PAGB TWO
TOT CABOLINA inm SATVBCbAT, MAT Itth, 1963
Durham’s Negro Councilman
On behalf of every thought
ful Negro citizen of Durham
the CAJIOLINA TIMES Ukes
this means of extending
thanks to those white people
of the city who supported the
candidacy of R. N. Harris for
a seat on the City Council.
Many of these fine, upright
citizens are well-known to
leaders of the Negro group
here and are well aware of
the abuses that have been
heaped upon them by mem
bers of their own group, the
most of whom are also well-
known to Negro leaders.
It is no easy task for a lib
eral white person living in
the South to throw caution
to the wind and take up the
cause of the Negro. Quite
often it not only means ii-
nancial reprisals but social
ostracism as was the case with
Judge J. Waties Waring of
Charleston, South Carolina.
Only the unsually brave and
stout of heart can withstand
such an ordeal.
The large number of white
persons who voted for Harris
is a good sign and, we think,
is evidence that the time is
fast passing when white vot
ers can be fooled into voting
against a Negro for no other
reason than he is a Negro. We
are not afraid to risk our re
putation that time will dis
close that the Negro member
of the City Council of Dur
ham is among 'the beat ever
to have a seat on ttie City
Council, just as it has proved
that some of the Negro of
ficers on our police force are
among the best.
To those white people who
were so small in mmd and
soul as to oppose Harris for
no other reason than he is a
Negro, we have no bitterness
but sympathy. They are vic
tims of the teachings of the
old South and are probably
the last remnants of the ty{»
of thinking, thank God, that is
fast becoming extinct. It was
they who injected the race is
sue into'*the campaign in an
attempt to inflame the weak
mind^ element of their
group into voting against Har
ris.
Now that the election is
over and Harris has taken his
seat on the Council we trust
members of both groups will
combine their efforts to make
Durham truly a ci^ of inter
racial harmony and goodwill.
In training and experience
Harris is probably not sur
passed by a single other mem
ber of the Council, and if giv
en the opportunity he will do
much toward the full reali
zation of such a goal. Unlike
Negro councilmen in other
cities of the state, Durham’s
is the first to be elected with
the backing of a Negro organ
ization and not to have been
handpicked by those outside
of his own group. He, there
fore, will continue to have
that support and can truly
represent the thinking of the
Negro citizenry of Durham
Harris represents the very
best in Durham citizenship
regardless of race, and no
sensible Negro in this city ex
pects him to do other than
make a good councilman for
the best interests of all the
people. The Negro group here
wants no special favors, it on
ly wants to be heard on thie
special disfavors it has been
suffering. If such a desire is
not within the keeping of
democracy, then we confess
we do not know what demo
cracy is.
So far as trying to defend
Harris or any of the newly
elected councilmen against
vile and annonymous letters
written our local daily news
papers, indicting their ability
the CAROLINA TIMES does
not feel such worthy of the
effort. Any man who is so
low as write such a letter as
that appearing in Sunday’
Herald and request that his
name be withheld is in our
judgement too much of a
coward, and is probably the
same kind of person who
would lurk in the dark and
stab a fellow human bein^i
in the back. He answered his
own letter when he requested
that his name be withheld.
The Negro’s Eternal Hunt
For Jobs
With thousands of young
people being graduated from
our high schools and colleges
at this season of the year our
minds naturally turn to the
eternal task of job-hunting
that stalks every Negro in the
South. Barred from other
than the most menial employ
ment in municipal, county
and state governments, the
average high school or col
lege trained Negro finds him
self facing a world for the
most part that refuses to give
him an opportunity to work
regardless of his ability, train
ing and character, solely on
the grounds that he is a Ne
gro.
In spite of the courageous
fight carried on through the
years by the National Asso
ciation for the Advancement
of Color^ People on behalf of
full citizenship for Negroes,
we feel that one of the present
greatest needs is an organi
zation devoted entirely to the
task of job finding for the
race, especially those of high
school and college ranlf. The
J^AACP is fighting for ad
vancement on all fronts and
could probably stand some
relief from the responsibility
of trying to open up new
fields of employment for the
race.
