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PAGE TWO THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY. JUNE 12. 1954 HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE The Carolina Timet con gratulates, Shaw University in its very tintjely recognition of the service rendered the race, the nation and human ity by John Hervey Wheeler, president of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank, by con ferring upon him the honor ary degree of Doctof of Laws. It is not always that this newspaper can endorse, without qualifications, the Readiness with which some of our colleges and universities hand out honorarj’ degrees. In many instances honor has been Jaestowed upon persons to whom honor was not due or could at the least be ques tioned. In bestowing the honorary degree of Doctor of La^^ on Mr. Wheeler, we think, 'all of our readers who know the honoree, will agree that nt^ man in our time is more de- ser\ing. For unlike many of his associates, here and about, John Wheeler has not been satisfied to serve aind do a good job only in places from wlych he secured a salary check but has and is serving beyond the call of duty, and into every worthwhile phase and endeavor in the life of his people. B^ause the citation so beautifully d^cribes the full measure and worth of the man and with the hop>e that it will inspire others of sim ilar training and experience to “go and do thou likewise” we print below the citation in its entirely: AS BUSINESSMAN, you advanced through the rank of teller, assistant cashier, cash- ier-vice president to the high position of president of the great Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Durham and Raleigh. As president, you have suc ceeded that distinguished in ternational public servant, the late Dr. C. C. Spaulding, per petuating with distinction the multiplicity of public duties that occupied Dr. Spaulding; raising the resources of your bank to a position that merited a place on the list of the 3,300 outstanding banks of our country; providing lending and other services and the kind of advice that advances interest of all North Carolina citizens as well as the eco nomic interests of the Negro people. Your two terms as president of the National Bankers’ Association attest to the regard in which you are held by the mem ben of the banking profeasion. More over, you have given unself ishly of your time and your business skills as director of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank, the Bankers’ Fire Insur ance Company, the Southem Fidelity Mutual Insurance Company, and the Mutual Savings and Loan Association. AS CIVIC LEADEB, yon have demonstrated anew the truth of the axiom that to get something done, get a busy man to do it. In this crucial period of transition for our Southland to a realm of equal ity of opportunity, you have shown in the sterling quality of your efficient conununity service that the members of our group can be both devoted and able public servants. Among the organisations that you have served with distinc tion are: llie Durham Com munity Fund for a period of six years; the Recreation Com mission for the City of Dur ham for two terms; the South ern Regional Council, which you served as vl(5e president; the Lincoln Hospital, being chairman of the Finance Com mittee and a member of the Board of Trustees; the John Avery Boys’-Club, treasurer and member of the Board of Directors; the Stanford li. Warren Public Library, serv ing as secretary of the Board of Trusted for 22 years. AS FRIEND OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, you have stead fastly advocated programs that were designed to improve our society; and since your gradua tion from Morehouse College with summa cum laude hon ors on through your service on the trustee board of At lanta University and More house College, you have work ed assiduously in behalf of the forces of education. AS ATTORNEY FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, you have given additional evidence of your deep and abiding love for Christian education. Your confidence in the abilities and the potentialities of the youth of our group led to your se lection as chairman of the Sub-committee on Education for the Durham Committee on Negro Affairs. In that capacity you directed the institution of legal action and, appeared as one of the attorneys in a school suit which brought the Inequality of educational op- ^rtunity for Negro chHdren in your colnmunity to the at tention of the federal courts. As indication of the legitimacy of your complaint, the in equality was proved, and sub sequently under order of the court, the school iioard in your city has made notable improvements in the facilities for Negro children. Moreover, your far-sighted action In re sorting to the peaceful means of the legal maneuver In keeping with our finest de mocratic traditions has been highllchted in recent week^ by the unanimous decision of the U. 8. Supreme Court that segregation in the public schools of this country is un constitutional. Your militant championship of civil rights in the field of education will long endear you to your fel- low-citisens, and. Indeed to freedom and Justice-loving people everywhere. AS FRIEND OF THE COUN