PAGE FOUR
EDITORIALS
T HE CRAY INCIDENT
All that the runiumal Negro press has
*>o far lepoxted as to tin* j'orcr-d resigna
tion of Dr. William il. Gray from the
presidency of Florida A. and M College
would indicate that his undesirability to
the educational and higher authorities oi
il'ie state developed iargey out of his un
■willingness to compromise his manhood, it
seems that there were other charges and
accusations, bui. those who accused him.
and put him on trial have failed to rnakc
rrhem public. The public., and especially
the peope of Florida, h a vea definite
interest in the case,*and are entitled to
the facts about this sudden ousting of
Dr. Gray from the presidency of the
state's leading institution for Negroes.
Flo id eta A and IVI ceHainh made great
progress under Dr. Grays administration
gg'd iie had established a good >eputatioii
as an educator and adimmst rater.
According to the Negro pres- not only
was his resignation forced without the
Opportunity of a hearing, by stai cham
per proceedings of an unusual nature, but
he was ordered off the campus and out
of the city at once, as though he we.-e
A common criminal instead of a chstin-
U ieht Cl t' Cl UCat to l uTi d CitiZ 611 0 j th 6 <OH
{}li() 1 \l } HVi Cl 6T cl 16.
Dr (Nay alleges tin:: mie o1 the thing?
.which made hint porsoua n*>u grata vn>
his ref sat to endorse a proposed stato •
mont to be signed by Negro teachers in
1* ton da. One of the questions; to be hu*
ret nd in connection with this statement.
Is as “Have you ever taught or expressed
yourself as being against any of the pro
s 'nuns of the race segregation laws m
ir.e State of Florida? ’ Apparently Dr,
and the overwhelming majority ot
ho- faculty objected to answering thi~
question m tlu negative, as most inteilec
tuaiiy and spiritually honest Negroes
ivouid. Ideological opposition to segrega
tion has nothing to do with Communism,
and there is nothing subvt rsive about such
opposition, which is really quite compati
ble with the highest deals of American
democracy. Dr. Gray and his faculty
worked in a system of segregation, peace
ably adapting themselves to it to what
ever extent, necessary. But tiiey were
caiied on to go further, to endorse some
thing which works to their disadvantage
in many ways, and which they could not
believe in.
* it is alleged also that Dr. Gray incurred
Uic* displeassure of various Tallahassee
hi enchant*, by upholding faculty members
who did not enjoy spending theii money
in stores in which tho employes refused
■to accord them courtesy titles; that he
was not enthusiastic enough about the
segregation-perpetuating aspect* of the
Regional Education plan, in which his
own governor has taken a leading part,
rhat he nad not been active enough in
dissuading Negroes from applying for
admission to the graduate departments
of the state’s university system.
In other words, Dr. Gary did not con
frum closely enough to the pattern set
by those who rule the state educational
system of Florida for the headship of a
state institution tor Negroes On the basis
t>i thei information made public, that is
an inevitable conclusion.
Vi hat has happened at Florida A. and
is another demonstration of the con
tinuing need for private colleges for 'Ne
groes in the South. It gives evidence of
THE CAROLINIAN
Published by The Carolinian PuMiahla* Co.
11** K»«t St,, Fbatatak NT r>
ttK- f*o«* Office St Raleigh, N. C., under the Act
of M*wci* 3, Wn.
F. R. JERVAY, Publisher
C. Tj HALLIBURTON. EditorixUa
Bubwerintion Rater
One Year, $3.60; Six Months *2oo
Address all core munloafkms and mate all
checks payable to Vhe Carolinian rateef then to
individual*. The Carolinian expressly repudiate#
what sometimes must bo given in ex
change for high presidential salaries, ex
tensive building programs and bigger
budgets at Negro institutions in some
southern states And it throws a great
deal of doubt on the » reposition that
Florida belongs among those southern
Plates which have made the most progress
toward liberalism.
If these conclusions are wrong, Florida
officialdom should come forward v ith
the facts to lefute them.
