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EditoriaU Mp Cofofiio Comments CbeCd rUBUSHFD WCKKLY BY TIil CAKOLINA TIMES PUBUSMOfo' CO. MAIN OPFIfSB I IT E. PtAlM>DY ST. PHONES N-/III- DURHAM, N. C. I*7i71 L f AUSTIN, PUBLISHER WILLIAM A. TUCK. ’ EiVtw HCRBbKT R. TILLERY, ■••!•••• M«aa«iar CHARLOTTE OFFICE 4M |.S EAST SECOND STREET SUBSCRIPTION RATES IS.OO—Year, 11.26—6 i^ontba, 7tt-—S Months. ttar«4 M MMBd-cUaa awtter «t the post oSle* •t DailuuB, N. C„ noder th« Act «f Marck «rd IHllt.- Conversation Piece •Y MARC MORELAND, i*kD. SATURDAY. MAY IStK IMO THOUGHT **N«w lini'iffiai kmgk»m, O Ura*i, Um tk* je^BWwte., wUck 1 f*r t* do til—, *h«t jra ige i« amI i^mm« UaJ wUck tW Lm4 G^4 ti rMur imtk»r» clT«tli jtm."—0««l. 4il. A» th» m*nMx»a acerctly build on tha watary aod, Battold, 1 wiU-’bttild ma a nest on tfaa (TwMtnaas of God: 1 wtit fljr in tfaa praatnaaa of God as tha Manb-bea flia% ^ fraadom tikatt fills |il the space ’twixt the mart and tha aUaa: ^ - Bjr ao iBABjr roots as tha msrsh-pMS senls in the sod i will lay me »-hold on the grtsineas oY God.—Ijinier. NEW TO&K (TTP) — I mat man tha othw day, ft man named W. A. Bosttck. Ha's • wblta msD—«r, m be would say a man of the white “erpreasion" and ha comaa from Waco, Ter. Mr, Boatick is a follower of Fstthar Divine; beaidea, ha is an adTartixioff repreiantative of Father Divine’a weekly mMg*- sine, TU£ NBW DAY, Father’s widely circo^Med and popular publication. One would never suspect that Mr. Bostick is t Southern-born and Southern-eared white mm merely by tfHkinc to him. That is, unleis, Uk« myself, «ne is un familiar with tha metamorphasia which comes about in ona who accepts the te^aching and laadcr- abip of Father Divine. Though, in fairoesa to myself, i must state that I hava never been other tl^ raapectful to pcraoM of ral^oua 1>eUefa diif- arent t« ay .own, and that, not- withstaodiof my own critical temper in matter* of religious beliefs, 1 felt only the sincereft regard for the aimpla fAith of Mr. Bostick and his implicit trOat and full belief in Fatiier Divine^ Moreover, 1 could not but not* tiie no small miracle Fikher Divine had brought about in Mr, Boatick’a life and tha livM of many like him, I Uktd to Mr. Bostick, not merely bec»M« hr wa# qi^nted with tuch fine progrn»- sive-mindad frianda of whita “expresaion” a* Dr. John C. Cranberry, ona time profeasor of philosophy at Texaa Tech and Georgetown University, George town, Texas, and Stanley Clarke t,, . f- To What Is Race business Going the Tann.-bom and Oklahoma.- territory-reared socialist and friend pf Eoc«ne Deits, whose like one met louok far and lon«' to find in tha Southwest of to day, but becauae he repreaented in his own person the finest qualities of the pieiistic and uto pian strain which is as much a part of ttia democratic-liberal American tradition as, the econo mic-non-religious polUlically ra»> lisr, yet humanitarian, strain of the Jeffersons, the Lincolns, tiie Debs, thf ^tnley Clarkea, tita Lincoln Steflfena, the Veblens, the James Fords and Ben Davisas, and the other latter-day apostles of the human apirit, I *>t tha opinion that f»r too many of the poepla of my kind ara too often forgetful of the essentially religious basis ar.d strain of tha democratic concern for personal dignity and the rights of man, and, being aot dp itbt properly aAess the value of enlisting the aid and support of persons like Mr, Bostick^ whoaa pietistic leanings com mit them logically, howavsr UR- awarely, to th« rights of privnda Judgement and frea inquiry and proteatant asaertion, which righta lie at the heart of the modera democratic, liberal tradition. ^ Moreover, I am prepared to give far more respect and attan- tion to Father Divine and his movement if I run into a few more foUoweiv like Mf. Bostick. For if the F*thpr'« inf}«epc» can bring a man from Waao, T«xas, and give him an togatbar new