TRY’S YOUTH, you have con tinued to espouse the Chris tian doctrine of emphasis up on human rights for all citi- xens through your activities with the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students; and through your community cooperation with the United Negro College Fund and very significantly through your work as president of the 4-;il Foundation of North Caro lina, you have spread the wholesome influence of your business and professional skills to the farm families of our state. Moreover, this em phasis in the farm life of our state has been shown in your sponsorship of the annual pub lic speaking contest among farm youth, and, in another way, in the considerations that you and your associates have made for the farm families in such manner as to *lntensify their interest in ihe ways of efficiency and enriched living. THEREFORE, TO YOU, JOHN HERVEY WHEELER, A. B., SUMMA CUM LAUDE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, LL. B, THE LAW SCHOOl. OF NORTH CAROLINA COL LEGE AT DURHAM, SHAW UNIVERSITY IS INDEED PLEASED TO CONFER UP ON YOU THE HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTORS OF LAWS IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHRIS- ■HAN EDUCATION AND SO CIAL JUSTICE IN YOUR S T A *7 E AND, INDEED THROUGHOUT THE NA TION. STATE mTS-SOHTHQlN SIYU Since the rendering of the Supreme Court decision, striking down segregation in the public schools, this news paper has observed with a de gree of amusement the howl sent up by conservative white sovereignty of states by the rights. Without denying that there is an element of danger attending the invasion of the sovereignty of state by the federal government, we are at the same time aware of the fact that state rights to a majority of southern whites means the right to keep the Negro in a position of second- class citizenship. It means the right, without the interference of the fed eral government, to compel Negroes to go to inferior schools, to do the same work for less wages, to ride over the wheels in the back of buses, to live in ghettoes of our cities where the streets are unpaved and the lighting is poor. It means the right to attack and rape Negro wo men, to shoot down in the streets and even in prison helpless Negroes as in the case of the Chief of Police of Apex. It means the right to tax Negroes and then deny them representation in government It means the right of white men to beget children out of wedlock by Negro women and leave them without the right even to force the father of those children to provide for them. It means the right to continue the tenant farm system all over the South and in many instances to rob, cheat and take' advantage of struggling Negro farm fami lies. It means the right to gobble up all of the jobs to city, county and state gov ernments and reserve only the most menial tasks and the poorest paying jobs for Negroes. It means the right to force Negroes to the galleries in places of amusement and deny them hotel accommoda tions. It even means the right to lynch, to force Negroes to enlist in the armed service, fight for democracy and then deny them the fruits of their sacrifices. The screaming cry of most southerners about stete rights must be taken with a grain of salt. For in the final^analysis many of those who scream the loudest would be terribly em barrassed if they were called upon to give a true version of what is actually meant by state rights. Unfortunately for most of the die-hards who are now fighting the onward march of truth in this matter of segre gation, they seem not to real ize that they are now fighting against a die that has a&eady been cast and not against Ne groes and that no power on earth can stand against truth. As painful as the birth of this new era of freedom for all people is, the child will arrive kicking, healthy and strong. The Father is God and the mother is truth. THE VISIT OF HAILE SEUSSIE TO AMERICA It must have been dis- first arrived in this country to sented on this occasion.” Ap- appointmg to mapy white emphasize the rumor that parently referring to the r^ Amenrans if not revealing to Selassie does not consider cent Supreme Court decision, learn that Haile Selaisse, Em- himself a Negro. outlawing segregation in pub- ^ror of Ethiopia, classes In his speech at Howard lie schools, He said, “Events hiipelf as colored and not University, the King of of recent days, here in the belonging to the white race. Ethiopia gave great praise to United States, have briUiant- I.adio commentators were the contributions made to this ly confirmed before the world p 'Jiific in their statements country by Africans “whose the contributions which you V, iCn the Ethiopian monarch descendants are here repre- have made to the principle SATURDAY CLATHAN M. ROSS, Editor J. ALLEN CARTER, Managing Editor Publl«h*d Every SatuMar bjr the immD .niBUSHERS, Incorporated at SIS K Pettisi«« St Entered at tecond etaSi matter at Ilia Poat Oflloa at Durham. Mortb CaroUna under tha Act of Hard) Natioaal Adv«rtlitii( RapreaentaUva: Interatata umiad Nainpa)>cr«. Matnhtr. mfPA. JUNE 12, 1954 L. K. AUSTIN, Publisher M. E. JOHNSON, Business Manager R* J. HAYNES, Advertising Manager No guarantee of publlcaUon of unaoUdtad "^-tr rial. Letten