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THE CAROLINA TIMES " a-A—SATURDAY, MAY It, T96J DURHAM, K. C/ HOW LONG WILL THIS BE AMERICA’S WORLD IMAGE, MR. PRESIDENT? Hvm* ResignatiQn Fromlhe School Bodrd The resignation of K. N’. Harris frirtn tl(c f'Uy lioEr4 of Edjucation because of ill health is to be repotted, No man in rhirhnm pos- »Mses a hi^lier sense of responsihHity to ail the people or more inteprity. As a pioneer nember of his race on the City Conncil and the City Board of Education, Harris has been ! ble to render a great contribution, not only 10 the city’s education program but in ac- uainting the opposite proup with the ability {nd capacity of an intelligent member of his lice. Above all, he has been in a position to j roperjy interpret the desire!!, ambitions and i spirations of Negro citizens here with ro- I ard to its program of efiucation. In his last effort to serve all the citizcn^ ( f Durham to thel)est of his ability the hi^h- st tribute to Harris’ integrity, courage and ; traight-forwardness was probably paid him }t last Monday niRht’s meeting when no nember of the Board would second his mo tion to make the new pupil assignment map fpply to^U elpiijentary schools and to iunior ftnd senior high school student* well. F.vory Tnember the Boaisd.who was present at the meetitig, if h# wilt do jljst a little soul-search ing, is compicllcd tQ IfnoiV that Harris’ mo tion carried with it the_ ort^'^IIB'nest -aiwi rtffbt poursi to pursue. single member of the Board of Education |>«»*tssed «|ually as mi^ch courage and foreiight is not Qnly a high tribute luit (ksignates Harris as about the only member of the board- who is .‘u position to listen to the dictate^ of his (Ki'H conscience. In the next four nr fiv* years, if not before, an honest effort of integration in the public scho()ls will be instituted. Every person who has an ounce of common sense knows that such a program is inevitable and that thos* who stand in the way now will be considered stupid by the coming generations. It is in deed a singular honor to know that the lone Negro on the Board kept faith not so much with his constituency, but with himself. As suggested by Harris, th? City Council should apppint another Negro to fill the va cancy which his resig nation has created. As indicated by him: "There are many Negro citizens well qualified to fill the position.” I* is our feeling that it wduld be a step back ward if the Negro citizenry is denied repre sentation on the B9^rd. In |act^ we are of the opinion that there ^o^ld be two of three Negro represcntative,^s on. it if .Dufham is to make the progr^ii tbouldi'in-t^e field of education and the succesiful trjinsition from a segregated to an. inUgri)jted school sys tem.” ' DuMs Cily Board of Edication Durham’s City Board of Education pulled another rabbil—or should we sayjiolecat—out of its hat Monday night when it--about-faced on its previous announcement that-it had au proved a new pupil assignment map that would integrate all of Durham’s elementary schools. Instead of keeping faith with the promise already made the people. ht boarM went on to limit tnlirgratteij'Irt the elementary schools to first gfa]^ school next fall. The board’s M«nday night action, therefore, brings to 'ptts% fhe pi'edictioti we implied in our editorial of May 5, in which w.‘ stated that Negro leaders of Durham will view with “extreme caution” the announce nttnt of the City Board of J£iJucation that the new pupil aMifn6ijM HwoiHti all of Durham’s schools. The lat««t move of the Board is probably being looked on as a smart maneuver and 3 wbSdi integration of. the .pubjii' •PtirtMrtii emit be ^ivcideji^or stowed e descriptipij for w«i|ld b^d«emrightcrooked, (dcr- tainiy it t«ai«f to :i^3t whatawer semblABce of confidence in asi £>ard’s Stegrity tbbre mig-ht hive* previous «isted. W© think the time has arrived nhen ronie new facet ar^ udl)L.ncedi^ on b(it); DiuTtain's City Cpuncit afid'*»ts.