CAN'T SURVIVE UNMASKED
Things are happening at an unprece
dented rate on the Ku Klux Rian front
ihe law began to m ov e in Alabama
about a months ago, with the legislature
banning the wearing of masks in public
and with the indictment of a number ol
alleged masked Doggers. Now the fust
sentence:- haw b« mi meted " A under the
new anti mask lav;, and oddly enough the
culprits turn out to bo Negro ■ youth*?,
inspired by tin example ot older white
men to punish what they allegedly
thought to be wrongdoing unde) the cov
er of a mask. It is too bad they had not
warned that lawlesness and taking into
. ne‘s own hands that which is not one’s
own business is not the proper way to
■ :meet evik-. ever w 1 er. sucti evils are
N i xt w e read oi a group of white citi
zens of n small town in Georgia which
haded a Klan parade with firearms. The
town council had passed an ordinance for
bidding parades e* assemblies of masked
men. A mob of masked hoodlums h a d
previously attacked the mayo? of the
It is a • ough and dangerous way to
leach a lesson, but maybe a s. h ow ol
force is the only way to convince the
Kian member-’ who seek to set them
se;\e.s ain the law that the*, are not
everywhere welcomed with open arms,
in Georgia Arrogance and stupidity
often go hand m hand, and the two &eent
to be indispensable qualifications for
K lan mem be t ship.
Nov, t-he grand what'a-ius-name of tin
Kian has issued an order absolutely ban
ning the wearing of masks or hoods by
any and all members of the order in pub
lic. He had previously resisted the pass
ing of ordinance.- and statutes by <ut\
councils and state legislatures to do the
■■•nmo thing but evidently in this crisis he
is trying to save his beloved and (to him)
profitable organization from quick and
complete extinction by the blasts of pub
Me indignation and contempt. But it is a
losing struggle. The Klan can exist only
iimier covei ’ ot secrecy and anonymity.
Ft mewing the mask and the hood means
’he end ox the Klan as an important or
ganization
MORf NEGRO POLICEMEN
Two Negro police officers have gone
on duty m Goldsboro, and the city coun
<i'! of Statesville has authorized the ap
point merit of one colored officer. So the
movement spreads in North Carolina ami
the South, to give qualified Negroes a part
lew enforcement. For many years the
Negro po, nations of southern cities were
almost ex iusively on the receiving end
insofar a police activity was concerned
Practically everywhere Negro police
officers have admittedly made good. They
'have proved a distinct asset on the side
of law and order and crime prevention.
It has been said that North Carolina
'ends the South in the use of Negro police
men. Gastonia, with a Negro population
of reputedly less than than 4,000. has five
colored officers, which is, according to
the Afro-American, the highest ratio to
any city in the country.
Raleigh, one of the earlier cities of the
State to have Negro officers, still has; only
two. City Manager Braden recommended
ih his budget that provisions be made for
the appointment of two additional ones.
So far they have not been hired. Certainly
Raleigh needs, at least four Negro police-
THE CAROLINIAN
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;| BY C 0 HALLIBURTON
m
Sf>ii v- \vt?ekFig'O I hi: hilieicJl
\;uiii (il,-v; v, r commvM-l
on the fact that a higher propor
tional of the graduate'* of Kaicigis -
Negro high school indicated their
j litem ions ot con ti n uing t Jieir od a
cat joe than tin* graduates of mc--
of the !*Vb white Inch h.>ol : .
Por f y uine c*r ? h* .e::c!Ua. < *-■ *a
Washing-ton High Schoid
riisU pliillllE'U { i» f'O fE'i i*< *<»l tug * ■
while ouJyy ui Un i »
ale.-, oi :!a- a iilte -< Si • i.dlt:i ■
suich l.'Sait;; ll<nv,.-vrr. tli< oOi
w bit,- public hi»f!. e-'li, I. lo* at* 1
in another par* of tin ■ ii> a:.
