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4 THE CAROLINIAN RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1969 "Whosoaver therefore shall humble him- world where heaven is, true humility gives self as this little child, the same Is the great- the greatest measure of inspiration of guid est In the kindgom of heaven/' Jesus said. In a nee, of power. The twelve disciples soon this saying the Master is not promising an j earne<l thilt thls was thß Wnd OI greatnpss arrogant dominance over others as a re- Jesus meant, ward, hut simply stating that in the inner Be Careful In Addressing Your Letters These days* considerable criti cism is made against the United States postal system regarding in efficient services, mail delays, and so forth, But have the complainers considered the other side of the coin? The U. S. Post Office places much of the blame for mail delay upon envelopes addressed improp erly. The Post Master General says that about one of every two first class letters mailed in this country every day is addressed incorrectly. Whenever a letter contains an in adequate address, this is what hap pens. Since there is no return ad dress, the letter goes to the dead letter office for processing. Here it is opend by the proper authorities in an effort to try to determine from the letter where it is intended to go. Castro Supporters Can Ruin Future The Havana radio announced re cently that approximately 300 A mericans, including members of the Black Panthers and the Students for a Democratic Society, are going to Cuba to help in Fidel Castro’s big 10 million-ton sugar cane drive. learn that these Americans will make the trip in the next few months “in defiance of the official United States ban on travel to Cuba.” The volunteer cane cutters will ar rive in Cuba in two groups. The first is expected about November and the second early next January, according to the U. S. Liberation News Service. Each group will work for two months, it is reported. In order to understand this move ment, it should be reported that Cas tro is presently engaged in a mas sive drive to harvest 10 million tons of sugar by July, 1970. It is doubtful, according to the experts, that he will achieve this goal; cer tainly 300 U. S. workers employed for two months is not going to be of much help. The two organizers of the U. S. brigades are Alan Young of Libera tion News Service and Alan Ber man of a newspaper called “The Movement.” A University of Pittsburgh pro fessor, Dr. Stern.gla.ss, reports that atomic testing may have caused the death of approximately 400,000 babies in U. S. A. This is only a theory, and he has no real facts to support his contention. At once the theory invited criti cism to the effect that theory is solely on animal research in Swed en. Some scientists say his con clusions are based upon the inade quate data, rigged perhaps for po litical purposes, or on mistaken use of the data. What is more, the Atomic Energy Commission and United States Pub lic Health Service have so-called better explanations which should relieve any fears that Professor Sternglass’ public assertions may have aroused. The Pittsburgh professor’s thesis Wh° Is Going To Turn In Firearms? The proposed action by the Presi dent’s commission on violence con cerning handguns appears sensible, but utterly absurd. What hoods are going to line up and turn their guns? It is ridiculous to think that by outlawing guns, the crime rate can be significantly reduced. To be suc cessful all persons would have to turn in their handguns to the fed eral government. Can you picture gangsters lining up and ready to turn in their weapons? We believe that the only thing that a law of this nature would ac complish would be that those A Bible Thought Os The Week Editorial Viewpoint The Atomic Testing Theory If this has to be done, the cost to the U. S. Post Office is 60 cents for a single letter. Our postal system handles 83 bil lion pieces of mail annually, and it has been giving some good advice which evidently has gone unheeded. We want our readers to do their part in keeping the mail moving with speed and dispatch. Be sure, therefore, to include on each letter your return address. Make it com plete, zip code and all, and get it ' right. Write the name and the ad dress of the person to whom the letter is being sent correctly. Observing these little rules will save the government millions of dol lars each year and speed up your letters to their destination. It is regrettable that many of our young people lack the widsom to look ahead, toward the future. We wonder if they realize what defiance of the travel ban can do to their future careers. As these young people mature, they will want to lay down militant activities to earn bread and meat. But if their records show connec tions with Castro and defiance of the Cuba travel ban, they may be denied employment when they need it most to rear families and buy homes, The record that a citizen makes is written in black and white for all to see, and no amount of ex planation can undo the harm they have cause themselves. Castro has Communistic links, and whoever assist him is bound to be labeled a Communist. And the Communist “red label” is not easily blotted out. In connection with the trip to Cuba, our young black citizens must be careful about resisting the draft, burning draft cards, and destroy ing public property. These activi ties can keep them from getting jobs; and in their personal lives, it takes greenbacks to overcome. Let