“Board ‘of Eilufation. Without a ma|or 't)pW’at1bn on 1hr former, there is IjttiA or no hoj>e fkr a new look in th* future kction of’the latter. .Such an opetatton on' the City, Council ip ^thc final analysis mu^\be ,'hi'ade by the people at tlio ballot TR| Council, in turn, can tlieu be relied ofi to appoint persons to the Board of Education who are abreast of the tiniis and possessed with integrity and vision o( tla- future, Unless-this Is done, the-^ucr:J stag nation exisiting in-Pii(hat9 may be expected to continue, unabi^ted, not ottly on its Boaid of Education but ^flsewherf., As it now standi, the hur^D i?f continuing the struggle for obedience ^ ihe law, which is compliance with the ruling of the U. S. ,Supreme Court, has ^ain been placed square- on the shoulders of Megro citizens. Once again they are called’on io go through the useless task ol getting ptipil assingment blanks filled out to present to the Hoard of Education, which for thf past seVeral years, with hundreds o( . Watijts, before it, has seen fit to grant oniy the very imallest token of integration^ In addition, attorneys must be hired and paid by Negro citizens along with the other e^nditures of time, energy, and money. In other Word*, the City Board of Education-apparently i» faking delight in throwinrr every poMiblf obs|acle in the path- way of thqte citizeiu who are desirous of se curing ipr their ckp^en educational athrantagel t^t cmf^ b« ofalfiiixd in a seg regated sch frankly, * a?e rt»t t!|(to »wry fori Negro** of Durham. fof the fw discent white people of tiift city; who must- li« day in and day out with peojd*: of theif own group who are so .dishbhesl, so iinffttf.nKT ornery and despicalHie to their fOuU, for whom we have the deepest fympathy,' As W the past Negroes will survive and eventually outlive their adversaries. Each struggle to over come, to endure, ilong with rte attendant suffering, will only; |i(|rve^to malce them stronger. On the othe^ ha»>d, the members of the Board of EdUcatiM) an$ others of their ilk must in the end reap die harvest of a guilty con.science, a stn's|ck soul and a dis tracted spirit. A Go^ R^istrailion But Not Eikh# Reports received from various sertions of the state bj^ the Carolina Times are to the effect that tile Negro registration for Ibe Primary to be held on May 26 was far in exeess of any held in reoent years. This is good as fas as' it goes but it is n('>t goo«l enough. We happen ,tt> know that there arc many Negro citizenjr Hvingjn rnr.nl sections of the state, especially in »g:stern NortTi Caro- Hna, who have never rfteistered. It is in these sections that^most of the effrtrt must l>e concentrated if Neproeii are'to reach their full potential as voters in this state. Also we would like to remind the new regis trants. as well as tha%ei«vho have worked to mcrease the number..^ that thev have only achieved half of their task. Unless every Ne gro who is registered, votes, liis registration Will mean nothing. -therefore, urg'e alt of them to keep up th^ good worK and see to it Satwta; at Durham. N. C.''' fcy tMtc4 PabUsbers, 'Inc. L. » AtArm, Publisher tWephoiier Tiaa “ litmd^ aa •xend clasi qattei; jft the Post Office •I Pwkmi, NaMh CaMliM. under tiha Act of Pntei, »tm Canua •• «M n PetUgrew 8L Mill; 9U0 PEB YEAB Centennial of the "Planter" One hundred years 4g\ at*’ tlirue o’clock in the morning ot May 13, 1802, the rebel- owned steamer, the Planter, moved slowly out of Charles ton Harl)or and past Fort Sumter to join the nearby Union fleet. On board were (five women, three children, the crew members and, at the helm, was Robert Smalls. The common factor in this as sorted group was that all were Neero