St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-08-07
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown"
BY BAIIAEE THOMAS

pected, the u. S. Senate confirm
ed Friday the entire slate OF
Eisenhower appointments 10 the
u. N. Assembly including S, c.
Governor James j. Byrnes, whose
naming has been vigorously at
tackled by the NAACP, the Ma
tional Urban League. the Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action, the
American Jewish Committee, the
United Packing House Workers
and various other groups.
PROSPECTS: The most talked
Of prospects for the Democratic
Presidential nomination at this
date are Stevenson and Stuart
Symington, U. $. Senator from
Missouri.
SPORTS FRACAS: Lew Bur
dette, the Milwaukee Brave pit
cher who was accused of calling
both Jackie Robinson and Roy
Campanella the hated epithet,
mr., halls from the coal mining
town of Nitro. Vest Virginia.
AS sports page readers know,
Burdette almost provoked a free
for-all at Milwaukee August 3,
when after busting Roy Campan-
ella with two pitches, called
Campy the hated name. Roy
turned and headed for the
pitchers mound, with bat in
hand. Burdette, who is no coward
started towards the Brooklyn
catcher. Quick action by an UNI
pire and team mates broke up
what might have been "a donny-
brook" Burdette clashed with
Jackie Robinson two weeks ago.
SUPREME COURT RESETS
SCHOOL JIM CROW CASES:
Upon the request of Attorney
General Herbert Brownell, the
u. S. Supreme Court has reset
hearings of the five school segre-
cation cases back to Dec. Z, in
stead Of Oct. IL. The attorney
general, who will enter the gov
eminent on the side of the NAA-
CP and organizations fighting to
abolish Jim Crow in tax sup
ported schools of our states and
the District of Columbia.
In entering the suits, Brownell
follows the policy established in
the Truman administration Of CIV
ing federal support to civil
rights cases where violation of the
Constitution is fragrant.
IL the NAACP with Republican
BrowneHs assistance Is able to
get a favorable decision from the
Supreme court abolishing school
segregation, It will be the begin
ming Of trek back to the COP
fold by a large number OF Negro
American voters who have been
voting Democratic for the past
20 years.
DENTISTS PROTEST: At
Philadelphia Tuesday, DR.. Audrey
NJ. Mackel. president Of the Ma
tional Dental Association, charg-
ed that American schools Of dem
tistry with restricting the num-
Der Of Negro students in such
schools. DR. Mackel said that there
is a tremendous shortage Of
dentists to serve Negroes in
those areas where white dentists
do not accept their patronage.
TOPS IN READING: An ar
ticle in the June July issue of
The CRISIS MAGAZINE is a
must for serious thinkers. Titled
Role of the Negro Intellectual"
penned by Wilson Record, it is
one Of the finest expeditions
read by this writer in many a
day.
IN OMAHA: Whitney Young.
the Omaha Urban League man,
reports the formation in that city
of an organization similar to the
old Minneapolis Council Of Or
CARNATIONS and the st. Paul
Council Of Organizations which
were started here in the early
30s and died after a brief life.
Young says Omaha has many
problems which the community
leadership feels may be solved by
joint action and the council Of
organizations is the result Of the
present community thinking.
GOT SOME JOB: The member
ship chairman for this years Mil
city NAACP drive is Rev. Moses
Blackwell. young minister. He's
has some job. Minnesota Negroes
often give less support TO the
NAACP than their fellow white
Minnesotans. The NAACP Is an
interracial oganization 1t is
true. but more Negroes should
support IL for the gains IT has
made in the 40 years have bene-
fitted chiefly the Negro citizen
and his family. Rev Blackwell has
tough assignment, but this
scribbler thinks he, Bill Cratic and
his gang Of workers can do the
job.
FOOD & NAACP; In ST. Paul,