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VOLUME 30—tIVMBER 51
SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 1953
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The High Price Of Public Office
Negro citizens of Durham, a majority of
whom did not vote for CJovernor Umstead,
however, are none the less anxious about
his illness and are hoping and praying for
his speedy recovery. After all, Mr. Umistead
is a citizen of Durham and the governor of
North Carolina, both of which will make it
impossible for any well thinking citizen of
the State not to be greatly conceraed about
his illness.
Governor Umstead’s illness from a heart
attack brings us around to the question of
the terrible price one must pay in energy,
money and time for high public office in this
country. So high is the price that only those
of unusual physical stamina and unlimited
resources dare enter a political race less they
not be able to withstand.
It must not be forgotten that the late Sen
ator Broughton lived for only a few months
after he had taken the oath of office. It was
a heart attack, precipitated by the stress and
strain of his race for the Senate, that ended
his career.
This newspaper would like to see the cam
paigning time for all high public offices cut
to three months. By this means many of the
best minds of the nation would be able to
come out of a political C{tmpaign with some
thing left more than a shell of themselves.
So far as experience and preparation are
concerned, Mr. Umstead is one of the best
prepared men to hold the office of Governor
of North Carolina for many years. He has
served in both houses of Congress and this
experience alone well equips him for the of
fice of Chief Executive of the State. It is
sincerely hoped that he will soon be back at
his desk in Raleigh, recovered in health to
such an exten^ that the people of the State
may have the advantage of his years of ex
perience in public office.
AChfil Rights Law Will Help
Remove The Chains"
PUCATION
MAJORIT
/^ovilrkjhtspor
^ AMERICANS
1
WITHIN And
AMONG
Alfred F. Andersen |
Spiritual Insight
“UNTIRING GOODNESS”
By Reverend Harold Roland
Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church
Civil Rights Bills For The New Congress
Published on the front page of this week’s
Issue of the Carolina Timeses an article re-
vealing the fact that eight Senators, headed
by Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minn
esota, have introduced - eight Civil Rights
bills for consideration by the U. S. Senate.
Although none of the bills deals with fair
employment legislation, they at least furnish
a start toward the enactment of laws that
will protect Negroes and other minorities
against many of the discriminations suffered
in this country.
In view of the fact that both parties pled
ged in their political platforms the passage
of Civil Rights legislation, some of the bills,
if not all, should be acceptable to the Senate.
It must be remembered, however, that in
troducing a bill is merely the beginning and
that a majority of the Senators who have
fought successfully all Civil Rights legisla
tion are still in the Senate and will probably
rise again to defeat any legislation that in
tends to give the Negro equality in this coun^
try.
Senator Humphrey states that a bill to
establish equal employment opportunity will
be introduced later. This, we think, is the
most important part of all Civil Rights leg
islation to Negroes. For if they can raise the
economic level to the point where tliey can
become a more potent purchasing force,
many of the discriminations that now face
them on every hand will disappear.
The Republican Party is now at the bat.
Whether it strikes out on the matter of Civil
Rights or hits a home run will be determined
by just how sincere its leaders were in mak
ing campaign pledges on the issue. If it fails
to measure up during the next four years, it
may never again live to see the day when
it will be entrusted with the leadership of
this nation. Its destiny is in its own hands.
“untiring goodness”—
. . Brother, never grow
tired of doing what Is right
. . .’’—a The*. 3:13.
People striving for goodness
get a little wearied in a world of
sin and evil. We should, how
ever, be persistent in our efforts
for goodness. The warriors in
the cause ol goodnes»*Wiould
never get down-hearted -nor dis
couraged.
Goodness, at times, seems to
be fighting against great and
overwhelming odds. There are
times when it seems as If we
shall be routed and beaten in
the struggle for Goodness. The
battle for Goodness often
seems futile and even worth
less. Often we are tempted to
give up. tbe struggle..
