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TOBFODB" THE CAROLINIAN WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. JULY 20. 19JS EDITORIALS NEGRO REfRESENTATION NEEDED R€CfrBt govcmort of North Carolina have recognized the riifht of minorities to representation on boards havinK to do with artairb alTeotir.g the whole popula tion by appointing Negro members to aev- eiaJ such bt>ards The State government has not gone as far as ii niight it this re spect. but nonetheless Negro members have been appointed lo more than one im portant executive body. It Is time now that Haleigh and othei municipalities should follow the example set by the State government and by many non-governmental agencies affected with the general public iniereat There is no concern of the community by which all its people are affected more vitally than by public education. The school board of Raleigh should have a Negro member. Some objection might be raised again-st the proposal that a Negro member bt: seated on the school board on the ground that every member of this board is con cerned with the education of all children, regardless of race; that the white mem bers of the board are as conscientious ii* their concern foFtHe' Negfd'iichools as for the white schools. All this may be true. But the fact must not be lo'-* sight of that the public school system is a dual one. If all schools were egually open to ali chidren it might be more fairly argued that there is no need for specific minor ity representatioT. on the board. But such IS not the case. There are white schools and there are colored schools, and as long as that is true, there should be a Negro member on the school board It should not be necessary for Negro citizens to be always in the position of waiting on the decisions of an all-white group. They should be represented among the policymakers. Then at least the Ne gro position would be adequately repre sented at fn«t hand, and the delibera tions and decisions of the board would inevitably be influenced, as they should It should not be necessary for VoKro citizens to be always in the position of waiting on the decisions of an alLwhite group. They should be represented among the policymakera. Then at least the Ne gro position would be adeQuately repre sented at fii«t hand, and the delibera tions and decisions of the board would inevitably be influenced, os they should be, by the presence of a repreaenUtive of a fourth of the ponulation which has separate provisions mode for it, THE NEGRO PRESS MATURES Nowhere is the progress of the Negro press more impressively reflected than in the fact that more than one Negro news paper had personal coverage of the Bi kini atomic bomb tests for their readers Not only were these newspapers repre sented, but the repreaentativs were ac cepted in every respect as on par with other press representatives- In fact Mr. P. Bernard Young, Jr., was elected an offic er of the press group which by official Federal sanction covered the tests. Not only have the newspapers come o-- long'way in a quarter of a century, but so have their readers a.s well. Both the papers and their readers have broadened their outlook, and it is mutually recogniz ed that there are many events outside the realm of strictly "race" news which are of vital importance to those who read the Negro newspapers. It is fine to know that the management of the papers realize this and. act on it The Negro press measures up in every respect to the best standards of non-daily journals, and its influence within and without the race is one of the really pow erful factors in American l»fe and thouglit today. That influence is growing as the THE CAROLUIIAII Published by The Carolinian Publishlna Co. Entered as second-cla&s matter. April 6,1940, at the Post Office at Raleigh, N. Cn under the Act of March S. 1879. P. R JERVAT, Publisher C. D. HALLIBURTON. EditonaU Subscription Rates One Year. $2.00; Months, $1.29 Address all communications and make all ehecka payable to The Carolinian rather than to Individuais. Itie Carolinian expressly repudiates responsibility for return of unsolicited pictures, saanuscripu etc., unless stamps are sent. 118 Hargett SL. Raleigh, N. C. people become more and more literate io the broad sense of the term, and as the papers themselves maintain a constant march of progress- ARKANSAS WINS FIRST PRIZE The olficial reaclion Arkansas to the issue of Negro participation in Demo cratic prim.Trie.s seem to be worse than that of any other state, even Missisippi and South Carolina, since it adds inibo cility to meanness. According to the Negro press the State Suprente Court of benighted Arkansas has upheld au act of the State Legislature specifically barring Negroes from the 'te Demficratic primaries, and implying at ti.e same time that they could be admit ted to national elections. Patently the Legislature and the Court have acted in direct violation of the U. S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Texas