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-TOE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1887
Another Two Years of Do Nothing
We wish to apologize to the DUR
HAM MORNING HERALD for taking the
liberty to comment on the letter
written to its editor, Tuesday, May
16, by Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Moore in reference to the insinua
tions, sideswiping and attacks made
on the Negro voters of Durham by
Mayor Wense Grabarek during the
recent municipal political campaign.
Negro citizens and voters of Dur
ham are indeed grateful to Mr. and
Mrs. Moore for their analysis and
comment on the lowbrow or win-at
any-cost type of campaign that was
resorted to by Durham's first citizen,
its mayor. It is not often that those
of the opposite group in Durham
have the courage to take up the
cudgel in defense of its Negro citi
zens. however deserving the case
mav be.
It-is regrettable that Mr. and Mrs.
Moore are leaving Durham when
there is such a dearth of understand
ing by a majority of white citizens on
the question of race relations. Cer
tainly there is much need in this city
for more upstanding and outspoken
Congratulations to Durham's Voters
It is our feeling that congratula
tions are in order to the Negro voters
who cast their ballots in the City
Council election held here Saturday,
May 1.1. Likewise wc *'eel that'thanks
and congratulations should be ex
tended u»e '.vhi.e v.tcrs who helped
make it possible for the Negro citi
zens of Durham tc have a more equit
able representation on the City
Council by cas;ing their ballots for
Dr. C. E Bou'ware. The combined
effort of the progressive white voters
P'ld Nt\'Tu v.->tc:-', h.:.s rr.-ved Dur
ham forward and in the right direc
tion.
We trust the success the coalition
cf progressive or liberal white ar.d
Negro citizens achieved at the polls
on last Saturday vill grow and
spread over into other fields of en
deavor until Durham truly becomes
The Proposed NCTA-NCEA Merger
Negro teachers of North Carolina
will need to look far and near, step
prayerfully and cautiously before
they ring down the curtain on their
own North Carolina Teachers Asso
ciation to which all of them are so
greatly indebted for whatever pro
fessional status they now have in this
state. They will need to be on guard
against those in their own group, as
we'll as the opposite group, who are
looking for the proverbial Negro
mule to ride in the proposed merger
of the North Carolina Teachers Asso
ciation with that of the North Caro
lina Education Association.
Negro teachers will need to have,
beforehand, a definite and unmis
takable understanding as to what
their status will be as members of the
new organization. They will need to
recall that the economy of the South
and much of the economy of this na
tion. for that matter, has been built
off the sweat, muscle, brawn and
bloi(d of Negro labor. A case in point
is that the tobacco industry from
which so tnany millionaires of the
part were made, including the Duke
family of Durham and the Reynolds
familv of Winston-Salem.
Still living in Durham and Win
ston-Salem are Negroes who, in the
early days of the tobacco industry,
worked in the cigarette factories for
as little as $1.98 per week. Before
their day, their parents worked in
the same factories for wages as low
as $5.00 per month and a sack of
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citizens of both races to speak out on
what we consider one of the major
problems now facing the nation
that of creating better race relations.
While we have mentioned the mat
ter of the recent municipal election
we may as well apprise Negro citi
zens of Durham now that in the face
of the fact that the winning candidate
made no promises to Negroes before
or during his campaign for mayor
they can expect nothing to emanate
from his office during his term. Thus,
instead of more and better employ
ment in municipal positions, ade
quate equipment for Fire Station No.
4 and the abolishment of many other
disadvantages and injustices they
suffer, Negro citizens may as well
settle down for another do-nothing
term about raising the status of Ne
gro citizens for the next two years.
In the meantime, we would like
to insist that the efforts to improve
the registering and voting habits of
Negroes be continued unabated. By
so doing the time will eventually
come when the die may be cast in a
different direction.
one of the leading cities of the state
and nation in the matter of real un
derstanding between the races. Thus,
in s; ite of that element of whites
who find comfort in spreading hate,
bigotry and misunderstanding, the
leadership of Durham will eventually
be in the keeping of those who hon
estly believe in the brotherhood of
man and fatherhood of God, as well
as '"a government of the people for
the people and by the people"—all
the people.) regardless of race, creed
or color.
