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THE CAROLINA TIMES MOt TlkUTH UNBRIDLED" SAT., JAN. i3, 1«40 DEATH TO THE MONSTER IS SWIfTLY APPROACHING Another Name, But the Sanie Practice 1 Our attention has been callwl to an article api'«^aring in the “Arny-Xavy-.Xir Force Reg ister" written by Join Wiaat. on the question of integmtwil in the arme4 farces. From what he sirs. Sir. Wiant beliereR that “the L'. Mih'tary estaWfshnirnt has solvcrl tho Ke;'ro intejjration pwWem, hnt says a new aiul nioro perplexing sit^ittnn has been jrh-tn birfJi in its (rface. He labeis the new pro))lcni "iliffcr- entiation.” and ckscril>«s it in short as “the same theory a person practices in sclcctinR what he wilt eat (or breakfast." Further on in the article Mr. Wiant quotes iroiTi a stateineiit of Tames C. Evans. Xejfro Civilian Assistant iu the Office of the Assist- aat Secretary of ©efense. .*^ays Evans; "A wj* • f^»p» ^lyrea (till hM to hacw kmm tm ipadi dnrir, write clear* Ij mmt mMtntmA Uttt i!mm it more to m CJtMt-BM tWn kaovrin^ the lliearT IlM gam with • degree" Says Evans further: Ak)c «f MiilitatT ■Rtoei'ation has arrivadL H|tM i» ■■ fMrioKmlion—or so mil* l4cA ft ii >aiw^artMt~-«n tite basis at ncK. TW «W|« naflftanpc nan, officer mnl eiKaMI^ fru aaufiei tin idea that tk« slaM coSa^ el IIm ai«( warktag or akepnc *«t to Imbi iis mtag^artant **B«I—umI b wiim tbe difference catacs is—Im {•«« oot have to accept as «a aikml m txum k* coasidert educationally cr ■eiriePy inferior. It doesn'l naatter if this BMM ikw wkito, bmvm er f urpic skin. What fleet maltw b kis aklUly to pull his ahare of the load. . "UeM« ntm » ceitf>i»>P ii|Nt that there, he bat no caute for teinplaint.” Now, if Mr. EvatM had s&icl thftt a ^lan or person must Ifnnw aad b« ^>le aivl write dearly, etc.. we niisht h,ive.jf(inc alonsr with his theory ai “differentiation/-’ V\'hcn be states or iinpljes (hpwcvcr, that a Hcr,ra witli a collc;;e lej;ree must «lo niofc to lif acjoetleil his full rights hi the arniecl scrvifcs^iJt any where else in'American life, he itnntecliately o])ens the door for discrimination whatever lie chooses to call it. No intelligent Negro in or out of the armed service of the United States want* ati^ special arrangements made for him. In like manner he doesn’t want to make any special arrange ment to be accepted into whatever phase of .\merican life he finds hfmself. He'wants to be accepted only on the same tenrti a.s any other citizen, no more and no less. In the same mail that brought ns tj>e article written by Mr. Wiant came another which included some convincing; evidence that the Greensboro army reserve is ffUilty^f discrim inating: against Xe^ro personnel. 'I’he coin- ' plaint was signed l>y ten Negro reservists in the Greensboro area. Until the evidence is examined and a verdict is rendered we are not going to swallow hoolc, line and sinker Mr. Evans theory of “differentiation,” and his contention that all of the military service establishments of the United'States have fully accepted integration. We rather think Evans’ theory is being used n.s 9 screen to continue, unofficially under another name, many of the same old practices of disci^mination, Helping Passage of AntHynching Legistation If the next session of Congress passes a federal anti-Iyncing law, Negroes in this coun try can thank the state of Mississippi for it. The failure of a grand jun,- of that state to indict any of the 23 lynchers of Macfc Charles Parker was in itself revolting enough, but when a federal grand jury also composed of Misshssippians. failel to indict even one of the lynchers, every respectable and law abid ing citizen in the nation should be shocked to tjie point .where definite action on the (loint of Congress in passing an anti-iawching bill il demanded. Th^ action of the JlisaTssippl GrSm Jury it ijositive proof that the offensive odor of a ijolecat ctntiot be eliminated by merely chang- i>i" its name to a skunk. With the exception of tile lone Negro the federal grand jury that heard (he evidence, turned over to it by the federal Bureau of Investigation, was com- :)osed M tTie same breed of white men as thr 6{ the state grand Jury. The results obtained were, therefore, the same. 'I he lone Negro sitting on a grand jury in Mississi))pi h.vl about al much influence as a mouse would have in ii cage of cats. He will probably re member the sordid incident as tlie blackest hour in his life. • W'hatevei: dovlbts decent people had about charges broijght against Mississippi on the question of the disgraceful ^nanner in which it treats its Negro citizens is now eta.