all blacks let their con sciences be their guides. is supported by atmospheric testing which was discontinued by most nations in 1963. One newspaper held the opintion that Sternglass’ theory ought to be considered with the same skepticism given the pronounce ments of those anti-ABM scien tist who claim the device couldn’t possibly work. And the journal add ed that what this country apparent ly needs is a separation of politics and science. There are opinions on both sides, and the readers can take their choice. Remember these people who refuse to admit that there is a link between smoking and cancer. There is no doubt that big business, po litics, medicine, and millions are involved. There can be no straight thinking unless these factors are eliminated from the picture. The University of Pittsburgh professor may yet get the last laugh. mericans who own handguns will consider this an invasion upon their rights and many will not turn in their guns just because of the principle involved. Actually this kind of law would in effect create thous ands of outlaws who otherwise would never dream of breaking the law. To us it would be more effec tive if the addition or a certain num ber of years go along with the sen tencing of the criminal who used handgun. Maybe the commission should have recommended a law that would empower the federal and state gov ernments to take guns away from criminals and gangsters. * • Only Si America BY HARRY GOLDEN JULES VERNE, WE ARE HERE’ Watching the blast-off at Cape Kennedy, I met Governor Lester Maddox of Georgia, He told me I didn’t understand the Southern way of life. 1 said those three men in the space ship were setting off for the twenty-first: century and he was still living in the eigh teenth. The Southern way of life, whatever it was, can’t really have much, meaning when we are about to colonize the moon to my way of thinking and Les ter Maddox presumes me a radical out to destroy hap piness and motherhood for motives of simple And our differences are a microcosm of the perilous twentieth century. We live in the same time and the same place and from the press section at the Cape watch the same awe-inspiring venture and still we have noth ing to say to each other that makes sense. Alfred Nobel invented dy namite which he thought would help twentieth century man make this planet more in habitable, more accessible. When instead dynamite made men only more warlike, he be queathed his fortune to es tablish the Nobel prizes. We have spent billions to put as - tronauts on the moon in the hopes this is the first step in taming the universe. Yet one of the refrains I heard at Kennedy was that the next war will be won by the side which best exploits and con trols outer space. What prize will compensate for that? I saw the blast-off as 25 million others. Like 25 mil lion others it was Jules Verne come to life. As a boy I read every word Jules Verne ever wrote. Jules Verne was my Jest For Fan BY MARCUS H. BOULWARE FOOLISH IDEAS Often foolish Ideas were once good ones, and why they changed we don’t know.. At least we think we don’t know. Maybe we should have chang ed them. If you read and view the news media, you will find the dozen or more arguments you need. The Remains Sent On: Stu dents tell me, when turning a part of an assignment, that they will turn in the remain der tomorrow. But when it comes to Uncle Sam’s income tax, it is anoth er thing altogether. MOON WALK WON’T CHANGE OUR EARTHLY PROBLEMS To The Editor; I guess there is no doubt in the minds of most of us that witnessed the moon shot, viewed it as an unbelievable, fantastic, astounding, re markable scientific achieve men*. And all who look a part in it deserve the praises of all Americans, and the world should be made a bet ter place as a result of it. 1 must admit, however, that I feel a little dou' ‘fill about all of the good that will come out of man’s first explora tion of the moon, Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first words upon contact with the moon were "small step for man, a giant step for mankind." President Nixon described it the greatest week of a chievements since the crea tion of the world, a move to ward peace and harmony throughout the world. In con trast to all of these great expectations, while we earth lings are suffering from tax exhaustion, the high cost of living, race problems, the ris ing crime rate in our cities, Violence in our streets and universities, thousands upon thousands suffering from mal nutrition and starvation, our government continues;o spend billions of dollars on a pro gram that is sapping the very life out of the American pub lic. We cannot afford to let the THE CAROLINIAN "Covering The Carolinas" Published I>> The Carolinian Publishing Company SIS E. Martin Street Raleigh, N. C. 270)1 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 62* Raleigh. V C. 27602 Seoond Class postage Paid at Ra leigh. N. C. 27602 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months $3.25 Sales Tax 10 TOTAL 3.35 One Year 5.20 Sales Tax 16 TOTAL 5.66 Payable in advance. Address all communications and make all checks and monev orders pavablc to The CAROLINIAN. Amalgamated Publishers. Inc., 31C 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 unsolic tcd 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. idea of imagination at its height, its full powers ex ercised. Here was a space ship bound for outer space, people in every remote cor ner of this globe able to watch its ascent