Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-05-17
MINNEAPOLIS on SHORT END
IN TWIN CITY JOB OUTLOOK

over minneapolis IN Jobs open
10 Negroes In white collar
clAssifIcatluns, but how long
that advantage can 10 main
tanned depends upon how con
sistontly thu demand for Jobs
for qualified Negroes can be-
followed through In both towns
81. Paul has already the
advantage OF fairly Substan.
tial basis for pressing the lob
question, while Minneapolis has
10 It's credit a strong group Of
fair minded educators, clergy
men. and civic workers who nfc
sincerely Interested In bn,aklnR
down discrimination In Jobs
and industry. Mayor Humphreys
Committee on Human Relations
10 working quietly behind the
scenes and gives indicAt on of
a promising future.
The Urban league In both
cities IN constantly making
openings which unfortunately
cannot always /" filled b..
cause Of the lack Of qualificd
Negro workers rl"ak uf the
League for trained clerical work.
erS 10 take "rafIcEhvT" hnd
brush up cnurBCs are not get
ting adequate response, with The
result that often there are Jobs
going begging
ThEa@ BapogVtsoTn
The job breakdown In Mime.
ap0lis falls into the following
clRSBlflCatlOns: The Minneapolis
pOst0ffIce, according 10 the -.
cords. has three Negroes work
Ing In supervisory capacities.
James r Logan. a resident Of
81 Paul. In chief Of records IN
the motor vehicle division; Don
Brady, ST., Ia superintendent Of
franklin station, David Francis
IN a foreman In charge Of sup.
plies and stamps for the Mime.
ApGlis pOStOffiCc. Permanent
postal employees. not including
temporary. substitute, and war
service workers, include fOul
special delivery mon. eight
carriers, sixteen clerks, and five
mail handlers
The Minneapolis city hall
suffers from n drouth Uf Negro
employers Harold Combs Is a
deputy sheriff for Ilonncpin
county OCthvia Meyers works
~ q recorder I'm the Register Of
Deeds office. and Martha Kay IN
n clerk .typiSt In the county
tfcaSur"T's office. Ruby Shayne
Is n secretary for Mayor Hum
phrry'E Council on Human Re
lhtinns Mrs. Marjorie Curry ia
n social case worker for the
public relief division ~ thu
Minneapolis Board Of Public
Welfare, and Mrs Laura GHsklns
IN q cave worker In tho old hg,
assistance division Of the
Hrnncpin County welfare board
William Cratic Is CASE work
cf I'm the mems Iallef section Of
the public relief division of tho
Minneapolis Board Of Public
Welfare.
Negroes on the active police
force have recently been di.
unfinished by two. when Sam
Harris and Fred Kane were both
temporarily "bumrcd" by return.
ing war veterans with higher
seniority. That leaves patrol
man Audrey Doughty. Wilvcr
Lee and Vivian Kaufman. and
detective Leonard COlstDn. on
the active list In contrast 10
81. Paul which has seven Negro
fireman, MINNEAPOLIS has none
Three ~ USES
~ ths United States Employ.
mrnt Service, are John MDul.
tic. senior interviewer. and
Mrs ImoRGnc James and Mary
Turner. clerical employees
LHnorh Vaughn and Mildred
Daniels are clerical employees
a. the Veterans Administration,
which ~ far has not hired Ne.
Rfocs In any administrative
capacity. although two quail.
fled mCn have applied. Patricia
Mallory Is a RraphOtype opera
tor In the Division Of Disburir.
tnents Of the Treasury Depart.
mint In the postOffice building.
hinneapolitians working In
state Jobs include Earl Kyle,
who has been a clerk since
1889 In the Minnesota state in.
con" tax department In the
state office building In 81. Paul;
Andrew Owens. who Is q clerk
ind now an acting supcrIntend.
rn' Of mail and duplicating
units In The Minnesota division
/ pf Employment and Security al
go Cedar In 81. Paul. and Archie
James. who IL one Of the most
outstanding game wardcns In
ths state conservation depart
[ fnent
Clifford Ruckcr is office man,
agef al the South Park Foundry
In South s. Paul. Bob Marshall
! ST., has a responsible lob al tht