St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-03-14
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown"
BY BAILEE THOMAS


Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce did itself a favor by elect
ing Gerald Moore president. He's
an official of La Belle Transfer
and Storage and a honey of fell
low, who does a good sound, pro-
gressive community job in many
useful areas.
Reuben Youngdahl. of Mt.
Olivet Lutheran church is called
the outstanding young Lutheran
pastor in the nation. Wherever he
goes he tries to awaken the people
of the danger of losing the friend
ship of Asia and Africa.
His brother, Luther, the former
governor is in great demand in
the East to speak on human
rights. He spoke to the Washing
ton Urban League annual dinner
and the annual meeting of the
Baltimore NAACP. Due back in
Twin Cities Saturday to speak to
the state Mental Aid Advisory
Committee.
Slated for appearance in Mime
sofa soon is Walter White, the
NAACP secretary; Mordecai
Johnson, dynamic president of
Howard University who will ad-
dress the kickoff luncheon of the
United Negro college Fund in the
Mill City.
A Milwaukee industrialist who
has achieved a successful record
of giving people jobs at their high
est skills regardless of race is the
Mill City Urban League speaker
on Monday night, March "a at
$50 p. m. at Coffman Memorial
Union. The Milkaukean is Arthur
Grede, president of Grede Foun-
dries who has been a tower of
strength in the human rights
movement in the Wisconsin met
ropolis.
st. Paul Elections: Fifty-four
candidates for public office will
be voted on Tuesday, March IS
when the city primaries will be
held. Most of the candidates who
seek the support of the Negro
community have ads and news
stories in the St Paul RECORD
Err newspaper.
st, Philips Episcopal church is
trying each year to present an
outstanding evening of music.
This year the church is present
ing a local singer, Ermine Allen
Hall, talented contralto. Ermine
Hall has sung during her career
for countless church programs,
civic programs, etc. An accepted
artist now-the Twin City COM
munity can show its appreciation
by hearing her at Marshall High
auditorium on Tuesday night,
March Is. Appreciation of our
own home talent is often too
slight, which is a weakness. BY
attending the Hall recital. yOu1l
also help Rev. Denzil Carty's eff
forts towards a new church build
ing for st. Philips.
Very little has been said about
it. but a Negro is a member of
this regions Wage Sterilization
board. He is Louis Erwin of St
Paul, IEU-CIO district president.
st. Peter church in Minneapo-
lis is moving steadily ahead in its
building program Zion Bap-
fist church shepherded by dean of
the Negro ministers, the Rev.
Henry w. Bolts Sr.. had a big
celebration Sunday in honor of
the churchs AZ years of existence.
Sarah Vaughn, that fine worker
in the church was general chair
man
Tom Roberts. the labor union
leader. who recently wrote a book
on the growth of organized labor
was recently reelected chairman
of the Minneapolis Fourth Ward
DFL club. Mrs. I. C. Scott. wife
of the County Commissioner is
Chairwoman in that ward
The favorite of many voters
in the st. Paul councilmanic race
is Frank Marizelli. city council
man, VINO puts principles above
all else in devoted public service.
Quietly without fanfare, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Seestrom have
been making many friends, and
doing much good in the work of
Phyllis Wheatley and the Mime
apohs Urban League. This column
is told that the people who work
with them love them for their
sincerity. work and sincere sur
pose. Mr.. Seestrom operates one
of the towns most respected cleo
trical contracting firms. What all
towns need is more human beings
like the Seestroms.
Almanac: The sign on the door
the golf club managers and the
of the first aid and health de-
partment at the Star and Tribune
reads:
Physician available for consul
alton.
jeanette Simmons, sister of
John Simmons is with the Indian
Bureau as regional director of