Bronze Reporter [Volume: 8, Issue: 36]

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thought of the Negro, to expose those persons and. conditions
which prove contrary to the American way of life, to. Protest i

acts or policies which deny the Negro his- full:
rights as true American.

The Bronze Reporter isa non-partisan hewspaper: i main
object is to render a public service through good journalism, and
to this end thé:Bronze Reporter is ~ dedidated.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1962

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EDITORIAL.

The Broad Shoulders

Of The NAACP

~Last year the Detroit School Board set up the Equal Opportunity Committee. The Committee~s task was to aid in

ending racial barriers in the educational system.

_ On January 22, 1962 a law suit, testing the issue of racial
segregation and discrimination in the Detroit Public~Schools,
was filed in the Federal District Court by an organization of
300 parents of pupils in the Sherrill Elementary School.
We will not attempt to make any predictions on the outcome of the law suit. However, we feel that the law suit
action, (although it may not have been intended to do so)
has showed up the failure and slowness of the Equal Op
portunity Committee to fulfill its purpose.

In line with this we follow the same line of reasoning
implied in an excerpt from a recent statement from the. the Committee has
been too long on its mission, and we suspect that the potential impact and usefulness of its work has been seriously

Detroit Branch of. the NAACP; ~.

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& FIRM STAND. BY THE GOVERNMENT 12 RE NEEDED

Power ~ete
System Urged

The dectrine of the separation
of. powers among the legislative,

executive and judicial~ branches
of government.is a classic part
of American constitutional theory
and practice. Under this principle a system of checks and balances has been developed to prevent~ any single branch from assuming, excessive power in relation to the other two.

impaired. Certainly it might have hoped to avert the necessity for legal action as started by Sherrill School parents.~
_ The NAACP announced that their association. is ~taking
immediate steps to set up its own broad, city-wide Citizens
Advisory Committee on School Desegregation. This Committee will serve an advisory function with.the Board of
the Detroit Branch and will operate on a continuing basis.~
We are strongly in favor of the NAACP~s action in forming the new committee, but at the same time we believe
that if the Equal Educational Opportunity had performed,
this ~new~ action taken by the NAACP could have been
spent on one or more of the many other problems confronting the Detroit NAACP.

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Governmental deveiopments in
the last half-century (particularly aceelerated in the last quartercentury) have brought about distinct and substantial increase in
thé joperations and functions of
~state government, particularly reflected in the executive-administrative branch: Michigan has
been no exception to this trend.

The evidence of this poate a
So obvious as fo require but a
brief review of two major developments. First, there has been
the almost astronomical increase
in the level of Michigan state
operating expenditures from less
than $13 million in 1910, to nearly $1.2 billion in 1961. Despite inflation, this is indicative. of the
vast expansion in state operations, functions and services in
ithe last half-century. Secondly,
there has been a corresponding
increase in the size and specialization of administrative agencies.
In the 25 years since 1935, at
least 30 new executive agencies
have been established.

During this period of rapid
expansion of the
branch of government, there has |
been little parallel emphasis on
the creation or improvement of |
legislative tools. to enable. the.
legislature to keep abreast of de
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a of Beneficiary and Election of

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| GI insurance premiums..
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+s} a business venture the VA is

| authorized to guaranty the lender
~..| against loss up to 50 percent of}~
| the loan with a maximum guaran
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| dividends are primiarly a return

velopments in the executive
branch, in order to make prudent legislative policy with respect to it. While it is not intended here to suggest that the legislative. branch should keep pace
with the executive branch in
growth of personnel and expenditures, it is clear that the expansion and increasing complexity
of the. executive branch challenges the legislature~s ability
to maintain its role as a separate
and equal branch of: government
exercising. effective checks on
the executive branch.

Ten years ago, the ~little Hoover~ commission report noted...
the legislative need for information by which it can determine
its appropriation policy. and hold
the executive responsible - for the
honest.and efficient administration of legislative policy..

Continued Next Week

VIC VET.
SAYS...

Detroit Public

Library Lists
Anthem Series

A six-page listing of nearly~
100 spirituals in anthem form. is,

the latest addition to the anthem

| educational. program conducted

/ ahead and would pay~ attention

ext! to their driving at all times, wewith | could cut. has sa ih Laeincns

troit~s coctdinated traffic safety

by the Detroit. Police Department
and the. Traffic mai~ Association.