16u gTciviiiutuh plauuinK iuruhci
od ucz? f ion oil I of a T oTfi i ot l v i 1 '
IhiH white cthooi on th'-
whole server a group of higher
win,!, only 4 1 ;e t Cent »(' Un
19411 erafluat.ts look forward to
the highel ol’ ihc }•' n<!
ualf of Warliiiu'tw* H:j?h .-'••hi
seeking bigbt-r educar wd l i, • •;,
Uv>s-. of iiuah Mocmii, t!•• .Mi t
nnrlit lOlu d wliitn. -clieoi I !i>- News
and uti-M'i' i wiitorlai wi i-ti-r
said:
"Thore may iv a p.roat'-i pr,
mium on oduiatinn auiniijr Nt
gro' s in terms < i-.«•»«<; , .
port onlty titan there i :-tu«".r.
white jier.ple. hoiiielsme • in Ui
j»ast it has almost • ;, ■<! thai
a Negro must boa teacher or i
liaboie; '•
It. hn.s often insc'ti reuu,: k> i
that when Negroes are en • ' on
coisscious and more and more i
them have become so. they t- ini
ro have an extra measure of that,
faith in formal education wh • h
is .me of the oni.stamlinr. Aim ri
•an ci.tn r t.r Ui A cor- r'e d'
gree for many NVmto , j
somethin*; their rbudren inn t *>■
provided with at ail rests, ami
it is hardly to be doubted that
in proportion to income -class so:
IN THIS OUR DAY BY C A. CHICK, SR.
GOING TO COI.LKGF
I sun dedicating tins column lo
thOs’j of you vs lit., plan to i-illi'i
College fhif full If you foli• -
th< practices of t hose ounj? pi •.
pie with whom I am personally
acquainted, you began irmly in
your senior high school year or
even Is fort then, selecting t r,
coin g* that you will ai tend
doubt you hav« read the cut:,'
logues nt a large u itnbi-i •.! • •m
---• ge.i /•
'•Veil, ni) cun G cabman to lie,
U is n fine thing to be able Si
facially and mentally to enter
tolcige l; is a i rand prnilege
In spite of the feet i hat there
mv many people who regaru it as
u natural right of youth. Vet
there are certain things which
you should be on your guard
against when selecting and cute:
.im* u college to further your edu
catl.mal plana.
1 hope that it encoring a col
lege to enter this fall, the size
of (In- Institution was not tin
solo determinant. I hope yon
have net. concluded t.Hiu u small
school may not be an efficient
one. The efficiency of a factory
may hr judged )>y its sire bill
this may not (isrnt.-Hn.rUv be true
of an institution of learning We
are able- to product a high quality
ns well as large, quantities of
goods by the assent Id y line meth
od. However, the twine method
may not work in training human
beings
ro 10 • olicee
liiil a.i!ln‘URfl <t RTeaT deal < l l
value is placed on education aiei
• s /ft Si, ! here, is als , ,
he News. ;,nd Observe) write!
ii).l irruii-. u |»i ,it..ticiil rt-'jtsoiT wh *.
NV-s.iih.- go !o college in ...u> b
•a,aml» is. id propovtlou to Un...
il l't ;£X t > f . It pH V {• i; il fT*ii6gU riihii.t
i iOA 1 h«x ' ! A'iu ht-'i '-Oi iii oOl‘<- : ri. 1
t.criKvf.ivtr iii vocations! choice Os
< {tr :i f‘iie i•-or • i aborc s uk in*
oaci udiriri for emi/hasis, hut U
luff*u opt ii to a NVfgro yoiith oui
of high kiMij aiv iiiucli bjoit* i>
hig’n school gniduHtc f iicv uic
tor <**ij| >! <* v i;. <h i i in Xc grO'UWTK'd
but field ot opportunity o
iioncifuJcss much iijirrowor tiiai)
for while youth. In a city liko
KaioigJi the st or of and ofXccs ar*>
full ol young whit(r men and
vvtr' ien who have gone to worlc
with no moi f than a liigh •ho(»)
wlucation 'The man-, df-par’ Merits
and bureaus «*f th* .state govern
men* employ hundreds who have
at nit,.sr had a vear in a b*. ; hb c s
■school a.fmr tiigh school gradna
tion.
And teaching offering
and less as an outlet for the X**-
gro coll ege g r adufre Ohvo> i !v
the public schools cannot continue
to absorb a rnajor proporfion ot
the ».vei increasing army of Nc
groc with bachelor's decrees
Fa i r cinjdoynieiit practice?,
whether by law or no* and pre
paration for other vocalidms ra
ther than drifting into reaching,
represent the solution to the.
problem ot what to do with the
increasing numbers oi schooled
Negroes. |i . easy to say but not
so tA*sy to bring a.horn
arc concerned, the ,\mull colleges
may lutw main advantages tar
him not found in tin: lurger col
leges and universities Foremost
among there advantages are the
individual attention and guidance
a student mnj receive from lit"
instructors as well as the general
official staff in a small college
Further I hope you d o not
cfioo 1 1 to enter a certain vd’ette
just because a large numb-r of
your friends and acquaintances
are already attending that col
lege or plan to entei there with
von this fail. Morcover In pe
you did not choose a college -im
ply on its athletic record m
cor line to the n-utrihei and pepu
thirlty of the fraternities and ji
orittes in the colleges.
