- THE CJUOURIAIV RALEIGH. N C., SATCBDAY, JODI », IMS 4 Editorial Viewpoint WORDS OF WORSHIP The early Christian!, being persecuted, found •site# In the idea of the next life as their chief hope of happiness. They looked upon Jesus as a man of grief. While no one can deny the tragedies In the life of Jesus, he can’t fall to realise the anttlvity which made him aware of the man jfnd’s suffering. It should be remembered that Fewer finer candidates ever ran for a seat on the board of Wake County Commissioners than J. J. Sansom, who was somewhat disap pointed at the voting turnout of Negro citizens. Sansom was defeated in his bid for the post from District 2 by James L. Judd, business man from Fuquay-Varina, with a total of 6,- 708 votes. Running second was Wayne V. Brown of McCullers with a total of 3,370 votes. Isnenm drew 3,215 votes, half of which came from the white population. What Is disturbing is the fact: Os a total of nearly 7,000 Negroes registered, less than one third turned out to the polls. We venture to guess that hundreds of Ne groes said to themselves and others that “my vote aren’t eount anyway.” Well, this is not true. A ease in point: A single vote decided a aampalgw race in Franklin County recently. Plight Os Negro Schools If tKa ao-eaUed Negro achools of North Caro* Una art to be atandard feeder* or training ground* for atandard college*, there ia much to be done. Thia may not be true with aome of the ao-ealled whit* achoola. However, thia theme ia aoneamad with the plight of the ao-ealled Ne gro achoola. Throughout North Carolina, atate and pri vate college* and univeraitiea have opened their door* to Negro atudenta, all of whom will have, aa a background, in traning to keep pace in their ctudiea, the ao-ealled inferior Negro achool. Soma year* ago a auperintendent of on* of North Carolina’* largest aides mad* the re mark that a graduate of the so-called Negro high achool was tH* equivalent of a second year student in the so-called white high school in his city. Ha also stated that he did not have to play politics with Negroes thereby leaving them much on their own to either have a better or worse than the white student*. Recently one of our atate college presidents reiterated nutH the same fact that so-called Negro schools product Inferior products for the soilages to have to accept, and in turn graduate . . . many of whom later find them arises reproducing similar Inferior trained per sonnel to continue and indefinite cycle of this •vil. Wt ere alarmed at all of the wordiness through th* years and presently the great em phasis on what ia termed ‘quality education’, with no apparent notice of change in the ao ealled Negro achoola to attempt aome bringing Op of th* admitted low atandard* known to exist therein, throughout the years. - While we claim no laurels as educators. It is our opinion that guidance should begin in th* elementary grades so that knowledge of a student’s aptitude and interest should be known early enough to direct his attention where ha seems to have tits most to offer in shaping Us life as s trained dtiten. Remedial work should seem feasible as an objective to Coming To Aid Os Lawyer Mitchell It has been mads public that the National Lawyers Guild ureas eivll rights advocates to aome to the aid of Attorney Samuel Mitchell who faces a year in prison on U. 8. income tax charges. Lan Holt, Norfolk attorney who Is a GAAS (an agency of the Natonal Lawyers Guild) spokesman, has urged all North Carolinians to attend a hearing which was held in the U.B. District Court Greensboro, on June 1. At this time a motion will be argued asking that Mit chell’s sentence b* set aeide ae “irregular and illegal." Holt told th* press; "It le my belief that th* prosecution of Mitchell, initiated by Southern representatives of the Internal Revenue De partment Is directly related to hie vigorous ef forts to protect Negroes in the state of North CareSaa* lit noted that Mitchell was indict •d last Uqr within • week after fi* had filed It Is Another First For Us! Wa Imm3 IftMt John (Bunk) O'Neil «u eignad M a OBofo Cub ooaeh recently, be aoaefag #m ftret Negro to hold such poaitioo in tfca m)v lans. ONA 10. (ad been ecout la the Cub'e or jOlll—ttl Am 19M and wet Instrument*! In rigrring meat of the Negro player* on the club. "BUM «ffl terra la the capacity of an in atfwctor aad at aocß wffl be considered a po tential aoaefi or Manager under the club** ro tation aha.” laid Vlea Preaident John Hol land, emo pfadkted more than two year* ago that OHMI would bacotne the first of hi* race ta aerva aa a Mg laagwa eoacK. Wf* WBORO PRESS Sa/laree ffiaf America can baas toad fha worM illJiV aw«y front raetef and nstforuU antagonism whan if accords to teary mar JkIHIL ragardhm at race, oofor or eraad. We human