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Tlie 2^1.000 rollftrc and higli school stiidfnls
wIm* i>«rici)atrl in tlu' ^ until March on
WashinRlon for Inlcj^jratcd SchiiilR last Sat
urday |»rescnlel this couiilrv with the ntwpt
pnonurjisini* niovoinrnt that has taken placp
in many ypars, fruni nn *»\'i*rall stanl|>iiiit.
JJowpwr. th*rt* was onp distnrhing fact»r that
i^'Was a rpvflation tu thnsc who watciioil the
^|>nr*lr. and that wa.s tiio scaivity of sttidciits
frotrt soutlM-ni stntrs. That even the church
etcb'xJs anl colli;es of tlu- South had very
littiP fppresentaiion in the parade is most re-
grrttable. p
That Greenshoro—with . its three Negro
colleijes and nearh} I’alnier Institute—and Ra-
Icigii—with its two Nejjro collejjes—to say
not4iin^ of the many hiffh school students in
Inith cities. ha! iki representation in the move
ment is a preatcr reflection on the ndult lca\l-
ershij) than »i|)on the younp pefiplf of those
cities. Other cities within the state which,
because of the location within their honlers of
other coHepes anl related intellectual and cnl-
ttiral iniluences. shonUl have heen heavily rep
resented in the Youth March are C’harlottc,
Winston-Salem, Salisbury, ,1’ayettevillc and
Elizabeth City. All of these cities are sites of
various institutions ot higher learning that
claim to l>e devclopinfj ypung people for leal-
ership. Their indiflercncc to an effort sttch as
the Youth March forces its to wonder: what
kind of leadership?
The fjoal of freedom is not reachel over
paths of ease and c(»mfort. The his'hway to it
is strewn with the bleached bones of thou
sands who have fHrch for tfw rifflrt- to llw !»«
free men. We here in the .SouUl m»y nc« well
comi? face to face with tlie fact that there
are some things we are- going to hn^e to en
dure if we are to ol)taiii the tJRht to human
dignity. We cannot continue to have our bat
tles fought by others when we are afraid to
stami up and l»e countel as desirint ottr full
rights as citizens. '
The Carolina Times has been inff>rmel that
only North ( arollna College of this state hrtd
stn«lents in the ^outh March on Washington.
It has also beon informed that Durham was
the only city in Xorth Carolina that had stu
dents or yoimg |)eople of any rank in the
parade. .So noticeable was the absence of stu
dents from southern states that many of the
while and Negro students from othei'sections
of the comitry inquired if Negroes from the
South are .actually interested and watit civil
rights.
This newspa))er realizes that it tnkes time,
energy and money to organise a group and
have its members ]>articipate in movements
such as the ^’outh March on Washington. We
thiijk. however, that the benefit to be derivel
is well worth the sacrifice. If, and wlien, the
March is staged next year, we urge every city
and county of this state to start in time in
order that a sizeable group from North Caro
lina may let the world know tlt»t Negroes
from the South are serious about the question
of their civil rights anti are willing to stan!
up and be counted in the struggle to obtain
them.
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
0!"
The Annual Resignation Par^ At C. Cilese
Members of the North ('arolina College
.‘\lunini Association would do well to look
into the reason for the wave of faculty resig
nations that takes place aninially at their
school. .Several friends of the college, as well
as several ahunni members, have expressed
themselves at being distressed at the year-
after-year turnover of faculty members at
NCC anl feel that the time has come when
the trustees or some other interested persons
should ascertain the cause.
That increaserl salaries offered by other
educational institutions is not completely the
deterniinii)^ fac;tor in the annuj^l resignation
jiarade at N. C.) College is disproved by the
fact that in several instances those resigning
have accepted ]M)sitions that ])ay smaller sal
aries.
The announcement of the resignation of.
Ur. John H. Morrow as head of the't)epart-
nient of French at the College, followed by
information that Dr. T. E, Malone, Dr. R. D'.
Russell and Dr. Ruth Flowers will not return
to NCC next year is somewhat disturbing to
those interested in the school's future. It i.s a
certainty that no educational institution can
thrive on a continuous turn-over of top-rank
ing faculty member^ as now obtains at N, C.
College.
Certainly, no blame can be placed on the
administration for resignations that stem
from the resigning person^ being offered sal
aries higher than can be paid at N. C. College.
