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2A —-THE CABOUNA. TIMES SATURDAY, SEPT. 18, IMS Hie Resignation of Officer 0. W. Justice The resignation of Officer Owen W. Justice from the police department of Durham should be viewed by all good citizens as regrettable in the least. About the best that can be said is that it is a good thing for Mr. Jus tice but an unfortunate happening for the police department in that it re moves from it one of its most effi cient and respected men. Another angle that should be con siered in the resignation of Officer Justice, is the apparent policy on the part of the Police Department of Dur ham to hold the promotion of its Ne gro members to a minimum. As a re sult, there is little or no encourage ment for members of the, police force to continue in their position unless they are white. The record discloses that as a rule, Negro officers have served on the force as patrolmen for as long as IS years or more without any mention of a promotion. The record will also disclose that, from an educational standpoint, the. 17 or more Negro members of the Police Department of Durham out- Wrong is Everybody's Business David S. Coltrane, whose opinion on any question affecting North Carolina is respected by all intelligent citizens of both races in the state, feels that every county in North Carolina should set up a Good Neighbor or Human Re lations Council. Such organizations, according to Mr. Coltrane, would have the responsibility of dealing with all race relation problems of their re spective counties. Says Mr. Coltrane further, "My observation is outside agitators are reluctant to come into a community when there exists a good strong Good Neighbor or Human Re lations Council." While we agree with Mr. Coltrane that a Good Neighbor or Human Re lations Council in each of the state's 100 counties is a most desirable goal, we do not like the idea of conveying the impression that so-called "outside agitators" have no business becoming concerned about the welfare of their fellow citizens in states or counties other than their own. Such concern appears to us as being, not only a patriotic duty but highly Christian in that it moves men to act in behalf of their oppressed fellow citizens wherever and whenever they are fwnd. If Mr. Coltranes interpretation of outside agitators is allowed to go un challenged the great God above might be considered acting in the capacity Bishops and Ministerial Doctorates It is hard for us to determine which is the more sickening and disgusting, the large number of so-called "bish ops" in the several branches of the Holiness church or the numerous so called "doctors" to be found among Negro clergymen here of late. About the only things we know of on this earth that are more numerous than holiness bishops are fleas on a country hound. To top it all, there are several branches of the Holiness church that even have women parading around and calling themselves bishops. This, in spite of the fact that the Bible, in mentioiung such a high office of the church, plainly states that, "If a MAN desire, the office of a bishop, he de sireth a good thing." Then, to add greater emphasis to the office being limited to men only, it further states that "A bishop then must be blame less, the HUSBAND of one wife," etc. It even goes so far as to say "For if a MAN knows not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God," As disgusting as the numerous bish ops of the Holiness churches are they are only outdone by the large number of Negro ministers who indiscrimi nately appropriate the title of "Doctor" to their names. We even know of one instance in which a minister—either Will Hare To Change Tune However, if Negro leaden are successful in implement ing the Federal voting law to enable their follower* to vote, southern politicians will have to change their tune.. The old days of turning a Democratic party meeting into a kind of Ku Klux Klan rally with southerners waving the old bloody flag of intermarriage are out Cooperative inter racial planning for mutual socio-economic educational ad vancement is in. If Southern leaders are obliged—by virtue of the Negro vote not only to cease obstructing progress and Justice but to advocate it if they seek to remain in office and win higher office, then business in the South is certain to i*oe per. An economy cannot thrive if half its contributors are pi even ted from contributing or turned into chronic, dis gruntled dependents. rank, to a great extent, that of the white members. While education may or may not be the sole qualification of a good police officer, it should be one of the requirements, especially when promotions are. being handed out. It, therefore, must be of little en couragement to men such as Justice to continue as a police officer of Dur ham when after serving on the force ten or more years they are never men tioned for promotion while their bro their white officers, many of whom are. less qualified, are handed promo motions all around them. Such a policy must be, not only discouraging to the Negro officers but demoralizing as well. We join with all good citizens of Durham in extending congratulations to Officer Justice, for having been se lected as a parole officer of North Carolina. We are satisfied that in his new position he will continue to serve with the same efficiency and faith fulness as he did as a member of the Durham Police Department. of an outsider when He left His high seat in Heaven and entered the, Gar den of Eden to interfere with the slaying of Abel by his brother Cain. In doing so, we think God set the ex ample for all mankind, an example of becoming concerned wherever wrong is found on this earth. Wrong is every body's business. It must appear most amazing to all intelligent citizens of this state to dis cover that the Negroes of Plymouth, at this late stage of tfie game, have been brought to the, point of begging their city and county officials to em ploy for the community just one Ne