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THE CAROL 111 A ^A69>» *TNE TRUTH umRlbLV^' TiMKd Jt/N£ 13, 195# Did Happen. (My Stronf Ci^ Right* Legii^atioti Will Stop it! Hampton Institute at tiie Crossroads Tli^ 49 »( -15 votr of tlif l!ai))|)lon AJiiniiii AssK'i«tiitii to thf Hoard of TrUbtees of the collfiff to accept the offer of Dr. Alonzo O. Moron to rfsigh tht prtsidencv oi liamp- ton Institute i-oiiies as no suq>ris«* tu this newspaper. We have kno\\n for several years that there was such unrest among alumni meaihers of the ,.chocl over the fact that the administration of Dr. Moron appeared to he de-tinphasi/.ing imlustrial training instead of giving iini)etus to it. Ill hpite of the exruses offered for the d«- eniphasis put on industrial training by the present adntinislration of Hampton, there are niaiiv alunini inei)i?>ers and friends of the in stitution wIh) feel that many courses in that field that have been discontinued could have been kept going if they had had the proper support of Dr. Moion. They feel that with the increased demand for persons with in dustrial training, such as plumbers, printers, electricians, steamfitters, carpenters, tailors, brickmasons. farmers, etc.', that the school is “missing the boat" by putting its emphasis on lil>rral arts. In the field of industrial training, or the training of head, heart and hand, Hampton is considered the mother among Negro educa* tional institutions. That she has turned fjack on the very' thing for which the school was founded has greatly disturbed those of the race who are aware of the importance and earning jxiwer of trained mechanics and tech nicians. Whether Dr. Moron retires as president of Hampton or not, it is hoped that the Alunuii Association t)f the school will use its influence in renewing the interest in the field of indust rial training. As it now stands, Hampton In stitute is at the crossroads. The steps taken by the Board of Trustees may mean whether Hampton will regain its position of leadership in the fteld for whioli it was founded. Other wise it mav become only a mediocre education al institution in the liberal arts field because of the sharj) competition ofTered by state-sup ported schools. Tlie Soutli Won't Endure Sound Doctrine You read in the daily newspapers this week that a white Presbyterian minister had been dismissed from his pulpit because of his stand on the race issue. You will need to know that the Apostle Paul in writing to Timothy over 2000 years ago admonished him that the time would come “when they won’t endure sound doctrine.” The time is here now. The minister who is popular with all of his congregation, ruffles nobody’s feathers, disturbs nobody’s peace of mind has doubtless learned the art of tickling ears, and is therefore fit for the trash pile. Beware when men start singing your praise and giving you testimonials. Either they think you are about ready to shuffle off this mortal coil, you have a fat pocketbo'ok or you have learned how to say nothing, do nothing and be nothing. Men who have changed the course of history have seldom been conformists. The Rev. Robert McNeill, who was dismiss ed from his pulpit because he wanted to “dis cuss ways of bringing about racial harmony to the South through a creative contact be- W't felicitate the Negro citizens of Greens boro and Guilford County for having achieved sfi^ess in the opening of a saving and loan as sociation. There was a time when such an accomplishment could have been realized with little or no effect. In this day and time, ho%y- ever, the requirements to be met must be pass- certain financial conditions be met before a savings and loan association can begin operat ing. In Greensboro the new savings and loan association was required to raise at least $300,- 000. Instead, an amount of over $354,000 was raised, which we think speaks well for the Negro leadership of the city and county. It is our hope that all of the Negro citizens of Greensboro and Guilford County will give the a»*ociation their very best support. The institution can mean not only more economic «my Saturday at Durbara, N. C. b]T United Publiaben, Inc. L. B. AUri'IN, President M. B. JOHNSON, Controller OtfiM located at 436 E. Pettigrnr 8t Dotkam, North Carolina WMd daai nutter at the Poat, Offtc« Uteth Carolina, wider tfaa «( ■ardi S. Itn. fioo nat ikab ‘Sbto tween leaders of both races,” was preaching the wrong kind of doctrine, so far as a major ity of southern white folks are concerned. Be ing too sound, the doctrine could not be endur ed. There are thousands of fine white people all over the South who are conscience sick over the wrong heaped upon the Negro, They want to do something about it but are afraid to raise one fii>ger in protest for fear of hav ing to suffer reprisals of either a social or economic nature. Two of the most outstanding cases of recent times is that of Dr. Frank Por ter Graham and Rev. Brooks Hayes. Both of these men suffered defeat at the ballot box because they dared preach too sound a doc trine on the race issue for southerners to en dure. Rev. McNeill was probably made an example of to warn other fair minded white people of the South that they too will suffer a similar fate if they dare raise one finger in protest against the southern way of life. SHUT UP-'CANT YOU SEE i'M>BUSY ? I'VE TOLD VOU many times that IT CANT HAPP^ hire —60 WHAT ^ YOU V>ORRY- 5 ^ ABOUCr^BOV^ but