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MU i|N«| ».. ^, ttw> ■w** 1f«t C!AKOi;iiia| tlMES Qtf Carww €lm^0 IFEEKLV BY niB CABOIiNA TIMES PCBLEPENG OOMPANX U7 E. ftabUf Straet Doriun, N, I Vkmm N-7121 or J-7871 a tared «■ Mcond claM matter at the Post Offic* at N. C. nnder the Act of March 3rd,, U7S.i E AUSTIN, WILUAM A. TUCK., -PuWher ^anaffinK fidifew C, A rRVIN, Busineas Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: S2.00 a Year S1.25 for Six Months THE PLATFORM OP . . . • THE CARGUmA TIMES >'iNa.(nM& I Equal salaries fot Neffro Teachers. Negro policemen where Nesroes are in'rolved. Ekjual educational opportunities. Negro jurymen. ; — it. iti Higher wages for domestic ^rvants. Full participation of Negroes in all branches of the National Defense. Abolishment of the double-standard wage scale in industry. Greater participation of Negroes in political af fairs. N^rro representatioa ia eityt countyt statue and national govemmenta. Better housing for Negroes. THE HOUR •V, litis Board reserves the right to determine the adacatiodal needs of ALL students. Whi^t a 'white bojjs needs to learn is in OUR opiiuon'- not always wh&t a celored boy shouldtim^decjde what *** °/ Negro students shall tlwf iiimini: tnn'bc provided at sl:^ih a time that we consider to be opportune and expedient. lo wup wMsk belMMPi to anodcr, wiMlther It k property or ptver.* The above statem^t is, as near as it was jwesible to re cord at the time, the ultimatum a’ committee of "Dorham-Ncgrq cttisene, whoapyeared befar»4he- DwhauvBoawi of Bdnution to seek better education^ advantages lor their ehild^n, anjd not that of a Nazi dictator as it .appears to be. In it is hidden the beginning of a most dangerous Nazi regime in Durham officialdom, which if .allotted to continue will not only include Negroes as its victims, but the masses of poor whites as well. The history of the rise of Nazism in Europe shows that it strikes at the most vulnerable spot first, after iHiich it spreads until even the high and the mighty, who dare to differ in their views witK-those in power, may also become the Vietims of its ruthleseness. Th|e democratic'way of settling problems by conciliation arbitration is not acceptable-to the Board of Education. It prefers to browbeat, to Insult, to humi- |U«te an4 inlamifiate. i ,^e think the hour has come for court action, we think tl^e hour has come for Negro leaders to lead or-‘stand asido and let those have their i^aces w'ho love freedom onough to pay whalifltver price is necessary to purchase it. The hour has.com^ when the present Negro leadership must choose betwe#*n con-» tiauiqg to live under the illusion that they have inl'lucnce with auch people as constitute the Board of Education, or main-, tainlhg the respect of the Negro masses by taking the proper steps to aright these injustices «hich Durham Negroes arc suf fer!^. The hour has come when the Negro masses can no longer be M^iified with empty promises from their leaders about Durham Vegro schoelfi. The humblest Negro in this city knows that N«Vro leaders have no influence with the Board of Education mmI that they were practically ktcked out of the*conferc!)ce in their last attempt at an amiable settlement. The laws of North Carolina call for separate but EQUAL educational advantages for both races, the constitutions of the federal and state governments stand behind tbo&e laws, “ or the democracy for which white and Negro men are now dying Is ft thhur of mockery, and they shed their blood in vain. We tihink the hour hiss come to try those laws. We thing the houi- ^ Ifs oome for eveiy Negro to put the future of the racq. abqv^ Ipnur regarded as a big man with the opposite group ^tQ.eyen jntndfoi of personal safety and financial aecufjtSr. For right of the governed to protest -r; U) petition ^or in burdrasome laws, is taken away, dc^x)tinn be- ODfchroned and man becomes a thing rather than a loado in the image of God Almighty, this thought the late President William McKmley had Pillowing to mp rifhts and conrtitntional iHrbHeffM nat in Um race for wealth utd conoimMtl |i|M7. TM Cofornewit of tte p^pie mmt be by ^ few of the ptoftle. U.reitvpaa IIPIMit mf the goremed ill of th» tovem* -S^PPMk remwwhwfd, vliich if gecurcd bjr fom «f tejustiee THE MILLS OF THE GODS By Henry Clay DavJs LEADERSHIP By HENRY CLAY DAViS Fifteen million Negroes living in this country could not ]X)ssibiy avoid the production of some leaders but i^nfoiHunately all of us found in that category are not of leadership n^islity nor capable