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PAGE FOUR Ts/ro^/Atr^ VIEWPOINT The Answer From New York Even before the U. S. Supreme Court ren dered its sweeping anti-school segregation de cision on May 17., 1954, Southern supporters of segregation, were pointing to the existence of segregation in schools in the North. Since that decision, segregation in the North has become one of the chief cornerstones of those who would defend and continue school segre gation. The fact that school and other segregation has and does exist in many Northern areas can not be denied or defended. Segregation based on race is inexcusable and totally de fenseless. In a country that likes to be con sidered the greatest democracy in the world, racial segregation is nothing short of a nation al disgrace. Evil, like many other things has its degrees of comparison. This being true, what has tended to somewhat lesson this segregation evil in the North, is the fact that with pos sibly no exceptions, there are laws in that sec tion against it. Because of these laws. Ne groes can and have gone into Northern Courts for thf purpose of having these law's enforced, Georgraphy has been the chief factor in Northern segregation. In a small degree, "geo graphical segregation" has been challenged by Northern Negroes who, protected by court in junctions against restrictive covenants, have established homes in many formerly all white neighborhoods. In the degree this has been ac complished, schools that were before geo graphically segregation became integrated. ■ Keenly aware that Southern segregationists were pointing to segregation in the North as one of the reasons they feel entitled to main Useless Raids Although given newspaper headlines the re cent liquor raids that netted 17 alleged boot leggers was, for all the good it will accomplish. » big waste of time. For -sure, those caught in this raid and found guilty will have to pay a fine. But what dots a bootlegger care about paying a fine as- long as he is released to go right back selling more liquor. In some in stances these, fines arc a benefit to him be cause they help to advertise his business, and why should men and women who will sell Another Manifesto Last year, a group of Southern “statesmen”, elected to uphold the law and to serve as Congressmen, dedicated to the ideals of de mocracy, by signing a so called “Southern Manifesto” of denunciation against the Su preme Court of the United States, proved that they were either ignorant of the tasks for which they were elected to perform or that their respect of the law had reached a dan gerous low. In view of the fact that all of Virginia's Congressmen affixed their names to that shameful document, it is a matter of refreshing relief to learn that during a meeting of the Richmond, Va., all white, Ministers Associa tion s few weeks ago, with only one dissenting vote, another anti far different type of mani festo was adopted. Some diehard segregationists in Virginia have challenged the representativeness of this Ministerial Manifesto because they sav too few of the total membership was prer.r nt at the time. However, a Methodist pastor in Richmond, in a letter to the Richmond Times Dispatch, added his name to those already supporting the resolution and said, “if of the 600 ministers listed in Richmond, 60 attended this meeting, then I am safe in saying that the meeting was excellently attended and the resulting manifesto was a true consensus of those present. When Thieves Fall Out Now that the rank and file of the Demo cratic Party in the state are becoming aware that they have sold out down through the years by the higher hierarchy in the party, there is an outside chance that these dis closures will cause them to stand on their own feet and stop being mere “cannon fodder” for the Big Shots It should have been evident to everybody a long time ago that the Democ-ats in North Carolina were not serving the people of this atate to the people’s advantage. They have not explained, to the satisfaction of any one why a state with many and valued national resources with which North Carolina abounds should not enjoy a much more advantageous economic position. No r THE CAROLINIAN | Published by the Carolinian Publishing Company, 518 E. Martin Street. Raleigh, N. C. 1 Entered as Second Class Matter, April 6, 1940, st the Post Office at Raleigh, North Carolina, under the Act of March 1879. Additional Entry at Charlotte, N. C. Subscription Ra!