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PAGf! TWO THE CAROLINA TIMES SATU&DAY. SEPT. 5, 19^ RALEIGH- Congraiulations To Our Sister Publication The Carouma Times wiishes to congratulate the CARO- JUl'tiAiM on the erection of its own bome ^ce building in iiaieign. bucli an achievement by a Megro newspaper in IMorth Carolina proves con clusively that it is possible witn hard work and careful management to achieve, even in the bouth, some of the things that go with a success ful business adventure. It al so prov^ that the day of the Wegro newspaper in the South IS just beginmng to dawn, and uiat the time is not far away When either the major news papers of the race will have lo move South where the majority of Wegroes live or meet sufI competition from tdose domiciled in this area. 'i'he esteem in which the CAKOLlMlAKfjis held and tne measure of success which it has won have both been achieved the hard way. There IS no bed of roses in publish ing a JNegro newspaper in the South wnere a majority of both Negro and white adver tisers have not yet learned that the purchase of advertis ing space in a Negro newspa per does not mean that it gives them the right to direct its editorial policy, or that any newspaper worth its ink' cannot afford to be influ enced by its advertisers or the time will soon come when neither they nor its readeiis' will have any respect for it. That the CAROLINIAN or any other Negro newspaper operating in the South finds it possible to keep its doors open and finally erect its own building with the opposition it must face in presenting the news as it is and not as some think it should be and direct ing its editorial policy without fear or favor is phenomenal. For the progressive Negro newspaper publisher in the South stands between two fires, that of the powerful white space buyer or adver tiser who refuses to patronize his paper because of its edi torial policy and the Negro reader who will not purchase his paper unless it maintains a vigorous editorial policy and presentation of news events interracial as well as racial. In this instance, it’s hell if you do and hell if you don’t, and the Negro publisher must be prepar^ to face it with patience, determination and an understanding heart. The most contemptible and monstrous culprit of all, and one that the CAROLINIAN and all other Negro newspa pers must face from time to time, is the Negro advertiser and reader who will benefit from the sacrificial efforts of the Negro press, as long as such can be obtained free, but who will put on the “freeze” in such a suave manner when approached on the matter of advertising or support other wise. This guy thinks he is smart and prides himself on being able to pull the wool over the eyes of every Negro newspaper man with whom he comes in contact. He is mostly found among our schools, colleges and major business establishments where he readily accepts the use of the Negro press— FREE—but scorns the idea of supporting it financially. To the penetrating eye, or should we say sensitive nose of the experienced newspaper man, he stinks. In spite of such and even more, the CAROLINIAN has been able to acquire a mea sure of success and we con gratulate its publisher and its official staff and all connected with it. We are happy because they are happy m their new home office building and know that they will under- standingly know that our pride in them goes far be yond that of those who do m>t and cannot know the restless nights, the heartaches the dis appointments and above all the ingratitude that comes to the average Negro newspa per man in the South. DEEP SOUTH SPEAKS BY ROBERT DURR (For Calvin ISeum Service) W. SMEN E STATC- WaCOHE BACK 10IHE GlilDlltON, SHAW UNIV. The Carolina Times is hap py to know that Shaw Univer sity will resume its place in CIAA circles on the football field this year. Last year the sports was abandoned at the school for reasons best known to the administration but un known to those who love Shaw and what it has stood for through the years. That its officials have decided to allow football to be played at the school again we think is a wise step and one that will be appreciated by Shaw sup porters all over the country to the extent that they will lend their efforts and support to ward ultimately building a strong and representative team at the institution. We sincerely hope and trust that the administration, alum- DURHAM- ni and friends of Shaw will be patient if this year’s foot ball team is not a “world beater.” In spite of the fact that the school has in Brutus Wilson one of the best, most respected and beloved coach es in CIAA circles, he is no magician and will probably have to take two or three years to build his team back to where it was before the administration decided to abandon the sport. If the team is able to come through this year with even moderate success, we trust that the ad ministration, alumni and stu dents will be patient