Buffalo Criterion, 1967-12-09

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" : ■ ■ , ■ -,'--': v i it pay to do business with es tablish ed firms this criterion pre offer photos engraving ads public relation jot print i'm ing ami publishing —'. with one of the greatest depths of knowl i edge about negro development in western new york — all in 0ne ,,,!-" - '"■" v '■■■ '■■#. , ■ **. ■ a ' •»* ■" ' *" * «'*" stop shopping — a fixture since 1923 ' aml --*-•'- -••■■ ■ -,- v . ! -■■ i i i in urn i.l in the buffalo criterion vol 11 - no 23 | buffalo n v saturday^dec^9-15 1967 price 10 cents i yes there is a big ir difference \ the buffalo criterion western new york's * institutional ■ negro voice will never muddy - up the field it is fully equipped to do the job your ads and sub scriptions help to perpetuate buf falo . only necessary and ..; legits . mate negro press^^-ifer z^a -.;-' this acurate mouthpiece ha made many contributions to : the growth of •-* this v community for more than 2-score years ss '""::." y-:-.x'"t - '. v v ' ; rjivpurspr judge sims forces score borrelli article as biased claim spoils should go to the victor by staff reporter apparently :.", urked , by ;. a 1 recent ./ : article trammell j seen in line as choice far [ city court judge publish { ed to the buffalo evening i news written by george:bor reili the boosters " for th reappoint men of judge wit j hum 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 i ing * to our . choice's ". re-i appointment some pertinent racts have ■ been r omitted ( tjvs all ' fairness v to both aspirants mr botfeul'shfjuld j nave -. interviewed * worker nam bom /" camps the expectancy "-. jiat the city of buffalo will again have j he ben*-in of a wisdom and ' sample of a negro judge , has generated great public a ;■ aa a : t*m.-."r-is>usm vast numbers of voters were dissappointed by the " tack of : fuilfillment of the per ■ slipent promises made »« them as members of the clergy social organizations | and inii.vieiuai voters that iformer city court judg wfltia.rh sims would he re appointed to the city com \ bench as early as 18*7 the evidence of this dis illusionment of the voter was felt in the resoundir ig defeat of the democratic party in j the last election when the negro community failed to rally to the democratic j cause '; , the common council creat ed a judgeship which was j never filled wide specula-j i 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 htrffroti to the county court bench a vacancy will exist on jan 1 1968 -. spoils belong to victor continuing the statement \ emphasized we believe our j candidate is the better vote { getter of the two young attorneys a fact left out of the bor-1 reili article according to our records was our choice did not dilly-dally or hold in suspense in coming to the support of hon mayor sedita when he was ■ involved in a three-avay battle in locs judge - sims was ' loyal and immediately went to wori fcr : mayor ', sedita while trammell back [ ed the gorsfci team and the ] eve forces backed the kane { roup .; we believe according to the rules of politics to the victor belong the spoils : resorts to mudsllnglng on spokesman : told the : criterion there was quite a bit of stealth'ul mud stinging in our opinion • when qualifications and pop ; ularity were raised in the ; irticle ■'■ ■ ".' ;'"*"■ lose council re-elect 100 a j competitor of judge ' sin for •!. thax^axrat s , thric j defeated atty wii bur . trammel mr tram , melt j was a ■ • f«*.*m*r c!"ity i councilman for a aiiv*;le two year term but failed in mi : effort for ' re-election for councilm-m of *:| the - eilieort district he ta .' defeated by a white candidate to a 1 predominately negro district he ran for city court judge in 1963 but was de ; feated by city court luds frank luchovvski in 1984 he rar against thaddeu dul«ki for the post and was ; again defeated he was appointed assistant corporation council a post he held for seven months quitting the office over di agre*-«ment regarding the representation of private clients in 19m he was appointed its city real estate direc tor but resigned to 19*5 shortly before the inceptioa of the seneca street garage investia on city cam •> roller george o-cocnell trammell and john hannon | were si'bseouently indicted hannon's tr;:tl • hich bba heard first resulted in kb j conviction .'