Buffalo Criterion, 1965-05-22

              for the best and most soul news and photos read buffalo pioneer negro newspaper — the a ■ *. ■ .•"*.-'*-,,_■''-' ■■ ■ ** criterion — the medium that has watched and helped negro buf falo grow and i the best-sett y -. y y _ " grw '■ "*' , ■-,--' i "'■■ y „■■ '■ - . ' * " *.." ing colored weekly on the niagara ■ - • - -„,■'--■ - * ''-'-. * . **" ■ '''•' *•■ 7 a ".. krl frontier v s v.v*>.vv - ,-•* ■ s vol 39—no 12 t__i ' __■_"* '______."' b 1 * i < a4^-ll*c to lcrnj>oc*ry mccnsruc&j li_i ll^--lf a b a a ****** am m * " b m bra-ale to the crtter.cn inter f i^rrqta tl lias been irapomibte to pro j '■ ■ ". ,' , ■ *• " * f ' vi "' .'"" ■ ■■- -• •" f.-^-daeie'.a/rlarfer paper however mia » bdaf corrected ami this ita > pvawoomnt will take place immedi buffalo n v saturday may 22 - 28 1965 price—io cents the buffalo criterion rev mother tokio dies in l.a buried home rev tokio had been in calif since july •: * tr»w rfwreh lady is and -. ska ■-'-; la y rev mather t-wary team who organised ***■ mt elizabeth holy church at.-:«|-.,vimiiiw 5 ii ' years - t wz-f.yy;^,,.yz - y '„ »:■•-; mather fa who was i»«e«>.a j witw**t*m the ptw ) • mt4m mmptkn ' church started iff mm kg rk tat . '**'* ' m md i h-kamtk watt '- km wa ! ffcl ■ cfcdrtb cfrcfttt ; wfi . he j . ' 04*fc fclcv mrvtnti bw>otfs e the hit hi pmmb mt tat ' '.' m stag with ******* : mmmmmjmtmtm a ; m — flora harris where -' she died may j*ib ims liter femato acta shipped to bl___m______b where p_al .________. jpmmm vhif mmmm wr vices aero held at bar mmmmfas mfty txf wkfa mi ivtr . gm mmmmmmwe bey whitman ross et fanst-asa n v officiated rev table was needed la death by her husband a ttm years age they yielded at hi laurel mm mother imi hp also v>lm fatf th harvest chapter kn ti lateraatlaflal eat et mars two years ago tv chapter leek part la the funeral c*r*___*_*les she is survived by her i iai*gb*ni mrs flora harris and grand daughter burul was hi mi haps cemetery shenaaa l walk er was the mortician to ' charge * ma plans lor the church 111 he aaaaantad soon mather telle was ihe •*><*«* nd raff ale minister lo . *• away tram heme la may the tint being mm mm ln amtht aha died to aa axam tf-m'tp crash nest new caa e pa she died la lea an geles after a lengthy illness mother itmtm youths summer employment m-i'thmmon spec-an-sw trtsry of labor w wtßard wln-r awt arkansas gov or al f fmihus sinned a con-1 tract may inf+i for the fir tiitnraer ndborhood youth c'rtps project most of the young workers a ffi be employed in rural pm nma inctodtng beautifloa tloo 9 pobfic parks and high ways water and soil conser tirtton recreation and forest • rroservntioa they will he tr i.m an hour it wih he a completely « * rffy integrated program taaxm sea ihirty-nne protects hi is j i state have been approved i s*-the labor dept end are w maa reviewed by gov-1 e-ror wirt said and other projects atrurdy approved by th department call for fed ' • ami f-snts totaling more than m ** ion to provide vacation frrrm for another is.sm youths pu that total is expected to i grow through this summer-time employment we plan to givo i [ 70.-0 boys and girls the op ! | portunity 10 earn the money ! needed in resume or continue i their education in the fall or j to prepare for further training j and fu 1 hime employment • said mr wsrti core calls off n m syracuse demonstrations against niagara ..'"' mohawk syracuse j core calls off demonstrations afleigs two years of refusing to acknowledge that li had a problem in employment prac tices nlofcara mohawk power corporation has in the past eight weeks tripled the negro representation to its work i i*9*9 ■-- /. v "*''•' niagara mohawk june fur ther agreed to make a re port to the mayor's commis sion on human rights in six month on the success of its new hiring practices toward i achieving in the words of the j mayor's commission report racial balance in the com pany approximate to that la the population of the syrcose area . in order to allow niagara mohawk to fulfill its moral j _. and s&dal a^m^m*ffkmm**ajgtm to the . * lbmrsmk j syracuse ixht p - it 0 tiirmwxmttix m*ynwiyr*mry on demonstration at the bung oa tie strati—a at the homo office of the niagara mohawk | power corporation core | hopes that niagara mohawk's progress in achieving this ra cial balance will be aaffm eatly evident at the time of > its report to preclude the need iof renewed direct action at that time mrs e l dixon returns home from calif rites mr e lett dixon return ed may 32 from oakland calif whore she attended the funeral of ; birr father jamas b lett who mod may i ims audi was hurled m*y llth ."