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tw i^lHE CAROUNA TIIif£S — S^pt. IS, }dS8 fraedoR) And Liberty Are CiMllenoed Nfbile Supreoist And SegregaMIs ; V lurehiuan Tmomisfsa^ * (t, .:r.. Kl KKir .t t lop^ Iconofflic independence |b ow mu»«f Ail^jfit*23 we published an frirtii^ eoDcerning the efforts of Negroes in Ciipipnidaoro to-txr^,SHki2»- n asvings and loan association. tri^ ifegra l(»ders in Ra- leifk, WinstoiiSalOT, ~Cha^tte, Wilming ton, Fayetteville and other Targer cities of the stajte will bo influenced by what mem- b»ers of their group are doing in Greensboro a|)d begin immediately to organize a savings and loan association in their respective cities. ■IW*P are twp forces that speak loud in the struggle to ^j|i^iixst::class citizenship, and . tkey are ^allot. A savings loan-jpnoii^irBp ^Ltfe^i^ets of several millioii ^o more to gain respect seli c«3pecl than anything else gfOipt Any minority group that . wiithwr- •» in-"^deplorable condition. Whep it has teth it^is m a position tb obtain many advantagsxtlut-faeretoforce have been dfenied its meln6^rs. it is owr hopj? that every^J'legro citizen of Grfeos|K!t;o will subscribe to ahu«s in the .sv^in^ .ajid loan association. Certainly, no oh5^sCthiaft‘Vho calls himself tts^table ca^ .^^CZotd nql to" give e'lacourage- w»at to the program by refusing to purchase shaxM in the •rganioetion. Those who are in a position of leadership such as ministers, phyjtvdans, attwneysi teachers and other pro- fessyqinal people should point the way by subscribing to ^aies without havi^ to be %e|(ged or |tcrsua(i«d. , Probably the in^ ji^th^ic group of Ne- gfoes in Nyth Carolina gre those in Win- fU|pp-SA)ein. In that city there are probably §A,m mftnfcars (rf.^ “xace without any leadbrship that 2s *3ii»rt^y of the name. In addition,' the siS-^lled leaders are a dull, «J Jet' lazy, coflccited gfbup wbo look down their o6«es at the are flopping from pillar to post for laek oi Iea4erslu|p. |if)st of the Negro leaders in Winsto»-Sal«iB would lather be kicked in the seat of Iqe one of the Reynolds or Hanes than to ba kissed by one of the masses in their own group. Instead o£ racial sel{^es|^t, ft to* ward economic independence, self reliance and solidarity, Negroes of Wii^ooSa)W arc miserably divided ii>t0 sewfral little cUqjues that are forever yieing |vit^ each other to see which can get the biggest from thQ ppwep in, groap. As; a i-e^t th^ is up vi the Neg«o mass^-pwkitig tb^ instead they are hand-piel^; and unle^ one of these pseudo leaders is put at tjjp h^etid of an undertaking it just won’t be supported. Thus, instead of initiative, ^eM reliance and the exercise of a powerful voting intl^eoc6, as a group, Negroes of Winston-^alesJi' con- stitute the mpst imj;)Qteat, pplit^cgUy^ fit any major city in the en^e static. With all of the patemali^ they ®w}«ive from the opposite group, the 5^000 Nagtoes in Winston-Salem have no b;»nk of tbeir own—they once had two—no sowing# and loan association, nor are tl\^y ervdvayofiog to organize either. They are juat a dull, tiatless mass of humanity that is on its way now4)ere. Every city )f 1J),000 Negrqes in North Carolina should have a savings and loan association owned and controlled by mem bers of the race. It can be done if the ri^ht kind of leaders ^e put at the bead- It n^pst be done if we are to receive the estee«n of others and the economic independ«f>ee V(e should have. We urge" Negroes aH over tfee state to ^et busy pow aad qirgayuze ^ sayii^tp and loan associ^^n in their respective ctt^ ■ Entangled In Their Own Web AHs; a^iT “Oh what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive.” The Duiiiam City Board of Education ap- jtears to be all entangled'Jn its own web. In tile tnaJUer gf providing ample educational opportunities for a group of Negro children BOW being forced to endure the disadvan tages of a double sessioa the Baard finds it^Jf hetvfie^B Jtwo {ires,. Thye is th^red hot lire of integrati(U*16rldn^ in the back ground. There is the le?E.er fire of the Negro who are politely asking for a remedy th^ situalien' while