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PAGE FOUR American Edu Two seemingly unrelated issues are now playing s terrific game of tug of war in this nation. Though wide apart on toe surface bath of these powerful issues are giving our educational system a terrific test. Each issue furnishes a test of whether this nation is founded on the principle that each individual has a right to enjoy life, liberty and the pur suit of happiness without being in danger of harm from other individuals. In the tragic Little Rock situation, our basic educational system has failed miserably to point the wav' to a bettev understanding of man's relations to man. The significance of this fact cannot be overestimated, posing as it does a distinct threat to the continuous peaceful operation of the American demo cracy. The second test is on the economic front an issue of vital importance to evc-ryonc. Here, again, we find that our educational system has failed to meet thin problem in a satis factory manner, in s manner calculated to a -for a democratic distribution of the na tion’s wealth. When these two issues are ioined it can readily be seen that they are not as far apart as they appear on the surface. In Litt!< Rock the test is whether Americans of races can live peacefully together while <u joying full and equal privileges guaranteed by the Constitution. On the economic trout the problem is whether or not all segments of the economy will be permitted to enjoy a tor share of the fruits our Constitution provides through the democratic processes. The Little Rock crisis cannot be considered as a purely local affair. The undertones of what has happened there are felt all over the country. As a matter of fact In a certain sense. Little Rock. Arkansas represents the failure of our educational system as a national whole It would be wholly irnrealistic to be lieve that those responsible for the break down of democracy in Little Rock could have gone as far as they have with a type- of intan gible support from other sections of the na tion. Education failed to meeet the demo cratic test in Little Rock but it is not con ceivable that if the basic principle underlying the true concept of education were strongly intrenched everywhere there would not, there could not have, been the impasse that has de veloped in Little Rock. It might be fitting and proper to give the name of L'iYtlc Rock to other places whue defiance of the law has proven that the A merican conception of education has not been accepted. In widely scattered sections of the nation It has been demonstrated that there were many who do not feel black Americans should be privileged to act and live like other Americans. In the South where the so-called ‘■separate but equal” tradition was over-turn ed by the U. S Supreme Court, the majority of the whites have indicated that they are not whiling to accept that decision. ,Education has failed to free them from ra cial prejudices and give them the understand ing that equality can never be separate, that it does not allow one group of free Ameri cans to restrict another group to certain areas, privileges and places The acute break-down of the. democratic concept of education in Lit tle Rock focused world-wide attention upon that city because of the tragic events that have stemmed from it, but in that break-down e pattern is revealed that proves with dra matic clearness the basic failure of demo cratic education in America. Going back to the economic straight jacket now strangling this nation, an issue is pie- Tn the Oth chapter of the Gospel of St. I.u'xe are found some of the most practical and pro found sayings of our Lord, j< us Chris’ recommend this chapter as preferred reamuß for ail who wish to it am more of the p: .'«•*» =- ral imports of Christianity and esprcinllv for those who would delay in doing good or nave fthbi* and offer excuses for their failure to ac complish rightful missions. This entire chapter can serve as a valuable guide for those seeking spiritual understand ing and guidance into the fuller life that Christ came to proclaim. We feel, however, that wo, as Negro citizens of this state and nation, would do well to pay particular attention to the 62nd verse of this chapter. Christ is speaking to a man who wanted to turn from following Him in order to go back and bid his relatives bye, ‘'Anri Jesus said unto him. No man having put his hand to the plow, and Looking back, is fit for the Kingdom . ®f God.” I Os course that admonition is applicable to all mankind. But when we look at the many failures due wholly or in part to our disinclination and refusal to follow’ through to completing tasks that are necessary and vital, if and when we make that type of apprasial, It appears that Christ was •peaking directly to us. In fact He. was because the statement was intended for all In need of such advice. Right* and privileges like liberty, are only - - warp in the hands of those who know how to n-v them advantageously. They, like the talents with Vhich we are endowed, must be properly used or they »re token from us. % JJitm a long and bittor fight, the Congress has THE CAROLINIAN PwblSsShod by the Carolinian Publishing Company, 518 E. Martin Street, Raleigh, N. 