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FAGB TWO the CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, OCX. 27. 1»56 WHILE DURHAM SISPS Durham Negro leaders out joining in the forefront of the capacity of helpers on should read the third annual struggle to open up new op- their trucks, however effi- report on “£qual Job Oppor- portunities for the masses, dent, loyal and honest they tunlties” of the President’s upon whose backs all Negro may be. Committee on Government businesses are riding, it is As we see, it Negroes do not Contracts submitted on Go- hard to say. As it now stands, have to gobble down their tober 1 to President Eisen- sooner or later they are bound throats the products of such hower. In it they might find to reach the saturation point, firms to live. The example of some food for thought on »ev- It might be that in Ehuham equal employment opportuni- eral matters about wMch they we have become so blinded ties for all persons has been are dragging their feet in a by the glare of what little set by the Eisenhower admin- city thai ooasts so much prog- success we have had that we istration, and any firm that ress in the field of Negro busi- cannot see our own short- does not follow it should not ness and so little in job im- comings. We cannot see that be patroni:^ by respectable provement. In Durham even the Durham post oflSce has Negro citizens. Not only the job of driving the city’s only a token number of Ne- should this be done in Dur- garbage trucks is ’’for whites gro employees. The city hall, ham, but in every city in the only,’ to say nothing about the cotirthouse and the fire South. clerks, stenographers and department have none. In The time has come for posi- ofiice workers in the Demo- Durham, Negroes are even de- tive action in these matters, cratic controlled city and nied the job of reading water action without violence, an- county courthouse and city meters. In spite of this, on ger, bitterness or hatred, but hall November 6 thousands of Ne- ACTION, so help us. What- While Durham’s Negro gro voters will trek to the ever the federal government leaders sleep on this import- polls and vote witb canine is doing, there is also a job ant question, the President’s loyalty the Democratic ticket, to be done by each and every Conunittee on GJovermnent So much for city and coun- self-respecting Negro, and Contracts reports from July ty government employment, that is to refuse to spend his 1, 1955 to June 30, 1956, sub- Now let’s take a look at em- money with firms who refuse stantial progress “in extend- ployment in some of the to give him employment the ing equal economic opportun- smaller businesses and indus- same as other j^ple. To do ity for all persons employed tries of Durham, for instance this most effectively calls for or seeking work done under the soft drink bottling firms no boasting, loud talking, but Government contracts,” that and beer distributors. While quiet and positive action. The is, the federal government. Durham Negro leaders sleep, American tradition of equal- Just how long ofhcials of Ne- several soft drink firms and ity must become a reality for gro busing nope to continue beer distributors of the city all its people if we are save tne upward climb in assets have vowed that Negroes wiU this country from its enemies they have been enjoying with- never be employed beyond THEKUKLUXKlAHMArB(DE/U>,BUT... In a farmer’s field in Cum- “sohd citizen” now indulges defiance and revolt, in the end berland County last Friday his racial and religious hatred make a shambles of our con- night, the ghost of the once in this fraternity. In the place stitutional liberties, not only awesome and feared Ku of the hood and the robe, he those of Negroes, but those of KIux Klan bestirred itself now wears a very respectable their white brethren as well, from its well-deserved grave gray flannel suit. He and his It is tragic that the Justice to flex its muscles one more brothers no longer prance the Department has not faced up time. Compared with former tobacco and cotton fields to the issue and labelled these Klan extravaganzas, often at- ?t night. They meet in neo-fascist groups subversive tended by hordes and starring well-lighted school buildings, and proceeded to prosecute respectable, “solid citizens,” churches and town halls. But them with the zeal it has resplendent in flowing robes the doctrine they are preach- shown in prosecuting com- and hoods, Friday night’s ing is the same one thundered mimists. For the White Cit- show was a pitiful perform- by the Klan. There is one izeiM Councils and its neo- ance. Gone were the big name notable exception; the res pec- fascists brother ^oups coiv stars, the upstanding