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TH e C A R 0 L I N A T I M E S PA6I > A—SATURDAY, NOVIMSIK 4, INI DURHAM, M. C. IS DtmHAM RECORDBR'S COURT HELPING? Is Duiliain's Recorder's Court Degenerating? .Jwdjjf A. R. Wilsow'of tfir-iJiwbam-iieciir.d- tr's (, inirt lias not alwavs ruled in favor oi ill eases iiroupht l)efQre liini involv- tng persons of lK)th races.'That is as it should b«. and no fair-minded person of sound raiud iesires tim| he or any other jurist will permit the racial identity of a j>er«o» to infUience lis 4eci»ions. The evidewe—aed the evidence ilonc—«honld be the 4eteNnining factpr of ill «ourts if the rights of the people to oe prelected. So long as this is done, respect for law and order will be uj-lield, and the »MjpU of *11 races, afi«l »k)ri will feel tit all titn€s tliat the strong arm of the lav »v jll {jroUct them in their rights as citizens «t the United States. In the rwnt case^in which a wliite |jerson was charged with spitting on a Xegro picket, in this city, there is a lingering susjiicion, however, that the Durham Recorder's Court Is degenerating into a' place where justice no fonger is entirely decided by the evidence but ont’s folpr or racial identity. If this be trac, thpi the rights of all the people of ^as as those of Negroes, stand je^Rwijr. It'app^Jtr* o this newspaper‘that the judge l>ufham. Recorder's Court went out of iiis^ay to avoid the evidence in the spitting »sf when he wOtlld not «ven permit it to be icar^^ \n hi* court. Certainly, for a court to Hear the evidence oi oocL tide oi a case witlu out allowing the bffiier ’"sirfe fo lie''presented ipl^rs 'to Uf violently unfair and unjust. When, t}ie judge of the same court goes fur- ^r and encourages' iLii offiter Of' the law to rtRls* ptotection to the person and property of Ji’ iitjztn, as was partially brought out in ^he irtatter of the person who attempted to a pi«tui’e at the scentf of the spitting in cident. ii i» tiihe for every-citiaen of this com- tntin!^' ^ realize that law and order are in da/igef Qf at least coming to a state of de- gcbieratio^. According to the daily press reports. Judge W4kofi inquired in open court of the officer fcf'^tht law who was on the scene when the cafneisa was taken from its owner and dam aged; “You ^idi^t try to stop Jones, Did you?” “No,”, replied |he (^Jiicer. ‘‘Good. I wouldn't lwv« either.” Judge Wilson is reported to haj^f then ^sked.“ls that all there is to this “y«s,” ihe police He«»^enatit_ replied, the court replied.' * . imt t1»v i« not all. This newspaper has that the defendant in the case not jpat on the person of the Negrcf picket kvt in hi^ face. Iiutead of an attempt to take ttkf camera,' as was reported in the daily the.instruinent w^s snatched from its awner and bntUji- lanugr«i in the process. W'e hiive rea.sons to believe, therefore, that not only were two assaults committed, but tlnij had tlie racjaJ *(^ea?,tity of the principalf of tliis most twfoirliiiiaate iacideot been re versed that Judge W^son would have rulet differently. We thjnk iviien an}’ court, be it Recorder's, Superior or the V- S. Supreme Court, disralssec as trivial an assault of such an aggravated and filthy naturefas one in volving spitting on th# person and in tiie face of even the most degraded, human be ing, that court has become a menace to tin peace, dignity and -safety of the citizens it i; suppt>sed to .serve. Such a grave pffense. we think, has no right to be dismissed as trivial by a court whose authority and power are-derived sole ly from the people—all the people. If such is to be permitted and encouraged, then Durham and every other community are without tlic- protection they should expect from an arm of the law. It might not’ be