THE CAROLINA TIMES
2-A—DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1963
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION WILL ASSURE THEM OF THE TRUE AMERICAN WAY
The Uncivilized Stale of Mississippi
Eyery American citizen of intelligence must
now be convinced that the trapic development
of affairs in Mississippi during the past sev
eral days warrants placing that commonwealth
in the category with the most uncivilized areas
of the world. Tt probably has been a startling
revelation even to many citizens of the South
to learn that such ignorance as that displayed
by state officials of Mississippi, as reported
in the newspapers and television broadcasts,
actually exists anywhere in the Ignited States.
Had th«t display of savagery been produced
by the so-called rabble and igjnoramuses the
sad state of affairs mipht have been overlook
ed or charjjed up to irresponsibles. It cannot
be truthfully denied, however, that the whole
sale rioting, in which two human lives were
taken, several automobiles totally destroyed,
and other property badly damaped was pre
cipitated and deliberately caused by high state
Officials, including the governor of Mississippi
■ind. of all people. University of Mississippi
students.
Thus headed by its first citizen, its governor,
and joined in by the cream of the crop, its
university students, the entire state has wit
nessed what will probably prove to be the
blac]cest hour in its history so far as industrial
growth is concerned. One cannot picture a
board of directors of a single large industry
voting to locate within the confines of Missis
sippi within the next 25 years or propably
the next 50 years.
As a result, those of coming generations
in the state will either pull up and leave or
be tied to its soil in an era which finds the
remainder of the nation already become
more industrial than agricultural.
The question naturally arises as to why
there appears to be so much hatred -of Ne
groes by whites in Mississippi and other states
of the deep south. It does not seem reason
able that any fairminded person irrespective
of rac* would object to studying with, of all
Negroes, a veteran of the armed forces of
the United States. VVe would not be surprised
if there are to he found on the campus of
the I'niversity of Mississippi, male and fe
male veterans, who have trained, eaten and
even slept with N’egro members of the armed
forces of this country while in service. Why
then arc they so bitterly oi)posed to a lone
Negro attending the state university that
is mainained out of the pockets of all its
taxpayers without regard to race, creed oi
color?
We think the whole Mississijjpi tragedy re
sults from the pangs of the sin sick and guilty
conscience of its white citizens. Their souls
are so sickened at the wrongs they have been
taught and forced to heaj) on Negroes that
every time they entertain the thought of hav
ing to deal justly with one of them the back
wash wells up in their souls and they see red.
The truthfulness of this may be found in the
fact that the greater the mistreatmen of Ne
groes in a souhern state the greater the bitter
ness against according them equal opportuni*
ties.
Governor Barnett, other state officials and
the students at the University of Mississippi
know deep down in their souls that they are
wrong. To be forced to openly confess their
sins by peacefully accepting the inevitable
transition from a segregated to an integrated
state university is entirely too noble an act
for one or a group of persons whose souls
are overcome with nearly three hundred years
of mistreatment of a helpless people. In such
a state of affairs the bayonets of federal
troops are not half as painful as the piercing
darts of their guilty consciences.
We think that Governor Barnett should be
impeached and imprisoned for leading an in
surrection against the government of the
United States. .Mong with his impeachment
should go that of Mississippi’s lieutenant
governor and other state officials. Only in
this way will other nations of the world be
able to understand that Mississippi does not
represent the thinking of civilized citizens
of the United States.
Aid From Welfare Proves Turning
Point in Life of Higti Scliool Boy
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
REV. HAROLD ROLAND
Thank God for Those Who are
Willing to Pay the Price of Freedom
Durham's Fuhire at Stake In Bond Issue Election
Saturday, October 6 is the day of decision
for the City of Durham. On that day all of
its eitiacni who have the vision of a greater
mar% prof ressive community will be call-
togiitD Ac polls and vote for the $8.6
On that day ^e future.
ent oi Durham will be
must be decided by its progres-
eitiwiw instead of the prophets of gloom
and doom who in all ages past and as of now
have prcdfcted disaster whenever progress has
bceiT the issue:
It wiH be well for Negro voters to remem
ber that there is at stake more than the
benefits that will come to the blighted areas
in the Nigro section of Durham. Were this
the only benefit to be derived from its pas
sage there might be some justification for the
opposition that has developed in the usual
sources that always stand in the way when
this city has endeavored to move forward.
