Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Paradise Valley
Turns Attention
Ito City S Politics
Diees and LOOMS Open
NonpsrtisSn Office;
Roxboroueh in Action
Inside City Hall
By HAROLD sCHACHERN

BY HAROLD sCHACHERN
One effect OF the Detroit race
riots VIII probably he a greater
amount of political action among
The Negro population Already
Two concerted drives in Tins die
Tection are under way
The first of these. known as
|the Vote Mobilization Commit
|Iee" has already established
headquarters and is doing bust
ness under the craftsmanship
of State Senator Charles DiggS
Negro ID m ocrat, and Lloyd
LOOMS, Negro attorney and a
Repuhlican
Both parties were invited 10
share the leadership 10 remove
any stigma of psrtiSanShlp. DiggS
who is known 10 Doe friendly 10
|the present city administration.
claims they viii back no candi-
dates.
URGED To VOTE
'Our purpose Is 10 create bel
Ter racial feelings by lacking
our people up m their eirin
duties" DigCS said. "The first
and most important of these
IL voting. Through this approach
we hope 90 sell them on the
idea of settling their problems
peacefully and IN n democratic
manner"
The second organization, com
posed entirely Of Negro Republi-
|cans, is headed by Charles Rox-
borough. Negro attorney and
brother Of John Roxborough, Joe
Louis manager and convicted
plumbers racketeer.
Operating under the slogan Of
rLet's clean out the city hall"
|the r OK orough committee Is
Hooking for likely candidates 10
oppose Mayor Jeffries. members
|of the council and other elected
officials.
REGRET DINNER PARTY
Nobody knows exactly what
|fhis group has against the present
city COVE [, but II isn't
thought TO be the condition Of city
finances or capital improvements.
There may be no connection,
but a number of city officials, in
gliding JehrieS. still regret the
dinner party they recently at
tended which was staged by a
group of fronts" for the Paradise |
Valley gambling fraternity.
Their beefs about certain "un- !
co operative" police inspectors |
and none-too-subtle hints about
all the easy cash which is float |
ing around were met with stoney |
silence by the Jeffries delegation.
JOB HELPER
We value the feelings and abil-
ltv of the hero Of this anecdote
TOO highly 10 mention his name,
SO he will have 10 remain anOny-
NOUS. He is admittedly one of the
city's more efficient and popular
public servants.
Recently. the Wayne County
board of supervisors was prepar-
ing 10 elect the members Of the
new county board of health, be-
sides I'LL several appointive posi-
lions.
Our friend had his eye on two
of these jobs and two men in
mind to fill them. One, a commits
sion membership, paid $1,000
year: the other, $4,000 So he
began wiring some members of
common council and fellow super
visor members.
Both men had excellent qualifi-
cations. and were acceptable 10
the supervisors and won easily
Neither. however. had any knOwl-
edge Of the efforts in their behalf
until they read about IL in the
newspapers.
PARTY FOR CITY HALF
One of the appointees turned
out TO have good connections in
the packing industry His bene-
factor was about to throw party
for the city hall crowd, but the
meat shortage threatened 10 scut-
tie the plans. So he called the
man with the meat connections
and said.
Listen, I'm going To need
slLable quantity Of meat. i have
the ration points and l have the
money, bat my butcher can't
supply me. What can YOU dOe"
He got the meat. In describing
II, our friend remarked;
"Of course, il cost the county
I $1,000. but IL was worth II.
Meats hard go get"
$4,000 on Welfare
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