The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-04-01
Be a Wise, Useful Citizen

Now the time the ball rolling for the coming
Federal municipal and state elections: not two three or
four days weeks beforehand Wise citizens regis
ter early and avoid the lastminute rush.
Wise citizens also read the newspapers become active
in the many civic and social organizations throughout the
city and familarize themselves with the candidates and
their platforms They get know the many needs Of the
city their community and other neighborhoods whose re-
lationshps affected by the various governments
These alert citizens upon moving from one address
to another check with repatriation officials at City Hall
and see that they eligible and then cleo
ton day, they vote properly.
city but there certainly thousands who have not taken
the time make OF this privilege for which thousands
Of peoples about the world presently fighting Tor
Thousands of other Americans-colored ana white
living the Southern states unable 70 cast
vote for the candidate their choice In Detroit Michigan
and Wayne County there barriers for one TO reg
lister and ballot election day While thousands
Of Negroes in the South virtually lose their INES to achieve
the right 70 vote there almost an equal number Of
their feowmen above the MasonDixon Line who fail TO
vote because they too lazy to register.
There are many Negroes who escaped from the
South than twenty thirty years ago Just plain
ignorant Of the necessity of registering and voting IN
every election and for every office that is listed
As group. cry about the lack OF proper housing;
that officials discriminating against vs.; that Xe get
only one or petty Jobs Federal, State and Mu-
nicipa governments Yes we below when gheoed
or not appointed decent obs and thousand ana one
other Of msfeasance practced By our alleged repre-
sentatives.
short resulting from our failure 70 register and
vote
ID Present DSR schedules. that gEore the tnotSdNcs
Of Negroes who deprived q proper transportation OF
SUNDAYS ard every night beginning Al seven o'clock.
e. Refusal q the Mayor 70 accelerate me program Tor
aiding acute housing situation that hurts imneas
ursbly refusal n the MAYOR 10 make maximum Of
Federal moneS available Tor public housing refusal
Of the Mayor 70 place more Than one race member y
decent position where ne conr butte % the ~ebeing
OF the city
~ The general attitude d echo IS il has been related
Negroes Ii genera including ,ae nasty situation
rounding the expiration Mr. Rosa Graggs term with
the Welfare Commiss firing Of the Rev Robert
Brady because he dared sleas against segregated
housing TIE threat rp George Schermer q ire Inter-
Yscia Committee which done wonderful Job every
ones eyesight b-i Mr. Cobos
The three items above sufficient Why
you should go the City Hall register that
vote the coming elections Cobo is running this
year for election but he vii be another year We should
yet the habit Of voting and more.
Not only d. we face lob getting administration
eected n me city nat n 9rsaer Us segment II the
population that emitted q the lri-ciction ard
considerable all Others w make votes
count To-day Cobo ard the Others u ms pattern
indirectly afford gnose fer enough u vote
We al ak. r4t on.y few q vote.
II is tine r, AWAKEN. ger line and march 10
lorg overdue VICTORY Few ssce- about The world other
Tran America allow such 10 longer We 81 back and
say vel they're going do vhat they want to anyway
That to be the slogan through the length and
breadth Of the land But check the record Around the
nation where Negroes organized into fighting
ing units they are getting confederation.
In atlanta, Georgia, six Negro were added n
the poce force ~ that Southern cty recently because Of
voting There approximately tWo-thrds Of the
Did ira; forr}-.tr~4 fer cent ri the Negroes
- ne Sste II Ss.s Csrrs rave registered during the
pas' TO years II pas tan that the ndomable
ara 5oc-iesr.Ts Judge Nsf.es Waring said: IT
aoo-t Ire t0T south Csro - tack IN me Union
Ara N ~ sireke q b. abolished that had
ri NsyFSes from yot.ng tor tne past y years.
DID 700 know that mar ri r. Detroit 200 00n
Negroes are registered N,at the trouble Are we
sesp The bao. a~s,r but until We register and vote
%e continue p serve = ire u the masters OF
cst-.rr.-ston
once ~e vote and the scouncreis fs 10 live up 10 prom
fs," tnen out and elect another tlch Do this until
ne -gnt officials placed in office can be done
nss 2eer done and Is being done practically every met
ropo fan city-except Detroit
Everytine the present officials ether city county
stAe or federal clap in the face should resolve TO
20 into the neighborhood and that at least five per-
son' who have not regsered do At election time
citizens We should that these same persons along
with ourselves, get out and vote
LET get the ball rolling for this fall for so and
CLEANUP DON'T BURN up