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THE ri»«jW4 wins SATURDAY. JULY 10, IMB
Suggested Appointment of Dillard Teer
The imfwtod iffnaitaat of DO
- Tee* of the NeOo Teer Construc
tion Company, to the State Board of
Conservation and Development, is
probably « debt that has to be paid by
Governor Dan K. Moore. Teer i\ vice
president of the pant contraction
ten, outside of his business, about all
Jr, is president. Both were «m usually
active in behalf of Moon during the
{aberaitorial campaign of last year
and probably contributed note than
their personal influence.
If and whaa the appointment be
comes a reality, it b certafc
meet with the enthusiastic approval
•f a majority of Negro voters of the
state, without which Governor Moore
would never have been elected to the
poet he now holds as North Caratea's
chief executive. With the exception of
his position on the trustee board of
CORE'S Program for the Future
Wednesday's Durham Morning
Herald published a most penetrating
editorial on the future political action
program endorsed by the Congress of
Racial Equality Convention which met
here last week Under the caption:
-CORE Picks A Tough Alternative,"
the Herald said in part:
XDRK, fat its part, has concluded
that tactics which got the Negro in
side an otherwise public botdog stand
won't gain the more complex social
and economic aims he now seeks. This
is not to suppose that CORE will give
op direct act>oo demonstrations in se
lect cases. This is not to suppose it
will embrace a form of political ortho-
doxy that will make it just another
political action group "
The new program endorsed by
CORE, if properly executed, we think,
is certain in time to prove just ss ef
fective, if not more so than the street
demonstrations used during the past
several years. It should be remebered.
and it must under no circumstances be
forgotten, tha the growing Negro vote
Former Governor Coleman's Appointment
Whatever President Johnson has
promised the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
even unto a seat for Robert F. Wearer
at the right hand of Jesus in Hear en,
to say nothing about a seat in the
president'* cabinet as secretary of the
New Urban Affairs department, we do
not think «t amounts to enough for the
NAACP to give the president the weak
little tap. tap on the back of his wrist
for his proposed appointment of for
mer Governor James P. Coleman of
Mississippi to the U. S. Circuit Court
of Appeals.
We would like for our readers to
distinctly understand, here and now,
that we are not accusing the NAACP
of an "under the table deaf
in the Wearer-Coleman situations.
We do say, however, that we cannot
understand the NAACP*s watered
down condemnation of the president
far proposing an admitted and avow
segregatiouist to a post in this coun
try where he will be in position to
help cut into shreds every civil rights
matter that comes before the Circuit
Court of Appeals to which he is pro
posed for appointment.
President Johnson's courageous
stand is the civil rights struggle since
taking over the office of president, de-
A Prayer lex- the Middle-Aged
"Lord, Thou kuoum better than I know uiysdf that I am
gmaiug older and will some day be old. Keep me from the teal
thinking I most mj trmrilnrig on every subject and on every
rtnmsinu Irirasr me bam aaving to try ao mighm oat everybody's
afEauv. Make me thniigtafiil Ijut not moody, helpful but not boasy.
With my vast score at wisdom, k seems a pity not to use k all —but
Thou kuwu, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end.
"Keep my aoiad free from the icatal of endlm details . . .
give me wings to get to the poise. Seal my lips on my aches and pains.
They ace inraraning and love of w I trailing them is brimming sweeter
as the yeas go by I dair not ask for grace enough to enjoy the
tales of others' pains but help me ao rndurr them with parimtr
1 dace act ask far jngaimil memory, but far a growing
humility and a kurnuig ootksuaeness when my memory ——* to
dash with the mrmmirs of nthrrs Teach me the glorious lemon that
oaaaiooaliy I may be mistaken.
"Keep me seasonably ism, I do not want so be a saint —
aome of them ace so hard to live wkb—but a sour aid pecaon is one
of the aonug watks of the deviL Give me the ability to see good
thiqgs ■ f ifirnrii places and talents in mr«|inanl people. Grit
me the gtaoe to tell them sou Amen." -/nlkikaiNni
North Carolina, Dillard Teer has had
little or no contact with prominent Ne
gro leaders of the state. It is, therefore
their consensus of opinion that in mat
ters, outside of his bussiness, about
all he has to offer is money.
