North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE FOUR EDITORIALS “‘OFFICER* CALL A COP!” The Chattanooga NAA'CP a » d other local groups are protesting the 15-day* ? nspension in that city of a Negro offi. or ior arresting a wh'te man for drunken* ess. The incident, which certainly war rants plenty ot protest, simply dramatizes the absurdity of the police department Fule in f<Tee in nearly every southern city Employing Negro officer:,. that a colored policeman must not arrest a white per son. It happened in this case that the White man was apprehended only for drunkenness; bui according to the gen erally known police in most southern ci ties, if he had been guilty of highway rob bery or caught in the act of safecrack ing, believe it or not, it would have been the duty of the Negro policeman NOT to arrest him. The colored officer is sup posed under such circumstances to call a real guardian of the law and the safe ly of citizens, th d is, a white policeman. Negro officers are to enforce only Negro |aw with Negro offenders. This beautiful harmonization of law gofo (on font with the prop i* r* --pe< ; k ■ r-wi \\ taboos ir a profound accomplish ment, for under the ancient common law ANY person has not only the right but the obligation to apprehend a person caught iit the commission of a felony, and certainly there is no official action involved in calling a policeman to arrest someone, as anybody < an do that. It is hard to imagine anything more silly than a big fully equipped and budged officer of the law calling another officer to make «n arrest, because the first officer is for bidden to do so. v Despite the apparent obvious desir ability" of having Negroes on police forces fn southern cities we are not ready* for them if they* can serve only* under the stultifying restrictions now in vogm ALL MIXED UP John Wilkinson, Republican candidate for V. S. senator from North Carolina, said in a recent radio address that the Negroes of the "fate must think that ,! Melville Broughton favors President Tru man’s civil rights proposals, since it was what Mr. Wilkinson called the “Nigra” vote which gave Candidate Broughton the edge over Mr l 7 instead in the Demo cratic primary. On the contrary the Negroes of North Carolina know from Mr Broughton’s own statements that he doer, not side with Truman on the issue referred to. They* voted for Mr. Broughton in the primary because they* believed that he was in gen eral better disposed toward the aspira tion of the Negro than was Mr. T instead, and more in harmony with the forward looking program of the Democratic Party for all the people. We pay this tribute to Mr. Wilkinson, however. He makes no hones about de claring himself an out-and-out conferva tiev and reactionary on every* issue before the American people, When he says that there is no difference between Republi cans and Democrats in North Carolina he means his views ar<• exactly the same as those of the anti-New Deal Democrats who have so far remained in the Demo cratic parly because of tradition, inertia, public opinion and the fact that y ou can't get anywhere politically : n the South if you do not wear the Democratic label. Mr. Wilkinson is honest and straightfor ward in being a member of and a can didate for office under the auspices _pf a party which is the natural opponent of the reforms and progressive trends started by the national Democratic party under the leadership of Franklin Roose velt, 16 years ago. He does not try to be THE CAROLINIAN Published by Tec Carolinian Publishing Co. nft East JK a rtfett St. Raleiffh N r- Entered as second-class matte*:. April 6, 1340, at the Post Office at Raleigh, N. under the Act of March 3. 1873. P. R. JKRVAY. Publisher C. D. HALLIBURTON. Editorials Subscription Rates One Year, $3.50; Sec Address all communications and make all checks payable to The Carolinian rather than to individuals. The Carolinian exjmcssly repudiates responsibility for return of unsolicited pictures, manuscript, etc.* unless stamps are seat. in and out ol the Democratic party al. the same time. He is an avowed Repub lican and not a Dixiecrat. though he does ray there is no fundamental difference between the two in NORTH CAROLINA. On that the CAROiJLXIAN agrees with him, that is it Mr. Wilkinson is a true representative of Un state Republican party, and there is no good reason to doubt that he is. It. is hardlv necessary <*• add that Mr. ‘ * Wilkinson's views on civil rigid:- for min orities are nonetheless entirely out oi harmony with those of his party's candi date for president and of m o s t of his party’s national leaders. If by any chance he should over get to the Senate as a Re publican, he would feed very lonely