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PAe§TW» TiOC CAROLINA TIMBI SATOMjAT. JAN. 11. It55 TORAIID BETUR RADIO l>R06IIAHS ' Xhis newspaper hM watch- tion in the field of radio has tening pubUc could help mdio ed or rather listened to the become so ke«n that radio station managers to pull up decline in the quality of pfo- managers are grabbing at any the quality of their programs gruas now b^ng broa4cast and everv person or group by writing them from to by several ndio stations in that has the money to pay for time «cpres«ii^ approval or this area with much concern the time. Hence more em- disapprovaL To mmly cut if not a dMree dC alarm, phasis is now put on the fi- off the program or turn to Especially is wis true on Sun- nanci^ side than on the another station is net mough, day morning* when the air is quality of the program. simply because neither the fairly Uttered With so-called it might not be a bad idea managsmwrt nor tfaa per- quartets, cht^rs, choruaes and for radio manc^ers to have it fonnei* are aware of it. other groups whose perform* annMinced l^orehand that Staging at its best can cHily ance is certainly a disgrace to juch programs are paid for by be produced by those who themselv^ if not to the sta- the performers or their spon- are musically inclined and tion bvm which they are ^n^ ^ ther^ore not are willing to spend long broidcBsting. the product of the stations nor hours at rehearsals. The ap- In the early years of radio, are they controlled by them, parent idea existing among nersow or groups scheduled Certainly this would relieve so many people that they can to go on the ^w^ required them from having to bear the perform for the public over to appear before the station’s responsibility of originating radio or otherwise without mana^^t for an audition, such programs as are now training can only stem from If th^r performance did not generally heard over radio downright stupidity and meet certain standwtls they stations in this area, especial- should not be encouraged by were politely refi^d! It may ly on Sunday mornings. persons who are supposed to be hei^f-late that competi- Frankly, we think the lis- te intelligent. INCKEUINC TUITION AT NEGRO SCHOQIS There is more than one their children. In spite of the standar^ as that of other reason why the state of North large number of state ofSces people is, we think, unfair. Carolina should not raise the in Raleigh, employing whites if the raising of tuition at Suege from%^rir jSto “ administrators, clerks, North Carolina College, and $130 However there is one stenographers and other top probably other schools oper- reason in particular that we Negroes, means that would like to point out to the officials intend opening State AdvisorTBudget Com- “P* ® the doors to qualified « I. ^ ^ X. X or S0ZI16 otiicr nicm&i ioD , «n mi^ion tefore It goes too far where the pay is pracitcally so tmtion r^mg program, that no white man wouW We are wondering if mem- v.™- jt of employment, then we thmK bers of the Advisory Budget it would be absolutely fair Commission have ever given As is usually the case the for Negron to pay the same serious thought to the fact pattern set by the state is fol- tuition as ia chwged at other that outside of the teaching lowed by private enterprises state institutions. Otherwise profession the state itself where Negro employment is we think it is decidely un makes practically no jobs also confined to the very low- fair for the state to expect available for Negroes by est paying jobs. For the state them to be able to withstand which they may earn money to demand that the victims of the increase without suffer- enmi^ with wmch to educate such a system meet Ae same ing. MONEY AND BAU01S TAIX The National Association prisals on the Negro popula- teresting to watch just what for the Advancement of tion of Mississippi may result the white people of that state Colored People, According to in more solidarity, self-re- will cook up next in their a news story earned on the liance and initiative on their fiendish attempt to halt the front page of this week’s is- part than had the reprisals onward march of democracy ^_e of the Carolina Times, u never