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—THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 1971
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EDITORIALS
A Thought for the Future
Not many years from now some
leader or leaders with a vision in the
area of sports at Duke University and
North Carolina Central University will
propose successfully and annually a
®une of football, basketball or both
by and between Duke and NCCU for
the financial benefit of some local
and most worthy program or pro
ject. Looking at the situation from
where we stand such an idea now is
out of the question for more reasons
that we can think of or have the
time to record.
Before too much water is thrown
The Dr. King National Holiday
We have watched, waited and lis
tened in vain for some of Durham's
black men and women of power to
make one public utterance about a
Martin Luther King holiday. With all
of Durham's black financial might and
power there has been no sound of dis
satisfaction at the refusal of the White
House to put its blessings on such an
effort on the part of the leadership
of the race to have the birthday of
Dr. King proclaimed as a national
holiday.
We promise here and now to be
doing business at the same old stand
when the birthday of the late martr
comes around again. We promise to
Anniversary of Scouting
Every year the nation observes Boy
Scout Week in observance of the
founding of the Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca 60 years ago. This year, 4.5 mil
lion Boy Scouts and their 1.5 million
adult leaders will observe the birthday
of Scouting under a new banner. In
stead of Boy Scout Week, there is
now to be a Boy Scouts of America
Anniversary Celebration during the
entire month of Fehruary.
Presently, one ou.-of-four boys of
Scout age is a member of the Boy
Scouts of America, and through a
new long-range development plan,
called "Boypower *76", the Boy
Scouts plan to involve a representa
tive one third of all boys in the
Scouting program. Parents are missing
a bet when they overlook the good
works of the Scouts. The age of
Scouting begins at eight years and
extends through 17. The eight-year
olds can enroll in the Cub Scouts.
When a youngster reaches 11 years of
age, he can become* a full-fledged
Boy Scout and participate in vigorous
outdoor programs to teach boys con
cepts of honor; duty to God and
Tilings You Should Know
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BORN IN SLAVERY IN TENNE- I
SEE AROUND 1632; SHE WAS A
TOUGH STAGECOACH DRIVER AIM
WEIGHING OVER 200 LBS,—
ARMED WITH A .38 SMITH A WESSON,
ON A U& MAIL ROUTE IN MONTANA/
on the fire we have lighted, from a
racial standpoint, we would like to re
mind our readers that no such pro
blem as race will be in existence, to
hinder or aid such a project, a few
years from now. We can see in the
not too distant future, integration as a
widespread and accepted factor at all
educational institutions of higher
learning, as well as those of the public
schools. Interest, to make such a pro
ject a success will, therefore, spring
from many other sources too numer
ous to mention here instead of merely
from the standpoint of race.
be there insisting that whoever is pre
sident at the time lend his influence
to the movement to have the day set
Aside as a national holiday to tjic
great leader of his race wiio insisted
that every black man in this country
contend for his rights in full iwithout
the taking up of the sword to do so.
We are satisfied that some day in
the not too distant future a president
of this country will have the vision
and the courage to make the move
in spite of the rabid haters of the
Negro who would have no such recog
nition bestowed upon him or any
other member of the race.
country; service to others; and self
respect.
The Boy Scout organization had
its inception on July 29, 1907, when
a small group of boys and two men
set up a camp in a sheltered bay on
an island off England's southern
coast. The group was led by Lord
Baden-Powell, a British of the
Boer War, and the boys were from
the streets of England's cities - and
from the most exclusive schools. Two
years later, Boy Scouting came to the
United States when Mr. William D.
Boyce, a Chicago newspaper and ma
gazine publisher, inspired by his ac
quaintanceship with Scouting in Eng
land, incorporated on February 8,
1910, the Boy Scouts of America in
Washington, D. C. A Federal Charter
from Congress was granted on June
15, 1916. Today we owe a debt of
gratitude to the vision of Lord Baden-
Powell and Mr. William D. Boyce.