uncle- they SPIRITUAL INSIGHT By REV. HAROLD ROLAND Those Wlio Trust in God Are Sure That His Promises Will Be Kept security for the race in the entire vicinity but a center around which advancement along oth er lines can emerge. Every Negro who has an ounce of race pride should support the asso ciation by purchasing shares in it and urging others to do so. The officers have left no stone unturned to guard the funds of each depositor with a fed eral guarantee up to $10,000. Certainly with this assurance no Negro citizen of the city and county should hesitate to invest his or her money in the institution. With the large Ne gro population in the city and county, the Amercan Federal Savings and Loan Associa tion of Greensboro, which now has 545 de positors, should eventually become one of the largest organizations of its kind in the state. "We bring good iMw* that what (rod has promised . . , h* has fulfilled . . .” Actx 13:3»-33 There is one thing ce^in md true: God’s promises ^1'be .ful filled. This is the great a»t>rance of those who have God. It is at this point thii|t'trusting souls can anchor then||P^(M. We can rest our full weigK|^6od’s promises. God’s word ^ dejpe^d- able. Things of the world will fade and pass dway; (kot We can trust God’s promises. CoiinTless numbers can witness to the fact that God’s promises are true. How do we know? We have seen God’s promises fulfilled in our own lives. We know . . . “That what God promised he has fulfilled ...” We can thus safely put our truS-L jn G^’s promises. Those who really know this great triith have something to stand on— something unshakable and de pendable. Those who know this can put their case in God’s hands knowing that all will come out all right. Knowing God’s promises are true we can leave the results in God’s hands and go on about oiu* business. I am unable to see the outcome, but God’s promises say it will come to pass so I will anchor my soul in his promises. We can make plans knowing that God’s promises will be fulfilled. We endure burdens, and carry crosses knowing God’s promises will be fulfilled. Thus we can suf fer today knowing that glory will come on some tomorrow. We are sick but we trust his promises knowing that healing will come. Trusting in God’s promises we can fight against great odds until the day of victory. This great truth has sustained many em battled souls. How many have fought battles with only one as surance: GOD’S PROMISES ARE TRUE? Yes, we carry on knowing that God's word win be fulfilled. The Church has fought many a WATCH ON THE POTOMAC battle with God’s promises that the “GATES OF HELL SHAJX NOT PREVAIL . . .” In God’s promises we find courage to fight on until some great day of rejoicint' and victory. God’s promises stand sure amid the changing tides of time and circumstance. Isiah reminds Israel of this great truth in the long-exteifded captivity. He put it trutlifully and beautifully . . . “The grass withers, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand forever . . .” The promise was fulfilled in their re turn from the enslavement of cap tivity. God promised a savior and it was fulfilled. God changeth not. Thus his promises are de pendable and will be fulfilled. Let us then build our hopes, aspirations and “^als Tn TiTe oh God’s promises knowing that we shall never be seriously disap pointed. 3y ROBERT SPIVACK FafcrOf No) Biller o«W To the Editor; As much as I would like to see all publicity cease abotit my two sons and John Louis Brandon te- sulting from thfcir e«rolJi^»t at the University of North Carolina, I can’t refrain fronj ^aWng an expression concerning your re cent editorial, “What Was The He/ald’a Point?”;). First of *11, I think that yoar attack on tha Durham Morning Herald and the story by Charles L. West was imlfir and i|njusti- fiable. The story y^as certainly anticipated, because of the wide publicity given the boys around the circunstaStxs under which they were admitted to CaroUna. It would, therefore, follow that a certain amount of publicity would be expected four years hence. It is my feeling that th^ article was fair and unbiased. Mr. West is an Associated Press Reporter and I can imagine the story was carried by many papers. I saw it in the New York Times. It would be expected that our local papers would give it a pronounced spot because the Subjects are home town boys. STOIIY WAS FAIR I have no criticism of any of the stories carried about the boys in our local papers. U seems to roe that all of t he news was ob jective. Both “sides” were given and more of it was slanted in their favor. I wouM like to have it known that I am api>rtciativa of the manner in which the local pap ers have handled tha whole mat ter.' It is true that the boys are not the first ones who failed at Caro lina. They entered in a.,class of approximately 15()0. 