The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-20
Acorns To Oak Trees
By JULIAN c. wYcHE

VS. Gilmore editor of the Detroit News stated At n.
Paw University last Wednesday that newspaper readen
who want to be well informed will not be content with Just
spontaneous news urging that supplementary info
nation be used IN newspaper stories.
Delivering that annual X. c. Hosats Memorial Ad.
Dress Editor Gilmore cited that passing of blind par
sanship the important Newspaper reform in the
past half century.
If the use of racial tags crime stories that involve
Negroes isn't "bnd partsanship" then just do Won
call it? The biased policy indirectly has readers feeling
that members crimnally ncned Several groups
including the local American Newspaper Guild (CI0)
have protested the practice but to no avail.
This unorthodox practice l. only slightly varied in
other stories. The Brian Marshall alleged kidnapping
detect the abductor the News goes bet
ter than the police department
The Department stated that dark-complexioned
woman thought to be Mexican, reported as the al
legged kdnaper The News slants the report to read Be
ieved be white but possibly ght-skinned Negro" Do
not have dark-compexoned persons of the socaled
white race? Then, would love Editor Gilmore point
out how such expanded and detailed description mar
rows down the possible number of suspects
Coming to my attention last weekend was another
that fumed Of bgory ather than blind parcan.
ship" Marie Cont Ores, writing for local religious
newssheet, cited remarks of Councilman Carck after
asking his support continuation of the Mayors Inter.
racial Committee.
Garick cited as courteousy stating II feel that
Negroes ought to be happy to live in their neghbo
toned only that inquiry made to gain support of the
interracia committee fail to the why of remarks
the public segregated housing policy Surely the Coun
Gilman knows that the committee does than just keep
harmony when Negroes move into white neghborhood.
What the Councilman evidentally tries to softsoap
that there is NO public housing policy that DEMANDS
that members of the aforementioned live desig.
mated In fact, members Of these have
been in vigorous protest of members moving IN
neighborhoods in which they live. Could Carlck mean
that, his eyesght members of the Polish and Italian
races are 'colored'?
The young writer added in her accounting that Coun
cimen Miriam Beck and Conner strongly in Of
the Mayors committee Councilman Roge she wrote was
attentive and sincerely impressed by our arguments
Conclusion that the committees budget was passed
unanimously. Let's remember the of Miriam Beck
and Conor when we cast our ballots
William (Hopalong Cassidy Boyd proved the thrill
that thousands of kids impatently waited for hours
at the opening of the Coles Bros Circus last Thursday.
Despite failing TO entertain personally by singing, roping
trckridins, the Western hero gained thunderous
applause after brief speech about them being good
What sounded like stock statement that drew round
of laughter II want tell you grown-ups that have
personally met thousands of kids all over the country and
find that those in Detroit are the best behaved
Explaining that his famous horse did do tricks,
Hopalong then conferred group of kids the
Mitchell Boys Choir in Bing Crosby movies, that
have the most beautiful voices in the world After the
choir ended a laudable rendition of "Home the
Range" beside make-believe camp fire, it de.
ghful surprise to notice that one of the smallest
bers who took the solo lead the only member
of the group.
Adding to the gayety the tot who had to put her
Hopaong Cassidy button when the movie star of 80 years
made his appearance. Having gained po
son in the boxes the young Miss suddenly became
breathess and scampered-up the upper grandsand
obtain her button from mother in order that her
would know that she was ardent admirer.
Leroy White, disc Jockey of "Rockin" fame, had
direct broadcast from the Farbain Hotel lobby last
Wednesday night in honor of former Senator Charles
Dggs, the mortician. From the increase in attendance
and the flowing of Canadian Ace, deduce that
Leroy will sponsor similar monthly broad beasts as pre-
viously considered.