A problem of this sort is that of the trustees,
the State Department of Education and finally
the state legislature. However, when, strong
and most desirable members of the N; C. Col
lege faculty resign, as this new'spaper has been
informed on account of reasons that could be
remelie) at the college administrative level
by wise counsel, positive action or downright
executive ability., W'e think there is time for
concern.among those interested in the devel
opment oi North Carolina Colles;e.
Through The Ages, Those Who've
Heard Cati Became Spiritual Giants
Vote for the Bond tssue Satwdajr
With pardonable ])ride the Carolina Times
points to the job done by the Durham Com
mittee on Negro .\fTairs in re-registering ap
proximately 3,500 persons within a period of
three weeks ths month. ]''aced by an entirely
new registration in three precincts, the Com
mittee did a most excellent job in arousing
Negro citizens in all of them to the facX that
they should enter their names on*the
if they are to vote in future elections.
Conservative estimates reveal that instqad
of a loss of the number of registrants in t|ie
three precincts in which an entirely new reg
istration was required, that a gain of approx
imately .sop was realizel. This is a fine ex
ample of feoo|)eration and org.inization that
has been ^et for those in otiier cities to fol
low. It plaiqly shows what can be done w'hen
j)er.sonal gain and selfish motives are discard
ed for the gool of the whole. ,
Now that the registration ]>eriod is over,
we would like to urge all of these who have
registered to go to the jkjIIs on this Satur-
S«t apart for m« Barnabas
•fld Saul for the work to which
I h«v« eallcd them . . . Acts 13:1
God has been calling from time
immemorial spiritually sensitive
souls to be set apart in Holy
consecration in His service. The
noblest step in all the world
is the one taken Into the services
of God. We pursue many things.
Human beings give their very
lives to lesser things—fame, for
tune, learning, science, glory,
power. But the greatest decision
of all is when a man lends him
self to God for His services.
Moses offerod himself at the
bvrnihg bush; Isaiah in "'th«
twtipl* SOTS a vision antt- iw s«4
•part; an4 Rxakiol^ saw Hie heav
ens open arhe sat on the. banks
of a river in a strange land.
Thus, through the ages, we
have had these Divine-human
encounters, and men have given
God in holy
secratlon. P^t and Barnabas
are consecrated and sent on the
first missionary journey in the
Christian Church. Men touched
by these soul-stirring encount
ers have been willing to give
up everything.
Yes, men and women have left
everything behind which they
hold most dearly to go on these
great, daring adventures with
God Almighty. And, as a re
sult, they have written some of
the thrilling, unforgettable chap-
ten in human history. For exam
ple, Moses set a people free and
laid the foundation for the
spiritual, moral and ethical lead
ership of a nation.
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And so, this call and sancti
fication of Barnabas and Saul
was the beginning of the nob
lest adventures in man’s history:
the tnissienary outreach of the
Christian Church. They were sent
to tell the good news of salva
tion through Jesus Christ. They
began the spread of God'^ mess-
ase for tte liealirtg ot_the_nfc_
tions. In their souls burned ^
flaming message from (fod Al
mighty. They went with a mess
age of deliverance—to set men
free from the prison of sin and
day, April 25. and vote fo.r tht iKind issue.
Every Negro votfr should'feel it is his duty
to continue to vote for progt-ess as, tt majority
of them have done in the'past in order that
the dty of Durham and Durhatn County may
not lag in providing the be'ftt possible edltca-
tion for all the children. No fair-mindtd citi-'
zen wants to se^ the children in the rural areas
fpimjefi ■ educational advantages ec|ual with
those ih tJltf'citj'. That is why are urging
every registered voter to chst his ballot on
Saturday, for the bond isstte.. .i
If the Committee on ^egrp .'\flTair,s. uses
the .same concentration ot .^flToVt in tl^t, elec
tion that was usel to re-re^ter the/ approx
imately 3,500 persons, we ai^ sStisfieti the re
sults will be in favOr of the hoflH iS.«ie. There
is certainly nf> time, for a let-«p intefest.
Unless those registered will v/)te, the time
anI energy e^cpended in getting their names
on the registnation books have been spent in
vain.
WATCH ON THE POTOMAC
President Now Alone-The Beast
A Well Deserved Trihli
The tribute ))aid Mrs. R. A. J. Whitted by
Durham citizens two Sunrlays ago vr»d, one
well deserved by a person of imusual charm,
ability and achievement. Known to her
friends all over America as *T?ess," Durham
Publiriied every Saturday at Durhatn. H. C
bjr United PaUkberf, Inc.
