Buffalo Criterion, 1987-04-30

              ' vol 62 - no 18 thursday april 30 - may 6 1987 established in 1925 wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation niagara region rochester the buffalo criterion meaningful youth employment is goal 200 students to participate in minority youth internship program the minority business council's summer youth internship program has an announced goal to place 200 minority students in jobs at area businesses this summer through the cooperation of local indus try niagara frontier services sett aviation and west wood pharmaceuticals this program is an excellent opportunity to provide career guidance and direction for our young people kenzie said if we are to continue to grow as a region we need to main tain an aggressive and talented work force the announcement was made by mayor james d griffin ross b kenzie chamber chairman and eric swider chamber president at an afternoon press conference in the mayor's office the minority youth summer internship pro gram is designed to give an eight-week 160 hour work experience at a local business during july and august for selected high school seniors according to kenzie the program will allow for necessary interaction be tween the business and educational communities that will produce business executives in the near future local businesses are urged to provide 20 hours per week of meaningful work during the summer and provide a 600 stipend for the student if within the scope of the program individuals will learn how buiinm-.i conducted and about career opportunities exist ing in the community local businesses which have already agreed to participate include buf falo general hospital goldome hart hotels manufacturers hanover hiialno re urtatoto to take an intern for the summer they are asked to fund positions in a for profit or not-for-profit en terprise the minority business council an affiliate group shown in the picture from left are catherine chapman shirley parks agnes witherspoon deacon ron walker lillian hundley catherine owens albert ferguson center the honoree consulla simmons georgia riles susie smith hattie rumph fredericka andrews catherine floyd and violet williams st benedict lauds organist albert ferguson is shown surrounded by members of the ladies apostolic committee of st benedict the moor roman catholic church on what •. i not only to be a beautiful day outside the church but inside as well mr ferguson was taken by surprise when the ladies group and the parish community honored him recently with an award of recognition and luncheon for his 18 years of service as the church organist . including the last few years as choir director in accepting the award mr ferguson a life-long member of the church said this honor had served as quite an inspiration in his effort of wanting to give his best to the church he was later greeted by his family friends and well-wishers father james kasinski is pastor this photo shows the family and friends of mr ferguson seated from left are mrs audrey ferguson albert ferguson chad booth brian ferguson son mrs albert patti ferguson and frances jill merriweather standing from left are james mcpeak carla wiggins mrs james joan mcpeak mrs bridget mccormick mrs cecelia johnson mrs joanie gibson ms monica johnson mrs fredericka andrews father james kasinski mrs georgia riles and mashi booth the ferguson's also have another son jeremy not shown — criterion photos group urges herndon to run in 3rd district the central city politi cal caucus monday urged edward herndon to run for erie county legis lator in the third district moody pugh jr fourth zone chairman and presi dent of the group organ ized the central city political caucus last year when he found out that we were being challeng ed by current legislator bill robinson ten of mr pugh's committee members were being chal lenged by petitions filed at the board of elections by former legislator barry l robinson however we st john's history remembered as it looks toward 60th year st john baptist church 188 goodell st will celebrate its 60th anniver sary on sunday may 3rd the dr j alfred smith st pastor of allen tem ple baptist church of oakland california and president of the progres sive national baptist con ference will be the speak er at the morning service history of st john baptist church st john baptist church was founded in 1927 under the leadership of the late rev burnie c mc carley and four faithful members mrs mabel mccarley the late mrs alice mccarley and the late joseph and dora kelley from a little store front on william st the church moved to 481 clinton st then to 616 clinton st and in 1930 it moved to 92 monroe st this building is still standing today and is affectionately known as little st john through faith prayer and god's grace st john continued onward and upward its first two converts were two men the late william price and the late willie green after these two others came and united finally there were enough for a small senior choir it was really just a small group of people singing together and when they had enough members the first presi dent was elected — the late richard brown the first deacons of st john were walter price and nathan crockett the sunday school was organized with willie mc cullen as superintendent other groups began such as the missionary society with mrs ella mac little as president the senior usher board with mrs willie bell green smith as president and the pastor's aid with mrs wright as president throughout the years the members worked hard and faithfully in 