PAGlTWd
THE CABOLINA TIMES SATURDAY. DEC. 5. 1953
IWIONAL-
NHAT THE SOUTH WANTS IN PUBUC DFRCUU5
Last week U. S. Attorn®y
General Brownell asked the
Supreme Court to outlaw
racial aeftegation in the pub
lic schools of this country.
When Brownell took the sol
emn oath of office as attorney
general, he promiseid to up
hold the Constitution of- the
United States which guar
antees equality to all its citi
zens, When faced with the
question of abolisMng seg
regation in the public schools,
by which only inferior educa
tional opportunities are pro
vided for Negro citizens, the
. attorney general stood by his
oath of office and stated that
the nation's highest tribunal
had the duty to strike down
the humiliating dual public
school system in the southern
states.
No sooner had Brownell
made his statement than sev
eral southern senators, repre
sentatives and governors, all
of whom had also taken the
oath to uphold the U. S. Con
stitution, began to lambast
the attorney general. Among
them were such men as Sen
ator Clyde R. Hoey of North
Carolina, Representative Ga-
things of Arkansas and Gov
ernor Herman Talmndge of
Georgia.
The attack on the attorney
general gives a good picture
of the kind of integrity to be
found in the average public
office holder in the South.
For when any man places his
hands on the Holy Bible or
holds it to high Heaven and
swears to do a thing, know
ing at the time that he does
not intend living up to that
oath, he assumes the status
of the basest sort of liar and
must not be trusted. In most
instances these are the kind of
men sent to Congress from
the South and the kind that
are elected governors. In
fact they constitute about the
only kind that can be elected
to public office in southern
states.
What leaders of the South
want in a President, Attorney
General, Senator, representa
tive or other high public of
ficial are those who are so
low in their morals as to
swear under oath that they
will uphold the Constitution
of the United States and in
the next breath spit upon it
if the question of racial equal
ity arises.
Fortunately or unfortunate
ly, dirty deeds like these can
not be committed in a corner
any longer without having
world wide effect on what
others think about us here in
America. As a result our
white brethren are distrust
ed in every comer of the
globe, and communism threat
ens to engulf the entire world
while American Democracy
must be apologized for on ev
ery hand.
if the United States Sup
reme Court, the President, the
Attorney General and other
high public officials allow
their thinking to be influ
enced by a few, little short
sighted numb skulls like Hoey
and Talmadge, the bloodshed
which Georgia’s governor
predicts will not be in the
South as he hopes, but over
the entire world, a majority
of which is populated by over--
whelming numbers of non
whites. These yellow, brown,
and black people, from all ap
pearance, have resolved that
the time has come when they
prefer death rather than po
sition of inferior status which
they have heretofore held.
Thus it appears that the
South now finds itself array
ed against the entire world
instead of its few Negroes.
The spark may be just enough
to light a world conflict
which will make all former
wars seem like only a back
yard chicken fight. If that
hour comes may God save our
children.
THE DEEP SOUTH SPEAKS
DUKHAN
CONGRATUUTIONS FOR NORTH CAROUNA
COUEGE FOOTBAU CHAHPIONS
Th* Carolina Times is come to N. C. College. We
happy to extend congratula- trust that other athletic
tions this week to Coach' Her- groups at the school will gain
man H. Rid^ck and his foot- inspiration from the fact and
ball squad for having brought go on to do ^ually as well,
to North Carolina College the Frankly, this newspaper has
first football championship in not looked too favorably on
the history of the school. It is football teams that have
our sincere hope that the represented N. C. College for
achievement will lessen the the past several years. The
pressure on Coach Riddick Miami defeat of 67-6, the
that it has been his lot to un- Orange Bowl in 1951 and the
dergo for the past several defeat of 47-0 which the team
years and engender for him suffered in the Capital Clas-
better cooperation of other sic in 1952 still linger in our
athletic officials at North memory, try as we may to for-
Carolina College. get them.
