FACE TWO
THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1954
BUCK THUtSDAV IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Let the day June 11, 1954, dangerous subversives. white person and one Negro
hereafter be known as black These southern governors, survives and they happen to
Thursday let the imrs of hell all of whom have sworn to be different sexes would you
iumn for dee and its slither- uphold the Constitution of prefer that neither adminis-
ing Lrpents crawl forth and the United States, these ters to the other? When pu-
spit their venomous poison in southern governors who will trid bodies are pil^ high upon
the face of the codess of tell you that they are loyal one another and the stench of
patriotism On blade Thurs- citizens of their country, in death vim for mastery with
Sy southern governors de- the midst of this sick, disturb- germ mfes^ air to wh^
hJ^ately felo^ously with ed and troubled world, are so would you have us turn? Cfr
maUce forethought, met blinded by outmoded, ‘race we should wWch
in Richmond, Virginil for the hatred that they cannot see hospital should ea(±
expressed, avowed and un- or hear the walls of segrega- persons seek, and shoiUd the
holv Duniose of defying the tion and race hatred crashmg Negro apply to the back door
Supre^l!i^ourtof their foun- all around them. These little entrance while the white per-
try and its Constitution. men, who by the very posi- son apphes to the front door?
^ . tion they hold, who should Stupid questions, aren’t
piey met there not only m understand the shaking world they? But not as stupid as
defiance of the highrat tn- „ow taking the evil and dingy mission of
bunal of their own naUon would rather see that black Thursday, June
and ite Constitution but they hydrogen and cobalt 11, in Richmond, Virginia,
met there m defiance of UM falling, poisonous gas when you met to concoct
Almighty, the ^rmon on the germs spreading (ffeath your traitorous and unholy
Mount and the Declaratioi^ destruction on all man- scheme against your country
Human feghts as pronoun^ surrender their and against the ultimate and
by the United Natio^. No fig„jigh and fanatical belief universal realization of the
foul deed of men nn high of- two-thirds of the peo- Fatherhood of God and the
fire was ever blacker, no earth who are non- brotherhood of man—all men.
scheme of the low«t traitor were created, design- Somehow we cannot bring
was ever more despicable and brought into existence ourselves around to the belief
no act was ever more con- Almighty to be the that those governors whp met
temptible. footmat for the other one- in Richmond represent the
For any other group this third of the world’s peoples, real attitude and thinking of
would be disloyalty, if not So we propose a few ques- the many fine and noble
treason. For any other group tions to these power-drunk, white people of the South,
the FBI would have been unholy and overstuffed little Somehow we think we hear a
alerted and a careful check bigots. Dear Governors, Oh faint but distinct whisper of
of every word uttered and ev- Governors! Just after an the new South that tells us to
ery move made of the meet- atomic attack, or several keep the faith and to hold
ing. For deeds less than this cobalt bombs have been ex- fast, and that the time is not
men and women have been ploded or disease germs have far away when old things
dragged into hearings and be- been turned loose on our na- shall pass away and the
fore courts and forced to un- tion what school would you Southland will truly become
dergo the most merciless like for the Negroes to at- the land of freedom, the
questioning. For less than tend? Shall we continue to citadel of Democracy and the
this men have been hanged or ride in the jim crow cars in fortress of Christianity. This
stood up before firing sqiiads the South? Where would you we think is the hope of our
and mowed down like com- like for us to sit in the thea- country, the hope of the
mon grass. For less than this tres, the ball games and oth- world,
they have been catalogued as er amusement places? If one
gated achools rerardlcM of
consequences” (Bold ours). ^
Consequences are the one
thing that-aU responsible citi
zens, especially those in po
sitions of leadership and of
ficial accountability, must con
sider. What will be the con
sequences if we disregard the
opinion of the Supreme Court
and the law of the land which
is predicated upon judicial in
terpretation and application?
What will be the consequences
upon orderly government?
What will be the consequences,
pro and con U you wish, upon
our school system, upon all
that we have Invested in edu
cation, upon our economy and
our social standards, upon the
welfare of our children and
generations of children yet to
' come? It is these consequences
which above all must be
weighed in determination of
our attitude and oiu* actions.
Where would democracy, our
way of living and our whole
structure of Uw and order be
if we took no consideration of
consequences or failed to work
them into our decisions and
our programa? If ever there
has be«i a time for weighing
consequences, cooly, serious
ly, intelligently and dispas
sionately, that time is now as
it relates to our public school
system and the future of
state and nation which is
wrapped up in that system
and its effectiveness.
