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PAGE FOUR viewpoint Let’s Take A Look In The Kitchen The CAROLINIAN makes its plea at this, the season of commencement, for the thou sands of graduates who emerge from our so named “Cradles of Knowledge” to the cus todians of the schools—from the high schools through the colleges and universities. And by custodians we mean those men and women who are dedicated and chosen to sit on the boa rds of judgment over the professionals in their educational pinacles. We say further that if those chosen few Whose job it is to see that our youth, and families, our communities, yes our nation should become unshackled from the bondage of inertia, retrogression, prejudice, unfitness, bigotry and limited concepts of the total rea son for schools that grips and holds our ex pected development to a seeming standstill by the check hunters and spoilers of a race that has so much to offer its country, but is appar ently consumed with harracades of public school patrons who supinely sit, and without saying, unwittingly support a public educa tional system that purports to deny freedom even to its perpetrators, then will we note an improvement in our way of life. We challenge trustees of universities and colleges to look further into their administra tions than the few meetings a year that only present, in many instances, the picture similar ity of the pretty girl at her best in her parlor entertaining at her lovliest. The CAROLINIAN believes it time these nice bodies bestir themselves in behalf of their sons, daughters and grandchildren, to spend more time beyond the college administration and school parlor and take a look into the kitchens, the bedrooms, and closets. And if these compare to a courting girl's parlor we Will write no more in this vein. Unless the personages of the boards and FT As are willing to seek out the slack and tighten the reigns of those in charge their great opportunity to serve and strengthen Inspiration We have no way of knowing how many Negro high school students were in the huge crowd that witnessed the inspiring field and track events at N. C. State College recently. We hope there were a number of them pres ent because we cannot think of any one thing calculated to give more inspiration to youth than to be a spectator at such an event and to visualize themselves as participants. Seeing is believing. It has even been said that sight robs the blind of blindness. Seeing our talented Negro youths demonstrating that ability has no racial bounds, a fact that was demonstrated more than once last Saturday during this Carolina AAIJ track meet, was not only inspiring and thrilling as a great outdoor sports event, it also brought a fe'ing of pride and joy to know and see that our What About Fall Outs? It may be in order to stop considering “man’s Inhumanity to man” for a moment or so and to dwell briefly on subjects of man’s possible destruction of man. We hear again and again Fhat we are living in on atomic age, an age of accelerated thinking and action. On the other hand, many eminent scientists have stat *d repeatedly that the continued testing here of A-bombs and other nuclear weapons con stitutes a danger to the health and welfare of all the American people. Much has been *atd, pro and con, about radio-active “fall out”, the possible pollution of the air resulting from the tests but to date, no one has done anything about the matter. Now, Congress has derided to take time out from dragging its feet on civil rights, aid te education, the battle over the budget, etc. to see if it is possible to get a definite answer a* to whether or not there is danger ahead, for all of us if these tests are allowed to eontinue. Since this is a matter that cannot be of ron uem for you and your future generations you may be interested in knowing what the chair man. of the committee Congress has set up to look, into this matter has to say about it. In jmnouncing the hearings which will begin shortly. Chairman Chet Hatfield (D.-Col.) ftad this to say: ‘ It is evident that a great deal of concern exists among the scientific community, and the publi at large of the problem of radio active 1 oris thrown into the air by nuclear weapon explosions, and over its effects upon man after it hat come 'down to earth. The plain fact of the matter is that none of us knows enough about this phe nomenon os yet and a great deal of confus ion has resulted from the mass of conflicting *tatements on the subject." Rnp. Ha tfield has thoughtfully drawn up mm* twenty pages of subject matter, ques fjtom and jaavses hie committee will want the THE CAROLINIAN Published by the Carolinian Publishing Company, 518 E. Martin* Street, Raleigh, N. C. Saccved as Second Class Matter, April 6, 1940, at the Post Office at Raleigh, North Gafolinn, under the Act of March 1879. Additional Entry at Charlotte, N. C, Rcrtess