SATOBDAT. AUO. 17. 1»W SATURDAY. SEPT. 3.1955
NED TUCHBiS FOR A NEW DAY
It wma a new teadier that
faced Govenior Luther Hodge*
when he spoke to the Second
Annual Leadership Conference
of tbe North Carolina Teachers
Asaociation in Raleigh last Fri
day. This is indeed a new day
and the teacher* Indicated such
by the resolutions they drafted
in response to Governor Hod-
Ses' anieal to them to accept
“voluntary segregation,” as a
means of escaping integration.
The governor was trying to put
old wine into new bottles which
according to biblical admoni
tion will never work success
fully.
Clu^nalogically, Gover
nor Hodges is just the right
age for the gubernatorial r»-
sponsibility of a great state,
mentally he is as senile as a
man of 85 or 90 years. In fact,
he acts as childish as one a hun
dred years of age. There is a
strong indication that citizens
of the stat* are beginning to a-
waken to the fact that North
Carolina has a very weak man
residing in the governor’s man
sion in Raleigh.
In spite of the numerous let
ters, editorials and statements
from prominent Negro citizens,
religious groups, fraternal or
ganizations and others, the Gov
ernor had the audacity to de
liver a speech to the teachers of
the Leadership Conference ask
ing them to accept “volimtary
segregation.” Not only did the
governor’s action show a lack
of statesmanship and political
astuteness but it showed a lack
of plain common sense.
One thing is sure, the teach
ers’ reply to Governor Hodges
was no middle-of-the-road
spineless statement. In a short
but definite refusal of his pro-
posals, they let the governor
and the world know that they
not only endorsed the Supreme
Court’s decisions of May 17,
1954 and May 31, 1955 but that
they do not now nor have they
ever subscribed to voluntary
segregation.
The reply ought to set at rest
the accusation of some white
state o£Bcials and citizens that
Negro leadership in North Car
olina is being furnished by per
sons outside of the state. For, it
tliis be true, it is a ^ong indl'
cation that the tyjje of educa
tion Negro citize^ have been
getting in tUs staw under se
gregation lacks the quality that
would produce progressive lead
ership within the state.
THE SIUPIDIIY OF SEGREGATION
Someties in the course of
man’s existence destiny plays
an important role in his onward
march toward a richer and full
er life. At Houston, Texas last
week when India’s ambassador
was mistaken for an American
Negro citixen and segregated in
the Houston International Air
port dining room, ai>ologies of
the U. S. government, the may
or of Houston and persons re
presenting the leadership of
Texas were profuse and in or
der.
While all of this apologizing
was going on for segregating a
person of foreign birth who had
never paid one dollar in taxes
in this country, shouldered a
gun in its defense or made any
other contribution toward its
preservation, southern states
were fighting a grim and relent
less battle to perpetuate the
humiliation and Insulting of 15
million native American Ne
groes with segregation.
We don’t know how much
the conscience of southern
whites can stand, but we do
know that the case of India’s
ambassador must have weighed
heavily upon the hearts of de
cent southern white folks when
they were brought face-to-face
with the fact that a black for
eigner has more status and re
sponsibility in this country than
its own American Negroes.
The stupidity of the whole
system of segregation was nev
er brought more forcibly before
the eyes of all Americans than
that of the incident of the In
dian ambassador. It now ap
pears that it all depends on
which kind of black a human
being possesses, foreim or na
tive, as to whether 6r not he
will be acceptable to all south
ern whites. Sometimes we think
our white folks are too stupid
to walk around without nurses.
A CASE FOR A THREE-JUDGE COURT
The eyes of the nation will be
focused on North Carolina Sat
urday when attorneys for three
Negro youths, seeking admis
sion to the imdergraduate
school of the University of
North C:arolina, will argue the
case in the U. S. Middle District
Court in Greensljoro. Should
the three judges who are to
hear the preliminary arguments
decide that the case should not
be heard by a three-judge court
but by one judge instead, Ne
gro citizens of North Carolina
will shudder.
A one-judge court for the
Middle District will only mean
that Judge Johnson J. Hayes
will hear the case. It will be re
membered that Judge Hayes
decided against admitting Ne
groes to the University of North
Carolina law school only to be
reversed by the U. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals. In the school
case brought here under the
“separate but equal” theory, he
decided in favor of the plain
tiff which to this newspaper is
prima facie evidence that Judge
Hayes, though a federal jurist,
is basically of the “separate bat
equal” philosophy.