There is no better way of expressing
that gratitude than by furthering the
cause of the Scouts at every op
.o
portunity during the month of Feb
ruary.
"Southern Strategy"... Back Firing?
* THE Mr FOR RACIAL PIS— *AU CITIZENS OF THE STATE
CRIMINATION IS OVER IN
GEORGIA? gov jimmy CARTER
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-Bar
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crime took place last April in
northern Mississippi Just south
of the Tennessee border near
Memphis.
The NAACP leader cited as
irregularities requiring "careful
consideration" the following:
(1) the youth is being held
without ball his frail
ty resides in Montecello and he
waff enrolled in high school
there; (2) papers filed by Mis
sissippi officials are (adequate
under New York law; (8) two
r continuances, not provided for
in New York law, have been
granted by the court In Monti
cello to allow Mississippi offi
cers more time to prove that
the youth was actually in that
state on the date of the crime;
and (4) Mississippi has no pro
visions for youthful
held for a capital crime as arm
ed robbery is in that state.
The NAACP, WUkins, said,
"uEges that the circumstances
concerning the: youth's arrest
and detainment without ball,
the procedural irregularities
which have occurred in the
New York Court, the shameful
and improper conduct of the
Mississippi authorities, and the
certain fate which this Mack
youth faces upon his extradition
be carefully considered and
that this state refuse to extra
dite D wight Folsom under
these circumstances."
-Wilmington
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more than 550 in town, mid
Lt. Col. Barrie Davis, a spokes
man for the guard.
Bomb hoaxes ware received
throughout the day Tuesday.
At one point someone called
the school board office and
said there was a bomb in a
. school building without speci
fying which building, curing
the biref evacuation of every
school in the county.
New Hanover County's pub
lic schools attendance levels
were the highest since the be
ginning of the boycott Febru
ary 2 reported School Supt.
Hay ward Bellamy.
The boycott went into ef
fect when black youths de
manded more black studies,
more black teachen and coach
es, and an end to tiiltged ha
rassment of blacks on MIJUH
They also asked for the re
instatement of four blacks
pended in December after a
rock throwing Incident at New
Hanover High School.
Tuesday's absenteeism at 1
New Hanover High was 1* per i
cent, three per cent above nor* j
mal.
The total ahsentseiwi of jj
the county schools Tuesday 1
was 12 per cent.
Associate Supt., Dale Spen
cer said that the situation was
improved and they hoped It
was finally over.
Police Chief H. E. William- !j
son said that the situation
■rose after thd* boycott wes
organised after the arrftel of
Bea Chavis, a staff rapresenta
tive of the N.C. • Va. Commis-
tlon on Racial Justice. Chavis
Uft Sunday before the first
curfew was issued.
Wilmington's black popula
tion Is about 16,000 or one
third of the total populace.
Williamson said damages
during the week of violence
were not compiled. However,
a firebobm, Tuesday, resulted
in $60,000 damage to a restu
rant and another caused heavy
damage to a concrete plant.
A high school field house,
several homes, one neighbor
hood grocery store, and several
■nailer buildings wore de
stroyed by bombs during the
week of violence.
Police, helping to guard
firemen trying to extinguish
the grocery fire, shot and kill
ed Gibbe Mitchell, 19 Saturday
night.
Mitchell was carryipg a shot
gun containing a misfired shell
when he waa killed.
Negro Activist, Ben Chavis,
said thej Juneral will be held at
1 pjn. Thursday at Gregory
Congregational Church in Wil
mington.
Chavis said "all black stu
dents who are struggling
against the school system in
North Carolina" were urged to
attend the fuenral. "This is no
demonstration. We're going to
have a fuenral. Black people
take funerals seriously: we
dont play with them. We're
going to cooperate (with Wil
mington officials) and we hope
they wont Interfere.
-Bill
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tian Leadership Conference,
led a march on the Capital in
Washington to present Con
press with signed petitions
calling for the annual holiday
observance. In December, Con
yers, Abernathy and Mrs. Co
ret ta Scott King announced
the information of an on-going
Dr. Martin Luther King Legal
Holiday Committee which is
calling for passage of the bill.