Instead the bond issue if passed is certain to
benefit every citizen and every section of
Durham. •
IndiudM in th^toposed ieasiite ari $2.5
million xeater bolBs; $1 millKn sewer bonds;
$2,75 million expressway bonds; $600,000 street
improvement bonds and $2 million for urban
renewal. Certainly there is no one so simple
as to believe that it is possible for such de-
rehipmewts to benefit the Negro citigens
and sections of Durham.
Because there is a great opportunity to give
a boost to the future and progress of Durham
we urge our readers to let nothing stand in
their way to go to the polls on this Saturday,
October 6, and vote for the bond issue in its
entirety.
"Tried by repeated puBl»hm«nt
to make Miem renounce thair
faith." Acts 26:11.
In all ages some have been
tempted to renounce or give up
their .'aith in the midst of the
perils of persecution. Evilj forces
have used the terrors of punish
ment to pressurize human,beings
in giving up their faith in right
and just causes. The terroristic
weapons are used in oif own
times to draw for their crusades
for, tight and justice. Thene met
hods have been used
. those In the ^ruegle of fteffl^tn^
and true reUgion. UsuaUyi flte
enemies of human dignity and
social progress put on these vici
ous campaigns for the reBimcia-
tion of faith and just cau|e^.
We are tempted to reAoMncj
our faith in the face of Ureats
anlT pers'eculloris.’ Amid TccuBa-
tions of being called a uaitor.
Jeremiah, the weening prophet
had to stand his ground and not
renounce his faith in God's plans
as revealed to him. And he was
finally arrested and put in the
dark dungeon, but amid it all he
adamantly refused to renounce
his faith in what he felt was
God’s will. He stood fast and
time vindicated his stand. So now
he .stands out as one of the great
spiritual leaders of all time.
Too bad more of us are not
made of this kind ef spiritual
and moral stuff. Great sou}s,
after all, are few and far be
tween. In the face of great perils,
we must all fight the ever-pres-
ent temptation of renouncing our
faith.
In renouncing our faith we feel
ierrlMv cheap in o«r^ own esti
mation. In this renunciation we
betray our own best selves. In
the act of renunciation we walk
the low way rather than the high
way. You remember the Apostles
faced this same critical problem
as they came near and stood in
the perilous snad5ws'&ftne Cross'
of Christ, their master. They re
nounce their faith and run away
as cowards. We know how we
feel when we forsake our princi
pies Or let someone down who
has trusted us. Let us then ask
God to help us to stand firm
Skmss lor Hie UnHal Fund Dm a Husl Ai*)r of Mew WoA Seej Inlegralion As A
Force Which Will Demand New Independence
Yes, We
AM loyal and civic minded citizens of Dur
ham will regret to learn that this year’ii United
Fund Campaign fell short of its goal of
$488,395 at the official closing hour Wednes
day, October 3, That the drive has been ex
tended until October 17 in an all out effort
to reach the specified goal is fortunate and
we predict it will be reached. The Carolina
Times urges all citizens, especially those in
the Southside Division, to put their shoulders
to the wheel with Chairman Walter Biggs
and his workers and let's put the program
over. The success of the 1%2 campaign is a
must. .. ..
We agree with Chairman Biggs that “when
Durham people want to do something they
do it.'" Tt is just such a spirit that assures
those who know Durham that when the final
count is made on October 17 the goal will be
tcached. ....
If there are any areas or individuals in the
SouAside who have not been contacted we
urge them to notify Atty. Wm. A. Marsh,
Chail'ihan by phoning him at 682-7052. Like-
wi»» w* wotild like to suggest that those who
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:wqrk in the all out drive to be staged between
now and October 17.
