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PAGE TWO THE tABdLlNA TIMES SATURDAY, OCT.IlO. ISM WORT FOK THE NOtTH UROUNA STAR NlffiUS ASSOCUnON This weA more than 1200 in large numb«n. This is un- day. The nurses have certain- nurses of both raoM will fortunate from several points ly outdone the churches of gather in Durham from all of view one of which is not the two races that appear to over the state for the 52nd fostering the abolishment of be unable to teiar down the annual convention of the the se^gated pdttem in oth- walls that keep them from North Carolina State Nurses er conv^tions that should be worshipping God under the Association and the fifth con- integrated. same vine and fig tree, vention of the Student Nurses From a second point of Every Negro hospital in Association of North Caro- view there is always much to the state should see to it that lina. The seat of the conven- be learned in bonventions of their nurses and student nur- tion will be the Washington this kind and the Negro ses attend every meeting Duke Hotel which probably nurses who stay away are the held by the nuwes' cdb- not many months from now greatest losers. Such a loss is vention in sufficient num- will be among the first to eventually handed on down to bers to bmg back a full and throw open its doors to Ne- their patients, who are denied rounded report as to the ad- groes. The nurses convention the advanced techniques, etc. vances made in the profes- should help as a conditioning that are demonstrated at such sion. Again they ought to do event toward that gatherings. so in order to encourage oth- Repoits coming Ne- As we understand it all of er groups to integrate for the groes connected '^th the the meetings and other af- common good of humanity, nursing profe^ion in Durham fairs of the convention will, be.^he problems of all mankind are to the effect that some of on an absolutely unsegregated Ire the same the world over the Negro hospitals in the basis. If this is true the two and' any movement that state are not giving proper nurses’ organizations deserve tends to solve those problems support to the organization by the support, cooperation and should be backed to the full- not encouraging their nurses encouragement of every lover est extent, and student nurses to attend of demock-*^ in the world to- — A JOB NELL DONE VS. A JOB POORLY DONE Congratulations to the Bur- j^ayed a brand of football dressing rdom after the gamle. ham Business Chain and seldom seen in this ^tion of if the report is true it is about North C^oUn# College for the country. The game was the splendid fflfenner in which well played and the sports- , u ■ n the annual Trade Week par- manship exhibited by the ^ ade of the Chain and the players was beyond reproach, sports. We do not believe such Homecoming of NCC were This affords quite a contrast would be tolerated in a jointly carried out last Sat- to the game played on the single CIAA college. Likewise urday. The parade, the game other side of the fence be- believe the confer- and all of the celebration tween Wake Forest and the itself would stand for festivities were well done. University of North Carolina continue as a coach. Special congratulations are where fist fights were en* Negro fans throughout the due the parade committee for gaged in during and after the circuit should be thank- not allowing any floats or pre- game. jul affair, up to tend-to-be-flpats that did not According to the daily press this time, has occvured. If reports a University of' North they have not already done Carolina player d^i that $15 float first time disabused suffi- «it'iooked like a deliberate player during the game, the y. , - player d«iberately so, CIAA officials should lay Uurham slugged a Wake Forest play- down such rules and reg^- er after a play had been com- tions as to safeguard against fi«ot Pleted. Said Dr. Harold Trib- it- The poor sportsmanship w ble, president of Wake Forest, demonstrated by the UNC business firms that they can spend $10 or ^ attempt to knock Consoles fist fights that occurred there- ^ o“t.” Nick Consoles, the Wake after and the panty raids that tempt will be made to enter a po^est quarterback, is the occur from time to time in float unless it is up to stand- pjaygr who lost three teeth in some of the leading white the fracas. educational institutions of the Special mention is also due Saddest report coming from nation cause us to wonder the coaching staffs at North the entire unfortunate a^air whether Negroes have too Carolina College and Mary- is that one of the Carolina much to gain morally by be- land State College for putting coaches slugged one of the ing admitted to some of them, on the field two teams that Wake Forest players near the A CONDITION PROGRAM FOR . PURE DEMOCRACY Life Is Like That BY H. ALBERT SMITH At Bethesda School, lo- rick-Moore and Little River from time to time to