The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-07-19
President PooIey
Names Committees


MERGE assumed h> initial duties at
The first mtttim. ii the 14O-4l ulrtc-
t"rate and before the regular order ii
business began President Pooley ap-
pointed tile following committees for
the ensuing year:
Legislative committee = Frederick
j. Gartner. GIrtuer Hardware Co..
| Nyandotte chairman.
Taffic and transportation commit
tr,-Harry Fen>ke. Great Lakes Steel
| Cor1pyr4ltiou. Ecur~e chairman.
Public relations committee-Anth0ny
Uldani. attorney Trenton. chairman.
Fu.um and entertainment committee
Charles A. Smith. Trenton State
bank. Trenton. chairman.
Real estate and housing committee
John Withhold. Homestead Realty Co,
Wyandotte. chairman.
| Membership cUnmttee-Walter L.
EbertS, tlbertS Brothers Co., Wyan-
dOtte. chair man.
New industries committee-Itaym Ond
| J. Peters. city clerk IF River Rouge,
chairman
Business and advertising ethics com
mittee-Vincent h. Welch, Merchants
Credit Bureau. WyandOtte.
Among the major items to come be-
fore the directors, the first was re-
garding the increasing traffic fatalities
caused by drunk drivers. Upon request
Of Harry FenSke, chairman Of the
traffic and transportation committee.
the chamber office made survey Of
traffic regulations, especially relating
to the traffic laws against drunk drlv-
ers. in 81 cities and towns in Michigan.
Indiana and Ohio. with the result that
the chamber obtained a hundred per
cent reply from the officers of these
various municipalities. A compilation
Of the replies is now being made and
will be turned over to Mr.. FenSke for
study
director Clifford Ward. Of the River
! Uf business to the attention of the
board The first was regarding the
blocking of crossings from Grand bOul-
ey1Ed south and the down river sex
ton over lOug periods by various rail
roads This matter mas also referred
to MIR FenSke and his committee.
Mr. Ward also called tire directors
attention to the large deposits of oil
that are again appearing Oh the De
trOit river. This matter was taken up
1 l,,- 10 Il
trOit two yeaI> ago and the chamber
was assured that this nuisance would
be stopped. 1t i again being re-Opened
with the harbOrS master and no doubt
| Improvement should be showing soon.
Cha rleS A Smith, chairman of the
| forun and entertainment committee.
then reported on the next stag get
together which is to be held at the
West Shore Golf and Country Club on
the afternoon and evening Of July
18th. with golf in the afternoon and
dinner in the evening. John Bugas,
special agent in charge Of the Detroit
district for the Federal Bureau Of In
veStigatiOn, will be the speaker, his
Internal Army Of the United States"
In addition to the regular golf meet,
Mr.. Smith has invited number OF
nationally known golf pros. to be
guests for the afternoon
President PoOley then reported that
the Chamber Of Commerce Of the Uni
ted states and the American Public
Health Association has asked that the
local chamber enter the 1910 city
health conservation contest. This calls
for municipalities. with a pOpula tion of
5000 IN over therefore WyandOtte is
the Only municipality in the down riv-
er section that can take part in this
contest. The proper entry blank will
he turned over by the chamber office
TO the city Of Wyandotte.
Chairman Fenske Of the traffic and
transportation committee reported that
the Port Of Detroit Commission, OF
which Mr.. E'en>ke il a member, has
applied to the War Depa rtment for
permission to fill in an area surround
Ing Mud, Grassy, and Mama juda is
lands, in all about $50 acres, beginning
approximately three miles down the
mouth OF the Rouge river shortcut
canal and extending downstream a dis
tance Of approximately four miles to
point opposite the eaSterly side OF
the upper end Of Crosse lie.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
President POOley stated TO the direc-
tors present that he was very pleased
with the work of the Down River
Chamber Of Commerce in the past
three years and that he was very Opt
lniStic concerning the future of the
down river district as long as the
chamber was supported by the ca lEbre
Of officers and members who now sup
port it.
| With the increased amount Of work
and activities that are coming to the
attention Of the chamber it is hoped
thtt ARRANGEMENTS can be made for a
new and Larger office location some
time in the near future.
POLICE SIRENS SIC A COPY
| The Council 1Atocaau outh0r-