Mayoralty and Council
Candidates' Platforms
Council Candidate
which caused Mayor Jeffries to
observe that "no one will ever be
Educated in Detroit schools and confused about what Edgecomb
the University of Detroit, Eugene means."
Van Antwerp, who is a candidate
for mayor, was as instructor in
John W. Connolly
mathematics and English at Gon-
A candidate for councilman at
zaga College, Spokane, Wash.
the primary election is John W.
In 1917, Van Antwerp enlisted Connolly, Detroit attorney and
as dAprivate with the 16th En- businessman and veteran of World
gineers—an outfit that saw active War II in which he served as a
combat service overseas. He was navy pilot in the Pacific for 24
commissioned a captain in France. months.
The veteran and his problems
He is the son of Mrs. William
flr have been a major interest in
Van Antwerp's life over since F. Connolly and the late Judge
Eugene Van Antwerp
1919 when he joined 'the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United
States.
In 1925, he became commander
of the 16th Engineer's Post No.
582 which he had founded four
years previously. By 1928 he had
risen to become commander of the
Wayne County Council and then
commander of the Department of
Michigan for the VFW. A mem-
ber of the National Council of
Administration in 1931-32, he
soon became a national figure
and was elected senior vice - Com-
represents for many .years, and I
believe as a' councilman I can
give the people of Detroit the
type of service they should get
from a member of their Common
Council," declared Louis J. Betts,
candidate at the primary Tues-
day._
Betts has been successful in
the recreational business, "oil busi-
ness, studied medicine and law
and is engaged in the tool mak-
ing profession. His interest in re-
creational activities, includes a
professional career in baseball
and as a former Detroit federa-
tion umpire.
Betts is married, the father of
one son and has been a,resident
of Detroit for 34 years. He is
endorsed for by labor, civic and
veteran groups, including Amvets
Post No. 91.
Connolly.
He received his A.B. degree in
1934 from GeorgetoWn University
HARRY N. GROSSMAN, pres-
and was graduated from George- ident of the Knollwood Coun-
town Law School in 1937. While try Club, is a candidate for
at Georgetown, he played varsity councilman, A native of Bay
City, Grossman was graduated
football.
Connolly began the active prac- from the Detroit College of
tice of law in Detroit in 1938 as Law in 1927. Ile is a mem-
a member of the firm of Connolly, ber of the Keidan Lodge,
Roney aid Connolly, where he Bnai Brith, Mosaic Lodge,
remained until 1940 when he be- United IIebrew Scliools, Jew-
came eastern manager of Wall ish Community Center, Jewish
Colmony Co
Community Council, Mishkin
Upon discharge he resumed the Israel Synagogue, Downtown
practice of law with the firm of Club and Michigan Citizens
mander-in-Chief in 1927.
Connolly, Moynihan, and Con- Committee. During the war
nolly. He is vice-president and he led a Knollwood commit-
general manager of the Thirst tee which sold over $20,000,-
Charles Edgecomli
Aid Corp. of Michigan.
000 in bonds. Grossman is
married and the father of two
Charles Edgecomb, the Jeb
children, a son, Glenn, 17, and
Stuart of the long distance tele-
Cecil
R.
Feen
phone, fights a score of skirmish-
"If I am elected councilman, I daughter, Susan, 2.
es every day against red tape in
one of the toughest and most
thankless jobs in America as De-
troit's housing boss.
Edgecomb had been director-
secretary of the Detroit Housing
Commission for 24 hours when
he was summoned to Washington
to discuss the Sojourner Truth
housing project and its violent
racial repercussions.
Edgecomb listened impatiently
to the sociological idealism of a
large group of bigwigs around the
conference table. He jumped to
his feet and hammered home a
thought: "You men have got to
take a position and stick to it!"
He came back to Detroit and was
teargassed during the Sojourner
Truth riot.
His chief problem is housing
war workers, and UAW-CIO rank
and file members working in war
production plants are always call-
ing Edgecomb at any hour of the
night with their individual hous-
ing problems because he is a CIO
will fight to halt the present un-
fair and partial assessment of
real estate taxes, by demanding
an accurate reappraisal of all De-
troit homes and properties by
unbiased experts from the private
business world" declared Cecil R.
Feen, businessman and candidate.
in the primary.
Feen's platform includes elim-
ination of high income families
from public housing projects to
make room for war veterans'
families.
He also stands for more care-
Frank M. Bush
"Our city hospitals must be
operated' on a strictly business
basis, instead of through political
influence if we are to get effici-
ent and humane operation in con-
trast to the horrible situation ex-
election, took a lead in reaffirm-
ing the right of private citizens
and home-owners to be protected
from picketing and molestation
arising from industrial strife.
Oakman got Mayor Jeffries and
the council to grant a public
hearing to members of the De-
troit Auto Dealers' Association on
the subject of strengthening the
police department forces against
the garage picketers.
"I , believe that government
should be impartial—neither pro-
union nor pro-management—but
ful supervision of municipal hos- pro-public," Oakman declared.
pital facilities, more playgrounds
and schools, rejuvenation of our
Louis J. Betts
sewerage system.
"I have consistently studied
Feen, who lives at 17191 De-
troit avenue, is 47 years of age. city government and the problems
He has 20 years experience as a which affect the citizens whom it
partner in the trucking business
in Detroit.
Charles G. Oakman
Councilman Charles G. Oak-
man's insistence that the Detroit
Police Department must protect
owners of business and the pub-
lic alike from violence at the
hands of union "goon" squads in
the current garage mechanics'
leader.
Edgecomb is 37 years old, the
son of an undertaker. He was
born in Lisbon Springs, Me., stu-
died electrical engineering at Sy-
racuse and the Lewis Institute
of Chicago, and taught elemental strike recalls the stand he took
electricity to Western Electric's early in his first Councilinanic
installation men in New York term against CIO picketing of
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE-
Friday, October 3; 1947
State and in New England.
private homes.
He has a TNT vocabulary
Oakman, a candidate' for re-
which is a cross between a New
England and Jersey accent. Ile is
blunt, forthright, with a man-to-
man method of conversation
The Bialostoker
Aid Society
wishes to congratulate MR.
CHARLES HANDLER on
becoming President of Con-
gregation Mishkan Israel.
May he enjoy the best
of health and happiness.
istant at Receiving Hospital, as
recently exposed bythe press," is
the message to Detroit from Fiar k
M. Bush, candidate for council-
man at the primary election.
Encouragement of human rights,
said Bush, is the only way in
which we can make this a better
city in which to work and live.
Frank Bush, 41, is married and
has two daughters.
Patrick M. Cleary
A candidate for the council is
Patrick M. Cleary of 5684 Mis-
souri avenue, who has been in
the transportation business for33,. -
years,
Following are some of the im-
provements he intends to promote
if elected: Subways for Detroit
on main thoroughfares; rapid
transportation from Wyandotte to
Mt. Clemens taking in all ' the
factories; also from Wayne to De-
troit in co-operation with New
York Central.
This, he said, would elimitV -
suburban buses coming into .De
troit during rush hours and cans•
ing traffic congestion.
(More news of candidate
on Page 16)
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