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I Thcxtjmo ha ^KOUNA TlMEa SATUKbAi?. nWE 18. 1M5 1HE HI6H COST or SEGREfiATION With no fanf€U?e the first courage to open the doors of could not see it then and do Nesro graduate from the other schools at UNC, the not see it now. Only in a few of medicine at the Uni- state might have been saved isolated spots is the fact be- versity of North Carolina was the extra expense of trying ginning to trickle down into tum^ out Monday, but the to maintain two septate law the brains of some south- heavens didn’t fall and none schools and a duplication of emers that as poverty-strick- of the white graduates turn- several others in North Caro- en as the South is, it cannot ed black nor did the Negro lina. Instead, we have the maintain two standardized turn white. “Necessity is the ridiculous situation of one of systems of education without mother of invention” and to the lowest states in the na- bankrupting the state, ke^ from having to set up tion, from an economic stand- It might not be a bad idea another medical school, even point, trying to maintain sep- to send missionaries into sec- a makeshift one, the univer- >arate schools for the races, tions of the state like eastern sity admits Negroes to its neither of which is com- North Carolina to help en- medical school tlraugh we parable to those maintained lighten, as well as improve suspect on a limited basis, in states where there is one the lot of thousands of poor Thus the taxpayers of the educational system for all whites who feel that the only state are saved an extra tax the people. way they can maintain their burden and Negro citizens Said the late Dr. James E. supremacy over Negroes is to who are qualified can at least Shepard to the legislature of stand on their necks. Until have the satisfaction of feel- North Carolina on one oc- such sections can be educated ing that the medical school casion: “The price of segrega- to the fact that “you cannot which they are paying to help tion comes high, gentlemen,” keep a fellow human being in support will at least give and he might have add^ the ditch unless you stay in them some opportimity to higher than the state is able there with him,” there is lit- train members of the race as to pay if either race is to tie hope that ^e state as a doctors. > have the best. The dull, sleepy whole will be able to free it- Had«former governors and minds of the members of the self from economic bond- other leaders of the state legislature, blinded by the age. the foresight and the moral practice of white supremacy, SEGREGATION IN THE NAME OF CHRISTIANITY When a Negro dance pro moter adveritses that he has arranged to have “reserved seats for white spectators” at a public dance, we charge it up to the fact that he is so carnal minded that he is will ing to sacrifice whatever ideals he has to get money. When members of the Chris tian chiut:h, denominational or non-denominational, ad vertise a “reserved section for our colored friends” we charge such heresy to ignor ance, a lack of the true mean ing of the teachings of Jesus Christ and a diabolical at tempt to mislead the people into the bejief that God is a respecter of person. Appearing in local dailies last week was an advertise ment by one A. A. Allen who claims that he can make “the blind see, the deaf hear and the crippled walk!” Located at the Iwtto^i of the advertise ment were the words, “Re served Section For Our Colored Friends.” That Mr. Allen—he had no Reverend before his name in the ad vertisement—has the nerve to set up a jim crow section un der his gospel tent, which he Life Is LikeThat B7 H. ALBERT SMITH EXPERIENCE AND COMMON SENSE further claims is the largest in the world, we think, belies the fact that he has power to heal and is strong evidence that this man has capitulated to demands of the world or should we say southern cus toms and is nothing but a downright imposter. Any Negro, Christian or sinner, who allows himself to be roped in by such an un godly scheme is aiding and abetting hypocrisy and help ing to perpetuate the vicious practice of segregation in the name of Jesus Christ. This mas, A. A. Allen, must know that he is wrong and that any m^)^ment claiming to have a spuritual foundation would never bow to any program or scheme that would insult or injure another’s self-respect. If he has not already done so he needs to read and study prayerfully the story of the Good Samaritan and the en tire Sermon on the Mount and see if he can square them with reserved seats for another race solely on the grounds of color. We have said in these col umns before that two prize fighters, one Negro and the other white, can get in a ring pound one another into red jelly; football players of dif ferent races can tackle each other most viciously on the gridiron; baseball players can play together on the same team and on opposite teams, even in the deep South; white and Negro musicians can play in the same orchestra and give performances in southern cit ies without