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FAQ! TWO
TBM CABOLPfA Tllitt SATURDAY. JULY >. ItW
NEGRO REPRESEHTATION ON THE
BOARD OF PAROLES
Governor Luther Hodges is rent in securing an objective tions of Mr. Larkins study
following in the foosteps of picture of their lives before and although their implemen-
his predecessors in that he is prison. Tte reas^ tation Inay or may not con-
paying absolutely no atten- wL not «*itute a direct responsibiUty
tion to the more than one made clear in a number of *1^® Parole Commission or
million Negroes of this state cases. that of the Advisory Board
in giving them representation rp. i i, * h ttiink the members do
in an area where sudi is most records responsibility of see-
sorely needed and that is the showing r^ults of psy^o- ^ prisoners re-
Paroles Commission. A re- lo^cal tests and eduration jg^gg^j society have every
cent study of N«gro paroled actuevements prevrated the opportunity possible to make
made by John H. Larkins, P™on ^thonti« from ^ ^g ^gj^ nature of
Life Is Like That
Bj B. iOJBEKT SMITH
memorial day address
"But No Such Enthusiasm To Remove Bias
From The National Guard"
consultant on Negro woric in derstsan^g and adequacy appfears to us that
North Ci^lina, discloses that meeting the ne^ of some oi governor and other state
although Negro« constitute pwolees. A carram^ c^ officials would see the wisdom
only about one-third of the sideratron of toe men^ M placing on the Advisdry
population in the state they physical handicaps of ^ Board of Parolees, if not on
constituted nearly 50 per cent I^ole^ ^y ^ the Board of Parolees per se,
of the parolees relea^ dur- ® qualified Negro who would
ing the period of his study. ^ certainly be in a better po-
Further information discloses be given s sition to help in the rehabU.-
that they constitute 50 per consideration ^ itation of J^egro prisoners
cent of the state’s prison pop- pa^ole . than is possible for a white
ulation which is iA line ^th release of prisoners to soaety.
Mr. Larkin’s figures on Ne- (4) From the information , seVeral instances Nearo
In view of this fact it ap- ^ society when they should
pears to us that the Negro ^ not have been and in other
population of the state should had instances there are many of
have representation on the tiiem now serving prison sen-
six-member Advisory Board tcnces who have not had ade-
of Parolees that was author- “alized he^ Often ^ quate and sympathetic con-
ized by the 1955 General As- sideration of their cases. From
sembly and to which since ity m need of help from n^y Lariji„>s study the release
that time no Negro has been individu^, ^oups, and^en- prisoners to soc iety means
i^ed by a governor of this than -utine^dy or
had emotional and Lntalde-
From Mr. Larkin’s study fects which called for special-
: 4. *1 :„j X .1 i. 1 j an mvestigation of the pn^
one arrives at the conduusion ized treatment based on in-
that the Proles Commission dividual needs. The person-
oner’s associates and funily
life may be the possibility of
This i* the second and con
cluding portion of a Memorial
Day address delivMed lor the
Mcl^an Post No. 175 of tto
American Legion, Sunday,
May 29.
What a price our boys have
paid for the heritage which
is oursl They knew incredible
sulferings, hardships, agoni
zing death on bloody battle
fields in far away places. They
suffered and*'died in stinking,
vermin — and germ — Infoted
trenches and fox holes in hand
to hand struggles with bay-
onettes and even rifles butts,
while poison gas (in World
War I) was turned upon them,
and bombs dropped from roar
ing planes and 'shells from
mighty guns, that roared in
thunderous barrages, burst in
their midst blowing men to
bits, tearing limbs from bodies
and leaving some with sight
less eyes, as their blood
mingled with that of white
boys to sanctify and make
sacred the ground upon which
they died to free the world of
tyranny and make it a decent
place in which to live.
GREAT SACSmCE
Some of you know what I
am talking about because you
were there! You were not only
eye-witnesses of these terrible
events, but you shared in the
horrors of those ^ghtmarish
experiences you would like to
forget. You, with millions of
others in the country, both
black and white, have paid a
tremendous sacrifice for the
freedom which we enjoy, par
tial though it is.
And others living today in
America are hopelessly maim
ed in body, without limbs and
eyes, broken in mind, without
health and tortured still by
terrifying memories of those
frightful years spent in mortal
combat.
PAU8K TO SALUn
Today. I pause with you to
salute the dead who sleep in
graves in far away places and
„ — • uj * * home. I hail them as heroes
quate vocational training and million Negroes m this state acknowledge my indebted
ness to them.
And, to the living-those who
bear 'wounds in their bodies,
visible symbols of the saWi-
fices they made, some of whom
have been styled as the living
dead, to them, I pay a similar
tribute.
