' THE CAROLINA TIMES *
t^nwi TRUTH UNMIDLfb^ tAT^ JUNE 4. 1H0
liMfo Leaden and Their NAACP Membership
ii ft tStrj person who will write a letter thf death of Dr. Joseph Parker, it not
pMT^p«r without having- the couraffe a njember or supporter pf th# l^AACi*. wc
ON THE MARCH AND NO FORCE CAN STOF HER * J
TO «gn his or her name but instead will sipn
A fictitious nainr to it. Certainly no ne\vspa|)er
•^n take time out to investigate the source
of jevwy, letter sent it for jiublication. In its
Mr« to serve its readers and the general
^ll^ic to the best of its ability, it publishes
ft majority' of letters sent it unless it con
siders them of a libelous nature.
Whether the writer t>f the letter with the
nanip C. Ruth Jones signed to it was white
or Neyro matters little in the Rocky Mount
affair. We think, however, there is one angle
that needs to be clarified once again for the
benefit of tliat element of white peojile
whose members have the tendency to become
raving maniacs every time they hear the
name NAAC'P mentioned or see it ni print.
Also we fee! e«|ually Iwmnd to clarify another
angle (or the benefit of a certain element of
Negroes whose members have the tendency
to whisper about their membership in the
NAACP or their support of it.
The Carolina Times feels that it is high
time, especially for Negro leaders, to have
it distinctly understood by all white people
that ever)’ Negro of respectability is either
a member of the NA.^CP, an avowed sym
pathizer or supporter of its program. Any
■\egio projwsed to fill the vacancy on the
Rocky Mount Board of Education, caused by
think, is definitely nnfit for the position since
his thinking would he entirely out of line with
that of the Xegrq constituency he is supposed x
to represent. This goes for Rev. James Cos-
ten. the Armstrong brothers or any other
person considered for the post.
This-newspaper is tired of Negroes in cer-..
tain jK)sitions whispering about their mem
bership in the XAACP. No Negro leader
should be trusted who is not a member or
supijorter of the organization whose only
goal is implementation of the democracy this
nation is supposed to provide for all its citi
zens. Membership and support of ttie organi
zation, .so far as Negroes are concerned,
til ere fore, should come second only to,, the
church.
The one great need is for Negro IfeaJers to
take time out and have the courage to ac
quaint V\'hite people with the program of the
NA.\CF. No person who believes in democ
racy willfully opposes an organization that
for 50 years has had' one and only one goal—
and that js to see to it tha{ what this nation
has to offer be actorded to all citizens with
out regard to race, creed or color. This is the
aim of the NAACP and the only aim; and
any |)crson who opirases it is not only a traitor
to his country but is unchristian.
Four Years of Interradal Strife in the Offing
The results of the Primary on last Satur
day proved conclusively that there is a large
segment of Durham white citizens that is in
sympathy with the philosophy of Dr. I. Bev-
frly Lake. An analysis of the voting will dis
close that even in the sections of Durham
where the more intelligent and prosperous
white people live, thfc apostle of segregation
received a substantial vote and in njost in-
ftances led the ticket, so far as the guberna
torial candidates are concerned.
Should Dr. Lake call for a second primary,
and we are quite sure he will do so, there is
every reason to believe that it will develop
into a mud slinging affair on his part that
will outdo anything seen in North Carolina
•ince the WiHis Smith-Frank Graham senn-
tm-i^l race. If he should be elected North Caro
lina citizens may expect to see a reenactment
of the Litt|e Rock school cas^ or probably
worse. In tb« institution of such a jirogram,
the vote, so far as Durham is concerned, dis
closes that he will have plenty of support.
As discouraging ^ this may appear to be
en the surface there is an underlying factor
The Verdict in the Kina Case
The verdict- of “not guilty" rendered in
the case against Dr. Martin Luther King sur
prises no one who knows the great Negro
leader,’ .although it may be disappointing to
that segment of southerners who resent the
type of leadership that Dr. King represents.
'Members of this particular group are still
living in the past and cannot seem to realize
that there ia a new Negro on the scene and
that he will not be satisfied with Jess in
America than is accorded other citizens.
