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PAOR TWO THB CA*OUNA TDIB8 SATPKDAY, APO. »th, i»5I Published Every Saturday By THE CAROLINA TIMES PUBLISHING CO. 518 East Pettigrew Street Durham, N. C. Phones; 5-9873 — 5-0671 — 3-7871 Member National Negro Press AstociatUm VOLUME 30—NUMBER 30 SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1952 It ia abMlntely bapowlble for the CAROLINA TIMES to cnaranteo the exset time of pafeltea- tion or locatioa la the paper of nBspIlctted artlelea, bnt will strive to conform witb the wishes of its readinc pahllc as near as Is hanuuily possible. Entered as Second Class auitter at the Post Officea at Dnrham, North Caroliaa imder tUe set of March S, 1871. National Advertisinc Bepresentative Inter state United Newspapers, 546 Fifth Avense^ New Tork n, New York. Branch Office: 5 East Jsekson Boulevard, Chicafo, 111. L. E. AUSTIN ALEXANDER BARNES M. B. HUDSON _ R. E. STEWART Editor and Publisher Managing Editor Business Manager Circulation Manager S Months I Year __ SUBSCRIPTION RATES; $S.M Foreign Countries IS.M S Years Per Year $4.00 $9.00 CHARLES CLINTON SPAULDING EVERY CENTURY OR TWO there fUts across the historical screen of the world a luminous star so bright it bedims the others around it but lights up the entire elements in its onward dash into the imknown and eternity. Such a man was Charles Clinton Spaulding. When he first appeared on the horizon a little more than three-quarters of a century ago, the son of free parents but of a slave race, the storm of a benighted reconstruc tion period was raging all about him. If in his soul the torch of freedom had been light ed by accident of free parental lineage, it was soon put out by the smothering and over powering impact of the bitter ammosities that assailed those of his race on every hand. It was a dark and stormy era that strained to the breaking point men of weak hearts and small minds. Only the strong trees were left standing after the passing of that tornadic pieriod. It was into such an arena that Charles Clinton Spaulding walked to take up the fight on behalf of economic and social free dom of his people. For more than a half century he battled way up in the front ranks of his group where only the strongest of the strong are found ^d the weak dare not tread. Again and again he was floored by the insults a^id abuses that attended every Negro who demands human dignity. Again and again he got up off the floor, rolled up his sleeves and went into the fray. They do him wrong who intimate that Charles Clinton Spaulding was a com promiser and seeker of interracial goodwill at any price. For more than a quarter of a centiu-y he was a member and a staimch supporter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Every pro gressive movement of his people received his financial and moral support. In this he never faltered. His face was always turned toward the enemy. v The unfounded notion of some of us that retreat is always indicative of a lack of courage and an evidence of fear is wrong. For often in the battle wisdom would dictate a withdrawal even in the fight against the most glaring wrongs although she never dictates a surrender. So, we pay this final salute to a great man, a great soldierj- a stalwart friend and a mighty doer of deeds. His likeness may not come again in our time to light our devious pathways in a stormy world. But all of us will profit by its reflection and be able to step around some of life’s pitfalls and set our foot down on firmer ground b^ause he passed this way. Adieu our good friend. Adieu! “WILL HE BE PERMITTED TO DO IT AGAINr THAT 5/ WAT/ ^ SOUTHLANP ^ BY INCH OF CANDLE BY DB. BOSK BUTLEB BBOWNB When the voice of the chairman of the Masscliusetts delegstlou to the Democratic Convention rang out with “Mr. Chairman, SUss F. Xaylor of Massachusetts casts one-half vote;" and across the miiaa we heard “Shag” Tayior answer the roy call with a ringing on th* Question of seating the Virginia delegation, a wiioie stream of persons and events came to mind. 1m ever/ age and in every community there are s few indi- vidnais who are iuiomi for unswerving loyalty and oon- alanoys in addition to thi« ■mail number there are thoM who have these two qualities and added, they hsve s iuminesity snd ■wtwwiiation tiiat carries light and happiness and trast wherever they go. “Shag” Tayior is one of that class Aa tong as 1 «»«» remember “Shag” Taylor has been a VIP. Ho was of the “greats” in football at Lineoln UnlTSMtty In Pennsylvania. He came to Boston and became a stalwart ssMog tim Democrats in the South End of Boston. At that tinn a N#> gro wiio forsook the Bepublioan Party was regarded as a traUor to his rsee and to Araham Liincoln. “Shag” nvw has the company of all those who reviled him becsnse of his allegiance to P^rty, bnt he never Teminds the Johnny* Come-Latelys of their fickleness, he Jhst goes on doing aU that ho ean for his party and his raoe. Through tiie years “Sitag” has been the iundest most lielptui person in Greater Boston. Ji'here are many kind and iieijpful indi viduals in Boston. There are individuals who iielp tiie working girls, or tiie working men, or under-priviltiged children^ or what iiave you. “Shag” helped the bewildered of any social class If you were in trouttle with the “Law,” and didn’t know your way around down town, Sliag would touch somebody who could lielp you, then he would forget all about it. If you were new in town and trying to get going, Stiag would hold tiie ropes while you got your and thpn smile and disappear. He iias probably fed more hungry college students, and staked more Job-hunting embryo professors to a plate of beans than anyone in town. once it gets loose, the law enforcement agencies of this state deliberately stood by and watched Negroes and their homes at tacked without offering any protection. This case, we trust, has definitely con vinced officials of North Carolina that equal protection of the law is the strongest guar antee of the majesty of the law. Whether the "Ka KtUx Klan i« pemiuidili- ly dea^ or has merely been run under^ ground to lick its wounds and await their healing, only time will teU. 0ns thing is sure, the lesson we have learned in this State ought to stand us in good stead should it once again rear its ugly head among respect able people of North Carolina. THE SPIRIT OF NEGRO DURHAM THE SPLENDID COOPERATION given the effort of the Durham Business And Pro- tessional Chain and Housewives League to have Negro business institutions close dur ing the funeral of Dr. C. C. Spaulding last Monday, is concrete evidence of what has made Durham the capstone of Negro busi ness in America. We think every business that closed its doors out of respect for this great man deserves commendation. The example of cooperation set by Negro business enterprises here, would do well to be taken cognizance of by Negroes in other cities where more often disunity is the pat tern rather than unity. Not only was the closing of the businesses here during the fu neral a tribute to Dr. SPAtiLDiNG, but it was Spiritual Insight ‘Why Are Ye Fearful?’ By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND PoMtor, Mount Gilead Baptkt Chmrh tribute to the spirit of “COOPERATION” of Durham Negroes which he preached so diligently for approximately iifty years. Not only should the Negro merchants be commended but we think the white 'toer- chants, doing business in the Hayti section, are also to be lauded for the manner in which every one of them feU in line to do honor to Dr. Spaulding. This is the kind of spirit that will make America truly the land of the free and the home of the brave. The CAROLINA TIMES takes this method in not only commending all those who so kindly closed their doors during the funeral, but to thank each and every one of them on behalf of the Chain and the Negro cHizenry. "By faith...the visible wa$ made out of the invisible...“Heb.II:3. Faith is the very essence of Divine or spiritual energy added to human weakness and blind ness. True spiritual faith is the creative combinatton of human and Divine power. Without this supplement of Divine Power man cannot reach his highest goals and aspirations. This mighty combination of power gives sureness, confidence, sted- fastness to man the sinful and mortal creature. Faith gives a courageous, positive outlook on life. It is rooted In "an shakable conviction. Faith, therefore, becomes an indispen sable source of Spiritual power for a world of uncertain human existence. Call the roll of the great souls of the race and you will find them to be men and women of a great and triumphant faith. List the great movements for THE FIGHT OVER CIVIL RIGHTS human welfare and you will lack of, faith. It is rooted in a find them to have been groimd- ed in a great faith. Men