been. “Its an ill wind in their state and in the na- initiating a plan by which fi- that blows nobody goixl,” tion. « ■ nancial help w^ be given Ne- and it now appears that Ne- While we are on the sub- gro citizens in Mississippi groes in and around Mem- ject of mniring money avail- who are suffering reprisals phis, as well as in Mississppi, able to Negro citizens of Miss- b^^ they are in favor of are in for an awakening, the issippi, it might not be out of Court s ^ ruling lik© of which they have not place to «^nll the attention of abolishing segregation in pub- yet seen. our readers to the fact that lie ^hoois or because they Here in Durhtun and Ra- it is about time for the race aw donanding the right to leigh, where Negroes have to organize some IHnrf of vote. The aid for Negro farm- the use and service of a Ne- national investment corpora- ers, business m^ and others gro bank, it would be hard tion to make fimds available will be fur^h^ through the for them to understand what for the development and ex- owned Tri-State Bank a plight a farmer, business or pansion of. businesses and in- oi Memphis, Teaness^ on a professional man is in when dustries operated by Negroes, strictly busine^ basis with he is unable to secure credit As a group, it is also about applicants meeting the usual from a bank or other institu- time that we begin putting reqiurements^of the bank in tion with which to carry on some money into businesses such matters. when ready cash is ne^ed. and industries operated by It is further reported that “You never miss your water others. We will never, a&^ the NAACP has already de- until your well runs dry.” In race, be able to demand posited $20,000 of its reserve Durham Negroes, many of ployment in many axeaa. of funds in the Memphis Bank whom have never had their American life until we and more will be forthcoming foot inside the Negro bank, able to share in the owna- in the very near future. This are able to secure credit in ship. coupled with the interest most other banks in the city. There is no language more aroused among individusQs A majority of them never understandable to the aver- and other organizations may realize that the sole reason age American than that of the result in an expansion of they can do this is because dollar and the ballot box. the Tn-State Bank’s assets there is located here a bank Once we secure a reasonable $250,000 or more. In addition, of their own race. portion of both and begin to it is certain to riaise the re- We think the NAACP is use them to a good advantage spect of Negroes for banking taking-the right step in mak- many of the ills that now be- institutions of their own as ing available to the Negro vie- set us will melt away like a well as elevate their self-re- tims of the reprisals, money winter’s snow before a sum- spect. to carry on under adverse mer’s nn Thus the inflicting of re- circumstances. It will be in ^^ THE ANNUAL SCHOURSHIP DRIVE AT NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE The North Carolina Col- fine thing if the Committee commimity. There are others lege Scholarship Committee could find some way of hav- who have civic pride and has launched its third annual ing its solicitations for funds thrill at seeing winning teams scholarship drive in which it in 1955 to include individuals in sports at NCC who could hoj^ to better the amount of and organizations in the city, be influenced to shell out a $2004 raised last ye^. A Certainly the final results few dollars to aid in t^t brochure ^nt thw office by would be no less than it is go- direction if for no other rea- the Committee discl^s that ing to be by limiting the ap- son. the past drives have been con- peal to members of the fao- TTus year the Committee is fined almost entirely to the ulty and student body at hoping to increase the amount college campus with the many NCC. it raises by presenting the memDers of the almuni asso- There are many individuals Louis Armstrong* show. Even ciation, friends,^ business, fra- and busings institutions in in instfmce there is much temal,_ and religious institu- Durham that are fully aware nspd fior su^jxwt front the tions in Durham not being of the financial value of North people of the community. We 9ven an opportunity to share Carolina College to Durham, thiu, the^OK, that if it hie in the campaign. If for no other reason, they not already dona so the Com- The Scholarship Commit- would consider a contribution mlttee ought to include one tee may have its own good to the scholarship fund an in- or two interested persons in reasons why its appeals in the vwtment if not a bounden-the city to aid both as donors past iuve not included that duty. 