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t f» K wUftA T 1 lilies -nmniumt MMtm>i rni" lie tfisissipiii l^nchiRg and F.v^n’ df^etit ritixrn in this nation an«1 “know” of this iwUtiWiI disjliapc \\liid' thrniighout th«* worlil is o>ni|>«*llwl to Ik* hor ror stnirk at a iiiask*1 n'loh'v seiznrp of a jailrd XfffTo in Pij')larvi)l', Miss. last Satur- tiav. Tkf blooily niRiiner in whicli its moin- b^rs beat tlieir victim inio unciinscionMicss with a stick anti {rnrliai;*' lr«KKP'l Jiis body down thp stairway m tiu- cinrtlKrttsp with his hfad striking; tncli step and whisked him away to an luiknown destination is rnoiigh to turn the stoniarh of all civiliz«*d persons. By the tinip this editorial is read tlie belief that the Xegro has l»een lynched will probably have been ronlirinfd. The statement of Sheriff W. Osborne Moody of Poplarville that he had not exjiect- ed any trouble will l>e taken with a ^rain of salt by all those who know the mind of the deep white South. It tioes not clear his skirts of the res|)onsihility of protecting prisoners placed in his cusKhIv. 1 here are too many un answered questions to give him a clean slate in this most revolting crime which must be answered to by this nation before the world's bar of public opinion. Also the action of Mississippi’s Governor J. P. Coleman in ordering state highway pa trolmen to assist the sheriff in his search for members of the mob will fool no one. We will not be surprised that when the truth is known to discover that some of the members of the mob were also members of the state’s high way jMtrol. Likewise, we would not be sur prised to learn that the sheriff and even Gov ernor Coleman, himself, were in on the now wHifriHits this c#uiit»y Reports as to tl»e w.iHMUi’s. P»i»itive ideiili- fieation of tlie aoftwed man have .lifferwl. At one iMiint they were to the elfect tliat she was not sure he was the Hitn. l-ater reports had it that she was convinced he was her at tacker, lluis there is before us the grim i«»s- sibility that the mobbists have seized and probably lyynchel the wrong man. As horn ble as the whole atTair is we trtist that it will not turn out that the Mississippi uinbbists, who have E«t theniBelves up as judie and jury, have beaten to death or lynched an In nocent man. We don’t believe tlw |>ersf>ns resjKinsible for this probable lynching will ever be appre hended and^broHght to trial. If they are, we do not believe that there is a jury of 12 white men in the futire state oi Mississippi that will convict theni, Mississippi does not have that much fespect for law aijd order from its gov ernor on down to the most warped mind of its most backward populace. About the only good to be derived from the whole affair is that it will once again raise the. possibility of Congress enacting a strong er civil rights law. The Poplarville incident has stripped southern congressmen of iheir contention that there is no need for civil rights legislation in this country. The President and the Congress of the United States now have »» TlVQlPFfT a duty to perform in the Poplarville case that O* llvllUAlj will be watched with tmabated interest by every law abiding citizen in the nation. i Neffro 9«ld Source of PopUlar(j|«|tiife Better Than No lliniiniifn Wage Law At All While the 75 cents an hour minimum wage bill now before the Xorth Carolina General Assembly will not provide a $30 per week level for workers in many areas where an increase in income is sorely needed, it at least is a step in the right directioi;. Several areas in which workers are now underpaid will he covered, thus making it possible for them to shoulder some of the economic and civic re- s|>onsibihty which is now carried almost en tirely by that segment of our better paid citi zenry. Objection to a minimum wage law appears 'to us to stem from selfish motives. That tUefe is a single person in the legisJuturo who'be lieves that anyone can live respectably on less than per week during tlu*se tirwes of‘high prices nf food, clothing and ^ther necessities is astounding. It just goes to show that in spite of all the preaching about the brother hood of man there are still those of us who have not imbibed one iota of it. Now that the bill has been given approval by (he Senate'Mannfacturers. Labor and Com merce Committee, we would like to urge or