with their coacli Like McArthur, if given a chance, Brutus Wil son will be back. For any man who is ^le to produce a champion^p football team at a chutch school during these days of a big financial appropriations to state schools is no slouch and if given a lit tle support will be heard, from. Although Shaw is not on the schedule of North Caro lina College for this year, we trust that it will resume its place on it next year so that local fans who love Shaw will once again have the pleasure of witnessing games between the two schools that have most always attracted large crowds. We welcome Shaw back to gridiron circles and wish for them the best of luck for their 1953 season. And we sin cerely trust that Shaw fans and admirers will continue to give the coach and the team the kind of support it will need for its 1953 schedule. NO SYMMIHY FOt RAPISTS We commend Durham and Orange County officers for the efficient and quick manner in which they apprehended the four Negroes who have been charged with the brutal beat ing of a young white man and the rape of a young white wo man last Sunday night. Crimes of this sort are always revolting to all decent citi zens, and to those of rational minds are hard to understand. If tried and convicted of rape, any or all of the men are sure to get the full penalty of the law which in tl^ state means death when the rapist is a Ne gro and the victim is a white woman. Be that as it may, the Caro lina Times is against all rap ists, be they, or the victims, white or black, and we would have the law to show them no mercy. We do not think that two wrongs can make one right, or that one foul deed can be erased by committing another. The fact that no white man has ever died for raping a Negro woman in North Carolina is certainly revolting to us but does not enter into our thinking here nor will rape in any form or on any person be condoned by this newspaper. The white people who administer the law and consistently refuse to bring to justice white men who rape Negro women will have their own consciences to deal with, the same as we will have ours. We delight in and enjoy the courage that re sults from a clear conscience. We do not know what they delight in, and we here and now take our stand for the right which is for the unham pered and unmolested exer cise of the law in the case of the four Negroes brought be fore it for such a dastardly crime. When a man or woman of any race cannot pursue their course in any section or area of this state, or any other state for that matter, without being run down by a bunch of culprits and victimized with one of the most heinous crimes those responsible for it, be they white or black, will receive no sympathy from this newspaper. In taking such a course we are satisfied that we will have supporting us every decent Negro citizen in this state, as well as oth ers. SATURDAY Che SEPT. 5, 1953 i L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher C. M. ROSS. Managing Editor M. E. JOHNSON, Business Manager Publiihed Every Saturday by the UNITED PUBLISHERS. Incorporated at 518 E. Pettigrew St. Entered aa aeoond claat matter at the Poat Office at Durham, North Carolina under the Act of March 3. \m. National Advertialng Repreaentatlve: laterstate United Newspapers. Member. NNPA. No tuarantae of publication of unaolidted mate> rial. l>ttara to the editor for publication muit be signed and confined to 500 worda. Subacription Batei: lOe per copy; Six montha, la.OO: One Year. $3.00 {IToreitfn Countriea. $4.00 per year.) H. A. JOHNSON, Director, Asheville Bureau — 14 Eagle Street New National Organization Fonned To Foster Interracial Amity In Unique Mettiod NEW YORK A new national organization has been established to further good will and understanding, but primarily to ease the finan cial burden of thoae groups ac- Uvely engaged in the campaign to bring civil rights to all A- mericant, it was announced to day (Monday). The National Foundation for Brotherhood, Inc. a non-profit corporation,, will be headed by Edward R. Dudley, ,former U. S. Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, as president. The exe cutive director, Ernest E. John son, Is a veteran newspaperman and former public relations couniel. A panel of distinguished Negro and white citizens re presenting diverse fields of in- t»rest comprise the board of di rectors. Temporary offices are located at 369 Lexington Ave nue, New York. Acco>-ding to Dudley, the Foundation will aid civil rights organizations with funds de rived from what he called a “unique method of underwriting programs for social and interra cial advancement”. The Founda tion is qualified to ifeceive gifts and bequests from private sour- (Please turn to Page Seven) A great insurance exeeutive tells me that salesmanship is the greatest profession on earth; that there would be no progress of any kind anywhere were it not for good salesmen. It seems to this columnist that there is a great