■ i. 1
n^rm cmdlb^a mifcs- ssivHky, Mov. 22, im
rner Hodges No Moderate
Gcvflfnor Lcthcr Hcdga stated at his
D0W3 confercnoc last Friday that^f be had ti
4to it «U MTor i'lC wcuUl take the ramc
**««D#Brale ctond” on the qiM.tiui sf lnk‘^>-
tion he has heretofore taken. The governor
ttated that hft ioes net icaow if 1m ouM
agree wiKh !lepr*3«itative Brock.j Hays of
ArkMtas that a moderate stand on the race
9pte;tipn is |>oHtical suicido. Oovernor
farther tkat regardless cf wliat
it means poltically he would have to do it
agatn.
la the first place, only in Gcvernor Hodges
own aaiiMi could be be classed as a moderate-
It anst te vamcmberM tiMt the GoverRor
foatwed, encouraged and gave his blessings
to the viciaus Pearsall Plan which state of-
ficialc devised for one and cnly one pur-
pow—and tbait was c rcumventing the Su
preme C«rart decisions on regregatccl schools.
If this mere fact would place him in I’le
category «f a moderate ia Noith Carolina, t
oertaiaiir would not do so in other cection~
«f the naMea. The governor has always play
ed a shxewd game of politics and has never
knowia|(ly doae anything that would !iindcr
his poKtrcal progren.
Governor Hodges’ acceptance of a placc
cu the committee «f “Americans Afainsi
ITanibs of Bigotry” will not h*rt hi* po
litically one iota here in North Carolina anc
he knows it. Even the most conservative
elcBiont of white persons is aat too stujM t'
£ee that the bombing of schecdK, synagtgrn:
and churches is getting out of coatvia}. Wha^
else could th^ ^vernor ^ a state db but ac
cept a placc on such a eoraniittee if asked t
do so? He certainly stands to loce more b'
refusing such a position tjian be can possibl:
lose by accepting it.
Ab(Hit the only time Governor Hodges har
overplayed his hand was in his apparen
race for the U. S. Senate. Had he not ex
poced his hand in this particular instance he
would have by now been the most formidab}'
renatori.Tl Candidate in the state. In thf
matter of integration, Governor Hodges i
not exposing his hand but is playing it dost
to hi!; che-rt. In our book he is classed as f
rank reactionary who, when the final doa’
is mide, will be found a staunch supporter oi
segregation in it3 rankest form.
Deep, Deep Are The Roots
The vsten in the city of Norfolk, Virginia
have S|>oken against petitioning Governor J.
Lindsey Almond to return the 3ix closed
schools in that city to local control so they
ean be «eo|»eiied on an integrated basis. A
total of 21,439 persons cost their ba^ots in
the election. Of that number 12,658 voted
to kaej^ the schools closed rather than have
them epeaed under an integrated system. As
a result of the election, children of school
age will continue to grow up without an edu-
c^OB unless their parents and they can find
I way to get around the situation by at-
ppirate schools or those outside of
Norfolk.
We have said in these columns before that
de^pt deep are the roots of racc hatred in the
Seirift. 9o deep ape they that quite often
maiQr otherwise sensible southerners lose
all reason when a race matter looms before
them. That was probably the-predominanl
Tactor in the election in Norfolk last Tues
day. As a result, the city will continue wiUi
out schools for the 8,7)31 who voted for re
opening as well as those who voted agains
it.
What has happened in Norfolk is prob
ably a good indication of what will happer
all over Virginia if and when a state-wid
election is held on the question. You can’1
feed people race hatred and the theory c
racc superiority for 306 years suid ej^ec'
them to change over night. Like the chil
dreo of Israel who left slavery in Egypt t'
journey to the Promised Land, the old crowr
will have to die and be replaced by anolhe-
with a new and better philosophy erf life
•DEEP, DEEP ARE THE ROOTS OF RACF
HATRED AND BIGOTRY IN THE SOUTH
Th§ cqntrovc^y whiih flared at North
€MHM CWfefe between students and
liHtoilo tfdtoiniMntors ever the s;ite of the
ThafUtiftving Dajr game between Nevtii
Caratiiui Ccfittgc and A. & T. College is an
idfficatton of an apparent weak «pet in the
oMpy -an4 toam relations whieh- has^ j-e-
mateed tmdtored through several years.
