North Carolina Newspapers

' THE CARb^LiNA TIMES ' PAOe TRUTH UNMIOLID" SAT^ JUNS 11. 1M0 INTEGRATION WILL DEFEAT HIS HATE TEACHINGS Thanks to the Durham Morning Herald In its issK of Tacsdty, June 7, the Durham MominfT Utraid fubl*sh«fl a *ost pcrtineat t^orial «■ th» q«estk>n oi projecting “school tiw« for tcachlRftn whicli we say AMEN! H the condition to which the Herald refers olitahis to a gr*»t degree in many of the white scIkkiIs of this area, it obtains to a greater decree iu luaiiy of the Xtgro schools, i. Says the Herald in part: “MMtey re.iMM( aclivMes ilMMld b« inated daring instructional bourt. There it no educational justification for the practice, for example, of allowing movies dorins school time for an admission charge. This practice is not visual educa tion, but rather the appropriation of school time for eatertaann::at.’’ The Herald went on further to say: “How much time is lost for pep rallies, for sales campaigns, for picture taking, for practice for various types of programs 1 (some of wfhich do' have educational vaiMa), for movies, for poorly plan ned assemblies even, would be hard to Probably one of the most serious conditions known on the question of taking tooj much time out from teaching or actual class work obtains at the G. C. Hawley High School in Creedmoor. Duriag the past four or five years both teach^r« and parents have con tinuously complained to thi?, newspaper that the G. C. Hawley High School has become a veritable “house of fun” with more of a carnival atmosphere than that of a school. In 1956 the Bureau of Education Research at Xorth Carolina College, with help from from the Phelps-Stokes Foundation, made a study of the G. C. Hawley High School in which it disclosed the very deplorable condi tions exisiting there in all phases of the act ual educational achievement of its students. In putting its finger on some of the results obtained in the study it said: TkMs rtwAi BMWii that tht ltfetim« it of Hawley ttu- m a group, 4H not that of Ivwer two per«M* of A* ijm M«h sciadi classes use# li staMhifdWnf t«it. Stated diWin«% ttLpnrMHl af fh« classes selected as a represeptative .of come American ftigh schooU did better tlun classes at Hawley. It appears that impoHaal faalws lanre sfiariitai la rata>4 the MfetbiM eiiicatliiMi ^vdo|HBeal of thes« clMaeti’* Further on the study had this to say: **ChiIdren cannot be taught unless they are in school. And when children come to school, the school day should not dissipate in activitiea whose contributions to the educational devolpment of children are questionable. Maximum oK>ortunity for learning can be iuured when liie admin* istratqr of the school makes certain that there is a defensible balance between the time teachers and students spend in clasa- roma and out>of-claas experiences. Ex- eessive moaey-raisins aethrities and the lack of balancc between class and extra* class activities can easily wreck the edu cational dhvektpBUmt of chiUMH." Thus the Herald’s observations on this im- portaat question are in line with the sutdy made by the N. C. College Bureau of Edu cational Research four years ago. It probably will be received by the parents of tbe Haw'- ley High School with great appteciation. How ever, we doubt that the almost day-in and day-out money raising activities of the school in the past will be changed until principals are changed. If warnings and recommendati6ns set forth in the study made by the North Carolina Col lege Bureau of Educational Research and con tinuous complaints of the parents to the sup- erinendent and Board of Education have been of no avail, we doubt that it is possible to realize a change for the better under the present administration. What the Hawley High School actually needs is a new.princi pal. VfMOH 1; j ly REV. HAROLD ROLAND Dr. Armstrong Sets The Record Straigiit on ^CF AffiliatioR SPIRITUAL i^fsiqirr ^'s Power is Ever at Wortt- iven in Enemies-Against Wrong N. C. No Land of Opportunity for Negroes In speaking to the graduating class of 1960 at the University of North Carolina, this week» Governor Hodges urged its members to stay in North Carolina. Said the governor, “North Carolina is still a land of great opportunity. I that you will find ft possible to stay here.”; In commcHting on the speech the Durham Morning Hearld had the lollowing in part to say in an editorial of Wedneslay, June 8. North Caralina, as Governor Hodges so weU said, b atill a land of great opportu nity. For that opportunity to become Iran- |ilfiKgi qairaa men and women of vlaion to see it, mea and woaaea of iadnstry to give it rea.