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EDITORIALS
ANTI-SOUTHERN
Insistence on the part of many south
ern government officials, slate and nation
al, and many Dixie Democratic leaders,
that Mr, Truman’s recommendations as to
civil rights are anti-southern, would be
amusing if it did not reveal such unmis
takable evidences of the tragic. That these
leaders regard as anti-southern the Presi
dent’s mild program to insure basic civil
liberties shows how twisted their think
ing is. That they presume the program
is aimed at the South is a brazen admis
sion that the South is the offender, and
implies that the South is the only part
of the nation that does offend. These
leaders cover up their bad conscience
after the manner of Cain those that
have any.
As a matter of fact, with the excep
tion of fair employment practices legis
lation, President Truman’s reeommenda
tiojis to Congress for legislation protect
ing civil rights may be regarded as veiy
moderate. Most of its points have been
advocated by many progressive white
southerners. Federal anti-lynching legis
t
lation has been widely endorsed, though
admittedly not by southern officeholders
who feel they must play to the rabble
and oppose anything that would imply
that Negroes should have as a matter of
right the full protection of the law. Seg
regation in interstate travel has been out
lawed by the- Supreme Court, and was
widely discontinued in practice during the
waV, even before the Court spoke. The
poll tax as a qnalf'ication for the suffrage
is in general disrepute and ha !> ee n
abandoned by all but seven states The
remainder of the ten measures recom
mended in President. Truman's message
could not be interpreted by the most ra
bid professional southerners as being “an
ti-southern.
It is being alleged that President Tru
man’s emphasis on the protection of civil
rights as set forth in the th S. Constitu
tion is a pure political move, aimed to
attract (he votes of Negroes and other
minorities in crucial states in November’s
election. This line of reasonng presumes
also that Presdent Truman does not need
to worry about the electoral vote of the
Solid South, a n d is is “insulting” the
South, as one high-placed southerner de
scribes it, to court the voters whose ba!
lots may decide the issue in states out
side the South.
Mr. Truman no doubt is aware of the
political elements in the entire situation.
But the GABOON IAN would like to
point out again that Mr. Truman has been
consistent for many months in his advo
cacy of civil liberties for ail Americans.
That, the South offends more than other
sections in violating civil liberties, and
that the Negro throughout the nation as
well as in the South is the victim of most
of the violations, is no fault of Mr. Tru
man.
We say again that we believe this sou
of a Coned crate veteran is sincere in his
Americanism, the real kind that is rooted
in a love of decency, in genuine pride oi
country, in a deep and sincere desire that
America stand before the world un
ashamed in its role as instructor and ex
emplar of Democracy.
TROJAN HORSE?
In last week’s issue of the C AROLIN
IAN skepticism was expressed as to the
motives behind the recent action of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen when
that union called on the Southeastern
group of railways to revise their union
contracts to “eliminate all discrimination”
against Negro firemen. Since then t h e
Federal:on of Southern Colored Locomo
tive Firemen has issued a warning which
seems to bear out our skepticism.
The Negro association of firemen be
lieves that the whole thing is a move,
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not to get more and better opportunities
for men of their race, but to get rid of
those Negroes now working as firemen.
The way the Federation explains it is
this:
According to the new contract terms
asked for by the all-white firemen’s union
any person who could not pass an ex
amination for upgrading to enginee l *
would lose his job as a fireman At pres
ent Negro firemen are “non promotable”
to the job of engineer. The proposed
change would make them promotable but
if they could not pass the examination for
promotion, their tenure as firemen would
be threatened. So the last estate of the
colored firemen would be worse than the
first.
Many Negro firemen have not had the
opportunity to develop (he skill and
knowledge necessary to qualify as en
gineers. Furthermore it is extremely
worthy of note that the examination for
promotion to engineer would be graded
by members of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers!
We thought the thing looked too good
to be true. It was as though John Rankin
had made n speech on the floor of Con
gress urging that the Negro be given his
constitutional right to vote unrestricted
by any local devices in Mississippi, or ad
vocated’opening the doors of the Univer
sity of Mississippi to Negro students
Things are not always what they seem
to be. There is a famous sentence from
the Latin poet Virgil in which he make
one of his characters say about the Trojan
horse: “I mistrust the Greeks bearing
gifts.”
