Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-03-11
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High &nd LOwSOWu"
BY BAILEE THOMAS

AEuA1n SaNll nlgnI1 program La
not the southern Democrats but
scott LncAa. Democratic Senator
from nhnoiA He has always been
q stAller and evadcF on civil rtghta
IT'S q wonder Illinois Negroes and
others do not gang up on him and
remove him from the political
scene by an avalanche Of baIIotA
=. To celebrate Brotherhood Week
five Columbus, Georgia. hoodlums
shanghaied three Negro teen
ayers At point Of gun. brutality
beating them into Inconsistencies
ThnrgOod Marshan Of the NAA
CP charges the FILA with secret
and vague memorandum In con-
nection with discriminatory prac-
tees In that u, 8. agency. The
NAACP national office has asked
its branches TO mobilize grass
roots" support for limitation Of
debate In Congress and for civil
rights action. Such pressure should
the NAAcP be placed on the ma
Jority party, Roy WlnIlns, act
ing NAAcP secretary. In on q west
coast tour.
Leo Baker. 81. Louis civic hero
who helped authorities catch the
Mound Gty's No I Public Enemy,
was killed In q fight with another
man over q 30 cent debt Baker
assisted IN the capture and Iden-
tfication Of Isadore Londe who
headed a gang which terroriEed
St. Louis with bomblngs for sew
erAl years.
THE MARINE CORPS was too
tough for L. John BoaaddeF, its
only commissioned officer. He H.
nAlly resigned last week. Marine
officers joined In tSolating him.
and Scudder just couldn't take L.
Hazel Scott, concert pianist
and wife Of New York OoaRruas.
man A. Clayton PSwulL was re-
fused service In Q PAsco. Washing
ton, restaurant Feb. -. Huns.
Phrcy spoke at the Charter Day
program at Howard University
last Wednesday. March q The
Senator said. No. Q minority Of
men In the Senate cannot Illustrate
. nation A nation 10 awakening.
Communities are alive. A ground.
swell Ia developing. Brotherhood
10 on the march People are begin
ming again 20 fed democracy. In
their communities they are taIk-
ing and acting for democracy"
ClArrnce N. AGItohaal labor sc.
rotary for the NAACP. struck out
At the Senate Labor Committee
for allotting only Is minutes for
members Of Negro organizations
70 Be heard. on the new proposed
labor law. last week In the nations
capital. . Sixty per cont Of Dos
tai employees charged with diaIoy.
atty are Negroes Due 70 the
loosely drawn order under which
the employees are charged. any
Negro who 10 courageous enough
70 protest the discFtminaaion ram
pant In most government aEen.
ciea. may have 70 fAos -dialoyaIty
chargea"
Frat Drops Color Line; Al OHIO
state University The Bsacl1e4 ana
Dapper, an Ohio state honorary
fraternity, Monday changed It's ID.
mittAnoe clause 20 reAd an male
stSdents" instead Of white male
students".
CIo LEADS ABc FT0HT: Ths
battle 70 get the American Bow.
ting Congress 70 abandon its old
law which prohibsts non-whits
hOwIerS from participating In tour
nAment play h beang IeAd By the
cIo In Atlantic city Tuesday b.
fore the board Of directors Of the
ABC spokesman after Spokesman
appeared 20 ask the board 90 drop
in ruling which bars Thousands OF
Americans from bowling IN ABC
SponsOred Journeys the nation over.
THE NEGRO PRESS lnnhasssd
vigorously -Passaa- .. W. HSGAsy,
founder Of the Albany state Col
lsge IN Georgia. for en- Uncle
Tom" speech bsfor~ . Kfwanls
club The good par~sn wAa AKin
the RossawAld fund winch built
1000 schools In the south for Ne
gro chtL1rsn and the NAACP,
which has fought for The nights Of
ooAored otiEens for 20 yeara. OF
him the Louisville Ds6saaer says.
Rev. ,. W. HOBBY $500 may his
tribe deereAse. .The top fsature
% tie New Orleans Mardl Cr~s
was Tie appsarAncs In his hosns
city a Louis ATmstronG. Who took
the part q King u ZSlaa~
LOCAL sCENEi tflnnsapolltans
are gr1pang about . survey being
made BY U students Sponsored
~ Minneapolis Urhan LeAKus.
TrOuhIs seems 20 b. win type os
qaestioas, ard the fAes that Cum
nunity was nj properly prpparsd
for Vtat q Interviewer Mary
Kyte. oohEnanist In Ioeai cuntsmpo-
rary. The TNE1a city onSsrvSr. gave