Rear-end. collisions ccna: tee
75 per o:nf of the accidents on
Detroit expressways and for 37
per. cenf of acciderits | city. ~wide,
according to Director to Director
of Traffic William H Polkinghorn, of the Detroit Police De
drastically.

~ ~Cutting in too sharply is anothler way we crowd other drivers,~

he continued. ~This often causes
sideswipe accidents, both on the
expressways and the ~ surface
streets. We are trying to encourage drivers to. get in-one lane
and to stay there. Actually there

~is very little reason for changing

lanes. It just sets the ~. for a
possible accident.:

~The one-lane ~habit~ when drivoe is the _~ a he said.

WASHINGTON, D. o. ~ Congressmian. Cdarles E.~ Champerjain togay set out: ~to: teel: the
puise of the folks at home.on
vital issues~ as his sixth annual
questionnaire was ~ distributed
lurougnout Michigan~s Sixth ~District.

~Government is your business

E | | Congressman Ghamberain Speaks

| the questionnaire is gern on
a folded card which may be
stamped and. mailed without an
envelope. One section of the card
may be removed at a. perforation
and no stapling or Paste is
necessary. -

-Opinions of the citizens ~ot the
district is sought on such press-.. 2~ the Congressman states, | ing topics as the proposed De~This is why agam I am asking partment of Urban Affairs, nu
your opinion about some of tne clear testing, medical care for.

important questions of our time.~
The Congressman~s 1962 poll

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the elderly, foreign policy in
dealing with the Communists and

of the district seeks citizens~ | delegating Congressional powers
opinions on 14 major problems to the President.

facing the nation.

Views are also asked in other

ial

~| of SPIRITUALS, the Library has

Q~Members cf the armed forces on active duty may be pro-!
tected from lapse of commercial |
insurance policies by the VA un- |
der terms of the Soldiers and |
Sailors Civil Relief Act. Just
what does it mean?

A~Once your commercial insurance policy is protected by
the VA under these terms, it will
| not lapse or terminate for non:: payment of premiums while you; are on ~active duty and for two
| years after your discharge, unless you request withdrawal~ of
the protective provisions. If you
do not pay the premiums and
interest to your insurance ~company during the protective period, the amount due will be treat-|
ed by the VA as a loan. If the
cash surrender value of your
policy at the end of the protective period is less. than the amount
guaranteed, the policy will terminate and the government will
pay your insurance company the
difference. Any sum paid the
company by the VA will become
your debt to the United States.

* * *
t Q~I am a World War IL: veteran. Since I designated the bene-|
ficiary for my Gl insurance, I
have married and have two sons.

and perhaps. the option for pay
ment to my beneficiary?
A~Write your VA Regional

Office for form 9-336, ~Change

Optional Settlement.~ Fill out
the form and mail it to the in
Q~Will the VA guaranty a
business loan whereby a veteran
may purchase a boat to use in
business, either fishing or the
transportation of sightseeing
tourists?

A~Yes, if a veteran can negotiate a loan to buy a boat as:

ty of $2, 000. on non-feal ~

ma eT

aes does the puciad
pay dividends on GI ae insurance? ~

A~ The sanust GI insurance
to the policyholders of part of

1, 1962.

by funds given to the University

~field Awards. Committee, Hutch-|

catalog series of the Music and
Drama Department of the Detroit Public. Library.

To augment: its sérvice of lending lo copy sets of cnurch anthems to directors of Detroit
cnoirs, the Music and Drama ve- |
partment has prepared catalogs
usting the tities and arrange-|
ments ot sucn familar works as
~Deep Kiver,~ ~very ~time 1
Feel the Spirit,~ ~Go Down, Moses,~ ~Nobody Knows tne ~Lrouble
I've Seen,~ and ~Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot,~ in addition to
many less well known compositions. Most. of the anthems ~are
arranged. for four-part singing
but same are available for men~s
or women~s voices, or with special solo parts.:

