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.tawees*- TH£ CAROLINA TIME!: mUTH UNBRlDi.eO' SAT, JULY II, iH* This i» the achrice from we’v> ciijferud »o loi^. k Statement of Hki Needed Th« inor*' than ont million Xcjjro citizt-n.s of .North Cirolina have a rii,'ht to kaow if it is th«f e«Ubliehed policy of the state highway pa trol and the American Red ('ross to refubC to minister to a hick or injured person of their race at a first aid station located in a highway patrol bnitdin^ of North Carolina. They have a right to kno’w this in order that they may not be humiliated or insulted under shiiilar drcum»tance»i as occurred near 1-Ienderson last we«k. On th^ particular occasion the pat rolmen lied about the rej.t room facilities in a highwaj patrol station and flatly refused the use of them to a \epro citizen who liad be come ill while traveling on one of the high ways of this state. In *pite of the ex|>Ianatiun given this news paper by a top official of the state highway patrol, we are thorougliiy convinced that Ne gro "citizens run the risk of being insulted or humiliated if they appeal for help when sick or injured at an .\nierican Ked Cross first aid station located in highway buikiings of this state. Let it be said here and now that the top offical in conversation with the TIMEIS never did .admit that the patrolmen were wrong in refusing the use of the rest room facilities to the stricken person solely because he was a Negro. He never did give assurance that he would reprimand the patrolmen or even question them al)out the matter. On the other hand the official proceeded to defend the action of his men saying that all of them are perfect gentlemen and would never refuse aid to a sick or injured person hecaube of race. \\'hen efforts were made to pin him down about the particular incident near Henderson, he ducked and dodged with the skill of a prize-fighter and went on with out knowing, the person involved or the facts in the case to accuse them of trying to stir up trouble. The Carolina Times feels that tHere is more involved than appears on the surface in the case under discussion. There is the basic right of every citizen and taxpayer of this state to share and share alike in whatever North Carolina provides for their comfort, protec tion, health and life without regard to race, creed or color. Sometimes ftrst aid rendered in time may mean the saving of a life. H Ne gro citizens are to be denied these rights be cause of their race, the Highway Patrol and the .-Xmerican Red Cross owe it to them to come forth with a frank and forthright state ment of policy in the matter. Such a state ment would, we believe, let jSlegro citizens know exactly where they stand when em ergencies arise while traveling on the public highways of North Carolina. Don't Leave Tlie South Alone RACE LEieraiiffEmR SPIRITUAL INSiGHT The honorable Sam J. Ervin, jr.. North Car olina’s seior senator, wants the South to have its own way about civil rights. In other words senator Ervin feels that “southerners should be allowed to work out their own problems on a local and state level.” What the senator is actually asking for is a blank check signed by the rest of the nation giving the South the freedom to exploit lynch, intimidate and persecute Negroes as it pleases. As the late .\1 Smith used to say, let's look at the record,” of the South on the question of rights for Negroes. Had the South had its waj' Negroes would still he in slavery. In his book on “From Slavery To Freedom,” Dr. John Hope Franklin, the noted histbrian, had the following to say with reference to how the South struck back against those who at tempted to interfere with the institution of slavery: ‘‘When there was some doubt regard ing the future of slavery under the new natioiial government, most of the South ern dalegatea made it clear that they would tolerate no interference with th* ^natitotion. From the time that Jeffer son's “Notes on Virginia” were made pub lic, Southern leaders did not hesitate to use his work to strengthen theSr conten- l*Ion that Negroes were by nature an in ferior race and therefore should be en slaved. Some Southerners conceded that slavery was a political evil; but almost none agreed w^ith anti-slavery antago nists that it was also a great moral evil.” The South as a region has fought every advancement Negroes have made education ally, economically and otherwise. It has fought the right of Negroes to vote, to serve in the armed forces of the United States, to be em ployed in government, to receive equ^l pay for equal services and equal educational ad vantages. In other words there is not one solitary right the Negro enjoys that has had the unanimous or majority approval of the South. If, as Senator Ervin says, the demands for civil rights “come from organizations largely which have made a profession of advocating civil rights,” it is because the denial of even the basic rights to Negroes by the South has made athem necessary. God'forbid that Senator Ervin’s philosophy on civil rights will ever become that of the nation. For if the South is left alone on this most momentous question it will open the flood-gates of one of the most ungodly eras the country has ever known. r III llie Word of God ffas Power to II Cliange Town into A Heavenly City Defenders of Democracy For A ffalf Century "The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathorM to hear the work of God." — Acts 13:44 What would happen iri' your city if it would hear the word of