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PUIUIHIB WaeiH.Y BY ^*fB OASOLIMA TI«ES PUBUSI wO. II? E. KABOOY SI. DU*J:. f,I, M. C, PHONES N-7ltt *r J ,*Tl EaUr«4 M wcood cte« mater at the r 4 Ofice ai DurhMti, N. C. nndar the Act of Ibir.Ii 3rd, 18^. Oiw NewfttiiMllSau^ Mlii By henry CI.AY 04Yia »N i ■»! I 11 i .■i-i-H 11 HU 111 I ■! Hi! || 11 | >.|i 11 J | |j | ||, j |,|, iV DSAN & >. HANCOCK L. £. AUSTIN. P'JBLISHER IU.IAM A. TUCK Editor HEIt%£«T It TIIXBRY. Bmwm. SUBSCItlPTI chaiujOti^ onpicfi EAST SEOOND STKEJBT TBSs M.0»—Ymf, $l.as_« MmOu. r»1 f* b> FIFni OOLUMMISTS IN AMERICA Tlie creatcst mtBAc* to ti>« Amerktli way of life ie not the Piitii Coivunnist movement in this country, u lorae would have u* bclicTe, but a ccrtaio element of to-called American citiseni who ««uld take froip nisority groups in the United States tiie right of the ballot. Iliis elements, under the pretense of protecting this coaniry agniost Negro domination, arc paving the way for Com- OMaisai and other “isms’* to spread their evil doctrines far and n«u’. !■ • deoMontic primuir h«M in Geoiiria « few dajrs ilco, Negro t«xp«y«i« asd other citixegs were not allowed to vote for the nom- iqati«i «f a governor. Nomination for the of&e on the democrati-^ tiehel is Gcoigia is tantamount to eleetion. Hence Negro taxpayers and citizens have been kept from voicing their choice in the elec tion of a goveraor, whose duty it will he to govern them, as well •s those who did vote. Preventing a citizen from voting merely beciltise he is a Negro xMy not be Communiem or Totalitarianism, but there is no one who ««a deny that it m dastardly atttocratic. Autocracy is thelexpmsed l^r fertiliser which nourishes the seeds of fA kinds of antagonistic j indignation by their fiat refusal doctrines to our way of life in America. Thus these “patriotic" jto buy the paper at that price, Georgiau ar» playing right into the hands of enemies more deadlv by their ojen asseitione that the than the American Negro icnows how to be. I Map- of our self appointed [iMders in cumfe, poliA, and ds frtmm hare attended perforinan' cv.. ('anoes given in tobacco b^lnis by nationally knoiwn orch* estms at $1.10 per person and nobody se«m^7 disposed to offer •oy comjriaint or critism. Many of them have stood in line in aH kinth of weather eager to pay |2.fM) for permission to be jim- crowed into some obscure ttada- onj corner when white .teams tv ere playing football and everybody through silenoe acknowledged tnat it was the correct thing to do. Many o^ers of them call, at or send to the liquor store and will- ingly py ^atever price ^ is chained for whiskies wfth high sounding names when they can't even tell the raw from the aged, and nobody says imsrthing againrrt it. Yet when our only newspaper found it neo*iieiry to increase the cost per copy' to lOe because of its recently an*ugorated pro- gi«m of expansion, a great many of us very quickly and definitely disapprowA and subscription* »od witjj donatJoM. Eveiy Nefro in Durham who has a job owes it to himself to either subscribe for or purchase every w««k • cQjiy ol flic CAEO. LINA TIMtEB if only beoi^e it is oar owi^ ssiii^per, ‘IKmmha ^t is ungnestioiMbly * deterring Negro invti^tloB, and becs*3se it stand* r^4y and willing at *1) timet to do bitoje in a battle in Just mam for even its aevcrest and most ratQess critics among us. OUR NATION'« I^IL. WE •dvertisVi| a«B NOT HEADY flCHf a* 'r- The French Revolution, the R»«»ian Revolution and other re volts of opprewed people have not been caused by giving the n more freedom and participation in government, but by Just the opposite. Tliese Georgia white people need not fear American Negroes, bcmt Comnmnists if ^ey will see to it thi^ the humblest citiaen, be he white or black, is free to exercise the highest pri- given one living under a democratic form of government— Mm right of the ballot. President Boosevelt, in an sddreM at the University of Penniyl- vania hwt ii^k stated that; **Complete and enduring safety of our form of government i«sts on maintaining free elections." He said further that “no dictator in history has dared run the gauntlet of a free elec tion.” “Only too often in our political history the few at the top have tried to advise or dictate to the many lower down how they should vote. “Even