I THE CAROLINA TIMES
[pA&i :»r^-THt ‘niUTM UMtRIOLlD" SAT.. JAN. 14, IMO
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Towards Belter Radio Prograflis
African Soverolgnty i« Brintu>t This DUgniccfu! ChapiM t6 Mi Ead
Ijocal radio statkm^. as wrll as tli«* I'mltnw
Ministrrifcl Alliance.-wtuild ln I-'i-imh cili.M tis
of thi; city aiwl smnMnidin;; v :i
favor it tlu-v winilil-i xcUiNt- a moir «tc
in the «if mini' (ei - whu arc* tu ;ijni*-|ir
on radiu iVnin l.iu** lo ijm**. 1« if-
ceiil immtlik llifi t 1i; Iiccii Lruadca;.t f.evrrnJ
prop'rains over out or t\v»»
statii.)iis that are not only a rjfflection on
the i.tation carrying them aiul the Durham
Miaistfrial Alliauct sjwnscrinjj them but they
are a ii»j;;race to lx>th ai. well ai. the rjice.
The time has con.e when a sermon, especial
ly oiie tltat is broadcast, bluiuld cojisifct «f
$>oniethit^ more elevating. tUou;Tljt provoking
an«l moving than a lot of noise or cheap enjo-
tionalistn. in the seltction of ministers to ap
pear on reli^ouj broadcast*, sciiolastic quaiif;-
cation and preparation should be considered as
\\«-M aii spirilnal. 'J he lack i>f the- f^MTticr i«
a)4|i:in'Mtly loo ■ow'i'lui>!^«-d-i« tlic fitksc-
h
raiiu
KUtiie
iiidi-
tiiiii ot ■.tiiHc ijf the f,ocalleil miiiisteri
liaxf been appeali*ij; iiii .several recent
puijjrams.
The C'arjli>fa 'I'lMies realisiei lUat in
instances wher* time js purcljiised bj-
A ifhials or church or^'aflizatiogs. ^ ra4io sta
tion may not be able to control what is said
in a broadcaiit. We do t"feiuk.J|jowfver. that
at least the iHirhaiu Miui^HerijiJ -,u25|i^could
devote more tinje to screwing the Ayjte of
minister who is to appear QH a fcrojidcast un
der its auspices. This akiue \v014ld curtail
n\a«iy of the |*oorly prejiared s(j-called ser
mons that have been delivered over some of
the local stations recently; serntons ttiat are
neither elev»itittg spiritually nor intellwttially.
Important,Meeting in Durham Sunday
On Sunday afternoon the Durham Commit
tee on Kegro Affairs will hold its annual mass
meeting at St. Mark A. M. E. Zion Church.
At this meeting the Committee will give an
account of its stewardship for the past twelve
raonths, elect officers and present its jilaHS
for the new year, W'e tl4ink all three of these
objectives are important enough to warrant
the attendance of every Xcgro citize;i in Dur
ham »’ho is in a position of leadership.
The national, state and local elections fac
ing the peoj^ this year are important events
that will necessitate careful planning and pre
paration if the Negro vote is to be effectiver-
Sp far as Durham is concerned the Committee
on Negro Affairs will Le expected to not only
salfgxis’-d the gains alreadj' made politicaHy
but chart the course for Negro citizen* for
1960. , ^
In addition to the naitioaal, state and local
election of public offkiaU there is the matter
of the school bond issue, involving several
million dollars, to be decided. The Durham
Committee on Negro Affairs will have the
responsibility of weighing the necessity -of
the bond issue a/id advising Negro voters
what course to pursue.
Because of these and many more important
matters facing Negro citizens in 1960 the
annual meeting of the Durham Committee on
Negro Affairs this year is of unu.'sual interest
to ill of the citizens and we trust the mtet-
iiig Sunday will be well atended.
INDIAN
health HINTS
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SPIRITUAL INSIOllT
The Methodist Church Lags Behind
Everyone Needs A Place Of
Prayer To Get New Strength
We join with the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People in de
ploring the Methodist Church for failing to
abolish, its racially segregated central juris
diction. In failing to rise to the occasion and
take a^tand for the brotherhood of man. the
Methodist Church lags behind both the sports
and J^'atrical worlds. We agree with the
NAACP cliurch secretary. Rev. Edward Odum,
that "the people want to believe that the
House'of God is a place where individual,
merit counts at least as much as in baseball ■
or the theatre.
It must, be rather disturbing to the many
fine mitiisters of the Methodist Church to dis
cover that'they cannot put into practice the
brotherhood of man about which they preach.