out of place here to lot it "be known that every respectable Negro •citisen of Durham and many of its while citizens are ia sympathy with the methods and the objective* for which the protests in the form of picketing and sit-ins have Ijcen going on in this and other communities here- of-late. The young men and women employed in thus exercising ■their right of non-violent protest are schooled, trained and conditioned to'take assauhs atld abuses of indiscreet per sons. They are not hcwxiliuns bent on stirring up trouble in this community. They are “dedi cated to the proposition that all men, are created eqttal." Because erf this every resj>ect- able and Jaw-abiding citizen, whether he agrees with their efforts and objectives or not, expects them to have the protection of every agency of law and order in this city and coipi.ty. To do otltfrvvise is to give a Wank chedc to hoodlums of all races to wan tonly asiauJls • jipoti llie person of any citizen they desire. Such a state of affairs could in a moment set off a holocaust here that no decent citizen wishes to see. For it is certain thait wi^in the ranks of all groui»s are |:^r,soij‘» \vhO(„uiiler:simiIar circumstances, would not have the restraint -to call on the law to settle , such a matter. It is our hope, th^refbfi?, that Dftrliatn'Vill recover from the staggering blow' dealt this communiy by' its Recorder’s Court in the spit ting case. \V,i4h this in mind we call upon law- abiding and respectable citizens of both races to keep calm and exercise' their influence to promote respect for all persons without re gard to racf, creed or Color. W&m of All CHizens At Me I Bond Issue 1* ■ • ■ t’ • in the bioriid issue to be voted on i.'TutfS’day'vu, the progress of all the citi- ,I^orth, Carolina. It is our hope that • vjcrterS \yilj take the broader view of ^jng made to lift this state to th^ liwsJ pibtlier progressive commonwealths and rmtt-for all pf the 10 propo.sals involved in &e I^Md i»^e it^evjBr be said tiiat Ne- ^rb TptetS'ah^’ ciii^pAo! .the statt stood in wiy of’‘ttl pro^pss by failing to ca.st ti)*U totes in favor of a measure that t^o per> ion bf't^nd Jadgement can truthfully say ft s^ep forward. "W^,*gre* / with those Vvho complain that pn» ate'Consistently denied their llfAilfharit:^f. th«'benefits to be derived from ai^oth^r public funds. It is our opinion Se g^v^rnor ■ and other state officials i^ltiiuM }>t etn{>hatically infbrmed that Negro toitn'tt* supporting the bond -issue with the iuU knowl^ge that beyood the level of jani- 'tcn, tnwid$ and c^her menial eijnployment 'tlicy arc oa tite outside looking in. In other words, they will vote fpr the bond issue \vitl,i their eyes wide open. When it is considered thaj^ there is not one Negro-steno^ifrapher, clerk or bookkeeper em ployed in a single courthouse, city hall or state building in North Carolina and that Ne groes are barred from such jobs as the state highw'ay. patrol arid the National Guard,'it is going-t^.'ta1j!e a b{road Voncjept of the ni»tter for nitmbeirs of the'rac* totcast their ballots for a mtasuri ;that froaji ail intent and ])ur- pose would pjcrpetuate such a state of affairs rather than diminish it. We think Ne^ro voters should support the bond issut and t4i«ngive4vp quarter in demand ing a bigger share in the benefits to be derived from'ii atuj all other public fuiKls. With this in mind we urg^ Negro" votei'.s of the state to. go to polls on next Tuesday' aud vote for the bond issue. By so doing they, will take the higii road which places the weJfart of all the citizens of the state above that of their own. A Second took At the PotMer Tin* newspaper shares the outrage of the NAACP over the manner'm’VfMch'^'fh'e Cnited Stalp* Postmaster Geoerat has