If and when it is decided by
the three-judge court that
Judge Hayes will hear the case,
we trust that it will be revealed
tliat he has change^ his think
ing and is now in line with oth
er federal courts that have rul
ed that equality in a segregated
school system is impossible.
For him to rule otherwise only
means that the case will be ap
pealed, throwing upon Negro
citizens of the state the respon
sibility of raising additional
funds to obtain in a higher
court the justice that should be
obtained in a district court.
Life Is Like That
Bj H. ALBERT SMITH
Retributive Justice A Certainty
DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM OF INTEGRATION
Although we cannot go all
the way wtth him it appears to
us that Reed Sarratt, editorial
director of the Winston-Salem
Journal has a better grasp of
the question of integration than
most of North C^arolina’s white
people of prominence, especial
ly Governor Hodges. This was
in evidence when the Winston'
Salem newspaper man spoke
before ttie Durham Rotary Club
last Monday.
Instead of suggesting there
might be a possibility of closing
the public schools of the state
rather than comply with the Su
preme Court’s ruing of abolish
ing segregation in public
schools, Mr. Sarratt, according
to a report of his speech in the
Durham Morning Herald, says
that “it is unworthy of North
Carolinians to so much as think
of at>andonment of the school
system as a solution.” He stated
further, however, that North
Carolina can live with the Su
preme Court’s decision “with
out doing violence either to the
decisioD or to its own customs
and traditions.” Below are some
of the other perUnent state
ments made by the Winston-
Salem newspaper man that are
worthy of careful consideration
by certain state officials and
white leaders of the state.
“I de«M that very oiaiiy if
any, Negroea have any bnm-
ing desire to attend school
with members of the white
race merely to be la the same
school with whttes.**
“I do believe that moat Ne
groes probably object stren-
'uonsly to being required to
go to schools limited to their
own race. They do not like
the stigma that attaches to
the implication that they are
inferior. Ilie protest is not so
much against Negro schools
as it is against legally enforc
ed segregation.
“T hen, too, the Negroes
have a vested interest In their
schools. They would not re
linquish these gains lightly
provided they can keep them
with honor and pride.
“Hodges, in attacking the
NAACP In a recent radio ad
dress. May well have accom
plished the very opposite ol
what he iutught.” Sarratt said.
“He may have Increased the
NAACP’s prestige among the
Negro people of the state and
the effectiveness of Its lead
ership.
“Our state seems to be slip
ping in the direction of our
Deep South nei^bors when
abolition of the pablle Mhools
is commonly considered to be
the only way out of the segre
gation dilemma. This trend
need not continue. If the state
will follow the flexible policy
of permitting . . . school
boards to deal with the prob
lem in (their) own way.
“Social Patterns should not
be expected to change If some
Negro children are admitted
to white schools,” Sarratt said,
“or. if there is any change. It
will be slow. Social behavior
is a matter of individual
choice,” he added.
“For those who expect
trouble, who are looking for
trouble, Ifs there for the ask
ing. But it need not develop
if we face the future with
calmness and with reason and
with determination to do the
right thing for all concerned.”
From the above statements it
appears that Mr. Sarratt has
made a better diagnosis of inte
gration and shown more states
manship in his approach to It
than the governor or the fosmer
assistant attorney - general, 1.
Beverly Lake. Especially is he
right'when he declares that so
cial behavior is a matter of in
dividual choice and that those
who expect trouble ' and are
looking for it can get it for the
asking. But it need not develop
if we face the future with calm
ness, reason and determination
to do the right thing for all con
cerned.
In last week’s treatment of
the topic-“The Biggest Lie
That Was Ever Told”-I point
ed out as that lie the words of
the devil to Eve; “Thou shalt
not surely die.” The woman
believing ate the forbidden
fruit. And Adam participating
experienced with her the pen
alty which God lia^ promised
U he should Mt that fruit.
Unfortunately today, many
years after the tragic incident
involving those two progeni
tors of the human race, the
devil still has men believing
that they may violate divine
law without experiencing pe
nalty. It iiappens, therefore,
that many men accept that
portion of divine law tiiat
suits their purpose and reject
that wliich does not.
God Meant It
Surely, the man Adam could
not have hajj the notion ttiat
God was not in earnest when
he placed a prohibition on eat
ing of the tree of the luiow-
ledge of good and evil. Nor
can I see how Adam could
have failed to take special no
tice of the language God used
in pointing out the fatal con
sequences that would follow
should he disobey. For Crod
had said: “For in the day thou
eatest thereof thou shalt sure
ly die.”