citizens; able citizen in the gray flan- stitute the real fifth column gone was the eager, excited nel suit has given up flogging in America today. Their mem- throng; missing was the huge and intimidation by naked bers are the ones who have in cross, blazing defiantly in the force to implement his pro- filtrated the fabric of our so- night. In the place of the big gram. He now resorte to in- ciety, who hold down the stars were a few bad actors, citing others to viol^oe and judgeshhips, the police jobs. Where there were once big to such legal nonsense as sre city officials £ind respect- crowds was a motley gather- “state’s rights,” “interposi- ed citizens, ing of the curious. A small, tion,” and such illogical ap- As we have pointed out, the ecdnomy sized cross flickered peals as “purity of the race.” danger that these groups pose fitfully in the place of the These heirs apparent to to this country is not merely huge standard which marked the Klan kingdom have been to Negroes. Negroes have liv- meetings of the Order. Despite permitted to occupy T;he field ed dangerously since they got feverish attempts of a few to in racial issues in the South off the boat on these shores revive the lifeless corpse, the simply because of inaction, or 200 years ago. We have not Klan is apparently a dead or- what has become in our time long had more than a spiritual ganization: It has lost the “moderation.” Theirs are the and soine well worn prayers hold it once held over the only white voices heard on to sustain us. The danger that “solid citizen.” It is no long- the issues pertaining to race these groups pose to this coun- «r fashionable to be a Klans- relations. The smal^fattfflow- try is to the basic,^ constitu- man. ing number of liberals who tional liberties of every man. But the program of the once spoke in the cause of For if one part of the con- Klan is far from dead. Sinjply justice and human decency stitution can be defied, no because fashions change and have been frightened into si- pari; of its stands in respect, it may be no longer respect- lence or discouraged by lack Already these groups have table for a man to don a bed- of support from the govern- created a climate in which sheet and prance around in ing officialdom, from the eight or nine southern states the mght, there is little in- municffpal to the federal level, have defied the other forty, dication that its program of Whenever a national leader But even greater than the na- racial and religious intoler- has spoken out against the tional danger is the one that ance is also dead. For while mounting intolerance, he has faces world peace. Surely, the the Klan does not exist as a either been “trumped” by h^ Western way of life is on trial potent, organization, the Klan own actions or shouted down now all over the world. Na- mentality still lives and by his compatriots of the tions are choosing sides every thrives, and its program has South. iay. And the West is banking been b^ueathed to its heirs, Just as the Klan grew into heavily on its best argument, the White Citizens Councils, a lawless frankenstein which the United States, to carry the the Patriots and allied organi- threatened not only the liber- day. It would be worse than zations. It is in these neo-fas- ties of Negroes but also of tragic if the West’s cause were cist groups that one can find whites, the White Citizens’ lost by default of its best today the former Klan stars Councils, etc. will, if allowed argument, of yesterday. The respectable, to continue their program of FACING THE ISSUE By DB. A. H. GORDON Eisenhower, Friend Of Talmadgel The caption to this column this week may seem iar-letched, even of doubtful validity to the reader at first glance. Before I complete this brief discussion I think you may agree that we have something here. We base our implied assertation that President Eisenhower is a friend of Herman Talmadge, senator- elect from Georgia, on the pre mise that “he who is not against one is for him”. We use the name Talmadge as representing all the die-hard reactionarless of the southern wing of the so-call ed Democratic party, people such as Eastland of Mississippi, Ellender of Louisiana, et al. Here we propose, to explode the argument of those near sighted leaders of our, those naive politicians of ebony hue, who contend that a vote for Stevenson is a vote for Eastland and Talmadge. The news for you gentlemen is that a vote for Eisenhower is also a vote for Eastland, Talmadge, Ellender, et al. You may recall that very recently Senator George of Ga., another one of the fraternity of the southern oligarchy, or sla- veocracy, was counted by Presi dent Eisenhower as one of his best friends in promoting the President’s so-callec^ hipartisan