TMl CARO LI IV A TIMES
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1962 DURHAM, N. C
ONLY GOVERNMENT ACTION WILL MAKE HIM RESPECT THE LAW
For Negroes of N. C to Ckange Their Party
As the time ap|)Toaches for the regbtratiwa
boofc* to open for tjip primary in May ami
% efection in of this year, the
Carolina Times would like to once again re
mind Negro Toters and citizens of North
iarolina of their sad state of affairs from a
political and economic standpoint in this state,
ft is oar hop*, that wbeii they consider the
ol»ttcr ot registetiog for. the primary a/d
fltctton this year that they will do so prayer-
tb^ amd tiiougbtlii%. •
For more tha» 25 year»^, this newspaper,
witb ether iiittrests and citizens of our
group, has advo«arted jJyylty »nd full support
of the Democratic Party hi tlj^ state. Because
th« D«mocrati« Party^ was the plitical or-
Ifwiaatiion in power aiid control of the affairs
in North Ca**Kiia, w* honestly believed for
tht geed ot aR concerned that loyalty and
support of its issues and candidates was tha
better road to foHow.
h was o«c Negro
voters and si|iz*ii.fcad^ve4 their loyalty
and worth tika|. sn^wot^'be a»pl>..*eward
ed the same n »f fSitt jiuty faithfuls.
It now appcM% hM«veii^"'ihat w« b»xe been
•aAy tntsta^*9 mi thmlnMattH of even a
•embiMce of reward,^ Ncf^o voters of North
Cvotina have heen deliberately kicked in the
teeth by |)m DenocMtic prty oi this state.
Because of thii^tMt «tl2taie, we now call
for a chanfc of party ^fifiafion on the part
of Negro voters of North Carolina.
The gubernatorial ejection of 1960 saw the
Negro voters en n:ia»e, saVe the day for the
Democratii: Pafty i&4hia state. We felt this
•was the kind bf action and loyalty that would
diemand recognition beyond ^hat of the token
handouts of. the past. Instead, the same old
tiail has be«9 lollowjed with not one single
reward beyond that of a few honorary ap
pointments otr?boardir;&ad committees that
from a ^nanekl standpoint arc worthless.
All of tIMs while Negro leaders have pleaded,
begged and urged that "tKcir people be re
warded with appointments to some of the
many hi|[b-salaried J||»t;have been tend
ed out right aad left f>y‘ North Carolina’s Gov
ernor Terry Sanford.
Wf think it is time for Negro voters of
North Qifol^ %o etop being "m the bag"
have aptolutely nothing to
lim by »«i_v«ting aa Repnbli-
Cins exeepC ;« honorary positions on
boards and commiisioiQ'that, from a financial
stondpoint, arc meaningless.
The actual picture and state of affairs of
!he Negfo In Nofftli Cafotirta mwtosFs that
under the Party rule, with the ex
ception of the teaching profession and other
jobs (ksifned to pertetuate segregation, he
on tike oiltsidit Ibohing tn. Not a single
Negro it entplfi^ad ht the National Guard or«
the state Highway Patrol. In the state capital
there it aol’ a tingle Negro stenographer,
clerk, bookkeeper or employee except in a
segregated office, beyortd that of a jamlK)r
Of maid. In the courts not even an assistant
district attorney.
As pointed out ia a .se«ie» of articles by
Gene Roberts in the News and Observer of
Raleigh:
“Despite ‘equal eaiplwywent’ laws g®ver-
ning coiUracting firau, only 4.5 per ceat of
the contracting companies that emplioycd
Negroes utilized tNm m managerial and
supervisory position*. Another 5.5 per cent
hired them for clerical and stcnograpUc
jobs.
State government employment, like the
positions in private industryia also largely
closed to Negroes> Ont ot the more than
7.000 jobs in Raleiglt's "Capkot Square'’
area, there are tess than two doxea Negiees
who hold jobs above the rank of janitor and
messenger. ' i
There are three Negro Mcretark* setvinf
one Negro Welfare DcpartiMiii adwimatoa-
tor and seven Negro e4ucati(t» «upeinraM>rs
in the Department of INblk ItMtvtMtieiii. ^
State Prison Department hea4l¥«rteva em
ploys three Negroes—a lehabtiitation sti^-
visor. a chaplain a^ a prison rcerf»tion
assistant.
