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4 THE CAROLWIAK RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 23. 1888 Bible Thought Os The Week •Tt is more blessed to give than to re ceive/' SftSri Jesus when an earth, This is not practical, the businessman may say. Well, he is thinking about materials things, and so he graps and runs himself to death for securi ty's sake, Jesus was talking about the A few years ago it was as dif ficult to get a credit card as it was for a staunch Chri stain to get into the devil’s hell. Now the mail brings you many opportunities for credit cards without your asking. This is not good for those people who cannot resist the temptation. The latest example of the lack of good judgment by the masses is well demonstrated in the hysteria surrounding credit cards. The practice seems to have invade the heretofore stable financial in stitutes, banks. Matter of fact, the mass distribution of bank credit cards has undermined some people’s faith in these institutions as the foundations of a stable economy so needed at this time. What possible reasoning could the average individual employ to justi fy his need for the use of so-call ed universal credit cards in handl ing his everyday purchases? Is he naive to believe that the consumer Will not pay dearly for the cost of this credit simply because he does not see any carrying charges on his monthly bill? Does he rea son that the merchant will absorb the costs? If so, he is wrong. The five per cent cost of his credit must result in a corre sponding increase in the cost of the merchandise he buys, which unfortunately will also be paid by Many folks say the money spent on the space program could be put to better use in solving the social problems here in the United States. We would add to this: use the money' being spent on the Vietnam War, Fqr the sake of argument which of the two —space or Vietnam —is more beneficial to mankind. First, thousands of American lives have been lost in Vietnam, The number is three for the space program. Also, achievements in space inspire men to greater goals on earth, and there is certainly no such inspiration in the Vietnam War. if we, as a nation, desire more money for domestic problems, let us look at four suggestions: (1) dis engage ourselves as much as pos sible from our Vietnam commit ments; (2) re-evaluate the foreign Man has for years been intrigu ed by the idea of enternal life. Nearer still, however, are those who hope that scientists will make a breakthrough (which will enable them to live even longer than the present average life span) are in for a disappointment. New ways to increase the life span of man don’t seem likely. Yet there is always hope, and this is expressed in a report to the Unit ed Nation’s population experts. They suggest that man can do better if he will change his present ways of living. A scientific discovery may be much easier, however, than getting people to change their way of life. But, nevertheless, the idea is worth and examination. The experts say we’ve done about all we can by The automobile is an invention of man, and it was designed to hasten and improve our modes of transportation, not to take human lives and cause thousands of ac cidents. One reason given for this situa tion is that the present-day car is too powerful and fast for poor driv ers. Starting with 1935 it became an established fact that 36,000 human lives were lost in automobile ac cidents. This figure is very close to the amount of deaths we have suffered in the Vietnam War up to idit&rm! Viewpoint Credit Card Hysteria? Space Or Vietnam War-Which. We Must Change Living Style We Are Misusing Our Automobiles spirituality in man--doing things for people who need help—that can be an avenue for a happy life. Wealth is a contented mind, abili ty to sleep at night, and the practice of keeping healthy through moderation in drink ing, eating, smoking and exercising. the customer who pays cash. Who will benefit? The sales per sonnel who convince the merchants, by use of high pressure techniques that I am personally aware of, will probably do well. We expect that a major portion of the $25 .entrance fee paid bv the merchant is actual ly a commission paid to the sales man. The participating banks will reap large profits. As an example, the bank discounts the merchant’s paper 5 per cent and then bills the customer. If the customer pays the bill in 30 days, this equivalent to 60 per cent simple interest. To convince oneslef that it is the customer who pays, consider the' case of the chain food stores. These stores operate on a 1 to 2 per cent profit on sales, and if they parti cipated in such plans, would lose 3 to 4 per cent of sales unless they marked up their prices, which they obviously cannot do and stay in business. Credit cards can be a blessing if an individual has control of him self. Too often people will use every credit card they hold, and pretty soon they spread their salar ies too thin. The bills begin to pour in, and the bill collectors get hot on their trails. This cre ates insomnia for the debtor and may give him stomach ulcers. aid program, since millions of dol lars are being wasted on nations which either do not desire our hel{f or do not need it to the extend which we give it to them; (3) fewer con gressional tours at the taxpayer’s expense, since very few of the tours accomplish anything and frequent ly serve only to stir up anti-Ameri can feelings; and (4) abandon the ABM, CBM, and MIRV programs. These programs serve not only to incite the nuclear and chemical war fare race, bit, are also a great waste of money. The amount of money saved by tightening or abandoning these policies will greatly exceed that of' the space program. But we feel that the space program should not be pro jected at this time in view or our great national debt. fighting contagious diseases, im provements in standards of living; utilizing simple