The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-29
julien c. Wyehe
ConlLons On The Ball

soring registered voters week IN interest," OF pc''cl
government This project more than welcomed par
ncuarly in the Motor City where Job discrimination )
The Tribune got on the bandwagon some months ago
about getting eligible voters register they could
participate in the coming elections Now with group
d young men piopelling the idea representative
number Of race voters should be the result
But the idea doesn't end with getting the citizens OF
voting age register; il ends when these eligible voters
actually participating in all elections. II has been my
personal project TO inquire Of many registered persons
# they had casted ballots The answers usually were
i've forgotten TO vote Il just didn't have the
time
THIS LETHARcY OF THE VOTERS must be over
by continuous effort and publicity The task can
not be accomplished by an individual organize
ion II behooves all Of US TO lend hands tackng the
rob.
The citizens of Detroit be reminded Of the vast
unfinished Job that left up to those who hold public
,ffice to accomplish They must be aerted the
failure Of the State OF Michigan to have Fair En-
oloyment Practice Commission Citizens OF our fair city
must be informed Of the various restaurants and drink
ing places that fail TO serve Negroes despite the Diggs
Civil Rights Act
hat happen in Detroit regularly Many never
ported So. each and every person Of voting who
supporter of civil rights should register vote
The coming elections for those candidates who viii seek
10 give minority races full citizenship status
teed by the Constitution.
THEN TOO EVERY AMERICAN Of voting age
should feel that its privilege and duty vote for
The and women who serve these United States OF
America in pubic office and exercise his right Have
Speaking about the effectiveness OF embaming TODAY
IS compared TO the Egyptian method an enbamer of
McFall Funeral Home told this story:
i remember several years ago in small town in
ONO when the undertaken parlor Hanging out"
place for the fellows One OF them lets call him Walter
lied at the age of about As years
NOW WALTER DID NOT have any known relatives
or out OF town So the mortcian kept his BODY al the
funeral nome In hopes Of some relatives CLAIMING his
oody THIS happened about forty years ago You can 90
10 ONO now, peep in the undertakers paror and see
Walter standing up against wall as a mummy Yes
;lr he's been there ever since have claimed his
body" ~
Lester Of the McFall brothers desires n inform,
VI residents near their palatal funeral home ~
Mack and John r. that console music and rinpinp ~
chimes can be heard upon the leaving of q funeral
PROCESSION and special holidays Respectively Tho
musical tunes VIII emanate from top OF the homethe
latest thing in service for the bereaved
l.. Alexander Wilson former managing editor NJ ,ho
tribune now Chicago Defender reporter is COVERING te
Korean war exclusively for that newspaper Wilson
was the l949 Wendell Wllke award winner for sraci
The combat zone 80 " ieaeh
FRANK WHISoNANT. police reporter sor na,ro;,
.dton OF the Courier, is flying 10 Frisco ~ roL, =.
norea after getting whrlwind surprise okav from Al;
FlltSDurgn Office to represent that 1850 ''''
whlz wrote the home office for the war corres,ora.
post on Monday and reply containing he
received the next morning-typicallv of HE n;cLy, %
ne optaineo clearance papers in Washington last vaaL
Members OF the Tribune staff took the Ou;z =, Co.,
Liberties found on the opposite page Resul,s sh,
.nat not one was for exception ON rivii Ehs; ~
me average score revealed at least two excnyx;
mainly on Nos T. IL and 20 wv eAcepuons