Six Months $2.7$ ...Qno Year $4.50 Payable in Advance—Address all communications and nvrVo all checks cmd money or ders payable to THE CAROLINIAN. Intenrtsfr United Newspapers, Inc., 644 Fifth Avenue. W. Y. 17, N. y. National Advertising Repre sentative. Tbla newspaper is not responstblo for tfc* return ot aneeiacited news, pictures, or advertising oqvj unless Jiecossßsy postage accompanies the CopF. P. R. JERVAT. Publishes Alexander Same* . Advertising & Promotion S b s®’ f° n . es News & Circulation v Jri **• • * Plant Superintendent J C. Washington Foreman, Mechanical Department Mrs. A. M. Hinton Office Manager Opinion, expressed in by-celunnu published In this newspaper ara net necessarily those of the iwb hratioa , an incoming generation, they will have re tarded the very thing of which they are guar dians and champions. None of us accepting these responsibilities should get so old on boards and educational bodies or in years that we would be taken for granted. One of the main requisites to occupy such a responsible position should be a burning desire to see that objectivity of purpose should be accomplished irrespective of personalities or positions. There should be no place in the great world of education for patronage. There is a great need to go beyond ourselves and seek out weakness and replace it with strength. Too long have many of us sat and painstakingly bypassed our duties because of indifference or because maybe we didn't want to hurt some one's feelings. On the other hand, the great hurt, because of the few individual feelings, costs our youth of tomorrow ttnbounding losses in the weaknesses we display in failing to leave to them a heritage of courage and Christian forthrightness. The CAROLINIAN pleads for mercy for these young Americans. We beg, in behalf of tomorrow’s standard-bearers of this great countary, of our board sitters, nice school pa trons, to look around more ardously for the needs of your America that we believe by vir tue of your position, you are interested in the advancement of the y«uth. And through you there could be a greater effort toward seeing that Prof, or Dr, John Doe wouldn’t sit all his life, believing it is his school, college or university. At this, the commencement season, we be lieve it in order to take stock, not of the build ings, etc., but also of the administration as the nice climates and occasions of the educa tional world*blind us from the kitchens and closets that need attention as do the well kept parlors. boys had arrived at the point they could com pete on even and better terms with the best the other race had to offer. It also brought an utterance of humble grat itude for tine achievement of yet another mile stone in the never-ending battle for' equality and freedom, Negro star performers in this interracial sports event were many. We best remember the performances of Calhoun of NCC and Elias Gilbert of Winston-Salem Teachers Col lege who brought the huge crowd leaping to its feet; by their thrilling finish of the 129-yard high hurdles. The crowd, predominantly white, who cheered these two bevs until it was hoarse, was not cheering for Negroes, it was expressing its feeling for an outstanding and thrilling race of two outstanding American athletes and we are grateful it was that way. array of expert witnesses to explore. The trou ble here, however, is that neither Mr. Hatfield or his committee members know just what questions should be asked. They are wonder ing if they are not omitting some vitally im portant matters from the agenda. They real ize all too well that they are literally envading the field of the unknown. This committee realizes that concern over the possible danger of these tests is mounting daily, a concern that is due to a number of things: the confusion and contradictions of the subject among scientists themselves; to the rising public alarm over “fall-out," re flected in the letters of protest received daily by congressmen as the world goes from A bomb tests to H-bomb tests. To date, no one ran truthfully say what the total knowledge this subject includes. No one can say how much or how little of the real facts can be or will be deduced from these hearings. Such elemntary questions as: What is “fall-out", how does it originate, what happens to it, what makes it a hazard, how do we learn more about it, how ade quate hj the information the committee is getting. Unquestionably there is going to be a real effort made not only to spell out what we do know about the problem of “fall out" but also to define the area that we do not know about. The committee's report should be an immensely valuable contribution to a subject that is not cloaked in dark mystery. After the committee has completed its hearings, slated now to last three weeks, and has studied the testimony heard, an attempt will be made to organize it into some recognizable pattern