HM committee is composed of
approximately 100 representa
tives from government, busi
ness, labor, religion and the
arts.
-Dental
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briuh, tube of paste, and spe
cial dye tablets which stain
food particles left on teeth to
diow children where they have
missed in their brushings.
Dr. J. Wesley Mainwaring,
county public dentist, said this
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wfll be the ninth consecutive
year that third grade students
have received the free examina
tions.
Sponsoring the screening
examinations are the Durham-
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ciety, the American Dental As
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-History
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the case in most integrated
schools. The proclamation will
help increase black studies
in these institutions.
The representatives feel that
the proclamation is very time
ly with the problems being
faced by blacks today. This
proclamation will signify to
the school administrations, the
importance of bringing black
history, into the class room. It
will possible help to ease the
conscience of some whites who
have wanted to teach black
history, but until this time
were unable to project their
feelings into the classroom.
Representative Jay John
son accepted the proclama
tion from Lt. Governor Tay
lor with this reply.
"The Honorable Pat Tay
lor, Lieutenant Governor of
North Carolina designating
February 7-14 as Negro His
tory Week in N. C. is most
gratifying. It will create
greater understanding and bet
ter human relations.
This could also be an ave
nue in reducing racial tension
in our state.
This says people who hold
responsible positions, care and
are concerned with all citizens.
This week will call to the
attention of every citizen the
contributions of blacks to this
great society and nation and
even the world."
-Celebrate
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ganization up to the present
time: The motto for the 20's
"Little Children Low Ye One
Another," the narrator Dr.
William A. Reeves, 30's "Let's
Keep Going" Melvin White
narrator, the 40's "There Is
More To Be Done At The
Top of The Hill," narrator
Mrs. Delia H. Foster, the
50's "Let's Build Another
Building" narrator Mrs. Jessie
McCrae, 60's "But Hope Re
plied Keep On Arid Be Strong"
narrator, Mrs. Josann Frayar,
70's "Thank God We Kept
On Going," Mrs. lUie Daniels
narrator. In addition to the
narrating of the history songs
and slide pictures through the
47 years will be shown.
Hie Rev. Dr. Z. D. Harris,
PM tor
-Witnesses
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More than 1200 delegates
from 16 congregations are ex
pected. Members of the local
congregation are making defi
nite plans to attend. Interested
persons wishing to share the
spiritual benefits of this three
day seminar may contact Ge
rome McDowell, 2935 Drift
wood Drive, Durham, N.C. for
final aasangements.
McDowell announced the
convention as a climax to the
regular weekly service meeting
at the Kingdom Hall this week.
The purpose of the conven
tion, McDowell said: "is to
give Jehovah's Witnesses of this
part of North Carolina, three
days of special ministerial
training, that we, in turn may
be of greater benefit to the
people of our community in a
spiritual way".
Hie convention is on' the
circuit level, and sponsored by
Watchtower Bible and
Tract Society of New York.
All sessions will be open to
the public, McDowell said.
-Marsh
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inability of Reverend Phillip R.
Cousin, pastor of St. Joseph to
be present.
Marsh was born in Lee
County, the son of, William
and Mrs. Liilie Hayes Marsh
Il&I WHITNEY M. YOUNG
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Negro History
THE week of February 1-2 is always Negro History Week.
I'm not sure why, since the historiacl Lincoln, with his
expressed desire for black people to go back to Africa, is a
good deal less than the mythical Lincoln. Far more fitting
would be, the week of January 15, Martin Luther King's
birthday.
The number of authentic black heroes is long and honor
ed, whether they be revolutionaries like Nat Turner, activists
like Frederick Douglass, or great thinkers like W. E. B. Du-
Bois.
And Negro History Week is the time that many (schools
trot these great figures from our past out for a brief week,
and then put them in mothballs for another year. It's a
familiar story the pictures go up on the bulletin boards,
classes discuss the achievements of Booker T. Washington,
and then everyone goes home satisfied the blacks have
been honored for the whole year.