ganizations such as churches, fraternities, clubs and other groups, as Avell as individuals, to send letters anl telegrams to their repre sentatives in the State Mouse of Representa tives urging its passage. Especially should members of the House Manufacturers .ind La bor Committee be asked to approve the bill. Many Negro workers of the state who con stitute 41 majhl-ity of the%underpaid segmejU of its society w'ill still be on the outside look ing in if the bill becomes law. So far as they are concerned, about the best that can be said of the bill is that it is better than no minimum wage law at all. Those Who Work in Spirit of God Armed with Strength for Success • • TlICKSTOWn-^llttF^ Sm^Wfin In this week’s issue oS the Carolina Times is an account of efforts now being made by .the West Durham Community Progressive Civic Club to improve conditions in the West ern section of the city, generally known as “Hickstown." The club cites the lack of rec reational facilities, paved streets, sidewalks, street lights, water and sewer lines and reg^i- lar garbage collection as some of the deplor able conditions of the community. It also calls attention to the many outdoor privies that are still in use, as well as open ditches. All oli; these Its members feel kte justifiable reasons for the club's existence. The Carolina Times feels that if conditions are as bad as officials of the Club contend— and a visit to the Hickstown community will , prove they are—then it is truly the-forgotten section of Durham, Certainly the good citizens of that area who want their community im proved-wili have the support, cooperation and sympathy of all pr^ressive citizens. While the members’ot the West Durham Community Progressive Civic Clnb are cer tainly justified in organizing for the ptiri>ose of improving flieir section of the city, it is otir candid opinion that they would be more effective and could realize their objectives more easily if they would work through and w’ith the more experienced Durham Committee on Negro Affairs. Other sections of the city irt which Npgroes live in large numbers have used the organization in securing much needed improvements in the area of recreation, lights, >|^i^walks and other necessities. What the" West Durham group needs is a closer affiliation with the CON'A whereby it \ifill have the full cooperation of the entire >{egro citizenry. There are too many fine citi zens in the Hickstown section of the city for them to be denied the-modern facilities they should have to make th,eir comintinity whaj it should be. It is our opinioo that the CONA will be only too .glad to assist the West Dur ham group in their efforts to improve the Hickstown section of the city. "SiNT »Y THE HOLY SPIRIT" “So being s«nt )iy the spirit th*y w*nt to Sel|Ufi«." Act* 13:4 Paul and Barnabaf i|t' the power of the spirit with Chriisl's message of .salvation,,In their hu man strength they would have failed. The power ff. ,fJie Holy spirit made them aj>|A$^ing suc cess, With this power n>«n can bo moved from sin to rj^h.t^usnoss, "This power is indi#pensable"for the pre««hers a«^ the tesjtcftei^.'ofi)' the mes.sage of salv*tiQH, Yfe*i‘'to be an effective evangpJistic wit ness for Jesus you^n>v>$t be en dowed with this po^At, .With the Spirit you can do »I1, things -r- without the .spirit yo^ can do nothing. They went fully prepared spir itually, and thus their suomss ' was assured. >•' # —*—'—TT The spirit of God is a guarantee for art effective evangelistic wit ness. Those who go in for thiir own power court object failure. With the spirit you can do all things, but without the spirit you can do nothing. When the spirit sanctifies you, you are ready for the job. The Spirit is a sign of Cod’s sovereign power. This power transforms man’s weakness into an unbeat able power. How can you be an effective witness in a world of sin and evil, Wliy? It is the power that overcomes evil. And he who : wouM win the vi«tory, over sin and evil must be clothed in this power , , , ^Being Sent By The Spirit They Went , , ,” » * * Jesus asked to be clothed with this power before we go as wit nesses for him. Tlius, the Risen Christ asks us , . . “to tarry to be endued with power from on high.” Human power is unable to 110 Ihe"job.' Thus, we are’’ asRed to wait to be clothed with the coi^queHng power of the