On entering college von must
be mindful of the fact Glut a
•college, so to speak i-- omewhitt
like a large show within which
tire tt large number of sum i 'hie
shows. Rome of these side shows
are beneficial if they tuv Kent
in their proper proportions
But there arc- many peoph in
life who stitmoadlly go to The
large show but Who never tie- 1 It
because they spend so much time
iti the side shows Be stn tiro
von abend the collee-e and not
menv of the side shows that you
will fipd in everv college
To briel , the college "on st lec
t»d large or smalt, should be one
the l vou fees can beat belo von
prepare yourself for your life's
SENTENCE
SERMONS
£ i hf \ FRA % R tL. A R ESC fc
I.OVVRV IOH ANP
,?: dr./kno; i-: ii d \v:th anx >a. od
Their inner vision* .seen- to
darken 1 h»-■ i r -.>ut u 1 a i d vic. w, >‘ -
•; t-' 0: I :jt’ iiii 100 It ■
ior iici'iOi • and place lies ■•t-n me
V'.i Hi standuig 'n tne side*
mi A in the church fox l, pr^pex
Uj«. Ct i t
‘ »t Wtfrid Inal now niiisi ne
built it .1 . • poine t<* stand must
'£;<■ trained by human hearth
ih*- ht-.t mi it ot the land
i -*( t :rn< is now the day r
.*• j.-r-iit and hardly is there
Mi: it. :t• it !0] me Vi to repent
V 4 deception, as a graceful
quet n continues to wield ne;
magic want! with confidence bold,
rid uahrive? and i.*!l us the
iafce.s hi r binyperif.p; toll.
E vvn in ;igh places Evil seems
bt: noviiip its dav while '‘(..V uj -
V s teat th. r t th lone, and i>
kind, appeals not to have even
PAKKIVG SPACE m the tray
Hut there is n brighter >’.de it
tht ' it-d Church of God
v. ii! keep > lore watch over the
•re ♦. ?i t day youth and in their
G d truly abide
It is a new dav; p)ans tor <l p
■♦lupin. the very best that youth
efin offer, must, here arid now
be wdi on their way
Tneu w ill come that mighty
challenge that youth cannot
thwart and wise wJI be that
boy Oi or: who toward God
for cdtH-ation, hi plain English -
no t people go to college with .
:i definite. belief that by so do i
ing they ran prepare themselves <
to earn a better living than they
could with a high school training. ,
This columnist wishes you
much success for the school veai
of 1949-1950 Ami i emomber mat
the quality and quantity of eon
cation you get trotn arty roll*-'
will depend more upon YOT titan
any other one factor in vhe col
lege
ACCIDh.Yi TOLL
SHOWS IfICUM.
CHICAGO - Am. riean motor
ists ..re learning to drive more
safely, according to the 1849 edi
tion of the National Safety Coun
cil’s statistical yearbook, • Accident
Facts.”
The 1948 traffic volume was the
greatest in the nation’s history
b per cent create! than 1947 Yet
the mileage death rate deaths
pci ino.OOUOOti vehicle miles
was the lowest in the nation’s his
tory The 8.0 rate was 30 per cent
lower than the average rate of
11.5 through World War II It the
higher rate had prevailed last year
34,000 more lives would have been
lost
However, there still were 32,000
WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUGUST 21*, 1943
BETWEEN *
—
BV DEAN B HANCOCK FOP ANP
I NMAI'PV rOKKHOSHNOS
THESE
When Cardinal Spellman un
limbered hi:; politico religious oat
terit.> agamst Mrs. Roosevelt. he
wrs do ng a desperate and d.m
gerouf thing. Far more important
than what ha said was the spirit
it: which he said it; and .Mrs
Roosevelt's calm and studied re
ply put the cardinal to flight.
