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' THE CAROLINA lib^ATURDAY. JUNE 30, 1963 rii&zs ' DURHAM, N. C. I Price M M ApioMs yi^ess there is a more liberal distriljtitipn :7 . th appointive and elective public offices !te, county and city governments arnong PS the time may soon cnme. if it Is not alr^^dy here, when members of the rac?, in tht Skiuth, may find it advisable to limit, circumscribe or even refuse appointment or tif^ to certain boards, committees, com* and othffr bodies of public intere't kere they are required to sit with whites ai t^ Ipne representative of their people. The CvQlitya Times has observed with a degree o^ifrowinp concern here of late the dire con- al^Cnc^s that have followed the appointment Of'selection of Negroes of influence to cer- ta^ commissions .committees, boards and in this and other southern states. In a majprity of eases, the selection has meant a tikncing' of the appointee to the extent that }ii|. ijiflDenc^ or leadership has become dimin- rather than increased- The privilege of a Negro leader to speak out 01^ important issues concerning his race should i^t be sold for any public office of state, county or municipal government. Whether iii^tentionally or unintentionally certain ap pointments are beginning to take on the cloak of "hush mouth” pay for keeping silent- Thus, initead of becoming more ontspoken in con* troversial matters affecting the race, the Ne gro appointee, as a matt»r of keeping faitH with his white colleagues, is more inclined to keep his mouth shut. Carolina Times recalls several years affo how articulate the president of one of tite state’s religious educational institutions on racial matters prior to his appoint ment as president of a nearby state college. After the appointment at a much higher satl- ary, and one he does not have to help raise at heretofore, he has been as silent as a mouse. In othej words, it appears that for security he is with silence, espe cially on controv^r,s»al racial issues. Thus, there has been ta^fn out; o£ circulation and from off the firing line where he is sorely needed one y>f our best t^inds and best advocates. In the matter p{ recent gubernatorial ap pointments of several Negro leaders, one a lawyer who has in the past participated as attorney in a civil rights action against a of Negro state educational institutions the question arises in our minds as to whether all of such appointments are for the best interest of the race- Certainly, out of mere gratitude to the governor from whence came the appointment, if for no other reason, such appointees must resort to a procedure of cau tion if not entire silence. It is hard to visual'- ize a lawyer member of the trustee board of a state educational institution becoming an attorney in an action against a board on which he is scrying as a member. In fact, one Of the known techniques of colonialism is to. single out the most energetic and smartest among a subject group and sil ence him by conferring upon him some empty honor whereby he bcomes neither fish nor fowl, neither bopd nor free, and neither for nor against anything that tends to oppose the status quo. We think that time has come when Negro leaders should no longer look with unquestioned favor on being the only member of his race on boards, committees or commissions. Too long have they become satisfied with token representation, token in tegration and token employnjent. Either they should demand a more equitable representa tion in all phases of the state’s affairs or they should refuge to be a token goat, shouldered with the full responsibility of representing GPTRTTUAL INSIGHT the entire Negro population, ,,,,v Scdthot^ vs 6 WCisfi ^sjScience ^—• ■ * — —~ ^ Science T«flic... Jet W*t Down Smaller Airplanes Vou pressure cjroups m dll alike. Uhij don'i (jou let ijouir people vcfe the waj fheii please." REV. HAROLD ROLAND The Greatest Loss In Tlie Run# Primary The greatest logs sustained in Saturday'^ Democratic run-off primary was not that of the Negro candidate or his constituency, but that of the confidence and respect which thfe- ll^gro Demoeratic voters had in leaders of ^ party in the county and city of Durham. *hat the leadership of the party would not along with the desire of Negro leaders e to pUc^ a lo^ne fnember of Jtheir race B^MOf County Commissioners leaves fm0etor it when Negroci are estted to deliver in future elections, especially il4en the margin of victory is close. The record of the Negro Democratic leaders in P,nrham is one of unquestioned devotion WfJ, loyalty to the party that is beyond mea- Me. For such thev have asked but little in. tJke Way 6f memberships bn policy making bod- fei of the state, county and city governments, feturdpy’s organized en masse voting Against the NegrP candidate by white Demoarats in Both the city and county is therefore positive ptoof^ that Negro citizcns are not wanted in P^y-making posts by the leaders of tlfe ij^mocratic Party of Durham County. In the Democratic Primary of May 26 out o£ pure loyalty to the party, uijd^-ii^ ke^intf, goofi citizenship, Negro