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‘i fv^n the oi|sic things of Jife without assist ance (r«in welfare Ue|)artment. Tfcere are ilways two ways to settle dif ferences that arise between individuals and Ifroups of individuals. There is the intelligent and Christian way that would resort to arbi tration, common sense and common decency On the other hand, there is the other way that would resort to stubborness, ill will and downright meaness. Of the latter this news paper will have no part nor will it support such. We think, however, that it is our boun- den duty to encourage progress in all phases in the life of the -people. The state branch of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People has asked for a statewide .boycott of the Winn-Dixie Stores, It is with a feeling of pride that the Carolina Times throws its un equivocal support to the stat^ NAACP and calls on oiir readers all over the North Caro lina and elsewhere to throw their support behind the boycott. We, likewise, call on those who will take the lead in the effort to go about their tasks without malice or hatred and to refrain from all violence or unkind utterances. To do this you will need to continue to seek Divine guid ance and support as you have done in the past, through prayer and' supplication. As long as you do this, you will not Only have the support of this newspaper and your own peo ple but thousands of fair-minded white peo ple all over the state and the nation who may not be in a position to take an active part in your efforts but are with you in spirit and in truth. THl CAKOLINil flllEI PAM lA-SATURMY, OCTOtft 31. 1M1 DURHAM, N. C. Di Winn^ Boyc^ .Coafinues It is mos^ unfortuQjt^^ th^t the Winn-Dixie Super Market ccintpmy has not seen fit to join the other major food stores in effecting • change of employ^Rt policy toward Negro citizens. It is hard to understand just how the management of the company, which is compelled to be composed of men of sound judgement, could ixach such a decision in the face of the fa^t Changing conditions that are now gotog on'in. this South and other sections of the nation. It appears to this news paper that the W'inn-Dixie management is using more stubborness than common sense. Involved in the matter is not solely whether or not Negroes get employment at Winn- Dixie Stores, as important as that may be. There is the more jmportant question as to whether or not the South is going to continue to exist under a system that will keep the \egro segment of its fwpulation in abject poverty whereby it cannot carry its part of the economic load. People who. because of low income, are forced to live in hovels and ^row up in ignorance, in the very nature of the case, are certain to become not only liabilities to society but^a menace to the health and lives of others. It. therefore, be comes the solemn duty of intelligent citizens of all races to do everything in their power to change such conditions. There is also involved the matter, so well brought out in a reccnt study made by several authorities, that the South spends millions of dollars to educate its Negro citizens and then forces them to leave the section to get employment. Thus, a large part of those who remain is composed of the uneducated and those not prepared to obtain for themselves ELIMINATION OP JOB DtSdUMlNATION WI1,L GIVI FULL. U»jC»F MAN POWER Labor's Attack on A. Piiilii So far as the Negroes of this country are concerned, organized labor did itself more harm than good last week when it allowed a member of its Elxecutive Subcommittee to attack A: Philip Randolph. As president of the Brotherhood of -Sleeping Car Portftrs, Randolph has established a national reputa tion as a fearless and uncompromising fight er for the rights of his people. The attack on him, therefore, h^ doubtless added suspicion among a najority of Negro leaders that the AFL-CIO does not stand before the eyes of the world with clean hands on the race' ques tion. Randolph. Roy Wilkins, Rev. Martin Luther King, and Thurgood Marshall constitute a kind of “big four” among Negro leaders in this country. All are loved, admired and re spected probably by more members of their race than any other leaders in the nation. An outsider making an attack on any one or all of them needs to take sj>ecial care lest he come out of the Encounter with disastrous results. The discriminatory policies of certain labor organizations in the South, as well as in other A Regrettable But Sensible Decision The decision of the City Council to with draw the donation it had made to the N. C. College band is regrettable. We thiijk, how- ev«r, that fro|u a legal- standpoint the City Attorney coultf not have rul«»d otherwise. It is our feeling that a miijority of white citi zens, and certainly all af the Negro citizens of Durham, are.