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PAGB TWO ra» CAKOUNA niPtS SATUBDAT. JULY i, ItSS A SANE APPROACH TO INTEGRATION EDnm’S NOTE: Tbt most sensible and down-to- earth observation and ap proach we have seen in any southern newspaper on the rulings of the U. S. Su preme Court, abolishing segregation in public schools, was that given by the Florence Morning News June 17. It is the kind of editorial it takes courage to write and which usually brings down on the head ^ an ^i- tor the wrath of both his readers and advertisers. Only when men are dedi cate to a task are they willing to take such a noble of Florence, South Carolina in an editorial of Friday, stand. Because of the saneness expressed in the editorial we are re-publishing it be low in its entirety and are urging our readers to read all of it. Life Is Like That , Bj a ALBERT SMlTfl MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS WE CANT WIN THE FLORENCE MORNING NtTWS Shortly after the United States Supreme Court hand ed down its implementation decree, this newspaper ex pressed the editorial opinion that in the final analysis the South will have to yield. An editorial entitled “Seg regation Going,” in this news paper said: “In our section there can be little thought of bending to the will of the NAACP— but we had better evaluate our probable losses and see how they compare to the limited gains in time. “Any changes we make in our programs of education should be made in full ac ceptance of the fact that the South cannot maintain its policies of racial segregation for any length of time into the future.” Since the Court’s publica tion of its implementation de cree, the Southland has been feeding itself large doses of self-delusion and false hope. Politicians, writers, wishiE^- thinkers and the unthinking have been telling our people that the Court’s decree can be defeated and will be de feated. The Court’s decree will not be defeated. South Carolina’s people need to hear realism. They need to hear truth. They need to prepare themselves for a realistic future — not an impossible future constructed out of the words and blind hopes of those who have not accepted the inevitable. None of us want to admit that desegregation is to be a fact. But, our unwillingness to make such an admission does not negate the truth. This state’s leaders are cm the verge of destroying the public school system. Qr, they say they are on the verge of so doing. We don’t think they will.' Sure they will abolish a Tew puBIIc schools — in Clar endon Cotmty for example — but such actions will be an effort to gain time. Any maneuver will be an attempt to buy time — time for otu* people to admit that the inevitable must be ac cepted. Thte state’s officials are, in effect, going to cut the dog’s Florence, South Carolina teil off — a little piece at the time. This will not change the * final picture — it will make the change more painful and more expensive. Some of our political “thinkers” are advocating Constitutional changes to al low the South to keep segre gation. This isn’t thinking, it is political eyewash. The edi torial mentioned earlier ex pressed an opinion we think holds true now — and for the future; the opinion that “The South is a minority section and will receive less than minority consideration.” Southern Senators cao^t get legislation through gress in support of segrega tion; nor can the South expect the necessary support to pass a Constitutional amendment in support of its position. Walter George ot Georgia, one of the most outstanding statesmen our section has produced, reduced the blind hopes of a few to simple truth the other day when he told pro-segregationists that the most the South could do In the Senate would be to take negative action in matters of segregation. The South has the Congres sional strength to stop un favorable legislation — it does not have the strength to pass legislation it wants in this field. This is the age of soci ological change. We don’t like it. We don’t want it. But, we can’t stop it. How can we hope to preserve sectional In stitutions that are not legal in approximately three four- the of the nation? We, as a section, expect great favor and comfort from our Federal judges. Those who encourage this hope for favor and coi^ort are fooling the people. Pro-segregationists cannot look to Ashton Williams, Cecil Wyche and George Bell Timmerman for special favor. Those men are judges. They have taken an oath to uphold the law. Legal brains all over the South can cry against the Court’s decision and “prove” how the Court is wrong. They forget one important fact — the Supreme Court is made up of nine men, and it is the final court of appeals. This group of Southerners able to “prove” the Court wrong do not speak from the bench of the top court and