Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-03-28
BRIEF
SCENE
''FFigh and Lowdown"
BY BAHLEE THOMAS

Of Detroit n verbal flashing at the
conclusion of a pre-trial confer
ence for his advocacy of segregat.
ed public housing. The red-faccd
mayor u named Cobo!
Politics; Legislator william
Carlson VINO Is being urged TO
seek the DFL nomination for L. s.
senator to oppose Senator Ed
ward Thye points out that Thye
voted with the Dixiecrats that
weakened the Senate cloturc rule
so filibusters never can be broken.
Carlson cites as his authority a
column by Thomas L. Stokes,
syndicated coIumnist.
Meantime Senator Thye and
Congressman Walter Judd are
sponsoring legislation to trans
fer the administration Of the
health services and the operation
Of hospitals for Indians TO the Y.
s, Public Health Service. Thye
makes the excellent point that:
Bringing the health services for
the Indians under the same agency
that serves our public at large In
a step In the right direction Of In
tegration OF our Indian people in
our common life"
Big SHOW; That NAACP bene-
ut at Madison Square Garden
which Nell Russell wrote about In
this sheet two weeks ago netted
the organization 10000 SimoleonS
(doilarsl in cash and pledges,
The total take was close 20 $50
600 but productions costs dug
deep In the tin.
Local: In case readers think
they are seeing triple there are
three different photos OF Walter
White. NAACP exec. IN this news
paper this week. Could be called
a Walter White edition. eh7
That mumblIng. rumbling heard
after the Urban League annual
dinner in Minneapolis Monday was
because the principal speaker in
sisted on his right 20 be honest
about his convictions A little
truth even II you don't agree with
the other fellow In OK.
This stuff Is being written in
Chicago which 10 still In the
Thomas opinion the d--ndest city
In the country. Coming down on
the train we met an old college
chum In the club car. He was
passing" until he got few
drinks, and 10 and behold, he de-
cided to return to the fold
He had ignored this scrtvensr
most Of the way by just barely
speaking II seems that he prac-
tees law In Seattle and out there
he goes for white, Az a matter of
fact. he In white. with just enough
Of the "tAr-brush" among his an
cestors to make him uncomfort.
able around people who know his
Negro ancestry.
AnnyhOO, after . few glasses Of
Distilled spirits ne came over "a
wheTe we sat and we had old
honse coming Wcck al the way "a
the windy and we do mean Windy
city.
Our passing old school mate
told us he didn't recognize uG nj
first an excuse we accepted be-
cause we had heard about his
moving over among the Nordics
for purposes Of better opportunity
or Eumthin. AnnyhOo. he told us a
long story about his success ~ ar
attorney. repIete with clippings
from his bill fold. and we believe
because our spies on the coast
have already told US about him.
He's passing. and why not A.
a white man he's got a good cor
pOratIOn law practice. has an ex'
ceIlent opportunity 10 be NAMED
10 the bench In his state. He's BOT
Caucasian in appearance, environ
naent, associates, and family and
he wants to forget that one drUT
Of Negro blood powerful stuff
Bulb 10 supposed 70 make him q
Negro with the myriad Of incon'
vsniences and disadvantages thai
20 with such Identification.
BaIIee Thomas wouldn't pass
n he could. be thinks now, but .
others including his old schoo
ehum want 20 do II % that theJ
wont have the heavy load o
American race discrimination u
carry around on their shoulders
BaiIee 10 all for them. More power
10 them.
OF co1r~s. we admire . guy Nh,
blue eyed Walter White WIN
sticks around and battles u otT
a. q descendant Of Ham,