'They know that the and soueitsra in its efforts, to part of Durham outside of the more studmts at North Caro- raise a sizeable amount for college campus. We think, lina CoUege the more dollars its scbctlarship fund, however, that it would be a there are to be spent in the ' Life Is Like That BY H. ALBERT SMITH You tmdoubtedly have heard the expreudon, ^‘Man Shall not live by bread alone.” li so, tiie privilege has been youra to listen to one-of the most pro found truths ever spoken. That is true because the expression points to the fact that life final ly and ultimately is spiritual. It seems that some people have difficulty in realizing this. For they live without regard to any eternal future and as U this life is the siun total of human exis-' tence. Why they do this is not too hard to undestand. It Is because the most apparent aspect of life is' biological or physical. We take our physical ^istence for granted. There are those deal ing with, metaphysics, the realm of pure being, who deny bodily existence. I've heard ar guments to that effect. Although I try to keep opeft mind, I have none in this regard. The physical world, in eluding my bodily self, is real so far as I am concerned. 1 am not even interested in argu ments to the contrary. Maybe, that goes for every body else. I say that because I seriously doubt if even those who deny the reality of the physical world believe what they say. I have associated with people who dismissed pain, suf fering, and death as false argu ments of the mortal mind (which itself really doesn’t ex ist if their philosophy ir right). But in pain and suffering, and facing death, those I have seen react In characteristic or nor mal fashion. But if men readily accept physical exiMence, they don’t accept as readily spiritual exis tence. Skepticism or doubt rela* tive to immortality, even more characteristic our modern life, is an evidence. Job asked,” It a man die shall he live again.” A -good many modem people answer no out loud, while others less courageous ei ther say it in whisper* or think it. But even more revealing as regards the seriousness with wiiich men regard their physi cal existence, as over against the quritual, is the emphasis they put upon the -^physical. That emphasis reflects itaeU in a materialistic civilization in which the doUar is 'king and material values reign sly>reme. Men live, ^ht and ^ to get money and the things money can buy. Most of the interest they have in spiritual things is after thought. At least, it plays second fiddle* to the in terest in material things. A great leader of 2,000 years ago found it necessary to re mind men that'they should not lay up treasures oh earth where moth and rust doth cor rupt and thieves break through and steeL He also found it ex pedient to urge them rather to lay up their treasure in heaven where such losses are not ex perienced. What he said found few sympathetic ears then. It doesn’t impress too much today. SATURDAY JANUARY 15,1955 L. E. AUSTIN Publisher _ CLATHAN M. BOSS, Editor U. ALBEBT Mailing Editor M. E. JOHNSON, Bnsineu Blanager JESSE COjtieLiD, CirculatiMi Manager S*turtla7 by tba UNlTtD No cuanatM of pnbUoattoii of unsolicited mat*- riaL Lotten to mt •dMor tor puHleatloD miut b* o«iMd and ooUaad to mo wat^ Bata*: ise par oopj; ais •saft OM Taar. nM (randlBB OonBMai; f«.w Love of moMy has even laid its strangling tentacles u| the clergy today, the “legiti mate” clergy and the “i]legiti mate.” By the "legitimate,” 1 mean leaders in our accepted orthodox churches. By the "iUe- gitiinate,” I mean those in multitude of outlandish cults springing up everywhere like mushrooms. I’ve never seen so many self- appointed “bishops” and heal ers in all my