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rAOB Tiro THK CAROLINA TIMES 8ATUEDAY, APBIL H, ItSt Cbc Car^a ilmed PublUhed Every Satwrdmy By THE CAROLINA TIMES PUBLISHING CO. 518 Eult Pettigrew Street Darium, N. C. Phones: 5-9873 — 5-0671 — 3-7871 Member National Negro Preu AmociaMoM VOLUME 30 — NUMBER 13 SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1953 It is absolutely impouible for the CAROLINA TIMES to^ guarantee the exact time of publication or location in the paper of unsolicited articles, but toill strive to conform with the wish«s of its reading public at near at it humanly possible. Bntmd u Second Class matter at the Pest Offices at Dnrham. North OaroUna nnder flie aet ef BUreh S. 187>. Nattonal AdvertislBf B«|ircsentatiTe Intststate United Newspapers. 545 Fifth AveiiBe, New Terk 17. New Tkrk. Branch OtHee: 5 East Jaskson Boulevard. Chlcaco. IlliiiolB. L. E AUSTIN . - Publisher C. M. ROSS - Editor ALEXANDER BARNES - Managing Editor ADA HANNAH - — City Editor M. E. JOHNSON Business Manager K. E. WALKER ’ ^ Assistant Business Manager SUBSCBlPnON SA1XS: MONTHS * W.H FOEEION C0CNTRIB8 Per Tear |«.M I TEA* M.H 8 TEARS 9*.N MORE JOBS FOR NEGROES GREATLY NEEDED One of the greatest needs of Negroes in North Carolina, and the South for that mat ter, is an organization dedicated to the task of naihng down jobs already held by Ne groes and the securing of employment in areas where they have heretofore been bar red. Such an organization could be of untold use in raising their economic levels in the South, which in the end would also add to their political, educational and even social status. In the past two decades we have been watching Negroes slowly but surely eas^ out of the tobacco industry and many other places where they once constituted the main source of employment. Whether this move ment is organized or unorganized is not half so important as the fact that Negroes have no organized effort to combat this creeping menace to their very existence in the South. For unlike the large northern cities, where the urban league steps in and stands between the Negro and the barring of him from em ployment, there is seldom to be found a branch of the organization in the average southern city. In Durham, Winston-Salem, and Reids- ville where Negroes once outnumbered whites in employment in the tobacco indus try they now constitute about one-third. Even in cities and towns where tobacco is prepared for the manufacturing end of the industry they are beginning to be replaced by white laborers. The idea that there are jobs known as strictly Negro does not obtain any longer and leaders of the race may as well realize this and begin to enter the arena of job competition in all fields. • Here in Durham Negroes are, in most in stances, barred from employment in the na tional, state and local governments. Even in the post office they have only been able to secure two jobs as mail carriers. Outside of the teaching profession in the segregated school system they are practically entirely barred as state employees. At the city and town level, except for a few- jobs as police officers, they are excluded from any kind of employment beyond that of common labor ers. The Carolina Times would like to see a state-wide organization perfected for the pur pose of securing more and better employ ment for Negroes. Certainly the jobs in na tional, state, county and city governments offer a great source of employment that could absorb some of the Negroes who are now coming out of our schools and colleges with nothing to do except teach. We would like to see this done not with the idea in mind of replacing white employees with Ne groes but integrating them into more and better jobs without which they cannot hope to obtain respectability among their fellow white citizens. ' Unless this or some similar movement is perfected toward that end Negroes in North Carolina may awaken one day to find them- selves.a liability to the economy of the state rather than an asset. It is then they will hear more than ever that old but familiar tune that they are not entitled to equality in education and other fields because they do not pay equal taxes. A Little More Attention At Home, And Tlie World Will Accept Our Leadership." integration and civil rights will bring about. One thing is certain, tne Negro “cannot HARMONY, THE SPIRIT OF THE DURHAM NEGRO The very fine spirit of unselfishness as ex pressed by Guy Mazyck in the withdrawal of his name from the race for City Council of Durham is the type that has put this city out in front among others of the state when it comes to interracial cooperation. Such a magnanimous spirit is definite proof thiat one is capable of leadership