MOl TWO
THE CABOLINA TMtS
THE CHIKCH BEGINS TO AWAKEN
ON SEWEGATION
Another segregation lafld- As the Christian churches South. For once it is aroused
mark of the South fell last of all faiths and creeds awak- to its duty, no force is cap-
week when an Eiscopalian en to their duty in this strug- able of outdoing it in its
Bishop of the Diocese of gle of the Negrp and intelli- struggle for the rights of all
South Carolina announced gent whites to secure human mankind,
that the 164th annual con- dignity for all American citi- The Episcopalian Bishop’s
vention would be opened to zens, there will be more and announcement follows on the
Negroes. The announcement greater announcements of the heels of a similar and more
made it possible for one Ne- crumbling walls of segrega- widesweeping one made by
gro parish and two missions to tion. Time is up for the evil Catholic Bishop Vincent Wa-
be represented at the conven- and its days are numbered. ters of the Diocese of North
tion. To the delight of all true Out run at the present by Carolina. It is certainly most
Christians and regret of all the sports and theatrical encouraging after what has
hypocrites, the attendance of worlds in helping to break happened in the white Pres-
the Negroes caused«|no race down the barriers of segrega- byteriin and Baptist Chiirch-
riots or other disturbances tion, the church will even- es here in North Carolina
that would cause blood to tually arise to the occasion where ministers have bron
flow in the streets of Char- and th^n we shall see many fired for their stand on the
leston. strange things happening in race issue.
THE GLORY OF DEMOCRACY
The Confederate Memorial munistic nations it just could living American ought to
Celebration held here Mon- not happen without the in- cherish these rights and safe-
day, May 10 reminds us all stigators of the celebration guard them with every ounce
that, with the possible excep- losing their lives. For men of his energy and being. For
tion of England, America is have died in communistic na- only in America or other
the only country in the world tions for far less unpatriotic democracies would a man or
where such could happen, acts than paying tribute to a group of men dare to pay
Lest we forget, it was the the dead who rebelled against tribute to those who not on-
Confederate states that re- their respective governments, ly seceded from the govern-
belled against the govern- It might not be a bad idea ment but fought a war to
ment of the United States, for Americans to stop a mo- overthrow it.
seceded from the Union and ment and thank God that So we are not too much dis-
fought a bloody war against they live in a country where turb^ about the McCarthy
it, over the question of slav- men and women of different hearings, the witch hunts and
ery. In spite of it all the gov- philosophies can express them the few Communists in this
emment of the United States without Raving to face a country, so long as they are
allows those same states, now firing squad. It might not be allowed to talk out loud and
back in the Union, to stop a bad idea for those who get work in the open. For we are
and pay tribute to their Con- the idea that communism is satisfied that Mr. Average
federate dead. a better way of life than American has enough com-
The tribute they pay is in democracy, to realize that on- mon sense, enough loyalty
reality a tribute to the demo^- ly under a democratic form and ab^ve all enough alert-
ractic form of government and of government would they be ness to keep this country safe
sets a shining example for safe in expressing such in the from being overcome by any
other forms of government opei;^ form of government that
throughout the world. In Rus- This brings us around to would deny him the right to
sia, China and other com- the point of saying that every the four freedoms.
SATtJKDAT, MAY 18. M54 rewlts. Thev reason that
since they do not hold col
legiate professional degrees,
they just know they will be
left out when the new con
tracts are isisued under the
integrated system. In many
instances this may be so, but
those affected sht^d remem
ber that the same policy will
be followed for those of the
white race.
In addition, those who have
been “teaching for years,”
probably need to retire any
way and give ground to those
of the "new school” whose
ideas and attitudes towards
training children haven’t be
come warped beyond repair.
Another fear of Negro
teachers is the new tyj)e of
social life they will have to
lead among the mixed group.
Although this shouldn^ pre
sent any undo strain, teach
ers who do not know how to
hold an intelligent conserva
tion with a white co-worker
may have some apprehen^ons
on making the adjustments.
