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»AOl TBB OABOUNA 1008 8ATUBDAT, AFKL 1>, ItX Na APOLOGY Oft RnuniON tiMt w«^*a til* Cw*- ItMtTtoOT «m*M mi aecMUt U a mmt iMMMt iiat MMU«d ia tke oo«ne of m M>e^ talk kctwM* tk« dlreetor of the claiilfM advortistac department of ttia BOWiVAPcr ***1 * florlat Uafortamate kecanae the rvproMBtatiTe of tte florist shop, waa eaafkt in oae of thfie pre- dUeaaaoata whoa to keep aUent la am adanlaaioii of fnilt and to attempt to- explain only en- taafloo oM iMre and more in a auM of —auawered qoestiona. Of its 11 yeara existence this aew^aper ku never crtnced nor faltered when faced by an ad- ▼ecsaiT. Hie blessed atMbate of apology is a gift of the Almighty to bo naod by all manktad wkon a wrong has been done to oM^i fellowmeii. In the coarse of the battle for decency and human dignity of an oppressed people it mult not bo used aa a hiding place to escape the slings and arrows which those who would be free must suffer. The demand fw an apology and a retraction of the tmth as told in our story of the Mrs. f. L. Upchurch Florist last week, will not be made by this news paper. In the times past, in the time present and in the future we have never, we do not now and never will apologise for truth, nor retract it merely to obtain shelter from the con- aequence of it. On the other hand if the time ever comes when this newspa per by accident or through error shall do the least injury to the hnmblest citisen we stand ready and willing to extend ourselves to the limit to apologize and to do everything in our power to retract or right that injury. ^ If the attack upon this news paper comes in the courte or elsewhere we shall, as in the past, take refuge behind the im pregnable wall of eternal TRUTH and trust God for the resulto. May God bless Mrs. J. L. Upchurch. CONGRATUUIIONS HECHMICS AND FARMEtSBANK Orchids to the Mechanics and Farmers Bank for its most phenomenal advances since 1950. According to a re- l»rt published in last week’s issue of the Carolirm Times the institution has advanced 364 places toward the top of the l^t since 1950. We agree with president M. C. Martin, of the National Bankers Asso ciation, that the growth of the local bank bespeaks the ex cellency of its management. Already achieving national recognition in the area of banking institutions, the Me chanics and Farmers Bank is fast becoming a national banking place for Negroes all over the United States. From far and near they are turning to the local bank for the per- sona^ banking service they have failed to receive else where. Under the leadership of J. H. Wheeler, its president, it will be no surprise to the citi zens of Durham if the next 10 years will not find the Me chanics and Farmers Bank even higher on the list of the major banking institutions of the nation. In addition to being a sound businessman Mr. Wheeler js possessed with the faculty of making friends among all classes of people which is an important factor in the build ing of any business or institu tion. His example might be followed by many other busi ness hea^, educators and even some ministers we know who have the tendency to crawl inside their little shells and close the door behind them. Let it never be said of J. H. Wheeler that he lived to him self and away from his peo ple. He truly is a man who can walk with kings and still not lose the common touch. Of the top ranking business men of Durham, now living, he probably serves in more places and is the best known by people of all classes in the entire city. A SALUn TO GREENSBORO We salute Greensboro this week for naming a Negro, Dr. David D. Jones, president of Bennett College, to the City’s Board of Education. The step is a forward one and is cer\ tain to make for a better un derstanding between mem bers of both races, especially on matters pertaining to edu cation. Dr. Jones’ appoint ment again pushes Greens boro way ahead of Diu:ham on the matter of a more equitable distribution of po licy-making positions in city government. Greensboro al ready has a Negro deputy sheriff. Durham has neither deputy sheriff nor a Negro on the Board of Education. Dr, Jones is well qualified to serve on the Greensboro Board of Education. His long years of service as an educa tor and his achievements as president of Bennett College place him probably among the best qualified of those now serving on the Board. The sooner qualied Ne groes are riven recognition on policy-maUng boards and conunittees in all branches of government, the sooner a bet ter understanding between the races will be had. The parental attitude heretofore assumed by a majority of white people in southern com munities is no longer accep- able to a group of people that is daily becoming better edu cated, better home owners and more self reliant. Again we salute the white people of Greensboro for tak ing the lead in giving