Negro employment oppoftunitiea an
limited in State government atitsidie of Sal-
eigh. but not as severely a* ia the State ad^
ministrative offices. The ProbatKHi CcNnmis-
sion has three probation officers; the State
AlcohoHc Beverage Control Board has eight
Negro investigators, and Negro mental in
stitutions are heavily staffed with Negroes.
There are also Negro positions in High
way Department maintenance and truck
crews and witk the State Healtk Depart
ment laboratories and dental hygiene teams.
The State prisons system which has more
Negro inmates than white, has eight Negro
guards and five Negro matrons in a total
guard force of 1,249.
Other Negro prison jobs are confined to
an all-Negro unit in Guilford County and a
Negr^ youth center in GeldSsboro.”
Ag^in, we say it is time for a change, and
we ask in all sincerity, what has the Negro
in North CaroliM g«t to kiae by changing his
iagj^ ^*e, therk h tile proiabflity that «^nce
he We determination to sever his con
nection with a party that pefuses to reward
him for his loyalty, he eventually stamds to
gain.
When the books are opened next month, we
nrg« Negroey of North CaroKna to- register
Republican as never before. We urge students
in our high schools and colleges, we urge our
ministers and others in places of leadership to
leave no stone unturned to insist and see that
every Negro man and* woman who is qualified
registers and. votes RepuWican. The time has
come for a change.
COURT
i
Most People TM Glenn's
Space FUght Was Viluable
'■3.
Oo you think this frantic
attiKsct to reafih #ie moon
will be of any beneftt to man
kind?
This was the question asked
on the TIMES Inquiring Re
porter this week, and ioUow-
ing are some oi the answers.
Miss Gwen Davis, IBll
Payetteville St.: "Yes, because
1 think it will further man’s
knowledge of things he sees
everyday.”
,W. W. Bolden, 214 Formosa
Ave.: "I think so . . because
of the fact they’re trying.
That must mean something.”
Earl Lambeth, 310 Fekfte
Ave.; “Yes, I think so» The
possibilities are limitless be
cause we might find resources
there that we might need
here. We might even be able
to find new material there
that might further us scienti-
«calfy.”
Wilbert Lyons, 1002 Fargo
St.: “I don’t see where reach
ing the moon will improve
anything.” ,
W. G. Rhodes, 508 Price
Ave.; "I think reaching the
moon would be of tremendous
benefit to us, even though
they may not succeed. The
LYONS
scientific benefit would b* of
much help to us.”
Mrs. Mamie Cuttino, 2205
Chautauqua Ave.: “I don’t
think so. In the first plaeei |
don’t think it’s going to -eyef
come to pus. I think by at
tempting to reach the 'iteopn
they’re meddling in Cfod’s
business and I don’t thhik
he’ll permit that to happen."
^IRITUALINSIGIfr
Bf REV. HAR(ttJ> ROLAND
SATCHEL PAIGE’S STORY
Life is bicompleie Without Some
Task Done for Jesus Christ
"The Oldest Rookie That Ever
Walked Into the Major Leagues
The Tremendous Price of Justice for Negroes
The United States Supreme Court finally
got around to making ij^^mphatic last Monday i
that segregation laws in both interstate and
intrastate travel hatv^-^ean outlawed as un
constitutional. The emphatic blow to travel
segregation in the South comes after nearly
a hundred years of indignities-suffered by
ilegroet in this country on. trains and later
M btises. If tW laws are unconstitutional now,
they were ttnconstitntional iwhen they were
first enacted. As, iapracticaL as it may seem,
it appears to us that the raih-oad and bus
lines that operated segregated faciMtics,
•«fht to baiw.tQ pay in some way for the
images strffered* by Negro citizens of the
country when traveling in thfc southern states.
While many 4te r’ejoicing over this latest
victory won against the forcis of'«»egreg^ion,
we would Kke to call our readers*' attention
to tBe tremeniteos*price in- time, money and
energy it haa cort fo *tain this morsel of
justice. We would also like to remafnd them
of othe:^ important straggles now being
waged in the |p^ to caution them
against weakeninf - df'fetHng tip. The flpht
mutt b« waged on all fronts intelligently
Ii»cia|lll>tte8
MMifeat mmg Bit
"You wUl ka told ot the
taakt that arc laid on you
..." 22ttO
God has a task for every
redeemed soul. Have you
found the place God has for
you in his Eternal plans? You
ara saved for a purpose. You
are expected to use the gifts
yo^ have from God to serve
your fellow man. Many are
like Paul. We have great gifts
but they are being misused.