Language Emphatic —
Consider how God put that
promise-the emphasis he gave
it. He didn’t say “wiU die” but
“shall die.” The grammarians
tell us that the use of “shall”
with you (the second person)
instead of “will” indicates de
termination, fixed purpose.
And when we remember that
fixed purpose with God in
volves infinite power to do or
execute, it is hard to see how
the violator of divinie law can
escape.
Not only did God say,
“Thou slialt die,” but he com
bined “surely” with the ex
pression. “Thou shalt surely
die.” That is an additional
note of emphasis. It stresses
furtlier the idea of certain re
tribution, a visitation of pe
nalty from which there is no
escape.
Reasons For No Action
TVith us, “Shall” and “Sur^
ly” do not always mean
what they should. A father or
ders his son to ba in tiefore
midnight or “you shall surely
be punished.” Well, a son
comes in at two or three the
next morning and a parent
opens the door for him, blows
off a lot of steam, but inflicts
no punishment. And a son dis
covers that a promise of pen
alty was nothing but pretense
and bluff.
Exceeded His Intent
A reaction of the nature de
scribed Indicates tlie parent
said more than he meant when
he asserted punishment would
surely follow violation of his
edict. And often when he
means what he says, an excuse
that is frequently no more
SATURDAY
L. K. AUSTIN Pablkker
SEPT. 3, 1955
CLATHAN M. BOM, Editor
H. ALfBERT SMITH, Msns0in|[ ML E. JOBNSON, BnsinMs
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itsaed aad ■nnliaiil te SOC wtadi.
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than a cock-and-bull-story, an
unwise tender-heartedness, or
fear on the parent’s part may
serve to stay the-hand of re
tribution. Jt seems incredible
that fear should deter the pa
rent; but, in a clash of wills,
superior strength and courage
do not always Ue with adult
hood.
No Empty Threat
But it is well to remember
that God means just what he
says and will do Just that. The
Bible says that God cannot lie.
Neither will God accept ex
cuse, for no excuse is valid
that would cover Infractions of
divine law. Adam’s excuse
was, “The woman thou gavest
me.” (Sod would not listen.
God No Sentimentalist
Then, too, God is no tender
hearted sentimentalist. Even
though he is a God of infinite
love, he is also a God of Jus
tice. His law does not bend to
human whim or weakness.
The theology which stresses
divine love and writes ‘off di
vine anger does us a diasw-
vlce. The Bible tells us that
God chastens even those whom
he loves. How then can the
wilfully defiant transgressor
escaple his promised penalties?
God Unfettered
And, most certainly, God is
not afraid to punish; neither is
he tied in with his creation in
such a way that to visit pim-
ishment would compromise his
honor. Ancient Israel thought
that and thus held that God
would not destroy Jerusal«n.
But Jeremiah spoke to the
contrary and God, backing his
prophet’s word, exploded that
theory when he allowed Jeru
salem to fall before the inva
ding Babylonians.
No Man Can Escape
If then, men feel that they
can find a way to escape the
wrath of Giod when th^ sin,
they are making a most serious
mistake and are headed into
a bitter and tragic dissillusion-
ment. This, the willful trans
gressor will experience either
in time or eternity. And if in
time he escapes it, in eternity
he will not.
There is a type of teans-
gressor who seems to itlilnk
that he is impiune from divine
judgement and often his
preacher seems to acquiesce
in that thinking. This trans
gressor is the man in high
places. Although a devout
theoretical believer, he Is the
practical atheist who origi
nates unjust policies, or col
laborates with those who do-
pr\lioiog finrt . ovprAaylnn in
law, custom and institutional
practices.
Con't Hide
But no man can hide from
God, not even in a forest of
legislative and policy-making
decisions, if those decisions
violate Cxod’s law. It happens,
therefore, that the unjust
among the rulers of the land
will face the wrath of (Sod in
the judgement as they answer
for the deeds done in the flesh.
“If thou eatest of the for
bidden fruit, thou shalt surely
die.” lUis prohibition exoepts
no man be he black or white,
rich or poor, great or small.
DMrths RIm with th« Mercury
A sadden spell of hot weather brings a sharp increase in deaths,
especially among the aaed and the chronically ill, and increase* the
need for special car* for sach persons.
When, in early July In New York City, temperatures for six days
of 6ne wedc ran above 87 degrees—and on four succcssive days above 90
with a h^h of 96—death* rose
S9.7 per cent over those for the
comparaU* week in 1954. llie
1964 temperatare averaged 71.1
dwrees, with a high of M.