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View POINT ___ <lg bgP6i “Hand To The Plow" cational Trial seated that has tested the effectiveness of our educational system for a long time. If this country continues to build an economy in which businesses and people continue to be in debt to the nation’s financial interests, the total purpose and ideals of a democratic econ omy will always be defeated. Debt with cer tain limitations has a rightful place but when debt assumes the proportion of a creditors’ monopoly, an economic democracy in impos sible. Every fair-minded person wishes to see the rights of labor protected in every legitimate way. During the past two decades this seg ment of our economy has come a long way in closing the gap that for a long time gave Capi tol an unfair advantage. There are many in dications that now’ the tide has turned to such an extent that the power of labor or rather the power of labor organizations must be curb ed not to protect eapitol but to protect the consumers of labors’ -production. If the United States allows an economy to be established in which labor unions monopolize economic pow < r a democratic or people’s economy is im possible. The test education is following Is whether segments of our economy can be brought in to and kept in a state of balance so that no special group or interest dominates or can dominate another. The magnitude of this test can bt st be appraised by focusing the spot light of attention upon the steady rising cost of living index. Every person readily agrees that there is something radically wrong and strenuous attempts are made by each particu lar segment to pin the blame on another. The real truth of the matter is that no group, no segment, no interest has bothered itself to examine its practices to determine whether or not they were in conformity with the demo cratic ideal. Education docs not teach or allow for ex ploitation of one individual or group in order to satisfy the selfishness of others It might or might not be hard to point an accusing fin ger in the direction of those responsible for the sad state of affairs the American economy is now facing. The guilty ones can be found in many places, occupying many positions and the victims of their practices are legion. This is a gr at nation, a prosperous and strong nation, The principle upon which it was founded has served as a model for manv countries seeking to establish themselves up on a foundation of equality and freedom for all. The educational system of the: United States is patterned after the ideals set. forth m the Declaration of Independence and the Federal Constitution. This system is in fact the very implementation of the* democracy s;i forth in those documents. It is, therefore, imperative that the onslaughts upon this ideal, this educational concept be reduced to a mini mum because of the destruction of this sys tem would forete 11 and hasten the final des truction of the nation. , There art many millions of American citi zens of all classes and races who are viewing with righteous alarm the test the American education system is now undergoing. They know that until the attitudes and thinking that produce Little Rocks have been educated nut of the hearts of the dissenters, the safety and welfare of all are threatened. These pat riotic Americans who are working and pray ing for a rightful balance of power and pros perity, a prosperity that can be shared and enjoyed equally by all. have seen the hand writing on the wall and are sounding the warn ing to all. passed and the President has signed a modified t- -ij nights Bill. The chief provision of this is the, protection it provides Negroes in their nslv to ‘vole. The question now' is will Ne groes avail themselves of this protection? Will they rnihiv time they can. by voting substantially and :»itelli gently, realize many of the ambitions thev have professed to want? Or, will they turn their hacks on this hard fight for right and allow it to decay ? Here in Raleigh, Negroes have had no difficulty in voting tor several years. The predominately Negro precincts are man ned by Negro officials But for over ten years we ha veto ailed in our attempts to put a Negro on the City Council. Negro candidates have had their names on the ballot ever since the councilmatic type of city government has been in use here. There is always a flurry, a great loud mouth pre diction and h mock effort made bv us during each election but it all ends In the same dismal de feat. Why is this? The answer is simple, we have not grown up ‘here in Raleigh. We gladly put our hands to the plow but before turning over a foot of ground, we turn our backs on the whole idea and go about our usual careless and indifferent ■ways. Being snubbed and rebuffed in our efforts to get decent housing, paved and properly lighted streets, better public protection, Negro firemen, preventing encroachment upon our properties and other courtesies, privileges and rights af forded other citizens have all failed to alert us to the need for voting. We believe all of this is proof of the rightness of Christ’s injunction, ‘No man having put his hand to the plow and looking back IS fit fur the Kingdom of God.” As we under stand it the fruits of this Kingdom are "life, lib erty and the pursuit of happiness." THE CAROLINIAN It Will Nst Hold until We Release Our Weakest Link I 1 > > SENTENCE SERMONS BY REV. FRANK CLARENCE LOWERY For ANP 1. There are certain func tions and aides that the hu man body demands that can not be neglected , . . and many things hurtful that must be re jected. 