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PilOE TWO Register And Vote For Progress THE CAROLINA TIMES SAIKRDAY, MAY 6th, I960 K.p iH_; in Nr: «x‘t In brHllri Advaii rls f?->iu y’» r N* -’“0- :h Stttto i'nJiuil. that in , o 1': - iimltor of n-uiMer ,, r a 'VtT bt n ih r =“ .u!‘.. ; T ti- ■ -I > i Iv- !;v AUxHlldiT of till- litHtf of till’ N'itHtiiMl As!J!K'iatii>u fur thf 'IU*’nt '>f ' itlttl*; . ri'tipU’, If. IVMclli.l \M-I vuti \!r. ;ly I . i't.* !■ i» -.rill- m-i's ar- bf dt’t^niiined b\ h«« iiuu*h aotuul vt>rk is iluuf betwc'U lunv and thi i-U*w t>f tlio rc>!>strati(iii on -May 13. Evcri N' 1.TO ii;>iuo sh*:uUl l« visiti'tl in t \i r% community. Kwry vhunli, wlumK club ami iatUvitlual must Murk lianl ami ion^r in orilci- that Ncffn-'s who itavi* ntviT rttristt-rid and votJHi will tio n:' in tIu»> I'lortinn. Kvcry indi vidual should f' *'l it a p. rsonal rci>]>on.sil)iUty to seo ti* it tl. t c\(rv utluT Ne^ro rc>rif.tci> and lit work in tlu* to . . . i' ■ I i' tills !:' liu- .Nt>- , \\;d :riri->i-. i' ‘ .iniiiimn ninn, Al- r*‘au\' moll* % *“ Im-iu- s|M'iit like \\att*r t«j plai^i* in otlitH* iin*u \s li*f 1 1 look ont lor the nionoycd intl'rl'sl^ instead oi .\lr. .\vi'iaL;i‘ ( itizcn. In this •■lictiun I'^i'ry vute i.s iici'di'd to hold the lull' a^;.un.-t tlio.-;:- «lio woulil throw North t ’lindiiia hack into tlic days uIk ii tin* state Wfis ruled li.N a iiaiidrni of iiicii ulio were mere jiiiiipets of the liiianeial interests,* 1’iihss we r.-Kist.-n-d and \.ite th»> hand of tin' ehn'k in thi.s rcL'isIt r and vote ihe hand ot tlie clock in this rejjister ami \ute jirn^rress will hit Inade and North Carolina wiil niareh fonvard under the 'lailller of jiro^rer--ii*e leadership. Will This Report Serve Its Intended Purpose? The report of tlie Education Connnittec on Diirbani i'onnty .Schools, a copy of which is in this olluv, jire«»'nt.-. a sad picture «f fonditions, in spite of the fact tfiat it fallu far siiort of what #ne niiiihi expect in the findings of a real first- clas-s hurvey. in.stead of a survey the coiunuttee appears to us to have merely made an inspection of the siliools of Durham County. The rej>ort pivos little or no details of the actual needs of the whit#- or Nepro schools but, more or less, confines its remarks to generalizing on the conditions, although it styled a part of it.s report “Recommendations In Details.” While we are not familiar with the shortcom- ings and needs in the white schools of the county, we are satisfied the usual Southern pattern is followed, thereby resulting in the needs of the Negro schools being greater. In spite of this the Committee reci^ all of the is now served by the high schools at Bahama and at Brai;lov/n. When this is done the present school at Bahama will be an elementary school cen ter. As soon as is feasible, pupils attending the small elementary school at Rougemont should be transported to the Bahama center. At the Glenn school, the immediate and urgent need is for a cafeteria to replace the present inadequate and outmoded log cabin. As the school population increases, there should be a three-classroom addition to bal ance the recent annex at this building. Valid enrollment projections that are avail able indicate that these classrooms will be needed within the next three to five years. The Oak Grove school has recently oc cupied its new elementary building. The im mediate ne«d at this school is for an ade quate annex. The present tempor- liieTlctyr a cafeteria should be y. The present temporary wood- ipmics building should be re- den Home Economics cot- space is sorely needed there is urgent cement of the |Uilding with ditional eded hat new Spiritual Insight By REV. HAROLD ROLAND Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church /# Doep-Freeze Religion' “There came down a cer tain priest that way ... He passed by on the other side . . .” Luke 10:31. 'I’he history' of relitrioji re veals a teiiileiiey towards in- (liri'ereiit eohlni'HS a loss of the i)mer ecrnoi'' warintW,, tenderiH'^H and eonijiassion. 