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OlfcOUNA TiM^->- S»tui»ty, ihw. », tm We lose A Battle But Nolllie Vktonr On its facc the decision handed down MorAy fcy tlMU. S. 8»lpr*nife C««rt, uphold ing lh» WKtHiftiafiriKy of Ahtbnma’3 f>upH nssignaMIt law4n>{|ht appoar to be a victory for 9BfKgati«n. .We think, how^vA', the rvliiiiig wffl ultimately prt)ve to be the un doing of the etfsrts of southern states to pre- rer>^ eegiegetion hi their pubHc schools. ruling places Miuarely on the nhouldcn «f southern states the responsi bility of dwnonatratiwg that their pupil as- tigi—tiii tem not Aesign«d solety to fhtrart tJle eoifrt's 1S54 school inlejjration dntet. Hk Atacama pupil assignment law, lik« that «f North Carolina, d6es not inentiMi rat* ckiiWR the gdmissiori of qualified ]mpfls on ■ basis of merit. By ruling that such law is constitutional the cdiirt has giv en AlabsRMi an opportunity t3 prove that wtMt ajifNmrs on the face law is the spirit and intend of the law. There v^iU now be a grand rush oi oth«r iwnfthom atates to pattern thetr p«pU mslgn- mwTt Imw after th^ of Akibamw wid North Carolina. Altiioagh no case from the latter state has yet reached the Supreme Court, (here is. little doubt now that if and wh«n one does the yerdlct -will be any different frotn that in the Alabama ctae. At diffieulf as thatask will be to prove that a state with .such a pupil sdKighment law is dtseriminatinf on account of race, we are of the opinkm tha ‘ vrcmtaally it will be done. Ortetoily, if i southern state over a given period of severa' years makes absolutely no move to mt^at' its schools the Supreme Court will have ik alternative but to rule that Its law, thoug] not mentlonim® race, Is designed to prerveni the integration of iis public schools. As it now stands the integration force have loft a battle but not the virtory. Th^ struggle will be long and hard but in th? end the goal will be achieved. He Struck His True Colors The ^ion of Virginia Governor J. Lind sey Almotid In hauling down the United States flag frcm the top most position on the state capitol’a mast end replacing it with the flag of Virginia was hardly necessary to signify to the world at large that his gov ernment is in open rebellion to that of the Unitad States. Vong before the Governor took tllis step, lie had doclared war on these United States. From the v«ry monoent that lie enun ciate the plan of mass resistance (or massive nonsMce) to the federal court rulings in 'chool S6gregaticn, his government was ip opiieMen to the federal government. He not A00d to take down the United States fUg td illustrate that point. Almond’s action in down the Hag is similar, to that of e PMnhj|> oaptain, who, after raking the op- "psaMtoa with a broadside, decides to strike his colors. We submit that it may be harder for m^tfi- bers of the majority race to recognize tlv menace that Almond and me?n like him ar to the this country than it for Negroes. Aftei all, their actions directly punish Negroes by deprlvin3 them of part of their birthright ai American citizens. Because we are on the chort end cf this stick, figuratively spcmking of the rebellious canters of the Almonds, wf can easily see that such men are so un balanced that they are unfit to administei the affairs of any.government, local, state oi national. But when they begin to take down the national flag, it ^loirid not be too difflcull for even those of the majority raee, whose ease and comfort are not disturbed by these men, to recognize the niatioi'ial danger they represent. The Negro Vote In The South *niC Southern Regional Council has recent- be a formidable force, ly ralaaaed a most revealing but not encour- The SRC report reveales further that there lag prrthtilnary report on the Negro vo^r is an ,est>inat€||l lj;|rta]jf| '4]^ N‘- tti Mm ifetfni. The Council is conduA^nj^ a i»groes lOn; jhe Vdtirtg rbm ln rfteven’Bont! studjr ae « to)|Dw-up to an oarlfer st*tvey In lU atudy reveals that there has been Uttte ellMlge in Negro registration fls a whole althou|^ In EonM eouthern states “the Ne- gpo rtise rapidly.” The gatrn, 86id Out rtpdf't were ofset by “sharp drops in other states due to purges and state-wide tfrrBgntrgtion. — 1 At VHm felrt ieision of the Western North Conte'enoe of the A. M. E. Church, tfadison Reid, the presiding I «aeh minister making his ■nil—! NfmK aa to how many members of Mi alMMll wwie tvgiMared voters. We think Ms tl tfto kind ol htadenhip of the church that li g0isg to ^ necessary all over the Sa^Ql tMlare Negro registration shows any wanpin IfBialM^ Reid’s practice is follow ed ckttMli leaders the time will goon tlie tftgfo vote in the South will states. 