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PAGE TWO THE CAROLIWA TIMES SATURDAY, JULY 13,1957 HOW CAN WE LOSE SOMETHING WE HAVE NEVER HAD? In a United Press release appearing in daily newspapers last Wednesday the State Board of Coni>ervation and Development warned that attempts to mix the races at state parlu might result in closing the iaciiities. The board went on to adopt a report which ad mitted that there was no state law requiring or compelling segregation of the races at the state parns but pointed oi^t that “by tradition and understanouig we have had separate facilities ior the races.” Ine report said further, “It is our opinion that in uie event operation of state park fa- ciuties results in the development of con ditions unacceptable to the people of this stale, tnere may be no recourse otner than to close tne t^ciuties so affected.” The adopted report then went on to request that “our citizens, in the interest of harmony and good will, observe a practice voluntary separation in tne use of our parK facihties.” In other words, the State ^oard of Conservation and Development, although dressing it up in nice sounding language, is requesting I^egro cit izens of North Carolina to volunteer to ac cept the humiliating practice of segregation in the use of state facihties. To put it in even more understandable words, it is saying to Negro citizens of the state, after you have paid your part of the taxes out of which funds for the operation of PMbUc parks are provided, we want you to volunteer to not use the parks and leave them entirely to the enjoyment of white citizens. That is exactly what the board is asking and with it the threat of closing all state parks is hurled in the faces of the million Negro cit izens of the state. If by making such a threat members of the Board ^ope to frighten Negro citizens into voluntarily accepting state park facilities on a segregated basis, they are losing time. In the first place, the state has provided only two parks to serve the state’s entire Negro population of over one million persons while it has provided nine parks for its white cit izens. In the second place, one of the parks it has provided for Negroes is located near Raleigh and the other near Elizabethtown. This means that both are in the eastern part of the state, and that the Negro population in the western part of the state, tinder the seg regated pattern, would be denied park fa cilities without traveling great distances from their places of abode. Thus, even un der the outmoded pattern of “separate but equal,” the state has followed its same old beaten path of carefully seeing to it that Ne groes get separate facilities while denying them equal facilities. In the third place, we would like to remind the Board ot- Conservation and DeveloiK ment that it is the white citizens of the state who stand to suffer the greater loss should the state parks be closed. Certainly Negro citizens cannot lose that which they have never had. So, if the Board is stupid enough to close the parks on account of its desire to perpetuate the custom of forcing Negroes to pay taxes for the support of parks they can not enjoy, we say go ahead and close them. Let’s look at the bare facts for a moment in studying what North Carolina has provided for its Negro citizens, in comparison with what it has provided for its white citizens un der the segregated pattern. Not a single mountain park is available to Negro citizens, nor a single beach. Only in one of the two available to them has swimming been pro vided while it is available in five of the nine parks provided for whites. In spite of all this, the State Board of Conservation and Development has the unmitigated gall to re quest Negro citizens to volunteer to accept segregated park facilities. Here is what the facts reveal that the last General Assembly of North Caroling appro priated for the operation of the state parks. PARKS FOR WHITES Cliffs of the Neuse $ 92,150 Fort Macon 23,000 Hanging Rock _ 70,025 Morrow Mountain...* 76,575 Mount Jefferson 13,650 Mount Mitchell 140,825 Pettigrew . 19,800 Singletary Lake 00.000 Wm. B. Umstead 81,150 TOTAL APPROPRLATED FOR WHITE PARKS. . . .-$517,175 PARKS FOR NEGROES Jones Lake $ 18,900 Reedy Creek 71,875 TOTAL APPROPRIATED FOR NEGRO PARKS-.. $ 90,775 ) ‘♦ t Frankly, we thought we had made it clear, and settled it long ago, that under no cir cumstances will respectable Negroes of this state ever volunteer to accept less than full and equal privileges and opportunities in the use of facilities that are provided out of the public tax funds. To do so would be volim- teering to break the federal laws of the land, to destroy our Democratic form of govern ment and above'all to break faith with our Christian heritage. Ws would like to suggest that instead ot asldng Negro citizens of the state to volun teer to give their rights as citizens and ac cept segregation at the parks or elsewhere that the Board of Conservation and Develop ment ask the white citizens of the state to volunteer to obey the United