An inspection of the offices
and other top ranking po
sitions in city, county and
state governments, maintain
ed out of all the taxpayers’
money, will disclose that the
Negro citizen is getting prac
tically none of the jobs. As a
result thousands of our young
people are forced to seek em
ployment in the already over
crowded fiel,d of teaching or
accept jobs that provide little
or no outlet or reward for the
long years they spent in pre
paring themselves.
The question of jobs for
Negro high school and college
graduates, we think, demands
careful study and planning if
our young people «re not to
become discouraged and re
sort to means of earning a
living that is not inspiring, if
not questionable. The CARO
LINA TIMES would like to
see an organized and concerts
ed effort put forth, by Ne
groes on a state-wide basis to
open up new fields of em
ployment for their group.
In Asheville . . .
Your Dollar Buys Less
Inasmuch as a dollar spent
by a Negro consumer will buy
no more or no less merchand
ise than the same dollar spent
by a white consumer, then it
is neither illogical nor unrea
sonable to expect such other
benefits or accomodations
which are connected with the
purchase of goods and serv
ices to be the same.
However, this is not always
the case. One such example of
this inequity is the example of
rest-room accommodations in
the downtown Haywood-Pat-
ton Avenue area of Asheville.
A recent survey conducted
by a local social-action group
revealed that rest-room faci
lities for Negroes in the down
town shopping district ranged
from inadequate and unequal
to none at all for Negroes,
with but one or two excep
tions.
On the basis of this survey,
it would then appear, that in
terms of “fringe” benefits
and accommodations, Negroes
are receiving less for their
dollar-spent than others with
the same dollar-spent.
We are sure that the wise
and alert businessman real
izes that he cannot continue
to give “short-weight” to an
important segment of the con
sumer public and still con
tinue {o attract his dollars
with his merchandise.
But aside from the con
sumer economics of such an
unfortunate situation, Ne
groes need not be expected to
continue to submit to these
petty insults and indignities
of second-class citizenship
without sooner or later sharp
ly reacting against such con
ditions on a social-action
level as well as an economic
level of action.
Therefore, once the im
portance and urgency of this
question of adequate rest
room facilities for the Negro
shopping public is conveyed
to Asheville’s downtown busi
nessmen, it should not be con
sidered as overly-presumptu-
ous to expect these business
men to immediately correct
what so obviously is an un
wholesome situation; for the
Negro people and the fair-
minded white people, both
permanent and tourist, ex
pect no less, and in the end
will accept no less.
Che Can
PvbliMhed Every Saturday By
THE CAROJ.INA TIMES FtlBLISHING CO.
518 East Pettigrew Street Durham, N. C.
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VOL. 30 — NUMBER 18
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1953
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THE NBEIUCATION OF
A COLLEGE YOUTH
The Monster Must Be Destroyed, if
Democracy Is To Survive."
Editor’s Note: Because of
space limitations, the Timet
regrets that it was unable to
print the following letter in
its entirety. Space permitting,
the remainder of the letter
will be printed in next week’s
paper.
To The Editor;
Re: "The Perilous Hour’’
This letter is written not In
the form of a protest to “The
Perilous Hour, the April 26th
article which appeared in The
Dally Tar Heel by A.Z.F. Wood,
Jr. It is, however, more of an
expression of sympathy for such
an uninformed, prejudiced and
even though enrolled in a uni
versity, an uneducated man, as
well as an attempt to enlighten
Mr. Wood on many of his mis
conceptions of the Negro.
“The safety of society depends
on the tolerance for hostile as
well as friendly criticism. In a
community where men’s minds
are free, there must be room for
the unorthodox as well as the
orthodox views”.