TASK UNFINISHED
But, as I said before, we
cannot limit our utterance in
tributes to the dead not eren
to the living-who paid so great
a price in blood, sweat, tears
and pain. It behooves me to
speak of the task they left im-
fished, not volun1)arily-of
course. Even tmder the best
circumstances, they could not
have finished the task assigned
them-the creation of interna
tional peace. For, after all,
such' peace is not to be estab
lished by military might al
though we may be forced to
arms at times to repel aggres
sions that would destroy all
freedom and democracy.
We would do well to remem
ber that the task of our fallen
comrades will remain imfinUh.
ed until permanent and unlver-
sal peace has been establiafaed in
the earth.
is a part of the prison system nel for such treatment were “
of thTstate and is therefore not available.
digged with toe responsi- (5) The prison experience mation^toat may be need-
bility of rdiabiliatog prison- ^^d parole supervision assist- , before his uarole can
'^i,So«h*;Sr 50 p»
(1) Altoough over au per ^ satisfactory adjustment, but tainlv such an investiaation
cent of toe parole^ were re- there is a need to develop a b^ rae who
ported to have made a satis- program of more assistance to _„i j i,„„g the coooeration of
factory adjustment, many ap- better supervision of the ... secment of s^tetv into
peared before toe courts prior the parolees. Adequate rec- ShLfTto be“2
to and after priron com- ords of toe parolees, during “e parolee is to be re-
mitments. Too littie was the periods toey are in prison
known about toe post-prison afterwards, should be This newspaper appeals to
adjustment of a large num- jjgpt. Those changes would Governor Hodges and otoer
her. Too many Iwd their provide means of determining state officials to make a seri-
paroles revoked while under the program made in adjust- ous study of the wisdom of
supervision. The date secured ment. placing on toe Advisory
on toe trainmg and tocipline ,g. serious consideration Board of Parolees a repre-.
of prison We could not be j^g given to an ade- sentative of toe more toan one
measured adequately. quate vocational training and million Negroes in this state
(2) Inadequate records of guidance program based up- so that a more adequate wd
toe offenses committed, edu- on the parolees’ ability and in- efficient program in releasing
cation, marital status, and terest.” Negro praoners on parole
employment histories of the The above are some of toe may be had m toe state of
parolees served as a deter- findings and recommenda- Norto Carolina.
THE GOVEKNOR'S APPOINTMENT
Of NEGROES
This newspaper is wonder- portant board or commission no one person hi Norto Caro-
ing whetoer it should rejoice was almost mandatory. The lina can successfully claim
or weep at toe appointment of governor overlooked those op- to speak for all its Negroes.
W. J. Kennedy, Jr., to toe portunities and followed toe The suit to force toe Univer-
Stete Board of Higher Educa- same old beaten pato of keep- sity of Norto Carolina to do
tion. The appointment may ing his administration “lily what it ought to do witoout
be anotoer case of toe Trojan white.” Now toat toe Su- court action will go on; toe
horse, which means that toe preme Court has rendered its fight for integration will go
Negro citizens of toe state implementation decision on on until toe gold of full
should “beware of toe Greeks toe matter of integration in equality is achieved and
bearing gifts.” We recall the public sdiools and a suit every Negro wO te gran^
more than one instance in is pending against toe Univ- toe human dignity which
North Carolina and otoer ersity of Norto Carolina to God intended for all mankind,
soutoem ^tes when prom- force it to admit Negro stu- „ novemor is sincere
“^ undergraduate honestly intends to seek
sch(wl, the governor, probably ^
portant ixwitions only to dis- at the advice of Attorney „ citizenrv of Norto
cover to toeir chagrin toat Victor S. Bryant, Sr., chair-
toey were merely figureheads man of the State Board of „ „ resoectable members
or being ^crificed as a peace Higher Education and one of ^ .. . . j
offering on toe altar of race the attorneys for toe comp- tn^o
prejudice. If this were not toe any of which Mr. Kennedy is in tVioir nnw..r tn
cooS^ate wito him to toe
wer^ expected to hold toeir nedy, who is also uncle to two . ™ .
