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THE GOVERNOR AT DURHAM
Governor Grejfg Cherry did some pret
ty gtraight talking in his speech before
the Conference on Race Relations at North
Carolina College in Durham last week.
According to an Associated Press dispatch
the chief executive of North Carolina
said that if North Carolina is to maintain
its Icaderahir among the southern states
it must guarantee its Negro citizens equal
ity of educational economic and political
opportunity.
It is encouraging to hear the Governor
say that. Sometimes our lenders give us
no little reason to believe that they think
North Carolina has already reached per
fection in the matter of racial justice, be
cause the state is obviously so far ahead
of many others in this respect. It is good
to know that the head of the government.^
though justly proud of North Carolina’s.^
reputation, does not share the illusion that;
nothing is left to be done. ~
There are places in this state, and not
too far from the capital, where well quali-
have to work on half the budget ft asked
for. But this handicap will be greatly com
pensated for by the prestige it won by
getting through Congress after all hope
seemed gone; after its sworn enemies had
apparently scored a complete victory, by
using every parliamentaiy artifice, from
mulish obstinacy to a maze of trickery
so intricate that even the tricksters weie
themselves mystified.
The nub of the moral victory lies in
the fact that for once the forces of jus
tice and fair play did not back down be
fore the threats and wiles of the peren
nial Negro-bailei-s and anti-intermairi-
age sboutei's. They stuck it out. They met
determination with defti’minution, parli
amentary maneuver with parliamentarv
maneuver, endurance with endurance,
strategy with strateg>’. For once an issue
intimately involving the Negro was not
dominated and finally determined by a
small minority of m e n whose primary'
stock-in-trade is contempt of the Negro’s
rights and wc'.'are, and opposition to his
progress through governmental action de
signed to bring him closer to equality of
citizenship.
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j^ecend Theuahts
By C. U, HAIXIBUBTOII
Refutalions ot Senator East
land's base and baseless charges
aga. .St Negro soldiers have come
in abundance, and the Senator re
mains strangely silent. Assistant
Secretary of War Patterson has
made it pretty plain that the gen
erals who were so unanimous in
giving a bad name to our over-
.'leas troops before Senator Blast-
land are mythical. The stories of
mass rape have been shown to
have been made of whole cloth.
Senator Eastland, if he has any
sensibilities .it all. must feel pretty
badly.
Especially bad for his repuU-
Ui.n and prestige was the public
announcement, so soon after his
harangue, of the award of an
other Distinguished Service Cross
to a Negro soldier, .m officer at
that. According to the citation.
Lieuten.mt Vernon J Baker, a^i
officer of the much-discussed
02nd Divi.«iion. on April 5 knock
ed out slnglehanded three enemy
machine gun nests, and killed or
wounded nine Germans. We know
as welt us Senator Eastland that
one swallow does not make a
summer, nor any example a case;
but we also know, as probably
does the Senator, that the in
stance of Lieutenant Baker is not
an Isolated one. Two other Ne
groes have received the Disting
uished Service Cross Numbers
have received the Distinguished
Flying Cross, although Negroes
were represented in the flying
service by only one fighter group.
From the very day of the Pearl
Harbor attach Negroes have dis
tinguished themselves, in spite of
the fact that their services have
been so overwhelmingly in the
non-combat arms of the forces.
The 24th Infantry received spec
ial praise from the Inspector-
General for its fine work in the
Pacific Islands, and other units
have received Presidential cita-
Uons. The testimony of the high
ranking officers of our army, both
as to the efficiency and bravery
of Negro 8er\’ice and combat
troops, has been all but uniform
ly laudatory.
None of this stack of evidence
is needed to refute Senator East-
land. He stands condemned by his
own act, however, cf something
more serious than error. He re
veals the depth to which race
hatred can carry a man, even
one charged with the responsibili
ties of high office. Hatred can
destroy every vestige of honor
and sense nf fairness.
It wacs thus that HitiCr and his
lieutenants began their campaign
to destroy the Jews. In his book.
"Mein Kampf." Hitler revealed
the philosophy which lies behind
such acts. When a man reaches
the conclusion, because of hatred,
that the end justifies the means,
there is no telling where he will
stop in his efforts to vilify and
discredit the group to which he
has dedicated his implacable
enemity.