of dei^endable leadership and all it entails. Some of us have acquired the disti|;}ction of leadership through a ijjlsrstem of treachery base enough -to put a Hitlerite to shame, through forSHe an^I uhscriipuJous dqoffBation.'tmd .through a ruthless disregard for the well-being of thu rest of us. Olhera of us have jn^erJted, married^ or attained through similar other fortuitous circumstances the privilege of leader ship which they have disgraced more than they have dignified becaue of their efforts to go through the college of their new experience before they even think edf first attending its high school. ~ But there are some among us who have tried and tri^d and | failed and failed and whose perseverance finally triumphed over perisistent failure. They have met, yielded to, and^then over come the temptations which oftimes destroy weaker souls. They have unavoidably been the victims of merciless trage«^y and releYitless misfortunes. They have known the anguish and dis illusionment which only the duplicity of false but, trusted friends could, occasioo, and still they have not lost the faith. Those in this latter group,!, when blessed with only ordinary intelligence, are better qualified for leadership than any among us and our knowledge of wlha.t the past has been for us should have convinced ua long ago that the leadership of experience is far ,inore dependable than that of empty' college .degr^ or superficial social position whose bid for leadership is a.Uno8t »1- F 11 - ways compelled to be presumptuous. ’ This race of ours is destined to be without leadership as long as those of us who are leaders in only their own estimation refuse to recognize true leadership wherever it is found among us tne right road to travel when they have newr travelled it themselves, and as long as thejy are governed by their desire to destroy everything they cannot rule. People whose training has led thecDjto heliOve that what they don’t know i^t knoyrledge and th'a^ theife is no explanation of ncoup X tfKHKinntttNtni things they don’t understand cannot lead themselves and any in-- sistence on their part to lead the, rest of us ,il worse than silly is only we can make them believe it for the good qf us all. Leadership is composed of courage and some intelligence, experience and* \he ability to profit thereby, justice a*id uii' derstanding, and the willingness to give and take alike, and when any one of us found in possession of all theee qualities there can lie little doubt that we have found in that person a leader whom we can safely and wisely acknowledge and loltow. BETWEEN THE LINES By Dean Gordon B. i^Mcock foiT ANP RACIAL INPLiATION For many months the President of the United Statts, sup ported hy some of the most brilliant minds of this generation, has waged a stubborn war against inflation. To date that war is only partly won,-, for the slighte»t relaxation will send this na tion into a spiral of expanded credit and higher prices that will bring the inevitable ruinous crash that will be catastrophic. Every inflation must have its deflation, and woe unto that na tion , that yields to the temptation of inflation, for its day of ^’John Lyons, eook, 301 Fayette- vill* Street: “No, Because if Ne gro policemen are employed, some guys }fet dnink and they both will talk junk. Miss M^ie Treadw($ll, stu dent, 106 Moline Streslj ^T*es, I think Negro policemen in Durham of any race in the history of mankind etc." Thii sotmds fOodWo«W hewiuM » , j , o j. ^ the tendency to eajey and we take it with a great glet and applause. But the tact re- mains the Negro has not had a half chance, and to pretend that positions as those offered other he can do so much with » half chance is to predisposo the pow- ers that he to give only the h*lf chance to Negroes v.’ho can Morrison Fr^elafld. A m»ke so much of it, and save the'whdle^chance for the white worker, 612 Priced Stree^'f^* Ves,’ imagine colored^^h«%tf>en know . t , . u 1 wher^J*,«wiHi«als’ ean Bte located, My contention has beeh, is now, and wSU forever be, that -■ they know the erimin- if it takes a whole chance for the ,white mwi it takesi a whole > als.