Buffalo Criterion, 1967-04-30

              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 legiti mete negro press :, y : it pays to do business with established firms especially your very own i ! ! " '' "" " . s---1 ""' **% ™° '' • it pays to do business with es tablished firms the criterion press offers photos engraving • ds public relations job print ing nd publishing — with one ol the greatest depths of knowl edge about negro development in western new york — all in one stop shopping — a fixture since 1923 ' • ; i yes there is a big difference vol 41—no 8 huff n v saturday apr so-may 1967 price 10 cents thu acurate mouthpiece ha made many contributions to the growth of this v community for more than 2-score years y the buffalo criterion ' shop leroy anderson of the prince el peace church at gad to christ conducted dedication ser vice far m matthew taw pie church of god <» christ,i • ww h *... to april 9ee james griilln in pastor rev 5 frank emma-wet pastor et cmalne-u in ami church was elected permanent pre ident of build the buffalo at hi l of saul alinsky's group friday april 281 h a huge turn-out attended tho meet ing in carpenter hall rev t davis dean of local negro ministers is seeking a board of direc tors post in the commu nity action organization of erie county inc in the may 22nd election rev roscoe m mitchell above and mrs mitchell will observe their 12th year as leaders of faith baptist church sunday may 7th with an elaborate program the public is welcome rev precious thompson pastor of jerusalem baptist church is moderator of the goodwill bap is ass'n which met in brockport n v sunday . april m dr george blaekman is the second negro to serve on the buffalo school board he succeded dr lydia t wright muriel davidson of dela van aye is the republican candidate for county leg islator of the cth district strategy is being planned anthony brinson :. is an independent candidate for county legislator in . the 7th district heated race looms for ellicott dist council seat two negroes 3 whites join race by staff reporter council races n the ehi cott distrct have always been one of the most interest ing in the city til's is es pecially so with nogrwm ***** the iate id-war »*«. father a ira and 9m dttoa - itari*4'f the hotly retlaa lat s3 +'«■&. lt^cj">*#r%i?fm hi hacker '** • f ',." orhet candidate of the roup were bessie l waiteir the first woman to seek a council seat hst the history of buffalo the late rev d o walker who was the first negro to run on three tickets atty john coston and myron mcguire the first negro to receive endorse ment of three parties in cluding a major party lee land n jones was finally the first successful candidate three parties back black not since 1949 since dr mcguire received the en dorsement of the republican liberal and american labor parties has a negro can didate been able to accom plish this feat until this year when councilman charles black received the endorse ment of the liberal demo council race home reports progress in open housing the b'w.d ol d"r.ctnr*i or ir^me niofhittg of-p^u-oirtei < m*t*-,i;_uel rn<v>r»rd a re fic-'ve-t-t c^i<l"'prv»sre*s n i p^"«**>s|pk*wj efforts jtt l'ttsym.l-.m church ..» etm-i vswfctjjm wt-,t fern st the ______■ _______ d in com.rating ppograaa in j t*viftg open fombg'fattta j besfttdtv area is dearly shown i bjf the marked reduction of dkerwrrnaiiiiy net fey real mm broker and dm dem zxtrmam ability of negrb families to buy cr ran th > mmpmm "* their choice i rt te *» part nine months were has been only one case . reported to us of a discrirm i aaaary act fey « real estate broker also negro families appear » recet satisfactoryl mrvi.ee from brokers we mm \ tribute this ifn-jortatt prog rest to three factors i the policy of the new v-wi department of slate to baid public hearings on wheth er or i to continue to li j tains broken wbo are alleged i to-haw irwated the state's j rtm.na.ton laws 2 the effectiveness with which home has been able to aid the i.e m ob lammg evidence of discrimi nawry practices and l i the realisation by real male broker that they ttt ** pay a penalty if they give good service to _ negro client equally en out-aging '» the fact that where homeowner or landlords have criminal j cd *•***• have not been suc cessful fa preventing negro families from obtaining ih hotting fsey want t*3t example in the last six nfttrths five of the families wmlfiari *■ il home were d*w*mmated against in their search for rentals liliptver m all of these i cases the housing was made availafeje m them and in raw cases the negro family rented it similarly during 1 the past y__r negro families have without exception been wa no purchase homes which tamally were denied to them heemtsa of their race rev & mrs r m mitchell to observe 12th yr the twelfth annver>a*7 cesaratlon of pastor and mrs • peace m mitchell will be observed sunday kay 7 at j p m , at the faith b.