It niiist h« equally as disturbing to its many
i«e li»yni»n the th«4r-chMrch
are such hypocrites on the race question as
to give only lip service to the burning ques"
tion of Christianity. Probably the most em-
barrassjcil of all are the Negro members who
are -cati^ht between two fires, that of loyalty
to their ‘ church and lovaltv to their race.
Either they stay and fight fot a better day
or they run away and join a church entirely
qf their pwn race x^ere they at least can say
they are segregated by choice rather than by
force.
Some qne has truthfully said, that the most
segregated hour itj America'is from 11:00 a.
m.. to 1:JXJ p.m., Sunday, when the people of
thi^ nation are at worship. This, we th$)iki is
9 sad intftct^fnt on the kind oj Christianity
we practice m AtOerica. Its a sorry pictqre of
our Christianity when the sports and theatri
cal worlc|« ane more able to practice the hrijth-
erhood of. man than the church of God.
In voting to keep it* Negro members segre-,
gated the Methodist Church followed the path
■of ease,'not knowing that since its establish
ment thip naost powerful moments tjf the
Christiatr,"Church ha:ve -be^ -r»'hen-it' at
bay after being cornered On some vital flue's-
tions concerning the rights of mankind. Like
wise, its weakest moments have been when it
has, surrendered or compromised to the evil
passions of mankind. «
"A PLACE OF PRAYM"
"W{ went V« lh« rivtrsld* . .«
plnM of prayer. . . Actr 16:18.
, Paul found a prayer hand an
the banks of a river in a strange
city. And in this prayer liand on
the banks of that river the Chris-
tain Church in Europe had its be
ginning. Great things come from
humble beginnings. The Gospel
of Jesus Christ was first preaelied
in Europe among a small group
of pt'aying women.
Every redeymef] or twico born
scul needs a place of prayer, A
lltUe band of women were in the
habit of ^oiog out on the banks
of a river to pray—to find the
matchless power of God’s bound
less resources through the spiri-/
tual exercise of prayer. 'And in
this prayer band Paul found the
fertile ground foi the sfed of
the Gospel.' At this place of pray
er on the hanks of a river The
Church got going in PhilUppi.
Every redeemed soul needs a
. place of prayer. The soul that
would carry on for Gc)d really,
truly needs a place of prayer.
We need a place to steal away
to for spiritual renewal. When
we are wasted, spent and empty
we need a place where we can be
refilled wilh the boundless re-
^onices of power from on high.
You need a place you can talk
with God. You need a place where
you can tell God about your
trpbles. You need a place where
your soul can be unburdened.
You rteed a place where you can
find healing when you ar.; sick.
Do )iciu have a place of prayer
where you make daily vir.'is?
You need a time and a place to
t^k with God. This little group
a long time .tgo met on the banks
of ■a river. You may not live near
a river bank, but you do need a
pft»e«, of prayer. Anyplace of
quiteriess m.iy be 0 fit place of
jpraytv. Any little secret place
max ^ a place of prayer. Any
"^laeie where you can shut out
the' ni>lsy clatnou* of Ihe > wovW
could be a ?ood place of prayer.
The place of prayer should have
wImC the Psalmist talked about
. . . “BE STILL AND KNOW
The Price of Freedom
LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN BROWN—VI
Frcedora-lOving jieople of Germany have
now discovered that "eternal vigilance is the
|»rice of liberty.” Although Hitler died a most
ig^nOmihious death in World War II Naziism
reared its ugly head in Germany last week in
an attempted anti-Jewish crusade. This is
positive proof-that evil movements do not al-
wajrs die with their authors and that those
who love liberty must always/be on guard
ag^ainst those who would take it away.
Negro Americans, like the Jews in Ger
many, have beep able to outlive many of their
adversaries in this country. Evil men like Yar
dman, Bilbo, Rlcase, Heflin, ix)ng and a host
of (Mhers have long since given up the ghost
but their ghosts have not given up the Negro.
^H;^in ai^ again the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People has found
it necessary to spend stupendous sum* of
litooey. time and energy to fight off the de-
tcrmioation of the apostles of race hatred to
Iwcp alive segregation and other un-American
fNT»ctioet.
The time is not foreseeable, when it will be
possible to let dowQ our.guartf in the stfuggle
to achieve first-ciass idtiaeaship «n this coun
try. The fight must cootinuic on all fronts if
democracy is to ever becolne »a reality instead
of a noble idiea.