and to|a/ nfhft Hating no man fllkl hamig no man—tha Nagro Pram atrhrm to haip arary man on tha firm b a BIMiP Sat that all amnara hurt ae long aa anyona Je haW bach. P | One Vote Does Count the Master dwelt in sunshine as wall as la sha dow. Christ’s message was net of death, except as He believed that true eommunien with Oed des troyed its terror. It wee of the here end-new. "X am come.” He said, “that they might have Ufa, and that they might have It mors abundantly.” Brooks W. Young, incumbent county com missioner for district number 1, led his chal lenger by only one vote, 1,712 to 1,711. Perhaps someone will come up soon with a formula for getting Negroes to assume the du ties of their citizenship by voting in every elec tion. And Negroes must not expect other peo ple to remind them all the time, nor should they expect to be transported to the polls in automobiles furnished by voter groups. Citizenship is precious indeed, and every Negro with any sense of pride ought to be will ing if need be—walk to the polls and eaat his vote for the candidate he thinks ia fit for the various offices. No one can compel any of ua to register and vote, but it it our unenforceable obligation to vote to secure the blessings of liberty and hu man dignity. aid in eliminating many of the stumbling blocks in the three R's which are still funda mentally basic in building a foundation for meeting educational standards. Possibly less students per class would aid teacher-student relationship and understanding. Manual train ing, industrial arts or shop work, which ever fits thia era in school lingo, should begin, we believe, in the fourth or fifth grade. Home Economics courses should be a must for all grade students, whereby self care, some chorea in the home, etc. could be learned early. Guidance in the grades would better serve in ferreting out those who should be prompted to continue in Home Economic* aa a career. The sciences and humanities should begin early ao that interest, stimulation, library use. etc. would be a part of a student when the high school years arrive. Sad to say there are many graduate students who needed remedial work or training in how to use a library. Such courses should come early in a student’s educational development so that he might be equipped to know how and where to get the right informa tion. Whether any of the above suggestions are adaptable now or not, North Carolina’s educa tional hiarchy is guilty of letting the so-call ed Negro schools drift in the trough of the tide throughout the year*—and in order that all children may have the opportunity to ride on the crest of the wave* of education, there must come into the field now some persons interest ed in building trained minds and astute charac ter with regard for God Almighty, regardless of whether the subject is colored or white. If all of North Carolina (Negro and white), through quality education, la to measure up to set standards, a greater awareness for action in the so-called Negro schools should now be the concern of the leader* of our educational world, thereby making possible the eradication of second-rate dtiten* through second-rate achool system* aa now seems to be the case when opportunity teems to come through training. suit that represented a major attack on school segregation in Raleigh. Herman Taylor, who filed tha suit with him, was also indicted on tax charges; his case is on appeal. The school suit has not yet been tried. We laud th# efforts of the GASS of the Na tional Lawyers Guild in behalf of Attorney Mitchell. But we must not accept Ben Holt’s statement of belief since they are not based upon fact. Since Mitchell pleaded guilty to the charges, it would seem that the NLG should make a plea for justice tempered with mercy If thia is possible under the law (Mit chell himself is resorting to legal recourse re garding the sentencing). Attorney, a fine and upright Raleigti citizen, hat made a constructive contribution to the betterment of evil rights and human dignity. For this one offense, surely he deserve* mercy regarding the jail sentence. O’Neil la not without experience In base ball. for as a former player and manager for the Kansas City Monarch* of the Negro Ame rican League, he helped both Ernie Banka and George Altman of the Cub* get their atari to ward the majors. Last year, and now this year, there have been a number of first* for Negroes in sports, politics, financial world, and in business. In each case, the recipients have had the chal lenge to demonstrate the beat that there is in We wish John (Buck) O’Neil the beat of everything! Looking For A Sponsor, Mr. President? ■ * V '^HaSsSU5 •,* * .