foreign policy. You recall, gen tlemen, that when George was defeated for the senatorial seat by Talmadge, the President helped save the old senator’s face by appointing him to a job with much reward in the form of money and prestige but no op portunity for any real service to our republic. Yes, perhaps the best friend freshman senator Talmadge will have when he enters the Senate and starts fighting against the implementation of the desegre gation order of the U. S. Su preme Court will be President Eisenhower. Eisenhower is and will continue to be the best friend of “Talmadge” because he will continue to refuse to punish them for fighting the government of the tJnited Sta tes. He will continue to let the southern rebels go on their mer ry way of rebellion against this country without raising a little finger of Federal authority and power of the chief executive to hinder them in any way. In all this friendship with the rebels he will hide behind the fiction that desegregation must depend upon “a change of heart” of the people of our “wonderful, dear Southland.” The refusal of the President to use the power and prestige of his office against the operations of these latter day rebels raises the question as to whose friend the President is. His words say he is a friend of the loyal citizens of the United States who believe that a de cision of the Supreme Court is the law of the land which the executive department is requir ed to enforce but his actions or negatively, his inactions, show him to be a real good friend of the “Talmadges” who.refuse to recognize the validity of a una nimous decision oi the United States Supreme Court. The Good Book sa^s “ye cannot serve God and Mammon.” This applies to the President in this situation. This cowardice on the Part of our militaristic President is in excusable since he continues to require, not request, our young men to offer themselves as a po tential sacrifice on the altar of militarism which he and Dulles are using to say to the rest of the world “you must do as Uncle Sam thinks best for you and the rest of the world or else”, and "else” means if you don’t dance to our music we will blow your simple heads off. A really great President of a few years ago, Abraham Lincoln, the first- Re publican president, was not i friend of the rebels of his day He told them that you must obey the law of the land and not rebel against its authority or else all the power of the Federal Government will be used again st you. The rebels of that day were thoroughly whipped. If the rebels of today are whipped it will not be by Eisenhower. We hope that the voters • of the country may elect Stevenson and see whether he will DO anything or just talk about what should be done. Let us hope for the best. THE LIN6 Cg055Eg^MORE iTHEOCHORUMl.^'® InC kinc miiftnu OVER 12,000,OOONE6I?OE5 IN THE U.6. TODAY HM/B .."WHITE" BLOCDINTHE^A Dr. A. H. Gordon Spiritual Insight “GO FORWARD” By BEVEBEND HABOLD ROLAND Pastor, Meant Gilead Baptist Church Tell the people to go forward..” Ex. 14:15. God called to the faint heart ed in the dark hour of the crisis to take heart and go forward. Egypt, with its burdens of slar very, is now left behind. God gave the people a great victory. God had delivered them from a cruel system of slavery. They prayed in agony and -Crod had answered their prayers. Now they are marching on the path of freedom that was leading them to the Promised Land. And yet they now begin to falter, waver and doubt God and his leader. Registering And Voting In N. C.-IV. Some would give 4ip. Some would turn back. Look at them afraid of the demands and the responsibilities of ,the path of freedom. Some are unwilling to pay the price of freedom. Some of us now, like the Isrealltes of old, are afraid to walk in the new path of freedom and dig nity which is opening up to us in this great_moment. Thus, in the crisis when the way looks dark and enemy pursues, God says to Moses...“TeU The People To Go Forward...” The path of freedom is won derful. The path of freedom. however, calls for diacipUn*, sacrifice, cpurage and faith In God. Some would share the pri vileges of freedom but they are afraid of the responsibilities of freedom. Some would run away from^^ the new, untried path of free dom with its demands. Some are afraid of the new responsibili ties of freedom and would go back to Egypt. In this critical hour of- transition in human and race relations some of us . would go back to Egypt. Why7 We are fearful of demands gf_ (Continued on Page Nine) W0RKIH6 FOR THE URGER aUSE A wonderful display of reports, the many business outside groups. For a number unity was demonstrated here units and individuals who are of years, the Chain and North last week