In addition to the new catalog

~Although I am responsible for ' questions dealing with a with. ~~
exercising my own judgment:on holding ~tax on interest and divieach of the issues, before Con-, dends, foreign aid, financing of
gress, knowing your views has defense spending, agricultural
always been helpful,~ he says, ~I. programs, a UN bond purchase,
hope you can spare a few min-| division of~responsiblity.between
utes to make -your representative | the Federal Government and the
government work better.~ _~| states, and the question of ad- ~

Mr. Chamberlain asked for~ mission. of ~Red China to the
prompt return of questionnaires-; United Nations.
by persons who are interested; Mr. Chamberlain said his quesin participating so that answers tionaire reflects the variety of
may be tabulated by IBM and_| interests expressed in recent correported through the press and/ respondence from persons in the ~~~
his periodic newsletter. Sixth District.

To make it easier to answer,

1 am again asking the citizens of
the Sixth District for their opinions
about some of the Important Ques- wn
tions of our time. Although I am
responsible for exercising my own
_ judgment on each of the issues be~fore Congress, rayentie your views

published catalogs. of CHRISTMAS, EASIER, and GENERAL
AN'THEMS. ~these are available
free on request, in person, at the
Music and Drama Department of
the Main Library, 5201 Wood
ward at Kirby.: has always been helpful. As usual, os
To enable choir directors ~to: results will be tabulated and remake most effective. use of its ~ ported to the press.
anthem collection, the Music and Not
'Drama. Department makes the Yes No Sure.
anthems available on-an extend- il & Os Should a new Cabinet Javed iegestiesat of
ed three-month loan. Urban Affairs be created? --
Oh: Ob: 2 Do. Sab ane resuming nuclear tests. in the ee: - Oo Oo: Oo: iS Rags camp delegate to the President its = Ny
Chrysler Reports Gain Bere lower taxes? 4
VF oo oo ib Se Congress give the President broader ahs
g NEW YORK, February 8~ authority A] cut tariffs and negotiate trade
et earnings for Chrysler Corpor-; Boul in -
ation and consolidated subsidiar- oa cds pong Some tax be withheld on interest ss
ies in 1961 amounted to $11.1 6. If our national securi requires increased ~
million, equal to $1.24 a share, defense spendin Pevenedl tees ould it be financed? 9
eu dollar sales of $2,127 million ~~ Botet pending
| the company disclosed today in
its financial report for 1961. Net it ee postponi6g other Beek.
| earnings for the preceding year Gl EF -& Should ike aoa Be of our anti-trust laws be
were $32.2 million, equal to Eh ig ~aad ~big business~ and ~big ~
$3. 61.a share on sales of $3.,007 ot. ee dual annual reduction ~
million. m of f3 Upebaiting 2 controls to the end that <4
the law-of supply and demand will again con- ita
The report to shareholders-no-| ~, ifeke agricul
ted that earnings for the fourth deo
quarter of 1961 were the second
highest for any fourth quarter =
in the company~s history. Net eon
éarnings for the fourth quarter os
of 1961 were $31.6 ion, equal %
to $3.52 a share, compared with
earnings of $7.1 million, or 77 f
cents a share for the like 1960 2 30
period. (Note to Editors: Highest ~
fourth quarter earnings were Oo Oo ~
$3.97 a share for the 1949 per- =
iod.) oo.
os npond~ fs rmeral Senecal ee our foreign policy firm i
Essay For Cash oo ou sen
ANN ARBOR~The subject]. a Bite governments?
for the.1962 Broomfield Essay
Competition at The University) NAME. ~ ~~ anne 4
of Michigan will be ~Autonomy eek iH tM: Ps ae
y. Responsibility: New Synthe-| ADDRESS____ me tain? é
ses,~ according to an announce- ree ie a
ment by the Broomfield Awards|. CMY. Se
Committee.
Mail to: REP. ~CHARLES E. CHAMBERLAIN:
All students and alumni of the House of Representatives 3
U-M are eligible to compete for 3 Washington ~
a cash award of $1,800. pe tes ~eage! ~ 3

Deadline for entries is ore ey

eres el

The competition. is Mee

by the late Archibald Broomfield
(02 Law) who sought by his gift
to stimulate thinking on subjects |
relating to~ good citizenship.

Persons~ desiring further infor-| ~
mation should write the Broom-|:

ins Hall, University of Michigan,