the slightest tm- favorable comment or notice. It remains for the Christian church to hold tenaciqi^ly to the ungodly custom of reserv ing special seats for Negroes. This newspaper takes its stand against tne church or any form of it siurendering to segregation merelv to satis fy the whims and fancies of that fast diminishing element in the South that must have some other race to look down on in order that those who compose it may feel superior. We rededicate these columns to the task of waging an eter nal fight until men of all races, creeds and colors shall have the right to human dig nity all over the world. TWO VIEWS ON THE NPG OF RACES “If God hadn’t intended for the races to mix. He would have fix^ it so they could not,” declared Bishop Edgar A. Love, addressing the an- ntiai session of the Holton Conference of the Methodist Church meeting in Chat tanooga, Tennesse last week. Said Alex M. Rivera, bril liant young feature writer for the Pittsburgh Courier, to the publisher of The Carolina Ttoes this week: “If God t?as so all-wise in His creation of man that He took time out to design individual fingerprints for each one of the billions of people who have lived on earth since its beginning, the two and a half billion who live on it now and the billions more who live from now to eternity, it appears to me that if be hadn’t intended all races of the hmnan family to mix. He would have fixed them so they couldn’t.” Said Rivera further, “They tell me that it is dangerous during the process of a blood trans^ioh lo give a person with one type of blood an other type. Sometimes such will even cause death. There is no branch of the human family, however low in the scale of existence we may feel it is, that will not repro duce with another; however high in the scale of existence we may feel it is. If God had not intended it that way I do not believe He would have overlooked such an important item.” Here we have two differ ent views on this matter of mixing under kitegration that is frightening many of our white folks to death. One view comes from a minister and the other from a news paperman, but both have reached the sensible conclus ion and that is, that the no tion that God in His infinite wisdom never intended the mixing of all races of the human family has no scien tific or moral foundation. The silly conclusion that any particular race has a cor ner on all of the mental or moral development and therety should not inter breed with another is not on ly asinine but unfounded. We think the responsibility is that of all people of the hu man family to do everything in their power to lift others as they climb. God wanted it that way so that no race or clan of the human familv would become so stuffed with conceit that it would feel it had a right to look down on another. POINIINe THE WAY TO GOOD CmZENSHIP From Asheville has come the most statesmen-like utter ance on integration we have heard since the Supreme Court ruling of May 31. In stead of hurling defiance at the nation’s highest tribunal the Asheville Board of Edu cation has declared that it- will make “an honest effort” to comply with the ruling of the Court on segregation in the public schools. Sayi the Asheville Board of Education: “We will move with mea sured step in the right directian of ultimate com pliance with the supreme law of the land and we ex pect fall cooperation from both white and colored peo ple as we endeavor to work out the many problems that will face us ... . “We look to our local gov ernments, our churches and other institutions, and to our local civic groups, and to all organizations that touch the lives of the peo ple of the community to encourage and develop among them the goodwiU.. and understanding neces sary to attain the goal set.- for us.” Here we think is not only a fine example of statesman ship but Democratic and Christian leadership. The Ne gro citizens of the tourist city will no doubt cooperate with their fellow white citizens ta the fullest extent to make the changeover from segregated to integrated schools with the greatest po^ible ease for all concerned. This is Americanism at its best and places Asheville in the position of pointing the rest of North Caroliiu to good citizenship. What Ashe ville has done other cities can do if those in authority will take a positive and inteUigent stand for law and order. Cer tainly, no person who loves America and wants to be law abiding could do otherwise. SATURDAY L. E. AUSTIN Poblisher JiqVE 18, 1955 CLATHAN BL BOS6, Editor H. ALBERT SMITH, Managinc Editor M. E. Boslneu ^ JIKSE COFIELD, Circidatlon Managfer Putxutw4 M.WT Satur^lar by Um UMTED Mo fuanatM ot pnW}ca«toa M , WBLISHMS, In«.rpor«t«l *t 5lt ». 