Senator Eastland has given us
a warning of what we must be
on the alert lor during the diffi
cult days of post-v/ar readjust
ment, when racial tension may be
come even more severe.
fied Negroes find it difficult or impossibles It is probably true, as its opponents
to register to vote. There are still man.S charged, that some of the supporters of
The lag n ocational and economic oppor-= the rePC, Republican and northern Dem-
tunity if still tremendous. It can be seen, a^ ocrat, had their eye on the future Negro
great deal of it, without leaving the state| vote. There were undoubtedly some in
capitol and office buildings. | »his category who were not anxious to
, j XU * I. u hav the measure come to a vote on the
Governor Cherry showed that he shares u x u a .v
= floor, hoping to be saved the necessity
of going on record either for or a/ainst.
. „ XX „ But how about the opponents? Most of
welfare of the South or any state or com-a , a- • x
, jc them could take a pose of disinterested-
munity in it cannot be soundly planned^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
for while iirnoring the important and!
riRhtfiil part of the Negro citizenry in it..
The Governor sounded a note of warn-j
Lest We Lcroet.
By W. L. OBBHE
with a erowiiiK number of southern states-n
men and thinkers the knowledge that thegs
ing that Negroes might well h
‘ed, whenS
0
a ne.ss and condemn their fellows, because
§ they themselves are protected by disfran
chisement of Negroes, and by the senti
ments of most of their voting constituency.
As a matter of plain fact, however,
as a war measure
he said in effect that equality means riv-S those who fought through for the
airy. No Negro individual can ask foiB jrp;pf were conscientiously in favor of it.
equality and at the same time expect to| Senator Truman, that to
hold to special concessions or privileges. the FEPC
Neither can the Negro race.
"The time will come soon,’’ he said.
"when a colored man need not expect to
get a job, or his race a percentage of
jobs, on the basis of color, but each in
dividual will seek a job on the basis of
skill and efficiency as a person."
Ideally, what the Governor predicts is
what we are supposed to want. What we
must look out for is to be ready for it
when it comes. Our level of preparedness
and efficiency must be such that we can
Listening in on a group of ex
perts discussing the role of the
church m "race" relations as re
lated to earning a living brings
up many timely reminders. We
heard a prominent churchman, a
bidhop with high office in the in
terracial organization, speak at
length on the subject and never
challenge anything that has be
come an evil stereotype In church
attitudes toward the colored com
municant. in his last sentence he
mentioned, as a platitude, an in-
tcgratd society which he did not
advocate in any way in his argu
ment. We heard a pastor of a
small congregation bear Witness
that the chuich was at the "tail
end" of attempting to do some
thing real to remedy the "racial
Troubles" of our economic order.
A liberal leader of Southern
Churchmen plead for positive ac
tion by church leaders to remake
attitudes in the Church and pion
eer for real Christian approach to
solution to our social problems. A
pastor of a large congregation re
minded us that preachers who did
nut preach the whole gospel should
quK preaching; that preachers of
the whole gospgl sometimes went
to jail; and that somehow our
pu.irhers are not going to jail. He
spoke of a wish that churches
might foster cooperatives to im
prove the living standards of the
membershio.
This listening in revealed two
upp'Tsite extremes of conserva
tism and courageous, positive
Christianity. An extreme conser
vative said, in platitude, that the
church will have to gel more of
the spirit of Christ to change our
unsatisfactory attitudes in the
field of "race" relations. A law
yer and scholar pointed out that
there is no ‘natural' prejudice but
a learned attitude; that it was not
unthinkable that colored ministers
should serve non-colored churches.
A sociologist challenged the whole
pattern of Jim Crow in the Amer
ican pattern. He called attention
to the — not always spoken but
always felt — resentment by the
colored people of the forced sep
arateness among professing
•brothers” in Christian society
He warned that until we get "in
terracial honesty" which will
face this challenge and remove
the bars between human beings,
we need not expect the church »o
do much solving the problems
caused by the thing called “race.'
If we develop and carry out
more of this kind of “Interraclar'
conferences, we may expect pro
gress. The old pattern of dodging
issues was always wrong.
with the war still on would be "unthink
able." They felt that America could not
consistently take the lead in championing
world justice and the principles of the
Four Freedom.^ while its own leRislature
repudiated at home the barest funda
mentals of equality of opportunity for
work, even in the production of materials
to carry to a successful conclusion a war
for freedom and justice.
The reord shows that .some of the
champions of fair play were not a.s much
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rw. M. W. Williams
Subject. Abraham Practice of
Brothe:bood. Gen. 13-lS. Printed
text; Gen. 13:1-12.
Key Verse. Let there be nw
strife, I pray thee, between me
and thee — for we be brethren."
