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THE CAROLINIAN RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY. JULY 19. 1968 Bible Though! Os The Week 4 We remember the narrative in the Old Testament and how Jacob wrestled with the angel, even his limbs were thrown out of joint. Jacob said, “I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.** Unless one makes up his mind tc develop his talents, to walk Editorial Viewpoint Under The Table U. S. Dealing Some recent exposes described some United States officials engag ing in “underhand dealings” by either seeking gains or “keeping in the dark” unpublicized commit ments. We think our public needs to know this as information when voting time comes around again. A New York correspondent, James Heston, in a recent article said that our Congress is being misled or even willfully deceived by ex ecutive officials, who are said to be making “secret deals” with for eign governments, or trying to scare people into approving new weapons systems, or covering up expensive blunders. If this is a true state of affairs, our leaders are weighed in balances and are found wanting. For instance, Senator William Fulbright unearthed an unpublicized defense arrangement which he said enlarged U. S. military commit ments to Thailand without the know ledge of the Senate. He had done a similar thing earlier about private U. S. arrangements with Spain. It would seem that we should have had enough of this kind of thing— to wit: the Vietnam War. Rep. Samuel S. Stratton, D-N. Y., Arkansas Prison Officials Caught For years, the news media has informed the public about cruelty to men incarcerated in the state prisons. However, the authorities didn’t believe it and made perfunc tory investigations. But, at last, the brutal prison ‘‘beaters” have been caught in the balance and found wanting, for ex ample, in the state of Arkansas. And this should serve to warn others iihat they may be next. A federal grand jury recently indicted 15 employees and trustees at three Arkansas penal institu tions on charges of beating and Otherwise punishing prisoners, the Justice Department announced. • Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell said the 15 were accused in a total of 46 indictments returned by a federal grand jury in Little Rock. A total of 19 counts were returned against a. former prison official. The alleged beatings occurred at Tucker and Cummins units of the Arkansas State Penitentiary, the Mississippi County penal farm Preparedness Places Black Grads In High Demand . Placement officers at 15 institu tions, ranging from big state uni versities to relatively small col leges, were asked if employers were actively recruiting black graduates, as well as showing signs of ‘‘token hiring or quota systems,” etc. The demand for black graduates, expecially in the fields of engineer ing and chemistry, exceeds the supply. Starting salaries in certain fields are more than SB,OOO. It also points out that Negroes can expect premium pay and future promotions. • If prepared and qualified in vari ous fields, top-dollar jobs for Ne gro college and university gradu ates are going begging in many sec tions of the nation, a survey of place ment officials indicated recently. Some black students have had as many as eight offers this year. This is what Alicia Ammons of the Tuske fee Institute placement office re marked. : No placement officer detected to kenism in the surge of demand for black graduates, but some conceded fit could be a factor. Os course, we know there may be some instances of this. By and large, however, em ployers are sincere. > The survey did not mention the profession of speech pathology and audiology. Rut we urge young Ne groes to consider taking training this field whose purpose is giving the second undemanded mile, to make of himself the best that there is, to honor God and his parents, to jive the unfortunate a lift, and to beg pardon when in error, he cannot expect the blessings of the Almighty. has just issued a detailed report by a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, charg ing that the Army not only bungled the production of the Sheridan tank like weapon at a cost of over a billion dollars, but covered up its mistakes in order to keep the ap propriations going. It seems that military decisions are being influenced by politics, as reported by Robert Donovan of the Los Angeles Times, one of the most reliable and talented reporters in the nation’s capital. It is our opinion that the Sec retary of Defense in the Presi dent’s Cabinet should oe a career high-ranking general of the armed forces. Too many war policies are being determined by civilian of ficials who don’t have military know ledge to guide them in making im portant decisions. Before concluding, we should like to say that, whenever government officials make secret deals with other nations without the knowledge of the Senate, they should be dealt with firmly, and even punished if justifiable by law. The secret deals can get the nation into a world of trouble. and the Pulaski County penal farm. The charges are serious indeed, since they were inflicted upon the prisoners by officials who were acting under the color of authori ty in violation of the constitutional rights of convicts. If found guilty, the charged of ficials should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. How they let their personal feelings enter into the punishments of the pri soners is more than we can under stand—unless the officials them selves were mentally ill. We have.enough problems in our prisons without the unnecessary evil of brutal punishment. What about homosexuality in penal institutions, the operation of crime; master-- minded from within the prison walls, the fears of prisoners being murdered by their cell mates, etc.? The alleged prison officials “cul prits” must be brought to justice with speed and dispatch. There is