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

Scabron, one Of the best liked
and widely known social worker.
ever To work IN Minnesota IL u
graduate OF the University Of
Iowa He was member Of the
Iowa football squad during his
college days,
In Minneapolis he made an out d.
standing record after World War
II In placing hundreds of Negroes
In jobs not before open To- them
mig, friendly. affablc. but firm, u
good, convincing public pseaker.
Ssabron made friends among lead.
crH In labor, industry and b,lsineas
lie worked closely with church
and fratsrnal groups and served
NJ hason person with the Mime
apohH Joint Council for Equal EN-
ploymcnt Opportunity which play
ed such a big part IN opening en-
ploymcnt opportunities for Negro
workers In retail areas
Some of the employment 'nrEth
which developed during seabron''
work IN job placement In Mime
apolis include aalch girls AT Tho
Dayton Co, DonaldAon's Powers,
telephone operators with N w
He'll street car mnturncn, clerical
workers ~ the FIRST National
Bank and Northwestern National
Bank and Job opportunities In
scores ~ industrial plants and fac.
tories which had not before util-
lied Negro labor
Hy the time Of his TcHignn
ton IN 1901 Ia accept the Detroit
position, nm seabron M he wns
affectlonatoIy known, had b"cnm"
the best known name In Urban
League circles In this section ~
the country
A. testimonial banquet In his
honor before his departure. 400
persons paid him tribute and
Eh0wrred him and his family with
gifts including purs" ~ approx
mhtrly $500, something unhenrd
~ In the community before
Seabron ana his wife. Nevada
have three children
The couple did not want 10 leave
Minnesota. but could not afford 20
turn down the Detroit fob which
was q big promotion.
In Milwaukee last week NJ the
National Urban League confer
cnce. Bcsbron told n reporter foI
this newspaper that he hoped he
would be- favorably considered Tor
the Minnesota FEpC job because
he loved Minnesota and is poo.
pie and wanted his children. who
were born here, 70 attend Mime
sofa schools
n 10 understood that large
cross section ~ people from an
walks ~ ~. have written lsi'erB
~ GOV Freeman and cDmuiaHi1n
chairman Eugene Anderson ask
Ing the appointment % Beabron 10
the new position because ~ his
training, proven ability and nu'
standing record in the nolfs re-.
lated 10 fair employment prsc-
tees
4 Minneapolis industrtaliH' said
last week. NO known candidate
for the PE1'C executive firroi0r
ship has the background admins
,rS'ivs ability and general all q
round competence exhibited by
William VI BeAbron"
4 isbor leader. who worked
with Sssbron said. "BiIi B"abrDh
n former union orRanizsr and
member. knDws the problems ~
N" Working man and would BE- an
cycsllsn, oh,de. for the FEIT
tsSItiOn Organized labor found
"BIIi" s~abron fair and honest In
his dealings with him IN Mime
so,A "
The candidacy ~ Mr. g"sbr"n
has MT been widely hsrakieh In
The press Horesysr. nv last wesk
hundreds ~ the '1ittls" people
whom he hal helped. IN his c'pa
ci'y ~ industrial secretary of the
Minneapolis Urban Isa"rIs we're
10 hear about u. and
their rsAr'lOn was Immediately
~ discussion IN homes.
IN churches ami on the street cor