The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19
Physician
Reelected BY
3To / Vote
By D. R. ATKINS

n The annual NAACP election
4 Sunday at $3.50 pm. at the
Antoine YMCA. the meeting
u presided over by President
1 Mcclerdon. Fully one thous-
citizens we're present. II was
MED with group singing OF the
ltonal Negro Anthem, Lift Ev-
Voice And Sing" following
tkh the minutes of the previous
stlng we're read and adopted i.
ycrts were then read by the
stmen Of the financial. legal
ms and educational commit
b al OF which were adopted.
tosisr b. Current. executive
misry Of the Detroit chapter,
ii the annual report. which was
rNs with commendable achieve
rs President McClendon then
h his report OF the years work.
u' adopted. despite some dis
nm 10 whether or not II was
wort.
4 motion was made and car
y hat Or. J. l.. Henderson be
N chairman Of the election,
tr which the Nominating COM
rn Of which the Rev. Malcolm
Dte was chairman. made its
b.; as follows:
b. J. j. McClendon. for pres
b; Fred A. Allen, first vice;
b Mildred Croft. second vice;
rrsy Robert ]. Evans. sec
nT; Mrs. Ada Summers. as
ni secretary: Mrs. Mamie l..
tnpon, treasurer. Nominees
be Executive Board included
h L W. Tyrrell. DR.. W. A.
imrcn. Mrs. A. Benjamin.
,rar ". Gains. Mrs. Florence
Anlke. Morris Hood, DR.. c.
ttrstable. L. c. Blount, and
Do Gibbons.
Tapes Protests
Va the motion was made for
kNbn Of the Nominating COM
be- shelton Tapes, a mem
q the NAACP and recording
|rhry OF Ford Local 600. JAW
n rose TO his feet and shout
y Not Ready" When asked to
NJ his unreadiness by Chair
y Henderson. Tapes stated
b he was opposed TO the re-
n and declared that the COM
FhR was "hand- picked" He also
parted that Il was not only
INSTITUTIONAL, but unparliamen-
u. 10 deny each member op-
|r1nliy TO choose the candidate
BIS choice.
iippes' objection. the first TO he
FlRt initiated considerable heat
discussion and chaos which
|Sted In the necessity for tenn
|rlv delaying the election pro-
Ftiings.
A this point. President Nc
|Eton called his opponent, the
" Charles A. Hill. to the plat
tsn for a conference. They COM
fonlsed and agreed that despite
y fact that the official ballots
y not contain the name OF the
W. Mr.. Hill. each member pres
q who desired 10 do so could
wet Rev. Hills name on the
'alols and vote for him. thus
nhging 10 an end the most heat
{ dispute at any election OF local
.ACP officials In the history OF
y Detroit branch. This happy
'ult was not achieved. however.
MI after forceful talks pro
y con. had been made by Tony
'nt. who nominated the Rev.
y Hill; L. c. Blount. LeBron
.anons. Mrs. Beulah whithv.
j. I. Leach. state NAACP
'nd- and others.
Tellers Appointed
iae iMCA Board room was Sc
'anltlee refused TO make a re-
wy Dut II was read by another
.'1oer OF the committee. When
y report had been read and only
y candidates name was mem
Sn'a the body almost became
-'aiy' Smart Alecs and hecklers
,'n' Oerserk. Out OF II all came
= name OF another candidate
"a.rary 10 the constitution OF
!. NAAcP, but a compromising
,..a OF a very competent pres
I. pro tenn. Speeches second
y 'ne nominations were good
y ciean. BY the time that bal.
" we're distributed many had
tC0nflnuad an uawo OF