-THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JUNE X, IM7
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In his commencement address to
the graduating class of North Caro
lina College last Sunday it is our
opinion that Watts Hill Jr., rose to
the highest pinnacle of prophetic
statesmanship of his entire career.
In fact, Mr. Hill's visionary thinking
on the very perplexing and awesome
problem, faced by administrators of
Negro colleges in endeavoring to
operate first-class educational insti
tutions on second-class appropria
tions, is compelled to be viewed as
most phenomenal.
The contents of the address, is so
far out in front of the thinking of
a majority of white intellectuals of
the South, to say nothing about the
average southerner, that we will not
be surprised if Mr. Hill, at least for
the present, will be harshly criticized
or made to suffer various and sundry
reprisals from certain well-known
sources of the state as well as Dur
ham.
On the question of segregation, the
speaker declared: "The era of a seg
regated society, with segregated in
stitutions, is ending rapidly. And
I might add —thanks be to God that
that is so. The funeral service for
the concept of a second-class citizen-
The Growth and Development of Durham
The announcement, published in
Durham's morning newspaper, that
the Austin-Heaton Company flour
mills, one of the oldest manufactur
ing plants of Durham, will close
down its manufacturing operations
here, "probably the early part of
June," should come as distressing
news to all those who are interested
in the growth and development of
this city. We recall several years
ago the departure from Durham
of the Colonial Stores Division
warehouse only to have it locate in
Raleigh just 26 miles away.
Add to the above the closing of the
Imperial Tobacco Company plant
here and its departure from Durham
several years ago and one will have
some conception of how this city
appears to be losing, one by one,
many of its most important business
establishments.
Certainly the loss of any business
the size of Austin-Heaton Company
would deal a terrific blow to the
overall economy of any city. When
the payroll and other money spent in
the operation of such an establish
ment or company, is taken into con
sideration, it is not hard to under
stand just how the economy of the
entire city is compelled to be affected
to an appalling extent.
Too often it appears that the Dur
ham Chamber of Commerce and oth-
The death of Langston Hughes on
May 22 removes from the American
scene one of its most dynamic per
sonalities. His writings in the form
of short stories, songs, essays, poems
and plays are too numerous to men
tion here but must be acclaimed as
among the best and most penetrat
ing produced inHhe history of Ameri
ca.
Because of the contribution Lang
ston Hughes made, not only to his
own race but to America as a whole,
we join with the officials of the Na
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People and all good
citizens in mourning the passing of a
great American and one of the no
blest men of our time
Things You Should Know
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Prophetic Vision
ship is long past due—more than 100
years past due."
On the very grave question of the
future of the Negro colleges per se.
Mr. Hill declared: "I see the day
when there will be no Negro or white
colleges but just equal partners in a
color-blind system of higher educa
tion. I see equal facilities, salaries
and programs in comparable institu
tions."
Such utterances on the part of the
speaker on these two most momen
tous questions are probably too far
in advance and too prophetic for the
thinking of the average southerner
of today, be he white or Negro. We
predict, however, that within a dec
ade the citizenship of North Caro
lina will catch up with the thinking,
the type of leadership and the fore
sight which was so magnificently
and courageously displayed by Watts
Hill, Jr., in his address last Sunday
to the 1967 graduating class of NCC.
It is the one and only type of leader
ership that will be able to survive in
the face of the changes now taking
place in the social order of our own
state as well as the rest of the na
tion.
er agencies that should be interested
in the growth and development of
the city take too much for granted
in their pretense at encouraging the
continued location of the home of
fices, district or divisional offices of
many of its most important enter
prises or industries.
Here in Durham we have two large
Negro institutions, North Carolina
Mutual and North Carolina College,
whose annual payrolls when taken
together will amount to over $5 mil
lion. It is certain that if the officials
of any white institutions, of equal
size and importance to the economy
of any city, would receive no more
encouragement, socially and civically,
than those of the two above mention
ed establishments they would have
made their exit from Durham long
ago and carried their firms with
them.