As one of the four freedoms
of the “Bill of Rights” Wood has
every right to express himself,
as he sees fit. It becomes, never
theless, increasingly difficult
for me to see how a man of his
caliber can represent an insti
tution of higher learning, which
bids for recognition among lead
ing universities of the country,
and how his article could be in
corporated in an official organ
of that university.
Education has usually been'
thought of as a cure for preju
dice, but Mr. Wood seems to be
affected with a malignant type
of ignorance for which no cure
is known. Such thoughts and
mfatconceptions could only arise
in a Warped mind. Thank God
these characteristics are not
transmited genetically; therefore
Wood’s children may not be so
handicapped from brith, how
ever, we hope they will have
enough guts to refute the view#
their father will attempt to in
still in them.
We wonder just what his ma
jor Interest can be. He certainly
could not be a -student of
History, least he should know
that all races at some time have
been under the yoke of slavery
and that the Negro has made far
more progress than any other
race so situated, in less than 100
years after bondage. He can not
be a student of Science, least he
should know that all persons
have a racial odor. Odor is not
peculiar to the Negro. These
odors may ije disagreeable even
among members of various An-
glo-Saxon strains. He can not be
a student of Law, least he should
linow that the “rape” cases he
reads about do not all pertain to
the Negro, and that in many
publicized cases the Negro has
been falsely accused. In this fair
state of N. C., there has never
been a white man penalized with
life or a life sentence for rape
alone; whenever such a charge
has been made against one of
the fair skin, the charge has
always been reduced to “attack
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RACIAL
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HATREp
SERVANT OF GOD WELL DONE
ByE.T. ARTIS
(Dedicated to the late Reverend H. H. Hart)
You started when you were just a child
To preach the word of God.
And people felt your message true.
Where ever you did trod.
Your pastored, oh, in many towns.
Proclaiming the word of God,
Your cry was “I am heaven bound.”
Over the road our fathers trod.
You were serious in your message, friend.
And all who heard you knew.
That yoiu’d be faithful to the end;
And that your words were true.
You’ve helfted a many soul in time,
To make peace with God,
And many a one you’ve helped to find,
The path where Christ hath trod.
■A-;
But now, your time has come, dear friend.
To make your report above.
In that fair and happy land.
Where abideth peace and love.
^eep on dear friend, and take your rest,
And enjoy that blissful land.
For we shall meet you with the blessed
In that Eternal land.
And when in the final judgment
When victory has been won.
The great and Glorious God above.
Will say to you Well Done.
Spiritual Insight
"Words And Deeds"
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
Pastor, Mount GUead Baplist Church
"SMALL BUSINESS”
The campaign to repeal U. 9.
tarlfl laws to permit a flood ct
cheap foreign imports takes on
more and more an Alice in Woiu
derland aspect.
• • •
Froponeat* of tariff repeaUl
keep repeatlnc that C. S.' tariff
laws are the only abttaole in the
way of a werld*
proaperltyi
throofh werM-
w i d • free*
trade.
Shortly, botit
Britishers and,
Canadians be
fore Westmin
ster Abbey will
voice a com-
mon enthusi- C. W. Haritar
asm by joining in the teaditlcmal
"God Save the Queen."
• • «
And ^ile they have nat aal
the words to mnslc, the EnsUsb-
man and hla Canadian ceaala
will also be chaatinc sotto Toce
“liet’s Iceep np onr aplendid trade
between os, as lone aa Taakaa
taxpayers foot the bilL**
* * •
Anyone wishing to see the silli
ness behind the drive to build
world prosperity by scuttling
U. S. tariff, needs oily to look
at records of Mutual Sectirity
Agency which succeeded Itfar-
shall Plan as the open-hearted
giver of U. S. tax dollars to
Europe.
• r •
Here is Just oaa ezampla that
ha^eaed in tlie apaoa a( U
days. EngUah ladnstry naaia
metals and oO. Her damlniMit
Canada, and fsssessiwi Trini
dad prodocaa these Itsma. tssm
incly, it Is a aimple matiar tor
the memliera e( aae family ta
sit dewa and wark aat u agraa-
BM«t to trade.
