october 1986 mr rogowski was elected as councilman in 1981 and bishop carl robeson cited for 50 years in the ministry bishop carl rotm»rson pastor i saints home church l god in christ ili west per st sin 1951 kill celebrate his olden jubilee s'-pt ifith thru 18th he and his family moved to buffalo in i°<r from ins native state f texas bishop rolierson has served as bishop of the south dakota jurisdiction i the church of god in christ tin 29 years 11 ■ received an honorary doctoi i divinity degri «■ from the puller normal and industrial institute in greenville south carolina in 1981 11 was appointed chairman ol tin boat i i superinti-ndnnts ol the church 1 (»•<: ii chrisi of western new york juri*hli lion no 2 n 1978 in 1958 bishop { l ..,.,„, was named president i the interdenomina tional ministers council of buffalo ami vicinity serving as |, a . „| th ministers ol th niagara i ron i until y&f i/.'-hlis l;.^•f,'•-,•ci'.fc'/l7;i-.•:'/o5"lyol with the american cancer sochiy and in 1985 bishop rolierson was honored or ■ is i-onlril>*juajn*i m il bul/alo community with a key to tin city irom the honorable mayor james i riftiii bishop carl and mrs genie c rolierson are the parents of six children the have li.-.'ii blessed with ['•• gland children and one great-grandchild i'll i kit-den jubilee ( el.-brain.n schedule is as follows krida s.-pi ltiih the golden ju'.ili banquet * ill '■■ held at il shi rat«n bull virport at 7:30 p.m the key not sfwak-r will be bishop y i„i im,ii saturday sept 7th praise sertice ill '- held a san,i 11 i i i ;,. j(l uw 1 fi'irs ai ms licl 3 < anna slat supervisor „| the 1 < ' j.i.c . i south dakota will be the s aki'i sunday sept 18th the golden jill celebration s tvico yvill also be i id at lints home church at 11 a.m ■•■''! tin rev < aid this glenn ol richmond virginia formerly of buffalo the speakm ihe bishop s birthtiaj dinner will 1.-i low the morning service in the fellowship ii ; ,|| bishop carl robkrson voter registration drive to begin th buffalo branch naacp announces that their oi.r registration i'm will begin sept 17lh those interest i are asked to meet sal . sept 17th at th naacp office 531 k ferry st at ii a.m the primary flection will be held on thurs sept lath polls open from 6 a.m to 9 p.m offices 1 be filled are u s senators v s congressmen stat sena tors slate assemblymen city court judges and the district attorney . the naacp urges the public to tote on primary day because this election i lot federal slate city . am , ounh it its i is important to vote l cans when you vole you un counted and lien you don't vol . decisions al made toi you and * vi family . is senators mm v i ii years and u s congressman j v.-ars stale s nan and assem blymen's term is also foi two yeais look at ilu-ii records 1,.-lore it vole 11 naacp'also says that hen you tail to vote mmj cast iuii ion against 1 ■ sell i cause sonieon • is is making your de cision — -. i,at vet they i ode v nuis accept and lion t squawk it you don't know how to vol come io the naacp headquarters at 531 k ferry st where there is a machine it you at sick and disabled ami need trans portation call s*4-7242 lot assistance or n*>4 724:1 bonks 11 '.', catted lien the german . meaning a beech tree since beech hark wis us,.it lor vvntiii'i on before the invention >,( printing criterion backs sims for city court judge the buffalo criterion endorses william bill sims for city court judge sims is a graduate of uk and the 111 law school and maintains a private law practice his experience includes he has practiced law since mar 1 *-+."> with special emphasis on surrogate's court iprobate practice real estate and some gen tort work civil i'gliis litigation both for plaintiff and defense from 197h until the present a national attorney with grand united order of odd fellows a contact attorney for wny for fmc corp represented oakdale corp of kncino calif attorney tor na tional conference of church of sod and saints of christ and is attorney tor various small busi nesses including real es tate corporations apart i merit complex with 368 housing units plus a plaza of 26 stores mr sims was the first black to become a city court judge when the late mayor frank a sedita appointed him in 1966 he was also arbitrator in small claims court and was a military judge in the united states marine corps mr sims served in the united stales army from 1942 to 1945 and served in the reserves with periods of active duty with the united states marine corps and received the highest rank major in the i'smc sims is a member of omega psi phi fraternity 32nd degree mason prince hall affiliate william bill sims wedding bells chime for couple this is a scene from the recent wedding of frank and frances merriweather tost and shows the wedding cake that was made by the bride's cousin sue cynthia sims of the bronx n y here she is shown with her father judge william sims who also had a little part in helping with the cake as well as her mother judge barbara sims as well as a family man judge william sims is also a candidate for city court judge in the sept lath primary election his workers ask you to vote for him — criterion photo this is another scene from the frank and frances merriweather gist wedding and shows members of the families it was held in the beautifully decorated yard of mrs elnora gist the grooms grandmother shown on the front row from left are albert ferguson the band leader his son jeremy mr and mrs earl cist the groom's parents mrs flnora gist chad booth mr and mrs frank e merriweather of the buffalo criterion the bride's parents hint hakim the bride's cousin of saudi arabia mrs lilly lyles the groom's grandmother laverne merriweather kellve and brandve merriweather and robert curry standing from left are brian ferguson evelyn ferguson mr and mrs bruce merriweather cynthia gist kitty gist mr and mrs a booth the bride frances gist clifford charles judge barbara sims judge william sims shirley lanier terry davis mashi booth sue cynthia sims and ronald curry out-of-town guest from washington d c atlanta georgia the bronx n v long beach california chicago 111 saudi arabia north carolina and venus beach california attended the weddin 8 criterion photo sims - see page 7 p & r nurses continued on page 2 rogowski continued on page 2 the criterion is dean of all minority media price only 25 per copy nationally — 30c