God? Life in your city would take on a new look under the transforming power of the word of God. The word changed the city of Samaria. And the word also transformed this city— Antioch of Pisidia. The word of God would change our city if it would only hear and heed God’s blessed redeem ing word. Under the influence of the word of God the,city would be redeemed and regenerated. Beginning in each sinful soul there would be a transformation that ^^ouId set in motion a chain roiiction of fflr roflohinfl spiritual and moral significance. The word of God in our city would mean that it would become the CITY OF GOD. And in be coming the city of God sin with its death-dealing blight would be gone forever. Tears would cease to mar the city. There would be no more broken hearts. All heart rending experiences would come no more to becloud the lives of us humans. TRe"'nurts and scars that mar us now would be gone forev». Yes, with God’s word heard and heeded, our city, without sin would be holy sanctified. We would have heaven here on earth. The word of God irt our city would bring in a blessed reign of peace. The word would bring a halt to the ravanges of con flict. Envy, jealousy, hatred, and fear would no longer throw us iota iita. of destructive warfare. The peace we all desire would settle upon us with its rich blessings. Harmony would be the Next week the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold its 50th annual convention in the city of I^w York. Advanced reports are to the eflfect that between 1,500 and 2,000 delegates and visitors from all dver the nation are expected to at tend the gathering, which will mark a half century of ceaseless struggle against the ene mies of true dpnjocrac}*; in this- country, t ^ ,,;j It is hkrd' "vi|ibi(iife ‘ i^hat; the^ Uni^e|^ States would have been, so far as its derrio-* cratic principles are concerned, had there been no NA.\CP to keep up a continuous war fare to safeguard them. Even with an organ ization like the NA.‘\CP there have been times in thia country when it appeared that the torch of democracy had been snuffed out. When these moments have arrived it has been the NA.^CP which has held the hne firmly and kept America safe for democracy, • not only for Negroes but for all American^. When the NAACP was born, lynching was a common occurrence in the southern states and equal teachers'^ salaries were unheard of. Likewise, Negro jurymen and Negro police men were now'here to be found in the South. Negroes traveling by rail or bus were sub jected to all kinds of indignities. Even in northern cities Negroes could get no accom modations in thfl leading hotels. In no south ern atate were Negroes admitted to the pub lic fchoots and state universities. These and 1 r ■ ■ ■ r r . II . . t . I I I etwy Saturday at Durham, N. C. bf United Publishers, Inc. L. E. AUSUN, Ffesident X. HAET, Assistant to the IHiblisher K. E. JOHNSON, Controller l«eat«d at 436 S. Pettlgnw St j H>iafcaM. North Carolina mmmmd daa matter at the Poat Offie* litrill OaroUiu, nntW the Act of ; MafCliS. UW. BArtb: HM PEB YEAB iBO umcm- ' IW. I IMMT, M«ia»or many other discriminatory practices have been fought and a majority of them abolished by the efforts of the NAACP within the span of 50 years. It is with feeling of gratitude that we sa lute the NAACP on the convening of its 50th annual meeting. It is our praj'er and hope that before the next 50 years roll around the l^rganizatioii will find it possible to stack ?ams on the shore of time and study war no 'more. We-tre satisfied, however, that if ne cessity demands, the N.\ACP will continue to fight a good fight until the goal of equal rights and human dignity for all is achieved. WATCH ON THE POTOMAC order of the day. Fellowship would reign .supreme—all of the di.sruptive influences would end. The kingdom would come in the hearts of men. The word of God in our city would mean thb* end of warped Jives among us. The word dwell ing in us would mean the end of sin with its power to twist and mangle the lives of human be ings. The word with its redeem ing power would drive out the destructive reign of sin in hu man life. TTie word would re move the strain of sin. And life would bloom forth in all of its richness and beauty. For the word of God dwelling in us would cancel the blight of sin. The word of God heard and in niir cityt WOllld a life so rich, full and joyous that Heaven would dawn on earth. 3y ROBERT SPIVACK Warren Comment on Nixon Said Tip-off To DislHce for Candidate Knclosod pieaec find , nty'sub scription tM ycRir paper for three years. I edmai^nC: you for your strong vigoroil^, forttirfght stand for equal rights, for ^11 citizens in our American denjocracy. North Carolina is a g^at state. Your Negro seeraent it pft)(reas1ve and courageous. I your strong, vitrilie editorials.^ I enjoy reading .them. Keep up the good work. RIGHT Winot late—because God is bclilnd all thins^ lilGllT, Truth and Justice are His two outstanding attributes that stated as lighthouiies along the s^iores of clviliation. . God Bleat you and your efforts, Sincerely yours,' John Wesley Dobbs ^ Grand Master F.