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PAGE TWO THE CABOUNA TIMES SATURDAY. DEC. 15, 19S6 A NEW SUMi ON AN OLD QUESTION TTw» iQ>eech delivered at know are willing to accept tending the high school went Duke University last w«ek by eqimlity as a goal rather than a step furtoer and beat up a &r. Alfonao Eld», president some superiority - inferiority white minister. It WM then of North Carolina CoU^;e, m arrangement between races that respectable white p^ the subject, “The Negro On which is different from the pAe of the communiy who The Horizon,” is, to say the one against which they are had previously winked at toe least, thought-provoking if now struggling, to work for a situation or taken w not as impetuous as some we stabilization of the conflict ferent attitude, awakenM to have heard on the race ques- between races at the level of the fact that local law ^d or- tion. It produces a new slant equality, to look to the future der in their town had broken and is probably the most ad- with good will and to let by- down, and they were ther^ vanced utterance on the mat- gones be bygones.” forced to c^ in federal agents ter by a Southern Negro edu- Here is an entirely new to restore it. cator that has come to light philosophy, or should we say At first, the weal^t and within the past half decade, a new approach to this ques- most unprotected atizera m It focuses our attention on a tion of the Negro’s position in Clinton were the' 12 Ne^o phase of the question that a the social, economic and po- children attending the high majority of us have more re- litical life of the nation. It is school. Once the mobb^ts cently realized but have not certainly in direct opposition were convinced tMt they stopped long enough to give to the traditional Southern could get away with attecks serious thought to and to put white philosophy which as- on them, they promo^^ into words, either written or serts that the Negro should selves and defied the school spokoo. Our attention is not now expect or seek equal- authorities, then l°c^ necessarily called to the pos- ity in every phase of Ameri- enforcement agents and final- sibility that even many of our can life and that he should ly a minister of their own well-meaning white people “stay in his place,” which, church, are sadly behind in their according to southern tradi- The question is not now thinking when they expect tion, is one inferior to that of whether a small group of the Negro of the past ten years other American citizens. It is white southerners can by to fit into the pattern of pre- likewise in direct opposition force keep Negro children out World War II Negroes. to that of many Negro lead- of a white school. That is easy The speech includes much ers, both Norlii and South, and takes no brains but only information that is undoubt- who hold that the Negro brawn and brutality. The big edly not only a revelation to a should live under the pre- question is whether these majority of white persons but sumption that he is to fight methods are safe for all A- to many Negro leaders as for equality, knowing all the merican'white citizens whose welL It calls our attention while that he will never ob- children, sooner or later, must the realization that this new tain it, or if he does it will on- answer why to the over- Negro “is appearing in a new ly come 50 years from now, whelming number of darker role, and that he is appearing as was stated last week by'the people in the world. It, there- as an individual rather than president of the Piney Woods fore, appears that Christian as background material.” School in Mississippi. ity and Democracy as we Once we can get our white t know it here in America are folks and certain Negro lead- on trial before the bar ers to face up to this fact, a of world opinion. If we here better understanding between “ America 'cannot furnish the races here in the South ‘ equality to Americans of will be forthcoming. Any at- all races creeds and colors, t^pt to drape the mantle tnii^ of race problems tremble to thing what the worn by the average Negro ^ * primmly one ^verdict will be. college student prior to 1940 whether ^d women jg entirely right around the shoulders of the when he says “there is no sub average Negro college stu- ~ ^ stitute for equality because it dent who has reached hUj ipa- of stati^ admit no gradations be- tUrity-;:ince«5(Mrti3Eless, as tween races