L. E. AUriTN, PretMlent
M. E. JOHNSON, Contrallar
Priadnri omee located at 436 B. Pettigrew 8t
Durham, North Carollm
m Mcond cUh matter at the Ottk0
tt Dufum, North Carolina, under the iket
March 3, 1879.
■CBimP'l'lOW BATES:
-^BBCNSBOBO OFFICE—
t0-E. llarfut 8L Tel. BR MIOO
pulled out all) stops anrt let this fine person
know that its citizens not only respect her.
but that they love her as one of its finest and
most noble characters.
We have said in these colutims before that
one rose petal strewn in the path of a weary
traveler means more than a floral prbfusion
laid at his feet w'hen his toes are stiK and
pointing upward. In other worrfs, give them
their flowers while they can smell the frag
rance.
We commend the Junior Metiiers Club fdr
sponsoring the tribute to M>s. Whkt«d: We
know of no .person in thi» oomtnwtity who
has contributed more to its cultural, rivic and
in ssjring^, we love you “Bess,” and want you
to knew it.
The departure of John Foster
Dulles ';noved the President to
tears. In Bonn, the German
government bemoanei^tiie loss of
a strong friend. In France, the
comments were more ^trained
but tributes were Dulles’
sense of dedication 0|&>his tireV
^ess energy. In Londdj^the diplo-
mates were inclined % ^ive him
an “E” for effort, lHife..t«) mark
him unsatisfactory >^esitt came
to results.
In a Cabinet of tinj^ tr^n, Dulles
loomed as a giant. Even if history
is less generous in nfeasuring his
stature, it is neverr# pleasant
sight to watch a proud man strug
gling desperately merely to keep
alive. Certainly watching a man
in the agony of the final phases
of cancer tugs even at thcf hearts
of his unkindest critics.
Yet certain things must be
said and 'certain facts need fac
ing
First, Dulles’ departure from
the Cabinet docs not come at a
moment of genuine world crisis,
even taking into account the tens
ions of Berlin. Second, Dulles>
has not been running the show
for several months. If we are
drifting now, we were also drift
ing when he was at tHfe helm.
The course the country is follow
ing has been set. Dulles’ presence
or absence was not that crucial.
For the President^ of course,
Dulles’ removal from the scene
is something quitr different; R’l
I ^
f'
'r.- ^7:-.;
a personal, not merely a political,
matter. While those who know
the two men insist the President
was sometimes more critical of
Duhes than his public utterances
indicated, there is no doubt that
Mr. Eisenhower had come to lean
on him mightily.
There are those who say that
the departure of Dulles finally
makes the President a free man.
People closer to him are better
tfble to Judge that. But the ab
sence ef DuUes, plus the en
forced departure of Sherman
Adanis, leaves Mr. Eisenhower
vfrj^^mudi on his own.
So the question that naturally
arises is this: Is there an “Eisen-
howw” who is different from the
man who was “guided” or “hem
med in” by Dulles and Adams?
If so, what sort of man is he?
The hnal two years of this cAd
ministration should provide the
answer.
• « •
Shook The Capital
J. B. Matthews, as many will
remember, was the ch^ef re
searcher and red-hunter the
late Sen. Joe McCarthy, His son
J. B. Matthews, Jr. lived in
Springfield, Va just outside Wash-
ton. He was a leader in the church
choir, a ^uiet neighbor, and an
electronics engineer for the Fed
eral Aviation Agency. While the
elder Matthews had a reputation
for shrillness, the son was a
A week ago J. B. Matthews, Jr.
picked uir a baseball bat, crushed
the skulls of his three teen'ag*
children, tried to kill his wife and
finally plunged a knife into his
chest and killed himself.
Rather that attempt to explain
this tragedy myself, I pass on a
letter written by Frank C. Wald
rop, whom many will recognize as
the former editor of The WaA-
ington -Times-Herald, a confidant
of “Cissy” Patterson and friend
of the late Col. Robert McCor
mick, publisher of The Chicago
Tribune.
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Writes Waldrop:
“The killer that lives ^n-^me,
as he lives in you, has shown
himself once more in public, this
time at the breakfast table in
Springfield, Va.
“A church deacon, model
neighbor, a sober, decent citizen
in the sacred science of physics,
but last or even the latest ....
“Who can look on the story of
J. B. Matthews, jr. and say:
‘Nothing to me. He must have
been crazy. Cracked up.’
“Surely not you. For the next
such victim—and Matthews here
is the victim just as much as
his children—may get from the
universal demon that'lives in us
all, a notion not to beat his own
children to death with a base
ball bat, but to blow up the
plane you are on, or run over
you with his automobile,* or may
be just blow your head off with
a shotgu»*as you.—go-»»hr . hi*.-
kitchen window ....