among his party colleagues when it came to civil rights, though he might find the company congenial on other issues. Facts must be fayed. According to the United Press report, Governor Turner of Oklahoma has promised the ( ourt that the state will “amend its segregation laws to admit all Negreos to enroll for courses not available in separate ' - lux G ” That G the only honest, and sensible course open to Oklahoma and other states. HANDWRITING ON THE WAU \, i S i bruit Court consisting of three judges ali of whom are ( itizens of Oklahoma has rendered a cdearcut deci sion in one of the several case? before the courts in the fight for educational equality in that state. A unanimous decision in this latest case involving a Negro seeking admission to the State University as candidate for* a doctor's degree' in the graduate school is likely to prove historic. Though the Court did not grant an injunction against the University as was sought, it was made clear that Oklahoma must promptly pro vide for the education of Negro citizens at the University in all courses offered there and not available to Ncymes in a segregated institution. It is inconceivable that the State of Oklahoma would go through the farce of enabling Langston University lo grant the Rh D. degree. It. is one thing to set up a law hool as tSQciated with a Negro state college, it is quite another proposition to establish a graduate school capable of giving t b <• highest graduate degree, .or a medical school, and pretend it offers equal oppor tunity for training. Arkansas faced that fact when it admitted n Negro girl to the University of Arkansas medical school this year. The handwriting ?r> on the walk 1? ( he principle established by the Suprenv* Court in the Gaines case k to be honored, Negroes mu s t be admitted to existing state institutions hitherto reserved lor whites only, in at least some branches <>f graduate and professional training, be cause it is impossible or highly imprac ticable to setup within a reasonable turn;, or any foreseeable time, separate insti tutions or departments which by the most vigorous -tretch 0 f the imagination would offer equal opportunities. COURAGEOUS AS WEES AS COMPETENT The I bnted Press story on Ralph Bundle which was carried on the front, page of the News and Observer of Sep tember 27 paid n tribute to hi:- courage a>- well as has ability. “The new mediator has been told .how •she Sterilists told Americans in Tel \\iv a few hours after the eold-blocdcd mur der of Barnadotte—‘We are ready to do away with anyone who reply.-; os him.’ But there is no atmosphere of dread around Bundle.” the article stated. Dr. Bunche has taken over his new and extremely important role as,mediator of the Palestine dispute with typical dig nity* and exemplary modesty*, and he is now doing, with the eyes of the world on him, the same high quality of work he has been performing for several years, unnoticed and relatively unknown except by his asosciates and superiors in the United States Government. The extent to which these latter have valued his re markable abilities and accomplishments is indicated by the steady advancement in the degree of responsibility inherent in the jobs for which he has been select ed. or any THE CAROLINIAN 4- * - / ... v. * v ft j -y."*** j l ' "fj" ’ - ' R'U i; ■• J > t .■,;// -/ A- / /W.U, in -V -# ;N \ ks • M> : i ’ ■ ' \ .'* G . G/',r Is t, , u *"/i * fi n h Jffe f ' ,ya#eA«, ■{ t G |j| i flj? I p- A J .iik! .if Demon mIP.: The Only Way * *r~ 3 .U * |ggj| Jeccnd Tlicusiiits \ By “ UUUiIBtIMTO* The New ' ftnd Ob. *u vur ueni • 1> quoted from the Prognr.O v-<; Furmov. edr-n published in Ra leigh. a n editorial comment un til led, “A Tiirtc* f.o? Racial Un derstanding and Restraints which contained g greaf deal of wir. dom. One oi ih i. realty 'impmssivc. thtnißG to ho noted in this period of p< -■ i; 11 r: i ] (,*o \ if rove rsy in wh icii civil rights !■■■ -r Ncgvncb fprurte; prominently on tao uiiace or ir» the badnu’ound is the relatively calm end eulapßened att?.i\idc oi so i 7 • > l )y n* ii: 11e«>t:• m irie Soul h a; well as elsewhere. There is, as h -<♦ s ii ee\? ob s . rvcd ic. i his pac <2 before; evidence that the influ promac.y hoy., and their prourai;i is on the ib: rSi-ie. and that cor* res p< »n «i i1?y) y. intelii gen f t): ink - mg and cxpßesston on Ihe tiouth* err, problenu. i-c on the murcivc in volume and inUnepue. Ihe vißiu s oi onosals have been met »vd'vidr-. pre.au tar.H’e tn thr South, but whereas most white rouii,loaner- jtih l-» led in ciutv bound to denounce many vl them are not domg so the Ticzidcvt': program they of ten. concede at the same time that something need to he dot e, and fu quently ; gfcr counter props Us THE ROAD TO HEALTH V.'hcM if i t.i p,, re wcr- very lev Using;-, ti.it . oung I;.;- 1 V-. > { ; • ( tiri He had I' m■ trophies tor high school track m--"!