Buffalo Criterion, 1974-12-14

              sat cray december 14-20/1974 vol 48—no 50 local 15c—national 21 wny's only official minority newspaper - not a free shopper handout political or clip out sheet i rochester —-— niagara region the buffalo criterion among the delegates to tho democratic mini convention the nsllon-i dem-tallc mini ceaxexstaa t-m bl kansas cbx dec as attnirtrd a aoaaaaßaißßßßai^aaaßaßßseßßßßt number of top minority political delegates among them were 17 congressmen sl—xt four de bares 1 inker seerclar of the stale of penn.il anla tbe top mai woman office holder in the country f a 11 * arthur d shores birmingham ala ms i ranees blake of wichita kansas ms barbara morgan of washington d c ms janet watllnglon of jhe | virgin islands and two hlark i nun n ani coveraort u i—a george brown of coloradai and it gov dxmallx of california mayors two lieutenant ixixem -■ ortt the peansvlvaala secretary of sun and several others . i the picture shows the contrast of , political progress from the late 20s when negro americans ybod only > one congressman in this century oscar dt-priest : republican : a7:*a i g^*,,;.-:v from chicago the convention met to find wax of doting ranks and giving sit segments a fair share of recognition ';"' black delegates who partial paled on the ittinj-ti m aad . rules committee we're mrs c • ms shirley chi*-holm s^kotliasew y4axav'**sftl atw.s-nmba brown at - :" colorado , ■ ms vvon-tks blkkk '} -.'•■*•':. cimoree ,' william l clay missouri ronald v 11r.1.l i ms caluarala tax . mayor kenneth gibson neearh.nj mayor raruhatchkr ',":'.''. ■ csrr 100 f , y'..j ms card's collins laßlll walter e fauntroy .; >»•.!. til collimbis mayor maynard jackson yatudtt.ca.yyy sen mehvlyn dymali.y >: california , ms barbara jordan tttat john con vers jr mlchfgin louis stokes y"f okie robert n.fcni'x pcaotshraoie ss ralph h metcalfe y""'niaoas y,:y parrexj mitchell maryland harold j ford teaaettee x andrew young georgia charles b rangel iiptixtzyiwh augustus f hawkins ctlilorala *■ charles mlcfcigaa mayor thomas bradley lo rules honor thy parents day lm-kport aerie no 825 of the ■ . fraternal order ef eagles bat ,'•' added congressm tn hears 9 „ smith 111 c the rank of those supporting its honor thy parents vat en december ; hi '.- ty hep smith has introduced a i joint resolution la the house of * rscnlallxi-s which would x maa dm bay a nall«.n(-i.le observance ' ". .'. . ' according to sander nagy 1 leckport aerie chaplain the v eagles have boon tery concern i si about the breakdown of use ioatilx unit in the united slates f toe ' detlgoattsl * tbe period lietweeß thaakigkbig and christmas as hoe and family month *; at their program ; for the month the leckport a oris | decided to honor the two roost • impoitani prop in tbe world ■""* potto tar a previous to rep smiths * aecalea is lalnslaer v the £ honor thy psreats rrsotu i em at the lateral level tbe loci port aerie has persuaded mayor raymond bclsch of the chy of lorkporl to proclaim a city-wldc olisarx.ncr on the ' ist ,: the aerie has also contacted the niagara coanty ugrslatare surrounding sctseel sad rbarrhes the prt—dent ibe seoalo cod governor i feel thai the family unit is shoasa question a leaden—nut pari of the great nrss la the aoerricaa society rep smith tee i sppiaod the lackaorl fc^otat to bring proper recognition to this idea bishop to speak *-'■ ml-"-i -■■ --- • ' "*' th com spring beptut cha-ea vets»_a-k st it v p«ad to tnnneeri the taxing of bahop wilson „ columbus j worshiping with them r ivrx ***■ « *****), dec jorh y tnm tacta ef god and a oetas bishop he will bo m the church all d sonde beginning with the morning service saturday's sen in will begin bi i p.m law public is taxitod lo attend these serxkes *«•»• i b jeaes is pastor end b rater clerk to be aired dec 25th wednesday,'dcccmbsr ms st i a.m on abc wide world of entertainment will be irlexlsed on w ben.tv chan eel 4 a salute to dr martin lather king will be present ' est ■ f v featured will be a dinner honoring the late rex dr martin lather king with mrs cart-tta king lass angeles mayor torn bradley congress woman yvonne bralthwalte of california billy dee william isaac hayes redd loss llhrx tomlln richard pry or gail usher the lour tops paul kelly and others dr kenneth w clement passes dr kenneth win her clem ent distinguished surgeon former trustee of the national urban league and chairman of the league's health commit tee died ol hit ' home in cleveland ohio on nov 29th bora in vashll virginia ie 1920 dr lament grew op in cleveland graduated from the ota's public schools and then went on to take h*t bachelors degree st ohio's oberlie college yla 1945 he lecelvcd ms m.d from howard i nlxcr ■*>•;! ■■;.." txx-aaa la addition lo an outstanding private practice dr clement worked in various i targvlcal capacities la cleveland's major hospitals aad served as aa assistant cllntrtj professor of surgery at cste western research i nlxerx—y -■■ .'