Some teachers may also
feel that they cannot do the
job as well as the white
teacher does. This complex,
in most cases, is the result of
JSIN THE NAACP NOW
Unless more interest is business and professional men local branch could boost ite
generated in the NAACP and women, our labor unions membership to 5,000, it
membership campaign for furnish a good source from would have enough strength
Durham than is now in evi- which many memberships to fight for more and better
dence it will pass off the scene could be obtained if the pro- jobs for the race, better
as just another annual drive, per approach were made to schools and many other ad-
As important as membership the task. vantages the race needs,
in the organzation is, a Several of the labor unions The Carolina Times would
majority of Negroes will not in Durham could, if they like to urge every Negro man
of their own volition join the would, underwrite the mem- in Durham to lay aside at
organization. Therefore it is bership of each person be- least $2 and join the NAACP.
necessary for leaders in the longing to them and thereby Do not wait to be asked to
organization in Durham to save a lot of headaches for join but send or take your
get behind the membership local officials who are not membership fee to M. E.
campaign and carry the cause paid for the work they are Johnson, 336i E. Pettigrew
to the people. called upon to do in member- Street immediately. Every
Durham ought to have a ship campaigns. lodge, club, fraternity and
branch of the NAACP of at Every Negro in Durham sorority should make NAACP
least 5,000 members and such should belong to the NAACP membership mandatory be-
-a-goat can be reached if &tl and a m^ority of them would fore allowing anyone to join
intensive effort is put forth, only if they were properly ap- them.
In addition to our teachers, proached on the matter. If the —
- INE PLIGHT OF NEGRO COLUGE BASEBALL
Last Saturday we witness- for a brand of baseball that seeped on down to the stu-
ed part of what was supposed would at least have some dent fans on the campuses to
to have been a baseball came semblance of. America’s na- say nothing about there be-
to have bwn a b^ball game tionai pastime. In those days ing entirely no interest
between the North Carolina colleges had no gym- among persons on the outside.
College Eagles and the A. and nasiums, fine athletic fields. In fact there is actually more
T. College Aggies. After equipment, high saleiried entertainment to be had at
watching four or five innings coaches and numerous schol- watching a domino game than
of the comedy we could stand ^^ition, the av«a^ college baseball
, , there were no opportumties game of today,
no more and left the scene in jgnding a berth On a big We think CIAA officials
disgust. Not only did the league team at a fabulous would do a fine thing if they
Eagles show no semblance salary. In spite of it all Ne- would set some kind of mach-
the game but the Aggies, the gro colleges offered a brand inery in motion to improve
totvrankinj? team of the baseball that would make the game of baseball in their
—— - * - -- the average college game of member institutions or dis-
today look disgraceful. continue it entirely. There is
The game as it is played certainly a great savings to be
in the average CIAA college realized in time, ener^ and
today is a tragedy and a money by not continuing the
Having seen and played on loss of time, energy and mon- game at the listless manner in
some of the best college ey that would better be spent which it is now being played
baseball teams back in the in something more profitable, in the average CIAA institu-
early 1920’s and early 1930’s, The lack of interest in and tion.
it is natural that we looked knowledge of the game has —
"teachers NEED NOT FEAR LOSS OF JOBS
RESULTING FROM INTEGRATION
People are a peculiar lot. Negro school teachers who little longer. This idea is
When its hot they wish it fear losing their jobs if the harbored by some because
were cold, when its cold they current ^ucational system tjjgy embrace several fears
^h it were hot. With the be abolished. j/ j „ integration may
date rapidly approaching for Ironically, some members xu_
the U. S. Supreme Court to of our race’s educational sys- ^ ®
publicize its decision on the tem are secretly hoping that The first fear of some Ne-
five school segregation cases, the status quo be retained in gro teachers is that of un-
there are still a number of the schools; maybe for just a stable employment and its
years of “white suprenwcy”
indoctrination and brain
washing which Negroes have
been subjected to. Although
aur teachers have graduated
from some of the best colleges
and universities in the Urdt-
ed States, there are still some
who cannot shake this myth
ical belief from their subcon
scious.
In the area of education
al preparedness, the Negro
teacher ranks highest accord
ing to educational statistics,
Tterefore, other things being
equal, the Negro teacher has
nothing to fear from the
pending legislation, for under
the new system, the best
teacher will be hired.
In addition to the better
schools, better community re-
latipjis, and better economic
conditions integration will
bring, it will also afford t
letter combination of teach
ers on all levels. And with
better teachers will come an
over-all improvement in m
educational system for chil
dren whose minds have been
warped and deprived of their
ultimate maturity by the
biased teachings of former
generations.
