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THE CAROLINA TIMES 1-A-4ATURDAY, PIMUARY 17, 1M3 ^DURHAM, N. C. ; ONLY BY REMOVAL OF THE WEAKEST LINK CAN THE CHAIN BE FORGED yMm^ - After Sit-in^ ?? •If* Edmiim Will ’Never Be Thp 99 An An/iAemflg P1^ in W-arFen toudfy In it» issue of Friday, February-.9,.the War ren County Record, published at Warrenton, North Cyroliql ^iv^s strong evidciure of ah '^wakening in eastern and certain other lections qf this ^ate. thjt past due ybe .^rcord poii)^^ to the of eco nomic conditiomt in Wartttt^'^onnty and, knowingly or unknowingly, puts its fingei directly on. the sdyirce of the evil. Here is what the editai>ial faf|d^"nay abniHyar: recent mad scrAmbJe for « ^40^ -week janitorM job which became avsHabie at the countjt^s court* houKc: 1- TIm Wfl* nuMiipr of p«rMafi,;iip|ilying for llw yilHow ijTlowUor at tbi Wanron Camnltf to«rtfw>i»iIi «.poMaii $40.00 m wta|i jum. the aco* iwmie eeeStloma in Wanaa Conatjr. E. B CoQiiu diad on Saturday i wi|i Ifloaday. ” pMt on Monday morn* i*f Afjr ‘kmi It aHPlicationa for Um ▼aeant ..poNtioB afd-bafoma thcuilaK Ww otr«t this jiMibor JmJ froWnI to 2K TtM4|jr moming otlMT ra^aaatt wSfm bobig irilft amf tii«M jtra arKpartad to contlnua for aeveral day«> ftppliratiyi war* abnoat evenly divided kalwoan wlile tmd Negro citisena. Under ti>e prewliag %*age aeale, $40^00 a 'week U not too far em of lipe for nntkilled colored •■Mn, Jbtit oMliMirily white nnen do not seek jobe aa janilars at aaeli a figure. That «o many white Man are aeeking the job, ¥fith retativaly low.|i)y, and litUe atatua, pointa to the na«d)l«r.ippM effort on the part of oar laadari .to ■■babla efforta to creatc aaore iadaatry fa the oaant]k > ' It mi(|Mrb«,MmewhMo^ligkt«iMingt to the food peop|»of«Warren>&>Hnty who are seri ously inteTCStcd In raising the economic level of their citizens to knowithat they will tiexei be able to have new industries locate in theii county to any extent until they first set its house in order,on the race question. It bai been our observation that when it conies it discrimination against Negroes Warren Goun ty raiiks among the lowest in the State,al~ though the Negro population is by far more than that of the white. Warren and other counties and citiet of the state that are seeking new industries should know by now that the management of a majority of the larger industries take into careful account racial conditions ip any com munity they have under conaideration for the location of a plant or busiaetA. If they ftfe good the chance* of’being sefeeted as a favor able site ore by far ^greater than they art ih a community teeming w^^th racial diacrimina* wori^ ovar^e race^r color,of an employee. What they want ie efficiency whethef it ' conies from a white person or a Negro. ■^Vhat Warren County and many otiier. lo- calities of the state need -is to stop 'fighting tbc Cjyil-War and catch up with the Stines, We are compellefl to agree with .the Rttord that conditions have reached ,a sad atatfc of affairs in any county when there is a -tnad scramble over a $40 a week |aniori{l1 jof). It shotiUI now dawn upon the minds of thfc lead ers oT the county that^when ithey h»ve»b*«i^ racking their brains to 'find new >meart4 and wavs to keep Negroes of th« county pH thq bottom they should be seeking to t)Hi level of all the people of the cquhtv without reg-ard to race. Sooner or lattf «the whiti neople of the South are gojn? ;ti) ;lelfrtl .tha^ ■"wtnu can’t h)ld a'fellow In a.dtK)t'i||i)#ls jro^ s)av in there wilfi him.” Ad Souls of Mississippi WiiHe Feis iy.. {vents lof 1^ Week Have Clianged Town By William SUIer V KDET'TTON—“Edenton • His toric and Progressive.’’ As one enters this small town of about 4,500, he will see this sign post ed at the city limits. To an out sider, Edenton may appear^ be historic and progressive . . . but ask any Negro about his town and one might get a (^iXfecent view. "Edenton is too historic and not progressive enough,” said'tbe ■Hev. T. H. LoOarde, pastor ol ^ largest Baptist church in this town. 