Gen. 13:fi
At a time when tribual warfare
was an ever increasing threat ta
unity and brotherho'xl, rtear the
wicked city of S^«n. about 1680
B C.. we find the principle of
brutherhood illustrated in (be acts
of Abraham.
ABR.4H.AM AND LOT —
CONTRAST
stamps Abraham as a man of God
with a Christ-like spirit centuries
before Christ came
MAKING A CHOICE
There are two views to consid
er tn making a decision. A short
view — the immediate results and
possibilities and the long view —
the ultimate rMults and lasting
benefits. Lot chose the short view
in making his decision. Abraham
made the wise choice or low view
in making his. There is wrapped
p in one's decision a fate which
determines his destiny. During
Abraham made a wise choice
How about yours?
FAITH TO FOLLOW THROUGH
It is not enough to be generous;
to make a wise choice. Character,
ability, faith and implicit trust in
God are required to attain the
goal. Abrah^ could easily have
said; “i tried to be brotherly, but
you made the wrong choice now
make the best of It I am through."
He went to Lot’s rescue. Many
have wondered how Abraham
could overcome Chedorloomer
and the confederate Kings with
such a small army, but it it not
alwavc sir* of tha Armv that
AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT
liove inspires men to great achievement; without this mag
netic influence the noblest acts of man would remain in the em
bryonic stage. There is no force which arouses, to a great de
gree, the desire to do one’s best than love. For ages men have
blindly sought to define this very much needed part of life. It is
strange, however, that this period of enligthenment finds us with
a sortewhat distorted view of something vitally essential in the
development of a well-rcunded life. Can you conceive of what the
world would be like without some evidences of love being mani
fested? Well, if you can. you ill behold" a condition more wretched
than any you have ever envisioned. Life upon this earth would
be comparable to Hell, .f expressions of love were not showered
upon us at times.
Men search diligently for truths because of the burning de-
sire to expand their scope of knowledge. Did you ever think of
what was behind these desires? Their likes possess a deeper mean
ing and they are now guided by love. If we simply like to do a
thing, the measure of our success is TxOt as great as that caused by
love. An indesirable satisfaction is the reward of all those who
become, one hundred percent, a part of what they are striving to
achieve. Let the love of doing your daily tasks open avenues ol
greater pleasure and more complete satisfaction.
' The impulse to help some deserving suul is aroused and stim
ulated by love. We are much concerned about Individual achieve
ment in ihts life. The ben-ier of selfishness must be replaced by
love before we actually see the- need of sacrificing what we have
with our brother. Good deeds spring from desires within to im--
prove the lot of those less fortunate than we are for the moment.
Love arou.ses an appreciation of human worth; it does not allow
us to remain content be”* se our needs are not of a pressing na
ture, Love and sympathy are the motive back’of most giving.
Love worketh no ill towards anyone; it is false to say he killed
because he loved. Love never incite one to murder or to enter
tain desires that would lead to such an act. We should not assign
acts of a beastly nature to a virtue that binds inseparably mem
bers of the human family. The spirit of ingratitude never engulf
the so‘j1 whose strivings have been greatly encouraged by the love
of a friend. We are inspired to do our best because of love: we
aspire to reach noble heights because of it.
Much wisdom abounds .. what the poets have had to say of
Ipve. We might consider just here some precious thoughts rela
tive to this important matter. The following verse contains much
oyer which those in quest of peace might ponder—
"O Happy race of men. If love, which rules the Heaven, rule
your mm^." . ^...
—Boethius. Consolations of Philosophy
Where love is the order of the day. goodwill flourishes. The
seed of love must be planted before our planet becomes one of
peace. Our fears and hales arts driven Into .-/ate of forgetfulness
by love.
What is life without love? Simply Hell, probably, adequately
describes the state of mankind when love does not abide. A moil
vivid emphasis is given of the role of love In life here in the lutes
written by F. W. Bouidillon on Light—
‘‘The night has a thousand eyes.
And the day but one;
Yet the light of ''le bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eves.
\nd the heart but one:
I’et the light of a whole life dies
When love is done." '
Could one find a thought more forceful and complete than the
one just read? It is hard to believe that our search would reveal
a truth more valid. . . ..
When love grips the mind mutual respect and appreciation
characterize our actions. Love enables us to behold thwe nobl* a"**
God-like qualities which lie just beneath the s‘jrfaee. The following
expression gives more light relative to love—
"Two souls with but a single thought.
Two hearts that beat as one." « i ..