*t*\.t church 2i humboldt pk-,ry the gu««t speaker will be *« rev s frank em man 9 pastor of delaine-waring church along with his choirs end congregation everyone is invited to at tend deacon md mrs palmer •** ttxhairmeo mrs edgar f - mcclellan dies j funeral services for moth er beatrice huff mcclellan i was held monday april 10 at holy * ten-f church of god in christ 672 clinton st mrs mcclellan passed | away thursday april «, i*9l she was born november 128 1903 in comer georgia . is eleventh child of the late rev buck huff and ! maine davenport huff she joined the springfield bap : cm church m ims und was baptized by the late rev c h robinson the family moved to chicago illinois where she fmlih-d her formal educa tion at the john pan-en ele mentary school and wendell phillip high school she joined the ml vernon bap tist church in 1924 and served on the usher board and as a sunday school teacher in march of 1*123 she was united in marriage to rev edgar f meridian tan children were born as a re sult if this marriage in the spring of 1813 she was saved in memphis term under bishop w a path i i sun . ! in ims they moved to buf falo from men-phi and assumed the pastorate of what was then 501 clinton st where rev mcclellan ptftored until wo when he organised incorporated and built what is now holy tem pi church of god in christ of tha niagara jurisdiction she served faithfuly as church membership secre tary sunday school teach er chairman of the women's day committee and state president of pastors and ministers wives of western i new york j on saturday april 1 at 12.m mrs mecteuan enter ed deaconess hospital with what was diagnosed as a mild coronary she progress i rd beautifully during the following week until early morning april 6 1967 at 130 when she differed an other ruroraar attack god peacefully calltd her home to rest survivors are her loving husband re edgar f mc clellan two si-ters mrs nmie johnson and mrs al berta yancy both of chi cago 1)1 four sons edgar jr frederick e carleton h and franklin d six dmghlare barbara j zula a patricia a eleanor beatrice e and france e she al-o leaves twenty sewn grandchildren many niece nephews cousins anil a host of loving fnends rev herman seals offi ciated mrs wilmer clem moos was mistress of cere monies mrs e lett dixon gave the organ prelude and re o t jones jr gave the eulogy meadows bros funeral home was the mortician in charge interment was in the gar den of light forest lawn cemetery latin american youth group organized y ln early february ef to j fait a snail group ef span-1 ish youth convened , and formed what is no rwioan a"\:ih^tt«tjtt.-a»*ri«»%i,yoa?h ihe main purfo*e of thii 1 mrgontut m > i in banter the jqtemt of the members to better our position as young adult and in later year the area id which th could be promoted being through * dv c a t ocal , recreational cultural and social activi ty and events any youth who is a resi dent of buffalo or of the surrounding areas has a r-**ht to membership in the latin american youth or ganization provided how ever that lie or she is be tween the ages of 16 and 25 years it is hereby impressed on any prospective hi-mber that j the purposes und aims of this organization l hi tzar latin american brotherhood program may 10 at bennett high the inter - racial re searchers club of bennett high school invites the pub li to attend a repeat per formance of its brotherhood program wed may 10 at im p m in bennett high schools auditor iv m 2885 main st the mate department of education division of in i i cultutul relations has selected this excellent pro gram for filming this film may be distributed through out the school system of state geo brooker elected v p of insurance co ! gctorge m breaker * rent norte - specialist men.'y joined hte manhattan based fan of mark rafi'lil.y * coo-any ak'^aurif e*t*u at*mm aaemme a haggerty president ? mr brooker who since ims has headed his • own real estate firm at 545 fifth aye will be a supervisor in the management depart ment of the rafalsky con cern and will also continue his consultant work which was started at george m brooker associates inc he will also work with . member countries of the united na tions m helping them with their housing and real estate needs in new york • ,'.. . mntiowlitßßßs etshrd shr * the 10-year-old real estate executive began his career with the new .-, york stat rent commission in 1953 serving as a consultant end hearing examiner he joined the corporation as a man aging agent after leaving the mission in 193 * l a member of the real estate board of new york and the association of real | estate boards mr brooker attended howard university and has also taken real '• estate courses at the ford ham university school of general stud es and the practicing law institute in making the announce ment mr hagj-erty said george brooker coming events ! a mini cocktail party and , show given by the mink so i ciety will be held at the ex 1 pressw-ay lounge 79 jeffer son aye sunday may 14th ; from i to 9 p.m • » - a jabberwock sponsored by gamma kappa chapter cf ; delta sigma tbeta sorority , inc will be held saturday j i m jo » p.m « woodiawn junior h«_h school for a . scholarship benefit ♦ » • a quarter party wit be ' j givea by the lilly social • j ciub at ic buffer st satur day may 7 from 8:30 un til door prize for the first i i-i mrs jul.a thoßias sec mrs catherine mister pres . . . th annual fashion show * dame given by tbe door keepers ciab fr.day june 2 iff m tt a m at the je se clipper post 424 genesee metropolitan educational park concept to be discussed three suits of schools to participate on tv panel sunday may 7th . r^ax '"•■ *' ''.-' ■■' *,' " - ' .- '-- i--^*;iwijd*&n»atirtit letigaa of b"n b'rith eft d#vo .'« monthly •" proj;r*n rm sunday j may i mm i «**, i p-m station wkbw-tv channel 7 buffalo to a discussion of ideas surrounding rhe concept of educational parks which might meet the education.l needs of children in a number of the school systems through out the area panelists on the program will be clifford n crooks supt cf schools clarence central school district . dr william e keller supt of schools williamsviile central school district and dr jo seph manch supt of schools in buffalo ..