PACK TWO
^ THB CAROLIHA TIMES SATUHliiy JUNE 12. ,lt37
Editorials
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SATURDAY JUnI; 12, t937
SAVE OUR CHILDREN
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Ourharrt'has many things to be proud of, and it has many things
to be ashame of. The same can b« said of any c.ity'The sTzeTiT^lJur-
ham, but Durham ought not feel satisfied because it has plenty of
associates in things that are wrong.
We Stini^d out'-to caft attention of Durham citizens to the fact
that the group of Negra.boys and girls un?er rtjro who raam. t^je
■treets of our city, both during the night and day, is steadily on the
increase.
rayetteville and Pettigrew streets seem to be the favorite hang-
oata of these youngsters who «ielight in defying their eldars who at
tempt to 8j)6ak to them about their disrespect for the rights of oth
ers. Profanity, fights and even drunkenness are resorted ?o by
Nerro children who apparently have no parents who care enough for
them to keep them at home eyen as late as twelve and one o’clock
at night. ,
The condition is becoming so terrible that respectable men artr
r^ctant to bring their wives and children through the streets for
fear of having them insulted or injured. The president of the local
college stated this week that he spoke to ,one girl about ten or
elev^ years of age about her misdeeds, and that  she imm^Mately
invited him to caress a certain part of her anatomy.
Here in Durham we can rant and rave about crime and its pre-
'ention until we are exhausted, but we’ will do little to halt the con-
What Durham needs most is a Negro probation officer, and a
turfew law for children un3er age. It is impossible f^r one white
probation officer to do all the’ work that is needed to be^'done’among
rhite and Negro delinquent chridren. Durham ought also to have
ilaw that win , place in jail 1'"pare*lt or parents who delfberately
permit their children to roanFabout; the 'sfreets 'oT oUr cliy' unac-
jompanied, especially at nigfit. ' '
■ We know there are those who will say that many i^rents have
io work and can not properly supervise the actions of their children.
To siKh a statement we quite agree, and would like to call attention
to the fact that many of the parents of delinquent children are de-
inquenta themselves and 6o not work at all. Most of the children
s'ho 3hwe trouble in Durham are those of parents who do not work
it nig}it or day, but who are too careless about their offsprings to
properly chastise them about th^r misdeeds.
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Here is a problem for the Committee on Negro Affairs, and one
hat is growing in proportion as Durhafn grows. It should be dealt
ntti immediately and with certainty. In the'effort, the police, the
harch and every other agency for good should be called upon to aid
in its successful tend.
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Kelley Killer Writes...
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THE DOOR OF HOPE
I am aware that my kgt releaae
m “Th« Loi»t Gen«i-aii«n of
Youth” left a bad taste in the
mouth. Some would be dispose
to conclude thaf it shut the door
of hope in the face ,of ambitioui;^
and aspiring young men and wo
men. Ijct. me reassure them fiiat
the Soor of hope is still ajaf, but
it does not lead to free and unre
stricted epportanity as was en
thusiastically expiected a genera
tion agoA-
The task of the' prophet is a
thsnkfess one. His true function
is to Itand on the tower of obser-
Xtttfon with «lairvoyance. which
penetrates beyond the dip'Sif'the
horizon. Prom this point ef vant
age he "sees th# dust of danger on
the distant rim of vision and
warn^ the people to take heed be-
time.
The Hebrew prophets played
everlastingly upon the minor key.-
They named the Hebrew people of
the wrgth to come, but always left
an *avenue of escape. Sodom and
Gomorrah* might be saved if a
minimum residue of righteous
men could be found. Ninevah
would be destroyed only in case
its inhabitants did not repent of
their’wickedness, in sack cloth and
ashes. This saving clause was ap-'
pended to the note of every He
brew prophet, even that of Jere
miah, the forecaster of gloom,
doom.
These prophecies h&ve been and
are still being substantially ful
filled. • (Jeneration after feenera-
^igjL-otfl«bww yautkjtere lost to
the >^alvatio9 of their own race
and of the world, j There was no^
a single prophet or spiritual gen
ius for four hundred years be
tween the prophet Malchiah and
the coming of Jesus, but in the
fullness of time, which liis not yet,
the Jewish race Seems destined to
vindicate the prophecy vouchsafed
to AbrahaMi **Tit Ihf shall all
the nations of the earth be bless-.
ea.” , -
The analogy between the situa
tion" which confronted the Jewish
^e througliQttt Its his^ry
^ffiiFl^Titch 'con/x'UMlH le
N^ro today seems to be perfect
ly obvious. The Jewish race con
stituted a dependent an4 ^ejf-
helpless minority. Their whole re
liance was upon vicarious salva
tion. They were continuously
warned that their only hope lay
in righteousness and that if they
went awhoring after the entice
ment^ and allurements of the Gen-
tife world, only detraction await
ed them at the end, of the road.
All this (was summed up in the
admonition of Jesus. "The leaders
of the Gentile lauded over them;
bftt it must not be so with you. He
wouki be great am«ni: j?>Qa, let him
be your servant, and the greatest
of all is the servant ftlU” This
ia the dominant note in all He
brew prophftcf.