Ot oowie, as in any situation similar ta
liiia, 4hare have hbea many and various rea-
sen iov the stote of things at Ifho ctilegc
which found students at odds with the
athl^liUc director because of a deci^sion to
at Durham Athletic Park
than td O’Kelly Field. Some of the
reasons bordered on the ridiculous. Regard-
leas of the immediate truth of the reasons
givm fv the (yien conflict, they all point to
Ht* i—■finpiililc laet that tiic gulf between
^students and administration at the college
and h^ween the college itseir and the town
ia i«|Ble«ably wide.
Aeeording to best informed sources, the
students’ main gripe is that the campus field,
O'Kelly, is their ‘iio«ie” field. All of the
hame games this season have been
there. Students apparently do not
faHI that Durham AlSiletic Park is “hojae”
to them. Gwen the rK>rmally bitter rivalry
hetweca A. & T. and North Carolina College
and the iMt that the conference champion-
rtiip rides on the game’s outcome, ft is only
natural for the students to want to play the
PMW en the £ietd they feel is their “home
firU:**
On the other hand, the people faced with
tNiking aaough awney so that the existence
ai a loothall taam at the college is insured
Itoey can make more money if the
is played at the city park. They have
ifvo indisputable facts to back this up: first-
(p, iMve tawnipeapte are attracted to games
0t 4he city park; and, secondly, the extra
wiM be necessary at either place
OMi installed ^re cheaply at the city
Parlmiw, N. C.
. ii*e.
JPretideM
, ControlUr
4M C. PetMcrcw St.
Cavollna
at the PotfCfflee
mmUtr Ihe Adt
$3100 PER YKAR
park. " . '
Thas, it appears as if ISke Irwe par^es to the
controversy have taken stands on iri^conci
able positioas.
Really, neither stmtents nor the athleti
odoiijiiEtEatDrs can be blamed. What sti'
dents, ^cu’t want to %i^ IShat alihletic
officials don’t want to make money? The ir
su$, then, appears to resolve itself aveun
the quostion of why can*t 1^ese group
be satisfied they can win and make mone;
on the same field?
Of C3UTSC, the students* positton is one o ’
feeling. And, as most coaches will admit
feeling counts in a game such as the one be
tween NCC and A. & T. AiU soeches want a
many psychological advantages as they sai
get when they must meet bitter rivals. I
Ciw make all the difference in the outcom
of a game. We beltove that the student'
can’t feel at home in the city park aimph
because, by awd large, they have neve
really felt them^jelves a part of the city
despite the commercial “welcomes” or
school opening day.
The position of the athletic officials is on
of fact. Faoed with the proapect of havin?
to practically finance the entire, home sea
son on this one game, they know they csamOt
afford not to make as much money as pos
sible on Thanksgiving Day. The game musi
attract as many people as posslMe. And ever
if O’Kelly could handle the crowds whic-
the city park can, NGC’s athtetk: oflficifd:
feel that there id toe mnoh xeluctanoe on thr
part of townspeo|}le to go to O'Kelly to ririi
holding the game there. Just as student-
don’t feel at home at Iftie ci^ pMdc, townae
people appareatly don’t Joel as at home a,"
O’Kelly they do Durham Athleth: PwKk. Thi:
distance botween the town and 19te campur
is the real reaaon for the oontfoversjr over
where the game wiM he pU^ted and the ath
letic officials’ long wtd weai7 hKttile with
gate receipts. •
The responsibility for the gap hoftwem th
town and the coUhge does not vest on IAm
students nor solely on the athletic adoaims'
rators. It rests heavily mi the top level NCC
administration and on city leaders. Oa the
part of the colft^, it is a ftiilwat ia, or the
lack of suffieient pufaUe adbliaaa. Banhaps
townspeople should have heea ame oftou'
invited to free and aon-coS^fe awwts at t%e
school's sports arena and stadium. Perhaps
which has neoda# aMMnlta|i>4kf a> Ihiif 'thnt.
torts to k4ng Hie eotkge iuto cMo,:
educalionail, r^^ou» l^pdRtical jprograxna..
Even though all of fhU.ia najii>ei
it will serve to hc\p cut. # liltUBtion
which has need attention for a long time.""
The Stakes A»e - The Spebtaters Are tli« World.
',’T i-.
^RITUAL INSIGHT
By REV. HAROLD BOLAND
Prayer Needed
To Change Life
“Peter west up on the house
top to pray...” Acts t0:9.
Prayer has power to trans
form or change things. The
greatest work of transforma
tion done by prayer is in the
souls of us human beings.
Alter all the great changes
needed are in the inner nature
oi man. Prayer is essential in
bringii^g |hosc }it^ unsurren-
deced arofis'in mtt life under
the influence of God Almighty.