and humanitarian cone^>- tion o^ his brothers of the colo red "expression." ^ New Deal Fails To Heed Negro Charges H Flagrant DiscrimlnaHon BY EMMETT J. SCOTT Tha New Deal continuea an attitude of tolerant amialulity towfrd Negroa wKen complaints are ngisUred with it regarding fLigrant discriminations in the adnunistration of its agencies that touch and affect Negro life, particularly in the South. It is in that region where racial and clasa prejudices hava full sway, and where tha majority group of the Democratic Party has complete and uchallenged control. For instance, when complaint is made of continued employ- mint, ond of the low estate of tha victim of cruel exploitation in the South, and in aome of the t^an, industrial eentera, reply is made that, "during the pfiM year some One Million and Half mea and women l^tve been taken off WPA roRT and placed back in private industry.” Pleasant new this is, remarks The Boston Chronicit, "as far as . liut for some people it doesn’t go very far. The state ment doesn’t indicate, for one thing, that very many of these people taken back under the wings of business were colored people. We seriously doubt that iLe statement COULD be lI^Lkle. The industries which have led jn this reemployifient hav^ laig^y bean those whose doors wer# Dfvtr mor* than cri4:ked to N«' groca, and since ^ buaine s aoUapse of 1929 hs^.J^eep Jy "For a 'million |«id a half people to go back to work in tb«aa iadnatries, therefore, does little, if anything, to change the picture of Negro employment. BY C. MONTAGUE CORLBQT • BDITOR'S NOTE: The TYP News Syndicate, in an effort to cov^r all of the many phases of National Negro Life, has obtain ed the services of C. Montague Corley, proprietor of the Corley Advertising Service, of New York City, to write a weekly column, W« believe that our readers will find Mr. Corley’s analytical mind productive of worthwhile oibservations and cnticisms. Mr. Corley, invites correspondence from intorestsd readers, and will answer queries pertaining to marketing, finance and adv«rtising, when made up on the inquirers letterhead, ac- companiel by ten cents (10c) in coin or stamps, to cover handl ing and msiling. IT WAS TOO HOT • Published in the sbove space was an editorial on the appean^oce ol tbe commiittee on Negro Affairs beftore the board of Kducation oi tne cKy of Durham. After pre-view of the editorial by several meinbers of the Affain Comonittee who felt It wa# too bot for public conaamjtion we have removed same from this column. ^scaon dMinng a private copy of the editorial may obtain same by writing or cikiing at the office of the CAROLINA TIMES. B. B. WE EXTEND OUR SYMPATHY WhB* tbis is being written friends and l%llow officers are maldng toKa to locate Officers W. J. Croom, T, H. Holloway, ^d Malone, who have been missing from their fishinf camp in part of the stete for several days. Mr. Croom as head of Iba Purham poUce department has gained the respect of both ^ba wWte and colored citisens of Durtiam, Hope for ijUrly success hi locating these ttiree very fine men is shared in by avery weU- Mafcing Negno cttisan of the city, aa well as ttiis oewsp^^r. It M not often that a city the sise of Durham is so fortunafte ia aaanrs Mm type of man to head its police deitsrtment as tlmt ex- mifflfftd by the Ufa of Mr. Croom, His aehisvement in raising the /tmjmmpoUts dap^^tment te one of tha moat efficient in the atete, saVHlad «dth tbe fact has added to the Dnrfa^te police force mMM at tlM finest youhg men av^Alable for its police force is wtHtjr of tha bighaat amoaMj>f praise. b MMt sitiaa tlia aiaa of Durham police officers seam possesa ad wltk Bm Idaa thput it ia tiiair Job to sea how much trouble they aaa b* to tba avaraga cHiMn rather than how much tewobls they ym #««rant tha average citixsn. Tfaroiigh hia fine leadarahip Mr. tf—aas has aoaceeded in giving to Duiham a police department that tnm/mn favpr^Jj wHh tiia beat in the nation. CABOfJHA T1MB8 on behalf of tbe ^rfocad dtfaanry of IlMrta that all three of the miasing men wfll soon ba locat- and alivs. Our anxiety and sympathy daring these jM^CBsa ara extended to their family, fri«nds and as* SOWir to fe« school with a slixnmsring of another in that he who has coaqnersdHis own tMHuaead the whola outward world.