recog- gnition to their fellow Negro citizens. In addition to Greensboro and Raleigh oth er cities of the state are fall ing in line in calling upon Ne gro citizens to shoulder their part of community responsi bility. Of the major cities of the state it remains for Dur ham alone to trail in the dust. «0 IMPROVEMENTS CONE THE HARD WAY Improvements that come to the average Negro community usually are gotten the hard way. This applies to schools, jobs, streets, hospitalization and all other advances made by the race. Sensible Negroes know that only through strug gle will they ever acMeve full citizenship in this country. The wreck which occurred at the comer of Glenn and Grant Streets Monday will probably mean that the city will finally put stop signs at this intersection wUch is one of the City’s most hazardous. When and if the signs are put there, persons in the Hayti section will know that even this elementary favor was not granted by city officials until two automobj^es were wreck* ed and two^rsons, Negroes of course, miracuously escap ed with their lives or without injury. This newspaper has been informed that citizens living in the vicinity of the Glenn and Grant Street intersection have for the past several months begged for stop signs to be erected there. The usual procrastination that always attend such requests made by Negroes was resorted to wilJi the result that no protection for motorists was erected at this particular interestcion. The resultj therefore, was two automobiles badly damaged and two persons escaping with their fives. There are several other in tersections in Negro areas of Durham that are just ai^ haz ardous as the one mention ed above. It is our hope that city officials responsible for the erection of stop signs at street crossings in Durham, will not wait until a life is snuffed out or serious injury and other damages befall some innocent person, mere ly because those involved are Negroes. Regard for human life ought to be the concern of all of us. Ceirtainly the deliberate refusal of city officials to erect stop signs at hazardous inter sections is a flagrant disre gard for human lives that ought to be stopped. It might not be a bad idea for Negro citizens in these respective areas to contact Councilman R. N. Harris in an effort to secure relief from a condition that has already remained at a standstill too long. . THE SPIRIT OF MOB VIOLENCE STILL WITH US You read of an angry mob of 100 men gathering around the Mitchell County jail at Baskerville, North Carolina, Monday afternoon in an at tempt to seize a game warden who had been arrested for the fatal shooting of another man earlier in the day. The mob failed in its attempt to get the man because he had pre viously been whisked away to another town and placed in jail for safekeeping. It should distui^ thinking white people of our state and the remainder of the South that in the unfortunate in cident at Baskerville a white man was the intended victim of the mob. Lawlessness, whether at the hands of individuals or mobs, will eventually become democra tic in its intents and purposes and race, color or creed will mean little or nothing once it starts on a rampage. The Bas kerville affair proves just that. Thank God for the alert officers of the law.who slipped the intended victim out of the jail and hurried him to an other place where he is safe. What would have happened had the mob members got ten their hands on him is too horrible to think about. This reminds us all that the spirit of mob violence still exists in the South and until it is de stroyed the need for an anti- lynch law will exist. Thinking persons in both races would do well to ponder the Baskerville incident care fully. It might not be a bad SATURDAY APRIL 10, 1954 L. B. AUSTIN, Publiaher CLATHAN M. BOSS, Editor J., A. CABTEB, Managing Editor PeblMbed Mmr aoturdar by tb* UltlTXO raaUSHXaa. Iaeat*oratod at BIS B. P«ttl(rew St. ■MmS mmmt tUm matter «t tk* PMt OffiM •t Dmihmm. Morfli Oareliaa ao4«r th* Act of March s. lan. M. E. JOHNSON, Businew Manager R. J. HATNES, Advertising Manager No KuanuatM ot pubUcstttloD of uiuoUdtad ri«i Lattan to tho a^tor for publloatloa murt ■ignad and coafl—d to 600 wordi. ■ubaolptlon Rataa; l*c par oopy: «x moaOta. ta.OO; Oaa Yaar, (V'oralsn Countrtea, par 7Mt.