Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
ABureau To
Help You Prove
Y0UreA|iVe

TO help you prove you the purpose o
the Universal Birth Certificate Bureau Of Kansas
City Missouri believed be the first such organiza
tion the world
For small fee ranging from so cents to s. The
bureau assists laymen in securing from their Eat2.es
The Certificates which in many
quiremen in getting Government or defense jobs at the
present time.
Vital statistics offices in the As states have been
flooded with requests for certificates America began
hiring millions for defense work and simultaneously be-
came extremely suspicious OF aliens Citizens have found
it not simple to through the slow and tedious
taPe tangled in ovcvHorked Offices.
This situation gave Don OWcnsby an attorney
of Dallas County, Missouri the novel idea Of helping his
fellowman TO prove he born OF Mr. Cwensby
can't issue birth certificate That sort Of business would
land him behind bars But he could and did write the
States receiving from them moderate supply Of the
necessary forms
Thus ne saves each customer AT least fo,v days II
waiting for the form which in bc filled
out In addition and you appreciate this if YOU have
ever filled one out Mr. OwcDFty he helms Won IN
out the form in the proper manner lesiby legally
slight mistake IL 10 be sent back TO you by
which time the job you seeking may be filed.
After brief study Of the birth registration pre-
vane in the United states Mr. Owcnshy went into the
business In time the gross receipts over seven
dollars day Allowing office rent and Advertising
il not exactly goldmine but the idea good
and he decided 10 20 with it,
Recently. with another attorney F. Scott charge
Kansas City Birth Certificate Bureau was opened It
has given promise Of considerable
SO far there have been only two dissatisfied
toners, Mr. Scott reports woman didn't think
ask her Il could hardly blame
said The 1S5-pound lass looked 30 but was born In
1898 Finally she said the ou-of-sate price asked
too high Said politician could get it for her for 80
cents AS she left she brought up the age question again
and said How old you Mr. Smary?' just before Size
went out the door"
The other dissatisfied old gentleman who
was quite-rer dressed and braeed with 1af iUzru
bit cigars in vestpocket lie thought ridiculous that
Kansas required payment so advance before
issuing photostatc copy of his registration.
I'm Twomby J. Twombly" he said former mayor
Of Hicksville. Kansas
The that Kansas would not trust him angered
him much he left a huff and didn't back
Men generally appreciate the service more than
women Scott says Women arc inclined think the whole
business ridiculous Why should prove born .?
the Government record them The attorney refers them
10 Washington for the answer 20 that
1T seem unreasonable ask a certificate"
Scott says. but results in keeping away undesrabes
In the Of people who get the certificates the
requirement may not be so important But ccps away
aliens AMI cases criminals assures that "A man
age important factor skilled defense work
Two have baffled Scott one is young
who born in Ohio in 1906 The state recorded
births before 1908 and there is provision of cordng
delayed certificates"
Another young man was born kentucky, hut moved
to Missouri at the age OF months about so
issue certificate, Kentucky requires least
affidavits of member Of the family, and from
a non-rcative Each witness must havc boon at least
years the Of the birth and have had actual
KNOWLEDGE of the birth at that time SCOTS trouble is
that he can't find non relative and NJ sso,r 10 Ken
lucky is long trip to make just TO get piece Of paper
Most states have substitutes for affidavs however
he says Admitted evidence family Bibles,
records old insurance policies birth certificates Of the
applicants children school diplomas which place the age
of the applicant etc.
Negroes generally have an easier than whites
in getting certificates he They remember the dates
places Of birth of their parents and brothers and
better Many companies do not require certificates
Negroes but accept affdavts This is because
few Negroes have TO the United States since the
abolition slavery The white person the aisle
streetcar be an alien But the odds are million
TO that the Negro behind him is a citizen.
There is an urgent need this country a univcr-
registration law, siBilar TO those in Europe"
Scott SAYS combined with universal finger
printing law, Uncle Sam could always know just who
nephews and neces"