Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-09-14

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without humping into crime.
The barber was a big maj
and voice as soft as the plum
Caught a coon trying TO break
into my house last night" he said.
What did you do?"
Il heard the bedroom window
so up. I'm big but move light.
This kaffir had his head in the
window. banged it down on his
neck" The strong hands gently
adjusted the angle OF my head.
"He hung there" ne went on
stOhdly. When a policeman ar
rived this nig's tongue was hang
ing out. His face was yellow. The
policeman said II we left him an
other five minutes, he'd be dead. !
said. 'Ag man. then you1l charge
me with killing a coon He said
he wouldn't and only the two Of
Us would know"
80 what happened?"
''Oh. we let him out" said the
barber But we beat him up. A
hurt kaffir stays a good kaffir-
for a while"
Last week, all Dutch Reformed
churches held special prayers for
South Africa's $4,000 policemen.
whose main job is TO keep kaffirs
good kaffirs. No policemen needed
the prayer more than the 1000
who patrol the Gold Reef. Said the
Rand Daily Mail: AS he padlocks
his front door tonight, every Reef
householder will echo the prayers
and then make sure his revolver
In handy at his bedside. D"
Under The Pillows
Johannesburg has always been
q rowdy place. II began a. a min
ing camp. But as the city has
grown, throwing up tall buildings
and sending n tide of suburban
homes rolling across the sur
rounding weld, crime has grown
with II. Today. the city's $4,000
whites fear its 100000 natives:
and this fear Is reciprocAted.
Johannesburg Is probably the
tensest city in the world TO live
in. Altitude $3.50 feet) and glare
Johannesburg gets more sun
shine than the Riviera) increase
the tension. The dry air crackIes
with fear.
White JOhannesbuTgers barri-
cade their homes at night, do not
venture out In the evenings except
On cars, and keep revoIvers and
rifIes handy.
They also keep watchdogs. the
fiercer the better: usually Dober-
mans or great Danes. Every white
JohAnnesburger Is ready 10 dial
go tfor the Flying Squad at
sign of trouble. To whites. be-
tween 300 and 400 firearm
licenses are granted every month.
The most popular weapon with
the Observation-Disclosures pop
ulation iR a Is automatic.
No white South African win
suffer morn than q fine " he
Shoots n native" under any cir
eumstances. II the native IL q
housebreaksT. the white won't
suffer at an
Last year a white girl.seeking
directions in Pretoria, marched
up TO the front door Of a house.
II was early evening. half dusk
The Householder saw a ahadowy
figure through the frosted glass
panes ~ the front door. seized a
rife. and fired The girl was kin
ed An early morning miIkman
suffered the same fate not long
after There WAS some tutting
about too reckless use Of fire
arms but that was all.
Behind The BaTrtcade
This week and last. johannes
burg crime touched a new high.
Tncenssd by the increase IN rapes,
murders assaults and burRlAries
whites have demanded longer
prism sentences for Negro often
ders more corporal punishment,
NOR death sentences, even pub
be haRgtngS The South African
Institute Of Pace Relations takes
. different view This week In de-