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PAO> TWO THE CABOLINA mm SATtTKDAT, JAN. U, IMS Cbc Cara^ ijoncs Pvbliahed Every Saturday By THE CAROLINA TIMES PUBLISHING CO, 518 East Pettigrew Street Duiiiain, N. C. Phones: 5-9873 — 6^71 — 3-7871 Member National Negro Preet AMoeiotUm VOLUME 30—NU»fBER 52 SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1953 It it absolutely impossible for the CAROLINA TIMES to guarantee the exact time of publication or location in the paper of unsolicited articles, hut toill strive to conform with the wis)ies of it reading public as near as is humanly possible. Batend aa Second Cla« matter at the rost Offices at Dorbam, Nertk Carolina nte Ike set «t March S. lS7t. National Advertlsinf Bepresentatlve Interstate United Newspapers, S46 Ftftt Aveuie, New Tork 17. New Tork. Branch Office: 8 East Jackson Boulevard. Chlcafo. Ullnols. L. E. AUSTIN Editor and Publisher I ADA HANNAR Ctty Xdltor ALEXANDER BARNES Blanaging Editor.j M. B. HUDSON BuslncH Manager WILLIAM COOK Circulation Manager SVBSCBIFIION RATES: MONTHS 1 MAK -9S.N -I1.M FOREIGN COUNTBIBS 3 YEARS Per Tear |4 M The Eisenhower Administration Will Be Watched By the time this is read Dwight D. Eisen- however will have assumed the full responsi bilities as'President of these United States. As the first Chief Executive to head the na tion from the Republican Party in 20 years, the eyes of the entire nation will watch his every move with more than usual interest. Leaders of labor and all minorities will expect Mr. Eisenhower to be the president of all the people and not of any special in terest. Tlgpy will accept him with that idea in mind until he proves to the contrary. Once they are convinced that the GOP is doing business at its same old stand, as prior to 1932, the voters in this nation will be cer tain and sure to register their disapproval in future elections. As it now stands, Eisenhower has done little or nothing to assure Negroes that they will receive even as much recognition from the Republicans as they have from % years of Democratic rule. They will watch with no uncertain interest for some evidence that the new president and his party intend to give them a greater share in the affairs of this nation. So the sceptre has departed from the De mocrats and is now in the hands of the GOP. How long it will remain there is definitely the choosing of the latter. This is the way of Democracy and the way and right of a free people to peacefully take from its rulers the right to rule once they are convinced they have abused that right. Our best wishes and our prayers go with the new president. May Divinity point out to him the way to lead this nation and the world out of the mess that now attends it on every hand. The Stark Tragedy Of Segregation At Raleigh last week the stark tragedy of segregation was unfolded in a most vivid manner when a dark-skinned man was ar rested at the bus station for refusing to move out of the waiting room ler wMtes. The inan,- Robert D. Bey, much blacker than many Ne groes in this country, whose background reaches across more than three centuries in America and whose blood is mixed with some of its best families, says he is not a Ne gro, but “a Moorish-American and a human being.” Whether the court was ever convinced that Bey was a human being, evidently was of no consequence. For without even hear ing any testimony the charge was quickly dismissed. The only thing necessary to ob tain human dignity in the South is to be able to convince its white people that you are not a Negro. Our white folks down here, who will burst their inner organs about communism, will eat, sleep, pray, sing, study and even marry any of Joe Stalins agents so long as they are not Negroes. Its native bom American Negroes that they hate and abuse with segregation. Why? Some of our white folks must get sick in their souls from smelling the odor from their own foul deeds. If they don’t then here is strong evidence they^ have^o soute. For it the Bible is right, when God breathed into man the breath of life he became a living soul and stepped out of the realm of the beast where there is no inward restraint against bludgeoning one’s brother, stealing his food, cave, mate or dropping an atomic bomb on a city of 90,000 of his fellowmen. So Mr. Bey goes on his way, a black white man, or should we say a white black man. Which is he? One thing is certain, he is not a white man and he and the courts have decreed that he is