preach, cated in Durham County, High Schools of their own lecture, give concerts, recitals United Nation’s Day was ob- county and nation;' It appears and to participate along with served last Thursday by en- to us that such an occasion white students and faculty tertaining foreign visitors would be far more practical members in panel discussions, with an original skit and than seeking people from forums, sports events, etc. serving them an intemation- Europe- and Asia to study, A program of tW al menu. Gathered at the teach and learn democracy, would be far more beneficial table were persons from Jap- The representatives from and effective than the Gov- an, India, England, Pakis- Japan, India, Pakistan and emor’s Advisory Committee t§n and Iran. The occasion Iran, who are usually well in- on school segregation ap- was a great one and the stu- formed as to what ^e South pointed several weeks ago. If dents of Bethesda had a fine has to offer American Ne- the Committee is doing any- opportunity to promote de- groes in the way of democ- thing about the matter, it is mocracy in the countries racy, were probably laughing talking in whispers and be- represented and to leam a- up their sleeves at the hypo- hind closed doors. Thus In- bout people of other nations, crisy they were witnessing. stead of a conditioning pro- We wonder, however, just Such affairs as that given gram, it appears that the what attitude the students at the Bethseda School should wait-and-see attitude prevails and the faculty of Bethseda be encouraged but it would be in North Carolina instead of would take if we suggested to far more informative and im- a definite move toward what them a similar ^fair for pressive to foreign groups if is certain and sure to even- representative from Negro American Negroes could be t u a 11 y come — integrated student groups of the Mer- invited to our white schools schools. PRESIDENT TUBMAN'S VISIT TO GEORGIA We salute our esteemed madge.” The refusal of Tal- or would he have extended all contemporary, Carl Murphy, madge’s invitation by Presi- of the courtesies to which the publisher of the Afro-Ameri- ‘^^^t Tubman, however polite head of another nation is ®n- CAN Baltimore newspaper amounts to a snub" titled. We suhnise that he and* others for correctly in- it should would not, and that the ririi forming Pr^ident Tubman of Talmadge was of precipitating an intema- Liberia as to the feelings of Probably influenced to ex- tional situation that would be American Negroes regarding invitation by some embarrassing to this country his proposed visit to Georgia, would-be enterprising Negro made it almost mandatory It is the native state of Tub- ‘Citizens of Georgia who felt that President Tubman should man’s mother who emigrated invitation extended not accept Talmadge’s invita- from there to Liberia in 1872. the head of another nation to tion Had the visit been made at should be The nation probably owes a the invitation of Governor through its Chief Executive, debt of gratitude to Carl Mur- Herman Tahnadge it would motive, therefore, was phy for advising President have been an affront to every Proper but the act was stupid. Tubman not to accept Tal- Negro in this country. Otherwise it would have madge’s invitation to visit been interesting if not dis- Georgia. And the American According to Drew Pearson stressing, to watch Talmadge Negroes are thankful to Li- “President Tubnian will go to entertain the president of the beria’s Chief Executive for Georgia to receive a degree Negro republic. One wonders not accepting. All is well that from Atlanta University but if he would h'ave attempted to ends well, not the guest of Governor Tal- maintain a jim crow pattern SATURDAY Qk OCT..30, 19S4 L. E. AUSTIN Publisher y CLATHAN M. BOSS, Editor H. ALnEBT SMITH, Managing Editor M. E. JOHNSON, Business Manager JESSE COFIKJ), Circulation Manager Xwy ■aturter by tha UinTXD , llieornwfll »!• *■ P»ttltiOTr St ■t Post Offlot Aat 9t Umb V No (uanntM of pubUotlon of unMlldted mala rial. Latter* to tha aditor for pubUeatkn mnat ba ■tfned and oonfliiad to 500 worda. iBlarMat* Subaniptlon Bataa: lOe MM; On* Yaar. *3.00 (r par yaar.) One week and two day* have passed since Hurricane Hazel made a visit to the coastal areas of- North Carolina and i>lacM inland, that will ttacer in our memories for years to c(Hne. She came unbidden, hnt not unher alded, save in those inland re gions where sbe caught even, the experts by surprise not to mention us poor lajihen who depend upon them to know what the morrow will bring forth.' A day or so before, the weather-man, while predicting that a storm of unusual fero city would strike the coast, was telling us in drought-stricken inland areas that we could ex pect ^ttle more than scattered showers. There was little in that word to cheer those of us who wanted rain as much those that wait for the mom-) ing and less in the'^ay of warn