in terms of the Dr. Elder so plainly iniplied already outdated. The rosDaof that should be accord- in his speech. ^ ^ is no longer whether Said Dr. Elder further: ^ aclueve eq^- ^ “The Negro student in a “ b^nung a wider game about Christianity, very real sense takes on the which of a truth has declared, characteristics of other Amer- JP®! “God is no respecter of per- ican youth. He is interested in is no^t^ty that the future but he is also ma^d will after three him- tremendously interested in years of white dofiiin- FACING THE ISSUE By OB. A. H. GOSDON A PINY POUCE FORCE respecter of per- n.” We think the president of ™enaousiy mt^estM in ''i^^e^safelTt^^''^ North CaroUan CoUege has the present • - • the Negro “^ely to race ^ thoughtful youth i^es the gumption analysis of the question It is that he IS an American youth. The idea that one can cling one that must be honestly ad- therefore, there is no reason to oxcart customs in a jet-pro- mitted even by the most con- why he should be required to peUed world which day and servative of both races if not prove anything that other day is growing smaller and concurred in. It is refreshing American youths are not re- smaller is unfortunate and to have the president of a Ne- quired to prove... The young endangers the peace and safe- gro state educational instiu- Negro is a part of all that is ty of our white citizens as tion face up to the question toppe^g ^ut him. It is ex- well as our Negro citizens, rather than sidestep it, or at- ^mely difficult to general- The truth of this was brought tempt to tickle the ears of iM about the future. I beUeve, out at Clinton, Tennessee re- white people, a praactice howevCT, that it can be safe- cently when white mnhhi^ts white people a practicc which ly concluded that the young who at first had attacked and has too often been the rule Negro college students that I harrassed Negro children at- rather than the exception. THE LONUNESS OF GREATNESS Track is a lonely sport. Men who devote themselves to this ancient form of athletic com petition know this well. Un like in most other s^rts, the track athlete usue^y com petes against himself. The best of them do not gauge their efforts to counteract those of their opponents, but strive to get the maximum out of themselves. Most of the time, they are running against themselves or a mechanical timing device. 1^ Calhoun and his coach L«roy T. Walker were grap hically reminded of just how lonely the business of track can get in the span of timo between last January and Oc tober. Calhoun scored a series of sensational triiunphs during the last winter and spring sea sons. After a time matters progressed to such a state that the youn^ter set a new rec- often a national one, each time he mounted the start ing blocks. The fast rising toack star made a big splash in the country’s leading news papers and magazines, as re ports of his fats piled in week after week. In Durham, the homefolks and his college mates were beside themselves, to speak figuratively, in their elation over the conquests of “one of their own.” It was rare occasion in Dirham which saw the completion of a conversation, in the pool room, barbershop, office, on the streets, anywhere without the mention of ^Calhoim’s name. The youngstCT and his feats became the topic for many a sermon heard in Dur ham churches last Spring. His name had become a kind of Shibboleth for Durhamites. In the face of all of these successes and the tremendous popularity the youngster had acquired through his track feats, his coach ktfaought it would be an easy matter to tramform sgme of that popu larity into a money raising drive to secure money for Cal houn to get a chance at the Olympic try-outs. To what must have been coach Walk er’s complete mortification, as soon as word was passed that the community and Cal houn’s college mates should fork up enough money to pay for his trip to California and the try-outs, all the glad hands quickly vanished and the excited dheering sudden ly subsided. Faced with the prospect of raising $2,500 for the California venture, coach Walker and his future world’s champion found themselves alone, deserted and forgotten by the well-wishers of only a few dap before. Except for a last minute loan, underwrit ten by 15 faculty members at N. C. College Calhoun might not have gotten the chance to complete in the Olympics. Lee repeated in Csuifomia the successes