Buffalo Criterion, 1988-07-07

              rochester the buffalo criterion the criterion is dean of all minority media price only 25 per copy nationally — 30c wny's oldest and largest afro-american weekly for over 60 years - featuring paid legitimate circulation vol 64 - no 28 established in 1925 thursday july 7-1.1 1988 niagara region naacp to honor evers on assassination anniversary use of nurse practitioners approved by legislature btf to initiate national textbook boycott buffalonian wins 1st prize in oratorical contest central state university's chanyne c martin a finance major from buffalo won the first prize award of sioo in the 1988 campus wide oratorical contest wilberforce ohio — central state university's spring convocation series concluded with the final round of the 1988 campus wide oratorical contest competing for cash awards five finalists de livered challenging and persuasive speeches to their peers on topics of social and historical rele vance first prize of 100 was awarded to chanyne c martin a senior finance major from buffalo martin was also the first place winner in 1987 other prize winners were shelia a dorsey second prize 75.00 a senior f.nglish education major iran detroit michi gan and mary e bullock third prize 5o a senior marketing major from marion ohio l.avetta chatmon a junior marketing major from mater michigan and patty l johnson a sophomore social welfare psychology major hum indianapolis indiana also were finalists in the oratorical contest the annual oratorical contest was coordinated by lois p mccuire of central stale's dept of english theatre and communica tions chanyec martin a garden party & reception by mrs eva m doyle a few weeks ago mrs emma callahan of 42 johnson st gave a beautiful garden party and reception for frances jill merriweather mrs callahan is known city-wide for her famous garden parties she is an expert at mixing good food the best people and a garden full of the most wonderful flowers to pro dun an afternoon of pure delight this time was no exception it was indeed a beautiful event the sunny skies and glorious weather added to the festive occasion this columnist has at tended many of mrs callahan's parties in the past they are always lively and well-attended good conversation flows fiom every area of the yard the table is always spread with many deli cious dishes if you are dieting you will surely cheat when you visit mrs callahan's besides the great food you always meet the best people at jill's reception her guests included captain marion bass and her mother ms clara men eer judge barbara sims and her husband judge william sims jill's aunt and uncle mrs mamie garrett mrs shirley da vis mrs ann fears mrs pauline mcgowan mr and mrs raymond dv bard mrs ruby butts mrs catrena wright mrs connell bryant mrs shirley lanier jill's aunt and cousin mrs nellie hendricks mrs nellie glosby mrs es telle martin ms marion sis powell carole and evelyn jill's sisters mrs martha wilson mrs cindy rosette mrs sa nella marion mrs gloria hall ms ruby levy and mrs evelyn merri weather jill's mother emma v callahan groups encourage minority participation in 1990 census a group of 25 leaders of predominant ly religious and fraternal organizations have agreed to work toward a partnership with the u s census bureau i encourage their members participation in the 1990 census the congress of national black churches has pledged support and cooperation to this project said bishop john hurst adams congress chairman so many things that affect the black community depend on tin census — economic and political power in particular that we must work together for the fullest and most accurate count in the 1990 census camus officials outlined the scope and importance of the 1990 census to the black community at a recent one-day meeting with the religious and fraternal leaders another meeting is planned for later this year calling the black churches and fraternal orders the key communica tors throughout the nation with the black community census bureau direc tor john g keane said he welcomed ihe opportunity lo involve them in efforts to improve the census count ol minority populations in 1990 blacks and other minorities have been undercounled in previous censuses when compaied with the overall imputa tion one of the census bureau's primary goals for the 1990 census is to reduce this differential undorcount as much as possible while other census bureau officials presented a briefing on plans for reaching black communities the church and fraternal leaders made numerous suggestions they included putting more emphasis on how census statistics benefit minority populations and em hasizing the fact that census information about individuals is not shared with other government agencies institutions or organizations bishop c i coleman of the christian methodist kpiscopal church said the census bureau needed to correct the lack of understanding of the importance of the census and to allay a fear of the census that is part of biblical history we need a simple statement that the census is not used for purposes that would hurt members of ihe black com munity bishop coleman said keane said the census bureau would prepare these materials among tin actions discussed at the session thai black churches and fraternal groups could take were these i . formal endorsements of the census by the national and affiliated churches and lodges and chapters 2 bias bill passes the nys assembly by a vote of 122-20 the new york state assembly sent a resounding warning to perpatrators of violence against african-american homosexuals and other mi norities the bias-crime bill introduced by deputy speaker arthur o eve would increase the penal ties against people who commit crimes against a person specifically be cause of race religious affiliation sexual orienta tion gender or age baa the chief proponent of the bill has stepped up his offensive due to the recent outbreak of racial violence in new york state violent acts motivated by racially prejudice and hatred are increasing at a horrifying rate here therefore legis lation must be passed to make it clear that these heinous crimes