Whether justifiable or not, a majori
ty of Negro lenders of Durham would
probably interpret Dillard Teer to
others of their race as one of those
powerfully wealthy, but immature
young men, who when dealing with
Negroes, delights in throwing his
weight around, the same as a bull
throws mammoth rock, and dirt
around on a construction job. Because
of such, Negro leaders consider DiD
/ afd Teer not quite ready for perform
ance under the big tent of
where mutual respect is a MUST
whatever the racial identity of one's
associates or contemporaries happens
to be.
in the Sooth made it possible for the
demonstrations to escape total preven
tion or abolishment by law via of po
lice brutality and such.
It must also be remembered that in
states of the deep South where the Ne
gro vote is practically impotent, at
tempts at street demontrations, sit-ins,
marches and other forms of protests
met harsh treatment and often abolish
ment at the hands of local police and
deputy sheriffs. We predict, therefore,
that many of the injustices Negroes
now suffer will disappear in states like
Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama
once the Negro gets the ballot in his
himh
We urge CORE, the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People, other organizations
and individuals to continue a relentless
campaign to double the voting
strength of Negroes in this country
and to insist that the federal legisla
tion which will place the ballot in
the hands of Negroes in the deep South
be enacted by Congress.
of freedom in this country. We think,
however, that his proposal of the for
mer govenor of Mississippi f* a fed
eral court appointment abolishes in
one stroke all the good that be has
done otherwise.
It most not be forgotten that an ap
pointment to a federal court is for life,
while the appointment to a cabinet
post is only for the term of the presi
dent under whom the appointee serves
Therefore, even if and when the Robt.
F. Weaver appointment to the presi
dent's cabinet is confirmed by the
Senate, its assurance is for no longer
than President Johnson's term in
office.
Whatever the circumstance, we
think the members of the NAACP and
the 20 million Negro citizens of the
country are entitled to an explanation
for the organization's half-silence in
a matter that every respectable Negro
feels the NAACP should oppose wittf
all its might.
Through the years, this newspaper
has stood solidly behind the NAACP in
its most effective fight for the rights
of the Negro in this country. To op
pose any action the organidation takes
is. therefore, to us, a most unpleasant
task, especially when it challenges the
■oleum covenant we have made with
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT * llv ***>"> moLAm>
1
tar... Ba-.TiM.
Sin's true nature is seen in
its visions ilestrntUsentsr Sin
would mislead us hot its true
nature is continually revealing
itself The Devil its agent eones
is deceptiveness. He would dis
guise his dark, destroying pow
ers in the affairs of men. Thus
«• humans most be on the
alert we ate deceptively taken
in by the sweetness of the
old virions agent of sin. Bat if
we wffl with God's help Just
hold oar groand for s while evil
will show its true colors.
We need to see sin undis
guised in all of frightfulnesa
How no we have this eye-open,
ing confrontion villi this ri
rious poau? We need only
take a little time and make
nme true, realistic life ob
servation. Let as take this caae
study of what it has done for
this »" It comes lint as a
very innocent and mtoK
thought. But the little seem
ingly harmless thought begins
Editorial of the Week
The following editorial ap
peased ia THE DENVER (Colo.)
POST. Jane 30. 1MB:
ON THE Umi SIDE OP THE
MOUNTAIN
We doaht that Dun u ilea
will see s more interesting con
vention this year than the car
rent meeting at the National
Association Mr he Advance
ment at Colored People. Why?
Simply becaase thii is a very
unusoal group of people.
One of the rarest wwnbsna
tions in human psychology is
thst of real militancy and real
intelligence. Ususdly the fight
ing asaa cant be bothered with
figuring out complex situations
And the thinking man hates to
get involved in a fight.