It is comraeodable tl^at -tbf ^oytrnineot of
Germatiy psiished ^the' att^iii^t, to; f^stirte^t
Naziisni>ih; t^at.’cottihtry. ^ce «f ki^ejiing
it crushed is ■“cter^id vigHigee.M Et wiH no
doubt risfe a^in uple»s a cat^ful eje js kept
on all of Its-hiding jjace*. Tl^ JewS^ citizens
of Germany Mvouid do itq yocuis the at
tention of the woHd on the evil at well as the
j>eople of their own country.
John Brown's Writings Show
He Knew Slave Character
MMWM Muviar at MriM, M.
iw PwMil^iinr. lac.
^ I* It AIMIO^ IWidw
jUMtuwinMn. kmhtMmmrmmt9
M. K. WI—OW, flHlwiir
Mai dam matUr at tiie Post QOca
Mmtk OanMm. urtdar the Act K
«, UV0.
Meiiiodists Said Faced
WHh Important Choice
“In harmony with the Christian imperative
the highest cotirt in ttu; Jand has spgken con-
cernii^ policies in> public education. Metho
dists, a* law abiding citizens, are faced with
the chaUenge and task of creatively meeting
tbese i«iBiin«|it responsihitities. To this end
we nu6t tstahliih, cuJtivate an4 maintain lines
€>f ooHMaunication within the local church and
the genial community. For this communka-
tion WB a new vocabulary, PcjKjnd this
w« MMiat ancom-age the translation of the
Cbrittiaii iaiperativ* and the legal decisions
into practice."
MetlM»4itt Conferepce on Huma^i Kelations
From ‘The M£ssn£:e”.
H-W PEB VXM
OFTKac
m wffiHo
The weakest argtMneats 4>rlng forth the
■troagect wordi in lomt homes.
'ili)|pieme sacrifice madehy
Jidw fiivwn for Negro slaves ,was
bM b^iise of any lack of knoiv-
ladge eon«rfiin£ their shbrt-
caauags. in a series of articles
Written fw a Negro paper en
titled ,lhe RAM HORN, John
Brown set forth what he regard
ed as typical mistakes of the free
Nesrtte^ whom he had observe^’.,
unW the heading; Sambo’s Mis-'
taket.
The first of (^.ese articles
reads:
“I Learned to read as a boy.
But instead of giving my atten-
, tkm to sacred and profane his
tory, by which I might have be-
eonue acquainted with the true
diaracter of God and man;
learned the true course for in
dividuals, societies, and nations
to pursue, stored my mind- with
an endless variety of rational
and practical ideas; profited by
tiM' experience of millioiis of
others of all ages: fitter) my-
B^f for the rwost important na
tions in life and fortified my
mind with the best and wisest re
solutions and noblest sentiments
and motives; instead of doing
these , 1 have spent the roost of
my life devoariag siily novels
aad other miserable tntsh; there
by unfitting mysetf for the i«al-
ities ef life, aad acquiring a
taste for non-sense and low wH,
90 tM I have piO relish for saber
ti^h, useful knowledge, and
PCaetical. .wisdom. Therefore, I
hiye passed through life with
out profit to myself or othprs; a
' mere blank on which nothing
worth pursuing is written. But
I can ^ee in a twink where I
missed it! , ,
* * •
Another error into which I fell
in early life was the notion that
chewing and smoking would make
a man of me but little inferior
to some of the white. The money
1 spent in this way would with
interest on it. have enabled me
to have relieved a great many
sufferers, supplied mo with a
well-selected and interesti n g
library! and paid for a good farm
for the support and comfoit of
my old age. Wliereas I have now
neither books, clothing, the sa
tisfaction of having bcMefited
others, nor any where to, lay my
h^y bead- But 1 can see in a
moment where I missed iti
» « «
Anothr of the few errors of my
life is.that 1 have joioed the Free
Uasotts, Odd Fellows, Sons d
T^pprapce, and a score of other
secwt SDcieiieR instead of seek-
iflg- the company of iiitelli^ent,
wise, ;ind food men from whom
I .pi^.bave learned much that
wouU be interesting instructive,
a|id maful; and I have in th«t
wily squindared a great amount
of most precious time, and itioney
enough sometimes in a sjngle
year, which if I had plit the
same to interest and kept it so,
would have kept me always abbve
board, giving me character and
influence among men, or would
have enabled roe to pursue some
respectable calling so that I
might employ others to their
benefit and improvement.
But as it is, I have alwa.vs been
poor, in debt, and now am.com
pelled to travel about in search
of employment as a hostler, shoe
black, or fiddler. But I retained
ail my. quickness of perception, I
can see readily where I missed
itI
• * • ,
Another error of my riper years
has tieen when any meeting of
colored people has been called
to consider any important mat
ter of gener^ interest. I have
been so eagei* to display my-
spouting tal&nt and So tenacious
of some trifling theory or other
that I have adopted, that I have
generally lost all sight of the busi
ness in hand, consumed all the
time disputing about things of no
moment, and thereby defettsd
entirely many important mea
sures calculated to promote the
general welfare.
