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PAGE TWO THE CABOLINA liMES SATUBDAY, OCT. 9, 19S4 SOWING THE SEEDS OF DISINTEGRATION ^ The headline in the Oct ober 1 issue of the Durham Sun which read “Negroes Kicked Out Of Milford School” is so far out of har mony with the new and finer spirit of the bes^ thinking ele ment of Durham's white citi zens that we are reluctant to even comment on it. In fact were it not for the segment of our readers that insists that we pay our respects to the in cident, we would not spend the time and energy to men tion it in these columns. The headline, though in keeping with the feverish ef forts of the more vicious ele ment in this area, to fan the flames of race hatred, create hysteria and intmidiate Ne groes, does not represent the kind of thinking and south ern hospitality that was re cently demonstrated in Dur ham during th eannual meet ing of the National Insurance Association. In the first place, the head line was misleading and was one of those nasty attempts on the part of the author to stir up animosity between the races. The only things the citizens of Milfoil kicked was the Constitution of their country, its Supreme Court, for law and order and their own self respect. We have watched with amusement the manner in which reports on pickets riot ing and other objections to integration in public schools have been over-emphasized by certain segments of the white press. The reports ap pear to us to be deliberately designed to stir up strife and to encourage a general hell raising, when i^i reality they are destroying whatever faith and respect the pmple have had for the democratic way of life. In the end, the hairvest of the seeds that are now be ing sown are sure to be reap ed. For democracy exercised in the struggle for right be comes a growing force for the protection of all the people, but exercised for wrong it becomes a destroyer, not only of those against whom it is directed but ultimately against those directing. Thoughtful Negroes will watch with interest the man ner in which our white fellow citizens uphold or destroy the laws of the courts which they themselves have created. If their society or their civiliza tion is so weak that the pre sence of a few Negroes in their schools will ij^troy it then it is too weak for a world in which about two-thirds of the people ore non-whites. In their determination to defeat integration in the public schools, they may have sown the seeds of disintegration in government, a things our en emies, the Conununists, are probably glad to see. ANOTNEK MILESTONE FOR NEGRO DURHAM The announcement of the opening of a new and up-to- date radio station for Durham that will have an all Negro personnel will give encour agement to many p>ersons here and in this vicinity who have felt the need of such for a a long number of years. Be cause of the several large business enterprises locat^ in Durham, the new station, by employing persons that are more familiar with the problems, aspirations and de sires of Negroes, will be in a better position to give radio service to them than has heretofore been available. So often Negroes work on jobs, year in and year out, without promotions or other encouragemenets that go with faithful service to one’s em ployer. They see less faithful and often less competent white persons advanced to positions of trust and higher pay while they must be satis- fi^ with the status of a por ter, maid or other menial po sition. This ought not to be and any opportunity for ad vancement and growth will be gladly received by mem bers of the race. Several days ago, a repre sentative of this newspaper had an occasion to visit the local union bus station where a Negro porter, who per- chances to hold important of fices in his church and com munity, was showing a white employee, step by step, the procedure in checking bag- bage, making out reports and other responsibilities for which he (the Negro) got no pay. The porter has been em ployed at the bus station for a long number of years, is trust^ with handling the comply funds, baggage and other important responsibili ties, but is still a porter. Station WSRC will give Negores interested in radio an opportunity to develop in that field along whatever lines their ability and char acter will allow. Its coming to Durham is another mile stone for the race and we commend its owners for pro viding this splendid oppor- tiuiity and urge Negroes in Durham and this vicinity to give it their full support. FiRE PREVENTION WEEK This is Fire Prevention Week and too much emphasis can not be put on the neces sity of warning the people about the large amount of lives and property that are destroyed each year by fire. Durham has done much to do away with fire hazards that exist in dilapidated houses by being pick to con- Hemn tVipm. This is as it should be and we urge that the program be continued in several areas of the city in which many houses exist that are too dilapidated for hu mans to live in. Especially is this true in several sections in which the poorer element of white people live as well as Negroes. The peoi>le should guard against smoking in bed, ex posed electrical