Buffalo Criterion, 1988-03-10

              rochester serving working leading in ww inner cities since 1923 price only 25 per copy vol 64 _ no 11 the buffalo criterion niagara region wny's oldest and largest afro-american weekly for over 60 years - featuring paid legitimate circulation established in 1925 thursday march 10-16 1988 minority business enterprise assistance workshop set urban league annual career day program fashions made for easy-on dressing buffalo educator succumbs the community as well as thousands of students mourn the loss of harvey austin he passed away tuesday march 1 1988 after a short illness mr austin was born on nov 4 1933 in montgom ery alabama the son of the late ira and katherine austin mr austin was a member of pilgrim baptist church 655 michigan avenue where funeral services were held satur day march sth at 11 am the rev r david hollo way pastor officiated mr austin served in the korean conflict and was a member of the all armed services basketball team after the military he attended purdue univer sity and graduated in 1959 he was a great suppor ter ot educating the lives ot youngsters he worked wl v->v-,r rtoavs.-trom 1360 to 1968 mckinley hxrji sdnocl from 1968 to 1970 buffalo state col lege from 1971 to 1972 east high school 1972 to 1978 hutchinson central technical high school from 1979 to the present time mr austin also worked for the new york state division of youth as a recreation leader he was a fellow craft mason a democratic committee man and was also an alpha phi alpha fraterni ty member mr austin was married to a . o elizabeth burk nouse and to this union three dauohtpn arm tn,,r sons were born his survivors are his wife elizabeth three daughters michelle chansse and jacquelin three sons michael steven and christopher a mother-in-law bertha thompson a sister ira l austin-tatum of buffalo a brother rev dr samuel austin of brooklyn n v : a grandson jason a sister-in-law mrs naomi austin of brooklyn n v ; brothers-in-law william tatum of buffalo richard jackie burkhouse of hmchey california and john shelia burkhouse of lafayette indiana seven nieces six nephews and other relatives and friends a son harvey jr preceded mr austin in death _ the h alfred lewis funeral home was in charge of the arrange ments pallbearers were rich ard may fred foster willie evans frank rici gliano charles thomp son lum smith jim home ron peoples john dixon willie kingsley the austin children ira lean sam the late john and the late harvey and their father who was killed in a demolition job at dante place were fre quent visitors to the criterion office and plant harvey austin transitional services transitional services for the elder otis bostic will be held saturday march 12 at 11 a.m at the prince of peace temple church of god in christ 669 kensington aye the bishop leroy r ander son will officiate memorial services will be held at faith temple church of god in christ 50 fillmore avenue fri day mar 11 from 7 to 9 p.m elder bostic founded the church of god by faith in 1961 where he served as pastor and overseer he later merged his organization with the church of god in christ with bishop ander son which is presently known as faith temple church of god in christ elder bostic hosted a weekly radion program for he past 20 years he served as marshall in the national church of god in christ organization he was vice president of the back home hour for the baptist church associa tion elder bostic was also a pioneer of the community action organization elder otis bostic leroy w jackson honored the new york state association of black and puerto rican legislators inc recently sponsored its annual chairman's award ceremony and re ception that honored dis tinguished people in new york state tributes were paid to the honorees who keep the torch of political empowerment lit and who as public administrators and service providers devote tireless energy to the enrichment of their respective communities leroy jackson from buffalo received the dis tinguished service award it was presented by the honorable arthur eve and the honorable david gantt leroy waverly jackson jr was born august 22 1921 in richmond vir ginia his family moved to buffalo shortly afterwards he was educated in the submitted bt mamie garrett buffalo school system his life epitomized what it means to be of service to others mr jackson 66 has been extremely active in buffalo since he was 22 years old today even after 44 years cf service to his community the former marine shows little sign of slowing down and still gives unselfishly of his time to numerous organi zations in addition to serving as chairman of the senior citizen committee at 608 william st in buffalo he is actively involved with the following organization the community action organization the nor thern region black politi cal caucus friends of the elderly triad housing board of directors na tional caucus and center for the black aged board of directors the buffalo urban league the naacp retirees local number 634 united auto workers union and the united negro college fund over the years mr jackson has been involved in civic activities profes sionally and politically with both youth and seniors his wife and two chil dren are very proud and supportive of his continu ing involvement in the community leroy waverly jackson sheehan bd members named randall l cla , chair man of the board of shfjehan memorial hospi tal . announces the appointment of six regular members and two ex-offi cio members of the gov erning body of the facility new board members are john hill a graduate of howard university and president of john hill en terprises an advertising and pub dr edward a langford past medical staff presi dent at sheehan and internal medicine physi cian at sheehan and joel maten a graduate of the state university of new york at buffalo and president and ceo of buffalo institutional linen a linen rental company also ms shiela j nickson a state univer sity of new york at buffalo graduate and assistant to the president and director coalition against domestic violence awarded funding assemblyman william b hoyt d-buffalo au thor of the children and family trust fund act of 1984 announces that the coalition against domes tic violence of erie county was awarded 259,834 from this year's round of highly competitive grants the children and fami ly trust fund act spon sored by assemblyman hoyt is the first intergen erational program in the nation the fund provides grants to groups to combat family violence or provide services to victims of family violence the trust fund incorporates both private and state funding under the guidance of an advisory board to date the state legislature has appropriated 5.5 million and has funded over 50 community-based pro grams the monies lor the jrje sod to establish a legal services ombudsman a social services ombuds man and two part-time staff members the not-for-profit coalition composed of social service workers law enforcement officials educators and concerned citizens repre senting over 50 organiza tions was one of tour agencies funded statewide from among 42 applica tions the need to provide a better network to combat family violence is appar ent the coalition has helped advocate for better ment of services and this award will strengthen these goals by providing a more comprehensive pro gram said assembly man hoyt chairman of the assembly subcommit tf>p qr y-i 1 i .