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gjfl» ^PH* CAfedUNA TIMES SATURDAY. JAN. S. 1>55 1W OBSERVtHCE OF BROTHBtHOOD WEEK to announee- other. In addition to Mtchang- The three-fold purpose of ««««■ ■TTiMitrintr in th« daily ing pulpits, such civic organi- brotherhood we^ to give M.,» IT- Clubs might (jividuals to the basic ideals So speakers, and in respect for people and hu- urham Conrunittee ___ rights which are essen- S.>J. Evans of this city has al- and Excha^^e Clubs might (jividuals to the basic ideals ready appointed a mairtnan invite Nepxj speakers, and xn respect for people and hu- fw the 22nd annual obsCT- turn the D^ham Committee rights which are essen- vvice of brotherhood week, on Negro Affairs, the Durham ^ way of life, to February 20-27. As far as the Business and Professional (jramatize the practical thiiig Carolina Timea is concerned, Cham and the HousewivM yj^iiich people can do to pro be could have made no^ better League might ^ invite _ white mote an understanding and choice in the selection of speakers to their meetings. realization of these Ideals, To achieve such a goal will fftd to enlist the support'of a candid bebef that if given the courageous leadership larger number of people in and much foresight. For as year round activities to build sure as night follows day, the brotherhood, same old gang that always at- Certainly, no movement has Mr tempts to hold Durham back a more noble objective; and when any movement toward it is our sincere hope that all and admu]^^ manbers of relations is start- of Durham will fall in behind ed will get on the war path. Chairman Woodhouse and all rac Life Is-.Like That BY H. ALBERT SMITH "inn THEY VOTE TO SECEDE AGAINr • ■ , . Will KCI> V»ll me WIIOLU llAOUl MUV* Si^ead^hip m the br^ gang objected to Negro make Brotherhood Week the policemen for Durham; it. finest the city has ever had. llowed with much enthus Negroes on the City If ever Americans of all races Coah^l; it fought the Me- needed a better understand- Along the line of making Dougtdd Terrace Housing pro- ing it is now when without a ■ brotherhood week in Durham ject; it fought equal schools doubt, this nation is being s(Mnething more than a super- for the races and forced Ne- called upon by the entire free ficial or namby-pamby affair, groes into federal court to ob- world to furnish the leader- we would like to see the min- tain what could have easily .ship thalt will bring all man- isters of white and Negro been agreed upon by sensible kind to a higheft" level of liv- diurches take an active part white and Negro citizens sit- ing. by excfaan^g pulpits for at ting ^ound a table and frank- We in America, the Gen- least one Sunday. Such ex- ly discussing the problem, tile, the Jew, the Negro and changes might bie accompan- They are now fighting Negro men and women of whatever ied by the choirs of the re- firemen in Durham, Ne^o race, creed or color, must spective churches at which deputy sheriffs, a fire station rise above the slush and mire time distinct but pleasant in the Hayti section and eve^ of all men will.be respected, surprises might be in store other movement that wiU and point the way to a world for members of both races give Negroes bigger and bet- in which the human dignity who more or less have the ten- ter opportunities for advance- of all men will be respectra, dency to assume a holier than ment along educational and Otherwise the future of all thou attitude one toward the economic lines. mankind is doomed. THE NEGRO CHURCH AND INTEGRATION The time has come fot the the suggestion that the Negro of late who would have us Negro churches m the South has nothing to gain by accept- believe that it is not good for to throw wide their doors to ing integration but on the oth- our white brethren Franklv peopleofaU races In fact the er hand it has everything to T bdieve Sr^th *!. • 1 Au 1VT and the white church can are Negro diur^^ for Ne- We tiiink if the N^ro make a distinct contribution gro« and accept aU men ^ ^i^ch h^ anythmg to offer ^ne to the other. We would bre^n by openmg wide ^t is spurituaUy superior to hate to feel that Negro min- the^ doors, the sooner the the white ch^ch the most isters as a whole had reached enrage wiU be met by uncl^istian thmg it could do the point of a hoUer than thou ^urches of other races, and would be to withhold it from attitude and had begun to othe^^aces. This is teach the people that Negroes that most to te.des^ goal exactly what the Jews of the have a comer on all the right- umverr jl Fa^rh^ of God early Clu^tiM church tried eousness in the^orld or eVen and brotherhood of man. to ^artice until Peter e^en- a goodly^pgft' of it to the ex- Generally speakmg, the en^ house top visira m ,ientHiat they should hesitate movement of &e entire Chns- which it wm plamly s^ed to worship then-Maker along tian world is toward that that whatever Christian- with their white brethren goal, but only m spots is the -has to offer is for aU of Certainly, it will be a dark Negro ch^ch tgkhig,ax-ac- s children. hour in