11118 is far t^w .intjcfll a nomber to bt of great consequence in either state dr na tional elections. The nuAi'ber most be in creased and that rapidly if tlie South (a tr be saved from the one'party System which now grips it> That tlie rcscue from its pli|^t will nof cataa-istfsa^ the white sogthem is oer- tain. In most cases a white child's partj affiliation in the South is cut out for him be fore he is bom. BecWise of the one-party system if after he grows up h( hopes tc achieve in the political field, he must of necessity affiliate with the Democratic Party It, therefore, is of vital importaru^, not only for the future of the Negro but the whites as well that our lead^ become greatly concerned about the question of reglstorinf and voting in the South. The Luxury Of l^ace Prejudice Van fiaad ta read the series of articles pakUaHed in Durham’s evening ' to undaMand what a serious pre- cavntry -is ^n with reference to Mi d^anse. That America has ’ ta’^pecoming a second-class power you if you have an ounce of your soul. If you have no patfialIMB, you at least should tremble from fear for ymir own safety in a country that is so cmMemed with finding ways and means oi kmfing 17 million of its citizens in a po- sltian of second-class citizenship that it hasn’t time 4o gnperiy prepare for its own dtiaaaa. WMIe you read the articles, writ- tan the aoted newspapermen Drew Pebr- '^adn attd lack lUidarson, you will need to tMbk MMlausly about the cradq>ots in the ftoalh Tahr aaa ieraaming about mmgreliz- ■No*. H can’t eatrun Russia in this rat raea a anMd mii^t, there might not be any tA ut mongrelized. We need ts kuit||^.l|||#>id make up our minds as to SPIRITUAL INSIGHT By teCV. HAROLD ROLAND Life Made Poor By Separations "Aad IM fcteemirlpawjr aad sMnetli^ t» tat...” Aeta Prayer chanfed pre- Jodtced blindness faito ftlong- lDg|_for fellowship with all men. Peter now sees the one ness of humanitjr under GcmA. AH men are seeii as brofheri’ beneath the outwaRl dgns of custom, ■tracfttton.iire''' Ifidh, coloi*, MtioHaHtiK 9oti,themf’''UM. Men arc one the «eeming outward linljlke- neSses. Men, in’ the blindncsj '" of pride and arrogancte, have divided themsi^lttes ’ through elass, caste, untouchabllity £tnd segr«®ation. These divi sions have stifled the longings for human fellowship. In the hour of prayer God revesleiT to' Peter tliF W6H- drous beauty of human fel lowship above and beyond the many divisive schemcs in so ciety. Fellowship is one of the pathways to man’s persistont dream of peace. Our divisions hinder fellowship and defeat, the dream of peace among men. Man-devised partitions bring conflict and war. Many wars have been rooted in the divistveneas «f man's schemes of separation. In dividing men we, practice in)nttice. And in- lusticc nourishes and brings forth warfare. Tbws, the etnig- gle it on in the world to In'ing down the barriers atid ^ring in the rclpi of fdlowiblp and peace. ... . j > ,i a ■ ■ ' Life is made pooret Withdut the spiritual nurtdre oT (ibris- tian leHowsMp. m^aetion, isolation, and a stfMW ef Mot beiongisg ge aleag wKh tite lack of fcllowrttip. It it a terrible human feeling to b« unwanted, left out. This feeling of being re jected—left out and uhwanted can be one of structive for human beings to l>ear. Some of its>manif«f^ tations may be untiappiness, delinquency and crima. Why? Wher^ loving IclloWSbip is lacking there is usuall^ left an aching void. And with a feeling of emptiness jind lone liness almost anytiilng