Deatto from high blood pres
sure'increased most—by 116 per
cent. Vaaeolar lesions accounted
for an.increase of 61.1 per cent
and arteriosderiotic heart disease
for 82.7 per cent. Cancer deaths
increased by 31.6 per cent in the
1966 hot tre^ over the figures for
the 19M week of moderate tem
perature.
As th* numbers of person* past
66 in oor popolation increase, th*
fatal effect* of heat may be
expected to become a matter of
ever-growing concern. There -are
approximatuv 14 miUiona in that
a^ group today and, by I960, th*
number will have increaaed te
alwat 16 millions.
Although disease* Involving the
heart ana blood vessd* are still
common cans** of death among
the elderly, new iscientiflc develop
ment* are producing drugs to com
bat them.'For. the painful heart
condition known a* anrina pec
toris, a new drug called Perltrate
first cousin of the explosive
nitroglycerin—has been establish
ed a* the molt effective ia pre
vention 6f annna attacka.
For high blood pressure, there
is a new drug, hvxamethonium
chloride, taken by month. It ha*
been adjudeed the most valuaUe
agent for the coiitrol of runaway
pressures. It* eriginal eral ton*
has recently been combined with
reserpin*, the “tranquilixing
agent*’ derived from the root Rau-
wolfi* which Indian physician*
have been using for hundreds' of
year*. Stndi** have ahown that the
combination rdievMs *ymptom* of
hit^ blood pressure with smi^
doses. I
Heat la hacomlng lea* of a has-
ard to. life and health a* a re*ult
of medical diacoveriea, of new
temperatare controlling device*,'
and new advance* in mgineering.
Sing^e-room air conditioning'unit*
an; now eonumonplac* and the
promise I* made jw haeting engi
neer* tbit y*ar-aiound heating'
cooling unit*, run by nncl*ar pow
er, ma* be avaOaU* for private
MSMMsa leas thei
"There WillBeManyCorrectionsthisTerin,Through
Integration."
TEXTBOOKS
TEACHING
RACE HATE
against
negroes
OUR AMERICAN
E0UCATI0NAL5Y5TEM
Spiritual Insight
By Reverend Harold Roland
PASTOR, MOUNT GILEAD BAPTIST CHURCH
THE SWELLING OF THE JORDAN
“If you run with footmen and
they weary you, how can you
contend with horsemen...in a
land of peace thou 'are secure.,
how xoilt thou do in the swel
ling of the Jordan? Jer.l2;5.
Here we have a beautiful
truth of spiritual growth and,
preparedness. God gets us
ready by starting us off with
little things. Usually the little
tests come and then the big
tests. But if we falter and fail
In the little tests then how can
we face and endure the big
issts. Our souls are prepared
for big trials in the midst of
little trials. Then how true it
is that if you grow weary in
running with footmen how
then can you compete or run
with the swiftness and power
of horsemen. If you fall out in
a race with a donkey how can
you nm with Swaps or Nah-
sua? If you faint in a land of
peace what will you do in a
innri at warl 11 you fsil^in.a
land of peace how can you
face tl^ rising tides of the
SWELLING OF THE JOR
DAN?
Jeremiah had suffered many
insults, threats and imprison
ment in his faithfulness to his
God-given mission. He suffer
ed for righteousness. In his
stand for right he was called a
traitor. Evil is ever insulting
right and truth. The story of
the Cross is repeated in our
lives: EVIL NAILS GOOD
NESS TO THE CROSS. The
good must suffer often in a
world like this. Thus the pro
phet asks the age old question
of those who stand for right in
a world like this. Many of us
have asked with him: Why
Must I Suffer So Much? Why
this anguishSa heart? Why
these tearful eyes? Why these
insults? Why must tlie just
suffer when the evil is flying
high? Why are there so many
tears, hurts and insults in the
path of righteousness?
We too ask why when we
are hit by life’s hard blows.
We too ask what is the mean
ing of seemingly unjust suffer
ing we experience and see? I
try to treat everybody right
and look what happens to me.
Must we not look to Calvary
for the final answer? The
answer is in Christ and his
Cross. God suffers in Christ
God conquers in Christ amid
suffering. God will redeem.
God will give us a victory be
yond our seemingly unjust
suffering. God in Christ is in
every battle of righteous suf
fering. In Christ we know that
beyond all unjust suffering
there is a redemption and a
resurrection.