today in certain quarters there are, I regret to say, demands for a return of government to the control of those few, who, because of business ability or ec^apm^io omniscience, are supposed to be just a toudi .average of ou? citizens. "As in the days of Hamilton, we of our own generation •bould give them credit for pure intention and high ideals. Nevsrthelen, their type of political thinking could easily lead to govemn&enfe by selfish seekers for power and riches and giery. For the great danger is that, once the government falls into tie hands of a few elite, curtailment or even abolition of of free elections might be adopted as the means of keeping them in power. y "As kmg as pefiodic free elections survive, no set of people can permanently control government. In the malntensnce of free elections rest* the complete and enduring safety of our form of government.” “You and I know the sttbsequent history of Germany. The right of free elections and the free choice of heads of govern ment were suddenly wiped out by a new reginie, still profess- ing tibe same purity of pun>ose. “Bfc is a travesty on fact to claim that there is any free choice of pubUc officials in that nation today, or that thera ever has been one since 183$.” We think the practice of prohibiting Negroes, from voting in dcmocT^iic primarieB in Georgia is the real Piftii CoVunmi move ment in America that needs the attention of the Federal Bureau of Inve*ti^taon. *r paper is not worth that much, dnd by various other contempt uous and derogatory utterances. On wonders how people who call themselves intelligent can be so thoaghtlesfl and indiiferent on the one hand and so narrow minded and unbelievably par- sin^onious on fhe other where the welfare of one of their own in stitutions is Wncemed. Nobody can deny that the CAROLINA TIMES has 'Become a bigger and better newspaper, that - it does cany much* “Sore civic, social, church, political, and current news, employment to more of our peo ple, and that these things cannot be accomplished without more mooey^ Minority groups everywhere pan htlre no better weapon with which to fight iheir civic and political battles than a truthful and fearJess' new^per conse- quenily iihey should be the fir'tt to realize that their own paper necessarily has to be operated with tJieir money even if they have to supplement inadeqnate As We Pass This Way... X :*V By CImH«s E. Oobb CSABLOTTE-—^A* we pass this way let us for a bnef moment consider pertinent issues th.it at this moment confront oar com munity which are the YMCA .‘ind the rapidly cloung boy sout esmpalgs. Neither of these inrti- tutions are new and the most i- informed of indivkluab know of the vorthineM of them; yet it is a tremendous struggle to raise funds for their perpetuation. For two spirited weeks twenty five of our most viracioufl young men have been soUciti^ aid. for the boy ieouts of Chsl'Iotte and 4iw tales of disappointment that faM come from them sound like stories. Four hundred dol- ]•»' from forty tiiounnd people, tse CMts a person, was thtfir succet^u}^ they^ ars body waary from the lack of oopsratiii svecived. Would ^u. ed that some of our le&ding eiti- ens of Charlotte would do such but they did and if they are’nt ashamed of themselves, then the Carolina Times is ashamed for them atnd of them. (So the Boy Scout Gampai'in passes but an ever persent cam paign is the YMCA, a potent and religioug factor in any com munity. Chirlotte has a YMCA, but it is’nt representative because of the bet of sufficient support. A fine energetic young man in the person of Arthur Andercson remains there as a connecting force almost at a sal:!rifice. To say he has’nt worked, would be doing him an inJostice but a Y MCA like anything else must have somethnig enticing to offer and Mr. Anderion cannot fonna- Udte' an etfticiag program without funds. Friends of Charlotte, let’s stop mr tdiMb you income kidding ourselves, we’ve done tveirty-five hun- eoRtribated a campaign? facflttkt tint would would you p^r- «9Mt a large Would t at more dMnage to ourselves since exposure to education has boen place at our finger tips than all the yeairs before. Our edueaUon has’nt been applied to trtte tile situation and as a conseau(.n9e our brothers suffer. Those who can help won’t and those who tflni «*laa|«aui4 