Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-10-03

eultOr OF the papers. Newman
magazine. He told a reporter Sc
tionS have been advertising in
Negro employees in different jol
Variety of j.
One firm has been seeking
some electronic background or
aptitude who could qualify for
oomputer operation jobs.
The Whirlpool Corporation, st.
Paul division is advertising for
lab technician.
Marquette National Bank in
Minneapolis has employed Negro
woman who has been acting as a
receptionist as part of training for
another position. Willie B. Hale,
for ten years a member of the
bank staff has recently received a
promotion.
Career Accountants Wanted
The Pillsbury Company is seek
ing qualified college graduates in
terested in a career in accounting
Recently a Minneapolis Negro
was added to the staff of the comp
troller at General Mills, as an ac-
countant.
An additional tip-off of the de-
sire of many Twin City business
and industrial firms to accelerate
their employment of qualified Ne
groes is the placing Of ads in the
Spokesman and Recorder papers Of
ads by private employment agen-
cie.s. One employment firm lists
jobs available for IBM operators,
administrative traine sales
trainees, accountants, baker train
ees, warehouse workers, machin-
lists, secretaries, computer trainees
and receptionist-typist.
The Minneapolis Post office
seeks a disabled veteran for jani-
tor work.
Result OF National Agitation And
Kennedy Plea
Newman stated: Much of this
new activity in employment is the
result of the national agitation for
equal job opportunity and the re-
sponse to businesses and industry
to President Kennedy's plea that
job discrimination against the Ne
gro should be halted.
The increased militancy of Ne
groes in the North against job
bias is also part of the picture,
the editor stated.
"Picketing Of building projects
in New York and other cities by
civil rights organizations, where
Negroes were barred from jobs
under contract to building trade
unions which have consistently
banned Negroes from membership,
is a sign of the times" Newman
claimed.
Some Minnesota concerns and
firms who have not before en-
ployed Negroes have changed their
policies, and those firms who did
hire a few members of the group
have stepped up their employment
of Negroes Is the story.
us. governmental agencies have
led in increased employment of
Negroes and some of them includ-
ing the Post office have cast aside
unwritten rules which hindered the
promotion Of Negro postal work.
ers, the Spokesman and Recorder
editor reported.
There have been more promo
tons Of qualified Negroes in the
Twin City Post offices since the
Kennedy administration took office
than all the prior years and ad-
ministrations, the newspaperman
reported.
"One large department store
which had a partly fair employ
ment policy all along, stepped up
its program after It's chief execu-
tive officer attended the White
House conference Of business and
industry called by President Ken
nedy at the heighth Of the Birm-
ingham crisis.
There are three new Negro en-
ployes at the Minneapolis STAR
and TRIBUNE.
Minneapolis Honeywell, the ma
tional firm based here, with the
best record on utilization Of the
sIills and abilities Of Negro work
ers as well as whites has a total
of 6os Negro workers among its
employees in the Twin Cities and
elsewhere.
Different Jobs
Through the work Of the Mime
apolis Urban League the Red Owl
stores have a Negro working as
an apprentice butcher in the food
chain. This Is a first, for no other
food chain has a man employed In
this capacity.
However, Newman stated, "Ap-
plebaum'B, advertising manager for
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