the history of the Ne- iVfr-part TTTTtrffere in Dur- We! sing with great fervor gro church, if it refuses to ham, one prominent minister that the Old Time Religion make a contribution for the of the race has even taken a was good for Paul and Silas betterment of mnnHnH That definite stand against Integra- and that it was good for our would be to sound its own tion and has preached agai^t old fathers and mothers, but death knell, it with great fervor and with there are some among us here THE Its GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND SEGREGATION IN PUBUC SCHOOIS 1966 Generid Assem- while ttiose wtar are not ac- to take careful planning, un- bly of Nor&Carolina is now quainted with their problems derstanding and cooperaticm m session. Imor to its open- legislate or malrf. decision for the part of all the citizens rehgious or^^agSi^t N^othe^ *he W to adjust to the TO^cal and 80^ leaders of group of people on God’s situation that will con- ,l®«i?lators in with^t °least *^vSg As it now stands every white the pre^t session is t^t of expression as to how they citizen of the state has some schTOls. ^ important of representation in the courre there are ^er matter as segregation in the General Assembly. Only the ^ public schools that are main- ^egro stands on the outside °»^t of aU the t^- lookmg in during this hour but not m the ^t half-^n- pockets. which these most moment- tuiyhas a le^lature been ous decisions are being form- confronted with a question so We think Governor Hodges ulated. We trust Governor close to toe lives of all the would perform one of the Hodges will have the courage citizens of this great state. ^ gr^test acts of statesinan- to follow our suggestion and That more than a million ship if he would invite a group invited a group, representing NMroes of North Carol^ of representatives Negroes to a cross section of Negro life will have absolutely no voice appear before a joint session in the state, to give the ^955 in a question so important to of representative Negroes to General Assembly some con- them 18 a indictment of discuss frankly just how the ception of how the Negro cit- tbe kind of democracy that is one-million Negroes of North izenry feels about the Su- ■omctames found in the South. Carolina feel about the mat- preme Court and what it can In other words one-third of ter of segregation in public do to cooperate in fanmg the tlu states population, all of schools. For whatever stand question of segregation in our wh(»n are taxpayers and loyal the Supreme Court takes fur- public schools, citizens will have to stand by ther in the matter, it is going GUARDING AGAINST TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ♦ would not be so bad if the a warning about the danger for ^ ^vision of the danger of some pedestrian be- that now exists than to do «r> Durham Pohce Department to ing struck down in attempt- ^ “ investigate the parking con- ing to cross the street was not “ter someone becomes a ditioBs as they exist on Pine so great. caisualty. At ounce of preven- -Sfreet b^een UmstMd Md jf such an investigation is tion is worth a pound of cure Sunmy made, we ^Ueve that city we have been told, and the There has probably been no period In the history 'Of the world when men-the common people particularly-desire-peace any more deeply and profound ly than they do today, when they have been moved by de sire any more intense for 'the realization of the dream of that ancient Hebrew prophet who saw the day when men would "beat their swords into plow shares and their sj^ars into pruninghooks, and nation would not lift up sword against nation nor leam war any more." There Is one main reason for this desire: the frightful Cost of war. Of course, this cost would include both human and ma terial resources. But I think the thing bulking largest In the mind of the average person is the human loss Involving death (and that* under terrible condi tions) and disabilities, such as loss of limb*, eyes, broken minds, disease,- and the like. When one stops to think about the sacrifices in human resources war demands, he can easily understand this profound desire for peace. It it no pleasant experience to receive a telegram that a son sometimes an only sob, brother, father or husband has been “killed in action”. Multiply this experience which one home may have by several Inillion homes. Then, one can begin faintliy to realize how many millions of persons there are whose hearts have been tom and mangled by the most terri ble tragedy of all, death, why there is a special imiversal longing for peace today. Human life is a sacred thing, not created to be treated lightly, to be used in bloody sacrifice to the god of war. The human body is the temple of the living God and was not made for ver min-infested trenches a^ fojt- holes, to J>6- riddleS* with riffle or-flKtcKine gun bullets, blown to bits by bursting shells, mangled by,» grenades and mines, pierced by the bayonet, sprayed with liquid fire, or to be exposed to conditions calcu lated to destroy it. I am a man of