PAGE FOUR
EDITORIALS
THE BENCH IS NOT A ROSTRUM
A news story from Halifax informs us
tii'it still another Noiih ('.sroiina superior
eou)t judge has 1o It moved to air Ris
siews on civil rights legislation. This time
it was Judge it. Hunt Parlor, who accord
ing to press reports addressed the grand
jury in open court condemning the at
tempt to “abolish the South’s manner of
living/’
Now this is a country of hoc speech,
and judges have the same right as other
persons to their opinions on cun runt is
sues, controversial or not. Hut vu main
tain that a judge sitting as a judge should
s •' up piously avoid the making of sta te
rn ms which might influence juries. The
prestige of a udge might easily bolster
the prejudices of men who aie to pass
on cases involving Negroes.
Civil rights are involved in every ease
coming before a court, and there is some
danger that speaking disparagingly of
civil rights in the abstract might have
an untoward effect on some one who is
going to be called on •,> deni with the
concrete rights and irmmmitw -> of a citi
zen to face the court.
“These people," the judge was quoted
as saying, “revile and insult the South—
and any southern person who joins in the
chorus will be acclaimed as a gs at lib
eral and humanitarian in the North ami
West.” '1 he statement went on to remark
about how much the southern whit- peo
ple have done for the Negro since slav
ery. A thoughtless or prejudiced person
might well go from there t: come mis
guided thinking, and conclude that the
Negro is a ward of his state and com
munity, and not a bona-fide citizen at ail.
The news account concludes with a
Quotation form Judge Parker to the ef
fect that he and the grand jury were then
in a county in the heart of the black belt
of North Carolina, in which tnere had
not been a lynching for a third of a cen
tury. Let us hope that refraining from
lynching is not really regarded as the
very acme of justice i’oi Negroes. It is
ref much to boast of,
COST OF MEDICAL CARE
One of the psychiatrists testifying as
an expert in the Creech trial in Golds
boro stated in court that his fee for an
examination would be “not less than
That statement should be circu
lated widely, for it is one of the best ar
guments imaginable in favor of some na
tional plan to bring needed medical care
to all the peope, on the basts of need ra
ther than that of ability of the individual
to pay the fees which may be charged
by practitioners for the type of service
tended.
, We have no doubt that the psychiatrist
in this example is among that great com
pany of physicians who decry "socialized
medicine.’’ No wonder. If he can ask and
get SSOO for an examination lie certainly
could not gain personally hr what they
caii “heaureaucratic control” ot medicine.
WHAT TO DO?
A thoughtful person reading the ac
count of the m a n who ir> a “drunken
tape” slashed the face of his own year
old child is almost convinced that we
ought to go back to prohibition. Especi
ally’ is this true when one reflects also
that this was simply a particulary aggra
vated case —that the sum total of human
iiisery traceable in varying degrees to
the abuse of alcohol is tremendous. Mur
ders and other crimes of vi fence, auto
mobile fatalities, sex outrages, domestic,
tragedies, destitution, menta 1 and physical
wreckage, unemployability -alcohol can
be traced through almost the whole cata
logue of human ills.
• But a sober second thought reminds us
that after all legal prohibition is not the
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solution. We tried that and found it a
failure.
What then is the answer? It is certain
ly true,- in the phrase of the late Jose
phus Daniels, that “alcohol brutalizes ' a
lot of its consumer!?, but unfortunately
that does not tell us how to attack the
problem with the greatest efleclivencss.
SOME COLD FACTS FROM FRB
ihe Federal Reserve Board re ported
recently that the savings nei aunts of in
dividuals have decreased during the past
six months. At the same time bank de
posits in general have increased. This can
mean only one thing - the iuT arc gel
ling richer and the poor ai <• getting poor
er.
Additional evident e pointing to the,!
.same conclusion and published h.\ I h e
* Federal Reserve Hoard is thr.i more than
25 per cent of American fami’d ** an liv
ing beyond their income, which means
they are using up their saving:, or going
into debt or. both.
Those members of < ‘engross who were
telling us a few dayo ago how well oil
everybody is and how uni t vow are
any real and csVcclive nn:-a.>i,i( to do
something about rising price- mu: - -’ be
somewhat in error, if the FILE is right
There are millions of An.means who
are on fixed incomes, or relatively so. As
prices of the necessities of lie continue
to rise without any increase at. all in the
income of these families, or wri'ii increases
vary small in proportion to the rise m
living costs, these people f- a the pinch,
no matter how loudly the ( oiigrcssmcn
proclaim the general well being.