'Approxi mately 300 failed the first year and I can imagine that fewer graduated. This, however, does not Justify their failure. The ad monition you gave them in your editorial is certainly appreciated and should be heeded by them and all others to follow. TOO MANY ADMSTMENTS You already know that their entranca to Carolina as the first Negroes required major adjust ments. They had to make aca demic adjustments and social licity adjustments. I am afraid that they concen trated most of their efforts on the latter. It is my opinion that they did an excellent job in that area. Some of their best friends were made there and are being maintained. , FRAZIiR I recall that the first day they were admitted Roy Armstrong, the Director of Admissions, tdld me, among other things, that if the boys encountered any prob lems or difficulties with any of the students to tell him first about it, and 1 am happy that I did not find it necessary to see hiifi again. That’s a credit to the student body and the boys. My only regret is that their" lives over there were not more balanced. They should have con centrated more on their academic adjustments along with their so cial adjustments and theif stay there would have been as normal as any other student. GRATEFUL TO WELL-WISHERS I am grateful for all of the en couragement they have received. Their efforts made it easier for others to follow and you might be interested to know that other Negro students following them have done exceptionally well. One of them has been selected as an Exchange student and will study in Germany beginning this Summer. That may be news worthy too. L. B. FRASIER 211 Duncan St, Durham Hunter's Service is Praised A new note in southern commencement ad- dreaset waa sounded here at Duke University finals by Ralph McGill, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, last Monday. If it were a voice crying in the wilderness, it was a prophetic one possessed with an intelligent yiew of the past and present and an abiding faith and hope for the future. Coming from a great southerner of a great southern newspaper the address was most sig nificant. In speaking of the new leadership that ia beginning to assert itself in the South, Editor McGill said in part: ''Tbia leaderahip, I aubmit, W^U open new ■■4 Wttcr achoob, not cloae them. How lony it wS take none may aay for aiire. Pcrfaapa • f««r ftn. Perlupa nuuiy. Bat that new baiipihiy in ■ tioM of antereonlipMirtal nia- ti marhinea wliicli tbink, and of gr«aA CMfeaatratioB of populationa, oartwnly will Mt canaider the greatoat iaaua to ba wbara ■ eobrai child wiO go to acbooL Almoat will see that naw poli^eal leaderahip (a an inevitable, necaaaary part of that fntare of wUch avery tomorrow ia th* opening of a new doar.” Here, we think, is the spark of a great smouldering fire of truth, faith and trust in the South that is about to break forth. Then we shall see good men of both races sit down around a table where there will be no fear, no deceit, but mutual respect and an honest search for the truth. They in time will chart the course not only of the South, on the question of race, but of the nation. The time may not be too far away when a “summit meeting” of the leaders of both races will be called in some southern city. Certainly a call by such a man as Ralph McGill would strike a responsive chord iti the hearts of those of us whose faith and trust in each other make us unafraid of the future. THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Court actions in other states show that many of Georgia’s laws intended to preserve segr/5gation will not hold up. The state’s lead ers are thus faced with coming up with solu tions which will stand court tests or risk closing of the schools. Destroying the state’s public school system would be an incalculable disaster. Private schools which would permit education at best for less than half the children cannot meet the needs of a state whose economy is ex panding and which needs more, not less edu- the schools would become, too, a political issue which in time would d«- •trtijr thow r»ai»«n*iblf for it.—-Th* Atlanta CanMlttttioa. 'THRESHING OLD STRAWS' WASHINGTON—The historians, who write about this era, will be deep in the diebt of Sen. Ever ett McKinley Dirksen, the orator from Illinois, for two slips of the tongue, both made in one speech, which may be remembered when the utterances of other statesmen are long forgot. It was Dirksen, rising to the defense of Clare Booth Luce, who pleaded with his colleagues to go easy. “Why beat a bag df old bones?” he asked, wheb lie meant simply to say, “Why nh^sh old issues”? Now some unxind Demo crats have come along and n|>iS' chievously misinterpreted ^neth er part of that same^speech in which Dirksen asked, “]jVhy threshing old straws?” i The remark is quotad almost daily as debate proe^ifh on the confkmation . of Adiuical-. Lewis Strauss for Secretary of Com merce. The Admiral hM'4iimself, of course, to blame for this un fortunate pun on his n^f. Every one else pronounces i^^owce”, but he insists that if^lte pro nounced “straws." That is the only hunktr,'though, that has been evident in the de bate so far. ’The fact da. that it has been a rather frim affair, with both sides, it seaiM ,(o me, really refusing to s#y my they fre for or alflinM tha Adidr^. StratUf* auppottarf, I . th|iak^ ^ have deaeeftded ttt bHt to ^ StfaussMissing The Real Issue To the Editor; May I comment on the Rev. Fred J. Hunter, Priest-in-Charge of St. Titus’ Episcopal .Church, who has been given dures in Salisbury and. Statesville^ It has been my privilege to know and love Father Hunter , as a great and dedicated Christian and priest. He is truly a man of God. I am sure that he will be missed in Durham 'by all who knew him. As he goes to his new flocks, Durham's loss is their gain. I am sure that he will serve them as he served the folks at St. Titus’. It has been my privilege to at tend Mass at St. Titus’ and wor ship with Father Hunter and the 't^nk^ega'tion. £a^'. ^ visit With^ the^' has Aeen an’'enriching ez-| K periwce. Th««^i|Qiis singing af* the great hymns of the Church, the emphatic affirmation of the Nicene Creed, and the deep de votion of those who approach the altar to receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ— all cannot but inspire and en rich. Father Fred J. Hunter—a priest of Christ’s One. Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, a humble Christian soul, a leader and shep herd of the redeemed. May God continue to bless him, and, through him, to bless others. For the privilege of knowing Father Hunter and in thanks fo^ his service to Durham, in words so expressive of Ms life ahd Faith, “May Jesus Christ ba t^aised.” ! ; •'ROBERT PACE '* > : Editor, Durham Labor Jo^nal demagogy when they insist that he is being persecuted because he is> Jewish and compare his treatment to that of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus in France a half century ago. There is not the slightest comparison. In fact an argument can be made that it is Strauss himself who has sometimes play ed the role of “persecutor” for his part in instigating the “trial” of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and driving that eminent scient ist out of government. On the other hand, Strauss’ op ponents have thus far not really told why they oppose him. The argument is not whether Strauss has an unfortunate per- aonality or whether he is a “nit- plcker” or a quibbler, or arro^^nt add condescending. He may be all oi these. The question is whether the Secretary of Com merce in an administration which calls itself “modem Republican” should be so banker-oriented and so close to “Hoover Republican ism” as Strauss obviously is? If that is what the President wftnts, I suppose he is entitled to surround himself with men of his choice. But Strauss’ opponents have a right to object to this mis labelling. Only they ought to do it and not try to convict him on extrynaons issues. It is more a qvWuofi of philosophy rather thiih out of itrtajjrlty. • ♦ • The way the Strauss affair has gone up to now is merely anoth er indication of how the Demo crats in the Senate continue to act as if they were afraid to be known as the party of liberalism on domestic economic issues. What are the real objections to Strauss? First, that his record with the Atomic Energy Commission show ed a subservience to the view point of the private power lobby. He showed it not only in the Dixon-Yates affair but in nearly all his plans (or the way he has delayed plans) for the develop ment of peace-time use of atomic energy. While the rest of the Western nations move ahead, we continue to lag because the pri vate power companies want all the benefit of the research paid for by the taxpayers, while re taining all the profits and con trol in their own hands. The next obje;tion is that Strauss is considered even more conservative than his predecess or, Sinclair Weeks, when it con^ ' to initiating moves to aid de pressed areas, increase aid for the unemployed, or trying to work out trade agreements with the Iron Curtain countries, bt these areas, except the last, it must be acknowledged that his opponents are guessing on the basis of his past performance. They are nto sure what he migkt do bceavse Strausi hlnnalf ap- ApartheidMay Trigger Race War NEW YORK —’rtie Union of South Afrii^’i; doctrine of apart heid— the forced separation of the races—may result in the worst racial catastrophe in white history, a magadae declared to day. Writing in the new issue of Look, Edward Kerry, the maga zine’s European editor, warned that Africans “are building up a store of resentment and heat that is bound to explode” if Prime Minster Hendrik Ver- woerd” and his li|fe” remain in power. Kerry, recently returned from a tour of Soutti Af|rica, said th|t Africans are “deprived of rights, shorn of dignity and forced to work for pitt^ces.” Noting that “it would take pages to list ihe laws that |p-ind down the black,” Kerry wrote; He “may not vote or own land; he is barred from liviag in any white area; he may not remain parentiy has not given the mat ter too much thought up to this point. But they do kiuiw tiia Secre tary of Commerce enjoys a stra tegic poaition tn sh4Pta(i tht do- papar ctitic sal^ mently he a^ PWNIiH TiiwpoiBt of W«UlNriii&«r 'tiun in any urban locale more than 72 hours without a work contract or special permit; he is prohibited from engaging in collective bar gaining; he may not be on the street of most white areas after 9 p.m., and, of course, there is no social, cultural or educational integration.” In an accompanying article in Look, writer Ernest Dunbar re ported that racial relationships elsewhere in Africa are improv ing. Dunbar said he found )eia ra cial antagonism in West Africa than in many parts of the United States. He pmnted out that in the Ne gro nations of Ghana and Nigeria, where British “expatriates” help run the governments, “there seems to be little friction and the harmony continues after work ing hours at hotels, swimming pools and residential areaa.” '1! from the viewpoint of Main St.* If this summary of Dehiocratic objections is correct, and I think it is, why not say so in simple, clear language? 'Then the Isfue will be joined and the Senate -vete'^” baooae a taat of liberal ism Tf. Coniervatlaqi) which ia ;«a«lew|«t- agimyBt. in- urn
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