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-THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JOLT S, I*B 2A The KKK Attack on the Pepsi Cola Company Below is an exact reproduction of a leaflet distributed among the white citizens of Durham, and most likely other cities of the South this week, by the Ku Klux Klan against the Pepsi Co la Bottling Company. That the Klan has sunk to such a low state of desperation that it has to resort ot telling notori ous lies to survive is prima fatie evi dence of the. human rats that go to make up its membership. It so happens that Mrs. Jackie Russell, to whom the. Klan has referred as being white, is well known to numerous pet sone in Durham and other cities of the nation. Although Mrs. Russell is very fair, and could very easily pass for a white person, she has never claimed to be anything but a Negro, Being the daughter of a Nesrro. the late Col. Den nison, of the old Eight Illinois Negro Regiment, it would be hard for Mrs. Rus sell, even if she so desired, to become identified with any other race except that into which she. was born and **ared. There is therefore one and only one conclusion left and that is that the Klan The Importance of Lincoln Hospital We trust the announcement released to the newspapers this week to the ef fect that the Rho Chapter of lota Phi Lambda Sorority has donated the total sum of $1,164 for the complete refurnish ing of a private ward at Lincoln Hospi tal will ericourage. other sororities, lod ges, clubs and even our churches, to be come, mindful of the distinct contribu tion Lincoln is making to {Reserve the lives and health of Negro citizens of Dur ham and vicinity. * Too, often because we are so close to such institutions, we fail to realize their importance and are prone, to take them for granted. It is only after they have ceased to opetate and it is too late that we are made to face up to their impor tance. It is for this reason that we are taking this opportunity to call the at tention of all the citizens of Durham to the presence of Lincoln Hospital along with the hope that they will become Our Editorial Phophecy of Last Week There was a bit of prophecy in oar editorial of last week when we wrote about the "Political Problems Now Fac ing Negrt) Voters." We attempted in that editorial to call the attention of Negro leaders of Durham and city officials to the improvement that is sorely needed at the Negro manned fire station on Fayetteville Street to bring it up to par with others of the, city. We said in the editorial that: "Reports are to the ef fect that the equipment of this particu lar fire station is so inadequate and out of date that the, safety of the homes and property in the area serviced by it is far below what it should be." Before the ink could dry on our lay week's issue, City officials of Durtianl and Negro leaders had i glaring example of the message we wertf endeavoring to deliver to the people of Durhani. That » example came on fast Saturday itftJrning in the form of a fire which occurred at the College Inn, one of the city's finest small businesses, located at 1306 Fayet teville Street. As soon as the fire was discovered an alartn was sent in, to which the men at No. 4 fire station, located just five or six blocks away, quickly responded. Below Picture of Negro Vice President Of Pepsi-Cola, At Left, And His White Wife, In Center BPdH Papal Cola vlc«'pre»kVn[ nagro Harvey Ruaaall and »U« Jackie give citation to on* of com pany* a aalaaman. Bob Logan (right). Let The Pepsi People Know What Yen Think Of Their Vice President And His White Wife hopes by bring up the interracial marri age question to inflict a reprisal on the Pepsi Cola Company for elevating a Ne gro to such a high office as wee presi dent. While the front of the leaflet ii aimed at the Pepsi Cola Company the back contains a poem plainly designed to further stir up race hatred over the question of interracial marriages. To the extent that it will lessen the sales of the Pepsi Cola products. We have said it in these columns be fore that marriage is a personal matter between two persons and that even par ents at* limited in just how far they should go in trying to prevent or in fluence such. Therefore it is our hope' that the respectable people of both races in Durham will not become excited ever the notorious lie about Mrs. RusselJ be ing a white woman. That she is not may or may not be incidental and we see no reason why the Klan or any other group or individual should have the right to in terfere with two persons' God given right to marry who they so please, os long as it is mutual. more conscience of its real wofrth. A close up view of Lincoln will disclose that again and again it is called upon to do more with less than any other hospi tal of the city. In spite of this fact, it has been able to maintain a high stan dard and is considered by those in its field one of the best small hospitals south of Washington, D. C. It is not only our hope that the exam ple set by the Rho chapter of lota Phi Lambda Sorority will be followed by other organizations of -Durham, but that an annual financial campaign will be the result with a minimum of SIOO,OOO as a goal to be raiesed. No institution is more worthy and deserving