slaves escaping to free dom. CyyPTAIN OF TtJiE PLANT ER is Robert Small’s story • from his early years a* a •lave to the years he spent •s a delegate from South Car olina to the United jStates Vuti^ess. It iii a remarkable ■story of ^a mun wiio, with courage and tenacity, fougtU for freedom and equal rights for himself and his fellow Nt groes. Written by Dorothy Sterl ing, CAPTAIN OF THE PLANTER was published by Doubleday Books for Youqg Readers in 19.18. Mrs. Sterling has also wrl^^n FRESDOII TRAIN: The Story of Har riet Tubman - the account of a slave who led others to freedom on the Underground Railroad, and MARY JANE • the prize-winning story of school Integration i n the South. Veterans Questions and Answers SHRITUAL INSIGHT HSV. HAROLD ROLAND In Weakness We Let Evil Tiioughts Become Our Destructive Master opnressive Eyotian slavery for Here are authoritative answers by the Veterans Administration to questions from former service men snd their families: Q.—Must a $10,000 GI term in- urance policy be converted tu permanent plan type insurance all at once? A.—A veteran may convert as little as $1|000 ((»* more, of, aomie) to a permanent plan while retaining the remainder as term insurance. In this way, he can stretch the conversion over several years in keeping with his Qwn financial condition. Q.—How many veterans have thus far taken advantage of the VA home, farm, or business loan program? A.—More than 8 million vet erans had made suLh loans up to December 31, 1961. Q.—Are any survivors of the Mexican War still alive? A.—No, since this war ended in 184ft, more than 110 years ago. However, there are still "AM UNHOLY VOW" “They have sworn not to eat nor dring until they have done away with him." Acts 33:21. Human beings overpowered by their evil feelings are femptind tio nnake unholy yowi. In weakness we let evil thoughts or emotions become our destructive ntasters. And every human beiog la in dang er of these inner evil foreea. It it a part of our make up or our Qod-iive* gptantial. It is a kind of unholy energjrt n is a fonn of energjr moves into destiu|^we eM* n^. Thus, we neeo*to' reme»\ her that this God-given energy can be channelled for good ir eviji purpose. We have sefn evil, criminal genuises. Suh t>eople have great, vast, ufi- Imiaginafole power but it ;i J])^rnessed for evil oy unholy purposes. So Paul, as a darinig,' courageous witness for Jes^ became the object of tl^ group with its unh)ly vowe. They vowed “not to eat nor drink until tihey have done away with him.’’ .,. An unholy vow is a waste of precious Qod givaQi,energy. Thus when we indulge in un- hofy vows we are guilty of $ shameful and sinful waste of greai God-given powers. Why waste our God-given powers when life la so short? Let us make the greatest creative use of our God-given powers. Harness your God • given powers in the service of God and to the enrichment of life for your fellowmen. Remem- ber this Is the only way you can be truly happy and ^i>>d life at it| best. I remember very vividly Uie elderly man about aeventy who had vowed yi a nwn if evv he saw |ati|>, ite hadisuried ,i^nd ired thi| vow), the years. HiS‘ lift waa wasted and em bittered. Why? Such an un holy vow is a waste of God's precious energy given us humaq beihgs. ' Hatred nurtures such an unholy vow in the heart of mahkthd. ‘The BttJte ts rtght when it says that we should guard our hearts with all di ligence. The heart is indeed the'. very fountain of our inmost thoughts and deeds. Let yi>Hr beart become poison ed with unholiness and your, whole life is beclouded. Why would men so .wilfully and deliberately pursue misery and unhappintfaa inherent in su«h unholy vows? When we make an unholy vow born of hatred, we are in for personal un happiness. Then let us beware of the planting and the grow ing of the seed of