Let it also be said here and now
that much praise or credit is due the
growing number of young men and
women of both races who worked so
hard to get out the vote. Had it not
been for their efforts it is our opin
ion that the Negro vote, with all its
potential, vtould have been too small
to obtain the desired goal.
meal. In short, the Negro was the
mule cn whose back the Dukes,
Reynolds and others of the so-called
southern aristocracy rode to fame
and fortune, which enabled them to
endow universities and other institu
tions that slammed the door in the
face of the Negro.
Merger of the NCTA with the
NCEA is a step in the right direction
and "a consummation devoutly to be
wished." Leaders of the NCTA
should be sure, however, that safe
guards are thrown up to protect Ne
gro teachers from becoming the pro
verbial mule on whose back mem
bers of the NCEA will ride and
eventually slam the door in their
faces. By instituting written or un
written laws, limiting their status in
the proposed new organization to
that of floor members or assistant
officers, as is being presently done in
the matter of Negro principals, under
the present so-called integrated
school system, Negro teachers might
eventually find that they have been
"sold down the river."
Members of the NCEA should be
politely but positively told that Ne
gro membership in the merged asso
ciation must be absolutely on an
equal basis with others. Unless such
an understanding is forthcoming it
might be advisable for the NCTA to
stand its ground whatever the cost
even if it includes that of having
North Carolina thrown out of the
National Education Association.
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
"Th« gracious gifti of God aro
irrevocable"
Rom. 11:29
Man the rebellious sinner is
the object of the gracious gifts
of God. Oh what a blessed
truth this is for us in our
spiritual blindness. God gra
ciously reaches out to us in
our studied, deliberate and wil
full blindness. We should thank
God for the supreme gifts as
well as the lesser gifts which
come from Him to us. The Su
preme gift is Christ Jesus, the
blessed Savior and Redeemer
.of all mankind. And then there
are untold lesser gifts from
God to us who are made in His
image and likeness.
We have the supreme gem
among God's gracious spiritual
gifts: Love. What is life with
out this gift from God? What
is man without love? What is
the strength and durability of
the human personality without
this vital cohesive power. This
gift of love molds the human
personality into a strong, inte
grated whole; and without it,
it falls apart failing to reach
its full, rich potential. Lo«e
raises man to a state of nobil-
An Open Letter
Editor
Carolina Times
This is a public announce
ment of my sincere apprecia
tion to all of the citizens who,
by their votes in last Satur
day's election, expressed con
fidence in me by electing me
to the City Council of Durham.
Campaigning for this position
has brought me face to face
with so many wonderful people
in DurhanTand has made it one
of the finest experiences of
my life.
Now, I wish it were possible
for me to stand before each
one who supported and en
couraged me in* any manner
and express my heartfelt ap
preciation. This I cannot do.
But I do assure each one that
building a better Durham, a
city in which the welfare of
every single person, regardless
of his station in life, is the
common concern, shall be the
goal of ray efforts for the next
four years. In order to be ef
fective in this I seek the con
tinued council of all persons
of good will and the gracious
favor of Almighty God.
Durham has the potentiali
ties and the makings of a great
American City. What is need
ed, it seems to me, is bold,
imaginative and forward look
ing leadership on the one hand,
and a general spirit of "pulling
together" for the good of all
on the part of all persons of
good will.
Sincerely yours,
C. E. Boulware
-Bond
Continued from front page
to bar him from membership
in the legislature.
Bond won a third election in
November 1986 and in Decern
ber, 1966. the United States
Supreme Court ruled unani
mously that the Georgia House
Forgiveness is Another of the
Gracious Gifts of God Almighty
ity. Love is a basis of a rich
satisfying fulfillment for the
life and personality of man.
Love, therefore, must be count
ed as one of the indispensable
gifts from God to man. And
without it life plunges into the
darkest depths of hopelessness
and meaningless. The magic
touch of love upon the de
graded stuff of life brings it
into the power of the newness
of life in Christ Jesus. This is
what it means to be a new
creature in Christ Jesus.