■.'. . as president — the national medical association from 1961 *-*•-*. he demonstrated commitment to clxß right ami medicare legislation by actively lobby tag aad testify lag before congressional . committees tody ing the proposed measures „.■... ~ la 1963 dr cloeaoal waa appointed by the late president new deputy district engineer major byron g walker is the aew depots district engineer for the buffalo district of the u s army corps of engineer '. he it replacing major charles t meyers 01 who bail received ; an overseas assignment the deputy district engineer assists the district engineer in the administration of the district activities including flood con trol j navigation . ami . beach erosion control projects the buffalo district it responsible for an area from sandusky ohio te massena new york covering northern ohio a small section of pennsylvania and '. most of western central and northern new york ' major walker comes to the buffalo district from the u s army engineer school at fort bel voir virginia he it a native of colorado and has served with the army since 1959 , previous assignments have sent htm to germany vietnam alaska and thailand .-.;* .. y ■ k he f holds a degree in engineering geology from the colorado school of mines snd a matters f degree in civil engineering from the university of missouri he is a registered professional engineer in the | stale of missouri a member of '_ the american " society of professional engineers and the society of american military engineers . * . . major walker and his wife the former alice marie pie-son reside at m beck with drive niagara falls n y they have two sons ! victor '• 13 sad howard 12 ',;."■'. minority clergyman succumbs tf bufbtunians st consider the teat bishop stephen g spottsweod 77a ho pattered si lbs ame zlor charch te the add as aa part of the eminent baffate minority oer gy bo thro would be the fifth mlnuter to taccaatb wtth the ccci bbss—h the rs or the fate rev george smith retired minister of baby bethel ame ion church in lackawanna .. bet cards s johnson formerly associated with ebeneicr and ml olixe baptist churches in lockswaaoa snd jordan grave baptist church buffalo and the rex joseph bridge a tor who , wat associated . with promltetaad morning star star light chapel and new asia churches ."; % bishop spotlswood pestered st lake church la 193 succeeding rev fleck who was transferred to memorial ame zloa church in rochester v ya't : vy'-v bishop spotlswood a demo erat was one who helped to develop the tbea feeble democratic negro machine la 1936 when it was practically la its infamy at rotate '. he was hum-amatol la getting st lake charch te become a cultural i-talii where trails music etc were taught nadir the direction of dr ratooß hootead a well-know a local dentist dr spotttwood alee was interested to dm naacp while hi raff ate wo pom—age van faceted at 130 northland aseotec which later became the home of the lb da adscatl.t charx-h second trtt-pic bapi'st chtsrrh aad new ml carmei baptist charch he did roosieleniblt business wtth the criteria white bete he pasted away bet ember ist ef hb home bt weaaacto-t d c aad was buried dec 6th at jj 12 noon , from the '.' john wesley ame ion ' church in washington ' '.■'. /./!'/ 1 he was chairman of * the a board of directors and has een ' a member of . the naacp since 1919 / , a native if boston mass bishop spotlswood was the son of abraham lincoln and mary elizabeth spotlswood and was ordained in 1920 he became the 58th bishop of the ame lon church in 1952 s _ . ,- . „ - wt m-¥my - he is surxlxed by his second wife mrs mat tie v johnson elliott whom he married dec 15 1959 four daughters mrs i virginia simon of bleomsburg pa mm constance miller ; fact-tea washington f mrs stephanie cabanias and . mrs ancyne hail of washington d c and the rex stephen paul spoils minister of gal hrailb ame zlon church washington 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren his first wife mother of the children died in 1953 ma ' result of a fire she mistakenly thought *. that seme of the grandchildren were tropes la the home | and entered la an attempt le locate them . bishop spotlswood retired in 1972.