*’^ chance for the Negro. It miky inflate our racial ego to have it otherwise but we compromise our case thejrebs'i 'Theisfe' encom iums would not be dangerous if thete were not a possibility that Negroes would take them seriously and thereby achieve a cer tain complacency that could havai deleterious effects on our future. SAflFRDAY, JtrHB 27, 19^ CmiM nfES READER SPEAKS ByCLl^RO JENKINS QUESTION: Do you thinlc the einploymeht of Negro Policemen in Durham Would Lessen Crime Rate? I tmnnai^»ui:nHi»KiiKK»i::3i A. j;!. Artli, b«rber, 711 Fayette- viffe ^reet: I do thjkfis that iw t^y get coinpetenlvH*^roe8 they reapect, secure those who Bot drbk, doQ’t employ those who will do things that they prohibit; others from doing, I do think if they get respectable ones it would help.” John Mnngdm, bcH boy, JlOfr Cole Street^.“Yes, Ne^oeg shoiild be given a breaST^ we ii5ed“lffem" particularly now." , Hubert Lee, bar tender, 60i Umstead Street: “Yes, Because of the increasing Negro popula tion Negro policemen may have juore influence because of their closer relation with colored peo ple in general. Some wteeks ago we noted through t6e Negro pr^s Aat “Freedom's Children," a radio featuife had been tak^n eff the air and an attempt would be made to put on some other Negro feature in its place. We already have “Wings Over Jordan” which keeps the Negro before the nation. It is not going to be a profitable thing to overboost the Negro in tlje eyes of,the na tion and world. Within the last few years we have had several Negro "expositions” here and there about the nation ?nd all were forth the “Progress" of the Negro race, lt;WQuJd be ex- ceeding'ly unfortunate to underestimate Negro progress, but it would be tragic to® inflate it. We are boosting ourselves from pulpit and platform, through press and over the radio daily. By nowi the country should have an inkling of Negro possi bilities. What we need most of all are ways and means of lealizing some of these possibflities. Whether we admit it or not, the Negro is playing the under - dog role in tha American • racial drama and what we need most of all is to develop the nnder- dog spirit that so often overcomes overwhelming odds. It is not without good warrant that foottoli coaches throughout the na tion try to instill into their various squads the under-dof spirit. It has come about that there is no greater danger in athletics than over-confidence. How many greater teams h^ve lost to mediocre teams because of over-confidence. Racial infUition is proving a bad thing for the wihite race and it is not going to be disillusionment and reckoning must shortly dawn. The princlplfe of iriflation like the principle of diminishing less dangeroust for Negroes, An inflat depride without the wili- returns applies not alone to the realms of economics, but throughout the gamut of human life and activities. One of the most nausieating things imaginable is an inflated ego with its concomitant conceit^ apd pretensions. Nations and races like individuals quite conceivably mayi becpme .inflated; and there follow cons4(iuei?i(^s quite as disastrous. It is bad enough for the pnhce to-be inflated but it is tragic for the pauper, for in the deftaifionary process the former; will have somethlne left Which may serve 0? a basis for future'progress, while the latter is left utterly without security. > It woiUd be a bqd thing- for tht tjegroi’n^ce its Rregpnt stage of idvandem'ent to allow racial inflation to interrupt our ^jlendid be^inninigs in every field of useful endea.voi'. The Negro race has not yet “arrived" althousfh we hopb we will be “arriving” Soon. Before we enter the- Promised JUnd of fuU- fled^ed American ►citizenship, we are going to do a lot of wandering in the wilderness of sacdfice andi. suffering and thankless sefvioo. “Hard is thi way luid long that ottt df H>H leads up to light “averred the immortal Milton. It is even with a people that would travel the hig^ road that IfAia fxom slavery into freedom. Thif is an ugly'fact it is^to ok«ad%^t^ tio face it squarelr ' ■ ' I am therefore always a little doubious about the extravag ant -encomiums which our white friends are wqnt to lavish upon e **mi>dn-th jaort-li^dBrful nrogiw ingness to pay the price has tragic potentialities. Paying the price is the thing. CALVIN’S DIGEST OOjmiADIOTIONS The Negro is oppressed and bowed down ow. The race is mak ing jniitant progress. This is a cflntradition, and. j'et both state* me^ts are equally iruc. '^he. vpcaL minority , are.getting more things done ii\ our bcihalf aAd.th«y are getting more publi- «ily than ever. Ob tbe other-hand, o«ur brothers and etflter, lewar down ,still feel the crnvhing- weight of se^rega- tiotti, an evil which iBtill operates t04|ay to keep several of the 15 millioni of u sO][jiiie and “in our pUee,'’ Thet* ire thousands up on rtVpt^ftiids of’^' Negl^es who by eiivhninijttsnt and dee'aSes of tu- t^ft^-in inferiority,'«c«*pt their Un'ct^al atatuB, aed ■ ^dgto' every thing in life by a “white” stand ard- Many of them are almost in- eapable. of 4^|^/arpq^ .to fig^t- Otha McDaniels, shoe ghino boy 426 Smith Street: “Yea» Iteeaurffe »u:i;:Kuiuuisuttti:uKiu:Hu::iaiu th«\qfer«ge Nagrcr will listeH to a Ntgro eop better than he witl a white ftian.” I N. B. White, pri|tier, 1217 Fay# etteville Street: “Yes, A Negro pelicemctt who i?i fully qualified will be helpful In redueinj the crime rate by his understanding of Negroes.” I Misa Mae Alston, clerk, 407^ “Pofihosff Avenuer -‘^^No, I don't think Negroes in Durham respect ^authority of another Negro.