need for a host of clecm-c.ut, energetic, capable and adaptable salesmen to go forth and sell big business and industry on integrating capable, hard-working, responsible' and helpful Negro men and women from top to bottom into their operation and, of course, fn a basis which makes possible meri torious equality of opportunity for promotion. If democracy is to survive in this hostile world, it will do so as we in America provide equal opportunity for all Americans to have equality of opportunity to earn ^eir bread and butter, edu cate their children for complete living and to be freed from all fear of persecution becausc of race, religion, nationality and previous condition of servitude. No greater contribution can possibly be made to tlie pre servation, strengthening and deepening of the affection by Americans for America than by government and business giving all Americans the opportunity of contributing to and sharing the responsibilities and fruits flow ing from all that makes America strong and free. The NAACP’s $1,000,000 Cru sade for Freedom is wonderful as a means to legal equality and opportunity in thoee vital areas where the force of the Judiciary is indispensable, but there are areas where in a calm, objective face-to-face-without-heat pre sentation Of acts, probably inter preted, With a request of a trial at doing whaf should be done, will get lasting results. The salvation of the American Negro is in finding a way to be come less and less Negro—less and leas as something apart and different—and more and more American. We differ in color but are the same in kind as all re sponsible American citizens. This means the Negro must be sold and he must sell himself to the rest of America and the world as being just another of the many interesting varieties of peoples insofar as color is con cerned, but as a human being, possessing virtues and potentiali ties and one who responds, as all other peoples, under identi cal circumstances. We ought to have in America a well staffed human relations organization with a corps of 10,- 000 salesmen and women of merit, selling Negro employment opportunity to business, indus try and government on all levels so that thousands of worthy youngsters could go forth deter mined to do for their employers a job comparable to what Negro baseball players have dbne for organized baseball. Organized religion could not do anything more worthwiiile for America than to take the lead backing and financing this effort. “Constaiit Vigilance Needed Ta Prevent Her Destruction” BAPICIS HEAR REPOitT FROM PUBIISHMC OFFia IN TENN. Denver, Colorado— (Special) Appearing before the meeaen- gers that made up the 7Srd Ses sion of the National Baptist Con vention af America on Thurs day of this week, Henry Allen Boyd, Secretary of the Naticmal Baptist Publiidiing Board’s Plant, located at the corner of second Avenue North and Lo cust Street in Nashville sub mitted to the messengers the annual report of this, the largest Negro Publishing Plant owned, operated and controlled by Bap tists in the United States. The Secretary—^Treasiurer and' Manager was not able to re^d his report in New York last September or in Cincinnati in September 1951 because he was incapacitated both years. The report, printed in pamphlet form, earriad in it the euta of the Chairman, Secretary of the Board and members of the Exe cutive Committee. It ako has on the front pace a nocture (rf tlM six foot three inch bronze sta tue of the founder of the Plant and a bird’s eye view of the buildings that house this splen did publishing and manufactur ing corporation, chartered under the laws of the state of Tennes see. Secretary Boyd in presenting his report, asked the consti tuency to accept it in view of the fact that, the Plant not only does the publishing work but more than $40,000 was given from the Plant to Mission Stations operated under the auspices of the Convention. Whether they are Foreign Mission or Home Mission they receive these do nations in the form of gifts of literature, books, religious helps and other publications. On the platfirm were mem bers of the Board and the As sistant Secretary, T. B. Boyd, Jr., a grandson of the late R. H. Boyd. The report carried the story of the last session of the Siftiday School Congress that was iwld in ladianapolig, Indi ana. It was the 49th session of this Summer School of methods and the Secretary of the Nation' al Baptist Publishing Board has served as Secretry of this Con gress aU the years it has been in operation. It too was the work of the late R. H. Boyd, the father of he Secretary. Spiritual Insight By Reverend Harold Roland PASTOR, MT. GILEAD BAPTIST CHURCH 'VASHI‘JGTON AND ■ i>MAL. BUSINESS” On* reason b«Ailnd drive to re- doee gwammaat snployMs is bdlif a liig army ct gov«nim«>t jobholders k grealar Orest to aatlaB flian any forelga army. HMwy flioatoatM sailaHatIo «r ooamanMle gtetetenUrs are praoedeg hr ai tag» oerpa Itr- Ib( off