he had during the regular winter and spring season and finally won a free trip to Australia as a member (Please turn to page 5) MAIN OrnCE — 4M EAST FKTTIGBEW STBIET PhMW S-«671 mmd 2-atl8 — Dariuun, WTth C»r»lUa Published At Durham, North CcroUtut Every Saturday By THE VNrrED PUBLISHERS. Inc. Entered at teeond du$ nuftt*r at the Poet 0/fioe at Durham, North CareUnm un der the Act of March 3,1873. ~ L. E. AUSTIN. PubUeher CLATHAN ROSS. Editor JESSE GRAY, Advertising Ugr. M. E. JOHNSON, Controllar WiNSTON-SALEM OFFICE — 3M N. CaiUBCH ST PHONE (-•869 MRS. VELUA HOPKINS. Manager ’ SUMCBJmON RATM 0*e Tear len Cwtto Cmpy — fiHx M—thi $4.00 — ForrigH Conat^^.' Jfetieesl AdaarUHi^ Rewretantatkm INTERSTATE UNITED RKPRESENTATIVES. Inc. Wvru Avmw* _ ICUuAT HIll - 2-Mas 17, New ¥•« Largely because the United States was peeved with England and France for ignoring this country and engaging in an il legal and savage invasion of Egypt, the United Nations now has a legitimate police force. Of course the police force is a pun- ny one. It Is important simply b^ause it is the first real, legi timate police force the organi zation has ever had. The called police force which the United States used in Korea, and called such, was in reality a United States army aided by some insignificant forces from several countries which we be latedly allowed to help us in our interference in the Civil war in Korea. Our invasion of Korea was really aggression upon the Korean peninsula. The trouble with the present legiti mate police force of the United Nations is that it is too weak to have any real police power. When the police force was first suggested, and when it was being formed, this column sug gested that if it were to l>e a real effective force capable of policing the actions of England, France and Israel it would have to contain contingents front several of the really large and powerful nations as well token units from many small nations. Specifically we suggest ed that the major part of the man-power and materials for such a force should be suppliet^ by Russia, the United States, In dia and a few other real mili tary “powers.” We further suggested that “A and H” bombs of Russia and the Uiiited States should be made available to the U.N. Po lice Force and forbidden use by any other power. We stated at the time that this would, of course, be considered as an ut terly foolish suggestion by the leaders of our nation. Of course, the reason why our government would consider that preposte rous is th6t in such an arrange ment we would once more-have our men fighting side by side with Russian soldiers and we would be fighting against two of our strong (?) allies against Russia in the Atlantic alliance known as NATO. Since England, France, and Israel ignored the United States in making their infamous ag' gression upen Egypt, it would have been poetically just for us to have combined with Russia to defeat them in that project. It ^as also an excellent oppor- timity for us to break up that expensive NATO- arrangement which is of little or no use in preserving peace and which is very expensive for us to main tain. We would then be in posi tion to really put our trust in the United Nations Instead o£ hypocritically claiming to b* doing that, while we really de' pend upon these “regional agreements against Russia. Since the present United Na tions so-called police force is so weak, composed of representa tives of small nations, it has only a moral force to back it up The United Nations police force should be powreful enough, as we have said before, to compel any nation on earth, including Russia, China, India, I^gland, France, and the United States itself to behave. Our most powerful weapons and the ma jor part of the air forces and battle ships of the world should be turned over to the U.N., and each nation should be strictly limited to arms and soldiers just sufficient to police each na tion internally. As long as the United Nations police force is weak, the power ful nations will not pay any at tention to the U.N., except when it suggests something they are not very much opposed to or favor. Under the present situation, instead of letting the United Nations have money and mili tary support to make its police force strong enough to be effec tive, we are actually paying the cost of the English, French, and Israeli invtes^n of Egypt. We do this in a foolish ^ort to keep