—Von Munch. Bellinghausen. Ingomar the Barbarian
(Maria A. Lovell. Iran*)
Love is as essential to life as fuel is to the operation of a
locomotive. There would hardly be a desire to continue this nvMW-
tonous toil of life, if there was not radiated the spirit of love.
■Tennyson said in his. In Memoriam—
"Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all." '
May your life be merrier because you h^ve sew the nwd of Iw.
It was God's love for man which caused Hhh to gtvl His Bo*
for redemption. Strive to love and jfou’ll be loved.
»
Some Observations
By GBORGE F. KINO
jobs, on the basis of coTor, but each in
dividual will seek a job on the basis of
skill and efficiency as a person.”
■Ideally, what the Governor predicts is
what we arc supposed to want. What we
must look out for is to be ready for it
when it conio.s. Our level of preparedness
and efficiency must be such that we can
stand up to the measurinR rod of objectivi
ty.
On the other hand it is only just that
before "Negro jobs" and special .standards
be eliminated, every door of vocational
opportunity be openc* impailially to all.
and every opportunity for prearation.
without pxcetion. he equally available to
Negroes a* to whites. That day appea.s
to be a long way off yet. and until .such
time as it approaches, Negroes have ev-
ery right to try to bang on to whaiexer
privileges and prerogatives they have, in
the way of job opportunities. And they
are going to find it noc(‘Ssary to be pretty
watchful in the post-war period, lo .«ee
that the era of free rivalry does not come
ahead of the era of equal opportunity.
MORAL VICTORY
The moral victory represented in the
final passage of legislation by both house.-,
of Congre.ss providing for the continua
tion of the war-time KEIT i.s greater oven
that the immediate concrete benofit.s
which will proceed from the extension of
the life of the agency for another year.
As a matter of fart, in one sense, it
may be expected that the FFl’C will be
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Four Freedoms while its own legislature
repudiated at home the barest funda
mentals of etiuality of opportunity for
work, even in the production of materials
to carry to a .successful conclusion a w’ar
for freedom and ju.stice.
'fill reord shows that some of the
champions of fair play were not as much
concerned with the j)articular issue at
hand as they were with parliamentary
honesty. They wanted the issue settled by
the honest and orderly process of a vote,
rather than by capitulation to the snide
tricks of mountebanks and pvoCossional
white .supremacy tub-thumpers afraid tn
have the issue settled solely on its merits.
Men like Democratic Senator Chavez, of
Nr'W Mexico, who has only a compara
tive handful of Negroes in his eon.stituen-
cy. have served notice on thoConfederate
delegates in Congre.-s that they a?‘e no
longer willing to turn over every (|uestior.
arising in Congress involving the Negro
to be settled according to the dictate.s of
men like Bilbo and Rankin.
CRACKING DOWN
The new team of .fudge Smith and
rro.secutor Lloyd in Municipal Court has
.started off with a bang. I^awbroakers of
both race.s and both sexes have had it
brought fcu'cibly io their attention in the
past few days ‘at penalties will be ap
plied more or less according to the
books. .More specifically, the Court ap
pears tn intend to “crack down" on vio-
lat^irs of the conditions of .sUxspended sen
tenced.
It is certainly in iho intcre.sts of the
ommunitv. however it may operate to
the apparent disadvantage of the law
violator, that the suspended sentence be
properly administered. Otherwise it b* -
comes like the warning of an indulgent
parent to a child; '‘The ne«ct time, you
won't get off so easy.” Only he does.
Key VerKc: Let there be nu
strife. 1 pray thee, between me
and thee — for we be brethren."
Gen. I3:8.
At a time when tribual warfare
was an ever increasing threat ta
unity and brotherho'al. near the
wicked city of Sadom, about 1880
B. C-. we find the principle of
brotherhood illustrated in the acts
of Abraham.
ARKAIIAM AND LOT —
CONTRAST
Both, perhaps came up under
the same influencc.s. one the un
cle and th' other the Nephew.