leaders here a^* against “single shot" voting although results which followed plainly showed that ^d they resorted to it the Negro candidate would have been nominated by a safe mar gin, When he faced a run-off Negro leaders here were so sure that Democratic leaders wottld support them In their rightful efforts to give the unrepresented third of the popu lation just one representative on the Board of County Commissioners they did not even raise thp question, , Instead, last Saturdayf* run-off primary saw the spectre ^race enter the pic- 1^0 png«^^a» of fatme*^ to an tmrepresent«d' segment of the party’s faithful but that of a Negro candidate against a white candidate. NoTlonger was it a matter of qualifications bu|( one of defeating a Negro for public office, in spite of his good char ac^r and oUier (|ua1i{icat|ons. It is the lx)unden duty of a newspaper to point the way to new frontiers and new hori zons for its readers- It is our honest belief that so long as ifjegro voters are “in the bag” for any party so long will they be dealt such a blow as that of last S^aturday's run off primary. We think the time has comc when Negro leaders here and elsewhere should re-think the {wlitical affiliation of Ne- Igrp voter? ftnd advise against their loyalty to a ^aTty in ^i^isMite that after nearly a hundred y^ars lias nevdr elected or appointed one Ne gro to an imf>Prtant post. Giving In Right Spirit Form of Worshipping The gilt U n( an im^rtan* , in the ministry "I oamt to bring offarli^Ti . . Act* 24:17. Our gift* represent a^ essentia al part of the act of worship. Your offering speaks volumes about your nature and spiri*:. The gi^ is not all but it .i spiritual inlstry 6lKthe Chur^ How can the great Commlssipn be carried out without our gifts? Jx is through our over all gifts that the world is to be evangelized. Thus we as Christians ought to be. very generous 'with gifts and offer ings. I am afraid too many of us miss the spirit of the Religion of Jesus as we lay our offer ing on the altar. W e put everything in our budget but Christ and his cause. We leave God out. Thus we may be guilty of Idolatry - worship ing false gods. Remember the first commandment . . .‘‘THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GOD BEFORE ME . . In our liv What kind bring to Do you our offerings we should give the priority to God. Ow of ferings then reveal us as vio lating the basic teaching! of Christ and the word of God. The Old Teataiment reminds us to give God the first place And the Wew for' Mcrificial taigteat tUfSm offering do you each liord’f dayt with a generous or sacrificial offering or do you bring the meager left over the crumbs? • Too many causes of the Churches are suffering on ac count of the miserly penny- pinchers who inhabit our churches. What kind of giver are you? Are you. too a penny pincher, dutj’ dodger? po you bring with you to Church the meager left overs, place Ijt on the altar and call it your of fering? How can you act this way and claim to be a follower of him who gave his all In the supreme sacrifice of the Worship Article Describes What Happens In All-White Suburban Neighborhood When Negroes Move In 'IIm decision of the U. S. Supicme Court Handed down Monday in which it declared ^a,t the Constitution is violated when a in a public school is required to lead i;hikken in prayer doe.s not come as a surprise to this newspaper. However much we may $^ye in prayer and other religious cere- n^i(es as a necessity for the growth and de- vf^pment of our young people toward a well t’onn^ed life, one has to admit ti>at whi^ij ■il4^ is forced upon an individuai whether t>y insidious methods, routine activity or po* U^IJ^Pwer^i^^becomM^^^an^Jng^^ Satunagr at DtfMn, n, 9- tihlltcd fubllDwn, ^ .T AVKTIN. PubilalMr and IlMBll CaNMaf, naAur ^ Aat ■ ■■ ft €11.11 f«ttl|^ 1^ ^It4e4, tspcpt for m f| Ooff ifftt of state ant) thfcVefore poses a threat, however vague, to our dieri.shed right to freedom of worship. , Concerned parents, guardians, relatives and others, i^iterented in the proper upbringing of their children, will see to it that what the schoo^ is no^ ^Ipwed to provide in the public classroom witt be provided in the home, church and other places where the right of the stat^ ^nds at the threshold, B^ing mind ful of th.e fact that no religious environment is pjtrmitted in the public schools shoukl give greater impetus to its provision in the homes of those who realize the value of a spiritual foundation- diinJc ^he Supreme Court has ruled wisely in safeguarding the right of an indi vidual^ to woi^ship or not to worship, even though tH^ individual be a child. Such a rigl^t is so invaluable that it must be at all tinies guarded with eternal vigilance. For the i^ighest court the bnd to pursue any other course is tp ^n^rk upon a road that leads to ensIaveiaeiM; wA tyranny. T|y^ LQMCir 9P we are told, what VC spend fo^ taxe* today will save us money tomprroiy, but In this instance the morrow n^v^ comO;, at least in one man’s U£et|n«^ NEW YORK — “What Happens When a Negro Family Moves Next Door?” A nation al magazine ask this question on the front cover and in an 11-pagc feature .story. The editors of Pageant, on newsstands now have explor ed what they call “White Sub urbia's Hidden Question.’ Ad mittedly*. says ■‘.he magazine throughout suburbia this sub ject is discus.sed, yet rarely brought into the open. The article features the Logan Carters, the first Negro family to live in Springhaven Penn sylvania, a Philadelphia sub- urb. . The Cji^rs Jp|i|ffiase(^ their home through theTreal estate office of Friends Suburban Housing, Inc. (FSH) in Ard more, Pa, FSH has one distinc tion, being one of the only commercial firms In the United Startes seeking good homes in choice suburban ..areas for “open occupancy,” To date, the agency has sold homes to 52 Negroes, 19 whites and 2 oriental famllie*. The firm. Pageant points out', work."! closelv with the Race Re?ations Committep of the Society of Friend.^ who rn’fin- tain an extrensive card file of famillf*^ who have started they would be glad to have as a neighbor respectible peo ple regradless of race, creed and color. FSH has hun^reda of these cards from all bver Philadelphia’s exclusive Main Line and other suburbii. Pageant magazine traces what has happened since the Logan Carters moved to Springhaven. During the Initi al stages of community ad justment, when people first saw us. Carter stated, “I sup pose they were sure we were going to throw beer cans on th* lawn and let the house run down. We merely started to landscape, tidy up" and mow the lavim,” he recalls. “Before you knew it half a dozen people had their mow ers out too. Keeping up* with the Cai4er«, I guess,” he jests. There was plenty of excite ment during the first year, the current Pagean niMgazine art- fele recounix. MeeiUngs, go«- sip and a tense atmosphere. Rut today, it’s a dead issu*. The Carters come and go likj? evers^body else. “So many Ne groes feel they don’t want to pioneer,” Logan Canter salil after moving in. “But all we were interested in. really was a good house, good schoob and the bopa that would leav# Yes, We All Talk TURBULENCE in the ait caused by huge Jet aircraft can be fatal to smaller planes, warns the Federal Aviation Agency. The big plans create the greatest amount of twist ing air when, paradoixcally they are moving the slowest' particularly near takeoff or landing. Light planes caught in this turbulence can be thrown completely out of control, the FAA reports. Its recommenda tion: Keep your distance . . . NO PASSENGERS ride a special car put on the Chicago rapid transit system each year during the surmner months. The car is a weed-killer special spraying along tracks and yard facilities. V OXYGEN THERAPY f«^ sick horses has been made easy as putting on the feedbag. Horses suffering from respira tory difficulties often caused by a change of'cliijiate or rac ing in damp evening air are given oxygen by means of an NCG plastic mask fitted over their noses ... A COLORFUL SMILE can be had for the equivalent of $1.20 in Tokyo. For that amount. Dr. Sukeii Pno will color teeth pearl, blue dr pink with a “harm less” coating that lasts a week. For $5.80 he’ll make It last three months. ‘PROJECT WINKLE’ (after Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle) is the name suggested by American Rocket Society scientist Solomon Golomob for an effort in distant spafi* communicatlbns. If we a>:* going to establish contact ^t^ other solar systema, Ije gaj^t we had better start now; be cause replies may take i.0(^ years to return . . . AtL GOLD in the world is worth about $35 billion . . BUGS, the gardener’s gtfifA friends’ eat hordes of hamiul insects. I.AYERS OF COMPACTfp DIRT lust below tUlftge dei^a restrict plant growth by ihte>> fering with root penetration, an previously thought, by cift- ting air nr moisture suppjl^i snv5 +h» II. R. Department ot Agriculture. Soil is compacted bv nas.sage of machinery across cultivated fields or by repeati fvl tillage at the s»me denth. In pomnacted unfilled plota where soil strength measure- Tnenti! yrpre 400 rounds pW souare inch or hipher. the stiiflv ohowed ront growth wa* severe!V restripted. SHAKESPEARE was reallv an A ah, claim's Dr. Safa Al- Khulusi. an Iranui literary scholar. He .supnorts the long- held (in Trno^ thenrv that an >krab sailor named “Sheikh 7iihair” went to England where he heenmo kn^w'D as “Rheake* sneare.” Dr. Khulusi points to similarities V>p+ween the Bard’i ■nlavs and “The Thousand and One NiPht.s. the Arabian NiPhti Fntertainment”, whose author ship has long been in dispute. Is A the Master Cross? A Cross the symbol of scariflce stands a|t the very heart of our Religion. Good Christian stewards are gener ous givers. All Churches need more gracious, sacrificial givers. With the right kind of givers thna wy>]l..be retpt^ces for 'education, iiiisslofltei tti^vot- ence, evangelism and the gen eral miniatry of the CHiurcH. If you are a miserly giver you are holding up the work of the Church? How long will you block the advance of the Church? A recent report show ed that Methodists and Bap tists gave an average