Buffalo Criterion, 1969-12-20

              price 10 cents buffalo n v saturday dec ■ 20-26 1969 helping to know and build a better community since 1925 western new york's oldest "-.; y - *' ' "' ' y •:- * largest and ■■ _• ypy a _ best-selling y 77 - . : negro weekly vol 42—no 23 * t-_':r»\7»v>v 7t 7 >" did you know for many years the cri , terion was the only pa per printed by negroes in new york state p today it is the only paper printed by negroes between cleveland and new york city send your newt photos ads to 625 william street support your only and nec essary press the buffalo criterion first black wine co seeks sales on nation-wide basis first black wine co formed.in l.a giant step for black cap a htm sayt y firm president x los angeles — america's first block wine company ha been formed here ba prod nets—three desiert wines and four table wines — went on sale in southern ',-' california retail outlets on monday scot 22 meanwhile arrange ments for national sales are being complete *- ,;:,;.-; . the tame of the new firm - batik wine a spirit inc it is headuiurtered at 7-161 beverly blvd •*.,.. batik wine are produced and botrffd under a long-term saife buy arrangement * fir a modern 1.2 million lii*c*-g!ia bros winery n fresno c__l't iaceftha brw have her re bowsed as makers erf fine wines for more than 75 years these and other derails a bout batik pronounced km teek were released recently by company president william _. burke former dire-tor of radio and television . opera ion for the california state legislature the formation cf our com pany said burke a 311-yeai -•- '**_-■ , is a ant tap forward for w_»<&.jwptl&^__i it's the first time we back ! have had a chance to entet fie total management posit-on in the billion-dollar wine in dustry y a - i sun particular grati fied by the fact that we are able to offer such a fine line of california wines this is assured by our arrangement with b;sceg!ia bros our wines m fact are better quality wine than other i nes in the same price cate gory we knew we had to produce better wines it's al ways been that way tot ; blacks jackie robinson had to be noticeably a better ball player to make'it in base ball oi\r wines are noticeably i better wines • > a j the california wine inchis-j try is celebrating its 20(hh ! anniversary this year the formation of batik i burke said j perhaps the most important highlight of this anniversary year who would have thought ■ — three four or five years ago — that the little o'd wine maker would turn out to be a black man - burke an ohio native is one of the youngest top exec utives tn the wine industry in addition to the presidency of batik burke also holds membership on the com pany board of directors the company name batik is burkes brainchild an an cient word batik mean the wending of colors the board of directors is a small uni'ed-nations-type b 1 c n d o the races ... : ' £" mervyn dymamy the cali fornia state senator is chair in of the board he is l ned by joseph a biscei'iu who brings ts the company ■ mrs t charles heads nurses ass'n committee v mix tbsrta m i ucsrlta ■;. tut ?? he elected -; chairman of 1 the 7 human relet commjxfke oa hc'-.new yofk v state hwwot i .-, 7 aaeoftt&ta vitr&x yy ■■.--' : theytcctlatrt-of cua-tfim >. il:t«!t.'*"dre"":._o?::»"'''l encourage yts^ctts oa ; imciden ■>/ . j s a r j«s^v^&s|?wsis^tif ?■ ttez ut well fjtjpaoi wwp nl to sh pprjpria c?s praen of t teie or di ! trict i amw&tttm - cr 7 j the ftpp__fi^t£r<'-so«en)intßtaf'.'t comsn_*«.ty efrncy for re*o iea cerrf r prc&eats y | _"_?.. tttyuaatd ' fhe •!•<« ; or dxna-rct f mtrae tusodation ***'.'*.. rwt-hf [' ttftifemb-p *.__. em fl^s ipetcittt groups atudeat a»«oc sri on on matter of teteipwip si rciattoa y % - , asses ' th effect of the ntergrowp relation en_#**or of the s-r_ntast_an ■ and recemaaend , maim and prior in ._*« area to the vari_t component eg the mm . or • d__t.net . taaodatie and to tho hoard of direc lot . -„ . 4 • assist in the recrtit «**« of t'_ad_t>t . from min ority group and help to identifying the problem of ***** tadei_t • in | entering and rrmahuig'-to ithoett'of ttsreittf a primary prw of the vomer tie ta ato bay a representative from each agency within the diatrlct ftadeif wetnen and men !' who 5 are % ittt ereited to __*• . coming profeaatnq.l rrgimer ad irai h«ild anply in mtiuag to the school of their ' choice .. yr the acheott bufetin or catalogue will «**> c what ■ high k-heoj subject air re ar*d for entrance : and what the tuition fee are re paired student and the parent ho 7 need help to underwandtof.