people in line whenever pro- of the plaintiffs in toe Univ- ® ^
^^ve action watf threats ersity s^t, to toe Stete Board
S^b, n»i,r iS^her'Educ.tto„. nSS
On the surface it appears Carolina on toe matt&r of toe
to us to be following toe same admission of Negroes to toe
It seems ratoer strange to old pattern so often resorted University of Norto Caro-
toe Carolina Times that Gov- to by soutoem whites to im- lina, toe integration of Ne-
emor Hodges has just recog- dermine efforts of Negroes to groes into toe public school
nized toe fact toat North become full fledged citizens system and all others. On toe
Carolina has over one million in this country. This time we other hand if toe appoint-
Negroes within its confines, don’t believe it will work. In ment is the beginning of an
the largest of any stete in toe the first place we don’t be- 'effort to have Negroes be-
union, and that to^ are en- lieve the Negro appointee is come a party to-tius stete’s
titled to representetion. It will going to be inveigled into program to defy toe United
be recalleid that toere have selling his race down the riv- States Supreme Court or cir-
been several instances during er just to obtain the position cumvent its ruling no re-
his administration when the of toe governor’s Negro man spectable Negro is going to
naming of a Negro to an im- Friday. In toe second place be a party to it or condone it.
issue pertaining to improve
ment of toeir lot.
SATURDAY
L. E. AUSnir PidUkhw
JULY 9,1955
CLATHAN M. BOM, Ultor
H. ALBIBT surra, Bfanagliic E4Km- M. K. JOHNSON, BnsinM Mwugw
JESSE COFIELD, Cimriiitim Mtuugw
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l>ui>U*ii«d Kvmrr ■«Mrd«r
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■»—! and ooallMd to MO wocda.
POT VMT.)
PBOSFECT FBIOIimii
Right now, we are far from
thia. We are laced today with
prospects of war more fright
ful and destructive than ever
in the history of the world.
We have neuclear weappns
that can blast great cities out
of existence in a matter of
minutes. We have great bom
bers and Jet planea whose
speed Is faster than that of
sound. Of these, 1 said to my
people facetiously some time
ago,” You see the plane go by
and stand arotmd waiting for
the sound to arrive.” Nations
are equipped with gases
deadly as to entail greater loss
of life than their nuclear ar
senals and are prepared to
^ge war with germs that can
kill men by the millions and
hospitalize entire countries.
In fact, so deadly are the
weapons of the nations today
that many think man for toe
first time in history can or will
soon be able to wipe out all
life on earth-human, animal
and vegetative.
DOCBTFVL VALIDITT
Now, as to the validity of
such thinking, I have my
doubts. That m|^ is equipped
to decimate life of many types
over wide areas, I believe. We
have seen the evidence of that
in two instances of tte war
time use of toe atomic bomb
and experimental uses of the
same lethal weapon during this
time of unsettled peace. But lo
far as destroying all life upon
the earth-life that God willed to
be and brought into existence,
that power, I believe, belongs
only to the Creator. I don’*t
tWnk the time has come, or
ever Mdll, when man, however
ingeniously destructive his en
gines of death, will be able to
put God out of busineM.
But the fact remains that
man can rain death and de
struction on the earth today on
so vast a scale as to make all
sensible men shudder at the
very thought of war. For the
word today has meanings in
terms of slaughter and destruc
tion it has never had before
and men of past generations
never thought to be possible.
And all of this means that
we've g«k a terrific problem on
our hands. And that problem
is not constituted of the arse
nals of the world. That prob
lem is unregenerated human na
ture and hearts out at harmony
with the will and purpose ot
God.
THS PBOBLBM
nmt is toe tnrotiem -bdito*
what we style as humanity’s
number one problem—^toe prob
lem of war. To solve tols prob
lem, we have fought wars to -end
war and held hundreds of peace
conferences. But the problem re
mains unsolved and wlto
ever increasing fearful pros
pects. We’ve got to do something,
but what?
FEABSON BIGHT
Drew Pearson was on toe
right track a few years ago when
he said toat we have tried ev
erything from pitch forks to
atom bombs to prevent war and
gain iwimanent peace, but have
failed. He suggested t^t toe na
tions should try the Sermon on
toe Mount What he means, I
think, is this: Christ is our only
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WAY
Spiritual Insight
By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND
Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church
"A Spiritual Housecleaning"
“i’ll guard my will
bridle my tongue...” Pw. 39:1.
Here is a wise admonition to
toose of us who are so prone
to I indiscriminate talkative
ness. This is especially wise
for toose of us so apt to say
toe wrong thing. Many of us
are subject to saying toe wrong
thing. Too many fail to exer
cise care in what we say. Too
many are eager beavers to
speak about that which may
not necessarily concern us. We
are tongue-happy for we speak
out wito toe least provocation.
Too many are too eager to
speak out wito hard and hurt
ful things. Too many of us are
anxious to speak where we
may stir tip confusion rather
than make peace. Many of us
speak to discourage and defeat
people. Too many speak hatred
in a world crying for love. Let
us get wise and resolve wito
toe Psalmist..."! will guard my
ipouto...I will bridle my ton
gue...”
