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PAGE TWO rai CAICMJNA TtMgS SATOBDAY. NOV. 26, 1955 POUCBCN MtE WORTHY OF fflEIR HIliE nearly 60 yean muct not be interpreted as aoeeptanoe of anything but full implemen- This newspapM' hfes watch ed with a degree of interest, it not deep concern, the re> cent discussion pro and con about raising the salaries of members of the police de partment of the city of Dur ham. We have been concern ed because in many instances a lack of appreciation for and knowledge of the guardians of the law appeared to be the rule rather than the excep tion. That Durham has one of the cleanest and best police de partments of any North Caro lina city must be admitted by even its mart conservative citizens. However, because this city is blessed with such, its citizens ought not to take it for granted and therefore not be willing to amply re ward those whose responsi bility it is to guard their lives and property 24 hours of the day. We believe in the biblical truth so beautifully and force fully stated that “a servant is worthy of his hire.” In many North Carolina cities and towns the practice of police brutality and gen eral disregard for the rights of its citizeiu is a common occurrence. From many of them have come reports to this newspaper of unwarrant ed police killings especially of Negroes; or doors of Negro homes being kicked down and a general disregard for even the privacy of Negro women in their homes. This newspaper is proud to boast that no such report has been received by it about Durham police since the de partment has been in charge of its present administration. Generally speaking members of the Durham Police Depart ment, though firm in their demeanor and the carrying out of their duties, are as courteous and gentlemanly as it is possible to be under the circumstances. In many other cities of Novth Carolina and other states, police corruption is also a common occurrence. Now, because Durham is blessed with no such conduct on the part of the members of its police department, it ought not become so complacent that it is unwilling to pay its policemen salaries commen surate with those paid other public servants. Frankly, we do not believe that a minimum salary of $254 per month is adequate enough to provide a respect able living standard for even a beginner in the city’s police department. We believe Dur ham will find ways ^d means by which it can raise the pay of |ts policemen to the level whefe they will be abl6 to provide themselves with a standard of living in keeping with the fine serArice they are rendering the people ol this city. tation of the rulings of the Supreme Court. Thi^ are con vinced that there is a grow ing element of upHght, noble and law abiding white people of the state who in the end will do what is right. It is faith in this element that is causing Negroes to mark time before oressinfi their claim. The ravings of DUPEC, the Patriots, the governor, the senator and others disturb no one among us. Likewise, the threat to aboliish the public school system of the state does not unduly concern Ne groes. They know they have had mpre experience in ac quiring trainmg and educa tion ^th inadequate school faciliti^, even without schools, and improvising such than white people — both teachers and pupils. Negroes KISING WATERS AGAINST SEGREGATION The Baptist State Conven tion (white), though some what compromisingly and apologetically, came a step ^nearer declaHng itself in ac cord with the teachinn of Jesus—^the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man— when it accepted by a three to one vote last week the re port of its “committee of 21" on the matter of integration. The report called upon the trustees of Baptist education al institutions to give care ful study “to the responsibil ity and opportunity to opeta doors of Imowledge and serv ice to qualified applicants re gardless of race.” Generally speaking, the leaders of the convention, therefore, appear to be in fav or of taking a definite stand for integration in Baptist schools but felt it necessary at the moment to take some what of a middle-of-the-road stand in order not to cause bedlam and total collapse of their semi-christianized mem- bo^ in Eastern North Caro lina. That is what its com mittee must have had in mind when it placed into the hands of trustees of Biiptist educa tional institutions the re sponsibility of admitting Ne groes. Typical of conflicting views in the Association were the expressions of H. V. Scarbor ough, opposing the move to- wuxl int^aUon, and those of Wiles B. Guthrie of Fay etteville and