*ity, nun and women of integrity to use it for the genaral gaod. Ideally the educa- tiesi ta4sy’s graduate* have received ibiiald ti«e greater acuity to spiritual aad iiitilli ijiiai viaioa, shoidd have inculcated habits of indoatry, and should have cul tivated integrity. The home pastures, too, arc greesk We share tiie Goveraer’a ha^ that ntany of this year’s graduates w3| flad their best opportunities in North Ca- roliaa. This kind of advice is alright to graduates in North Carolina and the rest of the South if you are of the white race. It is not alright if you are a Negro. If one happens to bek)ng to the latter it matters not how much interest, integrity, or how industrious he is he, cannot rise above that of second-lass citizenship in North Carolina. In this state no amount of vision, integrity, industry, education, culture, Christianity or ability can purchase even as cheap a privilege for a J^egro as eatifig at a lunch counter in Woolworth, Kress, Walgree«’s and many other pdblic places, withowt the poasibiHty of being jailed or fined for trying to do so. When one views the Negroes in t;bis coun try that have risen to national promTnence he is compelled to confess that the South offers little if any encouragement to Negroes of unusual ability to remain here. M«a like George Washington Carver, Rich ard B. Harrison, Ernest Just, Ralph Bunche, \Vm. Hastie, Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, Dor othy Maynor, B. 0. Davis and many others could find no fieUl for their labors in the South without having to suffer all kinds of 'indignities. In fact North Carolina and other southern states are literalfj’ driving away from their shores thousands of the best pre pared and best Negro minds to other s>ections of the country. As usual Governor Hodges speech was to and for the white gradtiates at UNC and other schools of North Carolina. He did not figure the Negro graduates in the equation because We is aw'are that in industry, govern ment and other vocations where the top sala ried jobs are, the accepted and determined policy in North Carolina is to keep the Negro, regardless of hds ability, on the outside look ing! in. I "The RUBith-sfM were when thsy heard that they «Me Reman eltlient..." Act* 14^8. CoDseieace creates an ^ner disturbance for wrong di^rs, liao, therefore, by nature ealries something within that nitoke^ him intensely {e>rful and anxious within the midst of his wrongs, wrong doers may put up an out ward show but deep down in their inmost hearts they are terribly frightened. Those In the great crusades for righteousness and social chjinge should keep this great moral truth in mind. The magistrates knew they had done wrong — they had violated the hask: rights of citizenship.^ Thus they are overwhelmed by a paralysdng fear rpoted^ in a guilty con science. Men fight stubbornly for the . losing battles of wron?. Why? "They Sfe'TsnW and Stnprd^to the true facts of moral and spiritual dynamics. Blind men go on fight ing the losing battles of wrong. Wrong has no defense nor future. Wrong, according to the moral law, carries the seed of destruc tion within itself. Thus, the battle against wrong may be long but it is sure of ultimate triumph. The terrifying fruits of wrong arose to plague these who had so shamefully in sulted Paul and Silas. Frighten ed, they took steps to make amends for their shameful wrongs committed against the servants o# God Almighty. ^ Wreng has it wages and {here Witt be a pay day. Jesus ^Id it is hett«r to have a stone placed around your neck ^and drowned In the sea than to huterfere, with the worit of his children. God’s sovereign power works Mftinst wrong. This is the an choring hope of our many bat tles for right and justice. This tn trar. bJossett nssnrance "In ttnr fight against dark, gigantic forces of evil. This great truth brought Paul aad Silas throHgh is Phillippi. And it will carry you through too.' This moral truth sustained Lincoln in the dark hours of the struggle against the entrenched powers of American slavery. The Sit-down- ers have chosen the right song . . “WE SHALL NOT BE MOVRD..’’ The word of God rightly re minds us that beyond these little transitory sufferings we shall know the jay of victory. Be yond the bleeding wounds of the prison cells, Paul and Silas won the victory. What are these little trials when we think about the glories of the day of victory? Let us continue (o walk the way. pointed out by nirist the Savior knowing that “The Lord knoweth th^ way dl righteous, but the .way of the ungodly shall 'perish. . ^ Let us, then, flpht on until the day of victory. R6ffl»iffl5er~thaT' rtUlR' caitles tlie guarantee and backing of God Almij^hty and it must win. First Negro Congressman from Mississippi, fiiram Revels, Would be Improvement Over Eastland No fime for Eisenhower to Visit Japan More and more it is beginning to dawn upon this newspaper that President Eisen hower shonkl not visit Japan. In spite of the assurance of Japan’s prime minister. Nobu- suke Kishi, that the Japanese government can provide adequate security for the presi dent we feel the risk is entirely too great during these times of international unrest. There are thousands of persons outside state officials in Japan who well remember that it was the United States that dropped the first atomic bomb on their country kill- iag thousands of non-combatant citizens, in- every SataaOiqr at DitrhMi, li tti by Uaitad PublMwee. Inc. 1* ■. Al»nN. Publishei M. C. JOHNION. CeirtrelWr rrnHf* Ofoe locMed at 4M B. Pettl^Mr H . Tdsvbeaes; M«n; ^ IMb ChrolJtaa MHMr at the Post Oflee it iMIiiih uadee tte Act o« t, 1M». BATBI: HM t%M YKAS cfudh>g many women and children. Many of these people havfc told and retold of the mur derous incident to their children who have grown up with hatred in their hearts gainst the United States^ in spite of all this country has done tp help rehabilitate Japan since the war. These children, most of whom are students, now constitiite the principal citizens who ob- ^ct to President Eisenhower’s visit to tbeir country. These af« the persons we mostly fear who will attempt to do injury to the president. It is because of their avowed deter mination to continqe demonstrations agaiftst Eisenhower’s visit that we are opposed to him taking the risk of a visit to Japan. With international conditions as they are now it will only take a small spark to Ignite a world conflict with the western world on one side and the eastern aa the otlier. The purpose of Mr. Eisenhower’s visit is a ikd>le one and that tkw furtherance of United States-Japanese friendship. If bodily harm comes to the president, in spite of all the precaution^ of Japanese government ctfficisls, we believe the injury done both eountries will more tbi^i off'icf the noble purpow. The Gentleman Irani Miuls- sipai. Our First Neyro Senator, by Elisaetli Lawton, Bex jli, Thnei Square Station, New York 36, N. Y. 63 pages, 35 eents. reviewed by iUGENi FELDMAN Here for the first timf is tthe wonderful and excitin^qStory of America’s first Negro UT S. Sen ator. Hiram R. Revels. ^ is Writ ten by Eliiabeth Lewson, a very able historial and author ofMm- pevtant histco-lcal works. One of the biggest er^es against the Neiory people—*and the \#hite—in our enuntry is that the true story of Neero hi|Mrv has never been told. We ar«! led to believe that Negroea did! no thing to build these^ Dnited States. One of the Prdpagfnda lies used bv the white ntore- maeists is that Negre^ ^ere happy, obedient slaves, UHtmte, igporant, and like dumi hr|Me«. Look at almost any stan^rd;, his tory text and you will find no mention of Crispas 'tAltae1di«‘ Frederick Douglass, or|( Haniet' Tubman. Even the word kegro is ■peUed with a small “n”^ many Waes. r f •tAST KLAN IDtOklMV Here then, in this bool^et, Miss Lawson has fired a streng blast and salvo agsinM the klan ideo- legy. She tens the story of otnr first Negro Senator fn an inter esting way and how hMiorabh^ and nobly he served for the state of Mississippi and our nation. The reader of thi« review sbotrtd not think that it was easy for Senator Revets to become a member of our upper house. He was ^aUeaged every iadi of tk« way. Even as he stood in the Sen ate Chantber, asking that body to accept his credentials, no one came' immediately to escort him from his own state as is the tradi tion. But escorted he was, by some other soul, a braver one. WORKBD DEMOCRACY Senator Revels woi^ked for de mocracy in the Senate. He asked at every turn that democratic rules function because he knew the rights of his people would then be secure.. Would that we could have a Negro Senator from Mississippi today. Eastland would be out and a mighty imptrovment, > Revels would make. Editor's Nefe Mr. Feldman I* a white Alabaman who hat leng been in the forefront of the mev•men^ for equality for Ne groes ' Dear Louia: 1 was indeed glad to read your current cditoeiihl o» Netfro Lead- tT3 and tbeir NAAC? a»ember- ship. I want to set the reeert straight for you because ot some erroneous ideas circulated by the local