*ss Six Months $2.75 One Year $4.58 Payable in Advance-—Address all communications and malr« -u checks and money or ders payable to THE CAROLINIAN. Interstate United Newspapers, Inc„ 544 Fifth Avenue, N. Y, 17. N. Y. National Advertising Repre sentative. Tbi* newspaper Is not respon#ib!e for the return of unsolicited new#, picture*, or arirerUslng copy unless necessary postage accompanies the Copy. P. S. mVAY, Puhluhov Aleircrnder Rarne* * Advorfising & Promotion Chas. Jones News & Circulation E. R. Swain Plant Superintendent J C. Washington Foreman, Mechanical Department Mrs. A. M, Hinton Office Manager Opinion# expressed In by-column# pßblUthed In (Mi new&aper »M not namaarily those of the put#. tain their vicious practice of it, the city of New York sat up last year its. Commission on Integration. This commission was told that New York City had no desire to aid Southern segregation agitators either directly or indi rectly. Its chief job was to f rmulate a plan wherebt’ the public schools in New York City would achieve a better racial balance among the Students. The report of this special commission, made in December of last year, has been adopted in principal by the school boi d of the city Briefly, this report aims at » better racial balance as a cardinal prince ’ in the city schools. It would establish entral zoning unit to achieve maximum integration. It would set up a program of forced trenfers of teachers if other means fail in order to get an experi enced and integrated teach!, g staff into so called “difficult areas." Chairman Alfred j, Marion of the Com mission on Intergroup Relations a commis sion set up last May by or ler of the New York City Council says that New York City is not debating whether c not its public schools should be integrated, "The question’’ say Dr. Marion “is how best to achieve this integration. If this concept is made clear to every cit en, we can then get on to discussing ways and means to best carry out this program.” It is more than likely that other Northern communities will soon be following the inte gration pattern set up ’ r the the nation's largest city thereby remo mg another of the flimsy excuses the South ; s using in its futile defense of racial segregation. their poisonous wares to teen age boys and girls be allowed to go back to this nefarious business after having been convicted. Society lalks a lot about juvenile delinquency but it does precious little about breaking up its breeding places. If the truth were known it is a fairly safe assumption that at least a dozen of the 17 taken into custody last week for liquor violations have sold their wares to teenagers and are still doing so. The Richmond Minister’s Manifesto has next to nothing to say about segregation or desegregation as such. In straight forward language however, it denounces the governor and the legislature for having “taken a grove problem and coerced their own solution”. It points to the fact that there was no consulta tion with independent educators or members of the Negro race and it says the findings of the governor and his legislature were “in open defiance of the Supreme Courts interpretation of what is the right of an American citizen”. This hopeful document protests in particu lar the provision of recent legislative acts which seek to restrict discussion of the issue. In conclusion there is this hopeful note, “it will be possible to establish a school system satisfactory to thoughtful people of both races and to the Supreme Court” “Until this is done,” concludes this plea from Richmond, “and as rapidly as possible social custom vio lating the dignity of the Negro should be eradicated. The passing away of these irratat ing customs docs not involve intermarriage or amalgamation of the races, it declares a re spect for all people and evidences common decency”. To all of this we say AMEN with a hope that the ministers in Raleigh and North Carolina cities will awaken to their duties of responsibilities as spiritual leaders of the people. can these ruling Democrats give a justifiable reason for this state s extremely low public school rating. In order to cover up their misdeed and lack of know how, the big brass in the Demo cratic party has turned to blaming this states Negroes for the poverty and ignorance. It could be. and probably would be just as bad had the Republicans been entrenched in power for the past fifty odd years! but the fact is. they were not. The murmering of discontent now rever berating within the Democratic ranks may be the beginning of a party revolution. A revolu tion that might possibly herald the beginning of a healthy two party system in North Caro lina. “Ths Need is Bold Leadership” * m THIS OUR DAY By Dr. C. A. Chick, Sr Possible Remedy It would appear that the en tire. nation is tremendously concerned about the amount and degree of delinquency a rnong our youth. (Delinquen cy is a dressed-up word for crime). For some tine now, probably no other one subject has been talked and written a bout as much as that of del in quency amoung our youth. And, judging from articles in newspapers and magazines des cribing some of the deeds of our young people we should be concerned The welfare of the entire fabric of our nation to morrow will depend largely up on those who are our young people today. SENTENCE SERMONS By Rev. Frank Clarence Lowery For ANP Ilow To Warm This Cold W odd 1 The warmth alluded to here, has nothing to do with atmosphere, neither heat nor cold can change its status, be cause this peculiar force is on ly generated within a human radius. 