Forgiveness is another of the
gracious gifts of God Almighty
to us in our weak and sinful
state. And this forgiveness
emerges from the very nature
of the first gift of love Where
there is no love it seems almost
an impossibility to have the
gracious gift of forgiveness.
Forgiveness, then, emerges as
a fruitful manifestation of true
love—the love of God. In dis
obedience we rebel and break
the vital, connecting link with
God. We walk away from God.
In walking away from God we
stand in the shadows and dark
ness of sin. Then the God of
love purges, cancels and wash-
had erred in refusing him his
seat.
-Workers
Continued from front page
funds.
During a hearing before U.S.
District Judge Joseph Kinneary
on May 1, Ellis Ross, head of
the Ohio Civil Rights CoHXfnij
sion, conceded that Negroes fftd
not been successful in gaining
admittance to craft unions in
Ohio. He also testified that his
Commission had not been ef
fective in rectifying discrimi
nation in the the unions.
NAACP General Counsel R.
L. Carter and NAACP Assist
ant Counsel Lewis M. Steel
asked the Federal court to
issue an injunction against
Gov. Rhodes, Public Works
Director Alfred C. Gienow and
State Treasurer John Herbert
to halt the $12.8 million con
tract unless state officials
guarantee that Negroes will be
able to gain employment in the
skilled crafts on the project.
Governor Rhodes is present
ly backing legislation that
would void agreements be
tween unions and contractors
who discriminate against Ne
groes on public works pro
jects.
Mr. Steel, who filed addition
id briefs on May 8, said the
state has sufficient legisla
tion to eliminate racial dis
crimination. What is needed,
the NAACP lawyers contend,
is detrmination and positive
state action.
Judge Kineary has taken the
case under advisement.
--UOCI
Continued from front page
walk in, speak about their
problems, and get help on
solving them. The office will
also serve as a center for de
veloping programs for neigh
borhood problems. Office phone
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
es away our sins. Thus we are
showered with the gracious
gift of God's forgiveness. In
this gracious act we are healed
and brought again into His
good graces through restora
tion, union and fellowship with
the Divine.
And Christ the Savior is our
supreme gift from God. God
loves us and sends His Son to
rcdrem all of us from our sins.
Je=us thus becomes the highest
exDression of God's gracious
gifts to us. With an immeasur
able love God reaches out to
us to draw us back into com
munion and fellowship with
Him. Christ, God's Son, comes
to save a wretch like me. Every
soul now through the Christ of
Calvary's Cross can come back
to God. We had no love for
Gcd. We were unable to love
God. But God loved us and
pave His Son to take away our
sins and to bring us back to
Him. Christ, then, is the great
est of God's gracious gifts to
Then let us accept Christ the
Savior, God's greatest gift to
us. He comes with the gift of
salvation and eternal life.
is 682-7792.
Staff of the new office will
be: Benjamin Ruffin, director;
Patrick Thomas, assistant direc
tor, and a secretary. Ruffin,
former director of Operation
Breakthrough's Target Area
"C" office says, "The office
will serve the existing neigh
borhood councils and try to
get new councils formed, as
well as broadening their work
areas."
UOCI's $78,220 grant from
the North Carolina Fund be
came effective May Ist. The
group, made up of low-income
Durham citizens, is working to
find solutions to neighborhood
problems.
"One thing we're working
on now," Ruffin says, "is a
legislative bill which would
allow welfare recipients to
work and still receive checks."
Under present law, welfare
recipients are limited to an in
come of $lO a week.
-Students
Continued from front page
proximately $14,000,000 in fin
ancial aid funds secured or
awarded in the past nineteen
years.
Richard L. Plaut, NSSFNS
president, says the purpose of
the Interview Sessions were
two-fold: "(1) to give students
who cannot afford to travel to
far-away campuses an oppor
tunity to meet and discuss col
lege prospects with, admissions
people of institutions of their
choice; and (2) to allow repre
sentatives of those £olleges and
universities to evaluate disad
vantaged studenta at the 11th
grade level whom otherwise
they might never meet."