no other way! therapy to persons who are hard of hearing and those having speech, voice and language disorders. Per sons graduating in this field, can find approximately 150 job openings for each graduate. Write the A merican Speech and Hearing As sociation, 9030 Old Georgetown Road, Washington, D. C. 20014, for information. Color is less a handicapping fac tor in getting jobs than was true twenty to forty years ago. However, more threatening to the young grad uate in getting employment .is wheth er he has been put in jail and for what, whether he has burned a draft card, whether he has refused to answer the call of the Armed Forces, and whether he has engaged in riotous militant campus activities culminating in the destruction of property, etc. as one matures, he tends to sepa rate himself from radical move ments and get down to the serious business of living within a family unit. When he does, a job is consid erably important. We urge every college student to discipline his mind, become a true student, and seek the information which makes men free. The person who has exercised integrity and wis dom need have no fear as he faces the future. Times never looked better for the Negro in the employment area than now! Only In America BY HARRY GOLDEN PROTEST IN THE STREETS While most Americans pay lip service to the concept of civil rights, a large segment despises the Negro revolution. Sooner or later the more arti culate ask: Why is it the Ital ians. the Poles, the Irish, or the jew s never needed a free dom ride, a sit-in protest, or a. street demonstration? The Irish had it tough. Yet John Kennedy became Presi dent of the United States; the Hungarians, the Slavs, the Ja panese—none of them stayed forever in the steel mills, coal mines, or the chicken farms. Why can't the Negroes do by themselves peacefully what these other groups did? The argument is specious. Because the poverty stricken, the oppressed, and the exploited didn’t march through the streets for civil rights does not mean the need for the protest was not there. It is true in the past one hundred years there were no street demonstration for civil rights, as such, but then no one had Social Security, work in en’s compensation, or an eight-hour day; no bank was insured; nc child was protest ed from exploitation; none of the factories had fire escape. Someone won these victories by protesting “in the streets.” First things first. When the reformers first asked for restricting the working day for children under 14, the legislators laughed them out of the chambers. The church ladies who went from office to office begging factory owners and managers to install fire escapes were called busybodies and were told the workers didn't want fire escapes. The civil rights struggle is not wholly a Negro phenome - non. It seems so, but thal is because the Negro was : sub-citizen attheorecisetime civil rights needed institu tionalization. Establishing civil rights by law is no sudden impulse, any more than one hundred years ago public education was an impulse. The need was always there. The institutionalization same at the moment men waited for, when their hopes could be realized. So “civil rights” has become identified as a Negro need but indeed civil rights is everyone’s need. The form er proverty-stricken immi grant groups are not active participants in the current civil rights movement for the simple reason that the coun try cut off immigration in 19- 20; the second and third gene ration immigrant groups are now part and parcel of the A merica middle class, or near ly so. They can afford to be spectators, although none of Letter to the Editor PRAISES MRS. ALLEN To The Editor: There is no doubt in my mind and the minds of many others in the Raleigh area who wish Mrs. Dorothy Allen Just Fcr Fun BY MARCUS H. BOULWARE YOUNG CHARMERS Once "Stuffian” wrote of old people’s dream for the 1970’5; To meet someone un der 25 who could be describ ed as charming.'’ --as. Immediately, he was chal lenged. Mrs. H. E. S. sent him a letter in these words: "You evidently haven’t met too many young people. I met a young bride not long ago, and she was one of the most charming ladies I’ve ever met. Her husband is equally as charming, but I think he is 26.” (How’s that, Mr. “Sus-) fian”?) HIDDEN SINS Be sure your hidden sins won’t find you out. A lade, M. C. H. penned these words: My wrinkles are for all to see; Nor can I hide my many chins; But v.aistless skimmers don’t reveal, My years of diatary sins Hotter start now pushing yourself from the table! You say you can’t? Tell me why? Y’ou are the master of your fate and the captain of your soul-Invictus, ever read that poem? THE CAROLINIAN “Covering The Carclinas” Published by The Carolinian Publishing Company -518 E. Martin Street Raleigh, N. C. 27U11 Mailing Address: P.O. Sox 6ZB Raleigh, N. C. 27802 Second Class Postage Paid at Ra leigh, N. C. 27802 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months $3.23 Sales lax . .10 TOTAL 3 S 5 One Year SA& Sales Tax .18 TOTAL 5.86 Payable in advance. Address all communications and make ail checks and money orders payable to The CAROLINIAN. Amalgamated Publishers, Inc., 31V Madison Avenue, New York 17, N. Y., National Advertising Rep resentative. Member of the Asso ciated Negro Press and the Unit ed Press international Photo Ser vice. The Publisher is not responsible for the return of unsolicited news, pictures or advertising copy un less necessary postage accompan ies the copy. Opinions expressed by column ists in this newspaper do not nec essarily represent the policy of this newspaper. us should minimize the sup port which has come from some of these men and wo men, More tc the point, we should dismiss the rnyth that none of the other “minorities” pro tested. Indeed they did and won many a fight against in justice, Who can ever forget the Mayflower ladles who pro tested “in the street” for wo men’s suffrage? Others fought to better the workingman’s wage and to establish some measure of dignity In the in dustrial Jungle which saw wo men working twelve hours & day, subjected to a personal search when they left their machines to make certain none had stolen a piece of ribbon. Those who think there were no protests forget the number of men and women who had their heads cracked on picket lines as they agitated for the right to band together to pro test their Interests. 