rHl ^AHOttltX TIMSS
A«t 2-A~SATURDAV, OCTOtlR SI, 1W1 ‘ DURHAM, N. C.
INVALIDATID IV THI eOUIT, INiiMfilMINf MtMT II MAN lY TMI HDIRAL OOVIINMINT
linprowng IHe Health d Alf North’CaroiinifinS)
In its projected plMS to investigate th* dfc'
pgrtf;atit>n if mental health facilities in
>Jorth Carolina, the Old North State Mcdical
^iety is taking the kind of forward step
:h«t auguK well'for TM^uhjf^' iyeaUh .of all
orth Carolinians. f^fRTt^fatlon itself fs' a
iistase that our State, il! to con-
inue. However, p sta^ nrakfs it man-
latory to separate the -iH eokireri
rom the mentally ill white patients. Accord-
ng to a report from Wednesday’s meetinc; a.s
art of Lincoln Hospital's ITith annual Post-
•rraduate Clinic, the ONSM-!^ has obtained the
ooperation of the Nt^CP in a survey that‘
lay lead to ;lass action directed s[iccif+c«+ly
t desegTating mental health facilities. If s«c-
cssful, a favorable ruling for culored litigants
vould unquestionably lead to the desegrega-
ton of all state-supported health and hospital
acilities.
And without a single dissenting vote, the
'hysicians here this week voted to dig down
n their pockets to finance a Series of actions
esigned to improve th? Igt. jpf. the Ne|rro
latients. If this acjjon xjiargtteristic of
North Carolina Negro'tffltrRtal men, we may
well have reached another milestone in realis
tically appraising the formidable problems
'hat segregation w'ill pose for many years to
ome. ONSMS President William W. Hoffler",
9f Elizabeth City put the matter bluntly; “If
>ve are going to improve the status and pres
tige of Negro medical men, we must first of
all improve the opportunities in health and
''lospital care for the great mass of Negro
V itizens.” Dr. Hoffler added that the mental
r.nd physical health oLaU North Carolinians is
closely intertwined withnthe health and wel
fare of both the advantaged and disadvan
taged of all races.
Observers said the scientific part of the
neeting was one of the most successful in
-eceat years. As in the past an integrated
;eam of clinicians participated in bringing
busy practicioners up to date on issues as
varied and complex as thyroid problems and
can«cr diagnosis. The chnic itself is a tribute
to two of the foundinff n»eml>«rs who attend
ed. Dr. Clyde I>»nhell and William M. Rich,
rttired directc|i of Lin?^n Hospital,
Dr. Donnell anji Mr, Rich have,lived te see
much progress in health and hospital cnre in
this state. They have played pioneering roles
in virtually every advance along the lines. To
their successors, however, has come the task
of bringing new light and new race, relations
techniques into this important field of health
and hospital care.
Special praise should go to the planning
committee headed by Dr. R. P. Randolph ,and
Dr. Charles D. Watts, president of the Lincoln
Hospital staff. Thc.se men. in addition to
others like Dr. Hubert Eaton of Wilmingon,
Dr, Murray Davis of High Point, Dr. Emery
Rann of Charlotte,, and .Dr, W'iley T.^.Arm
strong of Rocky Mount, see clearly that medi
cine and commmiity welfare are two facets of
the same problem. They are vincompromising
in their stand against segregation.whether in
state medical societies or in the expenditure
of federal money to operate segregated hos
pital facilities.
We are encouraged to see'this tangible
evidence on the part of Negro medical men
that they also can join our generation’s cru
sade to extend the horizons of democracy.
With physicians in the fight to rid society of
cancer and segregation, \ve believe that suc
cess is indeed just around the corner. '
,'\nd as the assault mounts against segrega
ted public health facilities, Drivate segregat-
in.g agencies may well take heed.
Segregation in the matter of health and
hospital care has no place in. a society like
ours. By beginning with mental facilities,
ONSMS may have wrought better than it
realizes. For in the minds of our people lie
the potential solutions to many of our prob-
. lems. Solve the problem's of these who are
diagostically ill mentally, and we shall have
made progress in solving the problems of
many of our citizens who are ill w'ith segre
gation, A good assist from the federal courts
will speed the process.
