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TBS CABOUMJUI RALEIGH, N. C-. SATFRDAT. SEPTEMBER 11, IM4 4 Editorial Viewpoint WORDS OF WORSHIP The voice of Jesus was stilled at the cross, but the power carried on. It withstood prisons and scourging: shipwreck and weariness: public con demnation and the loss of personal friends: - chains, and the roar of lions and names. James was the first to. die. Herod Agrppa killed him. His brother John, imprisoned for years on the stony island of atm os, suffered martydom amidst After Fifty Years: L. P. Logan Letus P. Logan. 72. recently retired, will •oon join his wife in Norwalk, Conn., and “start a new life.” We want to pay tribute to a man who has earned the reputation of being a “landmark of sorts" after working in Raleigh continuously for fifty years. First he worked for American Painless Dentistry Company, located at the time over the now demolished Grand Theatre, where the Ambassador Theater now stands. Second, he worked at the Raleigh Dental Leb ocatory as assistant dental technician for 30 years. Third, he served as drug clerk and pho tographer at Hamlin’s Drug Store of 20 years— rounding a total of fifty years in Raleigh. The arrest of Ralph Campbell la«t Saturday night wa« indeed an unfortunate incident in hii career and for the affiliations he has as turned in many organisations and recent move ments on behalf of the Race. According to the police files, Mr. Campbell was arrested with 24 points of liquor in his possession . . . 16 above the legal limit, and presumed by the charges as possessed for the purpose of resale Much good work has been done by Mr. Campbell as membership chairman of the lo cal chapter of the NAACP. from which he was elevated to the position of it-: pusidcn! In the offire as president, Raleigh’s NAACP branch l>«s (M|iw<n.i vxrtl*. iiunois in i Muncy i«i»‘ ii ail'* th# most sizeable membership. These are achievements of note and can hardly be over looked in the sum total of a person's assets and liabilities in a community. As a Mason, Mr. Campbell has served ns the Commander In Chief of the Consistory. In {llia phase of Masonry, there must be an attain -4Msnt within the lodge to even be a part of it. “Ttwvs* not only a part, but, as forestated. its tgrminal head No! stopping in Masonry. Mr Olmphell met the requisites for becoming a Sfiriner. and served Kabala Temple 277 as its Chief Rabbin. ~ Is H safe for eitisens of this country to walk gft our streets in view of recent riotings on the MKrts of Harlem. Philadelphia. Brooklyn and Chicago? Whether it is safe or not, the public is deep ly disturbed and scared over safety on our large city streets. Many citirens, because of this situation, are afraid to visit their parks. •Oos. or walk the streets at night. How shall we go about solving this proh- Ifltn? Certainly, we cannot afford to. wait tin tß the situation gets out of hand before at tempting to do something about it. The St. Petersburg Times (Fla ) recently published that the answer “probably lies in education, better housing, hetter jobs for mil lions who are now at the bottom of the scale in these respects." It can be easily seen that this problem Is not • matter of civil rights—even though some people would have It so “It Isn’t even essen tially a matter of hooliganism, even though hooliganism is the form the outbursts take ” remarks the St. Petersburg Times in the Sep tember Ist issue. Then . it would seem this problem Is the revolt of underprivileged citizens who have been frustrated by forces beyond their control Sft many ways, the problem resembles the OTmed resistance of lowa and Minnesota farm ers against mortgage foreclosures which led to the passage of the mortgage moratorium laws Os the 1930's The solution to this spreading problem Is Rights Act Doesn’t Transfer Jobs It Is not th* pnrpoes of the federal adminis tmtiim through th* passage of the civil rights net to take a job from on* man and give it Ip another. man, black or white. If Ke Is prepared, has tftb opportunity to get employment in arras sotted to his capacities. The law it now on the books Tha commitment by the American peo ple has bean given sanction by law. - garrrtary of Commerce Luther Hodges said that "through propaganda there Is an impres sion that one of th* purposes of the chril rights program to to take a whit* man’s job and give ft to a Negro." We hope that not many people have