• a a
But that daslre to buy and sail
was not solved in this alasste
manner.
By C. WILSON HARDER
1M,M6 to bny non-ferroas metals
sndi as lead, sine, and aininin-
om in Canate, and oil in ’Trint.
dad, to be slilpped to England.
* « •
Undoubtedly, in time these fig
ures will appear in published re
ports as a example of growing
trade between England and her
dominions and possessions. But
one point wHl be neglected.
« * *
Tliat point will lie this trade
waa only made passible by U. 8.
paying the bill.
• a •
Similar arrangements are com
pleted practically every day.
• * a
And almost every day England
oriaa the world cannot exist with
out free trade, and tliat frea
trade cannot exist with U. B.
tariff laws protecting the Ameri-
oaa market.
a a a
England has yet to demon
strate that it can work out any
fraa trade arrangements within
her own family.
• a a
Tat, deapite the pnbUahed
faets, a veil ot secrecy appears
aver them in Washington. Cong-
raas most take some action on
tariff l>y Jnna M, yet
ao ana ta Coogress lias arisra ta
point eat the fallacy of free trade
aa tllastrated^by tlie trade rel»-
tlosM ia the British Empire.
a a a
ntare is some thou^t that fear
accounts for failure to bring out
tfaaaa facts.
a a a
It is known that England trad
ed with Bad China, even after
Karaa started. Soma feel there
Is » poaalbiHty timidity eadsts
abe«t area starting aa explora-
tioB of tlie snbject, for fear tt
will start a chain reaction lead-
Img ta dlacloanrea that American
taayayan paid for raw mater-
iala from British damialoas
wfcloh ItaglaBd fabricated into
Bularlals asad by the Beds ia
Korea ta Ull American traeps,
tiMM prsasating U. ■. pobUo with
(ha majsr ahoak e( the oantnry.
"..They say ond do not...’'
Matt.23:3.
There is a wide, deep gap be
tween words and deeds. Many
never build the bridge between
words and deeds. Talk is the
cheapest thing in the world. It
costs little to be a vain babbler.
In every social group there are
those who are long on words and
short on deeds. Many are they
who pay great homage to worth
while causes through the in-ex-
pensive means of lip service.
The devotion of many stop with
liji service. Churches are full of
lip-service members. But they
are not there when great deeds
are to be done and heavy bur
dens home.
There are those who have
gt-eat zeal in the talkfest. On
the other hand they are not to be
found when a sacrificial deed
needs to be done. Jesus states a
great truth we all know to be
true: WORDS are CHEAP,
deeds costly.
Are you a DOER OR A TALK
ER? Talk is all right. Words are
wonderful in their right and
proper place. The time comes'
when talk is not enough. There
comes the great hour of DE
CISION—when -we must move
from words to deeds. Words give
expression to great flaming
ideas. Through words we plan
and inspire. In words we in
crease understanding and we
educate. Through words we de
bate and deliberate. Words be
come the sparks that keep the
fire of inspiration and enthusi
asm burning for a great cause.
But the time comes when we
must move decisively, passion
ately and courageously from the
passiveness of words to the
creativeness of noble and sacri
ficial deeds. Lip-Service is
cheap! High and holy deeds de-
mand a pripo.
High and noble living con
sists of a series of sacrificial
deeds and not words. Jesus
raised a new standard of great
ness...“He that would be great
among you let him be servant...
“He demands 'that our lives
become an offering on the Altar
of holy and loving sacrifice.
Jesus says he finds life who
reaches out in a series of loving
deeds for others. Life finds its
highest purpose in deeds and not
words. Wake up and live! Move
from words to deeds! Move out
of the “THEY DO NOT’ CLASS
INTO THE “THEY DO” CLASS.
Are you a talker or a doer In
your civic and religious con
nections? Talk is cheap. A noble
deed calls for a sacrifice. Look
around you; there are so many
cases calling for a sacrificial
deed. You have talked long
enough. DO A GOOD DEED!
