THE CAROLINA TIMfS
2-A—DURHAM, N. C. SATUKDAY, SIPTIMBBft 1,
HOW LONS MUST THIS BE OUR WORLD IMAOE', MR. MESIDENT
The Political Pot Begins to Boil
With the date for the off-vear fffneral flec
tion only a little more than 00 days hence al
ready rumors are beffinninf; to circulate that
th« Democratic Party is i»reparing to pull one
of its fast political tricks in an effort to hold
»he N»fro vote in its fold. Its top i)arty loaders
are aware that there is much dissatisfaction
among Negro voters over the raw deal beiny
given Thurjfood Marshall’s appointment as a
federal judge. Confirmation of the appoint
nient has been stymied with useless hearings
for over six months by Democratic Senatoi
Olin D. Johnston,
It will be recalled that at a strategic moment
during the 19()0 presidential campaign Ken-,
nedy used his influence to secure the release
of Dr, Martin Luther King who had been
jailed in Georgia in the battle against segre
gation in that state. Up to that time political
observers were of the opinion that candidate
Nixon had the edge on Kennedy so far as the
Negro vote was concerned. The Martin Lu
ther King deal, however, is believed to have
been just enough to swing the Negro vote
to the Democratic camp and, consequently,
the deciding factor in electing Kennedy,
Whether the Negro voters can be duped
again into voting a Democratic ticket by a
similar move or one sufficient to dramatize
thf battle now going on against segregation
all over the country remains yet to be seen.
The guess is that it will be attempted by
President Kennedy in the role of issuing an
executive order against discrimination in fed
eral housing or in some other manner. If and
when such does happen, the (juestion then
arise.t, is the prize worth the price or should
Negro voters be forced to purchase a right
at the ballot box they should receive as a
matter of routihe the same as other citizens?
We think it may be already too late for
the Democrats to overcome the growing dis
satisfaction among Negro voters over the de
lay in the confirmation of Marshall’s appoint-
m»-nf plus the failure of the president to live
up to campaiga promises he made to Negroes
back in 1‘XjO. To attempt to fulfill them on
the eve of a general election is too wide open
and may only add insult to injury. We also
think the time has come for Negroes to
change horses for awhile lest the present party
in power ctmtinue to kick them in the teeth
after receiving their support.
From a state and local standpoint the situ
ation is even woase than on a national level
So far as the local situation is concerned
many would like to know what answer Negro
Democratic leaders are going to give for
the dirty deal given their candidate. Dr. C. E.
Boulware. for county commissioner and the
failure of the Democratic party to live up to
its promise to name a Negro to the post of
assistant district attoi^ey. Looking at the
situation from a statewide standpoint Negroes
are much dissatisfied with the crumbs they
have received from the Democratic banquet
table. Instead of at least one appointment
to a top salaried post in the state Governor
Sanford has only handed out honorary appoint
ments to Negroes on trustee boards of Ne
gro state colleges, and such. You can’t buy
groceries with honora>y appointments, one top
Negro leader was heard to remark recently
As it now stands the political pot is begin
ning to boil, and if the Republicans can show
a semblance of political astuteness they stand
a good chance to capture the largest segment
of Negro votes in this state in many years.
Wm%
Comment From Other Editors
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT '
REV. HAROLD ROLAND
The Ultimate Triumph of Truth
Blind Prejudice Keeps Men
From Seeing Good In Others
A staggering blow was dealt critics of the
social' revolution now going on in the South
by Harry Golden last Tuesday when he de
c)ared in an. address before a journalism fra
ternity meeting in Chapel Hill that nothing
Mll stop the movement. Golden pointed to
thf mistake being made by southern editorial
writtrs and others who claim that the revolu
tionary movement of Negroes is being caused
by* outside agitators and the NAACP. “It
they all disappeared,” said Golden, "this move-
trttnt wouldn’t miss a beat. It’s a social revo-
iuufion. No one spearheads it. Nothing will
it.”
9f‘noted newspaperman then put ^Is fln-
^f'dlrectly on the main issue when He point-
•d. out that involved in the movement is
“nothing more than a clear line between what
is a public right and a private preference." In
the tnd southern whites must somehow be
taught that it is morally wrong for them
tfi.flbtain a license from the public to operate
a public business and exclude |)art of the
same public on account of race or color.
