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2A -THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 1967 Is LBJ Backing Up on Civil Rights? |.t appears that President Johnson is shifting his political stance away from that of an outspoken advocate o'f social reform for the American Ne g,ro. Apparently, Mr. Johnson's 'political advisers have concluded that the major issue in the 1968 presi dential campaign will be race and not Vietnam. This is based on a con viction that the 1968 voter will be "un-young, un-poor, and un-black", and that the Democratic campaign should be aimed at the urban middle class. Thus, President Johnson has shift ed from a position reflected in his 1965 "we shall overcome" speech, to one in which he recently described Negro militants as "wretched, vulgar men." There can be no doubt that events during the past year have resulted in an urban middle class back-iash directly traceable to the violence and riots in our cities. These riots are not identified as social class phe nomenon, the rampant outrage of the oppressed poor, but rather as Negro rebellion. This back-lash was evi The National Election of 1968 With a national election facing them in 1968 it is not too early for Negro citizens of North Carolina, especially those who vote, to begin making a thorough study of the sad state of affairs which now prevails among Negroes in this state under the existing one-party system. Even a casual visit to the many state offices, located in Raleigh, the capital city, will reveal that so far as the more than one million Negro citizens of North Carolina are concerned, they are, for the most part, on the outside looking in when it comes to employment in a majority of state agencies and programs. Frankly, this newspaper blames only the present belly crawling and buttocks kissing set of Negro lead ers, who apparently for personal gain and gratification, are willing to sell their race down the river. So with a majority of the one-million Negroes on the outside looking in the present set of Negro leaders con tinues to scream to high heaven, come election time, "vote demo cratic," right or wrong. Let it be said here and now that had it not been for the canine loyalty of stupid Negro voters in the guber natorial election of 1964 there would now be a Republican governor in Raleigh. For such loyalty one would think that out of gratitude the pre sent occupant of the gubernatorial office in Raleigh would do something to give Negroes more and better em ployment in state offices and pro grams. Not so, however, instead North Carolina's present governor, more than any other within the past 20 years or more, has consistently kicked Negroes in the teeth on every The Bacon Street Housing Project It now appears that the Durham Housing Authority is one step nearer its goal of erecting another housing project in the southeastern section of the city, that of the Bacon Street "turnkey" housing project. Thus it is perfectly clearly to all concerned that only a vote of approval of the Durham City Council stands be tween the 35,000 or more Negro citi zens who oppose the project and the determined intentions of the Durhafn Housing Authority to create another /ghetto in the designated section of the city. The unfortunate decision of the Housing Authority proves once again that the Negroes of Durham, in spite of their mammoth achievements in the field of business and education, are without Uhe proper lines of com munication virith the leaders of Dur ham's segment of white citizens. It also proves that Durham's city offi cials, as well as other white citizens are without, the full knowledge of 'Don'J Put God In A Box,'. Pastor Pleads DALLAS Pastor Neal T. Jo>aes moved hit Shi loh Terrace Church services to the out doors for the ram mer and reported the arrange ment had astonishing results. Sunday evening worship serv ices were held on two baseball rtiamondu is June, Jl4/. and August. Attendance row 30 per cent, Jones said. -Tire OUTDOOR service* caused our people to focus at tention on those outside of the churdi rather than themaelvea," Jones said. Hi-1 closing summer message dent in congressional actions this summer. In order to secure the vote and insure his re-election, President Johnson is adapting himself to the beat of the national pulse. To the extent that advocates of "Black Power" and Negro National ists have been identified with the riots in the cities, they have con tributed to the hostility and aliena tion of the White American with respect to Negro civil rights. They have done the Negro a disservice and have placed the movement in peril. We must adapt ourselves to thi fact of white reaction to riots and identification of riots as Negro rebel lion. We must recoup ourselves Progress for the