Such economists as these members oi
Congress and their friends us, -t.ro us that
prices are lugii because the' pe f . )de lia\
so much money with which to bid juices
up by their demand When a gviy like the
writer, who hasn’t had a steax but nboiK
three times this year, hears such compla
cent piffle, he gets pretty hoi under the
collar.
RIDE EARLY OR WAIT
The public transportation companies
of many cities advertise to encourage
housewives to make their trips downtown
during the mid-morning and early after
noon hours when the rush of people to
work is over. The Carolina Power and
Light Company could hardly do so in
Raleigh so far as East Raleigh patrons
are concerned, because aftei the people
who serve those in Hayes Barton and
adjacent sections of the city have been
delivered to their jobs ,the e-uses serv
ing East Raleigh are so few and far be
tween that the service becomes only ridi
culous. It improves again somewhat
when the workers are released from then
jobs in the western and northern sections
•of our fair city to return home.
If a New Bern Avenue or Martin Street
bus ever arrives at one of the two down
town loading stations it is already lull
so that the passenger who has waited 15
to 80 minutes for transportation has the
additional pleasure of standing until he
reaches his destination.
In all the history of “traffic improve
ment” there has probably never been
such a deterioration in public transpor
tation as hit East Raleigh when the new
drive to accommodate motorists get go
ing under the new city ad ministration a
few months ago. Certainly one wry of
easing traffic congestion Is to take buses
off the streets, and this the administra
tion and the Carolina Power and Light
Company have co: ributed admirably to
in their handling f the New Bern Ave
nue-Martin Street tbeiTin Road lines.
NATURALLY
In the hot race for the governorship of Geor
gia between Herman TsJmadge and the Incum
bent Governor Thompson, Herman has con
demned many times wimt he rails the "bloc
voting" of Negroes. I is only within the part
year or two that Negw: have been able to vote
in Georgia Democratic primaries at all in ap
preciable numbers, and they won. that privilege
over the determined and bitter opposition of
the Talmadgcs. father and son, and their fol
lowers. Under those circumstances it. is only
reasonable to expect that Mr. Herman Talrnadge
as correct in his conjecture that very few Ne
groes h”o going to vote for him. It that is what
be means by “bloc voting” he is so right.
Why it should be implied that Negroes arc
doing something reprehensible when they vote
against their demonstrated enemies is beyond
ns. What Herman h really mad about is that
the Negroes have the -ballot, for granting they
have it. it is s fare-gone conclusion that they
are not going to use it to increase the powers
of known white baUvhocers, if any
other candidates are available.
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Sam** months ago 1 read su
extract from an article appr o
ing -n ,i:nw soulin , magazine
about the amount o‘ kindness
and good will of'en displayed by
wh’te people- low;\- g -• • m
the- South, and vie. vcj.;,,. It was
a very interesting article, and
Hie subject ir an intriguing one.
Th< re is no doubt in the mmd < i
anyone wno has lived m th
South that in their pvrson-t -
person relationships these does
exist a great deal of plain h,,
man kindness, consideration, so
licitudo m i oven aifeetto:'.
tween iranv colored and w:..t
persons Many a prosperous N< -
pro owes hir, start u. some whit:
man. i’nousands of Nee: -
have been educated as the re
suit of the pttrelv kindly m!
friend !\ in‘rest -f s-m.t •• uU
man or woman T’heiv arc
counth i > examnles 1 this lm
man kin dries • across » tec i;n<
and the value of p runnot be
overestimated
But : n thor thinking on ~« < ,
tr>o many white peoph h. l eve
that th . per: nd trmlm .:
substitute for : it: i.t *. •■ ..nd
that’s where Ih;\ go wrong
Many masters m slavery time
were k*nd and ndu'gent to tir-n-
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
REV. PAUL A. JOHNSON
Aquda and Priscilla
Genera' Lesson T» st -A is IH
-1-3. 18a. 19, 2*)-2ti
Romans 16 3 sa; I Cor. 16.1 D;
Tim. Ll 9
K» mr/v Soled i-m -- Be not
forgetful to entertain strange.s
—-H, h. 13:2.
P..;d went from Ashen;- ' -
rith A'npns ■ ■’». d cul
ture Corinth way mated tor
wealth. i-.du Irv and --omn-, r*y-.