ro policeman aud one Negro deputy sheriff. Negro policemen and Negro deputies are now so common in a ma jority of the cities, towns and counties of the. state that for a city not to have them is now the exception rather than the rule. The greatest need of eastern North Carolina is a change of attitude on the part of local white citizens from that of master-servant toward Negro citizens to one of musual respect and acceptance. If this is done, either through a Good Neighbor, Human Re lations Council or otherwise, it will do much to solve the unpleasant racial problems that arise from time to time in the various cities, towns and coun ties of this and other southern states. •Q i 3 VOM . out of pure ignorance as to the proper source of honorary degrees or down right brass—had his congregation to award him a Dotcor of Divinity de gree. Since that momentous occasion he has had the title attached in big letters to his name appearing on his stationery and elsewhere. We alos know of another instance in which a minister even signs his checks with the title of Dr. attached to his name. In both cases, that of the numerous holiness "bishops" and the many ministerial doctorates, we think the church could very well get along without. In short, the title of bishop in the holiness church and the title of "Doctor," which many ministers in sist on attaching to their names, are both becoming big jokes. It so happens that within the past 35 years or more, there have been only three Negro churches of Durham that have been pastored by ministers with earned doctorate degrees. However, the present situation reveals that sev eral now pastoring churches of this city have secured some type of honor as "Doctor" rather than "Reverend." sources and insist on being addressed ar docoorates from various and sundry The latter we think is more becoming a minister of the gospel than any other title that can be given him. U5. To Aid Army Centers WASHINGTON v. . - The army is expected tp announce this week lor opening one or mo re training ceaters to handle recruits in its M,H$ man VM Nam war buildup. A spokesman said that ft Benaing, Ga., and several other camps were —dor lonsldarstlan ss locations. The others won bettered to include Ft Bliss, To*., and possibly Ft SOI, Okla., and Ft. Hood, Tex. OF LAWt * 't-w SHOULD BE il C LIKE DEATH, WHICH Ufo r »I fll feaff? »7 ***« w wf.- J SPIRITUAL INSIGHT "God sanding his own Son In our own sinful flosh." Rom, t:2 What a sublime mystery— God coming in the flesh — clothing himself in our com mon fleshly garments to res cue man in his 1 outness. This idea of God, the high and the Holy One, coming to us in the flesh confounds us. Why? God had to come in such a way that we could understand and have no reasonable excuse. Had God chose to come to us clothed in the majesty of His celestial or supernatural glory we would have had an excuse. But God came so plain and simple that w are now left without a good excuse. God came to live the life in the flesh as we live it. Now we have no excuse. Christ came and clothed himself in our fleshly garments to show us that life can be lived in this world pleasing to God. In Christ and in the flesh we can now live life acceptable to the God of Grace and love. Jesus did it Jeaus set the ex ample and left us without an FACTS " t °h m l NEGRO "S 31AV MASTERS OBJBCTBP AMD THK/ WgC WSCtIAWMP. WASHINGTON, MOWVER, APPUALMO ID CON6KBSC, WHICH MCJOBOSuT TM FRS> HHAOU WHO MAO SOTMK> MnHnjlLY M IMB AMM Alt CAMOMP6& MKMfT M ENUSTBP BUT NO OTWR6. MnWR, HOWBVRR,THKV WW lAP Ht> US« MN SUMS. f"' |||Ei Christ Comes in the Spirit as a Guarantee of Successful Living excuse. Now all we need to is to get on with the business of living this life, with the help of Christ, acceptably before the God of Holiness and Righteous ness. It can be done. Thus let us get on with this most impor tant business of being Chris tian witnesses for God in this world. Jesus has performed the great experiment. It was successful he lived success fully and victoriously this same life we are called upon to live. Jesus lived this life in spite of the sin, heartache and tears. And we redeemed and in Christ can live it too. Christ has given us the help er The Holy Spirit! Yes, Christ set the example and sent us a helper in the person of the Holy Spirit. To keep us from confusion and frustration he has given the Holy Spirit the helper. So again we must conclude there is no excuse whatsoever for man. You can't hide behind an excuse now— you have all things needed to By REV. HAROLD ROLAND live this life. So we say on with the business of living this life at its best—living it as Jesus did. Christ redeems— takes away the sin—and comes in the Spirit's power as a guarante of successful living. Then Christians, let us stop making excuses. Christ takes' away sin and gives you the sanctifier so there is no ex cuse. This life can be made man ageable with a day to day ap proach. You remember, Jesus said just one day at a time. Live this day and let God Al mighty take care of tomorrow. Let yesterday and its failures go. Ask God to forgive you and wipe the slate clean and make a new start. Forgetting all things in that ugly past. God will forgive you. God came in His Son Jesus Christ, our Savior, to show us how to live this life successful ly with all of its rich poten tials. The Savior lived it. And we too, in Christ, can live it. Oic Canjuja Cmg mgHWj Published every Saturday at Diriua, N. C. by United PabUabers, lac. L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher Second Claas Postage Paid at Durham, N. C. tnn SUBSCRIPTION RATES >B.OO per year plus (18c tax in N. C. (any where in the U&, and Canada and la mH» ■en Overseas; Poreiga, |7JO per year, Sin gle copy 18c. Principal Offlee Located at 498 B. Pettigrew Street, Durham, North Carolina -N. C Mutual (Continued from front page) the check indicated that the purchase price of the building was approximately SIBO,OOO. In addition to Wheeler, oth er officers of the firm are