* 4 Rev. W. M. Hargrave, taxi- drirer, 407 llnrstead Street; ‘ Yes, Because Negro policemen would be more protection for Negro people provided they’re in Negro se’tiona^ They will have secrets that a white policemen wouldn’t have.” Miss Qirlens Daniel, 904 I'ay- etteville Street; Yea, I feel like we know each other and if we Rad that privilege we would rea ped eaeh other more.” > Mrs. B. C. -Shaw, housewife, 903 Fayetteville, St. Yes^.^ will give the Nei^o a aepl^, of res ponsibility p^..^s]^U4^0re self- respect and* b^in^ a Negro he re- allzefl he eaJf handle his own race ’ l?Ater. I tkink ttie average Nc- “fero would be affected thinks that he has a grudge against the op posite race and when he is re primanded by white polieeinen, hf becomes very dogmatic. I jeall:^ believe if the city of ffiirham would employ eolo^ed pcilicenien it w*uJd 1ft us. know ithat we are rising toward real d^oeracy.” have been dropped. “Juvenile delinquency is alarm ing” said the New Yorker, “just as it is in Harlem-” He'Stressed the fact that the long basie cause of aif these segregation and discrimination. It seems to kill tthe spirit of thousands of our people, whp* have lost both hope and desire for a better life. false alarin who ig too often loud est in hia lip service. . all down, and it eot^^'*^ to tiiis: the average Ne^o througU ' out the United Stiates la poor and condTtiofiS ij^ raetrt" Ttown trodden, knowing not where to turn for help or hope. TheSe the hearts and minds that must be awakened, given new hope^nd courage. Ooce united under honest, in telligent, and effeotve leadership, they would reqrite the history of America. FALSE ALARMS All of our racial gains hardly scratch the surface of the re quirements to bring the Negro’s standard of^ living up to the AMERICAN standard. And all the progress we have made is mainly individnal progress, and due, also to our militant, vocal minority who ever in the fore front of Negro progress. As for the South, the breat crime of the middle and upper class Negro generally is that he isolates himself froan^the common man; even boasts that the South’s vicious segregaton laws do not touch him. Another eurse on the raee is the Negro uiisleador who knowtows to the cracker and ex- ploite his own people for big own' enrichment. I^is type is just a Doctors warned at AMA meet ing Army and Navy need them- Most flour mills are turning out Vitamin B product. Lord Halifax gees air superior ity iiearing in war. ■ U. S. and British experts in 'London map dtive on U-boats. 12,.^6 Join the Navy to average Gerard ^ays Germans must be punished for war guilt- Plane ontpnt rose by . 8T per cent since Dee. 7, Jouett reports.. America is discovering the back yard as aavacation site. EXTRA! — BUY COAL NOW GIVE TO THE U—S-0- ' rights. * HOPBLCSSNESS? Here is an illustration; V Harlemite went South to bury his mother, who lived in a city of about 25,000 population, including 6,000 Negroes- In the course of his duties he wrote a'letter to the real estate agent of his mother’s home requesting certain repairs which he was paying for. His sister, who was raised in that town objected to the bnsiness like tone ot the letter because thp white recipiebt * ‘might not Hk1s it. There a f^eat deal more the Negro couid get in the South, if he hadn’t been trained to bie a- fraid to ^k for it, ’ ’ said the visi- tw. tn tllis iiame'’little eity (which is about 40 miles from Atlanta, Ga.), the onjy colored school has a capacity of from 350 to 400 stu dent, but only 200 are enrolled IfclCENDlW GRE&fi{ Of I HEAT THAN LIGHTNING / \ WHAT DE^EE OF „ ES THl§ B0M5 BURM ■ Qh£ new us. WITZER HAS REPLACED MOST CONTRAST AS 'A SiLovA OTHtR TIMEPIECE. W WAY ? THE USE BULOVA WATCH 0| CLOCKtNG* IN OF- GIRAff Kl ttPTH ER THA DESERT-WITHOUT ‘WATER- RUH FASTER THA»Ta HORSE AND IS ASSPUJTELY4V0ICEI.ESS /, HOW JALl ^D05HEY;
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