Buffalo Criterion, 1975-06-07

              vol 49 no m and still wny's only official minority newspaper not just a free shopper bulk rate handout political or clipout sheet . rochester — '«-.,-"-." niaaara reaion the buffalo criterion local he — national me * saturday june 7-u im the late h meadows directing pthe reread deceased j tv ■' oral director lbs lm hah ■ windows wny's '. ■ tastiest i funeral _ director is shorn as ■' bo directed the foaerol for the ■ . vernon south family stow '; 7 soldier rrlathe was treated yby mississippi authorities tev - ;; ....... . .... ... ma . . ' rral years ago 7 ,\.-.' ' ths setting is clinton sad madison st , in front of holy ' temple churrh then pastored by the lair bishop e f me clrltan rev m a bailey is j tbe pastor of tbe south family ' •■ — criterion photo dr t j jamison conducts revival dr t j jamison of baton r-juge louisiana will conduct a revival at new lon baptist church 31 high st sunday jane mb - june 12th 7 he ; will be tbe :' banquet speaker k saturday evening june 7th at 7 p.m at the top et tewa restaurant 534 main st aaatslrs ,- the greater galilee baptist church of indianapolis lad j wffl be guests saturday snd sunday 7th snd sta 77 y let s w williams is host * p^iimsms%mi - -.•■ • fight leader and family rochester's civil righs or . ganlratilon fight a few years older than boflalo's build groap is a.w enjoying sn amicable image wider the leadership of minis tor raymond scott * ' }" mr scott is the son of buffalo's 7 william scott « retired f politicalitsctwst of emslie st and grandsonr of william campbell wny's \ first ' distributor • of v mack newspaper shortly i after i world war 1 illllfei .-"*. '--*? mm _*- ■', ■_* mm ■"'■ ■ £ j.:j*y _ lie the aside story about ' ,;. fight and ; minister scott _,: appears on page 8 7 in the photo standing from • left sre mrs zeota barnett i mother-in-law clarence scott r*a*'ai«ma*bafci3£l..'!.*a -...■• » 7:m s brutner constance scan sis ter-in-law richard lee are ther-in-law adah lire sister vktoa coram stater and i wanda smith slater 7 v ; seated sre *. minisler ray • t mood scott snd wtfe m-tilne central bflo mourns the loss of two outstanding citizens stunned & shocked | by deaths 7 baflato was •; stunned - sad : '■: shocked by the sudden death ; of two of the central cities wefl " known sad most active citizens j * for dose to a half century y one to the late hnby m meadows sr 71 who died in i baffalo general hospital after a short illnt„<i sunday jane 2 1975 he was president si 1 | mesdewt bro 7 funeral homes of 576 jefferson aye where be '.- j ---* £_*_* e.i wdvrv ac amma*t bbbb w c tiles st which was opened 20 years ago ■ 00 v7 <'"■ he '■■ had ' been -; a funeral ' director ■' since * 1938 ; mr i meadows * sad '" his * brother i george founded the funeral home business in 1938 tbey > operated ' establishments . st 270 william st nam cedar i where | their drat big haters was the burial:of atty sad mrs julian jg evans three ' children who died bis fire on j northland aye near partly r approximately thirty-five years -, :. tbey y atac operated % tbe establishment st 21.1 hickory „ st nest to westbrooks gar age before moving to the jefferson aye site in 1947 7 mr meadows '. had been ; active with the buffalo chap-1 tor of a philip j randolph's mimas porters union and * wm .-. sctfve f in the ■■] our ■ t club a building bought by :* the buffalo local of pullman j c porters st 479 william st ' daring dm war v o*^y"\~f'u 7mi meadows served sa die 5 board of directors of the erie-niagara funeral dime 7 tors assn far five years until be resigned from thst position that yesr.'yv.t vo'y *>_, a former j republican com mmtoemaa mr meadows was i j an unsuccessful candidate for mattes district count in 1943 j'l he wm a former member ef -'„ tee fathers cm of bishop by *' ; aa high school | his survivors - ares 7 bta .. widow , tee 7 former mabl haricstont ",, three toast hubs m richard d and geerge j » ' 11 all of / buffalo '- a 7 j daaghter mrs dorothy meadow odam of htorto ' bnrg : pa f three brother / geerge wm meeee £*, mm ' graven a stater mrs eran betb meadows laackctt all al funeral sen baa were held m 11 a.m thursday jane 5 | from first shjjsh baptlal chareh is pine st fatenasa - wat to fas sol laws c mi g - mr powell was born la philadelphia pa and moved to buffalo k in * 1914 . she attended f technical * high , school a coed school at thai ■ ttaaev\>o7ooyy-:-00.y la 1913 she became sfflbat ed with st lake ame jon church then located st 585 michigan avenue the present site of i the ' eld | michigan avenue ymca rev hoary durham wm pastor 77 la 1917 the married the tote kydson powell aa 7 active layman of the church she affiliated - with the choir serving as organist and singer * from 1915 jto " 1951 • under tee direction of tee tote m t green the minister of . musk vat whkh teae she i retired ss regular organist but '■ , continued to 7 serve as a ■ substitute whenever needed.l j mr poweli ( worked ; hard sad diligently as a member of i the missionary society sad . sor-.ed as president far 15 years 7 fr 77yv >•", 7"*7f7 : she ska wm a district officer far 25 y ears and is presently a ' member of the pastor's am dub sad is still „ active in | the r missionary | society and s member of tea i ufa members council mrs powell was tee reds-s -; est of the gold medallion far • 50 year or mere service i**^wh*.'*xma*-u h*wrtr xm '■ v she is the mother of two sonsi kydson jr sad hew . aid i buddie j iwo daughters marion sis and mrs mar garet martin sad is blessed with nine grandchildren and ! eleven great grandchildren recipient of 75 distinguished service award y y sate!frsaciste nnpai - 7 dr berkeley . („ burrell .■' president of the national 7 bavin.l laager 1 has been £ selected 7 by . th national • newspaper i'uhikner assoc — stock press of america as i-the'v r««l-.**-)t ' at ** its 11975 ;■ dkattegaiebed service award f;dr7'carlton b goodie 11 i nnpa president nnnoaared v • his week _ 70 i * 9b yv m v the ataaoe will be swarded i to dr burrell during the isth | alton if nnpa '_. convention ' jane 11-14 hem al the hotel st francis in recognition of • *■-* fs<*to.ndbig eon lon to ; the furtherance el block business enterprises „,..■ 7 to '. sddlttaa newsmakers let dm tern sward wfll go ta dm so * top a ii amok an of ': '{ 1974,7 sad l mark awards '' totaling 20 m vc dc pre seated m nwa newspaper *' publishers sad staffers tor heir sihtoisamau to hnsm ■ tag tbe quotes of the mm mmmwßuni burbzli alfreda lee edwards succumbs *•-.-■ im .:,.-*,. . a'»a-.v^r i the other outstanding cltl ira ts socttmob : lids wseh is - alfreds -, tee * edwards 66 funeral services were bold al j people community church swan aod spring sto official ed by be d m byrd serial j was to forest laws cemetery mrs edwards 7 was died . hum ji 1975 to sisters hospital resided st 343 geflfoedst 7 -';'' 7.777 she was active in'political business and fraternal circles a asihe of l«rsln ohio she was ear ef the find minority : women starting oat la the late \ 2*s *» aa toaportor to the fltt?dbtifc«/«f thstflfth j ward as an inspector with " bertabs'j.*;i)«gg*."7y,>7*7y 7 y she worked her way up to become lb ' first mark con gressfonsl secretary whs wss i attached to the boffata office et tkr late edmond radwan :, wbe was her gnest annsally st the frontier'elh ledge far several years 7 she | also became the first negro member un urn he publi can executive committee sad served at secretary to the city tiuflrifng-i dent under ibe late motor hosier kowal mm edwards in 1947 opened alfredo's howling al ' ley on broadway | near miinnr opening the way for black bowler ;'■ \ during the . ' national howling tournaments shortly ' afterward ■ in ■'• ibe . mules armory •• during the .' deed administration a racial ideal erupted insetting ' bowlers x .-.