GETTING ALONG
_ BY LAUBEEN WHITE _
NEW YORK
On Monday, May 3, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court,
Earl Warren, showed that he
does believe in the democratic
way of life. On that day, the
Chief Justice reversed the mur
der conviction of Pete Hernan
dez who asserted that his rights
had been violated becaus* no
persons of his national origin
were on the lists from which
the jurors were drawn. In the
last twenty-live years, six
thousand jurors have been
called from liis County, but
there have been none of Pete
Hermanrez’ national origin.
This fact helped Justice Warren
issue his decision.
This observer was particular
ly interested in the decisions
that would be made Itfay 3, be
cause there was a possibility
that the long pending school
segregation case would be de
cided. It has been put off until
May 17, and it is the opinion of
the writer that school segrega
tion will be outlawed if, the
Chief Justice has to decide. An
individual who will contend
for fair play in selecting a jury
will contend for fair play in
administering education. A-
merica’s position in world af
fairs is greatly effected by de
cisions of that kind. When A-
mericans in high places give
concrete evidence that they l>e-
lieve in the democratic way of
life, it will not lie so hard to
convince others that it is good.
The man in Korea, Indo-
China or India who has always
doubted the Western World’s
sincerity, can now have a little
more faith. Even some good A-
mericans can have a little more
confidence in the democratic
way of life. Threats of intol-er-
ant and bigoted elements in A-
merica and threats of H-bombs
outside ot America will never
convince anyone that our way
of life is better than any other
way. The proper administration
of justice and an effort on the
part of high government offi
cials to see that the blessings of
this life are available to all who
labor to maintain this way of
life, can be very convincing.
There can be no other way.
Three cheers for Chief Jus
tice Earl Warren.
UNITED NATIONS NOTES
By JAMES R. LAWSON
(Accredited UN Oorrespondent)
congress gob INTO ITS YURLY ACT
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
The United States charged
last week that Communist
China exported $80 milhon
worth of opium, morphine and
heroin last year in a “formi
dable and far-reaching plot to
gain foreign exchange and at
the same time to demoralize
the people of the free world.”
Harry J. Anslinger, Federal
Narcotics Commissioner and
American delegate to the Unit
ed Nations Commission on Nar
cotic Drugs, told the Commis
sion that the newest innova
tion in Red China’s program of
spreading narcotics in the free
world is that Peking’s Foreign
Ministry has -liover-all control
over the entire program.”
“Spreading narcotic addic
tion land obtaining funds for
political purposes through the
sale of heroine and opium is the
policy of the entire Communist
regime in mainland China,”
Mr. Anslinger said. He called
the policy an “insidious calcu
lated scheme” to spread debau
chery -among the free nations.
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WASHINGTON \ N D
CIAA, was woefully minus
what we had expected in a
college championship base
ball team.
SATURDAY
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CLATMAN M. BOBS, MOiUt
J. A. CABXBB, Maaafhic Bdltar
mmr ■at«r«ay to/ Umt omm
•’UBUSHKBa. laeorp«r«M at Uf K. PsMicrtw at.
tatm* m ncMKl mtm Battar at lha Mat OMaa
at Dtuliaai. MaMk fli—Mai ante Ika Aat at MvA
S.
Beiawirtatlie:
UaUad Hawepapes.
MAY 15. 1954
AVSIDf, PMbliAw
M. E. JOHNSON, Manncw
K. J. HAYNES. Adv«rtMM Mmaa««r
No tuaraalM ot patoUcatloa ol um»eMatte4 mata-
rtal. L«tt«n to the •4itor far pubUeatton must ba
(tcud and coiHlaad ia BOO wacda,
SukaMrtpMao Bataa: Ua par aeppi r irri.
«3jM; Ona Yaar, ftM (Btealaa Couatrtaa. 94.00
par yaar.) ^
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SMALL BUSINESS
Probably next to mother-in-
law jokes, the moit frequent
itoriei ara built arsund tha lady
and the home builder, la whidi
the lady from day to day lo
change! the plana tha tmUdar Is
alwayi confusad.
♦
And tk a
aeemi to fit the'
Waihlnfton wUi-\
Ution.