ON VALUES
AI a recent hearing before a Congres
sional committee. Leslie Perry, represent
ing the NAACp, cited an article from the
“Code of Ethics" of tin- National Asso
ciation of Real Estate Boards, a trade
association of real estate dealers. The ar
ticle states as a policy of the organiza
tion that a real < -late dealer should never
be responsible for bringing into a resi
dential neighborhood a person who would
be responsible for the decline of proper
ty values in ihe neighborhood. Pointing
out that no reputable broker would bo
instrumental in arranging for a buyer to
•obtain in a respectable neighborhood a
house wanted “for conversion to an ob
jectionable use, this ethical document
goes or: to give examples of "objection
able users:
“The latter might be a bootlegger, . . .
a ‘madam’ who has a number of ‘call
girts’ on her string, a gangster, w h o
wanted a screen for Its activities by liv
ing in a better neighborhood a colored
man of means, who was giving his chil
dren a college education and thought they
were entitled to live among whites.”
We shall make no lengthy comment on
this homily on ethics. It speaks for itself.
The reader need not have his attention
called to the fact that he “colored man”
cited is the only one who is not guilty
of any offense against the real ethical
code of our society. His sins and crimes
are that he has means, is educating his
children (the skunk”) and wants to live
among whites. (The chances are three
to one, of course, that what he really
wants is what other people want and
find much easier, a respectable neigh
borhood and house in which to live, ra
ther than proximity to white people.)
A word also on the system of values
expressed, as viewed from another angle.
That is, the placing of property values,
above human values, decency and fair
play.
W* ITES TOO
It may he of more than passing interesi
that patrons of a white school in North
Carolina have brought suit against
county authorities responsible for school
plant and equipment in an effort to get
improved physical conditions f o r their
children. The Staneil’s Chapel school in
Wayne County is the one involved, and
the complaint alleges deplorabe sanitary
conditions in connection with toilet facil
ites and water supply.
One is remnded of the suit, brought by
Lumberton Negro citizens.
We hope that both cases, involving the
same kind of problem, will be handled
by the courts in the same way.
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“A SHOW DOW \ COMING;’
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After the nine-men snowfall
of January 31 February 1 n is
quite probable that th« lens i
say on the subject of winter
weather the- better from now
on. I ought to let the whole
matter drop, i suspect But 1
think I owe my few readers a‘n
apology or at least ;:> word ot
explanat ion.
First I should say thw 1 it >l
more snow than 1 v. anted,
was asking tor a re-asonab!'
snowfall —sav three or mo.
inches. 1 dm NOT went
15 year record broken, and 3
hasten to add, >r; my defense,
that I do not consider my n
marks as in any way responsi
ble for what did happen. I
hetvbj disclaim all responsibil
ity for that M any other snow •
tail whic-h exceeds r. reasons
bit-' foui inches.
Secondly. 1 shall say that I
am cured, sat «ted, an;.: fed ui>.
If any mor • snow arrive*.' in
these parts this winter, i shad
accept it in the best spCH I
can muster, but it will no! be
m answer 1o ntsy wish of mine.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev. M.W. Williams
SUBJECT: Toe Power ■: ffu
Hoiv Spirit. John 14:25. 26 Acta
2:1-4. Acts 1:7-10, 13 18. 19, 20.
toil. 3:22 28.
KEY VERSE Yu: Tiuh •
receive pow-: wren the . Hoty
Spirit has come upon you.' Acts
1:8. R. S. V
“Not by might -mr by power,
but by my Spirit, sahfi 1 a
Lord" should be rcao pravrd
over and adopted as a guide lc
every church member who es
says to do any thing for build
ing or laboring with God. As
noted in this lesson. the Hoiv
Spirit interprets te .v*ha.
tne Son of *- • i o<. o s Roruv,
the Holy Spoil, tne too'- Pc
son of the Godhead, is As n< <•>'*>•
sary to under: land the working-;
of God as it is to know the al
phabets and words to be able to
read He, the Holy Spirit, is cab
od by various names Holy
Ghost, Eternal Spirit Spirit of
Truth, the Spirit of God, Ihe
Spirit of Cht Ist. etc
He is personal in that H>*
speaks, convicts, regenerates and
he teaches. Our subject today
is: Tne Mission and Achieve
ments of the Holy Spirit in the
life and labor f Christian Wofk-
Health For All
PNEUMONIA
Sudden extreme fatigue
and insufficient, rest arc a threat
11> health at an times. They are
especially dangerous during tlv
first, three months of the year,
the time -.hen pneumonia
strikes with the greatest vigor.
It is true that the last few
years have brought the discov
ery and successful use of sulfa
drugs and penicillin in treating
the disease and reducing t h e
high scores of deaths which
formerly caused. At the same
time, if pneumonia is allowed
to go untreated, it is as great
a menace to life as it ever was
There a l '#.* \ acinus types of
pneumonia, brought on by dif
ferent causes, but they all arc
a disease of the lungs, and they
may cause serious complications.