But if it is rare to see these
uually antithetical traits in
one person, it even rarer to
see them pulling together ia an
organized (roup of people. Yet
this is what Denrerites are see
ing ia the NAACP. and the
Has kg 7 Bote speech sf Roy Wit
kiss. NAACP esMrihe direc
tor.
WUkins opened am a mint* at
aoU ia —i itiag that, "We were
... aad stffl at.. the ml radi
cals ia the racial drtl rights
field. The only radical idea ia
this ceatury has heea that iotro-
M aad t b«pl«a.iil by the
NAACP .. We Integra
ttoa ia IPO* w* waat Integra
ttoa ia I*B "
Aad he retarded to that arfb
taat aote agala aad agala, ia
arghw the mnlirtliw to aaa
Ml an pasrMsaa of the IM4
CMI Bights Act are pat to Mrt
aai mate to wort, ad la call
tag far policial action to ate
•t reaHiaiag cM rights vie-
Sat m he tas aai feai the
bacg read already traveled, to
flßi taad ahead, hto taae ho-
AND BUILD WE MUST!
Sin's True Nature b Seen In
Its Vicious Destrudiveness
to grow ud is magnified. B
diet in and tctom for it
self a stronghold *■ the ndhd.
Remember it stsrtad oat ss just
an 1 " f idle thought No
barm just a thought The little
harmless seed grow* mi grows.
There is the little peeping hod
and then it bunts forth In its
fruitfuli**, and the fruits
come with a virions, destruc
tive impact. And then like an
addict with his dope. 700 are
hooked.
And then one day yon wsfce
up in the pr fence of the real
power of the enslaving nature
of the fruits of sin. The tree
nature of sin is seen yon
know it to be sn erstever. Per
sonally, yon are held hrlptam
ly in its fenisome pip. After
sin grows it ibnai its real na
ture. Then you are sffri)s|
from the eonseqnenees of its
fnrits Qs fruits arc seen as
tears. By aatare it is the bo-
Cisniat of • river of tears.
Yoa to through life with the
frait of aa aniailai as called a
» mart thoaghtM. Ha
wasntd that maay at the prob
lems ahead will not yield to
simple mQitance.
"Fifty-six years ago whea
the NAACP began." he said,
"we started a grim aa deter
mined drive, but it was easi
ly understood in the sense that
it was a knock-down-and-drag
out-the baiiiecs affair. -.
"We are today nearer oar
Coal than ever before. Bat the
new day brings new problems..
demands greater vision and
more refined, more honest and
snore compassionate skills."
He quoted approvingly from
President Johnson recent ad
dress at Howard University. All
otsr citizens amst have the abili
ty to walk through these gates."
Wilkins aoted that the nest
problem to be overcome are
the results at "Jong yean o t
slavery aad a century of op
pression" as "the hsaUsia
-Coleman
Cwdlnind from Fiutsl
Mississippi fm*ss Democratic
Party, were abotft to begin testi-
P °Stennis said Coleman had
called him at TOO that man
ing to report Ms iltnaas Be
later said he'd beea ordered to
a hospital bed by his dactar.
Ia testimony desigpdd Mr the
morning, Negro Congrmsmaa
John Conyen OHfieh.) called
Coleman's sppulntmnal "to-
11 fdiMt."
The Subocmatfttee of the
Senate Judiciary Coasmlttee.
Eastland CMBas.). did aot sst
a date Mr fatal e hearings «a
SNCC rbalrainn Ma Lewis,
Jaot released fm 10 days ia
* -I feel ilMtili I ts pat this
guilty conscience- Ton have
seen the fruits of broken hearts.
Ton hare seen lives shattered
Yes, sin will finally show its
true nature.
O how blessed it is that God
has done something to wipe
away the virioasneas of sin in
the life of seen. God's art to do
shoot the nature of
sin in man's life is seen in the
Gospel of the New Testament.
God is in' Christ saving men.