-'"•'■ the lnve.r t'f*n . came to a sudden a h a't-r the hanrsor co"v'*rt*or tut ; jan 7 1987 the , n-m-'-rt*r-t of tram p-vf o-*neil were dismissed for lac of roi-roborrtt'on judse ; i rt s'm-r made his first bd for election to , public of fee ttfpm he ran for the cif court jodiel bi 19f56 ' several ajamt imminent judges wer defeated won their first hid - for election to judt-eshifj prior to their vie 10 rie a including the hon michael zimmer hon theodora kaslen hon mary j anne kilcen h-n _ william { g heffron .-. hon william i ostrowski . hon joseph t j sedita end hon jacob a latona the ration.tie a--*-h'**d theft re-endors-imeims is based ■ urion the j widespread . con viction that an abe s"-ri i not necessarily a popuja politician - '■-„;-.,-■.----■ , - - " ■■'■■■ - m "■'■'■ ■ ■ -■- '" big o office opened complaints can be filed by staff reporter h.iar you • heard of the urn * attininiiair»tive '■ je*r vicst-lt wit have you heard if-the imbudnmim li.:4lhi not have > you * heard of the bir.q . * tj '.--■ ■ ■■-;.,; -.- these are all names : for j the write thing an of fit spmfjored by the state i'ni verslty to , help citiren in their , troubles '■£■ with"'local tti-f*^rnment my cult-en who v**i in buffalo can go-to them and find a friendly ear mr i vi go either to the main office which is at 487 elll ii square building 183 main st or to *>*-*•- at the n(rtgh^»r'vlod offices ttltith i are at 1332 jefferson aye end 210 high st or he car j writ to th main office - th people aho run *-*■ j set-vie are laaveri and law • students but they will not hant'ie court . case what they will do is look into your problem and than it they teet they cam be of any h»-'p take youtg pn?b*erw»op with tb*-,'righ pt-opl th tally wall or c-tamly mail this i tree service no charye is made tv dlret-lor of the serv*ce is john h holland tbe deputy rector f lance tibbie they are e*sperienc ed lawyer working under them ar * number of taw btudeni who man the neigh tmhijod x offices and two ndshbot inriil aide mannie saunders and josf-p person i tvs roe ar not j-ovtrn rna-tit employees alimtigh th service is paid for by the united states office of economic orjt-*-**tf**nities them men are employed only by the stat university and nns-acruwe only /> the uni ve.aity-a faculty of law there i no service quite like - this i any other city hi the united state sweden was the first country to use an ombudsman this project will ' test the ombudsman in r large u s city the service is an experiment md many other ' cities are watching to tee how it works there are ; somt problem that the service will not be able to handle policy de cision made by i the i com mtm i council and the county board ' of supervisors prob terms which require ' legal action n court controvfr si between private cifiiens and disputes that involve dtf teia-nt stories as to what ctually happened are ex arßp!e of the cases that the servica caniwt handle however rudeness by local government employees no reipnnet to complaints of lack of merriment ; service and confusion as to which ovemmental aeency to see are case in which the ser vice can attempt to be of help st ushers held 28th annual program , i . : the church lattera aas'n i ii jf burr.a and wny held its „ tatth f»ni*-*r--b***ry a at vail memorial awkz church 4si clermrood aye k rev jam hemfw.i mm j shnt a**aday aftet-am-on d*c ] jr7l bra i^filt .*,« o'clock >,■;■; -,-; ' • i in tv jut,t-wrtta , sßfricar , was f : rvvßtelf ba .£ *»**.".- jfemphifl tr*-*r*j*v year j , -; same - 81ue prr»id»-nt \ x teav^^"**"*»lli|r.ia carter . j e-selv-spr r clyde -- davis i bird v pre mrs m \ j fte*d fou.ft v.-pf mr j ■'! i ge^rudm'mconyty reel sac j mr oian perry a«*'t sec - mrs clarice cojeo-aft fin , vt-y mrs ertie hilßard i j cor secy.j - ben w*a*saß>a*baa i i ! j treaai \' and i stw*yrecer i moth er bertha thsmpsa ho traa fred wltittico chap iraa and rofa>sarvelt byrd "■■ sgt.-at-arms * ;■'-■ '...^ : '-'-'. oaths were given to the jatlßsaaig chairmen at com -; mitte«s hrma\:.''x'w,r*'x larot s***/-1 , nrara!r;--::scboot;-'of usaarin \ mrs oneida rhode arts ** cna mr mamie jvaalone i^hyciay,'"mrs marie yvhlie i 1 ffaattlt mm latasß dear ; t«n-rj ."