Buffalo Criterion, 1967-12-16

              i it pays to do business with established firms . especially your very own ! i i m it pays to do business with es l»fc!i*bed firm the criterion pre offers photo engraving - ads ' public relation job print ittf end publishing — with one f the greatest depth of knowl edge about negro development in western new york — all in one itop shopping — m fixture since .*' mm the buffalo criterion vol 41 — no 23 bpffalo n y saturday december 16-22 i 1967 price ilo cents yes there is a big difference \ the buffalo criterion western new york's } institutional negro voice will never muddy - . up the field it is fully equipped to do the v job your iad ... and :; sub , scriptions help to perpetuate buf falo's only necessary and legiti mate negro press '■' ,*■ " - ...-..'--• -' j _■ .. .' ■ '■ . ■ ■"'.■: , .■■■' -■:--** v ,■■■' ■- *-;•■ •- -■:.-•■ v - • . ...■ -** j . this urate mouthpiece hat made many contributions to the growth of this community for more than 2-score yearc judge sims forces score borrelli article as biased claim spoils should go to f the victor f by staff reporteri * i ! | apparently 3 tirked . by a ' recent article trammel seen ik line as choice for city court judge publish ed in the buffalo evening j news written by george bor relil the boosters for the reappointment of judge wil liam sims to the city • court i bench ;". replied our group has read and studied the article and found that * it;is very one-sided and damag ing » our choice's re appointment some pertinent | facts have been omitted j in all r r fairness ';;■ to both i aspirants mr borrelli . should j hay interviewed . workers i irotn both camps the expectancy that th city of buffalo will again have j be benefit of - a . whdbm and [ example of a negro judge , i has . generated •'■;.. srestt public j wlffijasr *'-,;:,'* d j enthusiasm j va»v number of . voters were ' dbaapnrttmwf by the -" lack of fuilfilimem of the per | sistent promises made to | them as members of ; the clergy social organt«afions ■ , and individual voters that former city court : judge william sims would be re j appointed to the city court j bench as early as 1967 -.;,'.. the evidence of this dis ! illusionment of the voter was feif in the resoundirk defeat of the democratic party in j the last election when , the negro community failed to rally to the . democratic cause ■'•',- ■."'■'.;,':.:,.■'■ ;*:-*:■ -■'''." , the common council creat ed a judgeship which was never filled : wide > specula tion to the source that pre vailed upon the mayor to desist from making the appointment resounded throughout gatherings in the community . , the newly created post was never filled however with the election of city court judge william heffreo » the county court bench a vacancy will exist on jan 1 1968 v -'."-'-■ ■ , spoils belong to victor ' continuing the statement ; emphasized we believe out j candidate-is the better vote j getter * of the . two young i attorneys ,''>'': '• «■*. j :. > ""': a fact left out of the bor , relli article according to ; our records was our choice did not dilly-dally jor hold jin suspense in coming to the ; support of - hon mayor sedita when he was involved *; in „:'. a '.';■■ three-way battle in 1565 - judge sims was loyal and immediately went to work tor mayor sedita while trammel back ed the gorski team and the i eve forces backed the kane group .' ' " * iwe believe „"" according to i the rule of politics to the 1 ! victor belong the spoil resorts to m*^**sllag^ng one , spokesman told { the j i criterion there i was quite raj bitv of stratlthful mud j | slinging in our " opinion ; when qualifications and pop ularity were raised in the ' \ irticle '„'■"; -, v j*r ; ■'--■■ '",: *:- j loses council ' re-election r"':'a - * competitor : of judge ! j sims for the'post is the ; thrice defeated atty wil . bur .. trammel -.. s mr ■■'■ tram . mell was < g-*v former.