But 1 am happy to say I dan
see in a minute where' I missed
it! .
■it ,, y
BY
By L. BROWN
ARE you ». DkWG ADBICT?
The average modk'ino cabi
net is crammed with an assort
ment af bottles aad Aoxes. This
collectfon of panaceas represents
the national addiction to
seek some easy out for a condi
tion he himself crcatcd. Who
opens the little door with the
mirror on it wiien fee oonsiilers
himself skU( is as nulth aiP addict
■as the person who has to be hos
pitalised to take oure. The awdi'
cine cabinet is a crutcli ot sup
port to those who cannol live sen
sibly — a crutch which i^ flimsy
and often breaks.
The dinger of all such self-
medication is that it flies in
the face of nature. A conditiMi
which creates recurring * head
aches indicates only that the con
dition must be removed; prepara
tions which temporarily deaden
the pain do nothing but still Na-
tiu'e’s warning, for pain is mere
ly the voice of Nature Saying,
“something is -wrong." The head
ache may be temporartly r*-
liovod bi|t 4hc fousie etmdtthin
comes progressively ujj-j
til setious sidoaess re&utta.
Many peopl^ ar« addicted to]
drugs to ooiveeTconstipotiiaB, and]
this is a «lassie exsai^ |f druj^
addiction, for the peristaltic act- >
tion which romoves waste fram ’
the body is a muscular action.
If this work is done fw the
rouacie», they hsaaaM weaker
tlu^uj^ tack of exceroiae and the
roaecles can atMHiliy.
Aspirin and other pain-killers
deaUtm pain by acting on the
nervous system. Cures for con
stipation usually irritate the lin
ing of the digestive organ.s so
that tljey expel the waste matter
and are definitely habit-forming,
for when peristalsis no longer
occurs there must be an entire
dependence on these irritants.
Doctors of chiropractic seek
the causes — not the effects of
sickness. They seek to make the
patient feel well temporarily but
more important, to stay well per
manently by correcting the caust
of the iUhess.
LETTER 10 THE EDIITOR
By REV. HARdLp RdMl^D
THAT I AM Gpn. ..." A place
of prayer should be of such that
you can BE STILL AND WAIT
BEFORE IOD. A place of prayer
then is a place of power.
A habitual place cf prayer
gives new mecning anw power to
life. Ever so often we go to our
place of prayer in weakness, and
we come back in power. Things
are not working out right for
you; then why don’t vou try a
place of prayer? tife is becoming
unmanageable for you: then
why not find for yourself 1 place
of prayer? Things are going
wrong lin your home: have you
tried a place of prayer, for po
wer so that things will come out
right? You are on the verge of
fainting in the face of life terri
fic and overwhelming demands,
then try finding power in some
place of prayer.
A place of prayer ^yill give us
the power of patiunt endurenoe
amid life’s perplexities. A place
of prayer will help you meet the
trying demands of your place in
life.
By VERNON JOHNS
HAVE P'AtTH IN AFRICA
We ai-e all members of one
family; the welfare of the weak
est and the welfare of the most
powerful are inseparably bound
together. For many years, Africa
was looked upon «s being hope
less, because Colonialism had
not released its grip on the peo
ple.
Now, everyday or so we read
in the papers or tafk to someone
who has been to Africa and has
seen at firsthand the progress
toward independence. Self-govern
ment means self-support. We live
in an age which qifestions every
thing. We learn of the stone age,
tlie bronze and the iron age, but
in all these changes man took
but one step at a time. Where
we can tr^ce history, no race ever
stepped directly from the stone
age to the iron age. And no na-
tiop ever passed direcHy from
colonialism to self-government.
The world must' help Africa
build the ladder by which to
rise; and she hiust reach the
summit one round at *he time.
The free world must teach Africa
the arts or production and de
velopment and givf the Africans
the tools and th^y will d« the
job.
ilt has ben said the man who
builds a factory builds a tem
ple and the people who woilc
there, worship there. Africa caa-
not look to legislation, ^•nerllly,
for success, thrift, character, in
dustry are not conferred by acts.
Governmen,t cannot relieve map
from toil. The world has seen
the development of great indus
tries, and in this devei^>ment
some men have seem' to pro4>er
beyond the measure of their ser
vices, while others have appeared
to be bound to toil beyond their
strength for less than a decent
liveliliood.