The piteous cry that the desire of southern
Ntgroes to be treated the same as other
citizens stems from outside agitators, the
NAACF’ or any other source than from the
inherent right of citizenship, is a most col-
losal and tragic misunderstanding of the basic
issues in the matter. Truthfully. Negroes
have never subscribed to the ungodly idea
that a white man or any other human being
is (^(jd’s pet or His gift to humanity.
Deep, deep down in the heart and soul oi
the most humble Negro is tht eternal desire
and hope to be accepted as other him«an be
ings. Without it he could not have survived
the ravages of segregation and other injus
^cef.^heaMli upon him. Now thi‘dl|sirf
heing expressed irj sit-ins, pickets/ and other
demonstrations against the evils of segrega
tion. We believe with Harry Golden that the
movement will not stop though the NAACP
CORE and other organizations cease their
efforts. We say again that there comes ?
time in the course of history when truth
steps down off the scaffold and begins
march toward the throne. That time is now
and though the powers of hell be arrayed
against her they can only delay what must
ultimately come to past.
Follow the Albany Movement
"New they began ihouting,
'Down with him' . . . "Acts
22:22.
Blind prejudice kept this
group from seeing the good in
one of great .souls of all times.
Prejudice kecp.s us from see
ing the good in others.^Pre
judice renders its verdk|t‘-i>e-
fore all the tacts are it).| Pre
judice makes for
blindne.ss and we are
to see the good in othe:
Judice, therefore is a
vicious, destructive
Many ’Jjvps
■Tbeeil bl’
this blind monstefl pr
Blinded by prejudice tl
ious mob brgnn crying. ‘
Wmi HIM.” ;r K
Prejudice Ls danger(|t|S
it keeps us from seoinff'• the
good in others. Countle.ss num
bers have had thgir hc^s
blindnoss of prejudice. Yes,
prejudice keeps us from .see
ing the good in others. Thus,
we should guard zealously our
souls from the monster called
prejudice. It strangles our good
impulses. When we would af
firm the good in others pre
judice says no. Thus prejudice
in its blindness robs lif« of its
richness and beauty. Then let
us be alert to guard our souls
against the dangers of a blind
ing prejudice. Most of us have
had the sad experience of pre
judice blinding us about the
goodness in others. When we
would do good, this evil hind
ers us.
Prejudice acts before it
'ts all the facts in the case,
to act before all the facts
ia to. Mct. usually, in
is ctf-
n guilty "of unjust cdndemiia
Many facts may enter in-
our prejudiced actions about
lothers. Ewvy is a vital ingre-
fdient of prejudice. Fear moves
;Us to act in prejudice againsi
other people. Hatred often is
,4he blindness of our blind pre
actions against others.
Smoldering resentments or
gridges move us to the blind
ness of prejudice. A lack ol
simple reasoning help produce
the blindness of an irrational
de.structive prejudice. Thus
prejudice runs blindly to a con
elusion about Individuals, races
and nations before all the facts
are in. Prejudice, as a con
sequence, is guilty of gross in
justices.
Prejudice is an enemy of
place and fellowship among
men. Prejudice has spilt the
nation asunder. It has created
warring camps among the na
tions. Thus instead of making
for health and wholeness it
makes for disruption and
sickness. Hoiw can we escape
the divisive, health-destroying
tendeheiea of prejut^iceT The
light Underst^ndyig must la
vade the dark jhlndi of men
and drive out the dark forces
of prejudice. The forces of
love and understanding must
work faster and than the forces
ob blind prejudice. Christ, the
loving, redeeming Son of God
is the remedy for the blind
prejudices of^ mankind. We
must have Christ or the chaos
of the dark, destructive powers
of prejudice.
Christ can save you from
the sin of a blind destructive
prejudice that is a real threat
to every soul.
You read.in this newspaper last week that
leaders in the Albany, Georgia, movement
have decided to let up on sit-ins, picketing
and other demonstrations against segregation.
Instead, a 45-day registration drive will be
carried on with the intention of getting
enpugh Negroes registered to influence the
election of public officials who will negotiate
with representatives of the .Mbany movement.
We think this is a wise move, and if it is
successful we are of the opinion that it will
get the desired results.