&A.M. JurisdictioB of Georgia - Atlanta, Ga, Catholic Prids^ Who Helped Negro Poor May Be Canoniied By Church By REV. HAROLD ROLAND Milwaukee Wise. — A Catho-* lie priest, who walked the streets of Milwaukee begging alms for (he colpred poor of his parish, may someday be declared* a saint. Father Stephen Eckert died in 1923. But this week a voluminous file, testimony to his saintliness^ was shipped to Rome, 'There the evidence will be examined and another step ended in the lengthy investigation of the priest’s life^ From 1013 until shortly before his death Father Stephen served as pp.stor of St. Benedict the Moor Missions here. The parish was made up for several huAjlred poor families. For ten years he championed the\ cause of his destitute par ishioners. He worked for the ed ucation of> their children. He spent much of his . time begging for money, food clotking for the people. His work did not go un noticed. His-supporters told him to give up his parish and devote himself exclusively to missionary activity to promote interracial justice, Regretfully, Father Step hen left St. Benedict the Moor parish. He travelled throughout the midwest. Ite conducted mia- sions and preached the brother hood of-man. On one of his tours he eaught pneumonia. Returning to Milwau kee, he. died on, February 16, 1923. In 1948, his body was trans ferred from Calvary cemetery to St. Benedict parish. In 1952 the Archbishop of Mll- 'waukee started an investigation of the priest’s life with a view toward canonization as a saint. The investigation has now ended. Witnesses who knew Father ' Stephen were heard in Milwau kee, his London, Ontario birth place and New York City, where he served after his ordination in 1896. Documents sent to Rome comprise 900 pages written in longhand a transcript of all testimony taken dur:ng W Hear ings and eight typewritten vol umes oif Father Stephen’s writ.- Ings. At the Vatican Father Step hen’s life and writings will be given a searching look. If' ap proved there are about a half-^ dozen more steps before he can be declared a saint. The final de cision TKst with the Pope. Hearts of South Battleground in Race Probbi, Author Declares Who Can Prefer Ark.? To further bolster the claim of the public school system, to assert its imp(^||ance in our comtnunity life, Agnes Scott College faculty, representing 97 per cent of its teaching staff, would register its support to the fast growing sentiment in favor of the retention of our system. . . . The ministers of the city led the way in a strongly worded claim for the system. Naturally these would represent the best minds among their members to whom they look for support. In the face of these recent developments, it can hardly m^ke sense that there are still among us people who would prefer the ex periences of Virginia and Arkansas rather than assent to the sound thinking of those long tfusted and tried friends of our systems, TIm AtlanU DaUy WorUI The Duke is Deserving It is extremely fitting that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People should have chosen Duke Ellington as this year’s recipient of the 44th annual Spin- garn Medal “for the highest or noblest achievement by an American Negro during the preceding year or years.” f'~ •*HtHbepgh Gmriar. WASHINGTON—Earl Warren, the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, feeli so strongly about the possibility that Richard N. Nixon might be come President of the ,JJnited States that he seems rjtady to sacrifice his own career^ to stop Nixon. it That is the logical conSfusion to draw from the exceptionfel in cidents that took place here a few days ago. Warren called writ er Earl Mazo a “damned liar” for his friendly biography of the Vice President, but th^ ^ was nothing personal so far as ani mosity against Mazo was con cerned. The Chief Justice’s wrath was directed against Nixon. He apparently thought that 'ffixon and his clever associates h'tid ftold Mazo a bill of goods, . There is a great debate among the political wiseacres here as to Warren’s reason for stepping so far out of character as to tee off on a writer he had never met, at a social gathering. One school of thought says that War ren simply is too level headed a man to blow his top. He knew the room was full of reporters and he wanted his views known. Another group sees the epi sode as part of a carefully ar ranged , “plot” whereby Warren was writing bis own review of Nixon’s public career. These “au thorities” argue that Warren was one of the best poUticfna «v«r I ^ _ to operate in California. There are those who think Nixon might get the Republican nomination by default. To forestall such a possibility, Warren, it is said, simply decided to let it be known that not everyone agrees that Nixon has “reformed”. * * * put still another group of political psychologists contend that Warren did “blow his top,” While he may have wanted his views known, they reason, he or dinarily would not have chosen this way to let them get out, (Of course, there is also a question about the bad manners of a re porter coming to a purely social affair and making the guests feel they cannot relax enough to speak candidly without being quoted.) Of all the interpretations now current, I am most inclined to agree with the last. Warren cer tainly wanted it known that he is not a Nixon admirer. He prob ably did not expect to be quoted. The big question. Though, is not how Warren chose to make his views known but why? The answer that clearly sug gests itself is tKST Warren feel's Nixon has behaved so badly in his early political career he can not take at face value all the carefully contrived images of “new Nixon”. It il not lintply that Nixon DeniMrats traitors and Communists, nor that he has tried to browbeat his opponents. The Warren dislike for the Vice President goes deep er: he apparently believes that Nixon is not a man.to be trusted. Th^ Great "Double-Cross" It is not generally realized but Warren’s friends have long felt that Nixon donl]le;crossed his fellow-Californian in 'the 1952 pre-convention maneuvering. Nix on was privately n^aneuvering to get himself a place on the Eis enhower ticket, while the other members of the California dele gation were committed to War ren. 