North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE TWO — "‘ " ' The Carolinian (Published by the Carolinian Publishing Company, 118 Ea£t Hargett Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Telephone: 9474) SUBSCRIPTION RATES Kbj Month# $2.00 One Year $3.50 PAUL R. ,/EJRVAY, Publish** LIN HOLLOWAY, Managing Editor foi viftwratiwT IF AND WHEN RANKIN GOES / At thii writing it illat the ineffable John Rankin, of Mississippi, will be retired, from Con gress at the £nd of the present session, liis time ly and unlamented disap pearance will be fortui tous. There is no very good'.reason tf> beieve that his old constituency would have failed to return him indefinitely; but because o f reapportionment by which Mississippi ! o se s one representative, Mr. Rankin’s district was con solidated w it h another, itid the incumbeht repre sentative of the other dis trict defeated Mr- Rankin in the primary to deter mine who would repre sent the single congress ional district which re placed the former two districts- The successful candidate expressed hi s Regret at having to run against Rankin, with 4hom he said he had ah WAys been very friendly, but it was a case of “him or me”. Regardless of the cause, however, the good news |s that Rankin. iHth his vitriolic and spiteful ton* giie, His scurrilous express ions of hate and contempt for Jews and Negroes, his and his .appeals to racA pre judice, his regular eharac ,'terdratioTi of any idea that doe?, not fit into his own k 4 rro w . prejudices as will ap parently retiri from the lejfioiative halls of the United States, at least for a rim ?.. •f n the most' felicitious sfring of its kind, if true. Shat has happened since Wif' one and only. Bilbo. NATION GETS SETBACK IN SPAIN ’ 1J lifted P.r*AS to !<5 Un the oth«V day that ihft IJnstad States has reptt t «<i the demands of Dicta* • tor Franco of Spain, made - as his price for U- S, use of Spanish sea and nir plane bases. We should hope so. The demands are high-hand ed and excessive, includ ing: $12o!0Oli,OOO in im mediate economic aid. fnl! scale military al liance the same as wfi have with Fra nee and other free countries, and BUREAUCRACY, STATE STYLE ; 'NaJgTo, citizens of North tparodifcii should interest v {themselves in the case of Myron H. Ross, the youfig White man who headed his class at the Universi ty of North Carolina law #hool, but who was re fused admission to the fcfht examination by the jtShard of examiners, tech on the ground ih<tt he failed to satisfy the - fckrß that fc* was of « moral chara£t*r.” are those, includ ing My, RoSA, who are £dnvlnc«d that th« fl4w y|| sftfife eharadter consisted hating ftfcin a labor and active in the Progressive party. ' ' 4m|fr 9 f ' of course pi itiything to do with A _ jaarfil chariictcr, however his follow Mississippian, left the Senate forever Which reminds us of the portraits of two gentlemen drawn some years ago by Nodding Carter, the distingished editor of the Greenville, Mississippi Delta Demo crat, published in Salute, and condensed form in the Negro Digest of Aug* uM 1948: “Bilbo and Rankin, Rankin and Bilbo. It i° no accident that they are usually spoken together. They have become Ameri ca’s principal symbols of intolerance, this pair of •elderly, small statu rod, professional politicians who in their native state are as politically safe in lashing out at ‘niggers, kikes, dagoes, and assort ed Reds as a. boa constric tor, tossed into a coop of trussed- up fryers, is safe from bodily harm » “Both of them possess those qualities which as sure political success in Mississippi and many other places —a poison dart sharpness of tongue, an ability to identify themselves with the worst prejudices of a poll-taxed voting majority, the com mon touch on and off the platform, devotion to the; material needs and re quests of their consUt fients, and an ear sensitive to the vote-getting issues of the moment." Mr. Carter points out. that the late Senator Bil bo and Congressman Ran kin were not to be regad »d as “ignorant, violent men. and nothing more." are both shrewd, demonstrably capable of leadership, and amiable above all, that Spain re mains in full and abso lute control in peacetime of whatever bases we might equip with our money, with the U. & ex cluded from all peace time use of them. Th i s newsp a p e r ha s contended all the time •that we should not enter* Into any kind of alliance, or ev-en negotiations, with the totalitarian Franco government; that our ex perience wi t h Russia should bo sufficient warn* unpoputar both causes might be is some quarters. In the first place, it seems that Mr. Ross’ ra cial views may have en tered into the board’s de liberations. along with other consideration of his “morals.’' In the second place it must be Obvious that if the board can exercise such arbi trary powers in denying a man the right even to qualify for the practice of