of an eifort, and we trust the Durham Committee on Negro Affairs o* some other organiza tion in this city will get .busy and set machinery in motion to achieve such an end. Let it be said here and now that it was the opinion of all who observed them in action that the Negro firemen who answered the call know their job and that they, at the moment, wexe ren dering the best possible service in their efforts to halt the spread of the fire which happened to originate when grease accidentally spilled into a lighted gas burner. In spite, of their courageous ef fort, it was plainly evident, however, that the one fire extinguished they had available was inadequate to halt the spread of the fire. It was, therefore, not until another fire truck arrived on the scene, from across town with adequate equipment that the flames were brought under control. Probably the Negro citizens of Durham should Continue to grin and bear their burden. Probably they should stage a parade down Main Street in hono* of Durham's city officials who will con tinue to tolerate the inadequate equip ment at Fire Station No. 4. We think, however ,that when the lives and prop erty of even the humblest citizen is con tinuously in danger, as those of the Hayti section of this city, it is time for some voice to be. raised in their defease. SPIRITUAL INSIGHT "The commandment i* holy, just and good." In following God's commands we shall And a life of blessed ness. And here we have the three basic reasons for God's way being the way of blessed nes or happiness—it is because of thrir holiness, justice and goodness. Our thirst for hap ness, therefore, must find its true fulfillment in God. In other things men have searched vainly for the fulfillment of the longed-for state- of blessed. We all deep down 'rould like to have a reasonable measure of flj's true happiness. So to find the true ground of happiness we must find God and walk in hs ways of holiness, justice and goodness. It is only in a God of holi ness can we find the things that make for real haopiness. God. In the rare majfcstv of his holiness, can lead us into the ways of happiness we desire We nlready know that *in or unhollness will not make us haDpy. It rather leaves us in a state of discontent and misery. But when sin has been taken »i*^K» n d God enters through We Are Going South" Scores of AFT teachers are going into the South this sum mer to work in Freedom Schools and to establish tutori al programs in conjunction ith voter registration drives. They are serving without re muneration so that Negro chil dren will know that education unfettered by fear and undi vided by race is a reality and not a dream. They go not to polish highly trained minds but to whet basic educational ap petites. The civil rights movement has opened the sprit of the Ne gro South for education. Yet it will take something besides a couple of hundred— or even a couple of thousand— civil rights workers to sustain this new educational eagerness; It will take teachers who genuine ly waAt to teach and children who sincerely -*ant to learn. For, in the end, education must follow agitation if the civil rirhts revolution is to take permanent effect. Some have asked, "Why con tinues the Freedom Schools when so many Southern school systems are comolying with the voluntary desegregation pl«d get in order to get federal aid*" just as others have asked, "Why continue the civil rights demon strations when the new voter registration legislation will mate it posstWt tt> -win politi cally what you are n«w seek ing through agitation?". The answer is the same in both cases: the 1 tn is impor tant, but it is meaningless un less you insist upon Implemen tation day by day, county by county, state by state. And on ly Negroes who have the hope of a new world will be able to keep up the pressure necessary for meaningful implementation. You mav integrate a whole county school system without Blessed Will Be Our World When God's Justice Prevails the gift of his Holy Spirit •« have found that longed-for state of blessedness. We are thus sanctified and find communion , with God. And thus union or i communion with God is the basis of our new found happi i ness. Truly men are happily 1 blessed when they find oom ■ munion with the God of holi i ness. Yes, man finds blessed i ness in God Almighty the High I and the Holy One. ! Additionally, man finds true > happiness in God Almighty for > he is a God of justice. There Is I so much unhappiness in our I world because this is a - tragi i cally unjust world. Everywhere i we look *'e see man's cruel in- I justice to his fellowman. To day there is so much misery • b»~ause there Is so much in r justice a God of justice s disoleased 'Jrith this world of ! Injustice. And this God of lus i H-e I* at work to correct these injustices. And that is why we t hear the rumbling of tvrmoll i everywhere in our world in i th's critical hour. God must • wine out the injustice to lift ) mankind to a state of blessed ) the child in the classroom no tic'ng anything. You may switch from segregated school systems to segregated schools or to segrecated classrooms in "integrated" schools. You may integrate Negro pupils into white schools at the cost of the lobe of the Negro teachers. You may seat