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THK CAROLINA TIMES
2-A—‘THI tItUTH •NMIOLiD*' SAT., JAN. 21, 1MI
i.i.Whql Did rfell You Twinfy Y*af» Aflof
Why The Theaters Are Being Pidttted
The sUtcment the dail.v press last
■week by the managers of the two theaters
in Durham that arc l)cins i>icketed as a pro
test :^^inst /segregation is weak, stupid and
al>oMt a* askiine as any we have ever heard
jnade by so-called intelligent persons. Accord
ing to* accounts, carried in the daily press, both
the managers are reported to have stated that
“the balconies afford the same accommoda
tions as .4he rest of the theaters and tjiat tlie
l>alconyl*eats are less expensive.” The rejiort
went further to state that “Negro patrons
have (rcver complained of paying less than
whites'for their tickets."
A similar case in point is that of the famous
l?ible stor)’ relating the conversation that
went on between Jesus and Xicodemus over
the question of the new birth. So limited in
soul and mind was the latter on the question
that the only birth he could visualize was that
of the flesh. Said Jesus to this “master
of Israel” and member of the Sanhe-
drin, “That which is bom of the flesh is
flesh, that which it born of the spirit is spirit.”
The iocal theater managers are stupidly
talking about “facilitieB and accon^odBtlons”
and the difference in tlffe price of tickets in
the l)alconies from that chargea on the main
floor. To them the things tha^ -affect the
pocketi)00k or the flesh rf a f?llo\V human
being are the only ones that-arie important.
This is the soothing salve" they have been
smearing over their consciences.' They cannot
understand that ft is not the pockctboolc or
flesh of the Negro that l>emg injured, but
his soul’when he is asked to accept facilities
or accommodations different from those giv
en other American citizens.
Well, time is up and**We shall no longer
coojjcrate without protestiftg I'agamst those
who uphold such a practice or philosophy. We
shall refute to let the conscience of these
“masters of Israel” rest. They must be born
anew so that this entire nation under God
may have a new birth of freedom, not of the
l)ockctbook or flesh but of the soul. That is
why the Negro pickets the theaters and will
continue to picket then). That is why such
protests will not cease or diminish but will
continue and grow.
The impact of Television on the Southern Weology
‘'Oh wad MMBe power to giftie gie ns
To aee oarsel’a at ithers se« us.”
—Robert Bums
It must have been terribly distresssing to
intelligent southern white people, as well as
those of the nothern and western section of
the nation, to witness the ignorance recently
displayed on various television programs by
some .ooalfiern leaders in government, educa
tion and business. The racial disturbances over
integration in New Orleans and Georgia are
compelled to have awakened the nation to the
tj’pe of southerners who are leading the de
fiance against law and order in the South,
Likewise, it must have been equally informa
tive for many white persons in all sections of
the nation to witness the intelligence displayed
by many of the Negroes involved in the strug
gle now being waged in behalf of integra
tion in the South, Gone are the days when the
Negro leaders of such movements appear to
not know where they are going, what they
want and why they are contending for it. In
a majority of instances when questions have
been put to them the answers have been forth
right and intelligent.
We think the television is having an impact
on the southern ideology in that it is bringing
before the eyes of the nation just how ground
less, unchristian and undemocratic it is. We
also think the television’s display of ignor
ance, lawlessness and irresponsibility of those
involved in defying the law in the Univer
sity of Georgia case had more to do with
turning the tide against the mobbist than anj
other influence.
Many white southerners who had not given
the matter of integration serious thought
must have reasoned that even though they
were not altogether in favor of admitting
Negroes to schools with whites, thev could
not afford to line up with persons of -such
ignorance as appeared against integration on
the various television programs during the
recent disturbance at the University c>f Geor
gia.
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Many Diabetic Patirats Discovered
Were Overw^ frior to Disease
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
A Few Believers Can
Work Miracles Through God
Meeting of the Durham ConvnitteeniliifiMairs
The annual meeting of the Durham Com
mittee on Negro Affairs to be held here Sun
day, January will have before it many
jjToblems of importance in addition to the
election of officers for the ensuing year. We
think, however, that uppermost in the minds
of its officials Ihould'TjB the employment df a
full time executive stcretary. We have advo
cated this move through the years, and we
are now of th* opinion more than ever that
the many pressing problems^ confronting the
committee demand that much of the increas
ing detail work should be done by some per
son employed and paid for that purpose.