help can’t. Come down fzem my ^dfpse people ilsd insti' tiition .laboring under ’•me difiieultie# and as we way our Journey wUl ^br^an «ya wr« nor boretome, Our newspapar is no {>arty > jr class institution but rather it ii the one unprejudiced rnedlpm through whi^h any of us may t*- pre« personal views on any de cent subject at any time under our own names %nd ouz failure to make use of that privili^e »s certainly not ttoe fault o# tiis paper. Some of use have exiprew- ed 4 didike of some members the paper’s staff and have us?d to exfiuae their faihtra to co operate but all of ua should iv. member that, although W9 »fy not like the doctor, we do not hesitate to odll him in whan we have a belly-ache and he is tiM onfv doctor available. It is said that one of our most popular ministers reesntiy brought into his pulpit Mid sever ly critici^d one of the local dailies whicfti Ijad carried an ar ticle concerning the death of one of our most pcominent women without placing any sort of a title or respect before her aame. ,Th£M; minister deserves crodit for the stand h« took as far as he went ibut he could have done considerate more good by also pointing ?nt to his oongregation that our o\v9 newspaper wonld that it ia already giviirg never done a thing like thitt and for that v^y reason deserved our whole support. We do not argiie that our peo ple should not m>end theit own nK>n^,.whfn> where, and how fbey pleasf but we do honestly betiov« that tbe manifeatation of • little more refce pride on the part of us will tend to encourage our worthy kiatitution* and lessen our susceptibility to hanh criti cise when wa af^ear to place all of our faith in the business and amusements of other groups. Pressure Groups By D». CiMri«» Stelsl* THERE K AN AiNCIKNT STORY THAT WHEN JUNG SAUL conspired to kill' Davii, David fled to the Oave of Adullam outaide the city, and there he was enjoined by “everyone that was in distress, and everyone thaft was in debt, and everyone that was discontented.” These constituted one of the first pressure groups” of which have knowledge. 'Kiey were eager for acitc of violence. They urged David to kill King Saul. Instead, David made friends with his neighbors even winning Jonathan, the ton of SJaul. Shortly after ward, David was himself orowned King of Israel. There are social and reform movenaents in America todt^ which have vithin them jsodies of men and women who are urg ing the e^ediency of “direct” action. They want to use strong arm methods. Let us take it for granted that the objectives to I)a atWned desirable, or even imperative. It then becomes i^ereiy a question of mei;bod. Shall it consist of the uso of force, or, in the Ij^ng run, it is 'wiser and more strategic to de pend mainly upon educatinnal processes, at least until such metSiods halve proven to be in effective? The revolution in history which were based ufJoni hatred usually were followed By suppression on the part of the victors th it equalled or exceeded that w'aieh WM the cause of the revolution. The most auccessful revolutioTis were those which were based up on contractive idealism^ Witness, for exaknple, the ^uation in the countries in Europe today ere in the cowtrol of dictators. Is there one of these countries which Americans would pre: against beconlS the heaiven of the refugees" who are fleeing from the countries dominated by suuih. dictators. Great peaceful revolutions have sometinjes been wrought by just one man—a man with * great idea and a supreme pur pose. Wilberfofce aboliriied sla very in Enflan^. Voltaire awaken ed the world to the need, for frea speech. Jesus “turned the world upside down.” Every man, no matter how bumble, who has high ideals for mejWjig the world 8 better Slaoe for mankind, m#y begin to advocate-it within the circle of his oiyn frierwls and’ ac quaintances. And like the ripple created by thl^^ing ^ pebble into the midst of a pond, which goes on and on until it reaches tjie shore, so his efforts will extend to the utmost reaches of his little world. Sifid others, inspired by his ideal, may start movemeats within their own circles, through whkh his influence will be wider than Ke dared dream. As a matter of fact, this is how all worthwhile world movements be- ^n. IN THE MAIL BAG L. E. Austin, Editor The Carolina Times