E DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-28
Wise Sets Forth
Four-Point Plan
for Local Courts
A four-point program to ex-
pedite the trial of cases and
improve t h e
functional effi-
ciency of the
court is the ob-
ectiv.e of Ref-
eree John M.
Wise if elected
Wayne Circuit
Judge April 1.
Wise, w h o
was one of the
• eight nomi-
nated a t the
j. M. Wise
Feb. 18 Primary, points up his
four main proposals as follows:
1. Rotate present Circuit
Judges to hold regular sessions
of the court at a central point
in the populous western part of
the county.
2. Supplement t h e present
members of the court by the
recruitment, o n a per diem
basis, of a b 1 e, experienced
judges from among those who
recently. retired.
3. Authorize marriage coun-
sellors to continue their present
conciliation functions until testi-
mony is actually taken; not halt
their efforts when case is slated
for trial.
4. Require more direct par-
ticipation by the judge assigned
to pre-t r i a 1 proceedings to
achieve more settlements and
thereby eliminate the necessity
of costly and time consuming
litigation.
A "preferred" candidate of
the Detroit. Citizens League . and
a top vote getter' in the official
Detroit Bar Association p o 11,-
Wise has the endorsement of the
Detroit and Wayne County Fed-
eration of 'Labor, the Building
Trading Trades Council, and a
member of allied and independ-
ent unions.
An active leader in Bnai
Brith, Jewish Community Coun-
cil, Allied Jewish Campaigns
and other movements, Wise re-
cently helped Deputy Chief of
Detectives Albert Shapiro or-
ganize the Bnai Israel Brunch
Club.
Judge Jayne Backs
Wise for the Bench
John M. Wise, Traffic Court
Referee for the last 18 years,
candidate for the Wayne Coun-
ty Circuit Court, was heartened
in his campaign for the judge-
ship this week upon receipt of
a contribution towards his
campaign from one of the re-
tired judges, Ira W. Jayne.
Accompanying his check was a
letter from Judge Jayne to
Wise in which he stated:
"I have enjoyed following
your career in the responsible
judicial position which you
now hold and think that you
have developed a judicial tem-
perament which would make
you a credit to the Circuit.
Bench.
"You have the patience,
poise. and judgment so neces-
sary to a Judge.
"You may use this token and
this letter, or any part of it,
in any way that you think will
help your candidacy."
Rep. Dingell Announ'ces
Support of Davenport
Rep. John D. Dingell, Demo-
cratic Congressman from Michi-
gan's 15th District, this week
announced his "unqualified en-
dorsement" of Judge Elvin L.
Davenport of the Common Pleas
Court.
In supporting his former col-
league in the Prosecutor's office,
Rep. Dingell said in Washing-
ton, "Judge Davenport is the
kind of trial attorney that
younger prosecutors try to emu-
late. His humanitarian approach
to his responsibility is the kind
in which any attorney can find
inspiration.
"I am very happy to give my
firm endorsement to Judge Dav-
enport, and I urge all voters to
give him the support he so just-
ly merits by voting for him. on
April 1," the statement said.
Judge Baum Honored at Testimonial
State Supreme
court Justice JOHN
VOELKER (1 e f t)
chats with Circuit
Judge VICTOR J.
BAUM at a testi>
monial dinner for
Judge Baum last
Saturday night, at
Sidney Hill Club.
Among the other
guests present, in
addition to over 250
friends and commu-
nity leaders, were
petroit Council
president Louis C.
Miriani and repre-
sentatives of Sen.
Patrick McNamara
and Rep. John Dingell. Telegrams were read by toastmaster
Robert Fenton from Gov. Williams, who appointed Baum to the
bench last December, and former State Supreme Court Justice
Henry Butzel. A testimonial scroll signed by all the guests and
a tailor-made set of black judicial robes were given to the
Circuit Judge by a Friends Committee of over 100 persons who
have backed Baum's candidacy to retain his post in Monday's
election. Judge Baum has been given the "preferred rating of
the non-partisan Detroit Citizens League.
Kaufman Given
Strong Backing
. -
for Judgeship
A final week-end's active
drive has been launched by sup-
porters of Ira. G. Kaufman, can-
didate for Judge of the Wayne
Circuit Court, to enlist the corn-.
munity's support in his cam-
paign.
Together with other candi-
dates, Kaufman presented him-
self on a WWJ
panel Tuesday.
He was hon-
ored at a din-
ner given b y
his friends
Thursday eve-
ning and he
spoke at scores
o f meetings
during the past
three weeks.
Kaufman
Among t h e
gatherings he addressed was the
P-T . group of Snow School,
Dearborn. He addressed a num-
ber of church groups, several
Jewish fraternal organizations,
and his friends have ea m-
paigned for him actively.
A former president, now hon-
orary president, of Adas Shal-
om, an active Zionist and vice-
president of the United Hebrew
Schools, Kaufman is one of the
best known -leaders in the Jew-
ish community.
