Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-29

Gus organizations for the past
,onsors of FEPC legislation.
Politically, the council Ii non
partisan and prominent Republi.
cans and Dcmocratio-Farmer- La
borites are members Of tho council
executive board.
Also the authors ON tho bill In
the legislature have always been
conservative and liberal,
The council instructed tho
chairman. Rev. Denxil A. Carly.
Monday night 10 inform tho gov
ernor that the council was at his
disposal for advice or In any way
that he might nee mt Ia help inn
piement the FEpC law, that was
passed by the Legislature, April
10.
Rev, Carly was also instructed
by tho council 10 point out 10 tho
governor that tho council was
Just an concerned about good ad-
minitAration OF tho law as they
we're about securing passage of
the bill.
Prior 10 tho meeting. several
members of the council Expressed
a great deal 81 concern about tho
flood Of rimors going around n
bout who the governor would APP
point To tho ~ member commits.
sion and nine man board Of review
and executive director. These per-
sons felt that such r,imors could
seriously damage the effective
ness OF FEPC.
Actually tho governor doesn't
appoint the director. The commits
sion appoints the executive direc-
tor,
II was the unanimous opinion
Of the council that they would be
opposed 10 any appointments TO
the commission and board Of re-
view based solely ON political at
fliationa rather than for tho best
interests Of FEPC.
During tho discussions that took
place. II was generally agreed that
Gov. Orviile Freeman had shown
n keen interest In FEPC and that
his appointments probably would
not be strictly political.
Tho council also felt that II
was within their province 10 sug-
geat 10 the governor pomaible per-
SONS 10 MI the commission and
board ~ review.
A five member committee was
appointed by IN. chairman 10
make n survey Of the state look
ing for possible candidates,
After the committee completes
its study, the list OF candidates
will have 10 be approved by the
council.
The council felt that in lieu Of
It's long history In trying to secure
FEPC. and because II In n state
wide organization. II was In a
good position To know persons
who would have n deep knowledge
and concern about the problems
that FEPc In designed 10 remedy.
Officers Of the Council
Officers NJ the council are:
Rev Dcnzil A. Carly, chairman:
first Vice chairman. York Lang
ton, second vice-chairman, Mrs.
y Rodney Paine; Mrs. Charles
Odds, secretary and Jonas q.
Schwartz. treasurer
Executive Board
Executive board members are
Mrs Eugene Anderson. Mrs, Lll-
ilan BaIlenRer, l.. Howard Ben
nett. Benjamin Berger, Frank
Boyd. Charles Bradley, Mrs.
Wright Brooks. DIR. Roy Burt, Tai
mage Carey. william &c. Cratic,
Marshall DieboId. George Etzeil.
Mrs Addis g. Few, Samuel Cold
man. Milton Gray, Rev. Wilbur
Croze, Mrs Allie Mae Hampton.
Mrs Mabel Harris. Mrs. Lloyd
Hatch. Carl Hennomann. -. y.
Ihlsnfsldt. DR. Isaac IiJima, Mrs,
Dorothy Jacobson. George Jensen
Allan Johnson, Burton Joseph
Mrs. Mary Kyle. Stuart Leck.
Mrs. Alfred ID. Lindley, Sidney
Lorber. George Ludcks Jr.. Mrs.
Russell Lund. Rev. Floyd Massey
Jr.. stephen Maxwell. Mrs, Hazel
Merrill, Bradshaw Mlntener, Cecil
". Newman, Erwin Greek. Clayton
Rein. Samuel Richardson. Carl
Rowan. Neil Sherburue, Gilbert
slmnnonaon. Frank Smith, Mrs.
Geneyicve stecfei. Thomas Taiiey
and Mrs Stanley lack.