We think Durham needs to take
into consideration, or study, possi
bly through its Chamber of Com
merce, Merchants Association or its
Junior Chamber of Commerce, the
importance of making this city more
acceptable to the industries, busi
nesses and other institutions already
located here. By taking such a for
ward step there is a great possibility
of not only holding those already lo
cated here but encouraging others
to become domiciled in Durham
Langston Hughes
Fate has somehow decreed that
the works or deeds of a good and
noble man do not die when he has
"shuffled off this mortal coil." In
stead, it is often that they begin to
awaken in the minds of those left
behind the eternal endurance of a
noble thought be it uttered or writ
ten.
Yes, they have already interred in
mother earth all that remains of the
flesh and blood of Langston Hughes.
We think though that as long as men
shall live, love, strive and achieve,
the good life and works of Langston
Hughes will endure. Such is that in
destructable part out of which the
life of a good and noble man is made.
The Sure
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
Obs«rv» the kindness of God.
Rom. 11:22.
Man is indeed the benefici
ary of the Divine kindness.
This kindness is an expression
of the Divine grace and love.
It is essential, therefore, that
man should give due recogni
tion to this kindness of God.
Then what should be man's
response to this expression of
God's kindness? Man's response
should be in the form of praises
and gratitude unto the Al
mighty God. So man in his
moments of holy pause or wor
ship should acknowledge the
iactthat he is over the object
of God's kindness.
God's kindness to man is
evident in innumerable ways.
The highest wisdom remind
man that he should reverently
recognize God's Manifold acts
of kindness. In many ways we
all are the objects of God's
kindness. Thus we need eyes
to see and recognize God's
kindness. The Holy writer here
then calls on us to take note
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houses were burned, one set
afire like that of Mr. Taylor's.
The other burned to the
ground. On May 2 another
house was burned. This house
was in the vicinity of Mabon's
store, three miles east of
Brownsville, the only Negro
owned store in the area and a
center of civil rights activity.
Mabon's store was set afire
last summer.
Fayette-Haywood Workcamps
is now helping to build a house
for Annie Lois Jackson, a Ne
gro whose house was burned to
the ground last summer when
9he ran for the office of Magi
strate. The third candidate to
receive such a reprisal was
Odell Sanders, who ran for
Alderman. His house was
bombed last summer.
Virgie Hortenstine has just
returned from Haywood County
where she directed a workcamp
on the building of the house
for Annie. L Jackson. She says
that sometimes the only excuse
for burning a house is that they
say it's "too good for niggers."
"Several of the houses," Mrs.
Hortenswie says, "were brand
brie i homes, one just fin
ished thi t day. In the case of
the burn ng of Mabon's store,
some white people are also
jealous pec a use Negroes are
getting dart of the trade
-Hill
Continued from front page
their colleges and society, de
pendent on churches and leg
islatures for funds, and the
president was unable to be any
thing but "as conservative as
they told him to be."
In addition to conferring 452
undergraduate, graduate, and
professional degrees and certi
ficates. the college awarded
four honorary degrees.
The undergraduate, gradu
aate, and professional degrees
and certificates included 319
God's Kindness to Man Evident
V
In Innumerable Situations
of God's kindness. "Observe
the Kindness of God". "God's
kindness is seen in our rich
abundance of blessings that we
receive from the bounty of
God's Providential care. We all
need to recognize the loving
kindness of God. This loving
kindness overshadows and un
dergirds us. We are never be
yond the gracious benevolence
of God's loving kindness. The
least we can do from day to
day is to recognize that God's
kindness is richly showered
upon us.
God's rich abundance of kind
ness towards us should call
forth continued thanksgiving.
To truly think about God's
kindness to us is to burst forth
into thanksgiving. Then let us
thank God for His kindness.
Too many of us in sharing
God's kindness are guilty of the
sin of gross ingratitude. Let
ns then be careful lest we be
found guilty of this sin of in
gratitude in the presence of
God's loving kindness. Think,
bachelor's degrees, 111 gradu
ate, and professional degrees
brary Science degrees sk
Bachelor of Laws degrees, and
four Sixth Year Certificates.