We need to bridle our ton
gue if we are inclined to speak
words of conflict ratoer than
peace. Your words -of conflict
add to toe sum total of the
world’s confusion. The world
needs a little subtraction ra
ther than addition when it
comes to conflict and warfare.
isoturM
Morning Wmr>Iiims •Rd Thyroid D«(lcl«ficy
Peoi^e who fe«l fatigued when artoing in th« morning aftar a iound^
sleep, and then slowly recover stamina duri«f the day and feel brlghteatl
and most cnargetic wh*» it’s time to return to bed at night, may be'
suffering from • mild thyroid deficiency d«Krib«d by doctors as “the.
hypometabolic state.”
Some of these people chronically
complain of vague aches and
pains, and have been labeled un
justly as hypochondriacs, neurot
ics, or anxiety personalities.
Actually the chemical processes
in their bodies which convert food
into energy are operating at a
snail’s pace. Doctors believe that
the slowdown results from a short
age of thyroid hormone in body
tissues.
Other commonly encountered
symptoms indicating this form of
hypothyroidism may be an intoler
ance to cold, brittle nails, dry skin,
lack of perspiration and, in wom
en, menstrual disorders.
In a seven year study conducted
by Dr. B. A. Watson of Clifton
Sprin|;s, N. Y., published recently
in the New York State Journal of
Medicine, it was found that women
are much more prone to this state
than men, and also that its inci
dence increases with age.
Of almost 16,000 patients ad
mitted for various complaints to
the Clifton Springs Clinic and San
itarium, Dr. Watson found that
more than 200 were suffering from
the hypometabolic state. The high
est rate was among patients in
their forties and flities. In Dr.
Watson’s opinion: “Physicians
should consider the diagnosis of
hypometabolic state before label
ing a chronically complaining pa
tient as a psjwhoneurotic, hypo
chondriac, anxiety state, etc.”
The Inveetigation conflmied the
growing belief that a subDormal
metabolic rate is not the only In
dication ofr thyroid deflciency as-
had been generally assumed. The
morning tiredness, aches and pains
were much more reliable signs of
the condition. Trial treatment with
dried thyroid given orally was:
found to be a reliable method of!
diagnosis. If the symptoms disap
peared, the hypometaMic state
was presumed present. j
Continued treatment with dried
thyroid, or with a purified thyroid
extMct bt tablet form called Pro-'
loid, produced lasting improvement
lit a majority of patients, restor-;
ine a feeling of complete well-1
being fn very many. As a test,
treatment was discontinued tem
porarily in a few patients. Their
urmptoms retarned almost iaun*-
diatcly, but wera eootrolkfd '-ntfif-
whewtltatwatisaa jasoowd. J
Let us, toerefore, guard zeal
ously our mbuto and our ton
gue. Let us become centers of
peace ratoer than conflict and
confusion, liet us each resolve
to become a worker for peace.
And to be a radiating center
of peace you must have peace
in your own soul. People who
speak words of confusion us
ually have warfare and confu
sion in toeir ovm souls. Let us
become talkers for peace. The
world needs your words of
peace. It has too much confu
sion already. Why not make a
resolve now..“I will bridle my
tongue..”
We need to bridle our ton
gues if we are inclined to
ffpooir words of. discourage
ment. Too many people go
around spreading words of dis
couragement. People fighting
hard and difficult battles need
your words of encouragement.
People ^triviifk for good and
wortowhile tilings need your
encoiuagement. I see too many
people taking too great a de
light in burdening struggling
people wito words of dis
couragement. Here is a strug
gling person trying to educate
bis child. Here is a couple
struggling to own a home.
Here is a person making a
great sacrifice for someone
near and dear to him. In such
cases too 'many of us have
nothing but words of discour
agement. Let us ratoer go
about doing good by scattering
the seeds of encouragement.
My friend just think was a
blessing you may become.
We need to bridle our ton
gue if we are inclined to speak
words of hatred. The woild's
supply of this vicious poison is
too great already. Why not
dedicate yourself to toe sacred
task of increasing toe rich
blessings of love. The supreme
need of a weary world is more
love. Already we are ravaged,
burdened wito too much bit
terness. Already we are criti
cally sick with the destructive
virus of hatred. Our sick and
wounded souls cry out for the
healing balm of love. You can
be used by God in tliis blessed
ministry. How? Just become a
spokesman of love as you
move in the home, 'toe church,
toe community, toe clul^ and
with toat person who worlcs
next to you on toe Job.