ing. It seems that Hazel was dis- pleased with the way other members of the Hurricane fami ly had allowed their course to be charted, not to mention their narrow range of activity-con- finement to the North Carolina coast. Impelled by greater am bitions and determined not to be predicted, she, therefore, threw dust in^ to the weatherman’s eyes to hide a plan of whole sale destruction not only along the coast but also in areas con sidered to be relatively safe from tropical storms. By the time that gentleman had cleared his eyes of sand, Hazel was headed inland. But he' got his vision back soon enough to see what the sinister lady was up to and send out warnings in time for teachers and school children to get home. Was CoBeemed In this column last week, I stated two reasons why I was not disturbed concerning my personal safety. First, because I was in a place wlilch afforded a large measure of protection bj; buildings constituting a buffer. And, second, there was my faith in a protecting providence. Some' of you may wondeo why I mention the relative safely of position before the matter of faith. Well, that is be cause I am to some extent, at least, a realist and am at heart honest and dented to truth*, in the fury of an ocean storm, one would hardly face as great a test of faith on a great trans oceanic liner as he would on a ferry boat. My faith could have been put under greater strain. But if calm and confident about my personal safety, I was concerned about my wife who had gone to her school thalj morning. I was about to call the school when the radio announ^ ced that the school had diS' missed and “by now the pupils are at home.” I called my home and the good wife answered. That ^as a great relief. Although I am no gossipper, either by nature, ha- bit, or Inclination, and, for tlw most part, possess a healthy aversion to sticking my nose into the affairs of others, I got set to discuss Hazel. But the good wife was not receptive Her non-receptivity and pitch of voice gave me the impression that she was slightly nervous. I speak conservately. STILL BEING DISCUSSED Although eight days have passed since Hazel came this way, she is still very much in the news. The Raleigh News and Observer now before me car ries a headline on the front page, "Hard Hit Unincorporat ed Areas ^ke Bid for Hurri cane Relief.” Dn an inside pqge is a page-wide headline, “Moun tains to Sea: Variety in Weather and •’Scenery During Week of Hurricane.” The story ttiat follows by Margaret Taylor McMahan deals mostly with Hazel. About two hours ago. (it is now 1:00 A. M. Monday), the radio announce a monetary allocation to damaged North Carolina areas. Hazel! What a v[pman she was! A neighbor said to me right after her sojourn,” She was a pistol-packing mama” responded by saying that Hazel was equipped with heavier ar- tiUery than pistols. And pictures of the wreckage she left in coastal areas lend credence to the notion that she was “pack ing” some mighty destructive weapons. Beltons Implications In all that 1 have said about Hazel in this and a preceding article, I have dealt with her as natural phenomenon and pointed out the unusUal nature of human responses thereto. Those responses were unusual because the phenomenon was unusual. But Hazel was more than a storm of terrifying force so far as I am concerned. She was the messenger of God, a prophetess of thundering judgement and roaring warming. She had mission other than that of de stroying property. That mission was to shake men out of the deceptive^ comfort of self-suffi ciency aM into the realization of a Power in which we live and move and have our being. This I felt in the pulpit the Sunday following the storm. I went into the pulpit prepared to preach on the subject, "No Longer Strangers or Foreign ers”. Hazel was only to be an item in a preliminary state ment. But an irrestible inner urge led me to speak instead on the subject, “Hurricane Hazel the Voice of God”. I stiU can’t account for the urge without attributing it to a divine in fluence. I am neither a philosopher nor a theologian-nor even a scholar-but simply a preacher with the sense of destiny and mission, trying to survey life with hard common sense, and believing that there is a univer sal Spirit who speaks through persons and events to call men to eternal life. I could be wrong about the religious implinatinna of HhtcI But there is within me a feel ing that my intuitions are right and have rootage in re ality. For ^the benefit of a few friends, I am reminding them that “impress” can be used both as a noun and a verb. The verb is pronounced with thei accent falling on the second syllable. Impress as a noun-concerns us here. It is defined: 1. Act of' impressing. 2. A mark made by pressure; imprint; result of pressure or influence. 