of great faith have made the great scien tific discoveries from the making of a match to the explosive atomic bomb. Men of great faith have given to the world the miracles of healing. Take away the great fruits of faith and where would the human family be? We ^ould in deed be left in darkness, igno rance, superstition, sickness and The very ^nature ,of shaky uncertainty of human existence demands faith. We dream dreams and see visions but these visions and dreams are realized by people of f^ith. Life sinks down to confusion without faith. ^ The very confusion of our times seems to be rooted in a WASHINGTON AND SMALL BUS NES THE VERY INDEFINITE CIVIL RIGHTS planks in both the RepubUcan and Demo cratic Party platforms make us wonder if the time isn’t fast approaching when Negro voters will be tossed and buffeted about on the political sea like a ship without a rudder and with no port of refuge in sight. The situation presents a befitting target for the believers in a third party movement who are^'screaming as loud as they can, with out support of the press, radio and tele vision, that both the Republicans and Demo crats sold the Negro down the river. Most of the sprouting new parties that we know about will not be seriously considered by Negro leaders of consequence, for the sim ple reason they are either tinted with too much pink or red. The Negro voter for 1952 looks like he is all dressed up with nowhere to go. The feverish attempts of both the Re-, publican and Democratic Parties to secure the Negro vote by exacting statements of confidence from so-called Negro leaders is evidence that there is much concern about what “Mr. Negro Voter” is going to do in November. Especially is this true in the South where it is the only free vote in this area and where, generally speaking, when a white child is bom he is considered just another candidate for the Democratic fold. The suggestion that Negro voters should “go fishing” on election day next November appeafrs to use to be a product of unsound reasoning. We think the better course to pursue would be to get commitments from both parties on the civil rights issue and vote for the one offering the better bargain. Should Negroes not vote in November both parties will have no reckoning to make with them, nor will either of them be obligated in the future ;to deal with them as constituents. EXIT THE KU KLUX KLAN THE CURTAIN HAS FINALLY been rung down on the Ku Klux Klan in North Caro lina with its leader, Thomas L. Hamilton Let us not forget that prior to and after World War I up to the time that Hamilton was arrested, the Klan existence in this state receiving a four-year sentence in prison for was s^radic but nevertheless definite. It was not until the Klan started preying upon whites as well as Negroes that a sincere ef fort was made to wipe out its existence. In spite of repeated warnings from this newspaper that mob violence and lawless ness know no limits of race, creed or color. tl»e flogging of a Nfegro' woman. On the sur face it would appear that the law in North Carolina is blind as to the racial id^tity of the victim of Klanism or mob violence. This theory will have to be accepted at present with much reserve in this particular case. Despite bitter oppotitlaD, Ind*- pcndcnt businscs again has the protactloD of fair trade laws. The bill enacted by Congress re places a previous law Imocked out by Supreme Court decision. • « • Because a barrage ef prop^ sanda was mdeaslied aga^ fair trade laws, it Is well to re view the pur pose of su^ law.. Fair trade laws do not set prices on com-{ modities, on specific! brands. Underl the new law, C.^. Harder a ^anufacturw must enter into fair price agreements with re tailers in each state. Hie fair trade price is then establisl)^ fpr the state. • * * Oppositloii srgiiad fair trad* prices create pegged prices. 