"Hje charges brought against Dr. King were
evidently of a malicious nature and are in
'line with what any Negro leader in the South
will suffer when he assumes an uncompromis
ing attitude on the question of civil rights.
The unsuccessful attempt to smear one of the
top Negro leaders is a slap at a majority of
the- daily press of the South. The story an
nouncing the verdict in the case, unlike that
which carried the announcement of his arrest
M,a charge of “falsely, willfully and cor-
-•fujitly’' listing his 1956 taxable income, was
*‘VcMspicuou8 by its absence from the front
page of a majority of southern newspapers.
The jury which freed Dr. King was com
posed of twelve southern white men of Ala
bama. It is a known fact that if there had
been even an essence of guilt they would have
rendered a verdict accordingly. Thus the
South is once again held up before the eyes of
the world as a region in which the way is
certain to be made hard and rough for any
N^fro who takes the lead in demanding
fqwi) right* for his race. Dr. King emerges
in a •M’onger position and the South in a
ARTS
How the Liberals Lost Ho[ij$
that may be a blessing in disguise, if Lake
happens to emerge the victor in a second
primary. We believe that a governor with an
avowed segregationist program woujd make
a much easier foe before the United States
Suprepe Court than one with a middle-of-the-
road program. That was proved to be the
case in Arkansas when Governor Faubus
forced the federal government to take action
in a situation which he had caused by his re
fusal to yield an inch in the integration of
the schools. The same was true in Virginia
Avhere the governor of that state instituted
his massive resistance program.
It may be that when this fac^ begins to
seep down to a majority of the Voters in
North Carolina they will see the folly of sup
porting a man like Dr, Lake and vote against
him. It is certain, however, that unless a
more successful effort is^forthcoming than
the second primary in the ^liJith-Oira^m'
Senatorial campaign that North Carolina is
in for a dark and gloomy four years of bitter
interracial strife under Dr. Lake ^s its Gover
nor.
Leader in Winston-Salem Lunch Counter Protest
: V-.
Issues Statement on Success of the Movement
EDITOR'S NOTE; The au
thor of the folloyving state
ment led (tie first sit-down
demonstration i n Winsf e n-
Salem. He conducted • five
hour, one man sit-down in a
downtown store on Fejtruary
I, and the following day w«s
joined by other sympathixers.
He became executive chairman
of the first day's activities to
leed the lupfh counter pro
test in Winston-Salem.
By
CARL MATTHEWS
This achievement represents a
renaissance in Winston-Salem’s
History. This achievement was
not only a victory for yie Negro
race, but a victory fqr.^ighteOjis-
ness. We have expressed through
prayer brbtherbood, Christian ac-
Ums, courage and sincerity how
two races can work toiiether in
unison to achieve one purpose—
justice. '
As leader of the''‘ sit-down
movement, I extend thanfcs first;
to God from whom all blcssincs
flow, to the local leaders and
student leaders I hat Were con
stantly hy. my sida, to tha masses
MATTHEWS
least common denominators to
the Constitution of U. S. A. and
the efforts of the open minded
white people whose prayers were
to see justice triumph are the
unsung heroes.
I am proud to be a Negro, I
love and understand my people
for I too have suffered the pains
and* torment of “Bias, Di&crimi-
much weaker on?; i 'S '
We salute Judge Hubert T. t)elaney of
New York, a former North CaroJinian, who
took time out to assist in the defense of Dr.
King. The action of Judge Delaney represents
the kind of cooperation that should be aS'
sumed by all members of'the race when one
is so maliciously attacked as Wai Dr. King.
Instead pf talking sympathy and cooperation
we have got to begin acting it. That is what
Judge Delaney di4 and we feel he.has set a
fine examj>le for others to follow when simi
lar situations arise.
of Negroes that supplied me
with moral, financial and active
support, to the Mayor,' his bt-
racial committee, ou^ C^ity Mana
ger and Chief of Police, Who con
stantly displayed fairness and
last but not lease Dr. P: W. Jack
son, Chairinan of NAACP Board
of Directors and Everette Dud
ley, who served as my advisory.
No single, individual 'or organi
zation is responsible for tHis ac
complishment but the masses of
Negroes that were ins(iired by
desire and an undying yearning
to be free men and serve as
nalEFon,' “Picjudice”, and'T'166
have suffered a deficiency of
one man’s most basic needs.