3. Char acteristic; mark of distinction stamp; as the work bears the impress of a great mind. In case my effort here is not conclusive, we’ll have to resort* to more expert opinion. "Your Vote Represents Power, Wlien You Exercise Your Francliise'' tAINO a Spiritual Insight “I KNOW HOW TO UVE” 9Y REVEREND HAROLD ROLANJ Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Qmrcli "I know how to live when things ore difficult end I know how to live when things are prosperous..."Phil. 4:14 The Holy writer had found one of life’s supreme secrets, when he could say.. “I know how to Uve..” Do you know how to live? What is the secret of knowing how to live?. He says to know how to live is to be able to face DIFFICULTIES AND PROSPERITY with poise and grace. It calls for a certain bit of spiritual power; Inward strength of the Spirit of God. Anyboby can carry on when things are going well. The real test comes when we face adver sities, and difficulties. Those who wilt and fade in the face of difficulties have not found the great secret of LIVING. We have seen people who were great when things went well. But they were crushed weight pf and discouragement, when the tide turned. We have seen peo ple who went along nicely when the sun was shining. In the storm, however, they would freeze up and become paralyzed with tormenting fears. You know how to live if you can face difficulties as well as prosperity. Paul had found the secret of life—an invisible pow er—that helps man to stand in adversity as well as prosperity. Paul’s imprisonment had pro ved that he had learned how to live. In prison or out of prisori he met life with a graciousness that only God could give. He knew the ustial limitations and handicaps of a prisoner. But what men intended for evil, he preached and witnessed foi* Christ. Truly this is the highest se cret of life—to turn every handicap, trial, disadvantage. and misfortune-into a glorious victory. Do you know how to live? You have found the secret if you c^ face difficulties as well as prosperity. I know a man who was a great reputation, and we when all went well. He had ai great reputaation, and we thought he had a character un dergirded by faith in God. But. bang! Adversity struck! He had not lost his children, he stiU had them. He had his health and the property he owned. He lost about thirty-five hundred doll ars, and he weht to pieces. He became a mental wreck. Why? He had not learned bow to live in DIFFICULTIES AND PROS PERITY. This man had not learned how to say with the great Apostle.. “I know how to live when things are difficult and .1 know how to live when things are prosperous...” STRAIGHT AHEAD NEW YORK This is the story of a lady in our town named Mrs. K. who expected an increase in her family and was deUghted when her mother in-law volunteeredf to come and stay with her and give her a hand until the great day. Mrs. K’s enthusiasm was shortlived, however, because mother-in-law’s presence meant just anothq^ mouth to feed, an other /dish to wash, another bed to make. Mother-inlaw was good company but not much help. One day when Mrs. K. had finished a beek-breaking w«A, done with elbow grease and washboard, mother-in-law ex pressed grawe concern iot daugbter-iQ-:law’s welfare. In her condition, she certainly shouldn’t be reaching up hang ing those heavy clothes! So mother-in-law carried the bas ket of clothes into the back yard and himg them up to dry. Meanwhile daughter-in-1 a w, thankful for small favors, was enjoying a brief period of re laxation on the front porch when she heard a neighbor re mark that it was certainly a fine thing that she, Mrs. K., had such a nice mother-in-law who would come and help her with her heavy work. Mrs. K. sud denly saw the light. Mother-in- law had been one jump ahead of her. After all, the two of them knew who had done the wash; but the neighbors, seeing mother-in-law hanging it- up, assumed she had washed it too. From then on daughter hung up her own. There is a similar situation involved in the two major po litical parties. It seems the GOP often opens a wedge for the De mocrats to step in to a take a bow. Take the congressional sit uation, for instance. For twenty >ears, Negroes tried to get re presentation in Congress from Harlem. Under the Democratic administration, they didn’t get to first base. The year after Thomas E. Dewey took office, the 22nd Congressional District was created, whereupon Ne groes promptly sent a Demo crat to Congress. In the recent local elections, the OOP named a Negro for Borough President of Manhattan, a move which completely shocked the Demo crats, since they bad alread>[ met and named a white man. So, the Democrats met again, with drew their white candidate and replaced him with a Negro, who is now proudly beating the drum for tHe Democrats, appar ently unmindful of the fact that, left to them, he would never have dared dream of holding such an office. For years, certain groups interested in African affairs had been pressing the national ad ministration