Buffalo Criterion, 1986-10-30

              niagara region wny 9 8 necessary minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation vol 61 - no 44 thursday oct 30-nov 5 1986 the buffalo croterion rochester business district meetings planned george k.arthur to hold business meetings george k arthur president of the common council will be holding a series of neighborhood business district meet ings to assist in presenting plans and programs for neighborhood economic development to the full council all business persons in the jefferson area north fillmore and west broad way areas are invited to attend the meetings and testify the meeting will be held at the fruit belt cao 326 high st near peach monday nov 3 at 7 p.m for additional informa tion call stuart alexander & associates at 884-5600 shown above are county executive edward rutkowski center michigan gubernatorial candidate william lucas left and veronica davis-anthony head of wayne county's health and commu nity services division following a strategy meeting in lucas home state rutkowski supports black candidate's gubernatorial bid erie county executive edward j rutkowski would like to see william lucas his counterpart in wayne county michigan become the first elected black governor in the united states in a letter to lucas sent wednesday rutkowski offered his personal support to the michigan county executive's campaign and said he is requesting area religious and commu nity leaders to lend their assistance rutkowski has asked members in tha local black community to encourage their relatives and friends in michigan to vote for lucas a republican told lucas your gubernatorial run demonstrates that we are not just a party of rhetoric but a party that really cares to improve the quality of life for all citizens i am proud he added that a man of your vision and professional skills is leading the way in creating greater opportunities for african-ameri cans at the highest levels of government your victory as our nation first african american governor will be a victory for us all since 1982 republican lucas has been the chief elected official of michigan's largest county before winning the county executive's post he worked with the federal bureau of investigation and was later elected sheriff of wayne county he is seeking to unseat michigan's incumbent governor in the november elections birthday celebration for pastor the members and friends of holy temple church of god in christ 572 clinton st met at kensington place in a banquet celebration of the birthday of their pastor elder lee a spight sr this occasion took place on sat oct llth at 6 p.m all enjoyed a beautiful program and a delicious buffet dinner gifts and expressions were given by members and friends this beautiful dinner was planned and ex pedited by mrs irene evans and mrs alice pate acting as co-chair persons the rest of the committee members were mrs shirley richard mrs hennie garrison and ms mary rogers at the close of the banquet as the people left they commented on how nice and well-planned everything was and how glad they were that they did not miss this grand occasion the first photo shows ' elder and mrs lee allen spight sr center and their children lee jr and carrie the second photo shows the dias guests elder and sis roberson eld and sis spight seated standing from left are ms shirley richards mrs heanie garrison mrs mice pate mrs evans and mrs and elder reed by mrs barbara r reed eeo/aa to hold conference & workshops by william l gaiter the association of . equal employment oppor j tunity and affirmative | action officers of western new york will hold a conference and workshops on thurs nov 13th at the holiday inn 620 delaware aye the conference will be i an all-day affair begin ning at 8:30 a.m and will feature workshops on sex ual harassment eeo/aa compliance review the supervisors role in af firmative action and how to develop and assess affirmative action plans there will also be a session covering the his tory and current status of eeo laws in the united states in addition to the workshops the conference will feature eric swider president of greater buf falo chamber of com merce as luncheon speaker the association of eeo/aa officers of w.n.y is comprised of approximately 60 mem bers from western new york governmental and private corporations working in the areas of eeo/aa human rela tions human resources and civil rights the nov 13th confer ence is reflective of the general purposes of the association which include professional develop ment networking and ad vancing the cause of eeo/aa in the western new york area the conference and workshops have been es pecially targeted towards management and super visory personnel of local businesses and corpora tions the association takes the position that managers and supervisors trained in the areas of eeo/aa will naturally lead to increased oppor tunities for protected class members and increased production in the work places of this area companies and individ uals interested in attend ing the conference should call 846-7542 or write the association of eeo/aa officers of wny p.o box ■ 381 central park station buffalo n y 12th anniversary the voices of praise of the calvary c.m.e church will celebrate their 12th anniversary sun nov 9th at 5 p.m at the church 1007 ellicott st the theme will be because of our faith we can't turn around e g harper is chair person linda tillman president and the rev james taylor is pastor rev calvin sherrell returns to buffalo the rev calvin sherrell has returned to buffalo after a decade of working in a number of states and attending two accredited trade schools in ohio and the quad cities in lowa rev sherrell said that all through those years away he never forgot his city buffalo and never stopped supporting the cause of the people finan cially he said he never did and never will give up supporting organizations that help helpless people may they be black or while as a plumber a pipefitter and a pipe struc ture welder he said he volunteered his time to help do the plumbing and moving the build half way house from east utica st to glen wood avenue in 1977 and returned in 1985 to do volunteer plumbing work again at a female halfway house on main st rev sherrell said that there are not many people in buffalo who really knew what