Negro in America is going to slow down for a time, the going is sure to be tough, but we must not lose our heads over it. Mr. Johnson's shift must not pre cipitate a withdrawal of Negro politi cal support. He has been our some times friend, and at the moment, he is the only presidential hopeful whose election promises to be favor able to the Negro. turn of events. In addition to the general policy of denying Negroes employment, only on a limited scale in state agencies and programs, there is an established policy of an automatic ceiling for those who may get on the state's pay roll by chance. In short, the estab lished policy appears to be thus far shall you go and no further. A point at issue is the case of Dr. John R. Larkiris of the North Carolina De partment of Welfare. Dr. Larkins has held the position he now holds with the state for over 25 long years. In spite of the fact that when he was originally employed he had the maximum qualifications, a Master's degree in Social Work and since has done further study at two of the na tion's largest universities toward a doctorial degree in his field, is the author of several books, including a study he did in 1957 on, "The Negro Population of North Carolina," Larktns holds the same position be held when he was first employ«d. Another point at issue is that of Durham's Housing Authority Vice- Chairman, J. J. Henderson, who, in spite of his qualifications from the standing of training and experience, has been bypassed three times for the position of chairman. Such ac tion is typical of the ceiling that is always placed on Negroes in this state irrespective of their training and qualifications. So again, we send out the clarion call, we sound an alarm for an answer to the question Negroes of North Carolina must face in the coming General Election in 1968, Where Do We Go From Here Politically In 1968? the serious problem now facing the Negro population of this city with regards to housing. The determination of city officials to erect another housing project in the southeastern section of Durham, against the wishes of those mostly concerned, its Negro citizens, raises the suspicion that there is an ulterior motive behind the move. Be that as it may we urge all of our Negro citi zens to remain calm whatever the outcome. In the meantime, we would nl«n urge every church, club, fraternal organization and other organized groups to begin preparing now for a mammoth register and vote cam paign once the books are opened for such. By so doing it is our feeling that it will be possible to place on the City Council some new members who will give a more sympathetic ear to the pleas of all the citizens in preference to the clique that is now operating from behind the scenes. was "Putting God in a Box." ONE O* me toys that has survived for generations is the Jack-in-the-Box," he said. You crank out a little tune and Jack pops out his head and every body fell a laugh. But after yoo have do» it two or three n»~— you grown tired of H. , "You push him on the head and place him back hto hi* , bos. You clamp the lid on it and place the box on a shelf where it stays until yoo want another laugh. THB 18 what people an doing today with God. This ia why we moved to the parka. We did not want to pot God in a box." Forty-nine years ago (1911) >n Wednesday of this weak a Nero soldier In World Ww I was awarded the Croix ds Guerre, the Distinguished Serv ice Cross and the Medaille Mili taire for heroic actio* near Buaay Farm in France. He was Corporal Clarence It Van Alen. Other Negro soldiers won high praise in World War L * 'None Are So Blind, As Those Who Won't See' _ I VS££kHVU£S UMiyATA Hf | \ \ \ U| Y.f V I' , ! AIV / SPIRITUAL INSIGHT TK« gift* w poiHH differ »' Ht*y are allotted to ut by God's Gran." —Rom. 12:6 Have you and are you now making the greatest use of your many gilts from God Almighty to you? What mark would you make as a good steward of God's gracious blessings? Have you thought about this? If not, maybe its about time for a lit tle stocktaking. Yes, you may need a personal evaluation or analysis in terms of the gifts given you by God out of the rich abundance of his Provi dence. We must ever remember that no one elac can use our gift*. And no one else bat you will be held responsible before God for what use you make of your gifts from God. Too many of us worry about how the other fellow is using his gifts. In envy we are too preoccupied with the other fel low and the use he makes of his gifta. Why would you spend your precious God-given time in this kind of useless worry? Thus we all must guard against that loathesome sin of envy. It -Eaton Continued from front page Church, Montgomery, Alabama, for almost Ave years. He was employed for three years by Howard University