God in Christ has come to
share the burdens of suffer
ings and redeem us. So as ^ou
are called upon to suffer in
the path of righteousness you
can say with the poet...“BE
STILL MY SOin:...THE LORD
IS ON THY SIDE...”
In our little troubles, trials
and sufferings God is getting
us ready for the big ones. If
we pass through the little ones
then we can pass through the
SWELLING OF THE JOR
DAN. But if you are afraid of
a little whirlwind what will
you do when faced with the
ranging fury of a Connie or a
Diane. In the little troubles
God prepares us for the swel
ling of the Jordan.
Capital Close- Up
By CONSTANCE DANIELS
Thank you, Houston, for
color-barring Indian Ambassa
dor Mehta from your airport’s
public diningroom, last week.
Because with all the sounds of
^eetness and goodwill buz-
zi^ around our willing ears,
some'of us big-hearted Ameri
cans, who havte not yet flown
Confederate flags, worn /Con
federate caps or acquired Ro
bert E. Lee stamps, were about
to settle down and doze off.
Well, we’re awake, now—and
our best to you for setting off
the alarm.
The Law
The Mehta Incident effec
tively blew the lid off the
barefaced violations of the
Federal regulations governing
the operktion of the two
thousand or more airports—
nearly 100 of them in the
Southern States—which have
been constructed with Federal
aid. Such constant violations
are well-known and have long
been glossed over. Congress
man Charles C. Dig|^, Jr., of
Michigan, is currently conduc
ting a personal survey of ope
rating policies in airports
throughout the Southern
States. i
Weasel Word*
Section IV, Part 3 of the
sponsoring community’s agree
ment with the Federal Gov
ernment, expressly forbids
“unjust discrimination.” We
think that this wording is
goofy, since all discrimination
is u^ust. Civil Aeronautics In
formation supplies us with the
clue that the word “discrimi
nation,*’ as used in the law, ap
plies to aircraft operations as
well as to race. Which still
leaves “distinction” a better
and unevasive word. Also dis
tinctions as between aircraft,
and ijtcial discrltninattons
should be separately defined.
In other words, our Govern
ment, speaking foi' you, me,
and a few dozen million others
should say what it means,
when it writes regulations for
us-and should write them
plain. When they are not writ
ten plain, it is hardly ever ac
cidental. Our government has
for years made the expression,
“weasel words,” monotonously
familiar. The meaning? Write
what-ever so it can be Inter
preted at least ten ways, and
pin-point nothing.
"Off with Her Head!”
We have been laughing and
at the wild scurry of officials,
big and little—Texas and
otherwise—to take refuge be
hind the skirts of the airport's
(Continued on Page Seven)
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor:
My earliest school days
were marked by dlsapoint-
ment because I did not find
stories about little Negro boys
and girls included in our text
bopks. And as I grew older
a«d advanced in my education,
I became more disturbed when
absolutely no recognition was
given the achievements and
contributions of the American
Negroes, except for the fact
that they had served as slaves,
wene 'emancipated, and later
were to be considered as the
“Great National Problem.”
But thanks to my parents
and teachers, interest was fo-
ctised upon this void, to the
end that available literature
was placed at my disposal to
help in this deficiency. Al
though it was not a require
ment, many of my teachers
would “steal” time from the
regular class schedules for a
study of Negro History and re
lated subjects.
I can think of no greater in
spiration ot a life-time than
was mine when I learned that,
from the voyages of Columbus
to America, to the current
time, Negroes had played a
dynamic role in the total de
velopment of our country.
One writer has said: “Accu
rate, knowledge is the basis of
correct opinions; -the want of it
makes the opinions of most
people of little value.” And
still another has stated: “Igno
rance gives a sort of eternity
to prejudice and perpetuity to
error.” I think all of us agree
that these are indisputable
truths, and would not dare to
challenge them. In asmuch as
Negro History, and Literature
have-not been included' in an
appreciable nimiber of our
school curricula, it is no won
der there is such gross misun
derstanding of our history,
hopes, and aspirations.
With the coming of integra
ted schools, as there surely
will be, if the prestige of our
government is to be upheld,
this deficiency should be rec
tified. It is my opinion that
(1) Negro scholars and au
thors should take immediate
steps to collaborate with
others of similar category for
the purpose of presenting a
true picture of American life;
(2) local, state and national
educational organizations can
appoint study groups to evalu
ate the available literature
and make reconunendatlons
accordingly, and (3) State
Textbook Commissions should
employ the' services of these
and other groups to enrich
school curricula.
M. 8> Johnson,