assum ed tha foregoing statement true. If eo. the fee- THE NEGRO PRESS EaMatm that Atmrka can haat had tha wono awmr from racial and national antadontanw whan it accord* to every mar regsrdhm of race, cnlor or creed, hh human and lagal right* Hating no man tamiag no man — tha Negro Praaa strives to help every man on the firm he- Sat that aB man an kart aa long aa anyone ta hold back. Ralph Campbell Rioting On The Streets frightful torture. Andrew died on a cross whose pattern bears his name this day. Simon Peter in stated that he be crucified head downward, deem ing himself unworthy to suffer in the manner of . his Lord. Nefo stilled the voice of Paul which had proclaimed that “we are In all things more than conquerors,” began at that moment to have its larger influence. The Master's training had done its work. The great Idea prevailed. Thia editorial is intended to extend congrat ulations to Mr. Logan for hi* long years of service in • constructive vocation. We wish him God's speed as he enters his life of retire ment in Cdnnecticut. May he and his wife ter minate their careers in another kind of useful service, for we are confident that Mr. Logan would rather, as we say, ‘wear out than rurt out.” Whether It is a useful hobby, or a commun ity and civic service that this "veteran” choos es to lend himself to, he will “walk the second, undemanded mile " What more can we ask? Associated with the Raleigh Citizens Asso ciation as a member of the executive commit tee. he has been in many lead roles of impor tance in the rebuilding of its structure for mili tant action during the past several-year* There are, no doubt, many other religious, soical, po litical and civic participations he has ventured Into that are not pertinent to make the point stronger of a life lived in Raleigh with energy in behalf of people and organizations All of the foregoing should not go without proper recall and evaluation when the measure of a per«<">n is considered by public njrjninn when there is an error or two for that matter •V* t • «• , ***”. f t i . ,« v w 4 mil 4.V4» Lk>» **4i uwi* n jmat • Campbell would want anything but his just dues through an orderly and compassionate court for we believe his record and participa tion would speak for themselves as to law and lustice. It remains for public opinion to evaluate Mr Campbell’s future contributions through his ingenuity in handling occasions with pos sibly a regard to the results which balance against us We believe the public appreciates his hard work and contributions to Rale gh’s growth and. along with The CAROLINIAN, wish him the best in his ordeal with the law not a federal police force, nor the use of state or federal troops. Nobody wants this approach. As we have seen throughout the world scene, ruthleaa force doesn't terminate riots. Since education, better housing, better iob opportunities are gradually becoming avail able, what we need most, at the moment, is hope for the frustrated and underprivileged. Promises won’t do the job alone, but the peo ple must have evidence that improvement! are on the way—since this is one way .of generat ing hope for the underprivileged, rebellious slum-dwellers, and long unemployed black citizens The nation’s leaders cannot afford to give this problem only lip service. Something must be done, and it must be done quickly. Perhaps It can be done best by a nonpartisan or bi partisan undertaking In fart, this is a prob lem which concerns all of us. It behooves candidates who are running in the present political campaigns to give some .clear and definite commitments for workable solutions There’s one thing we do know: there is no justification for rioting, stealing property from stores, throwing rocks at policemen. But let us remember that these riots are not connected with the civil rights issue: hence, there routs be extremists involved end who have instigated the situation If ao, see must find out who theae persons are. We must check these riots while yet thera is time! toning is erroneous Nobody it going to give e white man’s job to a Negro simply because he is black. A man now is simply guaranteed th* opportunity for employment if he is qualified, and the Negro must remember this. A government report states that Negro teen age job statistics indicate that one-in-foyr are out of work, largely becayse he had no tech nical training or skill. Certainly, the unskilled should