health and medical measures have brought a decline in mortality from acute infectious diseases. The things causing the most deaths these days include heart and lung diseases, automobile accidents and suicides. It is going to take a change in our basic patterns of living to do much about these. A great many people, however, probably would not accept the kind of regimented living that would be necessary if those problems are to be licked. It isn’t that we can’t do it, but the discipline that would be involved might make living longer too miserable for the effort to be worthwhile. the present time. The death toll has increased each year for the past three decades to the shocking figures of 49,000 or more annually. We have many good drivers, but some of them get careless and cause hazards. Others take too many chanoes, or become intoxicated with the desire to speed and pass every thing on the road. And many drivers pass on into eternity, too. 'Flie automobile is the product of man’s ingenuity or creativity. Why has he done such a poor job in the control of its use? Only In America BY HARRY GOLDEN THE AM A AND POVERTY The American Medical As sociation, like the rest of us, has at last realized poverty is a terrible fact in American life. It has appointed a com mission to determine what re sponsibility the AMA has to ward the health of the poor. These doctors, I hope are serious. I believe there are two ar eas where the AMA can im prove the health of the pover ty-stricken. While I am no champion of the AMA, still I think the doctors might listen to my thoughts on the matter. The AMA can supply a vast energy to ease hunger and malnutrition. That is the first area of concern for. all of us. It is now a well-substantiat ed fact that 10 million people in our society do not get enough to eat. The reports of the U. S. Public Health Serv ice describes an - almost end emic malnutrition among the poor which afflicts children with Irreversible physical, mental, organic and psychol ogical damage. Only now is the Public Health Service be ginning to measure accurately how malnutrition literally ruins lives. It should not be hard for the AMA Commission to assimi late all this data and with urgency recommend a tree Food Stamp Program, avail able to anyperson who demon strates need. This is a di rect way of solving an acute medical and social problem. The AMA Committee ought to recommend free school lunches for every child in every school in this land whether it be parochial, pri vate or public school, a kin dergarten or day-care center. Additionally school lunches are a prudent experiment in determining taste and effec tiveness of fortified foods. Jest For Fun FOLKS WANT TO KNOW II you want to get some Idea of how Diogenes must have felt you should try dis - cussing * ‘sticker prices”, trade-in allowances, and clos ing costs and automobile salesmen. The timid souls who are a fraid of fast drivers should wear protection gear in trying to cross the street and highway points. Driver ‘‘drone” their motors —ums—urns--urns umsssss, press the speedo meter and relax the foot-- rocking. bujc and forth for about one foot. You’d better time yourself when crossing Other Editors Say.. CONSTRUCTION JOBS Racial discrimination in employment in the building trades and the construction Industry has such deep roots and is so well established that many citizens have felt that nothing could be done about it. This view is not shared by the Chicago coalition for U nited Community Action. Tbier recent demonstrations which have halted construc tion at a number of building sites represents a determin ed effort on the part of re sponsible citizens in the black community to open doors that have no right to be closed to blacks. However regrettable some may find this course of ac tion, truth is that all other means to get the unions and the builders to change their historic discriminatory practices have failed. The only solution to this dilemma is for those who control the jobs in the con struction industry to change their ways. Blacks must have more job opportunities. Once this conviction is shared by all concerned we are certain that ways and means will be found to get it accomplished. WHOSE HAND IS OUT? Many of the hard-nosed leaders of American business and industry love to sound off against those who accept what they call government, “handouts,” These rugged in dividual is ts regard them- TS® CAKOIJXIAN “Covering The Carolines" Published fey The Carolinian P>ibSl*lbiQ* Company SIS E. Martin Street „ ... N. C. 27«Att Willing Address: PO. Box 623 „ Raleigh, N. e. Z7M2 Second Class Postawe Paid at Ra lei*n, N. C. 27602 „ muacsapvtxm rates Six Months . fig® Sales Tax io TOTAL, '."336 One Year s 'm Sales Tax je total s#s .Payable in advance. Address all communications and make all SSS ■t3£gL&? m wMe Amalgamated Publishers. Inc.. S* MadUon Avenue, New York: 11, m. ¥. national Advertising f!?op ijswntative. Member ai the AssS «■*£<* Negro .Prsss and the Unit od Press international Photo Ser vice. The Publisher is not responsible ror the return of unsolicited news, Picture* or advertising copy un Jeiw necessary postage accompan ied the copy . Opifiions expressed by column **» to «Nis newspaper do not nec essarily represent the policy o i this newspaper. To administer this program, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare can easily recruit nutrtion and health cane extension work ers and can recruit these workers from the poor them selves. Without question, the AMA doctors ought to insist that medical, graduate and nursing schools pay profound attention to the diagnosis and treat ment of the causes and ef fects of malnutrition. Too lit tle is understood about mal nutrition now. The other area where the AMA can provide inspira tional leadership is in defin ing the acceptable levels of medical care for those who cannot now afford treatment. It is a controversial area but any commission