Buffalo Criterion, 1967-02-04

              the buffalo criterion vol 41—no 2 buf fall n.y saturday february 4 - 10 1967 price 10 cents negro history program planned eor feb 16 ; dr r m mitchell to speak at i shiloh baptist church feb 16 ne^-ro history week will be observed feb 12th to isth a city-wide negro history program will be held at shiu-h baptist ! church thursday feb 16 at 8 p a ; j „ ; .. i according to the chair j man mrs joyce allen dr roscoe m mitchell pastor of faith baptist church and a staff member of the local offset at the state human relations commission will be th guest speaker the program will be of high \ calibre and interest , ; this city-wide program has ' | been presented by mrs al i len in buffalo and lacka dr r m mitchell wanna churches for the past 17 years dr e f jackson to be guest at st luke's j the • jdeai club of st luke's ami zion church 314 e ferry st invites you tc attend an afternoon with rev e f franklin jack son pastor of john wesley ame zion church washing ; ton d c former pastor of st luke shnday feb 19 at 3:30 p m , rev hunter cess is pas tor and mrs wyneil jack son chairman rev b.ss ."■* to north j carolina wednesday to al ien a regional ame con ference ' _| school teacher passes dorothy ada g-rayftarac ca.*.y a buffalo f'c-iic strhota teacher and former profes sor oi o hrru.it at wilber ■ i force iji_a-ew_y j wtfberforce y ohio entered life eternal sun day january 15 1.67 at 1-23 am at *"**_ carlton house nursing home buffalo m tfm_**g an iliac of over two .. ears , , | *" mrs curry began ber teach ing career ta buffalo as a s_s»_;u:e teacher and became a permanent teacher at school no 17 tier last assignment wat woofiawa junior high 4 mrs curry daughter of the late cornea h strayhorne sr and nellie r strayhorne of yonkert ft v was born ml ycm.er august 2nd 1323 she «__ educated in the pub lic schools in v ok c s la it t me t*xe.vtd her bs buclvloi of science degree from west virginia state col lege in institute w v in 1.44 she received her ma master of arts degree from the university of chicago in ims the was confirmed la the episcopal church of the redeemer chicago having been a member prior of the h«nfc baptist church ¥•__ ert on september hth ims a st john's episcopal church yanhert she was married ta he very reverend kenneth 8 mbs cubby the late mbs dorothy ada stbayhobnp curry black johnson to push for fire insurance coverage i negroes say costly fires happen in other j sections by staff reporter fire insurance coverage in the negro neighborhood is getting harder and harder to net and then keep ac cording to a spot check of the area some negroes axe saying that the situation is so bad i that our group needs to or-1 ganize its own insurance co and make some insurance money too | it has been pointed out that although negroes da not have 250,800 or jsao.lwj re kisses—they " feel that i much discrimination t ex-m j tine ftt doubtful-an aggre gated number of .) fires doj ; net lute imi.-m • in ■ oar ( fa«a s.<"*w -■'.;",. l§plif i negro cmmcifm-n ouihe i p'»efc nd horace johnson : told the criterion recently | that they arc preparing a resolution to combat thi i dncrinrnatory practice robert crosby dies after short illness rxrtsert let crosby of 3-1 j *«*]*• st died jan 21 im7 , efter j weeks illness in dea coness hospital he was bom in milton ' fir-rids in mm the wm of mrs marie crosby cunning ham and the tat 11 maa ctneby and brother of mrs mary c chappeue i in baltimore md he met and married mrs martha cor-te who preceded him in death a june hm they met taarrted nearly 36 years and were the parents al one sort who survives htm and also four foeter it-mi in mist veteran an derson mrs cassle ander an herbert and james anderson and a cousin ray emmd h_nd.r__n funeral service were held r at gethtemane baptist churrh ss grape st . the rev herbert r«d pa tor m monday jan 30 lewa mortuary was in charge returns home mrs jesephlne helmet has jaw returned irem _ west ern trip see stary on page poll says judge sims is popular 72 of voters knew of judge william sims a survey that was taken by the junior board *', group of college students j coveting a large sampling of the city's voting popula tion revealed hat 71 ot ail persons who voted for j city court judges ****** aware that lu^ie william sims the only fiegro'to ever hold this offfc^y was a can j didate lor thi pus u'on . in i the past november election ! the percentage of voters i w ho correctly identified judge sims for the . appro j prtate office ***** higher ttffui.:j**t j apjfyather ■ cm h date seeking ' mi.ii t\er uon ■ •'*■'* •;•-*■*.,-! league to broadcast on sunday feb _, from 1 ut i.-t ft m ■„, , inaiwn , wkbw-tv omimeuj gat i falo the atiu-d*tgga*tion ; league of b'nal b'rith will j devote us monthly program to a discussion of the melt ing pot phenomenon that makes up the united states the program will be titled the hyphenated american the purpose of the program wio be fa demonstrate how everyone v the united stan except the american indian—l •■*,, ■ individuals of varying origins polish itali an puerto jtican greek irish etc and even the anglo saxon all are hyphen at.d americana in ather words the pro gram will demonstrate that «*• of the wonder of the united states lies in immi grants havng come some earlier some later from all parts of the world to form me of the greatest socie ties m the history of lii «_*«_. . i ■ i m . w oats pro gram will be michael f ellis - jr chairman of the ami ■ - defamation league p-altc affairs committee and president f tne ellis advertising co who will serve as moderator john f fronczak counsel for the polish union of america henry h harper manager of shields *: co . invest ment brokers and lay lead er in the buffalo council of churches and joteoph c vispl president of the itali j an-american federation so ciety rrs —.