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Show NEGRO AREA PLAN DRAWER-TESTS Action waa being taken Thursday Thurs-day to protest officially a proposal for creation of a special residential district for negroes in the area from Sixth South to Ninth South streets and Main to Fifth East streets, following a mass meeting of more than 1000 property owners of the district Wednesday night at Sumner school. At the meeting Sheldon R. Brewster Brew-ster was authorized to appoint a seven-man committee headed by himself to appear before the city commission and other Interested groups and oppose the suggested zoning. The committee was also authorized author-ized to study the problem and attempt at-tempt to help in creation of a special spe-cial negro zone elsewhere In the city. Although there are only 1108 Utah negroes, according to 1930 census figures, Mr. Brewster said an influx of members of tha race is expected soon and that certain interests are attempting to buy and rent a group of houses for them. |