Anyone who signs a petition
recommending anything “re
gardless of consequences” had
better stop long enough to
havtt has head and his heart
examined. North Carolina, we
are confident, is not going to
be led Into any such heedless
ness.
STRAIGHT TO THE HEART!
ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY
North Carolina Department Of
Motor Vehicles
TOURISTS WELCOMED BY STATE
HIGHWAY PATROL
Several thousand tourists are
touring with a better under
standing of North Carolina’s
traffic safety program if the re
sults of the Highway Patrol’s
Welcome to North Carolina”-
campaign is any indication.
For the past six weeks now
troopers stationed at the Vir
ginia South Cai^lina line have
been greeting out of staters with
a verbal handshake, a tip of
the hat and a specially prepared
safety leaflet.
The patrol’s unofficial host
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Tangible Appreciation For Lincoln Hospital
Not exactly hidden was a
recent article appearing in the
Durham Morning Herald that
called attention to a deficit
of $922,883 experienced by
Memorial Hospital at the
University of North Carolina.
The institution, which open
ed its doors in September,
1952 showed that much loss
for the past fiscal year. This
we think is a sizeable amount
in proportion to the deficit of
$28,000 shown by our own
Lincoln Hospital which has
to depend entirely upon J^e-
groes for patients. 'ITi^e is
no denying the fact th#t the
Negro race as a whole is at
the bottom of the economic
ladder in this country and
therefore should show a
higher percentage of charity
patients than the hospital at
UNC which caters to mem
bers of both races.
Probably the small deficit
experienced by Lincoln Hos
pital will be more easily un
derstood when placed along
side that of Memorial Hos
pital, and should create a
more sympathetic attitude on
the part of outsiders who
know little or nothing about
the mounting cost of oper
ating a first-class hospital.
Several" weeks ago we sug
gested in an editorial in this
newspaper that the Negro
doctors in Durham, who are
the greatest benefactors of
Lincoln from a financial
standpoint, agree to donate
$1,000 per year each or a
total of $10,000 to help keep
the institution from having a
deficit. Probably our en
thusiasm was too high and in
the light of such we would
like to propose that each Ne
gro doctor on Lincoln’s staff
agree to donate at least $500
per year to the institution.
We believe that if they would
do this that there are several
groups in Durham that would
accept their act as a challenge
and would undertake a cam
paign through public solicita
tions to match the amount
dollar for dollar.
Such a campaign would not
only provide eight or ten
thousand dollars for Lincoln
but it would bring the hos
pital closer to the people it is
serving. This, in turn, would
make all of them more Lin
coin Hospital conscience smd
bring them to the point of
looking forward to an annual
fund raising campaign for the
institution.
Certainly if the manage
ment has been able to keep
the deficit within the bounds
of a reasonable figure, ap
preciation should be shown
m a more tangible way than
mere talk. •
A CHALLENGE TO DANVILLE NEGRO CITIZENS
In its issue of Saturday,
June 19, The Register, news
paper of Danville, Virginia,
published an editor!^ in
which it disclosed that the
Junior Dnun and Bugle Corps
of that city, a Negro organi
zation of young people that
has served in parades and
numerous other occasions in
Danville, was terribly shaken
recently when it sent out let
ters to 3,500 Negro families
asking for a donation of only
$1 and did not receive enough
money to pay for the postage.
The donations were needed
to replace worn out uniforms
the bugle corps has used in
the service of Danville citi-
%
zens.
The Register has flung a
challenge in the face of Ne
gro citizens of Danville when
it suggests that a second let
ter sent to the 3,380 Ne
groes families and that a
similar letter be sent to 3,500
white families. For surely Ne
gro citizens of Danville will
not stand idly by and permit
members of the opposite
group to show more apprecia
tion for the children who be
long to the Drum and Bugle
Corps than they themselves
are willing to show by do
nating a measly dollar for
such a worthy cause.
Most any cheap out-of-town
orchestra can play a dance in
Danville for one night, at
prices ranging from $1 to
$1.50 or more and take out of
the city enough money to
purchase new uniforms for
the Drum and Bugle Corps.
It is the shame of Danville
Negro citizens that the white
citizens have to come to the
aid of the organization be
cause members of its own
race will not.