Peter had an unsurrendered
area in his soul. Thera was a
blind spot of prejudice that
had not been brought under
the sanctifying influence of
the Holy Ghost which came on
the ’ day of Pentepost. Peter
was not ready to accept all
men as brothers in Christ.
Thus, n a 'RIrTouF’^f prayer
thwe came a great transfor-
aamg vision from heaven. And
in this vision God re^ninds
Peter it is about time for him
to let the Holy Spirit take
complete control ol his inner
spiritual life.
In an hour of prayer, God
moves into th^ life of Peter
'.o take over this urparrendor-
ed area in his life. Prayer
changes Peter from partial
surrender to complete surren
der as leader of the Christian
Church.
Through hone.rt aind sincere
prayer God will givfc us power
to overcome our weaknesses.
Prayer has power to change
things. Many times we i>ray
that God niay change others.
But do we face ourselves and
our weaknesses and God to
; help us to overcome our
weaknesses and shortcomings?
Peter knew that he needed
changing. In an hour of prayjex
fen a housetop God ctaWfai;^^
i Peter from a Pharasaic-(%ri|l«~
tian into a full fledgc(^ witnof \
for Jesus. ^
Honest, sincere prayer chan
ges tiling s. It win chaniiii your
heart and loul. It wiQ help you
to overcome your selfishness
■ and preludices. It will help
you to overcome that tendency
to Jiatred, bittern ess, resent-
mentnt tt>at un
forgiving attitude of yours.
Many of us need these little
changes in our hearts-so that
we can enjoy the ^'ich^joyous
life of the redeemed.
Many Christian leaders, like
PjCter, suffer from little nag
ging spiritual hindcrances.
Peter was tho ooknowledged
loader of the early Churcii.
Yet, in his attitude toward the
Gentiles he suffcred . from a
bad case of spiritual and
moral blindness caused by the
ugliness of prejudice, With
this moral blind-spot, he could
not recogniee the true worth
of every soul. Peter would re
strict the redeeming love of
God. He would make the gos
pel of an inclusive love to be
come narrow and exclusive—
shutting out some of the chil
dren of God. But finally one
day prayer on a house top be
gan to change this unholy and
unlovely attitude that was
holding Pctar back as a Chris
tian.
Do you suffer from any of
these nagging spiritual hind
rances? If so, take them to
God in prayer and they can be
changed. Prayer has power to
change such unlovely atti
tudes and dispositions.
Thus, we should us3 prayer
daily as a moans of inner
of prayer will keep the soul
spiritually fit.' Every day each
Christian jiceds to pray with
the Psalmist...^'Create in me a
clean iicart, and renew a right
spirit in me...”
Petar on that housetop found
healing and cleansing for his
Eoiil through prayer. And we,
too, can find spiritual healing,
if we take ourselves to Gad in
pjoycT, Sincere prayer ^has
power to chanRc things.
Prayer has power to effect
change where it counts in the
hearts iind sduls of human
beings. .
Still Or Tow, Schooler Visits With
Grand FattiHy Of Old Spain •
VATCH ON THE POTOMAC
By ROBERT SPIVACK
When TTtt Veep
Goes A-Courtin’
Everybody is so mad at
everybody else, here and in
Sew York, that I’m taking a
holiday from politics for, a
Uttte while. In New York, of
course, it’s Harrimanites Who
are in a loul mood; here it’s
the Republicans.
Odd as it may seem, the plea
santest way I’ve found to get
away from politics is to read
a book about one of the most
skilled politicians of our
times; Alben Barkley, the late
Veep.
The book is titled “I Married
the Veep”. It’s by Jane R.
Barkley as told to Frances
Spatz Leighton (Vanguard
f3.99). It's a delightful story
and throws new light on tiiis
courtly Kentuekian, a man
wiho helped to make this
Capital a brighter and plea-
sanW city.
At"ibie point in the narrative
Mrs. l^rkley tells of the time
Invited to a party 'at
the Ho^e of Chrea Qcfrltt.
wtth same ettwr
but since she was
ist the simple, un
friends,
there J
known widow Hadley from 3t‘.
Louis, nobody itaid her much
attention. She was left to wan
der around until Barkley
noticed her loneliness. He had
met her Just the night, before
at another party. She was
taken with him at once; but
had no idea how he felt about
her.
Barkley, already in his 70’s,
took her aside and ia no time
tltey were'laughing aad taJk-
ing small out on a^ terrace
away from the other guests.
They were away quite a while
and the absence of the Vice
President was rather fcNTclbly
brought to their attention by
Itn. Catritz.
She wanted Savkley to oome
to the tsMa^ad taid him so in
her usual tnihrlglit maoner.