•Pneumonia germs arc fast -grow -
ing and dcsti uctive and they
produce poisons that invade
the blood stream and other areas
of the body. For these reasons,
no matter how soon it is detect
«?d and treatment, begun, pneu
THE CAROLINIAN
Sufficient unto the year is JL
evil thereof
find I oc<*n . hie to , i.nfirn to
the campus tin activities luring
the unusual ewitution oi white
stuff il would have been bod
enough; but » had unusual and
x ery Pry in a business that de
monded my presence downtown
Monday mo: tun; The buses
were nut running, or at least
not on anv decent schedule*. so
I had to wallow through the
beautiful snow all the wav from
the eolf.-gt to the D r >st if!tee. • *:■
in a hurry. On my feet I had
arctics winch weighed t.-o
pounds a p.ece w sen 1 .-‘arte;:
-Nut And vvduTL.ts fNic-h by
| Gt to iht corner *:1
Nt-'v Be: n Av me and East St.
When 1 reached too postoffkv
Pa- combine J weight oi ttu •••■
ershiK’s; was .56 pounds, and my
legs way creaking with eve; y
step.
One utru- obse. cation. and,
as the pub!if speakers sav, !
am through. I have neon hero
in° •ptMi'oki rie-v 'lts to*' cola
A Christian Believers Teacher
liistnicloi-s m colleges have
different ratings: professor, as
sistant pro fosse: end instruclur?.
Anyone of wiiom is a most va!
liable asset to the student who
expects to achieve* the una; goah
gradual .xn. Likewise the* Holy
Spirit is ?'••'• teacher :n ti:e • ••I
lege of human life* >.\hcrc every
knee :i> i-t 1 -nt aaiiy new n
would put on hi? king white
■:.bc N'< >nly does lh< Hi !y
Spirit teat: but He brings
memo: y wii.d .* on have n
seen and 'ncaid and m: ! d< plain
by th is \r. y reliable tied .om
potent inte:prc**.i.:. “He shall
teaeh you all tilings, and bi mg
all things te your remanbrar.- *.
wiiatsoevei 1 have said unto
you.” (Jna. rt:2fi'>
The Christians Ptwer
The Church has a pmv un
equalled if only the irxiividuo.
members vie. :cd themselves
body and soul and spirit to the
Lord. “And ye shall receive pov.
or after that the Holy Spirit
come upon you.” > Act? L 8;
Please note that the Church
(disciples; .i re all with one ac
cord (Acts 2:1. 2) when they
monia has already don; serious
damage. Early treatment may
shorten the course of the disease
itself, but the poisons may re
main tor 0 time afterward and
the patient’s convalescence must
he carefully supervised.
Typical symptoms of pneu
monia include severe chill, fev
er, coughing with expectoration,
sometimes with rust colored
sputum and pains in the cheat
or side. The disease develops
rapidly and trie patient’s breath
ing becomes heavy and difficult
If pneumonia is suspected and
the patient lias a fever he should
remain m bed and the dodo
should he called immediately.
Anything that tends to reduce
the vitality, of the body, espe
cially during the winter months,
makes it easier for pneumonia
to attack Loss of sleep, an in
adequate diet, exposure to cold
and wet we atiicr. extreme x'a
tigue and untreated colds are
.■-ill invitations to the invasion
of the disease.
Because pneumonia germ--
grow and spread .-o rapidly. »
i<) snow/' fhey it even
v. hcn the temperature is as high
as 30. Well, they should have
hem si kneed by what happen
ed ail night January 31. The
temperature was about 16 all
through tha:, record-breaking
storm. It certainly was not ton
ci)ld to snow that night, nor the
morning, and I don’t believe it
eve; is It may tie too some
tiling else. hut not too cold. As
a matter of tact the snowfall
w as preceded by a sleet which
fell at a temperature extraor
dinarily low for sleet, and that
; as cold and nasty' a rain as
is likely to afflict mankind any
time and any where. And alter
that, when ;» got about as cold
as it .has been here any time
this winter, the snow began, ac
companied by a howling wild,
Well. T ran ready to let the
whole thing . ■ into the records
now. nad without any fiu-ther
;'.'marks. The weather will not
be brought up again in this col
Pi - many a day, and tha,'a
a promise.
re filled with the Holy Ghost.
There is no question about tin-
Church’s power when they
(memUtrsi ae together. In that
great pentaeostal meeting—Pe
te)- preached and the others wit
nessed. Two achievements are
plainly noted- The Holy Spirit
worked through men and the
Holy- Spirit worked upon men
A spirit filled preacher and a
spirit tilled church are bound to
bring results.
Products
Propei teaching assures sta
bility faith end love and when
backed by the power of God re
moves timidity and fear and
produces a life that is cParse
terized bj the fullness of ih.