“The need to belong”, and all
of the burdens that one must
bear being born a Negro. I will
dedicate and consecrate my life
in developing love, unity, dig
nity and respect for my people. •
the Negro people I say
.this, t}ie pi-ogress of the Negro
at any time or at any phase will
be entirely dependant upon the
courage, the initiative and the
perseverance that is .exhibited
by the Negroes, Help will come
from^ many sources when we
emerge and help ourselves.. We
must stop advancing afu a com
placent people, but we niust
strive to' advance in such unity
until our movement would be
come “spectacufar” to the eyes
of the world. We should never
become so enthusiastic over any
single accomplishment or any
single victory to the extent that
we will relax, for our struggle
has not ended nor must our ef
forts cease one iota—we mus:
strive to persevere onward un
til every American, black or
white is given every ounce of
freedom, justice and equality
that the Con.stitution of U. S. A.
guarantees and until every
American can travel any avenue
and occupy any vacant seat that
he so desires.
America needs all of the man
power and all of the brain power
that she has to preserve America
—excluding none— thus, t^e Ne
gro is just as' important as any
one on this hemisphere. Ameri
ca needs the Negro just as much
as the Negro needs justice The
Negro has become a challenge
■ to democracy ‘ Sflff we h^ve
tacked this dreadful monster
“segregation” that tiu’eatens the
security of free men everywhere.
America can stMRgthen her
self by helping the Negro de
stroy segr^afioJl. J^t us (hold
our heads high and march ''on
with dignity and respect" and
look upon individuals that are
unable to adjust to the wheel
of progress with sympathy.
Bleytisd ero thay whifh hun
ger and thirst after righteoui-
r.sst: for i'hey shall be fillod.
Matthew 5:6
Why Th« NAACP U Needed SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
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It seems rathtr disturbing that here in so-
called liberal North Carolina in the year 1960
that Negro citizens desiring to vote are com
pelled to employ l^vyers to help them get
their names on %hr rigitetricCjS^ books. The
cases in point are those of three Littleton
Negroes who ware previously turned down
by a registrar but ftftcr having appealed their
eases appealed to the Halifax Board of Elec
tions were allowed to register.
Along with the Littleton case comes an
other in Hertie County where t.ljree other
Negroes have been denied registration. In
this particular instance the Board of Elections
upheld the action of the registrar and the
three Negroes have appealed to the Superior
Court in their effort* to secure one of the
most fundamentfti and elementary rights of
a person under a democratic form of govern
ment, the right to vote.
These two cases are gooJ ^d perfect rea
sons why tjie continued support of the Na
tional Associatiof) for the Advancement of
Colored People is ntcessary. Certainly there
are honest and upright Negro citizens all
over the South, who have been denied the
right to vote but 4o ijot have the funds to
employ lawyers tQ s^ure their rights in the
courts. A» long as such conditions exist the
effort of an organiwtion such a* the NAACP
that has the finahcia! support of a large num
ber of liberty iQ^ing people is going to be
neadeil. .
God is With Those Who Tal(e
A Stand for Their Dignity
^"They have iMaten us publicly,
uncondemned, who are Roman
citixens ..." Acts 16i37.
We must take a stand for the
dignity of our citizenship. Paul,
the preacher - missionary, stood
courageously on his rights as a
cit!izen. Paul’s citizenship rights
had been ruthlessly violated. He
and Silas had become the un
fortunate victiihs of a cruel type
of police brutality that was in
utter disregard of their rights
as Roman citizens. Yes, without
reasonable cause they were in
sulted, intimidated, and mistreat
ed.
It is tragic when innocent per
sons must suffer sueh indigni
ties front those who are sworn
to uphold the law. Paul and Silas
are airested, beaten and impris
oned. Now those who had insult
ed them would rush them out
of the city. Paul refined and
stood boldly fqt the dignity of
hia citizenship.
Citisena who are unlawfully
mistreated should it*nd for th^
digaity of their citizenship When
you bear the burdens of your
citisenship, you havn a ripht to
Staqd for the privileges and dig
nity of yo^r citizenship.
