Buffalo Criterion, 1976-09-15

              and still wny's only official minority newspaper not lust a free shopper bulk rate handout political or clipout sheet rochester niagara region the buffalo criterion vol 50 - no 38 wednesday september 15-21 1976 ■*- - ■■■- ■■■■- ■ ■ in ii ii i - i ■- local iv - national m mrs meres dixion feted * demurratir zona lead ro feted mro delorao dboa seated center | aaw il'zaw leader aad depa tywcoir.iaua inner ia tho buffalo i'.imi wnfrha dept at the adam clayton powell ileum cratic club 400 william st on sat scot 6th among thr friend are her husband clarence left philip t witty zone leader moody path president of tha club and zone leader councilman horace johnson lake brown assemblyman es and others — criterion photo build academ press conference taking part in the preoa conference ttmam%m\v conditions at build academy j formerly school xi are from wl mro hater bough presi dent of buffalo school board re andrew ww ted president of build organization and paator if st luke amk zion church mrs mayo prln cipol of hi 111 academy and bill jailor eiecutise director of build acad emy the school opened aa scheduled on sept bih — criterion photo build confab reveals problems at academy v^feffi issues settled tha bulp orgasm two praas awfnr*«k held at th build academy formerly school 321 m to ah th community that unless th following problems ar resolved th build academy mg no longer ist or a tew doyo personal a on city and board of educa tion officials war mad in an effort to correct these conditions build want it dearly understood that they do net accept tie so-called economic conditions of th city of buffalo as i fair trade-off for our children * education in.i do they feel that judge curtin'o de cisions in any way nllevi ates th board of its responsibility to th build academy and other innovative programs in the city eel buffalo if they are unable to make the build academy the quality school that it was designed to be then ii.i will have to seri tatty consider withdraw iag its name and support mma this facility the conditions listed are a the board of education has eliminated all transportation for pres ford greets publisher . praoidsnt gerald 11 ford solemnly greets publisher ophelia devote mitchell after a recent issrting at which ma ivvore set forth the reasons why new govern ieoatol , guidelines are sm ..... i m needed for both " mandat inn th equitable aupporl of minority businesses and for guaranteeing means of reasonable live lihood for all americans especially th black and other poor people chosen ms westinchouse tistamn turley of «• nvsgsrs st buffalo g*-wa chasea ma wsikla|thnase at th division plant of rhibbbb m las at the maa plant of wtiaf k«u«e electric f <* ■-'. cheektowaga •**•* to greater b.if j*w#watkwiat airport t»rley 23 is a pofßsßsa record i waßens csera « fiw weatinghouse *****- tm wm been t*i * the plant for •«■» swet tw months ._ ms westing mt tartey win 3 tuu '" *• company at 2 , t oil lag the r hotted way cam 2*f d ottaaa other • ***» *•• eternal pro og ths vßsr she 2 v farmer m 4 y msrv receives purple hart it has recently been dis covered that andrew j mc bride of 198 scheule aye buffalo is etigible for the purple heart for injuries received as a result of action following world war 11 presentation "* the pur pie heart and certificate which was established by general george washing ton at newburgh n v august 7 1782 wo made to mr mr bride at 11 a.m august 30lh 1976 by commander i e v karl commanding of ficer navy recruiting district buffalo at the federal building also attending the sward ceremony were thomas f burke direc tor and alfred osmski assistant services officer both of the erie county veterans service agency mr mc bride was injur ed on feb 19 1946 while serving in th united stat and the navy a a steward apprentice aboard th destroyer minesweeper uss mcd drkk the ship was in the process of removing mines from the waters surrounding okinawa when a mine exploded resulting in injury to jmr mc bride « eye workshop for prospective business owners a coin into buai n*so workshop will be prea*ni*d by th bateau chapter of tha service corp of retired execu tive iscorei - an affiliate of tha small business administration from 9am to ■> p.m oo monday sept 20 in room sl3 v 8 federal bid 11 w huron ii . buffalo registration is open to anyone planning to start his or her own business or buying a nasi on a nominal enrollment fa of 10.00 including a box lunch will ha mode additional similar work shops will lie held in the same location mi mon lilt l mon vov tb and monday dec 6th keys to business suc cess ' is the title and theme of the four eight - hour presentation the program features a full range of specialists in em major management activity who will give short lectures and lead dis cussions at each manage ment area early enrollment is recommended as each session will be limited to 35 to give those attending ample opportunity to par ticipate for further information write or call stork office rm 1311 v s federal bldg buffalo 14202 or call 842-3240 buffalo to host bpo annual convention the city of buffalo has been chosen af the site for the 53rd annual conven tion of the benevolent protective order of rein deer inc sept 25th thru sept xh with head quarters at the statler hilton hotel this will be the first time that this fraternal organization has ever con vened in this area coordinator milton l brown of philadelphia pa and his staff have made tours here making mo for this gals affair with the union says fire shows need of full fire