«ed. Thus the state stands naked before the eyes of the world as a putrid running sore on society that must be dealt with if the rest of the nation is not to become equally offeri.®iV^‘ a,mong the peoples of the world as Mississippi justice is within its own country. The stupid s^te AfficialjB, IjflJfidediW'tl^r own hatred of the' i^egro, '^"ave ‘'fj’erinitled their state to be maneuvered, in^ a position where no re^eftable person ■ wnff dare raise his voice in its defense. W'hatever move the federal authorities make in their attWipt to see that justice is done in tHe ^lack Charles Parker cise must, therefore, charged up to the miserable failure of the Mississippi Grand Jury Fo rise to'its reiponsi1)JHfy. Tts failure has thus made it mandatory for fed eral authorities to at least make available to the nation the evid!nce and the names of the 23 persons intoWed in the lynching of Parker. A Well-Deserved Honor The ekction of Mrs. Viola G. Turner, treas urer pf North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Copipaay. to the board of directors of the na tion's largest Negro business institution is a well deserved honor that has in time come to one of America’s outstanding business women. All who haye had ttie opportunity of becom ing acquainted with Mrs. Turner are satis fied that she has the capacity to measure 'up lio whatever responsibility membershi|) on the board of dire'ctors of N. C. Mutual demands. -For years Mrs. Turner has had the respon sibility o{ investing and liatiiliing for North (^rc'lina Mutual money ranging in sums of ffom five to seyen figures. She has probably handled more and bigger financial transac tions than any other woman of her race in .*n erica. As a meml>er of the N. C. Mutual ^oard of Directors, she will be no stranger among top-ranking businessmen «f the race and nation. She is on s|>eaking terms with financial giants of Wall Street and can under stand and speak their language with as much case as any awn enfptged in the field of fin ance. , Known as “Vi” to all of her friends, they are proud of the honor that has come to her and are satisfied that she will b^ a distinct asset to the N. C. Mutual Board of Directors. Her gracious and cliarming pei-sonality is certain to be of fainting influence in tb? stress and strain that often arises on boprda w'hcre important decisions involving milKons cf dol lars are to be ^ade. ,1’ ♦ Mrs.;Turner’s promotion should be an in-. spfration to , yotwg women ^of the race all over .America, as well as'those in the employ ment of N.-C. Mutual Life Insurance Com pany. She Js a shining example ef one can do \vhen he c;*« “walk with kiiifs'' s>nd at the same time not '“lose the comi^i«ffi tpwh.” TBE HI TBK || Pufalitb^ Fact OfRee ‘iw A«( ^ M.« t>efl YBAR mtKF uLmimo iNStGII'T' HEALTH HINTS By ei-DEE BROWN SCIATICA Ri^llF IS EUTIkK There is ^ great difference be tween relief and recovery, nat (My in sciaMea, but In erery other illneu. Drugs relieve pain, but the condition whioh induces the pain can then beccnc aggra vated by neglect. Pain is a warn ing; stifling 'ts voice is a con venient but dangerous procedure. The excruciating pain ot scia tica comes from invoivoment ?f the sciatic nwvo, which ordinates in the sacral plexus, ftilows down the back of the thigh and into the lefc. Chiropiactic has picnoared in discovisry of the causb oi sc'atlca, which results from a structural diSTDlationship bf the lawet' spine. It has bcch proved that the roots of the neirvc pass thrush opetUngs in the bone structure at the base of the s)>ine and are iti clofe relatiuii- ship to the sacroiliac joint. Treat ment must be based on this faft. The milder form is sciaMe neuralgia; the severe type is sciatic neuritis and this is sheer torl,ure. The sufferer will try anything for temporary relief: heat, electricity, drugs, back braces and even spinal opera- 'tions. These are all relief. mea sures, not recovery. Correction of the cause must come from mani pulation and specific adjustment of the lower spinal siructuro, which adju.stmcnt restoration of proper nervi function. This also relieves, but b-ioauso of tho baste physiological correction, also re sults in reeove.