Buffalo Criterion, 1986-08-21

              serving working leading in ny inner cities since 1923 niagara region the buffalo criterion price only 20 c per copy rochester wny's necessary minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation vol 60 — no 34 thursday august 21-27 198685 nat'l black family celebration set reunion event to be held in washington's capitol mall the black family in america its traditions and . its current areas of concern will be the focus of a major national event the weekend of sept 12-14 the black family re union will be held on the capitol mall beside the washington monument in washington d c , and in key cities across the country as a positive dem onstration linking public officials civic religious educational and labor leaders cooperating na tional organizations and families of all composi tions and backgrounds black family reunion is being organized under the auspices of the national council of negro women a fifty-year-old organiza tion representing four .. million black women through its 2 0 sections and 31 national affiliated organizations ra-li-tpatiiy iraittti tions and organizations include the national park service of the u s department of the interi or the smithsonian insti tute the u s department of health and human services the government of the district of colum bia the john f kennedy center for the performing arts plus forty-five other national organizations activities on the capitol mall on sept 13 and 14th will range from music exhibitions theatre dance storytelling film and speeches by black leaders sports figures and celebrities the culturally-based program will take place at five different pavillions focusing on children young adults health issues and black history plus the role of the black family in dealing with education teen preg nancy drug abuse and employability a family reunion is a cherished occasion a meeting of diverse people who have a common bond states dr dorothy i height president of the national council of negro women black family reunion is an opportunity for the entire community to come together as one family to celebrate the black fam ily's legacy and culture recognition of this power ful resource is a vital step forward in dealing with the concerns facing our society today activities on the capitol mall on sept 13th and 14th will range from music exhibitions thea tre dance storytelling film and speeches by black leaders sports figures and celebrities the culturally-based program will take place at five different pavillions focusing on children young adults health issues and black history plus the role of the black famiy in dealing with education teen preg nancy drug abuse and employability a family reunion is a cherished occasion a meeting of diverse people who have a common bond states dr dorothy i height president of the national council of negro . women black family reunion ifoegpopporrtam'f i<sr trte entire community to come together as one family to celebrate the black fami ly's legacy and culture recognition of this power ful resource is a vital step forward in dealing with the concerns facing our society today arthur hardwick,jr political business person succumbs funeral services for the late arthur d hardwick jr will be held thursday aug 21 from st john baptist church 184 good ell st he was the first black from erie county to be elected to the state i legislature and was a prominent local business man and civic leader for many years mr hardwick 70 the husband of former r«»r shirley a chisholm d-brooklyn died mon day aug 18,1986 in his wiuiamsviue home a veteran of world war 11 mr hardwick was elected to the legislature in 1964 representing the old 143 rd district of buffalo he served two terms before he was defeated by assemblyman arthur o eve he served on the ways and means military affairs and the commerce and industry committees of the assembly he was co-chairman of the joint legislative committee on migrant labor mr hardwick worked with the late attorney general robert kennedy : to expose the conditions endured by the state's migrant workers and authored legislation for the first workers compen sation bill for migrant workers he also pushed for education for the children of migrant work ers before serving in al bany mr hardwick oper ated a retail liquor business in buffalo and was the principal stock holder of h & h delivery service he also served as vice president of doris records inc active in civic affairs he served on several mayoral committees including those serving the elderly and combating drug abuse mr hardwick served on the executive state board of the naacp he was honored on many occa sions for his community work in 1977 mr hardwick married mrs chisholm who at that time was a member of the congress besides his wife he is survived by a sister juanita watson of augus ta georgia interment will be in the birchwood mausoleum of forest lawn arthur d hardwick lafayette grad stationed in virginia navy petty officer 2nd class candace m reveron daughter of fannie m flager of buffalo is stationed aboard the resolute a floating dry dock in norfolk virginia the 1980 lafayette high school graduate is an electrician s mate and supervises a repair shop aboard the dry dock the 522-foot-long resolute is able to dry-dock submarines that weigh i to 18,000 tons while the submarine undergoes repairs and routine hull inspections — photo by navy journalist russell egnor mandellas featured in ebony nelson and winnie mandela are pictured on their wedding day june 14 1958 they are the key symbols and courageous leaders in the continuing struggle for freedom in south africa mandella 68 has been serving a life sentence in prison since 1964 for his anti-apartheid activities mrs mandel la is also a courageous leader of the freedom movement who has often been arrested because of her actions the mandella's are featured in the september