Don W. Morris, pastor at Gold Hill. Said Mr. S^borough, according to the daily press, “I voted no, be cause this is the most impor tant question to face the 'Southern Baptist Convention since the Civil War — I like nigxalia, but the question is should we favor abolishing segregation. . .all these words (e: ■ recommeni verbUge. Said Mr. Scarbjjsough fur- hls church — “but that’s al right.” He stated further that one of the most tnllnential men he ever met was a Necro major — my roommate in the army.” “These people who stlU cUn( to the civil war ideas are on the wrong track,” he said. “I’ve been over most of the world and I know it is pos sible for Christians to worship with black Christians.” Wiles B. Guthrie of Fayette- ixplaining the committee vllle, a minister In the Tar commendation) are- just Blver Association, told the convention: “It is the Chrlst- like thlnt to do. Christ broke down the barriers when he spoke to the Good Samaritan.” ther: “0«r fovMiior Is doing all he eaa to settle t|be problem wUlMnt krlnftaic tato Sastem North Carolina a state of an- arAy ... It will dlsropt every sdiMl dMrlct . . . but I am yet to And a North Carolii)a NegM In favor of doing away with the existing school sys- Mr. Morris, who Is a war vet eran who had eaitsed the Silver Star and Pifryil^eart in the battle, said that hiir ^e- fense of the committee’s re port could cause hfan to lose Thus the water in favor of right are backing up and ris ing fast. The time is not far away when they will over flow and break over the dams of prejudice, narrowness and bigotry which attend segrega tion in southern states. Truth is on the march and will not be stopped. A new page is be ing written in history and those who are so blind they cannot read the handwriting and change their course will in time be swept away by the onrushing wafers. ETHU SAHDERS BERRY Durham will miss Mrs. Ethel Sanders Berry. She was one of those fine, noble spirits without which no community or organization can become of importance in the shaping and molding of great and good men and women. As secretary to the late Dr. C. C. Spauld ing, she was to the manner bom and more than many who were not fortunate enmigh to view the great business, church and civic leader at close range, had to do with helping him live up to the many responsibilities and duties which he was call ed upon to fill. Mn. Berry moved about ai^d among her associates at North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company with the calmness and efficiency of all good s^retaries. Dr. Spauld ing depended on her , and af ter his death his associates depended on her for informa tion and counsel which only good and competent secretat- ies can learn from a man of Dr. Spaulding’s stature. It takes a great personality to serve as secretary to a great man. Often there is^ne^ of patience, understancUng and the willingness to retire and fvait in the background that no ordinary person has. Mrs. Berry possessed those quail-, ties to no little extent. As a civic, fraternal and social leader, this good wo man stood in the forefront. Though possessed of a quiet and unassuming personality those who came in close contact with her soon realized her worth and quickly ele vated her to positions of trust and responsibility. Such a fine and noble character is al ways missed in a community. In the death of Mrs. Ethel Sanders Berry Durham has sustained a tremendous loss that will not easily be re placed. NOT DISTURBED BY PRESSURE GROUPS It is interesting to note the hysteria which attends South ern leaders on the matter of s^r^ation. In some quarters organizations and individuals, liko the provetbial drowning man globing after a straw are grabbing after scnne of the flLnsiett plans in their at tempts to circumvent the U. S. Supreme Court ^edsions on segregation in public schools. DITPSC, tnwviously refer red to by ti^ newspapo' as an oxgamzation with one puP- poae in mind as its letten so appropriately indicate. Denial of Underprivileged People Equal Consideration, the Pa- tnatM, Governor Hodges, for mer Attorney Gener^ L Bevefly Lake, Senator J. SATURDAY Strom Thurmond (D.