and worthy of the confidence of the people of this community. The Committee on Negro Affairs will doubt less take due cognizance of this fact and place Mr. Mazyck in the category of its most valued of its supporters. More than once the Holy writ calls at tention to that person who has the ability to humble himself when it says: “whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.” In being willing to withdraw from the race for the sake of harmony Mr. Mazyck has ex pressed in no uncertain terms that he has truly imbibed the spirit of cooperation as so ardently preached by the late Dr. C. C. Spaulding during his lifetime. It is the real Durham spirit, the kind that has made Ne groes in this small city able to own more homes and own more corporate wealth per capita than anywhere else in America. It is the kind that, at whatever cost, must con tinue to prevail here. In several other cities of North Carolina we have noted with a degree of great con cern, the lack of solidarity among Negroes on some of the most vital issues. For in stance in the election of 1952 Negroes of High Point were woefully divided, with one faction being led by a minister and a lawyer and another faction by a group of physicians and others. As a result nobody got any where and the masses of the race were frus trated as to whom or where to turn for lead ership. What obtains in High Point obtains in most cities of North Carolina and other states of the South. The present interest of Negroes in civic affairs, better government and public office, as evidenced by the increasing numbers that have entered the race for city council in a number of cities and towns in North Caro lina, we repeat again, is a good sign, but it will come to naught unless the leadership of the race can get together and present a more concerted effort than it has heretofore been able to do in most cases. It is no little act to submerge one’^ own ambitions and aspirations for the sake of harmony and for the good of the whole. To the contrary it is an act of bigness, even when one feels within himself that, beyond any reasonable doubt, he is the most cap able. Mr. Mazyck doubtless had this in mind when he withdrew his name from the race for City Council and should receive the thanks of every Negro of this city. Negro minister as a whole will be unable to hold his own in the field of religion if he is thrown intol its arena in cSSmpetition with his better trained white brother minister. By this same reasoning this minister must fear the results of Negro competition in other fields of endeavor with whites which rights' in, tne have his cake and eat it too.” Either he must afccept the responsibility and the rug ged competition that will be met in^the role of first class citizenship, or he must forever relegate himself to the position of second class citizenship where in all fields he will only be required to compete with those of his own group. This appears to us to be a most undesirable goal for those of us who have ambition and will place on all our champions the perpetual adjective of “Ne gro,” prohibiting any of us from becoming the best teacher, preacher, businessman. athlete, farmer or what have you. In the end it is certain to find us wanting for the stability and ability to meet those of all groups in' the world’s arena of competition. Of all people the Negro minister cannot afford to preach faith in God ab^ut putting our last dollar in the collection plate and theii tell us to abandon that faith when we encounter problems in other fields. If we are to believe that God will make it possible for us to get another dollar if we put our last one in the collection plate, we ought to have faith to believe that He will take care oT us when we are thrown in competition other wise. Wherever and whenever the Negro has been given equal opportunities he has had no greater perc^tage of failures than oth ers. It is our belief that under a program of absolute integration he will eventually find his place and emerge the stronger be cause of it. Spiritual Insight "A Teaching; Love" By REV. HAROLD ROLAND Pastor, Mount GUettd Baptist Church . . Love one another as I have love* yon" • • •" 15:35. Love is the vital inner essence of the Religion of Jesus. Our religion rests upon a life of love. Loving sacrifice is the badge of recognition for the true believ- . . . “By this will everyone recognize you, if you have love one for another .. Jesus, there fore, makes love the major note of his blessed teachings. Take love out and the whole thing -faUs- fi«^. ¥es,-lov«- is Us- namic, motivating power. Love is the vital source of power. Christ’s ministry was a series of acts of compassionate love. Wherever you look it is