'Phis loss of spiritual pa.ssion seems to cotiit! with the in- ereiise ill elaborate weeds and (lo^Miias and ornate place.s of w o r s li i p. \Vc keep the (.ntwanl e x p r e H s i ) n hilt we lose inner spiritual power. We cherish holy places .jernsillelll, l{«>ine, Meccjii and Hernares l)iit we lose the passion of the I )i villi' I'laine. We become cold and formal. We drift into the iindesirahle state of “ Deep l-’recze Iteligion.” A (h'cp-freezc relirion is eolil, heartless preNcrvative. TIh' outer form remains. The in ward spiritual ))ower is lost. The huriiiiifr flame d’ moral, and spiritual passion is lost. The Priest in the Parable of the Good Samaritan and deep freeze religion. He was wrap ped snugly and snobWshly' in a mantle of indifferent coldness. He had lost the es sential quality of good reli gion — tenderness .ind com passion. He remained un moved in the face of critical misfortune. (!ood religion keei>s us .re- spon,sive in the midst id' the werckaRe (d’ human mi.sery. Why / Becaii.se it ha.s the lire of the Uiviiie flame burning within. ,\nd with tlrfs divine parision hnrniii}' in onr souls, we I'annut remain cold ajnl niH'csjHHlsive in the iniilHt of of the ai-'onizinj' cries of hu man need. It will not let us pass by on the other with*. This holy flame will not let IIS by pass the man strandt‘d by a stroke id' misfortune. It drives ns to lift a burden and heal a wtiumled broken spirit. It keei>s us from heaping ar rogant iiisidt.s u|)on men. It inove.s us to sjteak a word of eiiconrat'ement to the tlc- sponileiit and desiiairin^,'. Hut with deep freeze reli)^ion we can pa.ss by unmoved on the other side. If the regular channel be comes clogged, God will open up a new channel. Deep- freeze religion blocks the channel of social justice, com passion and service. In many ureas in America and the world the channels of divine compassion are stopped up. However, God’s redemptive and healing spirit will not re main bound for long. The spirit of God cannot be bound. It will break ot in strange places and persons. It must find expression. Could it be that God has al ready begun to use new stir rings among the masses as a channel of Divine Power? The priest was the regular chan nel. This was slopped up. God opened a new cMnnel in an unexpected place — the heart of the Good Samaritan. What kind of reliyrion do yon have.' Is it decp-frecze or lnirniii'>' with the |ta.ssioii of Divine power.' There is some body near yon tiMlay wound ed, hlei'din^r and half dead. Don't you s**e .someone sta}'- j'criiiu' imder the wei^dit of a heavy hiirdeiis ’ Do you ,see that per.soii caiis'ht in the aeroiiy of l(nielines,s f Tlnere is someone near you an.xious and afraid. 'I’licrc is someone sick cind shut-in. .Someone iu your nei>,’'lihorh(K)d need.s the lov- iii;,' touch (d! a srooil neighbor. Do you hear the cry of some one near you caughf in the dark night of despair and hopelessness .’ A word, a deed a lift from you may sjive one of thee unfortunate char acters. Deep freeze religion will let you pas.s by on the otiier side. But a burning passion of the Divine flame w ill make you pause, in com- j)aKsion. to lend a helping hand. \ Ambassador Charles Pledges Haiti’s Aid In Unceasing Quest For Liberty this congestion a new School should be planned. The Bragtown are too small for fur- expansion at that point. Also the Coun ty Board of Education must take into con sideration the fact that Bragtown wtll some day become a part of the City of Dur ham. Immediate plans should take this fact into consideration. It is recommended that a new site of not less than twenty-five acres be acquired. It is further recommended that this site should be on or near the Roxboro Road and North of the Eno River. On this site should be erected as part of a future elementary school, a present unit of about eight classrooms This unit would immediate ly serve to relieve the congestion at Brag town, to care for future overflow at Hillan- dale and to house the elementary pupils now attending the Holt School which must he abandoned. The elementary school building here should be planned as the initial unit'of a plant which could eventually care for such elementary school pupils as would be out side the Durham City limits in the events that Bragtown, and parts of Hillandale and Glenn should be incorporated in Durham. In case Bragtown is taken into Durham, the pupils in the territory left