-S. C.) and others are running up and down the states like mad men in attempts to defy both the U. S. Constitution and its Su preme Court. Abortive attempts to label the National Aasociation for the Advancement of Colored People as subversive and to deny tax-exempt status to NAACP and other organi zations in promotion of litiga tion to which it is not a party are Qrpical of the efforts now being promoted all over the South to defy the highest court of the land. Along with these efforts come statements of the gover nor and Senator Sam J. I^^n that they believe volimtary Cw segregation will be generally accepted in the state. Now, the Carolina Times has en deavored to give the citizens of this state an honest view of what to expect on the part of all respectable Negroes of North Carolina on the matter of integration. We have too much respect for the intelli gent white people of this state to mislead them into believing; that respectable Negroes oi; North Carolina intend by any chance to accept voluntary segregation as a solution to the problem of segregation. Efforts on the part of Ne groes to be considerate, pa tient and polite in pressing their claim to a victory for which they have fought fot NOV. 26, 1955 are satisfied that their teach ers who, on an average, are* better trained than white teachers, have never had it too easy in life and will be able to meet the emergency— should the public schools be abolished — with at least the effectiveness of the whites. So we would advise North Carolina educational offidals to begin now with sincerity to set their .house in order. Such a move on their part will exact from intelligent Ne groes of the state iil of the cooperation and considertttion'^ necessary for a satisfactory consummation of the integra tion question. On the other- hand, attempts to force co operation of Negroes into de fying tihe U. S. Supreme Court will only lead te bitter resent ment and a flock of school suits in the federal courts, the like of which this state has never seen. Life Is That 5y H. ALBERT SMITH LET US BE GRATEFUL About seven or eight years ago an old gentleman, no stran ger to me, lost bis wife some thirty or more yean his Junior. A friend met him on the street one day and expressed sympa thy with him. The bereaved man accepted with gratitude the expression and then re marked that he had ope thing for which to be thankful. When asked what that was he replied; It could have been met” Inappropriate That was not the first time a statement like that has come from the lips of a bereaved man and neither will it be the last. But it seems that there is something singularly inappro priate and out of ksesing with the fitness of things for a man to say in the hour of the pass ing of a loved one, even if he thinks it, “It could have been me.” Grateful Mood With the approach of^ilhanlu- giving Day just four days away, there are many people who find th^selves in a grateful frame of mind and spirit. They are mindful that the lines have fal len unto them in plestsant places and feel that the'Lord has done great things for them. They look back over the year to count their many blessings and rightly assume their source to be God. They have labored 'hard as well as planned care fully to reap certain blessings; but it does not occur to them to claim such Uessings as the al effort. But rather they have the spirit of a great New Testa ment character who wrote: “I have planted, Appolo^ watered, but God gave the increase.” De^ite Sorrow Some of the grateful who ap proach this Thanksgiving Day in a mood to praise God have had recent experiences that have brought sorrow into their lives. Disaster, or what many would consider such, has come upon them. Someone near' and dear, with whom they had planned to visit at this season and enjoy the holiday, has sud denly gone out of their lives. And that has happened despite their prayers. But, neverthe less, they are grateful and are wont to praise God althoui^ not thoroughly understanding his purpose. See Sunshine They are not grateful be cause “it didn't happen to me,' or it “could have been me.' Their thinking goes beyond such an uncliristian attitude. But they are grateful 'because, in the ^ouds of a seemingly iro^^ning providence, they have discovered the sunshine of his goodness. And, although they see through a glass darkly and are puzzled no little at the strangeness of God's ways; yet, they can say with Job: “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord.”