They had suffered many things
without the Kpmblance of a trial.
Their basi^ qitizcnship rights had
I befib cffeli^sly trampled and
* viol^cd: The law hod failed to
, protect their basic rights as citi-
II
■ ' With Paul and Silas we need
tq stand an^ fight boldly for our
Wghts las citizens. So Paul takes
ihis stand .... “They have beaten
us . . ' utjcondemned who are
^man cHizens ...”
People wiil respect you when
yau stand unmistakably for your
citizenship rights. Great respect
has come to us through the bold,
daring stands taken by / o i| r
youths in these Sit-Down dem
onstrations for our basic rights
as respectable citizens. People
will respect us when we take p
stand for the dignity of our citi-
wosbip. God bless those whQ arc
EDITOR'S NOTE: Below is
the cencluding portion «f e
(■WV part discussion on the fac
tors in Congress which led to
the weskening Of the civil
Rights bill passed during the
Ust spssion.
BY A1.FRED BAKER LEWIS
Theoretically, of course, tne
House pf Representative3 could
have adopted these provisioiis
which were stricken out in Ju
diciary Committee as amend-
. ments to the Civil Rights bill.
But the House Rules Committee
haa to report out a bill even
after it has been adopted by the
Committee to which it was or
iginally referred. In the HoUse
Buies Committee a Combination
of four Republicans jomed with
four Southern Democrats against
(light liti.-ral Democrats from
the North and West to refuse to
report out the bill- To set it
out of committee Speaker Ray
burn, a Southern Democrat from
T«xas. made a deal with Con
gressman Halleck, the Republi
can House leader from Indiana,
to rule out of order all amend-
'ments to the bill except those
dealing with voting right’:.
Than and not till then did the
Republicans In the Rules Com
mittee desert their Southern
Democratic allies, and vote to
bring out the bill for a vote in
the House as a whole.
Meanwhile the Southern De-
mocrates had won approval from
the Administration to weaken
still further the protection of
voting rights. They got deleted
from the bill language which
would have spelled out the pow
er of referees, appointed by the
Federal Courts to protect the
voting rights to Negroes, when
the court found that a pattern of
discrimination existed against
Negro voting in any particular
country, to accompany Negroes
to the polls and see tjjat’ th^iy
votes were counted.
tha Souther^ Democrates also
got Republican help to insert
a provision that required Ne
groes to try to register with the
local authorities before they
could seek help from the referee
appointed by the Federal court.
These two provision make the
. additional prolection for/ Negfo
voting nearly useless. For in a
good many caaes when Negroea
do not register to vote ii is be
cause they are literally afraid
to do fo. We ahould not forgat
that two leaders gf N. A- A C. p,
branches in> Miasisaippi wart
killed for refusing to Uke tlialf
names off the voting list. (Inci
dentally supporters of C. 0. ft. B.
or of the Southern Chriatiia
Leadership Conference accua#
the N. A. A. C. P. of beiQf t«o
conservation. Yet they hav# to
try again to register before tbay
can ask for help from the Fa^-
cral Courts under this “civil
rights" bill.
Senate liberals made a datar-
mined effort to pasa a strongar
bill, but ran up against a fiUr.
buster. When they tried to and,,
the filibuater by cloture, bp^h.
Senators Johnson, a Southa^,
Demotprate from Texas who Vfta;
the official leader, and Senatw
Dirkson, the Republican Senate
leader from Illinois, united ,^o
oppose cloture, and the vote
for cloture failed.
With this defeat, by a coali
tion of Republicans and Southern
Democrates, the lilierals lost
heart and the Senate finally
passed a very weak bill, substan
tially the watered down, or wa
tered down and cut out, kind of
bill the House had paased.
Again the recationary coaljtipn
could be seen in triumphant ac
tion.
Biography of Jackie Robinson Out
WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR, the
consolation cry of the Brooklyn-
based Dodgers and their fans, is
the title Carl T. Rowan gives to
his ^iography of Jackie Robin
son, published this week by Ran
dom House.