wires, allow ing old papers and rags to lay around in basements, attics and other out of the viay places where a fire could start and get out of control before it is too late. Another menace that destroys thousands of dollars worth of property is forest fires that are often caused by smoking hunters and those finding it necessary to light fires in woods ,fiel£ or near them. On leaving the lighted fires individuals should make sure they are thoroughly put out by satur ating them with water. The amount of property and lives lost each year can be reduced if the people will become more cautious and observe the rules of fire pre vention not only during fire prevention week but each and every day of the year. SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED FUND The United Fund Cam paign affords an opportunity for all the citizens of Durham to put their shoulders to the wheel and pull or push to gether for a better commun ity. It is the hope of this newspaper that the campaign this year will reach the de sired goal and we urge every citizen in Durham to do his or her part to make the cam paign a success. Durham would be a much poorer city were it not for the several agencies supported by the United Fund. The only way in which institutions like the YWCA, the Wright Re- fug^, the Scarborough Nur sery, the John Avery Boys Club, the YMCA and others can be assured of operating at maximum efficiency is for the people of the community to support them vinth maxi mum effort. The Carolina Times trusts that when the solicitors in this year’s United Fund Cam paign visit the homes, busi nesses, schools, other institu tions and individuals they will be received gladly and will be given full cooperation and support. YOUR NEWSIER v» SATURDAY L. E. AUSTIN PubUthar OCTOBER 9, 1954 CLATHAN M. EOSS, Editor at E. JOHNSON, BusIdmi Manacer H. ALBERT SMITH, Managing Editor R. J. HAYNES, Advertisinir Manager JESSE COFIELD, ptrcuiation Manager BvwT ■•turdair ojr Um UMITBL) I totorparaMd at SU B. Pcttttrtw bt mtanmr at lii* PoM Oftto* ttaa Act of Mareti No guvaniM of public*tion o( uniollcltod mato- rlal. &#ttari to th* adltor for publlo*tlon miut b* ■i«ned and confln*d to MM) wonla. SubicrlptioB Bat**: tOc p*r copy; Wx iiHmtlia, v**r, M4M (rorain Couattte*. f4.M P*r r**r.) GEIHIO it LAUREl ALONG LAUREEN WHITE NEW YORK If the tendency toward libe rality in gome white American* continues, they will eventually produce some figures that will compare favorably with soine of the truly ^eat humanitarians of the past. When some of the brilliant, daring, white leaders of to^ay take the stand for Ne gro rights as forcefully as some of the abolitionists, the A- merlcan way of life will have- more appeal. No one can minimize the ef forts of those members of state legislatures who voted for FEPC laws. It would also be hard to overestimate the good done by some modern liberals who have taken a stand for rights in- the face of fierce op position. Former Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, along with President Eisenhower are examples of farsighted indivi duals who are really selling our way of life. Each one seems to have gone a little further than his predecessor in instituting civil rights. However, it is just possible that none of them has gone far enough to convince many doubters that they un questionably believe in our way of life. The millions of colored people over the world who some day might have the bal ance of power in determining whether the world will be free or slave are watching and form ing opinions. If we had some stalwarts of the calibre of Benjamin Lundy, Elijah P. Lovejoy, William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, the world would be convinced that some strong- hearted Americans actually be lieve in democracy. Consider the frail and handicapped Ben- jiunin Lundy. He was so op posed to racial injustice that he sold a lucrative business to de vote all of his time to opposing slavery. One winter he walked all the way from Baltimore, Maryland to Bennington, Ver mont to get help in freeing sieves. Anyone not familiar with the lives of Wendell Phillips and william Lloyd Garrison would do well to get copies of their lives and learn of their deeds. Men of that calibre help to give us faith in the goodness of men. They sacrificed wealth, position and friends in order to demon strate their faith in our way of life-. The twentieth century has prouduced no leaders of their stature. If a few are developed, they can do a great deal toward preserving the free World. Let us pray that God sends us a few. As It Look From Here- NEW YORK News reporters and analysts, constantly say that the United Sates wants this leader in a country defealed, and that one elected. We mourn the defeat of DeGasperi in Italy,'\ and hail the triumph of Adenauer in Germany. Many Americana asii: “Why can’t we mind our own business? What do we care which party wins? Don’t we have enough to do without in- terferring in the politics of other nations? The answers to these ques tions centered around one harsh but simple fact: The world wide Communist movement, di rected from Moscow, is engaged in a conspiracy to