—flughea. Ara wa babes in the woods, in field of business? Is the Negro in American in-aejgendage unto the whoelT Or are we an inte gral portion of this great body? We are approximately 10 per cent of this nation’a total population, but our commercial iavestuMnts and business sctivi- ties ara proportionate in impor- tancs to tha whole as a doga toil is tbs rest of the animal. Cut it off and tha dog, will atill thrive oply minor inconvenience. Wa live here, ad it is a safe pre diction, that wa will continue to liva and dia in this great rich country. Small we remain con- sumeik and petty business pro prietors, each salted with in dividual importance? Or shall we function as a business, collec tive planning procaedure and stragegy from one eco^nomic oi>- jective to another. Each chosra for its known or potential »«■— value. Coutinnally trudging to ward tbe attainment of full citixenahip and the assumption or our share of req;>onubility pertaining thereto. fihonld not onr insurance com- anies lead Nc^o bosiness in a program of emancipation? Iliey have nataral propaganda out- kta. No advertising media is I mors affective than properly in stigated words of mouth. Thair hugh f|Mncial resources are in their favor natural desire for expansion should be their mo- Hve, the faster and tiie lai^er tha growth of Negro business, the more rspaid their (Negro Insorance) expsnsion, through additional investment opportani- ties and larger premium, possi bilities. Negro Insurance execu tives, seem Id operate under tha presumption, that they are com petitive, one with anotlter, wlien truthfully, white insurance is their natursl competitor. Therefore, it is their mutual benefit to co-operate, one with anther setting up a centraliicd propaganda soui^ and ayessary appropriation fo(r same. Said monies should ba adeqoata to sdequate to accomplish apaei tie purpose, never forgetting that paid labor or service ia na turally more energetie tiian tiia voluntary or friend for friend kind. % Spend dollars in earsfuUy spsce, and you’ll receive amrvieea planned, and illustrated diaplAy of vslue from the Negro praas. believidily tragic. When men wnmen of strength and the will til work are compelled to strug- t'lo along on wages of $75 to $200 * year, a truly sub-normsl, subiistence leve has been reach ed. The plight of the aharecropper the South is the plight of America. Nearly 100,000,000 men and children, bl^k and lite,, are the victims of this cruel system of feudalism. These people who hyve borne the burden and the heat of the Jaj' in producing cotton for the world’s consumption Sbre the vic tims of a ruthless system which has not only dehumanistd them, but last year, as climax, forc ed thousands and thoussnds of tlttm from the shsKks, called houses, in which they lived, to ws nder along the highways of the Nation as ‘‘American Re fugees,” ^ they have been de scribed. Our boasts of a democratic fcrm of govemmet hang in the balance, «nd cannot long con tinue, if these people are much longer to be regarded aS not be- worthy of having formulsfced for them a constructive program which shall do away wiUi the terrible conditions UQd?r which they now A tolerant amiability ia tha attitude of New Dealers when Uiese perv^, cim4ittonr ' IFa meiv4i«MC' with a smiling aa- surance tlyit complainte will be licked into, and* "if possible”, changed. They are not changed however. Red-tapeism jslnd com plicated formula of operation. This is tha story of the Negro' toi;ether