9l rlio. L*t«m to «h* adHor fe pntaUcaMoa Bi CMarad m meaoa tUtt maamr at th* Pom Q«le» iifiiad antf mnflmiil to MO words. •t OuriMm. Martt Car*Uaa imdar ttw Act ot MMCh a. tm. aubtertpttoa BatM loa ptr mprt Ws mm inatMM wa**! Ona tm>, n.et CmmUm, par yaar.) In the discussion at this time on the subject above, I hope by the recitation of a story to il lustrate what I have been try ing to make plain in the series of three articles on Experience and Moral Law concluded last week; namely, that there Is something in human nature which runs counter to the de mands of moral law and leads to constant and perennial defi ance and disobedience which always end in tragic climax, an inevitable result of such defi ance- Features Sampson The story features a man called Sampson who neglected, to his own hurt, the voice of experience. In fact, his total and callous disregard of experi ence impressed me so deeply that I treated it at one time un der the caption “A Man Who Didn’t Have Sense Enough to Learn From Experience.” What he did, some persons might not consider a violation of moral law. If so, alright. But it served to focus my thought on the eternal conflict between moral law and human nature and man’s persistency in refusing to learn, in spite of tragic ex perience, that moral law may not be violated with impunity, that is, with no resulting penal ty. A Graphic Example Among all the examples of men who have gotten into trouble because experience meant little to them, I have never seen a more graphic ex ample'than that afforded by Sampson in his romantic at tachments. He was decidedly fond of women, it seems, es pecially those belonging to a group of people called Philis tines, who were neighbors of the Hebrews, but hardly to be considered friendly neighbors. But his success as a lover seems somewhat dubious or question able, because he seemingly was unable to evoke from the wo men he won any deep affection' In fact, his most serious ro mantic flings didn't turn out well. One ended in stark tra gedy. FfbuUwt S^/rength Physically, Sampson seems to have had all the qualities that constitute the ingredients of one hundred percent manhood, and these in superlative degree. (I don't know about his looks.) He evidently possessed a mag nificent physique, the perfect body, and his physical strength was fabulous, astonishing. But on thi? there to have been serious defects. He didn't have the good judge ment and common sense to han dle moral problems or the re straint and self-control essen tial to keep himself -out of trouble. It was this deficiency on the mental and spiritual side that led him to an imtimely grave to which he went in a fairly inglorious end. Poor Judgement Now, in support of my in dictment that Sampson was weak in judgement, I cite his romantic life. In his early years, he got himseU into an emotional entanglement that ended in a most disappointing I marriage. He fell in love with a PhiUstine maid, a beauty, I imagine, and married her against the wishes of his pa rents and over their protests. The feelings of those parents were not solely based on preju dice; they had a sound basis in reason and reality. Disillusionment The girl in question aside from beauty, if she had it, had notiling else to offer Sampson. Her entire background was so dissimilar to Sampson’s as to foredoom their marriage. She came from a heathen people with different religious and moral ideals, different tradi tions. Her outlook on life was different. So far as depth is concerned, she had none- Samp son's parents pointed this out to him; but, so far as restrain ing him, their efforts were as futile as trying to stop the charge of an infuriated bull wilh a blow gum. Sampson married her only to find out in a few jtoys that be had on his hands a cheap little fraud who didn’t love him and could put on quite an act (cry seven days) to get his secrets which she sold to bis enemies for a' price. ^ Consider Advice Let nobody think that I be lieve parents have the right to choose companions for their children or to interfere arbi- tarily with their romances. The final decision as to whom a youth shall marry ought be. his or her own. But when parents give admonition based on solid fact, Tt would not be unwise or injudicious for a son or daugh ter to give serious considera tion to the opinion and advice of dad and mom. To do so might prevent a great deal of heartache, misery ^and even tragedy m the years to come. Painful Discovery Right here, I become positive and dare to express myself with finality. When parents warn against marrying into a family that is definitely known to be weak-minded or high-tempered to the point of semi-insane out bursts, and even to the point of murder, neurotic, shiftless, mean, moronic, debauched, dis eased, profane, unstable, ir religious, etc."let a son or daughter take heed. For it is a terrible thing for a man to marry only to discover that he has on his hand a she-devil, a shrew, a termagnant who can rage hour after hour spitting out torrents of venomous abuse as unending as the flow of lava from an erupting volcano. And equally as terrible is it for a woman, if not more so, to dis cover, shortly after nuptial vows are spoken, herself to be “stuck” with a man who not only has clay feet, but an evil mind, distorted ideals, no char acter at all and so brutish as to strike her at