The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-10-06
B, staff Reporter

~ am strictly race man. de-
ciared James o. simmons OF $685.
Mckinley. Il am 100 per cent for
Negro bushes. want to see us
advance. II can only get the back
ing, I viii do my part
Jimmie friendly self-assursd
and mature for his % years was
encountered in the halls OF Wayne
university. where be is studying
accounting and Insurance He has
been ont .of the army since April
Of this year and is looking forward
TO eraduating from Wayne within
the ncxf two years
There is no significance he
SAYS however IN graduating from
college and ending MP working
down in the city hall or In the
county auditors Office or some 9TH
er civil service job al least NOT
when you have prepared Yourself
in business administration
There : such great deal 10
bs done for SO many by so feW
continues that dare not hesitate
to aiahe myself servant 10, my
people,
Up frum The Ranks
Drafted AZ the beginning OF 1875
while enrolled in prcmedicsl
course az Wayne Jimmie says the
army did 2 lot FOR him He never
left Fort Warren in Wyoming. tho
ramp where he cot his basic train
inS uuiil given disability dis
eltf-o g aui tN- y az %.
changed great deal and he be-
liescs il was Ter the better
II found inc army to hs an adj
vantage says the erstwhile SER
gesni especially the military ea-
reii,nse OF heiug allie to take or
dess from others The philosophy
~ the average man is to be his
own boss some day I ,onsider
that 20 insigniiicanl i, is an ait
to oe able 20 take orders and carr
ry them our CORRECTLY Also tho
educational facilities Of 100 army
are very good
Two weeks after completing his
hasi training he was raised to
the rank 81 sergeant and made an
instructor teaching other soldiers
passing through the Quar,etmastrr
school II the camp to prepare and
USE personnel records Later he be-
caiur nlef clerk IN The admins.
iratiNe section OF his own regiment
post be held for nine months
THIN IS the psycholoei,al casual
iies of action overseas began con-
Ing na,k 10 iht camps for recon-
diuonine h. vas assigned FOR the
last Few weeks OF his military ca
recr as personnel coasultanl.
Duties here were 20 work with the
returning mental cases under the
direction OF psy,hiafrisi
That brought him back closer 10
what had formerly be.n his high
esi ambition The practice ~ medi-
cine but too late I'm the army
he explains = cot along well in
administrative work. and with ms
experience feel am bet,er fitted
for that SOW accounting IL my
ucId"
Believes IN Ilcru Worship
Changing his ambition from a
profession 10 business howevef
WIS Ike coming home to our vet
Gran " fiis in With an his earlier
eNl eiicnee Ills father Tor OK
ample Is 2 CONTRACTOR. aud Jimmie
has often handled The bookw olk
on contracting jobs even 10 the
point % soliciting some OF them.
His mother died when no was
T. and her son. the only child. las
chummed around with his father
loo Der cent says the Young bus
inessman II owe practically eve
iythine 70 him I hope some dav !
will prove myself worthy 81 all that
no has saciificed for me
Next to his father In his heart
stand All the heroes OF the Negro
race Before starting at Waync
Jimmie although a Detroit native.
deliberately spent wear al Tuske-
zoe institute IN Alabama. more
than anything else FOR n .
sake OF getting a thorough ground
ing IN American negro history.
II went down there for a year 70
rake those subjects which are not
TAUGHT IN the school systems IN
The Norfh ] learned rbout tho con
tributions mads 70 american his.
tory by poonle like Dr Carver. our