Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-04-13
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown"
by BAIL.EE THOMAS

ih' d''a'h WI NaA Nhhk WV
one Of the most gcntlemanly OF |
American performers by hate-fin-
ed Alabama hoodluns may mean |
that first class stage acts win re-
fuse To play in Dixie.
Singers and actors are a clan.
nlsh breed and color prejudice |
among them has always been
nottccably absent, From all over
the country reports have come
that stage and screen, concert and
TV people are nncenscd at the
episode IN birmingham Tuesday
night and may decide to boycott
Birmingham in protest against the
brutal attack on King Cole,
Don't look now, but the most
talked OF Negro in the world at
present In coming To the Univer.
sity of Minnesota next Friday to
give the Hillman Lecture, He's
Thurgood Marshall. the NAACPs
mighty legal mind who In acknow-
lodged as one OF the nations
greatest constitutional lawyers,
Admission is free 10 the lecture.
Loyal NAACP members ought 10
help pack Northrop Auditorium
to the rafters TO hear this great
figure.
southrru seamters, led by
senator spcc~e Holland 81
Florida are sponsoring their
own civil rights legislation.
"Wednesday u southern sponsor
cd hill 10 outlaw poll tar NJ n
requirement In federal elections
was Ia be considered by u Sen
ate Judiciary committee sub
committee.
Robert 1Iobl Harris, the 81
Paul fireman who was temporarily
suspended as reported in this
sheet last week waA back ON the
job Monday Since mo- charges
were filed aRains, him. he will be |
paid for the time no was off His |
fircmcn buddics and mates at the |
station had big celebration In his |
honor when he returned 10 duty |
with turkey and the trimmings
Note Ia Tom Moore Sr.' The !
Boulevard Super Market nj
louisiana and Minuctnnka Bouie.
ward which IL not the kind ~
store it's name implies has re-
fused Negro county employee n
bottle Of your Coco-Cola two dif- |
ferent times n the fellow who
runs that store cant provide your |
beverage for customers that come |
in your FIRM might AZ well take |
Coke out ~ the joint
n win soon be summer and I
some ~ the residents In the mixed F.
neiRhborhoods are beginning 10 !
worry about the all-night party |
Eivcrs who are not content "a g.ep |
their noise IN the house or base.
ment. but insist in continuing the |
parties outside footing horns, rae.
ing motors and talking and laugh |
ing loudly. watch II folks. Don't |
give people propaganda Ia prove |
ALL Of us are bad neighborSI
a road buddy ~ BAilee~' went I.
home Tuesday fun of Juice" he /
was argumentive with the little 4
woman until he Hat down 10 read .
the evening paper Looking u over .
and Ersnbiing about sIOw arrival /
~ supper he noticed an item rcd ,
peneillsd which told Of the jun 4
NetNANAAtAE NNftHt WIZ HthfA tFi I
spouse stone dead ''Roadbuddy' 1
got real nice after reading that 4
and he hasn't Rrurnblsd since a
bout late Suppsrs, even when he
has gone home ''IOadsd"
Corner I>safing q Lettering: |
Motorists VINO drove by the cor.
nsr ~ asth 81 and Fourth Az. g.
in Minneapolis sunday got
Eiynpse u tbs bsIsful effects Of
concentrated corner IoAfinR and
iod,srinR
There were q 100 or more well f.
dressed young tssn-aRsrs with
srnatisr ~ older men. standing
around On the corner They were
not pronsnadinE just standing .
n bro5gh, bAnk memories ~
Bailse's days IN Harlem where the
people got osI, On the ndswHIss