which can’t generate controversy hasn't done its work. Tt is often said the very rich and the very poor receive the best medical care. The bromide, like most bromides, Is only half true. The rich receive the test medical care. The poor receive about as much medical care as they receive food. The AMA owns consider able powers. .These powers should be employed in de segregating al" private and public health facilities throughout the country. These same powers should be em ployed in recruiting and train ing black medical personnel at all levels, from the facui ties of medical schools to paramedical services. The training of this personnel should always be relevant to the neeas of the poor. These are my personal views. I would like to think they are helpful to concern ed doctors on the AMA Com mis ion. I offer them free of charge. BY MARCUS H, BOULWARE the street, or else you will get caught at the halfwaypoint of no return. When caught, some motor ists will pour down on you as if it is all over, and then snag thier brakes—enough to give the pedestrian heart failure. The Telephone. For whom the telephone rings if not for you? We can postpone writing a letter, clearing our desks, finishing a job, opening a tele gram, but none of us can ignore a ringing telephone. The nation says it cannot get through the day without a telephone, but wouldn’t some of us like to try? selves as selfmade men and, as one with remarked, they worship their creator. When it comes to subsidies, the sophisticated name for “handouts,” these free enter prisers sing another song... They hire lobbyists by the doz en in Washington to wine and dine and influence the legis lators to keep those subsidies coming for their various en terprises. Members of Congress, of course, do not need to much encouragement as they do very well when it comes to hand outs for themselves. We are thinking, of course, of such cunning solons as Senator Eastland of Mississippi who takes a big bite out of the U. S. Treasury every year for keeping anything from grow ing on his big plantation. We were reminded of these facts by a story last week in which eight black Congress men forced the Department of Agriculture to suspend loan guarantees for the construc tion of the lily-white Natchez Trace Golf Club, Inc., in Mis sissippi. Tt seems that federal programs have subsidized the building of about 500 golf courses around the country since 1562. ' The lily-white country clubs which are exclusive play grounds for the tired busi nessmen and their playmates take great pride in their main icured golf course. Blacks, of course, are permanently barred from the courses, Yet the clubs use U. S. tax dol lars to build them. W’e congratulate the black members of Congress for catching up with this crowd. These arrogant rich racists would chisel a black mother with a house full of children out of her last welfare dol lar. They want that tax fol iar to help plant golf course grass. How silly can you get. -The CHICAGO DAILY DE FENDER. PUT UP OR SHUT UP! “Put up or shut up” used to be a common expression in other years when people boasted or resolved or de clared their capacity to car ry out a certain performance. The Black people in the Tulsa Community are being chal lenged with just vh&t state ment now. For almost too many years The Curse.,. Flight of Capital From Black Communities TEXT Debate over development and deployment of the Safeguard amt-bailistic-rmssile system that has been proposed to guard the nation against surprise njiclear attack contains so many confusing elements that the .average person can hardly be blamed if he is a bit bewildered. Experts on both sides present convincing arguments. A further confusing factor has been the shadow cast over the ABM by the politically-tainted, military-industrial complex issue. An important contribution to a better under standing of the Safeguard ABM and the over all question of the military-industrial com plex has come from former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, v/ho after a lifetime of public service, much of it devoted to the practical side of negotiating with communist nations, has no illusions about the kind of world in which we live. On the matter of ths so-call ed military-industrial complex, his views are most emphatic. To him, it is just anoth er one of the witch-hunts that have periodical ly distracted the people of the U, S. In his opinion, talk about the menace of the military -industrial complex . is surely the strang est witch-hunt of all.” He points out that in 1940, “. , . President Franklin Roosevelt referred proudly to our munitions industry as the ‘arsenal of demo cracy,’ ” and observes, “I simply cannot imagine how anybody could take seriously the thought that the great soldiers who have so bravely and skillfully defended our country would be . . .in a conspiracy to waste the re sources of the U. S. , . .Intensified rigor in congressional review of defense appropriations may well be appropriate now. What I wish to warn against—and I dc so with all the em phasis at my command—is any effort to use the attendant issues as an excuse for tam pering with defense and foreign policies which rise from external necessities and are vital to national exitence.” DON’T HOLD BREATH PRETORIA-South Africa is trying to create a climate of hope among Black Africans by telling its crew of 200 senior Bantu Admini stration and Development officials that the “future of South Africa depends on your abili ty to lay the foundations now for the future peaceful coexistence of a constellation of autonomous but inter-dependent white and non-white nations.” The idea supposedly pro pounded is that white South Africa wants to “coexist” not only with Black countries sur rounding it, but also with the Blacks and other non-whites who reside in its midst, UN PEACE CORPS GENEVA-The UNESCO has petitioned Sec retary General U Thant to make detailed plans for the