handled tti’e iblW involving Savaanah, Georgia postman W. Law. Practically itvery responsible person familiar with the xase has d/rKcribed tbk action of Postmaster General J. Edward {Wx ** *hockiag. Til# Postmaster General reinWate^ Mr. Law at a mail carrier in Savannah after be had Urtd from his job by the Savannah f^sta] fiat be did so in a most perHictoui fray. Mr. Day aaid he was reinstating 3^r. Law d^ribed the Savannah postman g|l “u^^iMtohle.” and declared he would not HMt « n^n Uice Mr. Law deliverifg naU ^ \ /i'.; r«Blfy Mievta «hia an ha| a«tn« SPIRITUAIi INSIGHT By REV. HAROLD R^AND Dppline is the Price We Pay For Great Spiritual Quality "I MUST GO ON" '"We begged PSCf •bandon hif visit ta Jerl/sifltm..." Acti 21:12. , Paul is r°mii^,?d for the dangers awaiting, .him at Jeru salem but he says'>“! MUST GCi ON.” There is a compulsive power in holy consecration. This compu lsive power is beautifully do^ mnnstrated here in Paul’s de cision to PC on to Jerusalme, A fr 111 is really ready for God’s Jolessed service who has this I must spirit. He had given himself to God and now there is no turn ing back. As a preacher of the word of Gad’s redeeming love he now tells his friends and well wishers I have no other choit^ —“I MUST GO ON.” We see this spirit in the great scul? of the Bible. It was stirred, awake in the soul of Moses at the that day. It came out in the Wellare Aid Altanta meeting during the criti cal days of the integiration strug^^^ gle in Montgomery. The young preacbtr said with Paul'“I MUST •GO ON”. Have you ever had one of the I J^pST GO ON EXPERIENCES? H.enfe^we have the vital test of the righteously committed soyl. U comes from the husbaiiJ or wife in the home. It comes for the teacher ’ in the classroom. It comes for the preacher in the eWucch,. It comes; for the man trying to build a business. , I Just rg,ad it. io the c»se of the leaders 6t oiir biggest in surance ■ company'' in Its early struggles of survival. Yes, it Comes' to individuals In everf area 'of noble worthwhile en deavor. 'it came to a 'minister in the struggle for Social' Justice and in the dark crisis he could, thank God, say with Paul I jnust go on. . ioiUh oe«d5 to taqiw that if they would be somebody > or do anything they muk havfl' tfaii great spiritual nuality. DiScipliQe is the price of success. DisdipUpr is at 6ie heart of the Christlari religion. We see it in Jesus’.call for self denial. ■' We must choose. Why? '. Well you cannot have everythitig.-The person who tries to get everything usually ends up losing Every thing. If you would be an honest human being you must shun thievery. Thus, you must decide between honesty and dishonesty. It Is im possible to have hoQi at' the same time. We discipline our selves in accepting the npble and excluding the ignoUe. . In building a life that earriei> the guarantee or waranty of th' Eternal God, we must say with Paul I an;) going on in pursuit oi the' highest ideals iii spite of dangers. firing of Mr. La»i’. li Aoes not believe this, then he' is guilty of assassioati^ tlw character of ah innocent g^vtrotAeat e*njj^oj’e«.,Iii either case, his actioi) Ae^rves the attention of president Keui^f. is difficult to believe that tbf Pre.sf^rNit would want to keej) a cabinet membef s^ucfa little integrity or who stoops slaj|t4«r- "■■"yi""'?' .! -'■>— The Negro WM«t al&o evideaice a sense of responsil)ility. was born with a race problem, and is icbarged by history W'ith part of tfcr riecpMi£M]ity to eliminate that sociaJ £anf^r. The ifegro discharges this responsibility by a)ppting the liberal view, by actiiig in ev^ry vv^y to eliminate all arti ficial limttotiona the minds and hearts o# all men.