--'•' ■..-'., j louis glickman regional director of the anti - defama tion league will occupy his usual role as moderator of the program some of the questions to he discussed will include how an educational park might affect he problem of finances one of today most pressing prob lems tor our public schools the effect such a public school program would have on inte gration and the problem of bringing children of varying ethnic groups together the degree to which educational parks might help in modern ising our educational proce dures ... to peel the pressing present-day needs — and relate ed concerns this program is one of a monthly series shown on the first sunday of each month from 1-1:30 p.m produced by the anti-defamation league in coop ration with station wkbw-tv ch 7 as a com j munity service in attempting to bring greater understanding to issues of intergroup con \ cern in american lire ben's to keep one store open ben's credit house inc ] 143 jefferson aye is going i out of business you are cordially invited to take ad vantage of the many won derful bargains price are j very low and mere hand can be bought at great sav ings mr kape is mm ill and announces that when this store closes wanted items can be bought at the william street stone ♦» william st near spring services held for l farmer funeral services were held friday for leroy p farmer who died suddenly april 25 1967 in veterans hos'pltal he lived at 139 northiand aye and had been a post man for 28 years mr farmer was a native of waterboro s c where he was bom october 21 1916 the son of the late wi.iam and harriett gadley farmer he was the foster son of mr jasper hodge and his late wife mr farmer was a captain in world war 11 where he served from 19.1 to 1946 and was a member of the vfw he was also active in the humboldt park way baptist church where services were held by the pastor rev por ter w phillips jr ; _, .* burial was in forest lawn cemetery with brown's fu neral service in charge besides his wife theonia he is survived by his foster father jaipur hodge broth c l u c a s n farmer his wite emma and daughter and son leonard and elena all of detroit two s’epsons john & smith 111 and clìrke c wtson mrs louise san d e r s of chest~r pa and mrs ernestine butt 01 801 falo index on sr citizens ready the committee on aging of the community welfare coun ed of buffalo and erie coun ty ha available an up-to-date listing of local senior citizens day centers and clubs . this listing will assist in guiding senior citizens to a vailable iei.sure-t nc programs free copies may be obtain ed by calling the community welfare council's information and referral service james e queen has joined i he headquarters staff of humble oil a refining com pany's northeastern region at pelham westchester cam j ty n v as regional earn ! msmtty relations coordinator a newly - created post he has worked since imi in the new york city offices f hamme's natitmai coordinator at cum momty relatione james 9 avery ia»m c caaumcfc jr aa engineering graduate et howard university with i master's degree in industrial engineering from ccny—will join mr avery in the oil rtmnany'j offices in manhat tan succeeding mr queen mr cas_m*ck has been han dling humble industrial sales tor all of long island a lead ins east coast renter of the defense - related aircraft an if-etrsoics industries since the fai af ik4 he has been with humble since iscl th two promotions which are effective immediately are part f mumble's prafessianal evelspwuat program 3-party backing councilman c black graduates from naval center great lakes 111 fki.vj seaman recruit dennis tje aid osborne l'sm 18 son rf mrs t l osborne of 1411 michigan aye has been graduated from nine weeks of basic training at the nav al training center here in the first weeks of hi naval service he studied military subjects and lived and worked under conditions similar to those he will en counter on his first ship or at his first shore station in making the . transition from civilian life to naval service he received instruc tion under veteran navy petty officers he studied seamanship as well as sur vival techniques military drill and . hr subjects holmes fete state health dept official dr and mrs herbert holmes of hami'n road en tertained dr joseph b rob inson at dinner and latef for ccckuui on tuesday apr.-w • ' dr robinson was recently appointed . ask stunt to the commissioner for special health problems in the state health department among those attending were dr and mrs frank evans mr and mrs her bert hardy dr and mrs walter b holland or and mrs fred gordon mr and mrs dani-1 acker mr and mrs claude clapp mrs russell holland mrs arthur hardwick mrs vera john son mrs mary northrngton mr and mrs hoopef council mr arthur ctd-y well mr felix murph councilman horace c john son mr and mrs thomsa han dr myron mcguit mrs hall mr r.d mrs weldon williams and dc george stockman , cora maloney club to sponsor cocktail party the cora p maloney democratic women's club inv'tes you to an evening in paris cocktail party sitndav may 14 from . *• 16 p m at the pl.idioek society 335 east ferry st r*—*>-m to the i've music of cari la rue an his band and have have your oer\nr 1 portrait made on the spot see page *) see pact «) see page 3