‘i • , * '-t** L , /r . i / What Other Editors Say DISCOURAGING RESULTS The collapse In Congress re cently of forees seeking to bar voter literacy teata, reflects widespread sentiment that the struggle to enact meaningful eivll rights legislation la all but hopeless without the vigorous support of the President. The Administration’s failure to give active leadership in the fight for antl-diaerimlnatlon measure has resulted in In creasing apathy and discou ragement among eivll rights supporters. However, It must be noted that the Department of Justice has not hesitated to take court action to end segregation in voting booths and In hospitals built with Federal funds under the HIII-Burton Act. Republlrar traders In Con gress. who have been mouthing their concern about segrega tion. have done little or noth ing to back up their flamboy ant rhetoric. The spectacle of Senator Bourke Hickenlooper of lows, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, and Sena tor Leverett Sal tons tall of Massaehuhetts joining Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona and Senator John O. Tower of Texas In voting to kill the lit eraey-test bill Is at least as dis appointing as the Administra tion’s failure to rally support for the measure from Demo cratic Senators from Western and border states for whom an affirmative vote would have resulted In no harmful political consequence* at home The unholy alliance of Re publicans and Dlxlecrats has mad* possible the defeat of any number of liberal bills which were intended to improve the lot of Negro people in th* A merloan society. Whenever the Negro Issue come* up for corrective legisla tion, Republicans can always be depended upon to rally under EDITORIAL OPINIONS COMPILED BY ANP Her* are axaarpa from ad- Merlali ta aoni as th* lead taff American newspaper* an rabjaeta *f currant Interest ta our ro*4*ra: BEN. EASTLAND PRESS-SCIMITAR. Memphis "If San. Eastland of Missisaip pi had sought to blacken th# motive* and character of a fel low senator In the manner in which h* maligned th* U S. Supreme Court in a speech Wednesday, he would have been abruptly challensed under the rule*, and quit# probably his languace would have been ex pun*■ first place Just because they ar<- Negroes; and tat the second pis'- because they offer just |s fo'i-’ a bargain for the patronage. In too many instances I V ' Negroes take advantage of r*n prlde and get a job which t fc »- slight with seeming indifferent I recently took note of a nsin'- ing Job In a down-town dlst*-'-' where Negroes painted for Ne groes. And what a nasty io' Smearing and KtUtUrMp t--’ the whole side of a brick br*’ ’- ing was spoiled because the N-- gro workmen did not live up te their part of the contract. Somebody needs to quarre' with the Negroes who do sloon" sloven work for their own pro pie who out of race jmide <*vc them work to do. E. Frartk'in Frazier in his “Black Bourgeo - sie’ attempted to quarrel with the Negro about his shortcom ings. Os courre. it goes without saying a certain sector of Ne gores panned Frazier and his quarrel in the “Black Bourfe oise” but what Dr. Frazier Mid needed saying. And it s going to be a mighty happy day when others arise and tell the Negro that half-done work even for Negroes means in the ultimate economic damnation. The Virginians, local Inter national baseball League entry, has a young Negro south-paw named Downing; and the said Downing recently pitched a nC hit game against 'Syracuse. He had the no-hitter going in the last half of the ninth. He then walked the first two men up and the third basbmsn went over to talk with him. Af ter he retired th* next three men in order and th* team sur rounded him in hilarious joy and someone asked him what did the third-baseman say to him. He replied “He told me to put everything I had on th# bell, and that is just what I did.” Negroes must be told to put everything they have Into the job by which they live and have their being Somebody needs to do some quarreling with Ne groes too. with the consent of the Bahk of Ghana. In addition, th* re vision drops the amount of mo ney which a traveller can take out of the country from (M to 928. DESIGN CHANGES KAMPALA Some changes have to ha made in the design of Uganda’s national flag before independence comas in October British technical experts have advised that the shade of green selected will fade in the tropi cal climate and the blue chosen cannot be adequately reproduc ed on bunting. The flag, a green, blue and green tricolor separat ed by narrow gold bends, would bear the crested crane, th* na tional emblem. In tbo center Poet’s Corner TOUT) BETTED BRAD nW.E HUFF FOR ANT Let us step and road the writing Which the hand left on the w*IL Ah, it was a hand prophetic Uttering a clarira rail “Wake", it says “and know your Know their prat deeds of tea past. They have helped ia every effort Since the dm far earth wee puts