Let us each resolve here and
now toat If I cannot speak
words /Of "^ce, encouragement
and love I will refrain from
speaking...“I'll guard my
mouto...I will bridle my ton
gue...”
Capital Close-Up
DAWSON STUDIES HOME
BUliE BI¥i¥i
At this point Its looks as
though the voteless Capital of
toe Nation will remain voteless
through another Congress, in
spite of toe rousing S8-15 vote by
which toe latest Senate try fdr
Dee Cee ohme rule (3-669) was
passed, last week, witoout de
bate. Reason:
nie bill, iatrodoeed by San-
ator Matt Neely ot West Vir
ginia, and otoers, Is now head*
ed for the Hoose Distrlet Oom-
ulttee, presided over by Sonttii
Carolinian Jfotan L. Mennii«n^
bitter foe of home rule for the
Federal City. The pattern for
toe last three Negroessao has
been toe same — Senato-apon-
sored bills giving some maa>
sore of self-govenunent to tho
District havo died In too Bonso
Committee.
Congressman Willlun L. OaW*
son of Illinois, who became the
flrat Negro member of toe House
District-Committee in last year's
shuffle, and haa previously op-
Ipoesd bills requiring "at large”
I voting (wito no bargaining pow
er) Is studying the current bill,
which includes toe same pro-
viston, in the light of pn—
changes In committee hanrfHng,
while waiting for the bill to
reach his committee.
I4ke Democratic Senators
Neely and Wayne Morse^ and
BepnbUcan Senator Case of
Sonto Dakota (Csse ot N. J.
Klw anvovod) CongMsnuui
0»«Ma Mva nte
siaiNva aoMvxsNOD
ougut to have home mle, —
but he wants thia be to ao-
oomplished effectively, m}nor-
Itjr-wise. The outlook is not
not bright. Voting against toe
Senate bill were too Senators
from Btississippi, Loolalana
nmi Sonto Carolina> Senatora
Lister HiU of Ala., Ervin of
Norto Carolina, Frear of Dela
ware, McClellan of Ark„ Bos-
soU of Georgia and Willis
Bobertson of Virginia — all
Deomoorats>~i. pins Bepnblie-
ana Mundt of Sonto Dakota,
Xonng of Norto Dakota, and
Malone of Nevada.
MISS BVBB0DGH8
IS BETIEB
Two signs say ttiat Nannie
Burroughs, Baptist leader, who
hasn't t>een feeling too well,
tliese days — la better. Sign One
was h eeCcrmqut 140|-aU
waa her recent quip to • solici
tous visitor, who ventured the
prayerful comment, “The Lord
has certainly blessed you, here,
Miss Burroughs,” to wliich that
Handmaid of the L>ord retorted.
“Yes, but He’s been working me
lilse tlie devill”
Sign Two: Ziio oonval soring
lady( If a dynaaao ean bo said
to bo eonvalasalng) waa, at
tbla wrttlBg. in Atlaatto City,
meetoig wtth the Aoard ot too
Woman’s AnvlUary (National
Baptist ConveatlMi, U. S. A,
Inc.). Her new dormitory, nn-
der oonstmetion by the Me-
«f NashTUtek !■ oat ot
tho gTMOid* m*
Icated before toe New Tear
— possibly in October or No
vember.
NEW OFFICEBS FOB
CAPITAL FBESS
Th^ Capital’s "Capital Press
Club,” which just muddled
through a dull year to happily
sparkling finish, has elected
new officers. New President Dr.
William T. Parker, is public re
lations director at Freedmen’s
Hospitel. Lawrence Still, the
yoimg vice-president, is a live-
wire reporter on toe AFBO staff.
Others elected are Irene Beck-
wito, secretary, replacing the
COCBIEB’S Josephine Lowery,
(who wouldn’t nm again) and
Jessie Sarshaw of Freedmen’s,
re-elected treasurer.
It looks like a Uvo year tor
toe Clnb, whose membership
Includes national repreoenta-
tives of new* distrlbntlng
agencies, natlonally-elrcnlated
periodic^, and reporters and
colnmnlsts tor weeklies cover
ing nearly every state in the
countries.
McCABTHY — DEBUNKED
Every columnist in toe Capital,
it aeons — and every editorial
writer—has raised a cheer over
the Senate’s debunking of Bogey
man McCarthy. Of course, toe
bunked himself, -rwthe-r
National Bully had really de
bunked hhnseU, but it took some
time for his colleagues of the
Senate (pardon us. Senators) and
the rest of the country to real
ize that the Bia Threat had final
ly gone up in nSioke. McCarthjr^s
last half-hearted try was to
sabotege the Nation’s hl-partiaan
fwfgign policy before the UN at
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