yearly offering of around fifty dol lars. Let us wake up and be come sacrificial givers. There is no substitute for duty done. The cheerful, sacrificial giver will find a deep and abiding satisfaction. Let us all resolve to really become gen erous givers that the work of Christ may go on. Veterans Questions and Answers Here are authoritative an swers by the Veterans Ad ministration to question from former servicemen and their families; Q—^May Spanish ■ American War veleranf racelve out patient treatment al a V A clinic? A—All disabilities of ve terans of the Spanish-American War (Including the Philippine Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion) are considered ser- . vice ..connected for purposes of yA:'butpa^ient medical treatii ment. ' ! O—^haf is the deadline for entitlem»nl for GI loan* for veterans of tha Korean Con flict? A—Entitlement for each Korean Conflict veteran tends for ten years after the date of his discharge, from active duty plus one year ad ditional f»r each 9P days of active service. In no case may a Korean veteran’s GI loan entitlement expire before Jan uary 31, 1965, nor continue beyond January 31 1975. O—^Has the so-called Loffiff insurance bill been passed br this session of CongreAiT *A—A new'Y^rs^:pf the Long bill, as well as several ottier bills which wou] ottefc GI Insurane# ioif--’ War II veterans. ’ have b^o kibmltted to Congress but neither the House nor th# Senate has of yet acted upon If Logan Carter was not a pioneer before coming to Springhaven, he has since be come one. Today, working as a real estate salesman for iFSH himself, he has' sold eight homes to Negro couples in exclusive white comttiu* nities. The By-Laws By Marcus H. Boulware ED PAS ° QUSSTION: What do Ihe by-law* of a club contain? M. L. V. ANSWER; In general, the by-laws describe in details the ({irticles of the constitution. I^ey, include; *i. Defied requirements for ^membership. 2. Methods of admitting members. 3. Dues 4. Detailed duti^ of of ficers 5. Detailed dutlM ef com mittees i. Election of officers and committee 7. Provisions for callinS and coimuctln|( m^^tii^ African Kingdoms of the Middle Ases by Charles H. Wesley, Published by the Bul letin of African History, 1762 North Clark St., Chicago 14, 111., 19 pages illustrated 5 0 cents. Reviewed by Eugene Feldman When many think of Africa, including many scholars, they think of if as a “Dark Con tinent” and the home of wild animals, wild jungles and wild men. However the truth is that Africa is the home of mankind’s earliest civiliza'ton and there were early nations established there by the Black men with large buildings, well organized, commerce world- important universities and fine houses of worship. Prejudice that claims the Black man so inferior has blinded the eye of the scholar and even today a book on Africa for children shows old ruins from Africa’s interior says that no one knows who built them. It is for thi? very reason that Charles H. Wesley wrote this material eniiiled, "Afri can Kingdoms of the Middle Ages.” In this booklet he de scribes the early nations of Africa. He says. “There were laws and industrial and econo mic system which have ri valed the early Kingdoms of Europe.” He goes on to tell 8. Parliamentary authority 9. Number of a quorum 10. Methods of amending the bylaws READERS: Itor my free public speaking pamphlet, send two stamps and a self-ad dressed business envelope to Dr. Marcus H. Boulware, Box SIO-A, Florida A. and M. Uni yeraity, TaUahaasee, Fla. African Civiliitation of Middle Ages Pictured In New Publication about the universities at Goa, Walta, Timbuktu and Jenne. In his description of Tim buktu he quotes from Leg Aifricanus, an historian * who traveled into this area in i550. Leo Africanus says that At Timbuktu there were "... numerous Judges, doctors and clerics, all appointed by the king. He greatly honours men of learning. More profit Is made from the book trade than from all other branched of commerce.” Wesley is he President of the Central State College at Wilberforce, Ohio. He is aUo President of the for the Study of Negro and History. His work, “A^i- can Kingdoms of the Mi^le Ages”, is well document and at the end of the booUat an ertire bibliography Is printed for the reader’s con tinued reading on the subject. Wesley is author of numei^oUi! works in the field of Negro life and American and AfriMn history. He is a careful scho^r and the r»ader will be reward ed in reading any of his worit.'i because they are understaHll- ing and scholastic. The booklet is illustrated By .Terome Walker, a well known ChieaBd artist. Walker rea!|^ at 3.3^9 Concord PI., Chicago, 111. His drawings illustrate the historical content* with lib- curacv and sympathy. An Il lustration nf early Ghana done by Fred Wright. Tyrijht is famous for his art in 4^e fields of Negro and la^r union history. Teen-Aper)( as well as adi^ta will find this booklet easy to read and mo5t Interesting. It Is time indeed that Amj^cani and all the wortd took % nlrw See. AFRICAir. 4-A ”
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