ebony magazine memorial observance for monica childs & toshia haynes by mrs mamie garrett carl bellamy an e ferry st businessman went to the common council and obtained the following resolution re garding the deaths of two young black girls which was delivered by council man david collins to mr bellamy following is the resolu tion whereas residents and businessmen in the east ferry street and wohlers avenue areas have been deeply touched by the tragedies experi enced by monica and toshia and whereas the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the deaths have raised a serious negative impact on the entire community and whereas there is sentiment to keep the memories of these chil dren alive and whereas carl bellamy and his holly farms store is organizing a celebration on aug 30th from 1 p.m to 6 p.m for this purpose and whereas this program will involve reli gious musicals games re freshments and a picnic atmosphere and whereas this effort is noble and should receive the full support of the city of buffalo now therefore be it resolved a closing wohlers avenue between e ferry st and goulding avenue b that the department of street sanitation thoroughly clean and make available a city-owned vacant lot at east ferry and wohlers c the services of the city of buffalo be provided in this effort in order to ensure its success hemphill issues statement as 58th senatorial candidate the following is a statement from john e hemphill a candidate for state senator of the 58th senatorial district now that roger black well is out of the state senate race what about senator anthony masi ello's poor performance as a state senator if he ran on his record the people would see that he is no better or worse than he claimed blackwell was if the people of the 58th district would just open their eyes and ears and look around them they could see that they are living in a disaster area the years that senator masiello has been in office as far as the district is concerned was a waste he never comes around the area to see what needs to be done to help upgrade the people's quality of like during all of the bad blizzards he never toured the district to find out what help and relief could be offered at the state level a recent survey by william o hare of wash ington joint center for political studies reported that blacks in buffalo have the worse economic condi tion in the nation the news articles for the past few weeks read blacks meager share study indicates blacks fare worse in buffalo etc you can't blame every thing on the decline of industry in this area or discrimination you must blame politicians like masiello who are not doing their lob mr masiello also should have been spear heading the nfta de ficiency probe the drug abuse and child abuse problems instead of criticizing others he should take a hard look at his own short comings and start building economic bridges the 58th senate district is sorely in need of someone who can and will properly represent it those problems will not go away they have to be addressed and dealt with in a solvable manner it must be remembered that when one section is affected by depression it affects the entire city mr masiello's actions in the 58th district are the same as they were when he accepted an invitation to a forum and debate sponsored by the western region women's political action committee he accepted the invitation then didn't show up he didn't even explain why he is all talk and no action john e hemphill free paint documentation for all per sons listed on the deed federal section eight income guidelines will apply for ellicott district residents for further information call 856-7034/856-3262 or stop in monday thru . thursday from 9 a.m to ' 4 p.m „ . the ellicott district concerned taxpayers inc 644 william st is presently accepting appli cations for the 1988 free paint program appli cants must be owner/occu pants present proof of ownership and income c.a.chapman associates to present charlie the tuna chapman the marathon swimmer sunday aug 24th charlie the tuna chapman america's first black marathon swimmer will swim from the guns of fort erie ontario can ada across the mighty niagara river to the erie basin marina in buffalo using only the butterfly stroke this date will mark the fifth anniversary of char lie's successful 37.5 mile english channel swim he has also set a new world record for being the first person to use the butterfly only in a swim from alcatraz island to aquatic park in san francisco california the buffalo community is invited to meet charlie the tuna at the erie - basin marina sunday at 930 a.m charles chapman ('' charl ie the tuna sorority awards students with scholarships six high school gradu ates were awarded scholarships by beta phi chapter lota ph lambda sorority inc at a garden party given at the home of mr and mrs thomas undsey in amherst winners were selected on the basis of academic records school recommen dations leadership quali ties financial need extra curricula activities and work experience the awardees are constance snell a gradu ate of mt st joseph academy who has been accepted at spell man college karlene law rence a graduate of grover cleveland and accepted at fredonia state terry gaiter a graduate of bennett high school and accepted at howard university bren da smith a graudate of hutch tech and accepted at canisius college ma lissa ann davis a graduate of riverside high school and accepted at suny at buffalo and tool lynn gaiter a graduate of bennett high . school and accepted at howard university these young women exemplifying the kind of integrity motivation and ability needed in our future leaders were en couraged to continue their excellence by beta phi chapter president margie mccarley chairpersons sorors winona kirkland dora lindsey and louise m stewart tha first dinosaurs if ba liavad war no largar than a modarn turfcay