they will not be given the opportunity to do so. The Cotut has decided, and the Court will not change. This is not a pwiod of going back. Initial mistakes in the field of sociology are not cor rected by court reversals. South Carolina can’t spend its historic life in fighting lost battles. In order to n^e progress and,sfaap^tiH(^est possible life^or our people, we must Imm to accept the things we/aon’t want as well as thos^^e do want. We must lea^B'^o accept things we don’t want when we lack the ability to change those things. We cannot change the Court’s decision. We have got to live with it. We can start living with it today, tomorrow or next year — but we are go ing to live with it. This should be told to the people of South Carolina. The only decision facing our peo ple is how much energy, ef fort and expense they want to exchange for a limited amount of time. The only thing that can be gained is a short time — what pricc* is our section willing to pay for a short time? This is the issue. Segregation vs. de segregation is no longer an issue — it is no longer a de bate — it is no longer a con test. The issue has been re solved. There is to be no more segregation. ~ Face it. Ask state officiak to be honest. Then, move as close to objectivity as is pos sible when facing an emotion al issue, and ask yourself what price yon and your chil dren want to pay for a short period of time. There is nothing “coward ly” about stopping a fight when you’ve been beaten— hands down. It is a little in- saiie' to waste your institu tions, resources, progress and passible fnture after yon have lost the fight. Segregation is going — Its all but gme. South Carolina and the rest of the South can’t reverse the trend. We can fight — and will fight; but let’s be honest with ourselves and ask how hard we want to fight when we can’t win.” GIVING UP aeVICE MIT DOING NOTHING Keep your eye on the white church in the South on the matter of integration. Gener ally speaking it is doing lip service and issuing high sounding statements. On the oth^ hand, it has taken more or less of a Pontius Pilate at- tutde toward the whole affair and said: “See ye to it,” or washed its hands of it. As far as we have been able to determine, not a single church school in North Caro lina has thrown open its doors to Negro students since the first or the second ruling of the U. S. Supreme Court on the matter of segregation in public schools. Schools like Duke University, Wake For est College, Meredith Col lege, High Point College and others have remained stead fast and unmoveable on the matter of keeping Negroes from seeking an education within their walls. Prior to the Supreme Court ruling of May 17, 1954 on seg regation in public schools, the church schools hid behind the matter of obeying the laws of the respective staies in which they are located. Now that the law has been declared unconr stitutional, the church schools have made little or no move to admit Negroes. In spite of a pastoral letter of his ex cellent Bishop Vincent S. Wa ters of Raleigh, issued June 12, 1953, abolishing segrega tion in the Catholic Chiurches of the Diocese of Raleigh, the Imaculata school for high school students here in Dur ham refused the admission of several Negro Catholic chil dren last year. Thus we find both the Pro- teirtant and the Catholic church living up to its tradi tion of preaching about the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, but be ing the last to put into action what it preaches. SATURDAY L. E. AUSTIN Pnhlisher JVLY 2, 1955 CLATHAN BL BOSS, Editor H. ALBERT SMITH, Managing Editor M. E. JOHNSON, BnsfaieM Blanagar JESSE COFIELD, drculatioB Manager PubUalMd tvary SaWrday bj tb« UNITED PWUMnoU. laeorporatad at 51S K. Patticraw It. Batacad aa laeaDd «Uu maMar at Qta Poat Offlea at Dwkaa, Morth Caiallna nadar tka Act el Marcb S. im. Me saaraataa a pubUcatloB of imaoMrltail asla- 'rlaL l«ttan to tha adttor tor pobUoatleB mnat ba •BjW, Taw, «SM (IMCB Partly because of request and, as well, personal Inclina- ticm, I am putting into this column In abridged form an ad dress delivered at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Sunday,' May 29. Mr. Cole, officers, members and friends of the McLean Post No. 175 of the American Le gion: A Suffcestion Just about the time I had decided to devote a part of my address today to paying a tri bute to those who died on the battlefield in defense of Uieir country. Or since as the r^ult of battlefield injuries, and an other part to challenge you with the gravity of the present political situation and its de mand upon us all-a friend of mine suggested that I should talk on this text: "As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you.” Not tlw Purpaae Well, that would be alright, if this occasion called for paint