• * *
CongreMmin
James Van!
Dandt itatasj
largely becaiua
ot imports ofj
cheap fuel oU
tromVenezuaUl
and Dutch
WeKt Indies, XT. S. coal produc
tion has dropped from 14S million
tons in 1947 to 91 mUliea tons in
1953: Coal Industry employment
has dropped from 109,202 to S6,*
068 in the same peri^ and the
trend continues.
a « *
V. 8. Is domplnc groimd for m»-
Idnal oils produced In these na-
tlona by Mg U. B. oU corpora*
tlona. But Taneraela, it'hosa
residnal on Is wrecking ao entire
American indastry recently im
posed a tariff duty on V. S. ahi-
mimim prodncta up to SM per
cent.
• * *
On question ot containing Com-
tnunism. Today U. S. troops ar«
stattoned all over the world;
thousands died in three years in
Korea. U. ’’S. Vice President
itates 11 French pull out of Indo
china, U. S. troops move in. /
* * * 
Yet la dasalo warfare, there
are two grand polnta of atrategy.
One Is to destroy enemy aUUty
to prodace; the other Is to main*
tain a naval blockade. Tet Har-
ald Btaasen, In charge e( the V.
8. giveaway programa teUs Con
gress trade with Beaatii riMald
be Increaaed. This meana Sessla
conld get things she needs.
« • •
^Vhen dairy support prices
C KitiMMi iwiwUmi uatnmrni swImm
3y C. WILSON HARDER
ware lowered, government sup
port prices on over one-third of a
billion dollars worth of govern
ment owned cheese also came
down about a nickel a pound.
a * •
B«t » long advance notice was
givaa «f thte drop la prices, so
ohfieaemakfirs unloaded miUiona
•( poimda to. the government at
the old anpport price, and bonght
H back Immediately after at new
lower prioo. Tbns a profit of al
most • nickel per ponnd was
made without cheese leaving
prodaom wateheese,
• • a
It was announced this plan was
followed in hopes milk price paid
farmers would not ba immediate
ly iut by tha cheese makers. But
with tbree ftnns controlling most
of - tii* U. S. cheese supply, milk
prices were cut long bdore date
cheese subsidy cut went into ef
fect T^y can seem pretty naive
in Wa^hhigtoi], too, at times.
• * •
Also) among government anr-
ploseaiare large stocks of liaseed
ell, vilU in psitaitmaking. Beoent-
ly the govermneBt aold n mil
lion poands to European llrms
for 7 oasits per pounds
, • • «
This I might be cited ai sa ex
ample !of what free world trade
meana \to tha XT. S. except for one
littla fijf in the dl.
• * e
The oU aold by the gevant-
ment tai T cents per poond, cost
more than twice amomit. So
tJ. 8. taxpayera lest abont $11
miniaa on deal, still pay hifh
prices far - peini to mahitala
homes, hums, bnslnsssea.
• • a •
So where is wnder over Just
what plan, if any, is being fol
lowed in Washington.
• * a
J Obvlondy, the answ«r Is there
'is no Irian. It It alao obviona if
govammaat ia going to avoid
Vbanknvting every Ameiioan, d»
stroylng evary Indepeiident U. 8.
 boslness, every Amerioaa homs^
I a aonnd boalneaa plsn mast be
‘adopted aeon wsd adbsred ia.
m
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Spiritual Insight
“GOD MAKES THE SEED GROW”
•y REVEREND HAROLD ROLAl^D
Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church
“God Makes The Seed Grow"
‘‘I iplanted-.Apollot watered;
but God gave the increase".
I Cor. 3:6.
Man is ever tempted to over
estimate his power. We would
honopr ourselves when the
glory and honor belongs to
God. This tragic error troubled
the little band of believers in
the Church at Corinth. They
argued over the human means
in the services of God. These
vain arguments begged them
down in conflict and confusion.
In the mire of dissension their
energies were wasted—the Holy
purposes of the church were be
ing defeated. How often are
our God-given opportunities
wasted in vain argument and
conflict.
God can use us as a channel of
his Divine power. We can be
used of him when we surrender
in humbleness and reverence.
By letting God use us we can
advance the cause of righteous
ness.
We are God’s agents—we
plant and water the seed—GOD
MAKES THE SEED GROW! We
can plant the seed but the pow
er of growth comes from God.