can happen. This miscrabls feeling could be important factors in producing personalities such as Hitler pr Napoleon. Yes, life may bo tho poorer where there is no satisfying outlet for fellowship. Without fellowship life may become a zestless and m=aningles! thing. The church broke through to survival, when’ it matur^ to includ6'- all 'nfiankind in it loving feUowShip. Withpu t.his breakthrough the Church Would have died. And our survival, in these times, may depend upon our ability to complete the real task of Christian fellowship among men the world ever in these critical times. Christ has given " Us the 'Ksy. The hour is grow ing late. Let us all let God use us, through love, to an- large tUft. circle of Christian fellowship. Christian fellowship will save us from the destructive ravages of pride, selfishness and war. WATCH ON THE POTOMAC By ROBERT SPIVACK Durham, K. C. Inc. PrtMent CmtroUtr at 430 C. Pettigrew St. “ CaAi&ia « VtK Pm Ogkm under tin Aet whether we would prefn- to be dead pure- whites or a liw mongrels. ^ The leaders of this nation need now tc have all the people' understand that the luxury of race prejudice in the end be the thing that will eost America its Tery exist ence. Genius plays nt> favorites but enters hovels and mansions dike.. She knows nc race, creed or color and in the course of events may wrap up in the mind of some poverty-stricken bla^k child in the back woods cf Mississippi the answer to all the ill of the nation in this hour of peril. Whal man is there among Us so sure of ills own security and that of itip rest of tcs ttiat he would deny thet'c^ild the. right to develop his mind in tite best schools th^ nttkn has to offer? In 1864 at Diamond tirove, Missouri Genius entered a howl whePe €reo«ye Wash. ington Carter was bting ham a idave to a slave mother. Every high scho61 student knows or should know the story of this man’s life and what he contributed to reacue the poyerty-etricken farmars of the Soutti. A few decades later Genius erttered the home of a Negro, Chailee Drew, and endtw^ hjin with the ability to preserve Uood jftlasma. Juat how Many Amerioali livea araM saved in World War II and the War be cause of this ffegpo phygfcfarjV tttddifcal skill will probably bevet b^liihb^. Again, wa would like to remind our white braht«n of tlM Sailth Who ate iltfaamiiig alMMt! h^egratidh, iMhgtMaaUtn and fmll* Please tilrh to page 8) In Norfolk Democracy ai- It exists in America, WaltfWhitman once wrote, is “lil#S gymnasium, not of good only, but of all.” A few days ago at Norfolk, Va. the aptnea of these re marks bccamS apparent. In that city, wiitje^ ,gix public schools liave Been 'closed for w^ks, the voters by a 3-2 margin still favored segrega tion. Reports coming to this news center offer all sorts of expla nations Jdr what happened. The turnout was small. There was a loaded “’footnote” at the bottom of the ballots un duly infhiencing the vo^r*. The public was bewildeted. There undoubtedly were o^her local factors of which 9ut- slders are unaware. Whatever the full explana tion, one point really en^er- ges from the Norfolk vote; A massive education job is y«t to be dons by thos* who favor compliance with the Su- pr«ne Court integration de cision. Whether we like to admit it or not, thore are thousands of men and women who ^l|]pregard Ne groes as sub-human, to be re garded with iear and >nJith- drawal. You may feel, as I do, ttiat such reactions are irrational and based on lack of know ledge. But when a community - will punish itself, as 60 per cent of the Norfolk voters did, you cannot quite write it off with such simple otMervations. «•••* Make no mistalu about it. me, -tHB SLOW STEADY PULL 'Progress in race relationa hiay at times be slow and at ilth^ times there may be spurts forward, but on the the Norfolk vote has given the ' the direction is upward. Just recall these facts: die-hard backers , of segrega* tion a new lease on life, just as the Little Rock Safest of Congressman Bt«ofcs Hays likewise encouraged the ex tremists. But to those Sotith- ern tnodenrtes who may feel