his profession, no indivi dual is safe in such rights. It naturally follows that members of a minority group, and especially one subject to prejudices, are In a precarious position. Others of North Caro lina’s licensing boards among their friends. In common with most dema gogues they have at times espoused good causes " Rankin is then men tioned in the article as co-author of the bill creat ing TV A, and it is chronicled that he “bulled and bellowed the measure through the House". Also mentioned were Rankin’s services to veterans as chairman of the House veterans affairs commit tee. “He is . . , ready to give the veteran the moon, the stars, the pub lic wealth and his Con gressional services for ever." Other worthy pro jects of Rankin are men tioned. the support of which were definitely to his personal political ad vantage. But, said Mr. Carter. (Bilbo’s and} Rankin's “stock in trade is bate.” Time brings about changes- Bilbo is d:ad now. and Rankin may go home to stay. It would be a much happier circum stance if both had beers retired because their con stituencies ha d become digested with their shen anigans. Such, sadly, is not the case. "If either or both of them are defeat ed.” wrote. Mr- Carter in 1946. “it will not be be cause of these prejudices but because other con siderations have swayed the majority of their con stituents.” In Rankin’s case, if he has actually been retired, it is because of the accident of redis t rictintr. But the main thing is that he will fol low his erstwhile collea gues off the stage which Congress provided for • Item for many years. log against any traffic with dictatorships which can possibly be avoided. Fascist governments and Communists are the same, for ail practical Purposes, and we should have no more to do with mu than with the other We hope Franco will continue to bo so un reasonable that overrone will see that we ought to leave Spain alnn 0 until his dictatorship is repudi ated and ended by the Spanish people. have been known not in frequently to exercise their extremely broad powers in arbitrary and prejudicial ways, to the Injury of applicants. It is time the whole matter of the power of the boards, made up of people al ready in the profession or trade, over the admission of new persons to the vo cation, be examined criti cally, in the interest of the common rights of ail. Talk about your bureau cracies ! GOTO CHURCH SUNDAY , SCHOOL DAZE' AGAIN '7[ m ... „ .. , jpjfc SECOND THOUGHTS A .-yndirded .-ports wriw<- whose name 1 adortu?''iU. Iv cannot give recently paid a i - u markable and touching tribute to the old and -ageless' Sat chel Paige. H>- proposed, and wrote that many baseball <-x --peits would agree with* him. that the great old pitcher •-hould have his name enshrin ed in the Baseball Hall ot Fame in Cooper-town. New York, long with the names of the oth A ...... ... . H% A Gordon B. Hancock's r>>' . BETWEEN THE LINES &0< SPEAKING OF SPARKMAN Shortly after I had organized the department of economies and sociology in Virginia Un ion 30 years ago, field trips for my classes were inaugurated. Tile most interesting was the annual trip to the Central Staw hospital, where a ciu.ic was •held showing the various, 'r e - amentia and dementia, fee blemindedness and insanit y . The various treatments for the insan* were stressed. It ha.- interesting to note the steady improvement in the tvars and means of treating the mentally ill. Within recent year" insulin as; a tivrrfpeutic in certain teprs v f dernf ; *rl la hcen indie?•‘d v H{-i i*cp.-.- urtns re u!t ~n,-,,-h!rr on a jnqir '.v; of lb. choir;;.;- vk.l •vsf: to. particular therapeutic cfect of insulin in those certain cas-'s of rtemontia? His reply wa;- to tin ■ ff* •' t th■’ • insulin produced a kind ot he '• to the patient Hist of ten )> l him imjwovecl both mentally -uid physically Shock therapy i.s receiving more and more attention today. The writer tv as once an in ert ■■rate, and apparently incur able Republican. It took th< New Deal and the Square Deal of Roosevelt and Truman .to ; hock him out of Republican psychosis tii?.! possessed him. It wat not a little shocking to compare the little that Ne groes gleaned from their loyal ly to Republicanism with the widely extended benefit;- tl%t came to them under the New and Fai. Deals. Today Negroes are again at the political cross-roads. They may again rest thru; hopes qr> the Republican party with its Eisenhower, seeking the sup port of the dixiecratic south, or they may choose to stick witvi the Democratic party which has in a pronounced way 7nr.de va liant attempts at integreation. While far from complete, in tegration is coin:, apace with even the dixiecratic south la boring with the question, n.% wbetiier, but when and how? This release is addressed ra ther to those “incurable" Re publicans who are trying to find excuses for biting the hand that has led them far «- Jong the high rood of Tull - fledged citizenship. These in curables dwell long on vie?