useless NATO In tact. FgESDOM VEHICLES ANYWHERE HERE... © OR HERE... ||^3 "IF YE FULFIL THE ROYAL LAW, AaORDINQ TO THE SCRIPTURE, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEISHBOR AS THYf iLF, YE DO WELL: BUT IF YE HAVE gE5PBCT OF PER^ONg. YE COMMIT 5IN* ^ Spiritual Insight “A Sense Of Reverence” By RKTEMBA BAKQLD ROLAND Putar, Mewt Cyka4 Bapttit Chnrdi Forty-Six At Livingstone On Mid-Semester Dean's List SAIJSBURY Forty-six students succeeded in placing their names on the first mid-semester dean’s list at Livingstone College, according to £ln announcement by Dr. Marlow F. Shute, dean of the institution. Of these, thirty-four were women and twelve men. Five students were from the city. Further classification reveal-, ed the sophomores leading with 15, the seniors with 13, the juniors with 11 and the fresh men with 7. Leading the list with a 2.7S ratings was Miss Daisy L. Bow man, sophomore, of WiImlng-( ton, N. C., majoring in sociolo gy, followed by Benjamin Floyd, junior, of Clover, S. C., majoring in chemistry, with a rating of 2.69. The ratings are obtained by the ratio of total quality points to total semester hours. Three quality ^Ihts per semester hour are given for a grade of “A”, two points for a “B”, one point for a “C”, and no pointsi, for a( “D”. Dean’s list students can have no failures, and must have a cumulative average of “B” or 2.00. ' , Those students with averages from 2.66 to 2.50 are as follows i Earle D. Clowney, senior, of Spartanburg, S. C.; Delores Garrett, senior, Plymouth; Mary E. Jordan, sophomore, Oxford; Ruby O. Lanear, fresh man, Spencer; Marshall J. Lof ton, sophomore, Kinston; Shlr-^ ley J. Bell, juniOfJ Lexlngtotl. Those with averages ranging from 2.44 to 2.25 include; Louise Peterkin, Dunn, N. C.; Doris Bracey, Wadesboro; Mary E. Burwell, Henderson; Carol J. Taggart, Salisbury; Thelma Woodard, Wilson, and William' McClelland, Reidsvllle. INVITING THE UNDERTAKER- On a fofefey drive 4^ you Mould in broflfl ddyftjht. ptb*«i4 mVop brakes ond lucK ill ca« of CeurtMy •( ■. P. OMdridi S«f» Privcr !«««•• • "A Sente Of Reverence" “Put off your shoes from your feet, for the place here you stand is holy...” Joah. 15:15 Man needs a sense of rever ence for the refinement or en richment of his soul. Man’s soul needs the ennobling beauty of the Holy. This need for the sac red is at the vevY heart of man’s longings and hungers for com munion with God—^worship. Man needs to take a little time to stand in the sacred place. Man needs a little time out to be Holy. Work is essential for man, but many times we feel it is a curse. Bread also is a neces sity ior man’s physical nature. Man needs, too, to cultivate his sense tfod'feellng after~ Holy or sacred things. Spiritually, we need to pause in the presence of the High and the Holy One. We need to pull off our shoes-strlp ourselves of everything and pause to think on Holy things. We need to break away from our deep Involvement in things. We need to steal away from the mad rush of our times that our souls may have a magic touch of the Holy. The soul needs spiritual Recreation and Renew al. A sense of reverence will give the soul this needed lift. We'^all need to steal away and “put (rff the shoes from your feet.” We need to .stand for awhile on Holy ground. The soul has a deep hunger which needs to be satisfied. The spirit has a thirst that needs to be quenched my soul revived and now I live in him..” Man’s soul needs the hushed silence of the Holy Pause. We need to get away from the noisy clamor to find the stillness of tbs Uoly Place. The auietnesa.a£ worship is a great need of our day. A sense of reverence would save us from much of the stress strain and confusion of our times. Let us take more, time to find the place of Holy Silence. We need to wait quietly that God may lift and exalt our souls. That we may be lifted from the sordid to exalted heights of sublime beauty of the sacred things of life. Yes, wait in the silence that God may speak to you. We need a little less talking and a little more- listenlng..