writer for out Negro pa- rtrs. ‘First oi at), when thi& rumb ling and letter writing hit, the Raleigh News and Observer and the local press asked for a press conference on it. The Raleigh News and ObMrver catted c«n- ceming it and famished me with the original copy of the letter. At ne time was there ever aay whispering about m^bership in the NAACP as alleged by the Negro wrifer. I might a4d here at ne time since the first print ing of the latter hM this Negro writer been in my ofice to ask the real facts. He baa written ftreaa what he has read ratber than to attempt to get the true facts in the case. The three in dividuals involv^ in the case at no time have whispered about membership in the NAACP. I «as akked at the press confer ence if 1 had ever held aa office in the local unit and I answered honestly by saying “no.” 1 advined that I didn’t ex pect to be elected to an office. 1 pointed out that I pertonaliy contributed and wm not ashamed nor fearful of claiming member ship in the NAACP. I also point ed out that 1 further contributed to the work of this organization through my local chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, to the national organization of this Fraternity, through the Old North State Medical Society, the East-. em North Carolina Medical, Den tal and Pharmaceutical Society,. and the National Medical Asso-1 elation. Although the white press ^mentioned only the fact of my non-office holding, th^ Negro miter knew to some extent of my affiliations. He also knew that I was elected Vice-President ef the Roeky Mount Vo^rs Lea gue, an organizatibn that seeks to implement the goals of the NAACP. Prior to this letter^ you have probably read my answer as Secretary of the Old North State Medical Society to the ac cusation of the President of the North Carolina Medietl Society relative to membership in that organization. I thought that I had made myself clear, as well as that of the members of the Old North State Medical Society, when I stated that we would have nothing less than first class membership in any organization. I. want iQ point out that Lpec-.. s6nally appeared before the local School Board relative to the de lay in the construction'of a new Junior High School for Negroes. I think that I can truttifuUy point out that the target date far com pletion was moved up one year as a result of this appearance. All of the Negro children in Rocky Mount stand to gain by this aciion. We worked hard to get out the Negro vote in Rocky Mount for Terry Sanford and I personally advised one of the Secretaries in Dr. Lake’s office that his scathing attack on the NAACP was considered as'an at tack on our I^egro citizens, yet this was never printed. If you wish references on this, I'shall be only tao hapvy to provide pou with supporting affi4avl|s : that soeh gtateneat was nwda> Just vrtMt thea etn eae.d» to to afoltl these aflegattdfts of whispering about mel^rship in the NAACP. 1 sincerely believe that «ll of it eoaki have been avaided if only the local vri^r ()f the Negro press had #acer.- taincd the true facia rather than copr what had been written in white papers. I feel that I know you and I am sure you knaw me well enough ta ask for tbe ttue facts. THi« letter is nal a aalti- cism of your fine etttarlal. I simply write you as a (Wiiaal friend te ask you to unse jqur local writers te get praw e«n- fereaces or persona) iaMtvliiwi before making uaiuslifiabla Hitc- ments. i believe that 1 caa extatti to you safely aad with every «a- gree of assuredness aa iavMa- Ikm to make a vlrit to IscUr Mount aad te ask fee a wOfltog ef Negro opinltm here ia Ueuat as to wbetlter or aol X have stood vp aad e)ual oM*ortttait]F for Ike Ne groes HvUm! 1b our cltjr. I be lieve that yon wiH find your sampling tliat 1 would be pointed out as one individual it) Rocky Mouil^Who does not bite his tongue about expresshi|E Iklf views on any issue where it In volves the oppmrtunity of tbe Ne gro to gain full membersUp in our civic life. ' Finally, I want to point, out that membership in the NAACP would not preclude appointnaent to the local School Board. 0r. Parker held membership in it and it was generally known hi both racea That it plays no part is evidenced by the naming at the new Junior High School ia his honor. Hence, for oae to dii avow mepibership in it weuU not enhance the possibility of tft pointment to any Board ia Itoeitjt Mount. That it does not play tbi| part is shown by the fact tlial we have had representative* M the City School Board. repreie«> tatives on the C^ty Housing Au thority and representatives M the City Board of Health. 