NEW BUILDING MAY NOT
MEAN GOOD SCHOOLS
Negro citizens of Durham who have been
Impressed at the construction and location of
new school buildings in the Negro sections of
this city would be wise to investigate as to
what is behind such efforts of the Board of
Education before they become too enthused
Adequate building are important factors in
the operation of a good school system but
they are not the only ones. In fact it is even
possible to have new and commodious buiUl-
ings that will house inadequate equipment
and poor teaching to the detriment of every
pupil W'ho might attend such a school.
We think there is need of expert investiga
tions into certain areas involving the schools
Durham is providing for its Negro pupils.
Such investigation* should include a com
parison of the scientific equipment placed in
the new wing erected for science at ifillside
High School with that of the new science
building erected at Durham High School. The
investigation might disclose some glaring in
adequacies in equipment as well as the loca
tion or mislocation of several elementary
classes in a wing of the Hillside High School
building that Negro citizens were previously
told was being erected to house science de
partments.
All in all, we think there is a sad lack of
communication between the Negro commu
nity and officials of the city’s department of
education wliict», in the end, makes for more
misunderstanditig. There are some unsatis
factory conditions existing in the Negro
Khools of Duriiani tbat might be justifiable
. 8m MUOMMa. S-A
By ROBERT D. BROADUS
(Author of 'Spokei For The
Wheel')
THE color picture, at long last,
is growing brighter, thanks to
_^improved race relations, better
paying jobs for Negroes and in
tegrated housing. Negroes too
are growing brighter in their
thinking, and with removal of
the long shadows once cast by
segregation, discrimination and
fJrejudlce, are responding sensi
bly to demands of equality. A
sudden upswing in the number
of Negro partnerships and cor
porations throughout the country
suggests that something new has
been added.
For one thing, the^ “don’t care”
and “what’s the use?” attitude,
born of denial of privilege and
public humiliation of Negroes, is
fading, now that decent breaks
arc favoring them. Not that this,
of itself, is suprismg, but the
quiet move to integrate capital is
indeed suprising and highly com
mendable as well, inasmuch as
no manner of equality is as sta
ble as that resulting from the in
vested dollar.
Apparently, there Is no con
nection between the new invest
ment trend and the Negro lead-
ship, but this isn't at all sur
prising, since the leadership de
votes its ffreatest effort toward
achievement of social gains. Al
though every Negro will benefit
through such gains, few sharo the
over-all designs of their leaders
and many may be cognizant o(
the fact that every dollar lust
in the fields of big bualiiesa aad
indMMry is ioTariabiy “found"
All Talk
by operators in those fields, and
may have concluded that the
chances of “finding” some of
that loot are of far greater in
terest than the breaking down of
social barriers.
But, to their credit, it is per
haps dawning upon Negroes that
they eannot stake their hopes of
“belonging," or of attaining last
ing parity, solely through ac
knowledgement of various rights
anymore than they can expect to
thrive forever on opportunities
created by capital invested by
whites, while Negroes themselves
provide less than one-half of one
percent of jobs now held by Ne
groes.
Obvtously, they are not permit
ting the novelty of today’s ap
proaching equality to obscure
the fact that they must also
face tonHJrrow whose automation
and expanded edueation are like-
Iv to pose a type at competition
that will be a more ominous
threat than disAlmination and
prejudice ever were.
This they doubtless regard as
a certainty; Rendered powerless,
as a group, by integration, the
Nerro ot the future will be very
miMi OQ hia own, and conse
quently, joba other than those
ia the offing ef federal, state,
covnty and clfy gavemments
will depend heMUy on invested
e«T>itaI of hia own race for pro-
vidtag him tHe oppartunities he
seeks.
So Ktoantv, tao, baa a priee, GaUup is good enteftatament,
and the fact that ^togroea are but I doubt that Ms fimigs are
eomiiHt to tMa realisation, how- worthy any more thafn my so
ever bsMMly, ft fesead Mf^rerfi- Utary epMoa, or tlM opinloer of
.. «ny intonna#
Parliamentary Inquiry
By Marcus H. Boalware
The motion “rise to a parlia
mentary inquiry” is merely a
formal way of asking some
questions about parliamentary
procedure.