States Supreme Court, the United States Constitution and the truth laid down nearly 2,000 years ago by the author of our Christian faith as proclaimed by His great apostle Peter when he declared, “Of a truth I perceive that God* is no re specter of persons.” THIRTY-FIVE MILLION EYES ON THE U. S. SENATE If the southern Democratic block in the U. S. Senate succeeds in defeating the civil rights bill now before Congress by a filibus ter or by some other questionable maneuver, the full responsibility is certain to be placed on the shoulders of the Democratic party as a whole, instead of its southern wing. The eyes of seventeen and one-half million Ne groes will remain focused on the Senate un til the bill is passed or defeated. So far as the Negro is concerned, if it is passed, the credit will go to both the Republicans and the phalanx of Northern and Western Democrats. If it is defeated, the blame will be placed squarely on the shoulders of the entire Democratic party, whether it deserves it or not. In the latter case, any Negro leader in the future who has the nerve to suggest that his people remain in the Democratic party or vote the Democratic ticket will doubtless be looked upon as a traitor to his race or as a nitwit. In previous times when a similar bill has been up for consideration, it was possible to shift the responsibility for its failure to a segment in one or both parties and thereby leave no choice to the Negro voter. This time the lines have been more tightly drawn than ever before, whereby it will be no hard task to differentiate btween the actual opponents of civil rights legislation and the supporters While the battle goes on in the Senate, Ne gro citizens will be watching and listening. Never before have so many of them been as intelligent on a national issue. With every one of them who has an essence of self re spect, the civil rights bill represents the big gest effort in our history to bring to the race its second emancipation. On its passage hangs the economic, political and social destiny of eleven million or more Negroes in the South. That is why 35 million eyes of Negroes are now focused on the United States Senate. That is why passage or defeat of the bill will mean the greatest upswing in Negro votes since the days of reconstruction. LETTER TO THE EDITOR I have been a reader ot your • Air Force at present, stationed line paper for a number of here in Morocco. I witness and yeori. Without further delay, 1 observe InJusUce and inequality commend and congratulate you almost daily. A» you know this and the stall lor producing a is a land ol many races and very line newspaper. peoples. The conditions above Quite olten 1 had the plea»- mentioned are so vividly por- ure of referring the sevsrai edi- trayedd, as in our own United loriaii and utilizing Uiem in States. It often makes one woi^- nigh school civics classes. Upon der Just how and when a suit’ enrolling at A & T CoUege 1 able soluUon will be attained, iurther discovered that your. Sh*, as 1 have forementioned, newspaper was even more than i congratulations for the fine informative reading mat^r. 1 worit that you and the staff are lound it to be a very reUable yet accomplishing. Agahi, your source of news. It almost serv- newspaper is an asset to our It Was Their Threat 01A Filhister That Kliy The School Biir ed ai a relerence text lor some ol my courses in economics and government. Because ol your lUie work, I rest assured that the voice ol The Durham Committee on Ne gro AUairs shall be heard uiroughout the state and na tion. 1 greatly appreciate the clear, concise, and wholesome news and opinions contained in each and every issue. 1 am with the United Stales race and any people that desire and respect “The Truth Unbri dled”. My regards, and may Uod contmue to help you. Yours very truly, John W. Keith, Jr. 3906 Supply Squadron Box 76 APO 117, New York, N. Y, ;ju June 1957 me Scout Drive, Durham, N. C.) Supreme Court Shocks Us Again €bt€a MAIN OFFICE — 4SC EAST rBTTIGREW STREET PhMM 5-0671 and X-2113 — Dnrhun, Nortli Carolina Published At Durham, North Carolina Every Saturday By THK UNITED PUBLISHERS, Inc. Entered as iecond class matter «t the Pott Office at Durham, North Carolina un der the Act of March 3, 1979. L. E. AUSTIN, Fublither CLATHAN ROSS, Editor JESSE GRAY, Advertising Mgr. M. I. JOHNSON, Controller WINSTON-SALBM OFFICE — SM N. CHURCH ST. — PHONE S-«8«t Mas. Doiotht M. Robxmsom, Mamaou The security ol the United Stales does not lace ‘a clear and present danger ’ until an individual proceeds to put liis subversive UioughU into action. President Eisenhower and many other outstanding oflicials ol government are said to be outraged by the action ol the Supreme Court in releasing several Commu nists Irom Indictments brought against them. The President is said to regret that he sent Earl Warren to the high court. There are some who think the action ol the Supreme Court in deciding that men’s thoughts do not necessarily, in themselves, create a men ace to our institutions, is a political gesture to Moscow and that the recent decision has political overtones. Oth ers leei that the nation is in the nudst ol a social-political revolution and that court members are honestly and se riously convinced that lor tlie past twenty years this nation has been Ueeing Irom ghosls. There are others who leel that in keeping with the growth ol conscience, life high court has rendered de cisions, such as in the segre gation cases, backed by the thought that dark people of the earth, the most numeious segment ol humaiUty.