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■ THr CAROLINA TIMES 3-A- DURHAM, N C. SATURDAY, MARCH 16 PPRMITTINQ SUCH DEFIANCE IS A BLOW TO OUR WORLD LEADERSHIP 1963 The Wave of Criminal Assaults in Durham The serifs of criminal attacks on wliitf woiiK'H in Dnrtiani, Mip|Misc«llv nininiitled t>v a niiM (ir nu;n. i-- hfcoininy; I'Niceiiinfj;- ly distrosful to ropcctabli- Xcjj^ni I'itizcns of this city. I’litil the cnlprit or cti)prit> aro caiii*lit. tlic lot of every XcfiTo male in Diir- h.tni Itecunirs more .ind more iiri'carious as the momentv )ins>. h is hopeil thcri fmc, tliat ihi |)iilicc (Ie]tartineiit ami all citi;''ns of Unr- hani will jnit forth every jiossiMe effort to bring- to justice, and that |uick1y. the person or i>erMPns respon.sihle for the wave of at tacks. The Bneer the attacks are unsolved the more precarioii> tlie sitnation hecoines, espe cially to ilio>e N'ejfro men snch n-; uarhaife colhctor- who find it necessary tii fre(|tient the j)reniis> of private lionies to remove and replace jjarha.ire cans. It has loiijL^ heen oiir feeling'' that these hnnihle eni|)loyees of the cit\ >houhl he provided with some kind of uniforn) to di>;tini;iiish them from |iersons wh'xe dnty does not lemand that they fre quent the )ircniises of other^. r.efore it i-^ too late, we trust citv officials will pive careful consideration to the matter which, nnder present circumstances in Dur ham. is hecominj^ decidedly d.infji-rous. At hest the lot (if a f^arh.-ij^e collector is amon}; the most uuilesirntile employment ))ossil»le. It appears to us that at least the city could pro vide these humble persons with iniifonns tint would furnish them with protection afj;ainst mistaken identity. W'e wDuld like to add and insist that N'e- grocs pay little or no attention to the various rumors that are now jtroini' the rounds, one of which is to the effect that the attacks are hein" falsely claimed to offset the, picketintj of certain downtown stores l)_v Xejjroes and other |jressures heinj^ hroufjlit to provide equal employment i5))port unities for all the citizens of l)>irhnfn. \\C would )>refer to f^ive our fellow white citizens the benefit of doubt in the matter tiian to believe any of them wotdd stoop to such a l)ase procedure. I'ntil the at tacks are proved otherwise we wdl take for l^ranted that they are actually occuriufif and will do everythinjf possi!)le to assist in appre- hi'udiniij;' those res|)onsil)le for them. Support for the Student Pickets The \.\.\Cr-COKE .'Students Protest Group has launched a financial campaign to help raise funds to pa\ the co>;t >f maintaiiiinj the picketiny^ of store-; of Durham that refuse to consider epial emjiloyment ojiportunities for \epfroes. It is o\ir hope that the XeRro citi- zenr\' will respond favorably to the recpiest I'rvr funds to help lefray tlie expense of tlie pickets which we understand" is costing about ?1C.22 ]>er day. Certainly if the young; peo])le who are doing the jiicketing can risk life, limb and endure the abuse and instilts that go with such a task, those of us who are not actively engaged in it can at least cmtribute financially to the cause. W hile we are on the siibiect we would like to remind all citizens of Durham that e(|ual emplovment o|)|)ort>niities for all citizens of the I'nited States are mandatory if otir own covtntrv is to be able to influe\ice other na tions of the world to sup])ort democracy in- steid of communism. In fact any individual or firm that insists on discriminating against a person because of liis race or color is do ing nothing but jiroviding fodder for the communist ))ropaganfla mills to feed their ungodly filth to the new nations of ,\sia and .\frica. Insisting that all citizens and enterprises of our own country maintaiti a fair employ ment program is only insisting that thev en gage i'l a determined struggle to uphold the democratic nations of the world in their ef forts to influence others that our way of life is above that of coninnmism. The efforts of our own nation to uphold democracy trans cends that of race. It is in reality a strug.gle to outdo the .Soviet powers in tlieir determi nation ‘o destroy .