Buffalo Criterion, 1952-05-24

              this newspaper is produced in our own plant ' - ■ ■ ■■-•-■■: . ; ' all the news of all the people prjce ten cents price io cents buffalo mew york saturday may 24 1952 vol xxvii—no 21 the buffalo criterion elks state convention meets in rochester home owners to stage protest parade property owners flan march on council meeting when housing comes up^es tuesday may 27th la th data which has been set by the common council when it will settle the 10 -' week-old dispute on th nys hous ing project and the kedu.elopment flan for the eulcott district during the span of time the eul cott district property owners as sociation has done everything poa sihls to block th destruction of 4h property and retain it owiieraftlp'jv the group has pttnasrl just befot a_uw.dow dat • hug parade mfi a*ro_ling at bennett and wmuu i monday may mth at «" p ; m . v mtft ing up with a big mass meeti-sg suiiloh baptist church it ■ • p b th group i also scheduled to m tend the council i*t*lff oa tuata ; iay may trrth th council ol ber at 3 p.m ■' p h t>ur_ig :*•*-• lauafau»,a«vtnw*,«uv ; *'" big > rymp*thisers have ew . to the group among them bein ar thur s anderson local b_i_t*s*ni and fomifa * thaathrx council dark ii *• sta-i-k that th price betog of { fared to uie'property owners la hi i opinion are u3t!'.---iultal_e hl com | plet autm*nrto_ow to the citizens of the ellicott disctrict ; i , arthur aj*d_jmqw a_«j i novoeiiihei . l*t have conuuccaa ' *'■' - ' - , v 1 * isn and avouitry market i a mft ll*m street buffalo n % r t to"ta*l pr-mot and likewise fur torn b yeatm 1 was a liar for th bulla common '/ council [ ap^tajfytfroaal january 1 ims to january v ami that prior to april u/i i wm a fa vor of the redevelqpmtnt plan and froj*ct for v th jbheott iff xartrtst tout since that data i am verify o 5 j th opinion that the hamr*_tfi mil : plan i not for the heel tnteraot fir th people in the kutoott l unusc *> - lor various reason • * v . 1 it ham become apparent ttatffi p«'ic*s.uffer-id:tfw < prkr^7c<'"th>'*nr «« w4jw7_ms ' nmtrlct ar forcvl to i*n thmlr &&* a«v\ttwm ift b*v»mjm ta*r tie m»am and math buffering * riwltttaraaf^'^yyci ;. >„?*,-;; ■-- at i evident i that '• ui people t a th ntfn*a^*e bi : ihstrtet w*r dee led ** public hearing in ■ th first • m»b concerning the lied*veiopmeat p and a a ram lit ' than there to am dance of j f-—-fi 111 lagiaiafflilwj . among th ana support*!*wto are attempting yto yuan thl don • th . throat " of th e_je*tt dm triet cltlxen : aaa th same person " and same organisation who pr_.lou ly . opposed "' th • lawn sit project in my opinion th buffalo real ait at board through fit tm i ****** m john donovon ami th other maav b*™s therein are not iajtßurfly.con corned with th redevelopment ]•* such but are principally attempting to represent th tnaumaral outoid m tareats that stand to gala by th terrific financial outlay in th event that they are auecamful in th strategic property location from their present owner special offers hr bean mad to certain ■' udituuona t and f to certal individuals in order to persuade thee persons to accept th plan by promising them special tenant this in my opinion to * d*vtaiayi*pyy local college fund campaign unit reports great strides 32 colleges to shake fund mrs c maloney heads women's div the annuel negro college fwd l opened with a dinner meeting itturmlpy may 10th at • w at klein haas musi hall about l&o mm wru ma*.ill to hear lit guai and j mm of the mmtta matty leaders in ml '■••"' m huuca la m in the western new yore area weia heaeiit to mutest team ir*.i eis l the need fur thr in ai.il 10 pledge mm support ml itufit clement prua*|ml speaker and piesident i atlanta umvmwty apose . m uw v-aluame outsee at thase aerredited college other apeak am or benjamin wiuia upi mmm or al la pi bradley liuttslo stale qulleg tor tea hers dear map stevcnes it ■ law mchiiui wm warren mamhm uf bo**i of education magi mattel lhocaaaa hue-tor of parochial sducauun t'fmeitp urn 1-ram-laat of comnumcouncd or ntlea aapei.ur liean of school of eemi wesker ay herbert | u gl ***""' a pi h john.on of the ielpoe of al£s_l^l nt at th9 j new york slat flit convention x~i t r f w f nd h h visited number of cltt throughout tha nation sine taking off m°*f «* cul maiss merrtweather appointed associate at meyer hospital a ■ a^.'.a .•: . .... . _ ■—*** aav.la mr*rn*»e*taer it ;»., m », • m a ha immn appowieu a***ci*.e mmami ■ mmm ascsjth a.