> GETTING AlONG By LAUREEN WHITE' NEW YORK Joe Louis, former world’s heavyweight champion, has done many things tbat should endear him to the public. He has furnished entertainment and diversion to millions. Life often becomes duU and uninteresting, and most of us need stimuli of various kinds from time to time. When Joe Louis was at his peak, many people received their big gest thrills when he fought. For weeks before a big fight, JOe would be the chief topic of con versation, and when he won, many people felt it was a per sonal victory for them. Joe created interest in boxing when the sport was at a low ebb, and he provided the fresh new tal ented fighter tbat was needed to lure the cash customers to the box office. Besides all this, Joe Louis in spired many of the nation’s youth to live clean wholesome lives. It would be hard to count the young men in this country who are physically sound be cause they tried to imitate Joe Louis. Many of them were in spired to take care of them selves and get the proper rest. food ^d exercise becatise they wanted to be like Joe Louis. Most of us do not like to see Joe LoUls embarrassed. We do not like to see any popular hero embarrassed. So, witen the news that he owed more than $800, 000 in income tax leaked out, most of Joe’s admirers felt sorry for him. He let himself down as well as his public. When a man is a success in one field of en deavor, we hate to think of iiim as ‘a flop in some other field. Joe Louis is a gigantic flop in managing his finances. He owes more than $500,000 in back taxes for the years 1946 through 1949. Now, in order for Joe to owe such a large amount, he must have earned large amounta. And, though income taxes are very high, other people pay at the same rate he does, and keep their taxes paid up. It is regrettable that Joe Louis finds himself in such dire financial straits, especially when we consider how much he lias earned. However, there is a lesson to be learned lor those who Will be guided by ^e mis takes of others. Seamus Fleming Famous Author Urges Parents ToKeep Race Hate Cancer From Corrupting Youth ST. MEINRAD, IND. "The most striking thing about race hatred is the effect it has on the haters, shown most vividly in the children they are bringing up”, declares Seamus Fleming, of Chicago. In the article, “Heritage of Hate!’, Mr. Fleming describes hate as “a cancer which de stroys the hater more than his victim”, and expresses the hope that “if people wiU not control it for God or for their fellow- man, perhaps they will do it for their own children. “Will children grow up with much respect for law and order and the righta of their fellow- men,” he asks, “If their parents rejoice when a Negro’s house bums of if they feel that public tax funds (to which the Negro contributed) should be used for segregated housing?” . The author recalls the pre vailing. attitudes j in the neigh borhood in which he lived a few years ago, close to “Bronze- ville”, Chicago’s overcrowded Negro section. “They (the whites) lived in f«ar”, he says, “that aome day. a Negro might buy into their select community and niin the neighborhoood. Meanwhile their own houses Went unpainted and unrepaired, their own lawns idea for this state to set up its own anti-lynch law to pro tect the lives of white per sons as well as Negroes. It is better to have the law and never need it than to need it and ngt have it. went to weeds, their own chil dren played unwatched in the streets and were out long after dark with no supervision. “The child’s basic education in manners and morals”, Mr. Fleming points out, "comes from his family, not the school. In an atmosphere of prejudice he begins to think, like his race- hating parents, that there are two laws: one for ‘whites’ and one for other ‘colors’. It is wrong to destroy our property and good to destroy theirs; it is evil to at tack us but good to attack them. It is wrong for us to starve; their starvatioiv is tlieir own fault.” The child, declares the author, clearly sees that the only differ ence between races is skin color and reasons that therefore we persecute the Negro because he is “not like us”. He can easily translate this into a general rule: I and my kind are all-im- portaiit; whoever is different from me has no rights . Mr. Fleming says that Our Lord’s two great Command ments, “Love the Lord thy God”, and “Love thy neighl>or”, are actually one Commandment “since you cannot love God ful ly without loving your neigh bor. “If you hate a race,” he says, “you are just that much, hat ing God, who created it.” WASHINGTON AND "SMALL BUSINESS C.W. Hardar Congreu Is now considering what li termed greatest forward step lor ft* weUara of Indepen dent boshiess ever undertsken in the Republic’s histo^. • • • WwMtw Edward J. Tkft (Rep., Mian.) Bdeot Saatte SmaU Bast- neesOniuutttee^haimuui haa in* irodaoed Sen-i ate Beaointion No. >13 to make tUs oeni' mittee a stand- inr oommlttee. • « • In discussing this propoeed{ action a review of history and Congressional procedure is eidightening. • • • There arelSCommitteea known as Standlnc Cmnmitteee, olotbiirf with iesislativB authority. In ao* tnal practice, standing oommiW tees decide on proposed legisii^ tion. Unless a bill is approved by the proper committee, it seldom has a cliaBee of gettlBg passed. • « • There are also otiier conmiit- tees, some permanent in nature, such as present Senato SmaU Business Comndttee. But theso committees, while they investi- gate, and