-y, whieli is most important. Let Us Fight This Beast apmmjAL Br REV. HARbl,P ROLAND When Good Impulses Stir Don't Wait-Act Immediately "W^tn h« had mm th« «isi«e . . . tmmedlataly w* twtsk* Hi yd inio Madadoat*... "AfH Itf There is an urjiency the good impulses that stir in our souls. In this text \*o have 'a great example of how we should re- sp>nd tj the impulses that move within our hearts. We are on so many occasions tempifi'i to de lay or put off the impulses to say a kind word or doloving. Hoble deed, But it was not so iff this case involving the Apostle Paul. For immodiately right away he was moving in obbdlence td the impulse to goodnets that flashed in his soul. ! > In failing to move with im mediacy, many goo*'' iiftpulsci languish and die b^ore they come alive in lovingii words ,cr def®. Then let ts,' too, have a sertse of urgency when the spirit of God stirs good impulses in us. A sense of urgencyl when you have a good impulse .-will bnng rich spiritual rewardsjiSo many f.-l us are missing the rich, spifltmtl iw of. real'spiritual bleMings beaUse we lack this sense ot w^gt^icy in the midst of good impulses. These impulses ceme to sjiost of us.. But so many of us lack that sense of urgency whei^ the spirit flashes a good impulse in the soul. Every impulse of goodness comes from God who is the source of all goodness. Thus, in following the impulse to good ness, we are obeying and doing th«; will of Cod, The wirit wea^ to you because there is a need for more coiicrete goodness in our world. The spirit speaKs to yoli because there is a need God would like for you to cffer your self to fulfill. Obedience to the good impulse usuaHy means that you are of fering yourself to, serve others. The-beel ef iound-in living, for others. Those who obey the good impulses find real life by losing themselves in the loving, sacrificial service of others. . . . “Love ye one another and thus fulfill the,iaw of Christ.” “You may have a good impulse of sick visitation. Obey it! You may have a iood impulse to share some heavy burden. Obey it! You may have a good impulse to speak a word of hope to some one standing on the verge of de spair. Obey it! You may have a good impulse to help th- hurt, yie distressed, the lonely, and the rejected. Obey them! In following urgency of the good impulses, you are used by Go^ J.0 enrieh lite.^Jphosef^o obey the good Impulses help God to overcome darkness, injustice, oppression, conflict, ill-will, dis- nuity, hatred and sin. God needs you. God is trying to speak to you throush the spirit. Countless souls have been used by God for the betterment of the common lot of men everywhere. And Gfld. la trying to move and use you through that good impulse that stirs in your soul. crush not that good impulse which the spirit flashes in your soul. Follow it; It leads to life abundant and eternal. In the shott spiec ol a month, tiid ugly beast of inti-Semitism, always lurking, has been em- bok’cned to rear hii head and go on a rampa:^c of pillage and de secration in Germany, in Eng land, in Latin-Amsrican coun tries and evea in the United States this d.smaying spectacle has been cause for great concern to most Americans, psrliculady Iftgroes. The outrages that have occurr ed are reflections of a disease in Western society. Our society can not alford t'Ae luxury of prejud ices against minority ^ups. Our own nation faces an impossi ble lask of leadership if prejud iced groups within our own coun try are permitted to vent their spleen in any manner against any minority group. Negroes are distressed by the current wave of anti-Semitism far two good reasons. The first 14 because they know, as victims of iJrejudice, they mu. always be in the front line of ‘defense against prejudice — asa!nst wiy- body. The second reason is thaf the Jewish people, in thi.