ing in drab colors a picture of tragedy entailed in l^e loss of loved ones, and leaving the matter th»e. But that is not the purpose of a Memorial Day occasion. For those who died in wars we have fought gave their lives for an ideal. And, if we confine ourselves to weeping over their fallen bodies, deco rating their graves, paying tri butes extolling their sacrifices and heroism, , parading and sounding taps, we do those fall en comrades^ a great disservice and our ceremony becomes a hollow mockery. This is no occasion for maud lin sentiment, to talk about what they did and to shut our eyes to what we ought to do. For they have left to us an un finished task and their blood like Abel’s cries from the gound that we rise up to com plete the task they left im- finished. Three Reaaons For three reasons, I, pursue this line of thinldng this after noon. First of all, there is the Preamble of your Constitution, and, second, an article I read in last Friday's Sun captioned "Living Who Sacrificed Should Be Remembered On Memorial Day.” (These . were quoted in order). And my third reason lies partly at least in the peculiar quality of my own nature, a quality that leads me to origi nal and independent thinking with, of course, dependence on the Holy Spirit Textual Reference There are two passages of scripture I would have ypu bear in mind today: first Peter 3:1 and Ephesians 2:15. Thej one reminds us to remember; the other presents Jesus as the only solution to the problems of this generation. We can’t solve them witnout lum. A Colonial Possession Our country is great today in wealth, industry and mili tary might and is regarded aa the citadel of Democracy. But one-hundred eighty years ago, we were a colonial possession of England, paying taxes with little or no representation in the British commonwealth. But in 1776, the colonies, like thfe ten tribes of Israel in Rehoboam’s day, raised the banner of revolt and the Revo lutionary War that brought us freedom and made us an inde pendent commonwealth began. Crispus Attucks Five years before that date on March 5, 1770, Crispus At tucks, a Negro, a runaway slave, led a mob against British soldiers in the celebrated “Bos ton Massacre.” He fell, his body pierced by mortal fire as he gave his life for freedom.. With great honor, funeral services were held for Attuclcs In historic Fanuel Hall in Bos ton, Massachusetts. Says the historian, Merle Eppse: “His patriotism was the declaration of war; it meant liberty to the oppressed and opened the way to modern civilization and in dependence.” • Tribute of Adams In referring to the heroic ac tion of Crispus Attucks, John Adams wrote in a letter: “This was the declaration of war, and it was fulfilled. The world had h^rd from him, and more, the English-speaking world will never forget the no ble daring, the excusable rash ness of Attuclcs in the holy cause of liberty. Eighteen cen turies before he was saluted by death and kissed by immor tality, another Negro bore the cross of Christ to Calvary for him. When the colonists were struggling wearily imder the cross of woe, a Negro came to the front and bore that cross to the victory of glorious mar tyrdom.” From that Time From that memorable fifth day of March, 1770, through the Revolutionary War that brought the United States into being; the War of 1812 which we won to consolidate the vic tory of the War for Indepen dence; the Civil War which preserved the Union and pre- Xitnted the untUnely dissolution of these United States; the short-lived Spanish American War that forced Spain to give up all rights to Cuba, Guam and the Piiilippine Islands and resulted in the annexation of Hawaii, Negroes have played a part in the victories achieved and contributed to the glory of our arms. In Two World Wars Not only these, ])ut in the thick of. the two greatest and most dievastating wars of his tory, the First World War and that global conflict known, as the Second World War, Negro boys fought, bled and died, paying the supreme sacrifice to preserve democratic institu tions .^In which they were de nied full participation. But they died in the hope, faith and confidence that one day an en lightened, conscience—stricken and penitent America would grant to their sons the justice, equaUty and first-class citlzen- ship-the hope and dream of their fathers. To be concluded next week. "Constant Vigilance is Tlie Only Answer" Spiritual Insight By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND PMtor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church "A Spiritual Housecleaning" ^ HEALTH HORIZONS Protecting Yourself Asaintt Concor Some people are so afraid of cancer that they avoid hearing about it, or even mentioning the word. That is their worst mistake, iK-i-nHinp to Dr. Frank Rector of Evanston, fllinois. For