^oud, df the fact that NCC band has'been J^lSted to participate in the half-time event"of a major'professional foot ball game. prjl«^,ft)ust not be allow ed to take prec«denw-OTcr common ^ense. We think the Gity Council shouW not be permitted to reach into t^e city coffers and hand out money in such a manner, however deserving or praiaewortky the cause may be There are other ways of securing funds to aid the band in making the trip that do not involve the questionable expenditure of pub lic funds for such purposes. It is our ppinion that public spirited citizens of Durham will not allow a mere $500 to stand in the way of the project, and that when the time comes the funds for the -band to make the trip will be available. Negro citizens of Durham have too much confidence in the integrity of its City Attor ney to believe that anything but legal aspects went into his ruling in the matter. He is among a select group in ^Durham that can always be depended on to do jthe fair and just thing by all people accqrding to the law and, above all, according to what he believes is right. - We will even give the benefit of doubt to the person who threatened to sue the city if the donaion were not withdrawn. We are of the opinion that the threat was not be- pause of race but entirely because of what this particular person believfn) t6 :l>e right. Trial of a Freedom Rider By A Court in Mississippi SPIRiriTAl INSIGHT By REV. HAROLD ROLAND The Spirit Speaks and Darkness Is Turned Into Light for Christians sections of the nation, are too well known to Negroes for them to become alarmed over anything that may be said against any one of the top leaders of the race. Thus until the AFL-CIO cleans up its own back yard it will get nowhere attacking one whose record is as unquestionable as that of A. Philip Randolph. Here in Durham, for instance, the estab lished policy of the tobacco Wprkers unions is to have separate locals for Njgro and white workers. As a result of this segregated policy* Negroes «an bujld^M^ seriiOrity ifl jobs that the AFL-CIO itOb^co work^s union considers (itrictly for white workers only. In reality, the Negro union 4s ortly an auxiliary of the white labor organiaztion and, in most instances, is compelled to wait for orders from the latter before it can t^ke any definite action. We think the attack of the AFL-CIO offi cial has, only, served to .increase the feith Ne groes have in Ranjdolph* and labor officials would be smart to let, the whqle matter drop as quickly as possjbie. "Warned by Hw spirit, Hi«y urged Paul to abMMl«ii hi* visit to Jtrusalent-" Aeti 11:4. The Spirit of God speaks of warning to the children of God. The spirit’s warning is two-fold We are warned to do and not to do certain things. Through the spirit’s warning we are made aware of things to come. God has a way of not letting things slip upon His children. Some lis ten and accept the spirit’s warn ing; and others let the Spirit’s warning- go unheeded. The spirit is one of God’s great giiti to the i^deemed soul in Christ Jesus. And we shoiUld re member that the spirit is given as guide and teacher. Thus we should be very careful to heed the Spirit’s warning. We by virtue of our finite na tures need the Spirit's teaching and guidance. Set in the almost infinite vastness of God’s crea tion we need this spiritual warn- fnl^'oT God’s “shlrir.'Xtfe' seeiWS overwhelming at times. Life seems unmanageable at times for us as humans. Things happen to us so thick and fast. Thus amid the maze of human involvement wa need God’s gift of the i^rit. Thus when the spirit of God flashes the warning signal we pause and take heed. We wouM become lost amid the complex difficulties of this life without the spirit as teacher and guide. Then let us let the spirit be our guide at all times. The spirit helps in great rjo- ments of agonizing decision mak ing, TTie spirit has a way of help ing us to break the logjams in decision making. We have come to. dark, deadend moments in ciritical decisions. And then mys teriously the spirit ol God speaks and the way is made clear for the next move. The spirit speaks and darkness is turned into light. The spirit sj^aks and the burdensmne anxiety is lifted. Yes, the spirit has a way of coming to the res- "coffi 61 t!i6" cmwren »f Cod tn^ the great turning points in our lives. I know for I have seen the spirit lead m^. out of the Welfaro^ Aid Helps Children Improv^Their School Work Colored Fanners In South Down 200,000Since 54 WASHINGTON, D. C. Arieulta- ral cMMU daU indicate that the Mimber of ocdored faxmers in. the ««iith deeHiMd bjr jiewrly.