his slightest dis pleasure. Another Entanglement Well, needless to say, Samp son and his wife parted. But this marital disaster didn’t stop him from consorting with Phil- IMtoe women. Finally, after about twenty years, he bec&me entangled with another one, De lilah by name. She too was a beatiien and even more unscru pulous than the woman that had been his wife/ The Bible introduces us to this tragic re lationship with the words: “And Sampson loved a woman In the valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.” One-Sided Love We, are not told that Delilah loved Sampson, but that Samp son loved her- What a terrible experience tills must be—a to- t^y one-sided love in a marital aom! What a bitter experience it must be to live with one with whom a person is madly in love but never able to evoke what is given! That was Sampson’s experience. Wife In Conspiracy But, worse ttian that, Delilah was so totally without love or feeling for Sampson that she became a party to a conspiracy that brought upon ion blindness, imprisonment and ultimate death. The unfold ing of that conspiracy as car- ried>out by Delilah is the record of a betrayal as heartless and cruel as to be found in any marital history I have ever known. foiled Three Times For a price offered by the Philistine lords, a totally ruth less woman sought to gef from Sampson the secret of his strength. She used every femi nine wile, artifice, or Ixick in the book. She wheedled, beg ged, -enticed, pleaded and teas ed; but Sampson, su^icious and alert, on three different oc casions, misinformed her. But her reaction to his misinforma tion confirmed his , suspicions that Delilah meant him no good. A Fatal Yielding One last time she tried, fourth time. So enamoured was Sampson of this woman, completely under the spell of her charm that at last he weak ened and told her the truth. For several days, Sampson had held out. But a determined wonaan broke down every vestige of re sistance and once she had his secret, she delivered him into the hands of the Philistines and collected for her foul deed several thousand 'dollars. To me, it was a betrayal worse than that of Judas Iscariot. De lilah’s final effort should not have worked; but it did because Sampson didn’t have sense enough to leam from experi ence. ^ ^ Fits Manv Today This is an unhappy mdlct' ment to bring against tliat fa bulous strong man of so long ago. But the same indictment may lie brovght against many' of us today. Tar only too often we repeat the mistakes that brought pain and sorrow, frus tration and loss. And, I would hazard the guess that the trials,, troubles, afflictions and woer so many people complain about, so bitterly are due to their own lack of judgement, the failure to exercise good common sense- The Wise Man And so may we leam that (Continued on Page Nine) THERE CAM BE NO PEACE UNTIL HE HAS BEEN DESTROYED" m _ ao/)wy OF T«£ tfiv* inr.i I iwlii« Spiritual Insight By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND PastoFy Mount Gil^d Baptist Churdi "CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP" 'f' “His own schemes threw him doum -For he is cast into a net by his own feet..." Job 18:7,8. The dishonest schemer wea ves a web of entanglement in which he is finally caught. Yes, its true that many of us plan to trap others and* we get caught in our own trap. We do become trapped in our unholy schemes. We figure we can beat the rap. We can out wit the ruthless exactitude or the moral law. Many have learned too late that this is a gross untruth. In the end we are tripped, entangled in our own little evil schemes. We spend the web of skilful trickery and finally we are caught. The word is right...“His own schemes tiirow him..he is cast into a net by his own feet ” havp awn manv a person... 'Caught In His Own Trap...” We are reminded, therefore, to be very careful about plan ning for the hurt and undoing of others. Thfe tricky schemer himself will finally get caught. You sow the seed of ruin for others, you may reap the bitter harvest yourself. This seems to be a law of life. Such a harvest comes with such terrible fright fulness. The world remembers the fact that the late, unlament ed leader of Italy was caught in his own trap. He died m the trap of violence he had set for others...“Caught in his own trap.. ” Job is right when he says...“He walks on a pitfall...’’ A trap seizes him by heel...’’ I saw a man the other day I have known for fifteen years. He had everything to make a success of his life. He has a good mind. He could get along with people, He was always trying to pull a fast trick. He is now shameful ly caught in his own trap Thousands of youngsters go out during this season to take their places in life. They can wisely remember that there . is one sure and safe path in life: The Path Of Righteousness. It can be hard at times. This way^ may take a little loqger. But it will get you there:’.. It Carries A Guarantee...