• . t mr lett was . bom i in xema ohio in 1867 tilt family moved to oklahoma while tie was a young hoy ho met ■'- amt marrred man mimrva webber in ims and seven children were born . ho was a successful farm er and had lived la several i cities in oklafchna where ho was ha pitted by his mm kx-ltf*t rev richttrd dixon sr,v*the pastor in 19m n in he and mrs lett j moved to oakland calif where they resitted ';-■ with their do tighter * ml iva bene bt._lather and ia sort ■' elmore lett bis death prat*'vti-'^y ■?- a '•: '-".'; z other oarvlmnni . ro hi i mam mm :*/ n » net dot 1 tola hint eatotki lett on on buffalo n v mrs elizabeth groves monitor j spring cote and mrs la l clesgott of tope km eight grand children aad tow great gxttsi chil j dren faith baptist church women's day june 6 p mcgowan to speak sun a.m the women of faith baptist church 9.4 humboldt pky extend to ait a sum cordial c romr to aacnd their wom ens day services the apeak rr-win or mis paulino me cearnn supervisor of the 12th , ward come out and enjoy this service sunday june «. * am mrs mamie bell i chair «■». mm «. m mitchell pastor 6-week program for pre-school children project head start begins this simmer part of diocese com :< munity anti-poverty v vmrnapammm i thai diocese nt buffalo edit carton dept ha announced ft : i wilt participate ia the federal i | project head start program ' ibis summer with a six-week program for 645 pre school ; children who because they live fa poverty are unpre pared socially cultural and ■ edacattonally to enter school head mart will be pan of . the drtatete's community an poverty program and dh ' provide programs tor these children at 13 centers in wmt f»l and lackawanna designed to tenure them tn meet the i challenge of itiioel and to learn to succeed father than fan ... -,/,-. the dept to acting tn em \ operation with catholic char i i{!es of buffalo which win pro vide a staff of four full-time ■' social workers as part of the [ project staff head start's ba trie aims are improving the chad's health , helping the child i emotional bad soctbl development by en couraging self-expression seff confuleace self-<fivcipline and curiosity improving and ex panding the child's mental thirty-nine year old arch ! shop romrt do*srh f togo w africa second from left was * recent j guest in buffalo while on an american trip as guest of tm v s state dept ii raid that the church in tmr parte of tm world should i mlp tm church la africa i others in abate arc j ■""■ .■■——.»■■.—■■ mm „^.„ i ■ .■„■■■ ' bishop mcnulty second from right bishop beniacasa left and bishop brzana right bl'l.ow and some of tbe members ef pride af any elk ledge under the ': leadership of exalted ruler samuel jackson center is shewn during a radio coun cil meeting held ia buffalo j recently amen those shewn are herbert m bell joseph rob inson ruben jelferies hen ry tilley livingston ross charles huff and burma jehnsotv zyy their home is located at 11 sycamore st this young ledge and temple under the direction ef dt ruler jessie mac , jelferies 4 is making great headway installs officers the maw aye slack club i w i via van aye to oakgrave . aye be 1 4 be installation meeting sunday may is ft p m at meant zlam church mt tier grove officers 1 were ln*taiu*d by mr t*mtg i rase advisor of the matte { black club am pr*«i*srt at '■-. ihe cithern cemmunll inter i eats they am : «-. ' i ■" ¥. proa mt joseph jonas i it &*£ hir v jxism apmdmi per *»- xtaeaew tßjqmssttl mr george rose cor see . mrs rath allen treaa mrs ralph mauro chaplain mr percy jefferson mrs verite walton r.v is program and planning commit ice chair man - k the purpose f ibis chtb is jto promote a welfare mm betterment of the community { beautify c modi and keep it clean promote good wilt anal ' nefehhorlinrts welcome new ' neighbor and woorag fel lowship for general cultural and civic improvement we can only accomplish this with he cooperation of an the steeple living akkim our block r as welt ms tbaae fat he entire cemmtmtly join us in the campaign clean-up paint-up fix-up [ the ' cmffbae ae at the jaatfoas greatest teenage sing ing group ill he featured at pmseiamass as satur day june ha at 1 p m at memorial auditorium their top record is he so fine they are - bronx high school graduates sedita all set to run for mayor t farmer mayor frank a se : lla recent announcement ef hie candidacy for mayer ef buffalo gives encouragement te negroes mr sedita starting as a law office clerk to tarn has became city court judge mayer of buffalo and recent ly resigned bis pest as fed eral comptroller of customs a political ideal ef all the people—and in particular ne groes —- mr sedita is a sure choice for a majority segment el fli'ff,il»nian who feel he is ed adequate stature to meet their education labor hous ing welfare and employment problems '-■*' "'■ public opinion polls in a recent survey sponsored by the buffalo civil rights league inc indeiate that as of now mr sedita is the man qualified to head up the city government of buffalo n y m mayor - '■-. blame ave block club organized block cttab president harri son billup says that the pur pose of the organs krson is to promote the welfare and bet i c r mem of the community beautify the block aid keep it clean encourage fellowship for general culture and civic improvement "*'.' j we pledge to do our best in making this a better neigh v borhood and with the cooper k ation from the people living within this community we can accomplish our aim .