primary, case, and of the portion of the U S. Con stitution on which that decision was par tially based. Is it possible that the learned legisla- toi's and jurists of Arkansas are unfam iliar with the plain language of the Con- slitulionV The first clause of the Mlh Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the juris diction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State in which they re side* No Stale shall make or enforce any law which .shall aliridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the fiiitod States. .” How the Arkansans think that they can legally bar Negroes from participa tion in State elections in the face of the U. S. Constitution and of the Supremo Court's ruling that primaries are covered by the Constitutional provisions, is some thing that only an Arkansan can under stand. As a matter of fact Arkansas legisla tors and couits have merely postponed ad mission of iiualified Negroes to any and all elections. Federal courts will certainly overrule the State court and declari' un constitutional the act of the Legislature, it is just a matter of time. In the end all the Arkansans will have accomplished i.s lo show how dumb, or how stubborn, they can be. UNSEEMLY ECCLESIASTICAL all elections. Federal court.s will certainly overrule the State court and declare un constitutional the act of the Legislature, it is just a matter of time. In the end all the Arkansans will have accomplished is lo show liow dumb, or how stubborn, they can be. UNSEEMLY ECCLESIASTICAL Without any attempt to pass on the merits on either side of the issue one is stili forced to the conclusion that the squabbles among the African Methodists which center around Bishop Sims are un seemly for a Christian body. The climax was reached that Sunday when the old ap pointee of Bishop Sims and the new ap pointee of Bishop Wright to Bethel Church contended physically for occupa tion of the pulpit- The contvovei-sy entail ed the intervention of the police, and the upshot was that there were no services at Bethel that morning. There can hardly be any doubt that the purpose of divine service was forgotten in the undignified struggle of the rival shepherds, and that the flock was left to w’ander aimlessly and unsatified. There is something very sad about a church fight. Ministers and members of tlieir congregations are human — some times apparently all loo human — but it is tragic that differences among church men cannot be settled amicably and peacefully, if such differences must arise. When the same kind of tactics are resort ed to within the church which characterize secular concerns, we know something is lacking whica should be there. SHOULD BE A SUCCESS The campaign for BOO members for the Bloodworth Street Y. M. C. A. should meet with great and prompt success. Ra leigh is proud of her new Y. M. C- A., grateful to those alert and public-spirit ed men w'ho made it possible, and cer tain of the benefits that will be derived from this already active institution Ra leigh’s men will surely rally to the call for membership subscriptions. The excellent team of solicitors, head ed by Dr. M. L. Watts, will probably ex ceed the quota of 50G without any ex tension of the time. By August 1 the roster of memberships may be close to 1,000 than to 500, KDiTORlAl. Did tlioy iacnfitv llu'ii -un- ft,i thi£?" fecr^nil by C. b. KALU.UlUnTON One day last month gracious Ml.-. Eleanor Roosevelt had a kind woid lo say in her eolum, "My Day.” for both the National lirban League and the National i-\ssociation for the Advancinent of Colored People.. Mis. Roo.si- veil does not figure in the news 4Uite as much as she did in lli> (Jays when her husbanti wa- President; but she is still th* same active, kindly, eourageou. influential, socially-mmded wo man she was then, and her duties with the United Nations Orguni- Ziilion have in no way deereased her interest in the American Scene. She knows that there can not be “One World’’ before •America nas achieved the slatiM of *One Nation." Thu piece to which I refer is so fine and so important that 1 am going to quote extensively from it. in case some did not have the oportunily lo read it. inriuenxiai, soeiaojr-*****—« man she was then, and her duties with the United Nations Orgam- zution have in no way decreased her interest in the American Scene. She knows that there can not be "One World" before America has achieved the statu? of 'One Nation.” The pit'ce to which 1 refer is so fine and so important that 1 am going to quote extensively from it. in ease some did not have the oportunity lo read it. She said: “I am constantly being usicen by people who thi;y can help lo make this world “one world, and I am constantly amswercing mat. as tar as I know, there ts only one way that we, as imh- viduals, can help. That is by doing all we can in our com munities, first to creatt- good will amongst all our neighbors, and .secondly to work with all of them to make our eommuni- lie.s .strong, well-governed enti- tie.s, since a state or a nation Cull only be us united and as strong a.s each iiidividuul coin- liiuiiity can make it. “Twiy oraagized aelivitics winch seem to help III this di rection have come to my ulten- lion lately,” Mrs. Roosev(-ll cot.