not a Negro, which of course entitles him to every benefit, pri vilege and opportunity this country has to offer. /■ Don’t pass us the bread and butter, pass us the civil rights bill and we will get our own bread and butter, plus the rights passed Robert D. Bey on a platter. How long. Oh God, how long? He Wants A Civil Rights Bill, Included In Those Plans" UNCLE HAPPEN VKDRRV- ABOUT BOY Spiritual Insight "Be Not Troubled" By REV. HAROLD ROLAND Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church "..When ye hear of wan..ru mors oi wars., be not troubled Man’s little system, sch^mea, designs and plans are crumbling in a swiftly disintegrating world. Things are being shaken to the foundation—to the very roots. Multitudes are in hysteria be cause things are being shcAcen to the foundations. We thought we had everything fixed. Now, our little plans of security are falling apart. They lie broken in scattered bits about our feet. Our plans seem futile and Age less amid the frightening in tensity of the cold war and fear of the spread of hot war. An agonizing sense of futility settles upon us. Oh how we tremble when we thinic that within a minute our basis of security may be swept away in ONE EXPLOSIVE SPLASH OF UNIMAGINABLE DESTRUCTIVE VIOLENCE. Multitudes of the hysterical cry out: What shall I do? -All can be lost in the twinkling of an eye. The foundations are shaken! The once secure supports are crumbling! May I suggest the solution is easy: Find something that cannot be shaken nor de stroyed. Jesus had and gave the answer as he stood amid the fad ing and decaying ruins of Jeru salem two thousand years ago... “Heaven and earth shall pass away but my word shall not pass away..“Yes, rightly do we trem ble, when we know that oi^r ac cumulated material securities become so quickly a smoldering heap of ashes. Liet us follow the ! Jesus way in our times...“When 1 ye hear of wars...BE NOT 1 TROUBLED...” { My friends, let us be sensible, i What do you mean? Invest in Imiierishable securities. Wall Street investments are all right. One great handicap: THEY ARE PERISHABLE. Invest in the gilt-edged security of faith in God. Yes,...“Have faith in God..” Be sensible and-’wise make your self secure in him who is “The same yesterday, today, and lorr ever..." Trust inTHm ^6..^ai3 the foundations of the eartb..” I These material things...“THEY ^ SHALL PERISH...” Only those who have invested in the Eter nal Security of faith in God can be steadfast in time of trouble. So then may I Suggest that you have the insurance and the blessed assurance of...“FAITH IN GOD .” Jesus says there is a power WASHINGTON AND 'SMALL BUSINESS Congratulations For North Carolina College Athletic Officials ’ We congratulate the North Carolina Col lege athletic officials for the very fine ges ture they made in inviting the principals, faculty, student body, band and other teach ers of the city schools to be their guests at the basketball game played between North Carolina College basketbaU team and Union University last Monday evening. We under stand that^the jsame invitation will be ex tended schools in other cities from time to time. % This is as it should be and will doubtless serve as an inspiration to both students and teachers to see one of the finest gynOiasiums, as well as one of the top ClAA basketball teams. In addition, the effort is one of the finest pieces of public relations we have observed in many years. With the great track teams now being de- v^tped at K C. College, its athletic officials need only to raise the level of its football t^ws to have N. C. College take its place •DMiig the best athletic programs in the na tion. The spotted record of its gridiron representatives is about the only black mark against the type of athletics played at NCC, and is made more conspicuous by the fact that it is the only major school in the CIA A that has never won the football champion ship in its entire history. For some “unknown” reason, N. C. Col lege football is so spotted here of late that fans never know what to expect. Its football teams will play a' good game against great teams like Maryland State and Tennessee State, both non-conference, and collapse against good and fairly good teams in their own conference. Local fans naturaUy want to go nlf>ng with the Eagles, and such fines gestures as inviting students and teachers to be guests at games will engender great support for them if they will produce a fighting team on their football