Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-16

Seabron. one of the best liked
and widely known social workers
ever To work In Minnesota IN n
graduate Of the University 81
Town, lie was member az the
Iowa football squad during his
college days.
In Minneapolis he made an out
standing record after World War
II In placing hundreds Of Negroes
IN jobs not before open Ia them
Ihg, friendly, affabIe, but finn.
good, convincing public pacakcr,
ScabroB made friends among lead
crs In labor industry and business
lie worked closely with church
and frSternRl groups and served
ar liason person with the Mime
apola JOINT Council Tor Equal En-
Payment Opportunity which play.
81 such - biz part In opening en-
ployment opportuniucs for Negro
workers In retail areas
Some uf the employment 'hrsts'
which developed during heabron'H
work In job placement IN Mime.
apulla INCLUDE aales girls ~ The
Dayton Co, DonaldHon'H Powers
telephone operators with N w
Bell street car motormrn, clerical
workers at the First National
Bank and Northwestern National
Bank and job opportunities In
acoros Of industrial plants and fac.
tories which had not before util.
iZed Negro labor
IIy the time Of HIS rcaignn-
ton IN 1901 Ia accept the Detroit
position, "Iiill'' acabrpn az he was
affcctinnnteiy known, had become
the best known name IN Urban
League circlcs In this section ~
the country
~ n testimonial hhngue, In his
honor before his departure. 400
persons paid him tribute and
shOwcrcd him and his family with
gifts including q purse ~ approx.
mately $500 something unhentd
~ In the community before
Soabron and his wife, Nevada
have three children
The couple dld not want ~ ienv"
Minnesota. but could not afford 10
turn down the Detroit job which
was - big promotion
In Milwaukee last week NJ tho
National Urban League confer
cnce. Rssbr0n told reporter for
this newspaper that he hoped he
would Do favorably considered Tor
N" Minnesota FEPc Job because
he loved Minnesota and itE poo.
pie and wanted his children. who
were born here. 10 attend Mime
sofa schools
!, In understood that large
cross section Of people from all
walks ~ life have written letters
10 Gov Freeman md commission
chairman Eugene Anderson ash
ing tho appointment 81 seahror 70
the new position because ~ hln
training. proven AFFINITY and out.
standing record In the noldS re-
lated 10 fair employment prar
tees
A Minneapolis industrialIst said
last week. mo known candidate
fDr the FEpC executive director
ship has the background admins
tratiys sblli'y and general all a
round cOupetsnc. exhibited by
William NJ BsabrOn"
A labOr leader. who worked
With S.sbron said. "Blli sesbrDn
q former union organizsr. and
member. knows the problems ~
the working man and would DO an
excellent chOics for the p'EpC
position Organized labor found
''Bilr B"abron fair AMI hDneEt in
his dealings with him IN Mime
aO,A "
The candidacy ~ Mr. S"abron
has NJ, been widely hsTahsh In
the press However, by last week
hundreds ~ the little" people
Nhnrn hS had h"Ired. IN his capa-
city NJ industrial secretary - the
Minneapolis Urban f,ssv7s were
b~ginnlng 10 hear ab1u, n. and
their rsAril1n vas Immediately
iav0rabls " discussion IN h0mss
IN churches and on the stree, cor