Life’s greatest values have
come through deeds and not
words. Our redemption from
sin came through the noblest
deed of ■ ttie 'a|^e!^~the sacrifice
of the Cross. We were saved
from SIN THROUGH THE
SACRIFICE OF THE BLESSED
SON OF GOD. He stripped him
self that we might be clothed.
Words are cheap! Noble deeds
are costly!
by Alfred Andersen
Within and Among
Dear fellow seekers Having
argued for the moral necessity
of “life after death” we now
torn to it’s plausibility. Granted
that it ought to l)e, and that we
are here “betting our lives’’ on
what ought to be, we now ask:
“But how can it be?” Where do,
“the departed” go? How do they
relate to this world that we
know and by which we have
known them? What could be
the nature of the experiences,
the goings and comings, the
challenges, the responsibilities,
the freedoms and llmitations.—of
“‘after-life”? These are questions
that naturally arise. We shall not
betray our committment because
we cannot answer them com
pletely, but some plausibility
seems required to release our
moral energies.
Firstly, we may note the dis
tinction between a continuance
of conscious life immediately
upon death of the body and one
which “takes up” at some later
opportunity. Our moral require
ment would still be met if “the
soul” were to “sleep” a thousand
years, or a million! The fact that
a large part of the total life’s
experiences would be missed
thereby is not inconsistent with
life as we now know it. If we
have lived liefore tiiis life we
don’t seem to have much re
collection of it. And certainly
we know that we have missed
and continued to miss incaucul-
ably more of life's drama than
we are aware of. Just as in this
life we touch on the Overall
Life at those very few points
which relate to our own spiritual
development, so it would seem
appropriate that when the con
inuity contributed to by our
bodies is broken by death, and
another entry into “history’’
peculiar to the soul’s condition
after a time of re-preparation
and re-evaluation is necessary.
At death the soul is stripped
of its bag of tricics, of most of
the tools by which it has taken
hold, and the using of which has
constituted the bulk of life.
Naturally it will take time for
it to make eptry into Life Jsy
.another route. There seem to
be two aspects to this prepara
tion : the preparation of the
soul itself by a re-saturation
with the “heart” of reality, with
a rc-choosing of general overall
direction of development; and
the preparation of “the world”
to provide an appropriate entry
for the re-oriented soul.
But are we arguing here for
some theory of “transmigration
of souls”? Logic and moral
necessity seems to lead to some
thing like that, doesn’t it? But
wiiat are the alternatives apart
from complete death of “the
soul" with "the body”? An "af
ter-life” completely ^unrelated
to this one would seem to be
sinfully wasteful of this life’s
moral victories and meaning.
If you say that the details
are necessary in order to give
continuity, purpose, and ac
complishment! What is life
scious entities with which we
respectively communicate In
various degrees of community?
What is life apart from the par
ticular units of “spirit”, from
the lowest form of life to the
highest in-the evolutionary lad
der, to which we feel compelled
to respond with affection and
with whom we identify in re
do us part”.
Continuity of life requires
continuity in friendsidp, in ac-
quaintancestiip. Someday I
ought to be able to “look in on”
the development of every human
being, every animal, for whom I
have ever felt a tinge of affec
tion and to which I have ever
extended a trace of identifica
tion. And at such a time of re
visitation there must be a kind
of historical setting somewhat
related to the “old one” and
continuous with it. I must be
able to look back and see in
my mind’s eye how our pre
vious relationship has contri-r
buted to what we each are now
and to the relationship ^now
possible. Any “after-life’’ which
meets the moral requirements
must relate to the singing birds
I have enjoyed and thrown kiss
es to, to the dogs that have
cuddled up to me in a soul’s em
brace, to the human fellewship-
of various shades, and, most
importantly, to the central
friendships and kindred spirits
which play such a central part
in my spiritual development.
And isn't the same true for you,
fellow seeker? Isn’t this all quite
plausible and right?