Suppose that the members
are discussing a motion and
are not prepared to vote for
one reason or another. One of
the members might say:
“Mr. Chairman, I rise to a
parliamentary inqury.” The
chairman says, "State your In
quiry.”
Then the member says "What
can we do with this motiow?”
Chairman; “I suggest that we
refer it to a committee.”
With this InformMion, the
club can refer the mothns to a
committee, specifying when the
committee is to report
READERS: FOr parliamen
tary law chart of motions, send
fifty cents to Dr. M. H. Boui-
ware. Box 310-A, Florida A.
and M. University, Talla-
hassea, Fla.
"Obvlouily, it Is far better for
Individual or family to have its
economic level lifted, to be tau#ht
hew to manage money wisely, and
to be given help by counseling
on family situations, than to be
fhren money alene with n« help
with the family's rslatsd prob
lems."—Dr. Ellen Winston, Com
misslener.
Jim was an illegitimate child
who was reared by his grand
mother and . was recognized a;
■her own child all of his life.
Bright and industrious, he was
a leader in school activities even
in the early grades, and consist
ently won honors for his scholas
tic records, leadership and abil
ity.
By the time he was in high
school he and his grandmother
were having continued financial
difficulty. She worked long and
hard to earn a pittance to pro
vide food and actual necessities.
Jim did odd jobs in the after
noon and on Saturdays to help
pay rent, maintain the home, and
buy some of his clothes. Costs of
living had risen considerably,
and Jim declared that he must
quit school and get a full time
Job. The grandmother protested,
feeling that an education was im
portant for him, but there seem
ed no other way out.
Finally, she decided to visit the
county department of public wel
fare. She made application for an
aid to dependent children grant
for Jim and this was approved.
The program is designed to help
needy dependent children who
are deprived of parental care and
support because of the death,
physical, or mental incapacity of
one or Doth parents.
Jim was certified for free
books and free school lunches.
He accented these services grate
fully. He and his grandmother
were visited frequently by the
•caseworker who helped with
many of their problems.
The aid to dependent children
g^ant continued until Jim was
18. He was graduated from high
school and the caseworker in the
county department of public 'wel-
"fare helped him secure a scholar
ship to meet part of his college
exoenses. Friends and teachers
helped him borrow money, col
lege staff heloed him get jobs to
earn money for other school ex
penses and c'othes A^id four
years later he was graduated
with honors.
After teaching for one year he
was offered a responsible posi
tion with the United States gov
ernment in a foreign country,
where he has received several
promotions and at present is an
executive in a large plant. He
supports his grandmother as well
as himself, his wife and family.
The county director of public
welfare declares. “There is no
doubt in the minds of those of us
who watched this boy develop
but that th“ aid to dependent
children grant was the determ
ing point in his life. He probably
would have stopped school and
as a consequence been qualified
only for manual labor. Now he
is a substantial citizen because
he received needed help during
those few crucial years in his
life.”
In Mississippi, An Ugly Monster
for our faith and what is right
and acceptable in the sight of
God and man. A fine inner feel
ing comes to that soul who will
stand unshakable for the faith
and perils and dangers.
The enemies of the Freedom
Fighters of our times have been
exerting every effort to pressur
ize them and force a reunuciation
of faith. But thank God there
have lieen those courageous souls
who have stood steadfast and un
movable amid insults, threats,
arrests, imprisonments for their
, faith in the justpes^ of the fight
for freedom. The vicious forces
of evil have tried by repeated
punishment to miAe them re
nounce their faith. Thus, we all
should say thanks to those who
have stood the test and won
the victories for our freedom.
The effemtes Of freeffom and
human dignity have ever at
tempted to frighten great souls
who have stood for faith and
freedom. This is the price of free
dom. Thanks be to our God for
those who. have been willing to
pay the price.
This is an ugly monster that
hM reared its head In Miss
issippi. And now it casts its
foul breath across the entire
country, especially across the
South.
It will be put down. Before
its death, however, how many
innocents will die?
* • •
The Ross Barnetts and Uie
Marvin Griffins are tombstones
of the past. 'Their day of rabble-
rousing and hate-inciting is
gone. This they should recog
nize and allow change to come,
as it certainly shall.