“What is this demon, the kill
er that hides in me—and in you?
MmrilftfiihinSekoof Beii
Oppo^ UstolNisr^d Sehool
Idltor's Nofe: Foll«viriii« It an
cxcorpt from a statemont pre>
sonto4 o» AprU 13/ hefwr*
DutImmi Bnerd of Itir
D. Brk spolH»^>^a^l for ttM
Durham PTA Cownell, Whlttod
School PTA) the Pearson Seheol
Committee t* Investigate Mora>
head School Use> Durham NAA
CP, Burton School PTA and the
Durham Committee on Negre Af
fairs. The statement outline* ot*-
lections te propeced reopen
ing next Pell of the Merehead
School t» alleviate croMiled con-
dit^s in several Negro scheols.
Our purpose tonight is to reg-
this site or its building beefln
suitable for reopening as a pu|
lie school? Nothing. The
Board’s reasons for abandoniij
this building in 1990 are evg
more compelling new than, th^
were three years ago. The
rounding area is more highly i|
duslrialized now than it-
then. Tlie site is still almost
the edge of any attendance oroP
which might reasonably' Iw
drawn around iti whether thatj|
area included white pupils on
ly, Negro pupils only, or pupils
of both races. If only Negro pt2
pils were assigned to this buill^^
ing the approaches to it froi^
ister with you our strongest pos- practically all of their homSif
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
darkness.
This noble act has now been
repeated ^or almost two thous
and years. The holy flame that
set them apart and sent them
has spread throughout the world.
Consecrated souls have spread
the refining fire of God’s spirit
among all men everywhere. The
march of flaming souls in the
redeeming mission of Christ
Jesus has spread throughout the
world.
Let us mention a few: Stephen,
Peter, James, Polycarp, Augus
tine, Savaranoia, Luther, Judson,
Williams, Carey, Luce, Pitkin,
Jones and countless others whose
names are written on God's hon
or roil in heaven. Yes, the story
of man's redemption from sin
has been written among all
peoples everywhere.
We need redeemed and con-
secrated soiils for ftiis,
greatest task in all the world:
the task of bringing lost men
back to God through a saving
faith in Jesus Christ.
Will you offer yourself?
By ROBERT SPIVACK
sible protest against the reopen
ing of this building fqr use as a
public schoel fo* any pupils, and
partiauiarly against the creation
of a new jim-crow public school
in’ a building which has been oill-
cially abandoned by the school
board. Certainly this is a step
away from a desegregation pro
gram which is the order of the
day.
MOREHEAO DEFECTS
Through the kindness of, jand
accompanied by Superintendent
Hannen and Business Manager
Woodward, we have' examined
the old Morehead School build
ing and have found the follow
ing defects in it:
1. CrMks in walls In several
places and in beams over the au
ditorium, which may indicate
structurally unsafe conditions.
2. Leaking through bricks and
under window sills in wet weath
er.
3. No fire escapes from the
second and third floors.
4. Ne sufReienf outlet* from
the auditorium located on the tep
floor.
5. Inadequate veAlilatlon de
vice* in clas* roems and toi
lets such that when windows are
open air comes in directly on
heads ef occupants, and further,
the building dees net have ade
quate mean* for removing the
dust, fumes, gates, vapors, or
ether noxious or deleterious im
purities which would tend te in
jure the health ef occupants.
6. Inadequate light* in all hall
way* and the cafeteria.
7. Unsehitery eondltien* in the
toilets.
8. Wood; fleers whleh are ver-
nished at«fe^ waMMt and highly
ceafewilliltt- '.i-'-''-
16 19S6 when the School Board
asked the voters to support the
School Bond Election for several
purposes, including the erection
of a new elementary school for
the pupils who were then housed
in this old' building, the Board
made the following statement as
to the need for such a new build
ing:
"tricF ""i" ‘new elementary ~
school in Forest Hills—The Mere-
head School site I* the oldest
school site now in use in the City
School System. When originally
chosen it properly served the
community well, but the passage
ef many years has brought a
manufacturing areh to this cenv
munity. The Beard of Education
a good many years ago foresaw
the need te relocate this school
and purchased a sfte in Forest
Hills for that porpese. At long
last it is hoped that the school
can bf built. Thf nefd' he^ grown,
to ■thi point. wMrf' it. ikr mt^re'
economicill to rila«at« the school
than te enlarge and renovate the
existing building."
