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 • -*** ■ ******** ■ ******* ■ ********** • DINNER DANCE John J. Wednesday, June 26 KOZAREN FOR County Treasurer • • • • • • JOHN J. KOZAREN .. . For the third consecutive year collected 977, of the tax levy when it • 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 • • • • • • • • 4 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY • • • • June 18, 1946 • • • • • • • • • • • ENTTRE the public. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Employed in his office are the following Americans of Jewish extrac- • • • tion. • Leonard Fisher, Morris Hersh, Leo Schwartz, Coleman Kovan, • • • • • Frank Bosley, David Gordon, Ethel Rubiner Kirschman. • • • • • He merits your support. • • • • Re-elect your present County Treasurer. • • • • KOZAREN John J. • • • • DEMOCRAT • • • • •• ■■■■•••■••■■■ ********** ■ *****************. LEE 'N' EDDIES SHOW Starring Francis Faye * ARTIE FIELDS ORCHESTRA Call Fred Birndorf, UN. 2.0683 for Reservations $10 per Couple 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.