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Vejeraiis Questions and Answers
■ ^ j lik.« to BPII mv
A
WSTITUT/o^i
OF
an orphan of a deceas-
itryiaBraan, i^. it nccMssry
tbi)t I bf 19 and have finisbed
high •choc4 to bdcome ri’^tbU
for schooling under the War
Orphans Educational Assistance
Act?
A—jSpecialized vocational tr^in-
im. ii^ a. belaw-coUege-level
school may be taken if you have
quit school, are above the com
pulsory school age, and the VA
finds it would be to your ad
vantage to begin your vocational
education before reaching age
18.
Q—What is the, patient turn
over in all VA hospitals in one
year?
A—^During fiscal year 1961,
which ended June 30, 1961, a
total of 537,022 veterans were
admitted to VA’s 170 hospitals,
and 540,068 were discharged
during the same period.
Q—1 would lik? to sell my
GWoan house. How do I get
clapr of liability far tb« loan;
A—If the purchaser takes over
your loan, ask the VA regional
offifca that has your loan records
for a release from liability, H
the purchaser refinances the
loan and pays you, you would
have to pay off the loan to be
clear of liability.
Q—As a war veteran’s widow
I have been told that I may be
elisible for a pension but not all
widows, are. How is eligibility
determined?
A—For eligibility for a VA
pension, a widow must have lived
continuously with the veteran
from the time of marriage until
the veteran’s death, except where
there was a separation due to
the misconduct of, or procured
by, the veteran without fault
on the part of his wife.
letter to the edetob
"The Southern Way of Life
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
By R£V. HAROLD ROtANO
"Bear Ye One Another'^ Burdens
And Thus FuWII the law of Christ"
Durham's "Time Ain't Ripe" Mayor and His Gang
In the Carolina Times, issue of October 7,
we published an editorial in which "We attempt
ed to call the attention of otjr readers to the
fact that Negrotf* are-^ettin^ tired t)f having
to play second J^dle or--4»ke for Ranted that
they are never to beio»«l3'#d for*th® chair
manship of comftiitfeea*4iir"»^ich ttcyr serve
with white perSons'rXVe "Sid ifot know at the
time we wrote the editorial that'within less
than 30 days he*'mtfmbt'i's of'an important
committee in tl^ctt^' of Durham nY^uld sink
to the lowest depdis «f depravity and political,
skullduggery tch«iavent its Iot^ Negro mem-
4>erfrom eltcTpd^ Ctialritian.-
Last week saw 0flSRh»m’s-so-called Housing-
Authority slither tfiroUgf).the slime awl muck-
ot some of the dirtQi^,palit1c& .this -cTt'^has
witnessed in many iCSiy . to accomplish its
damnable objective. In'vSBSltd in t)j& Hellish plot
was not only Durharaal^he ti«ie ain’t ripe
mayor” but several of th« city’s so-called civic
celebrities. The same old difty gags and the
same old dirt)’ tactics that have held Durham
back for the p4st. 50 yeaw w'ere the order of
the dajf.
From the standpoint of seniority, experience
and training there was no question' in the
minds of the leaders of-Durham’s “time ain’t
ripe” gang that J, J. Henderson was the best
qualified member of-the-Housing Authority to
become its chairniaui. The only im forgivable
sin he had coni&itted is that he was-born a
Negro. The time;4usr"arn't,-ripe” for a Negro
to become chairman of.a^coup. or committee
composed of one or more of God Almighty’s
one and only pet race.
This *s the same unjiioly an^. pernicious
attitUd^‘of iiulldozing bigoity found in
South -Afriia, the soutHerfi part of the United
States and other parts of the world where
white supremacy is the order of the day. It is
the basic reason behind ail of the cheap and
hellish bickering now' going on between this
country and Russia, both of which are pre-
dominaiitly white and both of which live and
move by the formula that white plus might
equals right. It is the Same attitude that has
kept Dtirham’S Chamber of Commerce from
having on it, as a member, representation of
the city’s Is^rge.st home-owne,d and home-
oi>erat#d financial institution.