With the general election coming up in
November, we would like to suggest that
those who have done such a marvelous job
in arousing the interest of Negroes in their
rights as citizens, follow the .Mhanv move
ment. A massive or wholesale registration
to! Negroes all over the South, we think, will
b* equally as effective as the demonstrations,
if not more so. Of course there are sections
in the South where resistance against Negroes
registering and voting may be expected to be
aa pronounced a* that against their other at
tempts to obtain their rights in restaurants
and such places. Such resistance should, how-
tYcr, be met head-on with legal action,
whertver it is found.
•my Satutoay at D«mm, N. C.
Iv UflMad PttbUakeri, lie.
L. a AUsrm, PubUaher
lilUfcum: M2-3au aad 681-MU
■Mvt* M lawM elai matter at the Pott Oite
■I Patkaili Ndrtk Carolina, under tht Aet el .
March I, iflTf
DMkaai, North Caralna
IttltNl Mm ktmu at 4N I. rtmtnrn m.
SATH: tlOO PD YSAB
fMirvaa the right to nake ohangM
If and when a massive registration and vote
drive is launched we urge our churches, frater
nities. clubi, other organized groups and in
dividuals to tHrpw their full support behind
the effoit, |{ our young people will do as
fine a job in such a c’am|)aign as they have
done in carrying out the demonstrations, we
are satisfied that there will be a great change
in the attitude of southern congressmen and
other public officials in our states, counties
and cities.
We have said again and again that there
are two force* which the enemy respects,
the dollar andl the ballot. . We have tried to
some extent to tfxert dollar pressure by with
drawal of patronage from lousinesses that are
unfair with partial success. The exercise of
the ballot will furnish a double-barrelled at
tack. if added, and we trust leaders of NAACP,
CORE and other organizations will see the
wisdom of following the Albany movement
with an all-out register and vote campaign.
Sydney J. Harris, in the Chicago Daily
News, offered a reasonable and overdue apol
ogy for those people who don’t ‘see’ their
friends when they pass along the street. Harris
says, is wear a sign reading, ‘Cautious—Mind
The trouble is he’s a mumbler and a hummer,
a fellow whose thoughts are elsewhere when
he’s walking.
What he and those like him should do, he
says, Is wear ft sign reading; ‘Caution—Mind
at Work.’
Pleate be pntient with us thinkers.
Believe In Ghosts? Recent Experience of Durham
Man In Supernatural Realm Makes Believer of Him
Ai a general ^uk, it’s best for parents to
follow tht id«*tiral advice they give their
children.
MMrt P*lfcfcc4, eteept for totten to
Sir- II 4H» aol gnaraatee return of unMlWtad
The professlohat forecasters look ahead
whereas the practical busiaess man gets ahead.
How often it turns out that your really best
friands ata jour most critical en«t.
By CHABLES J. HABRIS
The reality or the unreality
of Ghosts lf»ng ha.s boon' a di.s
cussion piero .'Thiong human
being.s. Aside from fictitious
tales of weird entertainment,
the Bible story of the Witeb
of Endor appenring before king
Saul ha.s enp.-tged the im
agination of men.
We are always oarger to
hear the.se lalo.s rilher in the
firtitional or supposedly real.
One of my ro-workers at
.South Carotiha State told me
of an experience when he w.is
a .voungman livinR nut in the
country suburbs of Charleston.
It was his pleasure (o ride his
bike into Charleston some
nights to see hi.s girlfriend and
escort her to some ehureh or
to a froiie. On one partlrtilar
night afler a frolic, he found
one of *he tires on his bike
minus inflation, so. he began to
push I he l>iryrle instead of
riding: when he eame to a sort
of valley like spot in road
a woman with an evening gown
on began to cross the v°0(} in
front of him. She was is 1011
as posts ' which held the
electric wires Charles W^ater-
manr said he Ijecame o unKtVred
that he jumped on his bike and
sued away, inflated tire or no
tire, he was off like n jet.
Who can forget Hamlet’s
experience in the. great Shake-
stjerinn drama when Bannuos’
Shade urges his son fJamlet to*
avenge his murder bv hi! own
brother to mount the thronif*
and eniov roval life with
Banrums’ widow.
There is the great poem set
to rrlusic by the famous Ger
man composer Robert Schu
mann wherein the dramatic
w^rds rollout, the soldier ex
claiming he will leave wife
and child without bread to de
fend his emperor, and If need
be. arise from the tomb his
emperor defending.
The night of August the
16th; how well I recall the
exact date because it was the
night of the 100th birthday of
the grand old man of football
plus his Christian: fortitude.