■':." "/," *■""» david walker sr organl et mrs viola starling ed | iksrjß-fi mr l.un-iha but : let jr su*fpf*itfl*-»r.j mrs b»r ry,;cljm supervisor coun ai „ v .;■:.; ■ . mrs mas jack dim 84 at director a mr ell : . ass brooks chm memorial coataaltssa , :/•" other board member ores me-tda*a leolij seynsaiut di or perry ertu hißiajd ophelia watson alice mil bap pauline ililiain mary church lr'bmf.ll ':;".. ft xv v james h miii.i 1 to hold joint program new hope baptist cto-rch la om with delawst aye esptlat church fa « joint cbrfwmas eve service at • p nt sunday dec 2«th wj**ci*7 muite rill he fur '■ shed ''■; by '. the combined i choir and choruses of new i hop the sermon will t : delivered by pastor moor '.. the sarvtr ■, n £ be e am tmammi with holy com imirfion th r*v rati sidler -, ■"*****■"•* ":•■ a i the ..' ■ delawar avenue b»dtjst church m ivfa-aaßjn aye the public is cordially ta e*tf to attend . -' union christ ma strvteet mm be bold chnatma mania at it a m at faith baptist church 424 mumfa«**tlt pkwy • . f-ais*-k|-**btj»g ct-rutrchaa tart r«irh baptist jordan grove ; b%*|»*a»t uncttin mimy-or-sl ; ******** bethel amp ' a"'ri't*o*rsß temple baptist and i new hope rev glen h dußole of j jordan grove bene church will deliver fja-t tb-r**sai applications for scholarships availabl e i he york h v appli calkim'i kturf'kiat^t^pt^are now being accepted by h new york marine corps i scholarship fiaindatirm inc | the deadline for't£e7l9sm9 i , academic year is january j 19*8 founded 111 t»€2 the ftoun dation last year a yarded 21 scbo"->hlps to young people of intellectual promise ma nses former marines mem : bers of the marine service corp reserve and their arm and daughter are eli gible for these grants ' sdwrfarships are given both for collects and * vocational school it those interested are urged to contact brig gen | martin f rockimore usm ' cr ml hast 77th street n | v 10021 major fund raising activity of the foundauon which all so welcomes individual gifts ! is the gala leatherneck ball i held annually at the waidorf | astoria hotel in htm york the .. sixth annual leather neck hall will lake place on mar 21 w under *" th ! genera chairman-hip of co joseph file ustmcr who , may be reached st '-• 10 mill brook lane trenton n j 01*838 for further information j i - v - r " .-"■■' " . -. * the phot below is signifi 1 tram of the changing limes in oiit community mrs gloria robinson and mr alex davis ate th new batiu at gordo's liquors hl jefferson aye at woodlawi : - •*««* th business bought to october by a corporation at negro businessmen was formerly known j as stein harts mrs robinson - and - mr davis wilt be happy jo wel ( come you during the coming 1 holidays ■ . otis redding and group dies in plane crash ' otis redding the king „« the memphis sound is j dead at iihe age of **. 1 vx jti « tha popular vocalist j four l memneraxx^t * *•-• bar-kay j instrumental > group redd \ in-f s i ptrax and : the valet l«ruiyed/,*sia-iday december 1 10th - when -,' retta-ttn-f's " pri vate jet . plane . crashed , ta luke morbhia .*■ wisconsin | | while j attempting to land at | the madison"airport , ""•'' v a»-*ortmjj to . pm-spokes m»rt rca«rt " king ; " of madr son the plane | wis making j ia secot-pi attempt 10 land ut ! the airpon '? when li crashed into the lake • icy waters ! ::'■ because of jf weather con | dirton fa tt to neat j if ; a ah j instrument i landing waa m process 2 when j j the crash * occured sat - 3:27 p m cst search parties j f tried junsuccessfully to re j cover the bodies of the tvven victims until they forced try give ■■***■ the ffifii fter ft three i^simtt be \ caos3 .; of i darkness - -.'' ';'' "* 1 one member of the bar 1 kay --. ben c-dley 18 sur ] vfved the crash and is bos pit afircd in fair condition dead are group members phatoß jones 18 ronnie ca'dw 19 jimmy king w and car cunningham 18 all from memphis term they were en route to madi son from cleveland for an , engagement another mem her of the group james alexander 18 was - on m afferent flight the integrated group scor \ ed auccesffully with their volt recording of soutfing j cr their first record and had traveled extensively with j redding«this summer ! redding pilot „ richard fra-i«r and his vale matt hew kelly 17 both like redding from macon ga ■ were also faille just three months ago a poll conducted .; by * great brit fan's . mtiody maker magazine had selected otis i redding as the . world's number one malts vocalist | redding had dethroned el vis presley who had held the top ■'■: posit ion since ims to j win the title he was the only negro on the poll hav | ing come up from seventh ■ j place on hist year's survey i ills best know-ri volt re j cordb-g lachidcd try a ; little tend satis otis redoing beaux arts ball the . buffalo urban league i guild is sponsoring its second ! , annual beaux arts ball sot i evening feb 17 at kleinh.ni i : music-halt | loo for full .