'This wastduring the close and crucial contest between the Taft and Eisenhower .forces. Nixon held several meetings with Thomas E. Dewey and Her bert Brownell, Jr., the king makers. But if you want to un derstand why Warren dislikes Nixon I think page 92 of the Mazo book (Richard Nixon: A Political and Personal Portrait— Harper, $3.95) offers a clue. Ma zo wrote: ' ‘ “On July 4 Nixon flew to-Den ver to board a special train bringing the California delega tion to Chicago ... As the streamlined train sped east, Nixon gave his own followers a rundown on the latest precon vention developmentK. In essence, he reported that the Elsenhower drive was picking up.. . . As ex> peeted, bits and pieces of tk»^ THE SOUTHERN TEMPER is an objective comprehensive and astonishingly perceptive ac count of the present progress in the South toward desegrega tion. Mr. Peters writes, in a lucid, readable style, introducing his facts logically and combining them with his own impressions and conclusions, in a way that in dicates thorough knowledge, competent research, and deep understanding of the many points of view prevalent in the Bouth today. He believes that the real bat tleground is the minds and hearts'oTwBife SbuHierners. He writes with .compassion of the inner conflict and the agonies of soul-searching within the hearts and minds of the white South erners; and also pf the bitter realization of the 'Southern Ne groes that' their dreams aiid as- ' piration, almost within their grasp, may not not be gained in time to benefit their children. Mr. Peters names and analyzes the protagonists on this battle- grpi^n^; .the rajucqus clamor of t^e Jreslraarice jgfdtips, ^^coniing l^u«r' and ' mdre iilof^al;' the' iicreasingly effwtiv^^ “gentle voices’* of the churchwomen; the “voices of reason’* of Soiithem authors, newspaper editors and ministers; thfe organized efforts of the many groups concerned with human relations and civil liberties; the activities of the “new, young, vigorous and in telligent Negro leadership.” “Whai exists today throughout the South is a struggle for the n^inds «f Southerners, or more particularly, for the convictions of the majority of whiles in the middle. In this struggle the goal of the segregationists is now clear: to avoid being isolated in to a minority either of numbars or of Southern states. The tactics being used to attain the goal aVe equally explicit: to fight the battle as far as possibje from the Deep South States; to agi tate wherever desegregation is threatened; to silence with threats, harassment; economic press|ire and, if-necessary, out right violence. And these tactics help to explain the outbresks of' violence which have, on occa sion, accompanleJ t\^e desegre gation of SoUtherik public schools. * With clarity and precision he cuts through the segregationists’ smoke-screen of vitriolic racism, bombastic oratory on “states rights and usurpation of legis lative power by the Supreme Court” to the real issues: sex, economics and status. The value of this book is best summed up by its dedication: “For all of the people—young and old, white and colored. North and South—who care enough about democracy to try to make it ^'crk.” liEA President States Gaol ST. LOUIS, July 3—Dr. Walter W. Eshelman took over the heavy gavel, symbolic of the presidency of the world’s largest professional- organization, today and, along with it,-accepted for the NEA the challenge with which outgoing President Ruth Stout opened the 97th annual convention—to em ploy the educative process to “bring the real up to the ideal.’^. ' In a ]n^ws conference during the clo^ng days of the conven tion here. Dr. Eshelman said that he will strive to have the Asso ciation continue in the forward movement it is taking. “We must continue working on this thing that we so aptly knd correctly call quality education but from the viewpoint th6t we already have quality to a remark able degree in many, many places. We need a broad, balanced cur riculum so that boys and girls will have an opportunity to de velop to their full potential. We must provide* teaching that )vill give them the ability to think and the willingness to do independent thinking,” “I am not going into the presi dency with the idea that all prob lems will be settled in a year. However, we have more and more acceptance of those goals by the schools and also by the laity, “he said. In nearly 800 sessions devoted to all phases of education, ^he 10,- 000 participants, 5,000 of whom were delegates, ,spok^ out on what they think American schools should have~ip termi( of curricu lum, facilities, teachers, admlnis- trati\te procedures, special ser- ^ vices, and finances. Nixon report filtered through' the non-Nixon seetlods of the train, Warren m«n bs^me fur ious , . . Several Witfntmtt "con- fided* to siMn« nfN^tper cor^ r^pOndfents (hat ^tll(im tried to •Btie^'. dtfif4H8A- v6t«s* awsjr- am watviK^ wMan^ fw- sec ond place on the Elsenhower ticket.” To Warren’s friends and prob ably to the Chief Justice himself i this behavior was- proof that Nix on is a “Nixon-Flcster,” a^ nan of ’ ao lOyaltiM aaid m esnvic- tions. * ,
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