Corinth was also n io- -upt <:! v,
not' d for vice and tsn morality
It was in (\ nnth that Paid m> :
Aumla and hi. v pi j : - -i!
who hwamc v, i v imp«>; tanl
member-: of the Cnurch of
Chr t. P-’u! W: of the san
trad - that A-m ,n i Priscilit
followed Tills is tim reason so
■his me tine them God has
way 'if using things like tlu:-, for
the promotion oi h kingdom
Claudius made an edict which
Sonnetler Ami The
Doctor
••Sonneteer " sa d i.be doctor,
“Won’t you lend s hand
‘'And help me create a monsit r
“To nerve our nrtive land""
“He'D job yotrr fight tor Precdoru
‘‘And rout*.- t - etu my.
••He’ll terrorize the biased
“And preach your poetry.'’
Sonneteer said, “Sorry.
“Can’t help you out. this time.
“i am a versifier
“And must resort to. rhyme'’
“However. I am grateful,
“But. hop" to never see
"The day I’ll need your monster
"To win Democracy!"
The Veteran* Administration
has elimianted nearly two thirds ot
the number of form: used to pro
cess veterans benefits in the past
two years, the Disabled American
Veterans reports Since the VA
forms reduction program went
into effect ift 194? the number ; . ,
Use dropped from i9,ttU lu ’ I
ciai tv-} irhHvidual .kindness is
nil uuin*ithtt' clement in hu
ll iifu. g?vl (hem is no suhsti
tuto yf)v L. tSu* miiVKiiL’il c*nd
As out cnminunitv life in thi"
,-ountr\ ' has become more u.‘-
fcani?.o<i. more impersonal, more
•: ’cpi- • i’uin-idual kindness
less adequate to
meet ' - r. •<- : ol people, and
jCj . - ilist i.'O h-5.
bei. ■ . . H: c».-n* The” need
pc:si-n -t.Mxrsr-n ' relationship
,s not disappeared-—it never
v. - . • . z hu.nan brini^N
'< % h: i ?•»*! in But nian has become
more cid men: dependent on
- -. 1 : pe: '.nr.ul i clationships lo r
hi.-, wvU'ar: as life has hc-corric
mo-'c c -mpicx.
M-,nv • k-ndlv white woman
t; ughl a Negro hnv or irl to
- ; i in the old drvs. Rut two
things must hr- remembered
On* is that t:>, number who
rrc-d to n -i bv that, metho-i
was vo”. small. Tne other is
that thr-c mterested today ir,
till ••doe ,t; of Negroes Oi any
Nepro r make 1m ■ : hc.sl con
w: - rid ::■ Id i- Cm ist Ilk".
Rev Paul H Johnson
had diiven Aqmla and P.-isr«lia
nut ' f R'i’t,; Hut God icd them
to t’.-t o.th •■•id t u . i- iration
( c!i ! . to I!: -. ’ n
P.m: 1 was a chosen vr-scl of
{, • : *c» yrrv the i , -...pel of Jc
us i'hv'l at,road Paul worked
at 1 m t’cde of tint ".okmg for
,1 liv-li't vKt ai'.i at th" S9ir><:
titin raC’C-d the mco.-age of Jo
y-.s. Christ It i- no disgrace for
min'Mer- to work w.t;i their
him ’.. *f that is needed. PsuJ
had mod 1 lied ;ijir•> 1h" Word
of GoH untd it had .so gotten
.tu>ld of i’itii that, he could not
keei) st' !. When tne Word ol
God :v I!v .ak's i-old of a rnau
hr mm,r tel! it. 1.0 sornc-iood',
T; i- •! w. re not ’.‘. illing t ■
i-4-c vn JA■ uP testimony, so Paul
-ivr-i.t, to C, • inth where later a
larq i hureh rr«' up.
inf I n,r.»imi.».y.i T fi-].,. | r | . t ;i | j mm ~ , 11 ||| TrlHm>i iniirman .limuL J HHIUTJM...L
!['THEY’LL NEVER DIE
JOUM n. *ac«rß the SftN OP * *
A V/C-ftT-INDIAN FATHER AftD AN •
iri»o MCTue&.wAf’ ftoeo oeoirr , \
E tHTPr vtURf. A<ve m aivcrvoov. / V
, PMe-rAMO. / \
4F w«!NTt:PTO BE A PHYSICIAN. j *
»UT AS TUAT NEVER MATBRIAuZeD /
Hf BCCAMSf A PgOFf-^SiCWAL
£EWJTO&ftAP4£R-HOLDING- ONCE '
THE HOSITION OF HONOgART ml WW-
U3**»RIAN Os ONE OF LONDON** W\'\
OLOe*T r*HCTO»RAt»Mic SOC-IFTie*' # ' ' W W.