discouraged and regard the- situation as hopelMs, I |^8s on a comment recently made by a Nagro friend olf mipe. “Don’t you feel pretty dowh- hesrted when watch what's happeaiog in thtS eoun- try? I aslted. "Not at all,” he answered. “You must realiza that w« Nagroas have lived in this couatry as second-olafs citi- zeas, ar worsa, ior son^a 300 yaars. It’s lass thaa a hundred years ago that than w^s any recoanition of the faet that wa have any rijllts. “ Nowadays, whan t walk down tha atraet and a whlta man looks at my dark skin I thiak to mysatf, Tliat man is thinking about nte.l ThaVa tha big result at tbs ^uprame Court daalston. U has AAde that 4^hite man fhl^ about 9f StMin; fllMlteie Saturday Sokoolas Prepares to Isave Etiitor's Note: 1* all proba bility, this »U1 be the 4ast in a seriea al laMen fnsai ftiaald Schoalet to Ms parefts which the TIMES will earfy. Sdhool- er is seheaaled la etod his tiavels throngh southern Eu rope on Nov. 87, sad saH from LeHsvre on the Z8th. He ex pects to be in Durham around Dec. 2. Toledo, Spain Dear Family; ...Thoae people in Valencia were just so nice I cijn’t help thinking of them. Now i’m rather lonely again, and while I know you are wondering wiiat’s becoming of my travel ing alone la the laad ol the sunshlffls, it gives me a selfish {rieosnre to write yOQ. I find the Spanish food very good htdeed. Every pem^on (boarding' house) and hotel ferves practteally the sams things in the same manner. Bvfery city has a huge and Rtdgitifletnt cathedral, and it sa«ms that cach hnportapt city is situated on a rtvsf or on the >9a and is sutrdtiflded 4>y mountains. ' The cathedrAl efiSeViile is timidy out of tkls world. Only St. ^tcr’s m Rome and the big one in New York are lar ger. It has doicns ol ahapels, tome of which ara richly deco rated wMh gold. E^bh cathe dral has its virgh) which is carried tlnrough tha streets during the city’s holy week. The virgins are drap^ in i:.- vish silks and gold, and are revered—too much of course for Protestant tastes. Here In Toledo I’ve seen the house of £1 Grseo and some of his gtaatest warlM. Ike oily loeks extrwoMilT aiedleval; ts built- on a hill, and from a dis tance is a wondrous Sight. As 1 prepare ta go to Mad^rtd t^e been most pleased fey Seville and Valencia - the lallermnit- ly because of the wondcrftil peeple who showed It ta aie. I daa’t lated aist geUiag down to AMaa, or even Gibraltar. They were cloae, but 1 wouldn’t have liieen able to do Spain i«.ati«e. A lady here at ^ .Xolado. peaslaa i ncw.. pag^ ^i] reason she likes Spain (bs- eause Spa^i is very old, sur prisingly backward comparod to ether iwrts of Earepe). hotsl la freezins, but it is slieap. In Spxhi tiiey eat dinner at 2:M, tu|>per at 9-10, Invariably. Since 1 do so much walking Pm always starved when caling time orr^i. Partly because of the glaring tattffWltlBcy of Spanish trains Pve been ^smokinj far too ■rath.. Spanish tobacco Li seme of the beat in Europe. There are less than two minioh^ cars in the whole country - many mules, don keys, and horses do the trans porting even in the larger cities. Tiiere are also many bicycles, motorcycles, and va rious contraptions composed ol bikes, trailers, etc. Yes, this is » iand of sun shine, of palm trees and wide apaees of d.y hills, of warm, friendly but curious people, ef lavish festivals like the Mardl Oras, of sumptuous re- llftoa« ceremonies, of glorlom and ntaenldcent cathedrals, ot unwavering admiration for their dlctato;^ of strikingly pretty glrb, el. little b:\rs where one drinks dslicious whies and s^voufs delicious IMtic seafoods, o( ric», olives, ovanges, vinryardi, of donkey- and-cart tran:ipp.tat!on, of very strong Catholicism and vhrglui dres'jed in untold splendor, of great paintings, ef tains of the Arabic regime; a country which is humbly suffe.ing alter havins been the greatest nation in the v/es- lern world. Tiiat is not to Say that every where is ancient and crumbly and poor. Every area has mo dem parts, the psople hav2 cars, furs, and all ths things wMch most Americans have. I hope to be heading back toward France