God is in Christ rseoneffing and
mrndliig broken men and rota
tions God in love would do
away with all of our sins. God
is love. And this love has moved
hi to break the power of sin in
our lives. 1ho«h God's love
and Grace the grip of sin ii
now teuton. In Christ, then,
let us claim oar gift of spirit
ual freedom
Finally, let ns all see sin is
its true —■ ■—it win rok aa
of life as God lateaded we
should five It Oeaae m to
be diped by the false fruits at
sin.
ia Nefro family life and ia the
self-esteem of the Negro man ."
These are indeed the new
problems. Aad they will be
solved mainly by compassionate
programs of education, training
aad motivation. Wilkins then
asked: "WUI we ... be able to
measore ap to this fresh de
mand, one often baffling, one
requiring dear knowledge, witt
ing talent..aad understanding
hearts? I think -we win,- be
concluded- "... We have come
to this place on the apper ride
o the ■aonataia We win reach
the t0p..."
Given this rare breed of fight
ing and thinking hadei »hl|>. we
believe that the NAACP. and
those for whom it fights and
works, win indeed reach the
top of the aasstah.
We are glad they are plan
ning their next steps aa thai
read in Denver. Aad we wish
them wen.
outspoken iigiigstlnaMl M
such a deinal of Justice that II
may caaae Negroes at the Das*
Sooth... M lose faith hi Am
judicial process."
"They may he farced, la (ha
name at frsidsm. M carry aa
maas social dislocation and dvfi
Jlsnliadli an ttooaghol the
south.
"Gentlemen, the IseMis M
yours." Lewis added.
"H this kodjr wishes to *
•are the years of aaffartag, af
death isi of diary oriaoa «■»«
that the Negro has had to faca,
-Building
niidlimi tram Pros*
dor to boat varioaa mf la the
ha—at at tho MM tea. Ha-
Mc wffl he piped to « parti
of the UHag aad wfll be
lac the tab*-
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OF REDS AND RIGHTS
The Comauist Party move
ment ha Aaaerica tat dwindled
to an all-time low in terms of
numbers and influence, a fact
•bout which the nation can take
pride.
Yet aone American*, includ
ing soaae meaabera of the House
Un-American Activities Commit
tee, go on taking the Beds as a
serious threat te the civil rights
movement—when I think it
Aould be just the other way
around.
For years, the Communists
have been attempting (and un
iau nfiilly. I might add), to
sway Negroes on the grounds
that the bloated Yankee capita
lists exploited them and dis
criminated against them Al
though they could not shake
the basic loyalty of Negroes—
as they did some Russian-born
Americans and misguided intel
lectuals— a few thought they
had a point
Now that the civil rights
movement with the backing of
the President is overturning
racial barriers, the ground has
bees cut out from under the
Muscovites.
Their 10,000 card-carrying
members, (dowa from s peak of
80,000 in UM. according te the
ran, just catat do OK recruit
ing job among young people
that they used te do. My guem
nists. TV Party sold- some of
bers are well into middle-age,
or better, and that their iuflo-
Br racking up victories is
avO rifhti, Negro citiwin are
also cracking the image of
America abroad at a nation of
lU|iuaU»-M image that
TASS and Pravada dearly love
to dimmilnate. Sure, there it
marching In the streets tat this
protest is a sign of our chang
ing times and the world is be
ginning to respect us far chang
ing. at a time when Australia,
bed Ju ». lasi by the late
R L. McDougald od C. C.
Spaulding served u riuMwt
from the date of organization
until his death in IST E. R
Mwihtl Ml nJ as Plwilltul
from 1982 until 1982 when be
became Chairman oI the Board.
The Association has experi
enced steady growth with car
rent assets of over 6 million
dollars.
-NAACP
Continued from Front
his keynote address, "does not
include gains in youth members
or in soembervat-large. Life
memberships also have increas
ed and received an extra ordi
nary boost a few days before
convention time of $454>0 from
Detroit V this rate is main
tained. we win be well over the
half-million mark on next De
cember SI.
la Freedom Fund Contri
butions from branches, the
IMB convention figure shows
an increase over the same fig
ure in IM4 of 87.4 per cent*
Unique among dril right)
organisations, the NAACP lead
er asserted, the Association de
rives its funds principally from
its members aerom the nation.