-ao entrance ret^.rf.rteru may receive saw from high admo counsel or tt hot of mining and member of the new york stat nun aaaaciation the new york state w*e a»*nctat on office l mrs chablf.s messiah sets for rendition at kleinhans a the m-'!»»i«h of 1 landal will *\ be - given it annual l-h-thdrmn ni c • performance under lukata vest wi'h guest mmth topraiifl susan fins meuo-*oprg elaine haw tail § tenor warren lln fer baritone thocna carey the ran h'-th school choir donald ; hihiatvl director tn saturday december id at i til p nt and sunday december 91 at 2 30 p m at klflnhan music hall y . the annual prcaent__iti<«i o|.:the,;,,.*'me«tah by lhe philharmonic ha over tlvs pa ha decade become a;w»r.e»jahlished sure ful mutic.il tradition—no auocea nl in fact that since lihis j mcond performance nt the me-kiah has j been added there arc _.!*_. two other apecial program to be gtv at kdrnttans - mimic hall • hey are tue dec a 2:3 the center ba.>t cf bui fate with kdth'een croftoo art ati y erector and the buffalo ■ p_t__3__u_i?v«sc ■ irttb ; metv-n , screws conducting y^bailat festival wat'neo timwdajtfs , 5:31 ti m tuesday ppe ertmi arlt be repeated ex cept that melvte straus u be conducting an feeirtnß of ballet " rev hall to make annual trip to aid agers we art getting ready t visit the old folks heme at atdem new york en janu ary 1 mt la once again try fa bring seme cheer te eleven hundred alder men mad women by serving them frail apples bananas orang «**, rankle and other re freshments we also render prayer bible reading and « song service to every taan er ward plea let thi ba an at your mission-1 arm i;jective by helping us er by accompanying us i we need financial help rem yea to de this big job we have only a few workers many era eld themselves and are blind but our work i must go on and with your j help it will go an god win i truly bless yea fer yeur ef fart if yon will plea*e help i this time we will not bother you again until this . lime next year your church or organization will be given . credit for every penny you give for this werk if we de net get help it will dis appoint eleven hundred eld ■ mothers and father please don't lei them dawn if we can count on you rail as nan a you read this letter er send a check try mall ea call rev hail and he will be glad to pick it op vonr in christ . the upper room , prayer band 1 if | rev henry h/&l7 it ada place , telephone . ss4-4im photo below james green one el the golden agers residing in wii l«rt park is expected to at lend the xmas party lor his group jan 9th in the pro jeet recreation room—cri teria photo rev b mccarley receives plaque from nys group the rev burni c mc cariey pastor of st john baptist church 184 goodell st and one of wes tern new york's oldest pas tor . was honored during worship service on sunday nov io with the presenta tion of a special plaque far his meriious outstanding and dedicated christian services rev vastor johnson jr pastor of community baptist church jamaica long is i land n v , and budget di ll rector of the empire state j baptist convention presented he plaque in behalf of rev sandy f ray president and the 17 1 member churches representing 507.003 baptist worshipers rev mccariey was hailed as one of the great and out standing ministers li the tale of new york mr li b shaw presi dent af the wemen's ; and ministers wives of the em pire state convention also attended the services ?: dr johnson also delivered an inspiring and well-accent ed sermon entitled the hands af jesus his text taken taken from john 26:23 j criterion photo new mayoralty races are reviewed negroes sought mayoralty office in six at the mien's major dues including cleve land detroit buffalo water bury cotm dayton ohio and hartford "• conn they - won top executive office in two two smaller cities and one judgeship -•?-.-.; the only major winter in lhe*e contests was mayor cart stoke who became the firat negro mayor of a major city two years ago ninety-five percent of cleve land's 38 negro vote ph a mall liberal white vote re elected stoke in a close race over ralph j perk a repub lican county auditor stokes won by 3,753 votes this year compared to 1,644 in 1967 in detroit wayne county sheriff roman glbbi narrow ly won over richard h aus tin negro county auditor in a nonpartisan election both c a nd i dates are democrat austin is a former bootblack most or detroit 40 negroes voted in a bloc for austin * ._ in hartford naacp official wihjur smith the fir-si negro candidate in th c city's 344 year history finished third a woman mayor aim liccel to republican who was wide ., supported by negroes nap rowly wm over her demo cratic opponent she fa the n'y woman mayor of a state capitalyy yy in buffalo in a 3-way race mayer frank sed.ta demo cratic mcumbrnt who i enjoy i great negro support won over county w o m a n lfra_a ste minski and negro independent j ambrose i lane who vainly tried la garner a bigger share it the negro vote in water-bury conn a na stro civil > ghta leader boa arh trower with only 5337 nui on lbs cttttaoa far progress ticket ran fourth x-huid democratic 3 me win mail notice meil deposited at any col lection box in the ;'-. buffalo postal delivery area as late as 5 p m will be collected the same day beginning friday december l_fih moves office former city court judge wi'iiam sims announces the removal of his law offices firm 415 walbridge bldg to larger quarters 615 . wat br dge bldg * the , firm formerly - sim •*. j sims is -.