Buffalo Criterion, 1971-03-20

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" __■___. n s ________ a_s__l^_l xv b as ___-<■ *' »• flfl l__k c fr i fl fffl t bfl fl lflp«^fl*y flflflflflp best-selling negro weekly ol 45 no 10 buffalo n.y saturday mar 20-26 1971 helping to know and build _ better community since 1925 price 10 cents did you know for many years the cri terion was the only pa per printed by negroes in new york state " tod a y it is . the only paper printed by negroes be twees cleveland and new york city send your news photo ad to 625 william street yy \ m^^mm support your only and nec essary pre the buffalo criterion rochester - buffalo worker alleges discriminatory hiring practices at gowanda state minorities are employed fatci to 400 ratio t*i by staff reporter • „; -' in an exclusive release to the criterion an em ployee of ib_"g<wwins | state hospital alleges that ttfe ad njritfjrfration there baa effuc ttvesy treated a closed shop situation with the intent of re jection 3 m jhe enjptoymetit '. of ite colored \ minority ri the worker raymond w weaver said that » appears that the method used end lo cal situation ere : of a bs r.mimrtory fi nature \ figures show that the * ratio of * ne groes to the full complement of employees ia about 1 to 40 in this institution mi ■_.•.«.,.. fjmt dwrt ac cording to the figures they do not inctudt the gowundu state hospital as an equal opportunity employer the statement also alleges that those employees of color who have been employed there for a length of time are sel do ro upgraded or promoted ail ; in - i_li;'.74he whole : picture points to . ractet bias mr weaver concluded yyj y x exhibit black newspapers and magazines at public library in syracuse rimr vy.—th baffaio „" fefeartaa is rtchited m «_-' ■ libit of wack aeartpupe-s met - a-.ag-uiae at the main burw y'tag at die syracuse public j liars hare dunng march ml fttosnik-u ol the national - mgtt newspaper week mar mi - 2mb ' ' - ',:'■"' 1 1 more than m at ha ap prmlmmu j 329 back puht a_ii__w tea being issued raj aiarfv m me m are shown y-along with beak and otter - saaaeriate ' atom : htacfc j own - a'4sn | and jaaratfats thay saaaaaai various type bum ddmrttm perm of tha , mmtma i end inrtut daily and - weakly aewspaperj monthly and ajaarterty aa__b»_laiii and spa emitted journals el religion * end tmemess " 7 .. 7 yy the display was arranged wag aha station at the | library the.'tan suie vow .... mitr pram and pin tot i imi fi vomatey «* tte syra aaas university srh oo rof | journalism faculty since imb s*e univsiahty has offered a mmimva count on tte black * frta it a taught by prof i vaiswlary author of a forth * emmwy book black press .' vjt-a ->* ..-' --. y ftstiaaal nag re newspaper yw*«l has bean sponsored an r.u*ny for many year by the s national nagro newspaper fubji-bers assay washin^on ib wwcb be-long newspaper and niafiainaa i.«ui by tfack-owrad firms for read n d dm black race 7 member end other pubqi.a ttana during march hth thru 2tkb carry editorials and ape mu articles about the contri bution of the press and its present^lay problem and bi ographical sketches of famous editors each »> frederick douglas and vt e b dtt . a /■ -. .. . ; .., , open house at state hospital for alcoholic rehabilitation unit the ajcobolk rehabilitation halt jooated at buffalo stat hospital held open house on thursday march 25 from » a.m 10 i p.m - dr lweilla lew anduwki bead of the unit anal that mr general public interested i agencies business and toduj ! trial groups were invited to attend and become acquaint ed with the progress bemg made in helping the alcoholic become rehabilitated end re turn to a normal me fat so e«y and die comm-tikty the aaxmic can recov er " stated or lewandcwsfci and although our work at the hospital has produced en couraging rest this is real ly a community problem al coholism and its profound ef fect on families and the ora munlty aa a whole places a substantial obligation on he part of everyone—individuals industry labor union gov ernmental agencies voluntary roup and others — to deal realistically and effectively she added no longer can with this grow-ng problem we afford to wait until the ak4._tv.ltc ha reached be depths of despair on tad row 1 and brought tragedy to him self and his amity we must retch out and help him find proper ' treatment before alt lias happen this is an ill ness and must be treated as such :,. 7 . to date over 600 patient have been admitted and treat ed by ar since tta incep tion in august im7 while it is at ill early to accurately measure results progress has been encouraging according to dr lcwandowslcl over half of these patients have returned to gainful em ployment and a responsible : role fat the community mar than 3m paa who have conspieeed their rchabifitatloq continue to recttve therapy at the hospital on aa out-pa tient basis yy the black lawyers assn of erie bounty hovxjrad r«<***'.y f t^,tri^«l j wig valvar a \ burrell second from left during a dinner at the park lane former judge william sims presented the hondree with a gold pen from the association others in the photo are at torney barbara sims james robinson ray green and samuel l green % r "• criterion photo 1 r '■ ---.