The crooked chicanery resorted to last week
by certain Durham leaders and certain mem
bers of its housing authority is enough to
force a weak or mediocre man to hand in
his resignation. We trust, however, that Mr,
Henderson will not do this. It is our opinion
that because of his long service on the housing
authority and his experience and training in
the field of business and real estate that he
owes it to the growing element of fair-minded
white people of Durham, as well as his own
race, to continue to serve as a member. We
would even insist that he remain on and serve
with his usual dignity and humility. This is
the way of a|l nOble men. It ,is the way of all
great men.
"W* kntit on tht btach and
prayed . . . bail* Nch othar
g«o« by* . . . "A«H. 2!li6.
We Me here friends saying
farewell on bending knees in
prayer on the beach. Do you.
pray for your so-called friends?
Friends should pray together.
We need to tak^ our friends’
cares up before the Sovereign
God of.^the universe in mean
ingful moments of intercessory
prayer. What a blessing it is to
have praying friends; Are your
friehds praying friers? Or do
you have friends wrjp d6 not
know the worth unS^ltte^. y?ivt
o{|irayer. We are tbus|iO||ntp^
that' we should clwoa^/frieitfe
for spiritual qualiti^^.ftey "inay
possess. Or maybe(Vgj^i|'^ choose
friends on the ba'sis-. ot their
material possession^^^^
The wise man chQ^fi friends
on the basis of tl»~^iritual
qualiti'!* they possess.
Remember, one may. be judged
by the thin!>s his so-called friends
may cRellStl. A frteud with a
spiritual outlook ista cherished
po^ssion. Such a person can
add a laptiitg beauty sod power
to your lil». Such a person ii
ennobling and uplUliog. A
spiritual friend radJ»tes in a
matchless fragrance.
We humans become like thst,
we love and cherish, liius we
are reminded of tbe Importance
of our choice of friends. Paul
had found friends of the high
est order-spiritual friends-and
the knee on the beach in a farer
well prayer, iliey part. as they
bring one aa)th«f before the
throne of God in Jntercessory
prayer.
This farewell prayer of friends
gave » i^ded lilt to the de
parting man of God. Whit' a
beautiful Way to faee an uo-
known, p^itoiis future. Truly
we can face our tomorrows more
rvnrageously wheni ffe .time.
prayed with our frfenA. And
we can go joyojl^ when we
know our good *ra con-
tinuiag to pray/£of us. I think
titis iB what M a real
way when a yhurch te^ out
a missionary.
The missionary knows he is
«harb)g in th« swrifices and
prayer* of Christian friends in
the home church. In John seven
teen we are assured that Christ
our redeeming friend has prayed
for us and still is our advocate
at the throne of God in that
Celestial City.
The word tells us that the
prayers of the righteous ar*
effective. Somebody has asked
you to remember him before
God in prayer. Have you ^carried
that friend before God in pray*
er? If you have a friend in
trouble you ought to ^0 to him
or her in prayer. A friend bur
dened, lonel.v, sick, fearful anxi
ous and confused needs you to
join him in praver. In th« process
rnmember that a burden shar
ed is a.burden made lighter and
)lj|ansseable . . . "Bear ye one
another burdens arid thus ful
fill ttje law of Christ...”
ThiiUesson reminds us of the
neM..A. piazlng. with and. fiSL
our .ftjiends.
N. C. Welfare Filex
The files of the one hundred
county departments of public
welfare in North Carolian are
filled with case histories of ■ the
aid to dependent children pro
gram which show the many ways
that this program has helped
strengthen family life aikd make
families independent.
Today’s case histories show one
common denominator in the
families of aid to dependent
children - that they had made
a real effort to help themselves.
One such family had four
childr.°n. The father was dead
and the ntother had tlried in
every way to maintain a satis
factory home for her children.
For a period of time she actual
ly lost money by working out
side the home, due to her low
^ wages as a domestic worker and
the cost of transportation to and
from her job.
worked as a domestic .and^'alsc
tried to assume a woirthwhile
role in comihiutity li(«/&y teach
ing a Sunday ^90] class. Re
becca, the oldim oiiild, was salu-
tatorian of mAooI cUit. She
wants to b^ome « iMcber and
the senior Advisor iti her achool
recommwiaed her for a scholar
ship. jr
Thrbugh the summer months
the' girl, worked in afi effort to
pay her own exp^naes apd pro
vide some of her dottting. for
school. With, thg^ helj^ of the
public welfa^, d^partn^nt, she
obtained a $300 .iehoUr
ship and the agency will assist
her in getting tlie necessary
sui)jJoiing and to keep a com
fortable home for the children.