The proverb, tells m that there
m alway* room on top, but only
one out of every ten thousand
ever reaches the top amid the
stress and strain of modern com
petition. * Worldly opportunity is
like a monument whose broad lay
ers at the base taper to a point at
tte vertex, where theje^ ia room
only for the favored and jortunate
few. But |hMe is alwsys room at
the bottom, liliere opportunity is
free for all who understand how)
to avail themselves of it ii|*-.tbe
proper spirit of a consecrated
heart and mijad.
The educated Hegro today has
the opportunity for humane aftd
sacrificial service zeyon^»ny oth
er class,of youth of our genera
tion, but they need not seek com
parable glory, honor and material
reward in terms of which present
dajr ejccBllepife is aj^aiaad.
The teacher's Junction is 'to en
lighten the ignorant. The pay roll
teaicher is an abomination to God
and man. The Negro teacher is
confronted with a mass of ignor
ance which can only be dispelled
by sacrificial devotion to the ped
agogic art.
The function of the phyaician is
to heal the sick. The impulse of
the true physician is to carry med-
icil aid where sickness and disease
are most prevalent. The Negro,
race is subject to all the ills that
human flesh fall' hSlt "to. There
devolves uporTtlie Negro docEdr^ai'
heavy task as befalls the disciples
of Bscapalpius of any hace or
clime.
The mission of the minister Is
to make men better in the life tKat
now is and prepare then for the
I ifethat isL“’torH5e. He finds op
portunity where sin abounds.
There is-Tertainly no ^rea^r vol*
time of sin among any people than
among the Negroes to whose moral
and spiritual leaderstiip he is call-*
ed. The minister of the gospel who
constitute* his office fdf filthir
’ucre and who pTOfiteSTr st“ the
at the expense of God’s poor de
serves to have the ■> milllj^ne of
condemnation' ti«! about his neck
and be cast in the middle of the
sea.
The Negro lawyer has a ^eat
function to see to it that members
of his race seicure their legal
rights and liberties, both as ef
fects person and property. His
material reward'will be sieanty,
■but great is his reward in the
higher domain where service is
appreciated, not i* ' dollars and
Continued on pag«"’|»ifl»t
V
THEY LYNCHED THE WRONG MAN
Posaihly the greatest arg«m*it for a fedferal law against lynch"
Bg in many months Is the manner in which the Alabama • Supreme
2^mrt handled the case of Sheriff J. L. Corbitt, charged with negli-
tgp» la failing topiotect a Negro. Wes Johnson, from being lynched
D&lfMx the fact the state, through its attorney general, had
dated that it would be able to prove that the mob lynched the wrong
»an, the Supreme Court of Alabama found, th& sheriff ilnot "guilty.”
'fot only did the Supreme Court of Alabama free the sheriff, but
it asaimed an attitude of interest Jftrhelping hin». obtain his freedom
iy refusing tq accept the reniSrks of the attorney general as compe
tent
The state also-argued that the front door of the jail was un
locked, thereby giving ^the“ mob an easy opportunity to gePio the
ptisoner. In the face of all these facts the highest court in Alabam^
4«s set its approval on the actioA of the sheriff who was responsible
for this negligenc|. •/
Here is proof positive that state law agencies~are riot m favor
Jf prosecuting mob murderers. Like the Du«k Hill lynching which
^ liras staged while the H^^ of Representatives *»?as debating the
Savagan Anti-Lynching bill, the verdict of the state supreirie court
rf Alabauna has staged a" lynching of the effojts of law abiding
:itizens ^f that state to bring to justice an officer -of the law Who
ieliberately contributed to the lynching of a defenseless prisoner
rhe United States Senate ought to take cogniiance of the action of
Alabama’s" Supreme Court. ~ H should recognize in the action a de-
#ia»ef all that ia righteous and; just. • “ _ .
...
Mobs are relentleas an4.,i:ruel. They await not to" determine
whether the victim is t6e right man or the wrong man. The thirst
)qt blood in the souls of tiiose who go out to lynch vs uncontrol^le
ind unreasonable. Cowards are always that way when tjrey have the
^ tdvantage of another;** The oftly sensible thing, the only righteous
"TBlig IS 'to make lynching a federsd offense, so that cowards who
«iuit to dftfyr^he laws of this country will realize that they will have
f® -r«^«n with thoae who are not cowards.
We d«' not know whether the attbmey general of Alabama could
‘SUBf proved that the mob which lynched Wes Johnson lynched the
n0l^ mm or not. Hie trutti iftettt the will pessibly never
i>e,Jca»«a.' We do knew thilt men who iigve ability enough to rise
» siMii a^ high office seldom make rash statements witHout justifl
C*tk«L
^ cruel as it may sound, the life of ^Wes Johnson, was ’
.rifled In vain, if it means thAt the ntinner in wlEkh^.he died will
iMiue decent people in and dutsid« of theUnitei} States Senate to*
^ faet that due American disgrace of lynching is not only a menace
Negroes, but to every lawabiding cllizeo in the Unltisd State*.
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