Buffalo Criterion, 1981-03-11

              rochester niagara region is postage paid pljimll no 1314 buriaio.ntwykm wednesday march 11-17 1981 the buffalo criterion wn v's largest & only accredited minority newspaper—featuring paid legitimate circulation vol 56 — no 11 community groups observed black history month the tong.l.itt hughes tn.iiti.tr 25 high st unserved it annual sim antrtlt-an history month feb sth thru 2ftth this year the i heme was afro american illalory through ihe creative i hi.it t.llbii community the prngrama lealur 1 studrnl parlirtpatkin ni displays speakers dance grm.po choirs animate and poet thta scene shows the poetic program festering ilv tended bents " shown from left are itrggie collier bui wstkins cynthia wiqisma criterion c.ilumni.l eva i to to and otbera — i riteriaa photo th concerned parents council recently celebrated black history month m tit lake amp i.m charrh 114 e perry m th program was held m memory of water loo ace lamer sad stater geneve scruggs the guest speaker was km annette whitted asrards were p*r*e*ted to the inline jeeepmme books bra darius pridgen sylvia immm aad ce—ahtoksass ted kirklsnd f * the photo shows ih haaarass and prosenlets they ate from left bis whined darlua i'rittgea janie itavla bey whltlsd bylvani tuition tar l»*vta tlelor chandler comm kirkland rum warren josephine book sad esther rudolph ~-\. be adndrew whltted m pastor of nt lukes j clara daris president of ( pc . ami mrs mary mudglna was mistress of ceremonies — criterion photo probation officer cited for achievement & devotion mr cierslillne m ilarkley a t citified social worker with the erie county probation depart ment was recently award ed a certificate of com tiii-tiilutiiin by the new vorfc slate division of probation the award cited mrs barklt-v for nuntori.ui aervice during the pa*t 15 years ami ripre**ed grati tude and appreciation fur her faithful and diligent performance o duty antt devotion to public service mr rarklet became a junior social worker with the erie county dept ol social service in 194 ft in 1961 be became * permanent senior social worker following her more than in year ot service with the later agency she began her work with the ec proha l*to i topi as a probation officer in | •*• upon receipt of thi rommi«*ioß th worked in the juvenile division ft a year and wa then transferred to the family court intake unit where she is currently employed mr barkley entered the university of buffalo now the state umversttv of new york at buffalo's srhool of % ui work in 1961 she is a graduate of ihe slate university col lege buffalo and worked on her ma*ter degree m education during the rear 1<»1 and 1906 she is a member of the board of director of the nys youth opportunity home for girl a member i ihe american correc iii.ii assoc s proba tion ami parole officers a i a member of the book lovers club cse.a i hit sigma thete sorority gamma kappa chapter publicity chnimian fur the oreeii acres hipilhl vi wom en's • mb town of tona wanda memlier of the h p.o of elk emmet kelly lodge a coun selor for the emmanuel temple seventh day ad vent i*t chunh and'since ia7o the intake supervi sor for the west side i.immunity counseling center for the year 1981 mr harhi is serving in the capacity of clerk few her hurt assistant sabbath shool superintendent as well as an assistant sabbath school teacher in ls»7f mr barkley completed a training pro gram in theories and technique of counsel ing ". she i awarded a diploma from the ms division of probation for thi accomplishment she received * diploma in 1975 when he satis factorily completed the state's trainm prom-am in advanced practice of probation service gnd was also awarded a certi ficate of achievement by the nys dept of civil service m 1972 for com pleting a 2.vhour course in understanding the be havior of offender and a 2*-hc*ir ...-;•..- in fvin geraldine barkley mrs ikraifiinp m ihrkley nat'l committee to aid in atlanta investigations cbs le baron taylor to head industry committee supporting investigation & programs concerning atlanta killings 1,1 •' effort to raise sufficient funds for a apodal investigation preventive programs and psychological counseling concerning the recent murders of 20 children in atlanta la bacon taylor vie president an general manager ihvi.ti.inal altai cbs records hag rtt.rit.iiii i the formation of concerned member of the riling industry ol which mr tsylor will be general chairman this national committee has already gained substantial support from record ing companies ami artial acroaa the country mi taylor added that the commit toe worked in conjunction with a special itenel concert on march 10 at the atlanta civic center featuring frank sinatra and sammy davis jr however the committee's hind raising efforts attend beyond ihe concert and donations will be sought on an ongoing basis from sll srea in the music millionl corporate donations will be officially recognised in it city nf atlanta th monies being raised by the organisation will tie contributed to the special police investigation *.