-., u-noul let ter:, and certificates for foott-a;] and basket bell. I lie v-tv night that h*r- hither had hurried to my officr to too m< : Bill was eery nek the boy had won a .v. Doming coni*.?'.. When 1 Mr Barber ioki me that Bill cos nied to be in. rrorr. and that the pain was moat severe in the lover right side of his abdomen. I rushed with tnc v orned parent over to the Barber home. 1 found that ho r -ung athlete wa.-. indeed in misery, although ' he had only a re? .bight fewer, l! was bonified to learn 1 that Mr-, 1 ' viv” nid i-ii. ' r '■* n I’ :i a n htj t; - . i.. relieve- ‘.vhri miry , 5 ■ OT'l> >i el .caa,-hr " i supported a<f; itv Sipped iritis ~pd knew that a n alive might p; rv.. very h mit ul F\-arrur:.:ti<>n .nil ,< blood test confirmed my suspicions, lull h ;i 'l • ,| rufi> aopor.'v- v : l oid to !r>vc an immediate ope rat ion. V*. - phoned to ihc unbnlancr and got him to the nearest hospital as quickly as poss-nhie And il was almost too late. The appendix bad bur;-1 just Ivf. t.- the operats >o. spreading the infection through Ihe I’oy ■■ abdomen ’I his l< * Bill with an evert more seriou.- illness, railed pentonitii;. end hi.- life was m danger. Bui ov11 (i pen .-il!.in md : nlta dri.it;■-rid good medic-:)! care in the ;11 -pi i; -1 following the operation, Bill recovered completely and even r. e.- nack at- his .- ports a l«w w<> »ks after completing Ids ron \ akx'cei u'o. '!']?■' ppeudi.;-. a. * v i .* • know. i;i ;■ useless "• nan i'i( th - but. if -ran . a use a {great deal of 1 rouble when, if becomes ir.‘ !:;nv !. It ; . a-ho-id four inches long -md t.; normally about the '••vid;}' of a pencil. Tin ippo'idix u. attached to the beginning of the lar.y.' mtvslinc and easily becomes infected with germs. A v r may suffer from repeated attacks of what is known n; ‘vb; onir appendicitis, ’ when pain in the region of thee lower ughi abdomen come?, md goes. Such a person should be under the doctor's observation and he will decide if and when an ope ration >■- necessary. Bin in Bill's »arc, it vis acute appendicitis. and it is likely that the curative which h;s mother innocently gave h.-ny increased the sever'- pressure on th« hoy’? infected appendix, causing it to burst and spread Us infection. That is why it, is dangerous to give a sick person a laxative or an enema when there is a pos sibility of appendicitis. Although not. everv pain in the region of the abdomen nr right side means an inflamed appendix, when such a pain develops, the person shjbuld lie down and the doctor should he called at once. If the pain should! be acute appendicitis, delay in calling the doctor or the use of home remedies may he serious or even fatal. An appendectomy is a common and ordinarily simple opera tion, ‘but if there has been delay it nvn be a very difficult, prone dure with uncertain outcome (This article ir ro-sponsored ihy the N'•Mortal Medical associa tioo ano the National Tuber'-ulosis association and released through the Associated Negro Press in the interest of better health of the peopled 1 <-piT. •ul i.nc sonic I; civnn<*.’ uvr r wint i..'n pencrul.lv It* o cutn.iq Or< d 'irl.-c.nni’v f-.r llpj?. The article referred to above for 'nstyrio in adttifloi) to ‘he fumiliar ami perfectly coimd up pc„! toi interrariol 'jnrfP’".i,'!tte trig. ;;UiV?s also: "Our while peosile nun-t r-ve heed 10 the Nce.m :■ appeal foi safety and justice ' i* also admits be intplicati.tn reason ft O ' silo ... . ft- opt a;<>it assertion that the southern whit*? man is the Xecro’s bori fi ’.end v. hen i! If w, re 1 0 con 11 1 • i 6 I o Ij ; s 1.1 1 v r'• • j boas { wc mu;d make thsUt 1 progress ; n giving our Negreos iwUer homes, belter sch.ielH boltci' health con. ddu’-ifa', erea’ei oeunoniK: opjau • unity, greater epuaHiy before the Hr-pilp ibe proerrrs n-.a«te n giadly admitting v.-e see m the above passage, however, how •-low the going is and mu 4 be I! i, evident in fl.e ;ihi ■ ‘OUR of len unconscious p.P enia i ism which still bulks very large in the folks" The proprieOiv OJit.ide, ■1 hangover from eiave'. -, 0. ;v . represents a higher level sh-m ih. - , kin and Talmadge type, cer tainly. and it, much to be pnTer- K’ni-fn pr< v ;h til in ;ill . r-'c'ion? of the country, biit if sl;.il Jen vos ■:■! :i pi. opto who nothiny ’css • ban complete j; r.---clats eilwc-n --snip for themselves as well ns for their great p-andebiidreii. Then the gract.i-dne.:--. which is always empha: 5 zed by -he worlds, “better’ ,md ":r re,’ who their laird of condescension. Why •-{im ply "better ' schools and “greater equality of opportunity? Why not equal odin-nti on a l opportuni ly and cn'-pkhc equality before the 1 -iv,* • Why should arjvoiH: expect .Niyroes to bi. s-itisficd with any thing !