Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-05

City Hall aud Court House on
The board viii study written
briefs to be submitted by the
attorneys Tor McCarthy's Cafe
and the state OF Minnesota before
the end Of April, togrther with
some five hundred pages OF testi.
mony II is expected that the
board win prepare It's finding and
order for issuance by May 10,
Evidence OF discrimination by
the cafe IN refusing to upgrade
Carter from bus boy to waiter,
and IN refusing Ia 10 employ him
because hc had filed tho complaint
were given throughout the seven
hearing sessions which began on
March 1.
ThiA evidence included reported
statement by Jeremiah Murphy,
president and manager of Nc.
Carthy's Cafe, that he did not
want 10 make Carter n waiter be.
cause he did not want 10 put him
IN a position 10 be hurt" because
ho thought customers would not
accept u Eegro ms a waiter
Another reported statement by
Murphy was that II might be all
right 20 have an Negro crew
Of walters, such an the one In
which Carter had worked at tho
Park Plaza Hotel. but he didn't
think u would work out Ia mix n
Negro In with white walters and
waitreaseH
Murphy sought to show q non.
discriminatory policy existed At
Mccarihy'a by teatifyinR that the
cafe had "a Negro employees
making up about ons-fourth Of its
total working force However
cross examination revealed that
all Of these Negro workers were
employed IN lower level positions
such as dish washer bus-boy and
wasbroom attendant, and no Ne.
groea had ever been employed m
walters, waitresaea. cooks or In
any other position involving high.
81 levels " responsibility and
skill
Carter testified Monday that he
had been given permiHaion by both
tho manager and his Immediate
supervisor nj McCarthy's 10 como
10 work AT o p m. thus refuting
the charge that he had been hab.
itually tardy which had been Inn
piled by earlier testimony.
Carriers industry and ambition
were indicated by the fact that
he had handled n full daytime job
during all the time he had been
employed at hcCarthy'H on the
evening Ahift nH n bus.boy.
However, he pointed out that
his work at Mccarthy's was no,
incidental or secondary and that
his income from that source was
substantially greater than from
his daytime employment
isadore Bsrkovitz. manager Of
Hnydsrs Drug store. 1880 East
lhke 1T. Minneapolis, where
Carter works during the day.
testified that the complainant
had been q very efficient and pop.
ulnr employee u the store for
tho past two and one-haif years
Berkoyitz praised Carter for his
Ropd work record. promptneas and
and for his good rela-
uoHa with all hls fellow en-
ployHes.
Earlier testimony revealed that
carter had performed satisfactory
service an n walter nj the PARK
Terrace Cafe. 400 Excelsior
boulevard. st. Louis Park, be.
ginning In November, 1865. but
had been discharged from that
position the day after the public
bearings opened
n had been claimed that he
had been discharged because Of
complaint made by members Of a
party who we're said 10 have been
yffsnded when Carter had return.
ri ten pennies IN change after he
had received a ten cent tip On n
SO 90 check Mrs Sue Rogers.
Ili2 IiiawaihA Avenue. and yir.
gnia STAY. - Williams Ave -.
s Minneapolis. testified Monday
that they had beer members ~
'hs, party served by Carter on
no evening Of February n, 1867
Isn'H Mrs Rogers md Miss STAY
'rr'Ifisd that neither they nor any
u INC members Of their party had
.0r planned or had any reason 10
anmplain. since Carriers service
gad been exceptionally efficient
ani courteous throughout the eve
7ug
IN earlier testimony. Hslmut
"ogn"r German immigrant.
mo - the white bus-boys. who
1ad been upgrAdsd 20 a position