^,000 Wtween U5i aad 1999. The prin cipal drop is thought to have been la the ■inwher ci tenaoU and ■baracroppen. la 19H. th«te fMc 4«5 J8B c4- ond fawii Ja iw IT -Statea of tho tdmrnm n0i0-4niB Dela- Wn mmmt l0 aad Olfla' dropped to 273,137. Sharpest drops took place in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis- isiasippi, and North Carolina, So. Carolina, and Texas. In most of these State* the decline was close to SO percent or more. In Arkansas, for example, the decline wu from 31,173 to 14,672; Georgia, from 39,532 to 20,177; lliaaissim>i, 101,041 to 55,423, and Texas, from 27,528 to 15.510. A minor part of the decline is aeeountod for by the change in the definition of a farm. Forme^ If, tiire* acres or any size plot of land that produced agricultural (voducta valued at IlSO or more for h^e OM or for mwket wai dafined at a farm. But ia tba 1999 cenrai, a plot at Imti fea4 to be U ktm or mm a«i Mp \m$ mli m or more of f^w* product| w if small er, it bad to be producing $250 worth of products annually to be classified as a farm- This eliminat ed a number of small plots from the count. Speaks At NCC UN AUTHORITY ti^iAKS AT ••CC — Or. MartwrWa Cart- wri«M, sMMid 1mm Mt, pr» fe**or of aocleloBr at Hunter Cellipi and an awthority ef the UnHod Netlant, spaka on "Africa and (he United Natian*" at North (Calle9e tMi Dr. CpidMWlphI defandad AfrO' Aatan **mp alttnmant^ in kar Aid to depcndi^rtt children is an integral part ^f; the program of public welfari. -Through aid of dependent children, money payments are made possible for needy dependent Children who have been depriv^ of parental care and support [because of the death, physical pd mental in capacity or conjiwed absence from the home ifvone or both parents, whethei; aatural, step Or adoptive. 5 ? Let’s take a i Ijj^k at three families in a smfll.rural county which have beei “^strengthened, and childrenl wiio, have been kept in school, . through this important program. Take Peggy, for example. Her father is physically incapacitat ed and cannot hold regular em ployment. The family is being helped by a money payment from the aid to dependent children program. The caseworker from the county department of pub lic welfare has had many Con ferences with Peggy’s teacher this year because of Peggy’s high I. Q. and the desire to see that she appropriate help. Peggy is capable of doing much more advanced work than h^r classmates and her teacher has given her additional work be cause of this. This family is doing everything they can to help themselves and take great pride in Peggy and her accom plishments. In another family the father suffered a severe concussion js the result of an automobile ac cident. There, are four chliren in tba »vil)r it naeat- sary for them to receive an aid to dependent children grant iA order to maintain even a minimum level of livig. The elder son has now graduated from high school and is em ployed. The older daughter, Mary, is an outstanding student in high school and has a flair for writ ing and editing, talent which is being recognized by her class mates and teachers, for she is on the staff of the school pub lication. She has received nu merous honors in school, is a member of the scholastic honor society, and hopes to go to col lege. The public welfare agency will help her toward her goal. In still another family where the father is disabled and has not regained his health sufficient ly to support his family, there are five children. All are norm al except one little girl, who is retarded, and also has re quired special medical attention. The parents were hesitant about sending her to school, but the cagaworker in the county de- Ptrtment of public welfare re quested a psychological evalua- -Uon. The parents were cooi^ra- tiva. As a result of this examina tion, it was suggested