Durham, N.' p. Dear Friend and Co-Worker: it; gives me gre^t pleasure «t this time to congratulate you ;^nd your stpff for the wonderful paper that you are know puttmg out I find it very saltlsfying w|vh all the latest news. If you recall isometime ago, I mentioned; to you that I was amazed ilt the speed of you and your staff in getting all of the latest news so sewn lifter it has happened up hare in New York and New Jersay., the least I can say is to keep good work, and I w|ll ue to live, rathes"Jf»an ip the Unlto4|e*S««!tiiif bjgger 'ahdl fetter States? In ever one of ^ad :news from iwy own countries the right of free ^eech, [state paper. it) free , press, and free asacm|4y profaibittd. Joit mow America has Youra for Hit cause, JOHN D. UAO>Dm OUR NATION is fEBlL. In ipite of tjie bluster and blund- «r ia Congsrasa the ugly faets re mains, we ars laea to la^es wiUi ,a war we are not prepared to fight. Our isolationittt have ex posed nation to disaster. We h4vt sat and list«ne4 ta the soai^ of the s)r«n that Patrick Henry warned us against until tha United Sta^ our v*i"at Samson has been almost shorn of hit locks. In tha present ^tiui tion democr^des are jsathstio. ^ncc dead and buried | Bagland at the point of death; our conn try sick unto death but playing at ,polities fiddling whila our Rome if %lre*dy on fir|^ For some months I hsfte been declar ing that democracy as a political pMcest wat too clumby for an emergency such as f«ees the nu- tions today. Demoera(ey it fine as a peace tiqie arraagemei^ biit in a crisif there is tiie danger that its posses tre too alow to meet the quick pasting vmer- genciet. have been most uizcess fuUy met where dictatorial pov- era have been delegated to some PQwerful paraon. During t h World War of 19.14-19I8, Presi dent Wiltpn was in truth a dicta tor for he wa« clothed with uow- era that only diotatprt wield. When the critit had passed the power gradually reverted to the people.'There it no need to have poi^ res3>onBed in a people do not iiaderatand how and when and why it is to be used for the Wifety of ^e nation. So it has come about that whenever ccr- tiitn xisea arise wise people dele gate Iheir power, that it may be most wisely used for the purposes of defenie. We are going to aisume that there is SQma ri^ in reposing* so mucji power |» open person here in the Unitad States; btit when we compare this risk, with tht oae of havisig' our natim conqu^'r ed by some foreign dictaterj we cala easily see our oourse in tie premite. There it going up daily in thit country l^e how] and hue about Eoosevelt becoming a diettftoie, Suppose he does be:oti>e such because of ciroumstances over which we hav^ little control, any intelligent creature would prefer the dictatorship of a> man stooped in democratic traditio>i to one by »ome foreigner whose fundamental ideologies are so widely 39^elR* from o u ? own. Suppose we do have a di:la toz and must choose between Roosevelt and Hitler, only a man deaf dumb and blind morally, would prefer Hitler to Roose velt, or some other master Tnmd of our nation. Then too, in this country we have a trained man and highly educated. In Europe the dictad:ors are untrained and they are thu# exf^sed to a power madness that woul'd be impossible here where there is such faith and confidence in education and the processes thereof. When Hitlerism' hat been ban ished and when pea^e romes again, then we ran quibble over the poliwCal niceties of a democracy; but with our na tion menaced and with civilita- tion in d state of ooUapse, we need firm handed ijneasures if we would be savedi I Uke to think >f our nation’s position among the nations if President Roosevelt’s hands had not been tied by astute repubficana “hill billy” democrats. 