to the editor for pubUcatlon mu«t be ■Icned and confmad to 500 worda. Subacrlption lutei; lOc per copy;. Biontha, M.00: One Year. 13.00 (rorelsn Countriaa. »4.00 per year.) that all men are brothers and equal in the sight of God.” Colored peoples throughout the world may differ in reli gion, language, dress, cus toms and other practices. One thing upon which all of them agree is the universal right to human dignity and equsd- ity of all men. In the struggle for that goal they will join hands in one accord and will not be moved. It may be that the keeping of this fact ever before white Americans and Europeans wiU be the one thing that will save civili zation. Haile Selassie is probably aware of the manner in which he was treated when he at tempted to plead the cauM of his‘ country before World War II. It was these sam% white nations that are no^ politely bowing at his 1( since landing field for Euro> pean and American planes are ^eatly needed in Ethio pia. In addition the discovery of uraniimi in that cotmtry has pushed it to the forefront among important nations of the world. American and European nations -have prob ably become Iriends in deed to Ethiopia because they are friends iii need. "SlilinanUiglnTlKM" Open UttH To Qluejs Of Dvbm May 21, 1954 Durham, N. C. Dear Friends: This letter is to pay tribute to the Negro school children, teachers, parents and attor neys of North Carolina who have shared in the long strug gle to have the Supreme Court ot the Untied States out law segregation in the public schools. The NAACP has pro vided brilliant leadership, but we in the ranks now wear an individual badge of honor in place of a former band of in feriority. A special tribute is due Louis E. Austin, editor «f The Caro lina Times, one of employers and a stubborn un sung hero of this triumph. Mr. Austin symbolises that rare brand of fighters throng&out history whose dedication to a principle is so great, they en dure personal sacrlfloes, re prisals against their families, public vinification and peril of life and limb, but remain steadfast to the end. We can now appreciate more' than ever Mr. Austin’s relentless, and sometimes hesrtbreaklng- ly desolate, fight against seg regation and diserlmination. Too much appreciation can not be expressed for those thoughtful white citizens of the South who have been willing to re-examine customs and traditions, to iiarmonize principle and practice and to extend us a helping iiand in our battle for equality of op portunity. My family. Mrs. Paolins F. Dame and Mrs. S. A. Fitsger- aid Small, former public school teachers of Durham, North Carolina, share with me this tribute and the rejoielng that we know yon feel today, even though we cannot sban it with you in person. * As many of you Imow. Ay family has been intimately as sociated with Negro education over four generations as teach ers in the Negro public schools, and in North Carolina- since '1868, the year in which the Fourteenth Aihehcbnmi'^weht into effect. The problem of giving Negro ciiildren self- confidence and a sense of self-esteem in the face of In ferior buildings and equip ment, meagre salaries, and continual insults to the dig nity of Negro teachers has been a household concern. Many of yon would have wept to see the deep emotion of my two aunts, when they read the decision ot the Su preme Court and exclaimed, “This is the greatest thing since the Emancipation Pro clamation!” When you realise tiiat Mrs. Dame was bom In 1870, yon know the anthentie- ity of this statement. Although now retired for a number of years, these stalwart sonls have talked ot nothing but the Negro teachers of the South during the past tew days. They see the splendid role these teachers will play in im plementing the current Su preme Court mandate. Thej were proud to note that Greensboro, North Carolina, was the first city to bring Its plans into harmony with the decision. They o^y wished out of pride in their native state that Durham might have been the ti^! Out of their deep experience and abiding interest, they wish me to express to you on their behalf their great con fidence in the Negro teachers of the South in this liistoric moment. They iuiow what in finite patience, restraint and continued sacrifice will be necessary to make the'^ansi- tion from segregated to inte- gated schools. They are deep ly conscious of, the constant tiireat wiiich has been held over Negro teachers; the threat that many of them would lose their jot>s should this day come to pass. They know, however, that for more than a generation the Negro teachers have been preparing for this day. They have made continual efforts to Improve their qualifications through summer school wturk, higher degrees and the raising of their certificates. They know bow these teachers have carried an almost iqtolMableV burden of overcrowdM elassee and, all too often. Inadequate teaching facilltleB. They know there are few Americans more dedicated than the Negro teachers who have given spir itual strength to their students throughout our hMor;. We have long awaited that time when we would bie judg ed on individual merit That time iias now come. The Ne gro teachers will not fail. Furthermore, the same Four teenth Amendment which pro tects