to invite Emperor Haile Selassie to visit here, but it was never possible. President Eisenhower invites the Emperor for a visit, and who takes the bows and escorts the Emperor around town? The Democrats, of course, and they whizzed him through Harlem too fast for anybody else to shake his hand Again, in . the matter of the Supreme Court decision of May 17. The Democrats will tell you they softened the Justices up for the kill, and have been win ning and dining Thurgood Mar shall as though he were Chief Justice. Without talking any thing from the brilliant and thoroughly capable Mr. Mar shall, it must be pointed out that the NAACP has been pre paring briefs, buttonholing Con gressmen and Senators, and lobbying their heads off for years now, and never got any where. Here In New York a so cial club gave an award to Mr. Marshall at a Sunday afternoon £Uair. It was a well-deserv^ award. But who appeared to take bows and thereby associ ate himself with the civil rights Draw «igl) onto God, and He wlU d»w oigh onto you^ (Jamsa i. B.) Ood eannot enter us against ooi trill, slthougb He is ever present ail about ua Through devout prayer we must Invit* Hlis Into our being—first rid ding ourselves of unrighteous .thoughts, acts and desires: and thus cleansed, we throv« open wide the doors of our mind and soul to receive His boundless love, His guidance and help victory thus heralded? The Democratic candidate for Go vernor of New York! Even ra bid Democrats are still trying to figure out how he could deal himself in on that one. The GOP has allowed the the Democrats to capitalize on their work too often. It’s time they learned to hang out their own wash, particularly since the record indicates that they have "the cleanest wash in town.” WASHINGTON AND SMALL BUSINESS" An Independent businessman catching someona dipping into the till doM not rationalize such action away as due to unhappy childhood, nor stays q^et ^ causa be may antagonize cul prit’s relatives or friends. • • • Inc Wa irom Mai Street. To m o ■ minds there no doubl standard c evil. Evil isl evil, and Itsl _ black mantle 0.W. Harttr falls on those who passively ac cept evil, as well ai those nho concoct it And encouraglnf evil with financing la bayimd most human understanding. • « a Maar fael ge*. Jaeeph Kwir- laad, (B.. OaL) waald have emerged hero had he atood by demand io sever dlplomatlo i*> latloiis -with Bossta. * ■* * Attempt being made by J. Bracken Lee, Utah’s governor, to stop foreign aid spending as unconstitutional, is drawing Main Street support. • • • Beports or British Labor Party Jmiket In Bed China gave freak sense al nrcency te feeUaa. a a a Attlee’s statement, *7 believe Hhat the Chinese peasant has got a government that is doing some thing for him, which is concerned with the welfare and prosperity of the peasants and rests upon the confldence of the peasant population. The West haa nothing to fear from Communist China,” and the Bevan statement made in China, "Our presence- b itself sufficient to show our support for the Chinese People’s Bevolution" has thrown chiU in msny Ameri can hearts who realize thesa peo ple may be but a heart beat O Kulaal ridwtlM liiilimiiliBi BImM II yC WI150N rnPDFR avray from again ruUng England. • • « M Is also dlsdosed British gv»* boats win protect merchant ships going into Shanghai; naval power perhaps paid for la part by V- L military aaaistaaoe aid. • a • Statements as made by British Labor Party leaders irtio may again be on eve ot power are attributed ta ai&er madmen or those who have aotnally degener ated so morally they can ration alise murder, pillage, slavery. In any event, Independent busi nessmen «smt to stv uaa ot their taxes to tkMcing such ratiwiai- Isation o evil. • • • At present BiMlsh defend Bad Chlaa ralatlonam gnmia V. S> atlU sees lit to recognise Bussla, a sltnaUon pnhlloly deplored by Herbert Hoover as tha great psy- chalofloal mistake a^ moral tragedy af Mis oentnry. • • • Now many fSar epidemic of rationaUzatlan of evfl is infecting Washington. Wsshlagtsa leUarea special M man ooamtttaa aaw studying anUtrast laws, heavily loadM with oeBege professors and oor- poratiaa lawyars, will reoom* mend aalllfyiiig nation’s antitnut laws when It reporta in Decem ber ea groonds V. S. cannot da buainaaa with nattons wtthent anIMnsI lawa. Already prop»> ganda an thia poaltlen has b^ nnleashed. • * • Thus drive will be to sell Amer ican people that in order to live with evil, this nation must adopt the ways ot evtl. • * • Bat it Is held signUcant that British system of cartel and mon- opoly bnslness has as ita eveat- aal and Inevl^alile reaalt iq^waed governeat oAolala iriM not only oandone, hot nphold Moody, rod handed evil, aa history shews an natieaM who have gone Comnrariat have been naUons withoot antltrast laws te protect independeat eirferpriae. V
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