not expect people to give them some body etee’t job: they must qualify in skills if they hope to be employed in our highly techni cal nation. Negro youth get wise and train yourselves for the great occupational opportunities! ITS A SHAME Yea. sir, I havs baen bragging that no small-town eopavsr pull ed ma in because at a traffic vio lation. Wed, Wednesday past. I and boom friends ware soroute to Jacksonville. Florida, to do some shopping. Between Lake City and Jacksonville on the way down to “Jax”, a hick-town unlettered white policeman stop ped our da— saying we ware do ing 23 miles and hour in a 13- rfcile school zone (Os course, we were not) Welt he walked to the car which someone else was driving, and said. “Where are you folks going?” When will you be beck? And so on!” 'This was none of his business; but we were well aware that all he wanted was some excuse to shoot or slap somebody—so we Ignored his subtle threats. He wrote a ticket asking for 323.00 bond, and we had the priv ilege of returning to the court at 4:00 pm. After the patrolman left a Negro citizen of the little ONLY IN AMERICA BY HARRY GOLDJSN FOR A SWEET TEAR To commemorate the Jewish New Year it is customary to eat apples and honey “to guar antee a sweet and good year." The connection between hon ey and sweetness is obvious ev en though in ancient times the honey referred to was made from dates and did not oome from the beehive But why the apple? The Cabalistic legend has it that there are two species of fruit, one which has either peel or Tit which you cannot eat. the other which you can eat completely. The peel represents the barrhr preventing the com munication of man with his Maker: the pit. the core of wickedness which must be eradicated. The apple which can be eaten completely Is the fruit par excellence, therefore It was the fruit of the Oarden of Eden. The pomegranate is also one of the most favorite fruits of the Holy Land When the Twelve Spies returned from Uulr survey of live Uuul oust before the Exodus >, they V • • - • t t V •« -■ *• f ♦ v i« - * only grapes but also pomegran ates and figs. The super-abundant seeds of the pomegranate have become part of the Hebrew language. People say, “As full as a pome Other Editors Say... DOES IT MATTER? The Democratic National Convention i* over and the platforms and the candidates of both parties are before us The general election is to be held on November 3rd. IM4 and at this time the registered voters of the nation will ko to the polls and cast their vote for a president and vice president of the United States, and In some Instances, as In our own, for senators and repre.senta tlves to the nation's Congress. The question is: Does it mat ter? The Unes are drawn On one side we have a man who. while declaring himself a conserva tive. has left no doubt in any body's mind—even the mem bers of his own party—that he Is an avowed and uneompro mialng champion of right-wing extremism He has drawn to his side right-wing extremists from every section of the na tion. and In addition, there is the great possibility that a goodly portion of the southern electorate, alienated from the Democratic party by the pas sage of the Civil Rights Bill, will move into hi* column The question Is: does it mat ter? The prospect of Bnrrv Oold watere’ moving Into the White House and with him a majority group of reactionary legislators makes It a very reel possibility that the Ctvtl Rights Act, hard ly born, could In a few short months become the object of repeal The question Is: does it mat ter? While we have long thought of Oklahoma as a Democratic state, and while even now. In terms of registered Democrats the Republican* are outnum ered perhaps two to one. it can hardly be forgotten that a few years ago Oklahoma elected a Republican governor If this could happen In a gubernator ial race. It la among the things possible that Oklahoma could wind up tn the Republican col umn on the national ticket And this meant Ooldwater! Letter To The Editor •18 New Bern Raleigh. N .C September t. 19*4 To The Editor f am exceedingly grateful for your editorial describing my many yean of service to Shaw University, the North Carolina Teachers Association, the State Department of Public Instruc tion and the Raleigh Community You may be assured that I shall continue to pursue those goals end objectives that will help crest* a richer and more fruitful life for