life. Once the- term “bishog’* designated high intelligence, spiritual grace, dignity, conwcrated scholar ship. Now, it designates, to many people, men of opposite character who are making racket out of religion, preying upon ignorance and credulity, “Preachers” are roaming the country with holy oil, handker chiefs they have “blessed,” and other “spiritual" emblems sell ing them to the lame in brain. And, believe me, they are many. CHte 'minister even advertize in papers, national in circulation, that if you’ll send him one dollar, he’ll give you a, lucky number. Another bewliiskered gent wlM calls himself a pro phet guarantees success in lo mance, money-making, or any thing else. Of course, he has his price. The curse of materialism is upon our generation. For when men turn religion mto an in- strumeit of exploitation (a means of usiatf people to make money), that^ love of money /Operating in all of its hideous ulginess and sinister greied. Contrast this practice with that of Jesus. He gave without taking. He never charged to heal, or arranged things so that he could get money without di rect charge. A woman touched the hem of his garment one day and was healed. If ^me of our modem spiritual quacks had power like that, they’d be charging anywhere from a doll ar on up a touch with cut-rate prices for mass touching. We would do well to remem ber those words of Jesus, "Man shall not live by bread alone.” “Bread” stands "for all that serves our physical life. It indi cates food, drink, clothing, cars, everything we depend on lor existence, comfort, and joy. You can’t live by those things alone says Jesus. Then, if he is right, there must be another aspect of hu man nature that is not physical. There is a nature in men higher than the animal or biological. It is in this aspect of his being that mil truly lives. It too has its hunger. And unless this side of human nature which is eter nal is feij, not only does it die; but we die. Wise is he, therefore, who takes seriously the words, “Man shall not live by bread alone,” and dedicates himself to providing for the basic satis factions of his higher nature. 'HMfB mm, AND WITH OUT A FIGHT!" WASHINGTON AND SMALL BUSINESS” toy ttia UNrrxD roBuaHxaa, bMomoratid at sis a. Patusnw at iBIaMd m Moood daai mattar a« Om Pom Otfio* a* Mortti Carettaa ante «ba Act of liandi s. ISTt. The Chriftmss nasoD is knomi in many lands. In Fraase tt Is Joyaux NoeL • * • And H Is Bot kard to fais^las direotors tt France’s ataal me- at^oly, Comltes Fortca, as they sip saasM’s Aear Tintad ar to- tnied by French al trast, bitc nonapoly efj fhe^ idl, wla^ tag each othorj Jegreax with great sa(-| iafactlM ove>; having pre TaMad^ »l any and all s^l tempts to dent c.w. Hardir their tlcht manopoly. In fact, it Is «aNa «aay to imafiBe a eon- Tctaetian aMnetUna Ifte the t»l> lowlnc. • • e "Monsieur Dlrectores, first there wai that Americaine Mar shall Flan to encourage new pri vate enterprise Ih Europe. But nobody got itarted in our busi ness, insteadi we Comites For ges, received millions of Ameri- caine tax doHars to modernize our plants. * * • "a» VoUa. Oaaie Korea and adien Amerlcataie (avenMBeiit cnrtalled ctvUlan nae of tteel, we saU Amariosine plnmbing aawly Jabbers many to«s af pur ptae. Wa also sold a let if'iteel, famlndhiy rails, to Chlaeae cnn- • * e “But Sftcre Bleu, next thing those crazy Americaines tried to pronrioto Eiuropean Defense Com munity «Uch had tied into It la tenriUa Shuman FUn which would have stopped cartolteation in middle Europe’s six nations, •Umlnated tariSs and Import quotas and created tha numster e( ftee competition. Mimsleur le AaetioaiBe Minister tat Foreigh 3L By C, WILSON HASDER Affaires even threatened to cut off U. S. dollar gifts if we didn’t accept a • • "Anona, to the barrlcedet we mahed and stopped It with a true Gallic oampromiae by which we g»T* Itttte, H aaythlna, bat left the daer open for cantinninf the flood «( Amerlcalna doUara. • a • *1So, Mcmsietv Dlrectores de Comites Forgef, we diould all fael Joyaux Noel Our glorious cartel ia intact, we are protected by tariffs and import quotas, and thanks to le Marshall Plan we're bigger than ever, with a growing business with the communists. And, monsieurs, even bigger things may be in store. * • * "The Americaine admlnlatra- tlen favors acrappiag V. 8. pre- tectlre tarlfla and their new Can- gresa is dominated by the on>osl- tian party with mi^ny who also (avor scrapping V. B. torlfla.. a * a *^ot wait. There is a cloud. * * * **nwre b in tin AmerlcMne Coagreas aome wretehed adher. ent af free entwpriaa, seme Ba»* ators and Congressmen who ailnk first at le Americaine best* ness atid laber, who aeUkhly want to protect their oosntry. 