^aie^en' titled to more dignity and res|?ect tlum the white man has extended, not only Ne groes in the United States, but to people ol Alrica and the entire Orient. For in stance, there is danger ol the Egyptians accepting Commu- nism, and other black races below the hump at Dakar are beginning to look around and see things in a dUlerent light than belore. II the Unit ed States is not diplomatic, the whole ol Southwest Al rica may lall into the Red or bit. Just last week a show ol might in the Suez by the Uus- sian fleet as it passed through Arabic waters on the way southward, may have given a new picture ol Moscow that North Alrica never observed belore. There is grave dan ger that Communism may start building in some ol the strategic countries ol the Ekist a desire to enter into covenants with the Kremlin that never existed belore. The role Harold Stassen is taking about disarmament, which is a much changed po sition, may also be reflected in the Supreme Court action regarding Communism, and this turn about lace may also be observed in the growing tendency in the United Na tions to accept Red China in this international organiza tion. What we must realize and understand is that one revo lutionary change in the world instantly changes the thinking ol people every where. When we dropped at om bombs on Heroshima and Nagasaki, the entire concept ol land armies, as they have ^been traditionally demand ed by war technicians, was completely changed. One H- bomb may today be consider ed the equivalent ol 200,000 men. One bomb could wipe out 300,000 soldiers. Now the Supreme Court has had some remarkable changes ol mind. The trlaU in Foley Squaie, looking at the general picture, would never have convicted as ma ny Communists 11 the Su preme Court had been think ing terms ol its 1957 deci sion. To overthrow this gov ernment, one must attempt to put subversive thoughts into action. Hitherto, prool that a man tiad belonged to the Communist party was lustill- cation lor conviction by our courts. We are getting around to the reasoning and think ing ol Voltaire, whom you will recall said at one time, “1 do not believe a word you say, but I will give my lile lor your right to say it,” This is what we call tolerance. When we, as a member ol the Oksnsina Federation~lor Constitutional Rights, were called some years ago belore I a legislative committee, when asked, ,‘What is your opinion ol Communism” we said, “Break that question down so 1 can understand you bett^.” We told our interrogator we wanted to know whether he was asking our opinion ol Communism as a political philosophy, or was he asking us what we thought ol force and violence, the tools with which Communism is charg ed with lorcing its bellel up on the people. These are two entirely dillerent subjects. American society has used lorce and violence on Com munism without ever stop ping to determine what pure Communism is, and contrast ed it with the American sys- (Continued on Page 7) tOUAUTY a Spiritual Insight 'THE THINGS HE DID" By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND PduUtTf Mount Gilead BaptUt Church INVITING THE UNDERTAKEN- ia.t0 SUBSCRIPTION BATES One Year TmirCenta Single Copy _ Six MobIIm |4>M — Foreia^ Conatrla fornc.iUrM’. TM k wleaaim'ie uet 19 |iKht«l May moimf. fawHty ft tete Other lsi|m ''I have dealth with all that Jetus began to do. . . "Acts 1:1. The deeds ol Jesus oecame the foundation ol his teach ings. The things we do must become the final test ol our religion. Words are essential. But deeds carry greater weight and authority. Talk about your religion is not so becoming. Talk is cheap. Je sus gave to the world a holy lUe pinpointed by kind and loving deeds. The world has been charuued and lasclnated by the things Jesua did. The deeds of companion, kind ness, love and understanding which Jesus did have been a mighty magnet to arrest the attention ol men. The things he did have been a magnet to inspire and draw men. Jesus spoke a word ol love; but the thmg that has given him influence and power among men has been the loving deed. The holy, loving deed sym bolized in Calvary has been the inner essence ol the Good News ol the Gospel — Sal vation or redemption ol the sinful soul Irom sin. Yes, Je sus captivated the world by THE THINGS HE DID. There is a persuasive pow er in DEBU3S: Words apart from deeds have little lasting power. In a moment ol emo tional lervor men may be temporarily lasclnated by clever words that play upon their feelings. The flaming word must be backed by