one thing, knowledge is our best defense against the disease. For another, most of our fears are based on notions that are just plain wrong. The most important fact for everyone to know about cancer is that, today, most cases are curable if they art found tarly enough. And that depends on the individ ual, Dr. Rector emphasizes. Every one of us can protect himself by having periodic medical check-ups, simply as a precaution. That’s sensible anyway, since all dis orders are more easily treated when detected early. Another thing we should do is to see the doctor whenever things don’t seem quite right. That doesn’t mean you, should get panicky and imagine all sorts of wild things. Just give your doctor a chance to see you, and give yourself a chance at reassur ance and peace of mind. Maaacaiiary raan ^ You don’t have to be fearful of developing cancer just because someone in your family had it, states Dr. Rector. It is not heredi tary. Also, it is not contagious as some people falsely believe. Cer tainly, it is no social disgrace, any more than a cold or flu or heart disease. Dr. Rector warns particularly agaiiyt advertised "cures" for cancer. These are of absolutely no value, and may be dangerous. Doc tors consider so-called cancer cures as the moat dastardly of all medical fakas, because tiieir nae only delays proper treatment — and with too much delay, cancer becomes incurable. It-is only sensible to be alert to tbe cancer problem, and do what yon can to protect jrourself against the disease. It is not sensible to be ia constant fear, or l>e an alarmist. Cancer is really relatively rare. In a recent British survey, exami nation of 422 volunteers disclosed only one real cancer; 8 other per sons with susplcieus symptoms prpved to have benign (harmless) tumors. There were 32 with "doubtful” findings; these are be ing carefully studied, and a few may prove to hare cancer but it win be detected early—and that’ll their twst pcotoettai right now. jtv. "And the unclean spirit...came out of the Mark 1:26. Rubbish piles up to clog the home as well as the htunan soul. Thus a house cleaning is in order from time to time. Here we see a man in the Syna gogue who needed a spiritual house cleaning-his soul needed purging and cleansing from the imclean spirit.. Jesus in his mercifyl concern purges, cleanses the man's soul from the uncleean spirit. The un clean spirit brings a troubled and agonized feeling in the in most soul of man. God made us that way. We Just Cannot Iiive In Peace With Unholliness. It just makes us sick on the stomach spiritually. It gives us spiritual and moral indigestion. So we can literally see this man suffering from the uneasi ness and discomforts of the un clean spirit which x>ossesses and dominates his soul. He cries out for purging and clean sing. Jesus hears tiis cry and gives a cleansing order:...“And the unclean spirit, came out of him...” All human beings suffer from the inner pangs of the un clean spirit at times. Thus we feel the need of inner purging and cleansing. Our souls cry out for a spiritual houseclean- ing. Amid the accumulated rubbish of the unclean spirit, the Psalmist cries out for a spiritual housecleaning. Amid the accumulated rubbish of the unclean spirit, the Psalmist cries out for a spiritual house- cleansing...“Create in me a clean heart, O God..." Jesus here with a stroke of his re deeming love clears this man's soul from he power of the un clean spirit. A plea for a spiri tual huse cleaning should be a part of our daily prayer. Jesus gave relief to this un happy man found in the Syna gogue. He longs for freedom from the inner enslavement of his soul. He saw Jesus as one with the power for a spiritual house cleaning, Jesus gives the command and the unclean spirit flees from him. We do havp linhfily thniights AnH unclean thoughts do breed im- hojy attitudes and deeds. And these deeds do in turn make us abject slaves. And One day We wake up to find ourselves mo tivated and possessed by an imclean spirit. Then our souls need a spiritual house cleaning. The house wife has a periodic house cleaning. Our souls, too. need a spiritual house clean ing. Our souls need to be swept clean of the rubbish of the Un clean Spirit. The same spiritual house cleaning that Jesus gave tills unfortunate man in the Syiut- gogue is ours for the asking. We must see the need of our soul before he can help us. Man cannot do this house cleaning alone. He needs the help of a God. God offers that help in Christ and his Cross. Man can not cleanse himself of the un holy spirit. Man needs thojielp of the Holy One to be cleansed from the unholy spirit. With God’s help we can do the Job. God’s help is offered you in Christ. Notliing but the Holy Sgirit can purge, cleanse the soul from the power of the Unclean Spirit. It