2. The human body so richly endowed with all of the ear marks of Divine Wisdom, can not be allowed to carelessly treat God and forfeit the riches of His Heaven. 3. For man is so constituted that he cannot live apart from God. and hope to escape the results of his own sinful acts that do not lead to an ever lasting reward. 4. But following his own mmd and pursuing his own course he unconsciously drifts from bad to worse, until mid dle and old age quickly steal on. almost, too late to amend for the wrong deeds he had done. 5. Saul was becoming a fa tal victim of this frightful cir cumstance. though blessed with education, prestige and finance, IT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK (For Associated Negro Press) Rev. Robinson Gets Mexican Divorce Rev, Robinson is alleviating a number of his attachments. The Church of the Master clergyman and expert on Afri can affairs has been granted a Mexican divorce from his wife Helen Brodie Robinson from whom he has been sepa rated for sometime. A private settlement, was made out of court. Mrs. Robinson a former school teacher is a native of Charlotte, N. C., and holds a post in New York in social service. Rev. Robinson who an nounced that he is not a can didate for the presidency < his alma mater) ol Lincoln Uni versity plans to sever his con nections with the Community Center which is currently in volved in a fund raising and building drive. Africa Moves Ahead Africa* the continent, of the future moves ahead. Changes are taking place in many areas. Liberians are all shook up over the changes in Presi dent tubmon's cabinet which are going on at an unexpected pace. William Dennis veteran treasurer and a long time member of early United Na tions delegations has been re placed by the eminent Chart's Dunbar Sherman an expert in the field of finance and World YMCA Chairman. A. Cassell, Head of the De partment of Justice, has been replaced. Angie Brooks tiis As sistant Attorney General( Cas sell's) here at the United Na tions was unavailable for a statement as to tile firing of her boss. Ambassador C. T. O. King, permanent delegate to the United Nations from Liberia was among distinguished guests nt, the New School of Social Research present for the open ing of the New African Center, Dr. King was chairman of the U. N. Mission to Togoiand which recently released a de tailed report on the activities •in the area. Marshall Williams of the Division of Personnel in the United Nations is the nar - rator for a film of Togoiand and other points in Africa vis ited and filmed while be was on another United Nations Mission, but bound by Satan’s subtlity and harm seemed unaware of any impending harm. 6. God had to shake him up one day, to drive all false pride and arrogance a,way; for Satan had him bound, and only one source of relief could be found —that source was Christ, and definitely no other means could suffice. 7. With the power of an earthquake he did shake, but it was a light brighter than, the sunlight of midday that burned his stubborn sips away, and melted the demoralizing sin cataracts from his eyes, that no longer in darkness God’s works he would di.spi.se, 8. Then softer .linn the morning dew his heart was so mellowed that with Christ he had a sincere and humble in terview, which after sharing his Master’s leaven, must have stored the very Angels of Heaven. 8. Nicodemus in like man BT GLADYS P. GRAHAM Attorney Williams, a native of Oklahoma and a product of Prairie View, Washington University and New York Law School, had the opportunity of being op a United Mission in Korea and is celebrating some twelve years with' the Interna tional body. Christine John son who was highly feted in Ghana with her academic col leagues while on an educa tional tour has been invited to lecture and show her films in Louisville ard New York. The Chicago school marm saw Prime Minister Nhrumah af ter some twenty years in a re union in the newly liberated state Dr. Bonce Continue* In The Air Dr. Ralph Bunche United Nations Mediator is enroute to Vienna for the International Atomic meeting. He is expected back at his desk in November. Mrs. Bunche accompanied her husband on the European trip. The battle for equality is slow ing, being won according to Mayor Wagner who spoke at the nineteenth annual observ ance (Interfaith Day), New Gals Hit The Sheets The news picture In Man hattan is rapidly changing and some new faces will writ© for readers of the Courier and the Amsterdam News. Ruth Ellin r - ton. Alpha Kappa Alpha sot