The Carolina Times takes
the attitudes in all projects of
this kind that Negroes ought
to put up or shut up. This
newspaper is tired of wink
ing at the lip service many of
our so-called Negro leaders,
clubs, businesses and even
churches are so quick to ren
der to worthy causes without
being willing to put their
money where their mouths
are.
Danville Negro citizens
ought to rally to their own
Drum and Bugle Corps. They
ought to have too much pride
to call on their fellpw white
citizens to help them raise
the less than $4,000 the or
ganization heeds for new uni
forms. If they will do so, they
will take even a greater pride
in it than they can have with
some one else paying the fid
dler.
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JUNE 26, 1954
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'Regardless Of Consequences'
From the GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS
gress, the Legislature, the Su
preme Court and any and all
others they have in mind knoW
how they feel about the seg-
rogation decree and projected
methods of dealing with the
problem which it has pre
cipitated. But they go far be
yond this right, barging over
into prejudice and irrational
ism, when in their first recom
mendation they ask “segre-
The right of peUtion is in-
. violate; hence the Dally New*
hM no criticism of the move-
mml M, which a group of
citiuns at Wallace ha* launch
ed to secure signatures to a
-aUtc wMb urging ooo-
V - •
tinuation of segregation in the
public schools ol North Caro
lina.
It is the prerogative of the
sponsors and signers of such
petition to let the Governor,
school authorities, the Con-
GETTING ALONG
By LAUREEN WHITE
NEW YOBK Perhaps a poor hapless indivi-
Labor unions are to big busi- dual who labors for his living
nesses what one major political
party is to the other. They are
checks and balances, without
which lopsidedness, unfairness,
and ruin might result. Where
there are no strong labor unions
big business invariably controls
the government. And when the
same source controls both the
economic and political life of a
state, a dangerous condition
exists. There is nothing to fur
nish the necessary checks and
balances. Furthermore, big
business inevitably forces wor
kers to take measures they ordi
narily wouldn’t take if they had
other recourse. The situation in
Gautemala appears to support
this contention. _
Evidently the Guatemalans^
feel that the United Fruit Com
pany has such a strangle hold
on the economic life of their
country that Communism is the
only solution to their problem.
The present foreign minister of
Guatemala feels that “the
United Fruity Company has
taken everything from the soil
of the country and from the
strength of the workers of the
country, and given nothing in
return.”
The workers of Guatemala
are desperate and feel that they
have no one to turn to. Now, if
there were strong labor unions
to fight for the workers of that
strife-torn land, the situation
might be different there today.
would rather have a labor union
with a few undesirables in it
than have no help at all.
Even the situation in China
would be different if the masses
had been organized into labor
unions that could have helped
raise their living standards.
Anotiier case is to be found in
Zanzibar. The Bazaar, a group
of merchant profiteers, control
that island off the east coast of
Africa. For about 1,000 years,
tragic condition has existed
for workers there. The squeeze
on the workers has always been
terrific. They have no organized
means of protest, and like a
boiling pot that has no outlet
from wiiich the steam can es
cape, the workers of Zanzibar
will some day blow up. Labor
unions could do a great deal
there.
In spite of what theunions
havd done and what they can do
to benefit the world at large,
there are those who brand their
every move as a Communist
move. When raises are contend
ed for, many people move as a
Conmiunist-inspired. When dis
crimination based on race or re
ligion is opposed, another Com-
munist-inspired' move is char
ged. Yet we know of no country
with strong labor unions con
tending for the righfof workers
who ever went Communist.
They had no reason to.
WASHINGTON AND
SMALL BUSINESS”
Some in Washington claim they
see no great difFerence between
this and former administratloni.
* * •
While this viewpoint la de
batable there ta ao donbt preunt
Administration 1im been aaooeaB-
ful bringinr bnslneasmen into
government.
* * • f. J
But business
>xperience is
of little use un
less utilized.
Such a prob-i
lem facei Feat-'
master Generali
Arthur Snm.
meraeid, head-|
In; operation
doinK billion per year with
a force of 552,194 employee*.
* • •
The Post Office Is a very fine
service except for one tiling.
* * •
It losea a lot of money every
year. Losses now approach the
9% billion per year marlc. No
businessman csO' contemplate
red figures with ease, even when
red figures are forced i>y law.
* • *
At present taxes subsidize
much corporation advertising.
* • •
A first class letter costs three
cents per ounce, or a rate of 48o
per pound. The letter must be
addressed to an individual.
■ * • •
But big Arms sending out ad
vertising matter, coupons, and
otlier material get a rate as low
as 10 cents per pound.