All of Durham joins with We think we see in this
the student body and faculty year’s football squad the com-
in rejoicing that the footbaU ing of age of Coach Riddick,
championship has at last who after all had to learn the
ways of coaching big time
college football as its differs
from coaching high school
football, the same as a class
room teacher must have time
to learn the startling differ
ence in running a classroom
and an entire college.
While we do not expect the
football championship to be
won every year by N. C. Col
lege, we are quite sure that
with me experience that
Coach Riddick has had at the
school during the past ten
years it ought to make it pos
sible for him to produce teams
in the future capable of tak
ing their turns at the cham
pionship though.
NATIONAl-
ONH)HHH>ARADOX&OF SE6RESATI0N
The 48 Negro soldiers who
were arrest^ and heavily
fined in Columbia, South
Carolina because they resent
ed being segregated on a city
bus have probably discover
ed by this time that although
their country considers them
good enough to give their
lives for it, it does not con
sider them good enough to
sit on a seat with a white wo
man, or at least that part of
their country known as South
Carolina does not think so.
The Columbia incident pre
sent a most damnable para
dox in that it involves 48 men
who over a period of several
months have been trained to
possess manhood, courage
and fortituHe but not to ex
ercise those traits except
when facing guns in the
hand of the enemies of their
country. Here one gets a
bird’s-eye view of the hor
rible stupidity of segregation,
to say nothing of the stupid
ity of the people who are try
ing with all of their might to
perpetuate it;
It is only right that the Na
tional Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored Peo
ple should enter the case.
Certainly the organization
cannot stand by and see this
type of tyranny prevail even
in South Carolina, without at
tempting to put a stop to it.
We think the Negro sold
iers should not be required to
pay one dime for protesting
the insult which was imposed
upon them by the bus driver
who ordered them to act
like weaklings rather than
soldiers in the United States
Army. The incident affords
a good opjMrtunity for re
spectable Negroes over this
country to come to the aid of
the soldiers and refund them
every cent they had to pay
for acting like men rather
than cowards.
The time has conxe when
those of the race who have
the courage to take a stand for
equality must be supported
by all churches, fraternities,
business institutions and in
dividuals who want to see
America become the actual
leader of Democracy in a
world that stands at the cross
road trying to decide whether
to accept our way of life or
that of Communism.
A Good Investment
I Just received a copy of the
Fortieth Anniversary souvenir
celebration publication ot Piney
Woods School located at Piney
Woods, Mississippi in an area
which has been referred to as
“way down behind where the
sun goes down.”
This school meets a need
which is unmet by any other
school lor money-less Negro
boys and girls who want an edu
cation lor uselul living. The last
infor^tion 1 had on its enroll
ment figures were 50-percent ol
whom were “working their'way
through.” The school had an
other 500 applications of the
same kind on lile.
Millions and millions ol the
most underprivileged and there
fore handicapped youths just do
not have the opportunity to earn
the money to pay their wdy
through school.
Millions and millions ol la
thers and mothers lace a tre
mendous problem in getting
their children through and get
ting an education lor them. We
certainly ought to keep in mind
the problems \hese parents and
children face, and if we have an
opportunity to suggest to some
one the possibility, ol investing
in the luture of these—the most
underprivileged boys and girls
who are “working their way
through at Piney Woods School.
This school needs everything
which may be used to answer
Opportunity
their prayer for educational op
portunity which is constantly on
the lips of those who want the
opportunity Piney Woods School
offers.
Many, many individuals, or
ganlzations could bless them
selves by adopting an austerity
program to make an annual con
tribution to the work being done
for the least among us at this
school. And look upon same as
a precious privilege.
For a lot of industrious, ambi
tious and indigent youngsters
this school is the last chance.
And the greatest thing any A-
merican can do for any Ameri
can in need is to help him to
help himself—give the guy a
chance. Even evei^ sinner de
serves one more chance, be
cause every saint was once a
sinner.