1 can remember a teacher asking a boy in my class room what his father did and without guile the answer came hack, “My father Is a strik er.” I remember a year - long bakery strike. The bakers received 30 cents an hour for a 10-hour day plus two loaves of day-old bread. Anyone who Insists the Ne gro Is the first American to agitate “in the streets,” con veniently eliminates from his tory fifty years of labor war. In Ludlow, Colo., the streets ran red with the blood of picket and in Harlem County, Ky„ the guards shot down the strik ers who left the mines. In the mill villages of the South, hundreds upon hundreds of men and women were daily de humanized and none of them were Negroes or members of a minority, they were all southern white Anglo-Saxon Protestants. These who think the Negroes invented the protest “in the streets” forget the IWW, the Haymarket b o m b 1 n g, the as sassination of the Governor of Idaho, the bombing of the Los Angeles Times, the Molly Maguires and the Pinkertons. What is different about the Negroes revolution Is that the Negroes do not want to change any existing institutions: they want no new constitution, nor do they want to cut off the king’s head nor storm the Bastille, nor throw the tea overboard; they want no changes rung, they simply want to participate In the in stitutions already established. Most of them choose towage this revolution with the Chris tian ethic of nonviolence. And it is only this ethic, which is the despair of the segregationist, and which will win the battle. the very greatest success in her new endeavors as acting head of the Wake Opportuni ties program in the county. Mrs. Allen told a reporter recently that she had been en couraged by a number of people to remain with Wake Opportunities and seek the di rector's post. "I have decided to stay on with Wake Op portunities and have consent ed to served as director if the board asks me to, "She said, however, that she would not apply for it. We of the Raleigh area feel that no one deserves it any more than she. She has continued to climb the ladder from the very be ginning of her career with the anti-poverty program to final ly reach the “unreachable star. ” When I speak of Mrs. Dorothy Allen, I do so with much pride and admiration, not just be cause she is a personal friend of mine, for I know her to be an honest and dedicated per son to her family and friends. She has a keen awareness of the needs and aspirations of de stitute and unfortunate people. This has been evidenced by her phenonemal success and rise to her present position. At a time w’hen there is so much clamor for higher edu cation and scholastic ratings, doctorates, etc., Mrs. Alien, with less educational back ground than many people, has done more to promote racial harmony among people in Ra leigh than many persons I can bring to mind. She has had numerous honors bestowed upon her by both black and white. Why has she received these honors? First because of her abiding faith in God, faith in herself, her sinceri ty, an devotion to duty. She has a deep faith in people and a willingness to work hard to achieve her goals. Mrs. Allen is exceptional, the kind of example that all black people can admire and feel proud of. It makes us conscious of the fact that people can achieve their goals in life if they are willing to make sacrifices and work hard, regardless of education al background. Make the best of w hat abilities you may have. First, as black people we must have faith in ourselves, faith in our ability to do the job, and a willingness to work together. MOULDED AMERICA TO A BETTER IMAGE! Economic Highlights When the U. S. Supreme Court handed down a decision ordering reapportionment oFstate legislatures on a one-man, one-vote basis, many believed the Court had trans gressed on states’ rights. A quiet movement has been under way to rescind the Court’s action through a constitutional amendment. The movement has been led by that master political strategist, the distinguished Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois. Senator Dir ksen’s drive to overturn the one man, one-vote doctrine began in 1962. State legislatures started passing resolutions calling for a constitutional convention. In the ensuing years, state after state joined the roll of those favoring limitation of Supreme Court powers in the apportionment of state legisla tures, To date, 33 states have adopted re solutions of one sort or another calling for a constitutional convention. If Senator Dirksen and his supporters can enlist the support of one more state, they will have reached the total of 34 required before Congress must take action to call a convention or submit to the states for ratification a constitutional amendment that would return to the state the authority to apportion legislatures in accordance with local wishes. However, Sena tor Dirksen’s battle is far from won. A feature in The Wall Street Journal by Mr. Arlen J. Large touches on a few of the obstacles still lying in the path of constitu tional revision. For one thing, as Mr. Large points out, "Although the Constitution provides for its own amendment through the conven tion route, it has never been none.” Even if Wisconsin, which is now' debating a Dirksen resolution in the legislature, becomes the 34th state to call for a convention, strong opposition exists in Congress and elsewhere to changing the U. S. Constitution, by this method. Many fear a constitutional