- tinue.s. Slie name.s the Url, m Lt ague and the NAACP. "Both groups are doing a valuable st-r- vict* in a field which aff>‘et.s only one o' our minorities. Bu* every time we strike a blow fot one minority, we strik it for them all, since there is one gr»‘:it thing we must learn—that hu manity is all one." It would be hard to fi.'.d a more sane and temperaU* state menl of the le.sson all us Ameri cans must learn, yet it> sanity tinues. She name.s the Urban L(-ague and the NAACP. "Buth groups are doing a valuable ser- \ice in a field which affects only one of our minorities. But every time we strike a blow foi one minority, we strike it for them all, since there is one gn-;«t thing we must learn—that hu manity is all one.” It would be hard to fi.'.d a more sane and temperate state ment of the le.s.son all us Ameri cans must learn, yet its sanity and temperateno.ss make it moif forceful than the ranting.s in an other direction of a bilbo or a talmadge. In the same c-olumn Mrs. Ro*’.. sevell comments on anothi'i movement which is very inter esting and encouraging. 'I’he De partment of Justice of the Stale Lest >Ve f erect. Whether we do mud* well oi hltle poorly within the span ci cur lives depends up on the in spiration or lack of it that we have during our lives. Our grea»- est men and 'vomen of history have had a consuming passion which sustained them in con- fiicls with frustrating influenc es in their lives, a passion for some ideal or objective which they would pursue at greet sac rifice if necessary. Human in stitutions for the betterment of m.mkind have been founded upon these great inspirations. Existing institutions have been improved because inspired workers operated within them. Units of institutions have ‘ een developed by workers who saw a challenge in the comers of ti.e world where they served to bring into these spheres the bet ter ways of life which they were inspired by in other units earli- ei. Thus was democracy con ceived and spread; thus is Chri stianity being diffused to all regions; thus must the “on' world” be created. The writer h.is lived for near ly a score of years in a litilt •'one world" and with a pecul iarly great inspiration. Going into a rural high school {or would be high school) deter mined to remain for only one year he never dreanjed of being a professional educator or pre tending to such a career. But there he found a teacher whc.se life was already devoted to the principle of greater service than the requirements dictated He was persuaded to recog’iize the need for a kind of service that community neuded and to accept the challenge the situa tion pre.sented. In stead of re maining there one year and SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON i- M. W. Williama Subject: Jesus And True Wor ship. Deul. 4:15-18; t::ll-l4. 18-2t;: Islah 40:18-26. 30-31; Mark 13:28:34 K«y Verse. God is a Spirit aiiii they that worship Him must wor ship Him in spirit and in truth John 4:24. To understand and apprecia'e the Jewish nation and tlieir rela tion to Moses' warnings and ex hortations in Lieuteron.'>my, 8 and 11 chapters, it is well to r«nem- ber that they came up under sys tems of semetic he.ithenism, re ceiving their culture and much of their religion fn.m their surround ings — Abraham and Moses wen- the exceptions. The prophets hud a hard time trying to keep them true lo the One God. The Israelite^ 'vere on the verge of entering into tlieir new land with new aur- r.jundings and with a plenty The Canaaniies naturally would give them the udvantuges of what they knew and since both ha.. ' about the same idea their cultural- religious views, it was not an easy tusk for the leaders nor the prop hets. WHAT IS TKt’L WORSHIP? In a true worship service, the worshiper.^ give expressions to thier feelings that God is warthy of their highest praise and adura- tt.in, with sincerity and truth buck ed by the pure t anJ highest mo tives — love, it is this kind of religious worship to which Jesus referred in his coiiversuti'n with Uie scribe (Mark 12:28-34* JesUJ Said upon another occasion: 'The hour cometh and now is, when true v/orshipers shall worship tha Father in spirit and in truth: BETWEEN THE LIMES - BY DtANBHAHCOCtf rOD SNP oi Califurniu is conducting cour- se.