out must be served, and then this school should be developed into a high school system to house the high school pupils from all the territory North of Durhjam. This territory teria and to be built in unit. Two rooms could be built next year. The plans should include an auditorium and a gymnasium. At Hope Valley, it is recommended that the East wing of the present building be extended two classrooms long. This would provide the needed four new classrooms. It is also recommended that the ground floor of this new wing be made into a cafeteria to replace the very inadequate frame structure now in use. n. NEGRO SCHOOLS In spite of the fact thfet six classrooms have been recently added at the Little River school, the figures show that by 1954-55 at least five to seven additional rooms will be needed and the Board should make plans to that end. The present Little River site is entirely too small for an adequate program. I^imediate steps should, be taken to secure additional land which should be developed as a proper play area for thfs school. The new school at Rocky Knoll will not take care of all the pupils now needing facilities in this area. The present ele mentary building at Rocky Knoll should be retained as supplementary space until a new feeder six-grade elementary school can be built in the neighborhood of the present Mill Grove school. The building should be the next Negro school project to be under taken and should be begun at an early date. It is recommended that the Page school (Please turn to Page Seven) His E.xcelleney, Dr. .Iose)di D. Charles, Haitian aniba.ssjulor to the I'nited Htntes, sjieaking in Duke Amiitoriinn at North Carolinii College Friilay nigk't. pledged Haiti's untiring eo- operaton aiiumg nations bent on extending and peri)etualing tlie liberties of all peoi)lew tliron”li- out the world. Tke noted Caribbean diplo- and author was in Dur- at the invitation of the , Carolina College’s So- cience Club, Club Presi- inston Pearson, Ports- senior, introdued or to a 'well-fill ed auditorium whose audience gave the diplomat a thunder ous ovation after his speech. OfiV-ial Durham ineUuTing .Mayor Dan K. Kdwards, Coun ty .Manager Ed Swindi'll, and jolliers turned out to pay tri- ihute to Dr. Charles and his aide, Alan' Holly, t)ie ojiha.ssy’s young secretary , A telegrai)hie grei'ting was sent hy iov. W^. Kerr Scott who was out of the state and could not be jireseiit. The City’s most prominent Negro citizens headed by a delegation led by Dr. C. C. Spaulding, noted insurance and banking executive, met the ambassador and M. Holly at the airport, feted them at a banquet in Durham’s swanky Jade Room, honored thfcm at a press conference held in the Board of Di rectors’ Room at the North Carolina Mutual Life Insur ance Company in downtown Durham, and contributed a cash fund to the ambassador’s favorite Haitian relief. In his speeidi l’riday night. Dr. Charles siiid: “During onr history as a free people, "we have .•I'ways been reec|)tive to the ideals and apostles of lib*-ty.” The diplomat was introduced to last night’s audience by Winston Pearson, president of North Carolina College’s Social Science Club. Dr. Chai'le.i,■ j: irded author, lawy I and one-time ambas sador to .Mexico sjioke on the subject, “The Contribution of Haiti to the Independence of Other .Vatiims in Latin Anier- icH.” He traced the evolution of Haiti’s freedom from Francs through the successive efforts of Toussaint L’Ouver- ture, Christiphe, and Dessa- lines. The overthrow of the French tyranny was a blow for freedom of the young United States, the ambassador said, noting that it was Haiti that halted the advance of Napoleon, Haitians volunteered in the major wars of the Tnited Hta- tes and many Haitians today, like' y'OTUig Mai'c Holly, the em bassy’s young second secretary, are desceudantK of American NIf'gro slaven, the ambaKsador pointinl out* yesterday afternoon in a press conference. Mayor Dan K. Edwards of Durham welcomes the diplo mat. Additional welcome was extended by President Al fonso Elder of North Caro lina College. In his spi'cch la.st night, Dr. Charles said Haitians will “al ways clierish the ideals of free dom and eijuality anil those who esjionse these iileals. That is