peace, dedicat ed to the ideals of peace. This does not mean that I am a paci fist or an appeaser—a believer in peace at any price. There may be times when war Is^uil- avoldable and inwitable. I be-^ North Carolina. If parking cannot be limit ed to one side of this parti cular section of Pine Street during church hours, we would like to suggest that an officer be sent to that section 'to direct the traffic. In fact, since Pine Street is unsually narrow at the point we have mentioned, it would not be a bad idea to limit parking to one side of the street at all hours, the same as has been done on certain sections of Fayetteville Street and oth ers where traffic is heavy. evening officials would immediately prevention of a serious ac- hours of ^rslup limit the parking to one side cident 6n this particular street at the Mt Vernon Baptist nf Ping Stre-+ s maki] tion before some person is but we think this editorial is At — i i uuccv. ±U1S iiewauii- lo cjmKiiv wuai. wc axe uv- “ making such a sugges- ing to avoid. Not only that, 11^? V- tion before some person is but we think this editorial is seriously injured or killed on in line with Governor Hodges' this particular street. We campaign to lower the slaugh- paas each other. All of this would much prefer to sound ter now being experienced in CLATHAN M. BOSS, Editor H. ALBEBT SIOTH, Bianagi^ ^tor M. E. JOHNSON, Business Manager JESSE COFiELiD, Circulation Manager L. E. AUSUN Publisher JANUARY 8, 1955 lieve in preparedness- that mili tary weakness invites attack- that military might discourages would-be aggressors. All of this, I believe, although I am a man of peace.. But think about war as I do about a situation involving per sons on the verge of severing the ties of matrimony. My ad vice to them finally bolls down to this: exhaust every re source to save the relationship. Make separation a last resort. I don't-think war should ever be resorted to unless every re source to prevent it has been used. It is too cruel, barbarous, inhuman, indecent, unchristian It is too frightfully costly. Under ordinary circumstan ces, war is the most foolish, as- sinine, crazy, insane way I can think of to settle a dispute. It is bad enough for two men to resort to settling a dispute with fists or weapons. But when two or more nations, to settle a dis pute, involve several million men in bloody battles, that looks like mass Insanity to me. To make the matter worse, war today Involves not only the soldier on the battle field. Non combatants, civilians—^women and children, the sick and in firmed, are involved too. A city built up over the centuries is blasted into a horrible shambles in less than a night by bombs now outtnoded. And, now, that the atomic and hydrogen bomb is available, not merely one city, but many can be wiped out In a single explosion. Throughout the ages, men have tried to create a peaceful world. But how? By methods inconsistent with effectlng| peace. They have created peace pacts, signed treaties, organized leagues, held disarmament con ferences, and what not. But, within the fraffiSW’orR of these arrangements, there have been inequality, injustice, unfairness, compromises with all kinds of evil and wrong-doing, making a place for race hatred, color pre judice, discrimination, segrega tion, exploitation, imperialism, etc. Thus the Peace Arrange ments made to insure peace have always fallen apart. And they will continue to fall apart unless the evils with in the framework of those ar- ;ffcingements are deleted or cu4 out. Peace like a tree must spring from the right seed. Fruit-bear ing trees spring from fruit-pro- dUcing seed. Branjibles and briars spring from another type of seed. War is the fruit of evil thoughts, ideals, and prac- ticasv Peace is the fruit of good thoughts. Ideals, and practices. We can have peace—the kind of a world Isaiah dreamed of- just as soon as we want it, and are willing to pay the price. And that price is unattenuated good-will, (good will not thin ned out or toned down—good will without admixture of 'hy pocrisy, bias, partiality; good (Please turn to Page ^ven) WASHINGTON AND SMALL BUSINESS’ br tba UMITKD Ia«rpwM*d at sis S. VMtlmw St. iMnwoa ila«ai«Mir M tti* Post OHiem r tba Act of Itordi No (uanatM of pubUcatton at unioHrtted mato- tlal. l*ttarw to tbo MUtor tor publloUon mtMt bo (tsDcil and eonlliMd to 500 woi^ SubwamrttoB Ba«w; Ito pv aopr; «ta noatba, tS.OO; Om Ymr, *S-00 (VonlCB CounMaa, *4.00 p*r%aar.) C.W. Har4«r Geographically, it’i a long way from Dixie to the Far West. Yet, spiritually, there is lo cloM ■ tie one can almost hear the rebel yell in the West. * • • « This fact prolwbly answers in- jnliies as to why so many polt tlcal non conformists com* out of West SMith. It Is not| by accident, Sea. Wllllsml Knewland tCallf.), party leader is de parting from party lines, nor an accident Sen. Wsyne Morse (Ore.) is independent; neither is fact for first time s ■enator, Strom Thnrmond (S. 0.) was dected by write-in votes. * • * There is a deep seated grow ing revolt In under developed states of