Yet there might be some thing about the scene Jules Verne would not comprehend. Jules Verne’s world was a stable world, or at least the world of his imagination was stable. It wasn’t rent by hun Sjv hi Vrlca, inequities in the United States, tyranny in Rus sia. Touring the world in 80 days meant a man needed ac cess to the Middle East and to the Orient. There are many of us who have a better chance of walking the moon than of ever seeing Cairo or Peking. Senator Richard Russell has voiced the hope that if we are doomed virtually to destroy the planet he hopes what few survivors are left will be A merican citizens. Why some one would wish this upon A mor leans I have no idea. These are the sobering thoughts I think we should en tertain as men open up the door of the twenty-first century. If we are sending men upstairs to help obliterate ourselves, save a precious few who will be able to remember the Pledge of Allegiance, then I say the sooner the better. If we are sending them upstairs and declaring a holiday to take the populace’s mind off hun ger, inequity, and oppression then we had better study his tory. Bread and circuses didn’t work for the Romans and they had a smaller world to manipulate. If saying 4 ‘Jules Verne, we are here,” is at least a promise that the conquest of space may help earth, pos sibly we have spent the money wisely. The thrill of the mat"- ter will be meaningful. One respondent told Old Uncle: "I don’t know why you should be interested in the length of my residence in this city but I have nothing to hide. It is 31 feet, eight inches long and there’s attached a garage.” Oh, what about words and their ways! “You have a computer that knows everything about tax payers. I’d appreciate getting the name of the woman my husband is spending his money on.” Everything isn’t serious with Old Uncle at all. Col lecting tax is his spice of life. moon shot success rob us from our earthly obligation. The Vietnam war is far from be ing settled, but President Nixon lias committed theJUnit ed States to aid in Thailand in the event of danger from Communist influence and ag gression. If we are to bring peace to a troubled world, feed our hungry masses, raise the living standards of the very poor, clean up our ghettoes, right the wrongs done our black citizens and minority groups, then the first commit ment should be to home, not the moon and other countries. We could continue to sit idly by and let violence destroy us. In recent months, we have seen what violence can do to our cities and universities, our society and individuals. Just to refresh our memory, we have witnessed violence and hate in its worse form strike down two of our best loved countrymen. Men who preached love and goodwill, men who had a dream of mak ing America truly the land of the free and the home of the brave, men who never lost faith in America and man kind, men who dedicated their lives to improving the lot of all people from all walks of life. As a result of violence these two men are dead. One was black and one was white: both were dedicated to the same purpose and same cause. May God have mercy on us here in America and forgive us for our transgressions, and erase from our hearts the hate, greed and selfishness that blinds us to the need for love and brotherhood. 1 would like to quote the words of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., wife of the late civil rights leader; "How many husbands, how many fathers and how many sons must die before we as men, women, youths and children as a nation-will rise up In righteous indignation and demand an end to senseless violence?” Senator Kennedy's death was deprived the nation of one of its greatest champions of freedom, human dignity and peace. We must put an end to violence or it will put an end to us. Surely the tragic and untimely death of this brilliant and dedicated leader must cause each of us to ponder our sense of responsibility in Will Preventive Detention Become ( hiss legislation Economic Highlights A basic tenet of the U. S. constitutional system of government is that everyone is-en titled to a fair and open trial when charged with offenses against the laws of the land. Safeguarding citizens against secret political trials and persecution for political or religious beliefs is fundamental to the American system. Under the umbrella oi these safeguards, in spite of seeming periods of dissension and turbulence, the nation has progressed steadily toward the high goal of equal rights and equal opportunities for everyone—regardless of raca, creed or color. The civil rights move ment In the U. S. has advanced faster than most people realize. This advance has been achieved largely because the movement and the individuals within it have been legally secure. Above all, no man need fear the party in power nor the terrifying hand of political oppression wielded by state authority. Civil rights movements are not unique tothe U, S„ but the obstacles to progress are much grimmer in other lands. The National Ob server, In a lengthy article, tells how civil rights protesters have been faring in recent years in Russia. Mr. Mark R. Arnold, author of The Observer article, reveals clearly what happens in a country where the people live unprotected from political authoritarianism. Secret police, secret "trials,” jail and hard labor in state prison camps are the price of nonconformity. Secret executions are common. • Open dissent in the press and other com munications media is virtually unknown. The