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ms CAMOUNA TIVBB T*r- giiiiuiiuaHtiijiiiH»tMiiK«nnK»aiimitniiiiainMaiMt;;!«iiin»miiiitiiiiiimnmiiiwaiwttiiwiiwimtintntniittiHiHHiimiiii|iiiiiiiiiiniimniiiwiiWWW PUMJSHEO WBBKLT BY THB OAROUNA TIMES rUBLISHING CO, Ilf E. r*ABODT S». DURHAII, N. C. moHEs N-7iii t J-nii (Btex«d M Meosd cIms aater •! the Post Oflea at Darham, N. C tin Act of Muoh 8rd, 1879. U E. AUSTIN, PUBUfflER WILUAlf A. fHCK» Maugiiis Editor S. &. MnU4Al(B0N. Ncfira E«tor CHARLOTTE OFFICE 4M 1X BAST SECOND STREET SUBSCRIPTION RATESt $2.00—¥*®r, ft Moh&s, UNM TIMES The Platfdrm of . THE CARO includes: Eqval nlaries ter Neffto Teachen. N^ro pfrfkemen. ' NefffO jaiynien. | ^ '■ ’*« Eqnl edacatioBal oppmrtanitiM. Higiwr waces f»r domestic sernmts. FoD participation of Necroea in all branches of the National defeiue. AboUahjaent of the doub|e-«tandard wage acale in indnstry. Greater participation of Negroes in pirfitieal affairs. Better hoosikg for Nerroes. Negro represeotation in city, o»unty, atate and na* tio^ goTemmenta. Crime Does Not Pay! BIBUE VERSE FOR* TODAYs But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of miiie head.” Ps. 3;3, THE MARCH OF CRDp Last SalA^y an^]fonSay"Siiffli*8 the Hayti- section of Dur ham waj^4heaeene«f two ghastly of which hap pened on Pettigrew str^t within a stone's throw of each other, while the rest of Negro Durham moved along without awe or even excitement. Week-end killings in Ikirham are taken in stride by the moat of the city's Negro intelligentsia. Hold-ups, break-ins an(^ even rage are looked upon as necessary evils that attend a com munity the size of Durham. Piccolo dives, that continue wide open and going at top speed on Sunday nights, even during church hour, are linked at by spineless ministers who fear the wrath qI certain powerful members in their churches, more than the wrath of God Almighty. Thus commercial minded, dollar crazy, hell-bent Negro Durham continues on its way with one part gloating in the sunlight of fame and fortune and the other a running crime in fested sore on society. ^ I There are div^ all over the Hajrti secton of Durham and other N^rro sections that ought to be made to feel the heavy hand of the law bac^d by a strong public opinion. The prac tice of issuing wine and b^r licenses to persons of questionable character or permitting them to continue to opertite places that are s menace to the peace and safety of decent citizens ought to be stopped. There are worthless, well-dr^sed loafers in this city that ought to be asked a few auestions by the police. Likewise these same loafers ought to be ostraci sed by decent citizens instead of looking up to them as smart. This habit of hero-worehipping jitterbugs and loafers, of including them on the roster of in- ^teea to social gatherings serves more to encourage crime in Durham than deter it. z [lii '■ : "I I . -f ■ %>,. on iMt ifide^nd two pardors tliat the cltia^s of tMs'cHy may This cartoon depicting the awfifiicrimd i|i t^|lili| leelioii^Ql vKfre weie committ^ on the same street Irithin the sp|M:e of 24 Jiours ia^publia^ tJie hope tli be^me arow^ to the seriousness ^f the crime situation'WltWn tis hu^n, , ★ ★ ★ )★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The F;^winf Institutions and $itisms join tlib ifeek witli'T^ Carolina Times>In ita Anti C^ime CamiMtign in'the Hayti section of Dui^m: ' ■ MOSS’ BAKING COMPANY HOME SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE CO. ELKIN MOTOR COMPANY J. 0. COBB LLOYD W. BROWN A FRIM) NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY rBXT:*^'B«$ jMnr in OlxHfi 3mm T$ who sometiiBM w«« far off art madt ni|^ ky tlia 14ood of CQirirt.**-~-EphMtaiia SslS. 9y hia tiq of diiobedienoe in the Garden of Eden man b6cam« estraofed frgm Ood. From being nigh, he beeame far off. Sin deadened hk spiritual self, duH- ed hk perceptions, warped his judgmrat, and made possible the wreckage and ruin in the world today. 