The power dwells in us. We are
only mediators of God’s mighty
power.
The power we possess is a
conditional grant from God.
The redeemed and the sahcti-
fied receive a grant of power
from God. It is ours as long as
we let God use us. It dwells
richly in us as long as we are
fit for it.
This power gives strength to
wealc and finite man..“God
gives grace to the humble...God
resisteth the proud...” This powr
er is given to the humble....
“Blessed are the meek for they
shall inherit the earth...”
The consecrated person can
become a mediator of God's
healing power. There is a cry
ing need for the power which
..is “FOR THE HEALING OF
NATIONS”; “Sin-sick souls”
cry out for the healing touch of
the power of God. Bruised and
broken hearts need the magic
touch of Divine healing.
WiU you be a means of God’s
healing power? Some wounded
soul needs the dell«{ite touch of
healing love. You can throw the
heart-arming mantle of love
around a cold, isolated soul.
Your loving concern will cause
some weary, beaten soul to take
courage. Let some soul know
through a loving gracious act on
your part that there is a God
of Love and Mercy.
Let the power of Gk)d that
makes a soul grow into some
thing lovely and beautiful be
transmitted through you. The
power of God makes the little
seed to grow into something,
that is wonderful to behold.
STRAIGHT AHEAD
NEW YORK
When we were very young
(never mind how many, many
years ago) we used to tho
roughly enjoy the adventures
of “Alice” when she went
“Through the Looking Glass.”
One particular incident we
found especially amusing.
It happened during Alice’s
tour thrcmgh looking glass
country ^ided by the Red
Queen. Ve used to squeal with
delight ^hen the Red Queen
sudden^ seized Alice’s hand
and, for a few minutes, they
ran as fast as they possibly
could; but when they finally
sat dowf), exhausted, to rest un
der a tree, Alice was bewilder
ed to discover that they were
in exactly the same spot as be
fore.
Alice expressed her surprise
and complained to the Red
Queen that, after all, where she
came fromi one usually got to
someplace after running like
mad, and the Red Queen said,
“That’s a very slow place you
come from, indeed. Here we
have to run as fast as we can
to stay in the same place.” Or
words to that effect.
Now, of course, Alice was
only a little girl, and maybe she
didn’t know it; but it’s the same
on this side of the mirror. We
have to run as fast as we can,
fight as hard as we can, give it
all we’ve got, just to maintain
the status quo. Just when we
think maybe we’ve broken
down a barrier, up Ctomes an
other one to be beaten down.
When we think we’ve had a
hand in educating the public
to accept some of the principles
of fair play, up comes a bigot,
gathers his mob around him and
declares no one shaU enter his
charmed circle.
There were actually some
people who were wiUing to go
along with Senator Sparkman
when he laid some claim to be
ing a “liberal,” and they were
convinced that he had learned a
thing or two during his exten
sive contact throughout the
country. It- seems the Senator
had sponsored a lot of good
legislation, like school lunches,
or some such, and these people
were confident he had seen the
light. However, the Senator’s
latest utterances on civil rights
should set the record straight
—By Olive A.
once and for all.
The Senator is right back
where he started from. And, so
is anybody who thought he had
been educated.
ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY
North Carolina Department Of
Motor Vehicles
GOOD SENSE IMPORTANT TO GOOD DRIVINO
Plain old "horse sense” Is not
enough these days.
Traffic being what it is, you
need “horse power sense” or
automobile sense—or just good
judgment, if you please.
Old timers can remember
when- the country doctor, com
ing home at dawn after a sleeps
less night o^ calls, could fall
asleep at the reins—and his
faithful old nag would bring
him safely home. That was
horse sense.
But your automobile, mira
culous as it is these modem
days, just won’t do that kind of
a job. That’s why you have to
use your good judgment-and
stay alert while driving.
Most accident^, in some de
gree, are caused by lapses of a
driver’s common “horse-pow-
er” sense—excee^g safe speed
limits, driving on the wrong
side, passing on the wrong side
or on a hill or curve, and
similar chance taking.
But there’s one thing that
hasn’t changed much. A horse
use to do some of the work of
taking care of himself—grazing
and exercising, for example-
calling for out-side repairs only
wheflQlii need of the black-
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