Goodness seems to be fighting
a losing battle. Not so! Goodness
never fights
Goodness and
GOODNESS ... “Brother, nev
er grow tired in doing what Is
right . . Let us be untiring
in our efforts for what Is
right. ,
Let us never doubt the vic
torious power of goodness. The
victory of right takes a long
time. The power of evil won’t
hold in life’s difficult pull. The
aims of right may be longer is
coming but they will last longer.
Stand fast and keep up the good
fight for the right. Evil has in
itself the seed of destruction.
Goodness, on the other hand,
rests upon a rock of durability.
Goodness has the strength of
Eternal power . . . “Commit
thy way unto the Lord ....
trust in him . . . and he shall
bring it to pass . . . Those that
; watt iipoa the Lord thry AalL,
inherit the earth . .
The labors of the warriors of
losing battle. ^ goodness will be crowned and re-
truth carry a' warded with final victory. Good-
DIVINE GUARANTEE!! Good- ness is its own reward. An inner
ness is backed and undergirded sense of what is right brings a
by the matchless moral power of rich reward that money cannot
the universe.
Thus the ringing call conies
to each of us wherever we may
be engaged in the fight for
buy. Money cannot buy a peace
ful conscience. Money cannot
buy a deep and abiding peace of
soul. But this inner peace comes
WASHINGTON AND
'SMALL BUSINESS’
The Approaching City Council Election
The Committee on Negro Affairs would do
welU to begin now making preparations for
the City Council election to be held this
Spring. Such preparations should include
the addition of at least 3,000 Negro voters
to the 9,000 that are already registered on
the city books. The political committee
should begin organizing its forces now in
order that everything will be in readiness by
the time the books are opened for registra
tion for the City Council election.
The appointment of a Negro to the Board
of Eklucation, the electioii of a Negro to the
City Council, the employment of Negroes in
the fire department, the city government and
can be placed before every Negro voter in
the city, in time, there may be a lack of in
terest in the election which means that the
same anti-Negro group will continue to
dominate the City Council.
None of the above mentioned positions
are desired merely for the sake of wanting
them. They are desired because it is unfair
for one-third the population of Durham to
have no representation in the City Govern
ment, the administering of the educational
program and because Negroes need the jobs.
The time has come when sentiment and
personal friendship ought not to enter into
the selection of candidates for public office
other jobs, paid for out of city taxes, are some who are to receive the support of Negro
of the matters that Negro voters will need voters. Unless a candidate is willing to ad
to be informed about if they are going to vocate a program that is going to benefit
vote intelligently this Spring. the race as a whole he should be opposed.
It is generally known to every intelUgent We sincerely trust that the Committee will
Negro voter in Durham that several mem- not wait until it is too late to wage an ef-
bers of the City Council are opposed to Ne- fective battle against those who are doing
groes being employed in the fire department, so much to impede the advancement of an
as well as being appointed to the Board of honest understanding between persons of
Education. Unless all of this information all groups.
British Prime Minister, Win
ston Churchill, for the second
time in a few months is a U. S.
visitor. The purpose of the visit,
it is said, is to taUc over mutual
problems with President-elect
Eisenhower.
* * •
The time has come, maiqr feel,
to clearly an
alyze Jost what
this mutnal
problem with
Britain entails.
Of the haU bU-
lion allocated
10 European
aid during this
fiscal year by
the Mutual
cnrlty Admin-' ,
istration, over Hird«r
half iws been allocated to the
United Klnsdom.
* • *
However, information received
now indicates that even Church
ill and other European leaders
think that the continued Ameri
can dollar give away plans are
getting to be ridiculous.
* * «
The new plan, now Undfaig fa
vor among the monopoly indus
tries of Enrope is for a much
bigger giveaway ... the give
away of. the American market.
f. » m
In short, here is the proposed.
* * *
The Congress of the United
Statte should reduce sabetan-
tially, and in seme oases, re
move entirely, import tariffs.
• • «
There will be a great debate
on import duties, far greater
than these of many years ago.