--—~-,.«,,«_, mmm tammammm ms m-a sws for the new supreme — dr larzetta hale of langston okla center the new supreme basileus of alpha kappa alpha so rority was given an all electric automatic glass coffeemaker by proctor silex during the forty second annual international conven tion at los angeles sharing dr hale's delight are sorors lil lie pettoway of detroit extreme left aka administrative secretary carey preston gen ie jackson proctor silex representative and soi or carylon bonner of jefferson city mo this convention was the largest on record for the influential college-based organization photo at right shews group waiting for returns following buffalo's naacp election recently the new president rev m williams i second from left george bishop mrs percy mtere mrs lucille perrin r prosier da y.d collins and ethers 4*rßeri*_i photo rev larey andersen la shewn addressing _ gather ing of the humboldt van * interest group _ t st luke's why churcb „ 4 among others shewn are dan acher _.. smith cliff parham and rev h b bess host tor the epic dealt with the issuance ef near » liquor licenses ■ y , f crlterlan photo mrs caston heads area heart fnd drive mrs dallas l caslon of otis pi is chairman of the humbo'dt park and masten area in wards 11 12 and 13 tor the heart fund drive which begin febru ary ist through 19th mrs charles w brown is major for the 11th ward mrs f j blake major for the 12th ward and mrs j annie moore major for the j 13th wert this area is called the j pyramid tbe chairman of ; the drive is asking the co oeratkm from all workers i they find that so many of i the • workers have moved or have changed their phone . numbers ' if your house is not cover ed please respond through your churches all help will ibe appreciated by the cap i tains and workers * j i if you wish to work in the drive call 833 530 and give your name address and . i phone number i i song festival at varick amez mrs ruth ■ gandy of 37 sherman st and her chil dren michele darryld and tyrone pupils at school no • 31 will render a song fes-1 tival sunday feb 12 at s p m at varick ame zion church 21 high st mrs gandy is a student at the community music center 415 elm wood aye the public is invited to attend rev troy reeves is pas rr lenten service held wed feb 8 the inter-denominational ' m'nisters council of buffalo and vicinity will observe its annual ash wednesday service on wednesday even ing feb 8 at 7:311 p m at people's community church 470 swan st j rev j c ruffin pastor of st paul ame zion church will deliver the an nual sermon i - choirs from different churches of the community will furnish the music y i the public is invited rev \ d m byrd is host pastor ' !"' rev t davis is presi 1 dent and rev m a wil-i ! hams " program chairman mrs r dunn dies suddenly mrs robena dunn of 28.1 cedar st died in her sleep en january 27 1.(7 her body was discovered by a mm couple mr and mrs _**. d bradley who lived with her when they return . ed home about ( p m mrs dunn the former rabet-a swans was a native et . meat paint term where j she was born april s 9c she * came to buffalo is - 1 1923 where she met and * married norman dunn ape 22 iks she had been a member of first shiloh baptist church since shortly alter arriving in the city i she was an active member of the missionary society and the mothers club she was also instrumental * fat planning the exchange semi annually ef the public mis sionary meetings between shiloh and trinity baptist churches where fine pre grams are presented and the meetings are well at tended mrs dunn was the sister of the late sanford swarm surviving are a niece and husband mr and mrs haywood roy and their it children of new castle del aware two god children ot's glover and elesttn williams of buffalo tad many friends -*"&"' a frierd mrs ethel wright of new yerk city attended the funeral burial was in mt hope cemetery meadow brothers were in charge thyra charles heads r n club the second reoraaniz tonal meeting of the r m social club of buffalo wat held at the home of mra *■ mildred barfour 29 get hard saturday jan 21 i the s reactivation 0 he y negro registered nui-.es *■ club " prompted by 1 tha request of the negro nurses themselves to socialite 1 the obligation felt by t_t__t who have attained educa tional advancement to » '&*"% sist others fat their pursuit * of higher education in hurt ing 3 the increased : da mands by the ' community fat services in guidance and ag - speakers '■ ■-'■;■ ' mrs eva notes ftrsf graduate negro registered nurse __», buffalo presided over the meeting til th election of officers the fouowmg offteert werf ele c t ed president mrs thyra m cherries ist vk president mia mary ik meadow tod vice presi dent mrs placid d pari thyra charles ill at home mrs alma brooks col umnua for the criterion a reported to be ft at baaa _ fee page i see page 4