It is our honest belief that if the proper
effort is put forth, that the churches, busi
ness institutions and individuals, if properly
approached, would contribute a minimum of
$15,000 to take catje of the safcry of an exe-
ctt^ire secr^ttty; p^stag'e and other • • * -.
tals that ame' ^^ tinje^to time. Certainly
the spleildiff ■Wcirk and achievements of the
committee in behalf of all of the Negro citi
zens entitle it to the good will and support
of every business, institution and member of
the race in Durham.
If legislation could be passed at the forth-
corning meeting endorsing and launching a
financial campaign’to raise $15,000, we arc
satisfied that the work of the committee could
be even more effective in the fature and less
burdensome on it* officials who have in the
past shouldered tbi full responsibitity of rais-.
ing the funds rtecifssafy to Itaep'the tfortHttlt-'
tee in operation.
The next twelve months are sure to see
an increased effoft on the l^rt of Negro
citizens to secure more and .better employ
ment in state, coutity and municipal govern
ments, There is no indication that there will
be any decrease in sit-tnc ot the picket lines.
In addition there Is the ev«r incre*»ing respon
sibility of reminding N^^roes about exercis
ing tl^ir right to vote. Tltiese and other prob
lems now confrintiog the committee and
those that will arise during the forthcoming
months demand that mote time and effort b*
devoted to the' operation of the Durham Com
mittee on Negro Affairs, We think the answer
is going to be in the emp4pynient of a person
on a full-time basis who IfHl have the respon
sibility of running the ccrtnmittee during -the
interim of scheduled meetings which are
twice a month.
Mai>y btiitVkd and ware b«p>
tii4d " Acts 18:8.
There is unimaginable power
in a real believer. How many of
us can really grasp the full spiri
tual meaning of one who believes
in God? There is no way of ascer
taining the import ft the fruits,
results or consequences of such
a life. The power of belief is in
the realm of the invisible but
real powers of God Almighty.
There is no real way of measur
ing what a sincere believer can
do nor'be. Just take the Apostle
Paul for an example: Jtjst think
what far-reaching creative in
fluences came from this one be
liever. God can do miracles aftd
wonders with just one real, sin-
eete believer. When there are
many belifevers, the power avail
able is trem*endous. God knows
-We-eeedmoee -consecMted believ
ers in these times to advance the
cause of Christ.
A stedfast believ^ makes a
difference. Some are saying, now
that the Church of Ch^st is at a
kind of standstill or ^ retreat.
Why? Is there any t^th in this
serious indictment Well, let us
look at and ponder some of the
stubborn facts in these critical
times. The Christian Church has
lost ground in a place' like Com
munist China. No one can deny
this frightening truth. Most cer
tainly, in China we are at a
standstill or in temporary re
treat. The reason could be our
lack of steadfastness and loyalty
as believers. Christians must
realize that we face and are, in
competition with a ruthless;, de->
'dicated enemy of the things for'
which we stand. We must recl.p-
ture the fervent fire as honest,
sincere and consecrated beliiev-.
ers. Such believers met the cri
sis of the past in the struggle of
the Church! Steadfast believers
will make a difference now.'
A real believer is an unbeat
able individual. Tb« eriitical chal
lenges of these times demand
su"h believers. Weaklings are un
able to meet -the strong enemies
of the Church in these times. We
must rediscover the flaming pas
sion of God’s Holy Spiirit. We
need true believers—those re
deemed, regenerated, and sanct-i
fied by the power of the Holy
Spirit. Weak, uncertain believers
are unable to do the job required
of the Church in these times.
The enemy is dedicated and
ready to die for his cause. With
strong believers, we will have
nothing to fear from the ravag
ing inroads of the enemies of
true religion in our times. These
times call for strong believers
and unbeatable souls such as
Garey. Carey worked for seven
ye^rs Before he got his first coik-
Vert in Burma.
Real^ believers must give us
the victory over the world.