“The Lord know- eth the way of the righteous...” This path will lead you to life- enriching and satisfying goals. The fast tricky scheme may seem safe But It Is Dangerous. Beneath it is hidden a perilous pitfall. Build your life with the strong stones of faith and the mortar of honesty. These are the durable principles of life. The trickster finds out finally that.. “His Own Schemes Throw Him Down...” Beware of the fast, smart, tricky schemes for they will prove to be a ruinous web of shameful entanglements. Seem ingly smart but dishonest schemes are unworthy substi tutes for old fashioned hard and honest’work. Give the best you have and no one can keep you from your rightful place and rewards in this life. Always re member the admonition of Job- The dishonorable schemer..... “WaHte On A PitfalL.i'^ The Golden Rule is the only safe rule on which to build this life. This is safe and dxwable. All other fotmdations are but sinking sand. _ Build on this ■ truth and you . will succeed. The trickster is not smart for...“His Own Schemes Throw Him Down...’’ Capital Close- T Jp By OONSTANCB DANIIL Diplomats, Notables See /ones Frederic Morrow, Business Ad- Tak% Oath j visor in the Department oi Secretary of State John Dul- Commerce, were among th« lea, Liberian Ambassador Cla- officials rence Simpson and Director of Foreign Service Raymond Hare led a long list of diplomats and notables present at the State Department, as Richard Jones of Chicago was sworn in as Am bassador to Liberia, last week, succeeding the late Jesse D. Locker of Cihcinnati, who died at Monrovia in April. Chief of Protocol John F. Simmons ad ministered the oath. Mrs. Jones, with Richard Jones, III, will welcome the new Aml>assador on his return to Liberia, where he was serving as Chief of the FOA Mission at the time of his appointment. Mr. Ried Wile, First Secretary of the Liberian Embassy, was present with the Ambassador. Alan present from the State Department were; Deputy Un dersecretary Loy Henderson, George V. Allen, Ass’s Seer for .the Near East and Africa, John Hanes, Special Ass’t to the Sec retary, Director of Personnel John Hogland, Director of Af rican Ailairs Leo G. Cyr, Don- I aid Dumont, Officer in Charge, East West and Central Africa, and Alexander Davit, West Af rican .Affairs. John Grady, Cliief of FOA Directors, Assistant Secretary of the Army Chester Davis, Dr. J^ames Carmichael Evans, Ci vilian Ass’t to the Ass’t Sec’y of Defense, Parole Board Chair man Scovell Richardson, Dr. Mordecai Johnson, President of Howard yniversity, and E. present from Government departments. The Republican National Committee was represented by Val J. Washington, Director of Minorities, and his assistant, Mrs. Thalia Davis Thomas. Dr. Francis Hammond was present from United States Informa tion Agency, Joseph Douglass from Health and Welfare, Sam uel Pierce and Lieut. Lawrence Oxley from Labor, Joseph • Clark, Joseph Burch and Ver- (Continued on Page Nine) M HEALTH HORIM Pr*-Urth InfliMncM ' There's an old wires’ tale that a sadden fright or sliodc dnriac nancy can "jnark” the child. That is not so. Yet, like ttixh BMdieal folklore, this has a hidden grain of truth. There is evidence that "even before birth the mother’s feelingt iaihi> ence the child’s deTelopment,” states Dr. Dorothy W. Barodi of (Tall* fomia. This isn’t by way of uy mysterious “psychic” influenc^ut by recognised physical pathways. "Severe or prolonged emotional disturbances daring pregnancy miay bring on changes in the mother’s blood composition that increase heart rate in the fetos and general irritabOity in the in fant,” explains Dr.- Bi^rach. In young married couples par ticularly, the doctor emphasises, emotional disturluince may result from an unplanned pregnan7^ Although they want children even tually, it is sometimes almost tragic to have them before the young people have a chance to get “on th^ feet”, both emotionally and financially. As an example. Dr. Bamch teUa the story of Jane and Joe Smith. tatias Ike BetpeailfcHWy Jane was only 18, married jnst a few months. She was still work ing, so that Joe could finish college and get a'good solid start in a career. When the doctor found that Jane was pregnant, the girl only gave “a flip of her head and a l»oad smUe”—but tite doctor, knowing what havoc this would play with the couple’s pluu, didn’t let it go at that. Sensing Jane’s bidden tension, the doctor said, “It comes, I guess, as a kind of boigb- shell. So yott’re naturally resmtfoi right now.” At this Jane lost bar bravado and burst Into tears. It’s natural ante many of to* day's dreomstanees. Dr. Bamdi points oat, to feid *^ppe^ and resentful, rather than pU»s« and proud at the diagnosis of preg nancy. Most couples, thoni^ try to hide these “shamafnl’' feeUags, even from th«nselTes—and that nsnally means troobla, not only for them but for their tmbom diOd. By recognising tbeir tme emo tion*, they can more easily aoeept their new life, make necessary ad> jostments in their plans, and fl* nally wdcome the child In a sat»* rak healthy ionosphere. ,
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