\merica and the free na tions of the western jMiwers. high couPT§: SPIRITUAL INSIGHT REV. HAROLD ROL^ND Supreme Faith Necessary When One Sinks Into Night of the Soul Negro Freshmen to Enter Duke University The annotincenient last week that Duke I'niversity will open its doors- to Xegro un dergraduate students next fall is another triumph for right, justice and truth. It thould be remembered that Xegroes have ptit more into Duke University and received less than any other racial group in America. In fact, had it not been for the ruthless exploita tion of Xegro labor in the earlv davs of the t/)bacco industry, it is very doubtful that the Dtike family could have been able to amass the millions from which it established the en- dowment that made Duke I’niversity possible. It miffht be of interest to many of the jires- ent members of the Duke l-’niversity Trustee Hoard, faculty and student body to learn that there are Xegroes still living in Durham who have worked in its tobacco factories for wages as low as $1.95 per week. Many of their parents befpre them worked in the same factf»r1es for only $4..W per month and a sack of meal. While they wfre doing this the Dukes were growing richer and richer on the blood, sweat and toil of their Xegro entjiloy- ees. It might be of further interest for them to learn that while the present wage scale of Negroes emjiloyed in the tobacco factories of Durham and other cities is comparatively re- st'ectable. many of the Xegro employees of Duke, because oi the low wages paid them by the University, find it necessary to have an extra job to make ends meet. The Xegro freshmen who will choose to enter Duke L’niversity next fall should have no misgiving^s -or rpialm.s about their right to do so. If any segment of American citizens is entitled tf) what the school has to offer in the field?iof education, it is the X egro. It is our hope that they will enter and pursue their education there with the dignity that becomes the rightful heirs to benefits made possible by the sacrifices of their unfortunate but noble forebears. "Price Personal Glory? "And I have heard of thee, that thou cantt make interpretationc and dUsolve doubts: Now if thou canst read the writkif and make known to me the interfvetation there of, thou thalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shah be the third ruler in the kingdom. Thefi Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another.” W'e think the time has come in the course of events, as they jiertain to Xegro leaders in Xorth Carolina, when sime of them ought to refuse some of the eni|)ty honors offereJ^ them from time to time by leailers in state and national governfnents in the form of ap pointments to unsalaried positions on trustee boards, committees, commissions and the like. Of a truth we arc beginning to suspect that certain Xegro leaders of influence are' deli berately being bought off or silenced by such ap)K)intmeiUs or honors that afford only per sonal glory to the apjxmtees. Of published every Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United Publishers, Inc. L. E. AUSfIN, PublUher Telephone 6(0-2013 and 681^12 Second Class Postage Paid at Durham, N. C. SUBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00 per year (pitu 12c tax in N. C.) anywhere in tiie U. S., and Canads and to servicemen Overseas; Sis months, $2JS0 (plus 8c sales tax in N. C.); Foreien, $7.00 per yesr. Single copy 15c. #rtirt|wl Mfict ktcated at 43S E. Pettlcrcir St. Durhaa. North Caniiiu The technique of buying off or silencing the leaders in such a manner is as old as civiliza- ton itself and Xegro leaders should become aware of the fact an.l steer clear of’becominj so obligated to their benefactors that they cannot s|)eak cut in defense of their own i>eo- ]>le. \\ e contend that the leaders of an oppressed or subject people cannot continue to accept such gifts or api)ointments without becoming pujipets. To avoid such we would like to see or hear of just one Xegro leader with the courage to reply to sitch offers the same as Daniel^: “Let thy g:ifts be to thyself, and give thv rewards to another.” .Xb'M'ilA’ 4(X) years ago. the wise essayist Montaigne wrote that htnnble folk go about their affairs in a mf)re manly way than their so-called betters. They face sickness and death more bravely. Even the names they give diseases sweeten and soften their sting. For them phthisis is a couph. dysentery but a looseness, and pleurisy a stitch. .\nd as they name them, so they enduce them—gentlv. 'i hey never keep to their bed except to die.' It seems superfluous tf> note the misery that physicians have compounded through the centuries by the muItii)lication of designations for common ailments. .And what the horti culturists have done to our si«i])le flowers, and the ornitholog^ists have done- to our lov able ,birds is criminal. Emerson said of Mtintaigne; ‘There have been men with deeper, insight: but, one would say, never a man with such abundance of thoughts; he is never dull, never insincere.’ "Fcr lays there were no sign of stars." Acts 20:20. What do you do when there are no stars in the sky? The real tost is when life sink.s into one black ni?ht. Yes, what dp we do when life brings us to the DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL? Do you move oiv or do you go to pieces? To move on when there are no stars in the fky you must have the inAfard strength or undcrgirding of a mighty spiritual power. Man needs God when all the stars seem to go out. Thank God there was cne aboard the ship that had a mighty faith in God Almighty. And this gives hope to man when he stands under starless skies. “For days there were ni sign of stars.” Faith in God give;., to ^uis liTc; a non-shatterab!e quality. Man by nature needa-faith and all man needs faith in God. Faith in God does give to this \ife a rion-shatterable quality. And this power gives endurance and stability to life amid its fhattering pressure. Life does Vets Questions And Answers Here are authoritative ans'.vcrs byi the Veteran^ Administration to Igiwstions from former scrv Icemen and their familie«i*if. Q.—Does the Vtfersnt Aiflmtn- lotrstlon Depiorlw:*-!! of Mtdl- tin* and Surgary engage In med ical research? A. — Yes. During fiscal year 1962 there were medical research programs in 133 VA hospitals, five regional offices, and three outpatient clinics. More than 9,- 000 professional and scientific publications and presentations re sulted from medical research during the year. Q.—Shtruld a veteran who wishes to be buried in a national cemetery apply to the VA to be be sure of having space reserv ed? A.—-No. Application should be made at the time of the death of the veteran. The gravesites are not reserved in advance ol immediate requirement. 0.—At what age does a war orphan become ineligible for VA educational assistance? A.—Generally, the age is be tween 18 and 23 when war or phans start receiving assistance. In some cases the 23 limit is overlooked, but in no case may schooling be continued beyond the 31st birthday of the benefi ciary. Veterans living in or near Durham who wish further in formation about their benefits should write or visit the VA Of fice, t)''come anxious and pressfire- ridden at times. All we may do life somehow seems to somp. apart. But if we Jtjave found' through faith and surrender the matchless spiritual powers of God We have something to hold life tosether amid its terrific pres siires. Just look at Paul the man of faith how he .stands confident ly amid the pressures of the starless sky. While others were cracking up under pressure, I see him standing firm and sted- fast through his faith in God. Faith keeps us walking con ^idently when all the stars have left the sky. In defeat we art left at times undef starless skies. When misfortunes strike we are l"ft standing under starless skies. The removal of that love one, in death, leaves us standing alone, seemingly under starless thff msn of fsith cjui—- say with Jesus as he courageous ly faced dark Calvary—“I am not alone for the Father Is with me.” The man of faith falls back on his faith in God and moves on confidently under the starle.ss .shies. The man inf faith walks on knowins that the dark ness', will'pass and there wilt be .some more stars in the skies. So the. man of faith waits know ing the stars will reappear. Man who must walk, at times, under starle.ss skies needs God. Man, mortal, and finite who must walk in time and space needs God as a companion. How can wp walk this dark, anxious and fearful way without God? Amid the sudden and tragic changes we must face we need a God in us and on our side. l*hsink God we do not have to walk this ‘#ay alone, God has promised to walk with us. And walkins this uncertain wav in the company of the Eternal God, we will have some one to whis per to us when the stars leave tbfr - sky and tay ■ walk—on ttM stars will shine again. Anchored in God we can say in sun.shine and under starless skies, I am in Him and all is well. (Cojjtinuwl 'rom front page) *'I am asking you to rise up In malnfVusted Indignation to every form of prejudice around ^ yon, be It on your Job, in your, church, your .school, or govern ment . , in fact, anywhere. And I want you to become so radical ly dis.satisficd and maladjusted 'o .segregation that .vou will stay ‘magnificently mad’ enough to not only speak up and out, but to do .something yourself about every reprehensible condition that exists around you,” be chal- ^ lenged. I Speaking on the tonic, “The Present Role of the Negro j Press,” Stanley said that the Negro press must ever be con cern''.'