“Be Still And Know That I Am God...” Why all this mad rush any way? Where are. you going? And what will you have when you get there? Stop nmnihg and pull off your shoes. Think, pon der and meditate. A sense of the reverence is soul nourishment. Detach your self and steal away to Jesus. Take a little time to pray. Then, too, let God speak to you through his Holy word. When man loses his sense of re verence, he has lost the greatest thing in all the world. Without it the soul is an empty aching word. Let us all take more time to pull off our shoes and stand on Holy ground. Let us take a little time each day to cultivate our sense of reverence. And let us go once a week to God’s house for the Holy Pause. Watch on the Potomac POWER POLITICS—C 1 v i 1 rights and public hydroelectric power would seem to have very little in common, but the oppo nents of both have found a com mon meeting ground. Thanks to the giant utility lobby, a group of Northern Re publicans and two Dixie Demo crats are likely to deal a blow to the people of the Northeast comparable to that dealt the people of the Northwest very rfecently. The well-heeled power lobby is trying desperately to kill off the Niagara public power pro ject just as It did Hell’s Can yon. Those who favor harnes sing this tremendous natural re source have been waging an up hill fight during the whole ses sion of Congress. Perhaps by the time this appears in print the issue will have been resolved. If there is a Niagara Power project, no thanks will be due the power lobby. They did everything they could think of to kill the project off, unless they could get the bill through on their own terms. These terms were primarily elimination of the Lehman-Bucwley bill’s anti- monopoly clause, the so-called “preference clause.” And this is where civil rights comes in. One of the leading pro-utility members of Congress is Rep. William E. Millep^of Lockport, N. Y. Miller made a rounld- about deal with Rep. Howard Smith of the House Rules Com-i mittee to kill off civil rights legislation proposed by the El senhower administration in re turn for a guarantee to bottle up the Niagara power bill In hia committee. HOW DXALS ARE BORN— On July 19, in the middle of the House Civil rights debate MUler rose to announce that he was switching his stand on the Kea ting bill, which embodied the Eisenhower civil rights propo sals. ' He gave a long-winded speech on how civil rights legislation was the sort of thing that Hitler mi|ght have favored, a non-se- qulter of some magnitude. The end result of his remarks was to move that the "enacting clause be stricken out” of the Keating civil rights bills. What Miller forgot to tell his colleagues was a little conver sation he had with Rep. E. L. Forrester of Georgia, a close friend of Rules Chairman Smith. In this conversation Miller told Forrester that he might take some action that “you will like.” Forrester promptly con veyed the information to Smith, who sent back word that he “will be glad to do a favor for you sometime.” That “favor” is now being done. The Liehman-Buckley bill cannot be budged out of the House Rules Committee as this is written and proponents of the Niagara project arp looking des perately for K>me way of sal vaging this proposed develop ment. The Power Lobby is so de lighted at the prospect of halt ing a public project that they aire willing to allow Canada to go ahead on its own. The results so far on the Canadian side of the border have been impres' slve. They are far ahead of us on cheap St. Lawrence power and now, if they wish, they can have the Niagara resource. THE SOLID FRONT—I'or a short-time after a natural dis aster ruined one of its genera ting plants, the Nlagara-Mo- hawk Power Co. was ready to break the utllity-company front and get on with the Niagara de velopment even if this meant allowing the “preference clause” to remain. But the lobbyists whipped Niagara-Mohawk into line and the public-power-be- damned crowd is still calling the shots. College Choirs To Be Aired In Yule Music NEW YORK Yuletlde programs will be » special feature of the Decem ber United Negro College Fund choral broadcasts over the ABC Network. On Dec. 16 the 100 voice chorus of students from Atlanta Univenity and More house and Spelman Colleges will begin the holiday pro grams. The Dec. 23 broadcast will also present a Christmas program by the choir of Huston- Tillotson College. The Johnson C. Smith University choir of Charlotte will be heard Dec. 30. The weekly radio series, which showcase the choirs of the member colleges of the United Negro CoUege Fundi originate from New York, Sun days over WABC from iO;8S to 11:00 A.M. and are heard at local broadcasting times over; ABC affiliate stations through out the U.S. and Canada.