< s'' {Tow ear. they be ex peck'd oof identify at. their real friend.: fTfiivsr woo plainly com ‘ ' h:;! obo-uoiip for N-- croc-. ivithv'iit any r-irings 1 ' They can believe only Ivdf-l.eartedlv in ib.wc.wiK> set on half-hearted ob-' ts tivf ■ To the thinking Negro the advocate., of equality of ciH .-eu,-iiip car)ri r, i be ciefir-'d as c\ (remits . '1 hey josi don’t for] j heit w 3 y eil'fiui 51 otnd w or**t. They rcniizi thru some TACTICS may nr ex! 1 r;: ■■ hni their goals arc no! ’'better" and “more.” Their goal- are dewritoed only py the + ,o r . l 'JL ,V ft The dm > ’jf! f-r-v is fopo-loi o'; f •’■. O - , i.. vr-iy jo ,;}i level Enough !*!•'- re it;, .'.rider of the year. !. oMon pri cro; during tire past '.reck mm eiried fairly .-.iead.y throughout the belt, V) Ui> i»l"i t ’*)ij)f r • j )y pin we; ?vre in o'! ucmg on-lv 26.000 birds il'• is V v ear, con i pared \v .i t h 12 U DO in 1046 t vom}T r • : ’Cid * ]p 1 C *■ t*f f i i T'i t'‘ S f atr ptodu c • d 1.530.000 ch: ?. k > during August. '^rAPMyE WAGE AND XVAFS: Enlistment ->f 'A onset! in the Regular Army and the Air Force began Septem ber 18. In accordance with the services’ announced principle that quality and not quantity will keynote se lection, applicants will he required to meet high standards of charae tci health, and education. Enlistment. in the \\ AC and '• WAF will be open to w non with or without prior military service, but non-veterans will be required tv posse ••?. a certificate of gradua tion. from high school or hold a state-i ecognized equivalent. Enlistment is open to all quali fied women who are at least IB years old but. ham not reached * hoi; 35th. birthday. Applicants voungcr than 21 rears roust have the written permission of their parents or guardians. Application Wanks and full information on the XVAC and WAF are available at all Army and Air Force main re ermting stations. * sw ♦ ARMY HAS H CM’. K Y .!OBS. Mo"c than 20 positions are avail able for hoi>by shop technicians in Japan, tlv Philippines. Alaska and the United Stsafcs. A'.'arlv salary ranger, from $4,(>48 to $3,598 on two-year contract*. Men are preferred, bnl women between the ages of 25 ami 50 will i>o considered. Techniques in nho -1 ogTHphy. woodwork tog, plastics, art, metal and applied arts and craft? should he familiar to those applying. Anplicaniobtain proper fonv from pest oflicea. Civil Service of fices nod personnel 30c lions of mili tary in-taba!'- ns. «. ■**. * * M WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1948 !§ %gg BETWEEISTi: IfSNphl! THE iiNEsrzr:ri";' By OIAN B HANCOCK FOR ANP THE NEGRO’S FREE RIDE IR OVER Our cmannipation from American aluvcry was largely through the white m'-m's efforts although we had a few Negro abolition ts and a .faii'v heavy irulitnrs contingent ir the Union armies But the burden of emancipation foil largeH' on the Christian whites of this country. After emancipation was 1 .taring the Negro in the face the matte 1 of education without which even his emancipation could not avail effectively. The same abolitionist spirit that was so in strumental in emancippating the Negro reasserted itself and saw that schools were established for the education of the Negro. The a.< sdriDols have been bulwarks of strength for the Negro and have benefit-fed the south no less than the Negro. The fountain , of philanthropy flowed full and freely unt i 1 the educational foundation of the race has been laid. But the flow of pTiilanthrophy is considierately slowed down and is more and more becoming a mere trickle with complete cessation a not too distant possibility. Should flk fountains of nluiuntii'-npy ;i n 0',,,,. *!\.■ • .up, fpvancialiy able and will ing to take over or before the Negro feels responsible f.n‘ his own edueaiional institutions, the outlook is not very promising. We may a.; well face the fact now as later. Negroes cannot talk bn; talk and drive big cars and wear fine clothes and play the numbers and bear their share of the $8,000,000,000 this country spendr for acoholie drinks annually, and expect the white man to pm their way in the essentials of progress. Tin- late Kelly Miller used to say that the Negro was at his h- * buying what he wanted and begging for what he needed Thr ;!':■ ■ its Ks'lly had something. More and more Negroes must r<-! fl'-ir own effort 1 for the is own advancement IT.'