8e let os drink a toast to the ooafnsloB a( thoae we ahall oaU reaetleoary dollar patriot iaa- lationisto rack ea Senators George Blalone, af Nevada, War ren UagDBsoB af Waahhigtea, Btytoa Brfdgea af New Bamp- ■hire, and Oongreaamaa Danid Beed of New Twfc, wnilam Mn af Oolorade, James E. Tan Sandt aC PannsylTanla. Wayae AapinaB af.Calorade, Harley Staggars af West Virgil, T, M. Hand sf New Jersey and maa^ ethers, and alsa drtaft a toast to free trade fte^inerlca, bet net fee ■s. Tlva VOeadtas Fangaa.” Spiritual Insight "CNDURE TRIALS PATIENTLY' VO BY REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND P0Mt0Tf MmuU GUtad BaptMt Church "He that ovefvofneth....and keepeth my worka...to Mm will I give power..." Rev.2:26 There ai^ many things in our mortal natures that we need power to overcome. We are harassed and plagued by weak nesses, imperfections, and evil inclinations. Paul states it beautifully...“When I would do good, evil is always present”... We need power to ov«come these ever present inner sinful inclinations, and we cannot overcome these with our own strength. ...“The arm of fledi will fail you...you dare not trust your own...” We need spirituiT help from above, and we need the power that the in dwelling power of the Holy Spirit can giye. There are about five common human difficulties tlwt we need power to help us overcome. They are fear, tyranny of little ness, ignoble actions, tfeed and trouble, and persecution. These are the common enemies of good impulses and Holy stri vings. These things plague us all at one time or another. We need a power to over come our crippling and stifling tears. Fears at times may threaten all of us. Fear is one of our greatest enemies because it is an-enemy of the beauty and power of our spiritual life. Some are gripped by it, but you can be free. Stop being a slave to fear. You can! With the help of God jrou can overcome your fears. Fear paralyzes, fear warps the soul, fear puts our God-given energies in a deep freeze of uselessness. Yes many of us are frozen stiff with fears. It is ruining our homes and oar children. What damage fear can do to the delicate fedings and soul of a child! What is the remedy? How can I overcome fear? Faith is the remedy: Faith in God! Trust God fully, fc»: this trust generates power to overcome fearl Accept and live by the great truth of the hymn.. “Be Not Dismayed..,God Will Take Care of You...” We all need power to over come the tyranny of littleness. This plagues each of us at times also. It is so easy to become an abject prisoner of our littleness. Beware of it, for this thing is dangerous! We &U under its sway and power all too easily. Surrender, unconditionally, to Christ and he will free you from the tyranny of this stifling pri son. God wants us to be big- hearted and gracious. Too many are the petty slaves of the cus sedness of littleness. The love of God will do the Job. We need power, also to over come the soul blight 'of~Oi3fie^ It darkens the soul. It cruslies good impulses, smothers charity and benevolence, and it is an enemy of spiritual and moral nobility. It snuffs out com- pasion. Let God set you free from tisis cell of selfishness. How? Jesus gives the answer: ^‘If any man come after me let him deny himself..take up his cross and follow me..” - •We need power to overcome the tendency to ignoble living. Judas stands as an eternal sym bol of ignoble living. The spirit of Jesus never broke &e hard core of his sinful nature. To overcome ignoble living you must surrender and accept the way of life suggested by Christ Jesus.. Christ promised aM^nt a power which will epable us to overcome terror and ftnwnny of soul that we all face in tW