Friday, June 14, 1946
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Page Six
Why Detroit Homes Lack Gas Heat
Explanation of Why So Many Detroit
Homes Cannot Have Gas Heating
(Editor's Note: This is one of a views on the gas "shortage" and
series of articles concerning efforts the pipe line proposal of Michigan
of the City of Detroit to obtain Consolidated. As long as sixteen
natural gas service for home heat. months ago, . Mr. Dowling' made
ing.) this statement in the city hall:
"As a matter of fact, the wfiole
Next winter 80,000 local homes
will be heated with natural gas. thing resolves itself into this,
and to those homes an even great- gentlemen of the Council:
"After the Pingree franchise,
er number of Detroit families will
and up until 1941, the local gas
look with envy and indignation.
company had nobody to regulate
Why?
Because Michigan Consolidated them, . . What actually is needed
Gas Company, alleging a natural here is Mr. Woolfolk and Mr.
gas shortage, is refusing to accept Batten (Michigan Consolidated
further house heating customers. executives) to sit down and come
Since this is a municipal prob- to an honorable conclusion as to
lem and the public demands the what is necessary, and to see that
answers, what are the views of the public of Detroit get what
Detroit's municipal guardians. rightfully belongs to them and not
Messrs. Jeffries, Dowling and Lee? just to saddle them with a seventy
What can be done now to compel million proposition, that we would
eventually have to pay."
adequate service?
(Note: Michigan Consolidated's
James H. Lee, assistant corpora-
tion counsel and veteran champion pipe line "proposition" has since
of utility rate payers. has won for advanced from a $70,000,000 to an
them during recent years millions $84,000,000 estimated cost.)
Mr. Dowling has further advised
of dollars in rebates and reduc-
tions. Mr. Lee charges that "Mich- the Common Council:
"We have to pay the local gas
igan Consolidated wants a pipe
line and it wants to create a company (Michigan Consolidated)
shortage so that the federal pow- on its investment, but we do not
er commission will grant it per- want to do it if we do not have to
mission to go ahead and build it." do it. The City of Detroit does not
William E. Dowling, corporation exist for the Gas Company. The
counsel and former Wayne Coun- Gas Company exists for the City
ty prosecuting attorney with ten of Detroit. Take the City of De-
years' gas rate battling to his troit away, and there would be no
credit, has also expressed positive need for a gas company.
Single Social Club
Blondy Candidate New Party Service
For Reelection to Opened for Socials
Naomi Valerie Lewis has opened
Michigan Senate a new
service this week called
The Single Social Club, a group
of single men and women over
40 years of age, is making a
drive for new members. They
meet at the ,Jewish Community
State Senator Charles S. Blondy
every Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Re- has proclaimed that he will lead
freshments are served and a -goOd the fight in the Michigan State
time is usually had by all.
Senate for the immediate pay-
ment of the Veterans' Bonus, in-
"I think the proper solution is creased Unemployment Compen-
that you both (Michigan Consoll• sation and increased Old Age
dated Gas Co. and Panhandle Benefits.
Eastern Pipe Line Co.) sit down•
Blondy has served in the State
abandon this thing (Michigan Senate for six years and seeks
Consolidated pipe line proposal), re-election for a fourth term. He
because it is unnecessary, it is not has the endorsement of the PAC,
needed. You have both admitted CIO, AFL and business and civic
that you can get the gas. This groups.
(pipe line proposal) is not the
answer to the problem, and you
know that it is not the answer
to the problem.
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line
Marvin K. Rosen, local attorney,
Co., through public statements of announces his candidacy f o r
its officials and in numerous ad- State Senator of the fifth district
vertisements, has emphasized its on the Democratic ticket.
readiness to "sit down," as the
Mr. Rosen holds the European-
City advises, and to reach an Middle East-African ribbon, Sul-
agreement assuring Detroit of tan of Morocco medal for excep-
ample quantities of natural gas tional services during the French
Morocco campaign and the
for its needs for years to come,
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co., French Colonial ribbon for parti-
by stubbornly resisting the City's cipation with the French colonial
efforts and rightful demands, con- troops. He has three major battle
firms Mr. Lee's charge that it is stars and was in the invasion of
deliberately provoking a gas short- North Africa, Sardinia and Sicily,
age, that it "wants to create a finally being discharged for disa-
bility incurred overseas.
shortage" to support its pipe line
Mr. Rosen has been envorse0
proposal, a proposal which Mr. by the Detroit Citizens League as
Dowling has said "is unnecessary, a Qualifitd candidate.
it is not needed."
Rosen is Candidate
For State Senate
Parties by Val, at 1200 United Ar-
tists Building. It will feature the
complete planning of any type o f
social affair including photogra•
phy, printing, entertainment and
flowers.
Miss Lewis will also act i s
style consultant for both men and
women.
G. J. McLaughlin
Runs for Sheriff'
A veteran of World War II,
and a native Detroiter, George J.
McLaughlin is being boosted for
Sheriff of Wayne County, for
which he is a candidate on the
Democratic ticket, by hundreds of
his Wayne County friends, and
numerous labor, fraternal, and
veteran •groups.
In regards to his candidacy.
McLaughlin stated, "If I am elec.
ted to the office of Sheriff I will
build my staff from those re-
spected and known for their po-
lice and disciplinary ability. I ant
a Democrat, interested in seeing
the Democratic party successful in
Wayne County, but I will not fill
the Sheriff's Department with in.
efficient workers, regardless of
party affiliation."
ROBERT RAFELSON POST
Jewish War Veteran's
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John J.
Wednesday, June 26
KOZAREN
FOR
County Treasurer
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JOHN J. KOZAREN .. .
For the third consecutive year collected 977, of the tax levy when it
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Helped thousands of veterans get $2,000 exemptions on their home-
fell due.
steads.
Provided the Wayne County "Tax Dollar," a statement showing what
you get for your tax money.
Gave . . . and will continue to give—courteous, efficient service to
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June 18, 1946
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McNAMARA, MAN WHO MADE
DETROIT RENT CONTROL WORK,
FAVORED TO WIN COUNCIL SEAT
'1 . Patrick V. McNamara is highly
favored to win the nomination for
the vacancy in the Detroit Common
Council in the primaries, Thesday,
June 18. Detroiters out of the ranks
of business, industry and labor are
rallying behind McNamara in rec-
ognition of the great service he
rendered in making rent controls
work. McNamara has actually
saved Detroiters millions of dollars.
Too, his proved administrative abil-
ity and devotion to duty stamp
Patrick V. McNamara as a man
decidedly needed in Detroit's city
government. Give Pat McNamara
VOTE OF THANKS for the
your
money he has saved you.