the day I be come 21,1 want to spend a few days in, The City, Paris. I know I sound a little “touched”; but as far as de- llgliting the eye and th2 ear- and the tastebuds ara con cerned, I find Franco unbeat able - her capital especially. Bless you all. .1 woa’t ^tart a From Moi.oeM says that Gaw- blaaca Is a vnry nedem and PMMVeroas (Otf^ afd far that Love, Ronny ^rt a iiberaiisinOf The Early Seventh Day idventid CfauFch Said Swept Away After recent bombings, 644 ministers in Tennessee com mented in an open letter; “The bombers in their fren zy, have senied a truth—^that the church and tlie synagogue are tlie ultimate enemies of evil and hatred. Our faith is built upon the rock of con viction that all men are'cre ated equal bocause they are created in the image of God.” When men will risk tl»eir careers to say such things^ tlTtre is reason to rejoice. And north of the Mason- Dixon line, when violence broke oyt in a suburb of Pitts burgh recently, white men also gave an affirmative answer to the race-baltcrs. The new home of Negro Chwles Miller' was smeared . and sn^a^hed.by. racists. Im mediately ‘the Amarican Le gion, Lions club,'the Board of. Trade and other, groi^ in ?ielfrbjF'Be€(thvfewbdug6t;ma- eridls and helped d() a repaint ( Continued on Page 7) In two recent letters Mr. R. R. Miller refers to some people as “renegades” and “perverts,” who parade as “good Adventists” attempting to mislead the pepple of tho SeventhMday Adventist chur ch. These eharsos are made without any supporting evi dence, something Mr. Miller's legal traintne should have taught him not to do. May I submtt here a few quotations Iroan their putdi* cations, which may cast light on just where ahd iiow aftd by whom the perversion was made. Much evidence could be submitted but may these few suffice. The Seventh-day Adventist church had a benevoleQt spirit in its earlier stage as revealed in the following, “The Holy Spirit will, from time to time, reveal the truth through its own, chosen agencies; and t^o man, not even a priest or, ruler has a right to say you will not give publicity to your opinions, because I do not believe them.*’ Testimo nies to Ministers p. 70^ Again,’’ The doctrine that God hds committed to the church the right to control'the conscience, and to define and punish hearsy, is one 'of tiie most deeply rooted of papal errors.” Great Controversy p. 293. That one has no longer an individual right in the Seventli-day Adventist church is revealed in the following. “In all matters portaining vO the general welfare of ihe church, sucti as ,cl>urch go vernment,or order, standards of conduct, plans and policies and so forth, lie surrcndjrs his right to independent or indivi dual decision and action.” Re view & Herald, March 10, 1P32. That the l>enevolent spirit that tl»e early Stage of the church advocated i^ no longer a fact i.? revealed in the quotation just made. There have been many state ments made showing a reali zation of the departure from the former standards and practices. May two or three here suffice. In 1924 a General Confer ence President said, "In our blindness and dullness of heart, we have wandered far out of the way.” Christ Our Riglrteouencss p. 6.' ITien again, >n the May 8, (Continued on Page 7) NAACP Holiday S«ds GRefJlNGS Create In bm a oleaa baart, O God, and renew a right spirit withfn aia. Caat me not away froaiThyl^oly prMitace. —(Psahn 51:10-11.) It i« only whan wa have gained, through devout prayer^ our,Father's everlast ing mercy, that «• can gain also a cleati heart and a right spirit^Then we wni know His prasenca, envelopiyg cpd fllU ing (zi. and flnd’thavaln a The NAACP’s 82nd annual Holi day Seals campaign has bten launched with a letter of appeal from Miss Lena Horne, star of the Broadway mnsical liit, ‘*Ja- ■Wlalca.*’ Proceeds from tha sale of seals at $1,00 for a sheet of 100. go to help the NAACP ^rry on its ?ight for Preedon^ ^aeAlp come in two color cor4J)ina- Strength supetltmttaa, a p9«es yellow ^hite, uvjvuu Qwcrrpiicni* I yellow and whits.'
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