Buffalo Criterion, 1977-06-29

              .. ■ . . - - ' mia««"-<3 rfirffson the buffalo criterion m>i r ■ j-li.v 5 ittj "" '' '""*• ''" """"» mmmmm si up g « a an mawem mm aaai.iiio a yyy school 53 students visited capitol congressman henry j ntiwaw mot recently *.<!•- students and representatives from school 53 329 roehrcr aye mr sanford r perlmuter was trip chairman blac k officials show increase in south atlanta <■*■- — the number at public offices held by twees offrciala la the south hn incrertewed t^tltt percent since 9«*5 hut ihe 2.129 mack i*enta held in 1977 represent only 2.r per ret of the total 79 lain public offices in the region according to ihe voter duration pro ject vt.pj the incresse from 72 black elected officials in 1975 to 129 today is all the more dtamatii when you realize thai we're not juat talking about mem bers jilatiia-el archie e a 11 hl adminje trative director warm talking shout black mayors legislator law enforcement officials school board members and other officials who are delivering services and producing creative pro grama from public flews never held by black |„ century the resource of macs perlicspehrcm in politics . which has camm into beiag primarily in * the inert decade i one of the moot significant fnctora which have canned this region to be regarded as a new new south said mien the benefits accrue not only to blacks but to the entire region and indeed i the re«..re no a whole " the tela a political tally compiled in j stanley ale antic yep it ... *„ |, hirer tor shows thai the moat htilmtantial gains hast been made at the level til city government where 954 or 44.8 percent of the mm ii elected flit iitln hold office 11 irony of the „!,. iitaiiiiiinl progress in the increase of black elected officials is ihnt mai it constitute kiii i a email percentage uf total nfflce header and me tar der we're not advoca ting a quota bat common sense indicates that there is serious naderrepre e-a-niniiaen in ,- region where blacks constitute 20.4 pen-net of the popu lation and yet bold only 2.6 perraet of the public offices the political advances made by southern blacks aero nm awhlltlßlty st aleiander insists while the vhp not a partisan impataatdkam it a programs nt voter rrgu iranian clligsssawa adora tion leadership training research and participa tion in the development of voting righto litigation have encouraged literally thousands „( local commu nity groups to organ all we must not hrrnsaa ai.n.pl,i with out ad state youth congress convenin g thru july 1 the young peoples willing workers state youth tigress of the church of sd in christ first ecclesiastical juris diction will convene at the stairway 1 heaven inn ii of cod in christ 1449 fillmore ave thru july ist hi linn will be being renewed in these trying times rev j i edwards is host mmrrngmaammß superintendent miss doris branch host presi dent rev samuel o kiiiltl presiding presi dent mrs audra sim mons presiding chair lady rev leon dupree vice-president bishop l r anderson jurisdiction bishop and mother callie pringle state supervisor black educators held annual dinner v aascjciat educators bi"r n^n**ored gaa ky . ~ w where the ' elected preasidrnt of the black educators a sum ms nsn succeeded mr frank b mcsish who hss completed two years as the provident of the organization in addition to the changing of the officers the program lor the evening was highlighted rites held for lester chaney obsequies were held for the late lester chase tues june 2s 1 pn si israelite baptist church 733 genesee st rev singletary pastor offi ciated mr harifs was born to the late mr and mrs robert and sarah chancy on june 21 1901 in dnnaville vs he moved vi j?taa m ivi he depart this ufe june 23 1977 at buffalo oaat hoapiul m 1120 ? mr chancy wa em ployed at william's ctm aruction fa for 26 years he retired in 1970 he leaves to mount his passing three daughters olestine c jones debts a chsrwpy lash of buf falo snd bessie m chancy of washington il c.j one brother wuham chancy four grandchil dren two step-daughters jo ann daniel and bren da cook of buffalo and s host of relatives snd friends thorns t edwards funeral home was in charge interment was in ridge lawn cemetery women's day speaker mrs hawaii a £.~ hough president al the fluffs board . 