Jujtt as little David with his
sling mid'smooth rtonr felled the
giant Goliath, so Mrs Roosevelt
iri words that breathed strongly
with the spirit of Jesus slew tne
giant cardinal that in the final
analysis God was the only judge
of human worth she uttered : re
ouke that was justly deserved
When the Cardinal contend
ed that he did not want support
jin Catholic education, but moie
ty lor "auxiliary" support, ht
threw his care te the winds m.d
become r. penitent crying for
mercy at lilt hands of tne Airier
tear, read ng public
I have v.-atti many ; dver-e
thing- about the Rcr.sev its, but
I nave n«\oi before th. carditu*• s
fr.t in mtoh •■'am Rut tie- (hair .u
found out to ms utter dismay that
He .'st\ cits cannot earned
around
Personally this write: belli.
that it would have been a tar
yvne; move ei, the card) iri ? part
had h: i t o '.eo i.. -■> ;r, m. cut
t;h:nat;on that ;t was not tuppmt
mnt stoned Stephen tm-iv vve e
#.-me oho did n.n h.sri stones hut
t,‘iC\ ht-ld the l"l f \t ot Those who
did, U fid ?s ic> ‘.J'H' V*-D\ Ovui'.ii
g>i«rlicejys. (TiiTiini: t*,- the tragic
nf i -ir v
I :»m ci Baptist but ) d*> not
want the U S govenimon! to h
•.a net* Bapl At vd t ion los t tht*
V S govo:nrntnt regiment Bap
tist though! and hnrikuq:: Doro-m
--nry that the indtviduai and ms
denommatom should iinanot
rho (Tii.f-t ominou- thinie about
me ( , nt< ■ vei ■; \ tiieit Ci'vrdn.cii
■ O -P l :J man’s sll-e.t\isod pj on ounce
! 111 • has kindled n conviction
: ?'■' vd 1 • pon. n ! • iit f edv r- - ; i
hi the currvm Conp rest and that
iiif demise oi the Phi desi^n-
I! . ne Reman Cathoiu* vaidina.
Letter To The Editor
J iKir KditOl
Housing is a great word and
world likewise. The >ii i- have
iiiore consideration. \V- cook
ci* an and do ail Penis of iabm
with very iiule .'rmsiiieration
Our needs cost ns is they ito
vim white friends. Since our town
h:r.s out-grown our bus line and
not Ino r aii.v or is know how ro
ride them w*» don't set a chance
to tdf them as much as needed
Th*. Bible says "Wp tiien that
are strong ought to boat the in
}Trinities of the weak” Also "See
ye the Kingdom to heaven and
all othei thing' wiU he added
WHO SAID THE CITY W VS DANGEROI'S?
CHICAGO (ire use up sidis.
tor here’s some ammunition in the
age-old cour.U y .r • by ecu
! ‘ tr\
Driving ;. car is won than Iw;r<
as dangerous -n i oral areas as in
city areas, according to the 1949
edition t,i the National Safety
Council’s statistical yearbook. "Ac
cident Facts
Os the 32,000 m,a ,t chine
deaths m 1948 21.300 occurred in
IT ;i ! : ;
ITHfc.4 .NEVER
F -mv?' -. t;; i
I- ® ■ & etmu* roan**
jj' \W ■> SOfiN di) V£ARS AfiC it% j
i AW V (MCINNATI.OHI© RECfivCDWS 1)
I NeK cuixjtrioh at thf university i,
. NSC jgßfr OF C.’hONNATI AMD THE Q. OF jj
\ CHICA&O * FOR 4 TIME HP
c mm T BPPVCOAS 4SSIST»hT IHS7VOC*
JKK ’ TOKATSOTW INSTITUTIONS'
u* HE CATER TAUtHtT AT CLMR*
Mi. : X'Mmm mimnmvt and havns* i
, •' , NORMAL A IMMJfTftiAL
j ItSL -- , 1 •OHOOL- 80TN IN GCORfr/A j
w AaaUk i Oft.fvtwcß spttlsd at suwtgtft >i
. HlffH SCHOOL IN STLOL’IS.Mfr |
Vhi. ■"’**, AS A BIOLOGIST AND CHEMIST I
t , / DP.Tu«wrR kwnks wim tmp !>
JmrnMtiitffai, rn»*«r of the world/ !