* j we are going to rely on the s.<!u:i.s to keep order in the tr,-mnure he said however we are going to iriy on the children to keep blame avenue chain all year the chim-wn are often respon sible for ttoring the com munity and if we discfplioo these children our biggest problem whi be sabred =& i ' we also sam he cicpect cumraij sioner sylvester a mcl ski sanitation dept , to be less destructive of the peo i ple's garbage cans tmd be ' street-liuer-consdous >~. '. i we are asking the people la this wholle section to coop , crate with as in the ffc-up i clean-up faint-up campaign and keep up the program conrmority citizens ask not : what our community can do or you but what you can do to better he credit inn bt your neighborhood international masons meet june 11 - 13 i the convention of inter national mason and eastern stars will be held in ja maica long island june 11-13 local lodge and chap ters will seod delegates home reports good progress good progress with respect to achieving equality off op portunity in housing was cited in a report just issued by home housing opportunities made equal the full text of ihe report is as follows in two parts ■' . ." '.', v : part i t a negro family is now able without too much rtfflfcuity lo buy a borne anywhere in erie county provided they have the financial means in general we are we on sched ule with rt'sprct to bur ob jective of open housing by 1967 however there sthl ts ii long way to go where have the gains been mode and where do problems remain .;■.-.;.,-,__- '--. . the greatest success ban min ant repeat to tm ac j t cms of realtors over »***. ; thirds of the real estate acrid l in erie camay is handled by ( them in the past these real tor have effectively sh^ried most of the desirane beaming from th negro hoasetaatirr however two tectora tovo biou-ht about a dramatic change in recent montta moat important ban men * clear ! indication that tm ms-tcuit ! baker law will m enforced : and that because of home discriminatory practice fre i qaeoo/.itrt detect and ■, brought 10 the awbtat of , i state officials th o-hor ha , i been a growing awarenea i that ii*cgration in housing j does work . ""■ gt&jk most realtors do pijsjmljm business--from rask do they follow up them us rf ten as'they do with white buy ' i crs but when confronted with mr reseda harris presbj - drat of lota phi • lambde - chapter business and profes festianal women's clubs pre ****** a citation la mrs geneva b scruggs director ef the kennedy recreation center at the humboldt parkway baptist church re cently mrs scruggs eras chosen as their woman af ] tho year _ 7 ] businesses cited were 1 4 m ! j sufci »*•«'« seal estate ha i grate'cleaaerffviwect see vice bariiershap jeoes *****__ service perfcla's delicate i sen healthful £________. c_____________a arcs meat ma-bet m sea employment fiansa record shop william's a**™mh ; catessen bellamy eaterpru ! es community fie net o*m eey enterprises and irl rao ceramic studio _*;*| mrs e givens buried from shiloh church mrs estelle given ot 81 . i jefferson aye died may 18 j 1965 after a iengthty illness , services were held for her saturday may 22 at shitoh baptist quitch by re*e merriweather . ...'.' z'zlyy burial wet in forest lawn •/: mrs given had been very | . active in her church and j l the community s yi c i shg.-.w*s chosen ; ideal i mother of the ' ellicott via trict by members of the : women's better community aas'n in 1851 - ; i she waa fast chief com panion of eureka circle no 289 companions of be for - est president of the women health division of erie coon ty tuberculosis and health atp'n a mouther of cho martoroil council of negro v women the hampton cltibf and the east side mats cwb •■ *• -. -* » j *>;.,» ; ..; v meatjowt . teaa mtm-smiirf charga r ""'- "** -•*•'-".-—.? ?*'■ t,-shtrrtww ri4--"boaata ; ■ ww pi civensi bf . four mm waiter jr tttibem h jjr and raymorej ».. all f j buff a aad cravane a cap , tab ta he u s air forest - a and mrs 11 clarice caa.'i 11 daubster and nine grand children see page 5 see page j