a Nr-gro child be side a white one, but hear re rorta of beatings to the former just as often. You may elimi nate de jure school segregation only to find yourself with de factor segregation. Such abuser of the intent of the new federal l&**s can only be prevented through the will of the Southern Negro. If h« wants integrated, quality edu cation deeply enough, he will get it If he dosen't, the "de segregation pledge signing" educational establishment will revert to its segregationist past. The Freedonl Schools, then, will attempt to Inculcate a de termination to learn that is strong enough to overcome any official delay In providing equal education. It follows, therefore, that the Freedom Schools exist, not in competi tion with public scooola, but out of love for the idea of free, really free, public education. There are other reasons for going Bouth. First, and quite simply, there is an educational job to be done. Children in Mississippi and the other "black belt" states do want to learn—we discovered that la Edward County, Virginia tors summers ago. A teacher from either the transitional slums or the surburban "bedroom" com munities of the North or, for that matter, any teacher who wants to teach where his ikilli are appreciated would do well to go South this summer. Second, when teachers go By REV. HAROLD ROLAND ness. Thus God's corrective process moves to lead man into a state of greater happiness. Blessed will be our world whan God's justice shall prevail. Happiness will come as a sweet fragrance from the souls of those '*ho know God and his goodness. Goodness is that pur ity and beauty that emanates from God to bless the soul truly redeemed from sin. Good ness means peace for the soul and for human relations. Good ness means extending the fron tiers of peace in a world of conflict and warfare. Goodness makes us strong.for God. Good ness will keep us from taking advantage of a brother. So good ness is the true ground of brotherhood and fellowship. It was goodness that made the Samaritan have a compassionate concern for one wounded and bleeding on the highway. God Almighty, and God alone, can lead man out of the dark ness of his unhappiness into a state of blessedness. God's son has come to redeem and make us hay>y. Then let us accept Hm and livfe for Him today. South and "do battle" with the racists there, they come back to the North with more determina tion to overcome the (never again insurmountable) obstacles to school integration in the North. Clearly, Northern edu cators going South In the sum mer will mean much for North ern school integration in tke fall. And this is good, for there is much to be done. Third, Freedom School educa tion is Just that—"free." It is free. from the top down, or military, organization of the traditional school. It is free from "initialed" lesson plan books and standard curriculum guides. It is free from inter office memos, attendance sheets, milk mopey (because there is no money), classroom interruptions by the principal (because there is no principal), and even grade cards. Teachers are responsible for their o'jrn curriculum materials teaching methods, and counsel ling procedure. Class sire may be six or sixteen, but never sixty. Children are asked what they want to do, and. whether it be singing or staging a play, they are listened to. If these children might be leading a picket line tomorrow, we had better not coddle them today. The traditional school pyra mid is knocked asunder by the Freedom School. In picking up the pieces, our teachers learn a great about what ! right and wrong in the struc ture of American education. I guess you could say that we are going into the South as much to learn as to teach, to be Inspired aa to Inspire, aad to have our own stereotypes demolished as to tear down Southern prejudices. ihtujS&i «■*» Published every Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United Publishers, lac. L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher Second CltM Postage Paid at Durham, N. C. 27703 SUBSCRIPTION RATES «4.00 per year plua (12c tax in N. C. (any where in the U.S., and Canada and to servte am Overseas; Foreign, $7 JO per year, an gle copy 15c.. £ Principal Office Located at 436 E. IPtttigrew Street, Durham, North Carolina -Convention Continued from front Page oI 500,000. Despite the influence of the KKK, Denver ,in 1025, proved to be moat hoapitable to the convention. Speaker* included William E. Sweet, former Governor of Colorado Juvenile Court Judge Ben B. Llndsey; Congressman L. C. Dyer of St. Louis, Mo., ao thor of the Dyer antt lynch ing bill . Alao included were speech M by W. E. B. Dußoia, Dr. Herbert A. Miller, acting president of Plak University; James Weldon Johnson, Wal ter White and Cherries Edh ward Russell. Major attention at the 18th NAACP convention focuaed on the problema of enforced residential segregation. the attempts to spread Jim Crow ism, school segregation and other forms of discriminatory practices in Northern as well as Southern states, lynching and other forms of mob vio lence, the effects of modern industrialisation on Negroes and the Ku Klux Klan. The Spingarn that year was awarded to NAACSP Sec retary James Weldon John* son for ' his distinguished achievements as an