Holy Spirit. We need the baptism of the Holy Spirit to be effective WATCH ON THE POTOMAC evangel i.stic witnesises for Jesus, The Holy Spirit, and only the Holy Spirit, can make us fit to do the job for God, Young Pitkin was clothed with the power of the Spirit when he fell as a missionary martyr in China in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, The Spirit of God makes us conquerors in all things, God’s spirit made T’aul an effective wit ness. The Spirit of God gives us the assurance that We do not fight alone. How can you fight alone against the mighty powers of hell and darkness? The presence of the Spirit gives us to know that God Al mighty is with us ill the battle. In the critical move from Ephesus to Jerusalem, it was the spirit of God that gave Paul the basis of saying . . , ’'‘NONE OF THESE in the power of the spirit that he could say in “Romans” , . . “In all things we are more than conquerors . . .” By ROBERT SPIVACK RaylNirn-Johnson Leadership of Congress.Oiyjng Demos Bad Name ignoEait of the Power«f theiBalkd Tb« increase in the number of Negroes run- ni^ for public office over the state is indeed encouraging. It at least shows that §ome of them «re mindful of their civic rfsponslbility and are willing to serve as public servants. We think, however, that the time has eone wM^n ■lifgro aspirants for public office should be taken more seriously by members of fheir own raee. Too often, good men and wowen ape asked to enter a political canjpaign as 9 poijti- Aal.gniaea pig, trial balloon, or as a rne^ns of cre»taig more interest amoi^ NrgriO vot- •rs ami ■prospective voters, when it .is ^nown that th^y have little or no cHatiee ef winmng of a lack of Negro registrants lyjon should be able to depetid principal* dty and county in North ^ Caro- re there is a sizeable Ne^;ro j>^ula- tdp snanjr^ ''W>t vegistefe number of x«gi|t«ri^||^t »ibe the highest per cspiu in the nation, there are hundreds of Negroes wh'o virill not register and vote. Their idea of get ting better streets, jclbs and other advantages that are derived from pHblic funds is to beg and petition for what they want. Unless some of the Negro candidates can •win in elections, the time may cqme when no qualified member of the rice will allow his natne to be mentioned for public office. The N^gro pulpit, press and other agencies of in fluence can do a great service by continually urging Negroes to exercise their civic rights by registering and voting in every eleition. This year we have observed Negro candi dates running for public office in Henderson, Greensboro, Monroe, Raleigh and several oth er cities. As far as we have been able to dis cover, very few of them have little or no ^IgQce of beiaj^ elected sitnply because mem- ijgirt1gtiw»-= '%‘f’^r’ff^po wer ofihe 'fealT^' ktid therefc»i‘e will not raster aqd vote. ' ■' The editors of the “Ohio Peni tentiary News” at Columbus are dismayed by some of the things igoing on behind the big gate. Someone, it seems, has been stealing the inmates’ razors, a Parker “51” pen, talcum powder, deodorant sticks, chopped ham and a pair of gloves. Things got so bad the editors recently made this plea: “We are appealing to each in mate to help eliminate these low- type characters that are in our midst,” • ♦ * Somehow this story seems ap propriate in detailing some o£ the things that have been done— or not done—by the present Con gress dominated by Messrs, Lynr don John.son and Sam Raybumi the gentlemen fron^ Texas, It is now almost five months since Congress has b|i^n in sess ion, Hundreds of mih^r bills have been disposed of, b^ even the writers most sympathetic to John son are hard-pressed to think of anything important that has been achieved thus far in the Senate, So far as Raybum'l^ concerned, he has managed to ilit himself in to a box in a way thiit'.does not do much for his repfiiiltion as a master politician, Af the begin ning of this session House liberal Democrats, by Beps, Frank Thompson of New Jersey and Chet Hvlifield (it California, persuade! broaden the membership of the House Rules Committee, The Northern -and ‘Westtm'Deraocaats said 4hey were fed up with the way the 76-year-old Rep, Howard W, Smith, the Byrd Democrat from Virginia, was tying up legis lation, Rayburn, who sometimes acts as it he thinks Smith is just a bad kid, refused