>'cs*]f ■; i councilman for a stele * year term but failed in his effort for re-election for i councilman of the elite district he was defeated by a white candidate in a ■ predominately negro district . he ran . for city court ; judge in iso but was de feated by city court judge frank , luchowski in 1964 he ran - against thaddeus ] dulski for the post and was again defeated v he was appointed assistant corporation council a post he held for seven months quitting the office over dis agreement regarding the representation of private clients ; in 1984 he was appointed as city real estate direc tor % tut resigned ;. in 1985 shortly before the - inception of the seneca street garage investigation city om n trolier ;' george o<conaelv trammel and john harmon were subsequently . indicted «" hannon's trial j which | was - heard first resulted in hi conviction .;■'.' ' the *'. lnve«ti*»*»-tloo came to is sudden stand still a'ter thee j hannon conviction and jan 7 1967 ii the iri merits : jof tranf-""*1 end n*c«rmeil were dismissed for lack of corroboration v judge wt*lt»m sim * made j his first h'd lor election to j public off'ce when he ran for the city court<judae in 1968 several f>'h imminent judges were defeated %\ upon . their first , bid "' for election to judgeships prior to their jvict or 1 c *,-;'' including the i hon michael zitnmer hon theodore kasler hon • maty anne klleen h*a william g heffnm hon william j ostrowski ; hon • joseph j jj : sedita and "■; hon , jacob a j latona the rationale " beh'nd their j t**endors«ments 1 is based uoon the widespread con | vlctfcm that an ah . juris lls no necessarily a popular politician big ‘ o office opened complaints can , be filed my staff reporter % ha.a vtm i heard em*}m the j omens ad rot iv '•. ser itee if iwi have \ you heard <*» the ombudsman 11 stilt not hate you ' heard of the hit 0 ffeess '•' are :,'; nil . name '■ for | the tame thing an office ' ponaored by the stata'/.lftif vi-riiiy in help allien in ih*»r troubles ■.;.: with >' local 1 government any cttixen who , mvtf in 4 buffalo can _ go *'. to 1 them and find « friendly ear he can go either to ha main office which is at 4*7 liltl m square building 193 mahv.&l or to one of the ] neighborhood offices which km lat ..' 133j jefferson \ aye 1 and 2 high st or he car write to th main office the people who run th j sarvlee are ; lawyers and . taw jsparfsnaa '-'■' her ' maty -•>.'" ***** hot idle court eases what i bey will do «* (*«* kttoytair pt^mkmt amd then if they m they em ' tk"*ef my b'-'-t ". team mm problem we wit | the ? right piopie i la otyr hal jw ; :, county mail is free |. service i no > chant la mad the director of the service is .: john h hollands the i deputy . director is lance tibbies they are expexienc i ad - - lawyers i working > under ! them are a number of law emdant who m the neigh j unfa d *,'. office i ■ and ' two neighborhood '* aides mannie tmmm^j\m*mr™*mmp*aw^mm mttmmmtpf p^»^™^»w saunders and llokepk . person _ them i wen ; ere ; not - govern went employee although the s«ndce is ', paid for by tile vnhed states office jof economic oppoomlties the men are employed only by the stat university em art**werdb only to the uni versity's '" faculty at law *\\ '-' jthera " is j no | senrfcp j tjulte fit this in any other city hi " the united state sweden was the first country to use a ombudsman this project will test the '-. ombudsman la a > large u s city th service " la m v...'.'experiment and many other cities are watt bins to let-how it works j .;,';. xt are !: soma problems that the service will not be shift jto handle c policy | ", da cision made by the ' com mon - council and - the county board ;'■', of § supervisor prob ' leans which ■ \ require lege action in court ',', 1 ..: i controvert s'es between j private i cltisehs and dispute that involve dlf farent stories as to what actually happened ■-- are i em mple .'; ttt i the . ciigas ',^ that tfes\i*tsn*ie .