the Negro clilld from segregation and discrimina tion also projects the Negro teacher. Let us ndt forget that the Negro teachers of the (Please turn to Page Seven) RUSSELL GEORGIA '(Washington and ■'SMALL BUSINESS In one ot the strangeit movei ever undertalcen In American business history, discount houses, through an organization they have set up, are asking the Fed eral Trade CoQunission to force legitimate wholesalers and man ufacturers to seU to them. FTC is now investigSting. * Ibe first ao>] tion la directed' sgalnat Haa-- back, Inc., o(l New T o r kj wholesalers o({ electrical sp-* pllanoes and’’ hardwarei Itema foUowing annonnoement it win not aell to any disooant homes. * • • A series of such actions is un derstood planned by ^count house operators. This Is perhaps the most blatant display of brass ever released to fool both gov- amment bureaus and public. * • • Natfoa’s Batter Bnstnass Bo- reaas aoores baaTlly traottces at so called dtoooimt houses. * • « ~ Ethics and honesty, not for saU-protection, but for protec tion at the public is a traditional principle o American businesa. • e e Vkat is why maay taisfaaias** If aaa4e aai seU fieAaets «* tiM matkst May are beaght with pabUe eeaadesioe te pradaet to- tegrity, and b*Ua( la aiTaat «l av defecta adJsstmMts will be made. Bai that system iepsnds t mttrttr, wbilawlsw eT l»- tagtMf, tt tatagiMy. * • • However, Ibis trsdittanal Amerfaan- iysten, largely ua- known elsewiiere, is being tiueat- •Bsd by so eaUed diseomrt bouses ^riiicb unload a kit o Junk on the rUe. But peofla do not wilttatf* waft Into a star* ifiMiWng A : WIISON HARDER only junk merchandise. There must be some bait. • * • Disooant honaes fight for brand merchandlae to use as bait. * • * But even so called cut price ad vertising by these discount hous es Is wide open to question. • • • A cemmea advertising prao- tioe is the “waa and Is” metiiod. A (Ictltionaly high price is listed as tlie original seDlng price of the article to eempare with the disooant honse peloe. • « * And often so-called cut prices are on old, obsolete models, io* fprred to be current models. • * • ^ nere Hi atOl a fnrtlier pnblle datnsiesi. If a oM oeeked la the same pot tlie csroass wl a single rabbit with that ef a horse, called It rabbit stew, ha weaM be qnastloMd. j. • • • 1 Yet discount houses oonstantiy refer to their stocks o>'natiaoally advertised merobandli^ wtm in fact the preponderaiB part ott their stook is unimowti. But by larding the atoek with a tew brand name items they ttrow the oloak ot respeotabi^ over entire stock. * e * Tins the pabUe, attraeted by the baft •( well kaewa aamas. Is tadaoed te buy ether mesreha** diaa, paylag an eaerbHaatly Ul* Itloe fee M. e • « lUs sltuatlcn eannot ecsiHmia. Despite eftorts at some Indepen' dent manufaeturers, too many, often oomblne subsldisdeB, drat tbair eyes to the situatian. • e • ■ _ tarevs, werkhM tegethes, eMrid hr fan pabU^ and stV peUe- la(b selve the irsWsai. And II wpears Ui^ Mma te adaQaaMjr pabUo^ flMse mumMmetmam Spiritual Insight “REFLECTIONS ON DESEGREATION” By REVIRSND HAROLD R0LAI9 Pastor, Mount Qilead Baptist Church “You must love your neigh bor as yourself..love never wrongs a neighbor...Rom. 13:9 The Court erased tiie legal roadblock. The door is opened! The practical everyday implica tion of integration is a spiritual problem. Now we must bring to bear the matciiless beauty- and power of the SPIRITUAL LAWS AS REVEALED BY JE SUS CHRIST, the Law Of Love—the Laws of the Spirit must now take over and make it work. Some forty million peo ple must bring to bear the pow er of love to build a new pat-^ 'tern of Ciiristian human rela tions. The spiritual resources of our faith face a gigantic, practi cal everyday test. Can we past the test? Yes! The love we talk about and preach about faces a supreme test. I have faith In our ability to past the test. The Church must lead us into tills new and iligher ground of CHRISTIAN HUMAN RKLATIONS. God will be glorified. And we will gain the admiration and respect of the world. Why? We shall luive passed the highest test of our religion;... “YOU MUST LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF...." What about those deep-seated fears? There are fears on both sides. But most of our fears are unfounded? Why? Because deep down, in soi>er moments, all men want to do right and be decent. Tills faith sustained the Master in iiis relations with the' most wretched. Already we can see that thousands were just waiting for a ciiance to be de cent: THE DECISION HAS MADE THIS POSSIBLE. A new found respect and love will drive fear from the field..“PER- FECT LOVE CASTETH OUT FEAR”...Truly the fruits of love will take over and win the day- goodwill, understanding, tole rance, trust, cooperation and de cency. Love will biMid the new patterns of the integrated so ciety. Love may seem slow—love is sure! It may take longer to build what love builds lasts longer; LOVE BUILDS FOR PERMA NENCE AND DURABUJTY! Some will be plagued by re sentments as we work together during the coming months and years to build the NEW PAT TERN OF CHRISTIAN, DEMO CRATIC RELATIONS. Let’s be honest. Resentments can block our movements. We must face tills poison of the soul. And then go on to root it out. Let us ask God to remove them and help us overcome them..