« • •
The picture is not pretty.
* « *
With the U. S. Marshall Flan,
and other aids, billions in pro
duction machinery and raw ma
terial have been shipped to Eur
ope. Most, if not an of this, went
to the big European monopolies
who have increased their pro-
ducUon 40 per cent or more
above prewar standards. Now,
By C WIISON HARDER
they have a surplus of manufac
tured goods.
• * •
They arc ejtlng the rich
American market as the area In
whloh to damp these goods a*
low prioes.
• • •
Neither Is tttere much limit
to the price level to vdileh these
goods can be sold because a
large share of the raw material
was donated by the U. S. tax
payer, and the labor received
low European wages.
• * •
Netther have European gevetnp
meats carts iled Mg: msnopoUe*
to that small bosinoes conld cre
ate empleymeat to devdop a
heaMiy heme market. Net too
leng ago, William Footer, former
head of Oe MarshaU Plim, la a
p^Ho address, pointed eat that
the faUare e( all U. 8. rdief piaas
la dae to the refusal e( Baropean
natloBS to adept a free eoonomy
system, bahraAed by aatl-tnist
laws,
• e •
This principle shoxdd be plain.
* • •
Tet, sarprlslng as It may seem,
there will be a let of support hi
Washington to reduce tariff da-
tles. These sapporters oomprlse
a straage allianoe. feme of them
are the professional *‘de goed-
ers” who wax doquent abont the
beanUee and Joys of one big
happy family all thronih the
world. The other part at the team
are those with Karepean sub
sidiaries, or ether arrangements.
They can see bigger profits made
on their Enropeaa prednctlon
UiMi with their domestio produc
tion. In ether words, they are In
a pesltloa ef “heads or tails"
th^ wtai.
* • •
The forthcoming Oreat Debate
on tariffs will affect everyone,
labor, fanners, independent
maniitactursirs, and even tbe re
tailers.
* • • .
U. 8. taxpayera have given
Europe billions. Now they seek
the oaroaso, bMo and tallow.
to those who carry the banner of
the good and the right. Thus we
see that the blessed reward of
GOODNESS comes to those who
stand untiring for what is right.
A matchless peace of mind and
soul comes to those who . . .
“NEVER GROW "nRED OF DO
ING WHAT IS RIGHT . . .”
Goodness, therefore,' promises
peace. Those who Wand untir
ingly for goodness knbw a match
less peace. Those who fail in the
good know the deep inner tur
moil of guilt and remorse. A
sense of having done the right
brings the matchless peace of
God: A peace that passeth all un
derstanding. The rare treat of
an untroubled soul is the fruit of
GOODNESS. Remember, my
friend, that untiring goodness
offers the rich reward of peace.
So . . . “Ne\^r^^6w lfred~of dO'
ing what is right . . .”
Dear fellow seelters . . . Last
week we began our discussion
of the Fellowship of Reconcilia
tion (F. O. R.) and the presenta
tion of its nature and purpose.
As promised, we offer now a
comprehensive Statement of Pur
pose of the F. O. R as given in
their small pamphlet THAT
MEN TfiAY LIVE ... IN PEACE
TOGETHER. 1
The Fellowship of Reconcilia
tion is composd of men and wo
men, of many nations and races
who recognize the unity of the.
world-wide human family, and
wish to explore the possibilities'
of love for discovering truth, dis
pelling antagonisms, and re
conciling people, despite all dif
ferences, in a friendly society.
They believe that love, such as
that seen pre-eminently in Jesus
may serve the true guide of per-!
sonal conduct under all circum
stances; and they seek to de-1
monstrate this love as the ef-1
fective force for overcoming
evil and transforming society in- ‘
to a creative fellowship. [
"The Fellowship of Recon-,
ciliation began in England in I
1814, and was extended to the
United States in 1915, as a move
ment of Christian protest against
war and of faith in a better way
than violence for the solution of
all conflict. Most of the members
have Joined, because of their de
sire to follow unswervingly the
way of life religious leaders; and
some have reached their faith in
love and non-violence in still
other ways.
