Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-17
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown"
by RAIL.EE THOMAS

page spread Of ten Jamaican
beauties from ebony hued black.
haired Joy Hutton Ia Hiond Doro.
thy Reid attired In pinkish rcd
bathing suits,
After taking gander at what
jamaica has to offer In pulchr,-
tude In ten shades, Bailee IN busy
trying to ind out how n bachelor
with a measly income can save
enough to take trip TO the
islands
Tho LIFE article tells how
Jamaican newspaper sponsored
beauty contest and set up ton
beauty catcgorios They were
Miss Ebony tblack, Mias Ma.
hogany tcocoa brown; Miss
Satinwood tcoffco and milD Miss
Allapice (partly east Indian).
Miss sandalwood pure East In.
diam; Miss Golden Apples
peaches and cream, Miss Jas.
mine lpartly Chineael; Miss Pom.
engrante (Hwarthy whitc). Miss
Lotus lpurr chinosel: and Miss
Apploblossom tfair white),
Which brings Raiice To the
proposition that the Negro com
munities of the Twin Citiea
should elect entries for the Winter
Carnival Queen and tho Mime.
apoiis Queen of the Lakes con-
tests with the number OF pretty
young women In the two com.
munitiea IT'S n ahame that com.
munity pride has not selected
some young girl 10 participate In
the two queen contests each year.
This In n project that some Of the
community organizations could
give their time and attention.
Tho National Urban League re-.
ports they have requests from 90
industrial firms which are seek
ing engineers. scientists and
technical personnel The Min
neapolis Centennial Committee
Inns announced the coming publ.
cation Of n 22o page souvenir book
about the growth of Minneapolis
IN the past 100 years, The 7, n.
Dennison 4 Co are the publishers
and Lawrence W Brings IL cdi
tor
The Minneapolis Centennial
kickoff L. u big banquet nj tho
n~w ballroom nj tho leaning
ton Hotel, where 1000 Mime
apoIitAns. are expected Ia
gather Marrh 2, at so per head
Ia open up tho MIN CIty's Cen
tcnniaI celebration.
The ahindiR will feature "a fine
meal. Ralph Edwards, the radio
~ personality, n pageant all for
| the SO Invitations have been sent
out but the affair IN open 10 the
public All you have Ia do Ia send
your money order OF check 10 III"
Minneapolis Mayors offica, city
Hall and q ticket will be mailed
10 you.
Some Republicans are critical
~ tho Lincoln Day dinner com
mittse which selected BcorotAry ~
Agriculture Ezra Benson 10 speak
here Tuesday night They claim
II was a tactical mistake 10 open
up the campaign In this stat" with
public official ~ much IN dis
favor o.. The Minneapolis THiIi
UEE said 5000 persons were In
attendance NJ the dinner and the
81 Paul Pioneer pI'EHs said
3 1000 were fed 81 the OOP clam
bake Just Httlo difference ~
400 Republicans, etc but ~"
difference IL worth wondering
about
The Mary Hornahsy article IN
the Christian Bcirnce MONITOR
the other day had 2 300 900 Amer
can Negroes enrolled In insti'u-
lions ~ higher cdurn',pn IN N"
~ q which figure Vas just about
22IG. 600 off
ghe waa comparing the nRurs
NTH total Russian enrolment In
colleges and universities In the
gDyl"t Actually the number -
Negroes enrolled IN universities
and colleges ~ nll descriptions N
rDu'lnsntaI y. - ~ abDut 30 900
Only ono Minnesota Negro u
listed In the 10Th edition ~
who's who Jn America 1895
81 among tho approximately
200 American Negroes listed.
There ~. 2 $50 pages and 90 800
biographical sketches In th"
thiok volume
Twenty y"aS ago Their" we're
0nly three y 4 Negroes consider.
81 outstanding snOYRh ~ b" IN
rludsd In the volume A. late ~
ne 1928 "WhOs VINO" only if7
American SsgrD"a yer" included
State DFT. leaders - the
Stevenson persuasion are trying
o. IND some way ~ cOur'~rHc'
criticism - AdlaIs EVIL rights