IN ’9ob «i«* ARCt-teR BfGAP M jj J
wtft. ■political DAfiterw vvheh we e f
l! BCCAMt A MEMBER OF TMIT wSI A .#« ■ i
i ohooh c-oiwrv 7 jHhI
I -/CAR« IATE« MR AttCUW* W»%
Elected wuhvose of a*Tnm*v*
an area ts-rwe err* or* iXMoc* Amm ' v P* r ■.■ 'JL
SI- T-.m WITH A \
POPD..AT'OK C:n of TwErfrv X " Mol
YNOOMMO T«r. AAAVOR " Jfe '\VJfHf*
| **CH£K WAS A AtEMBER of /f.
j jondwcs pvcHvntMiivt w«iryv - | t
- fjjSm \ if--- mayo® m
1 "Jr «.l—— a*TT&m&,umooM -j
" >n hv 1 k i;;i; pari in rv
,rv '•■■■■ !••• ’li-'jnoH' equal
* dm ational facilities, public and
i>'. iv. . f■, iil vh.idren and
vnunq people. In this the mn
tiv. - -1- non; : ■ and good will
will . their part, but the goal
us civic justice \viii be the pri
m& r v jioB )
A person's kindness is limited
in i*s scope. It is naturally eon
tioeri to those ■: ne ar.ows, or at
least comes into contact with,
and <f course tonus tc ho limit
ed k. l geh to those in whom one
has a personal interest, Jesus
pointed nil that thorp is no par
ticular merit in being nice to
those who are near you in spar
and in affection. The Golden
Rule r d’s for an. active good
will which embraces ail men.
Doing unto others at you would
have thi m do unto yon include.;
the positive desire that no indi
vidu 1 1 .c' group or nation or rad
that yoiishould 1b t sssetd tus
should he denied the things
mat you mime are proper and
right for yourself and your own.
After all, a man's kindness
• <nri ain lability are ins to give oi
withhold, but lie owes justice
!■> a; i m«n. whether ne is acting
or thinkme as an individual or
as a member of ~ group.
Acraila and Priscilla wore as-
Jstar-ts to Paul. It was a cus
tom among the Jews that all
men should learn a trade. Paul
had leainod the art. of ton! mak
ing. To is was also the vocation,
of Acmib and Priscilla. If is cer
tain the.* Paul added to the spir
itual iitaderstandinj? of the-'
friends while in their home
Auu'ila nd Priscilla were an
xiou- it. team about Christ
They did not keep what know
ledge they had to themselves,
hut snared it with all who
would rece-'vp thru -teaching.
A.mil- nnd Priscilla went fur
ther than their teaching rninis
rv. rhe-'r In-mc was used for the
'meeting place bv the first
Christian Church ir. Corinth.
Their h o'ne was dedicated t '
the .mvice of Christ. What if
'■very home today were dedicat
ed to Christian Seivice; The
WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPKMBER 4, 1048
Questions And Answers
On The Draft Law
1. Who has to register for the draft?
K>vr\ nuih* citizen and non-citizen residing in the U. S be
tween the age ■■ of 18 and lit) must register for the draft.
2. When do I register?
jSvcry male born in .1022 after August. 30, 10212, must register on
Auugst 30.
Those born in 1923 register on August 31 or September 1.
Those born in 1924 register cm September 2 or 3.
Those born in 1925 register on September 4 or V,
Those born in 1926 register on September 8 or 9.
These born in 1327 register on September 10 or 11.
Those bom in 1920 register on September 13 or 14
Those born m 1529 register on September 15 or lb.
Those ii.-rn in 1930 scgislcr on September 17 or 18.
3. When do 1 register if I am not yet 18?
You regirter on the day you arc 18 years old or within five
days after that.
4 How long will I have 1 o serve?
Every person induclo i must serve 21 months.
5. What happens after T am discharged?
Veil will he transferred to the reserves and remain subject to
call for five years.-
6 May I enlist for only T year?
If you are IP. years old, you may enlist voluntarily for one
year. As an 18-year-old enlistee, you may not be sent outside
the Ik S.
7. Can 1 be drafted if t am a veteran of the last war?
If you served in the armed forces in the last war for more
than 30 day.- wen December !, 1941 until September 2, 1945,
you will he A Jeere d from the draft, unless Congiess declares
a nati : geney. If you served for 12 months or more
aftr: 1945 until the present date, you will also be deferred,
unlr. f "iigr< deelare:- a national emergency. 1( you served
Ass man 12 months, you may be deferred if you an a mornbt”
of the regular reserve.
8. Can I be deferred because of my job?
the dc- to. ed regulation., in respet to dependency deferments
1! ‘ l nt have not yet been announced. The law allows for defer-
UK'.*!' i, y ur job is “necessary to the maintenance of national
health, safety or interest.'’