I was sitting on our front
porch while It was raining
slightly. It was near "eight
o’clock. Suddenly I saw a tall
woman of the middleage spread
walking leisurely down Carr
S'reet holding an umbrella
over her head. She was not on
the sidewalk but In the street
a .short distance from the
curb.s When she got down to
where anr evergreen bush
blockedout my view of her, I
expected to see her come Into
view agaln-thls did not hap
pen. I arose and wentout to
investigate. Perhaps she was
standing or had fainted or
something. Since I saw her
not. I approached the big gate
at the American Tobacco Com
oany to see If the gate wore
locked; the gate was locked
and the gate attendant gone
for- the night. Here the my
sterv thickens.
'' Although I am a lentu-
a)>enarian. this is mv first
time at seeln? something I am
unable to exolalrr. I leave it to
the Parapsvchologists, 1 am
through with li
Labor Backs
Albany Struggle
The greatest single moral is
sue of our time the right of all
citizens to equality is today
being fought out on the
streets, in the courts and in
the jail cells of Albany,
Georgia.
On one side are those who
truly believe in the great doc
trine on which our nation was
built the doctrine of the equ
ality of man no matter what
his color, his race, his religion
or his national background.
On the other side are array
ed those who practice the
false concept of white supre
macy; who seek to throttle
the ambitions, the aspirations,
and indeed the very rights of
other Americans.
We unconditionally and un
equivocally support those who
seek equality. The American
trade union movement has al-
waya supported that funda
mental positioR; we have not
retreated one inch from that
stand. We will never retreat
This Executive Council of
the AFL-OIO firmly believes
the government of the United
States must do more than it
haa done to guarantee in Al
bany, Georgia, the freedoms
fimdamental to America free
dom of speech, of worship, of
assembly. We hereby urge the
President to instruct the De-
par tmoat of Justice to mova
DOH'T FIOHT IT
A Negro student Is suing
Clemson College for admission
thia fall. Another suit, this
time aimed at the University of
South Carollnra, is expected
soon.
In recent weeks a fec|eral
couft in Mis^ssippi ordened
the University of Mississippi
to admit a Negro. Is there
really any doubt whatever In
anyone’s mind that before long
a simlliar order will be hand
ed down to Clemson, to the
University and to the College
at Charleston?
Present state law requires
any school that admits a Ne
gro student, either vountarily
or by court order, to close.
Unless v»e are badly fooled,
this law no longer matches
the mood of South Carolinians.
Having seen a few Negroes
enter the University of North
Carolina a dozen years aao
without the skies falling in,
and having had the example
of Virginia and a half dozen
other southern states to bene-
MEDICARE
In voting to support Medi
care through social securitj^,
the National Medical associa
tion took action which will be
anolauded by a majority of
Negro citizens throughout the
country. !
We have found that Negroes
by and large are in favor of
the Klng-Anderson bill vvhich
provides medical care for the
aged through social security
payments The state-admlnlster
ed Kerr-Mllls bill, throuah
which citizens could obtain
medical aid only by declaring
themselves Indlgents, is con
sidered by most Negroes to be
woefully Inadequate.
Negro Americans, whose In
comes fall generally In the
lower levels of the economic
scale, favor Medicare through
social security because through
this plan, they can maintain
their self-respect and dignity
as citizens and at the same
time receive medical benefits
in their old age which they
are not in a position to pro
vide for themselyes. Rising
medical and hospital costs
make it difficult for even those
cltizem in the higher income
brackets to save enough money
to taluf care of themselves
whoUy 4n thne;.of extei^ided ill-
^eas. ^raoaa with lower or
medium incomes cannot poaai-
bly save erraugh for the hfeaw
medical expenses that are al
most inevitable after the age
of 65. No matter how thrifty
a working man mav be. he Is
the exception rather than the
rule it he finds it possible to
save enough to take care of
his old-age sickness.
ThrouPh their close associa
tion with Neero families over
the vears. members of the Na-
finn«l Media'll association are
familiar with the econotr'
background and problems of
their patients. Thev know from
first hand observation that the
be«it interest of Negroes as a
whole and of manv, many
white citizens a.s well, ean be
•prvert bv passage of a bill like
Kino-Anderson.
The chief opposition to
Medicare through social se
curity comes from the Amer-
iearr Medical Association
(AMA) which for manv vears
was composed principally of
white physicians but which in
fit from, people ought to under
stand by now that state-sup
ported colleges and t^niverai-
ties aren’t going to ' remoki
closed if a few Qualified Ne
groes aren’t enrolled.