- an ft sims ' a perks ' 7.'-y a""a sewing classes st andrew united metho dist , church 219 northamp i ten at masten invites ah j women to attend the free sewing classes each thors hay fram 7 p m - » . tearh rs and machines are at your service mrs leila ; stewart is hi charge rev i edmund millet is minister naacp women aid freedom these ladies are member xo w*tc*u v u a*_h_i branch * naacp women's auxiliary • , . . presently the auxiliary is endacttof a fight for free lorn . a_r:stm_i seal drive a them al it stamps i 1 . although the ladies above are not all metr.hers of the tamp committee they - too re rested in ? the drive among them are mesdame ll^^thste^^u^^prt idem mesdames man hew rd edna portlow jean s annette biker and other "" yy ■:.. ', the stair.-i committee in lu-le meaidames tuck.r fjm-1729 delores robertson hairman ms-37.1 patricia hamilton bt_-i»s and lily fisher 885-u353 the drive clones ember 21st — cri terion photo bobby hunter to appear with globetrotters bobby hunter appearing with the harlem gis-btnw tern at buffalo's memorial hospital christmas night learned to play basketball m the playgrounds of ha r itm in new york city playgrund basketball in harle.n is considered the best training ground avail tbtt-'-'fcr * - wotatpsifr and the sat-foot five-inch hunter emerged as one of the more takmed kids b<h»bv had an _•_.-«">.»' career at seward '.'? high school in new york h_b_m ed by a rtarrfasg role on th tennessee a a i l fn«'v->rsj y h-wp a j j end evej v earr.-ng a spot wtth the fabled magician cf ta fcrtwrt ■'•■■'.:■;■;■ ; y y like ether trotter bobby competes ■„• fa at least 20 : awtm r>f"tt season lot of ' basketball for anybody *$*% '■ ttrrt**it #* off-season '.> m stead of tiring a vacation * turner return to harlem tr work m a program di rected at tw from 1 thru it years at '■»«_. ,:..- he iul*u to teach them rfce importance of ehki titm the danger of 4rtt ham t prepare for co_tege porrsrw^aih p hew to ptcy y .■' bobby hunter mrs r caldwell attached to syracuse univ mrs ruth caldwell has c appointed supportive service counselor at syra cuse university dr john l johnson assistant provost for minority group affairs announced recently : mrs caldwell win serve as a vital link between the faculty an.l the ariministra mm and . the student n i carrying out the niaptutluu service program johnson said and she wilt help the university fulfil its com mitment to effe.lively ed ucate the entire student body ■■;...,. . ; ■ job nson said mm caid we 1 will serve as adviser a students who ouallfy it der the higher education opportunities program he op of new york stare he educationally disadvant aged the economically de prived and those who at tended schools in depressed areas she will work closely with administrators concern ed with academic planning nstitutktird services admis sions and financial aid - he said she will carry out the academic counseling previsions of an heop gram to , broaden an orientation program lor black high school graduates which johnson initiated in the summer of 1960 the 18,400 grant from the new york vcvide for contimi'n sueh 1 state v education department orientation ir.to the school s-ear in the form of quid -— tutoring and remedial work needed the su*wv»»--i"e «»«•-'— gram is headed by john son a conns a the mrs caldwell head wine co wm a burke yta ■--,'■■ yf _- .... _ •] mervyn dymally letter to gov rockefeller hits job bias following is a statement which was sent to gov rock efeller by rev james hemp bill president of the minori ty coalition concerning hiring and training policies in the construction industry which the coalition charges involve racial bias the h:ir.f>iab nelson a rc.-kc feller governor of new york state capital albany new york dear sir , in the name of god whom your ancestors reverse to their memory and the ■ princi pies by which they i veil wo appeal to you to u.e the great powers and influence o yeur office to bring ai an r ar;y dawning the long night t ra cial d.scrimlnatiin ■ bin the ruction industry so that your little ne.so.i and mr children will not have this problem to wre w.ih yh«n the burden of leader sb'p 1 placed up hteri shoulders for more than a century even durir.g the days of in voluntary servitude when on minority coalition photo below • owiwr wflftaiuv a c~s feft 1 a piae cail.d j~k in n york city is shwa g0117g over a menu ~ hfcb frature general føods jre ducts and empfoyce s(htð uie d~*jy with the r,stau,jnl manager raleijh bell right sac page 7 see page t see page 4 brnt s . ___«. s see page 7 see page 41 see page 2