1945 a rally was conducted and with a membership of only 400 in 90 days 5,000 was raised on october 5,1945 the building at 183 sycamore st was purchased for 21,000.00 and the mort gage was paid off years ahead on july 7 1947 under pastor mccarley several ministers were ordained and new church rutkowski requests investigation of current consumer issues saying the primary re sponsibility of government is to protect the freedoms and rights of our consum era erie county execu tive edward j rutkowski tuesday requested the county's consumer pro tection committee to in vestigate a number of issues of major concern to local consumers rutkowski issued his directives during the citi zen advisory panel's monthly meeting in the county office building rutkowski said that information and know ledge of consumer rights are the integral ingredi ents necessary for con sumers to make intelligent decisions it is our respon sibility to ensure that consumers are not only protected but educated about their rights with this in mind he added i am asking that you review report and respond to several areas of concern brought to my attention by our citizens unsolicited credit cards are being sent to consumers and sometimes fall into the wrong hands — leaving the consumer with a bill of which he has no knowledge i also am concerned about credit repair and counseling clinics — some do little more than advise the consumer of their right to obtain a disclosure of the consumer's credit file at a credit bureau explained rutkowski another problem area i am concerned about is deceptive advertising work-at-home schemes rev henry ford sr.dies funeral services for the late rev henry ford sr were held tuesday april 28 at 3 p.m from the cedar grove baptist church 878 humboldt parkway the rev t l ransom pastor offici ated the rev glenn h dußois gave the eulogy rev ford was born to the late david ford and annie nora clemons ford on sept 12 1925 he passed away on tuesday april 21 1987 he accepted christ at an early age and united with the old mt olive baptist church in arkansas un der the leadership of rev ben gilbert at the age of 14 he was superintendent of the sunday school a prominent bass singer in the choir a featured tenor soloist for the glory bound quartet he served several years as a sunday school teacher church clerk and as a deacon rev henry ford sr radiothon to benefit youth for self help program on saturdays may 2nd 9th and 16th wufo radio will sponsor its first radiothon to raise monies for the youth for self help program this program is designed to train youth 15-19 years of age who live primarily in the inner city community join wufo radio along with civic religious and prominent leaders as they make a positive effort to eliminate teenage suicide drug abuse and encourage independence and constructive thinking air time for the radiothon will be from 10 a.m to 5 p.m 1080 on your radio dial for more information cajl 834-1080 pictured from left in the photo are iman nurridin host of wufo's face-up program wufos general manager jesse key and wufos afternoon personality david michael — criterion photo sister-hood association to honor mrs ruby butts & mrs eva m doyle the sister-hood associ ation will hold their first annual mother-daughter awards dinner sunday may 10th at the langston hughes center 25 high st the theme will be sisters uniting to em power our nation the guest speaker will be sister cynthia jeffer son director and founder of the afrikan child and family institute 351 grider st the event win begin at 4 p.m the sister-hood associ ation will be marking their first year of existence j while opening their second tier of membership any interested women of afri can descent are invited to join business meetings are held the first tuesday of every month at the african-american cultural center 350 masten aye the association is based on the self-help concept the sister-hood associa tion began after much discussion and expression of the need for sisterhood among african women accessing the facts of their much given energies skills and know how often used throughout the com munity yet unab,e to see economic and political reciprocity the first meeting was called by sisters in the nation of islam attempt ing to involve african women of all faiths after several additional meet ings were held the sisters moved to form this collec tive investment group these sisters continue to pursue and develop an economic base and a financial support network for themselves the current officers are sister akau kamau president sister ayanna brown vice president sis florence wilson sec retary;_si_!_tf penny grit fin financial secretary and sister florlne saffore x treasurer tickets for the awards dinner are 7.50 and can be purchased at the grand cafe 288 e ferry st harambee book store 1367 fillmore aye and the african-american cul tural center 350 masten aye the mothers award will be given to mrs ruby butts mother entre preneur and proprietress of the helpful food shop located at e utica and main sts the daughters award will be given to mrs eva doyle mother educator columnist and entrepreneur the sister-hood associ ation invites you to bring your mothers daughters wives family and friends to what promises to be an educational and entertain ing evening for reservations and information call 893-9369 or 882-6152 mrs evam doyle a a mrs ruby butts rev ford see pg 2 students continued on page 3 rutkowski continued on page 2 st john — see page 2 herndon see pg 7 serving working leading in ny inner cities since 1923 price only 20 c per copy