Man’s nature drives him ever
onward; he is forever seekihg
development. It may be of liUle
im.portance where Africa is now,
but it is of upmost importance
to determine where she is gb-
ing. And if the free naUoni ctf
the world will help her set tm
course aright, then time ipust
bring her to the ultimate goal.
It is only when the free Ex
change of products beings that
development follows. Thiii was
the case in ancient babj^op,
where records of trade and tai)k'
ing are just being discovered. It
was ti»e nterchant vessrf of Ifljoe-
nicia. Tyre and Carthafe th^t
brought them civiHsatioa-^iviii-
sation and power. Today H is i)ot
the batUe fleet but Uw *MTC»n-
tile mariae which ia the enfl
will determine the destiny'
Africa.
CAOL WILUAMS r
Newbury'xirt, Msfl'
Turn Of The Decade
It is rare for the rhythms in
tides of men’s history to coincide
even approximately with the ar
bitrary divisions of the calendar.
Yet, as we look baek now as the
Nineteen Fifties give way to the
Nineteen Sixties, we can see
clearly that such a variety has
taken place this past decade. On
Sept. 1^, 1M0> President Truman
astounded an incredulous world
-by announcing that an atomic ex
plosion had been detected in the
Soviet Union. Exactly ten years
later to the day Premier Nikita
S. Khrushchev was visiting Uos
well Garst’s farm at Coon Rapids,
loWa, studying the corn and the
hogs; and trading witticisms with
Adlai Stevenson. The two epi
sodes bracketed tiie fabulous but
often frightening Fifties.
With the wisdom common to
Monday morning quarterbacks,
we now know that the event
which President Truman an
nounced was a fateful and histo
ric warning. It was a warning
to us in this rich, proud, power
ful, and—all too often—compla
cent land that a great new epm-
petitior bad arisen to challenege
us, a competitor capable of great
feats despite the poverty and the
bondage, in which its people
lived.-, The best evidence that the
warning was not heeded proper
ly or adequately lies in the sur-
pirise which greeted each of the
historic Soviet feats: the hydro
gen bomb explosiw of August,
1953; the successful lintercontin-
ental ballistic missile test of Aug
ust, 1057; the putthig of Sput
nik I info orbit on Oct. 4. 1WS7,
and the successful mcr'n shots
which preceded and followed
Khrushchev's visit to this coun
try three and a haU months ago.
BSt if the cha«ge4 powcr rela
tionship between the two sii{er-
powan of the mld-tweiiUath cen
tury was the leading elament in
the human drama, during this de
cade, it was aOt tba Ofily ele
ment. ‘Hie amasing aeonomic re
covery of Western Europe and
the disappearance of the “dollar
gap** have demsnstrated Bgain
what miracles free men can per-
frana under far-cight^ fetid imaf-
ginatlve leadership. ' ■ ,
The old colonial empires havf
disintegrated still further and |
multitude of new states in Asijf
and Africa have embarked on the
adventure of sovereignty; or grt
getting ready to embar|( oii tH*t
adventure. Under ruthleU' Jiplfr
masters, the sleeping giani ttiA
was China has been rouseii
put to unceasing labor in a 'ilkVft
sopiety sUit>assing in rigor eNh
that which Stalin created. | ’
Agamst this bacKground, it ii
not surprising that the voice Of
the pessimists is iieard loud aiid
often in our land. How Van
hope to compete with the Soviet
Union, they ask, when we lack a
sense of national purpose aitd a,
willingness to sacrifice eveiji
the sake of national survlvyt^'.
How can a nation drowning fh a
sea of luxury and mesmerize^ by
the trivialities of the television
screen have the faintest prospect
of coipj^rehending the irfig^t, of
hundreds of miUion.s in this world
for whom a full stomach is *
srare experience and M respond
ing to the challenge these hun^
dreds of millions pose? How can
we even hope to compete eco
nomically with our friends in
Western Europe when we haV6
so many business men who seeij:
salvation in .higher tariffs anfl
other import restrictions, sli
many workers whose only, alth
seems to be more pay for lesi
work, and so many farmers who
accept, Government cliecks for
not growing crops? '
These are serious, searching
questions which cannot be dis
missed lightly. Yet, however dif
ficult the tasks that Ue ahead,
we would affirm our briief ak
this new decade begins that out’
people and our nation nHU risa
to the challenges betera us. tn
part, iliis confidence ariaas from
the knowledge of the vut hwian
and material resources at our
commaad.' In part, it oobms ironi
the knowledge that in avary time
of crises we have produced lead
ership capable of mtMlizing our
energies to accomplish the tasks
that needed to be done.
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