by the Durham members of the organization Carolina College H^ecom- Business and Professional pooled their efforts in a com- ‘*^8 O^n', o, trade to Public interest programs, in- In addition to this evidence the parade the seeds of even eluding a memorable address of internal cooperation, the greater community-college co- by the inspiring young Rev. organization demonstrated an operation, a situation which is Martm Luther King. From all ability to work together with long overdue. BfAIN OFFICE — 436 KAST PETTIGREW STBEKT Phones 5-0g71 and 2-2»13 — Durham, North Carolina Published 4t Durham. North Carolina Every Saturday Bv THE UNITED PUBLISHERS. Inc. der tK'^ofMarT?, ' L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher CLATHAN ROSS. Editor M. E. JOHNSON. CoMroUtr W. A. HENNESSEE. Busintss Mgr. JESSE GRAY, Advertising Mgr. WINSTON-SALEM OFFICE — 304 N. CHURCH ST _ PHONE S-aS8S MRS. VELMA HOPKINS. Manager SUBSCRIPTION BATES ~ Ona Year Tan Cents Single Copy Six Months $4.00 — Forrign Countrla National Advertising Representatives interstate UNITED REPREhNTATIVES Inc MS Foth AvEHt;z m_ ' m PBOW MU«.t HIu, - S-Mj/'" Local and State Conventions By Reverend S. F. DALY convention. The three Previous install ments of this series on Registra tion and Voting in North Caro lina, discussed Qualifications and Dates for Registering North Carolina; Voting, Elec tions and Primaries; and Politi cal Organization on the Precinct Level. This installment, Politi cal Organization on the County, District and State Levels, con cludes the series. County Political Organization The Precinct, it should be re membered, is the keystone and basic organization of politics. Immediately above it, in its ex panding order, is the County Convention. The following head ings and summaries, it is hoped, will succinctly but clearly de lineate the structure of the County Democratic Convention. The Republican is essentially the same. 1. Time: The state Executive Committee meets in Raleigh on or before the 10th of March of even years and sets the time and day for the county conven tions, usually on or about the first Saturday in May of even years, that is, election years. 2. Membership: The member ship consists of one delegate or alternate from every precinct in the county, and elected in the precinct meeting,, for every twenty-five votes cast by the precinct for Governor in the last election. (This precinct meeting for election of officers and (legates is held usually on or about the last Saturday in April of even years at the pre cinct polling place. The County Convention is usually the fol lowing Saturday, which in turn, is followed by the State Con vention in Raleigh the next Saturday.) 2b. Plus the County Executive Committee which is composed of every precinct chairman In the country. Ahem, these are the "big wheels” in the Coilhty Con ventions, and one of them is us ually elected chairman of the 3. Officers: A chairman, first, second and third vice chaimuin and a secretary. Plus-the County Executive Committee composed of the precinct chairmen of the county. The first vice or the chairman must be a wonuin. Functions Of Conventions Incidentally, since the dele gates or alternates from the pre cincts often do not attend and the Executive Committee and officers do, the power usually resides in the Bbcecutive Com mittee and officers. Also, the power of delegates who do at tend the convention is out of proportion to their number. 4. Functions: The functions of the County ^Conventions may be summed up as follows: 1. Executive Committee: To recommend to the State Demo cratic Executive Committee the Democratic members of the va rious county Boards of BUec- tions. To certify to the State Con vention the delegates from the County Convention. To appoint precinct Executive Committee or precinct delegates when any precinct fails to do so. To transact any pertinent business not otherwise delegated nor inconsistent with the Demo cratic plan of organization. 2. The Convention itself has powers not otherwise designated nor inconsistent with the Demo cratic plan of organization; such as, - To approve or (Usapprove can didates for public office. To act on requests or com plaints of its members, from Its precincts or from Democratic voters of its pretdncts. Place For Complaints There is no reason why where registrars have been unfair, Ne groes who are already registered should not go to the precinct meetings, get themselves elected to the county convention and present documented complaint against these registrars both In the precinct meetings and In tha county conventions. This proce dure, were Negroes registered in those precincts and coimty conventions, would achieve far more results against these regis trars