Today, federal marshals are
encamped Just outside of Mem
phis, the home of ugly re
sistance to peacefull integra
tion. Even now, as this is
written, they could be on the
ntove toward the University of
Mississippi ^OTci^ the law
of the United States.
The South must suffer this
burden. If it will oontinue to
elect men like the Ross Bar
netts, who not only are indif
ferent to federal law but are
defiant of it, then it must suf
fer the results of their lead
ership.
Now, former Maj. Gen. Ed
win A. Walker, who command
ed the troops that forcibly inte
grated Little Rock’s Central
High School in 1957, is spread
ing his venom around.
He is urging a volunteer force
to go to Mississippi to stand
against federal marshals 51
troops If the President decides
to use them.
We realize that Mississippi
Is one of the last strongholds of
complete and defiant segrega
tion. We realize the problems
that arise when efforts to inte
grate are tried. The thinking
of the people there hiss not
evolved to this point. It might
t)i(S a long' time In evolution. ’
Still, there are tho^e in M!iss-
issippi who do not carry their
state’s rights banner to the
point of open defiance of the
federal courts.
Yet their voices have been
muted by the deadly venom
which- men- of. the Rqm wnr.
nett strip have cast about.
In Cuba, the threat of com
munism is serious. It requires
the undivided attention of our
national leaders.
But, meanwhile, one of the
50 states is acting like a jack
ass with a burr under its tall.
Cuba, at the moment, seems
far away and relatively unim
portant.
—GASTONIA GAZETTE
From the Pen of Langston Hughes
EDITOR’S NOTE: Follow-
iwg is the first in a series of
articles prepared for the
famous poet and novelist Lang
ston Hui^es. Hughes, in the
manner so familiar to readers
of his “Simple” series, dis
cusses almost eyery subject
imaginable in the articles.
“Tooth by tooth, before you
can turn around, it is gone,”
said Simple sadly.
“What?” I asked.
“Your youth-haod,” said
simple. “With some mens, it
goes hair by hair. I hope I
never get bald headed and
toothless both.”
“You probably will In due
tinje,” I said. “Every time
the dentist pulls a tooth, ten
years is gone,” said Simple.
“That is hardly true,” I
said. “The average man has
32 teeth in his head. Ten times
32 equals 320. And nobody lias
that many years to live. Be
sides, some people keep all of
their teeth until they die,”
“Some live snaggle-toothed
till the end of their dajrs,” said
Simple. “They keep enough
teeth to get in the way of a
plate.”
“They are foolish,” I said.
“Bad teeth are a health haiard
and they ought to come out.”
“There are plenty of thi»gs
in a man’s head that ought to
come out,’ declared Simple,
“like evil thoughts, and imagin
ing you la more than you Is,
aad getttng atuclnip and im
portant, therefore. Also, pre-
juice should come out.”
**I thou^ you would bring
“But you can’t pull prejudice
out of a man’s head like you
can teeth. No dentist living can
do that.”
“Rev. Martin Luther King
tries to-pray prejudice out,
but sometimes I think we are
going to flay it out,” said
Simple.
“Violence never solved any
thing,” I contended. “You cant
beat attitudes, racial or other
wise, out of people’s heads.
Deep seated fixations are a
matter for the psychiatrists
and psychologists, not bully
boys with clubs.”
‘'Nor policemen with dogs?"
“No, nor policemen with
dogs,” I affirmed.
“Many a Negroes’ seat lias
been frayed by a dog, though,
and many a Negros’ head has
been flayed by a billy club,
and many black souls on the
way to the polls have boen
stopped by a cop who said,
‘Stay away: Don’t vote today,’
because they might cause a
riot. Then the Negroes go
back home, their minds changed
about the ballot. Clubs havt
change many a Negroes* mind
down South. How come tliejr
can’t change white mlMs’?
“Violence, brute foree never
change any NWgro minds at all.
Negroes atill hold the same
thoughts silently in the face of
intin^idation. They just don't
exercise their prerogatives at
this time.”
“In other words, they don’t
vote in Missisalppi. They art
scared to vote. But it Tookt
HM to me," said Simple, "as
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