-ieuag at the ju*w*ru j meyer nesnueiai hospltad mass meriiweauav was among th first negro girts to giaduate ana the meyer huepitai she lecel yea her 11 a degree from the u lemnaty of buftaio m hhv and 1 i masten degiec from new cniver dy i imo an as aaslstant to th educational direct in new york city hospital for lit months befoie m recant appointment she wa public health coordinator and in structor at ui buffalo children's hospital tot kouville college amt ant nurses miss mem weather is the first ha gr ninae to he ajipotnted to an ad mlnlatraui-e position in the field of ducatlon * uflalo me ii th daughter of editor nd mx frank . k merriweather westbrooks lashess proposed housing wan as banditry ii ell-alt ul.»liih<>oh bheil those inetubens of the mi nority groups win seek to be thrif ty live or shall ihey perish at ilia hands of powers that or who are jealous or thtuv a-ivs-ii enienl and aie seeking to destroy all of th gains made by members of a ml nouity group who see to be inda a'irlllletlt ? icere vi those who live from lh money taken from th ai but they cannot sleep in the arc they cannot tear ussli moult en in uie am the only thing they can do l to sap their u.ui out or th are and onuciae the people who a lk.it item and criuchh - the - places where these people live v no sup port j them y it is high urn that we close ou tfoov slut rehe ajejflw > people l^i live on ms and ar.-p.wl tit jaod.have nothing to offer in return | tut criticism humiiiatios and em ila aas-mer.t the unci toms hock hands with the power that be and try to set us back economical ly and in ever otiier way under th disguise of doing th moat good for the majority who is the most important per son in the nation the people mm dredge uie lakes budd the build ings keep the wheel of industry turning '" th people who ait and wait to pounce on apery dollar they ml exploit fttjin the people i do not mm doing a hard day's lab i some of the same people who ran away and left us lien to live sins swim or ill we did not die s they are conning back now try property owners here is your fight an editorial ii hi l'-u.pi.i.-t common eiiae written more man li years ago fty nomas i mine anu uirecleu to the batite-aciirrfcij colonials who were opposing the lorces ut oeorge tne i'iuru ray wrote this i a tune thai try men's stouts no epocn urn or municipal transformation in ail tne izi years oi m , charter ills of rfutlaio are the worua ol the kevotutionary am 1 h'/*naa i'aine noli atliog than now truly tm i a nine mat try mens souls fume s words were auu res-ted to the"haggard weather-beat ii mm unuer-ied forces oi general wasnington aim to the patriotic pioneers oi fie freedom-loving colonials who 101 l that the thirteen original colonies tight against england's 1 nird ceorgo w doubtless bucceas is always sweeter wm ('.. . .. i-.i with ciouda of uncertainty i he lllicitt district housing plan presents to the people living in that mm precisely mm situation which laceu tne colonists oi hit these home owner are being deprive oi property guineu t>y private rpriih in oruer 10 make room tor a nousuig project whn.n m tuliiileo will not only ummt pack t*»e area out will throw out tne winuow tnous *•"*•' upon tnousauus vi dollars put into buituiiig repainug mm iiiaaui improvement vi w.uusahua m home coutca u uumiiws projects in housing plan lot kilicott district would utterly u avioy nut opiy im rigm to nave ana hum property out rtuum wipe out ittu-mmuius noines under the guise 01 in clcaacu iioaeihk lv ainail lii |. .....-». a.a..1.,i.a w „» . m .. - nahu.ul 01 person who have little or nothing to jose in tne transition augmented uy * v*i_cious political entity more cou i<maiyiimißt.app«ia\iiliutnt-ir political amdiuuauiftan-actual ly n'ttipie.gahe people whom they were * elected to repre lm*ai?-..y y .;.-■': "■*>■'»'.;";,_ y'y y';y p p ....... ma ia no sou story ere are facts'to prove tuai utatm ut . matettm anu vacant lor a no using pualal equal in area u mat ptopoaeu lor tne jciiicoit district there are m acrea in lac ii-.ii.ci aic area in territory i miuwai entirety vacant ilicit are is acrea in in j-iurr*ucc aye section vacant » cept or a mm ji«nie iiouse ana solitary oarn in me lum ociiauu aye i-iva la an ie-acre plot populated a »*,**.. lactory a frame fiouae anu ione narn is ta lauicia oi tne ellicott district housing plan actually wanted to increase low-cost nousmg the plot mentioned above ana others not catalogued would furnish ample space lor tn project m tendeuiy to be thrust upon the people who have purchased improved expanded and repaired homes in the ellicott dis trict 111 ' * when any people are obligated to sellout and move out houses which they have acquired at extreme sacrifices in or der to make room for a city-atate combine allegedly declar ed to furnish housing for tenancy occupation the bottom urops out of the whole basic system of private property pri vately controlled *«••* plan an it aponaora ahould be opposed witn all trie communal stamina one can summon it ia in fact fascism which knows no individual rights nazism w.ucn subjects the individual to the dictates of a lone overlordship commu nism which deprives the individual-of hi rights under the guise of implementing the welfare of the state , paradoxically as it may sound buffalo