love. It matters not whether it is the healing of the lame man or emptying himself in the death of the cross, love is the- key. A sick world needs the re deeming touch of the loving Son WASHINGTON AND SMALL BUSINESS” ARE THEY AFRAID OF INTEGRATION! Several days ago we ran into one of the highest trained Negro ministers in North Carolina who is diametrically ojqMsed to the program of integration in the field of educa tion as advocated by the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People and that implied in the Bible under the pro gram of the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. In fact this man has indicated on several occasions that he is not even in sympathy with the Civil Rights pro gram of the NAACP. Now there appears to us to be only lour main reasons why any Negro holding a place of leadership should be opposed to integra tion and civil rights. First, he might be downright ignorant; second, he might be crazy; third, he might be an “Uncle Tom,” and fourth, he might be afraid. Whatever thoughts we have about the first three reasons as they pertain to this particular man we are going to forego them and come directly to what we believe to be the most logical reason why he is opposed to the program of the NAACP, and that is fear, a fear born out of the belief that the Pressiire grows for Congreti- lonal action on oil fituaticHt. * * • Several montba ago the Fedar- af I'rade Commimlon’a secret report on a worid-wlde oil cartel was forced into the open. Many allega tions were un covered. * • * * • ' One waa that] tlie V. S. NaTjrj waa 0Tercliairg-| ed for MadU- erranaan •ill dnriag WotMI War n. Anoi •r WM thftt iiisl HftriiuU PlMi C. W. Hard«r was OTercfeaTged (or Hedltarf ranean oU given to Enriq^. Hw Utter ia the baaia for a preaent anit againat aareral major V. 8. oil oompanlea. • * * Now in Washington indopep- dent U. S. oil producers, the Na tional Coal Asiociation, demand an and to current flood at cheap imported oil. • * • The proUcBi, qnlte favoIveM, aCeota the aatiea’a eoonomlo welfare and national aal^. * • • It is estimated 1,000,000 barrels of foreign oil land in U. S. daily. During 1892, 128,000,000 barrw of reddual fuel oil were import ed. Thia teaidual fuel eU is up setting U. S. economy. • • * Beaidoal fuel oU la a by-proA- oct of oil reflnlng. la U. 8. re- fineriea thla by-prodoot amonnla to only IS to J9% et total omde refined. Bat in the Caribbean a^d Boath American oil operatiraia af major tl. 8. oil oompanlea, the br-ptidaota amoont to 57 to 68% of the refinery Tolune, which U damped on flie American market at any price It will bring. * * * The result has been that for eign oil undersells domestio coal for industrial users o fuel By C. WILSON HARDER Laat year, .8* million ton* of coal were replaced by cheap foreign by'^odnot fuel oil. This was a loaa ol 1150 million to the domestio coal Indnatry, Inclnd- Ing $90 mOlion in wages. Also, Independent U. S. oil pro- ducers, unable to compete with the dumping of cheap foreign by- p^ucts, are driven out of busi ness, because by-product price depresses entica crude market. « • * Bat the pabllc doean’t benefit. « • a Uajor oil firms dumping for eign by-product also control mar keting ^ refined products. * * * Therefore, major oil’s loaa on foreign by-inttdiict 1a made up by higher domestio price for gaao- llne, other flnlahed prodacta. a * a But independent oU men de pending solely on crude prices cannot afford to continue spec ulative drilling iven though they must drill a large share of the 88,000 new walla needed in 1058 for national safety. • • * Domeatic coal, ddlverad ta Baatara manafactnrlng center* at fit par too, cannot meet the competitkn at cheap Imported petrdeom by^rodacta. a • • The paradox is even deeper. * * * V. 8. foreign aid ahlpa coal ta France, othec coal prodacing na tions. Thaa coal oAerad In the Q. 8. for flO per ton ooata U. 8. tazpayeia fSl to fST per ton when landed in Earopa. Free eoal ahlp- menta ta Earope near the half bnUan daUar mark. a a • Hius by dumping major oil Is not only gaining complete oomtrol of entire petroleum industry, but also over the entire basic eooo- omy of the nation... Tbia la the *sUiuUioa which many waat oerraotad bafara It of God. Love is an urgent need of a sick wofki. The wounded and sick spirits of millions need the healing touch of this Divine Love. Many are crying all a- round you for the healing love as revealed by the SON OF GOD . . . “God was in Christ reconciling the world unto him self . . This love brings a heal ing balm for the sick minds and souls of men. Thus it becomes the greatest need of a world that is sick from hatred and warfare. This love covers a multitude of sins. This love