Paul’s great gifts were being
used ia vengeful and un>
creative tasks. Thus he] Is
sdjspad'on hig^ay,
inner t^i^l
formation - the results are re
pentance, conversiofj or re
generation. He puts it bekati-
fully later in the Bpistie to
the Church at Corinth when
he says. . “If any man is in
Christ Jesus he is a new
efealure . . WttW TO grrat'
gift is enlisted in a task em
bracing the iM'oclamatlon of
the Gospel of God’s redeem
ing love.
He who finds a task in
pod’s rich purpose will find
the haw>iest fulfillment. We
see so many people who are
wasting their great gifts.
They are geniuses at evil and
they end up in emptiness and
misery. We see many of these
ev^l geniuses in' the destruc
tive organzations of gangland
and organized crime. What
these, evil geniuses might have
added to life had they found
their place and used their
great gifts for God Almighty.
God has a place and a task
for every life. You, and you
alone can decide how you are
-Contest
Continued from front page
8onus votes will be given for
at DaAaii, N.
IV VMM FnMMtani, be.
L K Ainnr, . FtthlMMr
at tha ftet CMtaa
it ttirtw, Mcdi Candlna. oader tiia Act of
Ibt^ I. l«7t
. MhMi Ceeetea '
k|m|ltf^at4IIK SMUpMT M.
and with a determination that knows no let
ap, not alone tor Negroes fcuf for the nation
as a whole if it is to hold its phice hi the
forefront of frea peo|^s of the yvorld.
It will be interesting ta observe whav steps
states like Mississip^, Alabama and Lonisiana
wit! now take to maintain their segregated
policies in travel. It is our opinion that no
stone will be left untured by Negto-hating
bigots in the three statea tn dam up the on-
rushing tide against the tumbling walls of
segregation in the Sopth. Southerners must
have some one to look down on whereby their subscrMption secured in ta-
j *1. XT ee j half of a minister. See the ad for
ego may be mflated, and the Negro affords ,
about the only example in the entire nation subscription.
unable to defiend himself against the white The relative standing of each
southerners’ inferiority complex. contestant will be published each
week and the actual standing at
It appears to us that what a majority of the end of the contest,
southern states need is an interracial com- So don’t wait Get on the ball
mitec composed of sensible and courageous **** minister the vaca-
peophr of both races wh« will dfckire them- “®MiniLrs“n'Z!nated to sbai« In
selves in faror of^ abiding by the decisions of the big prizes at presstlme in-
the highest court of the land and not defiance, elude:
In the end the federal cottrts wilt be upheld, **''•
and no one state or group of states whether Elliott.
north, south, east of west will be tolerated siizabeth City ’
that defies them. Rev. Wilson W. Lee,
Statesville S.0M
WELL Min; COLONEL CLENN '
Burlington
It may trothlully ka said that agnation’s Rev. E. J. Love,
heart travcHed^ with Colonel Glenn oh his Point
historic tiuree fMglkts arowid the earth Febru- E. Brown,
ary. 1962; The appreciation which has been r^v. ch«. W. Anderson.'
disphyed to Ccdoael Glenn and his family has Greensboro
been wett earned 1^ » bramt and comngeous Rev. O. L. Sherrill,
man. Raleigh j.OOO
In pride we turn to Cape Canaveral and,
especially, to Cofenrt Gl«n« and extend thmn y p Buhaet,
oiu afawnant thwlU tKaciab iMildMi*. dmpel wn i,«bo
going to use. your Ufa. Will
your life count or will It ba
wasted? You are free to
choose. In spending your life
for God you will find true
happiness and fulfillment.
No one else can fill your
place in life. We all should
ponder this critical, decisive
thought. If you fail, then your
niche in life will be vacant.
Then, awake, arise and take-
your place in life. If your fall
to fill yoi^ place, how can
you appear before the Judg-
Mseiit ^at of Christ. It will be
HH^teifiBg to go
heffjra th»
J\idge. Then let us
arl#> Mid be about the task
has for m. Hnny, do
your work while it Is day.
Soon and too idea tha night
wHl come. Time , is swiftly
passiinr. Time the stuff «t
Jife wUl soon be spent.