as administrative assistant to the dean of the School of Religion. He also worked at Howard as assistant to the dean of the University Chapel and director of the Student Christian Asso ciation. Eaton holds the B.S. degree from NCC, the Bachelor of Di vinity degree from Howard Uni versity. and the Master of Sa cred Theology degree from Bos ton University. He has also studied at the University of Chicago, North western University, and the Ecumenical Institute of Chica go. Mr. Eaton has had clinical experience in pastoral counsel ing at the Philadelphia State Hospital, the Norfolk Prison in Massachusetts, and the Cam bridge Neighgorbood House in Massachusetts. He has also had training in psychoanalysis. Mrs. Eaton, the former Miss D« lores San key of Montgomery, Alabama, it a graduate of Ala bama State College and has a master's degree from the Uni versity of Southern California, Los AAgeles. She teaches at little River School in Durham County. Mr. and Mrs. Eaton are the parents of two children, Eric, 13 years old, and Herbert Ed ward, 19 months. -Howard Continued from front page walks into a class today has to admit that he ia just an Uncle Tom." Most of the students remain ad to hear Dr. Nabrit's 20-min uta talk and applauded him re peatedly as he urged the Black Power followers to "teach the people In the ghetto bow to cope with dirt and rats, how to read, and bow to apply for Jobs." Let Us Use Our Gifts and Meet The Divine Requirements of God can rob us of some of the true joy in life. It can make our lives miserable. We all have seen people who never get around to using their own gifts for worrying about how the other fellow is using his gifts. This is an operation in true futility. Then let us stop worry ing about how the other fellow may be using his gifts and re dedicate ourselves with a holy, loving passion in the use of our gifts to glorify God and work for the enrichment of the life of needy people all around us. There is enough to be done in our world for all of us to be busily engaged in the loving ' gracious use of our God-gives gifts. Everywhere we caii hear the agonizing cry of the count less needy souls. They need your help. The nuse your gifts in a loving ministry of help fulness. The sick needs heal ing. The lonely needs comfort and companionship. The broken hearted needs to be bound and healed. The burdened and dis stressed needs an understand ing one to share their almost unbearable burden. The lost -Clement Continued from front page gro Affairs, past president of the Talladega College Alumni Association, past secretary and president of the National Insur ance Association, a 33rd degree Mason, serving as Special Dep uty Grand Master for the State of North Carolina, a Shriner and member of Alpha Phi Al pha .Fraternity and a vice presi dent of Bankers Fire and Cas ualty Insurance Company. His community activity in clude work with the boy acouti in particular. He Is past chair man of Cheyenne District, Oc coneechee Council which In cludes Durham County and re ceived the Silver Beaver Award last November. He is a mem ber of the board of Scarbo rough Nursery School and a past member of the Better Health Foundation. Mr. Clement is married to the former Josephine Dobbs of Atlanta and the father of six children and five grandchil dren. -Johnson Continued from front page liamston where he graduated from E. J. Hayes High School in 1961 and on May 30, 1089 was awarded the B.A. Degree at North Carolina College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson who re side at 626 Church Street, Wll liamston. -Labor Continued from front page holding of payment of minimum wages and overtime compensa tion found to be due defend ants' employees. Labon F. Chappel, supervisor of the U.S. Labor Department'* Wage and Hour and Public Con tracts Divisions' field office at Room 2A3 Federal Building, 324 Market Street, Greensboro, N. C. 27402, said litigation resulted from an investigation by his staff. By REV. HAROLD ROLAND needs the good news of salva tion in Christ. Yes, there is so much needing to be done that we all should be kept busy using our many gifts from God to spread Christ's blessed prom ise of the life abundant among needy souls. The Master will hold us ac countable for what he has given us. Yes, to use what God has given us is our inescapable re sponsibility. We must give an account of the stewardship of our gifts. God is expecting from each in accordance to what he has given us. This is the mes sage of the parable of the tal ents. If gar talents consist of fiv» l*t u* uae what given us. Thet utilization of our talents is what God is eypecting of us. The need is great. And the re ward is an enriching fulfill ment. Then let us use our gifts and meet the Divine require ments. And