• * •
In addition, they need not be
addressed. Jost sent to ‘‘occu
pant’' of the street, address and
Post Office must deliver with rea
sonable promptness.
.* * *
Thus for m cents big flnfls
can require U. S. postal service
to be errand boys delivering ad
vertising material ri^t to the
door.
* * •
If the^ Arm decide* to put out
a printed advertising booiclet of
24 pages or more, and ,^aend*
e> SMIollll fxlMllai IWIiHliaiBt -II-IIM
By C. WILSON HARDER
them to every residence, the
charge for tSnri%«MiiKer serv-
loe la only M o«ut* per pound.
* * *
But anyone sending by parcel
IX)st a birthday present to Aunt
Emma must pay 16 cents a pound
U she is in the immediate locali
ty, or 82 cents per pound if Aunt
Emma lives at the opposite and
of the nation.
• • •
Ev*n mail order catalog* are
tKMubaidlsed. While parcel post
mte* range from 18 to ttc for the
first pomd, and 1.4B to 18.t6o tur
each additional poond, tho big
.mail order catalog rate range*
from It to 18c tor &m first pon^,
l.So to Uo for «aoh additional
poimd.
• * •
In other words, under tha in**-
ent laws, the genaral tuers of
the postal aorvlc* pay twice to
subsidlx* tha huge floods of
rect mail advertising released by
a few big corporations. Tbe pub
lic pays both higher rates and
taxes to make up deficit caused
by huge flood of subsidized ad
vertising.
e « •
Ther* I* aa attempt In Omh
gtea* to remedy this to soma i*.
gree. Congreaamsn E. H. Bee*,
chairman e( Bona* Po*l Oflloa
Committee reporka committee
ha* recommended direct mall
piece* now carried t* hon*ehoId-
er* for IMI cents 1m ratoed to >
centa. Thla would bo partial aote*
tion but atm leave* dlreot mall
advertising, oapeolaUy In hooklei
and catalog form, enjoybig s
hog* rat* of ■BbaUUaatlan.
* • o
While doing more twain*** is
normally considered a way to
prosper, Post OfBe* oan’t even
afford to handle large part «(
present business.
* * •
Bat even propo**« half cent i»>
orea** on preaent hoge voliua*
woald go long way to wipe Mt
cnrrent lo**e*. Naturally, there
la *trong opposition to thi* mov«
by these wlio enjoy *peolaI prlin.
nege of a govemmMt tax *al>*l>
dhed adverMalng **np|**.
—Reprint From New York AMSTERDAM NEWS
Spiritual Insight
"FORGIVENESS: SOUL BEAUTY"
By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND
Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church
"Forgiveness:Soul Beauty”
"Master, how many times can
my brotber wrong me and I
must forgive him? Seventy
times seven. "Matt.l8:21,22
Jesus says forgiveness is a
needed spiritual gem of the soul.
He sets it forth as a badge of
spiritual nobility—the true sign
of a true Christian. It is not
easy for man. It is a hard and
difficult tiling for prideful hu
man nature.
Pride, with its stubbornness,
is an enemy of the nobility of
so-called forgiveness. Pride dis-
likes forgiveness. Why? For
giveness goes against the grain
of pride. Thus forgiveness be
comes the test of the true great
ness of a man’s soul. Forgive
ness then becomes a great spiri
tual power of the soul.
Forgiveness operates on a
two-way street, carries healing
for the wrong-doer as well as
the one who is wronged.
^esus commands us to keep
on forgiving. Many of us stum
ble at this point in our spiritual
life. Pride blocks us at this
point. We are commanded to
forgive as often as we are
wronged. It is hard under cer
tain conditions. Yes, it is hard
but it is good for you.
'
It is a badge of graciousness.
It is a mark of righteousness.
Forgiveness shows that humili
ty has won the victory over the
stubborness of pride. THE
GREAT ENEMY OF THE
SOUI4 The holy writer had
this in mind when he said:
“Pride goeth before destruc-
tfon..”
Peter revealed the insistent
pride of our common humanity
when he asked the question;
Wruild spvpn timps hp
Jesus says no—just keep on for
giving.
Unforgiveness is an enemy of
the spiritual life- of man. It
blights and strangles the soul.
Let us ponder some of the every
day practical results of the un
forgiving spirit as a danger of
the soul. Jesus taught forgive
ness for he knew very well the
dangers of the unforgiving
spirit. The unforgiving spirit
wrecks the health of body, mind
and soul. It is an enemy of the
thing we all desire—HEALTH!