0 0 0 This claim is erroneous, mis leading. • • • Consider waffle Irens, for tn- ample. The mamfaotnrers of the Super Waffle Iron know they on ly bave one chance tt survtvlag in a, field Hooded with olie^» waffle Irons made both at hams and abroad. * • • Their one chance to survlv without cheapening their qual ity is to rely on independent stores throughout the ' nation who have reputations for stand ing behind their merchandise. • 0 • Bnt hnce mercliandlsing cam- bines, controlled by vast *»«■»- cial interosis, leek at waflls Irons dlSerently, « • • First of all, if they can stfl the Super Waffle Iron at a they can attract throngs of cus tomers who win also buy other Nittatl Vfdmik* It merchandise priced at a profit At the same time, the indepen dent merchant, with limited cap ital, cannot t^e the losses to compete. Independent competi tion ia forced out. * • * Bat the eHect Is even m»re far reaehhv. The hage mepoktu- dlalag oeasWsMS alse wasrtlnf ake UenMrik* Baper Itaas Iran of chsapar qualMy at ft cheaper prioe, bnt beaaiwa e( the cheap qoalliy, the eheap price yielda a greater gnSI. • • • But paopla generally demand brands they recognize as the best quality, llierefore, if the merchandising combine is to sell its oyn brand In volume, the Super brand must fr« til* market plaee. • * • By nsiJriif H fanpoaslbU fer indqaadant merohaata ta sell tha gag it Waffle best, eaoept at a leas, tha brasid dlaa#»eaia frant. tha market, leavlsw the field apen to the cheaper qual ity kmm braad. • * • With this new law. Super Wat- fle Irona still have prioe com petition. Waffle Irons, as a com modity, are not fair traded, just speclfie brands whose miu^s fed die product quality is su^ that dia pabllc is willing to pay for that extra quality. If the coasumar wants to buy a cheap er brand, there is no law in the world to prevent her from do ing sa. na diht ta reetora fair trade laws ta the nation waa a bittar WM>. At ttanea H was even oon- fastag dna ta the etranaoua pr^ aganda apread agalast tha mean- on. Bat hr organised aaart a( ladapeBgent businosamen at idl tovda. asaaafactnren. whole- lack of faith in God and man. Life takes on a pattern of ugly cruelty without faith in self, your fellowman and God yotir creator. What is life without faith in mother, lather, sister, brother, husband or wife? With out this faith life is a dead-end of dark confusion. When you get sick your recovery depends upon faith in the doctor who prescribes and the pharmacist on the c(^mer who fills the pre scription; The power of faith transforms the invisible dream into a living, reality. By faith our. ideas, dreams, hopes, goals, are achieved. Faith holds fast and works with the Invisible until it becomes the visible. The electric bulb was once an invisible possi bility—the faith of Edison made it a living reality. The aeroplane was once a faint mechanical idea in the mind of man—the faith of the Wright brotliers made it a living reality. The man of God with his courageous faith was right:...“By faith...the visible was made out of the invisible...” By a high act of faith man can fashion the visible out of the invisible. Yes, a step of faith leads from the invisible to the visible! Gandhi in a courageous step of faith brought freedom to the millions of India. • That idea, dream or vision of yours can be realized if you (Please turn to Paga Sem) United Natioiis Notes ^SOXTTH AFRICA Members of tlie African Na tional Congsess have sent a letter to Secretary Genei^ Trygve Lie of the United Na tions demanding an oppartunity to put their grievaoeaa befm the General Assembly. Tbm letter asked for aid in the noo- white strug^ against "iu4ust laws” in South Aliica. The non-white paasive r«vdt against the diseriminatary laws was one month old laat waalr, and Shows signs of gatbaring piomenttun. Although still on a small scale, tiie movaaaamt haa induced the govemmaat to bwdle some paasive ratfatars out of over-etwacdad prisons— against their will. In the first month of the campaign, \i^iich the African National Congress and the South Alrican-Indian Congress hope to see grow into a mass movement involving every center in the Union, about 3,000 non-whites defied apar theid (separation of raees) rules at railway stations and post oiB- ces, or breka paaa laws tet strict tha movamanta of groes, and were arraatad. Sanae yeaia ago when fellows who had been honor atndanta in —II high sahoals, had gotten into New England Coilagaa on the Upper-Seventh plan without taking the College would wake up in the lower deciles on the entrance examinationa. Shag’s backroam was the one place to which they could go. A plaee wehre a homesick-disillusioned young man could put his head down and cry his troubles away, and when Ufa seem ed a little better—and maybe worth living, he could look np at an autographed photo of Lena Horne or Florence Mills, or Sophie Tueker—Shag knew them all. Wiisai a fellow oclad on Shag’s shoulder, he never heard it again. If the aohool de cided that he needed a cliange, he quietly left town, aometimea Shag furnished the carafare home. If be needed a meal nntU hia money came from home. Shag aiwaya came thronj^ If his board money got away in one of the orap games below stairs, he would be given a leeture and a atake by Shag antll a brighter day. I bave heard from others that some of people whose namea are known to all of us because they have arrived, have bad to ba in* troduced to Shag all over again when he has encountered them in their newly acquired greatness. They have forgotten the lean times and the silent, cheerful help that was given so freely. 