writings of dissenters and Intellectual non conformists are seized and destroyed. "Today,” says Mr, Arnold, "little noticed in the United States, a new and growing civil rights movement is taking hold in the Soviet Union its members are protesting a range searches....” Official response to the activities of proteseters have caused observers to feai BLACK CITY PRETORIA - White South Africa is detei - mlnedly pursuing its goal of separate develop ment of the races, and has gone so far as to plan a new city—to be peopled solely by Black Africans— that will be larger in area than Pretoria. Known as Mabooane, the city will be located 15 miles north of the Pretoria’s boundary, will replace tw’oexlstingtownships-- Mamelodi and Atteridgevilie, bußi at a cost of S2B million and housing 116.000 persons --and will house more than 300,000 people. COMMONWEALTH YET SAN JUAN - Puerto Rico colebrnied ; 17th anniversary as a commonwealth under U. 3. rule last July 25, with background noises being made as ususal about statehood and independence. The island country is hope lessly split over whether to retain its common wealth status, become independent wholly of the United States, or become the 51st state of the union. Z AM 3IANIZ A TION LUSAKA - Another phase of Zambian life is headed for complete Africanization, as the result of a white judicial clash with the government. The clash, involving a court case in which two Portuguese soldiers illegally crossed over the border from neighboring Mozambique, has led the government to be gin a mass replacement of white European judge by Africans. GOT IT. FLAUNT IT NASSAU, Bahamas - The threat of water shortage on New Providence island has led the Bahamian government to order the cor'- bringing an end to this kind of insanity. Senator Rollert F, Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., never abandoned their World Nows Digest BY NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL faith in America. Those of us who love them and believed in what they stood for, can do no less than carry on the cause for which they sacrificed their a new wave of Stalinist repression. The dis senters have been subjected to a wave of political trials, many held in secrecy. "Several hundred suspected dissidents,” reports Mr. Arnold, "have been jailed, banished to Siberia, \ placed in mental institutions or forced labor camps for their ‘subversive’ act; A v\s.” Others have lieen subjected to around-the clock surveillance, phone taps, reprimands, searches of home or office, and administra tive measures ranging from loss of job sen iority, or travel rights, to loss of member ship in a union or the Communist Party. Al so, according to Mi. Arnold, publications and publishing houses adhering to the Party lino have imposed strict censor snip and have”... unleashed a torrent of abuse on those who stray from acceptable party limits,” One of the most courageous dissenters has been the grandson of the late Maxim Litvinov, Stalin's prewar foreign minister. For defying the authorities and reporting the proceedings of a supposed ly secret trial, he was sentenced to five years in Siberian exile. What is to become of 'he c; dl rights move ment in Russia no one can tell However, the price that must lie paid by those who op pose the State in a nation where citizens are deprived of the protection oi law is a high one and should serve as a clear lesson to those who 'lack respect for the la win the United States. Concludes Mr. Arnold, "It is doubtful that Soviet authorities can destory the move ment for political liberty in Russia .. On the other hand, ar. adroit use of selective terror--as is now being practiced--can * severely inhibit the movement’s growth." Obviously, those in the U. S, who scorn the law in achieving their ends have had no ex perience with the mailed fist oi political op pression. The law is still the best friend of minorities and dissenters. / struclion of a million desalting plant, designed to produce 2.r ; million gallons of water a day. The thinking of (lie government is that since there is so much water sur rounding the Bahamas, why not make i ft', for drinking purpose. The plant is scheduled to be in operation by the end of 1&70. CUT RATE MEMBERS UNITED NATIONS - A suggestion lias been put to the UN General assembly to institute “associate memberships” into the world body for those countries too poor to afford full memberships The plan world give the associ ates the same rights as the present 126 full members, except that of voting tn the as sembly and being elected to UN bodies. SEA GRABS T LIMA, Peru - Since there seems to be no more land o.i earth Bandy for the taking without retaliation--and the only piece of real estate that has not been charted or cut up is ttie moon, two nations have joined the ■rend toward grabbing mo water. Peru has passed a law extending its territorial limits 200 miles out into the ocean. Trinidad is readying legislation to extend its territoi ial waters from three to 12 mile* out, POP MUSIC BAN LUSAKA - The African way of life, cul ture and heritage has claimed another victim in Zambia. Last week, the state-owned Zam bian Broadcasting Service announced a ban on the playing of western and pop music on the air. Instead, the station will broadcast “Zam bian music or music from other African artists.*’ 4 lives. We must never let it be said that we have become a nation without a soul. Wilbert M, Sanders, Raleigh, N, C.
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