« for policemen, the purpo.ic ol the courses being to instruct the (ifficers in attitudes and tichnique.s which will make them efticieiu in imp.oviag race u latiuns A fine idea' Wliat small group e.iii d( inure, il properly equip- ped psychologicaiy, than po lice (ifficem, in reducing race liictiun and promoting the prac tical expressiun of iiiter-raciai goodwill'^ In th- course t-oliceman are leininded, .says Mrs. Rouseveli, that they themselves constitute a "minority group,” and are sub- j(ei to prejudices. Milllores jf people, for instance, think that ■'all cops have flat feel and steal bananas off pushcarts.” A stiikmg quotation from the material of the polier-mun's coursi reveals how effeetively piueticul it is; “Police officers will see an goodwill’ In the course poll lan are leininded. .says Mrs. . xisevelt, that they themselves constitute a “minority group," and are sub ject to prejudices. Millions jf people, for instance, think that ' all cops have flat feet and steal bananas off pushcarts.” A striking quotation from tiie material of the polict-man’s courre reveals how effectively piactical it is; "Police officeis will see an analogy between the iminigrtint Nigro (from the South) testing his new freedom and a new po liceman vested with authority for the first time in his life." Not only policemen, but Ne groes also, can benefit from the kind of wisdom summed up in that statement. GETTING THE RECORDS WRONG Defeat of the FEPC and the OPA sets forths in bold relief the general calibre of the current congress. If there has been within the last 40 years a congress of such pathetic proportions, this writer does not remember it. It is difficult lo be hopeful o* the future of u nation represented by such men as too gei determine the national policy of this country. This country is definitely heading for disaster with i. in sight. Pai'tisan politics on the one hand and downright poll, .stupidity on the other art- fast inveigling his country into a tet rible economic debacle. In the passing of tlie OPA the last barrie to inflation has been removed. The "appeal" to the common senst an J patriotism of tne people is pure tommy-roi. If congre.,s hao power to hold the lines against inflation, and refuse to do so, why should the people be implored in the premise? The present congress presents one of the strongest arguments for dictatorship yet offered in this country. When the representa tives of the people fail the people, then some form of dictatorship becomes inevitable. The masses of the people in the United States want an OPA. The notion that prict controls must be removed in order to stimulate production is a political hoax vouchsafed untc the public and predicated upon the public’s crass stupidity. Now that Uie OPA has passed on. attempts are being made to restore it. Has such child's play ever before been perpetrated upon the people of these United States'/ While Nero was fiddling Rome was burning. While our die-hard Republicans and race-baiting democrats are having a field day, this nation is moving on towards economic disaster. Our peace is proving quite as chaotic a.s the . Canada is Imported lo be guarding its economy against the siiock which U sure to follow impending economic collapse in the U. S. Bankrupt England laces no .such inflationary danger as ours. It is no wonder that the Australian statesman is predicting the complete break down of our American economy. What happened to the PEFC snow'ed the importance ol race pnjudice m this country. Wh.' happened to ilie OPA shows the sinister designs of plutocracy which if not thwarted, holds portents of national disaster. When a nation’s mighty men gamble on its necessities and moppor*un- ities, and place political pietermoni above their nation's good, we see dangerous symptoms in the body politic. In speaking of the passing of tne FEIPC one of our prominent eastern dailies falls into a cur eni error when it sees in the FEPC an attempt lo legislate against race piejudice. Tliis eastern journal, while deploring the passing of FEPC, nevertheless moralizes that Its passing proves how' futile it is to attempt "to legislate against prejudice.” In the first place no intelligent person ever imagined that the FEPC was an attempt to "legislate against prejudice." It was rather an attempt to legislate to minimize tlie results oJ prejudice. Prejudice has brought in its train certain evils which legislation alone can help Tlie proposed anti-Jynchmg bUU were never designed to banish prejudice but they were designed to eradicate one of its inhuman effects — lynching. When the amendments to tne constitution were written iioiie but the most native imagined that the said amendments would banish prejudice. They were rather designed to save a hapk-ss yeopJe from the legal exploitation of prejudice and the many instances wherein it lias succeeded can be too easily recalled to ..etd recountmg here. Suffice il to mention the recent supreme court dt>cision whereby interstate commerce is burdened by segregation laws. This decision is m no way dsigned to "cure" prejudice; but rather it is designed to mitigate some of the Injus tices and indignities which stem from prejudice. 