The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-06

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l.. Next Monday. the school board
election will be held. Whom are
we going to support? Four men
have filed and one will be elected.
Whom that will be Il yet 10 be
seen. We know the records OF all
four men. We know their attitudes
towards the colored race. Will
either one Of them give the West
Siders Justice?
There Is Lesta vida, our street
commissioner. Does he give the
West Siders the cooperation we
deserve? No! There also is Frank
Monte. We all know him from the
supervisor days. We all remember
the back door at the Township Of
flee and how II was used. We
know Howard Neuman. He was
one OF our last trustees elected in
the village. Did he practice what
he preached. after he was elected?
Then, too, there Is Frank Morris
who has served Ecorse as q village
trustee. what did he ever do for
the race as whole, except lend
the different churches his truck
for picnics? Think hard.
You have received q brief synop-
sis OF the political career OF each
OF these gentlemen. One OF them
will sit on your school board. Has
any one of them come over and
asked for your support? What
was his platform?
We need q swimming pool at one
OF our schools. why do our children
have to 20 to the River Rouge
schools to learn how to swim?
Isn't there room enough at school
No. or No. TO build a pool!
Sure, but the members of the
board are group of old-timers,
who still hold TO the horse and
buggy idea. Last Saturday night,
Mother Nature supplied the chill
dren on the West Side pool In
School No. 8, but there was a catch
to 1t. The pool was a back-up
from the sewer system. Who Is to
blame for that? Water two and a
half feet deep remained In the
basement forty-eight hours before 1t
was cleared out, so the writer was
informed by one who should know.
Think how many germs that must
have created for the children to
inhale! Let's pick a candidate from
the four. who will remedy that
sewer incident, because your chill
dren's health Is at stake.
The police department is put
ting pressure on the conduct OF
the so-called jitterbugs. No more
corner gatherings are allowed. II
there Is any corner lettering con-
tinued. somebody is going to see
the Judge.
A Rouge lady let one fly at an
officer last Saturday night, and
had to be handcuffed and carried
to the county Jail. Watch your
steps, young girls, those bracelets
don't wear like the ornamental
ones you are used 10.
Mrs. Calvin Reddick. OF 4144
Eleventh street. was recently call
ed 70 New Jersey to attend the
funeral OF a relative. She was ac-
companied on the trip by her
cousin, Mrs. Catherine Perkins, OF
Roebling, N. j.. who was visiting
| her in Ecorse.
Club 400
Many Ecorse citizens attended
various amusement parks over the
holidays. but many others attend
ed the clubrooms of Ecorse Club
400 and really enjoyed themselves.
Sunday night, the club was favor
ed with vocal selections by Sarah
Thomas. OF River Rouge. Some OF
those present were: Earl Perkins
and party. Mrs. Ruth Porche, Joe
Milton, Mrs. Annie Mae Smith,
Johnnie Lyons and his Blue Hour
Cats.
The Twin City Social club hon.
ored another Of It's members. Mrs.
Essie Mckinney, at a birthday par
ty last Tuesday. She was the re-
cipient OF many lovely gifts.
The home OF Mrs. Martha Jack
son was the scene OF a family re-
union Sunday. Attending were
eleven of her great grandchildren.
five grandchildren: also Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Dalton, Jr.. of Ecorse.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cook enter
tained friends from Detroit Sun
day afternoon.
The DownRiver committee OF the
Visiting Nurses association will
sponsor tea for pre-school chill
dren at $3.50 p. m. June S. at Claud
J. Miller school. All mothers with
children who will enter kinder
garten In September are cordially
invited to attend. There will be an
interesting program and refresh