be cause the prire we paid for onr liberties was too dear for us to take tliosi> liberties lightly’. Per- hajis tliifit is one of strongest ties which Haiti and the Fnited Sta tes have in conniion, for free dom and till! eipiality of all men was the rallying cry at Valley Forge and Vorktown and Sara- li^'a, jnst as it wa.s the rallying cry' at (lap Francais and Port* an-Prince. “We are a small county but I do believe that we stand well in the forefront of those and Nations of the world who believe sincerely in democracy and think everything must be done to reserve it.” \'orth| Carolina Collt'ge’ mix ed choir furnished music for t(io rx-casion. Otiier })articipants on the i)rogram included He- zekiah Morris, who presided, and Drs. T. 1{. S])eigner and J. Neal Hnghley of North Caro lina ('ollege who condlicted opening and closing devotion al s. Livingstonians Celebrate Silver Anniversary Of Dr. Trent’s Tenure The program sinjjing of the SALISBURY . ult\' inembei's. A holiday was declared last cli>se(l with tlii^ week at Living,stone College !Alma Mater, when student.s and faculty mem- | At the afternoon tea, Trn hers of the institution paust'd for a day to [)ay tribTite to their president, Dr. William J. Trent, I'or his having enteretl his 25th year as jiresulent of the college. Ck Clm e0 Published Every Saturday By The CAROLINA TIMES Publishing Co. 518 East Pettigrew Street — Durham, N. C. Phones: 5-9873 and J-7871 Member National Negro Press Association VOLUME 28^UMB^Fl8 SATURDA^MAY 6th, 1950 Entered as Second Class matter at the Post National Advertising Representative Inter- Offices at Durham, North Carolina under the state United Newspapers, 545 Fifth Avenue, act of March 3, 1879, New York 17, New York. Branch Office: 5 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 111. L, E. AUSTIN .... Editor and Publisher M. B. HUDSON ^ . Business Manager CLATHAN ROSS .... Managing Editor V. L. AUSTIN City Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES^ 6 Moaths $ 2.00 3 Years $ 9.00 I Yw $ 3.00 5 Years $15.00 Activities for the occasion began at 10:30 last Thursday morning with a program in the College Auditorium under the' auspices of the college’s student government organ ization. |n the afternoon an open house of all dormitories and a tea in Goler Hall Din ing Room was held, and in the evening a buffet supper and a spiritual recital by the Liv ingstone College Choral Un ion rounded out the festivities. At tlie morning ]>rogram, Joiiii F. l?obinsoii, vice-presi dent of the student assembly, presided. AVilliam Hijrhsmith miller Wimberly presided. Charles Ward gave welcome remarks and various classes provided entertainment for the occasion. Howard Lynch representative (d‘ the senior claws, gave the principal address. He stated that as Plato said in his “Apol ogy of Socrates” that the life not worth examining is not worth living so it,s that Pre,si- dent Trent’s life is definitely worth examining. “As I understand it,,” Mr. Lynch stated, “and if I am not mistaken. Dr. Trent ac cepted the strenuous responsi bility of being president of his Alma Mater when it was in a grave state of jeopardy, when it was standing danger ously on the banks of doom. read the scripture and Nathan- He accepted the captaincy of School Supervisor Talks To Livingstone Seniors iel Morgan sang the “Lord’s Pray'cr. ” After Jidia Battle made some remarks, Gonaster Tjove rendered a musical selec tion and L. Clii!fon Dillingham, president of tli^ Student Coun cil, pave the principal address. Parker Bailey made the pre sentation of a watch and an on-hid to President Trent on behalf of the student and fac- the raging storms when the sea the regin storms, when the sea of events was becoming more vicious and more unmerciful and the waves of formidable circumstances were beating relentlessly upon the ship’s deck. But the spirit of the captain was undaunted. He took his fearless stand at the pilot’s wheel. He knew his job. He was determined to emerge safely with his ship and cargo — the hope of the Negro peophs. He, too, be lieved in the motto of our founder. Dr. Joseph Charles Price: ‘No matter how dark the night, I believe in the com ing of the dawn,’ ” Dr. .1, W. Trent came to Tviv- ingstone