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-THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JUNE If, 1967
Violence And Terror Not the Solution
This newspaper refuses to bow,
cringe, surrender or retreat one inch
from its stand against those who ad
vocate a reign of violence and terror
as the solution to the problems fac
ing the 22 million Negroes of this
counrty. For nearly a half century
now, we have pulled no punches or
given no ground in the struggle to
achieve full citizenship and human
dignity for all oppressed people as
well as those of our own race. So
with the same courage we have again
and again displayed in defying the
Ku Klux Klan and all other white
hoodlums we take our stand against
the gangs of Negro hoodlums in Bos
ton, Chicago, Tampa, Cleveland, New
York, Cincinnati or wherever they
may be.
think, however, that the situ
ation has now reached the point when
the federal government needs to step
into the picture with more than just
the preservation of the lives, property
and the pursuit of happiness of the
citizens as its sole objective. It is
our feeling the situation demands a
thorough study to determine the un
derlying cause of the series of riots
which presently continue to plague
the various cities of this nation.
A thorough study of the plight of
Negroes in many of these cities, espe
cially of the deep South, may reveal
that in a majority of cases, where riot
ing has occurred hetween the races,
there exist little or no lines of com
munication l>etween the Negro com
munity and city officials. Because of
this lack of ample representation on
city councils, boards of county com
missioners, boards of education am',
other important posts, Negro leaders
are unable to interpret to state, coun
ty and city officials, as well as the
white community as a whole, many
of the grave problems they face in
the matter of poor housing unem
ployment. police brutality, etc.
Let it be said here and now that the
pattern set by President Johnson, in
giving recognition to qualified Ne
groes by appointing them to impor
tant posts in the national govern
ment, is not the pattern followed in a
majority of state, count) and city
""s;o\ ernments of these United States.
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Durham Housing Authority Discrimination
There is one and only one answer
to the charges of Councilman John
S Stewart, last Monday night, that
discrimination in the hiring policy of
Durham's Housing Authority »is be
ing practiced and that is a massive
increase in the number of Negro vo
ters in the city of Durham. Unless
Stewart can have in his comer liberal
and fairminded members of the
Council who will act on the present
plainly discriminatory policy of the
Durham Housing Authority, nothing
is gonig to be done to change the
situation.
As we have already pointed out in
a preceding editorial, this week, the
case of repeatedly by-passing J. J.
Henderson, vice-chairman of the
Housing Authority, for the position of
chairman is positive proof that racial
discrimination not only exisits in the
Authority per se but in the City
Mr. Marshall's Appointment
FE W APPOINTMENTS by an
American president to the United
States Supreme Court have achieved
as many desirable and significant
objectives as did th e nomination last
week by President JOHNSON of So
licitor General THURGOOD MARSHALL
to a seat on the United States Su
preme Court.
As might have been expected the
conservative and racially biased el
ments of the citizenry are finding
it hard to accept. But most of them,
lacking a sound basis for opposition,
are remaining discreetly quiet. The
articulate opposition is spending its
energies in a wasteful display of nit
picking. One columnist has ana
lyzed Mr. MARSHALL'S thought pro
cesses and discovered that he will
tip the scales of justice as dispensed
by the Supreme Court all the way
over to the liberal side.
Another pundit has examined the
THURGOOD MARSHALL legal record
reached the conclusion that it lacks
the brilliance which ought to dis
tinguish • Supreme Court Justice's
pronouncements.
But let it be remembered that few
If any other practitioner* before the
high court can boast of a won-lost
•coze of 28 to 3. For it was by pre
cisely that margin that THOTWOOD
MARSHALL appealed to the Supreme
A glaring example of the sordid and
rotten condition may be found right
here in our own city of Durham
where a well qualified Negro citi
zen, from a standpoint of training,
integrity, experience and years of
service as a member and vice-chair
man of the Durham Housing Author
ity, has been bv-passed, for four con
secutive times, when a vacancy has
occurred in the chairmanship of the
facility. In spite of his qualifications,
the mayor and other city officials
just cannot bring themselves around
to the point of naming a Negro as
chairman of such an important post.
It is such action on the part of
state, county, city officials and those
of other governing bodies that pulls
the rug from under the influence of
adult Negro leaders and repudiates
them before the eyes of the younger
element of the race. It is such action
that paves the way for rioting and
lawless elements of the race to take
over and resort to violence in an
effort to be heard and recognized.
Likewise, we have watched with
much concern the quick dispatching
of national guard units and other
strong arm forces to the trouble spots
in an attempt to quell rioting and
other forms of violence. As satisfy
ing as the result may appear to be
on the surface, we are of the opinion
that in the end it will prove to be
only an opiate that gives temporary
relief but does not remove the cause.
Yes, this newspaper is fully op
posed to violence in any and all
forms. It is our honest opinion, how
ever that somehow it must be gotten
over to state, county, city officials
and leaders of the white community
that the day has passed when Ne
groes will be satisfied with only token
representation or the cnimbs that fall
from the tables of state, county and
city offices. In short, the apparent
determination of the governing forces
in many states, counties and cities to
perpetuate Negro taxation without
Negro representation is one of the
germs that will continue to breed
race riots among the younger ele
ment of Negroes, in spite of the de
termined efforts on the part of adult
Negro leaders to oppose such.
