The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-11-15
ECORSE NEWS
BY MILO CASTOR
Good Fellow Campaign

"Over The Top" is the slogan OF
the annual Fund campaign OF the
Goodfellows on the West side OF
the track, this year in Ecorse. For
the past three years. under the
leadership OF officer Peter John
son, our drive has been successful
and baskets supplied through our
efforts have increased from fifteen
and twenty TO more that fifty. This
year. under the guidance OF your
humble servant, Milo Castor, we
hope to top the 100 basket mark or
over. We are no longer a liability
10 the Goodfellows, but an asset.
Last year. We turned over $500 10
the general fund. This year. our
goal is $500 or more, so be sure you
do your share. We have planned our
annual dance for December l3 at
Miller School 1t will begin at s pm.
and close at II midnight. The
breakfast dance al the Ulster Inn
will began at L. midnight and will
close at am. Be sure 10 do your
part. Attend or buy tickets for one
or more OF those dances. Also be
sure 10 attend the Goodfellows'
floor show at Vister Inn on Novem-
Der 26: also at the American
Legion post on Thursday. Deem
Der H. You will miss treat, II
you fail 10 attend.
Beautliy The Community
The following articles was con-
tributed by Mrs. Lille Eubanks.
who is very prominent in club and
church work in Ecorse. She is AT
present member OF the Child's
Welfare board and the Parent and
Teachers association, and holds a
position on the executive commit
tee OF the American Legion post.
Her article follows:
Being a citizen In Ecorse for ff-
teen years. believe can cite
few Improvements TO make our city
proud in the West side OF the com
munity.
There have been vast improve
menls in this section and improve
ments are still being made, and /
feel very fine. when think OF the
many meetings that have been held
in my home with city officials and
progressive club members. for the
purpose of trying 10 work out bene-
fetal issues in interest of our peo-
pie. The results have been some
what slow in coming. for 1t had
been hard work in going TO each
neighbor and stress these points on
community improvement. T h G
points are as follows: We want
nice clean community morally for
our children's sake. We have six
hundred or more children under
fifteen years OF age. They are being
taught book learning. but good ciii-
zenship must begin at home. What
kind Of homes and home training
can be given our children. IL we
don't improve our condition?
Il mean we just must rid our
community OF hog pens and outside
toilets. II doesn't matter how hum
Bile our surroundings, we can clean
up our houses and paint them. in
Guiding the painting OF coal houses.
cutting weeds. setting out flowers.
planting grass, cutting the grass
often and keeping the sidewalks
clean. We have some sidewalks, yet
the children's feet are so muddy
from crossing fields and mud holes.
II We teach them 10 use the walk
ways. our homes and schools would
be proud OF this improvement.
After eating corn from our gar
dens, We should cut the cornstalks.
There is no other village between
River Rouge and Toledo that looks
as ugly as Ecorse, because OF the
high weeds, nasty yards and dead
corn stalks. am sure. II we would
remedy these conditions. we would
draw a fine class OF citizens to our
community, and at the same time
instill into our children the right
living ideals.
Honesty II A Gem
William II. Armstrong, OF 1912
Fourteenth street, Ecorse Is CRATE