She has worked in -the field as
a farm hand, and at the same
time kept a good garden and
tried to raise poultry. An aid
to dependent children grant
obtained for the children. The
child, Tom, is as a "top notch"
"THE lOOTHfftN WAY OF
One of the most persistent
fixations in this part the
nation is centered around what
is frequently ref^pred to as the
Southern Way of Life. The as
sumption seems to be that there
is something peculiar, and by
implication superior, about the
provincial .patterns of the South,
especially in regard to the en
forced inferior status of Nfegroes.
The argument usually runt
thus. Southerners have* develop
ed great, historically rooted,
traditions. There is a culture
here which is truly American,
grounded in the ideals of liberty
and undergirded by Constitution
al principals laid down by the
Founding Fathers. The corner
stone of this way is states’ rights
and freedom of local govern-
mpnt. The crisis of our time con
sists of the violation of these
fundamentals by the Federal
Government with its temptation
to abandon the non-interference
principle by embarking upon a
reckless proOTam of destruction
bott of "sound" government and
of a genuir^ly dymocrktic
American order of l|fe. And so
and 80 on.
But this apologia for the
Southern Heritage is rev/»aled
not so mu6h in what the defend
er says as in what ke does not
say. What he does not say is
that. the South still grieves over
the loss of the Civil War, re
surrecting a would-be glory by
colorful symbols and ceremonies,
especially by silly Confti
flag-waving. He does, not
that multitudes of South^l
harbor a nostalgic longing to
restore the color-caste system of
slsvwy or r TBaronaWe -fBc-
similie to maintain a rigidly se
gregated school system; to ke^
Negroes out of responsible posi
tions in the South whether in
btistness or government; to mah)-
tain the white man’s sense of
superiority by diverse public ar-
rahgeroents and display signs;
■to reserve all that is hist for
the whites and grudgingly give
what is left to the Negroes.
Democracy is what the ex-
of businpss contracts, in order
to pre»"rve this “way of life."
On occasion he will wink at moh
violence or even support dicta
torial, irresponsible public of
ficials If they Indicate a Willing
ness to hold back the threaten
ing flood of racial equality. He.
will not attcck Negroes directly,
as a rule. But he has an uncanny
perception and an instinctive
endorsement of those policies
and pro'»rams which tend to
keep them “in their place.”
The irony is that these mili
tant champions of the Southern
Way never tell you just what
this way is. In this they are .quite
right, because apart from the
preservation of tradUiohi. which
are a heritage of slayery; the
Southern Way has relatively
little significance. Fortunately by
degrees these traditions are dis
integrating. Despite the disgrace
of Uttle Rock, New Orleans,
Birmingham, Mont5!omery, and
Jackson, Mississippi, the older
changeth. Democracy in America
and around the globle it on the
march. And if the so-called
Southern Way of Life cannot
make room for the democratic
advance, then there is no doubt
as to which one must be de
stroyed. Hence, our only col}-
elusion can be that for these
champions of the Southern Way
the real ^Mdach^s are just
beginning./’
J. Neal Hughley
North Carolina College
furnish herself.
Susaa was an only child. She
was born out of wed)ock. Her
Otother, tooi, worked as a
domestic and a study of the
...The first nebrQjMOvelist in
MUBUCA/hE TRAINS AS APRWTER
wmt AMrinoW.EOiTOREUiiaiiS
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An aid to dependent children 'home situation sliowed that the
grant was obtained for the ‘ ■ - .
family. All the children were
kept in school and Sarah, the
student in the 11th grade.