-M. T’ ’ to,. HIS SPECIAL VimH9* IN
, |k tout Jm >. rm field or animal.
J&mW Pta*® Jr 1 wouhhcal mmvmt
V/X W WA\«r BVOKSD THE HI®H
I r jk\ MJ | WAISK or tNTCffNATMMM. *
\ Jf % SCIENTIFIC BODIES/
i! *&k<»*r _ $$ 4(r _ I •
will of (in- people, a i- iijgb time
that wt take stock of ui ..olitU Ji
and soc.al horitagse in this coun
try. Could the anti-Catholic forces
.v:sh foi better mnniuintiun in
their fight agidnst the Catholic
church?
This writer is a Baptist and
bitterly and stubbornly .opposed
to Baptßts running this govern
ment or even asprr.ng to do so,
but he is just as stubbornly and
bitterly opposed tc government
by Catholics
So tar us pow.i in ns lit; tn»s
must forever remain a govern
ment of people, tire people, ana
for the people rotnei tjiar. a gov
t-rnineut ot Baptist,; bv Baptis.ts
mid for Baptist- nr :1 government
of Catholics by Catholics and for
Catholics Toiem in religion
politics and race happens to- be
one of the fundamentals • f rn>
ife philosophy.
1 have th*- inchest re-garo tot
~1! sects and .shades of thought i
respect the Huy Roller lor his ro
hgioHs convict ions wxst as much
ns 1 do Baptist: and Catholtcr
It so happens that 1 know just how
hie Holy RoUer got that way ana
do : ic Baptists and Catholic 1
! bow in humble reverence ana
respect to any religious devotee
who claims that hi- religion is
sochi as mine but I utterly abh .
■md p-ty th. on. who says.
: ’ of.iOl: relief r.. reed Is or v
ter tnan mine! Religiously tilt- .
is ne. difference between Catho
lics Baptists and Holy Roiiu-.
i belie ve m the i. rot he me e. ~t
ui. i. ei ct the fatherhood of G u
of tnc Cathoiu. Church is a ser
o- 'v-* en OoKi'iTjiiisni and Caine
licism: ar.d Caidmai Spellman s
itui adack ■ Mrs Roosevelt
•• i; " - ■ v ' •' ■ e ; :• • ' -C
v hat triTi is ; :n-rt- in Bishop
Gxnam’s indictm*?i»t''
<. erdiii.d sveiimarbs attack and
tin- spir.t in v, it ic. t it was nuid?
moke it extremely unwise t<> dis
mic wibiom gravest considcra
tie.. Bishop Oxnam's gr : .ve
charge. 1 ,e; m nop,; that fin ecm
trrvei y has ceen climoxed ar.a
fohrene. ;; -t ’ht spirit ,-t
Joins Chrii.t may be til, ultimate
rilei urn of ht f tor the- indiv’d
.'■u u.t the religtcmist and for
.-•at. Cardinal Spellman's
i.ith-i end ntoierant attack on
.is R> y> it ;nd Bisncp Gx
ium. - gi' vc indict;atr;t against
Crths'hcis a; L c iiio eaSl .; LC sdi-
tint., ut *
1 uas born and reared iti. East
HiiU .pi: ! hope the good people
of Halfigh. there: are quite « few.
ve ii say Amen to this the
eei re/s matt live while <.n th-s
ear; i. The consideration which
Mr. J. AV. York is trying to give
the colored people is very much
aj»,.r*'c;:,ted May f hey. he others
like him
Ti< ieit.! . hiid from oirth is
a great u« intace u it enable
hi.n ?o live LE I .’HE COLORED
max hive
E W. a ELK.
813 E uavie Si rues
Correspending S ec’ y
(Tiiited Chorai Society
Kaleigii N e
. rea.- Tb.“ mileage d«;.tb rate
fc , . 190 00 1 i'Oi. vehn.: voles hi
lunil are,is and w i S.l -i urban
areas.
Tin re A-ere about twice fes many
c,il. pedestrian deaths a.-, rural —
6,200 compared wth 3 650 but
then weir mote than foot times
many rural pedestrian motor
vehicle deaths us urban 37.#60
c cioared with »300