works to re habilitate the wrecked and ruin ed lives of human beings. This love keeps Working over the wounded souls of men until they are healed. Thi$ love whispers to the most degraded sinner and says I am concerned about you: AND GOD STILL LOVES YOU! This love has the magic power of healing. This love is the great est force for health in the wprld. The human being who knows not this love suffers from one form of sickness or another. You can not build a strong vigorous per sonality without this love. It gives power, toughness and dur ability to man’s life. Love thus ed. Caught in the crushing lone liness ol an unlovely world becomes the indispensable' vita min of the human personality. Without love men cannot stand the pressures and blows of life. If the child lacks it, he becomes sick and luistable. A home with out it nuty be wrecked and ruin- many turn to drink. Many com mit suicide. Recently, in Dur ham, a woman made an attempt at suicide because she said no one cared for her. Life was lone ly and burdensome without love. Then let us who know the pow er of this love of God become the channel of this healing power of love to those all arotind us. Somebody near you needs an ex pression of this healing. Why not become an agent for the heal ing power of love? What Is the meaning of this love life of the Son of God? The Good News of the Gospel is that God loves and cares for the most wretched condition of mankind. Wake up! Find those who need God’s loving touch. WITHIN And AMONG Alfred F. Andersen Dear Fellow Seekers .... We have committed ourselves here to the life of spiritual quality, to the life which “bites off only what it can chew,” which under takes only what it feels deeply right about, which hianbles it self, ’Which makes whatever it does among harmonize with that moral spring within. That which wells up wifcin must find ex pression among, but when the framework among loses its sanc tion from within we have wljat we have so much of to^y: formal organization and material power tragically beyond the moral discriminatfon within; and thus attempting to live apart from it; and thus doomed to even the material collapse which is- held to with such tragic despera tion. For we have said that God of the Moral Order is also God of the Physical Order, that in fact the physical is only a ve hicle for the moral, that apart from the Moral Order it has no reality. With this view we look out upon “the world,” and we are not anxious. For we see the misuse of physical resources as inevitable in the process of mor al development. By this view, then, the evil in the world re flects on the goodness of God. For the more misuse of freedom God allows the harder is God’s job of Moral Integration. The more He allows me to do injus tice to you the harder is God’s job of making it up to you on the whole! The more moral lee way He allows the harder is His job of keeping Overall Moral Order. But as we overextend ourselves presuming more mor al freedom than we are capable of harmonizing with the Overall Moral Order, we make God’s job still harder. If we try to do God’s job, we are bound to “mess, up the works,” and the most im portant works at that! Whereas, if each does the job that he feels morally capable of, that he can do right, he harmonizes with God and with the Great Moral Community in the profouundest of orchestral symphonies. This view.^en sees all moral dilemma, all moral confUct, as a result of over-extentlon, of “playing God.” When we com mit ourselves to this view, that the Overall Moral Integration is God’s job (because only God has the overall picture and power), we are only returning to God an attitude which He first ex tends to us; it is a non-meddling attitude. In extending us freedom God knows we will misuse that free dom, that we will get ourselves and Him into trouble, into dif ficulties; that these will cause some to curse Him for building and sustaining a world where evil and injustice can exist. Yet we are granted freedom and power. How often have you marveled, fellow seeker, at the power in your hands for good or. evil, at your l>eing trusted with that much power? How often have you felt like saying to God or Nature or Something? “You sure ha^ve gone out on a limb for me. Surely you must realize how inadequate I am. Yet you seenl to want me to go ahead, h seems right to go ahead.” We, each, if we are honest, can recall numerous instances of God’s goodness. In fact, we owe God a continuous “thanks” just for life itself, for sustaining us in life and limb, for every breath, every odor, every sound, for all that is the living adventure. Just to participate in the living process; what a privilege. With all the suffering and hardship ...what