'fThe youthful minister. In bis •talemant, retleeta the views oti soost Negroes here. These views haven't always been this way, reporter was itold. A drastiql change bas conap over the Eden ton Negro within the past two weeks. What wQuld have caused such a change? Edenton, the county seat of Chowan County located .In whi^t is called North Caro lina’s ‘‘Black Belt,” has beetif the center of racial strife for the past two weeks. Before several cacial incidents 4owolving alleged police brutal ity and sit-in arrests, the town waanuiet and virtually unknown to outaiders. The Negro attitude has changed considerably after the all^d baatlng by police of Oolien A. Frinks, iropulfr eommunlty leader, and aft« the Arreiats of six teenaj^ers Who attempted to ;|it-in at lunch caunter of * loeal drugstore. Sfany adults who were con tent with the status quo have now begun to apeak A|it. They^ say they didn't mind 'to nn the taegrageted theater and tl di^rlmlpa^ory poll^''-of ppbf Caeilitiei M CdeM»p, b«t th%. fuae to stand by and 'watcN noeent Negroes beaten and ehildren thrown in Jail. JACKSPN^ Mils. — UNiwetaHy He«|»ital t«M tedsy U,.] lators an fnm plivIM . Dr. aai4 4hitt' have «MMrei(% pnp ■|»0teiHlf llu^llitWm frem legit- sM whHe chiMren of the center, legwgites races but "we miuuit situation In ttia have so few bed*. it's eeMMplps ilprd Ispep little chlMian who era well ptiiigh 1o play li#«te hall from play, hip wMh ether aMWren «f atiethar race. "We try to diseewrape this practica and leek to tha parent* t» help ce^el it." The above news item is a direct quote from an Associated Press release which recentlj' appeared in the Arkansas Gazette of Little Rock, Arkansas. We are j‘e-pul>lishing same exactly as it appeared in the Gazette because its contents are so ridicultuta. we know many of our readers will doubt that in this day and time .these actually exists on this earth a ht)man>h«ii)g with v^arpcd soul as that atAnriiain, N. C. ,|r WtiA.iKiUshm.liBe. ^ W. AUfm. Pi^ltther figMMw: m»m» mi saMua thm Mfttar at the Fo«t OwolMa, aader tha Ut M m»nk I, 4MI -Noftti Caniaa a»*4M X. TettifNw It ' E liMMfON,' CoatroHar fIBl TEA* of Dr. Robprt ^^arston. .,* • All over the South^there air£ tt^.omjpi^ of native born and reared White-pedp^e l#lhijinot only take delight in retpiniacit^- ahoiH '-^heir childhood days when the chlUlrati 0if'j)0th races romped and played itqgethor yritli'tiQ thought of their racial identity, but IMre ptDud of the fact. We have often listen^ to St>cli accounts as that of the "ole swimmiiig ihole" and how youngsters of both racea swam pnd plaved therein with no sign of a bathitiR auit excPDt that with which thev were born. When one or Ooch of either race h^s risen to ^ place of eminence there is usually 9 mutual respect and pride that is a thing ol liMuty to behold. The years and life’s duties may have called them in different direction^, but i|| perohance their pallu cross at hom^i in anothier part of the nation or aome distant land, such a meeting is most always attended by a warm handshalfe and quite often * brotherly hug that rises above inioe, .creed or color. If the attitude of Dr. Robett Marston is that of a maioritv of the white people of Missis sippi, then the mortds of that at«te>have •smile to the depths qf seven over-uied apd t^nkcpt privies below he}1. When or .MWtslT^" will litten ito an admoniahment whWi »*4lli ’ ^ them to take time ottt-to poisopihe mffKh and souls of their little children :bv ,tfB«hir|p ithem hatred, mav God ihetp the deMiiiy of -thq state ft ^aaWch Ihey >Kae. jMeordiqg to local leaders, i' hw always been a problem to' .adult support In desegre gation movements, but. an' ini dicatibn of the ohange. came pisf Sunday night, the day att^Fnhe .youths were arrested, at a mass' meetiog where, at its conclusion. Some three hundred persona, many of them adults, staged a ipnayrin lin front of the drug- stofe. “jTrom that moment, I knew JBdaoton would never be the same,” commented t^ie Rev. La- Qanle after the maas pray-ln. ”Tbe peqple ip this town have b^liun to wake up,” he added. Adult reluctance to take a Ptai^ on deaMregation issues was without basis. They feared iifoonfHnic reprisals. .It was report' ,1^ ithay were told that. shouU ;they .partkipate in sueh activlt- •ies 'they would be fired from their Jabs lor a year. ,Although the area is basicaUgr agrJctiHMral, .few Negroes are able ft support their famlUes vWitbout soiAe,aid or employment Iroft) .whites. •In addition to agrkulture, the WUkJor sources of employment ^me -from a .peanut faetory and a cotton .mUl, both of which hire relatively few Negroes. Although the town population •Is equally divided, (50 per cent Wegro and BO per eent white) ■Negroes