2. And this can only come by spiritual radiation, and is not Superinduced by uncertain modes of inflation ... for on ly reflections of the pure-in heart can generate the degree of warmth that can give our cold world a much needed new start. 3. Land and beauty from heaven's bower needs a reai human touch from hout to hour, and when this warmth is not forthcoming anything can happen to impede our world’s smooth running. 4. Individually, man seems to think that this is no part of his job: but obviously why can't he see that none of us are simply here to eat, sleep and hob-nob. a. He certainly should be able THE PULPIT VOICE ity HAMILTON T BOSWEI.I. WHEN LOVE FIGHTS BACK! Continuous concern of man up through history has been the problem of defense against his enemies. To survive, man must learn how to protect him self from disease, weather, wild animals, other obstacles which stand In the way of survival and last but- not least, the pro blem of defense against ene mies of hia own species. The word weapon is a con cept in human language which will never become obsolete. Man must have a weapon, a defense with which to protect himself against enemies. It is not by any accident that the biggest single item in the bud get of this country comes un der the heading of national de fense. Western civilization in this day as in no other Is aware that Its values and place in hu man socitey is in danger. There is a very definite threat to what some glibly call, "our way of life.” "At ail cost, we must defend ourselves," they say, and every weapon, whether it U an atom bomb, an economic or political alliance or the sub tleties of propaganda and psy chological wartara are being Various schemes have been tried and or suggested as pos sible ways to curb the crime wave among our youth of to day. I am adding one more num ber to the list of suggestions, namely, keep our schools (the first twelve grades) open twelve months in the year. It is an old adage that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. A large num ber of our young people live in our urban centers. Many of them are unable to secure de sirable work during the suum mer months. Moreover, many of them are not able to attend summer camp or to engage in but few. if any, other desirable hobbies and activities In their to see by the slightest survey, that cold wars, cold hearts and cold hands me now most pre valent in all lands, and that to drive away this chilly night, you and I must furnish spirit ual warmth, to dissipate this sad plight. 6. The majority of men seem to think that life depends wholly on things material, whop in fact, it must be found ed upon things Lasting that are spiritual; these alone give to man that something from a bove that takes hold of human hearts and stimulates brother ly love. 7. With this comes a holy unction that Nicodemus could not, understand because of its hidden power that could bring a new birth to man: Jesus per ceived his Ignorance, and though many years ago, pro gress in this spiritual research seems yet to be very slow. 8. Here lies the cause and the remedy for all of man’s sor rows and woes; he can move into palaces of real pleasure If he will but follow where Jesus goes. studied and readied for de fease and protection. "As we analyze the methods of defense, the weapons of war fare which men have used in the main to defend or extend their dominance, it becomes apparent that weapons of vio lence and physical destruction have in the main been the type of armaments which men have used. Almost every child can trace the linage of weapons of violence from the crude spears of the stone age to the hydro gen and cobalt bombs of today. Nation after nation has also known the secret of unifying hatreds and hostilities -us po tent weapons behind Its swords and guns. Yet at the same time man has concerned himself with de fense, man has also been con cerned with religion, the idea of God. and has dreamed of a world free of war and strife. And It has been precisely at this point, the point of how to best defend and protect him self, that Western civilization has turned its back on Chris tianity and its teaching about the power of love. Most of m in an mMleotua 1 attempts to release their ener gies, many of them, thus re sort to anti-social activities. I believe a twelve months school system would greatly reduce these socially undesirable act ivities. Moreover, I am persuaded to believe that it would cost the public much less to add three months to its public school sys tem that it now costs it to maintain the various welfare agencies, detectives, and courts to apprehend our delinquent youth and then to detain them in the various types of correc tive institutions. Let's keep our schools open twelve months in the year! 9. But hero is where men faint and falter, letting Satan lure them away from Christ's fold, until they become faith less, pitiful and sorrowful and worst of all frigidly cold. 10. He sees what is happen ing, but being too far from the mark, he yearns yet again to feel the warmth of the