-' 7 *' ' yln 1973 she was named elk woman of tbe year of wni and toronto for her . service to the mack '. commu nity she ws then the grand : district deputy snd past grand daughter ruler of elks mrs edwards was a mem [ ber of emms v kelley tempt sitter ledge of frontier elks . the : biter originating ' hi the i buffalo criterion 3 office to 1939 under the tale george ■ burdk-k and i rank e merrl weather 1 y.'j :■--,- -' ■ she 7 wa sa unsuccessful republican candidate tor ibe common y council 7 in the ' m oaten district la 1965007 7 from 196 until her retire . ment la 1974 she wm s field ' representative for the slate . commission for 7 human : righto . . ■' .:„• .'..'•, i mrs edwards was treasurer - of the rid of republi can cemmmeewomea dab : here and founded j ibe tri ward republican hub la tee ellicott district ;_ her survivors arei two sun si donald aad dewltt lee jr fear daughter mrs dolores ;, brawn j mrs fierce bur rough mrs roberts downey sad mrt alfreds jobnaon all ] .' sf buffalo a stepdaughter i mrs jean whkarson of mt j vernon 20 grandchildren aad j nine great grandchildren .;' interment . watt flat 7 forest * law cemetery the hsu iof genesis heme far j funerals was ta charge at tee arrange wmmiase itjt'v ' t v v---7 ■ -■* criterion photo * minority student's reception '. b soon wm taken at tee fearth aaaaal mtoortr com i mmm reception held aas bmbte 9 te delaware castas among those shewn are tbe dm-va staff - bom left rootetdt rhodes director alberta carpet canto bvrd jamil hassan sad others the sffaa wm ot*j*d by m — criterion photo a "!,!».:■." ...-. .;., .../. mrs edwards & workers .. mrs alfreds edwards seat ed right passed sway june 2nd hi staters hospital 7 y a political and civic lender she is |. shown * with 7 todays j republican state j committee woman jesse dray klein left sad mrs charles gsyle sr standing is farmer ' deputy . sheriff rev trey .' reeves '. now of the old folks home this picture was made in the early 60 story sn this page 7 criterion photo superintendent of methodist churches js the''tee wlltard a wr moats former pasamjee of uacota memorial united chan of christ -. in buffalo far mm years and new of nasbvffie term will bccasm lbs first black superintendent of bat tata district vol ted mi teis.fl.il cbarebe mi june 15th rev wish is imnslly director of deveauutag educa ttooal ministries with ethnics in nashville he bm sjaamßat from northeastern cnlveishry j la fasten and d*ilss uaiscr 1*3770 o'r o vvyv v rev wb&sms replace re tma-g dr frsaißn m zests commemorated on mother's boy ;';: mrs edna powell of 229 i brunswick blvd was com memorated on mother day may lite m mather sf the church and for ml years of ; i continued service in st lake < * ame } hon '■' church 314 e ferry st she wm tbe only * active member to achieve such ' a distinction the ideal club of st luke sponsored the memorable program 70 v 0 mrs powell wm highly ; praised for ber dedicated service to her god her family the church and community la a beautiful message delivered by the president of the club ■ mrs altaic johnson mrs powell received many . citations from church organ ■ rations and friends of j the community and outside of the city a reception j was . held ' ; after the service in the church dining hall 7 f7 ".'»"■-; > she was aloe surprised by her family aad friends with s dinner at the charter house this . pbulo .'; was token following the reception arid shows the y family ■* of v mis . powell from left they ace kydaon jr margaret mrs powell ■ marion sta *■ and howard buddie - criterion photo new world band's 1st anniversary oat to have a goad dm cam let's celebrate buffalo t new world * b and first :■(,_,, 7la■:va7;,ks^;"ir : anniversary m the lata feyatl sapper dab saturday 7 7 : *"' 7vo y jane 21 from * p.m until am band are invited "' l j '..-'■■ '..- '■:■ ' 7 ■■ 7"v v 7'''-sei 7 ; berkeley kill isaspsgaai-'r i_^*^_o4i__±*^a_m 1923 iqfc criterion press and still the no^w wny central cities largest press 7 r •:,:. :■,,■■■':-. .* --■ ,'■ -■-■'. 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