Arguments made to the School
Board at that time by the Parent-
Teacher Association of the old
Morehead School and given to
the public in The Durham Sun
(March 29, 19iS6) pointed out
“that the existing structure is lo
cated almost at the edge of the
district whose pupils are served.
This causes travel inconven
iences for some pupils”; also that
pupils “in changing classes have
to pass through the furnace room
and auditorium.” The same news
paper article reports that former
Superintendent Weaver said,
“school officials believe that con
structing a new school is prefer
able to trying to renovate and
enlarge the structure.”
Thus, the School Board de
clared that the old Morehead
School site was then auch a poor
location for an elementary school
that the citizens of Durham were
justified in spending a half mil
lion dollars to erect a new and
better located school, and the
School Board permanently aband
oned the old building ^ith no
intention' to use it again a» a
public school. ' '
RBASOIM BOR ABANDON.
MBNT STIkL VALID
What hag happened to make
would be inconvenient, almoi#
entirely without paved sidewalks,
and along or across streets
which are heavily travelled
industrial and passenger
hides, and therefore those ap-|
proaches would be dangeroui, I
particularly for young childrenM
The old Morehead Schodl
Building is in a blighted areoiiii
slated for urban renewal if fundaoi
and public support become avali-y'
able. With the future of this.ll
neighborhood so uncertain iti:>
would be extremely unwise-W'il
even wasteful—now to spend anjroi
amount of public funds such a*!”
would i>e required to renovatfe
this old building and bring it u^p-'l
to even reasonably good ^nd saft?*'''
school standards. Therefore, w^-'j
submit that this building should”*
not be reopened as a publl^J''
school.
We particularly obiect to
proposal to reopen this buildinjj^^^
as a jim-crow school with Negro.^
pupils assigned to it. We believf
that the creation of a new en^^j^
racially segregated public schoejl^
would be an act away from rattj^'^u
or than in the direction of
pliance in good faith with thj^|^|
spirit of the Federal Constitution
as interpreted ~ l>y the highest
court of our land, which is the
basic law under which the Schopl
Board and citizens of Durham
are morally bound to operate
and plan. We believe .that the
constitutional rights ef any Ne
gro children who might bo as*
*igned to thi* school demand
that they net be subjected to tke
psychological humiliation and in
dignity of being required to et-
tend school in the old, abaiwl'
on^, Iw4m^ewn MorqhMd
icnool Building. If a grouplef
Negro pupils and teachers were
assigned to that building, wo
doubt that they would ever de
velop for it that pride, respect,
and reverence which should
characterize the spirituel atti
tude of pupils and teachers to
ward their school.
EDUCATIONAL ALIENS
Hecenlly Durham has gbiie
through its second seige of fed
eral court litigation, one purpose
of which is to bring to an end
the racial segregation. This is the
root 9ause of unequal treatment
of elementary Negro pupils in
Durham. Last fall certain third
graders were forced temporarily
to attend double-session classes,
and now those pupils are rooted
out of their own neighborhood
school and arc being daily trans
ported to the opposite side of the
city where they are housed as
“educational aliens.” These pik
pils and their parents are.dallf
reminded of this “alien status”
and are greatly dissatisfied over
it They are aware that school
records indicate that they are as
signed to the W. G. Pearson
School but that school i^ only a
boarding station for them, for
they are taught in the Walltown
School. Opportunity for parents
to witness school-day activities of
their children and to have school-
day contacts with teachers are
not available because of the dis
tance.
The North Carolina Public
School Survey, Pall 1958, issued
by the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction shows that the
Durham City Schools had 513 in
structional rooms for use last
September; that only three
rooms were needed to accommo
date the excess enrollment at
that time, and that 24 rooms are
now scheduled for completion
before next September. Granting
the expected increase in enroll
ment for the next school year, it
is quite clear that by statesman-
ly planning of school attendance
areas the 537 rooms in' the 24
Durham City Schools to be avail
able, next September can readily
afford the building space neces
sary to house Durham’s pupils
without reopening the old More-
head School Building.
(Centinuea on Page 8)
“The name wt give it is mwtt
al diaease, a poor aad wtak
deseriptioa of a oatMtrophe
univenal and so appalling that
10 in thii great, hi hagipy na
tion is occupied bK % person so
afflictwk
“Do you care? If so send $S to
the Washington School of Psy
chiatry (or the local mental
healtli institute in your home
town"- iiQ6)- and you will’ fe a
receipt. It’s tax exempt and' it
may save your life, some day.”