conven tion would open a Pandora’s Box of pro posed amendments. Others fear such a con World News Digest BY NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL. TOUGH COMPETITION LONDON-Heavy rain, hecklers, ana sound equipment troubles conspired to break up a planned rally of tire Black Power party in Trafalgar Square last week, 45 minutes after it had gotten underway. The rally was called to protest Enoch Powell’s repatriation speech, but first the microphone broke down, then party leader, Roy Sawk, became embroiled In ail exchange of words with United Color ed People’s association members; and final ly the rain, which had been very light, be came a downpour. well-represented BELGRADE-The third in the series of non aligned summit conferences, which convened in the Yugoslavian capital last week, was out standing in that 27 of the 51 countries partici pating were from Africa, Last w'eek’s meeting marked the first time that Black African na - tions were in the majority at the summit sessions. Principal topic on the minds oi the Black African v'as the "apartheid” situa tion in South Africa, which had in early con ferences been labeled, "most odious. . .and •. . .constitutes a violation of the universal De claration of the Rights on Man.” SCHISM SALISBURY-As bad as lan Smith’s govern ment is with its whites-only rule in Rhodesia, We are living In times of so cial changes where much em phasis have been placed on the color of a persons skin,, time when race problems are still developing. Bui in spite of all of this, black people are still making progress in all fields of endeavor. Our ability to work with other people and get along is the key, Mrs. Allen has proven that this can be done. One of the things that has endeared her to the people that have had the accaslcm to work wit!, her can be shared In one of her latest remarks. Mrs. Allen vent ion would become a scene of violence and hippy exhibitionism before TV cameras. Largely for this reason, the legislature of the state of North Carolina is considering with drawing earlier action in support oi a. con vention. It appears that Wisconsin and North Caro lina may be the deciding factors in whether Mr. Dirksen wins his fight. And according to The Wall Street Journal, Senator Dirksen, himself, may be far from desirous of en forcing the call for a constitutional conven tion. His main purpose appears to be to com pel Congress to propose a constitutional amendment of the kind that Mr. Dirksen and states’ rights advocates would like to see ratified. To many people a puzzling aspect of Sena tor Dirksen’s campaign to curb the powers of the Supreme Court is the reason for it. Under state reapporiipnment, the Republican Party, of which Senator Dirksen is a mem ber, has won new suburban seats in state after state. Observes Mr. Large, "U. S. Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee, Mr. Dirksen’s son-in-law, says that if his state’s legislature revetted to its old malapportion ment, 'the Republicans would not make the gains that I now expect. ’ “ Mr. Large re ports that another state Representative James Holshouser says “at least some” of the recent GOP gains in his legislature result from one man, one-vote apportionment. Mi . Dirksen explains his objective in a few simple words, ". . .The question is not one man, one-vote, but whether the Supreme Court can require it. If a legislature itself wants to do it, fine,” This is the principle which seems to be the main stimulus to the years-long ef fort to restore via constitutional revision the right of the states to decide how their local legislators are to be elected. Mr. Dirksen’s efforts may prove to be a significant chapter in the unending struggle to preserve liberty and local initiative. he is presently being upstaged by a gt oup of white settlers which think the government’s policies are not strict enough, Robin James, a member of parliament, has formed a new right-wing political group, the Conservative Alliance, which is pledged “to the preseva lion of the European (white man) and his civilization in Rhodesia, abolition of politi cal integration, arid for separate racial com m ur: It y indent if icat ion, ” WOMAN MINISTER KUALA LUMPUR-When Prime Minister Ab dul Rahman of Malaysia formed his new multi-racial cabinet recently, he named to the post of Minister of Social Welfare Serv ices, a woman. She is Fatima! Bente Hashiro, the first woman to become a member of the nation s cabinet. SO PHEt6r?A, South Africa-Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, M. C. Botha, declared recently that the Bantu (Black) people of South Africa "could achieve full independ ence in their homelands if they were able to assume the responsibilities, and the (white goutl African) government did not evade this implication in its policy.” He added, "For some, it could happen in our time. The pub lic is accepting it tc an increasing extent.* said that, "The program is supposed to be for the people and I will spend the rest of my life seeing that the people who need its help get the kind of help they need.” During the June meeting, the Board unanimously ap proved voted to pa\ Mrs. Al len the salary of director, 13,500. Mrs. Allen became the first black sales clerk and de partment head at J, C. Penny's here before joining Wake Op portunities. As a volunteer worker, she helped lay the groundwork for the anti povertj agency in 1963. In ad vertisernents which attracted 58 applicants for the job of director, of Wake Opportuni ties Inc., included a require ment of a college degree. Mrs. Allen has only a High School Diploma. Mr. Frietag, who heads the committee inter viewing candidates, said the college degree requirement would not prevent the board from considering Mrs. Allen for the position. '“lt is total ly possible that M rs. A Hen will be drafted." he said. Wilbert M. Sanders, Raleigh, N. C.
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