College as president in 192;'), more than 25 years after he had graduated from the in- .stitution. Since tl^en the college has grown to more than double its former size. Even during the last decade, a lU'w instnict.ioiial building, a central heating plant, a new gymnasiinn, u new aiiartment for teachers and nnnieroiis additioiiN and im- provenientN in older struetureH have been accomplished. Livingstone now boasts of having one of the best science departments among schools of comparable size in the South, New departments have been added to the school in the last ten years and plans are now underway for enlarging the physical plant still more. The college is supported mainly by the A. M. E, Zion Church and is the only solely owned and operated, Negro college in the U. S. A. SALISBURY Dr. Samuel K. Ihinean, State Supervisor of Negro High Schoc»ls, Kaleigh, in a talk to seniors at Livingstone College last week, gave a brief analysis of the teaching situation as re- ganls Negpo teachers in the State of North (^Hrolina. Speaking of the availability of jobs, Dr. Duncan pointed out that last year there were a total of 1,206 Negro graduates of the State holding teacher certificates, but of this num ber there were jobs available for only about 450. However, he explained, this year col lege graduates holding teach er certificates have about a 50-50 chance of getting a job, A.sked how he had arrived at such conclu.sion since only’ out out of every three were able to get jobs last year, he stated that nmny' teaehe!"s are exiH'cted to retire this year, some are expect- d to resign anil some schools an^ xi)ected to add more teadu‘rs to their staffs. “There are at least three fields which are wide open,” he explained; “they are nuLsic, health and ])hysical education and library .science”. On a{)(plying for .)T)bs, the sui>ervisor stated that, in gen tile first of May. In this respect, eral, teachers are h|red around he urged those who expect to teach to get their applications in durina: the month of April. He stated also that the month of November is a good time to make applications, since a num ber of presently employed teach ers fail to return from the Chlristmas holidays or resign at the end of the first i^mester’s work. Dr. Duncan stated also that out of 22() Negro high schools in the State, l»*r) are accredited, but out of over 1,800 elementary schools alx)Ut 4K) are accredited. This discrepancy lies in the fact that increased emphasis is pliiced u|ion the high scl^I aji lia,*? been the case ever since high .school iH’came a reality iu this (ountry. The sj)eaker stated that the beginning teacher in North Car olina may expect to start out w ith a salary of $239 per montW if he holds a bachelor’s degree and at $.‘{42 if he holds a mas ter’s .degree. Various city syH- tems however give a supplement! to this amount, which ranges from less than ten per cent of the salary to as much as 50 per cent of the State salary. “Increased emphasis is now iH'ing placed upon the use of eommnnity resources—the phy sical, the natural, and the social and human,” he concluded. He was introduced by Mrs. Anne Swanscm Drew, chairman of the Guidance program. Pres ident W. J. Trent gave a few remarks on the achievements of Livingstone graduates. The pro gram as a part of the seminar for seniors held each week at the institution. YMCA Older Boys Conference Held At Adkin Hi School lULEIGH The 2()tli Annual North Caro lina YMCA Olders Boys Con- i-enee held at the Adkin High School, Kinston, April 21, 22, 2;} was attendeil by over 200 boys representing 35 YMCA’s and high schools, officials of the t'onference have announced. Tho opening address was de livered by Kelly Alexander, CharSortte, president of the State Conference of NAACP branches who discussed the conference theme “Making Democracy Work.” In a force ful and inspiring addresses Mr Alexander urged the del egates to look forward to a new day when they will fur nish the leadership to over come present Injustices and inequalities between the races in North Carolina, KV'v. r. s. .Johnson, pastor of the St. Augustus A. M, E. Zion (iliureH delivered! the i^onfer- enee sermon on the subject: “The Glory of Young Men Is Their Strength.” The annual l)aiii(uet