^ coun try and elsewhere, have been among our foremost friends and supporters. Not only have Jews stuck their' neck out for ua— _ they have"lfou3ht gallantly and intelligently for social justice for everybody. The Jews are a peo ple to be emujated, not de.spised. There wouU probably have been no lasting NAACP if there had not been loyal Jewish friends. If Negroes don’t know that, the Eastlands, the Faubuses and the Kaspers do. The Courier believes that anti- Semitism is as significant a dan-/ ger to Negroes as to Jews. The* Courier is against ahti-Semitism. The Courier calls upon all Ne groes to do all they can to fight and kill the boast of anti-Semi tism. We are all children of the one God. . -—The Pittsburgh Courier Larkins Book is Reviewed ml- X LIFE AND TIIVJES OP JOHN BROWN—VII .1 , ilH I • Part two of Brown's Articles Entitled "Sambo's Mistakes" By VERNON JOHNS We comm^mt pr^sMctits pf .X&T toHegc an! C. Cohtgt far Ufcmf pushtre to put % stop to cfuptwuM wttiog cd several cteiiit the two schools recent^. The of ffpre- setitatnres of ^th mtfifffffon* n»ft ow last De^^bcr 16 of December 5 sntfgcslHfy wM first and a step in the iHreffwiv i» wr opinion tbyt the Is*V’ ger f roKf reprcsentatimi from the tw« sfhw>H w ill bring the resilM 9^4 sports rontests wil* Ite m ^ manper more befittmir institn- tions. There is ^ sUhletics for the Icind of eruptioiis that have taken place at screral tecetit faw*s fktjiid k«ti*ceTt the tw® schools. If cmtmned they threaten to tnar not onfy the Thanksgiying Football Oas- Continned ort page 3 Another small error ol my life (fori ha*ve committed t"e«t blurt* de|^) has been t*i,i.t I nev^ WQ«Id, for the sake of union,' in the fuctheranee eJ the inost vi tal interest of Our race, yield any minor point of difference. In this way I have always had to act with but few or nraae tre- «ueaUy alone and could acetimp- iish nothing worth Uviag But I have one comfort I can iM in a minute where i miased it! Another little laalt ^ iMve coranvitted is, that if i» thing amtlwr nan haa failed caMtaig up ta my Ml wMi-«(andi(M thai ka aii|irt fm- $m MW ef .(h« iMi^ VthilKlf tmts an«l be M«sf a*w»»|iiy ah^ ta fiB soae moM iacfnetiMii place. I wouW reject li|ni ly, injma his inflaenea, eypaet h|s measures, aqd eve* (le^ ^ his defeat. I an to he te saaF, withwt fear ol eoatr^die- tie«. that I can see yvrs VlteUv wheya } missed It. • * • IB - artiel* Aaother small Mistake vidiieh | have made is that I could nevet bring myself to practice any pre sent self-denial thonfft hiy theo ries have been excefleht For hv stance, I have brcnght' expensive, gay clothing, nlcc watbheii, conet,' safety chains, rings, breast pinft and piany other things of a like nature, thinking I might by that means, distinguish myself from the vulgar crowd,, as some of the better fUss of the Whites do. I have always been of the fore mast in giving expensive parties and running after fashional . ^^uaments; hive indulged my 2petite freely whenever I had ft means (aad even when I had ta horraw the means); lave pat- roi^iaed the Healers in muts, can- diw, se oa. and was flway^ a enstctmer ot livery stables. Wy> ttieaa many other means I have ke«e naable ta keep my oMii ttM mi totfether. But ^ net tk^ (he thoughtless or find of a^eeheacion, for I can see eoee 1 miased it. Amtltcr t|ifUq( etraf of my. Pe ia tha^ I have always expect ed ^ aacure the favor ef White peapie hs tamely submitting to event veeie ot indignity, con- aad wrasg; tmtead of •asistiaf thehr bfutal ag- IftjHrien Horn princifial and tak- tef w f4»ee *a a man and as- \Wing the resttonsihilities of a inaa, a citisen, husband, father, brother, neighbor, and friend, as God requires of. everyone Bat t find that I get for all my submission about the same r*' \Ti(rd that the Southern alaveerit rendered to Hie dougfi-faeed statesmen of the Nforth for be ing bribed and brOw-beat. and fooled, and eheateU, as the Whigs and Democrats loved to be and think themiselves highly honoured if they he allowed to lick up the spittle of a Southerner. But I am uncommon quick-sighted, I can see in .a minute where t missed- It! • * * Another little mistake I have made is that Whilo I have always been a most zealous abolitionis^ I have been Junstantly at war with my triends about their religious tenets. I was first a Presbyterian, but covdd n'>ver think of acting with ray Quaker friends, for they were the rankest heretics, and I could not get along with the Baptists because they like wtfter too well, and I hated the Metho dists because they deny the doc trine of election. In later years, since becoming enlightened by Garrison. Abbey Kelly, and other really benevo lent persons, I have been spend ing all my force opposing my friends who tove the Sabbath and have acted as though everything was at stake on that point. But no matter how oinsuecesfid I have bean, I can always aet in one second where 1 iniaMd It la delineating the varioug mls- PATTERNS OF L&ADEKSHIP trving-Swain Press, Inc., Ralaigh, NorHi Carolina, 1959; 60 pages; Price $1.50. lltview by '^areus 1!. Boulware