h)lding the big stick ^ ixi^ipration behind their baeks. The Board - tv*ry Salhir4av mi Durham, S. C. bit ^nitfi‘PHbUilfeT», Inc. . L. g. Avmii.'TnMfiU M.JS. Controller •■brlSieated at 436 E. Pettigrew St. Qurbain. hMtfa CaroUoa istHaA tiliuM mattmr tt Uu P«mt gprtk OvoOmM mtfcr th» pMPmmTM of Education af^xears to he iryii)^ fn i|B ow'Jii oil if not eptangled in its owi weh. ^ Ordinarily the City Poatd of Education would rebuff the Negro pv«n^^i ag |t al ways flagrantly doo# and let U go at that. But apparently it fears swth a r^bwlf m^t fan the flames oi the already hot fire of integratipn. This time the Board will deavor to do something about the co^tplaiats of Negro parents, a coiwrse it dMs i^t |o pursue. We woi^ld like to su^^t t^t tj^e Bqs#(| prpyide enough bu^es to trtuupqft ia}] gt chil(faren involved to the Walltown II such buses can»at he «J»t«in«4 fr^ tkta county the city mi^t find it neoessarj ta purchase buses in Its oym ri^'ht Certa^idy the double session plan has too OMiiqr «ih' jectionable features pi penmt it tfi fmtivm- If the pujrehaae ot fay the city ig possible the 6oard mi^t find it practical to have the children transport^ gt the City’s expense by thp QuJtp Power C«yt8»n}r. The company is already da»ng thi» vn the tmy-as- you-ride basis at several at the sehools «nd we see no reason J^oc||;ep(7 the city cannot bear some Srllll|jnvi ■teed of phMiing of )(he«a 911 i)iwi)deni By Dt^las Mtdlison The official position or f^r- aUmd of the M^noc^ist C^rch on racial ' io^^ation to i|fr pubiix. at an »n outlined pitw Aviib bigh degree of confidence and accvrtcy, T«jr Heel 03 well as otiJter ChrisUan groups in UiU i^tate, ^re awaiting with viewed as a sincere, honest, and careful re-stateement of a fundamental Christian princi ple as apjrtied ^ one o# the most critical and historic is sues of our tbnes-r'acial inte gration. ' A» jMinai e^nwjifrnc^ wvneiathx ui^e- q«iv«ica t«f««# ^ luri^cifal Umt in the ChH»ii«n We th^re or any chufcb. The Methodist position will ‘attempt to be both realistic and idealistic- idealistic Id the Christian sense. At best this is a most difficult task. Tar Heel Methoditts Act At its 1957 annual session the N. C. Metho^it Confer ence passed by an overwhel ming vote a resolution asking est is already admitting such students. Both the N. C. and the Wes tern N. C. Conferences last year by wide margins ap proved a proposed amendment to the Methodist Constitution whereby by two-thirds voting of all conccrnod Negro Metho dist conferences, now separa ted into “Central Jurisdic- ABOVT TI$e 4VWOH Paj|»tte»C ucrttaM) lin'Stat* PaUai MoIHiod of Orlen'Ul In Pa|»Uc» CauitlKf IffRt WMt «l W» 51 years in the sohool room and other educMtaMt WN^vot*. TM* bjClng PuuUco 3ctonol Suparlntendant. He W'aXO (fW'cc«*fttc4 M* mttv* county. CkridUn CojUcge and No> -> CaroUn'Stat* *>»« gta4«!Me wor^ at Cqxiw^ yniver»Uy. Oukc University, aafi |P>ajMldy C«UeK*. ^ )pugl)t at Atlantic Christian CoUege and Loiuisbmfg. A writer profMsionaUy duriiig IjM |xmt tow ymtn, ^ «yt^utep to ■usaaines and newspapers, mostly in North C«reMW> ^ IMpMvt a|>d a cwtftbutgr to the HO^TH CA^OUtlA CfUUSViAK lij^OC4TJ:. r.;6«»re. Cvoltua. ^lethodlat WceUy at qKttmtbvra, a littU , if an ardfnt advocate of integratton tlioiwh 1^ !#• taMon must be gradual and by educ«|UMi aad ttUfClaii. ||» the Su4 prema Court decision outlawing schoc4 (egregatlan. ' ; TflE CHVRCH 4ISD mTEGRATlON The 'iatue of Integratian, involving as it does the bigger issue of race relatiOTiMf has been considered by many people as preeminently a matter of ethics. There/ore. it is o%ly natural thot the pro7iou»c«mi'nts of or- ao/niaiei reii^iow o« the issue will carry considerable importance. An ep- parently ttooni^ii^g issue for m^ny southern white Ptotestaiit churches, it has been handled in txiribu* ways by various churches. Most have sim ply issued declarations apreeing in principle with the idea of integration but have left tke actual pxaetice to the option of iailiuidual congregaticns. No ciwr cy# sifite^ent fiOtS come in this state from the Methodist Church, one o# tjw major Ih'otestant d'jnomijuitions i« thi.