will not be tolerated in new york state baa declared recent crime statistics show that african-ameri cans hispanics southeast asians jews lesbians and gay men are the most frequent victims of violent crime the howard beach case and tawana brawley incident have brought to light to the whole nation the utter disregard for the law some racists have in new york state last month two more incidents were reported of gangs of white youths attacking in nocent african-american men it is significant to note the inclusion of gays and lesbians in this bill said eve traditionally this group has been victimized by fag bashers with little protection from law enforcement officials robert frank assistant director of gay and lesbian youth of buffalo inc stated this bill will help educate people of the violence against minorities and hopefully will curtail the increase of violence against gays and lesbians as a result of the aids epidemic the bill now must pass the senate and then be signed into law by the governor it will be more difficult for the bill to pass the republican controlled senate but mr eve is hopeful about the out come the african-american community and other mi norities must keep aware of the statusw this bill and lobby to get it through the senate the assembly has the conscience of the legislator said eve point man for the bill now we must hope that someone in the senate will have the courage to battle to get the much needed bias-crime through the senate minister recovering rev henry hall 95 and dean of the black clergy is ill and was unable to contribute his weekly column a ser mon he has been very dutiful to the criterion in writing his column for the past 45 years rev hall is a patient in the kenmore mercy hos pital where cards can be sent to him or one might visit him rev henry hall james townsend succumbs 1908 1988 the funeral of james frank townsend was held last saturday july 2 at antioch baptist church 24 urban st the rev william a bunton jr presided over the service mr townsend the son of the late greene and leona townsend was born on june 18 1908 in andalusia alabama he departed this life on wednesday june 29 1988 in buffalo general hospital he was married to the late gertrude townsend on august 26 1945 in niagara falls n y he accepted christ and united with antioch baptist church in buffalo he moved to niagara falls n y approximately in 1935 he later moved his family to buffalo in 1952 mr townsend was employed by airco alloys and retired after 28 years of service he leaves to mourn three sons benjamin f townsend of buffalo leo townsend birmingham ala freddie townsend andalusia ala five daughters eva m.doyle leona daniels betty townsend all of buffalo and ora lee mason of los angeles calif ruth drake birmingham ala three sisters carrie minnie and virgie two brothers flex townsend and fred townsend an other sister eva berry who is deceased his grandchildren in clude sharon doyle sharif doyle jesse doyle michael daniels james drake melvin ann min nie marvin james jr belinda mason priscilla wilson jr matinez and a great-grandchild nyisha chaniece doyle sons-in law and a host of nieces nephews and friends funeral arrangements were by thomas t ed ward funeral home inc interment was in concor dia cemetery the family would like to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and deeds of kindness shown during their ber eavement they extend their sincere gratitude and deepest appreciation to all those who demonstrated brotherly love and human compassion during this time james frank townsend essence chief to speak ms susan l taylor editor-in-chief of essence magazine and television talk show hostess will be the speaker honoring ■ xatyuiy t**ataxlrr eve of the new york state asembly i list assembly district sat july 16th 12 noon at he buffalo con vention center honorary co-chairper sons of the event are mary jo gorski and constance b eve chairpersons are ru nae edwards the hon ernestine green mamie b johnson ellen t kennedy kay martin ph.d wygenia miles sarah norat and the hon elizabeth pierce-stewart ph.d the donation is 25.00 for reservations call 892 7687 nfta to hold a celebration of flight the niagara frontier transportation authority will sponsor a celebra tion of flight at the greater buffalo interna tional airport on saturday and sunday august 13 and 14th the hours on saturday are from 10 a.m to 6 p.m and on sunday from noon to 6 p.m the first event of its kind in the area the celebration of flight is designed to allow the entire family to partici pate various aircraft on dis play range from a vintage world war ii b-17 bomber and mustange fighter to corporate jets helicopters commuter aircraft and more the crash/fire/rescue unit will hold an open house and fire-fighting demonstrations airline representatives airline 10th year observance slated by mrs mamie garrett the tenth anniversary of the rev and mrs a charles ware leaders of the friendship baptist church 402 clinton st will he held during the month of july sunday july 3rd at 4 p.m mt ararat baptist church the key w l jones pastor were guests other churches parici pating are new zion institutional baptist church rev samuel w william ji pastor will be guests on sun july 10th at 3 p.m sunday july 17 at 4 p.m calvary baptist church rev l t boyce pastor will be guests sunday july 24 4 p.m pleasant grove bap tist church rev joe l fisher pastor will be guests and sunday july 31 at 4 p.m temple baptist church of cleve land ohio the rev a e campbell jr pastor will be guests the anniversary com mittee consists of the friendship joint board levi clayton chairman of the deacon board and mrs l m craig chair woman the board of trustees finance com mittee friendship boards of deacons and trustees courtesy committee united usher board ms ruth rucker president mrs cornelia bell is chairwoman of the floral committee and dorothy f harris chairwoman banquet committee the theme of the anni versary is a god sent prophet ezekiel 33:32 33 the public is invited to attend these services rev and mrs a charles ware 1900 census continued on page 7 garden party — see pg 2 see page 4 see page 3 see page 2 celebration see page 2