'There is no greajter argument in favor of dictatarship t^an the way democratic prerogatives are being abused in Washington for sheer political reasons. Re- publiean ipolitics killed the Lea gue of Nations; republican poli tics are threaRsniiig our nation 'in paril. The great queation before this nation today ia not whether or not we shall have a demorrEtt or a republican president to pres idf over this naUon, but whether we shall ihave a nation to call our own; whether we sbH he a free nation or a save nation; whether we i^all pay al^ance to Wash ington or BerKn; whether we shall worship God according to the dictates of oup qpnaci^e ,'>r whether jOur rel^^ tl||p^be raped aq^bur ch^i%hei^j|flKul ated befoi^e our ej^et. pwi^fe- gvbet sh(^ld every pray ilsat tue vieious elouda of BHitr dtt not iover ttiia land, for the great er tribulation will be our*. WB WOULD Youthatthe Crossways Tlie Use and Abuse of Wealth ). HZGEIJCEBTS ON THU SUNDAY SCHOOL UBSSON “I wodld like' to see Negroes change and learn to sptick to,q:e- ther," comments a young colored retident of the nation’s capital. “II they would ttick together, act right and not take so nvuch s«^uff of white they’d treat Negroes as they have to treat thite in otlisr pMeas.** TWs it onf of they key themes running through “Negro Youth at the Crotsw«.ys,’' a report by E. Franklin Frazier of the Ameri can Youth Commission of the American Oouncil on Education. Dr. Fraizer’s study was the s,e- cond of a series of regional in quiries into Negro personality development condudted by the commission, of which Owen D. Young is chairman and Floyd W. Reeves is direct«a:. We have here a vividly human ddeumest o£ particular interest because it deals with a sectional phase of the Negro youth pro blem probably least familiar to the general public. The “cross- ways” are the borderlands bet ween the Old South and Yankee North. Here the Negro has fled the vestigial ~remnants of rural Southern feudalism. He lhals be come laigely urbanized, and has great security and opporunity. But he is still segregated; certain civil rights are still denied. The youth often looks longingly nor- thwArd, like the boy Just ifuotad. He is, therefore, in frequent con flict with parent® brought up under the Old South’s discipline of submission. Caste restrictions are less rigid, however, and rs-ie antipathies less violent than in the Old SoutJh. iBesides the Dia^trict of Colu n- bia. the border region includes Del&Waro, Maryland, West Vir^ ginia, Kenttrd^y, and Missouri. 'Hils region, the author points, out, became differentiated from the Old South during the spread of cotton culture. Cotton stopped short of the border states. Hence slavery never thrived in Missouri and Kentucky, and hsil almost £sappered from Maryland by Ci- val War daya. Deleware and the District of Columbia never haid never had more than a sprinkling of slaves. West Virginia had its birth out of a revolt from Vir ginia slave interests. There are about a million Ne groes In these “crossways”, aboist nine percent of the entire Ame rican Negro population. A large ^ proportion are migrants from t«e! Qld‘South, or their sons And grandsons. As this colored popu lation is three-quil rters urbani- k has a slightly lower birth rate and a slightly higher death rate By NBWBIAN, CAMPBELL (The International Uniform rLesscm on the above tople for September 29 is Proverbs 11; Luke 16:1-13, the Golden Text be ing Matt l(:20, “Lay up for your selves treasures in heaven.”> y XT IS woiylerful to have been a poor boy or girl and to have risen to riches by your own industry. Intelligence, ambition and Integ rity. But if, after the riches are yours, you become haughty, dis loyal to your old friends or fam- ,lly, toadying to those whom you think will advance your interests, either TOClally or in a ^msiness way, ym will have gained noth ing. In 2act, you will have lost a far more precious possession than money. You will be a smaller and meaner peram than you were be- fora. Tour success will be worae than failure.' ‘*Whai pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with, the lowly is wisdom." Money can buy much that lAoidd give us happiness. It can make us physically comfortable. We will have plenty to ^t, nice clothes and a comfortable place to live. It will pay our debts and take cara of cnir bills wh«t we are iU. It cannot, however, save us from physical suffering or make as really happy. Our lovely home may be the loneliest and most miserable place in the world if we do not have loved ones to «hare' It with us. And if. chance, we have gained our” riches dishonestly, taking what does not belcmg to ut, either by means of highway robbery or dlsh»iest business methods, we never will be happy, but like the king who wears a crown, our beads will lie vmeasLly on our pillows, afraid that we will be found out and disgraced. •^se and Abuse of