Asa T. Spaulding, vice presi dent; J. S. Stewart, vice presi dent; A. E. Spefcrs, vice presi dent; Vivian R. Patterson, sec retary; and L O. Funderburg, treasurer and assistant secre tary. Realty Services, Inc., holda title to a combination bank and insurance building constructed in 1061 at 101 Beattles Ford Road in Charlotte and occu pied since erection by North Carolina Mutual Life Insur ance Company and Mechanics and Farmers Bank. -SNCC (Continued from front page) Georgia are gathering evidence of Violations of the Act, hop ing Justice Department officials will send additional registrars into counties where discrimina tion is still practiced. -Union (Continued from front page) employed in the design to dis franchise, thus flouting the constitutional commands of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments." The attorneys declared that the House has the constitution al power and duty* 'to act, no ting that in the past it had refused to seat members in 40 instances where violence, inti midation or fraud was practiced against Negro voters to influ ence an election contest. -Palmer (Continued from front page) NCTA and president of the NCTA . Department of Elemen tary School Principals. His leadership over the year as Executive Secretary of the North Carolina Teacehrs Asso ciation won for him the com mendation of the board. Palmer's editorials and his speeches on the "Merger" of the State Associations; and the Teacher Dismissal pro blem, have resulted in com ments which recognize him as a writer and speaker of ability. His foresightedness in keeping teachers and the public all over the country informed about the Teacher Dismissal problem, has alerted many agencies to the gravity of the situation, and has resulted in their de sire to help. A native of Durham and a 1991 graduate of Hillside High School in the top bracket of of his class, Palmer received the B.A. and M.A. degrees from North Carolina College at Durham in 1954 and 1963 re spectively. He has done fur ther study at Duke University. He is a member of numerous civic and professional organi zations. He is married to former Mar jorie Taylor of Vance County. They have one son, Elliott B. Palmer, Jr., age 2. -Mrs. Daniel (Continued from front page) served aa Button* of the Al pha Theta Omega Chapter, and as a member at the National Scholarship Committee; and the Treble Clef and Book Lover* Club of Richmond and vicinity. I—Worldi —World News Round-Up—i MOSCOW A gang ef Rnsstea art thieves is believed to have seld seme ef Ha toet to foreigners Uvtog to Nwttv, re ■able art ssnits* said. There wa* specalathM seat* ef the toet ■«7 have been aaraggtod abroad. Members ef the gang are nader arrest and are expected to ge en trial seen, M wa* re ported. A portrait ef St Lake bjr the ITth centery Dutch master Fran* Mais, (Men from the Pashkto Mnsenm ef Fine Arts to Maeeow bat March, new baa been retened. The patottog I* vatoed at • • • WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader Mike Mans field, Mont, says that despite the* recent settlement in the Do minican Republic revolt, democracy there "la a promise which remaina to be fulfilled." Mansfield warned that the Sew gov ernment under Hector Garcia Godey "la net aa end-all for the tnnttoa which have long plagued that unfortunate nation." He aaid that Garcia "faces a monumental teak." -Convention (Continued from front page) Preaident and Judge B. L. Hooks, Memphis, Tenn., as Convention Attorney. -NCC (Continued from front page) students. The Marinette Coun ty University Center, one of nine freshman-sophomore cam puses of the University of Wis consin, has an enrollment of approximately 178 students. It will occupy a new campus this fall. Miss Thomson and Miss Lil jestrand, education majors, will enroll in the NCC Depart ment of Education. They both plan completing their Junior and senior years at the Uni versity of Wisconsin's Madison campus. Arranged by Lon W. Weber, director of the Marinette Coun ty Center and C. L. Patterson, chairman of the Wisconsin Lia ison Committee at NCC, this is the first such student exchange by Wisconsin students. In April of 1965, thirty members of the Winconsin Student Association spent ten days visiting three predominantly Negro colleges in North Carolina, but to date no students have spent.an en tire semester in an xchang program. World Peace Program Set By Baha'is Gerald L. Underwood, asso ciate director of Operation Breakthrough, will be. the speaker on a public program observing the seventh annual World Peace Day, Sunday, at 6 p. m., at the Friends Meet ing House, 404 Alexander Ave. The event will be sponsored by the Baha'is of Durham and will mark the 72nd anniversary of the first mention of the Baha'i Faith in the western hemisphere. Underwood holds bachelor's and master's degrees from N. C. College and served five years on the college's faculty bfore taking his present posi tion with the local anti-poverty program earlier this year. Speaking on the topic, "World Peace Dream or Destiny", he will discuss the teachings of the Baha'i Faith on universal peace and what its members are doing to achieve it. The Durham Baha'i Assem bly, in announcing plans for this year's World Peace Day, stated that in 1964 the event was marked by' special procla mations by the governors of more than 30 states who called upon their citizens to support the faith's efforts in its quest for peace. In addition to Durham and Raleigh, the Baha'i Faith has members living in more than 1,800 localities In the United States and over 200 countries of the world. Along with universal peace upheld by a world federation, the faith holds among Its maj or principles a belief In the essential harmony of science and religion, the oneness of mankind, the unity of religion and the prophets of God, and the common foundation of all religions. Funeral service* will be held Friday, September 17, at S:IS p.m., Gillftold Baptist Church, Petersburg.
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