“Mr. Viee FiiseMairt, will you
come to the table now, please?
Bverything is set; head
tnhle is...waiting," Mrd. - Skrk-
ley reoaSs CafrHi Ayhtf.
Mrs. Bailtley rejpofts'tlutt the
fettStomatv MtAlei -SMM-
thlng like, "Oh, OWaa. Y«s.
Yes, of course. Be right there."”
But instead of going into din
ner he resumed talking.
A few moments later Gwen
was back. “Mr. Vice Presi
dent,” she said again. And
again Barkley said, “Just a
minute. Give me just a
minute.”
Then MrS-. Barkley writes:
“Mrs. Caitrttz walked back
to the house. Shs didn’t look
at me. If she had, I wouldn't
have been surprised if there
had been something dagger
like in her eye.”
But Jane apd Alben con
tinued their conversation.
Again after a lengthy wait,
Mrs. Cafritz was back tugging
at the Vice President. “Mr.
Vice presideHt,” she said,
“dinner is being served and I
want you to sit at my table.”
“Why Gwendolyn,' my dear,”
the Veep replied, “there’s no
place in the world I’d rather
sit. I’ll be there in juit a
i, j !
But Barkley didn’t malwt a
ntove to'go ter tlMrtablat A|{{An-
(cOntinued on page 7)
CC'SrsEC A Fottn Of Sul;)i!lo
Congrescman Brooks Hays of
Arkansas, who lost his office be
cause of his moderate stand on
tile race issue, delivered a little
valedictory to a group of Wash
ington reporters tho other day.
He had been warned, he told
them, that moderation amounts
to political suicide in the South
ol today. But bis answer had
been: “So what?”
"What fun is it to hold a job,”
h» went on, “it you have to di*
lute your convictions, or develop.'
an alleged conviction aa'a re.sult
ot rationalizing, step by stop?
“If anyone in the South vninki
tliat extremism can pull us out
of the (integration) situation,
they arc as wrong as they can
be.”
Truer words have not bsen
spoken by a Southern politician
since that ominous Monday in
May of iaS4.
' The tragically ironic thing is
that while Brooks Hays has paid
the price of courage all the more
rare on the Southern political
scene.
It was rare enough already.
Southern political loadership on
this iioue has amounted, in sum,
to breast-beating, shouted defi
ance, loud fulmination lind the
signing of futile "manifestoes.”
There has been very little
leading and very much follow
ing. The voters have been told
what they want to hear.
Politicians who know the re
alities, as most of them do, have
studiously avoided them. It is
far easier to fling an epithet than
to state the simple fact that
constituted authority must bb
obeyed and that chango is in
evitable in any region.
Somewhere, at sometime, ttie
exi^plc of Brooks Hays may
encourage someone to stand up
to the facts, hold to his convic
tions and tell the people the
truth on a painful subject.
Tht^ is not likely in the im
mediate future. The election re
turns i» Arkansas probably' will
giiaranteo for tha South more of
the same political lantany—with
the volumt turned a .blt iiighcr.
Charlotte Obsp.rvsr, Nov. 11.
Death For D3'n.iinl^?r3
This ia not an ag2 in v/hich
anyone would lightly’ propose
any extension of ths death pen
alty to crimes not now calling
for capital punishment. Indeed,
many fjcl lliat ail capitsff pun
ishment sl'.aulJ* bj cllralnatsd
fro mour laws.
This, however, is an a3e whan
new and greate*- explosives
have baen developed. Not only
docs dynamits Siam reaiil/
availalafc to t;io"52 who .votjlJ
put it to criminal uses. It may
not be Ions b:for’ vastly :nora
destructive explosIvCB mjy b’
available to lrroEponsibl9K oven
criminal men. /
Certainly thcra hava.., b?en
enough recrnt meak, hoodlum
bomb'ng ti make it clear that
no onos can spy whsra such
bombings will end—o^t'against
whom they njay be' directed.
Empty schools and churches
have been blown up. Thera is
no reason to supposs thatj occu
pied buildings may not b3 simi-
parly de.'rtroycd. Indaad, aj
man’s powers With explosives
increases, there is no assuranca
that whole neighborhoods —
even cities —' may not bo de
stroyed—and destroyed by'na
tive criminals, not foreiSi* foes.
Our national officials should
continue their international ef
forts to save the World from
the dangers of this nuclear
bomb tima. But sterner nwas-
ures ^,^arc obviously required
short of international dangers.
The time has comc for every
State to stiffen.its laws against
the terrorists within tho land.
And a good start would be laws
which would provide capital
punishment for those guilty of
criminal demolitions by any
body anywhere.