—Frcm "The Act and Art of Being a Negro/' b^ Louh Lomax in THE URBAN ITE. (This is the 5th of a series explaining public welfare in Norfh Carol’na) Today’s case history from the files of North Carolina’s county departments of public welfare,^, another example of how the ^ to dependent children prog'rjatt'' helps families become indepen dent. Aid to dependent childr^ is a money payment for needy id- P“nflpnt children who have be^n; deprived of parental care and support b*cause of the death, physical or mental incapacity or continued absence from the home of one or both parents, whether natural, step or adoptive. When Doris and her husband seprrated five ye|fi;s ago, she was left with three ^all children to support. The 09^ work she could get was dom^^ labor and hrr earnint;s wergjaat sufficient to provide for her^amijy. She was rli'’ihle to receiva-an ’ aid to de pendent children-payment from the public welfare «^ice. Doris continued working as a domestic, but all the while she was turn- in;; over in her mind the idea of prssibly attending college. She had completpd her high school education before marriage. She discussed the idea ef going to college with h«c.' casewiQrJuer from the county departmejxt of public welfare and received encouragement. The casewAiker was instrumental in securiof f scholarship for Deris at the jwui- or collcge in the city where she was living. Also the casew.orlter's own sorority helped Doris by bF> viding some money to help her when new financial diffic.u).ties arose. Doris was j^ble to att,*iid cla.sses at nigh^ aad M^tifiue her work as a domeatic 4*uiju the day. She successfully cbi^lcted two years of collegei y. Then she had to make a seccmd cpalor decision. ShAuM -she' - or could she continue v.bisi' .C'etlege work and obtain a degree? ^was-no four-year-oolle^ ; 10 CdSitinuiag \uit educa- ti^ {would mean that she would a^ 6fily have .to maintain her ,ve4St^B* .tu another town, but would have te leave her ^s latter proM^m w*s stster-io-layr .atier- ed toj^t^fe'ioir UuB children sotiiat -DKNt(.^quld graduate and receive the (dipic^a that would m^an so mu^ to her in the 'i^ptvute- The caseworker entered the picture again and helped Doris obtain a work scholarriitp. She was also able to ?et her a place to stay in the home of i( faculty member. A year passed ' ynd Doris’ scholastic record was so good that the scholajtshifi was ex tended to her senior year. Doris was able to k^^t ric|es with friends on most Weekends and was able to visit her children often. She is very grateful for 4hie woade»^ul sister4n-)aw who ma^ ft poaaible for her to attend coH^gf. Doris is thiTy-two years old, and this Fall when she draws her first pay check a primary (.eacher ifl the pu^Up' Mho^l •ystem of North Cardlipa. win be dropped from to de- ^eiv^t ic^iliijlfan. tti# bu been receiy.ing an aid fo depen(^ent £hiI4reii |rant for har children for five yejirs. At last^ sh«e h/is a^eved her ^oal of hpln|E self- supptyllng and of in a position to ^e her ehitdr^ pome of the advantages ihf w»nt» for thepi. ' "Postmaster Continued from front page Pohlhauae pf ^jUihingbW repre-. hearing. "It l#w )a as unl^t i/or tfiryiee as the Postmaster General alleges, the charges against him\ should have bei4i austainedr”'£arter said. •‘Not to do so is cowardly and dis honorable.” The NAACP general counsel expressed the opinfoii that Day’s statement had raised '‘grave doubts as to his suitability for the cabinet post he holds.” In Washington. C^enee Mit- ''helli director af the AasoclatiOB’s Washinfton bureau, charged that Day “now i*eveals that he will use his cabinet post to smear the repu tation of a mail carrier who dares to take a stand against discrimi nation. Day shows by his actibn that be is .unfit for the office he hol|ds.” Mitchell, who has been