1 have just detrained from a trip north and returning saw how the new arrangement is working. Instead of changing in Washington and "colored people to the next coach” order, every body kept his seat and wnai is more important there was no diS- ««»«• a izst/acas («w>M o* and the many instances wherein it has succeeded can be too easily recalled to need recounting here. Suffice it to mention the recent supreme court decision whereby interstate commerce is burdened by .segregation laws. This decision is in no way dsigned to "cun'* prejudice; but rather it is designed to mitigate some of the Injus tices and indignities which stem from prejudice. I have just detrained from a trip north and returning saw how the new arrangenent is working. Instead of changing in Washington and "colored people to the next coach” order, every body kept his seat and wnat is more important there was no dis order or confusion or excitement as so many mterracialists are too wont to fear. I have never seen such happy looking whites in iny life a.s those who seem to enjoy riding, like people with people. One white woman biought refreshments for her colored seat-mate and commented,” The war has brought us together at last.” She was proud of it' The FEPC was not an attempt to legislate pre judice out of existence, h was an attempt to do something about Its nefarious and baleful operations. A Poem For The Week By WILLIAM D. ROBINSON Writers of are invited to contribute their poems to thU column weekly. then going back to the North (whic.h he was not born or rear ed in but merely worked in) h(- stayed foui years in his first position. The teacher who be came his inspiration to accept a challenge to needed service became his life companion and his hope for happiness. He be came an educator but with a zeal for his native land (the South, based upon his estimate and appreciation of the help mate who motivated his choice He saw through her the great n^ed for improvement in hu man relations in the South. He began to want for her all '.he things that Southern Chivalry promised Southern womanhood. When all Southerners begin t.» want for their wives and daughters the best the region affords for anyone's ladies fai', we shall have a better South for the Father »eeketh such lo Worship him. God i.s :• spirit: and they that worship Hii • must wor ship Him ill spirit and in trutn.” (John 4:23-24* WAK.NI.NG AGAINST PROSPERITY M ses' warning to iinvierit Israel against the peril of prosperity is applicable to the American peo ple today. We are prone, it seems, to say. this is MINE. God gives men the urains io invent, the ener gy to earn and the ingenuity to ' get money. In fact, all we get f«»mes from Him. We are simply stewards. It does not belong to us and we aie obligated {o use nil we possess to His honor Only ir proportion as we give of our time talent, our material along with the Sincere devotion ol our lives SHELLS Or hides thee from thy brother’s needy cry. I wandered aimlessly along the shore Of Life's great sea, where Time forevermore, Ebbs back and forth in an eternal rhyme Of joy and sorrow, earthly, yet sublime. Upon the sands 1 saw the empty shells Of all the many creatures of the sea; Some beautiful, some rough like rugged cells; Deserted all. Then came tnese thoughts to me. O, thou, my Soul, when theu shall leave thy shell Besides Life's tossing sea, what shall it tell Of they spent efforts here, — shall pearl or bone, Remain to witness for thy little gone? 'rtie stones of opposition in thy life, — Has love uught thee to transform them to pearls? Have the fierce buffets of the winds of strife Polish to beauty thy rude shells' rough curls? Is thy shell like the hermit crab’s, — a cell Of selfishness in which but one can dwell? Or like the Chambered Nautilis’, - a tower, Lifting thee nearer Heaven every hour? O Soul, learn this: thy shell is but a prison in which thou shall shrink away and die, If it shuts off from thee the heavenly vision, - By WILLIAM D. ROBINSON that we heed the warning THE RESULTS OF TRUE WORSHIP ill (he interpretation of: "Cod is Spirit” (John 4:24) There arc two terms, which we think are either confused or misunderstood He is spirit, in essence; Moral in cnaracter or light and love. If liu- church or the individual is dom inaied by an evil spirit it does not possess the m ra) character of God — hence the results are poor If on the other hand it is domui- ated by the good spirit, light and Icve determining the conduct of its worshippers—resulting in right living, fellowship with men and communion with God. . In a true worship service, men receive light which points out many avenues of service, accom panied with love and enthusiasm with which to undertake to do that set "ice, the tired, burden and tried souls of God get comfor*. strength and joy as the preacher, under the guidance of the Holy Spin., speaks words of comfort lisa. 40:1). Tiie rich, poor, educated, non- irainsd young, old. the strong and weak who resort to Him in the spirit of humility, gratitude and love will receive new life and vig or in a true worship service. Do you receive such when you gu to church? ^
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