hatred in our hearts. There is a more excellent way and it is the way of love. Usually, the unholy vow harms you more than It does the other fellow. In brood ing over evil you develtn? that ipiritually uneasy Inner state called guilt. It cheapena the dignity and nobility of seU> inward knd .iecvetiy yoti' become ashamed of yourself, Thtis you are unable to live contentedly with yourself. .And you sink into the cold, dark depths of a hurtful, uneasy state of loneliness. Why? These unholy vows cut you off from a satiafying telliewiihtp with both God and man. What, then, is the conclusion to the whole matter? List us strive to think on the creative, healing thoughts of the good, ' the beautiful, the true, the peaceful and the lovely things of this life. “Honors Dixie Minister Interprets Gospel and the Race that the Primary of Majr 26 will be a high day in the pohticid'hiatlfny ,^ibf' Negroes of North Carolina. Every single Vote is needed and we trust no Negro eitiven who is qualified will fail to exercise' hfs'right. to vote in the Primary. '' ' Ft)llowing fhe Priiflaty, we would like to see organized all over North Carolina register and vote clubs in prc|^ation for the Novem ber election. From now uatil then eveiry pos sible effort must be put forth to increase the number of Negro registrants and voters to a point where their influence will be. felt at the ballot box. Once this is dune many of the in sults and abuses committed against Negroesj ’by congressmen from North CaroNna will be abolished. We say again that the solution is not complaining, criticising or crying, but in registering and voting. We commend those who have worked so, hard to increase the voting strength of Negroes in North CaaoUna. in doing so, however,‘we^ would like to uvfe them to not let up one minute but conlinue fkeis eltorts until the gospel of registering tnd voting is carried to the remotest corners of the state and every Negro man aadr wowkd MiiN»ca« (tuntify, regis- tjrs and votes to eveiy etertion. The increase recorded for tine f fimary ia good but it far short of being enough If all mtfiprUWM wer« laid io. a coouaoa heap, whence evciqwoe otvst HJn an equal portion, mo«t peepl* wo»M be eaateMt to take their own and) diipert.—Socratee. PREACHING OK RACE Autbon R. Fiedarlck West) Bethany Press, ,gf. Louis IftssMui, 19B2; 160 pa0e. •3.50. Reviewed by John W. FlemlM EDITOR'S NOTE; M y. Fleming is director of Chrial’ ian Education of Ike General State Baptist Convention of North Carolina. Dr. West, a Southerner who has followed the problems and progress of the South as a minister and teacher, lives in the capital of North Carolina at Raleigh. He holds degress from Lynchburg College and from the Yale Divinity School Serving as pastor of St. Paul Christian Church, he alao finds time to serve as a part- tin»e Instructor in the School of Religion, Shaw University, and ‘.o participate in the re ligious, civic, and recreational life of the immunity. The author of this provoea- tive work is aware of a danger ous modern ,trend which Is robbing Christianity of soim of its dynamics. That is the trend to limit the scope of re ligion, to circumscribe It, and to narrow its impact. In the South, as well aa i^ the other regions of tM country. Negro-white relation ship, the source of many pie> ' TJleffiST biW the secular and many cbureh* es have tabooed any sion of the subjectw That is why two questions are raiaeri on the first page of Chap£«(r One of this book. The author •fks: "But aae not all Breaci^ era ordainad aid to be. amiMMsadors. of .Jesus Chriet and his Church?” ‘^Aad are not all called to the whole gospel for' the whole man in the whole of ’ S(^tety to the whole eh^rcb?" i ’ 'These two questions set the tone for all that follows. And the answer to both questions Is an emphatic YES. Divided