a loving deed. The word must be backed by an> act ol lor- giveness. Deeds have a grip ping authenticity. Deeds are influential. Deeds carry with them undeniable authority and power. The Holy One do ing loving deeds have inspir ed millllons for two thousand years to redeem and rehabili tate the lost and the wrecked. Jesus’ lile was a series ol good deeds. Jesus moved and persuaded men by the things He did. We are saved and redeem ed to be consecrated to lives ol loving deeds. We are re deemed to live in holy con secration. The world in its lostness needs more loving deeds. The world is crying lor loving deeds in the piidst of its growing sicknesses ol body, mind and soul: Mental hospitals are overflowing. General hospitals are filled. Millions ol others arc sick but have not loimd their way in to the Churches — the healing stations lor those sul- lering from spiritual or soul sickness. Jesus in a loving deed healed the mind ol the man in the graveyard among ^ the dead. There he is lonely, isolated and cut off Irom God and man. Jesus in a loving act healed him and reclaim ed him lor God and society. The physician ol the uoul, the mlnl^r, must move among the wrecked ruins ol ~ humanity with loving deeds to save and redeem. This is what Jesus did. It was need ed in His time. The need Is great now, in this hour. The dope addict and the alcoholic both need healing and escape Irom their inner worlds of isolation and pain. The lone ly need the healing touch of a Holy and loving communi ty. The heavy-laden need re lief and release from their heavy burdens. Jesus moved in the midst ol the crying needs ol men with a Holy lile doing loving deeds. He won the hearts of men by the things HE DID! By Robert Sidvaek Watch on the Poto] WASHINGTON COiniTING DEFEAT — The great debate over civil rights got off to a shaky start in the Senate, because Presi dent Eisenhower evidently had not done his homework. We have no doubt that the President meant to be help- lul, but through inadvertence he was exactly the opposite. What happened was this; Sen. Richard Russell, the Georgia lawmaker, called the CivU Rights bill “thi! most cunningly devised and con trived piece of legislation I have ever seen.” Its real purpose, said Rus sell, was not to win the right to vote lor the South’s dis franchised Negroes. It was really meant to implement the Supreme Coiut's school integration decision, he said. It was a "force measure’’ aimed, as in Reconstruction Days, to "put black heels on white necks.” The President was asked about this at his press con ference the other day. In stead of coming out and say ing that ha certainly backed the court’s school decision, but also favored extension of voting rights to those now denied the privilege, he hesi tated and showed uncertain ty. Ha ended up the discus- don by virtually inviting Sen. Russdl to coma to The Wliite House and familiarize tiim with the Administra tion’s own proposal. So far as the contents of the bill were concerned the President said, “Naturally, I am not a lawyer and 1 don’t participate in drawing up the exact language of propos als.’’ In his mind, the President went on, it was “rather in comprehensible” why some people thought the bill was extreme and would lead to disorder. HE WHO HESITATES — A reporter wanted to Imow if the President would be- willing to see the bill writ ten so that it specifically “dealt with the question of right to vote rather tlian im plementing the Supreme Court decision on the inte gration of the schools?” It was at tiiia point the President virtually confessed that he had just read the bill, which was written months ago, and did not understand certain ol its provisions. This was ills answer: “Well, I would not want to answer this in detail, be cause I was reading part of that bill tliis morning, and I —there were certain phrases I didn’t completely under stand. “So, before I made any more remarks on that, 1 would want to talk to the At torney General and see ex actly what they do mean.” Finally, the President said that he has spoken with ma ny critics ol the bill “but Sen. Russell has never given me any oral or written mes sage on it himseU.” If it can« cause delay in enactment. Sen. Russell will certainly be willing to bring the fili buster right over to the White House and carry it on all summer. ONE STEP FORWARD, j TWO STEPS BACK — We ' believe that great progress has been made in the field of civil rights during the last 20 years, but not enough by democratic standards. Take, for instance, the case ol 16 national airlines. According to the Urban League they promised nine months ago to hire Negroes in flight service jobs. Since then there have been 48 qual ified applicants but none have been hired, except by a helicopter service and the Seaboard and Western, a car go line. Theodore W. Khe^.^Salr^ man ol the League, lists tlw companies not yet employing Negroes as: American Airlines, BranUf Airways, Capital Airlines, Delta, Eastern, Mohawk Air- (Continued on Page 7)
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