with uni^dr and un- worker aa it comes from nearly I sympathetic administration, see even part of the country. No' to it that benefits shall not flow a|f)rnmUyf action or progr^ in-j in the direction of any ^‘ggre- aufuiflted t9 hnng about {he gate number qf colored farmera. Ushers Sponsor Program DUSIHAM -- 'l%a Firat Aid department of the Durham Utbera Union wiU sponsor a pro gram Sunday, 19, at the Bt^thsemane Baptiat Church, ^9 o’clock p, m, w}tfa Or. J. N. Ifflb guest q>eak. The pr(^:Tam ia pM foUowa: Devotionala Wekoma Addreas — Mias Outlaw Besposa — — — Mrs. Beid Bratcher Ftannia Selection — — — —Corns Forth QtyAisi Short Talk on First Aid — Ifaa, Carolina Dunn S«^-ection — — Choir Address — — - Gatbaemana Doctor J, N, Solo Mrs. Margaret Bica Morgjfifa Collection J. P, Pemberton and Mrs. Dora Jones Bemarks — Bav. Jamm Steward, Paator Miaa M^lMa McCray, Prss. Mias Daisy Mayo, Ba^y •mployment of able bodied eolo- red men in kidustry, or elw- whare. Just tolerant amifibility to keep them sweetened, as far SK possible, by giving them plac es on relief, tempofary jobs, “made work,” but seldom that permanent employment they seek for the support of their ii^faiiles. Also, apprecirt>ly little has been done to relieve tbe plight of the Negro farmer despite the huge soma of money spent by the De- polrtmani of Agriculture, the Tripla A, F#r^ ^qrity, and many other alpl^etical divisjops of the Department, during the last seven years; Ijocal ^ial prejudices have effectually intervend to deny him even a small portion of the benefite to which h is eentitled under the very regulstions of tbe Depp/kiment itself. 'Hus has comspired to drive Negro families from the farms and country life into highly com plex city life. The descending ladder has carried many, if not moat of them, from modest farm ownership to the share-cropper- tonant relationship, ^d fin ally, to being a dependent labor er at W4ges so low as to be a government employment, even under Civil Service, also becom es increasingly difficult to se cure. This notorious situation is of long st^tvding, and, during the psst seven years, has been aggravated by avery device of ofTici;{ldom to dishearten and discourage Negro applicante who pcssess the requisite qualifica tions, and who hfilve met the tests of exacting examinations. High ratings and high qu^t^ica- tions do ?iqt h^lp them when seeking Civil Service positions, 01 any other jobs which, by thousands and thousands, h^e gone to "deserving Democrats” of another color. These coditions cannot be changed by an attitude of toler ant amiability. A united demo- criscy and a united pjatriotism in Americ can be expected only when 4 camtnon opportunity is assured every citisen of our country—"the fruits of politic^ equality, economic opportunity, and the universal enjoyment of Jbasic, civil rights.” l%e New Deal has ^umentably failed to advance the cause of progress in these direction* for disgrace to “the richest country | the Negro citizens of America, on tha faca of the earth,” as is even if ijU claims in that direc- so often boasted. *- ition are raucous, and sometimes The statistics of the situation I persuaaive. Tbe facts find the relates a condition of affairs un-1 record dispute them. To Hold Nat4 V Camera Contest Down On TheFaim BEWARE OF SWINE INFECTED WITH fcKYSIPELtfK; RALiEUGH — Beware of hand ling swine infected with erysipe- 1^, is the grim warning Dr. C. i>. Grinit^lls, veterinarian of N, C. State College, offers to farm- erri of North Carolina. “Wa have received reports from the Ameri can Foundation for Animal Foundation for Anintal Health that swine erysipelas is spread ing rapidly in 39 Sti^tea and North Carolina ia one of ti)« States,” he said. “Human beings are, d^ger- ously susceptible to the same germ which causes swine «ry- sipelas, and farmers should be extremely ^eful in handling disease