Hill, the speaker, was award
ed the honorary Doctor of Laws
degree, as were Louis E. Aus
tin, publisher of The Carolina
Times, a Durham weekly news
paper, and William Jones, vice
president for financial affairs
at NCC and chairman of the
interim committee now ad
ministering the oollege.
John R. Larkins, consultant
to the North Carolina Depart
ment of Public Welfare and a
member of the college's Board
of Trustees, was awarded the
honorary Doctor of Humane
Letters degree.
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Continued from front page
area.
A total of 35 citizens were
heard, including representa
tives of 15 agencies, and 11
complainants or persons offer
ing information.
"One of the
ing the Committee's decision to
look at employment practices
of public agencies," said Mr.
Lee, "was the feeling that aucli
agencies should take the lead
ship in providing equal employ
ment opportunity."
Lee lontinued, "Fayetteville
was selected as the site of the
meeting because the Fort Bragg
military reservation, one of the
largest employers in North
Carolina, is located near
there." ■
The Committee will submit
a report of its findings to the
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights in Washington. Accom
panying the report will be rec
ommendations for federal ac
tion.
Other members of the State
Advisory Committee are: Aaa
T. Spaulding, president, N. C.
Mutual Lite Insurance Co.,
Durham: Millard Baitoee, Dur
ham; W. J. Bowser, Fayette
ville; Dr. G. McLeod Bryan,
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
think of God's kindness and fall
on your knees in a prayer of
thanksgiving to God for His
manifold kindnesses.
To note God's kindness Is to
see Him as the one from whom
all blessings flow. Let us praise
and adore God as the Creator
and the Giver of all things.
"Praise God from whom all
blessings flow, praise Him all
creatures here below." This is
a due note of recognition of
God's great goodness to every
mortal creature. God the Crea
tor is good to all. God gives
food, sunshine, rain and life to
all. But the wonders, beauties
and blessings of the creation
are but signs of God's match
less goodness. Then let all the
creation praise God for His
loving kindness.
Man, the mortal and sinful
creature, in reflecting on God's
kindness must fall before God
in humble, reverent worship.
In this act we "Observe the
Kindness of God."
Wake Forest College professor,
Winston-Salem; Junius Cham
bers, Charlotte, attorney; Dr.
Samuel E. Duncan, president,
Livingstone College, Salisbury;
Joseph B- Chesire, Jr., Raleigh
attorney.
Also LeMarquie DeJarman,
law professor, N. C. College,
Durham; the Rev. W. W. Fin
lator, pastor, Pullen Memorial
Baptist Church, Raleigh; Mrs.
Sarah W. Herbin, field repre
sentative, N. C. Fund, Durham.
-Fauntleroy
Continued from front page
S. District Court, Washington,
D. C.
Judge Richard B. Atkinson,
D. C. Court of General Ses
sions, Washington, D. C.
Judge Harry T. Alexander,
D.C. Court of General Sessions,
Washington, D. C.
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Contiuned from front page
Dunn. They have one son, age
7 months.
The NCVEP will have ita of
fice in Durham. In addition to
the Rev. Dunlap, steering com
mitee members are: John H.
Wheeler, Kelly Alexander, W.
C. Allred, Mrs. Rubye Gattis,
Mrs. Doris Cochran, Clark
Brown, Walter Dafford, Curt
Locklear, Rev. Melvin Creecy,
Rev. B. B. Felder, Revs. Fra
iler Andrews, Oscar Burwick,
Kelly O. Goodwin, Otia Hairs
ton, Frank Hutchison, Joseph
T. McMillan, Ezra J. Moore,
Lenmood W. Saunders, Thomas
Smith, John E. Trotman,
Smith Turner, Charles Ward,
and Talmadge A. Watkins.
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Continued from front page
gro cadets: Jamet D. Fowler,
Jr., and Bobby G. Whaley.