his ministry was all about because most of his work was in regional areas of the southern tier section of new york both with migrants and with a number of county jails and at attica yet rev sherrell said that he carried out christ mas specials for some five years for some five hun dred children and families and was assisted by the open door church of god in christ along with pastor c gooden and pastor glen wood young all of his programs ended upon his departure from buffalo in 1976 i felt sad about it the rev sherrell said rev sherrell said that he is currently completing his manuscript for a book about a love story of a black preacher who em braced all races of people — both inmates and migrants along with his bold and daring trip behind the iron curtain rev sherrell said that his book and life story will be presented to the motion picture world for official review lucky for me he said that i documented even the smallest detail of my ministry as a state migrant chaplin robinson announces 86-87 heap program erie county legislator william robinson has announced that the erie county department of social services is tenta tively scheduled to accept applications for the 1986 jst home energy aaaia tance program heap for persons under age 60 starting mon nov 3rd heap is a federal pro gram to assist low-income , families with the cost of home energy the pro gram will serve families that are determined in come and categorically eligible for assistance the following table illustrates the eligibility requirements for this year household gross monthly sl*e income 1 794 2 1,038 3 1,283 4 1,527 5 1,77 6 2,016 7 2,080 8 2,315 amount of grant type of heat natural gas wood and coal 255 electric fuel oil 325 households with heat in cluded in rent 185 legislator robinson said that he will once again sponsor heap outreach sites for residents under age 60 starting soon the times dates and locations will be published in the very near future senior citizens who re ceived heap last year are reminded that their appli cations will be arriving by mail starting in december persons or families receiving food stamps also will receive applica tions automatically by mail around december for further information on eligibility requirements or other assistance resi dents are urged to contact legislator robinson at his district office 842-0490 completes training army national guard ■ pvt ist class mildred y walton daughter of willie l walton of 1310 dela ware aye has completed basic training at fort jackson s c during the training students received instruc tion in drill and cere monies weapons map reading tactics military courtesy military justice first aid and army history and traditions she received an associ ate degree in 1983 from bryant and stratton convocation set for memphis tenn presiding bishop j o patterson announces that the 79th holy convocation of the churches of god in christ will be held in memphis term nov 4th to 10th the theme will be the vision unfolds habakkuk 2 2-3 the first day of the convention will be called solemn assembly when the saints as members are called will be asked to abstain from food and water for a day of fasting and praying the first three days will be held at mason temple 938 mason st formerly sth st the convention will then move to cook i—-~_ris-..uii center thursday evening and will remain there until after the service of the holy communion on monday nov 10th ground breaking cere monies for the first con struction phase of all saints university will be held sat nov bth at noon on property near the denomination's interna tional headquarters at 272 s main st bishop patterson head of the predominantly black pentecostal denomination for 18 years will elaborate on particulars of the new building and future plans during the ceremony according to elder a z hall secretary to bishop patterson memphis has been headquarters for the 3.7 million-member denom ination since its founding in 1907 by the bishop c rr i_.»oii ji rr for information contact elder charles rodgers director of news services at home 377-1589 or office 527-8302 c h mason founder j o patterson presiding bishop bflo state names rooms for the late dr anna p burrell buffalo state college named a suite of rooms in bacon hall for the late dr anna porter burrell a buffalo educator lecturer and human relations specialist for more than 30 years the dedication of bacon 116 was held at 12:30 p.m thurs oct 23 when president d bruce johnstone unveiled a plaque in memory of dr burrell who was a profes sor of education at the college from 1948 to 1970 dr thomas j qua troche chairman of the educational foundations dept presided at the ceremony and dr martin b fried professor emeri tus of english and mrs clyde murphy a past member of the board of directors of the buffalo urban league both of whom knew dr burrell well spoke in reminis cence of her a reception followed the dedication dr burrell's accom plishments were recog nized often during her life time among her honors having been the 1957 brotherhood award the professional achievement . award of the buffalo urban league and the 21st annual achievement award of the buffalo branch of the american association of university women in 1959 and 1960 she was a bright lecturer in psychology human relations and child guid ance in india and she was the author of several works in her field as well as having served as president ' of the then bsc faculty association op the boards of the buffalo ywca and buffalo council of the state commission against discrimination and as a member of the state com misison on human rela tions both the interdub council and the buffalo and erie county real estate association honor ed her as an outstanding woman educator and she is listed in both ■ who's who in american education and who's who among american women she earned her bache happy 105th birthday manuel stitt recently celebrated his 105 th birth day at a party given for him at the deaconess home mr stitt born in randolph county ala bama was married to the late lola bell hill he has 13 children 10 whom are now living 59 grandchil dren 74 great grandchil dren and 6 great great grandchildren congratulations mr • stitt may you live to see many more birthdays dr burrell see page 5 serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 price only 20 c per copy