*; cannot handle hon eve r rud^nau hy \ local ffiwtntrftejit employees no response to complaints of took of i govpsinwnt j • service and confusion as : to which wwammretal * agency - to see are : sates in w**i«ch tht'"serv vice ;■ can '. attempt -" to be of help * '***. ushers held 28th annual program bepgw '■ '-^ ■'.-■'■■:. ■ ■. .;•'■:**>•}»,( tl.f chu**ch t r.vfi asa'n jdt;'flaffftl.i r i.ny'hrldajt sih-'i»nnt*-eoi-*iry progrimt m hv;a'l 1 » mcmcrtal amez i church ■ 3-5 clenwond j aye * jhk jjktxt vtasqom^*.gßtb , icier sunday aflenk*on dee iflh at ' o'cioch - , ta»-fo-tewtasi etfteeraa were jli,.n{ied t»y'"„re li<ilf>fit/(l | f r^*«fit|y«lhi*l!>€lt|,«»ij_i .... atsteavßitie pcoattaat cteaeaft ivluie 5 carwv see is*ji;v.-preta ' clytia d«*»li thiid \, v pre " mr m | t jounji v.-prea mr -'■ &_-_** rud mccnt r cc see h«t l>t»n perry ass't see kllfcijfj©*ir-_6(f jv cotoman j fin •--■)-, mr t-hae wuianl ■''.•-_ _!■■£.'!-; hen washington trt-as s overmer . moth berth thoropw hon v*"al tara fred wtatticc atap i*ma - aod roosevelt amy aw apakartr.t p | 3mßm were swart "~ to the j fc ' m*wkta trhairmtra of coot mttteoai atnnni mrs lerja scy mir school of usbtrrias mm ofie.d rhodes arts ** r crafts mr mamie malane j i ptatteiry mr marie wfciw h«al«jt unit mrs lcola dew j hmty j *"* davit walter sr organ 4*er;:'.mrs vtota start teg ed ; arntjaa mr luretha but jar jr s.n.rr.iaot mr her i -■?, cteßl fiipcrrliuts coon ; a-i'i it s lii»limm|:_lactart«r choi rdr.of director mra em \ mac brook chm memtrtal a-omiaittae , otfcef hotro mer.-.bert are mtifawi liola seymour di aa perry - ertie ikiaj-d ', op!*d!a wat mm - alice mil ip p»itia wufliama mary igßuxai^tj-ihers " '* . w-a jpl^'^h jl 9 ™ a mmmkmm*mmwp » ...*. s ._.___; - -.... _„'■ - a ii :_,." *■■■ fv james hemphill to hold joint program :*.< kern ' hop**,.baptut church ass to w*th delaware aye nf#tii qamh *. a joint .«**•« warn serriee at • am sunday vast 24th | ac rmriwc will be tw fashed by the ' combined jchojtw^juid'chonarf of »*«» mm*!,\t!h siiirm anil be r drift fey patmn moor 1 jtorvfe trill he tm i^jkk*d vrttb holy com igjagja ', * i :^, _-_ a i the mcv fart ? i f»rr at ' s**'5 **' _**• th delaware j j*^t church ms ; [ fw%wbr,j aye " 1 the ptirsr is cirdislly ln ntoj to a^rrxj fe ijra " * -'"- ; "-'" '' ' '''" "-' ■-'■■ -"■ ■ " '""" ijsww a-,rh*n..rt services •**** to atmna i>mwmkm mrpkm ' • !■' held oawaw cj2t*i *- it a m «* f__2 ' mm chweh 6.8 i jf«)l*(tl *"***. s v^°t "**■**? cbarehaa •*«*. ' m s ** jird orev-a g***j ' f mp a lawaaana 1 ' k«awd i n,,.bfltbel 4-me 1 j r«pf*t and j v ■ w ftoj !' , i «::-•*. h twsteha eg \ i h pt churtb the ; photo below is signif icant at the . changing times la our community ' mrs gloria robinson ; and mr ales davis are the i new .:'-, hosts - at gordo's liquors 1411 jefknon aye at - woodlawn ,".".'« s ihi wflwiimwwii ■ bought in the bua-n bought in october by a corporation of jn•g r * | businessmen was formerly known a stein : hart vv,«v .: ■.: ; „"'"- mrs robinson and mr davis ... will be happy to wet tame v during the coming ! holidays ... . : " „; passes away tjaraese busier clark j well ku>wn ' musician . and *.*!*& man fair niagara mo hawk power co ■ - died 1 re cently he is survived by his wife ima and-a son jam jr applications for scholarships available i new york n v appli ■ | cation ,*; for scholarships t are f now being '•'■ | accepted jby . the i new york .-' marine .'•- corps scholarship foundation inc ; the deadline for the 196849 academic year is january 1 '.: !***». -; ■:' ' ":""" '-: '" '"-'.