Money" Our lesacm today Is on the right and wrong ways of using wealth —^"the use and abuse" of it. The 11th proverb is all about those who make a wrong use of mtmey and those who make a right use of It. Not all peiwna who are poor are righteous and "accept able unto the Lord" by any means. F^verty, In fact, often fostera condlticms that n^e peo ple steal and do other wrMgsu But it still Is true that the temp tation to make money, wheth^ by fair means or false, and to accumulate more, is the cause of many a moral downfall. “Riches profit not In the day of wrath,’’ saj« the writer of Proverbs, presumably Solomcm. He rebukes those who hold mer- back from those who need it when the price U low, amd then sell it at exorbitant prices to make a lot of money for them* s^ves. "He that withholdeth com, the people shall curse him: but 9-ia '■V 1 blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.” { Money oan be used only In thitj world. It cannot be taken with ut. It may not even be a help to those we leave behind, but tni^i make them mere seekera asftw pleasure 8^ mischief-makers- in* ftead of useful citizens of thaj world. i Gossips "talebearen" are re>, i buked in another vote ot the I Proverb: “A talebearer revealeth' | secrets; but he that is a faithful i spirit conce^eth the matter.” "A gracidus woman retaineth hmor," the Proverb says, and goes on to speak of the merciful man of whom Jesus said: "Ht shall obtain mercy.” "The merdl- ful man doeth g^ to his soul: but he that Is cruel troubleth hit own flesh.” Parable of Dishonest Stewari The latter part of the lesson i| takea from iXike 16, whete Jeai^ tells a parable about a dishonsir steward who was found out and dismissed ftom his master's Mrw lee, but who cleverly provided for I himself so that he wo^d not hav* to do menial work or beg. . I A steward was the agent ctf'bJt i master, coUecUng rents, oversee* , ing Uie work of the estates and : keeping the records. The master ; ftmnd out about his crooked ; transactims and dismissed him | trfxn his service. So the man | went to those who owed his nuui* : ter a great deal of material and arranged that they should pay said master only a part a^ tha. rest should be saved^ for him. Be' was a clever rogue, but 1 wonder , how happy he was in living on i such ill-gotten gains. Jesus concludes the parabla by i taying; I "If, therefore, ye have not be«i j fWthful in the unrightew* mam-n mon, who will commit to your^ trust Uie true riches? ,| "And if.ye have not been faith- ! in that which Is another’s, who will give you that which Is your,! own? - "No servant can serve two mat*, ters: for either he will hate tha me, and love the other; or ela« lit will hold to one, and despite thai other. Te cannot serve God and; mammon.” | We can make our chcHce. ElUwr we choose to "lay,up for oiur- selves treasures in heaven',*' bjr living righteously, bislng honor-, aide, kindly, merciful, just, under*, staiuling; or we (»m simply seek this world's wealth and ignore the ianer parte of our nature. But w«, are warned by. that, wise man*. Solomon, that "He that diligently seekethi ^ good procureth favor: but he that, seeketh mistil^ef, it shall oomti unto him. I "He thaC trusteth in his ridMi, shall fall: but the righteous dia]|' » flourith at a branch.’* - BtstribHttfl.tar JBWt gtiturw triiaicatfc Xaa. MUST CHOOSE BJia’WBEN BE ING DEAD HURO'ES. OUR NA- TIO^ IS iW PB»IL» than Southern Negroes, ifome ow nership Mid marital' status parnl- lel those in the old South, but the border states seem to have, a smaller proportion of brokjn Since the most important dif- popokltion of 498,860, according to the l'9i30 census. In. Louisville the Negro population was 47,- 554, or i;5.4 percent of the whole “Negro Youth at the Cross- ways” gives us a motion pictui’e of the lives of colored youths in ferentiatibn betewen OldvSo.ith^t'e two representatives r>ities and Border is the greater urbarti- through interviews with many ization of Negroes in the latter typical , represen;MitiveB of both region, the cities of Washington sexes md all classes of yoitng and Louisville were selected for people and their parents^ TheSe this study. Washington had 1S2,- 066 Negro rMidenti out of a studies were made from both the OtntraOtS «a paga
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