those who will use their gifts lovingly and sacrificially will hear the joyous welcome and well done of God the Giver of all gifts. -Morehouse Continued from front page Religion. Dr. Gloster, who was Dean of Faculty at Hampton Institute until June 30, is the first More house alumnus to head the At lanta institution and the 21st Morehouse man to become a college president. The Inaugural Concert by the Morehouse Glee Club on Thurs day, February 15, at 8 p.m. marks the beginning ai the three day ceremony. The inaugural program will continue on Friday, February 18, with a symposium oa "Hie Predominantly Negro Callage— What Next?" This symposium will consist of twfggeasions in which eight outstanding educa tors will participate. Ttoe names of the six symposium speakers and the two moderators will be announced next month. On Friday evening at 7 p.m. the Inaugural Banquet will take place in the Ballroom of the Regency Hyatt Houae, where 1000 diner* will gather to hear a scintillating program. After the banquet, the guest* will repair to Paachal'a Motor Hotel for further fellowship and conviviality. The inauguration of Dr. Glos ter will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, in Archer Hall. Other participants in the inauguration ceremony, will be announced later. -Banks Continued from front page tive action; the mere absence of open discrimination is not enough." President Johnson's Execu tive Order 11246 is the author ity under which the Treasury Department requires banks to adopt equal employment prac tices in order to get Federal deposits. These depoiits aver age $4 billion a year and are a valuable sources of income for some 12,000 banks In the Unit ed States. CJw€a^®w» Published every Saturday at Durham. & C. by United Publishers, Inc. L. E. AUSTIN, Publi*h«r SAMUEL L. BRIGGB • - ■ M f nagi J. EL WOOD CARTER Advertising Manager Second Class Postage Paid at Durham, N. C. 27702 SUBSCRIPTION RATES $5.00 per year plus (18c tax In N. C.) anywhere In the U.S., and Canada and to servicemen Over seas; Foreign, |7.80 per year, Sincle copy 20c. PRINCIPAL Ornci LOCATED AT 436 E. P*TTIGR*W ST*E*T, DURHAM, NOWTH CABOLIMA 27702 -Students Continued from front page practice in the entire South," said LDF Director-Counsel Jack Greenberg. "This suit aims to change that picture. Taking discrimination out of sports will be a strong force in promoting integration generally. The LDF suit was filed against the Florida High School Activities Association, the white organization, and the Florida Inter-Scholastic Athletic Asso ciation, its Negro counterpart. These defendants, the LDF attorneys said, "by the provi sions of their charters, forbid athletic competition with non members of their respective athletic associations. "Said provisions," the LDF maintains, "result in the exclu sion of Negro schools from white athletic leagues and con tests," and vice versa. The plaintiffs in this action are David G. Walker, Jr. and his father, David W. Walker and Anthony C. Harris and his mother, Theresa Roberts. Young Walker attends Mid dleton High School in Tampa and is a football player there. Harris attends • Blake High School in Tampa and also play* football for his school. Their suit, d class action, is done int "behalf of themselves and all Negro junior and senior high school students who at tend schools belonging to the Florida Inter-Scholastic Ath letic Association," the Negro group. The LDF suit specifically asks the Distrist Court to: •enter a preliminary and per manent decree enjoining defen dants from prohibiting inte grated inter-scholastic competi tions •order each association to amend its charter to allow in tegrated activities. •order the two associations to meet and plan athletic aeh*d frlte*»]jpng Integrated lines. -Wedding Continued from front page cal figures Indicated that he did offer his resignation to President Johnson if his daugh ter's marriage embarrassed the administration. The two sons of the Secre tary of State, David, 26, who is the director of the Washing ton chapter of the Urban League, and Richard, 21, a junior at Cornell University, said they were delighted with their onjy sister's marriage and wished her and her husband "every happiness." The bride, who is known to her family and friends as Peg gy, is a sophomore at Stan ford University.. The bridegroom is a native of Washington, D. C. where he was reared and attended the better predominately white pri vate schools. Last June he wis graduated from Georgetown University with a major in his tory and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the active Army reserve. He is now await ing orders to report for active duty and training as a helicop ter pilot. About 50 of the bride's fam ily and friends witnessed the ceremony with the