/ We specify three reasons why some of us are grateful as we move up to Thanksgiving Day. Groteiul For Life Some of us are grateful for life itself—^for its opportunities and challenges; and especially for life with good health. All the living liave Ufe, of course, but all do not enjoy good health. Just wh^ Ood has eX' tended it to some and to others denied it—^that is not always plain. But every thing said pro and con, the fact remains that some people seem destined for long life and active life freo from painful and crippling maladies. One so fortunate, is indeed to be pitied if he finds his status no reason to praise God. For Spiritual Heritage That’s heritage on the pliy- sical side. But there are per sons who can thank God today for a rich spiritual heritage. product s«^ ofttieir intHvWtt-jxSod Wessed them to be bom and reared in Christian homes and by Christian parents. The old family unit is broken, the children scattered here and there, father and mother long since have passed away. But the heritage, they left—how rich, how precious it is! Precious Memories Sons and daughters—now in homes, of their own—remem ber well the consecrated par ents who shaped their lives and led them into a vital faith in God and the accepta^e of Christ as their i>ersonal Savior. These sons and daughters can’t forget the family alt%r around which they gathered as the bead of the home sought God in prayer and invok^ his bles sings upon his home and family. Neither do they forget a deeply religious mother whose songs, of praise and deep religious feel- (Continued on Page Seven) n.ET us GIVB THANKS" - M. B. JOHNSON U AVVns, PabUsher CLATHAN M. BOSS, Editor H. ALBEBT SMITH i lUnagcr JB8SE HanMlng Editor COnELD ( Clrcolatlon BSsnager PuMiahad Bwr hjr tha immCD PUBUSimS. UWMporated at 4SS X. St Cnwrad m daa mmttt mt Urn OtflM •t riirtiMn Monk CaraUaa nadar Ifea Act a ) S. tsn. Mo guarantee ot publication of uoaolieitad matiH liaL Lettara to the editor for publication jnuat ba algaad and conflnad to BOO wosda. tWtad Wiwapanw. ■olMerlirtlao SSM; Ona^|M par m: lOc par eopy; Biz mnntha. RM (rotalsn CouBtrla*. S44W ll "The Root Of America's Embarrassment." Spiritual Insigbt By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND PaUoTy Mount Gilead BaptUi Church “THEY SEALED THE STONE” "Thpu made fcfwlchfe s«- cure by sealing the stone.. Jbtt. 27:66.' ^e seal placed on the Tomb of the crucified Christ is * 'fit ting symbol of man’s fleeting power. It points up man's hdp- lessness and God’s power. Men in their stupidity and weakness would hinder God’s power. Too often we make this mistake. At the tomb of Jesus we are again reminded of man’s ever failing power. They would make se cure the tomb. But just how secure are, man’s securities? Man's so-called securities are perishable. Even our bodies- how insecure and perishable they are. In this security-con scious age, we need to l>e re minded' that our so-called se curities are fading and perish able. Things offer no real security. Time is indeed filled with swift transition. Only those whose souls are redeemed and indwelt by the Holy Spirit are really secure. The poet is right...“AlI Other Ground Is Sinking Sand.” The power of the Jew was already fading. And the vaunt ed power of Rome was already in process of decay. The seal was corrodins and fading in the atmosphere. The very stone was wasting away with the falling of each drop of rain' upon it. Thus the sealing of the Tomb of the Holy Son of God was a fee ble, fading, fruitless effort on the part of man drunk with the pride of power to hinder and defeat the plans of God. It fail ed. All such efforts of man must falL Sian’s efforts to defeat God’s plans must fail. Man has bera failing at this point through the ages. God had willed resurrec tion with the hope of Immortal life beyond dark Calvary. God had said that light and Ufe would spring forth from the darkness of Death and the Grave. The Master had said the Temple destroyed would rise again. In an attempt to defeat God’s plans, they sealed the Tomb. This little act oi man coTild not hold back nor defeat God’s great act of the ages: Tlie ]^esurrection Of dirlst The Sa vior. This act of prideful mon was doomed to failure three days later, early hi the morn ing as God moved in the Holy majesty of his Eternal power. Time ripens God’s purposes and man cannot hinder the pro cess. Man cannot stay nor stop this process pf goodness, truth and life. .Whenever and where ever the Eternal and the tem- Koral meet in combat the word of God ttbches that the Eternal must win. Yes, God’s and Man’s power met at the tomb of the Christ. What was the glorious result? The seal is broken. The Tomb is rolled away. Man’s power fails. And we see the Son of God standing early in the morning three days beyond Cal vary singing a song of victory.. “1 Am He Tint Was Dead::3ut I Am Alive Forevermore...” Our feeble efforts to hinder God’s power must fail. There is but one unfailing power, God’s power. Yes, "They Sealed The Stone” but the seal broke. Capital Close-Up Dunham Acclaimed: Appraised Katherine Dunham, pro ducer, director, dancer, anthrti- pologist, and artist-extraordi- nary by any name—took the town, last week, with