That being the case, wouldn’t
it be far better for the Assem
bly next January to strike all
this foolish legislation ttom
the statute books and allow
the trustees at the various
state institute to admit
qualified students without re
gard to race,
This policy would avoid the
heated passions and ui»ly feel
ings that legal suits and court
orders so often insnire and
thus benefit the entire state.
If one sees that one occupies
an untenable position, it is far
wiser to abandon unsafe
ground on ones own initiative.
Tberie’s much to be said for
doing imavoidable things with
o" much good grace as possi
ble.
—CKARLOTTE OBSERVER
recent years has lowered its
color bars and admitted Negro-
physicians to membership in
some states. There still arc
many localities lr» the South,
however, in which Negro
physicians are barred from
membership in their local coun
ty medical societies—and there
fore are barred from . the
AMA.
’The National Medical As
sociation came into being be
cause of the AMA’s denial of
professional membership to
medical men of color. In oppoa
ing Medicare through social se
curity, the AMA cannot possi
bly reflect the thinking and
opinion of Negro Americans
nor of white Americans of
average income. The AMA
viewpoint appeals to the up
per middle class and wealthy
Americans who have no fin
ancial worries and who there
fore see no need for special
provisions for medical care for
the aged.
But even within the AMA,
there are physicians who favor
the King-Anderson bill but
their voices are stilled because
tfie group at the top who con
trol the policies of the AMA
are bitterly against it and>ar«
spending hundreds of thous^dt
of dollars on a campaign to de
feat the administration bill.
It is gratifying, therefore, in
view of the AMA attitude, that
the National Medical Associat
ion, in its annual meeting in
Chicago, voted in favor of the
Social Security plan of lira
viding medical care, for in so
doing it demonstrated an in
dependence of thought and act
ion that is healthy in a demo
cratic society. The action of
the I^A also lets the Negro
public of America know that
their physicians realize that
they are a part of the whole
and that what is good for the
majority of Negroes is also
bpst for them. The vote by the
NMA for Medicare indicate^
that most Negro physicians
feel a greater kinship' toward
their patients than they do
toward their professional col
leagues in the AMA. And
rightly so! We congratulate
the NMA for its stand on Modi
care. >
—KANSAS CITY CALL
1
Sec. Hodges and Howard Johnson's
I.iither Hodges, who once was
a Howard Johnson man himself,
has pointed out the essential prob
lem in connection with the dem
onstrations by Negroes at How
ard Johnson restauants and mo
tels.
The chain sets itself up aa a
landmark for hungry and sleep>
Americans. And landmarks art
supposed to be dependable foi
travelers bv land or sea. Yet, ai
Governor Hodges’ confidential aa
sistant has pointed out for bin
in a letter to a Durham Negr
leader, some Howard Johnson’i
accept patronage without dis
crimination and some do not. A
man coming down the road may
spot the landmark but today he
cannot be sure what practices
prevail under it.
Of course, the Negroea who are
making these demonstrations
know where they feel they need
to make them. They wiah to as
sert what they regard as their
personal rights. They will not
lonR limit tnat assertion to chains
which are inconsistent in their
practices. And the operators ot
some Howard Johnson establish
ments wish to protect what they
reward as their economic rights
Whatever mav be the policy of
Howard .Tohnson restaurants in
some places, in others their ope
rators fear that if thev admijltpo
N»»roes white patronage would
fall off and there Would be no
such influx of Neitro customers
as the numbers which attend Ne
gro demonstrations.
This is a difficult and highly
emotional problem. Much logic
and law as well as strong feel
inps about race, citizenship and
dignity lirbehind the demand of
the Negroes. But problems of eco
nomic survival undoubtedly.- lie
behind much white resistance.
Inconsistency in policy cannot
long survive in a motel and res
taurant chain. Maybe the best
pUce to be in this situatloh is
See HODOes, 8-A
into Albany, Georgia and to
make our constitutional gua
rantees meaningful.
We salute those men and
womea who have gone to Jail
in Albany, Georgia, rather
compromiaa their principles.
Thar ara tba tna 9irlt of
Anaerlca; they are our hope ol
a nation ultimately free of dis
crimination and segregation.
—apl-cio executive
COUNCIL
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MCklSSlCK AND HORTOir