to curb his au- 'jthority by adding pew members to the committee. He did pledge, however, that if any important legislation were tJeu up by Rep. Smith’s coalition with con.serva- tive Republicans he (Rayburn) would personally intervene to break the deadlock, Su^ enough Smith has now bottfed lip the public housing bill, which is opposed by the real estate hibby. Rayburn thus far has tdone nothing publicly. *0 » « The Jehnton^ayburn, Pattern Johnson and Rayburn both think 'of themselves as fairly en lightened, even, liberal Demo crats, Their critics now ask: Wherein does their liberality He? A few weeks ago Johnson get himself in a jam from which ke a I not yet extricated himself, e Senate had passed by a sub stantial vote a bill liberalizing un employment compensation. The House had passed a more re strictive bill. What happened then? Johnson let Sen, Harry F, Byrd, the ri(ht-wlng Virginian, head up ilie Senate team ^ich met with » House eh^inMtes'to .Iron o«t 4iff«NMes beMreen th«‘ two bill*. Byrd .was opposed to the vlagiflatiiHi ^Us jown Mnm had Armad with a tape reoardar, Alan .Lomax .jvent into .the .deep South, With him he also took the conviction that Ibe Soatham Negro folk singer the crea tive center of Awarican .iwitular culture, ^But what he sought was the motive and the emotions which explain the power uml ap peal of this music. In his introduction to "rte Rainbow sign” which Diiell, Sloan and Pearce will publish May 25, be pMbas the background of the Negro as a slave and as he is today, Hie racwrrent theme in all L«Hiax kaard was the one •f raJ«ctiM,''Tile Nagro, he says, uoable to sftaak Ml |n anger at tke iojuaUee he fait, tMMtated his :|>Uiiits Ma aaitg.'>TliiB'««as a SAciAily aeeeptiMe . «ay to ex press iefiai>ae,..ismMir. .4X1 the hove that uUmateiy there would be £|iulity for them too, “The blues Is jtjst a revenge," he was told. Based u>n Live - RacoriUnas Two sections of “Tlje Rainbow Sign” are based on material 1,,0- max recorded, personal stories told by two Southard Negroes— Nora imd Reverend Seiifrew, 'Nora, a cook and washenwim&n in Alabamii reveal her life and her need for song. Reverend Ren frew, past seventy when Lomax talked with him, tells of his call to a Hell” in which are express ed the thoughts and aspirations of a people, THE RAINBOW SIGN, which Lomax calls a “Southern Docu mentary,” is told wiUi sympathy and insight - a story of the Ne gro whose vast contributions are part of our American heritage. Obj«ativeSfiHMrt on Integrration Struffffle By REV. HAROLD ROLAND Par any isis^afodMiri Ameri can persan mkiM Hke to know the troth the iotegratien sit uation, OeaWaday m^ers have iuct puMished !fhe 'Naptliera Temper” by WIMsm Peters, which imveils .the problem very simply - and in a very wide scfpe. Not confined to ene group’s thinking- 'Mr, Peters covers the entire problem with imuyual fairness. He makes it a point to show clearly how fhe white Sotithfrner' fee’ll - and then the Negro Southerners have Iheir chanie, 'Hius, it pre,sents a mo.st balanced picture. He shows the tremendous nes ligence of hiring competent Ne groes in government positions. lie shows how the FBI has been called in to investigate those persons favoring integration; uod he shows how well the Ne- ■KKO children in desegregated sciiools are getting on ■ and how friendly they and their parents have become. Written by a native of the north who went South of study the problem, Peter’s book is not weighed with hate and years of self pity. More so he is honest in his approaih giving ^fcredit to both sides and putting the blame where it .should be - in the Federal Government and the. administrations which have have allowed segregation crow through the years, to Central Hig:h as Seen by Ex-Superintendent The story of the Little Rock integration crisis, written by Little Rock’s former Superinten dent of Schools, Virgil T, Blos som, will be publlslied by Har per & Brothers on May 27, The book in intitled “It has Happen ed here,” In 1995, Virgil T. Bossom was elected Little Hock’s Man of the Year, In 1957 his family’s home was aimost liopibed, he was shot at the streets. In 1958, he was tlischarged from his position with the city schools. In his book, Blossom .tails of what happened bis school board because of the Supreme Court decision, had drawn-up, and tried to put into