into two major see^iOM the first part, PULPIT AN3> PBW PREACHING, is coaeemed with placing the rafe issua within the frame- woilr of a eiuristian approach. It recogaizea the problema and dangers involved, and at tempts to let the miniater see hin approach to race problems ia the light of Us total ntoistry. The aeeond section, SBSR- IIQNS ON BACl, is made up o( anisafTfr delivered by the ailtkat ta hie church, eol- aha#eta, and in vartour rmnmaittfs where he has been invited to preach. One ie eenviaced early in thia work that Dr. West Is a minister who believes that rainisters and churches should Csce up to ajl issues which the amt^ihiBec meeta in his con- acltaea. **AU Breaching,” says tbfl author, “should probe the moat seniiUve spota of the ^roui^ WKXcience of var Another *ct li clear. IJke tfc# ml uMtor who. beUevei tliai ifee ieaeher abould knn* l|(«. DupU. the authpt leaU 4)i>i awuie can ba accogyUsh •A adiere the Braacbar kmm* bia eongrasetiea, Tbla. 4ma not make him a compromiser, but he does feel that it is easier for a visiting minister who knows nothing about the coagregation to make more radical statements than the local minister. However, over the long haul, the local min ister can be much more ef fective, fiometimes the accusation has been hurled that some mdnlslBrs select a partit:ular issue and then overwork it at the expense of the total gopel. The author lets the reader know that such is not his purpose. He writes, “The primary task of preaching about race problenu is not to preach race, but the gospel.” And going on, he adds: “How ever, to preach the whole gospel, the Church must preach about race for the pro blems of racism are universal concerns of the gospel.” The second section, a ser monizintf approach to race la sues, pulls no punches in Aieaiing the matter. In this aeries of sarmona tha author ■veak^ elearly and diatinetlgr against tha dectrine of white aaprenacjr. A pregnant aen- teoee ftwai the Hrat aeraiaa statea hie caae: “Out ova falae aad eontrovacaial muih of white supremacy In the South ia-lsehi»- ahallHHad agei the who!* aMrW." ka oMieB BBTSsages tha authM deals with tha fear ef teadi tional status being upset, an ^1-lnclualve Kingdom of Oo4 (larrlm-raclal and Otherwiat- faUinf before tha power of tha ftoljr SBtCttt coU«fe atu- Continued from front page Gjreensboro. An outstanding feature of the pregram was the presenting of the James E. Shepard Hamilton Watch Memorial Awards to the outstanding professor, James E. Parker, director of the AV Center, and Aljosie Baker, an English major from Salisbury. These awards were made by James Weidman, director of public relations for the spon- soring or^nizatlon. . ; Dr. Marion Dennis NCC Dean of SHidents-iHlect, was in charge of the program. Thorpe called special attention to traineeships, fellowships, as- sistantships and scholarships totaling more than 9)9,000 to 9 NCC seniors, - Rocipionts were; Hayworth- Bradley, High Point; Enrtha Bridges, Durham; Leona Croc kett, Wilmington; Annie B. Jones, Forsyth, Ga.; Gwendolyn C. Jones, Durham; Edward Bosier, Wilmington; Fred Icard, Lenoir: and Pecolia McRae, Laurinburg. Forty-nine Durham students received honors as follows; ORDER OF GREGG ARTISTS SHORTHIANiD AWARDS: Doro thy P. Bueker, Essie Burthey, Barbara Fields, Carolene Griffin, Ester Morgan, Mildred Williams- CHOIR: Clemon Baines BAND: Frances Starkes, Henry Joy, , DRAMA’TTCS: Emmett Martin, Joseph Lambe ATHLETIC AWARDS FOR WOMEN: Barbara Parker (Shuf- flehoard); Pearl Mangum (Vol leyball); Virginia M cNeil (Cheer Leader). ATHLETIC AWARDS FOR MEN: Joseph Parker (Basket ball); Peter Holman and Wil liam G. Jones (Basketball Certificates of participation). TENINTS; Michael Holt', EU Singleton, Emmett Martin, John H. Williams. FOOTBALL: Robert Curing- ton; Douglas Faison, William^ Hayes, Robert McAdams, James Nunn, Charles Wall, Oscar J. Williams (Letters). Charles Daye, Albert Huey, James Richard son, and AAron Spaulding (Certificates of Participation). Robert McAdams (J. S. Stewart 1M2 Co-Captain ’Trophy). TRACK: Melvta Black (Certi ficate of Merit) STUDENT LEAD*R SHIP AWARDS: Sheryl K. Schooler, Women*a Student Govemmen' Cup; Sidney Verbal, Men’s Merit System Trophy. AKA SOROMTY FipSHMAN two 'vrirtows of M-exiran War vet erans alive in the United States. Q.