Black Chamber Recognizes Local Leaders : Awards: The annual event was tempered by the Rev. Cecil Murray’s warning that riot recovery in Los Angeles could fizzle for lack of coordination and action from the business community.

Over short ribs of beef and macaroni and cheese, the Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County presented its annual awards Tuesday to local business and community leaders who have contributed to the development of minority enterprises.

This year’s celebration was tempered by a warning from the Rev. Cecil (Chip) Murray--pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Los Angeles and the luncheon’s keynote speaker--that Los Angeles’ recovery from the riots two months ago could fizzle for lack of coordination and action from the business community.

Murray said he does not expect the full effect of the benefits from the rebuilding efforts to trickle down to the area’s youths until the new year, which could be too late for many who are frustrated by the slow process.

“Something must be there to hold the land before Ueberroth comes in with help in January or February,” he said, referring to former baseball Commissioner and L.A. Olympics organizer Peter V. Ueberroth, who is heading the Rebuild L.A. task force.

“We need a Marshall Plan. We need massive job training” for the youths in South Los Angeles, and “jobs, jobs, jobs” for the area’s skilled workers, he told an audience of about 250 at the 1992 annual banquet, held this year at the Irvine Marriott.

He noted the Blood and Crips, two of Los Angeles’ best-known gangs, have come together in an “uneasy union.” But without help from the business community, he said, the honeymoon could soon be over.

Through the Black Chamber, Orange County businesses have contributed about $50,000 in goods and services for Murray’s effort to rebuild South Los Angeles. The Chamber, based in Santa Ana, trucked in its first shipment of computers and office furniture on June 2.

“We do have another batch of office furniture that is ready to be shipped in July,” said Aaron L. Lovejoy, the Chamber’s president.

During the banquet, the Chamber recognized seven community leaders from Orange and Los Angeles counties for their efforts to boost minority businesses:

* Murray received the distinguished service award.

* Jerry Givens, assistant executive director of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, was given the economic development service award.

* Ron Harding, president of Anaheim-based Ron Harding Moving Services Inc., was named Black business person of the year.

* Abdi Lajevardi, president of the United Education Institute, received the Elijah Lovejoy award, named after a 19th-Century abolitionist in Illinois.

* Southern California Gas Co. was the recipient of the group’s president’s award.

* Lucien Truhill, who recently retired as president and chief executive of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, was the recipient of the civic service award.