exception of the bridegroom's mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L Smith. They were the only Negroes attending the cere mony. The senior Mr. Smith is a chief analyst with the Army Correction Program in the Of fice of the Provost Marshal General. Mrs. Smith is a guid ance counselor in the public schools of Washington. After the reception, the new lyweds left for their honey moon. The location was not dis closed. -Ruffin Continued from front page Durham who are sympathetic with the cause of local reform," and who could support UOCI but are not doing wo, stressed the importance of giving such support. He challenged mem bers of the Council on Human Relations to give voice to their concerns as an organization and to take action. "Come on down to City Hall when we are rais ing issues, and speak up.", he said. He observed that at meet ings of the City Council he had not seen very many of the 70 or more people who were in the audience. " In his speech, Ruffin chaa tixed Mayor Wense Grabarek for political machinations, con trolling the appointment of committee members for his own interests and to the disadvan tage of the Durham Negro. The young Negro activist interpret ed the difficulties that UOCI in particular and the Negro com munity in general have had with the City Council and the community power structure as the result of a "conspiracy" to keep the Negro disadvantaged. He also interpreted the Mayor's calling out the National Guard this summer during a march on City Hall organized by Ruf fin as an attempt "to frighten us." Ruffin criticized the May or's action as "unnecessary." Ruffin's speech appeared to endorse the view that progress for the Negro requires a coope rative coalition with sympa thetic whites. In speaking to the Council on Human Rela tions, he seemed to be asking for members of the Council to do their part in forming an ef fective coalition in Durham. In the discussion that follow ed, one member of the audi ence pointed out a problem de riving from Durham's urban renewal program about which the public should be concerned People are moved, he said, from relatively spacious residential areas into the compact, and comparatively crowded situa tion of public housing. With more people living in a smaller living space, population density Itself becomes another source of stress, affecting the lives of these people. In response to a question, the UOCI Director said that the press had given good coverage to UOCI activities during the summer, and that information concerning City Council meet ings and the agenda could be obtained from the newspapers, especially the Carolina Times. -Project Continued from front /age planning aboard is giving the project further consideration before it is presented at a meeting of the City Council. Spokesmen for ''the Negro community have criticized the proposed Bacon Street Project as a step toward further "ghet toization" of the southeast Dur ham area. The area is already overpopulated, and lacks proper school, public transportation, and shopping facilities. In a comment on this issue made to a meeting of the Durham Coun cil on Human Relations Mon day evening, Ben Ruffin, Exe cutive Director of the United Organizations for Community Improvement, said that the next few weeks will see in creased friction between the Negro community and the City Council regarding the Bacon Street Project. Ruffin urged the Human Relations Council to add its voice to the Negro protest. In a related matter, the Hous ing Authority postponed action on a choice of tvto alternative policies for placing tenants in public housing. A federal di rective issued two months ago ordered tenant placement to conform to one of two alterna tive policies. One alternative calls for the tenant to be of fered a housing unit If the prospective tenant declines, his name would be placed at the bottom of the waiting list. Un der the second alternative, the applicant would be offered a unit in the project having the most vacancies. If this unit is declined, the applicant is offer ed a unit in the project having the second roost vacancies. This procedure allows three refusals before the applicant's name is placed at the bottom of the waiting list. Owing to confusion as to the details of Implementing either of these alternate policies Durham officials have shelved the matter until some clarifica tion comes from the federal agency. The Housing Authority still has thirty days in which to take action. The ordinary-looking watch'' is replaced either by oversiz ed numbers or ones with minidials. Bands on the big Ones dwarf the wrist. Watch also for color on dials and ■trap* and with numerals looking like telephone dials. •Wrfnny" cultured pearls coma in from designers catering to the pierced ear faddists.