establishment of a UN Peace Corps to help developing countries. The vol unteers if! such a program would be re stricted to aiding projects carried out by the UN and its related agencies. MAJORITY HOLDING LUSAKA-The white-copper interests in Zambia are being required to turn over a ma jority share, 51 per cent, of their holdings in the country, much the same as the white rub ber Interests were required to do in Liberia the cry has been, what “whit ey” wouldn’t let us do. Now, we have the chance to begin to do. Now is the time when we as a people must either “put up or shut up.” On every hand we hear that the black community is not responding to the call to build and support Black enterprise, as might have beers expected over against the clamor that has been rained among us; about the chance to grow in the economic world. No the Tulsa Savins and Lo an Is not over run with Ne gro patrons, Multifab, the new company engaged In manufacturing household items, has bonds for sale to finance the opera tion. Ks management is pre dominantly black, the work fore* is majority black, {but would you teslieve It) the sale of the bonds to finance it is miserably slow. Economic Highlights World News Digest BY NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL And now we hear of the “Choice Plan” floating a $25,- 000 Debenture Bond Program. Currently the Choice Work ers are going from house to house with a most attractive brochure to acquaint the black community with the project. Two stores are already in op - eration and there are plans for expansion into the area of furniture and appliances. Tiie bonds available for pur chase are one hundred $25.- 00 bonds, one hundred SSO, fifty SIOO bonds, twenty $250 and fifteen SSOO bonds. Roughly there are over 13- GO people who a’ready belong to the Tulsa Federation of Buying Clubs, Inc., and rough ly there are some 30,000 peo ple of black extraction in Tulsa and Tulsa County (and incid entally they are not all poor and not all children.) Most of these people are receiving some kind of an in come, even it its welfare or On the question of deploying the Safe guard anti-ballistic-missile system, Dean Acheson’s views are equally strong, Ho says, “We live in a far more dangerous world than did our fathers and grandfathers. When we were unprepared in 1917 and in 1941, we had very strong allies and the width ot the Atlantic Ocean to shield us from the conse quences of our folly This no longer true. To build an ABM system is a course with a possibility of great gains and only small losses To refrain could bring a relatively small saving at best, and catastrophe at worst.” Acheson’s unequivocal views on what ho feels to be the irrelevant witch.-hunt foi a military-industrial complex, as well as his equally strong support of an ABM defense, stems from a deep understanding of the com munist concept of “negotiation.” On this, he observes. “The Russians look upon negotia tion as a variety of war. . .So the Russians don’t engage in give and take at tin bargain ing table. , .A Russian diplomat, like a soldier already committed to kittle, is only interested in the calculation of opposing forces.” As to the effect of Safeguard oncom ing arms limitation talks with the Russians, Mr. Acheson says, . .if we go ahead with the ABM program, it won’t, make these negotia tions any more difficult. They are just as dif ficult as they can lx? to start with. The Rus sians . .will probe to see if they can find an American weakness, but we need not worry about that as long as we take care that there are no American weaknesses for them to ex ploit.” Mr. Acheson’s observations on the so-call ed military-industrial complex issue, as well as his opinions on the ABM, based as they are on a clear understanding of communism derived from his years of “negotiating” with communists, reveal the life and death serious ness of current discussions. some years ago. Up to now, control of the comper mines has been exclusively vhite. Under the country’s stress of Africaniza tion, a major share of all resources are to be held by the black-run nation. NEED OWN BASE ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast-Black nations in A frica who decided to keep too close a tie with France, have now learned the fallacy of link ing their financial structure with their erst while colonial master. With the recent de valuation of the franc, the 14 former French colonies In Africa are faced with the pro spect of devaluating their own currency. Some have suggest that African nations starts now to build their own, separate financial base, in dependent of foreign financial structures. EXTINCTION-BOUND TOKYO-While the Indian government is try ing to get its female population to adopt the Gandhian technic of nonviolent non-coopera tion, to stem the wave of overpopulation, Japan seems to be headed for eventual extinction. An official report by the Population Problem council disclosed recently that Japan’s birth rats has dropped to one of the lowest in the world, down to an average of two, 13-tenths of a per cent lower than necessary to keep the population level pension,, to say nothing of a fair percentage among us who are making fairly decent wages. We said we wanted to walk like men; that v;e want to be a part of the economic growth and affluence of this nation on our own. We’ve clamored for the opportunity to man our, own shops, head our own busi nesses, direct our won cor porations, now the day Las come to do just that. There is no place here to declare ourselves out because we’re too poor; or too involved in other things. This is what we asked for, even the least among us can do something. A dollar a month in North Tulsa Savings, a small bond on installments invested in Choice, a hundred shares in Muiiifab. We can manage to do our part Ls we will do so. We have no alternative but to “put up or shut up!" The OKLAHOMA EAGLE.
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