-■' >■;'■■ y..7 ■■.'' t '-'•--£ *-■*■;■■'*'■•.-■ > ?.» to be featured at ball the popular talented and well known united sounds will be a feature of the pre mothera day ball at carpenter's hall 800 kensington aye buffalo on sunday may 2nd sponsored by the house of moses and the glamour doll house a donation will be given to th c negro scholarship foundation plan now to attend this gala affair for res ervations call 886-8691 y judge trammell dr blackman to be feted at naacp ball nyc mm m _. £> teaman in ..... and dr george a»n 1 present of the beard af education both of buffalo win ; join the group of j prominent humanitarian le be spotlighted at the naac p human right unity ball to be belt april rd at i tte ■ manhattan - cen ter til west tffh7 st sin new y*rfc city fy r?y mln asking them to • take a tew in tte unity spotlight judge ;. tramn*.ell and i dr btackman will te jelled far their efforts in furthering the cause far human dignity tar *"' mm '" '■ '' t state senator earl brydges is serving jas honorary chair man for the affair along with mrs nelson rockefeller grand daughter * nettie b smith of the elks duke el lington roy wilkins _ and others f yyy y^y tte % evenlpg 7 win bypass leogthly : . j speech-making and place emphasis an . music , dancing and social revelry with representatives from different community groups 3 tte ' spirit of unity and the human rights theme will make this event a long-to-be remembered experience said donald lee naacp stats president y . ,-,_ .. - , ; tte , tickets are - tea dollar and include a year's ' mem bership •' in . a | branch of | the naacp they may te obtain ed y at | any state j naacf branches and "; at freedom national batik offices in new yerk city yyy yy '■? | honor dr king _ on i pata sunday april 4th 7:30 p.m st nicholas church ull a ara_.we.kef st*.,.-will present a tribute ta dr martin anther king an interesting program has been planned and the pubhc la cordially invited tb attend the young adkdt choir of bethel ame church and st nfchotes - q»ir will furnish the music jonathan wilson will be the narrator * gladys knight and the pips at kleinhans apr 11 motowwi 01ady v knight and the pips te the newest soul recording group to tut the bigtime they will appear easter sunday april 11 in two performances — one at 3 p m —.., one m 1:00.,-p.m at ktetnhana mi»le hal pon sored by buffalo festival incyyy y . i r --. y ■ on the same program will he tbe delia the most fa mous group front the early daya of rack and roll_v.y both groups low to involve the audience which responds either by clapping m lime to the ; rhythmic - selections ar by listening with attentive ears to dm feeiw underl ing a ballad or blue song , tickets at ss is and ji ere now on sal at buffalo fes tival tfctat office statler h.-ton i at mall orders accepted with stamped self addressed envelope jj b nor ton hall state college tick ec office audrey * delta record stores brando mu sic niagara falls ••>"■.'■ '■„'■ rites held for mrs matilda allen '. funeral services were held far mrs matilda allen mon day march 22 at bethel ame church w25 michigan aye *;; isssljjs mrs ' allen 3 was horn dec tt 181 in stillmor ' geor gia to the lata mr and mrs charles smithy -...? ;:. 1 she moved to buffalo in is w aod became a . member ef bethel , ame - church i in 194 she sang is the cathe dral chorus : tot many years and belonged to the big sis ters club far many years until illness overtook her she passed.-/'away.s in the buffalo general hospital march 17 1871 y y:y •<'-,; fla £ ims j ate .. was | married to mr chester arthur allen and to this union were born six children yy | she is ij survived by tour sons arthur bay leon wal ter and william a daughter mrs ma tie raines twenty two $ grands y mrs eudell mcallister of new york city john carbon ronald yalan da joseph ' barbara rente gwendolyn robert arthur jr ; naomi bay leon jr herman waldtea gloria jean wesley,-arthur david i ■*•?»; twenty-seven great grand children and ate niece i rs^t't*,ef«ba matte ot sa t vanaah ] ga and many ether relatives and t friends j*f rev g grant crumplev officiated the h alfred lewis morturay were in i charge-of : tte remains n terment was in forest lawn cemetery •., . ■ - those attending the rites were - mr and mrs walter allen mr leon allen sa vannah ga mrs eudell mcallister new york city mr and mrs george allen detroit michigan . daughter in-law mrs 7 lucille allen mr herbert bowen buffalo mr and , mrs john davis mr ■ and mrs william allen mr and mrs arthur allen mr and mrs robert raines john carlton \ ronald ye lunda and joseph davis r barbara : regina gwendo lyn robert raines ■'■: " ' ! arthur jr naomi allen roy leon jr allen herman waklen gloria jean ; wesley arthur david and john allen of savannah georgia '•* - • ._,'„• ■-■■■' .