^ area. The following article, written by'a Methodist, at^mpts to analyze the Methtxiist iwsitien a«d predict what (he Church’s action on the matter Will kMn interest and anticipation the formal statement ,of the Methodist Chu^h on this most erucial and pressiif^ issue. Because Methodist leaders, . in both the North and South, are bending oyer backwards tO| make it so aifd because, they are determined that an other “schism” such as rent asunder their church a 100 years ago over the slavery is sue shall not take placc, it can be predicted as surely as the sun wiU rise tomorrow that the racial report will be ac ceptable to the vast majority of both Northern*and South- | •rn Methodists. Itiere is a widespread feeling > that to do this will be to per form an ahnost impossible feat-^ real modern^, miraoi^— but it is a virtual certainty that this is what will take place. Only extremists on both tide* of the racial question* ^ will be displeased. ;Thcre is pl-v . most sure to coirie, an over-^ j whehning approviil^ on ^he ]^^thodi|4 ' I r' is qeftaint|(at-^ lom^ (Wers wj^l' interpret the Methodist portion - is at '‘compromise”—cynics will say it is nothing more than ‘>^eqce». stradding” or even an “all- thinss-to-alU-peopie” stand.* Thwe will even be those who wiU say tbat the. j(lethodists eaa oie no |a ra^al dlscrimtnatfon or' se^egatipn in any form, the Meth^^t Church will leave the imple mentation of this haai£ f^hri^- tian principle ^ indiv|#ial Conscience ai)id the majofity opinjon of each chvrch- it will be stated that in this realm of life as in all others, the application of any kind of force other than that of the Christian conscience is incom patible with the Christian Ethic. Thus, at least by impli cation or indirection, Metho dists will condemn both segre gation and Integration when supported ov enforced by *ta- ttite. Thus, in piraetisal terow, the Methodist po^iion wiU eoate- oancci at the one and same time, both voluntary Segrega tion and vohM4«ry in;^cration hased upon the democratic and Christian principle of freedpipa of choice and the pre- -\^iong opinion of the ma- We’ odist Church, there fore, wiU recognize as “fact b^> life” that segregation and discrimination in many forms and facts do exist today, with in and outside the Christian Church. It will recognize as Christian realitjes that life at best is '^njpertect- ar» both for and aj^^ainst inte- rf^njperfcct—that change for the jIftMaiK' ‘ -' bettei^ 4a agonisingly slow— However, tP the thmightful that people must be brought aiad careful re-stateokent of a.' Hethodist position will be to see the evil and injustice inherent in segregation wd SMer Gets Look Mtnd "ImCiirtain" lit Gemany : TIOs a series «f is the letters tnm Fair Ronald S^^ler to ^rents, Mr. aad Mrs. J. M. sjohooler ot Ml Lawuw street \d. Durham. X!W>S Scbottliir kas related tai iwevio^w Utters at Us impres- Staas »f the World’s Fair at ,B|ass#ls aoA short visits te oiUca ' Aeithkoring Rrussels. it tWs Irtter, he dVs^usses, «|aoM other things, a trip to Barlto aad the Coauauabt zone of Germany. Schooler is a ju^pior at Witteaburg College hi Mo- Dear Mother and Daddy and family: I was. lust thrilled to get your letter, Daddy, as soon as 1 got back from Berlin. All the news was lust what I wanted to hear. I’m so glad you en- the beach, that the girls eajoyed Ohio, that Jerry’s c^lag home, that Sheryl’s biartihg bui 6A'Aer VoUeg^ ad- Xeatm'e. (jifr. ^ho^lejcl^^iast letter to Me son meniionedkihis trip to the his daughters’— Sheryrs and D^’-t^ to Ohio, his son’s--Jwv’s r^urn and Sheryl’s isunttent enroll- ooent as a freshmSi at North Carolina College As for my post-l^tp ,p^na I wanted to visit 29 cities most ly in Spain and Frwce, and oae fa Switzerland, one in Italy, Monaco, Tangier. It’s possible 1 will be with some other glides during part of the trip, and I have made friends with a sttident from Valencia, Spain who is very willing to give me advice guiding when 1 reach there. Both Dean StaUffM and .I)afn JWhct.have a4viM4 ma to trtv^ ~ In Europe seme during the