front as well as on that of basketbaU and track. While Federal taxei are usual ly blamed for all the heavy tax burden, there are Indlcetloni that Washington and Congreti may take action to reduce the tax load at the local level. « * « At preeent. Federal, State, County and Mnnlolpal tasee are taking aim oat 36% of an In come. A large ■hare k itata and local tax es. Many local covemmenial unit! want to| rednce taxes; but in manyl e a I e s cannot redace taxes' until the Fed- eral (ovemment acts. * • • Therefore, Waahington Is going to watch with interest Senator William Knovdand ot Calilcmla la the new session ot Congress. * * • Some In Washington are even Inclined to believe Senator Knowland Is on “^e spot.” He has been presented with force, this problem. « * « In many states, the Federal government holds so mnch land, that a heavier share of the tax load falls an the lands that are left In private ownership. • * * In Senator Knowland's own state ot California, the Feder^ Government now owns one out of every two acres, much of It valuable farmlands, and metro politan property. Under the law, , Federally owned property is tax exempt. • • * One of the mast mentioned ex amples Is the 86,M* acres the army bolds at Camp Beale, Call- fomia. Daring the last war, the Army movei lata the HarysvlUa- TiAa City dlatriot, called the Peach Bowl ot the world, and taok over M,OM acres, composed •f iMrtli paslBg laads and Irrl- B , C. WILSON HARDER Constant requests have been made to have the Army return the land to production, and thus to the tax rolls. The answer Is that there Is hopes that some day a “West Point of the Air” will* be established at Camp Beale. But at the same time, the army feels that the most land they will ever need Is 40,000 acres, yet tte Army yet holds onto 86,000 acres. • * • A great deal of this land back ea the tax rolls, would snbstan- Mally Increase the.assessed val> aation, thus paving the way for a lower tax rate. In the Harjra- vBle-Tnba City area, cling peach orchards often produce 20 tons to the acre, or a return at prea- ent prloas of around $ljSOO per acre per year. Assessed valaa- tlen woold be based on this pra- daetlve capacity. • « • The drive to get the govern ment out of vast real estate hold ings all over the nation is head ed up in California, because with one acre out of every two owned by the Federal government, Cal ifornia furnishes the worst ex ample of boosted tax loads. • • * As expected, the Army la loathe to give np anything, eace It has ti^n ovw. Coagrees will bava ta do Oe Jeb. « « • The military Is not the only of fender. In many cities through out the nation various civilian agencies ot the govenunent liave taken over entire buildings in valuable downtown centers, e • • It Is not exepected that the White House wffi object te any move to cut dawn on the waste, or freeslng ot national resources by the ndUtary, or any other agency of the government. Al- theagh a former.Chief of Staff Umsel^, Presldent-eleot Klsen- hower In his campaigns said that juuch "fat” could be out out of . the military establlshmenta wlthont Jeopardising safety. that stands Eternally unshakable above the wrecks of time. Daniel, in a dark hour, saw a King and a Kingdom standing eternally above the rubble and ashes of history. Faith in this power Keeps men ulitroubled above the blood, ruin and con fusion of hot wars and cold wars. The poet had discovered this soul-stabilizing spiritual Insight when he said..“In the cross of Christ I glory towering over the wrecks of time...” Cease from confusion! Find anchorage in God. Say with PAUL. “I BELIEVE IN GOD”.._ STRAIGHT AHEAD NEW YORK In 1928, after Herbert Hoover defeated A1 Smith for the Presi dency of the United States, the Democratic Party, financed by John J. Raskob, wi^^ Charlie Michaelson as press agent, plan ned to “do a job” on the Republi cans. Their objective was victory in 1932 and their program was one once described by Fiorello H. LaGuardia as one of “bleeding.” As I understand it, “bleeding” in the sense that the Little Flower meant it, means the constant and unrelenting harping on, sniping at and general fault-finding with one you wish to destroy. How well this sort of "bleeding” was carried out is best told in the smashing victory achieved 1^ the Democrats in 1932 and their repeat performances at the polls in the following four national elections. Now. with the Republicans in power again after twenty years, the Democrats are again out to “bleed” the GOP. It has already begun, with the Stevensonltes and other Democrats having re gained their feet after the crush ing defeat they took on Novem ber 4, swinging left and right even before Eisenhower and his team take their first turn at bat. The interesting thing about the situation now, as against that in 1928, is that the GOP is "hip” to what has started and has Its guard up for what It knows is coming. If the Democrats don’t watcM out they will end up mi nus their heads in 1994 and .again in 1S96. Loudest complainaTs are the ones who contributed least to the Eiaenhower victory. Those newspapers and those voters M(ho went down the line for the General have bem wUllnf to adopt a "wait and see’ attt- tience. On the other hand, those who did their level best to re tire ' the General or send him back to Columbia or to the Army are the most vociferous in in;^ quirlng, “When is Elsenhower going to pass out some Jobs our way.”—As if they had some coming...on merit. The new President said dur- (Plea# turn to Page Nine) WITHIN Aad AMONG Alfred F. Andersen Dear fellow seekers....In an alyzing the Statement of Pur pose of the fellowship of Recon ciliation quoted last week the first thing to be noted is the af firmation that there is a sij^iiifi- cont extent to which all human beings are related. Reference was made to the family-like character of this relationship, where the bond of unity is that vague and indefinable something which we call (extra-sexual) “love”. Obviously this kind of “human family” is not immedi ately appsrrent in the sum total activity. So much is this the case that many sneer at any idealism wfaioh would affirm such a thing. With all the war, hate, fear, and deception in the na tional and world scene, how can anyone speak responsibly of the (one big happy) “human fami ly”? So if we are to give the F.O.R. statement the benefit of the doubt and assume that is re sponsible it must mean some thing other than the most bulky and boisterous aspects of hu manity. Reference must be ra ther to some “still small voice” almost drowned out by the all too well known general shout ing. Is tl)|ere such a whisper to be heard from the direction of humanity as such? Is there a “Brotherhood of Man”, a “King dom of God” within (and-or-a- mong) the human clan? To af firm that there is such at least “within” is to say that it exists potentially; to add that it also exists somewhat "among” Is to affirm that it also is manifested "actually” where those “with eyes to see and ears to h^ar” can confirm its rea}ity and its actual workings . Certainly the F. O. R. statement must be saying one of 1. a potential reality, or 2. in addition a partially realised re ality. It seems quitd' clear that the F. O. R. is at the very least af firming the potentiality of~ the “human family”. The very use of the phrase so affirmatively in dicates this. As to its being ac tual, now, even partially, the statement is either ambiguous or clearly avoids affirming any actuality to the “human family” “among” other human associa tions. But the F. O. R. doesn’t seem to consider this point too important. It rather hurries on the central point: the need for commitment to making actual whatever potentiality for human, familiness is still only potential. Here it says, “They (the F.O.R. people) believe that love, such as that seen pre-eminently in Jesus, must serve as the true guide of personal conduct under all circumstances;” Note the word "must” in this statement. Note the inclusiveness of Vall circumstances”. Here they are affirming sometl^ng compelling, something imperative. Not only is the actuality of the human family potential, but it is im perative; and the implication is that' it is a necessary condition for the very existence of hu manity from here on out. But who is It that “must” move now to actualize the po- tentility oi the human family? Who is it they are saying must commit themselves to this job? Why themselves! Perhaps there is an implication that everyone ought to consider it very serious ly. But the emphasis is on their own commitment a commitment which they are moved to make because of 1. this latent innate potentiality which they find and affirm, and 2. the recognition that some one must make per sonal conmiitment if humanity is even to be allowed to con tinue to exist. And who should that someone be but those who see the need of it? Who should those be “from whom much is expected” if not those “to whom much is given”? Who