St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-12-11


Mrs. Alexander Jordan, prospt
Frank j. Snidrach, white SUBJ
St, and given this paper.
The physician whom the three
persons said made the statement
is DR.. Wallace Lawrence Fritz,
who has offices at ga University
Ave-, and resides at 2107 Eleanor
Av., st. Paul
The Jordans rented the store at
the Dale St.. address to open a
record and novelty card shop.
They rented it from Mr.. Snidrach
who was the sub lessee. Saturday,
Mrs. Jordan began to clean up the
store preparatory to moving in
in their stock and fixtures.
Mrs. Jordan said DIR. Fritz
came In the store and told her
to stop cleaning It up because
he was not going to allow her to
hhto atfC
Mrs. Jordan called Mr.. Snid-
rach and arranged to confer on
the matter at 1890 a. m. Sunday,
the next day. 1t was at the Sun
day morning meeting that the
Jordans and Mr.. Snidrach said
DR.. Friz made his statement about
Negroes, Jews and Greeks" Pre-
sent at the conference In addition
to those already named was the
son of DR.. Fritz and Mr.. Snid-
rach's daughter.
Mr.. Snidrach said at the meet
ing that he had received a verbal
Ok. over the phone to rent the
place for a record and card shop
and that DR.. Fritz did not raise
any objections. He did not tell
the physician that the renters
were Negroes. He said he didn't
think their racial identity mat
tered.
In the course of the discussion
DIR. Fritz said he didn't have any,
thing against Negroes but that
they should stay in their places"
and that he wouldn't want his
daughter to marry one. He said he
thought "the south was right"
and that the Jordans should seek a
place in their own neighborhood.
The three persons also said In
their statement that DIR. Fritz
stated IL the Jordans made any
trouble for him he would turn
away any Negro patients that
might come to him for treat
ment at his office.
The Jordans reported the in
cident to Rev. Denzil Carly. pas
tor Of st. Philips Episcopal church
and president Of the Minnesota
State NAACP.
DR.. Fritz was contacted We'd
nesday night by this newspaper
and told Of the statement the
Jordans and Snidrach had made.
He denied saying he would not
rent the store to Negroes, Jews
or Greeks" He said his objection
was based on the fact that he did
not want a record shop in the
store.
He admitted saying he didn't
want his daughter to marry a
Negro. He could not explain what
renting the store at 46e No. Dale
St had to do with his daughter
marrying anybody.
DR.. Fritz was very hazy about
the ant-racial remarks he is al
legged to have made. He said he
made no record Of what he said.
He told the reporter who called
him that II the paper printed the
allegations that he would sue the
paper. In court he said he would
have his young son testify and
that "juries believed young boys. :"
He mentioned that he was a
close friend Of Bernard Ridder
Of the St. Paul PRESS and DIS
PATCH. and that he was going
to consult him about the matter.
DIR. Fritz Is a member Of the
staff Of Bethesda hospital and a
member Of St Cecelias Catholic
parish He Is a World War II vet
eran. having served as a heuten-
ant He did not serve overseas.
Alexander Jordan. who with his
wife, Mildred. lives at 675 Lyle
hart Is also a veteran Of World
War II, who served three and one
half years overseas.
The Jordans who had planned
TO open their new business, the
Rhythm Nook on last Monday
were not able TO do so, but have
secured a store building at s57
Rondo for a temporary location
II Is now open for business. The
firm VIII sell records, greeting
cards. do gift wrapping. tipping.
mimeographing and sell novelties.
Frontiers To Meet: The Twin
Gty Chapter Of the Frontiers Of
America win meet December II
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