destroy every non-Communist government on earth. Part of this conspiracy is military, and this country must take the lead in organizing the world against aggression. Many people still dpn’t believe thec Communists seek to dominate the world. But, let us examine the facts: In 1945, a meeting of Com munist leaders in Asia was call ed. It was decided to work for social reforms within .toe exM-_ ing political institutions in va rious Asiatic countries. This was near the end of World War II and American morale and military power were at their height. Three years later, in 1948, another conference was called. American might and morale had declined, and the countries of Asia were still weak. It was then decided to take control of these countries by force. Civil wars broke out in Indo-China j and preparations were made in ^orea. The Communists won in China and lost in Burma, Malaya and the Philippines. They had a perfect setup, but the wholly unexpected inter vention of the United States thwarted their plans in Korea. The wars which followed the! 1948 Calcutta conference were led by native Reds trained in Moscow and were waged with arms shipped from Russia. All of Southeast Asia is still in dan ger, and there is no guarantee that what starts there will end there. Is it any onder, there fore, that this coimtry should seek to rally other nations to stand together in face of the common danger? ChtBiU* ... But this («e thing 1 do, for getting tfeoa* tUngs whick are i>«kind, and reaching forth iwto-tiio^ Uiiiifs wMeh-ue ^ before.—(Philippiaiu 3, IS.) The past caimot be forgottan as long as one has an uneasy conscicnee, and it will lie heavily upon his soal until he knawe, in a flood of God’s k>ve, that he has been forgiven, through earnest prayer. Then, forgiving himself and forget* ting, he can press forw'ard into the abounding joy that comes from living in godliness WASHINGTON AND "SMALL BUS:NESS Presidential veto of federal pay raise blU insofar as It pertains to postal workers presents Interest ing viewpoint on current Wash ington viewpoint * • • Veto message statad bin weid4 lalse ceremment oeeto |3U mll- yoa for which Congress has net levied addltloi a! taxes. Pri smnably, bi for this sight, federslj workers would; have received! ralsee, retarA-j less of whatheri entitled te them or wheth er Jobs serve! any naefol pnr- pose. * * a But probably in entire history of government there has never been a govenunent operstloo aa efflcient as U. S. Post Office. * • • Vetoed bin hicladed |U2 mO- llon Increase tor this vUal ser vice, which was tnmed dowa be cause of repnted |4S7 millten deficit in 1954 and because a measure to raise first claM post age rates failed. • * * Yet evidence indicates TT. 8. Post OtRca could bf run witti no, or little cost. * • • But Congressman Jamea Davie or Georgia claims fZSZ milUoa of this deficit is In second class mail; $1SS mlilion In third class mail.These deficits total $385 mil lion. Without them Poet OfBce would have been only million In red.-Undoubtedly plagglng t>f other leaks would pot postal ser vice In black. * • * Third class provides for deliv ery of catalogs and circulars for as little as 10c per pound, while first class mail costs 4te per ppund, parcel post 18 to 32c per poand, according to zones. In ad- © MMiaim jiiian TiiSumi tmium B C Wi;SON HARDFR jiUtlaii, tor big catalogs that go imder parcel post, a special bar- (alb basement rate Is given. • a * Wid class mail also gives bar gain ratea to Mg oorpoeattons siiethig ta drive oat iadispendent regisoal manafactarers, city by city, by broadcast mailing of oat vriee ooapons to every home. * • • Bnt even more interesting Is seoend class mail accounting for roulhly half the deficit. Back In 18791 Congress set ilp low second class mail rates for newspapers and other periodicals to {acilttate traiumission of news through impartial publications of which weekly and independently owned daily newspapers are the only survivors. • • • Bot ander this TS year eld law, big national magasloes printing short stories, novels and other material between advertising charged for at ISO,000 or more per page, are given cheap rates. • • * A half pound magazine contain ing over a million dollars worth of advertising, is delivered by Post Office for only a nickel. Mnii subscribers to magazines pay 18c per copy. * • • Thoa facts appear those who seek to destroy competition by oonponlng, those who sell throngfc catalogs in com petition wttb local ladependent bnslness and a few huge magaiine pub lishing combines are subsidized to tnne of hundreds ol mlUions ol dollars per year. • * « Therefore, tills is interesting. • * • No mention Is made of making these “free loaders” pay for ser vices which create ttie deficit. Aather, Idea is to charge general pnbllo more through higher rates, or taass, te continue these sub sidies, if postal worker pay Is in creased. Aa lateresttBg sidelight on a corrent tread. A FIRM STAND Will CONVINCE THE WOULD OF OUR SINCERI1Y" I Spiritual Insight “FAITH GIVES THE VICTORIT’ BY REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND Pastor, Mount GU«ad BaptUt Omrch "Who can discern his errors? Cleanse thou me