aiklresN was delivered by E. J. Baker, supervisor of the Housing Project. Discussion group leaders in cluded D. W. Morehead, of Greensboro YMCA Executive Secretary, C. J. Barfield, J. H. Lucas of the Adkin High School, Kinston who discussed Education And Job Oppor tunities; E. C. Goodwin, Charlotte YMCA, H. L. Al ston, Winston-Salem, Com munity Relations Field Secre tary, F. L. Wiley, Charlotte who discussed “^ce Rela-- tions”; and Rev. U. S. John son and Rev. McKinley Haw kins, pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist Churcjh of Kinston who discussed Religious Life, Leslie D. McClennon, Win ston-Salem, YMCA Executive was the coordinator for the discussion groups and H. E. Staplefoot, also of Winston- Salem conducted the confer ence devotions. liCe Roy Canty of the Willis- ton Industrial High School, Wilmington, president of th'« conference presided. The delgates were welcomed to the City by the Superinten dent of Schools, J. H. Horne, C. B. Stewart, principal of'the Allkin High Sc1kk>1, Alfreddie Barnes, pre.sident of liie student council, Julius Fuller, Miss Swannie Kornegay, presidents of the Hi-Y ami Tri-Hi-Y Cnubs i'H'.spectively. Baniest F^ir of Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte a former conference vice-president, responded on be half of the visiting delegates. ■New Officers elected by the delegates to serve during thje ensuing y-ear are Spencer Mc- Curry', Winston-Salem, presi dent; James Canty, Wilmington, Vice-President; Harper Sam uels, AVinston-Salean, Secretai^^, Thomas Smith, Charlotte, Cor responding Secretary, 6, T' (Vew's, Shepard High School, Zebulon, Treasurer. The 1951 ('onference will be held at the E. E. Smith High SchiM)l, p^ayetteville. The Executive Committee of the -North (Carolina YMCA is coni})o,sed of E. L, liaiford, Ra leigh,, director, II. T. Johnson, (i. L. Crews, Charles Farrar and J. W. 0’Kelly, also of Raleigh; Mii® B. B. Ix'onard, S. J. Howie, of Wilmington; D. W. More- head, Greensboro, L. D. Mc- ('lennon, Harvey h. Staplefoot, Wmston-Salem; H. C. Gore, Burlington, George T. Hyman, liouisburg; E. C. Goodwin, F. Williamston, Emanuel Wilson, L. AViley, (Tiarlotte, W. L. Wooten, Elizabethtown, C. A. Whitaker, High Point, E. S. Houston, Kinston. National Magazine Features Bennett Health Program GllEENSBORO The story of the health pro gram of Beimett College is be ing featured in the current issue of National Negro Health News. Written by I)r, Walter J. Hiiglli**s, director of the college health .s(*rvioe, the article di«- cus.sed various phases of the col lege’s health program including the medical facilities provided for Htiiilents, the out-patient ser vices available, health education emphasis, preservic.c teacher de monstrations anl community extension of the program. The article points out that “health education in the col lege is carried on as an in- tegal part of the total pro gram for healthful and useful living.” Writes Dr, Hughes, “Health instruction is done by members of the health ser vice and faculty members of the college divisions of the health service and faculty members of the college div isions of the biological sci ences, the social sciences, home economics, and the humani ties.” licgardhig preparation of stu dents for the teaching profes sion, the former director of Ne gro health service for the state of North Carolina points out that “thorough cooperative ar rangement* with the Depart ments of Education and Health, the.sc i)re.service teachers visit ■selected schools. They observe and participate in the physical insixMdion for screening of an assigned group of children; they receive instruction on the pro per priM-edures for referals; and they arc encouraged to l^arn about the health conditions of the school and Ifeme communi ties oj' tJie .school and to make necessary contacts for the use of available community re coil rces.” A recent broadcast emanat ing from th« studios of sta tion WGIC, local affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System, cited the work of the college health service. The pro gram prepared by Dr. Hughes and Mrs. Thelma Morris of the Guilford County Health (Plea.se turn to Page Seven)
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