that the child be included in a special education class for trainable cHUdren. She has processed well in her speech and other areas of learniag. Now the family is .proud of her accom- plieiuaents. Wtthout the ha^ aM to ^liirtent chlldr«b darkness and on my way in the brightened pathway of life. Let us listen to the spirit when we are called upon to make great decisions in this rough and dif ficult business of Uving in a world like this. The spirit permits freedom of choice. The spirit works by per suasion rather than coercion. You, the individual are left to make your decision aj to what you will do about the spirit’s warning. One listens to the spirit’s warning and life becomes rich and beautiful and joyous. Another disobeys the spirit’s .warning and life sinks' into th^ dark abyss of confusion and n misery. ^ The highest wisdom, however, dictates that we listen to and | heed the warning of the spirit of God. Why? The spirit of God will lead us along the pathway to life at its best for time and eternity. —fti foll0wing the TsplrttV guid ance and teaching we shall find the life abundant about which the Master talked. families might have produced such dramatic and exciting news stories as juvenile delinquents, suicides, thefts, or other serious violations. The extreme lengths to which human beings restort when they are without subsi stence make the headlines. The quite, unnewsworthy, close ly-knit family, however, is the one for which we strive and which is a contributing factor to our American way of life. Edihira n»t«: Th* following featura was writlan by R«v. Aelany, • CORK Frtadam Ridars from Minnaaiwlis. It dateribet hi* attempt to »acura "|o*tie*" in Jacicton, MitsissippL in *pita of tha favoraiila decliion of tita tnterstat* Commerea Com- micsion, tha trial* ara continu* Ing at tha rata of two aaeh day in Jackfon. CORE continua* H pay the travai axpanta*, tha iegai faat and tha bond of $1,500 far aach ridtr). “1 arrived fifteen minutes be fore my 9:00 trial, but selection of the jury was already going on (Riders who want to sec this should probably arrive about 8:30). My attorney, Ernest Rosen- berger was a (volunteer secured by CORE. “He questioned prospective jurors as to whether previous knowledge of similar cases might prejudice their verdict, whether they had sworn the day before. I issues presented regarding the alleged breach of the peace as directed by the court, and so on. All were males, all white. “Also those chosen promised to be true to the jurror’s oath they sworn the day before. 1 think they meant it. As the trial progressed I noticed that much of the time the judge was some times reading a pamphlet, and the clerk of the court was read ing a Citizen’s Council news paper. I "Most of the trial itself in volved testimony and cross-ex amination of police Captain Ray and another policeman named Sanders. Captain Ray was friend ly as usual, greeting me “Howaye, an'd appare^,‘ly e'njoy- ing himself on the stand. He seems to enjoy testifying though he looked uncomfortable during the cross-examination. "I imagine he gives the same testimony each time, as for no reason I could see, he got the facts all mixed up: had me stand- in? in the center of the room and never approaching the lunch counter when in fact I was sitt ing there; refusing twice to move on when in fact I had merely asked “Why?” and gotten no answer; and saying no more when in fact we had protested that we were interstate passeng ers. Since it would have made no difference. I supposo it was h>!cause he couldn’t remember which of the 307 Freedom Riders I was. “He testified that he had in formation through regular police channels that we were coming to make trouble, that a mob of 25 angry but unarmed citizens (who had been screened by the police) was waiting to attack us, that we were unarmed, that there were 12 armed officers in the station trained to control riots, that those of the supposed mob (in fact there had been only two or three and' they di;ln’t even sneer at us) who were brdered to move on did so and thus were not arrested, that if we had moved on we would have left a room in which no one was threatening us and had to pass through the “mob” at the door (in response to a question from Rosenberger), and that if he had not arrested me violence would have occurred. “The case was absurd and 1 noticed some worried looks in the jury, Rosenberger filed for a directed