is made up of sev eral racial groups racially predominant in these areas the niagara district in predominantly italian the south park area predominantly irish the lovejo and yvaldcn sector predominantly poluh it is only whe we come to the wil uam-kagie md michigan jefferson sic hon do we find the buflalo v,;n en masse 1 needed housing i.i a national need arikjaoi confined to the negroes and other races inhabiting the ellicott district terri tory et with all tin needed housing the italians in tne m agai district the irish in the south park area tne polish in mv lovejoy-waldeii district are not molested by a maae beiitve improvement housing plan it is strange to say aid stranger still to oeliove that the politicio-improvtaed al ■•••*•») low-eu»i housing plan should attempt to wipe out an area which the predominant negro and-other racial trains nave striven ardently to improve . while this is certainly no race issue it is espediently neces sary that we produce her th?,fact proving that in no other aica predominantly inhabit by any una particular ethnic group has an attempt been mads to oust the people who made '..-• area what lt ia ffihi_m mrs echols jr ill ytra i j k hols jr of eagle 81 who has been seriously ill in co lumbus hospital is reported to be impituving friends will be notified whan she can have i.-isitur dr echols nullifies attempt to take over ellicott district for housing by «-*, elijah j tdh paster ef j the rirel baptist < hare i cedar street bafiale v » tub riuht to own nuifttn ha a man any moral or legal right to own private pro**ty ta th uhlted states how umg may a keep it what good la hia dead iters la a __-_»_■ law af ee ■ aad effect mr*a m the era of morels and aca_c__ea*j 1 * my pilose to c a:tant*xi ' to a few haste law aad fundamental pxzelpltm ta hassaa cxi y not be cease th psihiic mm act know but because ternary of aw youxg recwttly : elected esr ar ao pager to be hmata the-jr do teg tama tan t reason fiom cause to effect being an old teacher and minis ter for nearly 50 years it is natural that i should decide a social ques tion by a nearly moral code express ed in the golden rule and the di vine decalogue thee two moral guides are of an uncommon-using na ture hence we conclude that good ends ar attainable only through good means the flight to own pro party i not only a moral right but is alao an economic benefit to the owner of said property now let v consider th issue of confiscation of personal property by a person or groups of pea eons or a city in the name or stale welfare such a program is an economic ven ture and the only part of the moral law whlcn directly and specifically rerelant are the thou edait not steal thou ahull not c<a.-et can a group steal can a group gob can a group covet you cannot steal from me what i do not wn but you can stacl my house or you can rob me of it or you can covet it covet what pri vate property of course stealing and cobbing arc both eul ovaei up i good the right to have and bold private pttoperty is the privilege of each citizen it is consti tutionally right as i undeaatan by reading it seems to me that n-ery proper t • u\vi'.cs s h_r the rgsht.*to«prtit*»t his property and seek recrjglp or damage done jlr trespass or dm sti-ucuon of : hi pnjperty.y*oi^'»__a country we have 1 the moral right lo '.. ».. -- .;> ... ..;. '* a h r work and to ha,ve and to hum.tne constitution provides the mean of protecting possession of private pto petty and its use ao person or ' roups of person has uie right to take by force from th owner anything he earned • tor any purpose svhatsoaj/er even rai * good purpose every one in america i fiee to have what he or aha ha earned would you steal or take a nuighhoi uog ' mo , would you steal or take his coat ' no that is too cheap you will take hi life savings—his house in the name ot welfare it la strange how we still too i'tter to benefit l_ul the larpay er and citizens ad participate in ihe i stealing and l.ut inferring of the loot ito i'aui thus we become immoral persona in collective accyitiy are jwe confused ? there is a raise doctrine abroad , today the welfare state can do no wrong can a group ot men com nut an immoral act what about iianess untie the adminiatra tu.n ia state welfare this is the the late mrs l.i r.u.ik ft *,'.'• of cltr.nt pat terson passed away suddenly thursday may 15th while vis \ iting her mother mra clara wright of 82 \ northland arm complete story oii;p*i»^w ■$■ *£*■$■- «■* i u 7 a*.^j j i thie picture wa taken during the coronation ball at klein *— music -"■«••* where leeland jones was crowned king sponoared by st phillip church complete story will ap *!!, m ■*-**• *«*•• isscse).—united photographers photo tkit scene shows the grand march j " . a shop at.lbm omttt'tmtaatmml mp mha me mt ***** —-- mm sb^mni p m am apmpftm i continued on page 2 iconunned on page 3 continued on page 4