have yet to occupy public, office. This is basically due to the fact that of more than 2,000 Negroes, less that 400 are registered voters. Results of the volatile situa tion have made unregistered Ne- .groes seek to get their names on the books. They say that rthe only way to do away with the “evil system of segregation’* is to get "(efponfHt^” tpersons in oifice who «riUvdiAfiit»ethiiig about it. The new attitude ofAe |CdeP' ton Negro could prolAly best be summed up by thri jepllowing statement by Golden U'rinha. “We 'know now thing that is to be 'field of civil right in 'tlM monstrations. We wfll strike ev^ building and business in Metitqp that praetle(|| atffrega- ilon until this evil system Is •w^ out. >We win qaltJjt ■teVolutlon in -Bdenton.” fdaiu YouiCnw Ip A Litfle In Space 41 Dne M MAKING FINAl. PLANS —The above group.of youtba ara shown as they prepare picket signs for their de monstration against an Edenton drug store. Pictur ed left right are MIm Brenda Johnson, president ef the Edviton Youth Chapter of the NAACP, John Carter, Miss Emma Bonner and Bruce Baines. The youth* on extreme ends are unidentifi ed. They Prayed lor Store Owner By William Slater edenton—‘ll’m going tq walk out of here to Mitchner’s and pray for God to forgive him.' We’ll close our meeting there. I hope that you’ll come with me.” With these words, Edward Opton Jr., president of the North Carolina Conference of youth and college chapters of the NAA£»>, fled some three ihupdrt ed Negro citizens on J ‘‘Pi»y] in” in protest against a >dniq store’j^ segregated lunch couot er policy here Sunday. i The group, coiqDosed of ^outta; and adults, marched six blocka in near freezing weather and assembled in front of Mitehn- er’s Drug Store In theiheart ol! the Edenton business , district. For nearly a half j^n hour, they saqg freedom songs and joined the Rev. F. H. LaGarde, a leader in the protests, in pray er. The youthful minister pray ed that “God would forgive (James A^ Mitchner,” 'owner of the. drugstore and mayor of Edenton, “for he knows not what Jie does." Following the protest, the crowed dispersed peacefully and without Incident. A local police man stood at the scene through out the .protest. pray-in was sparked after six.memibers of Edenton NAACP Youth Chapter were arrested 'Scturday after staging a sit-in at ttie drug store’s lunch count er. ■ Those arrested and charged with' trespassing included John lidwards, of Durham youth field secretary for the N. 'C. NAACP, ilAis Jordan, 15, 121 W. Peter- See PRAYED, 6-A By William Slater, EDENTCJN—The atmosphere was one of tenseness and serious- neas. About 30 teenagers were busy making plans among them- •elves and painting placards. The teenage freshness they had shown earlier in the day was gone , . . they had matured in a matter of hours, for they knew the time was near. The teenagers were members of the Edenton Youth Chapter of the NAACP. They were mak ing preparations for the first sit-in to be staged in their town. They were afraid, because they didn’t know what to expect. They knew the possible re sults if they carried out their plans . . . they knew they stood a good chance of being jailed, but they knew it had to be done if they were to be successful in their attempt to break color bars at the lunch counter of one of he two drug stores in this town of about 4,000 people. The youths were not only fear ful of going to jail, but many of them knew they were going aaainst their parents’ wishes.- They knew that some of the parents would not be able to stand behind them for fear of economic reprisals. But the de cision was theirs and they made it. The placards were finished and the time had come for brief ing before carrying out the sit- in project. The youths decided which ones of them would sit- in and which ones would carry the picket cards. Six sit-iners were chosen and ten were named to carry cardsrThe others would stand in to releive the card car riers if necessary. . John Edwarii and Bru^ Baines, N. A. A. C. P. -Voi^ Secretaries, then briefed the youths as to , their actions wh^e sitting in. Edwards told the. group they were to talk to no one exceot to give their orders to t)ie wart- ress or in the event they were asked to move, i'eply that they would not move until served.” He told them should police ask them to move reply “1 do not Wish to leave until I am served,” ..then ask, , “Am I under arrest.” j The briefinf? period was ov»r. It was now time to leave the “Freedom House” (the name 'is used by the youths to refer to the home of CJolden Frinks, thdr advisor) and head for.