author, diplomat and public servant. Indicative of the growth of the Association in the 40 years since ia last convened in Denver is the fact that in 1025 total Income was $66, 150 and expenses were $52, 001. In 1064 income reached a fotal of $1,143, 428 while expenses reached a record high of 1,706.006. This year the delegates at tending the 56th NiAACP con vention face problema of im plementation of civil rights and anti powerty legislation, school desegregation, politi cal action, employment and housing. Scheduled to deliver major addresses are NAACP Ex ecu tlve Director Roy Wllkins, Wiley A. Branton, executive secretary of the President's Council on Equal Opportuni ty; Bishop Stephen G. Spotts" wood, chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors; Mrs. Patricia Roberts Harris, U. S. Ambassador to Luxem bourg; Fal Qoode, ABC-TV news correspondent; and Dr. Buell Gallagher, president of the City College of New of York and a member of the NAACP Board of Directors. -Sold Continued from front Page and Morgan streets enter prise. Davis was formerly sales manager for Montgomery & Aldrldge. He is a native of Durham and a graduate of Duke Univtrsity. -Johns Continued fctxn front Page • was the title of a magazine ; edited by Rev. Johns and he was often conducting "Week of ] Prayer" engagements at eol- \ leges throughout the East I He preached his last sermon , on May 16 at Rankin Chapel, Howard ' University on "The Romance of Death." Surviving Rev. Johns are his , wife, Mrs. Alton* Trent Johns, assistant professor of music at Virginia State College; three 1 son*, three daughters, three 1 sons-in-law, three daughterS-in- law, one iisti*, two brothers, I and eight grandchildren. -Hollingsworth : Continued from front Pace I ed to tell them bow ihe obtain- ( ed the wounds when the was j brought In for treatment She is • I*9o graduate of Hillside High School and at tended North Carolina College i one semester. She was a mem ber of St. Mark and formerly served as a Junior usher IM a member of the Junior choir. C Besides her mother, Mrs ' Holllngswdrth b survived by s her husband, Lacy Rollings- * worth; three aunts, one uncle, t! and other relatives. * 500 Arrested In Miss. March On Capitol JACKSON, Miss —BOO people were arrested here during a march on the state capitol. Most of the marchers were striking members of the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union (lIPLU) and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Mf"DP). The demonstrators are protesting the convening of the special session of the Legislature, set to begin today, June 14. They are making known their objec tion to the fact that the State Legislators like the five Con gressmen, were not elected by all the people and therefore', cannot legally represent them. They are calling for Free and Open Elections following the passage of the Voting Bill. Governor Paul B. Johnson of Mississippi called for this spe cial seasion of his State Legis lature to liberalize Mate voting laws. He stated"Mississippi will continue to set her own voting requirements . . . However, with no desire to circumvent, but to take reasonable steps to delete some lrjrs from onr statutes, we shall And ourselves in a more favorable position to fieht a strong but fair battle when the situation demands." 1 On the N. C. Home Front HOUSE PLANS AVAILABLE If yva are pfanning to build a house, you may "scant to check the house plans available through the county agricultural extension office. Miss Addie Gore, home eco nomics agent in Pitt County, says plans are available in "an price ranges. Miss Gore is glad to show the plans and discuss the requirements needed in a comfortable, well planned house. READING PROGRAM EXPANDED Educational leaders in Meck lenburg County recently met at the library to discuss the read ing program In the county. TTie reading list was reviewed and a supplementary reading list ws* made. Mrs. Mary Martin, home eco nomics agent, says the book mobile is now. planning stops which will benefit the Home Demonstration Club members. Certificates will be awarded as a part of the reading program. FAMILY GARDENS members in the Fuquay-Varina Home Demonstration Club area of Wake County report they have fine gardens and 13 club members report' having planted 15 different kinds of vegetables in their gardens •which are recommended for freezing. Mrs. Mary Graham, associate home economics agent, says the garden leader reported that the annual garden tour will be July 3. -Registrar Continued irons front Page ful, howerer, in refusing to register Negro voters despite court orders and in escaping going to Jail, despite contempt citations leveled at him. A three-Judge federal panel last week found Lynd guilty of violating bro court orders is sued in 1982 and 1963, prohibit ing discrimination against Ne groes. He was ordered to pay court costs, but was given no other penalties. In 1981, he was fined 98,000 for contempt -Attorney - f Continued *om front Pat* ber of the State Legal Staff of Conference of Branches of the NAACP. Chairman of the Legal Staff of the Danville Branch, NAACP. sncT Basllues EVsct of the Alpha Pi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Serertty.
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