a privilege! So is the bur den heavy? Let us ask ourselves if we are within our moral re sources or if we are trying to "play God.” Lett i9> ask ourselves if we are letting God do His job without meddling and without back-seat driving, as we are allowed to do ours. We still don’t have to say God is Absolutely Good or Ab solutely Just. Maybe He isn’t. ■Let’s give Him a little rope too. Let’s play our part in this Moral Community of free spirits. Truly we are not in a position to judge God, or anyone else, except as the planks are out of our eyes, until our lives are in tune with the Moral Community, until we are understaking only what God has led us to expect we can do right . . . and doing our best at it. We’ve committed ourselves here to the God thesis. Now let’s “give God a break.” And let’s turn next week to further implications of this view in our lives among. THE DEEP SOUTH SPEAKS By Robert Durr (FOB CALVIN NEWS SEBVICE) Some “Pecketweeds" Here in the Deep South, there is a type of Caucasian referred to in many ways with many mean ings. .The term is “Peckerwood” and it means a poor, ignorant so- called white person usually re siding on the fringes of the population. When a “Peckerwood” is re ferred to as “mean” and danger ous, it means he is mentally ill in a way. Funny thing alsout a “Peckerwood,” if he hasn’t been baptized in fear and hate of so- called Negroes by hate mongers, he is far more capable of acts of decency and genuine goodwill than the better educated in the rurals and run-of-the-mill Cau casian in the urban cities of the South. A few days ago, my wife and I went out from Birmingham a- bout twelve miles, where we have our farm. Upon our ar rival, we discovered that a forest fire had destroyed a good num ber of our fruit trees. And as far as we could see, there was no reason why our house had not been destroyed by the fire. But then on closer inspection, we discovered that Mme one had ploughed all around the house and thus prevented it from be ing burned down. My wife observed: “I bet you those white people ploughed around this house. ’That type of whites is good about things like this and is better than some colored people even where other Negroes are in volved.” I took the position that it could not have been wliites— that they would not go to all that bother to save a Negro’s house. But 1 was dead wrong and my wife was right. We questioned a Negro wom an who lives not far away and she told us that it was the white family who saved our house. She offered to thank them for us but we insisted on turning a- round and going up to their house to thank them. And for tunately we found them at home. When we told the mother and'' father how grateful we were and offered to be of any service to repay them, they told us how their 18-year-old son and 16- yeMvold daughter -had grabbed the gasoline motor plough as soon as they saw flaiyes leaping up to devour our house. And then they ploughed a three feet furrow around the house. And while this was going on, the father and mother saved the house of another neighbor—a lone Negro woman. Thus we met the white family who looks forward to being our closest neighbors during the summers and the week-ends- Later it might be permanent as we bought this farm to move on wlien we get tired of the citj^. And it is only 45 minutes from the city. My wife tells me of witnessing a Negro woman faU imconscious in a Negro community and how a lot of fellow neighbors crowd ed around and stared imtil a passing white man stopped, got out of his car and inquired why they did not call an ambulance instead of standing there gawk ing. He ran into a store and call ed one. And then my wife told of many such tales. At the American Heritage meeting, I told of these instances and observed: “If. my wife is right about some people being more re sponsive than others, it means that we need to Improve our sense of responsibility^or our brother’s welfare, regardless of raoe, creed or color.” I was told that we are slow to take the Initiative in the inter est of others because we have been so long oppressed. But since the coming of organized labor movement, Negroes have shown a marked degree of evolving a sense of initiative. The final reason given as to the action of our “Peckerwood” neighix>ra was: “We Just don’t like to see anything destroyed, regardless of who owns it.” And I have heard that a lot of our people are destructive of their own as well ^s that of oth ers—^that their sense of ap preciating the beautiful is way below par. And that accounts for the fact that lots of people don’t like to live beside them as neigh bors. And race has nothing to do with it.
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