fidl and return to school in. February. Recently two other guid^ and I rode with a giiide from. Texas in her Citroon "Deux C%evaux” to Paris, ’ftiere was an article about h^r in Look . Magazine lately. We had a inarvelouis time in three days. 1 found Mr. (John) 4^ttis slt- . ting in the lobby of' his hotel ! playing the piano. If was on the opposite bank of the Seine, }ust fifteen mnutes walk from my hotel. He told me about his trip to Rom\e> and later I went with hia> on a bus tour to Versailles. That evening he left for the airport to start his trip back home via Li^doe. (Mr. Gattis, a teacher at Hill side school in Q^rham, spent 20 days in A>tfust touring western Europe.) ’The next night we guides I went to Montinartre where we saw the Sacre Cauer cathedral and Pigalle Squaqe where 'Paris’ famous night ',^bs are located. (Moulin Rouge, for example). We had ■ perfect group of kids; taUied abiDut the conseQueaces of the war white traveUag, and of Ameri ca. We visited the cathedral of Laon, France enroute to Paris, aad ate our first snails at Avesnes on the way b%ck. ^s ‘ escar^ts etaient delicieipc! ^the snails were delicious!). Now for Berlin, the most in teresting city I have visit^. The entire fUght was less than three hours. We stopped at Dusseldorl for a wbile going e«^ way. Tba nine af us in-., chidtog Dr. Sech were thrilled tparlence discrimination before they will do aw*9^ with it—and that progress can be achieved only by leading, and not by pushing or driving people. Thus; it> fa Been that the Me thodist Church is facing'the age-old problem of reconcil ing fact with principle- of what is with what ought to be. Of course, this will be nothing new to the Methodist Church the Irii^cfs Ifahe Univer sity, t^ adinlt to ibs Divinity ; qualified students witho.ut rei^a^ tp color or race. Uke mawier th* Wes tern N. C. Conference did the same thing at its 195B annual sessiop. The D.ujke trustees have taken no action on these requests. In comparison, the Baptist Southeastern Theolo gical Seminary at Wake For- tions,” may bo msrged with white conferences. Such a pro posal will become effective in WO at the next General Con ference of the Methodist Church provided the amend ment has received sufficient approval by the 103 confer ences comprising the denomi nation Over in the Western N. C. i. See METHODISTS, page 7 and seized hi? «nd .te B«»ieS00LHI,p«|e7 Spiritual Insight “HE IS PRAYING” By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church “A ipan of Tarsus named SauU beheld, he is praying...” Acts 9;0. What a radical change has been wrought through the power of God’s redeeming love! The violent, pasfipnate young man is now praying. The vengeful man is now praying. The vicious persecu tor is now a man of prayer. The love of God has robbed and purged him of his mur derous intentions. A great spiritual - operation has taken place in his heart and soul. _The wild reckless sinner has now Joined the prayer band of the saints. He has been changed—redeemed and born again of the Spirit of God. Oh what changes the love of God can bring to pass in the sinful soul of man. A penitent soul is now humbly bowed in prayer before Christ, the Redeemer and Lord...“A man of Tarsus named Saul is praying...” A sincere man of prayer is unable to be a dangerous per son. The pCTson who honestly bows in the presence of God ii) prayer is una\>le to oe too vicious and cruel. Tarsus the l^ord : j^cipinds Ananias that Saul is no loni;er the danger- ew he once was for now he Js praying. Prayer changes things. )t changes the outlook, attitudes, (ji^ositions and the spirit of human be ings. Anahlas,' Saull is praying now and you have nothing to worry about. His soul has been warped bdt prayer is chang ing that now. His soul iwts been filled with hatred but prayer is changing that new. He has been cruel and heart less but prayer is changing that now. Sincere, honest prayer will remove these poisonous emotions that make us cruel. Thus the Lord re minds Ananias that he has nothing to fear from Saul i)ow for.,.