At Piney Woods School many
boys and girls through the forty
years of its existence have been
saved from crime and liabilities
to society, to good and loyal
Americans who are constant and
faithful in their efforts to make
the fullest possible contribu
tion to all that makes America
strong and therefore free.
One can not make a better in
vestment in the future of Ameri
ca than by investing in educa
tional opportunities for children
such as those at Piney Woods
School. Piney Woods, Miss.
Write them for details.
V
She Must Be Protected From All Who
Would Destroy Her
V' •*?
WASHINGtON AND
"SMALL BUSINESS”
The sudden departure ol WU-
Uam D. Mitchell as bead d the
Small Business Administration
seems to cast light on Adminia-
tration’s attitude toward small
business.
• * *
Bntohell wu first head o( new
acenoy set np to make hHUS t*
bnslnesa when
Beceostmetlon
Flaance C o r-
poratlon was
dropped. BFCj
records sbowedj
CoDKrew ooB-
■latently made
money on small
biulness loans,
• faot that did
not receive the . „ .
pnbUcity that *•''''■ Harder
a tew political manenvera with
BTO lands received.
* * •
^ut Mitchell apparently decid
ed that Congress has wrong idea.
♦ • •
As ha viewed the slti|atloi^
rather than extend loans to bt-
dependent bnsiness that reqnlre
them, be preferred,to give them
advice. With 8BA acthig as a
«t««n bostatesa management oon-
wdtaat servioe.
* * * -
But Independent businessmen
took the stand conversation is
no substitute lor cash, and also
there are better sources avail-
-aMe- cn-tnanogement problems
than year old attorney,
a * *
IB setting np SBA lending antb-
orlty Congress acted on a real
ist ^nntlsal of the Immediate
attnatioiu Under present tax
lawa, it llaa liaen impossible for
independent baslnesses to lay
aside frem profits the oaak i*>
aecvsa naedad ta ezpaad.
* * *
ICany sound busintf s enterpria-
•s are placed in hazard because
of a low cash t>osition due to the
usa ot cash to pay taxes. TUs
lact is best evidenced hy the reo-
ord ot the BTC. Most small bus-
0 mnnil w hlnMiee aiiam
By C. WILSON HARDER
iness loans were paid oft on a
short term basis.
• * *
Bvt BUtchell Ignored the Imme^
dlate facts, preferring a “pie in
tha aky” attltnde.
* • •
Ha also neglected to recognize
Congress ia getting touchier
aliout run-arounds Irom agency
heads. Small business leaders
laid tha lacts before Congress
men, especially Sen. Edward J.
Tliye, chairman of the Senate
Small Btulness Committee,
• a «
Shortly thereafter Mitchell was
called to the White Hoose at
which time his resignation waa
•ooepted, with the asnal note vt
regret and appreciatloa of paM
serrloes noticeably mlaalng.
a * «
Mitchell wanted to give Inde
pendent ljuainassmen la^ons on
how to swim.
• a a
But Congress feels Independent
buslneasaiea already know how
'ta awlm.'An Aey need la a cU-
mata oandaoiva to swimming,
a a a
An Interesting note on “you
can’t take it with you: nai^r
can yon i^ve it away.”
a a a
ta Tia«don, B. O. Bmoa, wha
olatana to repeseat Ooaatwte ia-
temattonal. Inc., acting aa agent
far the U. S. in disposing at bat
ter Boqoired aoder the price snp-
puit piagi'aiiii niiwplalna that ha
haa baan anable to give away
M,OM ti»s of bntter. British balk
at paying per poond transpor
tation ohargea.
a a a
But it can l>e assumed that
astuta foitish businessmen have
not lost tha cq;>portunity this offer
praaants.
a a a
Utadaid>ladly they are meatioB-
lag free V. 8. bntter ta hammer
dawn prioaa aT batter they boy
fram Danmark and Holland. This
Diay Bat “batter np” V. S. rela-
tlana with fliese two strategically
loeated aUlee.