Ufe, which is filled with fear, little ness, greed, ignoble living, trouble and persecution. Can I tove this power? Yesl..."Ask and it shall be given...” CAPITAL Ct05£-UP The ‘'34th” Convenea—^Di00S Takes Odtfc , Cluates C. Bifli. Jr., (Hem.) of Michigan’s Thirteenth Dis trict, stooped dif^tly as he rais^ his right hand to take the oath of office as a member of the 84th Congress—^his left was firmly clasped m that of his small son, six-year-old Charles C. Diggs, ni, standing close be side him. Earlier in tiie day, at Union Station, Congressman - elect Diggs had met the train from Detroit bearing his little son, bis wife, Mrs. Juanita Diggs, her sister, Mrs. Carmelita Ro- thario, and S2S0 friends and well-wishers from Detroit, Flint, Grand Bapids, Pontiao and elsewhere, came to see him begin service as a member of the greatest praliamMitary body in the world. Meeting the train with him were Cbngressmen ~Adam Po-> well (Demo.) New York, WlQi' am L. Dawson (Dam.) C^cago, and Thaddeus Machrowicx (Dem.) First District Michigan. The first vote cast by the new congressman was ene ot the 226 which helped to elect Sam Rayburn of Texas, Speak er of the House—once more. Brary American, aagardlesa of party, should find encourage ment in the following excerpt of Congressman Oiggs’ address to th^ Michigan'delegation, at Un ion StaUon; ''' "The reports...! have received since the election, from Japan, India, Africa, Sweden, and South America, conviffce me jtositively, that regardless of a persoa’s personal prejudices— and we all have them-if we truly believe in the democratic philosophy, if we truly* appre-> elate tiie superior features of the American way of life, there is only one course to take, and every deviation from it, how ever slight, puts more soldiers in the enemy’s cuap. - "That course was charted by the architects of the basic law of this land, i68 years ago, when they proclaimed that ‘all men were created equal and en dowed by their nudcer with cer tain isiaMeaable rights^." Becsytton NCNW A reception In honor of' the new Congressman was held at the Ceuneil House, keadquar- ten of the Natienal Connell of Negro Women. Mrs. Mary Me Leod Bethune, founder of the Council, Mrs. Vivian Cartn Mason, president, and Co^gressi man William L. Dawson, of Illinois, were m the receiving line. Among the nationally-known guests presmt were: Judge) William C. Hueston, Grand Secretary of IBPOEW, Joseph Ray, top-ranking Housing offl' dal, Philip Sadler, of Hovudng, Dr. and Mrs. Kaytord Iiogan of Howard. University, Dr. William Stewart Nelson, Howard, El der Solomon Lightfoot Mich- aux. Mn. Charles Diggs, Sr. mother of the Congressman, with his wife, and her sister, Mrs. Sothario, Herbert Jones, Grand Organizar of tha Elks Letters To Editor Editor ^ CaroUna Times A few days ago (Jan. 3), the Durham Morning Herald car ried a write up on a social that Judge and Mrs. A. R. Wilson gave for the “Over 60” group. I read it with deepest interest be cause he made a lecture and compared old age to a>~large cake. To quote him, “Think of life as one big cake. We inherit its Ingredients and recipe at birth, mix it in childhood, take it dwing adolescence, cover it with icing between the ages of 80 and 40, and enjoy it for the remainder of our days.'* 1 agree with him whole heart- edly, too many of our Juvenile and marital problems stem from using the wrong ingre dients in the wrong cake. All ooofes know fruit cake is not made with angel food ingre dients.” Judge Wilson made these remarks to an “over 60” group on the occtaion of his 38th Wedding Anniversary. I like that idea of doing for others on your anniversary so well that Mr. Mason and 1 are using it this year coine October as ours. Durham 1* made a better place to llv% in by such persons as Judge Mrs. lola Mas^SIT’ * Morrisville, N. C. (Congressman Diggs is a Adviser for IBPOEWL '>»»• Marian Jackson, Phi Lambda president, Mrs. Rosa Gragg, Mrs. John Henderso^, Mrs. Ethel Bradfield, and Mrs. Lucius Long, of Detroit. Mrs. Corine Lbwery, formeii executive secretary of the Na tional AMOtfBti(m of Odored Women, Mrand B®rs. Mitchell ’. (Pleaaa turn to Page Sevsn)
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