* well as funding for preventative programs and psychological testing for the children of atlanta mr taylor commented lhat the city of atlanta ha react out for aaaiatonce in raising hinds for this vital investigation it is imperative thai the t ecoid industry demonstrate its concern over these tragic crime against our children we hope that the lands brought about through this organisation will help bring an end to these terrible gillette opposes decontrol 01natural gas prices county lay!at min nie uilmtto 7ui district „ urging congress to oppose and r*y*r aay decontrol of natural gm prices bee ease d ** potentially jl i i mm una eiimiij | tto*ml i . k « effects cm consumers who use gas to heat their homes especially the poor and elderly in filing * raanhnjaa with the full erie county legislature she noted dud the federal administrate is considering the early removal of control on th pricing of natural gas the gas price controls established itv the ip7h federal law are already scheduled to eiptre to 19b mm removing these control mm would be a cruel blow to consumers especially the pr * * ami ear elderlr mr • rittotto said our senior ritiren and tartar oo low income taunt be i to absorb the substantial added costs which would accent pany gas decontrol with some groups estimating an incraase by as mark a one-third in home beating mm the l.gitul * saad mrs gillette added this would be an intoler able burden for our people on top of the already rapidly escalating utility cist trith thous and of bosses using natural gas for heat in our area minnie gillette naacp's medgar evers award nominations deadline set the buffalo branch of the vacp has set a may ist deadline for award nominations the medgar evers civil rights award the community service award and the human relations award will be presented to outstanding citizens during the annual naacp medgar tsars dinner june 14th an naacp spokesman said nominations should be based cm activities and community service beyond the call of duty letters should explain why each nominee was selected and should ant be acrompe ttmt by petitions the spokesman added that all nominations should be addressed to the naacp dinner committee 531 e ferry st buffalo n y mm quadrennial inaugural celebration & gen assembly slated better than three thousand bishops and ordained cletgy of the church of god in christ inc along with some five hundred missionary sisters of the denomination will converge on mem phis fen the world headquarters of the denomination for the quadrennial inaugural celebration and the general assembly april 7 8 and 9th tbe three and one-half million member denomination will be represent ed by these delegates to the annual business session and law making conclave of the church for three days at the downtown headquarters of the church 272 south main st memphis term with the most reverend j 0 patterson presiding bishop and bishop william rimson chairman of the general assembly this year's assembly will feature the inauguration of the presiding bishop who was re-elected to s fourth mmm term in november of 1980 thi inaugural ceremony will take place on wed . april ath at 12 noon m the newly quadrennial inaugural celebration — r;-bop 1.0 patterson rochester criterion minister of the week rev james mecoltham coaler mm beea rhnaea the rochester criteria minister of the week her be la shewn with hi wife mr leva mrcatthatn aad dr milton william the prea.ditig kmer at the rochester syrarss and baffolo area of tb amp zma chew-ha this photo wo taken at a renewal honoring ih uiutonva map m-stauham pasa-wilted akr iv»e»*li em^t^eap a plat tm p9pj mrepmja l ." •* prr-n.in tsaam . rev mrs '»!-,*-.»-,. sj a tvawimntsftv latadar who lata eegaeeae pr*«pl iwam silt waitß of >.* he i a rv-sravvt who is it tal i atsd tancarrs .-.—.-, abo-a tb plight of the o—«*a and ihe old continued on page 7 see peg 7 1923 1981 ; criterion press atvt still ttve no i wny 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