West and South against continued encroachments of Fed eral govenunent into state af fairs especially Federal taxing revenue sources rightfully be longing to local governments. « « * In a tew days, many state leg- Islatorea convene. Pressing prob lem in state capitals will be rais ing revennes. • * • Due to population expansions in these states, money is needed principally for schools and high ways. Yet problem is finding some revenue source federal government hasn’t already grabted to finance monstrous foreign give-away programs. * * * For example, only St states levy sales tax, Irat 7 oat of 11 Western states have me, and OrecoD Is doe tpr one early In the year. AU U Sonthem states have a sales tax. Only S2 states bare state inconae taxes, bat U ont of 11 Western states have one, an U Soothem states have ti/ C, WILSON HAHDtR (HM. ItaJle Stato gaseliM tassa aveirat* 4.8So per gallea, la West averag* Is SA> per gsnon. In soaUi .6o per gallea, sa tof of nattonal gaseUno tax. e • • And evtn states need more revenue, It Is difBoult to further tax real estat*. « e * Ihst Is heoaiiB* VedetaSy owned lands cannot b* loeaUy taxed, and In W«rt Fedaral gov^ ermneat ImMs ea with atabbora determlnatten to of id land, SS.5% of aU ratal laads. * • • Thus, over half the land vdiidi under private ownership would he^ support local costs Is held by Federal government. Nelthw can most states further tax ior dustry without ruining them. * • * Many basic Western tandnstrles snch as wool, metals and 1am- ber already fl|^ ter eadsteace against cheap forelga competi tion permitted by reciprocal trade treaties, other tariff cat ting dodgea. For example, Phil- lipiae mahogany plywood, ^e- snmably a semMazary Hem, Is being shipped la by Japan and -sold ta Western markets for less than same predact made from aativ* Western soft-woods. • * * Possibly, as situation worsens, Weston snd Southern states can get Federal aid and thus recap ture' pittance of money that should have gone to states in first place. * • * But sovereign states are rs- Inctaat to go hat in hand to Washbvtoa. II smacks too much of-pawn sho^ financing. In 1952 West went so^d^ for a change from twenty year'tc^id and solid South broke over 'tha. same reasoo. Yet no appru^Ue change has been noted. And; 'that’s why Congress finds West erners standing np with Soath- emers tor a long, loud rendition af tfae-rebel yeU. Spiritufd Insight "ENDURE TRIALS PATIENTLY" BY REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church "When trials come endure them patiently..” Rom. 12:12 The real test qf our faith tCOmes in'times of trouble, mis fortune, distress and tribula tion. Yes, the true test comes when we are placed under the hammering blows of life. The test comes when we are tried In the fire of trials. You re member how the old black smith used to test the metal. I used to stand as a boy and look at the community blacksmith work In his shop. He would put the metal in tha fiery furnace. And there it would remain until it was red Ijot^hen it reach ed a glowing red heat, he would beat the metal into the right and proper shape. And so it is with this Ctudstian life. Wf are tested in the furnace of fiery trial In the trials of life our char acters are beaten into shape. We are really made ready for the ordeals of this Christian war fare. Our strength is tested amid the stresses, strains, and burdens of life. Can we achieve true nobility of life and charac ter until we can endure trials patiently?..“Shall I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease.“ .while others fight to win the prize and ' sail through bloody seas..? The engineer tests material to go into a bridge by a trail and a testing process. Can you pass, the real test of the Christian life? The test is can' you endure trials patiently? Impatience is a sign of Christian weakness. Patient endurance of trials is a sign of inner spiritual strength and power. We need a power to wait un til (]tod’s time comes. Jesus had this power. T^ls is on^ of the great teachings of the Savior. You remember he waited for eighteen years. He waited until God’s time came. You remem ber he waited for eighteen years. He waited until God’s time came. You remember he said on one occasion..."MY HOUR IS NOT YET COME...” Too many of us are hot temper ed and spasmodic. We want God’s time to come in ^ hurry. But Jesus had the power to wait until (jrod’s time came. Can you wait and leam what God would have you know in the testing and the trials? He waited until the time was ripe. In many cases it takes time for the ripe ning of God’s purpose. We seen the eager, impatlent'»l . on a football tea^^T^et offside and get penal^^. Xoo many of us are like that: WE GET IM PATIENT IN OUR HOURS OF TRIAL. The soul of the Master must have burned with the zeal of holy indignation. But in pa tience he possessed his soul. In trial he endured patiently; he waited until God’s time came. Let us too learn to wait imtil the ripening of God’s pur poses and say with Jesus...“My hour has not yet come.