active 'hroughout the case on behalf of Tyaw. was a witness at the hear- ijig before the departmental grie vance Qommittee. He testified that he had been informed by a high Aoatal official that Law was go- 'ng to be d.isc;harScd eve^ before ''Ormal charge.i had been made ^gajpsj. hipi.. , , To Senatur Ctffford Case -(B’.i,N Con^^ J frj«w frwt Pag^* through Coinserv^Uon and lie- Source-Use ^Iducation Practices” is the theme of the o»ne day mteting, which will at(U»ci high school supervisers, principals, teachers, students, and parents from all sections of the state. Others par^pating in the pro- ,g(am include: Miss Maude E. Freeman, supervisor of Halifax County Schools, Elliott B. Palmer, pHneipal of Lakeview Elementary Si^ool of Durham; Mrs. Clara E. Oiuiglas, supervisor of Forsyth County Schools: Mrs. Naomi A. Morgan, prasident of the Durham Assowatlon of Public School Teach- tfs; W. J. Hankins, president of ♦he NOC Student Government; and Mrs. Wibna C. Bryant, Person County High School. Continued from front page. A native of Raleigh, Judge De laney stated he was more worried about presprvinf! civil liberties than civil rights because of attacks c(n those liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. ,''6|vil lii«rtles must be the fore• T;),the fostma^ef Genii^rsr^ state-’ruiinef of Jiv^l Tights,” he de- Tient l«fas *‘lh()cfclihg, offwsive to '^cency and uttarly, without ^le- 'ard for fair play . . a cruel, 'eliberate ^ffqrt to besmirch with- )ut justificatioh.” _ -Marshall ContinuM from front page dai*ed. Judge Delaney said fifrther that c^titt^onal freedoms must _ be pssured before civil rights, created by .Jaw, can be assured. . Delaney was preceeded earlier [ in the day by a group of speakers at three panels who sounded similar warnings. The House UnAmerican Activit ies Committee, by publicly identi fying opinions and beliefs of Ueveqs, General Sessions Judge' private individuals, has tucmed ,"homas Dickens, City Court Judge society back to parochial days, 'Francis lUv^, and Chicitgo At- Frank J. Donner said. ►orney Aohf^ Ming.. I -Rock 'fl Roll Also Geor^ C!ra>R'fo^, Sovereign' '•rand Cpmioaii^er, Supreme Coun- 'il, iNoi^t^fl'n J.urjsdlction of Prince '{all JlilasOi^;: IauIs E. Martin,! Continued from front page deputy DirMtor of' the Democratic Another officer said he moved 'Jatiansl Ct»nmittee and publisher jnfo the mob to make an arrest ■f the MICmCA^ CHhONICLE; .gnd got bitten on the hand while V r t h u r B. ■, Spiftgarn, NAACP yjg dragging a man off the dance floor. One of the spectators or dancers, it was reported. rippcd|« Anold’s gun and holster from tirs belt. The gun was still missing Tuesday. Arrests were being made early Tuesday moroiny, but name* ''resident, Howard University Law School Dean $pottswood W, Rdt> 'nsonj m, former New 'Vork City '’oiiole Commissioiier Stephen P. 'enni^y and Bishop Stephen ^pbttsWood, Chairman of the 'JAACP. ■' ‘ Judge Uarshall’s wile, OeciUa, ind his .twp sons, .Ihurgood, Jr., I were not made available. t, and John,, 9 v«k snui an- ] ■ootera ^ ; Leial Def^nae .Fun d (General '^unsel Jack ..Qreehberg who suc- 'eeded Mr., Uarsh^ 'aa hiead of the Legal Defensd fWd, inembers >tf the Defense Fund ^ard; kind the. entire staff were present. '■ iiefore adniihiateri^g the oath of office; Chief Judge J. Edward Continued from front page 6ui%^ett, Tarboro, Recording Secret ary; J. B. Harren, Rocky Mt., Public Relations Director; Miss Lula Smith, Goldsboro, State Youth Secretary; Edward Opton, .f.umbard read «:li|rie| stat^ntjn_ jr.; Vmith Cm. Letter to the Editor We, the people of Durham, are' sending a letter of question to. our City and County Gov.erament along, witn over one thousand petitionnrs. t We want to see if-we still