eMect, a plan of gradual integration at Central High School, He details the effects of their plans of bote propaganda planted by die hard segregationists, whom he says mostly came from outside the city. DAILY LIFE AT CENTRAL Blossom writes about the dai ly life in Central High School, both teachers and pupils, as a howling mob outside the build ing hurled epithets. He tells of the effect .of -morale when fed eral troops with fixed bayonets arrived to escort the Negro students into the building. He describes what has happened to the people and businesses in Littl^ Rock as a result,of the crisis which was reported around suggests ways in which the fed eral government can offer lead ership for enforcemenit of de segregation through ciyil rather than military processed. When the Little Roe^ School ’board resigned en masse in Nov ember, 195S, Blossom ‘,was re lieved of Itis job as St^rinten- dent. On July 1, 1959, h^ will be come Superintendent of Schools of the San Antonio N,jE, Inde pendent School Distrie^, in San Antonio, Texas, pa.ssed, so he proceeded immed iately to surrender to the House conferees. The result was just what you might expect; the more re.strictive bill prevailed. Why did Johnson let Byrd act as Senate spokesman for legisla tion he opposed? The suppo.sed reason was protocol, Byrd is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee which originally con sidered the legi.slation. This, of course, was patent bunk. In 1957 when the Civil Rights bill passed the Senate, Johnson by-passed Sen, James O, Eastland as one of the Sienate^House con ferees, even though he wa,s head of the Judiciary Committee which originally considered that hill, Hastland was just too much out of line. His selection was bound to be construed as an act of had faith, just as Bryd’s was. ■O * t» ’The lack of leadership by Johnson and Rayburn could rob their fellow Democrats of the is sues they need to win in 1960, Unlike the editors of the “Ohio Penitentiary News” the editors of “The Democratic Digest” prob ably will not call upon their read ers to “help eliminate these low- type characters that are in our midst.” 0 ' Speeding, falllni^^o flive right of way, and ilriy(n« an th^ wTMWrslde •f the raMt 'wer*' 'the' 'thraal prin^ hiple tMff M ' laadiig t«) lalal JMeJdants in North Carellna last ear, » Dear Sir: have just completed the read ing of >(110 “Editorial section af the April 35 issue Of t)ia^imes. I should |Hk«'.to congratalate you on bringi|0! facts to llgfft re garding the> ttek 6f ipiu^^ipatioii of soii^^ stadants. ;ln the “Youth IMlarfh ’(ki ’.Washington” parade. It does seem (hit with all of the educational institu tions of higher learning within North Carolina; there should have been a much better re presentation of N6rth Carolin ians than the mere 30 odd who took - part 'in this event. May I also call your attention to an error ' in thts edit4>rial comment indicating that only students from North Carolina College attenaed. You may b^ interested to know that eight of the persons attending were students of Durham Business College. Those attending were: Nathan White, Dtirhani; Annie Bouyer, Atlanta, Ga,( Claude Daniels, Durham; Robert> Maul din, AshevlHe; Earteia Shaw, Garland; Daniel Smith, Durham; Marjorie Taylor,^ Kittrell; and Maurice Word, Norfolk; Virginia, It may interest j^ou further to know that the Youth (^hapter at DBC is a very active chapter, and although it is small in number (DBC being a small institution), it has participated in most of the NAACP activities an a stikdent level. Aside from the March on Washington, the group partici pated in the recent picketing of the Carolina Theater for unsegre- regated seating. It is hoped that you will not take offense to this letter since the writer’s sole purpose is to set the records straight —to let the “Truth be Unbridled J, W, HILL DURHAM Pablishad evevy Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United Publishers, Inc. L, E, AUPVIN, President M, E. JOHNSON, Controller Principal-Office located at 436 E, Pettigrew St. Durham, North Carolina Enters as second cUss matter at the Post Offier at Dorhym, Nprth Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879, SUBSCWPTrON RA’TES: $4,00 PER YEAR —OI^NSBORO OFFICE— .82&.E. J(ark«t SL Tel, BR 5-5000 \
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