This is tha whole story of the
“Jack of Diamonds” — from the
rag-ball-and-a-stick days 9 n
Pasadena and lots to the Wife
presidency of a' major corpoiv-
tion, and all the headaches and
heart aches in-between. The big
games are here, of course, -~-
hut so are the feuds, the con
flicts, and the personal problems
that never made the headlines.
The man hand-picked by Branch
iUckey because he had “guts
enought not to fight~^c1(”~ de
clares open .season on prejudice
and politics, and shows through
his biographer that the stormy
petrel of baseball can still hit
them home.
More than just a sport story or
evei\ a success story, this book ia
an account of the strugglea,
gains, setbacks and coinbscks of
the Negro peoj^le in these lart
three. decades of New Deals, Ci
vil Rights legislation, and Su
preme Court decisions aa rt-
flected in the career of an am-
mitiouu, out-spoken, impatient
man who dees not believe in'
* waiting till next year when tiiMN
are important battles to fight
right now.
Carl T. Rowan, a staff writer
for the Minneapolis tribiMM> ii
the aothor of South of Fraadom,
The Pitiful and the Prau^,
and Go South to Sorrow, In 19^
he became the only newspaper
man to win three consecutive
aWards from Sigma Delta Obi,
the nation’s formost professional
journalistic association, for his
reporting on the national scena
for his foreign correspondanoe
articles on India and Southeast
Asia. ’
HEALTH HINTS
By REV, HAROLD HOLAND
willing to take a stand for the
dignity of their citizenship.
Weary, sick, and tired of shame
ful, unreasonable insults our
young people have decided to
take a stand for the dignity of
their citizenship. And thank God
they stand in the noble company
of the great aouls of the ages.
Thank God somebody will take
a stand and be counted. Some
body will rise eventually and
say I have had enough of these
shameful insults. Now I am ris
ing to take a stand for the dig
nity of my citizenship. The little
boy in the neighborhood who is
beaten by. the bully finally says
one day I have had anough. He
/ thus challenges and overcomes
the bully and the little fellov^
walks thereafter ip dignity in
the community with his head
erect,
The hour haa «ome, tbarafore,
for us to rise en maase to take
i)ur stand for tha dignity of pur
citiianfbip.
•y DR. ELOII I.. BROWN
Chiropractic physician
TIRED PEELING
Some people always feel tired
and all beat 'ip. Besides being
unpleasant, this interferes with
work and even happiness. Peo
ple overcome by perpetual lassi
tude blsme it on overwork, but
this isn’t always the answer.
Many people work hard, and yet
do not seem to be easily fatigued.
The answer is that these people
ere fit.
The Human body’s energy has
to be continually restored. If
auch retoration does not take
place, there is lack of power
and vitality. The principal means
of renorvating the body ia
through the eating of a well-bal
anced diet and sufficient sleep
and relaxation. * '
The human body requires
many food components, and these
cannot come from any one par-'
ticular food. A well-balanced
diet is one which includes fruits,
vegetables, eggs, cheese, milk.
meat and whole wheat products.
Sleep affects overnight repair,
and six to eight hours are neces
sary, depending upon the indi
vidual.
The brain and nervous system
are impaired if there is an un
due amount of worry or nervous
tension. Good diet and sleep can
not bring full vitality if the
nerves, which branch from the
spinal cord through openings be
tween the vertebrae, are irritat
ed by pressure. Interference
with the flow of the nerva force
can bring a feeling of tiredneas.
Chiropratic treatment, by re
storing normal nerve function,
enables the body to readily ad
just to the hurry and worry of
this high pressure age. Aa relax
ation returns, a good night’
sleep is followed by a keen ap-
petitie and body restoration
ta^es plaoe which enables one
to meet the problems of each
day as a new challenge for en
joyable living.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Sir;
We enjoyed our visit at - the
newspaper office. The sandwich
es and drinks were delicious,
too.
We also enjoyed watching and
finding out how papers are print
ed, cut and folded. It was excit
ing to see how pictures were
made. When we had our pic-
tw«a taiwD, wf to
see such a large camera.
We were glad your workers
were kind enough to take tim*
out to show us how newspapM
machines are operated. TbaHkl
for inviting u«.
Sincerely yours,
The Fifth Grade CI«m gnd
Teacher
Mebane BlameQtarjr Ifboal