“They refuse to participate in
any war or to sanction mili
tary preparations; they work
to abolish war and to foster
good will among nations,
races, and classea;
“They strive to build a so
cial order which will suffer no
Individual to be ^exploited for '
the profit or pleasure of an
other, and which will assure
to all the means for realising
the best possibilities of life;
“They advocate such ways of
dealing with offenders against
society as shall transform the
wrongdoer rather than inflict
retributive punishment;
“They endeavor to show re
verence for personality—in the
home. In the education of chil
dren, in association with those
of other classes, nationalities,
and races:
“Th^ seek to avoid bitter
ness and contention, and to
maintain the spirit of self-giv
ing love while engaged in the
struggle to achieve their pur
poses.
“It is intended that members
shall work out these purposes
in their own ways. There is no
uniform program of social re
construction to which all are
committed. The movement de
pends not upon a targe num
ber of nominal adherents, but
upon those who, accepting the
principles fully for themselves,
will give time individually and
in groups to thinking out what
is Implied, and will set them
selves seriously to apply their
conclusion. Such an endeavor
inevitably brings a conscious
ness of Insufficiency; but
strength and wisdom, far be
yond tbe limits of onr present
experience, are available to all
who open their Uvea to the
leading of the Spirit of God.
“All who agree with the prin
ciples of The Fellowship of Re-
CMiclllatlon are Invited to con
tribute and urged to become
members. Their need. In these
troublous times, of comradship
with others who share the deep
convictions of pacifism is
matched by the need of the
Fellow^ip for the added
strength that each person’s
work and prayer may.brlng.”
Next week we shalf begin an
analysis of this statement and a
development of its meaning as
Indicated by its implementation
in the past and its promise for
the future. In so doing I shall
admit from start that no small
part of the motivation consists in
the hope that a contribution will
be thereby made to initiating an
F. O. R. group in this area.
»ooooooBosooc»o:
LETTER TO THE
EDITOR
nS UNITED COLLEGE FUND
UMPAIGN SHOWS INCREASE
NEW YORK I Ohio, Columbia, S. C., Colum-
A record total of $1,366,310.56 bus, Ohio,
was raised by the United Negro Also Dayton, Ohio, Detroit,
College Fund in its 1952 appeal, Mich., Duluth, Minn., Durham,
W. J. Trent, Jr., announced in a N. C., Galveston, Texas, Hart-
final year end report. Mr. Trent, ford, Conn., Kansas City, Mo.,
who is executive director of Knoxville, Tenn., Los Angeles,
UNCF,—said, thaf this amount Calif., Louisville, Ky., Marshall,
represented hn increase of $58,- Texas, Minneapolis, Minn., Mii-
000 over 1951 campaign results, waukee, Wis., Philadelphia, Pa.,
and was the largest raised since Providence, R. I., Rochester,
the Fund was organized in 1944. New Yorlc, St. Paul, Minn.,’ TuS'^
The money Will be distributed kegee, Ala., Tyler, Texas, Wltch-
among SI private, accredited
colleges and universities lo
cated, with the exception of
ita Falls, Texas, Youngstown,
Ohio. Vermont where campaign
was conducted on a state-wide
lOCW
UPHOLDING OVR
RIGHTS
From my unusual traveling
during the holidays I noticed
that there are a few remaining
rebels who insist on bucking
the Supreme Court’s ruling on
segregation on - buses where
Negroes and white are con
cerned, to prove even above
the highest court that whites
the better han Negroes.
Upon leaving Washington,
D. C. December 30, for Dur
ham, my route compelled me
to change busses in Rictunond.