breaks the grip of the unclean spirit. And it also gives the soul the power of Holy living. Jesus is ever ready to help you in your spiritual ' house cleaning. He spsdce then. And he speaks now with power... “And the unclean spirit...came out...” Ask him and he will set you freee from the enslav ing shacicles of the unclean spirit. Capital Close-fJp By CONSTANCI DANUL We Must Disenthrall Ourselves President Eisenhower, at San Francisco, passed on to the UN, Lincoln’s words of warn ing to the War Congress of 1862 “As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.' We must disentiirall ourselves and then we shall save our country.” Said “Ike’’ at San Francisco, as UN observed its first ten years: “The object of our second decade is still peace— but peace of such new kind that all the world will think anew and act Snew.” It may well be that Lincoln’s words—“We must disenthrall ourselves, and' then we shall save our country”—so applica ble today in national and inter national affairs,'' and so signi ficantly quoted by our thirty- fourth President, will become as familiar and as widely-used as the famous “With malice to ward none”—^part of the same address—^which has echoed down the nine decades since Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural. Eight-and-a Half Million Shrine for Mrs. Terrell One hundred bangueters as sembled, last week, at the Me tropolitan Baptist Church Com- mimity House, heard the late Mary Terrell eulogized by Dr. C. Herbert Marshall, Judge William C. Hueston, Mrs. Julia West Hamilton—all old friends of Mrs. Terrell. ANP’s Alice Dunnigan read a tribute. This was the kick-off for the fund-raising campaign of the National Shrine Committee, Inc., a closed corporation which Life It Like That proposes to erect an eight and one-half million dollar Balti more and Ohio tracks^—a one time s'Zxick-town area now gradually being restored. The elaborate plans present ed in the large, illustrated bro chure ..distributed at the ban quet, call for a 300-room struc ture (All rooms with baths); a year-round swimming pool; 35- 00-seat auditorium; meeting rooms for small gatherings; bar, dining facilitie, beauty and barber shops—all “providing employment tot 200 regular and 50 part time enmloyees.” "Functional Purpose” The “functional purpose of the proposed Mary Church Terrell Hotel,” says the bro chure, is “to increase employ ment tnd strengthen cultural relations among all races, colors and creeds in the U. S. Profits from operating of the Hotel, which,, when completed, will represent an over-all in vestment of $8,500,000, are to be utilized to keep the Hotel self-sustaining in a year-round operation. All monies in excess of this requirement will go to causes sponsored by worthy organizations.” Public relations adviser Carl Edwprds, representing the PR firm of Dolphin Tomlinson and Reuben Simmons—official PR’s for the corporation—told this column, which was referred to him by the Rev. William H. Jernagin, Board Chairman, that an official press ret^se, cover ing all details, would be'given to all papers, “—not later than next Monday—perhaps by Fri day.” Many Named Don’t Know Meantime, Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, whose picture as “Honorary President” centers the inside front page of the brochure, says that she knows nothing about the venture ex cept that it was honoring her friend of 60 years; that she did nolt icnow that she was honor ary president “until I saw it in the brochure.” Our friend. Judge William 0. Hueston, listed as ‘'general counsel,” was out of town on Elks’ business and could not be reached; Miss Dorothy .'Heltffl of tha N»tional YWCA Board, reached at her New York office, said that her interest in the project had been solicited some months ago, but ttet she had not met with the group and did not know that she wai its “Sponsor,” as shown on the program. She was in Washing ton just before the banquet but did not know of it. (Possibly overlooked a notice in the mail, she said.) Mrs. Montrosa Frazier, the Committee’s financial secre tary, who assisted in the "Un veiling of the Shrtae,” at the banquet, asked to be quoted as saying that the organization was “on paper only,” that she had neither seen nor handled a cent of funds from any source, and that there was much criti cism of the “closed corporation operations.” She does not plan, she said, to continue as finan cial secretary and treasurer.” Replying to questions from this column, PR Carl Edwards, asked about the “6 to 8 million dollar venture,” exclaimed, “Where did you get that ‘6 million’ from? This is an eight and one-half million dollar pro ject!” Asked how that sum was to be raised, he replied: "First, by contributions from indlvl- (Pleaae turn to Page Sevan)
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