This kind of educational tokenism is worse than Insulting
it's bad education. White kids, no less than blacks, are de
prived of an accurate picture of their country's past. So long
as teaching is done through a bleaching job that whitens all
subjects, youngsters of all races are being deprived.
Segregated Black Studies
The segregation of black studies isn't the answer, either.
It is certainly valid to group courses together for a black
studies curriculum, just as we have Latin-American Studies,
Asian Studies, and others.
B-.it ethnic studies should also be integrated into the cur
riculum all year round. History courses are the obvious pace
for stressing the black influence, but other areas are jus as
important.
The rich heritage of black literature should be represent
ed in English courses; economics courses ought to deal with
discrimination and employment and the effects of public
policy on the lives of the poor; Geography classes should deal
with black population distribution, migration to cities and
urbanization, and even Math classes can go into the rich
African heritage of counting and number systems.
Black people have influenced every field of knowledge
taught in schools from literature to engineering, and it's up
to the schools to "unbleach" their courses and let their stu
dents know about this.
And it' 3 up to black parents to insist upon it. There'i
more to taking care of our kid's education than attending a
special r.uditorium meeting to celebrate Negro History Week
with a f-tudent sketch. Parents have to stay on top of what
their children are being taught and they should organize to
help influence teachers and administrators.
Community participation in educational decision-making,
which is the goal of educators and concerned parents de
mands a real commitment by the parents themselves 'f par
ents assume t leadership role here, their kids could be
getting a more relevant education.
'Power To The People'
Everyone from the President to the Panthers is using
the phrase "Power to the People." but unless the people
show initiative and some real follow-through, it's fust a
slogan. Our kids are our most \ aluable asset and the educa.
tion they m eive i 8 our most important task.
With l ip city school systems beginning to decentralize
and with the more enlightened systems showing an interest
in greater community participation, this seems to be the time
W black and concerned parents to get themselves together
to improve the schools. .* ™
Black people have fought and struggled for an education
since the dim days of slavery, when it was a crime for a
black man to be taught to read and write. Blacks like Fred
, erick Douglass would hide away l„ attics studying copybook,
and would tnck and tease school boys into teaching them to
re ® f ' \\ " , be * n a Io "K hard struggle and it won't be over
until all black children get the high quality education that
will prepare them for the future.
In the trsenal of black liberation, let's plaee sound edu
cation on our list of priorities. You can tear a house down by ■
brute strength, but you can't build it up again without know
ledge and understanding.
January 30, 1910.
He was a member of St.
Joseph's nhore he ssrvad a* a
steward and an usher. He was
a veteran of World War IL Ha
died Tuesday, February 2 at
Lincoln Hospital In Durham.
Marsh is survived by two
Brothers, Charles D. of San
ford, Jesse of Newark, N. J4
two sisters, Mrs. Fleta Brown
and Mrs. Lucille Witharapooo
of Philadelphia, Pa.; and a god
son, Charles, a student at St.
Augustine's College, Raleigh.
SIXTY TWO years ago
(1909) on Friday of
this week, one of the first
civil rights organizations
in America was organised.
It, was the National Asso
ciation for the Advance
ment of Colored People
launched on Feb. 12 on Ab
raham Lincoln's birthday.
FEBRUARY > The
54th Massachusetts Regf
ment was organized in
1863. It consisted of Ne
gro soldiers.
FEBRUARY 9 Paul
Laurence Dunbar, promi
nent black poet, died at
Dayton, Ohio in 1906.
FEBRUARY 19 Joseph
C. Price (1854-1803), flrtt
president of Livingston#
College, Salisbury, N.G.
born.
FEBRUARY 11 Bishop
John M- Walden (1831-
1914), first president ofgrG
1914), advocate of Negro
education, born.
FEBRUARY 12 - Abra
ham Lincoln (1809-1885),
Civil War President of the
United States, borp.