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uates, parents, and visitors at
New Residence Ilall immedia
tely following the convocation
Sunday.
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The War O
THE war on poverty is the name liven to the broad rang* of
programs operated by the Office of Economic Opportunity
(OEO). These programs have been under way since 1964, and while
they never got enough money to live up to being called s "war"
against poverty, they do constitute a broad frontal attack on the
problems of the poor. In its first two years, the war on poverty hat
served more than 9 million Americans, including 1.3 million disad
vantaged children in Head Start.
The importance of the war on poverty lie* in the fact that its
programs are geared to helping the poor help themselves by becoming
independent producers in the economy, rather
than consumers of tax dollars. Money spent on
the war on poverty is not spent, it is invested
in people who will eventually pay it back in the
taxes they will pay on earnings from jobs they
never would have had a chance to hold without
the program.
The Job Corps is a good example of this.
The average expense for each graduate of the
Job Corps is $5,850. But since these young
people are being trained to hold better jobs,
the government will get back twice the cost of
MR. YOUNG their training through the higher taxes they will
pay in the course of their working lives. And that doesn't include
the savings on 'welfare costs which might have to be paid because
many of the youthf couldn't hold a job if it were not for thii train
ing.
The Community Action Programs
Perhaps the most important aspects of the war on poverty are
the community action programs which give the poor, perhaps for
the first time in their lives, a sense of control over their own des
tinies. If the cycle of failure and poverty is to be broken, it is program*
like these which will do the job. By including the poor on tb«
governing boards of local anti-poverty agencies, OEO give* them the
opportunity to remake their own neighborhoods and deal with the
local problems which only they can know.
By including the poor in the planning and execution of their
programs, the 1,100 community action agencies performed the servk*
of waking up some of the established social agencies who just weren t
doing their job. Many of them suddenly realized that they wers
neglecting their responsibilities and started their own programs. But
this would never happen if it weren't for the local anti-poverty groups
and their articulate and dynamic poor representatives. Unfortunately,
it is this very independence of the poor which has caused the most
controversy. '
Community action funds have been cut and many local programs
will have to be discontinued. Among these was a pogram run by the
Urban League and two other agencies called ENABLE (Education
and Neighborhood Action for Better Living Environment). ENABLE
was active in cities > helping attack"*the 'problefflT*facing
ghetto workers .Were assisted by atyp, drawn
from the Mpßlfflood.-'who acted unmotivate thafednelfßbQrs and
bring them from apathy to action. Thousands of families were "en
abled" to make better lives for themselves, but now that successful
program, like many others, is gone.
The Value Of The Work Of OEO
The point of all Of these programs ii that they represent far
novations which established government agencies did not think of or
were unwilling to adopt. Now there is talk that some of these pro
grams will be shifted out of OEO and into older, established agencies.
This in itself proves the value of OEO's work. It prove* thif these
frankly experimental programs are so successful that they should be
absorbed into the traditional framework of government programs,
helping to change them and make them more responsive to oar
changing times.
That is why OEO ii ao important to our nation. Even if some
of Its programs are transferred, it has proved the need for a govern
ment agency free of traditional approaches and able and willing to
experiment with new ideas and new ways of doing things and reaching
people. '
Whatever happens to present OEO programs, we should always
have an agency which is independent of established offices and which
will serve as a catalyst, experimenting and developing new programs,
proving they can work and then pushing older agencies to accept their
approach and run them themselves.
Do's And Don'ts
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Don't Carry Those Chips.
There Could Be Another Reasor
-Contest
Continued from front page
mink stole offered in the con
test. Mrs. Baldwin polled a
total of 3,112,000 points.
All of the prizes will be
awarded the winners at dates
and places convenient for the
respective winn-rs and to be
announced in next week's issue
of the Carolina Times.
The actual standing of the
three other top and active con
testants was as follows: Ml—
Rosa O. Bass of Rougemont, 1,-
889,000; Mrs. Pearllne Lcnnon,
Durham, 912,000 and Mrs. ROM
Wjilkins, Loulaburg, 015,000.