make recommenda tions, have no legislative autho rity. • • • For more tliam four yearn the permanent Senate Small Bust* new Committe* liaa performed. briUUnt work. Shortly after ft waa organized as a pennanent committee the Korean War start ed, and it is the belief ef many that durbic the critical period ot material aUocations and ^iort- Ues, American small baataeee might have suconmbed if it had not been for the oototanding work of tills oommitteo. * * * As a comparison Agriculture not only Is representedby a cab inet officer, but also by S&nding By C. WILSON HARDER AgrlcultUT* Committees in both the House and Senate. Any biH affecting farmers must first be examined, investigated and voted on by these committees. * • «i Tet, according to laat Oouk- merce Department report there are only 3,700,000 farmers and farm managers in tlw nation, whUe the nomber small or in dependent business enterprises ia placed at 4,000,000. « * * Labor Is another Standing Committee which deals with all legislation affecting lat>or. * * « Aotaally, the only important segment ot the American econ omy not given safeguard ot Standing Committee ia indepen- deat —nail business, yet not a wosk passes that a biU ia bitro. dneed iriiieh has a vltaf effect on the walfaro ot small business. • • • It is to ttie oredlt of the Select Senato SmaU Business Commit- teo and its counterpart in the House, tiiat more legislation det rimental to Independent business weUare has not sUpped through the last Ibur years. But only by vigilance and hard work have these committees performed sp much service for the nation. * * * II to alao a tribute to the fair viewpoint toward independent hasinsss problems by Congress \M a whole, tiiat recommenda- ttona o( the present comm.tttees have been considered before final voting SB the floors. • • • However, the weUsre and in terests of the nation’s 4,000,000 smaU business firms is felt to fuUy merit the attentkm at a standing oonmiittae. i. • • •' ! \ nerefOro, ^^OTal of Senate Besiriation No, U3 will give Amerioao smaU boalness the ■ecurity at the legislattve level which medam ooBditions neoewi- tatea with a standing oesnmlttao aa a tan iladged wateMeg. ->'■1 I "Will Be Strengthened By A FEPC" Spiritual Insight “THE PASSION: COWARDICE” By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church "Pilate....released Barrabas.-.and delivered Jesus..to he cruci fied...” Mark 15:15. Many characters parade across the stage of the Passion of the Christ. And Pilate seems to be one of the most shameful— HE IS A CRINGING COWARD. His name has been stained with morally nauseating stigma now for two thousand years. In the face of duty, he descends into the depths of moral cowardice. He saw the hatred of the rulers. By his own admission he foimd no fault in Jesus and yet in the face of such clearcut moral duty he lets go Barrabas, the murderer, and held and scourged Jesus the sinless Son of God. He ignored moral. duty. He stifled his conscience. In the face of a blood-thirsty mob of leaders, he becomes a shameful cringing, fence-straddling moral coward. What a contrate? Pilate the moral coward and Jesus standing in the laeauty and alKleur of his NESS AND MORAL POWER. In the scene of the Passion, we see prejudiced and hate-fill ed leaders in the dark depths with Pilate the cringing cow ard. And on the exalted heights of moral grandeur we see the SON OF GOD IN THE MAJES TY OF HOLINESS. He stands above the hateful leaders, the fickle mob and Pilate the crin ging coward. He has siurrendered to God. And we see him standing above the dark forces of evil in calm ness and power that only God can know. His case is iti God’s hands. In the eternal affairs of justice right will tip the scales in his favor. But Pilate shall stand forever in the darkness of COWARDICE! Christ and Pi late: PILATE THE COWARD AND CHRIST THE BOLD AND HOLY SON OF GOD! It is always tragic to abuse the sacred trust of leadership. The Jewish leaders of the Pas sion stand guilty of such an lli- noble act before a righteous God. They used the flickleness of the people to achieve their unhojy end—THE DEATH OF THE SON OF GOD! Out of the foulness of their souls they inst the sinless Son of God. They inject ed their poisonous hatred into the souls of the people. What a shameful movement in the pas sion? They persuaded the people to take Barrabas and to cry for the crucifixion ot Jesus. The unthinking mass is al ways fickle and dangerous. You can never teU when they wiU t>e« manipulated by an evil-in clined trickster. The Hosannas of the masses are soon turned Into the tragic cry of ...