He participated in many extra ^POnent of the Southern Way
says he wants, but continued
subjection of the Negro is what
he really wahts, and he wants
this so badly that he often is
willing to tight for it, come hell
or high water. He w(ll engage
in. scolding criticism of the
Supren^ Court. He will «ag his
Congressional representatives so
that they will promise to fili
buster till doomsday to defeat
-civil rights legislation. He will
go out of his way to preserve
Jim Crow signs in places where
these signs have lost all effectual-
meaning. He will champion mas
sive resistance to school inte-
gr|tion wherever possible; and
wherever not possible he will
fight like a demon to slow down
the process by supporting pupil
assignment laws and school
bocrd shenanigans. He will
bedevil any Federal government
program, like aid to education
Or non-discriminatory awarding
curricular activities, has an
especial interest in the agricu
ltural program, asd haa taken
a sbop course. He has some at
tractive pieces of furniture for
the home which the family finds
useful and all are very jiroud
of them. Th,e younger children
attend school regularly and
make good grades. Recently Tom
decided to work a year to save
money for returing to school the
following term.
Aid to dependent children is
a money paymen for needy de
clothing which she coujd not Pendent children who have been
deprived of parental care and
support because of the death,
physical or metal incapacity or
continued absence from the home
of oae or both parents, whether,
natural, step or adoptive.
oldest, was graduated from high
school last Spring. She had ex
pressed a definite desire to be
come a nurse. The summer be
fore her senior year in. high
school she obtained a job and
WPS able to earn ,|dme money
for her clotliing aitd incidental
school expenses. B£|ofe grad«4
tion she was aide^riR securing
scholarship help ad|ft!»' wliole
family is exeited pW the fact
that Sarah ^11 bejfaiiii te con
tinue her schoolingjiyil become
a nurse.
In another case,
deserted his wife
Ih^ ehildrea.
»opTO»ed Mr a»
chUdma jm
ih^i" hefi'
i»iSlv of-
llv
if»»nen-
mother alw#ys ke^t an adequate
home. At times she ob(tained PUDlIC Facilities
sewing work for many, people, Qpcned in Alabama
but now is physioally handicap- BiRMINGHAM, ALA.—A federal
ped. An aid to dependent child- judge this week ordered integra-
ren budget fcas iaelnde aohoo) tion of Birmingham’s park arid re-
expenses for Suaan. Susan was crealjion faciliUes.
an ex«ell««t student and always y g. District Judge H. Hobart
talked of "gaAig on t« school” Qrog,ns Tuesday declared unconsti-
in oidsr tp> beeone a teacher, tuttonal tt section of the city cod*
an ambition., sljared by her f^qujring segregation in “any
mothes. room, 1\a11, theater, picture house,
At the time of her nadaation auditorium, yard, court, ball park,
from high schoM, Susan was public park, or other indeqr or
awarded four henw me^ls. Her outdoor places to which both white
high school pi^ncipal ^ave her and Negro persons are admitted.*’
an excellent reeemmendation and l^e jurist’s decision brought
she was referretl for >^istance immediate promises of closure of
in obtaining. jS sttolarsli^. the facilities.
In anotheftease) the father of Judge Grooms added in his ruV
five cMldreiK in a family died ing that under higher court’ ru)-
ia I9!a. The* mother h^ mfde ings he had no optiqn in the matV
a. MMtt •rb^ te-orde^.tltelBtnritlMu
'es, We All Talk
By MARCUS H. BOULWARI
MOTION CHART—One benefi
cial cFalrman^" aidTs “a p’arlfiT
mentary law chart of motions-—
artaftged according to classes. ,
Tha classes of motions inciude;
1) I main motions, 2) subsidiary
motions, 3) priviledged motions,
4) incidental motions, and 5) un
classified motions or sp.epia^
main motions. * '
A good chart will also shovt
answers to the following ques
tions:
1) Can the motion interrupt
the speaker?
2> Can the motidn be renewed?
(That is, if lost, can the motion
be proposed a second time?)
3) Does the motion require a
second?
4) Is the motion debatable?
5) What vote is required to
carry the motion?
8) What motions can be ap
plied to the main motion? (That
is, what can be done with the
mrin motion?)
A new chairman does not have
to hurry and may consult his
motions chart at will. He might
say; “The chair is in doubt and
wishes to refer to his chart, or
the chair wishes to r>*fer the
questions to the parliamenta
rian.”
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motions, send fifty cents to Dr
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