'nteMi are just a few of the tc^) that Negro citizens oecuygr Rbeky Mount ^knd in each vot man that represents our race H a member of the NAACP. I jwant you to feel that yo^ are free to call me at any tia^ to ascertain any true facts or aa| facta whatsoever on anytUng that' arises in Rocky Mount on which I can give you factual iQ. formatien. Yeu I^ve known UM for nany, many^years and have never failed yet te call uj^ on me when you needed itifof' mation tbit you felt that I cou^ give. This same principle holds true now. I appreciate the attiiudf that you take in your editwiU and I am wholly behind it in every respect. You are free ip publish any portion of tills lat ter that you may wish to or. 4 yeu think it advisalde, to sio^lS let the matter drop with the pla nation that I iiave made fCk you as a friend. With every good wish aoA thanking you, I'am Sincereiy yours, i'. Army Armstrong. M.D. A Negro Was With Peary At Discovery of The North Pole HEALTH HINTS A Negro Was with Robert E. Peary when he discovered the North Pole in 1909. This is stated in a new book which will be published by Haf- per & Brothers on June 19. Written by Walter Lord, au thor of the best sellers “A Night W Keinem)>er” and “Day of In famy,” the new book is called "Bie ’ Good Years.” K covers the period from the turn of the century to the First World War or, as the author says "after thumbing and before taxee.” Peary's Servant In his chapter on the discovery oi the North Pole, Lord spot lights Matthew Henson, Peary's Negro servant. "Me had been along on all but one ef the eemmandar's polar trlpt* writes Lord. "By How he blasted qualifications fir beyend' thase of an ordinary valet. He was, for instance, an aHpe»* ale«hie qnalnr and a supr barb d«f dvive. As far feekinf after Peary, Henson said, *Wlth the instinct of my race I recog nize in him the qualities that made me witling to engage In his service!'." On the very day when Peary finally reached th^ Pole, Henson was the only other American with him, report^ I|>orfl- In addition to the chapter on Peary and Matthew Henson, the book discusses child labor in the South, the San Frayciaeo earth quake, the assassination of Presi dent McKinley, lavish society parties of the era, and other events. O , CHEMICAL nST CAUSES ■XPkOSION IN LABORATOKV DENVBR—A young graduate student last week conducted a chemical test which resulted in $75,000 damages at Denver uni versity. Smith said he was conducting, an extra-cunicular contract ex periment which involved bigUr vetatUa cospoutds. BY ^ DR. ELDBB L. BROWN Chiropractic Physician ARTHRITIS There are two main types of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis; both can per manently cripple. It can occur at any age, and rheumatoid a^ thritis affects more women Uun men. Nothing can be swallowed, or injected, which can do more than bring a drugged f{>rm of temporary relief. Arthritis may come from many causes; infection tonsils, teeth, sinuses, urinary tract, or bowels. Other contributing causH are overwork, not enough sleep poor posture, exposure cold and dampness, consjtipation, mental shock, undernoivishment, nerve irritation, and poor circulation. Osteoarthritis shows, thnmgh X-ray, an overgrowth of bone; , consequently tiM joint becomes stiff and swollen, even deformed. To overcome ^hese cenditioaa, tbe doctor ef chiraaraetle uses means wbkb have proved beae- fieial. Among these are short* wave diathermy, eehm irriga* tions, correction of posture dO' iacreaH «t vitamin “C", high Intake of vitamin “D”, and a diet rich in fruits, vegetable^ and milk. To these are added ex ercise and specific manipulation of the affected parts, to restore normal nerve, function. 'When the treatment for arth ritis is carricd out under chiro- practice guidance, the results ue uniforml^r gnod. COEO IS STUOBNT-PANBUST MILWAUkEE, Wis., ^ It wa| learned here this week that i 19-year old Negira ieoed. Lolita Bevcnue is one of the student- panelist representing the UiHvlr- sity otf Wisconsin. Sin travels from oae co|rfe^ ence to the other, appearing on discussion panels, and is tha only atenaber ef her race «he has occupied this position fbr fbe UnlvCTsity. Miss Bevenue baa also baa* elected President ef her donni* ^ torji on the university of Wiacon- sin campus, a house compMCd of approximately 209 coeds. She also, rejtresented the citf of Milwaukee in a student ex change program at Oslo, Norway, several yealfa age. She Og daughter of Dr. and ]|ri Vi«- omt C, Bevenue of tbii ef^.