-' details in he next issue *' "* j passes away j ames e busier clark well "■ knew . music i.v . and ales man far , nlaaara ';, ma hawk power c 0 died re • ■ nth he i survive by ms all i in a aim a wan »•«*».., jr -* - ■ ' i.'.'.'-'-r "■ - fi-i-ji supported each other remember a hfan mayor sedita and hon judge sim aw shown together as judge sims publicly ""'"""•• *> *- a*»p***i sat v mayor j scdita during the 1965 primary mayoral i»f three-way race i judge sims helped mayor sedita win a big vote in the : negro neighborhood story on this page - \ africans must find way to help selves says ira d sims 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 ommencei men exercisesj at \ the uni ; versity of liberia .; " kmphasizmg this theme the steel official from the united states second-largest producer added ,; ■'■■■"": only ; africans , can fully understand ." the real nature c?f those problems and only those who understand • them can develop the sound insti tutions . needed to ensure the progress of which the people if africa are capable afri ca's future thus will depend on african leadership ' mr am then added that the political and social sta bility which marks a nation a mature and fully «•>»*•-■*. 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 '■*»"•"*." hcradon form er regional equal employ ment opportunity officer for the federal highway ad ministration has been nam ed regional civil right co ordinator for the north cen tral region of the office of economic opportunity it i was ar-riounced recently mr hemdon . began his rdutfta october 23 *: and will work out of the regionia office in kansas city mis wuri covering the slates of mlss-ourt lowa ; kansas ne braska south dakota north dakota colorado wyoming montana idaho and utah th new - civil rights offi cer is a native of denver colorado and ' a graduate of kansas un»vei-saty he is a member of the urban league arid alpha phi alpha fratrmthy..:::;s '/:} : prit to entering federal service mr herndon was employ by the city of ! kansas city missouri first as an ! administrative ' anatyvt j a the city finance de pasunect and later a a public mformmion officer j / mr herwlki ■ l a - major j bervrtrt as e-tecutiv officer of the l*j«adtsa*b>rters and f»eado-**r*ers detachment ef the msftb en*-ha*«-rs battalion nt ■ **■'" bsnaurtx'--h*tkiiud i 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 to the mississippi del ta - has ' been sent recently to the delta ministry by the fifth district of the african methodist episcopal church on hand " when the ship ment arrived in greenville was ? bishop . h thomas primm nashville ten n presiding bishop of the ft h district ,'■ xx'll bishop primm also gave the ' delta " ministry . 5,000 contributed ." by members of his district to help in buying food stamps for families without incomes : \ the delta ministry is a three-year old project of*the national council of church es working with the poor and dispossessed negroes of the mississippi delta in the area of community economic development representatives ot the na tional council of churches the u s / department of agriculture and other ame officials were in greenville when the food shipment ar below — this photo was token during a recent family dinner at the home of mrs artie | brown of 97 pershing aye and represents four generations in the family from left to right are mrs beverly jones : balding her daughter « valeric denice beverly mather \ mrs artie brawn and mrs brown's mattel mrs mamie mum 3 negro mayors visit weaver in d c x-xx,—rfr'x v .'- the ■ three negro mayors ol major united state's citi c chatted with secretary robert eater of the l housing f mka urban development depart ment in wt-'shtogß d c prior to 4 luncheon friday dec ist xx'x'x-xx-x.:xx'p v ::-. the mayors were amonf those attending a series a meetings in the capital city they i are mayor c a 1 b stokes of cleveland mayor cmttmlmlcrner walter * wash inaton of the district of co lumbia and richard g iluiclt et of gary ind ' . s ■■ mayors - stokes and matcher were elected nov 7th and mayor washington wan ap pointed by president a*hn.«oi the famous and pb-bbalbtaj supim ar ha w n with , llano re as they appear on the teas ernie ford special musical variety ammr aver cbs sunday evening december 3rd v ?,. ■*; se page 4 ■:- ■'--.--. see page <>/";- s«a page m see page 7 see page 7