-•--■' participating in the dedicatory service of new jerusalem baptist church 1273 fillmore aye at 7:30 p.m sunday march hth were rev m ware rev h v reid pastor of getlisemane baptist church and mediator of the western district baptist association who delivered an inspirational message rev i daniels|of white rock baptist church and rev i palmer founder and pastor of new jerusalem church the gethsemane choir rendered the music before a packed house criterion photo ■ ■_* - t.i mir'^j^y '■'■•. _■'■.' :■■■ '..-. i v ■■ tt i "' 1 ■ ,■*'* *.""-... •■•_.- '"'■■■ ■ ■* ■: ■>■ yy ....... -, editor hosts negro history daily series monday march • 22 stereo 97 began a series encap sulated episodes of black history well-known black historian .-' edward beasley narrates the program frank e weather editor ef the buffalo criterion will host - these one-minute epi sodes three times daily .".. . 5 the series " cavers such sub jects 4 as dr . daniel hale williams the father of heart surgery to s'okely carrol chael ! from ancient africa to viet nam from humor to tragedy .""■'.': ??:" . -,-■:" .'"*;-" listen to stereo 97 every day for . black t history,',"at 1:30 in the morning 1.-38 in the afternoon and at 7:38 in the evening yy :.. the series is produced by tnft broadcasting - company tot stereo 97 yv *".,^'. stereo 97 will make the black history material avail able to schools club and . churches in the area for ad ditional information contact bob lawrence 886-0035 observe anniv rev and mrs s l har grove will celebrate t__eir 25th wedding anniversary at a din ner friday april 2nd 8 p.m at trinity baptist church 41 spruce st rev harbrove is pastor of trxjty baptist church : college prexies praise ability of students from ghetto the~lfa»kr«ttgftj<^:<str}e < mem was issued today to da robert is kevter and dr.'e * lc,'frett^r;jr^y ty b^'ll^ii^^-laivei^iiy of new york t but&lb wsa - the ?. state r university call fjo at buffalo have found agteat v source j'^of * _> pride i and eft - coursigeftieitt inyutey*ups«sa | of our • student , rors*."<jf«-tf vamaged background m the ? vast majority of .".,. tfeee jp * dents ii-hf re-y den.oosin.r-d j above ' average achievement » and the y compnunties . in . which ttey will reside upon graduation wilt be enriched art , rtjroogjtewsd bey their presence - y-.y ---.; ;?■ we express • great ttt cent however about refer ences currently being tasde in t y state legislature x ard '; eteewtere about possibly mo during financial aid fordo for ' students 7 in education opportunity program ujof nanritrmmy *. disadvantaged stm grins use sf|t«*b__s___.ts»;«f . greats ; work-study and j leant ' to • supplement y their 0»..s ' meager ' resources end a reduction yin : tte avenge amount ' available lb them can markedly reduce jdm number ab».e to continue their education or do so success fully -- ' we stron^y endorse ; maintaining at least the cur rent level of financial aid support for the students fa these programs - y } ■-.".,-., % president robert l kft ter state . university . at * new york at buffalo and presi dent *: e k - fretwou jw state uniwersityy college f'i buffalo y-y yy * y groups to work on health problems iwysl cat for action m cooperation | with many | service or^anfeatrans itvr'ud . ing junior league of buffalo | inc national council cf jew ish women american asso j ciation of university women y sisterhood of temple beth "•■; el and many concerned citi ■ teat . began operation on march 1 1971 yy the first ' target area * of j concern is the field of health problems — \ especially drug 1 abuse venereal disease aa j cohoiism and abortion y * $ call are take n by our * trained proteoatam voiun i leers between the hours of 11 '. a.m end 1 p.m monday rbra friday on our special wysl " call for actionr phones — 1 885-help an automatic am * _ wer device has been »»• stalled to advise callers at 7 other phones when to caß | back * •■ y r - '' tha cam for action vol unteers .:. will direct callers ta whatever service agencies — . public or private — deal with their specific problem the initial assistance is reinforced lairr by callbacks to these asking for help and by con stant.eechecking of the ser j vices to which ca'lers have seen referred when referral alone is mot * sufficient when dm machin ery does not war wysl will ; broadcast editorials and documentaries which com ment tea agency's perform ante or tack thereof nona rt the calls will be broadcast a j coaanunlcatsnht will be call for action sac sweet