! about the freedom and securitv of all Americans. "For indeed,’' he said, “whatever threatens them, endangers our every right to know, to learn,' to live, to grow, to prosper.” No other press, he said, re gardless of how liberal, can ever crusade as forthrightly or dedicatedly. Referring to the N)agro press as traditionally a crusRiIng press and as America’s | conscience, he said. “Its cause for being lies in the fact that we live in an imperfect society, | in a democracy still grappling) with problems of how l>est to^ square Its practices with itsj avo'ved purposes . . . It is .a i constant reminder of the jobs that democracy has yet to do. It is a source of inspiration -| sometimes the only source - for 20 million Americans known as N'egroes.” 1 Congratulating North Caro lina for its progress in human ^ rights, he called Gov. Terry Sanford’s recent urging of equal opportunities for all citizens a timely and much needed state ment, and he quoted from what he considers a new kind of Emancipation Proc I a m a 11 o n which “will set the South (North Carolina) free to grow and build, set us free from the drag of poor people, poor schools, from hate, from demagoguery.” son, President of the Baltimore NAACP and Maryland 9t*te Conference NAACP branches. "Boycott (n-jififiied from front page) personnel. Many of the stores being boy cotted emolnyed Negroes in the dual cnpncltv as clerks and mafrts or janitors. Others hired I'TPgroes as clerks but a.sniftned them to remote sections of the stores. These practices, pins the plain refu!al to hire Negroes as clerks are the tercets of the latest campaigni, Reynolds ex-- plained. At the outset of the cnmnalgn, two weeks ago. 17 Durham stores were unrler boycott by the NAACP and CORE. The camnnign has taken th**' form of nickeling of the stores on the list -snd the arousing of Negro community to support the action. Rev, Fred Shuttlesworth, former militant Alabama min ister, spoke in Durham Iasi Friday at a rally in support of the movement. Reynolds reported this week that the Negro community has “supported the campaign “pretty well.” He noted, however, that several Negroes had crossed the picket lines at Sears, Rapes -Funeral LANGSTON HUGHES Sl Simple, Mona Lisa and Joyce PARENTS ’ who set a good ex ample by their habits and beha vior don't need to preach to their children. “Some womens is so evil,” said Simple, “they must be evil for fun. Otherwise how could they be so mean? That’s probab ly 'ivhy Venus got her arms cut off—from shaking her fingers in some mans face once too often. And look at Mona Lisa smiling that sly little old sraile. settin.g' there thinking up ways to be devil a man. I can tell by how she looks, Mona Lisa is up to no good purpose, ‘Just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art,’ nothing! She is a bobiddling! Let Mona stay where she is at. in her frame. I do not ^Sfant no parts of her around me. Was she to come to life here in New York and take the A train to Harlem, I would .send her right back to Prance where she belongs. That woman would do a man like Des- demona did Odd Fellow.” “You mean Othello?” I said. “Whoever he '#ere that was driv mad by a handkerchief,” said Simple. “It was not Desdemona,s fault,” I explained. “It was lago's." Whoever It were, Old Fellow had seen too many of them Mona Lisa smiles by that time to trust any woman,” declared Simple. “Me, I trust nobody but my wife. She very seldom smiles, Joyce laughs-rand when she laughs, she’s got a whole mouth full ol teeth that flash like a light house in the sea—then she casts her light, I am telling you, man. all over me! I love to see Joyce Iau«h, But oh, my! When my wife gets mad, her eyes flash like lightening and her lips get thin as a buzz saw. That is when 1 leave the house and come here to this bar to get me a beer. But' Joyce never d'd smile no 'in-^(!t;jveeh smile like Mona Li sa.” Did you eo to the mu.stum to see Mona Lisa?” I asked. “1 did not," said Simple, “but Joyce went and come back and told me what she looked like. I also seed Mona in all the papers. Even our Harlem AMSTERDAM NEWS had her picture on the front page. That is why I thought at first Mona was colored. But my wife told me, no, she is not Afro-American, she is white, I might have knowed the public would not be making all that fuss over a colored woman. Nev er has nd colored woman been painted yet and put in a frame with so many polices and pri vate cops guarding her. And a man dare not say, ‘Hy, baby!’ to her for fear he '#111 be put out of the museum, “Joyce asked m» why woui.! I want to say, ‘Hy, baby!’ to Mona, "I said, ‘Just to see If she would laugh!” "Joyce said, ‘it is very crude of a man to speak to a strange woman jou do not know.’ “I said, ‘If I paid fifty cents , or « dollar to look at Mona Lisa, (C^nt'nii^d from frnnt n.ntre) He was assisted by the Rev. Z. D. Harris, pastor of Oak Grove Free Will Baptist. Burial services were conduc ted at Glenview Memorial Ceme tery, McCoy, a long time resident of Durham, was a native of Mc Donald, where he was born on Sent. 8. 1924. son of Eddie J. and Bertha McCloud McCoy. He came to Durham at an early aee and was trained in the public schools of the city. McCoy served four and half years Tii Tlie AFmy during World 'War II. where he saw overseas duty in the European theater and was decorated with Bronze Star along with other ribbons. He was a member of Russell Memorial CME Church and ac tive in the church for many years. At his death, he was a member of the usher board. The deceased Is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons; his parents; two', bro thers; two nieces and one nephew. • -Woman (Centmiied from front page) been reported. These residents fe°l that po lice have not been alert on the case. However, following the last reported assault on Monday, the State Bureau of Investiga tion had been called In to as sist local police. Almost a dozen Negro men have been picked up' *nd Questioned, but ^all have /been released when their alleged victims could not idfentlfy them. Negro taxi driver's, who re ported trips in the vicinity of the attack'?, were also question ed this week. Because of the close similar- Itv in d-'tails of the assaults, police theorize that nrrost of them have been eommi'ted by the same man. The phantom susoect is credited with at least 17 unsolved rapes over the past vears. Police said most of the vic- tlrno described their attflckor as a Niearo man wearing a hand kerchief over his face afld carrying a inin. In almost each ea)p bo feigned robb«rv and proceeded to rape his victims. The large number of victims the suspect has claimed plus his elusiveness has raised many questions in the minds of -Dur- hamites. Some skeptics have preferred the opinion that some of the reports may have been hoaxes and point to what they claim conflicting and improb- ab'e incidents in some of the re ports. At any rate, the opinion of the majority of Durhamltes In both races at mid-week was that the entire city will rest easier When the cases are solved. “Powell (Cnntimied 'from front naee) mission; directed a city-wide register and vote campaign, put ting 11,000 new voters on the books in 1942; 31.000 in 57-58; and 20,000 in 1960. She served as counsel in the Msrylalid recreation suits in 1950 to eliminate racial segre gation in municipal and state beaches and swimming pools which were won in Supreme Court, November, 1955; also counsel In_the Baltimore segre gation school suits, which re sulted in Baltimore being the first Southern citv to Integrate | public after the Court Decision of 1954. Mrs. Mitchell Is the mother of four sons, wife of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., Director of 'Washington Bureau, NAACP, daughter of Dr. Little M, Jack- I should at least have the pri vllege of saying ‘Hello’ to her. Even If she did come from France, she is no ^ore than any other woman displaying herself in public, except that she is In a fram and you do not see much more than her head. I would like to see how Mona is built, myself.* “ ‘Mona Lisa is a work of art. Her face reveals her all,’ said Joyce, ‘That one detail of her smile speaks mysteries.’ " ‘Speaks miseries.’ I said, ‘al so hell and damnation for who ever ‘^ere her husband.’ " ‘Kow do you hnow s)>« bad {C"ntini'ed ('•nm fro"t onmwion head)n"s of transnortfition. and miscel laneous; and that no public re port is r'>oui’"eH of senators. Sen. ,Tohn J. Williams of Dela ware recentlv renewed the attpek on Rep. Powell bv describing the trip as a “Ruronean vacation for Mr. Pnwell and two lady friends. Where he att"nded all the nl^ht spots of the E'iTonea*i ca^^t9l>^”. At » .subsequent news conference Powell accused Williams of racial pr'>1tidice. Ronnrts on the use of counter part funds. American owned fore ign currencies, made available to Hotise members and ernntoves •vhen thev travel abroad are ! re» oil'red hv law. i The Confressioftal Record pub lished on Tuesday n detailed ex- nen.Se account submitted by Rep. Powell in compliancc with the la’A^. a husband?' says Jovce. “ ‘Because the AMSTERD^ NEWS says she were pregnant. And when a thing is In the pa pers,’ I said, ‘everybody believes it. Colored papers always knows everything about everybody—and what they miss, JET catches up with.’ “ ‘The papers do not know anything about the private life of Mona Lisa,’ said Joyce.' ‘and neither does anybody else. WhaV> doc* her smile mean? Who knows?’ “ ‘Maybe she is listening to a record by Jackie Manley,’ 1 aald.” I
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