- ! presidential candidate Spark- f man, a southerner, whose rec-gj ord iii his voting on civil rights* legislation is not impressive! from the Negroes' point of! THE CAROLINIAN rr !- i.* ; ill immortal.- already there. More p-cificrtly the •< ritei at 2 *’d tba* P igc' • name hould be the fir. ens .my Nc n bis league playtt to make that rrs'L. Us. hiuhest -honor in ease ball. I is- .-•port..- aathoritv admit ted s tir claim of Jacki« Robin - .-on to he the first colored play er to receive the honor, ;;ed conceded that Jackie's claim is ••trong. as the first N- ;:e view. If this writer weft a.-ked to eivc ,ui appraisal of Spark nian'.- i eeora, he would havt t-.> admit that j; lacks much of being satisfactory. But this w viter also appreciates the f.qgt tl t being dependent on cer tain elements in Alabama for •his election to the congress of lh< United States. Sen Spark man had to speak the lanei’.aer of his supporting constituency who unfortunately art against civil r eins for Negroes Bui the stubborn fact must ever be borne in mind that one of the chief duties of a man in politics is to get elected fail ing t.hi- : , hj influence i de-id ■■■•l!-- hmbed. Roosevelt had to fei elected. Truman -had to get ?’• vied. Lincoln bad to get ‘ tec led. Sparkman had to get elec ted, av •> that by respecting the v!; lips of !hp> who supported him. One of tin strong points jn favor of Sparkman is, in is a southern Methodist Anri this i <. pecially significant in view ot the fact that Southern Meth odist;, haw always | d in pro grams of inter;-;.i ; 1 coopera tion. They ?rc the most liberal of all the denominational groups throughout the South. The jntc-rarcial gesture; now being made by the other de nominations were made by the Southern Methodists years ago. In race relations Southern Me thodists lead and the other denominations follow. This is- Sparkman’s religious back ground, find a great one. The principle behind Sp't**- man's religious training is far more important than any ex pediences foisted upon him by his political necessities. Tlv motivations of Sparkman, the devout Southern Methodist, arc far more important than the rnaneuvt rs of Sparkman the politician .. Sparkman, a southerner, had to got elected! But it h also one of the most t> illiant facts of moth rn history that once a southerner secs the light, h< becomes invincible. What about Mr. Justice Black? What about Harry Truman? What about the Judge Waitings, the moral titans of this generation With Sparkman on the spot, Negroes have nothing to fear This writer predicts that Spark man will carry out his coign reeni with credit to th Demo cratic party and to the cause of betterment in race relations. The Sparkman argument of the incurables is lame! o’cnrsiicd baseball, ;<n entirely vm til\ r.nd ef.-ditlr ilblaz er, on •’ hom the fair of i’u Necro in the big h-agues rested dining the first year or two. mrt whose excellence as a por fni-im'-r- would entitle him to -e --riotts consideration quite • Iron! his pioneering role But, ariiues the wi'itn. Jackie can wait On tin other hand. Old Satch. despite iiis astounding durability, must now ho very n< ar the i-nd of his trail. T’.v. incomparable Paige, is urged for immediate consider ation on the strength of his re cent performance when he went twelve innings to hang up a shutout victory against the Dei oil Tigris At least that v. a- the proximal! ten sion io> acclaiming him us worthy for immediate consul* ■ ration for the Hail of Panic But 1] :■ case for Satch, fas " Lit- : pointed oat rests on the ..'>!hi foundation of his proven marvelous ability ».s evidc/ od for il-nigh .< quarter of a centmA As many of on rend ers mown, in the day. of Satch s prime which came dur ing his years in organized N‘ - gre baseball, he pitched in post.- ;-cri. ; :r>n ; nrn.-toi using exhibition: a. linst the greatest pitchers ft nd to t* u bf>tfcr y o f tnc om leagues and his performances ogainst such stars ranked him in ability with the greatest hurlers of his d » . Dizzy Dean for one. and the outstanding hitters of baseball over a period of ten or fl f U; r, yCass. paid ! ;m the hi 'host and most >'/- cere tributes. It is the consen sus of practically all the ex pi rfs tiiat hod the big leagues he> n open to Paige even when b wa.- in his thirties, he might have compiled a pitching rec ord second to none in the isn 't And if he had had flu oonortunity to eo ttw •; p ns i rooki' with *he opportunity for it full career, there i- hardly a doubt that his name would havi hi co all over the record hooks. His performance in ’ the I'ety ycnee -,I the end Os his career, a":-! a* an when the hiet of them have been re tird from t-hc major*. enourl: ru-idervo by it. elf of his virtual uniqueness. On all these grounds, and in recognition of the fact tha> after .