-” O Lord, endow us with the Power to await the ripening of thy purposes. O Lord, help us to possess our souls in patience. O Lord, help us to endure our trials patiently. O Godj give us the power ot calm, confident endurance that, WE MAY EN DURE OUR TRIALS PATI ENTLY...“When trials come en dure them patiently..." Letter To The Editor - - Editor ^ Carolina Times This missle is so long over due honestly I am ashamed to mail it and what’s worse I have let the yuletide season close in on me—Still I hope you will forj- glve me...so here it is dating back to Easter spent in Jerusa lem. You would be surprised to luiow of the amount of red tape one encounters as you attempt to travel from country to coun try—depending upon mode of transportation, lliere are the visas, the customs inspections, opening luggage, parcels and making declarations. Then there are the travel expenses-to save time and for convenience we mostly travel by plane. Included in our visit to Jeru salem were plans for a visit to Petra, “the rose city”, carved out of a mass of natural rose coloured rock. It is located in, the Valley of Moses. To reach there we travelled by plane, car and horseback. Donkeys were included in the caravan to carry luggage. For an hour and a quarter we travelled up and down hills and around cliff sides. Me who hadn’t been on a horse for umteen years found the first part of the journey ra ther rugged; the horse probably sensed my tenseness and was especially careful. A camping site has been set aside and these weary sightseers either slept in the old tombs or pitched tents. About 40 people can be accom modated at a time, therefore reservations must be made in advance. An entire afternoon and five or six hours the fol lowing morning are set aside for group hiking and mountain climbing. At Journey’s end there wese^the-usuri of not knowing one had two sets of muscles. Having been fore warned some of us were prepared for the experience- travelled without luggage-wore skii pyjamas under slacks, shi]^, sweaters, and jackets, old crepe soled shoes for climb ing; yes we also slept in most of this since we were in a staked tent and expected the wind to take it away any minute. This was a delightful hike, though you probably wouldn’t iilttye offered two cents coult^you have seen us scaling the Mes of the mountains. One siSfering with dlzzlrtess or acrophobia should never attempt the climb. It is truly a phenomenae and one of the eight wonders of the world-how these people in those early days were able to carve a city out of natural rock providing storage for water to be used during the rainy and dry seasons. There’s so little that’s new. Certainly in the cen turies to come our period of civilization will probably be classified as the synthetic age in comparislon with those who lived before us. We spent Holy Wpek in and around Jerusalem. My real rea son for this trip in addition to being there at this special sea son was to get some good coloured slides and I did—you’ll see them some of these days. The collection includes scenes at Petra, inside the Garden Tomb where they laid Him, Joseph's wine press in the^Gar- den, Golgotha (the place "^f the skull) the rock where He pray ed in the Garden of Gethsemane the prayer FORGIVE THEM FATHER FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO, the River Jordan, the Dead Sea, the old walls of Jericho where they are’^'zi^-axcavating and many others of interiest. The Koda- shrome slides Justified the visit. Yes, we were having tea in the Warden’s house In the Gar den Tomb on the afternoon while Dr. T. A. Lambie, a vete ran missionary of over 40 years, sat reviewing the appearances of the Lord aher resurrection in preparation of his Easter Sun day morning sermon for 7 o’clock. When be had reached the seventh appearance Dr. Lambie went to sleep and didn’t ^«^e up. It happened k> quietly and suddenly. To protect the Mission property in Ethiopia during the Mussolini-Italian war. Dr. Lambie had given up his American citizenship and b^ame an Ethiopian. Later his citizenship was restored by a special act of our Congress. As is said in II Samuel ‘A prince and a great men has fallen’. In May a field trip was made to Iran (formerly known as Persia) for a visit with public health program there. It Is exactly six flying hours from here. I certainly wish we could have had more time. Already two and a hall years were closing in on me and there was the longing for home and friends and a need for coming up for a breath of air. There’s never the feeling oi the right time when one should leave the work and go on home leave. So in June I took off for America via Switzerland and London stopping in both places for a brief visit with old friends. What a glorious feeling on early Sunday morning coming into th^ international airport at Idle- wild and being greeted b:; thosc^ who are so dear to you. There’s no place like home. It was Im possible to STO or contact you during that brief stay of nine weeks...there was so much tO' (Please turn to Page Seven)
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