have a free Government by the peo ple, for the people, an^. of: the people, or do we hav^ a^c^po Government? .V' "60 WE HAVI THt TO VOTft" ' It hasn’t beeo long pur good office holders aa.id«^'^4 I’ quote: ' , . “Eaect me bepause I'aift ' tor you—the people.” So we elected them oir Mieht of jutsification of wprd, and aow we find we are being neglected for the sole purpose to support big industries and large busi nesses. We find that the people own the Welfare and the so-called “Little man” who has barely enough to live on, are having to help support the big billionaires in their big enterprises. We ask each and every one of our citizens today—‘‘would you be a popular American today, having your loved one’s hames taken in for taxes, and water dis continued because yxiu felt ths| they shoud pay part of some biilionnaire’s tax, which says ht can’t live syithout, pr if you dpn’t ^ make your dear dd mother or Dad give part of his disability check, or h>8 Kelfar.e c^eclc lip helping pay his tax ar ex^cessivf water bill, he witl have to dia contimve enplayia^ a faw peo ple which ha\^ tj«en makj^aig )4ro thousands of idoUara ea«h i^ar. TiuU we fi^ in hiw ft opt Am.ericjin .citi^iei), but one ,;thait would do everything tp ^ disabilities cryif p| bre|id. The people hav^ a*^ed Cit|r Council and County 'Con^min^^ era- to aawart ttf vvhich he. uid: “Od behkcf «f aljt tiv judges^ of this Cqiirt, ^we. ' itpuiit our^ves' fortunate in ftat the l^sidlftiU hw seen fH to fill one pf th^. newly '■reated circuit , jutigeahips by nom-. >nating sp eaiii^eot^ a(>d tWe a member of out ^r ,as Mr.: Thurg«(od li(«ir$tvt^.. ;,. ,, , Continued frbin. front, pisge -Sincerity ferenee and President, puke Uni versity Chapter from Durham; Mrs. G. B. Hamiltoa, Goldsboro. -Dentists Continued from front page .C3ain Victavia JPyner, Daisy Oupn, Annie Gilmore, Evelyn McKissick, Th^ma, Parish, Mearlenee John son, Alberta Fitts, Lernaine WeyV- Gladys Faucette, Elirabeth Knicht, Rebecca Ford, C. D. BroWn, Millie Williams. Cornetta Williaips, Alice Davis, Flora Stevens, Jeait. Washington, Lula Finch, Moiell Fouiider’s Day Cpmmitt^. Rh)M wilt deliver the kifcyriote sddtesi'H 11 k.m. if meet which'Pettiford, Bessie Pratt, Margarat w»U also fMture a reeolutlod from G^Ui^, Horti^se JJcClinton, Lottya the iMacd of tiUisteee offioially doMpg thv yaar.-'limg *old«n An- nikeraa^y eaUdM^ion. 4nd a cere mony De-ded|eatiBg the college “to the p^t h«lf^,twy-” Fourtdtr’s Day activ,|ties will in> dud* V lui«rtifei>a^ an,d gra'vaside rites at peechwoc^ Cemetery in comipemoi'atibn pf the late Dr. James E. Shepard, founder and first president of NCC. Own and^uth'Betts. as they promised, and to consid-i er everybody can’t own a pink I Cadillac—or a home With steam! heat and air conditions, but they have the same rights to live as you who live on Knobb HUl and the like. We would an love to live in luxury with lots of good things but we arc not all fortunate Cbtltiniied Crom front page attd listen to the performance of North Carolina College’s band. A writer for an afternoon daily ask ed wonderin^ly, “When have I seen this happen before?” enough. Although if little or big, we like to' feel that we are a part of our town and country in which we live. That, my friends, is the one version which has held the Con stitution of the people together —for this, we hope! R. S. Pridgen fuU^had every ^turday pi Durban), N. C. bjr Vnited Puhl^hera, Inc. f.. e. AiUSTJN, FluhUaher Talaphi«e; m-aetS aa4 fiSl-SBM Bntarad aa «i»coa4 cI|m jnattar at the Ppal Ottlfiif mt Durhaai, North CaaoliM. widar tb# «f March a, Un OuciMn, NoMb Canaina Pmi0 i09ftt4 ft U$ it. M.B. fOrniBOS. ControlUf IlWCMftiOM lAW: MJO rm ms
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