1. Sin sejmrotes between man and Ood. “Thou art of parer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity,” aay the pro|^et to God (Hab. itl3), “Your iniaqaities have separated between you and yoar Ood, and your sins have hid his face'from you” Isa. 59:2* In Bkiiaans 1 the aX>oetle Paul gives na a horrible ‘picture of the vjle corruption into which man had degen^ated- From a Godlike man he became ^f^nlike bru^e. a. Sin sepa^es Iketveep SMW and miw,' «»»ity s^^e- \iy toawrd man inhwniMi* m- eeiv^ble. Bnt i mMtod ^ oA frcfa God c(H> ^ p^ee wip itself. Whfflpa ia no love of God tlteye eanaot he low ami^ men. Wan b^^an when at Babel mm «ons]ni«d God to work tkeir own wielWd a^y and render themselvea inunQoe from Qifi i^||t ja^n^tent. Qod lonfonn^d ^heir lanfoage thf^- Th^ no longer underatood oth^, Tkere ha^« been standing, eas|ueian, hostility* ha tred, war and destmetion «v«r sioee. • 3. Bat there ia a ronedy. Han can be ‘‘made nifh to 0od.'^ It is by the ^Wood of C|irt»t|*' wko took enr dns upon Himselfi cowili»*r tipi that day of "PpiltecoBt, t^e people ol a doaen different ^ea>d the good news of salvation ijn Chrkt Jenis. ^e 9oly Spirit there f«««d into one body mm o# different tox^es, i«eee^ edor, ^d eon4itien, fboH4iinf diff«i^ ences and enmities of ages. The eoiqing of Chidst into the he%ft of ]&an brealu down al], bairiers, divine aqd human, where B> is truly received. For 5e speaks the universal language of loe and saMfie& 9nt it in only in Christ Jesus and by the blood of Ohnat that we ace made nigh to God-: . Ave you thus made nigbf Theto is up otk*** way. IWht’tBehiiidlt?! This newspaper hopes that by some means it may be able to awaken all of Durham to the fact that there is a crime prob lem among Negroes of this city. We believe that Negro Dur- faam can be aroused to the realization of such and that once «rooaed it will set about to apply the remedy. It is to that taak we have set our hand and we invite all decent citizens to aid us in our efforts. NON - COMMITTMENT A startling standout on the local political scene, as the >y cao^idatM gird themselv^ for the election ai«na on May C, is the unh^rd of political oddity, on the part of all the caadidatea wStli tlie exception of one, of not committing thenwefaM on any of the many issues, that confront the citi- of thia eit^. and which mw related to the general wel- &re of the public at large. The blatant faofMie, generally a of any political fn- eaa: ^Id proqtiaes of fUerbust«*ing ward Ictfulers, who wngiy tit wffpport of m few innocents, and boldly announce muon a ij^lmgr.of ^pty p^mia^i has not «| ||U in tUt op«MMM(n. ^ tbat an I^tt one o| th^ ^di4at«fi ^ve not iS'a' w^iotd indictmtot ^gainst the peo- iuHW «at aoncha^nily by, and alloweded to ^ i^en'widioift lifting a h|md. • a^ltr il hap^t^ng hei% that wImm tbe peojdc allowed themaelves to •# falif aeeurit^ by ^re^xia statesaien, DW m iao^ M pitto lAtergy ao visi- 'Witr mtat Htix , «f • atale, m m mnaicipaiity cease f^m their pdlitiwi smtim, fui4 ahown by ttuw emry action that falf-rule, and that th^ gliuUy welcome ao anaeh in evideBce in many parjv So You Want to Clean House Ever so often a civic minded individual or organization be comes obessed with the need for a campaign against crime, this time it happens to be THE CAROLINA TIMES. Ignorii^ the cauaes for the sudden burst of interest in crime by the TIMES staff, we all agree that the drive is worthy of note, but seriously question the effect. Crime, like syphilis^ cannot be treated locally lest the same er- ruption will exhibit afr^h in a new area. To achieve any lasting effect the malady must be cor rected at the source because the whole system is afflicted. Now, “M. TIMES,” you must make a careful diagnosis of the ajmptons, prescribe carefully the best medicine, prepare the patient and place him in the best environment for healing, make hnd desirous of getting well and nature will do the rest. A woman whose family was beset with malaria fever lost her two tots, both in their sub-teens. She did everything apparently possible to rid her vicinity of the carrier. She scrubbed the house from top to bottom, screened in windows and doors, sprinkles lime about yard on the advice «f a friend pouluted a nearby ^iseek with kerosine. This pz»- (aution was not aufficient and her boshand became a victim of the fever. Now frantic and \rorn, she a«k«d the h«»ith sitUiprities to aid her. They came out and emptied an old rain barrel stat ioned just outside the kitchen window. Tha famUy has never, been bothered since. Durham has many rain barrels, some we can turn over and some