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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1968
Page
11
Northwestern Bell rent a vacant Des Moines house in a Black neighborhood for an employment office. James Olson notes progress and persistent hiring barriers while recalling early metalwork of segregated toilets and facilities for Black elevator operators amid broader social reforms and urban integration.
A foreman prepared to fire an unsatisfactory worker when a concerned personnel man intervened. The youth, taught by his mother that asking questions is dumb, had no car and no public transport. He planned to hitchhike or walk about five miles to a 7 30 a.m. suburban job.
About 102 people are in or have finished a skill training program at an Iowa center. Northwestern Bell is hiring 51 others now and 112 more may qualify through training. Olson argues prejudice grows with distance and that shared work reduces fear, noting firmer attitudes in remote towns and praise for first-time hires of Black workers.
Olson notes a shift from attitudes against black employees to proactive hiring. Des Moines program uses a rented house to recruit 580 applicants, with 168 hired by Northwestern Bell or other firms. Recruits face probation with classes in English math and personal skills, progressing to regular jobs.
Mr and Mrs Dick Fletcher of Wapello entertained Mr and Mrs Chester Cherryholmes Monday evening at their Crawfordsville home for Mrs Cherryholmes birthday. Lee Walker was admitted Saturday to Memorial Hospital in Mt Pleasant as a medical patient.
Mrs Zeno Knebel returned from a 15 day tour through Portugal and Spain visiting Lisbon Madrid Granada Seville and other sites then returned via Lisbon to Kennedy Airport She saw New York City from the air and attended bull fights and flamenco dances Also notes about American Legion Auxiliary activities including a meeting at Mrs Linus Yeggy’s home and a hospital picnic hosted by seven Washington County units with prizes awarded at a September social hour Other upcoming events and visits to Senior Citizens Housing Units at Lone Tree are listed
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