Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-14

and Ivan Williamson, live, alert
newsman.
Neil Scott, Interstate Newspa-
pers, Inc, representative, authors
agent and Columbia Pictures con-
tact man, really made the conven-
ton guests welcome. Another fell
low who was an excellent host was
H. T. Pepsi Cola) Smith. :. Carl
Murphy, AFRO editor, did a most
outstanding job of presiding over
one session. c. c. Dejoie OF
the LOUISIANA WEEKLY, New
Orleans, has not missed a single
session of the association. -. Chief
figure missing was Tom" journal
and Guide) Young, bushes man.
ager turned war correspondent,
who had to leave for parts IN
known shortly before the opening
date of the convention.
The JOURNAL AND GUIDE
was well represented by the dis
tinguished P. B. Young, ST., editor
and one of the Elder Statesmen"
of Negro journalism. His son,
P. B., Jr.. is a Ohio State Univer-
sity educated trigger quick news
man whose "Credo of the Negro
Press" was printed in this paper,
June 80 issue. Frank Stanley,
LOUISVILLE DEFENDERS pride
and joy, was a popular conven-
ton figure. Frank got considerable
credit for the 194S observance of
National Negro Newspaper Week
of which he was general chairman.
FEDERAL AGENCIES
JOB DISCRIMINATION
Continued from Page y
least in part, the run around"
which has been experienced by Ne
a Civil Service classification Of
gro women, who have attempted
to gain civil service employment
at the war agencies of Minneapolis.
Although such is regarded as
critical" all Negroes referred by
the Civil Service Commission to
these agencies have been brushed
of with a promise to put their
applications on file and call them
if they are needed or that some
one else has Just been hired.
Plenty of Work in Washington
for Negroes, None Needed in
Minneapolis
During the past three years at
least IA Negro young women have
left Minneapolis to take employ
ment for war agencies in Washing
ton, D. C. However, not a one of
these young women was given con-
sideration by the war agencies in
the community where she was a
bona fide resident, and in many in
stances was born and trained. The
experiences of Mrs. Mildred DAN
iels and Miss Harriet Lane are
typical. Both have made the rounds
in search of some Of this Critical
work" Miss Lane, who has re-
turned from a war agency in Wash
ington and secured a release from
the War Manpower Commission,
was recently employed by the Hen
nepin County Welfare Board. This
news regulation should dispense
with such experiences as she had at
Fort Smelling (where a Mrs. Dale
had assured her, via telephone, that
clerk was needed). When Miss
Lane appeared for the appointed in
terview Mrs. Dale advised her that
the need for a worker had been
so urgent that a transfer within
the office staff had been made. No
request of the War Manpower Com
mission had been made for such
worker, but when a report was
made by the Urban League as to
this experience it was "investi-
gated" and the inter staff transfer
was reported as "bona fide." Miss
Lane was sent to the Community
Credit Corporation, where a Miss
Peterson gave her an application to
fill out and mail back-which was
the end of this critical need for
a worker as far as Miss Lane was
concerned.
Council of Social Agencies, Too
Incidentally, during this interim
Miss Lane was interviewed for a
position at the Social Service Index
of the Council of Social Agencies
where she is reported to have done
a perfect tipping test in the short
est time done by any applicant for
the job. 1t is reported that Miss
Lane was not given this position