■-..y ; -."<•",■ ■:■ bishop 9 g spottswood to make 27th annual visit to old folks home res henry hall rex glenn h dußois snd the upper room prayer room of buffalo are gotag to make their 27th sit la the erie count home oa jan-tars 1,1975 if it's la/will of god - ■ „* v ■,/.*- fa *..,■.■-..... „'! rev - dußois . and mrs j dußoi will be in charge of the serslces rev hall's son rev dußois ill also be in charge of prayer and bible reading song service will be lead by mrs dußois cad her singers and ; the passing out of the fruit will be directed by ms dolores c hall and others ms hall has been ie charge of this job for the past ' tea years constance banks ha also been '- on j this . misson field ay'-.'aax'ta i it rev hall thanks god for the workers who come from all of the churches in the city and help to make new years day a 1 day for working for god they also help to make the old folks happy ■'.., a yaa y,':-y those at the old folks home and nursing homes ore served apples oranges bananas and cookies ""/ ' y '■'' seed your checks and money orders to rev henry hall 40 ada place or call .'. him fat 884-4699 and he will be happy to collect your donation annual memorial services to be held the alfred d price scalar chinos r bold in aaaaal memorial service ea saaday december is at < p.m a the coaler ha-mred rio be deceased members ever the past years £}} | - w ■ - <*, ■ ■ ckrgy af aft forth »— take part la the service family and friend of former aembtrt are cx-rsa-y li-slted to attend this servire cradles »■ be tit in behalf of the deceased meet hers -* ... refreshments wtt bo served llliiae j meadows to super isor of ate alfred d price center beverly *- johnson assistant sings for benefit project etta flt-gersjd was given a bouquet by the buffalo chapter of the national association of negro business and profession al . women inc at a special | benefit performance for . the buffalo general hospital in klelnhaos music j hall oa ; december 6th ", y - ' making tbe presentation to ■■„-' ■ " ■'...",.'■'. 7i '.* . .■'-:- miss fitzgerald for . the nan bpw was mrs placid parker a nursing instructor tl the hospital v ■ who ] cited i bet outstanding intents con tribution la the field of meek ■ mies . fitzgerald's visa fto buffalo was sponsored by the hospital's junior board judge green may be re-appointed buffalo now has two minority ] representatives on buffalo's city court staff—one elected to a 10 year term jadge robert a barrel and the other appoint ed 39-year-old samuel green to the balance of a one-year term dtlng back to the spring of 1974 this term expires december ysiscafr : s -."««« . however with the retails of the f recent elections two vacancies now exist — one was . created by the election of judge h bus well roberts who was elected chief chy coart judge for ' a ten-year-term to fill a vacancy * made possible when former chief city court judge sebastian brllomo was appoint ed to state cowl of claims }' judge greea trot appointed to nil judge roberts unexpired term x y ■'•--. ■ the other test to be filled it one left by judge theodore kasler who was elected to the stole supreme ce«rt bt the november election ff : % - <;. it is tamest certain that movet stan masewt will ' rename lodge green to one of these teals to maintain tome tort of ethnic bo-rial balance in city court there is a bevy to apiranl j weklng the kaster vecaary to represent police dept it marian bass til rx-pre senl the beffale police deport ment at a seminar oa police-community relations to be held la new orleans louisiana this month the seminar is sponsored by the .- *. e}«f v - avians . 7 university cl i—oteteae aa the new oris police de-h»^g*g li bass wm be the gamtat potter worn vvaae * hex bet director of the new orleans police ommnnltx relations us beth officers represented thdr'resacetfve department m the fbi aovßtv annual symposium oa j petite-camera ally uraapt-a earlier this year the area of pcr baa beea recognized as integra te ■ the development ef a-mterthi police agencies by dm international ass'o of chieft of poßee lt marian bass prominent at democratic mini convention 1 from this page dr kenneth clement see pages continued on this page : - *>.*" criterion press our 51st year of - service kp - -:: ' v a*3 *% m m*me"m 1923 -- - 1974 thank you for buying reading the criterion wny't dean of minority media y ■ • the paper qualifying ; with the best -— tailor-made circulation for home delivery „ . r ,* . please dial 853-2973 ' in rochester .*- - 232-7951 ask for mi i mt i i rit)m)h-i