“Be not overcome with evlL.but over come evil with Good"...We must Ijelieve in a very practical way that...“LOVE NEVER FAILS...” Some are sayin|( wisely; LET THE CHILDREN HANDLE THE PROBLEM! Is not the eliild’s natural sense otf decency the important fact in a harmo nious adjustment of this prob lem? Jesus said the spirit of the ciiild was of the very essence of the Kingdom of God. May it not be true in this hour that **a little child :sliall lead them..." May we as adults not i>e wise in just standing back and let ting the ciiildren lead us into a iligher ground ot human rela tions demanded in the imme diate years ahead. STRAIGHT AHEAD —By Olive A. A4aaw NEW YORK The saying “If you’re going to dish it out, you’d better t)e able to take it" expresses a sort of rough and ready code. It means very clearly tliat when you “jump" sometKidy, you iiave to expect the same kind of action in return. It’s all in line Avith the principle of fair play, one might suppose, liecause it is perliaps only right that you give a fellow as good as he sends. But somehow that is never enough and when the fight gets to going real good, the punches get lower and low er. The much-talked-of spectacle in TV right now is an example. Roy Coim, the merciless, the self-righteous, put iiis “victims” on the witness stand and tore them apart with ills pointed questions, 'and wore them down with Ills voluminous attaclu. Or at least, he tried to. The Sena tor from Wisconsin poured it on as only he can do, asking long and involved questions, and then demanding “yes” or “no” answers, and brow-beating the witness if he did not answer in that manner. If the witness protested that the question could not t>e an swered in that manner, there were many times aspersions cast upon iiis reputaticm, liis honesty, his character, or per- liaps his mental capacity. No holds barred-anjrthlng goes. It . is interesting now to watch tile same operations squirm under the same kind ot questioning they have been pouring on all this time. Per haps it was a slightly sadistic reaction, but there was, U)e blushing admit, a tiny bit ot satisfaction in*seeing the cocky Mr. Cohn stutter, stammer, and evade imder the questioning ot Army Counsel Joseph H. Welch. Periiaps Mr. Cohn under stands now as never before, th(tt there are some questions ttiat can’t be answered with a “yes" or a “no” He must itnow now if never l)efore, that anyone can make a witness look small and seem ridiculous by taking , a chance remark, or a slip of the tongue and harping on it and blowing it up all out ot propor tion. The show is getting good. But we “ain’t seen nothin yet." Wait until the Senator gets on the stand! GETTING ALONG NEW YORK Emperor Haile Selassie came to our country on May 25th aboard the liner SS United States. This sliip is the newest and most', modem ever built by this great nation. Howeveir its claim to fame is its service to the passenegrs. I have talked to many pas sengers who have crossed the Atlantic on the SS United States and all ot them liave higiily praised the latest addition to our Atlantic fleet. Whether you travel tourist, cabin, or first class you can be assured ot ser vice deluxe. Even those traveling tourist have only to press one of the conveniently located buttons in their rooms to iiave a steward at their side in a matter of seconds. Whether it is to bring food, move lufgaget open a bag, or give information the stew ard is always on call. Every pas senger is; given every possible attention. Since infinite care is taken to please the most humble passen ger you can imagine the cm- sideration shown the great. They are surfeited. According to my informant before the Em peror came aboard ^ entire crew was jittery as new boots at inspection time. All over tlie Ship were whispers “The king is coming aboard.” The path from the gang plank to the kings suite was swept and swabbed several times before the servants brought the luggage aljoard. The path was swept again be fore Haile Selassie and the par ty were allowed to go to their suite. After the royal party was aboard every effort was extend ed to make them comfortable. Like most modem liners the SS United States afforded mo tion picture theatres, recrea tion centers, swimming pools and Iseauty parlorsr And l>eauty parlors bring me to the point of this release. Princess Sybel Desta, grand daughter ot the Emperor de cided she wanted her hair fixed American style and expressed her wish. Now there were beau ty parlors on ship but whether tiiey were prepared to properly care for Princess Sybel Desta’s hair is another thing. Could the great SS United States with its service deluxe for aU allow Princess Desta’s coiffure be un cared for? Oh no! The crew knew exactly wiiat to do. On board were two expert colored beauticians, Mrs. Elosia McClain of Kansas City, Kan sas and Sirs. Evelyn Allen of Ciiicago. They tiad with them every conceivable device to care for every conceivable type ot hair. So, wUIe Mrs. Mc Clain did the princess' tiair. Sirs. Allen cared for her nails. Princess Sybel Desta entered New York with the latest A- merican hair-do and expert manicure. The SS United States can still boast of service tor all.