hobs,” the veterianarian continued. "More than a thou- uniid auch (^es of human infec tion have already been reported in the country. “The human dls^^J^iXQar^ «s ' '•wipe£oi^''irivolvaa severe ^id painful swelling of the hand, wrist or forearm, and in some instances results in a serious systemic condition, from which heart lesions m^ result. Treat ment extending as long 'as 10 weeks may b« required before tbe disease can foe conquered.” Dr. Grinnells also r«port«d thal the disease has been traced to iambs, turkeys, and possibly other farm animals. In the past l(| years - it become ona of the major threats in swine rais ing. . "One of the factors confusing to tha farmer is that symptoms u erysipeUA and hog cholera axe 40 similar that it is difficult to' tell the two diseases apart,” the two diseases apsirt,” the warning states. "Even the trained veterin iarian fresu^ntly haa to resort to ■^oratory tests tg be certain. This similarity of symptoms adds to the danger, both to the farm- on d to his herd,” ‘ThcLtst CoI(MIJ’T#> MANmoO, N^. — P a « 1 Grean'i historical bansa "Tlw Lost Colony” will open ita fourth summer seaaon f* tha Waterside Theatre here Juna M, and run through Sept 8, aeeord- ing to an jionounoement mada today by D. Bradford Fearing; president of tha Boanoka Is^nd Historical Association. The announoement was aa^Ma following a conference of Boaor oke Island officials, AatlMr Green and Samuel Selden, dirae- toi of “The Lost Colony.” It was decided at the meeting that honceforth tba drama will be prcduced every summer in con nection with the local /itaaiver- ifiry celeibrations. Originally presented in cMaea- tion with the SOtth annivenary of tbe founding of Ae first Eng- lies colcHiies in tha New World ^'nd tha birth of Virginia Dare first English child on Amesiaan soil—^"The Lost Colony" haa sinea been sean by mwe than a quarter million spaetators.' Produced on tba very site of tbo first colony, thiAgr^ out door historical apeMarle baa be«n acdaimed by orBics, ed«ca tors, civic l^sBers, Pnaident and Mrs. Roosevelt, who witnesMd it on two different auauners. Writing in bar syndicated eoluBin “My Day,” the First SiCAGO — A national con test, oP*n to every amateur i>hoto gn^her ia the nation, will be sponaored in connection with the American Negro Exposition by the Lens Camera club of Chicago it was announced ^t ^eek by Atty. Ulysses S. Keys, club president. The competition wUl be tbe Sccond Annual Contest Salon of the Lens Camera dob, which held the first of the series lafet summer at the Washington Park field house. It ia planned to hand between 100 and 200 printe ^ the Xxpositfon in the Chicago Coliseum from August IS through Sept. 2, the last days of the national celebration. Of the printe selected for hatag ing, 10 will receive awards. First, Mcond and third medals and scv%n honorable mention ribbons wHI be plflced on these photo- gt'aphs, and other prizes will also be given- The nature of these prises have not yet been determined. Any anyltenr photographer in the nation may submit six prints o' less, with white competitors restricted to pictures of Negro life and colored canvera enthu siasts unrestricted as to choice of subject material. Pictures must be black and white, fl> least 5 by 7 inches, mounted on re gular 10 by 20 inch salon mdunt irg stock, and . may be toned but n.t tinted. The 10 winning printe f-Vito- matically become the property of the ckmera club which also may request the lo^i for a period not exceeding two months, of the negative of any print select- e-1 for hanging. Other prints will be returned only if accompanied Flease turn to ^age Rve BE SURE WATER SUPPLY IS PURE I RALEIGH — Select the right kir.d of pump ^tnd be sura the water supply is pure, then you huve solved the nM>st important pi oblems in installing a farp water system, decU.b-es Howard M. Ellis, agricultural engineer of the