1 i lv a tion was the guest speaker at the rarer i list raanertant-r during the tl o'clock service at first *»**•* baptist church 15 hag sl 1490 center renovation completed 1490 enterprises lof under the direction of mr herbert l bellamy an nounces the ccrmpletion of renovation and expansion work in the senior citi zen's division i the muhi purpose community service center this completed exertion will accomodate approximate ly 1,200 people seventy-five percent of 175 of the funds were made available through an approved grant under hew title v of the old american art of 1965 the remaining twenty five 25 was raised or donated by the senior citizens club the 1490 boosters ■'■■ concerned friends of 1490 enter prises mr bellamy stated that a project of this nature was accomplished through community efforts and dedications h pointed out that this work cost m the excess of 23,000 end will allow senior citizens who art continually in creasing in the city of buffalo a modern ex panded facility this ares will be ahle i accomodate the sewing recreation game room am reran c depts that are rapidly increasing mr bellamy also pointed out hat an opc-n house is planning for the community tn view hi renovated area on tues july 12 at 11:45 am criterion to put out 54th anniversary edition the ruff ale criterion which is not only dean of all upstate minority news media both printed and air but is the nary black accredilisd printed outlet because it i registered as such under the starch 3 1879 act of ccyrvgress regulating requirements and circulation the same as the daily press snd other minority presses in wui observe 54 *«.*.. of community service with a ape editiiyn tn septcm be showing sortie ol it highlights of the grow in span for blacks in the no c*her local minority printed medium today has lieen able u attain 1t high standard without this rating a fre publica tion is considered only an imitation outlot some of the material mmßmmmmaasmimammdamim^jk „ and research will be contrjbatasd by dr myron s met hire local dentist who ha beam a uaimag nity ac tiv.ss for m«.-,y many years congrstujstor ads as irell ss any histfeisl pictures snd ir.fi*»rrri*ticin will be gladly wejccnried since th cntervm is wye of the fist i wactt e-atamiahi-rtetit otill in the o-aooao sctmeatttteteo . et ctt.ejet vj citizens can t h > proud since il has lits'ti ono of the black institutions that has plonocrtj-d in politics business housing civil tights labor aiding in religious coverage adw ti tion athletic covet age vie nil areas which out people nre enjoying much ii<>u«<r living today in are invited to help do any little bit that vim tail to help make 1,1 event a huge success killing old folks with economics by abdullah luqman through the buffalo municipal authority bmha i city ural is squeezing the life out of the senior en of buffalo first it was the occupancy tot now it is the impossible rate for those who lose get mugged misplace or otherwise get separated from their keys the charge is 32.93 yes that is right — the cost to unlock a door in the projects after hours is 32.93 impossible you say well it happened to mrs olean foster of 76-b ad price ft on june 21 mrs foster was rushing to the store before closing time and changed from her coat to a sweater leaving her keys in her coat pocket her neigh bors called every number listed on the office door to be used in ram of an emergency even 911 after i hours from 6 p.m 1 11 p.m someone finally . hun antl opened the bam in june 22 the bmha sent her a bill for 132.93 ii is economics not promiscuity that bands young mothers out on the streets peddling their bodies it is economics not the beefy flavor that makes 80 of nil dog foods sold go for human consumption it is .-.., nomics not greed that sends 68 of the young men that wind up in criminal courts to crime it is malnutrition not diseases that weaken the body and leads to the death of 28'/y of the elderly for those of us who care here is what we hsve to flo to stop the legeiued murdr-t of our parents snd relatives first as must elect responsible repre sentatives satsconil we must make sure that the people who worh'lrm buffalo live in buffalo most important we must rook out for the welfare of oia m^hbor now when srarreevst-yc ssiatchea an old lady a purse he is not only taking th httle chart and food stamps falaol her life with the high price of food h32 93 is a dost ssn-if/^y starva tion is bitocs*s cv-rtam to visit relatives airman law nee e bailey tie son of mr , no mrs wilson bailey ml lluflalu graduated from m hinl high school june 29 19711 he graduated bum basic training at lockland a.f.8 teiee jan 29 1u77 and la now complet nit hi training as a mtsnli technician at pparrta aim in wliahlln teg ail which he ifta.liialt-a july let iifli-tithiib m will be home on leave fa 15 tat with bis parent ream in rr he will leave for vanderburg calif where he will be in training lot combat crew maintenance after that he will complete the reel of his training al md ens ml ail in kansas lawrence ham chosen a field that requires wets skill and work aaat we hope for him all the success in his endeavor as he atrivrd to make thr very best aa aa alt force man bethel held installation program i ess than a fortnight ago seated guests and participating interchurrh gccspc-1 singing c-urts shared in the dedicating installation program a bethel a.m.e church the impress prw ssonal t-smdcxl the high meftment swskening the i -, - i treat as they sang oh i want to see him rev ivrry harry gave elected oftleisls - see pg 2 in.1 r . lap pg 9 educators - see pg 9 ae»-a—nanmoamaaaesaaaroeearsa ws a'ljijauuitjl 1923 criterk press and still tbe no 1 wny centrsl cities largest press 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