“CRUCIFY HIM...” It is so easy to be Pilate-Uke in the face of the clear-cut com mands and demands of duty and right. Many have been silent when they should have spoken out. It is criminal to be silent in^the face of a high and HOLY DUTY. How many times have we sought to please men when we should have walked the high path of duty. We have favored the people and suffered the con demnation of an outraged con science. He is dangerous who has no convictions and wiU not obey the voice of conscience. We become moral cowards with Pontius Pilate when we fail to face the clear-cut call of right and duty. Pilate tried to cleanse himself of this shocking guilt by the simple ritual of a handwashing. BUT CLEAN HANDS AND A DIRTY HEART WILL NOT GIVE PEACE AND CLEAN SING! STRAIGHT AHEAD -By Olive A. Adams NEW YORK It has been most revealing to watch and listen to the various television progrcuns in which youngsters participate. Many of the kids give a good accovmt of themselves, performing natural ly and displaying unquestionable talent and poise. No doubt many of them will continue in the en tertainment field and build lu crative careers for themselves. We can’t say we care too much for the sight of a dimpled Uttle five or six-year old squirming before the cameras like a pint- sized Gypsy Rose Lee, or a would be popidar singer trying to emulate the more sensational peddlers of bop, but U enter tainment is their bilsiness, let them have it. What we personally don’t like, however, is the kind of creep ing insolence that seems to be growing out of many of the quiz programs and yoath forums that are popular these days. The participants, we are told, are just average yotingsters, typi cal of all American youngsters. Now, of course, we are aU for freedom of expression among our youth, but some of partici pants seem to feel the necessity for developing the fine arts of wisecracking, and that we can do without. Some of the pro grams that employ smaU fry, may have a certain amount of entertainment value, but the cost might be high in the long run. Someho^^, we can’t appre ciate the spectacle of Uttle children trying to out do each other in their bid for laughs and applause from the grownups as sembled. Some of the panel shows and group discussions on a higher level also reveal just a Uttle bad taste. On one of the youth pro grams a while back, a group of high school students had one ot our public officials in the “hot seat” and many of them (dis played great talent as hecklers. A difference of opinion is a healthy thing, and it is still healthier when such a differ ence can be voiced by our yoimg people. But when teen-agers feel no compunction whatever about their downright rudeness to someone who had been gra cious enough to submit to their questioning, we contend that their manners need a bit of brushing up. We would venture to say that had the children wanted to make a point, they could have done it with a little more dignity. At any rate, they could and should have shown just a little defer ence to their invited guest. But then, again, when wa watch our youth on television, perhaps we are actuaUy seeing a reflection of adult conduct, and this should give us pause. As a matter of fact, on another of these free and easy panel shows, a group of teen-agers were dis cussing their family relation ships, and from the turn of the discussion, it was plain to see that adult manners could do with a little renovating. UNITED NATIONS NOTES By JAMES R. LAWSON (Accredited UN Correspondent) UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. ETHIOPIA - Col. John C. Ro binson "Brown Condor” of the Italo-Ethiopian War, died last Saturday in a hoepital at Addis Ababa as a result of injuries re ceived two weeks earlier when the training plane he was flying crashed and burned, after nar rowly missing a nurses’ home. Some say the accident was caused by engine failure. Others wonder—for Col. Robinson had Iseen accused in certain circles of supplying, guns to the “Mau Maus” by air. However, this has always been denied by both the late Colonel Robinson and the Ethiopian government. Col. Robinson was a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, class ot 1924 and Curtis-Wrlght Aero nautical Institute, class of 1931* He later taught at both institu tions. Chicagoans wiU remember Col. Robinson as the organizer of the "Challenger Air Associa tion" composed of Negro men and women pilots in that area. Early in 1953, he was invited to organize a course in Aviation at Tuskegee, and almost at the same time was invited by a per sonal representative of Emperor Haile Selassie to serve in Ethi opia. He chose the latter and be came head of the Imperial Ethi opian Air Force. Col. Robinson escaped from Ethiopia before the ItaUan oc cupation and returned to the United States in 1936 and toured the country in l>ehalf of aid to Ethiopia. In 1945, he returned to £!thiopia. His name was In scribed on the monument to he roes in Addis Ababa for his part in the Itaio-Ethioplan war. When this reporter visited Ethi opia in 1992 as the Emperor’s guest, Col. Robinson was a con stant companion.
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