force ia tb - eariy aorsac hours at augsasimkli a pyrofsaaxac *' struck the north buffalo ore crest ing o raojw fer c&nfiagra mm '****?; at on period during that night n on singi piece of fir dept appa ratus was 101 l to protect th iiohßin of buffalo finally at 6.30 a m lha mayor declared a state of smwawnm tbio allowed th fir cammi m mat to call in all off duty buffalo firefighters manly and legally th buffalo firefighters were ibiiibbi r na^piiai a told by their union to respond to their assigned st alien anytime a state of emerge was de clared seven hundred firefighters were ready willing and able to report to their stations even though these man were off duty because the city ad ministration's past policy has been to trim the muscle and keep the fat not one single firefighter was called in instead th city of buffalo decided to request the aid of thirteen volunteer companies from th suburbs these volunteer companies re luctantly came into the city the reason for their ambivalence was that they knew they would be leavi.tg their own town residents with a shortage of fire protection so who suffers not the mayor not the fire commissioner but the citizens of buffalo and the surrounding townships last month the budget director of buffalo along with eleven councilmen sold a bill of goods to the taxpayers stating we can reduce the buffalo fire dept by 122 positions and still offer adequate fire protection eight weeks later the city is in a state of emergen cy buffalo firefighters lo cal 282 commends the volunteer companies who responded and condemns th city administration for its mismanagement and lack of priorities the buffalo firefighters urgently demand th re turn of these lost positions for the safety and sake of the citizens of our com munity rev t davis on extensive vacantion rev dr twtlus davis pastor of promiseland missionary baptist church inc 24.1 mul berry st comer of high st left the beginning of september on a month long vocation across the country ml first stop will is in dsilss texas where he will attend the national h«tiii-t < e.rv.i.t while there he will also visit fort worth ond houston his travels „ wi|j then 5 take him to memphis term chicago lit new york city and back home to buffalo . rev davis will return to the pulpit on the 4th sunday sep mb to welcome his special guest speaker professor celes tisdale at the church's annual men's day pro gram to be held at 3:30 p.m our pastor wishes to thank all of his members and friends for making this vacation possible rev davis is celebrating his 96th birthday but is still active in both social and political activities he urges all youth ii and over and senior citizens to please reverter so that they may be able to vote in the upcoming elections visits kin mrs gloria mccoy davis <■• jacksonville florida daughter of her bert l mccoy sr and sister of herbert l mccoy jr of 112 lemon st visited buffalo sept ftth thru 12lh she visited st lukes vmi zion church sun i j af r^^qww^ywflwojmw^smsm sept 12th prior to return inn mmm mob sept 13th co-host mbbm ross wq serv ss ca-hast with atk casper nm the scrawl aaaaal rack mask l.mh puiiaiatlsa tab braaavsal tt'c from the both « ood p*lu«llum sal sept tslh 10 ii pm it «* wbk.n-tv < hsaarl 4 founder's day speakers founder *• day will be held at agape ami church 221 northland ay sunday sept ub the speaker at the 11 a.m service will he councilman horace c johnson of the masten district and legislation committee chairman ai 1:30 p.m county eieruthe edward v be gan will be the speaker also featured during the afternoon program will in th pleasant inn baptlat church senior choir « of which re james banks is pastor tbe friendly five group will also participate t un.lln.aie liiiki i c johnson vat eisralh * mil van jake duncan reports oh annual trip jack duncan * long time resident of buffalo reports oa hia aaaaal va attorn of 1976 h and ma bite wife roberts were vacation traveler for many year mr duncan is wall known in chareh political and ba*ine circle in t\n he i a member of first shiloh haptißs church . fifth ward hi puhlkan committee man a retired employee of the frie county board of elections and owner of duncan • traasfrr i rucking 28th i vialled inly mh i vtottad denmark i c in bam berg county after arriving in columbia i c by plane i hoarded a bus for denmark s c while there i was a guest of my nephew and his family mr and mr john e regg i enjoyed my visit very much my nephew rod m or—id th country where i saw many beautiful fields tat soy beans com and even m little cotton i visited ft mt stam baptist church during its revivsl no«vi«ia this was smil-stirring revival led by rev joe louis parker of brooklyn n.y i also attended lh taptis mil siottice few fourteen candidate i visited other friends hi the adjoining barnwell county and the historic arte of the heating springs now known a god's leiitle acre this is s continuous flow of wsler coming up out of tb ground like » flowing fountain there ore sit or more fountains it is a beautiful plsce i left denmark *> c a ho vim sth mkkdl.ncan mrs otibiotv 111 >< iv 11,11 academy isee page 2 confab see tap 2 slßlßl'illlllßliliemlln.taiilmlirri.ml li'mi jmvffhjxotnissapbthi im3 nn mmßmwmtomomwoswß^^mi criterion press \ and still the no 1 i wny central cities largest press oar nftws ka a*»a aa*a e»s«y rri at every yaw ***** ' sar s.hisacs br.ta aw csanacaltles to our many readers who pay for and subscribe to the criterion we thank tow for still perpetuating us as dean of wny's minority leadership and upstate n v.'s only official inner cities newspaper