-ill his time is almost if tbs sports writer argued that Oh; Satch mould have the or* ccdmce ove; Jackie for nom ination to the Hall of Fame and that Satch most certainly belongs then. “Let Hobby wait his turn.'' he says. We believe Jackie vould br among the first to agree. Sentence Sermons TRUTH PELLETS 1 Looks won’t get one very far -vbfn the head is turned away from God. 2. Snuff is bad enough in cans . . don't bring out its bad qualities in vour mouth. 3 If in. youth you can't let liquor alone, it will follow you to your trj-pointed prong for his victim: is too good for hfc flesh to slick. 5. Just keep on losing your temper, and someone up the road will help you find it. (i. A man soon knocks him . 'f -lit in front, •••’hen vie strikes other men in the beck. 7. A busy corner is a poor place to tie one's shoe, but n •wonderful spot to help a blind WEEK ENDING SATURDAY SEPT EMBED. g„ 19*% ’J f>~ W J VS | '' ' " mKMmtn* mil Christ The Carpenter: Model Workingman by Most Reverend Richard J. Cushing, D. D i Archbishop of Boston CAPITAL AND LABOR are now at war about their future \ relations. And a bewildered nation patiently waits and suf- < fers. They will never find the remedy tin til they put aside human pride and trend low enough to enter the workshop of the Carpenter of Nazareth. Christ the Carp enter was neither an employer nor an employee, yet He was the Master and Mode! of both. THE WORKING C LANS E S ma y strive for their rights with ail the strength that they command, but they must base their de mands on the prin ciples of justice A wage is just only when it sup ports tiie wage earner and his fam ily in reasonable, human comfort. In our country the ability of most man agement to pay just wages cannot be questioned. The right to a just wage does not come from the charity and generosity of the one who employs labor. If is a dictate of the natural law, clarified anil con firmed by the Master of all employers, Christ the Carp enter. t' THE LABORER also has a natural right to unite with [ his fellow employees so that they may bargain, not as in- j 31 ic Smith a micjhtij 1 Hem was kc.. J $ - RUT THE MIGHT Os THE AVERA-V ' AMERICAN WORKER TODAY 15 \jg|H infinitely greater, for nr /SiA’ -fIBMB HAS THE HELP OF ELECTRIC ROWER. 1 ' X,|jfcgjL TAUT POVOEK HE USES W a Vf'AP *vs3Y ijigr. JBj /i COUIVALEH7 TO WS HAV/H& i l)lj.. jjflWP | MORE T HAH ZOO INVISIBLE HELPERS . The industrial revolution started by the steam engine IS CONTINUING AT AN ACCELERATED rate WITW THE development of "electric manpower.' IN THE LAST IO YEARS ALONE, THE ELECTRIC LIShT AMD POWER. INDUSTRY HAS ALMOST DOUBLE O ITS CAPACITY UNTIL the UNITED states ACCOUNTS TOD*'- FOR mpai* iv ONE-HALF OF THE ENTIRE WORLD PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER. MUCH OF THIS EXPANSION Os CAPACITY MAS, BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BV THE INVESTMENT OF THE MONEY PEOPLE SET ASIDE IN LIFE INSURANCE AND SAVINGS FOR THE If. FAMILIES. < # *■• - PRODUCTION FOR FREEDOM-" person to cross the the street. cl. If >ou want to know how to Jive, then get ready to die 0. You may not, know where heaven is. but the ten com mandments will guide you there. 10. When you demand pa; tor everything you. do you rob Providence of the opportunity ol doing ..n«G humic things ter you. 11 When a man backs away trom SaLm hi mows steadily toward God dividuals, but as a unit; and no man has any right to discour age. hinder, or prevent such collective bargaining. The workman has not only a right, but a duty to demand that the conditions, hours, other circumstances and**' which he is obliged to work he such that he can live on the Happy Khmer New Year. God. In the borne, at the shop, in his recreation, he lets the world know that he is guided by the' Ten Commandment.?. T\ \ WORD, he look? up-on Christ the Carpenter not mere ly as his L-ord and his leader, but also as his Model and Co-worker. 12. But when he backslides from God, there is no escape from the chastening rod. 12. The* Democrats and the Republicans talk much about God every four years but their actions between, the poor people, have to bear, arid some with briny tears. If An ounce- of sincerity is . m 'li r i ton nt deception. 15. f'he individual or group th«t easterly insists upon foot ing the fubiie, will t'VckiU.ail> land in the paradise fur foots. job and at home, a# a reasonable hums* being. rr is difficult for any man to «*v« his sou! on an empty stomach, or uni*** the condition* of his existence »r* such that he may live with -tdequat* comfort and re«p»c*. ability. But if th* work man has his inalien able rights, he »l«o has duties. THE FIRST DUTY of the work man who is * fol i lower and fellow worker of the Car penter of Nazareth is to show to the world that he i* sincere in his faith and a loyal follower of that Leader by an uncompromising; * and courageous lif* within the law* of