They grew wealthy together —
one generous and the other sel
fish. One let thing.s — money, pos
sessions. material belongings
bring out the high and noble
traits of character in him and the
other let the gain of worldly
things lead him into more trou
ble. As a result of the strife, be
cause the posture for the grazing
of thier rattle bacamc competitive
between the servanis. Abraham,
who, by all customs and rights
had the power lo dictate the terms
gave Lot the power. This act
MAKING A CHOICE
There are two views to consid
er in making a decision. A short
view — the immediate results and
possiblliUes and the long view —
the ultimate results and lasting
benefits. Lot chose the short view
in making his decision. Abraham
made the wise choice or low view
in making his. There is wrapped
up in one's decision a fate which
determines his destiny. During
these war years many have made
choices of a partner for life which
were looking to the Immediate
returns either financially or for
beauty, which already are prov
ing disastrous. Then there is a
choice one makes for his life’s
work. Some decide because it
looks prttn^tstng without trfiing
into consideration the sacrifice
and cost —ere long he gives up in
dispair. Another choice which .il!
of us are fiirced to make Is that
of choo.sing our friends. Their in
fluence may be a decided factor
in the shaping nf our live.s Then
the greatest of nil vtioiccs Is that
of decidedly for or against Christ.
It is not enough lo be generous;
to make a wise choice. Character,
ability, faith and implicit trust in
God are required to attain the
goal. Abraham could easily have
said: "I tried to be brotherly, but
you made the wrong choice now
make the best of it. I am through."
He went to Lot's rescue. Many
have wondered how Abraham
could overcome Chedorloomer
and the confederate Kings with
such a small army, but it is not
always the size of the Army that
wins the battle. Its the spirit of
the men and the Justice ol the
CD ise. This is brought out In his
happy experience with Welchize-
dek fGen. 14:18-24). As we face
the dangerous scenes of life in
pursuit of right and justice. God
reveals Himself each step of the
way for our encouragement.
Abraham had the faith of regen
eration tRom. 4.7) That faith rip
ened into perfection by use and
obedience when he gave up Isaai
(Jas. 2:23). Certainly he could
practice brotherhood because he
had a living moving and g’-owlng
faith. Rom. 4:12.
"Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all." ^
May your life be merrier because you have sew peed of
It was God's love for man which caused Hhn to tfvt His So®
for redemption. Strive to love and you’ll be loved.
Some Observations
By GEORGE f\ KINO
Rom JottXMlM
Why Do We Have Sin'-* Mountains Of The Heart
ov. I wrv;i B-v rnPFi.AK'n • *,*•*»■« ^
BY .1. WF.SI.EY COPELAND
Wc mean by this ouestlon who
was it that brought sin into the
world ' Who is It now that keeps A
large number «tf mir people rellgous-
ly corrupted and on the side of
the devil?
In answering this question at
first we would say that Adam was
the guilty mat) because he bit the
forbidden fruit and brought death
into the world. We also remember
that Eve was temple by the ser
pent. and Adam '^•*8 templed by
Eve
That is :i brief ide-i for the be
ginning, now let us look al he
present and the things about us.
Who do wo find today that is caus
ing 8in and immortality to flourish?
These are the individu.ils who are
operating gambling houses, sp«>rt.
uig houses These are the individ
uals who are .selling end encourag
ing the consumption of alconollc
beverages. Those persons poison or
help to poi.snn the niind.« of our
people This is the group that is
working for the serjvant that la
sp'iken ot in Genesis, 31-3 Man has
the {lower and the mental capacity
lo choose Heaven or Hell for hl»
eternal home. Thts pover places
him .ibove the lower animals that
God created. Man was made in the
image of our Father. Genesis 127.
and placed above the lower ani
mals. Genesis !;26 We remember
that Paul said "We all have sinned
•ind came short of the glory ot
God." Roman 3:23. The people must
realize the need for forgivenes-s and
the power of prayer. Because we
have .1. ^vil splril on earth. There
will always be someone who Is
liading the people down the ro.ad of
BY RiriH TAYLOR
Every heart has Hs own moun
tains to cross.
Several years ago on my way
back from the West Co.ifft, 1 stopped
off in Colorado and one never-to-
be-forgotten day I drove out to
visit a few of the editors of the
small town papers. One place I
stopped, was just a tittle one street
town nestling into the heart of the
mountains. I stood with the editor
at the front door of his office and
looked around at the mountains cir
cling the town. It was sheer un
adulterated beauty and I 'aid en
viously. "How fortunate are you
who live here!"
He smiled a soul-weary smile
and said. "I know what you mean—
but our hearts are always striving
to cross the mountains."
Every heart has its own moun
tains tn cross. No matter where we
live, we feel that happiness lies
on the other .side of the range, that
had our ways been laid in other
places, we wculd have done so
much, we would have gone so far!
We condemn those who live on
the other .side for not making the
most of their great opportunities,
We forget that they In turn con
demn us for not realizing how fair
our own pathways arc. Intolerance
preeds on both sides of the moun
tain. whether it be a physical one
or a mountain built of our own
prejudices and ignorance.