but those who enjoy, and can thus affirm such beliefs as stated in the F. O. R. statement under discus sion? In seeking the distinguishing character of the F. O. R., some may immediately conclude that the answer lies in its opposition to war or militarism. It is true that this opposition constitutes its most obvious consequence in human affairs and is often thought of in this narrow sense even by many members. But the Statement of Purpose makes cl^ a more fundamental com- ^fSmm« nitment. positive commit- ;—, 'rr T'Hnent; a commitment to “seek these, that the human family ls„,^^ demonstrate this love (discussed above) as the effec tive force for overcoming evil and transforming society into a creative fellowship.” The F.O.R. emphasis is on a wav of life, and its commitment to it. No theo logy beyond what is implied tacitly is this involved. No his torical dogma about births and deaths, virginity or divinity, are involved. The central theme is the affirmation of a challenge and then a commitment to at tempt to meet that challenge. The challenge is to love, love, love; and the commitment is to attempt it in every crook and crany of life’s complex. Next week we will discuss how oppoaition to .war npfesswrl- ly follows from this, and how, because of its practical difficul ty, it threatens to obscure the deeper and more important na ture of the F.O.R. as indicated by the statement under discus sion. UHITED NATIONS NOTES By JAMES R. LAWSON f Accredited UN Correspondent) UNITED NATIONS. N.Y STAFF: Secretary General Trygve Lie's staff problems showed no signs of letting up last week. Two top ranking tIN officials—both prime taraets of American investigations of dis loyalty among American employ ees of the UN—resigned, and then a new Federal Grand Jury took up the inquiry where the old jury ended. On Tuesday, Da vid ■ Welntraub, $lC,(H>0-a-yeBr director of the UN Division of Economic Stability and Develop ment, quit In order not to "em barrass” the UN and "to keep myself tree to take such legal steps as I might find necessary to protect myself against the continuing attacks and harass ment.” Next day, David Jablodowsky, director of the publishing divi sion of the UN Bureau of Docu ments at an annuU salary of $14,000, alao resigned “to re lieve somewhat the pressure and embarrassment” on the UN. Mr. Lie accepted both resignations with "regret,” praised both men for their six-year careers in the UN and expressed the hope that they would be able to over- conte the “difficulties lacing them”. Both- were among the group of eleven en4>loya«s a- gainst whom the State Depart ment has made adveiw com- ntents but who had not been dismissed by Mr. Ue because described aa former members of the Coannunist underground by Whitaker Chambers, in sworn testimony. Mr. Welntraub de nied he is or has been a Com munist, Mr. Jablodowsky admit ted working for the under ground but denied party mem bership. The new Grand Jury began work on Tuesday. On Friday, President Truman issued an executive order call ing for a loyalty investigation of all Americans employed or seek- employment at the UN. The in vestigations will be made by the United States Civil Service and the F. B. I. The United Sta tes asked the UN to withold fur ther appointments to the staff until the investigations get un der way. KASHMIR . Dr. Frank P. Gra ham, UN Kashmir mediator, and Miguel A. Marin, principal sec retary of his mediation effort, held separate meetings during the week wiUi representatives from Pakistan and India in ef forts to find a basis to promote resumption of negotiations be tween the countries. Although India has rejected the terms of the latest Security Council reso lution calling for further efforts to settle the five-year-old Kash mir dispute, Dr. Graham Is charged with the assignment of getting new talks started. Pakis tan has accepted the outline of a UN plan to demilitarize Kasmlr as a prelude to'a plebiscite de termining the state’s future po litical affiliation. JAMAICA...A seven-member commisaion sent to Jamaica by the International Bank for Re construction and Development to survey the West Indian Island’s economic status, pro posed a ten-y«ar development program aimed at increasing Ja maican production ^tom the 1950 level of $238,000,000 to $420,000,000 in 1026. The com mission said "timid measures” would net solve the British Crown colony’s main problems chronic unemployment and wide spread poverty—and recommen- (Please turn to Page Nine)