■" founded in 1962 the foun j datum mat year awarded 21 «*< iv«r»h«p to young people of iwelkctual promise ma rines former marine mem bers of the marino service corps reserve unci their sons sad daughters are eli gible for the grants • scholarship are given both j for collebes and vocational schools those interested fire ! urged to contact brtg gen martin f : rock-more j usm cr m e 77th street n v iw2i ' :';..,--.:■;,:■:•■ „,': - major fund raiting activity j of the foundation which all so welcome individual gifts i the gala leatherneck ball field annually at the waldorf astoria hotel in new york the aiixih mutual leather neck ball will take place on march 21 ■■■■- 1968 - under the general chairmanship of col joseph file usmcr ' who may he reached at 18 mill j brook lane trenton n j inm for further inform otis redding and group dies in plane crash otic reddmg the king ol the memphis sound c.is dead at the age of 2s :■'<.:''.-; - the popular vocalist four i members of the bar-kays instrumental r gnmp * redd ing pilot and the valet perished sunday . december 10th when *>:. redding pri vate jet * plane crashed in lake monona wisconsin while attempting to hind at the hiadtsoo airport ■..*._..„'">., r according hi faa poke m»n rob it : king : of madi son the i plane was making is second attempt to land at the airport when ft crashed into the lake's icy water ' i because of '*.'■ weather . con ditions a i'ght tog and dtiistle an all instrument landing wwa in process'when itae crs***i oocured at 3 r m cst search parties tried unaucc»s**fuf*y to r wfri the bodies ■ of i the seven * victim • until 1 they were forced *» ."- give op the bant after three hoars be cause of darkness ■-■ . one member of " the \'• bar kay p ben cumey 18 sur , vived the crash and is hos pitalized . hi * fair condition dead ' are group members phajon jones '$ ik ronnie vdw>lf 19 jimmy king w and carl cunningham 1 all from memphis tetm they were en route to mad atm from j cleveland for an engagement another „ mem ber of the v.rgroup james ai.x-ander ; 18 ( was on a different flight •..;.',.--;/>, j j the integrated \ group ! scor ' ed ** successfully with --:'" their volt recording of r"sb«tfing er their first record and had traveled extensively with | redding > this • summer i redding pilot richard frailer and his valet matt hew kelly 17 both like redding from macon ge were alto killed - ' just three months ago a poll conducted by great brilian's melody "... maker magaime l had selected otis redding :: as ; the , world's number one mala vocalist redding had . dethroned el vis presley who had held the top position since 1958 to win the title he was the only negro on | the poll hav ing come tup from seventh piece on _ last year \ surrey hie best . known volt re cordings included try a little tenderness satis ■ otis redding beaux arts ball the buffalo urban league guild is sponsoring it second annual beaux art ball sat evening feb it pa kletehans music hall j look for full details in j the next isiue •****£{ supported each other remember hon mayor sedita and hon judge sims are shown together l*a*;r judge sims publicly announced support of mayor sedita during | the 19651 primary mayoral p three-way | race judge aims helped mayor sedita win a big vote in the negro neighborhood story on this pag ... .- • si "' .."■ " . africans must find way to help selves says ira d sims i monrovia liberia — al though africa deserves and needs help from other con tinents in speeding its devel opment permanent solutions to her economic social and political problems must be found by africans ■ this was the message ivor d sims executive vice pres ident bethlehem steel cor poration brought here this week to the 105 th commence ment ;*, exercises at the uni versity jf liberia * * .. emphasizing . this £ theme the | steel ; official from the united states second-largest j producer added ■: .', ■■■■■;.