THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Fri day,

List Candidates for Offices High School Students Issue Open Letter
in April 6 General Election Supporting Proposals for Better Schools

Concerned over the fate of Youth); Edward Swan, presi- action will make it exceedingly
ing attorney in Detroit for 35
(Continued from Page 29)
Detroit's schools, high school dent, All-City Student Council; difficult for graduates of these
years.
Assistant United States Attor-
youth leaders on Tuesday James Lightfoot, president, Stu- schools to gain admittance to
ney, Chief Assistant Wayne
In 1950, he was appointed
dent Council of Cody High; college of their choice. We
County Prosecutor, Corporation Honorary Consul of Lebanon issued an open letter to the
Frances Ford, president, Stu- dread both of these conse-
people
of
Detroit,
urging
sup-
Council and as Recorder's Court for the Midwestern States, and
dent Council of Cooley High; quences.
Judge, to which he was elected he has been awarded the Gold port for the better schools pro-
posals to be voted on at the Janis Kostun, president, Stu-
"If the millage and bond
in 1950.
Medal of Merit of the Republic
Recorder's Court Judge W. of Lebanon by that country's election on Monday. The two dent Council of Denby High; proposals are not endorsed by
proposals are for school tax Susan Rice, president, Student the voters, we, the high school
McKay Skillman is seeking re- President.
limitation and a special bond- Council of M u m f or d High; students of Detroit, will be de-
election to his seventh term. He
Linda Stultz and Roger Cope, prived of an adequate education
ing issue.
rated number one on the Bar
The youth, in their open let- presidents, Student Councils of in an era which demands ed-
Association Wise Urges Voters
ucated individuals, in a country
poll and is list- Go to Polls Monday ter, warn of the threatened Redford High.
reduction of school hours and
ed as preferred
Under the heading "Why which needs intelligent citizens.
John M. Wise, candidate for the possible rise of juvenile Must We Suffer," emphasizing Why must we suffer?"
by the Citi-
zens' League Wayne County Circuit Court in delinquency as a result. They the plea of "Save Our Schools Many Children Help in
and is endors- Monday's election, urged all reg- also warn of the danger of loss —Vote 'Yes' on Propositions A Drive for Better Schools
ed by the Sten- istered voters in the county to of credit accreditation by local and B," the youths' open letter
Many interesting tales are
ben Society, exercise their privilege of citi- high schools if proper funds reads:
being
told of children's activi-
are
not
provided
by
the
adop-
zenship
and
turn
out
in
large
the Lutheran
"We, the undersigned, are ties in support of the better
tion of the proposals on the
Civic League numbers at the voting booths.
greatly
concerned
about
the
schools proposals on the ballot
'"It is my sincere hope that ballot.
and the Joint
Richard Wishnetsky. Mum- forthcoming school millage and at Monday's election.
Building every registered Wayne County
bond proposals. We realize that
One story is about Mark
Trades Coun- voter will cast a ballot in Mon- ford High senior, son of Mr. if the present school system is
Levin,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
and
Mrs.
Edward
Wishnetsky
cil, as well as day's election," he said. "In ad-
to maintain its high standard liam Levin, who banded to-
civic, church dition to the judicial contests, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. of education, these proposals
gether with eight other boys to
and veterans' important school matters affect- William Hordes, was among the must be passed.
contribute a quarter each to
Skillman groups. He is ing all of us are to be decided leaders who framed the open
"If the millage is defeated, print circulars to urge voters to
the judge with the most judicial by the electorate. A large turn- letter and arranged for the
the number of school hours support the two proposals on
experience in Recorder's Court. out is necessary in order to have printing and distribution of
per student will be considerably the ballot.
more
than
30,000
copies
of
it.
Joseph A. Gillis, Jr., son of an authentic expression of the
Mark went to a printer with
Signers of the open letter decreased. The youth of Detroit
the Recorder's Court Judge, is people."
will be given more free hours the nine quarters to order
are:
077.;,7
the Democrat-
Widely referred to as "every-
Tom Wikle, chairman. Detroit outside of school and a rise in printed literature advocating
is candidate
body's candidate" because he Council of Explorer Scouts; juvenile delinquency will re- support of the schools' propos-
for State Rep-
has received every available or-
Janet Hall, president, United sult. Also, with the advent of als. The printer went along: he
resentative in
ganized endorsement, Wise, on
Christian Youth Movement of the millage's defeat, several De- took the quarters as "payment"
the 10th Dis-
the eve of election, said he is
Greater Detroit; Don Saunders, troit public high schools (Cody, for the stock and printed the
trict, to fill
confident of success in Mon-
president, Catholic Youth Or- Cooley, Denby, Osborn, Mum- circulars without charge. The
present
t h e
day's run-off.
ganization of Presentation ford, Pershing, and Redford) boys then distributed the ap-
vacancy. A
Among the major community School; Mel Goldstein, presi- will be dropped from the col- peal from house to house and
native Detroit-
endorsements given Wise are dent, Detroit AZA (Bnai Brith lege accreditation list. This on street corners.
er and attor-
the Wayne County Combined
ney, Gillis has
Council AFL - CIO, Building
been a resi-
Trades Council, Democratic and
dent of the
Republican Wayne County Dis-
Gillis
Northwest sec-
tricts, Civic Searchlight Pre-
tion for 28 years.
A combat pilot in World War ferred List, Brotherhood of Rail-
II who received many citations road Trainmen, Court Clerks
for the 200 missions he flew, Association, Veterans Groups,
Gillis is a lieutenant colonel in Northwest Civic Improvement
the U. S. Air Force Reserve Associations, Detroit Bar Asso-
and an active command pilot ciation poll and church and in-
on weekends at Selfridge Field. dependent groups. All three of
Wilfred A. Steiner, candidate Detroit's daily newspapers have
for election to the Circuit endorsed Wise's candidacy.
Court, has been a practicing
attorney for 26 years and was Levin Backs O'Hara;
born and educated in Detroit.
He received his LLB from the Advises Citizens on
Unixersity of Michigan in 1932, Criminal Court Status
and is a former vice-president
Saul R. Levin, prominent
of the U of M Law Club. He
Detroit
attorney, discussing the
is director of the Optimists'
Club of East Side Detroit. Dur- responsibilities of citizens to
ing the second world war he acquaint themselves with the
managed an aircraft parts merits of the candidates for
various judicial offices, called
manufacutring company.
Judge Benjamin C. Stanczyk, atention to the candidacy for
a 1957 appointee to the Com- re-election of John P. O'Hara
mon Pleas Bench, is seeking as Recorder and Judge.
election to the four-year term
"Judge O'Hara is the Record-
of that court. Judge Stanczyk er and Judge of the court of
is a native Detroiter and serv- criminal jurisdiction for the
ed in the armed forces for city of Detroit," he pointed out.
four years during World War "He has shown highest qualifi-
II. Until his appointment to cation as head of this court, in
the bench, he had served on _handling many serious prob-
t h e prosecuting attorney's lems, and he can be counted
staff since 1949. He is a mem- upon to help offset the dangers
ber of the FEPC legislative of juvenile delinquency and
committee, Board of Education other serious threats to our
citizens' advisory committee, community's stability. I consid-
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Michigan Committee of Refu-
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gees and Displaced Persons
of
hot water.
post of Recorder and Judge."
and other civic and communal
Levin
is
a
member
of
the
organizations.
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