Weaklings will not give us the
victory. Courageous believers
will give us the victory over the
world of sin and evil. Believers
know that evil is mighty, but
they bIoo know thflt God is Al*
mighty. Real believers anchor
their souls in God through Christ
and are assured. . “In the World
ye shall have trdbulations but be
of good cheer for I hav>a over
come the world”
OBESITY AND HBRBDITY TWO
MOST IMPORTANT PREPI5P0S-
ING FACTORS IN DEVELOPING
THE DISEASE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In re
viewing the records of the 506
Negro patients in the Diabetic
Clinic of Freedmen’s Hospital,
Dr. Lewis K. Atkinson, writin*
in the current isaue of the Na
tional Medical Association’s Jour
nal, sajrs the most important
pradiaposing factors in the de
velopment of diabetes are obe
sity and heredity.
“Indeed,” he said, “obesity is
the most important of the pre
cipitating \ and aggravating fac
tors."
Dr. Atkinson,, who is a Fellow
in Endocrine and Metabolic Dis
eases at the Howard University
College of Medicine and Freed
men’s Hospital, says seventy-two
per cent of the patients (364 fe-
' males and 142 males studied)
were fat prior to the develop
ment of the disease.
“If the patient has family his
tory of diabetes and is obese
the chances of his developing
the disease are greatly increased.
. Therefore, weight reduction be
comes mandatory and periodic
oVervation with glucose tole
rance testing becomes neces
sary.”
Dr. Atkinson emphasized the
fact that diabetes appears to be
largely a penalty of being over-
weicht, and “the greater the
likelihood of the penalty. The
association of obesity with dia
betes is the rule rather than
the exception, particularly in the
late onset and milder forms -of
the disease.”
Dr. Atkinson’s study, entitled
“The Early Diagnosis of Diabetes
Mellitus”, which was supported
in part by grants from the Na
tional Institute of ArthrKis and
Metabolic Diseases and the Na
tional Institute of Health, re-,
vealed manifestations which were
present months or years before
the diagnosis of the disease.
Important observations and de
velopments discussed in the art
icle include:
1. Although heredity is the ba
sis of diabetes, there as no meth
od available for predicting the
time when a person who is gene
tically suceptible to diabetes will
become diabetic. Sixty per cent
of patients who are genetically
liable to diabetes- are- not raeog-
nized by present routine meth
ods of examination. However, a
family history of diabetes auto
matically renders the patient a
sui^ct and even if he is not
ob«pt, he should be observed
plllodicalbf symptoms which
1^ lead {a the early diagnosis
•f .^e disease.
2.Although the incidence of
sterile marriages in the nondia
betic is reported to be 10 per
cent, thirty per cent of the mar
ried patients studied did not
have children in the prediabetic
period.
it. It is estimated that there
are some 80,000 diabetic women
of ehildbearing age in the United
States. Thirty-Wve per cent of
the diabetic famal«s studied had
spontaneous abortions.
4. A birth weight exceeding
the expected normal for the per
iod of gestation occurs in 80 per
ceqjt of the infants of diabetic
mothers. These babies tend to
b«. lar^e, fat, edematous and
slnggiih.
5. The mortality rate in the
large babies bom to diabetics
prediabctics is no higher than
that of large babies bom to non-
di^tics, but the mortality rate
enlarge babies in general is
about three times higher than
that for normal sized babies.
(S. It has been definitely estab
lished that disease of the gall
bladder is more, common in the
diabetic than the nondiabetic.
ift Prurities may be the initial
s|^tom of diabetes as it occur
red in 18 per cent of the diabe
tic* studies, before the diagnosis
of their disease. It is more com-
moh in females than in males.
8. Premature degeneratic« vas
cular disease is now the most
frequent hazard of diabetes and
the most common cause of death
Jn the diabetic population. Often
the evidence of coronary artery
disease and periphieral vascular
disease has been present for a
number of years before the dia
betic is clinically manifest.
9. Recently there has been
evidence in the literature that
there may be an a^ssociation of
gout and diabetes mellitus./In 38
patients with gout studied at
the Lahey Clinic, 34 developed
diabetes after the syndrome of
gout was well established.