Judge Bowles Seeks
Re-Election to Bench
A one-room country school-
house was the educational start-
ing point for Circuit Judge
George E. Bowles, who seeks re-
election to the r
bench in Mon-
day's election.
He received
his AB. degree
cum laude in
1936 from
Grove City
College, a n d
graduated from
the University:
of Michigan
law school in.
Bowles
1941.
Judge Bowles has been. a field
examiner for the National Labor
Relations Board and disputes di-
rector for the Detroit Regional
War Labor Board. For four
years, 'lir e was chairman of the
Labor Mediation Board.
He is a member of the Mich-
igan and Detroit Bar Associa-
tions and the American Judica-
ture Society. A past president
of the Suburban Bar Associa-
tion of Wayne County, he is a
panel member of the American
Arbitration Association.
From 1945 to 47, he was as-
sociated with the law firm of
Prentiss M. Brown, before open-
ing his own law office. He re-
sides with his wife and three
children in Plymouth, Mich.
AJC Women's Parley May 5-8
The Women's Division of the
American Jewish Congress will
hold its national convention at
Hotel Shoreham, Washington,
D.C., May 5 to 8.
School Groups Ask
Yes Vote on Proposal D
to Build 700 Classrooms
T h e school tax limitation
amendment, Proposition D, calls
for a "yes" vote, say hundreds
of thousands of Detroiters whose
organizations are endorsing the
building of 700 classrooms
throughout the city.
To approach this in any other
manner would mean to delay
the classrooms needed so des-
perately by a year and possibly
indefinitely, according to school
officials.
The fact that the financing
of Wayne State University will
pass from the Board of Educa-
tion to the State of Michigan on
July 1, 1959, means that the
maintenance and operation of
the proposed 700 classrooms
which are needed for the public
schools can be financed by reg-
ular taxes now going to support
Wayne University, but which
will in two years be available
for public school use. Wayne
State University now receives
about $6 million per year from
Detroit tax funds.
School officials point out that
22,000 boys and girls are about
ready for enrollment, but there
are no classrooms and seats for
them. This emergency school
housing problem depends for its
solution on a yes vote on Pro-
position D.
Approval of Proposition D is
expected to enable the Board to
eliminate half-day sessions for
3,200 elementary pupils and in
addition to take most of the
28,000 students in high schools
who are now on half-day ses-
sions and put them on a full
day of work.
All extra financing (millage)
of the public schools will end
in 1959. At that time the Board
will receive recommendations
from the newly appointed Cit-
izens Advisory Committee On
School Needs which will study
all phases of the , operation of
the schools and the needs of
public education in Detroit. A
recommendation will be made
early in 1959 as to the future
program and financing of De-
troit's schools.
Charles Kaufman
Candidate for Bench
O'Brien's Son Candidate
for Probate Court Bench
Charles Kaufman, attorney,
will make his election bid on
April 1. for the office of Corn-
mon Pleas Judge, having won
nomination in the Feb. 18 prim-
ary.
Kaufman, who resides at 20466
Lauder, sums up his qualifica-
tions for the office by saying,
"I'm a student of the law and
believe that I can be a good
judge. I guess that is what made
me venture into politics."
Kaufman says he will not tag
himself with a political affilia-
tion because "this is a nonpar-
tisan election, and there. should
not be partisanship in a judicial
office."
A navigator on a B-24 during
World War II, Kaufman became
a JapaneSe prisoner of war after
his plane was shot down. He is
holder of the Purple Heart, Dis-
tinguished Service Cross, Air
Medal and a Presidential cita-
tion.
Kaufman is married and the
father of three small children,
a girl and two boys. He grad-
uated from Wayne State Uni-
versity's college of liberal - arts
and the WSU law school.
Hoping to fill the unexpired.
term of his father, Judge
Patrick H. O'Brien, who re-
cently retired from the Probate'
Court, D. Patrick O'Brien, is a
candidate for election to the
Probate bench in the Monday
election.
O'Brien is a graduate of both
Universities of Michigan and
Detroit and has practiced law
here 25 years, part of that time
with his father and part with
his brother, Gerald K. O'Brien,
now Prosecuting Attorney. .
WHEN YOU THINK OF
PONTIAC
THINK OF
WOODY
NOBODY CAN MEAT
A WOODY DEAL
.
Woody Pontiac
TW. 1-1600
12140 Jot, CairepaL
ELECT A MAN WHO
"KNOWS" HOW
TO BUILD ROADS
Elect the one man who is qualified to build highways,
so that
• Adequate transporta-
facilities
tion
will
serve industry, agri-
culture, and the tour-
ist and resort busi-
ness
• Good farm-to-market
roads will aid the
farmer
• Traffic will be facili-
tated to the Straits of
Mackinac Bridge
• The Upper Peninsula
can meet expanding
economy
• Divided highways
will connect principal
population areas of
the State.
ELECT
George M. Foster
REPUBLICAN
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
u 25 YEARS smos
EXPERIENCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND
CONSTRUCTION OF MICHIGAN'S HIGHWAYS,
VOTE FOSTER APRIL 1st
CIRCUIT JUDGE