Heart Specialist At PTA Meet
Spiritual Insight
Integration: Oneness
BY REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND
PASTOR, MT. GILEAD BAPTIST CHURCH
"Behold, how good 'and how
pleasant it is for bretheren to
dwell together in unity.’’Psa.
133:1
Men are one beneath their
color and culture. God made us
lor oneness in the essentials. One
hundred years ago the nation
was caught in the closing stages
ol the great moral and spiritual
struggle lor the abolition ol the
degrading and sinlul system ol
human slavery. Now, in this
historic hour we are in the final
stages ol the spiritual ^and moral
struggle lor integration or one
ness in tliis God-blessed land.
The Moral AND SPIRITUAi:
POWER OF THE ETERNAL IS
AT WORK TO MAKE THE
PEOPLES ONE! God is to it. It
cannot be denied! We must be
come one to luUill our God-gi
ven destiny in this hour.
WHeri God" gets ready, we got
to move! An unimaginable spiri
tual and moral power will come
when the people are legaUy one.
Now we are divided. We must
become one! Too much energy is
going to waste in the present
state ol separation and exclu
siveness.
Tliis OQess will be lor the
healing ol the nation. Under the
present sinful pattern we are
sick and wounded. This vast re
lease ol spiritual power will be
lor our inward moral and spiri
tual healing. What a blessing ol
peace and health when we hum
ble ourselves under the mighty
hand ol God. This lorward step
will bring a new birth spiritual
ly and morally for our nation.
God has a job lor us to do. We
must unite to do this great task
lor God. Already the hour is
late! God lias given us eighty-
live years tp get ready. I think
we are ready! This nation made
one under God has a high and
Holy destiny...“How good...how
pleasant lor bretheren to dwell
together in unity...”
Integra- know
-With '-tiie coming if
tion, the mightiest power in the
world will be released; LOVE
AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. There
will be a new atmosphere in
wtiich men- can grow as God
would have them grow. No long
er will there be need lor stilled,
distorted and warped growth
which we now have. Love will
break every hindering barrier
down. Love will heal the hurta
and wounds ol many souls. The
innate decency ol men will tri
umph over undue pride and
selfishness. Everybody will be
released when we can...DWELL
TOGETHER IN UNITY..”
And this nation thus made one
under God can assume its high
moral destiny ol true freedom
and brotherhood. This will in
deed be..“THE LAND OF THE
FREE AND THE HOME OF THE
BRAVE...” Why has God
brought so many colors to dwell
in this land? That this nation
might become a laboratory exhi
bit ol God’s plan lor Ireedom
and brotherhood lor the world
to see. Here God would have us
that beneath the- auper-
licials ol race, class, nationality
and culture we are one. God is
ready that this nation should be
come one as a mighty weapon in
his hands lor the peace, dignity
and brotherhood ol man!
Implications Of The Public School Segregation Cases
Before Jk U. S. Supreme Court
YOURNEWSfi^
VV
i
The Hillside High School P. T.
A. will hold its December meet
ing Monday evening, Decemt>er
7, at 7:30 in the school audi
torium.
Mrs. E. W. Seeley ol the Dur-
ham-Orange County Heart As
sociation will show a film on
“Rheumatic' Fever”, a childhood
disease that ellects the heart.
Dr. R. P. Randolph will ac
company Mrs. Seeley and will
answer any question relative to
the film and the disease. John
H. Gattis will lumish music lor
the program.
All parents and Iriends are
urged to be present.
IMMIGRANTS ALL"
S4TVRDAY
DEC. 5, 1953
Igctiaeasi
L. E. AUSTIN, Publlaher
C. M. ROSS, Managing Editor
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jjjrrrrfriiiiirrrrrTr i
By Channing H. Tobtoa
Chairman, Board of Directors
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People
The five public school segre'
gation cases scheduled lor re-
argument before the United Sta
tes Supreme Court beginning
Monday, December 7, involve
much more than the issue ol se
gregation in the particular
school' districts in South Caro
lina, Virginia, the District ol
Columbia, Kansas and Delaware.