Mountains are too often but mis
understandings. They look impassa
ble to thoso who only see them
fium afar. But those who live
.imcng them know that there is al
ways a way through.
The trials of understanding are
not easy. No Irial that leads up
ward is ever an easy mad at the
start. Carved out of the living rock
by the explorer, made by his suf
ferings and hardships. It requires
the footsteps of many to make it a
road. No road can ever be made
alone.
But the reward of effort is great.
When one reaches the summit and
sees both sides of the mountains—
then is the way made clear. Then
is ‘he hour of understanding. Then
h: s the heart truly crossed the
mountains.
Hoi weather planting in Victory
Gardens. require skill and ingen
uity in getting good stands of veg
etables for fall gardens, say horti
culturists of the State College Ex-
cnslon Service.
SPEAKING or FOREIGNERS
a
« Courtesy ApprecieSs Aieerica. (■(
EXTENSION SERVICE EMANCtPATtNO RURAL LIFE
,.N THE SOUTH
Extension Service of the United States Department of Agri
culture, through the cooperation of the Southern stales, is eman
cipating agricultural life in the South from provincial farminft
activities l.iat have greatly impeded the progress of the South. The
natural resources of this area of the country, because of the cam
paign of extension workers, will do much in making the South
a potent factor in the economic progress of the Nation, liptorance,
poverty and allegiance to backward methods are the things that
have made the South economic problem number one. The pro
grams and objectives of extension workers, who are cooperating
with forward movements for the wholesome development of Ae
rural population, are doing much in removing this stigma which
is reacting against the South.
In the South, the masses of the Negro population wid be
found in the agricultural areas. The p&st 'and present conditions
of this rural group of people is well known to the average reader.
Agencies working for the betterment of rural folk are doing some
effective work by transforming the life of rural folk to the extent
that the philosophy of the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, and Dr,
Seaman A. Knapp, father of the txtension movement, have be
come a sustaining source for aspiring and achieving ruralists.
Because of this campaign of enlightment, in many instMces.
especially in forth (Carolina, the wealth of the race and a life of
real independence today is more abundant for the rural Negro
than for the masses of urban and city Negroes. There are more
small baplains of industr- among rural Negroes than among urban
and city Negroes. Today rural Negroes in North Carolina are more
inclined to cooperate for their economic security than city Negroes.
The following recent news release is a concrete example of what
Negro extension workers are doing for Negro ruralists In a co
operative way; . .
Negro farmers of the Friendship and Holly Springs sections
Ol Wake County have pooled their resources to purchase fairo mi-
chinery cooperatively for better farming practices. The equipment
includes a tractor and attachments necessary to carry on be^r
farming. C. N. McCuIlers and Ernest Booker of the Friendship
and Holly Springs communitle.. rcpectively. are co-sponson «
the farm machinery co-op. . ^
The co-op is an agreement with 19 community farmers and
aggregating more than 381 acres of farm land to be seiwiced by the
way of tilling and discing. Other attachments such as a inowing
machine, wood-saw and combine are to become a part of the out
fit. Aside from members of the co-op, community and non-com
munity farmers will be serviced by the sponsoring group.
According to W. C. Davenport, agricultural agent of the State
College Extension Service, these fanners are experiencing their
first co-op venture and at a time when there is a great need b^
cause of the farm labor shortage. The machinery is busy at worli
and serving the needs of the respective conapiunities. With the
gradual release and locating of major farm equipment, othCT farm
groups will benefit from such community services through co-op
channels. . , # j
North ma is really going places because of such educa
tional rural •ements. Better homes, schools and rural economics
are being es, -aaed for Negroes in the rural areas of North Caro
lina. and rural Negroes are not being kept backward because of
fear — as some people would have us to believe. Of course in
some sections of the South the feudal system is keeping p>ot Ne
groes and whites in the status of dire want, but the time will come
when large plantations will no longer be conducted to the detri
ment of the development and progress of the people who are en
vironed bv the static plantations.
The NEW DEAL agencies that are now givmg white and Ne
gro rural folk a ‘‘main chance” for existence, in some areas in
the South, have ly'en attacked by an element of folk who have
been waxing fat off of their exploiting methods. Here m North
(^rolina s'ich deplorable situations are passing from the scene.
Therefore the day is at h.'md for the .advancemont of ruralista in
Uiis progruaaive sUtU*.
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