2. Can 1 be deferred because of dependency?
3he detailed, regulations ni respect to dependency deferments
h.<>e also not yet been announced There will be no blanket
deferments for dependency, but each lec-al board will probab
ly Have the power to judge each ase separately.
10. If i am going to school, will I be called?
if you arc a high school student, you will he deterred until
you graduate or until you are 20 years old, whichever occurs
find I.f you are a college student, you may be deferred until
the end of your academic year.
11. Will I get my job back when I am discharged?
Y: . Tin Saw provides that any draftee who loaves a position
other eian tempo;ary and war applies within 90 days after
discharge, must be re:.'.overt t ... position of “like seniority, sta
tus, or pay."
12. Can 1 vote if lam in the army ?
Yes. Ali draftees must he permuted to vote in person or by
absentee ballot in any election he von Id nave otherwise been
able to vote in.
13. Will 1 have to pay any poll tax?
No. The law provides tit at no draftee may be requited to pay
a poll tax.
14. When will actual drafting start?
The law provides that none may be drafted until September
2nd After that cate the first draft calls will take place.
HERE AND THERE
Washington Negroes fed up with disgraceful antics of sepia
hoodlums, have begun nn all-out drive t > make Negro districts
more liveable f.»i wona-n and children Sponsors of the drive plan
t 'i base it upon a court* j- campaign which will embrace the entire
city. Mur... effective v* <pons u 0., better police protection) will
he utilized against vagrants, bums and othoi undesirable flotsam
end jetsam.-
National classic football game • Tern; State-Wilberforce
State, Oct. 2v) is expected to lure 35,000 fans into the Griffith stad
ium. Affair looms as outstanding sports-serial went of the season
in the capital.
When Grant Reynolds and Philip Randolph said they wcr~
• •{. nvinced that President Truman meant what he said about even
tual iholitii n of «! negation in the amud forces, they display
excellent judgment. 'Many Negroes had long since come to the
same conclusion, gentlemen.)
Cert am Negro b ggies very upset ovoi that, conference Charles
John (Fist pivxy’ had v >th Secy of the Army Bey all. (Secretary
told Johuvet. Sfg'-fy-ati,-n in the army must go.") Biggies afraid
they might ret lx in" on the credit, maybe eh? (I A! dont be
alarmed, vets and .soldiers; Charlie Johnson is no handkerchief
head, and he knows his way around.)
Note to the White House Arc you giving any consideration to
a veteran as a member of that an'ti-dincrimination committee for
the armed forces? And. if not, why? Who kiv'ws more about the
hell Negroes catch in the ranks than somebody who caught the
hr 11? Negro vets are going to be very unhappy if they can’t have
something 1 to say about this set-up
In case you might, be shopping around fur a vet to place on that
c- remittee, just take a look over yonder at Joe Albright, VA aide,
v ho won high commendation for his inter; anal programs in the
air force, and who is known ali over the country as the arch-foe of
injustice to vets. And who has the respect of the big brass, too.
Buck Leonard*- brilliant, first sacker of the Homestead Grays, is
t . be given r, testimonial day in Washington About time, too. Let's
hove more of this paying respects to our o.wr athletes who merit it.
Negroes can be most thankful that their political business in
this crucial campaign is in the hand of Val Washington (Republi
cans) and Congressman Bill Dawson (Democrats), The personal in
tegrity of these men is beyond question, and two more astute Negro
politicians never pulled a profitable deal for the race than these
lads from Illinois No matter which side vc«t arc on, give your
a hand. In the final analysis, they are fighting
the same battle—foi „us.
And speaking of election, every poll of Negro voters now shows
Truman far in the lead. Even in Minnesota. (Lis'ening, Mr. Stassen?)
Grapevine whisperings say Maj. Harriet West is scheduled to
become head, of Negro WAC. The gorgeous Harriet should do a
first rate job in this billet. She is a fine exec
Question for the week; Why didn't Howard Long get a rousing
testimonial dinner before he left Washington h>r Wilbs /force?
When Dr. Rutherford Stevens left VA to enter private practice
in N*'-w York, the agency lost one of mart prominent psychiatrists
in America. The brilliant Negro has an enviable, reputation in his
field and Now York is fortunate m securing his sendees.
“LOVE”
By JOHN HENDRIK CLARKE For ANP
Who is Justice" I would like to knew.
Whosoever she is. I c ould Jove her so
I could love her, though my v.aee--
-MB-aT, So seldom looks upon her face. m