th* masses of our people. My greatest re war tB in th* thousands of friends I hove m the State of North Caro lina end the vest number of Shaw Jtuder.ta and graduates With wtotaw I have been close; > associated Tour* truly. e NELSON & HARRIS HI Jn«l For Fan Bt MARCHE a BOVLWARR tows told as that the Judge was worm. If w# came to mart. Hm judge might charge us H3A3 or 375D0, because R would ha car word against Ike cfflmr “rad nock.” It is too bad Rut small town* must get the “wont of the Inapt* to carry out the tow. But so it Ml HOT CATCH In a town in Spain, Newman of a fishing boat saining off toe southern Spanish coast Skid to day that they found Onto boaao containing 30 hand grNiadto to their ‘nets. Police who took charge of the grenades said they apparently had been under water since the Spanish civil war. where it went A man in a nearby town told police that sotwoene brake into his home while' hie tmOf wen away on vacation. He ssid the person used a bed to sleep on, but took eel* to make it up before leaving. Ike only thing disturbed by Rto an* Invited guest wac an electric toothbrush: he left that nnwitog, granate." And the orttocdoß say. "Ac Ml <N ‘mttarcth’ 'good deeds) as c pomegran ate" On the Island of Rhodes the pomegranate to atm the eptohol of material prosperity. The Israeli Army ecOa Me grenades "rlmon.” which to the Hebrew word for pespegrunate. And. of course, the weed “gren ade’ ’ltself comet Item the French word for pomegranate. So we have a cboioe: mate rial prosperity, spiritual abun dance. or explosive power, ell embodied in the symbol of the pomegranate LOGIC IN THE MIDDLE EAST A scorpion wanted to cross the Suez Canal. But being on able to swim, he asked the camel to help him. Reid the camel. “I won’t take you on my back. How do I know you will not give me a fatal sting on the way?” Answered the scor pion "Do you think I will sting you and have us both drown in the Canal?” The camel was convinced end took the scorpion on his beck. Midway ecu*» the scorpion stung the camel and both be » .* rt* isl *v iv ui vi>u, w.v»u ittv art cd camel. “Look, now we are both drowning. Why did tou sting me?" Said the scorpion with a sly •mile. "Do you expect logical events in the Middle East?** The question la: doe* it mat ter? Finally, young Curtis Lawson has filed to run for State Sena tor from District NO. 73 bound ed on the west by Elwood. on the south by King Street, on the east by Peoria, and on the north Btreet. It to a chance e t a lifetime for ua to have representation in the State Legislature. Young Lawson is well trained, eager, in dead earnest. He’* not well known, and he needa a respon sive community to help him over. He needs votes to get elected. He needs voices to get his message across. If he does nf get Uie full cooperation in jig time, he wasted time. The question la: does It mat ter? —THE OKLAHOMA EAGLE CAUTION ON Ml SOUTH The increasing number of ac cidents on 401-South should call for Increased caution on the part of drivers tn the Fu quay-Vartna section making frequent tripe to and from Ra leigh Experts assert that prac tically all traffic accidents are preventable. However, all too often the most careful driver* are the vie time of drunken and careless operator* of automo bile*. w* etto just one ease aa an example of this. Recently, a careful driver waa an hi* way to Raleigh from Willow Spring*, when a careless drunk en driver tn front of him made a sudden U-turn, without wim ing A collision was th* result The cartful driver’s car was damaged to the extent of more than a thousand dollar*. The drunken driver Jumped from Ms ear and tried to escape, but was finally captured. As th* accident occurred In side the corporate limit* of Ra leigh. the oaae was booked there, but whan tt was called for trial, the defendant faded to shew up and hie bond was forfeited. The operator of the oar that earned the wreck had no license to drive and hie In surance had been cancelled, leaving the careful driver with out financial recourse. While route 401-South is no more important than many others, tt I* the on* that th* people of til* Fuquay-Varina section have to drive on mors frequently than some of th* other route* —THE FUQUAY BRINGS INDEPENDENT Remember (y. Is Register! YsCc... aa4l be cbbice it y—n! DmT nti... mi ibo ohsiM k thrift! Preparing Today For Tomorrow’s Leadership AT TRB BARGAINING TABU “If Chrigt ait to at th* bargaining