St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-05-17

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ciaseifieations, but how long
that advantage can be main
tained depends upon how con-
sistently the demand for Jobs
for qualified Negroes can be
followed through In both towns.
81. Paul has already the
advantage Of q fairly substan-
tial basis for pressing the Job
question, while Minneapolis has
TO its credit strong group OF
fair.minded educators, clergy
men, and civic workers who are
sincerely interested In BREAKING
down discrimination In Jobs
and industry. Mayor Humphreys
Committee On Human Relations
Is working quietly behind the
scenes, and gives indication Of
a promising future.
The Urban League In both
cities Is constantly making
openings which unfortunately
cannot always he filled be.
cause Of the lack Of qualified
Negro workers. Pleas OF the
League for trained clerical work.
ers to take "refresher" and
brush. up courses are not get.
ting adequate response, with the
result that often there are Jobs
going Begging
Three SupeTvisors
The Job breakdown In Mime.
apolis falls into the following
classlflcatlons: The Minneapolis
postoffice, according to the re-,
cords, has three Negroes work
ing In supervisory capacities
James T. Logan, a resident Of
81. Paul, is chief Of records ir
the motor vehicle division; Don,
Brady, ST., Is superintendent ol
Franklin station; David Francis
Is a foreman in charge Of sup
, plies and stamps for the Mime
! apolis postoffice. Permanent
, postal employees, not including
, temporary, substitute, and wa
service workers, include foul
special delivery men, eigh
carriers, sixteen clerks, and fiv,
mail handlers.
The Minneapolis city hal
! suffers from a drouth OF Negr,
: employees. Harold Combs Is
: deputy sheriff for Hennepii
Z county. OctaVia Meyers work
O as a recorder in the Register o
= Deeds office, and Martha Kay I
a a clerk.typist in the count,
j. treasurer'S office. Ruby Shayn
: is a secretary for Mayor Hum
G phTey's Council on Human Re
e lations. Mrs. Marjorie Curry
l. a social case worker for III
public relief division of tn
Minneapolis Board Of Publ
Welfare, and Mrs. Laura Gaskin
Is a case worker in the old az
assistance division Of IN
1 Hennepin County welfare boarC
William Cratic is a case work
!. er in the mems relief section {
/. the public relief division Of IN
/. Minneapolis Board Of Publ
81 Welfare.
n Negroes on the active polk
!. force have recently been d
e minished by two, when Sal
}. Harris and Fred Kane were bot
temporarily bumped" by return
ing war veterans with high
= seniority. That leaves mario
u man Audrey Doughty, WllvI
% Lee and Vivian Kaufman, an
y detective Leonard Colston, G
4, the active list. In contrast
II st. Paul which has seven Neg
o. fireman, Minneapolis has non
u Three At USES
~ At the United States Emplo,
~ ment Service, are John Mou
" trie, senior interviewer, ar
u Mrs. Imogene James and MAJ
Turner, clerical employee
Lenora Vaughn and Mildr'
ct Daniels are clerical empluye,
Id at the Veterans Administratio
I'd which so far has not hired N
Id groes In any administrator
IT. capacity, although two DUAL
tol fled men have applied. Patric
Mallory Is a graphotype oper
n. tor In the Division Of Disburt
&c. ments of the Treasury DepaI
adj ment in the postoffice buildin
lnl Minneapolitians working
hel state Jobs include Earl KY
h. who has been a clerk sin
gel 1899 in the Minnesota state l
an conc tax department In I
state office building in st. Pau
A., Andrew Owens, who is a che
~ and now an acting superinten
~. EN- Of mail and DUPLICATE
i units In the Minnesota divisi
"a Of Employment and Security
u" 1863 Cedar In St. Paul, and Arch
James. who Is one Of the me
outstanding game wardens
do the state conservation depa
lite ment.
n. Clifford Rucker Is office ma
n ager at the South Park Found
mt in South St. Paul. Bob Marsha
l. III a. a a