glim mering spark: but shutting himself in from all that was real, the warmth is so far gone it is difficult to feel. 11. What a world man lives in when he knows not God . . . he can hope for nothing good and is exposed to strife and fraud; cold dark days he must constantly endure, and though surrounded with worldly weal th he Is yet so very poor. 12. But ah, he who lights his candle carries with him ample hear supply, and cheers it? weary traveler whose head is not high; then flows the pre cious ointment like such sm down Aaron’s beard, and i!.e world takes on a heavenly warmth and ail mankind is cheered. gesture of respect for spiritual values will concede that love dotes have power. It's too bod more people don't have good will toward their t'cUowmon, But they may say, "how can w deal with the Russians using love? The only way to fr.ee them i.s to speak their lang uage which Is get tough.” On the individual level most of us do the same thins.. Love is good, prayer is fine, but prayer can’t work in a bear meeting. Unconsciously with this prejudice as to the power and efficacy of love, we have overlooked the truth, that love can light back. Love can defend. Love ran protect, and the love of which is spoken is not, merely love for country by which one .sacri fices his life in an act of vio lence or, love for one's family that, he shoots an intruder in his home. No, what we must come to realize is that love can fight back. Love is the most potent weapon with which Man can defend himself and the en tire human race. Thin love is v/hat Jesus taught. Love which is goodwill, love which Is vested in love of WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1057 Gc man Hancock s Brniirru al* i iiiro lift LIIES For ANP The Arrival Os A Leader Prom time immemorial men have argued the question which comes first, the hen or the egg, the oak or the acorn? Since all hens come from eggs and all eggs come from hens, the ques tion resolves itself into a great mystery. But the philosophers were not slow to find the an swer and reasoned thus: That which is actual precedes that which is potential; and since the hen is actual and the egg potential, the hen comes first; and so with the acorn and the oak. Likewise men have looked a bout and seen, progressive com munities and backward ones. Everywhere there is a back ward community, wa find back ward leadership and converse ly whereever we find a progres sive community wo find a pro gressive leadership. Tho ques tion naturally arises which comes first the progressive community or the progressive leader? The answer is, the pro gresive leader precedes the pro gressive community. Wherever we find a forward looking community, we find that the “forward look" was In herited from some forward looking leader. We see this il lustrated all about us in the life and work of various organi zations. Some organizations just limp along because they lack a strong and imaginative leadership, Other organizations surge ahead because they are led by men of great ability and great imagination. There is no greater misfortune for an or ganization than to get for its leader-hip a man without the vision; for in very truth 'where there is no vision the people perish. The greatness of Greece can be traced back to an array of great leaders and among them was the great Pennies. And so the greatness of our own great country can be traced to the great men who acceded to the leadership of this young na tion. We are today a mighty nation because we have been led by moral giants of great imagination and genius. Within recent years Negroes have argued with animation the question of whether or not there was si ill place in the struggles of the Anr-'ican Ne groes for the individual leader. It has been argued with great SMALL BUSINESŚ There is considerable confusion j along Potomac as to just who is i trying to do what to whom. * * * Confusion Is compounded by gathering evidence so-called drive against inflation has de veloped into a big bust. So ques tion boils down hi many minds as to whether \ ■ this is due to iiM-': l stupidity, fa voritism tf> spe* (Ml f } rial interests, A ” or a lithe of -S%. - < both. J b!e ever b, c. W. Mauler ! gost pr< xo*. cl notional peacetime I budget has not helped situation. * * * Not only lias budget raised pro tests, but it Isas rer.