takto whan ■erne person of the ante eompantos earned til time* a greater income than the average worker, Christ would have given the most mflltont trade argument you have ever heard." stated Welter Reuther before 12,000 Lutheran young people In Detroit recently. Th* labor leader spoke these words while the “Mg 3" of the auto Industry were In negotiations over contract* with the UAW-CIO. Reuther admitted being baptised In 111* Luth eran church In West Virginia many yean ago. but admits no prseent church affiliation. The 13.000 Luther LeaguSn wen gathered tn a week long. International youth meeting under the theme. “Jesus to Lead." Aa one bean this type referenoe mad* concern ing the ministry of Jesus, tbs question arises! wen Jooua phyrieaUy present In AD 1304 as He was in AD 30, would ho really be Interested In labsr-managsmsnt eontraetural arrangements? Recently In Chicago, Dove Meads, religion edi tor. Cbtogo Daily News, did a two-part article on the role of th* Church la the affairs of men and much that he said to pwdloatsd upon his and other religious autorlttos’ ideas about the role of a “Bring" Christ In todays wosk-a-day world. That writer feels that Christ was no "socialistic reformer. This, then, to a matter of our own understand ing of the Christ of Naaaretb aa to whether Rls chief eoncera was tn Society or the Individual. Was Christ Interested tn changing politics, eco nomies, governments or International relations? Certainly Biblical history dogs not record Christ's participation In th* affairs-of-state of His day. In fact. He dkl not even identify himself as sn arbitrator in religious dtopwtss On one oeea slon, when He was approached by a young man who felt that Ms brother was cheating Mm in settling up the family estate. He ignored the money problem and gave tbs youth what might weU bo eoneidersd a weightier problem—a spir itual on*. On the basis of this posture of the Christ on “material’’ matters, I am not ready to agree with RSuther that Christ would have taken a “mili tant’’ part at the bargaining table—although He may have well been aware tt the fact that man agement would be taking toe great a share of the NEWS AND VIEWS WHITHBB OOltl AMERICA? m a letter being ctreubrtaed Over kmartca particularly at the reednt Democratic obevitten in Atlantic city—Robert Garden Smith. 174 fa. 55th St.. Philadelphia. Penna.. aays the “THR BTORY OP AMERICA’ should be told and shown to our youths ta portioaler. and to adulta who win take time to Uaten. This ’Story* is about the pioneers at all rices who wotted, fought and died to make this what la now eonddtrid to be the moot powerful—lf not prayful—Nation on earth. Smith say* the atory should: "Begin where you will, and mention aD you whh at bam or in . . . it la still the rooord of gonerotkino at brave, eon* secrated men and women who dared to itt their Uvea and aO their worldly goods tor tha precious light to worship Ood in their own way. to govern themselves as freeborn children of a Heavenly Father, and to dwell with one another and all mankind In dignity, mutual helpfulness ood love. How It needs to be told.” Bob Smith soya Then Smith calls attention to suoh Shrines of American progress as Valley Forge, where he has helped thousands at youths learn of our great heritage, along with tours, encampments, and visits to Betsy Ross House. The liberty Bell (which is now to fragile to travel) and numerous others. <Om boy writes of the wooden of eoeing The Grand Canyon hi Colorado, which the writer can witneot to. You’d lore to spend a week there.) To minority-group citleens at aasortoo it la in* spi rational to know that they, and their aneestors before them, played a big part ta hfllptng to make this Nation as great as It now Is. But itjpoaUy grieves thorn—particularly the tributtans* I to buOdf and helping to maintain Am erica. particularly the South, are gronty ignored and they generally only get discredited because of the evil things they do. largely bsoauss of dep rivation from better training and Job-opportuni ties. It hoe long ttart Negroes ex surt-tm favorably with wbttas of Bho environ- arbsummihlMiMtaa- MuggitanTiyil i^Btm^SiymS^o^o Sg^wTgSotaJrjta' aaS ALTAR CALL BT UNRf & DAVIE, DJk (Ear Negro Pnse International) BE I. Rl BARREN unfit* of industry. We should notbe too ready go toocto the para ble on the “Laborers la tt» VtiwranT aa aa ex ample far modern-day Industry-labor compen