Bemet^er, you and you alone
can do the task ^pod' has for
yam. t» do.
What a satisfeJbbn to be
able tn say .wten Uie sun sets
b» your life i have done my
Gadrgiven task. The sun wlU
soon set mid your' day will be
avtr. It is indeed tragic that
the sun seenui to set b^ore
the task is done; Please
rememteer there is so much
left to be dona and there is
so little time left. Thus each
soul needs to say with Jesus
in the temple at twelve: . . .
Yes, We All Talk
By MARCUS H. BOULWARE
^ QUiESSnnipN: Ple^ discuss
amendind the motion by
substitution. -Mrs. L. P.
AiNSWiER: The purpose of
an amendment is to make
the wording of the main
motion more agreeable to the
members. One of the methods
used is amending by substi-
, tut|on.
Siwpose that thf fi^owlng
NMlnwmolton Mtaa '’bet|ig dis- f‘
cussed:
“M*. Chairman, 1 nuive.tbat
we send five delegates to the
annual c(»ferenee.”
During the discussion, it
may be stated that the trea
sury will not permit sending
five parsons. iHanoe, ■ another
member mights say:
“Mr. Chairman, I move that
we amend the motk>n by
striking out the word ‘five’
and putting in its place the
word ‘two’,”
RjEADBRS: For my parli
amentary law chart of mo
tions, send a self-addressed,
long business envelope and
forty cents to Dr. M. H. Boul-
ware, Florida A&M Uni
versity, Box 310, Tallahassee,
Fla.
It was a great night, that
Friday in August 1M8 when
“the rookie” won the game
for the Cleveland Indians
against the Chicago White
Sox. The rookie was Satchel
Paige, aged 42, the first Ne
gro to pitch in the American
League and the oldest rookie,
white or colored, to make the
majors. In “Maybe I'll Pitch
Forever” (Doubleday, March
23$ he tells his phenomenal
story to newspaper man David
Lipman, who was working for
the Kansas City Star when he
first met Satchel.
Satchel Paige was bom July
■r, 1806, in Mobile. At seven
^as toting ^ga at the rail-
' help suppoH hi
widowed mother and feed the
thirteen hungry mouths fe»
the family . ... for a dime a
bag. As he tells It: "We
weren’t going to be eating
much better if I made only a
dime at a time, so I got ,me
a pola and some ropes, liist
let me sling two, three, or
four satchels at one time. My
invention wasn’t a samrt-look-
ing thing, but is upped my
income. The other kids laugh
ed. *YOu look like a walking
satchel tree,’ one of them
yetled. Soon everybody was I
calling me that. That's when!
LeRoy Paige became no moral
and Satchel Paige took over.j
Nobody called me LeRoy, no-j
body except my Mom and thaj
government.’ !
Satchel began his pitching*
career by throwing rocks at!
bottles, birds, and little boys’)
heads. He began playing base-j
ball' with a semi-pro team ini
the South at a buck a gama!
if there was any money; a*
keg of lemonade if theral
wasn’t. He rose to .tha
greatest pitcher of the
lei^es, “kicking thM left foot
up> Tn ttie'.sky,” nidximi'
“bee ball” with hfai“
ball.” He pitched In barn
storming games against giants
like Bobby F^er and Dlaay
Dean. He played the year
around - in the East and tha-
West, in Cuba, Mexico, th«i
'DcHninican Republic, ' soma"I
times in more than 200;
games a year.
At 56 he’s still in ■ ther* - j
pitching. I
"Ceremony -Victim
Drinking and trying to dirve
is one o# the deadliest practices
business known. Thousands of Tar Heels
Life is incomplete without will be on roads this summer,
some littla task done for God vacation bound in search of re
in ^e enrlchm«)t of life for lation and pleasure. But
those about us. wherever you drive, don’t drink.
(Continued from front page) * Continued from front pag^
Sunday, police said. , '
He is scheduled for a hea^'
ing after Duke doctors can de
finitely determine whether th*’
injured man will live or die. ‘
Rev. A. W. lawson,
Durham 5.000
Rev. R. L. Speaks,
Durham 5,000
Rev. W. R. Foushee,
Chapel HUl
Rev, Loais Wade,
Onford 8,080
BUhop Wm Johnson,
Winrton-Salem ...i 5,000
Bev. J. A Baewn,
Durham
Bav. Mahdn Chester Swann^
Dariwn IkOM
Rev. J. W. Barnes,
DariiaM 5,000
liar a. Di Hanis,
Durham 6,000
Rev. A. I. Holman,
Hillsboro ; . . ^ 8.000
Rav. Johnny J. "JooSes,
Harris Thompson. Death was at
tributed to a heart attack. ^
Harris had been in Washing
ton since January where he had
gone after suffering an attack
earlier in the month.