Then we ought to forgive to
guard our health—a precious
gift from God and man. Jesus
had tiiis in mind when he said:
“Forgive and ye shall be for
given...” Thousands of homes
are wrecked each year on the
rock OF AN UNFORGIVING
SPIRIT.
Beware of the unforgiving
spirit—it is a deadly enemy of
the spiritual aspirations of the
soul.
Forgiveness puts to shame
the wrongdoer. Littleness of
soul is put to shame in the holy
presence of the big-hearted
who forgive. It is
a Law of Spiritual Dynamics. It
is simple: WRONG CAN
NEVER BE AT EASE IN THE
PRESENCE OF RIGHT! If
right can keep up its fight long
enough, it' will reduce the pow
er of wrong.
Thus forgiveness subdues
wrong! Forgiveness will finally
win the day ^or God. Thus Jesus
says to each of us keep up the
fight against wrong through for
giveness and you will win.
Jesus says forgive and keep
on forgiving...“Not seven times
but seventy times seven...”
STRAIGHTAHEAD
-By OllTe A. Aiama
NEW YORK
Not long ago, we read a piece
in a nationally circulated maga
zine tluit made us feel just a
little shoddy. It was written by
teenager who was discussing
adult manners, and it made us
realize that grown-ups are too
often guilty of standing on their
diplomatic inUnunity as adults,
demanding perfect behavior
from children, while commit
ting the most grevious offenses
against common decency.
The cliild—a 14-year old boy-
treated the matter quite phi
losophically, but it was plain to
see that he wished adtilts would
hurry up and straighten up and
fly right. Many of the offenses
he pointed out were probably
offenses committed by nearly
every grown person who simply
takes for granted a certain
amount of deference, and then
proceeds to stretch it to suit his
own advantage.
For instance, the boy pointed
out that many times he had
gone shopping and had an older
person push in line ahead of
him at the check-out counter.
We must confess we have seen
this happen, too, and we assume
that the older person perhaps
feels that a child’s time cannot
be but so important, and that
whatever his own business is,
he should be allowed to get on
with it, and let the kids wait It
out: Of course the older per
son might realize that the
child’s mother might be home
waiting more or less impatient
ly for his return.
At any rate, at a, time like
this, the child says he is in a
dilemma. If he takes such abuse
(and abuse it is) then he dis
likes himself just a little for not
standing up and claiming
his rightful place. It does some
thing to his self respect. But, on
the other hand, if he speaks up
in defense of himself, he is like
ly to be called a very rude little
boy, and experience has taught
him "that almost every adult
within earshot will jump on the
bandwagon and wonder where
he came from and who brought
him up. So, he takes it and says
nothing.
These same things may have
been true in our day—frankly
we don’t remember that far
back. But these days, the rela
tionship between adult and
child is not the same as it used
to be. Children are encouraged
to express themselves a little
more freely than before, they
are consulted on matters as
never before, and consequently,
they feel it a little keener when
they are subjected to such treat
ment.
Whether the new relation is
good or bad is a moot question.
The fact remains that children
are encouraged to express them
selves, and when they do, the
things we hear often constitute
a sad commentary on adult be
havior.
UNITED NATIONS NOTES
By JAMES R. LAWSON
(Accredited UN Correspondent)
UNITED NA'nONS, N. Y.
An 11-year-old school girl
from California was checked off
last Monday as the 1,000,000th
visitor to make a guided tour of
the UN headquarters. The ticket
holder was Katherine Wilson of
Oakland, who was accompanied
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lonnie H. Wilson.
FOREIGN VIP’s..Distinguish
ed visitors to the United States
last week, other than Emperor
Haile Selasaie, were the Prime
Minister of Eastern Nigeria, the
Chief Minister of Jamaica, B.
W. I.; the Prime Minister of
Turkey and the Foreign Minis
ter of Pakistan. Expected later
this month is Major Salah Sa
lem, Minister of National Gui
dance of Egypt, who recently
made a state visit to Saudi Ara
bia; also, the Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the United Kingdom. Later
this year, the Prime Minister of
Egypt, the President of Liberia,
the King of Lybia and the Pre
sident of Haiti are Expected to
visit here.
PUPILS AID HEALTH
FUND....Twenty-five teenagers
presented a $194 contribution to
the World Health Organization
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