of true and false, it will then have to consider what, if anything can be done about the mat ter. For the first time, the public and Con gress are really collectively concerned over this threat of “fall-out". “Saving The World While The Constitution Is Undermined At Home” f —BUT UP- CAN'tX • ' THEY / YOU SEE I'M BUSY? \ K A I'VE TOLD YOU - ""7 " 1 MANY TIMES THAT ( / ) IT CANT HAPPEN { / L \ HERE —SO WHAT \ IN THIS m DAY BY DR. C. A. CHICK, SR. Taxes and Levels of Living: As was pointed out in my two recent articles on down to the final analysis we the people pay the tax bill, re gardless of what manner a giv en tax may be collected and regardless to who turns it over to the tax collector, and re gardless of what name may be given the tax. Thus, it follows that the more taxes v;e pay the less we have to spend for commod ities and services. Therefore, * taxes have a direct effect on the levels of living of the peo ple. The so-called tax on busi ness, either immediately or eventually, is paid by Mi - . Con sumer. In those cases where a given tax on business falls on owners or employees, con sun.era may get fleeting bar gains while temporarily ap pearing to have escaped the effect of the tax. But any such advantage is necessarily short-lived. We SENTENCE SERMG3S By REV. FRANK CLARENCE LOWRY For ANP Self-Starters—Quick Stoppers ri- Everyone wants a self starting car with especially de pendable brakes . . . but no one wants to deal with an un reliable human being who starts out well, but his or her obligations soon forsakes. 2. Only men and women with courage, and determination will leave real tracks behind . , . and their standards of living are worth imitating, for they strive toward heights sublime. 3. But only Christ oould en dure such poor souls like Pe ter who would curse when things got worse, then in an Actor’s attire could instantly appear as an innocent truthful liar. 4. Folks who can’t stay put when trials begin to gather and their pleasures appear on the decrease ... it is then when they arc. needed the most, that: they corn© around the least; for it is not in the storm they care to be caught, nor amid heavy burdens to be wrought. 5. Demss wa« this type of follow who liked the pudding IT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK BY GLADYS P. GRAHAM for Associated Negro Press AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN HITS THE NEWS Africa and the Caribbean are ports of call and ears and eyes are atune on doings of the leaders people and coun try. Gene Ashburn Holmes of Liberia and Sandusky Ohio distinguished lecturer singer artist achieved an additional milestone to her store of ac tivities when she was present ed here in a Songs of Africa recital at the Model Baptist Church in uptown New York. Penelope Johnson Ruffin, her cousin noted violinist in troduced the young novelist poet, Mrs. Holmes who is the daughter of Rev, Ashburn long time missionary of the R. L. Songs of Gollah, Val Kru and Post the five chief dialects of the twenty-six spoken in Li beria were sung by Mrs, Holmes THE CAROLINIAN must not forget that taxes on business are definintely a part of the cost of production—just like any other cost of doing business begins to shrink and die. In our competitive economy, profits to reward is risk tak ers, and to invest in techno logical advances, then it is not only the share owners who suf fer, but. all the other groups in the economy. In the long run, consumers pay higher prices for commodities and services not accompanied by increases in the personal incomes of the masses of the people, mean lower levels of living. .Histori cally the businesses that have been the most efficient pro ducers. When high tax rates limit the ability of the most efficient producers to maintain the space of their advancement in research development, man ufacturing methods and im proved production facilities, then the economy i* hindered when nice and mellow, but as soon as things began to tough en in Timothy’s pathway, he began packing up for a new place to stray. 6. These kind need no prompting to evade duty . . . they are truly self-starters who can take off in a hurry; but just let them scent some dif ficulty to share, and even quicker can they disappear than smoke in the air. 7. Most church people today are of this type, making a glamorous hut flighty showing that vanishes m the night , . . New Years, Christmas and Easter passers by, truly self# starters, but quicker stoppers, one can’t deny. 8. It is a blessing that the real church of God does not have to depend upon those un predictable creatures, who un consciously bear so many of Satan’s features, and pretend as if they are really going somewhere, but whose frail Christianity demands constant repair. fl, Yes, Peter was a. fair ex in costume. Her new book is being considered for publica tion by several publishers. Ambassador George Pad more