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Council as well.
It thus appears that the City Coun
cil of Durham is in sad need of a
change in its personnel which can
only be brought about by the election
of the kind of members who will look
at the qualifications of persons in
stead of the color of their skin or
their racial identity.
It is relatively a long time now,
1969, before another City Council|
Election will be held. We do not
think, however, that it is too early
for intelligent Negro citizens to be
gin preparation for a massive regis-
tration and vote campaign that will
make it possible to provide some new
and more liberal faces on the Durham
City Council. Once this is achieved,
it will be possible to improve the
present discriminatory policy of the
Durham Housing Authority.
Court for more modern interpreta
tions of the Constitution —and made
his arguments stick.
No other person in his lifetime has
wrought such momentous changes in
the social order as Mr. Marshall has
in his brilliant but brief career as a
constitutional lawyer for the Na
ational Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, and later
its independent legal arm, the
NAACP Legal Defense and Educa
tional Fund, Inc.
The box score of changes in the
American way of life, brought about
by his scintillating legal attacks on
outmoded concepts of human and
civil rights, all within the lifetime
of most living adults, is a record
that may never be equaled that,
happily, will never have to be under
taken again.
And, remarkably, all of this was
accomplished within the framework
of legal, constitutionality safeguard
ed methods or regress and appeal.
THUBCOOD MARSHALL'S WAR WAS
rought entirely in the courts of the
country, and his victories are there
fore immutable.
President JOHNSON did a great and
human and inspiring thing when he
picked this grandson af • slave to
sit on the highest tribunal in the
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But Law And Order Must Prevail-
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
The gift that God in grace
has given to every one, be not
conceited or think too highly
of yourself." Rom. 12:3.
In simple pride we are ever
tempted to think a little too
highly of ourselves. We are all
too naturally conceited about
self—we are tempted to give
the preeminence to number
one. We are thus reminded of
the perils of conceit. This con
ceit is spiritual dynamite. The
explosiveness of conceit has
shattered all too many of the
fondest dreams of men. We
forget God as the giver of all
things that we have and so
richly enjoy. Thus we in con
ceit lose our sense of depend
ence and humility. And we are
made drunk with the heady
wine of, conceit and in the pro
cess forget God. No wonder
Hosea tells us to "Love mercy
and walk humbly with thy
God."
This conceit of man is the
basis of much of the confusion
in our world. We are too prone
to forget others. We are too
eaS'ily led to say, "Oh what a
wonderful guy I am." To move,
through life on an inflated ego
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To Think too Highly of One's
Self is Spiritual Dynamite
is to add to the sum total of
man's misery and conflict.
The conceited man makes
two major blunder? he for
gets his fellow man and God
And here we have -one of the
basic strategic mistakes of
man. We must, therefore, fight
continuously against this ten
dency and weakness in our na
tures "To be conceited or think
too highly of yourself. Why
this ingrained tendency in man
to. look 4 with disdain and con
tempt upon other" human be
irrgs? Thus we 'atf 1 rightly re
minded not to think too highly
of self.
Whatever you may have is a
gift from God Almighty. You
had no choice in the matter
whatsoever. You could not
choose your parents. You had
no choice as to whether you
would be born in poverty or
affluence. You had no choice
about what gifts you have
Your gifts are a gift from God.
Then how reasonable is the
call of the word to teach each
one of us that we should be
aware lest we think too highly
of ourselves. This applies to
you and to all men: "The gift
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
that God in Grace has given
everyone." Then we should
consider humbly our gifts and
use them to the glory of God
and for the best welfare of our
fellowman. This and this alone
is acceptable in the sight of
God. Any other attitude comes
of pride and conceit.
In view of the spiritual perils
of pride and conceit, Christ the
Savior calls us to basic self
denial. Why? For pride and
corieell #re 'fflemies of the
spiritual growth and enrich,,
brent tftat "may' be ours "Ih
Christ the Savior. Clothed in
conceit and pride we are unfit
to walk in the company of
Christ the Savior. Thus we are
called to pull off the unsuita
ble garments if we would walk
lovingly and sacrifically with
the Christ our Savior. Yes, let
us lay aside these unbecoming
garments that we may go on
to the spiritual heights of ma
turity in (Christ Jesus.
For man to really achieve
a complete spiritua 1 break
through to the spiritual riches
in Christ Jesus he must lay
aside pride and conceit.
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To Be Equal
By WHITNEY M. XOUNG J*.
The Ghetto Needs Jobs
IN AN ATTEMPT to humanize their corporate image, many l»rg«
firms have taken to using pictures of employees in their ads. In
N the last few weeks I've seen many such ads—bank clerks, pilots,
auto workers—all showing the people who make up the company. I
have a special interest in watching for these ads because I just can't
help counting the Negroes in them. Or perhaps I should say searching
for the Negroes in them, because they are so rarely shown.