* only africans f can fully i understand the real nature nt those problems and only those who understand them can develop the sound thst itutions i needed to ensure the : progress of wdiich the people of africa are capable afri ca's future thus will depend on african leadership m*r sims then added that the political 1 and social ; sta bility which marks a nation as mature and fully capable of leadership is a living ex ample of what africans can accomplish through their own planning and initiative ,-;». the unification and develop ment of liberia gives all o e o names new civil rights officer ,-"* francis w | hcrndon form er ■ regional \ equal employ ment opportunity officer for the federal highway ad ministration has been.nam ed regional civil rights co ordinator for the north cen tral region of the office of economic opportunity it wa announced j recently ~. mr ;' herndon began .-'' his duties october b and will work out of the regional office in kansas city ■ mis souri covering the states of .' missouri lowa kansas ne braska south dakota north dakota r colorado wyoming montana idaho ; and utah the pew civil rights fit e'er -. is 5 native of . denver i colorado and a gradual of kansas university he fa a f member "- of ! . the ■ urban league and alpha vht alpha j fraternity -.:': ■■■■ ■- f .; i&f "-,'. prior to entering federal 1 service mr - herndon 1 weal employed 3 by '■ the fifty of kansas;''-city missouri j first m an administrative analyst j ai the -:- cay's fjaaoea de j part meat , and later m a : pub information officer mr kenxfca is a motor sewsot a "' executive .". officer i htfri ma ;:'. headquarter '' ami t headouarte-rs , j detachment of the itmth ' ensjtotkar isis 1 of ■ -.. the mtmaart national 30,000 pounds of food sent to hungry in miss by ame church greenville miss — thirty thousand pounds of food for distribution to hungry ne groes in the mississippi del ta has been sent recently to the delta ministry by the fifth district of the african i methodist episcopal gum to i on hand when the ship . men | arrived in greenville j wa » bishop h thomas prtmtn nashville term , presiding bishop of the fifth district "- ■„; ■ _„, ,'""/ •■ , bishop - primm also gave the delta ministry : 5,000 contributed by members of his district to help its buying food stamps r for \ families j without incomes r -■■ ■" . i f the delta ministry ; is a ■ three-year old project of the national council of ; church es wotting with the poor | and dispossessed negroes of ' the mississippi delta in the area of community economic development ,/: .-■;'.' representatives of the na tional * council of churches the u s : department of agriculture and other ame officials were in greenville when the food shipment ar i „ ■—,■■■ below - this photo was taken during|a;recent family dinner at . the heme of . mr artie brawn of m pershing aye and represent tour ration in the family from left to right are mrs beverly jones ; holding her daughter valerie fi denier beverly's mother mrs artie brown and mrs brown's nciher mm mamie mono 3 negro mayors visit weaver in d c '■:• ; .' ■-■ 4 ,, .... ' _ - the three negro mayors of major united states cities chaired with secretary robert weaver of ; the housing and - urban development depart ment in washington d €„ prior to j a luncheon friday ' decisis " : ' , ,»* ■ the mayors were •". among ',. those attending ■ a series of meetings in the capital city they are mayor carl b j stokes of cleveland mayor ico mission*r waiter wash ington of the district of co lumbia and richard g hatch er of gary lnd;..i ', ].■>, „; mayors stokes and * hatcher were elected nov 7th and t mayor washington was ap \ pointed by president s johnson .-: the famous and popular ; supreme are shewn wit llano ross as they appeared on the tennessee i**f*mktk i ', special . musical variety kg r .'• cbs . sunday evening ' aaam**m*kv*r ird ■ sat pat i . see page 4 „' see mm a ' , ,*•*'■ r see page 7 see page 7