The writer of this ,eview on JKalHilBnV Uaadei^p Annea« Nefr^ss In Norm Carolina by John R. Larkins became interest ed in Negro leadership in a na tional way when he did a doctor al thesis on Negro Oratory Sines 1900 at the University* of Wis consin, 1962. The thesis called attention to the facf that in their leadership, rolaCr-° tiegio. orators have hesn blamed for the deficiencies of the^maMes -»f colored people. Al most never do they get extended praise from the press. Paul Robe- sotl, on one occasion, said that Negro leadership was corrupt and that they have betrayed,their people. When Julius J. Adams, in his book The Challenge, charges Ne gro leaders with the employ ment of ineffective techniques, P. B. Young, Sr., publisher, de fends them in tlfese words: ' M«ny Techniques “There ate no techniques that Negro leaders have not employed that they codld have used, ex cept, perhaps, the techniques of revolution, and everyone knows that this action would have been fatal.” (P. 3. Young, Sr.. “The Pass'ng Scene,” Journal and Guide, Carolina edition, January 20, 1951) Turning niw tn the study of the patters of leadership among Negro leaders in North Carolina, John R. Larkins has implied that “to succeed in spite of many handicaps, Negro leaders have utilized many methods to solve the problems of their race and to help black dtizens make signi ficant contributions to qur civili zation. They have organized banks, life insurance companies, building and loan associations, credit unions, schools and col leges. ‘•‘For almost a century, the> Ne gro church has, thrrfugh its schools, trained ministers, physi cians, teachers, business men, and skilled tradesmen. These stu dents have assumed coles of lead ership in the fields of science, medicine, music, art. education, business, and industry.” Leaders' Role Dr. Larkins says that when whites deal with a Negro as though he were a leader of the Negro community, that actually gives him the position of leader and also gives him uj^penclaas status. Correspondingly, an up per-class position in the Negro i community nearly automatically J gives a Negro the role of leader.. He is expected by both whites | and Negroes to act according to this r^le. -4 .Thtfiu^ .the questionnaire technique, Larkins prepares a list of the 18 leaders selected by a white panel. Then he lists 27 leaders as reported by a Negro panel. On each list apeared some of the same names; however, ranking, in terms of first. Sec ond, etc., was somewhat diffeir- ent. Both Usls.^ Includad. - thtit names ef leaders: As» T. Spiul' ding, Alfonso Elder, W. J. nady, Jr., Kelly Alexander, j. H. Wheeler, J, W- Seahroek, \M. T. Glhhs, James T. Taylor, Vlf. Trent, F. L. Atkins, S. Duncan, W. L. Greene,V Mi’s. Charlotte Hawkins Bro^, W. M. Hampton, Miss WiHa fe. Player, 0. L. Sherrill, W. fc. Strassner, and P. A. BIshap, Mrs. Ada M. Jamagln, fteerfe A. Fisher, Herman L. Taylor, R. N. Harris, etc. In dealing w|th the subject, Larkins treated the leaders in terms of birth' residence, age, marital status, number of chil dren, church membership, edu cational status, employment, coqi- munication among the leadejrs, and the main issues confrontiQg Negroes of the state as expressed by the leaders. Leaders' Suggestions Briefly stated, the leaders sug gested these means of improving the citizenship status of Negroes: I. (Getting Negroes to vote. Try getting increasing number of white persons to work with Ne groes on this project. 2. Negroes should follow Ihe leadership of the group ot Ne gro ministers who are pledged to seek 100,000 additional Negro voters. 3. Through a cooperative tech nique, Negroes should refrain from going to places practicing J i m Crow; American Legion members -might reject segregat ed pattern of organization; Ne groes should qualify and make application for State jobs. 4. Foliow through on more vocational education and empha sis on belter fan^ily life, etc. The study emphasizes that the Negro leaders considered these to be the main issues: (a) school integration, fb) increased employ ment opportunities for Negroes, (c) representation and serviqg on state policy-making boards, agen cies, and commissions, (d) hold- Continued on page 3 takes of Sambo, the okl man’s ftj4e may not be up to the re- qslreiMnt of John ErskhM, but it Is dear that he knew Sambo as he was a hundred years ago, AND IS TODAY.
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