sation, as our more soclahstte thinkers ofttiaes tend to urn as a deference, tn this instance, Jeriia waa not holding a seminar on labor relations. He was attempting paralronmUy to «•* aero** a m«- **<• on noun. itiaUoruiuip to His Creator—Qod. We hope that thoat IjDOO young people— an 1 you—do aot get the idea that today Jesus would D* bopping from oonferenoe table to confersnr ■ table trying to settle man’s dliputes over wh i should get what. The primary concern in the ministry of J:r was th* ttfs of the individual. The most Inv tent concern Jesus had for the world was th? dividual tn the world. If Be was concerned with changes In poll economics and government He saw such civ. being possible only as Individuals themselves -■ changed. Then, changed Individuals wquli go . Whatever malm their endeavor waa and act i .» changed people at all points and lrl all disv\: * Worlds are changed by the thinking and action o individual*. Michigan state Sen. John P. Smeekeiw, presi dent pro-tern of the Michigan Senate two yn.- ago attended several week-end retreats sponsor'd by the Roman Catholic church, called Cursil!*n da Crtottandad (“little courses in Christianity "). Raoentty, in a Detroit Dally Press story, he ad mitted “my first four years In the legislature were a ‘bring hell’ .. . now I have a new respect for aU mankind." “I have found a new meaningful purpose in life.” he goes on to say in glowing terms, “and the radiance of Christ can be expanded through all Christians.” His admission of Ms changed at titude towards government was a result of his change In attitude toward God and man. The people of the world today, Negro and white, labor or management. Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, slave or free need to respond to the call of “the least of one of these, my brethren" and kneel at the ALTAR OP A CHANGED PERSON If they live and hope for a changed world. The Christ of today will not meet at the bar-, gaining table, but He will meet any one of th* bargainers, any time, any where, one-at-a-time, and change the world. The Colored girt in the elass did nm uniiQHluglr as well. All the Negroes (most of them, at least) want Is a fair chance to show their wares and they’ll show America what the Nation has lost because of her rank prejudices in not permitting EQUAL' ITT for ALL AMERICANS to DO THEIR BBS? Most infrequently has there been found a Negro who proved disloyal to America. Yet. we suiter much discrimination. UK CROSS-BURNINGS Around Enfield, the "Peanut Capital" of the world (raw. marketing, that is) the fact that a Ku Klux Elan type cross has been burned on or near your property is being taken by many Ne groes aa a ’status symbol’. A Tarboro first line dtisen said the same thing. (This is predicated upon the tact that a cross was burned on the •tote Mansion lawn). There have been many crams burned in Hali fax County following^the highly successful voter registration drive which sent some 800 Coloret people to the polls this summer They have in creased ta number since a few Race student were signed to the Enfield and other coun. schools over the threats of a petition against i Figuring In this also was the 50 grand civil actio, filed by Mrs. Wiila Cofield Johnson allegedly be esuoe she was NOT given her teaching contrac after being active in Civil Rights programs, al h the citixens generally rate her as one of the better teachers. The school officials claim she was negligent 1 her class-room work. The suit has been rep.a. edlly postponed for a formal hearing. Reporter..: white teachers over Tarheeha are watching heptag—trtth more than a little interest the out ftajg ***k a cross was burned on tne road* - *? front of staid old J. C. Brick School (now Frank ttntan Center) between Whitakers and Enfield U. B. Ml. The nearly ten-foot cross defaced ths Center’s church sign as it was placed near It. Scanty reporta indicate the burning was around S A. M. and burned until about eight when ex dnguHed. The Rev. W. Judson King was away ta the midwest at the time. King has assisted the Enfield people ta their freedom drives this year However white people by couples, dose ns and amua have visited, slept and eaten with Colored Otaco the Brick School was founded tn MM by thmßaa & In harden, an wnphUs of UttAmen ean MMonary Association, owners of the U»- aew gttool-ttem project. ft can be truthfully «- So£S2m*the sehoo/cmmnuta ud l^ cUoa