her com pany, in a week of dance ex travaganza at the Shubert Theatre—her first Washington appearance. “Miss Dunham’s Only Terrific,” was the rave headline over theater critic Richard Coe’s “One On the Aisle,” in the Washington Post. The show’s striking c»tuming and stage decor, marveloudy coordinated with the tiiree-iihrt dance program—^African, Latin American and American South- are by the star’s husband, John Pratt. Our first impression of llllss Dunham, acquired from the doubtful vantage-point of. a crowded receiving line, the night before ^e opened, was of a great, but completely natural personality—assured, reposed, and free from superficialitles- an impression later strengthen ed in a backstage intervisw at the Shubert, between first- night rehearsals for her“whac- king good” interpretive show. Part of this show was a com posite of wliat one delighted critic called, “rythm, songs and tomfoolery;” another part, seri ous, reflected African jungle life; and finally came Ameri cana, from spirituals at their best, through hot jazz—swamp shimmy, cakewalk. Charleston and all. “Miss Dunham’s iftirticular gift and ' evident mission, evolved through study,” said Critiij Coe, "is ifi create an Im pression of given peoples...by adaptation. She has adapted the Spirit of the jungles in form which speaks to us, theater- wise...T^ck makes her art the original, fascinating thing that it is." And that, we think, pretty much spells out the young wo man from Chicago, whom some will remember as the Scarlet Woman in “Cabin in the Sky,” and guest choreographer Mrith the Chicago Federal Theatre. A young woman to whom anthro pology rather than teaching was the answer to her interest in people, “something that made an effort at finding out why they are as they are.” A Rosenwald Fellow, who studied native dances for two years, in Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad and Haiti, she has betfn out at the country since 1947, princi pally in Mexico and Europe, except for brief vacations. The Pratt’s small daughter, Marie Christine Dunham Pratt—a charming, unspoiled dght-year old “goes to school”'in Switzer land, but was with her parents for the Washington week. . The Dunham-trained troupe of eight nationalities—Italian, English, Mexican, Haitian, Cu ban, Brazilian, Argentinian and American—has been recruited through auditions held where- ever the show has appeared. Some are untrained talent, some already professionals. One is a former ballerina from the Rome Opera. Conductor, first planirt and native drum mers—the latter from Ralti, Cuba, Brazil and The Argen tine—are all integral parts of the amazing Dunham ensemble. North Carolina Lawvert Sworn Integration Appeal Up in June North Carolina Attorneys Conrad O. Pearson, J. H. Wheeler and Fleyd McKissick, who expect to appear b^ore the Supreme Court on North Carolina’s ■school segregation cases, were admitted to practice before the High Court, last week, on motion of Attorney George E. C. Hayes, acting for NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall, who was grounded in New York. The State of North Carolina is appealing from the integra tion ruling of the three-judge District Court. The case will probably come up in June. Mr. Pearson is Chairman of the' Le gal Redress Committee of the North CaroUna State Confer ence, NAACP. Viroipio Action Hits Fifty Hotoard Graduate Students Fifty Howard University graduate students, studying im- der Virginia's Graduate Aid E^md, may become test case for entrance to their State graduate schools, on .the basis of their qualifications to receive al- re^dyrgiven State aid for grad uate work. Virginia Attorney General Almond’s ruling that state reve nues must be discontinued fol lowing the State Court of Ap peals ruling prohibiting the use of tax money in schools not controlled by the state, affects 128 Virginia graduate students in out-of-state ^ schools, who have already received a total of So thousand dollars in Virginia and Catholic Universities. Dr. Mordecai Johnson, How ard president, asked for com ment on the situation, told this columnist that he felt his own opinion diould "succeed, rather than precede, the judgement of the students (affected), them selves.” iNCNW Reathiu Nam*-. Officials Elected ' The National Council of Ne gro Women, in session here, a week ago, decided, (wisely, we think) to retain the word “Ne- fro" in its name.'If you will pardon our Americanese, this all-embraclve. Inconclusive ter minology “ahi’t got itl” Why ride off in four directions hunt- (Continued on Page Seven)
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