State College Extension Seiv vice. “Then pump is the heart of the system, but of course it needs pure water to the farm f£.lnily safely,” h« said. One of the simplest pumps is the hydraulic ram. This is a de vice for pumping water by means 0^ water power. Tbe conditions necessary for opei^^ting a ram are: A supply of water with a all of at least two feet to the location of the ram, and suffi cient fall below the ram to drain away the water used in its opers tion. I I A shlUlDw well pump may be used satisfactorily where ground water can be reached within of the surface. For lifto between 22 and 100 feet, jet type pumps f«e becoming very popular. Dtep well pun)j>s set directly over the well may be used for lifts of more than 22 fsat. HOT WEATHER HARD ON MULES AND HORSES -I BAILEjIOH — Unfortunately for horses and mules, hot wea ther and *ths season of hefil/y work come together. Earl H. Hostetler, professor of animal husbandry at N. C. Sii'tte Collegia says that is why work stock re quire special care in tha summer months to avoid heelt prostra tions. “Heat will not necessarily kill all animals, jbut those which re cover will have their usefulness impidired for the rest of their lives,™ Prof. Hostetler adviaed. "This loss of valuable work animals at a busy time of the ycfBT is a needless waste that can be prevented by properly fead- “H mads tha ftaatest inq>r«aa- ion «M an of us. I was intsreated to find that thera were aart from almost every It^ie in ttia Union, which shows that paqpla are beginning to know mbflt ia 'worth seeing, not only becauae of its historical interest but be cause of ite intrinsic beauty. Paul Green haa achieved a re- mnrkabla artistic suocsss." The cast of 160 actors atod dancers will again be composed mostly of nativs isl^der^ and fisherfotk. Director Selden wiU resume his duties late oaxt month to 'whip tbe drama into shape for presentetion in conneo- tlcn with this yaUr’s KStd an niversary celebration at hisUA'ia Fort Raleigh. A chorua of thirty from tha Westminster Choir of Princatea New Jersey^ undsr the direction of Theos Croak, will again supply ths music^ backgroud for tMa drama. The score, based on Ittth century English ballads, hyouia and cfirols, waa coHscted by Au thor Green and arranged by Lamar Stringfield, > "Ths Lost Colony” tontiauM as a non-profit venture sponsor ed by tbe Roaoeka Island Hlstori cal Association, Autlior OrevB wrote tha drama gsakis'and sola- ly for presentation by tbe na- ci\ee of Roanoke Island on tha site whars it h^petiad. tt is hla biggest hit yet ae doeia’t raceivf Pleasy^urn to Page Flva in^r and caring for the faithful horses and mntes,” Tba animals huM)andnyln malE- et the following suggsstiona for avoiding hot weattier damage to workstock: Hoiaea find maka should ba prepared lor heavy work by first starting graduaOy with light woA vmtU titey are thoroughly seasoned fJhd sbls to continue with the task at hand for several hours at a tima, with orly time out for abort periods. i) During tha raat perloda, tha workstock should an ofh portunity to drinfc water. After tbe day’s work is ovsr and tha animals have had H^porta»- ity to eat thefar evening naal, they should be tonted Iota • good psistura for tha ntgbt. Ia the pasture there should ba aa •mpla supply of water and mlt Horses ilnd mdles a* beavjf work . abould hava adnBtioaal grain and less hay, with of coor- •10 grsss, saU, and water. On idle days, thsy should ba fsd little or no grain, dspsedieg upon ths kind of hMr and paa- ture. ^ ( In conclusion. Prof. ^ostttlar said: "Horsss and muies that ara properly fed and kept eomfort- able cire usually willing and laith ful worksrs. Farms'* who follow thsse few simpls suggaa- tions can cease to worli about losing a valuable work ,aniau) fiom hefilt prostration dvriac tha busy crop ssason." Continiitd on
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