While contributions from well
wishers are welcome, be said,
"the member* of the NAACP
term the solid bam of NAACP
support."
Until TO THE EDITOR
Dnt Friend Austin:
Jo* got row paper; it la
• grant improveßMnt print
wlae; the content ihnn *w
excellent I am happy tor
>oa.
hi trait Stanton can
thia. aa It h the abot In the
arm we need.
Sincerely yen,
v i Q J *T l(y>
WUmh|toß Journal
Dw Alitor,
»■•«. 1W wmm print 'aad
iiliiHiigiillilni wee* own*-
SlMMll/,
»wim. w. t.
Great Britain and Sooth Africa
are going the wrong way.
The proper interpretation of
the Negro Revolution by the
U. S. Information Agency, if
certain to produce further prop
aganda setback! for the Reds.
Back in the Thirtiee, many a
college student looking for an
avenue to channel his ensrgy,
was tempted by the Commu
nists. The Uarty sold some of
them on the goal of "replacing
the system." to make realistic
opium dream, and their efforts
came to nought Today, the
rights leaders are being flooded
by support from campuses by
students who want to "improve
te system," to make realistic
changes in our way of life ao
that it is fair to all citizens.
And this is realistic, tangible
goal for the energies of youth—
one that has certainly crippled
the party recruiters.
Returning now to our ques
tion—and that is always be
ing asked of me—"Are there
Communists in the rights move
ment?" I can only say that (1)
there are darn few Communists
left anywhere in America to
day; that (2) the rights move
-ment is a big factor in their
decline; and (3) I know of none
in our own Urban League move
ment and the evidence that
some have infiltrated the other
groups is sketchy at best
The House Un-American Ac
finished hearing in Chicago,
tin ties Committee, which has
will, I trust, conclude that the
civil rights movement, far from
being saturated by Reds, is in
deed a bulwark against their
very existence. Americana
should laud any movement that
makes of us a more perfect de
mocracy, thus reducing the tar
get area at which our enemies
can aiye.
Next week, I'd like to get in
to some of reasons for the ex
traordinary loyalty of Negro
dtisens to our country.
-Derby
Continued from Front
victory over Hayes in the Clam
A finals in 10.2, was sponsor
ed by George J. Poe and David
L. Cope. Graves, who carried
the banner for Hall-Wynne
Funeral, raced to his best time
in one of the earlier heats in
19.3.
Poe's march to the cham
pionship started when he upset
last year's Class B winner,
Chester Holleman. He captured
the Class A division by poatlng
wins over Bryant Massey,
Joseph White, James Hill aad
Hayes.
Graves had to win five
races to walk away with tha
Class B honor. He raced two
wins over Randall Garner, Carl
Scogglns, William Dowdy, David
Colvard and Loffman.
The race marred by a hot
overcast afternoon with threat
ening rain, was highlighted with
three dead heats, three cars
spinning out of control into the
crowd but neither participants
nor spectators appeared to bo
seriously injured.
Hayes, the Clam A runner-up
was under the auspices of the
King's Club while Luff man wps
sponsored by Cardinal Pro
ducts. Dewy Harrell, ma of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Harrell, was
awarded the sportsmanship
trophy.
-McKissick
Continued tram Front
otftcea and tain put In po
litical activKiae thauiMl
or aa an organisation "The
OOM oonatttuttoa milw
»y hai not allowed political
action by Ua official* or chapr
tare.
*towr had pordfcted ear- ,
liar that In the Mara COM
wtU dlraot greater effort to
Kttaa la th political arena.
IWtlakk, who stated fen ,-r
organiaation haa a deficit «rf
WOiOOO, awnnimoad that
oontrltattona ted start* "
ootnlag from ohurohee ta M
fll thaw lilHlliai
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