The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-02

! donated to the City and the Hos
pital by the Wyandotte Chemicals
Corporation.
Any assistance you may be able
to give us will be deeply appre-
ciated. Your services will greatly
aid us in completing this project.
Very truly yours,
Charles E. Findlay.
Administrator
Wyandotte General Hospital
Referred to Council.
Honorable Mayor and Council
City Of Wyandotte
Dear Sirs:
The Recreation Commission seeks
your cooperation in considering a
War Memorial for our War Heroes.
We believe the best type of men,
orial for Wyandotte would be a
Recreational Community Building
where activities Of healthful ma
ture would be taken part In by the
veterans, citizens and their chill
dren. Further in such q building
besides a swimming pool, game
rooms, bowling alleys, tennis courts,
etc., specific space should be set
aside for Veterans meetings and
get togethers.
The idea of a memorial Of this
type is not new but rather is the
trend these days. Veterans surveys
show they want useful memorials
and thousands Of communities al
ready have the money and plans
ready for the immediate post war.
Among those in our section Of
Michigan, Port Huron is erecting
Municipal Stadium and Monroe
a community buildingI
The Recreation Commission is
continually getting circulars from
the National Recreation Association
and George Trautman, head of a
War Memorial Commission, both of
which are non-profit organizations.
These reports emphasize the fact
that most communities are lacking
in enough recreational facilities and
that it's the communities duty to
provide them rather than leave 1t
to chance commercial development.
The physical fitness Of the nation
has become byword since Pearl
Harbor along with the social rec
reation Of the US.O. Every COM
munity should profit by these ex-
periences.
Our City, with one swimming
pool, overcrowded gym facilities, no
city building specifically dedicated
to recreation, surely needs these
things in the worst way.
The Recreation Commission sug-
gestS that the Council delegate to
the Mayor the power to appoint a
War Memorial Commission for the
purpose Of developing a plan, a
site and proposed costs and that
this commission report of the fin
ancing, be put before the voters
at the next election. Further, it
suggests that this Commission
should include in its membership,
veterans, recreation commissioners
and civic leaders.
Our reason for suggesting a new
planning commission is that vet
Grams and other civic leaders would
be given more direct opportunity
to develop what they want.
Monroe's Memorial Commission
delegated the control of the build
ing to its city recreation commits
sion which we hope will be done in
Wyandotte. However, though we
recommend at the outset a COM
munity building. We you'd abide by
the action OF the committees.
The Recreation Commission has
on file many plans, costs of con-
struction, and operation of COM
munity buildings. We feel the pub
lie is ready for it and that the
veterans will expect us to do some
thing. Among the firsts of post war
developments should be a memorial.
We trust that the Council will take
immediate action-so that when the
boys come marching home, we'll
have something to dedicate to them.
Sincerely,
Harry j. Wagner,
Recreation Director
Referred to Council.
Copy Of minutes of meeting of
Workmen's Compensation Board,
held June 6, 1945. Received and
placed on file.
Copy Of minutes Of Board of
Equalization and Review of the
City Of Wyandotte. for the year
l945. Received and placed on file
Statement Of cash and bank
funds and budget appropriations
for the month of May 1945, and
for the period from October l, 1914
to May 81, 1s45. submitted by the
City Clerk, Ford Wagar. Received
and placed on file.
Recess.
Recovering.
Roll Call.
Present: Councilmen Benin
Brohl, Burke, Kelly, Mason, Rouse
Absent: None.
Resolutions.
Wyandotte, Michigan
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