Negroes have been admitted
to the Military Academy since
1870. Since the period from
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Costly Housing Bias
THFRF. ARR few area* of life in which discrimination harms Negro
citizens more than housing. Bui it also harms the whole coun
try. Housing discrimination comes with a very high price tag
and everyboy pays.
The Negro, of course, pays most. Because discrimination prevents
Negroes from moving elsewhere, they become a "captive market",
paying more rent for their bad housing than do people in better
housing.
In Harlem, more than one of every five families living in
dilapidated housing pay more than SBO per month for it. Rent per
square foot for some of these apartments is
h ; g h er t h an it is for some luxury buildings. A
Labor Department study concluded that poor
families in the ghetto get less value for their rent
dollars than those who are better off, and a Chicago
Urban League study recently found that Negroes
pay, on the average, $lO per month more for
comparable apartments and $1,500 more for com
' parable homes than do whites.
afliU And that is just the money cost of discrimina-
MR. YOUNG tion. Beyond the figures and statistics is the daily
battle with no heat, poor plumbing or none at all, lack of space,
decaying surroundings, and the nightly war aaginst rats. This is the
tragic background that breaks the spirit of so many people and it is
the background to the valiant struggle being fought daily by the ma
jority of slum families who create hemes of dignity and cleanliness
in the midst of despair. \
Children Paying The Cost
Children pay the cost of housing discrimination too. Almost half
of Negro children live in overcrowded housing, mostly in the ghetto.
President Johnson told Congress "A child growing lip in such an en
vironment must overcome tremendous manmade obstacles to become
a useful citizen. The misery we tolerate today multiplies the misery of
tomorrow."
Discrimination in housing also results in an almost unbearable
cost to our cities. The social cost of slum housing and the spreading
ghetto contributes to the tremendous financial pressues on
local governments. It is estimated that the municipal services to slum
areas cost almost twice what those areas pay in taxes. And as segrega
tion increases, these costs rise. Even in the most integrated northern
cities, the vast majority of Negroes live in segregated housing.
Negroes must have the same housing opportunities as white citizens
and must be allowed to move into the suburbs or other sections of the
metropolitan area which are now often closd to them. If the majority
of Negroes are forced into blighted slums, then the future of our cities
is dim indeed. That is a pretty high cost of discrimination.
Whites Pay High Cost, Too
White families living in our metropolitan areas pay a high cost,
too. They must pay higher taxes to support the greater socinl services
made necessary by conditions caused by segregated ghetto houshg.
They are deprived of the diversity of experience which only a neighbor
hood composed of people from different back grounds can bring.
But most of all, their children are deprived of contact with children
of other races and nationlities. In a world which is three-fourth non
whites, in which business has overseas interests and requires its em
ployees to be capable of meeting all sorts of people and situations, these
youngsters will be at a disadvantage. They also face the danger of be
coming infected with a smug sense of superiority which will be
shattered when they enter the diverse, democratic modern world.
That is what one suburban mother meant when she told me:
"You know, my kids are just as segregated as the kids in Harlem.
There are no Negro families in my neighborhood, and I'd like to
help interest some people in moving to it. I want my kids to have
a realistic environment."
The children who live in the hothouse environment of such gilded
ghettos may, in the end, be those who pay the highest cost of dis
crimination.
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1870 through 1966 a total of
120 Negroes have been admit
ted, of whom: 54 have been
graduated; 37 have failed to
graduate or are ex-members of
classes presently in the Corps.
Of those presently in the
Corps: two are in the Class of
1967; nine in the Class of 1968;
eleven in the Clan of 1909 and
seven In the Class of 1970.
Ita first Negro graduate
was Henry O. Flipper, Class of
1877. The highest-ranking Ne
en to graduate from the Acad
emy is Lieutenant General
(USAF) Benjamin 0. Davis, Jr.,
who in 1969 became Chief of
Staff, United States Forces, Ko
rea, and Chief of SUff, United
Nations Command, Korsa. Gen
eral Davis was graduated from
the Academy on June 12, 1986.