St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

rawlings spring law caught up with
him after he scrubbed anti-Jewish,
Negro writings University property,
plus writing threatening letters to Mayor Hubert
Humphrey and few others, some Of the local police
seemed to think Nelson just a harmless crackpot
operating entirely his Inspector Eugene Ber-
nath said for the benefit of the daily press ~
Nelson appeared "remOrseful" and generally broken W
by the trouble he has gotten into" in ksy4
this column of May at IA my experience
that people who peddle of
seldom turn remorsefuL" Az
1 don't consider Nelson to be harmless craekpOt
and don't believe he is operating entirely hiNEI
own. When he taken into custody this time he
had letter him from Emory Burke of the SUPPOSEDLY DEFNT
AND DISCREDTTED COLUMBIANS
get this my friends Homer LOomis head of the
the anNegO antJewsh and organization
swinging Just days prior
Only quick action of the Detroit
police prevented among pkets
staying
out Of Jail PENDING AN APPEAL Of the sentence given him for
activities COumbians speech
in Kiel auditorium only
incident He appeared on program with Don Lubbock erony
Of Gerald K Smiths and told Of plans for organizing white
Americans"
Minneapolis police let Nelson go, they'll
of him. I'll
While all of the hulabaoo about crowding
pages like being
of the books by blind authorities cracpot
When certain wdeyed, mousached ex-house painter
haranguing crowds Germany
laughed at as a "crackpot" Remember?
THE MAIL BAG From Ernie Johnson of Aso-
ciates, the public relations firm in New York:
when Lee Harris off the plane him
safely nscOned the roquos Hotel West 44h
personable a liking to him mme-
diatey He plans be in New York for awhile he tells
order his least prepare
have gotten him lodging the YMCA which will be
economical than any hotel.
Burey Monday night celebrity Baby
Grand 125th Street bstro Harris will be with Edgar
Hayes this Monday night have him Eddie Matthews
and other Negro artists Of make him feel hom
The letter from Ernie dated October TO- As usual Pm
week behind with ma does that Lee is getting off
the right foot with the right look after him. My hope
Barney Josephsons Societys
either in the Village Uptown Josephson about Lee quite
while also Man Dan Burnley of the Amsterdam
News Harlem that long he's always wanting discover
somebody he'd helping discover Mr. Harris
II he's mufed the chance, too bad
very peculiar Having with
people already eliminating many headache
hearac Negro performer has twice the road Of
white The openings few the skuduggey terrific
the professional jealousy is unbelievable.
Ernie johnson knows everybody worth knowing His partner
Eunce HuntOn Carter formerly assistant district attorney under
Dewey of Manhatans outstanding professional
At she Europe but be back by
With people like this his Lee should be off to excellent
start in the Big City
MORE MAIL From Charles Horn thanking the mention
a ago. and taking very little space re-afrm
Believe sick and tired Of Of these patudes which
supposed helpful Negroes If Negro people
place. they will have to help themselves They do
ALL but they will place sitting around talking about
and oppressed There's weeping Let
and doing"
The problem is how to turn watewoks get
The number of Twin City Negroes who yearly
affairs other than those by the Urban
NAACP the community be counted
The fingers Of both hands
Mrs Ruby Holmes attending University
meeting Saturday night She's the South Said Holiness
They live South where they CAN'T these
things Then they'd really appreciate the opportunity they have here
n Cities"
Amen