Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-19
BRIEF
SCENE
High and LOwdOwn"
BY BAHEE THOMAS

SLO". Inc SENATE FEfC nknt
began May 8. The NAACP nation
al office sent out a press release
May 5 which reached most citi-
zens May 8 charting action which
people throughout the nation
should take in support Of FEPC
fight. This information should
have been in the hands Of local
leaders and press two weeks ago.
National organizations such as the
NAACP should get on the ball"
LOUISVILLE: Following enact
ment of amendment ending Ken
tucky's jim Crow school law.
three Catholic colleges in Louis
vile have announced opening Of
school facilities to colored stu
dents. Kentucky deserves kudos
for approaching the problem Of
higher education for Negroes in 4
fortnight manner. Salute to the
Colonies!
MASONS: It Is said that Louis
Fair, the grand master Of New
York Prince Hall Masons really
laid 1t en- the line in st. Paul,
May Q. He said Negroes are
stiIl begging for what they need
and buying what they want"
Amen!
This years mother Of the year is
an Indian woman who graduated
from Hampton Institute pioneer
school for Negroes and Indians.
COLLEGE FUND: This years
United Negro College Fund drive
Is apparently headed for success
because support Is more wide
spread than ever before. However
the Sunday morning broadcasts
heard locally over W.T. c N
are weak productions. On three
successive Sunday mornings the
choirs which sang have lacked
something. Maybe the broadcast
facilities at originating points
are TO blame but the choruses
sounded second-rate. It would be
better to hire some professional
talent II each of the school choirs
Is going to sound like the two
which have already been heard.
PULITZER: A chicago woman
poet became the first Negro to win
a Pulitzer award. She il Gwendo-
lyn Brooks, 81 year old housewife
whose book Of poems Annie Al
len" won a Pulitzer award. Her
prize was $500.
ELOhSLDA' nc FlOEluu bSAlG
association Of the American Medi-
cal Association has dropped the
Jim Crow bars which barred Ne
gro doctors from membership.
This will allow % Negro doctors
to become eligible for membership.
Reason for change: The bulk Of
the Negroes Including many top
flight physicians are for the Tru-
man Compulsory Health Insurance
Plan. White medicoes spending
thousands Of dollars TO head off
the Truman proposals have sud
denly discovered that the Negro
doctors who were not good enough
TO belong TO the same association
with them for years, need now to
be cultivated, In order 10 be used
to influence Negro opinion on the
national medical health issue.
INTERNATIONAL: Rayford
Logan, distinguished Howard
University professor and student
Of international affairs. suggests
that II may be Q little late to pre-
vent Asia from turning TO the
Communists but that Africa may
be saved II western nations pay
more attention TO her. Logan says
the Europeans and the Americans
do not give Afrca's people credit
for their growth and new percep-
ton. In that attitude, Logan says,
lies the danger that Communism
may come to Africa sooner than
we think.
GEORGIA: The widow Of Con-
federate General James Long
street has announced her candi-
dacy for governor. Two plans In
her platform a. expressed BY her
are:
IN make this state . place
Where the humbAsst Negro en-
70 % sIeep ~ NIGHT and b -
sared % Waking IN the morning.
unIess the Almighty Gala
Il win unhSOd ths hOSded ruff.
Gans % TIE IN Klux KlAa-"
ILLINOIS: Insurance firms IN
this state which refuse TO seIl
fire insurance 20 Negro home
OwneFs were warned that thsy
were counting legislation which
would force them 10 % H.
ALABAMA; Three NegrOes