irom hidden faults". Psalms 19:12 Man has a very skillful touch in finding and rooting out the faults, weaknesses, imperfec tions, and sins of others. But on the other hand, we are slow and reluctant to face our own faults. The holy writer calls on us here to take an honest, sincere look at Number One. — It is easy to see the faults of others. Can we see and discern our own faults? He suggests that it is' the iiigbest spiritual wisdom, when we can see and come to grips writh our own faulas and failures.He suggests that we face our own hidden faults and failures of others. We all like to think, I am all right, ljut there-is--something with my neighbor! Let God work on your neighbor! You have a big job working with, and getting Number One right in the sight of God. There are two steps In relation to our hid den faults; We must face them and then we can be cleansed... “Who can discern his errorj? Cleanse thou me from hidden faults...” The spiritual writer hit the key in setting the world right, when he said...“It’s me, its me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer...Not my brother. It's me, O Lord...” Jesus was right when he said, get the Plank out of of your own eye, and you can see and help to get the splinter out of your brothers’ eye. I h^Jfe known people who found rault with their neightx>r’s children, but their own were all ways right. They were little angels’ bud ding wings! The writer here had an in ward desire for Ood to heal set his own heart nghtr Why? That he might be accep table to himself and his God. We can see the errors of others. It is the essence of spiritual wis dom to see your own errors. In our saner and finer mo ments, deep down in our hearts and souls, we want that rich in ner feeling of spiritual clean sing. We want to be acceptable in the sight of God. How can I find it? Here in this beautiful passage we have the answer. Face your hidden faults, and ask God to remove those hidden faults..The last clause is a prayer. "Cleanse thou me from hidden faults..” All real prayers should in volve confession, and inner cleansing. This is the meaning of the old adage.."Honest con fession is good for the soul..” God has promised forgive ness, cleansing, inner peace and healing for those who face their hidden faults and sins. Let’s not -be -so anxious lu uncuver tlie hidden faults of others. Let’s say, O God, make the world better and begin with me.. “Cleanse thou me from hidden faults...” > STRAIGHT AHEAD NEW YORK Recent newspaper reports in dicate that the Republican party has had the happy opportunity to extend a welcome home to a goodly numtier of prodigals who have been away a long time. They went slogan-happy a few years back, deserted the GOP and marched off to the camp of the Democrats and the Liberals- Some of them waved relief checks and sang lustily about “the little man” and “special interests.” Still others were “Intellectual” about it all. The time had come, they said, to turn Abraham Lincoln’s picture to the wall. Nobody, but the Democrats would see the little man through. Those who had expressed themselves vehemently in years past about never becoming De mocrats Jiecause that party was bom and bred in the Solid South, joined the ranks of the Liberals. They gave it all they had for the next few years and a whole new culture was built up in this country around pseu do-intellectuals who knew all the answers. They ridiculed and heckled, and proudly called themselves independent think ers simply because they did not vote as their fathers and mothers had. Came 1952, and despite the war and the Korean conflict, and the failure of .the realiza tion of their dream of civil rights, they fought against a GOP victory. Eisenhower was a man of war, they said. He’d bave us back In a fight in no time at all. Eisenhower was from Texas, and was schooled in the Army. By virtue of these two connections he was a bigot and -Negroes would never get a break. On election day, 1B93, the diehard Democrats and Liberals sang a mournful song as the Ei senhower victory was assured. A few more heroic ones said they’d wait and see. And wait they did. And see they did. Some of them have openly de clared that in twenty months the Eisenhower administration has done more for Negities—for all' of the American people— than~ years of Democratic ad ministration. Some of them have expressed a deflre to re turn to the ranks of the GOP. However, it has been pointed -7-By OUva A. A4mm out that some of the more out spoken ones may be ashamed to so completely reverse their course. To these, one GOP stalwart offered these words of encouragement: “Welcome home, prodigal. We still twiddle our thumbs and avert our eyes to a cloud while you quietly slip into the pew you never should have left—at least not for the reasons you did. But let that be a lesson im- to you. Be sure you scout other camps thoroughly before you leave again." Th« Facts Ar« • • • coionlste iQpple trees hod been f *5 if ty fre/ 15 deaKuctionujQS Q.diMQsecQlWnreDHT... Iv plont doctors rid Fire BJiqKt' conoueri with Qsproy colled Aon- mvcin.dcombinal^ of theujondo-druas Term In dndS
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