the ta» payaca. la tiaM tke eomalre •Oaot sf UtIimc wWieat 9r« Aadng •ttenl warps mantall procasaea govarnma*' lobMdera. • O.W. H»rd»r An example at this socialistle ttiinking among govamment am- ployaes is suppUad by Local No. 198, Federatton of Federal Em ployees, In Vicksburg, Missis sippi. • * • lUs rreap aaeha fanltnre, ap pliances, anto aooeaaaries, sport ing goods and lanaral merchaa- diaa to aall aa —iprnlH. basla. * • a Lattars to manufastureri are blmtiy coercive. Stating that IlMir store, called the Federal Employees Cooperative will serve 3300 Federally employed famiUes in Vicksburg, the manu- tseturar is tacitly flueataned widi boycott tor non-compliance, a • • nia letter atataa: **Beoaii8e ef the (act that the metehaadlse we win handle wUl be siM en a ao»proltt feairia there is little daoM the oo«4Mrstlva will com- aiaiWI praottoaUy all the bnalBesa far these lines from the 2SM famlHaa aervad by oar ooopera- tire. Fi^r this reason, we believe that It will be advaiitaceaiis to your concern te graat aa salsa frlTllaiaa far yoar pradaoU, aa theaa ^vUeg«ls win Tlrtaally praolole aay aalaa ol almllsr liaaa to Federal employees la this 'rictaitty." e • a Federal employment lupports R> C WUSON HARDER almost >096 of the population. * a * ne praaldent of one firm se lected wrote a very thoaght-pro- Ttridag reply. • • • ■taWng it apvarently was the intaatton of flis Federal employ ees to eliminate retailers and wholMalers, he wondered what pcrcantage of their salariei are paid by the people they deiiie to put out c business. * a • He«ea atatad: "At the risk e( Mag the bfalaaaa el XSW faaia- lea la the VIokabarg area, wa Buart eiaeWw what.appeara te na a aarloas threat to the Ame^ lean Way «( life aa we have knowa and laaraed •( H dartag the last ewiary aad a half. No, If aU trade and ladastry maat be saelaMiad and all of os become pawns la a glaat wheel wheae speed, direetiait er atagnaWoB Is oeatrelled by a master swltoh, er peUtbero, lil g« down swinging. It aeeaia te me new that 1 wooU miudi ^ef er ta be a very tUa, ragged tadlvidnaliat, lhaa a sleek aad wefl tad pappet a a atttag.” * • a Be probatdy knows some short- tinted competitor wUl sell liie cooperative at the Federal am- idoyees eommime of Vicksburg. * a * Maay hope they wfil fee pab- Hoiaed ter gntdaaca of Iniipaa dent retailers and wholaail»s. « • * No Washingtoin obiervtr la saa* prisad over employeea actloa. * a • tt la reoogalaed gevemmaBi employee raaka are leaded with thoae wkt bellera sieia te aaolal- Istlo and commimlitio methods than the free enterprise syateaa. * • * And here Is the way many Washingtoo observers refer to the Vicksburg aetioo with a oom- mon saying. e a a “Aa aawatohed bnreaaorat la mere daagerona to the welfare than three Bed Anajr DU “JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING” . Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning . . Psa. 30:5. . MAN IN HIS SHORTSIGHT EDNESS is forever tempted to faint and falter amid life’s try ing experiences. It is so easy to grow faint-hearted amid the agony of heavy hearts. We ior- get there will*be a brigbte# to morrow. The heavy laden 'may feel the burden will never be lifted. The sick may feel that healthful and happy days will be denied them forever . . . Thi grief stricken feel that life will be one endless dark night of th^ soul. The oppressed mky fee^ there will never be a day of de liverance. BUT DON’T BE DISCOUR- aged if you face a night of weep ing. The man of God in his wis dom reminds us not to be dis-v couraged if we face a dark night of weeping. He gives you a ring ing call to steadfastness, hope and courage. He calls us by faith to endurance. He says hold on the light will break. He reminds that the dawn will bring a joy ous morning . . .'“Joy cometh in the morning . . EVERY TROUBLED AND EM BATTLED SOUL is reminded to hold on for a little while long er. Hold on a few more hours. Fight the good fight of faith for just a few more days. Hold on a little while longer and a joyous morning will break beyond the night of weeping. Look to the horizon and see the rays of the morning. You cannot see the rays of hope by sight: YOU CAN SEE THEM BY FAITH! Faith in God is a ray of hope in that night of trouble and weeping. Remember how Paul on the Stormy sea said to his comrades aboard ship I have a message from Heaven and it says: The light will break. He says the storm will clear. Hold on the sun will shine! The man I talk ed with the other day who had pital was saying the same thing . . . “Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning . . .” IF YOU ARE STRCQOLING in a night of weeping, hold on the dawn will come. Make your faith an anchor of the soul! "Lord by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong . . .” Faith is a great de fense wherever ygu wait in the darkness for the dawn fey: you can say: . . . “Thou art my hid ing place . . . thou shalt preserve me from trouble . . . and com pass