“BEHOLD, HE IS PRAY ING...” On bending knees prayer changes him from an enemy into a friend. Yes, this is one of the noble spiritual fruits of true prayer, i^ayer has power to change an enemy into a friend. Prayer works recon ciliation. Humble, sincere prayer cleanaes the soul. Pray er removes the barriers that separate us from our fellows. You remember Stephen pray ed outside the gates of Jerusa lem. And this young man Soul saw him in prayer. This young man heard that prayer of for giveness from the lips of the dying -saint that day. And that prayer is being answered. And now in prayer he is being changed from an enemy into a friend of Christ and his cause.* Thus Jesus reminds us to pray for that so-called en'emy that he may become a friend. On bending knees he finds insight for his new God-given task. In prayer we find Uglit, hope, meaning, strength, heal ing, and courage lor our tasks as redeemed souls. Having been converted, Saul now taps tlie vast spiritual resources of God. In prayer his conversion and mission are made clearer to him. Prayer is, the key to the triumphant march of the re-"' deemed soul. How can you be what God would have you to be unless, you, like Paul be come a praying person. Power for noble Christian living is found on bending knees. By ROBERT SPIVACK Watch on the Poto] ac .pwtafc. The Supreme Court And Those Who Judge |t The United States Supreme Court is not immune' from criticism. But neither are its cr^ics. The time has come when the motivation of those critics bear some examination. In the middle of the 193()s the high court was criticized |9T its failure to respond “to human needi^’ and its Vsub> servience’; to Big Business. The method chosen by Frank lin D, l^iMMevelt to overcome tills situation was to enjtarge the court. His px(q;>osals met stiff resistance; he lyas ac cused of trying to “pack” the court and in time the Roose velt proposals were, defeated Today many of those same men who defended the “sanc tity” of \hA~fieSii' and aqfiied that the “law is the law” are loudest in their clamor for curbs on that tribunal. They argue that it fails to exercise “judicial restraint” and that it tends to adopt the role of law maker rather than law-lnter- Right-wing editorlallsta' aad Dixie demagogues have tried to whip up public passion to the point where, we are told, it might be. unsafe in some parts of the land for Justices of the Supreme Court to walk the streets alone. What’s behind all this fu rore? And who is behind it? The attacks on the high court come from three lourcQs; the Dixie segregationists, the ul tra-rightists in Congress per sonified by Sens. Jenner of Indiana, BUtler of Maryland, Jlep. Walter of Pennsylvania and jfiep. Clare Hoffman of Michigan; and spokesmen for selected business interests, primarily the o|l industry. In KQOil^wayg the businespnen have been the most resfirainied" in their public utterances but ting certain decisions over turned, namely, in reversing the Tidelands decision and the Natural Oas rulings. Despite werdy proteatatioM and attempts to assume a lofty moral tone, the critics all have OB« thing in camason: thay just doaH Uka it wben lose a decision. That certainly is not un natural. Losing is hardly ever fun. Yet no qne will seriously argue that the Southern segre gationists would be criticizing the court if it had held that the U. S. constitution sanc tioned discrimination against^ Negro school children. Nor would Jenner and company belabor the court if the Judges had ruled that their conduct in congrcssiional investigations had been above reproach. Not*- would the oil industry be un happy if the court said it was o.k. for them to exploit public resources any way they plea^ ..ed._^ ’ ■ of"/ course, no one will dis pute the rights of any of :«tfefcfta:^!®iiaerBTt;.; pleased by high court decis ions and to do everything legitimate to g^ them rever sed. *KU1 The Uasntea” It’s one thing, though, to gat sore at the umpire In a gama and another tbing to kill hint. Sa« WATCH, pag* S ofifaese,! Methodists To Principle^ But Leavei^ Integration To Individual Churches r
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