He was working as a recrea
tion supervisor in Thomasville
when he was stricken, and left
hia jA under the advice of
physicians.
The deceased was bom on
Oct. S, 1S33 in Norfolk, Va., son
of the late Charlie Harris and
Mrs. Marion Harris Thompson.
He accompanied hia mother to
Durhaqa as a boy and spent
most or^ childhood and youth
adult tite In the city.
He attended the public schools
of the city and earned the A.
B. degree in 19S7 and the B. S.
ing naw accounts.
A. E. Spaars. senior vlca
prasidant of tha firm, said the
bank's afflcars ware "highly
ptaasad" with tha result and
tha aad af tha first day's
oparationa.
Savacal; of tha Dnaliam. K.
C. firm's top axacuttVas and
Chartofta dlgnitarias ware on
hand for the ribbon-cutting.
Charlotta Mayor Stanford R.
Brookshira waleomad tha firm
to Chazlotta.. Dr. R. P. Parry,
prasidant of Johnson C. Smith
tJniva^slty, also mada walcom-
ins zamarks. Bank prasidant
John H. Whaalar raipoadad.
Rev. K. Malvln Taylor, of
CUHton A. M. E. Zlan Church,
aifaiad prayer.
-Xourf
Raleigh 8,0001 degree in at North Caro-
Rav. R. C. TroiMcfiaM,
■aM|»
Ra«. A. D. Moseley.
Barium
8^010
8^000
-Harris
Cantinoad from ftraat pace
Baptiat Chureh.
Hw sarvieealwwa bean ehadtt-
led fbr 1:30 p. m- The Rev. Miles
Mark fidM>, pastor, will preside.
Burial will be at BaeAwood
^«tery.
IhrrSi diad to 'fhAtnctan,
p. C. on Mbndhr. V'tb. Hft Oa
Bomtofhte
lina College.
iDurlng his itiQr In Durham,
ha was active hi racaeatianal
i;MOCrams aijd waa at one tfme
a, member of the supervisory
staff ot the White Roek Bapti^
Church raereatkm d^rtmant.
He waa a memliiw aC White
Bock.
In Tbomasvilla, he was aetive
in chur^ aMairik ama a Sun
day School teacher uid a
member of the lltomasvllle
Masonic lo^.
In addition tq hia nwthar,
Ibtrl* ia survived ^ a step-
fBOter„ Ames Tliompaob,
Continued from front page
“aettled' beyond queation that
no state may require segregation
of interstate or intrastatii trans
portation facilities."
*rhe Supreme Court did not
rule directly that Mississippi
laws were unconstitutional but
it said similiar rulings have been
made In a number of prkw cases.
“The question is no longer
open. It is foreclosed,’* the
ophsCon sMd. The language was
viewed as a blanket declaration
of law as far as racial segrega
tion of travel facilities are con
cern^ wlMther within a state
or across state lines.
“Briefs
Can^noed from ftant pac^
stored to ninth graders at
Littia Biver on fuasday. fhe
•ewral
-NAACP
Continued from front page ,f
Flood and Mickey Allen wwa a
few of the prominent figures to,
take part in the three day meet
ing, held at the Masonic temple |
here.
-Integrate !
Continued from front page j
tried the patience of our Ne*j
gro citizens.” I
4. “Time has about run out.'
Indications are that the courtoj
will soon require effective de*!
segregation if it is not donaj
voluntarily.” {
■Boycott
Continued from front page
they can’t expect us to
spending our money, making the
rich and at the same time they’ji
denying us equal job opportuif
ties and all other civil
said ^nks.
■Bank
Continued from front piige !
structure at Beatties Ford Rnad
arid Trade Street win fbBo|
Milton's address ' and contlniM
through 9 p. n». •
new Charlotte district o*
nient ttest alho' bt adi^lt^J t^e North Carolli^
Mutual Life Insurance Comp^T
are housed on the sec«md
will te uw4 to tlw
to evatorta thia |T