me about with songs of de liverance . . .” Hold on by faith in your night of weeping .... “JOY COMETH IN THE MORN ING . . JESUS, THE CAPTAIN OF OUR SALVATION, stands as the greatest example of waiting for the morning of victory beyond a dark night. He waited amid the insults of men. He waited in spite of desertion and rejection. He waited when friends forsook him. He waited as men hated and brutally treated him. He waited spent three- months w the -hos- -that^rfght as the powers of rarth and hell arose. He waited as false witnesses spoke their lies! He waited under a crown of thorns. He waited as they nailed him to a cross. HE WAITED and GOD GAVE in the victory over sin and death. He came forth victor- F^TH IN GOD IS A SURE ious on the third day morning. To every embattled soul we say wait in God for . .. “JOY COME TH IN THE MORNING . . .” DEFENSE against' the night of weeping. In him you can say: . . . “I shall never be moved . . .” Anchored in faith you can say: by Alfred Andersen Within and Among Dear fellow seekers.... What does the attitude of reverence for “nature” mean “from the ground up’’? We have suggested that it means treating the soil as a delicate living thing with an important balance to its vari ous organic processes. True to its mechanistic philosophy mo dern agriculture treats the soil like a laboratory vessel into which chemical fertilizers are poured in standard amounts and out of wliich come the foods for modem mechanistic man. Modern- plants brought up on chemical fertilizers are like mo dern children brought up on vi tamin pills and penecilin shots. For modern plants have to be' chemically treated all along the line, having no natural health of their own. Dusting and spraying right up to harvesting is a must in modern gardening, otherwise no crop! Old timers can remem ber when a man could plant some seeds in his naturally fer tile soil, give it water and culti vation, and a beautiful crop re sulted. Not so today, or rarely so. There are some exceptions to this. There is a school of garden ing, unfortunately cultish in many respects, which calls Itself “Organic Gardeners”. There are no strict rules, but the general idea is to avoid chemical fertili- zeis using only organic matter as plant feed. When particular busic elements are needed, such as calcium or phosphorus, na turally foimd rocks are used, crushed as necessary. The advan tage in the plants’ getting these elements from crushed rock is that the needed “minerals” are dissolved slowly without caus tic effect to the mineral balance of the soil; so goes the argument. It is my-opinion that not all the arguments of the “Organic School” are defensible. But the basic idea of maintaining re verence for the natural life pro cesses in the soil and being con cerned to grow plants that have a natural resistance to diseases and pests is right in spirit w^th the philosophy developed here. The most impressive evidence of the Organic Gardeners is not the arguments put forth in their publications (mostly a profitable publishing venture of one man). . but the actual gardens to be found scattered. here and there in remote comers of this land. There have evidently been im pressive demonstrations of how building up the organic health of the soil makes for healthier plants with natural resistance to pests and disease. One can see how this would have to be biologically true. Cer tainly plants had to develop na tural resistance to pests and'dls- eases in order to survive up to the present day. It is only as man has tampered with the natural development of planta and the laws of “natural selection’* that doctering and coddling has be come increasingly necessary. Chemical fertilizers came into their own when decline in na tural soil fertility and health ma^ for smaller and smaller yields. Instead of cluinging the one-crop and other exploitive practices which depleted natural sou fertility chcmical f)*rtilizers promised a “short cut”, an easy way out and quick increase in yields. True here is Increasing concern for the phy^cal aspects of soil depletion, such as erosion, leaching, one-crop exploitation, etc. But the chemical industry does skillful lobbying and pro paganda toward keeping itself in business. ^ It would seem reasonable that the place to introduce “chemi cals” into the organic world is at the bottom level which is the soil. It is the genius of plants and lower organisms that they can incorpdrate inorganic “4iemi- cals” into the life process given the proper circumstances. But this can not be healthily done unless we retain reverence for these lower organisms and their dignity in the organic world. If we attempt to bypass their function in a know-^t-aU, snooty way we find ourselves as needy of constant doctering and patch ing as modern chemically-rear ed plants. For further informa tion about Organic Gardening write to' Organic Gardening Magazine, Emmus, Pa.
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