A young lady, who is in the
Air Force, and I made our
selves comfortable in two
seats not far from the front;
white and colored were con
tinuously filling seats in front
and behind us without
the slightest hesitation when
suddenly this rebel bus driver,
J. P. Harris of Grey Hoimd
No. 1834, License S3542,
North Carolina, asked us to
move, which we kindly refused
and stated oiur rights; to this
he added a new ruling which
states that the driver has the
right to seat passengers
wherever he so desires. Seeing
that Ms words were useless he
went about his so-called duty,
angry and red. He inunediate-
ly moved the whites who were
behind us to an accompanying
bus and filled their vacancies
with Negroes; threatening us
to himself aloud as to what he
was going to do when he reach
ed Raleigh. I figured it was
just as well for me to die here
for what I know to be right as
to die later in Korea. He must
have given it serious con
sideration for we liad no more
trouble out of him.
All the way home, I noticed
Negroes would immediately go
to the rear of the bus upon
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Lincoln University In Pennsyl- I basis also reported gains over
vania, in 11 Southern states 1951. *
and having a total enrollment
of more than 25,000 students.
Annually, the Fund seeks ap
proximately ten percent of the
combined educational budgets of
its 31 member colleges, or the
amount not provided for by en
dowment or tuition income. The
colleges will use the $1,366,310.-
^6 raised in 1952 for current
operating expenses including
scholarship aid, teaching and
lalx>ratory equipment, faculty
salaries, student health programs
and library books.
Mr. Trent said that 4,4S8
business firms and oorpora-
tions coatrlbnted |4S1,6>1.M
to the Fund’s 1952 appeal. Con
tributions from 376 philan
thropic fonndation totaled
$261,687.50. Students of more
than 100 preparatory schools,
colleges and unlversltlea gave
$20,029.50 from their campus
welfare funds, and campus
campaigns were conducted by
the students of the Fund's 31
member colleges. Members of
the armed forces at home and
abroad contributed over $8,-
000.
More than 3,000 volunteers
conducted organized campaigns
for the Fund’s 1952 appeal in 76
cities and towns, including Great
er New York where $364,327.00
was raised by a committee head
ed by Stanley C. Hope, president
of Esso Standard Oil Company,
Mrs. Chauncey L. Waddell of
Rlverdale, the Bronx, and Mrs.
Louise Morris, chairman of the
Uptown Division, representing
an increase of nearly $30,000
over 1951.,
34 «f the 76 cities oMMlnetlag
campaltns reiMrted laoreases
over 1861, liiel«41ng: Albany,
New fork, Atlanta, Qeorgla,
Aagosta, Oeorgia, Baitbnore,
Maryluid, Mrmiai^iam, Ala-
bauM, Boston, Bbns., Buffato,
JVew York, Charlssl^ 8. O.,
Clneteaatt, (MOo. Clavelaad,
Nominations
0|]«n For 3litji
Spingara Medal
Nominations are now being
received for the 1952 award of
the Spingarn Medal, presented
each year by the National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Colored People to the Negro
American whose achievement is
adjudged the most distinguished
of the year. The award will be
made at the 44th Annual NAA-
CP Convention in St. Louis in
June.
Last year the Spingarp Medal
was presented posthumously to
Harry T. Moore, Florida NAACP
coordinator who lost his life in
a hate bomb blast that destroy
ed his home in Mims, Florida,
on Christmas night, 1051.
Mr. Moore had been active in
the campaign to increase the Ne
gro vote in Florida and was a
tireless worker in the fight to
end discrimination in public
education in that state. He also
toured the state to raise funds
for the defense of the defendants
in the notorious Groveland
“rape” case.
Other recipients of the Spin-
gam Medal in past years include
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, Miss Mar-
i naAnderson, Walter White, Dr.
Louis T. Wright, Thurgood Mar
shall, Charles H. Houston, Dr.
Channing H. Tobias, Dr. Percy
L. Julian, Judge William H. Has-
tie, A. Philip Randolph, Mrs.
Mary McLeod Bethune, and
Charles R. Drew.
' Nominations Should be sent to
the Spingarn Medal Committee,,
care NAACP, 20 West 40th st..
New York 18, N. Y.
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