Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29
BRIEF NEWS
SCENE

are Still forging ahead. among dis,
turbing. discouraging housing con,
ditions, plant lay-offs, the policy
racket, job lay-offs, the poorly
kept streets and the horrible tene.
ments which exist in the Black
Belt
Hundreds Of Negroes have
moved outside of the Black Bel,
and into suburbs both in Illinois
and in Indiana. where one may
get q breath Of fresh air.
This correspondent saw much
that was discouragtng here and
much more that was otherwise, A
new younger leadership may be
emerging here with emphasis on
service to the people rather than
to self This Is an encouraging
sign.
NATIONAL SCENE. The big
news in Washington In the insin.
cere attempt Of Senator Bricker
and Q couple Of other COP. sen.
Gtors To kill the public housing
bill by lacking on q Anti-segrega-
ton amendment Negroes are
caught between the horns of dill
emma. They would like TO have
an anti-segregation amendment
but they know the southern senA.
tors would kill the housing mea-
sure. The top leaders who lobby
In d. c. have decided that the
country needs housing 30 badly
that they are willing to forego
the anti determination They also
feel that Bricker In grossly insln,
cere and Ii fighting public hous.
ing at the request Of the real es-
tate interests.
Congressman y. Edward Heber,
(Dem.. La who raped the MA
ACP as an organization urging
Negroes TO refuse service In the
armed forces now says he had the
NAACP confused with another
organization 800 N. Y. City
College students picketed the
school administrative offices last
week In demonstration against
two faculty members who leaders
claim are guilty Of practicinR anti.
Semitism and racial discrimina.
ton Two nationally known aEl
authorities have declined 70 par
ticipate in the University OF Ala.
bama Art Festival. the university
has accepted the works Of Negro
artists but win not allow them 70
participate personally In the fest.
val Harold Il. Staasen was the
Iead-off man for the United Negro
College Fund IN the 1919 cam.
paign for funds got under way
benefitting 81 Negro private
schools in the south A Dallas
Texas white Presbyterian church
has admitted q Negro member
The Omega Fraternity will honor
Federal Judge J. Waties Warning
Of Charleston. 8. c. who dared in.
terpret the Constitution a. per.
hitting all Americans including
South Carolina blacks 10 vote In
state primaries A IS year old
KAnSaa City maid was begueathed
$4,000 by her woman employer.
LOCAL: The Min City election
closed April 10. Filing Of Clifford
Swanson, alderman and fuel dealer
may make the mayoraIty race q
three cornered battle. Swanson IL
expected to receive considerable
Republican support swanSon's
fling may hurt the chances oi
Eric Hoysr In his home ward
where both are popular. each
having served for years a. alder.
men there. Simmons may loss
some strength among Republicans
where he has many friends for his
interest IN the community a. q
whole
In 81. Paul the undsrcover bat.
tie between individuals In the hn,
man relations field may break OUT
in the open any day ESw. Ban.
mons 10 reported TO have employed
Andrew Neal a. q clerk-sAIesman
Paul Coleman is . clerk for Cal
houn Paint and Appliance Co.
Note 20 Senators Humphrey and
Thyc and Twin city CoAgrss@ner
wier and Mccarthy. Negro wal
dead and eK-ssrvios men are still
being ssgregatsd-not In Dixie
but night here in Fort Smelling
military cemetery.
Note 20 Negro eK-ssrytes nrn
No the policy won't b. changed
until you boys get Up off your st
downs and keep On raising he'll
about tn Fort Smelling cemetery
Hocksry, " you boys aren't inter
sstsd. Why should other reopIs
worry their heads too much about
the Disgrace
CLARENCE HUGHES NAMED