Spirit ns brought out b> Paul in
• Gal. 5:22-2t)>. and illustrated by
Peter the timid and frighten' '
ht sere a little girl 10 Peter the
courageous before the Sanhe
drin. The fruit of the Holy Spirit
is being math manifest in the
Jives, of Church members as nev
ei before The truth is on tto
march Men are speaking of'
and standing up to be •-ounfe-'l
on the side of righteousness. Am
you a product?
strong healthy body has the best
chance of fighting them success
full’.’. A patient already weak
ened by exposure to bad wea
ther- or unlierlthful excesses *f
any kind has little to combs?
the invasion of pneumonia
germs.
Sufficient rest and care dur
ing the period of convalescence
are extremely important. There
is no known way to produce *m
munity to the disease. One at
tack does not. set up immun
ily. On the contrary, pneumonia
frequently recurs.
Success with sulfa drugs and
penicillin in treating pneumonia
is not reason to relax our guard
against the disease. It. is still
on of the most widespread and
fatal of all acute diseases, and
its <‘..fly detection and treat
ment can still mean the differ
ence between life and death.
In the next article, the tube’
cnlosis sanatorium will be dis
cussed.
WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY” 14, W4B
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THE MIGHTY MOHANDAS
Well may the nations mourn for the passing of Mohandas
Gandhi takes from tht 20th century stage ol action the mow
majtrtie figure of modern times. Had he died 7'i ycars ago, it would
havt been better forth« once mighty British empire.
Gandhi pi cu ed <■ inclusively that it is not by powci and nugln
that imimsing |m’,u -v can be undone and r>utd< m". it is by a spe
aia| ili.-oensiif "i '>l spiritual power that thv.-e miracles may be
wrought.
Wbcrthn lay the secret of tide little be wizened, bespectacled,
bestir.. ■; Hindu, who by shoe; strength «d' righteousness proved
tht undoing of a mighty ompn\ Rv uov, cr. was he able to awaken
hapless India, writhing under the oppressive oeol of the mightiest
empire of model ; times. How ran be explained the love of his
friends ansi tin If a of 1.0 enemies, who as *■)'■. 1 . bow at his He
in profound -er ,v? By what moans -.'ould tin apparently help
less man lead 400.000.000 apparently ‘udpkss Indians to the gates
„f freedom, wth'.nt r i" :d -. and galling guns end
atomic bombs?
Here , food Cor ill ught of a mod .wnous nature. It. is
quite possible and even h.lv that e\ n as Christ said upon
the mourn. "Th« wok d-.li I'fa 'ii hr e,i"’b " The nations do
not beiieve tins. Suhjugah d minoritie: will not belive it. Gandhi
did believe it' and. the. eby 1 :ought deliverance to a stricken
people.
There is little difletence between white and colored saints
and sinners. The- •'!'■'• re. the i.niv ooursi that premises human bet
te'iiitn' and human pood is ‘net mapped out by Jesus Christ,
and followed so elos.ly by Mohandas Gandhi, with the result
that hapless India s battering at tht -fates of lull-fledged freedom.
At any ; at< . she v.!d never again subnet to Britain’s yoke of bond
age. thanks to the inspiration of .hr little Mm,aim a, whose life
was taken by an assasirUs hull,.*.
Death by vioi.-ni e ,-eomod > • appropriate f >r a soul ol Gandhis
mould. Any oth. <nd *■> t: > mi urn l bfe of Gandhi would have
been an ant; rhni-tx Some men an too great fur a natural death;
a vr.l nt deal >i. imm l -m.. .■ imo fitting Anything
snort of a i. rucii'ixion wmtUi bare u a something desired in the
life of our Lord. Semettung less than a hanging by the neck
would have detract, d fro-a id John Bn.wn at Harper’s Ferry.
Had Socrates died fiom oth<-r means than the cup of hemlock,
history would have been immeasurably impoverished and the
loftiest goniu.- of the anee ru world w>uid hove lacked lustre in
tiv eyes of fr' ■ ■. S. tin -.a.-.b.iaiion -n Gandhi has glorified
the life of this H ndu -< etiv whose spi? itua! powers shook to its
bottom the British enipiiv.
T;'• power o! b.miif’f hie !:•< in v ag.., Mum of spiritual
possibilities that inhciv a th tea; me- -f Ji .-ms Christ. The
set rot of del' 1 ranee for .-übjugattvi nr mod ties lies not in the
teachings of Karl Mm x <nd Lenin th. dead god of Russia but
it lies in the jkw *-r of j"-- , .hteuii«neK< lived by tender who loves
hi:-, follow or. l ' lhai. "liinscd. Thus; who a*-:.ire to leadership
should ponder the Ist t- and labours ..r Gandhi tv hose accomplish
mvnts will outasi Time. Adieu. Mohandas. The Mighty!
Refresh Your Knowledge of Neirro History. It Was And
Is A Study of Great Achievement.
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