is the guest, speaker for fho American Friends of Li beria's closing function of the year. The diplomat was pre sented at the United Mutual Auditorium, along with stu dents and other guests of West Africa present. Ambassador C. T. O. Kin? i 3 receiving con gratulations from some eighty one nations cf the United Na tions and his friends around the globe who are delighted to learn he is the first son of Li beria to be chosen as a mem ber of a visiting mission. Serv ing as chairman of the group for Togeland Dr. King and his colleagues are slated »,o depart the first part o i next month from. Paris. from achieving’ itr. full poten tial in raising the levels of living for all. A tax should not be so high as to dry up investment capi tal which the economy needs if its expansion is to keep pace with the nation’s growing pop ulation and hopes for a high level of living in the future. In short, tax costs that . re not immediately recovered from consumers in added prices may have their most immedi ate effect on owners But con sumers do not escape the ef fects by this means, for the reason that the consequent slowing of advancement and efficiency ana technology ul timately results either in high er prices or a slower rate of progress in their level ox liv ing. Again, it. cannot be over em phasized that only people stand the cost of taxes—and they sooner or later stand that cost largely as consumers. ample of this, who with im punity premised to go ail the way with Christ . . , but before the cock crowed, he had denied Him thrice—a self-starter, yes , . . but a quitter and a stop per all too fast. 10. My! what a pity the world is cluttered up with these selfish “Get-ali-you-can” folks who like to start off quickly with the Brass Band and pa rade, but stop so much faster when seeing ahead u, rough grade. 11 The Pharisees and Scribes in pontifical array wouldn’t miss a chance to be seen, like a. lot of proud folks today . . . but just tempestuous seas of dissatisfaction toward Christ’s cause appear, and these dink self-starters and ever ready stoppers will be nowhere near. 12. If you want Christ to know that you arc neither one of these, but His faithful ad mirer who wants always to please, just pray to Him often and stay close around, and He will know your Christianity is perfectly sound. Zondell Jollah Brooks, sister of Assistant Attorney General Angie Brooks of Monrovia Li beria is recovering from an emergency operation. Mrs. Jol lah is scheduled to graduate from the Poro School of Beau ty Culture where she has been a student of cosmetology. Those interested in Ghana have been interested In the shuffle in varied posts. C. T. Nylanders, has been appointed Education Minister. E. K. Bonsais, named Works Minister P. Y. Asa.ro, has taken over the new port folio of Labor. Cooperatives and Social Welfare with Hod ja Botsio. being named Minis ter of Industry and Commerce. Destine, Cimber and other Hai tians in the boroughs have been concerned with the edit of Brig. Gen. Leon Contave of Port-Au-Prlnce who has now WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 195/ Gordon B. Hancock *$ The Supremest Court The Supreme Court of the United States, on May 17, 1954. handed down its great decis ion that segregation, in our ed ucational system is unconsti tutional. That great decision left the nation in a state of wonder and the Old South in state of rebellion. Today three years after the decision, desegregation is far from accomplishment and the Old South’s state ox rebellion is far from being subdued, and at this writing thousands of Negroes in a “March On Wash ington'’ movement are meeting to protest the slowness with which the Supreme Courts mandates are being carried out and to protest the delaying tactics being employed by Con gress to enact civil rights leg islation. The civil righto legislation seems stalled by the delaying tactics of the determined southerners, who have declared that the rights bill shall not pass. The March on Washing ton movement is righteously conceived. It is not designed to embarrass our great nation in the eyes of the world—al though it will do Just that-—■ but its main design is to ap peal to "conscience of the na tion." This is the important thing, this appeal to the con science of the nation, by open ly praying to Heaven for de liverance. The March on Washington movement cannot therefore he gainsaid, for it is an appeal to Heaven, the “Supremest Court’’ of all. There are supremo courts and there are supremer courts: and then there is the "Supremest Court”, the court of Heaven. This is where the Israelites made their final and most effective plea, this is where our mothers and fathers here in America made their last stand against slavery, They prayed and Heaven heard their cries unto God for deliverance. And deliverance did come! The great notion of Marching on Washington is amply justified by