< wed protests on credit manipulations by t <;d eral Reserve Board. * * * Striking incompatibilities are noted. For example, at time when private empf .vm.ont is at all time 'high; materials fairly well bal lanced between supply and de mand. federal government launches muiti-billlon dollar high way building project, * * » Ken. John Sparkman G’Ja.i, chairman of Senate .small Busk is ’ s Cmnmiiiee, commented un subject other day. He pointed out states must put up roughly fOfi of money for new roads, federal government snppiv mg rest. * * * But since i: x t"-ament eredii action has mad a tending money scarce, states are finding inter- st rates -a proposed highway bonds have gone sky high. Sen. Spark man says this will cost taxpayers untold extra millions in taxes. -■* - * "It appears,’* he sir s, “that our , children and grandchildren w ill j be paying big 'investment houses ; for many years to come, They | will pay millions in interest lor i ■c) SM-moti rwiffin,,-■!! i.f Indrptm) m tiniam God and man ia the only ade quate weapon which can save man Horn his enemies and make this world a place of peace and brotherhood There are many honest religious peo ple who restlessly dismiss or ignore this core of Jesus’ teach ing about how man can defend himself by love. What did Jesus mean when He said, “And whosoever shall smite thee ort the right cheek, turn to him the other also?" Was the Master Indulging in hopeful wishing when he de clared. “Ye have that it hath been said, “Thou shall love thy neighbor and hate thine ene my! But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you. do good to them that hate you . . ." In these admoni tions to love, Jesus is telling us that love can fight back and ul timately, love is the only de fense. pur world but awaits more paopia and nations who will force that the day of such great individual leaders as Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Dußois had passed and that henceforth there nad to be mass leadership. The things that are trans piring about us daily lead us to reappraise our previous con clusion that the day of the in dividual leader was passed. The rise of one Rev. Martin Luther King in Montgomery', Ala,, proves conclusively that when ever a great individual leader with a vision rises, there are those to follow him faithfully. One of the miracles of the great tranformation taking place in this country is the outstanding success of Rev. Martin Luther King In leading a people that is trying to find its way in the wilderness. The leadership evinced in the sit uation is something that has commanded the respect, of the civilized world, and if the truth were known, the very men whom Rev. King is opposing, have the highest respect for his ability. This writer has often said that when a great man and a great opportunity make con junction, great events are in the offing. It was Victor Hugo who said that there is nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come. The idea of seg regation with its littleness and narrowness and its sinfulness giving away before brother hood and righteousness and spiritual bigness has advanced in the world. In other words the idea is abroad that the day of bro therhood is at hand. No. the day of the individual leader has not passed if that leader knows what he is doing, as Rev. Martin Luther King seems so well to know. This does not mean that every little upstart who gets bitten by the leader ship but is worthy of a fore most place as leader. By their works we shall know them. One of the great glories of the struggling Negroes of Montgomery was the subordi hy b';"-!;"-:’ ' .p «!■ and the willingness of the vari ous community leaders to fol low She leadership of the in spired Rev. Martin Luther King. Wlien a real leader ar rives the people will follow. A lender arrived in Montgomery The people followed 1 road and school construction bonds and other public necessi ties because ot administration’s current policy of favoring rela tive few who have large suras of money to lend.” * * * Os course, r,s a stalwart of op position party, there is probably some political bias in this state ment. Yet effect of present huge government spending, allied with government credit policies, can not he denied. The facts tran scend political propaganda. * * * Another non-partisan fact is that during last quarter 1958 sounding by federal, state amt local government accounted for i one out of every four debars | spent ia nation. And end is not in sight. ♦ * * Now famous statement by Treasury Secretary George Hum phrey on hair curling depression followed by warning by ex-Presi dent Herbert Hoover were not made io capture one day's head lines. They wore solemn prophe sies that unless growing trend in government, spending is reversed, disaster looms. * * * Thus, considerable disillusion ment stalks the bind. Once her alded Great Crusade appears to have become the Great Fantasy. * * * Plain facts seem while present adtninis’ration, like two prede cessors, may or may not havo accomplished anything tangible in global meddling, it has like wise utterly failed on home front. * * * Thus in Congress’ coming w« i ks, it is possible on shoulders of .on. Han y Byrd (I)., Va.l, who has lung called attention to facts of domestic economy no matter what party has been in power, may fall mantle of national lead ership on problems of finance i and economy. The spuriously ! named era of the Common Man \ may, through pressure of an | aroused citizenry, quickly turn I Into the era of Common Sense. ttis'.ke goodwill their main Item of national personal defense. ; fleiglcr: “Evgry New Year it's ft* same, thing—wives sctwMV&g? ...snow scteech lag,..cvePuien: bsiurm# arid cats wtewraevefe mnmumU.* • 3e * r *