.: release is inspired by the appeal that the Truman forces .0 v making for funds to finance the Truman campaign. With the D ; moeratic forces of the south split wide open and financial supporting being withheld, and with some northern Democrats ,md Republicans “gancing up” on President Truman, the matter of financing his campaign is a pressing matter, Truman has per .*• istently defied the Dixiecrah-I He has pu* his neck out and has stubbi rnly refuesd to take it in. In the press he is taking a t<* rnbie beating and tirades --.f disparagement have no end And why. Because tie championed civil lights for Negroes and the •emphatic phrase is “for Negroes” without which his sailing would be smooth and bis campaign a walk-away. It is true the Dixieerats have been polite m the matter by calling it '■ laics’ rights" campaign but the fact ren-aini the south ii not. the only part of the nation that believes in states’ right,-, Is the other part of the country too stupid to contend for states' rights'. I:> the states’ rights concept clearer in the south than in the east and north and west? Why is it that only the south i-< enraged over the states’ rights issues? The answer is, the Negroes' civil rights is tiie explanation of the terrible beating the Dixie . raf> determined to give courageous Harry Truman. This eotuaui has been all out for Truman for many months. Il i hmi on both particular and genera; principles. The parti cular principle is his stubborn determination to stand by his civil rights recommendations. The general principles hinge about those who oppose him. Richmond once had a mayor who was so gen erally opposed to Negro advancement that I learned to vote in elections which involved him on general principles. What he fav ored. 1 opposed, and whatever he opposed, I favored. ft is ever, so with the DixiecraL;, I am for whomever they - -sin an f I .oppose whomever they support. They are bitterly against Harry Truman and I am out and out for him. If there v.ere not something good in him for Negroes they would certainly not. so bitterly oppose him. There is something about the man ,md hr.:, program that pr-.-.mises ultimate good to Negroes and thi.. it. is what enrages the Dixie rats. Negroes are under a bounded obligation to financially sup port the Truman campaign. Our free ride is over. We must pay put wav even -cur way for the Truman campaign of 13-IS. There ha- never hen greater financial challenge to American Negroes. Our free ride, is over' THEN IT HAPPENED the cat tight Marian lived on the fourth floor of fashionable Howard Manor to Washing :,n and her rival and fellow teacher ‘.lived on the second. Her name was Sylvia. Both had a crush on popular Tori PinVei! Marian was t*U. beautiful, mean, arrogant- and demanding. Sylvia was mousey. So ;i was nothing strange when cue day Marian pushed by Sylvia and strutted, into the mouse's apartment. Look Here, you skinny little kitten." Marian said angrily, you leave Ted alone, And den'l let me hear he’s seen here again," Sylvia cried. But while she was crying, she noticed a .bill in Marion's pocketbook as the latter fished for a cigarei. The arrogant one was on her waij downtown to pay her monthly furniture bill. This was Sylvia’s time to strike. The rrtduse could see her rival get on and off the Georgia avenue streetcar from her winoi.tw. She knew that Marian had claustrophobia; a morbid fear of being trapped in close places. She knew that the janitor downstais, was a. drunkard, Coreftii checking had shewn that the self-operated elevator would reach a point between the third and fourth fltors Sn 25 seconds. Sylvia knew 'where the main light switch was in the base ment and the location of the panel of breakers which controlled She was standing si hot window with her flashlight when the current to the elevator. Marian got off the street-car. She hurried downstairs, and waited at the basement door until Marian opened the door to the build ing. The janitor was CUT from the quart she had given Mm an hour ago. ...... She heard Marian open the door to the elevator end Sylvia dashed into the basement. She snatched the main switch. A few seconds to go. She studied her watch. She found the breaker* end kickd them all k-pen. She flow upstairs without being seen in the darkened hallways. The lights out would sustain the confusion. The elevator jammed hc-twccn floors would stay there until the lights were put on and the right bxeakei found. That would require men from the university plant which would) take! a half hour. Then screams, blood curdling screams, fiiied the building. The sound of Marion's banging on the elevator gate was horrible. Tenants milled about in the hallway in excited confusion. No body kew what to do. The screams grew louder and more ant* me Hike. They grew fainter. They stopped. Sylvia lay on her divan sipping a drink, smiling, A mouse? . ..