It is almost as if these companies were advertising tha) they didn't
hire Negroes, although I know that some of them actually have good
records on that score. But why hide it?
One of the most flagrant examples was
found in the promotional magazine one airline
puts out. They ran a story on what wonderful
cooks they had working for them and ran a
photo of 14 gentlemen decked out in chefs uni
forms. You know the rest of it—not one Negro
in the lot ,even though Negro cooks are known
throughout the South for their excellence.
Not Just A Small Complaint
This isn't just a small complaint, or a
minor thing which only a Negro or someone in
the civil rights field would notice. It is indica
tive of the way the Negro is treated when it
MR. YOUNG
comes to the job market. Everyone knowns by now that the Negro un
employment rate is double that for white workers and that Negroe*
are often denied opportunites for the better jobs ,but a recent Labor
Department study shows that the situation is even worse than that.
Since most figures show national unemployment averages, it was
decided to make a special study of ten ghetto areas in major cities.
That way ,the real situation of the ghetto worker would be learned .The
results are shocking.
It was found that the unemployment rate in city slums was 10
p ercen t—about three times the national average. More than a fifth of
the males were "unfouncl" or not available for counting, indicating that
they are probably jobless and homeless, drifting around the edges of
society. About 7 percent of those employed held part-time jobs only
because they couldn't find the full-time jobs they need.
And this grim situation only refers to unemployment. Underem
ployment is at least as big a problem .One of every five people who
had a full-time job was making less than S6O per week, or what the
government has defined as the poverty line. More than one out of three
ghetto families reported their incomes were below the $3,000 poverty
line (the average American family earns $6,300).
Deplorable Situation Uncovered
The Labor Department developed a "subemployment index" to
measure those aspects of the employment problems not covered by
other indexes. This subemployment index covered jobs with low wages,
part-time owj^^a half
This tragic economic gap between the ghetto and the rest of the
nation must be closed. Nothing short of massive re-education and re
training programs, involvoing government at all levels, business, labor,
foundations, and voluntary groups, can begin to tackle the job. With
limited resources, the Urban League last year was able to place 40,000
minority group citizens in jobs, adding about $160,000,000 to the
nation's income through their wages .and it has helped train thousand!
more. How much more could be done if all elements of our society be
came involved.
The will to succeed is very much alive in the ghetto. Tn Brooklyn's
Beilford-Stuyvesant ghetto, 83 percent of the unemployed included in
the survey said they were willing to take on the job training and more
than half said they would return to school if necessary. They have th«
will, they must be given the opportunity.
Va. and N.C. Methodist
Bodies Vote Integration
VIRGINIA BEACH The
end of the segregated Meth
odist Central Jurisdiction and
absorption of its member
-Enrollment
Continued from front page
dents to the campus, Patterson
said, adding that continued
undergrad enrollment, gradu
ate enrollment in the inter
session, and enrollment of
some 200 persons in special
workshops and institutes should
bring the total summer figures
to between 1500 and 1600.
Total enrollment for the '66
summer session was 1432.
-Mother
Continued from front page
husband Norman, an X-ray
technician, and the children. "I
had to juggle college courses
and household chores, finding
time for each." /
Mrs. Wright majored in ele
mentary education at NYU. She
plans to go on to graduate
school, possibly to get a mas
ter's degree in library science.
She now works as a coordina
tor for Women's Talent Corps in
Manhattan.
-Marriage
Continued from front page
ginia, the wording was suffi
ciently broad and disapproving
to leave no doubt that such
laws in 15 other states are also
now void.
Brown due to ask Soviet
troop cut in Germany.
U.S. payments show a deficit
in quarter.
congregations into the five
other Methodist jurisdictions
was predicted this week by
church leaders here and in
Goldsboro, N. C,
The Virginia Annual Con- s
fe.rence of the Methodist
Church voted 713 to 258 for
a resolution calling for the
end of all organization in the
church based on race. The re
solution also said that the
conference's policy will be
"greater understanding and
brotherhood in all aspects of
church life and work.*
THE DELEGATES almost
unanimously voted to aert up
committees to plan a time
and a program for welcom
ing Negro ministers and their
wives to the 1968 session of
the Virginia conference next
year. >
In Goldsboro on Wednes
day, the North Carolina Con
ference approved a proposal
to end separate racial church
jurisdictions.
Delegates voted 302 - 126
In favor of a resolution to
merge'all Negro churches in
to the presently all - white
Southeastern jurisdiction.
WESTERN North Carolina
approved a similar resolu
tion. last week. North Caro
lina Conferences would gain
35 Negro churches and 18
ministers.
The proposal to end racial
barriers In the Ncfrth Caro
lina Conference was made by
David S. Coltrane, chairman
of the Good Neighborhood
Council, a »tate-wlde official
organization.
Four white and three Ne
gro annual conferencea In
the South itill must vote on
the question of Integration on
the Jurisdiction, conference
and Individual level.
Negro Methodist churches
are scarce in Virginia, and
parUcularly in the eaatern
part of the state. Ttiere la one
conffregatlon In Norfolk and
another in Virginia Beach.