former appeals by other peoples. We are told that it is not, by power and by might but by my Spirit “Sfsith the Lord”, Thousands of Negroes praying together in Washington well might trouble not only the can science of the nation of the world for color prejudice is a world problem made so by the struggles of the colored peo ples 10 be free. There is a holy stirring of all oppressed peoples and while taker? control of the govern men!. A number of individuals from New York loft, to attend the Caribbean Commission's twen ty-fourth mer-Un* held in St. Thomas Virgin Islands Ac-i --cuituvai cooperatives, commu nity nutrition and the status of coffee will be among prob lems discussed. I, OMR AIN E GOS SIN PRESENTS SONGS Lorraine E. Gossin, concert artist of Memphis and New York presented "My Songs” for the pleasure of guests a". Burton Cornwall? Studio. Miss Gossip has r-centljr made seve ral recordings. She holds de grees from LeMoyne (Mem phis) and New York Univer sity and has recently enrolled for her doctorate. Jose Greco Spanish dancer and his company at the Play- House on 48th Street and Di hann Carroll at the Blue An gel arc receiving crave no tices and audiences are Hock ing to hear aria see their di stinct line of show business. Schools here are winding up their programs and commence ment is in sight of seniors from the colleges In the city and state. Billy Graham noted evange list was heard by some 18,500 persons at, Madison Square Garden. His emphasis is on brotherhood and global peace Do’s And Don’ts ' (** UMM * it * ts MONDAY r,' 4 £?s>■ “Do Learn to Save and Break This Bad Habit.** these cause unrest and tur moil at times, it is a Whole some sign that times are changing for the better. It would be a tragedy if the op pressed peoples are satisfied and non-resistant in their op pression. What is transpiring in Washington today is but the dramatization of a people’s woes involved in the whole scheme of segregation; it, is but the confirmation of the belief that there is a God who hears and feels and under stands. The very gesture stirs the heart with solemn con templations. This appeal to the Supremest Court, should re quicken the conscience of man kind that there is a divine hand in the affairs of men The delaying tactics of the representatives of" the Old South are enough to make sick the heart of those who long and pray for the coming of the brotherhood of man. It must be remembered that ap peals to the courts of the na tions may be lost, but the ap peal to the Supremest Court of Heaven is never lost, for "knee battles” are never lost. The glorious thing about this Prayer Pilgrimage is that it shows that the Negro has not loss his contact with Heaven; that he has not let his begin nings in education and busi ness and great achievement, daunt his faith in God. God forbid that we should ever know too much and have too much to seek our Heaven ly Fathers' face. More strength to those setting out on the Prayer Pilgrimage! More cour age to those who would ap peal to the .Supremest, Court! The effective appeal of an opressed group depends upon Us faith and not its equipment. There is a great temptation for the strong to trust in their strength, but, relatively weaker groups put their trust in God. It, is better to be a member of a weaker group with faith in God than a member of the group whose God is its strength. As when Abraham left his native land to seek a strange land that God would later show him. he realized that it was better to be on the road with God than to be at home by himself: and so he went, out and wrought mightily. Bo the Prayer Pilgrimage jur fifies itself by dramatizing a new the Negro’s faith in God. An appeal to the Supremest Court 1 for ail peoples. Presbyterians lime armed race bias and have called for a firm stand in race j ola Lions. Racial segregation was described as a problem of such magnitude and urgency that if should take precedence over other social issues in A merican life today. Langston Hughes "Simply Heavenly”, show is playing to standees at the 58th Street Playhouse with a stellar cast. Lou Lu Tour dramatist made, her singing debut at the New ’fork Age Baby Show and was hailed. A better plan of Inte gration has been called for in the school system of Queens here. FORMER GOVERNOR DEWEY CITED The United Cerebral Palsy Group will cite former Govern or Thomas E. Dewey at its sec ond annual. Humanitarian A ward dinner to be held at Wal dorf-Astoria June 25. Mr. Dew ey is credited with bringing the cerebral palsy problem to the attention of the New York community during his terms as Governor of New York. The famed Caldwell Singers are be ins heard in the Waldorf-As toria Gallery m a very taxing progi a r.'. The group is headed by a CBS employee who s a fame has sr-t a precedent. Plans are in full focus for Decoration Day observances.
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