—Dops the VA set stsndsrds for prosthetic devices in this country? A.—The VA has a leading role in snpporHni^ and conducting re search and devolpment of ivos; thetic rnd seftsory aids. Wl eo; operation with other Cfovemment ac'encies, universities, industrial oriraniiiations, and private agen- ripS. Also, the VA i* the larpeSt Elnple purchaser of prosthetic; devices in the United States. Thus the VA exercises consider able influence on the quality of appliances and services furnish ed by the prosthetics industry pot only to veterans but to all disabled persons. Primarily as a result of this influence, prosthe tic devices have been greatly im proved in the pnst 16 years. (Veterans livin? in or neaf Durham who wish further infor mation flhout their benefits should write or visit the VA Of fice. LEADFRSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, SERVICE AWARD: Claudine Daye. AKA SORORITY CONTRI BUTION: Donnie McNeill. WHO’S WHO AMONG S’TU- DENTS IN AMERICAN COL- LBOFS AND UNIVERSITIES: Donnie McNeill and William E. Wilson. STTIDENT (X>VERNMENT PLAQUES FOR PARTICIPAT ION: Donnie McNeill. CAMPUS ECHO CERTIFI-j CAT*- Catherine Watkins. FAOLF YEARBDOK AW/ Haxel RlHsnr\ J TWO POiVT AyERAC FOUR YEAWI: tarn) T>onnle McNeill, Josenh Rlizabeth Jones, William son. AT.m.A KAPPA r>EL*A SO^TKTY- Donnie MrNeill. pcjx r.KT NATIONAL PSY- rrtTT»T,or!ffCAfi aOCTFTY: Dr. Marion D Thorrw*: Mrs. Eva F. Ray; Shervi Sehnoler. N. C. MEDICAL CARE NTTRSINr, FDTTCATION SCHO LARSHIP: Eartha Bridges and Gwendolyn C- Jones. Yes, We All Tall UNDKRSTANDINO PEHAVtO* Ry MARCUS H. BOULWARR Part of th» therapy for stut terers includes the process of a*- nuirin* an obiectlve attitude This,means making yourself the obleet of study so that you may recognize and honestly admit •• yotir cood characteristics and had ones—assets and liabilities. It is easy for one to draw ilo a list of his good points, but it tnkes couraP.» snd integrity to list the liabilities, or weak points. Somehow, most of us tend to for- »»et unpleasant memories, events that mske ns look ridiculous, or made ns look ridiculous, or ma^e us look weaker in something than ouf'friends. Usual^ seveifl sessions of the >stutterer are devoted to a dis- enssion of his assets and Iiabli ties. The discussion enables th* problem to come out in the open. A Pood manffM'tor stutter«jr» is Knew Yourself, a workbook for stutterers, published by Bur pess Publishing Company. 426 S Sixth Street, Minneapolis 15, Minn., with Brvne Brvngelson at the senior author. It costs ap- proximatelv $2.50. READERS: For mv free pub lie speakine pamphlet, send f wlf-addressed long business en velope to Dr. M. H. Boulware Box 310-A, Florida A. and M- University, Tallahassee, Fla. dents retaining faith in aa un aelfish and ohlectlir^ yearning for truth, mankirh} aa a itamiiy under God, and the sit-ins. Dr. West represents a “new breed’* among white southern mtaiaters, a breed that shows no fear about speaking out on eonb^veraial iaiuea, a breed wUdi beWe*ee tkai raHgiaa must minister to the needa of ihe total mail!, Tjii, jxtok shoifi him to be an articulate spokw man for his group. Everyone concerned aboat improving human relatieaa, uM especially those dedicated to the task of serving as chaoneti through which OmI ebouM read thia beak.
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