The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-08-25
u, ISAAC JONES
Celebrating The End
on The War

on The War
Well folks the war is over.
(Or Is IL? Japs are still shoot
ing at American planes as they
fly over Tokyo, The folks Of
the earth have hailed the ending
OF the war with gala cclebra-
lions. Here i'm the United states.
in Canada and IN England the
people were given two days TO
rejoice. and get themselves adj
listed 20 peace-t'nlc country
During those two days. thousands
went 20 their respective church
es and offered prayer al Tue all
tiers. thanking God for the peace
that we have been pfayjng aud
talking about 10 these a. any
years. On the other side OF the
ledger. many celebrated by get
ting drunk. While il was peace
ful here in Detroit. millions OF
dollars worth OF damage was
done TO property in other parts
OF this country and in the world
Look what happened in downtown
San Francisco. Market Street tthe
Woodward avenue OF the Golden
Gate cityl was the center OF the
activities Most OF the show win
dows in the stores In that sec
tion OF the city were smashed
Liquor store looted The police
were helpless The crowd Was
too biz for them TO handle.
Across The borders in Canada.
similar incidents occurred That's
the price OF peace coming 10 the
world Sounds silly 10 us FOR any
one 70 commit themselves to de-
structive celebrations.
While speaking about our Cana
dian friends across the river
Mrs Jones and yours truly
spent several hours We'd
nesday afternoon watching the
Canadian people celebrate their
VI Day. That's one time We
found the city OF Windsor lively
Their way OF celebrating Is little
different from ours. For instance
confetti you know that stuff they
throw from Office window during
parades) was sold By The bags
on the streets in Windsor. None
we couldn't tell you the price
we were so busy watching the
canadian sights until we didn't
Try TO find out Oh. yes. Canada's
only colored policeman was on
duty directing traffic on down
town Windsor street. lie ALWAYS
Kept a smile. We saw 1915 mod
Ell Ford ear In the VI Day pa-
rade down the streets OF Wind
sor We saw man so much like
hitler until he surely could be
used as his double. He was stand
ing near us and he struck IN
conversation when the old 1915
Ford flivver rolled bv honkinp
Us horn. IL used TO own one Of
those, he cut in. cycling us" "In
those days he continued. they
cost Sli00 His good English as
snred us that he was not Hitler
Just someone who looked bta
him.
After watching the dashing OF
cars up and down windsor's
streets. with loud horns We got
hungry and went in restaurant
Tor Canadian meal fThev arc
not so hard on ones pocketbook,
seated In a booth near us. were
-FOUR white news boys. For some
unknown reason. one OF the bovs
came over and presented as with
Tree copy OF Detroit dail,
newspaper. We accepted II win
thanks a few minutes la,ar
yours truly went 10 the hove
liable and presented the sama
Young man with a free copv ~
The Detroit Tribune eve always
AIRY copy with u.s. remarking
iou must have known that
was a newspaper man" The hovs
TOOK the Tribune and started
through It's pages. II va ~
nrs' Time that they had seen q
colored newspaper. Soon ali eves
nearby were turned toward The
De'rot Tribune. Maybe II was