that will be broken down by fa ther time. i As long as the major crimes committed by Negroes are against other Negroes, the local law en forcers only wink at each other. It is not uncommn to see the pro secution jesting and telling dark- ie jokes when a Negro is being tried for the murder of another, is charged with simple assault and charged $5.00 and cost. The same offense to a white wilf bring the charge to Assault with a danger ous weapon with intent to kill. Until We force the law makers and enforcers to realize a color ed life on par with a white we will be branded as a race of cri minals whp- place a low p:?en^um on each others )i£ci «* !« It is up to us to resent tions of Haiti and Mexico and de mand that police patrol and keep order in these sections. Vu^arity will remain a part as loi^ as we tolerate it an4 it will be a Xegro oharacteristie in the minds of whites until we make *an effort >^to eradicate it. Haiti and |Sexifo are not segment of Durham but an intergral part of the whole- standing in the e>ame relationship to the ^ganism as Hqpe Valley or five points. ^ The real criminals, however, are not those nnfortnnates I who fill the courts but those who are responsible for the breeding places and neceffltity for crime; those in public office who have sworn to protect - all eitizens; tSM?^egroT^3uBWwEo"aB^^ opiate? on any ajtirited movement to elose tbe ^asm. of unfair dif- feroatials betwoeli the i«H:ee. Those who bootleg, gamble and run houa^ ,of ill repute &re not ithe criwxnalc t^t. tl^ peopl^ are who. make if necessary for them to ply at this shady business in order to eke out an exiatancf, pay the high rent-JMd educate their child^^ The whites who pay Negro^'women ^.00 and $3.00 a week are conuhitting crimes a- gainst society add perpetuating theft. • Those city dictators who ruled that Durham' had no Blum« meant that the preset hovels afle good enough for N^roes to live in. Why. thon -lsroiiid*?*M?-clikease and crime resiult. When the Board of Education refused to answa* the letter of the Oojrtmittee^ on Negro Afflairs petitioning for a techni cal high school, they too blecame criminals. Turning their backr on the unsanitaiy condition \ of the cafeteria and »waah rooms' at 'the Hilkade Hi|^ BWiool, the' Health Department is gi41ty of .«rimU»l neglect. Th^ pity fathers of Dwham\«re as well informed as any, they familfli. with the neglible critne rate among N^o high school graduates yet they refuse" to comply with the equal but B^e- parate law aff^ting Negro edu cation that ^ey placed on .the statute books themselves. The greatest crime that * one can--,commit in a democracyjie Kto proWbit^ anotUler frpm.. enjojing' (Continued 'on > pageisevi^.^ .A... .. itood aii»and«i>- lY MOm TATX.OB Wfcoa*,|a»e »« you playdnjfe wken yoa pM* on a* goapel truth tha lUteoiairt yoa jntt heard — wilboa irerif^riag itt T)ie enemy without has boast*> ed of bk g^^ili^nda machine. - Ar# yott oae of the stooges that make hk* ittaohine gof Or do yfu-*>when an authority tive aec^iAinf Matement ia aiade look behind be air of poaitive- neM aftd My to yo*j*seVf. why wai that said Who if A«t going to hslp What is behind it la that lofical" * Let theK eall j^u a do^ktinf ^Hiontas if thay will. BfayM lyoar con?#i|i|itiol» won’t be m exciting as if x©u passted on eaoh new .*'ftwt'* you hear. B^t if yoa irairt jwur atep yotill fiadthffl wkta you do epeak, ypu will get intention because yom’ll . r. . ^ U|«i tha Hwt- of any 4wi»l N . Qit^ Ma bfMlai if M opnqier a laiy of ^ Ota ^awiw^ta •«# ^ 9reo«« «f p? '♦iMqr ow bar *y^t with . In \% Una ^abapi v«ra ^ ^ 1^4 it ia tip l(» bor to ba «M«a*d. j|%e task. ^ »ot f«ome m i*. W iim bo intidwM aiida §n #teoi(Wa ntaini id aaalan to^ al will b« jfg^pafand* fog d^lelatw- tia ini^liapia bnt ooior el keep% skip batrali fad fWa iaW ^ bit-iwo ottne«Cwl»»a it 8tadda*-iMt against ^deologiea, eacand for all ou^ aid to Bfitaitt. and third, for support of onr fove?nw,ent'a defenaa pro- granii* 1| picked its own l^d M tkoke leaders settle a- foaad the eoaferwe table M»y diff«*eoeea ihat may arise fad tot Labai itiflk to its job, b^iig on guard at all times not to stjate or ptias ott «i»no» wbieh may a- roww iear of hatred of a^ grow t\ f W. OTTO MOSS
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