than has been achieved against them through the courts. These are things our people could do for themselves. And it is surprising how much help would be offered' “under the table,” if used discretely: No people can be helped much, in deed, no people are worth being helped until they, as far as in them lieth, are willing to under write their own risks and as sume their own responsibilities in the commonwealth or life. This, to me, the Negro has not done. "Two things our people must learn to do If we would make our ci^fzen- ship full and true, Register and vote without ab stention. And participate in the precinct and county conventions." The District Convention On the basis of population. North Carolina qualifies for twelve U. S. Representatives. Accordingly, the one-hundred counties of the state are divided into twelve districts, called State Cohgressional Districts, each electing a representative to congress. This division forms the boundaries of our twelve dls- tiict conventions. /The district conventions are a bit peculiar, in that no regular elections are held for them and they cannot meet within their respective districts until they have first met and organized In Raleigh. 1. Time: Earlier (about 10 a.m.) on the same day that the State Democratic Convention meets in Raleigh (usually about the Second Saturday in May of even years at noon) the dele gates to the state convention meet according to districts. This is the organizational meeting of ,th« respective district conven tion. From this meeting the members go to the state conven tion in the Raleigh auditorium at noon. Afterwards, the district conventions may function in their respective districts for the next two years. 2. Membership: The respec tive county conventions elect one delegate for each 150 Demo cratic votes cast in the last elec tion for Governor by that coun ty go as state convention dele gates. Meeting in Raleigh first by districts, they automatically become members of the district convention. 3. Function: The big job of the district conventions is to or ganize for the state convention that convenes at noon. This they do by a lot of rapid-fire elec tions. Here are some of the elec ting to state convention posi tions that each of the twelve district conventions does: 1. One member to the commit tee on Resolutions and Plat- fomr (Important). 2 One member to the commit tee on Permanent Organization, Buies and Order of Business, which nominates the permanent president and secretary for the state convention. 3. One of the twelve vice pre sidents of the convention. 4. One district assistant secre tary. 5. One member on the com- m^tee of Credentials and Ap peals. 6. Nine men and nine women as members of the “State Execu tive Committee. (Very Impor tant). 7. Two members from each county for the Congressional, Judicial, and Sollcitorial Dis trict Executive Committees. Machine Ready To Operate With these elections over, the major business of the district conventions is over, and usually they then adjourn to meet In the state convention at noon. Beginning, with th edlstrict con ventions, the machine takes over, end everything U already cut, dried and well licked. Or ganization and strategy count .here. Two years plannln been transacted in less than hours! “First-timers” will do well to look, listen, leam, vote; then go home and come back two years later with plans. Back in the districts, the ma jor work of the district conven tion officers is to nominate, two years later in the May prima ries, canftdates who will be suc cessful in the ensuing Novem ber elections. State Convention State convention siunmarized: Just before twelve the district meetings dissolve and their dele gates assemble at noon in the Raleigh Auditorium as the State Convention. Its major wofk' W to approve what the district con ventions and the state executive committee have already decided on, and to hear the “blg.gung.” Voting is largely by county, through the county chairman, and the individual counts for little. It is here, as In the district meetings, the machine that counts. But it is worth attending, at least once. Strangely enough, all that is done at the county, district and state conventions is predicated upon support by the precincts, and will mean little if the voters back home do not sustain in the precinct ballot box what lyas done at the conventions. And that’s where you andtoe In'awf^ dual voterscount. iBiur What? Know ya not that your body la the temple of the Holy Ghoat which is in you, which ya have of God, and ya are not your ownT—(I Corin- thiaiu-6, 19.) Bt. Paul reminds us that the Heavenly Father created ui in His image, that He dwelb within us as our louli.
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