Editor’s Note: Soaald Soheol-
er, stni on a tonr of southwest
Europe, writes his parents this
week ' froM Seville, Spain. A '
laairaafe NM|or St Wittemiurg
College, Roaald wrote his
MUer ta Vraaoh. Ms father, a
forirter ianguate teacher him
self, graciously provided the
TIMeS with MIC following
translation,
woghi
Seville, Spain
. November -11» lllSfl
My dear parents, sister and
brother:
I have seen much of Barce
lona, Valencia, Grenada, and
Seville. At Barcelona, the lar
gest city in Spain, I was a little
timid, very lonely and I have
some little regret for having
traveled alone st Grenada. I
saw the magniAcent .Mham-
bra, the place of the Moors.
(Tlte Alhamabra was ercctod
by the Moors during the 13th
and 14th centurss as a palace
and fortress. At Seville whore
I am now, I saw the most
beautiful cathedral I have
ever seen in my life. Its in
terior is third in granduer. Its
chapels are decorated with
rich velvet. What a contrast to
the poor ones one often sees
in the cities of Spain. Seville
pleased me very much. It ii
gay and pretty and always il
luminating.
But here is what will sur
prise you. A boy qbout the age
of Sheryl (Sheryl fs Ronald’s
younger sister, a freshman at
North Carolina College)
whom I had met at the Expo
sition had asked me to be sure
to look him up when I readhed
Valencia. I was on the point
of leaving a note which ex
plained I had teen there. Then
he returned al^e. He insisted
’ that 1 go with him to the hotel
where I stayed the night be-
foi^ and bring my two smaU
bags to his house. He said his
father would certainly agree. '
' I told him 1 would not like to
disturb his parents. In fact, I
scarcely knew him. But he in
sisted so much that I agreed.
For six days, 1 have stayed at
their home, enjoying their
goodness, their companionship
and their excellent Spanish
feod, all of which was of im
measurable value to me.
The mother CaitOr—the boy’s
namo is that also—-was Al
gerian French, and the whole
family speaks French, which
was fortunate from my point
of view. She told Me oae day
hew she, who is very much
French, came to live ia Spain.
M. Bauia was a awmber of
the noMMty, aad durlag the
revohHioii -af lUttf, warnedi
tbft bis life was in danger,
had fled to Algeria. He was a
young' widower, she was a
youn^ widow wiUij- .'little
Sadghter. They WiacFfed and
returned to Spain Where
Caito was born.
Since Caito iiad studied very
hard during the week I wa:>
there, it was necessary for me
to visit with some of his good
friends, Pcpe, Paco and Ma-
nolo. They, all very intelligent
sons of doctors and professors,
showed me almost everything
of iHfjnatin the Spanish city.
They even took tiln trouble io
repeat to me almost nil their
(continued on page 7)
BK )K ;
Ll\ KS
With iacteasing emphasis on
world power threatening our
peace and securUy, the word of
“Good will to\rard men.” be
comes increasingly important.
The Worldwide Bible Riding
^gram, with its theme “TKe (
Book That Lives,” will be reach- !
iiw millions of people in fifty j
different countries. Its sponsois,
the American Bible Society, in- |
yite you again this 15A year to |
join them. In kg' doing, you can
bo a part in this worthy effort to
strengthen tho work of goodness
throughout the worlA llie daily
readings from tho Bible, selected
By numerous denomiiuitions, ate
listed below:
NOVEMBER
27 Tiuuiksgiving.. Psalms 28:1-6
2 8 .Psalms 27:1-14
2 9 Psalms 46:1-11
30 Advent
Sunday Psalms 103:1-22
DECEMBER
1 Psalms 121:
2 Isaiah 40:l-fll
3^, Isaiah 63:1-12
4 Isaiah 65:1-I'd
6. Micah 6:6-16
6 .Matthew 6:1-16
7 Sunday Matthew 6:17-48
8. Matthew 6:1-16
9 . Matthew 6:16 34
1 0 Matthew 7:1-20
1 1 Luke 10:1-42
1 2 v..Luke 16:1-32
1 3 Luke 24:1-63
14 Unlverstd Bible .
Sunday John 8:1-21
16..../ John 3:22-38
1« John 14:1-M
1 7 Romaas 8:1-80
1 8 Ropoans 12:1-21
19 . I Corinthians 18:1-13
20 . EphMians 6:1-24
21 Sunday .. Plulippians 4:1-23
2 2 James 1:1-27
23
2 4 John .
85 Christeiaa ... i. .tiiks S: 1
I John 3:1-||