^the d(wi>' town area. They werte pack(|d into cars and taken to the bip- iness district where they w«e to hit their target, Mitchn^s Dru« Store. .j. The students unpacked fra(n the cars and six of them wallc^ quietly into th6 IflruK a)id took seats at the fountain. Afttr waiting for several minutfe, thev were confronted bv James A. Mitchner. owner of the -stdre and also mayor of the citv 6f Edenton. Mitchner told the*, “T nm tmrryr hut T rio rtot have eatine facilities for colored. I ask you leave.” The students rpifused. Mitchner n'?a!n renew ed his statement. The students afTA.ln. refused to leave. ^ Police were called and eaih See GROW-UP, 6-A Sf>9RSR|lJ4a.fmfln39lf IBiy REV. HAROLD ROLAND iwtahid flgfinished \\m On 'lAnMiis *eald . • TUT brother . . . . S»tuad What a traosfonpatiop - a vioious, destriMrtive enenu^ 'now ca;lled a fMraiher. ^WhA nude suoh a itranaforniatkm possible In the two., men -:Paul and Ananias? Christ is the bridge of understanding. Christ the .Savior achieved the pro- coas of .reconciliation. Christ Jesus ,is indeed the source and foundation of -human brother hood. Christ, in love redeems the soul from sin, and^brother- ihood is thus made .possible. .Thus we have the critical im portance of Christ in the peril ous times in which we,are iiv- Ing. It is in Christ that men nuist. achieve the needed bro therhood of our time. Fonhu- manlty it is now brotherhood Or annihilation-. God gave -his Son .Chriat Jesus our^vior that mankiiMJ nitght be brought together in the loidng coihmunity of the redeemed. For us who are truly in Christ all the little prideful distinctions should fade away. Sio,' in the final analysis. Is the rpot of linbrotheriiness with its fear, anger, .pride, suspicion, prejudice and hatred. Pride tells us we are better than others so JKe.exclude them and defeat the human longing for .brotherhood- Some let our God giyen blessings work against the desire or longing Sor brotherhood. The privilege .Qf education .becomes a .wedge for others and robs them of the fruits lOf .real .brottierhood. Christ saves ifrom sin, there fore, be is the ope-who makes pqfHible the recognition 9f our brotherhood upder >the rAViBRHOOD OT CK»>. ^Brotherhood > the uafinlah- •d item op tbe g«endi .o th* ^ureh in ti»•ie .e)rtttol|l tiln|^■ We n^ust not fgno^p Mm «t ibusinati. .dod HAr Ofwtlon and nature nflulaa ilt. iChript pr*y«dQr K'Pa 'he •hM^tuadpr tlM v«cy Mew of .the '€nss In Jphn ahap^ar ■anitMii. il hoar Chriat praitii|g *«nithar that Mm ‘fna«r .||e as we are one . . . /’ Wa,|nu«t work In a hungr toiptalwiaaan brothers. Why? 'Ipr •MPl brotherhood wlU nmn JpaHfe for all men. Brotherhood «rtll mean the end of .djisnimhaB- tlon. Brotlie(bOfl0 will reelore itrue digni^ ito all men. Bro. therhood wtU usher in peace in our times. .-It is Christian Motherhood alone that will be «BIe to stay the wvages of Godless Materialism. Com munism is challenging us most seriously at the points where we lack Christian Brother- hpod. Let us wake up and com plete this unfinished business of human brotherhood. Christ is our supreme hope of brotherhood because he can turn an e'nemy into a friend. vicious enemy by the qiaglc touch of God’s redeemirvg love. True love can do wonders in the hateful, sinful soul of man. The power of love works in making for brotherhood. Give it a chance in that hateful - soul of yours. Give this love a chance in yOur home. Sin disrupts brotherhood. Ix)ve, however, makes for brother hood. Love changes the sinful heart of man and ,'lays tbe foundation of true brother- Christ changed Paul a most hood. ie^ to ik {dHor Most of humans in this world are poor in socalled earthly riches, yet We can become en riched by the most vaiut^le possession on green earth, vibrant health. • V^rant health is not some thing handed to us on a silver plftter, We must earn it. Most of us leave the guarding pf health to the doctor. We eat and drink anything to satisfy l#lse tastes plus the consoling oi our "bread basket”, then ' when ill health overcomes us, we run to the doctor If able to naafce It. No wonder the .doctor becomes.richer while we become -poorer in purse with the complement in suffering. illow many