verdict, but was re fused. He then asked for about 14 instructions to the Jury and get them—to me it sounded like they left no choice but acquittal,^ and there were mori* worried faces in the Jury. Then Jack Travis, the prosecutor, rose and said: “Do you want Jackson to be like it’s always been . . . (Long pause) ... a city of law and order? Or another Chicago, ... or New York?!” “That finished it, because they knew the change he was talking about wasn’t in law and order (Jackson’s murder rate is 50 per cent higher than Chicago’s / and that takes some doingl.), and after about 2S minutes they bronght in a verdict of guilty. Rotenberger polled the jury, but it was obvious that was futile. We went to stand before the judge, I signed the bail statement, and at 2:50 was on my home .. in the "Colored” coach with the white conductor from Canton, Mississftipi sitting beside me, very friendly.” NAACP Asks Disquaiificatk)n Of Judge in Disbarment Case Yes, We All Talk By M. H. BOULWARE Question: Would you consider substandard ability to read, si lently or orally, a speech defect? Mrs. P. M. Answer: No, I would not con sider this disability a speech de fect. Speech impairment may be, and frequently is, related to this condition. For instance, a pupil may suffer and also use poqr grammar. Yet there is little re lationship between the two con- :ditions. Other problems that are some times confused with speech dif ficulties include: a) improper grammar, b) incorrect pronunci ation, c) certain types of person ality adjustment, d) habitual lack of preparation far class recita tion, and e) mental retardation. We might go even further and say, for example, that “ain’t" is not a speech defect, but “ith not” can be classified as one. READERS: For my tree pam phlet on group discussion, send a stamped, self-addressed enve lope to Dr. Marcus H. Boulware, Flnrida A.^ and M. University, Box IM, Tallahassee, Fla. Hi8 writer will prepare i^atckpi upon mimt EMPORIA, Va.— ’The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, defending its Virginia aTtorhiy,~S. W. TucRerr against charges of professional misconduct, has filed a motion in the Greenville County Circuit Court asking that Judge Carlton E. Holladay step down as a mem ber of the trial court before which the case is to be heard. Papers filed in circuit court here Monday, Oct. 16, contend that ludee Holladay should be dis qualified because he "was involv ed and intimately concerned . . . as trier of the facts” in two cases invoked as the alleged basis for the charges of malpractice against Tucker. Disbarment proceedings were instituted against Tucker under a Virginia statute passed in 1956 designed to prevent lawyers from accepting civil rights cases spon sored by the NAACP. Under the terms of legislation, lawyers are barred from accepting fees from anyone other than the person or persons immediately involved in the case or from their relatives. PAROLES DENIED GREENVILLE, S. C.—The U. S. Board of Parole this week denied requests for parole by Carl Bra den and Frank Wilkerson. The two men were sentenced six months ago to a 1-year term each' in fed eral prison or contempt of the House Un-American Activities Committee. ASK KENNEDY TO VISIT MISS. JACKSON, litiss.—The NAACP has invited President Kennedy to “come to Mississippi and have a look for yourself,” at the expand ing list of racial clashes stemming from renewed Negro efforts to at tain civil rights. CORE HITS SEGREGATED HOUSING LEVITTOWN, L.I.—James Far mer, CORE national director told a Long Island audience that segre gated housing patterns “must be broken across the board” so bigots “will have no place to run and hide.” "It is not enough to desegregate the Bronx, or Brooklyn or Queens. Integration must come to the su burban areas,” Farmer said. RESTAURANTS TEST^ EAST ST. LOUIS, 111. —CORE teams were served without diffi culty in 61 of the 66 restaurants in Madison and St. Clair Counties of Southern Illinois this we4k. Published every Saturday at Durham, N. C. Telephone: 682-2913 and 681-8512 by United Publishers, Inc. L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher Entered as second class matter at the Post Offics at Durham, North Carolina, under th* Act of March 3, 1879 Durham, North Caroina Principal Office located at 436 P.. Pettigrew St. M. E. JOHNSON. Controller SUBSCRIPTION RATES; $4.00 PER YEAB
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