Public Aid to Parochial Schools
King Has ^ome Reluctant Leader of Social
Revolution Which Frightens Even Negro Leaders
Merger of fhe AME, AMEZ and CME Churches
Last week’s Afro-American published an
account of a caH made by Bishop Joseph
Gomez, President of the Council of Bishops
of the African Methodist Church, asking for
a merger of the AME, AMEZ and the CME
Churches. The three churches are said to
have a total membership of 2,346.000, and be
cause of the close similarity of their doc-
trmes Snd policy it appears that a merger
would be an easy undertaking.
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Bishop Gomez’s proposal is nothing new
in the annals of Negro Methodism. The same
has been made over and over again' for the
past 50 years dr more. Each time tor various
and sundry reasons it has failed to get be
yond the proposal stage and has died for the
lack of the kind of leadership in eftch of the
three churches necessary for the success of
such a worthy achievement.
We predict that the call made by Bishop
Gomez will come to the same end as those
before it. We make this prediction because
.we do not believe there is enot^gh leadership
among the bishops of the three churches to
make the call of Bishop Gomez a reality. If
and when such a merger is ev^r perfected, it
will be because of pressure from the laity
and ministers of the three churches. In the
final analysis, It is they who are shou|dcnng
the burden of maintaining thk thrfe branches
of Methodism separate and apart as they are.
Whil^ we doubt terioucly that all three
of the churches cotild muster a combined
membership of over « million and a half,
which is approximately a million toss than the
Reverend Martin LjQShar King
has reluctantly become tl(e lead
er of a revolution whiX^'Is fright
ening some of the most influen
tial members of the Negra com
munity, , says James ; Baldwin,
noted author.
This as because, unlike most
Negro leaders who teU'the white
people to speed up integration,
but urge Negroes to be patient,
Reverend King speaks with the
same voice to both races, writes
Mr. Baldwin ip an article in the
February issue of Marper’s Mag
azine.
"Th« fact Ihaf King raally
ImIm the people he rapretants
•ntrf, h«»—therefore—no hidden,
interior need to hate the whit*
paapio who oppoto him hat had
and will, I think, centhitm to
h»v« tho most far-reaching and
wnprodlc^ablo reporcussiont on
our racial situation," says Mr.
Baldwin.
In the Harper’s Magazine piece
titled “The Dangerous Road Be
fore Martin Luther King,” Mr.
Baldwin believes that Reverend
King “Is not like any preacher
I have ever met before. He is
immediately and tremendously
winning, there is really no other
word for it.”
Mr, Baldwin spent many days
with Reverend King in the
Sotith, seeing him in soc^l situa
tions and attending services at
his church.
It was at a church service that
Baldwin witnessed the real effect
of Reverend King on Negroes.
H* writ**, "Until Mont^mory,
the Nogro church, which has al
ways boen tho place where pro
test and condemnation could be
mast vividly articulated, also
operated as a kind of sanctuary.
The minister who spoke could
not hope to effect any obiective
change in the .lives of his hear-
•n, and the people did not. ex
pect him to. All they came to
find, BtNl all that he could give
them, was the sustenance for
another day's journey.
“Now, King could certainly
give his congregation that, but
he could Also give them some
thing more than that, and he
had.
“It is true that It was they
who had begun the struggle of
which he was ijow the symbol
and the leader: it is tme that it
had taken all of fheir insistence
to overcome,in him a grave re
luctance to stand where he now
stood. But it is also trtie, and it
does not happen often, that once
he had accepted the place they
had prepared for him, their
struggle became absolutely in
distinguishable from his own,
and took over and controlled his
life. He sufered with them and,
thus, he helped them to suffer.
"The joy filled this ehurch,
therefore was the joy achloYed
by people wdio have ceasad to
delude themialMs about an in
tolerable situation, who have
found thejr pr^rs for a leadar
miraculously answarad, and who
know that they can change their
situation, if they will."