of us ever read .a book on health or a magazine .relative-to the same thing. Too iew I am sure. Good health must be.earned. We must undo ,mueh of .our mis-education whioh has accumulated through itie years. We have permitted tte oonunercialists to full us ito sleep with high powered .advertising of some of their refined and socalled enriched products. Why do they have io,epricb aigrteipg? Sipnply be- .cause the hfj^ly valuable germ of mapy grains have been re- mpved and some chemicals ad- .dedtpr idnger life at the.gralns; but thete removals lutve cheat ed os of ^ues which build apd.aid.us In maintainii)g,good health. Some of their ,products are l^eached with chemicals spell doom tp thiW like our grlpd- ^ (teeth a you j)leaae). No wondnr we too)ie opr hflfr teeth, .plus lundred ailments thwarting us in achievements we would like to make. Even many of our college football stars begin to lose their hair before they leave college. We should retain our hair and teeth till the advancing years weak en us with their “cut.” There are some inhabitants in places bn this earth who carry their hair and teeth down to the grave. Such people are among the Hunzas of near India, some of the Alborigeness of coastal Australia, certain African tribes where our foodstuffs have not" yet entered. Skulls have been dug up in some places which had laid inobedded tor a million years with every tooth intact. No re fined nor chemicalized foods did-they .eat. Some (fi our returnees 4tom The Soi'oman Islands after W^rld War Two told me that the native there were real strong men. Three or .four of them eould lift an object which vou'ld stejsin seven or eight of fllie Anvsricqn soldiers. ■People living near the Equator can see oI^e(Hs miles and miles awny that other folk cannot see. We make much of our tall baakelball stars, moat 0 us,not Jcnowing that In the French Congo Negroes there in some tribes grow from Six to nine .feet ip height. They work eight hours |len> eight hours and play eight hours. JCa^h man prides hima^ of b«tac «aMa 40 ..aa many feet high as he is. Were they ever to make it to the Olyin- pics, look for Wany records to come atumbling., , . All of the above is "feutH preamble to the fluoridating of our drinking water. The lAe influential John Sprvint Hill was powerful enough to saye mineral or chemical to" wilttr systeirt. Now thfct Hill sleeps, there seems tf>t anyone with sufficient poijier. -to safeguard us. We should at least be permitted to yote on the issue as to whether of isot fluorinft jg p^rniltt^d ip Qjtf water. Chlorine gives us some Tirot^tion aeainst some ills which may befall, us. Fluorjne becomes a pTG auestion mark ,as to its’ efficacv when child ren are- permitted to eat aivy kind of sweets. Were these sweets made of honey, raw suKar, it would not be so bad. But most rtf the.se sweets come Ifrom a bleached product. : J liVe sweets. If we had a bakery in this city where only honey, raw suear and ^ unbro- mated whole wheat flour was used, I would become one of their best 'customers. One bakery here informed me th^ were compelled by LAW io use the bleached product in their foodstuffs. What a pity- ! Mv sweet tooth must go w^- out most of the time exc^t when I make my own hon#v sandwiches. Cameron, hefd trainer at Duke said he g;^ his football men honey ^d rnisins for, dessert. What an In formed irtan Cameron is. Of course he did add that iiis men marihime.a oieoe (jf.cake or nie occasionally IF TKj^Y SO D®SlitiE. •Some exDerts say that flu orine mottles the teeth in the lone run .and ha.s adel«>teri(ws effect upon tVie kidneys, esrtpdsllv the adult. Rhnll wfi standbv and rem^ inactive in at least tryjng to safeguard our health? We humans in these United States seem onlv interested in making money.'Much of the time we-do so at a post to that whichjls most latBCIOUfi. our health. I am no twenty year bid theorist. I am “jettine” towards eight decades and have b^n a lay student of health far more than forty-five years. Lots of my friends and acqu aintances become irritable when I talk to them about fo^^ they should eat and those which should be taboo. I lettm raae while I continue to ride behind them to the Rravevali^. Some dav I shall become the center of att^iitlotr-'whil^ Cn- route there, but I am In hurry savs vour Meohisto. vCharles J. Harris f: ■-I /I H j
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