'shag came from Danville, Virginia from a family of leadera and community workers. His mother was a very religlaBS waman. Once 1 talked to her of his lriniln>ss and helpfalnaaa «nH the love and respect that Boston had for her son. I told her how the children in the street went to Dr. Xaylor to have their differences settled, and how to college atndenta called him Dr. Taylor to iii« face, and Shag to his back. -She said, “We call him Fray. We brought all our children np In tha Charoh and Sunday School, and we tadght them to aerve.” I have never forgotten that. I don’t know how'often "Fray” goes to church, but there is not a day tiiat goes by, that he doea not in his relations with his fellowman exemplify the teachinga of his sainted mother and the God that she served. What Other Editors Say- The Second Man The Democratic convention paid a heavy price for peace with the South. It was an excessive price, justified neither by politics nor principle. In selecting Sen. Sparkman of Alabama aa Governor Stevenson's running-mate the Democrats, for the moment at laaat, have lost the moral initiative on one of the great issues of 1962—tha issue of civil rights. We say this with full recognition Uiat Sparkman ia an able, conscientious earnest man who lias supported the New Deal and the Fair Deal in many momentous battlea. Ha cannot be confused with tiie Dixiecrat know-nothings. It waa obvioua in many waya at Chicago that there are “two Sontha” repreaentad in the Democratic Party—the unreconstructed, backward-look ing South of Harry Byrd and Jolm Kankin and the developing liberal Southern spirit wliich lias produced such dtstingwished as Hugo L. Blaok. Certainly Sparkman belonga in the latter group. It is even fair to say ttuit the selection of Sparkman brought no more real comfort to the Byrd-Rankin bloc tiian it did to tlie liliaral contingent at Cliicago. Nevertheless, in the realm of civil rights, Sparkman’s equivocal position • will liaunt the Democratic cam paign. Aithfiiigh he may ultimately take actions that lift him above the present patterns of Soutliern sectionalism, ills nomination is a aymboUc defeat for the cauae that means ao much to milltons at tiome and abroad. • • • • In a sense it ia tragic that Sparkman ia being ejg>oaed te the lie now facea. He worked long and hard on the Dmn ocatle platform whicih, when it finally emerged, was hailed by Walter White of the National Assooiatlen for the Advanessnant •f Celered People as the most progreasive deolaratian on aivU righia ever adAqted by either party. It waa probably largely tlirough Sparkman's that moat of the Southerners accepted this platform, with only Georgia and Miasissippi dissenting. Yet, as an Alabaman on the national ticket, Sparkman is likely to try—as be did in a television interview laat night—to read ambiguity and evasion into key postions of the platform. Such statements may seriously confuse and dilute the Stevenson campaign. Vndeabtedly there are aome Democratic mastermiiida whe (Uke the Bepublicana) have concluded that the 195Z eontcat will be won or lost In the Sonth and that Sparkman's nemlna- tlan will carry the day. Their strategy ia as dnbloos as their prlneiplea. With the seating_qf the Southern delegatUma, the ohanee of a major Democratic rift waa eliminated; no large- aeale “bolt” waa ia aight. The real threat confronting the Democrats Is the danger of a alt down by thensanda of hiiinan beinga whe believe deeply in hnman eqnallty. ' It is to those people, we believe, that Sevenson will have to address himself with new conviction and eloquence aa a result ci the compoattion of the ticket Having said this, let na add onr awaranaaa Oiat Nwttani (Blaate turn to Page Savan)
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