After reviewing in detail Rev
erend King’s life, Mr. Baldwin
concludes, “By the power of his
personality and the force of his
beliefs,' he has’ injected a new
dimension into our ferocious
struggle^ He has succeeded, in a
way no Negro betore him has
managed to dd, to carry the bat
tle into the individual heart and
nlake its resolution the province
of the individual will. He has
made it a matter, on both sides
of the racial fence, of Telf-ex-
amination; . tfsd has incurred
therefore, the grave responsibil
ity of continuing to lead in the
path hii^as encouraged so many
people to follow.”
reported combined membership, we are satis
fied that merger of the three churches would
be a most bcrieficia] achievement. Certainly,
it is in keeping with mergers that have taken
place here of late among other religious or-
ganizaions as well as those of the business
and sports world.
However hopeless the call of Bishop Gomez
may appear at this time, we trust it will be
seriously considered by the leadei^s of the
three churches in question. Such a merger
could wield a powerful influence for Jhe eco-
noiAic and cultural advancement of the race
as well as its religious benefit.
President Kennedy’s reiterated
expressions of opposition to fed
eral aid to parochial schools are
not likely to lessen the agitation
of the Rnman Cnthnlic hierarchy
for such assistance from the pub
lic treasury.
The first Roman Catholic pre
sident had not been inaugurated
before Cardinal Spellman bitter
ly criticized the rcfcommenda-
tions of the House committee
for federal aid to public schools.
His objective is that they do
no include a recommendation for
aid to parochial schools.
Cardinal Spellman bases his
insistence upon public assistance
for parochial schools on the
ground that patrons of these
schools should not be taxed for
schools when they derive no ben
efit from them. He ignores the
basic and constitutional principle
that people should not be taxed
to support religious bodies in
which they do not delieve.
The public school excludes no
child on the ground of religion.
The state maintains a system of
schools open to all. Some re-
gious bodies notably the Roman
Catholic, the Protestant Episto-
pal, the Lutheran and the
Friends, have chosen to estab
lish schools in which they can
give a religious emphasis to edu
cation which cannot be given in
a public school system support
ed by a state in which religious
freedom prevails. No one ques
tions their right to do this; and
parents are free to send their
children to those schools.
These schools have no claim
upon the public treasury for sup
port; the only proper source of
support for such schools are the
groups which brought them in
to being, the parents who select
them for their children, and
those people who of their own
free will choose to contribute to
their support. In the religious
emphasis such schools jive to
education there is a sectarian in-
tepretation which makes pub
lic aid a violation of the constitu
tion principle of separation of
church and state by forcing all
people to support a religious in
stitution.
There is no quarrel with the
church-related schools for giving
to its religious inttructioa the
interpretatihm of the religioui
body which founded the schools.
B()t since the schools thus be
comes an agency of a religious
group, U forfeits all claim to any
support frnm taic fnnriii, it is no
injustice to parents who sent
their children to these schools
to deiiy them public aid; these
parents Should recognize that
they are asking for a kind of edu
cation which the state cannot
and should not be expected to
provide.
—DURHAM MORNING HERALD
O
Weather Found
To Hwe Effect
On Ulcers
NEW '^ORK, N. Y. — Are
high-prelsure business executives
the only people who get ulcerst
Not at, alU According to an ar
ticle in the February Coronet
this traditional belief is all wet.
In fact, top executives may not
be any .more ulcer prone than
other people.
Recent studies have disclosed
some surprising new facts about
ulcers. Among them is the dis
covery of ,a connection between
ulcers symtoms and the weather.
This finding probably only con
firms what many ulcer sufferers
had suspected for some time.
Now scietiec has defnltely said it
Is so. In certain cases the disease
is likely to get worse in Novem
ber and December. Best months
are April and August.
'Investigators are also re-exam-
ining the virtues of the tradition
al “ulcer diet.” The time honor
ed milk-egg-cream routine may
not iilways be the best treatiAent.
Th^ Veterans Administration has
a large seal^ study on the sub-,
ject now underway. A British stu
dy dy already completed reports
scale i|udy on the subject now
underway. A British study al
ready completed reports that
that dietiQg witiKbland foods doas
not increase the rate, of healing
of peptic ulcers.
Anothar experiment made by
three United States physiciai|s
indicates that spiaes formerly on
the “never” list for ulcers suf
ferers may no longer all be fw-
bidden.