or and Urban League expert What Other Editors Say... PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE —‘‘Why place all the blame for the mob violence in Arkan sas on the head of Governor Orval Faubus? Are the more than 100.000 citizens of Little Rock who did nothing to pre vent the riot blameless? Are not the millions of Americans across this country who for al most 100 years have kept their mouths shut as red-hot coals of fire were heaped upon the heads of Negroes, Just as guilty as Faubus, the little backwoods politician? “Faubus is only p symbol of the cowardice of meet Ameri cans when the question of Ne gro rights is involved, mr with ail of his culture and training' was also shaken be yond his imagination, when this same unconquerable Mas ter stepped in at a signal hour, and inoculated this renowned scholar with, the dynamics of His unlimited heavenly power. 10, This was the man v> whom Christ spoke the eternal “MUST” knowing he was of the upper-crust. 11, This Eternal “MUST mustered Nicodemus out of Satan’s Army and offered a way of enterance Into celestial bliss and Eternal Harmonv. 12, “Ye MUST BE BORN AGAIN”, was the startling phrase he at first could rmi understand .. . But this match - less Savior neevr left a men in a quandary on whom He desired to bestow favor, and definitely gave Nicodemus fur ther to understand that, , r o live eternally with Him he MUST be spiritually bom again. will write from New York scene exclusively for readers of the Pittsburg Courier, Social do ings will be her specialty. Another attractive maiden Marguerite Belafonte (Harry's first frau) has taken over the spot held down by Betty Gran ger who will devote full time to WLIR. Writer Alma John and Duchess of the WWFL Homemakers Club and (ho first, female radio announcer to take over a commercial spot at Sach’s Furniture Store (Third Avenue Center) Is br ing saluted on her anniversary with her radio show by her fans and admirers. Lou LuTour, Global News head and founder of LaCheer ics has been named Woman of the Year by journalists on the beat who are readying a testi monial and dinner in her hon or at Hotel Static)' ‘s Manhat tan Room Moran Weston Assumes Rectorship Rev. Dr. Moran Weston was installed as priest and rector of Si. Phillip’s Church, i,he largest Protestant, Episcopal. Church in the oouniry by the Right Rev. Horace W, B Don ogan. In investing the youthful rector with the duties of his office Bishop Donegan urged him to speak out against racial discrimination and humanisa tion of life Rev. 'Weston's 85* year-old father came up from Tarboro, N. C. for the services. ‘Can anyone who saw the bitterness and the hatred which ooned from the faces of the white Riri3 and their elders as the blood-thirsty mob gath ered around the Central High School in Little Rock deny that they suffer from a malady which sears their souls? "It is time for Americans to stop kidding themselves about the racial problem. They should know now that southern lead ers don’t understand as much about the problem as they have lend the nation to believe; and that, if the white South is per mitted io continue to dominate the thinking of Americans, due result woi'Mi than those which WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCTOBER i! 1557 ea m m, a*? mr ko* a * * « JUS 1 iUK tUN BY IMARCI S IS. i’.. ■ I.U ARI TAXES TAKE A HIDE IN NEW ORLEANS (Tunc 3.45 a.rn,): Two men boarded the Greyhound “Cruiser'' which w. s er. route to Birmingham and Atlanta. They soon lost then identity among the twenty In e passengers. Ti&vtl was routine all morn ing. Os course there wc-ie bus stops for new passengers rest and snacks Wh< o the bus pulled into the Mississippi town made famous by the Times-Pi cayunne, little did we dream that would be the b<... lining of u spicy conversation following die vest step, AT REST STOP: When all persons had reclaimed their seats nnd three new passengeis were aboard, the bus pulled out of the station and rolled into high gear. A man across the aisle looked up from the Times- Pi.'syunne he -ad bought and over at the fellow in the seat directly in front of me. “Friend.” he said to the man in front: of ;rie,” my name is ADDIE BEE ™» what's yours?” “BEN CORNY A RD,” the nmn replied. What's the news?” ADDIE BEE: ' Nothing much! —■But T see where a wealthy lawyer’s been put in the "goox** house- for income tax evasion. We gotta put a stop to this tax robbery. It’s getting harder to support the government in n manner to which it has become accustomed CORN YARD! Why don't yon make a complaint to your Con gressman? ADDIE BEE: What good would It do? 