Technically, ol course, the Court
will render its decision only on
the cases belore it. But the im
plications ol the Court’s ruling
extend far beyond considerations
ol what is to be done in these
specific cases.
At ultimate stake is the lu
ture ol the anachronistic sys
tem ol segregation not only in
education but also in all other
phases ol the public lile ol the
nation. We 61 the National As
sociation lor the Advancement ol
Colored People have long main
tained that segregation is a di
visive and anti- democratic de
vice designed to perpetuate an
obsolete caste system which
flatly contravenes the basic ethi
cal concepts ol ourJudaeo-Chris-
tian tradition. We have held that
segregation per se is unconsti
tutional. Should the Court up
hold this point ol view it could
mean that all laws requiring or
permitting racial segregation In
schools, transportation, recrea
tion, shelter, and public accom
modations, generally, would ul
timately be invalid.
When Thurgood Marshall and
the other NAACP lawyers asso
ciated with him address the nine
justices ol the country’s highest
tribunal they will argue the
merits of the casea before the
court. But implicit in their ar-
g4pient will be a challenge to
the validity ol all legislation
which separates one American
from another 'on the totally irre
levant basis ol race, color, re
ligion or national origin. They
will contend, at least by impli
cation, that .integration cannot
be a hallway measure. Our
nation cannot remain haU-inte'
grated today any more than
it could continue hall-lree and
hall-slave a century ago.
Importance of Cases Recognized
We, ol course, do not know
what decision the Court will ren
der alter hearing the arguments
ol our lawyer^ the attorneys for
the several states, and the spok
esman lor the United States Go
vernment. We do know that the
Court recognizes the importance
ol these cases. This~was clearly
indicated by the order to rear
gue the cases, ,the request that
the Attorney General present the
government’s views ol the issue,
and the live vital questions posed
by the Court.
The importance the N A A C P
attaches to these cases is demon
strated • by the extensive re
search our legal department has
undertaken in preparation for
the argument. Mr. MaAhaU has
secured the cooperation of more
than 130 lawyers, law professors,
historians, and other social sci
entists in digging up every relat
ed lact in connection with this
paramount issue. Never before
has such an array of scholarship
and talent been assembled to
prepare for a civil rights case.
When they face the Court our
lawyers will be fully confident
of the validity ol their argu
ment,the accuracy ot their in
formation and the soundqem of
their theory of law.
Likewise the advocates of con
tinued segregation are aware of
the significance of these cases.
To argue the Clarendon County
case, the State ol South Carolina
has retained the services ol John
W. Davis, the eminent consti
tutional lawyer and onetime un-
successlul Democratic party
nominee lor President. They
have also the attorneys general
ol their req>ective states and
private lawyers to represent
them at the expense ol the tax
payers, Negro as well as white.
They are doubtlessly prepared
to make the most ol their argu
ments.
The Department ol Justice has
assigned a stall under the di
rection ol an Assistant Attorney
General to prepare the govern
ment’s argument. What position
the government will take is not
positively known at this writ
ing. However, it is generally be
lieved that the government will
again contend that segregation is
unconstitutional just as the De
partment argued last year at
the hearing on this issue. It
seems most unlikely that the
new Republican administration
will take a less forthright posi
tion against segregation than
that taken by the preceeding
Democratic adntinistration.
May Mean Beginning of End
If the Court decides that se
gregation per se is unconstitu
tional it will not mean the over
night liquidation of Jim Crow.
It will, however, herald the be
ginning of the end of this anti
quated system. The end will not
come until the last Jim Crow
jign is removed from the. moat
backward community in the Na
tion. But come, it wiU.
We are not In the least dls-
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