•.,.. * s^zit.ooo local shw m&oa to the state award the salvation army will act as the fiduciary agen cy the ten-year-old coali tion's member agencies include parents anony mous salvation army family education pro gram erie county sher iff's family offense unit child and family services friendship house and catholic charities the other two awards were made to the united way of central new york and the united way of ulster county in announcing the awards friday governor cuomo said many of the programs that will be coordinated through these grants will concentrate on strengthening families enabling them to cope v*4 t-uattit/oty a«iu •!•«»«« that tana to create vlatanee within the home promoting the be ing of families is a cost effective use of state funds and marks a significant partnership of government and the private sector in addressing this crucial social concern police search on for imposter buffalo police commis sioner ralph v degenhart and chief of detectives angelo p alessandra have released a composite of a man who has been bilking elderly residents in since april 1987 the individual is a white male 59 6 2 approximately 28-35 years old medium build dark hair mixed with grey and a full mustache he is very polite well spoken and dressed casually he possibly drives an un known white car with burgandy interior lt barton simonian commander of the special fraud section reports that he usually calls on the elderly victim posing as an attorney or bail bonds man representing some member of the victim's family who has been • arrested he tells the victims that ; he can get their relative i out of jail and avoid i publicity if they can raise between 500.00 and 51,000.00 cashigo n-i come over lor the money and they should not use the phone in case he has to call back he takes what money they have and then he leaves he has been very successful in the buffalo and suburban area with approximately 2o - 25 known victims we need your help to i inform the citizens of this individual's actions any information should be immediately sent to the special frauds section at 851-4471 or call 911 if someone should approach you with this type of scam buffalo va medical center addresses needs of women veterans the veterans adminis tration has begun to implement additional initiatives to address the needs and concerns of women veterans as part of this initiative the buffalo va medical cen ter has announced that on sat mar 12th it will hold a female veterans health fair from 9 am to 1 p.m in room 301 of the medical center the health fair is de signed to make women veterans of western new york aware of their bene fits plus make them aware of the fact that the buffalo va medical center has the professional capability equipment and know-how to diagnosis and treat women's problems dr joanne sulewski has recently been appointed to coordinate and address the medical needs of the female veteran dr sulewski has planned the program that will include medical screening activi ties for diabetes choles terol levels sickle cell anemia blood pressure weight modification and breast exams there will be educa tional tapes for viewing on breast examination mamography aids and osteoporosis the pro gram will also include tours to familiarize the veteran with new equip ment which includes mamography ultrasound and densitometer richard s droske medical center director said in announcing the health fair program this marks the begin ning of a firm commitment to excellence in the de livery of quality medical care to the female veter ans mr droske encour ages women veterans of western new york to attend this program lit-mus club to observe 65th year the lit-mus study club will celebrate it's 65th anniversary with a ban quet friday mar 18th 6:30 p.m at the golden nuggett 2046 fillmore aye in buffalo the theme will be daring enough to strive caring enough to serve dr nelson townsend university of buffalo's athletic director will be the speaker mrs freddie thompson is president the public is invited to attend the banquet for information call 884-4112 rev sherrell's black history publication release 1988 part 111 final copyright 1988 by rev calvin l sherrell note as i draw my three part series to a close concerning the announcement of the releasing of my black history publication along with volunteering my personal testimony let me tell you that after being away from your western new york area a decade ago and returning i found a christian love and fellowship towards me too good to believe both from blacks and whites along with many rural news weeklies as i bring the curtain down for now i ask the readers for prayer because i am looking for a miracle in 1988 finally i say once again many thanks praise and goodwill to the buffalo criterion press and its staff members may i say to you live a thousand years amen my one reason for publishing my manuscript is because it is about a struggle that concerns both blacks and whites the cause was freedom there is no other period in america's history as its beginning and that period lasted twenty-nine years 1770-1799 philadelphia is the only city that offers our nation this noble setting and for that reason i made many flights to that city for special research on our beginnings i enjoyed celebrating our nation's 200 th anniversary in philadel phia and was invited back to celebrate with the philadelphians as they rejoiced over their 300 th birthday in 1982 and to dine at the old book binding restaur ant i also enjoyed my first dinner at the old book binding restaurant in may of 1972 with a very famous polish million aire with a host of newspaper and television reporters i was there to lend my support for the polish cause in persuading the u s department of the interior along with the u s senate to make the kosciuszko house a national historical site the polish revolution ary war hero was credited with taking a stand after the revolutionary war m the defense of freeing blacks at this little house where the polish hero slept was named a national historical site in philadelphia a very few know that cal sherrell played a role in that event my name went down in the senate records on that deal brother and i never asked for a dime nor did anybody ever offer me anything yet i survived it all and am yet being blessed by my lord as my publication hits the streets of the cities from the olean jamestown elmira areas hopefully by may 1988 i plan a big exhibit in the buffalo-roches ter areas as many of you read this last install ment of my three part series copies are already in the hands of the u s postal service board of governors the u s department of the interior and even our nation's president finally many thanks to the buffalo criterion for their assistance in the layout and design for my publication and to the group of historians of springville n v for their helpful suggestions and research thanks also goes to a business concern of springville for assistance in helping me to take a financial short-cut in publishing my work may god bless you all and i hope to have been an inspiration to all history-loving ameri cans rev calvin l sherrell see page 3 see page 5 see page 7 sheehan — see page 3