'Handing paper to Coffey lid) Like to see it? fCornyard reaches out and tak es the paper.) Work Hard, Save Your Money ADDIE BEE: A miser used to be a man who saved his money. Bui tod'iv, we would call him a miracle man. I advise young people to work hard and save :h< <r money, and maybe they II be able to pay their taxes in one installment. No wonder a newborn baby cries. It's hun gry, naked and already owes the government $1,700, Yes sir. doc tors tell us the average man lives thirty-one years longer than he did in 1800. Ho has to in order to get his taxes paid. CORN YARD- Why 5iT put the matter before Congress? ADDIE BEE: The f • '.pay- " no longer fears that Congress will let nim down all he hopes for now is that Congress well lot up on him. Yes sir. our law makers don’t see in in rea '- that pur country > ;>s found- d now rock this nation will surely follow. Far as sut-ly as God sun shines hatred beto* -n tbu races v. ill ultuhatoi.r bur: - ituo a conflagration which will de stroy us.” * *• * AFRO - AAtERK'AN BaIf;- more - “There is widespread agreement; that President Ei senhower underestimated the lengths to which southern states are willing to go to defy the Supreme Court ana the ia-,v of the land. “Let’s make no mistake a bout it, the President didn fc correctly evaluate the mental ities of governors like Fan rs and Griffin, congressmen like Ervin and Talmadge. “Kasper inflames individual, riots, but the bible of law break - ers is interposition, pupil plaw - merit, gradualism, and tin? Southern Manifesto Reached by senators, congressmen, gov ernors and the bn: busin ■■■■-) men who flitted round lhe President on his Georgia va cation trips. “He misjudged their double talk and their flattery. Ho failed to give the Supreme Court, decision on school inti - gratton his personal approval and enthusiastic backing “He should have known them better. “Almost too late he recog nizes their mouthing* of slates rights as, what all the rest of us know, nullification and re bellion. “He underestimated them. “That's what got us into tic; Little Rock ir*e«s. We will be in a mall of a hess if the ad ministration. underestimates the Russians too.” >. v • THE CAROLINA TIMES, f I'- life; JP&W .7 ’ :£5 V ' .. 1 ]:>: ■;!::j| ;rgg||p^" .. .. Um vehicle AMBUSH 'tQ'ftXtWb partly to avoid taxation. Coin yard, in u remind? me I have a taxation version of the Gettys burg Address! Her*, reed it! 1 Hand) folder to Cornyards. CORN',"ART': iHe rakes it, reads, and hands it back to me.) Here's what I read: “Two score and some years ago our fathers brought forth upon this tiaiion a new tax. conceived in desperation and dedicated to the proposiiion that all 0.,0n are fair game. ".Yew v> are engaged in a S.vai m-'-v' of nakukitjons test ing whether that taxpayer or any taxpayer so confused and so impov3ri.-.bnd con Jons endure. “We are met on Form 104(1. We have eoine to dedicate a large portion of our income to u final resting place with those moo woo here spend their lives that they may spend our money. “It is altogether anguish and torture that we should do this, hut in i legal sense we c.-,nnot. evade-, we cannot cheat, we can no*; ucd'wcxrjmsi.- this tax The conceit;, -2 .ck»,-*»r and sly. who • bey-nd our power to add or ijubtXSci, “Our creditors will little .note noi* iong remember .vh p * w» pay here but the Bureau of In tnrnal Revenue can never forget what wc report here. "It is for us taxpayers rather to be devoted here to the tax return which the government thus far has so nobly spent. It is that from these vanished dol lars we take increased devotion to the few remaining; that w* here highly r - solve that next year will not find us in & high er income bracket; that this tax payer. underpaid, shall figure out more deductions, and I hat taxation of the people, by (be Congros-i and for the Govern ment shall not cause n«r sol vency to perish from sh« earth. <'Pretty clever, 1 :* 'grated to ADDIE BEE.* ADDIE BE”: Giml you ‘*-ke b! Have you heard this Story *• bout the preach*:; v. ho came .along and wrote or; the ncc: “i pray for ah “ The lawyer wrote underneath “T pie >■! (or all." The electro aded. “T r-‘ r scr'bc for all:’’ 'Use plain. cY’* gen wrote: “i, pay for ah.” (I rcachld my -urn -v.if nm t >: • i ’ yia: : \s Annrg nriT' add?- fX}iV ! v.!: "R f", ks'i [ 'iir J'D »>j . o |-> y ( > and the lumpd i KakloH Court iit Hoc.: of Old Sou-th. It i> b^eonui;;.: t. h ly t death may be a -low and ago j 01'1 f : ; P * vd it would be vhor&€V- No on $ tbout’lii that the Sautb would F.ocf&t the Sttprcme Court’* in- In-prm.atioPi of the n&Hon-ii liiv vHt’iiO', *i it fig.:';!,- Tnat r iclit j« becomiiis more bitter every ti a y. “The South scf-iur, drifting into the kind of mood which prevailed when the Citadel ca det fired from the Union Ship. The arraying of the Arkansas federal court, and the decision of a town in Mississippi to drop the national anthem m favor of “Dixie” at athletic, contests i.ins fall are lust two symptoms of Uty, mood It. !? to be hoped that, there are sbli enough ~c hcr-headed Americans in the South to check this drift to ward anarchy. “The blame for the darken ing mood of tne South cannot be laid entirely to hoodlum fi rmer,* . b,,d ,mi M lll'Mii n deed of violence be. The re:?' blame lies first of all with those highly placed officials who first opened the Pandora's box of lawlessness by urging the citizens of Dixie to denounce the Supreme Court justices, to brand Them n? traitors, and leftists and v. no actually told them that they were not com pelled to abide by the court,’» finding'-* . •
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